The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF (GUSA) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of large-cap U.S. companies. The ETF is managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and trades under the ticker GUSA on NYSE Arca.
Classified as an equity ETF focused on U.S. large-cap stocks, GUSA seeks to reflect, before fees and expenses, the aggregated performance of the companies included in the Solactive GBS United States 500 Index.
The fund follows a rules-based passive management strategy, maintaining a portfolio structured to replicate the composition and weighting of its benchmark index.
The benchmark includes approximately 500 large-cap U.S. companies distributed across multiple sectors of the American economy. Constituents are weighted by free-float-adjusted market capitalization.
The methodology seeks to provide broad exposure to the U.S. equity market within the large-cap segment.
Diversification and sector exposure
GUSA provides broad exposure to the U.S. equity market through companies distributed across sectors including:
Information technology.
Healthcare.
Consumer discretionary.
Consumer staples.
Financial sector.
Industrials.
Energy.
This composition reflects multiple segments of the U.S. economy and the American large-cap equity market.
Structure and costs
GUSA shares trade on the secondary market on NYSE Arca during regular trading hours. Creation and redemption occur through authorized participants, helping maintain alignment between market price and net asset value.
The fund charges a management fee as outlined in its prospectus and does not apply a performance fee. GUSA may distribute income derived from dividends paid by companies held in the portfolio.
History and evolution of the ETF
The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF was launched in 2017, during a period of expansion in broad-market ETFs tied to the U.S. equity market. Since inception, the fund has reflected movements associated with large-cap U.S. companies and fluctuations across the American equity market.
In recent years, GUSA has reflected Federal Reserve monetary policy cycles, movements across the U.S. equity market, changes in global macroeconomic conditions, and trends associated with U.S. technology and large-cap companies.
Additional Information
Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF (United States) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), with assets under management totaling $2.30 Billions.
Over the past 12 months, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF recorded a return of 24.02%, with its price trading between $51.68 and $65.66 during the same period.
The ETF is traded under the ticker GUSA.