State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About SPYD

What does SPYD invest in?

The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the total return performance of S&P 500 High Dividend Index. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the securities comprising the Index, designed to measure the performance of 80 high dividend-yielding companies within the S&P 500 Index.

What is the expense ratio of SPYD?

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD) charges an expense ratio of 0.07%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is SPYD's dividend yield?

SPYD's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.10%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

How big is SPYD?

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD) manages $7.59B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.

Is SPYD actively managed or an index fund?

SPYD is a passive index fund — it tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (SPYD's is 0.07%) because there's no security selection cost.

When was SPYD launched?

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD) launched in October 2015 and is managed by SPDR.