Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs VLUE: how they differ
CGBL and VLUE hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and VLUE hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGBL | VLUE |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.23% | 11.63% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.96% | 1.88% |
| Intel Corp | 0.91% | 9.29% |
| Comcast Corp | 0.65% | 1.50% |
| Capital One Financial Corp | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| CVS Health Corp | 0.48% | 1.11% |
| DR Horton Inc | 0.48% | 0.88% |
| United Rentals Inc | 0.44% | 0.69% |
| Wells Fargo & Co | 0.42% | 1.12% |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co | 0.33% | 1.30% |
| L3Harris Technologies Inc | 0.29% | 0.59% |
| Fiserv Inc | 0.64% | 0.20% |
| Only in CGBL | Only in VLUE |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 4.97% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3.67% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.57% | GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 3.16% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2.66% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.78% | AT&T INC. 2.53% |
| Philip Morris International Inc 2.07% | CITIGROUP INC. 1.94% |
| Apple Inc 2.00% | WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 1.89% |
| Microsoft Corp 1.96% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 1.80% |
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 Capital Group Core Balanced ETF | VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | iShares |
| What it is | Core Balanced | MSCI USA Value Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +69.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | +51.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 96.9% |
| Holdings | 77 | 148 |
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%.
VLUE in plain words
VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or VLUE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or VLUE?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so VLUE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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