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Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Dividend Yield: 4.59%
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Years of Dividend History: 20
The State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF dividend comes from a fund that tracks the Bloomberg Long U.S. Treasury Index, holding U.S. Treasury securities with remaining maturities of ten years or more. SPTL currently yields 4.35%, paid monthly, with a trailing annual rate of $1.0938 per share and a next ex-dividend date of September 1, 2026. The last monthly payment was $0.0935 per share. With a beta of 2.25, this fund moves sharply with interest rate changes, making it a fit for income-focused investors who can tolerate meaningful price swings in exchange for above-average yield.
State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of interest income from its Treasury holdings, and the payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF dividend safety is directly tied to the interest income generated by its portfolio of long-dated U.S. government bonds, which fluctuates as the fund rebalances monthly and as rates shift. The most significant pressure on the payout is interest rate movement: because the fund holds securities with maturities of ten years or more, even moderate rate changes produce outsized swings in both price and income.
State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of -4.5% per year from 2009 to 2025. Per-share payments fell from $2.2652 in 2009 to $1.0903 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 18.0% in 2023, but the overall trend is negative, and the data includes at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, reflecting how directly this fund's income is tied to the prevailing interest rate environment.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +10.9% | $0.80 (2022) | $1.09 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +7.2% | $0.77 (2020) | $1.09 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +1.9% | $0.91 (2015) | $1.09 (2025) |
SPTL fits income-focused investors who want direct exposure to long-duration U.S. Treasury interest income and can accept that the payout level moves with rates. The current yield is classified as high (above 4%), and at 4.35% it sits meaningfully above the fund's own 5-year average of 3.66%, which reflects the higher rate environment of recent years rather than a structural improvement in income generation. The trade-off is real: the -4.5% CAGR over the full history window shows that income has declined over time, and a beta of 2.25 means price volatility is substantial. What an investor gets is a high current yield from government-backed interest income; what they accept is a payout that shrinks when rates fall and a portfolio that swings hard in either direction.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $0.0910 |
| 2026-09-01 | $0.0935 |
| 2026-08-03 | $0.0931 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.0898 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.0928 |
| 2026-05-01 | $0.0901 |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.0936 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.0839 |
| 2026-02-02 | $0.0927 |
| 2025-12-18 | $0.0923 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.8205 |
| 2025 | $1.0903 |
| 2024 | $1.0568 |
| 2023 | $0.9413 |
| 2022 | $0.7986 |
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