Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs PFF: how they differ
DIA and PFF 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 Preferred and Income Securities ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and PFF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DIA | Only in PFF |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% | BOEING CO 3.54% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% | ORACLE CORPORATION 2.31% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% | SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.30% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% | ALPHABET INC 2.24% |
| AMGEN INC 4.36% | HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.06% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% | ALBEMARLE CORP 1.12% |
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18% | MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 0.89% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% | BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES UNITS 0.74% |
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 | PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | Preferred and Income Securities |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | −0.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | −18.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.45% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 97.1% | 21.6% |
| Holdings | 31 | 461 |
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.
PFF in plain words
PFF is an index equity fund tracking the Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 461 positions, with the top ten at 23.1%. It sat 3.2% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or PFF?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and PFF returned −0.8%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do DIA and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DIA and 22% of PFF 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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