All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

SMH vs. SPY: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2000-05-05💬 to Thu 2026-11-05 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
SMH
×
+1,681.36%
+11.48%/yr
+15.46%/yr
R2=0.798
VanEck Semiconductor ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+714.98%
+8.24%/yr
+9.65%/yr
R2=0.904
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2000-05-05💬 to Thu 2026-11-05 Start
Value
End
Value
SMH
×
$10,000.00
2000-05-05
$178,136.48
2026-11-05
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2000-05-05
$81,498.05
2026-11-05

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-11-05

  YTD YoY
SMH
×
+24.32% +24.93%
SPY
×
+8.33% +9.35%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
SMH
×
−33.07%
on 2026-11-05
from 2026-06-22 peak
−83.34%
on 2008-11-20
from 2000-06-21 peak
SPY
×
−5.92%
on 2026-11-05
from 2026-10-06 peak
−55.19%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-11-05 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
SMH
×
+24.93% +81.67%
+34.79%/yr
+203.55%
+44.79%/yr
+211.16%
+25.49%/yr
+1,439.22%
+31.44%/yr
SPY
×
+9.35% +30.04%
+14.03%/yr
+74.85%
+20.47%/yr
+67.27%
+10.84%/yr
+311.57%
+15.20%/yr

Annual Returns

Year SMH SPY
2026 (YTD) +24.32% +8.33%
2025 +49.17% +17.72%
2024 +39.10% +24.89%
2023 +73.38% +26.18%
2022 −33.53% −18.18%
2021 +42.13% +28.73%
2020 +55.53% +18.33%
2019 +64.45% +31.22%
2018 −7.27% −4.57%
2017 +40.48% +21.71%
2016 +36.64% +12.00%
2015 +1.87% +1.23%
2014 +31.75% +13.46%
2013 +35.49% +32.31%
2012 +14.32% +15.99%
2011 −2.72% +1.89%
2010 +21.12% +15.06%
2009 +67.52% +26.35%
2008 −43.77% −36.79%
2007 +6.65% +5.15%
2006 −6.66% +15.85%
2005 +10.97% +4.83%
2004 −19.34% +10.70%
2003 +87.69% +28.18%
2002 −46.99% −21.58%
2001 −14.50% −11.76%
2000 −47.05% −9.74%
1999 — +20.39%
1998 — +28.69%
1997 — +33.48%
1996 — +22.56%
1995 — +38.04%
1994 — +0.40%
1993 — +8.64%