DIA vs LCTU: Differences, Returns & Fees
DIA and LCTU hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and LCTU returned +15.3% over the year. Net assets: $44.4bn on Oct 8, 2026 for SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust, and $1.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness Aware Active ETF.
LCTU costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; DIA is far larger, $44.4bn against $1.2bn.
| DIA | LCTU | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.16% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $44.4bn | $1.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +15.3% |
| What it tracks | Dow Jones Industrial Average | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 26% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 55.0% | 35.2% |
| Below its high | 4.6%, high on Aug 5, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and LCTU hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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26% in common
On the same fields
DIA and LCTU on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About DIA
DIA tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 30 positions, with the top ten at 55.0%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Aug 5, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
About LCTU
LCTU is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 322 positions, with the top ten at 35.2%.
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or LCTU?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +13.0% and LCTU +15.3%.
- Which is cheaper, DIA or LCTU?
- LCTU is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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