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$1,000 in State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust in 2007 → $6,608 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) on January 1, 2007 — at the December 2006 month-end close of $80.85 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $6,608. That's a +560.8% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $5,435.

$1,000 in 2007$6,608Total return+560.8%Multiple6.6×CAGR+10.1%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in DIA in 2007 worth today?

$1,000 invested in State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) at the month-end close of 2006-12- would be worth $6,608 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +560.8% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in DIA in 2007 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $5,435 — so State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) beat the index by +21.6%.

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

The scenario invests at the December 2006 month-end close (the price entering 2007) 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 2007–2026 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 2007 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2006 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.