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 % |
-8.44 |
-1.12 |
-18.54 |
81.67 |
62.02 |
-21.13 |
10.71 |
-3.85 |
8.98 |
-43.32 |
-19.02 |
3.11 |
| #Times VM Stock Price Increased |
16 |
19 |
17 |
29 |
23 |
15 |
22 |
18 |
21 |
17 |
13 |
18 |
| #Times VM Stock Price Unchanged |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| #Times VM Stock Price Decreased |
18 |
18 |
25 |
13 |
18 |
25 |
22 |
23 |
19 |
27 |
26 |
23 |
| 2009 % |
-7.13 |
34.62 |
22.86 |
58.91 |
134.63 |
-16.41 |
22.14 |
-4.06 |
6.16 |
-19.99 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-9.74 |
-36.85 |
-59.95 |
104.43 |
-10.59 |
-25.86 |
-0.72 |
-3.65 |
11.79 |
-66.66 |
2.04 |
-15.99 |
| 2007 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-40.07 |
22.22 |