TIAA-CREF Funds
Important Information for Shareholders
The following updates and supplements certain information contained in the Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”), dated October 13, 2023, furnished to the shareholders of the TIAA-CREF Funds in connection with the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Monday, November 20, 2023, at 3:30 p.m., Eastern time (the “Meeting”), and at any and all adjournments, postponements or delays thereof.
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Appendix A to the Proxy Statement is updated as follows:
| Fund Name | Abbreviated Fund Name | Fiscal Year End | Institutional Class | Premier Class | Retirement Class | Advisor Class | Retail Class | Class W | ||||||||
| TIAA-CREF 5-15 Year Laddered Tax-Exempt Bond Fund | 5-15 Year Laddered Tax-Exempt Bond Fund | 3/31 | 872,832 | — | — | 33,672 | 22,376,775 | — | ||||||||
| TIAA-CREF Short-Term Bond Fund | Short-Term Bond Fund | 3/31 | 54,370,291 | 334,386 | 19,672,008 | 19,211,155 | 11,708,687 | 88,489,179 | ||||||||
| TIAA-CREF Quant Small-Cap Equity Fund | Quant Small-Cap Equity Fund | 10/31 | 98,014,425 | 1,818,967 | 23,289,140 | 53,042 | 8,424,710 | 31,349,376 | ||||||||
| TIAA-CREF Core Impact Bond Fund | Core Impact Bond Fund | 3/31 | 506,619,740 | 1,314,024 | 26,759,158 | 115,753,318 | 28,844,532 | — |
