VTTHX vs VTV: 16% overlap

Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 and Vanguard Value ETF share 16.1% 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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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
16.1%
VTTHX expense ratio
0.08%
VTV expense ratio
0.03%

Top shared holdings

VTTHX and VTV hold 309 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin VTTHXin VTVΔ
MU0.7%4.9%4.2%
BRK-B0.5%2.9%2.5%
CASH1.9%0.4%1.4%
JPM0.4%3.1%2.6%
JNJ0.3%2.3%2.0%
XOM0.3%2.1%1.8%
INTC0.3%1.1%0.7%
WMT0.3%1.9%1.6%
CAT0.3%1.8%1.6%
ABBV0.2%1.7%1.4%

Where VTTHX and VTV 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.

SectorVTTHXVTVΔ
Treasuries11.2%0.0%+11.2pp
Unclassified11.2%0.5%+10.7pp
Financials12.0%22.1%10.0pp
Health Care5.2%15.1%9.9pp
Industrials7.8%15.0%7.1pp
Consumer Staples3.0%8.7%5.7pp
Information Technology19.5%14.1%+5.5pp
Energy2.1%6.8%4.7pp

Δ is VTTHX minus VTV, 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 VTTHX
16,373 positions

82.3% of VTTHX by weight, held in no part of VTV.

Only in VTV
0 positions

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

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

Concentration and cost

VTTHXVTV
Top 10 holdings26.4%23.6%
Positions held6309
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$8$3

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 VTTHX and VTV overlap?

VTTHX and VTV overlap 16.1% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 309 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (VTTHX as of 2026-03-31, VTV as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between VTTHX and VTV calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 16.1% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does VTTHX own that VTV doesn't?

VTTHX holds 6 positions and VTV holds 309; 16,373 of VTTHX's positions don't appear in VTV at all, and they are 82.3% of VTTHX by weight.

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