3 Awesome Active ETFs for 2026 and Beyond

Russel Kinnel: Active ETFs are growing rapidly because they offer low costs, tax advantages, and are easy to trade. Be sure to also look for a sound strategy and good management, too, of course. Here are three of my favorites.

3 Awesome Active ETFs for 2026 and Beyond

1. Capital Group Core International Equity CGIC
2. Pimco Active Bond BOND
3. Natixis Loomis Sayles Focus Growth LSGR

Gold-rated Capital Group Core International Equity CGIC is a compelling option. The fund looks for attractively priced companies that have a growing dividend. Capital Group is really good at these kinds of strategies. They let a team of managers build portfolios that fit this strategy and combine them into a portfolio with about 200 names. Although the strategy is conservative in some ways, it’s actually aggressive with the 24% weighting in emerging markets, if you count South Korea and Taiwan as emerging.

I also like Gold-rated Pimco Active Bond BOND. It’s a sibling to flagship Pimco Total Return, but not an exact copy. It also has a wide-ranging portfolio, but this fund is a little more income-oriented and less benchmark-focused. The fund has put up solid results without taking on big risks.

Finally, there’s Natixis Loomis Sayles Focus Growth LSGR. It’s also rated Gold, though it is less than three years old. Manager Aziz Hamzaogullari has built a great record at the open-end version of strategy, and he’s off to a promising start so far here. He runs a more focused portfolio of just 20 to 25 stocks in the ETF version. He’s a patient investor seeking companies with strong competitive advantages. His current top five is Nvidia NVDA, Alphabet GOOG, Amazon.com AMZN, Meta Platforms META, and Tesla TSLA.

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