Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs TIP: how they differ
DIA and TIP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DIA returned more over the year.
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and iShares TIPS Bond ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and TIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DIA | Only in TIP |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% | TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 0.10% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% | BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.04% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% | |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% | |
| AMGEN INC 4.36% | |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% | |
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18% | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% |
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 | TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | TIPS Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | −1.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | −18.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.18% |
| Holdings | 31 | 50 |
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.
TIP in plain words
TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or TIP?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and TIP returned −1.0%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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