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 % |
6.48 |
-9.96 |
-12.00 |
11.81 |
0.70 |
-14.32 |
42.74 |
4.40 |
2.90 |
-0.41 |
3.98 |
2.89 |
| #Times MF Stock Price Increased |
46 |
35 |
47 |
38 |
43 |
35 |
36 |
48 |
30 |
41 |
45 |
44 |
| #Times MF Stock Price Unchanged |
4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
| #Times MF Stock Price Decreased |
31 |
42 |
37 |
42 |
41 |
40 |
35 |
40 |
24 |
37 |
36 |
36 |
| 2008 % |
-4.50 |
-41.09 |
-44.00 |
32.90 |
10.48 |
-56.62 |
2.85 |
13.56 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 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 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-2.60 |
10.54 |
0.32 |