SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) Dividend History

NYSE Arca: SPYDistributions, yield, payment dates and growth.

SPY latest distribution

$1.8888per share · −0.8% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateSep 18Friday, 2026
Payment dateOct 30Friday, 2026

Payable in 4 days to holders on the record date. Next quarterly distribution expected around mid-December 2026 (not yet announced).

  • 1.00%trailing 12-month yield
  • $7.58paid in the last 12 months
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • 1993paying since
  • +5.1%5-year growth a year

SPY dividend income calculator

Income a year
$758
Each payment
$190
Value of the shares
$75,997
Yield
1.00%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $7.58 per share, before tax.

SPY distributions per share by year

Distributions per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.

SPY distribution payments

Distribution

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

SPY distributions by year

SPY distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$5.59——3
2025$7.28+3.1%1.07%4
2024$7.07+6.5%1.21%4
2023$6.63+5.0%1.40%4
2022$6.32+10.5%1.65%4
2021$5.72+0.5%1.20%4
2020$5.69+1.3%1.52%4

Full history in the distribution table below.

SPY yield on cost

SPY yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$671.761.13%$7.581.1%
3 years ago$420.461.80%$21.845.2%
5 years ago$453.121.67%$34.537.6%
10 years ago$213.983.54%$61.1528.6%
20 years ago$137.475.52%$92.0967.0%

Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).

SPY yield vs similar ETFs

SPY dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF0.99%0.09%
VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF1.04%0.02%
IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETF1.11%0.03%
SPYMSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF0.99%0.01%
TOPCiShares S&P 500 3% Capped ETF1.08%—
BBBCYBER HORNET S&P 500 and Bitcoin 75/25…0.09%—
XTRGlobal X S&P 500 Tail Risk ETF0.76%0.24%
XCLRGlobal X S&P 500 Collar 95-110 ETF0.90%0.24%
VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF1.03%0.03%

Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.

SPY distribution history

136 payments
SPY distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-09-182026-09-182026-10-30$1.8888−0.8%
2026-06-182026-06-182026-07-31$1.9035+5.9%
2026-03-202026-03-202026-04-30$1.7970−9.9%
2025-12-192025-12-192026-01-30$1.9934+8.9%
2025-09-192025-09-192025-10-31$1.8311+4.0%
2025-06-202025-06-202025-07-31$1.7611+3.9%
2025-03-212025-03-212025-04-30$1.6955−13.7%
2024-12-202024-12-202025-01-31$1.9655+12.6%
Show all 136 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2024-09-202024-09-202024-10-31$1.7455−0.8%
2024-06-212024-06-212024-07-31$1.7590+10.3%
2024-03-152024-03-182024-04-30$1.5949−16.3%
2023-12-152023-12-182024-01-31$1.9061+20.4%
2023-09-152023-09-182023-10-31$1.5832−3.4%
2023-06-162023-06-202023-07-31$1.6384+8.8%
2023-03-172023-03-202023-04-28$1.5062−15.4%
2022-12-162022-12-192023-01-31$1.7814+11.6%
2022-09-162022-09-192022-10-31$1.5964+1.2%
2022-06-172022-06-212022-07-29$1.5769+15.4%
2022-03-182022-03-212022-04-29$1.3660−16.5%
2021-12-172021-12-202022-01-31$1.6364+14.6%
2021-09-172021-09-202021-10-29$1.4281+3.8%
2021-06-182021-06-212021-07-30$1.3759+7.7%
2021-03-192021-03-222021-04-30$1.2778−19.1%
2020-12-182020-12-212021-01-29$1.5800+18.0%
2020-09-182020-09-212020-10-30$1.3392−2.0%
2020-06-192020-06-222020-07-31$1.3662−2.8%
2020-03-202020-03-232020-04-30$1.4056−10.5%
2019-12-202019-12-232020-01-31$1.5700+13.5%
2019-09-202019-09-232019-10-31$1.3836−3.4%
2019-06-212019-06-242019-07-31$1.4316+16.1%
2019-03-152019-03-182019-04-30$1.2331−14.1%
2018-12-212018-12-242019-01-31$1.4354+8.5%
2018-09-212018-09-242018-10-31$1.3226+6.2%
2018-06-152018-06-182018-07-31$1.2456+13.6%
2018-03-162018-03-192018-04-30$1.0968−18.8%
2017-12-152017-12-182018-01-31$1.3513+9.5%
2017-09-152017-09-182017-10-31$1.2346+4.3%
2017-06-162017-06-202017-07-31$1.1831+14.5%
2017-03-172017-03-212017-04-28$1.0331−22.3%
2016-12-162016-12-202017-01-31$1.3289+22.8%
2016-09-162016-09-202016-10-31$1.0821+0.3%
2016-06-172016-06-212016-07-29$1.0784+2.7%
2016-03-182016-03-222016-04-29$1.0496−13.4%
2015-12-182015-12-222016-01-29$1.2115+17.2%
2015-09-182015-09-222015-10-30$1.0334+0.3%
2015-06-192015-06-232015-07-31$1.0301+10.7%
2015-03-202015-03-242015-04-30$0.9308−18.0%
2014-12-192014-12-232015-01-30$1.1349+20.8%
2014-09-192014-09-232014-10-31$0.9392+0.3%
2014-06-202014-06-242014-07-31$0.9367+13.6%
2014-03-212014-03-252014-04-30$0.8246−15.9%
2013-12-202013-12-242014-01-31$0.9802+17.0%
2013-09-202013-09-242013-10-31$0.8379−0.1%
2013-06-212013-06-252013-07-31$0.8391+21.0%
2013-03-152013-03-192013-04-30$0.6937−32.1%
2012-12-212012-12-262013-01-31$1.0218+31.1%
2012-09-212012-09-252012-10-31$0.7794+13.2%
2012-06-152012-06-192012-07-31$0.6883+12.1%
2012-03-162012-03-202012-04-30$0.6139−20.3%
2011-12-162011-12-202012-01-31$0.7701+23.2%
2011-09-162011-09-202011-10-31$0.6250−0.4%
2011-06-172011-06-212011-07-29$0.6276+13.4%
2011-03-182011-03-222011-04-29$0.5533−15.2%
2010-12-172010-12-212011-01-31$0.6528+8.4%
2010-09-172010-09-212010-10-29$0.6021+13.3%
2010-06-182010-06-222010-07-30$0.5313+10.6%
2010-03-192010-03-232010-04-30$0.4804−18.6%
2009-12-182009-12-222010-01-29$0.5902+16.1%
2009-09-182009-09-222009-10-30$0.5083−1.9%
2009-06-192009-06-232009-07-31$0.5182−7.7%
2009-03-202009-03-242009-04-30$0.5614−22.0%
2008-12-192008-12-232009-01-30$0.7193+4.1%
2008-09-192008-09-232008-10-31$0.6909+3.2%
2008-06-202008-06-242008-07-31$0.6692+4.2%
2008-03-202008-03-252008-04-30$0.6420−17.2%
2007-12-212007-12-262008-01-31$0.7754+7.9%
2007-09-212007-09-252007-10-31$0.7187+9.6%
2007-06-152007-06-192007-07-31$0.6556+18.9%
2007-03-162007-03-202007-04-30$0.5513−30.5%
2006-12-152006-12-192007-01-31$0.7926+36.8%
2006-09-152006-09-192006-10-31$0.5793+4.3%
2006-06-162006-06-202006-07-31$0.5555+6.9%
2006-03-172006-03-212006-04-28$0.5195−22.7%
2005-12-162005-12-202006-01-31$0.6717+28.7%
2005-09-162005-09-202005-10-31$0.5217+7.0%
2005-06-172005-06-212005-07-29$0.4876+4.4%
2005-03-182005-03-222005-04-29$0.4671−17.7%
2004-12-172004-12-212005-01-31$0.5679+61.8%
2004-11-152004-11-172004-12-02$0.3510−25.1%
2004-09-172004-09-212004-10-29$0.4688+13.3%
2004-06-182004-06-222004-07-30$0.4138+4.8%
2004-03-192004-03-232004-04-30$0.3948−23.4%
2003-12-192003-12-232004-01-30$0.5156+28.9%
2003-09-192003-09-232003-10-31$0.4001+11.1%
2003-06-202003-06-242003-07-31$0.3603+1.7%
2003-03-212003-03-252003-04-30$0.3544−18.7%
2002-12-202002-12-242003-01-31$0.4358+15.3%
2002-09-202002-09-242002-10-31$0.3781+7.0%
2002-06-212002-06-252002-07-31$0.3534+6.8%
2002-03-152002-03-192002-04-30$0.3310−15.7%
2001-12-212001-12-262002-01-31$0.3928+6.4%
2001-09-212001-09-252001-10-31$0.3690+6.5%
2001-06-152001-06-192001-07-31$0.3464+9.8%
2001-03-162001-03-202001-04-30$0.3155−23.3%
2000-12-152000-12-192001-01-31$0.4113+9.6%
2000-09-152000-09-192000-10-31$0.3753+7.7%
2000-06-162000-06-202000-07-31$0.3484−6.0%
2000-03-172000-03-212000-04-28$0.3708+6.7%
1999-12-171999-12-212000-01-31$0.3476−6.6%
1999-09-171999-09-211999-10-29$0.3722−8.1%
1999-06-181999-06-221999-07-30$0.4050+26.6%
1999-03-191999-03-231999-04-30$0.3199−18.4%
1998-12-181998-12-221999-01-29$0.3918+9.3%
1998-09-181998-09-221998-10-30$0.3585+1.9%
1998-06-191998-06-231998-07-31$0.3520+12.3%
1998-03-201998-03-241998-04-30$0.3134−17.4%
1997-12-191997-12-231998-01-31$0.3795+8.9%
1997-09-191997-09-231997-10-31$0.3483−0.5%
1997-06-201997-06-241997-07-31$0.3499+16.9%
1997-03-211997-03-251997-04-30$0.2993−26.4%
1996-12-201996-12-241997-01-31$0.4068+15.6%
1996-09-201996-09-241996-10-31$0.3519+0.3%
1996-06-211996-06-251996-07-31$0.3509+22.9%
1996-03-151996-03-191996-04-30$0.2854−23.3%
1995-12-151995-12-191996-01-31$0.3720+19.1%
1995-09-151995-09-191995-10-31$0.3123−1.2%
1995-06-161995-06-201995-07-31$0.3162+17.9%
1995-03-131995-03-171995-04-28$0.2682−26.1%
1994-12-161994-12-221995-01-31$0.3627+25.9%
1994-09-161994-09-231994-10-31$0.2882−5.5%
1994-06-171994-06-231994-07-29$0.3050+12.5%
1994-03-181994-03-241994-04-29$0.2712−5.6%
1993-12-171993-12-231994-01-31$0.2872+0.4%
1993-09-171993-09-231993-10-29$0.2862−10.0%
1993-06-181993-06-241993-07-30$0.3180+49.2%
1993-03-191993-03-251993-04-30$0.2132—

Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.

SPY dividend overview

SPDR S&P 500 ETF pays quarterly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $7.58 per share, a yield of 1.00% at the latest close of $759.97. In 2025 it paid $7.28 per share, up 3.1% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +5.1% a year and over ten years +5.6%.

Payment amounts vary because they pass through what the fund earned during the period. ETF distributions may include qualified dividends, ordinary income, return of capital and capital gains; the fund's annual tax statement has the breakdown.

Related: SPY chart, SPY performance, SPY holdings, SPY valuation, SPY overview.

SPY dividends FAQ

Does SPY pay a dividend?

Yes. SPY pays quarterly distributions and has paid them since 1993. The most recent was $1.8888 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 18, 2026, payable October 30, 2026.

What is the SPY dividend yield?

SPY paid $7.58 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 1.00% at the latest close of $759.97.

When is the next SPY dividend?

The next quarterly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around mid-December 2026.

How often does SPY pay dividends?

SPY pays distributions quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much did SPY pay in dividends in 2025?

SPY paid $7.28 per share in 4 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of SPY pay?

100 shares of SPY would have paid about $758 over the past 12 months, before tax.