SDY Dividend History & Yield Analysis

SDY has 60+ recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
2.38%
Forward yield
2.47%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$3.73
Annualized rate
$3.87
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.9680
5-year dividend CAGR
3.75%
Consecutive growth years
4

Yields calculated against a market price of $156.96.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$1.84
  • 2025$3.63
  • 2024$3.38
  • 2023$3.30
  • 2022$3.20
  • 2021$2.63
  • 2020$3.02
  • 2019$2.64
  • 2018$2.44
  • 2017$4.43
  • 2016$2.83
  • 2015$4.56
  • 2014$3.74
  • 2013$2.87
  • 2012$1.91
  • 2011$1.74
  • 2010$1.74
  • 2009$1.73
  • 2008$2.21
  • 2007$2.77
  • 2006$1.77
  • 2005$0.3090

SDY Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

SDY dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-06-012026-06-22$0.9680
2026-03-012026-03-23$0.8740
2025-12-012025-12-22$1.02
2025-09-012025-09-22$0.8710
2025-06-012025-06-23$0.9270
2025-03-012025-03-24$0.8180
2024-12-012024-12-20$1.03
2024-09-012024-09-20$0.7850
2024-06-012024-06-21$0.8590
2024-03-012024-03-15$0.7080
2023-12-012023-12-15$0.9780
2023-09-012023-09-15$0.7930
2023-06-012023-06-16$0.8140
2023-03-012023-03-17$0.7130
2022-12-012022-12-16$0.8900
2022-09-012022-09-16$0.7710
2022-06-012022-06-17$0.7610
2022-03-012022-03-18$0.7740
2021-12-012021-12-17$0.9700
2021-09-012021-09-17$0.8500
2021-03-012021-03-19$0.8090
2020-12-012020-12-18$0.9870
2020-09-012020-09-18$0.6860
2020-06-012020-06-19$0.6800
2020-03-012020-03-20$0.6690
2019-12-012019-12-20$0.7920
2019-09-012019-09-20$0.6900
2019-06-012019-06-21$0.6270
2019-03-012019-03-15$0.5310
2018-12-012018-12-21$0.6680
2018-09-012018-09-21$0.5950
2018-06-012018-06-15$0.6310
2018-03-012018-03-16$0.5480
2017-12-012017-12-15$2.96
2017-09-012017-09-15$0.5200
2017-06-012017-06-16$0.5130
2017-03-012017-03-17$0.4370
2016-12-012016-12-16$1.37
2016-09-012016-09-16$0.4930
2016-06-012016-06-17$0.5060
2016-03-012016-03-18$0.4590
2015-12-012015-12-18$3.17
2015-09-012015-09-18$0.4920
2015-06-012015-06-19$0.5030
2015-03-012015-03-20$0.3960
2014-12-012014-12-19$2.46
2014-09-012014-09-19$0.4500
2014-06-012014-06-20$0.4410
2014-03-012014-03-21$0.3880
2013-12-012013-12-20$1.70
2013-09-012013-09-20$0.4020
2013-06-012013-06-21$0.4170
2013-03-012013-03-15$0.3550
2012-12-012012-12-21$0.5830
2012-09-012012-09-21$0.4750
2012-06-012012-06-15$0.4490
2012-03-012012-03-16$0.4020
2011-12-012011-12-16$0.5080
2011-09-012011-09-16$0.4330
2011-06-012011-06-17$0.4190

Does SDY pay dividends?

Yes. SDY pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.9680 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-06-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the SDY yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($3.73) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 4 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the SDY DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.