VANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
Symbol: SMH
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Technology
Category: Technology
Inception date: 20/12/2011
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $558.84
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
3.09%
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
-5.40%
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
23.36%
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
64.02%
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
127.81%
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
277.41%
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: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.228%
Best day
6.878%
Worst day
-9.217%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $545.84 | $560.63 | $540.59 | $558.84 | 15,090,000 |
| 14/10/2026 | $576.49 | $580.08 | $563.12 | $564.74 | 11,937,200 |
| 13/10/2026 | $578.01 | $588.68 | $574.75 | $588.12 | 8,033,100 |
| 12/10/2026 | $598.45 | $598.45 | $589.22 | $590.99 | 6,260,200 |
| 09/10/2026 | $615.14 | $615.55 | $601.38 | $603.33 | 5,515,000 |
| 08/10/2026 | $615.70 | $623.13 | $600.32 | $607.27 | 11,203,500 |
| 07/10/2026 | $621.10 | $625.90 | $618.79 | $625.03 | 7,182,900 |
| 06/10/2026 | $638.38 | $639.47 | $631.49 | $632.50 | 5,064,600 |
| 05/10/2026 | $631.47 | $634.78 | $626.96 | $633.90 | 3,598,700 |
| 02/10/2026 | $632.27 | $636.25 | $628.55 | $630.60 | 7,324,900 |