March Contest In Progress

TommyIV

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Halfway through March, I-fund heavy investors have stretched their returns further than any other TSP funds have offered. The average I-fund allocation among the top 30 returns of March is 78.5%. That includes 18 members holding 100% I-fund through the month, and nine of them have held 100% for all of 2025.

Only three of these top 30 members in March hold 0% I-fund. That includes Booster, the only member with a better return than the I-fund in March. Booster is outpacing the I-fund by 0.01%. Their 1.57% March return has come from time in the G-fund, then the S-fund, and now the F-fund. Their market maneuvering has kept them in pace with the I-fund without touching the fund.

This month has also favored those who have not participated in this market. Members who have held 100% G-fund all month are tied for the 44th-best return in March, which includes 18 members who are within the Top 50 best returns for 2025.

Keep an eye on when these top members begin to re-enter stocks with the Last Look Report.

Other members either jumped back into the U.S. stocks too early or have never abandoned their stock holdings through the sell-off.

Betting on the market to bounce back has not been the short-term approach, but investors who have a long-term bullish outlook on the market are happy to pay the current prices for the C and S-funds. This can include investors who are continuously contributing income to their TSPs. They should want to buy these funds at a lower price. Investors who have already accumulated a healthy sum in their TSP are likely in protection mode until the market proves itself.
 
With a week remaining, only two members have a better return than the I-fund (+2.42%) in March.

tom1tom1 holds a 3.00% return for the month and sits in 50% G and 50% F-fund.

totallykool is up 2.59% for the month and sits in 100% S-fund.

Both members have an IFT to spend if wanted.
 
Suddenly there are 17 members outperforming the I-fund in March after the rally in the U.S. stock market yesterday.

totallykool takes over the number one spot in the March standings.

Here are the current top ten:

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The average allocation of these top ten members is:

G: 9.5%, F: 6.5%, C: 11.0%, S: 69.0%, I: 4.0%

Each of these members has used at least one IFT in March.

Catch their next move with the Last Look Report.



 
AutoTracker investors with heavy allocations in the F and G funds are poised to climb the standings today, thanks to favorable market action. Meanwhile, the I-fund, along with its dedicated investors, currently holds the fifth-best return in the non-premium March Standings. If today’s trends hold through the close, members sticking with the G and F funds will lock in gains, while the I-fund takes a dip. This could give G and F-fund holders a strong edge heading into the final day of the March Return Contest on Monday.


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tom1tom1 is set to win the TSP Talk AutoTracker March Return Contest. They started the month in the I-fund but have held 50% G and 50% I-fund since March 17th. Today, they are spending their last IFT of March to go back to 100% I-fund in April.

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