Seasonality
CNS seasonality — Cohen & Steers, Inc.
Over the last 11 years, CNS's strongest month on average has been November (+5.3%) and its weakest September (-3.8%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.12% | -0.83% | 50% | +17.9% | -13.8% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.27% | -1.45% | 40% | +11.0% | -15.3% | 10 |
| Mar | -3.28% | +1.35% | 60% | +6.3% | -27.4% | 10 |
| Apr | +2.95% | -0.78% | 40% | +27.0% | -10.6% | 10 |
| May | +0.59% | -0.01% | 50% | +10.1% | -9.4% | 10 |
| Jun | +3.07% | +5.00% | 80% | +12.2% | -16.6% | 10 |
| Jul | +4.24% | +1.59% | 70% | +18.3% | -11.6% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.26% | +0.47% | 60% | +5.4% | -6.3% | 10 |
| Sep | -3.77% | -4.16% | 30% | +7.4% | -12.3% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.37% | +1.98% | 60% | +19.1% | -16.7% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.32% | +5.96% | 67% | +25.7% | -7.4% | 9 |
| Dec | +0.37% | -1.65% | 40% | +29.5% | -11.8% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — CNS
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.4 | 4.1 | -6.5 | 12.4 | -0.7 | 9.1 | 8.1 | -1.9 | -9.4 | -0.9 | 1.0 | +16.6% | |
| 2025 | -4.0 | -1.4 | -8.2 | -4.9 | 0.7 | -1.9 | -2.4 | 0.4 | -11.2 | 4.1 | -7.4 | -0.7 | -32.0% |
| 2024 | -7.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | -10.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 18.3 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 6.0 | -11.8 | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 13.8 | -1.5 | -11.6 | -6.1 | -9.4 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 1.4 | -3.8 | -16.7 | 12.0 | 29.5 | +17.3% |
| 2022 | -9.7 | -2.7 | 5.7 | -9.6 | -1.9 | -16.6 | 15.9 | -3.1 | -12.3 | -3.9 | 10.1 | -2.5 | -30.2% |
| 2021 | -11.8 | -1.7 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 5.4 | -4.5 | 13.3 | -5.4 | 3.0 | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 17.9 | -15.3 | -27.4 | 27.0 | 10.1 | 7.1 | -11.6 | 0.5 | -7.9 | 1.0 | 25.7 | 5.0 | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 1.2 | 18.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 19.1 | 2.6 | -6.5 | +82.9% |
| 2018 | -13.8 | -1.9 | 1.6 | -1.4 | -2.9 | 7.1 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -5.5 | -2.7 | -8.1 | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 6.3 | -0.2 | -1.8 | 3.4 | -0.3 | -6.3 | 4.4 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 1.5 | +40.7% |
| 2016 | -5.6 |