TSPI vs VB: 3% overlap

TSP I Fund — shown via international proxy and Vanguard Small-Cap ETF share 3.4% 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
3.4%
TSPI expense ratio
0.05%
VB expense ratio
0.03%

Top shared holdings

TSPI and VB hold 118 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin TSPIin VBΔ
CASH2.4%1.7%0.7%
AAL0.1%0.1%0.0%
CFR0.3%0.1%0.2%
CSL0.1%0.2%0.1%
TSCO0.1%0.1%0.0%
ORA0.1%0.1%0.0%
NXT0.1%0.2%0.1%
AIR0.3%0.1%0.2%
MC0.3%0.1%0.2%
G0.1%0.1%0.0%

Where TSPI and VB 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.

SectorTSPIVBΔ
Unclassified9.1%0.6%+8.6pp
Industrials13.8%21.0%7.2pp
Financials19.7%12.7%+6.9pp
Health Care5.3%11.9%6.6pp
Real Estate1.9%7.1%5.2pp
Information Technology20.9%16.1%+4.8pp
Consumer Discretionary7.5%9.9%2.5pp
Consumer Staples4.9%3.5%+1.3pp

Δ is TSPI minus VB, 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
8,335 positions

94.6% of TSPI by weight, held in no part of VB.

Only in VB
1,190 positions

89.6% of VB 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

TSPIVB
Top 10 holdings16.3%5.6%
Positions held8,4531,308
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$5$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 TSPI and VB overlap?

TSPI and VB overlap 3.4% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 118 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (TSPI as of 2026-06-30, VB as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between TSPI and VB 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 VB 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 VB?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 3.4% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does TSPI own that VB doesn't?

TSPI holds 8,453 positions and VB holds 1,308; 8,335 of TSPI's positions don't appear in VB at all, and they are 94.6% of TSPI by weight.

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