Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs EWJ: how they differ
CGBL and EWJ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWJ returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and iShares MSCI Japan ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and EWJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in CGBL | Only in EWJ |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.57% | SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.78% | Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.23% | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58% |
| Philip Morris International Inc 2.07% | Sony Group Corporation 2.56% |
| Apple Inc 2.00% | ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41% |
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 Capital Group Core Balanced ETF | EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | iShares |
| What it is | Core Balanced | MSCI Japan |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +26.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | +9.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.49% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 77 | 179 |
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%.
EWJ in plain words
EWJ is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Japan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 179 positions, with the top ten at 28.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or EWJ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and EWJ returned +26.5%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or EWJ?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and EWJ charges 0.49%, so CGBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and EWJ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 0% of EWJ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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