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 +81.34% over the past year and +61.21% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 5, 2000, SMH is up +1,245.27% in real purchasing-power return, or +10.35%/yr, and is currently −10.47% below its real total-return high on Jun. 22, 2026.
Data ending Wed Sep. 23, 2026
| Fri 2000-05-05💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMH × |
+1,245.27%
+10.35%/yr |
+13.22%/yr
R2=0.775 |
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| Fri 2000-05-05💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SMH × |
$10,000.00
2000-05-05 |
$134,526.89
2026-09-23 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SMH × | +61.21% | +81.34% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SMH × |
−10.47%
on 2026-09-23 from 2026-06-22 peak |
−85.33%
on 2008-11-20 from 2000-06-21 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-23 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMH × | +81.34% |
+138.10% +54.31%/yr |
+293.48% +57.87%/yr |
+270.66% +29.96%/yr |
+1,316.76% +30.36%/yr |
| Year | SMH |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +61.21% |
| 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% |
