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 % |
11.65 |
4.18 |
-10.10 |
18.29 |
0.50 |
-11.95 |
35.71 |
5.93 |
-6.15 |
-2.25 |
-3.37 |
-2.11 |
| #Times MF Stock Price Increased |
57 |
47 |
58 |
51 |
53 |
45 |
48 |
61 |
47 |
49 |
51 |
51 |
| #Times MF Stock Price Unchanged |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
| #Times MF Stock Price Decreased |
40 |
48 |
48 |
49 |
51 |
50 |
45 |
48 |
49 |
53 |
49 |
49 |
| 2009 % |
32.35 |
60.74 |
-2.52 |
44.21 |
-0.32 |
-2.46 |
7.59 |
12.07 |
1.68 |
-2.05 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-4.50 |
-41.09 |
-44.00 |
32.90 |
10.48 |
-56.62 |
2.85 |
13.56 |
-41.10 |
-10.13 |
-32.81 |
-22.13 |
| 2007 % |
17.06 |
1.20 |
2.86 |
6.02 |
3.71 |
1.58 |
158.34 |
8.06 |
7.65 |
1.93 |
-2.46 |
9.16 |
| 2006 % |
12.55 |
-1.88 |
3.32 |
7.44 |
-7.07 |
-4.23 |
3.54 |
-1.70 |
0.87 |
3.45 |
12.67 |
4.88 |
| 2005 % |
0.81 |
1.92 |
-10.18 |
0.87 |
-4.32 |
1.99 |
6.21 |
-2.33 |
0.17 |
-4.43 |
-4.81 |
-2.80 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
10.54 |
0.32 |