Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
DJIA vs INK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
INK costs 0.25 points a year less; DJIA is far larger, $206m against $5.3m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DJIA | INK |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.7% | not published |
| Price change | rose 1.9% (1 year) | fell 1.2% (since Nov 4, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 | $206m | $5.3m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
2.9 pts ahead of DIA
DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.0%, price +1.9%, total +12.7%, DIA +9.8%, +2.9 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
DIA
+9.8%
DJIA
+12.7%
10.0% of it arrived as cash
2.9 pts ahead of DIA
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.9 pts ahead of DIA
DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.0%, price +1.9%, total +12.7%, DIA +9.8%, +2.9 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
DIA
+9.8%
DJIA
+12.7%
10.0% as cash
2.9 pts ahead of DIA
10.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.0%, price +1.9%, total +12.7%, DIA +9.8%, +2.9 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | DJIA | INK | DJIA | INK | DJIA | INK |
| 3 months | +0.8% | – | 1.7% | – | +3.3 pts | – |
| 6 months | +7.6% | – | 3.7% | – | +2.5 pts | – |
| 1 year | +12.7% | – | 10.0% | – | +2.9 pts | – |
| 3 years | +41.6% | – | 30.5% | – | −17.9 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · INK Nov 2026 | +45.5% | −1.2% | 40.8% | 0.0% | −24.9 pts | not measured |
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DJIA
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, DJIA paid 10.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +9.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.9 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
INK
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, INK paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.2%.
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