# DIA ETF: fees, returns, drawdowns and holdings

> What DIA holds, its 0.16% yearly fee, returns by year, its worst drop, and which Tactfolio strategies hold it. Updated daily.

State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) run by SPDR (State Street). This fund owns the 30 well known US companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It charges 0.16% a year. From January 1998 to October 2026 it returned about 9.0% a year, and its worst drop was −51.9%.

Written by [the Tactfolio research team](https://tactfolio.com/about/editorial-policy). Fund facts checked October 17, 2026. Prices through October 16, 2026.

## Key points

- Expense ratio: 0.16% a year (about $16 on $10,000).
- Started trading on January 14, 1998.
- Worst drop since 1998: −51.9%.
- No Tactfolio classic strategies hold it.

## What does DIA hold?

This fund owns the 30 well known US companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The index gives more weight to stocks with higher share prices, not bigger companies. With only 30 stocks, it is less spread out than the S&P 500.

It tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It had 30 holdings as of October 15, 2026, according to SPDR (State Street).

| Fact | DIA |
| --- | --- |
| Full name | State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust |
| Issuer | SPDR (State Street) |
| Expense ratio | 0.16% a year |
| Started trading | January 14, 1998 |
| Tracks | Dow Jones Industrial Average |
| Type | US stocks, ETF |
| Holdings | 30 holdings as of October 15, 2026 |
| Facts checked | October 17, 2026 on the [SPDR (State Street) fund page](https://www.ssga.com/us/en/intermediary/etfs/state-street-spdr-dow-jones-industrial-average-etf-trust-dia) |

## What is the DIA expense ratio?

DIA charges 0.16% a year. An expense ratio is the yearly fee a fund takes to run itself. On $10,000, a 0.16% fee comes to about $16 a year.

You never get a bill for it. The fund takes the fee out of its own value a little each day.

## How has DIA done since 1998?

From January 1998 to October 2026, DIA returned about 9.0% a year. Say you put in $10,000 at the start. It would have been worth about $119,764 at the end, with every dividend reinvested.

| Measure | DIA |
| --- | --- |
| Total return | 1,098% |
| Return per year (CAGR) | 9.0% |
| Worst drop from a high | −51.9% |
| Volatility (how much it swings) | 18.5% |
| Last 12 months | 14.6% |
| Last 3 years, per year | 17.0% |
| Last 5 years, per year | 9.9% |
| Last 10 years, per year | 13.3% |

Prices through October 16, 2026. Figures use daily closing prices adjusted for splits, with dividends reinvested. They do not include taxes or the cost of buying and selling. Past results do not tell you what will happen next.

## DIA returns by year

| Year | DIA return |
| --- | --- |
| 2026 (part of the year) | 9.2% |
| 2025 | 14.7% |
| 2024 | 14.8% |
| 2023 | 16.0% |
| 2022 | −7.0% |
| 2021 | 20.8% |
| 2020 | 9.6% |
| 2019 | 25.0% |
| 2018 | −3.7% |
| 2017 | 28.1% |
| 2016 | 16.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.7% |
| 2013 | 29.6% |
| 2012 | 9.9% |
| 2011 | 8.1% |
| 2010 | 14.0% |
| 2009 | 22.7% |
| 2008 | −32.1% |
| 2007 | 8.8% |
| 2006 | 18.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6% |
| 2004 | 5.0% |
| 2003 | 27.9% |
| 2002 | −14.7% |
| 2001 | −5.0% |
| 2000 | −6.0% |
| 1999 | 27.7% |
| 1998 (part of the year) | 17.8% |

## What was DIA's worst drop?

A drawdown is how far a fund falls from its last high point. DIA's worst fall was −51.9%, from October 9, 2007 to March 9, 2009. It got back to that high on January 19, 2012.

The chart shows how far below its last high the fund was on each day. Big drops are normal for some funds. They matter because selling during a drop locks in the loss.

## Which Tactfolio strategies hold DIA?

No classic strategy holds DIA yet. You can add it to your own rules in the [builder](https://tactfolio.com/builder) and see how they would have done.

## How does DIA compare with similar ETFs?

Funds that can stand in for DIA:

- [SCHX](https://tactfolio.com/etf/schx.md): Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF, 0.03% a year
- [VV](https://tactfolio.com/etf/vv.md): Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF, 0.03% a year
- [IWB](https://tactfolio.com/etf/iwb.md): iShares Russell 1000 ETF, 0.15% a year
- [SPYM](https://tactfolio.com/etf/spym.md): State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF, 0.02% a year

See [all 8 DIA alternatives](https://tactfolio.com/alternatives/dia.md), compared on the same dates as DIA.

## Test DIA in your own rules

Tactfolio is a platform where you build rules-based investing strategies, backtest them on decades of real prices, share them, and run them automatically in your own Alpaca account. Open the [builder](https://tactfolio.com/builder), add DIA, and see how a rule such as "hold it only above its 200-day average" would have done. Strategies run on daily prices and hold US stocks and ETFs only.

## The details

Prices come from Tactfolio's stored daily prices for DIA. Each close is adjusted for splits, and dividends are reinvested on the day the fund pays them out. CAGR is the steady yearly return that turns the starting value into the ending value. Volatility is the yearly standard deviation of daily returns.

Fund facts come from SPDR (State Street). We checked them on October 17, 2026. Read [what a backtest simulates](https://tactfolio.com/docs/backtests.md) and [how to read drawdown and CAGR](https://tactfolio.com/docs/concepts/reading-a-backtest.md) for more on these measures.

## Research and test it

- [S&P 500 index](https://tactfolio.com/learn/sp500-index): The S&P 500 tracks about 500 large US companies. Learn how stocks get in, how the index is weighted, how to invest in it, and how far it has fallen before.
- [What is an ETF](https://tactfolio.com/learn/what-is-an-etf): An ETF is a fund that trades like a stock. Learn how ETFs work, what they cost, the main types, and the risks, with SEC sources.
- [ETF screener](https://tactfolio.com/screener.md): A free ETF screener for 162 US-listed funds. Filter by type, issuer and fee, sort by returns or worst drop, and compare funds side by side.
- [ETF expense ratio](https://tactfolio.com/learn/etf-expense-ratio): What an ETF expense ratio is, how the fund charges it, and how 0.03% vs 1% adds up over 10 and 30 years, with real fund examples.
- [Backtest a portfolio](https://tactfolio.com/trading-tools/backtest-portfolio): Backtest a portfolio of US stocks and ETFs. Enter tickers and shares, pick when to rebalance, and get the results with a link to share.
- [Backtesting](https://tactfolio.com/backtesting): Free backtesting software for stocks, ETFs, and crypto perps.

## Common questions

### What is the expense ratio of DIA?

DIA charges 0.16% a year, according to SPDR (State Street) as of October 17, 2026. That is about $16 a year for every $10,000 you hold.

### When did DIA start trading?

DIA started trading on January 14, 1998. It is run by SPDR (State Street).

### What does DIA track?

DIA tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This fund owns the 30 well known US companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

### How much has DIA returned per year?

From January 1998 to October 2026, DIA returned about 9.0% a year with dividends reinvested. Its worst drop was −51.9%. Past returns do not tell you what it will do next.

### Which strategies use DIA?

None of Tactfolio's classic strategies hold DIA yet. You can test it in your own rules in the builder.

## Sources

- [SPDR (State Street): State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust fund page](https://www.ssga.com/us/en/intermediary/etfs/state-street-spdr-dow-jones-industrial-average-etf-trust-dia)

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