Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs DIA: how they differ
CGBL and DIA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DIA returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and DIA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in CGBL | Only in DIA |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.57% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.78% | AMGEN INC 4.36% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.23% | TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% |
| Philip Morris International Inc 2.07% | VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18% |
| Apple Inc 2.00% | JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% |
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 Sep 10, 2026.
| CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF | DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital Group | State Street |
| What it is | Core Balanced | Dow Jones Industrial Average |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +15.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | −1.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | not published |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 97.1% |
| Holdings | 77 | 31 |
CGBL in plain words
CGBL is an index equity fund tracking the Core Balanced. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. 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 59.2%.
DIA in plain words
DIA is an index equity fund tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average. 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. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 31 positions, with the top ten at 55.1%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 5, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or DIA?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and DIA returned +15.6%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do CGBL and DIA overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 97% of DIA 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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