CGMS vs SUSC: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGMS's duration was 4.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and SUSC's 6.7 on May 31, 2026; SUSC 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 $1.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF.

SUSC costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; CGMS is 4.3 times larger.

CGMS vs SUSC: Differences, Returns & Fees
CGMSSUSC
Expense ratio0.39%0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$5.4bn$1.3bn
Total return, 1 year+1.0%−2.1%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg MSCI US Corporate ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common4%
Below its high4.5%, high on Aug 3, 2021

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

+1.0%
CGMS total return, 1 year
−2.1%
SUSC total return, 1 year
0.39%
CGMS expense ratio
0.18%
SUSC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGMS and SUSC hold 4% 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.

half

4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding CGMS SUSC
Synopsys Inc, due Apr 1, 2035 0.25% 0.10%
Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2056 0.11% 0.09%
Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2036 0.37% 0.08%
Amgen Inc, due Mar 2, 2033 0.11% 0.08%
Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2055 0.11% 0.08%
Honeywell Aerospace Inc, due Mar 16, 2036 0.08% 0.15%
Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2065 0.09% 0.07%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jun 3, 2032 0.07% 0.07%
Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2056 0.29% 0.07%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2053 0.12% 0.07%
Synchrony Financial, due Jul 29, 2036 0.14% 0.07%
Morgan Stanley, due Apr 10, 2037 0.10% 0.06%
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%
Freddie Mac Pool, due Apr 1, 2055 0.35%
Navient Corp, due Aug 1, 2033 0.34%
Only in SUSC
Salesforce Inc, due Apr 11, 2028 0.35%
Avangrid Inc, due Jun 1, 2029 0.34%
Automatic Data Processing Inc, due May 15, 2028 0.34%
National Bank of Canada, due Dec 18, 2028 0.30%
Automatic Data Processing Inc, due Sep 1, 2030 0.27%
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc, due Nov 1, 2029 0.24%
Cheniere Energy Inc, due Oct 15, 2028 0.24%
Digital Realty Trust LP, due Jul 15, 2028 0.23%

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On the same fields

CGMS
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF
SUSC
iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +1.0% −2.1%
Expense ratio 0.39% 0.18%
Holdings 1465 3958
Net assets, CGMS as of Oct 8, 2026 and SUSC as of Oct 9, 2026 $5.4bn $1.3bn

CGMS and SUSC 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 SUSC

SUSC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −2.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Aug 3, 2021 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGMS or SUSC?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGMS returned +1.0% and SUSC −2.1%.
Which is cheaper, CGMS or SUSC?
SUSC 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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