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

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DIA vs EWT: how they differ

DIA and EWT are both equity index funds, and over the year EWT returned more, +84.9% against +15.6%.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF.

DIA and EWT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DIA
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
EWT
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetiShares
What it isDow Jones Industrial AverageMSCI Taiwan
Total return, 1 year+15.6%+84.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−1.9 pts+67.4 pts
Expense rationot published0.59%
Holdingsnot filed85

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.

EWT in plain words

EWT is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +84.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 85 positions, with the top ten at 51.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIA or EWT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and EWT returned +84.9%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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