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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and IEF returned −2.7%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, CGBL or IEF?

CGBL charges 0.33% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so IEF 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 IEF: how they differ

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

Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and IEF 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 IEF
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22%	United States of America 9.71%
Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60%	United States of America 8.94%
Broadcom Inc 4.57%	United States of America 8.91%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48%	United States of America 8.89%
Alphabet Inc 2.78%	United States of America 8.87%
Micron Technology Inc 2.23%	United States of America 8.79%
Philip Morris International Inc 2.07%	United States of America 8.69%
Apple Inc 2.00%	United States of America 8.46%

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 IEF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Capital	iShares
What it is	Core Balanced	7-10 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+9.9%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−7.6 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.15%
Holdings	77	15

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%.

IEF in plain words

IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or IEF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and IEF returned −2.7%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGBL or IEF?: CGBL charges 0.33% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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