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 % |
-0.49 |
-3.12 |
1.11 |
5.07 |
3.14 |
-0.68 |
-2.69 |
0.64 |
0.13 |
0.23 |
-1.12 |
2.21 |
| #Times WM Stock Price Increased |
52 |
50 |
56 |
59 |
57 |
54 |
52 |
60 |
55 |
54 |
52 |
49 |
| #Times WM Stock Price Unchanged |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| #Times WM Stock Price Decreased |
47 |
45 |
52 |
44 |
49 |
54 |
52 |
51 |
47 |
56 |
50 |
56 |
| 2009 % |
-5.87 |
-13.42 |
-4.05 |
4.18 |
4.53 |
2.07 |
-0.17 |
6.47 |
-0.36 |
0.20 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-0.79 |
1.30 |
3.05 |
7.57 |
5.83 |
-0.57 |
-5.74 |
-0.23 |
-10.48 |
-0.82 |
-5.64 |
13.49 |
| 2007 % |
3.29 |
-10.34 |
1.06 |
8.72 |
3.37 |
0.98 |
-2.60 |
-0.30 |
0.19 |
-3.57 |
-5.02 |
-4.80 |
| 2006 % |
4.05 |
5.32 |
6.83 |
6.12 |
-2.23 |
-2.01 |
-4.17 |
-0.28 |
7.00 |
2.18 |
-2.31 |
0.44 |
| 2005 % |
-3.13 |
1.52 |
-1.32 |
-1.24 |
4.22 |
-3.89 |
-0.77 |
-2.44 |
4.30 |
3.15 |
2.03 |
1.47 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5.33 |
0.44 |