TSPI vs VONG: 1% overlap

TSP I Fund — shown via international proxy and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF share 0.6% 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
0.6%
TSPI expense ratio
0.05%
VONG expense ratio
0.06%

Top shared holdings

TSPI and VONG hold 26 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin TSPIin VONGΔ
CASH2.4%0.3%2.2%
HEI-A0.0%0.1%0.0%
HEI0.1%0.0%0.0%
QSR0.1%0.0%0.0%
BAM0.0%0.0%0.0%
AAL0.1%0.0%0.1%
H0.0%0.0%0.0%
MTN0.1%0.0%0.0%
ADP0.0%0.1%0.1%
EL0.1%0.0%0.1%

Where TSPI 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.

SectorTSPIVONGΔ
Information Technology20.9%54.3%33.4pp
Financials19.7%4.3%+15.4pp
Communication Services3.3%16.1%12.8pp
Unclassified9.1%0.0%+9.1pp
Industrials13.8%8.8%+5.0pp
Materials5.2%0.3%+4.9pp
Consumer Staples4.9%1.3%+3.6pp
Utilities3.0%0.3%+2.7pp

Δ is TSPI 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 TSPI
8,427 positions

96.9% of TSPI by weight, held in no part of VONG.

Only in VONG
344 positions

97.3% of VONG 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

TSPIVONG
Top 10 holdings16.3%54.3%
Positions held8,453370
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 TSPI and VONG overlap?

TSPI and VONG overlap 0.6% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 26 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (TSPI as of 2026-06-30, VONG as of 2026-06-30).

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 0.6% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does TSPI own that VONG doesn't?

TSPI holds 8,453 positions and VONG holds 370; 8,427 of TSPI's positions don't appear in VONG at all, and they are 96.9% of TSPI by weight.

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