DIA vs VTTHX: 13% overlap

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF and Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 share 12.5% 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 4 months apart — VTTHX as of 2026-03-31, 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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1.9Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.9. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
12.5%
DIA expense ratio
0.16%
VTTHX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

DIA and VTTHX hold 30 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin DIAin VTTHXΔ
NVDA2.4%2.5%0.1%
AAPL3.7%2.3%1.4%
MSFT4.4%1.5%2.9%
AMZN2.7%1.2%1.4%
GOOGL3.6%1.1%2.5%
JPM4.0%0.4%3.6%
JNJ3.0%0.3%2.6%
V4.0%0.3%3.7%
WMT1.2%0.3%1.0%
CAT10.3%0.3%10.0%

Where DIA and VTTHX 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.

SectorDIAVTTHXΔ
Financials28.6%12.0%+16.6pp
Unclassified0.0%11.2%11.2pp
Treasuries0.0%11.2%11.2pp
Industrials17.5%7.8%+9.6pp
Health Care13.6%5.2%+8.4pp
MBS Pass-Through0.0%4.7%4.7pp
Consumer Discretionary9.9%5.7%+4.2pp
Corporate — industrial & other0.0%3.6%3.6pp

Δ is DIA minus VTTHX, 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
0 positions

0.0% of DIA by weight, held in no part of VTTHX.

Only in VTTHX
16,651 positions

87.3% of VTTHX 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

DIAVTTHX
Top 10 holdings56.2%26.4%
Positions held316
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$16$8

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 VTTHX overlap?

DIA and VTTHX overlap 12.5% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 30 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (DIA as of 2026-07-23, VTTHX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between DIA and VTTHX 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 VTTHX 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 VTTHX?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 12.5% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does DIA own that VTTHX doesn't?

DIA holds 31 positions and VTTHX holds 6; 0 of DIA's positions don't appear in VTTHX at all, and they are 0.0% of DIA by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, DIA as of 2026-07-23, VTTHX as of 2026-03-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.