Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs HYG: how they differ
DIA and HYG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DIA returned more over the year.
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and HYG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DIA | Only in HYG |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% | BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% | 1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% | MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% | PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35% |
| AMGEN INC 4.36% | WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% | GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28% |
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18% | PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% | SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28% |
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 | HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | US high yield bonds |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +2.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | −14.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.49% |
| Holdings | 31 | 1326 |
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.
HYG in plain words
HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% 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.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or HYG?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and HYG returned +2.9%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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