Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs SDY: how they differ
CGBL and SDY hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and SDY returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and SDY hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGBL | SDY |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Co/The | 0.97% | 1.33% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.58% | 0.47% |
| International Business Machines Corp | 0.41% | 1.27% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.96% | 0.36% |
| Brown & Brown Inc | 0.35% | 0.39% |
| L3Harris Technologies Inc | 0.29% | 0.52% |
| Royal Gold Inc | 0.96% | 0.25% |
| NIKE Inc | 0.23% | 1.15% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.32% | 0.20% |
| Only in CGBL | Only in SDY |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | Verizon Communications Inc 2.15% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | Realty Income Corp 2.14% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.57% | Kenvue Inc 1.76% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.75% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.78% | AbbVie Inc 1.63% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.23% | QUALCOMM Inc 1.57% |
| Philip Morris International Inc 2.07% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.56% |
| Apple Inc 2.00% | Target Corp 1.55% |
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 | SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | State Street |
| What it is | Core Balanced | SPDR S&P Dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +11.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | −6.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 84.6% |
| Holdings | 77 | 155 |
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%.
SDY in plain words
SDY is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.0% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 155 positions, with the top ten at 17.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or SDY?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and SDY returned +11.0%, so SDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or SDY?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and SDY charges 0.35%, so CGBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 85% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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