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Form N-PX · fund registrantSEC filer no. 1068204

TIAA-CREF LIFE FUNDS

fund voting report, part of Nuveen and TIAA

Vote records reported
34,449year to 30 June 2026
Against management
9.3%3,204 of 34,285 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
86.5%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
23.2%for, of for + against + abstain
88.5% for6.5% against5.0% other9.3% against management34,313 votes

foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management

For the year to 30 June 2026, TIAA-CREF LIFE FUNDS reported 34,449 vote records on Form N-PX. 3,204 of the 34,285 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 9.3%, 3.1 percentage points above the median fund registrant (6.2%).

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 4.6%. The two figures differ when the votes against management fall on larger or smaller holdings than the rest.

On pay and on shareholder proposals: it voted for 86.5% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 23.2% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).

By category, votes against management were most frequent in SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES (21.4% of 126), ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE (18.8% of 218) and COMPENSATION (18.3% of 1,240).

It reported 3.9 million shares out on loan at record dates, 1.26% of the shares it held or had lent across the meetings it reported. Shares on loan are not voted.

Compared with other filers

Each rate is defined once, in the methodology. The median is taken over 1,241 fund registrants with at least 25 vote records in the season.

year to 30 June 2026This filerMedian fund registrantAll filers pooled
Against-management share9.3%6.2%10.6%
Say-on-pay support rate86.5%91.6%86.0%
Shareholder-proposal support rate23.2%27.5%33.9%
Shares on loan, share of shares held1.26%0.00%3.12%
Largest families, year to 30 June 2026Against managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal support
Vanguard20.1%94.1%42.0%
BlackRock and iShares7.5%88.3%11.9%
Fidelity6.0%94.7%27.6%
Dimensional16.4%78.9%57.4%
State Street and SPDR16.9%77.1%50.4%

Votes by category

Filers choose one or more categories for each vote, so a vote can appear in more than one row. Category names are printed as Form N-PX defines them.

Category (as the form names it)VotesForAgainstAgainst managementSplit
DIRECTOR ELECTIONS23,52221,2638029.6%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES3,3842,69942113.1%
AUDIT-RELATED3,3163,31240.1%
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES1271091821.4%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS308282267.1%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE596576205.7%
COMPENSATION1,2481,00124218.3%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE1,5321,13438810.4%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE2185915918.8%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE10527789.5%
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION12627997.2%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES3067223413.7%
OTHER2019111.8%

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 202437,9159.0%87.4%28.2%
year to 30 June 202535,0649.1%85.0%26.5%
year to 30 June 202634,4499.3%86.5%23.2%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, TIAA-CREF LIFE FUNDS voted against management on 304 of the 2,341 it marked either way (13.0%) in the year to 30 June 2026. The 40 companies with the most reporting filers are listed.

A further 1 say-on-pay item was reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.

Shareholder proposals it supported

Of 451 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, TIAA-CREF LIFE FUNDS voted for 121 (26.8%). The 40 at the companies with the most reporting filers are listed. Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.

CompanyMeetingProposal
Amazon.com, Inc.20 May 2026Shareholder proposal requesting additional reporting on impact of data centers on climate commitments
NVIDIA Corporation24 Jun 2026Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting...
Alphabet Inc.5 Jun 2026Shareholder proposal regarding a report on AI data usage oversight
Alphabet Inc.5 Jun 2026Shareholder proposal regarding a report on AI-generated misinformation
Alphabet Inc.5 Jun 2026Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting
Alphabet Inc.5 Jun 2026Shareholder proposal regarding an enhanced disclosure on climate goals
Eli Lilly and Company4 May 2026Shareholder proposal to prepare an annual lobbying report.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.2 May 2026Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company issue a report disclosing the Board's oversight framework...
The Coca-Cola Company29 Apr 2026Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the Company's plans to increase sustainability disclosure
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025A shareholder proposal to seek shareholder approval before adopting an amendment to the bylaws pursuant to...
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025Declassify the Board of Directors
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
NextEra Energy, Inc.21 May 2026Report on Plans to Reduce and Align GHG Emissions with Paris Agreement Goals
AT&T INC.14 May 2026EEO-1 Report Disclosure Policy
Wells Fargo & Company28 Apr 2026Require Independent Board Chair
Wells Fargo & Company28 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal - Energy Supply Ratio.
ConocoPhillips12 May 2026Stockholder Proposal - Independent Board Chairman.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.29 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Energy Supply Ratio
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.29 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Disclosure
Lowe's Companies, Inc.29 May 2026Shareholder Proposal requesting a report describing how the Company could disclose its plastic packaging...
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.3 Jun 2026Stockholder proposal entitled "Political Spending Disclosure,"
Starbucks Corporation25 Mar 2026Shareholder proposal requesting supermajority shareholder voting requirements be replaced with majority...
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION12 May 2026Stockholder Proposal Requiring Independent Board Chairman
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.9 Dec 2025To consider and vote upon a shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, regarding...
Meta Platforms, Inc.27 May 2026A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
Meta Platforms, Inc.27 May 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Data Protection Impact Assessment
Meta Platforms, Inc.27 May 2026A shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results by share class.
Meta Platforms, Inc.27 May 2026A shareholder proposal regarding report on climate change-related commitments.
Meta Platforms, Inc.27 May 2026A shareholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure.
United Parcel Service, Inc.7 May 2026To take steps to reduce the voting power of UPS class A stock from 10 votes per share to one vote per share.
FedEx Corporation29 Sep 2025Stockholder proposal regarding independent board chairman.
The Travelers Companies, Inc.20 May 2026Shareholder proposal relating to a report on climate-related pricing and coverage decisions, if presented...
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.14 May 2026Shareholder proposal entitled "Avoid Brand Damage due to Corporate Political Spending."
FORD MOTOR COMPANY14 May 2026A shareholder proposal relating to a request that the Board take steps to implement one vote per share for...
FORD MOTOR COMPANY14 May 2026A shareholder proposal relating to public disclosure by share class of voting results on matters subject...
Otis Worldwide Corporation27 May 2026Shareholder proposal regarding reporting on political contributions and expenditures
Snowflake Inc.29 Jun 2026To consider and vote on, if properly presented at the meeting, a non-binding stockholder proposal...
General Mills, Inc.30 Sep 2025Shareholder Proposal - Disclosure of Regenerative Agriculture Practices Within Supply Chain.
Cintas Corporation28 Oct 2025A shareholder proposal regarding support for shareholder ability to call for a special shareholder meeting.
Prudential Financial, Inc.12 May 2026Shareholder proposal regarding an Independent Board Chairman.

Shares on loan

TIAA-CREF LIFE FUNDS reported 3.9 million shares on loan at record dates against 309.1 million shares voted: 1.26% of the two together. Median fund registrant: 0.00%. Shares lent out at the record date cannot be voted by the lender, which is why Form N-PX asks for the figure. More on lending and votes.

Fund series in this filing

8 series reported votes. A vote record can list several series. Series with 500 or more vote records have their own page.

SeriesVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal support
Nuveen Life Stock Index Fund24,94810.6%87.0%26.1%
Nuveen Life Small Cap Equity Fund3,24910.3%88.3%42.9%
Nuveen Life Large Cap Responsible Equity Fund1,7492.4%91.3%10.8%
Nuveen Life International Equity Fund1,2622.4%not reported57.1%
Nuveen Life Large Cap Value Fund1,1374.2%92.0%18.8%
Nuveen Life Core Equity Fund8975.4%93.4%21.8%
Nuveen Life Growth Equity Fund6537.1%95.3%20.0%
Nuveen Life Real Estate Securities Select Fund5543.4%94.0%not reported

The filings

These figures are read from the filer's own Form N-PX. If a vote on this page looks wrong, the filing is the record: a dispute about a filed vote is a matter for the filer, and an error in how this site read the filing is a matter for corrections.

Questions

How did TIAA-CREF LIFE FUNDS vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2026 TIAA-CREF LIFE FUNDS reported 3,121 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 2,699 were for (86.5%), 421 against and 1 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 304 of the 2,341 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 1 say-on-pay item was reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.

How often does TIAA-CREF LIFE FUNDS vote against management?

9.3% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 3,204 of the 34,285 votes it marked as for or against management. Form N-PX asks each filer to state, vote by vote, whether the vote was for or against management's recommendation; this figure counts those marks.

Did TIAA-CREF LIFE FUNDS support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 200 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 41 of them (20.5%). Across every category it voted for 23.2% of security-holder proposals. Filers choose the category for each vote, so the same proposal can sit in different categories in different filings.

Is this the result of the meetings?

No. Form N-PX shows how this filer voted the shares it held. It does not show how other shareholders voted or whether a proposal was approved. Companies report certified results separately, on Form 8-K.

Where does the data come from?

From the Form N-PX filings of this filer on the SEC's EDGAR system, read as filed. The SEC does not verify the contents. Amended filings (N-PX/A) replace the filings they amend. Data on this page runs through 23 Sep 2026.

Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings by TIAA-CREF LIFE FUNDS (filer no. 1068204), read as filed and not verified by the SEC. Amended filings replace the filings they amend. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026; page built 26 Sep 2026.