Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs VUSB: how they differ
DIA and VUSB 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 Ultra-Short Bond ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and VUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DIA | Only in VUSB |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% | United States Treasury Bill 4.24% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% | PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53% |
| AMGEN INC 4.36% | Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% | US Bancorp 0.51% |
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18% | Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% | Truist Bank 0.45% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | Ultra-Short Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +3.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | −13.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.10% |
| Holdings | 31 | 1281 |
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.
VUSB in plain words
VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or VUSB?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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