CGXU vs FFGX: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF

CGXUBNYSE Arca

Fidelity Fundamental Global ex-U.S. ETF

FFGXBCboe

Overlap

22.4%by weight

Expense ratio

CGXU −0.01pt a year

CGXU0.54%FFGX0.55%

Avg volume · 30D

CGXU 80.3×the volume

CGXU1MFFGX12.5K

CGXU vs FFGX Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+7.8%CGXU+5.3%FFGX

Expense ratio: CGXU 0.54%, better; FFGX 0.55%
Fund size: CGXU $6.59B; FFGX $54M
1Y total return: CGXU +7.8%, better; FFGX +5.3%
Yield (12M): CGXU 5.37%, better; FFGX 1.80%
Holdings: CGXU 86; FFGX 186
Avg volume (30D): CGXU 1M sh, better; FFGX 12.5K sh
NAV per share: CGXU $31.55; FFGX $32.02
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for CGXU, FFGX, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	CGXU	FFGX
Cost30% weight	A76Higher	C50
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	C43	B58Higher
Tradability15% weight	B63	A72Higher
Holdings10% weight	B64	A88Higher
Durability5% weight	A90Higher	B56

Rank among International Active Growth funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. CGXU and FFGX are both graded against the same 14 International Active Growth funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International Active Growth⁠

Category · 14 funds

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CGXU ranks 1st and FFGX 2nd of 14 funds in the International Active Growth Category.

Rank 1BCGXUCapital Group International Focus Equity ETFScore 66
Rank 2BFFGXFidelity Fundamental Global ex-U.S. ETFScore 61
Rank 3BJIGJPMorgan International Growth ETFScore 57

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

CGXUBCapital Group International Focus Equity ETF

FFGXBFidelity Fundamental Global ex-U.S. ETF

In short

CGXU Launched in 2022, CGXU runs international growth on a short leash: roughly 80 developed- and emerging-market stocks picked bottom-up, at a fee below the typical active rival in its lane.

FFGX No data

Stated mandate

CGXU The fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in international equities, including companies in developed and emerging markets. It uses active, bottom-up stock selection to pursue companies with attractive growth opportunities.

FFGX No data

Why people hold it

CGXU At 0.54%, the fee sits under the median for its active international growth cohort and well under rivals like BKCI (0.75%).
About 80 stocks spanning developed and emerging markets: conviction-sized picks in one ticket, no separate EM sleeve to bolt on.capitalgroup.com
Rates among the strongest implementations in its ten-fund group of active international growth funds.
A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, which counts when the underlying stocks sit in markets that close before New York opens.

FFGX No data

Worth knowing

CGXU Emerging markets ride alongside developed ones here, so currency moves and local politics are part of the package.capitalgroup.com
With roughly 80 names, each pick carries real weight; results track the managers' stock selection rather than broad index math.
Built around long-term capital growth, not cash flow: distributions land once or twice a year.

FFGX No data

Full CGXU profile⁠

Full FFGX profile⁠

CGXU vs FFGX Holdings

How CGXU and FFGX differ

Overlap by weight

22.4%

Shared holdings make up 32.7% of CGXU and 25.5% of FFGX.

Level by level

Holdings25 in both22.4%
Countryby domicile69.5%
Sector11 Sectors81.7%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in CGXU and FFGX, widest gap first
Sector	More in CGXUMore in FFGX	CGXU	FFGX
Financials	FFGX +11.6 points	13.2%	24.8%
Communication	CGXU +9.7 points	12.9%	3.2%
Materials	CGXU +6.4 points	13.5%	7.1%
Industrials	FFGX +4.6 points	14.7%	19.3%
Utilities	CGXU +1.4 points	3.0%	1.6%
Energy	FFGX +0.8 points	3.3%	4.1%
Health Care	FFGX +0.8 points	3.4%	4.2%
Technology	CGXU +0.5 points	25.8%	25.3%
Consumer Staples	FFGX +0.3 points	3.4%	3.7%
Consumer Discretionary	CGXU +0.3 points	6.8%	6.5%
Real Estate	FFGX +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in CGXU and FFGX, widest gap first
Country	More in CGXUMore in FFGX	CGXU	FFGX
Japan	CGXU +7.6 points	20.5%	12.9%
United Kingdom	FFGX +5.0 points	8.2%	13.2%
Canada	CGXU +4.5 points	10.9%	6.4%
China	FFGX +4.2 points	2.2%	6.4%
South Korea	CGXU +3.6 points	9.7%	6.1%
Taiwan	FFGX +3.4 points	7.5%	10.9%
Sweden	FFGX +3.4 points	0.0%	3.4%
United States	CGXU +3.2 points	4.2%	1.0%
Other countries (25)	FFGX +3.1 points	36.7%	39.8%

Outside the US: CGXU 69% developed, 31% emerging. FFGX 65% developed, 35% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

CGXU33.9%
FFGX24.5%

Securities held

CGXU77
FFGX179

Asset class

CGXU: Equity
FFGX: Equity

Holdings

Only in CGXU52
In both25
Only in FFGX154

Only in CGXU

52 securities, 64.2% of CGXU by weight

Softbank Group Corp Common Stock4.63%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd Common Stock4.48%
Cenovus Energy Inc Common Stock2.87%
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd Common Stock2.82%
Airbus SE Common Stock EUR1.02.28%
Grupo Mexico Sab De Cv Ser B Common Stock2.28%
Asml Holding NV Common Stock EUR.092.21%
Sk Hynix Inc Adr Adr2.13%
Arm Holdings PLC Adr Adr USD.0012.09%
Novo Nordisk A/S B Common Stock DKK.11.84%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argenta Common Stock EUR.491.62%
Kb Financial Group Inc Common Stock KRW5000.01.59%
Engie Common Stock EUR1.01.50%
Muenchener Rueckver AG Reg Common Stock1.50%
Vestas Wind Systems A/S Common Stock DKK.21.47%
Anglo American PLC Common Stock1.32%
Fujitsu Limited Common Stock1.30%
Lundin Mining Corp Common Stock1.28%
Nestle SA Reg Common Stock CHF.11.23%
Techtronic Industries Co Ltd Common Stock1.17%
Mtu Aero Engines AG Common Stock1.13%
L Oreal Common Stock EUR.21.10%
Moncler Spa Common Stock1.03%
Argenx SE Common Stock EUR.10.99%
Mercadolibre Inc Common Stock USD.0010.97%
3I Group PLC Common Stock GBP.7386360.96%
Keyence Corp Common Stock0.93%
Japan Post Bank Co Ltd Common Stock0.88%
Bending Spoons Spa Common Stock0.87%
Tokyo Electron Ltd Common Stock0.86%
Gulf Development Pcl Foreign Foreign Sh. A0.84%
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd Class A Common Stock0.83%
Space Exploration Techn Class A Common Stock USD.0010.82%
Ryanair Holdings PLC Common Stock EUR.0060.79%
Sap SE Common Stock0.75%
Melrose Industries PLC Common Stock GBP.0010.73%
Glencore PLC Common Stock USD.010.63%
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Common Stock AED1.00.61%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd Common Stock INR5.00.60%
Weg SA Common Stock0.57%
Kioxia Holdings Corp Common Stock0.57%
Singapore Telecommunications Common Stock0.55%
Brookfield Corp Common Stock0.55%
Reliance Industries Limited Common Stock INR10.00.53%
Sea Ltd Adr Adr USD.00050.53%
Publicis Groupe Common Stock EUR.40.52%
Buzzi Spa Common Stock0.51%
Ihi Corp Common Stock0.44%
Hyundai Motor Co Common Stock KRW5000.00.42%
Zhongji Innolight Co Ltd H Common Stock CNY1.00.37%

Only in FFGX

154 securities, 74.4% of FFGX by weight

Asml Hldg NV (Ny Reg Shs) New2.83%
Franco-Nevada Corp (Cana)1.60%
Banco Santander SA (Spain)1.45%
Schneider Electric SE1.44%
Canadian Natl Resources Ltd1.44%
Investor Ab Ser B1.38%
Caixabank SA1.33%
Air Liquide SA1.29%
Advantest Corp1.29%
Sumitomo Mitsui Finl Group Inc1.27%
Bae Systems PLC1.27%
Mitsubishi Ufj Finl Grp Inc1.23%
Imperial Oil Ltd1.17%
Roche Holding AG1.15%
Zurich Insurance Group AG1.07%
Safran SA1.05%
Shell PLC1.04%
Media Tek Inc1.03%
Ubs Group AG1.01%
Mitsubishi Heavy Inds Ltd0.98%
Compass Group PLC0.95%
Siemens AG (Regd)0.92%
Natwest Group PLC0.89%
Icici Bank Ltd Spons Adr0.87%
Itochu Corp0.86%
Holcim Ltd0.85%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd0.85%
China Construction Bank Corp H0.84%
Dsv A/S0.82%
Hdfc Bank Ltd Spon Adr0.82%
Panasonic Holdings Corp0.78%
Credicorp Ltd (Usa)0.77%
Assa Abloy Ab Ser B0.74%
Intercontinental Hotels Gp PLC0.71%
Lloyds Banking Group PLC0.70%
Kbc Groupe SA0.69%
Shopify Inc Class A0.67%
Hoya Corp0.66%
Kingspan Group PLC (Irel)0.62%
Indutrade Ab0.62%
Al Rajhi Banking &INVEST Corp0.62%
Rio Tinto PLC (Regd)0.61%
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank0.59%
Antofagasta PLC0.59%
Celestica Inc0.57%
Iberdrola SA0.57%
Orange0.56%
Asm International NV (Neth)0.56%
Heidelberg Materials AG0.55%
Ucb SA0.55%

Weight gaps

All 25 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in CGXU and FFGX, widest gap first
Holding	More in CGXUMore in FFGX	CGXU	FFGX
Nu Holdings Ltd/Cayman Isl A Common Stock USD.000006667NU	CGXU +1.13 points	1.45%	0.32%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufac Common Stock TWD10.0	FFGX +1.08 points	6.56%	7.64%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc Common Stock	CGXU +1.03 points	1.58%	0.55%
Hitachi Ltd Common Stock	CGXU +0.93 points	2.00%	1.07%
Standard Chartered PLC Common Stock USD.5STAN.L	CGXU +0.90 points	1.17%	0.27%
Bharti Airtel Ltd Common Stock INR5.0	CGXU +0.90 points	1.25%	0.35%
Cie Financiere Richemo A Reg Common Stock CHF1.0	CGXU +0.81 points	1.13%	0.32%
Itau Unibanco Holding’s Pref Preference	CGXU +0.71 points	0.78%	0.07%
Rolls Royce Holdings PLC Common Stock GBP.2RR.L	FFGX +0.66 points	0.84%	1.50%
British American Tob Sp Adr AdrBTI	CGXU +0.64 points	1.71%	1.07%
Industria De Diseno Textil Common Stock EUR.03	CGXU +0.61 points	0.68%	0.07%
Fast Retailing Co Ltd Common Stock	CGXU +0.61 points	0.96%	0.35%
Aia Group Ltd Common Stock	CGXU +0.56 points	0.65%	0.09%
Marubeni Corp Common Stock	CGXU +0.48 points	0.79%	0.31%
Unicredit Spa Common Stock	FFGX +0.45 points	0.79%	1.24%
Tencent Holdings Ltd Common Stock HKD.00002	FFGX +0.39 points	1.24%	1.63%
Diploma PLC Common Stock GBP.05DPLM.L	CGXU +0.33 points	1.01%	0.68%
Sse PLC Common Stock GBP.5SSE.L	CGXU +0.28 points	0.77%	0.49%
Siemens Energy AG Common Stock	FFGX +0.21 points	0.55%	0.76%
Ememory Technology Inc Common Stock TWD10.0	CGXU +0.17 points	0.37%	0.20%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Common Stock KRW100.0	FFGX +0.18 points	2.79%	2.97%
Wuxi Apptec Co Ltd H Common Stock CNY1.0	CGXU +0.11 points	0.49%	0.38%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc Common Stock	CGXU +0.05 points	0.75%	0.70%
Bank Central Asia Tbk Pt Common Stock IDR12.5	FFGX +0.05 points	0.37%	0.42%
Sk Hynix Inc Common Stock KRW5000.0	FFGX +0.02 points	2.02%	2.04%

All 81 CGXU holdings⁠All 206 FFGX 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.

CGXU vs FFGX Cost

Overpaying FFGX vs CGXU

$184

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

CGXU 0.54%
$10,720
FFGX 0.55%
$10,904

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

CGXU 0.54%
FFGX 0.55%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	CGXU	FFGX	Overpaying
10	$971	$988	$17
20	$3,724	$3,790	$66
30	$10,720	$10,904	$184

Expense ratio

0.54%CGXU, cheaper
0.55%FFGX

CGXU0.54%FFGX0.55%

0.23%0.72%

Middle half of International Active Growth funds
Median 0.55%

CGXU 3rd cheapest of 14 funds

FFGX 6th cheapest of 14 funds

CGXU vs FFGX Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): CGXU 5.37%, better; FFGX 1.80%
Payout (12M): CGXU $1.69; FFGX $0.57
Last payment: CGXU $0.41; FFGX $0.10
Ex-dividend: CGXU Jun 30, 2026; FFGX Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: CGXU Jul 1, 2026; FFGX Sep 22, 2026
Frequency: CGXU Twice a year; FFGX Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2022 to 2026, same scale for both

CGXUTwice a year · 9 paymentsAll CGXU payments⁠

FFGXQuarterly · 9 paymentsAll FFGX payments⁠

CGXU vs FFGX Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: CGXU 15.3%FFGX 14.3%since Dec 2024
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: CGXU 0.84FFGX 0.73since Dec 2024
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: CGXU −25.6%since Feb 2022FFGX −14.8%since Nov 2024
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: CGXU 0.96FFGX 0.77; Market = 1

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