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TIAA-CREF Quant International Small-Cap Equity Fund (TIISX) Diversifiers

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Jun 23, 2026

Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in small-cap equity securities of foreign issuers. A "small-cap" equity security is a security within the capitalization range of the companies included in the fund's benchmark index, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Small Cap Index, at the time of purchase. The fund may invest in equity securities of small companies across a wide range of sectors, growth rates and valuations. It may invest in emerging markets to varying degrees, depending on stock-specific opportunities.

Looking to diversify beyond TIISX? The mutual funds below have the lowest correlation with TIISX — they tend to move on their own, which can help reduce risk when the rest of your portfolio drops. The stock ideas table highlights individual companies that behave independently from TIISX.

Best Diversifiers for TIISX

0 mutual funds have low correlation with TIISX (below 0.3), 0 of which are negatively correlated. The least correlated is TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Value Index Fund (TILVX) (Large Cap Value Equities) with a 1Y correlation of 0.67, roughly unchanged from 0.72 over 5 years.

SymbolNameCorrelation 1YCorrelation 3YCorrelation 5YRisk / Return RankCategoryCompare
TILVX
TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Value Index Fund0.670.660.72
88
Large Cap Value EquitiesTIISX vs TILVX
TISBX
TIAA-CREF Small-Cap Blend Index Fund0.690.690.72
69
Small Cap Blend EquitiesTIISX vs TISBX
FAGIX
Fidelity Capital & Income Fund0.700.700.73
91
High Yield BondsTIISX vs FAGIX
TISCX
TIAA-CREF Social Choice Equity Fund0.710.710.75
57
Large Cap Blend EquitiesTIISX vs TISCX
FXAIX
Fidelity 500 Index Fund0.740.700.74
66
S&P 500TIISX vs FXAIX
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