Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs EWJ: how they differ
DIA and EWJ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWJ returned more over the year.
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and iShares MSCI Japan ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and EWJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DIA | Only in EWJ |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 4.70% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% | TOYOTA MOTOR 3.41% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% | SOFTBANK GROUP 3.04% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% | SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 3.01% |
| AMGEN INC 4.36% | ADVANTEST 2.98% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% | TOKYO ELECTRON 2.82% |
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18% | HITACHI 2.75% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% | KIOXIA HOLDINGS 2.68% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.
| DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | MSCI Japan |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +26.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | +9.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.49% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 97.1% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 31 | 171 |
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. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 31 positions, with the top ten at 55.1%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 5, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
EWJ in plain words
EWJ is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Japan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 171 positions, with the top ten at 30.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or EWJ?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and EWJ returned +26.5%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do DIA and EWJ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DIA and 0% of EWJ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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