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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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CGGR vs HYG: how they differ

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

Capital Group Growth ETF and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and HYG 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 CGGROnly in HYG
Meta Platforms Inc 7.09%BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%
Tesla Inc 5.85%1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%
Broadcom Inc 5.40%MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%
NVIDIA Corp 5.16%PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%
Micron Technology Inc 4.86%WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%
Microsoft Corp 4.38%GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%
Alphabet Inc 3.36%PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%
Alphabet Inc 3.06%SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%

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 HYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
HYG
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapital GroupiShares
What it isGrowthUS high yield bonds
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.3 pts−14.6 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.49%
Holdings891326

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%.

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or HYG?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and HYG returned +2.9%, so CGGR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or HYG?
CGGR charges 0.39% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so CGGR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGGR against HYG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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