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GSLC vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees

GSLC and SPY hold 75% of their weight in the same names, and SPY returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets on Oct 8, 2026: $15.3bn for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF and $817.2bn for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

Both cost 0.09% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points; SPY is far larger, $817.2bn against $15.3bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GSLC vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees
GSLCSPY
Expense ratio0.09%0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$15.3bn$817.2bn
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+17.3%
What it tracksGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity IndexS&P 500 Index
Holdings in common75%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund36.1%39.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+14.8%
GSLC total return, 1 year
+17.3%
SPY total return, 1 year
0.09%
GSLC expense ratio
0.09%
SPY expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GSLC and SPY hold 75% 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 8, 2026.

half

75% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding GSLC SPY
NVIDIA CORP 7.87% 8.34%
APPLE INC 7.00% 7.42%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.87% 5.80%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.78% 3.73%
ALPHABET INC 3.31% 3.06%
BROADCOM INC 2.84% 2.56%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.14% 2.38%
ALPHABET INC 1.89% 2.45%
TESLA INC 1.28% 1.58%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 1.17% 1.40%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 1.10% 1.32%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 1.10% 1.75%
Only in GSLC
EXXON MOBIL CORP 0.62%
WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY INC 0.36%
ATLASSIAN CORP 0.30%
NATERA INC 0.26%
ROYALTY PHARMA PLC 0.21%
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC 0.20%
US FOODS HOLDING CORP 0.19%
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC 0.18%
Only in SPY
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.04%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.38%
S+P GLOBAL INC 0.18%
STARBUCKS CORP 0.16%
DATADOG INC CLASS A 0.14%
AMERICAN TOWER CORP 0.12%
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 0.12%
MODERNA INC 0.11%

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On the same fields

GSLC
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Goldman Sachs State Street
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +17.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not published +17.3% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark not available −0.1 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.09%
Already in the S&P 500 95.2% 99.8%
Holdings 435 504
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $15.3bn $817.2bn

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

About GSLC

GSLC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 435 positions, with the top ten at 36.1%.

About SPY

SPY tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GSLC or SPY?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSLC returned +14.8% and SPY +17.3%.
Which is cheaper, GSLC or SPY?
Neither: GSLC and SPY both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GSLC and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of GSLC and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
GSLC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSLC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs website ↗SPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗State Street 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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