Which returned more over the last year, AVIG or CGCB?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVIG returned −1.9% and CGCB −1.7%.

Which is cheaper, AVIG or CGCB?

AVIG is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AVIG vs CGCB: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVIG's duration was 5.9 years on May 31, 2026 and CGCB's 6.3 on Jun 30, 2026; AVIG charges 0.15% to CGCB's 0.27%. Net assets: $1.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF, and $6.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group Core Bond ETF.

AVIG costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

	AVIG	CGCB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.27%
Net assets, AVIG as of May 31, 2026 and CGCB as of Oct 8, 2026	$1.9bn	$6.5bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.9%	−1.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	2%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Dec 31, 2020	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

−1.9%

AVIG total return, 1 year

−1.7%

CGCB total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVIG expense ratio

0.27%

CGCB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVIG and CGCB hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVIG CGCB

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.38 11/15/2040, due Nov 15, 2040 0.32% 1.19%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.88 08/15/2045, due Aug 15, 2045 0.22% 0.69%

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 5.20 02/22/2034, due Feb 22, 2034 0.22% 0.45%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 5.14 01/24/2031, due Jan 24, 2031 0.17% 0.27%

Meta Platforms Inc 4.88 05/15/2033, due May 15, 2033 0.16% 0.18%

Novartis Capital Corp 4.60 03/18/2033, due Mar 18, 2033 0.16% 0.24%

FNCL 5.5 7/26 MBS 30yr, due Jan 25, 2056 0.70% 0.13%

T-Mobile USA Inc 5.13 05/15/2032, due May 15, 2032 0.09% 0.13%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 4.37 10/21/2031, due Oct 21, 2031 0.09% 0.19%

FNCL 3 7/26 MBS 30yr, due Nov 25, 2051 0.09% 0.08%

Diamondback Energy Inc 5.15 01/30/2030, due Jan 30, 2030 0.08% 0.36%

Georgia Power Co 4.95 05/17/2033, due May 17, 2033 0.06% 0.50%

Only in AVIG

G2SF 5 7/26 MBS 30yr, due Feb 20, 2056 1.56%

G2SF 5 6/26 MBS 30yr, due Feb 20, 2056 1.40%

G2SF 3.5 7/26 MBS 30yr, due Jul 20, 2055 1.40%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 06/16/2026, due Jun 16, 2026 1.34%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 06/23/2026, due Jun 23, 2026 1.34%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 07/02/2026, due Jul 2, 2026 1.33%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 07/21/2026, due Jul 21, 2026 1.33%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 06/30/2026, due Jun 30, 2026 1.17%

Only in CGCB

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.84%

Bank of America Corp, due Feb 7, 2030 1.32%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 1.27%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2040 1.25%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2050 1.22%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2045 1.19%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 1.19%

Baxter International Inc, due Dec 1, 2028 1.06%

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On the same fields

AVIG

Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF

CGCB

Capital Group Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis Capital Group

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.9% −1.7%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.1 pts −19.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.27%

Holdings 820 764

Net assets, AVIG as of May 31, 2026 and CGCB as of Oct 8, 2026 $1.9bn $6.5bn

AVIG and CGCB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AVIG in plain words

AVIG is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Dec 31, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond.

CGCB in plain words

CGCB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.27% a year. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVIG or CGCB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVIG returned −1.9% and CGCB −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, AVIG or CGCB?: AVIG is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

AVIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗CGCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CGCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Capital Group page for CGCB ↗

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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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