What holdings are in Sdy?

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Top 25 Holdings

Company	Symbol	Total Net Assets
Exxon Mobil Corp.	XOM	1.92%
Amcor PLC	AMCR	1.92%
National Retail Properties Inc.	NNN	1.78%
UGI Corp.	UGI	1.78%

Is Sdy a good buy?

SDY is a good product for investors seeking exposure to large and mid cap Dividend Aristocrats with a 3% average yield. However, other dividend growth ETFs with lower yields like VIG, DGRO and DGRW may be better for investors focused on risk-adjusted performance and total return.

Does Sdy stock pay dividends?

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) SDY has a dividend yield of 2.75% and paid $3.36 per share in the past year. The dividend is paid every three months and the last ex-dividend date was Mar 18, 2022.

What is the difference between SPY and SDY?

SDY has a lower 5-year return than SPY (10.53% vs 13.33%). Below is the comparison between SDY and SPY….

	SDY	SPY
Management Style	passive (index-based)	passive (index-based)
Dividend Yield	2.32%	1.33%
Underlying Index	S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index	S&P 500
YTD Return	-4.98%	-17.05%

What is the difference between Vanguard and SPDR?

The primary difference between Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) is the company that offers the exchange-traded fund (ETF) and its expense ratio. Both ETFs seek to track the returns of the S&P 500 Index.

Which is better SDY or VIG?

SDY, which requires its underlying companies to have raised their dividends for at least 20 consecutive years, is more balanced, with a higher weighting toward utilities stocks. VIG looks even shorter term, including recent dividend growers such as Microsoft.

Is VIG a good dividend stock?

Summary. VIG is the largest dividend ETF by assets under management. Its 0.06% expense ratio makes it a no-brainer for passive investors looking for an S&P 500 Index alternative. While long-term performance is excellent, recent performance is underwhelming.

What index fund pays the highest dividend?

8 top dividend index funds

Fund	Dividend Yield	Expense Ratio
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEMKT:VYM)	2.36%	0.06%
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index ETF (NYSEMKT:VIG)	1.79%	0.06%
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEMKT:DGRO)	2.03%	0.08%
Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEMKT:VNQ)	2.30%	0.12%

Which is better Sdy or VIG?

Is VIG better than VOO?

VIG has a 0.06% expense ratio, which is higher than VOO’s 0.03% expense ratio. Scroll down to visually compare performance, riskiness, drawdowns, and other indicators and decide which one is better suits your portfolio: VIG or VOO….Key characteristics.

	VIG	VOO
Daily Std Dev	16.79%	19.78%
Max Drawdown	-31.72%	-33.99%