Overview
The 80 highest-yielding stocks in the S&P 500, equal-weighted — maximum income from large caps, currently paying over 4%.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| MO | Altria Group | 1.6% |
| VTRS | Viatris Inc. | 1.5% |
| T | AT&T Inc. | 1.5% |
| PM | Philip Morris Intl | 1.4% |
| D | Dominion Energy | 1.4% |
| VZ | Verizon Communications | 1.4% |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan | 1.3% |
| IRM | Iron Mountain | 1.3% |
| CCI | Crown Castle | 1.3% |
| F | Ford Motor | 1.3% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
SPYD is the bluntest income instrument in the S&P 500 toolkit: take the 80 biggest yields, weight them equally, collect 4%+. No quality screen means it leans hard into utilities, REITs and telecoms — sectors that lagged the growth rally and re-rate when rates fall, which the +14% year began to show. Equal weighting keeps any one dividend cut survivable.
Who It's For
Income maximisers who want large-cap yield now and accept value-sector concentration to get it. The high-octane companion to quality-screened funds like SCHD — better income, fewer safety rails.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $32.12 | -- |
| 2017 | $35.98 | +12.0% |
| 2018 | $32.02 | -11.0% |
| 2019 | $38.43 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | $33.43 | -13.0% |
| 2021 | $42.12 | +26.0% |
| 2022 | $39.60 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | $39.20 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | $43.12 | +10.0% |
| 2025 | $47.00 | +9.0% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.90% |
| 2017 | 3.80% |
| 2018 | 4.40% |
| 2019 | 4.10% |
| 2020 | 4.90% |
| 2021 | 3.70% |
| 2022 | 4.10% |
| 2023 | 4.60% |
| 2024 | 4.30% |
| 2025 | 4.20% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.2B | -- |
| 2017 | $1.5B | +650.0% |
| 2018 | $2.2B | +46.7% |
| 2019 | $3B | +36.4% |
| 2020 | $2.5B | -16.7% |
| 2021 | $5B | +100.0% |
| 2022 | $7B | +40.0% |
| 2023 | $6.5B | -7.1% |
| 2024 | $7B | +7.7% |
| 2025 | $7B | +0.0% |
Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of September 2026.
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