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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +7.1% and EZU +7.1%.

Which is cheaper, CGBL or EZU?

CGBL is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do CGBL and EZU overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 0% of EZU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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CGBL vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CGBL and EZU finished level, +7.1% against +7.1%, and they share 1% of their weight.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $7.9bn for Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and $9.2bn for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

CGBL total return, 1 year

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

0.33%

CGBL expense ratio

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

CGBL costs 0.17 points a year less; both returned +7.1% over a year; EZU is 1.2 times larger.

CGBL vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGBL	EZU
Return
Measure	CGBL	EZU
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+7.1%
Drawdown
Measure	CGBL	EZU
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 13, 2026	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CGBL	EZU
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI EMU Index
Cost and size
Measure	CGBL	EZU
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$7.9bn	$9.2bn
Holdings
Measure	CGBL	EZU
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	59.3%	30.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and EZU hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CGBL EZU

ASML Holding NV 0.62% 8.79%

Safran SA 0.30% 1.46%

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Only in CGBL

Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.27%

Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.64%

Broadcom Inc 4.58%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 3.49%

Alphabet Inc 2.79%

Micron Technology Inc 2.23%

Philip Morris International Inc 2.07%

Apple Inc 2.01%

Only in EZU

SAP 3.33%

SIEMENS N AG 2.97%

ALLIANZ 2.55%

BANCO SANTANDER 2.48%

TOTALENERGIES 2.48%

IBERDROLA 2.10%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA 1.95%

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Side by side

CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Capital Group iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI Eurozone

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +7.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +7.5% (VOO and AGG) +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark −0.4 pts vs VOO and AGG −7.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.50%

Already in the S&P 500 48.1% 0.0%

Holdings 77 216

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.9bn $9.2bn

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

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About each fund

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.

EZU

EZU tracks the MSCI Eurozone. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% 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 216 positions, with the top ten at 30.5%. It sat 8.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or EZU?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +7.1% and EZU +7.1%.
Which is cheaper, CGBL or EZU?: CGBL is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGBL and EZU overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 0% of EZU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

CGBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Capital Group page for CGBL ↗

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

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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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