Goldman Sachs Funds
Semi-Annual Report |
February 28, 2022 | |||
Goldman Sachs Equity ETFs | ||||
Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF (GCLN) | ||||
Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSEW) | ||||
Hedge Industry VIP ETF (GVIP) | ||||
Innovate Equity ETF (GINN) | ||||
JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (JUST) |
Goldman Sachs Equity
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BLOOMBERG CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY ETF |
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EQUAL WEIGHT U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF |
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HEDGE INDUSTRY VIP ETF |
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INNOVATE EQUITY ETF |
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JUST U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF |
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NOT FDIC-INSURED | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee |
MARKET REVIEW
Goldman Sachs Equity ETFs
The following are highlights both of key factors affecting the U.S. equity market and of any key changes made to the Goldman Sachs Equity ETFs (the “Funds”) during the six months ended February 28, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). A fuller review will appear in the Funds’ annual shareholder report covering the 12 months ended August 31, 2022.
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Overall, U.S. equities struggled during the Reporting Period. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the “S&P 500 Index”) ended the Reporting Period with a return of -2.62%. The Russell 3000® Index generated a return of -4.24%. |
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Persistent supply-chain disruptions and inflationary pressures remained the common themes during the Reporting Period, while the biggest headlines were the COVID-19 variants and the start of the yet ongoing Russia/Ukraine war. |
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As the Reporting Period began in September 2021, the S&P 500 Index saw its first decline since January 2021 and its worst month since September 2020. Focus centered around U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) tapering, complex legislative negotiations, persistent supply-chain disruptions, spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, global risk events, rising energy costs and the rapid uptick in U.S. Treasury yields. |
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During the fourth quarter of 2021, the S&P 500 Index increased in October, fell in November and increased in December. |
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The third quarter corporate earnings season propelled the U.S. equity market rally in October, with retail earnings upside surprises and hints of easing supply-chain constraints supporting the market’s upward trajectory into early November. |
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Later in November, a $1 trillion infrastructure bill was signed into law, and Fed Chair Powell was appointed for a second term, bringing clarity to the Fed’s leadership. However, renewed concerns around COVID-19 developments pressured U.S. equities, with the emergence of the more contagious Omicron variant triggering a sell-off. Persistently high inflation also weighed on market sentiment. |
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In December, the S&P 500 Index rebounded despite record COVID-19 case counts in many population centers in the U.S., as studies showed the variant was generally accompanied by milder symptoms than previous variants. Positive seasonality and the so-called “Santa Rally” also lifted the S&P 500 Index towards the end of the month. (A Santa rally refers a sustained increase in the stock market that occurs in the last week of December through the first two trading days in January.) The Fed walked back its use of “transitory” in describing the inflationary environment and announced it would double its pace of asset purchase tapering and indicated potential interest rate hikes in 2022. |
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The S&P 500 Index fell in January and February 2022, suffering its biggest pullback since March 2020 amid reverberations surrounding the Fed’s hawkish policy pivot, the velocity and magnitude of the accompanying U.S. Treasury yield increase, the long-standing valuation concerns around some of the riskier pockets of the market, the remaining inflation overhang and the ramping of geopolitical tensions caused by the Russia/Ukraine war. (Hawkish suggests higher interest rates; opposite of dovish.) |
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During the Reporting Period overall, the U.S. equity market saw a sharp reversal of the growth/value dynamic amid a backdrop of rising U.S. Treasury yields and expectations of multiple interest rate hikes by the Fed. Value stocks meaningfully outperformed growth stocks during the Reporting Period. |
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The best performing sectors within the S&P 500 Index during the Reporting Period were energy, consumer staples and financials, while the weakest performing sectors were communication services, information technology and consumer discretionary. |
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MARKET REVIEW
Fund Changes and Highlights
Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF
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The Fund launched on February 8, 2022. |
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The Fund offers access to the $100 trillion+, multi-decade clean energy investment opportunity by seeking to track the Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Global Clean Energy Index (the “Index”), an equity index designed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Bloomberg energy sector specialists. |
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Compared to other clean energy ETFs, the Fund offers three key potential advantages: |
1. | Captures the full universe of clean energy companies, which may result in a more diverse portfolio and lower volatility |
2. | Drives capital to companies with what the advisor believes to be companies with the greatest potential exposure to clean energy growth through an impact-weighted portfolio construction process |
3. | Systematically evolves alongside the energy transition using forward looking datasets and analyst insights which seek to capture new clean energy businesses and potential alpha, or value- adding, opportunities |
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Ultimately, the Fund is designed for investors interested in owning “clean energy enablers,” companies that are seizing the secular growth opportunity to combat climate change and provide clean, affordable and reliable energy. |
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The Fund seeks to track the Index, which focuses capital in companies with the greatest exposure to the clean energy transition. These clean energy exposures are measured using proprietary asset-level datasets and insights from the 200+ global analysts at BloombergNEF (BNEF), a premier energy transition research and advisory service provider for governments, corporations and financiers. |
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Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF
as of February 28, 2022
FUND SNAPSHOT |
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As of February 28, 2022 | ||||||
Market Price1 | $ | 41.75 | ||||
Net Asset Value (NAV)1 | $ | 41.75 |
1 | The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. |
PERFORMANCE REVIEW |
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February 8, 2022*–February 28, 2022 | Fund Total Return (based on NAV)2 |
Fund Total Return (based on Market Price)2 |
Bloomberg GS Global Clean Energy Index3 |
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Shares | 5.43 | % | 5.43 | % | 5.51 | % |
* | Commencement of operations. |
2 | Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
3 | “Bloomberg®” and the Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Global Clean Energy Index (the “Index”) are service marks of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates, including Bloomberg Index Services Limited (“BISL”), the administrator of the index (collectively, “Bloomberg”) and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by Goldman Sachs. “Goldman Sachs®” is a trademark of Goldman Sachs and has been licensed by Bloomberg for use in the name of the Index. Bloomberg is not affiliated with Goldman Sachs, and Bloomberg does not approve, endorse, review, or recommend Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy ETF (“Fund”). Bloomberg does not guarantee the timeliness, accurateness, or completeness of any data or information relating to the Fund. |
The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund is newly incepted and does not have a track record. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns.
Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.
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FUND BASICS
TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/224 | ||||||||||
Holding |
% of Net Assets |
Line of Business |
Country | |||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. |
5.2 | % | Utilities | United States | ||||||
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A |
4.9 | Industrials | China | |||||||
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A |
4.1 | Information Technology | China | |||||||
National Grid PLC |
3.2 | Utilities | United Kingdom | |||||||
Vestas Wind Systems A/S |
3.0 | Industrials | Denmark | |||||||
Iberdrola SA |
2.9 | Utilities | Spain | |||||||
Enel SpA |
2.8 | Utilities | Italy | |||||||
General Electric Co. |
2.7 | Industrials | United States | |||||||
Sempra Energy |
2.6 | Utilities | United States | |||||||
Schneider Electric SE |
2.5 | Industrials | United States |
4 | The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments. |
FUND VS BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION5 | ||||||
As of February 28, 2022 |
5 | Sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Standard & Poor’s. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle). Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 0.1% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2022. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding. |
6 | The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Global Clean Energy Index. |
For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.
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FUND BASICS
Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
As of February 28, 2022
FUND SNAPSHOT |
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As of February 28, 2022 | ||||||
Market Price1 |
$ | 65.77 | ||||
Net Asset Value (NAV)1 |
$ | 65.84 |
1 | The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the CBOE BZX Exchange, Inc. (“CBOE BZX”). The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on CBOE BZX at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. |
PERFORMANCE REVIEW |
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September 1, 2021–February 28, 2022 | Fund Total Return (based on NAV)2 |
Fund Total
Return (based on Market Price)2 |
Solactive US Large Cap Equal Weight Index3 |
S&P 500 Index (Total Return, USD)4 |
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Shares |
-5.19 | % | -5.28 | % | -5.25 | % | -2.62 | % |
2 | Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
3 | The Index is calculated and published by Solactive AG. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties including but not limited to investors and/or financial intermediaries of Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF. Neither publication of an Index by Solactive AG nor the licensing of the Index or Index trade mark for the purpose of use in connection with the Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF constitutes a recommendation by Solactive AG to invest capital in said fund nor does it in any way represent an assurance or opinion of Solactive AG with regard to any investment in this fund. The index provider may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. |
4 | The S&P 500® Index is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. |
The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.
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FUND BASICS
TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/225 | ||||||||
Holding | % of Net Assets | Line of Business | ||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 0.4 | % | Information Technology | |||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 0.4 | Financials | ||||||
Upstart Holdings, Inc. | 0.3 | Financials | ||||||
Snap, Inc., Class A | 0.3 | Communication Services | ||||||
Bill.com Holdings, Inc. | 0.3 | Information Technology | ||||||
Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A | 0.3 | Information Technology | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 0.2 | Industrials | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 0.2 | Materials | ||||||
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 0.2 | Industrials | ||||||
Nucor Corp. | 0.2 | Materials |
5 | The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments. |
FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION6 | ||||||||
February 28, 2022 |
6 | Sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Standard & Poor’s. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle). Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 0.3% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2022. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding. |
7 | The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Solactive US Large Cap Equal Weight Index. |
For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.
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FUND BASICS
Hedge Industry VIP ETF
as of February 28, 2022
FUND SNAPSHOT |
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As of February 28, 2022 | ||||||
Market Price1 |
$ | 91.06 | ||||
Net Asset Value (NAV)1 |
$ | 91.11 |
1 | The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. |
PERFORMANCE REVIEW |
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September 1, 2021– February 28, 2022 |
Fund Total Return (based on NAV)2 |
Fund Total
Return (based on Market Price)2 |
Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund VIP IndexTM3 |
S&P 500® Index4 | ||||||||||||||
Shares |
-11.70 | % | -11.77 | % | -11.50 | % | -2.62 | % |
2 | Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculations assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
3 | The Index is owned and maintained by the Index Provider. The Index is calculated by Solactive AG. The Index consists of the US-listed stocks whose performance is expected to influence the long portfolios of hedge funds. Those stocks are defined as the positions that appear most frequently among the top 10 long equity holdings within the portfolios of fundamentally-driven hedge fund managers. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. |
4 | The S&P 500® Index is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. |
The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.
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FUND BASICS
TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/225 | ||||||||||
Holding | % of Net Assets | Line of Business | Country | |||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 2.3 | % | Information Technology | United States | ||||||
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | 2.3 | Energy | United States | |||||||
Sea Ltd. ADR | 2.3 | Communication Services | Taiwan | |||||||
Builders FirstSource, Inc. | 2.2 | Industrials | United States | |||||||
TransDigm Group, Inc. | 2.1 | Industrials | United States | |||||||
Uber Technologies, Inc. | 2.1 | Industrials | United States | |||||||
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A | 2.1 | Information Technology | United States | |||||||
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | 2.1 | Consumer Discretionary | United States | |||||||
Crown Holdings, Inc. | 2.1 | Materials | United States | |||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B | 2.1 | Financials | United States |
5 | The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments. |
FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS6 |
As of February 28, 2022 |
6 | Sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Standard & Poor’s. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value. |
7 | The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund VIP IndexTM. |
For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.
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FUND BASICS
Innovate Equity ETF
as of February 28, 2022
FUND SNAPSHOT |
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As of February 28, 2022 | ||||||
Market Price1 |
$ | 53.36 | ||||
Net Asset Value (NAV)1 |
$ | 53.40 |
1 | The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. |
PERFORMANCE REVIEW |
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September 1, 2021–February 28, 2022 | Fund Total Return (based on NAV)2 |
Fund Total Return (based on Market Price)2 |
Solactive Innovate Global Equity Index3 |
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Shares | -15.20 | % | -15.41 | % | -15.18 | % |
2 | Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
3 | The Solactive Innovative Global Equity Index itself is comprised of the securities that compose the five Solactive Thematic Indexes, which include companies from the ‘Data-Driven World’, ‘Finance Reimagined’, ‘Human Evolution’, ‘Manufacturing Revolution’, and ‘New Age Consumer’ themes. The weight of each index constituent within the Solactive Innovate Global Equity Index is equal to the average weight of such index constituent across the Solactive Thematic Indexes, subject to specified minimum and maximum weights. |
The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns.
Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.
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FUND BASICS
TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/224 | ||||||||||
Holding | % of Net Assets | Line of Business | Country | |||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 2.1 | % | Information Technology | United States | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 2.0 | Information Technology | United States | |||||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.0 | Consumer Discretionary | United States | |||||||
Apple, Inc. | 2.0 | Information Technology | United States | |||||||
Tesla, Inc. | 1.9 | Consumer Discretionary | United States | |||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 1.9 | Communication Services | United States | |||||||
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | 1.8 | Communication Services | United States | |||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR | 1.1 | Consumer Discretionary | China | |||||||
Intel Corp. | 1.0 | Information Technology | United States | |||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 0.8 | Health Care | United States |
4 | The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments. |
FUND VS BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION5 | ||||||
As of February 28, 2022 |
5 | Sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Standard & Poor’s. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle). Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 3.2% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2022. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding. |
6 | The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Solactive Innovative Global Equity Index. |
For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.
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FUND BASICS
JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
as of February 28, 2022
FUND SNAPSHOT |
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As of February 28, 2022 | ||||||
Market Price1 | $ | 62.97 | ||||
Net Asset Value (NAV)1 | $ | 63.01 |
1 | The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. |
PERFORMANCE REVIEW |
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September 1, 2021– February 28, 2022 |
Fund Total Return (based on NAV)2 |
Fund Total
Return (based on Market Price)2 |
JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index3 |
Russell 1000® Index4 | ||||||||||||||
Shares | -3.48 | % | -3.58 | % | -3.38 | % | -3.88 | % |
2 | Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade at 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
3 | “JUST” and “JUST Capital” are trademarks of JUST Capital Foundation, Inc. or its affiliates and have been licensed for use in connection with the issuance and distribution of the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF. JUST Capital Foundation, Inc. and its affiliates do not in any way recommend the purchase, sale or holding of any security based on the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index including the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, or have any involvement in their operations or distribution. JUST Capital Foundation, Inc., its affiliates, calculation agent, and data providers expressly disclaim all representations, warranties, and liabilities relating to or in connection with the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose). Frank Russell Company (“Russell”) acts solely as calculation agent in respect of the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index. Russell does not in any way sponsor, support, promote or endorse the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index or the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF. In no event shall any Russell party have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including without limitation, lost profits) or any other damages in connection with the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index. The index provider may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. |
4 | The Russell 1000® Index is an index of approximately 1,000 of the largest companies in the U.S. equity market. The Russell 1000® is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It represents the top companies by market capitalization. The Russell 1000® typically comprises approximately 90% of the total market capitalization of all listed U.S. stocks. It is considered a bellwether index for large cap investing. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. |
The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.
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FUND BASICS
TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/225 | ||||||||
Holding | % of Net Assets | Line of Business | ||||||
Apple, Inc. | 7.2 | % | Information Technology | |||||
Microsoft Corp. | 6.3 | Information Technology | ||||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.6 | Consumer Discretionary | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 2.3 | Communication Services | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class C | 2.1 | Communication Services | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 1.6 | Information Technology | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 1.4 | Consumer Staples | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.4 | Financials | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1.2 | Health Care | ||||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 1.2 | Information Technology |
5 | The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments. |
FUND VS BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION6 |
As of February 28, 2022 |
6 | Sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by GICS. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 0.0% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2022. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding. |
7 | The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index. |
For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.
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PORTFOLIO RESULTS
Index Definition and Industry Terms
Alpha: The excess returns of a fund relative to the return of a benchmark index is the fund’s alpha.
Russell 3000® Index is a market capitalization weighted equity index maintained by the FTSE Russell that provides exposure to the entire U.S. stock market. The index tracks the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S.-traded stocks which represent about 98% of all U.S incorporated equity securities. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.
Russell 1000® Index is an index of approximately 1,000 of the largest companies in the U.S. equity market. The Russell 1000® is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It represents the top companies by market capitalization. The Russell 1000® typically comprises approximately 90% of the total market capitalization of all listed U.S. stocks. It is considered a bellwether index for large cap investing. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.
S&P 500® Index is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.
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GOLDMAN SACHS BLOOMBERG CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY ETF
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares |
Description | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks – 99.8% | ||||||||
Austria – 0.1% | ||||||||
40 | Verbund AG (Utilities) | $ | 4,852 | |||||
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Belgium – 1.0% | ||||||||
136 | Elia Group SA/NV (Utilities) | 19,644 | ||||||
1,488 | Umicore SA (Materials) | 61,321 | ||||||
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80,965 | ||||||||
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Brazil – 0.1% | ||||||||
764 | Cosan SA (Energy) | 3,131 | ||||||
2,436 | Omega Energia SA (Utilities)* | 5,121 | ||||||
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8,252 | ||||||||
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Canada – 4.1% | ||||||||
2,936 | Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (Utilities) | 42,454 | ||||||
484 | Atco Ltd., Class I (Utilities) | 15,886 | ||||||
1,936 | Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (Industrials)* | 22,133 | ||||||
784 | Boralex, Inc., Class A (Utilities) | 22,877 | ||||||
72 | Capital Power Corp. (Utilities) | 2,211 | ||||||
2,236 | Fortis, Inc. (Utilities) | 102,390 | ||||||
1,492 | Hydro One Ltd. (Utilities)(a) | 36,819 | ||||||
1,120 | Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc. (Utilities) | 16,274 | ||||||
1,740 | Northland Power, Inc. (Utilities) | 55,286 | ||||||
108 | SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc. (Industrials) | 2,430 | ||||||
824 | TransAlta Renewables, Inc. (Utilities) | 11,337 | ||||||
76 | WSP Global, Inc. (Industrials) | 9,318 | ||||||
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339,415 | ||||||||
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China – 27.3% | ||||||||
2,800 | Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials) | 37,900 | ||||||
9,596 | Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co. Ltd., Class H (Utilities) | 2,923 | ||||||
8,400 | Beijing Jingyuntong Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)* | 11,608 | ||||||
3,200 | BYD Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary) | 126,580 | ||||||
13,200 | CECEP Solar Energy Co. Ltd., Class A (Utilities) | 20,982 | ||||||
16,000 | CECEP Wind-Power Corp., Class A (Utilities) | 14,326 | ||||||
12,800 | China Baoan Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials) | 27,913 | ||||||
17,060 | China Datang Corp Renewable Power Co. Ltd., Class H (Utilities) | 6,441 | ||||||
27,412 | China Everbright Environment Group Ltd. (Industrials) | 19,646 | ||||||
24,632 | China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H (Utilities) | 50,439 | ||||||
30,100 | China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A (Utilities) | 35,300 | ||||||
8,236 | China Suntien Green Energy Corp. Ltd., Class H (Energy) | 5,460 | ||||||
4,800 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials) | 405,726 | ||||||
292 | Daqo New Energy Corp. ADR (Information Technology)* | 14,004 | ||||||
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
China – (continued) | ||||||||
9,200 | Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials) | 130,491 | ||||||
22,000 | GCL System Integration Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)* | 12,796 | ||||||
28,400 | GEM Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials) | 43,028 | ||||||
400 | Ginlong Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials) | 16,038 | ||||||
6,800 | Gotion High-tech Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)* | 46,425 | ||||||
3,600 | Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials) | 60,584 | ||||||
2,400 | Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology) | 45,125 | ||||||
2,800 | Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology) | 7,539 | ||||||
2,400 | JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology) | 36,118 | ||||||
6,400 | Jilin Electric Power Co. Ltd., Class A (Utilities)* | 8,986 | ||||||
28,000 | LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology) | 344,653 | ||||||
400 | Luoyang Xinqianglian Slewing Bearing Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials) | 9,591 | ||||||
5,200 | Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd., Class A (Industrials) | 21,179 | ||||||
168 | NXP Semiconductors NV (Information Technology) | 31,940 | ||||||
4,000 | Risen Energy Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology) | 16,964 | ||||||
1,200 | Shenzhen Capchem Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials) | 18,257 | ||||||
800 | Shenzhen SC New Energy Technology Corp., Class A (Information Technology) | 11,142 | ||||||
4,000 | Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials) | 24,063 | ||||||
7,200 | Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials) | 138,181 | ||||||
400 | Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials) | 34,681 | ||||||
14,000 | TBEA Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials) | 44,773 | ||||||
13,200 | Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology) | 100,370 | ||||||
5,600 | Titan Wind Energy Suzhou Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials) | 18,353 | ||||||
13,600 | Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples) | 92,463 | ||||||
400 | Wuhan DR Laser Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology) | 14,184 | ||||||
800 | Wuxi Shangji Automation Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials) | 20,044 | ||||||
2,800 | Xiamen Tungsten Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials) | 9,762 | ||||||
15,200 | Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials) | 36,013 | ||||||
19,904 | Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd. (Information Technology) | 35,968 | ||||||
3,600 | Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials) | 28,480 | ||||||
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14 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
GOLDMAN SACHS BLOOMBERG CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY ETF
Shares |
Description | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
China – (continued) | ||||||||
4,000 | Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology) | $ | 41,204 | |||||
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2,278,643 | ||||||||
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Czech Republic – 0.3% | ||||||||
756 | CEZ AS (Utilities) | 28,811 | ||||||
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Denmark – 5.2% | ||||||||
1,396 | Orsted AS (Utilities)(a) | 181,536 | ||||||
7,588 | Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Industrials) | 249,208 | ||||||
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430,744 | ||||||||
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Finland – 1.2% | ||||||||
264 | Fortum OYJ (Utilities) | 5,586 | ||||||
2,188 | Neste OYJ (Energy) | 86,457 | ||||||
356 | Stora Enso OYJ, Class R (Materials) | 6,866 | ||||||
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98,909 | ||||||||
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France – 0.9% | ||||||||
4,344 | Electricite de France SA (Utilities) | 39,668 | ||||||
1,096 | Engie SA (Utilities) | 17,564 | ||||||
448 | Neoen SA (Utilities)*(a) | 17,340 | ||||||
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74,572 | ||||||||
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Germany – 3.8% | ||||||||
576 | BASF SE (Materials) | 38,332 | ||||||
868 | Encavis AG (Utilities) | 14,985 | ||||||
10,200 | E.ON SE (Utilities) | 138,832 | ||||||
760 | Infineon Technologies AG (Information Technology) | 26,245 | ||||||
896 | Nordex SE (Industrials)* | 16,012 | ||||||
396 | RWE AG (Utilities) | 18,454 | ||||||
2,112 | Siemens Energy AG (Industrials) | 50,836 | ||||||
108 | SMA Solar Technology AG (Information Technology) | 4,311 | ||||||
72 | Wacker Chemie AG (Materials) | 11,221 | ||||||
|
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319,228 | ||||||||
|
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Hong Kong – 0.1% | ||||||||
43,100 | Concord New Energy Group Ltd. (Utilities) | 4,027 | ||||||
1,056 | Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd. (Industrials) | 2,804 | ||||||
|
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6,831 | ||||||||
|
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Italy – 4.0% | ||||||||
1,004 | A2A SpA (Utilities) | 1,801 | ||||||
31,032 | Enel SpA (Utilities) | 230,009 | ||||||
1,568 | Eni SpA (Energy) | 24,361 | ||||||
452 | ERG SpA (Utilities) | 14,347 | ||||||
896 | Falck Renewables SpA (Utilities) | 8,856 | ||||||
560 | Hera SpA (Utilities) | 2,180 | ||||||
6,932 | Terna – Rete Elettrica Nazionale (Utilities) | 57,165 | ||||||
|
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338,719 | ||||||||
|
|
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Japan – 2.1% | ||||||||
280 | Denso Corp. (Consumer Discretionary) | 19,563 | ||||||
204 | eRex Co. Ltd. (Utilities) | 3,280 | ||||||
596 | Hitachi Ltd. (Industrials) | 29,237 | ||||||
204 | Kyocera Corp. (Information Technology) | 11,653 | ||||||
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Japan – (continued) | ||||||||
316 | Nidec Corp. (Industrials) | 27,115 | ||||||
1,344 | Panasonic Corp. (Consumer Discretionary) | 13,886 | ||||||
728 | Renesas Electronics Corp. (Information Technology)* | 8,470 | ||||||
288 | RENOVA, Inc. (Utilities)* | 3,558 | ||||||
56 | Rohm Co. Ltd. (Information Technology) | 4,391 | ||||||
2,824 | SUMCO Corp. (Information Technology) | 46,268 | ||||||
172 | West Holdings Corp. (Utilities) | 6,392 | ||||||
|
|
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173,813 | ||||||||
|
|
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New Zealand – 0.3% | ||||||||
3,728 | Contact Energy Ltd. (Utilities) | 20,486 | ||||||
720 | Meridian Energy Ltd. (Utilities) | 2,434 | ||||||
|
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22,920 | ||||||||
|
|
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Norway – 0.2% | ||||||||
10,960 | NEL ASA (Industrials)*(b) | 19,960 | ||||||
|
|
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Portugal – 0.1% | ||||||||
1,756 | EDP – Energias de Portugal SA (Utilities) | 8,607 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Singapore – 0.2% | ||||||||
412 | STMicroelectronics NV (Information Technology) | 17,557 | ||||||
|
|
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South Africa – 0.1% | ||||||||
844 | Scatec ASA (Utilities)(a) | 12,170 | ||||||
|
|
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South Korea – 3.9% | ||||||||
168 | CS Wind Corp. (Industrials) | 8,328 | ||||||
28 | Doosan Co. Ltd. (Industrials)* | 2,643 | ||||||
196 | Doosan Fuel Cell Co. Ltd. (Industrials)* | 6,325 | ||||||
128 | Ecopro Co. Ltd. (Materials) | 9,209 | ||||||
168 | L&F Co. Ltd. (Information Technology) | 27,247 | ||||||
204 | LG Chem Ltd. (Materials) | 95,862 | ||||||
132 | OCI Co. Ltd. (Materials) | 11,527 | ||||||
364 | Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Information Technology) | 165,902 | ||||||
|
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327,043 | ||||||||
|
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Spain – 3.8% | ||||||||
116 | Acciona SA (Utilities) | 19,948 | ||||||
21,284 | Iberdrola SA (Utilities) | 243,365 | ||||||
1,836 | Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (Industrials)* | 42,749 | ||||||
584 | Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA (Utilities)* | 10,899 | ||||||
|
|
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316,961 | ||||||||
|
|
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Sweden – 0.1% | ||||||||
320 | PowerCell Sweden AB (Industrials)* | 6,060 | ||||||
|
|
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Switzerland – 0.7% | ||||||||
1,056 | ABB Ltd. (Industrials) | 35,854 | ||||||
92 | BKW AG (Utilities) | 11,612 | ||||||
21,340 | Meyer Burger Technology AG (Information Technology)* | 8,137 | ||||||
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55,603 | ||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | 15 |
GOLDMAN SACHS BLOOMBERG CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY ETF
Schedule of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares |
Description | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Taiwan – 0.6% | ||||||||
1,148 | Delta Electronics, Inc. (Information Technology) | $ | 10,094 | |||||
4,180 | Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc. (Information Technology) | 27,136 | ||||||
2,852 | TSEC Corp. (Information Technology)* | 3,876 | ||||||
10,168 | United Renewable Energy Co. Ltd./Taiwan (Information Technology)* | 7,453 | ||||||
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48,559 | ||||||||
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Thailand – 0.6% | ||||||||
18,172 | Energy Absolute PCL NVDR (Utilities) | 52,834 | ||||||
|
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United Kingdom – 5.2% | ||||||||
788 | Ceres Power Holdings PLC (Industrials)* | 7,528 | ||||||
3,088 | Drax Group PLC (Utilities) | 29,252 | ||||||
3,532 | ITM Power PLC (Industrials)*(b) | 15,743 | ||||||
17,364 | National Grid PLC (Utilities) | 263,456 | ||||||
5,140 | SSE PLC (Utilities) | 117,552 | ||||||
|
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433,531 | ||||||||
|
|
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United States – 33.8% | ||||||||
3,132 | AES Corp. (The) (Utilities) | 66,492 | ||||||
32 | ALLETE, Inc. (Utilities) | 2,014 | ||||||
156 | Alliant Energy Corp. (Utilities) | 9,110 | ||||||
224 | Ameresco, Inc., Class A (Industrials)* | 14,392 | ||||||
312 | American Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities) | 28,283 | ||||||
348 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (Consumer Staples) | 27,301 | ||||||
1,024 | Array Technologies, Inc. (Industrials)* | 11,510 | ||||||
340 | Avangrid, Inc. (Utilities) | 15,256 | ||||||
1,040 | Bloom Energy Corp., Class A (Industrials)* | 23,088 | ||||||
976 | Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A (Utilities) | 36,551 | ||||||
84 | Bunge Ltd. (Consumer Staples) | 8,782 | ||||||
388 | Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C (Utilities) | 12,959 | ||||||
220 | Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Utilities) | 18,869 | ||||||
220 | Constellation Energy Corp. (Utilities) | 10,116 | ||||||
508 | Dominion Energy, Inc. (Utilities) | 40,401 | ||||||
108 | DTE Energy Co. (Utilities) | 13,132 | ||||||
484 | Duke Energy Corp. (Utilities) | 48,598 | ||||||
2,956 | Edison International (Utilities) | 187,470 | ||||||
32 | EMCOR Group, Inc. (Industrials) | 3,697 | ||||||
368 | Emerson Electric Co. (Industrials) | 34,195 | ||||||
964 | Enphase Energy, Inc. (Information Technology)* | 160,699 | ||||||
608 | Exelon Corp. (Utilities) | 25,876 | ||||||
748 | First Solar, Inc. (Information Technology)* | 56,317 | ||||||
2,712 | FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Industrials)*(b) | 16,272 | ||||||
296 | Generac Holdings, Inc. (Industrials)* | 93,379 | ||||||
2,332 | General Electric Co. (Industrials) | 222,729 | ||||||
1,508 | Gevo, Inc. (Energy)* | 5,353 | ||||||
408 | Green Plains, Inc. (Energy)* | 13,358 | ||||||
592 | Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT (Financials) | 28,025 | ||||||
352 | Itron, Inc. (Information Technology)* | 16,780 | ||||||
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|
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
United States – (continued) | ||||||||
36 | MasTec, Inc. (Industrials)* | 2,835 | ||||||
5,496 | NextEra Energy, Inc. (Utilities) | 430,172 | ||||||
244 | ON Semiconductor Corp. (Information Technology)* | 15,277 | ||||||
348 | Ormat Technologies, Inc. (Utilities) | 24,830 | ||||||
4,452 | Plug Power, Inc. (Industrials)* | 112,591 | ||||||
316 | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (Utilities) | 20,486 | ||||||
88 | Quanta Services, Inc. (Industrials) | 9,587 | ||||||
1,512 | QuantumScape Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)*(b) | 24,404 | ||||||
400 | Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (Energy)* | 24,600 | ||||||
1,332 | Schneider Electric SE (Industrials) | 209,125 | ||||||
1,504 | Sempra Energy (Utilities) | 216,907 | ||||||
388 | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (Information Technology)* | 123,935 | ||||||
684 | Sunnova Energy International, Inc. (Utilities)* | 13,783 | ||||||
664 | SunPower Corp. (Information Technology)* | 11,906 | ||||||
1,644 | Sunrun, Inc. (Industrials)* | 44,848 | ||||||
88 | Tesla, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)* | 76,598 | ||||||
512 | Texas Instruments, Inc. (Information Technology) | 87,035 | ||||||
44 | Timken Co. (The) (Industrials) | 2,885 | ||||||
288 | TPI Composites, Inc. (Industrials)* | 3,894 | ||||||
12 | Valmont Industries, Inc. (Industrials) | 2,597 | ||||||
908 | Wolfspeed, Inc. (Information Technology)* | 93,270 | ||||||
336 | Xcel Energy, Inc. (Utilities) | 22,623 | ||||||
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2,825,192 | ||||||||
|
|
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $7,908,982) | $ | 8,330,751 | ||||||
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|
Shares | Description | Rate | Value | |||||||||
Preferred Stock – 0.1% | ||||||||||||
South Korea – 0.1% | ||||||||||||
36 | LG Chem Ltd. (Materials | ) | ||||||||||
(Cost $9,086) |
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4.42 | % | $ | 8,099 | |||||||
|
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE |
| |||||||||||
(Cost $7,918,068) |
|
$ | 8,338,850 | |||||||||
|
16 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
GOLDMAN SACHS BLOOMBERG CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY ETF
Shares | Dividend Rate |
Value | ||||
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.7%(c) | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares |
| |||||
58,314 | 0.026% | $ | 58,314 | |||
(Cost $58,314) | ||||||
|
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.6% |
| |||||
(Cost $7,976,382) | $ | 8,397,164 | ||||
|
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LIABILITIES IN EXCESS
OF OTHER ASSETS – (0.6)% |
(47,356 | ) | ||||
|
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NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $ | 8,349,808 | ||||
|
The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. | ||
* |
Non-income producing security. | |
(a) |
Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. | |
(b) |
All or a portion of security is on loan. | |
(c) |
Represents an affiliated issuer. |
| ||
Investment Abbreviations: | ||
ADR |
—American Depositary Receipt | |
NVDR |
—Non-Voting Depository Receipt | |
PLC |
—Public Limited Company | |
REIT |
—Real Estate Investment Trust | |
|
The below table represents the sector breakdown of investments as a percentage of total market value of the Fund: |
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Sector Name |
% of Market Value |
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Utilities | 40.0% | |||
Industrials | 28.2% | |||
Information Technology | 19.7% | |||
Materials | 5.2% | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 3.1% | |||
Energy | 2.0% | |||
Consumer Staples | 1.5% | |||
Financials | 0.3% | |||
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS | 100.0% | |||
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Schedule of Investments
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
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Common Stocks – 99.7% | ||||||||
Communication Services – 4.8% | ||||||||
20,967 | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | $ | 1,708,811 | |||||
567 | Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | 1,531,546 | ||||||
103,277 | AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A*(a) | 1,947,804 | ||||||
68,477 | AT&T, Inc. | 1,622,220 | ||||||
2,799 | Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | 1,684,382 | ||||||
33,396 | Comcast Corp., Class A | 1,561,597 | ||||||
12,616 | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 1,641,215 | ||||||
11,029 | Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C* | 1,617,954 | ||||||
132,543 | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | 1,373,145 | ||||||
14,228 | Match Group, Inc.* | 1,586,280 | ||||||
5,211 | Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A* | 1,099,677 | ||||||
3,844 | Netflix, Inc.* | 1,516,535 | ||||||
21,659 | Omnicom Group, Inc. | 1,816,974 | ||||||
50,492 | Paramount Global, Class B | 1,545,560 | ||||||
60,066 | Pinterest, Inc., Class A* | 1,606,766 | ||||||
25,439 | ROBLOX Corp., Class A* | 1,311,889 | ||||||
10,491 | Roku, Inc.* | 1,463,809 | ||||||
51,664 | Snap, Inc., Class A* | 2,063,460 | ||||||
10,056 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | 1,629,072 | ||||||
15,150 | T-Mobile US, Inc.* | 1,866,632 | ||||||
45,440 | Twitter, Inc.* | 1,615,392 | ||||||
30,848 | Verizon Communications, Inc. | 1,655,612 | ||||||
11,691 | Walt Disney Co. (The)* | 1,735,646 | ||||||
31,553 | ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc.* | 1,725,634 | ||||||
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Consumer Discretionary – 10.4% | ||||||||
7,084 | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 1,448,536 | ||||||
10,924 | Airbnb, Inc., Class A* | 1,654,877 | ||||||
557 | Amazon.com, Inc.* | 1,710,692 | ||||||
815 | AutoZone, Inc.* | 1,518,663 | ||||||
28,416 | Bath & Body Works, Inc. | 1,516,562 | ||||||
17,031 | Best Buy Co., Inc. | 1,645,876 | ||||||
672 | Booking Holdings, Inc.* | 1,459,752 | ||||||
7,172 | Burlington Stores, Inc.* | 1,620,083 | ||||||
21,173 | Caesars Entertainment, Inc.* | 1,782,555 | ||||||
15,170 | CarMax, Inc.* | 1,658,536 | ||||||
80,373 | Carnival Corp.* | 1,633,983 | ||||||
10,666 | Carvana Co.* | 1,604,913 | ||||||
1,106 | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | 1,684,825 | ||||||
11,756 | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 1,707,206 | ||||||
7,977 | Dollar General Corp. | 1,582,158 | ||||||
12,514 | Dollar Tree, Inc.* | 1,777,989 | ||||||
3,639 | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | 1,572,812 | ||||||
15,582 | DoorDash, Inc., Class A* | 1,635,331 | ||||||
18,496 | D.R. Horton, Inc. | 1,579,558 | ||||||
75,655 | DraftKings, Inc., Class A* | 1,791,510 | ||||||
28,742 | eBay, Inc. | 1,569,026 | ||||||
11,736 | Etsy, Inc.* | 1,817,789 | ||||||
8,926 | Expedia Group, Inc.* | 1,750,478 | ||||||
81,698 | Ford Motor Co. | 1,434,617 | ||||||
13,028 | Garmin Ltd. | 1,438,812 | ||||||
31,702 | General Motors Co.* | 1,481,117 | ||||||
12,375 | Genuine Parts Co. | 1,511,730 | ||||||
11,553 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | 1,719,780 | ||||||
4,490 | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 1,418,077 | ||||||
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Consumer Discretionary – (continued) | ||||||||
36,988 | Las Vegas Sands Corp.* | 1,585,306 | ||||||
17,187 | Lennar Corp., Class A | 1,544,768 | ||||||
6,968 | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | 1,540,346 | ||||||
10,334 | Marriott International, Inc., Class A* | 1,758,227 | ||||||
6,345 | McDonald’s Corp. | 1,553,066 | ||||||
38,130 | MGM Resorts International | 1,688,778 | ||||||
11,222 | NIKE, Inc., Class B | 1,532,364 | ||||||
306 | NVR, Inc.* | 1,517,283 | ||||||
2,507 | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | 1,627,645 | ||||||
63,756 | Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A* | 1,852,749 | ||||||
3,484 | Pool Corp. | 1,597,693 | ||||||
17,041 | Ross Stores, Inc. | 1,557,377 | ||||||
20,633 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.* | 1,665,496 | ||||||
16,954 | Starbucks Corp. | 1,556,208 | ||||||
83,951 | Stellantis NV | 1,534,624 | ||||||
7,657 | Target Corp. | 1,529,639 | ||||||
1,838 | Tesla, Inc.* | 1,599,850 | ||||||
23,154 | TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 1,530,479 | ||||||
7,444 | Tractor Supply Co. | 1,517,013 | ||||||
4,488 | Ulta Beauty, Inc.* | 1,680,756 | ||||||
25,760 | VF Corp. | 1,494,595 | ||||||
10,944 | Wayfair, Inc., Class A* | 1,541,681 | ||||||
8,013 | Whirlpool Corp. | 1,612,776 | ||||||
13,270 | Yum! Brands, Inc. | 1,626,637 | ||||||
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84,973,199 | ||||||||
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Consumer Staples – 5.6% | ||||||||
32,865 | Altria Group, Inc. | 1,685,646 | ||||||
21,959 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 1,722,684 | ||||||
24,511 | Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | 1,598,853 | ||||||
16,149 | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 1,580,180 | ||||||
9,972 | Clorox Co. (The) | 1,453,818 | ||||||
27,288 | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 1,698,405 | ||||||
20,115 | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 1,547,849 | ||||||
47,043 | Conagra Brands, Inc. | 1,645,094 | ||||||
6,989 | Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | 1,506,968 | ||||||
3,233 | Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1,678,735 | ||||||
5,289 | Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | 1,567,289 | ||||||
24,158 | General Mills, Inc. | 1,628,974 | ||||||
8,370 | Hershey Co. (The) | 1,692,916 | ||||||
26,183 | Kellogg Co. | 1,674,141 | ||||||
43,228 | Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | 1,671,627 | ||||||
12,180 | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 1,585,227 | ||||||
45,957 | Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | 1,802,434 | ||||||
38,102 | Kroger Co. (The) | 1,783,174 | ||||||
16,355 | McCormick & Co., Inc. | 1,556,505 | ||||||
24,482 | Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 1,603,081 | ||||||
18,981 | Monster Beverage Corp.* | 1,601,996 | ||||||
9,492 | PepsiCo, Inc. | 1,554,220 | ||||||
16,041 | Philip Morris International, Inc. | 1,621,264 | ||||||
10,261 | Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 1,599,587 | ||||||
20,830 | Sysco Corp. | 1,814,293 | ||||||
18,347 | Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | 1,700,033 | ||||||
33,122 | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 1,526,593 | ||||||
11,818 | Walmart, Inc. | 1,597,321 | ||||||
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45,698,907 | ||||||||
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Description | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Energy – 4.3% | ||||||||
62,029 | Baker Hughes Co. | $ | 1,822,412 | |||||
14,465 | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | 1,922,398 | ||||||
12,416 | Chevron Corp. | 1,787,904 | ||||||
18,356 | ConocoPhillips | 1,741,250 | ||||||
73,902 | Coterra Energy, Inc. | 1,724,134 | ||||||
32,010 | Devon Energy Corp. | 1,906,195 | ||||||
12,885 | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 1,779,419 | ||||||
14,966 | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1,719,893 | ||||||
20,859 | Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1,635,763 | ||||||
53,356 | Halliburton Co. | 1,789,027 | ||||||
18,099 | Hess Corp. | 1,829,085 | ||||||
95,547 | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 1,662,518 | ||||||
21,500 | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 1,674,205 | ||||||
42,808 | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 1,871,994 | ||||||
26,801 | ONEOK, Inc. | 1,750,105 | ||||||
19,372 | Phillips 66 | 1,631,897 | ||||||
7,569 | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 1,813,532 | ||||||
42,692 | Schlumberger NV | 1,675,234 | ||||||
19,302 | Valero Energy Corp. | 1,611,910 | ||||||
54,893 | Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | 1,717,053 | ||||||
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35,065,928 | ||||||||
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Financials – 12.7% | ||||||||
26,236 | Aflac, Inc. | 1,602,757 | ||||||
13,960 | Allstate Corp. (The) | 1,708,146 | ||||||
34,443 | Ally Financial, Inc. | 1,718,706 | ||||||
9,119 | American Express Co. | 1,774,010 | ||||||
28,000 | American International Group, Inc. | 1,714,720 | ||||||
5,366 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 1,608,673 | ||||||
5,961 | Aon PLC, Class A | 1,741,447 | ||||||
23,568 | Apollo Global Management, Inc. | 1,538,048 | ||||||
34,983 | Arch Capital Group Ltd.* | 1,648,049 | ||||||
10,558 | Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | 1,670,170 | ||||||
35,765 | Bank of America Corp. | 1,580,813 | ||||||
27,394 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 1,455,991 | ||||||
5,254 | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | 1,688,898 | ||||||
2,034 | BlackRock, Inc. | 1,513,072 | ||||||
12,322 | Blackstone, Inc. | 1,570,685 | ||||||
11,238 | Capital One Financial Corp. | 1,722,448 | ||||||
18,563 | Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 1,567,831 | ||||||
8,013 | Chubb Ltd. | 1,631,767 | ||||||
13,870 | Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 1,703,097 | ||||||
25,283 | Citigroup, Inc. | 1,497,512 | ||||||
31,645 | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 1,658,831 | ||||||
7,038 | CME Group, Inc. | 1,664,698 | ||||||
8,970 | Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A* | 1,711,207 | ||||||
14,323 | Discover Financial Services | 1,768,031 | ||||||
3,896 | FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | 1,582,127 | ||||||
36,207 | Fifth Third Bancorp | 1,732,143 | ||||||
9,421 | First Republic Bank | 1,632,283 | ||||||
4,608 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(b) | 1,572,664 | ||||||
22,756 | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 1,581,087 | ||||||
107,284 | Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 1,665,048 | ||||||
12,964 | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 1,660,948 | ||||||
11,195 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,587,451 | ||||||
65,193 | KeyCorp | 1,634,389 | ||||||
23,074 | KKR & Co., Inc. | 1,387,209 | ||||||
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Financials – (continued) | ||||||||
9,672 | M&T Bank Corp. | 1,762,529 | ||||||
1,300 | Markel Corp.* | 1,615,783 | ||||||
4,749 | MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 1,811,411 | ||||||
10,754 | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 1,671,279 | ||||||
24,389 | MetLife, Inc. | 1,647,477 | ||||||
4,833 | Moody’s Corp. | 1,556,371 | ||||||
16,163 | Morgan Stanley | 1,466,631 | ||||||
3,054 | MSCI, Inc. | 1,532,161 | ||||||
9,132 | Nasdaq, Inc. | 1,562,942 | ||||||
13,941 | Northern Trust Corp. | 1,587,880 | ||||||
7,989 | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 1,591,808 | ||||||
22,496 | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 1,589,117 | ||||||
15,159 | Progressive Corp. (The) | 1,605,793 | ||||||
14,591 | Prudential Financial, Inc. | 1,629,231 | ||||||
15,271 | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 1,674,465 | ||||||
70,934 | Regions Financial Corp. | 1,715,894 | ||||||
7,930 | S&P Global, Inc. | 2,979,301 | ||||||
5,297 | Signature Bank | 1,826,882 | ||||||
17,225 | State Street Corp. | 1,469,809 | ||||||
2,761 | SVB Financial Group* | 1,673,166 | ||||||
39,349 | Synchrony Financial | 1,683,350 | ||||||
10,591 | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 1,531,035 | ||||||
9,734 | Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | 1,672,593 | ||||||
26,105 | Truist Financial Corp. | 1,624,253 | ||||||
15,674 | Upstart Holdings, Inc.* | 2,476,335 | ||||||
28,085 | US Bancorp | 1,587,926 | ||||||
30,029 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 1,602,648 | ||||||
7,017 | Willis Towers Watson PLC | 1,559,879 | ||||||
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103,202,905 | ||||||||
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Health Care – 14.3% | ||||||||
17,113 | 10X Genomics, Inc., Class A* | 1,394,196 | ||||||
12,824 | Abbott Laboratories | 1,546,831 | ||||||
12,118 | AbbVie, Inc. | 1,790,677 | ||||||
5,524 | ABIOMED, Inc.* | 1,716,528 | ||||||
11,540 | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 1,504,354 | ||||||
3,316 | Align Technology, Inc.* | 1,696,001 | ||||||
11,472 | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,810,855 | ||||||
12,173 | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 1,735,018 | ||||||
7,273 | Amgen, Inc. | 1,647,189 | ||||||
3,763 | Anthem, Inc. | 1,700,312 | ||||||
43,638 | Avantor, Inc.* | 1,513,802 | ||||||
19,542 | Baxter International, Inc. | 1,660,484 | ||||||
6,528 | Becton Dickinson and Co. | 1,770,916 | ||||||
7,426 | Biogen, Inc.* | 1,566,960 | ||||||
18,721 | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | 1,462,485 | ||||||
2,681 | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A* | 1,678,199 | ||||||
3,991 | Bio-Techne Corp. | 1,673,865 | ||||||
40,153 | Boston Scientific Corp.* | 1,773,558 | ||||||
25,815 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 1,772,716 | ||||||
32,299 | Cardinal Health, Inc. | 1,744,469 | ||||||
15,642 | Catalent, Inc.* | 1,596,110 | ||||||
21,253 | Centene Corp.* | 1,755,923 | ||||||
18,101 | Cerner Corp. | 1,687,918 | ||||||
4,859 | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | 1,414,747 | ||||||
7,271 | Cigna Corp. | 1,728,898 | ||||||
4,202 | Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | 1,718,702 | ||||||
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares |
Description | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Health Care – (continued) | ||||||||
15,415 | CVS Health Corp. | $ | 1,597,765 | |||||
5,684 | Danaher Corp. | 1,559,747 | ||||||
3,858 | Dexcom, Inc.* | 1,596,865 | ||||||
14,868 | Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | 1,670,717 | ||||||
65,274 | Elanco Animal Health, Inc.* | 1,854,434 | ||||||
6,663 | Eli Lilly & Co. | 1,665,417 | ||||||
22,310 | Exact Sciences Corp.* | 1,741,519 | ||||||
25,633 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 1,548,233 | ||||||
6,902 | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | 1,727,640 | ||||||
23,054 | Hologic, Inc.* | 1,640,753 | ||||||
17,830 | Horizon Therapeutics PLC* | 1,625,561 | ||||||
4,201 | Humana, Inc. | 1,824,578 | ||||||
3,071 | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | 1,634,847 | ||||||
4,704 | Illumina, Inc.* | 1,536,326 | ||||||
6,646 | Insulet Corp.* | 1,759,130 | ||||||
5,691 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | 1,652,268 | ||||||
6,553 | IQVIA Holdings, Inc.* | 1,507,976 | ||||||
9,709 | Johnson & Johnson | 1,597,810 | ||||||
6,054 | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings* | 1,642,208 | ||||||
7,447 | Masimo Corp.* | 1,172,530 | ||||||
6,460 | McKesson Corp. | 1,776,242 | ||||||
16,274 | Medtronic PLC | 1,708,607 | ||||||
20,239 | Merck & Co., Inc. | 1,549,903 | ||||||
1,094 | Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | 1,541,162 | ||||||
10,019 | Moderna, Inc.* | 1,538,918 | ||||||
5,659 | Molina Healthcare, Inc.* | 1,736,577 | ||||||
9,051 | PerkinElmer, Inc. | 1,625,650 | ||||||
31,250 | Pfizer, Inc. | 1,466,875 | ||||||
12,270 | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 1,610,683 | ||||||
2,727 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,686,268 | ||||||
7,027 | ResMed, Inc. | 1,733,912 | ||||||
12,021 | Seagen, Inc.* | 1,549,146 | ||||||
7,348 | STERIS PLC | 1,763,520 | ||||||
6,601 | Stryker Corp. | 1,738,373 | ||||||
21,878 | Teladoc Health, Inc.* | 1,660,759 | ||||||
5,430 | Teleflex, Inc. | 1,826,163 | ||||||
2,766 | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 1,504,704 | ||||||
3,505 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1,667,924 | ||||||
7,083 | Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* | 1,622,361 | ||||||
6,603 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,518,822 | ||||||
111,526 | Viatris, Inc. | 1,227,901 | ||||||
5,056 | Waters Corp.* | 1,601,387 | ||||||
4,093 | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 1,584,319 | ||||||
13,669 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 1,738,560 | ||||||
8,197 | Zoetis, Inc. | 1,587,349 | ||||||
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116,184,122 | ||||||||
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Industrials – 12.7% | ||||||||
9,967 | 3M Co. | 1,481,595 | ||||||
11,957 | AMETEK, Inc. | 1,551,899 | ||||||
8,124 | Boeing Co. (The)* | 1,668,182 | ||||||
34,757 | Carrier Global Corp. | 1,559,894 | ||||||
8,207 | Caterpillar, Inc. | 1,539,469 | ||||||
4,248 | Cintas Corp. | 1,594,359 | ||||||
12,740 | Copart, Inc.* | 1,565,491 | ||||||
23,507 | CoStar Group, Inc.* | 1,434,162 | ||||||
47,277 | CSX Corp. | 1,603,163 | ||||||
7,419 | Cummins, Inc. | 1,514,366 | ||||||
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Industrials – (continued) | ||||||||
4,506 | Deere & Co. | 1,622,250 | ||||||
41,628 | Delta Air Lines, Inc.* | 1,661,790 | ||||||
9,743 | Dover Corp. | 1,528,287 | ||||||
10,335 | Eaton Corp. PLC | 1,594,587 | ||||||
17,161 | Emerson Electric Co. | 1,594,600 | ||||||
6,783 | Equifax, Inc. | 1,481,000 | ||||||
14,427 | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 1,491,175 | ||||||
29,211 | Fastenal Co. | 1,503,198 | ||||||
6,613 | FedEx Corp. | 1,469,872 | ||||||
23,260 | Fortive Corp. | 1,506,085 | ||||||
17,730 | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 1,540,737 | ||||||
5,903 | Generac Holdings, Inc.* | 1,862,219 | ||||||
7,811 | General Dynamics Corp. | 1,831,289 | ||||||
17,147 | General Electric Co. | 1,637,710 | ||||||
8,038 | Honeywell International, Inc. | 1,525,211 | ||||||
7,939 | IDEX Corp. | 1,523,494 | ||||||
7,062 | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 1,527,793 | ||||||
29,186 | Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | 1,474,477 | ||||||
12,742 | Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | 1,567,266 | ||||||
8,656 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 1,756,562 | ||||||
23,010 | Johnson Controls International PLC | 1,494,730 | ||||||
7,881 | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 1,988,455 | ||||||
18,480 | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 1,882,003 | ||||||
4,304 | Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1,867,075 | ||||||
43,346 | Lyft, Inc., Class A* | 1,687,893 | ||||||
26,131 | Masco Corp. | 1,464,381 | ||||||
5,987 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | 1,535,785 | ||||||
4,506 | Northrop Grumman Corp. | 1,992,283 | ||||||
5,170 | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 1,623,535 | ||||||
19,825 | Otis Worldwide Corp. | 1,552,892 | ||||||
17,439 | PACCAR, Inc. | 1,601,075 | ||||||
5,203 | Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 1,542,117 | ||||||
75,787 | Plug Power, Inc.* | 1,916,653 | ||||||
16,145 | Quanta Services, Inc. | 1,758,836 | ||||||
18,228 | Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 1,872,016 | ||||||
13,028 | Republic Services, Inc. | 1,567,008 | ||||||
5,628 | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 1,500,312 | ||||||
3,639 | Roper Technologies, Inc. | 1,631,073 | ||||||
37,827 | Southwest Airlines Co.* | 1,656,823 | ||||||
9,739 | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 1,584,535 | ||||||
23,981 | Textron, Inc. | 1,753,731 | ||||||
9,936 | Trane Technologies PLC | 1,529,448 | ||||||
2,679 | TransDigm Group, Inc.* | 1,785,795 | ||||||
15,958 | TransUnion | 1,448,348 | ||||||
44,486 | Uber Technologies, Inc.* | 1,602,831 | ||||||
6,618 | Union Pacific Corp. | 1,627,697 | ||||||
38,200 | United Airlines Holdings, Inc.* | 1,696,080 | ||||||
7,195 | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 1,513,972 | ||||||
5,058 | United Rentals, Inc.* | 1,626,754 | ||||||
8,328 | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 1,476,888 | ||||||
11,275 | Waste Management, Inc. | 1,628,110 | ||||||
18,467 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | 1,714,107 | ||||||
3,324 | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 1,585,747 | ||||||
16,014 | Xylem, Inc. | 1,424,445 | ||||||
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103,345,615 | ||||||||
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Description | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Information Technology – 19.7% | ||||||||
4,677 | Accenture PLC, Class A | $ | 1,478,026 | |||||
3,119 | Adobe, Inc.* | 1,458,694 | ||||||
27,419 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | 3,381,859 | ||||||
27,235 | Affirm Holdings, Inc.* | 1,139,512 | ||||||
14,467 | Akamai Technologies, Inc.* | 1,566,197 | ||||||
20,847 | Amphenol Corp., Class A | 1,584,580 | ||||||
9,983 | Analog Devices, Inc. | 1,600,175 | ||||||
4,927 | ANSYS, Inc.* | 1,597,284 | ||||||
9,546 | Apple, Inc. | 1,576,236 | ||||||
12,045 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 1,616,439 | ||||||
13,245 | Arista Networks, Inc.* | 1,625,559 | ||||||
6,711 | Autodesk, Inc.* | 1,477,964 | ||||||
8,036 | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 1,642,880 | ||||||
8,646 | Bill.com Holdings, Inc.* | 2,056,711 | ||||||
14,703 | Block, Inc.* | 1,874,633 | ||||||
2,784 | Broadcom, Inc. | 1,635,433 | ||||||
10,754 | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 1,572,342 | ||||||
10,963 | Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | 1,660,127 | ||||||
8,610 | CDW Corp. | 1,484,881 | ||||||
21,544 | Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.* | 1,570,773 | ||||||
29,917 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1,668,471 | ||||||
16,895 | Cloudflare, Inc., Class A* | 1,966,916 | ||||||
24,970 | Cognex Corp. | 1,686,973 | ||||||
19,032 | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A |
1,639,226 | ||||||
38,915 | Corning, Inc. | 1,572,166 | ||||||
12,706 | Coupa Software, Inc.* | 1,537,553 | ||||||
9,401 | Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A* | 1,835,169 | ||||||
11,703 | Datadog, Inc., Class A* | 1,885,470 | ||||||
28,005 | Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C* | 1,427,135 | ||||||
13,660 | DocuSign, Inc.* | 1,617,754 | ||||||
11,850 | Enphase Energy, Inc.* | 1,975,395 | ||||||
12,623 | Entegris, Inc. | 1,647,049 | ||||||
3,465 | EPAM Systems, Inc.* | 719,854 | ||||||
13,852 | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 1,319,126 | ||||||
15,441 | Fiserv, Inc.* | 1,508,122 | ||||||
6,846 | FleetCor Technologies, Inc.* | 1,603,333 | ||||||
5,433 | Fortinet, Inc.* | 1,871,777 | ||||||
5,581 | Gartner, Inc.* | 1,565,024 | ||||||
11,026 | Global Payments, Inc. | 1,470,648 | ||||||
97,860 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 1,557,931 | ||||||
43,790 | HP, Inc. | 1,504,624 | ||||||
3,488 | HubSpot, Inc.* | 1,831,200 | ||||||
33,954 | Intel Corp. | 1,619,606 | ||||||
12,199 | International Business Machines Corp. | 1,494,500 | ||||||
2,979 | Intuit, Inc. | 1,413,148 | ||||||
9,688 | Keysight Technologies, Inc.* | 1,524,601 | ||||||
4,286 | KLA Corp. | 1,493,671 | ||||||
101,292 | Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.* | 1,606,491 | ||||||
2,777 | Lam Research Corp. | 1,558,869 | ||||||
22,920 | Marvell Technology, Inc. | 1,566,124 | ||||||
4,196 | Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 1,514,001 | ||||||
21,196 | Microchip Technology, Inc. | 1,490,715 | ||||||
20,040 | Micron Technology, Inc. | 1,780,754 | ||||||
5,339 | Microsoft Corp. | 1,595,240 | ||||||
4,173 | MongoDB, Inc.* | 1,594,044 | ||||||
|
|
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Information Technology – (continued) | ||||||||
4,030 | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 1,848,561 | ||||||
7,052 | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 1,554,472 | ||||||
19,043 | NetApp, Inc. | 1,492,590 | ||||||
30,035 | Nuance Communications, Inc.* | 1,667,543 | ||||||
6,674 | NVIDIA Corp. | 1,627,455 | ||||||
8,770 | Okta, Inc.* | 1,603,507 | ||||||
27,837 | ON Semiconductor Corp.* | 1,742,875 | ||||||
20,173 | Oracle Corp. | 1,532,543 | ||||||
125,063 | Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A* | 1,481,997 | ||||||
3,262 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | 1,938,444 | ||||||
13,920 | Paychex, Inc. | 1,657,315 | ||||||
5,083 | Paycom Software, Inc.* | 1,724,204 | ||||||
12,696 | PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | 1,421,063 | ||||||
14,433 | PTC, Inc.* | 1,606,104 | ||||||
11,787 | Qorvo, Inc.* | 1,612,226 | ||||||
8,999 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1,547,738 | ||||||
9,913 | RingCentral, Inc., Class A* | 1,297,017 | ||||||
7,309 | salesforce.com, Inc.* | 1,538,764 | ||||||
15,309 | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 1,579,276 | ||||||
2,869 | ServiceNow, Inc.* | 1,663,791 | ||||||
11,321 | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 1,564,223 | ||||||
6,153 | Snowflake, Inc., Class A* | 1,634,606 | ||||||
13,764 | Splunk, Inc.* | 1,625,528 | ||||||
20,561 | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | 1,541,458 | ||||||
5,318 | Synopsys, Inc.* | 1,661,290 | ||||||
11,277 | TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland) | 1,606,183 | ||||||
3,898 | Teledyne Technologies, Inc.* | 1,673,723 | ||||||
14,348 | Teradyne, Inc. | 1,691,916 | ||||||
8,960 | Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1,523,110 | ||||||
23,563 | Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A* | 2,010,395 | ||||||
22,805 | Trimble, Inc.* | 1,590,649 | ||||||
8,258 | Twilio, Inc., Class A* | 1,443,498 | ||||||
3,537 | Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | 1,514,756 | ||||||
47,362 | UiPath, Inc., Class A* | 1,643,935 | ||||||
16,496 | Unity Software, Inc.* | 1,755,999 | ||||||
7,530 | VeriSign, Inc.* | 1,609,312 | ||||||
7,082 | Visa, Inc., Class A | 1,530,562 | ||||||
12,915 | VMware, Inc., Class A | 1,515,188 | ||||||
31,810 | Western Digital Corp.* | 1,620,401 | ||||||
6,804 | Workday, Inc., Class A* | 1,558,456 | ||||||
3,227 | Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* | 1,333,848 | ||||||
16,716 | Zendesk, Inc.* | 1,950,256 | ||||||
11,222 | Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A* | 1,488,037 | ||||||
6,494 | Zscaler, Inc.* | 1,553,040 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
160,040,839 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Materials – 4.3% | ||||||||
5,810 | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 1,372,903 | ||||||
7,450 | Albemarle Corp. | 1,459,380 | ||||||
8,313 | Avery Dennison Corp. | 1,464,751 | ||||||
17,294 | Ball Corp. | 1,551,964 | ||||||
10,517 | Celanese Corp. | 1,464,808 | ||||||
34,667 | Corteva, Inc. | 1,803,724 | ||||||
14,253 | Crown Holdings, Inc. | 1,748,415 | ||||||
26,771 | Dow, Inc. | 1,578,418 | ||||||
21,139 | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | 1,635,524 | ||||||
13,741 | Eastman Chemical Co. | 1,627,896 | ||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | 21 |
GOLDMAN SACHS EQUAL WEIGHT U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF
Schedule of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares |
Description | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Materials – (continued) | ||||||||
8,595 | Ecolab, Inc. | $ | 1,514,955 | |||||
42,361 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 1,988,849 | ||||||
278,764 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.*(a) | 1,254,438 | ||||||
12,421 | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 1,651,993 | ||||||
34,667 | International Paper Co. | 1,509,055 | ||||||
16,626 | LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | 1,616,546 | ||||||
4,275 | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 1,621,935 | ||||||
26,778 | Newmont Corp. | 1,772,704 | ||||||
15,102 | Nucor Corp. | 1,987,725 | ||||||
10,514 | PPG Industries, Inc. | 1,403,093 | ||||||
5,645 | Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 1,485,369 | ||||||
8,703 | Vulcan Materials Co. | 1,579,159 | ||||||
|
|
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35,093,604 | ||||||||
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|
|||||||
Real Estate – 5.9% | ||||||||
8,412 | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT | 1,593,233 | ||||||
6,555 | American Tower Corp. REIT | 1,487,133 | ||||||
6,603 | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT | 1,575,410 | ||||||
14,269 | Boston Properties, Inc. REIT | 1,745,241 | ||||||
10,125 | Camden Property Trust REIT | 1,671,739 | ||||||
16,066 | CBRE Group, Inc., Class A* | 1,555,992 | ||||||
9,002 | Crown Castle International Corp. REIT | 1,499,643 | ||||||
11,111 | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT | 1,499,096 | ||||||
28,347 | Duke Realty Corp. REIT | 1,502,391 | ||||||
2,309 | Equinix, Inc. REIT | 1,638,766 | ||||||
17,982 | Equity Residential REIT | 1,533,865 | ||||||
4,905 | Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT | 1,555,719 | ||||||
8,100 | Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT | 1,524,015 | ||||||
47,156 | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT | 1,464,665 | ||||||
38,851 | Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT | 1,468,568 | ||||||
7,882 | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT | 1,612,736 | ||||||
98,555 | Orion Office REIT, Inc. REIT* | 1,678,392 | ||||||
10,537 | Prologis, Inc. REIT | 1,536,821 | ||||||
4,529 | Public Storage REIT | 1,607,886 | ||||||
23,860 | Realty Income Corp. REIT | 1,576,907 | ||||||
5,116 | SBA Communications Corp. REIT | 1,552,143 | ||||||
11,219 | Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT | 1,543,286 | ||||||
8,663 | Sun Communities, Inc. REIT | 1,568,003 | ||||||
28,747 | UDR, Inc. REIT | 1,577,348 | ||||||
31,346 | Ventas, Inc. REIT | 1,692,684 | ||||||
57,774 | VICI Properties, Inc. REIT | 1,615,361 | ||||||
19,337 | Welltower, Inc. REIT | 1,610,579 | ||||||
40,148 | Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT | 1,560,954 | ||||||
21,268 | W.P. Carey, Inc. REIT | 1,646,143 | ||||||
33,738 | Zillow Group, Inc., Class C* | 1,940,610 | ||||||
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|
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47,635,329 | ||||||||
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|
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Utilities – 5.0% | ||||||||
75,473 | AES Corp. (The) | 1,602,292 | ||||||
27,776 | Alliant Energy Corp. | 1,622,119 | ||||||
18,779 | Ameren Corp. | 1,614,055 | ||||||
18,512 | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 1,678,113 | ||||||
10,367 | American Water Works Co., Inc. | 1,566,350 | ||||||
58,484 | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 1,599,537 | ||||||
25,977 | CMS Energy Corp. | 1,662,788 | ||||||
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|
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19,125 | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 1,640,351 | ||||||
20,520 | Dominion Energy, Inc. | 1,631,956 | ||||||
13,876 | DTE Energy Co. | 1,687,183 | ||||||
15,861 | Duke Energy Corp. | 1,592,603 | ||||||
26,842 | Edison International | 1,702,320 | ||||||
14,901 | Entergy Corp. | 1,567,734 | ||||||
25,252 | Evergy, Inc. | 1,575,977 | ||||||
18,704 | Eversource Energy | 1,529,987 | ||||||
39,339 | Exelon Corp. | 1,674,268 | ||||||
39,592 | FirstEnergy Corp. | 1,656,925 | ||||||
21,427 | NextEra Energy, Inc. | 1,677,091 | ||||||
135,695 | PG&E Corp.* | 1,542,852 | ||||||
55,998 | PPL Corp. | 1,465,468 | ||||||
24,701 | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 1,601,366 | ||||||
12,023 | Sempra Energy | 1,733,957 | ||||||
24,236 | Southern Co. (The) | 1,569,766 | ||||||
17,255 | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 1,568,134 | ||||||
23,885 | Xcel Energy, Inc. | 1,608,177 | ||||||
|
|
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40,371,369 | ||||||||
|
|
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|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE
SECURITIES LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE |
| ||||||
(Cost $756,249,706) | $ | 810,539,429 | ||||||
|
|
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Shares | Dividend Rate |
Value | ||||||
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.3%(b) | ||||||||
|
Goldman
Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – |
| ||||||
2,439,078 | 0.026% | $ | 2,439,078 | |||||
(Cost $2,439,078) | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.0% | ||||||||
(Cost $758,688,784) | $ | 812,978,507 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
|
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS
OF LIABILITIES – 0.0% |
116,882 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $ | 813,095,389 | ||||||
|
|
The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. | ||
* |
Non-income producing security. | |
(a) |
All or a portion of security is on loan. | |
(b) |
Represents an affiliated issuer. |
| ||
Investment Abbreviations: | ||
PLC | —Public Limited Company | |
REIT | —Real Estate Investment Trust | |
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22 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
GOLDMAN SACHS HEDGE INDUSTRY VIP ETF
Schedule of Investments
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value |
||||||
Common Stocks – 100.2% | ||||||||
Communication Services – 18.2% | ||||||||
1,408 | Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | $ | 3,803,205 | |||||
6,277 | Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | 3,777,373 | ||||||
136,865 | Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.* | 3,770,631 | ||||||
25,099 | Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C* | 3,682,023 | ||||||
17,528 | Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A* | 3,698,934 | ||||||
9,622 | Netflix, Inc.* | 3,796,071 | ||||||
29,541 | Sea Ltd. ADR (Taiwan)* | 4,301,170 | ||||||
30,402 | T-Mobile US, Inc.* | 3,745,830 | ||||||
25,295 | Walt Disney Co. (The)* | 3,755,296 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
34,330,533 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Consumer Discretionary – 15.5% | ||||||||
31,298 | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (China)* | 3,292,237 | ||||||
1,230 | Amazon.com, Inc.* | 3,777,650 | ||||||
69,340 | Bath & Body Works, Inc. | 3,700,676 | ||||||
1,499 | Booking Holdings, Inc.* | 3,256,203 | ||||||
46,975 | Caesars Entertainment, Inc.* | 3,954,825 | ||||||
19,353 | Expedia Group, Inc.* | 3,795,317 | ||||||
78,839 | General Motors Co.* | 3,683,358 | ||||||
4,357 | Tesla, Inc.* | 3,792,463 | ||||||
|
|
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29,252,729 | ||||||||
|
|
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Energy – 2.3% | ||||||||
32,644 | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | 4,338,388 | ||||||
|
|
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Financials – 11.7% | ||||||||
12,141 | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | 3,902,725 | ||||||
43,490 | Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 3,673,165 | ||||||
57,415 | Citigroup, Inc. | 3,400,690 | ||||||
10,045 | S&P Global, Inc. | 3,773,907 | ||||||
65,960 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 3,520,285 | ||||||
17,435 | Willis Towers Watson PLC | 3,875,801 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
22,146,573 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Health Care – 3.9% | ||||||||
39,546 | Horizon Therapeutics PLC* | 3,605,409 | ||||||
8,043 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 3,827,422 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
7,432,831 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Industrials – 10.3% | ||||||||
55,478 | Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | 4,128,673 | ||||||
186,866 | Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.* | 3,797,117 | ||||||
6,050 | TransDigm Group, Inc.* | 4,032,870 | ||||||
110,315 | Uber Technologies, Inc.* | 3,974,649 | ||||||
100,021 | WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.* | 3,553,746 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
19,487,055 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Information Technology – 32.2% | ||||||||
22,595 | Apple, Inc. | 3,730,887 | ||||||
14,596 | Coherent, Inc.* | 3,858,015 | ||||||
38,981 | Fiserv, Inc.* | 3,807,274 | ||||||
47,478 | GoDaddy, Inc., Class A* | 3,960,140 | ||||||
10,198 | Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 3,679,642 | ||||||
42,464 | Micron Technology, Inc. | 3,773,351 | ||||||
12,935 | Microsoft Corp. | 3,864,849 | ||||||
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|
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Information Technology – (continued) | ||||||||
69,064 | Nuance Communications, Inc.* | 3,834,433 | ||||||
15,724 | NVIDIA Corp. | 3,834,297 | ||||||
7,324 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | 4,352,287 | ||||||
18,487 | salesforce.com, Inc.* | 3,892,068 | ||||||
6,584 | ServiceNow, Inc.* | 3,818,193 | ||||||
4,503 | Shopify, Inc., Class A (Canada)* | 3,126,253 | ||||||
16,934 | Visa, Inc., Class A | 3,659,776 | ||||||
16,378 | Workday, Inc., Class A* | 3,751,381 | ||||||
32,785 | Zendesk, Inc.* | 3,825,026 | ||||||
|
|
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60,767,872 | ||||||||
|
|
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Materials – 2.1% | ||||||||
32,239 | Crown Holdings, Inc. | 3,954,758 | ||||||
|
|
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Real Estate – 2.0% | ||||||||
42,506 | CyrusOne, Inc. REIT | 3,840,417 | ||||||
|
|
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Utilities – 2.0% | ||||||||
338,281 | PG&E Corp.* | 3,846,255 | ||||||
|
|
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.2% | ||||||||
(Cost $181,994,845) | $ | 189,397,411 | ||||||
|
|
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|
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS
OF OTHER ASSETS – (0.2)% |
(335,960 | ) | |||||
|
|
|||||||
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $ | 189,061,451 | ||||||
|
|
The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. | ||
* |
Non-income producing security. |
| ||||
Investment Abbreviations: | ||||
ADR |
—American Depositary Receipt | |||
PLC |
—Public Limited Company | |||
REIT |
—Real Estate Investment Trust | |||
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | 23 |
GOLDMAN SACHS INNOVATE EQUITY ETF
Schedule of Investments
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value |
||||||
Common Stocks – 99.4% | ||||||||
Communication Services – 12.4% | ||||||||
15,725 | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | $ | 1,281,588 | |||||
2,911 | AfreecaTV Co. Ltd. (South Korea) | 337,016 | ||||||
2,992 | Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | 8,081,811 | ||||||
98,545 | AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A*(a) | 1,858,559 | ||||||
16,731 | Baidu, Inc. ADR (China)* | 2,550,474 | ||||||
21,082 | Bilibili, Inc. ADR (China)* | 666,402 | ||||||
16,054 | Bumble, Inc., Class A* | 411,464 | ||||||
34,179 | Comcast Corp., Class A | 1,598,210 | ||||||
7,975 | CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)* | 561,099 | ||||||
9,447 | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 1,228,960 | ||||||
54,673 | Gree, Inc. (Japan)(a) | 447,637 | ||||||
46,221 | Hello Group, Inc. ADR (China) | 440,486 | ||||||
45,788 | HUYA, Inc. ADR (China)* | 240,387 | ||||||
7,748 | IDT Corp., Class B* | 279,393 | ||||||
108,425 | iQIYI, Inc. ADR (China)* | 448,880 | ||||||
11,762 | JOYY, Inc. ADR (China) | 544,463 | ||||||
103,004 | Kuaishou Technology (China)*(b) | 1,180,492 | ||||||
8,449 | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | 1,020,808 | ||||||
5,426 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.* | 425,181 | ||||||
2,201 | Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.* | 380,773 | ||||||
36,163 | Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A* | 7,631,478 | ||||||
16,307 | NetEase, Inc. ADR (China) | 1,554,709 | ||||||
4,643 | Netflix, Inc.* | 1,831,756 | ||||||
70,748 | Rightmove PLC (United Kingdom) | 638,473 | ||||||
17,121 | ROBLOX Corp., Class A* | 882,930 | ||||||
7,582 | Scout24 SE (Germany)(b) | 444,541 | ||||||
10,039 | Sea Ltd. ADR (Taiwan)* | 1,461,678 | ||||||
26,392 | Snap, Inc., Class A* | 1,054,096 | ||||||
16,634 | Sohu.com Ltd. ADR (China)* | 305,068 | ||||||
5,393 | Spotify Technology SA* | 842,333 | ||||||
33,410 | TELUS Corp. (Canada) | 843,185 | ||||||
50,392 | Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China) | 2,716,397 | ||||||
105,409 | Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR (China)* | 568,155 | ||||||
13,021 | TripAdvisor, Inc.* | 331,254 | ||||||
71,749 | Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR (Turkey) | 253,991 | ||||||
21,351 | Twitter, Inc.* | 759,028 | ||||||
8,371 | Ubisoft Entertainment SA (France)* | 454,602 | ||||||
56,763 | VK Co. Ltd. GDR (Russia)* | 41,664 | ||||||
33,657 | VTEX, Class A (Brazil)* | 269,929 | ||||||
17,586 | Walt Disney Co. (The)* | 2,610,818 | ||||||
14,150 | Warner Music Group Corp., Class A | 512,513 | ||||||
18,127 | Weibo Corp. ADR (China)* | 497,224 | ||||||
10,219 | World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A | 605,578 | ||||||
45,220 | Yalla Group Ltd. ADR (United Arab Emirates)*(a) | 274,938 | ||||||
86,306 | Zynga, Inc., Class A* | 783,658 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
52,154,079 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Consumer Discretionary – 16.5% | ||||||||
20,191 | 2U, Inc.* | 212,005 | ||||||
3,505 | adidas AG (Germany) | 834,802 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary – (continued) | ||||||||
6,702 | Airbnb, Inc., Class A* | 1,015,286 | ||||||
43,583 | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (China)* | 4,584,496 | ||||||
1,026,701 | Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd. (China)* | 714,803 | ||||||
2,720 | Amazon.com, Inc.* | 8,353,827 | ||||||
62,141 | ANTA Sports Products Ltd. (China) | 945,591 | ||||||
10,149 | Aptiv PLC* | 1,313,687 | ||||||
109,948 | Arrival SA (Luxembourg)*(a) | 383,719 | ||||||
7,748 | Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. (Japan) | 563,063 | ||||||
19,374 | Baozun, Inc. ADR (China)* | 204,008 | ||||||
410 | Booking Holdings, Inc.* | 890,622 | ||||||
13,485 | BorgWarner, Inc. | 553,020 | ||||||
69,512 | Canoo, Inc.*(a) | 398,999 | ||||||
14,385 | Chegg, Inc.* | 449,819 | ||||||
9,297 | Chewy, Inc., Class A* | 438,261 | ||||||
4,625 | Columbia Sportswear Co. | 428,830 | ||||||
8,166 | Continental AG (Germany)* | 704,414 | ||||||
15,860 | Dana, Inc. | 295,313 | ||||||
6,480 | Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | 680,400 | ||||||
13,772 | eBay, Inc. | 751,813 | ||||||
5,102 | Etsy, Inc.* | 790,249 | ||||||
20,488 | Everi Holdings, Inc.* | 479,419 | ||||||
3,394 | Expedia Group, Inc.* | 665,597 | ||||||
20,314 | Farfetch Ltd., Class A (United Kingdom)* | 386,982 | ||||||
97,949 | Ford Motor Co. | 1,719,984 | ||||||
14,925 | GameStop Corp., Class A*(a) | 1,840,849 | ||||||
34,540 | General Motors Co.* | 1,613,709 | ||||||
749 | Graham Holdings Co., Class B | 450,246 | ||||||
7,915 | Hyundai Motor Co. (South Korea) | 1,152,015 | ||||||
7,060 | iRobot Corp.* | 438,850 | ||||||
229,957 | JD Sports Fashion PLC (United Kingdom) | 465,903 | ||||||
17,488 | JD.com, Inc. ADR (China)* | 1,252,665 | ||||||
2,563 | JD.com, Inc., Class A (China)* | 91,581 | ||||||
25,543 | Jumia Technologies AG ADR (Germany)* | 240,360 | ||||||
12,047 | Just Eat Takeaway.com NV (United Kingdom)*(b) | 490,100 | ||||||
505,618 | Koolearn Technology Holding Ltd. (China)*(a)(b) | 315,781 | ||||||
16,383 | Las Vegas Sands Corp.* | 702,175 | ||||||
25,685 | Li Auto, Inc. ADR (China)* | 782,108 | ||||||
67,148 | Li Ning Co. Ltd. (China) | 667,295 | ||||||
2,952 | Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | 944,463 | ||||||
32,702 | Luminar Technologies, Inc.*(a) | 458,809 | ||||||
2,355 | MercadoLibre, Inc. (Brazil)* | 2,653,261 | ||||||
20,010 | MGM Resorts International | 886,243 | ||||||
244,430 | New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (China)* | 369,089 | ||||||
326,925 | Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd. (China) | 326,352 | ||||||
11,556 | NIKE, Inc., Class B | 1,577,972 | ||||||
52,807 | NIO, Inc. ADR (China)* | 1,206,112 | ||||||
13,522 | Overstock.com, Inc.* | 769,402 | ||||||
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Shares | Description | Value |
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24,828 | Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A* | $ | 721,502 | |||||
16,991 | Pinduoduo, Inc. ADR (China)* | 881,153 | ||||||
6,046 | Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A* | 511,673 | ||||||
52,220 | Playtech PLC (United Kingdom)* | 467,342 | ||||||
73,889 | Qurate Retail, Inc.Series A | 407,128 | ||||||
36,933 | Sharp Corp. (Japan)(a) | 347,284 | ||||||
10,636 | Shoe Carnival, Inc. | 310,146 | ||||||
8,989 | Skechers USA, Inc., Class A* | 413,314 | ||||||
15,390 | Sony Group Corp. (Japan) | 1,578,085 | ||||||
9,766 | Stride, Inc.* | 327,942 | ||||||
103,091 | TAL Education Group ADR (China)* | 292,778 | ||||||
9,287 | Tesla, Inc.* | 8,083,683 | ||||||
54,125 | TI Fluid Systems PLC (China)(b) | 159,406 | ||||||
123,063 | Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) | 2,284,960 | ||||||
110,631 | TUI AG (Germany)*(a) | 357,442 | ||||||
35,548 | Under Armour, Inc., Class A* | 635,954 | ||||||
16,192 | Veoneer, Inc. (Sweden)* | 574,006 | ||||||
30,144 | XPeng, Inc. ADR (China)* | 1,096,337 | ||||||
27,238 | Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan) | 609,204 | ||||||
7,803 | Zalando SE (Germany)*(b) | 522,179 | ||||||
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8,049 | Beyond Meat, Inc.*(a) | 376,532 | ||||||
15,835 | Walmart, Inc. | 2,140,259 | ||||||
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Energy – 0.8% | ||||||||
1,068,507 | China Suntien Green Energy Corp. Ltd., Class H (China) | 708,354 | ||||||
11,960 | Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. Ltd. (South Korea) | 511,285 | ||||||
35,515 | NOV, Inc. | 609,082 | ||||||
31,328 | TotalEnergies SE (France) | 1,604,204 | ||||||
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Financials – 7.3% | ||||||||
43,879 | 3i Group PLC (United Kingdom) | 786,271 | ||||||
2,851 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 854,701 | ||||||
18,168 | Apollo Global Management, Inc. | 1,185,644 | ||||||
7,304 | Ares Management Corp., Class A | 592,281 | ||||||
4,260 | B. Riley Financial, Inc. | 253,683 | ||||||
2,313 | BlackRock, Inc. | 1,720,618 | ||||||
12,173 | Blackstone, Inc. | 1,551,692 | ||||||
12,928 | Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) | 605,935 | ||||||
14,381 | Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 1,214,619 | ||||||
27,193 | CI Financial Corp. (Canada) | 444,873 | ||||||
6,763 | Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A* | 1,290,178 | ||||||
8,407 | Discover Financial Services | 1,037,760 | ||||||
12,856 | DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (Germany)(b) | 472,184 | ||||||
5,460 | Eurazeo SE (France) | 424,688 | ||||||
3,934 | Evercore, Inc., Class A | 499,657 | ||||||
16,656 | flatexDEGIRO AG (Germany)* | 347,595 | ||||||
18,313 | Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.*(a) | 238,667 | ||||||
5,450 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(c) | 1,860,030 | ||||||
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Financials – (continued) | ||||||||
13,942 | Green Dot Corp., Class A* | 399,438 | ||||||
25,873 | Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (United Kingdom) | 393,843 | ||||||
8,639 | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | 571,729 | ||||||
13,038 | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 1,670,429 | ||||||
25,364 | Invesco Ltd. | 538,731 | ||||||
18,721 | KKR & Co., Inc. | 1,125,507 | ||||||
12,175 | Lazard Ltd., Class A | 421,012 | ||||||
50,584 | Monex Group, Inc. (Japan) | 227,502 | ||||||
12,128 | Morgan Stanley | 1,100,495 | ||||||
2,296 | Morningstar, Inc. | 644,372 | ||||||
2,389 | MSCI, Inc. | 1,198,537 | ||||||
5,862 | Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A | 253,180 | ||||||
38,458 | Owl Rock Capital Corp. | 578,793 | ||||||
25,117 | Plus500 Ltd. (Israel) | 470,294 | ||||||
59,953 | Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A*(a) | 720,036 | ||||||
4,438 | S&P Global, Inc. | 1,667,357 | ||||||
129,380 | TP ICAP Group PLC (United Kingdom) | 208,141 | ||||||
8,526 | Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A | 720,276 | ||||||
47,462 | Up Fintech Holding Ltd. ADR (China)*(a) | 214,054 | ||||||
5,057 | Upstart Holdings, Inc.* | 798,955 | ||||||
16,429 | WealthNavi, Inc. (Japan)* | 243,921 | ||||||
68,161 | WisdomTree Investments, Inc. | 383,746 | ||||||
18,693 | XP, Inc., Class A (Brazil)* | 604,532 | ||||||
123,278 | Zip Co. Ltd. (Australia)*(a) | 197,699 | ||||||
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Health Care – 19.7% | ||||||||
6,946 | 10X Genomics, Inc., Class A* | 565,891 | ||||||
618,320 | 3SBio, Inc. (China)*(b) | 490,623 | ||||||
21,063 | Abbott Laboratories | 2,540,619 | ||||||
17,014 | AbbVie, Inc. | 2,514,159 | ||||||
2,627 | ABIOMED, Inc.* | 816,314 | ||||||
27,935 | AdaptHealth Corp.* | 486,907 | ||||||
27,331 | Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.* | 394,386 | ||||||
8,764 | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 1,142,475 | ||||||
18,616 | Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.* | 362,267 | ||||||
8,357 | Amgen, Inc. | 1,892,693 | ||||||
20,348 | AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | 2,473,283 | ||||||
153,893 | Bionano Genomics, Inc.*(a) | 329,331 | ||||||
8,937 | BioNTech SE ADR (Germany)* | 1,347,789 | ||||||
2,692 | Bio-Techne Corp. | 1,129,052 | ||||||
24,208 | Boston Scientific Corp.* | 1,069,267 | ||||||
31,847 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 2,186,933 | ||||||
26,077 | Burning Rock Biotech Ltd. ADR (China)* | 219,829 | ||||||
10,585 | Castle Biosciences, Inc.* | 458,225 | ||||||
10,443 | Cerner Corp. | 973,810 | ||||||
7,389 | CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA (Germany) | 418,701 | ||||||
12,175 | CRISPR Therapeutics AG (Switzerland)* | 747,180 | ||||||
17,627 | Cullinan Oncology, Inc.* | 252,771 | ||||||
26,211 | CureVac NV (Germany)*(a) | 440,869 | ||||||
3,327 | Dexcom, Inc.* | 1,377,079 | ||||||
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value |
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Health Care – (continued) | ||||||||
23,021 | Editas Medicine, Inc.* | $ | 394,119 | |||||
10,963 | Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | 1,231,912 | ||||||
10,601 | Eli Lilly & Co. | 2,649,720 | ||||||
13,027 | Exact Sciences Corp.* | 1,016,888 | ||||||
27,405 | Exelixis, Inc.* | 562,625 | ||||||
7,627 | Galapagos NV (Belgium)* | 503,205 | ||||||
6,436 | Globus Medical, Inc., Class A* | 452,579 | ||||||
12,365 | Guardant Health, Inc.* | 819,429 | ||||||
9,593 | Horizon Therapeutics PLC* | 874,594 | ||||||
4,741 | Illumina, Inc.* | 1,548,411 | ||||||
17,823 | I-Mab ADR (China)* | 440,585 | ||||||
1,513,646 | Imugene Ltd. (Australia)* | 258,119 | ||||||
4,077 | Insulet Corp.* | 1,079,141 | ||||||
7,873 | Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.* | 778,246 | ||||||
6,608 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | 1,918,501 | ||||||
32,326 | Invitae Corp.* | 348,798 | ||||||
14,227 | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 474,897 | ||||||
3,580 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc.* | 462,787 | ||||||
20,376 | Johnson & Johnson | 3,353,278 | ||||||
34,791 | Koninklijke Philips NV (Netherlands) | 1,185,604 | ||||||
19,985 | Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A* | 780,814 | ||||||
4,313 | Masimo Corp.* | 679,082 | ||||||
23,404 | Medtronic PLC | 2,457,186 | ||||||
31,219 | Merck & Co., Inc. | 2,390,751 | ||||||
208,327 | Mesoblast Ltd. (Australia)*(a) | 167,046 | ||||||
1,944 | Mezzion Pharma Co. Ltd. (South Korea)* | 263,867 | ||||||
11,245 | Moderna, Inc.* | 1,727,232 | ||||||
11,903 | Myriad Genetics, Inc.* | 290,195 | ||||||
15,185 | NextGen Healthcare, Inc.* | 296,563 | ||||||
19,745 | Novartis AG (Switzerland) | 1,729,046 | ||||||
18,321 | Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.* | 296,251 | ||||||
6,370 | NuVasive, Inc.* | 344,744 | ||||||
30,415 | Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan) | 746,412 | ||||||
7,252 | OptimizeRx Corp.* | 328,443 | ||||||
39,966 | Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.* | 476,395 | ||||||
57,993 | Pfizer, Inc. | 2,722,191 | ||||||
19,760 | PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 312,998 | ||||||
16,352 | Pulmonx Corp.* | 429,404 | ||||||
12,205 | QIAGEN NV* | 606,466 | ||||||
2,771 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,713,476 | ||||||
18,332 | Relay Therapeutics, Inc.* | 441,985 | ||||||
22,393 | Repare Therapeutics, Inc. (Canada)* | 359,855 | ||||||
34,226 | ResMed, Inc. CDI | 829,526 | ||||||
8,239 | Roche Holding AG (Switzerland) | 3,141,767 | ||||||
48,471 | Sana Biotechnology, Inc.* | 313,123 | ||||||
56,319 | Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.* | 329,466 | ||||||
20,185 | Sanofi (France) | 2,119,133 | ||||||
6,490 | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.* | 497,199 | ||||||
6,516 | Seegene, Inc. (South Korea) | 278,015 | ||||||
136,280 | Senseonics Holdings, Inc.*(a) | 245,304 | ||||||
110,406 | Sharecare, Inc.* | 336,738 | ||||||
10,765 | SI-BONE, Inc.* | 237,476 | ||||||
50,640 | Smith & Nephew PLC (United Kingdom) | 908,441 | ||||||
113,248 | Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.*(a) | 286,517 | ||||||
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Health Care – (continued) | ||||||||
6,953 | Stryker Corp. | 1,831,073 | ||||||
23,146 | Takara Bio, Inc. (Japan) | 480,504 | ||||||
6,694 | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.* | 753,945 | ||||||
9,000 | Teladoc Health, Inc.* | 683,190 | ||||||
17,634 | Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc.*(a) | 205,612 | ||||||
29,509 | Theravance Biopharma, Inc.*(a) | 297,156 | ||||||
2,631 | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 1,431,264 | ||||||
10,305 | Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | 693,733 | ||||||
7,169 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,649,013 | ||||||
49,255 | Vicarious Surgical, Inc.*(a) | 303,903 | ||||||
58,608 | Well Health Technologies Corp. (Canada)* | 209,323 | ||||||
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82,605,714 | ||||||||
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Industrials – 6.3% | ||||||||
49,989 | ABB Ltd. (Switzerland) | 1,697,267 | ||||||
8,635 | AeroVironment, Inc.* | 613,517 | ||||||
3,980 | Alfen Beheer BV (Netherlands)*(b) | 388,025 | ||||||
3,610 | ASGN, Inc.* | 399,952 | ||||||
9,016 | Barnes Group, Inc. | 418,793 | ||||||
17,741 | Blink Charging Co.*(a) | 436,074 | ||||||
5,960 | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | 480,912 | ||||||
1,860 | CACI International, Inc., Class A* | 520,409 | ||||||
7,546 | Daihen Corp. (Japan) | 282,054 | ||||||
101,597 | Desktop Metal, Inc., Class A*(a) | 422,643 | ||||||
15,759 | EHang Holdings Ltd. ADR (China)*(a) | 234,179 | ||||||
1,709 | Energiekontor AG (Germany) | 131,489 | ||||||
7,045 | FANUC Corp. (Japan) | 1,294,005 | ||||||
20,403 | General Electric Co. | 1,948,691 | ||||||
568,208 | Ideanomics, Inc.*(a) | 596,618 | ||||||
22,680 | Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (Japan) | 418,647 | ||||||
29,948 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.* | 626,512 | ||||||
5,833 | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 594,033 | ||||||
9,030 | LIG Nex1 Co. Ltd. (South Korea) | 511,451 | ||||||
17,413 | Lyft, Inc., Class A* | 678,062 | ||||||
62,565 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan) | 750,454 | ||||||
7,441 | Moog, Inc., Class A | 618,421 | ||||||
12,440 | Nabtesco Corp. (Japan) | 341,310 | ||||||
16,568 | Nidec Corp. (Japan) | 1,421,676 | ||||||
65,707 | Nikola Corp.*(a) | 519,085 | ||||||
35,401 | Nordex SE (Germany)*(a) | 632,620 | ||||||
12,545 | Parsons Corp.* | 434,810 | ||||||
9,318 | Proto Labs, Inc.* | 523,951 | ||||||
8,376 | Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd. (Japan) | 222,536 | ||||||
9,967 | Siemens AG (Germany) | 1,417,951 | ||||||
43,907 | Siemens Energy AG (Germany) | 1,056,850 | ||||||
18,625 | Sunrun, Inc.* | 508,090 | ||||||
10,532 | Textron, Inc. | 770,205 | ||||||
6,389 | Thales SA (France) | 738,424 | ||||||
27,216 | Uber Technologies, Inc.* | 980,592 | ||||||
4,531 | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 803,528 | ||||||
39,709 | Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.*(a) | 384,383 | ||||||
453,907 | Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H (China)(a) | 740,082 | ||||||
154,862 | Xinte Energy Co. Ltd., Class H (China) | 327,415 | ||||||
18,464 | Yaskawa Electric Corp. (Japan) (a) | 732,628 | ||||||
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26,618,344 | ||||||||
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Shares | Description | Value |
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Information Technology – 33.8% | ||||||||
28,162 | 3D Systems Corp.* | $ | 501,847 | |||||
17,487 | ACI Worldwide, Inc.* | 586,164 | ||||||
3,615 | Adobe, Inc.* | 1,690,663 | ||||||
14,213 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | 1,753,031 | ||||||
678 | Adyen NV (Netherlands)*(b) | 1,419,796 | ||||||
12,517 | Affirm Holdings, Inc.* | 523,711 | ||||||
32,436 | Agora, Inc. ADR (China)* | 391,827 | ||||||
4,576 | Akamai Technologies, Inc.* | 495,398 | ||||||
29,392 | Alkami Technology, Inc.* | 463,218 | ||||||
6,994 | Alliance Data Systems Corp. | 471,745 | ||||||
7,820 | Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A* | 519,404 | ||||||
5,530 | Ambarella, Inc.* | 772,596 | ||||||
8,871 | Amphenol Corp., Class A | 674,285 | ||||||
49,735 | Apple, Inc. | 8,212,243 | ||||||
7,480 | Arista Networks, Inc.* | 918,020 | ||||||
2,987 | Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A* | 913,186 | ||||||
14,055 | Atos SE (France) | 504,223 | ||||||
5,096 | Autodesk, Inc.* | 1,122,292 | ||||||
68,396 | Avast PLC (b) | 576,869 | ||||||
5,482 | Azenta, Inc. | 479,785 | ||||||
6,949 | Belden, Inc. | 391,576 | ||||||
24,457 | Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B | 938,904 | ||||||
16,438 | BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. Series 1* | 425,744 | ||||||
55,627 | Bitfarms Ltd. (Canada)* | 210,956 | ||||||
79,031 | BlackBerry Ltd. (Canada)* | 542,943 | ||||||
23,200 | Block, Inc.* | 2,958,000 | ||||||
287,578 | BrainChip Holdings Ltd. (Australia)* | 250,417 | ||||||
2,570 | Broadcom, Inc. | 1,509,721 | ||||||
15,760 | C3.ai, Inc., Class A* | 353,339 | ||||||
50,600 | Canaan, Inc. ADR (China)*(a) | 266,662 | ||||||
12,427 | Canadian Solar, Inc. (Canada)* | 393,439 | ||||||
23,733 | Cantaloupe, Inc.* | 184,405 | ||||||
9,389 | CEVA, Inc.* | 382,790 | ||||||
7,282 | Ciena Corp.* | 498,234 | ||||||
39,767 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2,217,806 | ||||||
10,861 | Cognex Corp. | 733,769 | ||||||
35,838 | Converge Technology Solutions Corp. (Canada)* | 267,015 | ||||||
16,032 | Corning, Inc. | 647,693 | ||||||
6,663 | Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A* | 1,300,684 | ||||||
3,973 | CyberArk Software Ltd.* | 675,966 | ||||||
24,908 | Dassault Systemes SE (France) | 1,216,706 | ||||||
13,050 | Digi International, Inc.* | 262,044 | ||||||
9,279 | Digital Garage, Inc. (Japan) | 321,049 | ||||||
14,183 | Dlocal Ltd. (Uruguay)* | 463,075 | ||||||
6,186 | DocuSign, Inc.* | 732,608 | ||||||
15,417 | Edenred (France) | 708,067 | ||||||
4,918 | Envestnet, Inc.* | 367,965 | ||||||
4,999 | Euronet Worldwide, Inc.* | 641,022 | ||||||
8,536 | EVERTEC, Inc. (Puerto Rico) | 344,513 | ||||||
30,614 | Extreme Networks, Inc.* | 351,755 | ||||||
1,089 | Fair Isaac Corp.* | 513,126 | ||||||
4,727 | FARO Technologies, Inc.* | 258,756 | ||||||
9,146 | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 870,974 | ||||||
6,448 | First Solar, Inc.* | 485,470 | ||||||
14,838 | Fiserv, Inc.* | 1,449,227 | ||||||
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Information Technology – (continued) | ||||||||
3,902 | FleetCor Technologies, Inc.* | 913,848 | ||||||
4,038 | Fortinet, Inc.* | 1,391,172 | ||||||
7,763 | Global Payments, Inc. | 1,035,429 | ||||||
4,240 | Guidewire Software, Inc.* | 373,756 | ||||||
56,309 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 896,439 | ||||||
155,658 | Hive Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (Canada)*(a) | 319,084 | ||||||
25,538 | HP, Inc. | 877,486 | ||||||
48,421 | Hut 8 Mining Corp. (Canada)* | 296,249 | ||||||
39,736 | indie Semiconductor, Inc., Class A (China)* | 311,928 | ||||||
32,559 | Infineon Technologies AG (Germany) | 1,124,353 | ||||||
33,373 | Infinera Corp.* | 308,033 | ||||||
19,806 | Infocom Corp. (Japan) | 346,164 | ||||||
84,680 | Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (Israel)*(a) | 338,720 | ||||||
83,253 | Intel Corp. | 3,971,168 | ||||||
6,548 | InterDigital, Inc. | 421,822 | ||||||
20,566 | International Business Machines Corp. | 2,519,541 | ||||||
2,225 | Intuit, Inc. | 1,055,473 | ||||||
2,530 | IPG Photonics Corp.* | 329,786 | ||||||
3,763 | Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | 665,298 | ||||||
19,821 | Juniper Networks, Inc. | 669,752 | ||||||
16,745 | Kainos Group PLC (United Kingdom) | 338,587 | ||||||
2,848 | Keyence Corp. (Japan) | 1,329,850 | ||||||
6,271 | Keysight Technologies, Inc.* | 986,867 | ||||||
112,814 | Learning Technologies Group PLC (United Kingdom) | 267,014 | ||||||
20,014 | Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc.*(a) | 507,355 | ||||||
16,083 | Marvell Technology, Inc. | 1,098,951 | ||||||
7,786 | Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 2,809,345 | ||||||
18,284 | Materialise NV ADR (Belgium)* | 378,296 | ||||||
6,886 | MaxLinear, Inc.* | 422,456 | ||||||
18,096 | McAfee Corp., Class A | 470,315 | ||||||
17,547 | Micron Technology, Inc. | 1,559,226 | ||||||
28,025 | Microsoft Corp. | 8,373,590 | ||||||
1,060 | MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A* | 469,580 | ||||||
5,498 | Mimecast Ltd.* | 437,256 | ||||||
6,481 | Nemetschek SE (Germany) | 578,281 | ||||||
10,996 | NETGEAR, Inc.* | 292,604 | ||||||
11,523 | NetScout Systems, Inc.* | 358,711 | ||||||
594,683 | Newborn Town, Inc. (China)* | 332,591 | ||||||
2,631 | Nice Ltd. ADR (Israel)* | 595,264 | ||||||
194,024 | Nokia OYJ ADR (Finland)* | 1,038,028 | ||||||
3,395 | Northern Data AG (Germany)*(a) | 200,959 | ||||||
21,504 | NortonLifeLock, Inc. | 623,186 | ||||||
2,910 | Novanta, Inc.* | 397,593 | ||||||
35,255 | NVIDIA Corp. | 8,596,932 | ||||||
3,626 | NXP Semiconductors NV (China) | 689,375 | ||||||
5,005 | Okta, Inc.* | 915,114 | ||||||
13,429 | OneSpan, Inc.* | 185,052 | ||||||
10,759 | Open Text Corp. (Canada) | 468,017 | ||||||
15,880 | Oracle Corp. | 1,206,404 | ||||||
4,984 | OSI Systems, Inc.* | 402,059 | ||||||
29,031 | Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A (Brazil)* | 462,754 | ||||||
2,167 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | 1,287,740 | ||||||
214,917 | PAX Global Technology Ltd. (Hong Kong) | 160,080 | ||||||
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value |
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Information Technology – (continued) | ||||||||
17,580 | PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | $ | 1,967,729 | |||||
153,571 | Paysafe Ltd.* | 489,891 | ||||||
18,616 | Ping Identity Holding Corp.* | 391,681 | ||||||
4,150 | PTC, Inc.* | 461,812 | ||||||
8,697 | Q2 Holdings, Inc.* | 565,740 | ||||||
3,673 | Qorvo, Inc.* | 502,393 | ||||||
11,726 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 2,016,755 | ||||||
956,365 | Razer, Inc.*(b) | 309,662 | ||||||
23,396 | Repay Holdings Corp.* | 404,049 | ||||||
28,647 | Riot Blockchain, Inc.*(a) | 493,588 | ||||||
11,091 | S&T AG (Austria)(a) | 175,400 | ||||||
34,224 | Sabre Corp.* | 374,068 | ||||||
8,565 | salesforce.com, Inc.* | 1,803,189 | ||||||
10,487 | SAP SE (Germany) | 1,193,449 | ||||||
32,238 | Seiko Epson Corp. (Japan) | 493,472 | ||||||
7,896 | Semtech Corp.* | 547,824 | ||||||
11,906 | SentinelOne, Inc., Class A* | 494,099 | ||||||
2,127 | ServiceNow, Inc.* | 1,233,490 | ||||||
8,488 | Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A* | 446,893 | ||||||
2,021 | Shopify, Inc., Class A (Canada)* | 1,403,099 | ||||||
10,538 | Sierra Wireless, Inc. (Canada)* | 199,063 | ||||||
3,597 | Silicon Laboratories, Inc.* | 552,895 | ||||||
6,822 | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 942,596 | ||||||
12,188 | Software AG (Germany) | 463,803 | ||||||
23,484 | SolarWinds Corp. | 318,208 | ||||||
7,865 | Splunk, Inc.* | 928,857 | ||||||
5,640 | Sprout Social, Inc., Class A* | 367,220 | ||||||
12,746 | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | 955,568 | ||||||
26,695 | STMicroelectronics NV (Singapore) | 1,137,587 | ||||||
31,951 | StoneCo Ltd., Class A (Brazil)* | 359,129 | ||||||
19,623 | Stratasys Ltd.* | 492,145 | ||||||
21,003 | SunPower Corp.* | 376,584 | ||||||
2,701 | Synaptics, Inc.* | 616,989 | ||||||
22,121 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR (Taiwan) | 2,367,168 | ||||||
11,498 | TaskUS, Inc., Class A (Philippines)* | 330,223 | ||||||
24,857 | Telos Corp.* | 283,867 | ||||||
56,601 | TELUS International CDA, Inc. (Philippines)* | 1,389,555 | ||||||
7,708 | Tenable Holdings, Inc.* | 426,715 | ||||||
14,340 | Teradyne, Inc. | 1,690,973 | ||||||
34,277 | TomTom NV (Netherlands)* | 287,017 | ||||||
736,613 | Truly International Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong) | 254,534 | ||||||
71,921 | Tuya, Inc. ADR (China)* | 388,373 | ||||||
173,162 | Tyro Payments Ltd. (Australia)* | 192,880 | ||||||
25,270 | UiPath, Inc., Class A* | 877,122 | ||||||
106,951 | Velodyne Lidar, Inc.*(a) | 394,649 | ||||||
16,055 | Veritone, Inc.* | 270,366 | ||||||
7,745 | Viasat, Inc.* | 353,482 | ||||||
13,172 | Visa, Inc., Class A | 2,846,733 | ||||||
7,489 | VMware, Inc., Class A | 878,609 | ||||||
6,338 | Yokowo Co. Ltd. (Japan) | 150,010 | ||||||
27,332 | Zeta Global Holdings Corp., Class A*(a) | 355,589 | ||||||
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Information Technology – (continued) | ||||||||
3,322 | Zscaler, Inc.* | 794,456 | ||||||
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141,542,904 | ||||||||
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|
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Materials – 0.0% | ||||||||
2,591 | UFP Technologies, Inc.* | 179,142 | ||||||
|
|
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Real Estate – 0.6% | ||||||||
6,273 | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT | 846,353 | ||||||
1,325 | Equinix, Inc. REIT | 940,392 | ||||||
11,453 | Zillow Group, Inc., Class A* | 655,914 | ||||||
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2,442,659 | ||||||||
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|
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Utilities – 1.4% | ||||||||
10,794 | Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC (Spain) | 364,298 | ||||||
20,543 | Avangrid, Inc. | 921,764 | ||||||
826,174 | Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co. Ltd., Class H (China) | 251,647 | ||||||
21,084 | Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A(a) | 787,909 | ||||||
26,021 | Brookfield Renewable Partners LP (Canada) | 934,692 | ||||||
12,272 | Dominion Energy, Inc. | 975,992 | ||||||
1,645,228 | Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H (China) | 962,245 | ||||||
32,186 | Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc. (Canada) | 467,685 | ||||||
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5,666,232 | ||||||||
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|
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $419,374,638) | $ | 416,928,312 | ||||||
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|
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Closed-End-Fund – 0.1% | ||||||||
188,631 | Greencoat UK Wind PLC/Funds | |||||||
(Cost $337,953) | $ | 374,076 | ||||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE
SECURITIES LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE |
| ||||||
(Cost $419,712,591) | $ | 417,302,388 | ||||||
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|
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Shares | Dividend Rate |
Value | ||||||
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 3.2%(c) | ||||||||
|
Goldman
Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – |
| ||||||
13,362,374 | 0.026% | $ | 13,362,374 | |||||
(Cost $13,362,374) | ||||||||
|
|
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 102.7% | ||||||||
(Cost $433,074,965) | $ | 430,664,762 | ||||||
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LIABILITIES IN EXCESS
OF OTHER ASSETS – (2.7)% |
(11,452,928 | ) | |||||
|
|
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NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $ | 419,211,834 | ||||||
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28 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
GOLDMAN SACHS INNOVATE EQUITY ETF
The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. | ||
* |
Non-income producing security. | |
(a) |
All or a portion of security is on loan. | |
(b) |
Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. | |
(c) |
Represents an affiliated issuer. |
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Investment Abbreviations: | ||
ADR |
—American Depositary Receipt | |
GDR |
—Global Depositary Receipt | |
LP |
—Limited Partnership | |
PLC |
—Public Limited Company | |
REIT |
—Real Estate Investment Trust | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | 29 |
GOLDMAN SACHS JUST U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF
Schedule of Investments
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description |
Value |
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Common Stocks – 99.8% | ||||||||
Communication Services – 8.4% | ||||||||
2,344 | Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | $ | 6,331,472 | |||||
2,186 | Alphabet, Inc., Class C* | 5,897,435 | ||||||
65,555 | AT&T, Inc. | 1,552,998 | ||||||
1,149 | Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | 691,445 | ||||||
2,735 | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 355,796 | ||||||
3,069 | Fox Corp., Class A | 128,376 | ||||||
1,445 | Fox Corp., Class B | 55,286 | ||||||
3,773 | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | 138,846 | ||||||
214 | Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A* | 30,989 | ||||||
1,291 | Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C* | 189,390 | ||||||
229 | Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class A* | 12,861 | ||||||
1,910 | Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C* | 115,994 | ||||||
894 | Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A* | 45,022 | ||||||
1,540 | Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C* | 77,493 | ||||||
9,349 | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | 96,856 | ||||||
4,166 | Netflix, Inc.* | 1,643,570 | ||||||
77 | Paramount Global, Class A | 2,622 | ||||||
5,616 | Paramount Global, Class B | 171,906 | ||||||
4,380 | Pinterest, Inc., Class A* | 117,165 | ||||||
5,407 | T-Mobile US, Inc.* | 666,196 | ||||||
6,080 | Twitter, Inc.* | 216,144 | ||||||
38,028 | Verizon Communications, Inc. | 2,040,963 | ||||||
17,503 | Walt Disney Co. (The)* | 2,598,495 | ||||||
9,615 | Zynga, Inc., Class A* | 87,304 | ||||||
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23,264,624 | ||||||||
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|
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Consumer Discretionary – 11.3% | ||||||||
604 | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 123,506 | ||||||
4,186 | Amazon.com, Inc.* | 12,856,294 | ||||||
2,601 | Aptiv PLC* | 336,673 | ||||||
2,209 | Aramark | 81,645 | ||||||
2,364 | Best Buy Co., Inc. | 228,457 | ||||||
394 | Booking Holdings, Inc.* | 855,866 | ||||||
2,306 | BorgWarner, Inc. | 94,569 | ||||||
692 | Brunswick Corp. | 66,100 | ||||||
1,963 | Caesars Entertainment, Inc.* | 165,265 | ||||||
1,571 | CarMax, Inc.* | 171,757 | ||||||
8,206 | Carnival Corp.* | 166,828 | ||||||
1,376 | Chegg, Inc.* | 43,028 | ||||||
273 | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | 415,875 | ||||||
1,252 | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 181,815 | ||||||
263 | Deckers Outdoor Corp.* | 75,912 | ||||||
603 | Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | 63,315 | ||||||
6,030 | eBay, Inc. | 329,178 | ||||||
1,220 | Etsy, Inc.* | 188,966 | ||||||
1,397 | Expedia Group, Inc.* | 273,966 | ||||||
37,717 | Ford Motor Co. | 662,311 | ||||||
1,938 | Gap, Inc. (The) | 28,198 | ||||||
1,457 | Garmin Ltd. | 160,911 | ||||||
13,252 | General Motors Co.* | 619,133 | ||||||
381 | Grand Canyon Education, Inc.* | 33,082 | ||||||
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|
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary – (continued) | ||||||||
1,473 | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 60,835 | ||||||
1,232 | Hasbro, Inc. | 119,566 | ||||||
2,639 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | 392,842 | ||||||
10,252 | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 3,237,889 | ||||||
1,438 | Kohl’s Corp. | 79,982 | ||||||
3,185 | Las Vegas Sands Corp.* | 136,509 | ||||||
577 | Lear Corp. | 90,785 | ||||||
6,681 | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | 1,476,902 | ||||||
1,097 | Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | 350,974 | ||||||
400 | Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | 64,268 | ||||||
3,357 | Mattel, Inc.* | 83,858 | ||||||
3,756 | MGM Resorts International | 166,353 | ||||||
11,946 | NIKE, Inc., Class B | 1,631,226 | ||||||
1,064 | Nordstrom, Inc.*(a) | 22,067 | ||||||
3,555 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.* | 69,287 | ||||||
532 | Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc., Class A* | 9,321 | ||||||
2,430 | PulteGroup, Inc. | 120,674 | ||||||
684 | PVH Corp. | 66,957 | ||||||
3,488 | Qurate Retail, Inc.Series A | 19,219 | ||||||
462 | Ralph Lauren Corp. | 61,002 | ||||||
3,373 | Ross Stores, Inc. | 308,258 | ||||||
2,111 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.* | 170,400 | ||||||
1,546 | Service Corp. International | 94,074 | ||||||
11,363 | Starbucks Corp. | 1,043,010 | ||||||
2,686 | Tapestry, Inc. | 109,857 | ||||||
4,703 | Target Corp. | 939,518 | ||||||
1,820 | Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | 60,078 | ||||||
513 | Thor Industries, Inc. | 46,427 | ||||||
11,626 | TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 768,479 | ||||||
1,093 | Tractor Supply Co. | 222,742 | ||||||
818 | Travel + Leisure Co. | 45,849 | ||||||
1,813 | Under Armour, Inc., Class A* | 32,435 | ||||||
1,967 | Under Armour, Inc., Class C* | 30,744 | ||||||
3,121 | VF Corp. | 181,080 | ||||||
571 | Whirlpool Corp. | 114,925 | ||||||
712 | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 103,140 | ||||||
883 | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 76,300 | ||||||
1,019 | Wynn Resorts Ltd.* | 88,164 | ||||||
2,827 | Yum! Brands, Inc. | 346,534 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
31,265,180 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Consumer Staples – 5.9% | ||||||||
5,889 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 461,992 | ||||||
1,452 | Bunge Ltd. | 151,807 | ||||||
2,065 | Campbell Soup Co. | 92,863 | ||||||
1,298 | Clorox Co. (The) | 189,235 | ||||||
8,839 | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 680,161 | ||||||
4,955 | Conagra Brands, Inc. | 173,276 | ||||||
4,262 | Costco Wholesale Corp. | 2,213,044 | ||||||
6,461 | General Mills, Inc. | 435,665 | ||||||
963 | Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)* | 35,015 | ||||||
1,549 | Hershey Co. (The) | 313,301 | ||||||
2,992 | Hormel Foods Corp. | 142,539 | ||||||
709 | Ingredion, Inc. | 62,917 | ||||||
|
|
30 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
GOLDMAN SACHS JUST U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF
Shares | Description |
Value |
||||||
Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Consumer Staples – (continued) | ||||||||
2,662 | Kellogg Co. | $ | 170,208 | |||||
7,394 | Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | 285,926 | ||||||
3,567 | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 464,245 | ||||||
7,821 | Kroger Co. (The) | 366,023 | ||||||
2,640 | McCormick & Co., Inc. | 251,249 | ||||||
1,889 | Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | 98,568 | ||||||
14,766 | Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 966,878 | ||||||
14,631 | PepsiCo, Inc. | 2,395,680 | ||||||
25,487 | Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 3,973,168 | ||||||
5,412 | Sysco Corp. | 471,385 | ||||||
2,335 | US Foods Holding Corp.* | 91,275 | ||||||
13,833 | Walmart, Inc. | 1,869,668 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
16,356,088 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Energy – 3.7% | ||||||||
6,711 | Baker Hughes Co. | 197,169 | ||||||
2,132 | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | 283,343 | ||||||
17,634 | Chevron Corp. | 2,539,296 | ||||||
12,025 | ConocoPhillips | 1,140,692 | ||||||
6,140 | Devon Energy Corp. | 365,637 | ||||||
2,772 | EQT Corp. | 64,144 | ||||||
38,601 | Exxon Mobil Corp. | 3,027,090 | ||||||
2,524 | Hess Corp. | 255,075 | ||||||
17,730 | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 308,502 | ||||||
5,602 | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 436,228 | ||||||
7,698 | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 336,634 | ||||||
4,040 | ONEOK, Inc. | 263,812 | ||||||
3,990 | Phillips 66 | 336,118 | ||||||
3,718 | Valero Energy Corp. | 310,490 | ||||||
11,072 | Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | 346,332 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
10,210,562 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Financials – 11.4% | ||||||||
380 | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 52,577 | ||||||
6,152 | Aflac, Inc. | 375,826 | ||||||
126 | Alleghany Corp.* | 83,402 | ||||||
2,690 | Allstate Corp. (The) | 329,148 | ||||||
3,260 | Ally Financial, Inc. | 162,674 | ||||||
5,659 | American Express Co. | 1,100,902 | ||||||
1,053 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 315,679 | ||||||
2,059 | Aon PLC, Class A | 601,516 | ||||||
3,499 | Arch Capital Group Ltd.* | 164,838 | ||||||
534 | Assurant, Inc. | 90,625 | ||||||
636 | Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 39,413 | ||||||
728 | Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | 39,763 | ||||||
67,841 | Bank of America Corp. | 2,998,572 | ||||||
7,119 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 378,375 | ||||||
1,137 | Bank OZK | 53,462 | ||||||
1,348 | BlackRock, Inc. | 1,002,764 | ||||||
746 | Brighthouse Financial, Inc.* | 38,986 | ||||||
3,807 | Capital One Financial Corp. | 583,499 | ||||||
1,002 | Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 117,525 | ||||||
14,169 | Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 1,196,714 | ||||||
18,687 | Citigroup, Inc. | 1,106,831 | ||||||
3,999 | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 209,628 | ||||||
1,233 | Comerica, Inc. | 117,739 | ||||||
|
|
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Financials – (continued) | ||||||||
1,051 | Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 75,441 | ||||||
2,758 | Discover Financial Services | 340,447 | ||||||
3,408 | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 111,305 | ||||||
357 | FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | 144,974 | ||||||
6,411 | Fifth Third Bancorp | 306,702 | ||||||
1,003 | First American Financial Corp. | 67,241 | ||||||
1,678 | First Republic Bank | 290,730 | ||||||
3,089 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(b) | 1,054,245 | ||||||
336 | Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | 46,875 | ||||||
3,198 | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 222,197 | ||||||
13,513 | Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 209,722 | ||||||
5,238 | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 671,092 | ||||||
3,138 | Invesco Ltd. | 66,651 | ||||||
1,590 | Janus Henderson Group PLC | 53,376 | ||||||
2,060 | Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | 73,212 | ||||||
27,657 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3,921,763 | ||||||
8,734 | KeyCorp | 218,961 | ||||||
939 | Lazard Ltd., Class A | 32,471 | ||||||
1,694 | Lincoln National Corp. | 114,209 | ||||||
748 | LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 135,351 | ||||||
4,783 | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 743,326 | ||||||
6,703 | MetLife, Inc. | 452,788 | ||||||
3,048 | MGIC Investment Corp. | 46,269 | ||||||
1,530 | Moody’s Corp. | 492,706 | ||||||
12,613 | Morgan Stanley | 1,144,504 | ||||||
219 | Morningstar, Inc. | 61,462 | ||||||
753 | MSCI, Inc. | 377,773 | ||||||
1,094 | Nasdaq, Inc. | 187,238 | ||||||
1,090 | PacWest Bancorp | 53,868 | ||||||
3,997 | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 796,402 | ||||||
2,464 | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 174,057 | ||||||
5,584 | Progressive Corp. (The) | 591,513 | ||||||
3,560 | Prudential Financial, Inc. | 397,510 | ||||||
9,044 | Regions Financial Corp. | 218,774 | ||||||
640 | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 70,950 | ||||||
3,221 | S&P Global, Inc. | 1,210,130 | ||||||
532 | SVB Financial Group* | 322,392 | ||||||
4,913 | Synchrony Financial | 210,178 | ||||||
2,120 | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 306,467 | ||||||
2,313 | Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | 397,443 | ||||||
12,650 | Truist Financial Corp. | 787,083 | ||||||
2,033 | Umpqua Holdings Corp. | 43,404 | ||||||
1,917 | Unum Group | 53,523 | ||||||
12,642 | US Bancorp | 714,779 | ||||||
1,038 | Voya Financial, Inc. | 69,909 | ||||||
848 | Webster Financial Corp. | 51,058 | ||||||
37,675 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 2,010,715 | ||||||
1,170 | Willis Towers Watson PLC | 260,091 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
31,563,735 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Health Care – 13.3% | ||||||||
641 | 10X Genomics, Inc., Class A* | 52,222 | ||||||
13,155 | Abbott Laboratories | 1,586,756 | ||||||
13,379 | AbbVie, Inc. | 1,977,015 | ||||||
2,302 | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 300,089 | ||||||
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | 31 |
GOLDMAN SACHS JUST U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF
Schedule of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description |
Value |
||||||
Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Health Care – (continued) | ||||||||
594 | Align Technology, Inc.* | $ | 303,807 | |||||
897 | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 141,591 | ||||||
1,571 | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 223,915 | ||||||
4,299 | Amgen, Inc. | 973,638 | ||||||
1,857 | Anthem, Inc. | 839,085 | ||||||
3,807 | Baxter International, Inc. | 323,481 | ||||||
2,160 | Becton Dickinson and Co. | 585,965 | ||||||
1,105 | Biogen, Inc.* | 233,166 | ||||||
1,381 | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | 107,884 | ||||||
10,740 | Boston Scientific Corp.* | 474,386 | ||||||
16,916 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 1,161,622 | ||||||
2,133 | Cardinal Health, Inc. | 115,203 | ||||||
1,285 | Catalent, Inc.* | 131,121 | ||||||
4,379 | Centene Corp.* | 361,793 | ||||||
2,238 | Cerner Corp. | 208,693 | ||||||
1,948 | Change Healthcare, Inc.* | 41,726 | ||||||
2,464 | Cigna Corp. | 585,890 | ||||||
13,937 | CVS Health Corp. | 1,444,570 | ||||||
4,800 | Danaher Corp. | 1,317,168 | ||||||
1,642 | DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | 88,898 | ||||||
4,680 | Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | 525,892 | ||||||
6,417 | Eli Lilly & Co. | 1,603,929 | ||||||
2,339 | Exelixis, Inc.* | 48,020 | ||||||
9,506 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 574,162 | ||||||
1,855 | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | 464,325 | ||||||
1,050 | Henry Schein, Inc.* | 90,699 | ||||||
1,899 | Hologic, Inc.* | 135,152 | ||||||
1,649 | Horizon Therapeutics PLC* | 150,339 | ||||||
979 | Humana, Inc. | 425,199 | ||||||
642 | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | 341,769 | ||||||
1,103 | Illumina, Inc.* | 360,240 | ||||||
2,682 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | 778,665 | ||||||
1,442 | IQVIA Holdings, Inc.* | 331,833 | ||||||
19,951 | Johnson & Johnson | 3,283,336 | ||||||
729 | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings* | 197,749 | ||||||
10,168 | Medtronic PLC | 1,067,538 | ||||||
19,185 | Merck & Co., Inc. | 1,469,187 | ||||||
203 | Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | 285,974 | ||||||
2,564 | Moderna, Inc.* | 393,830 | ||||||
42,275 | Pfizer, Inc. | 1,984,388 | ||||||
921 | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 120,900 | ||||||
757 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 468,099 | ||||||
1,088 | ResMed, Inc. | 268,464 | ||||||
388 | Sage Therapeutics, Inc.* | 14,112 | ||||||
1,011 | Seagen, Inc.* | 130,288 | ||||||
2,640 | Stryker Corp. | 695,244 | ||||||
1,137 | Teladoc Health, Inc.* | 86,310 | ||||||
2,976 | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 1,618,944 | ||||||
7,122 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 3,389,146 | ||||||
1,037 | Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* | 237,525 | ||||||
1,927 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 443,249 | ||||||
544 | Waters Corp.* | 172,301 | ||||||
555 | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 214,829 | ||||||
1,580 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 200,960 | ||||||
3,593 | Zoetis, Inc. | 695,784 | ||||||
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36,848,065 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Industrials – 7.9% | ||||||||
5,211 | 3M Co. | 774,615 | ||||||
1,227 | AECOM | 89,154 | ||||||
1,176 | Alaska Air Group, Inc.* | 66,021 | ||||||
6,149 | American Airlines Group, Inc.* | 106,070 | ||||||
4,821 | Boeing Co. (The)* | 989,944 | ||||||
1,199 | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | 96,747 | ||||||
7,822 | Carrier Global Corp. | 351,051 | ||||||
4,875 | Caterpillar, Inc. | 914,452 | ||||||
1,163 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 112,439 | ||||||
620 | Clean Harbors, Inc.* | 59,167 | ||||||
19,904 | CSX Corp. | 674,945 | ||||||
1,290 | Cummins, Inc. | 263,315 | ||||||
2,510 | Deere & Co. | 903,650 | ||||||
6,156 | Delta Air Lines, Inc.* | 245,747 | ||||||
1,289 | Dover Corp. | 202,193 | ||||||
3,583 | Eaton Corp. PLC | 552,821 | ||||||
5,374 | Emerson Electric Co. | 499,352 | ||||||
2,210 | FedEx Corp. | 491,217 | ||||||
1,218 | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 105,844 | ||||||
303 | FTI Consulting, Inc.* | 44,238 | ||||||
2,241 | General Dynamics Corp. | 525,402 | ||||||
9,835 | General Electric Co. | 939,341 | ||||||
6,260 | Honeywell International, Inc. | 1,187,835 | ||||||
354 | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 72,358 | ||||||
684 | IDEX Corp. | 131,260 | ||||||
2,832 | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 612,675 | ||||||
3,650 | Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | 184,398 | ||||||
1,165 | Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | 143,295 | ||||||
6,472 | Johnson Controls International PLC | 420,421 | ||||||
1,761 | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 444,318 | ||||||
1,098 | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 111,820 | ||||||
298 | Lennox International, Inc. | 79,545 | ||||||
517 | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 65,897 | ||||||
2,232 | Lockheed Martin Corp. | 968,242 | ||||||
2,799 | Lyft, Inc., Class A* | 108,993 | ||||||
1,811 | MDU Resources Group, Inc. | 48,480 | ||||||
3,444 | Nielsen Holdings PLC | 59,994 | ||||||
1,341 | Northrop Grumman Corp. | 592,910 | ||||||
1,500 | nVent Electric PLC | 50,895 | ||||||
612 | Oshkosh Corp. | 67,956 | ||||||
3,830 | Otis Worldwide Corp. | 300,004 | ||||||
901 | Owens Corning | 83,964 | ||||||
1,272 | Quanta Services, Inc. | 138,572 | ||||||
13,484 | Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 1,384,807 | ||||||
2,564 | Republic Services, Inc. | 308,398 | ||||||
1,045 | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 278,576 | ||||||
467 | Schneider National, Inc., Class B | 12,198 | ||||||
5,689 | Southwest Airlines Co.* | 249,178 | ||||||
1,451 | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 236,078 | ||||||
1,981 | Textron, Inc. | 144,870 | ||||||
598 | Timken Co. (The) | 39,205 | ||||||
2,147 | Trane Technologies PLC | 330,488 | ||||||
1,723 | TransUnion | 156,379 | ||||||
15,553 | Uber Technologies, Inc.* | 560,375 | ||||||
3,115 | United Airlines Holdings, Inc.* | 138,306 | ||||||
6,518 | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 1,371,518 | ||||||
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32 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
GOLDMAN SACHS JUST U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF
Shares | Description |
Value |
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Industrials – (continued) | ||||||||
652 | United Rentals, Inc.* | $ | 209,696 | |||||
1,428 | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 253,241 | ||||||
5,149 | Waste Management, Inc. | 743,516 | ||||||
1,612 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | 149,626 | ||||||
412 | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 196,549 | ||||||
1,610 | Xylem, Inc. | 143,209 | ||||||
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21,787,770 | ||||||||
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Information Technology – 29.8% | ||||||||
5,730 | Accenture PLC, Class A | 1,810,795 | ||||||
3,723 | Adobe, Inc.* | 1,741,173 | ||||||
12,742 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | 1,571,598 | ||||||
1,252 | Akamai Technologies, Inc.* | 135,541 | ||||||
450 | Alliance Data Systems Corp. | 30,352 | ||||||
4,185 | Analog Devices, Inc. | 670,814 | ||||||
679 | ANSYS, Inc.* | 220,125 | ||||||
120,384 | Apple, Inc. | 19,877,806 | ||||||
7,025 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 942,755 | ||||||
1,718 | Autodesk, Inc.* | 378,355 | ||||||
3,831 | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 783,210 | ||||||
3,564 | Block, Inc.* | 454,410 | ||||||
3,115 | Broadcom, Inc. | 1,829,876 | ||||||
1,087 | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 158,930 | ||||||
2,140 | Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | 324,060 | ||||||
1,055 | CDW Corp. | 181,945 | ||||||
1,413 | Ciena Corp.* | 96,677 | ||||||
38,780 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2,162,761 | ||||||
962 | Citrix Systems, Inc. | 98,605 | ||||||
4,104 | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | 353,477 | ||||||
5,931 | Corning, Inc. | 239,612 | ||||||
2,112 | Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C* | 107,627 | ||||||
1,505 | DocuSign, Inc.* | 178,237 | ||||||
501 | Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A | 37,625 | ||||||
2,313 | Dropbox, Inc., Class A* | 52,482 | ||||||
1,955 | DXC Technology Co.* | 66,529 | ||||||
570 | Elastic NV* | 49,390 | ||||||
471 | F5, Inc.* | 94,600 | ||||||
5,478 | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 521,670 | ||||||
1,044 | Fortinet, Inc.* | 359,679 | ||||||
626 | Gartner, Inc.* | 175,543 | ||||||
1,305 | GoDaddy, Inc., Class A* | 108,850 | ||||||
10,131 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 161,286 | ||||||
8,986 | HP, Inc. | 308,759 | ||||||
351 | HubSpot, Inc.* | 184,275 | ||||||
31,523 | Intel Corp. | 1,503,647 | ||||||
6,971 | International Business Machines Corp. | 854,017 | ||||||
2,061 | Intuit, Inc. | 977,677 | ||||||
1,136 | Jabil, Inc. | 65,672 | ||||||
2,974 | Juniper Networks, Inc. | 100,491 | ||||||
1,666 | Keysight Technologies, Inc.* | 262,178 | ||||||
1,184 | KLA Corp. | 412,624 | ||||||
1,095 | Lam Research Corp. | 614,678 | ||||||
6,381 | Marvell Technology, Inc. | 436,014 | ||||||
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Information Technology – (continued) | ||||||||
7,882 | Mastercard, Inc., Class A | $ | 2,843,983 | |||||
637 | McAfee Corp., Class A | 16,556 | ||||||
8,739 | Micron Technology, Inc. | 776,548 | ||||||
58,777 | Microsoft Corp. | 17,561,980 | ||||||
498 | MKS Instruments, Inc. | 74,999 | ||||||
496 | MongoDB, Inc.* | 189,467 | ||||||
1,525 | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 336,156 | ||||||
1,033 | National Instruments Corp. | 41,475 | ||||||
1,734 | NetApp, Inc. | 135,911 | ||||||
400 | New Relic, Inc.* | 26,496 | ||||||
4,280 | NortonLifeLock, Inc. | 124,034 | ||||||
2,221 | Nuance Communications, Inc.* | 123,310 | ||||||
1,639 | Nutanix, Inc., Class A* | 43,761 | ||||||
18,658 | NVIDIA Corp. | 4,549,753 | ||||||
2,067 | NXP Semiconductors NV (China) | 392,978 | ||||||
984 | Okta, Inc.* | 179,915 | ||||||
3,300 | ON Semiconductor Corp.* | 206,613 | ||||||
12,870 | Oracle Corp. | 977,734 | ||||||
741 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | 440,339 | ||||||
10,582 | PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | 1,184,443 | ||||||
8,798 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1,513,168 | ||||||
638 | RingCentral, Inc., Class A* | 83,476 | ||||||
7,341 | salesforce.com, Inc.* | 1,545,501 | ||||||
1,538 | ServiceNow, Inc.* | 891,917 | ||||||
1,257 | Splunk, Inc.* | 148,452 | ||||||
1,184 | Synopsys, Inc.* | 369,870 | ||||||
840 | Teradata Corp.* | 41,992 | ||||||
7,204 | Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1,224,608 | ||||||
1,296 | Twilio, Inc., Class A* | 226,541 | ||||||
337 | Universal Display Corp. | 52,205 | ||||||
756 | VeriSign, Inc.* | 161,572 | ||||||
15,247 | Visa, Inc., Class A | 3,295,182 | ||||||
1,736 | VMware, Inc., Class A | 203,668 | ||||||
2,432 | Western Digital Corp.* | 123,886 | ||||||
3,605 | Western Union Co. (The) | 65,539 | ||||||
1,477 | Workday, Inc., Class A* | 338,307 | ||||||
480 | Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* | 198,403 | ||||||
925 | Zendesk, Inc.* | 107,920 | ||||||
1,698 | Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A* | 225,155 | ||||||
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82,740,240 | ||||||||
|
|
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Materials – 2.5% | ||||||||
2,070 | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 489,141 | ||||||
1,086 | Albemarle Corp. | 212,737 | ||||||
1,746 | Alcoa Corp. | 131,544 | ||||||
589 | AptarGroup, Inc. | 71,787 | ||||||
772 | Avery Dennison Corp. | 136,026 | ||||||
2,853 | Ball Corp. | 256,028 | ||||||
1,215 | Berry Global Group, Inc.* | 73,690 | ||||||
1,019 | Celanese Corp. | 141,926 | ||||||
1,998 | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 162,218 | ||||||
1,517 | Chemours Co. (The) | 41,869 | ||||||
7,723 | Corteva, Inc. | 401,828 | ||||||
6,996 | Dow, Inc. | 412,484 | ||||||
4,715 | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | 364,800 | ||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | 33 |
GOLDMAN SACHS JUST U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF
Schedule of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description |
Value |
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Materials – (continued) | ||||||||
1,252 | Eastman Chemical Co. | $ | 148,324 | |||||
2,338 | Ecolab, Inc. | 412,096 | ||||||
1,186 | FMC Corp. | 139,058 | ||||||
13,692 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 642,839 | ||||||
2,536 | Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | 52,191 | ||||||
3,620 | International Paper Co. | 157,579 | ||||||
2,458 | LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | 238,991 | ||||||
559 | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 212,085 | ||||||
7,503 | Newmont Corp. | 496,699 | ||||||
2,673 | Nucor Corp. | 351,820 | ||||||
850 | Packaging Corp. of America | 125,112 | ||||||
383 | Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) | 53,643 | ||||||
1,334 | Sealed Air Corp. | 89,551 | ||||||
2,163 | Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 569,150 | ||||||
882 | Sonoco Products Co. | 51,791 | ||||||
1,191 | Vulcan Materials Co. | 216,107 | ||||||
2,370 | Westrock Co. | 107,290 | ||||||
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6,960,404 | ||||||||
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|
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Real Estate – 3.2% | ||||||||
5,829 | American Tower Corp. REIT | 1,322,425 | ||||||
3,443 | Americold Realty Trust REIT | 91,997 | ||||||
1,798 | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT | 428,985 | ||||||
2,012 | Boston Properties, Inc. REIT | 246,088 | ||||||
1,274 | Camden Property Trust REIT | 210,350 | ||||||
4,306 | CBRE Group, Inc., Class A* | 417,036 | ||||||
5,566 | Crown Castle International Corp. REIT | 927,240 | ||||||
3,624 | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT | 488,950 | ||||||
2,145 | Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT | 67,997 | ||||||
1,156 | Equinix, Inc. REIT | 820,448 | ||||||
4,756 | Equity Residential REIT | 405,687 | ||||||
837 | Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT | 265,471 | ||||||
535 | Howard Hughes Corp. (The)* | 51,135 | ||||||
653 | Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.* | 160,782 | ||||||
7,497 | Kimco Realty Corp. REIT | 176,404 | ||||||
9,519 | Prologis, Inc. REIT | 1,388,346 | ||||||
1,398 | SBA Communications Corp. REIT | 424,139 | ||||||
3,971 | UDR, Inc. REIT | 217,889 | ||||||
5,141 | Ventas, Inc. REIT | 277,614 | ||||||
9,669 | Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT | 375,931 | ||||||
764 | Zillow Group, Inc., Class A* | 43,754 | ||||||
2,182 | Zillow Group, Inc., Class C* | 125,509 | ||||||
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|
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8,934,177 | ||||||||
|
|
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Utilities – 2.4% | ||||||||
8,053 | AES Corp. (The) | 170,965 | ||||||
3,049 | Alliant Energy Corp. | 178,062 | ||||||
3,105 | Ameren Corp. | 266,875 | ||||||
6,107 | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 553,600 | ||||||
696 | Avangrid, Inc. | 31,229 | ||||||
4,319 | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 370,441 | ||||||
3,969 | Constellation Energy Corp. | 182,495 | ||||||
9,830 | Dominion Energy, Inc. | 781,780 | ||||||
2,368 | DTE Energy Co. | 287,925 | ||||||
9,388 | Duke Energy Corp. | 942,649 | ||||||
4,548 | Edison International | 288,434 | ||||||
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Common Stocks – (continued) | ||||||||
Utilities – (continued) | ||||||||
2,444 | Entergy Corp. | 257,133 | ||||||
4,187 | Eversource Energy | 342,497 | ||||||
11,910 | Exelon Corp. | 506,890 | ||||||
611 | IDACORP, Inc. | 63,513 | ||||||
2,966 | NRG Energy, Inc. | 112,233 | ||||||
9,168 | PPL Corp. | 239,927 | ||||||
6,150 | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 398,704 | ||||||
3,900 | Sempra Energy | 562,458 | ||||||
5,837 | Vistra Corp. | 133,200 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
6,671,010 | ||||||||
|
|
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|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE
SECURITIES LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE |
| ||||||
(Cost $217,896,133) | $ | 276,601,855 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Shares | Dividend Rate |
Value | ||||||
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.0%(b) | ||||||||
|
Goldman
Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – |
| ||||||
22,188 | 0.026% | $ | 22,188 | |||||
(Cost $22,188) | ||||||||
|
|
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8% | ||||||||
(Cost $217,918,321) | $ | 276,624,043 | ||||||
|
|
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|
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS
OF LIABILITIES – 0.2% |
615,601 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $ | 277,239,644 | ||||||
|
|
The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. | ||
* |
Non-income producing security. | |
(a) |
All or a portion of security is on loan. | |
(b) |
Represents an affiliated issuer. |
| ||
Investment Abbreviations: | ||
PLC |
—Public Limited Company | |
REIT |
—Real Estate Investment Trust | |
|
34 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF |
Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
Hedge Industry VIP ETF |
Innovate Equity ETF |
|||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $7,918,068, $754,948,362, $181,994,845 and $418,591,235, respectively)(a) |
$ | 8,338,850 | $ | 808,966,765 | $ | 189,397,411 | $ | 415,442,358 | ||||||||||
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $—, $1,301,344, $— and $1,121,356, respectively) |
— | 1,572,664 | — | 1,860,030 | ||||||||||||||
Investments in securities lending reinvestment vehicle, at value which equals cost |
58,314 | 2,439,078 | — | 13,362,374 | ||||||||||||||
Cash |
7,384 | 1,653,442 | — | 1,468,544 | ||||||||||||||
Foreign currency, at value (cost $43, $—, $— and $110,880, respectively) |
43 | — | — | 109,528 | ||||||||||||||
Receivables: |
||||||||||||||||||
Dividends |
5,463 | 1,011,702 | 58,793 | 435,644 | ||||||||||||||
Securities lending income |
61 | 21,660 | — | 37,884 | ||||||||||||||
Foreign tax reclaims |
53 | — | — | 30,954 | ||||||||||||||
Investments sold |
— | 19,688,924 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Fund shares sold |
— | 9,962 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 8,410,168 | 835,364,197 | 189,456,204 | 432,747,316 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||
Payables: |
||||||||||||||||||
Upon return of securities loaned |
58,314 | 2,439,078 | — | 13,362,374 | ||||||||||||||
Management fees |
2,046 | 58,734 | 67,185 | 164,435 | ||||||||||||||
Fund shares redeemed |
— | 19,751,224 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Due to custodian |
— | — | 320,602 | — | ||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses |
— | 19,772 | 6,966 | 8,673 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 60,360 | 22,268,808 | 394,753 | 13,535,482 | ||||||||||||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital |
7,927,355 | 717,213,617 | 193,036,487 | 419,258,557 | ||||||||||||||
Total distributable earnings (loss) |
422,453 | 95,881,772 | (3,975,036 | ) | (46,723 | ) | ||||||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 8,349,808 | $ | 813,095,389 | $ | 189,061,451 | $ | 419,211,834 | ||||||||||
SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding no par value (unlimited shares authorized): |
200,000 | 12,350,000 | 2,075,000 | 7,850,000 | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value per share: |
$41.75 | $65.84 | $91.11 | $53.40 |
(a) | Includes loaned securities having a market value of $64,145, $2,492,826, $— and $13,302,752 for Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF, Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Hedge Industry VIP ETF and Innovate Equity ETF, respectively. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | 35 |
GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
||||||
Assets: | ||||||
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $217,101,391)(a) |
$ | 275,547,610 | ||||
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $794,742) |
1,054,245 | |||||
Investments in securities lending reinvestment vehicle, at value which equals cost |
22,188 | |||||
Cash |
328,733 | |||||
Receivables: |
||||||
Dividends |
359,820 | |||||
Securities lending income |
3 | |||||
Total assets | 277,312,599 | |||||
Liabilities: | ||||||
Payables: |
||||||
Management fees |
43,062 | |||||
Upon return of securities loaned |
22,188 | |||||
Accrued expenses |
7,705 | |||||
Total liabilities | 72,955 | |||||
Net Assets: | ||||||
Paid-in capital |
216,959,416 | |||||
Total distributable earnings |
60,280,228 | |||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 277,239,644 | ||||
SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING | ||||||
Shares outstanding no par value (unlimited shares authorized): |
4,400,000 | |||||
Net asset value per share: |
$63.01 |
(a) | Includes loaned securities having a market value of $21,404 for JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF. |
36 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS
Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF* |
Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
Hedge Industry VIP ETF |
Innovate Equity ETF |
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Investment income: | ||||||||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $301, $—, $1,585 and $61,335, respectively) |
$ | 5,726 | $ | 6,061,689 | $ | 273,177 | $ | 1,949,484 | ||||||||||
Securities lending income — unaffiliated issuer |
61 | 86,491 | — | 267,797 | ||||||||||||||
Dividends — affiliated issuers |
— | 9,018 | — | 11,254 | ||||||||||||||
Total investment income | 5,787 | 6,157,198 | 273,177 | 2,228,535 | ||||||||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||
Management fees |
2,046 | 383,884 | 476,911 | 1,163,653 | ||||||||||||||
Trustee fees |
— | 9,953 | 4,687 | 6,776 | ||||||||||||||
Total expenses | 2,046 | 393,837 | 481,598 | 1,170,429 | ||||||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) | 3,741 | 5,763,361 | (208,421 | ) | 1,058,106 | |||||||||||||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): |
| |||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: |
||||||||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated issuers |
— | (1,457,433 | ) | (16,761,248 | ) | (8,987,965 | ) | |||||||||||
Investments — affiliated issuers |
— | 3,162 | — | (8,500 | ) | |||||||||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated issuers |
— | 52,697,504 | 14,869,753 | 15,232,877 | ||||||||||||||
In-kind redemptions — affiliated issuers |
— | 91,304 | — | 10,814 | ||||||||||||||
Foreign currency transactions |
(2,074 | ) | — | 2 | (17,050 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on: |
||||||||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated issuers |
420,782 | (102,655,649 | ) | (24,587,035 | ) | (83,196,743 | ) | |||||||||||
Investments — affiliated issuers |
— | (409,488 | ) | — | (407,467 | ) | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency translations |
4 | — | — | (3,152 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 418,712 | (51,730,600 | ) | (26,478,528 | ) | (77,377,186 | ) | |||||||||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 422,453 | $ | (45,967,239 | ) | $ | (26,686,949 | ) | $ | (76,319,080 | ) |
* | For the period February 8, 2022 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2022. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | 37 |
GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS
Statements of Operations (continued)
For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
||||||
Investment income: | ||||||
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers |
$ | 1,926,095 | ||||
Dividends — affiliated issuers |
5,970 | |||||
Securities lending income — unaffiliated issuer |
760 | |||||
Total investment income | 1,932,825 | |||||
Expenses: | ||||||
Management fees |
270,270 | |||||
Trustee fees |
5,066 | |||||
Total expenses | 275,336 | |||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 1,657,489 | |||||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): |
| |||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: |
||||||
Investments — unaffiliated issuers |
(1,126,963 | ) | ||||
Investments — affiliated issuers |
(4,339 | ) | ||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated issuers |
9,445,218 | |||||
In-kind redemptions — affiliated issuers |
23,192 | |||||
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on: |
||||||
Investments — unaffiliated issuers |
(20,099,077 | ) | ||||
Investments — affiliated issuers |
(235,693 | ) | ||||
Net realized and unrealized loss | (11,997,662 | ) | ||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (10,340,173 | ) |
38 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF |
Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF | |||||||||||||||||
For the Period February 8, 2022* to February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2021 |
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From operations: |
| |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 3,741 | $ | 5,763,361 | $ | 8,378,230 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
(2,074 | ) | 51,334,537 | 71,351,452 | ||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) |
420,786 | (103,065,137 | ) | 115,136,803 | ||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 422,453 | (45,967,239 | ) | 194,866,485 | ||||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||
From distributable earnings |
— | (7,178,710 | ) | (7,590,615 | ) | |||||||||||||
From share transactions: |
| |||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales of shares |
7,927,355 | 155,093,987 | 557,025,332 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed |
— | (146,356,704 | ) | (207,230,194 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | 7,927,355 | 8,737,283 | 349,795,138 | |||||||||||||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) | 8,349,808 | (44,408,666 | ) | 537,071,008 | ||||||||||||||
Net assets: |
| |||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period |
$ | — | $ | 857,504,055 | $ | 320,433,047 | ||||||||||||
End of period |
$ | 8,349,808 | $ | 813,095,389 | $ | 857,504,055 |
* | Commencement of operations. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | 39 |
GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
Hedge Industry VIP ETF |
Innovate Equity ETF | |||||||||||||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2021 |
For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
For the
Period November 6, 2020* to August 31, 2021 |
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From operations: |
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$ | (208,421 | ) | $ | (139,131 | ) | $ | 1,058,106 | $ | 1,721,075 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
(1,891,493 | ) | 39,540,926 | 6,230,176 | 31,265,366 | |||||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) |
(24,587,035 | ) | 4,820,604 | (83,607,362 | ) | 81,193,907 | ||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (26,686,949 | ) | 44,222,399 | (76,319,080 | ) | 114,180,348 | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
From distributable earnings |
— | (935 | ) | (1,983,367 | ) | (1,407,971 | ) | |||||||||||||||
From share transactions: |
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales of shares |
47,838,743 | 171,549,598 | 38,166,984 | 471,161,712 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed |
(53,924,813 | ) | (109,021,786 | ) | (33,837,050 | ) | (90,749,742 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (6,086,070 | ) | 62,527,812 | 4,329,934 | 380,411,970 | |||||||||||||||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) | (32,773,019 | ) | 106,749,276 | (73,972,513 | ) | 493,184,347 | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets: |
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period |
$ | 221,834,470 | $ | 115,085,194 | $ | 493,184,347 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||
End of period |
$ | 189,061,451 | $ | 221,834,470 | $ | 419,211,834 | $ | 493,184,347 |
* | Commencement of operations. |
40 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
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For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2021 |
|||||||||
From operations: |
| |||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 1,657,489 | $ | 2,632,119 | ||||||
Net realized gain |
8,337,108 | 4,160,554 | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) |
(20,334,770 | ) | 50,126,210 | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (10,340,173 | ) | 56,918,883 | |||||||
Distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||
From distributable earnings |
(1,580,702 | ) | (2,492,618 | ) | ||||||
From share transactions: |
| |||||||||
Proceeds from sales of shares |
49,682,749 | 72,087,463 | ||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed |
(24,762,068 | ) | (15,027,884 | ) | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | 24,920,681 | 57,059,579 | ||||||||
TOTAL INCREASE | 12,999,806 | 111,485,844 | ||||||||
Net assets: |
| |||||||||
Beginning of period |
$ | 264,239,838 | $ | 152,753,994 | ||||||
End of period |
$ | 277,239,644 | $ | 264,239,838 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | 41 |
GOLDMAN SACHS BLOOMBERG CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY ETF
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout The Period
Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF |
||||||
For the
Period February 8, 2022* to February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
||||||
Per Share Operating Performance: | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 39.60 | ||||
Net investment income(a) |
0.02 | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain |
2.13 | |||||
Total gain from investment operations |
2.15 | |||||
Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 41.75 | ||||
Market price, end of period |
$ | 41.75 | ||||
Total Return at Net Asset Value(b) | 5.43 | % | ||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) |
$ | 8,350 | ||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.45 | %(c) | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
0.82 | %(c) | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) |
— | % |
* | Commencement of operations. |
(a) | Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology. |
(b) | Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
42 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
GOLDMAN SACHS EQUAL WEIGHT U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF
Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
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For
the Six Months Ended February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, |
For the
Period September 12, 2017* to August 31, 2018 |
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2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 70.00 | $ | 50.86 | $ | 46.30 | $ | 46.33 | $ | 40.58 | ||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) |
0.45 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.81 | 0.77 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.05 | ) | 19.09 | 4.52 | (0.10 | ) | 5.52 | |||||||||||||||
Total gain (loss) from investment operations |
(3.60 | ) | 19.94 | 5.45 | 0.71 | 6.29 | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income |
(0.56 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.74 | ) | (0.54 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 65.84 | $ | 70.00 | $ | 50.86 | $ | 46.30 | $ | 46.33 | ||||||||||||
Market price, end of period |
$ | 65.77 | $ | 69.99 | $ | 50.95 | $ | 46.32 | $ | 46.35 | ||||||||||||
Total Return at Net Asset Value(b) | (5.19 | )% | 39.56 | % | 12.08 | % | 1.62 | % | 15.60 | % | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) |
$ | 813,095 | $ | 857,504 | $ | 320,433 | $ | 168,989 | $ | 76,438 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.09 | %(c) | 0.09 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.09 | %(c) | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
1.32 | %(c) | 1.39 | % | 1.98 | % | 1.81 | % | 1.82 | %(c) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) |
21 | % | 43 | % | 48 | % | 39 | % | 34 | % |
* | Commencement of operations. |
(a) | Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology. |
(b) | Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | 43 |
GOLDMAN SACHS HEDGE INDUSTRY VIP ETF
Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
Hedge Industry VIP ETF |
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For
the Six Months Ended February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, |
For the
Period November 1, 2016* to August 31, 2017 |
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2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 103.18 | $ | 79.37 | $ | 56.86 | $ | 57.98 | $ | 50.46 | $ | 40.00 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(a) |
(0.10 | ) | (0.07 | ) | 0.16 | (b) | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.32 | (c) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(11.97 | ) | 23.88 | 22.59 | (1.11 | ) | 7.52 | 10.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total gain (loss) from investment operations |
(12.07 | ) | 23.81 | 22.75 | (0.60 | ) | 7.69 | 10.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income |
— | — | (d) | (0.24 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.17 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from return of capital |
— | — | — | (d) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders |
— | — | (d) | (0.24 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.17 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 91.11 | $ | 103.18 | $ | 79.37 | $ | 56.86 | $ | 57.98 | $ | 50.46 | ||||||||||||||
Market price, end of period |
$ | 91.06 | $ | 103.21 | $ | 79.50 | $ | 57.03 | $ | 57.98 | $ | 50.48 | ||||||||||||||
Total Return at Net Asset Value(e) | (11.70 | )% | 30.00 | % | 40.07 | % | (0.99 | )% | 15.27 | % | 26.61 | % | ||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) |
$ | 189,061 | $ | 221,834 | $ | 115,085 | $ | 79,608 | $ | 110,155 | $ | 45,410 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.45 | %(f) | 0.45 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.45 | %(f) | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets |
(0.19 | )%(f) | (0.08 | )% | 0.26 | %(b) | 0.91 | % | 0.31 | % | 0.84 | %(c)(f) | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(g) |
54 | % | 136 | % | 124 | % | 103 | % | 129 | % | 116 | % |
* | Commencement of operations. |
(a) | Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology. |
(b) | Reflects income recognized from non-recurring special dividends which amounted to $0.07 per share and 0.11% of average net assets. |
(c) | Reflects income recognized from non-recurring special dividends which amounted to $0.11 per share and 0.24% of average net assets. |
(d) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
(e) | Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
44 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
GOLDMAN SACHS INNOVATE EQUITY ETF
Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
Innovate Equity ETF |
||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
For the
Period November 6, 2020* to August 31, 2021 |
|||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance: | ||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 63.23 | $ | 50.03 | ||||||
Net investment income(a) |
0.13 | (b) | 0.24 | |||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(9.71 | ) | 13.15 | |||||||
Total gain (loss) from investment operations |
(9.58 | ) | 13.39 | |||||||
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income |
(0.25 | ) | (0.19 | ) | ||||||
Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 53.40 | $ | 63.23 | ||||||
Market price, end of period |
$ | 53.36 | $ | 63.34 | ||||||
Total Return at Net Asset Value(c) | (15.20 | )% | 26.80 | % | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) |
$ | 419,212 | $ | 493,184 | ||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.50 | %(d) | 0.50 | %(d) | ||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
0.45 | %(b)(d) | 0.50 | %(d) | ||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(e) |
17 | % | 38 | % |
* | Commencement of operations. |
(a) | Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology. |
(b) | Reflects income recognized from non-recurring special dividends which amounted to $0.04 per share and 0.06% of average net assets. |
(c) | Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(d) | Annualized. |
(e) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | 45 |
GOLDMAN SACHS JUST U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF
Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
||||||||||||||||||||||
For
the Six Months Ended February 28, 2022 (Unaudited) |
For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, |
For the
Period June 7, 2018* to August 31, 2018 |
||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 65.65 | $ | 50.92 | $ | 42.04 | $ | 42.13 | $ | 40.08 | ||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) |
0.39 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(2.65 | ) | 14.70 | 8.90 | 0.08 | 1.88 | ||||||||||||||||
Total gain (loss) from investment operations |
(2.26 | ) | 15.44 | 9.64 | 0.80 | 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income |
(0.38 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.89 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 63.01 | $ | 65.65 | $ | 50.92 | $ | 42.04 | $ | 42.13 | ||||||||||||
Market price, end of period |
$ | 62.97 | $ | 65.68 | $ | 50.88 | $ | 42.06 | $ | 42.13 | ||||||||||||
Total Return at Net Asset Value(b) | (3.48 | )% | 30.61 | % | 23.29 | % | 2.06 | % | 5.11 | % | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) |
$ | 277,240 | $ | 264,240 | $ | 152,754 | $ | 129,275 | $ | 272,805 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets |
0.20 | %(c) | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | %(c) | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
1.20 | %(c) | 1.29 | % | 1.69 | % | 1.79 | % | 1.84 | %(c) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d) |
11 | % | 11 | % | 14 | % | 17 | % | 2 | % |
* | Commencement of operations. |
(a) | Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology. |
(b) | Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
46 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION |
Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), consisting of multiple series. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2009. The following table lists those series of the Trust that are included in this report (collectively, the “Funds” or individually a “Fund”) along with their respective diversification status under the Act:
Fund | Diversification Classification | |
Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF* |
Diversified | |
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
Diversified | |
Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF |
Diversified | |
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF |
Diversified | |
Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
Diversified |
* | The Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF commenced operations on February 8, 2022. |
The investment objective of each Fund is to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of its respective Index.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to management agreements (each, an “Agreement” and together, the “Agreements”) with the Trust. Each Fund is an exchange traded fund (“ETF”). Shares of the Goldman Sachs Hedged Industry VIP ETF, Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF, and Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”), and shares of the Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (“Cboe”). Market prices for the Funds’ shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds issue and redeem shares at their respective NAV only in blocks of a specified number of shares, or multiples thereof, referred to as “Creation Units”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed generally for a designated portfolio of securities (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted) and a specified amount of cash. Shares generally trade in the secondary market in quantities less than a Creation Unit at market prices that change throughout the day. Only those that have entered into an authorized participant agreement with ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) may do business directly with the Funds.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions. Each Fund is an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
A. Investment Valuation — The Funds’ valuation policy is to value investments at fair value.
B. Investment Income and Investments — Investment income includes interest income, dividend income, and securities lending income, if any. Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recognized on ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign securities, as soon as such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost. Investment transactions are recorded on the following business day for daily NAV calculations. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. The Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to
47
GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and is payable upon sale of such investments. Distributions received from the Funds’ investments in U.S. real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain and/or a return of capital. A return of capital is recorded by the Funds as a reduction to the cost basis of the REIT.
C. Expenses — Expenses incurred directly by a Fund are charged to the Fund, and certain expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis, depending upon the nature of the expenses, and are accrued daily.
D. Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, each Fund is not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. For each Fund, income distributions, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. Capital gains distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually.
Net capital losses, if any, are carried forward to future fiscal years and may be used to the extent allowed by the Code to offset any future capital gains. Losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. Utilization of capital loss carryforwards will reduce the requirement of future capital gains distributions.
The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with federal income tax rules, which may differ from GAAP. The source of each Fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from distributable earnings or capital. Certain components of the Funds’ net assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities reflect permanent GAAP/tax differences based on the appropriate tax character.
E. Foreign Currency Translation — The accounting records and reporting currency of a Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rates at the close of each business day. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments. Changes in the value of other assets and liabilities as a result of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates are included in the Statements of Operations within net change in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the date the transaction occurred, the effects of which are included within net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.
3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
U.S. GAAP defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price); the Funds’ policy is to use the market approach. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The levels used for classifying investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these investments. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, volatility and credit spreads), either directly or indirectly;
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Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require significant unobservable inputs (including GSAM’s assumptions in determining fair value measurement).
The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.
A. Level 1 and Level 2 Fair Value Investments — The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the
fair values for investments classified as Level 1 and Level 2 are as follows:
Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a United States (“U.S.”) securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities will be valued at the valid closing bid price for long positions and at the valid closing ask price for short positions (i.e. where there is sufficient volume, during normal exchange trading hours). If no valid bid/ask price is available, the equity security will be valued pursuant to the Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees and consistent with applicable regulatory guidance. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2. Certain equity securities containing unique attributes may be classified as Level 2.
Unlisted equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price on the valuation date, or if no sale occurs, at the last bid price for long positions or the last ask price for short positions, and are generally classified as Level 2.
Money Market Funds — Investments in the Funds (“Underlying Money Market Fund”) are valued at the NAV per share on the day of valuation. These investments are generally classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. For information regarding the Underlying Money Market Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Money Market Fund’s shareholder report.
B. Level 3 Fair Value Investments — To the extent that significant inputs to valuation models and other alternative pricing sources are unobservable, or if quotations are not readily available, or if GSAM believes that such quotations do not accurately reflect fair value, the fair value of a Fund’s investments may be determined under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees. GSAM, consistent with its procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, may make an adjustment to the most recent valuation prices of either domestic or foreign securities in light of significant events to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities at the time of determining a Fund’s NAV. To the extent investments are valued using single source broker quotations obtained directly from the broker or passed through from third party pricing vendors, such investments are classified as Level 3 investments.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued) |
C. Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of February 28, 2022:
BLOOMBERG CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY ETF |
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Investment Type | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a) |
| |||||||||||
Africa |
$ | 12,170 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Asia |
2,852,446 | 60,933 | — | |||||||||
Europe |
2,217,522 | — | — | |||||||||
North America |
3,164,607 | — | — | |||||||||
Oceania |
22,920 | — | — | |||||||||
South America |
8,252 | — | — | |||||||||
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle |
58,314 | — | — | |||||||||
Total | $ | 8,336,231 | $ | 60,933 | $ | — | ||||||
EQUAL WEIGHT U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF |
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Investment Type | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments |
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Europe |
$ | 1,606,183 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
North America |
808,933,246 | — | — | |||||||||
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle |
2,439,078 | — | — | |||||||||
Total | $ | 812,978,507 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
HEDGE INDUSTRY VIP ETF |
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Investment Type | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments |
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Asia |
$ | 7,593,407 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
North America |
181,804,004 | — | — | |||||||||
Total | $ | 189,397,411 | $ | — | $ | — |
(a) | Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile noted in table. The Fund utilizes fair value model prices provided by an independent third-party fair value service for certain international equity securities resulting in a Level 2 classification. |
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INNOVATE EQUITY ETF |
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Investment Type | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a) |
| |||||||||||
Asia |
$ | 60,292,569 | $ | 41,664 | $ | — | ||||||
Europe |
43,098,811 | — | — | |||||||||
North America |
306,786,901 | 829,526 | — | |||||||||
Oceania |
868,462 | 197,699 | — | |||||||||
South America |
4,812,680 | — | — | |||||||||
Closed-End-Fund |
374,076 | — | — | |||||||||
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle |
13,362,374 | — | — | |||||||||
Total | $ | 429,595,873 | $ | 1,068,889 | $ | — | ||||||
JUST U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF | ||||||||||||
Investment Type | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||
Assets |
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Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments |
| |||||||||||
Asia |
$ | 392,978 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
North America |
276,208,877 | — | — | |||||||||
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle |
22,188 | — | — | |||||||||
Total | $ | 276,624,043 | $ | — | $ | — |
(a) | Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile noted in table. The Fund utilizes fair value model prices provided by an independent third-party fair value service for certain international equity securities resulting in a Level 2 classification. |
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedules of Investments.
4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS |
A. Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Funds, subject to the general supervision of the Trustees.
As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the assumption of the expenses related thereto and administration of the Funds’ business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
The Funds operate under a unitary management fee structure. Under the unitary fee structure, GSAM is responsible for paying substantially all the expenses of each such Fund, excluding 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 and litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. As the Funds directly pay fees and expenses of the independent Trustees, the management fee collected by GSAM will be reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Funds to the independent Trustees.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued) |
For the six months ended February 28, 2022, contractual and effective net unitary management fee rates with GSAM for each Fund were at the following rates:
Fund | Unitary Management Fee | |||
Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF |
0.45% | |||
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
0.09% | |||
Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF |
0.45% | |||
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF |
0.50% | |||
Goldman Sachs Just U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
0.20% |
B. Other Transactions with Affiliates — The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is solely due to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common trustees. The following table provides information about the Funds’ investments in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. for the six months ended February 28, 2022:
Fund | Beginning value as of August 31, 2021 |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sales |
Realized Gain |
Change in Unrealized Depreciation |
Ending value as of February 28, 2022 |
Shares as of February 28, 2022 |
Dividend Income |
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Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
$ | 1,819,030 | $ | 472,691 | $ | (404,035 | ) | $ | 94,466 | $ | (409,488 | ) | $ | 1,572,664 | 4,608 | $ | 9,018 | |||||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF |
2,261,900 | 167,062 | (163,779 | ) | 2,314 | (407,467 | ) | 1,860,030 | 5,450 | 11,254 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
1,173,128 | 209,586 | (111,629 | ) | 18,853 | (235,693 | ) | 1,054,245 | 3,089 | 5,970 |
5. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS |
The Trust issues and redeems shares of the Funds only in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, without an initial sales load, at NAV next determined after receipt, on any Business Day (as defined in the Statement of Additional Information), of an order in proper form. Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (each an “Authorized Participant”). An Authorized Participant is either (1) a “Participating Party” or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation; or (2) a Depository Trust Company participant; which, in either case, must have executed an agreement with the Distributor. Retail investors will typically not qualify as an Authorized Participant or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market at market prices with the assistance of a broker and may be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees. Fixed creation and redemption transaction fees are imposed in connection with creations and redemptions.
Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay a variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (e.g. taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from sale of shares” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
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5. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS (continued) |
Share activity is as follows:
Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF |
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For the period February 8, 2022* through February 28, 2022 Unaudited |
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Shares | Dollars | |||||||||||||||
|
|
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Fund Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Shares Sold |
200,000 | $ | 7,927,355 | |||||||||||||
Shares Redeemed |
— | — | ||||||||||||||
NET INCREASE IN SHARES |
200,000 | $ | 7,927,355 | |||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF | ||||||||||||||||
|
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For the Six Months Ended Unaudited |
For the Fiscal Year
Ended August 31, 2021 |
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|
|
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Shares | Dollars | Shares | Dollars | |||||||||||||
|
|
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Fund Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Shares Sold |
2,250,000 | $ | 155,093,987 | 9,300,000 | $ | 557,024,513 | ||||||||||
Shares Redeemed |
(2,150,000 | ) | (146,356,704 | ) | (3,350,000 | ) | (207,230,194 | ) | ||||||||
NET INCREASE IN SHARES |
100,000 | $ | 8,737,283 | 5,950,000 | $ | 349,794,319 | ||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
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For the Six Months Ended Unaudited |
For the Fiscal Year
Ended August 31, 2021 |
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|
|
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Shares | Dollars | Shares | Dollars | |||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Fund Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Shares Sold |
475,000 | $ | 47,838,743 | 1,850,000 | $ | 171,549,598 | ||||||||||
Shares Redeemed |
(550,000 | ) | (53,924,813 | ) | (1,150,000 | ) | (109,021,786 | ) | ||||||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN SHARES |
(75,000 | ) | $ | (6,086,070 | ) | 700,000 | $ | 62,527,812 | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
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For the Six Months Ended Unaudited |
For the period November 6, 2020* through August 31, 2021 |
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|
|
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Shares | Dollars | Shares | Dollars | |||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Fund Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Shares Sold |
600,000 | $ | 38,160,791 | 9,350,000 | $ | 471,141,230 | ||||||||||
Shares Redeemed |
(550,000 | ) | (33,837,050 | ) | (1,550,000 | ) | (90,747,684 | ) | ||||||||
NET INCREASE IN SHARES |
50,000 | $ | 4,323,741 | 7,800,000 | $ | 380,393,546 |
* | Commencement of operations |
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5. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS (continued) |
Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended Unaudited |
For the Fiscal Year
Ended August 31, 2021 |
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Shares | Dollars | Shares | Dollars | |||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Fund Share Activity | ||||||||||||||||
Shares Sold |
750,000 | $ | 49,682,749 | 1,300,000 | $ | 72,087,463 | ||||||||||
Shares Redeemed |
(375,000 | ) | (24,762,068 | ) | (275,000 | ) | (15,027,884 | ) | ||||||||
NET INCREASE IN SHARES |
375,000 | $ | 24,920,681 | 1,025,000 | $ | 57,059,579 |
6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS |
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of long-term securities for the six months ended February 28, 2022, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF* |
$ | 2,410,868 | $ | — | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
179,136,855 | 180,323,104 | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF |
115,219,749 | 118,934,101 | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF |
81,848,773 | 81,082,285 | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
30,264,151 | 29,828,937 |
* | Commenced operations on February 8, 2022. |
The purchases and sales from in-kind creation and redemption transactions for the six months ended February 28, 2022, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF* |
$ | 5,507,200 | $ | — | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
154,863,329 | 145,693,543 | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF |
47,248,906 | 53,603,554 | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF |
36,372,038 | 34,525,467 | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
49,569,263 | 24,705,573 |
* | Commenced operations on February 8, 2022. |
7. SECURITIES LENDING |
The Funds may lend their securities through a securities lending agent, the Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), to certain qualified borrowers. In accordance with the Funds’ securities lending procedures, the Funds receive cash collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds, at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may
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7. SECURITIES LENDING (continued) |
experience delay in the recovery of their securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Funds or become insolvent at a time when the collateral is insufficient to cover the cost of repurchasing securities on loan. Dividend income received from securities on loan may not be subject to withholding taxes and therefore withholding taxes paid may differ from the amounts listed in the Statements of Operations. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and as such 1) the remaining contractual maturities of the outstanding securities lending transactions are considered to be overnight and continuous and 2) the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.
The Funds invest the cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Government Money Market Fund”), an affiliated series of the Goldman Sachs Trust. The Government Money Market Fund is registered under the Act as an open end investment company, is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the Act, and is managed by GSAM, for which GSAM may receive a management fee of up to 0.16% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Government Money Market Fund.
In the event of a default by a borrower with respect to any loan, BNYM may exercise any and all remedies provided under the applicable borrower agreement to make the Funds whole. These remedies include purchasing replacement securities by applying the collateral held from the defaulting broker against the purchase cost of the replacement securities. If BNYM is unable to purchase replacement securities, BNYM will indemnify the Funds by paying the Funds an amount equal to the market value of the securities loaned minus the value of cash collateral received from the borrower for the loan, subject to an exclusion for any shortfalls resulting from a loss of value in such cash collateral due to reinvestment risk. The Funds’ master netting agreements with certain borrowers provide the right, in the event of a default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. However, in the event of a default by a borrower, a resolution authority could determine that such rights are not enforceable due to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of set-off that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws. The Funds’ loaned securities were all subject to enforceable Securities Lending Agreements, and the value of the collateral was at least equal to the value of the cash received. The amounts of the Funds’ overnight and continuous agreements, which represent the gross amounts of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions outstanding as of February 28, 2022, are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable.
Both the Funds and BNYM received compensation relating to the lending of the Funds’ securities. The amounts earned, if any, by the Funds for the six months ended February 28, 2022, are reported under Investment Income on the Statements of Operations.
The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Government Money Market Fund for the six months ended February 28, 2022:
Fund | Beginning value as of August 31, 2021 |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sales |
Ending
value as of February 28, 2022 |
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Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF* |
$ | — | $ | 107,999 | $ | (49,685 | ) | $ | 58,314 | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
10,902,108 | 37,161,179 | (45,624,209 | ) | 2,439,078 | |||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF |
13,009,276 | 44,066,888 | (43,713,790 | ) | 13,362,374 | |||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
185,290 | 530,088 | (693,190 | ) | 22,188 |
* | Commenced operations on February 8, 2022. |
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February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
8. TAX INFORMATION |
As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year ended August 31, 2021, the Funds’ capital loss carryforward and certain timing differences on a tax-basis were as follows:
Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF* |
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF |
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF** |
Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
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Capital loss carryforwards: |
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Perpetual Short-Term |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (7,410,259 | ) | $ | (221,190 | ) | $ | (4,021,812 | ) | |||||||
Perpetual Long-Term |
— | — | (893,031 | ) | (470,331 | ) | (1,377,563 | ) | ||||||||||||
Timing differences (Qualified Late Year Loss Deferral) |
— | — | (72,888 | ) | — | — |
* | Commenced operations on February 8, 2022. |
** | The capital loss carryforwards of the Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF were acquired in a tax-free reorganization on November 6, 2020. |
As of February 28, 2022, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF |
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF |
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF |
Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
||||||||||||||||
Tax Cost |
$ | 7,976,382 | $ | 768,805,041 | $ | 182,896,355 | $ | 436,638,008 | $ | 219,852,115 | ||||||||||
Gross unrealized gain |
534,014 | 90,507,851 | 18,842,315 | 50,750,728 | 62,925,138 | |||||||||||||||
Gross unrealized loss |
(113,232 | ) | (46,334,385 | ) | (12,341,259 | ) | (56,723,974 | ) | (6,153,210 | ) | ||||||||||
Net unrealized gain (loss) |
$ | 420,782 | $ | 44,173,466 | $ | 6,501,056 | $ | (5,973,246) | $ | 56,771,928 |
The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, and differences in the tax treatment of underlying fund investments, partnership investments, passive foreign investment company investments, and real estate trust investments.
GSAM has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years (the current and prior three years, as applicable) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Such open tax year remains subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.
9. OTHER RISKS |
The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, the following:
Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation; less public information; less stringent investor protections; less stringent accounting, corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure standards; and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which a Fund invests. The imposition of exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscation of assets and property, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the U.S. or other governments, or problems with registration, settlement or custody, may also result in losses. Foreign risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency rate fluctuations, which may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency (or other instruments through which a Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. To the extent that a Fund also invests in securities of issuers located in, or economically tied to, emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.
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9. OTHER RISKS (continued) |
Foreign Custody Risk — A Fund invests in foreign securities, and as such the Fund may hold such securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Fund’s custodian (each a “Foreign Custodian”). Some foreign custodians may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. In some countries, Foreign Custodians may be subject to little or no regulatory oversight over, or independent evaluation of, their operations. Further, the laws of certain countries may place limitations on a Fund’s ability to recover its assets if a Foreign Custodian enters bankruptcy. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to even greater custody risks than investments in more developed markets. Custody services in emerging market countries are very often undeveloped and may be considerably less well regulated than in more developed countries, and thus may not afford the same level of investor protection as would apply in developed countries.
Index Risk — GSAM, JUST Capital Foundation, Inc. and Solactive AG (the “Index Providers”) construct the respective Fund’s Index in accordance with a rules-based methodology. A Fund will be negatively affected by general declines in the securities and asset classes represented in its Index. In addition, because the Funds are not “actively” managed, unless a specific security is removed from an Index, a Fund generally would not sell a security because the security’s issuer was in financial trouble. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on a Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track the Index. A Fund also does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets. Therefore, a Fund’s performance could be lower than funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline or a decline in the value of one or more issuers. The Index Providers rely on third party data they believe to be reliable in constructing each respective Index, but they do not guarantee the accuracy or availability of such third party data. Errors in index data, index computation or the construction of an Index in accordance with its methodology may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected by the Index Providers for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the applicable Fund and its shareholders. In addition, neither a Fund, the Investment Adviser, the Calculation Agent nor the Index Providers can guarantee the availability or timeliness of the production of the Index. Furthermore, Solactive AG, the index provider for the Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF, and JUST Capital Foundation, Inc., the index provider for the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of an Index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. In such circumstances, a Fund, in replicating the composition of its Index, may have more or less exposure to a particular sector or individual company than had the Index been constructed in accordance with its stated methodology.
Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an ETF, a Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund. ETFs are subject to risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including, but not limited to, the following: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV; and (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained.
Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, a Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). The value of the securities in which a Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Events such as war, acts of terrorism, social unrest, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats could also significantly impact a Fund and its investments. Additionally, a Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.
Market Trading Risk — Each Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for Shares. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The Investment Adviser cannot predict whether Shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)
9. OTHER RISKS (continued) |
market for Shares will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of the securities of a Fund’s Index trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time.
Sector Risk — To the extent a Fund focuses its investments in securities of issuers in one or more sectors (such as the financial services or telecommunications sectors), the Fund may be subjected, to a greater extent than if its investments were diversified across different sectors, to the risks of volatile economic cycles and/or conditions and developments that may be particular to that sector, such as: adverse economic, business, political, environmental or other developments.
Tracking Error Risk — Tracking error is the divergence of a Fund’s performance from that of its Index. The performance of a Fund may diverge from that of its Index for a number of reasons. Tracking error may occur because of transaction costs, a Fund’s holding of cash, differences in accrual of dividends, changes to its Index or the need to meet new or existing regulatory requirements. Unlike a Fund, the returns of an Index are not reduced by investment and other operating expenses, including the trading costs associated with implementing changes to its portfolio of investments. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of market volatility or other unusual market conditions.
10. INDEMNIFICATIONS |
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Trustees, officers, employees and agents are indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act and state law, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, GSAM believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.
11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
Subsequent events after the Statements of Assets and Liabilities date have been evaluated, and GSAM has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Voting Results of Special Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)
A Special Meeting (the “Meeting”) of the Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (“the Trust”) was held on December 3, 2021 to consider and act upon the proposal below. Each Fund has amortized its respective share of the proxy, shareholder meeting and other related costs and GSAM has agreed to reimburse the Fund in an amount equal to the portion of the increase in the Fund’s total expense ratio that exceeds a specified percentage.
At the Meeting, Cheryl K. Beebe, Lawrence Hughes, John F. Killian, Steven D. Krichmar and Linda A. Lang were elected to the Trust’s Board of Trustees. In electing trustees, the Trust’s shareholders voted as follows:
Proposal 1. Election of Trustees |
For | Against/Withheld | Abstain | |||||||||
Cheryl K. Beebe |
264,924,160 | 15,294,512 | 0 | |||||||||
Lawrence Hughes |
279,548,931 | 669,741 | 0 | |||||||||
John F. Killian |
264,883,857 | 15,334,814 | 0 | |||||||||
Steven D. Krichmar |
279,552,751 | 665,920 | 0 | |||||||||
Linda A. Lang |
279,620,511 | 598,160 | 0 | |||||||||
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
Each Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. The Program seeks to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, i.e., the risk that a Fund is unable to satisfy redemption requests without significantly diluting remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Trust has designated GSAM, each Fund’s investment adviser, to administer the Program. Certain aspects of the Program rely on third parties to perform certain functions, including the provision of market data and application of models.
The Program is comprised of various components designed to support the assessment and/or management of liquidity risk, including: (1) the periodic assessment (no less frequently than annually) of certain factors that influence a Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) the periodic classification (no less frequently than monthly) of a Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity categories that reflect an estimate of their liquidity under current market conditions; (3) a 15% limit on the acquisition of “illiquid investments” (as defined under Rule 22e-4); (4) for a Fund that does not invest primarily in “highly liquid investments” (as defined under Rule 22e-4), the determination of a minimum percentage of the Fund’s assets that will generally be invested in highly liquid investments (a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum”); and (5) periodic reporting to the Board of Trustees.
At a meeting of the Board of Trustees on February 3-4, 2022, GSAM provided a written report to the Board addressing the operation, and the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation, of the Program, including, as applicable, the operation of any Highly Liquid Investment Minimum and any material changes to the Program, for the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). Among other things, the annual report discussed: (1) the results of stress tests designed to assess liquidity under a hypothetical stressed scenario involving elevated redemptions; (2) an assessment of the methodologies used to classify investments into one of four liquidity categories; (3) the efficiency of the arbitrage function during the Reporting Period; and (4) the impact of local holidays in non-U.S. jurisdictions. The report concluded that the Program continues to be reasonably designed to assess and manage liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period.
There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to your Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.
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Fund Expenses — Six Months Ended 2/28/2022 (Unaudited)
As a shareholder you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Shares of the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. This example does not take into account brokerage commissions that you may pay on your purchases and sales of Shares of a Fund.
Except with respect to the Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF, which commenced operations on February 8, 2022, the example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from September 1, 2021 and held for the six months ended February 28, 2022, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year (or less where indicated).
Actual Expenses — The first line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the six months. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000=8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF |
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF | Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF | Goldman Sachs Just US Large Cap Equity ETF |
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Beginning Account Value 9/1/2021 |
Ending Account Value 2/28/22 |
Expenses Paid* |
Beginning Account Value 9/1/21 |
Ending Account Value 2/28/22 |
Expenses Paid** |
Beginning Account Value 9/1/21 |
Ending Account Value 2/28/22 |
Expenses Paid** |
Beginning Account Value 9/1/21 |
Ending Account Value 2/28/22 |
Expenses Paid** |
Beginning Account Value 9/1/21 |
Ending Account Value 2/28/22 |
Expenses Paid** |
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Actual based on NAV |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,054.30 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 948.08 | $ | 0.43 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 883.02 | $ | 2.10 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 848.00 | $ | 2.29 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 965.23 | $ | 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hypothetical 5% return |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,002.62 | + | $ | 0.26 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,024.35 | + | $ | 0.45 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,022.56 | + | $ | 2.26 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,022.31 | + | $ | 2.51 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,023.80 | + | $ | 1.00 |
+ | Hypothetical expenses are based on the Fund’s actual annualized net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. |
* | The Fund commenced operations on February 8, 2022. Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the ending value for the period, multiplied by 21/365, which represents a period of 21 days of a 365 day year (to reflect the Fund’s commencement of operation). |
** | Expenses for each Fund are calculated using the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended February 28, 2022. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized net expense ratio for the period is as follows: |
Fund | ||||
Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF |
0.45 | % | ||
Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF |
0.09 | |||
Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF |
0.45 | |||
Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF |
0.50 | |||
Goldman Sachs Just US Large Cap Equity ETF |
0.20 |
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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF, Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (Unaudited)
Background
The Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF, Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) are investment portfolios of Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Funds at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Funds.
The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until September 30, 2022 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on September 13, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”).
The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held one meeting over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved in 2020. At this Committee meeting, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to each Fund, such matters included:
(a) | the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about: |
(i) | the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams; |
(ii) | the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training); |
(iii) | trends in employee headcount; |
(iv) | the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and |
(v) | the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its registered fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management; |
(b) | information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparisons to the performance of similar exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as provided by a third-party fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests; |
(c) | the terms of the Management Agreement entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund; |
(d) | fee and expense information for the Fund, including the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider; |
(e) | with respect to the investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund; |
(f) | information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund, to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; |
(g) | whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale; |
(h) | a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund; |
(i) | a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser; |
(j) | portfolio manager ownership of Fund shares; the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers; |
(k) | the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and |
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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF, Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)
(l) | the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports. |
The presentations made at the Board and Committee meetings and at the Annual Meeting encompassed the Funds and other registered funds for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, their services, and the Funds. In conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and the Investment Adviser addressed the questions and concerns of the Trustees, including concerns regarding the investment performance of certain of the funds they oversee. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval and continuation of registered fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates provided the Independent Trustees with a written response to a formal request for information sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel, without representatives of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services Provided Under the Management Agreement
As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the significant resources that the Investment Adviser devotes to risk management and the control environment in which the Funds operate, the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Funds and their service providers operate, including changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees considered that under the Management Agreement, each Fund pays a single fee to the Investment Adviser, and the Investment Adviser pays each Fund’s ordinary operating expenses, excluding payments under each 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. The Trustees also considered information about each Fund’s structure, investment objective, strategies and other characteristics. In particular, they noted that the Funds are passively-managed ETFs that seek to track indices developed and maintained by third-party service providers, except for the Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF, which seeks to track a proprietary index created by the Investment Adviser. The Trustees noted the experience and capabilities of the key personnel of the Investment Adviser who provide services to the Funds. In particular, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s extensive experience in managing quantitative investment strategies. They also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations capabilities. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Funds and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Funds and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.
Investment Performance
The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Funds. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of each Fund to its peers using data, rankings and/or ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2021, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of June 30, 2021. The information on each Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one- and three-year periods ending on the applicable dates, to the extent that each Fund had been in existence for those periods. As part of this review, they reviewed the investment performance of each Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. The Trustees also received information comparing each Fund’s performance to that of its respective index, a comparable market capitalization-weighted reference index and/or a separate account composite with a comparable investment strategy, as applicable. The Trustees observed that each Fund’s investment performance was consistent with the investment objective of tracking its index.
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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF, Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)
In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Funds’ risk profiles, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management.
Unitary Fee Structure and Profitability
The Trustees considered the unitary management fee rate payable by each Fund, noting that the Management Agreement provides for a unitary fee structure, pursuant to which each Fund pays a single fee to the Investment Adviser and the Investment Adviser then pays all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses. In addition, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Funds, which included both advisory and non-advisory services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Funds as ETFs. The Trustees noted that license fees would be payable by the Investment Adviser to Solactive AG for the use of the underlying indices of the Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs Innovative Equity ETF, to Frank Russell Company for the use of the underlying index of the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, and to JUST Capital Foundation, Inc. for the use of certain trademarks and trade names with respect to the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF. They noted that no license fee would be payable to the Investment Adviser by the Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF for use of the index created by the Investment Adviser. The Trustees also considered information previously provided regarding fees and expenses of comparable ETFs advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms. The comparisons of each Fund’s fee rate and expense ratio were prepared by the Investment Adviser and certain third-party providers of mutual fund and ETF data. In particular, the Trustees referred to an analysis comparing each Fund’s management fee rate and net expense ratio to those of relevant peer funds. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Funds.
The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s contribution to the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had previously received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules by Fund and by function (i.e., investment management, transfer agency and distribution and service), and information on the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”) organization periodically audits the expense allocation methodology and that the internal audit group was satisfied with the reasonableness, consistency, and accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology and profitability analysis calculations.
Economies of Scale
The Trustees noted that the Funds, similar to many other ETFs, do not have management fee breakpoints. They considered information previously provided regarding each Fund’s fee structure, the amount of assets in each Fund, each Fund’s recent creation and redemption activity, and the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees further noted the Investment Adviser’s assertion that future economies of scale (among several factors) had been taken into consideration in determining each Fund’s unitary management fee rate.
Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates
The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived (or expected to be derived) by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds as stated above, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Funds on behalf of its other clients; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (d) fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the fund in which the Funds’ securities lending cash collateral is invested; (e) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Funds; and (f) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Funds’ third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.
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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF, Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)
Other Benefits to the Funds and Their Shareholders
The Trustees also noted that the Funds receive certain other potential benefits as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (b) the advantages received from the Investment Adviser’s knowledge and experience gained from managing other accounts and products; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Funds because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (d) the Funds’ access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; and (e) the Funds’ access to certain affiliated distribution channels.
Conclusion
In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the unitary fee paid by each Fund was reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and each Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit each Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to each Fund until September 30, 2022.
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Statement Regarding Basis for Initial Approval of Management Agreement for the Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF (Unaudited)
Background
The Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF (the “Fund”) is a newly-organized investment portfolio of Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”) that commenced investment operations on February 8, 2022. At a meeting held on December 1, 2021 (the “Meeting”) in connection with the Fund’s organization, the Board of Trustees, including all of the Trustees present who are not parties to the Fund’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”) approved the Management Agreement with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Fund.
At the Meeting, the Trustees reviewed the Management Agreement with respect to the Fund, including information regarding the terms of the Management Agreement; the nature, extent and quality of the Investment Adviser’s anticipated services; the fees and expenses to be paid by the Fund; a comparison of the Fund’s proposed management fee and anticipated expenses with those paid by other similar exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”); potential benefits to be derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund; and potential benefits to be derived by the Fund from its relationship with the Investment Adviser. Various information was also provided at prior meetings at which the Fund was discussed.
In connection with the Meeting, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval of registered fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Meeting, the Trustees relied upon information included in a presentation made by the Investment Adviser at the Meeting and information received at prior Board meetings, as well as on their knowledge of the Investment Adviser resulting from their meetings and other interactions over time.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services Provided Under the Management Agreement
As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that would be provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the significant resources that the Investment Adviser devotes to risk management and the control environment in which the Fund would operate, the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Fund and its service providers would operate, including changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees considered that under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays a single management fee to the Investment Adviser, and the Investment Adviser pays all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses, excluding 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 and litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees also considered information about the Fund’s structure, investment objective, strategies and other characteristics. In particular, they noted that the Fund would operate as a passively-managed ETF that seeks to track an index owned and calculated by a third-party service provider. The Trustees noted the experience and capabilities of the key personnel of the Investment Adviser who would provide services to the Fund. In particular, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s extensive experience in managing quantitative investment strategies. The Trustees also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations capabilities. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser would be able to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Fund. They also considered that although the Fund was new (and therefore had no performance data to evaluate), the Investment Adviser has committed substantial financial and operational resources to ETFs and has extensive experience managing other types of registered investment companies. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Fund and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.
Unitary Fee Structure and Profitability
The Trustees considered the unitary management fee rate payable by the Fund, noting that the Management Agreement provides for a unitary fee structure, pursuant to which the Fund pays a single fee to the Investment Adviser and the Investment Adviser then pays all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses. In addition, the Trustees considered information on the services to be rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Fund, which would include both advisory and non-advisory services directed to the
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Statement Regarding Basis for Initial Approval of Management Agreement for the Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)
needs and operations of the Fund as an ETF. The Trustees noted that a license fee would be payable by the Investment Adviser to Bloomberg Professional Services for the use of its index. The Trustees also considered information provided regarding fees and expenses of comparable ETFs advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms. The comparisons of the Fund’s fee rate and projected expense ratio were prepared by the Investment Adviser and a third-party provider of mutual fund and ETF data. In particular, the Trustees referred to an analysis comparing the Fund’s management fee rate and projected expense ratio to those of relevant peer funds. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fee and total expenses to be paid by the Fund. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser’s management of the Fund likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders.
In addition, the Trustees recognized that there was not yet profitability data to evaluate for the Fund, but considered the Investment Adviser’s representations that (i) such data would be provided after the Fund commenced operations, and (ii) the Fund was not expected to be profitable to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates initially.
Economies of Scale
The Trustees noted that the Fund, similar to many other ETFs, would not have management fee breakpoints. The Trustees considered the Fund’s projected asset levels and information comparing the fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other ETFs in the Fund’s peer group. The Trustees further noted the Investment Adviser’s assertion that future economies of scale (among several factors) had been taken into consideration in determining the Fund’s unitary management fee rate.
Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates
The Trustees also considered the other benefits expected to be derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund as stated above, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Fund on behalf of its other clients; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (d) fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the fund in which the Fund’s securities lending cash collateral is invested; (e) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Fund; and (f) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Fund’s third party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”).
Other Benefits to the Fund and Its Shareholders
The Trustees also noted that the Fund is expected to receive certain potential benefits as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (b) the advantages received from the Investment Adviser’s knowledge and experience gained from managing other accounts and products; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Fund because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (d) the Funds’ access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; and (e) the Fund’s access to certain affiliated distribution channels.
Conclusion
In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the unitary management fee to be paid by the Fund was reasonable in light of the services to be provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and the Fund’s reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the engagement of the Investment Adviser likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved for an initial two-year period from its effective date.
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