IWD vs VGT: 18% overlap

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF and Vanguard Information Technology ETF share 18.0% 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
18.0%
IWD expense ratio
0.19%
VGT expense ratio
0.09%

Top shared holdings

IWD and VGT hold 93 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin IWDin VGTΔ
AAPL5.9%14.3%8.4%
MSFT3.9%8.3%4.4%
CSCO1.2%1.8%0.6%
INTC1.2%2.4%1.2%
IBM0.5%1.0%0.5%
QCOM0.5%0.8%0.3%
ADI0.5%0.8%0.3%
CRM0.3%0.5%0.2%
DELL0.3%0.6%0.3%
ACN0.2%0.3%0.1%

Where IWD and VGT 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.

SectorIWDVGTΔ
Information Technology18.0%99.5%81.4pp
Financials19.6%0.0%+19.5pp
Health Care12.7%0.0%+12.7pp
Industrials11.3%0.0%+11.3pp
Consumer Discretionary10.2%0.0%+10.1pp
Consumer Staples7.4%0.1%+7.3pp
Energy6.1%0.0%+6.1pp
Utilities3.9%0.0%+3.9pp

Δ is IWD minus VGT, 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
778 positions

81.9% of IWD by weight, held in no part of VGT.

Only in VGT
229 positions

59.3% of VGT 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

IWDVGT
Top 10 holdings27.8%59.9%
Positions held872322
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$19$9

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 VGT overlap?

IWD and VGT overlap 18.0% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 93 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (IWD as of 2026-07-23, VGT as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between IWD and VGT 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 VGT 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 VGT?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 18.0% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does IWD own that VGT doesn't?

IWD holds 872 positions and VGT holds 322; 778 of IWD's positions don't appear in VGT at all, and they are 81.9% of IWD by weight.

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