AGG vs SCHF: 1% overlap

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and Schwab International Equity ETF share 0.5% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

Different holding dates. These holdings were published about 2 months apart — SCHF as of 2026-05-31, the rest through 2026-07-23. Each fund is compared using its most recent file, so any trading in between shows up as a difference.

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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
0.5%
AGG expense ratio
0.03%
SCHF expense ratio
0.06%

Top shared holdings

AGG and SCHF hold 1 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin AGGin SCHFΔ
CASH2.7%0.5%2.2%

Where AGG and SCHF 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.

SectorAGGSCHFΔ
Unclassified0.0%95.9%95.9pp
Treasuries46.5%0.0%+46.5pp
MBS Pass-Through24.1%0.0%+24.1pp
Corporate — industrial & other14.3%0.0%+14.3pp
Financials8.0%1.9%+6.1pp
Utilities2.5%0.1%+2.5pp
Cash and/or Derivatives2.7%0.5%+2.2pp
Cash & Other-2.1%0.0%2.1pp

Δ is AGG minus SCHF, 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 AGG
1,862 positions

99.4% of AGG by weight, held in no part of SCHF.

Only in SCHF
1,475 positions

99.3% of SCHF by weight, held in no part of AGG.

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

Concentration and cost

AGGSCHF
Top 10 holdings75.3%14.8%
Positions held1,8641,477
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$3$6

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 AGG and SCHF overlap?

AGG and SCHF overlap 0.5% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 1 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (AGG as of 2026-07-23, SCHF as of 2026-05-31).

How is the overlap between AGG and SCHF calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If AGG holds a stock at 6% and SCHF 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 AGG and SCHF?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 0.5% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does AGG own that SCHF doesn't?

AGG holds 1,864 positions and SCHF holds 1,477; 1,862 of AGG's positions don't appear in SCHF at all, and they are 99.4% of AGG by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, AGG as of 2026-07-23, SCHF as of 2026-05-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.