CGGR vs PWRD: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGGR and PWRD hold 11% of their weight in the same names, and CGGR returned +5.8% over the year. Net assets: $26.0bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Capital Group Growth ETF, and $1.5bn on Jul 31, 2026 for TCW Transform Systems ETF.

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CGGR costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.0 points.

CGGR vs PWRD: Differences, Returns & Fees
CGGRPWRD
Expense ratio0.39%0.75%
Net assets, CGGR as of Oct 19, 2026 and PWRD as of Jul 31, 2026$26.0bn$1.5bn
Total return, 1 year+5.8%−1.2%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common11%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund44.2%52.0%
Below its high20.1%, high on Jun 30, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+5.8%
CGGR total return, 1 year
−1.2%
PWRD total return, 1 year
0.39%
CGGR expense ratio
0.75%
PWRD expense ratio

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CGGR and PWRD are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Holdings in common. 11% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
  2. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 CGGR returned +5.8% and PWRD −1.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 7.0 points.
  3. Cost. CGGR charges 0.39% of assets a year and PWRD 0.75%, a gap of 0.36 points.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and PWRD hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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11% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding CGGR PWRD
Broadcom Inc 5.39% 4.22%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 1.48% 2.88%
KLA Corp 1.17% 4.29%
General Electric Co 1.11% 10.15%
Quanta Services Inc 0.99% 3.22%
Caterpillar Inc 0.55% 1.91%
Republic Services Inc 0.47% 1.11%
GE Vernova Inc 0.44% 3.51%
Airbus SE 0.31% 4.12%
Only in CGGR
Meta Platforms Inc 7.09%
Tesla Inc 5.85%
NVIDIA Corp 5.16%
Micron Technology Inc 4.86%
Microsoft Corp 4.38%
Alphabet Inc 3.36%
Alphabet Inc 3.06%
Amazon.com Inc 2.69%
Only in PWRD
SAFRAN SA /EUR 5.56%
APPLIED MATERIALS INC 5.42%
VENTURE GLOBAL INC-CL A 5.25%
VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 4.94%
ARISTA NETWORKS INC 4.05%
POWELL INDUSTRIES INC 4.03%
UNION PACIFIC CORP 4.03%
BLOOM ENERGY CORP- A 3.44%

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On the same fields

CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
PWRD
TCW Transform Systems ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +5.8% −1.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +15.9% (VOO) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −10.1 pts vs VOO not measured
Expense ratio 0.39% 0.75%
Already in the S&P 500 80.6% 57.0%
Holdings 89 31
Net assets, CGGR as of Oct 19, 2026 and PWRD as of Jul 31, 2026 $26.0bn $1.5bn

CGGR and PWRD on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About CGGR

CGGR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +5.8% with distributions reinvested, against +15.9% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. 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%.

About PWRD

PWRD is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 57% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 31 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 20.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or PWRD?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +5.8% and PWRD −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or PWRD?
CGGR is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGGR and PWRD overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of CGGR and 57% of PWRD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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