Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or VTEB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, CGBL or VTEB?

CGBL charges 0.33% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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CGBL vs VTEB: how they differ

CGBL and VTEB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and CGBL returned more over the year.

Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and VTEB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGBL	Only in VTEB
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22%	University of California 0.12%
Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
Broadcom Inc 4.57%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48%	State of California 0.11%
Alphabet Inc 2.78%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
Micron Technology Inc 2.23%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
Philip Morris International Inc 2.07%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
Apple Inc 2.00%	Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

CGBL and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Capital	Vanguard
What it is	Core Balanced	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+9.9%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−7.6 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.03%
Holdings	77	10185

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%.

VTEB in plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% 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. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGBL or VTEB?: CGBL charges 0.33% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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