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CGDV vs VUS

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF

CGDVANYSE Arca

Virtus U.S. Dividend ETF

VUSBNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

VUS −0.08pt a year

CGDV0.33%VUS0.25%

Avg volume · 30D

CGDV 3718.7×the volume

CGDV3.4MVUS914

CGDV vs VUS Performance

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+12.8%CGDV+19.8%VUS

Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. CGDV +12.8%. VUS +19.8%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%5%Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
CGDV 0.33%
VUS 0.25%, better
Fund size
CGDV $40.2B
VUS $17M
1Y total return
CGDV +15.9%
VUS No data
Yield (12M)
CGDV 1.23%
VUS No data
Holdings
CGDV 57
VUS 87
Avg volume (30D)
CGDV 3.4M sh, better
VUS 914 sh
NAV per share
CGDV $48.81
VUS $30.12
52W range

ETF.net Grade

CGDV: Cost 96, Risk 46, Mission 87, Tradability 80, Holdings 47, Durability 95. VUS: Cost 100, Risk 30, Mission not scored, Tradability 41, Holdings 73, Durability 31.
Pillar letters and Scores for CGDV, VUS, with each pillar’s weight
PillarCGDVVUS
Cost30% weightA96A100Higher
Mission25% weightA87Not scored
Risk15% weightC46HigherD30
Tradability15% weightA80HigherC41
Holdings10% weightC47A73Higher
Durability5% weightA95HigherD31

Rank among US Active Dividend Income funds

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Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. CGDV and VUS are both graded against the same 40 US Active Dividend Income funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Active Dividend Income⁠

Category · 40 funds
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CGDV ranks 1st and VUS 7th of 40 funds in the US Active Dividend Income Category.

  1. Rank 1ACGDVCapital Group Dividend Value ETFScore 76
  2. Rank 2AHIDVAB US High Dividend ETFScore 73
  3. Rank 7BCDPIColumbia High Dividend Premium Income ETFScore 66
  4. Rank 7BVUSVirtus U.S. Dividend ETFScore 66
  5. Rank 9BFDVFederated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETFScore 64

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

CGDVACapital Group Dividend Value ETF

VUSBVirtus U.S. Dividend ETF

In short

CGDV A stock picker's dividend fund at near-index pricing: 0.33% a year, roughly 60 names, and a mandate for above-average yield plus growth. Live since 2022 and already grown into a multi-billion-dollar fund.

VUS An AI-assisted dividend fund at a passive-fund price. A quant model reads sentiment and valuation, humans make the final call, and it charges 0.25%, less than half the typical active US dividend ETF.

Stated mandate

CGDV The fund seeks income above the average yield of U.S. stocks while also offering capital-growth potential.

VUS The Fund seeks current income and, secondarily, long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • CGDV Costs 0.33% a year while the typical fund in its active dividend peer group charges around 0.55%. Active stock picking, index-fund pricing.
  • Dual mandate: income above the average yield of U.S. stocks plus capital-growth potential. Not a pure yield chase.capitalgroup.com
  • Tens of billions in assets and heavy daily trading make it one of the easier funds in its peer group to get in and out of at a fair spread.
  • Delivers its stated mandate with unusual consistency for an active fund, placing it among the strongest implementations in its dividend-income peer group.
  • VUS 0.25% a year, under half the 0.55% median for active US dividend ETFs and cheaper than every top-graded name in the cohort (CGDV, HIDV, MBOX, BGIG, TDVG).
  • The engine: a proprietary alpha model using AI-powered language processing for sentiment plus valuation factors. Virtus portfolio managers make the final trading calls.sec.gov
  • About 90 US-listed dividend payers, with at least 80% of net assets in them. Focused enough for picks to register, wide enough to spread single-name risk.sec.gov

Worth knowing

  • CGDV About 60 holdings. That concentration means individual company stumbles land harder than in a fund holding hundreds of names.
  • Active and benchmark-agnostic: results track the managers' calls, not an index, so it can drift well away from the broad market in either direction.
  • Pays quarterly, not monthly. Worth knowing if you're building an income schedule.
  • VUS Launched December 2025 with a small asset base and light volume, so spreads can run wider than the cohort's household names and live history on the model is short.
  • The prospectus lets the fund put more than 15% of assets in a single sector, so the portfolio can lean hard into a few corners of the market.sec.gov
  • Income arrives annually or semiannually rather than monthly, so the cash shows up in lumps.

Full CGDV profile⁠

Full VUS profile⁠

CGDV vs VUS Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

CGDV vs VUS Cost

Overpaying CGDV vs VUS

$1,578

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

  • CGDV 0.33%

    $6,737

  • VUS 0.25%

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • CGDV 0.33%
  • VUS 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530CGDV $6,737VUS $5,159

Year by year

YearCGDVVUSOverpaying
10$598$455$143
20$2,318$1,769$549
30$6,737$5,159$1,578

Expense ratio

  • 0.33%CGDV
  • 0.25%VUS, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
  • Median 0.50%

VUS cheapest of 40 funds

CGDV 2nd cheapest of 40 funds

CGDV vs VUS Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
CGDV 1.23%
VUS No data
Payout (12M)
CGDV $0.60
VUS No data
Last payment
CGDV $0.15
VUS $0.30
Ex-dividend
CGDV Sep 30, 2026
VUS Sep 21, 2026
Paid on
CGDV Oct 1, 2026
VUS Sep 28, 2026
Frequency
CGDV Quarterly
VUS Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2022 to 2026, same scale for both

CGDVQuarterly · 19 paymentsAll CGDV payments⁠
One bar per payment. 19 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Mar 30, 2022 $0.03; Jun 29, 2022 $0.05; Sep 29, 2022 $0.10; Dec 23, 2022 $0.14; Mar 30, 2023 $0.09; Jun 29, 2023 $0.12; Sep 28, 2023 $0.12; Dec 27, 2023 $0.17; Mar 28, 2024 $0.10; Jun 28, 2024 $0.13; Sep 30, 2024 $0.15; Dec 26, 2024 $0.18; Mar 31, 2025 $0.11; Jun 30, 2025 $0.13; Sep 30, 2025 $0.14; Dec 26, 2025 $0.19; Mar 31, 2026 $0.11; Jun 30, 2026 $0.15; Sep 30, 2026 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD
VUSQuarterly · 3 paymentsAll VUS payments⁠
One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Mar 20, 2026 $0.22; Jun 22, 2026 $0.16; Sep 21, 2026 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD

CGDV vs VUS Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
CGDV 11.9%VUS No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
CGDV 1.59VUS No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
CGDV −21.8%since Feb 2022VUS No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
CGDV 0.90VUS 1.03

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