FTSE 100 Index (^FTSE) Seasonal Chart
The above chart represents the seasonality for the FTSE 100 Index (^FTSE) for the past 20 years.
- Date range: January 1, 1990 to December 31, 2009
- Type: Index – UK
- Symbol: .FTSE, ^FTSE
FTSE 100 Index (^FTSE) Seasonality
Analysis has revealed that with a buy date of October 25 and a sell date of January 2, investors have benefited from a total return of 60.81% over the last 10 years. This scenario has shown positive results in 7 of those periods.
Conversely, the best return over the maximum number of positive periods reveals a buy date of December 22 and a sell date of December 31, producing a total return over the same 10-year range of 14.42% with positive results in 10 of those periods.
**Results shown are compounded
How to Invest
- iShares FTSE 100 (Public, LON:ISF) – Info – iShares FTSE 100 aims to track the FTSE 100 Index and offers exposure to 100 of the most highly capitalised blue chip companies traded on the London Stock Exchange, which pass screening for size and liquidity. The index includes a diverse mix of stocks from all the major capital and industry segments in the UK market and is used as a basis for investment products, such as derivatives as well as exchange traded funds. The benchmark is a market cap weighted index and full details of the index methodology can be found on ftse.com. iShares FTSE 100 is an exchange traded fund (ETF) managed by BlackRock and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Expense Ratio: 0.40%
News Headlines for FTSE 100 Index (^FTSE)
[feedsnap, 3]http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/add/*http://finance.yahoo.com/rss/headline?s=^FTSE[/feedsnap]
