Seasonality
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Monthly Returns Heatmap
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.04% | -2.50% | -5.14% | 15.05% | 10.59% | -0.35% | -6.53% | 3.94% | 3.20% | -4.93% | ||
| 2025 | 2.13% | -2.87% | -7.65% | 1.22% | 8.75% | 6.18% | 2.21% | 0.67% | 5.39% | 4.67% | -2.00% | -0.60% |
| 2024 | 1.73% | 5.32% | 1.26% | -4.59% | 6.04% | 6.28% | -1.67% | 0.91% | 2.36% | -0.83% | 5.20% | 0.30% |
| 2023 | 10.40% | -0.33% | 9.40% | 0.37% | 7.73% | 6.20% | 3.71% | -1.53% | -5.19% | -2.14% | 10.37% | 5.49% |
| 2022 | -8.67% | -4.49% | 4.32% | -14.09% | -1.20% | -9.25% | 12.54% | -5.24% | -11.16% | 3.90% | 5.52% | -9.01% |
| 2021 | 0.14% | 0.01% | 1.39% | 5.58% | -1.37% | 6.86% | 2.71% | 4.32% | -5.71% | 7.65% | 2.00% | 1.07% |
| 2020 | -6.01% | -7.98% | 14.68% | 6.32% | 6.18% | 7.12% | 10.82% | -5.94% | -3.08% | 10.85% | 4.85% | |
| Avg | 1.13% | -1.55% | -0.63% | 2.60% | 5.27% | 3.16% | 2.87% | 1.98% | -2.44% | 1.70% | 5.32% | 0.35% |
Nov is the seasonally strongest month over 5Y.
Nov averages +5.3% 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 +11.0% 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 +0.3% vs the historical average for the same point.
ZQQ.TO - Average returns for the respective month in the last 5 years
ZQQ.TO Distribution of Daily Returns from 2021 to 2026
ZQQ.TO - Average growth of $100 invested at start of year
5 years of data
ZQQ.TO Distribution of Daily % Changes