Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs VGT: how they differ
DIA and VGT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VGT returned more over the year.
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and VGT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DIA | Only in VGT |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% | NVIDIA Corp 16.85% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% | Apple Inc 14.59% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% | Microsoft Corp 9.47% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% | Broadcom Inc 4.21% |
| AMGEN INC 4.36% | Micron Technology Inc 4.21% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21% |
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18% | Intel Corp 2.03% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.85% |
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 SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | Information technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +35.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | +17.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 97.1% | 86.9% |
| Holdings | 31 | 317 |
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.
VGT in plain words
VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or VGT?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do DIA and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DIA and 87% of VGT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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