The takeaway
SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF shows a moderate seasonal pattern over 7 years of data — strongest in November (+4.6%) and softest in February (−2.5%).
Right now
In July, the fund has risen 83% of years, averaging +4.0%, about +1.9 pts better than the S&P 500.
The full picture
SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF's most dependable month has been November, higher in 5 of 6 years; February has been its least reliable, up just 17% of the time.
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Month by month
The fund's clearest edge over the S&P 500 lands in May (+3.0 pts); it has trailed the market most in February (−2.3 pts).
“vs S&P” is SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF’s average for a month minus the S&P 500’s average for that same month — isolating SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF’s own seasonal edge from broad market drift.
Reality check
Over the last 5 years, November has closed higher 80% of the time versus 83% across the last 7 years — the pattern is holding.
Figures are the typical (median) November return and how often it rose — the last 5 years versus the last 7(the heatmap’s default window). This verdict stays anchored to that 7-year window even if you zoom the chart, so it never disagrees with the badges above.
In plain English
Dependability is the through-line here. November stands out, higher in 5 of 6 Novembers, but it heads a clutch of months that pull the year reliably upward.
Its average (+4.6%) and median (+5.3%) land within a hair of each other — the tell of steady, year-after-year gains rather than one outlier doing the work. It is among its calmest months, too, its returns swinging least from year to year (a 3.3% spread), and even its worst November in 7 years lost only 0.8% — the gentlest downside anywhere on its calendar. Crucially, the gain is the fund's own rather than a rising tide's: November has cleared the S&P 500 by +2.3 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, March, and May have also closed higher more often than not. The weaker half of the year is plainer: February has been the soft spot — the weakest of 2 months that average a loss (−2.5%), and the edge isn't year-round — the fund has trailed the S&P 500 in February, September, and March. Its roughest month on record was a −12.7% March in 2020 — a reminder of how hard even a seasonal name can fall.
A long streak recently broke — November had risen 5 years straight before a −0.8% reading in 2025. Reassuringly, the tendency has held its shape: the recent five years still track the years behind them.
The takeaway is less about when to buy than what to expect: November aside, the fund's months offer little reliable tilt. With a short 7-year record, the signal is best held loosely.
Short answers on the fund's best month (November), its worst (February), and whether it really trades seasonally.
Yes, to a moderate degree. Since 2019 its best month (November, +4.6%) has run well ahead of its worst (February, −2.5%) — the heatmap above shows how steady that gap has been year to year.
November has been the strongest, averaging +4.6% and closing higher in 5 of 6 years since 2019.
It's the weakest, averaging −2.5% — historically a soft spot, though it still varies from year to year.
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