Which returned more over the last year, BND or CGBL?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and CGBL returned +9.9%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BND or CGBL?

BND charges 0.03% a year and CGBL charges 0.33%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BND vs CGBL: how they differ

BND is a bond index fund and CGBL an equity index fund, and over the year CGBL returned more, +9.9% against −0.7%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and Capital Group Core Balanced ETF.

BND and CGBL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Capital
What it is	US aggregate bonds	Core Balanced
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+9.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−7.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.33%
Holdings	not filed	77

BND in plain words

BND is a bond fund tracking the US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, BND or CGBL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and CGBL returned +9.9%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BND or CGBL?: BND charges 0.03% a year and CGBL charges 0.33%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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