IWD vs TSPS: 9% overlap

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF and TSP S Fund — shown via extended-market proxy share 9.2% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

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1.9Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.9. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
9.2%
IWD expense ratio
0.19%
TSPS expense ratio
0.05%

Top shared holdings

IWD and TSPS hold 417 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin IWDin TSPSΔ
LNG0.1%0.6%0.4%
FERG0.1%0.5%0.4%
SUNB0.1%0.3%0.3%
MSTR0.1%0.3%0.2%
ILMN0.1%0.3%0.2%
CASH0.1%3.8%3.7%
RPRX0.1%0.2%0.2%
MKL0.1%0.3%0.2%
TWLO0.1%0.4%0.3%
OKTA0.1%0.3%0.2%

Where IWD and TSPS 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.

SectorIWDTSPSΔ
Industrials11.3%19.8%8.5pp
Financials19.6%13.9%+5.6pp
Consumer Staples7.4%2.7%+4.7pp
Cash and/or Derivatives0.1%3.8%3.7pp
Energy6.1%4.0%+2.1pp
Utilities3.9%1.9%+2.1pp
Consumer Discretionary10.2%8.8%+1.4pp
Communication Services3.3%4.5%1.1pp

Δ is IWD minus TSPS, 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
454 positions

90.6% of IWD by weight, held in no part of TSPS.

Only in TSPS
2,910 positions

52.4% of TSPS 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

IWDTSPS
Top 10 holdings27.8%10.6%
Positions held8723,327
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 TSPS overlap?

IWD and TSPS overlap 9.2% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 417 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (IWD as of 2026-07-23, TSPS as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between IWD and TSPS 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 TSPS 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 TSPS?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 9.2% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does IWD own that TSPS doesn't?

IWD holds 872 positions and TSPS holds 3,327; 454 of IWD's positions don't appear in TSPS at all, and they are 90.6% of IWD by weight.

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