GSWO ETF — Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity ETF (GSWO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GSWO is a low-cost ETF that tracks the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity Index. its distribution rate is 1.26%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.45%, its expense ratio is 0.15%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 89/100 (Safe). Total return is 69.3% over the past 4.6 years, 15.1 points behind SPY at 84.4%.

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity ETF tracks the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Low Vol Plus Equity Index, holding a diversified portfolio of global developed-market stocks selected for value, momentum, and lower volatility characteristics across market capitalizations. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate, and carries a low expense ratio of 0.15%.

GSWO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 69.3% over the past 4.6 years, 15.1 points behind SPY at 84.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.9%.

GSWO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

89 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.12%

Issuer

Goldman Sachs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/15/2022

Expense ratio

0.15%

Distribution rate

1.26%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.45%

Last close

$64.57 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,803,849,190

Average volume

94207.0

Dividend

$0.204

Ex-dividend date

09/24/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.8123

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.26%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.45%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Goldman Sachs or company page; Index: Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GSWO risks and drawbacks

GSWO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.9%.

Who may consider GSWO — and who may not

GSWO may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GSWO pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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