PRWCX vs XLC: 7% overlap

T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation and Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund share 6.7% 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 4 months apart — PRWCX 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
6.7%
PRWCX expense ratio
0.72%
XLC expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

PRWCX and XLC hold 3 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin PRWCXin XLCΔ
META3.7%18.5%14.8%
GOOGL2.3%10.1%7.8%
NFLX0.7%4.3%3.6%

Where PRWCX and XLC 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.

SectorPRWCXXLCΔ
Communication Services6.7%99.8%93.1pp
Unclassified20.3%0.0%+20.3pp
Treasuries18.2%0.0%+18.2pp
Information Technology17.8%0.0%+17.8pp
Health Care12.2%0.0%+12.2pp
Consumer Discretionary7.2%0.0%+7.2pp
Utilities7.1%0.0%+7.1pp
Cash & Other5.0%-0.1%+5.2pp

Δ is PRWCX minus XLC, 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 PRWCX
147 positions

87.9% of PRWCX by weight, held in no part of XLC.

Only in XLC
21 positions

67.1% of XLC by weight, held in no part of PRWCX.

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

Concentration and cost

PRWCXXLC
Top 10 holdings46.0%68.6%
Positions held15125
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$72$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 PRWCX and XLC overlap?

PRWCX and XLC overlap 6.7% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 3 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (PRWCX as of 2026-03-31, XLC as of 2026-07-23).

How is the overlap between PRWCX and XLC calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 6.7% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does PRWCX own that XLC doesn't?

PRWCX holds 151 positions and XLC holds 25; 147 of PRWCX's positions don't appear in XLC at all, and they are 87.9% of PRWCX by weight.

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