Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs IWF: how they differ
DIA and IWF 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 Russell 1000 Growth ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and IWF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DIA | Only in IWF |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% | NVIDIA 15.46% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% | APPLE 7.77% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% | ALPHABET CLASS A 5.88% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% | MICROSOFT 5.55% |
| AMGEN INC 4.36% | BROADCOM INC 5.10% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% | ALPHABET CLASS C 4.77% |
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18% | META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.52% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY 3.35% |
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 | IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | Russell 1000 growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +7.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | −10.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.18% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 97.1% | 93.6% |
| Holdings | 31 | 315 |
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.
IWF in plain words
IWF is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 315 positions, with the top ten at 57.3%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or IWF?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and IWF returned +7.0%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do DIA and IWF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DIA and 94% of IWF 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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