Dow Djia: Apple Ranks

dow djia: One of the stocks that tend to hold out well between the summer doldrums bookended by Memorial Day and Labor Day is Dow DJIA, -0.87% component Apple Inc, according to Market Watch. AAPL, -0.48% among the most widely held names with hedge funds. But as the U.S. marks the unofficial beginning of the summer this week, there are still plenty of stocks that promise to sizzle in an otherwise bleak landscape dominated by trade-war turmoil. Apple ranks first with a median gain of 13% over the last 10 years with gains 80% of the time. As the table below shows, Cooper Cos. Apple has gained at least 7% in each of the last three summers, and the stock's only decline of any significance came in 2015 when it dropped 14.5%, said analysts at Bespoke Investment Group in a report. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.