sp500 index quarterly returns since 2010

The Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) had the best quarter since 2010 by a major index in Q1 2012, returning 16.3%.

ASSET QUARTER % RETURN
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q1 2010
4.08%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q1 2010
4.51%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 2010
4.74%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q2 2010
-12.54%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 2010
-12%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q2 2010
-9.98%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q3 2010
10.38%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 2010
10.68%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q3 2010
12.22%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q4 2010
7.3%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 2010
9.98%
the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)
Q4 2010
11.15%
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%
the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI)
Q1 2012
8.11%