Seasonality
XLE seasonality — Energy
Over the last 11 years, XLE's strongest month on average has been January (+4.2%) and its weakest December (-1.7%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +4.19% | +3.20% | 70% | +18.8% | -11.0% | 10 |
| Feb | +1.33% | +2.79% | 60% | +22.5% | -15.3% | 10 |
| Mar | -0.45% | +1.61% | 70% | +9.6% | -35.8% | 10 |
| Apr | +2.16% | -0.48% | 40% | +30.8% | -13.9% | 10 |
| May | -0.26% | +0.47% | 50% | +16.0% | -11.1% | 10 |
| Jun | -0.75% | -0.45% | 40% | +8.4% | -18.0% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.41% | +2.44% | 70% | +12.1% | -8.3% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.71% | -1.53% | 40% | +7.4% | -8.3% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.26% | +0.25% | 50% | +8.8% | -16.0% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.46% | -1.09% | 40% | +25.0% | -11.3% | 10 |
| Nov | +3.98% | +1.60% | 67% | +28.0% | -5.0% | 9 |
| Dec | -1.71% | +0.16% | 50% | +4.6% | -13.2% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — XLE
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14.2 | 9.5 | 9.6 | -2.6 | -5.6 | -5.7 | 12.1 | 7.4 | -3.9 | 13.8 | -12.0 | +37.8% | |
| 2025 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | -13.9 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | -1.2 | -1.4 | 2.6 | -1.1 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | -0.5 | 3.3 | 9.6 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -2.2 | 2.3 | -2.1 | -3.8 | 0.9 | 7.8 | -10.3 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.8 | -6.9 | -1.0 | 2.8 | -10.0 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | -5.8 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 18.8 | 7.1 | 8.3 | -1.7 | 16.0 | -18.0 | 9.7 | 2.6 | -10.5 | 25.0 | 1.3 | -4.0 | +57.6% |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 22.5 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 3.2 | -8.3 | -2.0 | 7.6 | 10.3 | -5.0 | 1.7 | +46.4% |
| 2020 | -11.0 | -15.3 | -35.8 | 30.8 | 2.0 | -2.4 | -4.8 | -1.1 | -16.0 | -4.1 | 28.0 | 3.1 | -36.9% |
| 2019 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | -0.0 | -11.1 | 8.4 | -1.6 | -8.3 | 3.0 | -2.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 3.6 | -10.8 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -3.5 | 1.8 | -11.3 | -1.6 | -13.2 | -20.6% |
| 2017 | -3.2 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -3.0 | -3.5 | -0.8 | 2.6 | -5.5 | 8.8 | -0.8 | 1.8 | 4.6 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2 |