Seasonality
MTG seasonality — MGIC Investment Corporation
Over the last 11 years, MTG's strongest month on average has been July (+5.4%) and its weakest March (-4.4%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +3.61% | +4.77% | 70% | +19.3% | -7.9% | 10 |
| Feb | -1.92% | -0.72% | 30% | +4.0% | -12.8% | 10 |
| Mar | -4.37% | -1.76% | 40% | +13.7% | -47.2% | 10 |
| Apr | +1.66% | +2.46% | 70% | +15.1% | -22.9% | 10 |
| May | +1.88% | +2.62% | 70% | +12.3% | -7.5% | 10 |
| Jun | +1.27% | +2.90% | 60% | +11.8% | -9.6% | 10 |
| Jul | +5.42% | +5.11% | 80% | +16.4% | -7.0% | 10 |
| Aug | +3.76% | +2.20% | 80% | +10.9% | -1.9% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.03% | -1.29% | 40% | +9.4% | -15.7% | 10 |
| Oct | +4.82% | +7.25% | 70% | +14.1% | -8.3% | 10 |
| Nov | +2.52% | +3.39% | 78% | +18.9% | -12.8% | 9 |
| Dec | +0.14% | +0.30% | 50% | +12.3% | -10.7% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — MTG
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -7.9 | -1.4 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -4.8 | 11.8 | 6.5 | 2.0 | -15.7 | 9.9 | 0.7 | -2.1% | |
| 2025 | 7.7 | -3.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 5.3 | -7.0 | 7.5 | 1.9 | -3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | +23.2% |
| 2024 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 12.4 | -9.3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 15.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | -2.2 | 4.9 | -9.7 | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 8.6 | -2.5 | -2.5 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 5.0 | -5.1 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 9.7 | +48.4% |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 0.0 | -10.7 | -3.6 | 6.7 | -9.6 | 12.2 | 1.1 | -10.3 | 6.5 | 0.6 | -5.3 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | -6.6 | 3.9 | 13.7 | 10.0 | -3.4 | -7.6 | 1.8 | 10.3 | -2.0 | 8.0 | -12.8 | 2.3 | +14.9% |
| 2020 | -2.7 | -12.8 | -47.2 | 15.1 | 12.3 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 10.9 | -3.4 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 4.9 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 19.3 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 11.0 | -7.5 | -3.0 | -2.2 | -1.6 | -0.6 | 9.0 | 5.1 | -1.7 | +35.5% |
| 2018 | 5.0 | -7.0 | -5.7 | -22.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 16.4 | 1.9 | 4.6 | -8.3 | -4.1 | -10.7 | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -4.9 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 4.2 | -1.9 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 2.2 | -3.5 | +38.5% |
| 2016 | 12.3 |