All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

SMH: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

SMH real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, SMH returned +129.53% over the past year and +67.23% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 5, 2000, SMH is up +1,295.47% in real purchasing-power return, or +10.62%/yr, and is currently −3.60% below its real total-return high on Jun. 15, 2026.

Data ending Wed Jun. 17, 2026

Fri 2000-05-05💬 to Wed 2026-06-17 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
SMH
×
+67.23%
2026-06-17
+129.53%
2026-06-17
VanEck Semiconductor ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2000-05-05💬 to Wed 2026-06-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
SMH
×
+1,295.47%
+10.62%/yr
+12.93%/yr
(R2=0.771)
VanEck Semiconductor ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2000-05-05💬 to Wed 2026-06-17 Start
Value
End
Value
SMH
×
$10,000.00
2000-05-05
$139,546.70
2026-06-17
VanEck Semiconductor ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year SMH
2026 (YTD) +67.23%
2025 +45.29%
2024 +35.20%
2023 +67.76%
2022 −37.57%
2021 +32.79%
2020 +53.44%
2019 +60.78%
2018 −10.75%
2017 +35.61%
2016 +32.79%
2015 −1.06%
2014 +29.25%
2013 +31.36%
2012 +10.01%
2011 +6.02%
2010 +19.33%
2009 +63.90%
2008 −43.82%
2007 +11.86%
2006 −8.91%
2005 +7.32%
2004 −21.86%
2003 +84.27%
2002 −48.22%
2001 −15.80%
2000 −47.86%

Drawdowns

Fri 2000-05-05💬 to Wed 2026-06-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
SMH
×
−3.60%
from 2026-06-15 peak
−85.33%
2008-11-20
from 2000-06-21 peak
VanEck Semiconductor ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-06-17 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
SMH
×
+129.53% +115.87%
+46.93%/yr
+274.17%
+55.25%/yr
+309.13%
+32.55%/yr
+1,654.17%
+33.17%/yr
VanEck Semiconductor ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund