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Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Real Estate ETF logoVTI vs VNQ overlap

2.2% of VTI and VNQ is the same money, spread over 138 companies both funds hold.

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

overlapfull holdings, by weight
2.2%of each fund is money the other holds at the same weight, across 138 shared companies.
VTI
98%
VNQ
82%15%
  • 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 138
companyVTIVNQ
Prologis Inc logoPLDPrologis Inc0.18%6.89%
Equinix Inc logoEQIXEquinix Inc0.14%5.45%
AMAMTAmerican Tower Corp0.11%4.32%
SPSPGSimon Property Group Inc0.09%3.64%
DLDLRDigital Realty Trust Inc0.09%3.63%
OORealty Income Corp0.08%3.00%
VMVMRKVivmark Residential0.07%2.46%
Ventas Inc logoVTRVentas Inc0.06%2.34%
CCCCICrown Castle Inc0.04%1.76%
VIVICIVICI Properties Inc0.04%1.48%
02Different

What only one of them gives you

only in VTI3,365 names
Alphabet Inc logoGOOGAlphabet Inc2.12%
only in VNQ2 names
VRVRTPXVanguard Real Estate II Index Fund14.52%
LBLBLandbridge Co LLC0.13%
03Sectors

Where each fund puts its money

sectorsVTI vs VNQ, share of each fund
Real Estate1.90%73.50%
Information Technology34.64%0.00%
Financials11.93%0.00%
Health Care9.55%0.00%
Communication Services8.72%0.00%
Industrials8.59%0.00%
Consumer Discretionary8.55%0.00%
Consumer Staples4.05%0.00%
Energy3.40%0.00%
Utilities1.88%0.00%
Materials1.81%0.00%
Not classified4.64%25.73%
04Questions

VTI and VNQ: what people ask

questions4 answered

How much do VTI and VNQ overlap?

2.2% by weight, as of August 31, 2026: little overlap. 138 companies appear in both funds; they make up 2.2% of VTI and 85% of VNQ.

Which stocks do VTI and VNQ both hold?

The largest shared positions are WELL, PLD, EQIX, AMT and SPG. Ranked by the smaller of the two weights, which is the part you would own twice.

Is it redundant to hold both VTI and VNQ?

Out of every $100 split evenly between them, about $2 (half in each fund) buys identical positions. The rest is exposure only one of the two funds gives you: 3,365 names only in VTI, 2 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 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.