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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and SCHZ −1.5%.

Which is cheaper, CGCB or SCHZ?

SCHZ is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGCB vs SCHZ: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 CGCB's duration was 6.3 years and SCHZ's 5.8; SCHZ charges 0.03% to CGCB's 0.27%. Net assets: $6.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group Core Bond ETF, and $10.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF.

SCHZ costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; SCHZ is 1.9 times larger.

	CGCB	SCHZ
Expense ratio	0.27%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$5.6bn	$10.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.5%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Holdings in common	5%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	5.0%, high on Aug 4, 2020

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−1.7%

CGCB total return, 1 year

−1.5%

SCHZ total return, 1 year

0.27%

CGCB expense ratio

0.03%

SCHZ expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGCB and SCHZ hold 5% 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.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGCB SCHZ

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2029 0.28% 0.22%

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

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 0.78% 0.21%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2054 0.38% 0.21%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 0.62% 0.20%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2054 0.38% 0.20%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2051 0.19% 0.15%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2053 0.51% 0.14%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2032 0.20% 0.14%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2045 0.28% 0.14%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2045 0.32% 0.13%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2032 0.19% 0.13%

Only in CGCB

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.84%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2027 0.90%

BAE Systems PLC, due Mar 26, 2029 0.74%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2027 0.67%

AIB Group PLC, due Sep 13, 2029 0.65%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Nov 1, 2055 0.60%

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, due Mar 5, 2027 0.60%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.57%

Only in SCHZ

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.39%

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

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.37%

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

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 0.36%

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On the same fields

CGCB

Capital Group Core Bond ETF

SCHZ

Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group Schwab

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.5%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.0 pts −18.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.27% 0.03%

Holdings 764 12326

Net assets, CGCB as of Oct 8, 2026 and SCHZ as of Jun 30, 2026 $6.5bn $10.6bn

CGCB and SCHZ 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.

SCHZ in plain words

SCHZ tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGCB or SCHZ?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and SCHZ −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, CGCB or SCHZ?: SCHZ is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 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 ↗SCHZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCHZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Schwab 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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