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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 MTUM: how they differ

CGBL and MTUM hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and MTUM returned more over the year.

Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and MTUM hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CGBL and MTUM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCGBLMTUM
Broadcom Inc4.57%5.41%
Alphabet Inc2.78%2.39%
Micron Technology Inc2.23%5.57%
GE Vernova Inc1.25%2.54%
NVIDIA Corp1.19%4.65%
KLA Corp1.08%1.61%
Intel Corp0.91%3.84%
Gilead Sciences Inc0.74%1.03%
Caterpillar Inc0.58%3.21%
General Electric Co0.52%1.90%
Quanta Services Inc0.43%0.46%
Wells Fargo & Co0.42%1.26%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGBLOnly in MTUM
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.04%
Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.76%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48%LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.62%
Philip Morris International Inc 2.07%EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 3.44%
Apple Inc 2.00%ALPHABET INC. 2.95%
Microsoft Corp 1.96%WALMART INC. 2.76%
ATI Inc 1.23%APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 2.36%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 1.20%THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 1.69%

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 MTUM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGBL
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF
MTUM
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitaliShares
What it isCore BalancedMSCI USA Momentum Factor
Total return, 1 year+9.9%+21.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−7.6 pts+4.3 pts
Expense ratio0.33%0.15%
Already in the S&P 50048.1%98.2%
Holdings77125

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%.

MTUM in plain words

MTUM is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 125 positions, with the top ten at 40.5%. It sat 11.1% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or MTUM?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and MTUM returned +21.8%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGBL or MTUM?
CGBL charges 0.33% a year and MTUM charges 0.15%, so MTUM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGBL and MTUM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 98% of MTUM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 17% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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