VGIT vs VTTHX: 5% overlap

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF and Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 share 5.2% 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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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
5.2%
VGIT expense ratio
0.03%
VTTHX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

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

Holdingin VGITin VTTHXΔ
UST-3-10Y99.8%4.9%94.8%
CASH0.2%1.9%1.6%

Where VGIT 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.

SectorVGITVTTHXΔ
Treasuries99.8%11.2%+88.6pp
Information Technology0.0%19.5%19.5pp
Financials0.0%12.0%12.0pp
Unclassified0.0%11.2%11.2pp
Industrials0.0%7.8%7.8pp
Consumer Discretionary0.0%5.7%5.7pp
Health Care0.0%5.2%5.2pp
MBS Pass-Through0.0%4.7%4.7pp

Δ is VGIT 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 VGIT
0 positions

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

Only in VTTHX
16,680 positions

93.1% of VTTHX by weight, held in no part of VGIT.

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

Concentration and cost

VGITVTTHX
Top 10 holdings100.0%26.4%
Positions held26
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$3$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 VGIT and VTTHX overlap?

VGIT and VTTHX overlap 5.2% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 2 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (VGIT as of 2026-06-30, VTTHX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between VGIT and VTTHX calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 5.2% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does VGIT own that VTTHX doesn't?

VGIT holds 2 positions and VTTHX holds 6; 0 of VGIT's positions don't appear in VTTHX at all, and they are 0.0% of VGIT by weight.

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