TSP Stock Funds Suffer in July

All three stock-orineted Thrift Savings Plan funds suffered down months in July, with the small and mid-capitalization (S) fund down 5.52 percent, the international stock (I) fund down 3.76 percent and the common stock (C) fund down 3.24 percent. Their 12-month returns remained strongly positive, however, at 16.84, 24.55 and 13.11 percent, respectively. The bond (F) fund gained 1 percent in July and the government securities (G) fund gained 0.38 percent, for 12-month gains of 4.88 and 4.38 percent.