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TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC, Member FINRA and SIPC, distributes securities products. ©2021 Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 863068 A14567 141032476 CNA0008 (05/19) Release Date: 06-30-2021 Equity Index Fund J ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Benchmark Morningstar Category Overall Morningstar Rating™ Morningstar Return Morningstar Risk S&P 500® Index Large Blend QQQQQ High Average See disclosure for details. Portfolio Analysis Composition as of 06-30-21 % Assets Top 10 Holdings as of 06-30-21 % Assets Morningstar Equity Sectors as of 06-30-21 % Fund U.S. Stocks 98.9 Apple Inc 5.88 h Cyclical 31.07 ....................................................................................................... Non-U.S. Stocks 1.0 Microsoft Corp 5.59 r Basic Materials 2.27 Bonds 0.0 Amazon.com Inc 4.04 t Consumer Cyclical 12.00 Cash 0.1 Facebook Inc A 2.28 y Financial Services 14.22 Other 0.0 Alphabet Inc A 2.01 ....................................................................................................... u Real Estate 2.58 Alphabet Inc Class C 1.95 j Sensitive 47.07 ....................................................................................................... Morningstar Equity Style Box ™ as of 06-30-21 % Mkt Cap Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B 1.44 Large Giant 51.37 Tesla Inc 1.43 i Communication Services 11.14 ........................................................ NVIDIA Corp 1.37 o Energy 2.85 Mid Large 33.86 JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.29 p Industrials 8.86 Medium 14.70 Small a Technology 24.22 Small 0.07 ........................................................ k Defensive 21.86 Micro 0.00 ....................................................................................................... Value Blend Growth s Consumer Defensive 6.32 d Healthcare 13.09 f Utilities 2.45 Investment Information Investment Objective and Strategy Operations and Management The Fund is an "index fund" that seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before Product Inception Date 03-20-17 fees and expenses, of its Underlying Index (defined below). Strategy Inception Date 03-05-97 The Fund is a collective investment trust maintained and managed by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. ("BTC"). Total Fund Assets ($mil) 11,435.16 The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in a portfolio of equity securities with the objective of approximating as closely as Investment Manager BlackRock Institutional Trust practicable the capitalization weighted total rate of return of that segment of the U.S. market for publicly traded equity securities Company NA represented by the larger capitalized companies. The criterion for selection of investments shall be the S&P 500 Index (the "Underlying Index"). BTC uses a "passive" or indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund's investment objective. Unlike many ......................................................................................................................... funds, the Fund does not try to outperform the index it seeks to track and does not seek temporary defensive positions when Annual Turnover Ratio % 9.09 markets decline or appear overvalued. BTC uses a replication indexing strategy to manage the Fund. "Replication" is an indexing strategy in which the Fund generally invests in substantially all of the securities in its Underlying Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index. When deemed appropriate by BTC and permissible under applicable law and the Fund's Fees and Expenses as of 12-31-20 investment strategies, BTC may invest all or any portion of the Fund in one or more futures contracts, forward contracts or other Total Annual Operating Expense % 0.01% similar assets for the purpose of acting as a temporary substitute for investment in securities, as well as in other investment Total Annual Operating Expense per $1000 $0.10 vehicles or investment company shares, including shares of investment companies advised or subadvised by an affiliate of BTC. The Fund may invest through one or a series of collective investment trusts maintained and managed by BTC. In the event of a Additional Information for Total Annual Operating Expense conflict between this summary description of the Fund's investment objective and principal investment strategies and the Trust The Total Annual Operating Expense ratio noted above Document under which the Fund was established, the Trust Document will govern. For more information related to the Fund, ("TAOE") reflects a management fee and administrative costs. please see the Fund's Trust Document, Profile and most recent audited financial statements. The Fund may engage in securities The administrative costs are capped at one (1) basis point lending. (0.01%) per year. The TAOE may also, if applicable, reflect certain third party acquired fund fees and expenses. There may be other fees and expenses not reflected in the TAOE that bear on the value of the investment. 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Release Date: 06-30-2021 Equity Index Fund J ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Benchmark Morningstar Category Overall Morningstar Rating™ Morningstar Return Morningstar Risk S&P 500® Index Large Blend QQQQQ High Average See disclosure for details. Benchmark Description Performance For information about the Benchmark please see the Index 44 Total Return% Provider Information section of the Disclosure. as of 06-30-21 33 Investment 22 Benchmark Volatility Analysis 11 Investment 0 -11 Low Moderate High Average annual, if greater -22 Category than 1 year -33 In the past, this investment has shown a relatively moderate Since InceptionL1 10 L2Year 5 L3Year 3 L4Year 1 YearL5 YTDL6 range of price fluctuations relative to other investments. This 9.23 14.88 17.69 18.73 40.84 15.27 Investment Return % 9.17 14.84 17.65 18.67 40.79 15.25 Benchmark Return % investment may experience larger or smaller price declines or .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... price increases depending on market conditions. Some of this . QQQQQ QQQQ QQQQ . Morningstar Rating™ risk may be offset by owning other investments with different . 820 1,099 1,257 . # of Funds in Category portfolio makeups or investment strategies. Performance Disclosure: The Fund's returns are net an investment management fee, currently at an annual rate of 0.01%. The Fund's performance reflects fund level administrative costs capped at 0.01% per year. Since its Best 3 Month Return Worst 3 Month Return inception the Fund has invested all of its assets in Equity Index Fund F. Returns shown for periods prior to the 25.90% -29.55% Fund's inception are those of the Equity Index Fund F net of the Fund's investment management fee. (Mar '09 - May '09) (Sep '08 - Nov '08) Principal Risks Any of the principal risks summarized below may adversely affect the Fund's net asset value, performance, and ability to meet its investment objective. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit, is not guaranteed by BlackRock, Inc. or any of its affiliates, and is not insured by the Federal