Prospectus
April 28, 2023
GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS
             
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAVE NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
AN INVESTMENT IN A FUND IS NOT A BANK DEPOSIT AND IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT
INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. AN INVESTMENT IN A FUND INVOLVES
INVESTMENT RISKS, AND YOU MAY LOSE MONEY IN A FUND.
Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio
Class P Shares: GAOPX
Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio
Class P Shares: GGSPX
Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio
Class P Shares: GGPPX
Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio
Class P Shares: GMFPX

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Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio—Summary
Investment Objective
The Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio (the "Fund") seeks current income and long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Class P
Management Fees
0.15%
Other Expenses
0.11%
All Other Expenses
0.11%
Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses
0.47%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1
0.73%
Expense Limitation2
(0.07%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Limitation1
0.66%
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The “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Limitation” do not correlate to the ratios of net and total expenses to average net assets provided in the Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include “Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses.”
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The Investment Adviser has agreed to reduce or limit “Other Expenses” (excluding acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees, shareholder administration fees, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to 0.004% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through at least April 28, 2024, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Expense Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
This Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in Class P Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Class P Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates any applicable fee waiver and/or expense limitation arrangements for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class P Shares
$67
$226
$399
$900

Portfolio Turnover
The Fund does not pay transaction costs when it buys and sells shares of underlying mutual funds. However, the Fund and each Underlying Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells other securities or instruments (i.e., “turns over” its portfolio). A high rate of portfolio turnover may result in increased transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, which must be borne by the Underlying Fund and its shareholders, including the Fund, and is also likely to result in higher short-term capital gains for taxable shareholders. These costs are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example above, but are reflected in the Fund’s performance. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 was 30% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Strategy
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a combination of underlying funds that currently exist or that may become available for investment in the future for which Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM” or the “Investment Adviser”) or an affiliate now or in the future acts as investment adviser or principal underwriter without considering or canvassing the
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universe of unaffiliated funds available, and may also invest in unaffiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (collectively, the “Underlying Funds”). Some of the Underlying Funds invest primarily in fixed income or money market instruments (the “Underlying Fixed Income Funds”), some of the Underlying Funds invest primarily in equity securities (the “Underlying Equity Funds”), and other Underlying Funds invest dynamically across equity, fixed income, commodity and other markets through a managed-volatility or trend-following approach (the “Underlying Dynamic Funds”).
Under normal conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing approximately 50% (which allocation could be increased by 30% or decreased by 25%) of its assets in Underlying Fixed Income Funds, approximately 15% (which allocation could be increased by 5% or decreased by 15%) of its assets in the Underlying Dynamic Funds, and approximately 35% (which allocation could be increased by 25% or decreased by 30%) of its assets in Underlying Equity Funds. The allocation will be measured at the time of rebalance. Generally, the Investment Adviser rebalances the Fund approximately monthly, but the Fund can be rebalanced more or less frequently at the discretion of the Investment Adviser based on the market environment and its macro views. Unless otherwise stated herein, the Fund’s investment in any of the Underlying Funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Investment Adviser expects that the Fund will invest a relatively significant percentage of its fixed income allocation in a combination of the Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate, Goldman Sachs Short Duration Bond Fund, Goldman Sachs Global Core Fixed Income, Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt, Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt, Goldman Sachs High Yield and Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Funds and the Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF; a relatively significant percentage of its equity allocation in a combination of the Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund, Small Cap Equity Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights, Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights, Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities, Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure, Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Funds and the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF; and a relatively significant percentage of its dynamic allocation in the Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund.
The Fund may also use derivatives (including (i) futures contracts, including futures based on equity or fixed income indices, and interest rate futures; (ii) options, including long and short positions in call options and put options on indices, individual securities or currencies and options on futures contracts; and (iii) currency forwards, and non-deliverable forwards) to gain exposure to securities in which the Underlying Funds invest. The Fund may use derivatives for both hedging and non-hedging purposes.
The Fund’s blended benchmark is the Balanced Strategy Composite Index, as discussed further under “Performance.”
THE PARTICULAR UNDERLYING FUNDS IN WHICH THE FUND MAY INVEST, THE EQUITY/FIXED INCOME TARGETS AND RANGES AND INVESTMENTS IN EACH UNDERLYING FUND MAY BE CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME WITHOUT SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OR NOTICE.
Principal Risks of the Fund
Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any government agency. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. Stated allocations may be subject to change. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Investments in the Fund involve substantial risks which prospective investors should consider carefully before investing. The Fund's principal risks are presented below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
Asset Allocation Risk. The Fund’s allocations to the various underlying asset classes may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with a similar investment objective.
Derivatives Risk. The Fund’s use of futures, swaps, options, forward contracts and other derivative instruments may result in losses. These instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Fund. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments.
Expenses Risk. By investing in the Underlying Funds indirectly through the Fund, the investor will incur not only a proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds held by the Fund (including operating costs and investment management fees), but also the expenses of the Fund.
Investing in the Underlying Funds. The investments of the Fund may be concentrated in one or more Underlying Funds (including ETFs and other registered investment companies) subject to limitations and/or conditions prescribed by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), or rules, regulations or exemptive relief thereunder. The Fund’s investment performance is directly related to the investment performance of the Underlying Funds it holds. The Fund is subject to the risk factors associated with the investments of the Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the amount of assets allocated to each. If the Fund has a relative concentration of its portfolio in a single Underlying Fund, it may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting that Underlying Fund and may be more susceptible to losses because of these developments.
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Investments in Affiliated Underlying Funds. The Investment Adviser will have the authority to select and substitute Underlying Funds. The Investment Adviser and/or its affiliates are compensated by the Fund and by certain Underlying Funds for advisory and/or principal underwriting services provided. The Investment Adviser is subject to conflicts of interest in allocating Fund assets among certain Underlying Funds both because the fees payable to it and/or its affiliates by the Underlying Funds differ and because the Investment Adviser and its affiliates are also responsible for managing the Underlying Funds. The portfolio managers may also be subject to conflicts of interest in allocating Fund assets among the various Underlying Funds because the Fund’s portfolio management team may also manage some of the Underlying Funds. The Trustees and officers of the Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”) may also have conflicting interests in fulfilling their fiduciary duties to both the Fund and the Underlying Funds for which GSAM or its affiliates now or in the future serve as investment adviser or principal underwriter. In addition, the Investment Adviser’s authority to allocate investments among affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies creates conflicts of interest. For example, investing in affiliated investment companies could cause the Fund to incur higher fees and may cause the Investment Adviser and/or its affiliates to receive greater compensation, increase assets under management or support particular investment strategies or affiliated investment companies. In selecting Underlying Funds, the Investment Adviser generally expects to select affiliated investment companies without considering or canvassing the universe of unaffiliated investment companies available even though there may (or may not) be one or more unaffiliated investment companies that may be a more appropriate addition to the Fund, that investors may regard as a more attractive investment for the Fund, or that may have higher returns. To the extent that an investment in an affiliated investment company is not available, including as the result of capacity constraints, only then will the Investment Adviser consider unaffiliated investment companies.
Large Shareholder Transactions Risk. The Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause the Fund to sell Fund securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and liquidity. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio.
Temporary Investments. Although the Fund normally seeks to remain substantially invested in the Underlying Funds, the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high-quality, short-term debt obligations to maintain liquidity, to meet shareholder redemptions and for other short-term cash needs. For temporary defensive purposes during abnormal market or economic conditions, the Fund may invest without limitation in short-term obligations. When the Fund’s assets are invested in such investments, the Fund may not be achieving its investment objective.
Principal Risks of the Underlying Funds
The target and actual asset allocation percentages, the selection of Underlying Funds and the investments in the Underlying Funds are subject to change. Such changes may cause the Fund to be subject to additional or different risks than the risks listed below.
The investment programs of some of the Underlying Funds are speculative, entail substantial risks and include alternative investment techniques not employed by traditional mutual funds. The investment techniques of some of the Underlying Funds (if they do not perform as designed) may increase the volatility of performance and the risk of investment loss, including the loss of the entire amount that is invested, and there can be no assurance that the investment objectives of those Underlying Funds will be achieved. Moreover, certain investment techniques which certain Underlying Funds may employ in their investment programs can substantially increase the adverse impact to which those Underlying Funds’ investments may be subject. There is no assurance that the investment processes of those Underlying Funds will be successful, that the techniques utilized therein will be implemented successfully or that they are adequate for their intended uses, or that the discretionary element of the investment processes of those Underlying Funds will be exercised in a manner that is successful or that is not adverse to the Fund.
Absence of Regulation Risk. Certain of the Underlying Funds engage in over-the-counter (“OTC”) transactions, which trade in a dealer network, rather than on an exchange. In general, there is less governmental regulation and supervision of transactions in the OTC markets than of transactions entered into on organized exchanges.
Call/Prepayment Risk. An issuer could exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation held by  an Underlying Fund (such as a mortgage-backed security) earlier than expected. This may happen when there is a decline in interest rates, when credit spreads change, or when an issuer’s credit quality improves. Under these circumstances,  the Underlying Fund may be unable to recoup all of its initial investment and will also suffer from having to reinvest in lower-yielding securities.
Cash Transactions Risk. Unlike some ETFs, certain exchange-traded Underlying Funds (“Underlying ETFs”) expect to effect their creations and redemptions partially for cash, rather than primarily for in-kind securities. As such, investments in Underlying ETF Shares (“ETF Shares”) may be less tax-efficient than an investment in a conventional ETF which generally are able to make in-kind redemptions and avoid realizing gains in connection with transactions designed to raise cash to meet redemption requests.
Commodity Sector Risk. Exposure to the commodities markets may subject certain of the Underlying Funds to greater volatility than investments in more traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as
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drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The prices of energy, industrial metals, precious metals, agriculture and livestock sector commodities may fluctuate widely due to factors such as changes in value, supply and demand and governmental regulatory policies. The commodity-linked investments in which certain of the Underlying Funds may enter into may involve companies in the financial services sector, and events affecting the financial services sector may cause the commodity's, and therefore the Underlying Fund’s, share value to fluctuate.
Counterparty Risk. Many of the protections afforded to cleared transactions, such as the security afforded by transacting through a clearing house, might not be available in connection with OTC transactions. Therefore, in those instances in which an Underlying Fund enters into uncleared OTC transactions, the Underlying Fund will be subject to the risk that its direct counterparty will not perform its obligations under the transactions and that the Underlying Fund will sustain losses.
Credit/Default Risk. An issuer or guarantor of fixed income securities or instruments held by an Underlying Fund (which may have low credit ratings) may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair an Underlying Fund’s liquidity and cause significant deterioration in NAV. These risks are heightened in market environments where interest rates are rising as well as in connection with the Underlying Fund’s investments in non-investment grade fixed income securities.
Depositary Receipts Risk. Foreign securities may trade in the form of depositary receipts, which include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”)and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) (collectively “Depositary Receipts”). To the extent the Underlying Funds acquire Depositary Receipts through banks which do not have a contractual relationship with the foreign issuer of the security underlying the Depositary Receipts to issue and service such unsponsored Depositary Receipts, there may be an increased possibility that the  Underlying Funds would not become aware of and be able to respond to corporate actions such as stock splits or rights offerings involving the foreign issuer in a timely manner. In addition, the lack of information may result in inefficiencies in the valuation of such instruments. Investment in Depositary Receipts does not eliminate all the risks inherent in investing in securities of non-U.S. issuers. The market value of Depositary Receipts is dependent upon the market value of the underlying securities and fluctuations in the relative value of the currencies in which the Depositary Receipts and the underlying securities are quoted. The issuers of Depositary Receipts may discontinue issuing new Depositary Receipts and withdraw existing Depositary Receipts at any time, which may result in costs and delays in the distribution of the underlying assets to the Fund and may negatively impact the Fund’s performance.
Derivatives Risk. An Underlying Fund’s use of forwards, options, futures, swaps, options on swaps, structured securities and other derivative instruments may result in losses. These instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to an Underlying Fund. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments.
Dividend-Paying Investments Risk. An Underlying Fund’s investments in dividend-paying securities could cause the Underlying Fund to underperform other funds. Securities that pay dividends, as a group, can fall out of favor with the market, causing such securities to underperform securities that do not pay dividends. Depending upon market conditions and political and legislative responses to such conditions, dividend-paying securities that meet an Underlying Fund’s investment criteria may not be widely available and/or may be highly concentrated in only a few market sectors. In addition, issuers that have paid regular dividends or distributions to shareholders may not continue to do so at the same level or at all in the future. This may limit the ability of an Underlying Fund to produce current income.
Expenses Risk. Because the Underlying Funds may invest in pooled investment vehicles (including investment companies and ETFs, partnerships and real estate investment trusts ("REITs")), the investor will incur indirectly through the Fund a proportionate share of the expenses of the other pooled investment vehicles, partnerships and REITs held by the Underlying Fund (including operating costs and investment management fees), in addition to the expenses of the Underlying Fund.
Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk. 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 the Underlying Fund invests. The imposition of sanctions, exchange controls, confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the United States and other governments, or from problems in share registration, settlement or custody, may also result in losses. The type and severity of sanctions and other similar measures, including counter sanctions and other retaliatory actions, that may be imposed could vary broadly in scope, and their impact is impossible to predict. For example, the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures could, among other things, cause a decline in the value and/or liquidity of securities issued by the sanctioned country or companies located in or economically tied to the sanctioned country and increase market volatility and disruption in the sanctioned country and throughout the world. Sanctions and other similar measures could limit or prevent the Fund from buying and selling securities (in the sanctioned country and other markets), significantly delay or prevent the settlement of securities transactions, and significantly impact the Fund’s liquidity and performance. 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 the Underlying Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with an Underlying Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in, or otherwise economically tied to, emerging markets.
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Industry Concentration Risk. Certain Underlying Funds concentrate their investments in the real estate industry, which has historically experienced substantial price volatility. This concentration subjects certain Underlying Funds to greater risk of loss as a result of adverse economic, business, political, environmental or other developments than if its investments were diversified across different industries.
Interest Rate Risk. When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by an Underlying Fund will generally decline in value. Long-term fixed income securities or instruments will normally have more price volatility because of this risk than short-term fixed income securities or instruments. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets, may result in heightened market volatility and may detract from an Underlying Fund’s performance. In addition, changes in monetary policy may exacerbate the risks associated with changing interest rates. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by an Underlying Fund.
Investment Style Risk. Different investment styles (e.g., “growth”, “value” or “quantitative”) tend to shift in and out of favor depending upon market and economic conditions and investor sentiment. An Underlying Fund may outperform or underperform other funds that invest in similar asset classes but employ different investment styles.
Large Shareholder Transactions Risk. An Underlying Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Underlying Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause an Underlying Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Underlying Fund’s NAV and liquidity. Similarly, large purchases of Underlying Fund shares may adversely affect the Underlying Fund’s performance to the extent that the Underlying Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in an Underlying Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Underlying Fund’s expense ratio.
Leverage Risk. Borrowing and the use of derivatives may result in leverage and may make an Underlying Fund more volatile. The use of leverage may cause an Underlying Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations or to meet asset segregation requirements when it may not be advantageous to do so. The use of leverage by an Underlying Fund can substantially increase the adverse impact to which the Underlying Fund may be subject.
Liquidity Risk. An Underlying Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that an Underlying Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. To meet redemption requests, an Underlying Fund may be forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions.  Liquidity risk may be the result of, among other things, the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities or the lack of an active market. The potential for liquidity risk may be magnified by a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income funds may be higher than normal, potentially causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with an Underlying Fund's investments in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Redemptions by large shareholders may have a negative impact on an Underlying Fund’s liquidity.
Loan-Related Investments Risk. In addition to risks generally associated with debt investments (e.g., interest rate risk and default risk), loan-related investments such as loan participations and assignments are subject to other risks. Although a loan obligation may be fully collateralized at the time of acquisition, the collateral may decline in value, be or become illiquid or less liquid, or lose all or substantially all of its value subsequent to investment. Many loan investments are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and certain loan investments may be or become illiquid or less liquid and more difficult to value, particularly in the event of a downgrade of the loan or the borrower. There is less readily available, reliable information about most loan investments than is the case for many other types of securities. Substantial increases in interest rates may cause an increase in loan obligation defaults. With respect to loan participations, an Underlying Fund may not always have direct recourse against a borrower if the borrower fails to pay scheduled principal and/or interest; may be subject to greater delays, expenses and risks than if the Underlying Fund had purchased a direct obligation of the borrower; and may be regarded as the creditor of the agent lender (rather than the borrower), subjecting the Underlying Fund to the creditworthiness of that lender as well. Investors in loans, such as an Underlying Fund, may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws, although they may be entitled to certain contractual remedies. The market for loan obligations may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. Because transactions in many loans are subject to extended trade settlement periods, an Underlying Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a period after the sale. As a result, sale proceeds related to the sale of loans may not be available to make additional investments or to meet an Underlying Fund’s redemption obligations for a period after the sale of the loans, and, as a result, the Underlying Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions, such as borrowing from its credit facility, if necessary to raise cash to meet its obligations. During periods of heightened redemption activity or distressed market conditions, the Underlying Fund may seek to obtain expedited trade settlement, which will generally incur additional costs (although expedited trade settlement will not always be available).
Senior loans hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a business entity, and are typically secured with specific collateral, but are nevertheless usually rated below investment grade. Because second lien loans are subordinated or unsecured and thus lower in priority of payment to senior loans, they are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and property securing the
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loan or debt, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior secured obligations of the borrower. Second lien loans generally have greater price volatility than senior loans and may be less liquid. Generally, loans have the benefit of restrictive covenants that limit the ability of the borrower to further encumber its assets or impose other obligations. To the extent a loan does not have certain covenants (or has less restrictive covenants), an investment in the loan will be particularly sensitive to the risks associated with loan investments.
Management Risk. A strategy used by an Underlying Fund’s investment adviser may fail to produce the intended results. The Underlying Fund's investment adviser attempts to execute a complex strategy for certain of the Underlying Funds using proprietary quantitative models. Investments selected using these models may perform differently than expected as a result of the factors used in the models, the weight placed on each factor, changes from the factors’ historical trends, and technical issues in the construction and implementation of the models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues). There is no guarantee that the Underlying Fund's investment adviser’s use of these quantitative models will result in effective investment decisions for an Underlying Fund. Additionally, commonality of holdings across quantitative money managers may amplify losses.
Market Risk. The market value of the securities in which an Underlying 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, military conflict, acts of terrorism, social unrest, natural disasters, recessions, inflation, rapid interest rate changes, supply chain disruptions, sanctions, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats could also significantly impact an Underlying Fund and its investments.
Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Risk. Investments in mid-capitalization and small-capitalization companies involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies. These securities may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements and may lack sufficient market liquidity, and these issuers often face greater business risks.
Mortgage-Backed and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to credit/default, interest rate and certain additional risks, including “extension risk” (i.e., in periods of rising interest rates, issuers may pay principal later than expected) and “prepayment risk” (i.e., in periods of declining interest rates, issuers may pay principal more quickly than expected, causing an Underlying Fund to reinvest proceeds at lower prevailing interest rates). Due to these risks, asset-backed securities may become more volatile in certain interest rate environments. Mortgage-backed securities offered by non-governmental issuers are subject to other risks as well, including failures of private insurers to meet their obligations and unexpectedly high rates of default on the mortgages backing the securities, particularly during periods of rising interest rates. Other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-backed securities, as well as risks associated with the nature and servicing of the assets backing the securities. Asset-backed securities may not have the benefit of a security interest in collateral comparable to that of mortgage assets, resulting in additional credit risk.
Municipal Securities Risk. Municipal securities are subject to call/prepayment risk, credit/default risk, extension risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. An Underlying Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the  bonds of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligation bonds, private activity bonds and moral obligation bonds). While interest earned on municipal securities is generally not subject to federal tax, any interest earned on taxable municipal securities is fully taxable at the federal level and may be subject to tax at the state level.
Non-Diversification Risk. Certain Underlying Funds are “non-diversified,” meaning that they are permitted to invest a larger percentage of their assets in one or more issuers or in fewer issuers than “diversified” funds. Thus, such an Underlying Fund may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held in its portfolio, and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these developments.
Non-Hedging Foreign Currency Trading Risk. Certain Underlying Funds may engage in forward foreign currency transactions for both hedging and non-hedging purposes. An Underlying Fund’s investment adviser may purchase or sell foreign currencies through the use of forward contracts based on the investment adviser’s judgment regarding the direction of the market for a particular foreign currency or currencies. In pursuing this strategy, the Underlying Fund’s investment adviser seeks to profit from anticipated movements in currency rates by establishing “long” and/or “short” positions in forward contracts on various foreign currencies. Foreign exchange rates can be extremely volatile and a variance in the degree of volatility of the market or in the direction of the market from the investment adviser’s expectations may produce significant losses to an Underlying Fund. Some of these transactions may also be subject to interest rate risk.
Non-Investment Grade Fixed Income Securities Risk. Non-investment grade fixed income securities and unrated securities of comparable credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are considered speculative and are subject to the increased risk of an issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific issuer developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the junk bond markets generally and less liquidity.
Portfolio Turnover Rate Risk. A high rate of portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater expenses which must be borne by an Underlying Fund and its shareholders (including the Fund), and is also likely to result in short-term capital gains taxable to shareholders of the Underlying Fund.
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Real Estate Industry Risk. Certain Underlying Funds are subject to certain risks associated with real estate, including, among others: possible declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions; possible lack of availability of mortgage financing, variations in rental income, neighborhood values or the appeal of property to tenants; interest rates; overbuilding; extended vacancies of properties; increases in competition, property taxes and operating expenses; and changes in zoning laws. The real estate industry is particularly sensitive to economic downturns. The values of securities of companies in the real estate industry may go through cycles of relative under-performance and out-performance in comparison to equity securities markets in general.
REIT Risk. REITs whose underlying properties are concentrated in a particular industry or geographic region are subject to risks affecting such industries and regions. The securities of REITs involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements because of interest rate changes, economic conditions and other factors. Securities of such issuers may lack sufficient market liquidity to enable an Underlying Fund to effect sales at an advantageous time or without a substantial drop in price.
Short Position Risk. An Underlying Fund may enter into a short position through a futures contract, an option or swap agreement or through short sales of any instrument that the Underlying Fund may purchase for investment. Taking short positions involves leverage of an Underlying Fund’s assets and presents various risks. If the value of the underlying instrument or market in which an Underlying Fund has taken a short position increases, then the Underlying Fund will incur a loss equal to the increase in value from the time that the short position was entered into plus any related interest payments or other fees. Taking short positions involves the risk that losses may be disproportionate, may exceed the amount invested and may be unlimited.
Small-Cap Risk. Investments in small-capitalization companies involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies. These securities may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements and may lack sufficient market liquidity, and these issuers often face greater business risks.
Sovereign Default Risk. An issuer of non-U.S. sovereign debt, or the governmental authorities that control the repayment of the debt, may be unable or unwilling to repay the principal or interest when due. This may result from political or social factors, the general economic environment of a country, levels of borrowing rates, foreign debt, or foreign currency exchange rates.
Stock Risk. Stock prices have historically risen and fallen in periodic cycles. U.S.and foreign stock markets have experienced periods of substantial price volatility in the past and may do so again in the future.
Subsidiary Risk. By investing in a wholly-owned subsidiary organized as a company under the laws of the Cayman Islands (a “Subsidiary” or the “Subsidiaries”), certain Underlying Funds will be indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiaries’ investments, which are similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Underlying Funds. An Underlying Fund is limited in the extent to which it may invest directly in commodity-linked swaps or certain other commodity-linked derivatives. The Subsidiaries primarily obtain their commodity exposure by investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments, which may include but are not limited to total return swaps, commodity (U.S. or foreign) futures and commodity-linked notes. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Subsidiaries will be achieved. Because the Subsidiaries are not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), they are not subject to all the investor protections thereof. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of an Underlying Fund and/or its Subsidiary to operate as described in its prospectus and could adversely affect the Underlying Fund.
Swaps Risk. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns, differentials in rates of return or some other amount earned or realized on the “notional amount” of predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. Swaps can involve greater risks than direct investment in securities, because swaps may be leveraged and subject to counterparty risk (e.g., the risk of a counterparty’s defaulting on the obligation or bankruptcy), credit risk and pricing risk (i.e., swaps may be difficult to value). Swaps may also be considered illiquid. It may not be possible for an Underlying Fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Risk. The value of TIPS generally fluctuates in response to inflationary concerns. As inflationary expectations increase, TIPS will become more attractive, because they protect future interest payments against inflation. Conversely, as inflationary concerns decrease, TIPS will become less attractive and less valuable.
U.S. Government Securities Risk. The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. government securities  issued by those agencies, instrumentalities and sponsored enterprises, including those  issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) and the Federal Home Loan Banks, are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. government securities held by an Underlying Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.
Further Information on Investment Objectives, Strategies and Risks of the Underlying Funds. A concise description of the investment objectives, practices and risks of each of the Underlying Funds that are currently expected to be used for investment by the Fund as of the date of the Prospectus is provided beginning on page 44 of the Prospectus.
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Performance
The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund’s Class P Shares from year to year; and (b) how the average annual total returns of the Fund’s Class P Shares compare to those of certain broad-based securities market indices and to the Balanced Strategy Composite Index, a composite representation prepared by the Investment Adviser of the performance of the Fund’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Fund’s target range. The Balanced Strategy Composite Index is comprised of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) (60%) and the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “MSCI® ACWI Index”) (40%). The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost at https://www.gsam.com/content/dam/gsam/pdfs/us/en/fund-resources/monthly-highlights/retail-fund-facts.pdf?sa=n&rd=n or by calling the appropriate phone number on the back cover of the Prospectus.
Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
CALENDAR YEAR (CLASS P)
During the periods shown in the chart above:
Returns
Quarter ended
Best Quarter Return
10.73%
June 30, 2020
Worst Quarter Return
-9.72%
March 31, 2020
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
 
 
1 Year
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class P Shares
 
 
4/17/2018
Returns Before Taxes
-13.75%
2.39%
 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions
-15.23%
0.93%
 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
-7.78%
1.46%
 
Balanced Strategy Composite Index
-13.90%
2.83%
 
MSCI® ACWI Index (Net, USD, Unhedged; reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
-18.36%
5.30%
 
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged; reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
-11.22%
0.41%
 
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Fund Shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Portfolio Management
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. is the investment adviser for the Fund (the “Investment Adviser” or “GSAM”).
Portfolio Managers: Neill Nuttall, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, MAS, has managed the Fund since 2019; Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo, Managing Director, has managed the Fund since 2022; and Siwen Wu, Vice President, has managed the Fund since 2021.
Buying and Selling Fund Shares
The Fund does not impose minimum purchase requirements for initial or subsequent investments in Class P Shares.
You may purchase and redeem (sell) Class P Shares of the Fund on any business day through the Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management business unit, The Goldman Sachs Trust Company, N.A., The Goldman Sachs Trust Company of Delaware, The Ayco Company, L.P. or with certain intermediaries that are authorized to offer Class P Shares.
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Tax Information
For important tax information, please see “Tax Information” on page 36 of the Prospectus.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and
Other Financial Intermediaries
For important information about financial intermediary compensation, please see “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” on page 36 of the Prospectus.
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Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio—Summary
Investment Objective
The Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio (the "Fund") seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Class P
Management Fees
0.15%
Other Expenses
0.08%
All Other Expenses
0.08%
Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses
0.43%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1
0.66%
Expense Limitation2
(0.05%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Limitation1
0.61%
1
The “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Limitation” do not correlate to the ratios of net and total expenses to average net assets provided in the Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include “Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses.”
2
The Investment Adviser has agreed to reduce or limit “Other Expenses” (excluding acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees, shareholder administration fees, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to 0.004% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through at least April 28, 2024, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Expense Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in Class P Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Class P Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates any applicable fee waiver and/or expense limitation arrangements for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class P Shares
$62
$206
$363
$818

Portfolio Turnover
The Fund does not pay transaction costs when it buys and sells shares of underlying mutual funds. However, the Fund and each Underlying Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells other securities or instruments (i.e., “turns over” its portfolio). A high rate of portfolio turnover may result in increased transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, which must be borne by the Underlying Fund and its shareholders, including the Fund, and is also likely to result in higher short-term capital gains for taxable shareholders. These costs are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example above, but are reflected in the Fund’s performance. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Strategy
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a combination of underlying funds that currently exist or that may become available for investment in the future for which Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM” or the “Investment Adviser”) or an affiliate now or in the future acts as investment adviser or principal underwriter without considering or canvassing the
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universe of unaffiliated funds available, and may also invest in unaffiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (collectively, the “Underlying Funds”). Some of the Underlying Funds invest primarily in fixed income or money market instruments (the “Underlying Fixed Income Funds”), some of the Underlying Funds invest primarily in equity securities (the “Underlying Equity Funds”), and other Underlying Funds invest dynamically across equity, fixed income, commodity and other markets through a managed-volatility or trend-following approach (the “Underlying Dynamic Funds”).
Under normal conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing approximately 55% (which allocation could be increased by 25% or decreased by 30%) of its assets in Underlying Equity Funds, approximately 15% (which allocation could be increased by 5% or decreased by 15%) of its assets in the Underlying Dynamic Funds, and approximately 30% (which allocation could be increased by 30% or decreased by 25%) of its assets in the Underlying Fixed Income Funds. The allocation will be measured at the time of rebalance. Generally, the Investment Adviser rebalances the Fund approximately monthly, but the Fund can be rebalanced more or less frequently at the discretion of the Investment Adviser based on the market environment and its macro views. Unless otherwise stated herein, the Fund’s investment in any of the Underlying Funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Investment Adviser expects that the Fund will invest a relatively significant percentage of its equity allocation in a combination of the Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund, Small Cap Equity Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights, Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights, Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities, Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure and Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Funds, and the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF; a relatively significant percentage of its fixed income allocation in a combination of the Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate, Goldman Sachs Short Duration Bond Fund, Goldman Sachs Global Core Fixed Income, Goldman Sachs High Yield, Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt, Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt and Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Funds and the Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF; and a relatively significant percentage of its dynamic allocation in the Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund.
The Fund may also use derivatives (including (i) futures contracts, including futures based on equity or fixed income indices, and interest rate futures; (ii) options, including long and short positions in call options and put options on indices, individual securities or currencies and options on futures contracts; and (iii) currency forwards, and non-deliverable forwards) to gain exposure to securities in which the Underlying Funds invest. The Fund may use derivatives for both hedging and non-hedging purposes.
The Fund’s blended benchmark is the Growth and Income Strategy Composite Index, as discussed further under “Performance.”
THE PARTICULAR UNDERLYING FUNDS IN WHICH THE FUND MAY INVEST, THE EQUITY/FIXED INCOME TARGETS AND RANGES AND INVESTMENTS IN EACH UNDERLYING FUND MAY BE CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME WITHOUT SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OR NOTICE.
Principal Risks of the Fund
Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any government agency. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. Stated allocations may be subject to change. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Investments in the Fund involve substantial risks which prospective investors should consider carefully before investing. The Fund's principal risks are presented below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
Asset Allocation Risk. The Fund’s allocations to the various underlying asset classes may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with a similar investment objective.
Derivatives Risk. The Fund’s use of futures, swaps, options, forward contracts and other derivative instruments may result in losses. These instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Fund. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments.
Expenses Risk. By investing in the Underlying Funds indirectly through the Fund, the investor will incur not only a proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds held by the Fund (including operating costs and investment management fees), but also the expenses of the Fund.
Investing in the Underlying Funds. The investments of the Fund may be concentrated in one or more Underlying Funds (including ETFs and other registered investment companies) subject to limitations and/or conditions prescribed by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), or rules, regulations or exemptive relief thereunder. The Fund’s investment performance is directly related to the investment performance of the Underlying Funds it holds. The Fund is subject to the risk factors associated with the investments of the Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the amount of assets allocated to each. If the Fund has a relative concentration of its portfolio in a single Underlying Fund, it may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting that Underlying Fund and may be more susceptible to losses because of these developments.
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Investments in Affiliated Underlying Funds. The Investment Adviser will have the authority to select and substitute Underlying Funds. The Investment Adviser and/or its affiliates are compensated by the Fund and by certain Underlying Funds for advisory and/or principal underwriting services provided. The Investment Adviser is subject to conflicts of interest in allocating Fund assets among certain Underlying Funds both because the fees payable to it and/or its affiliates by the Underlying Funds differ and because the Investment Adviser and its affiliates are also responsible for managing the Underlying Funds. The portfolio managers may also be subject to conflicts of interest in allocating Fund assets among the various Underlying Funds because the Fund’s portfolio management team may also manage some of the Underlying Funds. The Trustees and officers of the Goldman Sachs Trust may also have conflicting interests in fulfilling their fiduciary duties to both the Fund and the Underlying Funds for which GSAM or its affiliates now or in the future serve as investment adviser or principal underwriter. In addition, the Investment Adviser’s authority to allocate investments among affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies creates conflicts of interest. For example, investing in affiliated investment companies could cause the Fund to incur higher fees and may cause the Investment Adviser and/or its affiliates to receive greater compensation, increase assets under management or support particular investment strategies or affiliated investment companies. In selecting Underlying Funds, the Investment Adviser generally expects to select affiliated investment companies without considering or canvassing the universe of unaffiliated investment companies available even though there may (or may not) be one or more unaffiliated investment companies that may be a more appropriate addition to the Fund, that investors may regard as a more attractive investment for the Fund, or that may have higher returns. To the extent that an investment in an affiliated investment company is not available, including as the result of capacity constraints, only then will the Investment Adviser consider unaffiliated investment companies.
Large Shareholder Transactions Risk. The Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause the Fund to sell Fund securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and liquidity. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio.
Temporary Investments. Although the Fund normally seeks to remain substantially invested in the Underlying Funds, the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high-quality, short-term debt obligations to maintain liquidity, to meet shareholder redemptions and for other short-term cash needs. For temporary defensive purposes during abnormal market or economic conditions, the Fund may invest without limitation in short-term obligations. When the Fund’s assets are invested in such investments, the Fund may not be achieving its investment objective.
Principal Risks of the Underlying Funds
The target and actual asset allocation percentages, the selection of Underlying Funds and the investments in the Underlying Funds are subject to change. Such changes may cause the Fund to be subject to additional or different risks than the risks listed below.
The investment programs of some of the Underlying Funds are speculative, entail substantial risks and include alternative investment techniques not employed by traditional mutual funds. The investment techniques of some of the Underlying Funds (if they do not perform as designed) may increase the volatility of performance and the risk of investment loss, including the loss of the entire amount that is invested, and there can be no assurance that the investment objectives of those Underlying Funds will be achieved. Moreover, certain investment techniques which certain Underlying Funds may employ in their investment programs can substantially increase the adverse impact to which those Underlying Funds’ investments may be subject. There is no assurance that the investment processes of those Underlying Funds will be successful, that the techniques utilized therein will be implemented successfully or that they are adequate for their intended uses, or that the discretionary element of the investment processes of those Underlying Funds will be exercised in a manner that is successful or that is not adverse to the Fund.
Absence of Regulation Risk. Certain of the Underlying Funds engage in over-the-counter (“OTC”) transactions, which trade in a dealer network, rather than on an exchange. In general, there is less governmental regulation and supervision of transactions in the OTC markets than of transactions entered into on organized exchanges.
Call/Prepayment Risk. An issuer could exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation held by an Underlying Fund (such as a mortgage-backed security) earlier than expected. This may happen when there is a decline in interest rates, when credit spreads change, or when an issuer’s credit quality improves. Under these circumstances, the Underlying Fund may be unable to recoup all of its initial investment and will also suffer from having to reinvest in lower-yielding securities.
Cash Transactions Risk. Unlike some ETFs, certain exchange-traded Underlying Funds (“Underlying ETFs”) expect to effect their creations and redemptions partially for cash, rather than primarily for in-kind securities. As such, investments in Underlying ETF Shares (“ETF Shares”) may be less tax-efficient than an investment in a conventional ETF which generally are able to make in-kind redemptions and avoid realizing gains in connection with transactions designed to raise cash to meet redemption requests.
Commodity Sector Risk. Exposure to the commodities markets may subject certain of the Underlying Funds to greater volatility than investments in more traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The
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prices of energy, industrial metals, precious metals, agriculture and livestock sector commodities may fluctuate widely due to factors such as changes in value, supply and demand and governmental regulatory policies. The commodity-linked investments in which certain of the Underlying Funds may enter into may involve companies in the financial services sector, and events affecting the financial services sector may cause the commodity's, and therefore the Underlying Fund’s, share value to fluctuate.
Counterparty Risk. Many of the protections afforded to cleared transactions, such as the security afforded by transacting through a clearing house, might not be available in connection with OTC transactions. Therefore, in those instances in which an Underlying Fund enters into uncleared OTC transactions, the Underlying Fund will be subject to the risk that its direct counterparty will not perform its obligations under the transactions and that the Underlying Fund will sustain losses.
Credit/Default Risk. An issuer or guarantor of fixed income securities or instruments held by an Underlying Fund (which may have low credit ratings) may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair an Underlying Fund’s liquidity and cause significant deterioration in NAV. These risks are heightened in market environments where interest rates are rising as well as in connection with the Underlying Fund’s investments in non-investment grade fixed income securities.
Depositary Receipts Risk. Foreign securities may trade in the form of depositary receipts, which include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”)and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) (collectively “Depositary Receipts”). To the extent the Underlying Funds acquire Depositary Receipts through banks which do not have a contractual relationship with the foreign issuer of the security underlying the Depositary Receipts to issue and service such unsponsored Depositary Receipts, there may be an increased possibility that the Underlying Funds would not become aware of and be able to respond to corporate actions such as stock splits or rights offerings involving the foreign issuer in a timely manner. In addition, the lack of information may result in inefficiencies in the valuation of such instruments. Investment in Depositary Receipts does not eliminate all the risks inherent in investing in securities of non-U.S. issuers. The market value of Depositary Receipts is dependent upon the market value of the underlying securities and fluctuations in the relative value of the currencies in which the Depositary Receipts and the underlying securities are quoted. The issuers of Depositary Receipts may discontinue issuing new Depositary Receipts and withdraw existing Depositary Receipts at any time, which may result in costs and delays in the distribution of the underlying assets to the Fund and may negatively impact the Fund’s performance.
Derivatives Risk. An Underlying Fund’s use of forwards, options, futures, swaps, options on swaps, structured securities and other derivative instruments may result in losses. These instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to an Underlying Fund. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments.
Dividend-Paying Investments Risk. An Underlying Fund’s investments in dividend-paying securities could cause the Underlying Fund to underperform other funds. Securities that pay dividends, as a group, can fall out of favor with the market, causing such securities to underperform securities that do not pay dividends. Depending upon market conditions and political and legislative responses to such conditions, dividend-paying securities that meet an Underlying Fund’s investment criteria may not be widely available and/or may be highly concentrated in only a few market sectors. In addition, issuers that have paid regular dividends or distributions to shareholders may not continue to do so at the same level or at all in the future. This may limit the ability of an Underlying Fund to produce current income.
Expenses Risk. Because the Underlying Funds may invest in pooled investment vehicles (including investment companies and ETFs, partnerships and real estate investment trusts ("REITs")), the investor will incur indirectly through the Fund a proportionate share of the expenses of the other pooled investment vehicles, partnerships and REITs held by the Underlying Fund (including operating costs and investment management fees), in addition to the expenses of the Underlying Fund.
Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk. 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 the Underlying Fund invests. The imposition of sanctions, exchange controls, confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the United States and other governments, or from problems in share registration, settlement or custody, may also result in losses. The type and severity of sanctions and other similar measures, including counter sanctions and other retaliatory actions, that may be imposed could vary broadly in scope, and their impact is impossible to predict. For example, the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures could, among other things, cause a decline in the value and/or liquidity of securities issued by the sanctioned country or companies located in or economically tied to the sanctioned country and increase market volatility and disruption in the sanctioned country and throughout the world. Sanctions and other similar measures could limit or prevent the Fund from buying and selling securities (in the sanctioned country and other markets), significantly delay or prevent the settlement of securities transactions, and significantly impact the Fund’s liquidity and performance. 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 the Underlying Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with an Underlying Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in, or otherwise economically tied to, emerging markets.
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Interest Rate Risk. When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by an Underlying Fund will generally decline in value. Long-term fixed income securities or instruments will normally have more price volatility because of this risk than short-term fixed income securities or instruments. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets, may result in heightened market volatility and may detract from an Underlying Fund’s performance. In addition, changes in monetary policy may exacerbate the risks associated with changing interest rates. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by an Underlying Fund.
Investment Style Risk. Different investment styles (e.g., “growth”, “value” or “quantitative”) tend to shift in and out of favor depending upon market and economic conditions and investor sentiment. An Underlying Fund may outperform or underperform other funds that invest in similar asset classes but employ different investment styles.
Large Shareholder Transactions Risk. An Underlying Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Underlying Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause an Underlying Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Underlying Fund’s NAV and liquidity. Similarly, large purchases of Underlying Fund shares may adversely affect the Underlying Fund’s performance to the extent that the Underlying Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in an Underlying Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Underlying Fund’s expense ratio.
Leverage Risk. Borrowing and the use of derivatives may result in leverage and may make an Underlying Fund more volatile. The use of leverage may cause an Underlying Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations or to meet asset segregation requirements when it may not be advantageous to do so. The use of leverage by an Underlying Fund can substantially increase the adverse impact to which the Underlying Fund may be subject.
Liquidity Risk. An Underlying Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that an Underlying Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. To meet redemption requests, an Underlying Fund may be forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions. Liquidity risk may be the result of, among other things, the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities or the lack of an active market. The potential for liquidity risk may be magnified by a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income funds may be higher than normal, potentially causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with an Underlying Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Redemptions by large shareholders may have a negative impact on an Underlying Fund’s liquidity.
Loan-Related Investments Risk. In addition to risks generally associated with debt investments (e.g., interest rate risk and default risk), loan-related investments such as loan participations and assignments are subject to other risks. Although a loan obligation may be fully collateralized at the time of acquisition, the collateral may decline in value, be or become illiquid or less liquid, or lose all or substantially all of its value subsequent to investment. Many loan investments are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and certain loan investments may be or become illiquid or less liquid and more difficult to value, particularly in the event of a downgrade of the loan or the borrower. There is less readily available, reliable information about most loan investments than is the case for many other types of securities. Substantial increases in interest rates may cause an increase in loan obligation defaults. With respect to loan participations, an Underlying Fund may not always have direct recourse against a borrower if the borrower fails to pay scheduled principal and/or interest; may be subject to greater delays, expenses and risks than if the Underlying Fund had purchased a direct obligation of the borrower; and may be regarded as the creditor of the agent lender (rather than the borrower), subjecting the Underlying Fund to the creditworthiness of that lender as well. Investors in loans, such as an Underlying Fund, may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws, although they may be entitled to certain contractual remedies. The market for loan obligations may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. Because transactions in many loans are subject to extended trade settlement periods, an Underlying Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a period after the sale. As a result, sale proceeds related to the sale of loans may not be available to make additional investments or to meet an Underlying Fund’s redemption obligations for a period after the sale of the loans, and, as a result, the Underlying Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions, such as borrowing from its credit facility, if necessary to raise cash to meet its obligations. During periods of heightened redemption activity or distressed market conditions, the Underlying Fund may seek to obtain expedited trade settlement, which will generally incur additional costs (although expedited trade settlement will not always be available).
Senior loans hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a business entity, and are typically secured with specific collateral, but are nevertheless usually rated below investment grade. Because second lien loans are subordinated or unsecured and thus lower in priority of payment to senior loans, they are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and property securing the loan or debt, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior secured obligations of the
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borrower. Second lien loans generally have greater price volatility than senior loans and may be less liquid. Generally, loans have the benefit of restrictive covenants that limit the ability of the borrower to further encumber its assets or impose other obligations. To the extent a loan does not have certain covenants (or has less restrictive covenants), an investment in the loan will be particularly sensitive to the risks associated with loan investments.
Management Risk. A strategy used by an Underlying Fund’s investment adviser may fail to produce the intended results. The Underlying Fund's investment adviser attempts to execute a complex strategy for certain of the Underlying Funds using proprietary quantitative models. Investments selected using these models may perform differently than expected as a result of the factors used in the models, the weight placed on each factor, changes from the factors’ historical trends, and technical issues in the construction and implementation of the models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues). There is no guarantee that the Underlying Fund's investment adviser’s use of these quantitative models will result in effective investment decisions for an Underlying Fund. Additionally, commonality of holdings across quantitative money managers may amplify losses.
Market Risk. The market value of the securities in which an Underlying 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, military conflict, acts of terrorism, social unrest, natural disasters, recessions, inflation, rapid interest rate changes, supply chain disruptions, sanctions, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats could also significantly impact an Underlying Fund and its investments.
Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Risk. Investments in mid-capitalization and small-capitalization companies involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies. These securities may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements and may lack sufficient market liquidity, and these issuers often face greater business risks.
Mortgage-Backed and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to credit/default, interest rate and certain additional risks, including “extension risk” (i.e., in periods of rising interest rates, issuers may pay principal later than expected) and “prepayment risk” (i.e., in periods of declining interest rates, issuers may pay principal more quickly than expected, causing an Underlying Fund to reinvest proceeds at lower prevailing interest rates). Due to these risks, asset-backed securities may become more volatile in certain interest rate environments. Mortgage-backed securities offered by non-governmental issuers are subject to other risks as well, including failures of private insurers to meet their obligations and unexpectedly high rates of default on the mortgages backing the securities, particularly during periods of rising interest rates. Other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-backed securities, as well as risks associated with the nature and servicing of the assets backing the securities. Asset-backed securities may not have the benefit of a security interest in collateral comparable to that of mortgage assets, resulting in additional credit risk.
Municipal Securities Risk. Municipal securities are subject to call/prepayment risk, credit/default risk, extension risk interest rate risk and certain additional risks. An Underlying Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligation bonds, private activity bonds and moral obligation bonds). While interest earned on municipal securities is generally not subject to federal tax, any interest earned on taxable municipal securities is fully taxable at the federal level and may be subject to tax at the state level.
Non-Diversification Risk. Certain Underlying Funds are “non-diversified,” meaning that they are permitted to invest a larger percentage of their assets in one or more issuers or in fewer issuers than “diversified” funds. Thus, such an Underlying Fund may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held in its portfolio, and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these developments.
Non-Hedging Foreign Currency Trading Risk. Certain Underlying Funds may engage in forward foreign currency transactions for both hedging and non-hedging purposes. An Underlying Fund’s investment adviser may purchase or sell foreign currencies through the use of forward contracts based on the investment adviser’s judgment regarding the direction of the market for a particular foreign currency or currencies. In pursuing this strategy, the Underlying Fund’s investment adviser seeks to profit from anticipated movements in currency rates by establishing “long” and/or “short” positions in forward contracts on various foreign currencies. Foreign exchange rates can be extremely volatile and a variance in the degree of volatility of the market or in the direction of the market from the investment adviser’s expectations may produce significant losses to an Underlying Fund. Some of these transactions may also be subject to interest rate risk.
Non-Investment Grade Fixed Income Securities Risk. Non-investment grade fixed income securities and unrated securities of comparable credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are considered speculative and are subject to the increased risk of an issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific issuer developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the junk bond markets generally and less liquidity.
Portfolio Turnover Rate Risk. A high rate of portfolio turnover  involves correspondingly greater expenses which must be borne by an Underlying Fund and its shareholders (including the Fund), and is also likely to result in short-term capital gains taxable to shareholders of the Underlying Fund.
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Real Estate Industry Risk. Certain Underlying Funds are subject to certain risks associated with real estate, including, among others: possible declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions; possible lack of availability of mortgage financing, variations in rental income, neighborhood values or the appeal of property to tenants; interest rates; overbuilding; extended vacancies of properties; increases in competition, property taxes and operating expenses; and changes in zoning laws. The real estate industry is particularly sensitive to economic downturns. The values of securities of companies in the real estate industry may go through cycles of relative under-performance and out-performance in comparison to equity securities markets in general.
REIT Risk. REITs whose underlying properties are concentrated in a particular industry or geographic region are subject to risks affecting such industries and regions. The securities of REITs involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements because of interest rate changes, economic conditions and other factors. Securities of such issuers may lack sufficient market liquidity to enable an Underlying Fund to effect sales at an advantageous time or without a substantial drop in price.
Short Position Risk. An Underlying Fund may enter into a short position through a futures contract, an option or swap agreement or through short sales of any instrument that the Underlying Fund may purchase for investment. Taking short positions involves leverage of an Underlying Fund’s assets and presents various risks. If the value of the underlying instrument or market in which an Underlying Fund has taken a short position increases, then the Underlying Fund will incur a loss equal to the increase in value from the time that the short position was entered into plus any related interest payments or other fees. Taking short positions involves the risk that losses may be disproportionate, may exceed the amount invested and may be unlimited.
Small-Cap Risk. Investments in small-capitalization companies involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies. These securities may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements and may lack sufficient market liquidity, and these issuers often face greater business risks.
Sovereign Default Risk. An issuer of non-U.S. sovereign debt, or the governmental authorities that control the repayment of the debt, may be unable or unwilling to repay the principal or interest when due. This may result from political or social factors, the general economic environment of a country, levels of borrowing rates, foreign debt, or foreign currency exchange rates.
Stock Risk. Stock prices have historically risen and fallen in periodic cycles. U.S.and foreign stock markets have experienced periods of substantial price volatility in the past and may do so again in the future.
Subsidiary Risk. By investing in a wholly-owned subsidiary organized as a company under the laws of the Cayman Islands (a “Subsidiary” or the “Subsidiaries”), certain Underlying Funds will be indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiaries’ investments, which are similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Underlying Funds. An Underlying Fund is limited in the extent to which it may invest directly in commodity-linked swaps or certain other commodity-linked derivatives. The Subsidiaries primarily obtain their commodity exposure by investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments, which may include but are not limited to total return swaps, commodity (U.S. or foreign) futures and commodity-linked notes. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Subsidiaries will be achieved. Because the Subsidiaries are not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), they are not subject to all the investor protections thereof. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of an Underlying Fund and/or its Subsidiary to operate as described in its prospectus and could adversely affect the Underlying Fund.
Swaps Risk. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns, differentials in rates of return or some other amount earned or realized on the “notional amount” of predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. Swaps can involve greater risks than direct investment in securities, because swaps may be leveraged and subject to counterparty risk (e.g., the risk of a counterparty’s defaulting on the obligation or bankruptcy), credit risk and pricing risk (i.e., swaps may be difficult to value). Swaps may also be considered illiquid. It may not be possible for an Underlying Fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Risk. The value of TIPS generally fluctuates in response to inflationary concerns. As inflationary expectations increase, TIPS will become more attractive, because they protect future interest payments against inflation. Conversely, as inflationary concerns decrease, TIPS will become less attractive and less valuable.
U.S. Government Securities Risk. The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. government securities  issued by those agencies, instrumentalities and sponsored enterprises, including those  issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) and the Federal Home Loan Banks, are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. government securities held by an Underlying Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.
Further Information on Investment Objectives, Strategies and Risks of the Underlying Funds. A concise description of the investment objectives, practices and risks of each of the Underlying Funds that are currently expected to be used for investment by the Fund as of the date of the Prospectus is provided beginning on page 44 of the Prospectus.
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Performance
The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund’s Class P Shares from year to year; and (b) how the average annual total returns of the Fund’s Class P Shares compare to those of certain broad-based securities market indices and to the Growth and Income Strategy Composite Index, a composite representation prepared by the Investment Adviser of the performance of the Fund’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Fund’s target range. The Growth and Income Strategy Composite Index is comprised of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) (40%) and the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “MSCI® ACWI Index”) (60%). The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost at https://www.gsam.com/content/dam/gsam/pdfs/us/en/fund-resources/monthly-highlights/retail-fund-facts.pdf?sa=n&rd=n or by calling the appropriate phone number on the back cover of the Prospectus.
Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
CALENDAR YEAR (CLASS P)
During the periods shown in the chart above:
Returns
Quarter ended
Best Quarter Return
13.86%
June 30, 2020
Worst Quarter Return
-14.26%
March 31, 2020
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
 
 
1 Year
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class P Shares
 
 
4/17/2018
Returns Before Taxes
-15.19%
3.27%
 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions
-16.64%
1.88%
 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
-8.49%
2.25%
 
Growth and Income Strategy Composite Index
-15.33%
3.81%
 
MSCI® ACWI Index (Net, USD, Unhedged; reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
-18.36%
5.30%
 
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged; reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
-11.22%
0.41%
 
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Fund Shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Portfolio Management
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. is the investment adviser for the Fund (the “Investment Adviser” or “GSAM”).
Portfolio Managers: Neill Nuttall, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, MAS, has managed the Fund since 2019; Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo, Managing Director, has managed the Fund since 2022; and Siwen Wu, Vice President, has managed the Fund since 2021.
Buying and Selling Fund Shares
The Fund does not impose minimum purchase requirements for initial or subsequent investments in Class P Shares.
You may purchase and redeem (sell) Class P Shares of the Fund on any business day through the Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management business unit, The Goldman Sachs Trust Company, N.A., The Goldman Sachs Trust Company of Delaware, The Ayco Company, L.P. or with certain intermediaries that are authorized to offer Class P Shares.
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Tax Information
For important tax information, please see “Tax Information” on page 36 of the Prospectus.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and
Other Financial Intermediaries
For important information about financial intermediary compensation, please see “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” on page 36 of the Prospectus.
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Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio—Summary
Investment Objective
The Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio (the "Fund") seeks long-term capital appreciation and, secondarily, current income.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Class P
Management Fees
0.15%
Other Expenses
0.08%
All Other Expenses
0.08%
Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses
0.43%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1
0.66%
Expense Limitation2
(0.05%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Limitation1
0.61%
1
The “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Limitation” do not correlate to the ratios of net and total expenses to average net assets provided in the Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include “Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses.”
2
The Investment Adviser has agreed to reduce or limit “Other Expenses” (excluding acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees, shareholder administration fees, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to 0.004% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through at least April 28, 2024, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Expense Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in Class P Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Class P Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates any applicable fee waiver and/or expense limitation arrangements for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class P Shares
$62
$206
$363
$818

Portfolio Turnover
The Fund does not pay transaction costs when it buys and sells shares of underlying mutual funds. However, the Fund and each Underlying Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells other securities or instruments (i.e., “turns over” its portfolio). A high rate of portfolio turnover may result in increased transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, which must be borne by the Underlying Fund and its shareholders, including the Fund, and is also likely to result in higher short-term capital gains for taxable shareholders. These costs are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example above, but are reflected in the Fund’s performance. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 was 27% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Strategy
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a combination of underlying funds that currently exist or that may become available for investment in the future for which Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM” or the “Investment Adviser”) or an affiliate now or in the future acts as investment adviser or principal underwriter without considering or canvassing the
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universe of unaffiliated funds available, and may also invest in unaffiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (collectively, the “Underlying Funds”). Some of the Underlying Funds invest primarily in fixed income or money market instruments (the “Underlying Fixed Income Funds”), some of the Underlying Funds invest primarily in equity securities (the “Underlying Equity Funds”), and other Underlying Funds invest dynamically across equity, fixed income, commodity and other markets through a managed-volatility or trend-following approach (the “Underlying Dynamic Funds”).
Under normal conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing approximately 75% (which allocation could be increased by 25% or decreased by 30%) of its assets in Underlying Equity Funds, approximately 15% (which allocation could be increased by 5% or decreased by 15%) of its assets in the Underlying Dynamic Funds, and approximately 10% (which allocation could be increased by 30% or decreased by 10%) of its assets in the Underlying Fixed Income Funds. The allocation will be measured at the time of rebalance. Generally, the Investment Adviser rebalances the Fund approximately monthly, but the Fund can be rebalanced more or less frequently at the discretion of the Investment Adviser based on the market environment and its macro views. Unless otherwise stated herein, the Fund’s investment in any of the Underlying Funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Investment Adviser expects that the Fund will invest a relatively significant percentage of its equity allocation in a combination of the Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund, Small Cap Equity Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights, Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities, Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure, Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights and Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Funds and the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF; a relatively significant percentage of its fixed income allocation in a combination of the Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate, Goldman Sachs Short Duration Bond Fund, Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt, Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt, Goldman Sachs High Yield and Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Funds; and a relatively significant percentage of its dynamic allocation in the Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund.
The Fund may also use derivatives (including (i) futures contracts, including futures based on equity or fixed income indices, and interest rate futures; (ii) options, including long and short positions in call options and put options on indices, individual securities or currencies and options on futures contracts; and (iii) currency forwards, and non-deliverable forwards) to gain exposure to securities in which the Underlying Funds invest. The Fund may use derivatives for both hedging and non-hedging purposes.
The Fund’s blended benchmark is the Growth Strategy Composite Index, as discussed further under “Performance.”
THE PARTICULAR UNDERLYING FUNDS IN WHICH THE FUND MAY INVEST, THE EQUITY/FIXED INCOME TARGETS AND RANGES AND INVESTMENTS IN EACH UNDERLYING FUND MAY BE CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME WITHOUT SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OR NOTICE.
Principal Risks of the Fund
Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any government agency. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. Stated allocations may be subject to change. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Investments in the Fund involve substantial risks which prospective investors should consider carefully before investing. The Fund's principal risks are presented below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
Asset Allocation Risk. The Fund’s allocations to the various underlying asset classes may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with a similar investment objective.
Derivatives Risk. The Fund’s use of futures, swaps, options, forward contracts and other derivative instruments may result in losses. These instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Fund. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments.
Expenses Risk. By investing in the Underlying Funds indirectly through the Fund, the investor will incur not only a proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds held by the Fund (including operating costs and investment management fees), but also the expenses of the Fund.
Investing in the Underlying Funds. The investments of the Fund may be concentrated in one or more Underlying Funds (including ETFs and other registered investment companies) subject to limitations and/or conditions prescribed by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), or rules, regulations or exemptive relief thereunder. The Fund’s investment performance is directly related to the investment performance of the Underlying Funds it holds. The Fund is subject to the risk factors associated with the investments of the Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the amount of assets allocated to each. If the Fund has a relative concentration of its portfolio in a single Underlying Fund, it may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting that Underlying Fund and may be more susceptible to losses because of these developments.
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Investments in Affiliated Underlying Funds. The Investment Adviser will have the authority to select and substitute Underlying Funds. The Investment Adviser and/or its affiliates are compensated by the Fund and by certain Underlying Funds for advisory and/or principal underwriting services provided. The Investment Adviser is subject to conflicts of interest in allocating Fund assets among certain Underlying Funds both because the fees payable to it and/or its affiliates by the Underlying Funds differ and because the Investment Adviser and its affiliates are also responsible for managing the Underlying Funds. The portfolio managers may also be subject to conflicts of interest in allocating Fund assets among the various Underlying Funds because the Fund’s portfolio management team may also manage some of the Underlying Funds. The Trustees and officers of the Goldman Sachs Trust may also have conflicting interests in fulfilling their fiduciary duties to both the Fund and the Underlying Funds for which GSAM or its affiliates now or in the future serve as investment adviser or principal underwriter. In addition, the Investment Adviser’s authority to allocate investments among affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies creates conflicts of interest. For example, investing in affiliated investment companies could cause the Fund to incur higher fees and may cause the Investment Adviser and/or its affiliates to receive greater compensation, increase assets under management or support particular investment strategies or affiliated investment companies. In selecting Underlying Funds, the Investment Adviser generally expects to select affiliated investment companies without considering or canvassing the universe of unaffiliated investment companies available even though there may (or may not) be one or more unaffiliated investment companies that may be a more appropriate addition to the Fund, that investors may regard as a more attractive investment for the Fund, or that may have higher returns. To the extent that an investment in an affiliated investment company is not available, including as the result of capacity constraints, only then will the Investment Adviser consider unaffiliated investment companies.
Large Shareholder Transactions Risk. The Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause the Fund to sell Fund securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and liquidity. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio.
Temporary Investments. Although the Fund normally seeks to remain substantially invested in the Underlying Funds, the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high-quality, short-term debt obligations to maintain liquidity, to meet shareholder redemptions and for other short-term cash needs. For temporary defensive purposes during abnormal market or economic conditions, the Fund may invest without limitation in short-term obligations. When the Fund’s assets are invested in such investments, the Fund may not be achieving its investment objective.
Principal Risks of the Underlying Funds
The target and actual asset allocation percentages, the selection of Underlying Funds and the investments in the Underlying Funds are subject to change. Such changes may cause the Fund to be subject to additional or different risks than the risks listed below.
The investment programs of some of the Underlying Funds are speculative, entail substantial risks and include alternative investment techniques not employed by traditional mutual funds. The investment techniques of some of the Underlying Funds (if they do not perform as designed) may increase the volatility of performance and the risk of investment loss, including the loss of the entire amount that is invested, and there can be no assurance that the investment objectives of those Underlying Funds will be achieved. Moreover, certain investment techniques which certain Underlying Funds may employ in their investment programs can substantially increase the adverse impact to which those Underlying Funds’ investments may be subject. There is no assurance that the investment processes of those Underlying Funds will be successful, that the techniques utilized therein will be implemented successfully or that they are adequate for their intended uses, or that the discretionary element of the investment processes of those Underlying Funds will be exercised in a manner that is successful or that is not adverse to the Fund.
Absence of Regulation Risk. Certain of the Underlying Funds engage in over-the-counter (“OTC”) transactions, which trade in a dealer network, rather than on an exchange. In general, there is less governmental regulation and supervision of transactions in the OTC markets than of transactions entered into on organized exchanges.
Call/Prepayment Risk. An issuer could exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation held by an Underlying Fund (such as a mortgage-backed security) earlier than expected. This may happen when there is a decline in interest rates, when credit spreads change, or when an issuer’s credit quality improves. Under these circumstances, the Underlying Fund may be unable to recoup all of its initial investment and will also suffer from having to reinvest in lower-yielding securities.
Cash Transactions Risk. Unlike some ETFs, certain exchange-traded Underlying Funds (“Underlying ETFs”) expect to effect their creations and redemptions partially for cash, rather than primarily for in-kind securities. As such, investments in Underlying ETF Shares (“ETF Shares”) may be less tax-efficient than an investment in a conventional ETF which generally are able to make in-kind redemptions and avoid realizing gains in connection with transactions designed to raise cash to meet redemption requests.
Commodity Sector Risk. Exposure to the commodities markets may subject certain of the Underlying Funds to greater volatility than investments in more traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The
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prices of energy, industrial metals, precious metals, agriculture and livestock sector commodities may fluctuate widely due to factors such as changes in value, supply and demand and governmental regulatory policies. The commodity-linked investments in which certain of the Underlying Funds may enter into may involve companies in the financial services sector, and events affecting the financial services sector may cause the commodity's, and therefore the Underlying Fund’s, share value to fluctuate.
Counterparty Risk. Many of the protections afforded to cleared transactions, such as the security afforded by transacting through a clearing house, might not be available in connection with OTC transactions. Therefore, in those instances in which an Underlying Fund enters into uncleared OTC transactions, the Underlying Fund will be subject to the risk that its direct counterparty will not perform its obligations under the transactions and that the Underlying Fund will sustain losses.
Credit/Default Risk. An issuer or guarantor of fixed income securities or instruments held by an Underlying Fund (which may have low credit ratings) may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair an Underlying Fund’s liquidity and cause significant deterioration in NAV. These risks are heightened in market environments where interest rates are rising as well as in connection with the Underlying Fund’s investments in non-investment grade fixed income securities.
Depositary Receipts Risk. Foreign securities may trade in the form of depositary receipts, which include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) (collectively “Depositary Receipts”). To the extent the Underlying Funds acquire Depositary Receipts through banks which do not have a contractual relationship with the foreign issuer of the security underlying the Depositary Receipts to issue and service such unsponsored Depositary Receipts, there may be an increased possibility that the Underlying Funds would not become aware of and be able to respond to corporate actions such as stock splits or rights offerings involving the foreign issuer in a timely manner. In addition, the lack of information may result in inefficiencies in the valuation of such instruments. Investment in Depositary Receipts does not eliminate all the risks inherent in investing in securities of non-U.S. issuers. The market value of Depositary Receipts is dependent upon the market value of the underlying securities and fluctuations in the relative value of the currencies in which the Depositary Receipts and the underlying securities are quoted. The issuers of Depositary Receipts may discontinue issuing new Depositary Receipts and withdraw existing Depositary Receipts at any time, which may result in costs and delays in the distribution of the underlying assets to the Fund and may negatively impact the Fund’s performance.
Derivatives Risk. An Underlying Fund’s use of forwards, options, futures, swaps, options on swaps, structured securities and other derivative instruments may result in losses. These instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to an Underlying Fund. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments.
Dividend-Paying Investments Risk. An Underlying Fund’s investments in dividend-paying securities could cause the Underlying Fund to underperform other funds. Securities that pay dividends, as a group, can fall out of favor with the market, causing such securities to underperform securities that do not pay dividends. Depending upon market conditions and political and legislative responses to such conditions, dividend-paying securities that meet an Underlying Fund’s investment criteria may not be widely available and/or may be highly concentrated in only a few market sectors. In addition, issuers that have paid regular dividends or distributions to shareholders may not continue to do so at the same level or at all in the future. This may limit the ability of an Underlying Fund to produce current income.
Expenses Risk. Because the Underlying Funds may invest in pooled investment vehicles (including investment companies and ETFs, partnerships and real estate investment trusts ("REITs")), the investor will incur indirectly through the Fund a proportionate share of the expenses of the other pooled investment vehicles, partnerships and REITs held by the Underlying Fund (including operating costs and investment management fees), in addition to the expenses of the Underlying Fund.
Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk. 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 the Underlying Fund invests. The imposition of sanctions, exchange controls, confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the United States and other governments, or from problems in share registration, settlement or custody, may also result in losses. The type and severity of sanctions and other similar measures, including counter sanctions and other retaliatory actions, that may be imposed could vary broadly in scope, and their impact is impossible to predict. For example, the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures could, among other things, cause a decline in the value and/or liquidity of securities issued by the sanctioned country or companies located in or economically tied to the sanctioned country and increase market volatility and disruption in the sanctioned country and throughout the world. Sanctions and other similar measures could limit or prevent the Fund from buying and selling securities (in the sanctioned country and other markets), significantly delay or prevent the settlement of securities transactions, and significantly impact the Fund’s liquidity and performance. 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 the Underlying Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with an Underlying Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in, or otherwise economically tied to, emerging markets.
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Interest Rate Risk. When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by an Underlying Fund will generally decline in value. Long-term fixed income securities or instruments will normally have more price volatility because of this risk than short-term fixed income securities or instruments. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets, may result in heightened market volatility and may detract from an Underlying Fund’s performance. In addition, changes in monetary policy may exacerbate the risks associated with changing interest rates. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by an Underlying Fund.
Investment Style Risk. Different investment styles (e.g., “growth”, “value” or “quantitative”) tend to shift in and out of favor depending upon market and economic conditions and investor sentiment. An Underlying Fund may outperform or underperform other funds that invest in similar asset classes but employ different investment styles.
Large Shareholder Transactions Risk. An Underlying Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Underlying Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause an Underlying Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Underlying Fund’s NAV and liquidity. Similarly, large purchases of Underlying Fund shares may adversely affect the Underlying Fund’s performance to the extent that the Underlying Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in an Underlying Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Underlying Fund’s expense ratio.
Leverage Risk. Borrowing and the use of derivatives may result in leverage and may make an Underlying Fund more volatile. The use of leverage may cause an Underlying Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations or to meet asset segregation requirements when it may not be advantageous to do so. The use of leverage by an Underlying Fund can substantially increase the adverse impact to which the Underlying Fund may be subject.
Liquidity Risk. An Underlying Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that an Underlying Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. To meet redemption requests, an Underlying Fund may be forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions.  Liquidity risk may be the result of, among other things, the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities or the lack of an active market. The potential for liquidity risk may be magnified by a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income funds may be higher than normal, potentially causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with an Underlying Fund's investments in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Redemptions by large shareholders may have a negative impact on an Underlying Fund’s liquidity.
Loan-Related Investments Risk. In addition to risks generally associated with debt investments (e.g., interest rate risk and default risk), loan-related investments such as loan participations and assignments are subject to other risks. Although a loan obligation may be fully collateralized at the time of acquisition, the collateral may decline in value, be or become illiquid or less liquid, or lose all or substantially all of its value subsequent to investment. Many loan investments are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and certain loan investments may be or become illiquid or less liquid and more difficult to value, particularly in the event of a downgrade of the loan or the borrower. There is less readily available, reliable information about most loan investments than is the case for many other types of securities. Substantial increases in interest rates may cause an increase in loan obligation defaults. With respect to loan participations, an Underlying Fund may not always have direct recourse against a borrower if the borrower fails to pay scheduled principal and/or interest; may be subject to greater delays, expenses and risks than if the Underlying Fund had purchased a direct obligation of the borrower; and may be regarded as the creditor of the agent lender (rather than the borrower), subjecting the Underlying Fund to the creditworthiness of that lender as well. Investors in loans, such as an Underlying Fund, may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws, although they may be entitled to certain contractual remedies. The market for loan obligations may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. Because transactions in many loans are subject to extended trade settlement periods, an Underlying Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a period after the sale. As a result, sale proceeds related to the sale of loans may not be available to make additional investments or to meet an Underlying Fund’s redemption obligations for a period after the sale of the loans, and, as a result, the Underlying Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions, such as borrowing from its credit facility, if necessary to raise cash to meet its obligations. During periods of heightened redemption activity or distressed market conditions, the Underlying Fund may seek to obtain expedited trade settlement, which will generally incur additional costs (although expedited trade settlement will not always be available).
Senior loans hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a business entity, and are typically secured with specific collateral, but are nevertheless usually rated below investment grade. Because second lien loans are subordinated or unsecured and thus lower in priority of payment to senior loans, they are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and property securing the loan or debt, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior secured obligations of the
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borrower. Second lien loans generally have greater price volatility than senior loans and may be less liquid. Generally, loans have the benefit of restrictive covenants that limit the ability of the borrower to further encumber its assets or impose other obligations. To the extent a loan does not have certain covenants (or has less restrictive covenants), an investment in the loan will be particularly sensitive to the risks associated with loan investments.
Management Risk. A strategy used by an Underlying Fund’s investment adviser may fail to produce the intended results. The Underlying Fund's investment adviser attempts to execute a complex strategy for certain of the Underlying Funds using proprietary quantitative models. Investments selected using these models may perform differently than expected as a result of the factors used in the models, the weight placed on each factor, changes from the factors’ historical trends, and technical issues in the construction and implementation of the models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues). There is no guarantee that the Underlying Fund's investment adviser’s use of these quantitative models will result in effective investment decisions for an Underlying Fund. Additionally, commonality of holdings across quantitative money managers may amplify losses.
Market Risk. The market value of the securities in which an Underlying 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, military conflict, acts of terrorism, social unrest, natural disasters, recessions, inflation, rapid interest rate changes, supply chain disruptions, sanctions, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats could also significantly impact an Underlying Fund and its investments.
Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Risk. Investments in mid-capitalization and small-capitalization companies involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies. These securities may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements and may lack sufficient market liquidity, and these issuers often face greater business risks.
Mortgage-Backed and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to credit/default, interest rate and certain additional risks, including “extension risk” (i.e., in periods of rising interest rates, issuers may pay principal later than expected) and “prepayment risk” (i.e., in periods of declining interest rates, issuers may pay principal more quickly than expected, causing an Underlying Fund to reinvest proceeds at lower prevailing interest rates). Due to these risks, asset-backed securities may become more volatile in certain interest rate environments. Mortgage-backed securities offered by non-governmental issuers are subject to other risks as well, including failures of private insurers to meet their obligations and unexpectedly high rates of default on the mortgages backing the securities, particularly during periods of rising interest rates. Other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-backed securities, as well as risks associated with the nature and servicing of the assets backing the securities. Asset-backed securities may not have the benefit of a security interest in collateral comparable to that of mortgage assets, resulting in additional credit risk.
Municipal Securities Risk. Municipal securities are subject to call/prepayment risk, credit/default risk, extension risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. An Underlying Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligation bonds, private activity bonds and moral obligation bonds). While interest earned on municipal securities is generally not subject to federal tax, any interest earned on taxable municipal securities is fully taxable at the federal level and may be subject to tax at the state level.
Non-Diversification Risk. Certain Underlying Funds are “non-diversified,” meaning that they are permitted to invest a larger percentage of their assets in one or more issuers or in fewer issuers than “diversified” funds. Thus, such an Underlying Fund may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held in its portfolio, and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these developments.
Non-Hedging Foreign Currency Trading Risk. Certain Underlying Funds may engage in forward foreign currency transactions for both hedging and non-hedging purposes. An Underlying Fund’s investment adviser may purchase or sell foreign currencies through the use of forward contracts based on the investment adviser’s judgment regarding the direction of the market for a particular foreign currency or currencies. In pursuing this strategy, the Underlying Fund’s investment adviser seeks to profit from anticipated movements in currency rates by establishing “long” and/or “short” positions in forward contracts on various foreign currencies. Foreign exchange rates can be extremely volatile and a variance in the degree of volatility of the market or in the direction of the market from the investment adviser’s expectations may produce significant losses to an Underlying Fund. Some of these transactions may also be subject to interest rate risk.
Non-Investment Grade Fixed Income Securities Risk. Non-investment grade fixed income securities and unrated securities of comparable credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are considered speculative and are subject to the increased risk of an issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific issuer developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the junk bond markets generally and less liquidity.
Portfolio Turnover Rate Risk. A high rate of portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater expenses which must be borne by an Underlying Fund and its shareholders (including the Fund), and is also likely to result in short-term capital gains taxable to shareholders of the Underlying Fund.
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Real Estate Industry Risk. Certain Underlying Funds are subject to certain risks associated with real estate, including, among others: possible declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions; possible lack of availability of mortgage financing, variations in rental income, neighborhood values or the appeal of property to tenants; interest rates; overbuilding; extended vacancies of properties; increases in competition, property taxes and operating expenses; and changes in zoning laws. The real estate industry is particularly sensitive to economic downturns. The values of securities of companies in the real estate industry may go through cycles of relative under-performance and out-performance in comparison to equity securities markets in general.
REIT Risk. REITs whose underlying properties are concentrated in a particular industry or geographic region are subject to risks affecting such industries and regions. The securities of REITs involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements because of interest rate changes, economic conditions and other factors. Securities of such issuers may lack sufficient market liquidity to enable an Underlying Fund to effect sales at an advantageous time or without a substantial drop in price.
Short Position Risk. An Underlying Fund may enter into a short position through a futures contract, an option or swap agreement or through short sales of any instrument that the Underlying Fund may purchase for investment. Taking short positions involves leverage of an Underlying Fund’s assets and presents various risks. If the value of the underlying instrument or market in which an Underlying Fund has taken a short position increases, then the Underlying Fund will incur a loss equal to the increase in value from the time that the short position was entered into plus any related interest payments or other fees. Taking short positions involves the risk that losses may be disproportionate, may exceed the amount invested and may be unlimited.
Small-Cap Risk. Investments in small-capitalization companies involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies. These securities may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements and may lack sufficient market liquidity, and these issuers often face greater business risks.
Sovereign Default Risk. An issuer of non-U.S. sovereign debt, or the governmental authorities that control the repayment of the debt, may be unable or unwilling to repay the principal or interest when due. This may result from political or social factors, the general economic environment of a country, levels of borrowing rates, foreign debt, or foreign currency exchange rates.
Stock Risk. Stock prices have historically risen and fallen in periodic cycles. U.S.and foreign stock markets have experienced periods of substantial price volatility in the past and may do so again in the future.
Subsidiary Risk. By investing in a wholly-owned subsidiary organized as a company under the laws of the Cayman Islands (a “Subsidiary” or the “Subsidiaries”), certain Underlying Funds will be indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiaries’ investments, which are similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Underlying Funds. An Underlying Fund is limited in the extent to which it may invest directly in commodity-linked swaps or certain other commodity-linked derivatives. The Subsidiaries primarily obtain their commodity exposure by investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments, which may include but are not limited to total return swaps, commodity (U.S. or foreign) futures and commodity-linked notes. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Subsidiaries will be achieved. Because the Subsidiaries are not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), they are not subject to all the investor protections thereof. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of an Underlying Fund and/or its Subsidiary to operate as described in its prospectus and could adversely affect the Underlying Fund.
Swaps Risk. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns, differentials in rates of return or some other amount earned or realized on the “notional amount” of predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. Swaps can involve greater risks than direct investment in securities, because swaps may be leveraged and subject to counterparty risk (e.g., the risk of a counterparty’s defaulting on the obligation or bankruptcy), credit risk and pricing risk (i.e., swaps may be difficult to value). Swaps may also be considered illiquid. It may not be possible for an Underlying Fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Risk. The value of TIPS generally fluctuates in response to inflationary concerns. As inflationary expectations increase, TIPS will become more attractive, because they protect future interest payments against inflation. Conversely, as inflationary concerns decrease, TIPS will become less attractive and less valuable.
U.S. Government Securities Risk. The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. government securities  issued by those agencies, instrumentalities and sponsored enterprises, including those  issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) and the Federal Home Loan Banks, are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. government securities held by an Underlying Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.
Further Information on Investment Objectives, Strategies and Risks of the Underlying Funds. A concise description of the investment objectives, practices and risks of each of the Underlying Funds that are currently expected to be used for investment by the Fund as of the date of the Prospectus is provided beginning on page 44 of the Prospectus.
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Performance
The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund’s Class P Shares from year to year; and (b) how the average annual total returns of the Fund’s Class P Shares compare to those of certain broad-based securities market indices and to the Growth Strategy Composite Index, a composite representation prepared by the Investment Adviser of the performance of the Fund’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Fund’s target range. The Growth Strategy Composite Index is comprised of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) (20%) and the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “MSCI® ACWI Index”) (80%). The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost at https://www.gsam.com/content/dam/gsam/pdfs/us/en/fund-resources/monthly-highlights/retail-fund-facts.pdf?sa=n&rd=n or by calling the appropriate phone number on the back cover of the Prospectus.
CALENDAR YEAR (CLASS P)
During the periods shown in the chart above:
Returns
Quarter ended
Best Quarter Return
16.69%
June 30, 2020
Worst Quarter Return
-18.12%
March 31, 2020
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
 
 
1 Year
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class P Shares
 
 
4/17/2018
Returns Before Taxes
-16.85%
4.14%
 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions
-18.13%
2.75%
 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
-9.39%
3.02%
 
Growth Strategy Composite Index
-16.82%
4.64%
 
MSCI® ACWI Index (Net, USD, Unhedged; reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
-18.36%
5.30%
 
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged; reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
-11.22%
0.41%
 
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Fund Shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Portfolio Management
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. is the investment adviser for the Fund (the “Investment Adviser” or “GSAM”).
Portfolio Managers: Neill Nuttall, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, MAS, has managed the Fund since 2019; Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo, Managing Director, has managed the Fund since 2022; and Siwen Wu, Vice President, has managed the Fund since 2021.
Buying and Selling Fund Shares
The Fund does not impose minimum purchase requirements for initial or subsequent investments in Class P Shares.
You may purchase and redeem (sell) Class P Shares of the Fund on any business day through the Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management business unit, The Goldman Sachs Trust Company, N.A., The Goldman Sachs Trust Company of Delaware, The Ayco Company, L.P. or with certain intermediaries that are authorized to offer Class P Shares.
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Tax Information
For important tax information, please see “Tax Information” on page 36 of the Prospectus.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and
Other Financial Intermediaries
For important information about financial intermediary compensation, please see “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” on page 36 of the Prospectus.
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Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio—Summary
Investment Objective
The Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio (the "Fund") seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Class P
Management Fees
0.12%
Other Expenses
0.38%
All Other Expenses
0.38%
Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses
0.84%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1
1.34%
Expense Limitation2
(0.34%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Limitation1
1.00%
1
The “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Limitation” do not correlate to the ratios of net and total expenses to average net assets provided in the Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include “Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses.”
2
The Investment Adviser has agreed to reduce or limit “Other Expenses” (excluding acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees, shareholder administration fees, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through at least April 28, 2024, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees.
Expense Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in Class P Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Class P Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates any applicable fee waiver and/or expense limitation arrangements for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class P Shares
$102
$391
$702
$1,583

Portfolio Turnover
The Fund does not pay transaction costs when it buys and sells shares of underlying mutual funds. However, the Fund and each Underlying Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells other securities or instruments (i.e., “turns over” its portfolio). A high rate of portfolio turnover may result in increased transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, which must be borne by the Underlying Fund and its shareholders, including the Fund, and is also likely to result in higher short-term capital gains for taxable shareholders. These costs are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example above, but are reflected in the Fund’s performance. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 was 25% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Strategy
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a combination of underlying funds that currently exist or that may become available for investment in the future for which Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM” or the “Investment Adviser”) or an affiliate now or in the future acts as investment adviser or principal underwriter without considering or canvassing the
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universe of unaffiliated funds available, and may also invest in unaffiliated exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (collectively, the “Underlying Funds”). Some of the Underlying Funds invest primarily in fixed income or money market instruments (the “Underlying Fixed Income Funds”) and other Underlying Funds invest primarily in equity securities (the “Underlying Equity Funds”).
Under normal conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets will be allocated among Underlying Funds that the Investment Adviser considers to be invested in satellite asset classes. Satellite asset classes are those that historically have had lower correlations to traditional market exposures such as large cap equities and investment grade fixed income. Satellite funds can be both equity and fixed income funds. The Fund’s investment in any of the Underlying Funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Investment Adviser expects to invest relatively significant percentages of its equity allocation in the following satellite equity asset classes: emerging markets equity, international small cap, U.S. and international real estate securities and global public infrastructure securities. The Investment Adviser may invest relatively significant percentages of its fixed income allocation in the following satellite fixed income asset classes: high yield, bank loans and emerging markets debt.
The Fund may also use derivatives (including (i) futures contracts, including futures based on equity or fixed income indices, and interest rate futures; (ii) options, including long and short positions in call options and put options on indices, individual securities or currencies and options on futures contracts; and (iii) currency forwards, and non-deliverable forwards) to gain exposure to securities in which the Underlying Funds invest. The Fund may use derivatives for both hedging and non-hedging purposes.
The Fund’s blended benchmark is the Satellite Strategies Composite Index, as discussed further under “Performance.”
THE PARTICULAR UNDERLYING FUNDS IN WHICH THE FUND MAY INVEST, THE EQUITY/FIXED INCOME RANGES AND INVESTMENTS IN EACH UNDERLYING FUND MAY BE CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME WITHOUT SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OR NOTICE.
Principal Risks of the Fund
Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any government agency. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. Stated allocations may be subject to change. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Investments in the Fund involve substantial risks which prospective investors should consider carefully before investing. The Fund's principal risks are presented below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
Asset Allocation Risk. The Fund’s allocations to the various underlying asset classes may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with a similar investment objective.
Derivatives Risk. The Fund's use of options, futures, swaps, structured securities and other derivative instruments may result in losses, including due to adverse market movements. These instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other assets and instruments, may increase market exposure and be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying assets or instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Fund. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments.
Expenses Risk. By investing in the Underlying Funds indirectly through the Fund, the investor will incur not only a proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds held by the Fund (including operating costs and investment management fees), but also the expenses of the Fund.
Investing in the Underlying Funds. The investments of the Fund may be concentrated in one or more Underlying Funds (including ETFs and other registered investment companies) subject to limitations and/or conditions prescribed by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), or rules, regulations or exemptive relief thereunder. The Fund’s investment performance is directly related to the investment performance of the Underlying Funds it holds. The Fund is subject to the risk factors associated with the investments of the Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the amount of assets allocated to each. If the Fund has a relative concentration of its portfolio in a single Underlying Fund, it may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting that Underlying Fund and may be more susceptible to losses because of these developments.
Investments in Affiliated Underlying Funds. The Investment Adviser will have the authority to select and substitute Underlying Funds. The Investment Adviser and/or its affiliates are compensated by the Fund and by certain Underlying Funds for advisory and/or principal underwriting services provided. The Investment Adviser is subject to conflicts of interest in allocating Fund assets among certain Underlying Funds both because the fees payable to it and/or its affiliates by the Underlying Funds differ and because the Investment Adviser and its affiliates are also responsible for managing the Underlying Funds. The portfolio managers may also be subject to conflicts of interest in allocating Fund assets among the various Underlying Funds because the Fund’s portfolio management team may also manage some of the Underlying Funds. The Trustees and officers of the Goldman Sachs Trust may also have conflicting interests in fulfilling their fiduciary duties to both the Fund and the Underlying Funds for which GSAM or its affiliates now or in the future serve as investment adviser or principal underwriter. In addition, the Investment Adviser’s authority to allocate investments among affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies creates conflicts of interest. For example, investing in affiliated investment companies could cause the Fund to incur higher fees and may cause the Investment Adviser and/or its affiliates to receive greater compensation, increase assets under management or support particular investment strategies or affiliated investment companies. In
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selecting Underlying Funds, the Investment Adviser generally expects to select affiliated investment companies without considering or canvassing the universe of unaffiliated investment companies available even though there may (or may not) be one or more unaffiliated investment companies that may be a more appropriate addition to the Fund, that investors may regard as a more attractive investment for the Fund, or that may have higher returns. To the extent that an investment in an affiliated investment company is not available, including as the result of capacity constraints, only then will the Investment Adviser consider unaffiliated investment companies.
Large Shareholder Transactions Risk. The Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause the Fund to sell Fund securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and liquidity. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio.
Temporary Investments. Although the Fund normally seeks to remain substantially invested in the Underlying Funds, the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high-quality, short-term debt obligations to maintain liquidity, to meet shareholder redemptions and for other short-term cash needs. For temporary defensive purposes during abnormal market or economic conditions, the Fund may invest without limitation in short-term obligations. When the Fund’s assets are invested in such investments, the Fund may not be achieving its investment objective.
Principal Risks of the Underlying Funds
The target and actual asset allocation percentages, the selection of Underlying Funds and the investments in the Underlying Funds are subject to change. Such changes may cause the Fund to be subject to additional or different risks than the risks listed below.
The investment programs of some of the Underlying Funds are speculative, entail substantial risks and include alternative investment techniques not employed by traditional mutual funds. The investment techniques of some of the Underlying Funds (if they do not perform as designed) may increase the volatility of performance and the risk of investment loss, including the loss of the entire amount that is invested, and there can be no assurance that the investment objectives of those Underlying Funds will be achieved. Moreover, certain investment techniques which certain Underlying Funds may employ in their investment programs can substantially increase the adverse impact to which those Underlying Funds’ investments may be subject. There is no assurance that the investment processes of those Underlying Funds will be successful, that the techniques utilized therein will be implemented successfully or that they are adequate for their intended uses, or that the discretionary element of the investment processes of those Underlying Funds will be exercised in a manner that is successful or that is not adverse to the Fund.
Conflict of Interest Risk. Affiliates of the Investment Adviser may participate in the primary and secondary market for loan obligations. Because of limitations imposed by applicable law, the presence of the Investment Adviser’s affiliates in the loan obligations market may restrict the High Yield Floating Rate Fund’s ability to acquire some loan obligations or affect the timing or price of such acquisitions. Also, because the Investment Adviser may wish to invest in the publicly traded securities of a borrower, it may not have access to material non-public information regarding the borrower to which other lenders have access.
Counterparty Risk. Many of the protections afforded to cleared transactions, such as the security afforded by transacting through a clearing house, might not be available in connection with OTC transactions. Therefore, in those instances in which an Underlying Fund enters into uncleared OTC transactions, the Underlying Fund will be subject to the risk that its direct counterparty will not perform its obligations under the transactions and that the Underlying Fund will sustain losses.
Credit/Default Risk. An issuer or guarantor of fixed income securities or instruments held by an Underlying Fund (which may have low credit ratings) may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair an Underlying Fund’s liquidity and cause significant deterioration in NAV. These risks are heightened in market environments where interest rates are rising as well as in connection with the Underlying Fund’s investments in non-investment grade fixed income securities.
Derivatives Risk. An Underlying Fund’s use of options, futures, forwards, swaps, structured securities and other derivative instruments may result in losses. These instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to an Underlying Fund. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments.
Dividend-Paying Investments Risk. An Underlying Fund’s investments in dividend-paying securities could cause the Underlying Fund to underperform other funds. Securities that pay dividends, as a group, can fall out of favor with the market, causing such securities to underperform securities that do not pay dividends. Depending upon market conditions and political and legislative responses to such
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conditions, dividend-paying securities that meet an Underlying Fund’s investment criteria may not be widely available and/or may be highly concentrated in only a few market sectors. In addition, issuers that have paid regular dividends or distributions to shareholders may not continue to do so at the same level or at all in the future. This may limit the ability of an Underlying Fund to produce current income.
Expenses Risk. Because the Underlying Funds may invest in pooled investment vehicles (including investment companies and ETFs, partnerships and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), the investor will incur indirectly through the Fund a proportionate share of the expenses of the other pooled investment vehicles, partnerships and REITs held by the Underlying Fund (including operating costs and investment management fees), in addition to the expenses of the Underlying Fund.
Floating and Variable Rate Obligations Risk. For floating and variable rate obligations, there may be a lag between an actual change in the underlying interest rate benchmark and the reset time for an interest payment of such an obligation, which could harm or benefit an Underlying Fund, depending on the interest rate environment or other circumstances. In a rising interest rate environment, for example, a floating or variable rate obligation that does not reset immediately would prevent an Underlying Fund from taking full advantage of rising interest rates in a timely manner. However, in a declining interest rate environment, an Underlying Fund may benefit from a lag due to an obligation’s interest rate payment not being immediately impacted by a decline in interest rates.
Certain floating and variable rate obligations have an interest rate floor feature, which prevents the interest rate payable by the security from dropping below a specified level as compared to a reference interest rate (the “reference rate”), such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). Such a floor protects an Underlying Fund from losses resulting from a decrease in the reference rate below the specified level. However, if the reference rate is below the floor, there will be a lag between a rise in the reference rate and a rise in the interest rate payable by the obligation, and an Underlying Fund may not benefit from increasing interest rates for a significant amount of time.
LIBOR is the average interest rate at which a selection of large global banks borrow from one another, and has been widely used as a benchmark rate for adjustments to floating and variable rate obligations. At the end of 2021, certain LIBORs were discontinued, but the most widely used LIBORs may continue to be provided on a representative basis until June 30, 2023. The unavailability or replacement of LIBOR may affect the value, liquidity or return on certain Underlying Fund investments and may result in costs incurred in connection with closing out positions and entering into new trades. Any pricing adjustments to an Underlying Fund’s investments resulting from a substitute reference rate may also adversely affect the Underlying Fund’s performance and/or NAV.
SOFR is a measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight, collateralized by the U.S. Treasury securities, and is based on directly observably U.S. Treasure-backed repurchase transactions.
Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk. 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 the Underlying Fund invests. The imposition of sanctions, exchange controls, confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the United States and other governments, or from problems in share registration, settlement or custody, may also result in losses. The type and severity of sanctions and other similar measures, including counter sanctions and other retaliatory actions, that may be imposed could vary broadly in scope, and their impact is impossible to predict. For example, the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures could, among other things, cause a decline in the value and/or liquidity of securities issued by the sanctioned country or companies located in or economically tied to the sanctioned country and increase market volatility and disruption in the sanctioned country and throughout the world. Sanctions and other similar measures could limit or prevent the Fund from buying and selling securities (in the sanctioned country and other markets), significantly delay or prevent the settlement of securities transactions, and significantly impact the Fund’s liquidity and performance. 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 the Underlying Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with an Underlying Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in, or otherwise economically tied to, emerging markets.
Interest Rate Risk. When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by an Underlying Fund will generally decline in value. Long-term fixed income securities or instruments will normally have more price volatility because of this risk than short-term fixed income securities or instruments. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets, may result in heightened market volatility and may detract from an Underlying Fund’s performance. In addition, changes in monetary policy may exacerbate the risks associated with changing interest rates. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by an Underlying Fund.
Investment Style Risk. Different investment styles (e.g., “growth”, “value” or “quantitative”) tend to shift in and out of favor depending upon market and economic conditions and investor sentiment. An Underlying Fund may outperform or underperform other funds that invest in similar asset classes but employ different investment styles.
Large Shareholder Transactions Risk. An Underlying Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Underlying Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause an Underlying Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Underlying Fund’s NAV and liquidity. Similarly, large purchases of Underlying Fund shares may adversely affect the Underlying Fund’s performance to the extent that the Underlying Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a
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larger cash position than it ordinarily would. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in an Underlying Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Underlying Fund’s expense ratio.
Leverage Risk. Borrowing and the use of derivatives may result in leverage and may make an Underlying Fund more volatile. The use of leverage may cause an Underlying Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations or to meet asset segregation requirements when it may not be advantageous to do so. The use of leverage by an Underlying Fund can substantially increase the adverse impact to which the Underlying Fund may be subject.
Liquidity Risk. An Underlying Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that an Underlying Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. To meet redemption requests, an Underlying Fund may be forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions.  Liquidity risk may be the result of, among other things, the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities or the lack of an active market. The potential for liquidity risk may be magnified by a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income funds may be higher than normal, potentially causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with an Underlying Fund's investments in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Redemptions by large shareholders may have a negative impact on an Underlying Fund’s liquidity.
Loan-Related Investments Risk. In addition to risks generally associated with debt investments (e.g., interest rate risk and default risk), loan-related investments such as loan participations and assignments are subject to other risks. Although a loan obligation may be fully collateralized at the time of acquisition, the collateral may decline in value, be or become illiquid or less liquid, or lose all or substantially all of its value subsequent to investment. Many loan investments are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and certain loan investments may be or become illiquid or less liquid and more difficult to value, particularly in the event of a downgrade of the loan or the borrower. There is less readily available, reliable information about most loan investments than is the case for many other types of securities. Substantial increases in interest rates may cause an increase in loan obligation defaults. With respect to loan participations, an Underlying Fund may not always have direct recourse against a borrower if the borrower fails to pay scheduled principal and/or interest; may be subject to greater delays, expenses and risks than if the Underlying Fund had purchased a direct obligation of the borrower; and may be regarded as the creditor of the agent lender (rather than the borrower), subjecting the Underlying Fund to the creditworthiness of that lender as well. Investors in loans, such as an Underlying Fund, may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws, although they may be entitled to certain contractual remedies. The market for loan obligations may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. Because transactions in many loans are subject to extended trade settlement periods, an Underlying Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a period after the sale. As a result, sale proceeds related to the sale of loans may not be available to make additional investments or to meet an Underlying Fund’s redemption obligations for a period after the sale of the loans, and, as a result, the Underlying Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions, such as borrowing from its credit facility, if necessary to raise cash to meet its obligations. During periods of heightened redemption activity or distressed market conditions, the Underlying Fund may seek to obtain expedited trade settlement, which will generally incur additional costs (although expedited trade settlement will not always be available).
Senior loans hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a business entity, and are typically secured with specific collateral, but are nevertheless usually rated below investment grade. Because second lien loans are subordinated or unsecured and thus lower in priority of payment to senior loans, they are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and property securing the loan or debt, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior secured obligations of the borrower. Second lien loans generally have greater price volatility than senior loans and may be less liquid. Generally, loans have the benefit of restrictive covenants that limit the ability of the borrower to further encumber its assets or impose other obligations. To the extent a loan does not have certain covenants (or has less restrictive covenants), an investment in the loan will be particularly sensitive to the risks associated with loan investments.
Management Risk. A strategy used by an Underlying Fund’s investment adviser may fail to produce the intended results. The Underlying Fund's investment adviser attempts to execute a complex strategy for certain of the Underlying Funds using proprietary quantitative models. Investments selected using these models may perform differently than expected as a result of the factors used in the models, the weight placed on each factor, changes from the factors’ historical trends, and technical issues in the construction and implementation of the models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues). There is no guarantee that the Underlying Fund's investment adviser’s use of these quantitative models will result in effective investment decisions for an Underlying Fund. Additionally, commonality of holdings across quantitative money managers may amplify losses.
Market Risk. The market value of the securities in which an Underlying 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, military conflict, acts of terrorism, social unrest, natural disasters, recessions, inflation, rapid interest rate changes, supply chain disruptions, sanctions, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats could also significantly impact an Underlying Fund and its investments.
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Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Risk. Investments in mid-capitalization and small-capitalization companies involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies. These securities may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements and may lack sufficient market liquidity, and these issuers often face greater business risks.
Mortgage-Backed and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to credit/default, interest rate and certain additional risks, including “extension risk” (i.e., in periods of rising interest rates, issuers may pay principal later than expected) and “prepayment risk” (i.e., in periods of declining interest rates, issuers may pay principal more quickly than expected, causing an Underlying Fund to reinvest proceeds at lower prevailing interest rates). Due to these risks, asset-backed securities may become more volatile in certain interest rate environments. Mortgage-backed securities offered by non-governmental issuers are subject to other risks as well, including failures of private insurers to meet their obligations and unexpectedly high rates of default on the mortgages backing the securities, particularly during periods of rising interest rates. Other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-backed securities, as well as risks associated with the nature and servicing of the assets backing the securities. Asset-backed securities may not have the benefit of a security interest in collateral comparable to that of mortgage assets, resulting in additional credit risk.
Non-Diversification Risk. Certain Underlying Funds are “non-diversified,” meaning that they are permitted to invest a larger percentage of their assets in one or more issuers or in fewer issuers than “diversified” funds. Thus, such an Underlying Fund may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held in its portfolio, and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these developments.
Non-Investment Grade Investments Risk. Non-investment grade fixed income securities and unrated securities of comparable credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are considered speculative and are subject to the increased risk of an issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific issuer developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the junk bond markets generally and less liquidity.
Portfolio Turnover Rate Risk. A high rate of portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater expenses which must be borne by an Underlying Fund and its shareholders (including the Fund), and is also likely to result in short-term capital gains taxable to shareholders of the Underlying Fund.
Real Estate Industry Risk. Certain Underlying Funds are subject to certain risks associated with real estate, including, among others: possible declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions; possible lack of availability of mortgage financing, variations in rental income, neighborhood values or the appeal of property to tenants; interest rates; overbuilding; extended vacancies of properties; increases in competition, property taxes and operating expenses; and changes in zoning laws. The real estate industry is particularly sensitive to economic downturns. The values of securities of companies in the real estate industry may go through cycles of relative under-performance and out-performance in comparison to equity securities markets in general.
REIT Risk. REITs whose underlying properties are concentrated in a particular industry or geographic region are subject to risks affecting such industries and regions. The securities of REITs involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements because of interest rate changes, economic conditions and other factors. Securities of such issuers may lack sufficient market liquidity to enable an Underlying Fund to effect sales at an advantageous time or without a substantial drop in price.
Sector Risk. To the extent an Underlying Fund focuses its investments in securities of issuers in one or more sectors (such as the financial services or telecommunications sectors), the Underlying Fund will be subject, 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.
Sovereign Default Risk. An issuer of non-U.S. sovereign debt, or the governmental authorities that control the repayment of the debt, may be unable or unwilling to repay the principal or interest when due. This may result from political or social factors, the general economic environment of a country, levels of borrowing rates, foreign debt, or foreign currency exchange rates.
Stock Risk. Stock prices have historically risen and fallen in periodic cycles. U.S.and foreign stock markets have experienced periods of substantial price volatility in the past and may do so again in the future.
Swaps Risk. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns, differentials in rates of return or some other amount earned or realized on the “notional amount” of predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. Swaps can involve greater risks than direct investment in securities, because swaps may be leveraged and subject to counterparty risk (e.g., the risk of a counterparty’s defaulting on the obligation or bankruptcy), credit risk and pricing risk (i.e., swaps may be difficult to value). Swaps may also be considered illiquid. It may not be possible for an Underlying Fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.
U.S. Government Securities Risk. The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. government securities  issued by those agencies, instrumentalities and sponsored enterprises, including those issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) and the Federal Home Loan Banks, are neither issued nor guaranteed by
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the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. government securities held by an Underlying Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.
Further Information on Investment Objectives, Strategies and Risks of the Underlying Funds. A concise description of the investment objectives, practices and risks of each of the Underlying Funds that are currently expected to be used for investment by the Fund as of the date of the Prospectus is provided beginning on page 44 of the Prospectus.
Performance
The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund’s Class P Shares from year to year; and (b) how the average annual total returns of the Fund’s Class P Shares compare to those of certain broad-based securities market indices and to the Satellite Strategies Composite Index, a composite representation prepared by the Investment Adviser of the performance of the Fund’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Fund’s target range. The Satellite Strategies Composite Index is comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (40%), the S&P 500® Index (30%), and the MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Net Total Return Index (the “MSCI® EAFE® Index”) (30%). The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost at https://www.gsam.com/content/dam/gsam/pdfs/us/en/fund-resources/monthly-highlights/retail-fund-facts.pdf?sa=n&rd=n or by calling the appropriate phone number on the back cover of the Prospectus.
Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
CALENDAR YEAR (CLASS P)
During the periods shown in the chart above:
Returns
Quarter ended
Best Quarter Return
13.87%
June 30, 2020
Worst Quarter Return
-20.60%
March 31, 2020
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
 
 
1 Year
Since
Inception
Inception
Date
Class P Shares
 
 
4/17/2018
Returns Before Taxes
-14.78%
0.62%
 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions
-15.81%
-0.50%
 
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
-8.48%
0.16%
 
Satellite Strategies Composite Index
-14.68%
3.79%
 
S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
-18.11%
9.62%
 
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
-13.01%
0.36%
 
MSCI® EAFE® Net Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)
-14.45%
1.45%
 
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Fund Shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Portfolio Management
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. is the investment adviser for the Fund (the “Investment Adviser” or “GSAM”).
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Portfolio Managers: Neill Nuttall, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, MAS, has managed the Fund since 2019; Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo, Managing Director, has managed the Fund since 2022; and Siwen Wu, Vice President, has managed the Fund since 2021.
Buying and Selling Fund Shares
The Fund does not impose minimum purchase requirements for initial or subsequent investments in Class P Shares.
You may purchase and redeem (sell) Class P Shares of the Fund on any business day through the Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management business unit, The Goldman Sachs Trust Company, N.A., The Goldman Sachs Trust Company of Delaware, The Ayco Company, L.P. or with certain intermediaries that are authorized to offer Class P Shares.
Tax Information
For important tax information, please see “Tax Information” on page 36 of the Prospectus.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and
Other Financial Intermediaries
For important information about financial intermediary compensation, please see “Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries” on page 36 of the Prospectus.
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Fund of Funds Portfolios –
Additional Summary Information
Tax Information
The Funds' distributions are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. Investments made through tax-deferred arrangements may become taxable upon withdrawal from such arrangements.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and
Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase Shares of a Fund through an Intermediary, the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the Intermediary for the sale of Fund Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the Intermediary and your salesperson to recommend a Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your Intermediary’s website for more information.
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Investment Management Approach
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
The Balanced Strategy Portfolio seeks current income and long-term capital appreciation. The Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income. The Growth Strategy Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation and, secondarily, current income. The Satellite Strategies Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation. Each Fund’s investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval upon 60 days’ notice.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Balanced Strategy Portfolio
Under normal conditions, approximately 50% of the Fund’s total assets will be allocated among Underlying Fixed Income Funds. Allocation to the Underlying Dynamic Funds is intended to provide long-term capital appreciation and a greater degree of risk diversification through managed-volatility and trend-following approaches. Allocation to Underlying Equity Funds is intended to add diversification and enhance returns, but will also add some volatility. Unless otherwise stated herein, the Fund’s investment in any of the Underlying Funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Investment Adviser expects that the Fund will invest a relatively significant percentage of its fixed income allocation in a combination of the Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate, Goldman Sachs Short Duration Bond Fund, Goldman Sachs Global Core Fixed Income, Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt, Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt, Goldman Sachs High Yield and Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Funds and the Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF; a relatively significant percentage of its equity allocation in a combination of the Large Cap Growth Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund, Small Cap Equity Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights, Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights, Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities, Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure, Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights and the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF; and a relatively significant percentage of its dynamic allocation in the Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund. Generally, the Investment Adviser rebalances the Fund approximately monthly, but the Fund can be rebalanced more or less frequently at the discretion of the Investment Adviser.
The Fund’s benchmark indices are the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged), the MSCI® ACWI Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) and the Balanced Strategy Composite Index. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) provides a broad-based measure of the global investment grade fixed-rate debt markets. The MSCI ACWI Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The Balanced Strategy Composite Index is a composite representation prepared by the Investment Adviser of the performance of the Fund’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Fund’s target range. The Balanced Strategy Composite Index is comprised of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) (60%) and the MSCI® ACWI Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (40%).
Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio
Under normal conditions, approximately 55% of the Fund’s total assets will be allocated among the Underlying Equity Funds, which are intended to provide the capital appreciation component. Allocation to the Underlying Dynamic Funds is intended to provide long-term capital appreciation and a greater degree of risk diversification through managed-volatility and trend-following approaches. Allocation to Underlying Fixed Income Funds is intended to provide the income component. Unless otherwise stated herein, the Fund’s investment in any of the Underlying Funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Investment Adviser expects that the Fund will invest a relatively significant percentage of its equity allocation in a combination of the Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund, Small Cap Equity Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights, Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights, Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities, Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure and Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Funds and the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF; a relatively significant percentage of its fixed income allocation in a combination of the Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate, Goldman Sachs Short Duration Bond Fund, Goldman Sachs Global Core Fixed Income, Goldman Sachs High Yield, Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt, Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt and Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Funds and the Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF; and a relatively significant percentage of its dynamic allocation in the Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund. Generally, the Investment Adviser rebalances the Fund approximately monthly, but the Fund can be rebalanced more or less frequently at the discretion of the Investment Adviser.
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The Fund’s benchmark indices are the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged), the MSCI® ACWI Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) and the Growth and Income Strategy Composite Index. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) provides a broadbased measure of the global investment grade fixed-rate debt markets. The MSCI ACWI Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The Growth and Income Strategy Composite Index is a composite representation prepared by the Investment Adviser of the performance of the Fund’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Fund’s target range. The Growth and Income Strategy Composite Index is comprised of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) (40%) and the MSCI® ACWI Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (60%).
Growth Strategy Portfolio
Under normal conditions, approximately 75% of the Fund’s total assets will be allocated among the Underlying Equity Funds, with a blend of domestic large cap, small cap and international exposure to seek capital appreciation. Allocation to the Underlying Dynamic Funds is intended to provide long-term capital appreciation and a greater degree of risk diversification through managed-volatility and trend-following approaches. Allocation to Underlying Fixed Income Funds is intended to provide diversification. Unless otherwise stated herein, the Fund’s investment in any of the Underlying Funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Investment Adviser expects that the Fund will invest a relatively significant percentage of its equity allocation in a combination of Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund, Small Cap Equity Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights, Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities, Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure, Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights and Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Funds and the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF; a relatively significant percentage of its fixed income allocation in a combination of the Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate, Goldman Sachs Short Duration Bond Fund, Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt, Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt, Goldman Sachs High Yield and Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Funds; and a relatively significant percentage of its dynamic allocation in the Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund. Generally, the Investment Adviser rebalances the Fund approximately monthly, but the Fund can be rebalanced more or less frequently at the discretion of the Investment Adviser.
The Fund’s benchmark indices are the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged), the MSCI® ACWI Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) and the Growth Strategy Composite Index. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) provides a broad-based measure of the global investment grade fixed-rate debt markets. The MSCI® ACWI Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The Growth Strategy Composite Index is a composite representation prepared by the Investment Adviser of the performance of the Fund’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Fund’s target range. The Growth Strategy Composite Index is comprised of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) (20%) and the MSCI® ACWI Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (80%).
Satellite Strategies Portfolio
Under normal conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets will be allocated among Underlying Funds that the Investment Adviser considers to be invested in satellite asset classes. Satellite asset classes are those that historically have had low correlations to traditional market exposures such as large cap equities and investment grade fixed income. Satellite funds can be both equity and fixed income funds. The Fund’s investment in any of the Underlying Funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Investment Adviser expects to invest relatively significant percentages of its equity allocation in the following satellite equity asset classes: emerging markets equity, international small cap, U.S. and international real estate securities and global public infrastructure securities. The Investment Adviser may invest relatively significant percentages of its fixed income allocation in the following satellite fixed income asset classes: high yield, bank loans and emerging markets debt.
The Fund’s benchmark indices are the S&P 500® Index, the MSCI® EAFE® Net Total Return Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the Satellite Strategies Composite Index. The S&P 500® Index is a S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock process. The MSCI® EAFE® Net Total Return Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in 21 developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents an unmanaged diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, investment-grade corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The Satellite Strategies Composite Index is a composite representation prepared by the Investment Adviser of the performance of the Fund’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Fund’s target range. The Satellite Strategies Composite Index is comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (40%), the S&P 500® Index (30%), and the MSCI® EAFE® Net Total Return Index (30%).
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Investment Management Approach
All Funds
The Funds are intended for investors who prefer to have their asset allocation decisions made by professional money managers. Each Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a combination of Underlying Funds including Underlying Fixed Income Funds and Underlying Equity Funds. When implementing its tactical asset allocation views, the Investment Adviser will select primarily from funds that currently exist or that may become available for investment in the future for which the Investment Adviser or an affiliate now or in the future acts as investment adviser or principal underwriter without considering or canvassing the universe of unaffiliated investment companies available. In selecting exchange-traded Underlying Funds (“Underlying ETFs”), the Investment Adviser generally expects to identify ETFs based on their stated benchmarks and which most closely match the desired market exposure for a given asset class. The Investment Adviser will also consider an ETF’s fees and expenses, market liquidity, trading volume, and the anticipated holding period. The Investment Adviser may also select unaffiliated Underlying ETFs in cases where a Fund seeks exposure to passively-managed investment strategies, such as an ETF designed to track a specific benchmark index. An investor may choose to invest in one or more of the Funds based on factors including individual investment goals, risk tolerance and financial circumstances.
The Funds may also use derivatives to gain exposure to securities in which the Underlying Funds invest. The Funds may use derivatives for both hedging and non-hedging purposes. Such derivatives may include (i) futures contracts, including futures based on equity or fixed income securities and/or equity or fixed income indices, interest rate futures, currency futures and swap futures; (ii) swaps, including equity, currency, interest rate, total return, variance and credit default swaps, and swaps on futures contracts; (iii) options, including long and short positions in call options and put options on indices, individual securities or currencies, swaptions and options on futures contracts; (iv) forward contracts, including forwards based on equity or fixed income securities and/or equity or fixed income indices, currency forwards, interest rate forwards, swap forwards and non-deliverable forwards; and (v) other instruments, including structured securities, credit linked notes, exchange-traded notes, and contracts for difference.
The Funds and the Underlying Funds may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with the Funds’ principal investment strategies in attempting to respond to adverse market, political or other conditions. Each Underlying Fund may, for temporary defensive purposes, invest a substantial portion, and in some cases all, of its total assets in some or all of the following: U.S. government securities, commercial paper rated at least A-2 by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”), P-2 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or having a comparable credit rating by another Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, repurchase agreements, non-convertible preferred stocks and non-convertible corporate bonds with a remaining maturity of less than one year, cash and cash equivalents. When a Fund’s or an Underlying Fund’s assets are invested in such instruments, the Fund or Underlying Fund may not be achieving its investment objective.
Each Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing within specified equity and fixed income ranges among Underlying Funds. The table below illustrates the current Underlying Equity/Fixed Income Fund allocation targets and ranges for each Fund:
Equity/Fixed Income Range (Percentage of Each Fund’s Total Assets)
Fund
Target
Range*
Balanced Strategy
 
 
Underlying Equity Funds
35%
5%–60%
Underlying Fixed Income Funds
50%
25%–80%
Underlying Dynamic Funds
15%
0%–20%
Growth and Income Strategy
 
 
Underlying Equity Funds
55%
25%–80%
Underlying Fixed Income Funds
30%
5%–60%
Underlying Dynamic Funds
15%
0%–20%
Growth Strategy
 
 
Underlying Equity Funds
75%
45%–100%
Underlying Fixed Income Funds
10%
0%–40%
Underlying Dynamic Funds
15%
0%–20%
Satellite Strategies
 
 
Underlying Equity Funds
N/A
25%–75%
Underlying Fixed Income Funds
N/A
25%–75%
*
Measured at the time of each monthly rebalancing. In the event of significant investor inflows, the Investment Adviser may continue to buy Underlying Funds, derivatives and/or unaffiliated investment companies between periodic rebalancing if necessary to maintain the desired exposures, even outside of the Fund’s allocation range.
A Fund will invest in particular Underlying Funds based on various criteria. Among other things, the Investment Adviser will analyze the Underlying Funds’ respective investment objectives, policies and investment strategies in order to determine which Underlying Funds, in combination with other Underlying Funds, are appropriate in light of a Fund’s investment objective.
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A Fund may purchase or sell securities to: (a) accommodate purchases and sales of its shares; (b) change the percentages of its assets invested in each of the Underlying Funds in response to economic or market conditions; and (c) maintain or modify the allocation of its assets among the Underlying Funds within the percentage ranges described above.
While each Fund can invest in any or all of the Underlying Funds, it is expected that each Fund will normally invest in only some of the Underlying Funds at any particular time. Each Fund’s investment in any of the Underlying Funds may, and in some cases is expected to, exceed 25% of such Fund’s total assets.
THE PARTICULAR UNDERLYING FUNDS IN WHICH EACH FUND MAY INVEST, THE EQUITY/FIXED INCOME TARGETS AND RANGES AND THE INVESTMENTS IN EACH UNDERLYING FUND MAY BE CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME WITHOUT SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OR NOTICE.
In addition, each Fund’s investment objective and all policies not specifically designated as fundamental in the Prospectus or the SAI are non-fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval. If there is a change in a Fund’s investment objective, you should consider whether that Fund remains an appropriate investment in light of your then current financial position and needs.
GSAM Satellite Strategies Team’s Investment Philosophy:
For the Satellite Strategies Portfolio, the Investment Adviser believes there are three primary sources of risk that contribute to portfolio return—interest rate risk, equity market risk and active management risk. The first two risks—interest rate and equity market—constitute “market risk” (beta), meaning risk naturally associated with bond or stock market returns. Active management risk, however, comes from the pursuit of non-market related return (alpha) through active, skilled portfolio management.
Through a Core and Satellite approach to portfolio construction, investors can separate these three sources of portfolio risk to seek additional return opportunities. Investors achieve their desired exposure to equity and fixed income markets through Core investments—typically U.S. large cap equities and fixed income obtained through passive, structured and/or actively-managed strategies. Active and skilled portfolio management can contribute to alpha return of any mutual fund. However, investors can pursue additional return opportunities through less correlated satellite strategies such as emerging markets, high yield and real assets investments. The Investment Adviser believes the result of Core and Satellite investing is more efficient portfolio construction— and higher risk-adjusted return potential. Because the risks of satellite investments are typically less correlated with market risk, the Investment Adviser believes they can be added to any portfolio to increase diversification and return opportunities—without greatly impacting a portfolio’s overall risk.
The Investment Adviser’s Multi-Asset Solutions Group (“Multi-Asset Group”) applies a factor-based risk budgeting approach to develop a strategic allocation across the satellite asset classes included in the Satellite Strategies Portfolio. In contrast to traditional equity and fixed income selection strategies which focus on individual stocks and bonds, the model focuses on broad asset classes, such as emerging markets, high yield and real assets. To establish a diversified strategic asset allocation, the Investment Adviser seeks to budget or allocate portfolio risk, as opposed to capital, across a set of asset allocation risk factors, including but not limited to, equity, interest rate, emerging markets, credit, momentum and active risk. The Investment Adviser employs a proprietary asset allocation process and other techniques to deliver what it believes is the best strategic allocation in the Satellite Strategies Portfolio.
GSAM Asset Allocation Team’s Investment Philosophy:
For each of the Funds (other than the Satellite Strategies Portfolio) the Investment Adviser’s Multi-Asset Group applies a factor-based risk budgeting approach to develop a strategic allocation among the various asset classes. To establish a diversified strategic asset allocation, the Investment Adviser seeks to budget or allocate portfolio risk, as opposed to capital, across a set of asset allocation risk factors, including but not limited to, equity, interest rate, emerging markets, credit, momentum and active risk. The allocation process is done relative to the benchmark such that the sources of tracking error to the benchmark are relatively balanced across the asset allocation factors. The resulting strategic asset allocation is implemented using a range of bottom-up security selection strategies across equity, fixed income and dynamic asset classes which may utilize fundamental or quantitative investment techniques.
The strategic asset allocation is adjusted by the Investment Adviser as part of its tactical investment process in order to react to changes in the markets, the economic cycle and the macroeconomic environment. Each Fund’s positioning may therefore change over time based on these short- to medium-term market views on dislocations and attractive investment opportunities. These views may impact the relative weighting across asset classes, the allocation to geographies, sectors and industries, as well as the Funds’ duration and sensitivity to inflation. Market views may be developed from multiple sources, including the Investment Adviser’s fundamental analysis of the economy, the market cycle, asset class valuation, regulatory and policy action, and market technical or trading factors. By allocating across different factors, regions, investment styles and strategies, the Investment Adviser seeks to achieve a diversified, dynamic portfolio which offers consistent positive performance in excess of the benchmark.
References in the Prospectus to a Fund’s benchmarks are for informational purposes only, and unless otherwise noted, are not an indication of how a particular Fund is managed.
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Investment Management Approach
ADDITIONAL FEES AND EXPENSES INFORMATION
“Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses” reflect the expenses (including the management fees) borne by each Fund through its ownership of shares in the Underlying Funds.
ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The below is additional information that relates to the “Performance” section of each Fund’s Summary section.
Note that the “Best Quarter” and “Worst Quarter” figures shown in the “Performance” section of each Fund’s Summary section are applicable only to the time period covered by the bar chart.
These definitions apply to the after-tax returns shown in the “Performance” section of each Fund’s Summary section.
Average Annual Total Returns Before Taxes. These returns do not reflect taxes on distributions on a Fund’s Shares nor do they show how performance can be impacted by taxes when shares are redeemed (sold) by you.
Average Annual Total Returns After Taxes on Distributions. These returns assume that taxes are paid on distributions on a Fund’s Class P Shares (i.e., dividends and capital gains) but do not reflect taxes that may be incurred upon redemption (sale) of the Class P Shares at the end of the performance period.
Average Annual Total Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares. These returns reflect taxes paid on distributions on a Fund’s Class P Shares and taxes applicable when the shares are redeemed (sold).
Note on Tax Rates. The after-tax performance figures are calculated using the historically highest individual federal marginal income tax rates at the time of the distributions and do not reflect state and local taxes. In calculating the federal income taxes due on redemptions, capital gains taxes resulting from a redemption are subtracted from the redemption proceeds and the tax benefits from capital losses resulting from the redemption are added to the redemption proceeds. Under certain circumstances, the addition of the tax benefits from capital losses resulting from redemptions may cause the Average Annual Total Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares to be greater than the Average Annual Total Returns After Taxes on Distributions or even the Average Annual Total Returns Before Taxes.
OTHER INVESTMENT PRACTICES AND SECURITIES
The Funds publish on their website (http://www.gsamfunds.com) complete portfolio holdings as of the end of each month subject to a fifteen-day lag between the date of the information and the date on which the information is disclosed. For information regarding the disclosure of an Underlying Fund’s portfolio securities holdings, see the applicable Underlying Fund’s prospectus. In addition, a description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio holdings is available in the Funds’ SAI.
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Risks of the Fund
Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other governmental agency. While the Funds offer a greater level of diversification than many other types of mutual funds, a single Fund may not provide a complete investment program for an investor. The principal risks of the Fund are discussed in the Summary section of the Prospectus. The following section provides additional information on the risks that apply to the Fund, which may result in a loss of your investment. The risks applicable to the Fund are presented below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Investments in the Fund involve substantial risks which prospective investors should consider carefully before investing.
Asset Allocation Risk —The Fund’s allocations to the various underlying asset classes may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with a similar investment objective. It is possible that the Investment Adviser will allocate Fund assets to asset classes that perform poorly or underperform other investments under various market conditions.
Derivatives RiskThe Fund’s use of options, futures, forwards, swaps, options on swaps, structured securities and other instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) may result in losses, including due to adverse market movements. Derivatives, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may increase market exposure and be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying assets or instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Fund. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill, or lacks the capacity or authority to fulfill, its contractual obligations, liquidity risk, which includes the risk that the Fund will not be able to close its derivatives position when it is advantageous to do so, and risks arising from margin requirements, which include the risk that the Fund will be required to pay additional margin or set aside additional collateral to maintain open derivative positions. Derivatives may be used for both hedging and non-hedging purposes.
The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments, and there is no guarantee that the use of derivatives will achieve their intended result. If the Investment Adviser is incorrect in its expectation of the timing or level of fluctuation in securities prices, interest rates, currency prices or other variables, the use of derivatives could result in losses, which in some cases may be significant. A lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivatives and the value of the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged could also result in losses. In addition, there is a risk that the performance of the derivatives or other instruments used by the Investment Adviser to replicate the performance of a particular asset class may not accurately track the performance of that asset class. Derivatives are also subject to liquidity risk and risks arising from margin requirements. There is also risk of loss if the Investment Adviser is incorrect in its expectation of the timing or level of fluctuation in securities prices, interest rates, currency prices or other variables.
 The use of derivatives is also subject to operational and legal risks. Operational risks generally refer to risks related to potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, system failures, inadequate controls, and human error. Legal risks generally refer to risks of loss resulting from insufficient documentation or legality or enforceability of a contract.
Expenses Risk—You may invest in the Underlying Funds directly. By investing in the Underlying Funds indirectly through the Fund, you will incur not only a proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds held by the Fund (including operating costs and investment management fees), but also expenses of the Fund.
Investing in the Underlying Funds—The Fund’s investments are concentrated in the Underlying Funds (including ETFs and other registered investment companies) subject to limitations and/or conditions prescribed by the Investment Company Act or rules, regulations or exemptive relief thereunder. The Fund’s investment performance is directly related to the investment performance of the Underlying Funds it holds. The Fund is subject to the risk factors associated with investments of the Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the amount of assets allocated to each. The ability of the Fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the Underlying Funds to meet their objectives as well as the allocation among those Underlying Funds by the Investment Adviser. The value of the Underlying Funds’ investments, and the net asset values (“NAV”) of the shares of both the Fund and the Underlying Funds, will fluctuate in response to various market and economic factors related to the equity and fixed income markets, as well as the financial condition and prospects of issuers in which the Underlying Funds invest. If the Fund has a relative concentration of its portfolio in a single Underlying Fund, it may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting that Underlying Fund and may be more susceptible to losses because of these developments. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Fund or any Underlying Fund will be achieved.
Investments in Affiliated Underlying Funds—In managing the Fund, the Investment Adviser will have the authority to select and substitute Underlying Funds. The Investment Adviser is subject to conflicts of interest in allocating Fund assets among the various
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Risks of the Fund
Underlying Funds both because the fees payable to it and/or its affiliates by some Underlying Funds are higher than the fees payable by other Underlying Funds and because the Investment Adviser and its affiliates are also responsible for managing the Underlying Funds. The Investment Adviser and/or its affiliates are compensated by the Fund and by the Underlying Funds for advisory, transfer agency and/or principal underwriting services provided. The portfolio managers may also be subject to conflicts of interest in allocating Fund assets among the various Underlying Funds because the Fund’s portfolio management team may also manage some of the Underlying Funds. The Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) and officers of the Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”) may also have conflicting interests in fulfilling their fiduciary duties to both the Fund and the Underlying Funds for which GSAM or its affiliates now or in the future serve as investment adviser or principal underwriter. Other funds with similar investment strategies may perform better or worse than the Underlying Funds. In addition, the Investment Adviser’s authority to allocate investments among affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies creates conflicts of interest. For example, investing in affiliated investment companies could cause the Fund to incur higher fees and may cause the Investment Adviser and/or its affiliates to receive greater compensation, increase assets under management or support particular investment strategies or affiliated investment companies. In selecting Underlying Funds, the Investment Adviser generally expects to select affiliated investment companies without considering or canvassing the universe of unaffiliated investment companies available even though there may (or may not) be one or more unaffiliated investment companies that may be a more appropriate addition to the Fund that investors may regard as a more attractive investment for the Fund, or that may have higher returns. To the extent that an investment in an affiliated investment company is not available, including as the result of capacity constraints, only then will the Investment Adviser consider unaffiliated investment companies.
Large Shareholder Transactions Risk— A Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, institutional investors (including those trading by use of non-discretionary mathematical formulas), financial intermediaries (who may make investment decisions on behalf of underlying clients and/or include a Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause a Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact a Fund’s NAV and liquidity. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in a Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio.
Management Risk—The risk that a strategy used by the Investment Adviser may fail to produce the intended results. The investment adviser attempts to execute a complex strategy for certain of the Underlying Funds using proprietary quantitative models. Investments selected using these models may perform differently than expected as a result of the factors used in the models, the weight place on each factor, changes from the factor’s historical trends, and technical issues in the construction and implementation of the models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues). There is no guarantee that the investment adviser’s use of these quantitative models will result in effective investment decisions for an Underlying Fund. Additionally, commonality of holdings across quantitative money managers may amplify losses.
Temporary Investments RiskAlthough the Fund normally seeks to remain substantially invested in the Underlying Funds, the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in high-quality, short-term debt obligations (including commercial paper, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, repurchase agreements, debt obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and demand and time deposits of domestic and foreign banks and savings and loan associations) to maintain liquidity, to meet shareholder redemptions and for other short-term cash needs. Also, there may be times when, in the opinion of the Investment Adviser, abnormal market or economic conditions warrant that, for temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may invest without limitation in short-term obligations. When the Fund’s assets are invested in such investments, the Fund may not be achieving its investment objective.
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Description of the Underlying Funds
DESCRIPTION OF THE UNDERLYING FUNDS
The following is a concise description of the investment objectives and practices for each of the affiliated Underlying Funds that are currently expected to be used for investment by the Fund as of the date of the Prospectus. The Fund may also invest in other Underlying Funds not listed below that currently exist or that may become available for investment in the future at the discretion of the Investment Adviser without shareholder approval or notice, including unaffiliated ETFs. Additional information regarding the investment practices of the Underlying Funds is provided in Appendix A to the Prospectus and in the SAI. The Prospectus is not an offer to sell and is not soliciting an offer to buy any of the Underlying Funds. In addition, a description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio security holdings is available in the SAI. For information regarding the disclosure of an Underlying Fund’s portfolio securities holdings, see the applicable Underlying Fund’s prospectus.
Underlying Fund
Investment Objectives
Investment Criteria
Goldman Sachs Large
Cap Growth
Insights Fund
Long-term growth of
capital, with dividend
income as a secondary
consideration.
At least 80% of its Net Assets in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity investments in large-cap U.S. issuers, including
foreign issuers that are traded in the United States. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and
a variety of quantitative techniques based on certain investment themes, including, among others, Fundamental
Mispricings, High Quality Business Models, Sentiment Analysis and Market Themes & Trends.
Goldman Sachs Large
Cap Value Insights
Fund
Long-term growth of
capital and dividend
income.
At least 80% of its Net Assets in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in large-cap U.S. issuers, including foreign
issuers that are traded in the United States. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a
variety of quantitative techniques based on certain investment themes, including, among others, Fundamental
Mispricings, High Quality Business Models, Sentiment Analysis and Market Themes & Trends.
Goldman Sachs Small
Cap Equity
Insights Fund
Long-term growth of
capital.
At least 80% of its Net Assets in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity investments in small-cap U.S. issuers, including
foreign issuers that are traded in the United States. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and
a variety of quantitative techniques based on certain investment themes, including, among others, Fundamental
Mispricings, High Quality Business Models, Sentiment Analysis and Market Themes & Trends.
Goldman Sachs Real
Estate Securities
Total return comprised of
long-term growth of
capital and dividend
income.
At least 80% of its Net Assets in a portfolio of equity investments in issuers that are primarily engaged in or related to
the real estate industry. Such issuers may include REITs, REIT-like structures, or real estate operating companies or other
real estate related investments. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its total assets in foreign securities, including
securities quoted in foreign currencies, and 20% of its total assets in fixed income investments.
Goldman Sachs
International
Equity Insights
Long-term growth of
capital.
At least 80% of its Net Assets in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity investments in non-U.S. issuers. The Fund’s
investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on certain
investment themes, including, among others, Fundamental Mispricings, High Quality Business Models, Sentiment
Analysis and Market Themes & Trends.
Goldman Sachs
Emerging Markets
Equity
Long-term capital
appreciation.
At least 80% of its Net Assets in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in emerging country issuers. The Fund may
invest in the aggregate up to 20% of its Net Assets in certain fixed income securities and in certain equity and fixed
income securities of developed country issuers.
Goldman Sachs
Emerging Markets
Equity Insights
Long-term growth of
capital.
At least 80% of its Net Assets in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in emerging country issuers. The Fund uses
a quantitative style of management, in combination with a qualitative overlay, that emphasizes fundamentally-based
stock and country/currency selection, careful portfolio construction and efficient implementation. The Fund’s investments
are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on certain investment themes,
including, among others, Fundamental Mispricings, High Quality Business Models, Sentiment Analysis and Market
Themes & Trends.
Goldman Sachs
International
Small Cap Insights
Long-term growth of
capital.
At least 80% of its Net Assets in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity investments in small-cap non-U.S. issuers. The
Fund uses a quantitative style of management, in combination with a qualitative overlay, that emphasizes
fundamentally-based stock selection, careful portfolio construction and efficient implementation. The Fund’s investments
are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on certain investment themes,
including, among others, Fundamental Mispricings, High Quality Business Models, Sentiment Analysis and Market
Themes & Trends.
Goldman Sachs
Managed Futures
Strategy
Long-term absolute return.
The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of equities, equity index futures, bonds, bond futures, equity swaps, interest rate
swaps, currency forwards and non-deliverable forwards, options, ETFs, and structured securities. As a result of the Fund’s
use of derivatives, the Fund may also hold significant amounts of U.S. Treasuries or short-term investments, including
money market funds, repurchase agreements, cash and time deposits. The Fund’s investments will be made without
restriction as to issuer capitalization, country, currency, maturity, or credit rating. The Fund may also gain exposure to
the commodities markets by investing in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized as a company under the laws
of the Cayman Islands. The subsidiary primarily obtains its commodity exposure by investing in commodity-linked
derivative instruments, which may include but are not limited to total return swaps, commodity (U.S. or foreign) futures
and commodity-linked notes. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the subsidiary.
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Description of the Underlying Funds
Underlying Fund
Investment Objectives
Investment Criteria
Goldman Sachs
Global
Infrastructure
Total return comprised of
long-term growth of
capital and income.
At least 80% of its Net Assets in a portfolio of investments in issuers that are engaged in or related to the infrastructure
group of industries (“infrastructure companies”). The Fund will invest primarily in the common stock of infrastructure
companies that are economically tied to at least three countries, including the United States, and may invest in
emerging markets countries. The Fund may invest without restriction as to issuer capitalization (including small- and
mid-capitalization companies). The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its total assets (measured at time of purchase) in
master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) that are taxed as partnerships and up to 20% of its Net Assets (measured at time
of purchase) in issuers that are not infrastructure companies. ETFs that provide exposure to infrastructure companies
and derivative instruments, such as futures, that have similar economic exposures to infrastructure companies will be
counted towards the Fund’s 80% policy.
Goldman Sachs
Global Real Estate
Securities
Total return comprised of
long-term growth of
capital and dividend
income.
At least 80% of its Net Assets in a portfolio of equity investments in issuers that are primarily engaged in or related to
the real estate industry (“real estate industry companies”) within and outside the United States. The Fund’s investment
strategy is based on the premise that property market fundamentals are the primary determinant of growth, underlying
the success of companies in the real estate industry. The Fund will invest in securities of real estate industry companies
that are economically tied to at least three countries, including the United States and may invest in emerging markets
countries. The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its Net Assets (measured at the time of purchase) in issuers that are
not real estate industry companies, or fixed income investments, such as government, corporate and bank debt
obligations.
Goldman Sachs
ActiveBeta® U.S.
Large Cap Equity
ETF
To provide investment
results that closely
correspond, before fees
and expenses, to the
performance of the
Goldman Sachs
ActiveBeta® U.S. Large
Cap Equity Index.
At least 80% of its assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in securities included in its underlying
index, in depositary receipts representing securities included in its underlying index and in underlying stocks in respect
of depositary receipts included in its underlying index. The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity Index is
designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of large capitalization U.S. issuers.
Goldman Sachs
ActiveBeta®
Emerging Markets
Equity ETF
To provide investment
results that closely
correspond, before fees
and expenses, to the
performance of the
Goldman Sachs
ActiveBeta® Emerging
Markets Equity Index.
At least 80% of its assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in securities included in its underlying
index, in depositary receipts representing securities included in its underlying index and in underlying stocks in respect
of depositary receipts included in its underlying index. The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity Index
is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of emerging market issuers.
Goldman Sachs
MarketBeta®
International
Equity ETF
To provide investment
results that closely
correspond, before fees
and expenses, to the
performance of the
Solactive GBS Developed
Markets ex North America
Large & Mid Cap Index
At least 80% of its assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in securities included in its underlying
index, in depositary receipts representing securities included in its underlying index and in underlying stocks in respect
of depositary receipts included in its underlying index. The Index is designed to measure the performance of equity
securities of large and mid-capitalization issuers covering approximately the largest 85% of the free-float market
capitalization in developed markets excluding North America.
Goldman Sachs
ActiveBeta®
International
Equity ETF
To provide investment
results that closely
correspond, before fees
and expenses, to the
performance of the
Goldman Sachs
ActiveBeta® International
Equity Index
At least 80% of its assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in securities included in its underlying
index, in depositary receipts representing securities included in its underlying index and in underlying stocks in respect
of depositary receipts included in its underlying index. The Index is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of
developed market issuers outside of the United States.
Goldman Sachs
MarketBeta®
Emerging Markets
Equity ETF
To provide investment
results that closely
correspond, before fees
and expenses, to the
performance of the
Solactive GBS Emerging
Markets Large & Mid Cap
Index
At least 80% of its assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in securities included in its underlying
index, in depositary receipts representing securities included in its underlying index and in underlying stocks in respect
of depositary receipts included in its underlying index. The Index is designed to measure the performance of equity
securities of large and mid-capitalization issuers covering approximately the largest 85% of the free-float market
capitalization in emerging markets.
Goldman Sachs
Energy
Infrastructure
Fund
Total return through
current income and capital
appreciation.
At least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment in U.S. and non-U.S. equity or fixed income securities
issued by energy infrastructure companies, including master limited partnerships and “C” corporations. The Fund may
also invest up to 20% of its net assets in non-energy infrastructure investments, including equity and fixed income
securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies.
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Underlying Fund
Investment Objectives
Duration or Maturity
Expected
Approximate
Interest Rate
Sensitivity
Goldman Sachs
Financial Square
Government
Maximum current income
to the extent consistent
with the preservation of
capital and the
maintenance of liquidity by
investing exclusively in
high quality money market
instruments.
Maximum Maturity of Individual Investments = 13 months at time of purchase.
Dollar-Weighted Average Portfolio Maturity = Not more than 60 days; Dollar-Weighted
Average Portfolio Life = Not more than 120 days
N/A
Goldman Sachs Short
Duration
Government
A high level of current
income and secondarily, in
seeking current income,
may also consider the
potential for capital
appreciation.
Target Duration* = ICE BofAML Two-Year U.S. Treasury Note Index, plus or minus 1 year
2-year U.S. Treasury note
Goldman Sachs Core
Fixed Income
A total return consisting of
capital appreciation and
income.
Target Duration* = Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, plus or minus one year
5-year U.S. Treasury note
Goldman Sachs
Global Core Fixed
Income
A total return consisting of
capital appreciation and
income.
Target Duration* = Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged), plus
or minus 2.5 years
6-year bond
Goldman Sachs High
Yield
A high level of current
income and may also
consider the potential for
capital appreciation.
Target Duration* = Bloomberg U.S. High- Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index, plus or
minus 2.5 years
N/A
Goldman Sachs High
Yield Floating Rate
A high level of current
income.
Target Duration* = Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index, plus or minus one year. The
Fund’s investments in floating rate obligations will generally have short to intermediate
maturities (approximately 4-7 years).
Low
Goldman Sachs Short
Duration Bond
Fund
Total return consisting of
income and capital
appreciation.
Target Duration* = Goldman Sachs Short Duration Bond Fund Composite Index, which is
comprised of Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index (50%) and Bloomberg U.S.
1-3 Year Government Bond Index (50%), plus or minus 2 years
Low
* The Underlying Fund’s duration approximates its price sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
Underlying Fund (Cont.)
Investment Sector
Credit Quality
Other Investments
Goldman Sachs
Financial Square
Government
(Cont.)
At least 99.5% of its total
assets in cash, U.S.
Government Securities
and/or in repurchase
agreements collateralized
fully by cash or such
securities.
Minimum = AAA/Aaa or A-1/P-1
N/A
Goldman Sachs Short
Duration
Government
(Cont.)
At least 80% of its Net
Assets in U.S. Government
Securities and in
repurchase agreements
collateralized by such
securities.
U.S. Government Securities and repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities
Asset-backed and
mortgage-backed
securities issued or
guaranteed by U.S.
government agencies,
instrumentalities or
sponsored enterprises. Also
invests in futures, swaps
and other derivatives.
Goldman Sachs Core
Fixed Income
(Cont.)
At least 80% of its Net
Assets in fixed income
securities, including U.S.
Government Securities,
corporate debt securities,
privately issued
mortgage-backed
securities and
asset-backed securities.
Minimum = BBB–/Baa3 (at time of purchase)
Foreign fixed income
securities, custodial
receipts, municipal and
convertible securities,
foreign currencies
transactions and
repurchase agreements.
Also invests in futures,
swaps and other
derivatives.
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Description of the Underlying Funds
Underlying Fund (Cont.)
Investment Sector
Credit Quality
Other Investments
Goldman Sachs
Global Core Fixed
Income
(Cont.)
At least 80% of its Net
Assets in a portfolio of
fixed income securities of
U.S. and foreign issuers.
Minimum = BBB–/Baa3 (at time of purchase); At least 25% of total assets = AAA/Aaa
Mortgage-backed and
asset-backed securities,
U.S. Government
Securities, custodial
receipts, corporate debt
securities, certificates of
deposit, bankers’
acceptances, commercial
paper, collateralized loan
obligations, foreign
currencies transactions
and repurchase
agreements. Also invests in
futures, swaps and other
derivatives.
Goldman Sachs High
Yield
(Cont.)
At least 80% of its Net
Assets in high-yield, fixed
income securities that, at
the time of purchase, are
noninvestment grade
securities.
At least 80% of Net Assets rated BB+/Ba1 or below (at time of purchase)
All types of fixed income
securities, including loan
participations and U.S.
Government Securities.
May also invest in
derivatives, including
credit default swap indices
(or CDX), and interest rate
futures, forwards and
swaps. May also gain
exposure through affiliated
or unaffiliated investment
companies included ETFs.
Goldman Sachs High
Yield Floating Rate
(Cont.)
At least 80% of its Net
Assets in domestic or
foreign floating rate loans
and other floating or
variable rate obligations
rated below investment
grade.
At least 80% = BB+/Ba1 or below (at time of purchase)
Fixed income instruments,
regardless of rating,
including fixed rate
corporate bonds,
government bonds,
convertible debt
obligations, and
mezzanine fixed income
instruments. May also
invest in floating or
variable rate instruments
that are rated investment
grade and in preferred
stock, repurchase
agreements and cash
securities. May also invest
in credit default swaps on
credit and loan indices and
forward foreign currency
contracts and other
derivatives.
Goldman Sachs Short
Duration Bond
Fund
(Cont.)
At least 80% of its net
assets invest in U.S. or
foreign fixed income
securities.
At least 80% of Net Assets rated BB+/Ba1 or below.
U.S. Government
Securities,
Mortgage-Backed
Securities, asset-backed
securities, high yield
non-investment grade
fixed income securities,
high yield floating rate
loans, sovereign and
corporate debt securities,
and other instruments of
issuers in emerging market
countries. The Fund may
also invest in fixed income
securities issued by or on
behalf of states, territories,
and possessions of the
United States.
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Underlying Fund
Investment Objectives
Duration or Maturity
Expected
Approximate
Interest Rate
Sensitivity
Goldman Sachs
Emerging Markets
Debt
A high level of total return
consisting of income and
capital appreciation.
Target Duration* = J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified Index,
plus or minus 2 years
10-year U.S. government
bond
Goldman Sachs Local
Emerging Markets
Debt
A high level of total return
consisting of income and
capital appreciation.
Target Duration* = J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index—Emerging Markets Global
Diversified Index, plus or minus 2 years
N/A
Goldman Sachs
Access Investment
Grade Corporate
Bond ETF
To provide investment
results that closely
correspond, before fees
and expenses, to the
performance of the FTSE
Goldman Sachs
Investment Grade
Corporate Bond Index.
Target Duration* = FTSE Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index
N/A
Goldman Sachs
Access Treasury
0-1 Year ETF
To provide investment
results that closely
correspond, before fees
and expenses, to the
performance of the FTSE
US Treasury 0-1 Year
Composite Select Index.
Minimum remaining maturity of 1 month and a maximum remaining maturity of 12
months at the time of rebalance and that have a minimum issue size of $5 billion.
Low
* The Underlying Fund’s duration approximates its price sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
Underlying Funds
(Cont.)
Investment Sector
Credit Quality
Other Investments
Goldman Sachs
Emerging Markets
Debt
(Cont.)
At least 80% of its Net
Assets in sovereign and
corporate debt securities
and other instruments of
issuers in emerging market
countries.
The Fund may invest in securities without regard to credit rating.
All types of foreign and
emerging country fixed
income securities,
including Brady bonds and
other debt issued by
governments, their
agencies and
instrumentalities, or by
their central banks,
interests in structured
securities, fixed and
floating rate, senior and
subordinated corporate
debt obligations, loan
participations and
repurchase agreements.
Also invests in futures,
swaps and other
derivatives.
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Description of the Underlying Funds
Underlying Funds
(Cont.)
Investment Sector
Credit Quality
Other Investments
Goldman Sachs Local
Emerging Markets
Debt
(Cont.)
At least 80% of its Net
Assets in sovereign and
corporate debt securities
of issuers in emerging
market countries,
denominated in the local
currency of such emerging
market countries, and
other instruments,
including credit linked
notes and other
investments, with similar
economic exposures.
The Fund may invest in securities without regard to credit rating.
Brady bonds and other
debt issued by
governments, their
agencies and
instrumentalities, or by
their central banks,
interests in structured
securities, fixed and
floating rate, senior and
subordinated corporate
debt obligations (such as
bonds, debentures, notes
and commercial paper),
loan participations, and
repurchase agreements
with respect to the
foregoing. Also invests in
futures, swaps and other
derivatives.
Goldman Sachs
Access Investment
Grade Corporate
Bond ETF
(Cont.)
At least 80% of its assets
(exclusive of collateral
held from securities
lending) in securities
included in its underlying
index. The FTSE Goldman
Sachs Investment Grade
Corporate Bond Index is
designed to measure the
performance of investment
grade, corporate bonds
denominated in U.S.
dollars that meet certain
liquidity and fundamental
screening criteria.
Constituents of the FTSE Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index are
rated BBB- or above.
N/A
Goldman Sachs
Access Treasury
0-1 Year ETF
(Cont.)
At least 80% of its assets
(exclusive of collateral
held from securities
lending) in securities
included in its underlying
index. The FTSE US
Treasury 0-1 Year
Composite Select Index is
designed to measure the
performance of U.S.
Treasury Securities with a
maximum remaining
maturity of 12 months.
The Fund may invest in securities without regard to credit rating.
N/A
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Risks of the Underlying Funds
Loss of money is a risk of investing in each Underlying Fund. An investment in an Underlying Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other governmental agency. The principal risks of the applicable Underlying Funds for each Fund are discussed in the Summary sections of the Prospectus. The following section provides additional information on the risks that apply to the Underlying Funds, which may result in a loss of your investment in a Fund. The risks applicable to each Underlying Fund are presented below in alphabetical order, and not in the order of importance or potential exposure.
The investment program of some of the Underlying Funds is speculative, entails substantial risks and includes alternative investment techniques not employed by traditional mutual funds. The investment techniques of some of the Underlying Funds (if they do not perform as designed) may increase the volatility of performance and the risk of investment loss, including the loss of the entire amount that is invested, and there can be no assurance that the investment objective of those Underlying Funds will be achieved. Moreover, certain investment techniques which certain Underlying Funds may employ in their investment programs can substantially increase the adverse impact to which those Underlying Funds’ investments may be subject. There is no assurance that the investment processes of those Underlying Funds will be successful, that the techniques utilized therein will be implemented successfully or that they are adequate for their intended uses, or that the discretionary element of the investment processes of those Underlying Funds will be exercised in a manner that is successful or that is not adverse to the applicable Fund. Investors should carefully consider these risks before investing.
The target and actual asset allocation percentages, the selection of Underlying Funds and the investments in the Underlying Funds are subject to change. Such changes may cause the Fund to be subject to additional or different risks than the risks listed below.
Risks That Apply To All Underlying Funds:
Credit/Default Risk—An issuer or guarantor of fixed income securities or instruments held by an Underlying Fund (which may have low credit ratings) may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. The credit quality of an Underlying Fund’s portfolio securities or instruments may meet the Underlying Fund’s credit quality requirements at the time of purchase but then deteriorate thereafter, and such a deterioration can occur rapidly. In certain instances, the downgrading or default of a single holding or guarantor of the  Underlying Fund’s holdings may impair the Underlying Fund’s liquidity and have the potential to cause significant NAV deterioration. These risks are heightened in market environments where interest rates are rising as well as in connection with an Underlying Fund’s investments in non-investment grade fixed income securities.
Cybersecurity Risk—An Underlying Fund may be susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacks include, among others, stealing or corrupting confidential information and other data that is maintained online or digitally for financial gain, denial-of-service attacks on websites causing operational disruption, and the unauthorized release of confidential information and other data. Cyber-attacks have the ability to cause significant disruptions and impact business operations; to result in financial losses; to prevent shareholders f