Strategy. The Fund is a fund of funds that invests in Class W, Class R6 or Class I shares of other Nuveen mutual funds and in other investment pools or investment products, including other funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) advised by the Funds investment adviser, Teachers Advisors, LLC (Advisors), or its affiliates (collectively, the Underlying Funds). In general, the Fund is designed for investors who have an approximate target retirement year in mind, and the Funds investments are adjusted from more aggressive to more conservative over time as the Funds target retirement year approaches and for approximately 30 years afterwards. The Fund invests in Underlying Funds according to an asset allocation strategy designed for investors retiring in, or planning to retire … Show more… The Fund is a fund of funds that invests in Class W, Class R6 or Class I shares of other Nuveen mutual funds and in other investment pools or investment products, including other funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) advised by the Funds investment adviser, Teachers Advisors, LLC (Advisors), or its affiliates (collectively, the Underlying Funds). In general, the Fund is designed for investors who have an approximate target retirement year in mind, and the Funds investments are adjusted from more aggressive to more conservative over time as the Funds target retirement year approaches and for approximately 30 years afterwards. The Fund invests in Underlying Funds according to an asset allocation strategy designed for investors retiring in, or planning to retire within a few years of, 2045 and who may begin taking systematic withdrawals upon retirement. Advisors currently expects to allocate approximately 83.20% of the Funds assets to equity Underlying Funds , 11.80% of its assets to fixed-income Underlying Funds and 5.00% of its assets to direct real estate Underlying Funds. These allocations represent targets for equity, fixed-income and direct real estate asset classes. Target allocations will change over time and actual allocations may vary up to ten percentage points from the targets. The target allocations along the investment glidepath, illustrated in the chart below, gradually become more conservative, moving to target allocations of approximately 45.00% equity/50.00% fixed-income/5.00% direct real estate in the Funds target retirement year of 2045 and reaching the Funds final target allocation of approximately 20.00% equity/80.00% fixed-income/0.00% direct real estate in 2075. Within the equity, fixed-income and direct real estate asset classes, Advisors allocates the Funds investments to particular market sectors (U.S. equity, international equity, fixed-income, non-USD fixed-income, short-term fixed-income, inflation-protected assets and direct real estate) represented by various Underlying Funds. These market sector allocations may vary by up to 10% from the Funds target market sector allocations. The Funds current target market sector allocations for June 30, 2026, which will change over time, are approximately as follows: U.S. Equity: 54.08%; International Equity: 29.12%; Fixed-Income: 9.62%; Non-USD Fixed-Income: 2.18%; Short-Term Fixed-Income: 0.00%; Inflation-Protected Assets: 0.00%; and Direct Real Estate: 5.00%. The asset class and market sector names used herein are intended to reflect the primary type of investment of the Underlying Funds within each of these categories. The Funds target market sector allocations to Underlying Funds may include the Nuveen Core Equity Fund, Nuveen Large Cap Growth Fund, Nuveen Large Cap Value Fund, Nuveen Quant Small Cap Equity Fund, Nuveen Quant Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund, Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund, Nuveen Dividend Value Fund, Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF and Nuveen Small Cap Select Fund (U.S. Equity); Nuveen Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Nuveen International Equity Fund, Nuveen International Opportunities Fund, Nuveen International Value Fund and Nuveen Quant International Small Cap Equity Fund (International Equity); Nuveen Core Bond Fund, Nuveen Core Plus Bond Fund, Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund and Nuveen High Yield Fund (Fixed-Income); Nuveen Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Nuveen International Bond Fund (Non-USD Fixed-Income); Nuveen Money Market Fund and Nuveen Short Term Bond Fund (Short-Term Fixed-Income); Nuveen Inflation Linked Bond Fund (Inflation-Protected Assets); and Nuveen Real Property Fund LP (Direct Real Estate). Nuveen Real Property Fund LP is a private fund, which is not available for investment by the general public; it is currently offered exclusively to investment pools or investment products managed by Advisors or its affiliates. As a result of its investments in the Underlying Funds, the Funds returns will reflect investments in a mix of domestic and foreign equities of companies of various sizes and market capitalizations, a variety of domestic and foreign fixed-income instruments of private and governmental issuers of varying maturities and credit qualities and direct real estate. Additional or replacement Underlying Funds for each market sector, as well as additional or replacement market sectors, may be included when making future allocations if Advisors believes that such Underlying Funds and/or market sectors are appropriate in light of the Funds desired levels of risk and potential return at the particular time. The Funds portfolio management team may also add a new market sector if it believes that will help to achieve the Funds investment objective. The relative allocations among Underlying Funds within a market sector may be changed at any time without notice to shareholders, and the portfolio management team may use tactical allocation to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in Underlying Funds. If 10% or more of the Funds assets are expected to be invested in any Underlying Fund or market sector not listed above, shareholders will receive prior notice of such change. As part of the Funds ability to invest in other investment pools or investment products noted above, the Fund may invest in ETFs and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to gain exposure to various market sectors or securities in order to effect its asset allocation strategy. Additionally, the Fund may use ETFs or ETNs for cash management, hedging or defensive purposes. ETFs or ETNs will be subject to the risks associated with the types of securities or sectors that they track, while ETNs, which are structured as fixed-income obligations, will also be subject to the general risks of fixed-income securities, including credit risk. The Funds asset class allocations, market sector allocations within each asset class, and Underlying Fund allocations within each market sector, as of June 30, 2025, are listed in the chart below. These allocations will change over time. Underlying Fund allocations in particular may change from year to year. However, as of the date of this Prospectus, Advisors expects that the allocations among the market sectors and Underlying Funds set forth below will be adjusted over time as Advisors implements: (i) the addition of Nuveen Small Cap Select Fund and Nuveen International Value Fund as new Underlying Funds in the U.S. Equity and International Equity market sectors, respectively, and corresponding reductions in allocations to other Underlying Funds in those market sectors; (ii) the addition of Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund as a new Underlying Fund in the Fixed-Income market sector and corresponding reductions in allocations to other Underlying Funds in that market sector; (iii) the redesignation of Nuveen Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Nuveen International Bond Fund from the Fixed-Income market sector to the new Non-USD Fixed-Income market sector; and (iv) strategic reallocations among certain Underlying Funds. Asset Class Allocation Market Sector Allocation Underlying Funds Allocation Equity 85.36% U.S. Equity 55.62% ? Nuveen Large Cap Growth 9.44% ? Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF 9.43% ? Nuveen Large Cap Value 8.34% ? Nuveen Dividend Value 8.32% ? Nuveen Core Equity 8.30% ? Nuveen Dividend Growth 8.23% ? Nuveen Quant Small/Mid Cap Equity 1.98% ? Nuveen Quant Small Cap Equity 1.58% International Equity 29.74% ? Nuveen International Equity 12.63% ? Nuveen International Opportunities 7.66% ? Nuveen Emerging Markets Equity 5.22% ? Nuveen Quant International Small Cap Equity 4.23% Fixed-Income 10.25% Fixed-Income 10.25% ? Nuveen Core Bond 5.39% ? Nuveen Core Plus Bond 3.34% ? Nuveen International Bond 0.53% ? Nuveen High Yield 0.51% ? Nuveen Emerging Markets Debt 0.48% Real Estate 4.39% Direct Real Estate 4.39% ? Nuveen Real Property Fund LP 4.39% Total 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% The following chart shows how the investment glidepath for the Fund is expected to gradually move the Funds target allocations over time between the different target market sector allocations. The actual market sector allocations of the Fund may differ from this chart. The Fund seeks to achieve its final target market sector allocations approximately 30 years following the target date. The Fund is designed to accommodate investors who invest in a fund up to their target retirement date, and plan to make gradual systematic withdrawals in retirement. In addition, investors should note that the Fund will continue to have a significant level of equity exposure up to, through and after its target retirement date, and this exposure could cause significant fluctuations in the value of the Fund depending on the performance of the equity markets generally. After the Fund reaches its final target allocation, the Board of Trustees may authorize the merger of the Fund into another Lifecycle Fund which has also reached its final target allocation or other similar fund designed to maintain a relatively stable asset allocation reflecting the resting point on the glidepath described in the chart above. Fund shareholders will receive prior notice of any such merger. Show less