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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and TLT returned −6.4%, 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 TLT: how they differ

DIA is an equity index fund and TLT a bond index fund, and over the year DIA returned more, +15.6% against −6.4%.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

DIA and TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	Dow Jones Industrial Average	20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.9 pts	−23.9 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.15%

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.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIA or TLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and TLT returned −6.4%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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