State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

SDY

Market cap $20.8B

After spending decades working hard and saving, retirees want their portfolios to get them through.

No matter how much investors hope it will happen, volatility in the stock market isn't going away, and market swings of a few percentage points in a single day, which used to be incredibly rare, may become more common, especially if we are truly in an AI bubble or if there are truly signs that the last three years of double-digit gains point to signs of an impending crash.

The Federal Reserve cut rates again on Dec.

Dividend ETFs are a great way to create long-term passive income streams from your portfolio. Investors can target dividend growth, dividend quality, or high-yield strategies to generate income.

If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, look no further than the State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on November 8, 2005.

With the Federal Reserve likely to cut interest rates this week, income investments are essential to helping investors navigate another low-rate era. Two ETFs already offer yields that are 2 to 3 times greater than the S&P 500 average.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market, the State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 11/08/2005.

Whether you're just walking into the world of investing or getting closer to retirement, generating a powerful stream of regular income is a key goal for any investor.

The SPDR S&P 500 Dividend ETF (SDY) has averaged a 2.56% dividend yield over the past 12 months. A company must have 20 consecutive years of dividend increases to be included in SDY.

It's no wonder that dividend stocks are considered a strong defensive play—passive income is increasingly enticing in the face of a potential downturn—but what happens to investors when a dividend-paying firm faces challenges and has to reduce or cut its distributions? Keeping track of metrics like dividend payout ratio can be one way to protect against this risk, but for many investors the best solution is diversification.