TSPI vs TSPS: 4% overlap

TSP I Fund — shown via international proxy and TSP S Fund — shown via extended-market proxy share 4.5% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

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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
4.5%
TSPI expense ratio
0.05%
TSPS expense ratio
0.05%

Top shared holdings

TSPI and TSPS hold 164 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin TSPIin TSPSΔ
CASH2.4%3.8%1.3%
AAL0.1%0.1%0.0%
CFR0.3%0.1%0.2%
RKT0.1%0.2%0.1%
ALV0.4%0.1%0.3%
CSL0.1%0.2%0.1%
ORA0.1%0.1%0.0%
NXT0.1%0.2%0.1%
SUNB0.1%0.3%0.3%
AIR0.3%0.1%0.2%

Where TSPI and TSPS 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.

SectorTSPITSPSΔ
Unclassified9.1%1.0%+8.1pp
Health Care5.3%13.2%7.9pp
Industrials13.8%19.8%6.0pp
Financials19.7%13.9%+5.8pp
Information Technology20.9%17.6%+3.3pp
Real Estate1.9%4.8%2.9pp
Consumer Staples4.9%2.7%+2.1pp
Cash and/or Derivatives2.5%3.8%1.3pp

Δ is TSPI minus TSPS, 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 TSPI
8,289 positions

93.1% of TSPI by weight, held in no part of TSPS.

Only in TSPS
3,163 positions

89.1% of TSPS by weight, held in no part of TSPI.

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

Concentration and cost

TSPITSPS
Top 10 holdings16.3%10.6%
Positions held8,4533,327
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$5$5

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 TSPI and TSPS overlap?

TSPI and TSPS overlap 4.5% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 164 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (TSPI as of 2026-06-30, TSPS as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between TSPI and TSPS calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 4.5% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does TSPI own that TSPS doesn't?

TSPI holds 8,453 positions and TSPS holds 3,327; 8,289 of TSPI's positions don't appear in TSPS at all, and they are 93.1% of TSPI by weight.

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