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SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

SDY
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Nov 8, 2005
Expense Ratio
0.35%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
State Street (SPDR)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$47,033,514
AUM
$20,506,470,977
Associated Index
S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

MMM
3M Co.
3.01%
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International Business Machines Corp.
2.86%
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Abbvie Inc
2.62%
O
Realty Income Corp.
2.27%
CVX
Chevron Corp.
2.19%
SO
Southern Company
2.07%
XOM
Exxon Mobil Corp.
2.02%
ED
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
1.85%
TROW
T. Rowe Price Group Inc.
1.76%
ES
Eversource Energy
1.67%
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What is SDY?

The SPDR S&P Dividend ETF before expenses seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index (ticker: SPHYDATR).

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SDY
Performance Measures**

for the time period Nov 15, 2005 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 3.0%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: -0.1%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -55.1%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 19.2%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.52

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.15

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toSDY

ETFs correlated to SDY include NOBL, FVD, VOE

SDY
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Dividend ETF
NOBL
ProShares Trust - ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
FVD
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund
VOE
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF
JPUS
J.P.Morgan Investment Management Inc. - JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF
SCHV
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF
REGL
ProShares Trust - ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Div Aristocrats ETF
CDL
Victory Portfolios II - VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF
KNG
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV - FT Cboe Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF
ONEY
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Russell 1000 Yield Focus ETF
DVY
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Select Dividend ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Trading Strategies
Related toSDY

The Enigma of the Financial Universe 3.4 (K-1 free)

Category

Tactical asset allocation, regime switching, volatility targeting, mean reversion, trend following, leveraged ETFs, hedging, multi-asset

OOS Cumulative Return

77.43%

The Enigma of the Financial Universe 3.3 (K-1 free)

Category

Tactical allocation, risk-on/risk-off, leveraged ETFs, semiconductors, tech momentum, volatility hedge, mean reversion, bond signals

OOS Cumulative Return

76.22%

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FAQ

SDY is a US Equities ETF. The SPDR S&P Dividend ETF before expenses seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index (ticker: SPHYDATR).

SDY tracks the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index.

SDY dividend information: Dividend - High Yield. Dividend payouts may vary in terms of frequency of payouts.

No, SDY is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, SDY is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on SDY is -0.0189%. This is the percent change in the value of SDY over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on SDY is -0.0198%. This is the percent change in the value of SDY over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of SDY for the past year is 0.1642%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to SDY include VYM, DFAS, and DFAT.

ETFs correlated to SDY include NOBL, FVD, and VOE.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to SDY include SDOW, DOG, and DXD.

Disclaimers

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.