Seasonality
XLF seasonality — Financials
Over the last 11 years, XLF's strongest month on average has been November (+5.8%) and its weakest March (-4.2%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.53% | +1.67% | 70% | +8.9% | -2.7% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.30% | -0.00% | 50% | +11.6% | -11.2% | 10 |
| Mar | -4.18% | -3.65% | 20% | +5.4% | -21.7% | 10 |
| Apr | +1.62% | +1.37% | 50% | +9.5% | -9.9% | 10 |
| May | +0.33% | +0.87% | 50% | +4.8% | -7.2% | 10 |
| Jun | +0.57% | +0.81% | 50% | +6.1% | -11.3% | 10 |
| Jul | +3.72% | +4.33% | 80% | +7.2% | -0.5% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.89% | +1.36% | 60% | +5.2% | -4.7% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.04% | -2.46% | 20% | +4.7% | -8.1% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.21% | +2.53% | 60% | +11.9% | -4.7% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.82% | +5.05% | 89% | +16.9% | -5.7% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.05% | +2.39% | 70% | +5.7% | -11.7% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — XLF
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -2.4 | -3.8 | -4.0 | 5.6 | -1.1 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 1.4 | -7.5 | 5.8 | 1.1 | +4.4% | |
| 2025 | 6.5 | 1.4 | -4.5 | -2.1 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 3.1 | -0.2 | -2.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | -4.2 | 3.2 | -1.3 | 6.4 | 4.6 | -0.9 | 2.6 | 10.5 | -5.9 | +28.5% |
| 2023 | 6.9 | -2.3 | -10.0 | 3.2 | -4.2 | 6.1 | 4.8 | -2.7 | -3.5 | -2.4 | 10.9 | 4.7 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -9.9 | 2.8 | -11.3 | 7.2 | -2.0 | -8.1 | 11.9 | 6.9 | -5.8 | -12.4% |
| 2021 | -1.8 | 11.6 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 4.8 | -3.4 | -0.5 | 5.2 | -2.3 | 7.3 | -5.7 | 2.9 | +32.5% |
| 2020 | -2.7 | -11.2 | -21.7 | 9.5 | 2.7 | -1.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | -4.0 | -0.9 | 16.9 | 5.7 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 8.9 | 2.2 | -3.0 | 9.0 | -7.2 | 6.1 | 2.4 | -4.7 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.1 | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 6.6 | -2.9 | -4.5 | -0.4 | -1.0 | -2.2 | 5.1 | 1.4 | -2.6 | -4.7 | 2.6 | -11.7 | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 5.3 | -3.3 | -0.8 | -1.2 | 6.1 | 1.7 | -1.6 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.4 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 3.3 |