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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Financial Services · Asset Management

$765.37

Up+$5.40 (+0.71%)

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 2:06 AM

SID Score

6.4/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

55/100

Neutral

Market cap
724.71B
P/E ratio
—
Dividend yield
0.95%
52-week range
$629.28 – $781.62
Volume
31.74M
Avg. volume
79.27M

Price performance · SPY

SPY price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 26, 2026

SPY closed at $765.37 after 21 trading sessions, down 0.03% for the selected period.

Last close
$765.37
Period change
-0.03%
Period low
$759.97
Period high
$779.09
Daily close
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SPY OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 26, 2026$762.25$767.73$761.63$765.3731.74M
Oct 23, 2026$759.896$763.47$758.68$759.9733.42M
Oct 22, 2026$766.37$767.71$761.165$763.9654.12M
Oct 21, 2026$771.17$774.44$768.40$773.0931.94M
Oct 20, 2026$765.86$772.29$764.25$769.0535.05M
Oct 19, 2026$767.23$770.46$765.824$766.4838.68M
Oct 16, 2026$773.24$773.25$760.64$763.2564.38M
Oct 15, 2026$766.25$772.87$764.43$771.7943.26M
Oct 14, 2026$774.92$776.35$766.71$769.6055.72M
Oct 13, 2026$777.34$778.75$775.95$778.0125.87M
Oct 12, 2026$778.78$779.397$777.05$778.1018.69M
Oct 9, 2026$776.24$779.42$775.14$778.5722.62M
Oct 8, 2026$774.86$777.09$770.435$773.9340.43M
Oct 7, 2026$775.77$779.1021$773.61$777.2230.99M
Oct 6, 2026$778.15$781.62$777.96$779.0936.05M
Oct 5, 2026$769.69$776.605$769.63$774.8344.84M
Oct 2, 2026$770.58$772.65$767.145$769.6446.34M
Oct 1, 2026$764.36$765.65$758.7901$763.9947.71M
Sep 30, 2026$766.45$769.41$762.18$762.6362.11M
Sep 29, 2026$766.83$766.98$762.35$764.2036.91M
Sep 28, 2026$768.35$769.54$763.715$765.6142.69M

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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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News briefing

Generated Oct 26, 2026, 7:14 PM

Why Is SPY Up Today? Market Shrugs Off Geopolitical Concerns Ahead of Big Tech Earnings

The S&P 500 ETF (SPY) gained 0.73% today as investors looked past mixed economic signals and geopolitical risks to focus on upcoming tech earnings and a potential Federal Reserve decision. Market futures rose in pre-bell trading Monday, suggesting investor appetite for equities remains intact despite consumer sentiment headwinds and sector-specific selloffs.

    Bottom line: SPY's modest 0.73% gain reflects investor optimism around reduced geopolitical risk and upcoming catalysts, but this rally sits atop significant structural concerns including weak consumer sentiment, biotech sector weakness, and international volatility. Watch this week's tech earnings and Fed decision closely—they'll likely determine whether the market breaks decisively higher or retreats toward recent lows.

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    SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Stock Performance

    The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) is currently trading at $759.97, reflecting mixed performance across multiple timeframes. Per SID market data, SPY has declined 0.94% over the past month but has gained 2.83% over the trailing three-month period and 11.24% over the past year. The fund is presently trading below its 50-day moving average of $767.81, a gap of approximately 1.02%, suggesting near-term technical weakness. However, SPY remains well above its 200-day moving average of $726.06, indicating the longer-term uptrend remains intact. The 14-day relative strength index reads 36.9, according to Massive/Polygon data, placing the ETF near oversold territory and below the neutral 50 threshold. Average daily trading volume stands at approximately 79.27 million shares, underscoring SPY's position as one of the most liquid securities globally. The fund's beta of 1.0 reflects its benchmark-tracking nature.

    SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Valuation Analysis

    As a passively managed exchange-traded fund tracking the S&P 500 Index, SPY's valuation is a composite reflection of its approximately 500 underlying holdings across all major sectors. Per SID market data, the fund currently carries a market capitalization of approximately $724.71 billion and offers a dividend yield of 1.06%, providing a modest income component for investors. Classified within the Financial Services sector due to its fund structure, SPY's valuation metrics are best understood through its underlying index exposure rather than traditional single-stock fundamentals. According to SEC filings, the trust structure distributes dividends on a quarterly basis from the accumulated dividends of constituent stocks. The fund's current price of $759.97 represents a substantial asset base, and its valuation trajectory is inherently tied to aggregate corporate earnings growth, interest rate environments, and macroeconomic conditions impacting the broad U.S. equity market.

    Smart Money Activity for SPY

    Smart money indicators for SPY present a neutral overall picture, with the composite smart money score registering at 55 out of 100, per SID market data. The institutional activity sub-score stands at 21.0 out of 25, the highest among tracked categories, reflecting robust engagement from large asset managers and pension funds that utilize SPY as a core portfolio building block. Congressional trading activity scores 12.8 out of 25, indicating moderate legislative trading interest, according to SEC Form 4 filings and public disclosure records. The insider trading sub-score registers at 12.5 out of 25, though this metric carries limited interpretive value for an ETF structure where traditional corporate insider transactions do not apply in the conventional sense. Dark pool activity scores a relatively subdued 9.0 out of 25, per 13F institutional filings, suggesting that a lower proportion of recent institutional volume has been routed through alternative trading systems. The overall smart money signal remains classified as neutral.

    SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Earnings Outlook

    As an exchange-traded fund, SPY does not report corporate earnings in the traditional sense, and no recent earnings data is available for the fund itself, according to company earnings reports. Instead, SPY's performance is driven by the aggregate earnings results of its approximately 500 constituent companies within the S&P 500 Index. The fund's trailing twelve-month return of 11.24%, per SID market data, reflects the cumulative impact of corporate earnings cycles across sectors including technology, healthcare, financials, and consumer discretionary. The current dividend yield of 1.06% serves as a proxy for the pass-through earnings distributions from underlying holdings. Investors monitoring SPY's fundamental trajectory typically track the S&P 500's blended earnings-per-share growth rate and forward price-to-earnings ratio rather than fund-level financial statements. Quarterly earnings seasons for constituent companies remain the primary fundamental catalyst influencing SPY's price movements and overall direction.

    Wall Street Analyst Ratings for SPY

    Wall Street analysts do not issue traditional buy, hold, or sell ratings for SPY as an exchange-traded fund, distinguishing it from individual equity coverage. Instead, market strategists and institutional research desks provide S&P 500 Index price targets that serve as directional benchmarks for SPY's expected trajectory. Per SID consensus data, the fund's current trading price of $759.97 and its one-year return of 11.24% provide context for evaluating forward expectations. SPY's position below its 50-day moving average of $767.81 but above its 200-day moving average of $726.06 reflects a market environment where near-term momentum has softened while the broader trend remains constructive, according to Wall Street analyst reports. The RSI reading of 36.9 may draw attention from technical strategists who monitor oversold conditions as potential entry signals. Institutional investors and advisory firms frequently reference SPY as the primary benchmark when constructing portfolio allocation recommendations and risk assessments across equity markets.