Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs VGT: how they differ
CGBL and VGT hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and VGT returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and VGT hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGBL | VGT |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 4.57% | 4.21% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.23% | 4.21% |
| Apple Inc | 2.00% | 14.59% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.96% | 9.47% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 1.19% | 16.85% |
| KLA Corp | 1.08% | 1.00% |
| Intel Corp | 0.91% | 2.03% |
| International Business Machines Corp | 0.41% | 1.08% |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co | 0.33% | 0.30% |
| Strategy Inc | 0.13% | 0.18% |
| Cerebras Systems Inc | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Only in CGBL | Only in VGT |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.85% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | Lam Research Corp 1.56% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.78% | Oracle Corp 1.46% |
| Philip Morris International Inc 2.07% | Applied Materials Inc 1.40% |
| GE Vernova Inc 1.25% | Palantir Technologies Inc 1.35% |
| ATI Inc 1.23% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.11% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 1.20% | QUALCOMM Inc 1.09% |
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 | VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | Vanguard |
| What it is | Core Balanced | Information technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +35.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | +17.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 86.9% |
| Holdings | 77 | 317 |
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%.
VGT in plain words
VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or VGT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or VGT?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 87% of VGT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 14% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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