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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +15.8% and IXUS +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, CGDV or IXUS?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do CGDV and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of CGDV and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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CGDV vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CGDV returned +15.8% to IXUS's +14.1%; 3% 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 $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

+15.8%

CGDV total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

0.33%

CGDV expense ratio

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points; IXUS is 1.5 times larger.

CGDV vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGDV	IXUS
Return
Measure	CGDV	IXUS
Total return, 1 year	+15.8%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	CGDV	IXUS
Below its high	3.6%, high on Aug 13, 2026	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CGDV	IXUS
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Measure	CGDV	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$39.1bn	$57.6bn
Holdings
Measure	CGDV	IXUS
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.0%	13.5%

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 IXUS hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CGDV IXUS

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2.08% 4.39%

British American Tobacco PLC 2.26% 0.29%

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 0.85% 0.27%

TC Energy Corp 1.01% 0.16%

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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 IXUS

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%

ASML HOLDING 1.53%

SK HYNIX 1.35%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%

SHELL 0.73%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%

NOVARTIS AG 0.69%

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Side by side

CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Capital Group iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year +15.8% +14.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +27.5% (IWD) +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark −11.7 pts vs IWD −0.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 0.0%

Holdings 53 4584

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $39.1bn $57.6bn

CGDV and IXUS 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.

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGDV or IXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +15.8% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, CGDV or IXUS?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGDV and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of CGDV and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

CGDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Capital Group page for CGDV ↗

IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IXUS ↗

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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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