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Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF

CGMSNYSE ArcaCapital GroupA

$26.39−0.05 (−0.19%)

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

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 26.44 to 26.39. Range 26.39 to 26.48. Use the arrow keys to read each point.26.4226.4626.4810 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.39%
Fund size
$5.61B
1Y total return
+1.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
6.69%
Holdings
1548
Avg volume · 30D
1.2M sh
52W range
low $26.09high $27.86
Launched

The ETF.net CGMS Grade

A

Score 76 out of 100

Rank
2 of 8
Six-pillar profile for CGMS. Scores out of 100: Cost 75, Risk 68, Mission 82, Tradability 74, Holdings 84, Durability 72. Strongest: Holdings (84). Weakest: Risk (68). Leans toward Holdings and Mission.

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.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 8
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 8
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 8
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 8
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 8
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 8

Our read on CGMS

ETF.net Research

In short

ACapital Group's bond desk in ETF form: one ticket across the income-producing corners of the US market, roughly 1,200 positions deep, paying monthly. Income first, capital appreciation second.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks a high level of current income, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective.

Why people hold it

  • Charges 0.39% a year, below the median for its conservative-income peer group.
  • Spread across roughly 1,200 holdings, so no single issuer carries the portfolio.
  • Pays monthly, and with multi-billion-dollar scale and steady trading it's one of the easier funds in its cohort to move in and out of.
  • Sits among the strongest implementations in its small conservative-income peer group.

Worth knowing

  • Income is the mandate: the fund seeks a high level of current income, with capital appreciation only a secondary objective.capitalgroup.com
  • Cheaper doors exist in the cohort. BLUI runs 0.25%.
  • Launched in late 2022, so the track record is short next to long-running multi-sector bond funds.

CGMS Holdings

Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
1,548
Top-10 weight
9%
Largest holding
Capital Group Central Cash Fun Capital Group Cntrl Csh M3.9%

Sectors

  • Real Estate81.1%
  • Energy12.0%
  • Technology7.0%

Geography

  • United States87.58%
  • Cayman Islands3.26%
  • Luxembourg1.89%
  • Japan0.99%
  • United Kingdom0.87%
  • Netherlands0.79%
  • Bermuda0.73%
  • France0.65%
  • Other countries (24)3.24%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 104.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataCapital Group Central Cash Fun Capital Group Cntrl Csh M3.91%0$220M21
2No dataUs Treasury N/B 05/46 50.94%55,400,000$53M31
3No dataUs Treasury N/B 09/28 4.750.59%32,800,000$32.9M45
4No dataRd Michigan Prop Owner I Sr Secured 144A 03/45 7.50.55%34,653,000$31M15
5No dataBluemountain Clo Ltd Bluem 2018 23A A1R2 144A0.54%29,997,000$30M4
6No dataWaymo Llc Unitranche Term Loan0.49%27,335,000$27.4M4
7No dataSwitch Abs Issuer, Llc Swtch 2026 3A A21 144A0.42%23,185,000$23.3M3
8No dataCarlyle Global Market Strategi Cgms 2018 4A A1R2 144A0.41%22,833,000$22.8M5
9No dataBank of America Corp Sr Unsecured 02/37 Var0.40%24,160,000$22.7M35
10No dataMeta Platforms Inc Sr Unsecured 08/52 4.450.40%32,338,000$22.2M35
11No dataPeraton Corp Term Loan B0.38%23,187,288$21.2M9
12No dataCloud Software Grp Llc Secured 144A 09/29 90.37%20,563,000$20.8M58
13No dataAvant Credit Card Master Trust Avcct 2026 1A A 144A0.35%20,000,000$19.8M4
14No dataConnect Finco Sarl/Conne Sr Secured 144A 09/29 90.35%19,045,000$19.8M39
15No dataCharter Comm Opt Llc/Cap Sr Secured 04/51 3.70.34%34,958,000$19.3M26

Showing 1–15 of 1548 holdings

CGMS Performance

Launched Oct 25, 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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CGMS$10,156
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. CGMS $10,156. 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 CGMS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodCGMS
Year to date+0.5%
1 month+1.2%
3 months−0.6%
1 year+1.6%
3 yearsper year+8.0%
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 CGMS
YearReturn barCGMS
2026 YTD+0.5%
2025+7.5%
2024+7.2%
2023+11.5%
2022+2.6%

History from Oct 27, 2022

CGMS in the news

CGMS 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.
6.69%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.77Last 12 months
Upcoming payment
$0.12 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 $0.10; Feb 28, 2023 $0.09; Mar 31, 2023 $0.15; Apr 28, 2023 $0.12; May 31, 2023 $0.15; Jun 30, 2023 $0.12; Jul 31, 2023 $0.12; Aug 31, 2023 $0.14; Sep 29, 2023 $0.13; Oct 31, 2023 $0.15; Nov 30, 2023 $0.12; Dec 28, 2023 $0.17; Jan 31, 2024 $0.14; Feb 29, 2024 $0.13; Mar 27, 2024 $0.13; Apr 30, 2024 $0.14; May 31, 2024 $0.14; Jun 27, 2024 $0.12; Jul 31, 2024 $0.15; Aug 30, 2024 $0.12; Sep 27, 2024 $0.11; Oct 31, 2024 $0.14; Nov 29, 2024 $0.13; Dec 24, 2024 $0.17; Jan 31, 2025 $0.11; Feb 28, 2025 $0.12; Mar 28, 2025 $0.14; Apr 30, 2025 $0.14; May 30, 2025 $0.10; Jun 27, 2025 $0.14; Jul 31, 2025 $0.19; Aug 29, 2025 $0.14; Sep 29, 2025 $0.13; Oct 31, 2025 $0.17; Nov 28, 2025 $0.13; Dec 24, 2025 $0.17; Jan 30, 2026 $0.11; Feb 27, 2026 $0.11; Mar 30, 2026 $0.10; Apr 30, 2026 $0.15; May 29, 2026 $0.14; Jun 29, 2026 $0.14; Jul 31, 2026 $0.16; Aug 31, 2026 $0.13; Sep 29, 2026 $0.14; Oct 30, 2026 $0.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 30, 2026Pays Nov 2, 2026$0.12
Sep 29, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.14
Aug 31, 2026Sep 1, 2026$0.13
Jul 31, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.16
Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.14
May 29, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.14
Apr 30, 2026May 1, 2026$0.15
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.10
Feb 27, 2026Mar 2, 2026$0.11
Jan 30, 2026Feb 2, 2026$0.11
Dec 24, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.17
Nov 28, 2025Dec 1, 2025$0.13

See all 48 payments⁠

$10,000 in CGMS 3 years ago paid $1,954 in dividends.⁠

CGMS Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
4.7%
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.
0.71
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.
−4.1%
48 months · trough Apr 2025
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.
0.72
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.

CGMS Cost

Overpaying vs AOK, cheapest in Conservative Allocation

$4,761

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

  • CGMS 0.39%

    $7,898

  • AOK 0.15% Cheapest

    $3,137

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • CGMS 0.39%
  • AOK 0.15%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530CGMS $7,898AOK $3,137

Year by year

YearCGMSAOKOverpaying
10$705$274$431
20$2,725$1,071$1,654
30$7,898$3,137$4,761

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