A look at the "Sell in May and go away" adage using the broader Russell 3000 index shows that the index has actually posted a positive total return 70.6% of the time during the six-month period between May and October since the index was launched in December 1978. Over the past 34 years, the index's average total return from the beginning of May through the end of October is 2.3%, with a median return of 3.4%. The index posted negative returns in 10 of 34 years over the six-month time frame.
Sell in May? Broader U.S. equity index actually up 70% of the time during the six-month period May through October
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