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Arithmetic Average Seasonal Chart

Geometric Average Seasonal Chart

$DJUSID Relative to the S&P 500

$DJUSID Relative to the Sector

Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Diversified Industrials Industry seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of October 4 and a Sell Date of January 4 has resulted in a geometric average return of 1.15% 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 13 of those periods. This is a good rate of success and the return strongly outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 20 years by an average of 5.8% per year.

The seasonal timeframe is Inline with the period of seasonal strength for the Industrials sector, which runs from October 29 to May 10. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Industrials Sector Seasonal Chart.