All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
SDY real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, SDY returned +15.13% over the past year and +12.47% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 15, 2005, SDY is up +266.63% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.40%/yr, and is currently at its real total-return high.
Data ending Thu Oct. 29, 2026
| Tue 2005-11-15💬 to Thu 2026-10-29 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDY × |
+266.63%
+6.40%/yr |
+7.63%/yr
R2=0.910 |
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| SPDR S&P Dividend ETF Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 2005-11-15💬 to Thu 2026-10-29 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SDY × |
$10,000.00
2005-11-15 |
$36,663.00
2026-10-29 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SDY × | +12.47% | +15.13% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SDY × |
—
on 2026-10-29 |
−55.75%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-05-22 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-10-29 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDY × | +15.13% |
+13.32% +6.45%/yr |
+43.20% +12.71%/yr |
+21.36% +3.95%/yr |
+90.91% +6.68%/yr |
| Year | SDY |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +12.47% |
| 2025 | +5.37% |
| 2024 | +5.41% |
| 2023 | −0.72% |
| 2022 | −6.58% |
| 2021 | +17.08% |
| 2020 | +0.34% |
| 2019 | +20.53% |
| 2018 | −4.56% |
| 2017 | +13.42% |
| 2016 | +17.85% |
| 2015 | −1.52% |
| 2014 | +12.96% |
| 2013 | +28.17% |
| 2012 | +9.70% |
| 2011 | +4.06% |
| 2010 | +14.69% |
| 2009 | +16.02% |
| 2008 | −22.89% |
| 2007 | −10.36% |
| 2006 | +14.84% |
| 2005 | +1.91% |
