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 % |
-6.87 |
0.87 |
-2.22 |
11.98 |
0.16 |
-7.28 |
3.54 |
2.52 |
2.08 |
-10.24 |
3.99 |
11.70 |
| #Times VE Stock Price Increased |
44 |
48 |
53 |
62 |
55 |
45 |
54 |
59 |
58 |
50 |
58 |
66 |
| #Times VE Stock Price Unchanged |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| #Times VE Stock Price Decreased |
54 |
46 |
55 |
40 |
51 |
61 |
51 |
51 |
44 |
61 |
43 |
38 |
| 2009 % |
-29.00 |
-4.34 |
-2.92 |
30.67 |
7.76 |
0.37 |
16.49 |
0.52 |
11.27 |
-15.24 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-9.74 |
8.46 |
-21.46 |
3.60 |
-1.67 |
-21.58 |
-4.13 |
0.58 |
-23.33 |
-39.55 |
0.76 |
26.13 |
| 2007 % |
-6.29 |
-0.02 |
5.42 |
10.99 |
1.76 |
-6.70 |
-5.07 |
3.59 |
11.87 |
4.17 |
3.42 |
-1.95 |
| 2006 % |
12.34 |
3.12 |
5.81 |
7.85 |
-6.82 |
-7.30 |
6.05 |
2.63 |
7.27 |
1.36 |
8.61 |
13.22 |
| 2005 % |
-1.66 |
-2.86 |
2.07 |
6.81 |
-0.25 |
-1.18 |
4.36 |
5.30 |
3.31 |
-1.92 |
2.83 |
5.79 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4.32 |
15.31 |