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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and XLU returned +2.4%, 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 XLU: how they differ

DIA and XLU are both equity index funds, and over the year DIA returned more, +15.6% against +2.4%.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

DIA and XLU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust	XLU State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	State Street
What it is	Dow Jones Industrial Average	Utilities
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	+2.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.9 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.08%
Holdings	not filed	31

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.

XLU in plain words

XLU is an index equity fund tracking the Utilities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 57.7%. It sat 10.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIA or XLU?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and XLU returned +2.4%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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