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CREF Variable Annuity Accounts

Money Market

The CREF Money Market Account seeks high current income consistent with maintaining liquidity and preserving capital.
Unit Values
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Unit value as of 01/08/2009: $25.51
Total return year-to-date as of 01/08/2009: --
3-month cumulative rate of return as of 12/31/2008: 0.62%
Net invested assets as of 12/31/2008: $15.13 billion
Expense charge*: 0.54%
Inception date: 04/01/1988
Investment class: Money Market

As of 01/06/2009:
7-day current annualized yield 1.29%
7-day effective annual yield 1.30%
Performance Comparison
  Performance Data
as of 01/08/2009
Average Annual Total Returns
as of 12/31/2008
Unit
Value
Net
Change
YTD
Return
1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since
Inception¡
Money Market $25.51 -- -- 2.44% 4.01% 3.18% 3.34% 4.61%
iMoneyNet Money Fund Report Averages™ All Taxable -- -- -- 2.04% 3.74% 2.93% 3.06% 4.27%

The performance data quoted represents past performance, and is no guarantee of future results. Your returns and the principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your accumulation units, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above.

An investment in this account is not a deposit of any bank and is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other U.S. government agency. It is possible to lose money in these funds. The current yield more closely reflects the account's current earnings than does the total return.

*We estimate expenses for the year based on projected expense and asset levels. Differences between estimated and actual expenses are adjusted quarterly and reflected in current investment results.
¡From November 30, 2007 on, the since inception performance shown is computed from the inception date of the account (the date on which the account became publicly available). Previously, since inception performance for this account was computed from the net asset value per share on the day prior to the inception date.
The iMoneyNet Money Fund Report Averages—All Taxable category is a simple average of over 1,000 taxable money market funds and you cannot invest directly in it.

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