Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DIA vs XLV: how they differ
DIA and XLV hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and XLV returned more over the year.
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIA and XLV hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DIA | XLV |
|---|---|---|
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 4.42% | 5.90% |
| AMGEN INC | 4.36% | 3.46% |
| JOHNSON + JOHNSON | 3.03% | 10.73% |
| MERCK + CO. INC. | 1.65% | 5.98% |
| US DOLLAR | 0.24% | 0.02% |
| Only in DIA | Only in XLV |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% | ELI LILLY + CO 14.87% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% | ABBVIE INC 7.54% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 3.75% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% | ABBOTT LABORATORIES 3.01% |
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18% | GILEAD SCIENCES INC 3.01% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% | PFIZER INC 2.64% |
| ALPHABET INC CL A 3.79% | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC 2.19% |
| APPLE INC 3.72% | BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO 2.18% |
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 | XLV State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | State Street |
| What it is | Dow Jones Industrial Average | Health care |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +20.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | +2.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 97.1% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 31 | 63 |
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.
XLV in plain words
XLV is an index equity fund tracking the Health care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 63 positions, with the top ten at 60.9%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIA or XLV?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and XLV returned +20.4%, so XLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do DIA and XLV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DIA and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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