State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) is a international dividend ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores SDY 5.2 out of 10 — highest on Risk (9.5), lowest on Growth (2.2). It trades at 20.0 times earnings, against its own median of 19.7. Its ten largest holdings are 21% of the fund.
What stands out in SDY's data
U.S. stocks with a long record of rising dividends.
Priced higher than most dividend funds — you pay a premium for each dollar of earnings.
Trailing P/E multiple of 20.0x sits above the category median of 14.3x, and the expense ratio is 0.3%.
A dividend-focused core for an income-seeking portfolio.
Why did SDY move this week? It rose 1.1% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Lockheed Martin and Pentair drove it
SDY rose 1.1% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Lockheed Martin (+14.2%), Pentair (+21.8%) and Texas Instruments (+8.8%); Graco (−17.9%) pushed the other way.
How is SDY rated? ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) 5.2 out of 10
As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) 5.2 out of 10 overall.
ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):
- Overall: 5.2 / 10
- Growth: 2.2 / 10
- Value: 6.7 / 10
- Risk: 9.5 / 10
- Quality: 5.3 / 10
- Return: 4.2 / 10
Is SDY expensive right now? It trades at 20.0 times earnings, against its own median of 19.7
As of October 28, 2026, SDY is more expensive than 53% of its own last 9 years.
Trailing 12 months, built from SDY's holdings. How we calculate this →
What's inside SDY?
What's inside SDY: Size (Large 65%, Mid 32%, Small 3%); Geography (International 9%, US 91%); Tech 9.8%; Magnificent 7 0.6%; AI 2.4%; Semiconductors 3.0%; Memory 3.3%.
What are SDY's top holdings? The ten largest are 21% of the fund
Accenture, Verizon Communications, Chevron, Realty Income, PepsiCo, Medtronic, Automatic Data Processing, Target, Kenvue and Exxonmobil are SDY's largest holdings, in that order.
Less concentrated than 75% of Dividend Global ex-US ETFs.
Half of SDY's weight sits in its 35 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 91 equally weighted holdings.
What is SDY's expense ratio? 0.35% a year
As of October 28, 2026, SDY charges 0.35% a year, yields 2.39% and holds $21.9B in assets across 156 positions.
| Measure | SDY |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.35% |
| Dividend yield | 2.39% |
| Assets under management | $21.9B |
| Holdings | 156 |
Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/sdy
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