What is SDY?

SDY tracks a yield-weighted index of dividend-paying companies from the S&P 1500 Composite Index that have increased dividends for at least 20 consecutive years.

PERFORMANCE [as of 03/23/23] 1 MONTH 3 MONTHS YTD 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
SDY -6.56% -5.76% -5.33% -3.91% 23.31% 8.84% 10.09%
SDY (NAV) -6.52% -5.72% -5.33% -3.89% 23.13% 8.83% 10.09%
S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index -6.53% -5.68% -5.30% -3.60% 23.59% 9.20% 10.49%
MSCI USA IMI High Yield Dividend Index -5.48% -5.69% -5.68% -6.82% 20.09% 7.26% 9.71%
All returns over 1 year are annualized. All returns are total returns unless otherwise stated.

SDY Factset Analytics Insight

SDY takes dividend sustainability screens to an extreme level, only holding firms that have increased dividends for the past 20 years. The highest yielding firms are then weighted by dividend yield. The resulting portfolio often has a lower portfolio yield than our high-yield benchmark and leans toward midcaps. Sector exposures vary widely in the high dividend space, SDY generally skimps on tech firms given that few can meet its 20-year screen. Like our benchmark, SDY includes REITs, contributing to the financial sector allocation. Within the high dividend space, SDY boosts a long track record.

SDY Summary Data

11/08/05
0.35%
$21.90B
MSCI USA IMI High Yield Dividend Index
Open-Ended Fund

Peers

MSCI USA IMI High Yield Dividend Index
VYM, DVY, FVD, PEY, DHS

Fund Flows

-$0.02B 5 Days
-$0.10B 30 Days
+$0.15B 90 Days

SDY Portfolio Data

$58.08B
19.33
2.80
2.66%
N/A
121

SDY Index Data

Dividends
Dividends
MSCI USA IMI High Yield Dividend Index

SDY Portfolio Management

0.35%
-0.35%
-0.29%
-0.41%

SDY Tax Exposures

20.00% / 39.60%
--
Qualified dividends
No

SDY Fund Structure

Open-Ended Fund
No
Yes
-- / --
N/A
N/A
Low
Daily

Factset Analytics Block Liquidity

As of 03/24/23

This measurement shows how easy it is to trade a $1 million USD block of SDY. SDY is rated a 5 out of 5.

SDY Tradability

538,122
$67.81M
462,990
$58.01M
0.02%
$0.03
0.01%
0.10% / -0.05%
None
100.00%
50,000
9.26
0.00%
0.10%
3,006
$117.76
5

SDY Sector/Industry Breakdown

SDY Segment
Benchmark
19.74% --
14.29% --
13.84% --
9.31% --
8.23% --
4.93% --
4.47% --
4.39% --
4.28% --
4.06% --

SDY Performance Statistics

0.94
1.01
0.97
1.02
0.29%
MSCI USA IMI High Yield Dividend Index

SDY Countries

SDY Segment
Benchmark
99.76% --

SDY Regions

SDY Segment
Benchmark
99.76% --

SDY Economic Development

SDY Segment
Benchmark
99.76% 0.00%
0.00% 0.00%

SDY Benchmark Comparison Holdings

121
--
65
21.79%

SDY Benchmark Comparison Summary

SDY Segment
Benchmark
121 --
$58.08B --
19.33 --
2.80 --
2.82% --
Low --

SDY Benchmark Comparison Market Cap Size

SDY Segment
Benchmark
59.53% --
36.45% --
3.77% --
0.00% --