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AMEX · SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Financial Services · Asset Management
$764.29
Up+$6.46 (+0.85%)
Updated Sep 13, 2026, 3:30 PM
SID Score
6.7/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
55/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 724.71B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 0.95%
- 52-week range
- $629.28 – $779.37
- Volume
- 45.51M
- Avg. volume
- 79.27M
Price performance
SPY price history
1M range · 19 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
SPY closed at $764.29 after 19 trading sessions, down 1.08% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $764.29
- Period change
- -1.08%
- Period low
- $757.83
- Period high
- $773.17
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | $764.72 | $766.38 | $763.60 | $764.29 | 45.51M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $758.03 | $760.11 | $756.64 | $757.83 | 42.74M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $764.08 | $764.47 | $760.94 | $762.40 | 32.81M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $769.07 | $769.70 | $765.14 | $765.96 | 44.75M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $772.01 | $772.87 | $769.00 | $770.19 | 34.05M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $767.90 | $774.03 | $767.45 | $773.17 | 43.53M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $762.45 | $766.43 | $761.73 | $765.16 | 29.57M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $762.01 | $764.67 | $759.48 | $761.78 | 41.13M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $767.33 | $767.995 | $764.715 | $767.05 | 38.81M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $771.76 | $775.30 | $768.3076 | $769.35 | 36.74M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $768.50 | $772.355 | $767.16 | $771.10 | 34.56M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $764.73 | $767.35 | $763.93 | $766.08 | 28.75M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $766.16 | $766.78 | $763.0501 | $765.91 | 27.42M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $764.78 | $765.22 | $762.08 | $763.47 | 32.43M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $766.05 | $767.85 | $764.17 | $765.72 | 39.19M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $765.96 | $768.15 | $762.04 | $762.60 | 45.52M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $770.36 | $772.47 | $768.10 | $769.06 | 40.31M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $768.70 | $769.50 | $766.92 | $767.45 | 43.92M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $776.18 | $776.775 | $772.51 | $772.67 | 34.36M |
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Company profile
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust is an Exchange traded fund. The fund seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500® Index. The S&P 500® Index is composed of five hundred selected stocks. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust was founded on January 22, 1993 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Stock Performance
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) currently trades at $764.29, positioning above its 200-day moving average of $714.31 and its 50-day moving average of $758.62, per SID market data. The ETF has delivered a 11.16% return over the trailing twelve months, reflecting broad equity market strength across large-cap U.S. equities. Over the past three months, SPY has gained 3.6%, though it has pulled back 1.06% over the most recent one-month period. The 14-day relative strength index registers at 48.6, indicating neutral momentum with no immediate overbought or oversold conditions. Average daily trading volume stands at approximately 79.27 million shares, according to Massive/Polygon data, underscoring SPY's position as the most liquid equity ETF globally. With a beta of 1.0, the fund tracks the broader S&P 500 index with near-perfect correlation, serving as the primary benchmark vehicle for institutional and retail investors alike.
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Valuation Analysis
As a passively managed exchange-traded fund tracking the S&P 500 Index, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) reflects the aggregate valuation of its 500 underlying large-cap constituents within the Financial Services ETF category. The fund currently offers a dividend yield of 1.06%, per SID market data, distributing income from the dividends paid by its component holdings on a quarterly basis. SPY's total market capitalization stands at approximately $724.71 billion, according to SEC filings, making it one of the largest ETFs by assets globally. The fund's price-to-earnings ratio and other traditional valuation metrics are derived from the weighted average of its holdings across all eleven GICS sectors. Given its passive index-tracking structure, SPY's valuation fundamentally mirrors the collective earnings multiples and growth trajectories of the broader U.S. large-cap equity market rather than any single company's financial profile.
Smart Money Activity for SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) registers a composite smart money score of 55 out of 100, generating a neutral signal according to SID market data. The institutional sub-score leads all categories at 21.0 out of 25, reflecting robust participation from hedge funds, pension funds, and asset managers that utilize SPY for portfolio hedging and broad market exposure, per 13F institutional filings. The congressional trading sub-score stands at 12.8 out of 25, indicating moderate activity among elected officials disclosed through mandated financial filings. The insider activity sub-score registers at 12.5 out of 25, though this metric carries limited applicability for a passively managed ETF structure with no traditional corporate insiders. The dark pool sub-score sits at 9.0 out of 25, per SEC Form 4 filings, suggesting that off-exchange institutional block trading remains relatively subdued compared to historical norms. Collectively, these metrics indicate balanced institutional positioning without strong directional conviction among sophisticated market participants.
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Earnings Outlook
As an exchange-traded fund, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) does not report standalone corporate earnings, and no recent earnings data is available for the fund itself, per company earnings reports. Instead, the fund's performance is driven by the aggregate earnings results of its approximately 500 constituent companies within the S&P 500 Index. SPY's trailing twelve-month return of 11.16% reflects the cumulative impact of individual company earnings beats, revenue growth, and forward guidance across all sectors represented in the index. The fund's dividend yield of 1.06%, according to SID market data, is a function of the weighted dividend payments from its underlying holdings. Investors monitoring SPY's earnings-driven trajectory should track quarterly S&P 500 earnings season results, including blended earnings growth rates and the percentage of index constituents exceeding analyst estimates, as these factors directly influence the fund's net asset value and price movements.
Wall Street Analyst Ratings for SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) does not carry traditional Wall Street analyst buy, hold, or sell ratings, as sell-side coverage is typically directed at the fund's individual underlying equity constituents rather than the ETF wrapper itself. No consensus analyst price target data is currently available for SPY, per SID consensus data. Market strategists at major investment banks instead issue S&P 500 Index year-end price targets, which serve as proxy forecasts for SPY's directional trajectory. The fund currently trades at $764.29, sitting 7.0% above its 200-day moving average of $714.31, according to Wall Street analyst reports and technical benchmarks. With an RSI reading of 48.6, SPY reflects balanced market sentiment without extreme positioning. Institutional investors and strategists typically evaluate SPY through macroeconomic frameworks including Federal Reserve policy, corporate earnings growth expectations, and cross-asset relative value analysis rather than issuing individual fund-level recommendations.
