The Thrift Savings Plan began 2017 on a strong note, posting across-the-board positive returns, and continued its momentum from the end of 2016.
The Thrift Savings Plan began 2017 on a strong note, posting across-the-board positive returns and continued its momentum from the end of 2016.
The TSP posted a mixed bag of results in January, with some funds posting slightly higher or lower numbers compared to the previous month’s figures.
The small-cap stocks S Fund, which had the best performance of 2016, continues to have the highest 12-month return at 30.22 percent. It posted 2.16 percent, up from 1.81 percent in December.
The international stock-index I fund, posted the highest monthly return in January at 2.89 percent. However, that’s still down from the 3.44 percent it posted in December.
The C Fund, which invests in the S&P 500 Index, posted 1.90 percent this month. It has risen to 20.09 for the last 12 months.
The low-risk, low-reward G fund remained unchanged at 0.20 percent the lowest yearly return of all the TSP funds. The F fund, a fixed-income index investment fund, performed slightly better than the G fund, posting 0.23 percent in January.
The L Income fund ended January at 0.61 percent, while the rest of the lifecycle funds posted even higher results.
Thrift Savings Plan — January 2017 Returns | |||
Fund | January | Year-to-Date | Last 12 Months |
G Fund | 0.20% | 0.20% | 1.83% |
F Fund | 0.23% | 0.23% | 1.64% |
C Fund | 1.90% | 1.90% | 20.09% |
S Fund | 2.16% | 2.16% | 30.22% |
I Fund | 2.89% | 2.89% | 11.31% |
L Income | 0.61% | 0.61% | 5.17% |
L 2020 | 1.04% | 1.04% | 9.36% |
L 2030 | 1.48% | 1.48% | 12.69% |
L 2040 | 1.70% | 1.70% | 14.57% |
L 2050 | 1.91% | 1.91% | 16.38% |
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