economy
February 9, 2026
Where the Manager of This Morningstar 5-Star Rated Fund is Finding Income Right Now
Capital Group's Christopher Buchbinder sees opportunities in these dividend-paying stocks.

TL;DR
- Capital Group's Christopher Buchbinder identifies attractive dividend stock opportunities.
- The Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (CGDV) seeks investment-grade companies with a history of paying income.
- CGDV has outperformed the S&P 500 in down markets since its launch in February 2022.
- The ETF has the largest allocation in information technology (26.8%), followed by industrials (15.6%) and health care (9.4%).
- Buchbinder believes artificial intelligence (AI) represents a sustainable investment cycle, leading to increased holdings in semiconductor memory storage companies like Applied Materials.
- The ETF also holds positions in the energy sector, such as Halliburton, due to changing supply/demand dynamics driven by AI data center demand.
- In health care, the ETF has exposure to GLP-1 drugs, with Eli Lilly being the largest holding, due to long-term growth potential beyond weight loss.
- Industrials offer opportunities in commercial aerospace (RTX, GE Aerospace) and traditional industrials (Carrier Global, Union Pacific, Illinois Tool Works) which are expected to benefit from a potential US industrial cycle revitalization.
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