Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF
$37.44+0.03 (+0.08%)
- 0.47%
- $5.7B
- +12.5%
- 2.33%
- 0.6M sh
- $37.28
- low $34.20high $39.15
The ETF.net CGDG Grade
A
Score 78 out of 100
- 1 of 10
Score 78 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.A88 out of 100Rank 1 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.B61 out of 100Rank 4 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A72 out of 100Rank 2 of 10Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A80 out of 100Rank 3 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A82 out of 100Rank 1 of 10
Our read on CGDG
ACapital Group's stock pickers hunt dividend growers anywhere on the map, developed markets and emerging ones alike, and charge less than the typical active global fund to do it. Roughly 100 names, income paid quarterly.
CGDG seeks long-term total returns by investing in companies worldwide with the potential to provide attractive yield and dividend growth over the long term.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.47% a year, below the going rate for actively managed global equity ETFs. Cheap for a hand-picked portfolio, even if index products undercut it.
- The mandate is genuinely worldwide, developed and emerging markets both in scope, and it screens for dividend growth potential rather than chasing the fattest current yield.
- About 100 holdings, concentrated enough that individual picks carry real weight instead of getting diluted into an index-shaped blob. Distributions land quarterly.
- Rates among the strongest funds in a crowded global active-equity group, and one of the few there built specifically around dividend growers.
Worth knowing
- Launched in 2023, so there's no decade of results to judge this team's approach through a full market cycle.
- Several highly rated global peers (GSWO, DFAW, AVGE) charge less. The extra fee here buys active selection, not broader coverage.
- Emerging-market holdings bring currency swings and country-specific risk that a US-only dividend fund doesn't carry.
CGDG Holdings
- Stocks
- 107
- 26%
- TSM
Sectors
- Financials21.1%
- Technology16.0%
- Industrials11.5%
- Health Care11.0%
- Consumer Staples10.5%
- Energy7.1%
- Utilities6.6%
- Consumer Discretionary6.4%
- Materials4.6%
- Real Estate3.5%
- Communication1.7%
Geography
- United States51.66%
- United Kingdom9.58%
- France6.32%
- Japan5.41%
- Taiwan4.86%
- Switzerland3.65%
- Spain2.89%
- Germany2.51%
- 13.13%
Developed 85% · Emerging 15%
CGDG Performance
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CGDG$11,252
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 | CGDG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +6.9% |
| 1 month | −1.8% |
| 3 months | −0.6% |
| 1 year | +12.5% |
| 3 years | +16.9% |
| 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 | CGDG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +6.9% | |
| 2025 | +22.7% | |
| 2024 | +11.5% | |
| 2023 | +9.5% |
CGDG in the news
CGDG Dividends
- 2.33%
- $0.87
- $0.16 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
CGDG Risk
- 9.0%
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.
- 1.28
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.
- −10.5%
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.
- 0.51
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CGDG Cost
0.47%
CGDG0.47%
- The middle half of Global Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.63%
No Global Active Dividend Income fund charges less.
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