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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 SCHG: how they differ

CGDV and SCHG hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and CGDV returned more over the year.

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGDV and SCHG hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CGDV and SCHG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCGDVSCHG
Microsoft Corp5.81%7.18%
NVIDIA Corp5.66%11.02%
Broadcom Inc5.16%4.55%
Alphabet Inc3.60%4.76%
Meta Platforms Inc3.33%3.46%
Eli Lilly & Co3.15%3.06%
Apple Inc2.36%9.84%
Amazon.com Inc1.88%5.68%
Mastercard Inc1.30%1.41%
UnitedHealth Group Inc2.03%1.20%
General Electric Co3.08%1.19%
Linde PLC1.95%0.81%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGDVOnly in SCHG
Applied Materials Inc 3.12%Tesla Inc 3.92%
Cisco Systems Inc 3.02%Alphabet Inc 3.78%
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 2.83%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.94%
RTX Corp 2.82%Visa Inc 1.92%
British American Tobacco PLC 2.66%Costco Wholesale Corp 1.48%
Carrier Global Corp 2.64%Netflix Inc 1.27%
Starbucks Corp 2.26%Palantir Technologies Inc 1.25%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 2.17%GE Vernova Inc 0.91%

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 May 31, 2026.

CGDV and SCHG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGDV
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF
SCHG
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitalSchwab
What it isDividend ValueU.S. Large-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year+18.7%+12.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.2 pts−4.8 pts
Expense ratio0.33%0.04%
Already in the S&P 50091.0%95.4%
Holdings53193

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.

SCHG in plain words

SCHG is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 193 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGDV or SCHG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +18.7% and SCHG returned +12.7%, so CGDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGDV or SCHG?
CGDV charges 0.33% a year and SCHG charges 0.04%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGDV and SCHG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 91% of CGDV and 95% of SCHG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 36% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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