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AKRE vs GUSE

Akre Focus ETF

AKREDNYSE Arca

Goldman Sachs Enhanced U.S. Equity ETF

GUSEANasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

GUSE −0.68pt a year

AKRE0.98%GUSE0.30%

Avg volume · 30D

AKRE 18.6×the volume

AKRE462KGUSE24.9K

AKRE vs GUSE Performance

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

−9.8%AKRE+11.8%GUSE

Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AKRE −9.8%. GUSE +11.8%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%0%Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
AKRE 0.98%
GUSE 0.30%, better
Fund size
AKRE $4.94B
GUSE $421M
1Y total return
AKRE −9.3%
GUSE No data
Holdings
AKRE 21
GUSE 122
Avg volume (30D)
AKRE 462K sh, better
GUSE 24.9K sh
NAV per share
AKRE $59.16
GUSE $46.05
52W range

ETF.net Grade

AKRE: Cost 3, Risk 18, Mission not scored, Tradability 69, Holdings 16, Durability 87. GUSE: Cost 97, Risk 94, Mission not scored, Tradability 46, Holdings 89, Durability 85.
Pillar letters and Scores for AKRE, GUSE, with each pillar’s weight
PillarAKREGUSE
Cost30% weightF3A97Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightF18A94Higher
Tradability15% weightB69HigherC46
Holdings10% weightF16A89Higher
Durability5% weightA87HigherA85

Rank among US Active Growth funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. AKRE and GUSE are both graded against the same 90 US Active Growth funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Active Growth⁠

Category · 90 funds
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GUSE ranks 2nd and AKRE 82nd of 90 funds in the US Active Growth Category.

  1. Rank 1AJUSAJPMorgan U.S. Research Enhanced Large Cap ETFScore 86
  2. Rank 2AGUSEGoldman Sachs Enhanced U.S. Equity ETFScore 84
  3. Rank 3ALRGCAB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETFScore 81
  4. Rank 81DTSELTouchstone Sands Capital US Select Growth ETFScore 27
  5. Rank 82DAKREAkre Focus ETFScore 26
  6. Rank 83DAOTGAOT Growth and Innovation ETFScore 25

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AKREDAkre Focus ETF

GUSEAGoldman Sachs Enhanced U.S. Equity ETF

In short

AKRE The ETF successor to Akre Capital's 2009 focus fund: a deliberately concentrated, non-diversified book of businesses meant to be held for years. Multi-billion-dollar scale, and a mutual-fund-era fee of 0.98%.

GUSE Goldman's fundamental stock pickers hunting long-term growth in US companies, for 0.30% a year. The strategy dates to 2008 and charges well under the typical active US growth fund.

Stated mandate

AKRE The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

GUSE The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in companies that the Investment Adviser believes are positioned for long-term growth.

Why people hold it

  • AKRE The strategy has a paper trail. This is the ETF successor to a mutual fund that began operating in 2009, so the approach long predates the wrapper.akrecapital.com
  • Non-diversified on purpose: a focused portfolio, so each holding actually moves the needle instead of being diluted across hundreds of names.akrecapital.com
  • One job, stated plainly in the filings: long-term capital appreciation, mostly US names with room for international ones.sec.gov
  • Among the easier active funds in its peer group to get in and out of, with a multi-billion-dollar asset base behind it.
  • GUSE Charges 0.30% a year, against a 0.54% median for its active US growth cohort. Cheap, for stock picking.
  • Actively run with no index to shadow. Managers hold companies they judge positioned for long-term growth, so the portfolio can look different from a large-cap benchmark.
  • Inception dates to 2008, so the strategy has run through multiple market cycles, not one long rally.
  • One of the stronger implementations in a crowded field of active US growth funds.

Worth knowing

  • AKRE 0.98% is a mutual-fund-era price tag, well above what most active large-cap growth ETFs charge. Rivals like JUSA and FELG cover similar ground for a fraction of it.sec.gov
  • Concentration cuts both ways. In a non-diversified book, a single-name stumble lands harder than it would in a broad index.akrecapital.com
  • Built for capital appreciation, not income. There is no regular distribution schedule to plan around here.
  • GUSE Trades thinly next to the category's heavyweights. Spreads can be wider, which bites most on large or hurried orders.
  • Two peers in the same top tier undercut it on fee: JUSA at 0.12% and FELG at 0.18%. Price is not where this one stands out.
  • Distributions land once or twice a year, not monthly. Growth of capital is the stated goal, not an income stream.

Full AKRE profile⁠

Full GUSE profile⁠

AKRE vs GUSE Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

AKRE vs GUSE Cost

Overpaying AKRE vs GUSE

$12,213

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

  • AKRE 0.98%

    $18,362

  • GUSE 0.30%

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AKRE 0.98%
  • GUSE 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530AKRE $18,362GUSE $6,149

Year by year

YearAKREGUSEOverpaying
10$1,729$545$1,184
20$6,504$2,113$4,391
30$18,362$6,149$12,213

Expense ratio

  • 0.98%AKRE
  • 0.30%GUSE, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Active Growth funds
  • Median 0.55%

GUSE 3rd cheapest of 90 funds

AKRE 87th cheapest of 90 funds

AKRE vs GUSE Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Payout (12M)
AKRE None
GUSE No data
Last payment
AKRE No data
GUSE $0.30
Ex-dividend
AKRE No data
GUSE Dec 23, 2025
Paid on
AKRE No data
GUSE Dec 30, 2025
Frequency
AKRE No data
GUSE Irregular

Distribution history

Per share, 2025 to 2026, same scale for both

AKREAll AKRE payments⁠

No distribution history available.

GUSEIrregular · 1 paymentAll GUSE payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 23, 2025 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.252026YTD

AKRE vs GUSE Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
AKRE 26.4%since Nov 2025GUSE No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
AKRE −0.39since Nov 2025GUSE No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
AKRE −24.2%since Oct 2025GUSE No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
AKRE 0.88GUSE 0.93

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