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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and PDBC returned +55.2%, so PDBC 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 PDBC: how they differ

DIA and PDBC are both equity index funds, and over the year PDBC returned more, +55.2% against +15.6%.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF.

DIA and PDBC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust	PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Invesco
What it is	Dow Jones Industrial Average	Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	+55.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.9 pts	+37.7 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.59%

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.

PDBC in plain words

PDBC is an index equity fund tracking the Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.2% 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.

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Which returned more over the last year, DIA or PDBC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and PDBC returned +55.2%, so PDBC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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