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 % |
-2.39 |
-2.84 |
0.67 |
3.18 |
-0.11 |
2.51 |
-0.53 |
0.58 |
1.99 |
-2.71 |
1.20 |
1.36 |
| #Times D Stock Price Increased |
46 |
45 |
53 |
53 |
47 |
58 |
50 |
54 |
49 |
60 |
50 |
55 |
| #Times D Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| #Times D Stock Price Decreased |
55 |
51 |
55 |
49 |
58 |
49 |
54 |
56 |
52 |
51 |
53 |
48 |
| 2009 % |
-1.83 |
-14.20 |
2.68 |
-2.67 |
5.40 |
5.13 |
1.14 |
-2.12 |
4.29 |
-1.18 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-9.37 |
-6.38 |
1.63 |
6.07 |
6.71 |
2.57 |
-6.96 |
-1.46 |
-1.71 |
-15.18 |
1.49 |
-2.65 |
| 2007 % |
-1.04 |
3.10 |
3.79 |
2.74 |
-2.85 |
-2.56 |
-2.41 |
1.14 |
-1.02 |
8.70 |
3.09 |
0.47 |
| 2006 % |
-2.15 |
-0.56 |
-8.07 |
8.46 |
-3.05 |
3.04 |
4.93 |
1.80 |
-4.25 |
5.88 |
-0.30 |
3.84 |
| 2005 % |
2.42 |
3.82 |
3.33 |
1.30 |
-6.74 |
4.38 |
0.64 |
3.55 |
12.63 |
-11.76 |
-0.06 |
1.65 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1.79 |
3.47 |