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GSWO

GradeAChicago Board Options Exchange

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity ETF

Factor & Screened Index · Goldman · Inception 2022-03-15 · SEC filings

$65.39−0.64 (−0.97%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:17 PM EDT

History starts Jan 7, 2026.History starts Jan 7, 2026.
Intraday session: down, 19 prints from 66.03 to 65.39. Range 65.26 to 66.03. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$65.20$65.60$65.80$66.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.15%
Fund size
$1.8B
1Y return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
1.47%
Holdings
742
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$65.87
52W range
low $54.51high $66.64

The ETF.net GSWO Grade

A

79/ 100

Rank 1 of 30 in International Multifactor⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for GSWO. Scores out of 100: Cost 98, Risk 81, Mission not scored, Tradability 87, Holdings 23, Durability 61. Strongest: Cost (98). Weakest: Holdings (23). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 79 of 100 sits in the A 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.
    AScore 98
    Category rank1/30 · top 3%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 81
    Category rank4/30 · top 13%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 87
    Category rank1/30 · top 3%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    FScore 23
    Category rank29/30 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 61
    Category rank11/30 · top 37%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on GSWO

ETF.net Research

AFour factor tilts (value, momentum, quality, low volatility) on developed markets outside the US, for 15 basis points. Goldman's ActiveBeta rules at a price closer to an index fund than an active one.

Stated mandate

The fund is an ActiveBeta World Equity ETF designed to track an ActiveBeta Index and provide exposure to value, momentum, quality, and low-volatility characteristics.

Why people hold it

  1. 010.15% a year against a 0.69% median for its global active-equity peers, and cheaper than fellow top-graded names DFAW (0.24%) and AVGE (0.25%).
  2. 02Value, momentum, quality and low volatility come from one published ActiveBeta index methodology, not a manager's discretionary call.gsam.com
  3. 03Stands among the strongest implementations in its global equity peer group: a multi-billion-dollar fund in the standard 1940 Act ETF wrapper that pays quarterly.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Despite the "World" name, the reference index is MSCI World ex USA, so US stocks sit outside the mandate.
  2. 02Launched in 2022, so the live record is short, and factor blends can trail plain cap-weighted benchmarks for long stretches.
  3. 03Four factors in one basket can pull against each other; the net tilt is milder than a single-factor fund.

GSWO Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:05 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
742
Top-10 weight
28%
Largest holding
NVDA5.8%

Geography

  • United States67.14%
  • Japan8.57%
  • United Kingdom3.26%
  • Canada3.15%
  • Switzerland2.42%
  • Germany1.83%
  • Australia1.77%
  • Netherlands1.48%
  • Other countries (21)10.38%

Developed 94% · Emerging 6% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 51.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION5.78%472,952$104M828
002AAPLAPPLE INC.5.41%288,094$97M707
003MSFTMICROSOFT CORPORATION3.97%143,112$71M792
004AMZNAMAZON.COM INC2.67%190,927$48M720
005GOOGLALPHABET INC.2.26%116,657$41M704
006GOOGALPHABET INC.1.95%101,669$35M471
007AVGOBROADCOM INC.1.77%91,418$32M732
008METAMETA PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A1.66%43,652$30M683
009MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.1.32%24,266$24M655
010TSLATESLA INC.1.20%58,727$22M509
011LLYELI LILLY & CO1.13%17,613$20M569
012JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO1.03%53,001$19M478
013AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC.0.98%32,144$18M618
014JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON0.73%48,196$13M521
015ASML.ASASML HOLDING N.V.0.72%7,972$13M194

Showing 1–15 of 757 holdings

GSWO Performance

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

GSWO$10,434
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,415
Jun 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. GSWO $10,434. SPY $10,415. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,739$10,131$10,524Jun 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026

Jun 22, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for GSWO. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGSWO
Year to dateHistory unavailable—
1 month+0.9%
3 months+4.3%
1 yearHistory unavailable—
3 yearsHistory unavailable—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, 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 GSWO
YearReturn barGSWO
2026 YTD+15.0%

History from Jan 7, 2026

GSWO in the news

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GSWO 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 Sep 22, 2026.
1.47%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.97Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.32 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2022–2026

One bar per payment. 17 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Jun 24, 2022 $0.31; Sep 26, 2022 $0.16; Dec 27, 2022 $0.20; Mar 27, 2023 $0.17; Jun 26, 2023 $0.31; Sep 25, 2023 $0.16; Dec 26, 2023 $0.26; Mar 22, 2024 $0.15; Jun 24, 2024 $0.32; Sep 24, 2024 $0.18; Dec 23, 2024 $0.21; Mar 25, 2025 $0.16; Jun 24, 2025 $0.37; Sep 24, 2025 $0.24; Dec 23, 2025 $0.23; Mar 25, 2026 $0.19; Jun 24, 2026 $0.32. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 24, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.32
Mar 25, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.19
Dec 23, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.23
Sep 24, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.24
Jun 24, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.37
Mar 25, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.16
Dec 23, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.21
Sep 24, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.18
Jun 24, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.32
Mar 22, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.15
Dec 26, 2023Jan 2, 2024$0.26
Sep 25, 2023Sep 29, 2023$0.16

GSWO Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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No data available
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.
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No data available
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.
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No data available
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.
0.75
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.

GSWO Cost

Expense ratio0.15%
  • The middle half of International Multifactor funds
  • Median 0.35%

No International Multifactor fund charges less.

GSWO costs $15.00 a year on $10,000. The median International Multifactor fund costs $35.50.