Which returned more over the last year, CGSD or GVI?

In the year to Nov 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGSD returned +1.7% and GVI −0.2%.

Which is cheaper, CGSD or GVI?

GVI is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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CGSD vs GVI: Differences, Returns & Fees

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+1.9 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: CGSD ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.05 pts

A year: CGSD 0.25%, GVI 0.20%, per filings dated Feb 27, 2026 and Jun 18, 2026

Overlap

Share of the two books held in common, holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026

Net flow

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Needs daily flows for both funds

Risk and return

Nov 4, 2022 to Nov 6, 2026 · 209 weekly returns

CGSD GVI

Return

Total return edge CGSD +21.6% +18.2%

Annualized edge CGSD +5.0% +4.2%

Price return edge GVI +1.8% +3.6%

Risk

Volatility edge CGSD 1.9% 3.6%

Max drawdown edge CGSD −1.4% −3.2%

Downside capture 16.5% 64.2%

Beta 0.29 0.61

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge CGSD 0.15 −0.10

Sortino edge CGSD 0.23 −0.15

Treynor 0.010 −0.002

Calmar edge CGSD 3.64 1.33

Against the benchmark

Alpha +0.4% a year −0.2% a year

Alpha t-stat 0.78 −0.71

Information ratio 0.21 −0.13

Tracking error 4.0% 2.3%

Each against its own benchmark: CGSD against AGGM, Nov 4, 2022 to Nov 6, 2026; GVI against IUSB, Jun 20, 2014 to Nov 6, 2026.

Reading

From Nov 2022 to Nov 2026, CGSD returned more: +21.6% to +18.2%. CGSD swung less: 1.9% to 3.6%. CGSD fell less at its worst: −1.4% to −3.2%.

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Risk and return: CGSD vs GVI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGSD	GVI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+21.6%	+18.2%	CGSD	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+5.0%	+4.2%	CGSD	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+1.8%	+3.6%	GVI	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	1.9%	3.6%	CGSD	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.2%	2.4%	CGSD	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−1.4%	−3.2%	CGSD	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	36.6%	63.3%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	16.5%	64.2%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	0.29	0.61	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.65	0.87	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.15	−0.10	CGSD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.23	−0.15	CGSD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.010	−0.002		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	3.64	1.33	CGSD	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	AGGM	IUSB		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	+0.4% a year	−0.2% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	0.78	−0.71	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−0.7% to +1.6%	−0.9% to +0.4%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	0.21	−0.13		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	4.0%	2.3%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 209 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Pair scorecard

GVI costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; GVI is 1.3 times larger.

CGSD vs GVI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGSD	GVI
Return
Measure	CGSD	GVI
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−0.2%
Benchmark
Measure	CGSD	GVI
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	CGSD	GVI
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.20%
Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026	$2.9bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	CGSD	GVI
Holdings in common	3%

Method

Key numbers

+1.7%

CGSD total return, 1 year

−0.2%

GVI total return, 1 year

0.25%

CGSD expense ratio

0.20%

GVI expense ratio

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CGSD and GVI hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CGSD GVI

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 15, 2029 0.29% 0.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2028 0.22% 0.33%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2028 0.12% 0.14%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2032 0.19% 0.03%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2029 0.18% 0.03%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jul 25, 2029 0.26% 0.03%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2028 0.04% 0.02%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 23, 2030 0.30% 0.02%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Apr 23, 2031 0.27% 0.02%

Amgen Inc, due Mar 2, 2028 0.23% 0.02%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Oct 30, 2030 0.08% 0.02%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.19% 0.02%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in CGSD

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.53%

Freddie Mac Pool, due May 1, 2055 1.56%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jul 1, 2056 1.50%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Apr 1, 2055 1.36%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2027 0.59%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 0.58%

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, due May 17, 2027 0.57%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 0.51%

Only in GVI

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.74%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.74%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.73%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.73%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 0.72%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 0.72%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.71%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.69%

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Side by side

CGSD Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF GVI iShares Intermediate Government/Credit 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 +1.7% −0.2%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGGM) −1.0% (IUSB)

Gap to its benchmark +3.1 pts vs AGGM +0.8 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.20%

Holdings 1060 6351

Net assets, CGSD as of Nov 11, 2026 and GVI as of Nov 12, 2026 $2.9bn $3.8bn

CGSD and GVI on the fields both publish, as of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

CGSD

CGSD is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year.

GVI

GVI tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026 it returned −0.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.0% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGSD or GVI?: In the year to Nov 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGSD returned +1.7% and GVI −0.2%.
Which is cheaper, CGSD or GVI?: GVI is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

CGSD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGSD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Capital Group page for CGSD ↗

GVI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GVI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for GVI ↗

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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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Net assets: $2.9bn on Nov 11, 2026 for Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF, and $3.8bn on Nov 12, 2026 for iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF.

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CGSD and GVI

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

CGSD +1.7%GVI −0.2%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

CGSD +1.7%, GVI −0.2%: CGSD +1.9 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.