# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001084380
**File Stem:** 0001084380-25-000125
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
**Character Count:** 26553
**Document Hash:** f81631d091c3e483da50e1225f81abad
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001084380-25-000125.hdr.sgml**: 20250926

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001084380-25-000125

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250731

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250926

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250926

**PERIOD START**: 20251031

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TIAA-CREF FUNDS
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001084380

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 134055167
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** NPORT-P
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-09301
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251346181

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 730 THIRD AVE.
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10017
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2129166746

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 730 THIRD AVE.
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10017

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** TIAA CREF INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19990415

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Nuveen Core Equity Fund (Series ID: S000005370)

| Class ID   | Class Name       | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000014631 | Class R6         | TIGRX           |
| C000014632 | Retirement Class | TRGIX           |
| C000033989 | Class A          | TIIRX           |
| C000079554 | Premier Class    | TRPGX           |
| C000162547 | Class I          | TGIHX           |
| C000202746 | Class W          | TGIWX           |

## Form NPORT-P: Monthly Portfolio Investments Report

### NPORT-P: Part A: General Information

**Item A.1. Information about the Registrant.**

- **a. Name of Registrant:** TIAA-CREF Funds

- **b. Investment Company Act file number:** 811-09301

- **c. CIK number of Registrant:** 0001084380

- **d. LEI of Registrant:** 549300L8R42TEBN5NG46

- **e. Address and telephone number of Registrant.**

  - **Street Address 1:** 730 Third Avenue

  - **City:** New York

  - **State:** NY

  - **Foreign country:** US

  - **Zip / Postal Code:** 10017

  - **Telephone number:** 800-842-2733

**Item A.2. Information about the Series.**

- **a. Name of Series:** Nuveen Core Equity Fund

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000005370

- **c. LEI of Series:** 549300H2QF6W68HZGC62

**Item A.3. Reporting period.**

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2025-10-31

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2025-07-31

**Item A.4. Final filing**

Does the Fund anticipate that this will be its final filing on Form N-PORT? **No**

### Fund Information

**Total Assets:** $7327213703.00

**Total Liabilities:** $4390100.00

**Net Assets:** $7322823603.00

**Cash Not Reported:** $363.00

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000162547 | 6.21%                | 5.31%                | 3.56%                |
| Class ID C000014632 | 6.26%                | 5.20%                | 3.61%                |
| Class ID C000033989 | 6.24%                | 5.24%                | 3.58%                |
| Class ID C000079554 | 6.27%                | 5.28%                | 3.55%                |
| Class ID C000202746 | 6.30%                | 5.30%                | 3.57%                |
| Class ID C000014631 | 6.30%                | 5.26%                | 3.56%                |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $-54517958.19            | $450823893.93                              |
| Month 2  | $181566.86               | $352043060.24                              |
| Month 3  | $136631856.52            | $116734385.67                              |

### Schedule of Portfolio Investments

| Name                                  | Title                                                                       | Identifiers                                   | Payoff Profile   | Asset Category   | Issuer Category   | Country   |   Balance | Units   | Value (USD)   | % of Net Assets   | Maturity Date   | Coupon Type   | Annualized Rate (%)   | Restricted?   |   Fair Value Level | Lending Status   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Ameriprise Financial Inc              | Ameriprise Financial, Inc                                                   | CUSIP: 03076C106<br>LEI: 6ZLKQF7QB6JAEKQS5388 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    213546 | NS      | $110657401.74 | 1.51%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Trane Technologies PLC                | Trane Technologies plc                                                      | CUSIP: G8994E103<br>LEI: 549300BURLR9SLYY2705 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    274527 | NS      | $120264788.16 | 1.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Home Depot Inc/The                    | Home Depot, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 437076102<br>LEI: QEKMOTMBBKA8I816DO57 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     85180 | NS      | $31304501.80  | 0.43%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp                        | Microsoft Corp                                                              | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1180664 | NS      | $629884244.00 | 8.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amazon.com Inc                        | Amazon.com, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 023135106<br>LEI: ZXTILKJKG63JELOEG630 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1421899 | NS      | $332880774.89 | 4.55%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc                | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc                                                     | CUSIP: 084670702<br>LEI: 5493000C01ZX7D35SD85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     80275 | NS      | $37880167.00  | 0.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palantir Technologies Inc             | Palantir Technologies, Inc                                                  | CUSIP: 69608A108<br>LEI: 549300UVN46B3BBDHO85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    542326 | NS      | $85877322.10  | 1.17%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Walt Disney Co/The                    | Walt Disney Co                                                              | CUSIP: 254687106<br>LEI: 549300GZKULIZ0WOW665 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    835900 | NS      | $99564049.00  | 1.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Lam Research Corp                     | Lam Research Corp                                                           | CUSIP: 512807306<br>LEI: 549300I4GMO6D34U1T02 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1089283 | NS      | $103307599.72 | 1.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Walmart Inc                           | Walmart, Inc                                                                | CUSIP: 931142103<br>LEI: Y87794H0US1R65VBXU25 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1413609 | NS      | $138505409.82 | 1.89%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The      | Bank of New York Mellon Corp                                                | CUSIP: 064058100<br>LEI: WFLLPEPC7FZXENRZV188 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1231377 | NS      | $124923196.65 | 1.71%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Snowflake Inc                         | Snowflake, Inc                                                              | CUSIP: 833445109<br>LEI: 254900CJNSY1K7T53Z16 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    158444 | NS      | $35412234.00  | 0.48%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Boston Scientific Corp                | Boston Scientific Corp                                                      | CUSIP: 101137107<br>LEI: Y6ZDD9FP4P8JSSJMW954 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    874176 | NS      | $91718545.92  | 1.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TJX Cos Inc/The                       | TJX Cos, Inc                                                                | CUSIP: 872540109<br>LEI: V167QI9I69W364E2DY52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    499622 | NS      | $62217927.66  | 0.85%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Costco Wholesale Corp                 | Costco Wholesale Corp                                                       | CUSIP: 22160K105<br>LEI: 29DX7H14B9S6O3FD6V18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    132361 | NS      | $124371690.04 | 1.70%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Salesforce Inc                        | Salesforce, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 79466L302<br>LEI: RCGZFPDMRW58VJ54VR07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    232943 | NS      | $60176165.19  | 0.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc                  | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc (Class B)                                             | CUSIP: 35671D857<br>LEI: 549300IRDTHJQ1PVET45 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1420486 | NS      | $57160356.64  | 0.78%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Veeva Systems Inc                     | Veeva Systems, Inc                                                          | CUSIP: 922475108<br>LEI: 549300YZEXPDB92M2F02 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    493006 | NS      | $140112305.20 | 1.91%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Gen Digital Inc                       | Gen Digital, Inc                                                            | CUSIP: 668771108<br>LEI: YF6ZV0M6AU4FY94MK914 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   4779866 | NS      | $140958248.34 | 1.92%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cummins Inc                           | Cummins, Inc                                                                | CUSIP: 231021106<br>LEI: ZUNI8PYC725B6H8JU438 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    175316 | NS      | $64449667.92  | 0.88%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                          | Alphabet, Inc (Class A)                                                     | CUSIP: 02079K305<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    684843 | NS      | $131421371.70 | 1.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eli Lilly & Co                        | Eli Lilly & Co                                                              | CUSIP: 532457108<br>LEI: FRDRIPF3EKNDJ2CQJL29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     88483 | NS      | $65483613.81  | 0.89%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Wells Fargo & Co                      | Wells Fargo & Co                                                            | CUSIP: 949746101<br>LEI: PBLD0EJDB5FWOLXP3B76 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1156331 | NS      | $93234968.53  | 1.27%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Linde PLC                             | Linde plc                                                                   | CUSIP: G54950103<br>LEI: 5299003QR1WT0EF88V51 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    189570 | NS      | $87251488.20  | 1.19%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| KLA Corp                              | KLA Corp                                                                    | CUSIP: 482480100<br>LEI: 549300H0BF5JCG96TJ81 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     76421 | NS      | $67176351.63  | 0.92%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Chevron Corp                          | Chevron Corp                                                                | CUSIP: 166764100<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    198908 | NS      | $30162409.12  | 0.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Progressive Corp/The                  | Progressive Corp                                                            | CUSIP: 743315103<br>LEI: 529900TACNVLY9DCR586 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    282243 | NS      | $68314095.72  | 0.93%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AutoZone Inc                          | Autozone, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 053332102<br>LEI: GA3JGKJ41LJKXDN23E90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     17223 | NS      | $64902808.74  | 0.89%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Visa Inc                              | Visa, Inc (Class A)                                                         | CUSIP: 92826C839<br>LEI: 549300JZ4OKEHW3DPJ59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    423099 | NS      | $146168011.53 | 2.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cisco Systems Inc                     | Cisco Systems, Inc                                                          | CUSIP: 17275R102<br>LEI: 549300LKFJ962MZ46593 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1663154 | NS      | $113227524.32 | 1.55%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc            | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc (Class A)                                       | CUSIP: 169656105<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1194443 | NS      | $51217715.84  | 0.70%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Johnson & Johnson                     | Johnson & Johnson                                                           | CUSIP: 478160104<br>LEI: 549300G0CFPGEF6X2043 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    428150 | NS      | $70533431.00  | 0.96%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes | Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes                                       | CUSIP: 313385LQ7<br>LEI: 2549001DPIFGXC1TOL40 | Long             | STIV             | USGSE             | US        |   4000000 | PA      | $3979790.00   | 0.05%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| STATE STR NAVIGATOR SECS L TR         | State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio | CUSIP: 857509301<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |        43 | NS      | $42.51        | 0.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alliant Energy Corp                   | Alliant Energy Corp                                                         | CUSIP: 018802108<br>LEI: 5493009ML300G373MZ12 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1121046 | NS      | $72879200.46  | 1.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TransDigm Group Inc                   | TransDigm Group, Inc                                                        | CUSIP: 893641100<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     28095 | NS      | $45189683.70  | 0.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Broadcom Inc                          | Broadcom, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 11135F101<br>LEI: 549300WV6GIDOZJTV909 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1029932 | NS      | $302491028.40 | 4.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Expedia Group Inc                     | Expedia Group, Inc                                                          | CUSIP: 30212P303<br>LEI: CI7MUJI4USF3V0NJ1H64 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    310855 | NS      | $56022288.10  | 0.77%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Mastercard Inc                        | Mastercard, Inc (Class A)                                                   | CUSIP: 57636Q104<br>LEI: AR5L2ODV9HN37376R084 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    279696 | NS      | $158439393.12 | 2.16%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| United Rentals Inc                    | United Rentals, Inc                                                         | CUSIP: 911363109<br>LEI: 5323X5O7RN0NKFCDRY08 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    148864 | NS      | $131437980.16 | 1.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Citigroup Inc                         | Citigroup, Inc                                                              | CUSIP: 172967424<br>LEI: 6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1500336 | NS      | $140581483.20 | 1.92%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tesla Inc                             | Tesla, Inc                                                                  | CUSIP: 88160R101<br>LEI: 54930043XZGB27CTOV49 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    183650 | NS      | $56613785.50  | 0.77%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc           | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc                                                | CUSIP: 02043Q107<br>LEI: 529900S3ZI14OWRJII50 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    110486 | NS      | $43337028.64  | 0.59%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp                  | Parker-Hannifin Corp                                                        | CUSIP: 701094104<br>LEI: 5493002CONDB4N2HKI23 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    136557 | NS      | $99946068.30  | 1.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meta Platforms Inc                    | Meta Platforms, Inc                                                         | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    407286 | NS      | $315011283.84 | 4.30%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intuit Inc                            | Intuit, Inc                                                                 | CUSIP: 461202103<br>LEI: VI90HBPH7XSFMB9E4M29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    219290 | NS      | $172171157.70 | 2.35%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eaton Corp PLC                        | Eaton Corp plc                                                              | CUSIP: G29183103<br>LEI: 549300VDIGTMXUNT7H71 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    356742 | NS      | $137245782.24 | 1.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corp                           | Nvidia Corp                                                                 | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   3958983 | NS      | $704184306.21 | 9.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Arch Capital Group Ltd                | Arch Capital Group Ltd                                                      | CUSIP: G0450A105<br>LEI: 549300AYR4P8AFKDCE43 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    539562 | NS      | $46434705.72  | 0.63%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY   | Fixed Income Clearing Corporation                                           | CUSIP: 85748R009<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | RA               | CORP              | US        |   6201000 | PA      | $6201000.00   | 0.08%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Apple Inc                             | Apple, Inc                                                                  | CUSIP: 037833100<br>LEI: HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1604733 | NS      | $333094428.81 | 4.55%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| American Electric Power Co Inc        | American Electric Power Co, Inc                                             | CUSIP: 025537101<br>LEI: 1B4S6S7G0TW5EE83BO58 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1231067 | NS      | $139282920.38 | 1.90%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corp             | Edwards Lifesciences Corp                                                   | CUSIP: 28176E108<br>LEI: YA13X31F3V31L8TMPR58 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    560383 | NS      | $44443975.73  | 0.61%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| HCA Healthcare Inc                    | HCA, Inc                                                                    | CUSIP: 40412C101<br>LEI: 529900PH4ZGUH2MNEU89 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    360751 | NS      | $127702246.49 | 1.74%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc                  | Howmet Aerospace, Inc                                                       | CUSIP: 443201108<br>LEI: 549300HO5WFZUT5N2T22 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    453318 | NS      | $81492976.86  | 1.11%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Carrier Global Corp                   | Carrier Global Corp                                                         | CUSIP: 14448C104<br>LEI: 549300JE3W6CWY2NAN77 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    759427 | NS      | $52111880.74  | 0.71%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Altria Group Inc                      | Altria Group, Inc                                                           | CUSIP: 02209S103<br>LEI: XSGZFLO9YTNO9VCQV219 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1081800 | NS      | $67006692.00  | 0.92%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| RTX Corp                              | RTX Corp                                                                    | CUSIP: 75513E101<br>LEI: I07WOS4YJ0N7YRFE7309 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    921750 | NS      | $145240147.50 | 1.98%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Uber Technologies Inc                 | Uber Technologies, Inc                                                      | CUSIP: 90353T100<br>LEI: 549300B2FTG34FILDR98 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1108816 | NS      | $97298604.00  | 1.33%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Carnival Corp                         | Carnival Corp                                                               | CUSIP: 143658300<br>LEI: F1OF2ZSX47CR0BCWA982 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1995006 | NS      | $59391328.62  | 0.81%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                          | Alphabet, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 02079K107<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    536210 | NS      | $103413460.60 | 1.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2025-07-31

**Name of Applicant:** TIAA-CREF Funds

**Signature:** Gina Spunder

**Name of Signer:** Gina Spunder

**Title:** Director, Fund Financial Reporting