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 % |
-6.66 |
-0.47 |
-3.62 |
14.97 |
11.20 |
3.08 |
2.52 |
-3.53 |
12.04 |
-13.58 |
-1.57 |
4.57 |
| #Times VOCS Stock Price Increased |
30 |
28 |
29 |
35 |
32 |
32 |
31 |
32 |
35 |
31 |
29 |
33 |
| #Times VOCS Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| #Times VOCS Stock Price Decreased |
31 |
29 |
34 |
27 |
31 |
31 |
33 |
32 |
26 |
37 |
31 |
29 |
| 2009 % |
-16.19 |
9.04 |
-20.12 |
27.92 |
12.41 |
3.51 |
-14.95 |
0.24 |
23.90 |
-13.35 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-14.79 |
-16.51 |
7.49 |
5.27 |
14.31 |
1.27 |
10.63 |
0.17 |
-4.73 |
-50.43 |
7.96 |
0.22 |
| 2007 % |
11.01 |
6.06 |
1.77 |
11.72 |
6.89 |
4.45 |
11.87 |
-10.99 |
16.96 |
23.05 |
-12.72 |
9.97 |
| 2006 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0.06 |
3.51 |