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Comparison of the TSP Funds

For more detailed information about each fund, see the TSP Fund Information Sheets (on the tsp.gov website).

G Fund F Fund* C Fund* S Fund* I Fund* L Funds**

Description of Investments Government securities (specially issued to the TSP) Government, corporate, and mortgage-backed bonds Stocks of large and medium-sized U.S. companies Stocks of small and medium-sized U.S. companies (not included in the C Fund) International stocks of 21 developed countries Invested in the G, F, C, S, and I Funds

Objective of Fund Interest income without risk of loss of principal To match the performance of the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond (LBA) Index To match the performance of the S&P 500 Index To match the performance of the Dow Jones Wilshire 4500 Completion (DJW 4500) Index To match the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index To provide professionally diversified portfolios based on various time horizons, using the G, F, C, S, and I Funds

Risk Inflation risk Market risk, Credit risk, Prepayment risk, Inflation risk Market risk, Inflation risk Market risk, Inflation risk Market risk, Currency risk, Inflation risk Exposed to all of the types of risk to which the individual TSP funds are exposed – but total risk is reduced through diversification among the 5 individual funds

Volatility Low Low to moderate Moderate Moderate to high — historically more volatile than C Fund Moderate to high — historically more volatile than C Fund Asset allocation shifts as time horizon approaches to reduce volatility

Types of Earnings Interest on bonds Change in stock prices and interest on bonds Change in stock prices and dividends received from stocks Change in stock prices and dividends received from stocks Change in stock prices, dividends received from stocks, and change in currency exchange rate Composite of earnings in underlying G, F, C, S, and I Funds

Date Fund began April 1, 1987 Jan. 29, 1988 Jan. 29, 1988 May 1, 2001 May 1, 2001 August 1, 2005

* The F, C, S, and I Funds also have earnings from securities lending income and from temporary investments in G Fund securities. These amounts represent a very small portion of total earnings.
** Each of the L Funds is invested in the individual TSP funds (G, F, C, S, and I). The proportion of your L Fund balance invested in each of the individual TSP funds depends on the L Fund you choose.

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	G Fund	F Fund*	C Fund*	S Fund*	I Fund*	L Funds**
Description of Investments	Government securities (specially issued to the TSP)	Government, corporate, and mortgage-backed bonds	Stocks of large and medium-sized U.S. companies	Stocks of small and medium-sized U.S. companies (not included in the C Fund)	International stocks of 21 developed countries	Invested in the G, F, C, S, and I Funds
Objective of Fund	Interest income without risk of loss of principal	To match the performance of the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond (LBA) Index	To match the performance of the S&P 500 Index	To match the performance of the Dow Jones Wilshire 4500 Completion (DJW 4500) Index	To match the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index	To provide professionally diversified portfolios based on various time horizons, using the G, F, C, S, and I Funds
Risk	Inflation risk	Market risk, Credit risk, Prepayment risk, Inflation risk	Market risk, Inflation risk	Market risk, Inflation risk	Market risk, Currency risk, Inflation risk	Exposed to all of the types of risk to which the individual TSP funds are exposed – but total risk is reduced through diversification among the 5 individual funds
Volatility	Low	Low to moderate	Moderate	Moderate to high — historically more volatile than C Fund	Moderate to high — historically more volatile than C Fund	Asset allocation shifts as time horizon approaches to reduce volatility
Types of Earnings	Interest on bonds	Change in stock prices and interest on bonds	Change in stock prices and dividends received from stocks	Change in stock prices and dividends received from stocks	Change in stock prices, dividends received from stocks, and change in currency exchange rate	Composite of earnings in underlying G, F, C, S, and I Funds
Date Fund began	April 1, 1987	Jan. 29, 1988	Jan. 29, 1988	May 1, 2001	May 1, 2001	August 1, 2005


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