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GEMGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Grow my money10y track recordRanked #447 of 3,055 in this goal

Seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity Index.

By Goldman Sachs · Launched 2015

Annual Cost

0.35%

#1,699 of 6,040 · low cost

Fund Size

$1.8B

#862 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+28.8%

Track Record

10 years

#1,340 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,148+21.5%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index enhanced

Factor

Multifactor

Index tracked

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 33.3% of funddiversified

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
13.3%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.
5.9%
SK Hynix Inc.
3.5%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD
3.5%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD
2.4%
Goldman Sachs Trust
1.9%
China Construction Bank Corp.
0.8%
MediaTek Inc.
0.7%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
0.7%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.
0.7%

Asset allocation

Stocks
94.4%
Cash
5.5%
Preferred
0.0%

By sector

Technology
42.1%
Financial Services
20.8%
Consumer Cyclical
8.0%
Communication
6.4%
Basic Materials
5.5%
Industrials
5.1%
Healthcare
3.3%
Energy
3.1%
Other
5.7%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
24.3%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-37.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.96Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.39Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity Index.
Strategy
Invests at least 80% of assets in equity securities of emerging market issuers, utilizing the ActiveBeta® Portfolio Construction Methodology to target factors like value, momentum, quality, and low volatility. The Fund aims to track the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity Index, which includes securities with a market capitalization between $2.7 billion and $1.6 trillion across various emerging market countries.
Inception date
September 25, 2015
Fund family
Goldman Sachs

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Data updated on 2026-09-18