Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs VOO: how they differ
CGBL and VOO hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and VOO returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and VOO hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGBL | VOO |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 4.57% | 2.78% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.78% | 2.60% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.23% | 2.02% |
| Apple Inc | 2.00% | 6.61% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.96% | 4.31% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 1.19% | 7.53% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.10% | 1.92% |
| Intel Corp | 0.91% | 1.03% |
| Visa Inc | 0.92% | 0.87% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.81% | 3.63% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.73% | 1.48% |
| KLA Corp | 1.08% | 0.61% |
| Only in CGBL | Only in VOO |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | Alphabet Inc 3.26% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | Tesla Inc 1.84% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.47% |
| ATI Inc 1.23% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.43% |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 1.03% | Johnson & Johnson 0.95% |
| Royal Gold Inc 0.96% | Applied Materials Inc 0.89% |
| Franco-Nevada Corp 0.89% | Exxon Mobil Corp 0.88% |
| Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.85% | Lam Research Corp 0.84% |
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.
| CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF | VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | Vanguard |
| What it is | Core Balanced | S&P 500 |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 77 | 506 |
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%.
VOO in plain words
VOO is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or VOO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and VOO returned +17.6%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or VOO?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 28% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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