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Weekend Newsletter (8/15/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the stock funds moved up last week. The S Fund advanced by 1.33% while the I Fund had a 1.29% gain. The C Fund moved up by 0.39%. The F (bond) Fund fell by 0.14%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 17.54%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 10.11%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 8/14/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 8/14/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.76%   -0.10%   14.53%   20.49% 19.60%

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Weekend Newsletter (8/1/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The I Fund had the week’s biggest gain of 1.75%. The C Fund advanced by 1.06% while the S Fund was completely flat (0.00% changed). The F Fund fell by 0.12%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 11.88%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 7.31%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 7/31/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 7/31/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.57%   -0.56%   10.13%   13.52% 15.35%

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Weekend Newsletter (7/26/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the TSP Funds fell besides the G Fund last week. The I Fund declined by 0.10% while the C Fund had a 0.60% loss. The F Fund fell by 0.73% while the S Fund had a 0.92% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 11.29%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 6.97%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 7/24/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 7/24/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.48%   -0.44%   8.98%   13.53% 13.37%

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Weekend Newsletter (7/18/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The F Fund had the week’s only gain of 0.13%. The S Fund declined by 1.27% while the C Fund had a 1.55 loss. The I Fund fell by 2.02%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 12.14%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 7.33%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 7/17/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 7/17/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.39%   0.30%   9.63%   14.58% 13.49%

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Weekend Newsletter (7/12/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The C Fund led the way with a 1.26% gain. The I Fund moved up 0.20% while the F Fund had a 0.39% loss. The S Fund fell by 0.87%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 13.69%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 8.04%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 7/10/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 7/10/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.30%   0.17%   11.35%   16.05% 15.83%

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Weekend Newsletter (7/4/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the stock funds moved up last week. The C Fund advanced by 1.77% while the S Fund had a 0.66% gain. The C Fund moved up by 0.34%. The F (bond) Fund fell by 0.55%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 13.53%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 7.89%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 7/2/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 7/2/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.20%   0.56%   9.97%   17.08% 15.60%

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Weekend Newsletter (6/28/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The S Fund had the week’s biggest gain of 0.54%. The F Fund moved up by 0.49% while the C Fund had a 1.94%  loss. The I Fund fell by 2.52%.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 12.16%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 7.19%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 6/26/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 6/26/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.13%   1.11%   8.06%   16.31% 15.20%

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Weekend Newsletter (6/21/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The I Fund led the way with a 2.17% gain. The S Fund advanced by 1.02% while the C Fund increased by 0.96%. The F Fund had a 0.15% gain.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 12.45%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund & 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 7.52%)

New Trades: None

* As of 6/21/2026

TSP Fund Returns as of 6/21/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
2.03%   0.62%   10.19%   15.68% 18.18%

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Weekend Newsletter (6/14/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

The S Fund led the way again with a 2.86% gain. The I Fund was right behind as it advanced by 2.83% while the C Fund increased by 0.66%. The F Fund had a 0.52% gain.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 11.85%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 6.94%)

New Trades: None

* As of 6/12/2026

TSP Fund Returns as of 6/12/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
1.95%   0.47%   9.15%   14.52%   15.68%

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Weekend Newsletter (6/6/2026)

Weekly TSP Fund Update

All of the TSP Funds besides the G Fund fell last week. The F Fund declined by 0.53% while the S Fund had a 1.90% loss. The C Fund fell by 2.55% while the I Fund had a 3.49% loss.

Current strategy allocations:

TSPKey: 50% C Fund and 50 % S Fund (YTD* return: 9.92%)

TSPKey Low Risk: 50% G Fund, 25% C Fund and 25% S Fund (YTD* return: 5.96%)

New Trades: None

* Year-to-date returns of 6/5/2026

TSP fund year-to-date returns as of 6/5/2026

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
1.86%   -0.05%   8.43%   11.33% 12.49%

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