GSID vs VSGX: Differences, Returns & Fees
GSID and VSGX hold 47% of their weight in the same names, and VSGX returned +19.5% over the year. Net assets: $965m on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF, and $6.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF.
VSGX costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points; VSGX is 6.4 times larger.
| GSID | VSGX | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | 0.10% |
| Net assets, as of May 31, 2026 | $1.0bn | $6.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.0% | +19.5% |
| What it tracks | Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex North America Large & Mid Cap Index | FTSE Global All Cap ex US Choice Index |
| Holdings in common | 47% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 13.2% | 17.1% |
| Below its high | 5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026 | 3.6%, high on Sep 4, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GSID and VSGX hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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47% in common
On the same fields
GSID and VSGX on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GSID in plain words
GSID tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 892 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
VSGX in plain words
VSGX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6,631 positions, with the top ten at 17.1%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GSID or VSGX?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSID returned +14.0% and VSGX +19.5%.
- Which is cheaper, GSID or VSGX?
- VSGX is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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