Capital Group Growth ETF
Capital Group Global Growth ETF
Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF
Capital Group International Equity ETF
Capital Group Core Equity ETF
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF
Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF

 

Semi-annual report for the six months ended November 30, 2023

 

 

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Capital Group exchange-traded funds 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. 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 total returns on a $1,000 investment with all distributions reinvested for periods ended December 31, 2023 (the most recent calendar quarter-end):

 

        Cumulative   Average annual*    
    Fund
Inception
date
  6 months   1 year   Since
inception
  30-day
SEC yield
as of 12/31/23
  Gross
expense
ratio
                         
CGGR – Capital Group Growth ETF   2/22/22                             0.29 %       0.39 %
Net asset value         12.14 %     42.13 %     8.60 %                  
Market price         12.13       42.18       8.62                  
CGGO – Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF   2/22/22                             0.76       0.47  
Net asset value         6.32       23.30       3.43                  
Market price         6.27       23.43       3.51                  
CGXU – Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF   2/22/22                             1.22       0.54  
Net asset value         2.29       15.38       –0.41                  
Market price         1.90       15.75       –0.37                  
CGIE – Capital Group International Equity ETF   9/26/23                             1.88       0.54  
Net asset value                     11.37                  
Market price                     11.61                  
CGUS – Capital Group Core Equity ETF   2/22/22                             1.23       0.33  
Net asset value         10.97       27.64       9.16                  
Market price         10.96       27.71       9.22                  
CGDV – Capital Group Dividend Value ETF   2/22/22                             1.87       0.33  
Net asset value         11.39       28.83       12.58                  
Market price         11.46       28.80       12.64                  
CGDG – Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF   9/26/23                             3.20       0.47  
Net asset value                     9.88                  
Market price                     10.12                  

 

Capital Group exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are actively managed and do not seek to replicate a specific index. ETF shares are bought and sold through an exchange at the then current market price, not net asset value (NAV), and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV when traded on an exchange. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. There can be no guarantee that an active market for ETFs will develop or be maintained, or that the ETF’s listing will continue or remain unchanged.

 

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.

 

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

 

* For funds with less than one year of history since inception results are cumulative.
The total annual fund operating expense ratios were as of each fund’s prospectus dated August 23, 2023 for CGDG and CGIE, and as of August 1, 2023 for CGDV, CGGO, CGGR, CGUS and CGXU. For CGDG and CGIE, the expense ratios are 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.

 

Fellow investors:

 

Results for the funds for the periods ended November 30, 2023, are shown below, as well as results of the funds’ respective benchmarks.

 

For additional information about the funds, their investment results, holdings and portfolio managers, refer to https://www.capitalgroup.com/advisor/investments/ exchange-traded-funds/returns and select the individual funds to view that information. You can also access information about Capital Group’s exchange-traded funds and read our insights about the markets, retirement, saving for college, investing fundamentals and more at capitalgroup.com.

 

Contents

 

1   Results at a glance
     
3   Investment portfolios
     
26   Financial statements
     
32   Notes to financial statements
     
43   Financial highlights

 

Results at a glance

 

Here are the total returns on a $1,000 investment with all distributions reinvested for periods ended November 30, 2023:

 

        Cumulative   Average annual1    
    Fund
Inception
date
  6 months   1 year   Since
inception
  30-day
SEC yield
as of 11/30/23
  Gross
expense
ratio2
                         
CGGR – Capital Group Growth ETF   2/22/22                             0.36 %       0.39 %
Net asset value         13.79     23.97 %     5.23 %                   
Market price         13.73       23.95       5.28                  
S&P 500 Index         10.17       13.84       5.15                  
CGGO – Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF   2/22/22                             0.74       0.47  
Net asset value         6.31       13.78       0.84                  
Market price         6.16       13.90       0.95                  
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)         8.28       12.01       1.86                  
CGXU – Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF   2/22/22                             1.27       0.54  
Net asset value         1.82       5.03       –3.35                  
Market price         1.90       5.21       –3.23                  
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA7         5.07       9.26       –1.95                  
CGIE – Capital Group International Equity ETF   9/26/23                             1.93       0.54  
Net asset value                     6.33                  
Market price                     6.81                  
MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index6                     5.03                  
CGUS – Capital Group Core Equity ETF   2/22/22                             1.32       0.33  
Net asset value         11.49       16.34       6.48                  
Market price         11.39       16.43       6.52                  
S&P 500 Index         10.17       13.84       5.15                  
CGDV – Capital Group Dividend Value ETF   2/22/22                             1.96       0.33  
Net asset value         11.37       17.63       9.03                  
Market price         11.36       17.71       9.07                  
S&P 500 Index4,5         10.17       13.84       5.15                  
CGDG – Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF   9/26/23                             3.37       0.47  
Net asset value                     5.09                  
Market price                     5.29                  
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)3                     6.36                  

 

Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

 

Refer to page 2 for footnotes.

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 1
 

Results at a glance (continued)

 

1 For funds with less than one year of history since inception results are cumulative.
2 The total annual fund operating expense ratios were as of each fund’s prospectus dated August 23, 2023 for CGDG and CGIE, and as of August 1, 2023 for CGDV, CGGO, CGGR, CGUS and CGXU. For CGDG and CGIE, the expense ratios are estimated.
3 MSCI All Country World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market results in the global developed and emerging markets, consisting of more than 40 developed and emerging market country indexes. Results reflect dividends gross of withholding taxes through December 31, 2000, and dividends net of withholding taxes thereafter. These indexes are 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. MSCI has not approved, reviewed or produced this report, makes no express or implied warranties or representations and is not liable whatsoever for any data in the report. You may not redistribute the MSCI data or use it as a basis for other indices or investment products.
4 Source: Standard & Poor’s.
5 S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index based on the results of approximately 500 widely held common stocks. 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. Each S&P Index (“Index”) shown is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates and has been licensed for use by Capital Group. Copyright © 2022 S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a division of S&P Global, and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Redistribution or reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without written permission of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC.”
6 MSCI EAFE® (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure developed equity market results, excluding the United States and Canada. Results reflect dividends net of withholding taxes. 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.
7 MSCI All Country World ex USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market results in the global developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States. The index consists of more than 40 developed and emerging market country indexes. Results reflect dividends gross of withholding taxes through December 31, 2000, and dividends net of withholding taxes thereafter. 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. MSCI has not approved, reviewed or produced this report, makes no express or implied warranties or representations and is not liable whatsoever for any data in the report. You may not redistribute the MSCI data or use it as a basis for other indices or investment products.”

 

2 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 
Capital Group Growth ETF  
Investment portfolio November 30, 2023 unaudited
   
Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Largest equity holdings   Percent of
net assets
Meta Platforms     8.30 %
Microsoft     6.18  
Tesla     4.97  
Netflix     4.36  
Alphabet     3.50  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals     2.48  
Broadcom     2.30  
Visa     2.29  
Intuitive Surgical     2.00  
TransDigm Group     1.80  

 

Common stocks 98.81%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Information technology 20.98%                
Microsoft Corp.     555,901     $ 210,636  
Broadcom, Inc.     84,891       78,586  
Salesforce, Inc.1     238,731       60,136  
NVIDIA Corp.     88,200       41,251  
Shopify, Inc., Class A, subordinate voting shares1     528,256       38,468  
ASML Holding NV (ADR)     29,982       20,500  
ASML Holding NV     21,472       14,561  
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A1     409,175       31,568  
Synopsys, Inc.1     57,241       31,095  
Apple, Inc.     157,223       29,865  
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     64,063       20,684  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR)     205,914       20,037  
Intuit, Inc.     32,898       18,800  
ServiceNow, Inc.1     22,999       15,771  
Applied Materials, Inc.     94,437       14,145  
Micron Technology, Inc.     175,666       13,372  
Constellation Software, Inc.     5,137       12,066  
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A1     22,958       11,440  
Trimble, Inc.1     201,765       9,362  
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A1     90,345       9,040  
Intel Corp.     176,859       7,906  
DocuSign, Inc.1     140,014       6,035  
              715,324  
                 
Communication services 18.30%                
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A1     865,280       283,076  
Netflix, Inc.1     313,735       148,701  
Alphabet, Inc., Class C1     560,597       75,075  
Alphabet, Inc., Class A1     335,364       44,446  
Snap, Inc., Class A, nonvoting shares1     1,516,565       20,974  
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A1     45,522       18,215  
Pinterest, Inc., Class A1     488,713       16,650  
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.1     61,438       9,720  
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.1     333,404       7,298  
              624,155  
                 
Consumer discretionary 15.18%                
Tesla, Inc.1     706,564       169,632  
Amazon.com, Inc.1     347,122       50,711  
Home Depot, Inc.     127,259       39,894  
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.1     13,421       29,556  
DoorDash, Inc., Class A1     311,655       29,289  
D.R. Horton, Inc.     204,775       26,144  
Airbnb, Inc., Class A1     193,174       24,406  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.1     219,653       23,604  
Tractor Supply Co.     109,792       22,289  
Hermès International     8,489       17,595  
LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE     14,744       11,278  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 3
 

Capital Group Growth ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Consumer discretionary (continued)                
Amadeus IT Group SA, Class A, non-registered shares     160,558     $ 10,979  
NIKE, Inc., Class B     88,377       9,745  
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.1     601,028       9,178  
Aramark     317,039       8,880  
Toll Brothers, Inc.     99,044       8,507  
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     44,705       6,995  
Etsy, Inc.1     67,392       5,109  
Burlington Stores, Inc.1     29,647       5,028  
adidas AG     23,966       5,012  
VF Corp.     233,814       3,912  
              517,743  
                 
Health care 13.69%                
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1     102,846       84,726  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.1     219,343       68,181  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     110,998       61,379  
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1     115,537       40,994  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     71,978       35,684  
Eli Lilly and Co.     59,318       35,059  
Centene Corp.1     371,178       27,348  
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1     104,455       17,575  
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.1     58,752       11,234  
Moderna, Inc.1     140,638       10,928  
Molina Healthcare, Inc.1     25,077       9,167  
Novo Nordisk AS, Class B     84,752       8,607  
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.1     7,750       8,462  
AstraZeneca PLC     65,001       8,309  
Danaher Corp.     33,245       7,424  
Zoetis, Inc., Class A     40,404       7,138  
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.1     99,975       6,769  
Ascendis Pharma AS (ADR)1     49,928       5,014  
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.1     60,120       4,887  
Guardant Health, Inc.1     175,333       4,413  
R1 RCM, Inc.1     350,511       3,708  
              467,006  
                 
Industrials 11.30%                
TransDigm Group, Inc.     63,853       61,482  
Uber Technologies, Inc.1     1,038,347       58,542  
Carrier Global Corp.     663,566       34,479  
Jacobs Solutions, Inc.     244,811       31,135  
Caterpillar, Inc.     81,995       20,558  
United Rentals, Inc.     42,414       20,190  
Ryanair Holdings PLC (ADR)1     152,621       18,043  
Airbus SE, non-registered shares     116,926       17,335  
Robert Half, Inc.     190,311       15,601  
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     37,649       14,648  
General Electric Co.     102,301       12,460  
Equifax, Inc.     56,529       12,307  
MTU Aero Engines AG     59,902       12,242  
Alaska Air Group, Inc.1     323,351       12,226  
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.1     123,548       8,512  
Genpact, Ltd.     243,198       8,259  
Northrop Grumman Corp.     17,129       8,139  
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.1     199,532       7,861  
Axon Enterprise, Inc.1     29,585       6,801  
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.     421,316       4,462  
              385,282  
                 
Financials 7.34%                
Visa, Inc., Class A     304,553       78,173  
Bank of America Corp.     1,061,697       32,371  
Fiserv, Inc.1     226,072       29,527  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     69,479       28,752  

 

4 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Capital Group Growth ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Financials (continued)                
KKR & Co., Inc.     210,752     $ 15,983  
Apollo Asset Management, Inc.     146,939       13,518  
Capital One Financial Corp.     109,299       12,204  
Block, Inc., Class A1     187,999       11,925  
MSCI, Inc.     18,045       9,399  
Toast, Inc., Class A1     449,952       6,691  
Progressive Corp.     38,149       6,258  
Blue Owl Capital, Inc., Class A     416,077       5,609  
              250,410  
                 
Energy 4.84%                
Halliburton Co.     1,135,788       42,058  
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (CAD denominated)     629,296       42,021  
Schlumberger NV     513,710       26,734  
EOG Resources, Inc.     189,170       23,281  
Tourmaline Oil Corp.     276,501       13,383  
EQT Corp.     289,104       11,553  
ConocoPhillips     51,651       5,969  
              164,999  
                 
Consumer staples 3.87%                
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.1     236,009       29,169  
Performance Food Group Co.1     398,545       25,925  
Target Corp.     172,291       23,054  
Dollar General Corp.     165,979       21,763  
Costco Wholesale Corp.     33,652       19,947  
Kroger Co.     272,007       12,042  
              131,900  
                 
Materials 2.07%                
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.     407,544       19,929  
Linde PLC     31,346       12,970  
Grupo México, SAB de CV, Series B     2,734,578       12,534  
ATI, Inc.1     232,330       10,211  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     122,810       9,229  
Olin Corp.     122,288       5,765  
              70,638  
                 
Utilities 0.85%                
PG&E Corp.1     1,086,383       18,653  
Constellation Energy Corp.     84,257       10,199  
              28,852  
                 
Real estate 0.39%                
Zillow Group, Inc., Class C, nonvoting shares1     329,456       13,488  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $2,797,455,000)             3,369,797  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 5
 

Capital Group Growth ETF (continued)

 

Rights & warrants 0.00%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Information technology 0.00%                
Constellation Software, Inc., warrants, expire 3/31/20402     4,185       3 
                 
Short-term securities 1.15%                
Money market investments 1.15%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%4,5     390,823     $ 39,082  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $39,079,000)             39,082  
Total investment securities 99.96% (cost: $2,836,534,000)             3,408,879  
Other assets less liabilities 0.04%             1,353  
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 3,410,232  

 

Investments in affiliates5

 

    Value at
6/1/2023
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
    Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(000)
    Value at
11/30/2023
(000)
    Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 1.15%                                                        
Money market investments 1.15%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%4   $ 40,029     $ 263,845     $ 264,806     $ 13     $ 1     $ 39,082     $ 1,368  

 

1 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2 Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
3 Amount less than one thousand.
4 Rate represents the seven-day yield at November 30, 2023.
5 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Key to abbreviation(s)

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

CAD = Canadian dollars

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

6 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 
Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF  
Investment portfolio November 30, 2023 unaudited
   
Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Country diversification by domicile   Percent of
net assets
United States     53.57 %
Eurozone*     18.15  
Denmark     5.45  
United Kingdom     4.00  
Taiwan     2.64  
Canada     2.45  
Hong Kong     1.81  
Switzerland     1.73  
Sweden     1.63  
Other countries     4.98  
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities     3.59  
* Countries using the euro as a common currency; those represented in the fund’s portfolio are Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.

 

Common stocks 94.86%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Information technology 27.77%                
Microsoft Corp.     506,114     $ 191,772  
ASML Holding NV     193,667       131,333  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR)     613,133       59,664  
NVIDIA Corp.     103,619       48,463  
Applied Materials, Inc.     308,379       46,189  
Apple, Inc.     140,185       26,628  
Broadcom, Inc.     27,771       25,708  
Synopsys, Inc.1     42,002       22,817  
Keyence Corp.     51,700       22,091  
EPAM Systems, Inc.1     58,110       15,003  
TE Connectivity, Ltd.     111,596       14,619  
Shopify, Inc., Class A, subordinate voting shares1     156,000       11,360  
Arista Networks, Inc.1     31,391       6,897  
Socionext, Inc.     64,400       5,755  
              628,299  
                 
Health care 17.60%                
Novo Nordisk AS, Class B     1,108,927       112,615  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     73,688       40,747  
DexCom, Inc.1     326,377       37,703  
Eli Lilly and Co.     52,278       30,899  
AstraZeneca PLC     226,034       28,895  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1     33,924       27,947  
Cigna Group (The)     92,241       24,248  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     48,413       24,001  
Centene Corp.1     277,359       20,436  
Pfizer, Inc.     535,445       16,315  
Sanofi     148,337       13,799  
EssilorLuxottica SA     67,035       12,778  
Argenx SE (ADR)1     17,083       7,698  
              398,081  
                 
Consumer discretionary 14.90%                
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.1     47,214       103,977  
LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE     78,158       59,782  
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A1     331,846       30,434  
Renault SA     670,958       26,285  
Booking Holdings, Inc.1     6,621       20,695  
Prosus NV, Class N     588,461       19,472  
MercadoLibre, Inc.1     8,782       14,231  
NIKE, Inc., Class B     125,263       13,813  
MGM China Holdings, Ltd.1     11,719,388       12,888  
Evolution AB     105,602       10,932  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 7
 

Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Consumer discretionary (continued)                
Amazon.com, Inc.1     69,482     $ 10,151  
Coupang, Inc., Class A1     554,003       8,465  
Wynn Macau, Ltd.1     8,353,600       5,989  
              337,114  
                 
Financials 11.53%                
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A     513,844       49,791  
3i Group PLC     1,312,072       36,971  
Fiserv, Inc.1     222,125       29,012  
AXA SA     772,889       24,057  
AIA Group, Ltd.     2,564,400       22,127  
HDFC Bank, Ltd.     1,065,523       19,917  
Blackstone, Inc.     144,616       16,251  
Aon PLC, Class A     41,845       13,746  
Citigroup, Inc.     287,386       13,248  
Prudential PLC     1,180,228       12,859  
Société Générale     491,227       12,338  
Banco Santander, SA     2,557,001       10,579  
              260,896  
                 
Industrials 6.86%                
Safran SA     206,142       36,130  
Caterpillar, Inc.     92,470       23,184  
ASSA ABLOY AB, Class B     700,300       17,914  
Airbus SE, non-registered shares     112,077       16,616  
Carrier Global Corp.     233,854       12,151  
Boeing Co.1     47,730       11,056  
DSV A/S     70,307       10,579  
Alliance Global Group, Inc.     54,769,200       9,673  
GT Capital Holdings, Inc.     987,510       9,654  
NIBE Industrier AB, Class B     1,396,663       8,239  
              155,196  
                 
Consumer staples 4.74%                
Nestlé SA     202,430       22,966  
Monster Beverage Corp.1     354,736       19,564  
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.     574,508       18,137  
Philip Morris International, Inc.     136,778       12,769  
British American Tobacco PLC     370,987       11,765  
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.1     91,857       11,353  
Pernod Ricard SA     62,076       10,713  
              107,267  
                 
Communication services 4.30%                
Alphabet, Inc., Class A1     412,213       54,630  
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A1     83,313       27,256  
Publicis Groupe SA     182,815       15,438  
              97,324  
                 
Materials 4.09%                
Sherwin-Williams Co.     146,687       40,896  
Linde PLC     85,634       35,433  
SIG Group AG     687,512       16,047  
              92,376  
                 
Energy 3.07%                
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (CAD denominated)     660,370       44,096  
Reliance Industries, Ltd.     572,911       16,333  
Schlumberger NV     174,313       9,071  
Gazprom PJSC1,2     36,932       3 
              69,500  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $1,863,003,000)             2,146,053  

 

8 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF (continued)

 

Preferred securities 1.55%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Information technology 0.92%            
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., nonvoting preferred shares     464,128     $ 20,830  
                 
Health care 0.63%                
Sartorius AG, nonvoting non-registered preferred shares     44,154       14,202  
                 
Total preferred securities (cost: $34,931,000)             35,032  
                 
Short-term securities 3.48%                
Money market investments 3.48%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%4,5     787,421       78,742  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $78,738,000)             78,742  
Total investment securities 99.89% (cost: $1,976,672,000)             2,259,827  
Other assets less liabilities 0.11%             2,414  
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 2,262,241  

 

Investments in affiliates5

 

    Value at
6/1/2023
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
    Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(000)
    Value at
11/30/2023
(000)
    Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 3.48%                                                        
Money market investments 3.48%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%4   $ 45,328     $ 304,869     $ 271,460     $ 2    $ 5     $ 78,742     $ 1,657  

 

1 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2 Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
3 Amount less than one thousand.
4 Rate represents the seven-day yield at November 30, 2023.
5 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Key to abbreviation(s)

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

CAD = Canadian dollars

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 9
 
Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF  
Investment portfolio November 30, 2023 unaudited
   
Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Country diversification by domicile   Percent of
net assets
Eurozone*     27.18 %
Japan     12.81  
India     11.14  
Canada     10.13  
United Kingdom     6.73  
Denmark     5.16  
Australia     4.44  
Hong Kong     3.58  
China     3.39  
Other countries     13.11  
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities     2.33  
* Countries using the euro as a common currency; those represented in the fund’s portfolio are Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

 

Common stocks 97.67%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Industrials 17.95%                
Airbus SE, non-registered shares     451,000     $ 66,863  
Safran SA     245,692       43,063  
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.     1,106,400       41,081  
Siemens AG     185,377       31,075  
Melrose Industries PLC     3,588,782       23,496  
Ashtead Group PLC     350,126       21,053  
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.     1,806,000       18,334  
Legrand SA     166,626       16,037  
DSV A/S     87,888       13,224  
NIBE Industrier AB, Class B     1,981,797       11,690  
MTU Aero Engines AG     54,720       11,183  
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.     2,567,260       9,984  
Thales SA     54,892       8,183  
              315,266  
                 
Information technology 14.86%                
Shopify, Inc., Class A, subordinate voting shares1     967,552       70,457  
SK hynix, Inc.     318,667       33,073  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     1,461,000       26,985  
ASML Holding NV     37,864       25,677  
NICE, Ltd. (ADR)1     102,871       19,520  
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.     309,457       17,462  
SAP SE     92,618       14,666  
Fujitsu, Ltd.     95,600       13,618  
Constellation Software, Inc.     4,976       11,688  
Renesas Electronics Corp.1     612,100       10,745  
Disco Corp.     47,900       10,368  
Lasertec Corp.     30,200       6,730  
              260,989  
                 
Consumer discretionary 12.66%                
MercadoLibre, Inc.1     31,299       50,719  
adidas AG     124,952       26,133  
Ferrari NV     71,896       25,872  
LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE     30,772       23,537  
Evolution AB     216,351       22,398  
Flutter Entertainment PLC1     132,277       20,626  
Sony Group Corp.     228,200       19,732  
Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.     153,391       19,513  
Entain PLC     1,349,421       13,676  
              222,206  

 

10 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Health care 11.81%                
Novo Nordisk AS, Class B     762,793     $ 77,464  
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     2,676,000       72,197  
Siemens Healthineers AG     273,762       15,776  
WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd., Class A     1,105,553       12,806  
Eurofins Scientific SE, non-registered shares     201,990       11,732  
AstraZeneca PLC     76,339       9,759  
Grifols, SA, Class A, non-registered shares1     537,469       7,585  
              207,319  
                 
Financials 11.02%                
Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ltd.     2,063,480       43,437  
AIA Group, Ltd.     4,379,800       37,791  
Aegon, Ltd.     4,680,833       25,608  
NU Holdings, Ltd. / Cayman Islands, Class A1     3,108,260       25,301  
HDFC Bank, Ltd. (ADR)     342,153       20,543  
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA     1,652,536       15,676  
ING Groep NV     1,038,965       14,548  
Axis Bank, Ltd.     816,387       10,517  
              193,421  
                 
Materials 10.05%                
Fortescue Ltd.     3,385,074       55,895  
Glencore PLC     7,323,628       40,847  
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     985,200       34,634  
First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.     2,669,546       21,857  
Vale SA (ADR), ordinary nominative shares     878,571       13,179  
Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd., Class A1     1,134,963       10,129  
              176,541  
                 
Energy 9.35%                
Reliance Industries, Ltd.     1,904,031       54,281  
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (CAD denominated)     632,152       42,212  
TotalEnergies SE     346,876       23,508  
Cenovus Energy, Inc.     1,213,439       21,524  
Woodside Energy Group, Ltd.     566,565       11,605  
Neste OYJ     290,356       11,024  
              164,154  
                 
Communication services 5.15%                
Bharti Airtel, Ltd.     3,879,367       47,203  
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.     411,000       17,205  
Universal Music Group NV     637,494       16,820  
Informa PLC     984,920       9,239  
              90,467  
                 
Consumer staples 3.60%                
Danone SA     338,239       21,711  
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.     431,500       15,993  
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd., Class A     59,400       14,923  
Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd.     1,505,297       10,643  
              63,270  
                 
Utilities 0.83%                
ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.     2,090,600       14,506  
                 
Real estate 0.39%                
ESR Group, Ltd.     5,367,800       6,899  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $1,586,952,000)             1,715,038  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 11
 

Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF (continued)

 

Short-term securities 2.57%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Money market investments 2.57%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%2,3     450,743     $ 45,074  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $45,070,000)             45,074  
Total investment securities 100.24% (cost: $1,632,022,000)             1,760,112  
Other assets less liabilities (0.24)%             (4,179 )
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 1,755,933  

 

Investments in affiliates3

 

    Value at
6/1/2023
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
    Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(000)
    Value at
11/30/2023
(000)
    Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 2.57%                                                        
Money market investments 2.57%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%2   $ 33,090     $ 208,948     $ 196,973     $ 10     $ (1 )   $ 45,074     $ 1,667  

 

1 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2 Rate represents the seven-day yield at November 30, 2023.
3 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Key to abbreviation(s)

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

CAD = Canadian dollars

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

12 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 
Capital Group International Equity ETF unaudited
Investment portfolio November 30, 2023  
   
Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Country diversification by domicile   Percent of
net assets
Eurozone*     34.21 %
Japan     15.75  
United Kingdom     11.09  
Switzerland     8.88  
Denmark     5.84  
Canada     3.22  
Singapore     3.19  
China     2.01  
United States     1.68  
Other countries     6.92  
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities     7.21  
* Countries using the euro as a common currency; those represented in the fund’s portfolio are Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.

 

Common stocks 92.79%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Industrials 17.90%                
Safran SA     7,310     $ 1,281  
ABB, Ltd.     18,868       748  
Airbus SE, non-registered shares     4,662       691  
Canadian National Railway Co.     5,387       625  
ITOCHU Corp.     15,700       608  
Epiroc AB, Class A     32,248       600  
SMC Corp.     1,100       552  
TFI International, Inc. (CAD denominated)     4,148       491  
RELX PLC     10,197       391  
Daikin Industries, Ltd.     2,600       389  
Marubeni Corp.     22,600       352  
DSV A/S     2,200       331  
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.     8,900       330  
              7,389  
                 
Information technology 17.89%                
SAP SE     7,334       1,161  
ASML Holding NV     1,592       1,080  
Keyence Corp.     1,600       684  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR)     6,838       665  
STMicroelectronics NV     13,268       627  
OBIC Co., Ltd.     3,900       597  
Hamamatsu Photonics KK     14,700       581  
Tokyo Electron, Ltd.     3,000       486  
Capgemini SE     2,273       465  
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.     15,000       420  
Halma PLC     15,052       405  
Shopify, Inc., Class A, subordinate voting shares1     2,894       211  
              7,382  
                 
Health care 12.46%                
Novo Nordisk AS, Class B     15,141       1,538  
AstraZeneca PLC     8,098       1,035  
EssilorLuxottica SA     3,943       752  
Genmab A/S1     1,710       540  
Straumann Holding AG     2,905       399  
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     12,900       348  
BeiGene, Ltd. (ADR)1     1,280       239  
Lonza Group AG     402       155  
Innovent Biologics, Inc.1     23,000       135  
              5,141  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 13
 

Capital Group International Equity ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Financials 11.19%                
London Stock Exchange Group PLC     9,027     $ 1,015  
AIA Group, Ltd.     78,200       675  
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.     22,600       536  
DNB Bank ASA     24,893       474  
United Overseas Bank, Ltd.     22,500       458  
Euronext NV     5,401       448  
HDFC Bank, Ltd. (ADR)     7,453       447  
Partners Group Holding AG     159       209  
Deutsche Boerse AG     1,016       193  
Aon PLC, Class A     502       165  
              4,620  
                 
Consumer staples 10.51%                
Nestlé SA     8,165       926  
L’Oréal SA, non-registered shares     1,693       794  
British American Tobacco PLC     18,973       602  
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV     8,642       542  
Danone SA     7,298       469  
Imperial Brands PLC     19,741       460  
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     4,213       287  
Uni-Charm Corp.     8,100       260  
              4,340  
                 
Consumer discretionary 8.81%                
Industria de Diseño Textil, SA     16,106       663  
LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE     846       647  
Amadeus IT Group SA, Class A, non-registered shares     9,454       646  
MercadoLibre, Inc.1     327       530  
Kering SA     1,004       430  
Hermès International     199       413  
adidas AG     1,471       308  
              3,637  
                 
Materials 5.84%                
Sika AG     2,824       765  
Air Liquide SA, non-registered shares     3,364       637  
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     15,500       545  
Givaudan SA     124       463  
              2,410  
                 
Energy 3.70%                
TotalEnergies SE     16,905       1,146  
BP PLC     63,094       381  
              1,527  
                 
Communication services 2.73%                
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.     10,900       456  
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.     299,700       350  
Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.     186,300       322  
              1,128  
                 
Utilities 1.76%                
Engie SA     41,896       726  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $35,933,000)             38,300  

 

14 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Capital Group International Equity ETF (continued)

 

Short-term securities 7.01%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Money market investments 7.01%            
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%2,3     28,931     $ 2,893  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $2,893,000)             2,893  
Total investment securities 99.80% (cost: $38,826,000)             41,193  
Other assets less liabilities 0.20%             82  
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 41,275  

 

Investments in affiliates3
 
    Value at
9/26/20234 (000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
    Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(000)
    Value at
11/30/2023
(000)
    Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 7.01%                                                        
Money market investments 7.01%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%2   $  —     $ 4,837     $ 1,944     $ 5    $ 5    $ 2,893     $  

 

1 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2 Rate represents the seven-day yield at November 30, 2023.
3 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
4 Commencement of operations.
5 Amount less than one thousand.

 

Key to abbreviation(s)

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

CAD = Canadian dollars

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 15
 
Capital Group Core Equity ETF unaudited
Investment portfolio November 30, 2023  
   
Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Largest equity holdings   Percent of
net assets
Microsoft     8.12 %
Broadcom     5.18  
Alphabet     4.38  
Amazon.com     2.53  
Abbott Laboratories     2.46  
Meta Platforms     2.36  
UnitedHealth Group     2.35  
Mastercard     2.21  
Philip Morris International     2.05  
General Electric     1.65  

 

Common stocks 96.29%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Information technology 23.30%                
Microsoft Corp.     339,598     $ 128,677  
Broadcom, Inc.     88,731       82,141  
Apple, Inc.     119,560       22,710  
Accenture PLC, Class A     47,809       15,927  
NVIDIA Corp.     26,948       12,604  
Adobe, Inc.1     18,281       11,170  
Salesforce, Inc.1     39,902       10,051  
ASML Holding NV     14,407       9,770  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     525,000       9,697  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     63,396       9,681  
Applied Materials, Inc.     63,231       9,471  
SK hynix, Inc.     79,110       8,211  
Arista Networks, Inc.1     36,800       8,085  
ServiceNow, Inc.1     11,312       7,757  
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC     92,788       7,339  
Intel Corp.     142,060       6,350  
Analog Devices, Inc.     26,653       4,888  
QUALCOMM, Inc.     35,845       4,626  
              369,155  
                 
Industrials 15.82%                
General Electric Co.     214,913       26,176  
RTX Corp.     275,462       22,445  
Carrier Global Corp.     351,664       18,272  
TransDigm Group, Inc.     14,687       14,142  
Northrop Grumman Corp.     26,961       12,811  
Boeing Co.1     54,338       12,586  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     53,341       12,264  
General Dynamics Corp.     46,832       11,566  
Woodward, Inc.     83,998       11,355  
GFL Environmental, Inc., subordinate voting shares     326,446       9,369  
Waste Connections, Inc.     68,445       9,274  
ITT, Inc.     78,926       8,545  
Equifax, Inc.     37,915       8,254  
Airbus SE, non-registered shares     49,832       7,388  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     37,037       7,336  
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     37,375       7,244  
Safran SA     41,056       7,196  
TFI International, Inc.     57,736       6,823  
United Rentals, Inc.     13,545       6,448  
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     15,821       6,155  
Union Pacific Corp.     25,299       5,699  
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     26,683       5,091  
Concentrix Corp.     50,873       4,782  
Waste Management, Inc.     27,755       4,746  
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.1     115,625       4,556  
              250,523  

 

16 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Capital Group Core Equity ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Health care 12.37%                
Abbott Laboratories     372,949     $ 38,895  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     67,294       37,211  
AbbVie, Inc.     182,542       25,992  
Eli Lilly and Co.     26,776       15,826  
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.1     194,262       13,299  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     25,012       12,400  
Danaher Corp.     49,542       11,063  
Novo Nordisk AS, Class B     107,954       10,963  
Humana, Inc.     22,004       10,669  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     128,415       6,341  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1     5,874       4,839  
Johnson & Johnson     28,810       4,456  
Zoetis, Inc., Class A     22,663       4,004  
              195,958  
                 
Financials 11.35%                
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     84,455       34,950  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     165,172       25,780  
Visa, Inc., Class A     63,821       16,382  
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     73,868       14,731  
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     57,247       14,254  
BlackRock, Inc.     11,725       8,808  
Wells Fargo & Co.     196,890       8,779  
KKR & Co., Inc.     96,834       7,344  
B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao     2,577,343       6,964  
Chubb, Ltd.     27,625       6,338  
Global Payments, Inc.     51,294       5,973  
Aon PLC, Class A     17,923       5,888  
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.1     23,094       5,554  
State Street Corp.     66,629       4,852  
Webster Financial Corp.     107,815       4,835  
Morgan Stanley     55,893       4,435  
Blue Owl Capital, Inc., Class A     291,539       3,930  
              179,797  
                 
Communication services 9.10%                
Alphabet, Inc., Class A1     300,120       39,775  
Alphabet, Inc., Class C1     221,251       29,630  
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A1     114,387       37,422  
Netflix, Inc.1     35,281       16,722  
Comcast Corp., Class A     235,260       9,855  
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A1     16,495       6,600  
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.1     26,381       4,173  
              144,177  
                 
Consumer discretionary 8.73%                
Amazon.com, Inc.1     274,412       40,089  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.1     148,686       15,978  
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     77,204       12,933  
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.     158,971       11,300  
Home Depot, Inc.     27,885       8,742  
Churchill Downs, Inc.     67,308       7,792  
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     95,141       7,358  
General Motors Co.     232,250       7,339  
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC     92,586       7,149  
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.1     2,785       6,133  
NIKE, Inc., Class B     50,711       5,592  
Burlington Stores, Inc.1     28,416       4,819  
Entain PLC     303,953       3,080  
              138,304  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 17
 

Capital Group Core Equity ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Consumer staples 4.89%                
Philip Morris International, Inc.     348,053     $ 32,494  
British American Tobacco PLC     600,541       19,045  
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.1     63,040       7,791  
Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B, restricted voting shares     124,916       7,687  
General Mills, Inc.     84,001       5,348  
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV     81,819       5,131  
              77,496  
                 
Energy 3.48%                
Chevron Corp.     112,861       16,207  
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (CAD denominated)     202,704       13,535  
ConocoPhillips     111,481       12,884  
Baker Hughes Co., Class A     266,156       8,983  
TC Energy Corp.     91,675       3,440  
              55,049  
                 
Utilities 3.46%                
PG&E Corp.1     952,149       16,348  
Edison International     146,739       9,830  
Constellation Energy Corp.     67,275       8,143  
Sempra     88,708       6,464  
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     185,924       5,256  
AES Corp.     265,089       4,562  
Engie SA     245,154       4,248  
              54,851  
                 
Materials 2.40%                
Linde PLC     28,993       11,996  
Celanese Corp.     64,861       8,994  
LyondellBasell Industries NV     56,171       5,342  
Corteva, Inc.     97,110       4,389  
ATI, Inc.1     86,979       3,823  
Vale SA (ADR), ordinary nominative shares     231,923       3,479  
              38,023  
                 
Real estate 1.39%                
VICI Properties, Inc. REIT     408,721       12,217  
Equinix, Inc. REIT     12,000       9,780  
              21,997  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $1,337,939,000)             1,525,330  
                 
Short-term securities 3.59%                
Money market investments 3.59%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%2,3     568,945       56,894  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $56,890,000)             56,894  
Total investment securities 99.88% (cost: $1,394,829,000)             1,582,224  
Other assets less liabilities 0.12%             1,977  
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 1,584,201  

 

18 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Capital Group Core Equity ETF (continued)

 

Investments in affiliates3
 
    Value at
6/1/2023
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
    Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(000)
    Value at
11/30/2023
(000)
    Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 3.59%                                                        
Money market investments 3.59%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%2   $ 44,001     $ 87,167     $ 74,280     $ 4     $ 2     $ 56,894     $ 1,161  

 

1 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2 Rate represents the seven-day yield at November 30, 2023.
3 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Key to abbreviation(s)

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

CAD = Canadian dollars

REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 19
 
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF  
Investment portfolio November 30, 2023 unaudited
   
Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Largest equity holdings   Percent of
net assets
Microsoft     6.46 %
Broadcom     6.19  
RTX     5.03  
American International Group     4.27  
Carrier Global     3.67  
General Electric     3.21  
Philip Morris International     3.15  
Linde     2.97  
Abbott Laboratories     2.92  
Texas Instruments     2.43  

 

Common stocks 96.31%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Information technology 22.14%                
Microsoft Corp.     825,666     $ 312,853  
Broadcom, Inc.     323,710       299,668  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     770,834       117,714  
Intel Corp.     2,166,014       96,821  
Apple, Inc.     484,532       92,037  
Micron Technology, Inc.     809,705       61,635  
EPAM Systems, Inc.1     182,603       47,146  
Marvell Technology, Inc.     786,453       43,829  
              1,071,703  
                 
Industrials 20.12%                
RTX Corp.     2,991,185       243,722  
Carrier Global Corp.     3,420,448       177,726  
General Electric Co.     1,273,896       155,161  
General Dynamics Corp.     458,923       113,340  
Union Pacific Corp.     448,569       101,049  
United Rentals, Inc.     185,189       88,154  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     272,905       66,100  
TFI International, Inc.     241,795       28,575  
              973,827  
                 
Health care 14.75%                
Abbott Laboratories     1,357,098       141,532  
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.1     1,530,458       104,775  
AbbVie, Inc.     582,735       82,975  
Amgen, Inc.     295,430       79,660  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     1,037,043       79,437  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     132,689       73,373  
CVS Health Corp.     817,966       55,581  
Danaher Corp.     221,124       49,379  
Medtronic PLC     597,095       47,332  
              714,044  
                 
Consumer discretionary 7.38%                
D.R. Horton, Inc.     606,314       77,408  
McDonald’s Corp.     267,863       75,495  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.1     684,759       73,584  
TopBuild Corp.1     181,829       53,781  
Hasbro, Inc.     919,192       42,660  
Amazon.com, Inc.1     235,252       34,368  
              357,296  

 

20 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Consumer staples 7.25%                
Philip Morris International, Inc.     1,632,012     $ 152,365  
British American Tobacco PLC     3,414,618       108,287  
Altria Group, Inc.     1,140,093       47,929  
Coca-Cola Co.     723,819       42,300  
              350,881  
                 
Energy 6.35%                
EOG Resources, Inc.     836,756       102,980  
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.     1,208,407       80,722  
Baker Hughes Co., Class A     1,563,843       52,780  
Cenovus Energy, Inc.     2,453,800       43,526  
Chevron Corp.     192,531       27,647  
              307,655  
                 
Financials 5.63%                
American International Group, Inc.     3,143,888       206,899  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     420,564       65,642  
              272,541  
                 
Materials 5.60%                
Linde PLC     346,733       143,468  
Celanese Corp.     597,306       82,822  
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     1,195,910       44,631  
              270,921  
                 
Communication services 4.13%                
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A1     223,334       73,064  
Alphabet, Inc., Class A1     501,752       66,497  
Comcast Corp., Class A     1,439,653       60,307  
              199,868  
                 
Utilities 2.96%                
NextEra Energy, Inc.     905,709       52,993  
PG&E Corp.1     2,949,537       50,644  
Edison International     589,044       39,460  
              143,097  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $4,217,506,000)             4,661,833  
                 
Short-term securities 4.11%                
Money market investments 4.11%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%2,3     1,991,110       199,111  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $199,103,000)             199,111  
Total investment securities 100.42% (cost: $4,416,609,000)             4,860,944  
Other assets less liabilities (0.42)%             (20,361 )
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 4,840,583  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 21
 

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (continued)

 

Investments in affiliates3

 

    Value at
6/1/2023
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
    Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(000)
    Value at
11/30/2023
(000)
    Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 4.11%                                                        
Money market investments 4.11%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%2   $ 87,922     $ 532,303     $ 421,128     $ 11     $ 3     $ 199,111     $ 3,233  

 

1 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2 Rate represents the seven-day yield at November 30, 2023.
3 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

22 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 
Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF  
Investment portfolio November 30, 2023 unaudited
   
Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Largest equity holdings   Percent of
net assets
Broadcom     4.29 %
Equinix     3.05  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.     2.95  
CenterPoint Energy     2.28  
VICI Properties     2.26  
Philip Morris International     2.25  
BP     2.11  
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone     2.04  
Eli Lilly     1.91  
RTX     1.84  

 

Common stocks 96.48%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Industrials 16.81%                
RTX Corp.     16,713     $ 1,362  
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     6,438       1,248  
Airbus SE, non-registered shares     6,977       1,034  
Carrier Global Corp.     17,459       907  
Paychex, Inc.     6,908       843  
RELX PLC     20,314       780  
Canadian National Railway Co. (CAD denominated)     6,249       725  
Northrop Grumman Corp.     1,484       705  
BAE Systems PLC     51,274       680  
FedEx Corp.     2,604       674  
Trinity Industries, Inc.     25,456       635  
Honeywell International, Inc.     3,120       611  
Hitachi, Ltd.     8,700       604  
ITOCHU Corp.     15,300       592  
Norfolk Southern Corp.     2,506       547  
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV, Class B (ADR)     3,253       495  
              12,442  
                 
Financials 12.65%                
CME Group, Inc., Class A     5,177       1,130  
Banca Generali SpA     31,705       1,129  
Morgan Stanley     13,374       1,061  
Euronext NV     11,504       954  
Webster Financial Corp.     19,417       871  
AIA Group, Ltd.     99,000       854  
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.     35,200       835  
United Overseas Bank, Ltd.     34,300       698  
Truist Financial Corp.     21,328       686  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     3,995       624  
KB Financial Group, Inc. (ADR)     12,851       518  
              9,360  
                 
Consumer staples 11.32%                
Philip Morris International, Inc.     17,853       1,667  
Nestlé SA     11,800       1,339  
Danone SA     15,279       981  
Imperial Brands PLC     37,801       881  
British American Tobacco PLC     25,586       811  
General Mills, Inc.     11,347       722  
Dollar General Corp.     5,413       710  
Unilever PLC     14,072       669  
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A     2,490       599  
              8,379  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 23
 

Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Information technology 11.22%                
Broadcom, Inc.     3,429     $ 3,174  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR)     22,403       2,180  
SAP SE     7,576       1,200  
KLA Corp.     2,138       1,165  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     3,825       584  
              8,303  
                 
Real estate 9.31%                
Equinix, Inc. REIT     2,766       2,254  
VICI Properties, Inc. REIT     55,829       1,669  
Link REIT     147,200       727  
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT     13,405       627  
Welltower, Inc. REIT     6,388       569  
CK Asset Holdings, Ltd.     112,500       534  
Longfor Group Holdings, Ltd.     285,500       506  
              6,886  
                 
Consumer discretionary 8.68%                
Industria de Diseño Textil, SA     24,954       1,027  
Tractor Supply Co.     4,970       1,009  
Starbucks Corp.     9,444       938  
LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE     1,152       881  
Kering SA     1,962       841  
Bridgestone Corp.     16,300       670  
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.     104,000       538  
YUM! Brands, Inc.     4,107       516  
              6,420  
                 
Health care 7.81%                
Eli Lilly and Co.     2,393       1,414  
AstraZeneca PLC     10,460       1,337  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     2,001       1,106  
Abbott Laboratories     9,098       949  
Merck & Co., Inc.     4,838       496  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     9,656       477  
              5,779  
                 
Utilities 7.20%                
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     59,769       1,690  
Engie SA     75,644       1,311  
Iberdrola, SA, non-registered shares     77,331       955  
Edison International     11,335       759  
AES Corp.     35,699       614  
              5,329  
                 
Energy 6.13%                
BP PLC     257,597       1,558  
TC Energy Corp. (CAD denominated)     22,962       861  
Schlumberger NV     15,695       817  
TotalEnergies SE     11,919       808  
Equitrans Midstream Corp.     52,255       490  
              4,534  
                 
Communication services 3.28%                
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.     1,292,500       1,509  
Koninklijke KPN NV     267,984       918  
              2,427  

 

24 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Materials 2.07%                
Vale SA (ADR), ordinary nominative shares     67,489     $ 1,012  
Dow, Inc.     10,105       523  
              1,535  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $68,166,000)             71,394  
                 
Short-term securities 3.25%                
Money market investments 3.25%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%1,2     24,021       2,402  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $2,402,000)             2,402  
Total investment securities 99.73% (cost: $70,568,000)             73,796  
Other assets less liabilities 0.27%             201  
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 73,997  

 

Investments in affiliates2

 

    Value at
9/26/20233
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
(000)
    Net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(000)
    Value at
11/30/2023
(000)
    Dividend
or interest
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 3.25%                                                        
Money market investments 3.25%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.46%1   $     $ 7,529     $ 5,127     $ 4    $ 4    $ 2,402     $ 21  

 

1 Rate represents the seven-day yield at November 30, 2023.
2 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
3 Commencement of operations.
4 Amount less than one thousand.

 

Key to abbreviation(s)

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

CAD = Canadian dollars

REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 25
 

Financial statements

 

Statements of assets and liabilities unaudited
at November 30, 2023 (dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amounts)

 

    Growth
ETF
  Global
Growth
Equity
ETF
  International
Focus Equity
ETF
  International
Equity
ETF
  Core
Equity
ETF
Assets:                              
Investment securities, at value:                                        
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 3,369,797     $ 2,181,085     $ 1,715,038     $ 38,300     $ 1,525,330  
Affiliated issuers     39,082       78,742       45,074       2,893       56,894  
Cash     51       51       457       50       50  
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars     *     2       221       *     *
Receivables for:                                        
Sales of investments                 21,167              
Sales of fund’s shares     8,500       22,617       21,809             12,889  
Dividends and interest     1,972       1,643       906       48       1,531  
      3,419,402       2,284,140       1,804,672       41,291       1,596,694  
                                         
Liabilities:                                        
Payables for:                                        
Purchases of investments     8,150       21,075       46,278             12,098  
Investment advisory services     1,020       824       735       16       395  
Non-U.S. taxes                 1,726              
      9,170       21,899       48,739       16       12,493  
Net assets at November 30, 2023   $ 3,410,232     $ 2,262,241     $ 1,755,933     $ 41,275     $ 1,584,201  
                                         
Net assets consist of:                                        
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest   $ 2,919,714     $ 2,035,495     $ 1,699,790     $ 38,877     $ 1,412,592  
Total distributable earnings     490,518       226,746       56,143       2,398       171,609  
Net assets at November 30, 2023   $ 3,410,232     $ 2,262,241     $ 1,755,933     $ 41,275     $ 1,584,201  
                                         
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding (no stated par value) — unlimited shares authorized                                        
Net assets   $ 3,410,232     $ 2,262,241     $ 1,755,933     $ 41,275     $ 1,584,201  
Shares outstanding     128,384       92,084       77,324       1,564       58,784  
Net asset value per share   $ 26.56     $ 24.57     $ 22.71     $ 26.39     $ 26.95  
                                         
Investment securities, at cost:                                        
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 2,797,455     $ 1,897,934     $ 1,586,952     $ 35,933     $ 1,337,939  
Affiliated issuers     39,079       78,738       45,070       2,893       56,890  
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, at cost     *     2       222       *     *

 

Refer to the end of the statements of assets and liabilities for footnote.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

26 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Financial statements (continued)

 

Statements of assets and liabilities unaudited
at November 30, 2023 (continued) (dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amounts)

 

    Dividend
Value
ETF
  Dividend
Growers
ETF
Assets:            
Investment securities, at value:                
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 4,661,833     $ 71,394  
Affiliated issuers     199,111       2,402  
Cash     49       50  
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars     *     8  
Receivables for:                
Sales of investments     7,593        
Sales of fund’s shares     73,792        
Dividends and interest     4,623       166  
      4,947,001       74,020  
                 
Liabilities:                
Payables for:                
Purchases of investments     105,211        
Investment advisory services     1,207       23  
Non-U.S. taxes            
      106,418       23  
Net assets at November 30, 2023   $ 4,840,583     $ 73,997  
                 
Net assets consist of:                
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest   $ 4,395,827     $ 70,637  
Total distributable earnings     444,756       3,360  
Net assets at November 30, 2023   $ 4,840,583     $ 73,997  
                 
                 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding (no stated par value) — unlimited shares authorized                
Net assets   $ 4,840,583     $ 73,997  
Shares outstanding     172,604       2,844  
Net asset value per share   $ 28.04     $ 26.02  
Investment securities, at cost:                
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 4,217,506     $ 68,166  
Affiliated issuers     199,103       2,402  
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, at cost     *     8  

 

* Amount less than one thousand.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 27
 

Financial statements (continued)

 

Statements of operations unaudited
for the six months ended November 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)

 

    Growth
ETF
  Global
Growth
Equity
ETF
  International
Focus Equity
ETF
  International
Equity
ETF1
  Core
Equity
ETF
Investment income:                                        
Income (net of non-U.S. taxes2):                                        
Dividends:                                        
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 11,261     $ 10,367     $ 10,899     $ 102     $ 9,571  
Affiliated issuers     1,368       1,657       1,667             1,161  
      12,629       12,024       12,566       102       10,732  
Fees and expenses:                                        
Investment advisory services     5,191       4,474       4,100       30       1,927  
Net investment income     7,438       7,550       8,466       72       8,805  
                                         
Net realized (loss) gain and unrealized appreciation:                                        
Net realized (loss) gain2 on:                                        
Investments in:                                        
Unaffiliated issuers     (58,638 )     (44,447 )     (48,450 )     (42 )     (13,397 )
Affiliated issuers     13       3      10       3     4  
In-kind redemptions     58,214       29,787       21,779             16,765  
Currency transactions     3       (104 )     (224 )     1       (7 )
      (408 )     (14,764 )     (26,885 )     (41 )     3,365  
                                         
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)2 on:                                        
Investments in:                                        
Unaffiliated issuers     335,574       124,695       42,650       2,367       119,800  
Affiliated issuers     1       5       (1 )           2  
Currency translations     3      5       (124 )     3      (2 )
      335,575       124,705       42,525       2,367       119,800  
Net realized (loss) gain and unrealized appreciation:     335,167       109,941       15,640       2,326       123,165  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 342,605     $ 117,491     $ 24,106     $ 2,398     $ 131,970  

 

Refer to the end of the statements of operations for footnotes.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

28 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Financial statements (continued)

 

Statements of operations unaudited
for the six months ended November 30, 2023 (continued) (dollars in thousands)

 

    Dividend
Value
ETF
  Dividend
Growers
ETF1
Investment income:                
Income (net of non-U.S. taxes2):                
Dividends:                
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 34,217     $ 270  
Affiliated issuers     3,233       21  
      37,450       291  
Fees and expenses:                
Investment advisory services     5,339       40  
Net investment income     32,111       251  
                 
Net realized (loss) gain and unrealized appreciation:                
Net realized (loss) gain2 on:                
Investments in:                
Unaffiliated issuers     (48,231 )     (118 )
Affiliated issuers     11       3
In-kind redemptions     78,121        
Currency transactions     (7 )     (1 )
      29,894       (119 )
                 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)2 on:                
Investments in:                
Unaffiliated issuers     286,546       3,228  
Affiliated issuers     3        
Currency translations     (18 )     3 
      286,531       3,228  
Net realized (loss) gain and unrealized appreciation:     316,425       3,109  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 348,536     $ 3,360  

 

1  For the period September 26, 2023, commencement of operations, to November 30, 2023.
2  Additional information related to non-U.S. taxes is included in the notes to financial statements.
3  Amount less than one thousand.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 29
 

Financial statements (continued)

 

Statements of changes in net assets (dollars in thousands)

 

    Growth
ETF
  Global Growth
Equity
ETF
  International
Focus Equity
ETF
    Six months
ended
November 30,
2023*
    Year ended
May 31,
2023
    Six months
ended
November 30,
2023*
    Year ended
May 31,
2023
    Six months
ended
November 30,
2023*
    Year ended
May 31,
2023
 
Operations:                                                
Net investment income   $ 7,438     $ 7,045     $ 7,550     $ 11,234     $ 8,466     $ 13,135  
Net realized (loss) gain     (408 )     (73,536 )     (14,764 )     (38,597 )     (26,885 )     (38,563 )
Net unrealized appreciation     335,575       250,331       124,705       162,966       42,525       83,988  
Total increase in net assets resulting from operations     342,605       183,840       117,491       135,603       24,106       58,560  
                                                 
Distributions paid to shareholders     (4,946 )     (3,264 )     (8,182 )     (4,483 )     (8,685 )     (5,962 )
                                                 
Net capital share transactions     1,008,453       1,598,275       530,921       1,270,648       442,582       1,057,236  
                                                 
Total increase in net assets     1,346,112       1,778,851       640,230       1,401,768       458,003       1,109,834  
                                                 
Net assets:                                                
Beginning of period     2,064,120       285,269       1,622,011       220,243       1,297,930       188,096  
End of period   $ 3,410,232     $ 2,064,120     $ 2,262,241     $ 1,622,011     $ 1,755,933     $ 1,297,930  

 

    International
Equity
ETF
    Core
Equity
ETF
 

Dividend
Value
ETF

    Period ended
November 30,
2023*,†
    Six months
ended
November 30,
2023*
    Year ended
May 31,
2023
    Six months
ended
November 30,
2023*
    Year ended
May 31,
2023
 
Operations:                              
Net investment income   $ 72     $ 8,805     $ 8,637     $ 32,111     $ 25,897  
Net realized (loss) gain     (41 )     3,365       (19,479 )     29,894       (24,394 )
Net unrealized appreciation     2,367       119,800       69,078       286,531       160,997  
Total increase in net assets resulting from operations     2,398       131,970       58,236       348,536       162,500  
                                         
Distributions paid to shareholders           (6,962 )     (6,470 )     (24,666 )     (19,113 )
                                         
Net capital share transactions     38,877       566,278       676,898       2,325,060       1,747,392  
                                         
Total increase in net assets     41,275       691,286       728,664       2,648,930       1,890,779  
                                         
Net assets:                                        
Beginning of period           892,915       164,251       2,191,653       300,874  
End of period   $ 41,275     $ 1,584,201     $ 892,915     $ 4,840,583     $ 2,191,653  

 

Refer to the end of the statements of changes in net assets for footnotes.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

30 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Financial statements (continued)

 

Statements of changes in net assets (continued) (dollars in thousands)

 

    Dividend
Growers
ETF
    Period ended
November 30, 2023*,†
Operations:      
Net investment income   $ 251  
Net realized (loss) gain     (119 )
Net unrealized appreciation     3,228  
Total increase in net assets resulting from operations     3,360  
         
Distributions paid to shareholders      
         
Net capital share transactions     70,637  
         
Total increase in net assets     73,997  
         
Net assets:        
Beginning of period      
End of period   $ 73,997  

 

* Unaudited.
  For the period September 26, 2023, commencement of operations, to November 30, 2023.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 31
 
Notes to financial statements unaudited

 

1. Organization

 

Capital Group Growth ETF (“Growth ETF”), Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF (“Global Growth Equity ETF”), Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF (“International Focus Equity ETF”), Capital Group International Equity ETF (“International Equity ETF”), Capital Group Core Equity ETF (“Core Equity ETF”), Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (“Dividend Value ETF”), and Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF (“Dividend Growers ETF”) (each a “fund”, or collectively the “funds”) each operate as an exchange-traded fund and are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as open-end, nondiversified management investment companies.

 

The funds’ investment objectives are as follows:

 

Growth ETF – To provide growth of capital.

 

Global Growth Equity ETF – To provide long-term growth of capital.

 

International Focus Equity ETF – To provide long-term growth of capital.

 

International Equity ETF – To provide prudent growth of capital and conservation of principal.

 

Core Equity ETF – To achieve long-term growth of capital and income.

 

Dividend Value ETF – To produce income exceeding the average yield on U.S. stocks generally and provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing.

 

Dividend Growers ETF – To provide long-term total returns.

 

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.

 

32 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

3. Valuation

 

Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”), the funds’ investment adviser, values each fund’s investments at fair value as defined by U.S. GAAP. 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. Security transactions are recorded by each fund as of the date the trades are executed with brokers. 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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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 valuation 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.

 

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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 “Committee”) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process and to make fair value decisions. The 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 Committee reviews changes in fair value measurements from period to period, pricing vendor information and market data, and may, as deemed appropriate, update the fair valuation guidelines to better reflect the results of back testing and address new or evolving issues. 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. The Committee reports 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.

 

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 November 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

 

Growth ETF

 

    Investment securities  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Common stocks:                                
Information technology   $ 715,324     $     $     $ 715,324  
Communication services     624,155                   624,155  
Consumer discretionary     517,743                   517,743  
Health care     467,006                   467,006  
Industrials     385,282                   385,282  
Financials     250,410                   250,410  
Energy     164,999                   164,999  
Consumer staples     131,900                   131,900  
Materials     70,638                   70,638  
Utilities     28,852                   28,852  
Real estate     13,488                   13,488  
Rights & warrants                 *     *
Short-term securities     39,082                   39,082  
Total   $ 3,408,879     $     $ *   $ 3,408,879  
   
* Amount less than one thousand.
   
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Global Growth Equity ETF

 

    Investment securities  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Common stocks:                                
Information technology   $ 628,299     $     $     $ 628,299  
Health care     398,081                   398,081  
Consumer discretionary     337,114                   337,114  
Financials     260,896                   260,896  
Industrials     155,196                   155,196  
Consumer staples     107,267                   107,267  
Communication services     97,324                   97,324  
Materials     92,376                   92,376  
Energy     69,500             *     69,500  
Preferred securities     35,032                   35,032  
Short-term securities     78,742                   78,742  
Total   $ 2,259,827     $     $ *   $ 2,259,827  
   
* Amount less than one thousand.

 

International Focus Equity ETF

At November 30, 2023, all of the fund’s investment securities were classified as Level 1.

 

International Equity ETF

At November 30, 2023, all of the fund’s investment securities were classified as Level 1.

 

Core Equity ETF

At November 30, 2023, all of the fund’s investment securities were classified as Level 1.

 

Dividend Value ETF

At November 30, 2023, all of the fund’s investment securities were classified as Level 1.

 

Dividend Growers ETF

At November 30, 2023, all of the fund’s investment securities were classified as Level 1.

 

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 common stocks and other 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; changes in inflation rates; 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), bank failures 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 the fund’s investments may be negatively affected by developments in other countries and regions.

 

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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. An individual security may also be affected by factors relating to the industry or sector of the issuer or the securities markets as a whole, and conversely an industry or sector or the securities markets may be affected by a change in financial condition or other event affecting a single issuer.

 

Investing in growth-oriented stocks — Growth-oriented common stocks and other equity-type securities (such as preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible bonds) may involve larger price swings and greater potential for loss than other types of investments.

 

Investing in income-oriented stocks — The value of a fund’s securities and income provided by the fund may be reduced by changes in the dividend policies of, and the capital resources available for dividend payments at, the companies in which the fund invests.

 

Investing outside the U.S. — Securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S. or with significant operations or revenues outside the U.S., and securities tied economically to countries 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 are domiciled, operate or generate revenue or to which the securities are tied economically. 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 the 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. The 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 the 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, more vulnerable to market manipulation, 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 the 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.

 

Exposure to country, region, industry or sector — Subject to the fund’s investment limitations, the 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 the 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.

 

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Market trading — Each fund’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange and are bought and sold on the secondary market at market prices. The market prices of each fund’s shares are expected to fluctuate, in some cases materially, in response to changes in the fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), the intraday value of each fund’s holdings, and supply and demand for each 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 and/or for the holdings of the fund (including through a trading halt), among other factors, may result in the shares of each fund trading significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount) to NAV and bid-ask spreads may widen. A bid-ask spread is the “spread” or difference between what investors are willing to pay for fund shares (the “bid” price) and the price at which they are willing to sell fund shares (the “ask” price). If you buy fund shares when their market price is at a premium or sell the fund shares when their market price is at a discount, you may pay more than, or receive less than, NAV, respectively.

 

Foreign securities held by the funds 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 the 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 each of the funds, and none of them is obligated to do so. Each 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 each fund were more broadly diversified.

 

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 fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

 

5. 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 November 30, 2023, 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. The funds generally 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; net capital losses; non-U.S. taxes on capital gains 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.

 

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Additional tax basis disclosures for each fund as of November 30, 2023 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

    Growth
ETF
    Global Growth
Equity
ETF
    International
Focus Equity
ETF
    International
Equity
ETF
    Core
Equity
ETF
 
As of May 31, 2023                                        
Undistributed ordinary income   $ 4,008     $ 6,942     $ 8,167     $     $ 2,382  
Capital loss carryforward*     (83,417 )     (41,965 )     (45,073 )           (22,437 )
As of November 30, 2023                                        
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments     597,222       319,869       209,002       2,694       205,316  
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments     (31,144 )     (43,119 )     (86,638 )     (334 )     (19,812 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments     566,078       276,750       122,364       2,360       185,504  
Cost of investments     2,842,801       1,983,077       1,637,748       38,833       1,396,720  
             
      Dividend
Value
ETF
      Dividend
Growers
ETF
 
As of May 31, 2023                
Undistributed ordinary income   $ 7,273     $  
Capital loss carryforward*     (42,890 )      
As of November 30, 2023                
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments     481,903       3,652  
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments     (42,255 )     (426 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments     439,648       3,226  
Cost of investments     4,421,296       70,570  
   
* Each fund’s capital loss carryforward will be used to offset any capital gains realized by the fund in the current year or in future years. Funds with a capital loss carryforward will not make distributions from capital gains while a capital loss carryforward remains.

 

No distributions were paid to shareholders of the International Equity ETF and Dividend Growers ETF during the period September 26, 2023, commencement of operations, through November 30, 2023. Distributions paid by all other funds were characterized for tax purposes as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

    Six months ended November 30, 2023     Year ended May 31, 2023  
Fund   Ordinary
income
    Long-term
capital gains
    Total
distributions
paid
    Ordinary
income
    Long-term
capital gains
    Total
distributions
paid
 
Growth ETF   $ 4,946     $     $ 4,946     $ 3,264     $     $ 3,264  
Global Growth Equity ETF     8,182             8,182       4,483             4,483  
International Focus Equity ETF     8,685             8,685       5,962             5,962  
Core Equity ETF     6,962             6,962       6,470             6,470  
Dividend Value ETF     24,666             24,666       19,113             19,113  

 

6. 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
Growth ETF     0.39 %
Global Growth Equity ETF     0.47  
International Focus Equity ETF     0.54  
International Equity ETF     0.54  
Core Equity ETF     0.33  
Dividend Value ETF     0.33  
Dividend Growers ETF     0.47  
   
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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.

 

The following table presents purchase and sale transactions between each fund and related funds, and net realized losses from such sales, if any, as of November 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales     Net
realized
loss
 
Growth ETF   $ 10,979     $ 5,759     $ (1,308 )
Global Growth Equity ETF     1,571       8,430       (268 )
International Focus Equity ETF     10,432              
Core Equity ETF     2,360       5,114       (1,468 )
Dividend Value ETF     56,452       6,006       (516 )

 

Interfund lending — Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the funds, 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. None of the funds lent or borrowed cash through the interfund lending program at any time during the six months ended November 30, 2023.

 

7. 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.

 

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8. 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.

 

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

 

Growth ETF

    Sales    

Reinvestments of

distributions

    Repurchases     Net increase  
    Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
                                 
Six months ended November 30, 2023                                
                                                                 
    $ 1,208,035       48,020     $           $ (199,582 )     (7,880 )   $ 1,008,453       40,140  
                                                                 
Year ended May 31, 2023                          
                                                                 
    $ 1,640,870       77,320     $           $ (42,595 )     (1,880 )   $ 1,598,275       75,440  
                                                                 
Global Growth Equity ETF                                                      
                                                                 
    Sales     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases     Net increase  
    Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
                                                 
Six months ended November 30, 2023                                                
                                                                 
    $ 681,344       28,560     $           $ (150,423 )     (6,320 )   $ 530,921       22,240  
                                                                 
Year ended May 31, 2023                                                
                                                                 
    $ 1,296,939       60,840     $           $ (26,291 )     (1,160 )   $ 1,270,648       59,680  
                                                                 
International Focus Equity ETF                                                                
                                                                 
    Sales     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases     Net increase  
    Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
                                                 
Six months ended November 30, 2023                                                
                                                                 
    $ 523,434       23,040     $           $ (80,852 )     (3,520 )   $ 442,582       19,520  
                                                                 
Year ended May 31, 2023                                                
                                                                 
    $ 1,117,811       52,320     $           $ (60,575 )     (2,760 )   $ 1,057,236       49,560  

 

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International Equity ETF

 

    Sales     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases     Net increase  
    Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
                 
For the period September 26, 2023*, through November 30, 2023                
                                                                 
    $ 38,877       1,564     $           $           $ 38,877       1,564  
                                                                 
Core Equity ETF                                                      
                                                                 
    Sales     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases     Net increase  
    Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
                                                 
Six months ended November 30, 2023                                                
                                                                 
    $ 622,560       24,280     $           $ (56,282 )     (2,200 )   $ 566,278       22,080  
                                                                 
Year ended May 31, 2023                                                
                                                                 
    $ 698,131       30,700     $           $ (21,233 )     (920 )   $ 676,898       29,780  
                                                                 
Dividend Value ETF                                                      
                                                                 
  Sales     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases     Net increase  
    Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
                                                 
Six months ended November 30, 2023                                                
                                                                 
    $ 2,644,213       98,140     $           $ (319,153 )     (11,840 )   $ 2,325,060       86,300  
                                                                 
Year ended May 31, 2023                                                
                                                                 
    $ 1,822,959       77,100     $           $ (75,567 )     (3,040 )   $ 1,747,392       74,060  
                                                                 
Dividend Growers ETF                                                      
                                                                 
    Sales     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases     Net increase  
    Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
                 
For the period September 26, 2023*, through November 30, 2023                
                                                                 
    $ 70,637       2,844     $           $           $ 70,637       2,844  
   
* Commencement of operations.
   
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9. Investment transactions and other disclosures

 

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 six months ended November 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Growth ETF   $ 565,300     $ 302,680  
Global Growth Equity ETF     569,365       397,331  
International Focus Equity ETF     499,117       287,546  
International Equity ETF     2,065       943  
Core Equity ETF     249,253       159,929  
Dividend Value ETF     965,992       487,891  
Dividend Growers ETF     4,758       1,413  

 

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 six months ended November 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

 

Fund   In-kind creations     In-kind redemptions  
Growth ETF   $ 951,154     $ 199,108  
Global Growth Equity ETF     474,131       148,482  
International Focus Equity ETF     304,344       80,932  
International Equity ETF     34,092        
Core Equity ETF     521,699       56,290  
Dividend Value ETF     2,064,756       315,528  
Dividend Growers ETF     63,591        

 

The following table presents additional information for each fund for the six months ended November 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands):

 

Fund   Non-U.S. taxes
paid on
dividend income
    Non-U.S. taxes
paid on
realized gains
    Non-U.S. taxes
provided on
unrealized
appreciation
 
Growth ETF   $ 286     $     $  
Global Growth Equity ETF     634       85        
International Focus Equity ETF     924       554       1,726  
International Equity ETF     5              
Core Equity ETF     110              
Dividend Value ETF     192              
Dividend Growers ETF     9              
   
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Financial highlights

 

          Income (loss) from
investment operations1
    Dividends and distributions                                
Year ended   Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
    Net
investment
income
    Net gains
(losses) 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
return
    Net assets,
end of
year
(in millions)
    Ratio of
expenses to
average net
assets2
    Ratio of
net income
to average
net assets
 
Growth ETF                                                                                                
11/30/20233,4   $ 23.39     $ .07     $ 3.15     $ 3.22     $ (.05 )   $     $ (.05 )   $ 26.56       13.79 %5    $ 3,410       .39 %6      .56 %6 
5/31/2023     22.28       .13       1.05       1.18       (.07 )           (.07 )     23.39       5.33       2,064       .39       .62  
5/31/20223,7     24.40       .03       (2.15 )     (2.12 )                       22.28       (8.69 )5      285       .10 5      .13 5 
Global Growth Equity ETF                                                                                      
11/30/20233,4   $ 23.22     $ .09     $ 1.37     $ 1.46     $ (.11 )   $     $ (.11 )   $ 24.57       6.31 %5    $ 2,262       .47 %6      .79 %6 
5/31/2023     21.67       .28       1.39       1.67       (.12 )           (.12 )     23.22       7.80       1,622       .47       1.27  
5/31/20223,7     24.47       .08       (2.88 )     (2.80 )                       21.67       (11.44 )5      220       .13 5      .38 5 
International Focus Equity ETF                                                                            
11/30/20233,4   $ 22.45     $ .13     $ .27     $ .40     $ (.14 )   $     $ (.14 )   $ 22.71       1.82 %5    $ 1,756       .54 %6      1.12 %6 
5/31/2023     22.82       .38       (.55 )     (.17 )     (.20 )           (.20 )     22.45       (.68 )     1,298       .54       1.74  
5/31/20223,7     24.51       .24       (1.93 )     (1.69 )                       22.82       (6.90 )5      188       .14 5      1.07 5 
International Equity ETF                                                                                      
11/30/20233,4,8   $ 24.82     $ .06     $ 1.51     $ 1.57     $     $     $     $ 26.39       6.33 %5    $ 41       .10 %5      .23 %5 
Core Equity ETF                                                                                      
11/30/20233,4   $ 24.33     $ .19     $ 2.60     $ 2.79     $ (.17 )   $     $ (.17 )   $ 26.95       11.49 %5    $ 1,584       .33 %6      1.51 %6 
5/31/2023     23.72       .39       .52       .91       (.30 )           (.30 )     24.33       3.96       893       .33       1.70  
5/31/20223,7     24.63       .08       (.96 )     (.88 )     (.03 )           (.03 )     23.72       (3.59 )5      164       .09 5      .34 5 
Dividend Value ETF                                                                                      
11/30/20233,4   $ 25.39     $ .27     $ 2.62     $ 2.89     $ (.24 )   $     $ (.24 )   $ 28.04       11.37 %5    $ 4,841       .33 %6      1.98 %6 
5/31/2023     24.57       .52       .68       1.20       (.38 )           (.38 )     25.39       5.12       2,192       .33       2.16  
5/31/20223,7     24.71       .10       (.21 )     (.11 )     (.03 )           (.03 )     24.57       (.46 )5      301       .09 5      .41 5 
Dividend Growers ETF                                                                                      
11/30/20233,4,8   $ 24.76     $ .13     $ 1.13     $ 1.26     $     $     $     $ 26.02       5.09 %5    $ 74       .08 %5      .52 %5 

 

Portfolio turnover rate9   Six months ended
November 30, 20233,4,5
  Year ended
May 31, 2023
  Period ended
May 31, 20223,5,7
Growth ETF     12 %        33 %        9 %   
Global Growth Equity ETF     21       39       17  
International Focus Equity ETF     20       43       21  
International Equity ETF     3 8             
Core Equity ETF     14       34       8  
Dividend Value ETF     15       30       3  
Dividend Growers ETF     3 8             

 

1  Based on average shares outstanding.
2  Ratios do not include expenses of any Central Funds. Each fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any Central Funds.
3  Based on operations for a period that is less than a full year.
4  Unaudited.
5  Not annualized.
6  Annualized.
7  For the period February 22, 2022, commencement of operations, through May 31, 2022.
8  For the period September 26, 2023, commencement of operations, through November 30, 2023.
9  Rates do not include each fund’s portfolio activity with respect to any Central Funds.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Expense example unaudited

 

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, such as initial sales charges on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (loads), and (2) ongoing costs, including management 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 six-month period (June 1, 2023, through November 30, 2023).

 

Actual expenses:

The first line of each fund in the tables 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 of each fund in the tables 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 are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. 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.

 

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Expense example (continued)

 

    Beginning
account value
6/1/2023
    Ending
account value
11/30/2023
    Expenses
paid during
period
    Annualized
expense
ratio
 
Growth ETF                                
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,137.90     $ 2.09 *     .39 %
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.11       1.98 *     .39  
Global Growth Equity ETF                                
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,063.10     $ 2.43 *     .47 %
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.71       2.38 *     .47  
International Focus Equity ETF                                
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.20     $ 2.73 *     .54 %
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.36       2.74 *     .54  
International Equity ETF                                
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,063.30     $ .99       .54 % 
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.36       2.74       .54  
Core Equity ETF                                
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,114.90     $ 1.75 *     .33 %
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.41       1.67 *     .33  
Dividend Value ETF                                
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,113.70     $ 1.75 *     .33 %
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.41       1.67 *     .33  
Dividend Growers ETF                                
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,050.90     $ .86       .47 % 
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.71       2.38       .47  

 

* 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 September 26, 2023, commencement of operations, through November 30, 2023, and accordingly, is not representative of a full period. The “assumed 5% return” line is based on 183 days.

 

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Approval of Investment Advisory and Service Agreement

 

The boards of Capital Group International Equity ETF and Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF (the “board”), including a majority of its independent board members, have approved each fund’s Investment Advisory and Service Agreement (the “agreement”) with Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”) for an initial term through July 31, 2024. The board determined in the exercise of its business judgment that each fund’s contractual fee rate was fair and reasonable in relation to the services provided, and that approving the agreement was in the best interests of each fund and its shareholders.

 

In reaching this decision, the board took into account information prepared specifically in connection with their review of the agreement and information otherwise provided in the meeting material, as well as information previously provided to them in their capacity as board members of other investment companies managed by CRMC, and they were advised by their independent counsel with respect to the matters considered. They considered the following factors, among others, but did not identify any single issue or particular piece of information that, in isolation, was the controlling factor, and each board member did not necessarily attribute the same weight to each factor.

 

1. Nature, extent and quality of services

 

The board considered the depth and quality of CRMC’s investment management process, including its global research capabilities; the experience, capability and integrity of its senior management and other personnel; the low turnover rates of its key personnel; the overall financial strength and stability of CRMC and the Capital Group organization; the resources and systems CRMC devotes to investment management (the manner in which each fund’s assets will be managed, including liquidity management),financial, investment operations, compliance, trading, proxy voting, and other services; and the ongoing evolution of CRMC’s organizational structure designed to maintain and strengthen these qualities. The board also considered the nature, extent and quality of administrative services to be provided by CRMC to each fund under the agreement and other agreements. The board considered the risks assumed by CRMC in providing services to each fund, including operational, business, financial, reputational, regulatory and litigation risks. The board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by CRMC should benefit each fund and its shareholders.

 

2. Investment results

 

The board considered the manner in which CRMC proposed to manage each fund in light of its objective and strategy. They also considered the proposed investment policies and restrictions on each fund, and CRMC’s experience in managing similar strategies. On the basis of this evaluation and the board’s plan to undertake ongoing review of investment operations and results, the board concluded that CRMC’s management should benefit each fund and its shareholders. This report, including the letter to shareholders and related disclosures, contains certain information about each fund’s investment results and related benchmarks.

 

3. Advisory fees and total expenses

 

The board reviewed the proposed unitary fee structure and considered that CRMC would be, with certain exceptions, responsible for the operating expenses of each fund. The board considered the contractual fee rate that will be paid by each fund to CRMC and compared the estimated expense ratio of each fund to the expense ratios of other relevant funds. The board concluded that the proposed contractual fee rate was fair and reasonable in relation to the services that CRMC proposed to provide, as well as in relation to the risks assumed by the adviser in sponsoring and managing each fund, and that each fund’s shareholders would likely receive reasonable value in return for the fees paid to CRMC by each fund.

 

46 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

4. Ancillary benefits

 

The board considered a variety of other benefits that CRMC and its affiliates could receive as a result of CRMC’s proposed relationship with each fund and other funds it sponsors, including fees for administrative services and possible ancillary benefits to CRMC and its institutional management affiliates in managing other investment vehicles. The board considered CRMC’s portfolio trading practices, noting that, since 2019, CRMC has borne the cost of third-party research. The board also noted that CRMC benefited from the use of commissions from portfolio transactions made on behalf of each fund to facilitate payments to certain broker-dealers for research to comply with regulatory requirements, with all such amounts reimbursed to each fund by CRMC. The board took these ancillary benefits into account in evaluating the reasonableness of the fees payable to CRMC by each fund under the agreement.

 

5. Adviser financial information

 

The board considered CRMC’s commitment to providing to each fund the necessary resources, including personnel, systems and resources of investment, compliance, trading, accounting and other administrative operations. The board noted the competitiveness and cyclicality of both the registered fund industry and the capital markets, and the importance in that environment of CRMC’s long-term profitability for maintaining its independence, company culture and management continuity. The board further considered that shareholders would benefit from the unitary fee structure because expenses would be limited even when each fund was new and not achieving economies of scale. The board also considered the fact that increases in assets would not lead to fee decreases, even if economies of scale are achieved, because the unitary fee structure does not contain breakpoints, and that they would have the opportunity to further review the appropriateness of the fees payable to CRMC under the agreement experienced in the future. The board concluded that each fund’s proposed contractual fee rate reflected a reasonable sharing of benefits between CRMC and each fund’s shareholders.

 

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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 refer to 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/ETFs. 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.

 

Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses. Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

 

For Capital Group Growth ETF, Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF, Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF, Capital Group International Equity ETF, Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF and Capital Group Core Equity ETF, investing outside the United States involves risks, such as currency fluctuations, periods of illiquidity and price volatility, as more fully described in each fund’s prospectus. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in developing countries.

 

This report is for the information of shareholders of Capital Group equity ETFs, but it also may be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus or summary prospectus, which gives details about charges, expenses, investment objectives and operating policies of the funds. If used as sales material after March 31, 2024, this report must be accompanied by an Capital Group ETFs statistical update for the most recently completed calendar quarter.

 

S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index based on the results of approximately 500 widely held common stocks. 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.

 

MSCI All Country World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market results in the global developed and emerging markets, consisting of more than 40 developed and emerging market country indexes. Results reflect dividends gross of withholding taxes through December 31, 2000, and dividends net of withholding taxes thereafter. 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.

 

MSCI All Country World ex USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market results in the global developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States. The index consists of more than 40 developed and emerging market country indexes. Results reflect dividends gross of withholding taxes through December 31, 2000, and dividends net of withholding taxes thereafter. 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.

 

MSCI EAFE® (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure developed equity market results, excluding the United States and Canada. Results reflect dividends net of withholding taxes. 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.

 

American Funds Distributors, Inc.

 

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