TSP funds mostly negative in September

All but two of the Thrift Savings Plan funds posted negative numbers for September, according to monthly statistics released by the Federal Retirement Investmen...

All but two of the Thrift Savings Plan funds posted negative numbers for September, according to monthly statistics released by the Federal Retirement Investment Board.

Most of the index-focused funds — the C, S and I Funds — posted negative results for September, with the S Fund (-4.80 percent) and I Fund (-5.02 percent) showing the highest negative numbers. The C Fund , which is supposed to match the S&P 500 index, posted  at -2.47 percent. 

The G fund (0.18 percent), which invests in short-term U.S. Treasury securities, and the F Fund (0.75 percent) posted the only positive numbers in September.

The L Funds also also posted across-the-board negative returns for September. The L Income (-0.51 percent), L 2020 (-1.67 percent), L 2030 (-2.26 percent), L  2040 (-2.67 percent) and L 2050 (-3.09 percent) each contain a different allocation of individual TSP funds.

Thrift Savings Plan – September 2015 Returns
Fund September Year-to-Date Last 12 Months
G Fund 0.18% 1.51% 2.07%
F Fund 0.75% 1.44% 3.39%
C Fund -2.47% -5.24% -0.54%
S Fund -4.80% -5.98% 0.17%
I Fund -5.02% -4.33% -8.39%
L Income -0.51% 0.31% 1.45%
L 2020 -1.67% -1.55% 0.05%
L 2030 -2.26% -2.56% -0.65%
L 2040 -2.67% -3.27% -1.09%
L 2050 -3.09% -3.96% -1.74%

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