etf overlap · little overlap

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF logoiShares MSCI EAFE ETF logoVOO vs EFA overlap

VOO and EFA hold no company in common.

Holdings as of August 31, 2026 · source: Vanguard (VOO), iShares (EFA)

overlapfull holdings, by weight
0.0%of each fund is money the other holds at the same weight, across 0 shared companies.
VOO
100%
EFA
100%
  • 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.
01Different

What only one of them gives you

only in VOO505 names
NVIDIA Corp logoNVDANVIDIA Corp8.08%
Apple Inc logoAAPLApple Inc7.03%
Microsoft Corp logoMSFTMicrosoft Corp5.69%
Amazon.com Inc logoAMZNAmazon.com Inc3.84%
Alphabet Inc logoGOOGLAlphabet Inc3.01%
Broadcom Inc logoAVGOBroadcom Inc2.65%
Alphabet Inc logoGOOGAlphabet Inc2.40%
Meta Platforms Inc logoMETAMeta Platforms Inc1.90%
only in EFA656 names
ASASMLASML HOLDING3.08%
HSHSBAHSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.58%
ROCHE PS PAR AG logoROPROCHE PS PAR AG1.43%
SHSHELSHELL1.29%
NONOVNNOVARTIS AG1.22%
AZAZNASTRAZENECA PLC1.15%
NENESNNESTLE SA1.12%
838306MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP1.11%
02Sectors

Where each fund puts its money

sectorsVOO vs EFA, share of each fund
Information Technology37.84%10.74%
Financials12.23%26.13%
Industrials8.29%18.79%
Health Care9.27%10.09%
Consumer Discretionary9.13%7.96%
Communication Services9.48%3.97%
Consumer Staples4.49%6.52%
Materials1.83%6.00%
Energy3.39%4.05%
Utilities1.98%3.67%
Real Estate1.80%1.46%
03Questions

VOO and EFA: what people ask

questions4 answered

How much do VOO and EFA overlap?

0.0% by weight, as of August 31, 2026: little overlap. 0 companies appear in both funds; they make up 0.0% of VOO and 0.0% of EFA.

Which stocks do VOO and EFA both hold?

None. VOO and EFA have no holding in common.

Is it redundant to hold both VOO and EFA?

Out of every $100 split evenly between them, about $0 (half in each fund) buys identical positions. The rest is exposure only one of the two funds gives you: 505 names only in VOO, 656 only in EFA. 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 iShares 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.