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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DIA vs XOP: how they differ

DIA is an equity index fund and XOP a commodity fund, and over the year XOP returned more, +52.4% against +15.6%.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

DIA and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DIA
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
XOP
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetState Street
What it isDow Jones Industrial AverageSPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year+15.6%+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−1.9 pts+34.9 pts
Expense rationot published0.35%
Holdingsnot filed51

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.

XOP in plain words

XOP is a commodity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +52.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 26.8% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIA or XOP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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