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  • PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP IN Average Monthly Returns

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.

  • Seasonality Performance Chart: PFG

  • Seasonal Performance Data: PFG

    Returns Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Avg.

    Returns %    		 -7.27 -11.99 -0.10 21.75 8.12 -6.89 5.16 5.75 2.10 -9.77 -5.26 14.49
    #Times PFG Stock Price Increased 45 49 54 56 58 47 56 58 53 56 53 50
    #Times PFG Stock Price Unchanged 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 2
    #Times PFG Stock Price Decreased 56 47 53 46 48 58 49 52 49 54 48 53
    2009 % -26.49 -51.83 2.38 99.76 35.86 -15.13 25.80 19.83 -3.55 -8.57 — —
    2008 % -13.40 -6.42 -0.05 -3.73 0.41 -22.09 1.29 7.72 -5.01 -56.32 -27.27 63.43
    2007 % 4.96 -1.19 -1.63 6.05 -4.23 -4.12 -3.25 -1.59 13.70 7.26 -3.21 5.12
    2006 % -0.56 3.31 0.16 5.14 6.51 1.83 -2.95 -1.40 1.95 4.07 2.23 1.65
    2005 % -0.87 -3.83 -1.35 1.53 2.07 5.04 4.89 4.21 3.43 4.71 2.16 -6.38
    2004 % — — — — — — — — — — -0.20 8.65