gold average monthly return last 10 years

XAU/USD had its best month between May 5, 2016 and May 5, 2026 in July 2020, returning 11.7%.

ASSETMONTH% RETURN
XAU/USD
May 2016
-5.05%
XAU/USD
June 2016
8.7%
XAU/USD
July 2016
2.08%
XAU/USD
August 2016
-3.03%
XAU/USD
September 2016
0.52%
XAU/USD
October 2016
-3.1%
XAU/USD
November 2016
-8.15%
XAU/USD
December 2016
-1.83%
XAU/USD
January 2017
5.16%
XAU/USD
February 2017
3.31%
XAU/USD
March 2017
-0.02%
XAU/USD
April 2017
0.69%
XAU/USD
May 2017
0.72%
XAU/USD
June 2017
-1.84%
XAU/USD
July 2017
2.18%
XAU/USD
August 2017
4.36%
XAU/USD
September 2017
-3.2%
XAU/USD
October 2017
-0.4%
XAU/USD
November 2017
0.41%
XAU/USD
December 2017
2.22%
XAU/USD
January 2018
3.2%
XAU/USD
February 2018
-2.03%
XAU/USD
March 2018
0.49%
XAU/USD
April 2018
-0.82%
XAU/USD
May 2018
-1.31%