DIA ETF — State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA)

Updated October 2, 2026.

DIA is a low-cost ETF that tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average. its distribution rate is 1.41%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.41%, its expense ratio is 0.16%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 72/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1082.5% over the past 28.7 years, 105.6 points behind SPY at 1188.1%.

At the current 1.41% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $141 per year, or $11.75 per month.

State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust is an ETF that tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average by holding substantially all of the 30 component stocks weighted according to the index. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with monthly distributions and a low expense ratio of 0.16%. It appeals to investors seeking broad exposure to large-cap U.S. equities with a straightforward index-tracking approach.

DIA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 1082.5% over the past 28.7 years, 105.6 points behind SPY at 1188.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.8%.

DIA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

72 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.02%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/14/1998

Expense ratio

0.16%

Distribution rate

1.41%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

1.41%

Last close

$511.10 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$44,759,150,936

Market cap

$39,957,692,416

Average volume

3977100.0

Last dividend

$1.19242

Last known dates

ex 09/18/2026; payment 10/13/2026

Date quality

Unmatched ex / payment pair — not a live schedule

Beta

0.83

P/E ratio

20.6524

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.41%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.41%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: State Street or company page; Index: Dow Jones Industrial Average; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DIA risks and drawbacks

DIA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.8%.

Who may consider DIA — and who may not

DIA may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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