Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs VWO: how they differ
DIA and VWO are both equity index funds, and over the year they finished level, +15.6% against +15.6%.
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund.
| DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | Emerging markets |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +15.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | −1.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.06% |
| Holdings | not filed | 6355 |
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.
VWO in plain words
VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or VWO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and VWO returned +15.6%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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