IWD vs VTWNX: 13% overlap

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF and Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 share 12.5% 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 — VTWNX 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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1.9Effective 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
12.5%
IWD expense ratio
0.19%
VTWNX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

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

Holdingin IWDin VTWNXΔ
AAPL5.9%1.2%4.7%
MSFT3.9%0.8%3.2%
AMZN5.7%0.6%5.1%
META0.7%0.3%0.3%
BRK-B2.5%0.2%2.3%
JPM2.6%0.2%2.4%
JNJ1.7%0.2%1.6%
XOM1.8%0.2%1.6%
INTC1.2%0.2%1.1%
WMT1.2%0.1%1.1%

Where IWD and VTWNX 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.

SectorIWDVTWNXΔ
Unclassified0.0%29.8%29.8pp
Treasuries0.0%17.1%17.1pp
Financials19.6%8.2%+11.4pp
Health Care12.7%2.7%+10.1pp
Information Technology18.0%10.0%+8.1pp
Industrials11.3%4.0%+7.3pp
Consumer Discretionary10.2%2.9%+7.3pp
MBS Pass-Through0.0%7.2%7.2pp

Δ is IWD minus VTWNX, 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 VTWNX.

Only in VTWNX
15,837 positions

85.7% of VTWNX 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

IWDVTWNX
Top 10 holdings27.8%44.9%
Positions held8727
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 VTWNX overlap?

IWD and VTWNX overlap 12.5% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 846 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (IWD as of 2026-07-23, VTWNX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between IWD and VTWNX 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 VTWNX 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 VTWNX?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 12.5% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does IWD own that VTWNX doesn't?

IWD holds 872 positions and VTWNX holds 7; 25 of IWD's positions don't appear in VTWNX 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, VTWNX as of 2026-03-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.