# Semiconductors — Historical Charts and Data

Source: https://historyofmarket.com/semi/
Language: en
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Section: History of Market › Semiconductors

SOX year to date: +48.3% as of 2026-11-12. Semiconductors on History of Market: Semiconductor Forward P/E; Semiconductor Annual Returns. 12 charts with downloadable data, refreshed daily.

## Semiconductors in figures

| Measure | Value | Date or period | Basis |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Latest close](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-price/) | 10,506.67 | Nov 12, 2026 | Index closing level |
| [Return this year (price)](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-annual/) | +48.3% | Nov 12, 2026 | Price change since the previous year's last close |
| [Average annual return (price)](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-annual/) | +19.2% | 1995–2025 | Arithmetic mean; price return, 31 complete calendar years |
| [Compound annual return (price)](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-annual/) | +13.5% | 1995–2025 | Geometric mean; price return, 31 complete calendar years |
| [Calendar years with a gain](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-annual/) | 20 of 31 (64.5%) | 1995–2025 | Price return, 31 complete calendar years |
| [Highest calendar-year return](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-annual/) | +101.0% (1999) | 1995–2025 | Price return, 31 complete calendar years |
| [Lowest calendar-year return](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-annual/) | -48.0% (2008) | 1995–2025 | Price return, 31 complete calendar years |
| [Deepest fall from a record close](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-price/) | -87.2% | Mar 10, 2000 – Nov 20, 2008 | Daily closes; back at the record on Nov 21, 2017 |
| [Below the record close](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-price/) | -28.2% | Nov 12, 2026 | Daily closes; record close on Jun 22, 2026 |
| [Forward P/E](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-fwdpe/) | 15.1× | Nov 12, 2026 | SOX: blended 12-month forward consensus earnings, daily |
| [Index members](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-composition/) | 30 | Oct 21, 2026 | Securities on the published index list |

Computed from this site's published data files each time the page is built. Each measure links to the chart that holds the full series.

## § I

- [PHLX SOX · 1994 to present — Philadelphia Semiconductor Index: Thirty-Year History and Drawdowns](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-price/) (SOX Semiconductor 30-Year Price History) — Historical price arc of the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) from 1994 to the generative AI era.
- [PHLX SOX · Annual Return — Semiconductor Historical Annual Returns](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-annual/) (Semiconductor Annual Returns) — Annual returns of the semiconductor benchmark, chronicling extreme cyclical expansions and inventory adjustments.
- [PHLX SOX · Return Distribution — Thirty-Year Semiconductor Annual Return Distribution](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-annual-dist/) (Semiconductor Return Distribution) — Thirty-year return histogram demonstrating greater return dispersion and volatility than any other major sector.

## § III

- [PHLX SOX · Intrayear DD vs Full Year — Semiconductor Maximum Intra-Year Drawdown vs. Full-Year Return](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-intrayear-dd/) (Semiconductor Intrayear Drawdowns) — Deepest intrayear pullbacks versus year-end performances: capturing the high-beta nature of hardware cycles.

## § IV

- [PHLX SOX · 30 components — PHLX Semiconductor Index Constituent Breakdown by Sub-Industry](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-composition/) (SOX Constituent Architecture) — Industrial distribution of thirty constituents across fabless design, foundry manufacturing, and equipment fabrication.
- [SMH · VanEck Semiconductor — SMH ETF Holdings and Weight Distribution](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-smh/) (SMH ETF Composition) — Uncapped market-cap weighting and high mega-cap concentration of the VanEck Semiconductor ETF.
- [Memory · DRAM / NAND / HBM — The Memory Cycle: Global Oligopoly and HBM Leadership](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-memory/) (Global Memory Architecture) — Competitive dynamics, market share, and cyclical swings across DRAM, NAND flash, and High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM).
- [SOXX · iShares Semiconductor ETF — SOXX ETF Architecture: Portfolio Rules and Exposure](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-soxx/) (SOXX ETF Composition) — Constituent weightings, cap-tier rebalancing constraints, and asset breakdown of the iShares Semiconductor ETF.
- [SOXX vs SMH · metadata, overlap, ten-year return — SOXX vs. SMH: Divergent Concentration Profiles in Semiconductor ETFs](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-soxx-compare/) (SOXX vs SMH Methodology Comparison) — Structural divergence in weighting rules, individual stock caps, and long-term performance tracking between rival semiconductor ETFs.

## § V

- [SOX / SPX · SOX / XLK · XLK / SPX — Relative Strength: Semiconductors vs. S&P 500 and Tech](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-ratios/) (Semiconductor Relative Strength) — Ratio charts of SOX relative to the S&P 500 and XLK: assessing the semiconductor sector as a global macroeconomic leading indicator.

## § II

- [Memory Cohort · TTM PE vs 1999 — Memory and AI Leader Valuations vs. 1999 Dot-Com Peak](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-memory-valuation/) (Memory Valuation vs Dot-Com Benchmarks) — Current valuation multiples of AI memory and foundry leaders contrasted with Cisco's 1999 peak infrastructure multiples.
- [SOX · Consensus Forward PE — PHLX Semiconductor Forward P/E: The Post-2011 Modern Cycle](https://historyofmarket.com/semi/semi-fwdpe/) — Historical consensus forward P/E multiples for SOX, anchoring current AI-driven valuations within modern semiconductor cycles.

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