VTTHX vs VTWNX: 68% overlap

Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 and Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 share 67.6% 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, VTWNX 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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1.3Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.3. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
67.6%
VTTHX expense ratio
0.08%
VTWNX expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

VTTHX and VTWNX hold 16,682 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin VTTHXin VTWNXΔ
UST-3-10Y4.9%7.5%2.6%
AGENCY-MBS4.7%7.2%2.5%
UST-0-3Y3.9%5.9%2.0%
UST-10Y+2.4%3.6%1.2%
CASH1.9%1.7%0.2%
NVDA2.5%1.3%1.2%
AAPL2.3%1.2%1.1%
MSFT1.5%0.8%0.7%
AMZN1.2%0.6%0.6%
23301.2%0.6%0.6%

Where VTTHX and VTWNX 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.

SectorVTTHXVTWNXΔ
Unclassified11.2%29.8%18.5pp
Information Technology19.5%10.0%+9.6pp
Treasuries11.2%17.1%5.9pp
Financials12.0%8.2%+3.9pp
Industrials7.8%4.0%+3.8pp
Consumer Discretionary5.7%2.9%+2.8pp
Health Care5.2%2.7%+2.5pp
MBS Pass-Through4.7%7.2%2.5pp

Δ is VTTHX minus VTWNX, 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
0 positions

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

Only in VTWNX
1 positions

15.0% of VTWNX 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

VTTHXVTWNX
Top 10 holdings26.4%44.9%
Positions held67
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$8$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 VTTHX and VTWNX overlap?

VTTHX and VTWNX overlap 67.6% by portfolio weight — substantial duplication if you hold both. They share 16,682 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (VTTHX as of 2026-03-31, VTWNX as of 2026-03-31).

How is the overlap between VTTHX and VTWNX 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 VTWNX 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 VTWNX?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 67.6% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does VTTHX own that VTWNX doesn't?

VTTHX holds 6 positions and VTWNX holds 7; 0 of VTTHX's positions don't appear in VTWNX at all, and they are 0.0% of VTTHX by weight.

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