gold monthly returns since 2020

XAU/USD had its best month since 2020 in January 2026, returning 12.8%.

ASSETMONTH% RETURN
XAU/USD
January 2020
4.64%
XAU/USD
February 2020
-0.36%
XAU/USD
March 2020
-0.09%
XAU/USD
April 2020
6.89%
XAU/USD
May 2020
3.14%
XAU/USD
June 2020
1.98%
XAU/USD
July 2020
11.72%
XAU/USD
August 2020
-0.49%
XAU/USD
September 2020
-3.15%
XAU/USD
October 2020
-1.41%
XAU/USD
November 2020
-3.34%
XAU/USD
December 2020
4.49%
XAU/USD
January 2021
-2.72%
XAU/USD
February 2021
-6.95%
XAU/USD
March 2021
-1.52%
XAU/USD
April 2021
3.54%
XAU/USD
May 2021
7.8%
XAU/USD
June 2021
-7.22%
XAU/USD
July 2021
2.46%
XAU/USD
August 2021
-0.05%
XAU/USD
September 2021
-3.14%
XAU/USD
October 2021
1.47%
XAU/USD
November 2021
-0.53%
XAU/USD
December 2021
3.06%
XAU/USD
January 2022
-1.84%