GK vs GUSE

GKDAdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki ETF

GUSEAGoldman Sachs Enhanced U.S. Equity ETF

In short

GK A working wealth-management firm's conviction list, wrapped in an ETF. Active, US-only, about 30 growth stocks, benchmarked against the S&P 500. No index committee in the middle.

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

GK The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It is actively managed and invests primarily in U.S. exchange-traded equity securities through a focused portfolio of growth stocks.

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

• GK Actively managed, not index-shadowing: a focused book of US exchange-traded growth stocks chosen for long-term capital appreciation.advisorshares.com
• Roughly 30 positions, so individual picks actually register. Conviction you can see, unlike a 300-name theme basket where any one name barely moves the needle.
• The mandate is legible: US-listed equities, growth tilt, measured against the S&P 500. You know what you own and what it is judged by.advisorshares.com
• Live since 2021, so the strategy has a real-market record rather than a backtest.

• 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

• GK 1.31% a year is roughly double the typical disruptive-innovation fund, and index peers like KOMP (0.20%) and XT (0.46%) charge a fraction of it.
• Small asset base and thin trading. Spreads can widen, so limit orders and quiet mid-session moments matter more here than with a mega-fund.
• About 30 US growth names means no geographic ballast and real single-stock risk. Distributions arrive once or twice a year; income is not the job.

• 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.

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