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Xtrackers S&P Dividend Aristocrats Screened ETF
$29.07+0.14 (+0.47%)
- 0.15%
- $3M
- +14.3%
- 3.33%
- 0M sh
- $28.75
- low $26.12high $31.39
The ETF.net SNPD Grade
C
Score 40 out of 100
- 6 of 7
Score 40 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 66
- This cap took
- −26
- Published Score
- 40
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A86 out of 100Rank 1 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A95 out of 100Rank 1 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C46 out of 100Rank 4 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F20 out of 100Rank 7 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B58 out of 100Rank 5 of 7Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F10 out of 100Rank 7 of 7
Our read on SNPD
CDividend aristocrats, filtered. SNPD holds S&P Composite 1500 companies that have raised their dividend 20 years running, minus the names that fail the index's ESG screens, for 0.15% a year.
The fund seeks investment results that generally track the performance of its underlying index before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- 0.15% a year, well under the roughly 0.40% median for funds built on aristocrat indexes. A cheap wrapper on a very well-worn idea.
- High entry bar: 20 straight years of dividend increases inside the S&P Composite 1500, then the index's screens. Roughly 110 stocks, distributions paid quarterly.etf.dws.com
- Rules run the portfolio, not a manager. S&P sets the list, Xtrackers buys it, and the fund has tracked that index closely.
Worth knowing
- One of the smaller, thinner-traded funds in its peer group. Spreads can be wider than at household-name rivals like SDY or NOBL, and small funds can be closed.
- The screens remove some qualifying aristocrats, so the holdings and results diverge from unscreened versions of the same dividend-growth list.etf.dws.com
- Launched in 2022 under an ESG name. S&P renamed the index in 2025 and the fund followed, with no change to the index methodology or the fund's policies.etf.dws.com
SNPD Holdings
- Stocks
- 106
- 24%
- RHI
Sectors
- Consumer Staples19.1%
- Industrials17.5%
- Utilities13.4%
- Consumer Discretionary9.1%
- Financials8.6%
- Materials7.0%
- Technology6.7%
- Real Estate6.2%
- Health Care5.8%
- Communication3.3%
- Energy3.3%
Geography
- United States94.07%
- Switzerland2.83%
- Ireland2.03%
- United Kingdom0.81%
- Bermuda0.25%
SNPD Performance
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SNPD$11,428
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | SNPD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.2% |
| 1 month | −2.1% |
| 3 months | −2.8% |
| 1 year | +14.3% |
| 3 years | +11.0% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | SNPD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.2% | |
| 2025 | +6.6% | |
| 2024 | +5.4% | |
| 2023 | +2.7% | |
| 2022 | +3.5% |
SNPD in the news
SNPD Dividends
- 3.33%
- $0.96
- $0.20 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
SNPD Risk
- 12.7%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.46
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −15.8%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.65
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SNPD Cost
0.15%
SNPD0.15%
- The middle half of Dividend Aristocrats funds
- Median 0.40%
No Dividend Aristocrats fund charges less.
Other funds in Dividend Aristocrats
- ANOBLProShares - S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +12.0%
- BWDIVState Street SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +18.7%
- BREGLProShares - S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +8.4%
- CKNGZFirst Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +22.3%
- DFIDFirst Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +18.8%