GEMGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,148+21.5%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Emerging marketsCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index enhanced
Factor
Multifactor
Index tracked
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
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+ yearsVolatility (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