SPYD Dividend History & Yield Analysis

SPYD has 42 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)
4.08%
Forward yield
4.36%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$2.03
Annualized rate
$2.17
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.5430
5-year dividend CAGR
3.69%
Consecutive growth years
2

Yields calculated against a market price of $49.78.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$0.9930
  • 2025$1.96
  • 2024$1.86
  • 2023$1.83
  • 2022$1.98
  • 2021$1.15
  • 2020$1.63
  • 2019$1.75
  • 2018$1.62
  • 2017$1.74
  • 2016$1.51
  • 2015$0.3310

SPYD Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

SPYD dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-06-012026-06-22$0.5430
2026-03-012026-03-23$0.4500
2025-12-012025-12-22$0.5490
2025-09-012025-09-22$0.4890
2025-06-012025-06-23$0.5000
2025-03-012025-03-24$0.4190
2024-12-012024-12-20$0.5470
2024-09-012024-09-20$0.4570
2024-06-012024-06-21$0.4870
2024-03-012024-03-15$0.3730
2023-12-012023-12-15$0.5340
2023-09-012023-09-15$0.4410
2023-06-012023-06-16$0.4650
2023-03-012023-03-17$0.3870
2022-12-012022-12-16$0.5070
2022-09-012022-09-16$0.4180
2022-06-012022-06-17$0.4050
2022-03-012022-03-18$0.6530
2021-12-012021-12-17$0.1280
2021-09-012021-09-17$0.3870
2021-03-012021-03-19$0.6360
2020-12-012020-12-18$0.6070
2020-09-012020-09-18$0.2640
2020-06-012020-06-19$0.3660
2020-03-012020-03-20$0.3960
2019-12-012019-12-20$0.4970
2019-09-012019-09-20$0.4480
2019-06-012019-06-21$0.4620
2019-03-012019-03-15$0.3390
2018-12-012018-12-21$0.4430
2018-09-012018-09-21$0.4510
2018-06-012018-06-15$0.3760
2018-03-012018-03-16$0.3490
2017-12-012017-12-15$0.7120
2017-09-012017-09-15$0.3630
2017-06-012017-06-16$0.3430
2017-03-012017-03-17$0.3180
2016-12-012016-12-16$0.5850
2016-09-012016-09-16$0.3260
2016-06-012016-06-17$0.3260
2016-03-012016-03-18$0.2770
2015-12-012015-12-18$0.3310

Does SPYD pay dividends?

Yes. SPYD pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.5430 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 SPYD yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($2.03) 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 SPYD DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.