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IG vs CGUS

Principal Investment Grade Corporate ETF vs Capital Group Core Equity ETF

IG

Principal Investment Grade Corporate ETF

Principal Funds

Annual cost

0.19%

Fund size

$179M

CGUS

Capital Group Core Equity ETF

Capital Group

Annual cost

0.33%

Fund size

$10.3B

Key differences

  • IG costs 0.14% less per year.
  • CGUS is significantly larger than IG — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • IG is classified as fixed income, while CGUS is equity — different risk/return profiles.
  • Over the last 3 years, CGUS has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

IGCGUS
Annual cost (TER)0.19%0.33%
Fund size (AUM)$179M$10.3B
Since20182022
Dividend yield5.06%0.90%
Asset classfixed incomeequity
Regionnorth america
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+7.0%+27.8%
CAGR 3Y+5.1%+23.0%
CAGR 5Y+0.2%N/A
Sharpe 3Y0.271.27
Volatility 1Y4.81%12.50%
Max drawdown-23.17%-22.15%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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