Which returned more over the last year, CGDV or GOVT?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +18.7% and GOVT returned −1.0%, so CGDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, CGDV or GOVT?

CGDV charges 0.33% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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CGDV vs GOVT: how they differ

CGDV and GOVT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and CGDV returned more over the year.

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF and iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGDV and GOVT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGDV	Only in GOVT
Microsoft Corp 5.81%	US TREASURY N/B 0.60%
NVIDIA Corp 5.66%	TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.55%
Broadcom Inc 5.16%	TREASURY BOND (OLD) 0.42%
Alphabet Inc 3.60%	TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.25%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.33%	TREASURY BOND (OTR) 0.16%
Eli Lilly & Co 3.15%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.11%
Applied Materials Inc 3.12%	TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.11%
General Electric Co 3.08%	TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 0.08%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

CGDV and GOVT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Capital Group	iShares
What it is	Dividend Value	U.S. Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+18.7%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.2 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.05%
Holdings	53	216

CGDV in plain words

CGDV is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. 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 38.8%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGDV or GOVT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +18.7% and GOVT returned −1.0%, so CGDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGDV or GOVT?: CGDV charges 0.33% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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