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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and HDV returned +22.5%, so HDV 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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DIA vs HDV: how they differ

DIA and HDV are both equity index funds, and over the year HDV returned more, +22.5% against +15.6%.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

DIA and HDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust	HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	Dow Jones Industrial Average	Core High Dividend
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	+22.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.9 pts	+5.0 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.08%
Holdings	not filed	75

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.

HDV in plain words

HDV is an index equity fund tracking the Core High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 50.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIA or HDV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and HDV returned +22.5%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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