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Most TSP returns dip to start the new year

Aside from the securities-backed G fund, Thrift Savings Plan funds closed out the first month of 2022 with lower returns than the month before effectively clear...

Robert O'Shaughnessy@rposhaughnessy

February 1, 2022 11:51 am

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Aside from the securities-backed G fund, Thrift Savings Plan funds closed out the first month of 2022 with losses.

The biggest month-over-month change came from the S fund, which lost 10.07% in January. The C fund fell by 5.18%, while the G fund saw the only paltry increase: 0.13% in January.

Among the Lifecycle funds, January was also a time for declines across the board. All funds had negative returns. The biggest monthly decrease was in the L 2060 and 2065 funds which fell by 5.42% in January.

Thrift Savings Plan — January 2022 Returns
Fund	January	Year-to-Date	Last 12 Months
G fund	0.13%	0.13%	1.45%
F fund	-2.09%	-2.09%	-2.83%
C fund	-5.18%	-5.18%	23.27%
S fund	-10.07%	-10.07%	-1.68%
I fund	-3.96%	-3.96%	8.22%
L Income	-1.28%	-1.28%	4.18%
L 2025	-2.37%	-2.37%	7.41%
L 2030	-3.33%	-3.33%	8.97%
L 2035	-3.68%	-3.68%	9.64%
L 2040	-4.01%	-4.01%	10.33%
L 2045	-4.32%	-4.32%	10.85%
L 2050	-4.60%	-4.60%	11.44%
L 2055	-5.41%	-5.41%	13.92%
L 2060	-5.42%	-5.42%	13.92%
L 2065	-5.42%	-5.42%	13.91%