Seasonality
XLV seasonality — Health Care
Over the last 11 years, XLV's strongest month on average has been November (+4.5%) and its weakest September (-1.4%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.34% | +1.85% | 60% | +6.8% | -6.9% | 10 |
| Feb | -0.33% | +0.06% | 50% | +6.3% | -6.6% | 10 |
| Mar | -0.59% | -0.37% | 50% | +5.4% | -8.5% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.54% | +0.32% | 50% | +12.6% | -5.0% | 10 |
| May | +0.03% | +1.13% | 70% | +3.3% | -5.6% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.06% | +1.76% | 80% | +6.2% | -3.0% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.23% | +2.56% | 80% | +6.5% | -3.2% | 10 |
| Aug | +1.93% | +2.45% | 70% | +5.4% | -5.8% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.41% | -1.63% | 30% | +2.5% | -5.8% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.42% | +1.45% | 50% | +9.8% | -6.8% | 10 |
| Nov | +4.52% | +5.00% | 89% | +9.3% | -3.1% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.30% | -0.34% | 50% | +8.6% | -9.8% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — XLV
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.0 | 3.5 | -8.5 | -0.4 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 4.9 | -1.2 | 9.8 | -0.0 | +19.4% | |
| 2025 | 6.8 | 1.4 | -2.0 | -3.8 | -5.6 | 1.6 | -3.2 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 9.3 | -1.8 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | -5.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 5.1 | -2.0 | -4.6 | 0.4 | -6.7 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | -1.8 | -4.6 | 1.8 | 3.1 | -4.3 | 3.8 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -3.4 | -3.3 | 5.4 | 3.9 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | -6.9 | -1.0 | 5.4 | -4.9 | 1.5 | -3.0 | 3.2 | -5.8 | -2.9 | 9.6 | 4.7 | -2.3 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4 | -2.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 2.3 | -5.8 | 5.1 | -3.1 | 8.6 | +24.2% |
| 2020 | -2.7 | -6.6 | -4.3 | 12.6 | 3.3 | -2.9 | 5.5 | 2.6 | -2.6 | -3.6 | 8.0 | 3.4 | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -2.7 | -2.2 | 6.1 | -1.6 | -0.6 | -0.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 2.4 | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 6.6 | -4.5 | -3.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 2.5 | -6.8 | 8.1 | -9.8 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 6.3 | -0.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 2.9 | -0.9 | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3 |