RESEARCH |
2017
PLANSONSOR Target-Date Fund Buyer’s Guide
Our guide to the size, scope and design of target-date
options
Reported by PLANADVISER
| Art by JooHee Yoon
TDF Providers
TIAA
TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Funds| OVERVIEW | |
|---|---|
| NUMBER OF FUNDS IN SERIES | 12 |
| DELIVERY VEHICLE | MF |
| UNDERLYING FUNDS | |
|---|---|
| VEHICLES | MF, LP** |
| FUND MANAGEMENT APPROACH | Active |
| ATTRIBUTES | |
|---|---|
| TACTICAL GLIDE PATH DEVIATION | Yes, 5% |
| FUND LANDING POINT | 10 YATD |
| UNAFFILIATED MANAGERS | |
|---|---|
| FEATURES | No |
| % OF ASSETS MANAGED | |
| LARGEST | |
| LARGEST % OF ASSETS | |
| ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT | |
|---|---|
| YEAR END 2015 ($mm) | 20,675 |
| YEAR END 2016 ($mm) | 24,348 |
| Q2 2017 ($mm) | 27,675 |
| Footnote: | |
| MF = Mutual fund | |
| CIT = Collective investment trust | |
| ETF = Exchange -traded fund | |
| SA = Separate account | |
| VP = Variable portfolio | |
| R = Not reported. YATD = years after target date | |
| YBTD = years before target date. LP = Limited Partnership |