All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
SMH real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, SMH returned +36.33% over the past year and +38.01% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 5, 2000, SMH is up +945.50% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.26%/yr, and is currently −23.36% below its real total-return high on Jun. 22, 2026.
Data ending Tue Nov. 3, 2026
| Fri 2000-05-05💬 to Tue 2026-11-03 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMH × |
+945.50%
+9.26%/yr |
+12.80%/yr
R2=0.740 |
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| Fri 2000-05-05💬 to Tue 2026-11-03 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SMH × |
$10,000.00
2000-05-05 |
$104,549.87
2026-11-03 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SMH × | +38.01% | +36.33% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SMH × |
−23.36%
on 2026-11-03 from 2026-06-22 peak |
−86.58%
on 2008-11-20 from 2000-06-21 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-11-03 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMH × | +36.33% |
+99.30% +41.17%/yr |
+219.86% +47.34%/yr |
+209.57% +25.36%/yr |
+1,167.70% +28.91%/yr |
| Year | SMH |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +38.01% |
| 2025 | +45.29% |
| 2024 | +35.20% |
| 2023 | +67.76% |
| 2022 | −37.57% |
| 2021 | +32.79% |
| 2020 | +53.44% |
| 2019 | +60.78% |
| 2018 | −9.01% |
| 2017 | +37.57% |
| 2016 | +33.87% |
| 2015 | +1.13% |
| 2014 | +30.76% |
| 2013 | +33.48% |
| 2012 | +12.37% |
| 2011 | −5.53% |
| 2010 | +19.33% |
| 2009 | +63.08% |
| 2008 | −43.82% |
| 2007 | +2.45% |
| 2006 | −8.95% |
| 2005 | +7.29% |
| 2004 | −21.88% |
| 2003 | +84.23% |
| 2002 | −48.22% |
| 2001 | −15.80% |
| 2000 | −47.86% |
