CGCV vs SCHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
CGCV and SCHB hold 31% of their weight in the same names, and SCHB returned +16.8% over the year. Net assets: $2.0bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Capital Group Conservative Equity ETF, and $43.3bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.
SCHB costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.2 points; SCHB is far larger, $43.3bn against $1.8bn.
| CGCV | SCHB | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of May 31, 2026 | $1.8bn | $43.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.6% | +16.8% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index |
| Holdings in common | 31% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 32.3% | 34.9% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGCV and SCHB hold 31% 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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31% in common
On the same fields
CGCV and SCHB 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 SCHB
SCHB tracks an index of US broad market. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,405 positions, with the top ten at 34.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGCV or SCHB?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCV returned +10.6% and SCHB +16.8%.
- Which is cheaper, CGCV or SCHB?
- SCHB is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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