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S&P 500 Equal Weight monthly returns

S&P 500 Equal Weight has averaged 0.92% per month, positive in 65% of months. Month-by-month returns for the S&P 500 Equal Weight (proxied by RSP, dividends reinvested) below, through October 13, 2026 — the table lists the most recent months; the bar chart plots the last 5 years.

Average month
+0.9%
274 months
Best month
+18.7%
Apr 2009
Worst month
-20.9%
Oct 2008
Positive months
65%
of all months

S&P 500 Equal Weight monthly returns#

S&P 500 Equal Weight total return by month
MonthTotal return
Oct 2026
+2.5%
Sep 2026
-4.8%
Aug 2026
+2.0%
Jul 2026
+0.9%
Jun 2026
+2.4%
May 2026
+2.6%
Apr 2026
+6.0%
Mar 2026
-6.0%
Feb 2026
+3.5%
Jan 2026
+3.4%
Dec 2025
+0.4%
Nov 2025
+1.9%
Oct 2025
-0.9%
Sep 2025
+1.0%
Aug 2025
+2.7%
Jul 2025
+1.0%
Jun 2025
+3.4%
May 2025
+4.3%
Apr 2025
-2.4%
Mar 2025
-3.4%
Feb 2025
-0.6%
Jan 2025
+3.4%
Dec 2024
-6.3%
Nov 2024
+6.4%
Oct 2024
-1.6%
Sep 2024
+2.3%
Aug 2024
+2.5%
Jul 2024
+4.5%
Jun 2024
-0.5%
May 2024
+2.8%
Apr 2024
-4.8%
Mar 2024
+4.5%
Feb 2024
+4.0%
Jan 2024
-0.8%
Dec 2023
+6.8%
Nov 2023
+9.2%
Oct 2023
-4.1%
Sep 2023
-5.1%
Aug 2023
-3.2%
Jul 2023
+3.5%
Jun 2023
+7.6%
May 2023
-3.8%
Apr 2023
+0.4%
Mar 2023
-0.9%
Feb 2023
-3.4%
Jan 2023
+7.4%
Dec 2022
-4.7%
Nov 2022
+6.6%
Oct 2022
+9.6%
Sep 2022
-9.2%
Aug 2022
-3.5%
Jul 2022
+8.6%
Jun 2022
-9.4%
May 2022
+1.0%
Apr 2022
-6.5%
Mar 2022
+2.7%
Feb 2022
-0.9%
Jan 2022
-4.4%
Dec 2021
+6.3%
Nov 2021
-2.6%
Oct 2021
+5.3%
Sep 2021
-3.8%
Aug 2021
+2.4%
Jul 2021
+1.3%
Jun 2021
+0.0%
May 2021
+1.9%
Apr 2021
+4.7%
Mar 2021
+6.0%
Feb 2021
+6.1%
Jan 2021
-0.8%
Dec 2020
+4.2%
Nov 2020
+14.3%
Oct 2020
-0.6%
Sep 2020
-2.5%
Aug 2020
+4.3%
Jul 2020
+5.0%
Jun 2020
+1.5%
May 2020
+4.8%
Apr 2020
+14.4%
Mar 2020
-18.0%
Feb 2020
-8.9%
Jan 2020
-1.9%
Dec 2019
+2.7%
Nov 2019
+3.4%
Oct 2019
+1.2%
Sep 2019
+3.3%
Aug 2019
-3.3%
Jul 2019
+0.8%
Jun 2019
+7.5%
May 2019
-6.9%
Apr 2019
+3.6%
Mar 2019
+0.8%
Feb 2019
+3.7%
Jan 2019
+9.8%
Dec 2018
-9.6%
Nov 2018
+2.6%
Oct 2018
-7.2%
Sep 2018
+0.2%
Aug 2018
+2.0%
Jul 2018
+3.1%
Jun 2018
+1.0%
May 2018
+1.5%
Apr 2018
+0.4%
Mar 2018
-0.9%
Feb 2018
-4.4%
Jan 2018
+4.4%
Dec 2017
+1.2%
Nov 2017
+3.8%
Oct 2017
+1.1%
Sep 2017
+2.9%
Aug 2017
-1.0%
Jul 2017
+1.6%
Jun 2017
+1.2%
May 2017
+0.6%
Apr 2017
+0.7%
Mar 2017
+0.0%
Feb 2017
+3.1%
Jan 2017
+2.0%
Dec 2016
+1.1%
Nov 2016
+5.2%

Monthly total return (since Nov 2021)#

S&P 500 Equal Weight returns by calendar month#

Every month of every year since 2004, one tick per year on a shared scale; the dark bar is the month's average. Total returns, dividends reinvested.

October 2026 so far: +2.54% — 9th of 23 Octobers since 2004 at the last close; the average October returned +0.5%.

S&P 500 Equal Weight returns by calendar month since 2004
Month−25%0+25%AverageUp
Jan+0.7%52%
Feb+0.7%65%
Mar+0.7%61%
Apr+2.1%74%
May+0.7%74%
Jun+0.1%52%
Jul+2.0%74%
Aug+0.1%57%
Sep-0.5%61%
OctOctober 2026 so far: +2.5%+0.5%55%
Nov+2.8%82%
Dec+1.1%77%

Methodology#

Monthly returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), computed from RSP's split- and dividend-adjusted month-end closes. The table shows the most recent 120 months and the bar chart the most recent 60. See the year-by-year returns for the annual view. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

FAQ#

What is S&P 500 Equal Weight's average monthly return?
the S&P 500 Equal Weight (proxied by RSP, dividends reinvested) has averaged about 0.92% per month, positive in roughly 65% of months. The best month was Apr 2009 (+18.7%) and the worst was Oct 2008 (-20.9%).

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