NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns
Close-to-close returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.
Calculated from 56 years of price history (1971–2026).
NASDAQ Composite
^IXIC
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.9% | 3.4% | 4.8% | +15.3% | +1.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | +1.6% | 4.0% | 8.2% | +0.9% | +9.6% | +6.6% | +3.7% | +1.6% | +5.6% | +4.7% | 1.5% | 0.5% |
| 2024 | +1.0% | +6.1% | +1.8% | 4.4% | +6.9% | +6.0% | 0.8% | +0.6% | +2.7% | 0.5% | +6.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | +10.7% | 1.1% | +6.7% | +0.0% | +5.8% | +6.6% | +4.0% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 2.8% | +10.7% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | 3.4% | +3.4% | 13.3% | 2.1% | 8.7% | +12.3% | 4.6% | 10.5% | +3.9% | +4.4% | 8.7% |
| 2021 | +1.4% | +0.9% | +0.4% | +5.4% | 1.5% | +5.5% | +1.2% | +4.0% | 5.3% | +7.3% | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | +2.0% | 6.4% | 10.1% | +15.4% | +6.8% | +6.0% | +6.8% | +9.6% | 5.2% | 2.3% | +11.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | +9.7% | +3.4% | +2.6% | +4.7% | 7.9% | +7.4% | +2.1% | 2.6% | +0.5% | +3.7% | +4.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | +7.4% | 1.9% | 2.9% | +0.0% | +5.3% | +0.9% | +2.2% | +5.7% | 0.8% | 9.2% | +0.3% | 9.5% |
| 2017 | +4.3% | +3.8% | +1.5% | +2.3% | +2.5% | 0.9% | +3.4% | +1.3% | +1.0% | +3.6% | +2.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | 1.2% | +6.8% | 1.9% | +3.6% | 2.1% | +6.6% | +1.0% | +1.9% | 2.3% | +2.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +7.1% | 1.3% | +0.8% | +2.6% | 1.6% | +2.8% | 6.9% | 3.3% | +9.4% | +1.1% | 2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +5.0% | 2.5% | 2.0% | +3.1% | +3.9% | 0.9% | +4.8% | 1.9% | +3.1% | +3.5% | 1.2% |
| 2013 | +4.1% | +0.6% | +3.4% | +1.9% | +3.8% | 1.5% | +6.6% | 1.0% | +5.1% | +3.9% | +3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | +8.0% | +5.4% | +4.2% | 1.5% | 7.2% | +3.8% | +0.2% | +4.3% | +1.6% | 4.5% | +1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | +1.8% | +3.0% | 0.0% | +3.3% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 0.6% | 6.4% | 6.4% | +11.1% | 2.4% | 0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +4.2% | +7.1% | +2.6% | 8.3% | 6.5% | +6.9% | 6.2% | +12.0% | +5.9% | 0.4% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | 6.7% | +10.9% | +12.3% | +3.3% | +3.4% | +7.8% | +1.5% | +5.6% | 3.6% | +4.9% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | 5.0% | +0.3% | +5.9% | +4.6% | 9.1% | +1.4% | +1.8% | 12.0% | 17.4% | 10.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | +2.0% | 1.9% | +0.2% | +4.3% | +3.1% | 0.0% | 2.2% | +2.0% | +4.0% | +5.8% | 6.9% | 0.3% |
| 2006 | +4.6% | 1.1% | +2.6% | 0.7% | 6.2% | 0.3% | 3.7% | +4.4% | +3.4% | +4.8% | +2.7% | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 3.9% | +7.6% | 0.5% | +6.2% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | +5.3% | 1.2% |
| 2004 | +3.1% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 3.7% | +3.5% | +3.1% | 7.8% | 2.6% | +3.2% | +4.1% | +6.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +1.3% | +0.3% | +9.2% | +9.0% | +1.7% | +6.9% | +4.3% | 1.3% | +8.1% | +1.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | 10.5% | +6.6% | 8.5% | 4.3% | 9.4% | 9.2% | 1.0% | 10.9% | +13.5% | +11.2% | 9.7% |
| 2001 | +12.2% | 22.4% | 14.5% | +15.0% | 0.3% | +2.4% | 6.2% | 10.9% | 17.0% | +12.8% | +14.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +19.2% | 2.6% | 15.6% | 11.9% | +16.6% | 5.0% | +11.7% | 12.7% | 8.3% | 22.9% | 4.9% |
| 1999 | +14.3% | 8.7% | +7.6% | +3.3% | 2.8% | +8.7% | 1.8% | +3.8% | +0.2% | +8.0% | +12.5% | +22.0% |
| 1998 | +3.1% | +9.3% | +3.7% | +1.8% | 4.8% | +6.5% | 1.2% | 19.9% | +13.0% | +4.6% | +10.1% | +12.4% |
| 1997 | +6.9% | 5.1% | 6.7% | +3.2% | +11.1% | +3.0% | +10.5% | 0.4% | +6.2% | 5.5% | +0.4% | 1.9% |
| 1996 | +0.7% | +3.8% | +0.1% | +8.1% | +4.4% | 4.7% | 8.8% | +5.6% | +7.5% | 0.4% | +5.8% | 0.1% |
| 1995 | +0.4% | +5.1% | +3.0% | +3.3% | +2.4% | +8.0% | +7.3% | +1.9% | +2.3% | 0.7% | +2.2% | 0.7% |
| 1994 | +3.1% | 1.0% | 6.2% | 1.3% | +0.2% | 4.0% | +2.3% | +6.0% | 0.2% | +1.7% | 3.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | +2.9% | 3.7% | +2.9% | 4.2% | +5.9% | +0.5% | +0.1% | +5.4% | +2.7% | +2.2% | 3.2% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | +5.8% | +2.1% | 4.7% | 4.2% | +1.1% | 3.7% | +3.1% | 3.0% | +3.6% | +3.8% | +7.8% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | +10.8% | +9.4% | +6.4% | +0.5% | +4.4% | 6.0% | +5.5% | +4.7% | +0.2% | +3.1% | 3.5% | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | +2.4% | +2.3% | 3.5% | +9.3% | +0.7% | 5.2% | 13.0% | 9.6% | 4.3% | +8.9% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | +5.2% | 0.4% | +1.8% | +5.1% | +4.3% | 2.4% | +4.2% | +3.4% | +0.8% | 3.7% | +0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1988 | +4.3% | +6.5% | +2.1% | +1.2% | 2.3% | +6.6% | 1.9% | 2.8% | +2.9% | 1.3% | 2.9% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | +12.4% | +8.4% | +1.2% | 2.9% | 0.3% | +2.0% | +2.4% | +4.6% | 2.4% | 27.2% | 5.6% | +8.3% |
| 1986 | +3.4% | +7.1% | +4.2% | +2.3% | +4.4% | +1.3% | 8.4% | +3.1% | 8.4% | +2.9% | 0.3% | 3.0% |
| 1985 | +12.7% | +2.0% | 1.8% | +0.5% | +3.6% | +1.9% | +1.7% | 1.2% | 5.8% | +4.4% | +7.4% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | 5.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 5.9% | +2.9% | 4.2% | +10.9% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.8% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | +6.9% | +5.0% | +3.9% | +8.2% | +5.3% | +3.2% | 4.6% | 3.8% | +1.4% | 7.4% | +4.1% | 2.5% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | 4.8% | 2.1% | +5.2% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 2.3% | +6.2% | +5.6% | +13.3% | +9.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | +0.1% | +6.1% | +3.1% | +3.1% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 7.5% | 8.0% | +8.4% | +3.1% | 2.7% |
| 1980 | +7.0% | 2.3% | 17.1% | +6.9% | +7.5% | +4.9% | +8.9% | +5.7% | +3.4% | +2.7% | +8.0% | 2.8% |
| 1979 | +6.6% | 2.6% | +7.5% | +1.6% | 1.8% | +5.1% | +2.3% | +6.4% | 0.3% | 9.6% | +6.4% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | +0.6% | +4.7% | +8.5% | +4.4% | +0.0% | +5.0% | +6.9% | 1.6% | 16.4% | +3.2% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | 1.0% | 0.5% | +1.4% | +0.1% | +4.3% | +0.9% | 0.5% | +0.7% | 3.3% | +5.8% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | +12.1% | +3.7% | +0.4% | 0.6% | 2.3% | +2.6% | +1.1% | 1.7% | +1.7% | 1.0% | +0.9% | +7.4% |
| 1975 | +16.6% | +4.6% | +3.6% | +3.8% | +5.8% | +4.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 5.9% | +3.6% | +2.4% | 1.5% |
| 1974 | +3.0% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 5.9% | 7.7% | 5.3% | 7.9% | 10.9% | 10.7% | +17.2% | 3.5% | 5.0% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | 6.2% | 2.4% | 8.2% | 4.8% | 1.6% | +7.6% | 3.5% | +6.0% | 0.9% | 15.1% | 1.4% |
| 1972 | +4.2% | +5.5% | +2.2% | +2.5% | +0.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% | +1.7% | 0.3% | +0.5% | +2.1% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | — | +1.3% | +4.6% | +6.0% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 2.3% | +3.0% | +0.6% | 3.6% | 1.1% | +9.8% |
| Avg | +2.5% | +0.4% | +0.6% | +1.6% | +1.3% | +1.1% | +0.9% | +0.3% | 0.8% | +0.8% | +2.1% | +1.5% |
| Median | +2.9% | +0.3% | +1.3% | +1.7% | +2.5% | +1.3% | +1.2% | +1.5% | +0.2% | +2.2% | +2.4% | +0.6% |
| Win % | 67% | 52% | 63% | 66% | 63% | 58% | 58% | 56% | 53% | 55% | 71% | 60% |
2026
Jan+0.9%
Feb3.4%
Mar4.8%
Apr+15.3%
May+1.7%
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan+1.6%
Feb4.0%
Mar8.2%
Apr+0.9%
May+9.6%
Jun+6.6%
Jul+3.7%
Aug+1.6%
Sep+5.6%
Oct+4.7%
Nov1.5%
Dec0.5%
2024
Jan+1.0%
Feb+6.1%
Mar+1.8%
Apr4.4%
May+6.9%
Jun+6.0%
Jul0.8%
Aug+0.6%
Sep+2.7%
Oct0.5%
Nov+6.2%
Dec+0.5%
2023
Jan+10.7%
Feb1.1%
Mar+6.7%
Apr+0.0%
May+5.8%
Jun+6.6%
Jul+4.0%
Aug2.2%
Sep5.8%
Oct2.8%
Nov+10.7%
Dec+5.5%
2022
Jan9.0%
Feb3.4%
Mar+3.4%
Apr13.3%
May2.1%
Jun8.7%
Jul+12.3%
Aug4.6%
Sep10.5%
Oct+3.9%
Nov+4.4%
Dec8.7%
2021
Jan+1.4%
Feb+0.9%
Mar+0.4%
Apr+5.4%
May1.5%
Jun+5.5%
Jul+1.2%
Aug+4.0%
Sep5.3%
Oct+7.3%
Nov+0.3%
Dec+0.7%
2020
Jan+2.0%
Feb6.4%
Mar10.1%
Apr+15.4%
May+6.8%
Jun+6.0%
Jul+6.8%
Aug+9.6%
Sep5.2%
Oct2.3%
Nov+11.8%
Dec+5.7%
2019
Jan+9.7%
Feb+3.4%
Mar+2.6%
Apr+4.7%
May7.9%
Jun+7.4%
Jul+2.1%
Aug2.6%
Sep+0.5%
Oct+3.7%
Nov+4.5%
Dec+3.5%
2018
Jan+7.4%
Feb1.9%
Mar2.9%
Apr+0.0%
May+5.3%
Jun+0.9%
Jul+2.2%
Aug+5.7%
Sep0.8%
Oct9.2%
Nov+0.3%
Dec9.5%
2017
Jan+4.3%
Feb+3.8%
Mar+1.5%
Apr+2.3%
May+2.5%
Jun0.9%
Jul+3.4%
Aug+1.3%
Sep+1.0%
Oct+3.6%
Nov+2.2%
Dec+0.4%
2016
Jan7.9%
Feb1.2%
Mar+6.8%
Apr1.9%
May+3.6%
Jun2.1%
Jul+6.6%
Aug+1.0%
Sep+1.9%
Oct2.3%
Nov+2.6%
Dec+1.1%
2015
Jan2.1%
Feb+7.1%
Mar1.3%
Apr+0.8%
May+2.6%
Jun1.6%
Jul+2.8%
Aug6.9%
Sep3.3%
Oct+9.4%
Nov+1.1%
Dec2.0%
2014
Jan1.7%
Feb+5.0%
Mar2.5%
Apr2.0%
May+3.1%
Jun+3.9%
Jul0.9%
Aug+4.8%
Sep1.9%
Oct+3.1%
Nov+3.5%
Dec1.2%
2013
Jan+4.1%
Feb+0.6%
Mar+3.4%
Apr+1.9%
May+3.8%
Jun1.5%
Jul+6.6%
Aug1.0%
Sep+5.1%
Oct+3.9%
Nov+3.6%
Dec+2.9%
2012
Jan+8.0%
Feb+5.4%
Mar+4.2%
Apr1.5%
May7.2%
Jun+3.8%
Jul+0.2%
Aug+4.3%
Sep+1.6%
Oct4.5%
Nov+1.1%
Dec+0.3%
2011
Jan+1.8%
Feb+3.0%
Mar0.0%
Apr+3.3%
May1.3%
Jun2.2%
Jul0.6%
Aug6.4%
Sep6.4%
Oct+11.1%
Nov2.4%
Dec0.6%
2010
Jan5.4%
Feb+4.2%
Mar+7.1%
Apr+2.6%
May8.3%
Jun6.5%
Jul+6.9%
Aug6.2%
Sep+12.0%
Oct+5.9%
Nov0.4%
Dec+6.2%
2009
Jan6.4%
Feb6.7%
Mar+10.9%
Apr+12.3%
May+3.3%
Jun+3.4%
Jul+7.8%
Aug+1.5%
Sep+5.6%
Oct3.6%
Nov+4.9%
Dec+5.8%
2008
Jan9.9%
Feb5.0%
Mar+0.3%
Apr+5.9%
May+4.6%
Jun9.1%
Jul+1.4%
Aug+1.8%
Sep12.0%
Oct17.4%
Nov10.8%
Dec+2.7%
2007
Jan+2.0%
Feb1.9%
Mar+0.2%
Apr+4.3%
May+3.1%
Jun0.0%
Jul2.2%
Aug+2.0%
Sep+4.0%
Oct+5.8%
Nov6.9%
Dec0.3%
2006
Jan+4.6%
Feb1.1%
Mar+2.6%
Apr0.7%
May6.2%
Jun0.3%
Jul3.7%
Aug+4.4%
Sep+3.4%
Oct+4.8%
Nov+2.7%
Dec0.7%
2005
Jan5.2%
Feb0.5%
Mar2.6%
Apr3.9%
May+7.6%
Jun0.5%
Jul+6.2%
Aug1.5%
Sep0.0%
Oct1.5%
Nov+5.3%
Dec1.2%
2004
Jan+3.1%
Feb1.8%
Mar1.8%
Apr3.7%
May+3.5%
Jun+3.1%
Jul7.8%
Aug2.6%
Sep+3.2%
Oct+4.1%
Nov+6.2%
Dec+3.7%
2003
Jan1.1%
Feb+1.3%
Mar+0.3%
Apr+9.2%
May+9.0%
Jun+1.7%
Jul+6.9%
Aug+4.3%
Sep1.3%
Oct+8.1%
Nov+1.5%
Dec+2.2%
2002
Jan0.8%
Feb10.5%
Mar+6.6%
Apr8.5%
May4.3%
Jun9.4%
Jul9.2%
Aug1.0%
Sep10.9%
Oct+13.5%
Nov+11.2%
Dec9.7%
2001
Jan+12.2%
Feb22.4%
Mar14.5%
Apr+15.0%
May0.3%
Jun+2.4%
Jul6.2%
Aug10.9%
Sep17.0%
Oct+12.8%
Nov+14.2%
Dec+1.0%
2000
Jan3.2%
Feb+19.2%
Mar2.6%
Apr15.6%
May11.9%
Jun+16.6%
Jul5.0%
Aug+11.7%
Sep12.7%
Oct8.3%
Nov22.9%
Dec4.9%
1999
Jan+14.3%
Feb8.7%
Mar+7.6%
Apr+3.3%
May2.8%
Jun+8.7%
Jul1.8%
Aug+3.8%
Sep+0.2%
Oct+8.0%
Nov+12.5%
Dec+22.0%
1998
Jan+3.1%
Feb+9.3%
Mar+3.7%
Apr+1.8%
May4.8%
Jun+6.5%
Jul1.2%
Aug19.9%
Sep+13.0%
Oct+4.6%
Nov+10.1%
Dec+12.4%
1997
Jan+6.9%
Feb5.1%
Mar6.7%
Apr+3.2%
May+11.1%
Jun+3.0%
Jul+10.5%
Aug0.4%
Sep+6.2%
Oct5.5%
Nov+0.4%
Dec1.9%
1996
Jan+0.7%
Feb+3.8%
Mar+0.1%
Apr+8.1%
May+4.4%
Jun4.7%
Jul8.8%
Aug+5.6%
Sep+7.5%
Oct0.4%
Nov+5.8%
Dec0.1%
1995
Jan+0.4%
Feb+5.1%
Mar+3.0%
Apr+3.3%
May+2.4%
Jun+8.0%
Jul+7.3%
Aug+1.9%
Sep+2.3%
Oct0.7%
Nov+2.2%
Dec0.7%
1994
Jan+3.1%
Feb1.0%
Mar6.2%
Apr1.3%
May+0.2%
Jun4.0%
Jul+2.3%
Aug+6.0%
Sep0.2%
Oct+1.7%
Nov3.5%
Dec+0.2%
1993
Jan+2.9%
Feb3.7%
Mar+2.9%
Apr4.2%
May+5.9%
Jun+0.5%
Jul+0.1%
Aug+5.4%
Sep+2.7%
Oct+2.2%
Nov3.2%
Dec+3.0%
1992
Jan+5.8%
Feb+2.1%
Mar4.7%
Apr4.2%
May+1.1%
Jun3.7%
Jul+3.1%
Aug3.0%
Sep+3.6%
Oct+3.8%
Nov+7.8%
Dec+3.7%
1991
Jan+10.8%
Feb+9.4%
Mar+6.4%
Apr+0.5%
May+4.4%
Jun6.0%
Jul+5.5%
Aug+4.7%
Sep+0.2%
Oct+3.1%
Nov3.5%
Dec+11.9%
1990
Jan8.6%
Feb+2.4%
Mar+2.3%
Apr3.5%
May+9.3%
Jun+0.7%
Jul5.2%
Aug13.0%
Sep9.6%
Oct4.3%
Nov+8.9%
Dec+4.1%
1989
Jan+5.2%
Feb0.4%
Mar+1.8%
Apr+5.1%
May+4.3%
Jun2.4%
Jul+4.2%
Aug+3.4%
Sep+0.8%
Oct3.7%
Nov+0.1%
Dec0.3%
1988
Jan+4.3%
Feb+6.5%
Mar+2.1%
Apr+1.2%
May2.3%
Jun+6.6%
Jul1.9%
Aug2.8%
Sep+2.9%
Oct1.3%
Nov2.9%
Dec+2.7%
1987
Jan+12.4%
Feb+8.4%
Mar+1.2%
Apr2.9%
May0.3%
Jun+2.0%
Jul+2.4%
Aug+4.6%
Sep2.4%
Oct27.2%
Nov5.6%
Dec+8.3%
1986
Jan+3.4%
Feb+7.1%
Mar+4.2%
Apr+2.3%
May+4.4%
Jun+1.3%
Jul8.4%
Aug+3.1%
Sep8.4%
Oct+2.9%
Nov0.3%
Dec3.0%
1985
Jan+12.7%
Feb+2.0%
Mar1.8%
Apr+0.5%
May+3.6%
Jun+1.9%
Jul+1.7%
Aug1.2%
Sep5.8%
Oct+4.4%
Nov+7.4%
Dec+3.5%
1984
Jan3.7%
Feb5.9%
Mar0.7%
Apr1.3%
May5.9%
Jun+2.9%
Jul4.2%
Aug+10.9%
Sep1.8%
Oct1.2%
Nov1.8%
Dec+2.0%
1983
Jan+6.9%
Feb+5.0%
Mar+3.9%
Apr+8.2%
May+5.3%
Jun+3.2%
Jul4.6%
Aug3.8%
Sep+1.4%
Oct7.4%
Nov+4.1%
Dec2.5%
1982
Jan3.8%
Feb4.8%
Mar2.1%
Apr+5.2%
May3.3%
Jun4.1%
Jul2.3%
Aug+6.2%
Sep+5.6%
Oct+13.3%
Nov+9.3%
Dec+0.0%
1981
Jan2.2%
Feb+0.1%
Mar+6.1%
Apr+3.1%
May+3.1%
Jun3.5%
Jul1.9%
Aug7.5%
Sep8.0%
Oct+8.4%
Nov+3.1%
Dec2.7%
1980
Jan+7.0%
Feb2.3%
Mar17.1%
Apr+6.9%
May+7.5%
Jun+4.9%
Jul+8.9%
Aug+5.7%
Sep+3.4%
Oct+2.7%
Nov+8.0%
Dec2.8%
1979
Jan+6.6%
Feb2.6%
Mar+7.5%
Apr+1.6%
May1.8%
Jun+5.1%
Jul+2.3%
Aug+6.4%
Sep0.3%
Oct9.6%
Nov+6.4%
Dec+4.8%
1978
Jan4.0%
Feb+0.6%
Mar+4.7%
Apr+8.5%
May+4.4%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+5.0%
Aug+6.9%
Sep1.6%
Oct16.4%
Nov+3.2%
Dec+2.9%
1977
Jan2.4%
Feb1.0%
Mar0.5%
Apr+1.4%
May+0.1%
Jun+4.3%
Jul+0.9%
Aug0.5%
Sep+0.7%
Oct3.3%
Nov+5.8%
Dec+1.8%
1976
Jan+12.1%
Feb+3.7%
Mar+0.4%
Apr0.6%
May2.3%
Jun+2.6%
Jul+1.1%
Aug1.7%
Sep+1.7%
Oct1.0%
Nov+0.9%
Dec+7.4%
1975
Jan+16.6%
Feb+4.6%
Mar+3.6%
Apr+3.8%
May+5.8%
Jun+4.7%
Jul4.4%
Aug5.0%
Sep5.9%
Oct+3.6%
Nov+2.4%
Dec1.5%
1974
Jan+3.0%
Feb0.6%
Mar2.2%
Apr5.9%
May7.7%
Jun5.3%
Jul7.9%
Aug10.9%
Sep10.7%
Oct+17.2%
Nov3.5%
Dec5.0%
1973
Jan4.0%
Feb6.2%
Mar2.4%
Apr8.2%
May4.8%
Jun1.6%
Jul+7.6%
Aug3.5%
Sep+6.0%
Oct0.9%
Nov15.1%
Dec1.4%
1972
Jan+4.2%
Feb+5.5%
Mar+2.2%
Apr+2.5%
May+0.9%
Jun1.8%
Jul1.8%
Aug+1.7%
Sep0.3%
Oct+0.5%
Nov+2.1%
Dec+0.6%
1971
Jan—
Feb+1.3%
Mar+4.6%
Apr+6.0%
May3.6%
Jun0.4%
Jul2.3%
Aug+3.0%
Sep+0.6%
Oct3.6%
Nov1.1%
Dec+9.8%
Avg
Jan+2.5%
Feb+0.4%
Mar+0.6%
Apr+1.6%
May+1.3%
Jun+1.1%
Jul+0.9%
Aug+0.3%
Sep0.8%
Oct+0.8%
Nov+2.1%
Dec+1.5%
Median
Jan+2.9%
Feb+0.3%
Mar+1.3%
Apr+1.7%
May+2.5%
Jun+1.3%
Jul+1.2%
Aug+1.5%
Sep+0.2%
Oct+2.2%
Nov+2.4%
Dec+0.6%
Win %
Jan67%
Feb52%
Mar63%
Apr66%
May63%
Jun58%
Jul58%
Aug56%
Sep53%
Oct55%
Nov71%
Dec60%
Frequently asked questions
What is the best performing month for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index?
Historically, January is the best performing month for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index with an average return of +2.47%.
What is the worst performing month for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index?
Historically, September is the worst performing month for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index with an average return of 0.77%.
What is the best performing quarter for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index?
Historically, Q4 is the best performing quarter for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index with an average return of +4.56%.
What is the worst performing quarter for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index?
Historically, Q3 is the worst performing quarter for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index with an average return of +0.64%.
What is the best performing year for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index?
Historically, 1999 is the best performing year for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index with a return of +85.60%.
What is the worst performing year for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index?
Historically, 2008 is the worst performing year for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index with a return of 40.54%.
Which month has the highest win rate for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index?
Historically, November has the highest win rate for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index — positive in 71% of years.
Which month has the lowest win rate for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index?
Historically, February has the lowest win rate for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index — positive in 52% of years.
Which quarter has the highest win rate for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index?
Historically, Q4 has the highest win rate for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index — positive in 71% of years.
Which quarter has the lowest win rate for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index?
Historically, Q3 has the lowest win rate for NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) index — positive in 62% of years.
Data & methodology
How are returns calculated?
We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. Based on historical closing prices from our data provider.
What is average vs median?
Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.
What does the heatmap show?
Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move. Average and Median rows summarize each column across years.
What is Win %?
Percentage of years when the period had a positive return. For example, 80% for January means January was positive in 80% of the years in the selected range.
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