CGGO vs FWD: Differences, Returns & Fees
CGGO and FWD hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and FWD returned +26.9% over the year. Net assets on Oct 8, 2026: $12.0bn for Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF and $3.5bn for AB Disruptors ETF.
CGGO costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.4 points; CGGO is 3.4 times larger.
| CGGO | FWD | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.65% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $12.0bn | $3.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.5% | +26.9% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 21% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 35.3% | 19.3% |
| Below its high | 7.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | 10.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGGO and FWD hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.
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21% in common
On the same fields
CGGO and FWD on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGO in plain words
CGGO is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%. It sat 7.3% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
FWD in plain words
FWD is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.65% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 52% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 115 positions, with the top ten at 19.3%. It sat 10.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGGO or FWD?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGO returned +15.5% and FWD +26.9%.
- Which is cheaper, CGGO or FWD?
- CGGO 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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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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