SDY State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
LEGACY ETF NOT a signal card · Live refresh 2026-09-11T13:33:55Z · Source: yfinance/Yahoo (soft-fail)
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Company — what it does
The fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index is designed to measure the performance of the highest dividend yielding S&P Composite 1500® Index constituents that have followed a managed-dividends policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 20 consecutive years.
Plain trend vs 50 / 200
Mixed (above 200D, below 50D) — Price is still above the longer 200-day average but has slipped under the 50-day — often a short-term pullback inside a larger trend. Not a trade signal.
Dividend paycheck vs warning
A dividend is a share of earnings or pass-through cash — it is not a guaranteed paycheck. Cuts happen. High yield is often a warning light (risk priced in), not a safety badge.
Range, yield & payout streak
Based on Yahoo annual dividend totals through 2025 (excludes incomplete 2026).
BDC / cash pass-through vs ordinary dividend
ETF / fund — distributions depend on the underlying basket and fund policy. Yield is not a corporate “safety” rating.
Remember: high yield ≠ safer. Pass-through vehicles (BDC / REIT) can show high distributions by design while carrying credit, rate, or occupancy risk.
Dividend safety rating
High yield ≠ safer — elevated yield often prices higher risk or return-of-capital. Payout streak (non-decreasing annual totals): ~5 years.
Dividend history trend (recent payments)
| Ex-date (Yahoo) | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2023-09-15 | $0.7930 |
| 2023-12-15 | $0.9780 |
| 2024-03-15 | $0.7080 |
| 2024-06-21 | $0.8590 |
| 2024-09-20 | $0.7850 |
| 2024-12-20 | $1.0300 |
| 2025-03-24 | $0.8180 |
| 2025-06-23 | $0.9270 |
| 2025-09-22 | $0.8710 |
| 2025-12-22 | $1.0170 |
| 2026-03-23 | $0.8740 |
| 2026-06-22 | $0.9680 |
Sourced from Yahoo via yfinance. Gaps or missing rows = data unavailable, not zeroes we invented.
Pass-through / BDC mechanics (deeper)
ETF / fund — distributions depend on the underlying basket and fund policy. Yield is not a corporate “safety” rating.
Advanced frame: for ordinary payers, focus on earnings/FCF coverage and balance-sheet flexibility. For REITs, focus on AFFO/FFO trends, occupancy, and debt ladders. For BDCs, focus on NII vs distribution, non-accruals, leverage vs statutory limits, and NAV drift. This page still is not a Crystal Signals entry card — no Counsel fire / manage stamp here.
Full company blurb
The fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index is designed to measure the performance of the highest dividend yielding S&P Composite 1500® Index constituents that have followed a managed-dividends policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 20 consecutive years.
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