Seasonality
ELS seasonality — Equity Lifestyle Properties
Over the last 11 years, ELS's strongest month on average has been July (+3.9%) and its weakest September (-4.6%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.68% | +0.41% | 50% | +11.1% | -10.7% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.49% | +0.39% | 50% | +7.7% | -6.1% | 10 |
| Mar | -2.06% | -2.38% | 40% | +5.2% | -15.9% | 10 |
| Apr | +1.85% | +1.84% | 80% | +9.1% | -6.4% | 10 |
| May | +0.54% | +2.03% | 60% | +4.3% | -8.3% | 10 |
| Jun | +1.24% | +1.70% | 70% | +5.9% | -6.9% | 10 |
| Jul | +3.90% | +3.36% | 80% | +12.8% | -2.8% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.90% | +1.07% | 60% | +8.4% | -5.9% | 10 |
| Sep | -4.60% | -4.71% | 10% | +0.7% | -10.4% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.68% | +1.49% | 70% | +8.2% | -3.4% | 10 |
| Nov | +2.77% | +2.98% | 78% | +8.1% | -3.8% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.28% | -1.92% | 30% | +8.1% | -6.6% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — ELS
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.2 | 6.3 | -7.1 | 1.4 | -2.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | -2.5 | -8.1 | 1.2 | 6.6 | +3.9% | |
| 2025 | -1.7 | 4.8 | -2.7 | -2.9 | -1.9 | -3.0 | -2.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | -3.6 | -9.0% |
| 2024 | -4.0 | -0.6 | -4.3 | -6.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 | -1.9 | -1.7 | 1.7 | -6.6 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 11.1 | -4.6 | -2.0 | 2.6 | -8.3 | 5.9 | 6.4 | -5.9 | -4.8 | 3.3 | 8.1 | -0.8 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | -10.7 | -4.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | -2.0 | -6.9 | 4.3 | -4.7 | -10.4 | 1.8 | 3.9 | -2.7 | -26.3% |
| 2021 | -4.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 12.8 | 1.5 | -8.2 | 8.2 | -3.8 | 7.8 | +38.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4 | -6.1 | -15.9 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 9.3 | -3.0 | -7.5 | -3.4 | -1.0 | 8.1 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 4.2 | -0.3 | 2.4 | 8.4 | -0.8 | 4.7 | 5.9 | -5.0 | +44.9% |
| 2018 | -3.0 | -2.0 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 6.5 | -0.4 | -1.8 | 5.1 | -2.4 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 7.7 | -3.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 | -4.6 | 4.0 | 2.1 | -1.4 | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 3.9 |