SWAGX vs VTV: 0% overlap

Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and Vanguard Value ETF share 0.4% 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.

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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
0.4%
SWAGX expense ratio
0.04%
VTV expense ratio
0.03%

Top shared holdings

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

Holdingin SWAGXin VTVΔ
CASH2.1%0.4%1.6%

Where SWAGX and VTV 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.

SectorSWAGXVTVΔ
Treasuries45.7%0.0%+45.7pp
MBS Pass-Through19.2%0.0%+19.2pp
Health Care0.0%15.1%15.1pp
Industrials0.0%15.0%15.0pp
Financials7.5%22.1%14.5pp
Information Technology0.0%14.1%14.1pp
Corporate — industrial & other13.3%0.0%+13.3pp
Consumer Staples0.0%8.7%8.7pp

Δ is SWAGX minus VTV, 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
1,603 positions

98.9% of SWAGX by weight, held in no part of VTV.

Only in VTV
308 positions

99.6% of VTV 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

SWAGXVTV
Top 10 holdings71.4%23.6%
Positions held1,604309
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$4$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 SWAGX and VTV overlap?

SWAGX and VTV overlap 0.4% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 1 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SWAGX as of 2026-02-28, VTV as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between SWAGX and VTV 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 VTV 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 VTV?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 0.4% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SWAGX own that VTV doesn't?

SWAGX holds 1,604 positions and VTV holds 309; 1,603 of SWAGX's positions don't appear in VTV at all, and they are 98.9% of SWAGX by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, SWAGX as of 2026-02-28, VTV as of 2026-06-30. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.