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 % |
8.43 |
-4.18 |
1.60 |
15.54 |
-3.83 |
-3.39 |
-2.86 |
-1.90 |
0.67 |
10.78 |
7.87 |
-3.62 |
| #Times DV Stock Price Increased |
56 |
45 |
49 |
58 |
47 |
48 |
45 |
61 |
50 |
50 |
58 |
50 |
| #Times DV Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
| #Times DV Stock Price Decreased |
45 |
48 |
58 |
43 |
59 |
57 |
59 |
50 |
52 |
54 |
44 |
54 |
| 2008 % |
6.54 |
-19.45 |
-5.50 |
35.71 |
0.12 |
-6.04 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 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 % |
17.91 |
0.30 |
1.45 |
-4.47 |
-6.03 |
1.33 |
-15.20 |
-16.46 |
6.64 |
-29.49 |
15.48 |
2.97 |
| 2003 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
9.66 |
1.61 |
-8.81 |
2.58 |
12.86 |
-8.24 |