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 % |
1.03 |
0.23 |
4.90 |
3.11 |
7.84 |
23.20 |
-5.47 |
-0.93 |
0.68 |
-4.73 |
10.93 |
-6.41 |
| #Times GDP Stock Price Increased |
50 |
49 |
63 |
54 |
54 |
60 |
45 |
55 |
52 |
55 |
57 |
54 |
| #Times GDP Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| #Times GDP Stock Price Decreased |
50 |
46 |
45 |
49 |
50 |
44 |
60 |
55 |
50 |
56 |
46 |
49 |
| 2009 % |
-3.50 |
-31.34 |
-2.41 |
18.44 |
16.53 |
-7.96 |
4.31 |
-6.66 |
7.81 |
-0.53 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-12.08 |
23.00 |
23.33 |
12.30 |
26.11 |
94.65 |
-44.70 |
10.91 |
-14.27 |
-36.31 |
29.94 |
-16.96 |
| 2007 % |
0.94 |
-6.32 |
-1.69 |
4.46 |
1.39 |
-2.77 |
-13.10 |
-1.59 |
7.06 |
4.76 |
-26.43 |
-7.66 |
| 2006 % |
13.68 |
-15.41 |
11.66 |
0.15 |
-9.38 |
15.88 |
19.58 |
-6.68 |
-4.91 |
13.58 |
28.50 |
-17.69 |
| 2005 % |
6.11 |
31.22 |
-6.37 |
-19.82 |
4.55 |
16.21 |
6.56 |
-0.63 |
7.71 |
-5.14 |
2.83 |
9.87 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
19.81 |
0.37 |