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 % |
5.15 |
-14.72 |
-5.47 |
9.47 |
13.32 |
9.37 |
-8.61 |
-1.62 |
-2.71 |
-2.03 |
-6.20 |
-7.03 |
| #Times SLM Stock Price Increased |
47 |
40 |
47 |
55 |
57 |
57 |
43 |
51 |
51 |
52 |
43 |
52 |
| #Times SLM Stock Price Unchanged |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| #Times SLM Stock Price Decreased |
52 |
56 |
59 |
48 |
47 |
49 |
59 |
60 |
50 |
57 |
59 |
50 |
| 2009 % |
28.65 |
-59.82 |
7.61 |
-2.41 |
36.85 |
55.37 |
-13.43 |
0.11 |
-2.01 |
11.24 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
7.23 |
-4.64 |
-25.11 |
20.72 |
22.34 |
-14.63 |
-11.46 |
-3.61 |
-25.25 |
-13.52 |
-13.67 |
-3.36 |
| 2007 % |
-5.75 |
-7.19 |
-4.09 |
31.61 |
4.42 |
2.44 |
-14.60 |
2.26 |
-1.20 |
-5.04 |
-19.24 |
-47.34 |
| 2006 % |
1.58 |
0.80 |
-7.91 |
1.81 |
1.66 |
-1.55 |
-4.94 |
-3.51 |
7.11 |
-6.34 |
-5.82 |
6.39 |
| 2005 % |
-5.98 |
-2.76 |
2.13 |
-4.40 |
1.32 |
5.24 |
1.36 |
-3.37 |
7.82 |
3.50 |
-5.34 |
4.83 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
13.06 |
4.34 |