VANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
Symbol: SMH
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Technology
Category: Technology
Inception date: 20/12/2011
Latest date: 20/07/2026
Current price: $558.83
Expense ratio: 0.35%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
-16.46%
Ann. -32.03% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
40.84%
Sharpe ratio
-0.873
VaR 95%
-3.84%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
20.45%
Ann. 22.38% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
34.77%
Sharpe ratio
0.539
VaR 95%
-3.79%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
43.15%
Ann. 35.70% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
33.93%
Sharpe ratio
0.945
VaR 95%
-3.79%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
92.96%
Ann. 84.27% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
36.55%
Sharpe ratio
2.206
VaR 95%
-3.55%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
118.47%
Ann. 32.69% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
36.87%
Sharpe ratio
0.788
VaR 95%
-3.71%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
270.30%
Ann. 44.79% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
33.92%
Sharpe ratio
1.213
VaR 95%
-3.37%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 21/07/2025 - 20/07/2026.
Average daily return
0.291%
Best day
6.751%
Worst day
-9.217%
Days with data
250
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/07/2026 | $568.78 | $572.77 | $557.24 | $558.83 | 6,955,100 |
| 17/07/2026 | $547.94 | $567.41 | $536.81 | $556.53 | 22,083,900 |
| 16/07/2026 | $575.75 | $581.84 | $564.45 | $568.92 | 12,353,300 |
| 15/07/2026 | $606.88 | $606.88 | $573.72 | $590.77 | 11,020,800 |
| 14/07/2026 | $608.90 | $608.90 | $590.38 | $600.31 | 7,581,100 |
| 13/07/2026 | $598.01 | $599.36 | $583.09 | $585.62 | 8,736,500 |
| 10/07/2026 | $600.87 | $615.05 | $595.84 | $611.03 | 6,608,400 |
| 09/07/2026 | $615.48 | $618.17 | $604.70 | $607.73 | 9,045,100 |
| 08/07/2026 | $575.33 | $595.00 | $575.04 | $593.00 | 9,521,300 |
| 07/07/2026 | $580.02 | $585.97 | $566.83 | $581.45 | 14,619,200 |