State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD)
Dividend ETF
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD) is a Dividend ETF from State Street Investment Management. As of October 23, 2026, SPYD closed at $48.59. It charges a 0.07% expense ratio, or $7 a year per $10,000 invested. Including dividends it returned +16.0% over the past year and +8.1% a year over five years.
- Assets under management: $7.1 billion
- Dividend yield: 4.24%
- Annualized return since 2015: 9.2%
- Worst peak-to-trough drop: -46%
SPYD price chart
1Y price change: +10.9% (price only; total returns below include dividends)
| Total return | 1M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPYD | +4.6% | +16.1% | +16.0% | +18.6% | +8.1% | +8.6% | +9.2% |
Dividends reinvested. 3Y and longer are annualized; MAX is annualized since 2015.
SPYD key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.07%
- $7/yr per $10K
- Assets (AUM)
- $7.1B
- Dividend yield
- 4.24%
- Annualized return
- 9.2%
- since 2015
- Volatility
- 19%
- annualized
- Max drawdown
- -46%
- 52-week range
- $41.87 – $50.90
- Fund family
- State Street Investment Management
SPYD dividend
- Dividend yield
- 4.24%
- Annual dividend
- $2.06
- Years of increases
- 2
- 5-yr dividend growth
- 13.8%
- per year
- Payments per year
- 4
Regular dividends per share by calendar year; special dividends excluded. Current year omitted until complete.
Similar ETFs
| Name | Today | 1Y | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
 SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | -0.37% | +35% | 2.99% |
 VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares | -0.82% | +14% | 1.50% |
 VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares | -0.68% | +17% | 2.28% |
 DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | -0.80% | +19% | 1.88% |
 NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | -1.05% | +16% | 2.01% |
 HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF | -0.29% | +29% | 3.15% |
 DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF | -0.91% | +18% | 2.19% |
 SPY State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | -0.52% | +14% | 0.75% |
SPYD news
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SPYD ETF FAQ
What is SPYD's expense ratio?
SPYD has an expense ratio of 0.07%: $7 a year on a $10,000 investment.
What is SPYD's dividend yield?
SPYD yields 4.24% based on its trailing distributions of $2.06 per share.
What is SPYD's historical return?
With dividends reinvested, SPYD returned +16.0% over one year, +8.1% a year over five years, +8.6% a year over ten years through October 23, 2026.
How much can SPYD fall?
SPYD's largest peak-to-trough decline since 2015 was -46%. Past drawdowns don't cap future ones.
Sources: fund data and prices from Yahoo Finance (delayed); FI Handbook calculations. Last close October 23, 2026.