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 % |
3.52 |
-4.84 |
-0.14 |
14.11 |
-2.15 |
-0.68 |
-0.68 |
-0.22 |
1.96 |
19.04 |
5.57 |
-2.00 |
| #Times DV Stock Price Increased |
50 |
48 |
50 |
52 |
48 |
48 |
52 |
59 |
52 |
54 |
58 |
49 |
| #Times DV Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| #Times DV Stock Price Decreased |
51 |
46 |
56 |
49 |
58 |
59 |
53 |
51 |
50 |
54 |
44 |
54 |
| 2009 % |
-6.66 |
-3.03 |
-7.25 |
-11.65 |
2.37 |
14.85 |
-0.59 |
2.73 |
8.26 |
-0.04 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
6.54 |
-19.45 |
-5.50 |
35.71 |
0.12 |
-6.04 |
5.95 |
-9.20 |
-3.95 |
14.43 |
1.39 |
-0.11 |
| 2007 % |
0.57 |
-1.84 |
6.19 |
12.40 |
1.85 |
1.25 |
-4.75 |
6.57 |
7.18 |
47.77 |
0.53 |
-5.77 |
| 2006 % |
14.95 |
2.13 |
-3.01 |
13.57 |
-5.25 |
-10.32 |
-3.95 |
5.92 |
-4.82 |
14.48 |
7.68 |
6.79 |
| 2005 % |
2.19 |
-2.02 |
8.86 |
20.51 |
-9.86 |
-3.15 |
-0.04 |
-7.13 |
3.14 |
18.58 |
2.79 |
-13.86 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
15.48 |
2.97 |