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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and SPY returned +17.5%, so SPY 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 SPY: how they differ

DIA and SPY are both equity index funds, and over the year SPY returned more, +17.5% against +15.6%.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

DIA and SPY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust	SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	State Street
What it is	Dow Jones Industrial Average	S&P 500, book from IVV
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	+17.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.9 pts	0.0 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.09%
Holdings	not filed	504

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.

SPY in plain words

SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIA or SPY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and SPY returned +17.5%, so SPY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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