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SPY ETF Dividend History, Yield & Distributions
ETF Dividend History · Distribution Yield · Ex-Dividend Date · Payment Schedule
SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF
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SPY ETF dividend answer
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) has a trailing 12-month distribution yield of 0.98% and paid $7.58 per share over the trailing 12 months. The fund currently pays quarterly distributions based on covered events. Its latest distribution was $1.89 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 18, 2026 and payment date of Oct 30, 2026. The next announced ex-dividend date is Sep 18, 2026. SPY distribution history is shown as fund payout history, so corporate payout ratio and free cash flow coverage are excluded.
SPY Distribution Snapshot
Yield, recent distribution history, cadence, and AIQ context stay together without treating ETF payouts like corporate earnings coverage.
Next SPY Distribution Date
When SPY next goes ex-distribution, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next announced SPY distribution
Next ex-date status: announced. Next distribution amount status: announced. Projected values are inferred from recent cadence and are never presented as issuer announcements.
Latest SPY Distribution Dates
Review the latest distribution, yield, available trailing-year income, and distribution cadence before treating income as durable.
AIQ Distribution bridge
Fund distributions should be read with holdings quality, liquidity, and asset-class exposure.
Distribution yield is more useful when valuation context is not stretched.
Lower drawdown and volatility can improve the dependability of an income allocation.
SPY Dividend & Distribution History
Recent per-share distributions show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Distribution pattern
Recent distribution payments are summarized as cadence signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
SPY Annual Distribution History
SPY Distribution Growth
Latest row amount $1.89, event yield 99.55%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed distribution history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year payout CAGR
- 5.05%
- Peer rank
- #95 of 138
- Peer percentile
- 31st
- 2020 annual payout
- $5.691
- 2025 annual payout
- $7.281
- Calendar-year declines
- 0
SPY's split-adjusted annual distributions grew at 5.05% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #95 of 138 equity ETFs in AlgovestIQ's research.
Measured from 2019 instead, the same history compounds at 4.41% a year.
Split-adjusted annual distributions, 2020–2025. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
SPY Distribution Yield
How SPY's trailing distribution yield is calculated, and how it differs from 30-Day SEC Yield and total return.
Yield methodology
Trailing distribution yield equals distributions paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available market price. It is different from 30-Day SEC Yield, forward distribution yield, and total return.
Distribution variability
SPY distributions reflect income from underlying holdings and may vary by quarter, market environment, fund composition, and fund policy.
Recent SPY distribution payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | $1.89 | $1.89 | 99.55% | Quarterly | $7.58 | — | Sep 18, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $1.90 | $1.90 | 1.01% | Quarterly | $7.52 | — | Jun 18, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $1.80 | $1.80 | 1.14% | Quarterly | $7.38 | — | Mar 20, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | $1.99 | $1.99 | 1.07% | Quarterly | $7.28 | — | Dec 19, 2025 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | $1.83 | $1.83 | 1.09% | Quarterly | $7.25 | — | Sep 19, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 |
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| Jun 20, 2025 | $1.76 | $1.76 | 1.21% | Quarterly | $7.17 | — | Jun 20, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Mar 21, 2025 | $1.70 | $1.70 | 1.27% | Quarterly | $7.17 | — | Mar 21, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | $1.97 | $1.97 | 1.20% | Quarterly | $7.07 | — | Dec 20, 2024 | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | $1.75 | $1.75 | 1.23% | Quarterly | $7.01 | — | Sep 20, 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | $1.76 | $1.76 | 1.26% | Quarterly | $6.84 | — | Jun 21, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | $1.59 | $1.59 | 1.32% | Quarterly | $6.72 | — | Mar 18, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | $1.91 | $1.91 | 1.41% | Quarterly | $6.63 | — | Dec 18, 2023 | Jan 31, 2024 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | $1.58 | $1.58 | 1.47% | Quarterly | $6.51 | — | Sep 18, 2023 | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | $1.64 | $1.64 | 1.48% | Quarterly | $6.52 | — | Jun 20, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | $1.51 | $1.51 | 1.66% | Quarterly | $6.46 | — | Mar 20, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | $1.78 | $1.78 | 1.65% | Quarterly | $6.32 | — | Dec 19, 2022 | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | $1.60 | $1.60 | 1.60% | Quarterly | $6.17 | — | Sep 19, 2022 | Oct 31, 2022 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | $1.58 | $1.58 | 1.64% | Quarterly | $6.00 | — | Jun 21, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Mar 18, 2022 | $1.37 | $1.37 | 1.31% | Quarterly | $5.80 | — | Mar 21, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | $1.64 | $1.63 | 1.24% | Quarterly | $5.71 | — | Dec 20, 2021 | Jan 31, 2022 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | $1.43 | $1.43 | 1.28% | Quarterly | $5.66 | Sep 16, 2021 | Sep 20, 2021 | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | $1.38 | $1.38 | 1.34% | Quarterly | $5.57 | — | Jun 21, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | $1.28 | $1.28 | 1.43% | Quarterly | $5.56 | — | Mar 22, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | $1.58 | $1.58 | 1.54% | Quarterly | $5.69 | — | Dec 21, 2020 | Jan 29, 2021 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | $1.34 | $1.34 | 1.72% | Quarterly | $5.68 | — | Sep 21, 2020 | Oct 30, 2020 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | $1.37 | $1.37 | 1.86% | Quarterly | $5.73 | — | Jun 22, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Mar 20, 2020 | $1.41 | $1.41 | 2.53% | Quarterly | $5.79 | — | Mar 23, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 |
| Dec 20, 2019 | $1.57 | $1.57 | 1.75% | Quarterly | $5.62 | — | Dec 23, 2019 | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Sep 20, 2019 | $1.38 | $1.38 | 1.84% | Quarterly | $5.48 | — | Sep 23, 2019 | Oct 31, 2019 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | $1.43 | $1.43 | 1.84% | Quarterly | $5.42 | — | Jun 24, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 |
| Mar 15, 2019 | $1.23 | $1.23 | 1.86% | Quarterly | $5.24 | — | Mar 18, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 |
| Dec 21, 2018 | $1.44 | $1.44 | 2.12% | Quarterly | $5.10 | — | Dec 24, 2018 | Jan 31, 2019 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | $1.32 | $1.32 | 1.72% | Quarterly | $5.02 | — | Sep 24, 2018 | Oct 31, 2018 |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $1.25 | $1.25 | 1.78% | Quarterly | $4.93 | Jun 14, 2018 | Jun 18, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Mar 16, 2018 | $1.10 | $1.10 | 1.77% | Quarterly | $4.87 | — | Mar 19, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Dec 15, 2017 | $1.35 | $1.35 | 1.80% | Quarterly | $4.80 | Dec 14, 2017 | Dec 18, 2017 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Sep 15, 2017 | $1.24 | $1.23 | 1.92% | Quarterly | $4.78 | Sep 14, 2017 | Sep 18, 2017 | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Jun 16, 2017 | $1.18 | $1.18 | 1.91% | Quarterly | $4.63 | Jun 16, 2017 | Jun 20, 2017 | Jul 31, 2017 |
| Mar 17, 2017 | $1.03 | $1.03 | 1.91% | Quarterly | $4.52 | — | Mar 21, 2017 | Apr 28, 2017 |
| Dec 16, 2016 | $1.33 | $1.33 | 2.02% | Quarterly | $4.54 | — | Dec 20, 2016 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | $1.08 | $1.08 | 2.07% | Quarterly | $4.42 | — | Sep 20, 2016 | Oct 31, 2016 |
| Jun 17, 2016 | $1.08 | $1.08 | 2.12% | Quarterly | $4.37 | — | — | — |
| Mar 18, 2016 | $1.05 | $1.05 | 2.12% | Quarterly | $4.33 | — | — | — |
| Dec 18, 2015 | $1.21 | $1.21 | 2.10% | Quarterly | $4.21 | — | — | — |
| Sep 18, 2015 | $1.03 | $1.03 | 2.11% | Quarterly | $4.13 | — | Sep 22, 2015 | Oct 30, 2015 |
| Jun 19, 2015 | $1.03 | $1.03 | 1.91% | Quarterly | $4.04 | Jun 19, 2015 | Jun 23, 2015 | Jul 31, 2015 |
| Mar 20, 2015 | $0.931 | $0.931 | 1.87% | Quarterly | $3.94 | Mar 20, 2015 | Mar 24, 2015 | Apr 30, 2015 |
| Dec 19, 2014 | $1.14 | $1.14 | 1.86% | Quarterly | $3.84 | Dec 19, 2014 | Dec 23, 2014 | Jan 30, 2015 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | $0.939 | $0.939 | 1.83% | Quarterly | $3.68 | — | Sep 23, 2014 | Oct 31, 2014 |
| Jun 20, 2014 | $0.937 | $0.937 | 1.83% | Quarterly | $3.58 | Jun 20, 2014 | Jun 24, 2014 | Jul 31, 2014 |
| Mar 21, 2014 | $0.825 | $0.825 | 1.87% | Quarterly | $3.48 | — | — | — |
| Dec 20, 2013 | $0.98 | $0.98 | 1.85% | Quarterly | $3.35 | — | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2013 | $0.838 | $0.838 | 1.99% | Quarterly | $3.39 | — | Sep 24, 2013 | Oct 31, 2013 |
| Jun 21, 2013 | $0.839 | $0.839 | 2.10% | Quarterly | $3.33 | Jun 21, 2013 | Jun 25, 2013 | Jul 31, 2013 |
| Mar 15, 2013 | $0.694 | $0.694 | 2.04% | Quarterly | $3.18 | — | — | — |
| Dec 21, 2012 | $1.02 | $1.02 | 2.17% | Quarterly | $3.10 | — | — | — |
| Sep 21, 2012 | $0.779 | $0.779 | 1.95% | Quarterly | $2.85 | — | — | — |
| Jun 15, 2012 | $0.688 | $0.688 | 2.01% | Quarterly | $2.70 | — | — | — |
| Mar 16, 2012 | $0.614 | $0.614 | 1.88% | Quarterly | $2.64 | — | — | — |
| Dec 16, 2011 | $0.77 | $0.77 | 2.12% | Quarterly | $2.58 | — | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2011 | $0.625 | $0.625 | 2.02% | Quarterly | $2.46 | — | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2011 | $0.628 | $0.628 | 1.92% | Quarterly | $2.44 | — | — | — |
| Mar 18, 2011 | $0.553 | $0.553 | 1.83% | Quarterly | $2.34 | — | — | — |
| Dec 17, 2010 | $0.653 | $0.653 | 1.82% | Quarterly | $2.27 | — | — | — |
| Sep 17, 2010 | $0.602 | $0.602 | 1.96% | Quarterly | $2.20 | — | — | — |
| Jun 18, 2010 | $0.531 | $0.531 | 1.89% | Quarterly | $2.11 | — | — | — |
| Mar 19, 2010 | $0.48 | $0.48 | 1.81% | Quarterly | $2.10 | — | — | — |
| Dec 18, 2009 | $0.59 | $0.59 | 1.98% | Quarterly | $2.18 | — | — | — |
| Sep 18, 2009 | $0.508 | $0.508 | 2.16% | Quarterly | $2.31 | — | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2009 | $0.518 | $0.518 | 2.70% | Quarterly | $2.49 | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2009 | $0.561 | $0.561 | 3.44% | Quarterly | $2.64 | — | — | — |
| Dec 19, 2008 | $0.719 | $0.719 | 3.09% | Quarterly | $2.72 | — | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2008 | $0.691 | $0.691 | 2.24% | Quarterly | $2.78 | — | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2008 | $0.669 | $0.669 | 2.13% | Quarterly | $2.80 | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2008 | $0.642 | $0.642 | 2.11% | Quarterly | $2.79 | — | — | — |
| Dec 21, 2007 | $0.775 | $0.775 | 1.82% | Quarterly | $2.70 | — | — | — |
| Sep 21, 2007 | $0.719 | $0.719 | 1.79% | Quarterly | $2.72 | — | — | — |
| Jun 15, 2007 | $0.656 | $0.656 | 1.68% | Quarterly | $2.58 | — | — | — |
| Mar 16, 2007 | $0.551 | $0.551 | 1.79% | Quarterly | $2.48 | — | — | — |
| Dec 15, 2006 | $0.793 | $0.793 | 1.72% | Quarterly | $2.45 | — | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2006 | $0.579 | $0.579 | 1.76% | Quarterly | $2.33 | — | — | — |
| Jun 16, 2006 | $0.555 | $0.555 | 1.82% | Quarterly | $2.27 | — | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2006 | $0.519 | $0.519 | 1.69% | Quarterly | $2.20 | — | — | — |
| Dec 16, 2005 | $0.672 | $0.672 | 1.70% | Quarterly | $2.15 | — | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2005 | $0.522 | $0.522 | 1.94% | Quarterly | $2.40 | — | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2005 | $0.488 | $0.488 | 1.93% | Quarterly | $2.34 | — | — | — |
| Mar 18, 2005 | $0.467 | $0.467 | 1.91% | Quarterly | $2.27 | — | — | — |
| Dec 17, 2004 | $0.568 | $0.568 | 1.84% | Quarterly | $2.20 | — | — | — |
| Nov 15, 2004 | $0.351 | $0.351 | 1.37% | Special | $1.63 | — | — | — |
| Sep 17, 2004 | $0.469 | $0.469 | 1.59% | Quarterly | $1.79 | — | — | — |
| Jun 18, 2004 | $0.414 | $0.414 | 1.52% | Quarterly | $1.73 | — | — | — |
| Mar 19, 2004 | $0.395 | $0.395 | 1.50% | Quarterly | $1.67 | — | — | — |
| Dec 19, 2003 | $0.516 | $0.516 | 1.50% | Quarterly | $1.63 | — | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2003 | $0.40 | $0.40 | 1.50% | Quarterly | $1.55 | — | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2003 | $0.36 | $0.36 | 1.54% | Quarterly | $1.53 | — | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2003 | $0.354 | $0.354 | 1.70% | Quarterly | $1.52 | — | — | — |
| Dec 20, 2002 | $0.436 | $0.436 | 1.66% | Quarterly | $1.50 | — | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2002 | $0.378 | $0.378 | 1.72% | Quarterly | $1.46 | — | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2002 | $0.353 | $0.353 | 1.46% | Quarterly | $1.45 | — | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2002 | $0.331 | $0.331 | 1.23% | Quarterly | $1.44 | — | — | — |
| Dec 21, 2001 | $0.393 | $0.393 | 1.24% | Quarterly | $1.42 | — | — | — |
| Sep 21, 2001 | $0.369 | $0.369 | 1.48% | Quarterly | $1.44 | — | — | — |
| Jun 15, 2001 | $0.346 | $0.346 | 1.19% | Quarterly | $1.45 | — | — | — |
| Mar 16, 2001 | $0.316 | $0.316 | 1.26% | Quarterly | $1.45 | — | — | — |
| Dec 15, 2000 | $0.411 | $0.411 | 1.15% | Quarterly | $1.51 | — | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2000 | $0.375 | $0.375 | 98.71% | Quarterly | $1.44 | — | — | — |
| Jun 16, 2000 | $0.348 | $0.348 | 98.16% | Quarterly | $1.44 | — | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2000 | $0.371 | $0.371 | 1.02% | Quarterly | $1.50 | — | — | — |
| Dec 17, 1999 | $0.348 | $0.348 | 1.01% | Quarterly | $1.45 | — | — | — |
| Sep 17, 1999 | $0.372 | $0.372 | 1.11% | Quarterly | $1.49 | — | — | — |
| Jun 18, 1999 | $0.405 | $0.405 | 1.10% | Quarterly | $1.48 | — | — | — |
| Mar 19, 1999 | $0.32 | $0.32 | 1.10% | Quarterly | $1.42 | — | — | — |
| Dec 18, 1998 | $0.392 | $0.392 | 1.19% | Quarterly | $1.42 | — | — | — |
| Sep 18, 1998 | $0.359 | $0.359 | 1.38% | Quarterly | $1.40 | — | — | — |
| Jun 19, 1998 | $0.352 | $0.352 | 1.27% | Quarterly | $1.39 | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 1998 | $0.313 | $0.313 | 1.27% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 19, 1997 | $0.38 | $0.38 | 1.45% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 19, 1997 | $0.348 | $0.348 | 1.44% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 20, 1997 | $0.35 | $0.35 | 1.53% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 21, 1997 | $0.299 | $0.299 | 1.75% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
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SPY Dividends FAQ
Does SPY pay dividends?
Yes — though ETF payouts are technically fund distributions rather than corporate dividends. State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF has covered distribution history, most recently $1.89 per share on a quarterly cadence.
What is SPY's dividend yield?
SPY's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 0.98%, from $7.58 per share paid over the trailing 12 months. That is distributions paid divided by the latest available market price — it is not a 30-Day SEC Yield, a forward yield, or a total return.
How often does SPY pay dividends?
SPY currently pays distributions on a quarterly cadence based on covered payment history. Cadence inferred from payment spacing is labeled as inferred, because a fund can change its schedule.
When is SPY's next dividend?
SPY's next distribution is announced at $1.89 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 18, 2026.
What was SPY's latest dividend?
SPY's latest covered distribution was $1.89 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 18, 2026 and a payment date of Oct 30, 2026.
Why do SPY's distributions vary?
SPY distributes the income its underlying holdings generate, so the amount moves with dividend timing across the portfolio, index changes, and seasonality. Variation between periods is normal for a broad-market fund and does not by itself signal a change in fund policy.