NIKKEI 225 Index (^N225) Seasonal Chart
The above chart represents the seasonality for the NIKKEI 225 Index (^N225) for the past 20 years.
- Date range: January 1, 1990 to December 31, 2009
- Type: Index – Japan
- Symbol: .N225, ^N225
NIKKEI 225 Index (^N225) Seasonality
Analysis has revealed that with a buy date of March 14 and a sell date of April 7, investors have benefited from a total return of 88.45% over the last 10 years. This scenario has shown positive results in 8 of those periods.
Conversely, the best return over the maximum number of positive periods reveals a buy date of November 24 and a sell date of December 6, producing a total return over the same 10-year range of 40.46% with positive results in 10 of those periods.
**Results shown are compounded
How to Invest
- iShares Nikkei 225 (ETF) (Public, TYO:1329) – Info – I Shares Nikkei 225 (the Fund) is an index-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Japan. The Fund is open-type stock investment fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the Nikkei stock price average of 225 stocks (NIKKEI 225), calculated by the NIHON KEIZAI SHIMBUN, INC. The Fund invests in the component stocks of the NIKKEI 225 and intends to construct and maintain the portfolio, which is similar in composition to the NIKKEI 225. The asset manager of the Fund is Barclays Global Investors Investment Trust Co., Ltd. Expense Ratio: 0.52%
News Headlines for NIKKEI 225 Index (^N225)
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