etf overlap · little overlap
VXUS vs IWF overlap
0.2% of VXUS and IWF is the same money, spread over 3 companies both funds hold.
Holdings as of September 30, 2026 · source: Vanguard (VXUS), iShares (IWF) · How we measured all 1,035 pairs
- same money
- same companies, extra weight
- only in this fund
What only one of them gives you
Where each fund puts its money
VXUS and IWF: what people ask
How much do VXUS and IWF overlap?
0.2% by weight, as of September 30, 2026: little overlap. 3 companies appear in both funds; they make up 0.2% of VXUS and 0.2% of IWF.
Which stocks do VXUS and IWF both hold?
The largest shared positions are ANG, QSR and BAM. Ranked by the smaller of the two weights, which is the part you would own twice.
Is it redundant to hold both VXUS and IWF?
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: 8,861 names only in VXUS, 368 only in IWF. Half in each behaves like 75 equally weighted stocks, against 232 for VXUS alone and 20 for IWF alone. 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. Sector overlap applies the same rule to the issuers' sector labels; "behaves like N equally weighted stocks" is one over the sum of the squared weights.
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.