Historical month-by-month and year-by-year returns
Based on 10 calendar years of monthly closes, starting 2017.
| Month | Average | Median | % Positive | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2.0% | +2.9% | 56% | +24.5% | −23.5% |
| February | +1.8% | −2.2% | 44% | +18.8% | −11.5% |
| March | −1.6% | −10.5% | 44% | +44.8% | −34.4% |
| April | −0.6% | +1.8% | 56% | +18.7% | −20.0% |
| May | +7.7% | +9.7% | 56% | +43.2% | −35.4% |
| June | +11.3% | +8.4% | 89% | +39.9% | −2.5% |
| July | +4.6% | +1.2% | 78% | +20.4% | −5.8% |
| August | +12.6% | +7.8% | 90% | +33.0% | −9.9% |
| September | −5.6% | −4.3% | 25% | +20.3% | −38.5% |
| October | +2.9% | 0.0% | 50% | +15.9% | −7.8% |
| November | +5.4% | +1.7% | 56% | +25.8% | −16.6% |
| December | +5.6% | +4.0% | 67% | +28.9% | −27.8% |
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2025 | +80.3% |
| 2024 | −43.1% |
| 2023 | +107.7% |
| 2022 | −62.8% |
| 2021 | +47.4% |
| 2020 | +172.8% |
| 2019 | +57.2% |
| 2018 | +182.1% |
These are historical patterns, not a forecast — past calendar-month performance does not predict future returns.