Capital Group Conservative Equity ETF
$32.94−0.04 (−0.12%)
- 0.33%
- $2.1B
- +13.3%
- 1.56%
- 0.3M sh
- $32.83
- low $29.27high $33.97
The ETF.net CGCV Grade
B
Score 64 out of 100
- 3 of 10
Score 64 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.B67 out of 100Rank 4 of 10Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B57 out of 100Rank 3 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B58 out of 100Rank 6 of 10Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B67 out of 100Rank 4 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A81 out of 100Rank 1 of 10
Our read on CGCV
BCapital Group's stock pickers took on a three-part job in one equity fund: current income, capital growth, and preservation of principal. Roughly 100 US names, actively chosen, priced under most defensive-equity rivals.
The fund seeks to balance current income, capital growth, and preservation of principal.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.33% a year against a 0.47% median for its defensive US equity group, which is unusual for an actively run fund rather than an index tracker.
- The mandate is spelled out in the prospectus, not implied by a label: balance current income, capital growth, and preservation of principal.
- About 100 US stocks, picked by managers rather than pulled from an index, with cash paid out quarterly.
- Already a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades smoothly for its age, and one of the stronger builds in a small low-volatility peer group.
Worth knowing
- Preservation of principal is a stated goal, not a floor. This is a stock fund, and it can fall when the market does.
- It launched in 2024, so there is only a short stretch of live data behind any read on how it handles rough markets.
- Cheaper defensive shelf-mates exist: SELV runs at 0.15% and TOAK at 0.25%, though both take different routes to lower volatility.
CGCV Holdings
- Stocks
- 75
- 33%
- MSFT
Sectors
- Technology28.2%
- Health Care13.0%
- Financials11.1%
- Consumer Staples11.0%
- Industrials9.6%
- Consumer Discretionary7.4%
- Utilities6.1%
- Communication4.8%
- Energy4.7%
- Materials2.6%
- Real Estate1.7%
Geography
- United States91.69%
- United Kingdom3.67%
- Taiwan2.13%
- Canada1.03%
- Switzerland0.89%
- Ireland0.59%
CGCV Performance
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CGCV$11,327
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 | CGCV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.5% |
| 1 month | +1.1% |
| 3 months | +0.1% |
| 1 year | +13.3% |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | CGCV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.5% | |
| 2025 | +16.6% | |
| 2024 | +7.4% |
CGCV in the news
CGCV Dividends
- 1.56%
- $0.52
- $0.13 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
CGCV Risk
- 10.0%
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.
- 0.91
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.
- −13.1%
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.
- 0.67
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CGCV Cost
0.33%
CGCV0.33%
- The middle half of US Active Low Volatility funds
- Median 0.44%
3 of the 10 US Active Low Volatility funds charge less.
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- ASELVSEI QiM US Large Cap Low Volatility Active ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +13.6%
- BTOAKTwin Oak Short Horizon Absolute Return ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +3.5%
- BSIXLETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.31%1 year return +8.7%
- BLOWVAlliance Bernstein - AB US Low Volatility Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +10.9%
- CHUSVFirst Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return +3.8%