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Chart reflects rankings for target date funds over the 10/5/3 yr period based on information available from Morningstar for the target–date fund category as of 30 Sep 2023. TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index funds are compared to the top three providers of passive target date funds, determined by total assets under management.
In 4Q19, Morningstar changed TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index Retirement Income’s peer group to US Fund Allocation –30% to 50% Equity from US Fund Target-Date Retirement. This change was due to TIAA’s glidepath extension from 10 years post-retirement to 30 years post-retirement, as funds in the Lifecycle series no longer merge into the TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index Retirement Income fund. Competitors’ Retirement funds in the chart above remain in the Morningstar US Fund Target-Date Retirement category. As such, the number of peers in the US Fund Target-Date Retirement universe as of 30 Sep 2023 was 146 (3-yr), 129 (5 yr), and 79 (10-yr).
Chart reflects rankings for target date funds over the 10/5/3 yr period based on information available from Morningstar for the target–date fund category as of 30 Sep 2023. TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index funds are compared to the top three providers of passive target date funds, determined by total assets under management.
In 4Q19, Morningstar changed TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index Retirement Income’s peer group to US Fund Allocation –30% to 50% Equity from US Fund Target-Date Retirement. This change was due to TIAA’s glidepath extension from 10 years post-retirement to 30 years post-retirement, as funds in the Lifecycle series no longer merge into the TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index Retirement Income fund. Competitors’ Retirement funds in the chart above remain in the Morningstar US Fund Target-Date Retirement category. As such, the number of peers in the US Fund Target-Date Retirement universe as of 30 Sep 2023 was 146 (3-yr), 129 (5 yr), and 79 (10-yr).
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