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TSP funds continue downward trend in May

Eight of the 10 Thrift Savings Plans posted negative numbers for the month of May, with the two funds posting positive numbers sliding slightly as well.

Michael O'Connell@moconnellWFED

June 4, 2012 5:37 am

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Thrift Savings Plan figures, which stalled in April, appear to be continuing on a downward trend across the board, with eight of the 10 funds finishing in the red last month, according to monthly returns.

In May, L Income joined L 2020, L 2030, L 2040, L2050, C Fund, S Fund and I Fund in the red, with only the G Fund and the F Fund staying in the black.

Although those two funds did not fall into the red, they were down from the previous month, with the G Fund dropping from 0.15 percent in April to 0.14 percent in May and the F Fund going from 1.12 percent to 0.91 percent.

The I Fund fell the furthest, finishing April in the red at -1.87 percent and dropping to -11.40 percent by the end of May. This brought its year-to-date figure to -3.57 percent and its 12-month performance at -20.16 percent.

Despite the downward trend, all of the funds, except for the I Fund, have posted positive numbers in the year-to-date category, with the S Fund and the C Fund leading the pack with 5.78 percent and 5.23 percent, respectively.

Thrift Savings Plan May 2012 returns

Fund	May	Year-to-Date	Last 12 Months
G Fund	0.14%	0.68%	1.91%
F Fund	0.91%	2.36%	7.16%
C Fund	(5.99%)	5.23%	(0.32%)
S Fund	(6.91%)	5.78%	(6.88%)
I Fund	(11.40%)	(3,57%)	(20.16%)
L Income	(1.38%)	1.31%	0.86%
L 2020	(4.20%)	2.04%	(2.57%)
L 2030	(5.23%)	2.37%	(3.79%)
L 2040	(6.00%)	2.61%	(4.82%)
L 2050	(6.85%)	2.67%	(6.23%)