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ACWX vs CGBL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to CGBL's +7.1%; 5% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.9bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and $7.9bn for Capital Group Core Balanced ETF.

ACWX on its own →CGBL on its own →
At a glance
+14.3%
ACWX total return, 1 year
+7.1%
CGBL total return, 1 year
0.32%
ACWX expense ratio
0.33%
CGBL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWX costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.2 points; ACWX is 2.3 times larger.

ACWX vs CGBL: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureACWXCGBL
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.3%+7.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 20263.4%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.33%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$17.9bn$7.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund15.6%59.3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

5%

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and CGBL hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX CGBL
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.07% 3.49%
ASML HOLDING 1.77% 0.62%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD 0.31% 0.56%
SAFRAN SA 0.30% 0.30%
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS 0.16% 1.04%
FRANCO NEVADA 0.12% 0.89%
FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS 0.05% 0.45%
LUNDIN MINING 0.05% 0.66%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ACWX
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.19%
SK HYNIX 1.56%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%
SHELL 0.84%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%
NOVARTIS AG 0.80%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.79%
Only in CGBL
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.27%
Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.64%
Broadcom Inc 4.58%
Alphabet Inc 2.79%
Micron Technology Inc 2.23%
Philip Morris International Inc 2.07%
Apple Inc 2.01%
Microsoft Corp 1.97%
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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Allocation ETF
Issuer iShares Capital Group
What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +14.3% +7.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +7.5% (VOO and AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.4 pts vs VOO and AGG
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.33%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 48.1%
Holdings 1939 77
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $7.9bn

ACWX and CGBL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
ACWX

ACWX tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,939 positions, with the top ten at 15.6%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

CGBL

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.1% with distributions reinvested, against +7.5% for its benchmark, the 60%/40% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index.

CGBL is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 48% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 59.3%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or CGBL?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and CGBL +7.1%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or CGBL?
ACWX is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and CGBL overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 48% of CGBL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
ACWX on its own →CGBL on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →ACWX dividend history →ACWX holdings →CGBL dividend history →CGBL holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
ACWX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for ACWX ↗
CGBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
CGBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Capital Group page for CGBL ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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