CGIC vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGIC and VIGI hold 9% of their weight in the same names, and CGIC returned +17.8% over the year. Net assets: $2.6bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group International Core Equity ETF, and $8.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF.

VIGI costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.5 points.

CGICVIGI
Expense ratio0.54%0.07%
Net assets, CGIC as of Oct 8, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026$2.6bn$8.8bn
Total return, 1 year+17.8%+7.3%
What it tracksNo index, actively managednot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund26.0%35.4%
Below its high3.8%, high on Aug 25, 20264.8%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+17.8%
CGIC total return, 1 year
+7.3%
VIGI total return, 1 year
0.54%
CGIC expense ratio
0.07%
VIGI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGIC and VIGI hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding CGIC VIGI
BAE Systems PLC 1.71% 1.41%
Nestle SA 1.03% 3.52%
AIA Group Ltd 0.92% 1.73%
Roche Holding AG 0.76% 3.40%
Novo Nordisk A/S 0.58% 2.47%
Iberdrola SA 0.55% 2.48%
SAP SE 0.47% 3.84%
Hitachi Ltd 0.47% 2.63%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 0.40% 1.79%
Deutsche Boerse AG 0.39% 1.06%
Schneider Electric SE 0.33% 3.18%
Assa Abloy AB 0.32% 0.63%
Only in CGIC
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 5.83%
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.98%
MediaTek Inc 2.83%
ASML Holding NV 2.74%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.46%
SK hynix Inc 2.25%
TotalEnergies SE 2.01%
AstraZeneca PLC 1.83%
Only in VIGI
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 4.63%
Royal Bank of Canada 4.61%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 3.46%
Novartis AG 3.35%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 2.81%
Sony Group Corp 2.60%
Mitsubishi Corp 1.90%
Reliance Industries Ltd 1.55%

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On the same fields

CGIC
Capital Group International Core Equity ETF
VIGI
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +17.8% +7.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +0.5 pts −10.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.54% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 2.5% 0.0%
Holdings 192 343
Net assets, CGIC as of Oct 8, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.6bn $8.8bn

CGIC and VIGI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

CGIC in plain words

CGIC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 2% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 192 positions, with the top ten at 26.0%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VIGI in plain words

VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 343 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGIC or VIGI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGIC returned +17.8% and VIGI +7.3%.
Which is cheaper, CGIC or VIGI?
VIGI is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGIC and VIGI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 2% of CGIC and 0% of VIGI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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