Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF
$81.45−0.16 (−0.20%)
- 0.50%
- $181M
- +13.3%
- 1.13%
- 0M sh
- $82.21
- low $65.63high $83.29
The ETF.net GINN Grade
B
Score 68 out of 100
- 5 of 31
Score 68 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.A78 out of 100Rank 5 of 31Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A78 out of 100Rank 4 of 31Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D36 out of 100Rank 20 of 31Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A81 out of 100Rank 5 of 31Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B59 out of 100Rank 12 of 31
Our read on GINN
BFive Goldman thematic ETFs walked in; one walked out. GINN bundles data, finance, health, manufacturing and consumer innovation into a single equal-weighted global basket of roughly 500 stocks, all for 0.50% a year.
The Fund seeks to track the Solactive Innovative Global Equity Index, gaining exposure to companies that may benefit from technological innovation across five themes shaping the economy.
Why people hold it
- Weight is split equally across five innovation themes: data-driven world, finance reimagined, human evolution, manufacturing revolution and new age consumer. No single fad steers the fund.solactive.com
- Roughly 500 names reaching across sectors, geographies and market caps, so innovation shows up as a broad global basket rather than a concentrated bet on a dozen US mega caps.gsam.com
- Born in November 2020 from the merger of five separate Goldman theme funds, so one 0.50% expense ratio covers ground that once took five tickers.nasdaq.com
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded and modest in size next to giant index funds, so bid-ask spreads can widen. Limit orders are the usual defense.
- A global innovation tilt has moved with bigger swings than a plain world index; these are companies valued largely on what comes next.
- Cash comes back once or twice a year, not monthly. The mandate is thematic growth exposure, not income.
GINN Holdings
- Stocks
- 478
- 17%
- AAPL
Sectors
- Technology32.0%
- Health Care21.9%
- Consumer Discretionary12.7%
- Financials11.8%
- Communication11.1%
- Industrials5.2%
- Consumer Staples1.8%
- Utilities1.7%
- Energy1.2%
- Real Estate0.6%
Geography
- United States72.37%
- China5.95%
- Japan3.26%
- Switzerland2.00%
- Germany1.90%
- United Kingdom1.87%
- Canada1.76%
- Netherlands1.62%
- 9.27%
Developed 63% · Emerging 37%
GINN Performance
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.
GINN$11,330
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 | GINN |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.6% |
| 1 month | +1.0% |
| 3 months | +2.7% |
| 1 year | +13.3% |
| 3 years | +21.8% |
| 5 years | +7.3% |
| 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 | GINN |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.6% | |
| 2025 | +20.2% | |
| 2024 | +18.7% | |
| 2023 | +29.9% | |
| 2022 | −32.4% | |
| 2021 | +10.4% | |
| 2020 | +9.8% |
GINN in the news
GINN Dividends
- 1.13%
- $0.92
- $0.92 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
GINN Risk
- 15.5%
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.
- 1.06
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.
- −41.3%
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.
- 1.16
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
GINN Cost
0.50%
GINN0.50%
- The middle half of Disruptive Innovation funds
- Median 0.65%
6 of the 31 Disruptive Innovation funds charge less.
Other funds in Disruptive Innovation
- ATRFMAAM Transformers ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +24.4%
- AXITKState Street SPDR FactSet Innovative Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +9.3%
- BFDTXFidelity Disruptive Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +46.8%
- BANEWProShares - MSCI Transformational Changes ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +7.9%
- BTNXTT. Rowe Price Innovation Leaders ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return —