State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
1,240 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.28B invested in State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 358 increasing their positions, 445 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.
69% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 51
3% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 38 → 39 (+1)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.15B → $9.28B (+$127M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,236 → 1,240 (+4)
1.06% less ownership
Funds ownership: 45.91% → 44.85% (-1.1%)
12% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.6M | Put options by funds: $13.2M
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 358 | Existing positions reduced: 445
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MCM
MAI Capital Management
Independence,
Ohio
|
+$29.9M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$18.4M |
| 3 |
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
|
+$18M |
| 4 |
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$16.1M |
| 5 |
BWFA
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Columbia,
Maryland
|
+$14.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$169M |
| 2 |
CCM
Coldstream Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
|
-$45.2M |
| 3 |
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taipei City,
Taiwan
|
-$34.4M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$30.2M |
| 5 |
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Plymouth,
Minnesota
|
-$22.2M |
SDY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
1,240 of the 8,172 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $9.28B — up 1.4% from $9.15B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new SDY positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 358 added to existing stakes and 445 trimmed.
The largest buyer was MAI Capital Management, adding an estimated $29.9M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $169M.
- 1,240 institutional investors held State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) as of Q1 2026, up from 1,236 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $9.28B of State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 86 funds opened new State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 51 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was MAI Capital Management, an estimated $29.9M added.
- The largest State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $169M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.