Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or GOVT?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and GOVT returned −1.0%, so CGGR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, CGGR or GOVT?

CGGR charges 0.39% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT 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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CGGR vs GOVT: how they differ

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

Capital Group Growth ETF and iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and GOVT 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 CGGR	Only in GOVT
Meta Platforms Inc 7.09%	US TREASURY N/B 0.60%
Tesla Inc 5.85%	TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.55%
Broadcom Inc 5.40%	TREASURY BOND (OLD) 0.42%
NVIDIA Corp 5.16%	TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.25%
Micron Technology Inc 4.86%	TREASURY BOND (OTR) 0.16%
Microsoft Corp 4.38%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.11%
Alphabet Inc 3.36%	TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.11%
Alphabet Inc 3.06%	TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 0.08%

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.

CGGR and GOVT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	CGGR Capital Group Growth ETF	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Capital Group	iShares
What it is	Growth	U.S. Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+7.2%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−10.3 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.05%
Holdings	89	216

CGGR in plain words

CGGR is an index equity fund tracking the Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 81% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 89 positions, with the top ten at 44.2%.

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or GOVT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and GOVT returned −1.0%, so CGGR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or GOVT?: CGGR charges 0.39% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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