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DIA vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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DIA is an equity index fund and GLD a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DIA returned +11.6% against +2.5%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $45.9bn for SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares.

DIA on its own →GLD on its own →
At a glance
+11.6%
DIA total return, 1 year
+2.5%
GLD total return, 1 year
0.16%
DIA expense ratio
0.40%
GLD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DIA costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.1 points; GLD is 3.0 times larger.

DIA vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDIAGLD
Return
Total return, 1 year+11.6%+2.5%
Drawdown
Below its high3.0%, high on Aug 5, 202624.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksDow Jones Industrial AverageGold
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.16%0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$45.9bn$135.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund54.7%

Method

Side by side

DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust GLD SPDR Gold Shares
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer State Street State Street
What it is Tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average Holds gold
Total return, 1 year +11.6% +2.5%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +2.7% (IAU)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs IAU
Expense ratio 0.16% 0.40%
Holdings 30 not counted
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.9bn $135.8bn

DIA and GLD on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
DIA

DIA tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +11.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 30 positions, with the top ten at 54.7%. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 5, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

GLD

Its expense ratio is 0.40% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

GLD holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +2.7% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.7% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIA or GLD?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +11.6% and GLD +2.5%.
Which is cheaper, DIA or GLD?
DIA is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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Sources and dates
DIA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
State Street website ↗

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