SPYD ETF — SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD)

SPYD is a low-cost ETF that tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend Index. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 4.35%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.07%, its expense ratio is 0.07%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 87/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 170.3% over the past 10.8 years, 175.8 points behind SPY at 346.1%.

At the current 4.35% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $435 per year, or $36.25 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

SPYD performance versus SPY

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Fund total return is 170.3% over the past 10.8 years, 175.8 points behind SPY at 346.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.1%.

SPYD key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

87 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.78%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/21/2015

Expense ratio

0.07%

Distribution rate

4.35%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.07%

Last close

$49.92

AUM

$7,767,485,593

Average volume

671166.0

Last dividend

$0.5430

Ex-dividend date

06/22/2026

Payment date

06/24/2026

Beta

0.62

P/E ratio

18.3023

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.35%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (4.07%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Primary sources: State Street fund page; Index: S&P 500 High Dividend Index; 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.

SPYD 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 7.1%.

Who may consider SPYD — and who may not

SPYD may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SPYD 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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