Nuveen International Responsible Equity Fund

Shareclass

Nuveen International Res Eq Retire (TSOEX)

Type

Open-end mutual fund

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

81.9

percentile

Universe: Groups

Group: International Equity Funds

Ranking: 200 out of 1,100 funds

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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. Transurban Group
0.4% of assets
$6.9M invested
2. QBE Insurance Group Ltd
0.39% of assets
$6.61M invested
3. Allianz SE
1.03% of assets
$17.6M invested
4. ASX Ltd
0.07% of assets
$1.18M invested
5. Standard Chartered PLC
0.51% of assets
$8.63M invested
6. GSK PLC
0.71% of assets
$12.12M invested
7. National Grid PLC
0.61% of assets
$10.33M invested
8. Publicis Groupe SA
0.37% of assets
$6.39M invested
9. L'Oreal SA
0.7% of assets
$12.02M invested
10. Stockland Corp Ltd
0.01% of assets
$219,843 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. CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA
0.23% of assets
$3.94M invested
2. Kikkoman Corp
0.07% of assets
$1.16M invested
3. VAT Group AG
0.09% of assets
$1.46M invested
4. SECOM Co Ltd
0.13% of assets
$2.22M invested
5. Daifuku Co Ltd
0.2% of assets
$3.35M invested
6. Toray Industries Inc
0.31% of assets
$5.23M invested
7. Kingspan Group PLC
0.38% of assets
$6.56M invested
8. Fanuc Corp
0.41% of assets
$6.95M invested
9. West Japan Railway Co
0.15% of assets
$2.55M invested
10. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd
0.18% of assets
$3.12M invested

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Gender Equality and Returns

Returns chart for Nuveen International Responsible Equity Fund

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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/25

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Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher 5-yr returns

1.29% more in annualized returns

Higher overall gender equality score

1 / 100 points higher

Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score

0 / 40 points

Higher equal compensation and work life balance score

1 / 30 points higher

Same policies promoting gender equality score

0 / 20 points

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Current fund

TSOEX

Nuveen International Responsible Equity Fund

Family

TIAA Investments/Nuveen

Category

Foreign Large Blend

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ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

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iShares from BlackRock

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Foreign Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher 5-yr returns

1.29% more in annualized returns

Higher overall gender equality score

1 / 100 points higher

Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score

0 / 40 points

Higher equal compensation and work life balance score

1 / 30 points higher

Same policies promoting gender equality score

0 / 20 points

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Current fund

TSOEX

Nuveen International Responsible Equity Fund

Family

TIAA Investments/Nuveen

Category

Foreign Large Blend

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vs.

Benchmark

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Foreign Large Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher 5-yr returns

1.29% more in annualized returns

Higher overall gender equality score

1 / 100 points higher

Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score

0 / 40 points

Higher equal compensation and work life balance score

1 / 30 points higher

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: 4/30/25

Morningstar suggested benchmark: MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD

Annualized returns

Gender-lens analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
TSOEX - Nuveen International Responsible Equity Fund

13%

9.69%

11%

58 / 100 points

Benchmark

13%

8.32%

10%

4.72%

57 / 100 points

Fund compared to benchmark

0.34%

1.38%

1.29%

1 / 100 points higher

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