Overview
The 50 S&P 500 stocks that pair the highest yields with the lowest volatility — income and calm in one screen, paid monthly.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| MO | Altria Group | 3.1% |
| VZ | Verizon Communications | 2.9% |
| T | AT&T Inc. | 2.7% |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan | 2.5% |
| D | Dominion Energy | 2.4% |
| PM | Philip Morris Intl | 2.3% |
| O | Realty Income | 2.2% |
| DUK | Duke Energy | 2.1% |
| SO | Southern Co. | 2.0% |
| CCI | Crown Castle | 1.9% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
SPHD runs the double filter most income funds skip: start with the S&P 500's fattest yields, then keep only the calmest of them — pruning the volatile yield traps that sink naive high-dividend screens. The result is a utilities-telecom-staples income machine paying 4.9% monthly, built for holding through whatever the growth trade does next.
Who It's For
Monthly-income seekers — especially retirees — who want big yield without big beta. The defensive companion to SPYD's rawer 80-stock version already in the portal.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $34.37 | -- |
| 2017 | $38.50 | +12.0% |
| 2018 | $34.65 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | $40.88 | +18.0% |
| 2020 | $36.39 | -11.0% |
| 2021 | $45.12 | +24.0% |
| 2022 | $44.67 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | $42.88 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | $47.17 | +10.0% |
| 2025 | $50.00 | +6.0% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.50% |
| 2017 | 3.60% |
| 2018 | 4.20% |
| 2019 | 4.10% |
| 2020 | 4.90% |
| 2021 | 3.80% |
| 2022 | 4.20% |
| 2023 | 4.80% |
| 2024 | 4.60% |
| 2025 | 4.80% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $3B | -- |
| 2017 | $3.5B | +16.7% |
| 2018 | $3B | -14.3% |
| 2019 | $3.2B | +6.7% |
| 2020 | $2.2B | -31.3% |
| 2021 | $3B | +36.4% |
| 2022 | $3.8B | +26.7% |
| 2023 | $3B | -21.1% |
| 2024 | $3B | +0.0% |
| 2025 | $3.2B | +6.7% |
Price history from exchange data. Dividend yields from reported distributions; some earlier years are derived from total-return vs price-return data or are ETFHub estimates. AUM history is an ETFHub estimate modelled from current assets and annual returns (fund flows not reflected) and may differ from official fund records. Data as of October 2026.
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