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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGMS returned +1.0% and VCEB −2.3%.

Which is cheaper, CGMS or VCEB?

VCEB is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGMS vs VCEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGMS's duration was 4.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VCEB's 6.3 on May 31, 2026; VCEB charges 0.12% 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 Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF.

VCEB costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.3 points; CGMS is 4.5 times larger.

CGMS vs VCEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	CGMS	VCEB
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.12%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$5.4bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	−2.3%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate SRI Select Index
Holdings in common	6%
Below its high		4.2%, high on Feb 26, 2026

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

+1.0%

CGMS total return, 1 year

−2.3%

VCEB total return, 1 year

0.39%

CGMS expense ratio

0.12%

VCEB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGMS and VCEB hold 6% 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 VCEB

Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2056 0.29% 0.12%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2055 0.11% 0.13%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2056 0.11% 0.13%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2037 0.11% 0.15%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2053 0.12% 0.10%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Apr 25, 2035 0.16% 0.10%

US Bancorp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.13% 0.10%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.09% 0.16%

Morgan Stanley, due Apr 17, 2036 0.13% 0.09%

Amgen Inc, due Mar 2, 2033 0.11% 0.09%

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

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 21, 2036 0.37% 0.09%

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%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2035 0.34%

Only in VCEB

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.41%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Apr 12, 2029 0.27%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Feb 13, 2031 0.18%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Mar 12, 2032 0.16%

T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.15%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Dec 5, 2034 0.15%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Oct 18, 2030 0.15%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2048 0.15%

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On the same fields

CGMS

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF

VCEB

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +1.0% −2.3%

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.12%

Holdings 1465 2734

Net assets, CGMS as of Oct 8, 2026 and VCEB as of Sep 30, 2026 $5.4bn $1.2bn

CGMS and VCEB 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 VCEB

VCEB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −2.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 26, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGMS or VCEB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGMS returned +1.0% and VCEB −2.3%.
Which is cheaper, CGMS or VCEB?: VCEB is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 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 ↗VCEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCEB ↗

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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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