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GSIE vs ICOW: Differences, Returns & Fees

GSIE and ICOW hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and ICOW returned +19.3% over the year. Net assets: $5.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF, and $1.7bn on Oct 2, 2026 for Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF.

GSIE costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points.

GSIEICOW
Expense ratio0.25%0.65%
Net assets, GSIE as of Oct 8, 2026 and ICOW as of Oct 2, 2026$5.8bn$1.7bn
Total return, 1 year+14.5%+19.3%
What it tracksGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity Indexnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common14%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund10.1%21.2%
Below its high5.0%, high on Aug 25, 20266.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+14.5%
GSIE total return, 1 year
+19.3%
ICOW total return, 1 year
0.25%
GSIE expense ratio
0.65%
ICOW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GSIE and ICOW hold 14% 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 Jul 31, 2026.

half

14% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding GSIE ICOW
SHELL PLC 0.61% 2.09%
BOUYGUES SA 0.47% 1.32%
KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE NV 0.46% 1.89%
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC 0.43% 1.40%
DHL GROUP 0.42% 2.19%
ACS ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS SA 0.42% 1.06%
EIFFAGE SA 0.41% 1.16%
VODAFONE GROUP PLC 0.38% 2.13%
BP PLC 0.34% 2.02%
ENEOS HOLDINGS INC 0.34% 1.35%
LUNDIN GOLD INC 0.33% 0.52%
IDEMITSU KOSAN CO LTD 0.32% 1.08%
Only in GSIE
ASML HOLDING NV 2.11%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.06%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.06%
NOVARTIS AG 1.02%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.01%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.88%
BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.80%
TORONTO DOMINION BANK (THE) 0.78%
Only in ICOW
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offsho 1.47%
Ryanair Holdings PLC 1.11%
Kia Corp 1.03%
Dassault Systemes SE 0.88%
Samsung Heavy Industries Co Lt 0.84%
Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd 0.73%
Hyundai Rotem Co Ltd 0.67%
Evolution AB 0.60%

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On the same fields

GSIE
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF
ICOW
Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Goldman Sachs Pacer
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +14.5% +19.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −2.8 pts +2.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.65%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 656 100
Net assets, GSIE as of Oct 8, 2026 and ICOW as of Oct 2, 2026 $5.8bn $1.7bn

GSIE and ICOW on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

GSIE in plain words

GSIE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 656 positions, with the top ten at 10.1%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

ICOW in plain words

ICOW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.65% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 21.2%. It sat 6.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GSIE or ICOW?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSIE returned +14.5% and ICOW +19.3%.
Which is cheaper, GSIE or ICOW?
GSIE is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GSIE and ICOW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of GSIE and 0% of ICOW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
GSIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs website ↗ICOW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ICOW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Pacer website ↗

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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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