# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001068204
**File Stem:** 0001068204-26-000039
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001068204-26-000039.hdr.sgml**: 20260226

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001068204-26-000039

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251231

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260226

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260225

**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:** 26680763

**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:** 2025-12-31

**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:** $222134678.00

**Total Liabilities:** $187051.00

**Net Assets:** $221947627.00

**Cash Not Reported:** $327.00

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000013877 | 2.73%                | 0.41%                | -0.36%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $-353577.29              | $6360363.93                                |
| Month 2  | $3298051.35              | $-2588499.43                               |
| Month 3  | $1847468.55              | $-2717670.05                               |

### 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        |      5550 | NS      | $2721387.00   | 1.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Uber Technologies Inc            | Uber Technologies, Inc                                                      | CUSIP: 90353T100<br>LEI: 549300B2FTG34FILDR98 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     31279 | NS      | $2555807.09   | 1.15%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palantir Technologies Inc        | Palantir Technologies, Inc                                                  | CUSIP: 69608A108<br>LEI: 549300UVN46B3BBDHO85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14664 | NS      | $2606526.00   | 1.17%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cisco Systems Inc                | Cisco Systems, Inc                                                          | CUSIP: 17275R102<br>LEI: 549300LKFJ962MZ46593 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     46895 | NS      | $3612321.85   | 1.63%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                     | Alphabet, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 02079K107<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     21512 | NS      | $6750465.60   | 3.04%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Broadcom Inc                     | Broadcom, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 11135F101<br>LEI: 549300WV6GIDOZJTV909 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     21773 | NS      | $7535635.30   | 3.40%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co              | JPMorgan Chase & Co                                                         | CUSIP: 46625H100<br>LEI: 8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      7433 | NS      | $2395061.26   | 1.08%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Gen Digital Inc                  | Gen Digital, Inc                                                            | CUSIP: 668771108<br>LEI: YF6ZV0M6AU4FY94MK914 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     67103 | NS      | $1824530.57   | 0.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc             | Howmet Aerospace, Inc                                                       | CUSIP: 443201108<br>LEI: 549300HO5WFZUT5N2T22 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12763 | NS      | $2616670.26   | 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        |     30002 | NS      | $3459530.62   | 1.56%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ingersoll Rand Inc               | Ingersoll Rand, Inc                                                         | CUSIP: 45687V106<br>LEI: 5299004C02FMZCUOIR50 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     22326 | NS      | $1768665.72   | 0.80%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Home Depot Inc/The               | Home Depot, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 437076102<br>LEI: QEKMOTMBBKA8I816DO57 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3803 | NS      | $1308612.30   | 0.59%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                     | Alphabet, Inc (Class A)                                                     | CUSIP: 02079K305<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     25621 | NS      | $8019373.00   | 3.61%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC  | Seagate Technology Holdings plc                                             | CUSIP: G7997R103<br>LEI: 635400RUXIFEZSRU8X70 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3575 | NS      | $984519.25    | 0.44%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Mastercard Inc                   | Mastercard, Inc (Class A)                                                   | CUSIP: 57636Q104<br>LEI: AR5L2ODV9HN37376R084 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     10187 | NS      | $5815554.56   | 2.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc      | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc                                                | CUSIP: 02043Q107<br>LEI: 529900S3ZI14OWRJII50 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2663 | NS      | $1058941.95   | 0.48%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meta Platforms Inc               | Meta Platforms, Inc                                                         | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      7269 | NS      | $4798194.21   | 2.16%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| United Airlines Holdings Inc     | United Airlines Holdings, Inc                                               | CUSIP: 910047109<br>LEI: 98450079DA0B78DD6764 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     17861 | NS      | $1997217.02   | 0.90%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TJX Cos Inc/The                  | TJX Cos, Inc                                                                | CUSIP: 872540109<br>LEI: V167QI9I69W364E2DY52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     30220 | NS      | $4642094.20   | 2.09%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intuit Inc                       | Intuit, Inc                                                                 | CUSIP: 461202103<br>LEI: VI90HBPH7XSFMB9E4M29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3879 | NS      | $2569527.18   | 1.16%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| PulteGroup Inc                   | Pulte Homes, Inc                                                            | CUSIP: 745867101<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12826 | NS      | $1503976.76   | 0.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amazon.com Inc                   | Amazon.com, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 023135106<br>LEI: ZXTILKJKG63JELOEG630 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     42363 | NS      | $9778227.66   | 4.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Citigroup Inc                    | Citigroup, Inc                                                              | CUSIP: 172967424<br>LEI: 6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     43470 | NS      | $5072514.30   | 2.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| GE Vernova Inc                   | GE Vernova, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 36828A101<br>LEI: 254900DP080RU6OK2553 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3536 | NS      | $2311023.52   | 1.04%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Altria Group Inc                 | Altria Group, Inc                                                           | CUSIP: 02209S103<br>LEI: XSGZFLO9YTNO9VCQV219 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     30499 | NS      | $1758572.34   | 0.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Williams-Sonoma Inc              | Williams-Sonoma, Inc                                                        | CUSIP: 969904101<br>LEI: 549300IARG6YWVTZ1I92 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      7486 | NS      | $1336924.74   | 0.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Expedia Group Inc                | Expedia Group, Inc                                                          | CUSIP: 30212P303<br>LEI: CI7MUJI4USF3V0NJ1H64 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8757 | NS      | $2480945.67   | 1.12%             |  |  |  | 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        |     23183 | NS      | $2691314.47   | 1.21%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Walmart Inc                      | Walmart, Inc                                                                | CUSIP: 931142103<br>LEI: Y87794H0US1R65VBXU25 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     58356 | NS      | $6501441.96   | 2.93%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The      | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc                                                    | CUSIP: 38141G104<br>LEI: 784F5XWPLTWKTBV3E584 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1393 | NS      | $1224447.00   | 0.55%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| HCA Healthcare Inc               | HCA, Inc                                                                    | CUSIP: 40412C101<br>LEI: 529900PH4ZGUH2MNEU89 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5161 | NS      | $2409464.46   | 1.09%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tesla Inc                        | Tesla, Inc                                                                  | CUSIP: 88160R101<br>LEI: 54930043XZGB27CTOV49 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8950 | NS      | $4024994.00   | 1.81%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Trane Technologies PLC           | Trane Technologies plc                                                      | CUSIP: G8994E103<br>LEI: 549300BURLR9SLYY2705 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3058 | NS      | $1190173.60   | 0.54%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| RTX Corp                         | RTX Corp                                                                    | CUSIP: 75513E101<br>LEI: I07WOS4YJ0N7YRFE7309 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     22640 | NS      | $4152176.00   | 1.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alliant Energy Corp              | Alliant Energy Corp                                                         | CUSIP: 018802108<br>LEI: 5493009ML300G373MZ12 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     39240 | NS      | $2550992.40   | 1.15%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Johnson & Johnson                | Johnson & Johnson                                                           | CUSIP: 478160104<br>LEI: 549300G0CFPGEF6X2043 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     25257 | NS      | $5226936.15   | 2.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Royal Gold Inc                   | Royal Gold, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 780287108<br>LEI: 5493001NGRU6SFL04184 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     16330 | NS      | $3629995.70   | 1.64%             |  |  |  | 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      | $2.67         | 0.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Visa Inc                         | Visa, Inc (Class A)                                                         | CUSIP: 92826C839<br>LEI: 549300JZ4OKEHW3DPJ59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6567 | NS      | $2303112.57   | 1.04%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| McKesson Corp                    | McKesson Corp                                                               | CUSIP: 58155Q103<br>LEI: 549300WZWOM80UCFSF54 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1750 | NS      | $1435507.50   | 0.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tenet Healthcare Corp            | Tenet Healthcare Corp                                                       | CUSIP: 88033G407<br>LEI: 0W9AIBT6U6ADJ2I8HK17 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     13005 | NS      | $2584353.60   | 1.16%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc    | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc                                              | CUSIP: 75886F107<br>LEI: 549300RCBFWIRX3HYQ56 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5740 | NS      | $4430533.80   | 2.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Delta Air Lines Inc              | Delta Air Lines, Inc                                                        | CUSIP: 247361702<br>LEI: Q2CCMS6R0AS67HJMBN42 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     29527 | NS      | $2049173.80   | 0.92%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Apple Inc                        | Apple, Inc                                                                  | CUSIP: 037833100<br>LEI: HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     46209 | NS      | $12562378.74  | 5.66%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cummins Inc                      | Cummins, Inc                                                                | CUSIP: 231021106<br>LEI: ZUNI8PYC725B6H8JU438 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      7588 | NS      | $3873294.60   | 1.75%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eli Lilly & Co                   | Eli Lilly & Co                                                              | CUSIP: 532457108<br>LEI: FRDRIPF3EKNDJ2CQJL29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6148 | NS      | $6607132.64   | 2.98%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Carnival Corp                    | Carnival Corp                                                               | CUSIP: 143658300<br>LEI: F1OF2ZSX47CR0BCWA982 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     56225 | NS      | $1717111.50   | 0.77%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eaton Corp PLC                   | Eaton Corp plc                                                              | CUSIP: G29183103<br>LEI: 549300VDIGTMXUNT7H71 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3704 | NS      | $1179761.04   | 0.53%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AbbVie Inc                       | AbbVie, Inc                                                                 | CUSIP: 00287Y109<br>LEI: FR5LCKFTG8054YNNRU85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14022 | NS      | $3203886.78   | 1.44%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Salesforce Inc                   | Salesforce, Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 79466L302<br>LEI: RCGZFPDMRW58VJ54VR07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6567 | NS      | $1739663.97   | 0.78%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Steel Dynamics Inc               | Steel Dynamics, Inc                                                         | CUSIP: 858119100<br>LEI: 549300HGGKEL4FYTTQ83 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     15030 | NS      | $2546833.50   | 1.15%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The | Fixed Income Clearing Corporation                                           | CUSIP: RPER0WZK0<br>LEI: WFLLPEPC7FZXENRZV188 | Long             | RA               | CORP              | US        |    634000 | PA      | $634000.00    | 0.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Boston Scientific Corp           | Boston Scientific Corp                                                      | CUSIP: 101137107<br>LEI: Y6ZDD9FP4P8JSSJMW954 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     33308 | NS      | $3175917.80   | 1.43%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corp                      | Nvidia Corp                                                                 | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    101539 | NS      | $18937023.50  | 8.53%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AppLovin Corp                    | AppLovin Corp                                                               | CUSIP: 03831W108<br>LEI: 549300LLVXMUAOL3SQ07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1048 | NS      | $706163.36    | 0.32%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc           | Palo Alto Networks, Inc                                                     | CUSIP: 697435105<br>LEI: 549300QXR2YVZV231H43 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     11168 | NS      | $2057145.60   | 0.93%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AutoZone Inc                     | Autozone, Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 053332102<br>LEI: GA3JGKJ41LJKXDN23E90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       491 | NS      | $1665226.50   | 0.75%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Chevron Corp                     | Chevron Corp                                                                | CUSIP: 166764100<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5606 | NS      | $854410.46    | 0.38%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc       | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc                                                 | CUSIP: 007903107<br>LEI: R2I72C950HOYXII45366 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     10499 | NS      | $2248465.84   | 1.01%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp                   | Microsoft Corp                                                              | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     33271 | NS      | $16090521.02  | 7.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Lam Research Corp                | Lam Research Corp                                                           | CUSIP: 512807306<br>LEI: 549300I4GMO6D34U1T02 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14671 | NS      | $2511381.78   | 1.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2025-12-31

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

**Signature:** Gina Spunder

**Name of Signer:** Gina Spunder

**Title:** Director, Fund Financial Reporting