Why State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust moves
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust rose.
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Why today
16,413 news analyzed todayState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust rose.
Over the last five trading days the fund fell sharply, about twice a typical five-day stretch.
Likely drivers were fears that tighter rules on data centers could curb AI spending, and rising expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike.
The drop also followed a steep selloff on November 5, when the S&P 500 fell about 4.4%.
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust has moved more than 3% once in the past year; on a normal day it moves 0.5%.
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust +0.31%
What the key figures say about State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
The figures connect what State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: $4.80–$7.28.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust paid $7.58 per share in the twelve months through November 6, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, September 18, 2026, State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust traded without the right to the $1.89 dividend. The price went from $762.60 to $761.69; including the dividend, the day's change was +0.1%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: $4.802018: $5.102019: $5.622020: $5.692021: $5.712022: $6.322023: $6.632024: $7.072025: $7.282026 so far: $5.59
What followed similar falls?
Including reinvested dividends, State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust fell 2.7% over the latest five trading days. Since November 7, 2016, falls at least this large were followed by a higher value 21 trading days later in 26 out of 40 non-overlapping periods. The median was +2.7%, against +1.9% for an ordinary 21-day period, which ended higher 70 times in 100.
Such a fall has not said much about the next month.
+2.7% · 26/40
$10,000 in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust bought on November 7, 2016 is worth $40,400 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
What would $10,000 in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust be worth today?
$40,400
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
The five biggest days of the journey
· −10.9% · the whole market fell 12.0% the same day
· +10.5% · the whole market rose 9.5% the same day
· −9.6% · the whole market fell 9.5% the same day
· +9.1% · the whole market rose 9.4% the same day
· +8.5% · the whole market rose 9.3% the same day
Earlier days
−4.41% SPY fell very sharply, on heavy trading volume. Read →
SPY fell very sharply, on heavy trading volume.
Broad market selling drove most of the drop, not one company's news.
Chip and AI stocks sold off as investors weighed possible new regulation after the Democratic midterm sweep.
The fund's biggest holdings, including Nvidia and Tesla, were among those falling.
Over the last five trading days it fell very sharply, a rare move for this fund.
+1.65% State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust rose. Read →
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust rose.
No company news explains the move in the last session.
Over the last five trading days, the fund fell slightly, so the earlier losses were largely recovered in one session.
Likely drivers include the post-election rally in large technology stocks and heavy trading, which was about twice its usual level.
Traders were also reacting to the Federal Reserve's signal of more rate hikes, which had weighed on the fund just before.
+0.30% State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust rose. Read →
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust rose.
Over the last five trading days, SPY fell clearly, a big move for this fund and one seen about 11 times in the past year.
Likely drivers were rising expectations of more Fed rate hikes and an AI-driven selloff in large tech stocks, which weighed on the S&P 500.
−0.48% State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust fell. Read →
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust fell.
The move was an ordinary one, within its usual daily range.
Over the last five trading days it fell clearly, so the slight dip was part of a weaker week.
Likely drivers were broad market worries, including doubts about AI spending and caution before the US midterm elections.
Investors were also weighing cooling energy prices after comments about the Iran conflict.
−1.77% State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust fell. Read →
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust fell.
Its drop was much bigger than a normal day for it, and trading volume ran about twice its usual level, so the selling was heavy.
The day's news was mostly about tech and AI stocks, including Nvidia, memory chipmakers and data center companies, which sold off in the same period.
Because SPY holds these large tech names, their weakness likely weighed on the fund.
Over the last five trading days the fund fell slightly, so the session was a sharp break in an otherwise mild week.
−0.38% State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust fell. Read →
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust fell.
It tracks the S&P 500, the index of about 500 large U.S. companies, so its moves follow the wider market.
The day's fall was smaller than a normal day for this fund, and trading volume was around its usual level.
News about the fund was mostly about the wider market, including the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady, which the fund's own news tied to a rally in SPY and QQQ after that decision.
Several items were dated before the session, so they were known when trading opened.
+0.34% State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust rose. Read →
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust rose.
The move was an ordinary one for this fund and sat within its usual daily range.
The fund moved roughly in line with the broad market over the same day, which was also up slightly.
The fund's news in that session was mostly commentary, including a Fed rate decision preview and recaps saying the market was lifted by oil weakness.
The Federal Reserve's rate decision is the broad factor most likely to matter for the fund's direction, since interest rates move the whole stock market.
+0.56% State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust rose. Read →
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust rose.
Its direction matched the broad market, which also rose that session, so the gain looks like a market-wide move rather than a fund-specific one.
Over the last five trading days, SPY was roughly unchanged, and its latest close sits near the highest level of the past year.
+0.71% State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust rose. Read →
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust rose.
Over the last five trading days it was roughly unchanged, and it trades near its high for the past year.
Its latest move likely reflects broad market sentiment and expectations about interest rates and the economy.
−1.18% SPY fell sharply, with no clear company news behind it. Read →
SPY fell sharply, with no clear company news behind it.
The fund tracks the S&P 500, so its moves mirror the broad US stock market.
Over the last five trading days it fell slightly.
Commentary about a possible AI-led selloff, such as TS Lombard's warning of a large S&P 500 drop, likely weighed on sentiment.
Investors also watched rate-hike worries.