Goldman Sachs MarketBeta US 1000 Equity ETF
$67.12+0.02 (+0.03%)
- 0.10%
- $2.5B
- +19.7%
- 0.96%
- 0M sh
- $67.18
- low $54.70high $67.45
The ETF.net GUSA Grade
Score 65 out of 100
- 3 of 8
Score 65 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.B64 out of 100Rank 2 of 8Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B58 out of 100Rank 5 of 8Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F14 out of 100Rank 8 of 8Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B69 out of 100Rank 3 of 8Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A71 out of 100Rank 3 of 8
Our read on GUSA
BGoldman's core beta, priced like plumbing: about 1,000 US stocks for 0.10% a year. It reaches past the famous 500 into mid caps and hugs its Solactive benchmark tightly. The trade-off is thin trading.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index. It generally invests at least 80% of assets in securities included in that index or related depositary receipts.
Why people hold it
- 0.10% a year, half the typical fee in its peer group. Cheap beta is Goldman's whole pitch with the MarketBeta line, and the price tag backs it up.gsam.com
- About 1,000 names, roughly twice the reach of a 500-stock benchmark, so mid caps ride along in one ticket instead of being a second purchase.
- Boring by design and good at it: the fund tracks the Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index closely, with at least 80% of assets in index securities per the prospectus.gsam.com
- A billion-dollar-plus fund from a major issuer, paying distributions quarterly. One of the stronger builds among broad US equity peers.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded for its size. Spreads can widen, so your fill price, not the index, does the damage on sloppy market orders.
- Not the cheapest seat in the room: peer ILCB charges 0.03%. GUSA's edge is breadth, not the lowest fee.
- Launched in 2022, with a Solactive benchmark rather than a household index name, so the track record and the apples-to-apples comparisons take extra work.
GUSA Holdings
- Stocks
- 1,006
- 36%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology39.5%
- Financials10.9%
- Communication9.4%
- Health Care9.4%
- Consumer Discretionary8.9%
- Industrials8.1%
- Consumer Staples4.2%
- Energy3.6%
- Materials2.1%
- Utilities1.9%
- Real Estate1.9%
Geography
- United States97.65%
- Ireland1.14%
- United Kingdom0.46%
- Switzerland0.27%
- Uruguay0.12%
- Bermuda0.12%
- Netherlands0.08%
- Cayman Islands0.08%
- 0.08%
GUSA 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 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 | GUSA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.5% |
| 1 month | +1.8% |
| 3 months | +3.1% |
| 1 year | +19.7% |
| 3 years | +22.7% |
| 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 | GUSA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.5% | |
| 2025 | +17.5% | |
| 2024 | +24.5% | |
| 2023 | +26.6% | |
| 2022 | −13.3% |
GUSA in the news
GUSA Dividends
- 0.96%
- $0.64
- $0.16 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
GUSA Risk
- 12.7%
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.
- 1.32
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.
- −19.6%
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.
- 0.98
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
GUSA Cost
- The middle half of US Stocks funds
- Median 0.10%
3 of the 7 US Stocks funds charge less.
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