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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +15.8% and IEI −1.1%.

Which is cheaper, CGDV or IEI?

IEI is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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CGDV vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CGDV returned +15.8% to IEI's −1.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $39.1bn for Capital Group Dividend Value ETF and $17.0bn for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+15.8%

CGDV total return, 1 year

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

0.33%

CGDV expense ratio

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.9 points; CGDV is 2.3 times larger.

CGDV vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGDV	IEI
Return
Measure	CGDV	IEI
Total return, 1 year	+15.8%	−1.1%
Drawdown
Measure	CGDV	IEI
Below its high	3.6%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CGDV	IEI
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	CGDV	IEI
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$39.1bn	$17.0bn
Holdings
Measure	CGDV	IEI
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CGDV and IEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CGDV IEI

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Only in CGDV

Microsoft Corp 7.64%

NVIDIA Corp 6.32%

Broadcom Inc 4.67%

Meta Platforms Inc 4.27%

Alphabet Inc 3.55%

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 3.49%

Oracle Corp 3.22%

RTX Corp 3.16%

Only in IEI

TREASURY NOTE 2.95%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 2.36%

TREASURY NOTE 2.31%

TREASURY NOTE 2.29%

TREASURY NOTE 2.27%

TREASURY NOTE 2.25%

TREASURY NOTE 2.20%

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Side by side

CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year +15.8% −1.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +27.5% (IWD) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −11.7 pts vs IWD not measured

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.15%

Holdings 53 82

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $39.1bn $17.0bn

CGDV and IEI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

CGDV

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.8% with distributions reinvested, against +27.5% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.

CGDV is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 42.0%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IEI

IEI tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGDV or IEI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +15.8% and IEI −1.1%.
Which is cheaper, CGDV or IEI?: IEI is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGDV on its own →IEI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CGDV dividend history →CGDV holdings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CGDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Capital Group page for CGDV ↗

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

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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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