# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001068204
**File Stem:** 0001752724-25-204903
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 6464
**Document Hash:** c606f968cfdba9a8d0d662471d10eeb7
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001752724-25-204903.hdr.sgml**: 20250826

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001752724-25-204903

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250630

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250826

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250826

**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:** 251255342

**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 Balanced Fund (Series ID: S000043737)

| Class ID   | Class Name                | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000135632 | Nuveen Life Balanced Fund | TLBAX           |

## 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 Balanced Fund

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000043737

- **c. LEI of Series:** 549300Y8XD4MQ6KLUQ11

**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:** $67120754.00

**Total Liabilities:** $30523.00

**Net Assets:** $67090231.00

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000135632 | -0.24%               | 2.76%                | 3.07%                |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $-42000.44               | $-84906.41                                 |
| Month 2  | $7495.52                 | $1754877.79                                |
| Month 3  | $91038.68                | $1911957.78                                |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Nuveen Life Stock Index Fund                   | Nuveen Life Stock Index Fund                   | CUSIP: 87244V401<br>LEI: 549300LXLZ3X4O13GX84 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    110907 | NS      | $5522065.60   | 8.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nuveen Life Real Estate Securities Select Fund | Nuveen Life Real Estate Securities Select Fund | CUSIP: 87244V807<br>LEI: 5493008JDGYWJJAE1T18 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |     93365 | NS      | $1306181.89   | 1.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nuveen Life International Equity Fund          | Nuveen Life International Equity Fund          | CUSIP: 87244V203<br>LEI: 549300CRUDR5NI8MIF30 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    607984 | NS      | $6693906.71   | 9.98%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nuveen Life Large Cap Value Fund               | Nuveen Life Large Cap Value Fund               | CUSIP: 87244V609<br>LEI: 549300B1LM5OF41D2Z76 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    269080 | NS      | $5615700.37   | 8.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nuveen Life Growth Equity Fund                 | Nuveen Life Growth Equity Fund                 | CUSIP: 87244V104<br>LEI: 549300QS088Z3O8G7484 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    281035 | NS      | $6775763.81   | 10.10%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nuveen Life Core Equity Fund                   | Nuveen Life Core Equity Fund                   | CUSIP: 87244V302<br>LEI: 549300VJBCFKI3UO1854 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |    300309 | NS      | $6904107.06   | 10.29%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NUVEEN LIFE CORE BOND FUND                     | Nuveen Life Core Bond Fund                     | CUSIP: 87244V880<br>LEI: 549300WGGR40FCSHJK14 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |   3532332 | NS      | $33168598.16  | 49.44%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nuveen Life Small Cap Equity Fund              | Nuveen Life Small Cap Equity Fund              | CUSIP: 87244V708<br>LEI: 5493000Q0G0D3C3QE907 | Long             | EC               | RF                | US        |     87527 | NS      | $1354047.62   | 2.02%             |  |  |  | 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