SSE Composite (SSEC)
Benchmark index · China · data since 1997-07-02 · last close 2026-09-08
SSE Composite (SSEC) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.8 | 1.1 | -6.5 | 5.7 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -6.4 | 4.0 | -1.1 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -3.0 | 2.2 | 0.5 | -1.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | -1.7 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | -6.3 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | -0.6 | -3.9 | -1.0 | -3.3 | 17.4 | -1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -3.6 | -0.1 | 2.8 | -5.2 | -0.3 | -3.0 | 0.4 | -1.8 |
| 2022 | -7.7 | 3.0 | -6.1 | -6.3 | 4.6 | 6.7 | -4.3 | -1.6 | -5.5 | -4.3 | 8.9 | -2.0 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -1.9 | 0.1 | 4.9 | -0.7 | -5.4 | 4.3 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | -2.4 | -3.2 | -4.5 | 4.0 | -0.3 | 4.6 | 10.9 | 2.6 | -5.2 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 13.8 | 5.1 | -0.1 | -6.1 | 2.8 | -1.6 | -1.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -1.9 | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | -6.4 | -2.8 | -2.7 | 0.4 | -8.0 | 1.0 | -5.3 | 3.5 | -7.8 | -0.6 | -3.6 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 2.6 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -1.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -2.2 | -0.3 |
| 2016 | -22.6 | -1.8 | 11.8 | -2.2 | -0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.6 | -2.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | -4.5 |
| 2015 | -0.8 | 3.1 | 13.2 | 18.5 | 3.8 | -7.3 | -14.3 | -12.5 | -4.8 | 10.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| 2014 | -3.9 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 10.9 | 20.6 |
| 2013 | 5.1 | -0.8 | -5.5 | -2.6 | 5.6 | -14.0 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 3.6 | -1.5 | 3.7 | -4.7 |
| 2012 | 4.2 | 5.9 | -6.8 | 5.9 | -1.0 | -6.2 | -5.5 | -2.7 | 1.9 | -0.8 | -4.3 | 14.6 |
| 2011 | -0.6 | 4.1 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -5.8 | 0.7 | -2.2 | -5.0 | -8.1 | 4.6 | -5.5 | -5.7 |
| 2010 | -8.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | -7.7 | -9.7 | -7.5 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 12.2 | -5.3 | -0.4 |
| 2009 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 13.9 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 12.4 | 15.3 | -21.8 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 2.6 |
| 2008 | -16.7 | -0.8 | -20.1 | 6.3 | -7.0 | -20.3 | 1.4 | -13.6 | -4.3 | -24.6 | 8.2 | -2.7 |
| 2007 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 10.5 | 20.6 | 7.0 | -7.0 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 6.4 | 7.3 | -18.2 | 8.0 |
| 2006 | 8.3 | 3.3 | -0.1 | 10.9 | 14.0 | 1.9 | -3.6 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 14.2 | 27.4 |
| 2005 | -5.9 | 9.6 | -9.6 | -1.9 | -8.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 7.4 | -0.6 | -5.4 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 | -8.4 | -2.5 | -10.1 | -0.9 | -3.2 | 4.1 | -5.5 | 1.5 | -5.5 |
| 2003 | 10.5 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 3.6 | -5.7 | -0.6 | -3.7 | -3.9 | -1.4 | 3.6 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | -9.4 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 4.0 | -9.1 | 14.3 | -4.7 | 0.9 | -5.1 | -4.7 | -4.9 | -5.3 |
| 2001 | -0.4 | -5.2 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -13.4 | -4.5 | -3.8 | -4.3 | 3.5 | -5.8 |
| 2000 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 5.0 | -0.1 | -5.5 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | -1.1 | -3.9 | 6.2 | -3.2 | 14.1 | 32.1 | -5.2 | 1.6 | -3.5 | -4.2 | -4.6 | -4.8 |
| 1998 | 2.4 | -1.3 | 3.0 | 8.1 | 5.0 | -5.1 | -1.7 | -12.7 | 8.1 | -2.1 | 2.5 | -8.1 |
| 1997 | · | · | · | · | · | · | -0.8 | 2.6 | -10.1 | 7.6 | -3.5 | 4.8 |
| Avg | -0.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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SSEC seasonality — average by calendar month
SSE Composite has monthly history back to 1997. Its strongest month by median is February — positive in 21 of 29 years, median +2.2%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. July is the soft spot, down in 16 of 30 with a median of -0.7%. Across its full record it has closed 54% of months higher, swings ±7% in an average month and has fallen 72% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -0.2% | +2.3% | +0.8% | +1.9% | +0.8% | -0.3% | +0.3% | -1.1% | +0.0% | -0.1% | +1.1% | +1.8% |
| Win rate | 52%/29 | 72%/29 | 52%/29 | 55%/29 | 52%/29 | 55%/29 | 47%/30 | 50%/30 | 48%/29 | 48%/29 | 62%/29 | 52%/29 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
SSEC risk & extremes
SSEC 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 SSE Composite's best month?+
SSE Composite's strongest completed month on record is June 1999, at +32.06%.
What was SSE Composite's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 2008, at -24.63%.
Is SSE Composite up this year?+
SSE Composite is down 0.71% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is SSE Composite's 1-year return?+
+2.97% 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 SSE Composite's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 72.0%, measured on month-end closes since 1997.
Which calendar month is historically best for SSE Composite?+
February has the highest average return across every completed February since 1997. An average is not a forecast.
About SSE Composite
SSE Composite isn't a company — it's the scoreboard: China's benchmark index, tracked here like any other asset, so you can see how a whole market behaves when nobody's stock-picking — with price history on this site back to 1997. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1997) would be about $335 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was June 1999 at +32.06%; its worst, October 2008 at -24.63%.
- It has closed February in the green 21 out of 29 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.