Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs XLK: how they differ
CGBL and XLK hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and XLK returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and XLK hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGBL | XLK |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 4.57% | 5.41% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.23% | 5.42% |
| Apple Inc | 2.00% | 12.86% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.96% | 8.38% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 1.19% | 14.66% |
| KLA Corp | 1.08% | 2.20% |
| Intel Corp | 0.91% | 3.68% |
| International Business Machines Corp | 0.41% | 1.47% |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| Only in CGBL | Only in XLK |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.28% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | Applied Materials Inc 3.20% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | Lam Research Corp 3.02% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.78% | Cisco Systems Inc 2.59% |
| Philip Morris International Inc 2.07% | Sandisk Corp 1.88% |
| GE Vernova Inc 1.25% | Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.54% |
| ATI Inc 1.23% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.51% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 1.20% | Palantir Technologies Inc 1.49% |
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 | XLK State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | State Street |
| What it is | Core Balanced | Technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +39.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | +21.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 77 | 74 |
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%.
XLK in plain words
XLK is an index equity fund tracking the Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +39.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 74 positions, with the top ten at 64.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or XLK?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and XLK returned +39.2%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or XLK?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so XLK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and XLK overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 100% of XLK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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