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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGMS returned +1.0% and IBDY −1.5%.

Which is cheaper, CGMS or IBDY?

IBDY 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 IBDY: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGMS's duration was 4.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IBDY's 5.5 on Jul 31, 2026; IBDY 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 $1.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Corporate ETF.

IBDY costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points; CGMS is 4.7 times larger.

CGMS vs IBDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
	CGMS	IBDY
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$5.4bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	−1.5%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg December 2033 Maturity Corporate Index
Holdings in common	2%
Below its high		4.2%, 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

−1.5%

IBDY total return, 1 year

0.39%

CGMS expense ratio

0.10%

IBDY expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGMS and IBDY hold 2% 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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2% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGMS IBDY

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, due Apr 6, 2033 0.29% 0.28%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.18% 1.54%

Pacific Gas and Electric Co, due Jun 15, 2033 0.14% 0.35%

Philip Morris International Inc, due Sep 7, 2033 0.14% 0.31%

Regal Rexnord Corp, due Apr 15, 2033 0.14% 0.38%

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd, due Sep 8, 2033 0.13% 0.45%

Oracle Corp, due May 4, 2033 0.12% 0.82%

Amgen Inc, due Mar 2, 2033 0.11% 1.25%

BAT Capital Corp, due Aug 2, 2033 0.10% 0.39%

Southern California Edison Co, due Mar 15, 2033 0.10% 0.16%

Boston Properties LP, due Oct 1, 2033 0.10% 0.23%

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, due May 15, 2033 0.06% 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 IBDY

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd., due May 19, 2033 1.42%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Mar 13, 2033 1.13%

NVIDIA Corp., due Jun 15, 2033 0.98%

AT&T, Inc., due Dec 1, 2033 0.92%

Salesforce, Inc., due Mar 15, 2033 0.78%

T-Mobile USA, Inc., due Jul 15, 2033 0.75%

Enbridge, Inc., due Mar 8, 2033 0.68%

BP Capital Markets America, Inc., due Feb 13, 2033 0.64%

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On the same fields

CGMS

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF

IBDY

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 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% −1.5%

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.10%

Holdings 1465 420

Net assets, CGMS as of Oct 8, 2026 and IBDY as of Oct 9, 2026 $5.4bn $1.2bn

CGMS and IBDY 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 IBDY

IBDY tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGMS or IBDY?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGMS returned +1.0% and IBDY −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, CGMS or IBDY?: IBDY 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 ↗IBDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBDY ↗

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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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