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$DJUSMS Relative to the S&P 500

$DJUSMS Relative to the Sector

Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Medical Supplies Industry seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of January 4 and a Sell Date of March 31 has resulted in a geometric average return of 2.37% 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 17 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 2% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Healthcare sector, which runs from April 25 to December 4. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Healthcare Sector Seasonal Chart.