Nuveen Bond Index R6 (TIAA-Cref Bond Index Fund Instl) Fonds

The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds within its benchmark and portfolio tracking index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The securities purchased by the fund will mainly be high-quality instruments rated in the top four credit categories by Moody's or S&P or deemed to be of the same quality by the advisors using its own credit quality analysis.