BSPAX Mutual Fund — iShares S&P 500 Index Fund Investor A Shares

iShares S&P 500 Index Fund Investor A Shares (BSPAX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BSPAX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 0.74%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.33%, its expense ratio is 0.35%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 481.4% over the past 13.5 years, 21.2 points behind SPY at 502.6%.

iShares S&P 500 Index Fund Investor A Shares is a mutual fund that tracks the S&P 500 Index by holding securities in the same weights as the index, aiming to replicate its performance. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and distributes quarterly, with an expense ratio of 0.35%. It appeals to buy-and-hold equity investors seeking broad U.S. stock market exposure with low costs.

BSPAX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 481.4% over the past 13.5 years, 21.2 points behind SPY at 502.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.9%.

BSPAX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.74%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/30/1993

Expense ratio

0.35%

Distribution rate

0.74%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.33%

Last close

$889.85 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$910.43 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$60,435,690,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$1.617

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Payment date

10/01/2026

Beta

1.0

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.74%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.33%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BSPAX risks and drawbacks

BSPAX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.9%.

Who may consider BSPAX — and who may not

BSPAX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BSPAX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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