Which returned more over the last year, CTA or DIA?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CTA returned +17.0% and DIA returned +15.6%, so CTA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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CTA vs DIA: how they differ

CTA and DIA are both equity index funds, and over the year CTA returned more, +17.0% against +15.6%.

Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust.

CTA and DIA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	CTA Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF	DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Simplify	State Street
What it is	Simplify Managed Futures Strategy	Dow Jones Industrial Average
Total return, 1 year	+17.0%	+15.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.5 pts	−1.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.75%	not published
Holdings	10	not filed

CTA in plain words

CTA is an index equity fund tracking the Simplify Managed Futures Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%. It sat 5.3% below its high of May 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

DIA in plain words

DIA is an index equity fund tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 5, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CTA or DIA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CTA returned +17.0% and DIA returned +15.6%, so CTA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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