# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001068204
**File Stem:** 0001752724-25-209870
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 26049
**Document Hash:** 8941743d5f3f70dae8253c320dda6537
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001752724-25-209870.hdr.sgml**: 20250828

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001752724-25-209870

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250630

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250828

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250828

**PERIOD START**: 20251231

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TIAA-CREF LIFE FUNDS
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001068204

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** NPORT-P
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-08961
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251267627

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 730 THIRD AVE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10017
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-490-9000

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

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** TIAA CREF LIFE FUND
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980813

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Nuveen Life Growth Equity Fund (Series ID: S000005088)

| Class ID   | Class Name                     | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000013875 | Nuveen Life Growth Equity Fund | TLGQX           |

## 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 Life Funds

- **b. Investment Company Act file number:** 811-08961

- **c. CIK number of Registrant:** 0001068204

- **d. LEI of Registrant:** 549300U685X5JUG16Q88

- **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 Life Growth Equity Fund

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000005088

- **c. LEI of Series:** 549300QS088Z3O8G7484

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

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2025-12-31

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2025-06-30

**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:** $193808589.00

**Total Liabilities:** $1159150.00

**Net Assets:** $192649439.00

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000013875 | 1.48%                | 9.84%                | 6.45%                |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $1455743.05              | $1030315.75                                |
| Month 2  | $-130689.15              | $16313115.22                               |
| Month 3  | $1131104.57              | $10460471.39                               |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| PRADA SpA                                 | PRADA S.p.A                                                                 | CUSIP: N/A<br>LEI: 8156000FE0A2DC5B7852       | Long             | EC               | CORP              | HK        |    112600 | NS      | $699532.74    | 0.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Costco Wholesale Corp                     | Costco Wholesale Corp                                                       | CUSIP: 22160K105<br>LEI: 29DX7H14B9S6O3FD6V18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1681 | NS      | $1664089.14   | 0.86%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Starbucks Corp                            | Starbucks Corp                                                              | CUSIP: 855244109<br>LEI: OQSJ1DU9TAOC51A47K68 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     20826 | NS      | $1908286.38   | 0.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corp                               | Nvidia Corp                                                                 | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    133797 | NS      | $21138588.03  | 10.97%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc                    | Intuitive Surgical, Inc                                                     | CUSIP: 46120E602<br>LEI: 54930052SRG011710797 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4289 | NS      | $2330685.49   | 1.21%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intuit Inc                                | Intuit, Inc                                                                 | CUSIP: 461202103<br>LEI: VI90HBPH7XSFMB9E4M29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3612 | NS      | $2844919.56   | 1.48%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| KKR & Co Inc                              | KKR & Co, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 48251W104<br>LEI: 54930013V5I303TF9571 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8673 | NS      | $1153769.19   | 0.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Waste Connections Inc                     | Waste Connections, Inc                                                      | CUSIP: 94106B101<br>LEI: 549300HDLRTPBQU69P29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     11682 | NS      | $2181263.04   | 1.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The          | Bank of New York Mellon Corp                                                | CUSIP: RPEW0E993<br>LEI: WFLLPEPC7FZXENRZV188 | Long             | RA               | CORP              | US        |    341000 | PA      | $341000.00    | 0.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Roper Technologies Inc                    | Roper Industries, Inc                                                       | CUSIP: 776696106<br>LEI: 54930003T4SXCIWVXY35 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4672 | NS      | $2648276.48   | 1.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eli Lilly & Co                            | Eli Lilly & Co                                                              | CUSIP: 532457108<br>LEI: FRDRIPF3EKNDJ2CQJL29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3881 | NS      | $3025355.93   | 1.57%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One    | Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One (Class C)                            | CUSIP: 531229755<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     15588 | NS      | $1628946.00   | 0.85%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Applied Materials Inc                     | Applied Materials, Inc                                                      | CUSIP: 038222105<br>LEI: 41BNNE1AFPNAZELZ6K07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12946 | NS      | $2370024.22   | 1.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Galderma Group AG                         | Galderma Group AG.                                                          | CUSIP: H3301B107<br>LEI: 89450001OK6O8ELQ4584 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CH        |     11523 | NS      | $1674933.51   | 0.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Verisk Analytics Inc                      | Verisk Analytics, Inc                                                       | CUSIP: 92345Y106<br>LEI: 549300I1YSWNIRKBWP67 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3831 | NS      | $1193356.50   | 0.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Adyen NV                                  | Adyen NV                                                                    | CUSIP: N3501V104<br>LEI: 724500973ODKK3IFQ447 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |      1052 | NS      | $1932036.95   | 1.00%             |  |  |  | Yes           |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Flutter Entertainment PLC                 | Flutter Entertainment plc                                                   | CUSIP: G3643J108<br>LEI: 635400EG4YIJLJMZJ782 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1242 | NS      | $354913.92    | 0.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp                            | Microsoft Corp                                                              | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     43272 | NS      | $21523925.52  | 11.17%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Mondelez International Inc                | Mondelez International, Inc                                                 | CUSIP: 609207105<br>LEI: 549300DV9GIB88LZ5P30 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     11549 | NS      | $778864.56    | 0.40%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVR Inc                                   | NVR, Inc                                                                    | CUSIP: 62944T105<br>LEI: 529900RWXR4JI3JYTV70 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |        94 | NS      | $694252.04    | 0.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Align Technology Inc                      | Align Technology, Inc                                                       | CUSIP: 016255101<br>LEI: 549300N5YSE0U3LCP840 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3634 | NS      | $688025.22    | 0.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| General Electric Co                       | General Electric Co                                                         | CUSIP: 369604301<br>LEI: 3C7474T6CDKPR9K6YT90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      7077 | NS      | $1821549.03   | 0.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc                    | Palo Alto Networks, Inc                                                     | CUSIP: 697435105<br>LEI: 549300QXR2YVZV231H43 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8451 | NS      | $1729412.64   | 0.90%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Carnival Corp                             | Carnival Corp                                                               | CUSIP: 143658300<br>LEI: F1OF2ZSX47CR0BCWA982 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    123451 | NS      | $3471442.12   | 1.80%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Atlassian Corp                            | Atlassian Corp Ltd                                                          | CUSIP: 049468101<br>LEI: 549300V7ZY5P02D2MY38 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6418 | NS      | $1303431.62   | 0.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Broadcom Inc                              | Broadcom, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 11135F101<br>LEI: 549300WV6GIDOZJTV909 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     38974 | NS      | $10743183.10  | 5.58%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Chime Financial Inc                       | Chime Financial, Inc                                                        | CUSIP: 16935C109<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9625 | NS      | $332158.75    | 0.17%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Salesforce Inc                            | Salesforce, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 79466L302<br>LEI: RCGZFPDMRW58VJ54VR07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8794 | NS      | $2398035.86   | 1.24%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd                                   | CUSIP: Y84629107<br>LEI: 549300KB6NK5SBD14S87 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | TW        |     33000 | NS      | $1206788.45   | 0.63%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Arista Networks Inc                       | Arista Networks, Inc                                                        | CUSIP: 040413205<br>LEI: 635400H1WKBLOQERUU95 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     21404 | NS      | $2189843.24   | 1.14%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Progressive Corp/The                      | Progressive Corp                                                            | CUSIP: 743315103<br>LEI: 529900TACNVLY9DCR586 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     11653 | NS      | $3109719.58   | 1.61%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Experian PLC                              | Experian Group Ltd                                                          | CUSIP: G32655105<br>LEI: 635400RXXHHYT1JTSZ26 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |     18569 | NS      | $957533.58    | 0.50%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Wells Fargo & Co                          | Wells Fargo & Co                                                            | CUSIP: 949746101<br>LEI: PBLD0EJDB5FWOLXP3B76 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2802 | NS      | $224496.24    | 0.12%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dexcom Inc                                | DexCom, Inc                                                                 | CUSIP: 252131107<br>LEI: 549300YSK3QDSFR5EU59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     20293 | NS      | $1771375.97   | 0.92%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Grab Holdings Ltd                         | Grab Holdings Ltd                                                           | CUSIP: N/A<br>LEI: 549300N4VQX83VPJF439       | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     77546 | NS      | $390056.38    | 0.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TransDigm Group Inc                       | TransDigm Group, Inc                                                        | CUSIP: 893641100<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       768 | NS      | $1167851.52   | 0.61%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Visa Inc                                  | Visa, Inc (Class A)                                                         | CUSIP: 92826C839<br>LEI: 549300JZ4OKEHW3DPJ59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     18801 | NS      | $6675295.05   | 3.46%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Flutter Entertainment PLC                 | Flutter Entertainment plc                                                   | CUSIP: G3643J108<br>LEI: 635400EG4YIJLJMZJ782 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |      2439 | NS      | $693385.54    | 0.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Amazon.com Inc                            | Amazon.com, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 023135106<br>LEI: ZXTILKJKG63JELOEG630 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     92818 | NS      | $20363341.02  | 10.57%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Apple Inc                                 | Apple, Inc                                                                  | CUSIP: 037833100<br>LEI: HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     53854 | NS      | $11049225.18  | 5.74%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Monster Beverage Corp                     | Monster Beverage Corp                                                       | CUSIP: 61174X109<br>LEI: 52990090AP0E7HCB6F33 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     16545 | NS      | $1036378.80   | 0.54%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Vertiv Holdings Co                        | Vertiv Holdings Co                                                          | CUSIP: 92537N108<br>LEI: 549300KTTIRAOGXCRV69 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     10866 | NS      | $1395303.06   | 0.72%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meta Platforms Inc                        | Meta Platforms, Inc                                                         | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     10889 | NS      | $8037062.01   | 4.17%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                              | Alphabet, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 02079K107<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     60546 | NS      | $10740254.94  | 5.58%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ServiceNow Inc                            | ServiceNow, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 81762P102<br>LEI: 549300HJTQM36M0E1G39 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2040 | NS      | $2097283.20   | 1.09%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Constellation Energy Corp                 | Constellation Energy Corp                                                   | CUSIP: 21037T109<br>LEI: 549300F8Y20RYGNGV346 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3514 | NS      | $1134178.64   | 0.59%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc                  | Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc                                                   | CUSIP: 22788C105<br>LEI: 549300YBY08K9KM4HX32 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3236 | NS      | $1648127.16   | 0.86%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc             | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc                                              | CUSIP: 75886F107<br>LEI: 549300RCBFWIRX3HYQ56 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1459 | NS      | $765975.00    | 0.40%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tesla Inc                                 | Tesla, Inc                                                                  | CUSIP: 88160R101<br>LEI: 54930043XZGB27CTOV49 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     13321 | NS      | $4231548.86   | 2.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Veeva Systems Inc                         | Veeva Systems, Inc                                                          | CUSIP: 922475108<br>LEI: 549300YZEXPDB92M2F02 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4210 | NS      | $1212395.80   | 0.63%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AutoZone Inc                              | Autozone, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 053332102<br>LEI: GA3JGKJ41LJKXDN23E90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       331 | NS      | $1228748.13   | 0.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Booking Holdings Inc                      | Booking Holdings, Inc                                                       | CUSIP: 09857L108<br>LEI: FXM8FAOHMYDIPD38UZ17 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       520 | NS      | $3010404.80   | 1.56%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Snowflake Inc                             | Snowflake, Inc                                                              | CUSIP: 833445109<br>LEI: 254900CJNSY1K7T53Z16 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     10622 | NS      | $2376884.94   | 1.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Rocket Cos Inc                            | Rocket Cos, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 77311W101<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     69729 | NS      | $988757.22    | 0.51%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: —       |
| ROBLOX Corp                               | ROBLOX Corp                                                                 | CUSIP: 771049103<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1139 | NS      | $119822.80    | 0.06%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Quanta Services Inc                       | Quanta Services, Inc                                                        | CUSIP: 74762E102<br>LEI: SHVRXXEACT60MMH07S24 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4404 | NS      | $1665064.32   | 0.86%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| PayPal Holdings Inc                       | PayPal Holdings, Inc                                                        | CUSIP: 70450Y103<br>LEI: 5493005X2GO78EFZ3E94 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     25308 | NS      | $1880890.56   | 0.98%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Match Group Inc                           | Match Group, Inc                                                            | CUSIP: 57667L107<br>LEI: 15OMOPB0A8K0EFUVD031 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     21534 | NS      | $665185.26    | 0.35%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Walt Disney Co/The                        | Walt Disney Co                                                              | CUSIP: 254687106<br>LEI: 549300GZKULIZ0WOW665 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     16383 | NS      | $2031655.83   | 1.05%             |  |  |  | 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        |   1023829 | NS      | $1023829.27   | 0.53%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Boeing Co/The                             | Boeing Co                                                                   | CUSIP: 097023105<br>LEI: RVHJWBXLJ1RFUBSY1F30 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9821 | NS      | $2057794.13   | 1.07%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2025-06-30

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

**Signature:** Gina Spunder

**Name of Signer:** Gina Spunder

**Title:** Director, Fund Financial Reporting