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

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CGDV vs IWM: how they differ

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

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF and iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGDV and IWM 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 CGDVOnly in IWM
Microsoft Corp 5.81%Moog, Inc. 0.38%
NVIDIA Corp 5.66%Hut 8 Corp. 0.37%
Broadcom Inc 5.16%Viasat, Inc. 0.35%
Alphabet Inc 3.60%BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 0.35%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.33%Cytokinetics, Inc. 0.35%
Eli Lilly & Co 3.15%MaxLinear, Inc. 0.34%
Applied Materials Inc 3.12%Argan, Inc. 0.34%
General Electric Co 3.08%UMB Financial Corp. 0.33%

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.

CGDV and IWM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGDV
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF
IWM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitaliShares
What it isDividend ValueRussell 2000
Total return, 1 year+18.7%+21.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.2 pts+3.7 pts
Expense ratio0.33%0.19%
Already in the S&P 50091.0%0.0%
Holdings532014

CGDV in plain words

CGDV is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.7% 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 May 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 38.8%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IWM in plain words

IWM is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% 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 2014 positions, with the top ten at 3.4%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGDV or IWM?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +18.7% and IWM returned +21.2%, so IWM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGDV or IWM?
CGDV charges 0.33% a year and IWM charges 0.19%, so IWM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGDV and IWM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 91% of CGDV and 0% of IWM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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