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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 VTI: how they differ

CGDV and VTI hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and CGDV returned more over the year.

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGDV and VTI hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CGDV and VTI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCGDVVTI
NVIDIA Corp5.66%6.37%
Microsoft Corp5.81%3.84%
Alphabet Inc3.60%2.90%
Broadcom Inc5.16%2.48%
Apple Inc2.36%5.88%
Amazon.com Inc1.88%3.19%
Meta Platforms Inc3.33%1.71%
Eli Lilly & Co3.15%1.41%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.90%1.12%
Applied Materials Inc3.12%0.80%
Exxon Mobil Corp1.34%0.79%
Intel Corp1.09%0.78%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGDVOnly in VTI
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 2.83%Alphabet Inc 2.29%
British American Tobacco PLC 2.66%Micron Technology Inc 1.80%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 2.17%Tesla Inc 1.64%
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.02%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.31%
Linde PLC 1.95%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.25%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.42%Johnson & Johnson 0.85%
TC Energy Corp 1.33%Visa Inc 0.77%
Medtronic PLC 1.07%Lam Research Corp 0.75%

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 VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGDV
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitalVanguard
What it isDividend ValueUS total market
Total return, 1 year+18.7%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.2 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.33%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50091.0%88.3%
Holdings533531

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.

VTI in plain words

VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGDV or VTI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +18.7% and VTI returned +17.2%, so CGDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGDV or VTI?
CGDV charges 0.33% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGDV and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 91% of CGDV and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 34% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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