sandp 500 return per quarter from 1940 to 1950

The S&P 500 (GSPC) had its best quarter between 1940 and 1950 in Q1 1943, returning 16.7%.

ASSET QUARTER % RETURN
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1940
-3.56%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1940
-18.26%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1940
8%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1940
-2.13%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1941
-4.96%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1941
-1.2%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1941
3.87%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1941
-14.55%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1942
-9.9%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1942
3.11%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1942
7.53%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1942
9.53%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1943
16.73%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1943
6.56%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1943
-2.27%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1943
-3.47%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1944
3.09%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1944
8.53%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1944
-2.82%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1944
3.75%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1945
2.1%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1945
7.99%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1945
6.79%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1945
6.31%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1946
4.58%