Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs VOOG: how they differ
CGBL and VOOG hold 24% of their weight in the same names, and VOOG returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and VOOG hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGBL | VOOG |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 4.57% | 5.90% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.78% | 4.90% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.23% | 3.04% |
| Apple Inc | 2.00% | 6.38% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.96% | 9.31% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 1.19% | 14.29% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.10% | 3.85% |
| Visa Inc | 0.92% | 0.84% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.81% | 3.90% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.73% | 2.44% |
| GE Vernova Inc | 1.25% | 0.73% |
| KLA Corp | 1.08% | 0.70% |
| Only in CGBL | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | Alphabet Inc 6.17% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.42% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.34% |
| ATI Inc 1.23% | Tesla Inc 2.12% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 1.20% | Lam Research Corp 1.11% |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 1.03% | Netflix Inc 1.01% |
| Southern Co/The 0.97% | Palantir Technologies Inc 1.00% |
| Bank of America Corp 0.96% | Applied Materials Inc 0.99% |
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 | VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | Vanguard |
| What it is | Core Balanced | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 77 | 146 |
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%.
VOOG in plain words
VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or VOOG?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 100% of VOOG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 24% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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