# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001084380
**File Stem:** 0001084380-26-000356
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
**Character Count:** 25351
**Document Hash:** b3c30a23b207d55a8f244faaa467f8b8
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001084380-26-000356.hdr.sgml**: 20260325

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001084380-26-000356

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260131

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260325

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260325

**PERIOD START**: 20261031

**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:** 26788827

**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:** 2026-10-31

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2026-01-31

**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:** $7095021197.00

**Total Liabilities:** $4514913.00

**Net Assets:** $7090506284.00

**Cash Not Reported:** $384.00

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000162547 | 0.35%                | -0.34%               | 0.66%                |
| Class ID C000014632 | 0.39%                | -0.42%               | 0.70%                |
| Class ID C000033989 | 0.40%                | -0.38%               | 0.67%                |
| Class ID C000079554 | 0.41%                | -0.41%               | 0.66%                |
| Class ID C000202746 | 0.41%                | -0.32%               | 0.73%                |
| Class ID C000014631 | 0.41%                | -0.36%               | 0.66%                |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $112498280.94            | $-89430140.45                              |
| Month 2  | $65431532.24             | $-93954157.43                              |
| Month 3  | $-13771574.13            | $62261967.82                               |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| AbbVie Inc                          | AbbVie, Inc                                                                 | CUSIP: 00287Y109<br>LEI: FR5LCKFTG8054YNNRU85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    447290 | NS      | $99750142.90  | 1.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC     | Seagate Technology Holdings plc                                             | CUSIP: G7997R103<br>LEI: 635400RUXIFEZSRU8X70 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    113719 | NS      | $46362099.11  | 0.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc            | Ameriprise Financial, Inc                                                   | CUSIP: 03076C106<br>LEI: 6ZLKQF7QB6JAEKQS5388 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    176868 | NS      | $93243040.92  | 1.32%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tenet Healthcare Corp               | Tenet Healthcare Corp                                                       | CUSIP: 88033G407<br>LEI: 0W9AIBT6U6ADJ2I8HK17 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    414408 | NS      | $78439146.24  | 1.11%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Home Depot Inc/The                  | Home Depot, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 437076102<br>LEI: QEKMOTMBBKA8I816DO57 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    121296 | NS      | $45436268.64  | 0.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp                      | Microsoft Corp                                                              | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1057704 | NS      | $455119454.16 | 6.42%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amazon.com Inc                      | Amazon.com, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 023135106<br>LEI: ZXTILKJKG63JELOEG630 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1349923 | NS      | $323036573.90 | 4.56%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palantir Technologies Inc           | Palantir Technologies, Inc                                                  | CUSIP: 69608A108<br>LEI: 549300UVN46B3BBDHO85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    467704 | NS      | $68560729.36  | 0.97%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Lam Research Corp                   | Lam Research Corp                                                           | CUSIP: 512807306<br>LEI: 549300I4GMO6D34U1T02 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    467594 | NS      | $109164495.24 | 1.54%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Walmart Inc                         | Walmart, Inc                                                                | CUSIP: 931142103<br>LEI: Y87794H0US1R65VBXU25 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1869237 | NS      | $222700896.18 | 3.14%             |  |  |  | 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        |    730303 | NS      | $87577935.76  | 1.24%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Boston Scientific Corp              | Boston Scientific Corp                                                      | CUSIP: 101137107<br>LEI: Y6ZDD9FP4P8JSSJMW954 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1070828 | NS      | $100154542.84 | 1.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TJX Cos Inc/The                     | TJX Cos, Inc                                                                | CUSIP: 872540109<br>LEI: V167QI9I69W364E2DY52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    963140 | NS      | $144288003.40 | 2.03%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Delta Air Lines Inc                 | Delta Air Lines, Inc                                                        | CUSIP: 247361702<br>LEI: Q2CCMS6R0AS67HJMBN42 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    941035 | NS      | $62004796.15  | 0.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Salesforce Inc                      | Salesforce, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 79466L302<br>LEI: RCGZFPDMRW58VJ54VR07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    208683 | NS      | $44301314.07  | 0.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc                | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc (Class B)                                             | CUSIP: 35671D857<br>LEI: 549300IRDTHJQ1PVET45 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1027756 | NS      | $61901743.88  | 0.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AppLovin Corp                       | AppLovin Corp                                                               | CUSIP: 03831W108<br>LEI: 549300LLVXMUAOL3SQ07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     33298 | NS      | $15753616.78  | 0.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cummins Inc                         | Cummins, Inc                                                                | CUSIP: 231021106<br>LEI: ZUNI8PYC725B6H8JU438 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    241729 | NS      | $139917579.78 | 1.97%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                        | Alphabet, Inc (Class A)                                                     | CUSIP: 02079K305<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    816110 | NS      | $275845180.00 | 3.89%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eli Lilly & Co                      | Eli Lilly & Co                                                              | CUSIP: 532457108<br>LEI: FRDRIPF3EKNDJ2CQJL29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    195540 | NS      | $202804311.00 | 2.86%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Steel Dynamics Inc                  | Steel Dynamics, Inc                                                         | CUSIP: 858119100<br>LEI: 549300HGGKEL4FYTTQ83 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    479425 | NS      | $86090347.25  | 1.21%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Chevron Corp                        | Chevron Corp                                                                | CUSIP: 166764100<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    178195 | NS      | $31522695.50  | 0.44%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| United Airlines Holdings Inc        | United Airlines Holdings, Inc                                               | CUSIP: 910047109<br>LEI: 98450079DA0B78DD6764 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    570003 | NS      | $58322706.96  | 0.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AutoZone Inc                        | Autozone, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 053332102<br>LEI: GA3JGKJ41LJKXDN23E90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     15439 | NS      | $57190533.31  | 0.81%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Visa Inc                            | Visa, Inc (Class A)                                                         | CUSIP: 92826C839<br>LEI: 549300JZ4OKEHW3DPJ59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    209149 | NS      | $67310422.67  | 0.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cisco Systems Inc                   | Cisco Systems, Inc                                                          | CUSIP: 17275R102<br>LEI: 549300LKFJ962MZ46593 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1489947 | NS      | $116692649.04 | 1.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Johnson & Johnson                   | Johnson & Johnson                                                           | CUSIP: 478160104<br>LEI: 549300G0CFPGEF6X2043 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    809618 | NS      | $183985690.50 | 2.59%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc          | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc                                                 | CUSIP: 007903107<br>LEI: R2I72C950HOYXII45366 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    337543 | NS      | $79906554.39  | 1.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | 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        |   1248163 | NS      | $82266423.33  | 1.16%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Williams-Sonoma Inc                 | Williams-Sonoma, Inc                                                        | CUSIP: 969904101<br>LEI: 549300IARG6YWVTZ1I92 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    237038 | NS      | $48509826.70  | 0.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Broadcom Inc                        | Broadcom, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 11135F101<br>LEI: 549300WV6GIDOZJTV909 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    693922 | NS      | $229896358.60 | 3.24%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Expedia Group Inc                   | Expedia Group, Inc                                                          | CUSIP: 30212P303<br>LEI: CI7MUJI4USF3V0NJ1H64 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    278477 | NS      | $73751848.68  | 1.04%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Mastercard Inc                      | Mastercard, Inc (Class A)                                                   | CUSIP: 57636Q104<br>LEI: AR5L2ODV9HN37376R084 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    323879 | NS      | $174502766.41 | 2.46%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ingersoll Rand Inc                  | Ingersoll Rand, Inc                                                         | CUSIP: 45687V106<br>LEI: 5299004C02FMZCUOIR50 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    711169 | NS      | $61224539.21  | 0.86%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| McKesson Corp                       | McKesson Corp                                                               | CUSIP: 58155Q103<br>LEI: 549300WZWOM80UCFSF54 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     55830 | NS      | $46406454.30  | 0.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Citigroup Inc                       | Citigroup, Inc                                                              | CUSIP: 172967424<br>LEI: 6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1384625 | NS      | $160214958.75 | 2.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| GE Vernova Inc                      | GE Vernova, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 36828A101<br>LEI: 254900DP080RU6OK2553 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    112721 | NS      | $81877152.77  | 1.15%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| PulteGroup Inc                      | Pulte Homes, Inc                                                            | CUSIP: 745867101<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    620421 | NS      | $77608462.89  | 1.09%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tesla Inc                           | Tesla, Inc                                                                  | CUSIP: 88160R101<br>LEI: 54930043XZGB27CTOV49 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    284742 | NS      | $122555804.22 | 1.73%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meta Platforms Inc                  | Meta Platforms, Inc                                                         | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    284777 | NS      | $204042720.50 | 2.88%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corp                         | Nvidia Corp                                                                 | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   3234989 | NS      | $618303447.57 | 8.72%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc       | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc                                              | CUSIP: 75886F107<br>LEI: 549300RCBFWIRX3HYQ56 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    183222 | NS      | $135849951.90 | 1.92%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Apple Inc                           | Apple, Inc                                                                  | CUSIP: 037833100<br>LEI: HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1546800 | NS      | $401363664.00 | 5.66%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | Fixed Income Clearing Corp (FICC)                                           | CUSIP: 85748R009<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | RA               | CORP              | US        |   7368000 | PA      | $7368000.00   | 0.10%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The         | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc                                                    | CUSIP: 38141G104<br>LEI: 784F5XWPLTWKTBV3E584 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     44251 | NS      | $41392827.91  | 0.58%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| American Electric Power Co Inc      | American Electric Power Co, Inc                                             | CUSIP: 025537101<br>LEI: 1B4S6S7G0TW5EE83BO58 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    948311 | NS      | $113583950.03 | 1.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc              | Palo Alto Networks, Inc                                                     | CUSIP: 697435105<br>LEI: 549300QXR2YVZV231H43 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    354827 | NS      | $62793734.19  | 0.89%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| HCA Healthcare Inc                  | HCA, Inc                                                                    | CUSIP: 40412C101<br>LEI: 529900PH4ZGUH2MNEU89 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    164485 | NS      | $80313090.95  | 1.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc                | Howmet Aerospace, Inc                                                       | CUSIP: 443201108<br>LEI: 549300HO5WFZUT5N2T22 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    327377 | NS      | $68120606.16  | 0.96%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Royal Gold Inc                      | Royal Gold, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 780287108<br>LEI: 5493001NGRU6SFL04184 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    523628 | NS      | $137876488.68 | 1.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co                 | JPMorgan Chase & Co                                                         | CUSIP: 46625H100<br>LEI: 8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    236155 | NS      | $72237452.95  | 1.02%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Altria Group Inc                    | Altria Group, Inc                                                           | CUSIP: 02209S103<br>LEI: XSGZFLO9YTNO9VCQV219 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    969137 | NS      | $60076802.63  | 0.85%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| RTX Corp                            | RTX Corp                                                                    | CUSIP: 75513E101<br>LEI: I07WOS4YJ0N7YRFE7309 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    720216 | NS      | $144713000.88 | 2.04%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Newmont Corp                        | Newmont Goldcorp Corp                                                       | CUSIP: 651639106<br>LEI: 549300VSP3RIX7FGDZ51 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    539183 | NS      | $60577210.05  | 0.85%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Uber Technologies Inc               | Uber Technologies, Inc                                                      | CUSIP: 90353T100<br>LEI: 549300B2FTG34FILDR98 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    993339 | NS      | $79516786.95  | 1.12%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Carnival Corp                       | Carnival Corp                                                               | CUSIP: 143658300<br>LEI: F1OF2ZSX47CR0BCWA982 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1787252 | NS      | $53653305.04  | 0.76%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                        | Alphabet, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 02079K107<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    685256 | NS      | $231979713.68 | 3.27%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2026-01-31

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

**Signature:** Gina Spunder

**Name of Signer:** Gina Spunder

**Title:** Director, Fund Financial Reporting