Seasonality
XLI seasonality — Industrials
Over the last 11 years, XLI's strongest month on average has been November (+5.4%) and its weakest March (-2.2%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.36% | +2.79% | 60% | +11.4% | -4.8% | 10 |
| Feb | +1.45% | +1.53% | 50% | +7.2% | -9.9% | 10 |
| Mar | -2.18% | -1.47% | 40% | +8.7% | -19.2% | 10 |
| Apr | +1.13% | +1.04% | 60% | +8.8% | -7.6% | 10 |
| May | +1.18% | +1.71% | 60% | +8.8% | -7.6% | 10 |
| Jun | +1.55% | +1.20% | 60% | +10.8% | -7.8% | 10 |
| Jul | +3.10% | +2.97% | 90% | +9.5% | -2.9% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.28% | +0.11% | 50% | +8.5% | -2.8% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.69% | +0.20% | 50% | +3.7% | -10.9% | 10 |
| Oct | +0.69% | +0.39% | 60% | +13.9% | -10.9% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.37% | +4.50% | 78% | +16.0% | -3.6% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.96% | +0.14% | 50% | +6.5% | -11.2% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — XLI
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.7 | 7.1 | -8.7 | 8.0 | -0.8 | 7.0 | -2.9 | -2.6 | -4.7 | 0.2 | -2.8 | +4.9% | |
| 2025 | 5.0 | -1.5 | -3.9 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.9 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | -1.0 | 7.2 | 4.1 | -3.5 | 1.6 | -1.3 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | -1.2 | 7.6 | -8.5 | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 3.7 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -3.1 | 10.8 | 2.9 | -2.0 | -6.3 | -3.0 | 8.8 | 6.5 | +16.1% |
| 2022 | -4.8 | -0.8 | 3.1 | -7.6 | -0.5 | -7.8 | 9.5 | -2.8 | -10.9 | 13.9 | 7.8 | -3.5 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | -4.3 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | -2.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -6.4 | 6.8 | -3.6 | 5.0 | +19.5% |
| 2020 | -0.4 | -9.9 | -19.2 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 8.5 | -1.1 | -1.4 | 16.0 | 0.6 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 11.4 | 6.4 | -1.7 | 4.0 | -7.6 | 7.5 | 0.5 | -2.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 4.5 | -0.7 | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 5.4 | -3.9 | -3.1 | -2.8 | 3.1 | -3.8 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -10.9 | 3.8 | -11.2 | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 3.9 | -1.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 1.6 | +21.6% |
| 2016 | -0.3 |