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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 HDV: how they differ

CGGR and HDV hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and HDV returned more over the year.

Capital Group Growth ETF and iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and HDV hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CGGR and HDV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCGGRHDV
EOG Resources Inc0.77%1.14%
Philip Morris International Inc0.62%4.18%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGGROnly in HDV
Meta Platforms Inc 7.09%EXXON MOBIL CORP 8.45%
Tesla Inc 5.85%CHEVRON CORP 6.45%
Broadcom Inc 5.40%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 5.70%
NVIDIA Corp 5.16%ABBVIE INC 5.45%
Micron Technology Inc 4.86%PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) 4.47%
Microsoft Corp 4.38%HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 4.08%
Alphabet Inc 3.36%COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 3.88%
Alphabet Inc 3.06%PROGRESSIVE CORP (THE) 3.80%

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.

CGGR and HDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
HDV
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitaliShares
What it isGrowthCore High Dividend
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+22.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.3 pts+5.0 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50080.6%98.0%
Holdings8975

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%.

HDV in plain words

HDV is an index equity fund tracking the Core High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.5% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 50.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or HDV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and HDV returned +22.5%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or HDV?
CGGR charges 0.39% a year and HDV charges 0.08%, so HDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGGR and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of CGGR and 98% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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CGGR against HDV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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