Capital Group Core Bond ETF
$25.08+0.04 (+0.16%)
- 0.27%
- $6.5B
- −2.2%
- 4.40%
- 1.4M sh
- $25.05
- low $24.85high $26.91
The ETF.net CGCB Grade
A
Score 73 out of 100
- 24 of 117
Score 73 of 100 falls in the A 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.B60 out of 100Rank 43 of 117Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 101Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D38 out of 100Rank 88 of 116Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A89 out of 100Rank 4 of 117Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A80 out of 100Rank 11 of 116Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A74 out of 100Rank 29 of 117
Our read on CGCB
ACapital Group's core bond ETF uses the Bloomberg US Aggregate as a yardstick rather than a blueprint, and charges 0.27% to do it. The mandate is the unglamorous job bonds get hired for: diversification and capital preservation.
The fund seeks to provide the diversification and capital-preservation benefits associated with core bonds.
Why people hold it
- At 0.27%, it undercuts the core-bond median of 0.36% and most rivals measured against the same index: JCPB 0.37%, JFLX 0.45%, BOND 0.56%.
- Roughly 600 bonds behind one stated job: the diversification and capital-preservation benefits of core bonds. Income lands monthly.capitalgroup.com
- Portfolio stays tightly aligned with what the prospectus describes, one of the stronger implementations in the core bond group.
- Multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, notable for a product that only launched in 2023.
Worth knowing
- Plain trackers of the same index run 0.03% (BND, SPAB, SCHZ). You are paying up for security selection instead of a copy of the benchmark.
- Core bonds still move with interest rates and credit conditions. Capital preservation is the stated aim, not a floor under the price.
- Launched in 2023, so its history is shorter than most core bond ETFs sitting next to it.
CGCB Holdings
- Bonds
- 853
- 15%
- Capital Group Central Cash Fun Capital Group Cntrl Csh M
Geography
- United States79.64%
- United Kingdom4.98%
- France2.46%
- Luxembourg1.88%
- Mexico1.61%
- Japan1.57%
- Ireland1.18%
- South Korea1.18%
- 5.51%
CGCB Performance
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CGCB$9,784
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | CGCB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −2.7% |
| 1 month | −1.3% |
| 3 months | −2.8% |
| 1 year | −2.2% |
| 3 years | +4.2% |
| 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 | CGCB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.7% | |
| 2025 | +7.3% | |
| 2024 | +1.4% | |
| 2023 | +6.8% |
CGCB in the news
Category Review
Municipal bond funds are down for the year after a third-quarter selloff erased the first-half gain
Head-to-Head
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF have returned almost the same
Price vs Value
Vanguard showed a 1.94% discount on an energy fund that closed two cents above its value
CGCB Dividends
- 4.40%
- $1.10
- $0.10 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
CGCB Risk
- 5.7%
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.
- −0.06
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.
- −5.2%
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.
- 0.23
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CGCB Cost
0.27%
CGCB0.27%
- The middle half of US Aggregate Bond funds
- Median 0.34%
40 of the 113 US Aggregate Bond funds charge less.
Other funds in US Aggregate Bond
- AVPLSVanguard Core-Plus Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return −1.3%
- ABLVVanguard Long-Term Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return −7.3%
- AIMTBiShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return −2.0%
- ANUBDNuveen ESG U.S. Aggregate BondExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return −2.1%
- AUNIYWisdomTree Voya Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond FundExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return −1.8%