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$DJUSFD Relative to the S&P 500

$DJUSFD Relative to the Sector

Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Food Retailers & Wholesalers Industry seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of July 28 and a Sell Date of October 27 has resulted in a geometric average return of 2.93% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 20 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 16 of those periods. This is a very good rate of success and the return outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 20 years by an average of 1.81% per year.

The seasonal timeframe is Inline with the period of seasonal strength for the Consumer Staples sector, which runs from April 25 to November 23. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Consumer Staples Sector Seasonal Chart.