The look-through journal

The look-through journal

What is actually inside index funds.

Short, data-grounded notes on overlap, concentration, and what the holdings reveal that the fund label hides. Every figure measured from funds’ own published filings.

Structure7 min read

The portfolio-to-ETF tax move, opened up

The Snowball ETF story is about tax structure. Its filing also describes a concentrated, expensive stock fund.

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Concentration5 min read

Seven stocks, a third of your index fund

A broad fund's label says 500 names. The holdings say seven of them carry a third of it.

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Overlap4 min read

Own Nvidia three times without noticing

An S&P 500 fund, a Nasdaq fund and a tech fund are mostly one bet, stacked three deep.

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