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 % |
6.99 |
-7.13 |
-0.09 |
6.43 |
5.58 |
-1.94 |
1.90 |
-0.43 |
-3.60 |
-9.14 |
-8.31 |
4.61 |
| #Times NCV Stock Price Increased |
57 |
43 |
57 |
64 |
60 |
46 |
53 |
53 |
49 |
50 |
48 |
55 |
| #Times NCV Stock Price Unchanged |
4 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
| #Times NCV Stock Price Decreased |
40 |
47 |
48 |
36 |
42 |
59 |
48 |
55 |
52 |
55 |
53 |
47 |
| 2009 % |
22.20 |
-28.56 |
11.96 |
20.64 |
21.39 |
4.22 |
15.17 |
0.50 |
7.87 |
-6.01 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
8.11 |
-5.22 |
-7.51 |
12.98 |
1.84 |
-10.89 |
-5.73 |
3.67 |
-30.21 |
-34.02 |
-34.70 |
33.33 |
| 2007 % |
0.19 |
-0.61 |
0.44 |
1.42 |
0.61 |
-4.06 |
-6.76 |
-6.57 |
7.63 |
-3.70 |
-7.49 |
-7.57 |
| 2006 % |
6.34 |
1.75 |
-0.82 |
-0.50 |
0.19 |
0.45 |
1.28 |
1.58 |
-1.67 |
2.22 |
-1.11 |
1.38 |
| 2005 % |
-1.91 |
-2.99 |
-4.54 |
-2.37 |
3.87 |
0.59 |
5.52 |
-1.34 |
-1.61 |
-4.18 |
-0.19 |
-3.84 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1.96 |
-0.23 |