Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF
$25.36+0.01 (+0.04%)
- 0.25%
- $2.8B
- +1.8%
- 4.48%
- 0.6M sh
- $25.33
- low $25.22high $26.15
The ETF.net CGSD Grade
C
Score 46 out of 100
- 11 of 24
Score 46 of 100 falls in the C 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.F15 out of 100Rank 20 of 24Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A70 out of 100Rank 12 of 15Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C52 out of 100Rank 7 of 24Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A71 out of 100Rank 7 of 24Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F24 out of 100Rank 23 of 24Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B62 out of 100Rank 12 of 24
Our read on CGSD
CCapital Group brings its bond desk to the short end: an actively run fund that seeks current income while emphasizing preservation of capital, priced under the median fee in its category.
The fund seeks current income while maintaining a short-duration profile and emphasizing preservation of capital.
Why people hold it
- Active management at 0.25% a year, below the 0.36% median for its bond peer group.
- The mandate is explicit: current income, a short-duration profile, and emphasis on preserving capital. Less rate whiplash than a long-bond sleeve by design.capitalgroup.com
- Roughly 800 bonds spread the credit risk, and income is paid out monthly.
- Billions in assets and steady daily trading put it among the stronger implementations in its cohort.
Worth knowing
- Index core-bond options like BND and SCHZ charge 0.03%. The gap is what you pay for an active short-duration approach.
- No index to hold it to. Holdings reflect the manager's judgment on credit and duration.
- Launched in 2022, so it has a short history next to decades-old core bond funds.
CGSD Holdings
- Bonds
- 1,110
- 24%
- Capital Group Central Cash Fun Capital Group Cntrl Csh M
Sectors
- Securitized40.7%
- Corporate36.8%
- Government22.4%
- Municipal0.0%
Geography
- United States84.06%
- Mexico2.89%
- United Kingdom2.85%
- Canada2.68%
- France2.01%
- Japan1.40%
- Colombia0.72%
- Spain0.56%
- 2.82%
CGSD Performance
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CGSD$10,176
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 | CGSD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.6% |
| 1 month | −0.2% |
| 3 months | −0.3% |
| 1 year | +1.8% |
| 3 years | +5.0% |
| 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 | CGSD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.6% | |
| 2025 | +6.1% | |
| 2024 | +5.5% | |
| 2023 | +5.0% | |
| 2022 | +1.3% |
CGSD in the news
CGSD Dividends
- 4.48%
- $1.14
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
CGSD Risk
- 1.9%
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.
- 0.18
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.
- −1.8%
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.
- 0.25
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CGSD Cost
0.25%
CGSD0.25%
- The middle half of Investment Grade Corporate (0-5 Year) funds
- Median 0.15%
18 of the 23 Investment Grade Corporate (0-5 Year) funds charge less.
Other funds in Investment Grade Corporate (0-5 Year)
- BQSIGWisdomTree U.S. Short-Term Corporate Bond FundExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +0.9%
- CFLTBFidelity Limited Term Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +1.2%
- CPCSPGIM ETF Trust - PGIM Corporate Bond 0-5 Year ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +1.8%
- DFCSHFederated Hermes Short Duration Corporate ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +1.0%
- DCCSBCarbon Collective Short Duration Green Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.51%1 year return +0.5%