GUSE vs SGRT

GUSEAGoldman Sachs Enhanced U.S. Equity ETF

SGRTCSMART Earnings Growth 30 ETF

In short

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.

SGRT Active, concentrated, and unapologetic about it: a compact roster of U.S. large caps picked for earnings growing faster than the market, with the S&P 500 as the yardstick. Launched in 2025, so the record is still being written.

Stated mandate

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

SGRT The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It actively invests in U.S.-listed large-cap equities selected for potential above-market earnings growth versus broader equity markets.

Why people hold 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.

• SGRT The mandate is specific: actively pick U.S.-listed large caps with above-market earnings growth, and get measured against the S&P 500. Easy to hold accountable.
• The "30" is the strategy. A compact roster means each holding carries real weight, unlike a broad index sleeve where one winner barely moves the needle.
• Not a fund you trade by appointment: it changes hands with reasonable regularity for something this new.
• Standard 1940 Act ETF plumbing behind it, so no exotic wrapper to decode before you look at the holdings.

Worth knowing

• 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.

• SGRT At 0.59% it prices above the typical fee in its group, and peers working the same enhanced large-cap idea charge far less: JUSA at 0.12%, FELG at 0.18%.
• A 2025 launch means the track record is short and has not yet spanned a full market cycle, so the stock picking is largely untested.
• Concentration cuts both ways: with few names, a single earnings miss lands harder than it would across a 500-stock portfolio.

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