# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001068204
**File Stem:** 0001752724-25-204902
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 23734
**Document Hash:** 12f441752fba4e902111fc7ac95d7037
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001752724-25-204902.hdr.sgml**: 20250826

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001752724-25-204902

**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:** 251255340

**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 Core Equity Fund (Series ID: S000005090)

| Class ID   | Class Name                   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000013877 | Nuveen Life Core Equity Fund | TLGWX           |

## 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 Core Equity Fund

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000005090

- **c. LEI of Series:** 549300VJBCFKI3UO1854

**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:** $212682664.00

**Total Liabilities:** $161041.00

**Net Assets:** $212521623.00

**Cash Not Reported:** $550.00

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000013877 | -1.72%               | 6.28%                | 5.27%                |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $617969.48               | $-4018861.31                               |
| Month 2  | $-1387998.87             | $13208800.97                               |
| Month 3  | $208366.01               | $10263113.06                               |

### 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        |      5289 | NS      | $2822897.97   | 1.33%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Uber Technologies Inc            | Uber Technologies, Inc                                                      | CUSIP: 90353T100<br>LEI: 549300B2FTG34FILDR98 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     33136 | NS      | $3091588.80   | 1.45%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palantir Technologies Inc        | Palantir Technologies, Inc                                                  | CUSIP: 69608A108<br>LEI: 549300UVN46B3BBDHO85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     16293 | NS      | $2221061.76   | 1.05%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cisco Systems Inc                | Cisco Systems, Inc                                                          | CUSIP: 17275R102<br>LEI: 549300LKFJ962MZ46593 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     49674 | NS      | $3446382.12   | 1.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Walt Disney Co/The               | Walt Disney Co                                                              | CUSIP: 254687106<br>LEI: 549300GZKULIZ0WOW665 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     20211 | NS      | $2506366.11   | 1.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                     | Alphabet, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 02079K107<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     15998 | NS      | $2837885.22   | 1.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Carrier Global Corp              | Carrier Global Corp                                                         | CUSIP: 14448C104<br>LEI: 549300JE3W6CWY2NAN77 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     22691 | NS      | $1660754.29   | 0.78%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Arch Capital Group Ltd           | Arch Capital Group Ltd                                                      | CUSIP: G0450A105<br>LEI: 549300AYR4P8AFKDCE43 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     16107 | NS      | $1466542.35   | 0.69%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Broadcom Inc                     | Broadcom, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 11135F101<br>LEI: 549300WV6GIDOZJTV909 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     34249 | NS      | $9440736.85   | 4.44%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| KLA Corp                         | KLA Corp                                                                    | CUSIP: 482480100<br>LEI: 549300H0BF5JCG96TJ81 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2609 | NS      | $2336985.66   | 1.10%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Gen Digital Inc                  | Gen Digital, Inc                                                            | CUSIP: 668771108<br>LEI: YF6ZV0M6AU4FY94MK914 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    142716 | NS      | $4195850.40   | 1.97%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc             | Howmet Aerospace, Inc                                                       | CUSIP: 443201108<br>LEI: 549300HO5WFZUT5N2T22 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     13525 | NS      | $2517408.25   | 1.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| American Electric Power Co Inc   | American Electric Power Co, Inc                                             | CUSIP: 025537101<br>LEI: 1B4S6S7G0TW5EE83BO58 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     36767 | NS      | $3814943.92   | 1.80%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp             | Parker-Hannifin Corp                                                        | CUSIP: 701094104<br>LEI: 5493002CONDB4N2HKI23 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4080 | NS      | $2849757.60   | 1.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Home Depot Inc/The               | Home Depot, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 437076102<br>LEI: QEKMOTMBBKA8I816DO57 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4045 | NS      | $1483058.80   | 0.70%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                     | Alphabet, Inc (Class A)                                                     | CUSIP: 02079K305<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     20433 | NS      | $3600907.59   | 1.69%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Mastercard Inc                   | Mastercard, Inc (Class A)                                                   | CUSIP: 57636Q104<br>LEI: AR5L2ODV9HN37376R084 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8356 | NS      | $4695570.64   | 2.21%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc      | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc                                                | CUSIP: 02043Q107<br>LEI: 529900S3ZI14OWRJII50 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3296 | NS      | $1074792.64   | 0.51%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meta Platforms Inc               | Meta Platforms, Inc                                                         | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12162 | NS      | $8976650.58   | 4.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TJX Cos Inc/The                  | TJX Cos, Inc                                                                | CUSIP: 872540109<br>LEI: V167QI9I69W364E2DY52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14917 | NS      | $1842100.33   | 0.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intuit Inc                       | Intuit, Inc                                                                 | CUSIP: 461202103<br>LEI: VI90HBPH7XSFMB9E4M29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6542 | NS      | $5152675.46   | 2.42%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amazon.com Inc                   | Amazon.com, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 023135106<br>LEI: ZXTILKJKG63JELOEG630 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     42424 | NS      | $9307401.36   | 4.38%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Citigroup Inc                    | Citigroup, Inc                                                              | CUSIP: 172967424<br>LEI: 6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     44764 | NS      | $3810311.68   | 1.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Altria Group Inc                 | Altria Group, Inc                                                           | CUSIP: 02209S103<br>LEI: XSGZFLO9YTNO9VCQV219 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     32310 | NS      | $1894335.30   | 0.89%             |  |  |  | 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        |   1069000 | PA      | $1069000.00   | 0.50%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Cigna Group/The                  | Cigna Group                                                                 | CUSIP: 125523100<br>LEI: 549300VIWYMSIGT1U456 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1514 | NS      | $500498.12    | 0.24%             |  |  |  | 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        |     51600 | NS      | $4701276.00   | 2.21%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Walmart Inc                      | Walmart, Inc                                                                | CUSIP: 931142103<br>LEI: Y87794H0US1R65VBXU25 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     42207 | NS      | $4127000.46   | 1.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Linde PLC                        | Linde plc                                                                   | CUSIP: G54950103<br>LEI: 5299003QR1WT0EF88V51 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5663 | NS      | $2656966.34   | 1.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Snowflake Inc                    | Snowflake, Inc                                                              | CUSIP: 833445109<br>LEI: 254900CJNSY1K7T53Z16 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4727 | NS      | $1057760.79   | 0.50%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| HCA Healthcare Inc               | HCA, Inc                                                                    | CUSIP: 40412C101<br>LEI: 529900PH4ZGUH2MNEU89 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     10571 | NS      | $4049750.10   | 1.91%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tesla Inc                        | Tesla, Inc                                                                  | CUSIP: 88160R101<br>LEI: 54930043XZGB27CTOV49 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5487 | NS      | $1743000.42   | 0.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Trane Technologies PLC           | Trane Technologies plc                                                      | CUSIP: G8994E103<br>LEI: 549300BURLR9SLYY2705 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     10822 | NS      | $4733651.02   | 2.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Veeva Systems Inc                | Veeva Systems, Inc                                                          | CUSIP: 922475108<br>LEI: 549300YZEXPDB92M2F02 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14643 | NS      | $4216891.14   | 1.98%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| RTX Corp                         | RTX Corp                                                                    | CUSIP: 75513E101<br>LEI: I07WOS4YJ0N7YRFE7309 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     27501 | NS      | $4015696.02   | 1.89%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alliant Energy Corp              | Alliant Energy Corp                                                         | CUSIP: 018802108<br>LEI: 5493009ML300G373MZ12 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     33418 | NS      | $2020786.46   | 0.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Progressive Corp/The             | Progressive Corp                                                            | CUSIP: 743315103<br>LEI: 529900TACNVLY9DCR586 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8421 | NS      | $2247228.06   | 1.06%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Johnson & Johnson                | Johnson & Johnson                                                           | CUSIP: 478160104<br>LEI: 549300G0CFPGEF6X2043 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12784 | NS      | $1952756.00   | 0.92%             |  |  |  | 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        |         3 | NS      | $2.68         | 0.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Visa Inc                         | Visa, Inc (Class A)                                                         | CUSIP: 92826C839<br>LEI: 549300JZ4OKEHW3DPJ59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12692 | NS      | $4506294.60   | 2.12%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Costco Wholesale Corp            | Costco Wholesale Corp                                                       | CUSIP: 22160K105<br>LEI: 29DX7H14B9S6O3FD6V18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3949 | NS      | $3909273.06   | 1.84%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Wells Fargo & Co                 | Wells Fargo & Co                                                            | CUSIP: 949746101<br>LEI: PBLD0EJDB5FWOLXP3B76 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     34251 | NS      | $2744190.12   | 1.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| United Rentals Inc               | United Rentals, Inc                                                         | CUSIP: 911363109<br>LEI: 5323X5O7RN0NKFCDRY08 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4448 | NS      | $3351123.20   | 1.58%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Apple Inc                        | Apple, Inc                                                                  | CUSIP: 037833100<br>LEI: HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     47913 | NS      | $9830310.21   | 4.63%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eli Lilly & Co                   | Eli Lilly & Co                                                              | CUSIP: 532457108<br>LEI: FRDRIPF3EKNDJ2CQJL29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3350 | NS      | $2611425.50   | 1.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eaton Corp PLC                   | Eaton Corp plc                                                              | CUSIP: G29183103<br>LEI: 549300VDIGTMXUNT7H71 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     13620 | NS      | $4862203.80   | 2.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TransDigm Group Inc              | TransDigm Group, Inc                                                        | CUSIP: 893641100<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       840 | NS      | $1277337.60   | 0.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Salesforce Inc                   | Salesforce, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 79466L302<br>LEI: RCGZFPDMRW58VJ54VR07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6956 | NS      | $1896831.64   | 0.89%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corp        | Edwards Lifesciences Corp                                                   | CUSIP: 28176E108<br>LEI: YA13X31F3V31L8TMPR58 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     16600 | NS      | $1298286.00   | 0.61%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Boston Scientific Corp           | Boston Scientific Corp                                                      | CUSIP: 101137107<br>LEI: Y6ZDD9FP4P8JSSJMW954 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     26082 | NS      | $2801467.62   | 1.32%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corp                      | Nvidia Corp                                                                 | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    126013 | NS      | $19908793.87  | 9.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Chevron Corp                     | Chevron Corp                                                                | CUSIP: 166764100<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9464 | NS      | $1355150.16   | 0.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp                   | Microsoft Corp                                                              | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     37364 | NS      | $18585227.24  | 8.75%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc           | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc                                                     | CUSIP: 084670702<br>LEI: 5493000C01ZX7D35SD85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2391 | NS      | $1161476.07   | 0.55%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd      | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd                                                 | CUSIP: V7780T103<br>LEI: K2NEH8QNVW44JIWK7Z55 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9989 | NS      | $3127955.46   | 1.47%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Lam Research Corp                | Lam Research Corp                                                           | CUSIP: 512807306<br>LEI: 549300I4GMO6D34U1T02 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     32500 | NS      | $3163550.00   | 1.49%             |  |  |  | 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