All but one of the Thrift Savings Plan funds posted negative numbers for August, according to monthly statistics released by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
The index-focused F, C, S and I Funds all posted negative returns for August, with the C Fund (-6.03 percent) , which is designed to match the S&P 500 Index, and the I Fund (-7.36 percent), made up of international stocks, showing the highest negative numbers. The I Fund remained in the positive at 0.73 percent for the year-to-date returns, but posted -7.23 percent over the last 12 months.
The L Funds also posted across-the-board negative returns for August: L Income (-1.10 percent), L 2020 (-3.06 percent), L 2030 (-4.04 percent), L 2040 (-4.69 percent) and the L 2050 (-5.37 percent). .L Funds each contain a different allocation of the individual TSP funds.
Of all the TSP funds, the G Fund, which buys nonmarketable Treasury security, posted above zero with a 0.18 percent return for August.
Thrift Savings Plan – August 2015 Returns |
Fund |
August |
Year-to-Date |
Last 12 Months |
G Fund |
0.18% |
1.33% |
2.07% |
F Fund |
-0.11% |
0.68% |
2.01% |
C Fund |
-6.03% |
-2.84% |
0.55% |
S Fund |
-5.80% |
-1.24% |
-0.15% |
I Fund |
-7.36% |
0.73% |
-7.23% |
L Income |
-1.10% |
0.83% |
1.54% |
L 2020 |
-3.06% |
0.13% |
0.37% |
L 2030 |
-4.04% |
-0.31% |
-0.21% |
L 2040 |
-4.69% |
-0.61% |
-0.60% |
L 2050 |
-5.37% |
-0.89% |
-1.14% |
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