Most TSP funds see slight gains in April
All funds in the Thrift Savings Plan showed gains in April, except for the S Fund. This is the second month in a row that the S Fund has returned in the red.
For the second month in a row, the Thrift Savings Plan’s S Fund returned in the red.
All other TSP funds yielded gains in April, albeit small ones.
According to statistics from the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, the S Fund dipped 2.47 percent in April. It fell 0.69 percent in March.
The S Fund’s numbers are based on stocks of small companies not included in the S&P 500.
Despite the two-month decline, the S Fund’s year-to-date returns are still positive, in part because of a strong stock market in February. That month, the S Fund rose 5.43 percent.
The S Fund has shown the strongest gains among the TSP funds over the last 12 months — 21.75 percent.
April’s strongest performer was the I Fund, which tracks the performance of international companies. It came out on top with a 1.51 percent gain last month.
The F Fund, tied to the bond market, performed second best, increasing by 0.9 percent in April.
Thrift Savings Plan April 2014 returns
| Fund | April | Year-to-Date | Last 12 Months |
| G Fund | 0.20% | 0.78% | 2.17% |
| F Fund | 0.90% | 2.98% | 0.21% |
| C Fund | 0.75% | 2.59% | 20.53% |
| S Fund | -2.47% | 0.17% | 21.75% |
| I Fund | 1.51% | 2.28% | 13.68% |
| L Income | 0.31% | 1.23% | 5.34% |
| L 2020 | 0.39% | 1.69% | 10.62% |
| L 2030 | 0.37% | 1.85% | 13.00% |
| L 2040 | 0.32% | 1.94% | 14.70% |
| L 2050 | 0.32% | 2.03% | 16.33% |
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