# State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) — Dividends

XLV · NYSE · Fund

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/xlv/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $2.55 |
| Forward yield | 1.44% |
| Growth streak | 5 years |

State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF is a fund that pays quarterly distributions. Its most recent distribution was $0.64 per share, with an ex-date of September 21, 2026 and a pay date of September 23, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $2.55 per share, a yield of about 1.53% at a share price of $167.00.

In the table, it ranged from $0.43 in March 2022 to $0.66, reached in December 2025 and again in June 2026. From 2022 through 2025, the March distribution was the smallest of each calendar year and the December one was the largest. Distributions with ex-dates in each calendar year added up to $2.00 in 2022, $2.17 in 2023, $2.29 in 2024 and $2.47 in 2025. That is a rise of about 24% over three years. The source counts a growth streak of five consecutive calendar years.

The three distributions so far in 2026 ranged from $0.59 to $0.66 and added up to $1.89, compared with $1.81 for the same three in 2025. If the pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in late December 2026 and be paid a few days later.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | $0.64 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 | $0.66 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 | $0.59 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | $0.66 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Sep 24, 2025 | $0.62 |
| Jun 23, 2025 | Jun 25, 2025 | $0.63 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Mar 26, 2025 | $0.56 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 26, 2024 | $0.62 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Sep 25, 2024 | $0.58 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Jun 26, 2024 | $0.57 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Mar 21, 2024 | $0.52 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 21, 2023 | $0.60 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Sep 21, 2023 | $0.54 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Jun 23, 2023 | $0.54 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | Mar 23, 2023 | $0.49 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 22, 2022 | $0.56 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Sep 22, 2022 | $0.51 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Jun 24, 2022 | $0.50 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | Mar 24, 2022 | $0.43 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Dec 23, 2021 | $0.53 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) pay a distribution?

Yes. State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF pays a quarterly distribution; the most recent payment was $0.64 per share.

### What is XLV's distribution yield?

State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF paid $2.55 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 1.44% at the last price of $177.31. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is XLV's most recent ex-distribution date?

State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Sep 21, 2026, payable on Sep 23, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has XLV been raising its distribution?

Yes — State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF has increased its distribution for 5 consecutive calendar years.

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