Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs QUAL: how they differ
DIA and QUAL hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and QUAL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DIA | Only in QUAL |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% | MICROSOFT 7.67% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% | APPLE 7.10% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% | NVIDIA 6.44% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% | META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.32% |
| AMGEN INC 4.36% | ELI LILLY 3.62% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% | LAM RESEARCH 3.59% |
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18% | TJX 3.23% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% | VISA CLASS A 3.21% |
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 | QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | MSCI USA Quality Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +16.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 97.1% | 98.9% |
| Holdings | 31 | 121 |
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.
QUAL in plain words
QUAL is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 121 positions, with the top ten at 44.4%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or QUAL?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and QUAL returned +16.0%, so QUAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do DIA and QUAL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DIA and 99% of QUAL 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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