Mutual fund
TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2050 Fund
TickerTFTIX
Fund manager
TIAA Investments/Nuveen
Deforestation grade: Fund is invested in deforestation-risk agricultural commodity producer/traders, below the threshold of 0.5%. Assigned a grade of C.
How we track deforestation-risk investments
C
10.29%
INVESTED IN DEFORESTATION-RISK COMPANIES
producers
AGRIBUSINESS
deforestation-risk producers and traders of palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy
banks
BANKS AND LENDERS
that finance deforestation-risk agribusiness producers via lending and underwriting
consumers
MAJOR CONSUMER BRANDS
that use deforestation-risk agribusiness commodities in products
165
holdings flagged
10%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
 $311.26 MILLION invested 
in holdings flagged for deforestation risk
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producers
Commodity producers
59 holdings
0.31% of assets
$9.37 MILLION invested
banks
Banks and lenders
23 holdings
2.79% of assets
$84.36 MILLION invested
consumers
Major consumer brands
92 holdings
7.19% of assets
$217.55 MILLION invested
Commodity producers
Commodity producers
59 HOLDINGS
Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.
59 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. Glencore PLC
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
    0.18%0.18% of portfolio
    $5.46M$5.46M invested
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
  • 2. PT Astra International Tbk
    Palm oil producer
    0.07%0.07% of portfolio
    $2.27M$2.27M invested
    Palm oil producer
  • 3. Golden Agri-Resources Ltd
    Palm oil producer
    0.01%0.01% of portfolio
    $410,288$410,288 invested
    Palm oil producer
  • 4. First Resources Ltd
    Palm oil producer
    <0.01%<0.01% of portfolio
    $224,350$224,350 invested
    Palm oil producer
  • 5. PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk
    Palm oil producer
    <0.01%<0.01% of portfolio
    $177,340$177,340 invested
    Palm oil producer
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Banks and lenders
Banks and lenders
23 HOLDINGS
Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
23 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. JPMorgan Chase & Co
    0.53%0.53% of portfolio
    $16.07M$16.07M invested
  • 2. ING Groep NV
    0.46%0.46% of portfolio
    $13.81M$13.81M invested
  • 3. Bank of America Corp
    0.39%0.39% of portfolio
    $11.85M$11.85M invested
  • 4. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc
    0.29%0.29% of portfolio
    $8.91M$8.91M invested
  • 5. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
    0.25%0.25% of portfolio
    $7.52M$7.52M invested
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Major consumer brands
Major consumer brands
92 HOLDINGS
Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
92 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. Amazon.com Inc
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    1%1% of portfolio
    $30.26M$30.26M invested
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 2. Shell PLC
    Soy major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.55%0.55% of portfolio
    $16.63M$16.63M invested
    Soy major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 3. Lowe's Companies Inc
    Cattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brand
    0.36%0.36% of portfolio
    $10.79M$10.79M invested
    Cattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brand
  • 4. Walmart Inc
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.31%0.31% of portfolio
    $9.4M$9.4M invested
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 5. TJX Companies Inc
    Cattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brand
    0.31%0.31% of portfolio
    $9.28M$9.28M invested
    Cattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brand
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DATA AS OF 3/31/23
Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on TFTIX at Morningstar.com
Current fund
TFTIX
TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 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: 4/30/23
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 
-3.82% less in annualized returns
More invested in commodity producers 
<0.01% more invested
More invested in banks and lenders 
0.45% more invested
Less invested in major consumer brands 
5.94% less invested
Current fund
TFTIX
TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 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: 4/30/23
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 
-3.82% less in annualized returns
More invested in commodity producers 
<0.01% more invested
More invested in banks and lenders 
0.45% more invested
Less invested in major consumer brands 
5.94% less invested
Current fund
TFTIX
TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 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: 4/30/23
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 
-3.82% less in annualized returns
More invested in commodity producers 
<0.01% more invested
More invested in banks and lenders 
0.45% more invested
Less invested in major consumer brands 
5.94% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Deforestation analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Commodity producers
This fund
TFTIX - TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2050 Fund
2.29%
11%
6.53%
8.34%
0.31% 
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
2.63%
14%
11%
12%
0.3% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-0.34%
-3.2%
-4.88%
-3.82%
<0.01%  higher
Find more financial data on TFTIX at Morningstar.com
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