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SMH · VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in SMH with dividends reinvested grew to $448,160, 28.67% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -40.05%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How SMH held up in past market crashes
SMH has been through 4 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 61.7% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. It took 4.5 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | SMH deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 financial crisis | -61.7% | -56.5% | Oct 2007 to Nov 2008 | 4.5 years |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -24.9% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | 3 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -33.6% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 3 months |
| 2022 bear market | -44.4% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | 9 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About SMH
VanEck Semiconductor ETF is an exchange-traded fund focused on the semiconductor industry. It seeks to track the MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index, giving investors broad exposure to leading U.S.-listed companies involved in chip design, semiconductor production, manufacturing equipment, and related technology supply chains.
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