TSPS vs VGT: 12% overlap

TSP S Fund — shown via extended-market proxy and Vanguard Information Technology ETF share 12.0% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

Hold both, 50/50
1.9Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.9. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
12.0%
TSPS expense ratio
0.05%
VGT expense ratio
0.09%

Top shared holdings

TSPS and VGT hold 246 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin TSPSin VGTΔ
CASH3.8%0.4%3.4%
SNOW1.0%0.4%0.6%
NET0.9%0.3%0.5%
ALAB0.7%0.3%0.4%
CRDO0.5%0.2%0.3%
MKSI0.3%0.2%0.2%
ENTG0.3%0.2%0.1%
TWLO0.4%0.2%0.2%
OKTA0.3%0.2%0.1%
MTSI0.3%0.1%0.1%

Where TSPS and VGT 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.

SectorTSPSVGTΔ
Information Technology17.6%99.5%81.8pp
Industrials19.8%0.0%+19.8pp
Financials13.9%0.0%+13.9pp
Health Care13.2%0.0%+13.2pp
Consumer Discretionary8.8%0.0%+8.7pp
Real Estate4.8%0.0%+4.8pp
Communication Services4.5%0.0%+4.5pp
Materials4.1%0.0%+4.0pp

Δ is TSPS minus VGT, 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 TSPS
3,081 positions

78.8% of TSPS by weight, held in no part of VGT.

Only in VGT
76 positions

85.7% of VGT by weight, held in no part of TSPS.

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

Concentration and cost

TSPSVGT
Top 10 holdings10.6%59.9%
Positions held3,327322
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$5$9

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 TSPS and VGT overlap?

TSPS and VGT overlap 12.0% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 246 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (TSPS as of 2026-06-30, VGT as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between TSPS and VGT calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 12.0% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does TSPS own that VGT doesn't?

TSPS holds 3,327 positions and VGT holds 322; 3,081 of TSPS's positions don't appear in VGT at all, and they are 78.8% of TSPS by weight.

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