VGT vs VXF: 12% overlap

Vanguard Information Technology ETF and Vanguard Extended Market ETF share 12.0% 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
12.0%
VGT expense ratio
0.09%
VXF expense ratio
0.05%

Top shared holdings

VGT and VXF hold 246 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin VGTin VXFΔ
CASH0.4%3.8%3.4%
SNOW0.4%1.0%0.6%
NET0.3%0.9%0.5%
ALAB0.3%0.7%0.4%
CRDO0.2%0.5%0.3%
MKSI0.2%0.3%0.2%
ENTG0.2%0.3%0.1%
TWLO0.2%0.4%0.2%
OKTA0.2%0.3%0.1%
MTSI0.1%0.3%0.1%

Where VGT and VXF 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.

SectorVGTVXFΔ
Information Technology99.5%17.6%+81.8pp
Industrials0.0%19.8%19.8pp
Financials0.0%13.9%13.9pp
Health Care0.0%13.2%13.2pp
Consumer Discretionary0.0%8.8%8.7pp
Real Estate0.0%4.8%4.8pp
Communication Services0.0%4.5%4.5pp
Materials0.0%4.1%4.0pp

Δ is VGT minus VXF, 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
76 positions

85.7% of VGT by weight, held in no part of VXF.

Only in VXF
3,081 positions

78.8% of VXF 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

VGTVXF
Top 10 holdings59.9%10.6%
Positions held3223,327
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$9$5

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 VXF overlap?

VGT and VXF overlap 12.0% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 246 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (VGT as of 2026-06-30, VXF as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between VGT and VXF 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 VXF 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 VXF?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 12.0% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does VGT own that VXF doesn't?

VGT holds 322 positions and VXF holds 3,327; 76 of VGT's positions don't appear in VXF at all, and they are 85.7% of VGT by weight.

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