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DIA vs SCHK

State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

DIAANYSE Arca

Schwab 1000 Index ETF

SCHKANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

SCHK −0.13pt a year

DIA0.16%SCHK0.03%

Avg volume · 30D

DIA 2.7×the volume

DIA3.49MSCHK1.31M

5Y return · a year

SCHK +1.8pt

DIA+9.5%SCHK+11.3%

DIA vs SCHK Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+57.4%DIA+70.5%SCHK

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. DIA +57.4%. SCHK +70.5%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%0%20%40%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
DIA 0.16%
SCHK 0.03%, better
Fund size
DIA $45.5B
SCHK $5.69B
1Y total return
DIA +10.3%
SCHK +11.8%, better
Yield (12M)
DIA 1.39%, better
SCHK 1.05%
Holdings
DIA 31
SCHK 999
Avg volume (30D)
DIA 3.49M sh, better
SCHK 1.31M sh
NAV per share
DIA $522.77
SCHK $36.31
52W range

ETF.net Grade

DIA: Cost 63, Risk 67, Mission 99, Tradability 100, Holdings 30, Durability 90. SCHK: Cost 98, Risk 66, Mission 100, Tradability 90, Holdings 57, Durability 68.
Pillar letters and Scores for DIA, SCHK, with each pillar’s weight
PillarDIASCHK
Cost30% weightB63A98Higher
Mission25% weightA99A100Higher
Risk15% weightB67HigherB66
Tradability15% weightA100HigherA90
Holdings10% weightD30B57Higher
Durability5% weightA90HigherB68

Rank among Other Major Indexes funds

Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. DIA and SCHK are both graded against the same 42 Other Major Indexes funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Other Major Indexes⁠

Category · 42 funds
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SCHK ranks 2nd and DIA 8th of 42 funds in the Other Major Indexes Category.

  1. Rank 1ASPYVState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETFScore 89
  2. Rank 2ASCHKSchwab 1000 Index ETFScore 86
  3. Rank 3APBUSInvesco MSCI USA ETFScore 85
  4. Rank 7AIVEiShares S&P 500 Value ETFScore 77
  5. Rank 8ADIAState Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF TrustScore 76
  6. Rank 9AUSSGXtrackers MSCI USA Selection Equity ETFScore 71

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DIAAState Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

SCHKASchwab 1000 Index ETF

In short

DIA The Dow in one ticker, trading since 1998. Thirty blue chips weighted by share price instead of company size, with membership decided by a committee rather than a formula. The odd one out among index funds, on purpose.

SCHK Schwab's house-built alternative to the S&P 500: the 1,000 largest US companies in one passive wrapper, reaching past the mega-caps into mid-cap turf, priced at three basis points.

Stated mandate

DIA The fund seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

SCHK The fund seeks to track the total return of the Schwab 1000 Index before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  • DIA 0.16% a year, roughly a third of the 0.45% median for its index-tracking cohort, and it has tracked the Dow very closely.
  • Launched January 1998 and now a multi-billion-dollar, actively traded fund, with one of the strongest tradability profiles in its peer group.
  • Pays monthly, not quarterly, which is rare for a plain-vanilla stock index fund.ssga.com
  • About 30 household-name US large caps. You can read the entire portfolio in a minute and know exactly what you own.ssga.com
  • SCHK 0.03% a year, the lowest fee among the top-scoring funds in its index-wrapper group and a small fraction of what the typical fund there charges.
  • About 1,000 stocks covering roughly 90% or more of US stock market value: the S&P 500 names plus a layer of mid caps most large-blend funds skip.schwabassetmanagement.com
  • Tracks its stated index tightly and stands among the strongest implementations in its peer group of plain index wrappers.
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively and pays distributions quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • DIA The Dow is price-weighted: a high-priced stock moves the index more than a cheaper one, whatever the companies are actually worth.ssga.com
  • Membership is chosen by an Averages Committee (Wall Street Journal, S&P DJI and CME staff), not a rules screen, and 30 names leaves gaps a broad-market fund fills.ssga.com
  • Unit investment trust plumbing: dividends sit in cash until the payout instead of being reinvested, the trust offers no reinvestment service, and it does not lend securities.sec.govsec.gov 2
  • SCHK Weighted by market value, so the biggest US companies drive the bulk of results. Those extra 500 names carry less weight than the headcount suggests.schwabassetmanagement.com
  • All-US, all-equity by mandate: no bonds, no foreign stocks, and it rides the full swings of the US market.
  • The benchmark is Schwab's own proprietary index, so there is no rival fund on the identical yardstick for a side-by-side comparison.

Full DIA profile⁠

Full SCHK profile⁠

DIA vs SCHK Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

DIA vs SCHK Cost

Overpaying DIA vs SCHK

$2,704

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • DIA 0.16%

    $3,342

  • SCHK 0.03%

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DIA 0.16%
  • SCHK 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K051015202530DIA $3,342SCHK $638

Year by year

YearDIASCHKOverpaying
10$292$55$237
20$1,141$216$925
30$3,342$638$2,704

Expense ratio

  • 0.16%DIA
  • 0.03%SCHK, cheaper
  • Middle half of Other Major Indexes funds
  • Median 0.29%

SCHK cheapest of 42 funds

DIA 17th cheapest of 42 funds

DIA vs SCHK Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
DIA 1.39%, better
SCHK 1.05%
Payout (12M)
DIA $7.19
SCHK $0.38
Last payment
DIA $0.11
SCHK $0.10
Ex-dividend
DIA Oct 16, 2026
SCHK Sep 23, 2026
Paid on
DIA Pays Nov 16, 2026
SCHK Sep 28, 2026
Frequency
DIA Monthly
SCHK Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

DIAMonthly · 46 paymentsAll DIA payments⁠
One bar per payment. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 20, 2023 $0.28; Feb 17, 2023 $0.55; Mar 17, 2023 $0.86; Apr 21, 2023 $0.18; May 19, 2023 $0.73; Jun 16, 2023 $0.78; Jul 21, 2023 $0.27; Aug 18, 2023 $0.51; Sep 15, 2023 $0.92; Oct 20, 2023 $0.19; Nov 17, 2023 $0.71; Dec 15, 2023 $0.83; Jan 19, 2024 $0.21; Feb 16, 2024 $0.61; Mar 15, 2024 $0.93; Apr 19, 2024 $0.20; May 17, 2024 $0.59; Jun 21, 2024 $0.87; Jul 19, 2024 $0.19; Aug 16, 2024 $0.33; Sep 20, 2024 $1.25; Oct 18, 2024 $0.15; Nov 15, 2024 $0.27; Dec 20, 2024 $1.22; Jan 17, 2025 $0.16; Feb 21, 2025 $0.66; Mar 21, 2025 $0.80; Apr 17, 2025 $0.20; May 16, 2025 $0.32; Jun 20, 2025 $1.20; Jul 18, 2025 $0.18; Aug 15, 2025 $0.27; Sep 19, 2025 $1.32; Oct 17, 2025 $0.15; Nov 21, 2025 $0.58; Dec 19, 2025 $1.04; Jan 16, 2026 $0.18; Feb 20, 2026 $0.61; Mar 20, 2026 $0.99; Apr 17, 2026 $0.21; May 15, 2026 $0.28; Jun 18, 2026 $1.41; Jul 17, 2026 $0.15; Aug 21, 2026 $0.44; Sep 18, 2026 $1.19; Oct 16, 2026 $0.11. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$120232026YTD
SCHKQuarterly · 16 paymentsAll SCHK payments⁠
One bar per payment. 16 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Mar 22, 2023 $0.07; Jun 21, 2023 $0.08; Sep 20, 2023 $0.08; Dec 6, 2023 $0.09; Dec 28, 2023 $0.0035; Mar 20, 2024 $0.08; Jun 26, 2024 $0.08; Sep 25, 2024 $0.08; Dec 11, 2024 $0.10; Mar 26, 2025 $0.08; Jun 25, 2025 $0.09; Sep 24, 2025 $0.09; Dec 10, 2025 $0.10; Mar 25, 2026 $0.09; Jun 24, 2026 $0.09; Sep 23, 2026 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$120232026YTD

DIA vs SCHK Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • DIA
  • SCHK
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: SCHK −25.4% · Oct 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−25%−20%−15%−10%−5%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
DIA 12.1%, betterSCHK 12.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
DIA 1.07SCHK 1.39, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
DIA −20.8%, betterSCHK −25.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
DIA 0.87SCHK 1.02

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