The Dow's Unlikely Advantage: Why a Bygone Era May Yet Hold Sway The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) has been quietly accumulating assets under management, with a $43 billion market value that eclipses many other popular exchange traded funds.
While its performance may have lagged behind that of the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and the S&P 500 ETF (SPY), investors would do well to revisit this relic of the past.
The Dow's storied history, dating back to the late 19th century when it was first conceived by Charles H. Dow, has often been reduced to a quaint afterthought in modern investing circles.