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All three stock-based TSP funds posted losses in October, with the small company stock S fund down 6.26 percent, the international stock I fund down 3.22 percent and the large company stock C fund down 2.1 percent.

The bond F fund also fell, by 1.58 percent, while the never-losing government securities G fund gained 0.4 percent.

All of those funds except the F fund remain in positive territory year to date however: C, 10.67; I, 3.49; G, 3.4; S, 2.03; F, -2.61.

The October losses in four of the five basic funds also dragged all of the Lifecycle L funds into negative territory for the month: Income, -0.56; 2025, -0.9; 200, -1.77; 2035, -1.99; 2040, -2.2; 2045, -2.39; 2050, -2.57; 2055, -3.04; 2060, 2065, -3.05. All are positive year to date, from 4.07 to 6.97 percent.

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