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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 VWO: how they differ

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

Capital Group Growth ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and VWO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CGGR and VWO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCGGRVWO
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV0.63%0.27%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGGROnly in VWO
Meta Platforms Inc 7.09%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 14.73%
Tesla Inc 5.85%Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.28%
Broadcom Inc 5.40%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57%
NVIDIA Corp 5.16%Delta Electronics Inc 1.18%
Micron Technology Inc 4.86%MediaTek Inc 1.07%
Microsoft Corp 4.38%Reliance Industries Ltd 0.90%
Alphabet Inc 3.36%HDFC Bank Ltd 0.81%
Alphabet Inc 3.06%Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.75%

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 VWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
VWO
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitalVanguard
What it isGrowthEmerging markets
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+15.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.3 pts−1.9 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.06%
Already in the S&P 50080.6%0.0%
Holdings896355

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%.

VWO in plain words

VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or VWO?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and VWO returned +15.6%, so VWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or VWO?
CGGR charges 0.39% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so VWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGGR and VWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of CGGR and 0% of VWO 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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