Both funds come from Vanguard. VB is a small-cap U.S. equity ETF, while VXF is an equity ETF. VB and VXF show very heavy overlap, with an estimated weighted overlap of 75.09%. They share 1179 holdings in the loaded dataset, led by FTI, 632307104, and CASY.
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Both funds come from Vanguard. VB is a small-cap U.S. equity ETF, while VXF is an equity ETF. VB and VXF show very heavy overlap, with an estimated weighted overlap of 75.09%. They share 1179 holdings in the loaded dataset, led by FTI, 632307104, and CASY.
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Both funds come from Vanguard. VB is a small-cap U.S. equity ETF, while VXF is an equity ETF. VB and VXF are closely aligned. A large share of their portfolio weight is invested in the same companies, especially FTI, 632307104, and CASY, which means holding both is likely to feel similar to increasing the size of one core position.
Both funds come from Vanguard. VB is a small-cap U.S. equity ETF, while VXF is an equity ETF. Neither fund clearly dominates on breadth, so the practical difference is more about weighting, index construction, and cost. VB has the lower expense ratio, while VXF charges more for its exposure.
The overlap is driven by a relatively small set of large shared positions. The top three shared holdings account for 1.5% of the score, which means the result is heavily influenced by the biggest common weights rather than a long tail of tiny positions.
Because VB and VXF are closer in breadth, the better fit usually comes down to index methodology, issuer preference, and cost. VB has the lower expense ratio, while VXF charges more for its exposure.
Concentration
The top three shared holdings explain 1.5% of the full overlap score.
That helps show whether the score comes from a handful of giant shared positions or from a broader mix of common holdings.
Shared Sector Tilt
Sector tags are not consistently available for the biggest shared positions in this dataset, so this comparison leans more on the specific holdings than on sector labels.
These are the holdings contributing the most to the overlap score between VB and VXF.
| Holding | Name | VB Wt. | VXF Wt. | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTI | TechnipFMC PLC | 0.39% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
| 632307104 | Natera Inc | 0.37% | 0.38% | 0.37% |
| CASY | Casey's General Stores Inc | 0.38% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| UTHR | United Therapeutics Corp | 0.36% | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| G3730V105 | FTAI Aviation Ltd | 0.35% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| CW | Curtiss-Wright Corp | 0.35% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| FLEX | Flex Ltd | 0.34% | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| XPO | XPO Inc | 0.30% | 0.31% | 0.30% |
| WWD | Woodward Inc | 0.30% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| 00217D100 | AST SpaceMobile Inc | 0.30% | 0.28% | 0.28% |
Both funds come from Vanguard. VB is a small-cap U.S. equity ETF, while VXF is an equity ETF. The overlap exists because both funds allocate meaningful weight to the same holdings. In this dataset, the biggest shared drivers are FTI, 632307104, and CASY, which appear in both portfolios and push the overlap score higher.
Holding both VB and VXF is usually redundant unless you have a very specific reason to tilt toward their shared holdings. In most cases, one ETF is enough.
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A straightforward approach used by portfolio analysts.
For every stock that appears in both ETFs, we take the smaller of the two weights. Adding up all those minimums gives the total overlap percentage. A score of 100% means the two ETFs hold the exact same stocks in the same proportions.
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