What if you invested $1,000 in Semiconductors (SMH) in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)

SMH · Index · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

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Semiconductors (SMH) turned $1,000 into $36,156 between 2010 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 53% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2010 dollars is $23,632, which works out to a +21.6% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.

Nominal final value

$36,156

+3515.6% total return

Real value (2010 dollars)

$23,632

+2263.2% real total return

Real annualized return

+21.6%

vs. +24.7% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2010: 53% (1 dollar in 2010 = $1.53 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in Semiconductors (SMH) since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars

YearNominal ValueReal Value (2010 $)
2010$1,000$1,000
2011$1,390$1,335
2012$1,354$1,274
2013$1,415$1,304
2014$1,726$1,568
2015$2,236$2,032
2016$2,154$1,929
2017$3,251$2,848
2018$4,718$4,009
2019$4,361$3,620
2020$6,305$5,151
2021$10,457$8,134
2022$12,777$9,103
2023$11,125$7,635
2024$17,548$11,699
2025$23,102$15,099
2026$38,378$25,084

Inflation adjustment uses BLS CPI-U annual data, deflated to 2026 dollars. Nominal stock data from Yahoo Finance (split-adjusted closing prices). Real values are expressed in constant 2010 purchasing-power dollars. For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. See our methodology and full disclaimer.