SCHB vs VTWNX: 20% overlap

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF and Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 share 19.9% 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 — VTWNX 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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1.8Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.8. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
19.9%
SCHB expense ratio
0.03%
VTWNX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

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

Holdingin SCHBin VTWNXΔ
NVDA7.0%1.3%5.7%
AAPL6.3%1.2%5.1%
MSFT4.6%0.8%3.8%
AMZN3.6%0.6%3.0%
GOOGL3.0%0.6%2.4%
AVGO2.9%0.5%2.4%
GOOG2.4%0.5%2.0%
MU1.5%0.4%1.1%
META1.9%0.3%1.5%
TSLA1.7%0.3%1.3%

Where SCHB 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.

SectorSCHBVTWNXΔ
Unclassified3.5%29.8%26.3pp
Information Technology35.8%10.0%+25.8pp
Treasuries0.0%17.1%17.1pp
Communication Services9.6%2.3%+7.3pp
MBS Pass-Through0.0%7.2%7.2pp
Consumer Discretionary9.3%2.9%+6.4pp
Health Care8.4%2.7%+5.8pp
Corporate — industrial & other0.0%5.5%5.5pp

Δ is SCHB 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 SCHB
0 positions

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

Only in VTWNX
14,422 positions

78.2% of VTWNX 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

SCHBVTWNX
Top 10 holdings34.9%44.9%
Positions held2,4077
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 VTWNX overlap?

SCHB and VTWNX overlap 19.9% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 2,406 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SCHB as of 2026-05-31, VTWNX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between SCHB and VTWNX 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 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 SCHB and VTWNX?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 19.9% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SCHB own that VTWNX doesn't?

SCHB holds 2,407 positions and VTWNX holds 7; 0 of SCHB's positions don't appear in VTWNX 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, VTWNX as of 2026-03-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.