PHLX SOX · 1994 to present — Philadelphia Semiconductor Index: Thirty-Year History and Drawdowns
SOX index: 10,507 as of 2026-11-12.
SOX Semiconductor 30-Year Price History — Historical price arc of the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) from 1994 to the generative AI era.
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Latest Snapshot
- Observations
- 8,188
- Sample
- 1994-05-04 – 2026-11-12
Daily prices and historical drawdowns for the PHLX Semiconductor Index since May 1994. Spanning two cyclical collapses (2000, 2008), two mid-cycle corrections (2018, 2022), and the generative AI expansion, capturing the secular arc of the market's most volatile sector.
What this page answers
The latest observation for the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) stands at 10,506.67 (2026-11-12). The historical series spans 1994-05-04 through the present with 8188 data points; its secular mean is 1,389.54, with an all-time peak of 14,634.72 (2026-06-22) and a cyclical floor of 110.71 (1994-05-17).
Daily prices and historical drawdowns for the PHLX Semiconductor Index since May 1994. Spanning two cyclical collapses (2000, 2008), two mid-cycle corrections (2018, 2022), and the generative AI expansion, capturing the secular arc of the market's most volatile sector. The data is refreshed by the History of Market pipeline and published as a stable JSON endpoint for research, citation, and AI-agent use.
Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) — historical year-end index readings
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-12 | 10,506.67 |
| 2025-12-31 | 7,083.13 |
| 2024-12-31 | 4,979.93 |
| 2023-12-29 | 4,175.47 |
| 2022-12-30 | 2,532.11 |
| 2021-12-31 | 3,946.17 |
| 2020-12-31 | 2,795.50 |
| 2019-12-31 | 1,849.62 |
| 2018-12-31 | 1,155.17 |
| 2017-12-29 | 1,253.05 |
| 2016-12-30 | 906.47 |
| 2015-12-31 | 663.48 |
| 2014-12-31 | 686.87 |
| 2013-12-31 | 535.03 |
| 2012-12-31 | 384.06 |
| 2011-12-30 | 364.26 |
| 2010-12-31 | 411.62 |
| 2009-12-31 | 359.74 |
| 2008-12-31 | 212.07 |
| 2007-12-31 | 407.84 |
| 2006-12-29 | 466.81 |
| 2005-12-30 | 479.26 |
| 2004-12-31 | 433.10 |
| 2003-12-31 | 507.87 |
| 2002-12-31 | 289.10 |
| 2001-12-31 | 521.91 |
| 2000-12-29 | 576.33 |
| 1999-12-31 | 704.22 |
| 1998-12-31 | 350.39 |
| 1997-12-31 | 263.50 |
| 1996-12-31 | 240.18 |
| 1995-12-29 | 200.56 |
| 1994-12-30 | 140.02 |
Displaying the 33 most recent of 8188 observations — complete series in JSON: https://historyofmarket.com/api/semi/price.json
Data & Source
GET /api/semi/price.json — Canonical dataset endpoint.
Exchange closing prices · Company filings · Robert Shiller · FRED · NBER.
FAQ
What is the latest reading for Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX)?
10,506.67 as of 2026-11-12, compared against a long-term historical mean of 1,389.54.
What historical period does the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) data cover?
1994-05-04 through 2026-11-12 across 8188 continuous observations.
Where does this data come from?
History of Market combines public market and macro datasets — exchange closing prices, company filings, Robert Shiller, FRED, NBER, and the UBS Global Investment Returns Yearbook (Dimson–Marsh–Staunton). The exact endpoint for this panel is linked below.
How often is it updated?
Daily-tier datasets refresh after the U.S. market close, with a broader weekly refresh each weekend. The timestamp shown on this page comes from the JSON payload.
Can I use the data?
Yes, for research and education with attribution to History of Market. Upstream data sources retain their own terms.