# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001084380
**File Stem:** 0000930413-26-000160
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 9228
**Document Hash:** 27fc7c370567b84be58f73b99b237543
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000930413-26-000160.hdr.sgml**: 20260123

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000930413-26-000160

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260123

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260123

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260123

**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:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-76651
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26553388

**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 Bond Index Fund (Series ID: S000026500)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name       | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Class R6         | TBIIX         | C000079523 |
| Retirement Class | TBIRX         | C000079524 |
| Premier Class    | TBIPX         | C000079525 |
| Class A          | TBILX         | C000079526 |
| Class I          | TBIAX         | C000162579 |
| Class W          | TBIWX         | C000202762 |

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### Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund (Series ID: S000050278)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name       | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Class R6         | TNSHX         | C000158750 |
| Premier Class    | TPSHX         | C000158751 |
| Class A          | TRSHX         | C000158752 |
| Retirement Class | TESHX         | C000158753 |
| Class I          | TTBHX         | C000162603 |
| Class W          | TTBWX         | C000202767 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Nuveen Bond Index Fund (Series ID: S000026500)

| Class ID   | Class Name       | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000079523 | Class R6         | TBIIX           |
| C000079524 | Retirement Class | TBIRX           |
| C000079525 | Premier Class    | TBIPX           |
| C000079526 | Class A          | TBILX           |
| C000162579 | Class I          | TBIAX           |
| C000202762 | Class W          | TBIWX           |

### Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund (Series ID: S000050278)

| Class ID   | Class Name       | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000158750 | Class R6         | TNSHX           |
| C000158751 | Premier Class    | TPSHX           |
| C000158752 | Class A          | TRSHX           |
| C000158753 | Retirement Class | TESHX           |
| C000162603 | Class I          | TTBHX           |
| C000202767 | Class W          | TTBWX           |

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|:---|:---|:---|
| ![](x3_c115243x1x1.jpg) | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Mutual Funds** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Supplement** |

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Nuveen Fixed-Income Funds

**Nuveen Bond Index Fund<br> Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund**

SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 <br> dated January 23, 2026 to the Statutory Prospectus dated August 1, 2025

*Effective January 23, 2026, Joseph Spinelli has been named a portfolio manager of the Nuveen Bond Index Fund and Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund (the "Funds"). James Tsang, CFA will continue to serve as a portfolio manager on the Funds. Vivian Liu, CFA is no longer a portfolio manager of the Funds. Therefore, all references to Ms. Liu are hereby removed from each Fund's portfolio management team disclosure in the Statutory Prospectus. There are no changes to the Funds' investment objectives, principal investment strategies or principal risks. Further, the following is hereby added to the sub-section entitled "Portfolio Managers" in the section for each Fund entitled "Portfolio management" on pages 13 and 122 of the Statutory Prospectus:*

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Name:** | **Joseph Spinelli** |
| Title: | Senior Director |
| Experience on Fund: | since 2026 |

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*Additionally, as a result of the portfolio management team changes described above, the following is hereby added to the entries for the Funds in the table of the sub-section entitled "Portfolio management teams" of the section entitled "Management of the Funds" beginning on page 159 of the Statutory Prospectus:*

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | | **Total Experience<br>(since dates<br>specified below)** | **Total Experience<br>(since dates<br>specified below)** | **Total Experience<br>(since dates<br>specified below)** |
| <br>**Name & Title** | <br>**Portfolio Role** | <br>**Experience Over<br> Past Five Years** | **At<br> Advisors\*** | **Total** | **On<br> Team** |
| **NUVEEN BOND INDEX FUND** | **NUVEEN BOND INDEX FUND** | **NUVEEN BOND INDEX FUND** | **NUVEEN BOND INDEX FUND** | **NUVEEN BOND INDEX FUND** | **NUVEEN BOND INDEX FUND** |
| **Joseph Spinelli** | **Joseph Spinelli** | **Joseph Spinelli** | **Joseph Spinelli** | **Joseph Spinelli** | **Joseph Spinelli** |
| Senior Director | Portfolio Manager | Advisors, Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates–2011 to Present (quantitative and fixed income portfolio management) | 2011 | 2011 | 2026 |
| **NUVEEN SHORT TERM BOND INDEX FUND** | **NUVEEN SHORT TERM BOND INDEX FUND** | **NUVEEN SHORT TERM BOND INDEX FUND** | **NUVEEN SHORT TERM BOND INDEX FUND** | **NUVEEN SHORT TERM BOND INDEX FUND** | **NUVEEN SHORT TERM BOND INDEX FUND** |
| **Joseph Spinelli** | **Joseph Spinelli** | **Joseph Spinelli** | **Joseph Spinelli** | **Joseph Spinelli** | **Joseph Spinelli** |
| Senior Director | Portfolio Manager | Advisors, Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates–2011 to Present (quantitative and fixed income portfolio management) | 2011 | 2011 | 2026 |

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\* Including tenure at affiliate or predecessor firms, as applicable.

MGN-TCFISTAT-0126P

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|:---|:---|:---|
| ![](x3_c115243x1x1.jpg) | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Mutual Funds** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Supplement** |

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Nuveen Funds

SUPPLEMENT NO. 2<br> dated January 23, 2026 to the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated August 1, 2025, May 1, 2025 and March 1, 2025, as supplemented

*Effective January 23, 2026, Joseph Spinelli has been named a portfolio manager of the Nuveen Bond Index Fund and Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund (the "Funds"). James Tsang, CFA will continue to serve as a portfolio manager on the Funds. Vivian Liu, CFA is no longer a portfolio manager of the Funds. Therefore, all references to Ms. Liu are hereby removed from each Fund's portfolio management team disclosure in the SAI.*

*The following is hereby added to the entry for the Nuveen Bond Index Fund in the chart appearing under the sub-section entitled "Additional information regarding portfolio managers" of the section entitled "Information about the Funds' portfolio management" on page 102 of the SAI:*

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| | | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Number of other accounts managed** | **Number of other accounts managed** | **Number of other accounts managed** | **Total assets in other accounts managed (millions)** | **Total assets in other accounts managed (millions)** | **Total assets in other accounts managed (millions)** | |
| <br>**Name of portfolio manager** | **Registered<br> investment<br> companies** | **Other pooled<br> investment<br> vehicles** | **Other<br> accounts** | **Registered<br> investment<br> companies** | **Other pooled<br> investment<br> vehicles** | **Other<br> accounts** | <br>**Dollar range of<br> equity securities<br> owned in Fund\*** |
| **Nuveen Bond Index Fund** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Joseph Spinelli\*\* | 2 | 0 | 2 | $2863 | $0 | $201 | $0 |

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\* Includes notional amounts awarded in connection with long-term compensation awards described above.

\*\* This information is as of November 30, 2025.

*The following is hereby added to the entry for the Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund in the chart appearing under the sub-section entitled "Additional information regarding portfolio managers" of the section entitled "Information about the Funds' portfolio management" on page 102 of the SAI:*

 

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| | | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Number of other accounts managed** | **Number of other accounts managed** | **Number of other accounts managed** | **Total assets in other accounts managed (millions)** | **Total assets in other accounts managed (millions)** | **Total assets in other accounts managed (millions)** | |
| <br>**Name of portfolio manager** | **Registered<br> investment<br> companies** | **Other pooled<br> investment<br> vehicles** | **Other<br> accounts** | **Registered<br> investment<br> companies** | **Other pooled<br> investment<br> vehicles** | **Other<br> accounts** | <br>**Dollar range of<br> equity securities<br> owned in Fund\*** |
| **Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Joseph Spinelli\*\* | 2 | 0 | 2 | $2863 | $0 | $201 | $0 |

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\* Includes notional amounts awarded in connection with long-term compensation awards described above.

\*\* This information is as of November 30, 2025.

MGN-TCFSAI2-0126P