SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF (MDY)
Top ETFs · US Mid Cap · data since 1995-05-04 · last close 2026-09-09
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF (MDY) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -5.3 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 3.6 | -2.4 | 0.1 | -1.1 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 3.7 | -4.2 | -5.5 | -2.4 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | -1.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | -6.0 | 4.5 | -1.7 | 5.8 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 8.9 | -7.2 |
| 2023 | 9.3 | -1.9 | -3.2 | -0.8 | -3.2 | 9.2 | 4.1 | -3.0 | -5.3 | -5.3 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
| 2022 | -7.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -7.1 | 0.8 | -9.7 | 10.9 | -3.2 | -9.2 | 10.5 | 6.0 | -5.5 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | -4.0 | 5.9 | -3.0 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | -2.6 | -9.4 | -20.2 | 14.1 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 3.5 | -3.3 | 2.2 | 14.3 | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 10.3 | 4.3 | -0.6 | 4.0 | -8.1 | 7.8 | 0.9 | -4.1 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | -4.4 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.2 | -1.1 | -9.6 | 3.2 | -11.3 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | -1.5 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | -5.5 | 1.2 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -2.7 | 7.9 | 2.2 |
| 2015 | -1.1 | 5.0 | 1.3 | -1.5 | 1.7 | -1.3 | 0.1 | -5.7 | -3.2 | 5.5 | 1.3 | -4.2 |
| 2014 | -2.2 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -1.5 | 1.6 | 4.2 | -4.4 | 5.1 | -4.5 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 | -2.3 | 6.7 | -3.9 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 2012 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 1.9 | -0.3 | -6.5 | 1.9 | -0.0 | 3.5 | 1.7 | -0.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2011 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -0.9 | -2.5 | -3.5 | -7.2 | -10.5 | 13.6 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
| 2010 | -3.2 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 4.2 | -7.0 | -6.6 | 6.8 | -5.0 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| 2009 | -6.7 | -9.4 | 8.3 | 14.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 5.7 | -4.5 | 4.2 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | -6.0 | -1.1 | -1.9 | 7.9 | 5.4 | -7.1 | -1.8 | 1.4 | -10.8 | -21.6 | -9.5 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 5.1 | -2.2 | -4.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -4.9 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | 5.3 | -0.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | -4.3 | -0.5 | -2.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| 2005 | -2.4 | 3.6 | -1.4 | -3.7 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 5.1 | -1.0 | 0.6 | -3.0 | 5.7 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | -3.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -4.6 | -0.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | -2.6 | -2.6 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | -1.4 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 6.9 | -0.2 | -1.6 | -7.5 | -9.6 | 0.1 | -8.3 | 4.5 | 6.2 | -4.3 |
| 2001 | 2.5 | -6.2 | -6.8 | 10.6 | 2.4 | -0.1 | -1.9 | -3.1 | -12.4 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 5.0 |
| 2000 | -2.2 | 7.8 | 6.9 | -3.1 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10.8 | -1.3 | -3.3 | -7.2 | 7.2 |
| 1999 | -2.5 | -4.9 | 2.5 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 5.2 | -2.3 | -3.4 | -2.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 1998 | -1.4 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 1.5 | -5.0 | 1.5 | -4.3 | -20.1 | 12.5 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 11.5 |
| 1997 | 4.5 | -1.1 | -4.1 | 2.4 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 5.4 | -3.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| 1996 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.8 | -2.0 | -6.1 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 5.9 | -2.6 |
| 1995 | · | · | · | · | 1.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | -3.2 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Avg | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 1.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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MDY seasonality — average by calendar month
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF has monthly history back to 1995. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 26 of 31 years, median +3.6%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. Across its full record it has closed 62% of months higher, swings ±5.1% in an average month and has fallen 55.3% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.7% | +1.0% | +0.8% | +2.2% | +1.2% | +0.4% | +1.0% | -0.3% | -0.5% | +1.0% | +3.2% | +1.6% |
| Win rate | 52%/31 | 61%/31 | 68%/31 | 61%/31 | 69%/32 | 59%/32 | 59%/32 | 56%/32 | 52%/31 | 61%/31 | 84%/31 | 65%/31 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
MDY risk & extremes
MDY drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF's best month?+
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF's strongest completed month on record is April 2009, at +14.78%.
What was SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 2008, at -21.55%.
Is SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF up this year?+
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF is up 13.22% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF's 1-year return?+
+15.02% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 55.3%, measured on month-end closes since 1995.
Which calendar month is historically best for SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 1995. An average is not a forecast.
About SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF is an us mid cap business worth about $26 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 1995, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1995) would be about $2,720 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2009 at +14.78%; its worst, October 2008 at -21.55%.
- It has closed November in the green 26 out of 31 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.