Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs URTH: how they differ
CGBL and URTH hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and URTH hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGBL | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 4.57% | 2.21% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.78% | 2.01% |
| Apple Inc | 2.00% | 5.04% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.96% | 3.50% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.23% | 1.20% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 1.19% | 5.64% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.10% | 1.51% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.81% | 2.86% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.73% | 0.97% |
| Visa Inc | 0.92% | 0.60% |
| Intel Corp | 0.91% | 0.57% |
| Mastercard Inc | 0.51% | 0.46% |
| Only in CGBL | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | ALPHABET INC. 2.43% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | TESLA, INC. 1.35% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0.92% |
| ATI Inc 1.23% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 0.72% |
| Royal Gold Inc 0.96% | ASML Holding N.V. 0.69% |
| Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.85% | EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 0.67% |
| Aon PLC 0.84% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.60% |
| ASML Holding NV 0.62% | WALMART INC. 0.56% |
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 | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | iShares |
| What it is | Core Balanced | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 77 | 1322 |
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%.
URTH in plain words
URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1322 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and URTH returned +17.4%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or URTH?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so URTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 22% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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