TSPS vs VTTHX: 7% overlap

TSP S Fund — shown via extended-market proxy and Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 share 7.3% 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 — VTTHX 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
1.9Effective 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
7.3%
TSPS expense ratio
0.05%
VTTHX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

TSPS and VTTHX hold 2,976 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin TSPSin VTTHXΔ
CASH3.8%1.9%1.9%
ALV0.1%0.1%0.0%
CFR0.1%0.1%0.0%
AIR0.1%0.1%0.0%
MC0.1%0.1%0.0%
SPCX1.1%0.1%1.1%
SNOW1.0%0.0%0.9%
BE0.9%0.0%0.9%
NET0.9%0.0%0.8%
CNR0.0%0.0%0.0%

Where TSPS and VTTHX 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.

SectorTSPSVTTHXΔ
Industrials19.8%7.8%+12.0pp
Treasuries0.0%11.2%11.2pp
Unclassified1.0%11.2%10.2pp
Health Care13.2%5.2%+8.0pp
MBS Pass-Through0.0%4.7%4.7pp
Corporate — industrial & other0.0%3.6%3.6pp
Real Estate4.8%1.4%+3.4pp
Consumer Discretionary8.8%5.7%+3.1pp

Δ is TSPS minus VTTHX, 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
351 positions

1.5% of TSPS by weight, held in no part of VTTHX.

Only in VTTHX
13,706 positions

92.1% of VTTHX 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

TSPSVTTHX
Top 10 holdings10.6%26.4%
Positions held3,3276
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 TSPS and VTTHX overlap?

TSPS and VTTHX overlap 7.3% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 2,976 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (TSPS as of 2026-06-30, VTTHX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between TSPS and VTTHX 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 VTTHX 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 VTTHX?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 7.3% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does TSPS own that VTTHX doesn't?

TSPS holds 3,327 positions and VTTHX holds 6; 351 of TSPS's positions don't appear in VTTHX at all, and they are 1.5% of TSPS by weight.

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