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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +2.6% and IEI −1.1%.

Which is cheaper, CGGR or IEI?

IEI is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

CGGR vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CGGR returned +2.6% to IEI's −1.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $25.9bn for Capital Group Growth ETF and $17.0bn for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.6%

CGGR total return, 1 year

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

0.39%

CGGR expense ratio

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points; CGGR is 1.5 times larger.

CGGR vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGGR	IEI
Return
Measure	CGGR	IEI
Total return, 1 year	+2.6%	−1.1%
Drawdown
Measure	CGGR	IEI
Below its high	3.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CGGR	IEI
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	CGGR	IEI
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$25.9bn	$17.0bn
Holdings
Measure	CGGR	IEI
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	78%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	39.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and IEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CGGR IEI

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Only in CGGR

Meta Platforms Inc 5.38%

NVIDIA Corp 5.14%

Broadcom Inc 4.69%

Microsoft Corp 4.63%

Tesla Inc 4.19%

Micron Technology Inc 3.57%

Visa Inc 3.33%

Alphabet Inc 3.21%

Only in IEI

TREASURY NOTE 2.95%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 2.36%

TREASURY NOTE 2.31%

TREASURY NOTE 2.29%

TREASURY NOTE 2.27%

TREASURY NOTE 2.25%

TREASURY NOTE 2.20%

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Side by side

CGGR Capital Group Growth ETF IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.6% −1.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (VOO) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −11.1 pts vs VOO not measured

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.15%

Holdings 96 82

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $25.9bn $17.0bn

CGGR and IEI 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.

IEI

IEI tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or IEI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +2.6% and IEI −1.1%.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or IEI?: IEI is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGGR on its own →IEI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CGGR dividend history →CGGR holdings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CGGR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGGR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Capital Group page for CGGR ↗

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

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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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