# Where to find turnover / average amount of time investors & mutual funds held stocks they purchased?

In the book The Intelligent Investor, Jason Zweig mentions the annual turnover rate for stocks on the NYSE, that is the average amount of time investors and mutual funds held stocks that they purchased.

I think the turnover rate for the market as a whole or individual stocks may be indicative of the degree of price change an investor should expect over time. Personally, I would avoid investing in stocks with a high turnover rate. Knowing the average turnover rate of the market may give investors a baseline with which to compare that of specific companies

Where can I find this information for the market today? I would like to compare the current turnover rate to the that of different past time periods.

• I am curious how this data would help anyone make a decision regarding their personal finances. If say, the number steadily went from a year to a month over the period, what would you do now? – JTP - Apologise to Monica Mar 10 '14 at 22:13
• @Jackmc1047 When comments are added to your question or answer asking for more information, it's better to edit your post to incorporate the new information, rather than reply in a comment. A comment may be buried/overlooked. Since you are the original poster (OP) of this question, you can simply edit to clarify. – Chris W. Rea Mar 13 '14 at 0:12

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