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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 SPY: how they differ

CGGR and SPY hold 41% of their weight in the same names, and SPY returned more over the year.

Capital Group Growth ETF and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and SPY hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CGGR and SPY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCGGRSPY
NVIDIA Corp5.16%7.52%
Microsoft Corp4.38%4.30%
Alphabet Inc3.06%3.25%
Broadcom Inc5.40%2.77%
Amazon.com Inc2.69%3.62%
Alphabet Inc3.36%2.59%
Micron Technology Inc4.86%2.02%
Meta Platforms Inc7.09%1.92%
Tesla Inc5.85%1.84%
Apple Inc1.79%6.59%
Eli Lilly & Co1.81%1.47%
Intel Corp1.19%1.02%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGGROnly in SPY
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 1.98%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.47%
Cloudflare Inc 1.65%Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.42%
Shopify Inc 1.63%JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.36%
SK hynix Inc 1.62%Johnson & Johnson 0.95%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.48%Applied Materials, Inc. 0.89%
Strategy Inc 1.03%Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.88%
ASML Holding NV 0.83%Lam Research Corp. 0.84%
Performance Food Group Co 0.83%Walmart, Inc. 0.77%

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 SPY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitalState Street
What it isGrowthS&P 500, book from IVV
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+17.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.3 pts0.0 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.09%
Already in the S&P 50080.6%100.0%
Holdings89504

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%.

SPY in plain words

SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or SPY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and SPY returned +17.5%, so SPY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or SPY?
CGGR charges 0.39% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, so SPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGGR and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of CGGR and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 41% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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