October Return Numbers

October was a down month for most segments of the stock market, the first probably since February of this year.  Hefty positive returns for the year abound--especially in growth stocks (like technology stocks) and small company stocks.  Here you go:

The Monthly Index Report for October 2009

Index	Oct-09	QTD	YTD	Description
S&P 500 Index*	-2.0%	-2.0%	14.7%	Large-cap stocks
DJIA*	0.0%	0.0%	10.7%	Large-cap stocks
Nasdaq Comp.*	-3.6%	-3.6%	29.7%	Large-cap tech stocks
Russell 1000 Growth	-1.4%	-1.4%	25.4%	Large-cap growth stocks
Russell 1000 Value	-3.1%	-3.1%	11.3%	Large-cap value stocks
Russell 2000 Growth	-7.0%	-7.0%	20.2%	Small-cap growth stocks
Russell 2000 Value	-6.6%	-6.6%	8.6%	Small-cap value stocks
EAFE	-1.2%	-1.2%	28.0%	Europe, Australasia & Far East Index
Lehman Aggregate	0.5%	0.5%	6.2%	U.S. Government Bonds
Lehman High Yield	1.8%	1.8%	51.7%	High Yield Corporate Bonds
Calyon Financial Barclay Index**	-1.1%	-1.1%	-3.0%	Managed Futures
3-mo. Treasury Bill***	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
All returns are estimates as of October 30, 2009. *Return numbers do not include dividends. ** Returns are estimates as of October 29, 2009.