Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust

 

Annual report
for the period ended
December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Fixed income
for a variety of
investor goals


 

 

The funds within Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust seek to pursue a variety of objectives for investors and are offered by Capital Group, home of American Funds®. For over 90 years, Capital Group has invested with a long-term focus based on thorough research and attention to risk.

 

Figures shown are past results and are not predictive of results in future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely. For current information and month-end results, visit capitalgroup.com. Market price returns are determined using the official closing price of the fund’s shares and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times.

 

Here are the average annual total returns on a $1,000 investment for periods ended December 31, 2022:

 

        Cumulative    
    Fund
inception date
  Since fund
inception
  Gross
expense ratio
             
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF   2/22/22             0.34 %    
Net asset value         –9.59 %              
Market price         –9.39          
                     
Capital Group Municipal Income ETF   10/25/22             0.27  
Net asset value         4.92          
Market price         5.24          
                     
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF   10/25/22             0.39  
Net asset value         3.63          
Market price         3.83          
                     
Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF   10/25/22             0.25  
Net asset value         1.73          
Market price         2.01          

 

Capital Group exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are actively managed and do not seek to replicate a specific index. ETFs 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.

 

ETF market price returns since inception are calculated using NAV for the period until market price became available (generally a few days after inception).

 

As nondiversified funds, Capital Group ETFs have the ability to invest a larger percentage of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, a single issuer could adversely affect a fund’s results more than if the fund invested a smaller percentage of assets in securities of that issuer. Refer to the applicable prospectus for details.

 

The expense ratio is as of the fund’s prospectus available at the time of publication. The expense ratio is estimated.

 

Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.

 

Contents

 

1 Letter to investors
   
3 Fund reviews
   
7 Funds’ 30-day yields
   
  Investment portfolios
   
8 Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF
   
21 Capital Group Municipal Income ETF
   
28 Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF
   
37 Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF
   
46 Financial statements
   
73 Board of trustees and other officers

 

Fellow investors:

 

We are pleased to present this annual report for Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust, which includes Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (ticker: CGCP), Capital Group Municipal Income ETF (ticker: CGMU), Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (ticker: CGMS) and Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (ticker:CGSD). It covers the period from the funds’ inceptions to December 31, 2022, the conclusion of the funds’ fiscal year.

 

Bond market overview

Last year was one of the most challenging on record for fixed income markets. Although economic growth in the U.S. and much of the rest of the world remained positive, developed economies experienced the highest levels of inflation in decades, deeply impacting financial markets. Central banks around the world took aggressive action to raise rates in an effort to control rising prices. As bond yields rose in response, prices fell —leading to losses across all major sectors.

 

In the U.S., a strong labor market alongside high and rising inflation led the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise its policy rate target sharply from 0–0.25% to 4.25–4.5% by the end of the year. The impact on bond yields was dramatic. The 10-year Treasury yield ended 2021 at 1.51% and peaked at 4.24% in October 2022, the highest since 2008 and an increase of 2.73%. It ultimately came back down to 3.88% by the end of the year, for a full-year change of 2.37%. For shorter term bonds, yields rose even more. Two- and five-year Treasuries ended the year at 4.43% and 4.01%, an increase of 3.70% and 2.75%, respectively, from when the year began. This characterizes a flattening of the yield curve, where short-term bond yields are rising faster than longer term bond yields. Much of the curve ended the year inverted, with short-term yields higher than longer term yields.

 

When bond yields rise, prices feel a negative impact. As a result, the sharp move upward in yields drove negative bond results across virtually all fixed income sectors. Returns for the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index1 (the U.S. bond market “benchmark”) and the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index2 were –13.01% and –16.25%, respectively. Amid heightened inflation, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index3 outpaced the broader market, with a return of –11.85%. Mortgage bonds also had a difficult year due to detrimental supply and demand dynamics, with the Bloomberg U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index4 returning –11.81%.

 

Within U.S. credit sectors, investment-grade bonds were among the weakest, as the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Index5 posted a return of –15.76%. These higher quality corporate bonds were hit both by rising interest rates and higher risk premiums, characterized by their spreads to Treasuries widening 38 basis points. High-yield corporates did moderately better, as the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index6 returned –11.19% due largely to its relative lower interest rate exposure and higher starting yields. That stronger result occurred despite an even broader 186-basis-point spread widening. In emerging markets debt, local currency bonds outpaced dollar-denominated bonds, with returns of

 

1 Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes.
2 Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index represents the global investment-grade fixed income markets.
3 Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index consists of investment-grade, fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible inflation-protected securities issued by the U.S. Treasury that have at least one year remaining to maturity, and have at least $250 million par amount outstanding.
4 Bloomberg U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index is a market-value-weighted index that covers the mortgage-backed pass-through securities of Ginnie Mae (GNMA), Fannie Mae (FNMA), and Freddie Mac (FHLMC).
5 Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Index represents the universe of investment-grade, publicly issued U.S. corporate and specified foreign debentures and secured notes that meet the specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements.
6 Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index covers the universe of fixed-rate, non-investment-grade debt.

 

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

 

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–11.69% for the JPM GBI-EM Global Diversified Index7 and –17.78% for the JPM EMBI Global Diversified Index.8

 

Turning to the municipal bond market, the selloff in municipal bonds in 2022 sent yields to 15-year highs. However, strong state reserve levels — the highest in more than 40 years — and the longer lag time for lower tax revenue and other negative recessionary impacts to flow to munis compared to corporate credit and high-yield bonds helped the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index9 see smaller losses. The index’s return was –8.53% in 2022.

 

Inside the funds

When presented with one of the most challenging years in bond market history, CGCP — the fixed income ETF that launched in February — found opportunities in a higher rate environment, while pursuing some resilience in line with a core-plus approach. The fund focused investments on high-conviction interest rate and credit strategies, consisting largely of high-quality assets such as U.S. Treasuries and investment-grade bonds. Although its return was negative, the fund outpaced its benchmark since inception.

 

CGSD, CGMS and CGMU launched in October and pursue a range of objectives. Each fund outpaced their respective benchmarks during their short histories. CGSD saw opportunities in shorter duration asset-backed securities which managers felt provided attractive yields without structurally more interest rate or duration risk. In CGMS, managers were selective in high yield and credit sectors as macroeconomic risks tilted to the downside and suggested a more cautious approach. Meanwhile, CGMU focused on flexibility to take advantage of any weaknesses that could arise in select municipal credit sectors.

 

Looking ahead

Entering the year, interest rate markets appear to be more pessimistic than credit and equity markets in terms of outlook. We expect the Fed to end its interest rate hikes sometime in the first half of 2023, with its policy rate peaking near 5%. How quickly the central bank will pivot to rate cuts depends in large part on policymakers’ view of whether inflation is contained and also whether a recession hits. While we do not have a strong view on recession timing or depth, signals from the yield curve and other indicators lead us to believe that a recession is more likely than average in 2023.

 

Looking at these interest rate and yield curve indicators leads us to remain cautious on credit. Managers across the funds maintained a largely defensive posture entering the year. This includes hedging broad high-yield corporate bond market risk. Across credit sectors, managers intend to invest selectively in idiosyncratic opportunities unearthed by our research analysts.

 

Broadly speaking, managers are optimistic on bond market prospects in 2023, particularly compared to what investors experienced in 2022. The year begins with major bond sector yields near or above the highest levels since 2010. That provides strong income potential contributing to total return. It also creates a thicker cushion against potential bond price losses if yields drift higher than markets anticipate or if credit deteriorates and risk premiums rise. Unlike the sharp rate hikes we saw last year, by the end of 2023 markets anticipate cuts could be employed, which historically have provided a tailwind to bond returns.

 

While managers believe the uncertain fixed income environment may present opportunities, macroeconomic headwinds reinforce the need for active interest rate risk management and selectivity within credit sectors. Managers will continue to employ abundant resources to identify attractively valued opportunities to pursue the funds’ investment objectives.

 

Cordially,

 

 

David A. Hoag

President, Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF

 

 

Courtney K. Wolf

President, Capital Group Municipal Income ETF

 

 

Damien J. McCann

President, Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF

 

 

Vincent J. Gonzales

President, Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF

 

February 14, 2023

 

For current information about the fund, visit capitalgroup.com.

 

7 J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index - Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) Global Diversified: JP Morgan Government Bond Index – Emerging Markets Global Diversified covers the universe of regularly traded, liquid fixed-rate, domestic currency emerging market government bonds to which international investors can gain exposure.
8 J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified: The J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified is a uniquely weighted emerging market debt benchmark that tracks total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities.
9 Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index is a market-value-weighted index designed to represent the long-term investment-grade tax-exempt bond market. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes.

 

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

 

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Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF

 

Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF seeks to provide current income and maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital.

 

The fund registered a total return of –9.59% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and –9.39% on a market price basis for inception (February 22, 2022) to fiscal year-end date. The fund’s benchmark index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, a market value-weighted index that represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, posted a –9.61% decrease. For the fiscal year, the fund paid an average monthly dividend of more than 6 cents a share.

 

By the end of 2022, managers positioned CGCP to benefit should financial conditions tighten further by taking advantage of what they believe are attractive valuations in some sectors to hedge their base-case positioning should market conditions evolve unexpectedly. The fund was also underweight duration at the end of 2022 as yields are below the level the managers view as fair pricing. Managers believe inflation has peaked but will remain elevated and anticipate market expectations coalescing around tighter-than-expected monetary policy.

 

The portfolio has a sizeable allocation to credit to pursue its income objective. However, given the outsized macroeconomic risks, managers are more cautious with their credit exposure — particularly overall investment in the sector and quality — compared to an allocation in an environment with less perceived risk. Within the credit markets, at the end of 2022, managers saw more attractive valuations and idiosyncratic opportunities in the high-yield and securitized credit sectors compared to investment-grade credit and emerging market debt.

 

How a hypothetical $10,000 investment has grown
since fund’s inception on February 22, 2022 (with all distributions reinvested)

 

 

The results shown are before taxes on fund distributions and sale of fund shares.

 

Results at a glance

 

For periods ended December 31, 2022, with all distributions reinvested

 

    Cumulative total returns
    Lifetime
(since 2/22/22)
     
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF        
Net asset value     –9.59 %      
Market price*     –9.39  
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index     –9.61  
   
* ETF market price results since inception are calculated using NAV for the period until market price became available (generally a few days after inception).
Source: Bloomberg Index Services Ltd. Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market. The market index is unmanaged and, therefore, has no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

 

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Capital Group Municipal Income ETF

 

Capital Group Municipal Income ETF seeks to provide a high level of current income exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital.

 

The fund registered a total return of 4.92% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 5.24% on a market price basis for inception (October 25, 2022) to fiscal year-end date, surpassing the 3.90% total return of the fund’s benchmark index, the 85%/15% Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17 Year) Municipal Bond Index/Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17 Year) High Yield Municipal Bond Index, which blends the Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) Municipal Bond Index with the Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) High Yield Municipal Bond Index by weighting their cumulative total returns at 85% and 15%, respectively. The blend is rebalanced monthly. Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) Municipal Bond Index consists of a broad selection of investment-grade general obligation and revenue bonds of maturities ranging from one year to 17 years. Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) High Yield Municipal Bond Index consists of a broad selection of below-investment-grade general obligation and revenue bonds of maturities ranging from one year to 17 years.

 

At the end of 2022, managers saw significant opportunity in the municipal housing sector and in select, attractively valued opportunities in waste/pollution facilities. Managers were less attracted to state general obligation debt. Given the heightened macroeconomic risks that may lead to wider spreads in the future, managers remain focused on higher-quality credit. The fund’s holdings had a longer average duration compared to the benchmark, reflecting managers’ belief that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate hike cycle, as well as what managers felt were attractive yields in the muni market.

 

Results at a glance

 

For periods ended December 31, 2022, with all distributions reinvested

 

    Cumulative total returns
    Lifetime
(since 10/25/22)
     
Capital Group Municipal Income ETF        
Net asset value     4.92 %      
Market price*     5.24  
85%/15% Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17 Year) Municipal Bond Index/ Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17 Year) High Yield Municipal Bond Index     3.90  
   
* ETF market price results since inception are calculated using NAV for the period until market price became available (generally a few days after inception).
Source: Bloomberg Index Services Ltd. 85%/15% Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) Municipal Bond Index/Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) High Yield Municipal Bond Index blends the Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) Municipal Bond Index with the Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) High Yield Municipal Bond Index by weighting their cumulative total returns at 85% and 15%, respectively. The blend is rebalanced monthly. Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) Municipal Bond Index consists of a broad selection of investment-grade general obligation and revenue bonds of maturities ranging from one year to 17 years. Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) High Yield Municipal Bond Index consists of a broad selection of below-investment-grade general obligation and revenue bonds of maturities ranging from one year to 17 years. The indexes are unmanaged, and results include reinvested distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes.

 

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

 

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Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF

 

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF seeks to provide a high level of current income. Its secondary investment objective is capital appreciation.

 

The fund registered a total return of 3.63% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 3.83% on a market price basis for inception (October 25, 2022) to fiscal year-end date, surpassing the 3.59% total return of the fund’s benchmark index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, a market value-weighted index that represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market.

 

At the end of 2022, portfolio managers preferred higher quality bonds as macroeconomic risks seemed weighted toward the downside. Securitized credit was a high conviction within the portfolio as pockets of the market were attractive from a relative valuation perspective.

 

Results at a glance

 

For periods ended December 31, 2022, with all distributions reinvested

 

    Cumulative total returns
    Lifetime
(since 10/25/22)
     
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF        
Net asset value     3.63 %       
Market price*     3.83  
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index     3.59  
   
* ETF market price results since inception are calculated using NAV for the period until market price became available (generally a few days after inception).
Source: Bloomberg Index Services Ltd. Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market. The market index is unmanaged and, therefore, has no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

 

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Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF

 

Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF seeks to provide current income, consistent with a short duration profile as described in the prospectus and with the preservation of capital.

 

The fund registered a total return of 1.73% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 2.01% on a market price basis for inception (October 25, 2022) to fiscal year-end date surpassing the 1.05% increase of the fund’s benchmark index, the Bloomberg U.S. Government /Credit (1-3 years) Index, which is a market-value weighted index that tracks the total return results of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. government, and U.S. corporate and foreign debentures and secured notes that meet specified maturity, liquidity and quality requirements, with maturities of one to three years.

 

At the end of 2022, the average duration of the fund’s holdings was less than two years, as three-month, six-month and one-year maturities offered the highest yields along the yield curve. The fund’s positioning reflected managers’ belief that yields would continue to steepen along shorter maturities. The fund was most heavily invested in investment grade corporate bonds. In the securitized sector, the fund was mostly invested in mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities.

 

Results at a glance

 

For periods ended December 31, 2022, with all distributions reinvested

 

    Cumulative total returns
    Lifetime
(since 10/25/22)
     
Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF        
Net asset value     1.73 %       
Market price*     2.01  
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit (1-3 years) Index     1.05  
   
* ETF market price results since inception are calculated using NAV for the period until market price became available (generally a few days after inception).
Source: Bloomberg Index Services Ltd. Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index is a market-value weighted index that tracks the total return results of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. government, and U.S. corporate and foreign debentures and secured notes that meet specified maturity, liquidity and quality requirements, with maturities of one to three years. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes.

 

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

 

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Funds’ 30-day yields

 

Below is a summary of each fund’s 30-day yield as of December 31, 2022. Each fund’s 30-day yield is calculated in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formula. The SEC yield reflects the rate at which each fund is earning income on its current portfolio of securities. Accordingly, the funds’ SEC yields may differ.

 

    Fund
inception date
  30 day SEC yield
as of 12/31/22
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF   2/22/22     4.79 %   
Capital Group Municipal Income ETF   10/25/22     3.37  
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF   10/25/22     6.26  
Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF   10/25/22     4.04  

 

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

 

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Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF

Investment portfolio December 31, 2022  
   
Portfolio by type of security Percent of net assets

 

 

Portfolio quality summary*   Percent of
net assets
U.S. Treasury and agency     23.69 %
AAA/Aaa     31.21  
AA/Aa     6.02  
A/A     8.93  
BBB/Baa     14.14  
Below investment grade     14.68  
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities     1.33  

 

* Bond ratings, which typically range from AAA/Aaa (highest) to D (lowest), are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch as an indication of an issuer’s creditworthiness. In assigning a credit rating to a security, the fund looks specifically to the ratings assigned to the issuer of the security by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch. If agency ratings differ, the security will be considered to have received the highest of those ratings, consistent with the fund’s investment policies. The ratings are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
These securities are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments 98.67%   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations 36.07%                
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations 29.55%                
Fannie Mae Pool #FS0647 3.00% 2/1/20521   USD 4,344     $ 3,877  
Fannie Mae Pool #FS0893 3.00% 2/1/20521     861       757  
Fannie Mae Pool #FS1030 3.00% 3/1/20521     944       830  
Fannie Mae Pool #BV3117 3.00% 3/1/20521     800       703  
Fannie Mae Pool #BV2954 3.00% 3/1/20521     750       662  
Fannie Mae Pool #FS1405 3.00% 4/1/20521     824       724  
Fannie Mae Pool #BU8933 3.00% 4/1/20521     774       680  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB3361 3.00% 4/1/20521     766       674  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB3586 3.00% 5/1/20521     2,801       2,462  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW1128 3.00% 6/1/20521     1,000       879  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB3890 3.00% 6/1/20521     743       653  
Fannie Mae Pool #BV7903 3.50% 8/1/20521     2,000       1,820  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW7610 3.50% 8/1/20521     1,000       910  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW9184 4.00% 9/1/20521     4,000       3,756  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4732 4.00% 9/1/20521     2,500       2,347  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW1201 5.00% 9/1/20521     1,740       1,718  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4784 4.50% 10/1/20521     1,723       1,660  
Fannie Mae Pool #BW1226 4.50% 10/1/20521     1,577       1,520  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4785 5.00% 10/1/20521     2,400       2,369  
Fannie Mae Pool #CB5380 5.00% 10/1/20521     1,598       1,578  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4803 3.50% 11/1/20521     300       273  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4804 4.00% 11/1/20521     2,915       2,737  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4805 4.50% 11/1/20521     3,331       3,209  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX1342 4.50% 11/1/20521     2,476       2,386  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4806 5.00% 11/1/20521     2,373       2,343  
Fannie Mae Pool #BX1274 5.50% 11/1/20521     100       100  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4839 4.00% 12/1/20521     3,000       2,817  
Fannie Mae Pool #MA4841 5.00% 12/1/20521     848       837  
Freddie Mac Pool #QC3826 3.00% 7/1/20511     1,000       879  
Freddie Mac Pool #QD5662 3.00% 1/1/20521     1,000       879  
Freddie Mac Pool #QD7819 3.00% 2/1/20521     869       764  
Freddie Mac Pool #QD7918 3.00% 3/1/20521     880       773  

 

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Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Freddie Mac Pool #QD8673 3.00% 3/1/20521   USD 847     $ 744  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8206 3.00% 4/1/20521     941       827  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD1156 3.00% 4/1/20521     924       813  
Freddie Mac Pool #RA7130 3.00% 4/1/20521     869       766  
Freddie Mac Pool #QE2315 3.00% 4/1/20521     500       440  
Freddie Mac Pool #QE2503 3.00% 5/1/20521     1,000       879  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD1121 3.50% 6/1/20521     8,980       8,171  
Freddie Mac Pool #QE5066 3.50% 6/1/20521     1,000       910  
Freddie Mac Pool #QE4383 4.00% 6/1/20521     800       751  
Freddie Mac Pool #QE7503 3.50% 8/1/20521     600       546  
Freddie Mac Pool #QE8253 4.50% 8/1/20521     400       385  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF1489 4.00% 10/1/20521     2,000       1,878  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8256 4.00% 10/1/20521     1,900       1,784  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF1925 4.00% 10/1/20521     650       610  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8257 4.50% 10/1/20521     6,571       6,331  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8275 4.50% 12/1/20521     1,992       1,919  
Freddie Mac Pool #QF4182 5.00% 12/1/20521     1,592       1,572  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8276 5.00% 12/1/20521     907       896  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8286 4.00% 1/1/20531     6,000       5,634  
Freddie Mac Pool #SD8288 5.00% 1/1/20531     1,000       987  
Government National Mortgage Assn. 3.50% 1/1/20531     5,435       4,994  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 2.50% 1/1/20531,2     4,200       3,557  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.50% 1/1/20531,2     15,300       14,727  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.00% 1/1/20531,2     5,600       5,519  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.50% 1/1/20531,2     12,100       12,134  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 3.00% 2/1/20531,2     2,500       2,197  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 3.50% 2/1/20531,2     2,000       1,818  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.00% 2/1/20531,2     2,000       1,876  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 4.50% 2/1/20531,2     1,200       1,155  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.00% 2/1/20531,2     1,000       985  
              134,381  
                 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 5.26%                
3650R Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-PF2, Class B, 5.289% 11/15/20551     1,690       1,494  
Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-BN19, Class B, 3.647% 8/15/20611     1,000       811  
Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-BN24, Class B, 3.455% 11/15/20621     1,033       829  
Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-BNK40, Class AS, 3.394% 3/15/20641,3     250       208  
Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-BNK40, Class B, 3.394% 3/15/20641,3     273       208  
Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities, LLC, Series 2022-C18, Class C, 6.148% 12/15/20551     1,355       1,167  
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-B21, Class AS, 2.2543% 12/17/20531     250       194  
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-B35, Class C, 4.445% 5/15/20551,3     2,005       1,573  
Boca Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-BOCA, Class A, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 1.7696%) 6.105% 5/15/20391,3,4     623       612  
Boca Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-BOCA, Class B, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.3191%) 6.655% 5/15/20391,3,4     317       306  
BX Trust, Series 2022-CSMO, Class A, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.115%) 6.450% 6/15/20271,3,4     716       712  
BX Trust, Series 2021-SDMF, Class D, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 1.387%) 5.705% 9/15/20341,3,4     500       470  
BX Trust, Series 2021-ARIA, Class B, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 1.297%) 5.615% 10/15/20361,4     2,976       2,799  
BX Trust, Series 2022-IND, Class D, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.839%) 7.175% 4/15/20371,3,4     147       139  
BX Trust, Series 2022-PSB, Class A, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.451%) 6.787% 8/15/20391,3,4     760       760  
BX Trust, Series 2022-GPA, Class B, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.664%) 7.00% 10/15/20391,3,4     982       976  
BX Trust, Series 2022-GPA, Class C, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 3.213%) 7.549% 10/15/20391,3,4     622       617  
BX Trust, Series 2022-GPA, Class D, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 4.061%) 8.397% 10/15/20391,3,4     169       168  

 

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Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (continued)                
BXSC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-WSS, Class B, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.092%) 6.428% 3/15/20351,4   USD 2,985     $ 2,894  
BXSC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-WSS, Class D, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 3.188%) 7.524% 3/15/20351,3,4     249       238  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-GC27, Class C, 4.418% 2/10/20481,3     448       406  
Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2021-ESH, Class D, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 2.25%) 6.568% 7/15/20381,3,4     488       468  
Great Wolf Trust, Series 2019-WOLF, Class A, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 1.034%) 5.352% 12/15/20361,4     730       710  
ILPT Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-LPF2, Class B, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.744%) 7.080% 10/15/20391,3,4     409       408  
ILPT Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-LPF2, Class C, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 3.493%) 7.829% 10/15/20391,3,4     545       540  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2015-C20, Class B, 4.16% 2/15/20481     2,000       1,869  
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2019-L3, Class B, 3.659% 11/15/20521,3     750       611  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-LC22, Class C, 4.550% 9/15/20581,3     130       117  
WMRK Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-WMRK, Class A, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.789%) 7.125% 11/15/20271,4     1,646       1,644  
              23,948  
                 
Collateralized mortgage-backed obligations (privately originated) 1.26%                
Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-HB4, Class M3, 2.720% 12/26/20301,3,4     500       465  
Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2022-R03, Class 1M1, (30-day Average USD-SOFR + 2.10%) 6.028% 3/25/20421,3,4     286       284  
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2021-DNA6, Class M2, (30-day Average USD-SOFR + 1.50%) 5.428% 10/25/20411,3,4     793       754  
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2022-DNA3, Class M1A, (30-day Average USD-SOFR + 2.00%) 5.928% 4/25/20421,3,4     535       532  
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2020-DNA3, Class B1, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 5.10%) 9.489% 6/27/20501,3,4     1,100       1,147  
Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust, Series 2022-GS1, Class A1, 4.00% 2/25/2061 (7.00% on 4/25/2025)1,4,5     1,818       1,684  
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR4, Class F, 3.407% 5/17/20381,4     1,000       853  
              5,719  
                 
Total mortgage-backed obligations             164,048  
                 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans 30.05% Financials 5.73%                
Advisor Group Holdings, LLC 6.25% 3/1/20284     925       852  
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC 1.75% 1/30/2026     150       132  
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC 3.30% 1/30/2032     1,300       1,020  
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC 3.85% 10/29/2041     1,025       728  
AG TTMT Escrow Issuer, LLC 8.625% 9/30/20274     200       202  
AIA Group, Ltd. 3.375% 4/7/2030     450       396  
American Express Co. 2.55% 3/4/2027     150       137  
American Express Co. 4.05% 5/3/2029     450       430  
American Express Co. 4.42% 8/3/2033 (USD-SOFR + 1.76% on 8/3/2032)5     791       750  
American International Group, Inc. 4.375% 6/30/2050     250       213  
Bangkok Bank PCL 3.733% 9/25/2034 (5-year UST Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity + 1.90% on 9/25/2029)5     450       377  
Bank of America Corp. 4.948% 7/22/2028 (USD-SOFR + 2.04% on 7/22/2027)5     750       734  
Bank of America Corp. 2.972% 2/4/2033 (USD-SOFR + 1.33% on 2/4/2032)5     450       364  
Bank of America Corp. 4.571% 4/27/2033 (USD-SOFR + 1.83% on 4/27/2032)5     650       596  
Bank of America Corp. 5.015% 7/22/2033 (USD-SOFR + 2.16% on 7/22/2032)5     801       763  
Bank of Montreal 2.65% 3/8/2027     350       320  
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.45% 2/2/2032     125       101  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 3.85% 3/15/2052     400       321  
BNP Paribas SA 2.591% 1/20/2028 (USD-SOFR + 1.228% on 1/20/2027)4,5     200       176  
Charles Schwab Corp. 2.45% 3/3/2027     100       91  
Citigroup, Inc. 3.057% 1/25/2033 (USD-SOFR + 1.351% on 1/25/2032)5     115       93  

 

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Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Financials (continued)                
Citigroup, Inc. 4.91% 5/24/2033 (USD-SOFR + 2.086% on 5/24/2032)5   USD 106     $ 100  
Citigroup, Inc. 6.27% 11/17/2033 (USD-SOFR + 2.338% on 11/17/2032)5     1,044       1,080  
CME Group, Inc. 2.65% 3/15/2032     150       126  
Coinbase Global, Inc. 3.625% 10/1/20314     350       169  
Compass Diversified Holdings 5.25% 4/15/20294     1,145       981  
Compass Diversified Holdings 5.00% 1/15/20324     295       235  
Corebridge Financial, Inc. 3.85% 4/5/20294     299       273  
Corebridge Financial, Inc. 3.90% 4/5/20324     361       316  
Corebridge Financial, Inc. 4.35% 4/5/20424     98       81  
Corebridge Financial, Inc. 4.40% 4/5/20524     1,197       955  
Credit Suisse Group AG 9.016% 11/15/2033 (USD-SOFR + 5.02% on 11/15/2032)4,5     250       257  
Danske Bank AS 4.298% 4/1/2028 (1-year UST Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity + 1.75% on 4/1/2027)4,5     275       253  
Discover Financial Services 6.70% 11/29/2032     125       127  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 1.757% 1/24/2025 (USD-SOFR + 0.73% on 1/24/2024)5     40       38  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.102% 2/24/2033 (USD-SOFR + 1.41% on 2/24/2032)5     455       371  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.436% 2/24/2043 (USD-SOFR + 1.632% on 2/24/2042)5     385       284  
HSBC Holdings PLC 5.402% 8/11/2033 (USD-SOFR + 2.87% on 8/11/2032)5     925       859  
ING Groep NV 4.017% 3/28/2028 (USD-SOFR + 1.83% on 3/28/2027)5     375       351  
ING Groep NV 4.252% 3/28/2033 (USD-SOFR + 2.07% on 3/28/2032)5     249       220  
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 4.35% 6/15/2029     500       484  
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 4.60% 3/15/2033     328       314  
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 4.95% 6/15/2052     682       635  
Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc. 5.00% 7/15/20324     500       416  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.851% 7/25/2028 (USD-SOFR + 1.99% on 7/25/2027)5     338       330  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.963% 1/25/2033 (USD-SOFR + 1.26% on 1/25/2032)5     190       155  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.586% 4/26/2033 (USD-SOFR + 1.80% on 4/26/2032)5     72       67  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.912% 7/25/2033 (USD-SOFR + 2.08% on 7/25/2032)5     1,710       1,633  
Kasikornbank PCL HK 3.343% 10/2/2031 (5-year UST Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity + 1.70% on 10/2/2026)5     500       441  
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 2.375% 12/15/2031     100       81  
Morgan Stanley 4.679% 7/17/2026 (USD-SOFR + 1.669% on 7/17/2025)5     330       325  
Morgan Stanley 4.21% 4/20/2028 (USD-SOFR + 1.61% on 4/20/2027)5     371       353  
Morgan Stanley 2.943% 1/21/2033 (USD-SOFR + 1.29% on 1/21/2032)5     195       158  
Morgan Stanley 4.889% 7/20/2033 (USD-SOFR + 2.077% on 7/20/2032)5     225       212  
Morgan Stanley 5.297% 4/20/2037 (USD-SOFR + 2.62% on 4/20/2032)5     269       247  
Navient Corp. 6.125% 3/25/2024     82       81  
Navient Corp. 5.50% 3/15/2029     500       409  
Navient Corp. 5.625% 8/1/2033     950       679  
New York Life Global Funding 0.85% 1/15/20264     125       111  
Progressive Corp. 3.00% 3/15/2032     350       305  
Royal Bank of Canada 6.00% 11/1/2027     555       580  
Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.00% 9/10/2031     90       71  
Wells Fargo & Company 3.908% 4/25/2026 (USD-SOFR + 1.32% on 4/25/2025)5     469       456  
Wells Fargo & Company 4.808% 7/25/2028 (USD-SOFR + 1.98% on 7/25/2027)5     1,050       1,027  
Wells Fargo & Company 3.35% 3/2/2033 (USD-SOFR + 1.50% on 3/2/2032)5     30       25  
Wells Fargo & Company 4.89% 7/25/2033 (USD-SOFR + 4.897% on 7/25/2032)5     420       400  
Wells Fargo & Company 4.611% 4/25/2053 (USD-SOFR + 2.13% on 4/25/2052)5     241       205  
              26,072  
                 
Communication services 4.36%                
AT&T, Inc. 2.55% 12/1/2033     250       193  
AT&T, Inc. 3.50% 9/15/2053     1,775       1,206  
CCO Holdings, LLC 4.75% 3/1/20304     450       389  
CCO Holdings, LLC 4.75% 2/1/20324     914       743  
CCO Holdings, LLC 4.50% 5/1/2032     100       80  
CCO Holdings, LLC 4.50% 6/1/20334     200       154  
CCO Holdings, LLC 4.25% 1/15/20344     1,850       1,369  
CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.40% 4/1/2033     200       172  
Charter Communications Operating, LLC 3.90% 6/1/2052     1,800       1,137  
Comcast Corp. 1.50% 2/15/2031     100       78  
Comcast Corp. 2.80% 1/15/2051     1,200       763  

 

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Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Communication services (continued)                
DISH Network Corp. 11.75% 11/15/20274   USD 500     $ 515  
Frontier Communications Corp. 5.00% 5/1/20284     611       534  
Gray Escrow II, Inc. 5.375% 11/15/20314     575       415  
Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.85% 8/15/2032     1,100       971  
Meta Platforms, Inc. 4.45% 8/15/2052     775       620  
Midas OpCo Holdings, LLC 5.625% 8/15/20294     100       83  
Netflix, Inc. 4.875% 4/15/2028     1,007       975  
Netflix, Inc. 4.875% 6/15/20304     840       785  
News Corp. 3.875% 5/15/20294     144       125  
News Corp. 5.125% 2/15/20324     930       848  
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 4.00% 7/15/20284     430       375  
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 3.875% 9/1/20314     682       533  
T-Mobile US, Inc. 2.55% 2/15/2031     975       799  
T-Mobile US, Inc. 2.875% 2/15/2031     538       445  
T-Mobile US, Inc. 3.40% 10/15/2052     925       626  
Univision Communications, Inc. 4.50% 5/1/20294     1,950       1,634  
Verizon Communications, Inc. 1.75% 1/20/2031     400       311  
Verizon Communications, Inc. 2.55% 3/21/2031     220       181  
Verizon Communications, Inc. 3.875% 3/1/2052     1,225       935  
VZ Secured Financing BV 5.00% 1/15/20324     200       163  
WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc. 4.279% 3/15/20324     841       695  
WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc. 5.05% 3/15/20424     440       338  
WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc. 5.141% 3/15/20524     847       619  
              19,809  
                 
Energy 4.04%                
Apache Corp. 5.25% 2/1/2042     300       247  
Apache Corp. 5.35% 7/1/2049     700       567  
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC 7.00% 11/1/20264     250       243  
BP Capital Markets America, Inc. 2.721% 1/12/2032     500       418  
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP 4.00% 3/1/2031     500       426  
Cheniere Energy, Inc. 4.625% 10/15/2028     175       159  
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 5.875% 2/1/20294     350       332  
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 6.75% 4/15/20294     661       644  
Chevron Corp. 1.995% 5/11/2027     250       225  
CNX Resources Corp. 7.25% 3/14/20274     175       174  
CNX Resources Corp. 7.375% 1/15/20314     185       178  
ConocoPhillips 3.80% 3/15/2052     250       198  
Continental Resources, Inc. 2.875% 4/1/20324     75       56  
Energy Transfer Operating, LP 3.75% 5/15/2030     150       133  
Energy Transfer Partners, LP 6.25% 4/15/2049     675       631  
Enterprise Products Operating, LLC 3.30% 2/15/2053     60       40  
EQM Midstream Partners, LP 6.00% 7/1/20254     430       416  
EQM Midstream Partners, LP 4.75% 1/15/20314     1,175       963  
EQT Corp. 3.90% 10/1/2027     75       69  
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.61% 10/15/2030     400       350  
Exxon Mobil Corp. 3.452% 4/15/2051     350       265  
Genesis Energy, LP 8.00% 1/15/2027     725       686  
Harvest Midstream I, LP 7.50% 9/1/20284     75       72  
Hilcorp Energy I, LP 6.00% 4/15/20304     135       120  
Hilcorp Energy I, LP 6.25% 4/15/20324     625       540  
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 3.60% 2/15/2051     825       572  
MPLX, LP 2.65% 8/15/2030     75       61  
MPLX, LP 4.95% 9/1/2032     481       452  
MV24 Capital BV 6.748% 6/1/2034     343       314  
New Fortress Energy, Inc. 6.50% 9/30/20264     200       186  
NGL Energy Operating, LLC 7.50% 2/1/20264     1,260       1,124  
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. 6.375% 6/1/20264     710       693  
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 6.125% 1/1/2031     300       303  
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 6.60% 3/15/2046     1,050       1,083  
ONEOK, Inc. 4.00% 7/13/2027     50       47  
ONEOK, Inc. 6.35% 1/15/2031     40       41  

 

12 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
     

Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Energy (continued)                
ONEOK, Inc. 4.50% 3/15/2050   USD 75     $ 56  
ONEOK, Inc. 7.15% 1/15/2051     150       153  
Petrobras Global Finance Co. 5.60% 1/3/2031     611       582  
Petróleos Mexicanos 6.49% 1/23/2027     1,275       1,165  
Petróleos Mexicanos 8.75% 6/2/2029     754       708  
Petróleos Mexicanos 6.70% 2/16/2032     254       200  
Qatar Petroleum 2.25% 7/12/20314     275       228  
Shell International Finance BV 2.75% 4/6/2030     75       66  
Shell International Finance BV 3.00% 11/26/2051     1,375       938  
Southwestern Energy Co. 4.75% 2/1/2032     725       621  
Sunoco, LP 4.50% 4/30/2030     150       130  
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC 4.125% 8/15/20314     250       213  
Weatherford International, Ltd. 6.50% 9/15/20284     100       98  
Weatherford International, Ltd. 8.625% 4/30/20304     125       120  
Williams Companies, Inc. 2.60% 3/15/2031     55       45  
              18,351  
                 
Health care 2.67%                
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 2.70% 3/15/2031     125       104  
Amgen, Inc. 4.05% 8/18/2029     625       585  
Amgen, Inc. 4.20% 3/1/2033     675       627  
Amgen, Inc. 4.875% 3/1/2053     275       245  
Anthem, Inc. 4.10% 5/15/2032     423       395  
Anthem, Inc. 4.55% 5/15/2052     203       177  
Bausch Health Companies, Inc. 6.125% 2/1/20274     75       52  
Bausch Health Companies, Inc. 5.25% 2/15/20314     110       53  
Baxter International, Inc. 2.539% 2/1/2032     70       56  
Becton, Dickinson and Company 4.298% 8/22/2032     525       493  
Centene Corp. 2.45% 7/15/2028     655       554  
Centene Corp. 2.625% 8/1/2031     1,575       1,241  
Community Health Systems, Inc. 5.25% 5/15/20304     75       57  
CVS Health Corp. 1.875% 2/28/2031     50       39  
GE Healthcare Holding, LLC 5.905% 11/22/20324     650       676  
GE Healthcare Holding, LLC 6.377% 11/22/20524     125       134  
HCA, Inc. 3.625% 3/15/20324     79       67  
HCA, Inc. 4.625% 3/15/20524     122       96  
Humana, Inc. 3.70% 3/23/2029     152       139  
Merck & Co., Inc. 1.70% 6/10/2027     50       44  
Molina Healthcare, Inc. 3.875% 5/15/20324     800       665  
Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc. 5.25% 10/1/20294     75       60  
Owens & Minor, Inc. 6.25% 4/1/20304     415       357  
Roche Holdings, Inc. 2.076% 12/13/20314     200       163  
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.875% 1/1/20264     300       284  
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.375% 1/15/20304     625       542  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 3.15% 10/1/2026     1,717       1,505  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 6.75% 3/1/2028     100       98  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 5.125% 5/9/2029     1,192       1,063  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 5.30% 2/15/2030     325       336  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 4.20% 5/15/2032     230       219  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 5.35% 2/15/2033     363       376  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 4.75% 5/15/2052     255       237  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 5.875% 2/15/2053     200       217  
Zoetis, Inc. 5.60% 11/16/2032     200       208  
              12,164  
                 
Consumer discretionary 2.45%                
Allied Universal Holdco, LLC 4.625% 6/1/20284     650       538  
Amazon.com, Inc. 2.10% 5/12/2031     100       82  
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.60% 4/13/2032     600       551  
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.95% 4/13/2052     400       333  
AutoNation, Inc. 3.85% 3/1/2032     300       240  
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 3.45% 4/1/20274     200       189  

 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust 13
     

Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Consumer discretionary (continued)                
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 1.95% 8/12/20314   USD 50     $ 39  
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 3.70% 4/1/20324     125       112  
Daimler Trucks Finance North America, LLC 3.65% 4/7/20274     350       328  
Daimler Trucks Finance North America, LLC 2.50% 12/14/20314     150       117  
Fertitta Entertainment, Inc. 4.625% 1/15/20294     350       297  
Fertitta Entertainment, Inc. 6.75% 1/15/20304     425       344  
Ford Motor Co. 2.30% 2/10/2025     700       640  
Ford Motor Co. 3.25% 2/12/2032     100       75  
Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC 5.125% 6/16/2025     483       465  
Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC 4.95% 5/28/2027     570       533  
General Motors Financial Co. 2.35% 2/26/2027     75       66  
Hanesbrands, Inc. 4.625% 5/15/20244     272       264  
Home Depot, Inc. 1.375% 3/15/2031     125       97  
Hyundai Capital America 1.65% 9/17/20264     100       88  
International Game Technology PLC 5.25% 1/15/20294     400       373  
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 4.25% 4/1/2052     81       65  
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 5.625% 4/15/2053     400       385  
Macy’s Retail Holdings, LLC 5.875% 3/15/20304     50       43  
Marriott International, Inc. 2.75% 10/15/2033     800       613  
McDonald’s Corp. 4.60% 9/9/2032     180       176  
McDonald’s Corp. 5.15% 9/9/2052     1,165       1,124  
Party City Holdings, Inc. 8.75% 2/15/20264     461       134  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 5.375% 7/15/20274     350       284  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 3.70% 3/15/2028     750       552  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 8.25% 1/15/20294     500       503  
Scientific Games Holdings, LP 6.625% 3/1/20304     875       740  
Sonic Automotive, Inc. 4.875% 11/15/20314     200       157  
Stellantis Finance US, Inc. 1.711% 1/29/20274     600       516  
Wheel Pros, Inc. 6.50% 5/15/20294     275       98  
              11,161  
                 
Industrials 2.40%                
Allegiant Travel Co. 7.25% 8/15/20274     276       263  
Ashtead Capital, Inc. 5.50% 8/11/20324     1,100       1,055  
Boeing Company 2.75% 2/1/2026     115       107  
Boeing Company 3.625% 2/1/2031     1,992       1,750  
Boeing Company 5.805% 5/1/2050     855       797  
Bombardier, Inc. 7.125% 6/15/20264     220       214  
Bombardier, Inc. 7.875% 4/15/20274     1,195       1,162  
Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd. 3.10% 12/2/2051     1,125       762  
Carrier Global Corp. 2.722% 2/15/2030     100       84  
CoreLogic, Inc. 4.50% 5/1/20284     300       231  
CSX Corp. 2.50% 5/15/2051     550       337  
Eaton Corp. 4.15% 3/15/2033     266       248  
Eaton Corp. 4.70% 8/23/2052     107       97  
Lockheed Martin Corp. 5.10% 11/15/2027     228       233  
Lockheed Martin Corp. 5.25% 1/15/2033     271       280  
Lockheed Martin Corp. 5.70% 11/15/2054     212       223  
Maxar Technologies, Inc. 7.75% 6/15/20274     475       494  
Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC 6.50% 6/20/20274     54       54  
Raytheon Technologies Corp. 2.375% 3/15/2032     80       65  
Raytheon Technologies Corp. 2.82% 9/1/2051     925       603  
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. 9.375% 11/30/20294     683       720  
TransDigm, Inc. 4.625% 1/15/2029     400       352  
Union Pacific Corp. 2.80% 2/14/2032     300       260  
Union Pacific Corp. 2.95% 3/10/2052     650       443  
United Airlines, Inc. 4.625% 4/15/20294     100       87  
              10,921  

 

14 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
     

Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Utilities 2.13%                
AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL 4.375% 5/31/20304   USD 200     $ 174  
Alabama Power Co. 3.94% 9/1/2032     525       484  
Consumers Energy Co. 3.60% 8/15/2032     315       288  
Consumers Energy Co. 3.10% 8/15/2050     195       137  
Consumers Energy Co. 3.50% 8/1/2051     80       61  
Consumers Energy Co. 2.65% 8/15/2052     505       320  
Duke Energy Corp. 5.00% 8/15/2052     275       246  
Duke Energy Florida, LLC 5.95% 11/15/2052     125       134  
Edison International 6.95% 11/15/2029     150       157  
Entergy Louisiana, LLC 4.75% 9/15/2052     200       181  
FirstEnergy Corp. 2.65% 3/1/2030     1,055       862  
Florida Power & Light Company 2.875% 12/4/2051     150       101  
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. 2.70% 8/1/2052     50       32  
Northern States Power Co. 2.60% 6/1/2051     50       32  
Northern States Power Co. 4.50% 6/1/2052     350       319  
Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC 4.55% 9/15/20324     625       614  
Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC 2.70% 11/15/2051     175       115  
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.15% 1/1/2026     40       37  
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 4.65% 8/1/2028     100       92  
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 4.55% 7/1/2030     755       686  
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.25% 6/1/2031     200       163  
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.50% 8/1/2050     2,100       1,312  
PG&E Corp. 5.25% 7/1/2030     550       501  
Southern California Edison Co. 2.75% 2/1/2032     1,065       895  
Southern California Edison Co. 3.45% 2/1/2052     1,015       727  
Union Electric Co. 3.90% 4/1/2052     275       223  
Virginia Electric and Power Co. 2.40% 3/30/2032     50       41  
Virginia Electric and Power Co. 2.45% 12/15/2050     81       48  
WEC Energy Group, Inc. 5.15% 10/1/2027     175       177  
Xcel Energy, Inc. 2.35% 11/15/2031     40       32  
Xcel Energy, Inc. 4.60% 6/1/2032     500       479  
              9,670  
                 
Consumer staples 1.79%                
7-Eleven, Inc. 1.80% 2/10/20314     725       555  
Altria Group, Inc. 3.40% 5/6/2030     100       86  
Altria Group, Inc. 3.70% 2/4/2051     890       561  
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV 4.50% 6/1/2050     1,095       964  
British American Tobacco PLC 2.259% 3/25/2028     100       83  
British American Tobacco PLC 4.742% 3/16/2032     250       222  
British American Tobacco PLC 4.758% 9/6/2049     887       646  
British American Tobacco PLC 3.984% 9/25/2050     375       247  
British American Tobacco PLC 5.65% 3/16/2052     604       500  
Conagra Brands, Inc. 5.40% 11/1/2048     525       488  
Constellation Brands, Inc. 4.35% 5/9/2027     326       318  
Constellation Brands, Inc. 4.75% 5/9/2032     173       167  
Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC 6.125% 7/27/20274     200       199  
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. 3.20% 5/1/2030     40       35  
Kraft Heinz Company 5.50% 6/1/2050     75       72  
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 5.00% 12/31/20264     250       217  
PepsiCo, Inc. 1.95% 10/21/2031     50       40  
Philip Morris International, Inc. 5.125% 11/17/2027     615       621  
Philip Morris International, Inc. 5.625% 11/17/2029     335       341  
Philip Morris International, Inc. 5.75% 11/7/2032     600       613  
Post Holdings, Inc. 4.625% 4/15/20304     200       173  
Post Holdings, Inc. 4.50% 9/15/20314     1,136       957  
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. 4.00% 9/1/2028     50       43  
              8,148  

 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust 15
     

Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Materials 1.76%                
Anglo American Capital PLC 2.25% 3/17/20284   USD 200     $ 169  
Anglo American Capital PLC 4.75% 3/16/20524     200       167  
Ball Corp. 6.875% 3/15/2028     640       658  
Braskem Idesa SAPI 6.99% 2/20/2032     200       143  
Celanese US Holdings, LLC 6.379% 7/15/2032     125       119  
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. 4.875% 3/1/20314     300       265  
Dow Chemical Co. 3.60% 11/15/2050     40       29  
First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. 6.875% 10/15/20274     1,050       987  
FXI Holdings, Inc. 12.25% 11/15/20264     700       581  
Glencore Funding, LLC 2.625% 9/23/20314     200       160  
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 2.30% 11/1/20304     230       183  
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 3.468% 12/1/20504     950       647  
LABL, Inc. 5.875% 11/1/20284     75       65  
LSB Industries, Inc. 6.25% 10/15/20284     100       92  
LYB International Finance III, LLC 3.625% 4/1/2051     75       51  
Methanex Corp. 5.25% 12/15/2029     550       489  
Nova Chemicals Corp. 4.25% 5/15/20294     1,325       1,085  
Nutrien, Ltd. 5.90% 11/7/2024     220       223  
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc. 4.875% 5/1/20284     492       423  
Sherwin-Williams Company 2.90% 3/15/2052     1,085       680  
South32 Treasury (USA), Ltd. 4.35% 4/14/20324     209       179  
Yara International ASA 7.378% 11/14/20324     586       613  
              8,008  
                 
Information technology 1.47%                
Analog Devices, Inc. 1.70% 10/1/2028     25       21  
Analog Devices, Inc. 2.95% 10/1/2051     583       396  
Apple, Inc. 3.35% 8/8/2032     350       319  
Apple, Inc. 2.65% 2/8/2051     900       598  
Apple, Inc. 2.70% 8/5/2051     435       289  
Apple, Inc. 3.95% 8/8/2052     364       311  
Block, Inc. 3.50% 6/1/2031     100       80  
Broadcom, Inc. 4.00% 4/15/20294     46       42  
Broadcom, Inc. 4.15% 4/15/20324     908       799  
Broadcom, Inc. 2.60% 2/15/20334     200       151  
Broadcom, Inc. 3.469% 4/15/20344     450       360  
Broadcom, Inc. 3.137% 11/15/20354     156       115  
Broadcom, Inc. 3.187% 11/15/20364     450       325  
Broadcom, Inc. 4.926% 5/15/20374     700       613  
Entegris Escrow Corp. 4.75% 4/15/20294     445       407  
Mastercard, Inc. 2.00% 11/18/2031     80       64  
Oracle Corp. 2.875% 3/25/2031     186       155  
Sabre GLBL, Inc. 11.25% 12/15/20274     300       309  
salesforce.com, inc. 2.90% 7/15/2051     1,200       792  
ServiceNow, Inc. 1.40% 9/1/2030     100       77  
Tibco Software Inc, Term Loan A, (3-month USD CME Term SOFR + 4.50%) 9.180% 9/29/20283,6     500       445  
              6,668  
                 
Real estate 1.25%                
American Tower Corp. 2.30% 9/15/2031     80       62  
American Tower Corp. 4.05% 3/15/2032     229       205  
American Tower Corp. 2.95% 1/15/2051     675       421  
Equinix, Inc. 2.15% 7/15/2030     350       279  
Equinix, Inc. 2.50% 5/15/2031     400       322  
Equinix, Inc. 3.40% 2/15/2052     460       315  
Howard Hughes Corp. 4.375% 2/1/20314     375       304  
Iron Mountain, Inc. 4.50% 2/15/20314     900       742  
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. 4.75% 3/1/2029     575       457  
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. 4.75% 2/1/2030     975       745  
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. 5.00% 3/1/2031     200       151  
Sun Communities Operating, LP 2.70% 7/15/2031     40       32  

 

16 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
     

Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Real estate (continued)                
Sun Communities Operating, LP 4.20% 4/15/2032   USD 649     $ 573  
VICI Properties, LP 3.875% 2/15/20294     75       66  
VICI Properties, LP 4.125% 8/15/20304     250       219  
VICI Properties, LP 5.125% 5/15/2032     875       812  
              5,705  
                 
Total corporate bonds, notes & loans             136,677  
                 
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 23.69%                
U.S. Treasury 17.64%                
U.S. Treasury 4.25% 10/15/2025     8,150       8,146  
U.S. Treasury 4.50% 11/15/2025     5,200       5,233  
U.S. Treasury 4.00% 12/15/2025     24,400       24,247  
U.S. Treasury 4.125% 9/30/2027     5,375       5,396  
U.S. Treasury 4.125% 10/31/2027     5,690       5,712  
U.S. Treasury 3.875% 11/30/2027     6,700       6,664  
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 8/15/2032     6,138       5,588  
U.S. Treasury 4.125% 11/5/2032     5,798       5,913  
U.S. Treasury 4.00% 11/15/20427     13,630       13,355  
              80,254  
                 
U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities 6.05%                
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 1.625% 10/15/20278     17,201       17,178  
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 1/15/20327,8     11,818       10,339  
              27,517  
                 
Total U.S. Treasury bonds & notes             107,771  
                 
Asset-backed obligations 7.33%                
AGL CLO, Ltd., Series 2022-18A, Class B, (3-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.00%) 5.988% 4/21/20311,3,4     1,500       1,480  
ALM Loan Funding, Series 2020-1A, Class A2, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.85%) 5.929% 10/15/20291,3,4     500       488  
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2022-3, Class C, 4.86% 10/13/20281,4     701       683  
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2022-2, Class F, 7.74% 2/13/20291,4     1,647       1,474  
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP, LLC, Series 2022-5, Class B, 7.09% 4/20/20271,4     2,394       2,385  
Brex Commercial Charge Card Master Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A, 4.63% 7/15/20251,4     1,000       969  
CF Hippolyta, LLC, Series 2020-1, Class B1, 2.28% 7/15/20601,4     490       429  
CFG Investments, Ltd., Series 2021-1, Class B, 5.82% 5/20/20321,4     750       714  
CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-B, Class A, 2.88% 6/15/20261,4     460       451  
CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-B, Class D, 5.19% 8/15/20281,4     1,250       1,188  
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2022-1A, Class C, 5.70% 10/15/20321,4     1,000       967  
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2022-1A, Class D, 6.63% 12/15/20321,4     1,000       959  
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2022-2A, Class A3, 2.80% 11/17/20251     268       265  
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2022-2A, Class D, 4.56% 7/17/20281     117       110  
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2022-2A, Class E, 6.34% 10/15/20291,4     1,443       1,256  
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2022-3A, Class E, 8.17% 1/15/20301,4     2,000       1,945  
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2022-5, Class E, 10.45% 4/15/20301,4     3,000       2,953  
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2022-6, Class E, 11.61% 6/17/20301,4     4,000       4,047  
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2022-SFR2, Class S, 5.197% 5/17/20391,4     456       420  
Hertz Vehicle Financing III, LLC, Series 2022-2A, Class C, 2.95% 6/26/20281,4     300       248  
Mission Lane Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2022-B, Class B, 10.42% 1/15/20281,9     465       465  
Mission Lane Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2022-B, Class D, 14.45% 1/15/20281,9     3,500       3,499  
Research-Driven Pagaya Motor Asset Trust I, Series 2022-3, Class A, 5.38% 11/25/20301,4     1,193       1,163  
Research-Driven Pagaya Motor Asset Trust I, Series 2022-3, Class B, 6.58% 11/25/20301,4     337       315  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-7, Class C, 6.69% 3/17/20311     796       813  

 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust 17
     

Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Asset-backed obligations (continued)                
SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2022-A, Class D, 4.75% 11/16/20541,4   USD 208     $ 189  
SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2022-D, Class D, 7.23% 10/15/20581,4     2,000       1,967  
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2022-2A, Class D, 5.48% 9/15/20271,4     1,562       1,493  
              33,335  
                 
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies outside the U.S. 1.53%                
Abu Dhabi (Emirate of) 1.70% 3/2/20314     300       248  
Angola (Republic of) 8.75% 4/14/20324     800       695  
Argentine Republic 0.50% 7/9/2030 (0.75% on 7/9/2023)5     1,100       299  
Chile (Republic of) 2.45% 1/31/2031     400       333  
Chile (Republic of) 4.34% 3/7/2042     200       170  
Colombia (Republic of) 8.00% 4/20/2033     280       281  
Dominican Republic 4.50% 1/30/20304     500       428  
Egypt (Arab Republic of) 8.75% 9/30/2051     1,839       1,242  
Export-Import Bank of India 2.25% 1/13/20314     250       198  
Mongolia (State of) 4.45% 7/7/2031     500       390  
Panama (Republic of) 2.252% 9/29/2032     1,000       744  
South Africa (Republic of) 5.875% 4/20/2032     1,003       908  
United Mexican States 4.50% 4/22/2029     450       430  
United Mexican States 4.875% 5/19/2033     620       570  
              6,936  
                 
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments (cost: $460,080,000)             448,767  
                 
Short-term securities 10.96%     Shares          
Money market investments 10.96%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 4.31%10,11     498,858       49,881  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $49,878,000)             49,881  
Total investment securities 109.63% (cost: $509,958,000)             498,648  
Other assets less liabilities (9.63)%             (43,820 )
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 454,828  

 

Futures contracts

 

Contracts   Type   Number of
contracts
  Expiration   Notional
amount
(000)
    Value and
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
at 12/31/2022
(000)
 
2 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures   Long   152   March 2023     USD 31,172       $ 37  
5 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures   Long   156   March 2023       16,837         (97 )
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures   Long   118   March 2023       13,251         (194 )
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures   Short   412   March 2023       (48,732 )       382  
30 Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond Futures   Short   9   March 2023       (1,209 )       (3 )
30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond Futures   Long   57   March 2023       7,145         (90 )
                            $ 35  

 

18 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
     

Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)

 

Swap contracts

 

Interest rate swaps

 

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps

 

Receive   Pay       Notional     Value at     Upfront
premium
    Unrealized
appreciation
 
Rate   Payment
frequency
  Rate   Payment
frequency
  Expiration
date
  amount
(000)
    12/31/2022
(000)
    paid
(000)
    at 12/31/2022
(000)
 
SOFR   Annual   2.121%   Annual   3/28/2024     USD5,700       $185       $ —       $185  

 

Bilateral interest rate swaps

 

Receive   Pay           Notional     Value at     Upfront
premium
    Unrealized
depreciation
 
Rate   Payment
frequency
  Rate   Payment
frequency
  Counterparty   Expiration
date
  amount
(000)
    12/31/2022
(000)
    paid
(000)
    at 12/31/2022
(000)
 
12.54%   At maturity   BZDIOVER   At maturity   Barclays Bank PLC   1/2/2026     BRL19,454           $(1 )       $—         $(1 )

 

Credit default swaps

 

Centrally cleared credit default swaps on credit indices — buy protection

 

Reference
index
  Financing
rate paid
  Payment
frequency
  Expiration
date
  Notional
amount
(000)
    Value at
12/31/2022
(000)
    Upfront
premium
received
(000)
    Unrealized
appreciation
at 12/31/2022
(000)
 
CDX.NA.IG.39   1.00%   Quarterly   12/20/2027     $10,400           $(86 )       $(89 )       $3  

 

Investments in affiliates11

 

    Value of
affiliate at
2/22/202212
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
loss
(000)
    Net
unrealized
appreciation
(000)
    Value of
affiliate at
12/31/2022
(000)
    Dividend
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 10.96%                                                        
Money market investments 10.96%                                                    
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 4.31%10   $     $ 236,670     $ 186,792     $ 13    $ 3     $ 49,881     $ 1,249  

 

Principal payments may be made periodically. Therefore, the effective maturity date may be earlier than the stated maturity date.
Purchased on a TBA basis.
Coupon rate may change periodically. Reference rate and spread are as of the most recent information available. Some coupon rates are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions; therefore, the reference rate and spread are not available.
Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A or, for commercial paper, Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $97,533,000, which represented 21.44% of the net assets of the fund.
Step bond; coupon rate may change at a later date.
Loan participations and assignments; may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The total value of all such loans was $445,000, which represented 0.10% of the net assets of the fund.
All or a portion of this security was pledged as collateral. The total value of pledged collateral was $1,273,000, which represented .28% of the net assets of the fund.
Index-linked bond whose principal amount moves with a government price index.
Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
10  Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2022.
11  Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
12  Commencement of operations.
13  Amount less than one thousand.

 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust 19
     

Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)

 

Key to abbreviations

Assn. = Association
BRL = Brazilian reais
BZDIOVER = Overnight Brazilian Interbank Deposit Rate
CLO = Collateralized Loan Obligations
CME = CME Group

DAC = Designated Activity Company
LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate
SOFR = Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TBA = To-be-announced
USD = U.S. dollars

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

20 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
     

Capital Group Municipal Income ETF

Investment portfolio December 31, 2022

 

Portfolio quality summary*   Percent of
net assets
AAA/Aaa     8.20 %
AA/Aa     32.95  
A/A     20.71  
BBB/Baa     11.83  
Below investment grade     12.29  
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities     14.02  

 

* Bond ratings, which typically range from AAA/Aaa (highest) to D (lowest), are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch as an indication of an issuer’s creditworthiness. In assigning a credit rating to a security, the fund looks specifically to the ratings assigned to the issuer of the security by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch. If agency ratings differ, the security will be considered to have received the highest of those ratings, consistent with the fund’s investment policies. The ratings are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments 85.98%   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Alabama 2.59%                
Black Belt Energy Gas Dist., Gas Project Rev. Bonds, Series 2022-B-1, 5.25% 2/1/2053 (put 6/1/2029)   USD 600     $ 626  
Black Belt Energy Gas Dist., Gas Supply Prepay Rev. Bonds (Project No. 4), Series 2019-A, 4.00% 12/1/2049 (put 12/1/2025)     500       495  
Black Belt Energy Gas Dist., Gas Supply Rev. Bonds, Series 2022-F, 5.50% 11/1/2053 (put 12/1/2028)     750       787  
              1,908  
                 
Arizona 1.00%                
County of Maricopa, Industrial Dev. Auth., Solid Waste Disposal Rev. Bonds (Waste Management, Inc. Project), Series 2001, AMT, 3.375% 12/1/2031 (put 6/3/2024)     750       736  
                 
California 5.41%                
Escondido Union High School Dist., G.O. Bonds, 2008 Election, Series 2009-A, Assured Guaranty insured, 0% 8/1/2028     500       418  
G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2019, 5.00% 4/1/2032     500       596  
Infrastructure and Econ. Dev. Bank, Rev. Bonds (WFCS Portfolio Projects), Series 2021-A-1, 5.00% 1/1/20561     500       372  
City of Los Angeles, Dept. of Airports, Los Angeles International Airport, Rev. Bonds, Series 2019-D, AMT, 5.00% 5/15/2026     495       520  
Monrovia Unified School Dist., G.O. Bonds, 1997 Election, Series 2001-B, National insured, 0% 8/1/2032     750       524  
City and County of San Francisco, Airport Commission, San Francisco International Airport, Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2019-A-2, AMT, 5.00% 5/1/2044     500       512  
Statewide Communities Dev. Auth., Student Housing Rev. Ref. Bonds (CHF-Irvine, LLC - University of California, Irvine East Campus Apartments, Phase I Ref. and Phase IV-B), Series 2021, BAM insured, 5.00% 5/15/2027     500       541  
Stockton Unified School Dist., G.O. Bonds, Capital Appreciation Bonds, 2008 Election, Series 2011-D, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 0% 8/1/2033     725       496  
              3,979  
                 
Colorado 2.58%                
City and County of Denver, Airport System Rev. Bonds, Series 2022-A, AMT, 5.00% 11/15/2028     500       537  
E-470 Public Highway Auth., Rev. Bonds, Capital Appreciation Bonds, Series 2004-A, National insured, 0% 9/1/2027     500       432  
Town of Parker, Cottonwood Highlands Metropolitan Dist. No. 1, Limited Tax G.O. Bonds (Convertible to Unlimited Tax), Series 2019-A, 5.00% 12/1/2049     500       441  
Regional Transportation Dist., Private Activity Bonds (Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3 Project), Series 2020-A, 4.00% 7/15/2033     500       488  
              1,898  

 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust 21
 

Capital Group Municipal Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Connecticut 0.68%                
Housing Fin. Auth., Housing Mortgage Fin. Program Bonds, Series 2018-E-1, 4.25% 5/15/2042   USD 500     $ 503  
                 
Delaware 0.61%                
Econ. Dev. Auth., Charter School Rev. Bonds (First State Montessori Academy, Inc. Project), Series 2019-A, 4.00% 8/1/2029     460       451  
                 
District of Columbia 0.99%                
Metropolitan Area Transit Auth., Dedicated Rev. Bonds, Series 2020-A, 4.00% 7/15/2020     750       727  
                 
Florida 1.28%                
Capital Trust Agcy., Senior Rev. Bonds (Educational Growth Fund, LLC Charter School Portfolio Projects), Series 2021-A-1, 3.375% 7/1/20311     500       443  
Housing Fin. Corp., Homeowner Mortgage Rev. Bonds, Series 2018-1, 4.00% 7/1/2049     500       500  
              943  
                 
Georgia 3.30%                
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Supply Rev. Bonds, Series 2021-C, 4.00% 5/1/2052 (put 12/1/2028)     695       679  
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Supply Rev. Bonds, Series 2021-A, 4.00% 7/1/2052 (put 9/1/2027)     500       496  
Municipal Electric Auth., Project One Bonds, Series 2020-A, 5.00% 1/1/2027     620       659  
Private Colleges and Universities Auth., Rev. Bonds (Emory University), Series 2022-A, 5.00% 9/1/2032     500       599  
              2,433  
                 
Guam 0.68%                
Limited Obligation Bonds (Section 30), Series 2016-A, 5.00% 12/1/2046     500       501  
                 
Illinois 8.16%                
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dedicated Rev.), Series 2018-A, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 12/1/2030     500       511  
City of Chicago, G.O. Bonds, Series 2021-A, 4.00% 1/1/2035     500       470  
City of Chicago, Water Rev. Bonds, Series 2000, 5.00% 11/1/2028     500       521  
Fin. Auth., Rev. Bonds (Advocate Health Care Network), Series 2008-A, 4.00% 11/1/2030     500       506  
Fin. Auth., Rev. Bonds (Rush University Medical Center Obligated Group), Series 2015-A, 4.00% 11/15/2039     500       457  
Fin. Auth., Solid Waste Disposal Rev. Bonds (Waste Management, Inc. Project), Series 2019, AMT, 0.40% 11/1/2044 (put 11/1/2023)     500       501  
G.O. Bonds, Series 2016, 4.00% 6/1/2033     1,060       996  
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Auth., McCormick Place Expansion Project Bonds, Capital Appreciation Bonds, Series 2002-A, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 0% 6/15/2030     1,055       788  
Sales Tax Securitization Corp., Sales Tax Securitization Bonds, Series 2020-A, BAM insured, 5.00% 1/1/2029     510       552  
Sports Facs. Auth., Sports Facs. Rev. Ref. Bonds (State Tax Supported), Series 2019, BAM insured, 5.00% 6/15/2029     665       704  
              6,006  
                 
Indiana 2.28%                
Fin. Auth., Environmental Improvement Rev. Bonds (Fulcrum Centerpoint, LLC Project), Series 2022-A, AMT, 4.50% 12/15/2046 (put 12/1/2023)     750       750  
Fin. Auth., Environmental Improvement Rev. Ref. Bonds (U.S. Steel Corp. Project), Series 2021-A, 4.125% 12/1/2026     500       489  
Fin. Auth., Midwestern Disaster Relief Rev. Bonds (Ohio Valley Electric Corp. Project), Series 2012-B, 3.00% 11/1/2030     500       443  
              1,682  

 

22 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
 

Capital Group Municipal Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Iowa 0.65%                
Fin. Auth., Midwestern Disaster Area Rev. Ref. Bonds (Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project), Series 2022, 4.00% 12/1/2050 (put 12/1/2032)   USD 500     $ 479  
                 
Kansas 0.74%                
Dev. Fin. Auth., Hospital Rev. Bonds (Advent Health Obligated Group), Series 2021-B, 5.00% 11/15/2054 (put 11/15/2028)     500       542  
                 
Kentucky 0.66%                
Public Energy Auth., Gas Supply Rev. Bonds, Series 2022-A-1, 4.00% 8/1/2052 (put 8/1/2030)     500       485  
                 
Maryland 1.84%                
County of Montgomery, Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dept. of Liquor Control), Series 2019-A, 4.00% 6/15/2037     750       785  
Dept. of Transportation, Consolidated Transportation Bonds, Series 2021-A, 2.00% 10/1/2034     700       570  
              1,355  
                 
Massachusetts 0.71%                
Educational Fncg. Auth., Education Loan Rev. Bonds, Series 2019-B, AMT, 5.00% 7/1/2026     500       525  
                 
Michigan 1.42%                
Fin. Auth., Hospital Rev. and Rev. Ref. Bonds (Trinity Health Credit Group), Series 2019-A, 5.00% 12/1/2041     500       522  
Fin. Auth., Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2020-A-1, 5.00% 6/1/2033     500       523  
              1,045  
                 
Minnesota 0.66%                
Housing Fin. Agcy., Residential Housing Fin. Bonds, Series 2021-H, 3.00% 7/1/2052     500       484  
                 
Missouri 0.69%                
Housing Dev. Commission, Single Family Mortgage Rev. Bonds (First Place Homeownership Loan Program), Series 2020-C, 3.50% 11/1/2050     515       509  
                 
Nevada 3.24%                
Dept. of Business and Industry, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. Bonds (Republic Services, Inc. Project), Series 2001, AMT, 3.75% 12/1/2026 (put 6/1/2023)1     700       699  
County of Clark, Limited Tax G.O. Park Improvement Bonds, Series 2018, 5.00% 12/1/2031     600       671  
Las Vegas Valley Water Dist., Limited Tax G.O. Water Improvement Bonds, Series 2022-A, 4.00% 6/1/2035     500       519  
City of North Las Vegas, Special Improvement Dist. No. 65 (Northern Beltway Commercial Area), Local Improvement Bonds, Series 2017, 4.00% 12/1/20271     505       496  
              2,385  

 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust 23
 

Capital Group Municipal Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
New Jersey 4.25%                
Econ. Dev. Auth., Special Fac. Rev. Bonds (Continental Airlines, Inc. Project), Series 1999, AMT, 5.25% 9/15/2029   USD 500     $ 498  
Health Care Facs. Fncg. Auth., Rev. Ref. Bonds (Hackensack Meridian Health Obligated Group Issue), Series 2017-A, 5.00% 7/1/2032     500       541  
Health Care Facs. Fncg. Auth., Rev. Ref. Bonds (RWJ Barnabas Health Obligated Group Issue), Series 2016-A, 5.00% 7/1/2033     500       531  
Housing and Mortgage Fin. Agcy., Single Family Housing Rev. Bonds, Series 2020-E, 3.50% 4/1/2051     500       493  
Transportation Trust Fund Auth., Transportation System Bonds, Series 2019-A, 5.00% 12/15/2027     500       539  
Transportation Trust Fund Auth., Transportation System Bonds, Series 2018-A, 5.00% 12/15/2036     500       524  
              3,126  
                 
New York 9.85%                
Build NYC Resource Corp., Rev. Bonds (East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School Project), Series 2022, 5.00% 6/1/20321     250       250  
Environmental Facs. Corp., Solid Waste Disposal Rev. Bonds (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project), Series 2014-R-2, AMT, 3.125% 12/1/2044 (put 6/1/2026)1     500       470  
Metropolitan Transportation Auth., Transportation Rev. Ref. Green Bonds, Series 2017-C-1, 5.00% 11/15/2028     805       836  
Mortgage Agcy., Homeowner Mortgage Rev. Bonds, Series 213, 4.25% 10/1/2047     500       503  
New York City G.O. Bonds, Series 2022-A-1, 5.00% 9/1/2034     500       577  
New York City Municipal Water Fin. Auth., Water and Sewer System Second General Resolution Rev. Bonds, Series 2020-CC-1, 4.00% 6/15/2037     750       743  
New York City Transitional Fin. Auth., Future Tax Secured Bonds, Series 2015-E-1, 5.00% 2/1/2030     500       521  
Port Auth., Consolidated Bonds, Series 178, AMT, 5.00% 12/1/2025     560       567  
Thruway Auth., Personal Income Tax Rev. Bonds, Series 2021-A-1, 5.00% 3/15/2029     500       567  
Transportation Dev. Corp., Special Fac. Rev. Bonds (American Airlines, Inc. John F. Kennedy International Airport Project), Series 2021, AMT, 2.25% 8/1/2026     500       462  
Transportation Dev. Corp., Special Fac. Rev. Bonds (Terminal Four John F. Kennedy International Airport Project), Series 2020-C, 5.00% 12/1/2034     500       531  
Transportation Dev. Corp., Special Facs. Rev. Bonds (Delta Air Lines, Inc. LaGuardia Airport Terminals C & D Redev. Project), Series 2018, AMT, 5.00% 1/1/2033     500       506  
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Auth., Payroll Mobility Tax Green Bonds (MTA Bridges and Tunnels), Series 2022-E-1, 5.00% 11/15/2027     650       717  
              7,250  
                 
North Carolina 1.41%                
City of Charlotte, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Airport Rev. Bonds, Series 2019-B, AMT, 5.00% 7/1/2030     500       539  
Housing Fin. Agcy., Home Ownership Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 42, 4.00% 1/1/2050     500       501  
              1,040  
                 
Ohio 2.01%                
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Fncg. Auth., Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2020-B-2, 5.00% 6/1/2055     500       435  
County of Cuyahoga, Metropolitan Housing Auth., Multifamily Housing Rev. Bonds (Wade Park Apartments), Series 2022, 4.75% 12/1/2027 (put 12/1/2025)     460       473  
County of Franklin, Hospital Facs. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Nationwide Children’s Hospital), Series 2016-C, 5.00% 11/1/2031     500       573  
              1,481  

 

24 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
 

Capital Group Municipal Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Pennsylvania 6.23%                
City of Allentown, Neighborhood Improvement Zone Dev. Auth., Tax Rev. Bonds (City Center Ref. Project), Series 2017, 5.00% 5/1/20421   USD 500     $ 473  
Econ. Dev. Fncg. Auth., Private Activity Rev. Bonds (The Penndot Major Bridges Package One Project), Series 2022, AMT, 5.00% 12/31/2030     700       750  
Econ. Dev. Fncg. Auth., Private Activity Rev. Bonds (The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project), Series 2015, AMT, 5.00% 12/31/2034     500       506  
Econ. Dev. Fncg. Auth., Solid Waste Disposal Rev. Bonds (Republic Services, Inc. Project), Series 2014, AMT, 2.60% 6/1/2044 (put 2022)     750       750  
Higher Educational Facs. Auth., Health System Rev. Bonds (University of Pennsylvania Health System), Series 2015, 5.00% 8/15/2026     500       528  
Philadelphia School Dist., G.O. Bonds, Series 2019-A, National insured, 5.00% 9/1/2026     500       532  
Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Rev. Bonds, Series 2019-A, 5.00% 12/1/2027     500       547  
County of Westmoreland, Industrial Dev. Auth., Health System Rev. Bonds (Excela Health Project), Series 2020-A, 4.00% 7/1/2026     500       504  
              4,590  
                 
Puerto Rico 2.95%                
Aqueduct and Sewer Auth., Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2021-B, 4.00% 7/1/20421     500       402  
Electric Power Auth., Power Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2007-UU, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, (3-month USD-LIBOR x 0.67 + 0.52%) 0.67% 7/1/2029     500       450  
G.O. Restructured Bonds, Series 2022-A-1, 4.00% 7/1/2033     500       435  
G.O. Restructured Bonds, Series 2022-A-1, 4.00% 7/1/2037     500       410  
Sales Tax Fncg. Corp., Sales Tax Rev. Restructured Bonds, Series 2018-A-1, 4.50% 7/1/2034     500       473  
              2,170  
                 
South Carolina 0.71%                
Public Service Auth., Rev. Ref. Obligations (Santee Cooper), Series 2016-A, 5.00% 12/1/2029     500       526  
                 
Tennessee 1.69%                
Housing Dev. Agcy., Residential Fin. Program Bonds, Series 2017-2A, AMT, 4.00% 1/1/2042     500       496  
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Project Rev. Bonds, Series 2018, 4.00% 11/1/2049     750       745  
              1,241  
                 
Texas 6.43%                
Central Texas Regional Mobility Auth., Rev. Bonds, Series 2021-B, 5.00% 1/1/2032     500       553  
County of Harris, Toll Road Rev. and Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2018-A, 5.00% 8/15/2030     500       554  
Hays Consolidated Independent School Dist., Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2022, 5.00% 2/15/2035     635       718  
Laredo Unified School Dist., Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2018, 5.00% 8/1/2034     750       821  
Lower Colorado River Auth., Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2022, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 5/15/2026     500       536  
North Texas Tollway Auth., System Rev. and Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2021-B, 4.00% 1/1/2036     500       506  
Board of Regents of the Texas State University System, Rev. Fncg. System Rev. and Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2019-A, 5.00% 3/15/2033     500       550  
Waco Education Fin. Corp., Rev. Bonds (Baylor University Issue), Series 2021, 4.00% 3/1/2040     500       498  
              4,736  
                 
Utah 0.73%                
Salt Lake City, Airport Rev. Bonds (Salt Lake City International Airport), Series 2018-A, AMT, 5.00% 7/1/2028     500       535  

 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust 25
 

 

Capital Group Municipal Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Vermont 0.66%                
Econ. Dev. Auth., Solid Waste Disposal Rev. Bonds (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project), Series 2013, AMT, 4.625% 4/1/2036 (put 4/3/2028)1   USD 500     $ 487  
                 
Virgin Islands 0.70%                
Matching Fund Special Purpose Securitization Corp., Matching Fund Securitization Bonds, Series 2022-A, 5.00% 10/1/2026     500       514  
                 
Virginia 0.61%                
County of Charles City, Econ. Dev. Auth., Solid Waste Disposal Rev. Bonds (Waste Management, Inc. Project), Series 2004-A, 2.875% 2/1/2029     500       452  
                 
Washington 4.20%                
G.O. Bonds, Series 2020-A, 5.00% 8/1/2039     650       708  
Health Care Facs. Auth., Rev. Bonds (Multicare Health System), Series 2015-B, 5.00% 8/15/2025     500       522  
Housing Fin. Commission, Municipal Certs., Series 2021-1, 3.50% 12/20/2035     489       431  
Housing Fin. Commission, Single Family Program Bonds, Series 2018-1-N, 4.00% 12/1/2048     470       471  
County of King, Convention Center Public Facs. Dist., Lodging Tax Green Notes, Series 2021, 4.00% 7/1/2031     500       458  
Port of Seattle, Industrial Dev. Corp., Special Facs. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Delta Air Lines, Inc. Project), Series 2012, AMT, 5.00% 4/1/2030     500       500  
              3,090  
                 
West Virginia 0.68%                
Econ. Dev. Auth., Solid Waste Disposal Facs. Rev. Bonds (Arch Resources Project), Series 2020, AMT, 5.00% 7/1/2045 (put 7/1/2025)     500       499  
                 
Wisconsin 2.70%                
Public Fin. Auth., Project Rev. Bonds (CFP3 - Eastern Michigan University Student Housing Project), Series 2022-A-1, BAM insured, 5.00% 7/1/2030     700       770  
Public Fin. Auth., Retirement Community Rev. Bonds (Lifespace Communities, Inc.), Series 2020-A, 4.00% 11/15/2041     500       494  
Public Fin. Auth., Rev. Ref. Bonds (Celanese Corp.), Series 2016-C, AMT, 4.30% 11/1/2030     750       721  
              1,985  
                 
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments (cost: $62,150,000)             63,298  
                 
Short-term securities 6.66%                
Municipals 6.66%                
State of Arizona, City of Phoenix, Industrial Dev. Auth., Health Care Facs. Rev. Bonds (Mayo Clinic), Series 2014-B, 3.50% 11/15/2052     400       400  
State of Ohio, Hospital Rev. Bonds (Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group), Series 2008-B-4, 3.52% 1/1/2043     1,000       1,000  
State of Michigan, Regents of the University of Michigan, General Rev. Bonds, Series 2008-A, 3.50% 4/1/2038     2,000       2,000  
State of Michigan, Strategic Fund, Demand Limited Obligation Rev. Bonds (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Project), Series 2007, 3.56% 12/1/2042     1,500       1,500  
              4,900  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $4,900,000)             4,900  
Total investment securities 92.64% (cost: $67,050,000)             68,198  
Other assets less liabilities 7.36%             5,418  
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 73,616  

 

26 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
 

Capital Group Municipal Income ETF (continued)

 

1 Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A or, for commercial paper, Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $4,092,000, which represented 5.56% of the net assets of the fund.

 

Key to abbreviations

Agcy. = Agency

AMT = Alternative Minimum Tax

Auth. = Authority

Dept. = Department

Dev. = Development

Dist. = District

Econ. = Economic

Fac. = Facility

Facs. = Facilities

Fin. = Finance

Fncg. = Financing

G.O. = General Obligation

LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate

Redev. = Redevelopment

Ref. = Refunding

Rev. = Revenue

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust 27
 

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF

Investment portfolio December 31, 2022

 

Portfolio by type of security Percent of net assets

 

 

Portfolio quality summary*   Percent of
net assets
U.S. Treasury and agency     .74 %
AAA/Aaa     3.40  
AA/Aa     10.89  
A/A     15.00  
BBB/Baa     22.45  
Below investment grade     41.31  
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities     6.21  
* Bond ratings, which typically range from AAA/Aaa (highest) to D (lowest), are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch as an indication of an issuer’s creditworthiness. In assigning a credit rating to a security, the fund looks specifically to the ratings assigned to the issuer of the security by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch. If agency ratings differ, the security will be considered to have received the highest of those ratings, consistent with the fund’s investment policies. The ratings are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
These securities are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments 93.79% Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans 75.06%                
Financials 13.47%                
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC 3.85% 10/29/2041   USD 535     $ 380  
AG TTMT Escrow Issuer, LLC 8.625% 9/30/20271     290       293  
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC 4.25% 10/15/20271     125       112  
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC 6.75% 10/15/20271     285       257  
American Express Co. 4.42% 8/3/2033 (USD-SOFR + 1.76% on 8/3/2032)2     245       232  
American International Group, Inc. 4.375% 6/30/2050     160       136  
AmWINS Group, Inc. 4.875% 6/30/20291     195       166  
Aretec Escrow Issuer, Inc. 7.50% 4/1/20291     180       149  
AssuredPartners, Inc. 5.625% 1/15/20291     155       128  
Bangkok Bank PCL 3.733% 9/25/2034 (5-year UST Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity + 1.90% on 9/25/2029)2     250       209  
Bank of America Corp. 4.948% 7/22/2028 (USD-SOFR + 2.04% on 7/22/2027)2     400       391  
Bank of America Corp. 4.571% 4/27/2033 (USD-SOFR + 1.83% on 4/27/2032)2     260       239  
Bank of America Corp. 5.015% 7/22/2033 (USD-SOFR + 2.16% on 7/22/2032)2     110       105  
Charles Schwab Corp. 2.45% 3/3/2027     195       178  
Citigroup, Inc. 4.91% 5/24/2033 (USD-SOFR + 2.086% on 5/24/2032)2     200       188  
Citigroup, Inc. 6.27% 11/17/2033 (USD-SOFR + 2.338% on 11/17/2032)2     234       242  
Coinbase Global, Inc. 3.625% 10/1/20311     125       60  
Compass Diversified Holdings 5.25% 4/15/20291     435       373  
Corebridge Financial, Inc. 3.90% 4/5/20321     225       197  
Corebridge Financial, Inc. 4.40% 4/5/20521     195       156  
Credit Suisse Group AG 4.194% 4/1/2031 (USD-SOFR + 3.73% on 4/1/2030)1,2     295       230  
Deutsche Bank AG 2.552% 1/7/2028 (USD-SOFR + 1.318% on 1/7/2027)2     235       200  
Discover Financial Services 6.70% 11/29/2032     60       61  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.102% 2/24/2033 (USD-SOFR + 1.41% on 2/24/2032)2     515       420  
HSBC Holdings PLC 2.804% 5/24/2032 (USD-SOFR + 1.187% on 5/24/2031)2     380       295  
HUB International, Ltd. 7.00% 5/1/20261     135       132  
HUB International, Ltd. 5.625% 12/1/20291     105       92  
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 3.00% 6/15/2050     385       261  
Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc. 5.00% 7/15/20321     280       233  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.851% 7/25/2028 (USD-SOFR + 1.99% on 7/25/2027)2     100       98  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.953% 2/4/2032 (USD-SOFR + 1.065% on 2/4/2031)2     150       115  

 

28 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
 

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued) Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Financials (continued)                
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.586% 4/26/2033 (USD-SOFR + 1.80% on 4/26/2032)2   USD 345     $ 320  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.912% 7/25/2033 (USD-SOFR + 2.08% on 7/25/2032)2     250       239  
Kasikornbank PCL HK 3.343% 10/2/2031 (5-year UST Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity + 1.70% on 10/2/2026)2     200       176  
LPL Holdings, Inc. 4.00% 3/15/20291     210       183  
Morgan Stanley 4.679% 7/17/2026 (USD-SOFR + 1.669% on 7/17/2025)2     130       128  
Morgan Stanley 4.889% 7/20/2033 (USD-SOFR + 2.077% on 7/20/2032)2     325       306  
MSCI, Inc. 3.25% 8/15/20331     265       205  
National Financial Partners Corp. 6.875% 8/15/20281     260       215  
Navient Corp. 5.625% 8/1/2033     300       214  
Oxford Finance, LLC 6.375% 2/1/20271     135       126  
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 6.037% 10/28/2033 (USD-SOFR Index + 2.14% on 10/28/2032)2     63       66  
Power Financial Corp., Ltd. 3.35% 5/16/2031     250       208  
Royal Bank of Canada 6.00% 11/1/2027     124       129  
Ryan Specialty Group, LLC 4.375% 2/1/20301     160       139  
State Street Corp. 5.82% 11/4/2028 (USD-SOFR + 1.715% on 11/4/2027)2     36       37  
Wells Fargo & Company 4.89% 7/25/2033 (USD-SOFR + 4.897% on 7/25/2032)2     545       519  
              9,538  
                 
Energy 10.25%                
Apache Corp. 5.25% 2/1/2042     175       144  
Apache Corp. 5.35% 7/1/2049     100       81  
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC 5.875% 6/30/20291     200       179  
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. 5.00% 10/15/20261     153       140  
BP Capital Markets America, Inc. 1.749% 8/10/2030     195       156  
California Resources Corp. 7.125% 2/1/20261     165       159  
Callon Petroleum Co. 7.50% 6/15/20301     130       119  
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. 2.95% 7/15/2030     70       59  
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP 3.25% 1/31/2032     245       195  
Cheniere Energy, Inc. 4.625% 10/15/2028     185       168  
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 5.875% 2/1/20291     215       204  
Chevron Corp. 1.995% 5/11/2027     230       207  
CNX Resources Corp. 7.375% 1/15/20311     225       216  
Comstock Resources, Inc. 5.875% 1/15/20301     205       177  
Crestwood Midstream Partners, LP 8.00% 4/1/20291     75       75  
Energy Transfer Partners, LP 6.25% 4/15/2049     234       219  
EQM Midstream Partners, LP 4.75% 1/15/20311     370       303  
EQT Corp. 3.625% 5/15/20311     80       68  
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.61% 10/15/2030     175       153  
Exxon Mobil Corp. 3.452% 4/15/2051     325       246  
Genesis Energy, LP 8.00% 1/15/2027     220       208  
Harvest Midstream I, LP 7.50% 9/1/20281     100       96  
Hilcorp Energy I, LP 6.25% 4/15/20321     250       216  
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 4.80% 2/1/2033     200       186  
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 5.45% 8/1/2052     70       63  
Leviathan Bond, Ltd. 6.75% 6/30/20301     155       147  
MPLX, LP 4.95% 9/1/2032     270       254  
MPLX, LP 4.95% 3/14/2052     165       136  
New Fortress Energy, Inc. 6.50% 9/30/20261     270       251  
NGL Energy Operating, LLC 7.50% 2/1/20261     275       245  
NGL Energy Partners, LP 7.50% 11/1/2023     65       63  
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. 8.125% 3/1/20281     222       213  
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 6.625% 9/1/2030     125       129  
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 6.125% 1/1/2031     150       152  
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 6.60% 3/15/2046     100       103  
Petróleos Mexicanos 6.49% 1/23/2027     150       137  
Range Resources Corp. 4.75% 2/15/20301     215       190  
Shell International Finance BV 3.00% 11/26/2051     340       232  
Southwestern Energy Co. 4.75% 2/1/2032     350       300  
Sunoco, LP 4.50% 5/15/2029     205       180  
Total Capital International 3.13% 5/29/2050     135       96  

 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust 29
 

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued) Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Energy (continued)                
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC 4.125% 8/15/20311   USD 100     $ 85  
Western Gas Partners, LP 4.50% 3/1/2028     155       143  
Williams Companies, Inc. 4.65% 8/15/2032     175       163  
              7,256  
                 
Communication services 8.42%                
AT&T, Inc. 2.25% 2/1/2032     165       130  
AT&T, Inc. 3.50% 9/15/2053     180       122  
AT&T, Inc. 3.55% 9/15/2055     190       128  
CCO Holdings, LLC 4.50% 6/1/20331     250       192  
CCO Holdings, LLC 4.25% 1/15/20341     525       388  
Charter Communications Operating, LLC 2.30% 2/1/2032     135       100  
Charter Communications Operating, LLC 3.70% 4/1/2051     375       229  
Comcast Corp. 1.50% 2/15/2031     215       168  
DISH Network Corp. 11.75% 11/15/20271     245       253  
Frontier Communications Corp. 5.00% 5/1/20281     220       192  
Gray Escrow II, Inc. 5.375% 11/15/20311     223       161  
Lamar Media Corp. 3.625% 1/15/2031     230       190  
Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.85% 8/15/2032     415       366  
Meta Platforms, Inc. 4.45% 8/15/2052     345       276  
Netflix, Inc. 4.875% 4/15/2028     315       305  
Netflix, Inc. 5.875% 11/15/2028     120       122  
Netflix, Inc. 5.375% 11/15/20291     90       87  
News Corp. 3.875% 5/15/20291     320       278  
Nexstar Escrow Corp. 5.625% 7/15/20271     155       143  
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 3.875% 9/1/20311     385       301  
Sprint Corp. 6.875% 11/15/2028     195       203  
Tencent Holdings, Ltd. 3.24% 6/3/2050     200       127  
T-Mobile US, Inc. 2.55% 2/15/2031     350       287  
T-Mobile US, Inc. 3.40% 10/15/2052     130       88  
Univision Communications, Inc. 4.50% 5/1/20291     370       310  
Verizon Communications, Inc. 2.355% 3/15/2032     280       223  
Verizon Communications, Inc. 2.875% 11/20/2050     80       51  
Verizon Communications, Inc. 3.55% 3/22/2051     160       115  
Warner Music Group 3.875% 7/15/20301     140       121  
WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc. 4.279% 3/15/20321     160       132  
WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc. 5.141% 3/15/20521     240       175  
              5,963  
                 
Consumer discretionary 8.00%                
Allied Universal Holdco, LLC 4.625% 6/1/20281     320       265  
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.70% 12/1/2032     155       154  
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. 4.625% 11/15/20291     180       152  
Bath & Body Works, Inc. 6.875% 11/1/2035     230       205  
Boyd Gaming Corp. 4.75% 12/1/2027     145       135  
Boyne USA, Inc. 4.75% 5/15/20291     175       155  
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. 4.625% 10/15/20291     190       155  
Caesars Resort Collection, LLC 5.75% 7/1/20251     105       103  
CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc. 5.75% 4/1/20301     195       175  
Cedar Fair, LP 5.50% 5/1/20251     100       99  
Fertitta Entertainment, Inc. 4.625% 1/15/20291     75       64  
Fertitta Entertainment, Inc. 6.75% 1/15/20301     150       121  
First Student Bidco, Inc. 4.00% 7/31/20291     210       174  
Ford Motor Co. 6.10% 8/19/2032     175       162  
Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC 3.815% 11/2/2027     360       317  
Hanesbrands, Inc. 4.875% 5/15/20261     225       201  
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 4.00% 5/1/20311     225       189  
Home Depot, Inc. 2.375% 3/15/2051     130       78  
International Game Technology PLC 5.25% 1/15/20291     230       215  
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 5.625% 4/15/2053     50       48  
Marriott International, Inc. 3.50% 10/15/2032     110       92  
McDonald’s Corp. 4.60% 9/9/2032     190       186  

 

30 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
 

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued) Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Consumer discretionary (continued)                
McDonald’s Corp. 5.15% 9/9/2052   USD 125     $ 121  
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment 8.00% 2/1/20261     96       90  
Party City Holdings, Inc. 8.75% 2/15/20261     230       67  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 4.25% 7/1/20261     285       231  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 5.50% 4/1/20281     90       72  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 8.25% 1/15/20291     125       126  
Sands China, Ltd. 3.75% 8/8/20312     200       158  
Scientific Games Holdings, LP 6.625% 3/1/20301     240       203  
Sonic Automotive, Inc. 4.625% 11/15/20291     229       184  
Stellantis Finance US, Inc. 2.691% 9/15/20311     305       233  
Vail Resorts, Inc. 6.25% 5/15/20251     90       90  
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc. 5.75% 4/15/20261     235       222  
Wheel Pros, Inc. 6.50% 5/15/20291     100       35  
Wheel Pros, Inc., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 4.50%) 8.825% 5/11/20283,4     100       68  
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 4.375% 8/15/20281     105       94  
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC 4.25% 5/30/20231     125       123  
Wynn Resorts Finance, LLC 5.125% 10/1/20291     120       103  
              5,665  
                 
Health care 6.43%                
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 2.70% 3/15/2031     160       133  
Amgen, Inc. 4.20% 3/1/2033     260       241  
Amgen, Inc. 3.00% 1/15/2052     200       129  
Avantor Funding, Inc. 3.875% 11/1/20291     275       231  
Bausch Health Companies, Inc. 5.00% 2/15/20291     125       60  
Bausch Health Companies, Inc. 5.25% 2/15/20311     170       83  
Baxter International, Inc. 2.539% 2/1/2032     270       215  
Becton, Dickinson and Company 4.298% 8/22/2032     100       94  
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. 3.125% 2/15/20291     27       22  
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. 3.50% 4/1/20301     260       206  
Centene Corp. 2.45% 7/15/2028     240       203  
Centene Corp. 2.50% 3/1/2031     495       388  
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 3.75% 3/15/20291     160       142  
GE Healthcare Holding, LLC 5.905% 11/22/20321     150       156  
GE Healthcare Holding, LLC 6.377% 11/22/20521     100       107  
HCA, Inc. 2.375% 7/15/2031     150       117  
HealthEquity, Inc. 4.50% 10/1/20291     100       88  
Molina Healthcare, Inc. 3.875% 5/15/20321     235       195  
Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc. 5.25% 10/1/20291     205       163  
Radiology Partners, Inc. 9.25% 2/1/20281     125       70  
Surgery Center Holdings 10.00% 4/15/20271     29       30  
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 6.125% 10/1/20281     125       112  
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.375% 1/15/20301     155       134  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 3.15% 10/1/2026     250       219  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 6.75% 3/1/2028     255       249  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV 5.125% 5/9/2029     200       178  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 4.95% 11/21/2032     51       52  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 5.30% 2/15/2030     75       77  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 5.35% 2/15/2033     105       109  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 2.90% 5/15/2050     130       89  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 5.875% 2/15/2053     35       38  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 5.50% 11/1/20251     200       170  
Zoetis, Inc. 5.60% 11/16/2032     50       52  
              4,552  
                 
Industrials 6.28%                
Allegiant Travel Co. 7.25% 8/15/20271     125       119  
Ashtead Capital, Inc. 5.50% 8/11/20321     200       192  
Boeing Company 3.625% 2/1/2031     200       176  
Boeing Company 5.705% 5/1/2040     80       77  
Boeing Company 5.805% 5/1/2050     205       191  
Bombardier, Inc. 7.125% 6/15/20261     130       126  

 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust 31
 

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued) Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Industrials (continued)                
Bombardier, Inc. 7.875% 4/15/20271   USD 215     $ 209  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC 2.875% 6/15/2052     225       151  
BWX Technologies, Inc. 4.125% 4/15/20291     150       131  
Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd. 3.10% 12/2/2051     200       135  
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp. 3.875% 7/1/20281     140       121  
CoreLogic, Inc. 4.50% 5/1/20281     140       108  
CSX Corp. 2.50% 5/15/2051     220       135  
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 5.00% 12/15/20291     130       111  
Eaton Corp. 4.15% 3/15/2033     95       89  
Harsco Corp. 5.75% 7/31/20271     155       123  
Lima Metro Line 2 Finance, Ltd. 5.875% 7/5/2034     95       92  
Lockheed Martin Corp. 5.25% 1/15/2033     191       197  
Norfolk Southern Corp. 3.05% 5/15/2050     175       118  
Raytheon Technologies Corp. 2.82% 9/1/2051     240       157  
Republic Services, Inc. 1.45% 2/15/2031     150       116  
Sensata Technologies Holding BV 4.00% 4/15/20291     225       194  
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. 4.60% 6/15/2028     70       57  
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. 9.375% 11/30/20291     182       192  
Stericycle, Inc. 3.875% 1/15/20291     175       153  
TransDigm, Inc. 6.25% 3/15/20261     135       133  
TransDigm, Inc. 4.625% 1/15/2029     100       88  
Triumph Group, Inc. 6.25% 9/15/20241     95       90  
Uber Technologies, Inc. 8.00% 11/1/20261     155       156  
Union Pacific Corp. 2.95% 3/10/2052     395       269  
United Rentals, Inc. 5.25% 1/15/2030     160       151  
WESCO Distribution, Inc. 7.25% 6/15/20281     90       91  
              4,448  
                 
Utilities 5.26%                
Alabama Power Co. 3.94% 9/1/2032     120       111  
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2.90% 7/1/2050     240       163  
Consumers Energy Co. 3.60% 8/15/2032     75       69  
Consumers Energy Co. 2.65% 8/15/2052     190       120  
DTE Electric Co. 2.625% 3/1/2031     215       183  
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 2.45% 8/15/2029     75       65  
Duke Energy Corp. 5.00% 8/15/2052     70       63  
Duke Energy Florida, LLC 5.95% 11/15/2052     175       187  
Edison International 4.125% 3/15/2028     65       60  
Edison International 6.95% 11/15/2029     95       99  
Entergy Louisiana, LLC 2.90% 3/15/2051     250       161  
FirstEnergy Corp. 2.65% 3/1/2030     195       159  
FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC 4.35% 1/15/20251     150       146  
Florida Power & Light Company 2.875% 12/4/2051     120       81  
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. 2.25% 6/1/2030     130       107  
Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC 2.70% 11/15/2051     305       201  
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.30% 12/1/2027     240       212  
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.25% 6/1/2031     270       220  
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.30% 8/1/2040     135       92  
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.50% 8/1/2050     180       113  
PG&E Corp. 5.25% 7/1/2030     155       141  
Southern California Edison Co. 4.70% 6/1/2027     80       78  
Southern California Edison Co. 2.50% 6/1/2031     190       157  
Southern California Edison Co. 2.95% 2/1/2051     305       197  
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC 3.875% 8/15/20291     180       158  
Virginia Electric and Power Co. 2.30% 11/15/2031     220       178  
Xcel Energy, Inc. 3.40% 6/1/2030     230       206  
              3,727  

 

32 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
 

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued) Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Consumer staples 5.19%                
7-Eleven, Inc. 1.80% 2/10/20311   USD 180     $ 138  
7-Eleven, Inc. 2.80% 2/10/20511     70       43  
Altria Group, Inc. 3.70% 2/4/2051     560       353  
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV 5.55% 1/23/2049     150       149  
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV 4.50% 6/1/2050     250       220  
B&G Foods, Inc. 5.25% 4/1/2025     220       193  
British American Tobacco PLC 3.984% 9/25/2050     380       250  
Central Garden & Pet Co. 4.125% 4/30/20311     205       170  
Conagra Brands, Inc. 5.40% 11/1/2048     170       158  
Constellation Brands, Inc. 2.25% 8/1/2031     205       163  
Darling Ingredients, Inc. 6.00% 6/15/20301     175       171  
Ingles Markets, Inc. 4.00% 6/15/20311     60       51  
Kraft Heinz Company 4.375% 6/1/2046     100       82  
Kroger Co. 3.95% 1/15/2050     110       86  
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 7.00% 12/31/20271     230       190  
Performance Food Group, Inc. 4.25% 8/1/20291     245       213  
Philip Morris International, Inc. 5.125% 11/17/2027     160       162  
Philip Morris International, Inc. 5.625% 11/17/2029     122       124  
Philip Morris International, Inc. 5.75% 11/7/2032     150       153  
Post Holdings, Inc. 4.625% 4/15/20301     335       290  
Prestige Brands International, Inc. 3.75% 4/1/20311     170       140  
Simmons Foods, Inc. 4.625% 3/1/20291     220       179  
              3,678  
                 
Materials 5.07%                
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. 4.875% 10/1/2029     155       137  
Axalta Coating Systems, LLC 4.75% 6/15/20271     150       139  
Ball Corp. 6.875% 3/15/2028     325       334  
Braskem Idesa SAPI 6.99% 2/20/2032     250       179  
CAN-PACK SA 3.875% 11/15/20291     200       158  
Celanese US Holdings, LLC 6.379% 7/15/2032     85       81  
Element Solutions, Inc. 3.875% 9/1/20281     155       132  
First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. 6.875% 10/15/20271     250       235  
FXI Holdings, Inc. 12.25% 11/15/20261     230       191  
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 3.468% 12/1/20501     255       174  
Methanex Corp. 5.125% 10/15/2027     80       74  
Mineral Resources, Ltd. 8.50% 5/1/20301     135       137  
Nova Chemicals Corp. 4.25% 5/15/20291     55       45  
Novelis Corp. 3.875% 8/15/20311     155       127  
Nutrien, Ltd. 5.90% 11/7/2024     42       43  
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc. 4.875% 5/1/20281     210       181  
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc. 6.625% 5/1/20291     170       137  
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. 4.375% 2/1/2032     145       109  
Sealed Air Corp. 4.00% 12/1/20271     100       91  
Sherwin-Williams Company 2.90% 3/15/2052     225       141  
Summit Materials, LLC 5.25% 1/15/20291     100       93  
Valvoline, Inc. 3.625% 6/15/20311     210       173  
Venator Finance SARL 9.50% 7/1/20251     95       69  
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. 7.875% 12/1/20281     195       192  
Yara International ASA 7.378% 11/14/20321     206       215  
              3,587  
                 
Information technology 4.09%                
Almonde, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 3.50%) 6.871% 6/13/20243,4     35       31  
Almonde, Inc., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 7.25%) 10.621% 6/13/20253,4     50       38  
Analog Devices, Inc. 2.10% 10/1/2031     285       231  
Apple, Inc. 3.35% 8/8/2032     150       137  
Apple, Inc. 2.40% 8/20/2050     100       63  
Apple, Inc. 2.65% 2/8/2051     265       176  
Block, Inc. 3.50% 6/1/2031     125       100  
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. 4.00% 7/1/20291     165       145  
Broadcom, Inc. 2.60% 2/15/20331     215       162  

 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust 33
 

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued) Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Information technology (continued)                
Broadcom, Inc. 4.926% 5/15/20371   USD 275     $ 241  
CDK Global, Inc. 7.25% 6/15/20291     130       127  
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc. 9.375% 7/15/20251     51       36  
Finastra, Ltd., Term Loan B, (3-month EUR-EURIBOR + 3.00%) 4.00% 6/13/20243,4   EUR 25       23  
Gartner, Inc. 3.75% 10/1/20301   USD 125       108  
Mastercard, Inc. 1.90% 3/15/2031     200       163  
MoneyGram International, Inc. 5.375% 8/1/20261     180       183  
PayPal Holdings, Inc. 4.40% 6/1/2032     100       94  
PayPal Holdings, Inc. 5.05% 6/1/2052     210       191  
Sabre GLBL, Inc. 11.25% 12/15/20271     100       103  
salesforce.com, inc. 2.90% 7/15/2051     270       178  
ServiceNow, Inc. 1.40% 9/1/2030     245       188  
Tibco Software Inc, Term Loan A, (3-month USD CME Term SOFR + 4.50%) 9.180% 9/29/20283,4     200       178  
              2,896  
                 
Real estate 2.60%                
American Tower Corp. 2.95% 1/15/2051     315       196  
Anywhere Real Estate Group, LLC 5.25% 4/15/20301     185       135  
Equinix, Inc. 2.50% 5/15/2031     245       197  
Howard Hughes Corp. 4.375% 2/1/20311     190       154  
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. 4.75% 2/1/2030     300       229  
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP 4.75% 6/15/20291     140       113  
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. 3.50% 3/15/2031     235       162  
Park Intermediate Holdings, LLC 4.875% 5/15/20291     240       204  
Sun Communities Operating, LP 4.20% 4/15/2032     200       177  
VICI Properties, LP 5.125% 5/15/2032     250       232  
WeWork Companies, LLC 5.00% 7/10/20251     125       42  
              1,841  
                 
Total corporate bonds, notes & loans             53,151  
                 
Mortgage-backed obligations 9.44%                
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 8.25%                
3650R Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-PF2, Class B, 5.289% 11/15/20555     634       561  
Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-BNK44, Class B, 5.746% 11/15/20325     556       524  
Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-BNK44, Class C, 5.746% 11/15/20325     500       410  
Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities, LLC, Series 2022-C18, Class C, 6.148% 12/15/20555     508       438  
BX Trust, Series 2022-PSB, Class A, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.451%) 6.787% 8/15/20391,5     494       494  
BX Trust, Series 2022-PSB, Class C, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 3.697%) 8.033% 8/15/20391,5     247       246  
BX Trust, Series 2020-VIV4, Class A, 2.843% 3/9/20441,5     500       406  
Great Wolf Trust, Series 2019-WOLF, Class A, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 1.034%) 5.352% 12/15/20361,5     243       236  
Multifamily Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2020-1, Class M10, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 3.75%) 8.139% 3/25/20501,5     1,360       1,261  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C46, Class B, 4.633% 8/15/20515     967       854  
WMRK Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-WMRK, Class A, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.789%) 7.125% 11/15/20271,5     412       412  
              5,842  

 

34 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
 

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued)   Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                        
Collateralized mortgage-backed obligations (privately originated) 1.19%              
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2020-DNA2, Class M2, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 1.85%) 6.239% 2/25/20501,5           USD 429     $ 428  
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2020-DNA4, Class B1, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 6.00%) 10.389% 8/25/20501,5             389       415  
                      843  
                         
Total mortgage-backed obligations                     6,685  
                         
Asset-backed obligations 8.55%                        
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP, LLC, Series 2022-5, Class B, 7.09% 4/20/20271,5             553       551  
CF Hippolyta, LLC, Series 2020-1, Class A1, 1.69% 7/15/20601,5             681       609  
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-3, Class B, 1.11% 5/15/20265             500       486  
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3, Class E, 4.00% 8/17/20261,5             810       775  
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2022-6, Class E, 11.61% 6/17/20301,5             1,500       1,518  
Mission Lane Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2022-B, Class C, 12.09% 1/15/20285,6             1,000       1,000  
PPM CLO, Ltd., Series 2022-6, Class B, (3-month USD CME Term SOFR + 3.60%) 3.60% 1/20/20311,5             467       465  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-7, Class C, 6.69% 3/17/20315             149       152  
Stratus CLO, Series 2022-3, Class B, (3-month USD CME Term SOFR + 3.05%) 7.127% 10/20/20311,5             500       499  
                      6,055  
                         
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 0.74%                        
U.S. Treasury 0.74%                        
U.S. Treasury 2.75% 8/15/2032             200       182  
U.S. Treasury 3.375% 8/15/2042             385       344  
                      526  
                         
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments (cost: $65,556,000)               66,417  
                   
Short-term securities 4.18%   Weighted
average yield
at acquisition
             
Federal agency bills and notes 2.47%                        
Federal Home Loan Bank 1/3/2023     3.956 %     350       350  
Federal Home Loan Bank 1/10/2023     3.935       700       699  
Federal Home Loan Bank 1/11/2023     4.190       500       500  
Federal Home Loan Bank 1/13/2023     4.137       200       200  
                      1,749  
Commercial paper 1.68%                        
Proctor & Gamble 2/21/20231     4.360       1,200       1,192  
                         
            Shares          
Money market investments 0.03%                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 4.31%7,8             206       20  
                         
Total short-term securities (cost: $2,962,000)                     2,961  
Total investment securities 97.97% (cost: $68,518,000)                   69,378  
Other assets less liabilities 2.03%                     1,437  
                         
Net assets 100.00%                   $ 70,815  

 

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Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)

 

Swap contracts

 

Interest rate swaps

 

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps

 

                                Upfront     Unrealized  

 

 Receive

  Pay       Notional   Value at     premium     appreciation  
    Payment       Payment   Expiration   amount   12/31/2022     paid     at 12/31/2022  
Rate   frequency   Rate   frequency   date   (000)   (000)     (000)     (000)  
4.446%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   1/4/2025   USD 7,800     $       $       $  
3.7505%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   1/4/2028     4,900                        
SOFR   Annual   3.5145%   Annual   1/3/2033     9,700       34                 34  
3.4645%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   1/4/2043     800                        
SOFR   Annual   3.167   Annual   1/3/2053     3,900       33                 33  
                            $ 67       $       $ 67  

 

Credit default swaps

 

Centrally cleared credit default swaps on credit indices — sell protection

 

Financing
rate received
  Payment
frequency
  Reference
index
  Expiration
date
  Notional
amount
(000)
    Value at
12/31/2022
(000)
    Upfront
premium
paid
(000)
      Unrealized
appreciation
at 12/31/2022
(000)
 
5.00%   Quarterly   CDX.NA.HY.38   6/20/2027     $1,485       $31       $11         $20  

 

Investments in affiliates8

 

    Value of
affiliate at
10/25/20229
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain
(000)
    Net
unrealized
appreciation
(000)
    Value of
affiliate at
12/31/2022
(000)
    Dividend
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 0.03%                                                        
Money market investments 0.03%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 4.31%7   $     $ 28,822     $ 28,803     $ 1     $ 10    $ 20     $ 28  

 

1 Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A or, for commercial paper, Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $33,059,000, which represented 46.68% of the net assets of the fund.
2 Step bond; coupon rate may change at a later date.
3 Loan participations and assignments; may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The total value of all such loans was $338,000, which represented 0.47% of the net assets of the fund.
4 Coupon rate may change periodically. Reference rate and spread are as of the most recent information available. Some coupon rates are determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions; therefore, the reference rate and spread are not available.
5 Principal payments may be made periodically. Therefore, the effective maturity date may be earlier than the stated maturity date.
6 Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
7 Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2022.
8 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
9 Commencement of operations.
10 Amount less than one thousand.

 

Key to abbreviations

CDI = CREST Depository Interest
CLO = Collateralized Loan Obligations
CME = CME Group
DAC = Designated Activity Company
EUR = Euros
EURIBOR = Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate
SOFR = Secured Overnight Financing Rate
USD = U.S. dollars

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

36 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
 

Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF

Investment portfolio December 31, 2022

 

Portfolio by type of security Percent of net assets

 

 

Portfolio quality summary*   Percent of
net assets
U.S. Treasury and agency     .20 %
AAA/Aaa     39.73  
AA/Aa     13.73  
A/A     20.71  
BBB/Baa     21.14  
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities     4.49  

 

* Bond ratings, which typically range from AAA/Aaa (highest) to D (lowest), are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch as an indication of an issuer’s creditworthiness. In assigning a credit rating to a security, the fund looks specifically to the ratings assigned to the issuer of the security by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch. If agency ratings differ, the security will be considered to have received the highest of those ratings, consistent with the fund’s investment policies. The ratings are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
These securities are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments 95.51% Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans 49.77%                
Financials 15.01%                
ACE INA Holdings Inc. 3.35% 5/15/2024   USD 50     $ 49  
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC 1.75% 10/29/2024     395       363  
Allstate Corp. 0.75% 12/15/2025     195       173  
American Express Co. 3.375% 5/3/2024     150       147  
American Express Co. 2.50% 7/30/2024     100       96  
American Express Co. 2.25% 3/4/2025     60       57  
American International Group, Inc. 2.50% 6/30/2025     290       273  
Aon Global, Ltd. 3.875% 12/15/2025     99       97  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 5.088% 12/8/2025     415       417  
Bank of America Corp. 1.319% 10/24/2024 (USD-SOFR + 0.74% on 10/24/2023)1     540       518  
Bank of America Corp. 0.976% 4/22/2025 (USD-SOFR + 0.69% on 4/22/2024)1     107       100  
Bank of America Corp. 0.981% 9/25/2025 (USD-SOFR + 0.91% on 9/25/2024)1     420       387  
Bank of America Corp. 4.948% 7/22/2028 (USD-SOFR + 2.04% on 7/22/2027)1     150       147  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 4.414% 7/24/2026 (USD-SOFR + 1.345% on 7/24/2025)1     100       99  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 3.125% 3/15/2026     50       48  
BNP Paribas 3.375% 1/9/20252     200       193  
Capital One Financial Corp. 3.75% 4/24/2024     5       5  
Capital One Financial Corp. 3.20% 2/5/2025     65       62  
Capital One Financial Corp. 4.25% 4/30/2025     125       123  
Charles Schwab Corp. 0.90% 3/11/2026     35       31  
Citigroup, Inc. 3.30% 4/27/2025     50       48  
Citigroup, Inc. 0.981% 5/1/2025 (USD-SOFR + 0.669% on 5/1/2024)1     1,020       956  
Corebridge Financial, Inc. 3.50% 4/4/20252     320       307  
Credit Suisse AG (New York Branch) 0.495% 2/2/2024     315       291  
Deutsche Bank AG 2.222% 9/18/2024 (USD-SOFR + 2.159% on 9/18/2023)1     150       145  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 5.70% 11/1/2024     70       71  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.50% 4/1/2025     405       390  
Groupe BPCE SA 1.625% 1/14/20252     250       233  
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 3.65% 5/23/2025     115       112  
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 4.00% 9/15/2027     125       121  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.653% 9/16/2024 (3-month USD CME Term SOFR + 0.60% on 9/16/2023)1     965       931  

 

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Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued) Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Financials (continued)                
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.824% 6/1/2025 (USD-SOFR + 0.54% on 6/1/2024)1   USD 375     $ 350  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.561% 12/10/2025 (USD-SOFR + 0.605% on 12/10/2024)1     250       232  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 5.546% 12/15/2025 (USD-SOFR + 1.07% on 12/15/2024)1     200       200  
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 3.87% 7/9/2025 (1-year UST Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity + 3.50% on 7/9/2024)1     200       194  
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 3.875% 3/15/2024     590       582  
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 3.60% 1/11/20242     240       236  
Morgan Stanley 0.79% 5/30/2025 (USD-SOFR + 0.525% on 5/30/2024)1     800       744  
Morgan Stanley 1.164% 10/21/2025 (USD-SOFR + 0.56% on 10/21/2024)1     365       336  
Morgan Stanley, Series F, 3.875% 4/29/2024     75       74  
New York Life Global Funding 0.95% 6/24/20252     265       240  
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 5.671% 10/28/2025 (USD-SOFR + 1.09% on 10/28/2024)1     230       233  
PRICOA Global Funding I 1.15% 12/6/20242     458       424  
Royal Bank of Canada 5.66% 10/25/2024     310       314  
State Street Corp. 5.82% 11/4/2028 (USD-SOFR + 1.715% on 11/4/2027)1     7       7  
Toronto-Dominion Bank 0.55% 3/4/2024     250       237  
Toronto-Dominion Bank 0.75% 9/11/2025     225       201  
U.S. Bancorp 1.45% 5/12/2025     588       546  
Wells Fargo & Company 0.805% 5/19/2025 (USD-SOFR + 0.51% on 5/19/2024)1     400       375  
Wells Fargo & Company 2.406% 10/30/2025 (3-month USD-LIBOR + 0.825% on 10/30/2024)1     200       189  
Wells Fargo & Company 4.808% 7/25/2028 (USD-SOFR + 1.98% on 7/25/2027)1     150       147  
Westpac Banking Corp. 3.735% 8/26/2025     125       122  
Willis North America, Inc. 3.60% 5/15/2024     464       452  
              13,425  
                 
Health care 5.51%                
AbbVie, Inc. 2.60% 11/21/2024     820       785  
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 3.25% 3/1/2025     210       202  
Amgen, Inc. 3.625% 5/22/2024     65       64  
Amgen, Inc. 1.90% 2/21/2025     340       319  
Anthem, Inc. 2.375% 1/15/2025     85       81  
AstraZeneca Finance, LLC 0.70% 5/28/2024     70       66  
Baxter International, Inc. 1.322% 11/29/2024     135       126  
Becton, Dickinson and Company 3.363% 6/6/2024     105       103  
Becton, Dickinson and Company 3.734% 12/15/2024     60       59  
Boston Scientific Corp. 3.45% 3/1/2024     40       39  
Boston Scientific Corp. 1.90% 6/1/2025     85       79  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 2.90% 7/26/2024     25       24  
CVS Health Corp. 2.625% 8/15/2024     325       312  
DH Europe Finance II SARL 2.20% 11/15/2024     30       29  
Elevance Health, Inc. 3.35% 12/1/2024     145       141  
Eli Lilly and Company 2.75% 6/1/2025     205       196  
GE Healthcare Holding, LLC 5.55% 11/15/20242     100       100  
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 3.70% 4/1/2024     160       157  
HCA, Inc. 5.375% 2/1/2025     535       535  
Humana, Inc. 3.85% 10/1/2024     340       333  
Johnson & Johnson 0.55% 9/1/2025     180       163  
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 3.60% 2/1/2025     270       262  
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.75% 2/10/2025     125       120  
Novartis Capital Corp. 3.40% 5/6/2024     55       54  
Roche Holdings, Inc. 2.314% 3/10/20272     200       182  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 1.215% 10/18/2024     185       174  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 5.15% 10/15/2025     125       127  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 5.25% 2/15/2028     75       77  
Zoetis, Inc. 5.40% 11/14/2025     25       25  
              4,934  

 

38 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
 

Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued) Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Communication services 4.83%                
AT&T, Inc. 0.90% 3/25/2024   USD 780     $ 741  
CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.50% 2/1/2024     220       217  
Charter Communications Operating, LLC 4.908% 7/23/2025     435       427  
Comcast Corp. 3.70% 4/15/2024     250       246  
Comcast Corp. 3.375% 2/15/2025     280       272  
Comcast Corp. 5.25% 11/7/2025     150       152  
Netflix, Inc. 5.875% 2/15/2025     500       507  
T-Mobile US, Inc. 3.50% 4/15/2025     675       650  
Verizon Communications Inc. 3.50% 11/1/2024     195       190  
Verizon Communications, Inc. 0.75% 3/22/2024     220       209  
Verizon Communications, Inc. 3.376% 2/15/2025     65       63  
WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc. 3.528% 3/15/20242     495       480  
WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc. 3.788% 3/15/20252     175       167  
              4,321  
                 
Utilities 4.81%                
Alabama Power Co. 3.55% 12/1/2023     65       64  
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2.40% 9/1/2026     65       60  
DTE Electric Co. 3.65% 3/15/2024     470       462  
Duke Energy Corp. 5.00% 12/8/2025     125       125  
Edison International 4.70% 8/15/2025     320       313  
Entergy Louisiana, LLC 0.95% 10/1/2024     645       601  
Florida Power & Light Company 3.25% 6/1/2024     125       122  
Florida Power & Light Company 3.125% 12/1/2025     155       150  
Jersey Central Power & Light Co. 4.70% 4/1/20242     310       306  
Jersey Central Power & Light Co. 4.30% 1/15/20262     190       184  
NiSource, Inc. 0.95% 8/15/2025     130       117  
Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC 2.75% 6/1/2024     440       426  
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.75% 2/15/2024     220       216  
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 3.45% 7/1/2025     335       317  
Public Service Electric and Gas Co. 3.25% 9/1/2023     95       94  
Public Service Electric and Gas Co. 3.00% 5/15/2025     140       134  
Southern California Edison Co. 4.20% 6/1/2025     255       251  
Southern California Edison Co. 5.85% 11/1/2027     35       36  
Southwestern Public Service Co. 3.30% 6/15/2024     130       127  
Virginia Electric and Power Co. 3.10% 5/15/2025     210       202  
              4,307  
                 
Consumer staples 3.97%                
7-Eleven, Inc. 0.80% 2/10/20242     395       376  
Altria Group, Inc. 2.35% 5/6/2025     45       42  
British American Tobacco PLC 3.222% 8/15/2024     135       130  
Conagra Brands, Inc. 4.30% 5/1/2024     635       627  
Constellation Brands, Inc. 4.35% 5/9/2027     150       146  
General Mills, Inc. 5.241% 11/18/2025     60       60  
Mondelez International, Inc. 1.50% 5/4/2025     255       236  
Nestle Holdings, Inc. 4.00% 9/12/20252     205       202  
PepsiCo, Inc. 2.75% 4/30/2025     265       254  
Philip Morris International, Inc. 2.875% 5/1/2024     40       39  
Philip Morris International, Inc. 5.125% 11/15/2024     225       226  
Philip Morris International, Inc. 1.50% 5/1/2025     160       148  
Philip Morris International, Inc. 5.00% 11/17/2025     245       246  
Philip Morris International, Inc. 5.125% 11/17/2027     88       89  
Procter & Gamble Company 0.55% 10/29/2025     340       305  
Reynolds American, Inc. 4.45% 6/12/2025     400       392  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 3.90% 9/9/2025     30       30  
              3,548  

 

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Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued) Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Industrials 3.87%                
Boeing Company 2.80% 3/1/2024   USD 125     $ 121  
Boeing Company 4.875% 5/1/2025     565       561  
Boeing Company 2.196% 2/4/2026     125       114  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC 3.40% 9/1/2024     125       122  
Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd. 1.35% 12/2/2024     405       378  
Carrier Global Corp. 2.242% 2/15/2025     270       255  
CSX Corp. 3.40% 8/1/2024     300       293  
Eaton Corp. 6.50% 6/1/2025     65       67  
General Dynamics Corp. 3.25% 4/1/2025     95       92  
Honeywell International, Inc. 1.35% 6/1/2025     280       259  
Lockheed Martin Corp. 4.95% 10/15/2025     205       207  
Norfolk Southern Corp. 3.85% 1/15/2024     50       49  
Northrop Grumman Corp. 2.93% 1/15/2025     325       312  
Union Pacific Corp. 3.646% 2/15/2024     95       94  
Union Pacific Corp. 3.25% 1/15/2025     135       131  
United Technologies Corp. 3.95% 8/16/2025     415       406  
              3,461  
                 
Information technology 3.23%                
Adobe, Inc. 1.90% 2/1/2025     65       61  
Analog Devices, Inc. 2.95% 4/1/2025     160       154  
Apple, Inc. 2.50% 2/9/2025     125       120  
Apple, Inc. 0.55% 8/20/2025     415       375  
Broadcom Corp. 3.625% 1/15/2024     155       152  
Broadcom Corp. 3.125% 1/15/2025     165       159  
Broadcom, Inc. 3.625% 10/15/2024     202       197  
Broadcom, Inc. 3.15% 11/15/2025     180       171  
Global Payments, Inc. 1.50% 11/15/2024     65       60  
Global Payments, Inc. 2.65% 2/15/2025     265       250  
Mastercard, Inc. 3.375% 4/1/2024     100       98  
Microsoft Corp. 2.875% 2/6/2024     45       44  
Microsoft Corp. 2.70% 2/12/2025     360       346  
Oracle Corp. 2.40% 9/15/2023     125       123  
Oracle Corp. 3.40% 7/8/2024     115       112  
Oracle Corp. 2.50% 4/1/2025     385       363  
salesforce.com, inc. 0.625% 7/15/2024     5       5  
Visa, Inc. 3.15% 12/14/2025     105       101  
              2,891  
                 
Energy 2.88%                
Baker Hughes Holdings, LLC 1.231% 12/15/2023     50       48  
BP Capital Markets America, Inc. 3.796% 9/21/2025     55       54  
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. 3.80% 4/15/2024     270       265  
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. 2.05% 7/15/2025     50       47  
Chevron Corp. 2.895% 3/3/2024     45       44  
Chevron USA, Inc. 0.687% 8/12/2025     345       312  
ConocoPhillips Co. 2.125% 3/8/2024     200       193  
Continental Resources, Inc. 3.80% 6/1/2024     70       68  
Energy Transfer Operating, LP 5.875% 1/15/2024     125       125  
Energy Transfer, LP 3.90% 5/15/2024     325       317  
EQT Corp. 6.125% 2/1/20251     75       75  
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.0019% 8/16/2024     130       125  
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.992% 3/19/2025     330       318  
MPLX LP 4.875% 12/1/2024     185       184  
ONEOK, Inc. 2.75% 9/1/2024     65       62  
Shell International Finance BV 3.25% 5/11/2025     230       223  
Total Capital International 3.75% 4/10/2024     45       44  
Total Capital International 2.434% 1/10/2025     75       72  
              2,576  

 

40 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
 

Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued) Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Corporate bonds, notes & loans (continued)                
Consumer discretionary 2.84%                
Amazon.com, Inc. 0.80% 6/3/2025   USD 210     $ 192  
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.60% 12/1/2025     50       50  
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 3.80% 4/6/20232     65       65  
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 3.90% 4/9/20252     205       201  
General Motors Financial Co. 1.20% 10/15/2024     500       463  
General Motors Financial Co. 2.75% 6/20/2025     5       4  
Home Depot, Inc. 3.75% 2/15/2024     125       124  
Home Depot, Inc. 2.70% 4/15/2025     45       43  
Home Depot, Inc. 4.00% 9/15/2025     60       59  
Hyundai Capital America 1.80% 10/15/20252     65       58  
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 4.40% 9/8/2025     80       79  
Marriott International, Inc. 3.60% 4/15/2024     270       265  
Marriott International, Inc. 5.75% 5/1/2025     195       197  
McDonald’s Corp. 3.50% 7/1/2027     100       95  
Mercedes-Benz Finance North America, LLC 5.50% 11/27/20242     150       151  
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.50% 6/18/2024     525       493  
              2,539  
                 
Real estate 1.85%                
American Tower Corp. 5.00% 2/15/2024     305       304  
Corporate Office Properties, LP 2.25% 3/15/2026     65       57  
Equinix, Inc. 2.625% 11/18/2024     185       176  
Equinix, Inc. 1.00% 9/15/2025     374       335  
Public Storage 0.875% 2/15/2026     90       80  
Scentre Group 3.50% 2/12/20252     315       302  
Sun Communities Operating, LP 2.30% 11/1/2028     25       21  
VICI Properties, LP 4.625% 6/15/20252     395       379  
              1,654  
                 
Materials 0.97%                
Anglo American Capital PLC 3.625% 9/11/20242     205       198  
Dow Chemical Co. 4.55% 11/30/2025     65       65  
Glencore Funding, LLC 1.625% 4/27/20262     65       57  
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 1.23% 10/1/20252     285       252  
Linde, Inc. 4.70% 12/5/2025     40       40  
LYB International Finance III, LLC 1.25% 10/1/2025     85       76  
Nutrien, Ltd. 5.95% 11/7/2025     29       30  
Sherwin-Williams Company 4.05% 8/8/2024     155       153  
              871  
                 
Total corporate bonds, notes & loans             44,527  
                 
Mortgage-backed obligations 33.11%                
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations 14.52%                
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 5.00% 3/1/20533,4     6,500       6,401  
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security 6.00% 3/1/20533,4     6,500       6,585  
              12,986  
                 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 13.46%                
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-XL, Class A, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 0.92%) 5.370% 10/15/20362,3     151       149  
BX Trust, Series 2021-VOLT, Class B, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 0.95%) 5.268% 9/15/20362,3     189       179  
BX Trust, Series 2022-PSB, Class A, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.451%) 6.787% 8/15/20392,3     198       197  
BX Trust, Series 2022-PSB, Class C, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 3.697%) 8.033% 8/15/20392,3     198       197  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-CG15, Class A4, 4.371% 9/10/20463     830       822  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-GC25, Class A4, 3.635% 10/10/20473     325       313  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-GC37, Class A4, 3.314% 4/10/20493     270       252  
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-CR20, Class A4, 3.59% 11/10/20473     500       482  
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-PC1, Class A5, 3.902% 7/10/20503     445       427  

 

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Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued) Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (continued)                
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-HULA, Class A, 5.238% 7/15/20252,3   USD 457     $ 446  
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-GC24, Class A5, 3.931% 9/10/20473     808       781  
ILPT Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-LPF2, Class A, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.245%) 6.581% 10/15/20392,3     200       200  
INTOWN Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-STAY, Class A, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.489%) 6.283% 8/15/20393     200       199  
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-C16, Class A4, 4.166% 12/15/20463     395       389  
LUXE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 21-TRIP, Class C, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 1.75%) 6.068% 10/15/20382,3     250       233  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C11, Class A4, 4.198% 8/15/20463     200       197  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C13, Class A-4, 4.039% 11/15/20463     200       196  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2014-C17, Class A5, 3.741% 8/15/20473     880       853  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2014-C18, Class AS, 4.110% 10/15/20473     592       565  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2015-C21, Class A4, 3.338% 3/15/20483     200       190  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2015-C25, Class A-4, 3.372% 10/15/20483     305       289  
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2015-UBS8, Class AS, 4.114% 12/15/20483     550       505  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C27, Class A5, 3.451% 2/15/20483     755       719  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-LC16, Class A5, 3.817% 8/15/20503     500       486  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-NXS-2, Class A-5, 3.767% 7/15/20583     715       681  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C33, Class A4, 3.426% 3/15/20593     541       508  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C19, Class A5, 4.101% 3/15/20473     520       509  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C19, Class B, 4.723% 3/15/20473     615       588  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C22, Class A4, 3.488% 9/15/20573     297       287  
WMRK Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-WMRK, Class A, (1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.789%) 7.125% 11/15/20272,3     206       206  
              12,045  
                 
Collateralized mortgage-backed obligations (privately originated) 5.13%              
BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Series 2020-RPL1, Class A1, 2.50% 5/26/20592,3     122       115  
CIM Trust, Series 2018-R3, Class A1, 5.00% 12/25/20572,3     120       117  
Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 4.90%) 9.289% 11/25/20243     197       202  
Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 6.00%) 10.389% 9/25/20283     185       192  
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2015-DNA1, Class M3, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 3.30%) 7.689% 10/25/20273     113       114  
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2015-DNA3, Class M3, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 4.70%) 9.089% 4/25/20283     96       100  
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2016-DNA1, Class M3, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 5.55%) 9.939% 7/25/20283     278       291  
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2016-DNA3, Class M3, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 5.00%) 9.389% 12/25/20283     212       219  
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2022-DNA4, Class M1A, (30-day Average USD-SOFR + 2.20%) 6.128% 5/25/20422,3     246       245  
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2022-DNA5, Class M1A, (30-day Average USD-SOFR + 2.95%) 6.878% 6/25/20422,3     62       63  
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2020-DNA2, Class M2, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 1.85%) 6.239% 2/25/20502,3     245       245  
Imperial Fund, LLC, Series 2022-NQM7, Class A1, 7.369% 11/25/2067 (8.369% on 11/25/2026)1,2,3     349       359  
Mill City Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-GS2, Class A1, 2.750% 8/25/20592,3     441       414  

 

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Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued) Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Mortgage-backed obligations (continued)                
Collateralized mortgage-backed obligations (privately originated) (continued)                
Mill City Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A1, 3.250% 10/25/20692,3   USD 194     $ 184  
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-RPL3, Class A1, 2.750% 7/25/20592,3     51       48  
NewRez Warehouse Securitization Trust, Series 2021-1, Class B, (1-month USD-LIBOR + 0.90%) 5.289% 5/25/20552,3     500       491  
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A1, 2.750% 10/25/20562,3     145       143  
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-2, Class A4, 3.316% 4/25/20572,3     341       328  
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-3, Class A1, 2.750% 7/25/20572,3     507       495  
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-6, Class A1, 2.750% 10/25/20572,3     231       221  
              4,586  
                 
Total mortgage-backed obligations             29,617  
                 
Asset-backed obligations 12.43%                
Aesop Funding, LLC, Series 2020-2, Class A, 2.02% 2/20/20272,3     350       318  
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2022-4, Class A, 6.20% 5/13/20262,3     154       154  
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2022-4, Class A, 4.95% 10/15/20273     171       172  
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP, LLC, Series 2022-5, Class A, 6.12% 4/20/20272,3     118       118  
BA Credit Card Trust, Series 2022-A2, Class A2, 5.00% 4/17/20283     238       241  
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2022-A3, Class A, 4.95% 10/15/20273     181       183  
CarMaxAuto Owner Trust, Series 2022-4, Class A2A, 5.34% 12/15/20253     145       145  
CF Hippolyta, LLC, Series 2020-1, Class A1, 1.69% 7/15/20602,3     454       406  
CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-B, Class C, 1.23% 3/15/20272,3     520       505  
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2022-4, Class A, 5.03% 10/15/20273     176       178  
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-1, Class B, 0.65% 7/15/20253     10       10  
DriveTime Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-3A, Class C, 1.47% 6/15/20262,3     400       387  
DriveTime Auto Owner Trust, Series 2021-2A, Class B, 0.81% 1/15/20272,3     200       196  
Dryden Senior Loan Fund, CLO, Series 2018-57, Class A, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.01%) 5.616% 5/15/20312,3     300       296  
Enterprise Fleet Financing, LLC, Series 2022-4, Class A2, 5.76% 10/22/20292,3     230       231  
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2022-6, Class A2, 5.73% 11/17/20253     44       44  
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2021-2, Class C, 0.98% 6/15/20263     561       539  
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2022-6, Class B, 6.03% 8/16/20273     77       77  
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2022-6, Class C, 6.32% 5/15/20283     193       193  
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class D, 1.968% 10/19/20372,3     325       285  
Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2022-4, Class A2, 6.15% 9/15/20262,3     196       197  
Global SC Finance VII SRL, Series 2020-2A, Class A, 2.26% 11/19/20402,3     226       201  
Global SC Finance VII SRL, Series 2021-2A, Class A, 1.95% 8/17/20412,3     257       223  
GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A, 5.91% 10/11/20352,3     135       138  
Hertz Vehicle Financing III, LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 1.21% 12/26/20252,3     200       185  
Hertz Vehicle Financing III, LLC, Series 2022-1A, Class A, 1.99% 6/25/20262,3     350       322  
Madison Park Funding, Ltd., CLO, Series 2021-50A, Class A, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.14%) 5.367% 4/19/20342,3     300       293  
Neuberger Berman CLO, Ltd., Series 2017-25, Class AR, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 0.93%) 5.124% 10/18/20292,3     500       494  
Palmer Square Loan Funding, CLO, Series 2021-3, Class A1, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 0.80%) 5.043% 7/20/20292,3     304       300  
Palmer Square, Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class A1A3, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.00%) 5.079% 10/17/20312,3     250       246  
PPM CLO, Ltd., Series 2022-6, Class A, (3-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.45%) 2.450% 1/20/20312,3     298       298  
RRAM, CLO, Series 2018-3, Class A1R2, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.09%) 5.169% 1/15/20302,3     300       297  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-2, Class C, 0.90% 6/15/20263     200       195  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-7, Class A3, 5.75% 4/15/20273     84       85  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-7, Class B, 5.95% 1/17/20283     33       33  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-1, Class C, 2.56% 4/17/20283     200       191  
Sound Point CLO, Ltd., Series 2013-3R, Class A, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.15%) 5.344% 4/18/20312,3     300       293  
Stratus Static CLO, Ltd., Series 2021-2, Class A, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 0.90%) 5.143% 12/28/20292,3     267       263  

 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust 43
 

Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)

 

Bonds, notes & other debt instruments (continued) Principal amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
 
Asset-backed obligations (continued)                
Stratus Static CLO, Ltd., Series 2022-3, Class A, (3-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.15%) 6.678% 10/20/20312,3   USD 250     $ 250  
TAL Advantage V, LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 2.05% 9/20/20452,3     382       336  
Textainer Marine Containers, Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class A, 2.23% 4/20/20462,3     282       240  
Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A, 2.56% 11/25/20312,3     250       241  
Triton Container Finance VIII, LLC, Series 2020-1, Class A, 2.11% 9/20/20452,3     404       347  
Verizon Master Trust, Series 2022-7, Class A1A, 5.23% 11/22/2027 (5.98% on 11/20/2024)1,3     339       341  
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2022-3, Class C, 5.49% 7/15/20262,3     140       140  
Wind River CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-2, Class AR, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.14%) 5.219% 1/15/20312,3     300       294  
              11,121  
                 
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 0.20%                
U.S. Treasury 0.20%                
U.S. Treasury 4.50% 11/30/20245     180       180  
                 
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments (cost: $85,254,000)             85,445  
                 
Short-term securities 14.70%     Shares          
Money market investments 14.70%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 4.31%6,7     131,478       13,146  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $13,147,000)             13,146  
Total investment securities 110.21% (cost: $98,401,000)             98,591  
Other assets less liabilities (10.21)%             (9,133 )
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 89,458  

 

Swap contracts

 

Interest rate swaps

 

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps

 

                                        Unrealized  
                                Upfront     (depreciation)  
Receive   Pay       Notional   Value at     premium     appreciation  
    Payment       Payment   Expiration   amount   12/31/2022     paid     at 12/31/2022  
Rate   frequency   Rate   frequency   date   (000)   (000)     (000)       (000)  
4.4365%   Annual   SOFR   Annual   12/29/2024   USD 19,500     $ (11 )     $       $ (11 )
SOFR   Annual   4.4605%   Annual   1/4/2025     4,500                        
SOFR   Annual   3.252   Annual   12/27/2032     4,200       73                 73  
SOFR   Annual   3.433   Annual   12/28/2032     530       5                 5  
                            $ 67       $       $ 67  

 

Investments in affiliates7

 

    Value of
affiliate at
10/25/20228
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain
(000)
    Net
unrealized
depreciation
(000)
    Value of
affiliate at
12/31/2022
(000)
    Dividend
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 14.70%                                                  
Money market investments 14.70%                                                  
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 4.31%6   $     $ 40,979     $ 27,832     $ 9    $ (1 )   $ 13,146     $ 46  

 

44 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
 

Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)

 

1 Step bond; coupon rate may change at a later date.
2 Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A or, for commercial paper, Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $19,062,000, which represented 21.31% of the net assets of the fund.
3 Principal payments may be made periodically. Therefore, the effective maturity date may be earlier than the stated maturity date.
4 Purchased on a TBA basis.
5 All or a portion of this security was pledged as collateral. The total value of pledged collateral was $180,000, which represented .20% of the net assets of the fund.
6 Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2022.
7 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
8 Commencement of operations.
9 Amount less than one thousand.

 

Key to abbreviations

BA = Banker’s acceptances
CLO = Collateralized Loan Obligations
CME = CME Group
DAC = Designated Activity Company
LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate
SOFR = Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TBA = To-be-announced
USD = U.S. dollars

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust 45
 

Financial statements

 

Statements of assets and liabilities  
at December 31, 2022 (dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amount)

 

    Core Plus
Income
ETF
  Municipal
Income
ETF
  U.S. Multi-Sector
Income
ETF
  Short Duration
Income
ETF
Assets:                                
Investment securities, at value:                                
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 448,767     $ 68,198     $ 69,358     $ 85,445  
Affiliated issuers     49,881             20       13,146  
Cash           1,530             184  
Cash collateral pledged for futures contracts                 307        
Cash collateral pledged for swap contracts                 894       35  
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars     *           *      
Receivables for:                                
Sales of investments     5,117             1,504       18,107  
Sales of fund’s shares           7,840             7,582  
Dividends and interest     3,226       676       834       437  
Variation margin on futures contracts     901                    
Variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts     199             50       *
      508,091       78,244       72,967       124,936  
Liabilities:                                
Bilateral interest rate swaps, at value     1                    
Payables for:                                
Purchases of investments     50,007       4,410       1,486       35,200  
Dividends on fund’s shares     1,744       205       391       267  
Investment advisory services     116       13       21       11  
Variation margin on futures contract     934                    
Variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts     202                    
Bank overdraft     259             254        
      53,263       4,628       2,152       35,478  
Net assets at December 31, 2022   $ 454,828     $ 73,616     $ 70,815     $ 89,458  
                                 
Net assets consist of:                                
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest     482,652       72,460       69,849       89,240  
Total (accumulated loss) distributable earnings     (27,824 )     1,156       966       218  
Net assets at December 31, 2022   $ 454,828     $ 73,616     $ 70,815     $ 89,458  
                                 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding (no stated par value) — unlimited shares authorized                                
Net assets   $ 454,828     $ 73,616     $ 70,815     $ 89,458  
Shares outstanding     20,464       2,820       2,760       3,540  
Net asset value per share   $ 22.23     $ 26.11     $ 25.66     $ 25.27  
                                 
Investment securities, at cost:                                
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 460,080     $ 67,050     $ 68,498     $ 85,254  
Affiliated issuers     49,878             20       13,147  
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, at cost     *           *      

 

* Amount less than one thousand.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

46 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
 

Financial statements (continued)

 

Statements of operations  
for the period ended December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)

 

    Core Plus
Income
ETF1
  Municipal
Income
ETF2
  U.S. Multi-Sector
Income
ETF2
  Short Duration
Income
ETF2
Investment income:                                
Income (net of non-U.S. taxes3):                                
Interest from unaffiliated issuers   $ 8,458     $ 317     $ 672     $ 362  
Dividends from affiliated issuers     1,249             28       46  
      9,707       317       700       408  
Fees and expenses:                                
Investment advisory services     721       22       42       21  
Net investment income     8,986       295       658       387  
                                 
Net realized loss and unrealized (depreciation) appreciation:                                
Net realized (loss) gain3 on:                                
Investments in:                                
Unaffiliated issuers     (14,732 )     75       11       (15 )
Affiliated issuers     4            1       4 
Futures contracts     (2,147 )     (76 )     33       44  
Forward currency contracts     (532 )                  
Swap contracts     (37 )           (60 )     (79 )
      (17,448 )     (1 )     (15 )     (50 )
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation3 on:                                
Investments in:                                
Unaffiliated issuers     (11,313 )     1,148       860       191  
Affiliated issuers     3             4      (1 )
Futures contracts     35                    
Swap contracts     187             87       67  
Currency translations     4            (1 )      
      (11,088 )     1,148       946       257  
Net realized loss and unrealized (depreciation) appreciation     (28,536 )     1,147       931       207  
Net (decrease) increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ (19,550 )   $ 1,442     $ 1,589     $ 594  

 

1  For the period February 22, 2022, commencement of operations, to December 31, 2022.
2  For the period October 25, 2022, commencement of operations, to December 31, 2022.
3  Additional information related to non-U.S. taxes is included in the notes to financial statements.
4  Amount less than one thousand.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial statements (continued)

 

Statements of changes in net assets (dollars in thousands)

  

    Core Plus
Income
ETF
  Municipal
Income
ETF
  U.S. Multi-Sector
Income
ETF
  Short Duration
Income
ETF
    Period ended
December 31,
2022*
  Period ended
December 31,
 2022
  Period ended
 December 31,
 2022
  Period ended
December 31,
2022
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 8,986     $ 295     $ 658     $ 387  
Net realized loss     (17,448 )     (1 )     (15 )     (50 )
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation     (11,088 )     1,148       946       257  
Total (decrease) increase in net assets resulting from operations     (19,550 )     1,442       1,589       594  
                                 
Distributions paid to shareholders     (8,274 )     (286 )     (623 )     (376 )
                                 
Net capital share transactions     482,652       72,460       69,849       89,240  
                                 
Total increase in net assets     454,828       73,616       70,815       89,458  
                                 
Net assets:                                
Beginning of period                        
End of period   $ 454,828     $ 73,616     $ 70,815     $ 89,458  

 

* For the period February 22, 2022, commencement of operations, to December 31, 2022.
  For the period October 25, 2022, commencement of operations, to December 31, 2022.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

48 Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
 

Notes to financial statements

 

1. Organization

 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust (the “series”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The series was organized on January 12, 2021, as a Delaware statutory trust. The series consists of four non-diversified exchange-traded funds: Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (“Core Plus Income ETF”), Capital Group Municipal Income ETF (“Municipal Income ETF”), Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (“U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF”), and Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (“Short Duration Income ETF”) (each a “fund”, or collectively, the “funds”). The funds’ fiscal year end is December 31.

 

The investment objective(s) for each fund are as follows:

 

Core Plus Income ETF — To provide current income and maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital.

 

Municipal Income ETF — To provide a high level of current income exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital.

 

U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF — To provide a high level of current income. The secondary objective is to provide capital appreciation.

 

Short Duration Income ETF — To provide current income, consistent with a short duration profile and with the preservation of capital.

 

2. Significant accounting policies

 

Each fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance issued in Topic 946 by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board. Each fund’s financial statements have been prepared to comply with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). These principles require the funds’ investment adviser to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, have been evaluated through the date of issuance in the preparation of the financial statements. The funds follow the significant accounting policies described in this section, as well as the valuation policies described in the next section on valuation.

 

Security transactions and related investment income — Security transactions are recorded by the funds as of the date the trades are executed with brokers. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are determined based on the specific identified cost of the securities. In the event a security is purchased with a delayed payment date, the funds will segregate liquid assets sufficient to meet their payment obligations. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Market discounts, premiums and original issue discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized daily over the expected life of the security.

 

Distributions paid to shareholders — Income dividends and capital gain distributions are recorded on each fund’s ex-dividend date.

 

Currency translation — Assets and liabilities, including investment securities, denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates supplied by one or more pricing vendors on the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in exchange rates on investment securities are included with the net realized gain or loss and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in each fund’s statement of operations. The realized gain or loss and unrealized appreciation or depreciation resulting from all other transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are disclosed separately.

 

3. Valuation

 

Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”), the funds’ investment adviser, values each fund’s investments at fair value as defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The net asset value per share of each fund is calculated once daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4 p.m. New York time, each day the New York Stock Exchange is open.

 

Methods and inputs — The funds’ investment adviser uses the following methods and inputs to establish the fair value of each fund’s assets and liabilities. Use of particular methods and inputs may vary over time based on availability and relevance as market and economic conditions evolve.

 

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Equity securities, including depositary receipts, are generally valued at the official closing price of, or the last reported sale price on, the exchange or market on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any sales, at the last available bid price. Prices for each security are taken from the principal exchange or market on which the security trades.

 

Fixed-income securities, including short-term securities, are generally valued at evaluated prices obtained from third-party pricing vendors. Vendors value such securities based on one or more of the inputs described in the following table. The table provides examples of inputs that are commonly relevant for valuing particular classes of fixed-income securities in which the funds are authorized to invest. However, these classifications are not exclusive, and any of the inputs may be used to value any other class of fixed-income security.

 

Fixed-income class   Examples of standard inputs
All   Benchmark yields, transactions, bids, offers, quotations from dealers and trading systems, new issues, spreads and other relationships observed in the markets among comparable securities; and proprietary pricing models such as yield measures calculated using factors such as cash flows, financial or collateral performance and other reference data (collectively referred to as “standard inputs”)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans; convertible securities   Standard inputs and underlying equity of the issuer
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies   Standard inputs and interest rate volatilities
Mortgage-backed; asset-backed obligations   Standard inputs and cash flows, prepayment information, default rates, delinquency and loss assumptions, collateral characteristics, credit enhancements and specific deal information
Municipal securities   Standard inputs and, for certain distressed securities, cash flows or liquidation values using a net present value calculation based on inputs that include, but are not limited to, financial statements and debt contracts

 

Securities with both fixed-income and equity characteristics, or equity securities traded principally among fixed-income dealers, are generally valued in the manner described for either equity or fixed-income securities, depending on which method is deemed most appropriate by the funds’ investment adviser. The Capital Group Central Cash Fund (“CCF”), a fund within the Capital Group Central Fund Series (“Central Funds“), is valued based upon a floating net asset value, which fluctuates with changes in the value of CCF’s portfolio securities. The underlying securities are valued based on the policies and procedures in CCF’s statement of additional information. Exchange-traded futures are generally valued at the official settlement price of the exchange or market on which such instruments are traded, as of the close of business on the day the futures are being valued. Forward currency contracts are valued based on the spot and forward exchange rates obtained from one or more pricing vendors. Swaps are generally valued using evaluated prices obtained from third-party pricing vendors who calculate these values based on market inputs that may include the yields of the indices referenced in the instrument and the relevant curve, dealer quotes, default probabilities and recovery rates, other reference data, and terms of the contract.

 

Securities and other assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the funds’ investment adviser are fair valued as determined in good faith under fair value guidelines adopted by the funds’ investment adviser and approved by each fund’s board of trustees as further described. The investment adviser follows fair valuation guidelines, consistent with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and guidance, to consider relevant principles and factors when making fair value determinations. The investment adviser considers relevant indications of value that are reasonably and timely available to it in determining the fair value to be assigned to a particular security, such as the type and cost of the security, contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security, relevant financial or business developments of the issuer, actively traded similar or related securities, dealer or broker quotes, conversion or exchange rights on the security, related corporate actions, significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security, and changes in overall market conditions. In addition, the closing prices of equity securities that trade in markets outside U.S. time zones may be adjusted to reflect significant events that occur after the close of local trading but before the net asset value of each fund is determined. Fair valuations of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.

 

Processes and structure — Each fund’s board of trustees has designated the funds’ investment adviser to make fair value determinations, subject to board oversight. The investment adviser has established a Joint Fair Valuation Committee (the “Fair Valuation Committee”) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process, and to make fair value decisions. The Fair Valuation Committee regularly reviews its own fair value decisions, as well as decisions made under its standing instructions to the investment adviser’s valuation team. The Fair Valuation Committee reviews changes in fair value measurements from period to period and may, as deemed appropriate, update the fair valuation guidelines to better reflect the results of back testing and address new or evolving issues. The Fair Valuation Committee reports any changes to the fair valuation guidelines to the board of trustees. Each fund’s board and audit committee also regularly review reports that describe fair value determinations and methods.

 

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The funds’ investment adviser has also established a Fixed-Income Pricing Review Group to administer and oversee the fixed-income valuation process, including the use of fixed-income pricing vendors. This group regularly reviews pricing vendor information and market data. Pricing decisions, processes and controls over security valuation are also subject to additional internal reviews facilitated by the investment adviser’s global risk management group.

 

Classifications — The funds’ investment adviser classifies each fund’s assets and liabilities into three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets or liabilities. Level 1 values are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 values are based on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar securities and quoted prices in inactive markets. Certain securities trading outside the U.S. may transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 due to valuation adjustments resulting from significant market movements following the close of local trading. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the investment adviser’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with the underlying investment. For example, U.S. government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market. The following tables present the funds’ valuation levels as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):

 

Core Plus Income ETF

 

    Investment securities  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments:                                
Mortgage-backed obligations   $     $ 164,048     $     $ 164,048  
Corporate bonds, notes & loans           136,677             136,677  
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes           107,771             107,771  
Asset-backed obligations           29,371       3,964       33,335  
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies outside the U.S.           6,936             6,936  
Short-term securities     49,881                   49,881  
Total   $ 49,881     $ 444,803     $ 3,964     $ 498,648  

 

    Other investments*  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   $ 419     $     $     $ 419  
Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared interest rate swaps           185             185  
Unrealized appreciation on credit default swaps           3             3  
Liabilities:                                
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts     (384 )                 (384 )
Unrealized depreciation on bilateral interest rate swaps           (1 )           (1 )
Total   $ 35     $ 187     $     $ 222  

 

* Futures contracts, interest rate swaps and credit default swaps are not included in the investment portfolio.

 

Municipal Income ETF

 

As of December 31, 2022, all of the fund’s investment securities were classified as Level 2.

 

U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF

 

    Investment securities  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments:                                
Corporate bonds, notes & loans   $     $ 53,151     $     $ 53,151  
Mortgage-backed obligations           6,685             6,685  
Asset-backed obligations           5,055       1,000       6,055  
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes           526             526  
Short-term securities     20       2,941             2,961  
Total   $ 20     $ 68,358     $ 1,000     $ 69,378  

 

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    Other investments*  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared interest rate swaps   $     $ 67     $     $ 67  
Unrealized appreciation on credit default swaps           20             20  
Total   $     $ 87     $     $ 87  

 

* Interest rate swaps and credit default swaps are not included in the investment portfolio.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions for the period ended December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):

 

    Beginning
value at
10/25/2022
    Transfers
into
Level 3*
    Purchases     Sales     Net
realized
gain
    Unrealized
appreciation
    Transfers
out of
Level 3*
    Ending
value at
12/31/2022
 
Investment securities   $     $     $ 1,000     $     $     $     $     $ 1,000  
Net unrealized appreciation during the period on Level 3 investment securities held at December 31, 2022 $  

 

* Transfers into or out of Level 3 are based on the beginning market value of the quarter in which they occurred. These transfers are the result of changes in the availability of pricing sources and/or in the observability of significant inputs used in valuing the securities.
   Net unrealized appreciation is included in the related amounts on investments in the fund’s statement of operations.

 

Unobservable inputs — Valuation of the fund’s Level 3 securities is based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the investment adviser’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. The following table provides additional information used by the fund’s investment adviser to fair value the fund’s Level 3 securities (dollars in thousands):

 

    Value at
12/31/2022
(000)
  Valuation
techniques
  Unobservable
inputs
  Range
(if applicable)
  Weighted
average*
  Impact to
valuation from
an increase in
input
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments   $     1,000   Transaction   Transaction price   N/A   N/A   N/A

 

* Weighted average is by relative fair value.
This column represents the directional change in fair value of the Level 3 securities that would result in an increase from the corresponding input. Significant increases and decreases in these inputs in isolation could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.

 

Short Duration Income ETF

 

    Investment securities  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments:                                
Corporate bonds, notes & loans   $     $ 44,527     $     $ 44,527  
Mortgage-backed obligations           29,617             29,617  
Asset-backed obligations           11,121             11,121  
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes           180             180  
Short-term securities     13,146                   13,146  
Total   $ 13,146     $ 85,445     $     $ 98,591  
       
    Other investments*  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared interest rate swaps   $     $ 78     $     $ 78  
Liabilities:                                
Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared interest rate swaps           (11 )           (11 )
Total   $     $ 67     $     $ 67  

 

* Interest rate swaps are not included in the investment portfolio.

 

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4. Risk factors

 

Investing in each fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below.

 

Market conditions — The prices of, and the income generated by, the securities held by a fund may decline due to various factors, including events or conditions affecting the general economy or particular industries or companies; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; governmental, governmental agency or central bank responses to economic conditions; and currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.

 

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are highly interconnected. Events (including public health emergencies, such as the spread of infectious disease) and other circumstances in one country or region could have impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not a fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries affected, the value and liquidity of a fund’s investments may be negatively affected by developments in other countries and regions.

 

Issuer risks — The prices of, and the income generated by, securities held by a fund may decline in response to various factors directly related to the issuers of such securities, including reduced demand for an issuer’s goods or services, poor management performance, major litigation, investigations or other controversies related to the issuer, changes in the issuer’s financial condition or credit rating, changes in government regulations affecting the issuer or its competitive environment and strategic initiatives and the market response to any such initiatives.

 

Investing in municipal securities — Municipal securities are debt obligations that are exempt from federal, state and/or local income taxes. The yield and/or value of a fund’s investments in municipal securities may be adversely affected by events tied to the municipal securities markets, which can be very volatile and significantly impacted by unfavorable legislative or political developments and negative changes in the financial conditions of municipal securities issuers and the economy. To the extent a fund invests in obligations of a municipal issuer, the volatility, credit quality and performance of a fund may be adversely impacted by local political and economic conditions of the issuer. For example, a credit rating downgrade, bond default or bankruptcy involving an issuer within a particular state or territory could affect the market values and marketability of many or all municipal obligations of that state or territory. Income from municipal securities held by a fund could also be declared taxable because of changes in tax laws or interpretations by taxing authorities or as a result of noncompliant conduct of a municipal issuer. Additionally, the relative amount of publicly available information about municipal securities is generally less than that for corporate securities.

 

Alternative minimum tax — A fund may invest in securities that may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax. Therefore, while a fund’s distributions from tax-exempt securities are not subject to regular federal income tax, a portion or all of the distributions may be included in determining a shareholder’s federal alternative minimum tax.

 

Investing in debt instruments — The prices of, and the income generated by, bonds and other debt securities held by a fund may be affected by factors such as the interest rates, maturities and credit quality of these securities.

 

Rising interest rates will generally cause the prices of bonds and other debt securities to fall. Also, when interest rates rise, issuers are less likely to refinance existing debt securities, causing the average life of such securities to extend. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to sell debt securities on a large scale, which could also adversely affect the price and liquidity of debt securities and could also result in increased redemptions from a fund. Falling interest rates may cause an issuer to redeem, call or refinance a debt security before its stated maturity, which may result in a fund failing to recoup the full amount of its initial investment and having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities. Longer maturity debt securities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates and may be subject to greater price fluctuations than shorter maturity debt securities.

 

Bonds and other debt securities are also subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that the credit strength of an issuer or guarantor will weaken or be perceived to be weaker, and/or an issuer of a debt security will fail to make timely payments of principal or interest and the security will go into default. Changes in actual or perceived creditworthiness may occur quickly. A downgrade or default affecting any of a fund’s securities could cause the net asset value of a fund’s shares to decrease. Lower quality debt securities generally have higher rates of interest and may be subject to greater price fluctuations than higher quality debt securities.

 

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Liquidity risk — Certain fund holdings may be or may become difficult or impossible to sell, particularly during times of market turmoil. Liquidity may be impacted by the lack of an active market for a holding, legal or contractual restrictions on resale, or the reduced number and capacity of market participants to make a market in such holding. Market prices for less liquid or illiquid holdings may be volatile or difficult to determine, and reduced liquidity may have an adverse impact on the market price of such holdings. Additionally, the sale of less liquid or illiquid holdings may involve substantial delays (including delays in settlement) and additional costs and a fund may be unable to sell such holdings when necessary to meet its liquidity needs, or to try to limit losses, or may be forced to sell at a loss.

 

Credit and liquidity support — Changes in the credit quality of banks and financial institutions providing credit and liquidity support features with respect to securities held by a fund could cause the values of these securities to decline.

 

Investing in lower rated debt instruments — Lower rated bonds and other lower rated debt securities generally have higher rates of interest and involve greater risk of default or price declines due to changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness than those of higher quality debt securities. The market prices of these securities may fluctuate more than the prices of higher quality debt securities and may decline significantly in periods of general economic difficulty. These risks may be increased with respect to investments in junk bonds.

 

Investing in similar municipal bonds — Investing significantly in municipal obligations of multiple issuers in the same state or backed by revenues of similar types of projects or industries may make a fund more susceptible to certain economic, political or regulatory occurrences. As a result, a fund has greater risk of volatility, and greater risk of loss, from these investments.

 

Investing in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities — Mortgage-related securities, such as mortgage-backed securities, and other asset-backed securities, include debt obligations that represent interests in pools of mortgages or other income-bearing assets, such as consumer loans or receivables. While such securities are subject to the risks associated with investments in debt instruments generally (for example, credit, extension and interest rate risks), they are also subject to other and different risks. Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities are subject to changes in the payment patterns of borrowers of the underlying debt, potentially increasing the volatility of the securities and a fund’s net asset value. When interest rates fall, borrowers are more likely to refinance or prepay their debt before its stated maturity. This may result in a fund having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities, effectively reducing a fund’s income. Conversely, if interest rates rise and borrowers repay their debt more slowly than expected, the time in which the mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities are paid off could be extended, reducing a fund’s cash available for reinvestment in higher yielding securities. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk that underlying borrowers will be unable to meet their obligations and the value of property that secures the mortgages may decline in value and be insufficient, upon foreclosure, to repay the associated loans. Investments in asset-backed securities are subject to similar risks.

 

Investing in securities backed by the U.S. government — Securities backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the U.S. government are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. Accordingly, the current market values for these securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates and the credit rating of the U.S. government. Securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk.

 

Investing in inflation-linked bonds — The values of inflation-linked bonds generally fluctuate in response to changes in real interest rates —i.e., rates of interest after factoring in inflation. A rise in real interest rates may cause the prices of inflation-linked securities to fall, while a decline in real interest rates may cause the prices to increase. Inflation-linked bonds may experience greater losses than other debt securities with similar durations when real interest rates rise faster than nominal interest rates. There can be no assurance that the value of an inflation-linked security will be directly correlated to changes in interest rates; for example, if interest rates rise for reasons other than inflation, the increase may not be reflected in the security’s inflation measure.

 

Investing in inflation-linked bonds may also reduce a fund’s distributable income during periods of deflation. If prices for goods and services decline throughout the economy, the principal and income on inflation-linked securities may decline and result in losses to a fund.

 

Investing in future delivery contracts — A fund may enter into contracts, such as to-be-announced contracts and mortgage dollar rolls, that involve the fund selling mortgage-related securities and simultaneously contracting to repurchase similar securities for delivery at a future date at a predetermined price. This can increase a fund’s market exposure, and the market price of the securities that a fund contracts to repurchase could drop below their purchase price. While a fund can preserve and generate capital through the use of such contracts by, for example, realizing the difference between the sale price and the future purchase price, the income generated by the fund may be reduced by engaging in such transactions. In addition, these transactions increase the turnover rate of a fund.

 

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Investing in derivatives — The use of derivatives involves a variety of risks, which may be different from, or greater than, the risks associated with investing in traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds. Changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with, and may be more sensitive to market events than, the underlying asset, rate or index, and a derivative instrument may cause a fund to lose significantly more than its initial investment. Derivatives may be difficult to value, difficult for a fund to buy or sell at an opportune time or price and difficult, or even impossible, to terminate or otherwise offset. A fund’s use of derivatives may result in losses to the fund, and investing in derivatives may reduce the fund’s returns and increase the fund’s price volatility. A fund’s counterparty to a derivative transaction (including, if applicable, the fund’s clearing broker, the derivatives exchange or the clearinghouse) may be unable or unwilling to honor its financial obligations in respect of the transaction. In certain cases, a fund may be hindered or delayed in exercising remedies against or closing out derivative instruments with a counterparty, which may result in additional losses. Derivatives are also subject to operational risk (such as documentation issues, settlement issues and systems failures) and legal risk (such as insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of a counterparty, and issues with the legality or enforceability of a contract).

 

Exposure to country, region, industry or sector — Subject to each fund’s investment limitations, a fund may have significant exposure to a particular country, region, industry or sector. Such exposure may cause the fund to be more impacted by risks relating to and developments affecting the country, region, industry or sector, and thus its net asset value may be more volatile, than a fund without such levels of exposure. For example, if a fund has significant exposure in a particular country, then social, economic, regulatory or other issues that negatively affect that country may have a greater impact on the fund than on a fund that is more geographically diversified.

 

Investing outside the U.S. — Securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S., or with significant operations or revenues outside the U.S., may lose value because of adverse political, social, economic or market developments in the countries or regions in which the issuers operate or generate revenue. These securities may also lose value due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar and/or currencies of other countries. Issuers of these securities may be more susceptible to actions of foreign governments, which could adversely impact the value of these securities. Securities markets in certain countries may be more volatile and/or less liquid than those in the U.S. Investments outside the U.S. may also be subject to different accounting practices and different regulatory, legal, auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping standards and practices, and may be more difficult to value, than those in the U.S. In addition, the value of investments outside the U.S. may be reduced by foreign taxes. Further, there may be increased risks of delayed settlement of securities purchased or sold by a fund, which could impact the liquidity of the fund’s portfolio.

 

Investing in emerging markets — Investing in emerging markets may involve risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in the securities markets of developed countries. For instance, emerging market countries tend to have less developed political, economic and legal systems than those in developed countries. Accordingly, the governments of these countries may be less stable and more likely to intervene in the market economy in a manner that could adversely affect the prices of securities. Information regarding issuers in emerging markets may be limited, incomplete or inaccurate, and such issuers may not be subject to regulatory, accounting, auditing, and financial reporting and recordkeeping standards comparable to those to which issuers in more developed markets are subject. A fund’s rights with respect to its investments in emerging markets, if any, will generally be governed by local law, which may make it difficult or impossible for a fund to pursue legal remedies or to obtain and enforce judgments in local courts. In addition, the economies of these countries may be dependent on relatively few industries, may have limited access to capital and may be more susceptible to changes in local and global trade conditions and downturns in the world economy. Securities markets in these countries can also be relatively small and have substantially lower trading volumes. As a result, securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid, and may be more difficult to value, than securities issued in countries with more developed economies and/or markets. Less certainty with respect to security valuations may lead to additional challenges and risks in calculating a fund’s net asset value. Additionally, emerging markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settling of trades and the holding of securities by banks, agents and depositories that are less established than those in developed countries.

 

Currency — The prices of, and the income generated by, many debt securities held by a fund may also be affected by changes in relative currency values. If the U.S. dollar appreciates against foreign currencies, the value in U.S. dollars of a fund’s securities denominated in such currencies would generally fall and vice versa.

 

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Interest rate risk — The values and liquidity of the securities held by a fund may be affected by changing interest rates. For example, the values of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. Longer maturity debt securities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates and may be subject to greater price fluctuations than shorter maturity debt securities. A fund may invest in variable and floating rate securities. When a fund holds variable or floating rate securities, a decrease in market interest rates will adversely affect the income received from such securities and the net asset value of the fund’s shares. Although the values of such securities are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than those of other debt securities, the value of variable and floating rate securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as market interest rates. Conversely, floating rate securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. During periods of extremely low short-term interest rates, a fund may not be able to maintain a positive yield and, in relatively low interest rate environments, there are heightened risks associated with rising interest rates.

 

Portfolio turnover — A fund may engage in frequent and active trading of its portfolio securities. Higher portfolio turnover may involve correspondingly greater transaction costs in the form of dealer spreads, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and on reinvestment in other securities. The sale of portfolio securities may also result in the realization of net capital gains, which are taxable when distributed to shareholders, unless the shareholder is exempt from taxation or the shareholder’s account is tax-favored. These costs and tax effects may adversely affect a fund’s returns to shareholders. A fund’s portfolio turnover rate may vary from year to year, as well as within a year.

 

Market trading — The funds’ shares are listed for trading on an exchange and are bought and sold on the secondary market at market prices. The market prices of fund shares are expected to fluctuate, in some cases materially, in response to changes in a fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), the intraday value of a fund’s holdings, and supply and demand for a fund’s shares. The existence of significant market volatility, disruptions to creations and redemptions, or potential lack of an active trading market for fund shares (including through a trading halt), among other factors, may result in the shares trading significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount) to the fund’s NAV and bid-ask spreads may widen. Purchasing a fund’s shares when its market price is at a premium or selling a fund’s shares when its market price is at a discount, may result in paying more than, or receiving less than, NAV, respectively.

 

Foreign securities held by a fund may be traded in markets that close at a different time than the exchange on which the fund’s shares are listed. Liquidity in those securities may be reduced after the applicable closing times. Accordingly, during the time when a fund’s exchange is open but after the applicable market closing, fixing or settlement times, bid-ask spreads on the fund’s exchange and the corresponding premium or discount to the fund’s NAV may widen.

 

Authorized participant concentration — Only authorized participants may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with a fund, and none of them is obligated to do so. A fund has a limited number of institutions that may act as authorized participants. If authorized participants exit the business or are unable to or elect not to engage in creation or redemption transactions, and no other authorized participant engages in such function, fund shares may trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask spreads and possibly face trading halts or delisting.

 

Nondiversification — As nondiversified funds, each fund has the ability to invest a larger percentage of its assets in the securities of a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, poor performance by a single issuer could adversely affect fund performance more than if each fund were invested in a larger number of issuers. Each fund’s share price can be expected to fluctuate more than might be the case if the fund were more broadly diversified.

 

Cash transactions — Each fund currently expects to effect at least part of its creations and redemptions for cash rather than in-kind securities. When a fund effects redemptions partly or wholly for cash, rather than in-kind, the fund may have to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times in order to obtain the cash needed to meet redemption orders. If a fund realizes gains on these sales, the fund generally will be required to recognize a gain it might not otherwise have recognized, or to recognize such gain sooner than would otherwise be required if it were to distribute portfolio securities in-kind. This strategy may cause shareholders to be subject to tax from distributions to which they would not otherwise be subject. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause a fund’s shares to trade in the market at wider bid-ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the fund’s NAV. As a result of such cash transactions, a fund could incur brokerage costs which, to the extent not offset by transaction fees that are payable by an authorized participant, may reduce the fund’s NAV.

 

Management — The investment adviser to the funds actively manages the funds’ investments. Consequently, the funds are subject to the risk that the methods and analyses, including models, tools and data, employed by the investment adviser in this process may be flawed or incorrect and may not produce the desired results. This could cause the funds to lose value or their investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

 

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5. Certain investment techniques

 

Index-linked bonds — Some of the funds have invested in index-linked bonds, which are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to a government price index. Over the life of an index-linked bond, interest is paid on the adjusted principal value. Increases or decreases in the principal value of index-linked bonds are recorded as interest income in the fund’s statement of operations.

 

Mortgage dollar rolls — Some of the funds have entered into mortgage dollar roll transactions in which the fund sells a mortgage-backed security a counterparty and simultaneously enters into an agreement with the same counterparty to buy back a similar security on a specific future date at a predetermined price. Mortgage dollar rolls are accounted for as purchase and sale transactions. Portfolio turnover rates excluding and including mortgage dollar rolls are presented at the end of the fund’s financial highlights table.

 

Futures contracts — Some of the funds have entered into futures contracts, which provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific financial instrument for a specified price, date, time and place designated at the time the contract is made. Futures contracts are used to strategically manage the fund’s interest rate sensitivity by increasing or decreasing the duration of the fund or a portion of the fund’s portfolio.

 

Upon entering into futures contracts, and to maintain the fund’s open positions in futures contracts, the fund is required to deposit with a futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (“FCM“), in a segregated account in the name of the FCM an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities, known as initial margin. The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded to serve as collateral, and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the contract.

 

On a daily basis, each fund pays or receives variation margin based on the increase or decrease in the value of the futures contracts and records variation margin on futures contracts in the statement of assets and liabilities. Futures contracts may involve a risk of loss in excess of the variation margin shown on the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. Each fund records realized gains or losses at the time the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized gains or losses and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation from futures contracts are recorded in the fund’s statement of operations.

 

Forward currency contracts — Some of the funds have entered into forward currency contracts, which represent agreements to exchange currencies on specific future dates at predetermined rates. The fund’s investment adviser uses forward currency contracts to manage the fund’s exposure to changes in exchange rates. Upon entering into these contracts, risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from possible movements in exchange rates.

 

On a daily basis, the funds’ investment adviser values forward currency contracts and records unrealized appreciation or depreciation for open forward currency contracts in each fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. Realized gains or losses are recorded at the time the forward currency contract is closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency.

 

Closed forward currency contracts that have not reached their settlement date are included in the respective receivables or payables for closed forward currency contracts in each fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. Net realized gains or losses from closed forward currency contracts and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation from open forward currency contracts are recorded in each fund’s statement of operations.

 

Swap contracts — Some of the funds have entered into swap agreements, which are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for a specified time period. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns earned or realized from one or more underlying assets or rates of return. Swap agreements can be traded on a swap execution facility (SEF) and cleared through a central clearinghouse (cleared), traded over-the-counter (OTC) and cleared, or traded bilaterally and not cleared. Because clearing interposes a central clearinghouse as the ultimate counterparty to each participant’s swap, and margin is required to be exchanged under the rules of the clearinghouse, central clearing is intended to decrease (but not eliminate) counterparty risk relative to uncleared bilateral swaps. To the extent the funds enter into bilaterally negotiated swap transactions, the funds will enter into swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain credit standards and subject to agreed collateralized procedures. The term of a swap can be days, months or years and certain swaps may be less liquid than others.

 

Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap contract, the funds are required to deposit cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities, which is known as initial margin. Generally, the initial margin required for a particular swap is set and held as collateral by the clearinghouse on which the contract is cleared. The amount of initial margin required may be significantly modified from time to time by the clearinghouse during the term of the contract.

 

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On a daily basis, interest accruals related to the exchange of future payments are recorded as a receivable and payable in the funds’ statement of assets and liabilities for centrally cleared swaps and as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the funds’ statement of assets and liabilities for bilateral swaps. For centrally cleared swaps, the fund also pays or receives a variation margin based on the increase or decrease in the value of the swaps, including accrued interest as applicable, and records variation margin in the statement of assets and liabilities. The funds record realized gains and losses on both the net accrued interest and any gain or loss recognized at the time the swap is closed or expires. Net realized gains or losses, as well as any net unrealized appreciation or depreciation, from swaps are recorded in the fund’s statement of operations. Swap agreements can take different forms. Some of the funds entered into the following types of swap agreements:

 

Interest rate swaps — Some of the funds have entered into interest rate swaps, which seek to manage the interest rate sensitivity of the fund by increasing or decreasing the duration of the fund or a portion of the funds’ portfolio. An interest rate swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange or swap payments based on changes in an interest rate or rates. Typically, one interest rate is fixed and the other is variable based on a designated short-term interest rate such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), prime rate or other benchmark. In other types of interest rate swaps, known as basis swaps, the parties agree to swap variable interest rates based on different designated short-term interest rates. Interest rate swaps generally do not involve the delivery of securities or other principal amounts. Rather, cash payments are exchanged by the parties based on the application of the designated interest rates to a notional amount, which is the predetermined dollar principal of the trade upon which payment obligations are computed. Accordingly, the funds’ current obligation or right under the swap agreement is generally equal to the net amount to be paid or received under the swap agreement based on the relative value of the position held by each party.

 

Credit default swap indices — The fund has entered into centrally cleared credit default swap indices, including CDX and iTraxx indices (collectively referred to as “CDSIs”), in order to assume exposure to a diversified portfolio of credits or to hedge against existing credit risks. A CDSI is based on a portfolio of credit default swaps with similar characteristics, such as credit default swaps on high-yield bonds. In a typical CDSI transaction, one party (the protection buyer) is obligated to pay the other party (the protection seller) a stream of periodic payments over the term of the contract. If a credit event, such as a default or restructuring, occurs with respect to any of the underlying reference obligations, the protection seller must pay the protection buyer the loss on those credits.

 

The fund may enter into a CDSI transaction as either protection buyer or protection seller. If the fund is a protection buyer, it would pay the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract and would not recover any of those payments if no credit events were to occur with respect to any of the underlying reference obligations. However, if a credit event did occur, the fund, as a protection buyer, would have the right to deliver the referenced debt obligations or a specified amount of cash, depending on the terms of the applicable agreement, and to receive the par value of such debt obligations from the counterparty protection seller. As a protection seller, the fund would receive fixed payments throughout the term of the contract if no credit events were to occur with respect to any of the underlying reference obligations. If a credit event were to occur, however, the value of any deliverable obligation received by the fund, coupled with the periodic payments previously received by the fund, may be less than the full notional value that the fund, as a protection seller, pays to the counterparty protection buyer, effectively resulting in a loss of value to the fund. Furthermore, as a protection seller, the fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because it would have investment exposure to the notional amount of the swap transaction.

 

The following table presents the average month-end notional amounts of futures contracts, forward currency contracts, interest rate swaps and credit default swaps while held for each fund (dollars in thousands):

 

    Futures
contracts
    Forward
currency
contracts
  Interest
rate
swaps
    Credit
default
swaps
Core Plus Income ETF     $138,340     $4,631 *   $25,154     $6,750
Municipal Income ETF     2,034 *   Not applicable     Not applicable     Not applicable
U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF     23,629 *   Not applicable     22,850     1,485
Short Duration Income ETF     15,266 *   Not applicable     19,665     Not applicable

 

* No contracts were held at the end of the reporting period; amount represents the average month-end notional amount of contracts while they were held.

 

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The following tables identify the location and fair value amounts on each fund’s statement of assets and liabilities and the effect on each fund’s statement of operations resulting from each fund’s use of futures contracts, forward currency contracts, interest rate swaps and credit default swaps as of, or for the period ended, December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):

 

Core Plus Income ETF

 

        Assets     Liabilities  
Contracts   Risk type   Location on statement of
assets and liabilities
  Value     Location on statement of
assets and liabilities
  Value  
Futures   Interest   Unrealized appreciation*   $ 419     Unrealized depreciation*   $ 384  
Swap (centrally cleared)   Interest   Unrealized appreciation*     185     Unrealized depreciation*      
Swap (bilateral)   Interest   Bilateral interest rate swaps, at value         Bilateral interest rate swaps, at value     1  
Swap (centrally cleared)   Credit   Unrealized appreciation*     3     Unrealized depreciation*      
            $ 607         $ 385  
                             
        Net realized (loss) gain     Net unrealized appreciation  
Contracts   Risk type   Location on statement of
operations
  Value     Location on statement of
operations
  Value  
Futures   Interest   Net realized loss on futures contracts   $ (2,147 )   Net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   $ 35  
Forward currency   Currency   Net realized gain on forward currency contracts     (532 )   Net unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts      
Swap   Interest   Net realized loss on swap contracts     (94 )   Net unrealized appreciation on swap contracts     184  
Swap   Credit   Net realized gain on swap contracts     57     Net unrealized appreciation on swap contracts     3  
            $ (2,716 )       $ 222  
                             
Municipal Income ETF                
                             
        Net realized loss     Net unrealized appreciation  
Contracts   Risk type   Location on statement of
operations
  Value     Location on statement of
operations
  Value  
Futures   Interest   Net realized loss on futures contracts   $ (76 )   Net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   $  
            $ (76 )       $  
                             
U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF                
                             
        Assets     Liabilities  
Contracts   Risk type   Location on statement of
assets and liabilities
  Value     Location on statement of
assets and liabilities
  Value  
Swap (centrally cleared)   Interest   Unrealized appreciation*   $ 67     Unrealized depreciation*   $  
Swap (centrally cleared)   Credit   Unrealized appreciation*     20     Unrealized depreciation*      
            $ 87         $  
   
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        Net realized gain (loss)     Net unrealized appreciation  
Contracts   Risk type   Location on statement of
operations
  Value     Location on statement of
operations
  Value  
Futures   Interest   Net realized gain on futures contracts   $ 33     Net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   $  
Swap   Interest   Net realized loss on swap contracts     (60 )   Net unrealized appreciation on swap contracts     67  
Swap   Credit   Net realized gain on swap contracts         Net unrealized appreciation on swap contracts     20  
            $ (27 )       $ 87  
                             
Short Duration Income ETF                  
                             
        Assets     Liabilities  
Contracts   Risk type   Location on statement of
assets and liabilities
  Value     Location on statement of
assets and liabilities
  Value  
Swap (centrally cleared)   Interest   Unrealized appreciation*   $ 78     Unrealized depreciation*   $ 11  
            $ 78         $ 11  
                             
        Net realized gain (loss)     Net unrealized appreciation  
Contracts   Risk type   Location on statement of
operations
  Value     Location on statement of
operations
  Value  
Futures   Interest   Net realized gain on futures contracts   $ 44     Net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   $  
Swap   Interest   Net realized loss on swap contracts     (79 )   Net unrealized appreciation on swap contracts     67  
            $ (35 )       $ 67  
   
* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts, centrally cleared interest rate swaps and/or centrally cleared credit default swaps as reported in the applicable tables following each fund’s investment portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within each fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

Collateral — Some funds either receive or pledge highly liquid assets, such as cash or U.S. government securities, as collateral due to their use of futures contracts, forward currency contracts, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps and/or future delivery contracts. For futures contracts centrally cleared interest rate swaps and centrally cleared credit default swaps, the program calls for each participating fund to pledge collateral for initial and variation margin by contract. For forward currency contracts and bilateral interest rate swaps, the program calls for each participating fund to either receive or pledge collateral based on the net gain or loss on unsettled contracts by counter-party. For future delivery contracts, the program calls for each participating fund to either receive or pledge collateral based on the net gain or loss on unsettled contracts by certain counterparties. The purpose of the collateral is to cover potential losses that could occur in the event that either party cannot meet its contractual obligation. Non-cash collateral pledged by each participating fund, if any, is disclosed in each fund’s investment portfolio, and cash collateral pledged by each participating fund, if any, is held in a segregated account with the fund’s custodian, which is reflected as pledged cash collateral in each fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

Rights of offset — Funds that hold forward currency contracts and/or bilateral interest rate swaps have enforceable master netting agreements with certain counterparties, where amounts payable by each party to the other in the same currency (with the same settlement date and with the same counterparty) are settled net of each party’s payment obligation. If an early termination date occurs under these agreements following an event of default or termination event, all obligations of each party to its counterparty are settled net through a single payment in a single currency (“close-out netting”). For financial reporting purposes, the funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to these master netting arrangements in the statements of assets and liabilities.

 

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The following table presents each fund’s forward currency contracts and/or bilateral interest rate swaps by counterparty that are subject to master netting agreements but that are not offset in the funds’ statement of assets and liabilities. The net amount column shows the impact of offsetting on the funds’ statement of assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2022, if close-out netting was exercised (dollars in thousands):

 

Core Plus Income ETF

 

    Gross amounts
recognized in the
    Gross amounts not offset in the
statement of assets and liabilities and
subject to a master netting agreement
       
Counterparty     statement of assets
and liabilities
      Available
to offset
      Non-cash
collateral
      Cash
collateral
      Net
amount
 
Liabilities:                                        
Barclays Bank PLC   $ 1     $     $     $     $ 1  

 

6. Taxation and distributions

 

Federal income taxation — Each fund complies with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and intends to distribute substantially all of its net taxable income and net capital gains each year. The funds are not subject to income taxes to the extent such distributions are made. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

As of and during the period ended December 31, 2022, none of the funds had a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. Each fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in their respective statements of operations. During the period, none of the funds incurred any significant interest or penalties.

 

Each fund’s tax returns are generally not subject to examination by federal, state and, if applicable, non-U.S. tax authorities after the expiration of each jurisdiction’s statute of limitations, which is typically three years after the date of filing but can be extended in certain jurisdictions.

 

Non-U.S. taxation — Dividend and interest income, if any, are recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. The funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability. Gains realized by the funds on the sale of securities in certain countries, if any, may be subject to non-U.S. taxes. If applicable, the funds record an estimated deferred tax liability based on unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.

 

Distributions — Distributions determined on a tax basis may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to different treatment for items such as currency gains and losses; short-term capital gains and losses; capital losses related to sales of certain securities within 30 days of purchase; cost of investments sold; paydowns on fixed-income securities; net capital losses and income on certain investments. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the funds for financial reporting purposes.

 

Additional tax basis disclosures for each fund as of December 31, 2022, were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

    Core Plus
Income
ETF
    Municipal
Income
ETF
    U.S. Multi-Sector
Income
ETF
    Short Duration
Income
ETF
 
Undistributed tax-exempt income   $     $ 214     $     $  
Undistributed ordinary income     1,880             436       258  
Capital loss carryforward*     (16,682 )     (1 )     (5 )     (2 )
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments     3,204       1,291       1,300       283  
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments     (14,366 )     (143 )     (374 )     (54 )
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments     (11,162 )     1,148       926       229  
Cost of investments     510,031       67,050       68,539       98,428  
   
* Each fund’s capital loss carryforward will be used to offset any capital gains realized by the fund in future years. Funds with a capital loss carryforward will not make distributions from capital gains while a capital loss carryforward remains.
   
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Distributions paid by each fund from commencement of operations to December 31, 2022, were characterized for tax purposes as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

    Year ended December 31, 2022  
Fund   Ordinary
income
    Tax-exempt
income
    Long-term
capital gains
    Total
distributions
paid
 
Core Plus Income ETF   $ 8,274     $     $     $ 8,274  
Municipal Income ETF           286             286  
U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF     623                   623  
Short Duration Income ETF     376                   376  

 

7. Fees and transactions

 

CRMC, the funds’ investment adviser, is the parent company of American Funds Distributors, Inc.® (“AFD”), the principal underwriter of the fund’s’ shares. CRMC and AFD are considered related parties to the funds.

 

Investment advisory services – Each fund has an investment advisory and service agreement with CRMC that provides for monthly fees, accrued daily. These fees are based on an annual rate of daily net assets as follows:

 

Fund   Annual rate
Core Plus Income ETF     0.34 %
Municipal Income ETF     0.27  
U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF     0.39  
Short Duration Income ETF     0.25  

 

Under the terms of the agreements, in addition to providing investment advisory services, the investment adviser and its affiliates provide certain administrative services to help assist third parties providing non-distribution services to the funds’ shareholders. These services include providing in-depth information on each fund and market developments that impact each fund’s investments. The agreement provides that the investment adviser will pay all ordinary operating expenses of each fund other than management fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, costs of holding shareholder meetings, legal fees and expenses relating to arbitration or litigation, payments under each fund’s plan of distribution (if any) and other non-routine or extraordinary expenses. Additionally, each fund will be responsible for its non-operating expenses, including brokerage commissions and fees and expenses associated with the fund’s securities lending program, if applicable.

 

Transfer agency and administration services – Each fund has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement and an administration agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). Under the terms of the transfer agency agreement, State Street (or an agent, including an affiliate) acts as transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent for each fund. Under the terms of the administration agreement, State Street provides necessary administrative, legal, tax and accounting, regulatory and financial reporting services for the maintenance and operations of each fund. The investment adviser bears the costs of services under these agreements.

 

Affiliated officers and trustees – Officers and certain trustees of each fund are or may be considered to be affiliated with CRMC and AFD. No affiliated officers or trustees received any compensation directly from any of the funds.

 

Investment in CCF — Each fund holds shares of CCF, an institutional prime money market fund managed by CRMC. CCF invests in high-quality, short-term money market instruments. CCF is used as the primary investment vehicle for each fund’s short-term investments. CCF shares are only available for purchase by CRMC, its affiliates, and other funds managed by CRMC. CCF shares are not available to the public. CRMC does not receive an investment advisory services fee from CCF.

 

Security transactions with related funds — Each fund may purchase from, or sell securities to, other CRMC-managed funds (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC) under procedures adopted by each fund’s board of trustees. The funds involved in such transactions are considered related by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common trustees and/or common officers. When such transactions occur, each transaction is executed at the current market price of the security and no brokerage commissions or fees are paid in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. None of the funds engaged in any such purchase or sale transactions with any related funds during the period ended December 31, 2022.

 

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Interfund lending — Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the fund, along with other CRMC-managed funds (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC), may participate in an interfund lending program. The program provides an alternate credit facility that permits the funds to lend or borrow cash for temporary purposes directly to or from one another, subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. The fund did not lend or borrow cash through the interfund lending program at any time during the period ended December 31, 2022.

 

8. Indemnifications

 

Each fund’s organizational documents provide board members and officers with indemnification against certain liabilities or expenses in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, each fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. Each fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since it is dependent on future claims that may be made against each fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. Insurance policies are also available to each fund’s board members and officers.

 

9. Capital share transactions

 

Each fund issues and redeems shares at NAV only with certain authorized participants in large increments known as creation units. Purchases of creation units are made by tendering a basket of designated securities and cash to a fund, and redemption proceeds are paid with a basket of securities from a fund’s portfolio with a balancing cash component to equate the market value of the basket of securities delivered or redeemed to the NAV per creation unit on the transaction date. The funds may issue creation units to authorized participants in advance of the delivery and settlement of all or a portion of the designated securities. When this occurs, the authorized participant provides cash collateral in an amount equal to 105% of the daily marked to market value of the securities that have not yet been delivered to the fund. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery. Realized gains or losses resulting from redemptions of shares in-kind are reflected separately in each fund’s statement of operations.

 

Each fund’s shares are available in smaller increments to investors in the secondary market at market prices and may be subject to commissions. Authorized participants pay a transaction fee to the shareholder servicing agent when purchasing and redeeming creation units of a fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of creation units. In addition, for cash creation unit transactions, a variable fee for creation transactions and redemption transactions may be charged to the authorized participant to cover certain brokerage, tax, foreign exchange, execution, market impact and other costs and expenses related to the execution of trades. Variable fees, if any, are included in capital share transactions in each fund’s statement of changes in net assets.

 

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Capital share transactions in each fund were as follows (dollars and shares in thousands):

 

Core Plus Income ETF

 

    Sales     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases     Net increase  
    Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
                                                                 
For the period February 22, 2022*, through December 31, 2022                  
                                                                 
    $ 482,652       20,464     $           $           $ 482,652       20,464  
                                                                 
                                                                 
Municipal Income ETF                                        
                                                                 
      Sales       Reinvestments of
distributions
      Repurchases       Net increase  
      Amount       Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount       Shares  
                                                                 
For the period October 25, 2022*, through December 31, 2022                            
                                                                 
    $ 72,460       2,820     $           $           $ 72,460       2,820  
                                                                 
U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF                                            
                                                                 
      Sales       Reinvestments of
distributions
      Repurchases       Net increase  
      Amount       Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount       Shares  
                                                                 
For the period October 25, 2022*, through December 31, 2022                            
                                                                 
    $ 69,849       2,760     $           $           $ 69,849       2,760  
                                                                 
Short Duration Income ETF                                      
                                                                 
      Sales       Reinvestments of
distributions
      Repurchases       Net increase  
      Amount       Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount       Shares  
                                                                 
For the period October 25, 2022*, through December 31, 2022                        
                                                                 
    $ 89,240       3,540     $           $           $ 89,240       3,540  
   
* Commencement of operations.
   
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10. Investment transactions

 

The following table presents purchases and sales of investments, excluding in-kind transactions, short-term securities and U.S. government obligations, if any, during the period ended December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Core Plus Income ETF   $ 119,313     $ 12,842  
Municipal Income ETF     54,719       225  
U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF     29,729       2,449  
Short Duration Income ETF     27,634       349  

 

The following table presents the value of securities received and delivered in-kind from the authorized participants to support creation and redemption transactions, if any, during the period ended December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):

 

Fund   In-kind creations     In-kind redemptions  
Core Plus Income ETF   $ 366,036     $  
Municipal Income ETF     6,877        
U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF     36,934        
Short Duration Income ETF     43,185        
   
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Financial highlights

 

          (Loss) income from
investment operations1
    Dividends and distributions                                
Year ended   Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
    Net
investment
income
    Net (losses)
gains on
securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
(from net
investment
income)
    Distributions
(from capital
gains)
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of year
    Total
return2
    Net assets,
end of
year
(in millions)
    Ratio of
expenses to
average net
assets3
    Ratio of
net income
to average
net assets
 
Core Plus Income ETF                                                                                      
12/31/20224,5    $ 25.30     $ .83     $ (3.24 )   $ (2.41 )   $ (.66 )   $     $ (.66 )   $ 22.23       (9.59 )%   $ 455       .34 %6      4.24 %6 
Municipal Income ETF                                                                                    
12/31/20224,7   $ 25.00     $ .17     $ 1.07     $ 1.24     $ (.13 )   $     $ (.13 )   $ 26.11       4.92 %   $ 74       .05 %2      .67 %2 
U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF                                                                            
12/31/20224,7   $ 25.00     $ .29     $ .62     $ .91     $ (.25 )   $     $ (.25 )   $ 25.66       3.63 %   $ 71       .07 %2      1.13 %2 
Short Duration Income ETF                                                                            
12/31/20224,7   $ 25.00     $ .22     $ .21     $ .43     $ (.16 )   $     $ (.16 )   $ 25.27       1.73 %   $ 89       .05 %2      .87 %2 
     
Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions8,9   Period ended
December 31, 20222,4
Core Plus Income ETF5   172%
Municipal Income ETF7   1
U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF7   6
Short Duration Income ETF 7   1
     
Portfolio turnover rate including mortgage dollar roll transactions8,9   Period ended
December 31, 20222,4
Core Plus Income ETF5   446%
Short Duration Income ETF 7   55
   
1 Based on average shares outstanding.
2 Not annualized.
3 Ratios do not include expenses of any Central Funds. The fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any Central Funds.
4 Based on operations for a period that is less than a full year.
5 For the period February 22, 2022, commencement of operations, through December 31, 2022.
6 Annualized.
7 For the period October 25, 2022, commencement of operations, through December 31, 2022.
8 Rates do not include each fund’s portfolio activity with respect to any Central Funds.
9 Refer to Note 5 for more information on mortgage dollar rolls. Refer to the notes to financial statements.
   
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust and Shareholders of Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF, Capital Group Municipal Income ETF, Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF and Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF

 

Opinions on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolios, of each of the funds indicated in the table below (constituting Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of December 31, 2022, the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of December 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Fund Statement of
operations
Statement of changes
in net assets
Financial
highlights
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF For the period February 22, 2022 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2022.
Capital Group Municipal Income ETF For the period October 25, 2022 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2022.
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF  
Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF  

 

Basis for Opinions

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

Los Angeles, California
February 14, 2023

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Capital Group Companies Investment Company Complex since 1934.

 

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Expense example unaudited

 

As a fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, including investment advisory services fees and other expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund so you can compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period.

 

Actual expenses:

The first line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading titled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes:

The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio for the share class and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of the share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5.00% hypothetical example with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Notes:

Note that the expenses shown in the tables on the following pages are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of each share class in the tables is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
account value
    Ending
account value
12/31/2022
    Expenses
paid during
period
    Annualized
expense
ratio
 
Core Plus Income ETF                                
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 978.00     $ 1.69 *     .34 %
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.49       1.73 *     .34  
Municipal Income ETF                                
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,049.20     $ .51       .27 % 
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.84       1.38       .27  
U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF                                
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,036.30     $ .73       .39 % 
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.24       1.99       .39  
Short Duration Income ETF                                
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.30     $ .46       .25 % 
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.95       1.28       .25  
   
* The “expenses paid during period” are equal to the “annualized expense ratio,” multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period, and divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
The period for the “annualized expense ratio” and “actual return” line is based on the number of days from October 25, 2022, commencement of operations, through December 31, 2022, and accordingly, is not representative of a full period. The “assumed 5% return” line is based on 184 days.
   
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Tax information unaudited

 

We are required to advise you of the federal tax status of certain distributions received by shareholders during the fiscal year. Each fund hereby designates the following amounts for the funds’ fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

    Capital Group
Core Plus
Income
ETF
    Capital Group
Municipal
Income
ETF
    Capital Group
U.S. Multi-Sector
Income
ETF
    Capital Group
Short Duration
Income
ETF
 
Section 163(j) interest dividends     100 %           100 %   $ 365,000  
Exempt interest dividends         $ 286,000              
U.S. government income that may be exempt from state taxation   $ 1,075,000           $ 24,000     $ 16,000  

 

Individual shareholders should refer to their Form 1099 or other tax information, which was mailed in January 2023, to determine the calendar year amounts to be included on their 2022 tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program unaudited

 

The series has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “program”). The series’ board has designated Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”) as the administrator of the program. Personnel of CRMC or its affiliates conduct the day-to-day operation of the program pursuant to policies and procedures administered by the Capital Group Liquidity Risk Management Committee.

 

Under the program, CRMC manages each fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet shareholder redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the fund. This risk is managed by monitoring the degree of liquidity of each fund’s investments, limiting the amount of each fund’s illiquid investments, and utilizing various risk management tools and facilities available to each fund for meeting shareholder redemptions, among other means. CRMC’s process of determining the degree of liquidity of each fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party liquidity assessment vendors.

 

The series’ board reviewed a report prepared by CRMC regarding the operation and effectiveness of the program for the period October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022. No significant liquidity events impacting any of the funds were noted in the report. In addition, CRMC provided its assessment that the program had been effective in managing each fund’s liquidity risk.

 

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Board of trustees and other officers

 

Independent trustees1

 

Name and year of birth   Year first
elected
a trustee
of the
series/fund2
  Principal occupation(s) during past five years   Number of
portfolios in fund
complex overseen
by trustee
  Other directorships3
held by trustee
Vanessa C. L. Chang, 1952
Chair of the Board
(Independent and
Non-Executive)
  2021   Former Director, EL & EL Investments (real estate)   22   Edison International/Southern California Edison; Transocean Ltd. (offshore drilling contractor)
Jennifer C. Feikin, 1968   2021   Business Advisor; previously held positions at Google, AOL, 20th Century Fox and McKinsey & Company; Trustee, The Nature Conservancy of Utah; former Trustee, The Nature Conservancy of California; former Director, First Descents   97   Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
Pablo R. González Guajardo,
1967
  2021   CEO, Kimberly-Clark de México, SAB de CV   22   América Móvil, SAB de CV (telecommunications company); Grupo Sanborns, SAB de CV (retail stores and restaurants); Kimberly-Clark de México, SAB de CV (consumer staples)
Leslie Stone Heisz, 1961   2021   Former Managing Director, Lazard (retired, 2010); Director, Kaiser Permanente (California public benefit corporation); former Lecturer, UCLA Anderson School of Management   97   Edwards Lifesciences; Public Storage
William D. Jones, 1955   2021   Managing Member, CityLink LLC (investing and consulting); former President and CEO, CityLink Investment Corporation (acquires, develops and manages real estate ventures in urban communities)   23   Biogen Inc.

 

Interested trustee4,5

 

Name, year of birth and
position with fund
  Year first
elected
a trustee
 or officer
 of the
 series/fund2
  Principal occupation(s) during past five years and
positions held with affiliated entities or
the principal underwriter of the fund
  Number of
 portfolios in fund
complex overseen
by trustee3
  Other directorships3
held by trustee
William L. Robbins, 1968   2021   Partner — Capital International Investors, Capital Research and Management Company; Partner — Capital International Investors, Capital Bank and Trust Company6;  Chair and Director, Capital Group International, Inc.6   13   None

 

The fund’s statement of additional information includes further details about fund trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling American Funds Service Company at (800) 421-4225 or by visiting the Capital Group website at capitalgroup.com. The address for all trustees and officers of the fund is 6455 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618, Attention: Secretary.

 

Refer to page 75 for footnotes.

 

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Other officers5

 

Name, year of birth and
position with fund
  Year first
elected
an officer
of the
series/fund2
  Principal occupation(s) during past five years and positions held with affiliated entities
or the principal underwriter of the fund
Vincent J. Gonzales, 1984
President
  CGSD 2022   Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
David A. Hoag, 1965
President
  CGCP 2021   Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company;
Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Bank and Trust Company6
Damien J. McCann, 1977
President
Senior Vice President
  CGMS 2022
CGCP 2021
  Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Courtney K. Wolf, 1982
President
  CGMU 2022   Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company; Director, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.6
Walt Burkley, 1966
Principal Executive Officer
  2021   Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company; Director, Capital Research Company6; Director, Capital Research and Management Company
Michael W. Stockton, 1967
Executive Vice President
  2021   Senior Vice President — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Steven D. Lotwin, 1969
Senior Vice President
  CGSD 2022   Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company; Director, Capital Research and Management Company
Mark Marinella, 1958
Senior Vice President
  CGMU 2022   Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Jerome Solomon, 1963
Senior Vice President
  CGMU 2022   Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Scott Sykes, 1971
Senior Vice President
  CGMS 2022   Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Ritchie Tuazon, 1978
Senior Vice President
  CGCP 2021   Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Erik A. Vayntrub, 1984
Senior Vice President
  2021   Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company; Secretary, Capital Management Services, Inc.6
Shannon Ward, 1964
Senior Vice President
  CGMS 2022   Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Xavier Goss, 1980
Vice President
  CGCP 2021
CGMS 2022
  Vice President — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Jennifer L. Butler, 1966
Secretary
  2021   Assistant Vice President — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Troy S. Tanner, 1983
Treasurer
  2021   Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company
Susan K. Countess, 1966
Assistant Secretary
  2021   Associate — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
   
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Other officers5 (continued)

 

Name, year of birth and
position with fund
  Year first
elected
an officer
of the
series/fund2
  Principal occupation(s) during past five years and positions held with affiliated entities
or the principal underwriter of the fund
Michael R. Tom, 1988
Assistant Secretary
  2021   Associate — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Sandra Chuon, 1972
Assistant Treasurer
  2021   Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company
Gregory F. Niland, 1971
Assistant Treasurer
  2021   Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company

 

1 The term independent trustee refers to a trustee who is not an “interested person” of the fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
2 Trustees and officers of the fund serve until their resignation, removal or retirement.
3 This includes all directorships/trusteeships (other than those in the American Funds or other funds managed by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates) that are held by each trustee as a trustee or director of a public company or a registered investment company.
4 The term interested trustee refers to a trustee who is an “interested person” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, on the basis of their affiliation with the fund’s investment adviser, Capital Research and Management Company, or affiliated entities (including the fund’s principal underwriter).
5 All of the trustees and/or officers listed are officers and/or directors/trustees of one or more of the other funds for which Capital Research and Management Company serves as investment adviser.
6 Company affiliated with Capital Research and Management Company.

 

Key:

CGCP = Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF

CGMU = Capital Group Municipal Income ETF

CGMS = Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF

CGSD = Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF

 

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Office of the fund

6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618-4518

 

Investment adviser

Capital Research and Management Company
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

Transfer agent for shareholder accounts

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Custodian of assets

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Counsel

Dechert LLP

One Bush Street, Suite 1600
San Francisco, CA 94104-4446

 

Independent registered public accounting firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
601 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017-3874

 

Principal underwriter

American Funds Distributors, Inc.
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

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Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund prospectus and summary prospectus, which can be obtained from your financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. You may also call (800) 421-4225 or visit the Capital Group website at capitalgroup.com.

 

“Proxy Voting Procedures and Principles” — which describes our procedures and principles for voting portfolio securities — is available at capitalgroup.com/etf. Each fund files its proxy voting record with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the 12 months ended June 30 by August 31. The proxy voting record is available free of charge on the SEC website at sec.gov and on our website.

 

If used as sales material after March 31, 2023, this report must be accompanied by a statistical update for the most recently completed calendar quarter.

 
 

Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust

 

For CGCP, CGMS and CGSD, the use of derivatives involves a variety of risks, which may be different from, or greater than, the risks associated with investing in traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds.

 

For CGCP, CGMU and CGMS, lower rated bonds are subject to greater fluctuations in value and risk of loss of income and principal than higher rated bonds.

 

For CGCP, CGMU, CGMS and CGSD, the return of principal for bond funds and for funds with significant underlying bond holdings is not guaranteed. Fund shares are subject to the same interest rate, inflation and credit risks associated with the underlying bond holdings.

 

For CGMU, income from municipal bonds may be subject to state or local income taxes and/or the federal alternative minimum tax. Certain other income, as well as capital gain distributions, may be taxable.

 

For CGCP, CGMS and CGSD, investing outside the United States involves risks, such as currency fluctuations, periods of illiquidity and price volatility. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in developing countries.

 

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