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SPY Dividend History

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust — 135 payments on record since 1993. Current yield: 0.98% (quarterly).

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SPY Dividend History

Ex-DateAmountChangeYield
Mar 20, 2026$1.7970-9.9%0.96%
Dec 19, 2025$1.9934+8.9%1.06%
Sep 19, 2025$1.8311+4.0%0.98%
Jun 20, 2025$1.7611+3.9%0.94%
Mar 21, 2025$1.6955-13.7%0.90%
Dec 20, 2024$1.9655+12.6%1.05%
Sep 20, 2024$1.7455-0.8%0.93%
Jun 21, 2024$1.7590+10.3%0.94%
Mar 15, 2024$1.5949-16.3%0.85%
Dec 15, 2023$1.9061+20.4%1.02%

SPY price return since first dividend

How much SPY's share price has moved since the first recorded payment. Pair with the dividend bars above to separate capital return from income return — together they make up total return, which headline yield alone doesn't capture.

Cumulative price return: +462.10%

Cumulative dividends collected

Running total of per-share distributions since the first payment on record. A buy-and-hold SPY share has collected this much in dividends.

Total collected per share since inception: $109.85

SPY DRIP calculator

Compound SPY's 1.0% yield

Pre-filled with live SPY data and 135 payments on record. Model 1, 5, or 10-year DRIP returns with after-tax math and Bull/Base/Bear scenarios. (Quarterly payments.)

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About SPY Dividends

This page shows the complete SPY dividend payment history, including ex-dates, payment dates, and per-share amounts. The chart above visualizes the trend of dividend payments over time, making it easy to spot increases, decreases, or irregular payouts.

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) is issued by State Street. The original exchange-traded fund in the U.S. (launched January 1993). Tracks the S&P 500 Index with $720B+ AUM — one of the three largest ETFs globally alongside VOO and IVV. Expense ratio 0.09% (slightly higher than VOO's 0.03%), forward yield ~1%, quarterly distributions. Remains the deepest-liquidity S&P 500 vehicle for traders, market-makers, and options flow — buy-and-hold investors usually prefer VOO for the lower fee.

Open the SPY projection tool to model how reinvesting these dividends would compound over time, or check the Total Return Analyzer to see the real yield after accounting for NAV changes.

SPY head-to-head comparisons

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SPY dividend history — frequently asked questions

How often does SPY pay dividends?▾
SPY pays dividends quarterly. The dividend history table and chart above show every payment SPY has made, with the ex-dividend date, payment date, and per-share amount. The ex-date is the cutoff — you must own SPY before the ex-date to receive that payment; buying on or after the ex-date means you get the next one instead.
What does the SPY dividend history chart show?▾
The chart plots the per-share amount of every dividend SPY has paid, oriented left-to-right from oldest to newest. A rising trend means distributions are growing; a falling trend means they are shrinking. For SPY, the current yield is roughly 0.98% on a trailing twelve-month basis. Pay attention to the shape of the curve — steady growth is a very different risk profile from a jagged curve with big month-to-month swings, which is common for options-income ETFs.
Are SPY dividends qualified or ordinary?▾
SPY distributions are primarily qualified dividends, taxed at the long-term capital gains rate (0%, 15%, or 20% for most US taxpayers). A small portion may be ordinary or return of capital in any given year; the exact split is on the 1099-DIV.
Why did SPY distributions change so much month to month?▾
Month-to-month changes in SPY can come from a few sources: timing of the payment relative to the ex-date calendar, special distributions, or shifts in the underlying portfolio. For most non-options-income ETFs, distributions are fairly predictable quarter-over-quarter, with occasional year-end special distributions.
Where does this SPY dividend data come from?▾
Dividend records are sourced from official issuer dividend calendars and cross-referenced against press releases. Ex-dates and payment dates are the official dates as reported. For YieldMax funds specifically, we also ingest the weekly announcement press releases — that is why YieldMax ticker pages show upcoming announcements.