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TIAA-CREF Life Funds Large-Cap Value Fund (TLLVX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

Inception Date

Oct 27, 2002

Min. Investment

$0

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

TLLVX has an expense ratio of 0.52%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

TIAA-CREF Life Funds Large-Cap Value Fund (TLLVX) returned 2.83% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.29% over the past 12 months.


TLLVX

YTD

2.83%

1M

4.06%

6M

-3.66%

1Y

3.29%

3Y*

7.34%

5Y*

12.77%

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of TLLVX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20255.04%0.88%-3.20%-3.41%3.79%2.83%
20240.87%4.10%4.66%-3.66%3.03%-0.10%4.54%2.24%-5.58%-1.05%5.63%-6.49%7.50%
20234.16%-2.66%-0.77%2.22%-3.16%6.84%3.62%-2.29%-3.59%-2.81%7.58%5.27%14.29%
2022-2.42%-1.02%1.74%-6.26%2.05%-9.28%6.66%-2.72%-8.34%11.79%6.78%-4.16%-7.21%
2021-1.84%6.97%6.39%4.18%2.49%-1.60%1.40%2.10%-4.01%6.00%-3.45%6.26%26.84%
2020-2.48%-9.62%-16.27%11.17%3.35%-0.95%3.67%4.62%-2.81%-1.24%14.71%3.68%3.99%
20198.15%2.91%0.65%4.10%-6.71%7.56%1.31%-2.93%2.86%2.40%2.99%3.04%28.64%
20184.25%-4.69%-2.11%0.39%0.91%0.26%3.21%1.12%-7.58%-7.90%1.39%-10.34%-20.21%
20171.48%1.48%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of TLLVX is 17, meaning it’s performing worse than 83% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of TLLVX is 1717
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of TLLVX is 1717
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of TLLVX is 1515
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of TLLVX is 1616
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of TLLVX is 1818
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of TLLVX is 1717
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for TIAA-CREF Life Funds Large-Cap Value Fund (TLLVX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

TIAA-CREF Life Funds Large-Cap Value Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.20
  • 5-Year: 0.78
  • All Time: 0.33

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of TIAA-CREF Life Funds Large-Cap Value Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

TIAA-CREF Life Funds Large-Cap Value Fund provided a 8.26% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.65 per share.


2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%12.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.502018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024202320222021202020192018
Dividend$1.65$1.65$0.55$0.96$0.25$0.27$0.96$1.37

Dividend yield

8.26%8.49%2.97%5.76%1.29%1.80%6.41%11.07%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for TIAA-CREF Life Funds Large-Cap Value Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.65$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.65
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.55$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.55
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.96$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.96
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.25
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.27
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.96$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.96
2018$1.37$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.37

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the TIAA-CREF Life Funds Large-Cap Value 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 Life Funds Large-Cap Value Fund was 39.61%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 200 trading sessions.

The current TIAA-CREF Life Funds Large-Cap Value Fund drawdown is 5.11%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-39.61%Jan 29, 2018541Mar 23, 2020200Jan 6, 2021741
-20.32%Jan 13, 2022180Sep 30, 2022202Jul 24, 2023382
-15.87%Sep 3, 2024150Apr 8, 2025
-10.31%Aug 1, 202363Oct 27, 202330Dec 11, 202393
-5.87%Nov 9, 202116Dec 1, 202117Dec 27, 202133
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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