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BASG vs GUSE

Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth ETF

BASGCNasdaq

Goldman Sachs Enhanced U.S. Equity ETF

GUSEANasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

GUSE −0.31pt a year

BASG0.61%GUSE0.30%

Avg volume · 30D

GUSE 1.6×the volume

BASG15.8KGUSE24.9K

BASG vs GUSE Performance

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+6.2%BASG+11.8%GUSE

Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. BASG +6.2%. GUSE +11.8%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−10%−5%0%15%Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
BASG 0.61%
GUSE 0.30%, better
Fund size
BASG $497M
GUSE $421M
1Y total return
BASG +2.3%
GUSE No data
Holdings
BASG 34
GUSE 122
Avg volume (30D)
BASG 15.8K sh
GUSE 24.9K sh, better
NAV per share
BASG $27.50
GUSE $46.05
52W range

ETF.net Grade

BASG: Cost 30, Risk 45, Mission 68, Tradability 61, Holdings 69, Durability 56. GUSE: Cost 97, Risk 94, Mission not scored, Tradability 46, Holdings 89, Durability 85.
Pillar letters and Scores for BASG, GUSE, with each pillar’s weight
PillarBASGGUSE
Cost30% weightD30A97Higher
Mission25% weightB68Not scored
Risk15% weightC45A94Higher
Tradability15% weightB61HigherC46
Holdings10% weightB69A89Higher
Durability5% weightB56A85Higher

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. BASG 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 BASG 50th 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 50CBAMGBrookstone Growth Stock ETFScore 46
  5. Rank 50CBASGBrown Advisory Sustainable Growth ETFScore 46
  6. Rank 50CLSGRNatixis Loomis Sayles Focused Growth ETFScore 46

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

BASGCBrown Advisory Sustainable Growth ETF

GUSEAGoldman Sachs Enhanced U.S. Equity ETF

In short

BASG Active ESG stock-picking, not an index screen: a concentrated book of US growth companies vetted against Brown Advisory's own sustainability criteria, launched in 2025.

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

BASG Seeks long-term capital appreciation accompanied by income.

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

  • BASG The sustainability mandate is in the rulebook, not the marketing: at least 80% of net assets in domestic companies meeting the fund's stated sustainable investment criteria.aaii.com
  • Concentrated by design. A compact, top-heavy holdings list means individual stock calls actually register instead of washing out across hundreds of positions.aaii.com
  • What sits in the portfolio lines up closely with what the mandate describes, and the sustainability process is laid out in the fund's own filings rather than asserted.
  • 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

  • BASG You pay for the human research: 0.61% a year, above the middle of its active large-growth peer group and several times what quant-enhanced rivals like JUSA (0.12%) charge.
  • Concentration cuts both ways. With a short holdings list, a stumble in one name lands harder here than it would inside a broad growth index.aaii.com
  • Young and thinly traded since its 2025 launch, so spreads can run wider than in the household-name funds of this category, and there is little track record to study.
  • 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 BASG profile⁠

Full GUSE profile⁠

BASG 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.

BASG vs GUSE Cost

Overpaying BASG vs GUSE

$5,849

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

  • BASG 0.61%

    $11,998

  • GUSE 0.30%

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BASG 0.61%
  • GUSE 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530BASG $11,998GUSE $6,149

Year by year

YearBASGGUSEOverpaying
10$1,093$545$548
20$4,181$2,113$2,068
30$11,998$6,149$5,849

Expense ratio

  • 0.61%BASG
  • 0.30%GUSE, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Active Growth funds
  • Median 0.55%

GUSE 3rd cheapest of 90 funds

BASG 62nd cheapest of 90 funds

BASG vs GUSE Dividends

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

Distribution history

Per share, 2025 to 2026, same scale for both

BASGAll BASG 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

BASG vs GUSE Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
BASG 14.7%since Jul 2025GUSE No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
BASG 0.04since Jul 2025GUSE No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
BASG −19.3%since Jun 2025GUSE No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
BASG 1.02GUSE 0.93

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