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Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF

CGCPNYSE ArcaCapital GroupB

$21.570.00 (0.00%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: flat, 78 prints from 21.57 to 21.57. Range 21.55 to 21.61. Use the arrow keys to read each point.21.5621.5921.6021.6110 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.34%
Fund size
$8.61B
1Y total return
−0.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
5.64%
Holdings
1449
Avg volume · 30D
1.88M sh
52W range
low $21.08high $23.01
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net CGCP Grade

B

Score 69 out of 100

Rank
35 of 116
Six-pillar profile for CGCP. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 61, Mission 100, Tradability 82, Holdings 46, Durability 71. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Holdings (46). Leans toward Mission.

Score 69 of 100 falls in the B 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.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 56 of 115
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 100
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 23 of 116
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 116
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 80 of 115
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 32 of 116

Our read on CGCP

ETF.net Research

In short

BCapital Group's 2022 ETF debut class produced this one: an active core-plus bond fund that hunts value across the credit spectrum instead of cloning the Agg, and pays income monthly.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks current income and maximum total return while preserving capital.

Why people hold it

  • Actively managed, not index-bound. The mandate is current income and maximum total return while preserving capital, with fundamental research hunting value across the credit spectrum.
  • 0.34% a year is a modest toll for active bond management, and it sits below the median fee in its aggregate-bond cohort.
  • About 1,200 holdings and monthly distributions: issuer risk spread thin, income on a regular schedule.
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, and the portfolio has stayed tightly aligned with its stated mandate, a top-quartile showing among aggregate-bond ETFs.

Worth knowing

  • Index rivals BND, SPAB and SCHZ charge 0.03%. Roughly ten times the fee buys a manager's judgment calls, not a guarantee they pay off.
  • The 'plus' is credit risk. Roaming the credit spectrum brings more default and spread sensitivity than a Treasury-heavy index tracker carries.
  • Launched in 2022, so the track record is short next to index bond funds that have been compounding through multiple rate cycles.

CGCP Performance

Launched Feb 22, 2022

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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CGCP$9,982
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. CGCP $9,982. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for CGCP. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodCGCP
Year to date−0.8%
1 month+2.3%
3 months−0.3%
1 year−0.2%
3 yearsper year+6.0%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for CGCP
YearReturn barCGCP
2026 YTD−0.8%
2025+7.3%
2024+2.9%
2023+7.2%
2022−9.8%

History from Feb 24, 2022

CGCP in the news

CGCP Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
5.64%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.22Last 12 months
Upcoming payment
$0.09 per share
Pays on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 31, 2023 $0.07; Feb 28, 2023 $0.06; Mar 31, 2023 $0.10; Apr 28, 2023 $0.08; May 31, 2023 $0.10; Jun 30, 2023 $0.09; Jul 31, 2023 $0.09; Aug 31, 2023 $0.11; Sep 29, 2023 $0.10; Oct 31, 2023 $0.11; Nov 30, 2023 $0.09; Dec 28, 2023 $0.13; Jan 31, 2024 $0.07; Feb 29, 2024 $0.09; Mar 27, 2024 $0.09; Apr 30, 2024 $0.11; May 31, 2024 $0.10; Jun 27, 2024 $0.09; Jul 31, 2024 $0.11; Aug 30, 2024 $0.09; Sep 27, 2024 $0.08; Oct 31, 2024 $0.10; Nov 29, 2024 $0.09; Dec 24, 2024 $0.12; Jan 31, 2025 $0.08; Feb 28, 2025 $0.08; Mar 28, 2025 $0.09; Apr 30, 2025 $0.11; May 30, 2025 $0.09; Jun 27, 2025 $0.09; Jul 31, 2025 $0.12; Aug 29, 2025 $0.09; Sep 29, 2025 $0.09; Oct 31, 2025 $0.11; Nov 28, 2025 $0.09; Dec 24, 2025 $0.12; Jan 30, 2026 $0.08; Feb 27, 2026 $0.08; Mar 30, 2026 $0.09; Apr 30, 2026 $0.10; May 29, 2026 $0.09; Jun 29, 2026 $0.08; Jul 31, 2026 $0.11; Aug 31, 2026 $0.09; Sep 29, 2026 $0.09; Oct 30, 2026 $0.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 30, 2026Pays Nov 2, 2026$0.09
Sep 29, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.09
Aug 31, 2026Sep 1, 2026$0.09
Jul 31, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.11
Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.08
May 29, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.09
Apr 30, 2026May 1, 2026$0.10
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.09
Feb 27, 2026Mar 2, 2026$0.08
Jan 30, 2026Feb 2, 2026$0.08
Dec 24, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.12
Nov 28, 2025Dec 1, 2025$0.09

See all 56 payments⁠

$10,000 in CGCP 3 years ago paid $1,637 in dividends.⁠

CGCP Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.28
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−15.1%
56 months · trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.95
vs its asset-class index
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.

CGCP Cost

Overpaying vs BKAG, cheapest in US Aggregate Bond

$6,932

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • CGCP 0.34%

    $6,932

  • BKAG 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • CGCP 0.34%
  • BKAG 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530CGCP $6,932BKAG $0

Year by year

YearCGCPBKAGOverpaying
10$616$0$616
20$2,386$0$2,386
30$6,932$0$6,932

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