The takeaway
MSC Income Fund, Inc. shows a pronounced seasonal pattern over 1 years of data — strongest in November (+12.5%) and softest in April (−7.4%).
Right now
In July, the stock has fallen 0% of years, averaging −4.5%, roughly 6.6 pts behind the S&P 500.
The full picture
MSC Income Fund, Inc.'s most dependable month has been November, higher in 1 of 1 years; April has been its least reliable, up just 0% of the time.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Win rate % | ||||||||||||
| Median return % | ||||||||||||
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Month by month
The stock's clearest edge over the S&P 500 lands in November (+10.2 pts); it has trailed the market most in April (−9.1 pts).
“vs S&P” is MSC Income Fund, Inc.’s average for a month minus the S&P 500’s average for that same month — isolating MSC Income Fund, Inc.’s own seasonal edge from broad market drift.
Reality check
Not enough recent November history to say whether the pattern still holds.
Figures are the typical (median) November 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
Strip the year back and a single month does the heavy lifting: November, up in all 1 Novembers while the other eleven tend to blur together.
Its average (+12.5%) and median (+12.5%) 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 November in 1 years lost only 12.5% — the gentlest downside anywhere on its calendar. Crucially, the gain is the stock's own rather than a rising tide's: November has cleared the S&P 500 by +10.2 points above the index. That consistency sets it apart from the field, where the average stock manages November only about 62% of the time.
A few other months pull their weight: January, February, and May have also closed higher more often than not. At the other end of the calendar, April has been the soft spot — the weakest of 7 months that average a loss (−7.4%), and the edge isn't year-round — the stock has trailed the S&P 500 in April, July, and August.
The takeaway is less about when to buy than what to expect: November aside, the stock's months offer little reliable tilt. With a short 1-year record, the signal is best held loosely.
Short answers on the stock's best month (November), its worst (April), and whether it really trades seasonally.
Yes, to a pronounced degree. Since 2025 its best month (November, +12.5%) has run well ahead of its worst (April, −7.4%) — the heatmap above shows how steady that gap has been year to year.
November has been the strongest, averaging +12.5% and closing higher in its one year on record since 2025.
It's the weakest, averaging −7.4% — historically a soft spot, though it still varies from year to year.
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