etf overlap · moderate overlap

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust logoVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF logoSPY vs VIG overlap

40% of SPY and VIG is the same money, spread over 169 companies both funds hold.

Holdings as of August 31, 2026 · source: SPDR (SPY), Vanguard (VIG)

overlapfull holdings, by weight
40%of each fund is money the other holds at the same weight, across 169 shared companies.
SPY
40%56%
VIG
40%55%
  • 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 169
companySPYVIG
APPLE INC logoAAPLAPPLE INC7.38%4.50%
WALMART INC logoWMTWALMART INC0.72%1.96%
ABBVIE INC logoABBVABBVIE INC0.71%1.93%
02Different

What only one of them gives you

only in SPY335 names
ALPHABET INC CL C logoGOOGALPHABET INC CL C2.43%
only in VIG164 names
SUSUNBSunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc0.13%
Royal Gold Inc logoRGLDRoyal Gold Inc0.09%
RSRSReliance Inc0.08%
HEHEI-AHEICO Corp0.08%
ITITTITT Inc0.08%
RGRGAReinsurance Group of America Inc0.07%
RBRBARB Global Inc0.07%
LELECOLincoln Electric Holdings Inc0.07%
03Sectors

Where each fund puts its money

sectorsSPY vs VIG, share of each fund
Information Technology39.20%25.33%
Financials11.57%20.91%
Health Care9.28%18.09%
Industrials8.09%10.49%
Consumer Staples4.39%9.02%
Consumer Discretionary8.65%3.85%
Communication Services10.07%0.00%
Energy3.43%3.36%
Materials1.69%3.00%
Utilities1.86%2.65%
Real Estate1.72%0.00%
Not classified0.03%2.62%
04Questions

SPY and VIG: what people ask

questions4 answered

How much do SPY and VIG overlap?

40% by weight, as of August 31, 2026: moderate overlap. 169 companies appear in both funds; they make up 44% of SPY and 95% of VIG.

Which stocks do SPY and VIG both hold?

The largest shared positions are MSFT, AAPL, AVGO, LLY and JPM. Ranked by the smaller of the two weights, which is the part you would own twice.

Is it redundant to hold both SPY and VIG?

Out of every $100 split evenly between them, about $40 (half in each fund) buys identical positions. The rest is exposure only one of the two funds gives you: 335 names only in SPY, 164 only in VIG. 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 SPDR 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.