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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so DIA 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 SPHD: how they differ

DIA and SPHD are both equity index funds, and over the year DIA returned more, +15.6% against +8.6%.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF.

DIA and SPHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust	SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Invesco
What it is	Dow Jones Industrial Average	S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	+8.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.9 pts	−8.9 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.30%
Holdings	not filed	49

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.

SPHD in plain words

SPHD is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +8.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 49 positions, with the top ten at 29.3%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIA or SPHD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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