Historical month-by-month and year-by-year returns
Based on 18 calendar years of monthly closes, starting 2009.
| Month | Average | Median | % Positive | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.8% | −1.6% | 41% | +10.9% | −11.6% |
| February | +0.9% | +0.3% | 53% | +10.0% | −8.3% |
| March | +3.6% | +5.7% | 71% | +18.5% | −24.0% |
| April | +3.4% | +4.0% | 76% | +16.1% | −10.8% |
| May | 0.0% | +0.9% | 53% | +9.8% | −9.4% |
| June | +2.9% | +4.6% | 59% | +17.6% | −15.6% |
| July | +0.3% | −0.1% | 47% | +10.4% | −9.0% |
| August | −1.7% | −2.3% | 44% | +16.5% | −31.1% |
| September | −0.5% | +1.2% | 63% | +11.7% | −23.6% |
| October | +0.5% | +0.3% | 50% | +12.5% | −6.4% |
| November | +4.0% | +2.6% | 63% | +16.5% | −3.5% |
| December | +1.3% | −0.9% | 47% | +21.3% | −11.8% |
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2025 | +75.1% |
| 2024 | −44.2% |
| 2023 | −44.8% |
| 2022 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | +12.1% |
| 2020 | +34.8% |
| 2019 | +44.3% |
| 2018 | +16.2% |
| 2017 | +25.6% |
| 2016 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | +17.2% |
| 2013 | +36.8% |
| 2012 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | +34.1% |
| 2010 | +36.7% |
These are historical patterns, not a forecast — past calendar-month performance does not predict future returns.