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Capital Group Municipal High-Income ETF

CGHMNYSE ArcaCapital GroupA

$24.77−0.01 (−0.04%)

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

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 24.78 to 24.77. Range 24.77 to 24.84. Use the arrow keys to read each point.24.8024.8224.8410 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.34%
Fund size
$3.75B
1Y total return
+1.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.33%
Holdings
3762
Avg volume · 30D
865K sh
52W range
low $23.81high $30.00
Launched

The ETF.net CGHM Grade

A

Score 80 out of 100

Rank
1 of 19
Six-pillar profile for CGHM. Scores out of 100: Cost 78, Risk 61, Mission 100, Tradability 69, Holdings 96, Durability 67. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (61). Leans toward Mission and Holdings.

Score 80 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.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 19
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 18
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 19
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 19
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A96 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 19
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 19

Our read on CGHM

ETF.net Research

In short

AIndex high-yield muni funds stop where the ratings stop. CGHM is Capital Group's active version: built to lean into lower-rated and unrated tax-exempt bonds, with the income paid out monthly.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks a high level of current income that is exempt from regular federal income tax.

Why people hold it

  • The mandate is the whole point: at least 60% in bonds rated BBB+/Baa1 or below, or unrated, the corner of the muni market index funds cap or skip.yahoo.comcapitalgroup.com
  • Income lands monthly and is exempt from regular federal income tax, spread across roughly 600 bond positions rather than a few big credits.
  • A young fund that is already a multi-billion-dollar one, and what it holds lines up closely with the mandate it advertises.
  • Sits in the upper half of the muni ETF field we grade, a solid showing for an active fund fishing in the market's messier waters.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.34% it runs above the 0.30% muni cohort median, and well above plain index core muni funds like VTEB (0.03%) and MUB (0.05%).
  • Lower-rated and unrated munis carry more credit and liquidity risk than investment-grade muni funds, so swings can be sharper when credit gets stressed.yahoo.com
  • Launched in 2024, so the history here is short and has not yet run through a full credit cycle.

CGHM Performance

Launched Jun 25, 2024

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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CGHM$10,121
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. CGHM $10,121. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 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 CGHM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodCGHM
Year to date+0.6%
1 month+3.2%
3 months−1.4%
1 year+1.2%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
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 CGHM
YearReturn barCGHM
2026 YTD+0.6%
2025+4.6%
2024+2.7%

History from Jun 27, 2024

CGHM in the news

CGHM 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.
4.33%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.07Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.09 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2024–2026

One bar per payment. 28 payments from 2024 to 2026 YTD. Jul 31, 2024 $0.04; Aug 30, 2024 $0.08; Sep 27, 2024 $0.07; Oct 31, 2024 $0.09; Nov 29, 2024 $0.07; Dec 24, 2024 $0.10; Jan 31, 2025 $0.06; Feb 28, 2025 $0.08; Mar 28, 2025 $0.08; Apr 30, 2025 $0.08; May 30, 2025 $0.07; Jun 27, 2025 $0.07; Jul 31, 2025 $0.09; Aug 29, 2025 $0.02; Sep 29, 2025 $0.08; Oct 31, 2025 $0.10; Nov 28, 2025 $0.08; Dec 24, 2025 $0.11; Jan 30, 2026 $0.06; Feb 27, 2026 $0.10; Mar 30, 2026 $0.09; Apr 30, 2026 $0.09; May 29, 2026 $0.08; Jun 29, 2026 $0.09; Jul 31, 2026 $0.11; Aug 31, 2026 $0.08; Sep 29, 2026 $0.09; Oct 30, 2026 $0.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 30, 2026Nov 2, 2026$0.09
Sep 29, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.09
Aug 31, 2026Sep 1, 2026$0.08
Jul 31, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.11
Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.09
May 29, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.08
Apr 30, 2026May 1, 2026$0.09
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.09
Feb 27, 2026Mar 2, 2026$0.10
Jan 30, 2026Feb 2, 2026$0.06
Dec 24, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.11
Nov 28, 2025Dec 1, 2025$0.08

See all 28 payments⁠

$10,000 in CGHM 1 year ago paid $421 in dividends.⁠

CGHM Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.7%
Annualised · 28 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.
−0.12
vs 3-month T-bills · 28 months 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.
−6.8%
28 months · trough Sep 2026
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.
0.20
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.

CGHM Cost

Overpaying vs FMUB, cheapest in High-Yield Municipal Bonds

$783

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

  • CGHM 0.34%

    $6,932

  • FMUB 0.30% Cheapest

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • CGHM 0.34%
  • FMUB 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530CGHM $6,932FMUB $6,149

Year by year

YearCGHMFMUBOverpaying
10$616$545$71
20$2,386$2,113$273
30$6,932$6,149$783

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