IWD vs MGK: 19% overlap

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF and Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF share 19.2% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

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1.8Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.8. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
19.2%
IWD expense ratio
0.19%
MGK expense ratio
0.05%

Top shared holdings

IWD and MGK hold 22 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin IWDin MGKΔ
AAPL5.9%12.1%6.2%
AMZN5.7%4.4%1.3%
MSFT3.9%7.5%3.6%
INTC1.2%1.1%0.1%
META0.7%4.1%3.4%
WELL0.5%0.7%0.2%
UBER0.3%0.4%0.1%
VRTX0.3%0.6%0.3%
EQIX0.3%0.5%0.2%
TJX0.3%0.7%0.4%

Where IWD and MGK 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.

SectorIWDMGKΔ
Information Technology18.0%58.6%40.6pp
Financials19.6%4.0%+15.6pp
Communication Services3.3%16.2%12.9pp
Industrials11.3%2.6%+8.7pp
Health Care12.7%4.9%+7.8pp
Consumer Staples7.4%0.4%+7.0pp
Energy6.1%0.0%+6.1pp
Utilities3.9%0.0%+3.9pp

Δ is IWD minus MGK, 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 IWD
849 positions

79.4% of IWD by weight, held in no part of MGK.

Only in MGK
35 positions

62.8% of MGK by weight, held in no part of IWD.

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

Concentration and cost

IWDMGK
Top 10 holdings27.8%63.5%
Positions held87257
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$19$5

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 IWD and MGK overlap?

IWD and MGK overlap 19.2% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 22 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (IWD as of 2026-07-23, MGK as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between IWD and MGK calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 19.2% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does IWD own that MGK doesn't?

IWD holds 872 positions and MGK holds 57; 849 of IWD's positions don't appear in MGK at all, and they are 79.4% of IWD by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, IWD as of 2026-07-23, MGK as of 2026-06-30. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.