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S&P Global Seasonality

Historical month-by-month and year-by-year returns

Based on 54 calendar years of monthly closes, starting 1973.

By Month

MonthAverageMedian% PositiveBestWorst
January+2.7%+2.2%60%+31.2%13.8%
February0.1%+1.2%57%+15.3%19.1%
March+1.9%+0.7%54%+24.1%10.6%
April+2.6%+2.2%63%+31.8%15.8%
May+0.8%+1.1%56%+15.2%17.6%
June+1.0%+1.4%59%+12.6%9.7%
July+2.6%+2.9%61%+16.3%14.8%
August+0.6%+1.4%67%+11.4%16.6%
September1.3%1.5%43%+19.6%26.2%
October+1.3%+1.3%60%+23.3%30.4%
November+1.3%+1.7%57%+19.0%17.2%
December+1.7%+2.4%66%+13.8%12.5%

By Calendar Year

YearReturn
2025+4.9%
2024+13.1%
2023+31.5%
202229.0%
2021+43.6%
2020+20.4%
2019+60.7%
2018+0.3%
2017+57.5%
2016+9.1%
2015+10.8%
2014+13.8%
2013+43.0%
2012+21.6%
2011+23.5%
2010+8.7%
2009+44.5%
200847.1%
200735.6%
2006+31.7%
2005+12.8%
2004+30.9%
2003+15.7%
20020.9%
2001+4.0%
20004.9%
1999+21.0%
1998+37.7%
1997+60.4%
1996+5.9%
1995+30.3%
19941.1%
1993+10.2%
1992+7.0%
1991+9.0%
19907.3%
19898.8%
1988+29.0%
198711.7%
1986+13.8%
1985+12.3%
1984+1.2%
1983+12.3%
1982+45.4%
1981+11.9%
1980+63.0%
1979+16.4%
1978+26.6%
1977+14.1%
1976+29.8%
1975+116.7%
197414.3%
197346.2%

These are historical patterns, not a forecast — past calendar-month performance does not predict future returns.