Goldman Sachs Corporate Bond ETF
$48.03+0.01 (+0.02%)
- 0.30%
- $240M
- −2.1%
- 4.36%
- 0M sh
- $47.95
- low $47.32high $51.97
The ETF.net GIGL Grade
B
Score 56 out of 100
- 26 of 49
Score 56 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.C46 out of 100Rank 26 of 49Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 45Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C42 out of 100Rank 35 of 49Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B55 out of 100Rank 20 of 49Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F6 out of 100Rank 49 of 49Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C46 out of 100Rank 30 of 49
Our read on GIGL
BGoldman's active take on corporate credit: it measures itself against the Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index rather than copying it, holds roughly 220 bonds, and pays monthly. A 2025 launch, priced above the index crowd.
The Fund seeks a high level of total return through capital appreciation and income. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets plus investment borrowings in corporate bonds and may also use other fixed-income securities and derivatives.
Why people hold it
- The mandate is plain: at least 80% of assets in corporate bonds, run for total return from price and income, with managers free to skip what an index tracker has to own.
- Cash goes out monthly rather than quarterly, a steadier rhythm for anyone spending their bond income as it lands.
- What's in the box matches the label. This is corporate credit run as corporate credit, with no drift away from the stated mandate.
Worth knowing
- 0.30% a year is above the typical investment-grade corporate fund and many times what index giants like VCIT and USIG charge at 0.03% to 0.04%. Active calls have to earn that gap.
- About 220 bonds is a tighter book than the thousands inside broad index trackers, so individual issuer calls carry more weight here.
- It opened in June 2025, so there's little history to judge and thinner trading than the decades-old funds it sits next to on the shelf.
GIGL Holdings
- Bonds
- 463
- 37%
- ICE CD CDXIG545 1.00 20Dec30 P 1.00% 12/20/2030
Geography
- United States100.00%
GIGL Performance
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GIGL$9,787
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | GIGL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −2.7% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| 3 months | −2.8% |
| 1 year | −2.1% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 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 | GIGL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.7% | |
| 2025 | +3.8% |
GIGL in the news
Filings Digest
VanEck cuts its CLO ETF fee from 0.36% to 0.29%
GIGL Dividends
- 4.36%
- $2.09
- $0.20 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
GIGL Risk
- 4.5%
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.
- −0.84
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.
- −4.7%
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.
- 0.16
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
GIGL Cost
0.30%
GIGL0.30%
- The middle half of Investment Grade Corporate funds
- Median 0.29%
25 of the 49 Investment Grade Corporate funds charge less.
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- BFCORFidelity Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.36%1 year return −2.7%
- BNCPBNuveen Core Plus BondExpense ratio 0.31%1 year return −1.1%
- CFSIGFirst Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETFExpense ratio 0.44%1 year return +0.8%
- CJLQDJanus Henderson Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return −1.9%