What would $1,000 invested in Dow Jones (DIA) in 1998 be worth today?

$1,000 invested in Dow Jones (DIA) (DIA) in 1998 would be worth approximately $10,736 today, representing a total return of +973.6% and an annualized return of 8.8%.

How does Dow Jones (DIA) compare to the S&P 500 since 1998?

$1,000 invested in the S&P 500 in 1998 would be worth approximately $11,083 today (+1008.3%), compared to $10,736 for Dow Jones (DIA) (+973.6%).

What was the annualized return for Dow Jones (DIA) since 1998?

Dow Jones (DIA) has delivered an annualized return of 8.8% since 1998, based on split-adjusted price data.

What if you invested in Dow Jones (DIA) in 1998?

DIA · Index · Data through 2026-03-01

If you invested $1,000 in Dow Jones (DIA) in 1998

$10,736today

+973.6% total return|+8.8% annualized

The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $11,083(+1008.3%)

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Dow Jones (DIA) vs. S&P 500, 1998 to present

Year-by-Year Returns

$1,000 invested in Dow Jones (DIA) starting January 1998

Year	Price	Value	Annual	Cumulative	S&P 500 Value
1998	$43.99	$1,000	-	-	$1,000
1999	$52.51	$1,194	+19.4%	+19.4%	$1,315
2000	$62.56	$1,422	+19.1%	+42.2%	$1,453
2001	$62.92	$1,430	+0.6%	+43%	$1,442
2002	$58.43	$1,328	-7.1%	+32.8%	$1,206
2003	$48.52	$1,103	-17%	+10.3%	$932
2004	$64.42	$1,464	+32.8%	+46.4%	$1,249
2005	$65.63	$1,492	+1.9%	+49.2%	$1,325
2006	$69.25	$1,574	+5.5%	+57.4%	$1,455
2007	$82.55	$1,876	+19.2%	+87.6%	$1,671
2008	$84.13	$1,912	+1.9%	+91.2%	$1,626
2009	$54.96	$1,249	-34.7%	+24.9%	$1,004
2010	$71.23	$1,619	+29.6%	+61.9%	$1,332
2011	$86.21	$1,960	+21%	+96%	$1,627
2012	$93.97	$2,136	+9%	+113.6%	$1,696
2013	$105.84	$2,406	+12.6%	+140.6%	$1,976
2014	$122.63	$2,788	+15.9%	+178.8%	$2,399
2015	$136.90	$3,112	+11.6%	+211.2%	$2,738
2016	$134.30	$3,053	-1.9%	+205.3%	$2,714
2017	$166.15	$3,777	+23.7%	+277.7%	$3,257
2018	$223.94	$5,091	+34.8%	+409.1%	$4,113
2019	$218.77	$4,973	-2.3%	+397.3%	$4,013
2020	$252.62	$5,742	+15.5%	+474.2%	$4,874
2021	$274.01	$6,229	+8.5%	+522.9%	$5,711
2022	$326.30	$7,417	+19.1%	+641.7%	$7,036
2023	$322.99	$7,342	-1%	+634.2%	$6,460
2024	$368.63	$8,380	+14.1%	+738%	$7,791
2025	$437.84	$9,953	+18.8%	+895.3%	$9,834
2026	$488.25	$11,099	+11.5%	+1,009.9%	$11,440

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Dow Jones (DIA) at different times

See how the start year changes the outcome

Since 2000$7,549(+655%)Since 2005$7,196(+620%)Since 2010$6,630(+563%)Since 2015$3,450(+245%)Since 2020$1,870(+87%)Since 2023$1,462(+46%)

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