IXJ vs VHT overlap - what they share and where they differ

IXJ and VHT share 69.3% of their weight across 56 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.

IXJ and VHT

69.3%

56 shared positions

IXJ

iShares Global Healthcare ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 107 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 48.2%·Holdings of IXJ

VHT

VANGUARD HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 345 positions · May 31, 2026

Top 10: 51.9%·Holdings of VHT

Reported positions cover IXJ 100%, VHT 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

VHT vs IXJ side by side

IXJiShares Global Healthcare ETF

107

stock positions reported to the SEC

30.1% of its weight is in 51 names VHT does not hold

VHTVANGUARD HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND

345

stock positions reported to the SEC

16.4% of its weight is in 289 names IXJ does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

IXJ
VHT
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Healthcare
79.4%
92.4%
Consumer Cyclical
2.7%
3.1%
Consumer Defensive
2.2%
1.8%
Basic Materials
0.5%
1.0%
Technology
0.0%
0.8%
Financial Services
0.5%
0.0%

The widest gap is Healthcare: VHT has 13.0 points more of it.

The figures side by side

IXJVHT
Filing dateJun 30, 2026May 31, 2026
Stock positions reported107345
Weight of the ten largest48.2%51.9%
Largest positionLLY 10.9%LLY 14.0%
Held alone51 positions, 30.1%289 positions, 16.4%
Covered by stock positions100%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn IXJIn VHTCounted
LLYELI LILLY AND COMPANY10.93%14.04%10.93%
JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON7.04%8.47%7.04%
ABBVABBVIE INC.5.12%6.09%5.12%
MRKMERCK Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien4.40%4.66%4.40%
UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED4.40%5.45%4.40%
AMGNAMGEN INC.2.54%2.87%2.54%
TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCORPORATED2.42%2.93%2.42%
ABTABBOTT LABORATORIES2.05%2.35%2.05%
GILDGILEAD SCIENCES, INC.2.04%2.64%2.04%
ISRGINTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.1.83%2.38%1.83%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in IXJ

ROCHE HOLDING AG3.91%
AZNASTRAZENECA PLC3.76%
NVSNovartis AG3.71%
NVONOVO NORDISK A/S1.99%
GSKGSK PLC1.38%
MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY1.30%
SNYSANOFI SA1.18%
ARGXargenx SE0.74%
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT0.71%
ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA0.71%

Only in VHT

MDTMedtronic PLC1.50%
ALNYAlnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc0.63%
NTRANatera Inc0.46%
RVMDREVOLUTION Medicines Inc0.40%
ILMNIllumina Inc0.39%
INSMInsmed Inc0.36%
UTHRUnited Therapeutics Corp0.36%
STESTERIS PLC0.33%
NBIXNeurocrine Biosciences Inc0.25%
THCTenet Healthcare Corp0.24%

Questions people ask

Is IXJ the same as VHT?

69.3% of their weight sits in the same 56 holdings. IXJ also reports ROCHE HOLDING AG, AZN, NVS, which the other does not. VHT also reports MDT, ALNY, NTRA, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between IXJ and VHT 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 IXJ and 100% of VHT, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, VHT or IXJ?

IXJ reports 107 stock positions and VHT reports 345. 30.1% of IXJ's weight sits in names VHT does not hold, and 16.4% of VHT's weight in names IXJ does not hold. The ten largest positions are 48.2% of IXJ and 51.9% of VHT.

How do IXJ and VHT differ by sector?

The widest gap is Healthcare: VHT has 13.0 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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