SMH calculator
Historical growth of VanEck Semiconductor ETF using MVIS Semiconductor 25 return series. Dividends reinvested at year-end; expense ratio drag not applied to historical figures (use projection mode for a lifetime fee estimate).
$10,000 invested in SMH at inception (2000) with dividends reinvested through end of 2024 would be worth approximately $62,543 nominal ($33,211 in 2000 dollars). Annualized nominal: 7.61%; real: 4.92%.
Uses annual S&P 500 total return (with dividends reinvested) and CPI-U inflation, 1928–2024. Source: Damodaran (NYU Stern) + Shiller CAPE + BLS. Excludes fees, taxes, and bid/ask. Real return = nominal ÷ cumulative CPI.
SMH at a glance
| Full name | VanEck Semiconductor ETF |
| Provider | VanEck |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% |
| Inception | 2000 |
| Assets under management | $25B |
| Dividend yield | 0.50% |
| Return series used | MVIS Semiconductor 25 |
How this calculator works
For each start year, we apply the year-by-year total return of the MVIS Semiconductor 25 to the entered starting amount, compounding annually with dividends reinvested at year-end. This mirrors what an actual buy-and-hold SMH holder would have experienced, before fees and taxes. Expense ratio is intentionally excluded from the historical result to keep the underlying series comparable across ETFs; for a full lifetime fee estimate at 0.35%, use the projection tab in our fund fee analyzer.