sp500 index quarterly returns for 2011

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) had the best quarter in 2011 by a major index in Q4 2011, returning 12%.

ASSET QUARTER % RETURN
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q1 2011
3.9%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 2011
5.42%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q1 2011
6.41%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q2 2011
-0.83%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 2011
-0.66%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q2 2011
0.76%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 2011
-14.33%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q3 2011
-12.96%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q3 2011
-12.07%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q4 2011
8.49%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 2011
11.17%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q4 2011
11.96%