DIA Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in DIA ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $34,574 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 13.2% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $59,040 reinvested (9.9% a year), or $45,846 taking the distributions as cash, $6,832 of it paid out along the way.
DIA became
$59,040
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
9.9%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$8,952
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Worst drop
-44.8%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | DIA total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +8.8% | $633 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +14.7% | $781 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +14.8% | $757 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +16.0% | $736 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −7.0% | $672 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +20.8% | $596 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +9.6% | $584 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +25.0% | $598 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −3.7% | $509 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +28.1% | $472 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +16.4% | $420 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +0.1% | $367 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +9.8% | $323 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +29.6% | $300 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +9.9% | $282 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +8.1% | $252 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +14.0% | $222 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +22.7% | $221 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −32.1% | $227 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: DIA total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in DIA at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $59,040 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, DIA turned $10,000 into $34,574 with distributions reinvested, 13.2% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, DIA returned 9.5% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking DIA's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $45,846, including $6,832 of cash received; reinvesting added $13,193.
- DIA's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (29.6%) and its worst 2008 (-32.1%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "DIA Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/DIA/total-return
DIA total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in DIA 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $34,574 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 13.2% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $28,544 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is DIA's total return since Dec 2007?
490% in total, or 9.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 290%.
How much of DIA's return came from distributions?
About 24% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $13,193 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was DIA's worst year?
2008, at -32.1% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -44.8%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every distribution reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.