PRGFX vs VB: 1% overlap

T. Rowe Price Growth Stock and Vanguard Small-Cap ETF share 0.7% 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 3 months apart — PRGFX as of 2026-03-31, the rest through 2026-06-30. Each fund is compared using its most recent file, so any trading in between shows up as a difference.

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2.0Effective Funds

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

Overlap
0.7%
PRGFX expense ratio
0.64%
VB expense ratio
0.03%

Top shared holdings

PRGFX and VB hold 4 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin PRGFXin VBΔ
NTRA0.5%0.4%0.0%
IOT0.2%0.1%0.0%
HUBS0.2%0.1%0.1%
WING0.1%0.1%0.0%

Where PRGFX and VB 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.

SectorPRGFXVBΔ
Information Technology48.2%16.1%+32.1pp
Industrials5.6%21.0%15.4pp
Communication Services13.1%3.0%+10.1pp
Financials5.1%12.7%7.7pp
Real Estate0.5%7.1%6.6pp
Health Care6.5%11.9%5.5pp
Unclassified5.9%0.6%+5.3pp
Materials0.2%5.3%5.1pp

Δ is PRGFX minus VB, 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 PRGFX
74 positions

95.7% of PRGFX by weight, held in no part of VB.

Only in VB
1,304 positions

99.3% of VB by weight, held in no part of PRGFX.

A large count with a small weight is the usual shape: the positions one fund adds are typically its smallest ones.

Concentration and cost

PRGFXVB
Top 10 holdings62.8%5.6%
Positions held791,308
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$64$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 PRGFX and VB overlap?

PRGFX and VB overlap 0.7% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 4 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (PRGFX as of 2026-03-31, VB as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between PRGFX and VB calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If PRGFX holds a stock at 6% and VB 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 PRGFX and VB?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 0.7% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does PRGFX own that VB doesn't?

PRGFX holds 79 positions and VB holds 1,308; 74 of PRGFX's positions don't appear in VB at all, and they are 95.7% of PRGFX by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, PRGFX as of 2026-03-31, VB as of 2026-06-30. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.