Did you know that in May the best Asset Class to invest in is US Technology? It achieved an average return of 1.92% and the investment turned out to be profitable 67% of the time.
On the other side, in May the worst asset class is Latin America, with an average return of -0.70% and profitable 50% of the time.
Asset Class - Seasonal Stats
In the table below, for each Asset Class, the average monthly return is represented.
Below each return, it's also mentioned the probability of obtaining a positive monthly result with your investment.
Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.
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| Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May ▾ | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
| US Technology (QQQ) |
2.39 70% |
0.65 51% |
0.93 68% |
1.76 59% |
1.92 67% |
0.63 50% |
1.43 67% |
0.79 61% |
-0.41 56% |
1.75 64% |
2.37 68% |
1.94 54% |
|
| Preferred Stocks (PFF) |
1.19 74% |
0.06 77% |
0.93 84% |
1.26 74% |
1.16 60% |
0.51 70% |
0.92 63% |
0.90 80% |
-0.80 50% |
0.40 57% |
-0.29 60% |
1.11 67% |
|
| US Small Cap (IJR) |
2.19 61% |
1.25 63% |
1.11 71% |
1.64 65% |
1.08 62% |
1.21 64% |
0.26 50% |
0.35 56% |
-0.25 52% |
-0.23 54% |
2.26 72% |
2.27 72% |
|
| US Large Cap (SPY) |
1.21 57% |
0.39 57% |
1.09 69% |
1.66 71% |
1.06 64% |
0.66 60% |
0.85 52% |
0.42 62% |
-0.63 52% |
1.19 62% |
1.87 74% |
1.42 72% |
|
| US Total Stock Market (VTI) |
1.35 59% |
0.56 61% |
0.99 67% |
1.59 71% |
1.03 66% |
0.77 60% |
0.75 48% |
0.45 60% |
-0.57 52% |
0.88 60% |
1.91 74% |
1.59 76% |
|
| Gold (GLD) |
1.78 53% |
1.22 53% |
-0.49 41% |
0.61 49% |
1.02 50% |
0.07 50% |
0.68 56% |
0.91 58% |
1.44 56% |
0.06 48% |
0.70 54% |
1.27 54% |
|
| Long Term Treasuries (TLT) |
0.33 58% |
0.01 50% |
0.01 46% |
0.06 56% |
1.01 57% |
1.27 69% |
0.45 53% |
1.47 61% |
0.75 61% |
0.51 53% |
1.33 76% |
0.92 55% |
|
| TIPS (TIP) |
0.87 81% |
0.25 61% |
-0.02 52% |
0.37 65% |
0.71 70% |
0.51 65% |
0.90 74% |
0.96 71% |
0.47 61% |
0.17 65% |
0.47 74% |
0.61 61% |
|
| US Total Bond Market (BND) |
0.46 69% |
0.10 63% |
0.05 55% |
0.49 65% |
0.69 66% |
0.64 72% |
0.50 68% |
0.67 70% |
0.70 72% |
0.60 68% |
0.88 70% |
0.66 68% |
|
| Commodities (DBC) |
0.57 60% |
0.77 48% |
1.28 60% |
1.92 68% |
0.64 48% |
0.35 48% |
1.04 62% |
1.83 63% |
1.27 60% |
-0.14 52% |
-0.20 52% |
0.82 50% |
|
| International Bond Market (BNDX) |
0.54 68% |
0.37 71% |
0.20 63% |
0.20 63% |
0.55 68% |
0.54 62% |
0.89 78% |
0.75 73% |
0.55 70% |
0.72 78% |
0.42 70% |
1.09 68% |
|
| Investment Grade Bonds (LQD) |
0.59 72% |
0.07 63% |
-0.32 47% |
0.52 72% |
0.54 61% |
0.68 65% |
1.07 81% |
0.97 74% |
0.31 65% |
0.24 58% |
0.29 55% |
1.14 65% |
|
| Emerging Market Bonds (EMB) |
0.37 61% |
0.32 61% |
0.17 65% |
1.57 84% |
0.52 57% |
0.68 67% |
1.14 77% |
0.68 77% |
0.68 60% |
0.24 67% |
1.28 63% |
2.35 87% |
|
| Emerging Markets (EEM) |
1.90 54% |
0.46 54% |
-0.42 44% |
2.64 72% |
0.40 54% |
0.40 54% |
1.93 63% |
-1.06 54% |
-0.31 49% |
1.04 66% |
0.37 49% |
3.91 66% |
|
| World All Countries (VT) |
-0.12 54% |
0.33 54% |
0.58 57% |
2.10 77% |
0.39 59% |
-0.19 41% |
1.46 68% |
-1.02 53% |
-0.52 59% |
1.31 65% |
1.17 68% |
1.95 79% |
|
| High Yield Bonds (HYG) |
1.00 73% |
0.55 70% |
0.14 59% |
1.26 77% |
0.38 67% |
0.64 72% |
0.93 81% |
0.40 70% |
-0.18 60% |
0.32 67% |
0.86 72% |
1.35 81% |
|
| US Cash (BIL) |
0.35 96% |
0.33 92% |
0.36 90% |
0.37 88% |
0.37 94% |
0.35 88% |
0.36 92% |
0.37 98% |
0.37 92% |
0.37 88% |
0.34 86% |
0.37 92% |
|
| EAFE Stocks (EFA) |
-0.13 51% |
0.54 59% |
1.20 62% |
2.79 78% |
0.15 47% |
-0.26 39% |
1.35 67% |
-0.64 50% |
-0.52 56% |
0.49 58% |
0.63 64% |
2.29 75% |
|
| US REITs (VNQ) |
2.02 69% |
0.18 59% |
1.82 75% |
1.70 61% |
0.12 50% |
1.58 72% |
1.63 76% |
0.41 54% |
0.18 50% |
-0.40 44% |
0.34 56% |
2.52 72% |
|
| Europe (VGK) |
-0.24 57% |
0.60 57% |
1.09 68% |
2.99 76% |
0.03 58% |
0.02 47% |
1.84 69% |
-0.58 53% |
-0.68 56% |
0.55 61% |
0.88 58% |
3.12 75% |
|
| Pacific (VPL) |
0.05 49% |
0.63 62% |
1.41 57% |
2.34 70% |
-0.03 47% |
0.08 47% |
0.89 53% |
-0.51 44% |
0.03 56% |
0.28 56% |
0.31 64% |
1.63 61% |
|
| Latin America (FLLA) |
1.05 48% |
0.91 55% |
1.32 61% |
2.58 61% |
-0.70 50% |
0.68 60% |
1.45 60% |
-1.19 50% |
-0.52 60% |
0.79 61% |
1.08 45% |
3.50 68% |
|
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Last Update: 30 April 2022
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Commodities - Seasonal Stats
In the table below, for the main Commodities, the average monthly return is represented, with the gain frequency.
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| Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May ▾ | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
| Brent Oil (BNO) |
0.09 54% |
0.76 59% |
0.76 54% |
3.19 66% |
1.60 48% |
0.71 53% |
0.49 60% |
2.76 58% |
2.05 58% |
-1.99 50% |
-2.02 48% |
-0.49 53% |
|
| Gold (GLD) |
1.78 53% |
1.22 53% |
-0.49 41% |
0.61 49% |
1.02 50% |
0.07 50% |
0.68 56% |
0.91 58% |
1.44 56% |
0.06 48% |
0.70 54% |
1.27 54% |
|
| Platinum (PPLT) |
2.72 63% |
3.09 61% |
-0.99 44% |
-0.41 44% |
0.94 57% |
-0.40 37% |
0.57 57% |
0.52 46% |
-1.05 41% |
-0.31 48% |
0.80 54% |
0.47 52% |
|
| Natural Gas (UNG) |
-3.36 41% |
-2.44 41% |
3.62 63% |
2.92 66% |
0.92 50% |
0.32 41% |
-2.32 41% |
1.76 56% |
7.62 59% |
4.39 59% |
-1.64 41% |
-5.56 28% |
|
| WTI Crude Oil (USO) |
-0.60 51% |
-0.15 56% |
1.48 67% |
2.20 60% |
0.91 46% |
1.02 51% |
0.18 69% |
2.35 54% |
1.73 51% |
-2.35 41% |
-2.95 36% |
0.24 56% |
|
| Silver (SLV) |
2.83 65% |
0.86 48% |
0.99 48% |
0.85 35% |
0.11 56% |
-1.90 33% |
2.32 59% |
0.32 43% |
-0.45 58% |
-0.52 45% |
0.69 40% |
0.85 50% |
|
| Copper (CPER) |
-0.64 47% |
2.70 65% |
1.20 53% |
1.51 47% |
-1.14 52% |
0.18 58% |
2.65 73% |
0.07 50% |
-1.10 47% |
0.07 44% |
1.28 47% |
0.57 53% |
|
| Palladium (PALL) |
3.73 74% |
3.76 63% |
1.49 61% |
1.16 58% |
-1.42 35% |
-0.68 43% |
2.07 65% |
-0.81 39% |
-1.34 63% |
0.88 58% |
0.77 50% |
2.78 61% |
|
Commodities
Last Update: 30 April 2022
For a broader picture of the commodities and their statistics, please also refer to the Commodity main page
S&P 500 Sectors - Seasonal Stats
S&P 500 Sectors: average monthly return and gain frequency.
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| Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May ▾ | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
| Energy (XLE) |
1.17 49% |
1.52 59% |
2.11 70% |
3.83 73% |
1.12 58% |
0.19 50% |
0.33 56% |
-0.21 47% |
0.25 58% |
0.37 53% |
0.83 53% |
1.65 72% |
|
| [Benchmark] S&P 500 (SPY) |
1.21 57% |
0.39 57% |
1.09 69% |
1.66 71% |
1.06 64% |
0.66 60% |
0.85 52% |
0.42 62% |
-0.63 52% |
1.19 62% |
1.87 74% |
1.42 72% |
|
| Real Estate (XLRE) |
0.11 55% |
-0.64 52% |
2.17 72% |
2.46 55% |
0.95 68% |
0.63 64% |
1.95 82% |
0.58 57% |
0.11 50% |
-0.44 43% |
0.27 57% |
3.20 82% |
|
| Consumer Staples (XLP) |
-0.95 46% |
-0.29 54% |
1.37 67% |
1.23 67% |
0.94 65% |
-0.23 43% |
1.15 61% |
0.53 65% |
-0.24 48% |
1.66 65% |
1.55 70% |
0.89 70% |
|
| Healthcare (XLV) |
0.78 63% |
-0.37 54% |
1.27 63% |
1.76 58% |
0.80 70% |
0.53 52% |
1.16 61% |
0.01 57% |
-1.23 43% |
0.63 61% |
1.98 74% |
2.03 74% |
|
| Information Technology (XLK) |
0.78 50% |
-1.03 54% |
1.54 67% |
1.51 67% |
0.66 61% |
0.54 48% |
1.19 65% |
1.17 61% |
-1.96 48% |
2.86 65% |
2.29 74% |
0.58 57% |
|
| Utilities (XLU) |
-0.21 46% |
-1.45 50% |
2.32 75% |
2.41 79% |
0.64 61% |
0.30 52% |
0.41 61% |
0.51 65% |
0.31 65% |
1.24 74% |
0.17 52% |
1.65 70% |
|
| Communication Services (XLC) |
-0.85 44% |
-0.27 44% |
1.24 72% |
2.45 67% |
0.56 47% |
0.99 65% |
2.01 71% |
-0.27 29% |
-0.11 59% |
-0.70 47% |
0.87 53% |
1.77 76% |
|
| Industrials (XLI) |
-1.10 42% |
0.10 58% |
1.48 67% |
2.97 67% |
0.55 65% |
-0.86 43% |
1.06 70% |
0.38 65% |
-0.76 52% |
0.90 61% |
3.04 78% |
1.61 74% |
|
| Materials (XLB) |
-1.82 38% |
1.00 63% |
1.66 71% |
3.51 75% |
0.24 61% |
-0.60 43% |
1.19 48% |
-0.27 43% |
-2.25 43% |
2.05 61% |
3.12 78% |
2.37 70% |
|
| Financials (XLF) |
-0.80 50% |
-1.11 50% |
1.49 46% |
2.99 67% |
0.16 57% |
-1.11 35% |
1.41 65% |
0.16 52% |
-0.88 48% |
1.97 70% |
1.09 61% |
1.49 74% |
|
| Consumer Discretionary (XLY) |
0.06 46% |
-0.26 50% |
1.98 58% |
2.81 71% |
0.01 57% |
-0.26 52% |
1.02 65% |
0.16 48% |
-0.75 43% |
2.06 61% |
2.40 78% |
1.49 78% |
|
Stocks
Last Update: 30 April 2022
For a broader picture of the commodities and their statistics, please also refer to the S&P 500 Sector main page