ITOT vs SWAGX: 0% overlap

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond Index share 0.2% 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 5 months apart — SWAGX as of 2026-02-28, 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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2.0Effective Funds

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

Overlap
0.2%
ITOT expense ratio
0.03%
SWAGX expense ratio
0.04%

Top shared holdings

ITOT and SWAGX hold 1 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin ITOTin SWAGXΔ
CASH0.2%2.1%1.9%

Where ITOT and SWAGX 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.

SectorITOTSWAGXΔ
Treasuries0.0%45.7%45.7pp
Information Technology35.2%0.0%+35.2pp
MBS Pass-Through0.0%19.2%19.2pp
Corporate — industrial & other0.0%13.3%13.3pp
Industrials10.1%0.0%+10.1pp
Health Care9.7%0.0%+9.7pp
Consumer Discretionary8.8%0.0%+8.8pp
Communication Services8.7%0.0%+8.7pp

Δ is ITOT minus SWAGX, 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 ITOT
2,438 positions

99.8% of ITOT by weight, held in no part of SWAGX.

Only in SWAGX
1,603 positions

98.9% of SWAGX by weight, held in no part of ITOT.

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

Concentration and cost

ITOTSWAGX
Top 10 holdings32.7%71.4%
Positions held2,4401,604
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$3$4

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 ITOT and SWAGX overlap?

ITOT and SWAGX overlap 0.2% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 1 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (ITOT as of 2026-07-23, SWAGX as of 2026-02-28).

How is the overlap between ITOT and SWAGX calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 0.2% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does ITOT own that SWAGX doesn't?

ITOT holds 2,440 positions and SWAGX holds 1,604; 2,438 of ITOT's positions don't appear in SWAGX at all, and they are 99.8% of ITOT by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, ITOT as of 2026-07-23, SWAGX as of 2026-02-28. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.