IWM vs VXF overlap - what they share and where they differ
IWM and VXF share 35.4% of their weight across 1,844 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.
Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.
IWM and VXF
35.4%
1,844 shared positions
IWM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 1,966 positions · Jun 30, 2026
Top 10: 3.4%·Holdings of IWM
VXF
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 3,095 positions · Jun 30, 2026
Top 10: 7.6%·Holdings of VXF
Reported positions cover IWM 100%, VXF 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
VXF vs IWM side by side
IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF
1,966
stock positions reported to the SEC
4.9% of its weight is in 122 names VXF does not hold
VXFVANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
3,095
stock positions reported to the SEC
64.4% of its weight is in 1,251 names IWM does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: VXF has 5.6 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| IWM | VXF | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 1,966 | 3,095 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 3.4% | 7.6% |
| Largest position | MOG.A 0.4% | SPCX 1.2% |
| Held alone | 122 positions, 4.9% | 1,251 positions, 64.4% |
| Covered by stock positions | 100% | 100% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In IWM | In VXF | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYTKCytokinetics, Inc. | 0.35% | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| HUTHut 8 Corp. | 0.37% | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| MOG.AMoog, Inc. | 0.38% | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| VSATViasat, Inc. | 0.35% | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| AGXArgan, Inc. | 0.34% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| BTSGBrightSpring Health Services, Inc. | 0.35% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| MXLMaxLinear, Inc. | 0.34% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| UMBFUMB Financial Corp. | 0.33% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| COMPCompass Minerals International, Inc. | 0.31% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| CTRECareTrust REIT, Inc. | 0.28% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in IWM
Only in VXF
Questions people ask
Is IWM the same as VXF?
35.4% of their weight sits in the same 1,844 holdings. IWM also reports FROG, JBTM, SSRM, which the other does not. VXF also reports SPCX, SNOW, BE, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between IWM and VXF measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of IWM and 100% of VXF, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, VXF or IWM?
IWM reports 1,966 stock positions and VXF reports 3,095. 4.9% of IWM's weight sits in names VXF does not hold, and 64.4% of VXF's weight in names IWM does not hold. The ten largest positions are 3.4% of IWM and 7.6% of VXF.
How do IWM and VXF differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: VXF has 5.6 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.
Where do the numbers come from?
From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.
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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.