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All of the lifecycle L funds posted losses in May. Image: Billion Photos/Shutterstock.com

The TSP investment funds yielded a mix of returns in May, with three of the five core funds posting small gains while the other two posted losses.

The small company stock S fund gained 0.44 percent for the month and the large company stock C fund 0.43 percent, while the ever-gaining government securities G fund rose 0.31 percent. Those funds are up by 4, 9.63 and 1.59 percent, respectively, year to date; over the last 12 months, the S fund is down 2.07 percent while the C fund is up 4.79 percent and the G fund 3.73 percent.

However, the international stock fund dropped 4.01 percent in May and the bond F fund fell by 1.1 percent, for year-to-date returns of 7.27 and 2.62 percent. Their 12-month returns are 4.52 and -2.44 percent.

All of the lifecycle L funds posted losses in May:
Income, -0.12 | 2025, -0.3 | 2030, -0.63 | 2035, -0.72 | 2040, -0.81 | 2045, -0.89 | 2050, -0.96 | 2055, 2060, 2065, -1.12.

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