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Is CGUS a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

Capital Group Core Equity ETF (CGUS) is a total US market ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores CGUS 7.4 out of 10 — highest on Quality (9.6), lowest on Value (5.5). It trades at 25.9 times earnings, against its own median of 26.4. Its ten largest holdings are 42% of the fund.

What stands out in CGUS's data

Large-cap U.S. blue-chip stocks, actively selected for balanced growth.

Returns have lagged the category average over three years — a period when the manager's picks didn't keep pace.

A 3-year annualized return of 24% trails the category median of 25%. Volatility of 14.4% runs slightly below the 14.9% norm.

A core large-cap position that adds a manager's stock-picking judgment to a balanced portfolio.

How is CGUS rated? ETF Copilot scores Capital Group Core Equity ETF (CGUS) 7.4 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Capital Group Core Equity ETF (CGUS) 7.4 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 7.4 / 10
  • Growth: 8.4 / 10
  • Value: 5.5 / 10
  • Risk: 7.7 / 10
  • Quality: 9.6 / 10
  • Return: 5.8 / 10

CGUS is ranked #4 of 10 in ETF Copilot's Core list.

Is CGUS expensive right now? It trades at 25.9 times earnings, against its own median of 26.4

As of October 28, 2026, CGUS is cheaper than 58% of its own last 4 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from CGUS's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside CGUS? 44% Tech

What's inside CGUS: Size (Large 94%, Mid 6%, Small 0%); Geography (International 13%, US 87%); Tech 44.3%; Magnificent 7 30.7%; AI 25.7%; Semiconductors 19.8%; Memory 15.2%.

What are CGUS's top holdings? The ten largest are 42% of the fund

Nvidia, Microsoft, Broadcom, Amazon.com, Facebook, Eli Lilly, Alphabet, Apple, Taiwan Semiconductor and Raytheon Technologies are CGUS's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 94% of US Total Market ETFs.

Half of CGUS's weight sits in its 15 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 36 equally weighted holdings.

What is CGUS's expense ratio? 0.33% a year

As of October 28, 2026, CGUS charges 0.33% a year, yields 0.81% and holds $12.3B in assets across 68 positions.

Capital Group Core Equity ETF (CGUS) — cost, income and size
MeasureCGUS
Expense ratio0.33%
Dividend yield0.81%
Assets under management$12.3B
Holdings68

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Capital Group Core Equity ETF (CGUS) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/cgus

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