TSPC vs VT: 55% overlap

TSP C Fund — shown via S&P 500 proxy and Vanguard Total World Stock ETF share 55.3% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

Hold both, 50/50
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
55.3%
TSPC expense ratio
0.05%
VT expense ratio
0.06%

Top shared holdings

TSPC and VT hold 503 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin TSPCin VTΔ
NVDA7.5%4.0%3.5%
AAPL6.6%3.6%3.0%
MSFT4.3%2.4%1.9%
AMZN3.6%2.0%1.6%
GOOGL3.2%1.8%1.4%
AVGO2.8%1.5%1.3%
GOOG2.6%1.4%1.2%
MU2.0%1.1%0.9%
META1.9%1.1%0.9%
TSLA1.8%1.1%0.8%

Where TSPC and VT 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.

SectorTSPCVTΔ
Information Technology38.0%30.1%+7.9pp
Unclassified0.0%3.8%3.8pp
Financials11.6%14.9%3.3pp
Communication Services9.7%7.0%+2.7pp
Industrials8.9%11.5%2.5pp
Materials1.8%3.3%1.5pp
Health Care8.9%7.7%+1.2pp
Cash and/or Derivatives0.2%1.0%0.8pp

Δ is TSPC minus VT, 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
2 positions

0.0% of TSPC by weight, held in no part of VT.

Only in VT
9,097 positions

43.5% of VT 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

TSPCVT
Top 10 holdings36.4%20.5%
Positions held5059,600
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 VT overlap?

TSPC and VT overlap 55.3% by portfolio weight — substantial duplication if you hold both. They share 503 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (TSPC as of 2026-06-30, VT as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between TSPC and VT 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 VT 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 VT?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 55.3% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does TSPC own that VT doesn't?

TSPC holds 505 positions and VT holds 9,600; 2 of TSPC's positions don't appear in VT at all, and they are 0.0% of TSPC by weight.

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