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 % |
9.43 |
-4.46 |
-9.56 |
5.17 |
-1.98 |
-12.28 |
-2.70 |
-2.34 |
-0.82 |
-2.51 |
-2.58 |
-5.82 |
| #Times WM Stock Price Increased |
56 |
49 |
44 |
55 |
47 |
50 |
53 |
51 |
58 |
53 |
58 |
47 |
| #Times WM Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| #Times WM Stock Price Decreased |
43 |
44 |
64 |
48 |
57 |
53 |
51 |
61 |
44 |
57 |
44 |
57 |
| 2008 % |
45.85 |
-25.23 |
-30.58 |
19.32 |
-26.76 |
-45.21 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
-1.97 |
-3.38 |
-6.26 |
3.96 |
4.14 |
-2.46 |
-11.97 |
-2.15 |
-3.83 |
-21.03 |
-30.05 |
-30.20 |
| 2006 % |
-2.70 |
0.90 |
-0.18 |
5.73 |
1.89 |
-0.71 |
-1.92 |
-6.28 |
3.77 |
-2.68 |
3.26 |
4.14 |
| 2005 % |
-4.55 |
3.99 |
-5.85 |
4.61 |
-0.04 |
-1.47 |
4.40 |
-2.11 |
-5.67 |
0.97 |
4.02 |
5.61 |
| 2004 % |
10.53 |
1.44 |
-4.95 |
-7.76 |
10.89 |
-11.53 |
0.41 |
0.08 |
0.64 |
-0.94 |
5.17 |
3.86 |
| 2003 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-4.40 |
-1.26 |
1.00 |
11.13 |
4.71 |
-12.50 |