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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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CGGR vs EWT: how they differ

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

Capital Group Growth ETF and iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and EWT 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 CGGROnly in EWT
Meta Platforms Inc 7.09%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 19.35%
Tesla Inc 5.85%MediaTek Inc. 7.56%
Broadcom Inc 5.40%DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 5.64%
NVIDIA Corp 5.16%HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4.09%
Micron Technology Inc 4.86%ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. 2.86%
Microsoft Corp 4.38%ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD. 2.75%
Alphabet Inc 3.36%UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2.73%
Alphabet Inc 3.06%United Microelectronics Corporation 2.25%

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.

CGGR and EWT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
EWT
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitaliShares
What it isGrowthMSCI Taiwan
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+84.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.3 pts+67.4 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.59%
Already in the S&P 50080.6%0.0%
Holdings8985

CGGR in plain words

CGGR is an index equity fund tracking the Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 81% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 89 positions, with the top ten at 44.2%.

EWT in plain words

EWT is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +84.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 85 positions, with the top ten at 51.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or EWT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and EWT returned +84.9%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or EWT?
CGGR charges 0.39% a year and EWT charges 0.59%, so CGGR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGGR and EWT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of CGGR and 0% of EWT 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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