TLT vs SPY Overlap

Comparing iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Holdings Overlap
0.00%
Very Low Overlap
Shared Holdings
0 of 10
Complete portfolio analysis
Calculation Method
Min Weight
Weighted intersection

Visual Overlap

TLT
SPY
0.0%
TLT Only
Overlap
SPY Only

Price Performance

Historical price comparison over 3M

TLT Return
+3.47%
SPY Return
+8.52%
Winner
SPY
+5.06%
Max Drawdown
TLT: -4.4%
SPY: -5.1%
TLT Volatility (annualized)8.96%
SPY Volatility (annualized)11.46%

📈 Comparison

Metric
TLT
SPY
1 Year Return
-2.5%
+26.5%
3 Year Return
-8.5%
+10.2%
5 Year Return
-1.8%
+15.8%
Volatility
15.80%
18.20%
Expense Ratio
0.15%
0.09%
⚠️ Past performance does not guarantee future results. Data may be delayed.

⚠️Risk Metrics

Metric
TLT
SPY
Volatility
15.80%
18.20%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.62
0.82
Sortino Ratio
-0.85
1.15
Max Drawdown
-48.50%
-33.90%
Beta
-0.15
1.00

Interpretation:

  • 📊 Lower volatility = smoother ride
  • ⚡ Higher Sharpe/Sortino = better risk-adjusted returns
  • ⚠️ Smaller max drawdown = less worst-case pain
  • 📈 Beta > 1 = more volatile than S&P 500

⚔️ Comparison

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🏆 SPY wins this comparison

Key Factors

💰 Expense Ratio
TLT:0.15%
vs
SPY:0.09%
🎯 Number of Holdings
TLT:29 holdings
vs
SPY:503 holdings
📈 5-Year Return
TLT:-1.8%
vs
SPY:+15.8%
Additional Metrics (5)
⚖️ Concentration Risk
TLT: 89.5% in top 10
SPY: 39.1% in top 10
📊 Assets Under Management
TLT: $45B
SPY: $450B ✓
Sharpe Ratio
TLT: -0.62
SPY: 0.82
📉 Volatility
TLT: 15.8%
SPY: 18.2%
🔍 Uniqueness vs SPY
TLT: 100.0% unique
SPY: -0.0% unique

Bottom line: SPY wins with better expense ratio and number of holdings and 5-year return. Consider SPY for your portfolio, but TLT is still a solid choice if you prefer its specific advantages.

Detailed Overlap Analysis

0 shared holdings representing 0.0% portfolio overlap

Top Shared Holdings

#StockTLT WeightSPY WeightOverlap
0
Shared Stocks
0.0%
Total Overlap
0
Sectors Represented

Top Holdings Only in TLT

Unique to TLT

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SymbolNameWeight
UST-30YUS Treasury 30Y15.85%
UST-20YUS Treasury 20Y13.85%
UST-25YUS Treasury 25Y11.85%
UST-30Y-2US Treasury 30Y Bond 29.85%
UST-20Y-2US Treasury 20Y Bond 28.85%

Top Holdings Only in SPY

Unique to SPY

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SymbolNameWeight
NVDANVDA7.73%
AAPLAAPL6.82%
MSFTMSFT6.11%
AMZNAMZN3.81%
GOOGLGOOGL3.08%

Price Correlation

How We Calculate Overlap

We use the minimum weight method with normalization to calculate portfolio overlap:

Overlap = Σ min(weightA, weightB) for each shared holding

Normalization: Holdings weights are normalized to sum to 100% before comparison. This ensures accurate overlap calculations even when analyzing partial holdings data (e.g., top 50 positions).

Conservative approach: We consider only the smaller allocation for each shared position, giving you a realistic view of true portfolio overlap.

📊 This analysis is based on publicly available holdings data. For the most current and complete holdings information, please visit the official ETF provider websites.

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