As a seasoned value investor, I emphasize the importance of thoroughly analyzing ETFs, like the Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (CGDV), to ensure they align with your investment style. CGDV offers a weird mix of low P/FCF value stocks and the more popular MAG 7, where valuations seem too optimistic. Past performance of ETFs isn't a reliable indicator; high past returns often lead to future underperformance due to stretched valuations.
CGDV's portfolio, rich in industrials, health care, and tech sectors, is poised for robust earnings growth and market-beating returns in 2025. Despite its high growth stock exposure, CGDV's blend of value and defensive stocks lowers overall risk, making it a solid investment option. CGDV's attractive valuation, low expense ratio, and strong liquidity further enhance its potential for long-term market-beating returns.
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CGDV has been the top-performing large-cap value fund since its February 2022 launch, and even after these results, it still offers an attractive combination of growth and value. Its 1.50% dividend yield suggests income is not the focus, and my analysis of its dividend features indicate CGDV's components have the ability to increase dividends but not the willingness. Setting that aside, I believe readers can benefit from CGDV's five-manager approach, as each brings unique skills to the table.
In February, Los Angeles-based investment manager Capital Group will mark three years since it launched its first actively managed transparent ETFs.
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF offers strong capital appreciation potential and a reasonable expense ratio of 0.33%. Recent sector rebalancing towards consumer-facing companies aligns with favorable economic conditions, enhancing CGDV's growth potential. Pairing CGDV with SCHD provides a balanced strategy, combining capital appreciation from CGDV and higher dividend income from SCHD.
Dividend-paying stocks provide a steady income stream and help mitigate potential losses during weaker market periods.
Actively managed CGDV combines dividends and value in a portfolio of chiefly high-quality stocks from the large-cap echelon with a small international exposure. The current version of the Capital Group Dividend Value ETF portfolio has 50 equities, with most of the net assets allocated to industrials. Real estate is absent. I believe the Fund deserves an upgrade owing to its impressive performance. It solidly beat IVV over March 2022–July 2024, capturing less downside and more upside.
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF focuses on companies that pay dividends and have the potential to pay dividends, while providing a dividend yield of 1.7%. CGDV is likely to provide a superior return comprised of both dividend income and capital appreciation. The more focused set of holdings captures more upside movement. The fund has a short history but has a reasonable expense ratio and a strategy of investing in dividend-paying stocks with market caps larger than $4B.
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF is a good option for low-risk investors looking to outperform the tech-driven bull run. The ETF's portfolio strategy of holding stakes in fundamentally strong dividend-paying value and growth stocks from various sectors contributes to its high-risk adjusted returns. CGDV's total returns have outperformed the broader stock market index in the last year, and its momentum is expected to continue in the short and long-term.