Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs CGBL: how they differ
AVUS and CGBL hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Capital Group Core Balanced ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and CGBL hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | CGBL |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.40% | 2.23% |
| Apple Inc | 5.37% | 2.00% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.85% | 1.96% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.94% | 2.78% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.49% | 1.19% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.18% | 4.57% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.21% | 1.10% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.68% | 0.81% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.84% | 0.73% |
| Visa Inc | 0.68% | 0.92% |
| Intel Corp | 0.58% | 0.91% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.92% | 0.58% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in CGBL |
|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 1.07% | Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% |
| Lam Research Corp 1.00% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% |
| Tesla Inc 0.80% | Philip Morris International Inc 2.07% |
| Applied Materials Inc 0.68% | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 1.03% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 0.67% | Franco-Nevada Corp 0.89% |
| Walmart Inc 0.64% | Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.85% |
| Merck & Co Inc 0.63% | Aon PLC 0.84% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Capital |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | Core Balanced |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +9.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −7.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.33% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 48.1% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 77 |
AVUS in plain words
AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.
CGBL in plain words
CGBL is an index equity fund tracking the Core Balanced. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 48% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 59.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or CGBL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and CGBL returned +9.9%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or CGBL?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and CGBL charges 0.33%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and CGBL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 48% of CGBL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 23% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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