The takeaway
Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. shows a pronounced seasonal pattern over 2 years of data — strongest in October (+6.2%) and softest in March (−2.3%).
Right now
In July, the stock has risen 100% of years, averaging +1.2%, roughly 0.9 pts behind the S&P 500.
The full picture
Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc.'s most dependable month has been October, higher in 2 of 2 years; March has been its least reliable, up just 0% of the time.
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Month by month
The stock's clearest edge over the S&P 500 lands in October (+5.1 pts); it has trailed the market most in April (−3.8 pts).
“vs S&P” is Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc.’s average for a month minus the S&P 500’s average for that same month — isolating Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc.’s own seasonal edge from broad market drift.
Reality check
Not enough recent October history to say whether the pattern still holds.
Figures are the typical (median) October return and how often it rose — the last 2 years versus the last 2(the heatmap’s default window). This verdict stays anchored to that 2-year window even if you zoom the chart, so it never disagrees with the badges above.
In plain English
The seasonal story is really one month's story — October. It has closed higher in all 2 Octobers, a concentration the rest of the calendar can't touch.
The strength looks broad-based rather than freakish: its average (+6.2%) and median (+6.2%) sit close together, so no single blow-out year is flattering the figure. Better still, that strength is the stock's own and not just a buoyant market — October has outpaced the S&P 500 by +5.1 points on average. Few peers keep such company in October — the typical stock clears it just 53% of the time.
It doesn't stand entirely alone — January, February, and June have leaned firm as well, if less emphatically. On the other side of the ledger, March has been the soft spot — the weakest of 4 months that average a loss (−2.3%), and the edge isn't year-round — the stock has trailed the S&P 500 in April, March, and September.
For a stock this dependable in October, the sharper question is the rest of the year — outside its strong stretch, the calendar gives far less to lean on. With a short 2-year record, the signal is best held loosely.
Short answers on the stock's best month (October), its worst (March), and whether it really trades seasonally.
Yes, to a pronounced degree. Since 2024 its best month (October, +6.2%) has run well ahead of its worst (March, −2.3%) — the heatmap above shows how steady that gap has been year to year.
October has been the strongest, averaging +6.2% and closing higher in all 2 years on record since 2024.
It's the weakest, averaging −2.3% — historically a soft spot, though it still varies from year to year.
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