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

VHT and VIG share 16.4% of their weight across 26 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.

VHT and VIG

16.4%

26 shared positions

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

VIG

VANGUARD DIVIDEND APPRECIATION INDEX FUND

Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 309 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 32.5%·Holdings of VIG

Reported positions cover VHT 100%, VIG 99% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

VIG vs VHT side by side

VHTVANGUARD HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND

345

stock positions reported to the SEC

40.3% of its weight is in 319 names VIG does not hold

VIGVANGUARD DIVIDEND APPRECIATION INDEX FUND

309

stock positions reported to the SEC

83.1% of its weight is in 283 names VHT does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

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

Largest sectors for both funds

Healthcare
92.4%
16.5%
Technology
0.8%
29.9%
Financial Services
0.0%
15.7%
Consumer Defensive
1.8%
10.2%
Consumer Cyclical
3.1%
6.3%
Basic Materials
1.0%
0.0%

The widest gap is Healthcare: VHT has 75.9 points more of it.

The figures side by side

VHTVIG
Filing dateMay 31, 2026Apr 30, 2026
Stock positions reported345309
Weight of the ten largest51.9%32.5%
Largest positionLLY 14.0%AVGO 5.2%
Held alone319 positions, 40.3%283 positions, 83.1%
Covered by stock positions100%99%

Holdings they share

StockIn VHTIn VIGCounted
LLYEli Lilly & Co14.04%3.34%3.34%
JNJJohnson & Johnson8.47%2.49%2.49%
ABBVAbbVie Inc6.09%1.68%1.68%
UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc5.45%1.51%1.51%
MRKMerck & Co Inc4.66%1.22%1.22%
AMGNAmgen Inc2.87%0.84%0.84%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc2.64%0.73%0.73%
ABTAbbott Laboratories2.35%0.71%0.71%
DHRDanaher Corp1.84%0.51%0.51%
SYKStryker Corp1.66%0.49%0.49%

What each holds alone

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

Only in VHT

TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc2.93%
ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc2.38%
PFEPfizer Inc2.35%
BMYBristol-Myers Squibb Co1.84%
CVSCVS Health Corp1.83%
VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals Inc1.80%
CICigna Group/The1.17%
BSXBoston Scientific Corp1.13%
REGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc1.00%
HCAHCA Healthcare Inc0.96%

Only in VIG

AVGOBroadcom Inc5.18%
AAPLApple Inc4.07%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp3.97%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO3.59%
EXXON MOBIL CORP2.90%
WMTWalmart Inc2.60%
VVisa Inc2.33%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp2.03%
CATCaterpillar Inc1.87%
MAMastercard Inc1.84%

Questions people ask

Is VHT the same as VIG?

16.4% of their weight sits in the same 26 holdings. VHT also reports TMO, ISRG, PFE, which the other does not. VIG also reports AVGO, AAPL, MSFT, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between VHT and VIG 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 VHT and 99% of VIG, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, VIG or VHT?

VHT reports 345 stock positions and VIG reports 309. 40.3% of VHT's weight sits in names VIG does not hold, and 83.1% of VIG's weight in names VHT does not hold. The ten largest positions are 51.9% of VHT and 32.5% of VIG.

How do VHT and VIG differ by sector?

The widest gap is Healthcare: VHT has 75.9 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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