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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and EDV returned −10.8%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, CGBL or EDV?

CGBL charges 0.33% a year and EDV charges 0.05%, so EDV 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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CGBL vs EDV: how they differ

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

Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and EDV 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 CGBL	Only in EDV
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22%	United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%
Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60%	United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%
Broadcom Inc 4.57%	United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48%	United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%
Alphabet Inc 2.78%	United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%
Micron Technology Inc 2.23%	United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%
Philip Morris International Inc 2.07%	United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%
Apple Inc 2.00%	United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%

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.

CGBL and EDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Capital	Vanguard
What it is	Core Balanced	Extended Duration Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+9.9%	−10.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−7.6 pts	−28.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.05%
Holdings	77	82

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%.

EDV in plain words

EDV is a bond fund tracking the Extended Duration Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −10.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 57.3% below its high of Mar 9, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or EDV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and EDV returned −10.8%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGBL or EDV?: CGBL charges 0.33% a year and EDV charges 0.05%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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