DIA vs IWD: 26% overlap

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF share 26.2% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

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1.7Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.7. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
26.2%
DIA expense ratio
0.16%
IWD expense ratio
0.19%

Top shared holdings

DIA and IWD hold 26 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin DIAin IWDΔ
MSFT4.4%3.9%0.5%
AAPL3.7%5.9%2.2%
AMZN2.7%5.7%3.1%
JPM4.0%2.6%1.4%
JNJ3.0%1.7%1.3%
CSCO1.3%1.2%0.1%
WMT1.2%1.2%0.0%
UNH4.9%1.1%3.8%
CVX2.2%1.0%1.2%
PG1.7%0.9%0.7%

Where DIA and IWD differ

Sector weights as a share of each fund, ordered by the size of the gap rather than the size of the sector — two funds that overlap heavily still usually diverge somewhere.

SectorDIAIWDΔ
Financials28.6%19.6%+9.1pp
Industrials17.5%11.3%+6.2pp
Utilities0.0%3.9%3.9pp
Energy2.2%6.1%3.8pp
Real Estate0.0%3.7%3.7pp
Consumer Staples3.9%7.4%3.5pp
Information Technology15.9%18.0%2.1pp
Communication Services4.7%3.3%+1.4pp

Δ is DIA minus IWD, in percentage points. Sector data is not published by every issuer, so “Unclassified” is a real category rather than a gap in the table.

What each fund holds alone

Only in DIA
4 positions

20.4% of DIA by weight, held in no part of IWD.

Only in IWD
845 positions

68.4% of IWD by weight, held in no part of DIA.

A large count with a small weight is the usual shape: the positions one fund adds are typically its smallest ones.

Concentration and cost

DIAIWD
Top 10 holdings56.2%27.8%
Positions held31872
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$16$19

Cost is the expense ratio applied to $10,000; it excludes any brokerage commission, bid-ask spread or tax consequence. Figures are facts about the funds, not a suggestion about which to hold.

Frequently asked

How much do DIA and IWD overlap?

DIA and IWD overlap 26.2% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 26 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (DIA as of 2026-07-23, IWD as of 2026-07-23).

How is the overlap between DIA and IWD calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If DIA holds a stock at 6% and IWD holds the same stock at 4%, 4% counts as shared. The result is bounded between 0% and 100%, and it is computed after looking through any fund-of-funds to the underlying holdings.

Is it redundant to hold both DIA and IWD?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 26.2% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does DIA own that IWD doesn't?

DIA holds 31 positions and IWD holds 872; 4 of DIA's positions don't appear in IWD at all, and they are 20.4% of DIA by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, DIA as of 2026-07-23, IWD as of 2026-07-23. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.