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$1,000 in State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust in 2001 → $8,694 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) on January 1, 2001 — at the December 2000 month-end close of $61.45 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $8,694. That's a +769.4% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $5,838.

$1,000 in 2001$8,694Total return+769.4%Multiple8.7×CAGR+8.8%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in DIA in 2001 worth today?

$1,000 invested in State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) at the month-end close of 2000-12- would be worth $8,694 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +769.4% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in DIA in 2001 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $5,838 — so State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) beat the index by +48.9%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2000 month-end close (the price entering 2001) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the DIA calculator page.

Is the 2001–2026 return in DIA typical?

No single year is typical. DIA's best calendar-year return since 1998 was about +29.6%, and its worst was -32.1%.

Methodology

State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) total-return data from January 2001 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2000 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the DIA calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.