Mutual Fund Insights: TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX)

In-depth Analysis of TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX)

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See TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $9.92 on 3/17/2010, Change: +0.05 (0.51%)

  

Fund Manager - Hans L. Erickson

Fund Manager Tenure: 4.0 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.6)     (What does this score mean?)

Erickson has been serving for Teachers Advisors Inc. as a managing director since 1996. Prior to that, Erickson joined Templeton Quantitative Advisers in 1990. Erickson was employed by Anderson Consulting from May 1989 through February 1990 and Morgan Stanley from June 1988 through May 1989.  Get more insights on Hans L. Erickson

  

 What we like about TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX)

Data for TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) as of January 31, 2010

• TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) management has been with TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund for 4.0 years
• TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return -5.64% vs -6.01% Target Date 2026-2030 category average)
• TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 18.00% vs Target Date 2026-2030 average of 39.04%. It is good that TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement management does not trade extensively for its return.
• TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 18.84, lower than category average of 19.59

  

 What we are cautious about TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX)

Data for TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) as of January 31, 2010

• TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund is a focused fund with 98.60% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 32.25% vs 33.93% Target Date 2026-2030 category average)
• TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 0.37% vs 0.95% Target Date 2026-2030 category average)
• TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) has a higher management fee of 0.71% than its Target Date 2026-2030 average of 0.63%
• Even though TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund carries no load, it does have a 0.05% of 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

See TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$484.08M
11/2009	$468.42M
10/2009	$432.39M

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TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX) Portfolio Allocation

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Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
11/2009	1.08%	82.82%	15.92%	0.18%
09/2009	1.66%	82.8%	15.26%	0.29%
08/2009	1.34%	82.97%	15.42%	0.27%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2030 Retirement Fund (TCLNX)

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30-Nov-09 TIAA-CREF Enh Lg Cp Gr Idx Inst [14.69%] TIAA-CREF Enh Lg Cp Val Idx Inst [14.49%] TIAA-CREF Bond Instl [12.62%] TIAA-CREF International Eq Instl [10.27%] TIAA-CREF Enh Intl Eq Idx Inst [10.25%] TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Growth Inst [9.81%] TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Value Instl [9.67%] TIAA-CREF Growth & Income Instl [8.26%] TIAA-CREF Small-Cap Equity Instl [4.65%] TIAA-CREF High-Yield Inst [3.89%]

30-Sep-09 TIAA-CREF Enh Lg Cp Val Idx Inst [14.45%] TIAA-CREF Enh Lg Cp Gr Idx Inst [14.37%] TIAA-CREF Bond Instl [12.64%] TIAA-CREF International Eq Instl [10.45%] TIAA-CREF Enh Intl Eq Idx Inst [10.39%] TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Value Instl [9.65%] TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Growth Inst [9.53%] TIAA-CREF Growth & Income Instl [8.16%] TIAA-CREF Small-Cap Equity Instl [4.91%] TIAA-CREF High-Yield Inst [4%]

31-Aug-09 TIAA-CREF Enh Lg Cp Val Idx Inst [14.47%] TIAA-CREF Enh Lg Cp Gr Idx Inst [14.38%] TIAA-CREF Bond Instl [12.57%] TIAA-CREF Enh Intl Eq Idx Inst [10.5%] TIAA-CREF International Eq Instl [10.43%] TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Value Instl [9.65%] TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Growth Inst [9.59%] TIAA-CREF Growth & Income Instl [8.16%] TIAA-CREF Small-Cap Equity Instl [4.8%] TIAA-CREF High-Yield Inst [4.02%]

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