CGXU

Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF

Capital Group · $6.89bn in assets, October 8, 2026

An actively managed ETF: owns a focused set of stocks in companies based outside the US, including emerging markets, that its managers judge to have growth potential.

CGXU, the Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF, is a $6.9 billion ETF whose main story is dollar displacement. Over the past year it returned +22.0%, against +16.8% for broad US ETFs. Figures to October 2, 2026; past performance, not a recommendation.

CGXU · the ETFFRI OCT 2Market price total return
+10.0% a yearTotal return since launch, February 2022
+22.0%Last 12 months
+18.9%Year to date
20.3%Volatility since launch

The narrative it carries

This is its only narrative.

Dollar displacement →

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

Dollar displacement · the narrative this week
41.5WARM level, 19 of 22
last four weeks
641ETFs carry it
35.5%held by the top five
VEAlargest holder, 9.6%
$2,497 bncapital, 1st 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
VEA 9.6%IEFA 7.7%VXUS 6.6%IEMG 6.5%VWO 5.1%636 other ETFs 64.5%35.5%top five
#ETFSHAREASSETS1 YEARCOST
1VEA9.6%$235.49bn+20.7%0.03%
2IEFA7.7%$190.21bn+14.1%0.07%
3VXUS6.6%$162.13bn+18.2%0.05%
4IEMG6.5%$160.08bn+26.5%0.09%
5VWO5.1%$125.81bn+11.4%0.06%
636 other ETFs64.5%
CGXU: 0.3%

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 641 ETFs on the narrative page →

FRI OCT 2MARKET PRICE TOTAL RETURN

1M3MYTD1Y3Y*5Y*
CGXU+0.5%+1.8%+18.9%+22.0%+20.5%–
Dollar displacementits narrative−1.6%+1.2%+14.8%+19.3%+21.1%+9.9%
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 February 24, 2022: +10.0% a year.

$10,000 invested February 28, 2022

CGXU $15,558Dollar displacement $16,668The market $18,477
$0$10,000$20,000Feb 2022Feb 2023Feb 2024Feb 2025Feb 2026$0$10,000$20,000Feb 2022Feb 2024Feb 2026

Year by year

CGXUDollar displacementThe market
0%10%20%30%40%CGXU 2023: +15.8%Narrative 2023: +16.5%The market 2023: +27.9%2023CGXU 2024: +4.4%Narrative 2024: +5.8%The market 2024: +23.1%2024CGXU 2025: +26.3%Narrative 2025: +31.7%The market 2025: +16.8%2025CGXU YTD: +18.9%Narrative YTD: +14.8%The market YTD: +14.6%YTD0%10%20%30%40%CGXU 2023: +15.8%Narrative 2023: +16.5%The market 2023: +27.9%2023CGXU 2024: +4.4%Narrative 2024: +5.8%The market 2024: +23.1%2024CGXU 2025: +26.3%Narrative 2025: +31.7%The market 2025: +16.8%2025CGXU YTD: +18.9%Narrative YTD: +14.8%The market YTD: +14.6%YTD

Total return in each calendar year; this year is year to date. A year appears only if CGXU 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 CGXU selling?

CGXU’s main story is dollar displacement, which covers stocks and bonds outside the United States, and the dollar that sets what they are worth to a US holder.

Which ETFs compete with CGXU?

The ETFs whose weekly returns move most like CGXU’s over the past 3 years are FFGX (0.96), CORO (0.96) and CVIE (0.96).

How has CGXU performed against its story?

Over the past year CGXU returned +22.0%, the ETFs carrying dollar displacement +19.3% and broad US ETFs +16.8%, to October 2, 2026. Its weekly returns have a correlation of 0.96 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 →