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Goldman Sachs Access Emerging Markets USD Bond ETF

GEMDCboeGoldman SachsB

$40.16−0.08 (−0.20%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:57 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 73 prints from 40.24 to 40.16. Range 40.04 to 40.19. Use the arrow keys to read each point.40.0540.1040.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.30%
Fund size
$34M
1Y total return
−0.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
6.02%
Holdings
204
Avg volume · 30D
3.37K sh
52W range
low $39.33high $43.26
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net GEMD Grade

B

Score 64 out of 100

Rank
7 of 17
Six-pillar profile for GEMD. Scores out of 100: Cost 75, Risk 36, Mission 100, Tradability 25, Holdings 56, Durability 45. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Tradability (25). Leans toward Mission.

Score 64 of 100 falls in the B 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.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 17
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 15
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 16
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D25 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 17
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 17
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 17

Our read on GEMD

ETF.net Research

In short

BEmerging market debt priced in dollars, not local currency: the risk you take is issuer credit, not the peso. Goldman tracks a rules-based index of roughly 150 EM bonds for 0.30% and pays monthly.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets USD Bond Index before fees and expenses. It normally invests at least 80% of assets, excluding securities-lending collateral, in securities included in that index.

Why people hold it

  • Every bond is dollar denominated, so the exposure hinges on emerging market issuers' credit rather than currency swings against the dollar.
  • At 0.30%, it undercuts iShares' EMB, the household name in dollar EM debt, which charges 0.39%.
  • Rules, not hunches: at least 80% of assets sit in its FTSE Goldman Sachs index, spread across roughly 150 bonds, with cash paid out monthly.
  • What's inside matches what the prospectus promises, with no off-mandate sleeves bolted on.

Worth knowing

  • Broad EM equity trackers like VWO and SCHE cost 0.06%. Different asset class, but this sits at the pricier end of the emerging markets aisle.
  • It's a small fund and among the thinner traders in its group, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads than the category's giants.
  • Launched in 2022, so the operating history is short next to long-running EM bond funds.

GEMD Holdings

Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
204
Top-10 weight
11%
Largest holding
Argentine Republic 4.13% 07/09/20351.3%

Sectors

  • Government89.0%
  • Corporate11.0%

Geography

  • Mexico5.88%
  • Indonesia5.60%
  • Chile5.50%
  • Turkey5.27%
  • Brazil4.96%
  • Qatar4.77%
  • Argentina4.54%
  • Philippines4.35%
  • Other countries (42)59.12%

Developed 1% · Emerging 99% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 14.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataArgentine Republic 4.13% 07/09/20351.28%634,239$436K26
2No dataRepublica Federativa Do B 4.63% 01/13/20281.12%380,000$382K13
3No dataRepublic of Indonesia 4.65% 09/20/20321.12%400,000$381K15
4No dataKuwait (State Of) 4.14% 10/09/20301.11%400,000$380K10
5No dataOriental Republic of Urug 4.38% 01/23/20311.05%362,699$359K19
6No dataPeople's Republic of Chin 4.25% 11/20/20291.05%353,000$358K8
7No dataKenya (Republic Of) 8.25% 02/28/20481.03%400,000$353K11
8No dataGoldman Sachs Trust - Gol 10/29/20261.02%348,055$348K8
9No dataPeru (Republic Of) 8.75% 11/21/20331.02%288,000$347K16
10No dataUnited Mexican States 4.50% 04/22/20290.93%325,000$319K15
11No dataRomania, (Government Of) 7.13% 01/17/20330.91%298,000$311K10
12No dataDominican Republic 5.30% 01/21/20410.88%350,000$300K10
13No dataRepublica Federativa Do B 5.63% 01/07/20410.87%328,000$297K12
14No dataArgentine Republic 5.00% 01/09/20380.85%398,000$290K18
15No dataRepublic of South Africa 7.10% 11/19/20360.84%270,000$288K13

Showing 1–15 of 204 holdings

GEMD Performance

Launched Feb 15, 2022

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
GEMD$9,943
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. GEMD $9,943. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for GEMD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGEMD
Year to date−1.0%
1 month+1.6%
3 months−1.6%
1 year−0.6%
3 yearsper year+8.8%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for GEMD
YearReturn barGEMD
2026 YTD−1.0%
2025+13.7%
2024+3.3%
2023+8.5%
2022−15.5%

History from Feb 18, 2022

GEMD in the news

GEMD Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
6.02%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.42Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.24 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.21; Mar 1, 2023 $0.19; Apr 3, 2023 $0.20; May 1, 2023 $0.19; Jun 1, 2023 $0.16; Jul 3, 2023 $0.20; Aug 1, 2023 $0.20; Sep 1, 2023 $0.19; Oct 2, 2023 $0.19; Nov 1, 2023 $0.20; Dec 1, 2023 $0.19; Dec 27, 2023 $0.21; Feb 1, 2024 $0.19; Mar 1, 2024 $0.18; Apr 1, 2024 $0.18; May 1, 2024 $0.21; Jun 3, 2024 $0.20; Jul 1, 2024 $0.18; Aug 1, 2024 $0.21; Sep 3, 2024 $0.18; Oct 1, 2024 $0.20; Nov 1, 2024 $0.20; Dec 2, 2024 $0.19; Dec 31, 2024 $0.21; Feb 3, 2025 $0.19; Mar 3, 2025 $0.19; Apr 1, 2025 $0.20; May 1, 2025 $0.49; Jun 2, 2025 $0.21; Jul 1, 2025 $0.20; Aug 1, 2025 $0.20; Sep 2, 2025 $0.19; Oct 1, 2025 $0.23; Nov 3, 2025 $0.21; Dec 1, 2025 $0.18; Dec 31, 2025 $0.21; Feb 2, 2026 $0.20; Mar 2, 2026 $0.18; Apr 1, 2026 $0.22; May 1, 2026 $0.20; Jun 1, 2026 $0.19; Jul 1, 2026 $0.20; Aug 3, 2026 $0.20; Sep 1, 2026 $0.20; Oct 1, 2026 $0.24. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 1, 2026Oct 7, 2026$0.24
Sep 1, 2026Sep 8, 2026$0.20
Aug 3, 2026Aug 7, 2026$0.20
Jul 1, 2026Jul 8, 2026$0.20
Jun 1, 2026Jun 5, 2026$0.19
May 1, 2026May 7, 2026$0.20
Apr 1, 2026Apr 8, 2026$0.22
Mar 2, 2026Mar 6, 2026$0.18
Feb 2, 2026Feb 6, 2026$0.20
Dec 31, 2025Jan 7, 2026$0.21
Dec 1, 2025Dec 5, 2025$0.18
Nov 3, 2025Nov 7, 2025$0.21

See all 56 payments⁠

$10,000 in GEMD 3 years ago paid $1,930 in dividends.⁠

GEMD Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
7.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.59
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−24.4%
56 months · trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.08
vs its asset-class index
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.

GEMD Cost

Overpaying vs VWOB, tied cheapest in Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar)

$3,012

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • GEMD 0.30%

    $6,149

  • VWOB 0.15% Tied cheapest

    $3,137

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GEMD 0.30%
  • VWOB 0.15%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530GEMD $6,149VWOB $3,137

Year by year

YearGEMDVWOBOverpaying
10$545$274$271
20$2,113$1,071$1,042
30$6,149$3,137$3,012

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