Seasonality
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Seasonality
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Nov is the seasonally strongest month over 5Y.
Nov averages +5.4% with a 83% win rate across 5 years of history.
Sep shows persistent seasonal weakness.
Sep averages -2.4% with only a 43% win rate across 5 years of history.
Q2 (Apr–May–Jun) is the seasonally strongest quarter.
The three months of Q2 combine for a +11.1% average return historically.
Q1 historically shows a slow seasonal start.
Q1 (Jan–Mar) averages -1.1% historically, with January alone posting a 83% win rate.
2026 YTD is tracking above the 5Y seasonal average.
At day 204 of the year, the current YTD return is +0.2% vs the historical average for the same point.
Monthly Returns Heatmap
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.98% | -2.45% | -5.05% | 14.93% | 10.59% | -0.30% | -6.73% | 4.03% | 3.26% | -4.90% | ||
| 2025 | 1.99% | -2.77% | -7.82% | 1.22% | 8.97% | 6.14% | 2.31% | 0.62% | 5.36% | 4.68% | -1.67% | -0.92% |
| 2024 | 1.88% | 5.29% | 1.20% | -4.55% | 6.17% | 6.24% | -1.75% | 0.94% | 2.33% | -0.83% | 5.36% | 0.26% |
| 2023 | 10.36% | -0.18% | 9.12% | 0.48% | 7.71% | 6.24% | 3.67% | -1.55% | -5.18% | -2.11% | 10.41% | 5.29% |
| 2022 | -8.69% | -4.29% | 4.12% | -14.05% | -1.25% | -9.03% | 12.38% | -5.23% | -11.10% | 3.90% | 5.35% | -8.89% |
| 2021 | 0.07% | 0.07% | 1.42% | 5.76% | -1.63% | 6.99% | 2.77% | 4.23% | -5.69% | 7.68% | 2.06% | 0.98% |
| 2020 | -5.92% | -8.12% | 14.87% | 6.19% | 6.26% | 7.00% | 10.85% | -5.77% | -2.92% | 10.61% | 4.82% | |
| Avg | 1.10% | -1.47% | -0.73% | 2.67% | 5.25% | 3.22% | 2.81% | 1.98% | -2.40% | 1.73% | 5.35% | 0.26% |
XQQ.TO - Average growth of $100 invested at start of year
5 years of data
XQQ.TO - Average returns for the respective month in the last 5 years
XQQ.TO Distribution of Daily Returns from 2021 to 2026
XQQ.TO Distribution of Daily % Changes