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table of contents the following performance graph is not 201csoliciting material , 201d is not deemed filed with the sec , and is not to be incorporated by reference into any of valero 2019s filings under the securities act of 1933 or the securities exchange act of 1934 , as amended , respectively . this performance graph and the related textual information are based on historical data and are not indicative of future performance . the following line graph compares the cumulative total return 1 on an investment in our common stock against the cumulative total return of the s&p 500 composite index and an index of peer companies ( that we selected ) for the five-year period commencing december 31 , 2007 and ending december 31 , 2012 . our peer group consists of the following ten companies : alon usa energy , inc. ; bp plc ( bp ) ; cvr energy , inc. ; hess corporation ; hollyfrontier corporation ; marathon petroleum corporation ; phillips 66 ( psx ) ; royal dutch shell plc ( rds ) ; tesoro corporation ; and western refining , inc . our peer group previously included chevron corporation ( cvx ) and exxon mobil corporation ( xom ) but they were replaced with bp , psx , and rds . in 2012 , psx became an independent downstream energy company and was added to our peer group . cvx and xom were replaced with bp and rds as they were viewed as having operations that more closely aligned with our core businesses . comparison of 5 year cumulative total return1 among valero energy corporation , the s&p 500 index , old peer group , and new peer group .
what was the biggest decline , in percentage , from 2007-2008 , among the four groups?
____________ 1 assumes that an investment in valero common stock and each index was $ 100 on december 31 , 2007 . 201ccumulative total return 201d is based on share price appreciation plus reinvestment of dividends from december 31 , 2007 through december 31 , 2012. .
table of contents valero energy corporation notes to consolidated financial statements ( continued ) 11 . equity share activity activity in the number of shares of common stock and treasury stock was as follows ( in millions ) : common treasury .
how much , in billions , was spent purchasing common stock under the programs from 2016-2018?
preferred stock we have 20 million shares of preferred stock authorized with a par value of $ 0.01 per share . no shares of preferred stock were outstanding as of december 31 , 2018 or 2017 . treasury stock we purchase shares of our common stock as authorized under our common stock purchase program ( described below ) and to meet our obligations under employee stock-based compensation plans . on july 13 , 2015 , our board of directors authorized us to purchase $ 2.5 billion of our outstanding common stock with no expiration date , and we completed that program during 2017 . on september 21 , 2016 , our board of directors authorized our purchase of up to an additional $ 2.5 billion with no expiration date , and we completed that program during 2018 . on january 23 , 2018 , our board of directors authorized our purchase of up to an additional $ 2.5 billion ( the 2018 program ) with no expiration date . during the years ended december 31 , 2018 , 2017 , and 2016 , we purchased $ 1.5 billion , $ 1.3 billion , and $ 1.3 billion , respectively , of our common stock under our programs . as of december 31 , 2018 , we have approval under the 2018 program to purchase approximately $ 2.2 billion of our common stock . common stock dividends on january 24 , 2019 , our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $ 0.90 per common share payable on march 5 , 2019 to holders of record at the close of business on february 13 , 2019 . valero energy partners lp units on september 16 , 2016 , vlp entered into an equity distribution agreement pursuant to which vlp offered and sold from time to time their common units having an aggregate offering price of up to $ 350 million based on amounts , at prices , and on terms determined by market conditions and other factors at the time of .
purchases of equity securities 2013 during 2018 , we repurchased 57669746 shares of our common stock at an average price of $ 143.70 . the following table presents common stock repurchases during each month for the fourth quarter of 2018 : period total number of shares purchased [a] average price paid per share total number of shares purchased as part of a publicly announced plan or program [b] maximum number of shares remaining under the plan or program [b] .
what percentage of the total number of shares purchased where purchased in november?
[a] total number of shares purchased during the quarter includes approximately 17391 shares delivered or attested to upc by employees to pay stock option exercise prices , satisfy excess tax withholding obligations for stock option exercises or vesting of retention units , and pay withholding obligations for vesting of retention shares . [b] effective january 1 , 2017 , our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to 120 million shares of our common stock by december 31 , 2020 . these repurchases may be made on the open market or through other transactions . our management has sole discretion with respect to determining the timing and amount of these transactions. .
table of contents the following table discloses purchases of shares of our common stock made by us or on our behalf during the fourth quarter of 2016 . period total number of shares purchased average price paid per share total number of shares not purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs ( a ) total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs ( b ) .
what is the percentage increase of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans from nov 2016 to dec 2016?
( a ) the shares reported in this column represent purchases settled in the fourth quarter of 2016 relating to ( i ) our purchases of shares in open-market transactions to meet our obligations under stock-based compensation plans , and ( ii ) our purchases of shares from our employees and non-employee directors in connection with the exercise of stock options , the vesting of restricted stock , and other stock compensation transactions in accordance with the terms of our stock-based compensation plans . ( b ) on july 13 , 2015 , we announced that our board of directors authorized our purchase of up to $ 2.5 billion of our outstanding common stock . this authorization has no expiration date . as of december 31 , 2016 , the approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the 2015 authorization is $ 40 million . on september 21 , 2016 , we announced that our board of directors authorized our purchase of up to an additional $ 2.5 billion of our outstanding common stock with no expiration date . as of december 31 , 2016 , no purchases have been made under the 2016 authorization. .
the following table discloses purchases of shares of valero 2019s common stock made by us or on our behalf during the fourth quarter of period total number of shares purchased average price paid per share total number of shares not purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs ( a ) total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs ( b ) .
how many more shares were purchased as part of publicly announced plans in december 2014 than october 2014?
( a ) the shares reported in this column represent purchases settled in the fourth quarter of 2014 relating to ( i ) our purchases of shares in open-market transactions to meet our obligations under stock-based compensation plans , and ( ii ) our purchases of shares from our employees and non-employee directors in connection with the exercise of stock options , the vesting of restricted stock , and other stock compensation transactions in accordance with the terms of our stock-based compensation plans . ( b ) on february 28 , 2008 , we announced that our board of directors approved a $ 3 billion common stock purchase program . this $ 3 billion program has no expiration date. .
part ii item 5 . market for registrant 2019s common equity , related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities our ordinary shares have been publicly traded since november 17 , 2011 when our ordinary shares were listed and began trading on the new york stock exchange ( 201cnyse 201d ) under the symbol 201cdlph . 201d on december 4 , 2017 , following the spin-off of delphi technologies , the company changed its name to aptiv plc and its nyse symbol to 201captv . 201d as of january 25 , 2019 , there were 2 shareholders of record of our ordinary shares . the following graph reflects the comparative changes in the value from december 31 , 2013 through december 31 , 2018 , assuming an initial investment of $ 100 and the reinvestment of dividends , if any in ( 1 ) our ordinary shares , ( 2 ) the s&p 500 index and ( 3 ) the automotive peer group . historical share prices of our ordinary shares have been adjusted to reflect the separation . historical performance may not be indicative of future shareholder returns . stock performance graph * $ 100 invested on december 31 , 2013 in our stock or in the relevant index , including reinvestment of dividends . fiscal year ended december 31 , 2018 . ( 1 ) aptiv plc , adjusted for the distribution of delphi technologies on december 4 , 2017 ( 2 ) s&p 500 2013 standard & poor 2019s 500 total return index ( 3 ) automotive peer group 2013 adient plc , american axle & manufacturing holdings inc , aptiv plc , borgwarner inc , cooper tire & rubber co , cooper- standard holdings inc , dana inc , dorman products inc , ford motor co , garrett motion inc. , general motors co , gentex corp , gentherm inc , genuine parts co , goodyear tire & rubber co , lear corp , lkq corp , meritor inc , motorcar parts of america inc , standard motor products inc , stoneridge inc , superior industries international inc , tenneco inc , tesla inc , tower international inc , visteon corp , wabco holdings inc company index december 31 , december 31 , december 31 , december 31 , december 31 , december 31 .
what is the highest return for the second year of the investment?
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stock price performance the following graph shows a comparison of the cumulative total return on our common stock , the standard & poor 2019s 500 index and the standard & poor 2019s retail index . the graph assumes that the value of an investment in our common stock and in each such index was $ 100 on january 3 , 2009 , and that any dividends have been reinvested . the comparison in the graph below is based solely on historical data and is not intended to forecast the possible future performance of our common stock . comparison of cumulative total return among advance auto parts , inc. , s&p 500 index and s&p retail index company/index january 3 , january 2 , january 1 , december 31 , december 29 , december 28 .
from 2009 to 2012 , what percentage return did advance auto parts beat the overall market?
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five-year performance comparison 2013 the following graph provides an indicator of cumulative total shareholder returns for the corporation as compared to the peer group index ( described above ) , the dj trans , and the s&p 500 . the graph assumes that $ 100 was invested in the common stock of union pacific corporation and each index on december 31 , 2007 and that all dividends were reinvested . purchases of equity securities 2013 during 2012 , we repurchased 13804709 shares of our common stock at an average price of $ 115.33 . the following table presents common stock repurchases during each month for the fourth quarter of 2012 : period total number of shares purchased [a] average price paid per share total number of shares purchased as part of a publicly announced plan or program [b] maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plan or program [b] .
what percentage of the total number of shares purchased were purchased in november?
[a] total number of shares purchased during the quarter includes approximately 105978 shares delivered or attested to upc by employees to pay stock option exercise prices , satisfy excess tax withholding obligations for stock option exercises or vesting of retention units , and pay withholding obligations for vesting of retention shares . [b] on april 1 , 2011 , our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to 40 million shares of our common stock by march 31 , 2014 . these repurchases may be made on the open market or through other transactions . our management has sole discretion with respect to determining the timing and amount of these transactions. .
82 | 2017 form 10-k a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions , including positions impacting only the timing of tax benefits , follows . reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits:1 years a0ended a0december a031 .
what is the percentage change net provision for interest and penalties from 2016 to 2017?
1 foreign currency impacts are included within each line as applicable . 2 includes cash payment or other reduction of assets to settle liability . we classify interest and penalties on income taxes as a component of the provision for income taxes . we recognized a net provision for interest and penalties of $ 38 million , $ 34 million and $ 20 million during the years ended december 31 , 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively . the total amount of interest and penalties accrued was $ 157 million and $ 120 million as of december a031 , 2017 and 2016 , respectively . on january 31 , 2018 , we received a revenue agent 2019s report from the irs indicating the end of the field examination of our u.s . income tax returns for 2010 to 2012 . in the audits of 2007 to 2012 including the impact of a loss carryback to 2005 , the irs has proposed to tax in the united states profits earned from certain parts transactions by csarl , based on the irs examination team 2019s application of the 201csubstance-over-form 201d or 201cassignment-of-income 201d judicial doctrines . we are vigorously contesting the proposed increases to tax and penalties for these years of approximately $ 2.3 billion . we believe that the relevant transactions complied with applicable tax laws and did not violate judicial doctrines . we have filed u.s . income tax returns on this same basis for years after 2012 . based on the information currently available , we do not anticipate a significant increase or decrease to our unrecognized tax benefits for this matter within the next 12 months . we currently believe the ultimate disposition of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position , liquidity or results of operations . with the exception of a loss carryback to 2005 , tax years prior to 2007 are generally no longer subject to u.s . tax assessment . in our major non-u.s . jurisdictions including australia , brazil , china , germany , japan , mexico , switzerland , singapore and the u.k. , tax years are typically subject to examination for three to ten years . due to the uncertainty related to the timing and potential outcome of audits , we cannot estimate the range of reasonably possible change in unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months. .
table of contents stock performance graph * $ 100 invested on 11/17/11 in our stock or 10/31/11 in the relevant index , including reinvestment of dividends . fiscal year ending december 31 , 2015 . ( 1 ) delphi automotive plc ( 2 ) s&p 500 2013 standard & poor 2019s 500 total return index ( 3 ) automotive supplier peer group 2013 russell 3000 auto parts index , including american axle & manufacturing , borgwarner inc. , cooper tire & rubber company , dana holding corp. , delphi automotive plc , dorman products inc. , federal-mogul corp. , ford motor co. , fuel systems solutions inc. , general motors co. , gentex corp. , gentherm inc. , genuine parts co. , johnson controls inc. , lear corp. , lkq corp. , meritor inc. , standard motor products inc. , stoneridge inc. , superior industries international , tenneco inc. , tesla motors inc. , the goodyear tire & rubber co. , tower international inc. , visteon corp. , and wabco holdings inc . company index november 17 , december 31 , december 31 , december 31 , december 31 , december 31 .
what is the lowest return for the last year of the investment?
dividends the company has declared and paid cash dividends of $ 0.25 per ordinary share in each quarter of 2014 and 2015 . in addition , in january 2016 , the board of directors increased the annual dividend rate to $ 1.16 per ordinary share , and declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $ 0.29 per ordinary share , payable on february 29 , 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on february 17 , 2016. .
the pension plan investments are held in a master trust , with the northern trust company . investments in the master trust are valued at fair value , which has been determined based on fair value of the underlying investments of the master trust . investments in securities traded on public security exchanges are valued at their closing market prices on the valuation date ; where no sale was made on the valuation date , the security is generally valued at its most recent bid price . certain short-term investments are carried at cost , which approximates fair value . investments in registered investment companies and common trust funds , which primarily invest in stocks , bonds , and commodity futures , are valued using publicly available market prices for the underlying investments held by these entities . the majority of pension plan assets are invested in equity securities , because equity portfolios have historically provided higher returns than debt and other asset classes over extended time horizons , and are expected to do so in the future . correspondingly , equity investments also entail greater risks than other investments . equity risks are balanced by investing a significant portion of the plan 2019s assets in high quality debt securities . the average quality rating of the debt portfolio exceeded aa as of december 31 , 2008 and 2007 . the debt portfolio is also broadly diversified and invested primarily in u.s . treasury , mortgage , and corporate securities with an intermediate average maturity . the weighted-average maturity of the debt portfolio was 5 years at both december 31 , 2008 and 2007 , respectively . the investment of pension plan assets in securities issued by union pacific is specifically prohibited for both the equity and debt portfolios , other than through index fund holdings . other retirement programs thrift plan 2013 we provide a defined contribution plan ( thrift plan ) to eligible non-union employees and make matching contributions to the thrift plan . we match 50 cents for each dollar contributed by employees up to the first six percent of compensation contributed . our thrift plan contributions were $ 14 million in 2008 , $ 14 million in 2007 , and $ 13 million in 2006 . railroad retirement system 2013 all railroad employees are covered by the railroad retirement system ( the system ) . contributions made to the system are expensed as incurred and amounted to approximately $ 620 million in 2008 , $ 616 million in 2007 , and $ 615 million in 2006 . collective bargaining agreements 2013 under collective bargaining agreements , we provide certain postretirement healthcare and life insurance benefits for eligible union employees . premiums under the plans are expensed as incurred and amounted to $ 49 million in 2008 and $ 40 million in both 2007 and 5 . other income other income included the following for the years ended december 31 : millions of dollars 2008 2007 2006 .
what was the percentage change in rental income from 2007 to 2008?
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10-k altria ar release tuesday , february 27 , 2018 10:00pm andra design llc performance stock units : in january 2017 , altria group , inc . granted an aggregate of 187886 performance stock units to eligible employees . the payout of the performance stock units requires the achievement of certain performance measures , which were predetermined at the time of grant , over a three-year performance cycle . these performance measures consist of altria group , inc . 2019s adjusted diluted earnings per share ( 201ceps 201d ) compounded annual growth rate and altria group , inc . 2019s total shareholder return relative to a predetermined peer group . the performance stock units are also subject to forfeiture if certain employment conditions are not met . at december 31 , 2017 , altria group , inc . had 170755 performance stock units remaining , with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $ 70.39 per performance stock unit . the fair value of the performance stock units at the date of grant , net of estimated forfeitures , is amortized to expense over the performance period . altria group , inc . recorded pre-tax compensation expense related to performance stock units for the year ended december 31 , 2017 of $ 6 million . the unamortized compensation expense related to altria group , inc . 2019s performance stock units was $ 7 million at december 31 , 2017 . altria group , inc . did not grant any performance stock units during 2016 and 2015 . note 12 . earnings per share basic and diluted eps were calculated using the following: .
what is the growth rate in net earnings attributable to altria group inc . in 2016?
net earnings attributable to altria group , inc . $ 10222 $ 14239 $ 5241 less : distributed and undistributed earnings attributable to share-based awards ( 14 ) ( 24 ) ( 10 ) earnings for basic and diluted eps $ 10208 $ 14215 $ 5231 weighted-average shares for basic and diluted eps 1921 1952 1961 .
five-year performance comparison 2013 the following graph provides an indicator of cumulative total shareholder returns for the corporation as compared to the peer group index ( described above ) , the dj trans , and the s&p 500 . the graph assumes that $ 100 was invested in the common stock of union pacific corporation and each index on december 31 , 2012 and that all dividends were reinvested . the information below is historical in nature and is not necessarily indicative of future performance . purchases of equity securities 2013 during 2017 , we repurchased 37122405 shares of our common stock at an average price of $ 110.50 . the following table presents common stock repurchases during each month for the fourth quarter of 2017 : period total number of shares purchased [a] average price paid per share total number of shares purchased as part of a publicly announced plan or program [b] maximum number of shares remaining under the plan or program [b] .
what percent of the total shares purchased during the fourth quarter of 2017 were purchased in november?
[a] total number of shares purchased during the quarter includes approximately 323670 shares delivered or attested to upc by employees to pay stock option exercise prices , satisfy excess tax withholding obligations for stock option exercises or vesting of retention units , and pay withholding obligations for vesting of retention shares . [b] effective january 1 , 2017 , our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to 120 million shares of our common stock by december 31 , 2020 . these repurchases may be made on the open market or through other transactions . our management has sole discretion with respect to determining the timing and amount of these transactions. .