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 % |
4.30 |
3.88 |
1.14 |
-3.67 |
-5.62 |
-3.57 |
-5.43 |
-5.68 |
2.52 |
1.89 |
-4.05 |
2.13 |
| #Times SPF Stock Price Increased |
52 |
43 |
47 |
48 |
50 |
52 |
49 |
53 |
46 |
60 |
52 |
53 |
| #Times SPF Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times SPF Stock Price Decreased |
49 |
52 |
61 |
54 |
55 |
54 |
55 |
57 |
56 |
50 |
51 |
52 |
| 2008 % |
13.43 |
9.74 |
16.55 |
4.12 |
-38.07 |
7.88 |
-1.17 |
-4.18 |
53.44 |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
2.43 |
-7.06 |
-18.15 |
-0.09 |
2.25 |
-17.77 |
-15.51 |
-32.27 |
-45.25 |
-12.56 |
-27.91 |
-3.17 |
| 2006 % |
5.71 |
-15.54 |
2.34 |
-5.67 |
-5.16 |
-14.52 |
-13.10 |
7.17 |
-1.79 |
3.11 |
5.90 |
4.40 |
| 2005 % |
3.73 |
20.25 |
-9.75 |
-0.79 |
11.88 |
9.77 |
8.46 |
-7.88 |
-5.50 |
-6.98 |
-2.37 |
-2.35 |
| 2004 % |
-3.82 |
12.01 |
14.70 |
-15.92 |
1.01 |
-3.23 |
-5.85 |
8.75 |
11.69 |
-0.38 |
-0.24 |
14.52 |
| 2003 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
26.25 |
4.35 |
-2.73 |