SPIN ETF — State Street U.S. Equity Premium Income ETF

State Street U.S. Equity Premium Income ETF (SPIN)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SPIN is an ETF that tracks the Actively managed portfolio of U.S. stocks paired with an index call-writing overlay tied to the S&P 500.. its distribution rate is 2.61%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.83%, its expense ratio is 0.25%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 58/100 (Caution). Total return is 29.4% over the past 2.1 years, 13.1 points behind SPY at 42.5%.

SPIN performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 29.4% over the past 2.1 years, 13.1 points behind SPY at 42.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.8%.

SPIN key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

58 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.51%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/04/2024

Expense ratio

0.25%

Distribution rate

2.61%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

4.83%

Last close

$33.32 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$46,165,216

Average volume

700.0

Dividend

$0.0725

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/05/2026

Beta

0.8335

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.61%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.83%) 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 or company page; Fact sheet; Index: Actively managed portfolio of U.S. stocks paired with an index call-writing overlay tied to the S&P 500.; 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.

SPIN risks and drawbacks

SPIN's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.8%.

Who may consider SPIN — and who may not

SPIN may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for 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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Frequently asked questions

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