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Form N-PX · fund registrantSEC filer no. 777535

COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND

fund voting report, part of Nuveen and TIAA

Vote records reported
151,531year to 30 June 2026
Against management
10.5%15,469 of 146,719 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
89.3%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
46.7%for, of for + against + abstain
86.7% for10.7% against2.6% other10.5% against management150,772 votes

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

For the year to 30 June 2026, COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND reported 151,531 vote records on Form N-PX. 15,469 of the 146,719 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 10.5%, 4.3 percentage points above the median fund registrant (6.2%).

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 10.1%. 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 89.3% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 46.7% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).

By category, votes against management were most frequent in EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS (34.4% of 2,638), SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES (25.9% of 309) and ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE (12.4% of 723).

It reported 3.96 billion shares out on loan at record dates, 3.01% 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 share10.5%6.2%10.6%
Say-on-pay support rate89.3%91.6%86.0%
Shareholder-proposal support rate46.7%27.5%33.9%
Shares on loan, share of shares held3.01%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 ELECTIONS62,85554,6814,6519.4%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES2,7042,24527010.7%
AUDIT-RELATED9,3219,1121971.8%
INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS3531411.4%
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES3692437225.9%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS2,6391,72691334.4%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE21,47719,3712,1069.7%
COMPENSATION16,92714,7122,13812.4%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE38,41033,0215,19911.7%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE72439632612.4%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE4012821193.0%
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION4362891473.7%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES1,12665647012.4%
OTHER2,0641,5035596.2%

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 2024185,27710.3%87.4%54.6%
year to 30 June 2025167,7539.5%85.4%50.2%
year to 30 June 2026151,53110.5%89.3%46.7%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND voted against management on 166 of the 1,460 it marked either way (11.4%) in the year to 30 June 2026. The 40 companies with the most reporting filers are listed.

Shareholder proposals it supported

Of 1,308 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND voted for 490 (37.5%). 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

COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND reported 3.96 billion shares on loan at record dates against 127.55 billion shares voted: 3.01% 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

5 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
CREF Total Global Stock Account101,72310.8%88.1%38.6%
Global Equities Account35,05112.5%92.2%40.9%
CREF Responsible Balanced Account7,2223.4%90.0%17.6%
CREF S&P 500 Index Account6,6094.2%91.9%22.1%
Growth Account9268.9%93.7%23.0%

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 COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2026 COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND reported 2,515 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 2,245 were for (89.3%), 270 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 166 of the 1,460 say-on-pay items it marked either way.

How often does COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND vote against management?

10.5% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 15,469 of the 146,719 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 COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 414 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 88 of them (21.3%). Across every category it voted for 46.7% 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 COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND (filer no. 777535), 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.