0000930413-20-000664.txt : 20200302 0000930413-20-000664.hdr.sgml : 20200302 20200228181314 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000930413-20-000664 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200302 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200228 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20200302 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000777535 IRS NUMBER: 136022042 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-00480 FILM NUMBER: 20673119 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 730 THIRD AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129164905 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 730 THIRD AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 0000777535 S000005086 Social Choice Account C000154491 Class R1 QCSCRX C000154492 Class R2 QCSCPX C000154493 Class R3 QCSCIX 497 1 c95212_497.htm

 

COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND (“CREF”)

 

SUPPLEMENT NO. 3
dated March 1, 2020
to the Prospectus dated May 1, 2019, as supplemented through January 17, 2020

 

The environmental, social and governance criteria utilized by the fixed-income portion of the CREF Social Choice Account (the “Account”) to establish an initial investment universe have been modified.

 

The final sentence of the first full paragraph set forth on page 45 of the Account’s prospectus has been replaced in its entirety with the following:

 

Account investments in fixed-income securities are also generally subject to the ESG criteria discussed previously or are invested in accordance with certain proactive social objectives (as more fully described below).

 

A40782 (3/20)

 
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