Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs NOBL: how they differ
CGBL and NOBL hold 1% of their weight in the same names.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and NOBL hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGBL | NOBL |
|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.58% | 1.61% |
| International Business Machines Corp | 0.41% | 1.71% |
| Brown & Brown Inc | 0.35% | 1.20% |
| Only in CGBL | Only in NOBL |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | Nucor Corp. 1.77% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.57% | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.78% | Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.23% | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61% |
| Philip Morris International Inc 2.07% | Hormel Foods Corp. 1.61% |
| Apple Inc 2.00% | JM Smucker Co. (The) 1.58% |
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 | NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | ProShares |
| What it is | Core Balanced | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +9.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | −8.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 77 | 69 |
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%.
NOBL in plain words
NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or NOBL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or NOBL?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, so CGBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and NOBL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 100% of NOBL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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