The calendar has turned over to April and that means the first quarter has come to a close. The first three months of the year have been profitable for all the major indexes, with the Dow up 4.1%. Many component stocks like Boeing (BA), General Electric (GE) and Bank of America (BAC) performed significantly better — but some like Alcoa (AA), AT&T (T) and Pfizer (PFE) fared significantly worse.

It’s also worth noting that the overall index’s gains came from March alone, with a 5.15% jump on the month that erased a year-to-date loss for most component stocks.

For those of you keeping score, here is the complete breakdown of the Dow’s performance for the first three months of the year, from best to worst performer. Prices are from 1/1/10 to 4/1/10.

1. Boeing (BA): Up +34.8%
2. General Electric (GE): Up +21.2%
3. Bank of America (BAC): Up +19.8%
4. DuPont (DD): Up +12.6%
5. Caterpillar (CAT): Up +12.3%
6. Home Depot (HD): Up +11.9%
7. Kraft (KFT): Up +11.6%
8. Walt Disney (DIS): Up +10.2%
9. Intel (INTC): Up +9.8%
10. JP Morgan Chase (JPM): +8.42%
11. McDonald’s (MCD): Up +8.2%
12. Traveler’s  (TRV): Up +8.1%
13. Cisco (CSCO): Up +7.9%
14. United Technologies (UTX): Up +6.8%
15. Procter & Gamble (PG): Up +4.5%
16. Walmart (WMT): Up +3.8
17. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ): Up +3.4%
18. Merck (MRK): Up +3.2%
19. American Express (AMX): Up +2.9%
20. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): Up +2.1%
21. 3M (MMM): Up +1.4%
22. Chevron (CVX): Down -0.4%
23. Exxon Mobil (XOM): Down -0.9%
24. IBM (IBM): Down -2.0%
25. Coca Cola (KO): Down -3.0%
26. Microsoft (MSFT): Down -4.3%
27. Verizon (VZ): Down -5.6%
28. Pfizer (PFE): Down -6.1%
29. AT&T (T): Down -6.9%
30. Alcoa (AA): Down -8.1%

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