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Federal government employees' Thrift Savings Plan returns for 2019
The chart will not format correctly, but the C Fund (an index fund), the S Fund (a small-cap fund) and the I Fund (international stocks) returned 31.45%, 27.97%, and 22.47% respectively.
Thrift Savings Plan Summary of Returns
Summary of Returns
To understand how the TSP calculates rates of return for any given period of time and determines compound annual returns, read the Fact Sheet Calculating Periodic Returns and Compound Annual Returns.
Average Annual Returns (As of December 2019)
L Income L 2020 L 2030 L 2040 L 2050 G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
1-Year 7.60% 9.38% 17.60% 20.69% 23.33% 2.24% 8.68% 31.45% 27.97% 22.47%
3-Year 4.79% 6.19% 9.10% 10.26% 11.26% 2.49% 4.16% 15.25% 11.14% 9.97%
5-Year 3.96% 5.06% 7.04% 7.82% 8.49% 2.27% 3.25% 11.71% 9.17% 6.20%
10-Year 4.32% 6.70% 8.47% 9.41% - 2.23% 3.99% 13.59% 13.08% 5.85%
Since Inception 4.26% 5.66% 6.72% 7.24% 9.51% 4.94% 6.14% 10.66% 9.19% 5.00%
Inception Date 08/01/05 08/01/05 08/01/05 08/01/05 01/31/11 04/01/87 01/29/88 01/29/88 05/01/01 05/01/01
Calendar Year Returns
L Income L 2020 L 2030 L 2040 L 2050 G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2015 1.85% 1.35% 1.04% 0.73% 0.45% 2.04% 0.91% 1.46% (2.92%) (0.51%)
2016 3.58% 5.47% 7.07% 7.90% 8.65% 1.82% 2.91% 12.01% 16.35% 2.10%
2017 6.19% 9.86% 14.54% 16.77% 18.81% 2.33% 3.82% 21.82% 18.22% 25.42%
2018 0.71% (0.36%) (3.58%) (4.89%) (6.02%) 2.91% 0.15% (4.41%) (9.26%) (13.43%)
2019 7.60% 9.38% 17.60% 20.69% 23.33% 2.24% 8.68% 31.45% 27.97% 22.47%
YTD 0.01% (0.02%) (0.45%) (0.59%) (0.71%) 0.17% 1.91% (0.04%) (0.62%) (2.73%)
Summary of Returns
To understand how the TSP calculates rates of return for any given period of time and determines compound annual returns, read the Fact Sheet Calculating Periodic Returns and Compound Annual Returns.
Average Annual Returns (As of December 2019)
L Income L 2020 L 2030 L 2040 L 2050 G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
1-Year 7.60% 9.38% 17.60% 20.69% 23.33% 2.24% 8.68% 31.45% 27.97% 22.47%
3-Year 4.79% 6.19% 9.10% 10.26% 11.26% 2.49% 4.16% 15.25% 11.14% 9.97%
5-Year 3.96% 5.06% 7.04% 7.82% 8.49% 2.27% 3.25% 11.71% 9.17% 6.20%
10-Year 4.32% 6.70% 8.47% 9.41% - 2.23% 3.99% 13.59% 13.08% 5.85%
Since Inception 4.26% 5.66% 6.72% 7.24% 9.51% 4.94% 6.14% 10.66% 9.19% 5.00%
Inception Date 08/01/05 08/01/05 08/01/05 08/01/05 01/31/11 04/01/87 01/29/88 01/29/88 05/01/01 05/01/01
Calendar Year Returns
L Income L 2020 L 2030 L 2040 L 2050 G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2015 1.85% 1.35% 1.04% 0.73% 0.45% 2.04% 0.91% 1.46% (2.92%) (0.51%)
2016 3.58% 5.47% 7.07% 7.90% 8.65% 1.82% 2.91% 12.01% 16.35% 2.10%
2017 6.19% 9.86% 14.54% 16.77% 18.81% 2.33% 3.82% 21.82% 18.22% 25.42%
2018 0.71% (0.36%) (3.58%) (4.89%) (6.02%) 2.91% 0.15% (4.41%) (9.26%) (13.43%)
2019 7.60% 9.38% 17.60% 20.69% 23.33% 2.24% 8.68% 31.45% 27.97% 22.47%
YTD 0.01% (0.02%) (0.45%) (0.59%) (0.71%) 0.17% 1.91% (0.04%) (0.62%) (2.73%)
