ETF comparison
AOAvsCGBL
Both Asset Allocation.
iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF · Capital Group Core Balanced ETF
Holdings overlap
0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AOA and CGBL would leave roughly0.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
AOA is 18 bps cheaper than CGBL. On a $100,000 position that's about $180/yr more in fees for CGBL.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with AOA vs CGBL.
Top shared holdings
0 shared in totalNo shared holdings between these funds.
Only in AOA
7 total- iShares Core S&P 500 ETF45.83%
- iShares Core MSCI International Developed Mkt ETF22.24%
- iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF15.72%
- iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF9.52%
- iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF2.73%
- iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF2.60%
- iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF1.26%
Only in CGBL
77 total- Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF23.28%
- Capital Group Core Bond ETF15.64%
- Broadcom Inc4.58%
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd3.49%
- Alphabet Inc2.79%
- Micron Technology Inc2.23%
- Philip Morris International Inc2.07%
- Apple Inc2.01%
- Microsoft Corp1.96%
- GE Vernova Inc1.26%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.