Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs MOAT: how they differ
CGBL and MOAT hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and MOAT returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and MOAT hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGBL | MOAT |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 4.57% | 2.43% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.96% | 2.20% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 1.19% | 2.45% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.10% | 1.17% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.81% | 1.33% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 0.31% | 1.18% |
| NIKE Inc | 0.23% | 2.02% |
| Only in CGBL | Only in MOAT |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | Masco Corp 2.96% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | Kenvue Inc 2.59% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | Airbnb Inc 2.56% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.78% | Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.23% | Brown-Forman Corp 2.49% |
| Philip Morris International Inc 2.07% | Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45% |
| Apple Inc 2.00% | Datadog Inc 2.44% |
| GE Vernova Inc 1.25% | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.43% |
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.
| CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF | MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | VanEck |
| What it is | Core Balanced | Morningstar Wide Moat |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +11.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | −6.2 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.46% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 91.6% |
| Holdings | 77 | 55 |
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%.
MOAT in plain words
MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or MOAT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and MOAT returned +11.3%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or MOAT?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and MOAT charges 0.46%, so CGBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and MOAT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 92% of MOAT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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