Performance analysis of SMH (VANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, SMH has had an average annual return of +54.61%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Over the past 5 years, SMH has had an average annual return of +35.01%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.78% annual.
Over the past 10 years, SMH has had an average annual return of +34.87%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.91% annual.
Since Jun 5, 2000, SMH has had an average annual return of +11.14%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.30% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55.17% | +49.17% | +39.08% | +73.37% | -33.52% | +42.13% | +55.54% | +64.44% | -9.04% | +38.44% | +35.52% | -0.36% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| +30.19% | +33.32% | +8.56% | +0.33% | +18.27% | +61.53% | -44.95% | +0.99% | -7.57% | +9.82% | -19.58% | +87.34% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |||||||||
| -47.09% | -14.58% | -50.35% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +12.03% | +0.72% | -5.65% | +32.17% | +18.20% | +9.51% | -14.80% | +55.17% | |||||
| 2025 | +0.60% | -4.45% | -9.15% | -0.09% | +13.48% | +16.32% | +3.55% | +0.52% | +12.42% | +11.23% | -2.96% | +2.54% | +49.17% |
| 2024 | +6.29% | +14.03% | +6.15% | -4.84% | +12.33% | +8.41% | -5.26% | -1.43% | +0.82% | -1.54% | +0.19% | +0.45% | +39.08% |
| 2023 | +16.83% | +0.97% | +9.94% | -6.06% | +16.75% | +5.49% | +5.50% | -2.74% | -7.20% | -4.16% | +15.50% | +9.62% | +73.37% |
| 2022 | -10.81% | -2.63% | +0.61% | -14.80% | +6.41% | -16.70% | +16.41% | -9.53% | -13.73% | +2.22% | +20.35% | -9.86% | -33.52% |
| 2021 | +3.75% | +6.33% | +1.08% | -0.23% | +2.55% | +5.23% | +0.34% | +2.92% | -5.38% | +6.78% | +11.42% | +1.82% | +42.13% |
| 2020 | -2.72% | -4.07% | -11.23% | +14.16% | +5.46% | +8.35% | +8.78% | +5.51% | -0.67% | +0.43% | +19.24% | +5.44% | +55.54% |
| 2019 | +10.67% | +6.98% | +2.90% | +9.33% | -15.50% | +12.16% | +6.27% | -2.28% | +4.11% | +7.02% | +4.25% | +7.99% | +64.44% |
| 2018 | +8.90% | +0.03% | -2.12% | -6.82% | +10.32% | -4.22% | +3.14% | +2.88% | -2.29% | -12.20% | +3.53% | -8.04% | -9.04% |
| 2017 | +3.91% | +2.62% | +4.34% | -0.00966% | +7.89% | -4.81% | +4.86% | +3.19% | +5.35% | +8.89% | -1.34% | -1.07% | +38.44% |
Drawdown analysis of SMH (VANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the SMH was -84.96%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 2130 trading sessions.
The current SMH drawdown is -16.46%.
Since Jun 5, 2000 SMH has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 2 times
- 30% or more: 4 times
- 20% or more: 5 times
- 10% or more: 17 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -84.96% | Jun 21, 2000 | 2117 | Nov 20, 2008 | 2130 | May 10, 2017 | 4247 |
| -45.30% | Dec 27, 2021 | 202 | Oct 14, 2022 | 185 | Jul 13, 2023 | 387 |
| -35.75% | Jul 10, 2024 | 187 | Apr 8, 2025 | 58 | Jul 2, 2025 | 245 |
| -33.62% | Feb 19, 2020 | 22 | Mar 20, 2020 | 53 | Jun 5, 2020 | 75 |
| -27.01% | Mar 12, 2018 | 199 | Dec 24, 2018 | 68 | Apr 3, 2019 | 267 |
| -17.96% | Apr 24, 2019 | 27 | Jun 3, 2019 | 35 | Jul 23, 2019 | 62 |
| -16.80% | Jun 22, 2026 | 18 | Jul 17, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -15.58% | Feb 16, 2021 | 14 | Mar 8, 2021 | 19 | Apr 5, 2021 | 33 |
| -14.93% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 | Apr 9, 2026 | 30 |
| -14.93% | Mar 7, 2024 | 30 | Apr 19, 2024 | 21 | May 20, 2024 | 51 |
| -14.42% | Jul 31, 2023 | 62 | Oct 26, 2023 | 13 | Nov 14, 2023 | 75 |
| -13.04% | Apr 5, 2021 | 27 | May 12, 2021 | 32 | Jun 28, 2021 | 59 |
| -12.23% | Jan 23, 2018 | 12 | Feb 8, 2018 | 17 | Mar 6, 2018 | 29 |
| -12.18% | Jul 24, 2019 | 8 | Aug 5, 2019 | 50 | Oct 15, 2019 | 58 |
| -11.80% | Oct 29, 2025 | 16 | Nov 20, 2025 | 12 | Dec 9, 2025 | 28 |
| -10.76% | Sep 2, 2020 | 3 | Sep 8, 2020 | 23 | Oct 9, 2020 | 26 |
| -10.69% | Jun 3, 2026 | 2 | Jun 5, 2026 | 6 | Jun 15, 2026 | 8 |
| -9.44% | Sep 16, 2021 | 12 | Oct 4, 2021 | 20 | Nov 1, 2021 | 32 |
| -9.32% | Dec 10, 2025 | 5 | Dec 17, 2025 | 10 | Jan 2, 2026 | 15 |
| -9.15% | Jun 8, 2017 | 17 | Jul 3, 2017 | 48 | Sep 11, 2017 | 65 |
| -8.73% | Jan 29, 2026 | 5 | Feb 5, 2026 | 12 | Feb 24, 2026 | 17 |
| -8.57% | Oct 12, 2020 | 12 | Oct 28, 2020 | 6 | Nov 5, 2020 | 18 |
| -8.04% | Nov 24, 2017 | 6 | Dec 4, 2017 | 29 | Jan 17, 2018 | 35 |
| -7.92% | Jan 21, 2021 | 4 | Jan 27, 2021 | 11 | Feb 11, 2021 | 15 |
| -7.58% | Jun 18, 2024 | 3 | Jun 24, 2024 | 11 | Jul 10, 2024 | 14 |