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)

 

 

 

 

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Goldman Sachs Equity

 

 

BLOOMBERG CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY ETF

 

 

EQUAL WEIGHT U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF

 

 

HEDGE INDUSTRY VIP ETF

 

 

INNOVATE EQUITY ETF

 

 

JUST U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Market and Economic Review

    1  

Fund Basics

    3  

Schedule of Investments

    14  

Financial Statements

    35  

Financial Highlights

    42  

Notes to Financial Statements

    47  

Other Information

    61  

 

     
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.

Market and Economic Review

 

 

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%.

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

During the fourth quarter of 2021, the S&P 500 Index increased in October, fell in November and increased in December.

 

   

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.

 

   

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.

 

   

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.

 

 

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.)

 

 

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.

 

 

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

 

 

The Fund launched on February 8, 2022.

 

   

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.

 

   

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

 

   

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.

 

   

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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FUND BASICS

 

Bloomberg Clean Energy Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2022

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     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

 

     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
 
    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           

 

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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

 

     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

 

 
     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
 
   

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                 

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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

 

     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

 

     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

 

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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

 

     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

 

     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
 
    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           

 

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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

 

     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

 

     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.

 

11


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

 

LOGO

 

 

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.

 

12


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

 

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.8%  
Austria – 0.1%      
  40     Verbund AG (Utilities)   $ 4,852  

 

 

 
Belgium – 1.0%      
  136     Elia Group SA/NV (Utilities)     19,644  
  1,488     Umicore SA (Materials)     61,321  
   

 

 

 
      80,965  

 

 

 
Brazil – 0.1%      
  764     Cosan SA (Energy)     3,131  
  2,436     Omega Energia SA (Utilities)*     5,121  
   

 

 

 
      8,252  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      339,415  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 

 

14   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)      
  4,000     Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)   $ 41,204  
   

 

 

 
      2,278,643  

 

 

 
Czech Republic – 0.3%      
  756     CEZ AS (Utilities)     28,811  

 

 

 
Denmark – 5.2%      
  1,396     Orsted AS (Utilities)(a)     181,536  
  7,588     Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Industrials)     249,208  
   

 

 

 
      430,744  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      98,909  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      74,572  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      319,228  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 0.1%      
  43,100     Concord New Energy Group Ltd. (Utilities)     4,027  
  1,056     Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     2,804  
   

 

 

 
      6,831  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      338,719  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      173,813  

 

 

 
New Zealand – 0.3%      
  3,728     Contact Energy Ltd. (Utilities)     20,486  
  720     Meridian Energy Ltd. (Utilities)     2,434  
   

 

 

 
      22,920  

 

 

 
Norway – 0.2%      
  10,960     NEL ASA (Industrials)*(b)     19,960  

 

 

 
Portugal – 0.1%      
  1,756     EDP – Energias de Portugal SA (Utilities)     8,607  

 

 

 
Singapore – 0.2%      
  412     STMicroelectronics NV (Information Technology)     17,557  

 

 

 
South Africa – 0.1%      
  844     Scatec ASA (Utilities)(a)     12,170  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      327,043  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      316,961  

 

 

 
Sweden – 0.1%      
  320     PowerCell Sweden AB (Industrials)*     6,060  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      55,603  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   15


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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  
   

 

 

 
      48,559  

 

 

 
Thailand – 0.6%      
  18,172     Energy Absolute PCL NVDR (Utilities)     52,834  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      433,531  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      2,825,192  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $7,908,982)   $ 8,330,751  

 

 

 
Shares   Description     Rate     Value  
    Preferred Stock – 0.1%  
South Korea – 0.1%        
36     LG Chem Ltd. (Materials    
(Cost $9,086)

 

    4.42   $ 8,099  

 

 
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)  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.6%

 

(Cost $7,976,382)   $ 8,397,164  

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (0.6)%
    (47,356

 

 
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:

 

Sector Name  

% of Market Value

 
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%  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     100.0%  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   17


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUAL WEIGHT U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
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  
   

 

 

 
      38,927,612  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
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  
   

 

 

 
      84,973,199  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      45,698,907  

 

 

 

 

18   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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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  
   

 

 

 
      35,065,928  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      103,202,905  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   19


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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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  
   

 

 

 
      116,184,122  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      103,345,615  

 

 

 

 

20   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Shares
    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  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 

 

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  
   

 

 

 
      35,093,604  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      47,635,329  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 
  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  
   

 

 

 
      40,371,369  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $756,249,706)   $ 810,539,429  

 

 

 
   
Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.3%(b)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  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

 

 

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  
   

 

 

 
      29,252,729  

 

 

 
Energy – 2.3%      
  32,644     Cheniere Energy, Inc.     4,338,388  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      60,767,872  

 

 

 
Materials – 2.1%      
  32,239     Crown Holdings, Inc.     3,954,758  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 2.0%  
  42,506     CyrusOne, Inc. REIT     3,840,417  

 

 

 
Utilities – 2.0%  
  338,281     PG&E Corp.*     3,846,255  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.2%  
  (Cost $181,994,845)   $ 189,397,411  

 

 

 
 
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  

 

 

 

 

24   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)      
  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  
   

 

 

 
      69,035,867  

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 0.6%      
  8,049     Beyond Meat, Inc.*(a)     376,532  
  15,835     Walmart, Inc.     2,140,259  
   

 

 

 
      2,516,791  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      3,432,925  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
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  
   

 

 

 
      30,733,655  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   25


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
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  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
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  
   

 

 

 
      82,605,714  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      26,618,344  

 

 

 

 

26   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Shares     Description       
Value
 
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  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   27


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
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  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  3,322     Zscaler, Inc.*   794,456  
   

 

 

 
      141,542,904  

 

 

 
Materials – 0.0%  
  2,591     UFP Technologies, Inc.*     179,142  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      2,442,659  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      5,666,232  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $419,374,638)   $ 416,928,312  

 

 

 
   
Closed-End-Fund – 0.1%  
  188,631     Greencoat UK Wind PLC/Funds  
  (Cost $337,953)   $ 374,076  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $419,712,591)   $ 417,302,388  

 

 

 
   
Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 3.2%(c)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  13,362,374     0.026%   $ 13,362,374  
  (Cost $13,362,374)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 102.7%  
  (Cost $433,074,965)   $ 430,664,762  

 

 

 
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (2.7)%

    (11,452,928

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 419,211,834  

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

American Depositary Receipt

GDR

 

—Global Depositary Receipt

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   29


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      23,264,624  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 
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.


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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  

 

 

 
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


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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  
   

 

 

 
      36,848,065  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 

 

32   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Shares     Description  

Value

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      21,787,770  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      82,740,240  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   33


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      6,960,404  

 

 

 
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  
   

 

 

 
      8,934,177  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 
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  

 

 

 
 
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 –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  22,188     0.026%   $ 22,188  
  (Cost $22,188)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%  
  (Cost $217,918,321)   $ 276,624,043  

 

 

 
 

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
 
  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


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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
 
  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
 
  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
 
        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

 

Financial Highlights

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
 
        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
 
  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
 
        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
 
  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

 

Notes to Financial Statements

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

 

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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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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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

 

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

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments

 

Europe

   $ 1,606,183        $        $  

North America

     808,933,246                    

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     2,439,078                    
Total    $ 812,978,507        $        $  
HEDGE INDUSTRY VIP ETF

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments

 

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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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

INNOVATE EQUITY ETF

 

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

 

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
 

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
 
      

 

 

 
          

For the period February 8, 2022*

through February 28, 2022

Unaudited

 
    

 

 

 
                 Shares     Dollars  
    

 

 

 
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  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2022

Unaudited

     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2021
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
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  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2022

Unaudited

     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2021
 
 

 

 

 
    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  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2022

Unaudited

     For the period November 6, 2020*
through August 31, 2021
 
 

 

 

 
    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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

5. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS (continued)

 

    Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2022

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
 

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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

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
 

Capital loss carryforwards:

                      

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
 
     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
**
 

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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GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY ETFS

 

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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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs ETFs

 

 

LOGO

 

Goldman Sachs is a premier financial services firm, known since 1869 for creating thoughtful and customized investment solutions in complex global markets.

Today, the Asset Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $2.21 trillion in assets under supervision as of December 31, 2021, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) has portfolio management teams located around the world and our investment professionals bring firsthand knowledge of local markets to every investment decision. Assets under supervision includes assets under management and other client assets for which Goldman Sachs does not have full discretion. GSAM leverages the resources of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC subject to legal, internal and regulatory restrictions.

 

GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF
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 Access Emerging Markets USD Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Inflation Protected USD Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® International Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs Future Planet Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs Future Consumer Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs Future Real Estate and Infrastructure Equity ETF

 

INDEX DISCLAIMERS

“Bloomberg®” and the Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Global Clean Energy 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 GSAM. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Bloomberg. Bloomberg does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of or counterparties to the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Fund particularly. The only relationship of Bloomberg to GSAM. is the licensing of certain trademarks, trade names and service marks and of the Index, which is determined, composed and calculated by BISL without regard to GSAM or the Fund. Bloomberg has no obligation to take the needs of GSAM or the owners of the Fund into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. Bloomberg is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the Fund to be issued. Bloomberg shall not have any obligation or liability, including, without limitation, to Fund customers, in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Fund.

BLOOMBERG DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. BLOOMBERG DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY GSAM, OWNERS OF THE FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. BLOOMBERG DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, BLOOMBERG, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, AND VENDORS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGES—WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHERWISE—ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE FUND OR THE INDEX OR ANY DATA OR VALUES RELATING THERETO—WHETHER ARISING FROM THEIR NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.

The Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF is not sponsored, promoted, sold or supported in any other manner by Solactive AG nor does Solactive AG offer any express or implicit guarantee or assurance either with regard to the results of using the Solactive US Large Cap Equal Weight Index (GTR) (“Solactive Index”) and/or Solactive Index trade mark or the Solactive Index Price at any time or in any other respect. The Solactive Index is calculated and published by Solactive AG. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Solactive 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 Solactive 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 a Solactive Index by Solactive AG nor the licensing of the Solactive Index or Solactive 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.


FUNDS PROFILE

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P., THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., AND GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC (COLLECTIVELY, “GOLDMAN SACHS”) DOES NOT GUARANTEE NOR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE OWNERS OR SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND OR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN SECURITIES GENERALLY OR IN THE FUND PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF THE INDEX TO TRACK GENERAL MARKET PERFORMANCE. GOLDMAN SACHS, IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE INDEX PROVIDER OF THE INDEX, LICENSES CERTAIN TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES TO THE FUND. GOLDMAN SACHS HAS NO OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THE FUND OR THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE INDEX. GOLDMAN SACHS, ITS AFFILIATES AND ANY OF ITS CLIENTS MAY HOLD LONG OR SHORT POSITIONS IN SECURITIES HELD BY THE FUND OR IN RELATED DERIVATIVES, INCLUDING THOSE LINKED TO THE INDEX. GOLDMAN SACHS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, TIMELINESS, ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. GOLDMAN SACHS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN OR IN THE CALCULATION THEREOF. GOLDMAN SACHS MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE MARKS, THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE FUND, THE SHAREHOLDERS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM USE OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, GOLDMAN SACHS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

The Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF is not sponsored, promoted, sold or supported in any other manner by Solactive AG nor does Solactive AG offer any express or implicit guarantee or assurance either with regard to the results of using the Solactive Innovative Global Equity Index (“Solactive Index”) and/or Solactive Index trade mark or the Solactive Index Price at any time or in any other respect. The Solactive Index is calculated and published by Solactive AG. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Solactive Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Solactive Index to third parties including but not limited to investors and/or financial intermediaries of Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF. Neither publication of a Solactive Index by Solactive AG nor the licensing of the Solactive Index or Solactive Index trade mark for the purpose of use in connection with the Goldman Sachs Innovate 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.

Neither JUST Capital Foundation, Inc. (“JUST Capital”) nor any of its affiliates (collectively, the “JUST Parties”) in any way sells, sponsors, supports, promotes, or endorses the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (the “GS ETF”), or has involvement in its operations or distribution. The JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index (the “JUST Index”) has been licensed by Russell on an “as is” basis to Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. (“Goldman Sachs”) in connection withGoldman Sachs’ sponsorship of the GS ETF, and JUST Capital’s only relationship with Goldman Sachs is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of JUST Capital or its affiliates. The JUST Parties and any other person or entity involved in or related to compiling, computing, or creating the JUST Index expressly disclaim all representations, warranties, and liabilities relating to or in connection with the GS ETF (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose).

No JUST Party makes any claim, prediction, warranty, or representation whatsoever, expressly or impliedly, either as to (i) the results to be obtained from the use of the JUST Index, the GS ETF, or any of the data included in either of the foregoing, (ii) the level at which the JUST Index or GS ETF is said to stand at any particular time on any particular day or otherwise, (iii) the suitability of the JUST Index for the purpose to which it is being put in connection with the GS ETF, or (iv) the advisability of investing in securities generally or in any index or ETF, including those provided by Goldman Sachs.

No JUST Party has provided, nor will any provide, any financial or investment advice or recommendation in relation to the JUST Index or the GS ETF to Goldman Sachs Asset Management or to its clients. No JUST Party shall be (i) liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the JUST Index or (ii) under any obligation to advise any person of any error therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall any JUST 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 Index or the GS ETF.

Data and information regarding the JUST Index is proprietary to JUST Capital or its licensors, and reproduction of such data and information is prohibited except with the prior written permission of JUST Capital. JUST Index® and JUST Capital Index® are trademarks of JUST Capital and have been licensed for use by Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. by JUST Capital and/or its agent.

Frank Russell Company (“Russell”) acts solely as calculation agent in respect of the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index and 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. The JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index was provided on an “as is” basis. Russell, its affiliates and any other person or entity involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index (collectively, the “Russell Parties”) expressly disclaim all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose).

Russell does not make any claim, prediction, warranty or representation whatsoever, expressly or impliedly, either as to (i) the results to be obtained from the use of the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index (upon which the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF is based), (ii) the figure at which the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index is said to stand at any particular time on any particular day or otherwise, or (iii) the suitability of the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index for the purpose to which it is being put in connection with the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF.

Russell has not provided and will not provide any financial or investment advice or recommendation in relation to the JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index to Goldman Sachs Asset Management or to its clients. The JUST US Large Cap Diversified Index is calculated by Russell or its agent as calculation agent. Russell shall not be (a) liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the Index or (b) under any obligation to advise any person of any error therein.

Without limiting any of the foregoing, 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 or the Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF.


TRUSTEES

Cheryl K. Beebe, Chair

Lawrence Hughes

John F. Killian

Steven D. Krichmar

Linda A. Lang

Michael Latham

Lawrence W. Stranghoener

James A. McNamara

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

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Transfer Agent

 

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The reports concerning the Funds included in this shareholder report may contain certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Funds in the future. These statements are based on Fund management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Funds, such as performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors, changes in the levels of interest rates, the impact of developing world events, and other factors that may influence the future performance of the Funds. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual events may cause adjustments in portfolio management strategies from those currently expected to be employed.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-621-2550; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Funds will file their portfolio holdings information for each month in a fiscal quarter within 60 days after the end of the relevant fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. Portfolio holdings information for the third month of each fiscal quarter will be made available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. Portfolio holdings information may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling 1-800-621-2550.

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of February 28, 2022 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

ETF Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Funds at their net asset value (“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. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply.

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