BND vs IWD: 0% overlap

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF share 0.1% 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
0.1%
BND expense ratio
0.03%
IWD expense ratio
0.19%

Top shared holdings

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

Holdingin BNDin IWDΔ
CASH1.1%0.1%1.0%

Where BND and IWD 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.

SectorBNDIWDΔ
Treasuries48.2%0.0%+48.2pp
MBS Pass-Through20.3%0.0%+20.3pp
Information Technology0.0%18.0%18.0pp
Corporate — industrial & other14.6%0.0%+14.6pp
Health Care0.0%12.7%12.7pp
Financials7.9%19.6%11.7pp
Industrials0.0%11.3%11.3pp
Consumer Discretionary0.0%10.2%10.2pp

Δ is BND minus IWD, 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 IWD.

Only in IWD
870 positions

99.9% of IWD 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

BNDIWD
Top 10 holdings71.7%27.8%
Positions held2,047872
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$3$19

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 IWD overlap?

BND and IWD overlap 0.1% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 1 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (BND as of 2026-06-30, IWD as of 2026-07-23).

How is the overlap between BND and IWD 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 IWD 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 IWD?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 0.1% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does BND own that IWD doesn't?

BND holds 2,047 positions and IWD holds 872; 2,046 of BND's positions don't appear in IWD 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, IWD as of 2026-07-23. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.