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Private Equity-like Returns with the Flexibility of an ETF

Introducing the Goldman Sachs MSCI World Private Equity Return Tracker ETF (GTPE). A new ETF seeking to offer transparent, index-based exposure to private equity-like returns. Leveraging MSCI’s proprietary private company dataset to unpack the drivers of private equity returns with the benefits of the ETF wrapper.
Why Invest in GTPE?

Seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the MSCI World Private Equity Return Tracker Index.

Expands Access to Drivers of Private Equity Returns.

Provides a solution designed to approximate the long-term investment potential of the private equity asset class - with the liquidity, transparency and cost benefits of an ETF.

Seeks Private Equity-Like Returns via Public Equity Exposure.

Seeks to generate private equity-like returns through a broad portfolio of public equities by tracking the MSCI World Private Equity Return Tracker Index. 

Harnesses a Rich Source of Private Markets Data.

The index leverages MSCI’s proprietary private company dataset – one of the world’s largest– to replicate the regional, sectoral, and stylistic exposures that represent private equity investments.

Expanding Access to Private Equity-Like Returns

Investors are looking for new ways to capture private equity return drivers with the transparency and efficiency of public markets. This new ETF bridges the gap - combining Goldman Sachs’ investment expertise with MSCI’s data driven innovation - seeking to deliver private equity-like returns in a liquid, index-based format.

Expanding access to Private Equity-Like returns

For Illustrative purposes only. THE FUND DOES NOT INVEST IN PRIVATE EQUITY OR PRIVATE EQUITY VEHICLES OR FUNDS. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (%) Goldman Sachs MSCI World Private Equity Return Tracker ETF (GTPE) 0.50%, Please note the figure shown above is the unitary management fee. Under the management fee for Goldman Sachs MSCI World Private Equity Return Tracker ETF (GTPE), Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP., the Fund’s investment adviser, is responsible for paying substantially all the expenses of the Fund, excluding the payments under the Fund s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for the most recent expenses.For Illustrative purposes only. THE FUND DOES NOT INVEST IN PRIVATE EQUITY OR PRIVATE EQUITY VEHICLES OR FUNDS. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (%) Goldman Sachs MSCI World Private Equity Return Tracker ETF (GTPE) 0.50%, Please note the figure shown above is the unitary management fee. Under the management fee for Goldman Sachs MSCI World Private Equity Return Tracker ETF (GTPE), Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP., the Fund’s investment adviser, is responsible for paying substantially all the expenses of the Fund, excluding the payments under the Fund s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for the most recent expenses.

A Flexible Tool to Complement Existing Investments


GTPE seeks to provide a flexible, liquid solution for investors looking to add private equity-like exposure to their portfolios. Unlike traditional private equity, which requires long-term commitments and has limited redemption options, GTPE aims to deliver private equity-like returns with the liquidity and transparency of an ETF. This makes it an ideal bridge between illiquid private funds and liquid public market investments, offering a truly liquid component in an otherwise illiquid alternatives portfolio.

Private Equity-Like Returns with the Liquidity and Transparency of ETFs
Investors are increasingly interested in private equity, read our article to see how GTPE aims to deliver private equity-like returns in a public equity portfolio with the flexibility of an ETF.
private equity-like returns with the liquidity and transparency of etfs
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