Historical month-by-month and year-by-year returns
Based on 13 calendar years of monthly closes, starting 2014.
| Month | Average | Median | % Positive | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +1.9% | −0.5% | 50% | +19.1% | −9.5% |
| February | −4.1% | −2.8% | 42% | +8.9% | −27.7% |
| March | +3.1% | +1.3% | 58% | +18.3% | −8.4% |
| April | +5.1% | +1.4% | 58% | +44.9% | −10.4% |
| May | +2.8% | +3.1% | 67% | +17.1% | −7.6% |
| June | −1.7% | −2.2% | 42% | +10.2% | −25.0% |
| July | +0.3% | −0.2% | 42% | +11.8% | −7.2% |
| August | −2.1% | −1.7% | 45% | +10.0% | −17.7% |
| September | +3.4% | +5.8% | 64% | +22.4% | −16.2% |
| October | −2.4% | −1.1% | 36% | +11.8% | −20.7% |
| November | +3.1% | +2.9% | 55% | +14.5% | −7.0% |
| December | +3.7% | +4.4% | 67% | +25.9% | −13.9% |
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2025 | +151.5% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
| 2023 | +16.5% |
| 2022 | +10.7% |
| 2021 | −17.7% |
| 2020 | +18.0% |
| 2019 | −9.6% |
| 2018 | −15.5% |
| 2017 | +12.7% |
| 2016 | −15.4% |
| 2015 | +9.6% |
These are historical patterns, not a forecast — past calendar-month performance does not predict future returns.