
Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
The ETF.net GCOR Grade
Score 72 out of 100
- 28 of 116
Score 72 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A88 out of 100Rank 12 of 115Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 100Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C40 out of 100Rank 84 of 116Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B57 out of 100Rank 42 of 116Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D36 out of 100Rank 93 of 115Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B68 out of 100Rank 36 of 116
Our read on GCOR
In short
ANot the plain Agg. GCOR tracks a custom FTSE Goldman Sachs index that screens investment-grade bonds for liquidity, seasoning and weakening corporate fundamentals, at 0.08% net of a waiver through December 29, 2026.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to closely track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the FTSE Goldman Sachs US Broad Bond Market Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
GCOR Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | GCOR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −0.7% |
| 1 month | +2.4% |
| 3 months | 0.0% |
| 1 year | −0.4% |
| 3 years | +5.2% |
| 5 years | −0.5% |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | GCOR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −0.7% | |
| 2025 | +7.2% | |
| 2024 | +0.5% | |
| 2023 | +5.8% | |
| 2022 | −13.8% | |
| 2021 | −1.9% | |
| 2020 | +0.4% |
GCOR in the news
GCOR Dividends
- 4.24%
- $1.70
- $0.19 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
GCOR Risk
- 5.8%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.13
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −17.9%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.01
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
GCOR Cost
Overpaying vs BKAG, cheapest in US Aggregate Bond
$1,689
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
GCOR 0.08%
$1,689
BKAG 0.00% Cheapest
$0
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | GCOR | BKAG | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $147 | $0 | $147 |
| 20 | $575 | $0 | $575 |
| 30 | $1,689 | $0 | $1,689 |
Full fee 0.09% waiver 0.01% you pay 0.08%
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