Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs SCHD: how they differ
DIA and SCHD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SCHD returned more over the year.
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and SCHD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DIA | Only in SCHD |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% | QUALCOMM Inc 6.75% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% | Texas Instruments Inc 5.92% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% | Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96% |
| AMGEN INC 4.36% | Merck & Co Inc 3.87% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% | Chevron Corp 3.84% |
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18% | Verizon Communications Inc 3.66% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Schwab |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | US dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +27.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | +10.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 97.1% | 95.1% |
| Holdings | 31 | 99 |
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.
SCHD in plain words
SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or SCHD?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do DIA and SCHD overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DIA and 95% of SCHD 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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