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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and TAGG −1.4%.

Which is cheaper, CGCB or TAGG?

TAGG is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGCB vs TAGG: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGCB's duration was 6.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and TAGG's 5.8 on Jul 31, 2026; TAGG charges 0.08% to CGCB's 0.27%. Net assets: $6.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group Core Bond ETF, and $2.7bn on Oct 9, 2026 for T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF.

TAGG costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; CGCB is 2.4 times larger.

	CGCB	TAGG
Expense ratio	0.27%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$6.5bn	$2.7bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.4%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	6%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.5%, 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

−1.4%

TAGG total return, 1 year

0.27%

CGCB expense ratio

0.08%

TAGG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGCB and TAGG hold 6% 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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6% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGCB TAGG

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2055 0.70% 0.55%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 0.78% 0.46%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 0.62% 0.45%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2054 0.38% 1.70%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 0.40% 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2045 0.32% 0.49%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 0.31% 0.44%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2045 0.28% 0.41%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Apr 1, 2052 0.24% 0.18%

CONE Commercial Mortgage Trust 2026-DFW3, due May 15, 2043 0.21% 0.16%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2044 0.14% 1.76%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Nov 1, 2054 0.14% 0.21%

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 May 15, 2040 1.25%

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

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

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

Baxter International Inc, due Dec 1, 2028 1.06%

Only in TAGG

US TREASURY N/B 12/28 3.5, due Dec 15, 2028 2.12%

US TREASURY N/B 02/30 4, due Feb 28, 2030 1.92%

US TREASURY N/B 03/28 3.875, due Mar 15, 2028 1.65%

US TREASURY N/B 01/30 4.25, due Jan 31, 2030 1.60%

US TREASURY N/B 02/46 4.625, due Feb 15, 2046 1.57%

US TREASURY N/B 08/45 4.875, due Aug 15, 2045 1.35%

US TREASURY N/B 11/30 3.5, due Nov 30, 2030 1.26%

US TREASURY N/B 05/29 3.875, due May 15, 2029 1.07%

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On the same fields

CGCB

Capital Group Core Bond ETF

TAGG

T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group T. Rowe Price

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.4%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.0 pts −18.7 pts

Expense ratio 0.27% 0.08%

Holdings 764 1815

Net assets, CGCB as of Oct 8, 2026 and TAGG as of Oct 9, 2026 $6.5bn $2.7bn

CGCB and TAGG 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.

TAGG in plain words

TAGG is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.4% 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 TAGG?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and TAGG −1.4%.
Which is cheaper, CGCB or TAGG?: TAGG is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 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 ↗TAGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TAGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗T. Rowe Price 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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