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 % |
-0.09 |
2.51 |
2.01 |
-1.49 |
5.82 |
-1.49 |
-1.16 |
8.55 |
5.11 |
6.61 |
8.08 |
4.73 |
| #Times VIP Stock Price Increased |
53 |
51 |
50 |
49 |
60 |
49 |
51 |
64 |
52 |
63 |
58 |
61 |
| #Times VIP Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| #Times VIP Stock Price Decreased |
48 |
43 |
59 |
52 |
46 |
57 |
53 |
48 |
50 |
47 |
45 |
42 |
| 2008 % |
-17.30 |
0.96 |
-13.93 |
0.90 |
16.94 |
-15.84 |
-14.98 |
-4.75 |
-15.51 |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
8.21 |
-5.81 |
17.87 |
2.02 |
6.25 |
2.48 |
0.51 |
15.20 |
10.82 |
22.30 |
1.60 |
23.81 |
| 2006 % |
5.81 |
-5.97 |
-2.24 |
8.23 |
-10.07 |
9.46 |
5.19 |
12.70 |
11.54 |
8.91 |
15.31 |
3.76 |
| 2005 % |
0.17 |
10.77 |
-14.15 |
-4.93 |
13.20 |
-8.12 |
12.78 |
7.43 |
7.79 |
-9.91 |
13.24 |
-2.42 |
| 2004 % |
2.66 |
12.60 |
22.50 |
-13.67 |
2.78 |
4.55 |
-9.32 |
12.18 |
10.91 |
4.78 |
3.51 |
-7.18 |
| 2003 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6.97 |
6.73 |
5.70 |