Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs SPYG: how they differ
CGBL and SPYG hold 25% of their weight in the same names, and SPYG returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and SPYG hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGBL | SPYG |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 4.57% | 5.04% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.78% | 4.71% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.23% | 3.67% |
| Apple Inc | 2.00% | 5.99% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.96% | 7.81% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 1.19% | 13.66% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.10% | 3.49% |
| KLA Corp | 1.08% | 1.11% |
| GE Vernova Inc | 1.25% | 0.89% |
| Visa Inc | 0.92% | 0.88% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.81% | 3.48% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.73% | 2.67% |
| Only in CGBL | Only in SPYG |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | Alphabet Inc 5.91% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.67% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.58% |
| ATI Inc 1.23% | Tesla Inc 2.07% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 1.20% | Applied Materials Inc 1.62% |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 1.03% | Lam Research Corp 1.53% |
| Southern Co/The 0.97% | Johnson & Johnson 1.02% |
| Bank of America Corp 0.96% | Sandisk Corp 0.95% |
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 | SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | State Street |
| What it is | Core Balanced | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +17.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | +0.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 77 | 147 |
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%.
SPYG in plain words
SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 56.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or SPYG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or SPYG?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and SPYG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 100% of SPYG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 25% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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