{"slug":"1000-a-month-in-dividends","qid":"spy_income_growth","label":"S&P 500 tracker distributions per share, by calendar year (2015-2025)","post_title":"What $1,000 a Month in Dividends Takes","post_url":"/blog/1000-a-month-in-dividends#q-spy_income_growth","columns":["year","payments","distributions_per_share_usd"],"rows":[{"year":2015,"payments":4,"distributions_per_share_usd":4.206},{"year":2016,"payments":4,"distributions_per_share_usd":4.539},{"year":2017,"payments":4,"distributions_per_share_usd":4.802},{"year":2018,"payments":4,"distributions_per_share_usd":5.1},{"year":2019,"payments":4,"distributions_per_share_usd":5.618},{"year":2020,"payments":4,"distributions_per_share_usd":5.691},{"year":2021,"payments":4,"distributions_per_share_usd":5.718},{"year":2022,"payments":4,"distributions_per_share_usd":6.321},{"year":2023,"payments":4,"distributions_per_share_usd":6.634},{"year":2024,"payments":4,"distributions_per_share_usd":7.065},{"year":2025,"payments":4,"distributions_per_share_usd":7.281}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT toYear(ex_dividend_date) AS year,\n       count() AS payments,\n       round(sum(cash_amount), 3) AS distributions_per_share_usd\nFROM global_markets.stocks_dividends\nWHERE ticker = 'SPY'\n  AND cash_amount > 0\n  AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2015-01-01')\n  AND ex_dividend_date <= toDate('2025-12-31')\nGROUP BY year\nORDER BY year","computed_at":"2026-08-15T04:00:23.834082+00:00","elapsed":0.063289084}