sp500 index quarterly returns for 2009

The Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) had the best quarter in 2009 by a major index in Q2 2009, returning 21.9%.

ASSET QUARTER % RETURN
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q1 2009
-13.26%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 2009
-11.64%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q1 2009
-3.18%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q2 2009
11.06%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 2009
15.84%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q2 2009
21.94%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 2009
14.8%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q3 2009
14.97%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q3 2009
14.97%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 2009
5.71%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q4 2009
7.38%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q4 2009
7.45%