Turn-of-month effect

Are returns over the days around a month change abnormal?

Quant strategies and backtests QNT-023 Line Sample

Sample data. Every number, symbol and holding on these pages is generated sample data dated 2026-10-16, used only to illustrate layout and method for educational and informational purposes. It is not market data, backtest output or a forecast, and the analytics described in the specifications are not running.

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0700.HK Tencent Holdings | Hang Seng Index | 2025-10-16 – 2026-10-16 | HKD

Latest value
-2.52 %
Period average
3.94 %
Period high
33.8 %
Period low
-13.7 %

Turn-of-month effect

Average return on event days (%) (Line)

Benchmark / after-cost return (%)

Benchmark / after-cost return (%) (Bar)

Event detail and data date

Average return on event days (%) and Benchmark / after-cost return (%) (Table)

Sample data rows

Trading day/observation periodAverage return on event days (%)Benchmark / after-cost return (%)Data date (sample)
2025-10-16 0 6.78 2025-10-16
2025-11-03 11.26 7.03 2025-11-03
2025-11-17 12.07 2.8 2025-11-17
2025-12-03 9.07 4.88 2025-12-03
2025-12-19 -10.88 20.42 2025-12-19
2026-01-02 -5.59 17.64 2026-01-02
2026-01-20 16.53 38.78 2026-01-20
2026-02-05 10.83 10.86 2026-02-05
2026-02-23 0.17 2.9 2026-02-23
2026-03-09 0.43 5.49 2026-03-09
2026-03-25 1.21 4.27 2026-03-25
2026-04-10 9.84 4.5 2026-04-10
2026-04-24 0.76 13.44 2026-04-24
2026-05-12 -3.3 7.64 2026-05-12
2026-05-28 -2.93 5.7 2026-05-28
2026-06-11 -5.99 13.72 2026-06-11
2026-06-29 -5.67 25.78 2026-06-29
2026-07-15 -5.4 14.17 2026-07-15
2026-07-31 2.32 10.16 2026-07-31
2026-08-14 27.22 2.97 2026-08-14
2026-09-01 13.05 20.69 2026-09-01
2026-09-17 -0.83 8.78 2026-09-17
2026-10-01 2.8 9.05 2026-10-01
2026-10-16 -2.52 3.17 2026-10-16