HAIL ETF — SPDR S&P Kensho Smart Mobility

SPDR S&P Kensho Smart Mobility (HAIL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HAIL is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.15%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.16%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 38/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 22.7% over the past 8.8 years, 203.3 points behind SPY at 226.0%.

SPDR S&P Kensho Smart Mobility is an ETF that tracks an index of U.S.-listed companies worldwide in the smart transportation sector, investing at least 80% of its assets in the underlying index constituents. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and has an expense ratio of 0.45%. It appeals to equity investors seeking exposure to the smart mobility theme rather than those prioritizing current income.

HAIL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 22.7% over the past 8.8 years, 203.3 points behind SPY at 226.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -11.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.3%.

HAIL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

38 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.44%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/18/2017

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

1.15%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.16%

Last close

$31.39 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$17,505,111

Average volume

953.0

Dividend

$0.09

Ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Payment date

09/23/2026

Beta

1.8

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.15%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.16%) 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.

HAIL risks and drawbacks

HAIL'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 29.3%.

Who may consider HAIL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HAIL 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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