# State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dia for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: SPDR · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 1998-01-14 State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by State Street Global Advisors, Inc. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating across energy, real estate, materials, industrials, capital goods, commercial and professional services, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, health care, financials, information technology, communication services sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of large-cap companies. The fund seeks to track the performance of the Dow Jones... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $527.86 | | Expense Ratio | 0.16% | | Assets Under Management | $45.00B | | NAV | $524.16 | | Holdings Count | 30 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 1.36% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $7.19 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $450.44 – $546.75 | | Beta | 0.87 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1140 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-16 - Pay date: 2026-11-16 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does DIA invest in? State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by State Street Global Advisors, Inc. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating across energy, real estate, materials, industrials, capital goods, commercial and professional services, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, health care, financials, information technology, communication services sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of large-cap companies. The fund seeks to track the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, by using full replication technique. State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust was formed on January 13, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States. ### What is the expense ratio of DIA? State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) charges an expense ratio of 0.16%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is DIA? State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) manages $45.00B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is DIA actively managed or an index fund? DIA is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (DIA's is 0.16%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was DIA launched? State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) launched in January 1998 and is managed by SPDR. ### How has DIA performed? DIA's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does DIA pay a dividend? State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.36%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does DIA pay dividends? State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is DIA's dividend yield? DIA's trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.36%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is DIA's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for DIA was 2026-10-16. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will DIA's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.16% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does DIA charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from DIA's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does DIA cost more than a fund like VOO? DIA is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.16%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to DIA? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as DIA (0.16%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dia - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dia/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dia/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dia/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dia/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.