VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH)
Top ETFs · Semiconductors · data since 2000-06-05 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-3.27%
7d
+0.84%
30d
-9.33%
YTD
+55.83%
1y
+95.60%
VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12.0 | 0.7 | -5.7 | 32.2 | 18.2 | 9.5 | -14.4 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 0.6 | -4.5 | -9.2 | -0.1 | 13.5 | 16.3 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | -3.0 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 6.3 | 14.0 | 6.2 | -4.8 | 12.3 | 8.4 | -5.3 | -1.4 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 16.8 | 1.0 | 9.9 | -6.1 | 16.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -2.7 | -7.2 | -4.2 | 15.5 | 9.6 |
| 2022 | -10.8 | -2.6 | 0.6 | -14.8 | 6.4 | -16.7 | 16.4 | -9.5 | -13.7 | 2.2 | 20.4 | -9.9 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 2.9 | -5.4 | 6.8 | 11.4 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | -2.7 | -4.1 | -11.2 | 14.2 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 5.5 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 19.2 | 5.4 |
| 2019 | 10.7 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 9.3 | -15.5 | 12.2 | 6.3 | -2.3 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 8.0 |
| 2018 | 8.9 | 0.0 | -2.1 | -6.8 | 10.3 | -4.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | -2.3 | -12.2 | 3.5 | -8.1 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 4.3 | -0.0 | 7.9 | -4.8 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 8.9 | -1.3 | -1.0 |
| 2016 | -6.7 | 1.4 | 9.2 | -4.8 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | -1.7 | 4.1 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | -3.5 | 8.0 | -2.9 | 0.3 | 7.8 | -8.8 | -4.4 | -5.0 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 2.9 | -2.4 |
| 2014 | -3.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | -2.1 | 3.7 | 6.8 | -1.5 | 6.0 | -1.1 | 0.7 | 8.0 | -0.5 |
| 2013 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | -1.6 | 2.3 | -3.7 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
| 2012 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 | -3.4 | -10.2 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2.3 | -4.0 | -1.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 2011 | 5.8 | 4.0 | -3.3 | 6.1 | -2.2 | -5.0 | -5.9 | -9.1 | -2.5 | 11.6 | -3.4 | -0.8 |
| 2010 | -11.3 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 4.0 | -5.4 | -5.5 | 5.7 | -11.4 | 14.2 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 2009 | -3.9 | -2.7 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 16.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | -5.6 | 5.3 | 9.7 |
| 2008 | -13.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 6.8 | -9.2 | -5.9 | 2.1 | -13.3 | -16.0 | -19.9 | 5.9 |
| 2007 | 0.5 | 1.8 | -3.0 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 3.6 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -9.6 | -6.6 | 0.4 |
| 2006 | 1.8 | -0.8 | -1.9 | 3.7 | -9.6 | -3.3 | -4.2 | 8.2 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 1.6 | -2.6 |
| 2005 | -6.5 | 8.9 | -4.3 | -5.3 | 11.6 | -2.1 | 11.0 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -9.2 | 11.4 | -2.0 |
| 2004 | 1.1 | -2.5 | -3.4 | -10.6 | 10.3 | -2.8 | -13.0 | -10.8 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| 2003 | -2.9 | 9.5 | -1.9 | 14.3 | 13.5 | -5.7 | 15.1 | 15.1 | -8.0 | 21.1 | 5.2 | -5.3 |
| 2002 | 8.2 | -10.9 | 15.3 | -10.9 | -7.3 | -21.1 | -11.7 | -10.1 | -20.2 | 24.6 | 22.2 | -24.4 |
| 2001 | 20.4 | -29.1 | -0.9 | 23.6 | -10.3 | 4.8 | -3.3 | -6.0 | -32.5 | 20.8 | 19.3 | -1.8 |
| 2000 | · | · | · | · | · | -4.8 | -10.0 | 16.6 | -27.9 | -7.5 | -27.0 | 2.1 |
| Avg | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.9 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -0.0 | -3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.0% | +1.1% | +1.1% | +2.6% | +3.9% | -0.3% | +1.7% | -0.1% | -3.2% | +2.7% | +3.9% | +0.1% |
| Win rate | 62%/26 | 69%/26 | 54%/26 | 50%/26 | 73%/26 | 48%/27 | 58%/26 | 54%/26 | 46%/26 | 58%/26 | 77%/26 | 58%/26 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-85.9%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±9%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
59%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+32.16%
2026-04
Worst month
-32.51%
2001-09
Longest streaks
7▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About VanEck Semiconductor ETF
VanEck Semiconductor ETF turns caffeine and code into shareholder value — with price receipts on this site going back to 2000. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2000) would be about $1,643 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2026 at +32.16%; its worst, September 2001 at -32.51%.
- It has closed November in the green 20 out of 26 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.