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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGMS returned +1.0% and IGEB −1.7%.

Which is cheaper, CGMS or IGEB?

IGEB is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGMS vs IGEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGMS's duration was 4.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IGEB's 6.3 on May 31, 2026; IGEB charges 0.18% to CGMS's 0.39%. Net assets: $5.4bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF, and $1.4bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond ETF.

IGEB costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points; CGMS is 3.8 times larger.

CGMS vs IGEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	CGMS	IGEB
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$5.4bn	$1.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	−1.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	BlackRock Investment Grade Systematic Bond Index
Holdings in common	2%
Below its high		3.9%, high on Feb 23, 2026

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

+1.0%

CGMS total return, 1 year

−1.7%

IGEB total return, 1 year

0.39%

CGMS expense ratio

0.18%

IGEB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGMS and IGEB 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 May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGMS IGEB

Oracle Corp, due Sep 26, 2035 0.22% 0.31%

Oracle Corp, due Aug 3, 2035 0.21% 0.14%

Florida Power & Light Co, due Jun 15, 2034 0.14% 0.47%

Synchrony Financial, due Jul 29, 2036 0.14% 0.11%

Brown & Brown Inc, due Jun 23, 2035 0.11% 0.49%

Antero Resources Corp, due Feb 1, 2036 0.11% 0.36%

Consumers Energy Co, due May 15, 2035 0.10% 0.15%

BAT Capital Corp, due Aug 2, 2033 0.10% 0.08%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2034 0.07% 0.17%

EQT Corp, due Jan 15, 2031 0.06% 0.28%

Union Electric Co, due Apr 15, 2035 0.06% 0.11%

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc, due May 15, 2035 0.06% 0.10%

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 IGEB

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The, due May 15, 2027 0.52%

HSBC Holdings PLC, due May 22, 2030 0.51%

Delta Air Lines Inc, due Jul 10, 2030 0.50%

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, due Sep 22, 2036 0.50%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 24, 2034 0.50%

Vistra Operations Co LLC, due Apr 30, 2033 0.49%

MetLife Inc, due Mar 15, 2055 0.49%

BP Capital Markets PLC, due Mar 22, 2030 0.49%

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On the same fields

CGMS

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF

IGEB

iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond 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% −1.7%

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.18%

Holdings 1465 445

Net assets, CGMS as of Oct 8, 2026 and IGEB as of Oct 9, 2026 $5.4bn $1.4bn

CGMS and IGEB 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 IGEB

IGEB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. It sat 3.9% below its high of Feb 23, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGMS or IGEB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGMS returned +1.0% and IGEB −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, CGMS or IGEB?: IGEB is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 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 ↗IGEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IGEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IGEB ↗

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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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