CGUI ETF — Capital Group Ultra Short Income ETF

Capital Group Ultra Short Income ETF (CGUI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CGUI is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 4.10%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.89%, its expense ratio is 0.18%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 88/100 (Safe). Total return is 11.1% over the past 2.3 years, 32.3 points behind SPY at 43.4%.

Capital Group Ultra Short Income ETF is an exchange-traded fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in short-term debt securities, including commercial paper, certificates of deposit, U.S. Treasury securities, and investment-grade corporate bonds. The fund distributes income monthly at a current distribution rate in the mid-single digits, with a low expense ratio of 0.18%. It appeals to income investors seeking short-term fixed-income exposure with regular cash distributions and minimal fees.

CGUI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 11.1% over the past 2.3 years, 32.3 points behind SPY at 43.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 3.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 0.2%.

CGUI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

88 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.61%

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

06/25/2024

Expense ratio

0.18%

Distribution rate

4.10%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

3.89%

Last close

$25.26 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$338,024,683

Average volume

179285.0

Dividend

$0.08631

Ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.0141

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.10%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.89%) 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.

CGUI risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 0.2%.

Who may consider CGUI — and who may not

CGUI may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for 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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