{"url":"https://etfiq.com/models/compare/gal/","section":"models","title":"GAL ETF vs the ETFIQ Strategic 60 Benchmark | ETFIQ","description":"In the year to Sep 30, 2026, GAL returned +10.33%, 1.40 points ahead of the ETFIQ Strategic 60 benchmark\u2019s hypothetical +8.93%.","as_of":"Oct 20, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"ItemList","name":"GAL and its matched benchmark","numberOfItems":2,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"GAL, State Street Global Allocation ETF","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/gal"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ETFIQ Strategic, 60% stocks","url":"https://etfiq.com/benchmarks/strategic-60/"}]},{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why is GAL measured against ETFIQ Strategic 60?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"GAL holds 59.6% of its net assets in stocks, counting stocks inside any funds it owns. That puts it in the moderate band, more than 50% and up to 70% stocks. 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Figures as of Oct 20, 2026; trailing windows end at the last month end, Sep 30, 2026.\n GAL against the ETFIQ Strategic 60 benchmark\n State Street Global Allocation ETF holds 59.6% of its net assets in stocks, counting stocks inside any funds it owns. That puts it in the moderate band. Its benchmark is ETFIQ Strategic, 60% stocks, a rule, not a fund.\n +10.33% GAL, 1 year \n +8.93%* Strategic 60, 1 year \n +1.40 Difference, points \n 0.35% Expense ratio \n\n In the year to Sep 30, 2026, GAL returned +10.33%, 1.40 points ahead of the ETFIQ Strategic 60 benchmark\u2019s hypothetical +8.93%.\n ETFIQ Strategic, 60% stocks: launched on Oct 3, 2026, when ETFIQ froze its rule. Figures before Oct 5, 2026 are hypothetical: we apply today\u2019s rule and funds to earlier prices. From Oct 5, 2026 the record is tracked. A window that starts earlier is hypothetical as a whole.\n Other allocation ETFs against their benchmarks\n AAAA ALTY AOA AOK AOM AOR AVMA CGBL DPRE ELM FARX FPAA FREI FTBI GAA GAL GMOD GYLD HEFT INCM INKM IRTR ITDB ITDC ITDD ITDE IYLD JFLI KEAT LCR MDIV MFUL MHIG MHIP NDOW OCIO PVEX RAA RISN RJVI RSMV TBFC TBFG TRND TRTY WBIG XFLX XRLX YLDW GAL and Strategic 60 by window\n GAL\u2019s own market-price total return beside Strategic 60 over the same closes. YTD and 1 year are total returns; the longer windows are yearly rates over whole months. The difference is in percentage points. *Hypothetical as a whole: the benchmark\u2019s window begins before its tracked date, Oct 5, 2026. Data sourced by Tiingo .\n Total return of GAL and ETFIQ Strategic, 60% stocks by window, to Oct 20, 2026. Data sourced by Tiingo. Window From To GAL Strategic 60 Difference, points Side \n Year to date Dec 31, 2025 Oct 20, 2026 +8.13% +6.98%* +1.15 GAL ahead \n 1 year Sep 30, 2025 Sep 30, 2026 +10.33% +8.93%* +1.40 GAL ahead \n 3 years, a year Sep 29, 2023 Sep 30, 2026 +14.33% +14.30%* +0.03 GAL ahead \n 5 years, a year Sep 30, 2021 Sep 30, 2026 +6.98% +6.57%* +0.41 GAL ahead \n 10 years, a year Sep 30, 2016 Sep 30, 2026 +7.84% +7.93%* \u22120.09 GAL behind \n Since Apr 26, 2012, a year Apr 30, 2012 Sep 30, 2026 +7.20% +7.43%* \u22120.23 GAL behind \n\n Fees\n Both fees are already inside the returns above. On $10,000 is the fee times 100, the dollars a year at that fee.\n The expense ratio of GAL and the weighted fund fee of ETFIQ Strategic, 60% stocks. Portfolio Fee A year On $10,000 As of \n GAL Expense ratio, from its prospectus 0.35% $35 Oct 24, 2025 \n Strategic 60 Weighted fund fee, inside its returns 0.05% $5 Oct 20, 2026 \n\n Risk over 10 years\n From monthly returns, Sep 30, 2016 to Sep 30, 2026, 120 months. The drawdown uses daily values. Beta, correlation, tracking error and captures compare the fund with the benchmark.\n Risk of GAL and ETFIQ Strategic, 60% stocks over 10 years to Sep 30, 2026. Figure GAL Strategic 60 \n Volatility, a year 10.68% 10.07% \n Largest drawdown, on daily values \u221228.31% \u221222.31% \n Beta to the benchmark 1.04 measured against itself \n Correlation 0.98 measured against itself \n Tracking error, a year 2.07% measured against itself \n Up capture 1.04 measured against itself \n Down capture 1.07 measured against itself \n\n Questions people ask\n Why is GAL measured against ETFIQ Strategic 60? GAL holds 59.6% of its net assets in stocks, counting stocks inside any funds it owns. That puts it in the moderate band, more than 50% and up to 70% stocks. ETFIQ Strategic 60 is that band\u2019s benchmark. What does ETFIQ Strategic 60 hold? 60% VT and 40% US bonds (BND and AGG in equal parts), rebalanced on the last trading day of each month. It is a rule, not a fund. ETFIQ takes no payment from any fund company. Why are the benchmark\u2019s returns hypothetical? Its rule was frozen on a set date. Returns before that date apply today\u2019s rule and funds to earlier prices. The fund\u2019s own returns use its market price with distributions reinvested. The price source leaves out funds that closed before 2016, so results lean toward funds that survived. Total returns use market price with distributions reinvested, after each fund\u2019s own fees. Nothing else is deducted. The price source leaves out funds that closed before 2016, so results lean toward funds that survived. Data sourced by Tiingo .\n Where these figures came from\n Data sourced by Tiingo U.S. Treasury daily bill rates, for the Sharpe ratio GAL\u2019s page, with its prospectus and fee GAL\u2019s prospectus filing, for its expense ratio Where to next\n GAL fund page The Strategic 60 benchmark Every benchmark at 60% stocks Every model, side by side How the benchmarks are built ETFIQ publishes ETF data. It is independent, is not an investment adviser, takes no payment from issuers, and makes no recommendations.\n \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, GAL ETF vs the ETFIQ Strategic 60 Benchmark, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/models/compare/gal/ Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, GAL ETF vs the ETFIQ Strategic 60 Benchmark, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/models/compare/gal/ APA ETFIQ. (Oct 20, 2026). GAL ETF vs the ETFIQ Strategic 60 Benchmark. 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