Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs SPHQ: how they differ
DIA and SPHQ hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and SPHQ returned more over the year.
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and SPHQ hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DIA | SPHQ |
|---|---|---|
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES | 4.18% | 5.68% |
| APPLE INC | 3.72% | 5.60% |
| PROCTER + GAMBLE CO/THE | 1.63% | 2.86% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.22% | 3.51% |
| 3M CO | 1.85% | 0.80% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE | 4.19% | 0.73% |
| Only in DIA | Only in SPHQ |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% | Mastercard Inc 5.78% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% | Lam Research Corp 4.10% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% | Netflix Inc 4.00% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% | GE Vernova Inc 3.92% |
| AMGEN INC 4.36% | Costco Wholesale Corp 3.85% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% | General Electric Co 3.62% |
| ALPHABET INC CL A 3.79% | Sandisk Corp 3.36% |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 3.65% | Western Digital Corp 2.65% |
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 | SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Invesco |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | S&P 500 Quality |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 97.1% | 99.9% |
| Holdings | 31 | 100 |
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.
SPHQ in plain words
SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% 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, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 43.4%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or SPHQ?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and SPHQ returned +17.4%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do DIA and SPHQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DIA and 100% of SPHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 12% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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