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DIA vs IAU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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DIA is an equity index fund and IAU a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DIA returned +11.6% against +2.7%.

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Net assets: $45.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust, and $60.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Gold Trust.

DIA on its own →IAU on its own →
At a glance
+11.6%
DIA total return, 1 year
+2.7%
IAU total return, 1 year
0.16%
DIA expense ratio
0.25%
IAU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DIA costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.9 points; IAU is 1.3 times larger.

DIA vs IAU: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDIAIAU
Return
Total return, 1 year+11.6%+2.7%
Drawdown
Below its high3.0%, high on Aug 5, 202624.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksDow Jones Industrial AverageGold
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.16%0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$45.9bn$60.3bn
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 IAU iShares Gold Trust
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer State Street iShares
What it is Tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average Holds gold
Total return, 1 year +11.6% +2.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +2.5% (GLD)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.2 pts vs GLD
Expense ratio 0.16% 0.25%
Holdings 30 not counted
Net assets, DIA as of Oct 27, 2026 and IAU as of Oct 28, 2026 $45.9bn $60.1bn

DIA and IAU 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.

IAU

Its expense ratio is 0.25% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

IAU holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +2.5% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIA or IAU?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +11.6% and IAU +2.7%.
Which is cheaper, DIA or IAU?
DIA is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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DIA on its own →IAU on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DIA dividend history →DIA holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
DIA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
State Street website ↗
iShares page for IAU ↗

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