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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGMS returned +1.0% and USIG −1.6%.

Which is cheaper, CGMS or USIG?

USIG is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGMS vs USIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGMS's duration was 4.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and USIG's 6.4 on May 31, 2026; USIG charges 0.04% to CGMS's 0.39%. Net assets: $5.4bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF, and $17.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

USIG costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; USIG is 3.2 times larger.

CGMS vs USIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
	CGMS	USIG
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$5.4bn	$17.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	−1.6%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE BofA US Corporate Index
Holdings in common	5%
Below its high		3.8%, 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

−1.6%

USIG total return, 1 year

0.39%

CGMS expense ratio

0.04%

USIG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGMS and USIG hold 5% 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 USIG

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2055 0.11% 0.06%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2053 0.12% 0.06%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2035 0.34% 0.05%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2030 0.05% 0.05%

Mars Inc, due May 1, 2055 0.19% 0.05%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2045 0.06% 0.05%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.16% 0.05%

Amgen Inc, due Mar 2, 2033 0.11% 0.05%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2065 0.09% 0.04%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2037 0.11% 0.04%

Bank of America Corp, due Sep 15, 2034 0.07% 0.04%

Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2046 0.06% 0.04%

Only in CGMS

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.12%

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

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%

Cloud Software Group Inc, due Sep 30, 2029 0.32%

Only in USIG

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.09%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.09%

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.08%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2048 0.08%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.07%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2029 0.07%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2047 0.06%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 1, 2037 0.06%

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On the same fields

CGMS

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF

USIG

iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate 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% −1.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not published −1.8% (CORP)

Gap to its benchmark not available +0.2 pts vs CORP

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.04%

Holdings 1465 11582

Net assets, CGMS as of Oct 8, 2026 and USIG as of Oct 9, 2026 $5.4bn $17.6bn

CGMS and USIG 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 USIG

USIG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US Corporate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Feb 23, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGMS or USIG?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGMS returned +1.0% and USIG −1.6%.
Which is cheaper, CGMS or USIG?: USIG is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGMS on its own →USIG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

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

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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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