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TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1990, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 28, 2026.
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From the filingHow is TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.
Where is TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC located?
TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 11 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1990. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 107168.
How much does TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC manage?
TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC reports $292,128,789,601 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 28, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $264,142,621,713 in the October 2021 data and $292,128,789,601 in the October 2026 data, up 11%. Total employees: 350 in October 2021 and 383 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (8).
Does TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/107168
Does TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 28, 2026 says: "The accounts have no minimum account size requirements."
What changed in TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 299 to 296. Changed its office addresses in Clayton, MO. Changed its office addresses in Minneapolis, MN. Changed its office addresses in Newport Beach, CA. Changed its office addresses in San Francisco, CA. Added an office in Naples, FL. No longer lists an office in Portland, OR. No longer lists an office in Princeton, NJ. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- Other
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2AAccount minimum: None
The brochure's wording
The accounts have no minimum account size requirements.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 28, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$292,128,789,601 as of October 2026, filing dated March 28, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1990 (35 years)
- Employees
- Total: 383. Performing investment advisory functions: 296.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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11 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 112 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
- 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $292,128,789,601 | 383 | March 28, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $271,411,977,964 | 374 | May 6, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $249,860,425,244 | 398 | July 31, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $215,384,349,404 | 407 | March 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $283,150,525,964 | 344 | August 8, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $264,142,621,713 | 350 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $264,142,621,713 in the October 2021 data and $292,128,789,601 in the October 2026 data, up 11%.
Total employees: 350 in October 2021 and 383 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 299 to 296.
- Changed its office addresses in Clayton, MO.
- Changed its office addresses in Minneapolis, MN.
- Changed its office addresses in Newport Beach, CA.
- Changed its office addresses in San Francisco, CA.
- Added an office in Naples, FL.
- No longer lists an office in Portland, OR.
- No longer lists an office in Princeton, NJ.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
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AdvisorCensus. TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (CRD 107168): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tiaa-cref-investment-management-llc-new-york-ny-107168