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 | −0.3% | 0.0% | 78% | +0.2% | −2.2% |
| February | +0.2% | +0.1% | 78% | +0.9% | 0.0% |
| March | −0.2% | 0.0% | 22% | +0.2% | −0.9% |
| April | +0.1% | 0.0% | 56% | +0.5% | −0.2% |
| May | −0.1% | −0.1% | 22% | +0.1% | −0.7% |
| June | −0.1% | 0.0% | 22% | +0.2% | −1.1% |
| July | +0.2% | 0.0% | 78% | +1.1% | 0.0% |
| August | +0.1% | 0.0% | 67% | +0.4% | 0.0% |
| September | −0.1% | 0.0% | 44% | 0.0% | −0.3% |
| October | −0.2% | 0.0% | 38% | +0.2% | −1.2% |
| November | 0.0% | 0.0% | 63% | +0.4% | −0.5% |
| December | +0.2% | 0.0% | 33% | +2.2% | −0.3% |
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | −0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | −0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | −1.4% |
| 2018 | +0.1% |
These are historical patterns, not a forecast — past calendar-month performance does not predict future returns.