Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or IEF?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and IEF returned −2.7%, so CGGR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, CGGR or IEF?

CGGR charges 0.39% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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CGGR vs IEF: how they differ

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

Capital Group Growth ETF and iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and IEF 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 CGGR	Only in IEF
Meta Platforms Inc 7.09%	United States of America 9.71%
Tesla Inc 5.85%	United States of America 8.94%
Broadcom Inc 5.40%	United States of America 8.91%
NVIDIA Corp 5.16%	United States of America 8.89%
Micron Technology Inc 4.86%	United States of America 8.87%
Microsoft Corp 4.38%	United States of America 8.79%
Alphabet Inc 3.36%	United States of America 8.69%
Alphabet Inc 3.06%	United States of America 8.46%

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 IEF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	CGGR Capital Group Growth ETF	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Capital	iShares
What it is	Growth	7-10 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+7.2%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−10.3 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.15%
Holdings	89	15

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%.

IEF in plain words

IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or IEF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and IEF returned −2.7%, so CGGR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or IEF?: CGGR charges 0.39% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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