GEMGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Seeks investment results that closely correspond to the performance of its underlying index.
By Goldman Sachs · Launched 2015
Annual Cost
0.35%
#1,706 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$1.7B
#825 of 5,562 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+53.0%
Track Record
10 years
#1,349 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$15,507+55.1%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Emerging marketsCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index enhanced
Factor
Multifactor
Index tracked
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 28.7% of fund✓ well diversified
TSMC
11.3%
Tencent Holdings Ltd
5.0%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
3.2%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
3.0%
SK hynix Inc
2.0%
China Construction Bank Corp
1.0%
HDFC Bank Ltd
1.0%
ICICI Bank Ltd
0.8%
iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF
0.8%
Reliance Industries Ltd
0.7%
Asset allocation
Stocks
97.6%
Cash
2.4%
Preferred
0.0%
By sector
Technology
43.5%
Financial Services
18.6%
Consumer Cyclical
8.2%
Communication
6.4%
Basic Materials
6.3%
Industrials
5.6%
Energy
3.0%
Healthcare
2.9%
Other
5.5%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
21.4%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-37.0%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.05Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.56Good downside protection
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks investment results that closely correspond to the performance of its underlying index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in equity securities of emerging market issuers using the ActiveBeta® Portfolio Construction Methodology. The Fund targets factors like value, momentum, quality, and low volatility to enhance performance relative to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
- Inception date
- September 25, 2015
- Fund family
- Goldman Sachs
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Data updated on 2026-06-20