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Data last updated: Oct 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 17, 2026): State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) pays a $5.66 annual dividend ($1.42 quarterly), yielding 0.99% at $763.25/share. 16 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.99%
Annual Dividend: $5.66 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 34
The State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust dividend reflects the aggregate distributions from a portfolio of S&P 500 common stocks, weighted to mirror the index. SPY currently yields 0.99%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $5.6620 per share paid quarterly. That yield is low by income standards, which makes SPY a better fit for investors who prioritize broad market exposure with a dividend component rather than pure income generation.
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust dividend safety is determined by the dividend-paying behavior of the underlying S&P 500 holdings, not by a single company's earnings or payout ratio. The payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF), since SPY passes through distributions from hundreds of constituent stocks rather than paying from its own retained earnings. The most meaningful pressure on the dividend comes from the index itself: if S&P 500 companies broadly cut or suspend dividends, SPY's distributions fall in turn, as seen in 2020 and 2021 when annual payments grew only marginally ($5.6910 and $5.7148 respectively).
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.7% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $2.5760 to $7.2811 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 0.4% in 2021, a year when the underlying index's dividend growth nearly stalled, illustrating that SPY's growth rate is entirely dependent on what S&P 500 constituents collectively pay out.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +4.8% | $6.32 (2022) | $7.28 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +5.1% | $5.69 (2020) | $7.28 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +5.6% | $4.21 (2015) | $7.28 (2025) |
SPY fits dividend investors who want broad U.S. equity exposure and are willing to accept a low (below 2%) yield in exchange for a dividend that has grown at 7.7% annually over 14 years. The yield of 0.99% is modest, and no 5-year average yield is available for direct comparison. What SPY offers is a dividend tied to the earnings power of 500 large-cap U.S. companies, with 16 consecutive years of dividend increases. The trade-off is straightforward: income is thin today, but the per-share payment has nearly tripled since 2011, rewarding investors who hold for growth rather than current income.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | $1.8888 |
| 2026-06-18 | $1.9035 |
| 2026-03-20 | $1.7970 |
| 2025-12-19 | $1.9934 |
| 2025-09-19 | $1.8311 |
| 2025-06-20 | $1.7611 |
| 2025-03-21 | $1.6955 |
| 2024-12-20 | $1.9655 |
| 2024-09-20 | $1.7455 |
| 2024-06-21 | $1.7590 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $5.5893 |
| 2025 | $7.2811 |
| 2024 | $7.0649 |
| 2023 | $6.6339 |
| 2022 | $6.3207 |
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