All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
DIA real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, DIA returned +14.80% over the past year and +8.45% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 20, 1998, DIA is up +494.39% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.43%/yr, and is currently −1.78% below its real total-return high on Aug. 5, 2026.
Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026
| Tue 1998-01-20💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIA × |
+494.39%
+6.43%/yr |
+6.14%/yr
R2=0.865 |
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| SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 1998-01-20💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| DIA × |
$10,000.00
1998-01-20 |
$59,439.44
2026-09-04 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| DIA × | +8.45% | +14.80% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| DIA × |
−1.78%
on 2026-09-04 from 2026-08-05 peak |
−52.71%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIA × | +14.80% |
+26.17% +12.32%/yr |
+47.26% +13.77%/yr |
+34.33% +6.08%/yr |
+151.79% +9.67%/yr |
| Year | DIA |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +8.45% |
| 2025 | +11.72% |
| 2024 | +11.61% |
| 2023 | +12.26% |
| 2022 | −12.66% |
| 2021 | +12.88% |
| 2020 | +8.12% |
| 2019 | +22.23% |
| 2018 | −5.54% |
| 2017 | +25.43% |
| 2016 | +14.01% |
| 2015 | −0.64% |
| 2014 | +9.00% |
| 2013 | +27.72% |
| 2012 | +8.06% |
| 2011 | +4.94% |
| 2010 | +12.33% |
| 2009 | +19.49% |
| 2008 | −32.20% |
| 2007 | +4.61% |
| 2006 | +15.99% |
| 2005 | −1.76% |
| 2004 | +1.71% |
| 2003 | +25.54% |
| 2002 | −16.68% |
| 2001 | −6.42% |
| 2000 | −9.02% |
| 1999 | +24.22% |
| 1998 | +16.19% |
