Capital Group Core Equity ETF
$45.360.00 (0.00%)
- 0.33%
- $12.3B
- +17.9%
- 0.81%
- 1.1M sh
- $45.40
- low $37.20high $46.80
The ETF.net CGUS Grade
A
Score 73 out of 100
- 13 of 127
Score 73 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.A81 out of 100Rank 24 of 127Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B59 out of 100Rank 46 of 126Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A75 out of 100Rank 25 of 127Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B61 out of 100Rank 59 of 124Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A89 out of 100Rank 6 of 127
Our read on CGUS
ACapital Group's low-key answer to the index fund: an actively managed US core portfolio of roughly 70 stocks chasing both appreciation and dividends, priced at 0.33% while the typical active US equity ETF charges about double.
The fund seeks long-term capital growth and income by investing mainly in common stocks that the adviser believes offer appreciation potential or dividends. It is actively managed and emphasizes companies viewed as attractively valued long-term opportunities.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.33% a year against a roughly 0.65% median for active US equity ETFs. Rare pricing for a stock-picking mandate rather than an index tracker.
- Real active management, not closet indexing: about 70 names selected for appreciation potential or dividends, with a stated tilt toward companies the adviser views as attractively valued.
- A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, so getting in and out is straightforward rather than a limit-order science project.
- Ranks among the strongest implementations in a crowded active US equity field on our review, and pays out quarterly.
Worth knowing
- Cheap for active, not cheap outright. Systematic peers like DFAU (0.12%) and AVLC (0.15%) undercut it if you want core US equity at the lowest possible fee.
- A roughly 70-stock book means individual picks carry real weight, and the portfolio can look meaningfully different from the broad US market in either direction.
- Launched in 2022, so the ETF's own track record is short even though the manager behind it is not new to US equities.
CGUS Holdings
- Stocks
- 72
- 44%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology42.9%
- Communication10.9%
- Consumer Discretionary9.1%
- Financials8.9%
- Health Care8.6%
- Industrials7.8%
- Consumer Staples3.3%
- Energy2.9%
- Materials2.8%
- Utilities2.2%
- Real Estate0.6%
Geography
- United States87.59%
- United Kingdom3.15%
- Canada2.86%
- Taiwan (Province of China)2.69%
- Netherlands1.24%
- Singapore1.24%
- Ireland0.67%
- Bermuda0.55%
CGUS Performance
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CGUS$11,791
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 | CGUS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +13.5% |
| 1 month | +1.8% |
| 3 months | +1.5% |
| 1 year | +17.9% |
| 3 years | +22.4% |
| 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 | CGUS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +13.5% | |
| 2025 | +16.2% | |
| 2024 | +24.9% | |
| 2023 | +27.7% | |
| 2022 | −7.9% |
CGUS in the news
CGUS Dividends
- 0.81%
- $0.37
- $0.09 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
CGUS Risk
- 12.2%
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.
- 1.35
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.
- −21.9%
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.
- 0.94
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CGUS Cost
0.33%
CGUS0.33%
- The middle half of US Active Equity funds
- Median 0.70%
22 of the 123 US Active Equity funds charge less.
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