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Individual funds

We have a selection of individual funds that offer broad market diversification. You can choose to have your retirement dollars invested in everything from a short-term U.S. Treasury security to index funds made of domestic and international stocks.

Compare up to three funds
G Fund Government Securities Investment Fund
F Fund Fixed Income Index Investment Fund
C Fund Common Stock Index Investment Fund
S Fund Small cap stock Index investment fund
I Fund International Stock Index Investment Fund
Objective

Produce a rate of return higher than inflation while avoiding exposure to credit (default) risk.

Match the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Match the performance of the Standard and Poor's 500 (S&P 500) Index.

Match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Completion Total Stock Market Index.

Match the performance of the MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index.

Return
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Inception date

4/1/1987

1/29/1988

1/29/1988

5/1/2001

5/1/2001

Risk
Low
Low-medium
Medium
Medium-high
High
Expense

0.000%

0.004%

0.001%

0.018%

0.007%

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