ETF·NASDAQ
VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH)
- Net assets
- $74.88B
- Expense ratio
- 0.35%
- Yield
- 0.18%
- 52-week range
- $315.05 $671.83
The short version
Where SMH stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
SMH at a glance
VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): Hold, 55/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Mixed: the price is above its 200-day but below its 50-day moving average ($511.35 and $579.03).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.35%, $74.9B in net assets, +86.9% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) earns a CleaRank rating of Hold and a model score of 55/100.
The biggest lift to that score comes from one-year performance, with the price up 57.24% over the last twelve months. The biggest drag comes from momentum: the 14-day RSI sits at 31.4, inside the bearish zone, and the MACD line is negative. Trend is mixed, with SMH 6.78% below its 50-day average of $579.03 but 5.56% above its 200-day average of $511.35.
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Figures we compute ourselves from SMH's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
3/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $539.79 is 6.8% below the 50-day simple moving average of $579.03.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 5.6% above the 200-day simple moving average of $511.35.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($579.03) is 13.2% above the 200-day average ($511.35), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 63% of its 52-week range, between $315.05 and $671.83.
SMH share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far SMH has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where SMH sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
3/5Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.35% a year, $35.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $74.9B.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Technology, makes up 100.0% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 0.18%.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of 86.90%.
SMH Fund Facts
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. The fund’s portfolio is concentrated in major industry names and includes businesses that support consumer electronics, data centers, automotive technology, industrial automation, and advanced computing.
Sector weights
Trailing total returns
| Period | SMH |
|---|---|
| YTD | 68.93% |
| 1 month | 9.30% |
| 3 months | -7.34% |
| 1 year | 86.90% |
| 3 years | 62.01% |
| 5 years | 37.38% |
| 10 years | 34.42% |
As of Oct 17, 2026, SMH has an expense ratio of 0.35%, $74.88B in net assets and a distribution yield of 0.18%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 17, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
Key statistics
The headline figures for SMH.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of SMH's holdings, performance and risks.
Technology dominates SMH, making up 100.0% of the fund, so almost all of its performance comes from that single sector. As a result, SMH tends to move up and down with Technology. The fund is a Technology offering from VanEck and was launched on December 20, 2011.
The annual cost of holding SMH is 0.35%, which equals $35.00 on every $10,000 placed in the fund. Net assets stand at $74.9B. A distribution yield of 0.18% is paid, and portfolio turnover is 12%.
Normal swings for SMH run at about 2.02% a day. With 100.0% of its holdings in Technology, the fund depends heavily on one sector. The price is 19.65% below its 52-week high of $671.83.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
1/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 31.4, showing bearish momentum without being oversold.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 31.4 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of SMH
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
The trend picture for VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is mixed. At $539.79, the fund is 6.78% below its 50-day average of $579.03, yet it stands 5.56% above its 200-day average of $511.35. The 50-day average is 13.24% above the 200-day, while the price has dropped beneath the shorter average. Inside its 52-week range of $315.05 to $671.83, the price sits at 63% of the span and is 19.65% below the high.
A recent pullback sits inside a stronger longer record: the price fell 1.06% over the past month, fell 3.01% over the past three months and rose 57.24% over the past year. The 14-day RSI of 31.4 is in the bearish zone, above the oversold line, and the MACD line is negative. Volume in the last session ran 99.1% above its average, on a day the price fell 3.41%.
- Keep an eye on the two closest levels. The 50-day SMA sits at $579.03 above the price, and the 200-day SMA sits at $511.35 below it.
- A 14-day RSI of 31.4 falls in the bearish zone, and the MACD line is negative. Readings above 70 or below 30 signal stretched momentum.
- Costs compound: at 0.35% a year, SMH charges $35.00 on every $10,000 invested.
SMH shows a mixed trend. The price sits above its 200-day average of $511.35 yet below its 50-day average of $579.03. If the price closes above the 50-day average, both signals would point up. If it closes below the 200-day average, both would point down. On the downside, the 200-day SMA at $511.35 is the first level a fall would meet. On the upside, the 50-day SMA at $579.03 is the first level a rise would meet.
With the RSI in the bearish zone, momentum still leans toward lower prices for SMH.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for SMH, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with SMH at $539.79, its 14-day RSI is 31.4 (showing bearish momentum without being oversold), its 50-day simple moving average is $579.03 and its 200-day is $511.35.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What SMH moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 17, 2026, SMH's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.79 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.90 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.34 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.20 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
SMH trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Entry Strategies pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from SMH's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much SMH tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
SMH's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
3/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 2.02% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 43.1%, from December 2021 to October 2022, regained by June 2023.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
83% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $175,790, against $42,055 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
SMH Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 2026, SMH's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -43.1% (December 2021 to October 2022); it regained that peak by June 2023, 8 months after the low, and 83% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into SMH in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: SMH beat the S&P 500 over this period: $175,790 against $42,055.
A $10,000 investment in SMH in October 2016 would be worth about $175,790 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,055 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to SMH, and which have not.
Strongest month, May: an average of +7.49%, up in 7 of 10 years.
Weakest month, March: an average of -0.04%, up in 5 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +1.42%, up in 5 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, SMH's strongest calendar month has been May (average +7.49%, up in 7 of 10 years) and its weakest March (average -0.04%, up in 5 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in SMH, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in SMH today could grow to about $29,548 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $115,449 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $7,563. The simulation models price only; at today's 0.18% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
SMH 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $833 for SMH by 2030 in the base case, from $540 today (1.5x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $352. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on SMH's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $391 | $602 | $926 | |
| 2028 | $364 | $670 | $1,233 | |
| 2029 | $354 | $747 | $1,576 | |
| 2030 | $352 | $833 | $1,971 | |
| 2031 | $354 | $928 | $2,432 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of SMH's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.