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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 EWY: how they differ

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

Capital Group Growth ETF and iShares MSCI South Korea ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and EWY 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 EWY
Meta Platforms Inc 7.09%SK hynix Inc. 31.02%
Tesla Inc 5.85%SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD 3.44%
Broadcom Inc 5.40%SK Square Co., Ltd. 3.10%
NVIDIA Corp 5.16%HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2.45%
Micron Technology Inc 4.86%KB Financial Group Inc. 1.40%
Microsoft Corp 4.38%HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD 1.22%
Alphabet Inc 3.36%DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD. 1.22%
Alphabet Inc 3.06%SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1.15%

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 EWY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
EWY
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitaliShares
What it isGrowthMSCI South Korea
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+147.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.3 pts+130.4 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.59%
Already in the S&P 50080.6%0.0%
Holdings8982

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%.

EWY in plain words

EWY is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI South Korea. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +147.9% 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 82 positions, with the top ten at 70.0%. It sat 13.9% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or EWY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and EWY returned +147.9%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or EWY?
CGGR charges 0.39% a year and EWY charges 0.59%, so CGGR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGGR and EWY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of CGGR and 0% of EWY 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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