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Is DIA a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) is a US large-cap value ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores DIA 6.2 out of 10 — highest on Quality (9.4), lowest on Value (4.1). It trades at 21.2 times earnings, against its own median of 21.1. Its ten largest holdings are 55% of the fund.

What stands out in DIA's data

U.S. blue-chip stocks from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, weighted by market cap.

Earns more on its capital than nearly any peer in its group — a sign of established profitability.

Return on equity of 33.2% runs ahead of most peers and well above the category median of 18.7%. It holds just 30 stocks, a concentrated bet on the largest U.S. names.

A focused exposure to the most established U.S. corporations — direct access to the market’s most stable performers.

Why did DIA move this week? It fell 0.6% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Caterpillar and Boeing drove it

DIA fell 0.6% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Caterpillar (−3.6%), Boeing (−13.1%) and Sherwin-Williams (−4.9%); Goldman Sachs (+2.3%) pushed the other way.

How is DIA rated? ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) 6.2 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) 6.2 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 6.2 / 10
  • Growth: 4.4 / 10
  • Value: 4.1 / 10
  • Risk: 8.3 / 10
  • Quality: 9.4 / 10
  • Return: 6.0 / 10

Is DIA expensive right now? It trades at 21.2 times earnings, against its own median of 21.1

As of October 28, 2026, DIA is more expensive than 51% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from DIA's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside DIA? 23% Tech

What's inside DIA: Size (Large 100%, Mid 0%, Small 0%); Geography (International 0%, US 100%); Tech 22.9%; Magnificent 7 19.0%; AI 10.2%; Semiconductors 2.5%; Memory 3.9%.

What are DIA's top holdings? The ten largest are 55% of the fund

Goldman Sachs, Caterpillar, Microsoft, Amgen, UnitedHealth, Visa, The Travelers, Apple, Sherwin Williams and JPMorgan Chase are DIA's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 96% of US Large Cap Value ETFs.

Half of DIA's weight sits in its 9 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 22 equally weighted holdings.

What is DIA's expense ratio? 0.16% a year

As of October 28, 2026, DIA charges 0.16% a year, yields 1.29% and holds $45.9B in assets across 30 positions.

State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) — cost, income and size
MeasureDIA
Expense ratio0.16%
Dividend yield1.29%
Assets under management$45.9B
Holdings30

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/dia

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