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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