TSPS vs VONG: 6% overlap

TSP S Fund — shown via extended-market proxy and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF share 5.9% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

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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
5.9%
TSPS expense ratio
0.05%
VONG expense ratio
0.06%

Top shared holdings

TSPS and VONG hold 178 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin TSPSin VONGΔ
CASH3.8%0.3%3.5%
SNOW1.0%0.3%0.7%
SPCX1.1%0.2%0.9%
BE0.9%0.2%0.7%
NET0.9%0.2%0.7%
ALAB0.7%0.2%0.5%
RKLB0.6%0.2%0.4%
CRDO0.5%0.1%0.4%
ALNY0.5%0.1%0.3%
NTRA0.4%0.1%0.3%

Where TSPS 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.

SectorTSPSVONGΔ
Information Technology17.6%54.3%36.6pp
Communication Services4.5%16.1%11.6pp
Industrials19.8%8.8%+11.0pp
Financials13.9%4.3%+9.6pp
Health Care13.2%5.4%+7.8pp
Real Estate4.8%0.4%+4.4pp
Materials4.1%0.3%+3.8pp
Energy4.0%0.4%+3.5pp

Δ is TSPS 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 TSPS
3,149 positions

66.0% of TSPS by weight, held in no part of VONG.

Only in VONG
192 positions

93.3% of VONG 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

TSPSVONG
Top 10 holdings10.6%54.3%
Positions held3,327370
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 TSPS and VONG overlap?

TSPS and VONG overlap 5.9% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 178 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (TSPS as of 2026-06-30, VONG as of 2026-06-30).

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 5.9% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does TSPS own that VONG doesn't?

TSPS holds 3,327 positions and VONG holds 370; 3,149 of TSPS's positions don't appear in VONG at all, and they are 66.0% of TSPS by weight.

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