VGT vs VTTSX: 19% overlap

Vanguard Information Technology ETF and Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 share 19.1% 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 — VTTSX 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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1.8Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.8. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
19.1%
VGT expense ratio
0.09%
VTTSX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

VGT and VTTSX hold 317 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin VGTin VTTSXΔ
NVDA16.1%3.3%12.8%
AAPL14.3%3.1%11.3%
MSFT8.3%2.0%6.3%
AVGO3.8%1.3%2.6%
MU5.0%0.9%4.1%
AMD3.6%0.7%3.0%
AMAT2.3%0.4%1.8%
INTC2.4%0.4%2.0%
CASH0.4%2.0%1.6%
LRCX2.1%0.4%1.8%

Where VGT and VTTSX 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.

SectorVGTVTTSXΔ
Information Technology99.5%26.3%+73.2pp
Financials0.0%14.1%14.1pp
Industrials0.0%10.6%10.6pp
Consumer Discretionary0.0%7.6%7.6pp
Health Care0.0%7.0%7.0pp
Unclassified0.0%6.1%6.1pp
Communication Services0.0%6.0%6.0pp
Consumer Staples0.1%4.1%4.0pp

Δ is VGT minus VTTSX, 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 VGT
5 positions

0.5% of VGT by weight, held in no part of VTTSX.

Only in VTTSX
16,365 positions

79.2% of VTTSX by weight, held in no part of VGT.

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

Concentration and cost

VGTVTTSX
Top 10 holdings59.9%19.3%
Positions held3226
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$9$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 VGT and VTTSX overlap?

VGT and VTTSX overlap 19.1% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 317 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (VGT as of 2026-06-30, VTTSX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between VGT and VTTSX calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 19.1% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does VGT own that VTTSX doesn't?

VGT holds 322 positions and VTTSX holds 6; 5 of VGT's positions don't appear in VTTSX at all, and they are 0.5% of VGT by weight.

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