Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs DFUS: how they differ
CGBL and DFUS hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and DFUS hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGBL | DFUS |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 4.57% | 2.90% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.78% | 2.74% |
| Apple Inc | 2.00% | 5.86% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.96% | 4.52% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 1.19% | 6.97% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.10% | 2.01% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.23% | 0.89% |
| Visa Inc | 0.92% | 0.83% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.81% | 3.84% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.73% | 1.13% |
| Intel Corp | 0.91% | 0.68% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.58% | 0.63% |
| Only in CGBL | Only in DFUS |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | ALPHABET INC. 3.31% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | TESLA, INC. 1.78% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.30% |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 1.03% | EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 0.97% |
| Franco-Nevada Corp 0.89% | WALMART INC. 0.87% |
| Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.85% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0.86% |
| Aon PLC 0.84% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.83% |
| Lundin Mining Corp 0.65% | NETFLIX, INC. 0.59% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF | DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | Dimensional |
| What it is | Core Balanced | U.S. Equity Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +17.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 90.2% |
| Holdings | 77 | 2231 |
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%.
DFUS in plain words
DFUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2231 positions, with the top ten at 35.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or DFUS?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and DFUS returned +17.5%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or DFUS?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and DFUS charges 0.09%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and DFUS overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 90% of DFUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 26% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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