TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Fund — new fund registration

TIAA-CREF FUNDS registered 2 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2010-05-21. Featured series: TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: TIAA-CREF FUNDS
CIK: 0001084380
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2010-05-21
State of incorporation: DE
Accession: 0000930413-10-002987
Reported net assets: $1.9B

Series & classes (8)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Fund	Retail Class	TEMRX	Yes
TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Fund	Retirement Class	TEMSX	Yes
TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Fund	Premier Class	TEMPX	Yes
TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Fund	Institutional Class	TEMLX	Yes
TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	Retail Class	TEQKX	Yes
TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	Retirement Class	TEQSX	Yes
TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	Premier Class	TEQPX	Yes
TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	Institutional Class	TEQLX	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.25%
Gross expense ratio: 1.28%
Management fee: 0.84%
Net expense ratio: 1.28%
Other expenses: 0.19%

Investment objective

The Fund seeks a favorable long-term total return, mainly through capital appreciation, by investing primarily in a portfolio of emerging markets equity investments.

Advisers

Teachers Advisors, LLC (Advisor)