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DIA vs XLSR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DIA returned +14.9% to XLSR's +9.5%; 14% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $44.9bn for SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and $1.1bn for State Street US Sector Rotation ETF.

DIA on its own →XLSR on its own →
At a glance
+14.9%
DIA total return, 1 year
+9.5%
XLSR total return, 1 year
0.16%
DIA expense ratio
0.70%
XLSR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DIA costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.4 points; DIA is far larger, $44.9bn against $1.1bn.

DIA vs XLSR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDIAXLSR
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.9%+9.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksDow Jones Industrial AverageNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.16%0.70%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$44.9bn$1.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common14%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund54.3%90.9%

Method

What they share

14%

By the books each fund has filed, DIA and XLSR hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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14% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DIA XLSR
APPLE INC 3.81% 3.71%
ALPHABET INC CL A 3.21% 3.62%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.98% 2.79%
NVIDIA CORP 2.37% 3.84%
AMAZON.COM INC 2.88% 1.81%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DIA
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.28%
CATERPILLAR INC 7.16%
AMGEN INC 5.29%
VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.82%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.64%
TRAVELERS COS INC 4.54%
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO 3.91%
JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 3.88%
Only in XLSR
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT 26.80%
STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC 24.28%
STATE STREET FINANCIAL SELECT 11.54%
STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI 6.50%
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER 4.97%
ALPHABET INC CL C 2.85%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.37%
STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT 1.38%
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Side by side

DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust XLSR State Street US Sector Rotation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street State Street
What it is Tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +14.9% +9.5%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.8% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −5.3 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.16% 0.70%
Already in the S&P 500 97.1% 34.4%
Holdings 30 21
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $44.9bn $1.1bn

DIA and XLSR on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
DIA

DIA tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 30 positions, with the top ten at 54.3%.

XLSR

XLSR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +9.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 34% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 21 positions, with the top ten at 90.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIA or XLSR?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +14.9% and XLSR +9.5%.
Which is cheaper, DIA or XLSR?
DIA is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIA and XLSR overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DIA and 34% of XLSR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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DIA on its own →XLSR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DIA dividend history →DIA holdings →XLSR dividend history →XLSR holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
DIA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
State Street website ↗
XLSR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLSR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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