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Dow Jones monthly returns

Dow Jones has averaged 0.78% per month, positive in 63% of months. Month-by-month returns for the Dow Jones (proxied by DIA, dividends reinvested) below, through September 18, 2026 — the table lists the most recent months; the bar chart plots the last 5 years.

Average month
+0.8%
333 months
Best month
+14.0%
Oct 2022
Worst month
-13.6%
Mar 2020
Positive months
63%
of all months

Dow Jones monthly returns#

Dow Jones total return by month
MonthTotal return
Sep 2026
-3.0%
Aug 2026
+1.5%
Jul 2026
+0.4%
Jun 2026
+2.6%
May 2026
+2.9%
Apr 2026
+7.3%
Mar 2026
-5.2%
Feb 2026
+0.3%
Jan 2026
+1.8%
Dec 2025
+0.9%
Nov 2025
+0.4%
Oct 2025
+2.6%
Sep 2025
+2.0%
Aug 2025
+3.4%
Jul 2025
+0.2%
Jun 2025
+4.5%
May 2025
+4.1%
Apr 2025
-3.2%
Mar 2025
-4.0%
Feb 2025
-1.4%
Jan 2025
+4.7%
Dec 2024
-5.2%
Nov 2024
+7.8%
Oct 2024
-1.3%
Sep 2024
+2.0%
Aug 2024
+2.0%
Jul 2024
+4.5%
Jun 2024
+1.2%
May 2024
+2.6%
Apr 2024
-4.9%
Mar 2024
+2.2%
Feb 2024
+2.4%
Jan 2024
+1.3%
Dec 2023
+4.9%
Nov 2023
+9.2%
Oct 2023
-1.3%
Sep 2023
-3.4%
Aug 2023
-2.0%
Jul 2023
+3.5%
Jun 2023
+4.6%
May 2023
-3.2%
Apr 2023
+2.6%
Mar 2023
+2.1%
Feb 2023
-4.0%
Jan 2023
+3.0%
Dec 2022
-4.1%
Nov 2022
+5.9%
Oct 2022
+14.0%
Sep 2022
-8.7%
Aug 2022
-3.8%
Jul 2022
+6.8%
Jun 2022
-6.6%
May 2022
+0.4%
Apr 2022
-4.9%
Mar 2022
+2.4%
Feb 2022
-3.2%
Jan 2022
-3.3%
Dec 2021
+5.5%
Nov 2021
-3.5%
Oct 2021
+5.9%
Sep 2021
-4.2%
Aug 2021
+1.4%
Jul 2021
+1.4%
Jun 2021
-0.1%
May 2021
+2.2%
Apr 2021
+2.7%
Mar 2021
+6.9%
Feb 2021
+3.4%
Jan 2021
-1.9%
Dec 2020
+3.3%
Nov 2020
+12.2%
Oct 2020
-4.4%
Sep 2020
-2.2%
Aug 2020
+7.8%
Jul 2020
+2.6%
Jun 2020
+1.7%
May 2020
+4.8%
Apr 2020
+11.0%
Mar 2020
-13.6%
Feb 2020
-9.6%
Jan 2020
-0.9%
Dec 2019
+1.8%
Nov 2019
+4.1%
Oct 2019
+0.5%
Sep 2019
+2.2%
Aug 2019
-1.4%
Jul 2019
+1.1%
Jun 2019
+7.4%
May 2019
-6.4%
Apr 2019
+2.6%
Mar 2019
+0.2%
Feb 2019
+3.9%
Jan 2019
+7.3%
Dec 2018
-8.5%
Nov 2018
+2.0%
Oct 2018
-4.9%
Sep 2018
+2.0%
Aug 2018
+2.5%
Jul 2018
+4.8%
Jun 2018
-0.4%
May 2018
+1.4%
Apr 2018
+0.1%
Mar 2018
-3.3%
Feb 2018
-4.1%
Jan 2018
+5.7%
Dec 2017
+2.1%
Nov 2017
+4.2%
Oct 2017
+4.5%
Sep 2017
+2.2%
Aug 2017
+0.6%
Jul 2017
+2.7%
Jun 2017
+1.7%
May 2017
+0.7%
Apr 2017
+1.4%
Mar 2017
-0.6%
Feb 2017
+5.1%
Jan 2017
+0.5%
Dec 2016
+3.4%
Nov 2016
+5.9%
Oct 2016
-0.8%

Monthly total return (since Oct 2021)#

Methodology#

Monthly returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), computed from DIA's split- and dividend-adjusted month-end closes. The table shows the most recent 120 months and the bar chart the most recent 60. See the year-by-year returns for the annual view. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

FAQ#

What is Dow Jones's average monthly return?
the Dow Jones (proxied by DIA, dividends reinvested) has averaged about 0.78% per month, positive in roughly 63% of months. The best month was Oct 2022 (+14.0%) and the worst was Mar 2020 (-13.6%).

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