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iShares Russell 2000 ETF logoVanguard Real Estate ETF logoIWM vs VNQ overlap

5.5% of IWM and VNQ is the same money, spread over 76 companies both funds hold.

Holdings as of August 31, 2026 · source: iShares (IWM), Vanguard (VNQ)

overlapfull holdings, by weight
5.5%of each fund is money the other holds at the same weight, across 76 shared companies.
IWM
94%
VNQ
91%
  • same money
  • same companies, extra weight
  • only in this fund
Overlap = the sum, over companies both funds hold, of the smaller of the two weights. Cash and derivatives excluded.
01Shared

The companies you would own twice

held by bothtop 15 of 76
companyIWMVNQ
CTCTRECARETRUST REIT0.30%0.49%
RHRHPRYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT0.27%0.40%
TRTRNOTERRENO REALTY REIT0.24%0.37%
COCOMPCOMPASS INC CLASS A0.22%0.39%
MAMACMACERICH REIT0.21%0.35%
EPEPRTESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST0.19%0.34%
KRKRGKITE REALTY GROUP TRUST REIT0.17%0.28%
SBSBRASABRA HEALTH CARE REIT0.17%0.27%
PEPECOPHILLIPS EDISON AND COMPANY0.16%0.26%
OUOUTOUTFRONT MEDIA0.15%0.25%
CDCDPCOPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES0.13%0.22%
SKSKTTANGER0.13%0.23%
BNBNLBROADSTONE NET LEASE0.12%0.21%
SLSLGSL GREEN REALTY REIT CORP0.12%0.21%
APAPLEAPPLE HOSPITALITY REIT INC0.12%0.19%
02Different

What only one of them gives you

only in IWM1,899 names
TWTWSTTWIST BIOSCIENCE0.40%
MOMOG-AMOOG INC CLASS A0.36%
HUHUTHUT CORP0.35%
FRFROGJFROG0.34%
UMUMBFUMB FINANCIAL0.33%
TXTXG10X GENOMICS CLASS A0.33%
VSVSATVIASAT INC0.31%
BTBTSGBRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC0.31%
only in VNQ64 names
VRVRTPXVanguard Real Estate II Index Fund14.52%
AMAMTAmerican Tower Corp4.32%
SPSPGSimon Property Group Inc3.64%
DLDLRDigital Realty Trust Inc3.63%
OORealty Income Corp3.00%
03Sectors

Where each fund puts its money

sectorsIWM vs VNQ, share of each fund
Real Estate5.68%73.50%
Health Care20.35%0.00%
Financials19.01%0.00%
Industrials14.05%0.00%
Information Technology13.72%0.00%
Consumer Discretionary8.77%0.00%
Energy6.76%0.00%
Materials4.21%0.00%
Utilities2.68%0.00%
Communication Services2.45%0.00%
Consumer Staples1.95%0.00%
Not classified0.00%25.73%
04Questions

IWM and VNQ: what people ask

questions4 answered

How much do IWM and VNQ overlap?

5.5% by weight, as of August 31, 2026: little overlap. 76 companies appear in both funds; they make up 5.5% of IWM and 9.0% of VNQ.

Which stocks do IWM and VNQ both hold?

The largest shared positions are CTRE, RHP, TRNO, COMP and MAC. Ranked by the smaller of the two weights, which is the part you would own twice.

Is it redundant to hold both IWM and VNQ?

Out of every $100 split evenly between them, about $6 (half in each fund) buys identical positions. The rest is exposure only one of the two funds gives you: 1,899 names only in IWM, 64 only in VNQ. Whether that duplication is a problem depends on the mix you want; this is a description, not advice.

How is ETF overlap calculated here?

For every company held by both funds we take the smaller of its two weights and add them up. The weights come from the full holdings files iShares and Vanguard publish, not a top-10 sample, and companies are matched by their ISIN so share classes stay apart.

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Weights come from each issuer's published holdings file and are matched company by company on their ISIN. Cash, futures and currency positions are left out. This page describes what the funds hold; it is not investment advice.