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Is GSWO a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity ETF (GSWO) is a global large-cap ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores GSWO 6.0 out of 10 — highest on Risk (9.7), lowest on Value (1.1). It trades at 21.6 times earnings, against its own median of 19.9. Its ten largest holdings are 29% of the fund.

What stands out in GSWO's data

Developed-market stocks, including the US, tilted toward value, recent performance and quality.

Trades at a richer price than most global peers — you pay more for each dollar of earnings.

Trailing P/E multiple of 21.6x places it among the priciest 10% of global large-cap funds, above the 20.4x category median. It holds 738 stocks across developed markets, and return on invested capital of 25.9% sits above average.

A multi-factor developed-market holding that can anchor a global equity allocation.

Why did GSWO move this week? It rose 0.7% in the week to October 9, 2026 — Microsoft and Amazon.com drove it

GSWO rose 0.7% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Microsoft (+3.4%), Amazon.com (+4.3%) and Alphabet (+2.4%); Nvidia (−2.0%) pushed the other way.

How is GSWO rated? ETF Copilot scores Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity ETF (GSWO) 6.0 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity ETF (GSWO) 6.0 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 6.0 / 10
  • Growth: 6.3 / 10
  • Value: 1.1 / 10
  • Risk: 9.7 / 10
  • Quality: 7.8 / 10
  • Return: 5.6 / 10

Is GSWO expensive right now? It trades at 21.6 times earnings, against its own median of 19.9

As of October 9, 2026, GSWO is more expensive than 84% of its own 56 monthly readings since 2022 — 47 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside GSWO? 38% Tech

What's inside GSWO: Size (Large 86%, Mid 12%, Small 2%); Geography (International 32%, US 68%); Tech 37.5%; Magnificent 7 25.8%; AI 18.0%; Semiconductors 15.6%; Memory 12.2%.

What are GSWO's top holdings? The ten largest are 29% of the fund

Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Alphabet, Broadcom, Facebook, Micron Technology and Tesla are GSWO's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 70% of Global Large Cap ETFs.

Half of GSWO's weight sits in its 57 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 78 equally weighted holdings.

What is GSWO's expense ratio? 0.15% a year

As of October 9, 2026, GSWO charges 0.15% a year, yields 1.44% and holds $1.8B in assets across 738 positions.

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity ETF (GSWO) — cost, income and size
MeasureGSWO
Expense ratio0.15%
Dividend yield1.44%
Assets under management$1.8B
Holdings738

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity ETF (GSWO) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/gswo

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