Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGDV vs VO: how they differ
CGDV and VO hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and CGDV returned more over the year.
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF and Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGDV and VO hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGDV | VO |
|---|---|---|
| Carrier Global Corp | 2.64% | 0.56% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc | 0.81% | 0.34% |
| Air Products and Chemicals Inc | 0.74% | 0.32% |
| Apollo Global Management Inc | 1.08% | 0.23% |
| International Paper Co | 1.74% | 0.10% |
| Only in CGDV | Only in VO |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp 5.81% | Vertiv Holdings Co 1.23% |
| NVIDIA Corp 5.66% | Western Digital Corp 1.07% |
| Broadcom Inc 5.16% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.60% | Quanta Services Inc 1.05% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.33% | Howmet Aerospace Inc 1.04% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 3.15% | Cummins Inc 0.95% |
| Applied Materials Inc 3.12% | Datadog Inc 0.84% |
| General Electric Co 3.08% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.79% |
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 Capital Group Dividend Value ETF | VO Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital | Vanguard |
| What it is | Dividend Value | Mid-Cap |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.7% | +12.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +1.2 pts | −5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.0% | 91.4% |
| Holdings | 53 | 282 |
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.
VO in plain words
VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGDV or VO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +18.7% and VO returned +12.0%, so CGDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGDV or VO?
- CGDV charges 0.33% a year and VO charges 0.03%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGDV and VO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 91% of CGDV and 91% of VO 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.
Other comparisons
Where to next
Where these figures came from
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.
Cite this page. ETFIQ, CGDV against VO, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/CGDV-VO Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.
A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources