Seasonality
XLC seasonality — Communication Services
Over the last 9 years, XLC's strongest month on average has been January (+4.2%) and its weakest September (-2.1%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +4.19% | +3.22% | 75% | +14.8% | -4.8% | 8 |
| Feb | -0.88% | -1.07% | 25% | +7.0% | -7.4% | 8 |
| Mar | -1.04% | +1.17% | 62% | +8.4% | -12.8% | 8 |
| Apr | +1.97% | +4.21% | 62% | +13.7% | -14.1% | 8 |
| May | +2.59% | +2.90% | 75% | +7.4% | -6.0% | 8 |
| Jun | +0.57% | +2.82% | 75% | +7.0% | -9.8% | 8 |
| Jul | +2.23% | +1.77% | 78% | +7.6% | -2.2% | 9 |
| Aug | +1.68% | +1.78% | 67% | +8.8% | -3.5% | 9 |
| Sep | -2.08% | -0.44% | 22% | +6.3% | -11.9% | 9 |
| Oct | -1.75% | -0.34% | 44% | +2.2% | -10.0% | 9 |
| Nov | +3.50% | +5.34% | 75% | +10.5% | -6.1% | 8 |
| Dec | -0.29% | +2.03% | 62% | +4.1% | -8.3% | 8 |
Monthly returns heat map — XLC
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.0 | -1.7 | -6.1 | 5.1 | -0.7 | -7.4 | 1.0 | 3.0 | -0.4 | -10.0 | 4.9 | -11.0% | |
| 2025 | 5.8 | -0.4 | -5.4 | -1.1 | 6.2 | 7.0 | -1.0 | 3.7 | 6.3 | -3.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | +21.6% |
| 2024 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 2.9 | -4.7 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 6.9 | -1.6 | +33.2% |
| 2023 | 14.8 | -2.9 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | -1.5 | -3.2 | -1.3 | 7.8 | 4.1 | +51.4% |
| 2022 | -4.8 | -7.4 | 0.5 | -14.1 | 1.9 | -9.8 | 3.9 | -3.5 | -11.9 | 0.7 | 6.8 | -6.8 | -38.2% |
| 2021 | -0.9 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3.9 | -6.4 | 0.2 | -6.1 | 3.1 | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | -5.8 | -12.8 | 13.7 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 8.8 | -6.1 | -0.3 | 10.5 | 3.2 | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 11.8 | -0.5 | 1.9 | 7.1 | -6.0 | 4.5 | 3.2 | -2.5 | -0.0 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 2.0 | +29.9% |
| 2018 | -2.2 | 1.5 | -0.4 | -6.0 | -2.2 | -8.3 |