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 % |
-3.70 |
-2.48 |
9.72 |
0.03 |
5.47 |
1.15 |
1.55 |
-1.49 |
5.78 |
-4.40 |
2.02 |
5.15 |
| #Times FDS Stock Price Increased |
44 |
46 |
58 |
50 |
60 |
51 |
52 |
57 |
52 |
45 |
55 |
56 |
| #Times FDS Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times FDS Stock Price Decreased |
56 |
48 |
49 |
53 |
43 |
56 |
53 |
52 |
49 |
63 |
48 |
49 |
| 2009 % |
-10.03 |
-3.16 |
29.71 |
7.20 |
-1.28 |
-5.72 |
13.70 |
-2.92 |
20.35 |
-3.30 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
0.41 |
-5.80 |
2.26 |
11.43 |
7.80 |
-12.89 |
2.32 |
8.74 |
-16.67 |
-25.75 |
3.12 |
10.60 |
| 2007 % |
2.83 |
4.79 |
3.27 |
-2.12 |
3.77 |
7.08 |
-3.44 |
-9.17 |
14.38 |
2.87 |
-11.11 |
-11.13 |
| 2006 % |
-3.10 |
-1.82 |
13.28 |
-0.46 |
1.74 |
5.32 |
-7.18 |
0.46 |
10.14 |
4.80 |
3.89 |
6.81 |
| 2005 % |
-8.61 |
-6.39 |
0.06 |
-15.89 |
15.31 |
11.97 |
2.34 |
-4.57 |
0.69 |
-0.61 |
10.57 |
6.30 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.63 |
13.15 |