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TSP posts mixed results for January

The January numbers for the Thrift Savings Plan funds are a mix of good and bad news, with some funds rising out of the negative and others falling into the re...

Federal News Network Staff

February 3, 2015 4:49 am

2 min read

By Jory Heckman
Federal News Radio

The January numbers for the Thrift Savings Plan funds are a mix of good and bad news, with some funds rising out of the negative and others falling into the red.

Two domestic funds reported negative numbers for January, according to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. The lifecycle funds remained in the negative for this month.

The S Fund, which is invested in small cap stocks, posted the largest fall for January at -1.85 percent, down from 0.99 percent in December. That brought it 7.86 percent for the last 12 months.

Thrift Savings Plan January 2015 Returns
Fund	January	Year-to-Date	Last 12 Months
G Fund	0.18%	0.18%	2.27%
F Fund	2.13%	2.13%	7.31%
C Fund	-2.99%	-2.99%	14.32%
S Fund	-1.85%	-1.85%	7.86%
I Fund	1.19%	1.19%	-0.10%
L Income	-0.08%	-0.08%	4.13%
L 2020	-0.58%	-0.58%	6.12%
L 2030	-0.83%	-0.83%	7.04%
L 2040	-1.02%	-1.02%	7.66%
L 2050	-1.18%	-1.18%	8.03%

Invested in international stock, the I Fund posted the best numbers, rising out of the negative from -4.13 percent last month to 1.19 percent in January. However, it remains in the negative for the last 12 months at -0.10 percent.

The F Fund continued its upward trend, hitting 2.13 percent. In December, it had been posted at 0.21 percent. That leaves it at 7.31 percent for the past year.

The conservative G Fund, which is made up of government securities, remained at 0.18 percent. In the last 12 months, it’s at 2.27 percent.

The C Fund, or Common Stock Index Investment Fund, continued its downward trajectory, going from -0.24 percent in December to -2.99 percent in January. Over the past year, however, it’s still performing well at 14.32 percent.

All lifecycle funds, in which employees choose varying combinations of TSP domestic funds targeted to specific dates, posted negative results for January.

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