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 % |
-3.49 |
-3.83 |
-0.93 |
5.08 |
2.85 |
-6.58 |
-1.73 |
5.26 |
4.12 |
-4.12 |
-1.23 |
1.88 |
| #Times WSH Stock Price Increased |
39 |
42 |
48 |
52 |
62 |
39 |
41 |
58 |
54 |
48 |
52 |
46 |
| #Times WSH Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| #Times WSH Stock Price Decreased |
60 |
51 |
58 |
50 |
43 |
68 |
63 |
51 |
47 |
60 |
51 |
58 |
| 2009 % |
-0.47 |
-11.58 |
0.50 |
25.05 |
-3.19 |
-3.37 |
-3.14 |
3.49 |
9.42 |
-4.31 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-7.81 |
-6.13 |
2.31 |
3.39 |
3.22 |
-12.54 |
-0.31 |
10.07 |
-6.27 |
-18.65 |
-12.07 |
7.85 |
| 2007 % |
2.90 |
-2.93 |
-0.19 |
3.64 |
12.90 |
-4.85 |
-7.87 |
-4.15 |
5.24 |
3.40 |
-5.64 |
-4.92 |
| 2006 % |
-6.03 |
-0.77 |
-0.51 |
2.60 |
-1.13 |
-7.62 |
1.34 |
11.34 |
4.91 |
0.08 |
5.86 |
-1.36 |
| 2005 % |
-6.04 |
2.25 |
-6.77 |
-9.27 |
2.45 |
-4.51 |
1.34 |
5.55 |
7.29 |
-1.11 |
0.43 |
-0.93 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5.29 |
8.77 |