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BIV vs CGCB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 BIV's duration was 5.9 years and CGCB's 6.3; BIV charges 0.03% to CGCB's 0.27%. Net assets: $28.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF, and $6.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group Core Bond ETF.

BIV costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; BIV is 4.4 times larger.

BIVCGCB
Expense ratio0.03%0.27%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$28.1bn$6.4bn
Total return, 1 year−2.3%−1.7%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common2%
Below its high5.0%, high on Feb 27, 20264.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−2.3%
BIV total return, 1 year
−1.7%
CGCB total return, 1 year
0.03%
BIV expense ratio
0.27%
CGCB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BIV 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 Jun 30, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BIV CGCB
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2032 0.71% 0.20%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2032 1.14% 0.19%
US TREASURY N/B, due Oct 31, 2031 0.83% 0.13%
PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2033 0.08% 0.39%
META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2032 0.07% 0.50%
AMGEN INC, due Mar 2, 2033 0.07% 0.64%
VERIZON COMM INC, due Mar 15, 2032 0.07% 0.16%
ABBVIE INC, due Mar 15, 2034 0.06% 0.43%
ORACLE CORP, due May 4, 2033 0.06% 0.14%
BRISTOL-MYERS, due Feb 22, 2034 0.05% 0.45%
ALPHABET INC, due Feb 15, 2033 0.05% 0.37%
ORACLE CORP, due Sep 26, 2032 0.05% 0.20%
Only in BIV
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2036 2.14%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 2.13%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2033 2.10%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2031 2.10%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 2.08%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 2.08%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2035 2.04%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2035 2.04%
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%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2040 1.19%
Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 1.19%

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On the same fields

BIV
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
CGCB
Capital Group Core Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard Capital Group
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year −2.3% −1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −19.5 pts −19.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.27%
Holdings 2347 764
Net assets, BIV as of Sep 30, 2026 and CGCB as of Oct 8, 2026 $28.1bn $6.5bn

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

BIV in plain words

BIV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −2.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 5.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

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, BIV or CGCB?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BIV returned −2.3% and CGCB −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, BIV or CGCB?
BIV is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
BIV vs VCRBBIV vs EAGGBIV vs FLCBBIV vs UNIYCGCB vs JBNDCGCB vs EAGGCGCB vs FLCBCGCB vs DFCF
BIV on its own →CGCB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
BIV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BIV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for BIV ↗CGCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CGCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Capital Group page for CGCB ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

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

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