IWDA vs VIG ETF holdings comparison
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (USD Acc) (IWDA) · Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG)
IWDA and VIG overlap by 32.4% by portfolio weight. The remaining 67.6 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 162 stocks; the largest shared position is Apple (AAPL), contributing 4.45% to the overlap.
What this means
IWDA and VIG share a material portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "moderate holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
| Company | Ticker | in IWDA | in VIG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | AAPL | 5.73% | 4.45% |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 4.29% | 4.34% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 1.49% | 4.63% |
| Eli Lilly | LLY | 1.24% | 3.93% |
| Jpmorgan Chase & Co | JPM | 1.02% | 4.07% |
| Visa Class A | V | 0.80% | 2.45% |
| Exxonmobil Holdings Corp | XOM | 0.78% | 2.78% |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 0.74% | 2.67% |
| Walmart | WMT | 0.63% | 2.11% |
| Mastercard Class A | MA | 0.61% | 2.00% |
Holdings only in IWDA or VIG
IWDA has 1046 fund-only positions representing approximately 66.2 percentage points of reported exposure; VIG has 171 fund-only positions representing approximately 4.4 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in IWDA
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Nvidia | NVDA | 4.74% |
| Amazon.Com Inc | AMZN | 2.86% |
| Alphabet Class A | GOOGL | 1.88% |
| Meta Platforms Class A | META | 1.51% |
| Alphabet Class C | GOOG | 1.49% |
| Tesla Inc | TSLA | 1.12% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B | BRK B | 0.92% |
| Micron Technology | MU | 0.84% |
| Advanced Micro Devices | AMD | 0.75% |
| Asml Holding | ASML | 0.62% |
Largest positions only in VIG
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| HEICO Corp | HEIA | 0.09% |
| ITT Inc | ITT | 0.08% |
| Royal Gold Inc | RGLD | 0.07% |
| Reinsurance Group of America Inc | RGA | 0.07% |
| BWX Technologies Inc | BWXT | 0.07% |
| Carlisle Cos Inc | CSL | 0.06% |
| Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc | LECO | 0.06% |
| Globe Life Inc | GL | 0.06% |
| DT Midstream Inc | DTM | 0.06% |
| Albemarle Corp | ALB | 0.06% |
FAQ
How much do IWDA and VIG overlap?
IWDA and VIG have 32.4% overlap by weight, sharing 162 equity positions (out of 1208 in IWDA and 333 in VIG). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-11-05 for IWDA and 2026-07-31 for VIG.
What does 32.4% overlap mean?
IWDA and VIG share a material portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "moderate holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do IWDA and VIG both hold?
The largest shared positions are Apple, Microsoft, Broadcom Inc, Eli Lilly, Jpmorgan Chase & Co. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between IWDA and VIG?
IWDA has 1046 positions not found in VIG, while VIG has 171 positions not found in IWDA. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.
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