Stock Funds Drop Again

Two of the three TSP stock-related funds suffered down months in April, with the large company common stock (C) fund dropping 6.06 percent and the small and mid-capitalization stock (S) fund losing 1.06 percent. The funds posted 12-month losses of 12.73 and 1.42 percent, respectively. The international stock (I) fund gained 0.25 percent in April but is down 14.5 percent over the 12 months. The bond (F) fund gained 1.89 percent last month and the government securities (G) fund rose 0.46 percent for 12-month gains of 7.9 and 5.38 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, money in the G fund is being invested at a 5.25 percent annual rate in May.