XCNY ETF — SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ex-China ETF

SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ex-China ETF (XCNY)

Updated October 16, 2026.

XCNY is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 1.67%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.26%, its expense ratio is 0.19%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 37.4% over the past 2.1 years, 5.1 points behind SPY at 42.5%.

SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ex-China ETF is an equity fund that tracks a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index of publicly traded companies in emerging markets, excluding China, investing at least 80% of its assets in index securities. The fund distributes semi-annually at a modest current distribution rate, with a low expense ratio of 0.19%. It appeals to investors seeking emerging market exposure while excluding China from their portfolio.

XCNY performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 37.4% over the past 2.1 years, 5.1 points behind SPY at 42.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 21.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.9%.

XCNY key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/04/2024

Expense ratio

0.19%

Distribution rate

1.67%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

2.26%

Last close

$32.96 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$10,044,374

Average volume

190.0

Dividend

$0.276

Ex-dividend date

06/22/2026

Payment date

06/26/2026

Beta

1.1121

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.67%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.26%) 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.

XCNY risks and drawbacks

XCNY's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, 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 11.9%.

Who may consider XCNY — and who may not

XCNY may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (XCNY pays semi-annual); 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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