CGUS ETF — Capital Group Core Equity ETF

Capital Group Core Equity ETF (CGUS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CGUS is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.81%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.83%, its expense ratio is 0.33%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 90.3% over the past 4.6 years, 0.4 points ahead of SPY at 89.9%.

Capital Group Core Equity ETF is an ETF that invests primarily in common stocks of companies with potential for appreciation and dividends, with at least 80% of assets in equities and up to 15% in international securities. The fund has a modest current distribution rate, pays distributions quarterly, and carries an expense ratio of 0.33%. It appeals to investors seeking a combination of capital appreciation and income from a core equity portfolio.

CGUS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 90.3% over the past 4.6 years, 0.4 points ahead of SPY at 89.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 14.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.6%.

CGUS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.79%

Issuer

Capital Group

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/22/2022

Expense ratio

0.33%

Distribution rate

0.81%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.83%

Last close

$44.59 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$12,307,396,700

Average volume

816947.0

Dividend

$0.09

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Payment date

10/01/2026

Beta

0.95

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.81%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.83%) 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 or company page; 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.

CGUS risks and drawbacks

CGUS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.6%.

Who may consider CGUS — and who may not

CGUS may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CGUS pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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