TSPI vs VFIFX: 38% overlap

TSP I Fund — shown via international proxy and Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 share 38.4% 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.

Hold both, 50/50
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
38.4%
TSPI expense ratio
0.05%
VFIFX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

TSPI and VFIFX hold 8,453 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin TSPIin VFIFXΔ
CASH2.4%1.9%0.5%
23304.3%1.6%2.7%
0059302.3%0.8%1.4%
0006602.2%0.8%1.4%
ASML1.7%0.6%1.1%
7000.8%0.3%0.5%
HSBA0.7%0.3%0.5%
ROP0.6%0.3%0.4%
SAN0.7%0.2%0.4%
NOVN0.6%0.2%0.4%

Where TSPI 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.

SectorTSPIVFIFXΔ
Financials19.7%14.1%+5.6pp
Information Technology20.9%26.1%5.2pp
Treasuries0.0%3.6%3.6pp
Industrials13.8%10.5%+3.3pp
Unclassified9.1%6.3%+2.9pp
Communication Services3.3%5.9%2.7pp
Materials5.2%3.0%+2.2pp
Health Care5.3%6.9%1.6pp

Δ is TSPI 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 TSPI
0 positions

0.0% of TSPI by weight, held in no part of VFIFX.

Only in VFIFX
8,229 positions

59.6% of VFIFX 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

TSPIVFIFX
Top 10 holdings16.3%19.3%
Positions held8,4536
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$5$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 TSPI and VFIFX overlap?

TSPI and VFIFX overlap 38.4% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 8,453 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (TSPI as of 2026-06-30, VFIFX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between TSPI and VFIFX 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 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 TSPI and VFIFX?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 38.4% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does TSPI own that VFIFX doesn't?

TSPI holds 8,453 positions and VFIFX holds 6; 0 of TSPI's positions don't appear in VFIFX at all, and they are 0.0% of TSPI by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, TSPI as of 2026-06-30, VFIFX as of 2026-03-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.