Which returned more over the last year, CGMS or IBDX?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGMS returned +1.0% and IBDX −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, CGMS or IBDX?

IBDX is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGMS vs IBDX: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGMS's duration was 4.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IBDX's 5.0 on Jul 31, 2026; IBDX charges 0.10% to CGMS's 0.39%. Net assets: $5.4bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF, and $1.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Corporate ETF.

IBDX costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; CGMS is 3.1 times larger.

CGMS vs IBDX: Differences, Returns & Fees
	CGMS	IBDX
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$5.4bn	$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	−1.0%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg December 2032 Maturity Corporate Index
Holdings in common	1%
Below its high		3.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+1.0%

CGMS total return, 1 year

−1.0%

IBDX total return, 1 year

0.39%

CGMS expense ratio

0.10%

IBDX expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGMS and IBDX hold 1% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGMS IBDX

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, due Mar 19, 2032 0.14% 0.24%

Edison International, due Mar 15, 2032 0.13% 0.17%

Brown & Brown Inc, due Jun 23, 2032 0.08% 0.16%

Constellation Brands Inc, due May 9, 2032 0.06% 0.21%

Boston Properties LP, due Apr 1, 2032 0.06% 0.23%

Blackstone Private Credit Fund, due Jan 29, 2032 0.03% 0.31%

CVS Health Corp, due Sep 15, 2032 0.02% 0.24%

Johnson & Johnson, due Mar 1, 2032 0.01% 0.35%

Broadcom Inc, due Feb 15, 2032 0.01% 0.27%

Ford Motor Co, due Aug 19, 2032 0.01% 0.53%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2032 0.01% 1.20%

Duke Energy Corp, due Aug 15, 2032 0.01% 0.35%

Only in CGMS

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.12%

RD Michigan Property Owner I LLC, due Mar 30, 2045 0.61%

Bank of America Corp, due Feb 6, 2037 0.54%

MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp, due Feb 15, 2032 0.38%

Connect Finco SARL / Connect US Finco LLC, due Sep 15, 2029 0.38%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2030 0.38%

Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2036 0.37%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 21, 2036 0.37%

Only in IBDX

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC, due Jan 30, 2032 1.14%

Oracle Corp., due Sep 26, 2032 0.85%

Meta Platforms, Inc., due Aug 15, 2032 0.85%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Apr 13, 2032 0.71%

Sprint Capital Corp., due Mar 15, 2032 0.69%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Dec 1, 2032 0.67%

Oracle Corp., due Nov 9, 2032 0.67%

Ford Motor Co., due Feb 12, 2032 0.66%

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On the same fields

CGMS

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF

IBDX

iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Corporate ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +1.0% −1.0%

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.10%

Holdings 1465 434

Net assets, CGMS as of Oct 8, 2026 and IBDX as of Oct 9, 2026 $5.4bn $1.8bn

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

About CGMS

CGMS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

About IBDX

IBDX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGMS or IBDX?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGMS returned +1.0% and IBDX −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, CGMS or IBDX?: IBDX is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

CGMS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CGMS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Capital Group page for CGMS ↗IBDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBDX ↗

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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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