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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +18.7% and LQD returned −2.7%, so CGDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, CGDV or LQD?

CGDV charges 0.33% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD 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 LQD: how they differ

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

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGDV and LQD 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 LQD
Microsoft Corp 5.81%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%
NVIDIA Corp 5.66%	ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%
Broadcom Inc 5.16%	DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%
Alphabet Inc 3.60%	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.33%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
Eli Lilly & Co 3.15%	BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%
Applied Materials Inc 3.12%	MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%
General Electric Co 3.08%	CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%

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 LQD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Capital Group	iShares
What it is	Dividend Value	US investment grade bonds
Total return, 1 year	+18.7%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.2 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.14%
Holdings	53	3149

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.

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGDV or LQD?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +18.7% and LQD returned −2.7%, so CGDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGDV or LQD?: CGDV charges 0.33% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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