Which returned more over the last year, GSIE or WCMI?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSIE returned +14.5% and WCMI +12.4%.

Which is cheaper, GSIE or WCMI?

GSIE is cheaper, by 0.60 percentage points a year. That is about $60 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do GSIE and WCMI overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of GSIE and 5% of WCMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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GSIE vs WCMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

GSIE and WCMI hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and GSIE returned +14.5% over the year. Net assets: $5.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF, and $2.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust WCM International Equity ETF.

GSIE costs 0.60 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points; GSIE is 2.8 times larger.

	GSIE	WCMI
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$5.8bn	$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+14.5%	+12.4%
What it tracks	Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	10.1%	42.9%
Below its high	5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026	5.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+14.5%

GSIE total return, 1 year

+12.4%

WCMI total return, 1 year

0.25%

GSIE expense ratio

0.85%

WCMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GSIE and WCMI hold 4% 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 Oct 9, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding GSIE WCMI

SIEMENS ENERGY AG 0.42% 2.86%

BAYER AG 0.39% 1.68%

UBS GROUP AG 0.38% 1.97%

SOCIETE GENERALE SA 0.34% 2.15%

CONSTELLATION SOFTWARE INC 0.31% 3.80%

KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP 0.29% 3.46%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.26% 6.30%

HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AG 0.22% 1.00%

MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.22% 3.31%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 0.20% 1.46%

NEBIUS GROUP NV 0.17% 5.19%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT AG 0.16% 1.49%

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 WCMI

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 7.69%

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 3.81%

Babcock International Group Plc 3.26%

Sony Group Corp. (ADR) 3.10%

Lottomatica Group SpA 2.98%

WuXi Biologics (Cayman) Inc. 2.80%

KB Financial Group, Inc. 2.39%

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - SABESP (ADR) 2.19%

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On the same fields

GSIE

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF

WCMI

First Trust WCM International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Goldman Sachs First Trust

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +14.5% +12.4%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −2.8 pts −4.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.85%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 4.7%

Holdings 656 42

Net assets, GSIE as of Oct 8, 2026 and WCMI as of Oct 9, 2026 $5.8bn $2.1bn

GSIE and WCMI 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.

WCMI in plain words

WCMI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 5% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 42 positions, with the top ten at 42.9%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GSIE or WCMI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSIE returned +14.5% and WCMI +12.4%.
Which is cheaper, GSIE or WCMI?: GSIE is cheaper, by 0.60 percentage points a year. That is about $60 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GSIE and WCMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of GSIE and 5% of WCMI 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 ↗WCMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗WCMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for WCMI ↗

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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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