Large-Cap Growth Index

(TRIRX)

The fund seeks a favorable long-term total return, mainly through capital appreciation, by investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities of large domestic growth companies based on a market index.

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Net asset value as of 01/07/2009: $8.36
Total return year-to-date as of 01/07/2009: 1.95%
Fund's net invested assets as of 12/31/2008: $313.77 million
Gross Expense Ratio: 0.38%
Net Expense Ratio*: 0.34%
Inception date: 10/01/2002
Investment class: U.S. Equity

Performance Comparison
	Performance Data as of 01/05/2009			Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/2008
	Net Asset Value	Net Change	YTD Return	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year	10 Year	Since Inception^¡
Large-Cap Growth Index	$8.50	+0.12%	3.66%	-38.67%	-9.43%	-3.82%	--	1.44%
Russell 1000® Growth Index^†	--	+1.16%	4.87%	-38.44%	-9.10%	-3.42%	--	1.89%

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 shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above.

*	The net annual expense ratio represents expenses after reimbursement and waivers, while the gross annual expense ratio represents expenses without any reimbursements and waivers. The expense reimbursements and waiver agreements are contractual and are currently generally expected to continue through at least April 30, 2008, except that the expense reimbursements in place for the index funds will continue through at least April 30, 2010. Without these waivers and reimbursements, the Fund expenses would be higher and their performance would have been lower. Teachers Advisors, Inc. has voluntarily agreed to reimburse the Large-Cap Growth Index Fund an additional 0.01% of its gross annual expenses, so the Fund's actual net annual expenses are 0.33% of average daily net assets. This voluntary reimbursement may be discontinued at any time.
¡	From November 30, 2007 on, the since inception performance shown is computed from the inception date of the fund (the date on which the fund became publicly available). Previously, since inception performance for this fund was computed from the net asset value per share on the day prior to the inception date.
†	The Russell 1000 Growth Index is a subset of the Russell 1000 Index, which measures the performance of the stocks of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, based on market capitalization. The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of those stocks of the Russell 1000 with higher price-to-book ratios and higher relative forecasted growth rates. You cannot invest directly in these indices. Russell 1000 and Russell 3000 are trademarks and service marks of the Frank Russell Company. TIAA-CREF products are not promoted or sponsored by, or affiliated with, the Frank Russell Company.

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