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State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P Sector Neutral Dividend ETF

SPDGNYSE ArcaSPDRB

$46.75−0.26 (−0.55%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:15 AM ET

B65/ 100

Rank 18 of 53 in US Dividend Index

B65/100Rank 18 of 53inUS Dividend Index
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Expense ratio
0.05%
Fund size
$13M
1Y total return
+22.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.65%
Holdings
272
Avg volume · 30D
1.03K sh
52W range
low $38.92high $47.85
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The ETF.net SPDG Grade

B

Score 65 out of 100

Category
US Dividend Index⁠
Rank
18 of 53
Six-pillar profile for SPDG. Scores out of 100: Cost 95, Risk 49, Mission 86, Tradability 22, Holdings 36, Durability 26. Strongest: Cost (95). Weakest: Tradability (22). Leans toward Cost.

Score 65 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A95 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 53

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 23 of 50

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 27 of 53

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F22 out of 100
    Rank 47 of 53

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 42 of 53

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D26 out of 100
    Rank 46 of 53

Our read on SPDG

ETF.net Research

In short

BThe dividend-aristocrat idea at a discount-rack price. SPDG tracks a sector-neutral S&P index of long-running dividend payers for 0.05% a year, a sliver of what the household names in this corner charge.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the S&P Sector-Neutral High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index.

Why people hold it

  • 0.05% a year, against a 0.40% median in its dividend-aristocrat peer group and the 0.35% charged by the older, bigger names SDY and NOBL.
  • Sector-neutral by construction: the index constrains sector weights instead of letting a yield screen pile the portfolio into whichever corner pays most. Roughly 300 stocks.ssga.com
  • Simple plumbing: US stocks, one published S&P index, quarterly distributions. No options overlay, no leverage, no active stock picking.
  • Sits in the upper half of its aristocrat peer group in our review, largely because the fee is a fraction of the cohort's.

Worth knowing

  • Small asset base and thin trading. Spreads can be wider than the crowded aristocrat funds, which matters more on larger orders than on small ones.
  • Launched in 2023, so the record is short next to peers that have been running for well over a decade.
  • Income here is a pass-through, not a policy: payouts arrive quarterly and rise or fall with what the underlying companies actually declare.

SPDG Performance

Launched Sep 11, 2023

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
SPDG$12,200
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. SPDG $12,200. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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.

Trailing total return for SPDG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSPDG
Year to date+17.7%
1 month+3.7%
3 months−0.4%
1 year+22.0%
3 yearsper year+21.2%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for SPDG
YearReturn barSPDG
2026 YTD+17.7%
2025+11.6%
2024+20.2%
2023+8.2%

History from Sep 13, 2023

SPDG in the news

SPDG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 9, 2026.
2.65%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.25Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.30 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 12 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 18, 2023 $0.29; Mar 18, 2024 $0.19; Jun 24, 2024 $0.27; Sep 23, 2024 $0.25; Dec 23, 2024 $0.28; Mar 24, 2025 $0.25; Jun 23, 2025 $0.30; Sep 22, 2025 $0.31; Dec 22, 2025 $0.31; Mar 23, 2026 $0.31; Jun 22, 2026 $0.33; Sep 21, 2026 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 21, 2026Sep 23, 2026$0.30
Jun 22, 2026Jun 24, 2026$0.33
Mar 23, 2026Mar 25, 2026$0.31
Dec 22, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.31
Sep 22, 2025Sep 24, 2025$0.31
Jun 23, 2025Jun 25, 2025$0.30
Mar 24, 2025Mar 26, 2025$0.25
Dec 23, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.28
Sep 23, 2024Sep 25, 2024$0.25
Jun 24, 2024Jun 26, 2024$0.27
Mar 18, 2024Mar 21, 2024$0.19
Dec 18, 2023Dec 21, 2023$0.29

$10,000 in SPDG 3 years ago paid $1,156 in dividends.

SPDG Risk

Risk pillarC49 out of 100Rank 27 of 53 in US Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.38
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−15.7%
37 months · trough Apr 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.77
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

SPDG Cost

Compare SPDG and VIG

Overpaying vs VIG, cheapest in US Dividend Index

$211

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • SPDG 0.05%

    $1,060

  • VIG 0.04% Cheapest

    $849

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SPDG 0.05%
  • VIG 0.04%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$250$500$750$1K$1.25K051015202530SPDG $1,060VIG $849

Year by year

YearSPDGVIGOverpaying
10$92$73$19
20$360$288$72
30$1,060$849$211

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