Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Japan Equity ETF

GSJY tracks an index of Japanese large- and mid-cap equities, with equal weights to each of 4 factor buckets and stocks within each bucket weighted by a factor score.

GSJY tracks an index of Japanese large- and mid-cap equities comprising four sub-indices: value, momentum, quality and low volatility. The index uses multiple factors to pick stocks, and each sub-index receives equal weight.

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