IWD vs VTV: 65% overlap

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF and Vanguard Value ETF share 64.9% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

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1.4Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.4. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
64.9%
IWD expense ratio
0.19%
VTV expense ratio
0.03%

Top shared holdings

IWD and VTV hold 293 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin IWDin VTVΔ
JPM2.6%3.1%0.5%
BRK-B2.5%2.9%0.4%
XOM1.8%2.1%0.3%
JNJ1.7%2.3%0.6%
CSCO1.2%1.6%0.3%
WMT1.2%1.9%0.7%
ABBV1.2%1.7%0.5%
UNH1.1%1.4%0.4%
INTC1.2%1.1%0.2%
BAC1.0%1.4%0.3%

Where IWD and VTV 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.

SectorIWDVTVΔ
Consumer Discretionary10.2%3.9%+6.2pp
Information Technology18.0%14.1%+4.0pp
Industrials11.3%15.0%3.7pp
Financials19.6%22.1%2.5pp
Health Care12.7%15.1%2.4pp
Consumer Staples7.4%8.7%1.3pp
Real Estate3.7%2.5%+1.2pp
Utilities3.9%4.8%0.9pp

Δ is IWD minus VTV, 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
578 positions

34.0% of IWD by weight, held in no part of VTV.

Only in VTV
16 positions

10.9% of VTV 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

IWDVTV
Top 10 holdings27.8%23.6%
Positions held872309
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$19$3

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 VTV overlap?

IWD and VTV overlap 64.9% by portfolio weight — substantial duplication if you hold both. They share 293 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (IWD as of 2026-07-23, VTV as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between IWD and VTV 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 VTV 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 VTV?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 64.9% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does IWD own that VTV doesn't?

IWD holds 872 positions and VTV holds 309; 578 of IWD's positions don't appear in VTV at all, and they are 34.0% of IWD by weight.

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