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Capital Group Dividend Value ETF

CGDVNYSE ArcaCapital GroupA

$48.67−0.14 (−0.29%)

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

A76/ 100

Rank 1 of 40 in US Active Dividend Income

A76/100Rank 1 of 40inUS Active Dividend Income
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 48.81 to 48.67. Range 48.65 to 49.27. Use the arrow keys to read each point.48.9049.0049.1049.2049.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.33%
Fund size
$38.9B
1Y total return
+15.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.24%
Holdings
57
Avg volume · 30D
3.4M sh
52W range
low $41.31high $51.64
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net CGDV Grade

A

Score 76 out of 100

Category
US Active Dividend Income⁠
Rank
1 of 40
Six-pillar profile for CGDV. Scores out of 100: Cost 96, Risk 46, Mission 87, Tradability 80, Holdings 47, Durability 95. Strongest: Cost (96). Weakest: Risk (46). Leans toward Cost and Durability.

Score 76 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.
    A96 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 40

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A87 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 14

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 38

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A80 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 40

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C47 out of 100
    Rank 27 of 40

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A95 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 40

Our read on CGDV

ETF.net Research

In short

AA stock picker's dividend fund at near-index pricing: 0.33% a year, roughly 60 names, and a mandate for above-average yield plus growth. Live since 2022 and already grown into a multi-billion-dollar fund.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks income above the average yield of U.S. stocks while also offering capital-growth potential.

Why people hold it

  • Costs 0.33% a year while the typical fund in its active dividend peer group charges around 0.55%. Active stock picking, index-fund pricing.
  • Dual mandate: income above the average yield of U.S. stocks plus capital-growth potential. Not a pure yield chase.capitalgroup.com
  • Tens of billions in assets and heavy daily trading make it one of the easier funds in its peer group to get in and out of at a fair spread.
  • Delivers its stated mandate with unusual consistency for an active fund, placing it among the strongest implementations in its dividend-income peer group.

Worth knowing

  • About 60 holdings. That concentration means individual company stumbles land harder than in a fund holding hundreds of names.
  • Active and benchmark-agnostic: results track the managers' calls, not an index, so it can drift well away from the broad market in either direction.
  • Pays quarterly, not monthly. Worth knowing if you're building an income schedule.

CGDV 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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CGDV$11,559
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. CGDV $11,559. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 CGDV. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodCGDV
Year to date+12.5%
1 month−1.1%
3 months−1.5%
1 year+15.6%
3 yearsper year+23.9%
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 CGDV
YearReturn barCGDV
2026 YTD+12.5%
2025+25.5%
2024+20.1%
2023+28.8%
2022−2.9%

History from Feb 24, 2022

CGDV in the news

CGDV 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 Nov 2, 2026.
1.24%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.60Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.15 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2022–2026

One bar per payment. 19 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Mar 30, 2022 $0.03; Jun 29, 2022 $0.05; Sep 29, 2022 $0.10; Dec 23, 2022 $0.14; Mar 30, 2023 $0.09; Jun 29, 2023 $0.12; Sep 28, 2023 $0.12; Dec 27, 2023 $0.17; Mar 28, 2024 $0.10; Jun 28, 2024 $0.13; Sep 30, 2024 $0.15; Dec 26, 2024 $0.18; Mar 31, 2025 $0.11; Jun 30, 2025 $0.13; Sep 30, 2025 $0.14; Dec 26, 2025 $0.19; Mar 31, 2026 $0.11; Jun 30, 2026 $0.15; Sep 30, 2026 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 30, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.15
Jun 30, 2026Jul 1, 2026$0.15
Mar 31, 2026Apr 1, 2026$0.11
Dec 26, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.19
Sep 30, 2025Oct 1, 2025$0.14
Jun 30, 2025Jul 1, 2025$0.13
Mar 31, 2025Apr 1, 2025$0.11
Dec 26, 2024Dec 27, 2024$0.18
Sep 30, 2024Oct 1, 2024$0.15
Jun 28, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.13
Mar 28, 2024Apr 2, 2024$0.10
Dec 27, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.17

See all 19 payments⁠

$10,000 in CGDV 3 years ago paid $631 in dividends.⁠

CGDV Risk

Risk pillarC46 out of 100Rank 22 of 38 in US Active Dividend Income
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.9%
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.
1.59
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.
−21.8%
56 months · trough Sep 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.
0.90
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.

CGDV Cost

Compare CGDV and VUS

Overpaying vs VUS, cheapest in US Active Dividend Income

$1,578

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

  • CGDV 0.33%

    $6,737

  • VUS 0.25% Cheapest

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • CGDV 0.33%
  • VUS 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530CGDV $6,737VUS $5,159

Year by year

YearCGDVVUSOverpaying
10$598$455$143
20$2,318$1,769$549
30$6,737$5,159$1,578

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