IWD vs VTTHX: 24% overlap

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF and Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 share 24.0% 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 4 months apart — VTTHX as of 2026-03-31, 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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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
24.0%
IWD expense ratio
0.19%
VTTHX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

IWD and VTTHX hold 846 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin IWDin VTTHXΔ
AAPL5.9%2.3%3.6%
MSFT3.9%1.5%2.4%
AMZN5.7%1.2%4.5%
META0.7%0.7%0.0%
BRK-B2.5%0.5%2.0%
JPM2.6%0.4%2.1%
JNJ1.7%0.3%1.4%
XOM1.8%0.3%1.5%
INTC1.2%0.3%0.9%
WMT1.2%0.3%0.9%

Where IWD and VTTHX 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.

SectorIWDVTTHXΔ
Unclassified0.0%11.2%11.2pp
Treasuries0.0%11.2%11.2pp
Health Care12.7%5.2%+7.5pp
Financials19.6%12.0%+7.5pp
MBS Pass-Through0.0%4.7%4.7pp
Consumer Discretionary10.2%5.7%+4.5pp
Consumer Staples7.4%3.0%+4.4pp
Energy6.1%2.1%+4.0pp

Δ is IWD minus VTTHX, 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
25 positions

0.4% of IWD by weight, held in no part of VTTHX.

Only in VTTHX
15,836 positions

73.7% of VTTHX 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

IWDVTTHX
Top 10 holdings27.8%26.4%
Positions held8726
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$19$8

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 VTTHX overlap?

IWD and VTTHX overlap 24.0% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 846 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (IWD as of 2026-07-23, VTTHX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between IWD and VTTHX 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 VTTHX 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 VTTHX?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 24.0% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does IWD own that VTTHX doesn't?

IWD holds 872 positions and VTTHX holds 6; 25 of IWD's positions don't appear in VTTHX at all, and they are 0.4% of IWD by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, IWD as of 2026-07-23, VTTHX as of 2026-03-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.