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 % |
-0.75 |
-0.55 |
0.56 |
5.29 |
1.99 |
2.39 |
-2.10 |
0.35 |
-2.65 |
-1.82 |
0.97 |
1.86 |
| #Times EXC Stock Price Increased |
56 |
46 |
52 |
57 |
53 |
56 |
55 |
53 |
48 |
58 |
54 |
60 |
| #Times EXC Stock Price Unchanged |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| #Times EXC Stock Price Decreased |
43 |
50 |
56 |
46 |
53 |
50 |
49 |
57 |
54 |
53 |
48 |
44 |
| 2009 % |
-2.49 |
-12.90 |
-3.87 |
1.63 |
4.08 |
6.67 |
-0.67 |
-1.64 |
-0.79 |
-5.35 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-6.67 |
-1.75 |
8.65 |
5.11 |
2.95 |
2.23 |
-12.60 |
-3.37 |
-17.55 |
-13.37 |
3.63 |
-1.06 |
| 2007 % |
-3.06 |
9.90 |
4.22 |
9.75 |
3.43 |
-6.91 |
-3.36 |
0.74 |
6.64 |
9.85 |
-2.06 |
0.70 |
| 2006 % |
8.05 |
-0.53 |
-7.36 |
2.08 |
4.83 |
0.39 |
1.88 |
5.32 |
-0.71 |
2.38 |
-2.01 |
1.91 |
| 2005 % |
0.41 |
2.51 |
1.17 |
7.87 |
-5.34 |
9.56 |
4.27 |
0.69 |
-0.83 |
-2.63 |
0.02 |
2.11 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5.28 |
5.66 |