| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | XLG | SPY | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · ytd | −0.5% | −3.2% | −4.3% | +11.6% | +5.7% | −4.7% | −1.8% | — | — | — | — | — | +1.8% | +7.5% | −5.7pp |
| 2025 | +1.7% | −2.3% | −7.1% | −0.5% | +7.6% | +6.0% | +3.4% | +1.9% | +4.9% | +4.1% | −0.5% | −0.4% | +19.5% | +17.7% | +1.8pp |
| 2024 | +2.9% | +6.3% | +2.3% | −3.7% | +6.7% | +5.9% | −0.4% | +2.1% | +2.4% | −0.7% | +5.4% | +0.6% | +33.5% | +24.9% | +8.6pp |
| 2023 | +6.9% | −1.5% | +7.2% | +2.5% | +4.0% | +5.9% | +3.3% | −0.7% | −5.0% | −1.4% | +9.3% | +3.3% | +38.2% | +26.2% | +12.0pp |
| 2022 | −5.1% | −4.1% | +4.9% | −10.7% | −1.0% | −7.5% | +9.9% | −5.4% | −9.4% | +5.9% | +4.6% | −7.1% | −24.3% | −18.2% | −6.1pp |
| 2021 | −0.8% | +1.3% | +3.8% | +5.8% | −0.3% | +4.3% | +2.9% | +3.8% | −4.8% | +8.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% | +30.8% | +28.7% | +2.0pp |
| 2020 · part | — | — | — | — | — | — | +6.3% | +9.7% | −5.2% | −3.6% | +9.2% | +3.8% | +20.7% | +18.3% | +2.4pp |
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. XLG 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 ⓘ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Positive ⓘ | 50% | 33% | 67% | 50% | 67% | 67% | 71% | 67% | 33% | 50% | 83% | 67% |
| Median | +0.6% | −1.9% | +3.0% | +1.0% | +4.9% | +5.1% | +3.3% | +2.0% | −4.9% | +1.7% | +5.0% | +1.8% |
| Best | +6.9% | +6.3% | +7.2% | +11.6% | +7.6% | +6.0% | +9.9% | +9.7% | +4.9% | +8.2% | +9.3% | +3.8% |
| Worst | −5.1% | −4.1% | −7.1% | −10.7% | −1.0% | −7.5% | −1.8% | −5.4% | −9.4% | −3.6% | −0.5% | −7.1% |
| vs SPY ⓘ | +0.2pp | −1.1pp | −0.1pp | +0.4pp | +0.9pp | +0.8pp | +0.5pp | +0.4pp | −0.2pp | +0.5pp | −0.6pp | −0.8pp |
73 monthly observations across 2020–2026, benchmark SPY. The highlighted column is the current calendar month. Months are calendar months, not rolling 30-day windows.
