SCHB vs VTTSX: 51% overlap

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF and Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 share 50.9% 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 — VTTSX 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.

Hold both, 50/50
1.5Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.5. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
50.9%
SCHB expense ratio
0.03%
VTTSX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

SCHB and VTTSX hold 2,406 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin SCHBin VTTSXΔ
NVDA7.0%3.3%3.7%
AAPL6.3%3.1%3.2%
MSFT4.6%2.0%2.6%
AMZN3.6%1.7%1.9%
GOOGL3.0%1.5%1.5%
AVGO2.9%1.3%1.6%
GOOG2.4%1.2%1.2%
MU1.5%0.9%0.6%
META1.9%0.9%1.0%
TSLA1.7%0.9%0.8%

Where SCHB 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.

SectorSCHBVTTSXΔ
Information Technology35.8%26.3%+9.5pp
Communication Services9.6%6.0%+3.6pp
Treasuries0.0%3.3%3.3pp
Financials11.1%14.1%3.0pp
Unclassified3.5%6.1%2.6pp
Industrials8.8%10.6%1.8pp
Cash and/or Derivatives0.2%2.0%1.8pp
Consumer Discretionary9.3%7.6%+1.7pp

Δ is SCHB 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 SCHB
0 positions

0.0% of SCHB by weight, held in no part of VTTSX.

Only in VTTSX
14,421 positions

46.0% of VTTSX by weight, held in no part of SCHB.

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

Concentration and cost

SCHBVTTSX
Top 10 holdings34.9%19.3%
Positions held2,4076
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$3$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 SCHB and VTTSX overlap?

SCHB and VTTSX overlap 50.9% by portfolio weight — substantial duplication if you hold both. They share 2,406 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SCHB as of 2026-05-31, VTTSX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between SCHB and VTTSX calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If SCHB 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 SCHB and VTTSX?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 50.9% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SCHB own that VTTSX doesn't?

SCHB holds 2,407 positions and VTTSX holds 6; 0 of SCHB's positions don't appear in VTTSX at all, and they are 0.0% of SCHB by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, SCHB as of 2026-05-31, VTTSX as of 2026-03-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.