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CGMS

GradeANew York Stock Exchange Arca

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF

Multi-Asset & Alternatives · Capital Group · Inception 2022-10-25

$26.66−0.20 (−0.76%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:05 PM EDT

History starts Oct 27, 2022.
Intraday session: down, 68 prints from 26.87 to 26.66. Range 26.64 to 26.84. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$26.70$26.75$26.80$26.8510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.39%
Fund size
$5.4B
1Y return
+2.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
6.11%
Holdings
1246
Volume · 30D
1.1M sh
NAV per share
$26.88
52W range
low $26.74high $27.99

The ETF.net CGMS Grade

A

78/ 100

Rank 2 of 8 in Conservative Allocation

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for CGMS. Scores out of 100: Cost 74, Risk 63, Mission 84, Tradability 89, Holdings 84, Durability 72. Strongest: Tradability (89). Weakest: Risk (63). No single pillar leads.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 78 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 74
    Category rank2/8 · top 25%
  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 84
    Category rank3/8 · top 38%
  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 63
    Category rank2/8 · top 25%
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 89
    Category rank1/8 · top 13%
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 84
    Category rank1/8 · top 13%
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 72
    Category rank2/8 · top 25%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on CGMS

ETF.net Research

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

  1. 01Charges 0.39% a year, below the median for its conservative-income peer group.
  2. 02Spread across roughly 1,200 holdings, so no single issuer carries the portfolio.
  3. 03Pays 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.
  4. 04Sits among the strongest implementations in its small conservative-income peer group.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Income is the mandate: the fund seeks a high level of current income, with capital appreciation only a secondary objective.capitalgroup.com
  2. 02Cheaper doors exist in the cohort. BLUI runs 0.25%.
  3. 03Launched in late 2022, so the track record is short next to long-running multi-sector bond funds.

CGMS Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 7:24 AM
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
1,246
Top-10 weight
8%
Largest holding
CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUN CAPITAL GROUP CNTRL CSH M2.9%

Sectors

  • Real Estate92.7%
  • Technology7.3%

Geography

  • United States88.44%
  • Luxembourg2.18%
  • Netherlands1.67%
  • France1.15%
  • United Kingdom1.12%
  • Japan0.74%
  • Canada0.67%
  • Mexico0.52%
  • Other countries (23)3.51%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 105.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001CAPITAL GROUP CENTRAL CASH FUN CAPITAL GROUP CNTRL CSH M2.90%0$157M21
002US TREASURY N/B 05/46 51.36%76,400,000$73M34
003RD MICHIGAN PROP OWNER I SR SECURED 144A 03/45 7.50.59%33,953,000$32M19
004JPMORGAN CHASE + CO SUBORDINATED 07/41 VAR0.53%29,428,000$29M38
005BANK OF AMERICA CORP SR UNSECURED 02/37 VAR0.40%22,800,000$22M35
006NFEGPNEW FORTRESS ENERGY INC PREFERRED STOCK 09/29 30.39%12,180$21M12
007META PLATFORMS INC SR UNSECURED 08/52 4.450.39%29,538,000$21M35
008CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP LLC SECURED 144A 09/29 90.37%19,763,000$20M56
009CONNECT FINCO SARL/CONNE SR SECURED 144A 09/29 90.37%19,045,000$20M38
010AVANT CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST AVCCT 2026 1A A 144A0.37%20,000,000$20M4
011MPT OPER PARTNERSP/FINL SR SECURED 144A 02/32 8.50.36%19,331,000$20M38
012NAVIENT CORP SR UNSECURED 08/33 5.6250.34%21,861,000$19M24
013GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC SR UNSECURED 10/36 VAR0.34%19,462,000$18M36
014JEFFERIES FIN GROUP INC SR UNSECURED 02/36 5.50.33%19,240,000$18M37
015COMPASS GROUP DIVERSIFIE COMPANY GUAR 144A 04/29 5.250.33%18,457,100$18M38

Showing 1–15 of 1562 holdings

CGMS Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

CGMS$10,212
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. CGMS $10,212. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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+1.1%
1 month−0.5%
3 months−0.4%
1 year+2.1%
3 years+7.6%per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, 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+1.1%
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 Sep 22, 2026.
6.11%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.64Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.13 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 44 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. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
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
Oct 31, 2025Nov 3, 2025$0.17
Sep 29, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.13

CGMS Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
4.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.60
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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%
46 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.

CGMS Cost

Expense ratio0.39%
  • The middle half of Conservative Allocation funds
  • Median 0.63%

1 of the 8 Conservative Allocation funds charge less.

CGMS costs $39.00 a year on $10,000. The median Conservative Allocation fund costs $62.50.