ETF comparison
CGMUvsVTEB
Both US Municipal Bond.
Capital Group Municipal Income ETF · Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
235 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of CGMU and VTEB would leave roughly3.4%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
VTEB is 24 bps cheaper than CGMU. On a $100,000 position that's about $240/yr more in fees for CGMU.
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 CGMU vs VTEB.
Top shared holdings
235 shared in total| # | Holding | In CGMU | In VTEB | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | 0.17% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| 2 | Ohio State University/The | 0.22% | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| 3 | Dallas Independent School District | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.07% |
| 4 | Chicago Board of Education Dedicated Capital Improvement Tax | 0.09% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 5 | New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue | 0.11% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 6 | University of California | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.06% |
| 7 | State of Maryland Department of Transportation | 0.08% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 8 | Texas Department of Transportation State Highway Fund | 0.06% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 9 | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority | 0.12% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 10 | New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 11 | University of California | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 12 | City of San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Systems Revenue | 0.14% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
Only in CGMU
2,100 total- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico0.82%
- Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sales Tax Revenue0.69%
- Black Belt Energy Gas District0.53%
- City of New York NY0.51%
- New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority0.47%
- California Community Choice Financing Authority0.45%
- County of Montgomery MD0.44%
- New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority0.44%
- Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority0.40%
- Black Belt Energy Gas District0.38%
Only in VTEB
9,950 total- Colorado State Education Loan Program0.11%
- State of California0.11%
- New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue0.09%
- Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund0.08%
- New York State Dormitory Authority0.08%
- New York State Dormitory Authority0.08%
- New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue0.08%
- Public Finance Authority0.08%
- State of Illinois0.08%
- New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank0.08%
Open CGMU or VTEB at a brokerage
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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.