Form N-1A Cover

Oct. 31, 2024

Prospectus [Line Items]

Document Type

497

Amendment Flag

false

Registrant Name

TIAA-CREF FUNDS

Entity Central Index Key

0001084380

Entity Investment Company Type

N-1A

Document Period End Date

Oct. 31, 2024

Prospectus Date

Mar. 01, 2024

Nuveen Mid Cap Growth Fund

Prospectus [Line Items]

Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block]

Nuveen U.S. Equity Funds

Nuveen Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”)

SUPPLEMENT NO. 1
dated December 20, 2024 to the Summary Prospectus dated March 1, 2024

SUPPLEMENT NO. 6
dated December 20, 2024 to the Statutory Prospectus dated March 1, 2024

Important Notice Regarding Change in Investment Policy

The Board of Trustees of the Fund has approved the following changes to the Fund’s name, its non-fundamental policy adopted pursuant to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund’s “Name Policy”), and certain other of the Fund’s investment policies, which are expected to go into effect on March 1, 2025:

• The Fund’s name will be changed from “Nuveen Mid Cap Growth Fund” to “Nuveen Quant Mid Cap Growth Fund.”

• The Fund’s Name Policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in mid-cap equity securities will change to the following:

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities of mid-capitalization growth companies.

Nuveen Mid Cap Value Fund

Prospectus [Line Items]

Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block]

Nuveen U.S. Equity Funds

Nuveen Mid Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”)

SUPPLEMENT NO. 1

dated December 20, 2024 to the Summary Prospectus dated March 1, 2024

SUPPLEMENT NO. 9

dated December 20, 2024 to the Statutory Prospectus dated March 1, 2024

Important Notice Regarding Change in Investment Policy

The Board of Trustees of the Fund has approved the following change to the Fund’s non-fundamental policy adopted pursuant to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund’s “Name Policy”), which is expected to go into effect on March 1, 2025:

• The Fund’s Name Policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in mid-cap equity securities will change to the following:

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities of mid-capitalization value companies.

Nuveen Large Cap Growth Fund

Prospectus [Line Items]

Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block]

Nuveen U.S. Equity Funds

Nuveen Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”)

SUPPLEMENT NO. 1

dated December 20, 2024 to the Summary Prospectus dated March 1, 2024

SUPPLEMENT NO. 7

dated December 20, 2024 to the Statutory Prospectus dated March 1, 2024

Important Notice Regarding Change in Investment Policy

The Board of Trustees of the Fund has approved the following change to the Fund’s non-fundamental policy adopted pursuant to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund’s “Name Policy”), which is expected to go into effect on March 1, 2025:

• The Fund’s Name Policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in large-cap equity securities will change to the following:

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities of large-capitalization growth companies.

Nuveen Large Cap Value Fund

Prospectus [Line Items]

Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block]

Nuveen U.S. Equity Funds

Nuveen Large Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”)
SUPPLEMENT NO. 1
dated December 20, 2024 to the Summary Prospectus dated March 1, 2024

SUPPLEMENT NO. 8
dated December 20, 2024 to the Statutory Prospectus dated March 1, 2024

Important Notice Regarding Change in Investment Policy

The Board of Trustees of the Fund has approved the following change to the Fund’s non-fundamental policy adopted pursuant to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund’s “Name Policy”), which is expected to go into effect on March 1, 2025:

• The Fund’s Name Policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in large-cap equity securities will change to the following:

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities of large-capitalization value companies.