Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs VHT: how they differ
CGBL and VHT hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and VHT hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGBL | VHT |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1.20% | 1.80% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 0.74% | 2.64% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.73% | 14.07% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 0.63% | 5.46% |
| Amgen Inc | 0.54% | 2.87% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.51% | 0.63% |
| CVS Health Corp | 0.48% | 1.83% |
| Illumina Inc | 0.43% | 0.39% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 0.31% | 2.93% |
| Only in CGBL | Only in VHT |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | Johnson & Johnson 8.48% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | AbbVie Inc 6.10% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.57% | Merck & Co Inc 4.67% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | Intuitive Surgical Inc 2.39% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.78% | Abbott Laboratories 2.36% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.23% | Pfizer Inc 2.36% |
| Philip Morris International Inc 2.07% | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 1.84% |
| Apple Inc 2.00% | Danaher Corp 1.84% |
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 | VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | Vanguard |
| What it is | Core Balanced | Health Care |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +21.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | +4.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 85.6% |
| Holdings | 77 | 401 |
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%.
VHT in plain words
VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or VHT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or VHT?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so VHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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