SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA)
Top ETFs · US Large Cap · data since 1998-01-20 · last close 2026-09-09
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.8 | 0.3 | -5.2 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -1.4 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 4.7 | -1.4 | -4.0 | -3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | -4.9 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -1.3 | 7.8 | -5.2 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | -4.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | -3.2 | 4.6 | 3.5 | -2.0 | -3.4 | -1.3 | 9.2 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | -3.3 | -3.2 | 2.4 | -4.9 | 0.4 | -6.6 | 6.8 | -3.8 | -8.7 | 14.0 | 5.9 | -4.1 |
| 2021 | -1.9 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | -4.2 | 5.9 | -3.5 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | -0.9 | -9.6 | -13.6 | 11.0 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 7.8 | -2.1 | -4.4 | 12.2 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | -6.4 | 7.4 | 1.1 | -1.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | -4.0 | -3.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -4.9 | 2.0 | -8.5 |
| 2017 | 0.5 | 5.1 | -0.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | -5.5 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.8 | 5.9 | 3.4 |
| 2015 | -3.5 | 6.0 | -1.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -2.1 | 0.6 | -6.2 | -1.4 | 8.6 | 0.7 | -1.6 |
| 2014 | -5.2 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | -1.4 | 3.6 | -0.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | -1.5 | 4.4 | -4.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| 2012 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.1 | -5.8 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | -2.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 4.2 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -2.1 | -3.9 | -5.9 | 9.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 2010 | -3.4 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.4 | -7.5 | -3.5 | 7.2 | -3.9 | 7.9 | 3.2 | -0.7 | 5.4 |
| 2009 | -8.3 | -11.2 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 4.9 | -0.5 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
| 2008 | -4.8 | -2.2 | -0.3 | 4.9 | -1.4 | -9.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | -5.9 | -13.6 | -5.1 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | 1.5 | -2.7 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 4.6 | -1.4 | -1.4 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 | -3.2 | -1.0 |
| 2006 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | -1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| 2005 | -2.4 | 3.0 | -2.4 | -2.9 | 3.0 | -1.7 | 3.9 | -1.3 | 1.0 | -1.6 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| 2004 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -1.9 | -1.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 | -2.7 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -0.4 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| 2003 | -3.1 | -1.6 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | -1.2 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | -0.5 | 2.0 | 2.7 | -4.0 | -0.1 | -6.6 | -5.7 | -0.6 | -11.9 | 10.3 | 6.4 | -5.8 |
| 2001 | 1.9 | -3.2 | -5.4 | 8.2 | 1.9 | -3.4 | -0.1 | -4.8 | -11.3 | 2.8 | 8.9 | 1.4 |
| 2000 | -4.9 | -7.1 | 7.9 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -0.8 | 0.7 | 7.2 | -5.1 | 2.7 | -4.5 | 2.4 |
| 1999 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 5.4 | 10.1 | -2.1 | 4.1 | -2.7 | 2.0 | -4.2 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 6.1 |
| 1998 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | -2.1 | 1.2 | -1.3 | -15.2 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
| Avg | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | -0.0 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -1.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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DIA seasonality — average by calendar month
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF has monthly history back to 1998. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 22 of 28 years, median +3.3%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 15 of 28 with a median of -0.3%. Across its full record it has closed 64% of months higher, swings ±4.3% in an average month and has fallen 51.9% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -0.1% | +0.1% | +0.9% | +2.2% | +0.3% | -0.0% | +1.5% | -0.1% | -1.0% | +2.2% | +3.0% | +1.0% |
| Win rate | 55%/29 | 59%/29 | 66%/29 | 76%/29 | 62%/29 | 52%/29 | 72%/29 | 62%/29 | 46%/28 | 68%/28 | 79%/28 | 71%/28 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
DIA risk & extremes
DIA drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF's best month?+
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF's strongest completed month on record is October 2022, at +14.03%.
What was SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is August 1998, at -15.23%.
Is SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF up this year?+
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF is up 9.87% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF's 1-year return?+
+16.05% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 51.9%, measured on month-end closes since 1998.
Which calendar month is historically best for SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 1998. An average is not a forecast.
About SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF is an us large cap business worth about $45 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 1998, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1998) would be about $1,216 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was October 2022 at +14.03%; its worst, August 1998 at -15.23%.
- It has closed November in the green 22 out of 28 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.