Capital Group Core Balanced ETF (CGBL)
Market Price (7/13/2026): $37.61
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF (CGBL)
Market Price (7/13/2026): $37.61
Key Takeaways
- CGBL has returned +7.0% YTD vs +11.0% for SPY; +13.9% over the past 12 months (SPY +22.1%). details →
- Over the past month, CGBL has seen net inflows of +$299M (+4.3% of assets). details →
- CGBL is trading within 1.0% of its all-time high. details →
- Risk-adjusted returns beat SPY: 3-year Sharpe ratio of 1.2 vs 1.0. details →
Asset Allocation with CGBL
Top 20 Holdings for CGBL
Total Weights Top 5: 49.5% | Top 10: 59.0% | Top 20: 69.8%
| Holding | ETF Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| CAPITAL GROUP CORE PLUS INCOME CAP GROUP CORE PLUS INCOME | 23.37% | |
| CAPITAL GROUP CORE BOND ETF CAP GROUP CORE BOND | 15.69% | |
| BROADCOM INC COMMON STOCK | 4.50% | |
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR ADR | 3.09% | |
| ALPHABET INC CL C COMMON STOCK USD.001 | 2.88% | |
| PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL COMMON STOCK | 2.15% | |
| APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001 | 2.14% | |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 | 2.00% | |
| MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.00000625 | 1.97% | |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 | 1.26% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK USD.000006 | 1.22% | |
| BOEING CO/THE COMMON STOCK USD5.0 | 1.16% | |
| ATI INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 | 1.14% | |
| GE VERNOVA INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 | 1.13% | |
| BOOKING HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK USD.008 | 1.13% | |
| WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP COMMON STOCK | 1.04% | |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP COMMON STOCK USD.01 | 1.01% | |
| SOUTHERN CO/THE COMMON STOCK USD5.0 | 0.99% | |
| CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUN CAPITAL GROUP CNTRL CSH M | 0.98% | |
| VISA INC CLASS A SHARES COMMON STOCK USD.0001 | 0.96% |
Price Returns Compared
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total [1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Returns | |||||||
| CGBL Return | - | - | 10% | 17% | 15% | 7% | 58% |
| Peers Return | 8% | -14% | 12% | 10% | 14% | 5% | 36% |
| S&P 500 Return | 27% | -19% | 24% | 23% | 16% | 10% | 101% |
Monthly Win Rates [3] | |||||||
| CGBL Win Rate | - | - | 50% | 75% | 83% | 71% | |
| Peers Win Rate | 72% | 33% | 57% | 73% | 85% | 57% | |
| S&P 500 Win Rate | 75% | 42% | 67% | 75% | 67% | 57% | |
Max Drawdowns [4] | |||||||
| CGBL Max Drawdown | - | - | - | -6% | -12% | -8% | |
| Peers Max Drawdown | -4% | -19% | -9% | -4% | -8% | -6% | |
| S&P 500 Max Drawdown | -5% | -25% | -10% | -8% | -19% | -9% | |
[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: AOR, AOA, AOM, AOK, DRSK.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 7/10/2026 (YTD)
Sharpe Ratios Compared
One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.
Results as of 6302026.How Low Can It Go
| Event | CGBL | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 US Tariff Shock | ||
| % Loss | -11.6% | -18.8% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 13.2% | 23.1% |
| Time to Breakeven | 56 days | 79 days |
In The Past
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF's stock fell -11.6% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 13.2% gain to breakeven.
Preserve Wealth
Limiting losses and compounding gains is essential to preserving wealth.
Asset Allocation
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In The Past
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF's stock fell -11.6% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 13.2% gain to breakeven.
Preserve Wealth
Limiting losses and compounding gains is essential to preserving wealth.
Asset Allocation
Actively managed asset allocation strategies protect wealth. Learn more.
Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs
ETFs currently down 5% or more from trailing 6M peaks.
| Ticker | Name | Dip % | Mkt Price | Price Date | Peak Price | Peak Date | # Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKRE | Akre Focus ETF | -16.4% | 55.14 | 7122026 | 65.92 | 1112026 | 182 |
| SCHC | Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF | -6.3% | 48.30 | 7122026 | 51.54 | 3012026 | 133 |
| IEMG | iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | -5.4% | 81.32 | 7122026 | 86.00 | 6222026 | 20 |
| EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | -6.1% | 66.90 | 7122026 | 71.21 | 6222026 | 20 |
| ASHR | Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF | -5.1% | 35.38 | 7122026 | 37.30 | 6222026 | 20 |
| EWY | iShares MSCI South Korea ETF | -16.3% | 183.52 | 7122026 | 219.20 | 6212026 | 21 |
| EWZ | iShares MSCI Brazil ETF | -13.9% | 35.93 | 7122026 | 41.73 | 4142026 | 89 |
| FXI | iShares China Large-Cap ETF | -17.9% | 33.48 | 7122026 | 40.78 | 1292026 | 164 |
| ILF | iShares Latin America 40 ETF | -9.4% | 34.51 | 7122026 | 38.10 | 4142026 | 89 |
| KWEB | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | -30.0% | 26.38 | 7122026 | 37.66 | 1122026 | 181 |
| MTUM | iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF | -6.8% | 321.77 | 7122026 | 345.22 | 6222026 | 20 |
| URA | Global X Uranium ETF | -30.5% | 42.97 | 7122026 | 61.81 | 1282026 | 165 |
| BOTZ | Global X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF | -11.3% | 36.91 | 7122026 | 41.63 | 5132026 | 60 |
| ROBO | ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF | -8.2% | 82.96 | 7122026 | 90.34 | 6022026 | 40 |
| LIT | Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF | -21.1% | 72.32 | 7122026 | 91.62 | 5112026 | 62 |
| ICLN | iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | -18.9% | 19.25 | 7122026 | 23.75 | 6022026 | 40 |
| ARKQ | ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF | -13.8% | 123.99 | 7122026 | 143.82 | 5282026 | 45 |
| ARKX | ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF | -15.1% | 32.05 | 7122026 | 37.74 | 5282026 | 45 |
| NASA | Tema Space Innovators ETF | -37.5% | 26.18 | 7122026 | 41.89 | 5272026 | 46 |
| AGIX | KraneShares Artificial Intelligence ETF | -8.0% | 45.44 | 7122026 | 49.40 | 6012026 | 41 |
| GDE | WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund | -10.6% | 62.91 | 7122026 | 70.39 | 5112026 | 62 |
| RAAX | VanEck Real Assets ETF | -7.6% | 39.47 | 7122026 | 42.70 | 5112026 | 62 |
| VGT | Vanguard Information Technology ETF | -6.0% | 118.08 | 7122026 | 125.62 | 6022026 | 40 |
| XLK | State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | -6.3% | 185.78 | 7122026 | 198.21 | 6022026 | 40 |
| XLE | State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF | -12.0% | 55.08 | 7122026 | 62.56 | 3292026 | 105 |
| XLC | State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF | -6.7% | 111.64 | 7122026 | 119.70 | 2012026 | 161 |
| XLY | State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF | -5.7% | 117.24 | 7122026 | 124.27 | 1122026 | 181 |
| XLP | State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF | -6.0% | 84.12 | 7122026 | 89.51 | 3012026 | 133 |
| IYM | iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF | -5.7% | 178.24 | 7122026 | 189.08 | 3022026 | 132 |
| FXN | First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund | -11.0% | 20.62 | 7122026 | 23.18 | 3292026 | 105 |
| SMH | VanEck Semiconductor ETF | -8.7% | 611.03 | 7122026 | 668.91 | 6222026 | 20 |
| SOXX | iShares Semiconductor ETF | -11.2% | 581.34 | 7122026 | 655.01 | 6222026 | 20 |
| XOP | State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | -15.7% | 158.57 | 7122026 | 188.18 | 3292026 | 105 |
| IGV | iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF | -14.2% | 92.41 | 7122026 | 107.70 | 6012026 | 41 |
| MISL | First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF | -12.6% | 44.53 | 7122026 | 50.98 | 1192026 | 174 |
| RING | iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF | -34.7% | 64.89 | 7122026 | 99.42 | 3012026 | 133 |
| SOXQ | Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF | -11.3% | 102.06 | 7122026 | 115.11 | 6222026 | 20 |
| BWX | State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF | -5.7% | 21.59 | 7122026 | 22.90 | 2162026 | 146 |
| IGOV | iShares International Treasury Bond ETF | -5.0% | 40.84 | 7122026 | 42.99 | 3012026 | 133 |
| TLT | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | -5.6% | 84.47 | 7122026 | 89.48 | 3012026 | 133 |
| SPTL | State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF | -5.2% | 25.69 | 7122026 | 27.09 | 3012026 | 133 |
| EDV | Vanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF | -7.7% | 62.25 | 7122026 | 67.42 | 3012026 | 133 |
| PDBC | Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF | -13.1% | 16.44 | 7122026 | 18.91 | 5122026 | 61 |
| DBC | Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund | -13.2% | 27.52 | 7122026 | 31.69 | 5122026 | 61 |
| COMT | iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF | -14.1% | 31.37 | 7122026 | 36.53 | 5192026 | 54 |
| GSG | iShares GSCI Commodity | -5.8% | 30.01 | 7122026 | 31.85 | 3182026 | 116 |
| BCI | abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF | -11.3% | 22.99 | 7122026 | 25.91 | 5122026 | 61 |
| FTGC | First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund | -8.2% | 28.02 | 7122026 | 30.53 | 5122026 | 61 |
| HGER | Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF | -8.7% | 30.57 | 7122026 | 33.47 | 5122026 | 61 |
| GLD | SPDR Gold Trust | -24.0% | 377.01 | 7122026 | 495.90 | 1292026 | 164 |
| IAU | iShares Gold Trust | -23.9% | 77.26 | 7122026 | 101.57 | 1292026 | 164 |
| GLDM | SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust | -23.9% | 81.29 | 7122026 | 106.77 | 1292026 | 164 |
| SGOL | ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares | -13.1% | 44.66 | 7122026 | 51.41 | 1292026 | 164 |
| BAR | Direxion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares | -16.6% | 44.34 | 7122026 | 53.16 | 1292026 | 164 |
| SLV | iShares Silver Trust | -48.9% | 53.95 | 7122026 | 105.60 | 1282026 | 165 |
| SIVR | ETFS Physical Silver Shares Trust ETF | -24.8% | 83.39 | 7122026 | 110.87 | 1282026 | 165 |
| PPLT | ETFS Physical Platinum Shares | -41.4% | 14.77 | 7122026 | 25.23 | 1252026 | 168 |
| CPER | United States Copper Index Fund ETV | -13.9% | 33.33 | 7122026 | 38.71 | 1292026 | 164 |
| PALL | ETFS Physical Palladium Shares | -38.0% | 23.07 | 7122026 | 37.18 | 1282026 | 165 |
| USO | United States Oil Fund LP | -28.9% | 108.70 | 7122026 | 152.96 | 5192026 | 54 |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas Fund LP | -37.3% | 10.60 | 7122026 | 16.90 | 2012026 | 161 |
| BNO | United States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV | -7.1% | 55.85 | 7122026 | 60.13 | 5042026 | 69 |
| IBIT | iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF | -34.7% | 36.23 | 7122026 | 55.44 | 1142026 | 179 |
| FBTC | Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund | -34.7% | 55.62 | 7122026 | 85.12 | 1142026 | 179 |
| GBTC | Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF | -19.0% | 61.84 | 7122026 | 76.31 | 1142026 | 179 |
| ETHA | iShares Ethereum Trust ETF | -47.1% | 13.53 | 7122026 | 25.59 | 1142026 | 179 |
ETF Fund Flows
Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.
Asset allocation rotation · Past month
- Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$71.6B), followed by Bond (+$29.3B), while Commodity (−$3.6B) and Crypto (−$2.6B) saw the largest outflows.
- Within the mix, money rotated into US Large Cap Core (+$19.2B) and out of Gold (−$3.6B).
- Relative to fund size, ARKQ drew the largest inflow (+57.6% of AUM) and FXN the largest outflow (−69.9%).
| # | Ticker | Name | Net flow | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | +$67.44B | +7.7% |
| 2 | SPYM | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF | +$17.8B | +11.8% |
| 3 | DRAM | Roundhill Memory ETF | +$8.61B | +37.2% |
| 4 | LQD | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | +$6.5B | +19.9% |
| 5 | SOXX | iShares Semiconductor ETF | +$4.91B | +11.0% |
| 6 | AVLV | Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF | +$3.85B | +23.1% |
| 7 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | +$3.63B | +0.5% |
| 8 | VXUS | Vanguard Total International Stock ETF | +$3.56B | +2.3% |
| 9 | QQQM | Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | +$3.42B | +3.5% |
| 10 | RSP | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | +$3.18B | +3.4% |
| # | Ticker | Name | Net flow | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | -$53.22B | -5.4% |
| 2 | SPY | State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF | -$13.26B | -1.7% |
| 3 | VLUE | iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | -$4.5B | -41.6% |
| 4 | IAU | iShares Gold Trust | -$1.96B | -3.2% |
| 5 | IBIT | iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF | -$1.76B | -3.8% |
| 6 | GLD | SPDR Gold Shares | -$1.36B | -1.0% |
| 7 | BIL | State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF | -$1.17B | -2.5% |
| 8 | VO | Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF | -$1.06B | -1.0% |
| 9 | NASA | Tema Space Innovators ETF | -$989M | -62.4% |
| 10 | XLC | State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF | -$911M | -4.0% |
Largest ETF fund flows across ~2565 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.
About CGBL
| Holdings Count: 74Expense Ratio: 0.33%Inception Date: 2023-09-25 | Capital Group Core Balanced ETFThe Capital Group Core Balanced ETF seeks to achieve a comprehensive total return, encompassing both income generation and capital growth, through a diversified investment strategy. A core principle of this fund is the safeguarding of principal for investors over the long term. Its portfolio typically includes a variety of assets such as common and preferred equities, fixed-income instruments like bonds, convertible securities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cash. The fund also maintains the flexibility to allocate up to 15% of its total assets to equity securities issued by companies based outside the United States.Asset Class: Multi-Asset | ETF Website |
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Profile
| Median | |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| Asset Class | - |
| AUM ($ Bil) | 2.5 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.20% |
| 10-D Avg Volume (Mil) | 0.18 |
| Latest Day Volume (Mil) | 0.25 |
| Holdings Count | 7 |
| Inception Date | - |
Fundamentals
| Median | |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| Net Asset Value | - |
| Premium/Discount | 0.0% |
| Distribution Yield | 2.3% |
| Sales Yield | - |
| Earnings Yield | - |
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