TSP returns by year
Calendar-year returns for every TSP fund, calculated from official TSP share prices (which already reflect fund expenses). The C Fund's compound average since 2004 is 10.72% a year; its best year was 2013 (+32.45%) and its worst 2008 (-36.99%).
Prices through Monday, November 9, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Individual funds
| Year | G | F | C | S | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | +4.02% | +0.08% | +11.32% | +12.32% | +13.45% |
| 2025 | +4.44% | +7.21% | +17.85% | +11.38% | +32.45% |
| 2024 | +4.40% | +1.33% | +24.96% | +16.93% | +4.27% |
| 2023 | +4.22% | +5.58% | +26.25% | +25.30% | +18.38% |
| 2022 | +2.98% | -12.83% | -18.13% | -26.26% | -13.94% |
| 2021 | +1.38% | -1.46% | +28.68% | +12.45% | +11.45% |
| 2020 | +0.97% | +7.50% | +18.31% | +31.85% | +8.17% |
| 2019 | +2.24% | +8.68% | +31.45% | +27.97% | +22.47% |
| 2018 | +2.91% | +0.15% | -4.41% | -9.26% | -13.43% |
| 2017 | +2.33% | +3.82% | +21.82% | +18.22% | +25.42% |
| 2016 | +1.82% | +2.91% | +12.01% | +16.35% | +2.10% |
| 2015 | +2.04% | +0.91% | +1.46% | -2.92% | -0.51% |
| 2014 | +2.31% | +6.73% | +13.78% | +7.80% | -5.27% |
| 2013 | +1.89% | -1.68% | +32.45% | +38.35% | +22.13% |
| 2012 | +1.47% | +4.29% | +16.07% | +18.57% | +18.62% |
| 2011 | +2.45% | +7.89% | +2.11% | -3.38% | -11.81% |
| 2010 | +2.81% | +6.71% | +15.06% | +29.06% | +7.94% |
| 2009 | +2.97% | +5.99% | +26.68% | +34.85% | +30.04% |
| 2008 | +3.75% | +5.45% | -36.99% | -38.32% | -42.43% |
| 2007 | +4.87% | +7.09% | +5.54% | +5.49% | +11.43% |
| 2006 | +4.93% | +4.40% | +15.79% | +15.30% | +26.32% |
| 2005 | +4.49% | +2.40% | +4.96% | +10.45% | +13.63% |
| 2004 | +4.30% | +4.30% | +10.82% | +18.03% | +20.00% |
| Compound average | 2.99% | 3.41% | 10.72% | 9.94% | 6.86% |
Lifecycle (L) Funds
| Year | L Income | L 2030 | L 2035 | L 2040 | L 2045 | L 2050 | L 2055 | L 2060 | L 2065 | L 2070 | L 2075 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | +6.21% | +8.56% | +9.36% | +9.80% | +10.19% | +10.60% | +12.23% | +12.23% | +12.22% | +12.22% | +12.22% |
| 2025 | +9.36% | +15.17% | +16.27% | +17.31% | +18.20% | +19.07% | +21.87% | +21.88% | +21.88% | +21.89% | — |
| 2024 | +7.37% | +11.52% | +12.18% | +12.85% | +13.42% | +14.02% | +16.28% | +16.28% | +16.28% | — | — |
| 2023 | +8.99% | +15.76% | +16.91% | +18.04% | +19.03% | +20.00% | +23.31% | +23.30% | +23.31% | — | — |
| 2022 | -2.70% | -10.32% | -11.65% | -12.90% | -14.03% | -15.05% | -17.60% | -17.61% | -17.62% | — | — |
| 2021 | +5.42% | +12.37% | +13.43% | +14.51% | +15.40% | +16.34% | +19.90% | +19.90% | +19.90% | — | — |
| 2020 | +5.15% | +11.26% | — | +13.16% | — | +14.79% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | +7.60% | +17.60% | — | +20.69% | — | +23.33% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | +0.71% | -3.58% | — | -4.89% | — | -6.02% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | +6.19% | +14.54% | — | +16.77% | — | +18.81% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | +3.58% | +7.07% | — | +7.90% | — | +8.65% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | +1.85% | +1.04% | — | +0.73% | — | +0.45% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | +3.77% | +5.74% | — | +6.22% | — | +6.37% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | +6.97% | +20.16% | — | +23.23% | — | +26.20% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | +4.77% | +12.61% | — | +14.27% | — | +15.85% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | +2.23% | -0.31% | — | -0.96% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | +5.74% | +12.48% | — | +13.89% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | +8.57% | +22.48% | — | +25.19% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | -5.09% | -27.50% | — | -31.53% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | +5.56% | +7.14% | — | +7.36% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | +7.59% | +15.00% | — | +16.53% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Compound average | 4.62% | 7.33% | 8.85% | 7.99% | 9.62% | 11.02% | 11.54% | 11.54% | 11.53% | 21.89% | — |
Newer L Funds only have returns for full years since they launched.
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Source: official TSP share prices (tsp.gov). Returns are price changes from the last close of one year to the last close of the next. Educational information, not investment advice.
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