FXAIX vs VFORX: 37% overlap

Fidelity 500 Index and Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 share 37.2% 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 — FXAIX as of 2026-02-28, 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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1.6Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.6. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
37.2%
FXAIX expense ratio
0.01%
VFORX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

FXAIX and VFORX hold 471 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin FXAIXin VFORXΔ
NVDA7.3%2.8%4.6%
AAPL6.6%2.5%4.1%
MSFT5.0%1.7%3.3%
AMZN3.5%1.4%2.1%
GOOGL3.1%1.3%1.8%
AVGO2.6%1.1%1.5%
GOOG2.5%1.0%1.5%
MU0.8%0.8%0.0%
META2.4%0.7%1.7%
TSLA1.9%0.7%1.2%

Where FXAIX and VFORX 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.

SectorFXAIXVFORXΔ
Information Technology31.8%21.6%+10.1pp
Treasuries0.0%8.7%8.7pp
Unclassified3.3%9.7%6.4pp
Communication Services10.5%4.9%+5.6pp
Health Care9.6%5.8%+3.8pp
MBS Pass-Through0.0%3.7%3.7pp
Consumer Discretionary9.7%6.3%+3.4pp
Corporate — industrial & other0.0%2.8%2.8pp

Δ is FXAIX minus VFORX, 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 FXAIX
34 positions

3.3% of FXAIX by weight, held in no part of VFORX.

Only in VFORX
16,211 positions

60.9% of VFORX by weight, held in no part of FXAIX.

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

Concentration and cost

FXAIXVFORX
Top 10 holdings36.4%23.9%
Positions held5066
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$1$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 FXAIX and VFORX overlap?

FXAIX and VFORX overlap 37.2% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 471 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (FXAIX as of 2026-02-28, VFORX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between FXAIX and VFORX calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 37.2% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does FXAIX own that VFORX doesn't?

FXAIX holds 506 positions and VFORX holds 6; 34 of FXAIX's positions don't appear in VFORX at all, and they are 3.3% of FXAIX by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, FXAIX as of 2026-02-28, VFORX as of 2026-03-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.