The takeaway
USCF Midstream Energy Income Fund shows a moderate seasonal pattern over 9 years of data — strongest in January (+3.6%) and softest in December (−1.5%).
Right now
In July, the fund has risen 88% of years, averaging +2.5% — essentially in line with the S&P 500.
The full picture
USCF Midstream Energy Income Fund's most dependable month has been January, higher in 7 of 8 years; December has been its least reliable, up just 44% of the time.
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Month by month
The fund's clearest edge over the S&P 500 lands in January (+3.8 pts); it has trailed the market most in March (−3.7 pts).
“vs S&P” is USCF Midstream Energy Income Fund’s average for a month minus the S&P 500’s average for that same month — isolating USCF Midstream Energy Income Fund’s own seasonal edge from broad market drift.
Reality check
Over the last 5 years, January has closed higher 100% of the time versus 88% across the last 9 years — the pattern is strengthening.
Figures are the typical (median) January return and how often it rose — the last 5 years versus the last 9(the heatmap’s default window). This verdict stays anchored to that 9-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. January stands out, higher in 7 of 8 Januaries, but it heads a clutch of months that pull the year reliably upward.
A typical January brings +2.5%, a shade under the +3.6% average. It is among its calmest months, too, its returns swinging least from year to year (a 3.7% spread), and even its worst January in 9 years lost only 1.3% — the gentlest downside anywhere on its calendar. Crucially, the gain is the fund's own rather than a rising tide's: January has cleared the S&P 500 by +3.8 points above the index. That consistency sets it apart from the field, where the average stock manages January only about 53% of the time.
A few other months pull their weight: April, May, and June have also closed higher more often than not. At the other end of the calendar, December has been the soft spot — the weakest of 3 months that average a loss (−1.5%), and the edge isn't year-round — the fund has trailed the S&P 500 in March and December. Its roughest month on record was a −27.5% March in 2020 — a reminder of how hard even a seasonal name can fall.
January has now closed higher 5 years running. If anything it has sharpened recently — the last five Januaries run ahead of the earlier years.
The takeaway is less about when to buy than what to expect: January aside, the fund's months offer little reliable tilt. With a short 9-year record, the signal is best held loosely.
Short answers on the fund's best month (January), its worst (December), and whether it really trades seasonally.
Yes, to a moderate degree. Since 2017 its best month (January, +3.6%) has run well ahead of its worst (December, −1.5%) — the heatmap above shows how steady that gap has been year to year.
January has been the strongest, averaging +3.6% and closing higher in 7 of 8 years since 2017.
It's the weakest, averaging −1.5% — historically a soft spot, though it still varies from year to year.
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