TIAA-CREF Short Term Bond Fund (TISIX)

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TIAA-CREF Short Term Bond Fund (TISIX) is up 0.7% since the beginning of the year. TISIX is currently trading at $10 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of TISIX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,134.

TIAA-CREF Short Term Bond Fund (TISIX) has returned 0.70% so far this year and 4.01% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, TISIX has returned 2.47% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Apr 5, 2006, TISIX's average daily return is +0.01%, while the average monthly return is +0.24%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 24.1 years.

Historically, 74% of months were positive and 26% were negative. The best month was Jan 2008 with a return of +2.3%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -2.3%. The longest winning streak lasted 22 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 4 months.

On a daily basis, TISIX closed higher 29% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 18, 2009 with a return of +0.9%, while the worst single day was Nov 27, 2007 at -1.0%.

TIAA-CREF Short Term Bond Fund has an annualized alpha of 3.06%, beta of -0.02, and R2 of 0.03 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since April 05, 2006.

• This fund captured 7.88% of S&P 500 Index gains and tended to rise during its downturns (downside capture of -3.40%) - a profile typical of hedging or uncorrelated assets.
• Beta of -0.02 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.03 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.03 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

TISIX has an expense ratio of 0.26%, which is considered low.

TISIX ranks 81 for risk / return — in the top 81% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

TIAA-CREF Short Term Bond Fund provided a 4.35% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.44 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for TIAA-CREF Short Term Bond Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the TIAA-CREF Short Term Bond Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the TIAA-CREF Short Term Bond Fund was 5.31%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. Recovery took 280 trading sessions.

The current TIAA-CREF Short Term Bond Fund drawdown is 0.30%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.