DIA vs QDPL: Differences, Returns & Fees
DIA and QDPL hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and QDPL returned +16.3% over the year. Net assets: $44.4bn on Oct 8, 2026 for SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust, and $1.8bn on Oct 2, 2026 for Pacer Metaurus US Large Cap Dividend Multiplier 400 ETF.
DIA costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.3 points; DIA is far larger, $45.2bn against $1.8bn.
| DIA | QDPL | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.16% | 0.60% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 2, 2026 | $45.2bn | $1.8bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +16.3% |
| What it tracks | Dow Jones Industrial Average | Metaurus US Large Cap Dividend Multiplier Index Series 400 |
| Holdings in common | 28% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 55.0% | 34.2% |
| Below its high | 4.6%, high on Aug 5, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and QDPL hold 28% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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28% in common
On the same fields
DIA and QDPL 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 QDPL
QDPL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 513 positions, with the top ten at 34.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or QDPL?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +13.0% and QDPL +16.3%.
- Which is cheaper, DIA or QDPL?
- DIA is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 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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