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Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2040 Fund (TLZIX) proxy voting record 2026
Three ballots cast this season by the funds inside it. Vote first, then see what they did with the shares your savings paid for.
The question on the ballot
As filed
Tiaa-Cref Funds files a notice for this fund: it holds other funds and casts no votes of its own. The record on this page comes from the funds inside it, weighted as this fund reports holding them — the shares your retirement savings paid for were voted there.
Folded fromNuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund, Class W (0.38%), Nuveen Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class W (9.83%), Nuveen International Equity Index Fund, Class W (16.9%), Nuveen Bond Index Fund, Class W (16.68%), Nuveen Inflation Linked Bond Fund, Class W (0.32%), Nuveen Equity Index Fund, Class W (49.92%) · each ballot on this page names the fund that cast it and links to its filing · this fund’s own filing is a notice: open it
TickersTLZIX (Class R6), TLPRX (Premier Class), TLZRX (Retirement Class), TLZHX (Class I) · share classes of one fund, with one proxy-voting record · as listed in its latest SEC filing of proxy votes
How it voted, by issue
Fund companies sometimes file the same proposal under different subjects. So that funds can be compared, each proposal is counted under the subject most of the filings we read gave it, the same for every fund on this site. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 89.4% of the time across 1,080 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 147 | 45 | 30.6% |
| Workers & human rights | 120 | 45 | 37.5% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 27 | 12 | 44.4% |
| Executive pay | 51 | 33 | 64.7% |
| Corporate governance | 489 | 315 | 64.4% |
| Other social issues | 102 | 39 | 38.2% |
What it holds
The largest positions this fund reported, as a share of the fund. Your slice of each is that percentage of your balance.
| Company | % of fund |
|---|---|
| Nvidia Corp | 5.68% |
| Apple Inc | 4.99% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.43% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.28% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 2.74% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.11% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 1.53% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.45% |
| Tesla Inc | 1.39% |
| Eli Lilly & Company | 1.30% |
| Guidestone Funds Money Mkt Instl | 1.28% |
| International Monetary Market | 1.17% |
SourcePortfolio holdings as reported by the fund for 2026-05-31 · open the filing
Ballots the funds inside it voted
NVIDIA Corporation · 24 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Nvidia publish a fuller account of its emissions and how it plans to cut them?
Shareholders asked the company to disclose its greenhouse gas emissions more completely, or to have its reduction targets independently assessed, so that the plan can be checked rather than taken on trust.
AGAINST Equity Index Fund voted with 2,498,945 shares — a fund held inside Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2040 Fund
“Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting reporting on greenhouse gas emissions from the use of our sold products.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceGuideStone Funds · accession 0001193125-26-374898 · series S000001157 · open the filing
Amazon.com, Inc. · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Amazon.com report what its data centres do to its climate commitments?
Shareholders asked for a report on the electricity and water its data-centre build-out consumes, and on whether the growth in that demand can be squared with the emissions targets the company has already committed to.
AGAINST Equity Index Fund voted with 995,792 shares — a fund held inside Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2040 Fund
“SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON IMPACT OF DATA CENTERS ON CLIMATE COMMITMENTS”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceGuideStone Funds · accession 0001193125-26-374898 · series S000001157 · open the filing
NVIDIA Corporation · 24 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Report on Risks of Excluding Faith-Based Employee Resource Groups
FOR Equity Index Fund voted with 2,498,945 shares — a fund held inside Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2040 Fund
“Report on Risks of Excluding Faith-Based Employee Resource Groups”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceGuideStone Funds · accession 0001193125-26-374898 · series S000001157 · open the filing
Microsoft Corporation · 5 December 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Microsoft assess the human rights risks its own operations create?
Shareholders asked for an assessment of the human rights risks arising from the company’s operations and business relationships, and for the findings to be published.
AGAINST Equity Index Fund voted with 746,349 shares — a fund held inside Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2040 Fund
“Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceGuideStone Funds · accession 0001193125-26-374898 · series S000001157 · open the filing
The Coca-Cola Company · 29 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should Coca-Cola publish what its inclusion policies actually do for its workforce?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s LGBTQIA+ equity and inclusion efforts within its human capital management strategy — what the policies are, how they are measured, and what they have changed for employees.
AGAINST Equity Index Fund voted with 502,860 shares — a fund held inside Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2040 Fund
“Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the extent of the Company's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceGuideStone Funds · accession 0001193125-26-374898 · series S000001157 · open the filing
Cisco Systems, Inc. · 16 December 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Assess and Report on Positive Financial Value of Company's Inclusion Programs
FOR Equity Index Fund voted with 411,297 shares — a fund held inside Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2040 Fund
“Assess and Report on Positive Financial Value of Company's Inclusion Programs”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceGuideStone Funds · accession 0001193125-26-374898 · series S000001157 · open the filing
Verizon Communications Inc. · 21 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Report on Risks of Using ESG and DEI Metrics in Executive Compensation
FOR Equity Index Fund voted with 495,581 shares — a fund held inside Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2040 Fund
“Report on Risks of Using ESG and DEI Metrics in Executive Compensation”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceGuideStone Funds · accession 0001193125-26-374898 · series S000001157 · open the filing
Tesla, Inc. · 6 November 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Assess Feasibility of Including Sustainability as a Performance Measure for Senior Executive Compensation
AGAINST Equity Index Fund voted with 279,286 shares — a fund held inside Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2040 Fund
“Assess Feasibility of Including Sustainability as a Performance Measure for Senior Executive Compensation”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceGuideStone Funds · accession 0001193125-26-374898 · series S000001157 · open the filing
Other funds Tiaa-Cref Funds votes
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