AvalonBay Communities (AVB)
S&P 500 · Real Estate · data since 1994-03-11 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-0.62%
7d
-1.52%
30d
+4.24%
YTD
+6.73%
1y
-2.21%
AvalonBay Communities (AVB) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -2.0 | -0.3 | -6.8 | 12.0 | -0.3 | 4.3 | 0.5 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 0.7 | 2.1 | -4.3 | -2.2 | -1.5 | -0.7 | -8.5 | 5.1 | -0.5 | -10.0 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | -4.4 | -1.1 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 8.3 | -0.9 | 10.2 | 0.6 | -1.6 | 6.2 | -5.8 |
| 2023 | 9.9 | -2.8 | -1.6 | 7.3 | -3.5 | 9.8 | -0.3 | -2.6 | -5.7 | -3.5 | 4.3 | 9.2 |
| 2022 | -3.3 | -2.3 | 4.7 | -8.4 | -8.6 | -5.8 | 10.1 | -6.1 | -7.5 | -4.9 | -0.1 | -6.7 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 9.2 | 0.8 | -3.5 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 6.4 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | -7.4 | -25.9 | 10.7 | -4.3 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 3.2 | -4.5 | -6.8 | 19.7 | -2.7 |
| 2019 | 10.8 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | -1.5 | -1.5 |
| 2018 | -4.5 | -8.4 | 6.4 | -0.9 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | -0.3 | -3.2 | 8.7 | -7.9 |
| 2017 | -2.2 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -2.4 | -4.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| 2016 | -6.9 | 0.1 | 11.6 | -7.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.9 | -5.7 | 2.4 | -3.7 | -3.9 | 8.5 |
| 2015 | 5.9 | -2.7 | 4.3 | -5.7 | 1.3 | -3.2 | 7.8 | -4.2 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| 2014 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | -7.8 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 2013 | -4.3 | -3.8 | 2.3 | 5.0 | -0.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | -8.4 | 3.4 | -1.6 | -5.2 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | 4.1 | -4.7 | 9.8 | 2.9 | -3.9 | 2.0 | 4.0 | -3.8 | -3.2 | -0.3 | -2.8 | 3.6 |
| 2011 | 3.0 | 4.4 | -0.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | -2.8 | 4.5 | 1.6 | -15.8 | 17.2 | -6.6 | 5.3 |
| 2010 | -6.7 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 20.5 | -5.8 | -3.9 | 12.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| 2009 | -14.5 | -18.1 | 13.1 | 20.7 | 8.2 | -7.5 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 14.3 | -5.4 | 5.0 | 14.8 |
| 2008 | -0.4 | -1.4 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | -11.0 | 11.8 | 0.3 | -1.6 | -27.2 | -14.6 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | 14.1 | -7.4 | -4.7 | -6.0 | 6.7 | -8.2 | -9.2 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | -18.9 | -4.5 |
| 2006 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 6.7 | -1.3 | -1.3 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 1.5 | -1.7 |
| 2005 | -11.1 | 3.9 | -2.7 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 8.4 | -4.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 6.0 | -1.6 |
| 2004 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 7.8 | -7.4 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | -6.0 | -0.2 | 2.4 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 10.2 | -1.2 | 2.4 | -2.4 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | -5.0 | 2.6 | 9.5 | -4.3 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -3.8 | 0.7 | -6.1 | -9.8 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| 2001 | -3.1 | -2.3 | -2.2 | -0.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 5.5 | -4.1 | -4.9 | 6.5 | -0.8 |
| 2000 | -0.4 | -2.2 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 13.0 | -5.2 | 8.0 | -3.7 | 1.9 | 8.3 |
| 1999 | -6.4 | -1.6 | 2.6 | 9.8 | 1.1 | 6.2 | -8.3 | 3.9 | -2.4 | -3.9 | -0.6 | 8.6 |
| 1998 | -2.9 | -0.3 | -1.7 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 4.8 | -5.6 | -8.7 | 6.3 | -6.4 | 5.8 | 2.3 |
| 1997 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -6.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.7 | -2.9 | 7.0 | -1.9 | 1.9 | -2.2 |
| 1996 | -1.6 | -1.6 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -1.9 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 10.8 |
| 1995 | -1.2 | -5.0 | -2.6 | -2.0 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 2.4 | -3.5 | 5.5 | 11.5 |
| 1994 | · | · | -1.2 | -0.6 | 4.9 | -4.7 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 4.3 | -8.2 | -7.7 | 11.8 |
| Avg | -0.4 | -0.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -1.4 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -0.4% | -0.9% | +2.2% | +2.6% | +1.4% | +1.3% | +2.7% | +0.8% | +0.1% | -1.4% | +1.7% | +2.7% |
| Win rate | 38%/32 | 38%/32 | 64%/33 | 58%/33 | 67%/33 | 73%/33 | 69%/32 | 59%/32 | 53%/32 | 38%/32 | 66%/32 | 66%/32 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-70%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±6.2%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
57%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+20.72%
2009-04
Worst month
-27.18%
2008-10
Longest streaks
10▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About AvalonBay Communities
AvalonBay Communities collects rent at scale, which remains an excellent business — with price receipts on this site going back to 1994. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1994) would be about $2,905 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2009 at +20.72%; its worst, October 2008 at -27.18%.
- It has closed June in the green 24 out of 33 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.