CGMM ETF — Capital Group U.S. Small and Mid Cap ETF

Capital Group U.S. Small and Mid Cap ETF (CGMM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CGMM is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.26%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.40%, its expense ratio is 0.51%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 19.8% over the past 1.7 years, 11.7 points behind SPY at 31.5%.

Capital Group U.S. Small and Mid Cap ETF tracks U.S. small and mid-capitalization companies, typically those within the range of the Russell 2500 Index or Russell Midcap Index, investing at least 80% of its net assets in their common stocks and equity securities. The fund carries a low distribution rate and distributes semi-annually, with an expense ratio of 0.51%. It appeals to investors seeking exposure to small and mid-cap U.S. equities with modest current income.

CGMM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 19.8% over the past 1.7 years, 11.7 points behind SPY at 31.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.1%.

CGMM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/14/2025

Expense ratio

0.51%

Distribution rate

0.26%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.40%

Last close

$30.97 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$3,578,887,271

Average volume

1174274.0

Dividend

$0.04014

Ex-dividend date

06/30/2026

Payment date

07/01/2026

Beta

1.0788

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.26%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.40%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Capital Group; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CGMM risks and drawbacks

CGMM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.1%.

Who may consider CGMM — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CGMM pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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