SWAGX vs VTTHX: 14% overlap

Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 share 13.5% 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 — SWAGX as of 2026-02-28, 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
1.9Effective 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
13.5%
SWAGX expense ratio
0.04%
VTTHX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

SWAGX and VTTHX hold 1,451 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin SWAGXin VTTHXΔ
AGENCY-MBS19.2%4.7%14.5%
CASH2.1%1.9%0.2%
46647P0.5%0.1%0.4%
06051G0.5%0.1%0.4%
4590580.3%0.1%0.3%
68389X0.3%0.1%0.2%
0231350.2%0.1%0.1%
2987850.3%0.1%0.2%
38141G0.3%0.1%0.2%
00206R0.3%0.1%0.2%

Where SWAGX and VTTHX 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.

SectorSWAGXVTTHXΔ
Treasuries45.7%11.2%+34.6pp
Information Technology0.0%19.5%19.5pp
MBS Pass-Through19.2%4.7%+14.5pp
Corporate — industrial & other13.3%3.6%+9.7pp
Industrials0.0%7.8%7.8pp
Consumer Discretionary0.0%5.7%5.7pp
Health Care0.0%5.2%5.2pp
Unclassified6.5%11.2%4.7pp

Δ is SWAGX minus VTTHX, 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 SWAGX
153 positions

51.9% of SWAGX by weight, held in no part of VTTHX.

Only in VTTHX
15,231 positions

86.2% of VTTHX by weight, held in no part of SWAGX.

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

Concentration and cost

SWAGXVTTHX
Top 10 holdings71.4%26.4%
Positions held1,6046
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$4$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 SWAGX and VTTHX overlap?

SWAGX and VTTHX overlap 13.5% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 1,451 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SWAGX as of 2026-02-28, VTTHX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between SWAGX and VTTHX calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 13.5% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SWAGX own that VTTHX doesn't?

SWAGX holds 1,604 positions and VTTHX holds 6; 153 of SWAGX's positions don't appear in VTTHX at all, and they are 51.9% of SWAGX by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, SWAGX as of 2026-02-28, VTTHX as of 2026-03-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.