Goldman Sachs Funds

 

 

 
Annual Report      

August 31, 2022

 
     

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF

 

 

 

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Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Investment Process

    1  

Portfolio Management Discussion and Performance Summaries

    3  

Schedules of Investments

    8  

Financial Statements

    17  

Financial Highlights

    20  

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF

    20  

Notes to Financial Statements

    21  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    29  

Other Information

    30  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


INVESTMENT PROCESS

 

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF

Principal Investment Strategies

The investment objective of the MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (the “Fund”) is to seek to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index (Total Return, Unhedged, USD) (the “Index”).

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing 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 equity issuers covering approximately the largest 1,000 of the free-float market capitalization in the United States. It is calculated as a total return index in U.S. dollars and weighted by free-float market capitalization.

As of August 31, 2022, the Index consisted of 1,012 securities with a market capitalization range of between approximately $2.2 billion and $2,526.6 billion. The components of the Index may change over time. The percentage of the portfolio exposed to any asset class will vary from time to time as the weightings of the securities within the Index change, and the Fund may not be invested in each asset class at all times. Solactive AG (“Solactive” or the “Index Provider”) will generally deem an issuer to be a U.S. issuer if it is organized under the laws of the U.S. and it is primarily listed in the U.S.; in the event that these factors point to more than one country, the Index methodology provides for consideration of certain additional factors. The Index is normally reconstituted on a quarterly basis in February, May, August, and November. New securities from initial public offerings are also added on a semi-annual basis in February and August, subject to fulfillment of certain eligibility criteria.

Given the Fund’s investment objective of attempting to track the Index, the Fund does not follow traditional methods of active investment management, which may involve buying and selling securities based upon analysis of economic and market factors.

The Fund seeks to invest in the Index components in approximately the same weighting that such components have within the Index at the applicable time. However, under various circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all of the securities in the Index in the approximate Index weight. In these circumstances, the Fund may purchase a sample of securities in the Index. There may also be instances in which the Investment Adviser may choose to underweight or overweight a security in the Fund’s Index, purchase securities not in the Fund’s Index that the Investment Adviser believes are appropriate to substitute for certain securities in such Index or utilize various combinations of other available investment techniques.

The Index is owned and calculated by Solactive.

The Fund is classified as “diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). However, the Fund may become “non-diversified” solely as a result of a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Index. A non-diversified fund may invest a larger percentage of its assets in fewer issuers than diversified funds.

The Fund may concentrate its investments (i.e., hold more than 25% of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to the extent that the Index is concentrated. The degree to which components of the Index represent certain sectors or industries may change over time.

In managing the Fund, the Investment Adviser incorporates tax considerations into its investment process. Specifically, in seeking to track the underlying index, the Investment Adviser employs tax management strategies to seek tax efficiency for the Fund and its shareholders. These strategies generally seek to minimize taxable capital gain distributions to shareholders and include:

 

 

Use of the Fund’s in-kind redemption mechanism to effect changes to the portfolio;

 

 

Monitoring the portfolio and from time to time selecting positions to sell to realize short-term capital losses and creating loss carryforward positions that offset long-term and short-term capital gains; and

 

 

Use of tax lot selection to maximize tax efficiency

 

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INVESTMENT PROCESS

 

There is no guarantee that such tax management strategies will be effective or will materially reduce the amount of taxable capital gains distributed by the Fund to shareholders.

* * *

At the end of the Reporting Period, i.e. August 31, 2022, we maintained conviction in our principal investment strategies, as the Fund continues to seek to provide efficient and diversified access to 1,000 equity securities represented by its Index in one portfolio.

 

Effective June 17, 2022, Matthew Maillet no longer served as a portfolio manager for the Fund. By design, all investment decisions for the Fund are performed within a co-lead or team structure, with multiple subject matter experts. This strategic decision making process has been a cornerstone of our approach and helps to ensure continuity in the Fund.

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF

 

Investment Objective

The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index (the “Index”).

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Fund’s performance and positioning for the period since its inception on April 5, 2022 through August 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund returned -12.36% based on net asset value (“NAV”) and -12.24% based on market price. The Index returned -12.35% during the same period.

 

  

The Fund had an NAV of $39.49 per share on the date of its inception, April 5, 2022, and ended the Reporting Period with an NAV of $34.49 per share. The Fund’s market price on August 31, 2022 was $34.54 per share.

 

Q   What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Index. The Fund’s performance reflects Fund expenses, including management fees and brokerage expenses. The Fund’s relative performance also reflects the impact of any cash held in the Fund as well as any other differences between the Fund’s holdings and the constituents of the Index. The Index is unmanaged, and Index returns do not reflect fees and expenses, which would reduce returns.

 

  

Given the Fund’s investment objective of attempting to track the Index, the Fund does not follow traditional methods of active investment management, which may involve buying and selling securities based upon analysis of economic and market factors. The Fund does not follow a strategy of seeking to outperform the Index.

 

Q   Which sectors contributed most positively to the Index’s relative performance during the Reporting Period, and which contributed least?

 

A   Index constituents in the energy sector contributed most to the Index’s results during the Reporting Period. Index constituents in the information technology, communication services and consumer discretionary sectors contributed least to the Index’s results during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Which individual stock positions contributed the most to the Index’s returns during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Positions in integrated energy companies Exxon Mobil, Occidental Petroleum and ConocoPhillips contributed most (1.13%, 0.19% and 0.40% of Fund net assets as of August 31, 2022, respectively). Each of these holdings posted a double-digit positive return within the Index during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Which individual stock positions contributed the least to the Index’s results during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Positions in software leader Microsoft, e-commerce retailing behemoth Amazon.com and information technology giant Apple contributed least (5.42%, 3.16% and 7.16% of Fund net assets as of August 31, 2022, respectively). Microsoft and Amazon.com each generated a double-digit negative return within the Index during the Reporting Period. Apple posted a single-digit negative return within the Index during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund does not employ derivatives as a source of alpha generation, although it did use index futures to equitize excess cash. The use of futures was not material to the performance of the Fund during the Reporting Period.

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Q   What was the Fund’s sector positioning relative to the Index at the end of the Reporting Period?1

 

     Sector Name   Fund2     

Solactive

Index

 
  Information Technology     27.88      27.15
  Health Care     13.83        13.84  
  Consumer Discretionary     11.41        11.64  
  Financials     10.86        10.78  
  Industrials     8.66        8.61  
  Communication Services     8.07        7.91  
  Consumer Staples     6.58        6.37  
  Energy     4.23        4.67  
  Real Estate     3.10        3.28  
  Utilities     3.07        3.06  
    Materials     2.31        2.69  

 

  1    Sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Solactive. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding due to the presence of cash.

 

  2    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF

as of August 31, 2022

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of August 31, 2022       
  Market Price1   $ 34.54  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 34.49  

 

1    The Market Price is the price at which the Fund’s shares are trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The Market Price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate and, at the time of sale, shares may be worth more or less than the original investment or the Fund’s then current net asset value (“NAV”). The NAV is the market value of one share of the Fund. This amount is derived by dividing the total value of all the securities in the Fund’s portfolio, plus other assets, less any liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding. Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their NAV only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs.

 

  TOP 10 HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/222
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business      Country
  Apple, Inc.     7.1      Information Technology      United States
  Microsoft Corp.     5.4        Information Technology      United States
  Amazon.com, Inc.     3.2        Consumer Discretionary      United States
  Tesla, Inc.     2.0        Consumer Discretionary      United States
  Alphabet, Inc., Class A     1.8        Communication Services      United States
  Alphabet, Inc., Class C     1.6        Communication Services      United States
  UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     1.4        Health Care      United States
  Johnson & Johnson     1.2        Health Care      United States
  Exxon Mobil Corp.     1.1        Energy      United States
    Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A     1.0        Communication Services      United States

 

2    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA® U.S. 1000 EQUITY ETF

 

Performance Summary

August 31, 2022

 

Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2022*          Since Inception

Shares based on NAV (Commenced April 5, 2022)

         -12.36%

 

Shares based on Market Price (Commenced April 5, 2022)

         -12.24%

 

Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index

         -12.35%

 

 

*   Total return for periods of less than one year represents cumulative total return. Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00 pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. The first day of secondary market trading is typically several days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the Market Price returns. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

The returns set forth above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s NAV and investment return may fluctuate. These fluctuations may cause an investor’s shares to be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Index Definitions and Industry Terms

 

Alpha: The excess returns of a fund relative to the return of a benchmark index is the fund’s alpha.

The Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index is designed to measure the performance of equity securities of large and mid-capitalization equity issuers covering approximately the largest 1,000 of the free-float market capitalization in the United States. It is calculated as a total return index in U.S. dollars and weighted by free-float market capitalization.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA® U.S. 1000 EQUITY ETF

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2022

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.7%      
Communication Services – 8.0%  
  24,674     Activision Blizzard, Inc.   $ 1,936,662  
  208,230     Alphabet, Inc., Class A*     22,534,651  
  186,039     Alphabet, Inc., Class C*     20,306,157  
  247,325     AT&T, Inc.     4,338,081  
  2,963     Bumble, Inc., Class A*     74,223  
  206     Cable One, Inc.     233,810  
  3,469     Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*     1,431,413  
  154,108     Comcast Corp., Class A     5,577,169  
  8,659     DISH Network Corp., Class A*     150,234  
  9,640     Electronic Arts, Inc.     1,223,027  
  4,451     Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc., Class A*     100,682  
  10,763     Fox Corp., Class A     367,879  
  4,957     Fox Corp., Class B     156,740  
  8,445     Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.*     217,543  
  2,701     IAC, Inc.*     173,593  
  13,528     Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)     373,914  
  680     Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A*     68,558  
  4,461     Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*     453,684  
  814     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class A*     47,318  
  6,661     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C*     424,172  
  2,655     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*     110,289  
  5,314     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C*     219,787  
  5,329     Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*     481,528  
  35,498     Lumen Technologies, Inc.     353,560  
  9,869     Match Group, Inc.*     557,895  
  79,197     Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*     12,903,567  
  15,178     Netflix, Inc.*     3,393,194  
  5,535     New York Times Co. (The), Class A     168,762  
  13,382     News Corp., Class A     226,423  
  4,147     News Corp., Class B     71,494  
  1,338     Nexstar Media Group, Inc.     255,986  
  7,046     Omnicom Group, Inc.     471,377  
  318     Paramount Global, Class A     8,402  
  20,128     Paramount Global, Class B     470,794  
  5,147     Playtika Holding Corp.*     54,198  
  10,316     ROBLOX Corp., Class A*     403,459  
  24,889     Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     151,574  
  3,934     Spotify Technology SA*     425,462  
  5,531     Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*     677,879  
  21,838     T-Mobile US, Inc.*     3,143,798  
  21,887     Twitter, Inc.*     848,121  
  145,724     Verizon Communications, Inc.     6,092,720  
  63,160     Walt Disney Co. (The)*     7,078,973  
  4,086     Warner Music Group Corp., Class A     109,382  
  1,574     Ziff Davis, Inc.*     121,639  
  9,587     ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc.*     435,442  
   

 

 

 
      99,425,215  

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 11.4%  
  7,098     ADT, Inc.     51,744  
  2,093     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     352,964  
  307,634     Amazon.com, Inc.*     38,998,762  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)  
  9,339     Aptiv PLC*   872,543  
  8,783     Aramark     313,641  
  3,015     Autoliv, Inc. (Sweden)     234,537  
  1,640     AutoNation, Inc.*     204,344  
  673     AutoZone, Inc.*     1,426,228  
  7,448     Bath & Body Works, Inc.     278,034  
  6,949     Best Buy Co., Inc.     491,225  
  1,406     Booking Holdings, Inc.*     2,637,389  
  8,268     BorgWarner, Inc.     311,704  
  2,739     Boyd Gaming Corp.     149,084  
  2,039     Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*     139,060  
  2,605     Brunswick Corp.     194,620  
  2,283     Burlington Stores, Inc.*     320,054  
  4,843     Capri Holdings Ltd.*     228,493  
  5,501     CarMax, Inc.*     486,508  
  3,021     Chewy, Inc., Class A*     103,711  
  924     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*     1,475,443  
  1,334     Choice Hotels International, Inc.     153,023  
  1,181     Churchill Downs, Inc.     232,763  
  1,146     Columbia Sportswear Co.     81,641  
  28,653     Coupang, Inc. (South Korea) *     484,236  
  2,049     Crocs, Inc.*     151,011  
  4,310     Darden Restaurants, Inc.     533,190  
  918     Deckers Outdoor Corp.*     295,201  
  1,882     Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     200,188  
  7,854     Dollar General Corp.     1,864,697  
  7,298     Dollar Tree, Inc.*     990,193  
  1,241     Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     461,478  
  11,290     D.R. Horton, Inc.     803,283  
  12,589     DraftKings, Inc., Class A*     202,179  
  1,186     Dutch Bros, Inc., Class A*     43,289  
  19,381     eBay, Inc.     855,284  
  4,381     Etsy, Inc.*     462,677  
  5,235     Expedia Group, Inc.*     537,373  
  1,877     Five Below, Inc.*     240,031  
  3,438     Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*     279,716  
  136,726     Ford Motor Co.     2,083,704  
  1,455     Fox Factory Holding Corp.*     135,621  
  8,994     GameStop Corp., Class A*     257,588  
  5,356     Garmin Ltd.     473,952  
  8,122     Gentex Corp.     221,649  
  4,809     Genuine Parts Co.     750,252  
  5,476     H&R Block, Inc.     246,420  
  11,975     Hanesbrands, Inc.     104,302  
  4,651     Harley-Davidson, Inc.     179,389  
  4,465     Hasbro, Inc.     351,931  
  825     Helen of Troy Ltd.*     101,995  
  35,641     Home Depot, Inc. (The)     10,279,577  
  1,730     Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A*     155,043  
  11,458     Las Vegas Sands Corp.*     431,165  
  2,069     Lear Corp.     286,846  
  4,527     Leggett & Platt, Inc.     173,022  
  8,681     Lennar Corp., Class A     672,343  
  502     Lennar Corp., Class B     30,963  
  2,975     Levi Strauss & Co., Class A     50,248  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)  
  3,281     Light & Wonder, Inc.*   $ 161,524  
  983     Lithia Motors, Inc.     260,928  
  8,533     LKQ Corp.     454,126  
  22,073     Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     4,285,252  
  4,068     Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*     1,220,237  
  9,219     Macy’s, Inc.     159,673  
  1,329     Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.     189,276  
  12,170     Mattel, Inc.*     269,200  
  25,655     McDonald’s Corp.     6,472,243  
  1,671     MercadoLibre, Inc. (Brazil) *     1,429,307  
  1,837     Mohawk Industries, Inc.*     202,731  
  776     Murphy USA, Inc.     225,172  
  13,116     Newell Brands, Inc.     234,121  
  43,470     NIKE, Inc., Class B     4,627,381  
  107     NVR, Inc.*     442,986  
  2,255     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     1,572,006  
  5,686     Penn Entertainment, Inc.*     177,574  
  947     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.     111,661  
  2,938     Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A*     199,049  
  1,940     Polaris, Inc.     219,744  
  1,349     Pool Corp.     457,567  
  8,195     PulteGroup, Inc.     333,209  
  2,293     PVH Corp.     128,981  
  1,423     Ralph Lauren Corp.     129,963  
  668     RH*     170,948  
  16,927     Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A*     553,682  
  11,908     Ross Stores, Inc.     1,027,303  
  5,318     Service Corp. International     328,174  
  4,590     Skechers USA, Inc., Class A*     173,502  
  38,964     Starbucks Corp.     3,275,703  
  8,694     Tapestry, Inc.     301,943  
  16,043     Target Corp.     2,572,335  
  5,928     Tempur Sealy International, Inc.     148,259  
  4,208     Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.*     179,471  
  89,145     Tesla, Inc.*     24,569,253  
  2,351     Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     208,675  
  1,803     Thor Industries, Inc.     146,061  
  37,926     TJX Cos., Inc. (The)     2,364,686  
  3,712     Toll Brothers, Inc.     162,548  
  1,126     TopBuild Corp.*     206,914  
  3,871     Tractor Supply Co.     716,716  
  1,763     Ulta Beauty, Inc.*     740,231  
  6,523     Under Armour, Inc., Class A*     54,924  
  7,445     Under Armour, Inc., Class C*     56,508  
  12,093     VF Corp.     501,255  
  2,617     Wayfair, Inc., Class A*     137,942  
  5,818     Wendy’s Co. (The)     111,589  
  1,938     Whirlpool Corp.     303,491  
  2,356     Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     350,455  
  3,650     Wynn Resorts Ltd.*     221,153  
  2,883     YETI Holdings, Inc.*     106,354  
  13,990     Yum China Holdings, Inc. (China)     701,039  
  9,887     Yum! Brands, Inc.     1,099,830  
   

 

 

 
      140,582,406  

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 6.6%  
  5,493     Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A     151,112  
  62,746     Altria Group, Inc.     2,831,099  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Consumer Staples – (continued)  
  19,407     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   1,705,681  
  4,634     BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*     345,187  
  323     Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A*     108,877  
  1,349     Brown-Forman Corp., Class A     95,199  
  10,468     Brown-Forman Corp., Class B     761,024  
  6,946     Campbell Soup Co.     349,939  
  1,285     Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     274,694  
  1,485     Celsius Holdings, Inc.*     153,683  
  8,409     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     703,917  
  4,247     Clorox Co. (The)     613,012  
  134,862     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     8,322,334  
  162     Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.     76,841  
  29,022     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     2,269,811  
  16,572     Conagra Brands, Inc.     569,745  
  5,077     Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A     1,249,196  
  15,334     Costco Wholesale Corp.     8,005,881  
  12,408     Coty, Inc., Class A*     93,184  
  5,543     Darling Ingredients, Inc.*     421,601  
  7,396     Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A     1,881,394  
  6,346     Flowers Foods, Inc.     173,246  
  20,660     General Mills, Inc.     1,586,688  
  5,030     Hershey Co. (The)     1,130,090  
  9,864     Hormel Foods Corp.     495,962  
  2,214     Ingredion, Inc.     192,773  
  3,491     J M Smucker Co. (The)     488,705  
  8,896     Kellogg Co.     647,095  
  29,750     Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.     1,134,070  
  11,675     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     1,488,796  
  26,984     Kraft Heinz Co. (The)     1,009,202  
  22,613     Kroger Co. (The)     1,084,067  
  4,977     Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.     395,821  
  691     Lancaster Colony Corp.     116,468  
  8,597     McCormick & Co., Inc.     722,750  
  6,115     Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B     315,962  
  47,815     Mondelez International, Inc., Class A     2,957,836  
  13,137     Monster Beverage Corp.*     1,166,960  
  2,975     Olaplex Holdings, Inc.*     39,627  
  47,902     PepsiCo, Inc.     8,252,078  
  5,258     Performance Food Group Co.*     262,795  
  53,668     Philip Morris International, Inc.     5,124,757  
  1,544     Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*     43,958  
  1,905     Post Holdings, Inc.*     169,088  
  83,174     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     11,473,022  
  1,881     Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.     52,536  
  17,499     Sysco Corp.     1,438,768  
  9,960     Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     750,785  
  24,753     Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     867,840  
  49,534     Walmart, Inc.     6,565,732  
   

 

 

 
      81,130,888  

 

 

 
Energy – 4.2%  
  9,474     Antero Resources Corp.*     379,718  
  11,700     APA Corp.     457,587  
  7,915     Cheniere Energy, Inc.     1,267,825  
  4,411     Chesapeake Energy Corp.     443,261  
  66,840     Chevron Corp.     10,564,730  
  44,821     ConocoPhillips     4,905,659  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   9


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Energy – (continued)  
  1,986     Continental Resources, Inc.   $ 138,682  
  27,084     Coterra Energy, Inc.     837,167  
  20,263     EOG Resources, Inc.     2,457,902  
  11,630     EQT Corp.     555,914  
  145,727     Exxon Mobil Corp.     13,930,044  
  9,744     Hess Corp.     1,176,880  
  1,485     Hess Midstream LP, Class A     42,040  
  5,188     HF Sinclair Corp.     273,044  
  68,873     Kinder Morgan, Inc.     1,261,753  
  18,695     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     1,883,521  
  3,825     Matador Resources Co.     227,970  
  5,112     Murphy Oil Corp.     199,215  
  1,667     New Fortress Energy, Inc.     95,603  
  13,535     NOV, Inc.     239,164  
  32,435     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     2,302,885  
  15,392     ONEOK, Inc.     942,452  
  16,647     Phillips 66     1,489,241  
  7,955     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     2,014,365  
  9,014     Range Resources Corp.*     296,200  
  38,537     Southwestern Energy Co.*     288,642  
  211     Texas Pacific Land Corp.     388,337  
  14,110     Valero Energy Corp.     1,652,563  
  42,133     Williams Cos., Inc. (The)     1,433,786  
   

 

 

 
      52,146,150  

 

 

 
Financials – 10.8%  
  1,329     Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.     169,261  
  20,367     Aflac, Inc.     1,210,207  
  17,998     AGNC Investment Corp. REIT     215,076  
  451     Alleghany Corp.*     379,372  
  9,352     Allstate Corp. (The)     1,126,916  
  19,182     American Express Co.     2,915,664  
  2,489     American Financial Group, Inc.     317,796  
  27,437     American International Group, Inc.     1,419,865  
  3,799     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     1,018,170  
  54,486     Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT     351,435  
  7,018     Aon PLC, Class A     1,959,847  
  14,944     Apollo Global Management, Inc.     830,588  
  12,586     Arch Capital Group Ltd.*     575,432  
  5,231     Ares Management Corp., Class A     387,826  
  7,209     Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     1,308,938  
  1,856     Assurant, Inc.     294,157  
  243,660     Bank of America Corp.     8,189,413  
  25,282     Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)     1,049,961  
  44,429     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*     12,475,663  
  4,922     BlackRock, Inc.     3,279,972  
  14,576     Blue Owl Capital, Inc.     161,794  
  912     BOK Financial Corp.     81,049  
  8,063     Brown & Brown, Inc.     508,292  
  13,458     Capital One Financial Corp.     1,424,126  
  3,667     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     432,596  
  52,725     Charles Schwab Corp. (The)     3,740,839  
  13,670     Chubb Ltd.     2,584,313  
  5,342     Cincinnati Financial Corp.     517,960  
  67,256     Citigroup, Inc.     3,282,765  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Financials – (continued)  
  12,391     CME Group, Inc.   2,423,803  
  926     CNA Financial Corp.     35,614  
  4,502     Comerica, Inc.     361,511  
  3,808     Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     261,876  
  221     Credit Acceptance Corp.*     117,590  
  2,036     Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     264,599  
  9,626     Discover Financial Services     967,317  
  4,887     East West Bancorp, Inc.     352,695  
  13,173     Equitable Holdings, Inc.     391,897  
  872     Erie Indemnity Co., Class A     187,419  
  3,621     Essent Group Ltd.     144,804  
  1,348     Everest Re Group Ltd.     362,679  
  1,303     FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     564,642  
  9,254     Fidelity National Financial, Inc.     361,831  
  23,645     Fifth Third Bancorp     807,477  
  3,574     First American Financial Corp.     191,209  
  409     First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A     332,092  
  4,753     First Financial Bankshares, Inc.     202,050  
  18,239     First Horizon Corp.     412,566  
  6,192     First Republic Bank     940,131  
  10,004     Franklin Resources, Inc.     260,804  
  3,825     Glacier Bancorp, Inc.     193,851  
  3,124     Globe Life, Inc.     303,622  
  11,861     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(a)     3,945,799  
  1,110     Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)     143,623  
  11,366     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     730,947  
  1,714     Houlihan Lokey, Inc.     134,549  
  49,100     Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     657,940  
  3,256     Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A     200,537  
  19,181     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     1,934,404  
  15,534     Invesco Ltd.     255,845  
  4,666     Janus Henderson Group PLC     109,184  
  6,014     Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.     192,989  
  100,969     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     11,483,204  
  32,226     KeyCorp     570,078  
  750     Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.     190,185  
  28,481     KKR & Co., Inc.     1,439,999  
  3,758     Lazard Ltd., Class A     136,603  
  5,391     Lincoln National Corp.     248,309  
  7,180     Loews Corp.     397,126  
  2,666     LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     590,066  
  6,161     M&T Bank Corp.     1,119,947  
  444     Markel Corp.*     530,185  
  1,276     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     317,201  
  17,389     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     2,806,063  
  21,265     MetLife, Inc.     1,367,977  
  5,506     Moody’s Corp.     1,566,567  
  47,071     Morgan Stanley     4,011,391  
  880     Morningstar, Inc.     200,631  
  2,735     MSCI, Inc.     1,228,671  
  11,879     Nasdaq, Inc.     707,157  
  15,704     New York Community Bancorp, Inc.     153,742  
  6,933     Northern Trust Corp.     659,259  
  9,889     Old Republic International Corp.     215,976  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Financials – (continued)  
  2,568     Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.   $ 207,263  
  14,259     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     2,252,922  
  2,608     Popular, Inc. (Puerto Rico)     201,390  
  1,342     Primerica, Inc.     170,098  
  8,714     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     651,459  
  20,238     Progressive Corp. (The)     2,482,191  
  3,064     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     217,176  
  12,988     Prudential Financial, Inc.     1,243,601  
  6,793     Raymond James Financial, Inc.     708,985  
  32,256     Regions Financial Corp.     698,988  
  2,295     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     287,701  
  1,504     RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)     203,431  
  1,505     RLI Corp.     165,189  
  3,931     Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A     31,055  
  2,847     Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc.*     120,599  
  11,771     S&P Global, Inc.     4,145,511  
  4,271     SEI Investments Co.     233,624  
  2,054     Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     163,129  
  2,146     Signature Bank     374,177  
  9,238     SLM Corp.     141,157  
  24,196     SoFi Technologies, Inc.*     143,240  
  2,580     SouthState Corp.     201,343  
  10,024     Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT     229,850  
  11,972     State Street Corp.     818,286  
  3,490     Stifel Financial Corp.     206,992  
  2,023     SVB Financial Group*     822,390  
  4,803     Synovus Financial Corp.     192,888  
  7,731     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     927,720  
  1,797     TFS Financial Corp.     25,697  
  2,125     TPG, Inc.     62,390  
  3,703     Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A     257,692  
  8,291     Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)     1,340,157  
  45,910     Truist Financial Corp.     2,150,424  
  4,592     United Bankshares, Inc.     170,363  
  6,098     Unum Group     230,809  
  46,247     US Bancorp     2,109,326  
  2,819     UWM Holdings Corp.     10,205  
  14,780     Valley National Bancorp     171,744  
  3,480     Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A     79,901  
  3,512     Voya Financial, Inc.     216,093  
  6,940     W R Berkley Corp.     449,712  
  6,112     Webster Financial Corp.     287,570  
  131,393     Wells Fargo & Co.     5,743,188  
  3,663     Western Alliance Bancorp     281,025  
  3,836     Willis Towers Watson PLC     793,400  
  5,172     Zions Bancorp NA     284,615  
   

 

 

 
      133,804,192  

 

 

 
Health Care – 13.8%  
  60,322     Abbott Laboratories     6,192,053  
  61,258     AbbVie, Inc.     8,236,751  
  1,546     ABIOMED, Inc.*     400,847  
  3,082     Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*     252,508  
  10,327     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     1,324,438  
  6,792     agilon health, Inc.*     141,138  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Health Care – (continued)  
  2,562     Align Technology, Inc.*   624,359  
  4,173     Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     862,434  
  1,107     Amedisys, Inc.*     131,124  
  5,415     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     793,622  
  18,503     Amgen, Inc.     4,446,271  
  3,468     Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     137,714  
  2,555     Azenta, Inc.     134,674  
  17,434     Baxter International, Inc.     1,001,758  
  9,870     Becton Dickinson and Co.     2,491,385  
  5,049     Biogen, Inc.*     986,474  
  2,111     Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.*     315,278  
  6,368     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     568,026  
  741     Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*     359,415  
  1,353     Bio-Techne Corp.     448,939  
  2,039     Blueprint Medicines Corp.*     149,296  
  49,475     Boston Scientific Corp.*     1,994,337  
  73,830     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     4,976,880  
  3,500     Bruker Corp.     196,000  
  9,409     Cardinal Health, Inc.     665,404  
  5,889     Catalent, Inc.*     518,232  
  19,877     Centene Corp.*     1,783,762  
  8,279     Change Healthcare, Inc.*     203,415  
  1,744     Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*     357,956  
  509     Chemed Corp.     242,381  
  10,969     Cigna Corp.     3,109,163  
  1,703     Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)     489,510  
  45,370     CVS Health Corp.     4,453,065  
  22,951     Danaher Corp.     6,194,704  
  1,926     DaVita, Inc.*     164,269  
  7,440     DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.     243,809  
  13,530     Dexcom, Inc.*     1,112,301  
  3,185     Doximity, Inc., Class A*     105,710  
  21,395     Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     1,927,689  
  8,352     Elevance Health, Inc.     4,051,639  
  29,297     Eli Lilly & Co.     8,825,135  
  3,385     Encompass Health Corp.     164,409  
  6,050     Exact Sciences Corp.*     215,077  
  10,891     Exelixis, Inc.*     193,206  
  43,507     Gilead Sciences, Inc.     2,761,389  
  2,724     Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*     161,234  
  3,373     Guardant Health, Inc.*     168,852  
  4,719     Henry Schein, Inc.*     346,422  
  8,546     Hologic, Inc.*     577,368  
  7,899     Horizon Therapeutics PLC*     467,700  
  4,334     Humana, Inc.     2,088,035  
  2,886     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     1,003,231  
  5,435     Illumina, Inc.*     1,095,913  
  6,345     Incyte Corp.*     446,878  
  942     Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*     180,384  
  2,267     Insulet Corp.*     579,150  
  2,504     Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*     119,466  
  2,377     Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.*     142,763  
  2,984     Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*     149,976  
  12,404     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     2,551,999  
  4,197     Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     178,456  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   11


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2022

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Health Care – (continued)  
  6,436     IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*   $ 1,368,680  
  2,102     Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*     326,272  
  91,246     Johnson & Johnson     14,721,630  
  3,226     Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     726,721  
  1,027     LHC Group, Inc.*     165,830  
  1,781     Masimo Corp.*     261,611  
  4,877     McKesson Corp.     1,789,859  
  893     Medpace Holdings, Inc.*     131,816  
  87,390     Merck & Co., Inc.     7,459,610  
  776     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*     940,869  
  1,717     Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.*     139,129  
  12,051     Moderna, Inc.*     1,593,986  
  2,017     Molina Healthcare, Inc.*     680,475  
  3,065     Natera, Inc.*     150,982  
  3,274     Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*     342,559  
  3,140     Novocure Ltd.*     257,888  
  3,976     Oak Street Health, Inc.*     104,171  
  1,503     Omnicell, Inc.*     153,742  
  8,798     Organon & Co.     251,007  
  1,227     Penumbra, Inc.*     201,437  
  4,364     PerkinElmer, Inc.     589,402  
  4,648     Perrigo Co. PLC     173,928  
  194,566     Pfizer, Inc.     8,800,220  
  7,850     QIAGEN NV*     356,626  
  4,042     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     506,503  
  2,081     QuidelOrtho Corp.*     164,940  
  9,547     R1 RCM, Inc.*     208,602  
  3,631     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     2,109,829  
  1,910     Repligen Corp.*     418,997  
  5,030     ResMed, Inc.     1,106,198  
  12,079     Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A     505,023  
  2,896     Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*     316,764  
  4,705     Seagen, Inc.*     725,934  
  1,162     Shockwave Medical, Inc.*     344,951  
  3,414     Sotera Health Co.*     57,731  
  3,462     STERIS PLC     697,178  
  11,524     Stryker Corp.     2,364,725  
  5,038     Teladoc Health, Inc.*     156,480  
  1,623     Teleflex, Inc.     367,220  
  3,677     Tenet Healthcare Corp.*     207,751  
  13,565     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     7,397,266  
  1,546     United Therapeutics Corp.*     350,355  
  32,401     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     16,826,811  
  2,226     Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B     217,792  
  4,828     Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*     962,317  
  8,853     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     2,494,421  
  41,956     Viatris, Inc.     400,680  
  2,082     Waters Corp.*     621,685  
  2,556     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     758,340  
  7,265     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     772,415  
  16,310     Zoetis, Inc.     2,553,004  
   

 

 

 
      170,508,135  

 

 

 
Industrials – 8.6%  
  19,731     3M Co.     2,453,550  
  4,479     A O Smith Corp.     252,840  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Industrials – (continued)  
  1,120     Acuity Brands, Inc.   183,602  
  2,534     Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.     343,864  
  4,874     AECOM     356,533  
  2,124     AGCO Corp.     230,900  
  3,576     Air Lease Corp.     130,023  
  4,358     Alaska Air Group, Inc.*     189,834  
  3,031     Allegion PLC     288,248  
  309     AMERCO     162,432  
  7,968     AMETEK, Inc.     957,435  
  1,714     ASGN, Inc.*     165,744  
  2,333     Axon Enterprise, Inc.*     272,214  
  20,503     Boeing Co. (The)*     3,285,606  
  4,506     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     431,224  
  5,895     Builders FirstSource, Inc.*     345,506  
  3,151     BWX Technologies, Inc.     164,262  
  800     CACI International, Inc., Class A*     224,696  
  1,777     Carlisle Cos., Inc.     525,388  
  29,321     Carrier Global Corp.     1,147,038  
  18,475     Caterpillar, Inc.     3,412,517  
  4,332     C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     494,498  
  8,694     ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.*     141,451  
  1,264     Chart Industries, Inc.*     245,039  
  3,004     Cintas Corp.     1,222,147  
  1,750     Clean Harbors, Inc.*     205,485  
  7,431     Copart, Inc.*     889,119  
  2,098     Core & Main, Inc., Class A*     49,450  
  13,596     CoStar Group, Inc.*     946,825  
  75,257     CSX Corp.     2,381,884  
  4,875     Cummins, Inc.     1,049,929  
  1,327     Curtiss-Wright Corp.     195,321  
  9,674     Deere & Co.     3,533,428  
  22,169     Delta Air Lines, Inc.*     688,791  
  4,223     Donaldson Co., Inc.     216,851  
  4,979     Dover Corp.     622,176  
  8,417     Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.     119,942  
  13,787     Eaton Corp. PLC     1,883,856  
  1,744     EMCOR Group, Inc.     207,396  
  20,447     Emerson Electric Co.     1,671,338  
  4,225     Equifax, Inc.     797,469  
  5,790     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     595,733  
  1,774     Exponent, Inc.     166,508  
  19,905     Fastenal Co.     1,001,819  
  8,296     FedEx Corp.     1,748,880  
  12,237     Fortive Corp.     774,969  
  4,508     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     276,926  
  1,166     FTI Consulting, Inc.*     187,260  
  2,180     Generac Holdings, Inc.*     480,494  
  8,431     General Dynamics Corp.     1,930,109  
  5,740     Graco, Inc.     366,442  
  3,868     GXO Logistics, Inc.*     171,662  
  1,415     HEICO Corp.     215,504  
  2,552     HEICO Corp., Class A     312,824  
  7,864     Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.*     145,169  
  2,902     Hexcel Corp.     170,260  
  23,566     Honeywell International, Inc.     4,462,222  
  12,953     Howmet Aerospace, Inc.     458,925  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Industrials – (continued)  
  1,852     Hubbell, Inc.   $ 382,068  
  1,358     Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     312,693  
  4,625     IAA, Inc.*     172,327  
  2,630     IDEX Corp.     529,182  
  9,468     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     1,844,650  
  14,039     Ingersoll Rand, Inc.     665,027  
  2,881     ITT, Inc.     208,959  
  4,415     Jacobs Solutions, Inc.     550,021  
  2,892     J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     503,266  
  24,054     Johnson Controls International PLC     1,302,284  
  4,789     KBR, Inc.     231,309  
  5,312     Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.     268,309  
  6,666     L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     1,521,115  
  1,276     Landstar System, Inc.     187,100  
  4,692     Leidos Holdings, Inc.     445,975  
  1,126     Lennox International, Inc.     270,375  
  1,989     Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     271,876  
  9,230     Lockheed Martin Corp.     3,877,615  
  1,815     ManpowerGroup, Inc.     133,076  
  8,152     Masco Corp.     414,692  
  2,041     MasTec, Inc.*     164,301  
  6,988     MDU Resources Group, Inc.     210,688  
  1,866     Middleby Corp. (The)*     268,368  
  1,289     MSA Safety, Inc.     153,211  
  1,589     MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A     125,865  
  12,388     Nielsen Holdings PLC     344,882  
  1,774     Nordson Corp.     403,000  
  8,263     Norfolk Southern Corp.     2,008,983  
  4,851     Northrop Grumman Corp.     2,318,729  
  5,739     nVent Electric PLC     189,157  
  3,489     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     946,949  
  2,259     Oshkosh Corp.     180,178  
  14,667     Otis Worldwide Corp.     1,059,251  
  3,309     Owens Corning     270,445  
  11,012     PACCAR, Inc.     963,660  
  4,428     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     1,173,420  
  5,700     Pentair PLC     253,650  
  19,859     Plug Power, Inc.*     556,846  
  4,923     Quanta Services, Inc.     695,620  
  51,558     Raytheon Technologies Corp.     4,627,331  
  983     RBC Bearings, Inc.*     236,588  
  2,314     Regal Rexnord Corp.     318,383  
  7,141     Republic Services, Inc.     1,019,164  
  3,731     Robert Half International, Inc.     287,175  
  4,025     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     953,684  
  8,266     Rollins, Inc.     279,060  
  914     Saia, Inc.*     189,043  
  1,915     Science Applications International Corp.     174,399  
  5,405     Sensata Technologies Holding PLC     217,713  
  1,538     SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*     192,496  
  1,822     Snap-on, Inc.     396,941  
  20,491     Southwest Airlines Co.*     752,020  
  5,219     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     459,794  
  3,144     Stericycle, Inc.*     157,483  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Industrials – (continued)  
  7,064     Sunrun, Inc.*   233,324  
  1,845     Tetra Tech, Inc.     250,569  
  7,424     Textron, Inc.     463,109  
  2,301     Timken Co. (The)     144,940  
  3,596     Toro Co. (The)     298,216  
  8,075     Trane Technologies PLC     1,244,115  
  1,789     TransDigm Group, Inc.     1,074,098  
  3,908     Trex Co., Inc.*     182,855  
  1,263     TriNet Group, Inc.*     104,071  
  62,863     Uber Technologies, Inc.*     1,807,940  
  21,740     Union Pacific Corp.     4,880,847  
  11,300     United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*     395,613  
  25,477     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     4,955,531  
  2,471     United Rentals, Inc.*     721,631  
  5,425     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     1,015,343  
  10,646     Vertiv Holdings Co.     122,748  
  14,383     Waste Management, Inc.     2,431,158  
  1,142     Watsco, Inc.     310,658  
  1,744     WESCO International, Inc.*     229,650  
  5,990     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.     525,024  
  7,544     WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.*     302,816  
  1,980     Woodward, Inc.     184,279  
  1,581     W.W. Grainger, Inc.     877,360  
  3,728     XPO Logistics, Inc.*     195,422  
  6,226     Xylem, Inc.     567,189  
   

 

 

 
      106,710,459  

 

 

 
Information Technology – 27.8%  
  23,022     Accenture PLC, Class A     6,640,926  
  16,199     Adobe, Inc.*     6,049,355  
  55,997     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     4,752,465  
  6,410     Affirm Holdings, Inc.*     150,186  
  5,467     Akamai Technologies, Inc.*     493,561  
  4,263     Amdocs Ltd.     364,359  
  20,595     Amphenol Corp., Class A     1,514,350  
  17,975     Analog Devices, Inc.     2,723,752  
  3,002     ANSYS, Inc.*     745,397  
  1,378     Appian Corp.*     64,628  
  561,191     Apple, Inc.     88,230,449  
  30,079     Applied Materials, Inc.     2,829,532  
  8,260     Arista Networks, Inc.*     990,209  
  2,310     Arrow Electronics, Inc.*     242,111  
  2,359     Asana, Inc., Class A*     45,175  
  1,002     Aspen Technology, Inc.*     211,021  
  4,937     Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A*     1,222,697  
  7,524     Autodesk, Inc.*     1,517,892  
  14,475     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     3,537,835  
  2,988     Avalara, Inc.*     273,671  
  7,440     Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B     273,569  
  3,399     Bill.com Holdings, Inc.*     550,230  
  5,228     Black Knight, Inc.*     345,884  
  1,870     Blackline, Inc.*     127,048  
  17,819     Block, Inc.*     1,227,907  
  13,481     Broadcom, Inc.     6,728,502  
  4,034     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     690,500  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   13


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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Information Technology – (continued)  
  9,451     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*   $ 1,642,300  
  4,823     CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.*     46,108  
  4,670     CDW Corp.     797,169  
  4,916     Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*     293,190  
  5,129     Ciena Corp.*     260,245  
  131,396     Cisco Systems, Inc.     5,876,029  
  4,339     Citrix Systems, Inc.     445,919  
  8,662     Cloudflare, Inc., Class A*     541,981  
  5,817     Cognex Corp.     244,954  
  18,067     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     1,141,292  
  1,454     Concentrix Corp.     182,884  
  3,402     Confluent, Inc., Class A*     93,079  
  26,453     Corning, Inc.     907,867  
  7,213     Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*     1,317,166  
  8,872     Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C     339,709  
  1,818     DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.*     76,520  
  3,074     Dlocal Ltd. (Uruguay) *     76,450  
  2,206     Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A     161,567  
  9,657     Dropbox, Inc., Class A*     206,563  
  6,939     Dynatrace, Inc.*     264,931  
  2,651     Elastic NV*     222,445  
  4,584     Enphase Energy, Inc.*     1,313,041  
  4,684     Entegris, Inc.     444,418  
  1,920     EPAM Systems, Inc.*     818,880  
  1,665     Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*     147,619  
  2,087     F5, Inc.*     327,784  
  879     Fair Isaac Corp.*     395,023  
  21,002     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     1,918,953  
  3,302     First Solar, Inc.*     421,170  
  20,728     Fiserv, Inc.*     2,097,466  
  2,381     Five9, Inc.*     233,600  
  2,606     FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*     553,853  
  15,754     Flex Ltd.*     280,579  
  23,664     Fortinet, Inc.*     1,152,200  
  2,715     Gartner, Inc.*     774,644  
  6,363     Genpact Ltd.     298,934  
  1,734     Gitlab, Inc., Class A*     103,815  
  9,683     Global Payments, Inc.     1,202,919  
  2,438     GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.*     145,841  
  1,400     Globant SA*     295,078  
  5,578     GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*     422,924  
  2,893     Guidewire Software, Inc.*     207,457  
  1,143     HashiCorp, Inc., Class A*     40,405  
  44,956     Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.     611,402  
  35,829     HP, Inc.     1,028,651  
  1,573     HubSpot, Inc.*     530,164  
  3,628     II-VI, Inc.*     171,350  
  3,775     Informatica, Inc., Class A*     83,314  
  141,848     Intel Corp.     4,527,788  
  31,173     International Business Machines Corp.     4,004,172  
  9,521     Intuit, Inc.     4,110,977  
  1,158     IPG Photonics Corp.*     104,903  
  4,370     Jabil, Inc.     263,511  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Information Technology – (continued)  
  2,513     Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   482,999  
  11,065     Juniper Networks, Inc.     314,467  
  6,199     Keysight Technologies, Inc.*     1,015,954  
  5,155     KLA Corp.     1,773,990  
  4,799     Lam Research Corp.     2,101,530  
  4,715     Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*     254,138  
  843     Littelfuse, Inc.     199,976  
  2,327     Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*     194,421  
  2,160     Manhattan Associates, Inc.*     305,122  
  14,999     Marqeta, Inc., Class A*     116,842  
  29,359     Marvell Technology, Inc.     1,374,588  
  29,668     Mastercard, Inc., Class A     9,623,409  
  2,110     Maximus, Inc.     127,845  
  18,863     Microchip Technology, Inc.     1,230,811  
  38,195     Micron Technology, Inc.     2,159,163  
  255,695     Microsoft Corp.     66,856,572  
  1,921     MKS Instruments, Inc.     191,351  
  513     Monday.com Ltd.*     58,328  
  2,270     MongoDB, Inc.*     732,892  
  1,520     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     688,834  
  5,781     Motorola Solutions, Inc.     1,407,153  
  4,513     National Instruments Corp.     179,437  
  2,377     nCino, Inc.*     74,971  
  7,651     NetApp, Inc.     551,867  
  18,838     NortonLifeLock, Inc.     425,550  
  83,297     NVIDIA Corp.     12,572,849  
  14,967     ON Semiconductor Corp.*     1,029,281  
  52,495     Oracle Corp.     3,892,504  
  3,380     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*     1,882,018  
  11,150     Paychex, Inc.     1,375,241  
  1,774     Paycom Software, Inc.*     623,029  
  1,387     Paylocity Holding Corp.*     334,267  
  39,996     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*     3,737,226  
  1,417     Pegasystems, Inc.     51,876  
  2,312     Procore Technologies, Inc.*     126,235  
  3,666     PTC, Inc.*     421,187  
  9,574     Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*     277,359  
  3,578     Qorvo, Inc.*     321,233  
  38,813     QUALCOMM, Inc.     5,133,796  
  3,298     Qualtrics International, Inc., Class A*     40,401  
  2,883     RingCentral, Inc., Class A*     124,084  
  3,658     Roper Technologies, Inc.     1,472,638  
  33,442     Salesforce, Inc.*     5,220,965  
  2,779     Samsara, Inc., Class A*     41,324  
  6,954     Seagate Technology Holdings PLC     465,640  
  6,711     SentinelOne, Inc., Class A*     183,277  
  6,941     ServiceNow, Inc.*     3,016,697  
  1,239     Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*     155,284  
  5,565     Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     548,431  
  1,902     SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*     524,895  
  5,545     Splunk, Inc.*     499,216  
  7,727     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     430,858  
  4,468     Switch, Inc., Class A     151,689  
  1,354     Synaptics, Inc.*     156,536  
  5,278     Synopsys, Inc.*     1,826,294  
  1,462     TD SYNNEX Corp.     140,761  
  11,157     TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)     1,408,125  

 

 

 

 

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Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Information Technology – (continued)  
  1,602     Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*   $ 590,113  
  5,536     Teradyne, Inc.     468,567  
  31,962     Texas Instruments, Inc.     5,280,442  
  2,930     Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.*     38,559  
  8,393     Toast, Inc., Class A*     158,879  
  15,163     Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A*     950,720  
  8,636     Trimble, Inc.*     546,227  
  1,420     Tyler Technologies, Inc.*     527,544  
  143     Ubiquiti, Inc.     44,386  
  10,540     UiPath, Inc., Class A*     173,383  
  1,510     Universal Display Corp.     168,712  
  3,310     VeriSign, Inc.*     603,148  
  56,789     Visa, Inc., Class A     11,284,542  
  7,719     VMware, Inc., Class A     895,636  
  5,557     Vontier Corp.     121,809  
  10,680     Western Digital Corp.*     451,337  
  13,260     Western Union Co. (The)     196,513  
  1,532     WEX, Inc.*     236,311  
  4,259     Wolfspeed, Inc.*     483,269  
  6,813     Workday, Inc., Class A*     1,121,147  
  1,812     Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*     546,572  
  4,232     Zendesk, Inc.*     324,891  
  7,520     Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*     604,608  
  2,905     Zscaler, Inc.*     462,592  
   

 

 

 
      343,621,747  

 

 

 
Materials – 2.3%  
  7,670     Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     1,936,292  
  4,049     Albemarle Corp.     1,084,970  
  6,346     Alcoa Corp.     314,000  
  52,015     Amcor PLC     624,700  
  2,260     AptarGroup, Inc.     232,351  
  1,742     Ashland, Inc.     177,266  
  2,815     Avery Dennison Corp.     516,890  
  7,665     Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.*     197,374  
  11,013     Ball Corp.     614,636  
  4,480     Berry Global Group, Inc.*     243,398  
  3,473     Celanese Corp.     385,017  
  7,203     CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     745,222  
  16,581     Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*     286,354  
  24,925     Corteva, Inc.     1,531,143  
  4,188     Crown Holdings, Inc.     379,391  
  25,223     Dow, Inc.     1,286,373  
  16,192     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     900,923  
  1,305     Eagle Materials, Inc.     156,104  
  4,454     Eastman Chemical Co.     405,314  
  8,797     Ecolab, Inc.     1,441,213  
  4,341     FMC Corp.     469,175  
  49,983     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     1,479,497  
  34,162     Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.*     91,896  
  10,585     Graphic Packaging Holding Co.     235,728  
  6,159     Huntsman Corp.     172,575  
  8,833     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     975,870  
  12,813     International Paper Co.     533,277  
  2,806     Louisiana-Pacific Corp.     152,169  
  2,147     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     746,533  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Materials – (continued)  
  12,524     Mosaic Co. (The)   674,668  
  3,357     MP Materials Corp.*     117,461  
  27,498     Newmont Corp.     1,137,317  
  9,171     Nucor Corp.     1,219,193  
  3,200     Packaging Corp. of America     438,144  
  8,180     PPG Industries, Inc.     1,038,696  
  2,128     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     400,022  
  2,271     Royal Gold, Inc.     208,705  
  4,433     RPM International, Inc.     412,978  
  1,393     Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)     93,261  
  5,027     Sealed Air Corp.     270,503  
  8,265     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     1,918,307  
  3,366     Sonoco Products Co.     212,125  
  2,958     Southern Copper Corp. (Peru)     139,233  
  6,186     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     499,334  
  6,161     Valvoline, Inc.     179,100  
  4,498     Vulcan Materials Co.     748,872  
  1,134     Westlake Corp.     111,846  
  8,708     Westrock Co.     353,458  
   

 

 

 
      28,488,874  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 3.1%  
  2,759     Agree Realty Corp. REIT     207,808  
  5,603     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT     859,500  
  9,790     American Homes 4 Rent, Class A REIT     348,132  
  16,112     American Tower Corp. REIT     4,093,254  
  9,332     Americold Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     274,547  
  5,420     Apartment Income REIT Corp. REIT     221,407  
  4,754     AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT     955,126  
  10,331     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. REIT     221,910  
  3,660     Camden Property Trust REIT     470,347  
  10,899     CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*     860,585  
  5,133     Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT     137,821  
  14,952     Crown Castle, Inc. REIT     2,554,250  
  7,740     CubeSmart REIT     356,427  
  9,868     Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     1,219,981  
  5,882     Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT     114,817  
  13,329     Duke Realty Corp. REIT     784,412  
  1,482     EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT     244,575  
  3,149     Equinix, Inc. REIT     2,070,058  
  5,901     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT     413,660  
  12,640     Equity Residential REIT     924,995  
  2,251     Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT     596,650  
  4,589     Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT     911,972  
  2,733     Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT     276,771  
  4,554     First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     230,797  
  8,431     Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT     406,964  
  18,662     Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT     489,878  
  3,597     Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT     109,385  
  21,122     Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT     766,306  
  9,994     Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT     525,784  
  1,667     Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*     288,391  
  3,988     Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT     194,495  
  20,971     Kimco Realty Corp. REIT     442,069  
  2,999     Lamar Advertising Co., Class A REIT     281,576  

 

 

 

 

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


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August 31, 2022

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Real Estate – (continued)  
  2,907     Life Storage, Inc. REIT   $ 369,916  
  20,551     Medical Properties Trust, Inc. REIT     300,250  
  3,980     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT     659,367  
  6,053     National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT     271,780  
  2,943     National Storage Affiliates Trust REIT     148,680  
  8,132     Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT     265,591  
  25,589     Prologis, Inc. REIT     3,186,086  
  5,262     Public Storage REIT     1,740,827  
  5,033     Rayonier, Inc. REIT     178,772  
  20,851     Realty Income Corp. REIT     1,423,706  
  5,922     Regency Centers Corp. REIT     360,295  
  5,719     Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REIT     355,779  
  3,700     SBA Communications Corp. REIT     1,203,425  
  4,634     Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. REIT     189,299  
  6,211     STAG Industrial, Inc. REIT     191,299  
  9,134     STORE Capital Corp. REIT     246,435  
  4,144     Sun Communities, Inc. REIT     636,974  
  10,981     UDR, Inc. REIT     492,718  
  33,363     VICI Properties, Inc. REIT     1,100,645  
  15,742     Welltower, Inc. REIT     1,206,624  
  6,585     W.P. Carey, Inc. REIT     553,338  
  1,480     Zillow Group, Inc., Class A*     49,432  
  5,764     Zillow Group, Inc., Class C*     192,863  
   

 

 

 
      38,178,751  

 

 

 
Utilities – 3.1%  
  22,702     AES Corp. (The)     577,766  
  8,680     Alliant Energy Corp.     529,827  
  8,897     Ameren Corp.     824,040  
  17,806     American Electric Power Co., Inc.     1,784,161  
  6,291     American Water Works Co., Inc.     933,899  
  4,786     Atmos Energy Corp.     542,637  
  2,455     Avangrid, Inc.     121,277  
  4,422     Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A     169,761  
  21,763     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     686,187  
  1,198     Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A     41,307  
  2,815     Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C     104,436  
  10,025     CMS Energy Corp.     677,088  
  12,278     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     1,200,052  
  11,330     Constellation Energy Corp.     924,415  
  28,069     Dominion Energy, Inc.     2,296,044  
  6,676     DTE Energy Co.     870,150  
  26,688     Duke Energy Corp.     2,853,214  
  13,219     Edison International     895,852  
  7,029     Entergy Corp.     810,444  
  8,199     Essential Utilities, Inc.     402,981  
  7,852     Evergy, Inc.     538,098  
  11,847     Eversource Energy     1,062,557  
  33,632     Exelon Corp.     1,476,781  
  1,743     IDACORP, Inc.     190,405  
  3,123     National Fuel Gas Co.     222,576  
  2,898     NextEra Energy Partners LP     237,897  
  68,015     NextEra Energy, Inc.     5,785,356  
  14,008     NiSource, Inc.     413,376  
  8,151     NRG Energy, Inc.     336,473  
  6,920     OGE Energy Corp.     280,537  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Utilities – (continued)  
  3,909     Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   294,543  
  25,074     PPL Corp.     729,152  
  17,296     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     1,113,171  
  10,904     Sempra Energy     1,798,833  
  36,551     Southern Co. (The)     2,816,986  
  2,235     Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.     173,995  
  7,232     UGI Corp.     285,664  
  14,906     Vistra Corp.     368,923  
  10,931     WEC Energy Group, Inc.     1,127,423  
  18,862     Xcel Energy, Inc.     1,400,504  
   

 

 

 
      37,898,788  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $466,277,859)   $ 1,232,495,605  

 

 

 

Shares     Description   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stock – 0.0%(b)  
Communication Services – 0.0%(b)  
  17,896     AMC
Entertainment
Holdings,
Inc.*
    0.00   $ 87,690
  (Cost $98,872)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.7%  
  (Cost $466,376,731)     $ 1,232,583,295  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.3%
 
 
    3,434,415  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 1,236,017,710  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

(b)

  Less than 0.05%

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA® U.S. 1000 EQUITY ETF

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

August 31, 2022

 

   

    

    

    

 

MarketBeta® U.S.
1000 Equity ETF

 
  Assets:  
 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $465,032,362)

  $ 1,228,637,496  
 

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $1,344,369)

    3,945,799  
 

Cash

    3,512,534  
 

Receivables:

 
 

Investments sold

    49,509,694  
 

Dividends

    1,877,743  
  Total assets     1,287,483,266  
   
  Liabilities:  
 

Payables:

 
 

Investments purchased

    51,344,556  
 

Management fees

    121,000  
  Total liabilities     51,465,556  
   
  Net Assets:  
 

Paid-in capital

    463,480,246  
 

Total distributable earnings

    772,537,464  
  NET ASSETS   $ 1,236,017,710  
  SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING  
 

Shares outstanding no par value (unlimited shares authorized):

    35,837,538  
 

Net asset value per share:

    $34.49  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA® U.S. 1000 EQUITY ETF

 

Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended August 31, 2022

 

   

    

    

    

  MarketBeta® U.S.
1000 Equity ETF
*
 
  Investment income:  
 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $5,642)

  $ 8,142,362  
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    50,966  
  Total investment income     8,193,328  
   
  Expenses:  
 

Management fees

    560,273  
 

Trustee fees

    10,963  
  Total expenses     571,236  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     7,622,092  
   
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    2,930,920  
 

In-kind redemptions

    226,791,770  
 

Futures contracts

    (72,836
 

Net change in unrealized gain on:

 
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    763,605,134  
 

Investments — affiliated issuers

    2,601,430  
  Net realized and unrealized gain     995,856,418  
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 1,003,478,510  

 

  *   For the period April 5, 2022 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2022.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA® U.S. 1000 EQUITY ETF

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

        MarketBeta® U.S.
1000 Equity ETF
 
        For the Period
April 5, 2022
* to
August 31, 2022
 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 7,622,092  
 

Net realized gain

    229,649,854  
 

Net change in unrealized gain

    766,206,564  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     1,003,478,510  
   
  Distributions to shareholders:  
 

From distributable earnings

    (4,149,270
   
  From share transactions:  
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    492,848,852  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (256,160,382
  Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     236,688,470  
  TOTAL INCREASE     1,236,017,710  
   
  Net assets:  
 

Beginning of period

  $  
 

End of period

  $ 1,236,017,710  

 

  *   Commencement of operations.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA® U.S. 1000 EQUITY ETF

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period

 

        MarketBeta® U.S.
1000 Equity ETF
 
        For the Period
April 5, 2022
* to
August 31, 2022
 
  Per Share Operating Performance:  
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 39.49  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.21  
 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (5.09 )(b) 
 

Total loss from investment operations

    (4.88
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.12
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 34.49  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 34.54  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(c)     (12.36 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 1,236,018  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.11 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.47 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    25

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Per Share net realized and unrealized loss may not correspond with the aggregate realized and change in unrealized gains and losses in the Fund’s investments due to in-kind purchases processed at original security cost.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions and short-term transactions. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA® U.S. 1000 EQUITY ETF

 

Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2022

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (the “Fund”) is a diversified series of the Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II (the “Trust”) which is an open-end management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust and was established by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated September 13, 2021.

The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index (the “Index”).

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Trust. The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Shares of the Fund is listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Market prices for the Fund’s shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Fund issues and redeems shares at its respective NAV only in blocks of a specified number of shares, or multiples thereof, referred to as “Creation Units”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed generally for a designated portfolio of securities (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted) and a specified amount of cash. Shares generally trade in the secondary market in quantities less than a Creation Unit at market prices that change throughout the day. Only those that have entered into an authorized participant agreement with ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) may do business directly with the Fund.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions. The Fund is an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

A.  Investment Valuation — The Fund’s valuation policy is to value investments at fair value.

B.  Investment Income and Investments — Investment income includes interest income, dividend income, and securities lending income, if any. Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recognized on ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign securities, as soon as such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost. Investment transactions are recorded on the following business day for daily NAV calculations. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. The Fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and is payable upon sale of such investments. Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in U.S. real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain and/or a return of capital. A return of capital is recorded by the Fund as a reduction to the cost basis of the REIT.

For derivative contracts, unrealized gains and losses are recorded daily and become realized gains and losses upon disposition or termination of the contract.

C.  Expenses — Expenses incurred directly by the Fund are charged to the Fund, and certain expenses incurred by the Trust that may not solely relate to the Fund are allocated to the Fund and the other applicable funds of the Trust on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis, depending upon the nature of the expenses, and are accrued daily.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Fund is not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gains distributions, if any, are declared and paid quarterly and annually, respectively.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2022

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Net capital losses, if any, are carried forward to future fiscal years and may be used to the extent allowed by the Code to offset any future capital gains. Losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. Utilization of capital loss carryforwards will reduce the requirement of future capital gains distributions.

The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with federal income tax rules, which may differ from GAAP. The source of the Fund’s distributions may be shown in the

accompanying financial statements as either from distributable earnings or capital. Certain components of the Fund’s net assets on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities reflect permanent GAAP/tax differences based on the appropriate tax character.

E.  Foreign Currency Translation — The accounting records and reporting currency of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rates at the close of each business day. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments. Changes in the value of other assets and liabilities as a result of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates are included in the Statement of Operations within net change in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the date the transaction occurred, the effects of which are included within net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS   

U.S. GAAP defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price); the Fund’s policy is to use the market approach. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The levels used for classifying investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these investments. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, volatility and credit spreads), either directly or indirectly;

Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require significant unobservable inputs (including GSAM’s assumptions in determining fair value measurement).

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Fund including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. With respect to the Fund’s investments that do not have readily available market quotations, the Trustees have designated GSAM as the valuation designee to perform fair valuations pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Valuation Designee”). GSAM has day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Fund’s investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

A.  Level 1 and Level 2 Fair Value Investments — The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values for investments classified as Level 1 and Level 2 are as follows:

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a United States (“U.S.”) securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities will be valued at the valid closing bid price for long positions and at the valid closing ask price for short positions (i.e. where there is sufficient volume, during normal exchange trading hours). If no valid bid/ask price is available, the equity security will be valued pursuant to the Valuation Procedures and consistent with applicable regulatory guidance. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2. Certain equity securities containing unique attributes may be classified as Level 2.

Unlisted equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price on the valuation date, or if no sale occurs, at the last bid price for long positions or the last ask price for short positions, and are generally classified as Level 2

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. The Fund enters into derivative transactions to hedge against changes in interest rates, securities prices, and/or currency exchange rates, to increase total return, or to gain access to certain markets or attain exposure to other underliers. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral received, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as either due to broker/receivable for collateral on certain derivatives contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments.

Exchange-traded derivatives, including futures and options contracts, are generally valued at the last sale or settlement price on the exchange where they are principally traded. Exchange-traded options without settlement prices are generally valued at the last bid price for long positions and the last ask price for short positions on the exchange where they are principally traded. Exchange-traded derivatives typically fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Over-the-counter (“OTC”) and centrally cleared derivatives are valued using market transactions and other market evidence, including market-based inputs to models, calibration to market-clearing transactions, broker or dealer quotations, or other alternative pricing sources. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value OTC and centrally cleared derivatives depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the instrument, as well as the availability of pricing information in the market. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, yield curves, credit curves, measures of volatility, voluntary and involuntary prepayment rates, loss severity rates and correlations of such inputs. For OTC and centrally cleared derivatives that trade in liquid markets, model inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. OTC and centrally cleared derivatives are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when significant inputs are corroborated by market evidence.

i.  Futures Contracts — Futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell a standardized quantity of a specified commodity or security. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or securities in an account on behalf of the broker in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Fund equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable with a corresponding offset to unrealized gains or losses.

B.  Level 3 Fair Value Investments — To the extent that significant inputs to valuation models and other alternative pricing sources are unobservable, or if quotations are not readily available, or if GSAM believes that such quotations do not accurately reflect fair value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may be determined under the Valuation Procedures. GSAM, consistent with its procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, may make an adjustment to the most recent valuation prices of either domestic or foreign securities in light of significant events to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities at the time of determining the Fund’s NAV. To the extent investments are valued using single source broker quotations obtained directly from the broker or passed through from third party pricing vendors, such investments are classified as Level 3 investments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2022

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments classified in the fair value hierarchy as of August 31, 2022:

MARKETBETA® U.S. 1000 EQUITY ETF

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $ 1,185,275        $        $         —  

Europe

     1,642,662                    

North America

     1,228,022,678          87,690           

South America

     1,644,990                    
Total    $ 1,232,495,605        $ 87,690        $  

 

(a)   Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile noted in table.

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Fund’s gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the period ended August 31, 2022. These gains (losses) should be considered in the context that these derivative contracts may have been executed to create investment opportunities and/or economically hedge certain investments, and accordingly, certain gains (losses) on such derivative contracts may offset certain (losses) gains attributable to investments. These gains (losses) are included in “Net realized gain (loss)” or “Net change in unrealized gain (loss)” on the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk      Fund      Net Realized Gain (Loss)
from Futures Contracts
       Net Change in Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on
Futures Contracts
 

Equity

     MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF      $ (72,836      $         —  

For the period ended August 31, 2022, the relevant values for each derivative type was as follows:

 

Fund                    Number of Contracts(a)  

MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF

                   12  

 

(a)   Amount disclosed represents average number of contracts for the months that the Fund held such derivatives during the period ended August 31, 2022.

There were no outstanding derivative contracts at August 31, 2022.

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

A.  Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Fund, subject to the general supervision of the Trustees.

As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the assumption of the expenses related thereto and administration of the Fund’s business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The Fund operates under a unitary management fee structure. Under the unitary fee structure, GSAM is responsible for paying substantially all the expenses of the Fund, excluding payments under the Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. As the Funds directly pay fees and expenses of the independent Trustees, the management fee collected by GSAM will be reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Funds to the independent Trustees

For the period ended August 31, 2022, contractual and effective net unitary management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

     Contractual Unitary Management Fee      Effective Net Unitary
Management
Fee*
 
Fund    First
$300 million
     Next
$700 million
     Next
$4 billion
     Over
$5 billion
 
MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF      0.15      0.10      0.09      0.08      0.11

 

*   Effective Net Unitary Management Fee includes the impact of management fee waivers, if any.

B.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the period ended August 31, 2022, Goldman Sachs did not earn any brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions on behalf of the MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF.

The following table provides information about the Fund’s investments in the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. as of and for the period ended August 31, 2022.

 

Fund   Beginning value
as of April 5,
2022
*
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Realized
Gain
     Change in
Unrealized
Depreciation
     Ending value
as of August 31,
2022
     Shares as of
August 31,
2022
     Dividend
Income
 
MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF   $      $ 1,344,369      $      $      $ 2,601,430      $ 3,945,799        11,861      $ 50,966  

 

*   Commencement of operations.

 

6. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS

The Trust issues and redeems shares of the Funds only in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, without an initial sales load, at NAV next determined after receipt, on any Business Day (as defined in the Statement of Additional Information), of an order in proper form. Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (each an “Authorized Participant”). An Authorized Participant is either (1) a “Participating Party” or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation; or (2) a Depository Trust Company participant; which, in either case, must have executed an agreement with the Distributor. Retail investors will typically not qualify as an Authorized Participant or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Funds. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market at market prices with the assistance of a broker and may be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees. Fixed creation and redemption transaction fees are imposed in connection with creations and redemptions.

Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay a variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (e.g. taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from sale of shares” in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2022

 

6. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity
ETF
 
 

 

 

 
    For the period* April 5, 2022
through August 31, 2022
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity    

Shares Sold

    42,987,538     $ 492,848,852  

Shares Redeemed

    (7,150,000     (256,160,382

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    35,837,538     $ 236,688,470  

 

*   Commencement of operations.

 

7. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the period ended August 31, 2022, were $538,066,843 and $318,402,283, respectively.

The purchases and sales from in-kind creation and redemption transactions for the period ended August 31, 2022, were $269,481,784 and $252,345,839, respectively.

 

8. TAX INFORMATION

The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended August 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

      MarketBeta® U.S.
1000 Equity ETF
 

Distributions paid from:

  

Ordinary Income

   $ 4,149,270  

Long-term capital gain

      

Total taxable distributions

   $ 4,149,270  

As of August 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

      MarketBeta® U.S.
1000 Equity ETF
 

Undistributed ordinary income — net

   $ 3,496,070  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     3,123,505  

Total undistributed earnings

   $ 6,619,575  

Unrealized gains (losses) — net

     765,917,889  

Total accumulated earnings (losses) net

   $ 772,537,464  

 

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8. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

As of August 31, 2022, the Fund’s aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      MarketBeta® U.S.
1000 Equity ETF
 

Tax Cost

   $ 466,665,406  

Gross unrealized gain

     781,164,181  

Gross unrealized loss

     (15,246,292

Net unrealized gains (losses)

   $ 765,917,889  

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales and differences in the tax treatment of passive foreign investment company investments.

In order to present certain components of the Fund’s capital accounts on a tax-basis, certain reclassifications have been recorded to the Fund’s accounts. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund and result primarily from redemption in-kind transactions.

 

Fund              Paid-in
Capital
       Total
Distributable
Earnings
 

MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF

           $ 226,791,776        $ (226,791,776

GSAM has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years (the current year) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Such open tax year remains subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

 

9. OTHER RISKS

The Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Derivatives Risk — The Fund’s use of derivatives may result in loss. Derivative 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. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. 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. Losses from derivatives can also result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

Index Risk — Solactive AG (the “Index Provider”) constructs the Fund’s Index in accordance with a rules-based methodology. The Fund will be negatively affected by general declines in the securities and asset classes represented in its Index. In addition, because the Fund is not “actively” managed, unless a specific security is removed from an Index, the Fund generally would not sell a security because the security’s issuer was in financial trouble. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track the Index. The Fund also does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets. Therefore, the Fund’s performance could be lower than funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline or a decline in the value of one or more issuers. The Index Provider relies on third party data it believes to be reliable in constructing the Index, but it does not guarantee the accuracy or availability of such third party data. Errors in index data, index computation or the construction of an Index in accordance with its methodology may occur from time to time and

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2022

 

9. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

may not be identified and corrected by the Index Provider for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Fund and its shareholders. In addition, neither the Fund, the Investment Adviser, the Calculation Agent nor the Index Provider can guarantee the availability or timeliness of the production of the Index.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, the Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). The value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Events such as war, acts of terrorism, social unrest, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats could also significantly impact the Fund and its investments. Additionally, the Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Market Trading Risk — The Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for Shares. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The Investment Adviser cannot predict whether Shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for Shares will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of the securities of a Fund’s Index trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time.

Tracking Error Risk — Tracking error is the divergence of the Fund’s performance from that of its Index. The performance of the Fund may diverge from that of its Index for a number of reasons. Tracking error may occur because of transaction costs, the Fund’s holding of cash, differences in accrual of dividends, changes to its Index or the need to meet new or existing regulatory requirements. Unlike the Fund, the returns of the Index are not reduced by investment and other operating expenses, including the trading costs associated with implementing changes to its portfolio of investments. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of market volatility or other unusual market conditions.

 

10. INDEMNIFICATIONS

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Trustees, officers, employees and agents are indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act and state law, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, GSAM believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

 

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events after the Statement of Assets and Liabilities date have been evaluated, and GSAM has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (the “Fund”) as of August 31, 2022, the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the period April 5, 2022 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of August 31, 2022, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the period April 5, 2022 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

October 25, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Goldman Sachs fund complex since 2000.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS MARKETBETA® U.S. 1000 EQUITY ETF

 

Statement Regarding Basis for Initial Approval of Management Agreement for the Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (the “Fund”) is a newly-organized investment portfolio of Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II (the “Trust”) that commenced investment operations on April 5, 2022. At a meeting held on September 13, 2021 (the “Meeting”) in connection with the Fund’s organization, the Board of Trustees, including all of the Trustees present who are not parties to the Fund’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”) approved the Management Agreement with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Fund.

At the Meeting, the Trustees reviewed the Management Agreement with respect to the Fund, including information regarding the terms of the Management Agreement; the nature, extent and quality of the Investment Adviser’s anticipated services; the fees and expenses to be paid by the Fund; a comparison of the Fund’s proposed management fee and anticipated expenses with those paid by other similar exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”); potential benefits to be derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund; and potential benefits to be derived by the Fund from its relationship with the Investment Adviser. Various information was also provided at prior meetings at which the Fund was discussed.

In connection with the Meeting, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval of registered fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Meeting, the Trustees relied upon information included in a presentation made by the Investment Adviser at the Meeting and information received at prior Board meetings, as well as on their knowledge of the Investment Adviser resulting from their meetings and other interactions over time.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services Provided Under the Management Agreement

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that would be provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the significant resources that the Investment Adviser devotes to risk management and the control environment in which the Fund would operate, the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Fund and its service providers would operate, including developments associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical events, and economic sanctions, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees considered that under the Management Agreement, the Fund pays a single management fee to the Investment Adviser, and the Investment Adviser pays all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses, excluding payments under the Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings and litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees also considered information about the Fund’s structure, investment objective, strategies and other characteristics. In particular, they noted that the Fund would operate as a passively-managed ETF that seeks to track an index developed and maintained by a third-party service provider. The Trustees noted the experience and capabilities of the key personnel of the Investment Adviser who would provide services to the Fund. In particular, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s extensive experience in managing quantitative investment strategies. The Trustees also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations capabilities. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser would be able to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Fund. They also considered that although the Fund was new (and therefore had no performance data to evaluate), the Investment Adviser has committed substantial financial and operational resources to ETFs and has extensive experience managing other types of registered investment companies. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Fund and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Unitary Fee Structure and Profitability

The Trustees considered the unitary management fee rate payable by the Fund, noting that the Management Agreement provides for a unitary fee structure, pursuant to which the Fund pays a single management fee to the Investment Adviser and the Investment Adviser then pays all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses. In addition, the Trustees considered information on the services to be rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Fund, which would include both advisory and non-advisory services directed to the needs and operations of the Fund as an ETF. The Trustees noted that a license fee would be payable to Solactive AG by the Investment Adviser for use of its index. The Trustees also considered information provided regarding fees and expenses of

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Initial Approval of Management Agreement for the Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

comparable ETFs advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms. The comparisons of the Fund’s unitary management fee rate and projected expense ratio were prepared by the Investment Adviser and a third-party provider of mutual fund and ETF data. In particular, the Trustees referred to an analysis comparing the Fund’s unitary management fee rate and projected expense ratio to those of relevant peer funds. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fee and total expenses to be paid by the Fund. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser’s management of the Fund likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders.

In addition, the Trustees recognized that there was not yet profitability data to evaluate for the Fund, but considered the Investment Adviser’s representations that (i) such data would be provided after the Fund commenced operations, and (ii) the Fund was not expected to be profitable to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates initially.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees noted that the Fund, unlike many other ETFs, would have management fee breakpoints. The Trustees considered the proposed breakpoints in the fee rate payable under the Management Agreement at the following annual percentage rates of the average daily net assets of the Fund:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Management Fee Annual Rate  

First $300 million

     0.15

Next $700 million

     0.10  

Next $4 billion

     0.09  

Over $5 billion

     0.08  

The Trustees noted that the breakpoints were designed to share potential economies of scale, if any, with the Fund and its shareholders as assets under management reach those asset levels. The Trustees considered the Fund’s projected asset levels and information comparing fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other funds in the peer group. Upon reviewing these matters, the Trustees concluded that the fee breakpoints represented a means of assuring that benefits of scalability, if any, would be passed along to shareholders at the specified asset levels.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits expected to be derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund as stated above, including: (a) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Fund on behalf of its other clients; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (c) fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the fund in which the Fund’s securities lending cash collateral is invested; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Fund; and (e) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Fund’s third party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”).

Other Benefits to the Fund and Its Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Fund is expected to receive certain potential benefits as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (b) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Fund because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; and (c) the Fund’s access to certain affiliated distribution channels.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the unitary management fee to be paid by the Fund was reasonable in light of the services to be provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and the Fund’s reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the engagement of the Investment Adviser likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved for an initial two-year period from its effective date.

 

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Fund Expenses — For the Period ended  8/31/2022 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Shares of the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. This example does not take into account brokerage commissions that you may pay on your purchases and sales of Shares of the Fund.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from April 5, 2022 (commencement of operations) and held for the entire period ended August 31, 2022, which represents a period of 149 days of a 365 day year (or less where indicated).

Actual Expenses — The first line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the six months. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000=8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF*  
     Beginning
Account Value
4/5/22
    Ending
Account Value
8/31/22
    Expenses
Paid
**
 

Actual based on NAV

  $ 1,000     $ 876.40     $ 0.42  

Hypothetical 5% return

  $ 1,000     $ 1,019.96   $ 0.45  

 

  +   Hypothetical expenses are based on the Fund’s actual annualized net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.  

 

  *   Fund commenced operations on April 5, 2022.  

 

  **   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the period ended August 31, 2022. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized net expense ratio for the period is as follows:  

 

Fund                  

MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF

                0.11

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
 

Term of
Office and

Length of
Time Served2

  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
  Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

Cheryl K. Beebe

Age: 66

  Chair of the
Board of Trustees
  Since 2021  

Ms. Beebe is retired. She is Director, Packaging Corporation of America (2008-Present); Director, The Mosaic Company (2019-Present); Director, HanesBrands Inc. (2020-Present); and was formerly Director, Convergys Corporation (a global leader in customer experience outsourcing) (2015-2018); and formerly held the position of Executive Vice President, (2010-2014); and Chief Financial Officer, Ingredion, Inc. (a leading global ingredient solutions company) (2004-2014).

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

  68   Packaging Corporation of America (producer of container board); The Mosaic Company (producer of phosphate and potash fertilizer); HanesBrands Inc. (a multinational clothing company)

Lawrence Hughes

Age: 64

  Trustee   Since 2021  

Mr. Hughes is retired. Formerly, he held senior management positions with BNY Mellon Wealth Management, a division of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (a financial services company) (1991-2015), most recently as Chief Executive Officer (2010-2015). He serves as a Member of the Board of Directors, (2012-Present) and formerly served as Chairman (2012-2019), Ellis Memorial and Eldredge House (a not-for-profit organization). Previously, Mr. Hughes served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust II (February 2016-April 2016).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

  68   None

John F. Killian

Age: 67

  Trustee   Since 2021  

Mr. Killian is retired. He is Director, Consolidated Edison, Inc. (2007-Present); and was formerly Director, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (2011-2022). Previously, he held senior management positions with Verizon Communications, Inc., including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2009-2010); and President, Verizon Business, Verizon Communications, Inc. (2005-2009).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

  68   Consolidated Edison, Inc. (a utility holding company)

Steven D. Krichmar

Age: 64

  Trustee   Since 2021  

Mr. Krichmar is retired. Formerly, he held senior management and governance positions with Putnam Investments, LLC, a financial services company (2001-2016). He was most recently Chief of Operations and a member of the Operating Committee of Putnam Investments, LLC and Principal Financial Officer of The Putnam Funds. Previously, Mr. Krichmar served as an Audit Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and its predecessor company (1990-2001).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

  68   None
         

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Independent Trustees (continued)

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
 

Term of
Office and

Length of
Time Served2

  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
  Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

Linda A. Lang

Age: 64

  Trustee   Since 2021  

Ms. Lang is retired. She was formerly Chair of the Board of Directors (2016-2019); and Member of the Board of Directors, WD-40 Company (a global consumer products company) (2004-2019); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2005-2014); and Director, President and Chief Operating Officer, Jack in the Box, Inc. (a restaurant company) (2003-2005). Previously, Ms. Lang served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (February 2016-March 2016).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

  69   None

Michael Latham

Age: 56

  Trustee   Since 2021  

Mr. Latham is retired. He currently serves as Chief Operating Officer and Director of FinTech Evolution Acquisition Group (a special purpose acquisition company) (2021-Present). Formerly, Mr. Latham held senior management positions with the iShares exchange-traded fund business owned by BlackRock, Inc., including Chairman (2011-2014); Global Head (2010-2011); U.S. Head (2007-2010); and Chief Operating Officer (2003-2007).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

  69   FinTech Evolution Acquisition Group (a special purpose acquisition company)

Lawrence W. Stranghoener

Age: 68

  Trustee   Since 2021  

Mr. Stranghoener is retired. He is Chairman, Kennametal, Inc. (a global manufacturer and distributor of tooling and industrial materials) (2003-Present); and was formerly Director, Aleris Corporation and Aleris International, Inc. (a producer of aluminum rolled products) (2011-2020); Interim Chief Executive Officer (2014) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2004-2014), Mosaic Company (a fertilizer manufacturing company).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund

  69   Kennametal, Inc. (a global manufacturer and distributor of tooling and industrial materials)
         

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Interested Trustee*

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
 

Term of
Office and

Length of
Time Served2

  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
  Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

James A. McNamara

Age: 59

  President and
Trustee
  Since 2021  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

  172   None
         
*   Mr. McNamara is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he holds a position with Goldman Sachs and owns securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The Interested Trustee holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.
1    Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, New York, 10282, Attn: Caroline Kraus. Information is provided as of August 31, 2022.
2    Each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term, until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; or (c) the termination of the Trust. The Board has adopted policies which provide that each Independent Trustee shall retire as of December 31st of the calendar year in which he or she reaches (a) his or her 74th birthday or (b) the 15th anniversary of the date he or she became a Trustee, whichever is earlier, unless a waiver of such requirements shall have been adopted by a majority of the other Trustees. These policies may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote.
3    The Goldman Sachs Fund Complex includes certain other companies listed above for each respective Trustee. As of August 31, 2022, Goldman Sachs ETF Trust consisted of 46 portfolios (29 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II consisted of 2 portfolios (1 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Trust consisted of 88 portfolios; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 15 portfolios (12 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Trust II consisted of 18 portfolios (16 of which offered shares to the public); and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund, Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund each consisted of one portfolio. Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund did not offer shares to the public.
4    This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.

Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-526-7384.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Officers of the Trust*

 

Name, Address and Age1   Positions Held
with the Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

James A. McNamara

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 59

  Trustee and President   Since 2021  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

Caroline L. Kraus

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 45

  Secretary   Since 2021  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2016-Present); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2015); Senior Counsel, Goldman Sachs (January 2020-Present); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2012-December 2019); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2011); and Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (2002-2006).

 

Secretary — Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit II LLC; Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

Joseph F. DiMaria

30 Hudson Street

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Age: 54

 

Treasurer, Principal

Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

  Since 2021 (Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer since 2019)  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2015-Present) and Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (May 2010-October 2015).

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer — Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust II (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

     
*   Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-621-2550.
1    Information is provided as of August 31, 2022.
2    Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

 

 

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF - Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022, 98.17% of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income by MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF qualify for the dividends received deduction available to corporations.

 

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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs ETFs

 

 

LOGO

 

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

Today, the Asset Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $2.27 trillion in assets under supervision as of June 30, 2022, Goldman Sachs Asset Management has portfolio management teams located around the world and our investment professionals bring firsthand knowledge of local markets to every investment decision. Assets under supervision includes assets under management and other client assets for which Goldman Sachs does not have full discretion. Goldman Sachs Asset Management leverages the resources of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC subject to legal, internal and regulatory restrictions.

 

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

Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® International Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Future Planet Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF
Goldman Sachs Future Consumer Equity ETF

Goldman Sachs Future Real Estate and Infrastructure Equity ETF

 

INDEX DISCLAIMERS

The Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® International Small Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. Equity ETF, and Goldman Sachs MarketBeta® U.S. 1000 Equity ETF are not sponsored, promoted, sold or supported in any other manner by Solactive AG nor does Solactive AG offer any express or implicit guarantee or assurance either with regard to the results of using the Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex North America Large & Mid Cap Index, the Solactive GBS Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index, Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex North America Small Cap Index, Solactive GBS United States Large & Mid Cap Index, Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index (“Solactive Indexes”) and/ or Solactive Index trade mark or the Solactive Index Price at any time or in any other respect. The Solactive Indexes are calculated and published by Solactive AG. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Solactive Indexes are calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards the Funds, Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Solactive Indexes to third parties including but not limited to investors and/or financial intermediaries of the Funds. Neither publication of a Solactive Index by Solactive AG nor the licensing of the Solactive Index or Solactive Index trade mark for the purpose of use in connection with a Fund constitutes a recommendation by Solactive AG to invest capital in said fund nor does it in any way represent an assurance or opinion of Solactive AG with regard to any investment in this fund. Solactive AG is registered as a benchmark administrator under the Regulation (EU) 2016/2011 (BMR). Solactive appears on the ESMA register of administrators.


TRUSTEES

Cheryl K. Beebe, Chair

Lawrence Hughes

John F. Killian

Steven D. Krichmar

Linda A. Lang

Michael Latham

James A. McNamara

Lawrence W. Stranghoener

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

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

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

Transfer Agent

 

ALPS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

Distributor

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

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

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

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

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of August 31, 2022 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

Economic and market forecasts presented herein reflect our judgment as of the date of this presentation and are subject to change without notice. These forecasts do not take into account the specific investment objectives, restrictions, tax and financial situation or other needs of any specific client. Actual data will vary and may not be reflected here. These forecasts are subject to high levels of uncertainty that may affect actual performance. Accordingly, these forecasts should be viewed as merely representative of a broad range of possible outcomes. These forecasts are estimated, based on assumptions, and are subject to significant revision and may change materially as economic and market conditions change. Goldman Sachs has no obligation to provide updates or changes to these forecasts. Case studies and examples are for illustrative purposes only.

ETF Fund shares are not individually redeemable and are issued and redeemed by the Fund at their net asset value (“NAV”) only in large, specified blocks of shares called creation units. Shares otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading at market price (not NAV). Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply. ALPS Distributors, Inc. is the distributor of the Goldman Sachs ETF Funds. ALPS Distributors, Inc. is unaffiliated with Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

This material is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current Prospectus or summary prospectus, if applicable. Investors should consider a Fund’s objective, risks, and charges and expenses, and read the summary prospectus, if available, and/or the Prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. The summary prospectus, if available, and the Prospectus contain this and other information about a Fund and may be obtained from your authorized dealer or from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by calling 1-800-621-2550.

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