Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or USHY?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and USHY returned +3.3%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, CGBL or USHY?

CGBL charges 0.33% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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CGBL vs USHY: how they differ

CGBL and USHY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and CGBL returned more over the year.

Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and USHY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGBL	Only in USHY
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22%	1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
Broadcom Inc 4.57%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
Alphabet Inc 2.78%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
Micron Technology Inc 2.23%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
Philip Morris International Inc 2.07%	ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
Apple Inc 2.00%	HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.26%

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 USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Capital	iShares
What it is	Core Balanced	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+9.9%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−7.6 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.08%
Holdings	77	1894

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%.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or USHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and USHY returned +3.3%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGBL or USHY?: CGBL charges 0.33% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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