# DWS S&P 500 Index Fund (SXPCX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sxpcx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: DWS / Xtrackers · Asset class: Bond - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2005-02-15 Under typical market conditions, the fund's manager aims to commit a minimum of 80% of its assets, assessed at the time of purchase, to equity securities of companies found within the S&P 500® Index. This allocation also incorporates financial derivatives, such as futures and options, designed to provide similar exposure to the stocks of these index constituents. The various holdings within the portfolio are deliberately weighted to ensure its aggregate investment characteristics closely reflect those of the broader S&P 500 Index. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $60.12 | | Expense Ratio | 1.26% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $1.61B | | NAV | $60.12 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 4.07% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.45 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $49.84 – $60.73 | | Beta | 1.01 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.6285 /share - Ex-date: 2026-06-23 - Pay date: 2026-06-24 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does SXPCX invest in? Under typical market conditions, the fund's manager aims to commit a minimum of 80% of its assets, assessed at the time of purchase, to equity securities of companies found within the S&P 500® Index. This allocation also incorporates financial derivatives, such as futures and options, designed to provide similar exposure to the stocks of these index constituents. The various holdings within the portfolio are deliberately weighted to ensure its aggregate investment characteristics closely reflect those of the broader S&P 500 Index. ### What is the expense ratio of SXPCX? DWS S&P 500 Index Fund (SXPCX) charges an expense ratio of 1.26%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is SXPCX's dividend yield? SXPCX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.07%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of SXPCX? Effective duration measures SXPCX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. SXPCX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of SXPCX? SXPCX's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of SXPCX? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from SXPCX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. SXPCX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does SXPCX pay a dividend? Yes, DWS S&P 500 Index Fund (SXPCX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.07%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does SXPCX pay dividends? DWS S&P 500 Index Fund pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is SXPCX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for SXPCX was 2026-06-23. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will SXPCX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.26% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does SXPCX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from SXPCX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does SXPCX cost more than a fund like VOO? SXPCX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 1.26%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to SXPCX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as SXPCX (1.26%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sxpcx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sxpcx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sxpcx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sxpcx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sxpcx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.