Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or EMB?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and EMB returned +2.8%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, CGBL or EMB?

CGBL charges 0.33% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so CGBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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CGBL vs EMB: how they differ

CGBL and EMB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and CGBL returned more over the year.

Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and EMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGBL	Only in EMB
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%
Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60%	EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%
Broadcom Inc 4.57%	UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48%	ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%
Alphabet Inc 2.78%	GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%
Micron Technology Inc 2.23%	CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%
Philip Morris International Inc 2.07%	REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%
Apple Inc 2.00%	ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%

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 and EMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Capital Group	iShares
What it is	Core Balanced	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
Total return, 1 year	+9.9%	+2.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−7.6 pts	−14.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.39%
Holdings	77	612

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%.

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or EMB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and EMB returned +2.8%, so CGBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGBL or EMB?: CGBL charges 0.33% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so CGBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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