Seasonality
WPC seasonality — W. P. Carey
Over the last 11 years, WPC's strongest month on average has been July (+4.1%) and its weakest September (-5.5%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.33% | +3.72% | 60% | +14.6% | -5.9% | 10 |
| Feb | -0.44% | -0.81% | 40% | +14.8% | -9.1% | 10 |
| Mar | -2.42% | -0.59% | 50% | +6.0% | -25.0% | 10 |
| Apr | +2.31% | +0.94% | 60% | +13.3% | -4.2% | 10 |
| May | +0.90% | +2.44% | 80% | +5.3% | -8.9% | 10 |
| Jun | -0.15% | -1.40% | 20% | +12.9% | -3.9% | 10 |
| Jul | +4.11% | +4.40% | 80% | +8.1% | -1.5% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.60% | -1.15% | 50% | +4.6% | -5.9% | 10 |
| Sep | -5.54% | -4.74% | 20% | +3.8% | -16.9% | 10 |
| Oct | +0.31% | +0.17% | 50% | +9.3% | -10.6% | 10 |
| Nov | +3.72% | +2.64% | 78% | +18.4% | -9.4% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.54% | -2.01% | 40% | +7.5% | -4.5% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — WPC
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.4 | 7.0 | -9.0 | 7.3 | 2.0 | -3.9 | 2.9 | -5.0 | -7.6 | -0.8 | 1.5 | +1.1% | |
| 2025 | 2.6 | 14.8 | -1.7 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 0.7 | -2.3 | 2.1 | -4.5 | +18.1% |
| 2024 | -4.4 | -9.1 | 0.2 | -2.8 | 2.8 | -2.4 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | -10.6 | 2.4 | -4.5 | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 9.4 | -5.1 | -4.6 | -4.2 | -6.5 | -2.6 | -0.0 | -3.7 | -16.9 | -0.8 | 18.4 | 4.1 | -15.3% |
| 2022 | -5.4 | -0.3 | 4.4 | -0.1 | 4.2 | -1.5 | 7.8 | -5.9 | -16.9 | 9.3 | 3.3 | -0.8 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | -5.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 8.1 | -3.2 | -6.5 | 5.6 | -1.0 | 7.5 | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 5.1 | -8.0 | -25.0 | 13.3 | -8.9 | 12.9 | 5.5 | -2.8 | -6.1 | -3.9 | 10.5 | 2.0 | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 14.6 | -1.4 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -2.2 | 6.6 | 3.8 | -0.3 | 2.9 | -9.4 | -4.0 | +22.5% |
| 2018 | -5.9 | -7.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 5.3 | -1.3 | -1.5 | 1.8 | -3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -3.6 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 1.9 | -1.4 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 0.5 | -2.1 | 1.1 | 4.5 | -3.2 | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7 |