EDIV ETF — SPDR® S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

SPDR® S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (EDIV)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EDIV is an ETF. its distribution rate is 6.60%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.32%, its expense ratio is 0.49%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 85/100 (Safe). Total return is 60.0% over the past 15.6 years, 608.0 points behind SPY at 668.0%.

SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF is an ETF that tracks an index of 100 high-yielding common stocks from emerging markets, holding at least 80% of assets in the indexed securities or depositary receipts based on them. The fund distributes quarterly and carries a modest expense ratio of 0.49%, providing a current distribution rate in the mid-single digits. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking dividend exposure in emerging market equities.

EDIV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 60.0% over the past 15.6 years, 608.0 points behind SPY at 668.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 9.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.4%.

EDIV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

85 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.61%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/23/2011

Expense ratio

0.49%

Distribution rate

6.60%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.32%

Last close

$40.48 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,166,687,864

Average volume

88887.0

Dividend

$0.668

Ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Payment date

09/23/2026

Beta

0.7

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (6.60%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.32%) 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: State Street; 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.

EDIV risks and drawbacks

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 10.4%.

Who may consider EDIV — and who may not

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

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