etf overlap · moderate overlap

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust logoSPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF logoSPY vs DIA overlap

29% of SPY and DIA is the same money, spread over 30 companies both funds hold.

Holdings as of September 24, 2026 · source: SPDR (SPY), SPDR (DIA)

overlapfull holdings, by weight
29%of each fund is money the other holds at the same weight, across 30 shared companies.
SPY
29%10%61%
DIA
29%71%
  • same money
  • same companies, extra weight
  • only in this fund
Overlap = the sum, over companies both funds hold, of the smaller of the two weights. Cash and derivatives excluded.
01Shared

The companies you would own twice

held by bothtop 15 of 30
companySPYDIA
APPLE INC logoAAPLAPPLE INC7.38%3.89%
NVIDIA CORP logoNVDANVIDIA CORP8.19%2.60%
WALMART INC logoWMTWALMART INC0.72%1.24%
CHEVRON CORP logoCVXCHEVRON CORP0.61%2.38%
02Different

What only one of them gives you

only in SPY474 names
ALPHABET INC CL C logoGOOGALPHABET INC CL C2.43%
only in DIA0 names

Every DIA holding is also in the other fund.

03Sectors

Where each fund puts its money

sectorsSPY vs DIA, share of each fund
Information Technology39.20%18.87%
Financials11.57%26.59%
Industrials8.09%15.98%
Health Care9.28%13.88%
Consumer Discretionary8.65%9.43%
Communication Services10.07%5.18%
Consumer Staples4.39%3.95%
Energy3.43%2.38%
Materials1.69%3.71%
Utilities1.86%0.00%
Real Estate1.72%0.00%
04Questions

SPY and DIA: what people ask

questions4 answered

How much do SPY and DIA overlap?

29% by weight, as of September 24, 2026: moderate overlap. 30 companies appear in both funds; they make up 39% of SPY and 100% of DIA.

Which stocks do SPY and DIA both hold?

The largest shared positions are MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN and NVDA. Ranked by the smaller of the two weights, which is the part you would own twice.

Is it redundant to hold both SPY and DIA?

Out of every $100 split evenly between them, about $29 (half in each fund) buys identical positions. The rest is exposure only one of the two funds gives you: 474 names only in SPY, 0 only in DIA. Whether that duplication is a problem depends on the mix you want; this is a description, not advice.

How is ETF overlap calculated here?

For every company held by both funds we take the smaller of its two weights and add them up. The weights come from the full holdings files SPDR publish, not a top-10 sample, and companies are matched by their ISIN so share classes stay apart.

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Weights come from each issuer's published holdings file and are matched company by company on their ISIN. Cash, futures and currency positions are left out. This page describes what the funds hold; it is not investment advice.