Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs QQQ: how they differ
DIA and QQQ hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and QQQ returned more over the year.
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and Invesco QQQ Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and QQQ hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DIA | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.61% | 5.89% |
| APPLE INC | 3.72% | 7.72% |
| ALPHABET INC CL A | 3.79% | 3.12% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.87% | 4.36% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.49% | 8.52% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.22% | 1.88% |
| WALMART INC | 1.20% | 2.29% |
| AMGEN INC | 4.36% | 0.92% |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC | 2.30% | 0.28% |
| Only in DIA | Only in QQQ |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% | Micron Technology Inc 4.90% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.65% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.07% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% | Tesla Inc 2.92% |
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18% | Alphabet Inc 2.90% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% | Broadcom Inc 2.75% |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 3.65% | Intel Corp 2.24% |
| SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.62% | Costco Wholesale Corp 1.78% |
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 | QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Invesco |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | Nasdaq-100 |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +23.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | +5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.18% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 97.1% | 96.7% |
| Holdings | 31 | 105 |
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.
QQQ in plain words
QQQ is an index equity fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% 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, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 47.0%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or QQQ?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do DIA and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DIA and 97% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 21% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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