Thrift Savings Plan Monthly Returns

May 4, 2008

Numbers in ( ) are negative percents

Time Period G
Fund		 F
Fund		 LBA Bond Index C
Fund		 S&P 500 Stock Index S
Fund		 Wilshire 4500 Stock Index I
Fund		 EAFE Stock Index
Last 12 months 4.37 7.12 (6.87) (4.61) (4.68) (5.70) (6.04) (.88) (1.78)
2008 %%%%%%%%%
April .24 (.16) (.21) 4.94 4.87 5.30 5.45 5.55 5.43
March .32 .33 .34 (.46) (.43) (1.43) (1.77) .18 (1.05)
Feb. .24 .16 .24 (3.28) (3.25) (2.05) (2.16) (.66) 1.43
Jan. .33 1.76 1.68 (5.98) (6.00) (6.27) (6.17) (8.52) 9.24
2007 %%%%%%%%%
Dec. .41 .25 .28 (.66) (.69) (.40) (.48) (2.25) 2.25
Nov. .33 1.88 1.80 (4.20) (4.18) (5.65) (5.61) (3.72) 3.29
Oct. .41 .86 .90 1.58 1.59 2.83 2.96 4.49 3.93
Sept. .41 .78 .76 3.76 3.71 2.97 3.03 5.36 5.35
Aug. .33 1.23 1.23 1.54 1.50 1.38 1.01 (.71) (1.56)
July .50 .80 .83 (3.10) (4.17) (4.57) (4.49) (2.39) (1.47)
June .42 (.27) (.30) (1.70) (1.60) (1.53) (1.47) .20 .12
May .34 (.70) (.76) 3.52 3.49 4.40 4.30 2.54 1.75
Apr. .42 .53 .54 4.43 4.43 2.51 2.48 3.76 4.44
Mar. .42 0.00 0.00 1.09 1.12 1.09 1.08 2.57 2.55
Feb. .34 1.53 1.54 (1.95) (1.96) (.26) (.25) .18 .81
Jan. .43 .00 (.04) 1.53 1.51 3.14 3.23 1.31 .68
2006 %%%%%%%%%
Dec. .34 (.54) (.58) 1.42 1.40 .11 .25 3.11 3.14
Nov. .43 1.08 1.16 1.91 1.90 3.54 3.62 2.96 2.99
Oct. .43 .73 .66 3.27 3.26 4.99 4.98 3.87 3.89
Sept. .35 .82 .88 2.58 2.58 .88 .91 .15 .15
Aug. .44 1.58 1.53 2.36 2.38 2.15 2.15 2.76 2.75
July .44 1.32 1.35 .65 .62 (2.79) (2.82) .98 .99
June .44 .19 .21 .07 .14 .47 .29 .00 (.01)
May .44 (.09) (.11) (2.87) (2.88) (4.36) (4.32) (3.87) (3.88)
April .44 (.19) (.18) 1.35 1.34 .34 .41 4.83 4.78
Mar. .36 (.93) (.98) 1.29 1.25 3.84 3.81 3.33 3.30
Feb. .36 .28 .33 .22 .27 (.98) (.99) (.27) (.22)
Jan. .36 .09 .01 2.66 2.65 6.70 6.57 6.14 6.14
2005 %%%%%%%%%
Dec. .45 .95 .95 .07 .03 .37 .48 4.64 4.65
Nov. .36 .38 .44 3.75 3.78 4.72 4.67 2.44 2.45
Oct. .36 (.75) (.79) (1.66) (1.67) (2.33) (2.35) (2.90) (2.92)
Sept. .36 (1.03) (1.03) .84 .81 .83 .76 3.68 4.45
Aug. .37 1.23 1.28 (.90) (.91) (1.01) (1.15) 3.23 2.53
July .37 (.84) (.91) 3.67 3.72 5.59 5.63 3.07 3.07
June .28 .56 .55 .16 .14 3.37 3.26 1.86 1.33
May .37 1.05 1.08 3.15 3.18 6.05 5.96 (.40) .05
Apr. .37 1.35 1.35 (1.90) (1.90) (3.72) (3.65) (2.27) (2.35)
Mar. .37 (.48) (.51) (1.71) (1.77) (1.86) (1.92) (2.52) (2.51)
Feb. .37 (.57) (.59) 2.06 2.10 2.04 1.94 4.34 4.32
Jan. .37 .58 .63 (2.40) (2.44) (3.39) (3.39) (1.87) (1.83)
2004 %%%%%%%%%
Dec. .38 .97 .92 3.36 3.40 4.17 4.27 4.38 4.39
Nov. .28 (.86) (.80) 4.08 4.05 6.96 6.98 6.16 6.83
Oct. .38 .87 .84 1.52 1.53 1.85 1.85 3.94 3.41
Sept. .38 .29 .27 1.11 1.08 3.92 3.84 2.05 2.61
Aug. .38 1.88 1.91 .34 .40 .00 .01 1.00 .44
July .38 1.00 .99 (3.24) (3.31) (5.52) (5.54) (3.76) (3.25)
June .38 .60 .57 1.86 1.94 2.72 2.75 2.89 2.19
May .39 (.50) (.40) 1.37 1.37 1.50 1.52 .30 .34
April .29 (2.54) (2.60) (1.52) (1.57) (3.94) (4.02) (2.31) (2.26)
March .29 .69 .75 (1 .50) (1 .51) .38 .42 .60 .56
Feb. .39 1.09 1.08 1.35 1.39 1.78 1.75 2.22 2.31
Jan. .29 .80 .80 1.80 1.84 3.53 3.58 1.32 1.41
2003 %%%%%%%%%
Dec. .49 1.01 1.02 5.24 5.24 2.04 2.08 7.68 7.81
Nov. .30 .30 .24 .91 .88 3.47 3.42 2.22 2.22
Oct. .30 (1.00) (.93) 5.68 5.66 7.65 7.62 6.06 6.23
Sept. .40 2.68 2.65 (1.14) (1.06) (1.35) (1.24) 3.08 3.08
Aug. .40 .73 .66 1.94 1.95 4.12 4.19 2.39 2.41
July .30 (3.41) (3.36) 1.78 1.76 4.60 4.67 2.35 2.42
June .20 (.30) (.20) 1.20 1.28 2.20 2.38 2.30 2.42
May .34 1.87 1.86 5.26 5.27 9.42 9.50 6.07 6.06
April .33 .83 .83 8.26 8.24 8.31 8.33 9.82 9.80
Mar. .33 (0.05) (0.08) 0.97 0.97 1.55 1.48 (1.90) (1.96)
Feb. .32 1.41 1.38 (1.49) (1.50) (2.56) (2.54) (2.29) (2.29)
Jan. .35 .10 .09 (2.67) (2.62) (2.35) (2.16) (4.24) (4.17)
2002 %%%%%%%%%
Dec. 0.38 2.08 2.07 (5.85) (5.88) (4.32) (4.21) (3.27) (3.36)
Nov. 0.34 (0.01) (0.03) 5.87 5.89 6.76 6.9 4.49 4.54
Oct. 0.33 (0.44) (0.46) 8.77 8.80 3.38 3.28 5.42 5.37
Sept. 0.37 1.63 1.62 (10.87) (10.87) (6.84) (6.74) (10.75) (10.74)
Aug. 0.40 1.58 1.69 0.67 0.66 0.58 0.58 (0.26) (0.23)
July 0.43 1.19 1.21 (7.70) (7.80) (9.93) (9.73) (9.99) (9.87)
June 0.43 0.97 0.87 (7.10) (7.12) (6.67) (6.84) (3.87) (3.98)
May 0.45 0.88 0.85 (.75) (0.74) (2.39) (0.21) 1.29 1.27
April 0.46 1.89 1.94 (6.06) (6.06) (1.06) (0.98) 0.25 0.66
Mar. 0.44 (1.66) (1.66) 3.73 3.76 6.83 6.78 5.82 5.41
Feb. 0.40 0.98 0.97 (1.92) (1.93) (2.64) (2.83) 0.66 0.70
Jan. 0.45 0.79 0.81 (1.47) (1.46) (2.02) (1.95) (5.33) (5.31)
2001 %%%%%%%%%
Dec. .42 (.61) (.64) .88 .88 5.31 5.36 .52 .54
Nov. .37 (1.37) (1.38) 7.62 7.67 7.84 7.77 3.56 3.69
Oct. .41 2.12 2.09 1.85 1.91 5.09 5.24 2.47 2.56
Sept. .43 1.15 1.16 (8.05) (8.08) (12.50) (12.86) (9.95) (10.13)
Aug. .45 1.20 1.15 (6.27) (6.26) (4.32) (4.77) (2.58) (2.53)
July .48 2.22 2.24 (.98) (.98) (4.13) (4.65) (1.79) (1.82)
June .47 .39 .38 (2.42) (2.43) .66 .81 (3.99) (4.09)
May .47 .61 .60 .65 .67 1.42 2.37 -4.13 3.53
April .43 (.42) (.42) 7.78 7.77 10.58 10.58 7.03 6.95
Mar. .45 .51 .50 (6.33) (6.34) (9.18) 9.18 (6.20) (6.67)
Feb. .42 .87 .87 (9.12) (9.12) (12.15) (12.15) (-7.50) (7.50)
Jan. .46 1.65 1.63 3.55 3.55 5.44 5.44 (-.07) (.05)
2000 %%%%%%%%%
Dec. .48 1.86 1.86 .50 .49 6.33 6.33 3.46 3.55
Nov. .48 1.65 1.64 (7.87) (7.88) (17.03) (17.02) (-3.80) (3.75)
Oct. .51 .66 .66 (.40) (.42) (8.17) (8.17) (-2.40) (2.36)
Sept. .49 .64 .63 (5.27) (5.28) (4.07) (4.07) (-4.82) (4.87)
Aug. .52 1.46 1.45 6.19 6.21 11.16 11.16 .94 .87
July .53 .89 .91 (1.56) (1.56) (2.84) (2.84) (-4.22) (4.19)
June .53 2.07 2.08 2.44 2.47 12.01 12.01 3.95 3.91
May .54 (.03) (.05) (2.05) (2.05) - (7.38) - (2.44)
April .52 (.29) (.29) (2.98) (3.01) - - - -
Mar. .55 1.32 1.32 9.74 9.78 - - - -
Feb. .53 1.22 1.21 (1.93) (1.89) - - - -
Jan. .56 (.34) (.33) (5.03) (5.02) - - - -
1999 %%%%%%%%%
Dec. .54 (.45) (.48) 5.90 5.89 - - - -
Nov. .51 (.01) (.01) 2.0 2.03 - - - -
Oct. .53 .38 .37 6.34 6.33 - - - -
Sept. .51 1.15 1.16 (2.78) (2.74) - - - -
Aug. .53 (.05) (.05) (.50) (.50) - - - -
July .52 (.43) (.42) (3.14) (3.12) - - - -
June .49 (.33) (.32) 5.54 5.55 - - - -
May .47 (.89) (.88) (2.36) (2.36) - - - -
April .46 .29 .32 3.86 3.87 - - - -
Mar. .47 .54 .55 3.99 4.00 - - - -
Feb. .38 (1.74) (1.75) (3.09) (3.11) - - - -
Jan. .42 .71 .71 4.19 4.18 - - - -
1998 %%%%%%%%%
Dec. .43 .30 .30 5.76 5.76 - - - -
Nov. .42 .56 .57 6.04 6.06 - - - -
Oct. .41 (.52) (.53) 8.19 8.13 - - - -
Sept. .44 2.36 2.34 6.33 6.41 - - - -
Aug. .49 1.66 1.63 (14.47) (14.46) - - - -
July .49 .21 .21 (1.09) (1.07) - - - -
June .48 .85 .85 4.05 4.06 - - - -
May .51 .95 .95 (1.72) (1.72) - - - -
April .49 .52 .52 1.00 1.01 - - - -
Mar. .50 .34 .34 5.11 5.12 - - - -
Feb. .44 (.07) (.08) 7.20 7.21 - - - -
Jan. .51 1.28 1.28 1.12 1.11 - - - -
1997 %%%%%%%%%
Dec. .52 1.01 1.02 1.71 1.72 - - - -
Nov. .50 0.46 .46 4.61 4.63 - - - -
Oct. .54 1.45 1.46 (3.38) (3.34) - - - -
Sept. .54 1.48 1.49 5.46 5.49 - - - -
Aug. .53 (.86) (.86) (5.59) (5.61) - - - -
July .57 2.69 2.70 7.94 7.97 - - - -
June .56 1.18 1.19 4.45 4.48 - - - -
May .58 .94 .95 6.07 6.08 - - - -
April .58 1.49 1.50 6.00 5.99 - - - -
Mar. .57 (1.11) (1.11) (4.13) (4.11) - - - -
Feb. .51 .24 .25 0.79 0.80 - - - -
Jan. .56 .30 .30 6.22 6.25 - - - -
1996 %%%%%%%%%
Dec. .53 (.93) (.93) (1.97) (1.98) - - - -
Nov. .53 1.69 1.69 7.54 7.57 - - - -
Oct. .58 2.21 2.22 2.74 2.76 - - - -
Sept. .58 1.72 1.74 5.60 5.63 - - - -
Aug. .58 (.18) (.17) 2.07 2.11 - - - -
July .58 .27 .27 (4.39) (4.42) - - - -
June .57 1.34 1.35 0.38 0.38 - - - -
May .58 (.11) (.11) 2.56 2.58 - - - -
April .54 (.56) (.56) 1.47 1.47 - - - -
Mar. .54 (.68) (.69) 0.97 0.97 - - - -
Feb. .46 (1.75) (1.74) 0.91 0.94 - - - -
Jan. .49 .66 .67 3.41 3.40 - - - -
1995 %%%%%%%%%
Dec. .50 1.39 1.40 1.92 1.93 - - - -
Nov. .51 1.49 1.50 4.38 4.39 - - - -
Oct. .54 1.28 1.30 (.36) (.35) - - - -
Sept. .53 .95 .97 4.19 4.22 - - - -
Aug. .56 1.21 1.21 .26 .26 - - - -
Averages %%%%%%%%%
2007 4.76 6.89 6.78 5.84 4.75 5.91 5.79 11.34 22.14
2006 4.93 4.40 4.43 15.79 15.79 15.30 15.28 26.32 26.34
2005 4.49 2.40 2.43 4.96 4.91 10.45 10.03 13.63 13.54
2004 4.30 4.30 4.34 10.82 10.88 18.03 18.10 20.00 20.25
2003 4.11 4.11 4.10 28.54 28.69 42.92 43.84 37.94 38.59
2002 5.00 10.27 10.26 (22.05) (22.10) (18.14) (17.80) (15.98) (15.94)
2001 5.39 8.61 8.44 (11.94) (11.89) (7.32) (9.33) (21.86) (21.44)
2000 6.42 11.67 11.63 (9.14) (9.10) (15.77) (15.77) (14.11) (14.17)
1999 5.99 (.85) (.82) 20.95 21.04 35.49 35.49 26.81 26.72
1998 5.74 8.70 8.69 28.44 28.58 8.63 8.63 20.46 20.09
1997 6.77 9.60 9.65 33.17 33.36 25.69 25.69 1.46 1.55
1996 6.76 3.66 3.63 22.85 22.96 17.18 17.18 6.27 6.14
1995 7.03 18.31 18.47 37.41 37.58 - 33.48 - 11.27
1994 7.22 (2.96) (2.94) 1.33 1.32 - - - -
1993 6.14 9.52 9.74 10.13 10.10 - - - -
1992 7.23 7.20 7.37 7.70 7.61 - - - -
1991 8.15 15.75 16.03 30.77 30.42 - - - -
Time Period G
Fund		 F
Fund		 LBA Bond Index C
Fund		 S&P 500 Stock Index S
Fund		 Wilshire 4500 Stock Index I
Fund		 EAFE Stock Index

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  • There has been some concern that the TSP does not provide enough of a variety of funds. I agree. I would like to see a fund that tracks the Precious Metals sector, one that covers real estate and natural resources, and preferably one that includes Swiss franc bonds. This would round out any portfolio nicely, and include funds that are strong during inflationary times, good times, recessions, and even a depression. J Sullivan Posted April 25, 2008 4:39 PM
  • Given the falling economy, and dollar, FERS employees also need TSP reform. I urge support for an addition to the law that governs the TSP. In the private sector, an IRA can be invested in anything that is not prohibited by the IRS rules, and of course subject to such investments as the custodian is willing to handle transactions. The TSP investments are far to limited, and as we have seen in the time involved in the most recent option additions, it takes the bureaucracy "forever" to add a new investment options. I've recently re-written Senator Kyl, Senator McCain, and Congressman Grijalva to propose the below addition to 5 USC 8433. This change would allow federal employees to make transfers from their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) account, to a private sector IRA, while they are still in federal service. Are you aware of any "forum" that that I could send the proposal to, so that it could get consideration for wider exposure to federal employees? PROPOSED ADDITION TO 5 USC 8433 (i)(1) An employee or Member may apply, before separation, to the Board once each calendar year to withdraw an amount in the form of a transfer directly to an eligible retirement plan or plans (as defined in section 402(c)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) identified by the employee or Member. (2) A withdrawal under paragraph (1) shall be available only for an amount not exceeding the value of that portion of such account which is attributable to the contributions made by the employee or Member. (3) A withdrawal may not be made under this subsection unless the requirement sof section 8435(e) of this title are satisfied. Ronald Greek Posted March 11, 2008 2:12 PM
  • There is a typographical error in the F Fund monthly return for Jan 2008. It says “.1.76.” That is, there is a “period” or a “point” before the “1”, which can’t be right. Jim Forcum Posted February 21, 2008 11:09 AM
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