# Nuveen High Yield Fund

Nuveen High Yield Fund is a registered fund series of TIAA-CREF Funds (series S000012196). Net assets $2.2B as of 2026-03-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000012196
- Registrant: TIAA-CREF Funds
- LEI: H2OKFT33VTKYL2CM0S54
- Net assets: $2.2B
- Total assets: $2.3B
- As of: 2026-03-31

## Advisers

- [Teachers Advisors, LLC (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/107157)

## Top holdings (200 reported)

_Showing 15 of 200 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [STATE STR NAVIGATOR SECS L TR](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/857509301) | — | $50.4M | 230.77% |
| [Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/RPEP19139) | BKFICC | $36.8M | 168.61% |
| [Panther Escrow Issuer LLC](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/69867RAA5) | — | $18.6M | 85.09% |
| [FERRELLGAS LP/FERRELLGAS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/315289AC2) | — | $17.9M | 81.77% |
| [TALEN ENERGY SUPPLY LLC](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/87422VAK4) | — | $15.8M | 72.49% |
| [VIRGIN MEDIA SECURED FIN](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/92769XAP0) | — | $15.6M | 71.43% |
| [1261229 BC Ltd](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/68288AAA5) | — | $15.1M | 69.30% |
| [CDI ESCROW ISSUER INC](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/12511VAA6) | — | $15.1M | 68.97% |
| [BATH & BODY WORKS INC](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/501797AW4) | — | $15.0M | 68.60% |
| [IHO VERWALTUNGS GMBH](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/44963BAD0) | — | $14.9M | 68.44% |
| [California Buyer Ltd / Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/13005HAA8) | — | $13.6M | 62.19% |
| [ZF North America Capital Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/98877DAF2) | — | $13.1M | 59.96% |
| [IRON MOUNTAIN INC](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/46284VAP6) | — | $12.9M | 59.23% |
| [AMN Healthcare Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/00175PAD5) | — | $12.9M | 58.88% |
| [Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC / Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/75606DAS0) | — | $12.7M | 58.03% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | $2.2B |
| 2025-12-31 | $2.2B |
| 2025-09-30 | $2.0B |
| 2025-06-30 | $2.0B |
| 2025-03-31 | $2.0B |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.0B |
| 2024-09-30 | $2.0B |
| 2024-06-30 | $2.0B |

## More

- [Registrant: TIAA-CREF Funds](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/1084380)
- [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000012196.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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