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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 VWO: how they differ

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

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGDV and VWO 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 VWO
Microsoft Corp 5.81%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 14.73%
NVIDIA Corp 5.66%Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.28%
Broadcom Inc 5.16%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57%
Alphabet Inc 3.60%Delta Electronics Inc 1.18%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.33%MediaTek Inc 1.07%
Eli Lilly & Co 3.15%Reliance Industries Ltd 0.90%
Applied Materials Inc 3.12%HDFC Bank Ltd 0.81%
General Electric Co 3.08%Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

CGDV and VWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGDV
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF
VWO
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitalVanguard
What it isDividend ValueEmerging markets
Total return, 1 year+18.7%+15.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.2 pts−1.9 pts
Expense ratio0.33%0.06%
Already in the S&P 50091.0%0.0%
Holdings536355

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.

VWO in plain words

VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGDV or VWO?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +18.7% and VWO returned +15.6%, so CGDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGDV or VWO?
CGDV charges 0.33% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so VWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGDV and VWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 91% of CGDV and 0% of VWO 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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