TSP funds lose more ground in September

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TSP funds lose more ground in September

TSP returns are down almost entirely across the board for the month of September.

Robert O'Shaughnessy@rposhaughnessy

October 3, 2022 2:55 pm

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For all but one fund, Thrift Savings Plan returns dropped in September. The one holdout, the government securities investment G Fund, saw a 0.28% increase. Among the individual funds, the S Fund — the small cap stock index — saw the largest drop in September, losing 9.91%. S Fund shares started the month of September going for $64.17 and ended the month at $58.53. A year ago, the S Fund ended the month of September costing $82.86 per share, meaning there was a 29.36% drop over the year — Sept. 30, 2021, to Sept. 30, 2022.

September also saw all of the Lifecycle funds drop in price. The L Income Fund had the smallest drop, losing 2.33%. The L 2055, 2060 and 2065 funds saw the biggest drops, all going down 9.29%.

After Labor Day, the C and S Funds started climbing until Sept. 12, shortly after which point both saw their prices drop to lower than how they started the month.

Thrift Savings Plan — September 2022 Returns
Fund	September	Year-to-Date	Last 12 Months
G fund	0.28%	1.94%	2.34%
F fund	-4.31%	-14.30%	-14.35%
C fund	-9.21%	-23.87%	-15.48%
S fund	-9.91%	-29.85%	-29.36%
I fund	-9.40%	-27.25%	-25.31%
L Income	-2.33%	-6.00%	-4.27%
L 2025	-3.98%	-11.20%	-8.41%
L 2030	-5.85%	-16.24%	-12.78%
L 2035	-6.44%	-17.92%	-14.26%
L 2040	-7.01%	-19.50%	-15.63%
L 2045	-7.50%	-20.90%	-16.89%
L 2050	-7.97%	-22.18%	-18.01%
L 2055	-9.29%	-25.62%	-20.83%
L 2060	-9.29%	-25.62%	-20.83%
L 2065	-9.29%	-25.63%	-20.84%