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4 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
4
4
4
5
3
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Zacks Investment Research
1
(Strong Buy)
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Standard & Poor's
5 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
A-
(Buy)
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#4 in Intermediate-Term Bond
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Performance
The fund has returned 7.01 percent over the past year, 7.10 percent over the past three years, and 6.66 percent over the past five years.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 1.7% |
| 1 Year | 7.0% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 7.1% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 6.7% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return, primarily through high current income consistent with preserving capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds. For these purposes, bonds include fixed-income securities of all types. Its portfolio is divided into two segments. The first segment, which makes up at least 70% of the fund's assets, is invested primarily in a broad range of investment-grade bonds and fixed-income securities. The second segment, which will not exceed 30% of the fund's assets, is invested in fixed-income securities and bonds with special features in an effort to improve the fund's total return.
Fees
Fees are Average compared to funds in the same category.
TIAA-CREF Bond Plus Fund has an expense ratio of 0.35 percent.
Risk
Risk is Below Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
