DIA vs QQQE: Differences, Returns & Fees
DIA and QQQE hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and QQQE returned +19.2% over the year. Net assets on Oct 8, 2026: $44.4bn for SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and $1.5bn for Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index ETF.
DIA costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.2 points; DIA is far larger, $44.4bn against $1.5bn.
| DIA | QQQE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.16% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $44.4bn | $1.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +19.2% |
| What it tracks | Dow Jones Industrial Average | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings in common | 8% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 55.0% | 12.4% |
| 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 QQQE hold 8% 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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8% in common
On the same fields
DIA and QQQE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DIA in plain words
DIA tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. 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.
QQQE in plain words
QQQE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 12.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or QQQE?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +13.0% and QQQE +19.2%.
- Which is cheaper, DIA or QQQE?
- DIA is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 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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