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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and VCRB −1.3%.

Which is cheaper, CGCB or VCRB?

VCRB 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 VCRB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 CGCB's duration was 6.3 years and VCRB's 5.6; VCRB charges 0.10% to CGCB's 0.27%. Net assets: $6.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group Core Bond ETF, and $7.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Core Bond ETF.

VCRB costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; VCRB is 1.2 times larger.

	CGCB	VCRB
Expense ratio	0.27%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$6.4bn	$7.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.3%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	5%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−1.7%

CGCB total return, 1 year

−1.3%

VCRB total return, 1 year

0.27%

CGCB expense ratio

0.10%

VCRB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGCB and VCRB 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 VCRB

Sumisho Air Lease Corp, due Mar 24, 2029 0.27% 0.17%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2054 0.38% 0.16%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 0.78% 0.16%

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

Abbott Laboratories, due Mar 15, 2033 0.29% 0.14%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 0.62% 0.14%

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

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2052 0.80% 0.14%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2055 0.70% 0.14%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2054 0.38% 0.14%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jul 1, 2056 0.13% 0.68%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.13% 0.12%

Only in CGCB

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.84%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 1.27%

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

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

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 1.19%

Baxter International Inc, due Dec 1, 2028 1.06%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 23, 2029 1.02%

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

Only in VCRB

US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2029 1.02%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2028 0.97%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2029 0.75%

US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2029 0.65%

KFW, due Jul 22, 2031 0.60%

FNR 2026-46 FL, due Jun 25, 2056 0.59%

OBX 2026-INV2 AF, due Apr 25, 2056 0.57%

G2SF 5 7/26, due Jul 20, 2026 0.56%

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On the same fields

CGCB

Capital Group Core Bond ETF

VCRB

Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.3%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.0 pts −18.6 pts

Expense ratio 0.27% 0.10%

Holdings 764 3418

Net assets, CGCB as of Oct 8, 2026 and VCRB as of Sep 30, 2026 $6.5bn $7.6bn

CGCB and VCRB 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.

VCRB in plain words

VCRB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 4.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGCB or VCRB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and VCRB −1.3%.
Which is cheaper, CGCB or VCRB?: VCRB 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 ↗VCRB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCRB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCRB ↗

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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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