CGGR vs SQS: Differences, Returns & Fees
CGGR and SQS hold 36% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $26.0bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Capital Group Growth ETF, and $1.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Sapient Quality Select ETF.
CGGR costs 0.41 points a year less.
| CGGR | SQS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.39% | 0.80% |
| Net assets, CGGR as of Oct 19, 2026 and SQS as of Jul 31, 2026 | $26.0bn | $1.4bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.8% | not published |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | not published |
| Holdings in common | 36% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 44.2% | 54.2% |
| Below its high | 4.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and SQS hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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36% in common
On the same fields
CGGR and SQS 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 SQS
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.80% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 54.2%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, CGGR or SQS?
- CGGR is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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