SPDR vs ETRACS: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

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SPDR vs ETRACS: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Income: SPDR wins, 95% to 40% of funds made money

Every dot is one income fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.

BOX SCORE · INCOME	SPDR	ETRACS
Funds in the category	19	5
Made money (W–L)	18–1	2–3
Win %	95%	40%
Money made	$5.9B	$83M
Typical return	+9.3%	−0.8%
Launches · 2026	0	0
Assets	$34.5B	$831M
Fee per $100	$0.30	$0.73

The biggest income funds on each side

SPDR

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
SDY	State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF	$23.8B	+21.7% ✓
SPYD	State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF	$7.6B	+22.0% ✓
EDIV	State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF	$1.2B	+9.3% ✓
HYBL	State Street Blackstone High Income ETF	$587M	+2.2% ✓
DWX	State Street SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF	$514M	+15.2% ✓
WDIV	State Street SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF	$281M	+20.0% ✓

ETRACS

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
SLVO	UBS ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETN	$326M	−1.2% ✕
USOI	UBS AG ETRACS Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETNs due April 24, 2037	$312M	+39.1% ✓
GLDI	UBS AG ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETNs due February 2, 2033	$171M	−0.8% ✕
SMHB	ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged US Small Cap High Dividend ETN Series B	$18M	−2.6% ✕
HDLB	ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged US High Dividend Low Volatility ETN Series B	$5M	+25.6% ✓