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TSP Funds Mostly Positive in November
The funds invested in international stocks and fixed income bonds were the only offerings in the red.
All but two of the funds in the Thrift Savings Plan posted positive returns in November, according to the latest numbers from the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
The F Fund (fixed income bonds) fell 0.24 percent last month, while international stocks decreased 0.86 percent. In October, the I Fund gained 7.07 percent.
Common stocks in the C Fund increased 0.31 percent last month, and small and midsize companies represented in the S Fund rose 1.75 percent. The S Fund had the best month of all the TSP offerings in November.
The steady G Fund, invested in government securities, grew 0.17 percent last month, the same rate of return as October.
TSP returns for the year to date were all in the black: The C Fund was up 3.08 percent in November since January; the F Fund gained 1.21 percent during that time; the G Fund increased 1.86 percent; the S Fund rose 1.03 percent; and the I Fund was up 1.55 percent.
The lifecycle offerings – which move investors to less risky portfolios as they near retirement – all posted positive returns in November, as they did in October. L Income, for people who have already started withdrawing money, was up 0.17 percent; L 2020 gained 0.17 percent; L 2030 increased 0.20 percent; L 2040, 0.24 percent; and L 2050, 0.24 percent.
The L Fund returns for the year to date were all in the black. L Income was up by 2.13 percent; L 2020, 2.29 percent; L 2030, 2.39 percent; L 2040, 2.37 percent; and L 2050, 2.34 percent.