Dow Jones Industrial Average Member Performance

Below we highlight the year to date performance of the 30 Dow members along with their 2008 performance. Performance in each year is color coded, with the worst performers highlighted in red and the best performers highlighted in green.

As shown, this year has been more of the same for the Dow members, with the majority of the big decliners in 2008 seeing the biggest declines so far in 2009. Bank of America (BAC) is down the most this year at -63.35%, followed closely by Citigroup (C) at -62.44%. GE, CAT, and AA are already down more than 40% this year as well. McDonald's (MCD) and Wal-Mart (WMT) were 2008's only Dow winners, and they're both down about 12% this year.

The only Dow stock in positive territory this year is IBM, with a measly gain of 2%. Last year the average Dow stock declined 34.4%. So far this year, the average decline is already -22%.

Comments

[PeteK:]

Thanks for the list.
All these companies give people lots of thoughts.
One may wonder how some of them could get to such a miserable situation.
Especially GM. Not that long ago GM was still the NUMBER ONE automaker in the world. Now, GM may disappear for ever. Did anyone ever think why it got to this ? Or who will be next ?

Feb 26 03:02 AM

[optionsgirl:]

If the market falls another 15%+-, and JNJ falls to the low $40's, it will then be a screaming buy.

Feb 26 09:22 AM

[Dotcom:]

I think it's interesting from a new dividend investor's perspective i.e. I was buying stocks of good companies who pay a decent dividend thinking that this was a good way to invest during a recession. Well, the 5 to 6% dividends haven't helped much. T & VZ for example are down 16 to 17% in the first quarter. The dividend doesn't seem to be much of a cushion. Any opinions/thoughts on the dividend investment approach after seeing these numbers?

Feb 26 11:52 AM

[SlaveSerf:]

Are US Treas I-Bonds now the best safe-harbor???


On Feb 26 11:52 AM Dotcom wrote:

> I think it's interesting from a new dividend investor's perspective
> i.e. I was buying stocks of good companies who pay a decent dividend
> thinking that this was a good way to invest during a recession.
> Well, the 5 to 6% dividends haven't helped much. T & VZ for
> example are down 16 to 17% in the first quarter. The dividend doesn't
> seem to be much of a cushion. Any opinions/thoughts on the dividend
> investment approach after seeing these numbers?

Feb 27 02:51 PM