Seasonality
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Monthly Returns Heatmap
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.15% | 19.32% | 0.61% | 10.47% | -0.88% | -2.40% | -2.22% | 8.13% | ||||
| 2025 | -3.10% | -0.47% | -9.87% | 5.57% | 3.82% | -10.50% | -1.29% | 0.74% | -0.38% | 8.01% | -10.42% | 1.71% |
| 2024 | 3.03% | 7.64% | -7.14% | -13.84% | 7.87% | -0.84% | 4.45% | 6.13% | 6.38% | 2.30% | 8.60% | -3.93% |
| 2023 | 12.69% | -6.75% | 5.27% | 0.42% | 3.45% | 5.15% | 3.31% | -3.08% | -7.05% | 0.47% | 12.33% | -1.18% |
| 2022 | -14.30% | -2.09% | 4.94% | -3.04% | -3.99% | -4.38% | 7.11% | -6.18% | -13.47% | -0.42% | 22.52% | -5.16% |
| 2021 | 3.61% | -12.00% | 4.82% | 6.06% | 2.63% | 8.94% | 2.22% | 3.17% | -6.32% | 5.94% | -2.62% | 4.14% |
| 2020 | -2.47% | 9.04% | 8.11% | 3.74% | 0.67% | 11.84% | 0.90% | -3.75% | -3.80% | -4.24% | 2.35% | |
| Avg | 1.51% | 0.45% | 1.10% | 1.96% | 2.38% | -0.48% | 3.63% | 0.28% | -4.10% | 2.08% | 4.36% | -0.35% |
Nov is the seasonally strongest month over 5Y.
Nov averages +4.4% with a 50% win rate across 5 years of history.
Sep shows persistent seasonal weakness.
Sep averages -4.1% with only a 17% win rate across 5 years of history.
Q4 (Oct–Nov–Dec) is the seasonally strongest quarter.
The three months of Q4 combine for a +6.1% average return historically.
January Effect: Q1 historically opens the year positively.
Q1 (Jan–Mar) averages +3.1% historically, with January alone posting a 67% win rate.
2026 YTD is tracking above the 5Y seasonal average.
At day 155 of the year, the current YTD return is +44.8% vs the historical average for the same point.
EQIX - Average growth of $100 invested at start of year
5 years of data
EQIX - Average returns for the respective month in the last 5 years
EQIX Distribution of Daily Returns from 2021 to 2026
EQIX Distribution of Daily % Changes