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Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF

$50.55+0.01% today
505152-WK

The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) ("Net Assets") in a broad range of U.S. dollar denominated bonds. It will concentrate its investments in the financial services group of industries. Under normal circumstances, the fund's effective duration is expected to be one year or less.

Price & daily flows
50.650.550.450.55DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +0.1% so far this year. At 0.16% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IJH runs the same ground at 0.05%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$597Massets under management
0.16%expense ratio · $16 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
226Kavg daily volume, 30 days
351holdings · US-domiciled
2019listed April 14, 2019
Sector weights
Cash & Others64.8%
Other63.67%
Securitized45.63%
Corporate40.81%
Financial Services20.1%
Technology6.71%
Cash5.88%
Government5%
Communication Services2.8%
Industrials1.88%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Other58.22%
United States28.98%
Canada3.59%
Thailand2.97%
United Kingdom2.66%
Switzerland1.47%
Germany1.27%
Ireland1.22%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.1%
1 month+0.1%
3 months+0.0%
6 months-0.2%
YTD+0.1%
1 year-0.1%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
1%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
1%realized volatility, 1 year
-0.7%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.3%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against GSST

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat GSST on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16B+$288M-13bp on fee · 27× the assets · +$288M in over the monthHead-to-head
MBB iShares MBS ETF0.04%$39B+$26M-12bp on fee · 65× the assets · +$26M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-11bp on fee · 215× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-12bp on fee · 39× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-12bp on fee · 31× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
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