CGUS vs. QDEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of Capital Group Core Equity ETF (CGUS) to FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (QDEF)

CGUS

Capital Group Core Equity ETF

CGUS Description

Capital Group Core Equity ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Capital Research and Management Company. The fund invests in public equity markets. It invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. It employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolio. Capital Group Core Equity ETF is domiciled in the United States.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$35.05

Average Daily Volume

564,593

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

QDEF

FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund

QDEF Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive IndexSM. The fund generally will invest under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to provide exposure to a high-quality, income-oriented portfolio of U.S. equity securities, with an emphasis on long-term capital growth and a targeted overall volatility that is lower than that of the Northern Trust 1250 IndexSM. It may also invest up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$72.79

Average Daily Volume

6,852

Number of Holdings ^*

123

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	CGUS	QDEF
30 Days	1.71%	1.58%
60 Days	2.77%	2.63%
90 Days	4.79%	4.66%
12 Months	30.95%	30.49%

17 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in CGUS	Weight in QDEF	Overlap
AAPL	C	4.97%	6.07%	4.97%
ABBV	D	1.78%	2.6%	1.78%
ADP	B	1.49%	1.13%	1.13%
AVGO	D	3.59%	0.88%	0.88%
FIS	C	1.52%	0.6%	0.6%
GIS	D	0.46%	0.45%	0.45%
GOOG	C	1.81%	1.1%	1.1%
GOOGL	C	2.79%	1.36%	1.36%
HD	A	0.68%	3.07%	0.68%
JPM	A	1.6%	0.73%	0.73%
MA	C	1.67%	0.23%	0.23%
META	D	5.37%	2.76%	2.76%
MSFT	F	6.35%	4.97%	4.97%
NVDA	C	2.47%	6.0%	2.47%
PM	B	0.74%	1.65%	0.74%
V	A	0.63%	0.38%	0.38%
XOM	B	0.61%	0.5%	0.5%

CGUS Overweight 64 Positions Relative to QDEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
AMZN	C	3.86%
UNH	C	3.2%
RTX	C	2.06%
ACN	C	1.85%
LLY	F	1.59%
GEHC	F	1.43%
TXN	C	1.39%
APD	A	1.34%
GE	D	1.29%
WH	B	1.17%
CARR	D	1.15%
BKR	B	1.11%
BLK	C	1.1%
ABT	B	1.03%
VRTX	F	1.01%
BA	F	0.99%
PCG	A	0.97%
CRM	B	0.97%
TMO	F	0.96%
VICI	C	0.91%
RCL	A	0.87%
PNC	B	0.86%
COF	B	0.84%
SPGI	C	0.84%
DHR	F	0.84%
EQIX	A	0.82%
RVTY	F	0.79%
TSLA	B	0.75%
URI	B	0.75%
GD	F	0.73%
NFLX	A	0.73%
IR	B	0.71%
HON	B	0.64%
WWD	B	0.6%
ORCL	B	0.58%
EIX	B	0.56%
MMC	B	0.55%
BRK.A	B	0.53%
CNP	B	0.52%
CE	F	0.52%
LIN	D	0.51%
FCX	D	0.5%
CVX	A	0.49%
CMCSA	B	0.48%
XPO	B	0.47%
EMN	D	0.46%
CB	C	0.45%
MS	A	0.44%
TDG	D	0.42%
STZ	D	0.41%
TSM	B	0.4%
WFC	A	0.4%
SRE	A	0.39%
MDLZ	F	0.38%
TPR	B	0.37%
CHDN	B	0.37%
NOW	A	0.35%
WELL	A	0.35%
STT	A	0.34%
AJG	B	0.33%
NKE	D	0.31%
UNP	C	0.31%
STX	D	0.28%
PANW	C	0.24%

CGUS Underweight 106 Positions Relative to QDEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
JNJ	D	-2.93%
PG	A	-2.83%
MRK	F	-2.25%
IBM	C	-1.7%
QCOM	F	-1.65%
INTU	C	-1.29%
TMUS	B	-1.14%
LMT	D	-1.05%
GILD	C	-1.03%
TJX	A	-0.99%
SBUX	A	-0.98%
MO	A	-0.86%
CI	F	-0.83%
AMT	D	-0.82%
KLAC	D	-0.79%
T	A	-0.77%
DUK	C	-0.77%
ITW	B	-0.74%
MSI	B	-0.74%
CME	A	-0.71%
MCK	B	-0.71%
BK	A	-0.67%
MMM	D	-0.66%
VZ	C	-0.65%
UNM	A	-0.65%
KO	D	-0.65%
EME	C	-0.64%
BWXT	B	-0.64%
PAYX	C	-0.63%
UMBF	B	-0.61%
CSCO	B	-0.61%
EA	A	-0.6%
AFL	B	-0.6%
CFR	B	-0.6%
GEN	B	-0.59%
PSA	D	-0.59%
AIZ	A	-0.58%
WTW	B	-0.58%
FAST	B	-0.58%
VIRT	B	-0.57%
CSWI	A	-0.57%
COR	B	-0.57%
LDOS	C	-0.57%
VRSK	A	-0.57%
D	C	-0.56%
WDFC	B	-0.55%
PPL	B	-0.55%
ORI	A	-0.54%
ESS	B	-0.54%
RMD	C	-0.54%
K	A	-0.53%
CSL	C	-0.53%
OHI	C	-0.53%
MET	A	-0.53%
EQR	B	-0.53%
MAA	B	-0.53%
PNW	B	-0.52%
IRDM	D	-0.52%
CPT	B	-0.51%
OTIS	C	-0.51%
KMB	D	-0.51%
OMF	A	-0.5%
LSTR	D	-0.49%
ED	D	-0.49%
AVY	D	-0.48%
DOX	D	-0.48%
BPOP	B	-0.48%
RDN	C	-0.48%
LOW	D	-0.47%
NSA	D	-0.47%
OGE	B	-0.47%
IPG	D	-0.46%
DELL	C	-0.46%
BMY	B	-0.45%
VRT	B	-0.45%
HRB	D	-0.45%
WU	D	-0.43%
EXPD	D	-0.42%
SAIC	F	-0.41%
WSM	B	-0.41%
DPZ	C	-0.41%
CUBE	D	-0.4%
EVRG	A	-0.4%
EBAY	D	-0.4%
EXC	C	-0.39%
CHE	D	-0.39%
SWKS	F	-0.39%
MSM	C	-0.37%
BSY	D	-0.37%
STNG	F	-0.36%
STWD	C	-0.32%
NEP	F	-0.32%
WEC	A	-0.28%
PEG	A	-0.26%
COST	B	-0.24%
MAS	D	-0.23%
NNN	D	-0.21%
AVB	B	-0.18%
CAH	B	-0.17%
SCCO	F	-0.16%
BAH	F	-0.12%
DDS	B	-0.12%
WMT	A	-0.12%
ROL	B	-0.12%
ZTS	D	-0.11%
BAC	A	-0.02%