CREF Growth Account

Shareclass

CREF Growth Account (R2) (QCGRPX)

Type

Variable annuity

Manager

TIAA Investments/Nuveen

Gender equality score

/ 100 points

Overall score

Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value

Group ranking

75.4

percentile

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Group: U.S. Large Cap Equity

Ranking: 360 out of 1,459 funds

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CREF Growth Account QCGRPX

Environment

Fossil fuels

Investments in coal, oil, and natural gas energy and utility companies, and related financial companies

Deforestation

Investments in deforestation-risk agricultural commodities, and related financial companies and consumer brands

Social

Gender equality

Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

Civilian firearms

Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers, and related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex

Investments in prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons

Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies, including nuclear weapon manufacturers and servicers

Tobacco

Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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Top scoring holdings

The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.

1. AstraZeneca PLC ADR
0.17% of assets
$69.18M invested
2. Novo Nordisk AS Class B
1.32% of assets
$531.13M invested
3. Novo Nordisk AS ADR
0.91% of assets
$367.88M invested
4. Marriott International Inc Class A
<0.01% of assets
$710,324 invested
5. Bank of America Corp
<0.01% of assets
$397,240 invested
6. Boston Scientific Corp
<0.01% of assets
$411,587 invested
7. Mastercard Inc Class A
2.27% of assets
$913.92M invested
8. Citigroup Inc
<0.01% of assets
$476,553 invested
9. Etsy Inc
<0.01% of assets
$53,074 invested
10. Experian PLC
0.26% of assets
$104.98M invested

Bottom scoring holdings

The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.

1. GRAIL Inc
<0.01% of assets
$1.7M invested
2. Trump Media & Technology Group Corp
<0.01% of assets
$15,242 invested
3. TKO Group Holdings Inc
<0.01% of assets
$75,674 invested
4. AST SpaceMobile Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A
<0.01% of assets
$130,230 invested
5. Astera Labs Inc
<0.01% of assets
$301,111 invested
6. FTAI Aviation Ltd
<0.01% of assets
$215,569 invested
7. Liberty Broadband Corp Registered Shs Series -C-
<0.01% of assets
$22,332 invested
8. Liberty Broadband Corp Registered Shs Series -A-
<0.01% of assets
$3,747 invested
9. RBC Bearings Inc
<0.01% of assets
$37,427 invested
10. Carvana Co Class A
<0.01% of assets
$772,341 invested

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Gender Equality and Returns

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Benchmarking tool

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QCGRPX

CREF Growth Account

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TIAA Investments/Nuveen

Category

Large Growth

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Category

Global Large-Stock Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 9/30/24

Less than one year of returns available

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Less than one year of returns available

Higher overall gender equality score

1 / 100 points higher

Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score

0 / 40 points

Same equal compensation and work life balance score

0 / 30 points

Same policies promoting gender equality score

0 / 20 points

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Current fund

QCGRPX

CREF Growth Account

Family

TIAA Investments/Nuveen

Category

Large Growth

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Benchmark

ACWI

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Global Large-Stock Blend

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Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 9/30/24

Less than one year of returns available

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Less than one year of returns available

Higher overall gender equality score

1 / 100 points higher

Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score

0 / 40 points

Same equal compensation and work life balance score

0 / 30 points

Same policies promoting gender equality score

0 / 20 points

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Current fund

QCGRPX

CREF Growth Account

Family

TIAA Investments/Nuveen

Category

Large Growth

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

ACWI

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Global Large-Stock Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 9/30/24

Less than one year of returns available

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Less than one year of returns available

Higher overall gender equality score

1 / 100 points higher

Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score

0 / 40 points

Same equal compensation and work life balance score

0 / 30 points

Same policies promoting gender equality score

0 / 20 points

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 9/30/24

Morningstar suggested benchmark: MSCI ACWI NR USD

Annualized returns

Gender-lens analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
QCGRPX - CREF Growth Account

56 / 100 points

Benchmark

16%

15%

13%

10%

55 / 100 points

Fund compared to benchmark

Less than one year of returns available

1 / 100 points higher

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