etf overlap · light overlap

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF logoFinancial Select Sector SPDR logoVIG vs XLF overlap

21% of VIG and XLF is the same money, spread over 38 companies both funds hold.

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

overlapfull holdings, by weight
21%of each fund is money the other holds at the same weight, across 38 shared companies.
VIG
21%79%
XLF
21%39%41%
  • 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 38
companyVIGXLF
Visa Inc logoVVisa Inc2.50%8.15%
MSMSMorgan Stanley1.09%3.05%
Chubb Ltd logoCBChubb Ltd0.52%1.53%
BNBNYBank of New York Mellon Corp/The0.47%1.32%
MRMRSHMarsh & McLennan Cos Inc0.39%1.05%
02Different

What only one of them gives you

03Sectors

Where each fund puts its money

sectorsVIG vs XLF, share of each fund
Financials20.91%99.85%
Information Technology25.33%0.00%
Health Care18.09%0.00%
Industrials10.49%0.00%
Consumer Staples9.02%0.00%
Consumer Discretionary3.85%0.00%
Energy3.36%0.00%
Materials3.00%0.00%
Utilities2.65%0.00%
Not classified2.62%0.00%
04Questions

VIG and XLF: what people ask

questions4 answered

How much do VIG and XLF overlap?

21% by weight, as of August 31, 2026: light overlap. 38 companies appear in both funds; they make up 21% of VIG and 59% of XLF.

Which stocks do VIG and XLF both hold?

The largest shared positions are JPM, V, MA, BAC and GS. Ranked by the smaller of the two weights, which is the part you would own twice.

Is it redundant to hold both VIG and XLF?

Out of every $100 split evenly between them, about $21 (half in each fund) buys identical positions. The rest is exposure only one of the two funds gives you: 295 names only in VIG, 38 only in XLF. 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 Vanguard and SPDR 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.