Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CGBL vs SCHB: how they differ
CGBL and SCHB hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and SCHB returned more over the year.
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and SCHB hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CGBL | SCHB |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 4.57% | 2.45% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.78% | 2.29% |
| Apple Inc | 2.00% | 5.82% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.96% | 3.80% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.23% | 1.78% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 1.19% | 6.64% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.10% | 1.70% |
| Intel Corp | 0.91% | 0.90% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.81% | 3.20% |
| Visa Inc | 0.92% | 0.78% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.73% | 1.30% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.58% | 0.67% |
| Only in CGBL | Only in SCHB |
|---|---|
| Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.22% | Alphabet, Inc. 2.87% |
| Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.60% | Tesla, Inc. 1.62% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.48% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.30% |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 1.03% | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.26% |
| Franco-Nevada Corp 0.89% | Johnson & Johnson 0.84% |
| Capital Group Central Cash Fund 0.85% | Applied Materials, Inc. 0.79% |
| Aon PLC 0.84% | Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.78% |
| Lundin Mining Corp 0.65% | Lam Research Corp. 0.74% |
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.
| CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF | SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Capital Group | Schwab |
| What it is | Core Balanced | US broad market |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.9% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.6 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | not published |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 48.1% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 77 | 2497 |
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%.
SCHB in plain words
SCHB is an index equity fund tracking the US broad market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or SCHB?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +9.9% and SCHB returned +17.2%, so SCHB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do CGBL and SCHB overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 88% of SCHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 26% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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