Capital Group Ultra Short Income ETF
$25.24−0.03 (−0.12%)
- 0.18%
- $344M
- +3.7%
- 3.88%
- 0.2M sh
- $25.23
- low $25.14high $25.68
The ETF.net CGUI Grade
B
Score 65 out of 100
- 30 of 78
Score 65 of 100 falls in the B 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.B56 out of 100Rank 31 of 78Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 66Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C51 out of 100Rank 32 of 75Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D33 out of 100Rank 56 of 78Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A79 out of 100Rank 14 of 77Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B57 out of 100Rank 39 of 78
Our read on CGUI
BCapital Group made its name on active bond and stock pickers, not index trackers. CGUI points that machinery at the dull end of the curve: investment-grade paper, duration held to a year or less, income paid monthly.
The fund seeks current income while maintaining an ultra-short duration profile and focusing on capital preservation.
Why people hold it
- The rulebook is tight: an average portfolio duration of one year or less and a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of two years or less under normal conditions.sec.gov
- At 0.18% a year it undercuts the typical cash-alternative fund and matches JPST, the category's most established name, on price.
- Actively run, not an index copy. The 3-month T-bill index is the yardstick, not the shopping list, so managers can pick their spots across short corporate and securitized paper.capitalgroup.com
- Income arrives monthly, spread across a couple hundred short-dated positions, and the fund sits in the upper half of its cash-alternative peer group.
Worth knowing
- It is a bond fund, not a money market fund. The share price moves, and on an exchange it can trade above or below the value of what it holds.capitalgroup.com
- Launched in 2024, so the live record is short next to cash funds that have already traded through several rate cycles.
- Cheaper shelf-mates exist: ICSH charges 0.08%, well under half the fee, with a different portfolio behind it.
CGUI Holdings
- Bonds
- 439
- 18%
- Credit Agricole
Geography
- United States83.10%
- Mexico6.24%
- Japan3.23%
- Canada2.46%
- Switzerland0.92%
- France0.92%
- United Kingdom0.87%
- Ireland0.62%
- 1.64%
CGUI Performance
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CGUI$10,375
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 | CGUI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +2.7% |
| 1 month | +0.4% |
| 3 months | +0.9% |
| 1 year | +3.7% |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | CGUI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +2.7% | |
| 2025 | +5.0% | |
| 2024 | +3.0% |
CGUI in the news
CGUI Dividends
- 3.88%
- $0.98
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
CGUI Risk
- 0.5%
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.
- 0.77
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.
- −0.2%
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.
- 0.02
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CGUI Cost
0.18%
CGUI0.18%
- The middle half of Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds
- Median 0.19%
33 of the 78 Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds charge less.
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