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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 VTI: how they differ

CGGR and VTI hold 38% of their weight in the same names, and VTI returned more over the year.

Capital Group Growth ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and VTI hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CGGR and VTI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCGGRVTI
NVIDIA Corp5.16%6.37%
Microsoft Corp4.38%3.84%
Alphabet Inc3.06%2.90%
Amazon.com Inc2.69%3.19%
Broadcom Inc5.40%2.48%
Alphabet Inc3.36%2.29%
Micron Technology Inc4.86%1.80%
Apple Inc1.79%5.88%
Meta Platforms Inc7.09%1.71%
Tesla Inc5.85%1.64%
Eli Lilly & Co1.81%1.41%
Intel Corp1.19%0.78%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGGROnly in VTI
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 1.98%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.31%
Shopify Inc 1.63%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.25%
SK hynix Inc 1.62%JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.12%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.48%Johnson & Johnson 0.85%
ASML Holding NV 0.83%Applied Materials Inc 0.80%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 0.83%Exxon Mobil Corp 0.79%
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 0.76%Lam Research Corp 0.75%
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV 0.63%Walmart Inc 0.69%

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 VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitalVanguard
What it isGrowthUS total market
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.3 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50080.6%88.3%
Holdings893531

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%.

VTI in plain words

VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or VTI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and VTI returned +17.2%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or VTI?
CGGR charges 0.39% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGGR and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of CGGR and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 38% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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