Historical month-by-month and year-by-year returns
Based on 27 calendar years of monthly closes, starting 2000.
| Month | Average | Median | % Positive | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.5% | +1.0% | 59% | +25.5% | −27.5% |
| February | +1.2% | 0.0% | 48% | +21.6% | −33.1% |
| March | +4.7% | +0.7% | 56% | +32.3% | −18.5% |
| April | 0.0% | −2.1% | 33% | +33.1% | −19.3% |
| May | +2.9% | +2.4% | 67% | +28.0% | −16.6% |
| June | +1.9% | +3.5% | 56% | +35.4% | −19.1% |
| July | −2.4% | −2.6% | 30% | +16.9% | −20.8% |
| August | −0.8% | +1.6% | 58% | +15.6% | −20.1% |
| September | +0.3% | −0.1% | 50% | +34.9% | −38.1% |
| October | +2.8% | +1.2% | 58% | +35.2% | −21.5% |
| November | +0.1% | −2.0% | 38% | +24.1% | −38.7% |
| December | +4.7% | +1.4% | 50% | +32.2% | −37.7% |
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2025 | +126.4% |
| 2024 | +78.0% |
| 2023 | +26.3% |
| 2022 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | −11.6% |
| 2020 | −6.6% |
| 2019 | −26.9% |
| 2018 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | −11.6% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2015 | −41.6% |
| 2014 | −46.9% |
| 2013 | −11.9% |
| 2012 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | −16.3% |
| 2010 | +78.1% |
| 2009 | −11.9% |
| 2008 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | +22.7% |
| 2006 | +33.4% |
| 2005 | +103.0% |
| 2004 | +22.0% |
| 2003 | +36.8% |
| 2002 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | −23.7% |
| 2000 | +2.6% |
These are historical patterns, not a forecast — past calendar-month performance does not predict future returns.