Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity ETF
$61.98−0.60 (−0.95%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.80%
- Fund size
- $274M
- 1Y return
- +15.6%
- Yield · Last 12 months
- 0.14%
- Holdings
- 99
- Volume · 30D
- 0M sh
- NAV per share
- $62.35
- 52W range
The ETF.net GSC Grade
Score 44 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.
Cost
What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.FScore 23Category rankMission
How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.AScore 85Category rankRisk
How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.CScore 43Category rankTradability
How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.AScore 73Category rankHoldings
What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.CScore 51Category rankDurability
Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.AScore 76Category rank
Our read on GSC
CGoldman's fundamental small-cap team, packaged as an ETF: roughly 90 hand-picked names measured against the 2,000-stock Russell 2000. Conviction over coverage, and you pay for the research behind it.
The Fund's stated objective is long-term growth of capital.
Why people hold it
- Concentrated on purpose. Roughly 90 names judged against a 2,000-stock benchmark means each pick carries weight, not index filler.
- The portfolio matches the paperwork: a US-centered small-cap core book with prospectus room for foreign and emerging-market names, chasing long-term growth of capital.
- Institutional backing behind a young fund. Live since 2023, it has gathered real assets and pays out quarterly, which many new active launches never reach.
Worth knowing
- You pay up for the stock picking. Fees sit well above the median for active small-cap ETFs, and top-scoring peers like AVUV and AVSC charge a fraction as much.
- It trades thin next to the category's heavyweights, so spreads can widen and bigger orders need more care at the screen.
- Short history and a concentrated book: a 2023 launch with about 90 holdings can wander well away from the Russell 2000 in either direction.
GSC Holdings
- Stocks
- 99
- 16%
- MANH
Sectors
- Financials20.2%
- Health Care19.0%
- Technology16.6%
- Industrials15.4%
- Consumer Discr.12.4%
- Energy4.8%
- Materials3.8%
- Utilities3.0%
- Real Estate2.7%
- Cons. Staples1.5%
- Communication0.7%
Geography
- United States94.35%
- Canada1.74%
- Ireland1.51%
- Switzerland0.91%
- France0.74%
- Bermuda0.61%
- United Kingdom0.14%
GSC 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 Sep 22, 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 | GSC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.2% |
| 1 month | −6.0% |
| 3 months | −6.3% |
| 1 year | +15.6% |
| 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 | GSC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.2% | |
| 2025 | +6.2% | |
| 2024 | +13.8% | |
| 2023 | +13.8% |
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GSC Dividends
- 0.14%
- $0.09
- $0.01 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.01 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.05 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | $0.01 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.01 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.03 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.03 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | $0.27 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.02 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.02 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.03 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Jan 4, 2024 | $0.0073 |
GSC Risk
- 18.4%
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.
- 0.87
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.
- −26.6%
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.
- 1.08
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
GSC Cost
- The middle half of US Active Small-Cap funds
- Median 0.55%
30 of the 39 US Active Small-Cap funds charge less.