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 % |
14.48 |
1.18 |
1.63 |
-3.41 |
3.13 |
13.01 |
-6.66 |
1.17 |
-0.45 |
-15.90 |
2.54 |
2.53 |
| #Times NAV Stock Price Increased |
48 |
34 |
29 |
26 |
29 |
34 |
39 |
44 |
39 |
43 |
53 |
51 |
| #Times NAV Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| #Times NAV Stock Price Decreased |
31 |
31 |
38 |
34 |
34 |
32 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
28 |
33 |
| 2009 % |
42.05 |
-7.14 |
18.65 |
12.97 |
5.32 |
9.52 |
-9.30 |
9.36 |
-13.45 |
-11.43 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
45.04 |
-14.91 |
-0.88 |
-2.37 |
-44.40 |
-27.45 |
-2.14 |
| 2007 % |
32.34 |
2.58 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2006 % |
-4.95 |
7.90 |
-6.02 |
-4.34 |
0.76 |
-7.40 |
-9.13 |
2.59 |
12.55 |
7.40 |
15.36 |
4.50 |
| 2005 % |
-11.50 |
1.39 |
-7.74 |
-18.86 |
3.32 |
4.88 |
6.72 |
-6.40 |
1.47 |
-15.19 |
3.16 |
0.88 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
19.10 |
6.88 |