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 % |
6.88 |
10.75 |
5.02 |
9.42 |
3.15 |
1.05 |
-4.87 |
-1.03 |
-0.62 |
-6.11 |
2.46 |
-0.37 |
| #Times RS Stock Price Increased |
54 |
55 |
60 |
52 |
63 |
56 |
50 |
49 |
52 |
51 |
50 |
45 |
| #Times RS Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times RS Stock Price Decreased |
46 |
41 |
48 |
50 |
42 |
49 |
55 |
62 |
50 |
59 |
52 |
43 |
| 2009 % |
10.98 |
7.50 |
10.68 |
33.80 |
7.83 |
1.05 |
-12.18 |
9.58 |
15.21 |
-14.28 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-9.20 |
13.84 |
6.85 |
1.54 |
11.94 |
13.31 |
-18.06 |
-9.73 |
-33.39 |
-34.04 |
-17.64 |
-3.29 |
| 2007 % |
5.74 |
9.65 |
6.00 |
22.73 |
3.32 |
-8.32 |
-6.60 |
0.82 |
6.74 |
3.20 |
-11.58 |
5.06 |
| 2006 % |
30.07 |
3.64 |
13.99 |
-5.28 |
-9.37 |
2.90 |
-13.55 |
-8.58 |
-1.91 |
6.88 |
12.05 |
2.31 |
| 2005 % |
-3.19 |
19.10 |
-12.44 |
-5.69 |
2.01 |
-3.68 |
26.03 |
2.74 |
10.27 |
7.71 |
13.16 |
-5.24 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
16.29 |
-0.67 |