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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) pays a $1.24 annual dividend ($0.31 quarterly), yielding 1.12% at $167.76/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.12%
Annual Dividend: $1.24 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 28
The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF dividend comes from a fund that tracks U.S. industrial companies spanning aerospace and defense, industrial conglomerates, and marine transportation. XLI currently yields 1.13%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.24 per share paid quarterly. The fund invests at least 95% of its assets in securities comprising its index, which means the dividend output directly reflects what those underlying industrial holdings generate. That low yield makes XLI a better fit for investors prioritizing sector exposure and dividend growth over immediate income.
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions from the fund's underlying industrial holdings, not a corporate payout ratio, making traditional payout analysis not applicable (fund/ETF). The most data-supported pressure point is visible in the history table: the fund paid $1.3730 in 2020 and then $1.3180 in 2021, back-to-back years below the 2019 level of $1.5830, showing that industrial sector downturns can pull the dividend down meaningfully.
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.5% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.7280 to $1.9978 over that window (2026 data is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 21.9% in 2022, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +7.5% | $1.61 (2022) | $2.00 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +7.8% | $1.37 (2020) | $2.00 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +5.8% | $1.14 (2015) | $2.00 (2025) |
XLI fits dividend investors who want exposure to the industrial sector and are willing to accept a low (below 2%) yield in exchange for above-inflation dividend growth. At 7.5% annualized growth over 14 years, the fund has compounded its per-share payment meaningfully, but the current 1.13% yield delivers limited income in the near term. Four consecutive years of dividend increases show recent momentum, though the 2020-2021 pullback demonstrates that industrial sector weakness flows directly into the distribution. The trade-off is straightforward: growth potential, but not an income-first holding.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | $0.4550 |
| 2026-06-22 | $0.4441 |
| 2026-03-23 | $0.4532 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.5316 |
| 2025-09-22 | $0.6298 |
| 2025-06-23 | $0.4317 |
| 2025-03-24 | $0.4047 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.6701 |
| 2024-09-23 | $0.4310 |
| 2024-06-24 | $0.4213 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3523 |
| 2025 | $1.9978 |
| 2024 | $1.8987 |
| 2023 | $1.8557 |
| 2022 | $1.6060 |
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