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 % |
-4.53 |
-1.74 |
2.40 |
3.78 |
4.58 |
-0.36 |
7.89 |
3.94 |
0.15 |
-0.84 |
-1.71 |
1.69 |
| #Times BEN Stock Price Increased |
49 |
52 |
56 |
52 |
59 |
57 |
63 |
60 |
55 |
57 |
57 |
56 |
| #Times BEN Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| #Times BEN Stock Price Decreased |
52 |
44 |
52 |
50 |
47 |
51 |
40 |
51 |
47 |
53 |
44 |
48 |
| 2009 % |
-24.07 |
-5.40 |
17.62 |
12.27 |
10.53 |
7.72 |
23.15 |
5.24 |
7.79 |
4.01 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-8.90 |
-9.45 |
1.74 |
-0.89 |
6.38 |
-9.44 |
9.78 |
3.87 |
-15.66 |
-22.83 |
-10.65 |
4.99 |
| 2007 % |
8.11 |
-1.52 |
3.02 |
8.67 |
4.33 |
-3.30 |
-3.84 |
3.45 |
-3.23 |
1.71 |
-5.00 |
-7.09 |
| 2006 % |
4.78 |
4.24 |
-8.21 |
-1.18 |
-3.39 |
-3.48 |
5.35 |
7.61 |
7.46 |
7.76 |
-6.33 |
3.21 |
| 2005 % |
-2.56 |
3.43 |
-2.18 |
0.04 |
5.04 |
6.71 |
4.99 |
-0.46 |
4.38 |
5.17 |
5.19 |
1.22 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
8.26 |
6.13 |