XSD ETF — State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF

State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD)

XSD is an ETF. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.19%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.16%, its expense ratio is 0.35%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 58/100 (Caution). Total return is 1903.9% over the past 20.6 years, 1114.5 points ahead of SPY at 789.4%.

At the current 0.19% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $19 per year, or $1.58 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF is an ETF that tracks the S&P Semiconductor Select Industry Index, holding substantially all of the index components to replicate the performance of the semiconductors segment of the broader U.S. stock market. The fund has a low current distribution rate and makes quarterly distributions, with an expense ratio of 0.35%. It appeals to investors seeking broad exposure to the semiconductor industry with minimal costs.

XSD performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 1903.9% over the past 20.6 years, 1114.5 points ahead of SPY at 789.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 30.8%.

XSD key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

58 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.11%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/31/2006

Expense ratio

0.35%

Distribution rate

0.19%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.16%

Last close

$478.52

NAV

$477.16

Premium / discount

0.29% premium

AUM

$2,529,024,638

Average volume

79474.0

Last dividend

$0.233

Last ex-dividend date

06/22/2026

Last payment date

06/24/2026

Beta

2.77

P/E ratio

33.8256

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.19%) 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 (0.16%) 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. 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. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: State Street or company page; 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.

XSD risks and drawbacks

XSD'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 30.8%.

Who may consider XSD — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (XSD pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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