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SJNKState Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF

Financial Services / Asset Management - Bonds

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NeutralEdge 4/10
$24.08+$0.03 (+0.12%)

Latest quote

  • Momentum
    38
  • Value
    36
  • Quality
    61
  • Risk resilience
    78
  • Sentiment
    —
algovestiq.comScore data as of Oct 21, 2026

SJNK ETF dividend answer

State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (SJNK) has a trailing 12-month distribution yield of 7.19% and paid $1.73 per share over the trailing 12 months. The fund currently pays monthly distributions based on covered events. Its latest distribution was $0.1487 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 1, 2026 and payment date of Oct 6, 2026. The next projected ex-dividend date is Oct 31, 2026. SJNK distribution history is shown as fund payout history, so corporate payout ratio and free cash flow coverage are excluded.

SJNK Distribution Snapshot

Yield, recent distribution history, cadence, and AIQ context stay together without treating ETF payouts like corporate earnings coverage.

Distribution history
141
distributions captured
Frequency
monthly
inferred from events
Trailing yield
7.19%
distribution income rate
Data completeness
83%
event fields populated

Next SJNK Distribution Date

When SJNK next goes ex-distribution, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.

Projected next SJNK distribution

Projected $0.1487

Next ex-date status: projected. Next distribution amount status: projected. Projected values are inferred from recent cadence and are never presented as issuer announcements.

Next ex-date
Oct 31, 2026
projected
Next amount
$0.1487
projected
Last checked
Oct 20, 2026

Latest SJNK Distribution Dates

Oct 1, 2026

Review the latest distribution, yield, available trailing-year income, and distribution cadence before treating income as durable.

Distribution yield
7.19%
Trailing distribution yield
7.19%
TTM distributions / latest available price
TTM distributions
$1.73
-6.04% vs prior complete year
Latest distribution
$0.1487
Latest adjusted distribution
Frequency
monthly
Inferred from available events
Latest ex-dividend date
Oct 1, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Latest payment date
Oct 6, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Next ex-date
Projected: Oct 31, 2026
Never inferred as announced
Next distribution amount
Projected: $0.1487
Amount status independent from date

AIQ Distribution bridge

Quality61/100

Fund distributions should be read with holdings quality, liquidity, and asset-class exposure.

Value36/100

Distribution yield is more useful when valuation context is not stretched.

Risk resilience78/100

Lower drawdown and volatility can improve the dependability of an income allocation.

SJNK 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

Active payer

Recent distribution payments are summarized as cadence signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.

Distribution yield
7.19%
Trailing income rate
Distribution trend
Trailing income falling
-6.04% vs prior complete year
Cadence
monthly
Inferred from recent events
Event depth
141
Covered distribution rows
Recent distribution cadence
8 records
Mar 26
$0.144
Apr 26
$0.1512
May 26
$0.1434
Jun 26
$0.1428
Jul 26
$0.1472
Aug 26
$0.1421
Sep 26
$0.142
Oct 26
$0.1487

SJNK Annual Distribution History

2016 - 2026
11 plotted years

SJNK Distribution Growth

-6.04% 1Y
Trailing CAGR windows
Latest SJNK dividend dates
Ex-date
Oct 1, 2026
Record
Oct 1, 2026
Paid
Oct 6, 2026

Latest row amount $0.1487, event yield 7.18%.

Event field coverage
Declaration37/120
Record120/120
Payment120/120
Frequency120/120
History depth
120 rows
FMP dividend events via canonical L3
Data through
Oct 1, 2026
latest covered ex-date
Last checked
Oct 20, 2026
independent from event date
Date coverage
120/120 pay
120/120 record dates

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.

SJNK Distribution Yield

How SJNK's trailing distribution yield is calculated, and how it differs from 30-Day SEC Yield and total return.

Yield methodology

Trailing 12-month distribution yield

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.

Trailing distribution yield
7.19%
30-Day SEC Yield
—
Shown only when issuer data is available

Distribution variability

Why SJNK distributions can change

SJNK distributions reflect income from underlying holdings and may vary by quarter, market environment, fund composition, and fund policy.

Recent SJNK distribution payments

120 covered distributions
Showing latest 5 of 120 rows
Ex-dateDividendAdjustedYield at ex-dateFrequencyTTM adjustedDeclaredRecord datePayment date
Oct 1, 2026$0.1487
$0.1487
7.18%Monthly$1.73—Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026
Sep 1, 2026$0.142
$0.142
7.00%Monthly$1.73—Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026
Aug 3, 2026$0.1421
$0.1421
7.02%Monthly$1.74—Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026
Jul 1, 2026$0.1472
$0.1472
7.02%Monthly$1.75—Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026
Jun 1, 2026$0.1428
$0.1428
7.01%Monthly$1.75—Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026
Show older history+115 rows
May 1, 2026$0.1434
$0.1434
7.03%Monthly$1.76—May 1, 2026May 6, 2026
Apr 1, 2026$0.1512
$0.1512
7.13%Monthly$1.77—Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026
Mar 2, 2026$0.144
$0.144
7.10%Monthly$1.78—Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026
Feb 2, 2026$0.1397
$0.1397
7.08%Monthly$1.79—Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026
Dec 18, 2025$0.1445
$0.1445
7.14%Monthly$1.80—Dec 18, 2025Dec 23, 2025
Dec 1, 2025$0.1438
$0.1438
7.19%Monthly$1.82—Dec 1, 2025Dec 4, 2025
Nov 3, 2025$0.1423
$0.1423
7.25%Monthly$1.83—Nov 3, 2025Nov 6, 2025
Oct 1, 2025$0.146
$0.146
7.23%Monthly$1.84—Oct 1, 2025Oct 6, 2025
Sep 2, 2025$0.1524
$0.1524
7.31%Monthly$1.85—Sep 2, 2025Sep 5, 2025
Aug 1, 2025$0.1526
$0.1526
7.35%Monthly$1.86—Aug 1, 2025Aug 6, 2025
Jul 1, 2025$0.1484
$0.1484
7.36%Monthly$1.86—Jul 1, 2025Jul 7, 2025
Jun 2, 2025$0.1554
$0.1554
7.46%Monthly$1.87—Jun 2, 2025Jun 5, 2025
May 1, 2025$0.1548
$0.1548
7.53%Monthly$1.87—May 1, 2025May 6, 2025
Apr 1, 2025$0.1587
$0.1587
7.50%Monthly$1.88—Apr 1, 2025Apr 4, 2025
Mar 3, 2025$0.1521
$0.1521
7.38%Monthly$1.88—Mar 3, 2025Mar 6, 2025
Feb 3, 2025$0.152
$0.152
7.42%Monthly$1.88—Feb 3, 2025Feb 6, 2025
Dec 19, 2024$0.1596
$0.1596
7.52%Monthly$1.89—Dec 19, 2024Dec 24, 2024
Dec 2, 2024$0.1552
$0.1552
7.33%Monthly$1.73—Dec 2, 2024Dec 5, 2024
Nov 1, 2024$0.1558
$0.1558
7.35%Monthly$1.86—Nov 1, 2024Nov 6, 2024
Oct 1, 2024$0.1579
$0.1579
7.35%Monthly$1.88—Oct 1, 2024Oct 4, 2024
Sep 3, 2024$0.1555
$0.1555
7.46%Monthly$1.88—Sep 3, 2024Sep 6, 2024
Aug 1, 2024$0.1577
$0.1577
7.50%Monthly$1.88—Aug 1, 2024Aug 6, 2024
Jul 1, 2024$0.1559
$0.1559
7.56%Monthly$1.88—Jul 1, 2024Jul 5, 2024
Jun 3, 2024$0.1571
$0.1571
7.48%Monthly$1.86—Jun 3, 2024Jun 6, 2024
May 1, 2024$0.1599
$0.1599
7.50%Monthly$1.86—May 2, 2024May 7, 2024
Apr 1, 2024$0.158
$0.158
7.37%Monthly$1.84—Apr 2, 2024Apr 5, 2024
Mar 1, 2024$0.1587
$0.1587
7.31%Monthly$1.84—Mar 4, 2024Mar 7, 2024
Feb 1, 2024$0.1549
$0.1549
7.28%Monthly$1.83—Feb 2, 2024Feb 7, 2024
Dec 18, 2023$0.1423
$0.1423
7.23%Monthly$1.81—Dec 19, 2023Dec 22, 2023
Dec 1, 2023$0.1478
$0.1478
7.31%Monthly$1.81—Dec 4, 2023Dec 7, 2023
Nov 1, 2023$0.1759
$0.1759
7.51%Monthly$1.81—Nov 2, 2023Nov 7, 2023
Oct 2, 2023$0.1609
$0.1609
7.25%Monthly$1.75—Oct 3, 2023Oct 6, 2023
Sep 1, 2023$0.1521
$0.1521
6.99%Monthly$1.72—Sep 5, 2023Sep 8, 2023
Aug 1, 2023$0.1522
$0.1522
6.97%Monthly$1.72—Aug 2, 2023Aug 7, 2023
Jul 3, 2023$0.1421
$0.1421
6.82%Monthly$1.67—Jul 5, 2023Jul 10, 2023
Jun 1, 2023$0.1533
$0.1533
6.77%Monthly$1.65May 31, 2023Jun 2, 2023Jun 7, 2023
May 1, 2023$0.1442
$0.1442
6.55%Monthly$1.60—May 2, 2023May 5, 2023
Apr 3, 2023$0.1526
$0.1526
6.36%Monthly$1.57—Apr 4, 2023Apr 10, 2023
Mar 1, 2023$0.1542
$0.1542
6.18%Monthly$1.51—Mar 2, 2023Mar 7, 2023
Feb 1, 2023$0.133
$0.133
5.80%Monthly$1.45—Feb 2, 2023Feb 7, 2023
Dec 19, 2022$0.1448
$0.1448
5.82%Monthly$1.42—Dec 20, 2022Dec 23, 2022
Dec 1, 2022$0.142
$0.142
5.63%Monthly$1.39—Dec 2, 2022Dec 7, 2022
Nov 1, 2022$0.122
$0.122
5.56%Monthly$1.35—Nov 2, 2022Nov 7, 2022
Oct 3, 2022$0.132
$0.132
5.52%Monthly$1.32—Oct 4, 2022Oct 7, 2022
Sep 1, 2022$0.143
$0.143
5.22%Monthly$1.28—Sep 2, 2022Sep 8, 2022
Aug 1, 2022$0.109
$0.109
4.88%Monthly$1.22—Aug 2, 2022Aug 5, 2022
Jul 1, 2022$0.121
$0.121
4.97%Monthly$1.20—Jul 5, 2022Jul 8, 2022
Jun 1, 2022$0.107
$0.107
4.62%Monthly$1.18—Jun 2, 2022Jun 7, 2022
May 2, 2022$0.107
$0.107
4.56%Monthly$1.16Apr 29, 2022May 3, 2022May 6, 2022
Apr 1, 2022$0.097
$0.097
4.37%Monthly$1.14Mar 31, 2022Apr 4, 2022Apr 7, 2022
Mar 1, 2022$0.096
$0.096
4.33%Monthly$1.14Feb 28, 2022Mar 2, 2022Mar 7, 2022
Feb 1, 2022$0.098
$0.098
4.28%Monthly$1.15Jan 31, 2022Feb 2, 2022Feb 7, 2022
Dec 17, 2021$0.1192
$0.1192
4.24%Monthly$1.14—Dec 20, 2021Dec 23, 2021
Dec 1, 2021$0.095
$0.095
4.24%Monthly$1.14—Dec 2, 2021Dec 7, 2021
Nov 1, 2021$0.092
$0.092
4.25%Monthly$1.16—Nov 2, 2021Nov 5, 2021
Oct 1, 2021$0.091
$0.091
4.32%Monthly$1.18—Oct 4, 2021Oct 7, 2021
Sep 1, 2021$0.09
$0.09
4.43%Monthly$1.21—Sep 2, 2021Sep 8, 2021
Aug 2, 2021$0.087
$0.087
4.49%Monthly$1.23Jul 30, 2021Aug 3, 2021Aug 6, 2021
Jul 1, 2021$0.097
$0.097
4.58%Monthly$1.26—Jul 2, 2021Jul 8, 2021
Jun 1, 2021$0.091
$0.091
4.74%Monthly$1.30—Jun 2, 2021Jun 7, 2021
May 3, 2021$0.09
$0.09
4.83%Monthly$1.32—May 4, 2021May 7, 2021
Apr 1, 2021$0.09
$0.09
5.00%Monthly$1.36—Apr 5, 2021Apr 8, 2021
Mar 1, 2021$0.106
$0.106
5.14%Monthly$1.40—Mar 2, 2021Mar 5, 2021
Feb 1, 2021$0.096
$0.096
5.23%Monthly$1.41—Feb 2, 2021Feb 5, 2021
Dec 18, 2020$0.113
$0.113
5.38%Monthly$1.44—Dec 21, 2020Dec 24, 2020
Dec 1, 2020$0.113
$0.113
5.43%Monthly$1.44—Dec 2, 2020Dec 7, 2020
Nov 2, 2020$0.116
$0.116
5.63%Monthly$1.45—Nov 3, 2020Nov 6, 2020
Oct 1, 2020$0.125
$0.125
5.66%Monthly$1.46—Oct 2, 2020Oct 7, 2020
Sep 1, 2020$0.102
$0.102
5.61%Monthly$1.46—Sep 2, 2020Sep 8, 2020
Aug 3, 2020$0.121
$0.121
5.73%Monthly$1.48—Aug 4, 2020Aug 7, 2020
Jul 1, 2020$0.134
$0.134
5.94%Monthly$1.49—Jul 2, 2020Jul 7, 2020
Jun 1, 2020$0.115
$0.115
5.90%Monthly$1.48—Jun 2, 2020Jun 5, 2020
May 1, 2020$0.133
$0.133
6.21%Monthly$1.49—May 4, 2020May 7, 2020
Apr 1, 2020$0.122
$0.122
6.51%Monthly$1.49—Apr 2, 2020Apr 7, 2020
Mar 2, 2020$0.12
$0.12
5.65%Monthly$1.50—Mar 3, 2020Mar 6, 2020
Feb 3, 2020$0.126
$0.126
5.65%Monthly$1.51Jan 31, 2020Feb 4, 2020Feb 7, 2020
Dec 20, 2019$0.1179
$0.1179
5.66%Monthly$1.52—Dec 23, 2019Dec 27, 2019
Dec 2, 2019$0.1228
$0.1228
5.75%Monthly$1.53—Dec 3, 2019Dec 6, 2019
Nov 1, 2019$0.123
$0.123
5.71%Monthly$1.53—Nov 4, 2019Nov 7, 2019
Oct 1, 2019$0.126
$0.126
5.71%Monthly$1.53—Oct 2, 2019Oct 7, 2019
Sep 3, 2019$0.124
$0.124
5.71%Monthly$1.53—Sep 4, 2019Sep 9, 2019
Aug 1, 2019$0.127
$0.127
5.69%Monthly$1.54—Aug 2, 2019Aug 7, 2019
Jul 1, 2019$0.126
$0.126
5.66%Monthly$1.54—Jul 2, 2019Jul 8, 2019
Jun 3, 2019$0.127
$0.127
5.76%Monthly$1.54May 31, 2019Jun 4, 2019Jun 7, 2019
May 1, 2019$0.13
$0.13
5.64%Monthly$1.53Apr 30, 2019May 2, 2019May 7, 2019
Apr 1, 2019$0.128
$0.128
5.62%Monthly$1.52Mar 29, 2019Apr 2, 2019Apr 5, 2019
Mar 1, 2019$0.136
$0.136
5.53%Monthly$1.50Feb 28, 2019Mar 4, 2019Mar 7, 2019
Feb 1, 2019$0.131
$0.131
5.54%Monthly$1.49Jan 31, 2019Feb 4, 2019Feb 7, 2019
Dec 19, 2018$0.1257
$0.1257
5.68%Monthly$1.48Dec 18, 2018Dec 20, 2018Dec 26, 2018
Dec 3, 2018$0.1242
$0.1242
5.50%Monthly$1.48Nov 30, 2018Dec 4, 2018Dec 7, 2018
Nov 1, 2018$0.126
$0.126
5.46%Monthly$1.48Oct 31, 2018Nov 2, 2018Nov 7, 2018
Oct 1, 2018$0.128
$0.128
5.38%Monthly$1.48Sep 28, 2018Oct 2, 2018Oct 5, 2018
Sep 4, 2018$0.127
$0.127
5.40%Monthly$1.48Aug 31, 2018Sep 5, 2018Sep 10, 2018
Aug 1, 2018$0.127
$0.127
5.40%Monthly$1.48Jul 31, 2018Aug 2, 2018Aug 7, 2018
Jul 2, 2018$0.127
$0.127
5.45%Monthly$1.48Jun 29, 2018Jul 3, 2018Jul 9, 2018
Jun 1, 2018$0.124
$0.124
5.44%Monthly$1.48May 31, 2018Jun 4, 2018Jun 7, 2018
May 1, 2018$0.121
$0.121
5.45%Monthly$1.49Apr 30, 2018May 2, 2018May 7, 2018
Apr 2, 2018$0.102
$0.102
5.52%Monthly$1.50Mar 29, 2018Apr 3, 2018Apr 6, 2018
Mar 1, 2018$0.126
$0.126
5.60%Monthly$1.53Feb 28, 2018Mar 2, 2018Mar 7, 2018
Feb 1, 2018$0.123
$0.123
5.59%Monthly$1.54Jan 31, 2018Feb 2, 2018Feb 7, 2018
Dec 19, 2017$0.12
$0.12
5.66%Monthly$1.55Dec 18, 2017Dec 20, 2017Dec 28, 2017
Dec 1, 2017$0.1269
$0.1269
5.69%Monthly$1.57Nov 30, 2017Dec 4, 2017Dec 11, 2017
Nov 1, 2017$0.128
$0.128
5.67%Monthly$1.58Oct 31, 2017Nov 2, 2017Nov 9, 2017
Oct 2, 2017$0.126
$0.126
5.69%Monthly—Sep 29, 2017Oct 3, 2017Oct 10, 2017
Sep 1, 2017$0.129
$0.129
5.74%Monthly—Aug 31, 2017Sep 6, 2017Sep 12, 2017
Aug 1, 2017$0.128
$0.128
5.76%Monthly—Jul 31, 2017Aug 3, 2017Aug 9, 2017
Jul 3, 2017$0.129
$0.129
5.82%Monthly—Jun 30, 2017Jul 6, 2017Jul 12, 2017
Jun 1, 2017$0.13
$0.13
5.78%Monthly——Jun 5, 2017Jun 9, 2017
May 1, 2017$0.132
$0.132
5.81%Monthly——May 3, 2017May 9, 2017
Apr 3, 2017$0.134
$0.134
5.80%Monthly—Mar 31, 2017Apr 5, 2017Apr 11, 2017
Mar 1, 2017$0.137
$0.137
5.70%Monthly—Feb 28, 2017Mar 3, 2017Mar 9, 2017
Feb 1, 2017$0.134
$0.134
5.67%Monthly—Jan 31, 2017Feb 3, 2017Feb 9, 2017
Dec 28, 2016$0.135
$0.135
5.70%Monthly—Dec 27, 2016Dec 30, 2016Jan 6, 2017
Dec 1, 2016$0.135
$0.135
5.68%Monthly—Nov 30, 2016Dec 5, 2016Dec 9, 2016
Nov 1, 2016$0.136
$0.136
5.65%Monthly—Oct 31, 2016Nov 3, 2016Nov 9, 2016
Distribution context
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Distribution yield

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Payment history matters

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Corporate coverage is excluded

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SJNK Dividends FAQ

Does SJNK pay dividends?

Yes — though ETF payouts are technically fund distributions rather than corporate dividends. State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF has covered distribution history, most recently $0.15 per share on a monthly cadence.

What is SJNK's dividend yield?

SJNK's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 7.19%, from $1.73 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 SJNK pay dividends?

SJNK currently pays distributions on a monthly cadence based on covered payment history. Cadence inferred from payment spacing is labeled as inferred, because a fund can change its schedule.

When is SJNK's next dividend?

SJNK's next distribution is projected from its recent cadence, around Oct 31, 2026. A projection is an estimate from past payments, not an issuer announcement, and the fund can change both the date and the amount.

What was SJNK's latest dividend?

SJNK's latest covered distribution was $0.15 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 1, 2026 and a payment date of Oct 6, 2026.

Why do SJNK's distributions vary?

SJNK 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.