SWPPX vs VFIFX: 45% overlap

Schwab S&P 500 Index and Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 share 44.7% 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 3 months apart — VFIFX 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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1.6Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.6. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
44.7%
SWPPX expense ratio
0.02%
VFIFX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

SWPPX and VFIFX hold 473 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin SWPPXin VFIFXΔ
NVDA7.8%3.3%4.5%
AAPL6.4%3.1%3.4%
MSFT4.9%2.0%2.9%
AMZN4.2%1.7%2.5%
GOOGL3.6%1.5%2.1%
AVGO3.2%1.3%1.9%
GOOG2.9%1.2%1.7%
MU0.9%0.9%0.0%
META2.2%0.9%1.3%
TSLA1.7%0.9%0.9%

Where SWPPX and VFIFX 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.

SectorSWPPXVFIFXΔ
Information Technology34.2%26.1%+8.1pp
Communication Services11.0%5.9%+5.0pp
Treasuries0.0%3.6%3.6pp
Unclassified2.8%6.3%3.4pp
Financials11.5%14.1%2.5pp
Industrials8.1%10.5%2.3pp
Consumer Discretionary9.7%7.5%+2.1pp
Cash and/or Derivatives0.0%1.9%1.9pp

Δ is SWPPX minus VFIFX, 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 SWPPX
29 positions

2.8% of SWPPX by weight, held in no part of VFIFX.

Only in VFIFX
16,209 positions

53.0% of VFIFX by weight, held in no part of SWPPX.

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

Concentration and cost

SWPPXVFIFX
Top 10 holdings38.3%19.3%
Positions held5036
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$2$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 SWPPX and VFIFX overlap?

SWPPX and VFIFX overlap 44.7% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 473 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SWPPX as of 2026-04-30, VFIFX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between SWPPX and VFIFX calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 44.7% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SWPPX own that VFIFX doesn't?

SWPPX holds 503 positions and VFIFX holds 6; 29 of SWPPX's positions don't appear in VFIFX at all, and they are 2.8% of SWPPX by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, SWPPX as of 2026-04-30, VFIFX as of 2026-03-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.