BND vs FTIHX: 1% overlap

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF and Fidelity Total International Index share 1.1% 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 — FTIHX as of 2026-04-30, the rest through 2026-06-30. 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
1.1%
BND expense ratio
0.03%
FTIHX expense ratio
0.06%

Top shared holdings

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

Holdingin BNDin FTIHXΔ
CASH1.1%2.7%1.6%

Where BND and FTIHX 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.

SectorBNDFTIHXΔ
Unclassified0.7%94.6%94.0pp
Treasuries48.2%0.1%+48.1pp
MBS Pass-Through20.3%0.0%+20.3pp
Corporate — industrial & other14.6%0.0%+14.6pp
Financials7.9%1.3%+6.6pp
Utilities2.6%0.1%+2.6pp
Cash and/or Derivatives1.1%2.7%1.6pp
Supranational1.4%0.1%+1.3pp

Δ is BND minus FTIHX, 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 BND
2,046 positions

98.9% of BND by weight, held in no part of FTIHX.

Only in FTIHX
5,055 positions

97.7% of FTIHX by weight, held in no part of BND.

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

Concentration and cost

BNDFTIHX
Top 10 holdings71.7%14.4%
Positions held2,0475,057
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 BND and FTIHX overlap?

BND and FTIHX overlap 1.1% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 1 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (BND as of 2026-06-30, FTIHX as of 2026-04-30).

How is the overlap between BND and FTIHX calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 1.1% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does BND own that FTIHX doesn't?

BND holds 2,047 positions and FTIHX holds 5,057; 2,046 of BND's positions don't appear in FTIHX at all, and they are 98.9% of BND by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, BND as of 2026-06-30, FTIHX as of 2026-04-30. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.