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CAPITAL GROUP INTERNATIONAL FOCUS EQUITY ETF

$35.14+1.09% today
283652-WK

The fund's investment objective is to provide long-term growth of capital.

Price & daily flows
34.332.029.635.14DAILY NET FLOWAug 25Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +16.2% so far this year. At 0.54% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ESMV runs the same ground at 0.18%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$3Bassets under management
0.54%expense ratio · $54 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
883Kavg daily volume, 30 days
67holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 25, 2023 · beta 1.47
Sector weights
Electronic Technology17.1%
Consumer Discretionary16.57%
Technology15.41%
Industrials15.39%
Healthcare15.18%
Information Technology14.73%
Technology Services13.73%
Materials12.2%
Consumer Cyclical11.32%
Finance11.05%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Japan14.26%
India9.67%
Canada7.86%
Germany7.54%
United Kingdom7.23%
Brazil6.56%
Netherlands5.83%
Denmark5.48%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.7%
1 month+5.7%
3 months+4.8%
6 months+9.5%
YTD+16.2%
1 year+24.1%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
20%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
23%realized volatility, 1 year
-13.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.7%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against CGXU

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat CGXU on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-50bp on fee · 11× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$193.2B+$631M-47bp on fee · 64× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B-45bp on fee · 53× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF0.07%$11.4B+$739M-47bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$739M in over the monthHead-to-head
IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF0.07%$46.2B-47bp on fee · 15× the assetsHead-to-head
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