VEA vs VTV: how much do they really overlap?
VEA (Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF, tracking the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US) and VTV (Vanguard Value ETF, tracking the CRSP US Large Cap Value) overlap by roughly 0% by weight. 0 of VEA's top 10 holdings also appear in VTV. A 50/50 blend of the two behaves like about 339 equally-weighted bets (diversification grade A). In short, the two funds hold almost none of the same securities — they are complementary, not redundant.
The same companies, in both funds
These 0 holdings appear in both VEA and VTV. The weight columns show how much of each fund each name represents.
| Holding | in VEA | in VTV |
|---|
Only in VEA
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF — developed ex-US. Its biggest holdings that VTV doesn’t have:
| 005930 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 2.99% |
| 000660 SK hynix Inc | 2.55% |
| ASML ASML Holding NV | 1.90% |
| HSBA HSBC Holdings plc | 0.98% |
| ROP Roche Holding AG | 0.89% |
| NOVN Novartis AG | 0.87% |
| AZN AstraZeneca plc | 0.84% |
| RY Royal Bank of Canada | 0.81% |
Only in VTV
Vanguard Value ETF — US large-cap value. Its biggest holdings that VEA doesn’t have:
| MU Micron Technology Inc. | 4.17% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.88% |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 2.82% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 2.31% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 2.07% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 1.93% |
| INTC Intel Corp. | 1.75% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 1.63% |
So — essentially different. Should you hold both?
VEA and VTV hold almost none of the same securities — they are complementary, not redundant. Held together they genuinely broaden your exposure — a 50/50 blend reaches ~339 effective positions (grade A), because they hold largely different securities.
Holdings as of — VEA: May 31, 2026 (Vanguard); VTV: May 31, 2026 (Vanguard). Refreshed monthly. Overlap is measured across each fund’s largest holdings (top 50); the diffuse long tail barely moves the math.
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- How much do VEA and VTV overlap?
- VEA and VTV overlap by approximately 0% measured by portfolio weight — that is the share of the smaller fund's holdings (by weight) that also sit inside the other. 0 of VEA's 10 largest holdings are also held by VTV. They share 0 of their listed top holdings in total.
- Is it redundant to hold both VEA and VTV?
- Because they hold almost none of the same securities — they are complementary, not redundant, holding both is not redundant — each fund covers largely different holdings, so together they broaden your exposure. A 50/50 blend has an effective 339 positions and a A diversification grade.
- What does VTV hold that VEA doesn't?
- VTV's largest holdings that VEA doesn't hold include MU, JPM, BRK.B, XOM, JNJ. Its category is US large-cap value, versus VEA's developed ex-US.
- Which is more concentrated, VEA or VTV?
- VEA's top 10 holdings are 43% of its listed weight; VTV's are 41%. The more concentrated fund leans harder on its largest names.