State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 111 recorded XLU dividend payments, running from March 19, 1999 to June 22, 2026 — 28 calendar years. Together those payments total $20.40 per share. XLU has most often paid quarterly.
XLU has increased its payment rate for 5 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the XLU payment rate compounded at +2.9% a year, and +3.5% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
XLU's payment rate fell in 2003. The steepest drop was -14.6%.
XLU dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.16 | 4 | $0.281 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | $1.12 | 4 | $0.274 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | $1.07 | 4 | $0.265 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | $1.03 | 4 | $0.254 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | $1.00 | 4 | $0.248 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | $0.985 | 4 | $0.244 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | $0.954 | 4 | $0.244 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | $0.881 | 4 | $0.225 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | $0.876 | 4 | $0.213 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | $0.830 | 4 | $0.207 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | $0.795 | 4 | $0.199 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | $0.753 | 4 | $0.189 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | $0.733 | 4 | $0.184 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | $0.722 | 4 | $0.181 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | $0.684 | 4 | $0.169 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | $0.636 | 4 | $0.159 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | $0.636 | 4 | $0.155 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | $0.618 | 4 | $0.151 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | $0.547 | 4 | $0.140 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | $0.559 | 4 | $0.135 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | $0.505 | 4 | $0.125 | +20.8% |
| 2004 | $0.437 | 4 | $0.103 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | $0.398 | 4 | $0.0980 | -14.6% |
| 2002 | $0.460 | 4 | $0.115 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | $0.440 | 4 | $0.108 | — |
| 2000 | $0.581 | 5 (timing) | $0.119 | — |
| 1999 | $0.391 | 4 | $0.0940 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than XLU's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent XLU dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 22, 2026 | $0.284 |
| March 23, 2026 | $0.310 |
| December 22, 2025 | $0.317 |
| September 22, 2025 | $0.284 |
| June 23, 2025 | $0.279 |
| March 24, 2025 | $0.278 |
| December 23, 2024 | $0.314 |
| September 23, 2024 | $0.270 |
| June 24, 2024 | $0.278 |
| March 18, 2024 | $0.260 |
| December 18, 2023 | $0.298 |
| September 18, 2023 | $0.261 |
| June 20, 2023 | $0.269 |
| March 20, 2023 | $0.245 |
| December 19, 2022 | $0.286 |
| September 19, 2022 | $0.251 |
| June 21, 2022 | $0.258 |
| March 21, 2022 | $0.235 |
| December 20, 2021 | $0.273 |
| September 20, 2021 | $0.249 |
| June 21, 2021 | $0.247 |
| March 22, 2021 | $0.231 |
| December 21, 2020 | $0.261 |
| September 21, 2020 | $0.249 |
| June 22, 2020 | $0.238 |
| March 23, 2020 | $0.237 |
| December 20, 2019 | $0.251 |
| September 20, 2019 | $0.246 |
| June 21, 2019 | $0.242 |
| March 15, 2019 | $0.215 |
| December 21, 2018 | $0.230 |
| September 21, 2018 | $0.237 |
| June 15, 2018 | $0.220 |
| March 16, 2018 | $0.194 |
| December 15, 2017 | $0.256 |
| September 15, 2017 | $0.208 |
| June 16, 2017 | $0.218 |
| March 17, 2017 | $0.194 |
| December 16, 2016 | $0.232 |
| September 16, 2016 | $0.208 |
| June 17, 2016 | $0.206 |
| March 18, 2016 | $0.184 |
| December 18, 2015 | $0.223 |
| September 18, 2015 | $0.201 |
| June 19, 2015 | $0.197 |
| March 20, 2015 | $0.175 |
| December 19, 2014 | $0.208 |
| September 19, 2014 | $0.190 |
| June 20, 2014 | $0.187 |
| March 21, 2014 | $0.168 |
| December 20, 2013 | $0.201 |
| September 20, 2013 | $0.182 |
| June 21, 2013 | $0.185 |
| March 15, 2013 | $0.165 |
| December 21, 2012 | $0.200 |
| September 21, 2012 | $0.191 |
| June 15, 2012 | $0.171 |
| March 16, 2012 | $0.161 |
| December 16, 2011 | $0.194 |
| September 16, 2011 | $0.172 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 111 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
XLU dividend history questions
How many dividends has XLU paid?
DivTrkr has 111 recorded XLU dividend payments between March 19, 1999 and June 22, 2026, totalling $20.40 per share across 28 calendar years.
Has XLU ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The XLU per-payment rate fell in 2003, the steepest being -14.6%.
How fast is the XLU dividend growing?
The XLU payment rate compounded at +2.9% a year over the last five complete years and +3.5% a year over the last ten.
How often does XLU pay a dividend?
XLU has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current XLU dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track XLU free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.