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Semiconductors — Historical Charts and Data

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.

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Semiconductors in figures

Semiconductors in figures
MeasureValueDate or periodBasis
Latest close10,506.67Nov 12, 2026Index closing level
Return this year (price)+48.3%Nov 12, 2026Price change since the previous year's last close
Average annual return (price)+19.2%1995–2025Arithmetic mean; price return, 31 complete calendar years
Compound annual return (price)+13.5%1995–2025Geometric mean; price return, 31 complete calendar years
Calendar years with a gain20 of 31 (64.5%)1995–2025Price return, 31 complete calendar years
Highest calendar-year return+101.0% (1999)1995–2025Price return, 31 complete calendar years
Lowest calendar-year return-48.0% (2008)1995–2025Price return, 31 complete calendar years
Deepest fall from a record close-87.2%Mar 10, 2000 – Nov 20, 2008Daily closes; back at the record on Nov 21, 2017
Below the record close-28.2%Nov 12, 2026Daily closes; record close on Jun 22, 2026
Forward P/E15.1×Nov 12, 2026SOX: blended 12-month forward consensus earnings, daily
Index members30Oct 21, 2026Securities on the published index list

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

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Semiconductor Intrayear Drawdowns PHLX SOX · Intrayear DD vs Full Year — Semiconductor Maximum Intra-Year Drawdown vs. Full-Year Return Deepest intrayear pullbacks versus year-end performances: capturing the high-beta nature of hardware cycles.

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

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Semiconductor Relative Strength SOX / SPX · SOX / XLK · XLK / SPX — Relative Strength: Semiconductors vs. S&P 500 and Tech Ratio charts of SOX relative to the S&P 500 and XLK: assessing the semiconductor sector as a global macroeconomic leading indicator.

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