State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD) is a US dividend ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores SPYD 4.4 out of 10 — highest on Risk (7.6), lowest on Growth (2.7). It trades at 16.9 times earnings, against its own median of 16.1. Its ten largest holdings are 16% of the fund.
What stands out in SPYD's data
U.S. large-cap stocks with high dividend payouts, focused on income.
Earns less on its capital than most dividend peers — the payout, not profit growth, drives the return.
Return on equity of 11.4% trails most peers, whose median is 17.3%, but the fund charges just 0.07% a year — far less than the typical 0.4%.
A high-dividend anchor in a broad-market allocation, built on payouts rather than earnings strength.
Why did SPYD move this week? It rose 1.4% in the week to October 28, 2026 — DOW and Crown Castle drove it
SPYD rose 1.4% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were DOW (+12.3%), Crown Castle (+11.6%) and LyondellBasell (+6.1%); AT&T (−5.5%) pushed the other way.
How is SPYD rated? ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD) 4.4 out of 10
As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD) 4.4 out of 10 overall.
ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):
- Overall: 4.4 / 10
- Growth: 2.7 / 10
- Value: 6.3 / 10
- Risk: 7.6 / 10
- Quality: 2.8 / 10
- Return: 3.8 / 10
Is SPYD expensive right now? It trades at 16.9 times earnings, against its own median of 16.1
As of October 28, 2026, SPYD is more expensive than 57% of its own last 9 years.
Trailing 12 months, built from SPYD's holdings. How we calculate this →
What's inside SPYD?
What's inside SPYD: Size (Large 49%, Mid 51%, Small 0%); Geography (International 6%, US 94%); Tech 5.1%.
What are SPYD's top holdings? The ten largest are 16% of the fund
Accenture, HP, Hasbro, Chevron, Pfizer, Medtronic, EOG Resources, American Tower, Crown Castle and Best BUY are SPYD's largest holdings, in that order.
Less concentrated than 83% of Dividend US ETFs.
Half of SPYD's weight sits in its 36 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 77 equally weighted holdings.
What is SPYD's expense ratio? 0.07% a year
As of October 28, 2026, SPYD charges 0.07% a year, yields 4.28% and holds $7.5B in assets across 79 positions.
| Measure | SPYD |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.07% |
| Dividend yield | 4.28% |
| Assets under management | $7.5B |
| Holdings | 79 |
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 Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/spyd
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