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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 VPL: how they differ

CGGR and VPL hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and VPL returned more over the year.

Capital Group Growth ETF and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and VPL hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CGGR and VPL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCGGRVPL
SK hynix Inc1.62%4.12%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGGROnly in VPL
Meta Platforms Inc 7.09%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06%
Tesla Inc 5.85%Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80%
Broadcom Inc 5.40%Toyota Motor Corp 1.74%
NVIDIA Corp 5.16%Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69%
Micron Technology Inc 4.86%BHP Group Ltd 1.66%
Microsoft Corp 4.38%Hitachi Ltd 1.18%
Alphabet Inc 3.36%Advantest Corp 1.16%
Alphabet Inc 3.06%SoftBank Group Corp 1.14%

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 VPL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
VPL
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitalVanguard
What it isGrowthPacific Stock
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+36.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.3 pts+19.4 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.07%
Already in the S&P 50080.6%0.1%
Holdings892335

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%.

VPL in plain words

VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or VPL?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or VPL?
CGGR charges 0.39% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so VPL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGGR and VPL overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of CGGR and 0% of VPL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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