Which returned more over the last year, CGCB or DFCF?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and DFCF −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, CGCB or DFCF?

DFCF is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGCB vs DFCF: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGCB's duration was 6.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and DFCF's 5.8 on Jul 31, 2026; DFCF charges 0.17% to CGCB's 0.27%. Net assets: $6.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group Core Bond ETF, and $11.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF.

DFCF costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

	CGCB	DFCF
Expense ratio	0.27%	0.17%
Net assets, CGCB as of Oct 8, 2026 and DFCF as of Jul 31, 2026	$6.5bn	$11.0bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.8%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	3%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

−1.7%

CGCB total return, 1 year

−1.8%

DFCF total return, 1 year

0.27%

CGCB expense ratio

0.17%

DFCF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGCB and DFCF hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGCB DFCF

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 0.40% 6.19%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2045 0.32% 0.58%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2040 1.25% 0.25%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2044 0.70% 0.22%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2032 0.20% 0.55%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2029 0.28% 0.18%

Novartis Capital Corp, due Mar 18, 2033 0.24% 0.17%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2044 0.14% 0.50%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2040 1.19% 0.14%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2031 0.13% 0.25%

Verizon Communications Inc, due Mar 15, 2032 0.16% 0.06%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2045 0.69% 0.06%

Only in CGCB

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.84%

Bank of America Corp, due Feb 7, 2030 1.32%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 1.27%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2050 1.22%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2045 1.19%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 1.19%

Baxter International Inc, due Dec 1, 2028 1.06%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2049 1.03%

Only in DFCF

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund 6.07%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 5.34%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 31, 2028 4.70%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 4.10%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Oct 31, 2027 3.07%

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 20, 2056 3.00%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Apr 30, 2027 2.94%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jul 31, 2027 2.93%

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On the same fields

CGCB

Capital Group Core Bond ETF

DFCF

Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group Dimensional

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.8%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.0 pts −19.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.27% 0.17%

Holdings 764 1771

Net assets, CGCB as of Oct 8, 2026 and DFCF as of Jul 31, 2026 $6.5bn $11.0bn

CGCB and DFCF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

CGCB in plain words

CGCB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.27% a year. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index.

DFCF in plain words

DFCF is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.17% a year.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGCB or DFCF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and DFCF −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, CGCB or DFCF?: DFCF is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

CGCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CGCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Capital Group page for CGCB ↗DFCF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFCF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional 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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