Some investors consider seasonal performance when purchasing or selling stocks. This chart illustrates the average monthly return for the past 5 years. Users often also consider the number of times a stock increases or decreases for any given month. Mouse-over the chart to view 5 years of history for each month.
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| Returns |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Avg. Returns % |
9.69 |
-3.50 |
-0.27 |
0.72 |
1.65 |
-3.09 |
5.70 |
-1.27 |
5.93 |
6.92 |
1.50 |
4.86 |
| #Times BLK Stock Price Increased |
41 |
33 |
42 |
37 |
42 |
41 |
43 |
43 |
45 |
42 |
41 |
49 |
| #Times BLK Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| #Times BLK Stock Price Decreased |
40 |
43 |
43 |
44 |
44 |
45 |
40 |
47 |
36 |
43 |
42 |
34 |
| 2008 % |
1.98 |
-12.59 |
5.66 |
-1.16 |
11.50 |
-21.32 |
22.44 |
0.25 |
-10.46 |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
10.44 |
-5.06 |
-1.84 |
-4.22 |
2.57 |
1.99 |
1.86 |
-2.75 |
11.81 |
19.34 |
-4.14 |
9.29 |
| 2006 % |
22.42 |
7.00 |
-1.47 |
8.24 |
-11.56 |
3.86 |
-7.18 |
0.77 |
14.48 |
1.23 |
-4.94 |
5.95 |
| 2005 % |
3.93 |
-3.34 |
-3.44 |
0.04 |
4.08 |
3.11 |
5.66 |
-3.34 |
7.88 |
7.08 |
13.65 |
0.59 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0.01 |
1.44 |
3.62 |