GSLC
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

Price: $79.80
Change: $1.89 (0.02%)
Category: Large Cap Growth Equities
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Vitals

Issuer Goldman Sachs
Brand Goldman Sachs
Structure ETF
Expense Ratio 0.09%
ETF Home Page Home page
Inception Sep 21, 2015
Index Tracked Stuttgart Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta US Large Cap (USD)

Analyst Report

The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC) is Goldman’s contribution to the crowded universe of large-cap equity ETFs. GSLC tracks a proprietary index that takes a multi-factor approach, looking for stocks that exhibit good value, strong momentum, high quality, and low volatility.


GSLC’s 2015 debut made a splash by charging an ultra-low management fee. At just 9 basis points, it was significantly cheaper than the smart-beta competition, and exactly the same price as the plain-vanilla SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), the first and largest ETF on the market. It was a cheeky publicity move — and it worked. GSLC quickly picked up considerable assets, a notable success for a late-mover. Other multi-factor funds come with a higher price tag, which could be a turn-off for cost conscious investors. GSLC’s low management fee makes it contender for a core portfolio allocation to U.S. large-cap stocks.


Top holdings include Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and Johnson & Johnson. Like most U.S. large-cap funds, the portfolio tilts toward tech stocks. Though past performance is no guarantee of future results, GSLC has had higher returns than plain-vanilla U.S. equity funds like SPY and the cheaper iShares S&P 500 ETF (IVV). Investors can also run comparisons against other multi-factor ETFs, like the Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD).

ETF Database Themes

Category Large Cap Growth Equities
Asset Class Equity
Asset Class Size Large-Cap
Asset Class Style Blend
Region (General) North America
Region (Specific) U.S.

FactSet Classifications

Segment Equity: U.S. - Large Cap
Category Size and Style
Focus Large Cap
Niche Broad-based
Strategy Multi-factor
Weighting Scheme Tiered

Trading Data

Open - Volume -
Day Lo - Day Hi -
  • Open
  • Volume
  • Day Lo
  • Day Hi
  • 52 Week Lo $76.56
  • 52 Week Hi $95.59
  • AUM $11,441.2 M
  • Shares 147.0 M

Historical Trading Data

  • 1 Month Avg. Volume 799,068
  • 3 Month Avg. Volume 612,983

Alternative ETFs in the ETF Database Large Cap Growth Equities Category

Type Symbol Expense Ratio Assets Avg. Daily Vol YTD Return
Cheapest SFY 0.00% $353.3 M 142,745 -18.74%
Largest (AUM) SPY 0.09% $353.7 B 110 M -15.16%
Most Liquid (Volume) SPY 0.09% $353.7 B 110 M -15.16%
Top YTD Performer RFDA 0.52% $108.6 M 6,898 -2.26%

Alternative ETFs in the FactSet Equity: U.S. - Large Cap Segment

Type Symbol Expense Ratio Assets Avg. Daily Vol YTD Return
Cheapest BKLC 0.00% $451.5 M 59,611 -17.02%
Largest (AUM) SPY 0.09% $353.7 B 110 M -15.16%
Most Liquid (Volume) SPY 0.09% $353.7 B 110 M -15.16%
Top YTD Performer SPHD 0.30% $3.8 B 2 M 4.82%

Top 15 Holdings

Concentration Analysis

This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to its peers.

Holdings Comparison

GSLC ETF Database Category Average FactSet Segment Average
Number of Holdings 440 376 142
% of Assets in Top 10 22.69% 37.65% 54.96%
% of Assets in Top 15 27.04% 45.51% 59.36%
% of Assets in Top 50 46.39% 72.77% 75.98%

Size Comparison

GSLC ETF Database Category Average FactSet Segment Average
Large (>12.9B) 98.96% 86.51% 51.09%
Mid (>2.7B) 0.99% 6.32% 3.31%
Small (>600M) 0.04% 0.89% 0.08%
Micro (<600M) 0.00% 0.09% 0.01%

GSLC Valuation

This section compares the P/E ratio of this ETF to its peers.

GSLC
P/E Ratio
24.38
ETF Database Category Average
P/E Ratio
26.64
FactSet Segment Average
P/E Ratio
19.90

GSLC Dividend

This section compares the dividend yield of this ETF to its peers.

GSLC ETF Database Category Average FactSet Segment Average
Dividend $ 0.25 $ 0.28 $ 0.15
Dividend Date 2021-09-24 N/A N/A
Annual Dividend Rate $ 0.95 $ 0.83 $ 0.50
Annual Dividend Yield 1.02% 1.07% 0.80%

GSLC Price and Volume Charts

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GSLC Fund Flows Charts

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5 Day Net Flows: -563.82 M 1 Month Net Flows: -547.15 M 3 Month Net Flows: -646.25 M 6 Month Net Flows: -621.77 M 1 Year Net Flows: -339.52 M 3 Year Net Flows: 4.08 B 5 Year Net Flows: 6.14 B 10 Year Net Flows: 7.98 B

GSLC Price vs Flows AUM Influence Charts

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Realtime Rating

The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for GSLC on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETF Database Pro members, shows the ETF in the Large Cap Growth Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETF Database Pro. To view information on how the ETF Database Realtime Ratings work, click here.

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Metric Metric Realtime Rating A+ Metric Rated ETF
Liquidity A- n/a
Expenses A n/a
Performance
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration

A+ Overall Rated ETF:

GSLC Expenses & Fees

This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to its peers.

Expenses Ratio Analysis

GSLC
Expense Ratio
0.09%
ETF Database Category Average
Expense Ratio
0.37%
FactSet Segment Average
Expense Ratio
0.72%

Tax Analysis

Max ST Capital Gains Rate 39.60%
Max LT Capital Gains Rate 20.00%
Tax On Distributions Qualified dividends
Distributes K1 No
ESG Themes and Scores
7.96/10
ESG Score
71.01%
Global Percentile
70.84%
Peer Percentile
Environmental
Social
Governance
  • Environmental Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Environmental Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Environment Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      5.88%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Carbon Intensity
    • Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)
      112.7
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Fossil Fuel Reserves
    • Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • High Impact Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Water Stress
    • Water Stress High Risk Business Segment (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress High Risk Geography (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Moderate (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure High (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Low (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Energy Efficiency
    • Revenue Exposure to Energy Efficiency (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Alternative Energy
    • Revenue Exposure to Alternative Energy (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Green Building
    • Revenue Exposure to Green Building (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Pollution Prevention
    • Revenue Exposure to Pollution Prevention (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Water Sustainability
    • Revenue Exposure to Water Sustainability (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
  • Social Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Social Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      5.88%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)
      5.06%
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Affordable Real Estate
    • Revenue Exposure to Affordable Real Estate (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Education
    • Revenue Exposure to Education (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Major Disease Treatment
    • Revenue Exposure to Major Disease Treatment (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Healthy Nutrition
    • Revenue Exposure to Nutrition (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Global Sanitation
    • Revenue Exposure to Sanitation (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    SME Finance
    • Revenue Exposure to SME Finance (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Human Rights Violations
    • Human Rights Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Human Rights Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Human Rights Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Labor Rights Violations
    • Labor Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Labor Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Labor Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Customer Controversies
    • Severe Customer Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    UN Principles Violations
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Catholic Values
    • Catholic Values Fail (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Sharia Compliant Investing
    • Islamic Non-Compliant (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Adult Entertainment
    • Adult Entertainment Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Alcohol
    • Alcohol Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Gambling
    • Gambling Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Nuclear Power
    • Nuclear Power Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Tobacco
    • Tobacco Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Weapons Involvement
    • Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Controversies Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Firearms
    • Civilian Firearms Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Retailer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Producer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Predatory Lending
    • Direct Predatory Lending Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    GMO Involvement
    • Genetic Engineering Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
  • Responsible Governance Score
    • Severe Governance Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Flag
    • Board Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Independence
    • Lack of Independent Board Majority (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (0-25%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (25-50%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (50-75%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (75-100%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Board Diversity
    • No Female Directors (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Three OR More Female Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Females Represent 30% of Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Entrenched Board
    • Entrenched Board (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Overboarding
    • Overboarding (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Shareholder Rights
    • Negative Director Votes (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Ownership AND Control Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • One Share One Vote (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Annual Director Elections (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Does Not Use Majority Voting (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Significant Votes Against Pay Practices (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Fund Ownership
    • Controlling Shareholder (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Controlling Shareholder Concerns (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Cross Shareholdings (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Poison Pill
    • Poison Pill (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Executive Compensation
    • Pay Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Pay Performance Link (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Lack of Internal Pay Equity (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Executive Pay Non-Disclosure (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Accounting Flags
    • Accounting Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score

GSLC Performance

This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peers.

GSLC ETF Database
Category Average 		Factset Segment
Average
1 Month Return -7.86% -9.67% -5.92%
3 Month Return -8.43% -11.51% -5.87%
YTD Return -15.85% -19.86% -10.11%
1 Year Return -0.87% -7.42% -0.97%
3 Year Return 44.43% 27.23% 14.48%
5 Year Return 81.95% 38.40% 17.41%

Geographic Exposure

The following charts reflect the geographic spread of GSLC's underlying holdings.

Region Percentage
North, Central and South America 99.95%
Europe 0.11%
Country Percentage
United States 97.87%
Ireland 1.67%
Switzerland 0.25%
Netherlands 0.11%
United Kingdom 0.1%
Bermuda 0.06%

Holdings Analysis

The following charts reflect the allocation of GSLC's underlying holdings.

Sector Percentage
Technology Services 17.81%
Electronic Technology 14.52%
Finance 12.41%
Retail Trade 11.13%
Health Technology 10.71%
Consumer Non-Durables 6.48%
Producer Manufacturing 3.26%
Energy Minerals 3.26%
Health Services 3.03%
Consumer Services 3.0%
Utilities 2.71%
Consumer Durables 2.64%
Process Industries 1.88%
Commercial Services 1.78%
Distribution Services 1.6%
Transportation 1.27%
Industrial Services 1.26%
Communications 0.75%
Non-Energy Minerals 0.56%
Market Cap Percentage
Large 98.96%
Mid 0.99%
Small 0.04%
Micro 0.0%
Region Percentage
Asset Percentage
Share/Common/Ordinary 100.06%
 
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Sector Percentage
Technology Services 17.81%
Electronic Technology 14.52%
Finance 12.41%
Retail Trade 11.13%
Health Technology 10.71%
Consumer Non-Durables 6.48%
Producer Manufacturing 3.26%
Energy Minerals 3.26%
Health Services 3.03%
Consumer Services 3.0%
Utilities 2.71%
Consumer Durables 2.64%
Process Industries 1.88%
Commercial Services 1.78%
Distribution Services 1.6%
Transportation 1.27%
Industrial Services 1.26%
Communications 0.75%
Non-Energy Minerals 0.56%
 
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GSLC Technicals

Volatility Analysis

This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETF Database Category.

5 Day Volatility 63.27%
20 Day Volatility 31.01%
50 Day Volatility 25.44%
200 Day Volatility 22.74%
Beta 0.98
Standard Deviation 3.67%
 
View Detailed Analysis
 
5 Day Volatility
63.27%
Rank
156 of 210
Low
SPY (7.58%)
High
ARKW (557.83%)
20 Day Volatility
31.01%
Rank
139 of 210
Low
NUSI (10.24%)
High
ARKW (90.72%)
50 Day Volatility
25.44%
Rank
143 of 210
Low
CCOR (14.59%)
High
ARKF (81.70%)
200 Day Volatility
22.74%
Rank
147 of 210
Low
HDIV (14.79%)
High
ARKF (70.95%)
Beta
0.98
Rank
133 of 208
Low
NUSI (0.44)
High
BUZZ (1.83)
Standard Deviation
3.67%
Rank
87 of 206
Low
AESR (0.51%)
High
PNQI (39.82%)

 
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Technicals

  • 20 Day MA $82.91
  • 60 Day MA $85.43
  • MACD 15 Period -1.82
  • MACD 100 Period -7.72
  • Williams % Range 10 Day 62.15
  • Williams % Range 20 Day 74.27
  • RSI 10 Day 40
  • RSI 20 Day 40
  • RSI 30 Day 42
  • Ultimate Oscillator 40

Bollinger Bands

  • Lower Bollinger (10 Day) $76.75
  • Upper Bollinger (10 Day) $84.54
  • Lower Bollinger (20 Day) $76.91
  • Upper Bollinger (20 Day) $89.04
  • Lower Bollinger (30 Day) $77.68
  • Upper Bollinger (30 Day) $91.70

Support & Resistance

  • Support Level 1 $79.00
  • Support Level 2 $78.20
  • Resistance Level 1 $80.34
  • Resistance Level 2 $80.88

Stochastic

  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (1 Day) 54.29
  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (5 Day) 40.00
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (1 Day) 45.90
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (5 Day) 28.93

Tradability

  • Tracking Difference Median (%) -0.12
  • Tracking Difference Max Upside (%) 0.14
  • Tracking Difference Max Downside (%) -0.81
  • Median Premium Discount (%) 0.01
  • Maximum Premium Discount (%) 0.14
  • Average Spread (%) 2.58
  • Average Spread ($) 2.58

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