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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and SPAB −1.6%.

Which is cheaper, CGCB or SPAB?

SPAB 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 SPAB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 CGCB's duration was 6.3 years and SPAB's 5.9; SPAB charges 0.03% to CGCB's 0.27%. Net assets on Oct 8, 2026: $6.5bn for Capital Group Core Bond ETF and $9.9bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF.

SPAB costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; SPAB is 1.5 times larger.

	CGCB	SPAB
Expense ratio	0.27%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$6.5bn	$9.9bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.6%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ?
Holdings in common	5%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.9%, high on Aug 4, 2020

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−1.7%

CGCB total return, 1 year

−1.6%

SPAB total return, 1 year

0.27%

CGCB expense ratio

0.03%

SPAB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGCB and SPAB 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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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGCB SPAB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2029 0.28% 0.26%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 0.62% 0.24%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 0.78% 0.23%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2056 0.98% 0.23%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2055 0.70% 0.23%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2045 0.32% 0.21%

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

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

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2045 0.28% 0.20%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2044 0.70% 0.17%

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

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2044 0.14% 0.15%

Only in CGCB

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.84%

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

Baxter International Inc, due Dec 1, 2028 1.06%

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

HSBC Holdings PLC, due Jun 19, 2029 0.94%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Jun 1, 2055 0.92%

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

BAE Systems PLC, due Mar 26, 2029 0.74%

Only in SPAB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 15, 2028 0.79%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2028 0.44%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 0.43%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 0.42%

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

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

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2027 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 0.38%

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On the same fields

CGCB

Capital Group Core Bond ETF

SPAB

State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.6%

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 8690

Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $6.5bn $9.9bn

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

CGCB in plain words

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

SPAB in plain words

SPAB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ?. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGCB or SPAB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and SPAB −1.6%.
Which is cheaper, CGCB or SPAB?: SPAB 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 ↗SPAB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPAB 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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