Capital Group Core Balanced ETF (CGBL)


Market Price (9/5/2026): $38.53

Capital Group Core Balanced ETF (CGBL)


Market Price (9/5/2026): $38.53

Key Takeaways

  • CGBL has returned +8.3% YTD vs +13.3% for SPY; +13.1% over the past 12 months (SPY +19.7%). details →
  • Over the past month, CGBL has seen net inflows of +$288M (+3.8% of assets). details →
  • CGBL is trading within 1.2% of its all-time high. details →
Last updated: 9/4/2026.

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Asset Allocation with CGBL

Risk Tolerance:
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Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+6.1%
Volatility
5.1%
Sharpe
0.64
YTD
+6.8%
Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Top 20 Holdings for CGBL

Total Weights
Top 5: 48.4% | Top 10: 58.8% | Top 20: 70.4%

HoldingETF Weight
14020Y102CAPITAL GROUP CORE PLUS INCOME CAP GROUP CORE PLUS INCOME22.94%
14020Y508CAPITAL GROUP CORE BOND ETF CAP GROUP CORE BOND15.42%
11135F101BROADCOM INC COMMON STOCK4.42%
874039100TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR ADR3.00%
02079K107ALPHABET INC CL C COMMON STOCK USD.0012.64%
594918104MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.000006252.49%
718172109PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL COMMON STOCK2.14%
037833100APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.000012.13%
595112103MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK USD.11.98%
14020B102CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUN CAPITAL GROUP CNTRL CSH M1.59%
962879102WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP COMMON STOCK1.45%
780287108ROYAL GOLD INC COMMON STOCK USD.011.28%
92532F100VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK USD.011.27%
09857L108BOOKING HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK USD.0081.24%
01741R102ATI INC COMMON STOCK USD.11.23%
351858105FRANCO NEVADA CORP COMMON STOCK1.16%
097023105BOEING CO/THE COMMON STOCK USD5.01.03%
060505104BANK OF AMERICA CORP COMMON STOCK USD.011.01%
92826C839VISA INC CLASS A SHARES COMMON STOCK USD.00011.01%
36828A101GE VERNOVA INC COMMON STOCK USD.010.99%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
CGBL Return--10%17%15%8%60%
Peers Return8%-14%12%10%14%6%38%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%13%106%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
CGBL Win Rate--50%75%83%78% 
Peers Win Rate72%33%57%73%85%64% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%56% 

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 9/4/2026 (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.

Ticker1Y3Y5Y
CGBL0.831.121.12
Equity Top Results (3Y)   
IALT2.082.082.08
VLUE2.531.420.74
SPMO0.941.370.79
CORO1.351.331.33
CGDV1.281.310.94

Results as of 8312026.

How Low Can It Go

EventCGBLS&P 500
2025 US Tariff Shock
  % Loss-11.6%-18.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven13.2%23.1%
  Time to Breakeven56 days79 days

Compare to AOR, AOA, AOM, AOK, DRSK

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.

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Compare to AOR, AOA, AOM, AOK, DRSK

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.

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CGBL Dip Buy History


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Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs

ETFs currently down 5% or more from trailing 6M peaks.

TickerNameDip %Mkt PricePrice DatePeak PricePeak Date# Days
IWPiShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF-5.4%139.699042026147.70817202618
ASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF-8.3%34.20904202637.30622202674
EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF-13.8%188.879042026219.20621202675
EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETF-9.3%37.86904202641.734142026143
FXIiShares China Large-Cap ETF-6.2%35.88904202638.265132026114
ILFiShares Latin America 40 ETF-5.3%36.07904202638.104142026143
KWEBKraneShares CSI China Internet ETF-15.9%26.05904202630.993102026178
MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF-11.7%304.869042026345.22622202674
SPHQInvesco S&P 500 Quality ETF-5.3%85.32904202690.10630202666
SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF-7.4%149.729042026161.66622202674
URAGlobal X Uranium ETF-20.9%46.06904202658.265062026121
BOTZGlobal X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF-13.6%35.95904202641.635132026114
ROBOROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF-10.8%80.57904202690.34602202694
LITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF-19.0%74.18904202691.625112026116
ICLNiShares Global Clean Energy ETF-25.2%17.77904202623.75602202694
ARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF-15.0%122.259042026143.82528202699
ARKXARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF-14.6%32.22904202637.74528202699
NASATema Space Innovators ETF-43.9%23.52904202641.895272026100
AGIXKraneShares Artificial Intelligence ETF-7.0%45.93904202649.40601202695
XLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF-5.5%187.289042026198.21602202694
XLIState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF-6.0%175.279042026186.51816202619
XLCState Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF-5.9%112.039042026119.104192026138
XLYState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF-5.9%114.919042026122.06528202699
XLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF-8.6%43.08904202647.154092026148
IYJiShares U.S. Industrials ETF-5.2%161.109042026169.86804202631
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF-15.2%567.019042026668.91622202674
SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF-20.6%519.869042026655.01622202674
ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-10.9%225.619042026253.22816202619
IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF-5.2%104.579042026110.3282720268
IYTiShares U.S. Transportation ETF-6.5%84.17904202690.01716202650
MISLFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF-12.0%43.53904202649.463092026179
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF-6.2%87.40904202693.17825202610
SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF-19.7%92.409042026115.11622202674
TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-6.1%82.21904202687.523092026179
SPTLState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF-5.3%25.12904202626.523092026179
EDVVanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF-8.9%60.29904202666.203092026179
GSGiShares GSCI Commodity-5.8%30.01904202631.853182026170
GLDSPDR Gold Trust-14.9%406.779042026477.863102026178
IAUiShares Gold Trust-14.1%84.10904202697.853102026178
GLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares Trust-14.7%87.739042026102.893102026178
SGOLETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares-9.8%44.66904202649.533102026178
BARDirexion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares-13.4%44.34904202651.203102026178
SLViShares Silver Trust-24.4%60.55904202680.093102026178
PPLTETFS Physical Platinum Shares-17.5%16.50904202620.003102026178
CPERUnited States Copper Index Fund ETV-7.7%33.33904202636.123112026177
PALLETFS Physical Palladium Shares-17.4%25.31904202630.643092026179
USOUnited States Oil Fund LP-7.2%141.969042026152.965192026108
UNGUnited States Natural Gas Fund LP-19.0%10.56904202613.043122026176
BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV-7.1%55.85904202660.135042026123
SCHHSchwab U.S. REIT ETF-5.7%23.45904202624.86726202640
REETiShares Global REIT ETF-5.2%27.40904202628.89726202640
USRTiShares Core U.S. REIT ETF-6.4%65.34904202669.82726202640

ETF Fund Flows

Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.

Net fund flows · as of 2026-09-04

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

  • Bond ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$20.0B), followed by Equity (+$18.3B), while Real Estate (−$250M) saw the largest outflows.
  • Within the mix, money rotated into US Nasdaq Growth (+$11.0B) and out of Intermediate Treasury (−$8.7B).
  • Relative to fund size, CNEQ drew the largest inflow (+88.0% of AUM) and USO the largest outflow (−22.7%).
Largest inflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$33.91B+3.3%
2QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Equity US Nasdaq Growth+$7.79B+1.6%
3SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFCash+$7.42B+7.1%
4GLDSPDR Gold SharesCommodity Gold+$6.02B+4.1%
5TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFBond Long Treasury+$6.0B+12.9%
6VGSHVanguard Short-Term Treasury ETFBond Short Treasury+$4.71B+15.3%
7SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFEquity Dividend Income+$3.89B+3.5%
8AVLVAvantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETFOther+$3.38B+16.0%
9IBITiShares Bitcoin Trust ETFCrypto+$3.19B+5.8%
10QQQMInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETFEquity US Nasdaq Growth+$3.19B+3.1%
Largest outflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$38.36B-4.3%
2IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$4.87B-11.3%
3SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$4.3B-0.5%
4XLFState Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETFEquity Broad Sector-$4.02B-7.2%
5LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFBond Intermediate Corporate-$2.52B-7.7%
6VGITVanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$2.37B-5.6%
7HYGiShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETFBond High Yield Corporate-$2.28B-13.5%
8DIAState Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF TrustEquity US Large Concentrated-$1.78B-3.9%
9GOVTiShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$1.73B-4.0%
10SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETFEquity Industry Subsector-$1.62B-3.8%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2629 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.

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About CGBL

0Holdings Count: 74
Expense Ratio: 0.33%
Inception Date: 2023-09-26
Capital Group Core Balanced ETF
The 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

CGBLAORAOAAOMAOKDRSKMedian
NameCapital Gr.RUA Life S.iShares Co.iShares Co.iShares Co.Aptus Defi. 
Asset ClassEquityEquityEquityEquityEquityEquity-
AUM ($ Bil)7.73.73.31.80.81.52.5
Expense Ratio0.33%0.20%0.19%0.20%0.20%0.78%0.20%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)1.790.310.110.140.170.130.15
Latest Day Volume (Mil)0.210.110.030.040.02-0.04
Holdings Count747777257
Inception Date9/26/202311/3/200811/3/200811/3/200811/3/20088/6/2018-

Fundamentals

CGBLAORAOAAOMAOKDRSKMedian
NameCapital Gr.RUA Life S.iShares Co.iShares Co.iShares Co.Aptus Defi. 
Net Asset Value37.9469.6098.6349.6141.0928.61-
Premium/Discount0.5%0.7%0.8%0.5%0.4%-1.2%0.5%
Distribution Yield1.8%2.5%2.1%3.0%3.4%0.0%2.3%
Sales Yield-------
Earnings Yield-------

Valuation

CGBLAORAOAAOMAOKDRSKMedian
NameCapital Gr.RUA Life S.iShares Co.iShares Co.iShares Co.Aptus Defi. 
P/S (TTM)-------
P/E (TTM)-------
P/FCF (TTM)-------
Forward P/E-------
Forward P/S-------

Risk

CGBLAORAOAAOMAOKDRSKMedian
NameCapital Gr.RUA Life S.iShares Co.iShares Co.iShares Co.Aptus Defi. 
Volatility (1Y)10.4%9.1%11.5%7.1%6.0%8.1%8.6%
Volatility (3Y)11.0%9.4%11.8%7.4%6.3%8.0%8.7%
Volatility (5Y)11.0%10.7%13.1%8.3%7.2%7.5%9.5%
Beta (1Y)0.750.670.850.500.400.420.58
Beta (3Y)0.680.580.750.420.330.290.50
Beta (5Y)0.680.580.740.420.330.230.50
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)1.231.411.461.241.240.271.24
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)1.511.411.381.381.411.011.40
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)1.510.650.710.560.500.330.61
Max Drawdown (1Y)-7.9%-6.6%-8.2%-5.1%-4.5%-7.2%-6.9%
Max Drawdown (3Y)-11.7%-9.8%-12.9%-6.5%-5.0%-7.3%-8.6%
Max Drawdown (5Y)-11.7%-21.7%-23.6%-20.0%-18.9%-19.9%-19.9%

Returns

CGBLAORAOAAOMAOKDRSKMedian
NameCapital Gr.RUA Life S.iShares Co.iShares Co.iShares Co.Aptus Defi. 
1M Return-0.2%0.5%0.7%0.3%-0.0%-2.2%0.1%
3M Return3.0%2.7%3.7%1.3%1.4%-2.5%2.0%
6M Return7.6%7.6%10.6%4.4%3.5%1.2%6.0%
YTD Return8.3%8.3%11.4%5.1%4.7%0.1%6.7%
1Y Return13.1%13.3%17.6%9.0%7.6%1.9%11.1%
2Y Return28.5%26.1%33.6%18.7%15.8%7.3%22.4%
3Y Return-47.0%59.8%35.0%30.2%26.2%35.0%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8142026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity0.6 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 7312026217.2%
Average Daily Volume1.2 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1