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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so DIA 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 VCLT: how they differ

DIA and VCLT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DIA returned more over the year.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DIA and VCLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DIA	Only in VCLT
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
CATERPILLAR INC 9.17%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.61%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
AMGEN INC 4.36%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	Dow Jones Industrial Average	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.9 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.03%
Holdings	31	2775

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.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIA or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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