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Annual report
for the period ended
December 31, 2022
Fixed income
for a variety of
investor goals
The funds within Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust
seek to pursue a variety of objectives for investors and
are offered by Capital Group, home of American Funds®.
For over 90 years, Capital Group has invested with a
long-term focus based on thorough research and attention
to risk.
Figures shown are past results and are not predictive of results in future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher
than those shown. Prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely. For
current information and month-end results, visit capitalgroup.com. Market price returns are determined using the official closing
price of the fund’s shares and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times.
Here are the average annual total returns on a $1,000 investment for periods ended December 31, 2022:
Cumulative
Fund Since fund Gross
inception date
inception expense ratio
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 2/22/22 0.34%
Net asset value –9.59%
Market price –9.39
Capital Group Municipal Income ETF 10/25/22 0.27
Net asset value 4.92
Market price 5.24
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF 10/25/22 0.39
Net asset value 3.63
Market price 3.83
Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF 10/25/22 0.25
Net asset value 1.73
Market price 2.01
Capital Group exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are actively managed and do not seek to replicate a specific index. ETFs are bought and
sold through an exchange at the then current market price, not net asset value (NAV), and are not individually redeemed from the fund.
Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV when traded on an exchange. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns.
There can be no guarantee that an active market for ETFs will develop or be maintained, or that the ETF’s listing will continue or remain
unchanged.
ETF market price returns since inception are calculated using NAV for the period until market price became available (generally a few days
after inception).
As nondiversified funds, Capital Group ETFs have the ability to invest a larger percentage of assets in securities of individual issuers than
a diversified fund. As a result, a single issuer could adversely affect a fund’s results more than if the fund invested a smaller percentage
of assets in securities of that issuer. Refer to the applicable prospectus for details.
The expense ratio is as of the fund’s prospectus available at the time of publication. The expense ratio is estimated.
Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they
may lose value.
Fellow investors:
We are pleased to present this annual flattening of the yield curve, where short-
report for Capital Group Fixed Income ETF term bond yields are rising faster than
Trust, which includes Capital Group Core longer term bond yields. Much of the curve
Plus Income ETF (ticker: CGCP), Capital ended the year inverted, with short-term
Group Municipal Income ETF (ticker: yields higher than longer term yields.
CGMU), Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector
Contents Income ETF (ticker: CGMS) and Capital When bond yields rise, prices feel a
Group Short Duration Income ETF negative impact. As a result, the sharp
1 Letter to investors
(ticker:CGSD). It covers the period from the move upward in yields drove negative
3 Fund reviews funds’ inceptions to December 31, 2022, bond results across virtually all fixed
7 Funds’ 30-day yields the conclusion of the funds’ fiscal year. income sectors. Returns for the Bloomberg
U.S. Aggregate Index1 (the U.S. bond
Investment portfolios Bond market overview market “benchmark”) and the Bloomberg
8 Capital Group Core Last year was one of the most challenging Global Aggregate Index2 were –13.01%
Plus Income ETF on record for fixed income markets. and –16.25%, respectively. Amid
Although economic growth in the U.S. and heightened inflation, the Bloomberg U.S.
21 Capital Group Municipal
much of the rest of the world remained Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Income ETF
positive, developed economies Index3 outpaced the broader market, with
28 Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector experienced the highest levels of inflation a return of –11.85%. Mortgage bonds also
Income ETF in decades, deeply impacting financial had a difficult year due to detrimental
37 Capital Group Short Duration markets. Central banks around the world supply and demand dynamics, with the
Income ETF took aggressive action to raise rates in an Bloomberg U.S. Mortgage Backed
effort to control rising prices. As bond Securities Index4 returning –11.81%.
46 Financial statements
yields rose in response, prices fell —
73 Board of trustees and leading to losses across all major sectors. Within U.S. credit sectors, investment-
other officers grade bonds were among the weakest, as
In the U.S., a strong labor market alongside the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Investment
high and rising inflation led the U.S. Grade Index5 posted a return of –15.76%.
Federal Reserve to raise its policy rate These higher quality corporate bonds
target sharply from 0–0.25% to 4.25–4.5% were hit both by rising interest rates and
by the end of the year. The impact on bond higher risk premiums, characterized by
yields was dramatic. The 10-year Treasury their spreads to Treasuries widening 38
yield ended 2021 at 1.51% and peaked at basis points. High-yield corporates did
4.24% in October 2022, the highest since moderately better, as the Bloomberg U.S.
2008 and an increase of 2.73%. It ultimately Corporate High-Yield Index6 returned
came back down to 3.88% by the end of –11.19% due largely to its relative lower
the year, for a full-year change of 2.37%. interest rate exposure and higher starting
For shorter term bonds, yields rose even yields. That stronger result occurred
more. Two- and five-year Treasuries ended despite an even broader 186-basis-point
the year at 4.43% and 4.01%, an increase of spread widening. In emerging markets
3.70% and 2.75%, respectively, from when debt, local currency bonds outpaced
the year began. This characterizes a dollar-denominated bonds, with returns of
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested
1
dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes.
2
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index represents the global investment-grade fixed income markets.
3
Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index consists of investment-grade, fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-
convertible inflation-protected securities issued by the U.S. Treasury that have at least one year remaining to maturity, and have at least $250 million par
amount outstanding.
4
Bloomberg U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index is a market-value-weighted index that covers the mortgage-backed pass-through securities of Ginnie Mae
(GNMA), Fannie Mae (FNMA), and Freddie Mac (FHLMC).
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Index represents the universe of investment-grade, publicly issued U.S. corporate and specified foreign
5
debentures and secured notes that meet the specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements.
6
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index covers the universe of fixed-rate, non-investment-grade debt.
J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index - Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) Global Diversified: JP Morgan Government Bond Index – Emerging Markets Global
7
Diversified covers the universe of regularly traded, liquid fixed-rate, domestic currency emerging market government bonds to which international investors
can gain exposure.
J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified: The J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified is a uniquely
8
weighted emerging market debt benchmark that tracks total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-
sovereign entities.
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index is a market-value-weighted index designed to represent the long-term investment-grade tax-exempt bond market. This index
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is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal
income taxes.
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF seeks to provide current income and maximum
total return, consistent with preservation of capital.
The fund registered a total return of –9.59% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and –9.39% on a market price basis for
inception (February 22, 2022) to fiscal year-end date. The fund’s benchmark index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate
Index, a market value-weighted index that represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, posted a
–9.61% decrease. For the fiscal year, the fund paid an average monthly dividend of more than 6 cents a share.
By the end of 2022, managers positioned CGCP to benefit should financial conditions tighten further by taking
advantage of what they believe are attractive valuations in some sectors to hedge their base-case positioning
should market conditions evolve unexpectedly. The fund was also underweight duration at the end of 2022
as yields are below the level the managers view as fair pricing. Managers believe inflation has peaked but will
remain elevated and anticipate market expectations coalescing around tighter-than-expected monetary policy.
The portfolio has a sizeable allocation to credit to pursue its income objective. However, given the outsized
macroeconomic risks, managers are more cautious with their credit exposure — particularly overall investment in
the sector and quality — compared to an allocation in an environment with less perceived risk. Within the credit
markets, at the end of 2022, managers saw more attractive valuations and idiosyncratic opportunities in the high-
yield and securitized credit sectors compared to investment-grade credit and emerging market debt.
$15,000
How a
hypothetical
$10,000 10,000 $10,000
investment has Original Investment
grown
since fund’s $9,041
inception on Capital Group Core
February 22, 2022f Plus Income ETF
(with all 9,000 Net Asset Value
distributions
reinvested)
$9,039
Bloomberg U.S.
Aggregate Index
8,000
3/22 4/22 5/22 6/22 7/22 8/22 9/22 10/22 11/22 12/22
The results shown are before taxes on fund distributions and sale of fund shares.
Results at a glance
For periods ended Cumulative total returns
December 31, 2022, Lifetime
with all distributions (since 2/22/22)
reinvested
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF
*E TF market price results since inception are calculated using NAV for the period until market price became available (generally
a few days after inception).
Source: Bloomberg Index Services Ltd. Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond
†
market. The market index is unmanaged and, therefore, has no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
Ticker: CGMU Capital Group Municipal Income ETF seeks to provide a high level of current income
exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital.
The fund registered a total return of 4.92% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 5.24% on a market price
basis for inception (October 25, 2022) to fiscal year-end date, surpassing the 3.90% total return of the fund’s
benchmark index, the 85%/15% Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17 Year) Municipal Bond Index/Bloomberg 1-15
Year Blend (1-17 Year) High Yield Municipal Bond Index, which blends the Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17)
Municipal Bond Index with the Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) High Yield Municipal Bond Index by weighting
their cumulative total returns at 85% and 15%, respectively. The blend is rebalanced monthly. Bloomberg 1-15
Year Blend (1-17) Municipal Bond Index consists of a broad selection of investment-grade general obligation
and revenue bonds of maturities ranging from one year to 17 years. Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) High
Yield Municipal Bond Index consists of a broad selection of below-investment-grade general obligation and
revenue bonds of maturities ranging from one year to 17 years.
At the end of 2022, managers saw significant opportunity in the municipal housing sector and in select,
attractively valued opportunities in waste/pollution facilities. Managers were less attracted to state general
obligation debt. Given the heightened macroeconomic risks that may lead to wider spreads in the future,
managers remain focused on higher-quality credit. The fund’s holdings had a longer average duration
compared to the benchmark, reflecting managers’ belief that the Fed was nearing the end of its rate hike cycle,
as well as what managers felt were attractive yields in the muni market.
Results at a glance
For periods ended Cumulative total returns
December 31, 2022, Lifetime
with all distributions (since 10/25/22)
reinvested
Capital Group Municipal Income ETF
85%/15% Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17 Year) Municipal Bond Index/ 3.90
Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17 Year) High Yield Municipal Bond Index†
*E TF market price results since inception are calculated using NAV for the period until market price became available (generally
a few days after inception).
Source: Bloomberg Index Services Ltd. 85%/15% Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) Municipal Bond Index/Bloomberg 1-15
†
Year Blend (1-17) High Yield Municipal Bond Index blends the Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) Municipal Bond Index with
the Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) High Yield Municipal Bond Index by weighting their cumulative total returns at 85% and
15%, respectively. The blend is rebalanced monthly. Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) Municipal Bond Index consists of a
broad selection of investment-grade general obligation and revenue bonds of maturities ranging from one year to 17 years.
Bloomberg 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) High Yield Municipal Bond Index consists of a broad selection of below-investment-grade
general obligation and revenue bonds of maturities ranging from one year to 17 years. The indexes are unmanaged, and results
include reinvested distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S.
federal income taxes.
Ticker: CGMS Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF seeks to provide a high level of current
income. Its secondary investment objective is capital appreciation.
The fund registered a total return of 3.63% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 3.83% on a market price
basis for inception (October 25, 2022) to fiscal year-end date, surpassing the 3.59% total return of the fund’s
benchmark index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, a market value-weighted index that represents the U.S.
investment-grade fixed-rate bond market.
At the end of 2022, portfolio managers preferred higher quality bonds as macroeconomic risks seemed
weighted toward the downside. Securitized credit was a high conviction within the portfolio as pockets of the
market were attractive from a relative valuation perspective.
Results at a glance
For periods ended Cumulative total returns
December 31, 2022, Lifetime
with all distributions (since 10/25/22)
reinvested
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF
*E TF market price results since inception are calculated using NAV for the period until market price became available (generally
a few days after inception).
Source: Bloomberg Index Services Ltd. Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond
†
market. The market index is unmanaged and, therefore, has no expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
Ticker: CGSD Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF seeks to provide current income,
consistent with a short duration profile as described in the prospectus and with the
preservation of capital.
The fund registered a total return of 1.73% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 2.01% on a market price basis
for inception (October 25, 2022) to fiscal year-end date surpassing the 1.05% increase of the fund’s benchmark
index, the Bloomberg U.S. Government /Credit (1-3 years) Index, which is a market-value weighted index that
tracks the total return results of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated obligations issued by the U.S.
Treasury, U.S. government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the
U.S. government, and U.S. corporate and foreign debentures and secured notes that meet specified maturity,
liquidity and quality requirements, with maturities of one to three years.
At the end of 2022, the average duration of the fund’s holdings was less than two years, as three-month,
six-month and one-year maturities offered the highest yields along the yield curve. The fund’s positioning
reflected managers’ belief that yields would continue to steepen along shorter maturities. The fund was most
heavily invested in investment grade corporate bonds. In the securitized sector, the fund was mostly invested in
mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities.
Results at a glance
For periods ended Cumulative total returns
December 31, 2022, Lifetime
with all distributions (since 10/25/22)
reinvested
Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF
*E TF market price results since inception are calculated using NAV for the period until market price became available (generally
a few days after inception).
Source: Bloomberg Index Services Ltd. Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index is a market-value weighted index
†
that tracks the total return results of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury,
U.S. government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. government, and U.S.
corporate and foreign debentures and secured notes that meet specified maturity, liquidity and quality requirements, with
maturities of one to three years. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested distributions but do not reflect the
effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes.
Below is a summary of each fund’s 30-day yield as of December 31, 2022. Each fund’s 30-day yield is calculated in accordance with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formula. The SEC yield reflects the rate at which each fund is earning income on its
current portfolio of securities. Accordingly, the funds’ SEC yields may differ.
Fund 30 day SEC yield
inception date as of 12/31/22
*Bond ratings, which typically range from AAA/Aaa (highest) to D (lowest), are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch
as an indication of an issuer’s creditworthiness. In assigning a credit rating to a security, the fund looks specifically to the ratings assigned to the issuer of the
security by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch. If agency ratings differ, the security will be considered to have received the highest of those ratings,
consistent with the fund’s investment policies. The ratings are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
†
These securities are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
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Capital Group
Group Fixed
FixedIncome
IncomeETF
ETFTrust
Trust
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)
Commercial 3650R Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-PF2, Class B, 5.289% 11/15/20551 1,690 1,494
mortgage-backed Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-BN19, Class B, 3.647% 8/15/20611 1,000 811
securities Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-BN24, Class B, 3.455% 11/15/20621 1,033 829
5.26% Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-BNK40, Class AS, 3.394% 3/15/20641,3 250 208
Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-BNK40, Class B, 3.394% 3/15/20641,3 273 208
Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities, LLC, Series 2022-C18, Class C,
6.148% 12/15/20551 1,355 1,167
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-B21, Class AS, 2.2543% 12/17/20531 250 194
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-B35, Class C, 4.445% 5/15/20551,3 2,005 1,573
Boca Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-BOCA, Class A,
(1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 1.7696%) 6.105% 5/15/20391,3,4 623 612
Boca Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-BOCA, Class B,
(1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.3191%) 6.655% 5/15/20391,3,4 317 306
BX Trust, Series 2022-CSMO, Class A,
(1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.115%) 6.450% 6/15/20271,3,4 716 712
BX Trust, Series 2021-SDMF, Class D,
(1-month USD-LIBOR + 1.387%) 5.705% 9/15/20341,3,4 500 470
BX Trust, Series 2021-ARIA, Class B,
(1-month USD-LIBOR + 1.297%) 5.615% 10/15/20361,4 2,976 2,799
BX Trust, Series 2022-IND, Class D,
(1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.839%) 7.175% 4/15/20371,3,4 147 139
BX Trust, Series 2022-PSB, Class A,
(1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.451%) 6.787% 8/15/20391,3,4 760 760
BX Trust, Series 2022-GPA, Class B,
(1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 2.664%) 7.00% 10/15/20391,3,4 982 976
BX Trust, Series 2022-GPA, Class C,
(1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 3.213%) 7.549% 10/15/20391,3,4 622 617
BX Trust, Series 2022-GPA, Class D,
(1-month USD CME Term SOFR + 4.061%) 8.397% 10/15/20391,3,4 169 168
CapitalGroup
Capital GroupFixed
FixedIncome
Income ETF 9
ETF Trust 9
Trust
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)
Collateralized Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-HB4, Class M3, 2.720% 12/26/20301,3,4 500 465
mortgage-backed Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2022-R03, Class 1M1,
obligations (privately (30-day Average USD-SOFR + 2.10%) 6.028% 3/25/20421,3,4 286 284
originated) Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2021-DNA6, Class M2,
1.26% (30-day Average USD-SOFR + 1.50%) 5.428% 10/25/20411,3,4 793 754
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2022-DNA3, Class M1A,
(30-day Average USD-SOFR + 2.00%) 5.928% 4/25/20421,3,4 535 532
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2020-DNA3, Class B1,
(1-month USD-LIBOR + 5.10%) 9.489% 6/27/20501,3,4 1,100 1,147
Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust, Series 2022-GS1, Class A1,
4.00% 2/25/2061 (7.00% on 4/25/2025)1,4,5 1,818 1,684
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR4, Class F, 3.407% 5/17/20381,4 1,000 853
5,719
Total mortgage-backed obligations 164,048
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CapitalGroup
GroupFixed Income
Fixed ETF
Income Trust
ETF Trust
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)
Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 11
ETFTrust 11
ETF
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)
12 Capital
CapitalGroup
GroupFixed Income
Fixed ETF
Income Trust
ETF Trust
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)
Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 13
ETFTrust 13
ETF
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)
14 Capital
CapitalGroup
GroupFixed Income
Fixed ETF
Income Trust
ETF Trust
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)
Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 15
ETFTrust 15
ETF
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)
16 Capital
CapitalGroup
GroupFixed Income
Fixed ETF
Income Trust
ETF Trust
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)
U.S. Treasury U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 1.625% 10/15/20278 17,201 17,178
inflation-protected U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.125% 1/15/20327,8 11,818 10,339
securities
27,517
6.05%
Total U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 107,771
Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 17
ETFTrust 17
ETF
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies outside the U.S. 1.53%
Abu Dhabi (Emirate of) 1.70% 3/2/20314 300 248
Angola (Republic of) 8.75% 4/14/20324 800 695
Argentine Republic 0.50% 7/9/2030 (0.75% on 7/9/2023)5 1,100 299
Chile (Republic of) 2.45% 1/31/2031 400 333
Chile (Republic of) 4.34% 3/7/2042 200 170
Colombia (Republic of) 8.00% 4/20/2033 280 281
Dominican Republic 4.50% 1/30/20304 500 428
Egypt (Arab Republic of) 8.75% 9/30/2051 1,839 1,242
Export-Import Bank of India 2.25% 1/13/20314 250 198
Mongolia (State of) 4.45% 7/7/2031 500 390
Panama (Republic of) 2.252% 9/29/2032 1,000 744
South Africa (Republic of) 5.875% 4/20/2032 1,003 908
United Mexican States 4.50% 4/22/2029 450 430
United Mexican States 4.875% 5/19/2033 620 570
6,936
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments (cost: $460,080,000) 448,767
Futures contracts
Value and
unrealized
appreciation
Notional (depreciation)
Number of amount at 12/31/2022
Contracts Type contracts Expiration (000) (000)
2 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Long 152 March 2023 USD31,172 $ 37
5 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Long 156 March 2023 16,837 (97)
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Long 118 March 2023 13,251 (194)
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures Short 412 March 2023 (48,732) 382
30 Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond Futures Short 9 March 2023 (1,209) (3)
30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond Futures Long 57 March 2023 7,145 (90)
$ 35
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CapitalGroup
GroupFixed Income
Fixed ETF
Income Trust
ETF Trust
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)
Swap contracts
12.54% At maturity BZDIOVER At maturity Barclays Bank PLC 1/2/2026 BRL19,454 $(1) $— $(1)
Investments in affiliates11
1
Principal payments may be made periodically. Therefore, the effective maturity date may be earlier than the stated maturity date.
2
Purchased on a TBA basis.
3
Coupon rate may change periodically. Reference rate and spread are as of the most recent information available. Some coupon rates are determined by the
issuer or agent based on current market conditions; therefore, the reference rate and spread are not available.
4
Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A or, for commercial paper, Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the
U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $97,533,000, which represented
21.44% of the net assets of the fund.
5
Step bond; coupon rate may change at a later date.
6
Loan participations and assignments; may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The total value of all such loans was $445,000, which
represented 0.10% of the net assets of the fund.
7
All or a portion of this security was pledged as collateral. The total value of pledged collateral was $1,273,000, which represented .28% of the net assets of the
fund.
8
Index-linked bond whose principal amount moves with a government price index.
9
Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
10
Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2022.
11
Part of the same "group of investment companies" as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
12
Commencement of operations.
13
Amount less than one thousand.
Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 19
ETFTrust 19
ETF
Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (continued)
Key to abbreviations
Assn. = Association DAC = Designated Activity Company
BRL = Brazilian reais LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate
BZDIOVER = Overnight Brazilian Interbank Deposit Rate SOFR = Secured Overnight Financing Rate
CLO = Collateralized Loan Obligations TBA = To-be-announced
CME = CME Group USD = U.S. dollars
20 Capital
CapitalGroup
GroupFixed Income
Fixed ETF
Income Trust
ETF Trust
Capital Group Municipal Income ETF
Investment portfolio December 31, 2022
AAA/Aaa 8.20%
AA/Aa 32.95
A/A 20.71
BBB/Baa 11.83
Below investment grade 12.29
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities 14.02
*Bond ratings, which typically range from AAA/Aaa (highest) to D (lowest), are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch
as an indication of an issuer’s creditworthiness. In assigning a credit rating to a security, the fund looks specifically to the ratings assigned to the issuer of the
security by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch. If agency ratings differ, the security will be considered to have received the highest of those ratings,
consistent with the fund’s investment policies. The ratings are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Alabama 2.59%
Black Belt Energy Gas Dist., Gas Project Rev. Bonds, Series 2022-B-1,
5.25% 2/1/2053 (put 6/1/2029) USD600 $ 626
Black Belt Energy Gas Dist., Gas Supply Prepay Rev. Bonds (Project No. 4),
Series 2019-A, 4.00% 12/1/2049 (put 12/1/2025) 500 495
Black Belt Energy Gas Dist., Gas Supply Rev. Bonds, Series 2022-F,
5.50% 11/1/2053 (put 12/1/2028) 750 787
1,908
Arizona 1.00%
County of Maricopa, Industrial Dev. Auth., Solid Waste Disposal Rev. Bonds
(Waste Management, Inc. Project), Series 2001, AMT,
3.375% 12/1/2031 (put 6/3/2024) 750 736
California 5.41%
Escondido Union High School Dist., G.O. Bonds, 2008 Election, Series 2009-A,
Assured Guaranty insured, 0% 8/1/2028 500 418
G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2019, 5.00% 4/1/2032 500 596
Infrastructure and Econ. Dev. Bank, Rev. Bonds (WFCS Portfolio Projects),
Series 2021-A-1, 5.00% 1/1/20561 500 372
City of Los Angeles, Dept. of Airports, Los Angeles International Airport, Rev. Bonds,
Series 2019-D, AMT, 5.00% 5/15/2026 495 520
Monrovia Unified School Dist., G.O. Bonds, 1997 Election, Series 2001-B,
National insured, 0% 8/1/2032 750 524
City and County of San Francisco, Airport Commission, San Francisco International
Airport, Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2019-A-2, AMT, 5.00% 5/1/2044 500 512
Statewide Communities Dev. Auth., Student Housing Rev. Ref. Bonds
(CHF-Irvine, LLC - University of California, Irvine East Campus Apartments,
Phase I Ref. and Phase IV-B), Series 2021, BAM insured, 5.00% 5/15/2027 500 541
Stockton Unified School Dist., G.O. Bonds, Capital Appreciation Bonds, 2008 Election,
Series 2011-D, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 0% 8/1/2033 725 496
3,979
Colorado 2.58%
City and County of Denver, Airport System Rev. Bonds, Series 2022-A, AMT,
5.00% 11/15/2028 500 537
E-470 Public Highway Auth., Rev. Bonds, Capital Appreciation Bonds, Series 2004-A,
National insured, 0% 9/1/2027 500 432
Town of Parker, Cottonwood Highlands Metropolitan Dist. No. 1, Limited Tax G.O. Bonds
(Convertible to Unlimited Tax), Series 2019-A, 5.00% 12/1/2049 500 441
Regional Transportation Dist., Private Activity Bonds (Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3
Project), Series 2020-A, 4.00% 7/15/2033 500 488
1,898
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Fixed Income
Income Trust 21
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Connecticut 0.68%
Housing Fin. Auth., Housing Mortgage Fin. Program Bonds, Series 2018-E-1,
4.25% 5/15/2042 USD500 $ 503
Delaware 0.61%
Econ. Dev. Auth., Charter School Rev. Bonds (First State Montessori Academy, Inc.
Project), Series 2019-A, 4.00% 8/1/2029 460 451
Florida 1.28%
Capital Trust Agcy., Senior Rev. Bonds (Educational Growth Fund, LLC Charter School
Portfolio Projects), Series 2021-A-1, 3.375% 7/1/20311 500 443
Housing Fin. Corp., Homeowner Mortgage Rev. Bonds, Series 2018-1, 4.00% 7/1/2049 500 500
943
Georgia 3.30%
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Supply Rev. Bonds, Series 2021-C,
4.00% 5/1/2052 (put 12/1/2028) 695 679
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Supply Rev. Bonds, Series 2021-A,
4.00% 7/1/2052 (put 9/1/2027) 500 496
Municipal Electric Auth., Project One Bonds, Series 2020-A, 5.00% 1/1/2027 620 659
Private Colleges and Universities Auth., Rev. Bonds (Emory University), Series 2022-A,
5.00% 9/1/2032 500 599
2,433
Guam 0.68%
Limited Obligation Bonds (Section 30), Series 2016-A, 5.00% 12/1/2046 500 501
Illinois 8.16%
City of Chicago, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax G.O. Rev. Ref. Bonds
(Dedicated Rev.), Series 2018-A, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured,
5.00% 12/1/2030 500 511
City of Chicago, G.O. Bonds, Series 2021-A, 4.00% 1/1/2035 500 470
City of Chicago, Water Rev. Bonds, Series 2000, 5.00% 11/1/2028 500 521
Fin. Auth., Rev. Bonds (Advocate Health Care Network), Series 2008-A, 4.00% 11/1/2030 500 506
Fin. Auth., Rev. Bonds (Rush University Medical Center Obligated Group), Series 2015-A,
4.00% 11/15/2039 500 457
Fin. Auth., Solid Waste Disposal Rev. Bonds (Waste Management, Inc. Project),
Series 2019, AMT, 0.40% 11/1/2044 (put 11/1/2023) 500 501
G.O. Bonds, Series 2016, 4.00% 6/1/2033 1,060 996
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Auth., McCormick Place Expansion Project Bonds,
Capital Appreciation Bonds, Series 2002-A, Assured Guaranty Municipal insured,
0% 6/15/2030 1,055 788
Sales Tax Securitization Corp., Sales Tax Securitization Bonds, Series 2020-A,
BAM insured, 5.00% 1/1/2029 510 552
Sports Facs. Auth., Sports Facs. Rev. Ref. Bonds (State Tax Supported), Series 2019,
BAM insured, 5.00% 6/15/2029 665 704
6,006
Indiana 2.28%
Fin. Auth., Environmental Improvement Rev. Bonds (Fulcrum Centerpoint, LLC Project),
Series 2022-A, AMT, 4.50% 12/15/2046 (put 12/1/2023) 750 750
Fin. Auth., Environmental Improvement Rev. Ref. Bonds (U.S. Steel Corp. Project),
Series 2021-A, 4.125% 12/1/2026 500 489
Fin. Auth., Midwestern Disaster Relief Rev. Bonds (Ohio Valley Electric Corp. Project),
Series 2012-B, 3.00% 11/1/2030 500 443
1,682
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ETF Trust
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Iowa 0.65%
Fin. Auth., Midwestern Disaster Area Rev. Ref. Bonds (Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project),
Series 2022, 4.00% 12/1/2050 (put 12/1/2032) USD500 $ 479
Kansas 0.74%
Dev. Fin. Auth., Hospital Rev. Bonds (Advent Health Obligated Group), Series 2021-B,
5.00% 11/15/2054 (put 11/15/2028) 500 542
Kentucky 0.66%
Public Energy Auth., Gas Supply Rev. Bonds, Series 2022-A-1,
4.00% 8/1/2052 (put 8/1/2030) 500 485
Maryland 1.84%
County of Montgomery, Rev. Ref. Bonds (Dept. of Liquor Control), Series 2019-A,
4.00% 6/15/2037 750 785
Dept. of Transportation, Consolidated Transportation Bonds, Series 2021-A,
2.00% 10/1/2034 700 570
1,355
Massachusetts 0.71%
Educational Fncg. Auth., Education Loan Rev. Bonds, Series 2019-B, AMT,
5.00% 7/1/2026 500 525
Michigan 1.42%
Fin. Auth., Hospital Rev. and Rev. Ref. Bonds (Trinity Health Credit Group), Series 2019-A,
5.00% 12/1/2041 500 522
Fin. Auth., Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2020-A-1, 5.00% 6/1/2033 500 523
1,045
Minnesota 0.66%
Housing Fin. Agcy., Residential Housing Fin. Bonds, Series 2021-H, 3.00% 7/1/2052 500 484
Missouri 0.69%
Housing Dev. Commission, Single Family Mortgage Rev. Bonds (First Place
Homeownership Loan Program), Series 2020-C, 3.50% 11/1/2050 515 509
Nevada 3.24%
Dept. of Business and Industry, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. Bonds (Republic Services, Inc.
Project), Series 2001, AMT, 3.75% 12/1/2026 (put 6/1/2023)1 700 699
County of Clark, Limited Tax G.O. Park Improvement Bonds, Series 2018,
5.00% 12/1/2031 600 671
Las Vegas Valley Water Dist., Limited Tax G.O. Water Improvement Bonds,
Series 2022-A, 4.00% 6/1/2035 500 519
City of North Las Vegas, Special Improvement Dist. No. 65 (Northern Beltway
Commercial Area), Local Improvement Bonds, Series 2017, 4.00% 12/1/20271 505 496
2,385
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Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 23
ETFTrust 23
ETF
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Ohio 2.01%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Fncg. Auth., Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Rev. Ref.
Bonds, Series 2020-B-2, 5.00% 6/1/2055 500 435
County of Cuyahoga, Metropolitan Housing Auth., Multifamily Housing Rev. Bonds
(Wade Park Apartments), Series 2022, 4.75% 12/1/2027 (put 12/1/2025) 460 473
County of Franklin, Hospital Facs. Rev. Ref. Bonds (Nationwide Children’s Hospital),
Series 2016-C, 5.00% 11/1/2031 500 573
1,481
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GroupFixed Income
Fixed ETF
Income Trust
ETF Trust
Capital Group Municipal Income ETF (continued)
Pennsylvania 6.23%
City of Allentown, Neighborhood Improvement Zone Dev. Auth., Tax Rev. Bonds
(City Center Ref. Project), Series 2017, 5.00% 5/1/20421 USD500 $ 473
Econ. Dev. Fncg. Auth., Private Activity Rev. Bonds (The Penndot Major Bridges Package
One Project), Series 2022, AMT, 5.00% 12/31/2030 700 750
Econ. Dev. Fncg. Auth., Private Activity Rev. Bonds (The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge
Replacement Project), Series 2015, AMT, 5.00% 12/31/2034 500 506
Econ. Dev. Fncg. Auth., Solid Waste Disposal Rev. Bonds (Republic Services, Inc. Project),
Series 2014, AMT, 2.60% 6/1/2044 (put 2022) 750 750
Higher Educational Facs. Auth., Health System Rev. Bonds (University of Pennsylvania
Health System), Series 2015, 5.00% 8/15/2026 500 528
Philadelphia School Dist., G.O. Bonds, Series 2019-A, National insured, 5.00% 9/1/2026 500 532
Turnpike Commission, Turnpike Rev. Bonds, Series 2019-A, 5.00% 12/1/2027 500 547
County of Westmoreland, Industrial Dev. Auth., Health System Rev. Bonds
(Excela Health Project), Series 2020-A, 4.00% 7/1/2026 500 504
4,590
Tennessee 1.69%
Housing Dev. Agcy., Residential Fin. Program Bonds, Series 2017-2A, AMT,
4.00% 1/1/2042 500 496
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Project Rev. Bonds, Series 2018,
4.00% 11/1/2049 750 745
1,241
Texas 6.43%
Central Texas Regional Mobility Auth., Rev. Bonds, Series 2021-B, 5.00% 1/1/2032 500 553
County of Harris, Toll Road Rev. and Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2018-A, 5.00% 8/15/2030 500 554
Hays Consolidated Independent School Dist., Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds,
Series 2022, 5.00% 2/15/2035 635 718
Laredo Unified School Dist., Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2018,
5.00% 8/1/2034 750 821
Lower Colorado River Auth., Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2022,
Assured Guaranty Municipal insured, 5.00% 5/15/2026 500 536
North Texas Tollway Auth., System Rev. and Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2021-B,
4.00% 1/1/2036 500 506
Board of Regents of the Texas State University System,
Rev. Fncg. System Rev. and Rev. Ref. Bonds, Series 2019-A, 5.00% 3/15/2033 500 550
Waco Education Fin. Corp., Rev. Bonds (Baylor University Issue), Series 2021,
4.00% 3/1/2040 500 498
4,736
Utah 0.73%
Salt Lake City, Airport Rev. Bonds (Salt Lake City International Airport), Series 2018-A,
AMT, 5.00% 7/1/2028 500 535
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Capital Group
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Fixed Income
Income Trust 25
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Vermont 0.66%
Econ. Dev. Auth., Solid Waste Disposal Rev. Bonds (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project),
Series 2013, AMT, 4.625% 4/1/2036 (put 4/3/2028)1 USD500 $ 487
Virginia 0.61%
County of Charles City, Econ. Dev. Auth., Solid Waste Disposal Rev. Bonds
(Waste Management, Inc. Project), Series 2004-A, 2.875% 2/1/2029 500 452
Washington 4.20%
G.O. Bonds, Series 2020-A, 5.00% 8/1/2039 650 708
Health Care Facs. Auth., Rev. Bonds (Multicare Health System), Series 2015-B,
5.00% 8/15/2025 500 522
Housing Fin. Commission, Municipal Certs., Series 2021-1, 3.50% 12/20/2035 489 431
Housing Fin. Commission, Single Family Program Bonds, Series 2018-1-N,
4.00% 12/1/2048 470 471
County of King, Convention Center Public Facs. Dist., Lodging Tax Green Notes,
Series 2021, 4.00% 7/1/2031 500 458
Port of Seattle, Industrial Dev. Corp., Special Facs. Rev. Ref. Bonds
(Delta Air Lines, Inc. Project), Series 2012, AMT, 5.00% 4/1/2030 500 500
3,090
Wisconsin 2.70%
Public Fin. Auth., Project Rev. Bonds (CFP3 - Eastern Michigan University Student
Housing Project), Series 2022-A-1, BAM insured, 5.00% 7/1/2030 700 770
Public Fin. Auth., Retirement Community Rev. Bonds (Lifespace Communities, Inc.),
Series 2020-A, 4.00% 11/15/2041 500 494
Public Fin. Auth., Rev. Ref. Bonds (Celanese Corp.), Series 2016-C, AMT,
4.30% 11/1/2030 750 721
1,985
Total bonds, notes & other debt instruments (cost: $62,150,000) 63,298
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Income Trust
ETF Trust
Capital Group Municipal Income ETF (continued)
1
Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A or, for commercial paper, Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the
U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $4,092,000, which represented
5.56% of the net assets of the fund.
Key to abbreviations
Agcy. = Agency Facs. = Facilities
AMT = Alternative Minimum Tax Fin. = Finance
Auth. = Authority Fncg. = Financing
Dept. = Department G.O. = General Obligation
Dev. = Development LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate
Dist. = District Redev. = Redevelopment
Econ. = Economic Ref. = Refunding
Fac. = Facility Rev. = Revenue
Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 27
ETFTrust 27
ETF
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF
Investment portfolio December 31, 2022
*Bond ratings, which typically range from AAA/Aaa (highest) to D (lowest), are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch
as an indication of an issuer’s creditworthiness. In assigning a credit rating to a security, the fund looks specifically to the ratings assigned to the issuer of the
security by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch. If agency ratings differ, the security will be considered to have received the highest of those ratings,
consistent with the fund’s investment policies. The ratings are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
†
These securities are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
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Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 29
ETFTrust 29
ETF
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)
30 Capital
CapitalGroup
GroupFixed Income
Fixed ETF
Income Trust
ETF Trust
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)
Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 31
ETFTrust 31
ETF
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)
32 Capital
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GroupFixed Income
Fixed ETF
Income Trust
ETF Trust
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)
Information Almonde, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 3.50%) 6.871% 6/13/20243,4 35 31
technology Almonde, Inc., Term Loan, (3-month USD-LIBOR + 7.25%) 10.621% 6/13/20253,4 50 38
4.09% Analog Devices, Inc. 2.10% 10/1/2031 285 231
Apple, Inc. 3.35% 8/8/2032 150 137
Apple, Inc. 2.40% 8/20/2050 100 63
Apple, Inc. 2.65% 2/8/2051 265 176
Block, Inc. 3.50% 6/1/2031 125 100
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. 4.00% 7/1/20291 165 145
Broadcom, Inc. 2.60% 2/15/20331 215 162
Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 33
ETFTrust 33
ETF
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)
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Income Trust
ETF Trust
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)
Weighted
average yield
Short-term securities 4.18% at acquisition
Shares
Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 35
ETFTrust 35
ETF
Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (continued)
Swap contracts
Investments in affiliates8
1
Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A or, for commercial paper, Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the
U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $33,059,000, which represented
46.68% of the net assets of the fund.
2
Step bond; coupon rate may change at a later date.
3
Loan participations and assignments; may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The total value of all such loans was $338,000, which
represented 0.47% of the net assets of the fund.
4
Coupon rate may change periodically. Reference rate and spread are as of the most recent information available. Some coupon rates are determined by the
issuer or agent based on current market conditions; therefore, the reference rate and spread are not available.
5
Principal payments may be made periodically. Therefore, the effective maturity date may be earlier than the stated maturity date.
6
Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
7
Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2022.
8
Part of the same "group of investment companies" as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
9
Commencement of operations.
10
Amount less than one thousand.
Key to abbreviations
CDI = CREST Depository Interest EURIBOR = Euro Interbank Offered Rate
CLO = Collateralized Loan Obligations LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate
CME = CME Group SOFR = Secured Overnight Financing Rate
DAC = Designated Activity Company USD = U.S. dollars
EUR = Euros
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ETF Trust
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Investment portfolio December 31, 2022
*Bond ratings, which typically range from AAA/Aaa (highest) to D (lowest), are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch
as an indication of an issuer’s creditworthiness. In assigning a credit rating to a security, the fund looks specifically to the ratings assigned to the issuer of the
security by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and/or Fitch. If agency ratings differ, the security will be considered to have received the highest of those ratings,
consistent with the fund’s investment policies. The ratings are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
†
These securities are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 37
ETFTrust 37
ETF
Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)
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CapitalGroup
GroupFixed Income
Fixed ETF
Income Trust
ETF Trust
Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)
Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 39
ETFTrust 39
ETF
Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)
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Income Trust
ETF Trust
Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)
Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 41
ETFTrust 41
ETF
Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)
Collateralized BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Series 2020-RPL1, Class A1, 2.50% 5/26/20592,3 122 115
mortgage-backed CIM Trust, Series 2018-R3, Class A1, 5.00% 12/25/20572,3 120 117
obligations (privately Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2,
originated) (1-month USD-LIBOR + 4.90%) 9.289% 11/25/20243 197 202
5.13% Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2,
(1-month USD-LIBOR + 6.00%) 10.389% 9/25/20283 185 192
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2015-DNA1, Class M3,
(1-month USD-LIBOR + 3.30%) 7.689% 10/25/20273 113 114
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2015-DNA3, Class M3,
(1-month USD-LIBOR + 4.70%) 9.089% 4/25/20283 96 100
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2016-DNA1, Class M3,
(1-month USD-LIBOR + 5.55%) 9.939% 7/25/20283 278 291
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2016-DNA3, Class M3,
(1-month USD-LIBOR + 5.00%) 9.389% 12/25/20283 212 219
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2022-DNA4, Class M1A,
(30-day Average USD-SOFR + 2.20%) 6.128% 5/25/20422,3 246 245
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2022-DNA5, Class M1A,
(30-day Average USD-SOFR + 2.95%) 6.878% 6/25/20422,3 62 63
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2020-DNA2, Class M2,
(1-month USD-LIBOR + 1.85%) 6.239% 2/25/20502,3 245 245
Imperial Fund, LLC, Series 2022-NQM7, Class A1,
7.369% 11/25/2067 (8.369% on 11/25/2026)1,2,3 349 359
Mill City Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-GS2, Class A1, 2.750% 8/25/20592,3 441 414
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Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 43
ETFTrust 43
ETF
Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)
Swap contracts
Investments in affiliates7
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Income Trust
ETF Trust
Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (continued)
1
Step bond; coupon rate may change at a later date.
2
Acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A or, for commercial paper, Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. May be resold in the
U.S. in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of all such securities was $19,062,000, which represented
21.31% of the net assets of the fund.
3
Principal payments may be made periodically. Therefore, the effective maturity date may be earlier than the stated maturity date.
4
Purchased on a TBA basis.
5
All or a portion of this security was pledged as collateral. The total value of pledged collateral was $180,000, which represented .20% of the net assets of the fund.
6
Rate represents the seven-day yield at December 31, 2022.
7
Part of the same "group of investment companies" as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
8
Commencement of operations.
9
Amount less than one thousand.
Key to abbreviations
BA = Banker’s acceptances LIBOR = London Interbank Offered Rate
CLO = Collateralized Loan Obligations SOFR = Secured Overnight Financing Rate
CME = CME Group TBA = To-be-announced
DAC = Designated Activity Company USD = U.S. dollars
Capital
Capital Group
Group Fixed
Fixed Income
Income Trust 45
ETFTrust 45
ETF
Financial statements
Statements of assets and liabilities at December 31, 2022 (dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amount)
Assets:
Investment securities, at value:
Unaffiliated issuers $448,767 $68,198 $69,358 $ 85,445
Affiliated issuers 49,881 — 20 13,146
Cash — 1,530 — 184
Cash collateral pledged for futures contracts — — 307 —
Cash collateral pledged for swap contracts — — 894 35
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars —* — —* —
Receivables for:
Sales of investments 5,117 — 1,504 18,107
Sales of fund’s shares — 7,840 — 7,582
Dividends and interest 3,226 676 834 437
Variation margin on futures contracts 901 — — —
Variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts 199 — 50 —*
508,091 78,244 72,967 124,936
Liabilities:
Bilateral interest rate swaps, at value 1 — — —
Payables for:
Purchases of investments 50,007 4,410 1,486 35,200
Dividends on fund’s shares 1,744 205 391 267
Investment advisory services 116 13 21 11
Variation margin on futures contract 934 — — —
Variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts 202 — — —
Bank overdraft 259 — 254 —
53,263 4,628 2,152 35,478
Net assets at December 31, 2022 $454,828 $73,616 $70,815 $ 89,458
Investment income:
Income (net of non-U.S. taxes3):
Interest from unaffiliated issuers $ 8,458 $ 317 $ 672 $362
Dividends from affiliated issuers 1,249 — 28 46
9,707 317 700 408
Fees and expenses:
Investment advisory services 721 22 42 21
Net investment income 8,986 295 658 387
1
For the period February 22, 2022, commencement of operations, to December 31, 2022.
2
For the period October 25, 2022, commencement of operations, to December 31, 2022.
3
Additional information related to non-U.S. taxes is included in the notes to financial statements.
4
Amount less than one thousand.
Refer to the notes to financial statements.
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Financial statements (continued)
Statements of changes in net assets (dollars in thousands)
Distributions paid to
shareholders (8,274) (286) (623) (376)
Net capital share
transactions 482,652 72,460 69,849 89,240
*For the period February 22, 2022, commencement of operations, to December 31, 2022.
†
For the period October 25, 2022, commencement of operations, to December 31, 2022.
Refer to the notes to financial statements.
Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust (the “series”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940
Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The series was organized on January 12, 2021, as a Delaware statutory trust.
The series consists of four non-diversified exchange-traded funds: Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF (“Core Plus Income ETF”), Capital
Group Municipal Income ETF (“Municipal Income ETF”), Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (“U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF”), and
Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF (“Short Duration Income ETF”) (each a “fund”, or collectively, the “funds”). The funds’ fiscal year
end is December 31.
Core Plus Income ETF — To provide current income and maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital.
Municipal Income ETF — To provide a high level of current income exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with the
preservation of capital.
U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF — To provide a high level of current income. The secondary objective is to provide capital appreciation.
Short Duration Income ETF — To provide current income, consistent with a short duration profile and with the preservation of capital.
Each fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance issued in Topic 946 by the U.S. Financial
Accounting Standards Board. Each fund’s financial statements have been prepared to comply with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles (“U.S. GAAP”). These principles require the funds’ investment adviser to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported
amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, have been evaluated through the
date of issuance in the preparation of the financial statements. The funds follow the significant accounting policies described in this
section, as well as the valuation policies described in the next section on valuation.
Security transactions and related investment income — Security transactions are recorded by the funds as of the date the trades are
executed with brokers. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are determined based on the specific identified cost of the
securities. In the event a security is purchased with a delayed payment date, the funds will segregate liquid assets sufficient to meet their
payment obligations. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis.
Market discounts, premiums and original issue discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized daily over the expected life of the
security.
Distributions paid to shareholders — Income dividends and capital gain distributions are recorded on each fund’s ex-dividend date.
Currency translation — Assets and liabilities, including investment securities, denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are
translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates supplied by one or more pricing vendors on the valuation date. Purchases and sales of
investment securities and income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the dates of such transactions.
The effects of changes in exchange rates on investment securities are included with the net realized gain or loss and net unrealized
appreciation or depreciation on investments in each fund’s statement of operations. The realized gain or loss and unrealized appreciation
or depreciation resulting from all other transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are disclosed separately.
3. Valuation
Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”), the funds’ investment adviser, values each fund’s investments at fair value as
defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The net asset value per share of each fund is
calculated once daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4 p.m. New York time, each day the
New York Stock Exchange is open.
Methods and inputs — The funds’ investment adviser uses the following methods and inputs to establish the fair value of each fund’s
assets and liabilities. Use of particular methods and inputs may vary over time based on availability and relevance as market and
economic conditions evolve.
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Equity securities, including depositary receipts, are generally valued at the official closing price of, or the last reported sale price on, the
exchange or market on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking
any sales, at the last available bid price. Prices for each security are taken from the principal exchange or market on which the security
trades.
Fixed-income securities, including short-term securities, are generally valued at evaluated prices obtained from third-party pricing
vendors. Vendors value such securities based on one or more of the inputs described in the following table. The table provides examples
of inputs that are commonly relevant for valuing particular classes of fixed-income securities in which the funds are authorized to invest.
However, these classifications are not exclusive, and any of the inputs may be used to value any other class of fixed-income security.
All Benchmark yields, transactions, bids, offers, quotations from dealers and
trading systems, new issues, spreads and other relationships observed in
the markets among comparable securities; and proprietary pricing
models such as yield measures calculated using factors such as cash flows,
financial or collateral performance and other reference data (collectively
referred to as “standard inputs”)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans; convertible securities Standard inputs and underlying equity of the issuer
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies Standard inputs and interest rate volatilities
Mortgage-backed; asset-backed obligations Standard inputs and cash flows, prepayment information, default rates,
delinquency and loss assumptions, collateral characteristics, credit
enhancements and specific deal information
Municipal securities Standard inputs and, for certain distressed securities, cash flows or
liquidation values using a net present value calculation based on inputs
that include, but are not limited to, financial statements and debt contracts
Securities with both fixed-income and equity characteristics, or equity securities traded principally among fixed-income dealers, are
generally valued in the manner described for either equity or fixed-income securities, depending on which method is deemed most
appropriate by the funds’ investment adviser. The Capital Group Central Cash Fund (“CCF”), a fund within the Capital Group Central Fund
Series (“Central Funds“), is valued based upon a floating net asset value, which fluctuates with changes in the value of CCF’s portfolio
securities. The underlying securities are valued based on the policies and procedures in CCF’s statement of additional information.
Exchange-traded futures are generally valued at the official settlement price of the exchange or market on which such instruments are
traded, as of the close of business on the day the futures are being valued. Forward currency contracts are valued based on the spot and
forward exchange rates obtained from one or more pricing vendors. Swaps are generally valued using evaluated prices obtained from
third-party pricing vendors who calculate these values based on market inputs that may include the yields of the indices referenced in the
instrument and the relevant curve, dealer quotes, default probabilities and recovery rates, other reference data, and terms of the contract.
Securities and other assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the funds’
investment adviser are fair valued as determined in good faith under fair value guidelines adopted by the funds’ investment adviser and
approved by each fund’s board of trustees as further described. The investment adviser follows fair valuation guidelines, consistent with
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and guidance, to consider relevant principles and factors when making fair value
determinations. The investment adviser considers relevant indications of value that are reasonably and timely available to it in
determining the fair value to be assigned to a particular security, such as the type and cost of the security, contractual or legal restrictions
on resale of the security, relevant financial or business developments of the issuer, actively traded similar or related securities, dealer or
broker quotes, conversion or exchange rights on the security, related corporate actions, significant events occurring after the close of
trading in the security, and changes in overall market conditions. In addition, the closing prices of equity securities that trade in markets
outside U.S. time zones may be adjusted to reflect significant events that occur after the close of local trading but before the net asset
value of each fund is determined. Fair valuations of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially
from valuations that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.
Processes and structure — Each fund’s board of trustees has designated the funds’ investment adviser to make fair value determinations,
subject to board oversight. The investment adviser has established a Joint Fair Valuation Committee (the “Fair Valuation Committee”) to
administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process, and to make fair value decisions. The Fair Valuation Committee regularly
reviews its own fair value decisions, as well as decisions made under its standing instructions to the investment adviser’s valuation team.
The Fair Valuation Committee reviews changes in fair value measurements from period to period and may, as deemed appropriate,
update the fair valuation guidelines to better reflect the results of back testing and address new or evolving issues. The Fair Valuation
Committee reports any changes to the fair valuation guidelines to the board of trustees. Each fund’s board and audit committee also
regularly review reports that describe fair value determinations and methods.
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The funds’ investment adviser has also established a Fixed-Income Pricing Review Group to administer and oversee the fixed-income
valuation process, including the use of fixed-income pricing vendors. This group regularly reviews pricing vendor information and market
data. Pricing decisions, processes and controls over security valuation are also subject to additional internal reviews facilitated by the
investment adviser’s global risk management group.
Classifications — The funds’ investment adviser classifies each fund’s assets and liabilities into three levels based on the inputs used to
value the assets or liabilities. Level 1 values are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 values are based
on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar securities and quoted prices in inactive markets. Certain
securities trading outside the U.S. may transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 due to valuation adjustments resulting from significant
market movements following the close of local trading. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the
investment adviser’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. The valuation
levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with the underlying investment. For example, U.S. government
securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
The following tables present the funds’ valuation levels as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
Investment securities
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments:
Mortgage-backed obligations $ — $164,048 $ — $164,048
Corporate bonds, notes & loans — 136,677 — 136,677
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes — 107,771 — 107,771
Asset-backed obligations — 29,371 3,964 33,335
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies
outside the U.S. — 6,936 — 6,936
Short-term securities 49,881 — — 49,881
Total $49,881 $444,803 $3,964 $498,648
Other investments*
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts $ 419 $ — $— $ 419
Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared interest rate swaps — 185 — 185
Unrealized appreciation on credit default swaps — 3 — 3
Liabilities:
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts (384) — — (384)
Unrealized depreciation on bilateral interest rate swaps — (1) — (1)
Total $ 35 $187 $— $ 222
*Futures contracts, interest rate swaps and credit default swaps are not included in the investment portfolio.
Assets:
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments:
Corporate bonds, notes & loans $ — $53,151 $ — $53,151
Mortgage-backed obligations — 6,685 — 6,685
Asset-backed obligations — 5,055 1,000 6,055
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes — 526 — 526
Short-term securities 20 2,941 — 2,961
Total $20 $68,358 $1,000 $69,378
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Other investments*
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:
Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared interest rate swaps $— $67 $— $67
Unrealized appreciation on credit default swaps — 20 — 20
Total $— $87 $— $87
*Interest rate swaps and credit default swaps are not included in the investment portfolio.
The following table reconciles the valuation of the fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions for the period ended
December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
Net unrealized appreciation during the period on Level 3 investment securities held at December 31, 2022 $ —
*Transfers into or out of Level 3 are based on the beginning market value of the quarter in which they occurred. These transfers are the result of changes in the
availability of pricing sources and/or in the observability of significant inputs used in valuing the securities.
†
Net unrealized appreciation is included in the related amounts on investments in the fund’s statement of operations.
Unobservable inputs — Valuation of the fund’s Level 3 securities is based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the investment
adviser’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. The following table
provides additional information used by the fund’s investment adviser to fair value the fund’s Level 3 securities (dollars in thousands):
Impact to
Value at valuation from
12/31/2022 Valuation Unobservable Range Weighted an increase in
(000) techniques inputs (if applicable) average* input†
Bonds, notes & other
$1,000 Transaction Transaction price N/A N/A N/A
debt instruments
Assets:
Bonds, notes & other debt instruments:
Corporate bonds, notes & loans $ — $44,527 $— $44,527
Mortgage-backed obligations — 29,617 — 29,617
Asset-backed obligations — 11,121 — 11,121
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes — 180 — 180
Short-term securities 13,146 — — 13,146
Total $13,146 $85,445 $— $98,591
Other investments*
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:
Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared interest rate swaps $— $ 78 $— $ 78
Liabilities:
Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared interest rate swaps — (11) — (11)
Total $— $ 67 $— $ 67
*Interest rate swaps are not included in the investment portfolio.
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4. Risk factors
Investing in each fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below.
Market conditions — The prices of, and the income generated by, the securities held by a fund may decline due to various factors,
including events or conditions affecting the general economy or particular industries or companies; overall market changes; local,
regional or global political, social or economic instability; governmental, governmental agency or central bank responses to economic
conditions; and currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.
Economies and financial markets throughout the world are highly interconnected. Events (including public health emergencies, such as
the spread of infectious disease) and other circumstances in one country or region could have impacts on global economies or markets.
As a result, whether or not a fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries affected, the value
and liquidity of a fund’s investments may be negatively affected by developments in other countries and regions.
Issuer risks — The prices of, and the income generated by, securities held by a fund may decline in response to various factors directly
related to the issuers of such securities, including reduced demand for an issuer’s goods or services, poor management performance,
major litigation, investigations or other controversies related to the issuer, changes in the issuer’s financial condition or credit rating,
changes in government regulations affecting the issuer or its competitive environment and strategic initiatives and the market response
to any such initiatives.
Investing in municipal securities — Municipal securities are debt obligations that are exempt from federal, state and/or local income taxes.
The yield and/or value of a fund’s investments in municipal securities may be adversely affected by events tied to the municipal securities
markets, which can be very volatile and significantly impacted by unfavorable legislative or political developments and negative changes
in the financial conditions of municipal securities issuers and the economy. To the extent a fund invests in obligations of a municipal
issuer, the volatility, credit quality and performance of a fund may be adversely impacted by local political and economic conditions of the
issuer. For example, a credit rating downgrade, bond default or bankruptcy involving an issuer within a particular state or territory could
affect the market values and marketability of many or all municipal obligations of that state or territory. Income from municipal securities
held by a fund could also be declared taxable because of changes in tax laws or interpretations by taxing authorities or as a result of
noncompliant conduct of a municipal issuer. Additionally, the relative amount of publicly available information about municipal securities
is generally less than that for corporate securities.
Alternative minimum tax — A fund may invest in securities that may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax. Therefore, while a
fund’s distributions from tax-exempt securities are not subject to regular federal income tax, a portion or all of the distributions may be
included in determining a shareholder’s federal alternative minimum tax.
Investing in debt instruments — The prices of, and the income generated by, bonds and other debt securities held by a fund may be
affected by factors such as the interest rates, maturities and credit quality of these securities.
Rising interest rates will generally cause the prices of bonds and other debt securities to fall. Also, when interest rates rise, issuers are less
likely to refinance existing debt securities, causing the average life of such securities to extend. A general rise in interest rates may cause
investors to sell debt securities on a large scale, which could also adversely affect the price and liquidity of debt securities and could also
result in increased redemptions from a fund. Falling interest rates may cause an issuer to redeem, call or refinance a debt security before
its stated maturity, which may result in a fund failing to recoup the full amount of its initial investment and having to reinvest the proceeds
in lower yielding securities. Longer maturity debt securities generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates and may be
subject to greater price fluctuations than shorter maturity debt securities.
Bonds and other debt securities are also subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that the credit strength of an issuer or guarantor will
weaken or be perceived to be weaker, and/or an issuer of a debt security will fail to make timely payments of principal or interest and the
security will go into default. Changes in actual or perceived creditworthiness may occur quickly. A downgrade or default affecting any of a
fund’s securities could cause the net asset value of a fund’s shares to decrease. Lower quality debt securities generally have higher rates
of interest and may be subject to greater price fluctuations than higher quality debt securities.
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Liquidity risk — Certain fund holdings may be or may become difficult or impossible to sell, particularly during times of market turmoil.
Liquidity may be impacted by the lack of an active market for a holding, legal or contractual restrictions on resale, or the reduced number
and capacity of market participants to make a market in such holding. Market prices for less liquid or illiquid holdings may be volatile or
difficult to determine, and reduced liquidity may have an adverse impact on the market price of such holdings. Additionally, the sale of
less liquid or illiquid holdings may involve substantial delays (including delays in settlement) and additional costs and a fund may be
unable to sell such holdings when necessary to meet its liquidity needs, or to try to limit losses, or may be forced to sell at a loss.
Credit and liquidity support — Changes in the credit quality of banks and financial institutions providing credit and liquidity support
features with respect to securities held by a fund could cause the values of these securities to decline.
Investing in lower rated debt instruments — Lower rated bonds and other lower rated debt securities generally have higher rates of
interest and involve greater risk of default or price declines due to changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness than those of higher quality
debt securities. The market prices of these securities may fluctuate more than the prices of higher quality debt securities and may decline
significantly in periods of general economic difficulty. These risks may be increased with respect to investments in junk bonds.
Investing in similar municipal bonds — Investing significantly in municipal obligations of multiple issuers in the same state or backed by
revenues of similar types of projects or industries may make a fund more susceptible to certain economic, political or regulatory
occurrences. As a result, a fund has greater risk of volatility, and greater risk of loss, from these investments.
Investing in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities — Mortgage-related securities, such as mortgage-backed securities, and
other asset-backed securities, include debt obligations that represent interests in pools of mortgages or other income-bearing assets,
such as consumer loans or receivables. While such securities are subject to the risks associated with investments in debt instruments
generally (for example, credit, extension and interest rate risks), they are also subject to other and different risks. Mortgage-backed and
other asset-backed securities are subject to changes in the payment patterns of borrowers of the underlying debt, potentially increasing
the volatility of the securities and a fund’s net asset value. When interest rates fall, borrowers are more likely to refinance or prepay their
debt before its stated maturity. This may result in a fund having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities, effectively reducing a
fund’s income. Conversely, if interest rates rise and borrowers repay their debt more slowly than expected, the time in which the
mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities are paid off could be extended, reducing a fund’s cash available for reinvestment in
higher yielding securities. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk that underlying borrowers will be unable to meet their
obligations and the value of property that secures the mortgages may decline in value and be insufficient, upon foreclosure, to repay the
associated loans. Investments in asset-backed securities are subject to similar risks.
Investing in securities backed by the U.S. government — Securities backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the U.S.
government are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. Accordingly, the current market
values for these securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates and the credit rating of the U.S. government. Securities issued by
U.S. government-sponsored entities and federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
government are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate
risk and credit risk.
Investing in inflation-linked bonds — The values of inflation-linked bonds generally fluctuate in response to changes in real interest rates —
i.e., rates of interest after factoring in inflation. A rise in real interest rates may cause the prices of inflation-linked securities to fall, while a
decline in real interest rates may cause the prices to increase. Inflation-linked bonds may experience greater losses than other debt
securities with similar durations when real interest rates rise faster than nominal interest rates. There can be no assurance that the value of
an inflation-linked security will be directly correlated to changes in interest rates; for example, if interest rates rise for reasons other than
inflation, the increase may not be reflected in the security’s inflation measure.
Investing in inflation-linked bonds may also reduce a fund’s distributable income during periods of deflation. If prices for goods and
services decline throughout the economy, the principal and income on inflation-linked securities may decline and result in losses to a
fund.
Investing in future delivery contracts — A fund may enter into contracts, such as to-be-announced contracts and mortgage dollar rolls, that
involve the fund selling mortgage-related securities and simultaneously contracting to repurchase similar securities for delivery at a future
date at a predetermined price. This can increase a fund’s market exposure, and the market price of the securities that a fund contracts to
repurchase could drop below their purchase price. While a fund can preserve and generate capital through the use of such contracts by,
for example, realizing the difference between the sale price and the future purchase price, the income generated by the fund may be
reduced by engaging in such transactions. In addition, these transactions increase the turnover rate of a fund.
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Investing in derivatives — The use of derivatives involves a variety of risks, which may be different from, or greater than, the risks
associated with investing in traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds. Changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate
perfectly with, and may be more sensitive to market events than, the underlying asset, rate or index, and a derivative instrument may
cause a fund to lose significantly more than its initial investment. Derivatives may be difficult to value, difficult for a fund to buy or sell at an
opportune time or price and difficult, or even impossible, to terminate or otherwise offset. A fund’s use of derivatives may result in losses
to the fund, and investing in derivatives may reduce the fund’s returns and increase the fund’s price volatility. A fund’s counterparty to a
derivative transaction (including, if applicable, the fund’s clearing broker, the derivatives exchange or the clearinghouse) may be unable
or unwilling to honor its financial obligations in respect of the transaction. In certain cases, a fund may be hindered or delayed in
exercising remedies against or closing out derivative instruments with a counterparty, which may result in additional losses. Derivatives
are also subject to operational risk (such as documentation issues, settlement issues and systems failures) and legal risk (such as
insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of a counterparty, and issues with the legality or enforceability of a contract).
Exposure to country, region, industry or sector — Subject to each fund’s investment limitations, a fund may have significant exposure to a
particular country, region, industry or sector. Such exposure may cause the fund to be more impacted by risks relating to and
developments affecting the country, region, industry or sector, and thus its net asset value may be more volatile, than a fund without such
levels of exposure. For example, if a fund has significant exposure in a particular country, then social, economic, regulatory or other issues
that negatively affect that country may have a greater impact on the fund than on a fund that is more geographically diversified.
Investing outside the U.S. — Securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S., or with significant operations or revenues outside the U.S.,
may lose value because of adverse political, social, economic or market developments in the countries or regions in which the issuers
operate or generate revenue. These securities may also lose value due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S.
dollar and/or currencies of other countries. Issuers of these securities may be more susceptible to actions of foreign governments, which
could adversely impact the value of these securities. Securities markets in certain countries may be more volatile and/or less liquid than
those in the U.S. Investments outside the U.S. may also be subject to different accounting practices and different regulatory, legal,
auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping standards and practices, and may be more difficult to value, than those in the U.S. In
addition, the value of investments outside the U.S. may be reduced by foreign taxes. Further, there may be increased risks of delayed
settlement of securities purchased or sold by a fund, which could impact the liquidity of the fund’s portfolio.
Investing in emerging markets — Investing in emerging markets may involve risks in addition to and greater than those generally
associated with investing in the securities markets of developed countries. For instance, emerging market countries tend to have less
developed political, economic and legal systems than those in developed countries. Accordingly, the governments of these countries
may be less stable and more likely to intervene in the market economy in a manner that could adversely affect the prices of securities.
Information regarding issuers in emerging markets may be limited, incomplete or inaccurate, and such issuers may not be subject to
regulatory, accounting, auditing, and financial reporting and recordkeeping standards comparable to those to which issuers in more
developed markets are subject. A fund’s rights with respect to its investments in emerging markets, if any, will generally be governed by
local law, which may make it difficult or impossible for a fund to pursue legal remedies or to obtain and enforce judgments in local courts.
In addition, the economies of these countries may be dependent on relatively few industries, may have limited access to capital and may
be more susceptible to changes in local and global trade conditions and downturns in the world economy. Securities markets in these
countries can also be relatively small and have substantially lower trading volumes. As a result, securities issued in these countries may be
more volatile and less liquid, and may be more difficult to value, than securities issued in countries with more developed economies
and/or markets. Less certainty with respect to security valuations may lead to additional challenges and risks in calculating a fund’s net
asset value. Additionally, emerging markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settling of trades and the
holding of securities by banks, agents and depositories that are less established than those in developed countries.
Currency — The prices of, and the income generated by, many debt securities held by a fund may also be affected by changes in relative
currency values. If the U.S. dollar appreciates against foreign currencies, the value in U.S. dollars of a fund’s securities denominated in
such currencies would generally fall and vice versa.
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Interest rate risk — The values and liquidity of the securities held by a fund may be affected by changing interest rates. For example, the
values of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. Longer maturity debt securities
generally have greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates and may be subject to greater price fluctuations than shorter maturity debt
securities. A fund may invest in variable and floating rate securities. When a fund holds variable or floating rate securities, a decrease in
market interest rates will adversely affect the income received from such securities and the net asset value of the fund’s shares. Although
the values of such securities are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than those of other debt securities, the value of variable
and floating rate securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as market interest rates. Conversely,
floating rate securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. During periods of extremely low short-term interest
rates, a fund may not be able to maintain a positive yield and, in relatively low interest rate environments, there are heightened risks
associated with rising interest rates.
Portfolio turnover — A fund may engage in frequent and active trading of its portfolio securities. Higher portfolio turnover may involve
correspondingly greater transaction costs in the form of dealer spreads, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs on the sale
of securities and on reinvestment in other securities. The sale of portfolio securities may also result in the realization of net capital gains,
which are taxable when distributed to shareholders, unless the shareholder is exempt from taxation or the shareholder’s account is
tax-favored. These costs and tax effects may adversely affect a fund’s returns to shareholders. A fund’s portfolio turnover rate may vary
from year to year, as well as within a year.
Market trading — The funds’ shares are listed for trading on an exchange and are bought and sold on the secondary market at market
prices. The market prices of fund shares are expected to fluctuate, in some cases materially, in response to changes in a fund’s net asset
value (“NAV”), the intraday value of a fund’s holdings, and supply and demand for a fund’s shares. The existence of significant market
volatility, disruptions to creations and redemptions, or potential lack of an active trading market for fund shares (including through a
trading halt), among other factors, may result in the shares trading significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount) to the fund’s
NAV and bid-ask spreads may widen. Purchasing a fund’s shares when its market price is at a premium or selling a fund’s shares when its
market price is at a discount, may result in paying more than, or receiving less than, NAV, respectively.
Foreign securities held by a fund may be traded in markets that close at a different time than the exchange on which the fund’s shares are
listed. Liquidity in those securities may be reduced after the applicable closing times. Accordingly, during the time when a fund’s
exchange is open but after the applicable market closing, fixing or settlement times, bid-ask spreads on the fund’s exchange and the
corresponding premium or discount to the fund’s NAV may widen.
Authorized participant concentration — Only authorized participants may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with a
fund, and none of them is obligated to do so. A fund has a limited number of institutions that may act as authorized participants. If
authorized participants exit the business or are unable to or elect not to engage in creation or redemption transactions, and no other
authorized participant engages in such function, fund shares may trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask
spreads and possibly face trading halts or delisting.
Nondiversification — As nondiversified funds, each fund has the ability to invest a larger percentage of its assets in the securities of a
smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, poor performance by a single issuer could adversely affect fund
performance more than if each fund were invested in a larger number of issuers. Each fund’s share price can be expected to fluctuate
more than might be the case if the fund were more broadly diversified.
Cash transactions — Each fund currently expects to effect at least part of its creations and redemptions for cash rather than in-kind
securities. When a fund effects redemptions partly or wholly for cash, rather than in-kind, the fund may have to sell portfolio securities at
inopportune times in order to obtain the cash needed to meet redemption orders. If a fund realizes gains on these sales, the fund
generally will be required to recognize a gain it might not otherwise have recognized, or to recognize such gain sooner than would
otherwise be required if it were to distribute portfolio securities in-kind. This strategy may cause shareholders to be subject to tax from
distributions to which they would not otherwise be subject. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause a fund’s shares to
trade in the market at wider bid-ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the fund’s NAV. As a result of such cash transactions, a
fund could incur brokerage costs which, to the extent not offset by transaction fees that are payable by an authorized participant, may
reduce the fund’s NAV.
Management — The investment adviser to the funds actively manages the funds’ investments. Consequently, the funds are subject to the
risk that the methods and analyses, including models, tools and data, employed by the investment adviser in this process may be flawed
or incorrect and may not produce the desired results. This could cause the funds to lose value or their investment results to lag relevant
benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.
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5. Certain investment techniques
Index-linked bonds — Some of the funds have invested in index-linked bonds, which are fixed-income securities whose principal value is
periodically adjusted to a government price index. Over the life of an index-linked bond, interest is paid on the adjusted principal value.
Increases or decreases in the principal value of index-linked bonds are recorded as interest income in the fund’s statement of operations.
Mortgage dollar rolls — Some of the funds have entered into mortgage dollar roll transactions in which the fund sells a mortgage-backed
security a counterparty and simultaneously enters into an agreement with the same counterparty to buy back a similar security on a
specific future date at a predetermined price. Mortgage dollar rolls are accounted for as purchase and sale transactions. Portfolio turnover
rates excluding and including mortgage dollar rolls are presented at the end of the fund’s financial highlights table.
Futures contracts — Some of the funds have entered into futures contracts, which provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by
another party of a specified amount of a specific financial instrument for a specified price, date, time and place designated at the time the
contract is made. Futures contracts are used to strategically manage the fund’s interest rate sensitivity by increasing or decreasing the
duration of the fund or a portion of the fund’s portfolio.
Upon entering into futures contracts, and to maintain the fund’s open positions in futures contracts, the fund is required to deposit with a
futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (“FCM“), in a segregated account in the name of the FCM an amount of cash,
U.S. government securities or other liquid securities, known as initial margin. The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by
the exchange on which the contract is traded to serve as collateral, and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange
during the term of the contract.
On a daily basis, each fund pays or receives variation margin based on the increase or decrease in the value of the futures contracts and
records variation margin on futures contracts in the statement of assets and liabilities. Futures contracts may involve a risk of loss in excess
of the variation margin shown on the fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. Each fund records realized gains or losses at the time the
futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized gains or losses and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation from futures contracts
are recorded in the fund’s statement of operations.
Forward currency contracts — Some of the funds have entered into forward currency contracts, which represent agreements to exchange
currencies on specific future dates at predetermined rates. The fund’s investment adviser uses forward currency contracts to manage the
fund’s exposure to changes in exchange rates. Upon entering into these contracts, risks may arise from the potential inability of
counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from possible movements in exchange rates.
On a daily basis, the funds’ investment adviser values forward currency contracts and records unrealized appreciation or depreciation for
open forward currency contracts in each fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. Realized gains or losses are recorded at the time the
forward currency contract is closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency.
Closed forward currency contracts that have not reached their settlement date are included in the respective receivables or payables for
closed forward currency contracts in each fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. Net realized gains or losses from closed forward
currency contracts and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation from open forward currency contracts are recorded in each fund’s
statement of operations.
Swap contracts — Some of the funds have entered into swap agreements, which are two-party contracts entered into primarily by
institutional investors for a specified time period. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns earned or
realized from one or more underlying assets or rates of return. Swap agreements can be traded on a swap execution facility (SEF) and
cleared through a central clearinghouse (cleared), traded over-the-counter (OTC) and cleared, or traded bilaterally and not cleared.
Because clearing interposes a central clearinghouse as the ultimate counterparty to each participant’s swap, and margin is required to be
exchanged under the rules of the clearinghouse, central clearing is intended to decrease (but not eliminate) counterparty risk relative to
uncleared bilateral swaps. To the extent the funds enter into bilaterally negotiated swap transactions, the funds will enter into swap
agreements only with counterparties that meet certain credit standards and subject to agreed collateralized procedures. The term of a
swap can be days, months or years and certain swaps may be less liquid than others.
Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap contract, the funds are required to deposit cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid
securities, which is known as initial margin. Generally, the initial margin required for a particular swap is set and held as collateral by the
clearinghouse on which the contract is cleared. The amount of initial margin required may be significantly modified from time to time by
the clearinghouse during the term of the contract.
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On a daily basis, interest accruals related to the exchange of future payments are recorded as a receivable and payable in the funds’
statement of assets and liabilities for centrally cleared swaps and as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the funds’ statement of
assets and liabilities for bilateral swaps. For centrally cleared swaps, the fund also pays or receives a variation margin based on the
increase or decrease in the value of the swaps, including accrued interest as applicable, and records variation margin in the statement of
assets and liabilities. The funds record realized gains and losses on both the net accrued interest and any gain or loss recognized at the
time the swap is closed or expires. Net realized gains or losses, as well as any net unrealized appreciation or depreciation, from swaps are
recorded in the fund’s statement of operations. Swap agreements can take different forms. Some of the funds entered into the following
types of swap agreements:
Interest rate swaps — Some of the funds have entered into interest rate swaps, which seek to manage the interest rate sensitivity of
the fund by increasing or decreasing the duration of the fund or a portion of the funds’ portfolio. An interest rate swap is an
agreement between two parties to exchange or swap payments based on changes in an interest rate or rates. Typically, one interest
rate is fixed and the other is variable based on a designated short-term interest rate such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate
(SOFR), prime rate or other benchmark. In other types of interest rate swaps, known as basis swaps, the parties agree to swap
variable interest rates based on different designated short-term interest rates. Interest rate swaps generally do not involve the
delivery of securities or other principal amounts. Rather, cash payments are exchanged by the parties based on the application of the
designated interest rates to a notional amount, which is the predetermined dollar principal of the trade upon which payment
obligations are computed. Accordingly, the funds’ current obligation or right under the swap agreement is generally equal to the net
amount to be paid or received under the swap agreement based on the relative value of the position held by each party.
Credit default swap indices — The fund has entered into centrally cleared credit default swap indices, including CDX and iTraxx
indices (collectively referred to as “CDSIs”), in order to assume exposure to a diversified portfolio of credits or to hedge against
existing credit risks. A CDSI is based on a portfolio of credit default swaps with similar characteristics, such as credit default swaps on
high-yield bonds. In a typical CDSI transaction, one party (the protection buyer) is obligated to pay the other party (the protection
seller) a stream of periodic payments over the term of the contract. If a credit event, such as a default or restructuring, occurs with
respect to any of the underlying reference obligations, the protection seller must pay the protection buyer the loss on those credits.
The fund may enter into a CDSI transaction as either protection buyer or protection seller. If the fund is a protection buyer, it would
pay the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract and would not recover any of those payments if no
credit events were to occur with respect to any of the underlying reference obligations. However, if a credit event did occur, the fund,
as a protection buyer, would have the right to deliver the referenced debt obligations or a specified amount of cash, depending on
the terms of the applicable agreement, and to receive the par value of such debt obligations from the counterparty protection seller.
As a protection seller, the fund would receive fixed payments throughout the term of the contract if no credit events were to occur
with respect to any of the underlying reference obligations. If a credit event were to occur, however, the value of any deliverable
obligation received by the fund, coupled with the periodic payments previously received by the fund, may be less than the full
notional value that the fund, as a protection seller, pays to the counterparty protection buyer, effectively resulting in a loss of value to
the fund. Furthermore, as a protection seller, the fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because it would have
investment exposure to the notional amount of the swap transaction.
The following table presents the average month-end notional amounts of futures contracts, forward currency contracts, interest rate
swaps and credit default swaps while held for each fund (dollars in thousands):
*No contracts were held at the end of the reporting period; amount represents the average month-end notional amount of contracts while they were held.
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The following tables identify the location and fair value amounts on each fund’s statement of assets and liabilities and the effect on each
fund’s statement of operations resulting from each fund’s use of futures contracts, forward currency contracts, interest rate swaps and
credit default swaps as of, or for the period ended, December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
Assets Liabilities
Location on statement of Location on statement of
Contracts Risk type assets and liabilities Value assets and liabilities Value
Futures Interest Net realized loss on futures $(2,147) Net unrealized appreciation on $ 35
contracts futures contracts
Forward currency Currency Net realized gain on forward (532) Net unrealized appreciation on —
currency contracts forward currency contracts
Swap Interest Net realized loss on swap contracts (94) Net unrealized appreciation on 184
swap contracts
Swap Credit Net realized gain on swap contracts 57 Net unrealized appreciation on 3
swap contracts
$(2,716) $222
Futures Interest Net realized loss on futures $(76) Net unrealized appreciation on $—
contracts futures contracts
$(76) $—
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Net realized gain (loss) Net unrealized appreciation
Location on statement of Location on statement of
Contracts Risk type operations Value operations Value
*Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts, centrally cleared interest rate swaps and/or centrally cleared credit default swaps as reported
in the applicable tables following each fund’s investment portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within each fund’s statement of assets and
liabilities.
Collateral — Some funds either receive or pledge highly liquid assets, such as cash or U.S. government securities, as collateral due to their
use of futures contracts, forward currency contracts, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps and/or future delivery contracts. For futures
contracts centrally cleared interest rate swaps and centrally cleared credit default swaps, the program calls for each participating fund to
pledge collateral for initial and variation margin by contract. For forward currency contracts and bilateral interest rate swaps, the program
calls for each participating fund to either receive or pledge collateral based on the net gain or loss on unsettled contracts by counter-
party. For future delivery contracts, the program calls for each participating fund to either receive or pledge collateral based on the net
gain or loss on unsettled contracts by certain counterparties. The purpose of the collateral is to cover potential losses that could occur in
the event that either party cannot meet its contractual obligation. Non-cash collateral pledged by each participating fund, if any, is
disclosed in each fund’s investment portfolio, and cash collateral pledged by each participating fund, if any, is held in a segregated
account with the fund’s custodian, which is reflected as pledged cash collateral in each fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.
Rights of offset — Funds that hold forward currency contracts and/or bilateral interest rate swaps have enforceable master netting
agreements with certain counterparties, where amounts payable by each party to the other in the same currency (with the same
settlement date and with the same counterparty) are settled net of each party’s payment obligation. If an early termination date occurs
under these agreements following an event of default or termination event, all obligations of each party to its counterparty are settled net
through a single payment in a single currency (“close-out netting“). For financial reporting purposes, the funds do not offset financial
assets and financial liabilities that are subject to these master netting arrangements in the statements of assets and liabilities.
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The following table presents each fund’s forward currency contracts and/or bilateral interest rate swaps by counterparty that are subject
to master netting agreements but that are not offset in the funds’ statement of assets and liabilities. The net amount column shows the
impact of offsetting on the funds’ statement of assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2022, if close-out netting was exercised (dollars in
thousands):
Liabilities:
Barclays Bank PLC $1 $— $— $— $1
Federal income taxation — Each fund complies with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to
regulated investment companies and intends to distribute substantially all of its net taxable income and net capital gains each year. The
funds are not subject to income taxes to the extent such distributions are made. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
As of and during the period ended December 31, 2022, none of the funds had a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. Each fund
recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in their respective statements of
operations. During the period, none of the funds incurred any significant interest or penalties.
Each fund’s tax returns are generally not subject to examination by federal, state and, if applicable, non-U.S. tax authorities after the
expiration of each jurisdiction’s statute of limitations, which is typically three years after the date of filing but can be extended in certain
jurisdictions.
Non-U.S. taxation — Dividend and interest income, if any, are recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. The funds may file withholding tax
reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is
known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability. Gains realized by the funds on the sale of securities in certain countries,
if any, may be subject to non-U.S. taxes. If applicable, the funds record an estimated deferred tax liability based on unrealized gains to
provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.
Distributions — Distributions determined on a tax basis may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial
reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to different treatment for items such as currency gains and losses; short-term
capital gains and losses; capital losses related to sales of certain securities within 30 days of purchase; cost of investments sold;
paydowns on fixed-income securities; net capital losses and income on certain investments. The fiscal year in which amounts are
distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the funds for financial
reporting purposes.
Additional tax basis disclosures for each fund as of December 31, 2022, were as follows (dollars in thousands):
*Each fund’s capital loss carryforward will be used to offset any capital gains realized by the fund in future years. Funds with a capital loss carryforward will not
make distributions from capital gains while a capital loss carryforward remains.
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Distributions paid by each fund from commencement of operations to December 31, 2022, were characterized for tax purposes as
follows (dollars in thousands):
Year ended December 31, 2022
Total
Ordinary Tax-exempt Long-term distributions
Fund income income capital gains paid
Core Plus Income ETF $8,274 $ — $— $8,274
Municipal Income ETF — 286 — 286
U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF 623 — — 623
Short Duration Income ETF 376 — — 376
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:
Under the terms of the agreements, in addition to providing investment advisory services, the investment adviser and its affiliates provide
certain administrative services to help assist third parties providing non-distribution services to the funds’ shareholders. These services
include providing in-depth information on each fund and market developments that impact each fund’s investments. The agreement
provides that the investment adviser will pay all ordinary operating expenses of each fund other than management fees, interest
expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, costs of holding shareholder meetings, legal fees and expenses relating to arbitration
or litigation, payments under each fund’s plan of distribution (if any) and other non-routine or extraordinary expenses. Additionally, each
fund will be responsible for its non-operating expenses, including brokerage commissions and fees and expenses associated with the
fund’s securities lending program, if applicable.
Transfer agency and administration services – Each fund has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement and an administration
agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). Under the terms of the transfer agency agreement, State Street (or
an agent, including an affiliate) acts as transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent for each fund. Under the terms of the administration
agreement, State Street provides necessary administrative, legal, tax and accounting, regulatory and financial reporting services for the
maintenance and operations of each fund. The investment adviser bears the costs of services under these agreements.
Affiliated officers and trustees – Officers and certain trustees of each fund are or may be considered to be affiliated with CRMC and AFD.
No affiliated officers or trustees received any compensation directly from any of the funds.
Investment in CCF — Each fund holds shares of CCF, an institutional prime money market fund managed by CRMC. CCF invests in
high-quality, short-term money market instruments. CCF is used as the primary investment vehicle for each fund’s short-term investments.
CCF shares are only available for purchase by CRMC, its affiliates, and other funds managed by CRMC. CCF shares are not available to
the public. CRMC does not receive an investment advisory services fee from CCF.
Security transactions with related funds — Each fund may purchase from, or sell securities to, other CRMC-managed funds (or funds
managed by certain affiliates of CRMC) under procedures adopted by each fund’s board of trustees. The funds involved in such
transactions are considered related by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common trustees
and/or common officers. When such transactions occur, each transaction is executed at the current market price of the security and no
brokerage commissions or fees are paid in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. None of the funds engaged in any such purchase
or sale transactions with any related funds during the period ended December 31, 2022.
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Interfund lending — Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the fund, along with other CRMC-managed funds (or funds
managed by certain affiliates of CRMC), may participate in an interfund lending program. The program provides an alternate credit facility
that permits the funds to lend or borrow cash for temporary purposes directly to or from one another, subject to the conditions of the
exemptive order. The fund did not lend or borrow cash through the interfund lending program at any time during the period ended
December 31, 2022.
8. Indemnifications
Each fund’s organizational documents provide board members and officers with indemnification against certain liabilities or expenses in
connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, each fund may also enter into contracts that
provide general indemnifications. Each fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since it is dependent on future
claims that may be made against each fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. Insurance policies are also
available to each fund’s board members and officers.
Each fund issues and redeems shares at NAV only with certain authorized participants in large increments known as creation units.
Purchases of creation units are made by tendering a basket of designated securities and cash to a fund, and redemption proceeds are
paid with a basket of securities from a fund’s portfolio with a balancing cash component to equate the market value of the basket of
securities delivered or redeemed to the NAV per creation unit on the transaction date. The funds may issue creation units to authorized
participants in advance of the delivery and settlement of all or a portion of the designated securities. When this occurs, the authorized
participant provides cash collateral in an amount equal to 105% of the daily marked to market value of the securities that have not yet
been delivered to the fund. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in
sufficient quantity for delivery. Realized gains or losses resulting from redemptions of shares in-kind are reflected separately in each fund’s
statement of operations.
Each fund’s shares are available in smaller increments to investors in the secondary market at market prices and may be subject to
commissions. Authorized participants pay a transaction fee to the shareholder servicing agent when purchasing and redeeming creation
units of a fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of creation units. In addition,
for cash creation unit transactions, a variable fee for creation transactions and redemption transactions may be charged to the authorized
participant to cover certain brokerage, tax, foreign exchange, execution, market impact and other costs and expenses related to the
execution of trades. Variable fees, if any, are included in capital share transactions in each fund’s statement of changes in net assets.
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Capital share transactions in each fund were as follows (dollars and shares in thousands):
For the period February 22, 2022*, through December 31, 2022
$482,652 20,464 $— — $— — $482,652 20,464
For the period October 25, 2022*, through December 31, 2022
$72,460 2,820 $— — $— — $72,460 2,820
For the period October 25, 2022*, through December 31, 2022
$69,849 2,760 $— — $— — $69,849 2,760
For the period October 25, 2022*, through December 31, 2022
$89,240 3,540 $— — $— — $89,240 3,540
*Commencement of operations.
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10. Investment transactions
The following table presents purchases and sales of investments, excluding in-kind transactions, short-term securities and U.S.
government obligations, if any, during the period ended December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
The following table presents the value of securities received and delivered in-kind from the authorized participants to support creation
and redemption transactions, if any, during the period ended December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
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Financial highlights
Period ended
Portfolio turnover rate excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions8,9 December 31, 20222,4
Period ended
Portfolio turnover rate including mortgage dollar roll transactions8,9 December 31, 20222,4
1
Based on average shares outstanding.
2
Not annualized.
3
Ratios do not include expenses of any Central Funds. The fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any Central Funds.
4
Based on operations for a period that is less than a full year.
5
For the period February 22, 2022, commencement of operations, through December 31, 2022.
6
Annualized.
7
For the period October 25, 2022, commencement of operations, through December 31, 2022.
8
Rates do not include each fund’s portfolio activity with respect to any Central Funds.
9
Refer to Note 5 for more information on mortgage dollar rolls.
Refer to the notes to financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust and Shareholders of Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF, Capital
Group Municipal Income ETF, Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF and Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolios, of each of the funds indicated
in the table below (constituting Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of
December 31, 2022, the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table
below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below (collectively referred to
as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of
the Funds as of December 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets, and each of the
financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’
financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement,
whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error
or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence
regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used
and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures
included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers;
when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinions.
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Capital Group Companies Investment Company Complex
since 1934.
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Expense example unaudited
Notes:
Note that the expenses shown in the tables on the following pages are meant to highlight
your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges
(loads). Therefore, the second line of each share class in the tables is useful in comparing
ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning
different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would
have been higher.
*The "expenses paid during period" are equal to the "annualized expense ratio," multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the
number of days in the period, and divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
†
The period for the “annualized expense ratio” and “actual return” line is based on the number of days from October 25, 2022, commencement of operations,
through December 31, 2022, and accordingly, is not representative of a full period. The “assumed 5% return” line is based on 184 days.
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Tax information unaudited
We are required to advise you of the federal tax status of certain distributions received by shareholders during the fiscal year. Each fund
hereby designates the following amounts for the funds’ fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:
Individual shareholders should refer to their Form 1099 or other tax information, which was mailed in January 2023, to determine the
calendar year amounts to be included on their 2022 tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program unaudited
The series has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “program”). The series’ board has designated Capital Research
and Management Company (“CRMC”) as the administrator of the program. Personnel of CRMC or its affiliates conduct the
day-to-day operation of the program pursuant to policies and procedures administered by the Capital Group Liquidity Risk
Management Committee.
Under the program, CRMC manages each fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet shareholder redemption
requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the fund. This risk is managed by monitoring the degree
of liquidity of each fund’s investments, limiting the amount of each fund’s illiquid investments, and utilizing various risk management
tools and facilities available to each fund for meeting shareholder redemptions, among other means. CRMC’s process of determining
the degree of liquidity of each fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party liquidity assessment vendors.
The series’ board reviewed a report prepared by CRMC regarding the operation and effectiveness of the program for the period
October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022. No significant liquidity events impacting any of the funds were noted in the report.
In addition, CRMC provided its assessment that the program had been effective in managing each fund’s liquidity risk.
Independent trustees 1
Year first
elected Number of
a trustee portfolios in fund
of the complex overseen Other directorships3
Name and year of birth series/fund2 Principal occupation(s) during past five years by trustee held by trustee
Vanessa C. L. Chang, 1952 2021 Former Director, EL & EL Investments (real estate) 22 Edison International/
Chair of the Board Southern California Edison;
(Independent and Transocean Ltd. (offshore
Non-Executive) drilling contractor)
Jennifer C. Feikin, 1968 2021 Business Advisor; previously held positions at Google, 97 Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
AOL, 20th Century Fox and McKinsey & Company;
Trustee, The Nature Conservancy of Utah; former Trustee,
The Nature Conservancy of California; former Director,
First Descents
Pablo R. González Guajardo, 2021 CEO, Kimberly-Clark de México, SAB de CV 22 América Móvil, SAB de
1967 CV (telecommunications
company); Grupo
Sanborns, SAB de
CV (retail stores and
restaurants); Kimberly-
Clark de México, SAB de
CV (consumer staples)
Leslie Stone Heisz, 1961 2021 Former Managing Director, Lazard (retired, 2010); 97 Edwards Lifesciences;
Director, Kaiser Permanente (California public benefit Public Storage
corporation); former Lecturer, UCLA Anderson School
of Management
William D. Jones, 1955 2021 Managing Member, CityLink LLC (investing and 23 Biogen Inc.
consulting); former President and CEO, CityLink Investment
Corporation (acquires, develops and manages real estate
ventures in urban communities)
Year first
elected
a trustee Number of
or officer Principal occupation(s) during past five years and portfolios in fund
Name, year of birth and of the positions held with affiliated entities or complex overseen Other directorships3
position with fund series/fund2 the principal underwriter of the fund by trustee3 held by trustee
William L. Robbins, 1968 2021 Partner — Capital International Investors, Capital Research 13 None
and Management Company; Partner — Capital International
Investors, Capital Bank and Trust Company6; Chair and
Director, Capital Group International, Inc.6
The fund’s statement of additional information includes further details about fund trustees and is available without charge upon request by
calling American Funds Service Company at (800) 421-4225 or by visiting the Capital Group website at capitalgroup.com. The address for
all trustees and officers of the fund is 6455 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618, Attention: Secretary.
Year first
elected
an officer
Name, year of birth and of the Principal occupation(s) during past five years and positions held with affiliated entities
position with fund series/fund2 or the principal underwriter of the fund
Vincent J. Gonzales, 1984 CGSD 2022 Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
President
David A. Hoag, 1965 CGCP 2021 Partner — Capital World Investors, Capital Research and Management Company;
President Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Bank and Trust Company6
Damien J. McCann, 1977 Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
President CGMS 2022
Senior Vice President CGCP 2021
Courtney K. Wolf, 1982 CGMU 2022 Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company;
President Director, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.6
Walt Burkley, 1966 2021 Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research
Principal Executive Officer and Management Company; Director, Capital Research Company6; Director, Capital Research and
Management Company
Michael W. Stockton, 1967 2021 Senior Vice President — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and
Executive Vice President Management Company
Steven D. Lotwin, 1969 CGSD 2022 Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company;
Senior Vice President Director, Capital Research and Management Company
Mark Marinella, 1958 CGMU 2022 Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Senior Vice President
Jerome Solomon, 1963 CGMU 2022 Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Senior Vice President
Scott Sykes, 1971 CGMS 2022 Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Senior Vice President
Ritchie Tuazon, 1978 CGCP 2021 Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Senior Vice President
Erik A. Vayntrub, 1984 2021 Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and
Senior Vice President Management Company; Secretary, Capital Management Services, Inc.6
Shannon Ward, 1964 CGMS 2022 Partner — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Senior Vice President
Xavier Goss, 1980 CGCP 2021 Vice President — Capital Fixed Income Investors, Capital Research and Management Company
Vice President CGMS 2022
Jennifer L. Butler, 1966 2021 Assistant Vice President — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management
Secretary Company
Troy S. Tanner, 1983 2021 Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company
Treasurer
Susan K. Countess, 1966 2021 Associate — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Assistant Secretary
Michael R. Tom, 1988 2021 Associate — Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company
Assistant Secretary
Sandra Chuon, 1972 2021 Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company
Assistant Treasurer
Gregory F. Niland, 1971 2021 Vice President — Investment Operations, Capital Research and Management Company
Assistant Treasurer
1
The term independent trustee refers to a trustee who is not an “interested person” of the fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
2
Trustees and officers of the fund serve until their resignation, removal or retirement.
3
This includes all directorships/trusteeships (other than those in the American Funds or other funds managed by Capital Research and Management
Company or its affiliates) that are held by each trustee as a trustee or director of a public company or a registered investment company.
4
The term interested trustee refers to a trustee who is an “interested person” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, on the basis of their
affiliation with the fund’s investment adviser, Capital Research and Management Company, or affiliated entities (including the fund’s principal underwriter).
5
All of the trustees and/or officers listed are officers and/or directors/trustees of one or more of the other funds for which Capital Research and Management
Company serves as investment adviser.
6
Company affiliated with Capital Research and Management Company.
Key:
CGCP = Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF
CGMU = Capital Group Municipal Income ETF
CGMS = Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF
CGSD = Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF
Investment adviser
Capital Research and Management Company
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406
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
Principal underwriter
American Funds Distributors, Inc.
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406
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If used as sales material after March 31, 2023, this report must be accompanied by a
statistical update for the most recently completed calendar quarter.
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Income Trust
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traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds.
For CGCP, CGMU and CGMS, lower rated bonds are subject to greater fluctuations in value and risk of loss of income and principal than higher rated bonds.
For CGCP, CGMU, CGMS and CGSD, the return of principal for bond funds and for funds with significant underlying bond holdings is not guaranteed. Fund shares
are subject to the same interest rate, inflation and credit risks associated with the underlying bond holdings.
For CGMU, income from municipal bonds may be subject to state or local income taxes and/or the federal alternative minimum tax. Certain other income, as well
as capital gain distributions, may be taxable.
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may be heightened in connection with investments in developing countries.
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