TSP rebounds from end-of-summer slump with better returns

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TSP rebounds from end-of-summer slump with better returns

The Thrift Savings Plan saw all but one of its funds show significant improvement in September, and recovered from a late-summer downturn.

Jory Heckman@jheckmanWFED

October 2, 2017 1:00 pm

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The Thrift Savings Plan saw all but one of its funds show significant improvement in September, recovering from a late-summer downturn.

The small-cap stocks S fund posted the highest monthly return at 4.26 percent, and made the biggest improvement, having posted a -0.41 percent return in August. It ranks as the second-best performer over the last 12 months at 19.15 percent.

The F fund, the fixed-income index investment fund, reported a -0.48 percent monthly return, and was the only fund to post a negative return in September. It has the lowest return of any TSP fund over the last 12 months, at 0.34 percent.

The C fund, based on stocks from the S&P index, reported a 2.06 percent return in September, which is up from the 0.30 percent posted in August.

The international stocks I fund posted a 2.52 percent monthly return, and remains the top performer over the past 12 months at 19.79 percent.

The low-risk, low-reward G fund, which invests in Treasury securities, posted a slightly slower return at 0.17 percent in September, compared to 0.19 percent in August

All TSP lifecycle funds performed better in September, although some saw greater improvements than others. The L 2050 continued to demonstrate the best return of the bunch at 2.14 percent.

Thrift Savings Plan — September 2017 Returns
Fund	September	Year-to-Date	Last 12 Months
G fund	0.17%	1.73%	2.23%
F fund	-0.48%	3.36%	0.34%
C fund	2.06%	14.24%	18.62%
S fund	4.26%	12.76%	19.15%
I fund	2.52%	20.30%	19.49%
L Income	0.60%	4.54%	5.32%
L 2020	1.02%	7.26%	8.62%
L 2030	1.60%	10.47%	12.40%
L 2040	1.87%	12.03%	14.27%
L 2050	2.14%	13.44%	16.05%