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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 MGK: how they differ

CGGR and MGK hold 44% of their weight in the same names, and MGK returned more over the year.

Capital Group Growth ETF and Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and MGK hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CGGR and MGK both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCGGRMGK
NVIDIA Corp5.16%13.29%
Microsoft Corp4.38%7.52%
Broadcom Inc5.40%4.28%
Meta Platforms Inc7.09%4.08%
Tesla Inc5.85%3.93%
Alphabet Inc3.36%4.67%
Alphabet Inc3.06%5.93%
Amazon.com Inc2.69%4.47%
Visa Inc2.34%1.82%
Eli Lilly & Co1.81%3.41%
Apple Inc1.79%12.19%
KLA Corp1.17%1.48%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGGROnly in MGK
Micron Technology Inc 4.86%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.20%
TransDigm Group Inc 2.02%Lam Research Corp 1.93%
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 1.98%Sandisk Corp 1.28%
Cloudflare Inc 1.65%Applied Materials Inc 1.13%
Shopify Inc 1.63%Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.10%
SK hynix Inc 1.62%Marvell Technology Inc 1.03%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.48%Palantir Technologies Inc 0.97%
General Electric Co 1.11%Oracle Corp 0.95%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

CGGR and MGK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
MGK
Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitalVanguard
What it isGrowthMega Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+14.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.3 pts−2.6 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.07%
Already in the S&P 50080.6%99.2%
Holdings8956

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%.

MGK in plain words

MGK is an index equity fund tracking the Mega Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 63.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or MGK?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and MGK returned +14.9%, so MGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or MGK?
CGGR charges 0.39% a year and MGK charges 0.07%, so MGK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGGR and MGK overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of CGGR and 99% of MGK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 44% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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