How Many SPHY Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?
At $1.67 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 3,598 SPHY shares, about $80,991 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $22.51. $1,000 a month takes about 7,195 shares, about $161,959. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.
State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF (SPHY) pays $0.139 a share monthly, $1.67 a year, a 7.41% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $22.51. It has made 172 distribution payments since 2012.
At today’s rate of $0.139 monthly and the last close of $22.51, this is what SPHY pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:
| You hold | Each payment | Per month (avg) | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 share | $0.139 | $0.14 | $1.67 |
| 100 shares | $13.90 | $13.90 | $166.80 |
| $10,000 invested (444.2 shares) | $61.75 | $61.75 | $741.00 |
| 3,598 shares ($500/mo) | $500.12 | $500.12 | $6,001.46 |
| 7,195 shares ($1,000/mo) | $1,000.11 | $1,000.11 | $12,001.26 |
With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 SPHY shares reinvest into 0.62 new shares each payment, about 7.7 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 162 shares. A rising payout speeds that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with SPHY’s own history in the SPHY DRIP calculator.
The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 10, 2026, SPHY paid $1.53 a share while its share price fell from $23.71 to $22.51. Distributions exceeded total return by $1.20 a share, so part of every payment above was your own money coming back.
- NAV trend: is the fund’s share price holding up report
- Distribution funded by NAV: is it paying you with your own money report
- Distribution stability: how much the payout jumps around history
- Distribution trend: is the payout growing or shrinking history
- Crash test: how the fund held up in market drops history
- Yield sanity: is the yield too high to be believable rating
SPHY Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range
- SPHY yields 7.41% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $22.51.
- Its own 10-year median is 6.30%, so today’s yield is above its usual level.
Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report
How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.
When Is SPHY’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026
SPHY has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual gap of about 30 days the next ex-date was due around Oct 31, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.139 a share, went ex on Oct 1, 2026 and paid Oct 5, 2026.
- Ex-dates: about every 30 days (monthly)
- Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.
How Often Does SPHY Pay?
SPHY pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.
SPHY vs Similar Dividend Funds (BBCA, DFAX...)
Against the 10 dividend funds in Asset Management closest to SPHY in fund size, SPHY’s 7.41% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 2.03%. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: in income funds it often comes with a faster-falling share price, so read it next to the NAV trend and the rating.
| Ticker | Dividend ⓘ | Yield | Safety Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPHY $22.51State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF | $0.139/mo$1.67/yr fwd | 7.41% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| BBCA $105.28JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF | $0.418/qtr$1.67/yr fwd | 1.59% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| DFAX $36.03Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF | $0.222/qtr$0.89/yr fwd | 2.46% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| FLOT $50.87iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF | $0.175/mo$2.10/yr fwd | 4.13% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| AMLP $50.67Alerian MLP ETF | $1.03/qtr$4.12/yr fwd | 8.13% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| MOAT $116.99VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | $1.404/yr | 1.20% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| CGUS $44.13Capital Group Core Equity ETF | $0.09/qtr$0.36/yr fwd | 0.82% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| SPTI $27.78State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF | $0.091/mo$1.09/yr fwd | 3.93% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| SCHH $23.86Schwab U.S. REIT ETF | $0.173/qtr$0.69/yr fwd | 2.90% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| IBB $219.57iShares Biotechnology ETF | $0.0112/qtr$0.04/yr fwd | 0.02% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
| ITA $71.66iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | $0.0835/qtr$0.33/yr fwd | 0.47% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only |
SPHY Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2012
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Frequency | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 | $0.139 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | $0.14 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 | $0.136 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Jul 3, 2026 | $0.138 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | $0.138 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2026 | May 4, 2026 | $0.137 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Apr 3, 2026 | $0.138 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 4, 2026 | $0.14 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Feb 4, 2026 | $0.138 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | $0.141 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Dec 3, 2025 | $0.14 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Nov 5, 2025 | $0.143 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Oct 3, 2025 | $0.144 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 4, 2025 | $0.145 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Aug 4, 2025 | $0.147 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Jul 3, 2025 | $0.146 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 4, 2025 | $0.146 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2025 | May 5, 2025 | $0.146 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 4, 2025 | $0.1477 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Mar 6, 2025 | $0.1476 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Feb 6, 2025 | $0.1527 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 | $0.1447 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Dec 5, 2024 | $0.1479 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Nov 6, 2024 | $0.154 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 4, 2024 | $0.1504 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Sep 6, 2024 | $0.1552 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Aug 6, 2024 | $0.1521 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Jul 5, 2024 | $0.1526 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Jun 6, 2024 | $0.1498 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2024 | May 7, 2024 | $0.1535 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Apr 5, 2024 | $0.1537 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Mar 7, 2024 | $0.156 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Feb 7, 2024 | $0.1603 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | $0.156 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Dec 7, 2023 | $0.1533 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Nov 7, 2023 | $0.1487 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Oct 6, 2023 | $0.1524 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Sep 8, 2023 | $0.1438 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Aug 7, 2023 | $0.1397 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Jul 10, 2023 | $0.1364 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Jun 7, 2023 | $0.1421 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | $0.1384 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Apr 10, 2023 | $0.1329 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Mar 7, 2023 | $0.1328 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 | $0.1307 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 | $0.1383 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Dec 7, 2022 | $0.1295 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Nov 7, 2022 | $0.1275 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Oct 7, 2022 | $0.1259 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Sep 8, 2022 | $0.1286 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2022 | Aug 5, 2022 | $0.1195 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Jul 8, 2022 | $0.124 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Jun 7, 2022 | $0.1161 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 2, 2022 | May 6, 2022 | $0.1152 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Apr 7, 2022 | $0.1053 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Mar 7, 2022 | $0.1079 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Feb 7, 2022 | $0.1071 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Dec 23, 2021 | $0.1092 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Dec 7, 2021 | $0.1088 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2021 | Nov 5, 2021 | $0.1099 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Oct 7, 2021 | $0.1085 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Sep 8, 2021 | $0.1084 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 2, 2021 | Aug 6, 2021 | $0.1093 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2021 | Jul 8, 2021 | $0.114 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2021 | Jun 7, 2021 | $0.116 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 3, 2021 | May 7, 2021 | $0.1152 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Apr 8, 2021 | $0.1181 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | $0.1223 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Feb 5, 2021 | $0.1248 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Dec 24, 2020 | $0.1101 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Dec 7, 2020 | $0.1233 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Nov 6, 2020 | $0.125 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2020 | Oct 7, 2020 | $0.1282 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Sep 8, 2020 | $0.1179 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Aug 7, 2020 | $0.128 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Jul 7, 2020 | $0.121 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2020 | Jun 5, 2020 | $0.1227 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2020 | May 7, 2020 | $0.1324 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2020 | Apr 7, 2020 | $0.1248 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 2, 2020 | Mar 6, 2020 | $0.1309 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 3, 2020 | Feb 7, 2020 | $0.1269 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 20, 2019 | Dec 27, 2019 | $0.1506 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Dec 6, 2019 | $0.1345 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Nov 7, 2019 | $0.1333 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2019 | Oct 7, 2019 | $0.1369 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Sep 9, 2019 | $0.1262 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2019 | Aug 7, 2019 | $0.1388 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2019 | Jul 8, 2019 | $0.1383 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 3, 2019 | Jun 7, 2019 | $0.1352 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2019 | May 7, 2019 | $0.1306 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2019 | Apr 5, 2019 | $0.0976 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Mar 7, 2019 | $0.0949 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2019 | Feb 7, 2019 | $0.0933 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 19, 2018 | Dec 26, 2018 | $0.1262 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Dec 7, 2018 | $0.0934 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2018 | Nov 7, 2018 | $0.0922 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2018 | Oct 5, 2018 | $0.092 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 4, 2018 | Sep 10, 2018 | $0.0905 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2018 | Aug 7, 2018 | $0.0904 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 2, 2018 | Jul 9, 2018 | $0.0629 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Jun 7, 2018 | $0.0708 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2018 | May 7, 2018 | $0.0708 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 2, 2018 | Apr 6, 2018 | $0.0728 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2018 | Mar 7, 2018 | $0.0698 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2018 | Feb 7, 2018 | $0.0777 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 19, 2017 | Dec 28, 2017 | $0.1797 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 1, 2017 | Dec 11, 2017 | $0.0882 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2017 | Nov 9, 2017 | $0.0911 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 2, 2017 | Oct 10, 2017 | $0.0876 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2017 | Sep 12, 2017 | $0.0909 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2017 | Aug 9, 2017 | $0.0908 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 3, 2017 | Jul 12, 2017 | $0.0911 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | $0.0909 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2017 | May 9, 2017 | $0.0913 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 3, 2017 | Apr 11, 2017 | $0.083 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2017 | Mar 9, 2017 | $0.0942 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2017 | Feb 9, 2017 | $0.0935 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 28, 2016 | — | $0.094 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 1, 2016 | — | $0.094 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2016 | — | $0.093 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 3, 2016 | — | $0.093 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2016 | — | $0.093 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2016 | — | $0.093 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2016 | — | $0.094 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2016 | — | $0.093 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 3, 2016 | — | $0.091 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 2, 2016 | — | $0.091 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2016 | — | $0.089 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2016 | — | $0.09 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2016 | — | $0.09 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 29, 2015 | — | $0.106 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 1, 2015 | — | $0.089 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 2, 2015 | — | $0.087 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2015 | — | $0.087 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2015 | — | $0.087 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 3, 2015 | — | $0.089 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2015 | — | $0.086 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2015 | — | $0.085 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2015 | — | $0.084 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2015 | — | $0.089 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 2, 2015 | — | $0.07 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 2, 2015 | — | $0.073 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 29, 2014 | — | $0.101 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 1, 2014 | — | $0.078 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 3, 2014 | — | $0.084 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2014 | — | $0.071 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 2, 2014 | — | $0.086 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2014 | — | $0.096 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2014 | — | $0.087 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 2, 2014 | — | $0.085 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2014 | — | $0.086 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2014 | — | $0.075 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 3, 2014 | — | $0.09 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 3, 2014 | — | $0.095 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 27, 2013 | — | $0.177 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 2, 2013 | — | $0.086 | Monthly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2013 | — | $0.086 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2013 | — | $0.088 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 3, 2013 | — | $0.085 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2013 | — | $0.082 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 1, 2013 | — | $0.086 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jun 3, 2013 | — | $0.085 | Monthly | Regular |
| May 1, 2013 | — | $0.086 | Monthly | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2013 | — | $0.083 | Monthly | Regular |
| Mar 1, 2013 | — | $0.088 | Monthly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2013 | — | $0.077 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 27, 2012 | — | $0.085 | Monthly | Regular |
| Dec 3, 2012 | — | $0.105 | Monthly | Regular |
| Oct 1, 2012 | — | $0.087 | Monthly | Regular |
| Sep 4, 2012 | — | $0.092 | Monthly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2012 | — | $0.09 | Monthly | Regular |
| Jul 2, 2012 | — | $0.032 | Monthly | Regular |
What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for SPHY
SPHY Dividend Questions
How often does SPHY pay distributions?
SPHY pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.
Does SPHY pay distributions monthly?
Yes. SPHY pays monthly, 12 times a year.
When is the next SPHY distribution?
SPHY has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual gap of about 30 days the next ex-date was due around Oct 31, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.139 a share, went ex on Oct 1, 2026 and paid Oct 5, 2026. The current rate is $0.139 per share, $1.67 a year.
Did SPHY pay a distribution in October 2026?
Yes: $0.139 a share, ex-date Oct 1, 2026, paid Oct 5, 2026. The next one is not on file yet.
How much does SPHY pay per share?
SPHY pays $0.139 a share monthly, $1.67 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $22.51 that is a 7.41% run-rate yield, above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 6.30%.
Does SPHY’s payout grow?
Its last 12 payments (about a year) averaged $0.139, -5.7% against $0.1474 for the 12 before. Its payout floats with the income the fund earns each period, so there is no fixed rate to raise. Measured over a full year, the payout rate changed -3.5%.
Is SPHY’s distribution safe?
No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 10, 2026 it paid $1.53 a share while its share price went from $23.71 to $22.51. This is data, not investment advice. The full 6-check rating comes with a plan.
How do I track my SPHY distributions?
Add SPHY to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run SPHY in the DRIP calculator.