The takeaway
JHancock Global Senior Loan ETF shows a slight seasonal lean over 1 years of data — strongest in December (+0.7%) and softest in August (−0.2%).
Right now
Not enough July history yet to summarize.
The full picture
JHancock Global Senior Loan ETF's most dependable month has been December, higher in 1 of 1 years; August has been its least reliable, up just 0% of the time.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win rate % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Median return % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Month by month
The fund's clearest edge over the S&P 500 lands in September (+0.6 pts); it has trailed the market most in November (−1.9 pts).
“vs S&P” is JHancock Global Senior Loan ETF’s average for a month minus the S&P 500’s average for that same month — isolating JHancock Global Senior Loan ETF’s own seasonal edge from broad market drift.
Reality check
Not enough recent December history to say whether the pattern still holds.
Figures are the typical (median) December return and how often it rose — the last 1 years versus the last 1(the heatmap’s default window). This verdict stays anchored to that 1-year window even if you zoom the chart, so it never disagrees with the badges above.
In plain English
This is a fund you can almost set a calendar by, and December is the anchor — it has closed higher in all 1 Decembers, the steadiest beat on its year.
The strength looks broad-based rather than freakish: its average (+0.7%) and median (+0.7%) sit close together, so no single blow-out year is flattering the figure. No month is steadier: December's returns vary by just 0.0% year to year, and even its worst December in 1 years lost only 0.7% — the gentlest downside anywhere on its calendar. Set against the S&P 500, mind, December is close to a wash — the gain mirrors the market more than it beats it. Few peers keep such company in December — the typical stock clears it just 58% of the time.
It doesn't stand entirely alone — September and November have leaned firm as well, if less emphatically. At the other end of the calendar, August is the year's quietest corner, essentially flat on average, and the edge isn't year-round — the fund has trailed the S&P 500 in November, October, and August.
For a fund this dependable in December, the sharper question is the rest of the year — outside its strong stretch, the calendar gives far less to lean on. With a short 1-year record, the signal is best held loosely.
Short answers on the fund's best month (December), its worst (August), and whether it really trades seasonally.
Only mildly. The fund's months are fairly even — December is the firmest (+0.7%) and August the softest (−0.2%), a narrow spread that points to weak seasonality rather than a strong calendar effect.
December has been the strongest, averaging +0.7% and closing higher in its one year on record since 2025.
It's the weakest, averaging −0.2% — historically a soft spot, though it still varies from year to year.
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