SeekingAlpha · Sep 17, 2026
SDY: Dividend Stocks Are Inexpensive, But Not Compelling
SDY's sub-3% yield and lack of unique diversification limit its appeal for income or risk-averse investors. Check out why SDY ETF is a hold.
SD
NYSE · SDY
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
Financial Services · Asset Management
$147.94
Up+$0.65 (+0.44%)
Updated Sep 25, 2026, 10:46 PM
SID Score
4.4/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
54/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 20.54B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 2.46%
- 52-week range
- $143.33 – $160.29
- Volume
- 219.95K
- Avg. volume
- 264.45K
Price performance
SDY price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
SDY closed at $147.94 after 20 trading sessions, down 6.08% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $147.94
- Period change
- -6.08%
- Period low
- $147.94
- Period high
- $157.51
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | $149.17 | $149.575 | $147.88 | $147.94 | 219.95K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $149.83 | $150.03 | $148.90 | $148.97 | 312.52K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $150.54 | $150.70 | $149.76 | $149.92 | 217.08K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $150.42 | $150.42 | $149.555 | $149.79 | 135.54K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $151.65 | $151.65 | $150.66 | $150.78 | 158.66K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $152.70 | $152.96 | $151.70 | $152.17 | 134.89K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $153.34 | $153.46 | $151.255 | $151.87 | 164.34K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $153.78 | $153.81 | $153.19 | $153.33 | 174.07K |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $153.83 | $154.60 | $153.60 | $153.93 | 179.02K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $153.41 | $153.565 | $152.5735 | $153.00 | 130.09K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $153.25 | $153.25 | $152.23 | $152.37 | 109.5K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $154.37 | $154.47 | $153.065 | $153.19 | 118.29K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $155.28 | $155.35 | $154.60 | $154.63 | 140.39K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $155.89 | $156.6649 | $155.78 | $155.89 | 160.61K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $156.74 | $157.18 | $155.865 | $156.88 | 244.79K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $155.83 | $156.725 | $155.57 | $156.19 | 138.9K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $156.59 | $156.95 | $155.3878 | $155.69 | 150.3K |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $156.92 | $156.92 | $156.165 | $156.24 | 202.78K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $158.08 | $158.25 | $157.1501 | $157.50 | 168.77K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $157.51 | $158.08 | $157.0101 | $157.51 | 281.35K |
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The fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index is designed to measure the performance of the highest dividend yielding S&P Composite 1500® Index constituents that have followed a managed-dividends policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 20 consecutive years.
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