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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, CGBL or VCSH?

CGBL charges 0.33% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH 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 VCSH: how they differ

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

Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and VCSH 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 VCSH
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
Broadcom Inc 4.57%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
Alphabet Inc 2.78%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
Micron Technology Inc 2.23%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
Philip Morris International Inc 2.07%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
Apple Inc 2.00%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.18%

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 and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Capital	Vanguard
What it is	Core Balanced	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+9.9%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−7.6 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.03%
Holdings	77	2999

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%.

VCSH in plain words

VCSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGBL or VCSH?: CGBL charges 0.33% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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