XLV dividend history (2026)
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) paid $2.55 a share over its last year of payments, quarterly, a yield of 1.41% at the last close. The payment has risen for 5 consecutive years and has grown +7.2% a year compounded (CAGR) over the past five. The last ex-dividend date was Sep 21, 2026. Not investment advice.
Price and yield as of market close, Oct 22, 2026; the dividend record runs from 2000.
What a holding earns#
At the current rate of $2.55 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($181.30). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $255 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $1,275 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $2,550 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 55.2 | $141 |
Dividends by year#
Regular payments that went ex in each calendar year, per share, newest first. A special dividend or a spin-off distribution is counted separately and left out of the total and the change.
| Year | Paid / share | vs prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $1.89 | — |
| 2025 | $2.48 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | $2.29 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | $2.17 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | $1.99 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | $1.87 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | $1.69 | -23.4% |
| 2019 | $2.21 | +61.9% |
| 2018 | $1.36 | +11.9% |
| 2017 | $1.22 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | $1.11 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | $1.03 | +12.2% |
| 2014 | $0.92 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | $0.84 | +39.8% |
| 2012 | $0.60 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | $0.68 | +17.9% |
| 2010 | $0.58 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | $0.57 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | $0.58 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | $0.57 | +27.5% |
| 2006 | $0.45 | +13.1% |
| 2005 | $0.40 | +15.5% |
| 2004 | $0.34 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | $0.35 | +76.0% |
| 2002 | $0.20 | +653.7% |
| 2001 | $0.03 | -51.2% |
| 2000 | $0.05 | — |
Recent payments#
The last 16 ex-dividend dates. Amounts are split-adjusted, as paid on today's share count.
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | $0.64 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $0.66 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $0.60 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $0.66 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | $0.63 |
| Jun 23, 2025 | $0.63 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | $0.56 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | $0.62 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | $0.58 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | $0.57 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | $0.52 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $0.60 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | $0.54 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | $0.54 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | $0.49 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | $0.56 |
About this data#
Payments come from ChartRow's own dividend record, one row per ex-date, split-adjusted. A payment more than 2.5 times the year's median is treated as a special dividend or a distribution and left out of the annual total, the run-rate and the streak. The annual dividend is the latest regular payment times the number of payments a year; the yield divides it by the last close. Years of raises counts consecutive complete calendar years in which that payment rose over the prior year's — a cut, a flat year or a gap ends the count, and the current year is not counted until it is over. Where the run reaches the start of our record (1995 for many long-lived payers) it is shown with a plus sign, because it may be longer. Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How much does XLV pay in dividends?
- XLV paid $2.55 a share over its last year of payments, which vary in size, a dividend yield of 1.41% at the last close.
- How often does XLV pay dividends?
- Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund pays quarterly (4 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Sep 21, 2026.
- How many years has XLV raised its dividend?
- XLV has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years, counting complete calendar years in which the regular payment rose over the prior year's.
- Can I see XLV's dividends reinvested?
- Yes, as a total-return view: the Growth of $1,000 page for this ticker shows what an investment became with dividends reinvested against price only, from any starting month.