Difference in the numbers?

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John316
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Difference in the numbers?

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This has probably already been answered somewhere but here goes the "dumb question of the week" - the numbers at the bottom of the website for the "I" fund (EFA) says it hit "62" today, yet the per share price on the side column says the share price for the "I" fund is $26. What do both of these numbers mean? 8-)

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evilanne
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Re: Difference in the numbers?

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When they started the S & I funds in 2001, all 5 TSP funds were priced at $10/share when they converted to share prices--it is just an arbitrary measures. The S&P 500 was around $1250. From the charts that show the EFA back to 2001, it looks like the EFA was at about $28-$30 at that time

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snaffu
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Re: Difference in the numbers?

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The TSP funds do not have a stock market Ticker from which to track, The charts at the bottom of the page are market Tickers that are a close representation to the respective funds. So, if you were to go look for the "I" fund ticker, you wont find it, but you can find "EFA" which the "I" fund is a close representation. This accounts for the difference in prices.. This also accounts for the slight difference in the day to day difference in gains or losses, but these differences will balance out over time.
Just because I give you advice, It doesn't mean I know more than you, It just means I've done more stupid stuff.

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Fund Prices2024-03-28

FundPriceDayYTD
G $18.15 0.05% 1.05%
F $19.08 -0.06% -0.74%
C $82.21 0.11% 10.55%
S $82.43 0.30% 6.92%
I $42.57 -0.24% 5.95%
L2065 $16.38 0.02% 8.37%
L2060 $16.39 0.02% 8.38%
L2055 $16.39 0.02% 8.38%
L2050 $32.73 0.01% 6.95%
L2045 $14.91 0.02% 6.58%
L2040 $54.38 0.02% 6.22%
L2035 $14.34 0.02% 5.79%
L2030 $47.67 0.02% 5.38%
L2025 $13.15 0.03% 3.43%
Linc $25.61 0.03% 2.82%

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