
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF
$36.76+0.07 (+0.19%)
- 0.33%
- $7.97B
- +7.5%
- 1.96%
- 1.43M sh
- low $33.67high $38.68
The ETF.net CGBL Grade
Score 53 out of 100
- 4 of 5
Score 53 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D28 out of 100Rank 5 of 5Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B69 out of 100Rank 3 of 4Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D36 out of 100Rank 5 of 5Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B69 out of 100Rank 2 of 5Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A91 out of 100Rank 3 of 4Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B67 out of 100Rank 3 of 5
Our read on CGBL
In short
CCapital Group's take on the 60/40: one ticket that owns both stocks and bonds, US and international, chasing balanced total return with an eye on preserving capital. Live since 2023 and already a multi-billion-dollar fund.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks balanced total return, including income and capital gains, while aiming to preserve capital over the long term.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
CGBL Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | CGBL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +5.3% |
| 1 month | −0.2% |
| 3 months | −0.9% |
| 1 year | +7.5% |
| 3 years | +16.8% |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | CGBL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +5.3% | |
| 2025 | +15.3% | |
| 2024 | +16.6% | |
| 2023 | +9.8% |
CGBL in the news
CGBL Dividends
- 1.96%
- $0.72
- $0.21 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
$10,000 in CGBL 3 years ago paid $763 in dividends.
CGBL Risk
- 9.2%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.27
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −11.7%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.70
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
CGBL Cost
Overpaying vs AOR, tied cheapest in Balanced Allocation
$3,600
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
CGBL 0.33%
$6,737
AOR 0.15% Tied cheapest
$3,137
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | CGBL | AOR | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $598 | $274 | $324 |
| 20 | $2,318 | $1,071 | $1,247 |
| 30 | $6,737 | $3,137 | $3,600 |
Other funds in Balanced Allocation
- AAORiShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +7.6%
- AAOMiShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +5.1%
- BAVMAAvantis Moderate Allocation ETFExpense ratio 0.21%1 year return +12.7%
- CDDXDefined Duration 10 ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +6.6%

