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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +7.1% and IDEV +13.4%.

Which is cheaper, CGBL or IDEV?

IDEV is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

CGBL vs IDEV: Differences, Returns & Fees

Share on X Download as PDF

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CGBL returned +7.1% to IDEV's +13.4%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about CGBL and IDEV

Net assets: $7.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Capital Group Core Balanced ETF, and $34.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF.

CGBL on its own →IDEV on its own →

At a glance

+7.1%

CGBL total return, 1 year

+13.4%

IDEV total return, 1 year

0.33%

CGBL expense ratio

0.04%

IDEV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IDEV costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.3 points; IDEV is 4.3 times larger.

CGBL vs IDEV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGBL	IDEV
Return
Measure	CGBL	IDEV
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+13.4%
Drawdown
Measure	CGBL	IDEV
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 13, 2026	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CGBL	IDEV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI World ex USA Investable Market Index
Cost and size
Measure	CGBL	IDEV
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$7.9bn	$33.7bn
Holdings
Measure	CGBL	IDEV
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	59.3%	10.9%

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 IDEV hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CGBL IDEV

ASML Holding NV 0.62% 2.23%

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 0.56% 0.40%

Safran SA 0.30% 0.37%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 1.04% 0.20%

Franco-Nevada Corp 0.89% 0.16%

First Quantum Minerals Ltd 0.45% 0.06%

Lundin Mining Corp 0.66% 0.05%

Only in one fund ↓

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 IDEV

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.18%

SHELL 1.06%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.03%

NOVARTIS AG 1.00%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.98%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.90%

NESTLE SA 0.90%

SAP 0.85%

Check overlap with more funds →

Side by side

CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Capital Group iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +13.4%

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 −0.9 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.04%

Already in the S&P 500 48.1% 0.0%

Holdings 77 2317

Net assets, CGBL as of Oct 27, 2026 and IDEV as of Oct 28, 2026 $7.9bn $34.0bn

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

Alert

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.

IDEV

IDEV tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 2,317 positions, with the top ten at 10.9%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or IDEV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +7.1% and IDEV +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, CGBL or IDEV?: IDEV is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGBL and IDEV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 0% of IDEV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Other comparisons

CGBL vs VXUS CGBL vs IEFA CGBL vs VEA CGBL vs IXUS AOR vs IDEV IBB vs IDEV CGIE vs IDEV HFXI vs IDEV

Where to next

CGBL on its own →IDEV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CGBL dividend history →CGBL holdings →IDEV dividend history →IDEV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CGBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Capital Group page for CGBL ↗

IDEV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IDEV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IDEV ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. 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.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, CGBL against IDEV, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/cgbl-vs-idev

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.