TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2050 Fund

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TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2050 Instl (TLLIX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Prison industrial complex grade: One or more holdings were flagged as private prison operators by our prison industrial complex screen. Assigned a grade of F.
F
$768.16 MILLION
Prison industrial complex
80
flagged holdings
14%
of assets flagged
Data as of 31 Dec 2023
Flagged investments:
$768.16 MILLION, 14% of assets
Higher risk:
$52.85 MILLION, 0.93% of assets
 Private prison operators:
$938,575, 0.02% of assets
For each prison industrial complex category, click to see the breakdown of flagged holdings.
Prison industry
Prison industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, services in facilities, supervision and monitoring
43
holdings
$522.14M
invested
9.21%
of portfolio
Border industry
Border industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, immigrant monitoring and surveillance, militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border
67
holdings
$665.81M
invested
12%
of portfolio
This fund is invested in the following private prison operator companies:
CoreCivicGeoGroupSodexo
All flagged holdings
80 holdings
80 holdings
  • 1.  Microsoft Corp
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $209.63M
    3.7%
  • 2.  Amazon.com Inc
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $97.84M
    1.73%
  • 3.  Alphabet Inc Class A
    Border industry
    $58.55M
    1.03%
  • 4.  Alphabet Inc Class C
    Border industry
    $50.64M
    0.89%
  • 5.  Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B
    Prison industry
    $49.01M
    0.86%
Higher risk
Private prison operator
See all
TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2050 Fund $TLLIX is 14% ($768.16 MILLION) invested in companies with prison involvement
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on TLLIX at Morningstar.com
Current fund
TLLIX
TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2050 Fund
Family
TIAA Investments/Nuveen
Category
Target-Date 2050
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 1/31/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: Not available
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-3.72% less in annualized returns
More invested in private prison operators 
0.02% more invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.04% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
0.35% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
0.32% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
8.27% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
9.85% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
11.57% less invested
Current fund
TLLIX
TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2050 Fund
Family
TIAA Investments/Nuveen
Category
Target-Date 2050
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 1/31/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: Not available
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-3.72% less in annualized returns
More invested in private prison operators 
0.02% more invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.04% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
0.35% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
0.32% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
8.27% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
9.85% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
11.57% less invested
Current fund
TLLIX
TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2050 Fund
Family
TIAA Investments/Nuveen
Category
Target-Date 2050
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 1/31/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: Not available
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-3.72% less in annualized returns
More invested in private prison operators 
0.02% more invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.04% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
0.35% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
0.32% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
8.27% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
9.85% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
11.57% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Flagged investments
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Private prison operators
This fund
TLLIX - TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2050 Fund
13%
5.35%
9.88%
8.85%
0.02% 
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
21%
11%
14%
13%
0% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-8.15%
-5.6%
-4.39%
-3.72%
0.02%  higher
Find more financial data on TLLIX at Morningstar.com
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