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CGGR vs IAU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CGGR is an actively managed equity fund and IAU a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IAU returned +2.7% against +2.6%.

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Net assets: $25.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Capital Group Growth ETF, and $60.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Gold Trust.

CGGR on its own →IAU on its own →
At a glance
+2.6%
CGGR total return, 1 year
+2.7%
IAU total return, 1 year
0.39%
CGGR expense ratio
0.25%
IAU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IAU costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; IAU is 2.3 times larger.

CGGR vs IAU: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureCGGRIAU
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.6%+2.7%
Drawdown
Below its high3.4%, high on Oct 6, 202624.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedGold
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.39%0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$25.9bn$60.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight78%
Holdings datedAug 31, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.7%

Method

Side by side

CGGR Capital Group Growth ETF IAU iShares Gold Trust
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer Capital Group iShares
What it is Actively managed Holds gold
Total return, 1 year +2.6% +2.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (VOO) +2.5% (GLD)
Gap to its benchmark −11.1 pts vs VOO +0.2 pts vs GLD
Expense ratio 0.39% 0.25%
Holdings 96 not counted
Net assets, CGGR as of Oct 27, 2026 and IAU as of Oct 28, 2026 $25.9bn $60.1bn

CGGR and IAU on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
CGGR

CGGR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 78% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 96 positions, with the top ten at 39.7%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IAU

Its expense ratio is 0.25% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

IAU holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +2.5% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or IAU?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +2.6% and IAU +2.7%.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or IAU?
IAU is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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CGGR on its own →IAU on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CGGR dividend history →CGGR holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
CGGR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
CGGR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Capital Group page for CGGR ↗
iShares page for IAU ↗

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