Investment Product Commentary For the quarter ended September 30, 2017 Account Performance Highlights In the third quarter of 2017, the CREF Stock Account outperformed the 5.08% return of its composite benchmark, which consists of a 70% allocation to the Russell 3000 Index (U.S. markets) and a 30% allocation to the MSCI All-Country World ex-us Investable Market Index (foreign developed and emerging markets). Fair valuing had a positive effect on the Account s return during the quarter. 1 U.S. equity investors enjoyed another profitable, low-volatility quarter despite major hurricanes and tensions with North Korea. The broad-based Russell 3000 Index advanced 4.57%, bringing its year-to-date gain to 13.91%. Meanwhile, small-cap stocks (+5.67%) beat both large caps (+4.48%) and mid caps (+3.47%), based on respective Russell indexes. Increasingly synchronized global growth and robust fund flows propelled international equities. Emerging market (EM) stocks (+7.89%) outperformed developed-market shares (+5.40%) in U.S. dollar terms. Eurozone stocks rose 4.19% in local terms, a gain that was nearly doubled when translated into dollars. Japan s moderate recovery remained on track and Chinese equities surged during the period. The Account allocates its assets across three main portfolio management sleeves : active fundamental; active research; and quantitative; in addition to an index component for liquidity purposes. To provide broad diversification, each sleeve offers a different investment style and approach in its stock selection process. Third-quarter results for the Account s U.S. holdings exceeded those of the Russell 3000 Index. Our active value and core mandates outpaced their respective benchmarks; growth sleeves were mixed. The U.S. quantitatively managed sleeves contributed as well. Relative performance was favorable among the Account s international allocations. Our large-cap, developed markets returns were led by European and Asian actively managed mandates. International quantitative sleeves also outperformed. Within EM, positive returns from the actively managed mandate was partially offset by the quantitative sleeve. Global mandates outperformed in aggregate. Returns in the sector-neutral, research analyst portfolios exceeded the U.S., European, Canadian, and EM benchmarks, while lagging in Asia. Positioning The CREF Stock Account is a broadly diversified, global equity variable annuity emphasizing low relative risk versus the market. Intended as a complete equity holding, the Account provides exposure to all major equity market segments, including large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks, both domestically and within foreign developed and emerging markets. Secular, professional asset allocation takes a long-term view on portfolio positioning to assist participants in planning for retirement. The multi-manager approach leverages the skills and experience of fundamental active portfolio managers, active equity research analysts, and quantitative portfolio managers, to generate multiple sources of excess return. Midway through the ninth year of the current U.S. economic expansion one of the longest in history we see none of the typical scenarios that could stop this equity bull market. Interest rates, while rising, are still near historically low levels. Inflation and unemployment also remain low. In fact, the potential for fiscal stimulus, tax reform, or both could fuel further gains in stocks despite relatively full valuations. Although some political risks remain internationally, we continue to favor overseas stocks. In Europe, equities should benefit from stronger economic growth, lower market valuations, and mild inflation. While key EM economies are bouncing back from stagnation, we are mindful of fiscal tightening in China and ongoing political tension in the Korean peninsula. As always, we are committed to the CREF Stock Account s investment approach: combining a high level of geographic diversification and a variety of distinctive investment styles to provide attractive long-term return potential without undue risk. 1 The Account s return may sometimes diverge from the return of its benchmark index more than would be expected. This may be the result of a fair-value pricing adjustment. Many foreign exchanges close before the Account s daily unit value is calculated (generally 4 p.m. (ET)). In the intervening hours, the value of foreign securities can change, and these changes are not reflected immediately in the Account s benchmark index. They may, however, be reflected in the calculation of the Account s unit value for that day. The sectors referenced in the relative performance commentary above are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS ). The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) was developed by MSCI, a premier independent provider of global indexes and benchmark-related products and services, and Standard & Poor s (S&P), an independent international financial data and investment services company and a leading provider of global equity indexes.
Investment Product Commentary For the quarter ended September 30, 2017 Average Annual Returns 2 Ticker Estimated Annual Expenses 4 Inception Latest Quarter 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year CREF Stock Account R1 QCSTRX 0.71% 7/31/1952 5.16% 18.76% 8.63% 11.72% 5.48% 9.86% CREF Stock Account R2 3 QCSTPX 0.43% 4/24/2015 5.24% 19.09% 8.88% 11.87% 5.55% 9.87% CREF Stock Account R3 3 QCSTIX 0.32% 4/24/2015 5.26% 19.19% 8.96% 11.93% 5.57% 9.87% CREF Composite Benchmark 5.08% 19.05% 9.10% 12.18% 5.79% N/A Since Inception Security Selection Effects on Account Performance Sector Effects on Account Performance Top 10 Holdings Issuer Top Contributing Securities Apple Inc. Via Varejo S.A. Applied Materials, Inc. Top Detracting Securities Dick s Sporting Goods, Inc. Allergan PLC Kraft Heinz Company Top Contributing Sectors Industrials Information Technology Consumer Staples Top Detracting Sectors Telecommunication Services Energy Utilities Consumer Staples Health Care Consumer Discretionary Energy Industrials Information Technology Materials Financials Telecommunications Services Utilities Contribution Detraction Apple, Inc. 2.00% Alphabet, Inc. 1.55% Microsoft Corp. 1.31% Facebook, Inc. 1.08% JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.04% Amazon.com, Inc. 0.95% Bank of America Corp. 0.89% Johnson & Johnson 0.86% Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.66% Home Depot, Inc. 0.63% 2 The returns quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate. Current performance may be higher or lower than that shown above, and you may have a gain or a loss when you redeem your annuity account accumulation units. For current performance information, including performance to the most recent month-end, please visit TIAA.org, or call 800-842-2252. 3 Effective April 24, 2015, additional classes are available with different eligibility requirements. The performance shown for Class R2 and Class R3 that is prior to its inception date is based on the Account s Class R1. The inception date of the Account s Class R1 is shown in the table above. The performance for these periods has not been restated to reflect the lower expenses of the Class R2 and Class R3. If these lower expenses had been reflected, the performance of the Class R2 and Class R3 for these periods would have been higher. Please visit the account s prospectus at TIAA.org for more information. 4 Total annual expense deductions, which include investment advisory, administrative, and distribution (12b-1) expenses, and mortality and expense risk charges, are estimated each year based on projected expense and asset levels. Please visit the account s prospectus at TIAA.org for more information. The Account is subject to certain risks, such as market and investment style risk. Please consider all risks carefully prior to investing, the account is subject to allocation risk and the risks of foreign investing. Top ten holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of the account s current or future investments. The holdings listed only include the account s long-term investments. Money market instruments and/or futures contracts, and index products used for cash management or to provide temporary exposure to a particular stock or country, is applicable, are excluded. The holdings may not include the account s entire investment portfolio and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell a particular security. Nuveen, LLC, formerly known as TIAA Global Asset Management, delivers the expertise of TIAA Investments and its independent investment affiliates. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC, Teachers Personal Investors Services, Inc., and Nuveen Securities, LLC, Member FINRA and SIPC, distributes securities products. This variable annuity is issued by College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), New York, NY. Each TIAA entity is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. Please call 877-518-9161 or go to TIAA.org for an Account prospectus that contains this and other information. Please read the prospectuses carefully before investing. Diversification cannot ensure a profit nor eliminate market risk. This material is not intended to be a recommendation or investment advice, does not constitute a solicitation to buy or sell securities, and is not provided in a fiduciary capacity. The information provided does not take into account the specific objectives or circumstances of any particular investor, or suggest any specific course of action. Investment decisions should be made based on an investor s objectives and circumstances and in consultation with his or her advisors. 2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10017 283056 784303_907945 (10/17)
Class R2 (QCSTPX) As of 09/30/17 Portfolio Strategies This variable annuity account seeks a favorable long-term rate of return through capital appreciation and investment income by investing primarily in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks. Under normal circumstances, the account invests at least 80% of its assets in broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks. The account's managers typically use a combination of three different investment strategies to manage the Account active management, enhanced indexing and pure indexing and invests in both domestic and foreign equities. Management looks for companies it believes are attractively priced based on a detailed analysis of their prospects for growth in earnings, cash flow, revenues and other relevant measures. Management also looks for companies whose assets appear undervalued in the market. The account may invest in companies of any market capitalization size, including smaller issues. Enhanced index strategies often employ proprietary, quantitative modeling techniques for stock selection, country allocation and portfolio construction. A pure index strategy is designed to track various segments of the component indices of the account s composite benchmark index. Performance Total Return Average Annual Total Return 1 Fund Name QTD YTD 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr SI CREF Stock Account 5.24% 16.68% 19.09% 8.88% 11.87% 5.55% 9.87% CREF Composite Benchmark 5.08% 16.15% 19.05% 9.10% 12.18% 5.79% - S&P 500 Index 4.48% 14.24% 18.61% 10.81% 14.22% 7.44% - Morningstar Peer Group: Allocation--85%+ Equity Median Quartile 4.35% 14.48% 16.51% 7.53% 10.70% 4.83% - Percentile Rank - - 8 12 9 20 - Overall: Number of Funds in Peer Group - - 178 156 131 105 156 Morningstar Rating - - - Calendar Year Performance 2016 2016 2016 CREF Stock Account 9.06% CREF Composite Benchmark 10.25% Portfolio Characteristics As of 09/30/17 Fund Benchmark # Holdings 9,455 - Market Cap - $ - Weighted Median $43.49 $47.65 P/E Ratio (1 Yr Forecast) 12.89 14.24 Price/Book 2.55 2.60 Price/Sales 1.66 1.73 ROE (1 Yr Average) 13.80 14.00 Descriptive Information Ticker QCSTPX CUSIP 194408118 Share Class Class R2 Portfolio Inception Date 08/01/1952 Fund Inception Date - Share Class 04/24/2015 Estimated Annual Expenses 0.43% Revenue Share 0.20% Portfolio Net $123.08 billion Turnover (As of 12/31/16) 56.0% Manager Name Team Managed Manager Tenure 21.52 years Up Down Market Chart N/A Data not available 1 The Account's Class R1 began operations on July 31, 1952. The performance shown for Class R2 that is prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the Account's Class R1. The performance for these periods has not been restated to reflect the lower expenses of Class R2. If these lower expenses had been reflected, the performance of Class R2 for these periods would have been higher. For Institutional Investor use only. Not for use with or distribution to the public.
Class R2 (QCSTPX) As of 09/30/17 Style Map Data not available N/A Top 10 Holdings As of 09/30/17 Apple Inc 2.00% Alphabet Inc 1.55% Microsoft Corp 1.31% Facebook Inc 1.08% JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.04% Amazon.com Inc 0.95% Bank of America Corp 0.89% Johnson & Johnson 0.86% Exxon Mobil Corp 0.66% Home Depot Inc 0.63% Total 10.97% Peer Group Scattergram As of 09/30/17 Return (%) 20 10 Historical Statistics 2 10/01/14 09/30/17 Return Standard Deviation Sharpe Ratio Alpha Beta R 2 Tracking Error IR CREF Stock Account 8.88% 10.16 0.85-0.11 0.99 1.00 0.68-0.31 CREF Composite Benchmark 9.10% 10.25 0.86 - - - - - Peer Group Median 7.53% 9.76 0.76-0.49 0.97 0.95 2.21-0.32 Risk Statistics are calculated using a category benchmark and may not be the same as the benchmark index shown. Growth of $10,000 04/24/15 09/30/17 $15,000 $13,000 $11,000 $9,000 $7,000 $5,000 $3,000 4/15 3/16 3/17 9/17 CREF Stock Account $11,869 CREF Composite Benchmark $11,987 S&P 500 Index $12,533 The total returns are not adjusted to reflect sales charges, the effects of taxation or redemption fees, but are adjusted to reflect actual ongoing expenses, and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, net of all recurring costs. 3 yr Rolling Under/Over Performance N/A Data not available Market Cap Breakdown As of 09/30/17 Fund Benchmark Difference Over $50 Billion 47.19% 48.27% -1.08% $15 Billion - $50 Billion $2 Billion - $15 Billion 22.76% 23.79% -1.03% 24.08% 22.94% 1.14% $300 Million - $2 Billion 5.70% 4.78% 0.92% Under $300 Million 0.27% 0.22% 0.05% Current Asset Allocation As of 09/30/17 U.S. Equity 69.02% International Equity 30.34% Short-Term Investments, Other & Liabilities, Net 0.64% 0 0 15 Risk (Standard Deviation) Standard Return Deviation CREF Stock Account 8.88% 10.16 CREF Composite Benchmark 9.10% 10.25 Median 7.53% 9.76 Sector Allocation As of 07/31/17 Fund Technology 18.02% Financial Services 17.72% Consumer Cyclical 12.20% Healthcare 11.73% Industrials 10.89% Consumer Defensive 8.14% Energy 6.11% Basic Materials 5.29% Communication Services 3.62% Real Estate 3.59% Utilities 2.69% 2 Risk statistics that require a 3-year performance history are calculated using the Account s Class R1 share class for periods prior to the Account s Class R2 inception date. The Account's Class R1 began operations on July 31, 1952. Neither the performance nor the risk statistics for these periods have been restated to reflect the lower expenses of Class R2. If these lower expenses had been reflected, the performance and risk statistic values of Class R2 for these periods would have been higher. 2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 For Institutional Investor use only. Not for use with or distribution to the public. 2 Rev 2 10/18/2017 1:58:12 PM-EQ
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QTD Attribution Report As of 09/30/2017 Performance Attribution CREF Stock Account vs. (CB) CREF COMPOSITE INDEX 06/30/2017 to 09/30/2017 U.S. Dollar Return (%) Weight (%) Attribution (BP) Sector Port. Bench. Relative Port. Avg Port. Final Bench. Final Allocation Selection Total Consumer Discretionary 4.12 3.99 0.13 13.09 12.92 12.58-1 2 1 Consumer Staples -0.65-0.98 0.33 7.05 6.71 7.07 2 2 5 Derivatives 1.33 0.00 1.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 Energy 8.95 9.07-0.11 5.40 5.69 5.49 1-1 -0 Financials 6.26 6.04 0.22 17.87 17.97 18.28-0 4 4 Futures 4.79 0.00 4.79 0.33 0.33 0.00-0 0-0 Health Care 3.25 3.11 0.14 12.11 12.13 12.42 1 2 2 Index Options 3.67 0.00 3.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 Industrials 6.13 5.50 0.63 11.19 11.37 11.19 0 7 7 Information Technology 8.11 7.68 0.43 17.27 17.41 17.46-0 7 7 Materials 8.29 8.05 0.25 5.26 5.29 5.03 1 1 2 Other 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 Real Estate 3.18 2.18 1.00 2.97 2.87 3.27 1 3 4 Telecommunication Services 4.94 4.93 0.01 3.74 3.67 3.83-0 0-0 Unclassified 27.98-5.15 33.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 Utilities 3.32 3.50-0.17 3.16 3.03 3.38 1-1 -0 [Cash] 0.17 0.00 0.17 0.56 0.59 0.00-3 0-3 Total 5.39 5.10 0.30 100.00 100.00 100.00 2 27 30 Please refer to Important Information at the end of the report. 2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
QTD Attribution Report As of 09/30/2017 Performance Attribution CREF Stock Account vs. (CB) CREF COMPOSITE INDEX 06/30/2017 to 09/30/2017 U.S. Dollar Return USD (%) Return Local (%) Weight (%) Attribution (BP) Country Port. Bench. Port. Bench. Port. Avg Port. Final Bench. Final Allocation (Local) Selection (Local) Currency Total Argentina 22.15 0.00 22.15 0.00 0.05 0.07 0.00 1 0-0 1 Australia 3.20 3.29 1.12 0.98 1.12 1.09 1.40 1 0-1 0 Austria 8.77 10.21 5.12 6.33 0.19 0.19 0.07 0-0 0 0 Belgium 8.38 8.87 4.73 5.04 0.13 0.13 0.27-0 -0-0 -1 Brazil 27.64 23.77 21.99 18.17 0.56 0.58 0.52 1 2 0 3 Canada 8.59 7.52 4.48 3.54 1.97 1.98 2.02 0 2 0 2 Cayman Islands -0.77 0.00-0.77 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00-0 0-0 -0 Chile 15.28 17.27 11.15 12.76 0.09 0.09 0.09-0 -0-0 -0 China 15.20 14.20 15.24 14.25 2.29 2.33 2.08 2 2-0 4 Colombia 6.21 6.69 2.55 2.56 0.04 0.04 0.03-0 -0 0 0 Cyprus 44.92 0.00 44.92 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 Czech Republic 7.44 9.75 3.27 5.38 0.02 0.02 0.01 0-0 0-0 Denmark 10.96 7.95 7.31 4.24 0.40 0.40 0.39-0 1 0 1 Egypt 5.77 3.92 3.03 1.23 0.01 0.01 0.01-0 0 0 0 Finland 1.31 3.76-1.94 0.10 0.23 0.22 0.23-0 -0-0 -1 France 9.26 8.39 5.59 4.57 2.70 2.71 2.06-0 3 2 4 Germany 8.02 8.74 4.38 4.91 1.86 1.93 1.95-0 -1-1 -1 Greece -8.85-8.78-11.91-11.99 0.03 0.02 0.03 0-0 0 0 Hong Kong 4.70 4.93 4.75 4.98 0.70 0.68 0.68 0-0 0-0 Hungary 8.76 9.32 6.08 6.00 0.03 0.03 0.02-0 0-0 -0 India 4.30 2.85 5.36 3.93 0.72 0.69 0.65-0 1-0 1 Indonesia -1.70-1.56-0.65-0.52 0.17 0.16 0.16 0-0 0 0 Ireland 6.37 6.63 3.06 2.87 0.24 0.22 0.11-0 0 0 0 Israel -2.86-8.28-2.32-7.99 0.14 0.13 0.13 0 1-0 1 Italy 11.72 13.65 7.97 9.64 0.78 0.82 0.57 1-1 1 0 Japan 4.16 4.37 4.21 4.56 4.89 4.82 5.02 0-1 0-1 Jersey -7.25 0.00-7.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00-0 0 0-0 Korea 2.25 1.81 2.36 1.92 1.11 1.05 1.07-0 1 0 1 Luxembourg 13.33 0.00 13.33 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00-0 0 0 0 Please refer to Important Information at the end of the report. 2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
QTD Attribution Report As of 09/30/2017 Return USD (%) Return Local (%) Weight (%) Attribution (BP) Country Port. Bench. Port. Bench. Port. Avg Port. Final Bench. Final Allocation (Local) Selection (Local) Currency Total Malaysia 2.23 1.80 0.56 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.17 0 0-0 0 Malta 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00-0 0 0 0 Mexico 0.90 1.20 1.24 1.53 0.24 0.23 0.24 0-0 0-0 Netherlands 8.50 8.58 5.31 5.51 0.98 0.97 0.84 0-0 1 1 New Zealand 2.77 2.49 4.27 3.81 0.08 0.07 0.06-0 0-0 -0 Norway 20.06 18.36 14.53 12.47 0.19 0.20 0.18 0 0 0 1 Pakistan -10.05 0.00-9.60 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00-0 0-0 -0 Peru 14.98 15.45 15.02 15.47 0.03 0.03 0.03-0 -0 0-0 Philippines 3.16 2.60 3.86 3.29 0.10 0.10 0.08-0 0-0 0 Poland 9.61 9.16 7.94 7.27 0.09 0.09 0.09-0 0-0 0 Portugal 11.87 10.94 8.10 7.04 0.04 0.03 0.04-0 0-0 0 Qatar -7.23-6.82-7.71-7.32 0.03 0.03 0.04 0-0 0 0 Russia 19.23 17.41 19.23 14.64 0.18 0.20 0.22-0 1-1 0 Singapore 4.31 3.41 2.79 2.01 0.30 0.29 0.27-0 0 0 0 South Africa 3.39 3.36 7.00 6.52 0.45 0.43 0.44-0 0-0 -0 Spain 2.73 4.11-0.70 0.45 0.59 0.59 0.69 0-1 -0-1 Sri Lanka -8.95 0.00-9.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00-0 0 0-0 Sweden 4.44 5.08 0.97 1.69 0.46 0.45 0.69 1-0 -1-0 Switzerland 2.89 2.09 3.90 3.15 1.41 1.41 1.62 0 1 0 2 Taiwan 1.88 2.00 1.56 1.67 1.00 0.94 0.88-0 -0 0-0 Thailand 11.11 9.97 9.08 7.97 0.17 0.19 0.17 0 0 0 0 Turkey -0.44 0.61 0.82 1.57 0.10 0.09 0.08 0-0 -0-0 United Arab Emirates 5.30 4.14 5.29 4.13 0.05 0.06 0.05-0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 5.47 5.71 2.55 2.35 3.27 3.22 3.74 1 1-3 -1 United States 4.80 4.57 4.80 4.57 69.01 69.22 69.80-0 16 0 16 Virgin Islands (Brit 12.51 0.00 12.51 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 [Cash] 0.17 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.56 0.59 0.00-2 0-0 -3 Total 5.39 5.10 4.88 4.57 100.00 100.00 100.00 6 26-2 30 Please refer to Important Information at the end of the report. 2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
YTD Attribution Report As of 09/30/2017 Performance Attribution CREF Stock Account vs. (CB) CREF COMPOSITE INDEX 12/31/2016 to 09/30/2017 U.S. Dollar Return (%) Weight (%) Attribution (BP) Sector Port. Bench. Relative Port. Avg Port. Final Bench. Final Allocation Selection Total Consumer Discretionary 17.67 16.49 1.18 13.28 12.92 12.58 1 15 16 Consumer Staples 9.65 9.96-0.31 7.30 6.71 7.07 2-2 0 Derivatives 1.71 0.00 1.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 Energy -4.85-3.53-1.32 5.82 5.69 5.49-7 -7-14 Financials 17.34 16.39 0.95 17.82 17.97 18.28-0 17 16 Futures 14.41 0.00 14.41 0.30 0.33 0.00-0 0-0 Health Care 20.50 19.46 1.05 11.78 12.13 12.42-2 12 10 Index Options 27.01 0.00 27.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 Industrials 19.24 17.61 1.62 11.19 11.37 11.19 0 17 18 Information Technology 28.87 26.64 2.22 16.87 17.41 17.46 1 32 33 Materials 19.91 19.03 0.88 5.24 5.29 5.03 1 5 6 Other 1.03 0.00 1.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 Real Estate 11.49 8.06 3.43 2.97 2.87 3.27 3 10 13 Telecommunication Services 11.72 10.66 1.06 3.79 3.67 3.83 1 4 5 Unclassified 162.79 12.38 150.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 Utilities 13.56 12.57 0.99 3.08 3.03 3.38 1 3 4 [Cash] 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.56 0.59 0.00-9 0-9 Total 17.20 16.21 0.99 100.00 100.00 100.00-7 106 99 Please refer to Important Information at the end of the report. 2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
YTD Attribution Report As of 09/30/2017 Performance Attribution CREF Stock Account vs. (CB) CREF COMPOSITE INDEX 12/31/2016 to 09/30/2017 U.S. Dollar Return USD (%) Return Local (%) Weight (%) Attribution (BP) Country Port. Bench. Port. Bench. Port. Avg Port. Final Bench. Final Allocation (Local) Selection (Local) Currency Total Argentina 69.44 29.57 69.44 29.57 0.05 0.07 0.00 2 0-0 2 Australia 14.54 12.57 5.37 3.89 1.19 1.09 1.40 3 2-2 3 Austria 45.64 42.85 29.73 27.44 0.18 0.19 0.07 1 0 1 3 Belgium 23.04 21.02 9.59 7.98 0.15 0.13 0.27 1 0-1 -0 Brazil 33.06 28.84 29.46 25.22 0.55 0.58 0.52 1 2-0 2 Canada 11.86 11.15 3.96 3.65 2.02 1.98 2.02 0 0 1 1 Cayman Islands 9.73 0.00 9.73 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00 0 0-0 0 Chile 29.63 32.96 24.24 26.88 0.09 0.09 0.09 0-0 0-0 China 46.08 40.98 46.86 41.76 2.14 2.33 2.08 5 8-0 13 Colombia 14.02 14.06 11.60 11.58 0.04 0.04 0.03-0 0 0 0 Cyprus 60.18 0.00 60.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 Czech Republic 26.09 27.60 7.98 9.51 0.02 0.02 0.01-0 -0 0 0 Denmark 42.66 32.92 27.19 18.69 0.38 0.40 0.39 0 3 0 3 Egypt 15.56 10.74 12.50 7.81 0.01 0.01 0.01-0 0 0 0 Finland 22.03 24.22 9.18 10.83 0.23 0.22 0.23 0-0 0-0 France 31.25 27.61 16.90 13.85 2.56 2.71 2.06-0 8 6 14 Germany 28.32 26.46 14.28 12.83 1.87 1.93 1.95-0 3-0 3 Greece 22.50 21.93 9.10 8.79 0.03 0.02 0.03 0 0 0 0 Hong Kong 27.45 25.99 28.29 26.86 0.71 0.68 0.68 0 1 0 1 Hungary 26.21 29.73 13.30 16.42 0.02 0.03 0.02-0 -0 0-0 India 32.67 26.76 27.66 21.99 0.70 0.69 0.65 0 4 0 4 Indonesia 10.22 11.25 10.19 11.22 0.17 0.16 0.16-0 -0 0-0 Ireland 25.80 19.03 13.42 6.20 0.21 0.22 0.11-1 1 1 1 Israel 15.17 5.69 10.34 1.31 0.16 0.13 0.13 0 1 0 2 Italy 39.24 34.72 24.00 20.19 0.67 0.82 0.57 1 2 2 5 Japan 16.93 15.41 12.58 11.38 4.99 4.82 5.02 1 7-0 8 Jersey -9.64 0.00-9.64 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00-0 0-0 -0 Korea 29.69 29.53 22.99 22.84 1.08 1.05 1.07 0 0 0 0 Luxembourg 15.26 0.00 15.26 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 0 0 0 Please refer to Important Information at the end of the report. 2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
YTD Attribution Report As of 09/30/2017 Return USD (%) Return Local (%) Weight (%) Attribution (BP) Country Port. Bench. Port. Bench. Port. Avg Port. Final Bench. Final Allocation (Local) Selection (Local) Currency Total Malaysia 17.22 17.11 10.33 10.23 0.16 0.15 0.17 0 0-0 0 Malta 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 Mexico 25.15 25.53 9.94 10.64 0.23 0.23 0.24 0-0 -0-0 Netherlands 31.65 30.56 18.41 18.34 0.92 0.97 0.84 1 0 3 4 New Zealand 10.82 20.07 6.59 15.81 0.08 0.07 0.06 0-1 0-1 Norway 20.62 22.50 11.25 13.29 0.19 0.20 0.18-0 -0 0-0 Pakistan -16.39 0.00-15.96 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00-0 0 0-0 Peru 28.12 29.17 28.16 29.17 0.03 0.03 0.03 0 0 0 0 Philippines 17.13 15.56 19.69 18.09 0.10 0.10 0.08 0 0-0 0 Poland 47.99 46.72 29.04 28.08 0.08 0.09 0.09-0 0-0 -0 Portugal 33.23 29.15 18.65 15.21 0.04 0.03 0.04-0 0 0 0 Qatar -17.00-15.76-16.99-15.77 0.04 0.03 0.04 0-0 0 0 Russia 3.03 1.25 3.02-3.47 0.22 0.20 0.22-1 2-1 -0 Singapore 26.20 22.77 18.27 15.49 0.29 0.29 0.27-0 1 0 1 South Africa 13.93 10.83 12.32 9.43 0.46 0.43 0.44 0 1 0 2 Spain 26.31 28.18 12.52 14.36 0.56 0.59 0.69-0 -1-1 -2 Sri Lanka 13.42 0.00 14.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 Sweden 23.49 24.01 10.40 11.42 0.47 0.45 0.69 0-0 -2-2 Switzerland 25.09 21.25 18.92 15.43 1.44 1.41 1.62-1 5-1 3 Taiwan 26.53 23.99 19.11 16.66 1.02 0.94 0.88 0 2 0 3 Thailand 21.45 20.69 13.09 12.39 0.17 0.19 0.17 0 0 0 0 Turkey 29.47 31.55 30.79 32.99 0.09 0.09 0.08 0-0 0 0 United Arab Emirates 10.49 6.02 10.48 6.01 0.05 0.06 0.05-0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 18.70 17.37 9.28 8.10 3.43 3.22 3.74 2 5-2 4 United States 14.27 13.89 14.27 13.89 69.10 69.22 69.80-0 27 2 28 Virgin Islands (Brit 12.51 0.00 12.51 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 [Cash] 0.50 0.00 0.62 0.00 0.56 0.59 0.00-8 0-1 -9 Total 17.20 16.21 14.85 13.93 100.00 100.00 100.00 9 84 7 99 Please refer to Important Information at the end of the report. 2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
1 YR Attribution Report As of 09/30/2017 Performance Attribution CREF Stock Account vs. (CB) CREF COMPOSITE INDEX 09/30/2016 to 09/30/2017 U.S. Dollar Return (%) Weight (%) Attribution (BP) Sector Port. Bench. Relative Port. Avg Port. Final Bench. Final Allocation Selection Total Consumer Discretionary 17.54 17.53 0.01 13.32 12.92 12.58-1 -1-1 Consumer Staples 4.84 4.96-0.12 7.45 6.71 7.07 2-1 2 Derivatives -0.52 0.00-0.52 0.00 0.00 0.00-0 0-0 Energy 1.89 4.67-2.78 6.01 5.69 5.49-5 -17-22 Financials 33.37 32.38 0.99 17.66 17.97 18.28-7 15 8 Futures 17.02 0.00 17.02 0.29 0.33 0.00-0 0-0 Health Care 14.34 13.34 0.99 11.79 12.13 12.42 1 12 13 Index Options -65.24 0.00-65.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 Industrials 25.28 23.57 1.71 11.12 11.37 11.19-1 18 17 Information Technology 29.81 27.68 2.14 16.69 17.41 17.46 0 31 31 Materials 24.50 23.10 1.40 5.20 5.29 5.03 1 7 8 Other -3.01 0.00-3.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 Real Estate 5.35 2.88 2.47 3.02 2.87 3.27 6 7 14 Telecommunication Services 12.13 10.45 1.68 3.81 3.67 3.83 1 7 8 Unclassified 145.05 5.99 139.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 Utilities 11.26 10.80 0.46 3.10 3.03 3.38 2 1 4 [Cash] 0.16 0.00 0.16 0.54 0.59 0.00-9 0-9 Total 19.81 19.09 0.72 100.00 100.00 100.00-9 81 72 Please refer to Important Information at the end of the report. 2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
1 YR Attribution Report As of 09/30/2017 Performance Attribution CREF Stock Account vs. (CB) CREF COMPOSITE INDEX 09/30/2016 to 09/30/2017 U.S. Dollar Return USD (%) Return Local (%) Weight (%) Attribution (BP) Country Port. Bench. Port. Bench. Port. Avg Port. Final Bench. Final Allocation (Local) Selection (Local) Currency Total Argentina 65.69 2.60 65.69 2.60 0.04 0.07 0.00 1 1-0 2 Australia 12.65 12.40 9.91 9.62 1.20 1.09 1.40 3-0 -1 2 Austria 47.57 46.14 40.29 38.92 0.17 0.19 0.07 2 0 1 3 Belgium 8.89 8.96 3.50 3.58 0.17 0.13 0.27 2-0 -1 1 Brazil 36.19 31.23 32.63 27.77 0.54 0.58 0.52 1 2 0 3 Canada 14.41 13.93 8.82 8.42 2.03 1.98 2.02 0 1-0 0 Cayman Islands -23.40 0.00-23.40 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00-0 0-0 -0 Chile 31.77 35.61 28.43 31.54 0.09 0.09 0.09 0-0 -0-0 China 33.83 31.49 34.52 32.19 2.10 2.33 2.08 3 4-0 7 Colombia 12.88 12.30 15.07 14.51 0.04 0.04 0.03 0 0 0 0 Cyprus 136.44 0.00 136.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 Czech Republic 25.64 23.89 14.82 13.28 0.03 0.02 0.01-0 0-0 0 Denmark 36.23 22.11 29.42 16.01 0.38 0.40 0.39-0 5 0 5 Egypt -12.59-14.29 73.74 70.35 0.02 0.01 0.01 0 0-0 -0 Finland 15.46 19.18 10.11 13.30 0.23 0.22 0.23-0 -1-0 -1 France 32.45 30.98 25.89 24.51 2.49 2.71 2.06 1 3 3 8 Germany 27.65 27.36 21.32 21.07 1.86 1.93 1.95-0 1-0 -0 Greece 38.37 38.88 31.52 32.02 0.03 0.02 0.03 0-0 0 0 Hong Kong 16.58 15.47 17.31 16.22 0.70 0.68 0.68 0 1-0 1 Hungary 37.60 41.30 32.35 35.01 0.02 0.03 0.02 0-0 -0 0 India 21.67 16.70 19.31 14.49 0.69 0.69 0.65-0 3 0 3 Indonesia 2.18 3.57 5.45 6.89 0.17 0.16 0.16 0-0 0-0 Ireland 22.68 18.24 17.48 12.40 0.21 0.22 0.11-1 1 0 1 Israel 8.88-2.12 5.95-4.62 0.16 0.13 0.13 0 2 0 2 Italy 48.67 46.82 41.29 39.56 0.62 0.82 0.57 1 1 2 4 Japan 15.18 14.90 27.79 27.73 5.03 4.82 5.02-1 0 3 2 Jersey -20.59 0.00-20.59 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00-1 0 0-1 Korea 20.60 20.17 25.42 24.97 1.07 1.05 1.07 0 1-0 1 Luxembourg 31.89 0.00 31.89 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0 0 0 0 Please refer to Important Information at the end of the report. 2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
1 YR Attribution Report As of 09/30/2017 Return USD (%) Return Local (%) Weight (%) Attribution (BP) Country Port. Bench. Port. Bench. Port. Avg Port. Final Bench. Final Allocation (Local) Selection (Local) Currency Total Malaysia 6.16 6.88 8.39 9.13 0.16 0.15 0.17 0-0 0 0 Malta 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 Mexico 13.56 15.37 6.65 8.25 0.23 0.23 0.24 0-0 0 0 Netherlands 30.72 27.98 24.69 22.90 0.90 0.97 0.84 1 2 2 4 New Zealand -0.40 6.76 0.40 7.39 0.09 0.07 0.06-0 -1-0 -1 Norway 25.90 26.59 25.43 26.08 0.19 0.20 0.18 0-0 -0 0 Pakistan -16.39 0.00-15.96 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00-0 0 0-0 Peru 33.00 38.18 33.04 38.18 0.03 0.03 0.03 0-0 0-0 Philippines 1.57 1.26 6.40 6.07 0.10 0.10 0.08-0 0-0 -0 Poland 51.51 51.36 44.58 44.11 0.08 0.09 0.09-0 0-0 -0 Portugal 31.81 24.34 25.27 18.18 0.04 0.03 0.04 0 0 0 0 Qatar -16.53-15.36-16.54-15.39 0.04 0.03 0.04 1-0 0 1 Russia 21.83 20.39 21.83 11.89 0.23 0.20 0.22-0 3-2 -0 Singapore 19.40 17.20 18.77 16.74 0.29 0.29 0.27 0 1 0 1 South Africa 8.34 6.94 6.89 5.01 0.46 0.43 0.44 0 1-0 1 Spain 23.42 29.83 17.32 23.42 0.53 0.59 0.69-1 -3-0 -4 Sri Lanka 13.42 0.00 14.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0-0 0 Sweden 18.22 21.34 12.24 15.60 0.47 0.45 0.69 1-2 -1-2 Switzerland 19.64 16.71 19.23 16.49 1.43 1.41 1.62 1 4 1 5 Taiwan 21.84 20.65 17.91 16.72 1.01 0.94 0.88 0 1 0 2 Thailand 21.72 20.95 17.14 16.41 0.17 0.19 0.17 0 0 0 0 Turkey 9.93 13.69 30.50 34.73 0.09 0.09 0.08 0-0 -0-0 United Arab Emirates 8.55 4.98 8.54 4.97 0.05 0.06 0.05-0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 16.57 15.92 12.78 12.24 3.47 3.22 3.74 2 2-2 3 United States 19.08 18.70 19.08 18.70 69.28 69.22 69.80 0 27 2 29 Vietnam 3.22 0.00 3.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 Virgin Islands (Brit -2.40 0.00-2.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 [Cash] 0.16 0.00 0.75 0.00 0.54 0.59 0.00-9 0-0 -9 Total 19.81 19.09 19.59 18.92 100.00 100.00 100.00 7 59 5 72 Please refer to Important Information at the end of the report. 2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
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Annuity contracts and certificates are issued by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) and College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), New York, NY. About the Benchmark The CREF Composite Benchmark is a weighted average of the Russell 3000 Index, which measures the performance of the broad U.S. stock market (70.0%); and the MSCI All Country World Excluding-U.S. Index, which is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging market nations, excluding the United States (30.0%). You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not reflect a deduction for fees or expenses. Definitions Average Weight is the dollar value (price multiplied by shares held) of the security or group, divided by the total dollar value of the entire portfolio displayed as a percentage. It is calculated as the simple arithmetic average of daily values. Portfolio Return is the price change of a security or group including dividends accrued over the report period which includes only the time period that each security was invested in the portfolio. Allocation Effect is the portion of portfolio excess return that is attributable to taking different group bets from the benchmark. If either the portfolio or the benchmark has no position in a given group, allocation effect is the lone effect. A group's allocation effect is equal to the percent capitalization of the portfolio's group less the percent capitalization of the benchmar's group multiplied by the total return of the benchmark group, less the total return of the benchmark. Selection Effect is the portion of portfolio excess return attributable to choosing different securities within groups from the benchmark. A group's security selection effect is the weight of the benchmark's group multiplied by the total return of the portfolio's group, less the total return of the benchmark's group. Currency Effect is the portion of total effect which explains the impact of the portfolio manager's currency management decisions. A currency effect can be thought of as either the sum of a currency allocation effect and a currency selection effect, or as the difference between the total effect and the total effect in local currency. Total Effect is the sum of Allocation Effect and Selection Effect. The total effect represents the opportunity cost of transactions in a group relative to the overall portfolio, not merely the difference between percent contribution in the portfolio and the benchmark. At the overall portfolio level, the two numbers are equal. At the group level, these numbers can be different. Option-Adjusted Duration is an estimate of the effect of a change in prevailing interest rates to the value of a bond portfolio. This calculation takes into account options embedded in the individual securities that could result in early repayment of principal, thereby shortening their duration. The longer the portfolio duration, the more sensitive it is to changes in interest rates. Average Maturity refers to the average time to maturity (the date a principal amount of a security becomes due or payable) of all the debt securities held in a portfolio. A relatively short average maturity results in smaller price fluctuations in response to changes in market rates of interest. A short average maturity subjects the owner of a debt portfolio to the risk that maturing debt will be replaced with debt carrying a lower interest rate. The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the stocks of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on market capitalization. The index measures the performance of about 98% of the total market capitalization of the publicly traded U.S. equity market. You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not reflect a deduction for fees or expenses. 2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 C12965
Attribution Report As of 09/30/2017 A Note About Risks Mutual Funds share the risks associated with the types of securities in which they directly or indirectly invest. An investment in a mutual fund may be subject to all or some of the investment risks as detailed in the prospectus. Variable annuity accounts share the risks associated with the types of securities in which they directly or indirectly invest. An investment in a variable annuity account may be subject to all or some of the investment risks below. Please refer to corresponding Fact Sheet for additional risk factors. Past performance does not guarantee future results. 2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 C12965
C CREF Retirement Annuity Accounts CREF Stock Account Class R2 Equities Domestic As of 9/30/2017 Account Net $123.08 Billion Inception Date 4/24/2015 CUSIP 194408118 Symbol QCSTPX Benchmark Index CREF Composite Benchmark Estimated Annual Expenses 1 2 0.43% Portfolio Strategies This variable annuity account seeks a favorable long-term rate of return through capital appreciation and investment income by investing primarily in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks. Under normal circumstances, the account invests at least 80% of its assets in broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks. The account's managers typically use a combination of three different investment strategies to manage the Account active management, enhanced indexing and pure indexing and invests in both domestic and foreign equities. Management looks for companies it believes are attractively priced based on a detailed analysis of their prospects for growth in earnings, cash flow, revenues and other relevant measures. Management also looks for companies whose assets appear undervalued in the market. The account may invest in companies of any market capitalization size, including smaller issues. Enhanced index strategies often employ proprietary, quantitative modeling techniques for stock selection, country allocation and portfolio construction. A pure index strategy is designed to track various segments of the component indices of the account s composite benchmark index. Morningstar Category Allocation--85%+ Equity Morningstar Rating TM Overall 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years 156 156 131 105 The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. Learn More For more information please contact: 800-842-2252 Weekdays, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. (ET), Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (ET), or visit TIAA.org Performance Total Return Average Annual Total Return 3 Since 3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception CREF Stock Account 5.24% 16.68% 19.09% 8.88% 11.87% 5.55% 9.87% CREF Composite Benchmark 5.08% 16.15% 19.05% 9.10% 12.18% 5.79% Russell 3000 Index 4.57% 13.91% 18.71% 10.74% 14.23% 7.57% Morningstar Allocation--85%+ Equity 4.19% 13.50% 16.02% 7.40% 10.73% 5.18% The performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Your returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your accumulation units, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may differ from figures shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, call 800-842-2252. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of certain expenses. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance may be lower. 1 Total annual expense deductions, which include investment advisory, administrative, and distribution (12b-1) expenses, and mortality and expense risk charges, are estimated each year based on projected expense and asset levels. Differences between actual expenses and the estimate are adjusted quarterly and are reflected in current investment results. Historically, adjustments have been small. 2 The Account s total annual expense deduction appears in the Account's prospectus, and may be different than that shown herein due to rounding. Please refer to the prospectus for further details. 3 The Account's Class R1 began operations on July 31, 1952. The performance shown for Class R2 that is prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the Account's Class R1. The performance for these periods has not been restated to reflect the lower expenses of Class R2. If these lower expenses had been reflected, the performance of Class R2 for these periods would have been higher. Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment on April 24, 2015 and redeemed on September 30, 2017. CREF Stock Account $11,869 CREF Composite Benchmark $11,987 $13,000 $11,000 $9,000 $7,000 $5,000 $3,000 4/15 9/15 3/16 9/16 3/17 9/17 9/17 The total returns are not adjusted to reflect sales charges, the effects of taxation or redemption fees, but are adjusted to reflect actual ongoing expenses, and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, net of all recurring costs. Please refer to the next page for important disclosure information.
CREF Retirement Annuity Accounts CREF Stock Account Class R2 Equities Domestic As of 9/30/2017 Portfolio Composition (As of 9/30/17) Top 10 Holdings 4 (As of 9/30/17) Portfolio Statistics 5 Sector Holding Portfolio Benchmark Information Technology 19.44% Financials 16.68% Consumer Discretionary 12.17% Health Care 11.88% Industrials 11.49% Consumer Staples 7.67% Energy 6.18% Materials 5.18% Real Estate 3.57% Utilities 2.70% Telecommunication Services 2.39% Short-Term Investments, Other & Liabilities, Net 0.65% Current Asset Allocation 6 (As of 9/30/17) U.S. Equity 69.02% International Equity 30.34% Short-Term Investments, Other & Liabilities, Net 0.64% Apple Inc 2.00% Alphabet Inc 1.55% Microsoft Corp 1.31% Facebook Inc 1.08% JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.04% Amazon.com Inc 0.95% Bank of America Corp 0.89% Johnson & Johnson 0.86% Exxon Mobil Corp 0.66% Home Depot Inc 0.63% Holdings by Company Size (As of 9/30/17) % of Equity Investments Over $50 Billion 47.19% $15 Billion - $50 Billion 22.76% $2 Billion - $15 Billion 24.08% $300 Million - $2 Billion 5.70% Under $300 Million 0.27% Alpha (3 Yr)* -0.11 Beta (3 Yr)* 0.99 EPS Growth (1 Yr Forecast) 9.85% 8.72% Market Cap -- $-Weighted Median $43.49 $47.65 Market Cap -- $-Wtd Avg -- $ billions $115.67 $121.85 P/E Ratio (1 Yr Forecast) 12.75 14.04 Price/Book 2.55 2.60 R Squared (3 Yr)* 1.00 Return on Equity (5 Yr Average) 13.83% 14.32% Sharpe Ratio (3 Yr)* 0.85 0.86 Standard Deviation (3 Yr Annualized)* 10.16 10.25 Turnover As of 12/31/16 56.0% # Holdings 9,455 Please refer to Portfolio Statistics Definitions section. *risk statistic About the Benchmark The CREF Composite Benchmark is a weighted average of unmanaged benchmark indices that represent the market sectors in which the Account invests. The Composite Index provides a more relevant benchmark for the Account's performance as compared to the Account's unmanaged broad-based market indices. You cannot invest directly in any index. Index returns do not reflect a deduction for fees or expenses. The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the stocks of the 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, based on market capitalization. Index returns do not reflect a deduction for fees or expenses. You cannot invest directly in any index. Important Information 4 The top 10 holdings are subject to change and may not be representative of the fund's current or future investments. The holdings listed only include the fund's long-term investments and may exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products. Top holdings by issuer (for other than Fixed Income) includes the underlying ordinary shares combined with any depositary receipts, preferred shares, contract for differences (CFDs), rights, options and warrants as applicable. The holdings listed should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell a particular security. 5 Risk statistics that require a 3-year performance history are calculated using the Account s Class R1 share class for periods prior to the Account s Class R2 inception date. The Account's Class R1 began operations on July 31, 1952. Neither the performance nor the risk statistics for these periods have been restated to reflect the lower expenses of Class R2. If these lower expenses had been reflected, the performance and risk statistic values of Class R2 for these periods would have been higher. 6 Securities lending may be utilized, and in such cases the collateral is included in the Short-Term assets shown. College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), New York, NY, issues annuity contracts and certificates. This material is for informational or educational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation or investment advice in connection with a distribution, transfer or rollover, a purchase or sale of securities or other investment property, or the management of securities or other investments, including the development of an investment strategy or retention of an investment manager or advisor. This material does not take into account any specific objectives or circumstances of any particular investor, or suggest any specific course of action. Investment decisions should be made in consultation with an investor s personal advisor based on the investor s own objectives and circumstances. Investment, insurance and annuity products are not FDIC insured, are not bank guaranteed, are not deposits, are not insured by any federal government agency, are not a condition to any banking service or activity, and may lose value. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC, Teachers Personal Investors Services, Inc., and Nuveen Securities, LLC, Members FINRA and SIPC, distribute securities products. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. Please call 877-518-9161 for a prospectus that contains this and other information. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. Continued on next page
CREF Retirement Annuity Accounts CREF Stock Account Class R2 Equities Domestic As of 9/30/2017 Morningstar Disclosure Morningstar Rating and Morningstar Style Box (if shown), category information and risk disclosures provided by Morningstar, Inc. 2017 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Neither TIAA nor its affiliates has independently verified the accuracy or completeness of this information. The Morningstar Category classifies a fund based on its investment style as measured by underlying portfolio holdings (portfolio statistics and compositions over the past three years). If the fund is new and has no portfolio, Morningstar estimates where it will fall before assigning a more permanent category. When necessary, Morningstar may change a category assignment based on current information. The Morningstar Rating or star rating is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. The rating is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods. Where applicable, ratings are based on linked performance that considers the differences in expense ratios. The Morningstar Rating is for individual share classes only. Other classes may have different performance characteristics. A Note About Risks This variable annuity account is subject to a number of risks, which include the following: Active Management: The investment is actively managed and subject to the risk that the advisor s usage of investment techniques and risk analyses to make investment decisions fails to perform as expected, which may cause the portfolio to lose value or underperform investments with similar objectives and strategies or the market in general. Emerging Markets: Investments in emerging- and frontier-markets securities may be subject to greater market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political, and other risks compared with assets invested in developed foreign countries. Foreign Securities: Investments in foreign securities may be subject to increased volatility as the value of these securities can change more rapidly and extremely than can the value of U.S. securities. Foreign securities are subject to increased issuer risk because foreign issuers may not experience the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers do and are held to different reporting, accounting, and auditing standards. In addition, foreign securities are subject to increased costs because there are generally higher commission rates on transactions, transfer taxes, higher custodial costs, and the potential for foreign tax charges on dividend and interest payments. Many foreign markets are relatively small, and securities issued in less-developed countries face the risks of nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, and adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, including suspension of the ability to transfer currency from a country. Economic, political, social, or diplomatic developments can also negatively impact performance. Index Correlation/Tracking Error: A portfolio that tracks an index is subject to the risk that certain factors may cause the portfolio to track its target index less closely, including if the advisor selects securities that are not fully representative of the index. The portfolio will generally reflect the performance of its target index even if the index does not perform well, and it may underperform the index after factoring in fees, expenses, transaction costs, and the size and timing of shareholder purchases and redemptions. Issuer: A stake in any individual security is subject to the risk that the issuer of that security performs poorly, resulting in a decline in the security s value. Issuerrelated declines may be caused by poor management decisions, competitive pressures, technological breakthroughs, reliance on suppliers, labor problems or shortages, corporate restructurings, fraudulent disclosures, or other factors. Additionally, certain issuers may be more sensitive to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Large Cap: Concentrating assets in large-capitalization stocks may subject the portfolio to the risk that those stocks underperform other capitalizations or the market as a whole. Large-cap companies may be unable to respond as quickly as small- and mid-cap companies can to new competitive pressures and may lack the growth potential of those securities. Historically, large-cap companies do not recover as quickly as smaller companies do from market declines. Long-Term Outlook and Projections: The investment is intended to be held for a substantial period of time, and investors should tolerate fluctuations in their investment s value. Loss of Money: Because the investment s market value may fluctuate up and down, an investor may lose money, including part of the principal, when he or she buys or sells the investment. Market/Market Volatility: The market value of the portfolio s securities may fall rapidly or unpredictably because of changing economic, political, or market conditions, which may reduce the value of the portfolio. Mid-Cap: Concentrating assets in mid-capitalization stocks may subject the portfolio to the risk that those stocks underperform other capitalizations or the market as a whole. Mid-cap companies may be subject to increased liquidity risk compared with large-cap companies and may experience greater price volatility than do those securities because of more-limited product lines or financial resources, among other factors. Not FDIC Insured: The investment is not a deposit or obligation of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other U.S. governmental agency. Quantitative Investing: Holdings selected by quantitative analysis may perform differently from the market as a whole based on the factors used in the analysis, the weighting of each factor, and how the factors have changed over time. Small Cap: Concentrating assets in small-capitalization stocks may subject the portfolio to the risk that those stocks underperform other capitalizations or the market as a whole. Smaller, less-seasoned companies may be subject to increased liquidity risk compared with mid- and large-cap companies and may experience greater price volatility than do those securities because of limited product lines, management experience, market share, or financial resources, among other factors. Continued on next page
CREF Retirement Annuity Accounts CREF Stock Account Class R2 Equities Domestic As of 9/30/2017 Portfolio Statistics Definitions Alpha (3 Yr) is a risk statistic used to measure performance on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility (price risk) of an investment and compares its risk-adjusted performance to a benchmark. The risk-adjusted excess return of the investment relative to the return of the benchmark is an investment's alpha. Beta (3 Yr) is a risk statistic used to measure the magnitude of past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of the overall market (or appropriate market index). If a security has a beta greater than 1, that security s price can be expected to be more volatile than the market. EPS Growth (1 Yr Forecast) is the rate at which earnings per share are projected to grow during the upcoming twelve months. This forecast is not indicative of the investment's future performance. Market Cap -- $-Weighted Median is a measure of the market value of a portfolio's investments using the median (middle) holding as determined by dollars invested. Half of the portfolio s assets are invested in companies larger than the median, and half are in companies smaller than the median. Holdings with a larger percentage of net assets in the portfolio are assigned a greater weight. Market Cap -- $-Wtd Avg -- $ billions is a measure of the size of the portfolio's equity holdings using the average holding as determined by dollars invested. Holdings with a larger percentage of net assets in the portfolio are assigned a greater weight. P/E Ratio (1 Yr Forecast) is the price of a stock divided by its forecasted earnings per share for the next 12-month period. Price/Book is the ratio of a stock's total market capitalization to the company's net assets. R Squared (3 Yr) is a risk statistic that measures how much of an investment s performance can be explained by the returns from the overall market (or benchmark index). If an investment s total return precisely matched that of the overall market or benchmark, its R squared would be 1.00. If an investment s return bore no relationship to the market s returns, its R squared would be 0. Return on Equity (5 Yr Average) relates a company s profitability to its shareholders equity. A high ROE indicates that the portfolio is invested in companies that historically have been quite profitable, though care should be taken when using this number because it can be impacted, positively or negatively, by how much a firm's assets are financed with debt as opposed to equity. Sharpe Ratio (3 Yr) is a risk statistic used to measure the excess return per unit of risk in an investment asset. The higher the Sharpe ratio, the better the return. Excess return is the rate of return above and beyond the risk-free rate, which is usually the T-bill rate, or in excess of a market measure, such as an index fund. Standard Deviation (3 Yr Annualized) is a risk statistic that measures an investment's past volatility, based on a sample. The higher the standard deviation, the higher the volatility. It is not a measure of performance and should not be considered relative to an investment's annual returns. Please note that past standard deviation is not a predictor of future volatility or risk. Turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of purchases or sales by the average value of portfolio assets during a period. Turnover is based on the portfolio's fiscal year end and is not annualized if the reporting period covers less than 12 months. If a turnover rate is not shown, it typically indicates a newly operational fund that has not yet been required to report turnover in its regulatory filings or, more rarely, the turnover rate was 0.00%. # Holdings refers to the total number of individual security positions held in a portfolio on a given date. 2017 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 271922 Continued on next page EQ-Rev 1 10/16/2017 1:42:24 PM 14799
Short-Term Investments SECURITY NAME SHARES/PAR COUPON RATE MATURITY MARKET VALUE DATE Bank of Montreal 123,000,000 0.00% $ 123,000,000.00 0.10% Barclays Bank PLC 125,000,000 0.00% $ 125,000,000.00 0.10% Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 123,000,000 0.00% $ 123,000,000.00 0.10% Citigroup Inc 200,000,000 0.00% 02/01/2012 $ 200,000,000.00 0.16% Citigroup Inc 47,000,000 0.00% $ 47,000,000.00 0.04% Citigroup Inc 150,000,000 0.00% $ 150,000,000.00 0.12% Credit Agricole North America Inc 69,000,000 0.00% $ 69,000,000.00 0.06% Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 49,300,000 0.00% 10/02/2017 $ 49,300,000.00 0.04% HSBC Bank PLC 50,000,000 0.00% $ 50,000,000.00 0.04% JP Morgan Chase Bilateral Reverse REPO 44,000,000 0.00% $ 44,000,000.00 0.04% National Australia Bank Ltd 123,000,000 0.00% $ 123,000,000.00 0.10% Nomura Co Ltd 240,000,000 0.00% $ 240,000,000.00 0.20% Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 245,000,000 0.00% $ 245,000,000.00 0.20% Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 360,000,000 0.00% $ 360,000,000.00 0.29% Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 299,000,000 0.00% $ 299,000,000.00 0.24% Societe Generale North America Inc 150,000,000 0.00% $ 150,000,000.00 0.12% United States Treasury Bill 56,100,000 0.00% 11/02/2017 $ 56,053,883.00 0.05% United States Treasury Bill 28,975,000 0.00% 11/09/2017 $ 28,945,699.90 0.02% United States Treasury Bill 119,000,000 0.00% 11/30/2017 $ 118,808,057.76 0.10% United States Treasury Bill 100,000,000 0.00% 11/16/2017 $ 99,880,447.00 0.08% United States Treasury Bill 145,290,000 0.00% 10/12/2017 $ 145,252,831.91 0.12% United States Treasury Bill 121,570,000 0.00% 10/26/2017 $ 121,494,018.75 0.10% United States Treasury Bill 94,500,000 0.00% 10/05/2017 $ 94,494,311.10 0.08%