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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 XLF: how they differ

CGDV and XLF hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and CGDV returned more over the year.

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF and State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGDV and XLF hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CGDV and XLF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCGDVXLF
Wells Fargo & Co1.99%3.34%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.90%11.57%
Mastercard Inc1.30%5.47%
Apollo Global Management Inc1.08%0.72%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGDVOnly in XLF
Microsoft Corp 5.81%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 12.10%
NVIDIA Corp 5.66%Visa Inc 7.51%
Broadcom Inc 5.16%Bank of America Corp 4.91%
Alphabet Inc 3.60%Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 3.94%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.33%Morgan Stanley 3.31%
Eli Lilly & Co 3.15%Citigroup Inc 3.15%
Applied Materials Inc 3.12%American Express Co 2.38%
General Electric Co 3.08%Charles Schwab Corp/The 1.99%

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 XLF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGDV
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF
XLF
State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitalState Street
What it isDividend ValueFinancials
Total return, 1 year+18.7%+7.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.2 pts−9.9 pts
Expense ratio0.33%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50091.0%100.0%
Holdings5376

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.

XLF in plain words

XLF is an index equity fund tracking the Financials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 76 positions, with the top ten at 57.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGDV or XLF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +18.7% and XLF returned +7.6%, so CGDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGDV or XLF?
CGDV charges 0.33% a year and XLF charges 0.08%, so XLF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGDV and XLF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 91% of CGDV and 100% of XLF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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