FXAIX vs VTV: 43% overlap

Fidelity 500 Index and Vanguard Value ETF share 43.1% 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

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Overlap
43.1%
FXAIX expense ratio
0.01%
VTV expense ratio
0.03%

Top shared holdings

FXAIX and VTV hold 276 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin FXAIXin VTVΔ
BRK-B1.6%2.9%1.4%
JPM1.4%3.1%1.7%
XOM1.1%2.1%1.0%
JNJ1.0%2.3%1.3%
WMT1.0%1.9%0.9%
MU0.8%4.9%4.1%
ABBV0.7%1.7%1.0%
PG0.7%1.3%0.6%
HD0.6%1.3%0.7%
GE0.6%0.7%0.1%

Where FXAIX and VTV 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.

SectorFXAIXVTVΔ
Information Technology31.8%14.1%+17.7pp
Financials12.0%22.1%10.1pp
Communication Services10.5%2.9%+7.7pp
Industrials8.3%15.0%6.6pp
Consumer Discretionary9.7%3.9%+5.7pp
Health Care9.6%15.1%5.6pp
Energy3.4%6.8%3.4pp
Consumer Staples5.4%8.7%3.4pp

Δ is FXAIX minus VTV, 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
229 positions

56.8% of FXAIX by weight, held in no part of VTV.

Only in VTV
33 positions

6.9% of VTV 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

FXAIXVTV
Top 10 holdings36.4%23.6%
Positions held506309
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$1$3

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 VTV overlap?

FXAIX and VTV overlap 43.1% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 276 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (FXAIX as of 2026-02-28, VTV as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between FXAIX and VTV 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 VTV 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 VTV?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 43.1% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does FXAIX own that VTV doesn't?

FXAIX holds 506 positions and VTV holds 309; 229 of FXAIX's positions don't appear in VTV at all, and they are 56.8% of FXAIX by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, FXAIX as of 2026-02-28, VTV as of 2026-06-30. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.