ABALX vs FIPFX: 0% overlap

American Funds American Balanced A and Fidelity Freedom Index 2050 share 0.0% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

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2.0Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 2.0. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
0.0%
ABALX expense ratio
0.56%
FIPFX expense ratio
0.12%

Top shared holdings

ABALX and FIPFX hold 0 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin ABALXin FIPFXΔ

Where ABALX and FIPFX differ

Sector weights as a share of each fund, ordered by the size of the gap rather than the size of the sector — two funds that overlap heavily still usually diverge somewhere.

SectorABALXFIPFXΔ
Unclassified22.7%100.0%77.3pp
Information Technology16.0%0.0%+16.0pp
Treasuries12.3%0.0%+12.3pp
Financials8.9%0.0%+8.9pp
Health Care6.7%0.0%+6.7pp
Industrials6.0%0.0%+6.0pp
Communication Services5.1%0.0%+5.1pp
Consumer Discretionary4.7%0.0%+4.7pp

Δ is ABALX minus FIPFX, in percentage points. Sector data is not published by every issuer, so “Unclassified” is a real category rather than a gap in the table.

What each fund holds alone

Only in ABALX
1,438 positions

100.7% of ABALX by weight, held in no part of FIPFX.

Only in FIPFX
5 positions

100.0% of FIPFX by weight, held in no part of ABALX.

A large count with a small weight is the usual shape: the positions one fund adds are typically its smallest ones.

Concentration and cost

ABALXFIPFX
Top 10 holdings36.3%100.0%
Positions held1,4395
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$56$12

Cost is the expense ratio applied to $10,000; it excludes any brokerage commission, bid-ask spread or tax consequence. Figures are facts about the funds, not a suggestion about which to hold.

Frequently asked

How much do ABALX and FIPFX overlap?

ABALX and FIPFX overlap 0.0% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 0 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (ABALX as of 2026-03-31, FIPFX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between ABALX and FIPFX calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If ABALX holds a stock at 6% and FIPFX holds the same stock at 4%, 4% counts as shared. The result is bounded between 0% and 100%, and it is computed after looking through any fund-of-funds to the underlying holdings.

Is it redundant to hold both ABALX and FIPFX?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 0.0% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does ABALX own that FIPFX doesn't?

ABALX holds 1,439 positions and FIPFX holds 5; 1,438 of ABALX's positions don't appear in FIPFX at all, and they are 100.7% of ABALX by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, ABALX as of 2026-03-31, FIPFX as of 2026-03-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.