GUSA vs STXK: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta US 1000 Equity ETF

GUSABNYSE Arca

Strive Small-Cap ETF

STXKCNYSE

Overlap

0.7%by weight

Expense ratio

GUSA −0.08pt a year

GUSA0.10%STXK0.18%

Avg volume · 30D

STXK 21.0×the volume

GUSA354STXK7.43K

3Y return · a year

GUSA +5.8pt

GUSA+23.1%STXK+17.3%

GUSA vs STXK Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+11.4%GUSA+11.9%STXK

Expense ratio: GUSA 0.10%, better; STXK 0.18%
Fund size: GUSA $2.43B; STXK $78M
1Y total return: GUSA +11.4%; STXK +11.9%, better
Yield (12M): GUSA 0.99%; STXK 1.20%, better
Holdings: GUSA 1007; STXK 601
Avg volume (30D): GUSA 354 sh; STXK 7.43K sh, better
NAV per share: GUSA $66.44; STXK $36.88
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for GUSA, STXK, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	GUSA	STXK
Cost30% weight	B59Higher	D36
Mission25% weight	A100Higher	A78
Risk15% weight	B57Higher	D32
Tradability15% weight	D32	D33Higher
Holdings10% weight	B69	A81Higher
Durability5% weight	A72Higher	D38

Rank among US Stocks funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. GUSA and STXK are both graded against the same 7 US Stocks funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Stocks⁠

Category · 7 funds

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GUSA ranks 2nd and STXK 5th of 7 funds in the US Stocks Category.

Rank 1AGSUSGoldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETFScore 80
Rank 2BGUSAGoldman Sachs MarketBeta US 1000 Equity ETFScore 66
Rank 3BAAEQAlpha Architect US Equity 2 ETFScore 62
Rank 4BAAUAAlpha Architect US Equity 3 ETFScore 54
Rank 5CSTXKStrive Small-Cap ETFScore 50
Rank 6DJSMDJanus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETFScore 36

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

GUSABGoldman Sachs MarketBeta US 1000 Equity ETF

STXKCStrive Small-Cap ETF

In short

GUSA Goldman's core beta, priced like plumbing: about 1,000 US stocks for 0.10% a year. It reaches past the famous 500 into mid caps and hugs its Solactive benchmark tightly. The trade-off is thin trading.

STXK Strive's swing at small caps: one ticker for roughly 600 smaller U.S. companies, tracking Bloomberg's US 2000 index for 0.18% a year, a hair under its peer group's median fee.

Stated mandate

GUSA The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index. It generally invests at least 80% of assets in securities included in that index or related depositary receipts.

STXK The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Bloomberg US 2000 Index, representing U.S. small- and mid-capitalization equities.

Why people hold it

GUSA 0.10% a year, half the typical fee in its peer group. Cheap beta is Goldman's whole pitch with the MarketBeta line, and the price tag backs it up.gsam.com
About 1,000 names, roughly twice the reach of a 500-stock benchmark, so mid caps ride along in one ticket instead of being a second purchase.
Boring by design and good at it: the fund tracks the Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index closely, with at least 80% of assets in index securities per the prospectus.gsam.com
A billion-dollar-plus fund from a major issuer, paying distributions quarterly. One of the stronger builds among broad US equity peers.

STXK Charges 0.18% a year, under the 0.20% median for its peer group and well below the 0.30% on Janus Henderson's small/mid growth fund, JSMD.
Roughly 600 small- and mid-cap U.S. stocks in one line item, so the outcome rides on the smaller end of the market rather than a handful of names.
Simple, legible job: track the Bloomberg US 2000 and stay in U.S. equities. On mandate fidelity it lands in the upper half of its peer group.
Standard 1940 Act fund structure with quarterly distributions. No leverage, no derivatives wrapper, no options overlay to decode.

Worth knowing

GUSA Thinly traded for its size. Spreads can widen, so your fill price, not the index, does the damage on sloppy market orders.
Not the cheapest seat in the room: peer ILCB charges 0.03%. GUSA's edge is breadth, not the lowest fee.
Launched in 2022, with a Solactive benchmark rather than a household index name, so the track record and the apples-to-apples comparisons take extra work.

STXK Thinly traded, so bid/ask spreads can run wider than on the household-name small-cap funds.
Small and mid caps move harder in both directions than large-cap benchmarks. Bumpier ride is the price of admission here.
Launched in 2022 and still modest in size, so the track record is short next to the decades-old small-cap index funds.

Full GUSA profile⁠

Full STXK profile⁠

GUSA vs STXK Holdings

How GUSA and STXK differ

Overlap by weight

0.7%

Shared holdings make up 21.9% of STXK and 0.7% of GUSA.

Level by level

Holdings97 in both0.7%
Sector11 Sectors72.3%
Countryby domicile98.9%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in GUSA and STXK, widest gap first
Sector	More in GUSAMore in STXK	GUSA	STXK
Technology	GUSA +20.1 points	37.6%	17.5%
Industrials	STXK +7.2 points	8.1%	15.3%
Communication	GUSA +6.2 points	8.7%	2.5%
Financials	STXK +4.2 points	11.5%	15.7%
Real Estate	STXK +4.0 points	2.0%	6.0%
Consumer Discretionary	STXK +3.3 points	9.2%	12.5%
Energy	STXK +2.7 points	4.0%	6.7%
Health Care	STXK +2.6 points	10.1%	12.7%
Materials	STXK +2.3 points	2.2%	4.5%
Utilities	STXK +1.5 points	2.0%	3.5%
Consumer Staples	GUSA +1.4 points	4.6%	3.2%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in GUSA and STXK, widest gap first
Country	More in GUSAMore in STXK	GUSA	STXK
United States	GUSA +0.8 points	99.3%	98.5%
Other countries (12)	STXK +0.8 points	0.7%	1.5%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

GUSA34.6%
STXK3.5%

Securities held

GUSA1,005
STXK600

Asset class

GUSA: Equity
STXK: Equity

Holdings

Only in GUSA908
In both97
Only in STXK503

Only in GUSA

908 securities, 99.1% of GUSA by weight

Apple Inc.7.01%
NVIDIA Corporation6.99%
Microsoft Corporation5.46%
Amazon.com Inc3.29%
Alphabet Inc.2.33%
Broadcom Inc.2.26%
Alphabet Inc.2.02%
Meta Platforms Inc-Class A1.93%
Tesla Inc.1.73%
Eli Lilly & Co1.63%
Micron Technology, Inc.1.48%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.29%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.1.29%
Exxonmobil Holdings Corporation1.07%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.1.06%
Visa Inc.0.96%
Johnson & Johnson0.93%
Walmart Inc0.74%
AbbVie Inc.0.72%
Mastercard Incorporated0.70%
Costco Wholesale Corporation0.62%
Chevron Corporation0.61%
Cisco Systems, Inc.0.60%
Palantir Technologies Inc.0.59%
Intel Corporation0.55%
The Procter & Gamble Company0.53%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated0.52%
Merck & Co., Inc.0.51%
Coca-Cola Company (The)0.51%
Applied Materials Inc0.47%
The Home Depot, Inc.0.46%
General Electric Company0.46%
Philip Morris Intl Inc0.46%
Bank of America Corp0.45%
Lam Research Corporation0.45%
Palo Alto Networks Inc.0.43%
Caterpillar Inc (Delaware)0.42%
Texas Instruments Inc.0.40%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.(The)0.38%
Rtx Corp0.38%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc0.37%
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc.0.37%
Netflix, Inc.0.37%
Wells Fargo & Company0.36%
Amgen Inc.0.35%
Intl Business Machines Corp0.34%
Ge Vernova Llc0.33%
Oracle Corporation0.33%
Linde PLC0.33%
Morgan Stanley0.32%

Only in STXK

503 securities, 77.8% of STXK by weight

10X Genomics Inc0.35%
Qualys Inc0.35%
Gitlab Inc0.34%
Crocs Inc0.33%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co0.33%
Avnet Inc0.32%
Transocean Ltd0.31%
Commvault Systems Inc0.30%
Matson Inc0.30%
Zeta Global Holdings Corp0.30%
H&R Block Inc0.30%
TXNM Energy Inc0.29%
Black Hills Corp0.29%
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc0.29%
elf Beauty Inc0.29%
Lantheus Holdings Inc0.29%
Noble Corp PLC0.29%
FNB Corp/PA0.28%
ExlService Holdings Inc0.28%
Frontdoor Inc0.28%
Murphy Oil Corp0.28%
Valaris Ltd0.28%
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp0.27%
Macy's Inc0.27%
Gates Industrial Corp Ltd0.27%
Box Inc0.27%
RingCentral Inc0.27%
MGIC Investment Corp0.26%
EnerSys0.26%
MarketAxess Holdings Inc0.26%
Tenable Holdings Inc0.26%
Hancock Whitney Corp0.26%
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC0.26%
Home BancShares Inc/AR0.26%
Rayonier Inc0.26%
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc0.26%
Hinge Health Inc0.26%
MaxLinear Inc0.26%
Oruka Therapeutics Inc0.26%
Enpro Inc0.26%
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd0.25%
ACI Worldwide Inc0.25%
International Seaways Inc0.25%
GRAIL Inc0.25%
New Jersey Resources Corp0.25%
Victory Capital Holdings Inc0.25%
Mobility Global Inc0.25%
Urban Outfitters Inc0.25%
Outfront Media Inc0.25%
Plexus Corp0.25%

Weight gaps

All 97 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in GUSA and STXK, widest gap first
Holding	More in GUSAMore in STXK	GUSA	STXK
Elastic N.v.ESTC	STXK +0.38 points	0.01%	0.39%
Sentinelone IncS	STXK +0.37 points	0.01%	0.38%
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.CLF	STXK +0.35 points	0.01%	0.36%
Interdigital IncIDCC	STXK +0.35 points	0.01%	0.35%
Matador Res CoMTDR	STXK +0.32 points	0.01%	0.33%
Epam Systems, Inc.EPAM	STXK +0.31 points	<0.01%	0.32%
Vf CorpVFC	STXK +0.31 points	<0.01%	0.32%
Mohawk Industries IncMHK	STXK +0.31 points	<0.01%	0.32%
Federal Signal CorporationFSS	STXK +0.30 points	<0.01%	0.31%
Formfactor IncFORM	STXK +0.30 points	0.01%	0.31%
Msa Safety IncMSA	STXK +0.30 points	<0.01%	0.31%
Nov Inc.NOV	STXK +0.30 points	<0.01%	0.31%
Genpact LimitedG	STXK +0.29 points	<0.01%	0.30%
Amdocs LimitedDOX	STXK +0.29 points	<0.01%	0.30%
Southwest Gas HoldingsSWX	STXK +0.29 points	<0.01%	0.30%
Weatherford International Public Limited CompanyWFRD	STXK +0.28 points	<0.01%	0.29%
United Bankshares Inc W VUBSI	STXK +0.28 points	<0.01%	0.29%
Fluor CorporationFLR	STXK +0.28 points	<0.01%	0.29%
Science Applications Intl Corp.SAIC	STXK +0.28 points	<0.01%	0.29%
Teleflex Inc.TFX	STXK +0.28 points	<0.01%	0.29%
Gatx CorporationGATX	STXK +0.28 points	<0.01%	0.29%
Mp Materials CorpMP	STXK +0.27 points	<0.01%	0.28%
Churchill Downs IncorporatedCHDN	STXK +0.27 points	<0.01%	0.28%
Glacier Bancorp Inc (New)GBCI	STXK +0.27 points	<0.01%	0.28%
Essent Group Ltd.ESNT	STXK +0.27 points	<0.01%	0.28%
Casella Waste Systems IncCWST	STXK +0.26 points	<0.01%	0.27%
Ingredion IncINGR	STXK +0.26 points	<0.01%	0.27%
Hims & Hers Health, Inc.HIMS	STXK +0.26 points	<0.01%	0.27%
Gxo Logistics, Inc.GXO	STXK +0.26 points	<0.01%	0.27%
Wex Inc.WEX	STXK +0.25 points	<0.01%	0.26%
Rli CorpRLI	STXK +0.25 points	<0.01%	0.26%
Selective Insurance Group IncSIGI	STXK +0.25 points	<0.01%	0.26%
Lyft, Inc.LYFT	STXK +0.25 points	<0.01%	0.26%
Adt Inc.ADT	STXK +0.25 points	<0.01%	0.26%
Celanese CorporationCE	STXK +0.24 points	<0.01%	0.25%
Vail Resorts, Inc.MTN	STXK +0.24 points	<0.01%	0.25%
Msc Industrial Direct Co IncMSM	STXK +0.24 points	<0.01%	0.25%
Eagle Materials Inc.EXP	STXK +0.24 points	<0.01%	0.25%
Uipath, Inc.PATH	STXK +0.24 points	<0.01%	0.25%
Cirrus LogicCRUS	STXK +0.24 points	<0.01%	0.25%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.WH	STXK +0.24 points	<0.01%	0.25%
Caesars Entertainment IncCZR	STXK +0.24 points	<0.01%	0.25%
Fti Consulting, Inc.FCN	STXK +0.24 points	<0.01%	0.25%
Duolingo Inc.DUOL	STXK +0.23 points	<0.01%	0.24%
Rithm Capital CorpRITM	STXK +0.23 points	<0.01%	0.24%
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.AAOI	STXK +0.23 points	<0.01%	0.24%
Powell Industries, Inc.POWL	STXK +0.22 points	<0.01%	0.23%
Bank OzkOZK	STXK +0.22 points	<0.01%	0.23%
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.FND	STXK +0.22 points	<0.01%	0.23%
Nexstar Media Group IncNXST	STXK +0.22 points	<0.01%	0.23%
Installed Building Products, Inc.IBP	STXK +0.21 points	<0.01%	0.22%
Middleby Corporation (The)MIDD	STXK +0.21 points	<0.01%	0.22%
Louisiana Pacific CorpLPX	STXK +0.21 points	<0.01%	0.22%
Appfolio, Inc.APPF	STXK +0.21 points	<0.01%	0.22%
Siteone Landscape Supply, Inc.SITE	STXK +0.21 points	<0.01%	0.22%
Kbr, Inc.KBR	STXK +0.21 points	<0.01%	0.21%
Lkq CorporationLKQ	STXK +0.20 points	<0.01%	0.21%
Applied Digital CorpAPLD	STXK +0.20 points	<0.01%	0.21%
Ufp Industries, Inc.UFPI	STXK +0.20 points	<0.01%	0.21%
Lumen Technologies, Inc.LUMN	STXK +0.20 points	<0.01%	0.21%
Argan, IncAGX	STXK +0.20 points	<0.01%	0.21%
The Campbell's CompanyCPB	STXK +0.19 points	<0.01%	0.20%
Karman Holdings Inc.KRMN	STXK +0.20 points	<0.01%	0.20%
Riot Platforms IncRIOT	STXK +0.19 points	<0.01%	0.20%
Mirum Pharmaceuticals IncMIRM	STXK +0.19 points	<0.01%	0.20%
Signet Jewelers LimitedSIG	STXK +0.19 points	<0.01%	0.20%
Meritage Homes CorporationMTH	STXK +0.19 points	<0.01%	0.20%
Caris Life Sciences IncCAI	STXK +0.18 points	<0.01%	0.19%
Gentex CorpGNTX	STXK +0.18 points	<0.01%	0.19%
Albertsons Companies, Inc.ACI	STXK +0.18 points	<0.01%	0.19%
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.STWD	STXK +0.18 points	<0.01%	0.19%
Scorpio Tankers Inc.STNG	STXK +0.18 points	<0.01%	0.19%
Esab CorporationESAB	STXK +0.17 points	<0.01%	0.18%
Primoris Services CorporationPRIM	STXK +0.17 points	<0.01%	0.18%
Clearway Energy, Inc.CWEN	STXK +0.16 points	<0.01%	0.17%
Boyd Gaming CorporationBYD	STXK +0.16 points	<0.01%	0.17%
Copt Defense PropertiesCDP	STXK +0.16 points	<0.01%	0.17%
Oklo IncOKLO	STXK +0.16 points	<0.01%	0.17%
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.DLB	STXK +0.15 points	<0.01%	0.16%
Rigetti Computing IncRGTI	STXK +0.15 points	<0.01%	0.16%
Stepstone Group Inc.STEP	STXK +0.16 points	<0.01%	0.16%
Hamilton Lane IncorporatedHLNE	STXK +0.14 points	<0.01%	0.15%
Amentum Holdings, Inc.AMTM	STXK +0.15 points	<0.01%	0.15%
Enphase Energy, Inc.ENPH	STXK +0.15 points	<0.01%	0.15%
Waystar Holding Corp.WAY	STXK +0.15 points	<0.01%	0.15%
Slm CorporationSLM	STXK +0.14 points	<0.01%	0.14%
Joby Aviation IncJOBY	STXK +0.13 points	<0.01%	0.13%
Pegasystems Inc.PEGA	STXK +0.13 points	<0.01%	0.13%
Parsons CorporationPSN	STXK +0.13 points	<0.01%	0.13%
Choice Hotels International, Inc.CHH	STXK +0.13 points	<0.01%	0.13%
Figure Technology Solutions, Inc.FIGR	STXK +0.13 points	<0.01%	0.13%
Loar Holdings Inc.LOAR	STXK +0.12 points	<0.01%	0.12%
Klaviyo, Inc.KVYO	STXK +0.12 points	<0.01%	0.12%
Avis Budget Group, Inc.CAR	STXK +0.08 points	<0.01%	0.08%
Credit Acceptance CorporationCACC	STXK +0.08 points	<0.01%	0.08%
Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.REYN	STXK +0.06 points	<0.01%	0.06%
Alaska Air Group Inc(Del Hldg)ALK	STXK +0.04 points	<0.01%	0.05%

All 1,006 GUSA holdings⁠All 591 STXK 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.

GUSA vs STXK Cost

Overpaying STXK vs GUSA

$1,643

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

GUSA 0.10%
$2,106
STXK 0.18%
$3,749

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

GUSA 0.10%
STXK 0.18%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	GUSA	STXK	Overpaying
10	$183	$328	$145
20	$717	$1,281	$564
30	$2,106	$3,749	$1,643

Expense ratio

0.10%GUSA, cheaper
0.18%STXK

GUSA0.10%STXK0.18%

0.07%0.30%

Middle half of US Stocks funds
Median 0.10%

GUSA 4th cheapest of 7 funds

STXK 5th cheapest of 7 funds

GUSA vs STXK Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): GUSA 0.99%; STXK 1.20%, better
Payout (12M): GUSA $0.64; STXK $0.44
Last payment: GUSA $0.16; STXK $0.10
Ex-dividend: GUSA Sep 24, 2026; STXK Sep 28, 2026
Paid on: GUSA Sep 30, 2026; STXK Sep 30, 2026
Frequency: GUSA Quarterly; STXK Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2022 to 2026, same scale for both

GUSAQuarterly · 18 paymentsAll GUSA payments⁠

STXKQuarterly · 16 paymentsAll STXK payments⁠

GUSA vs STXK Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: GUSA 12.6%, betterSTXK 17.7%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: GUSA 1.38, betterSTXK 0.74
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: GUSA −19.6%since Apr 2022STXK −27.1%since Nov 2022
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: GUSA 0.98STXK 1.13; Market = 1

GUSA and STXK in the news

All news⁠

Filings Digest
11 Strive funds will move to NYSE Arca on Dec. 15
Oct 29, 2026STXK

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GUSA vs STXK

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How GUSA and STXK differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in GUSA

Only in STXK

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

11 Strive funds will move to NYSE Arca on Dec. 15

How GUSA and STXK differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in GUSA

Only in STXK

Weight gaps