Can Dow Jones ETFs Fare Better in New Year Than 2024?

Among the three key U.S. equity gauges, the Dow Jones underperformed the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq in 2024. The Dow Jones-based exchange-traded fund SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) has added 13.1% over the past year, falling behind the S&P 500 (up 23.7%) and the Nasdaq Composite (up 30.1%) (as of Jan. 9, 2025). This year, too, the Dow Jones has been trailing (up 0.2%) the S&P 500 (up 0.6%) and the Nasdaq (up 0.9%) (as of Jan. 9, 2025).The Dow Jones has lagged behind its peers because the Fed has be ...