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

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

DIA is a low-cost ETF that tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.33%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.30%, its expense ratio is 0.16%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 72/100 (Generally safe). Fund total return is 1129.1% over the past 28.6 years, 52.2 points behind SPY at 1181.3%.

At the current 0.33% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $33 per year, or $2.75 per month on an equivalent basis.

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

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Fund total return is 1129.1% over the past 28.6 years, 52.2 points behind SPY at 1181.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.8%.

DIA key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

72 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.24%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/14/1998

Expense ratio

0.16%

Distribution rate

0.33%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

1.30%

Last close

$532.91

AUM

$46,939,655,092

Market cap

$39,957,692,416

Average volume

3606697.0

Last dividend

$0.1487

Ex-dividend date

07/17/2026

Beta

0.84

P/E ratio

22.1344

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.33%) 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 (1.30%) 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. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Primary sources: State Street fund 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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