VBR vs VTTHX: 4% overlap

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 share 4.1% 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.

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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
4.1%
VBR expense ratio
0.05%
VTTHX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

VBR and VTTHX hold 838 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin VBRin VTTHXΔ
CASH0.8%1.9%1.1%
AIR0.1%0.1%0.0%
CFR0.2%0.1%0.1%
AAL0.3%0.0%0.2%
FLEX0.3%0.0%0.3%
TSCO0.2%0.0%0.1%
CSL0.3%0.0%0.3%
G0.1%0.0%0.1%
ENR0.0%0.1%0.1%
EQT0.2%0.0%0.1%

Where VBR 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.

SectorVBRVTTHXΔ
Treasuries0.0%11.2%11.2pp
Industrials18.8%7.8%+11.0pp
Unclassified0.5%11.2%10.8pp
Information Technology9.4%19.5%10.1pp
Real Estate9.8%1.4%+8.4pp
Financials18.3%12.0%+6.3pp
Consumer Discretionary11.4%5.7%+5.7pp
Materials7.2%2.2%+5.0pp

Δ is VBR 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 VBR
1 positions

0.0% of VBR by weight, held in no part of VTTHX.

Only in VTTHX
15,844 positions

94.6% of VTTHX by weight, held in no part of VBR.

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

Concentration and cost

VBRVTTHX
Top 10 holdings6.2%26.4%
Positions held8396
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 VBR and VTTHX overlap?

VBR and VTTHX overlap 4.1% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 838 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (VBR as of 2026-06-30, VTTHX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between VBR and VTTHX calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If VBR 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 VBR and VTTHX?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 4.1% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does VBR own that VTTHX doesn't?

VBR holds 839 positions and VTTHX holds 6; 1 of VBR's positions don't appear in VTTHX at all, and they are 0.0% of VBR by weight.

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