State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P Sector Neutral Dividend ETF
$45.52+0.21 (+0.47%)
- 0.05%
- $13M
- +20.3%
- 2.75%
- 0M sh
- $45.34
- low $38.92high $47.67
The ETF.net SPDG Grade
B
Score 66 out of 100
- 15 of 53
Score 66 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 100Rank 2 of 53Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A87 out of 100Rank 17 of 50Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B55 out of 100Rank 21 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F22 out of 100Rank 45 of 53Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D35 out of 100Rank 44 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D26 out of 100Rank 45 of 53
Our read on SPDG
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 274
- 42%
- CSCO
Sectors
- Technology38.6%
- Financials11.1%
- Health Care9.5%
- Communication9.3%
- Industrials9.2%
- Consumer Discretionary9.1%
- Consumer Staples4.4%
- Energy3.3%
- Real Estate2.0%
- Utilities2.0%
- Materials1.4%
Geography
- United States94.83%
- Ireland3.64%
- Netherlands1.03%
- Bermuda0.20%
- Switzerland0.18%
- Singapore0.11%
SPDG Performance
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SPDG$12,027
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 | SPDG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +13.5% |
| 1 month | −2.5% |
| 3 months | −2.4% |
| 1 year | +20.3% |
| 3 years | +19.5% |
| 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 | SPDG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +13.5% | |
| 2025 | +11.6% | |
| 2024 | +20.2% | |
| 2023 | +8.2% |
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SPDG Dividends
- 2.75%
- $1.25
- $0.30 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
SPDG Risk
- 12.0%
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.
- 1.13
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.
- −15.7%
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.
- 0.80
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SPDG Cost
0.05%
SPDG0.05%
- The middle half of US Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.38%
1 of the 52 US Dividend Index funds charge less.
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