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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +7.1% and SDY +16.5%.

Which is cheaper, CGBL or SDY?

CGBL is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 84% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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CGBL vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CGBL returned +7.1% to SDY's +16.5%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $7.9bn for Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and $21.9bn for State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

CGBL total return, 1 year

+16.5%

SDY total return, 1 year

0.33%

CGBL expense ratio

0.35%

SDY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

CGBL costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.4 points; SDY is 2.8 times larger.

CGBL vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGBL	SDY
Return
Measure	CGBL	SDY
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+16.5%
Drawdown
Measure	CGBL	SDY
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CGBL	SDY
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	CGBL	SDY
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$7.9bn	$21.9bn
Holdings
Measure	CGBL	SDY
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	59.3%	20.4%

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 SDY hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CGBL SDY

Southern Co 0.97% 1.30%

Microsoft Corp 1.97% 0.56%

Royal Gold Inc 0.96% 0.48%

Brown & Brown Inc 0.35% 0.45%

L3Harris Technologies Inc 0.29% 0.66%

Costco Wholesale Corp 0.32% 0.28%

NIKE Inc 0.23% 1.51%

Caterpillar Inc 0.58% 0.21%

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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 SDY

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 3.73%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.81%

CHEVRON CORP 2.15%

REALTY INCOME CORP 1.94%

PEPSICO INC 1.82%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.79%

TARGET CORP 1.59%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 1.55%

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Side by side

CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF SDY State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Where it sits Allocation ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Capital Group State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P Dividend

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +16.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +7.5% (VOO and AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.4 pts vs VOO and AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 48.1% 84.4%

Holdings 77 156

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.9bn $21.9bn

CGBL and SDY 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.

SDY

SDY tracks the S&P Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 156 positions, with the top ten at 20.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGBL or SDY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +7.1% and SDY +16.5%.
Which is cheaper, CGBL or SDY?: CGBL is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGBL and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 48% of CGBL and 84% of SDY 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 ↗

SDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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