Global Reach, Distinctive Investment Strategies
With an investment history that dates back to 1918, TIAA-CREF has often been at the forefront of developing innovative investment strategies to help meet the needs of clients. Today, the organization manages a broad range of investment strategies spanning traditional asset classes and investment styles, as well as direct real estate and other specialized portfolios.
With over $464 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2011, TIAA-CREF has sizable investments across equity, debt, public, and private markets. The organization has been investing in fixed-income since 1918, real estate since 1947, equities since 1952, international markets since 1972, and alternatives since 1996.
TIAA-CREF’s experienced asset management team employs disciplined, time-tested investment approaches that emphasize rigorous bottom-up fundamental and quantitative research. The organization’s style-pure investment strategies seek to deliver competitive risk-adjusted returns over time. Risk management is part of TIAA-CREF’s organizational culture and it is embedded in product design and investment processes helping to ensure that the organization meets the objectives set for TIAA-CREF and clients.
Learn more about TIAA-CREF’s broad range of investment strategies.
Traditional Asset Classes
TIAA-CREF is one of the top ten managers of Equity assets based on assets under management.1 The firm manages a wide range of Active, Enhanced, and Index Equity strategies across different capitalizations, geographic areas, and investment styles.
TIAA-CREF is also one of the top ten managers of Fixed Income assets based on assets under management.1 Fixed Income investment strategies leverage the firm’s extensive experience across maturities, sectors, and security types.
TIAA-CREF’s Asset Allocation strategies include both Balanced and Lifecycle for those clients interested in diversified exposure.
Direct Real Estate
TIAA-CREF is one of the top five managers of global real estate and the number one manager of U.S. institutional tax-exempt assets based on assets under management.2 Real Estate strategies span core, value-add, and opportunistic styles.
Specialized Portfolios
TIAA-CREF has a long-standing commitment to Socially Responsible investing that is manifested through social screening, community investing and shareholder advocacy, and corporate engagement strategies.
In addition, TIAA-CREF invests across the private markets spectrum, including real assets and alternatives.
Important Information:
1 Pensions & Investments, May 30, 2011. Rankings based on institutional tax-exempt assets under management as reported by each responding asset manager.
2 Pensions & Investments, October 3, 2011. Rankings based on institutional tax-exempt assets under management as reported by each responding asset manager.