Data as of .
DJIA vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year DJIA paid 10.5% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DJIA scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and SPIN hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DJIA | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.74% | 7.15% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 4.06% | 5.65% |
| APPLE INC | 3.91% | 6.07% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.95% | 4.84% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.58% | 9.79% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 4.07% | 2.10% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES | 4.28% | 1.48% |
| HOME DEPOT INC | 3.49% | 1.25% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3.14% | 1.02% |
| WALMART INC | 1.24% | 0.69% |
| MERCK & CO. INC. | 1.71% | 0.67% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE | 1.70% | 0.54% |
| Only in DJIA | Only in SPIN |
|---|---|
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.40% | META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.24% |
| AMGEN INC 4.48% | BROADCOM INC 3.16% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.38% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.82% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.36% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.55% |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.73% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.08% |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 3.62% | ELI LILLY + CO 2.01% |
| SALESFORCE INC 2.77% | APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.44% |
| INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 2.67% | AMPHENOL CORP CL A 1.30% |
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 17, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJIA | SPIN | DJIA | SPIN | DJIA | SPIN | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +3.7% | 1.7% | 0.8% | +3.4 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +11.3% | +12.3% | 4.1% | 3.2% | −2.7 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +13.7% | +11.3% | 10.5% | 5.2% | +0.2 pts | −5.2 pts |
| 3 years | +36.8% | not published | 29.3% | not published | −20.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +42.6% | +28.5% | 39.6% | 15.2% | −25.6 pts | −13.7 pts |
| DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | State Street |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 10.5% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.4% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.7% | +11.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.2 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 84% | not published |
| Age | 1667 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | $189m | $47m |
DJIA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DJIA or SPIN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.2%, so DJIA paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, DJIA or SPIN?
- With every distribution reinvested, DJIA returned +13.7% and SPIN returned +11.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DJIA returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DJIA or SPIN?
- DJIA charges 0.60% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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