Seasonality
WTFC seasonality — Wintrust Financial
Over the last 11 years, WTFC's strongest month on average has been November (+6.1%) and its weakest March (-8.1%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.89% | +4.73% | 70% | +8.2% | -10.8% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.59% | +0.04% | 50% | +22.4% | -15.6% | 10 |
| Mar | -8.07% | -6.34% | 30% | +8.3% | -38.5% | 10 |
| Apr | +3.64% | +2.12% | 60% | +27.5% | -7.4% | 10 |
| May | -0.34% | +0.59% | 60% | +7.4% | -11.1% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.74% | +3.40% | 60% | +14.2% | -8.3% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.54% | +0.02% | 50% | +16.2% | -5.6% | 10 |
| Aug | -1.60% | -0.71% | 50% | +7.3% | -12.2% | 10 |
| Sep | -0.97% | -3.01% | 30% | +7.5% | -8.0% | 10 |
| Oct | +5.14% | +5.29% | 60% | +22.9% | -10.4% | 10 |
| Nov | +6.14% | +3.15% | 78% | +19.1% | -2.3% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.01% | +4.04% | 60% | +12.1% | -14.0% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — WTFC
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.5 | -2.3 | -3.5 | 8.4 | -0.2 | 7.0 | -0.7 | -5.8 | -5.7 | 7.5 | -0.7 | +8.2% | |
| 2025 | 4.9 | -4.8 | -9.7 | -1.1 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 7.3 | -3.5 | -1.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 4.6 | -0.7 | 8.3 | -7.4 | 2.0 | -0.1 | 9.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 6.8 | 19.1 | -9.6 | +34.5% |
| 2023 | 8.2 | 0.7 | -20.8 | -6.3 | -7.0 | 14.2 | 16.2 | -8.0 | -2.7 | -1.1 | 14.7 | 8.3 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 8.0 | 1.3 | -6.5 | -6.0 | 0.1 | -8.3 | 7.3 | -2.0 | -3.3 | 14.8 | -2.3 | -7.6 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | -1.5 | 22.4 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 4.3 | -6.0 | -5.6 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 10.1 | -1.1 | 3.8 | +48.7% |
| 2020 | -10.8 | -15.6 | -38.5 | 27.5 | 1.1 | 3.0 | -1.9 | 1.7 | -8.0 | 22.9 | 10.7 | 12.1 | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 7.0 | 3.6 | -8.6 | 13.2 | -11.1 | 8.0 | -2.2 | -12.2 | 2.9 | -1.2 | 6.4 | 4.4 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 4.3 | -1.6 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | -5.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -4.1 | -10.4 | 1.6 | -14.0 | -19.3% |
| 2017 | -1.3 | 2.9 | -6.2 | 2.5 | -3.0 | 11.2 | -1.5 | -3.3 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | -1.8 | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 10.2 |