VT vs VTTSX: 88% overlap

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF and Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 share 87.9% 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.

Hold both, 50/50
1.1Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.1. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
87.9%
VT expense ratio
0.06%
VTTSX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

VT and VTTSX hold 9,494 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin VTin VTTSXΔ
NVDA4.0%3.3%0.7%
AAPL3.6%3.1%0.5%
MSFT2.4%2.0%0.4%
AMZN2.0%1.7%0.3%
23301.6%1.6%0.1%
GOOGL1.8%1.5%0.3%
AVGO1.5%1.3%0.2%
GOOG1.4%1.2%0.2%
CASH1.0%2.0%1.0%
MU1.1%0.9%0.2%

Where VT 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.

SectorVTVTTSXΔ
Information Technology30.1%26.3%+3.8pp
Treasuries0.0%3.3%3.3pp
Unclassified3.8%6.1%2.4pp
MBS Pass-Through0.0%1.4%1.4pp
Corporate — industrial & other0.0%1.1%1.1pp
Consumer Discretionary8.6%7.6%+1.0pp
Communication Services7.0%6.0%+1.0pp
Cash and/or Derivatives1.0%2.0%1.0pp

Δ is VT 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 VT
106 positions

0.6% of VT by weight, held in no part of VTTSX.

Only in VTTSX
7,188 positions

10.4% of VTTSX by weight, held in no part of VT.

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

Concentration and cost

VTVTTSX
Top 10 holdings20.5%19.3%
Positions held9,6006
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$6$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 VT and VTTSX overlap?

VT and VTTSX overlap 87.9% by portfolio weight — substantial duplication if you hold both. They share 9,494 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (VT as of 2026-06-30, VTTSX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between VT and VTTSX calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 87.9% overlap, most of what one fund holds, the other holds too. Expense ratios: VT 0.06% versus VTTSX 0.08%.

What does VT own that VTTSX doesn't?

VT holds 9,600 positions and VTTSX holds 6; 106 of VT's positions don't appear in VTTSX at all, and they are 0.6% of VT by weight.

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