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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO 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 VTWO: how they differ

DIA and VTWO are both equity index funds, and over the year VTWO returned more, +21.4% against +15.6%.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund.

DIA and VTWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust	VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	Dow Jones Industrial Average	Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	+21.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.9 pts	+3.9 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.07%
Holdings	not filed	1951

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.

VTWO in plain words

VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIA or VTWO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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