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 | −0.3% | −7.0% | 42% | +64.2% | −31.1% |
| February | +8.5% | +1.8% | 50% | +46.1% | −13.8% |
| March | +3.1% | −2.6% | 42% | +76.8% | −42.5% |
| April | +16.3% | +7.3% | 67% | +135.6% | −24.4% |
| May | +6.6% | +3.3% | 58% | +61.1% | −30.7% |
| June | +9.2% | −9.3% | 33% | +149.6% | −31.1% |
| July | +4.5% | +3.1% | 58% | +39.9% | −19.4% |
| August | −3.6% | −5.4% | 38% | +65.2% | −38.8% |
| September | −5.6% | −1.3% | 36% | +5.9% | −24.1% |
| October | +3.9% | +3.8% | 75% | +26.4% | −19.1% |
| November | +11.5% | −0.9% | 50% | +58.4% | −35.1% |
| December | +10.6% | −4.4% | 42% | +162.8% | −29.6% |
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −25.5% |
| 2024 | +41.6% |
| 2023 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | −52.2% |
| 2021 | +17.5% |
| 2020 | +201.6% |
| 2019 | +35.7% |
| 2018 | −86.9% |
| 2017 | +5266.0% |
| 2016 | +24.3% |
| 2015 | +28.0% |
These are historical patterns, not a forecast — past calendar-month performance does not predict future returns.