Hard to be positive about January’s negative TSP numbers
For the third consecutive month, the Thrift Savings Plan funds posted mostly negative numbers at the end of January.
For the third month in a row, the Thrift Savings Plan posted negative numbers in almost all of its funds, according TSP’s January data.
Only the G Fund, which invests in U.S. government bonds, and the F Fund, which is a fixed income index investment fund, posted positive numbers for the month. The G Fund was at 0.19 percent and the F Fund was at 1.49 percent. This helped both funds’ 12-month numbers to remain on the plus side at 2.06 percent and 0.28 percent, respectively.
The S Fund, which invests in small cap stocks, went from -3.91 percent in December to -8.72 percent at the end of January. This helped maintain its position as the worst performing fund throughout the last 12 months, at -9.72 percent.
The I Fund, which invests in international stocks, had the next lowest numbers with -5.62 percent for January and -7.21 for the last 12 months.
Despite posting -0.91 percent for January, the L Income Fund was the only lifecycle fund that maintained a positive number over the last 12 months at 1.01 percent. The remaining lifecycle funds posted negative numbers for January and for their 12-month total.
| Thrift Savings Plan – January 2016 Returns | |||
| Fund | January | Year-to-Date | Last 12 Months |
| G Fund | 0.19% | 0.19% | 2.06% |
| F Fund | 1.49% | 1.49% | 0.28% |
| C Fund | -4.96% | -4.96% | -0.59% |
| S Fund | -8.72% | -8.72% | -9.72% |
| I Fund | -5.62% | -5.62% | -7.21% |
| L Income | -0.91% | -0.91% | 1.01% |
| L 2020 | -2.55% | -2.55% | -0.66% |
| L 2030 | -3.58% | -3.58% | -1.76% |
| L 2040 | -4.21% | -4.21% | -2.52% |
| L 2050 | -4.86% | -4.86% | -3.29% |
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