Seasonality
RGLD seasonality — Royal Gold
Over the last 11 years, RGLD's strongest month on average has been March (+5.0%) and its weakest September (-4.1%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +4.74% | +4.03% | 70% | +18.4% | -5.7% | 10 |
| Feb | -1.42% | -4.73% | 40% | +19.4% | -16.4% | 10 |
| Mar | +5.04% | +6.19% | 80% | +18.7% | -15.1% | 10 |
| Apr | +4.02% | +1.50% | 60% | +39.7% | -8.3% | 10 |
| May | +1.57% | +1.02% | 60% | +13.8% | -13.3% | 10 |
| Jun | -2.37% | -4.18% | 20% | +16.5% | -11.1% | 10 |
| Jul | +3.04% | +5.59% | 60% | +12.6% | -14.9% | 10 |
| Aug | +3.63% | -0.55% | 50% | +31.8% | -12.3% | 10 |
| Sep | -4.14% | -6.38% | 40% | +11.7% | -14.2% | 10 |
| Oct | -1.90% | -1.51% | 30% | +4.1% | -12.9% | 10 |
| Nov | +4.58% | +1.02% | 67% | +18.3% | -7.0% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.19% | -0.17% | 50% | +17.1% | -9.8% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — RGLD
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18.4 | 13.8 | -15.1 | -8.3 | -3.8 | -11.1 | -0.6 | 31.8 | -9.7 | -3.1 | 16.2 | +19.6% | |
| 2025 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 11.2 | 11.7 | -2.5 | -0.2 | -14.9 | 18.6 | 11.7 | -12.9 | 16.6 | 9.1 | +68.6% |
| 2024 | -5.4 | -10.3 | 18.7 | -1.4 | 6.7 | -2.4 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 0.1 | -9.8 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 12.7 | -6.5 | 9.2 | 2.1 | -6.5 | -7.3 | 4.7 | -6.7 | -5.1 | -1.9 | 16.7 | -0.7 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | -3.5 | 19.4 | 16.5 | -7.6 | -13.3 | -5.6 | -1.9 | -12.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 18.3 | 0.3 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | -3.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 10.7 | -7.8 | 6.5 | -8.4 | -14.2 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 5.2 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | -5.7 | -16.4 | -9.1 | 39.7 | 8.7 | -6.7 | 12.6 | -2.6 | -11.8 | -1.1 | -7.0 | -3.7 | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | -4.3 | 1.1 | 16.5 | 11.7 | 16.5 | -7.6 | -6.3 | 1.6 | 4.2 | +42.7% |
| 2018 | 8.4 | -9.2 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -8.9 | -9.9 | 1.1 | -0.6 | -4.5 | 17.1 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 13.9 | -8.5 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 13.8 | -2.8 | 10.9 | 7.6 | -7.8 | -2.2 | -1.6 | -0.7 | +29.6% |
| 2016 | -9.0 |