SYI

 SYI - SPDR MSCI AUS. SELECT HIGH DIVIDEND YIELD FUND

ETF

https://www.ssga.com/au/en_gb/individual/etfs/state-street-spdr-msci-australia-select-high-dividend-yield-etf-syi

2026 August

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Low of $21.5 in 2012

High of $ 31 in 2026

quite choppy growth. Def a dividend stock.

It really hasn't broken from the $30 mark since 2014/13.

We really need to add the dividends to value this ETF properly.

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Fund Overview

Inception Date: 28 September 2010
Issuer / Manager: State Street Global Advisors
Management Cost: 0.20% per year
Distribution Frequency: Quarterly
Benchmark: MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Index [1, 2]

Key Characteristics

Focus: Targets Australian companies with persistent, above-average dividend yields and quality characteristics, aiming for potential franked dividend income while avoiding risky dividend traps. [1]
Concentration: Heavily weighted towards the financial sector due to the high dividend payout nature of Australian banks and financial institutions. [1]
Sector Breakdown: Financials make up roughly 46% to 48% of the fund, followed by smaller allocations to Health Care (~10%), Communication Services (~9%), and Industrials (~8%). [1]

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The returns are a combination of dividends & capital gains.

The ETF undergoes a full portfolio rebalance and reconstitution semi-annually (every six months), typically in May and November.

Goal of the re balance: Re-screens the Australian share market universe using dividend sustainability, quality, and momentum metrics to drop dividend traps and adjust constituent weightings. [1]

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The underlying strategy of the SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield ETF (ASX:SYI) is a passive, rules-based indexing approach. It aims to track the performance of the MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Index, focusing on Australian companies that offer high, persistent, and financially sustainable dividend yields while avoiding common "dividend traps". [1, 2, 3, 4]

Core Strategy Elements

Index Tracking: The fund passively invests in a basket of securities matching the custom MSCI benchmark rather than picking stocks actively. [1, 2]
Yield Screening: It uses a rules-based filter to choose shares forecasted or proven to yield higher dividends than the average parent market index. [1, 2]
Quality & Sustainability: It screens for financial stability to ensure selected dividends are recurring rather than temporary spikes. [1, 2]
Income & Franking Focus: It targets quarterly cash distributions derived from high-yielding domestic equities, keeping potential franking credits in mind. [1]

Portfolio Characteristics

Heavy Sector Concentration: The strategy heavily weights the financial sector (predominantly major Australian banks), which traditionally offer high dividend payouts.
Large-Cap Bias: Roughly 97% of the fund is allocated to established large-capitalisation companies valued above A$1 billion. [1, 2]

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SYI Vs IOZ

The SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Fund (ASX:SYI) uses a rules-based strategy to target Australian companies with higher-than-average, persistent dividend yields and quality fundamental screens. It contrasts with the broad iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF (ASX:IOZ), which passively tracks the entire top 200 market-cap index for general market growth and core portfolio exposure. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Underlying Strategy of ASX:SYI

Benchmark: Tracks the custom MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Index. [1, 2]
Screening Rules: Filters for companies that offer high sustainable dividend income while screening out potential "dividend traps" using fundamental metrics like earnings consistency and low leverage. [1, 2]
Portfolio Concentration: Results in a much smaller, heavily focused selection of local stocks (often around 30 to 70 holdings) rather than a whole-market representation. [1, 2]
Sector Skew: Heavily overweighted in the Financials (banking) sector to capture large recurring domestic payouts. [1, 2]

Comparison: SYI vs IOZ

Objective and Focus

SYI: Designed strictly for income maximization and high cash distribution yields, accepting higher sector concentration in exchange for cash flow. [1, 2]
IOZ: Designed as a broad, market-cap-weighted core holding to match total returns (capital growth plus income) of the broader Australian corporate landscape. [1, 2]

Holdings and Diversification

SYI: Concentrated basket containing only a fraction of the market; heavily tilted toward major banks and select high-yield payers.
IOZ: Broad exposure spanning 200 of the largest Australian businesses across mining, healthcare, retail, and finance. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Fees

SYI: Higher management fee of 0.20% to 0.35% per year due to the specialized index screening methodology.
IOZ: Ultra-low management fee of 0.05% per year, reflective of a simple, passive market-cap index tracker. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

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