S&P 500 Dividend Yield Monthly Trends: S&P 500 Earnings (2024)

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S&P 500 Dividend Yield Monthly Trends: S&P 500 Earnings? ›

S&P 500 Dividend Yield is at 1.35%, compared to 1.47% last month and 1.66% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 1.84%.

S&P 500 Dividend Yield is at 1.35%, compared to 1.47% last month and 1.66% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 1.84%.

S&P 500 Monthly Total Return is at 3.22%, compared to 5.34% last month and 3.67% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 0.72%. The S&P 500 Monthly Total Return is the investment return received each month, including dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

The annual index is estimated to grow by 6% in 2024 as its constituents, S&P 500 companies, continue to increase dividends. The US Market Dividend Forecasting Team will discuss the performance of the index, share their forecast insights, and provide risk analytics.

The next Vanguard S&P 500 ETF dividend is expected to go ex in 2 months and to be paid in 2 months. The previous Vanguard S&P 500 ETF dividend was 154.29c and it went ex 1 month ago and it was paid 29 days ago. There are typically 4 dividends per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 1.0.

How To Calculate Dividend Yield. For companies that pay dividends on a monthly basis, like several REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts), the annualized dividend per share = 12 x monthly dividend per share. There are two types of Dividend Yield: Trailing Dividend Yield and Forward or Leading Dividend Yield.

In 1980, had you invested a mere $1,000 in what went on to become the top-performing stock of S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.02%), then you would be sitting on a cool $1.2 million today. That equates to a total return of 120,936%. The stock? None other than Gap (GPS 5.59%).

Basic Info. S&P 500 Dividends Per Share is at a current level of 18.06, down from 18.38 last quarter and up from 17.54 one year ago. This is a change of -1.73% from last quarter and 2.97% from one year ago.

The SPTR is different from the standard S&P Index (SPX), which does not include dividend gains. The total return indexes follow a similar pattern in which many mutual funds operate, where all resulting cash payouts are automatically reinvested back into the fund itself.

The consensus 12-month analyst price target for the S&P 500 is 5,614, representing about 6.8% upside from current levels.

What will the S&P 500 be in 2025? ›

S&P 500 YEAR-END FORECAST YET. Both Capital Economics and Yardeni Research have recently floated similar scenarios. Yardeni Research president Ed Yardeni has a 5,400 target for the end of 2024 but sees the benchmark hitting 6,000 in 2025 and 6,500 in 2026.

Since 1957, the S&P 500's average annual rate of return has been approximately 10.5% (through March 2023) and around 6.6% after adjusting for inflation.

While the dividend yield only captures the tangible yield of the company, the Earnings yield also captures the tangible and intangible yield of the company. The ratio of the dividend yield to your earnings yield shows how much of your earnings are directly distributed.

Basic Info. S&P 500 5 Year Return is at 85.38%, compared to 83.02% last month and 55.60% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 45.20%. The S&P 500 5 Year Return is the investment return received for a 5 year period, excluding dividends, when holding the S&P 500 index.

Earnings yield refers to the earnings per share in a financial period, divided by the current share price. It is the reciprocal of the P/E ratio. The earnings yield helps investors know how much he has earned per share. If a company has an earnings yield of 8%, it means that the investor has earned Rs.

The 30-day yield uses the past 30 days of dividend and interest income to project the fund's income for the next 12 months, while the distribution yield takes the most recent distribution -- whether interest, dividends, or capital gains -- and multiplies that payment by 12 to get an annualized total.

Bottom Line. Since 1957, the S&P 500's average annual rate of return has been approximately 10.5% (through March 2023) and around 6.6% after adjusting for inflation.