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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 IEMG: how they differ

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

Capital Group Growth ETF and iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and IEMG 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 IEMG
Meta Platforms Inc 7.09%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%
Tesla Inc 5.85%SK hynix Inc. 5.83%
Broadcom Inc 5.40%Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%
NVIDIA Corp 5.16%Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%
Micron Technology Inc 4.86%MediaTek Inc. 1.42%
Microsoft Corp 4.38%DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%
Alphabet Inc 3.36%HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%
Alphabet Inc 3.06%Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%

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 IEMG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitaliShares
What it isGrowthCore MSCI Emerging Markets
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+30.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.3 pts+13.1 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.09%
Already in the S&P 50080.6%0.0%
Holdings892695

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%.

IEMG in plain words

IEMG is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +30.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% 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 2695 positions, with the top ten at 34.1%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or IEMG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and IEMG returned +30.6%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or IEMG?
CGGR charges 0.39% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGGR and IEMG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of CGGR and 0% of IEMG 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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