CGXU: Solid Ex-U.S. Growth Exposure, But Value Has The Edge

The Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF provides actively managed, growth-oriented ex-U.S. large-cap exposure with strong peer performance but lags the passive benchmark IXUS. CGXU's portfolio is diversified across Asia and Europe, overweighting technology and communication sectors, and maintaining reasonable concentration. Despite a recent 12-month outperformance, CGXU has underperformed IXUS since inception and trails value-tilted international ETFs by a wide margin.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 13, 2026

4 Years In: Capital Group ETFs Capture Broadening Markets

Markets are broadening beyond the dominance of U.S. technology stocks, creating opportunities across international equities, value stocks and fixed income. The Capital Group ETF platform has captured this shift since entering the market four years ago this week.

ETF Trends • Feb 25, 2026

Happy 3rd Anniversary, Capital Group ETFs

An actively managed fund hitting its three year track record used to be a major milestone. A Morningstar rating would follow.

ETF Trends • Feb 26, 2025

CGXU: Japan-Heavy ETF With Mostly Mediocre Performance

Japan-heavy CGXU offers an active take on international equities, with the goal being "long-term growth of capital." While the proposition might sound alluring here, CGXU's returns since inception have been mostly mediocre as it has lagged ACWX, let alone IVV. Some positives, including the upside capture ratio, make it a bit more appealing, yet clearly insufficient for a Buy rating.

Seeking Alpha • Jan 16, 2025

Use ETFs to Ride the Rising Global Growth Optimistic Wave

Fueled by a rise in household income, driven by moderating inflation levels globally and favorable financial conditions have led to rating agencies upgrading their forecasts for global growth. Improving near-term global growth prospects makes these global equity ETFs attractive.

Zacks Investment Research • Mar 20, 2024

Capital Group Provides Advisors Ability to Manage Risk Tolerance

Capital Group launched its first set of active ETFs in early 2022 with much success and has continued to grow. The impressive first 12 months as an ETF provider included crossing the $7 billion in assets under management mark.

ETF Trends • Sep 28, 2023

VettaFi Voices On: Investing in Emerging Markets

Emerging markets can come with a lot of growth potential. However, they also usually have more volatility than you might get with developed markets.

ETF Trends • Jun 9, 2023

Capital Group to Add New Global, Balanced ETFs to Popular Suite

After an impressive first year as an ETF provider, during which it crossed the $7 billion in assets-under-management mark, Capital Group yesterday filed for three new actively managed ETFs.

ETF Trends • Apr 12, 2023

Capital Group Has Impressive First ETF Year

In late February 2022, Capital Group launched its first six actively managed ETFs, and wow, what a first year it has been. The firm, which is well known for the American Funds mutual fund lineup, crossed the $7 billion threshold yesterday, aided in part by the addition of three more bond ETFs in October.

ETF Trends • Feb 3, 2023

Active ETFs Allan Roth Says You Might Consider

Advisor ‘unlikely' to recommend Capital Group's actively managed funds.

ETFcom • Oct 3, 2022