CGCV vs CGDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
CGCV and CGDV hold 60% of their weight in the same names, and CGDV returned +18.5% over the year. Net assets: $2.0bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Capital Group Conservative Equity ETF, and $38.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group Dividend Value ETF.
Both cost 0.33% a year; their one-year returns differ by 7.9 points; CGDV is 18.5 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| CGCV | CGDV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $2.1bn | $38.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.6% | +18.5% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 60% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 32.3% | 38.7% |
| Below its high | 3.4%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGCV and CGDV hold 60% 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.
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60% in common
On the same fields
CGCV and CGDV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About CGCV
CGCV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +10.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 32.3%.
About CGDV
CGDV is actively managed and tracks no index. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 38.7%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested, against +26.4% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.
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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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