Which returned more over the last year, DIA or SLV?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and SLV returned +53.8%, so SLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DIA vs SLV: how they differ

DIA is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year SLV returned more, +53.8% against +15.6%.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and iShares Silver Trust.

DIA and SLV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust	SLV iShares Silver Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	Dow Jones Industrial Average	Silver
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	+53.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.9 pts	+36.3 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.50%
Holdings	31	not filed

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.

SLV in plain words

SLV is a commodity fund tracking the Silver. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +53.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. It sat 45.0% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIA or SLV?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and SLV returned +53.8%, so SLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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