SPYX ETF — State Street SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF

State Street SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF (SPYX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SPYX is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 0.86%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.85%, its expense ratio is 0.20%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 335.4% over the past 10.9 years, 2.0 points ahead of SPY at 333.4%.

This ETF tracks the S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free Index, which comprises large-cap U.S. companies from the S&P 500 that do not own fossil fuel reserves. It distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.20%.

SPYX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 335.4% over the past 10.9 years, 2.0 points ahead of SPY at 333.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 15.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.8%.

SPYX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.86%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/30/2015

Expense ratio

0.20%

Distribution rate

0.86%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.85%

Last close

$62.45 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$2,884,279,207

Average volume

144449.0

Dividend

$0.134

Ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Payment date

09/23/2026

Beta

1.03

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.86%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.85%) 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.

SPYX risks and drawbacks

SPYX'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.8%.

Who may consider SPYX — and who may not

SPYX may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SPYX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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