The takeaway
iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF shows a pronounced seasonal pattern over 4 years of data — strongest in June (+14.1%) and softest in April (−27.4%).
Right now
In July, the fund has fallen 0% of years, averaging −7.4%, roughly 9.6 pts behind the S&P 500.
The full picture
iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF's most dependable month has been June, higher in 1 of 1 years; April has been its least reliable, up just 0% of the time.
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Month by month
The fund's clearest edge over the S&P 500 lands in December (+150.1 pts); it has trailed the market most in April (−29.1 pts).
“vs S&P” is iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF’s average for a month minus the S&P 500’s average for that same month — isolating iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF’s own seasonal edge from broad market drift.
Reality check
Not enough recent June history to say whether the pattern still holds.
Figures are the typical (median) June return and how often it rose — the last 1 years versus the last 4(the heatmap’s default window). This verdict stays anchored to that 4-year window even if you zoom the chart, so it never disagrees with the badges above.
In plain English
Strip the year back and a single month does the heavy lifting: June, up in all 1 Junes while the other eleven tend to blur together.
Its average (+14.1%) and median (+14.1%) land within a hair of each other — the tell of steady, year-after-year gains rather than one outlier doing the work. It is also the calendar's calmest month, its returns swinging least from year to year (a 0.0% spread), and even its worst June in 4 years lost only 14.1% — the gentlest downside anywhere on its calendar. Crucially, the gain is the fund's own rather than a rising tide's: June has cleared the S&P 500 by +13.8 points above the index. That consistency sets it apart from the field, where the average stock manages June only about 52% of the time.
A few other months pull their weight: March, August, and December have also closed higher more often than not. On the other side of the ledger, April has been the soft spot — the weakest of 5 months that average a loss (−27.4%), and the edge isn't year-round — the fund has trailed the S&P 500 in April, September, and July. Its roughest month on record was a −45.9% December in 2023 — a reminder of how hard even a seasonal name can fall.
The takeaway is less about when to buy than what to expect: June aside, the fund's months offer little reliable tilt. With a short 4-year record and returns that swing hard year to year, the signal is best held loosely.
Short answers on the fund's best month (June), its worst (April), and whether it really trades seasonally.
Yes, to a pronounced degree. Since 2022 its best month (June, +14.1%) has run well ahead of its worst (April, −27.4%) — the heatmap above shows how steady that gap has been year to year.
June has been the strongest, averaging +14.1% and closing higher in its one year on record since 2022.
It's the weakest, averaging −27.4% — historically a soft spot, though it still varies from year to year.
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