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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 XBI: how they differ

CGGR and XBI hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and XBI returned more over the year.

Capital Group Growth ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and XBI hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CGGR and XBI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCGGRXBI
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc1.56%1.06%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc0.76%0.96%
Amgen Inc0.53%1.00%
Moderna Inc0.39%1.41%
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc0.36%1.00%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGGROnly in XBI
Meta Platforms Inc 7.09%Apogee Therapeutics Inc 1.49%
Tesla Inc 5.85%Twist Bioscience Corp 1.41%
Broadcom Inc 5.40%Oruka Therapeutics Inc 1.38%
NVIDIA Corp 5.16%Kymera Therapeutics Inc 1.36%
Micron Technology Inc 4.86%Viking Therapeutics Inc 1.31%
Microsoft Corp 4.38%Praxis Precision Medicines Inc 1.29%
Alphabet Inc 3.36%Erasca Inc 1.27%
Alphabet Inc 3.06%Revolution Medicines Inc 1.21%

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 XBI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
XBI
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitalState Street
What it isGrowthSPDR S&P Biotech
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+64.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.3 pts+46.5 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.35%
Already in the S&P 50080.6%8.5%
Holdings89150

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%.

XBI in plain words

XBI is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Biotech. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +64.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 8% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 13.3%. It sat 9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or XBI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and XBI returned +64.0%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or XBI?
CGGR charges 0.39% a year and XBI charges 0.35%, so XBI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGGR and XBI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of CGGR and 8% of XBI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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