Fund's net invested assets as of 03/31/2012 : $211.40 million
Gross Expense Ratio : 1.22%
Net Expense Ratio 1 : 1.14%
Inception date : 11/01/2011
Investment class : World
Redemption Fee 2 : 2.00%
| Performance Comparison | |||||||||||||||||||
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Performance Data as of 05/18/2012 |
Average Annual Total Returns as of 04/30/2012 |
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Net Asset Values |
Net Change |
YTD Return |
1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception 3 | ||||||||||||
| Global Natural Resources 4 | $9.14 |  -0.87% |
-5.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.35% | |||||||||||
| MSCI All Country World Commodity Producers Sector Capped Index | -- | -1.11% |
-6.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.78% | |||||||||||
The performance data quoted represents past performance, and is no guarantee of future results. Your returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your accumulation units, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. For investments with exceptional performance, please note that performance fluctuates and currently may be lower than noted here.
The risks that the fund is subject to include market risk, company risk, industry/sector risk, special risks for investing in natural resources, non-diversification risk, active management risk, foreign investment risks and emerging markets risk.The Fund is non-diversified meaning that it may invest in fewer investments than other mutual funds and its investments are concentrated within the natural resources sector.
TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC and Teachers Personal Investors Services, Inc., members FINRA, distribute securities products. Annuity contracts and certificates are issued by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) and College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), New York, NY. Investment products are not FDIC insured, may lose value, and are not bank guaranteed.
