Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs SPYG: how they differ
DIA and SPYG hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and SPYG returned more over the year.
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and SPYG hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DIA | SPYG |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.61% | 10.27% |
| ALPHABET INC CL A | 3.79% | 5.47% |
| APPLE INC | 3.72% | 6.73% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.87% | 3.67% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.49% | 14.85% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO | 4.03% | 1.81% |
| JOHNSON + JOHNSON | 3.03% | 1.06% |
| CATERPILLAR INC | 9.17% | 1.04% |
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES | 4.18% | 0.94% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.22% | 0.63% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 11.61% | 0.55% |
| COCA COLA CO/THE | 1.00% | 0.40% |
| Only in DIA | Only in SPYG |
|---|---|
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% | BROADCOM INC 4.80% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% | ALPHABET INC CL C 4.38% |
| SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.62% | META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.97% |
| HOME DEPOT INC 3.48% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 3.09% |
| SALESFORCE INC 2.77% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B 2.61% |
| CHEVRON CORP 2.42% | ELI LILLY + CO 2.49% |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC 2.30% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.31% |
| 3M CO 1.85% | TESLA INC 1.78% |
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 | SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | State Street |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +17.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | +0.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 97.1% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 31 | 150 |
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.
SPYG in plain words
SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 150 positions, with the top ten at 59.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or SPYG?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do DIA and SPYG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DIA and 100% of SPYG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 26% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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