SPY Dividend Calculator
SPY's distribution yield is 1.0% over the trailing twelve months to Oct 16, 2026: on $10,000 at that day's close, those months' distributions come to about $99. SPY pays quarterly; its latest distribution was $1.89 a share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 18, 2026.
- Latest distribution
- $1.89
- a share, quarterly · ex-date Sep 18, 2026
- Trailing 12-month distributions
- $7.58
- 4 payments to Oct 16, 2026
- Distribution yield (TTM)
- 1.0%
- $7.58 ÷ $763.25, close of Oct 16, 2026
- Payout growth
- +4.5%
- trailing twelve months against the twelve before, to the Sep 18, 2026 ex-date
Dividend reinvestment (DRIP) and growth
SPY's payouts changed +4.5% over the trailing twelve months against the twelve before, to the Sep 18, 2026 ex-date. Growth starts at 0%; enter a rate to test your own view.
$7.58 over the trailing twelve months ÷ the Oct 16, 2026 close.
The Oct 16, 2026 close, used for every year. An assumption, not a forecast.
SPY's distributions change from payment to payment. This projection assumes the trailing twelve months' total, $7.58 a share as of Oct 16, 2026, repeats every year in equal quarterly payments, before any growth you enter. It is an assumption, not a forecast of what the fund will pay.
After 10 years
SPY at $10,000, dividends reinvested, growing 0% a year, price held at the Oct 16, 2026 close.
Taken as cash instead, dividends would total $990 over 10 years.
Dividends received each year
Year by year
| Year | Dividend a share | Dividends received | Shares held | Value at a flat price | Total dividends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $7.56 | $99 | 13.2 | $10,099 | $99 |
| Year 2 | $7.56 | $100 | 13.4 | $10,200 | $200 |
| Year 3 | $7.56 | $101 | 13.5 | $10,301 | $301 |
| Year 4 | $7.56 | $102 | 13.6 | $10,403 | $403 |
| Year 5 | $7.56 | $103 | 13.8 | $10,507 | $507 |
| Year 6 | $7.56 | $104 | 13.9 | $10,611 | $611 |
| Year 7 | $7.56 | $105 | 14.0 | $10,717 | $717 |
| Year 8 | $7.56 | $106 | 14.2 | $10,823 | $823 |
| Year 9 | $7.56 | $108 | 14.3 | $10,931 | $931 |
| Year 10 | $7.56 | $109 | 14.5 | $11,039 | $1,039 |
Value at a flat price assumes the share price stays at $763.25, the Oct 16, 2026 close, in every year. It is an assumption, not a forecast: prices move, and this column shows only what dividends and new money add. No taxes or fees are taken out. A fund's distributions can include a return of capital, which our data does not separate, and a fund that pays out a large share of its price can see that price fall over time; this page holds the price flat.
About SPY's distributions
SPY's distributions change from payment to payment. This projection assumes the trailing twelve months' total, $7.58 a share as of Oct 16, 2026, repeats every year in equal quarterly payments, before any growth you enter. It is an assumption, not a forecast of what the fund will pay.
Tax character (qualified vs ordinary) and any return-of-capital aren’t in our data. Confirm on the official 1099-DIV.
How the calculator works
The share price is held flat at the Oct 16, 2026 close in every year. Money added each month buys shares at the end of each payment period. No taxes, fees or commissions are taken out.
Year one starts from the trailing twelve months' distributions, $7.58 a share over 4 payments to Oct 16, 2026, split into equal quarterly payments. The latest quarterly payment, $1.89, runs at $7.56 a year.
The growth rate starts at 0%, so the projection repeats the trailing twelve months' total; edit it to test your own view.
Monthly dividend income
The dividends in the final year are divided by twelve to give the monthly figure under them; it is an average, since a quarterly payer pays four times a year.
Common questions
How much does SPY pay in dividends?
SPY paid $7.58 a share in distributions over the trailing twelve months to Oct 16, 2026, a distribution yield of 1.0% at that day's close. Its latest quarterly distribution was $1.89 a share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 18, 2026. Multiply by the shares you own for your total.
How much money do you need to make $1,000 a month in dividends?
Divide the $12,000 a year by the yield. At SPY's 1.0% distribution yield over the trailing twelve months to Oct 16, 2026, that is about $1,212,100, before taxes and assuming those distributions repeat.
How much money do you need to make $50,000 a year off dividends?
Divide $50,000 by the yield. At SPY's 1.0% distribution yield over the trailing twelve months to Oct 16, 2026, that is about $5,050,500, before taxes and assuming those distributions repeat.
This projection is arithmetic on SPY's distribution record and your inputs, not a forecast or a recommendation · Not investment advice.