BNDX vs DIA: 0% overlap

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF share 0.2% 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
0.2%
BNDX expense ratio
0.07%
DIA expense ratio
0.16%

Top shared holdings

BNDX and DIA hold 7 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin BNDXin DIAΔ
JPM0.1%4.0%4.0%
GS0.0%12.3%12.3%
MCD0.0%3.0%3.0%
MSFT0.0%4.4%4.4%
AMGN0.0%4.3%4.3%
AAPL0.0%3.7%3.7%
MRK0.0%1.5%1.5%

Where BNDX and DIA 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.

SectorBNDXDIAΔ
Unclassified88.4%0.0%+88.4pp
Financials2.0%28.6%26.7pp
Industrials0.0%17.5%17.4pp
Information Technology0.1%15.9%15.8pp
Health Care0.2%13.6%13.5pp
Consumer Discretionary0.2%9.9%9.7pp
Communication Services0.1%4.7%4.6pp
Consumer Staples0.1%3.9%3.7pp

Δ is BNDX minus DIA, 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 BNDX
3,108 positions

99.8% of BNDX by weight, held in no part of DIA.

Only in DIA
23 positions

66.7% of DIA by weight, held in no part of BNDX.

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

Concentration and cost

BNDXDIA
Top 10 holdings24.4%56.2%
Positions held3,11531
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$7$16

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 BNDX and DIA overlap?

BNDX and DIA overlap 0.2% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 7 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (BNDX as of 2026-06-30, DIA as of 2026-07-23).

How is the overlap between BNDX and DIA calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 0.2% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does BNDX own that DIA doesn't?

BNDX holds 3,115 positions and DIA holds 31; 3,108 of BNDX's positions don't appear in DIA at all, and they are 99.8% of BNDX by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, BNDX as of 2026-06-30, DIA as of 2026-07-23. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.