Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs QUAL: how they differ
CGBL and QUAL hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and QUAL returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and QUAL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in CGBL | Only in QUAL |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | MICROSOFT 7.67% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | APPLE 7.10% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.57% | NVIDIA 6.44% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.32% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.78% | ELI LILLY 3.62% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.23% | LAM RESEARCH 3.59% |
| Philip Morris International Inc 2.07% | TJX 3.23% |
| Apple Inc 2.00% | VISA CLASS A 3.21% |
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 | QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital Group | iShares |
| What it is | Core Balanced | MSCI USA Quality Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +16.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 98.9% |
| Holdings | 77 | 121 |
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%.
QUAL in plain words
QUAL is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 121 positions, with the top ten at 44.4%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or QUAL?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and QUAL returned +16.0%, so QUAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CGBL or QUAL?
- CGBL charges 0.33% a year and QUAL charges 0.15%, so QUAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CGBL and QUAL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 99% of QUAL 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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