TSPC vs VONG: 58% overlap

TSP C Fund — shown via S&P 500 proxy and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF share 57.7% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

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1.4Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.4. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
57.7%
TSPC expense ratio
0.05%
VONG expense ratio
0.06%

Top shared holdings

TSPC and VONG hold 178 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin TSPCin VONGΔ
NVDA7.5%13.8%6.3%
AAPL6.6%6.7%0.1%
MSFT4.3%4.1%0.2%
GOOGL3.2%6.2%2.9%
AVGO2.8%5.2%2.4%
GOOG2.6%5.0%2.4%
MU2.0%3.9%1.8%
META1.9%3.0%1.1%
TSLA1.8%3.6%1.8%
LLY1.5%2.8%1.4%

Where TSPC and VONG 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.

SectorTSPCVONGΔ
Information Technology38.0%54.3%16.2pp
Financials11.6%4.3%+7.3pp
Communication Services9.7%16.1%6.4pp
Health Care8.9%5.4%+3.5pp
Consumer Staples4.6%1.3%+3.3pp
Energy3.0%0.4%+2.5pp
Utilities2.2%0.3%+1.9pp
Materials1.8%0.3%+1.5pp

Δ is TSPC minus VONG, 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 TSPC
327 positions

32.6% of TSPC by weight, held in no part of VONG.

Only in VONG
192 positions

6.4% of VONG by weight, held in no part of TSPC.

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

Concentration and cost

TSPCVONG
Top 10 holdings36.4%54.3%
Positions held505370
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$5$6

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 TSPC and VONG overlap?

TSPC and VONG overlap 57.7% by portfolio weight — substantial duplication if you hold both. They share 178 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (TSPC as of 2026-06-30, VONG as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between TSPC and VONG calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 57.7% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does TSPC own that VONG doesn't?

TSPC holds 505 positions and VONG holds 370; 327 of TSPC's positions don't appear in VONG at all, and they are 32.6% of TSPC by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, TSPC as of 2026-06-30, VONG as of 2026-06-30. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.