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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +15.8% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, CGDV or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

CGDV vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CGDV returned +15.8% to IUSB's −1.2%; 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 $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+15.8%

CGDV total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.33%

CGDV expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.0 points; IUSB is 1.3 times larger.

CGDV vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGDV	IUSB
Return
Measure	CGDV	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+15.8%	−1.2%
Drawdown
Measure	CGDV	IUSB
Below its high	3.6%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CGDV	IUSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	CGDV	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$39.1bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	CGDV	IUSB
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 IUSB 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 IUSB

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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 IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

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Side by side

CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +15.8% −1.2%

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% 0.06%

Holdings 53 18338

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $39.1bn $49.8bn

CGDV and IUSB 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.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGDV or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +15.8% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, CGDV or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

CGDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Capital Group page for CGDV ↗

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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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