FZROX vs IWM: 4% overlap

Fidelity ZERO Total Market Index and iShares Russell 2000 ETF share 3.8% 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 3 months apart — FZROX as of 2026-04-30, 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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Overlap
3.8%
FZROX expense ratio
0.00%
IWM expense ratio
0.19%

Top shared holdings

FZROX and IWM hold 1,492 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin FZROXin IWMΔ
CASH0.6%0.2%0.5%
AGX0.0%0.3%0.3%
UMBF0.0%0.3%0.3%
VSAT0.0%0.3%0.3%
CTRE0.0%0.3%0.3%
FLR0.0%0.2%0.2%
MOG-A0.0%0.4%0.4%
FCFS0.0%0.3%0.3%
ESE0.0%0.3%0.3%
LUMN0.0%0.2%0.2%

Where FZROX and IWM 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.

SectorFZROXIWMΔ
Information Technology32.3%12.8%+19.4pp
Health Care8.6%19.9%11.2pp
Communication Services10.1%2.5%+7.6pp
Financials11.8%19.0%7.2pp
Industrials9.2%14.7%5.5pp
Unclassified3.8%0.0%+3.8pp
Real Estate2.3%5.9%3.6pp
Materials1.6%4.2%2.6pp

Δ is FZROX minus IWM, 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 FZROX
1,192 positions

96.1% of FZROX by weight, held in no part of IWM.

Only in IWM
474 positions

11.0% of IWM by weight, held in no part of FZROX.

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

Concentration and cost

FZROXIWM
Top 10 holdings34.0%3.3%
Positions held2,6851,967
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$0$19

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 FZROX and IWM overlap?

FZROX and IWM overlap 3.8% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 1,492 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (FZROX as of 2026-04-30, IWM as of 2026-07-23).

How is the overlap between FZROX and IWM calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 3.8% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does FZROX own that IWM doesn't?

FZROX holds 2,685 positions and IWM holds 1,967; 1,192 of FZROX's positions don't appear in IWM at all, and they are 96.1% of FZROX by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, FZROX as of 2026-04-30, IWM as of 2026-07-23. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.