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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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CGBL vs HDV: how they differ

CGBL and HDV hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and HDV returned more over the year.

Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and HDV hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CGBL and HDV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCGBLHDV
Philip Morris International Inc2.07%4.18%
Southern Co/The0.97%1.55%
Home Depot Inc/The0.50%4.08%
DTE Energy Co0.69%0.47%
ConocoPhillips0.46%2.14%
Starbucks Corp0.38%1.43%
Darden Restaurants Inc0.42%0.34%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGBLOnly in HDV
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22%EXXON MOBIL CORP 8.45%
Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60%CHEVRON CORP 6.45%
Broadcom Inc 4.57%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 5.70%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48%ABBVIE INC 5.45%
Alphabet Inc 2.78%PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) 4.47%
Micron Technology Inc 2.23%COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 3.88%
Apple Inc 2.00%PROGRESSIVE CORP (THE) 3.80%
Microsoft Corp 1.96%MERCK & COMPANY INC 3.78%

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 and HDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGBL
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF
HDV
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitaliShares
What it isCore BalancedCore High Dividend
Total return, 1 year+9.9%+22.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−7.6 pts+5.0 pts
Expense ratio0.33%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50048.1%98.0%
Holdings7775

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%.

HDV in plain words

HDV is an index equity fund tracking the Core High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 50.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or HDV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and HDV returned +22.5%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGBL or HDV?
CGBL charges 0.33% a year and HDV charges 0.08%, so HDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGBL and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 98% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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CGBL against HDV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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