Fund Research for TIAA-CREF Small-Cap Blend Idx Retire (TRBIX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Oct 01, 2002
    Category: Small Blend
    Overall Risk: Average
    Fund Family: TIAA-CREF Mutual Funds
    Return Since Inception: 7.23%
    YTD Return: 19.68%
    Yield (TTM): 1.34%
    Net Assets: 293.91 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    3 of 5

    The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return. The fund invests primarily in a portfolio of equity securities in smaller domestic companies based on a market index. Its benchmark is Russell 2000 index.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $735 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 0.00%
    Large 0.00%
    Medium 5.32%
    Small 66.33%
    Micro 28.35%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/25/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 10/31/2002 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 19.68% 35.18% -8.07% -0.15% — 7.23%
    +/- Category -5.88% -6.49% -0.21% -0.14% — —
    +/- S&P 500 TR -5.46% 2.03% -2.57% -0.90% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 13.65% 6.04% -8.65% 0.33% — 7.23%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 21.84% -10.06% -4.75% 2.13% — 8.39%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 10/01/2002
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 20.52%
    Service 51.61%
    Manufacturing 27.68%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 0.01% 0.01%
    Stocks — 99.99% 99.99%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 1.41% 1.41%
    Data as of 09/30/2009 Data as of 09/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    * FHLBA — — — 0.55%
    + HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC (HGSI) Healthcare — 1,224.06% 0.37%
    = TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP (TUP) Consumer Goods 18.94 100.22% 0.27%
    + COEUR D ALENE MINES CORP IDA (CDE) Industrial Materials — 152.27% 0.26%
    = BALLY TECHNOLOGIES INC (BYI) Consumer Services 18.83 73.49% 0.26%
    + MFA FINANCIAL INC (MFA) Financial Services 7.11 39.22% 0.26%
    = HIGHWOODS PPTYS INC (HIW) Financial Services 164.22 8.97% 0.24%
    + ASSURED GUARANTY LTD (AGO) Financial Services — 47.59% 0.24%
    = ROCK-TENN CO (RKT) Consumer Goods 7.89 33.94% 0.23%
    = HENRY JACK & ASSOC INC (JKHY) Business Services 17.86 20.84% 0.23%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    P/E as of 11/27/2009
    All other data as of 08/31/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 08/01/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 0.35%
    Taken from annual report dated 09/30/2008

  • Fund Management