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 | +2.3% | +1.5% | 58% | +25.9% | −12.4% |
| February | +0.5% | +0.4% | 58% | +23.7% | −17.8% |
| March | +1.0% | +0.9% | 58% | +30.6% | −18.7% |
| April | +4.1% | +1.3% | 65% | +30.7% | −8.3% |
| May | +0.9% | +1.9% | 54% | +28.0% | −15.1% |
| June | +0.2% | +0.1% | 52% | +18.4% | −14.5% |
| July | +0.6% | +1.4% | 63% | +19.7% | −22.2% |
| August | −0.5% | 0.0% | 50% | +14.7% | −13.7% |
| September | −1.3% | +1.1% | 58% | +13.9% | −18.2% |
| October | +1.2% | +1.9% | 54% | +21.1% | −28.5% |
| November | +2.5% | +0.9% | 54% | +26.8% | −15.7% |
| December | +1.8% | +1.4% | 50% | +16.9% | −13.4% |
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2025 | +91.0% |
| 2024 | −22.3% |
| 2023 | +16.0% |
| 2022 | −27.5% |
| 2021 | −9.5% |
| 2020 | +38.4% |
| 2019 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | −21.4% |
| 2017 | +40.8% |
| 2016 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | −10.2% |
| 2014 | −14.5% |
| 2013 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | +21.2% |
| 2011 | −14.6% |
| 2010 | +28.4% |
| 2009 | +70.3% |
| 2008 | −56.8% |
| 2007 | +31.0% |
| 2006 | +10.4% |
| 2005 | +53.0% |
| 2004 | +16.8% |
| 2003 | +36.5% |
| 2002 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | +44.6% |
These are historical patterns, not a forecast — past calendar-month performance does not predict future returns.