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Goldman Sachs Value Opportunities ETF

GVLENasdaqGoldman SachsC

$48.35−0.43 (−0.88%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C50/ 100

Rank 34 of 66 in US Active Value

C50/100Rank 34 of 66inUS Active Value
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 48.78 to 48.35. Range 48.35 to 48.80. Use the arrow keys to read each point.48.5048.6048.7010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.45%
Fund size
$41M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
30
Avg volume · 30D
4.74K sh
52W range
low $38.78high $49.77
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The ETF.net GVLE Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 50 out of 100

Category
US Active Value⁠
Rank
34 of 66
Six-pillar profile for GVLE. Scores out of 100: Cost 64, Risk 53, Mission not scored, Tradability 27, Holdings 36, Durability 65. Strongest: Durability (65). Weakest: Tradability (27). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 50 of 100 falls in the C 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 100
    Rank 24 of 66

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 35 of 65

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D27 out of 100
    Rank 56 of 66

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 54 of 66

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 66

Our read on GVLE

ETF.net Research

In short

CA stock-picker's version of value: roughly 20 to 40 companies Goldman's team thinks the market is mispricing, not a rules-based screen of hundreds of names. The strategy ran as a mutual fund from 2015 before converting into this ETF in 2025.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It pursues that objective by investing in companies GSAM considers value opportunities.

Why people hold it

  • Concentrated on purpose. The prospectus targets roughly 20 to 40 holdings, so individual research calls actually move the portfolio instead of getting diluted.sec.gov
  • Charges 0.45%, under the median for actively managed US value funds, though systematic rivals like AVLV (0.15%) and WTV (0.12%) come in cheaper.
  • Wider hunting ground than the name suggests: any market cap, plus up to 20% of assets in foreign stocks, including emerging markets.sec.gov
  • Not a brand-new idea in a new wrapper. It arrived via a 2025 mutual fund conversion and carries the predecessor fund's history back to 2015.gs.com

Worth knowing

  • Small asset base and light trading volume, so spreads can run wider than in the category's household-name value funds.
  • Non-diversified. A stumble at one large holding lands harder here than in a broad value index fund holding hundreds of stocks.sec.gov
  • Distributions come once or twice a year, not quarterly or monthly, so it isn't structured as a steady income stream.

GVLE Performance

Launched Jul 31, 2015

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

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GVLE$11,843
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,169
Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. GVLE $11,843. SPY $11,169. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 GVLE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGVLE
Year to date+18.4%
1 month+2.0%
3 months−0.3%
1 yearHistory unavailableNo data
3 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data
5 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data
10 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data

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 GVLE
YearReturn barGVLE
2026 YTD+18.4%
2025+4.3%

History from Nov 17, 2025

GVLE in the news

GVLE Dividends

Last payment
$0.47 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 23, 2025 $0.47. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 23, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.47

$10,000 in GVLE 1 year ago paid $120 in dividends.

GVLE Risk

Risk pillarC53 out of 100Rank 35 of 65 in US Active Value
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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.
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.
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.
0.84
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

GVLE Cost

Compare GVLE and WTV

Overpaying vs WTV, cheapest in US Active Value

$6,521

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • GVLE 0.45%

    $9,041

  • WTV 0.12% Cheapest

    $2,520

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GVLE 0.45%
  • WTV 0.12%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530GVLE $9,041WTV $2,520

Year by year

YearGVLEWTVOverpaying
10$812$220$592
20$3,128$859$2,269
30$9,041$2,520$6,521

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