CGDG

Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF

Capital Group · $5.61bn in assets, October 8, 2026

An actively managed ETF: owns stocks of companies worldwide that its managers expect to combine current dividend income with dividend growth over time.

CGDG, the Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF, is a $5.6 billion ETF whose main story is the income overlay. Over the past year it returned +9.0%, against +16.8% for broad US ETFs. Figures to October 2, 2026; past performance, not a recommendation.

CGDG · the ETFFRI OCT 2Market price total return
+16.6% a yearTotal return since launch, September 2023
+9.0%Last 12 months
+6.0%Year to date
11.8%Volatility since launch

The narrative it carries

Its main narrative, at 0.7 of its exposure.

The income overlay →

ETFs built to pay income: dividend stocks, municipal bonds, preferred shares and covered calls.

The income overlay · the narrative this week
46.0WARM level, 15 of 22
last four weeks
629ETFs carry it
36.6%held by the top five
VIGlargest holder, 10.5%
$1,095 bncapital, 3rd of 22

The band is where this narrative’s level sits among the 22 this week. QUIET means less talked about, not falling.

Who owns the capital
VIG 10.5%SCHD 9.9%VYM 7.7%MUB 4.3%VTEB 4.2%624 other ETFs 63.4%36.6%top five
#ETFSHAREASSETS1 YEARCOST
1VIG10.5%$114.51bn+10.1%0.04%
2SCHD9.9%$107.89bn+23.9%0.06%
3VYM7.7%$83.99bn+13.8%0.04%
4MUB4.3%$46.62bn−2.0%0.05%
5VTEB4.2%$45.69bn−2.2%0.03%
624 other ETFs63.4%
CGDG: 0.4%

Share is each ETF’s slice of the capital carrying this narrative. 1 year is market price total return; cost is the expense ratio. See all 629 ETFs on the narrative page →

Also carries: Dollar displacement →

Stocks and bonds outside the United States, and the dollar that sets what they are worth to a US holder.

Exposure 0.3 · level 41.5 WARM, 19th of 22 · CGDG holds 0.1% of its capital

FRI OCT 2MARKET PRICE TOTAL RETURN

1M3MYTD1Y3Y*5Y*
CGDG−3.5%−1.7%+6.0%+9.0%+17.3%–
The income overlayits narrative−2.7%−0.8%+8.8%+10.8%+14.5%+8.8%
The marketbroad US ETFs+0.8%+2.6%+14.6%+16.8%+22.9%+12.9%

1M, 3M, 1Y, 3Y, 5Y: one month to five years. YTD: year to date. * A year, annualised. A dash means the ETF has not traded for the whole period. Since it started trading on September 28, 2023: +16.6% a year.

$10,000 invested September 30, 2023

CGDG $15,946The income overlay $14,916The market $18,525
$0$10,000$20,000Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025$0$10,000$20,000Sep 2023Sep 2025

Year by year

CGDGThe income overlayThe market
0%10%20%30%CGDG 2024: +11.5%Narrative 2024: +13.3%The market 2024: +23.1%2024CGDG 2025: +22.7%Narrative 2025: +11.2%The market 2025: +16.8%2025CGDG YTD: +6.0%Narrative YTD: +8.8%The market YTD: +14.6%YTD0%10%20%30%CGDG 2024: +11.5%Narrative 2024: +13.3%The market 2024: +23.1%2024CGDG 2025: +22.7%Narrative 2025: +11.2%The market 2025: +16.8%2025CGDG YTD: +6.0%Narrative YTD: +8.8%The market YTD: +14.6%YTD

Total return in each calendar year; this year is year to date. A year appears only if CGDG traded for all of it.

Total return on the market price, with each distribution reinvested on its ex-date. Not the NAV return the issuer publishes; the two differ when the ETF trades above or below the value of its holdings. The narrative is the asset-weighted return of the unlevered ETFs that carry it. The market is the asset-weighted return of broad US index ETFs. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Common questions

What story is CGDG selling?

CGDG’s main story is the income overlay, which covers ETFs built to pay income: dividend stocks, municipal bonds, preferred shares and covered calls. Its second is dollar displacement.

Which ETFs compete with CGDG?

The ETFs whose weekly returns move most like CGDG’s over the past 3 years are JDIV (0.93), CGCV (0.92) and TDVG (0.91).

How has CGDG performed against its story?

Over the past year CGDG returned +9.0%, the ETFs carrying the income overlay +10.8% and broad US ETFs +16.8%, to October 2, 2026. Its weekly returns have a correlation of 0.91 with the story. Past performance only.

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Narrative figures are from the weekly board. Performance is market price total return as of October 2, 2026. Assets are StoryVector’s weekly figure. Classification and measurement. Not investment advice. How the measurement works →