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By: FEDweek StaffAfter an upturn in July, the stock-based TSP funds returned in August to the types of losses that so far have dominated the year, with the international stock I find down 5.79 percent, the large company stock C fund down 4.08 percent and the small company stock S fund down 2.08 percent.
The bond F fund also posted a loss, of 2.08 percent, while the ever-gaining government securities G fund rose 0.25 percent.
Year-to-date, the S fund is down 22.14 percent, the I fund is down 19.71 percent, the C fund is down 16.15 percent and the F fund is down 10.45 percent, while the G fund is up 1.66 percent.
The August return for the lifecycle L funds were: Income, -1.04; 2025, -1.83; 2030, -2.74; 2035, -3.03; 2040, -3.3; 2045, -3.55; 2050, -3.77; 2055, 2060, 2065, -4.36.
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