Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs VXF: how they differ
CGBL and VXF hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and VXF returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and VXF hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGBL | VXF |
|---|---|---|
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.51% | 0.47% |
| ATI Inc | 1.23% | 0.32% |
| Illumina Inc | 0.43% | 0.31% |
| Royal Gold Inc | 0.96% | 0.19% |
| Strategy Inc | 0.13% | 0.34% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp | 0.09% | 1.19% |
| Cerebras Systems Inc | 0.01% | 0.09% |
| Quantinuum Inc | 0.28% | 0.00% |
| Only in CGBL | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | Snowflake Inc 1.03% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.57% | Cloudflare Inc 0.92% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | Astera Labs Inc 0.76% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.78% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.23% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| Philip Morris International Inc 2.07% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% |
| Apple Inc 2.00% | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.52% |
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 | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | Vanguard |
| What it is | Core Balanced | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 77 | 3365 |
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%.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or VXF?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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