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Semiconductors — Historical Charts and Data

Every Semiconductors chart, valuation metric, drawdown record, and constituent breakdown from History of Market. 12 panels, refreshed daily.

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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.