IWD vs VTTSX: 32% overlap

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF and Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 share 31.6% 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 — VTTSX 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.

Hold both, 50/50
1.7Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.7. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
31.6%
IWD expense ratio
0.19%
VTTSX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

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

Holdingin IWDin VTTSXΔ
AAPL5.9%3.1%2.8%
MSFT3.9%2.0%1.9%
AMZN5.7%1.7%4.1%
META0.7%0.9%0.2%
BRK-B2.5%0.7%1.9%
JPM2.6%0.6%2.0%
JNJ1.7%0.4%1.3%
XOM1.8%0.4%1.4%
INTC1.2%0.4%0.8%
WMT1.2%0.4%0.8%

Where IWD and VTTSX 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.

SectorIWDVTTSXΔ
Information Technology18.0%26.3%8.3pp
Unclassified0.0%6.1%6.1pp
Health Care12.7%7.0%+5.7pp
Financials19.6%14.1%+5.4pp
Consumer Staples7.4%4.1%+3.3pp
Energy6.1%2.8%+3.3pp
Treasuries0.0%3.3%3.3pp
Communication Services3.3%6.0%2.7pp

Δ is IWD minus VTTSX, 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 VTTSX.

Only in VTTSX
15,836 positions

65.5% of VTTSX 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

IWDVTTSX
Top 10 holdings27.8%19.3%
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 VTTSX overlap?

IWD and VTTSX overlap 31.6% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 846 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (IWD as of 2026-07-23, VTTSX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between IWD and VTTSX 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 VTTSX 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 VTTSX?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 31.6% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does IWD own that VTTSX doesn't?

IWD holds 872 positions and VTTSX holds 6; 25 of IWD's positions don't appear in VTTSX 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, VTTSX as of 2026-03-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.