sp500 index quarterly returns for 2013

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) had the best quarter in 2013 by a major index in Q1 2013, returning 11.3%.

ASSET QUARTER % RETURN
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q1 2013
5.7%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 2013
10.03%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q1 2013
11.25%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q2 2013
2.27%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 2013
2.36%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q2 2013
4.12%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q3 2013
1.46%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 2013
4.46%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q3 2013
9.94%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q4 2013
9.54%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 2013
9.86%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q4 2013
10.66%