| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | BEN | SPY | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · ytd | +11.4% | −0.3% | −9.7% | +26.9% | +3.5% | +8.3% | −2.6% | — | — | — | — | — | +38.9% | +7.5% | +31.4pp |
| 2025 | +9.6% | −8.9% | −3.3% | −2.5% | +15.4% | +11.8% | +0.6% | +6.9% | −8.6% | −2.2% | −0.1% | +7.2% | +24.8% | +17.7% | +7.1pp |
| 2024 | −9.7% | +3.1% | +3.6% | −18.7% | +3.3% | −4.0% | +2.3% | −11.5% | +1.1% | +3.1% | +9.6% | −9.4% | −27.2% | +24.9% | −52.1pp |
| 2023 | +18.3% | −5.5% | −7.5% | −0.2% | −10.7% | +12.5% | +9.5% | −8.5% | −6.9% | −7.3% | +8.8% | +20.1% | +17.0% | +26.2% | −9.2pp |
| 2022 | −4.5% | −7.0% | −5.1% | −11.9% | +10.1% | −12.9% | +17.8% | −5.0% | −16.4% | +9.0% | +14.3% | −0.5% | −17.5% | −18.2% | +0.7pp |
| 2021 | +5.2% | −0.5% | +14.2% | +1.4% | +14.0% | −5.7% | −7.6% | +9.8% | −7.5% | +6.0% | +2.9% | +4.3% | +38.9% | +28.7% | +10.2pp |
| 2020 | −2.6% | −14.0% | −22.1% | +12.9% | +0.2% | +11.1% | +1.7% | +0.0% | −2.1% | −7.9% | +17.3% | +14.9% | +1.5% | +18.3% | −16.9pp |
| 2019 | −0.2% | +10.1% | +2.4% | +4.4% | −8.0% | +10.2% | −6.2% | −19.5% | +10.8% | −4.5% | −0.2% | −4.5% | −9.3% | +31.2% | −40.5pp |
| 2018 | −2.1% | −8.8% | −1.9% | −3.0% | −0.2% | −3.8% | +7.1% | −7.5% | −3.5% | +0.3% | +11.1% | −11.7% | −23.3% | −4.6% | −18.8pp |
| 2017 | +0.4% | +8.3% | −1.6% | +2.3% | −3.1% | +7.7% | −0.0% | −3.5% | +3.4% | −5.3% | +2.9% | +0.5% | +11.6% | +21.7% | −10.1pp |
A month’s return is its month-end close over the prior month-end’s, so a year’s figure is exactly the product of its twelve monthly cells — no separate annualisation, no resampling. A blank cell means no return exists for that month (the series had not started, or it is the very first month-end, which has nothing to be measured against). Blank is never zero.
Basis. BEN is on the total return (splits + dividends) basis, SPY on the total return (splits + dividends) basis. Both columns are on the same basis, so the Δ column is a like-for-like difference.
Partial years. A year marked “ytd” or “part” does not cover the full calendar year: either the stored history starts inside it (the figure is measured from the first month-end present) or the data stops before December (the figure runs through the last stored close). The row’s own tooltip names the exact boundary. It is never dressed up as a calendar-year return.
End of day. These are stored end-of-day closes, and the window is anchored on the LAST stored bar rather than today’s date — so the newest row ends where the data ends. Nothing here is intraday.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years ⓘ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Positive ⓘ | 48% | 52% | 52% | 57% | 62% | 48% | 62% | 48% | 43% | 67% | 67% | 52% |
| Median | −0.2% | +2.4% | +2.0% | +1.2% | +0.2% | −3.2% | +2.3% | −0.5% | −2.1% | +2.2% | +2.9% | +0.5% |
| Best | +18.3% | +11.1% | +18.1% | +26.9% | +15.4% | +12.5% | +23.1% | +9.8% | +11.0% | +11.5% | +17.3% | +20.1% |
| Worst | −24.1% | −14.0% | −22.1% | −18.7% | −15.2% | −12.9% | −7.6% | −19.5% | −20.1% | −22.7% | −10.7% | −11.7% |
| vs SPY ⓘ | −0.9pp | −0.4pp | +0.8pp | −0.5pp | −1.7pp | −0.9pp | +1.1pp | −0.0pp | −1.8pp | +0.6pp | −0.2pp | −0.7pp |
252 monthly observations across 2005–2026, benchmark SPY. The highlighted column is the current calendar month. Months are calendar months, not rolling 30-day windows.
