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

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

Which is cheaper, CGCB or EAGG?

EAGG is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGCB vs EAGG: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGCB's duration was 6.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and EAGG's 5.9 on May 31, 2026; EAGG charges 0.10% to CGCB's 0.27%. Net assets: $6.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group Core Bond ETF, and $5.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF.

EAGG costs 0.17 points a year less; both returned −1.7% over a year; CGCB is 1.3 times larger.

	CGCB	EAGG
Expense ratio	0.27%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$6.5bn	$5.0bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg MSCI US Aggregate ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common	4%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	5.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020

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

−1.7%

CGCB total return, 1 year

−1.7%

EAGG total return, 1 year

0.27%

CGCB expense ratio

0.10%

EAGG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGCB and EAGG hold 4% 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 May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGCB EAGG

Freddie Mac Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 0.31% 0.42%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2029 0.28% 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2055 0.70% 0.21%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2053 0.51% 0.21%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 0.78% 0.19%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 0.62% 0.19%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2054 0.38% 0.19%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2032 0.19% 0.19%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2054 0.38% 0.18%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2051 0.19% 0.17%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2032 0.20% 0.15%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2052 0.80% 0.15%

Only in CGCB

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.84%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 1.27%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 1.19%

Baxter International Inc, due Dec 1, 2028 1.06%

Oracle Corp, due Sep 26, 2030 1.01%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2056 0.98%

PacifiCorp, due Feb 15, 2029 0.95%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Jun 1, 2055 0.92%

Only in EAGG

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jun 1, 2056 0.51%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.38%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2030 0.38%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.37%

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On the same fields

CGCB

Capital Group Core Bond ETF

EAGG

iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.7%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.0 pts −18.9 pts

Expense ratio 0.27% 0.10%

Holdings 764 5119

Net assets, CGCB as of Oct 8, 2026 and EAGG as of Oct 9, 2026 $6.5bn $5.0bn

CGCB and EAGG 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.

EAGG in plain words

EAGG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGCB or EAGG?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and EAGG −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, CGCB or EAGG?: EAGG is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 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 ↗EAGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EAGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EAGG ↗

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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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