Awards & recognition
The recognition we've received isn't just about how well we perform for our customers. It's also about who we are and what we believe.
AWARDS
Our investments perform beyond expectations.
72% of TIAA-CREF Mutual Funds received an overall rating of 4- or 5-stars
Morningstar, as of 6/30/2016
WORLD'S MOST ETHICAL COMPANIES
Ethisphere Institute, 2016
TOP 50 COMPANIES FOR DIVERSITY
DiversityInc, 2016
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Best Overall Large Fund Company
Lipper, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 20161
Named by Lipper as part of their U.S. Lipper Fund Awards based on risk-adjusted performance against 36 peers (2012), 48 peers (2013, 2014), and 37 peers (2015) with at least five equity, five bond, or three mixed-asset portfolios.
Best Mixed Assets Large Fund Company Award
Lipper, 20161
For the TIAA-CREF Managed Allocation Fund and Lifecycle, Lifecycle Index and Lifestyle Series.
One of the largest money managers
Pensions & Investments, 20162
Morningstar Ratings
Morningstar, as of 6/30/20163
72% of TIAA-CREF Mutual Funds received a Morningstar overall rating of 4- or 5-stars across all asset classes (44.83% have 4 stars and 27.59% have 5 stars), based on risk-adjusted returns as of June 30, 2016.
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Signature AwardsPlan Sponsor Council of America, 2016 (Two – 2nd place, Two - 3rd place)Excellence in plan communication and investment educationInformationWeek Elite 100 RankingInformationWeek, 2016World’s Most Admired CompaniesFortune, 2016Life & Health Insurance CategoryEddy AwardsPensions & Investments, 2016 (Two - 1st place, One - 3rd place)Excellence in investment educationTraining Magazine Top 125 Companies Award
Training Magazine, 2016Star Retirement AwardMutual Fund Education Alliance (MFEA), 2016Digital Communications - Institutional Retirement Readiness CampaignCIO 100CIO Magazine, 2015#1 customer website
#1 plan sponsor website
#1 life insurance website
#3 mutual fund websiteDalbar, 20164Retirement Plan Monitor AwardsCorporate Insight, 2015Four Gold, Two SilverIT Innovation AwardVMware, Inc., 2014Service Provider Excellence Certification, Plan RecordkeepingAmerican Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, 20145
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Top 50 Companies For DiversityDiversityInc, 2016Best-of-the-Best Top 30 Corporations for InclusionNational Business Inclusion Consortium, 2016Best-of-the-Best Program of the Year100% Corporate Equality Index Rating For Support Of LGBT EmployeesThe Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 201540 Best Companies For DiversityBlack Enterprise, 2015
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Top 10 Companies for Executive WomenNational Association of Female Executives, 2016Best Companies For LatinasLatina Style Magazine, 2016100 Best Companies For Working MothersWorking Mother, 2016Clarion AwardThe Association for Women in Communications, 2014Work-Life Innovative Excellence AwardWorldatWork, 2014
1 From Thomson Reuters Lipper Awards, ©2016 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Used by permission and protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States. The printing, copying, redistribution, or retransmission of this Content without express written permission is prohibited. The Thomson Reuters Lipper Overall Large Fund Award and Thomson Reuters Lipper Mixed Asset Large Fund Award is given to the group with the lowest average decile ranking of three years’ Consistent Return for eligible funds over the three-year period ended 11/30/15. TIAA was ranked among 37 fund companies in the Overall Large category and 39 fund companies in Best Mixed Assets category in 2015 with at least five equity, five bond, or three mixed-asset portfolios. Classification averages are calculated with all eligible share classes for each eligible classification. The calculation periods extend over 36, 60, and 120 months. The highest Thomson Reuters Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value within each eligible classification determines the fund classification winner over three, five, or ten years. A detailed awards methodology can be found at http://excellence.thomsonreuters.com/award/lipper. Class I Shares have no sales charge and may be purchased only by specified classes of investors. Other fund share class purchases may be subject to a front-end sales load. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Certain funds have fee waivers in effect. Without such waivers ratings could be lower. For current performance and rankings, please visit the Research and Performance section on TIAA.org.
2 Pensions & Investments, May 30, 2016. Rankings based on institutional tax-exempt assets under management as of December 31, 2015, reported by each responding asset manager.
3 Morningstar ratings based on the lowest cost share class for each mutual fund, based on U.S. open end mutual funds. For a fund with multiple share classes and the same pricing, the share class with the longest performance history is used. Morningstar ratings may be higher or lower on a monthly basis. Morningstar is an independent service that rates mutual funds. The top 10% of funds in an investment category receive five stars, the next 22.5% receive four stars and the next 35% receive three stars. Morningstar proprietary ratings reflect historical risk-adjusted performance and can change every month. They are calculated from the fund’s three-, five- and ten-year average annual returns in excess of 90-day Treasury bill returns with appropriate fee adjustments, and a risk factor that reflects fund performance below 90-day T-bill returns. The overall star ratings are Morningstar’s published ratings, which are weighted averages of its three-, five- and ten-year ratings for periods ended June 30, 2016. Past performance cannot guarantee future results. For current performance and rankings, please visit TIAA.org/public/tcfpi/InvestResearch.
4 DALBAR’s WebMonitor program continuously analyzes financial services websites to evaluate their effectiveness in maximizing their online presence by incorporating content and functionality in a consistent, appealing, and user-friendly manner. DALBAR regularly publishes key findings of competitive intelligence and benchmarking data, spotlighting notable trends, best practices, and industry leaders.
5 ASPPA Recordkeeping services certification validated September 2013. The ASPPA’s purpose is to educate retirement plan and benefits professionals and to preserve and enhance the private pension system. The certification program is run by CEFEX, which maintains complete independence during the registration decision process. CEFEX awards the ASPPA Recordkeeper Certificate to those firms that successfully satisfy the audit criteria and meet best practices.
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