Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) Dividend History
XLF latest distribution
Paid. Next quarterly distribution expected around mid-December 2026 (not yet announced).
- 1.48%trailing 12-month yield
- $0.83paid in the last 12 months
- Quarterly4 payments a year
- 1999paying since
- +3.8%5-year growth a year
XLF dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $83
- Each payment
- $21
- Value of the shares
- $5,590
- Yield
- 1.48%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $0.83 per share, before tax.
XLF distributions per share by year
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.
XLF distribution payments
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).
XLF distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $0.6350 | — | — | 3 |
| 2025 | $0.7200 | +4.8% | 1.31% | 4 |
| 2024 | $0.6870 | +7.0% | 1.42% | 4 |
| 2023 | $0.6420 | −8.2% | 1.71% | 4 |
| 2022 | $0.6990 | +9.9% | 2.04% | 4 |
| 2021 | $0.6360 | +6.4% | 1.63% | 4 |
| 2020 | $0.5980 | +4.2% | 2.03% | 4 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
XLF yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $52.54 | 1.57% | $0.83 | 1.6% |
| 3 years ago | $32.00 | 2.58% | $2.23 | 7.0% |
| 5 years ago | $40.62 | 2.03% | $3.57 | 8.8% |
| 10 years ago | $19.65 | 4.20% | $6.21 | 31.6% |
| 20 years ago | $35.36 | 2.34% | $9.74 | 27.6% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
XLF yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| XLF | Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 1.50% | 0.09% |
| IYG | iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF | 1.10% | 0.39% |
| FNCL | Fidelity MSCI Financials ETF | 1.76% | 0.07% |
| VFH | Vanguard Financials ETF | 1.87% | 0.10% |
| TFNS | T. Rowe Price Financials ETF | 0.51% | — |
| IYF | iShares U.S. Financials ETF | 1.56% | 0.40% |
| SKF | ProShares UltraShort Financials | 3.36% | 0.93% |
| SEF | ProShares Short Financials | 2.82% | 0.95% |
| UYG | ProShares Ultra Financials | 0.59% | 0.93% |
Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.
XLF distribution history
111 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | 2026-09-21 | 2026-09-23 | $0.1970 | +5.3% |
| 2026-06-22 | 2026-06-22 | 2026-06-24 | $0.1870 | −25.5% |
| 2026-03-23 | 2026-03-23 | 2026-03-25 | $0.2510 | +31.4% |
| 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-24 | $0.1910 | +7.3% |
| 2025-09-22 | 2025-09-22 | 2025-09-24 | $0.1780 | +3.5% |
| 2025-06-23 | 2025-06-23 | 2025-06-25 | $0.1720 | −3.9% |
| 2025-03-24 | 2025-03-24 | 2025-03-26 | $0.1790 | −13.1% |
| 2024-12-23 | 2024-12-23 | 2024-12-26 | $0.2060 | +24.8% |
Show all 111 distributions
| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-23 | 2024-09-23 | 2024-09-25 | $0.1650 | +1.2% |
| 2024-06-24 | 2024-06-24 | 2024-06-26 | $0.1630 | +6.5% |
| 2024-03-18 | 2024-03-19 | 2024-03-21 | $0.1530 | −16.8% |
| 2023-12-18 | 2023-12-19 | 2023-12-21 | $0.1840 | +18.7% |
| 2023-09-18 | 2023-09-19 | 2023-09-21 | $0.1550 | +3.3% |
| 2023-06-20 | 2023-06-21 | 2023-06-23 | $0.1500 | −2.0% |
| 2023-03-20 | 2023-03-21 | 2023-03-23 | $0.1530 | −27.1% |
| 2022-12-19 | 2022-12-20 | 2022-12-22 | $0.2100 | +21.4% |
| 2022-09-19 | 2022-09-20 | 2022-09-22 | $0.1730 | +5.5% |
| 2022-06-21 | 2022-06-22 | 2022-06-24 | $0.1640 | +7.9% |
| 2022-03-21 | 2022-03-22 | 2022-03-24 | $0.1520 | −17.4% |
| 2021-12-20 | 2021-12-21 | 2021-12-23 | $0.1840 | +13.6% |
| 2021-09-20 | 2021-09-21 | 2021-09-23 | $0.1620 | +16.5% |
| 2021-06-21 | 2021-06-22 | 2021-06-24 | $0.1390 | −7.9% |
| 2021-03-22 | 2021-03-23 | 2021-03-25 | $0.1510 | −0.7% |
| 2020-12-21 | 2020-12-22 | 2020-12-24 | $0.1520 | +12.6% |
| 2020-09-21 | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-24 | $0.1350 | −11.2% |
| 2020-06-22 | 2020-06-23 | 2020-06-25 | $0.1520 | −4.4% |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-03-24 | 2020-03-26 | $0.1590 | +1.9% |
| 2019-12-20 | 2019-12-23 | 2019-12-26 | $0.1560 | +8.3% |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-09-23 | 2019-09-25 | $0.1440 | +3.6% |
| 2019-06-21 | 2019-06-24 | 2019-06-26 | $0.1390 | +3.0% |
| 2019-03-15 | 2019-03-18 | 2019-03-20 | $0.1350 | −6.9% |
| 2018-12-21 | 2018-12-24 | 2018-12-27 | $0.1450 | +13.3% |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-09-24 | 2018-09-26 | $0.1280 | +7.6% |
| 2018-06-15 | 2018-06-18 | 2018-06-20 | $0.1190 | +13.3% |
| 2018-03-16 | 2018-03-19 | 2018-03-21 | $0.1050 | −18.0% |
| 2017-12-15 | 2017-12-18 | 2017-12-26 | $0.1280 | +24.3% |
| 2017-09-15 | 2017-09-18 | 2017-09-25 | $0.1030 | +10.8% |
| 2017-06-16 | 2017-06-20 | 2017-06-26 | $0.0930 | +5.7% |
| 2017-03-17 | 2017-03-21 | 2017-03-27 | $0.0880 | −17.8% |
| 2016-12-16 | 2016-12-20 | 2016-12-27 | $0.1070 | +15.5% |
| 2016-09-16 | 2016-09-20 | 2016-09-26 | $0.0926 | −5.8% |
| 2016-06-17 | 2016-06-21 | 2016-06-27 | $0.0983 | +21.0% |
| 2016-03-18 | 2016-03-22 | 2016-03-29 | $0.0812 | −33.3% |
| 2015-12-18 | 2015-12-22 | 2015-12-29 | $0.1218 | +32.7% |
| 2015-09-18 | 2015-09-22 | 2015-09-28 | $0.0918 | +2.7% |
| 2015-06-19 | 2015-06-23 | 2015-06-29 | $0.0894 | +20.9% |
| 2015-03-20 | 2015-03-24 | 2015-03-30 | $0.0739 | −27.8% |
| 2014-12-19 | 2014-12-23 | 2014-12-30 | $0.1024 | +28.6% |
| 2014-09-19 | 2014-09-23 | 2014-09-29 | $0.0796 | +8.9% |
| 2014-06-20 | 2014-06-24 | 2014-06-30 | $0.0731 | +8.4% |
| 2014-03-21 | 2014-03-25 | 2014-03-31 | $0.0674 | −17.8% |
| 2013-12-20 | 2013-12-24 | 2013-12-31 | $0.0820 | +24.7% |
| 2013-09-20 | 2013-09-24 | 2013-09-30 | $0.0658 | +5.2% |
| 2013-06-21 | 2013-06-25 | 2013-07-01 | $0.0625 | +24.2% |
| 2013-03-15 | 2013-03-19 | 2013-03-25 | $0.0504 | −40.4% |
| 2012-12-21 | 2012-12-26 | 2013-01-03 | $0.0845 | +57.6% |
| 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-25 | 2012-10-03 | $0.0536 | −2.9% |
| 2012-06-15 | 2012-06-19 | 2012-06-27 | $0.0552 | +36.0% |
| 2012-03-16 | 2012-03-20 | 2012-03-28 | $0.0406 | −37.5% |
| 2011-12-16 | 2011-12-20 | 2011-12-28 | $0.0650 | +60.0% |
| 2011-09-16 | 2011-09-20 | 2011-09-28 | $0.0406 | −5.6% |
| 2011-06-17 | 2011-06-21 | 2011-06-29 | $0.0430 | +26.2% |
| 2011-03-18 | 2011-03-22 | 2011-03-30 | $0.0341 | −25.0% |
| 2010-12-17 | 2010-12-21 | 2010-12-29 | $0.0455 | +69.7% |
| 2010-09-17 | 2010-09-21 | 2010-09-29 | $0.0268 | +6.5% |
| 2010-06-18 | 2010-06-22 | 2010-06-30 | $0.0252 | −13.9% |
| 2010-03-19 | 2010-03-23 | 2010-03-31 | $0.0293 | −30.8% |
| 2009-12-18 | 2009-12-22 | 2009-12-30 | $0.0422 | +10.6% |
| 2009-09-18 | 2009-09-22 | 2009-09-30 | $0.0382 | −22.9% |
| 2009-06-19 | 2009-06-23 | 2009-07-01 | $0.0495 | −29.1% |
| 2009-03-20 | 2009-03-24 | 2009-04-01 | $0.0699 | −53.0% |
| 2008-12-19 | 2008-12-23 | 2008-12-31 | $0.1487 | −3.7% |
| 2008-09-19 | 2008-09-23 | 2008-10-01 | $0.1543 | −5.0% |
| 2008-06-20 | 2008-06-24 | 2008-07-02 | $0.1625 | +1.0% |
| 2008-03-20 | 2008-03-25 | 2008-04-02 | $0.1608 | −24.4% |
| 2007-12-21 | 2007-12-26 | 2008-01-03 | $0.2128 | +2.7% |
| 2007-09-21 | 2007-09-25 | 2007-10-03 | $0.2072 | +25.0% |
| 2007-06-15 | 2007-06-19 | 2007-06-27 | $0.1657 | +37.8% |
| 2007-03-16 | 2007-03-20 | 2007-03-28 | $0.1202 | −47.3% |
| 2006-12-15 | 2006-12-19 | 2006-12-27 | $0.2283 | +44.8% |
| 2006-09-15 | 2006-09-19 | 2006-09-27 | $0.1576 | +3.7% |
| 2006-06-16 | 2006-06-20 | 2006-07-31 | $0.1519 | +5.6% |
| 2006-03-17 | 2006-03-21 | 2006-04-28 | $0.1438 | −14.9% |
| 2005-12-16 | 2005-12-20 | 2006-01-31 | $0.1690 | +20.9% |
| 2005-09-16 | 2005-09-20 | 2005-10-31 | $0.1397 | −1.7% |
| 2005-06-17 | 2005-06-21 | 2005-07-29 | $0.1422 | +12.9% |
| 2005-03-18 | 2005-03-22 | 2005-04-29 | $0.1259 | −17.1% |
| 2004-12-17 | 2004-12-21 | 2005-01-31 | $0.1519 | +18.4% |
| 2004-09-17 | 2004-09-21 | 2004-10-29 | $0.1283 | +8.2% |
| 2004-06-18 | 2004-06-22 | 2004-07-30 | $0.1186 | +8.9% |
| 2004-03-19 | 2004-03-23 | 2004-04-30 | $0.1089 | −18.3% |
| 2003-12-19 | 2003-12-23 | 2004-01-30 | $0.1332 | +18.0% |
| 2003-09-19 | 2003-09-23 | 2003-10-31 | $0.1129 | +19.8% |
| 2003-06-20 | 2003-06-24 | 2003-07-31 | $0.0942 | +19.6% |
| 2003-03-21 | 2003-03-25 | 2003-04-30 | $0.0788 | −27.1% |
| 2002-12-20 | 2002-12-24 | 2003-01-31 | $0.1080 | +18.8% |
| 2002-09-20 | 2002-09-24 | 2002-10-31 | $0.0910 | 0.0% |
| 2002-06-21 | 2002-06-25 | 2002-07-31 | $0.0910 | +24.4% |
| 2002-03-15 | 2002-03-19 | 2002-04-30 | $0.0731 | −21.7% |
| 2001-12-21 | 2001-12-26 | 2002-01-31 | $0.0934 | +16.2% |
| 2001-09-21 | 2001-09-25 | 2001-10-31 | $0.0804 | −2.0% |
| 2001-06-15 | 2001-06-19 | 2001-07-31 | $0.0820 | +16.1% |
| 2001-03-16 | 2001-03-20 | 2001-04-30 | $0.0707 | −15.5% |
| 2000-12-15 | 2000-12-19 | 2001-01-31 | $0.0837 | +17.0% |
| 2000-09-15 | 2000-09-19 | 2000-10-31 | $0.0715 | +1.2% |
| 2000-06-16 | 2000-06-20 | 2000-07-31 | $0.0707 | +2.3% |
| 2000-03-17 | 2000-03-21 | 2000-04-28 | $0.0691 | +1.2% |
| 1999-12-17 | 1999-12-21 | 2000-01-31 | $0.0682 | +12.0% |
| 1999-09-17 | 1999-09-21 | 1999-10-29 | $0.0609 | +5.6% |
| 1999-06-18 | 1999-06-22 | 1999-07-30 | $0.0577 | +2.9% |
| 1999-03-19 | 1999-03-23 | 1999-04-30 | $0.0561 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
XLF dividend overview
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund pays quarterly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $0.83 per share, a yield of 1.48% at the latest close of $55.90. In 2025 it paid $0.7200 per share, up 4.8% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +3.8% a year and over ten years +6.7%.
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.
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XLF dividends FAQ
Does XLF pay a dividend?
Yes. XLF pays quarterly distributions and has paid them since 1999. The most recent was $0.1970 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 21, 2026, payable September 23, 2026.
What is the XLF dividend yield?
XLF paid $0.83 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 1.48% at the latest close of $55.90.
When is the next XLF 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 XLF pay dividends?
XLF pays distributions quarterly, 4 times a year.
How much did XLF pay in dividends in 2025?
XLF paid $0.7200 per share in 4 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of XLF pay?
100 shares of XLF would have paid about $83 over the past 12 months, before tax.