Seasonality
XLP seasonality — Consumer Staples
Over the last 11 years, XLP's strongest month on average has been November (+3.7%) and its weakest September (-2.9%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.05% | +0.85% | 70% | +7.5% | -5.0% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.08% | +0.27% | 50% | +7.8% | -8.2% | 10 |
| Mar | -0.03% | +0.19% | 50% | +7.9% | -8.9% | 10 |
| Apr | +1.65% | +2.08% | 80% | +7.0% | -4.1% | 10 |
| May | -0.74% | -0.17% | 50% | +2.6% | -6.2% | 10 |
| Jun | -0.10% | -0.99% | 40% | +4.4% | -3.1% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.40% | +2.27% | 90% | +6.9% | -1.5% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.85% | +0.72% | 60% | +6.0% | -4.0% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.86% | -2.62% | 30% | +1.1% | -8.7% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.30% | -0.90% | 40% | +10.9% | -3.5% | 10 |
| Nov | +3.72% | +4.05% | 89% | +7.5% | -1.4% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.31% | +1.15% | 60% | +9.7% | -9.7% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — XLP
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.5 | 7.8 | -8.9 | 2.8 | -1.7 | 0.2 | 2.4 | -0.1 | -5.2 | 10.9 | 0.7 | +16.0% | |
| 2025 | 0.5 | 5.2 | -1.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -2.2 | -1.5 | 1.2 | -3.0 | -2.7 | 4.0 | -2.1 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | -1.1 | 2.4 | -1.0 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 0.6 | -3.5 | 3.9 | -5.5 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | -1.1 | -2.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | -6.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | -4.0 | -5.4 | -1.4 | 4.1 | 1.9 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | -1.5 | -1.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | -4.1 | -3.1 | 3.2 | -1.9 | -8.7 | 9.0 | 6.1 | -3.4 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | -5.0 | -1.2 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -1.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 | -4.7 | 3.5 | -1.4 | 9.7 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | -8.2 | -6.1 | 7.0 | 1.7 | -1.0 | 6.9 | 4.6 | -2.3 | -2.9 | 7.5 | 0.8 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | -3.6 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6 | -7.6 | -1.5 | -4.1 | -1.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | -9.7 | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 1.7 | 4.8 | -0.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | -3.0 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -1.6 | 5.6 | 1.5 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2 |