GSID vs VEA: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF

GSIDCCboe

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

VEAANYSE Arca

Overlap

65.2%by weight

Expense ratio

VEA −0.17pt a year

GSID0.20%VEA0.03%

Avg volume · 30D

VEA 166.5×the volume

GSID60.7KVEA10.1M

5Y return · a year

VEA +0.9pt

GSID+8.3%VEA+9.2%

GSID vs VEA Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+48.8%GSID+55.4%VEA

Expense ratio: GSID 0.20%; VEA 0.03%, better
Fund size: GSID $996M; VEA $314B
1Y total return: GSID +13.2%; VEA +16.9%, better
Yield (12M): GSID 2.53%, better; VEA 2.45%
Holdings: GSID 902; VEA 3914
Avg volume (30D): GSID 60.7K sh; VEA 10.1M sh, better
NAV per share: GSID $74.87; VEA $69.29
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for GSID, VEA, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	GSID	VEA
Cost30% weight	D38	A90Higher
Mission25% weight	A100	A100
Risk15% weight	C44Higher	C43
Tradability15% weight	F15	B58Higher
Holdings10% weight	A74	A84Higher
Durability5% weight	D28	A91Higher

Rank among Developed International Core funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. GSID and VEA are both graded against the same 20 Developed International Core funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Developed International Core⁠

Category · 20 funds

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VEA ranks 2nd and GSID 15th of 20 funds in the Developed International Core Category.

Rank 1AIDEViShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETFScore 81
Rank 2ASPDWState Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETFScore 80
Rank 2AVEAVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFScore 80
Rank 4AIEFAiShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFScore 76
Rank 14BFNDFSchwab Fundamental International Large Company Index ETFScore 56
Rank 15CGSIDGoldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETFScore 53
Rank 16CPXFInvesco RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETFScore 51

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

GSIDCGoldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF

VEAAVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

In short

GSID Goldman's plain-vanilla international core: roughly 900 developed-market stocks outside North America, held directly, at 0.20% net of a waiver through December 29, 2026. A big Wall Street name doing a quiet index-fund job.

VEA Everything developed outside the US in one line item: roughly 3,900 stocks across Canada, Europe and the Pacific, small caps included. Vanguard has run it since 2007 at three basis points.

Stated mandate

GSID The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex North America Large & Mid Cap Index.

VEA Seeks to track the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index through an indexing strategy investing substantially all assets in the index’s large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks across Canada, Europe, and the Pacific region.

Why people hold it

GSID The tracking job is the strength here: it has hugged its Solactive developed ex-North America index closely, which is the entire assignment for a market-beta wrapper.
Roughly 900 large and mid caps across Europe, Japan and the rest of the developed world, covering about 85% of that market by Goldman's own count.gs.com
Goldman designed the MarketBeta line as a core building block to be combined with other funds, and this one pays out quarterly.gs.com

VEA Charges 0.03% a year against a 0.18% median for its peer group. Low cost is the whole point of index exposure, and this sits at the cheap end of it.
The index reaches down to small caps and keeps Canada in, so you own about 3,900 companies across Canada, Europe and the Pacific, not just the mega-cap layer.vanguard.com
Tracks its FTSE benchmark closely and trades in heavy volume, which keeps the spread to get in or out slim, whether the order is small or institutional.
Live since 2007 and one of the largest international stock funds on the market. Distributions come quarterly.

Worth knowing

GSID 0.20% net of a waiver through December 29, 2026 (0.25% gross) sits above the category median, in a group where IDEV charges 0.04% and VEA and SCHF 0.03%.
Moderately traded rather than one of the category's most liquid names, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than at the index-fund giants.
No US or Canadian stocks and no emerging markets: one slice of global equity, not a whole-world fund.

VEA Developed markets only, and no US stocks. Emerging markets and the home market sit outside the mandate entirely.vanguard.com
The 0.03% fee is matched, not owned: SPDW and SCHF price the same and IDEV is a hair above. The separator here is index construction, not cost.
Plain index exposure, no buffer or downside protection. Foreign markets and the small-cap sleeve can swing hard, and the fund holds the full ride.

Full GSID profile⁠

Full VEA profile⁠

GSID vs VEA Holdings

How GSID and VEA differ

Overlap by weight

65.2%

Shared holdings make up 95.6% of GSID and 65.3% of VEA.

Level by level

Holdings825 in both65.2%
Countryby domicile79.6%
Sector11 Sectors92.4%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in GSID and VEA, widest gap first
Sector	More in GSIDMore in VEA	GSID	VEA
Technology	VEA +5.0 points	11.9%	16.9%
Health Care	GSID +3.0 points	10.8%	7.8%
Consumer Staples	GSID +1.5 points	6.8%	5.3%
Materials	VEA +1.5 points	6.1%	7.6%
Communication	GSID +1.2 points	4.5%	3.3%
Energy	VEA +0.6 points	4.3%	4.9%
Financials	GSID +0.6 points	25.0%	24.4%
Utilities	GSID +0.6 points	3.7%	3.1%
Real Estate	VEA +0.5 points	1.8%	2.3%
Industrials	GSID +0.4 points	17.9%	17.5%
Consumer Discretionary	GSID +0.3 points	7.2%	6.9%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in GSID and VEA, widest gap first
Country	More in GSIDMore in VEA	GSID	VEA
Canada	VEA +10.8 points	0.0%	10.8%
South Korea	VEA +9.2 points	0.0%	9.2%
Japan	GSID +4.7 points	26.6%	21.9%
Switzerland	GSID +2.5 points	9.1%	6.6%
United Kingdom	GSID +2.4 points	13.5%	11.1%
Germany	GSID +1.9 points	8.1%	6.2%
Australia	GSID +1.6 points	7.2%	5.6%
United States	GSID +1.4 points	1.4%	0.0%
Other countries (21)	GSID +5.6 points	34.2%	28.6%

Outside the US: GSID 98% developed, 2% emerging. VEA 89% developed, 11% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

GSID13.9%
VEA13.6%

Securities held

GSID891
VEA3,890

Asset class

GSID: Equity
VEA: Equity

Holdings

Only in GSID66
In both825
Only in VEA3,065

Only in GSID

66 securities, 4.6% of GSID by weight

Ince/Icus Msci Eafe 12/20260.46%
Spotify Technology S.a.0.39%
Glencore PLC0.30%
Argenx Se-Adr0.25%
Nordea Bank Abp0.25%
Basf SE0.24%
Ferrari N.v.0.22%
Nebius Group NV0.16%
St Microelectronics0.14%
Adidas AG0.13%
Ferrovial NV0.12%
Arcelormittal0.12%
Aib Group Public Limited Company0.11%
Ryanair Holdings Plc-Adr0.11%
Sea Limited-Adr0.10%
International Consolidated-Adr0.09%
Bt Group PLC0.08%
Henkel AG & Co Kgaa Inhaber - Vorzugsaktien O.st.o0.07%
Energias De Portugal SA0.07%
Icon Public Limited Company0.06%
Ascendis Pharma A/S0.06%
Kerry Group Public Limited Company0.06%
Check Point Software Tech. Ltd0.05%
Geely Automobile Holdings Limited0.05%
Vonovia SE0.05%
Banco Comercial Portugues, S.a0.05%
Galp Energia, Sgps S.a.0.04%
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd.0.04%
Iren Limited0.04%
Cspc Pharmaceutical Group Ltd0.04%
Hongkong Land Holdings (Sg)0.04%
Grab Holdings Limited0.04%
Biontech Se-Adr0.04%
Sartorius Non Vtg Pfd0.04%
Stellantis N.v.0.03%
Icg PLC0.03%
Silicon Motion Technology Corp-Adr0.03%
China Mengniu Dairy Co0.03%
Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited0.03%
Kyuden Holdings Inc.0.03%
Futu Holdings Limited-Adr0.03%
Hkt Trust and Hkt Ltd0.02%
Global-E Online Ltd0.02%
A2 Milk Co Ltd0.02%
Kingboard Laminates Hldgs Ltd0.02%
Vend Marketplaces Asa0.02%
Kingboard Holdings Ltd0.02%
Dr Ing Hc F Porsche AG0.01%
Byd Electronic International Co Ltd0.01%
Paz Retail and Energy Ltd0.01%

Only in VEA

3,065 securities, 34.5% of VEA by weight

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd2.81%
SK hynix Inc2.30%
SLBBH11421.07%
Royal Bank of Canada0.85%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The0.60%
Shopify Inc0.56%
Bank of Montreal0.37%
Samsung Electronics-Pref0.35%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.35%
Enbridge Inc0.32%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce0.31%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd0.30%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd0.29%
Suncor Energy Inc0.25%
Brookfield Corp0.24%
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd0.23%
Air Liquide SA0.23%
SK Square Co Ltd0.23%
Glencore PLC0.23%
Manulife Financial Corp0.22%
Barrick Mining Corp0.21%
L'Oreal SA0.20%
Canadian National Railway Co0.20%
Nordea Bank Abp0.20%
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd0.19%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp0.19%
TC Energy Corp0.19%
Argenx SE0.19%
National Bank of Canada0.17%
Basf SE0.16%
Ferrari NV0.14%
Franco-Nevada Corp0.14%
Celestica Inc0.14%
Sun Life Financial Inc0.13%
KB Financial Group Inc0.13%
Cenovus Energy Inc0.13%
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc0.13%
Constellation Software Inc/Canada0.12%
Waste Connections Inc0.12%
Cameco Corp0.12%
Dollarama Inc0.11%
Hyundai Motor Co0.11%
Nutrien Ltd0.10%
STMicroelectronics NV0.10%
Power Corp of Canada0.10%
Lenovo Group Ltd0.10%
Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd0.10%
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd0.10%
Teck Resources Ltd0.10%
Intact Financial Corp0.09%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 825 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in GSID and VEA, widest gap first
Holding	More in GSIDMore in VEA	GSID	VEA
Asml Holding N.v.	GSID +0.72 points	2.86%	2.14%
Roche Holding AG	GSID +0.65 points	1.55%	0.90%
Shell PLCSHEL.L	GSID +0.50 points	1.36%	0.86%
Novartis AG Shs	GSID +0.49 points	1.31%	0.82%
Air Liquide SA	GSID +0.44 points	0.56%	0.12%
Sap SE	GSID +0.43 points	1.06%	0.63%
Nestle S.a.	GSID +0.43 points	1.15%	0.72%
Astrazeneca PLC OrdAZN.L	GSID +0.42 points	1.17%	0.75%
L'oreal	GSID +0.38 points	0.48%	0.10%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group	GSID +0.35 points	1.13%	0.78%
Totalenergies SE	GSID +0.34 points	0.87%	0.53%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	GSID +0.33 points	0.87%	0.54%
Siemens AG Reg Shs	GSID +0.29 points	0.99%	0.70%
Hsbc Holdings PLCHSBA.L	GSID +0.30 points	1.35%	1.05%
Allianz SE	GSID +0.30 points	0.85%	0.55%
Advantest Corp	GSID +0.26 points	0.76%	0.50%
Bhp Group Limited	GSID +0.24 points	0.91%	0.67%
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.	GSID +0.25 points	0.69%	0.44%
Unilever PLCULVR.L	GSID +0.23 points	0.62%	0.39%
Ubs Group AG	GSID +0.22 points	0.68%	0.46%
Sony Group Corporation	GSID +0.22 points	0.65%	0.43%
British American Tobacco OrdBATS.L	GSID +0.22 points	0.56%	0.34%
Sumitomo Mitsui Fin Group, Inc	GSID +0.21 points	0.70%	0.49%
Iberdrola Sociedad Anonima	GSID +0.21 points	0.69%	0.48%
Toyota Motor Corporation	GSID +0.20 points	0.80%	0.60%
Zurich Insurance Group AG	GSID +0.20 points	0.51%	0.31%
Airbus SE	GSID +0.19 points	0.58%	0.39%
Bp PLCBP.L	GSID +0.18 points	0.54%	0.36%
Novo Nordisk A/S	GSID +0.18 points	0.55%	0.37%
Abb Ltd	GSID +0.17 points	0.62%	0.45%
Hitachi, Ltd.	GSID +0.17 points	0.64%	0.47%
Nippon Telegph & Tele	GSID +0.16 points	0.25%	0.09%
Mizuho Financial Group	GSID +0.16 points	0.56%	0.40%
Engie	GSID +0.16 points	0.21%	0.05%
Anheuser-Busch Inbev	GSID +0.15 points	0.37%	0.22%
Lvmh Moet-Hennessy Louis	GSID +0.15 points	0.49%	0.34%
Mitsubishi Corp.	GSID +0.15 points	0.45%	0.30%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLCRR.L	GSID +0.15 points	0.65%	0.50%
Banco Santander, S.a.	GSID +0.15 points	0.77%	0.62%
Dbs Group Holdings Ltd	GSID +0.14 points	0.52%	0.38%
Anz Group Holdings Ltd	GSID +0.14 points	0.39%	0.25%
Gsk PLCGSK.L	GSID +0.14 points	0.44%	0.30%
Bae Systems PLCBA.L	GSID +0.14 points	0.38%	0.23%
Itochu Corporation	GSID +0.14 points	0.41%	0.27%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya	GSID +0.13 points	0.62%	0.49%
Aia Group Limited	GSID +0.13 points	0.43%	0.30%
National Australia Bk -Ord	GSID +0.14 points	0.40%	0.26%
Westpac Banking Corporation	GSID +0.13 points	0.39%	0.26%
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.	GSID +0.14 points	0.43%	0.29%
Deutsche Telekom AG	GSID +0.14 points	0.45%	0.31%
Telstra Group Ltd	GSID +0.13 points	0.17%	0.04%
Enel Spa Eur 1	GSID +0.13 points	0.36%	0.23%
National Grid PLCNG.L	GSID +0.12 points	0.36%	0.23%
Sanofi	GSID +0.13 points	0.40%	0.27%
Muenchener Rueckvers.ges.ag	GSID +0.13 points	0.35%	0.22%
Schneider Electric	GSID +0.13 points	0.68%	0.55%
Siemens Energy AG	GSID +0.12 points	0.50%	0.38%
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA	GSID +0.13 points	0.48%	0.35%
Fast Retailing Co Ltd	GSID +0.12 points	0.37%	0.25%
Tokyo Electron Ltd	GSID +0.12 points	0.63%	0.51%
Relx PLCREL.L	GSID +0.12 points	0.30%	0.18%
Axa	GSID +0.12 points	0.36%	0.24%
Bnp Paribas	GSID +0.12 points	0.44%	0.32%
Investor Aktiebolag	GSID +0.11 points	0.34%	0.23%
Unicredit, Societa' Per Azioni	GSID +0.11 points	0.52%	0.41%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd	GSID +0.11 points	0.29%	0.18%
Lonza Group AG	GSID +0.11 points	0.26%	0.15%
Barclays PLCBARC.L	GSID +0.11 points	0.36%	0.25%
Deutsche Boerse AG	GSID +0.11 points	0.29%	0.18%
Keyence Corp.	GSID +0.10 points	0.40%	0.30%
Macquarie Group Limited	GSID +0.11 points	0.29%	0.18%
Essilorluxottica	GSID +0.10 points	0.25%	0.15%
Compass Group PLCCPG.L	GSID +0.10 points	0.26%	0.16%
Industria De Diseno Textil, S.a.	GSID +0.10 points	0.31%	0.21%
Givaudan	GSID +0.10 points	0.20%	0.10%
Hoya Corp	GSID +0.09 points	0.25%	0.16%
Mitsui & Co Ltd	GSID +0.10 points	0.34%	0.24%
Rio Tinto PLCRIO.L	GSID +0.10 points	0.40%	0.30%
Nintendo Co., Ltd.	GSID +0.09 points	0.25%	0.16%
Csl Limited	GSID +0.09 points	0.28%	0.19%
Lloyds Banking Group PLCLLOY.L	GSID +0.09 points	0.35%	0.26%
Deutsche Bank Reg Shs	GSID +0.09 points	0.28%	0.19%
Safran SA	GSID +0.09 points	0.49%	0.40%
Eni Ordinary Shares	GSID +0.08 points	0.24%	0.16%
Dhl Group	GSID +0.09 points	0.27%	0.18%
Tesco PLCTSCO.L	GSID +0.09 points	0.21%	0.12%
London Stock Exchange Group PLCLSEG.L	GSID +0.08 points	0.24%	0.16%
Galderma Group AG	GSID +0.09 points	0.20%	0.11%
Ing Groep N.v.	GSID +0.08 points	0.40%	0.32%
Rheinmetall AG	GSID +0.09 points	0.24%	0.15%
Ocbc Ltd	GSID +0.08 points	0.33%	0.25%
Vinci SA	GSID +0.09 points	0.27%	0.18%
Ucb Cap Npv	GSID +0.08 points	0.17%	0.09%
Japan Tobacco Inc.	GSID +0.08 points	0.23%	0.15%
Genmab A/S	GSID +0.08 points	0.15%	0.07%
Wesfarmers Limited	GSID +0.08 points	0.27%	0.18%
Fujitsu Limited	GSID +0.08 points	0.21%	0.13%
Infineon Technologies AG	GSID +0.08 points	0.35%	0.27%
Kddi Corporation	GSID +0.08 points	0.24%	0.16%
Sandoz Group AG	GSID +0.08 points	0.19%	0.11%

All 892 GSID holdings⁠All 3,873 VEA 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.

GSID vs VEA Cost

Overpaying GSID vs VEA

$3,517

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

GSID 0.20%
$4,155
VEA 0.03%
$638

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

GSID 0.20%
VEA 0.03%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	GSID	VEA	Overpaying
10	$365	$55	$310
20	$1,421	$216	$1,205
30	$4,155	$638	$3,517

Expense ratio

0.20%GSID
0.03%VEA, cheaper

VEA0.03%GSID0.20%

0.03%0.70%

Middle half of Developed International Core funds
Median 0.10%

VEA cheapest of 20 funds

GSID 12th cheapest of 20 funds

GSID vs VEA Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): GSID 2.53%, better; VEA 2.45%
Payout (12M): GSID $1.88; VEA $1.70
Last payment: GSID $0.39; VEA $0.18
Ex-dividend: GSID Sep 24, 2026; VEA Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: GSID Sep 30, 2026; VEA Sep 22, 2026
Frequency: GSID Quarterly; VEA Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

GSIDQuarterly · 25 paymentsAll GSID payments⁠

VEAQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VEA payments⁠

GSID vs VEA Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

GSID
VEA

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: GSID 11.9%, betterVEA 12.9%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: GSID 1.18VEA 1.25, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: GSID −29.5%VEA −29.4%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: GSID 0.88VEA 0.97; Market = 1

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