DIA vs MGK: 19% overlap

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF and Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF share 19.3% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

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1.8Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.8. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
19.3%
DIA expense ratio
0.16%
MGK expense ratio
0.05%

Top shared holdings

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

Holdingin DIAin MGKΔ
MSFT4.4%7.5%3.1%
AAPL3.7%12.1%8.4%
GOOGL3.6%5.9%2.2%
AMZN2.7%4.4%1.8%
NVDA2.4%13.2%10.8%
V4.0%1.8%2.2%
BA2.4%0.7%1.7%

Where DIA and MGK 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.

SectorDIAMGKΔ
Information Technology15.9%58.6%42.7pp
Financials28.6%4.0%+24.7pp
Industrials17.5%2.6%+14.8pp
Communication Services4.7%16.2%11.5pp
Health Care13.6%4.9%+8.7pp
Consumer Staples3.9%0.4%+3.5pp
Materials3.6%0.4%+3.2pp
Energy2.2%0.0%+2.2pp

Δ is DIA minus MGK, 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 DIA
23 positions

76.7% of DIA by weight, held in no part of MGK.

Only in MGK
50 positions

54.3% of MGK by weight, held in no part of DIA.

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

Concentration and cost

DIAMGK
Top 10 holdings56.2%63.5%
Positions held3157
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$16$5

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 DIA and MGK overlap?

DIA and MGK overlap 19.3% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 7 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (DIA as of 2026-07-23, MGK as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between DIA and MGK calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 19.3% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does DIA own that MGK doesn't?

DIA holds 31 positions and MGK holds 57; 23 of DIA's positions don't appear in MGK at all, and they are 76.7% of DIA by weight.

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