Awards & recognition
The recognition we've received isn't just about how well we perform for our customers. It's also about who we are and what we believe.
Our investment performance speaks for itself
90% OF TIAA-CREF MUTUAL FUNDS AND CREF ANNUITIES HAVE EXPENSE RATIOS BELOW THE MEDIAN IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES. 69% HAVE RECEIVED AN OVERALL RATING OF 4 OR 5 STARS ACROSS ALL ASSET CLASSES.
as of December 31, 2021
World's most ethical companies
Ethisphere LLC, 2022
Top 50 companies for diversity
DiversityInc, 2021
Award-winning performance
Nuveen has earned six awards in the 2022 Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards, including the Best Fixed Income Large Fund Company Award.1
Best Fund Family
Nuveen ranked as a top 10 active mutual fund manager by Barron's
Nuveen was recently recognized by Barron's as a top 10 active mutual fund manager in the industry. The Barron's ranking measures the performance across our mutual fund platform, including both Nuveen and TIAA-CREF branded products, on an asset-weighted basis. The publication announced that Nuveen placed No. 6 out of 55 companies on the annual Best Fund Families list – moving up 40 spots from last year. Nuveen also ranked 13th in the 5-year and 7th in the 10-year Best Fund Families categories, and 4th in the World Equity category.
Morningstar Ratings
Morningstar, as of December 31, 20213
69% of TIAA-CREF mutual funds and CREF annuities have received an overall rating of 4 or 5 stars across all asset classes.
Stevie Award, American Business Awards
Stevie Award, 2020
Information Technology Team of the Year (Bronze)
Stevie Awards, 2019
Information Technology Team of the Year (Gold)
Contact Center of the Year, Over 100 Seats (Gold)
Sales Training or Coaching Program of the Year, Other Service Industries (Silver)
Best Use of Technology in Customer Service, Financial Services (Bronze)
Business Intelligence Group
Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award for Large Company, 2020
Automated Assistant
CIO 100
CIO Magazine, 2019
Two awards: Nuveen’s Responsible Investment platform
and Automation efforts
CIO Magazine, 2018
Predictive technologies
Digital Edge 50 Award
IDG, 2019
Automation
IDG, 2018
Digital transformation
Eddy Awards
Pensions & Investments, 2020
Financial Wellness (One – 1st place)
Plan Transitions (Two – 1st & 2nd place)
Ongoing Investment Education (One – 2nd place)
Special Projects (Two – 3rd place)
Pensions & Investments, 2019
Special Projects (Three – 1st place)
Plan Transitions (One - 1st place)
Pre-Retirement Preparation (One – 1st place)
Ongoing Investment Education (One – 2nd place)
Financial Wellness (One – 2nd place)
Signature Awards
Plan Sponsor Council of America, 2020 (One – 1st place, Two – 2nd place, One – 3rd place)
Excellence in retirement plan communication and investment education
Plan Sponsor Council of America, 2018 (Two – 1st place, Two - 3rd place)
Excellence in retirement plan communication and investment education
2019 Training Magazine Top 125 - TIAA named #78
DALBAR rankings
Dalbar, 20192,4
#1 customer website
#1 plan sponsor website
#1 life insurance / annuity consumer website
4 1/2 stars for mobile app
American Financial Technology Award
Waters Technology, 2018
Most Cutting Edge IT Initiative
MuleSoft Tech Innovator Award
Mulesoft, 2018
Developer or architect team achievement of the year
MITX award
MITX, 2018
Most Strategic Use of Data Driving Audience Targeting or Personalization
100% Corporate Equality Index Rating For Support Of LGBT Employees
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2020, 2019
Top 50 Companies For Diversity
Top Companies for LGBT Employees
DiversityInc, 2020
Top Companies for LGBT Employees, Executive Women, Employee Resource Groups
and Diverse Leadership
DiversityInc, 2019
Best Places to Work for Dads
Fatherly, 2020
National Organization on Disability
Disability Employment Tracker, 2019
Best-of-the-Best Corporations for Inclusion
National Business Inclusion Consortium, 2019
Best Companies For Diversity
Black Enterprise, 2018
We’re proud to have received recognition throughout the industry for our work in Supplier Diversity.
Top 50 Company for Diversity
DiversityInc., (2013–2021)
America’s Top Corporation for Women Business Enterprises
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, (2015, 2017-2021)
Best-of-the-Best Corporation
National Business Inclusion ConsortiumFor Inclusion, (2016-2021)
For Program or Initiative of the Year, (2016)
Million Dollar Club Member
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, (2015-2017)
National Corporation of the Year Finalist
New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council, (2016)
Top 70 Companies for Executive Women
National Association of Female Executives, 2020, 2019
Best Companies For Latinas
Latina Style Magazine, 2019
100 Best Companies For Working Mothers
Working Mother, 2019
Forbes Best Companies for Women
2018
1The Best Fixed Income Large Fund Company Award recognizes Nuveen's top ranking among 30 mutual fund families eligible for the award. It encompasses Nuveen's taxable and non-taxable fixed income funds, including national and state municipal and global fixed income funds. For more information, see lipperfundawards.comOpens in a new window.
2Source: DALBAR, Inc. DALBAR’s WebMonitor program continuously analyzes financial services websites to evaluate their effectiveness in maximizing their online presence by incorporating content and functionality in a consistent, appealing and user-friendly manner. DALBAR regularly publishes key findings of competitive intelligence and benchmarking data, spotlighting notable trends, best practices, and industry leaders. The listed rankings are current as of the Q1 2019 report.
3Based on Morningstar Direct (as of December 31, 2021) expense comparisons by category, excluding Money Market products. Actual percentage is 89.61%. TIAA-CREF mutual fund and CREF variable annuity products are subject to various fees and expenses, including but not limited to management, administrative, and distribution fees; our variable annuity products have an additional mortality and expense risk charge. Excludes the class W shares, which are not available for purchase by retail investors.Ð'dMorningstar ratings are based on each mutual fund (institutional share class) or variable annuity account's (lowest cost) share class and include U.S. open-end mutual funds,CREF Variable Accounts and the Life Funds. The Morningstar Rating™ --or "star rating" --is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. The rating is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. Morningstar ratings may be higher or lower on a monthly basis. The top 10% of funds or accounts in each product category receive five stars, the next 22.5% receive four stars and the next 35% receive three stars. The overall star ratings are Morningstar's published ratings, which are derived from weighted averages of the performance figures associated with the three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar rating metrics for the period ended December 31, 2021. Morningstar is an independent service that rates mutual funds. Past performance cannot guarantee future results. For current performance and ratings, please visit TIAA.org/public/investment-performance.
4Source: DALBAR, Inc. DALBAR’s Mobile inSIGHT program analyzes mobile applications from financial services firms. DALBAR regularly publishes key findings of competitive intelligence and benchmarking data, spotlighting notable trends, best practices, and industry leaders. In the First Semester 2018 report, the TIAA mobile app received a 4 ½ stars ranking on both iPhone and Android.