Passive ETFs
- Management style: Passively managed
- Objective: Track the returns of an index or benchmark
- Flexibility: Holdings are limited to the composition of an underlying index
Actively managed to pursue better
investment results
Like passive ETFs, active ETFs can offer transparency, intraday liquidity and tax efficiency. Active management offers an additional perk: The opportunity to pursue better-than-market returns. Backed by 90+ years of experience, Capital Group's core-focused active ETFs are designed to help support investors in this pursuit.
Get to know our ETFs
Explore the individual ETFs that power our model portfolios. Click the tabs below to view what's available.*
The benefits of active ETFs
In this video, Capital Group's Head of ETFs Scott Davis breaks down the advantages of investing in active ETFs with the three T's: tax efficiency, transparency and tradability.
Questions from the field
Check out these frequently asked questions from financial advisors about ETFs.
Active ETFs
- Management style: Actively managed by portfolio manager(s)
- Objective: Outperform the returns of an index or benchmark
- Flexibility: Portfolio managers can make investment decisions without index constraint
Tax efficiency
ETFs trade on a secondary market and use in-kind transactions, helping to minimize taxable events within the fund.
Returns
Fund managers on active ETFs rely on their experience to select holdings, aiming for returns that surpass a benchmark.
Client goals
ETFs can be a core component of client portfolios, helping investors realize their long-term financial objectives.
Flexibility
These funds can be traded throughout the day, similar to stocks.
Capital Group's ETF education center
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Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.
Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses, which can be obtained from a financial professional and should be read carefully before investing.
Capital Group exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are actively managed and do not seek to replicate a specific index. ETF shares are bought and sold through an exchange at the then current market price, not net asset value (NAV), and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV when traded on an exchange. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. There can be no guarantee that an active market for ETFs will develop or be maintained, or that the ETF's listing will continue or remain unchanged.
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