Capital Group International Equity ETF

Capital Group International Equity ETF (CGIE) is an actively managed fund. As of August 31, 2026, it held 72 stocks of non-US companies, mostly in Japan, France and the UK. Its managers look for growing, financially strong companies, and many of them pay dividends. That human judgment costs more: CGIE's expense ratio is 0.54%, while index funds with overlapping holdings charge 0.03% to 0.32%.

• Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, CGIE returned +6.2%, 5th of 5 among similar funds.
• Its worst full calendar year was 2024 (+0.7%); its best was 2025 (+28.1%).
• The deepest fall in its price history was 13.8% (Sep 26, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025), recovered by Apr 30, 2025.

As of Aug 31, 2026, the fund held 72 securities; the ten largest made up 25.44% of assets, and 2.61% sat in cash and money-market holdings.

• Over the three months to Aug 31, 2026, investors added a net $159.7M (creations minus redemptions, per the N-PORT report).
• Monthly total returns reported for that quarter: +1.03%, +1.12%, +2.51%.

CGIE does not track an index. Capital Group, the fund's adviser, picks the stocks. The prospectus requires the fund to keep at least 80% of its net assets in stocks and similar securities, and at least 80% outside the United States. Up to 10% can go into emerging markets, meaning less developed economies. To decide where a company is based, the adviser generally follows MSCI's classification. The managers favor companies with strong management, strong balance sheets, dividends, a place in a growing market and the potential for above-average growth. The fund's stated goal is "prudent growth of capital and conservation of principal."

Capital Group splits the portfolio into segments, and a different portfolio manager runs each one. The fund is "nondiversified," which means it may put more of its money into fewer companies than a diversified fund. As of August 31, 2026, its 10 largest holdings made up 25.44% of assets. ASML was the biggest at 4.7%, followed by TotalEnergies (2.7%) and Rolls-Royce (2.6%). The fund held no derivatives and 2.61% in cash.

There is no fixed rebalancing schedule. Managers sell a stock when they decide it no longer looks attractive. Portfolio turnover, the share of holdings replaced in a year, was 43%. Like any ETF, its shares trade at market prices, which can differ from the value of the holdings.

• CGIE charges 0.54% a year, versus an average of 0.12% for the similar funds below (5th of 5, cheapest first).
• Using the prospectus's standard example, $10,000 invested would cost about $55 in the first year and $677 over 10 years (assuming a 5% annual return).

It adds actively chosen stocks from Europe and Japan to a portfolio that may be weighted toward US companies.

CGIE offers exposure to large companies in Europe and Japan, which may not move in step with US stocks. Its record is short. It launched in September 2023, so it was not around for the 2008 financial crisis, the 2020 COVID crash or the 2022 bear market. Its worst calendar year so far was 2024, and it still returned 1.09% that year, according to its prospectus. Its deepest drop was 13.8%, from September 26, 2024 to April 8, 2025. It was back at its old high by April 30, 2025. Someone forced to sell during a longer, deeper slump could do worse.

The fund pays only modest income: its yield was 1.38% as of October 27, 2026, paid twice a year. In the SEC's standard $10,000 example, costs total $55 after one year and $677 after 10 years. Past results don't predict future ones, and a retirement plan should look at the whole portfolio, not one fund.

Matched by holdings overlap from the latest N-PORT reports.