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

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BSV vs CGGR: how they differ

BSV and CGGR hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and CGGR returned more over the year.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Capital Group Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and CGGR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BSVOnly in CGGR
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%Meta Platforms Inc 7.09%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%Tesla Inc 5.85%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%Broadcom Inc 5.40%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%NVIDIA Corp 5.16%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%Micron Technology Inc 4.86%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%Microsoft Corp 4.38%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%Alphabet Inc 3.36%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%Alphabet Inc 3.06%

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.

BSV and CGGR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardCapital
What it isShort-Term BondGrowth
Total return, 1 year+1.1%+7.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−16.4 pts−10.3 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.39%
Holdings318589

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% 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.

CGGR in plain words

CGGR is an index equity fund tracking the Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 81% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 89 positions, with the top ten at 44.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or CGGR?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and CGGR returned +7.2%, so CGGR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or CGGR?
BSV charges 0.03% a year and CGGR charges 0.39%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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