CGUS vs OEF: Differences, Returns & Fees
CGUS and OEF hold 47% of their weight in the same names, and OEF returned +16.8% over the year. Net assets: $12.2bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group Core Equity ETF, and $20.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares S&P 100 ETF.
OEF costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; OEF is 1.7 times larger.
| CGUS | OEF | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.20% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $12.2bn | $20.7bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.9% | +16.8% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | S&P 100 |
| Holdings in common | 47% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 43.1% | 52.6% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGUS and OEF hold 47% 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 Oct 9, 2026.
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47% in common
On the same fields
CGUS and OEF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About CGUS
CGUS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 66 positions, with the top ten at 43.1%.
About OEF
OEF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 102 positions, with the top ten at 52.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGUS or OEF?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGUS returned +14.9% and OEF +16.8%.
- Which is cheaper, CGUS or OEF?
- OEF is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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