Goldman Sachs Funds

 

 

 
Semi-Annual Report      

February 28, 2023

 
     

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® ETFs

     

ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (GEM)

     

ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF (GSEU)

     

ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF (GSIE)

     

ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF (GSJY)

     

ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GPAL)

     

ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (GSLC)

     

ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (GSSC)

     

ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF (GLOV)

 

ActiveBeta® is a registered trademark of GSAM.

 

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Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® ETFs

 

 

ACTIVEBETA® EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF

 

 

ACTIVEBETA® EUROPE EQUITY ETF

 

 

ACTIVEBETA® INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF

 

 

ACTIVEBETA® JAPAN EQUITY ETF

 

 

ACTIVEBETA® PARIS-ALIGNED CLIMATE U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF

 

 

ACTIVEBETA® U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF

 

 

ACTIVEBETA® U.S. SMALL CAP EQUITY ETF

 

 

ACTIVEBETA® WORLD LOW VOL PLUS EQUITY ETF

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Market and Economic Review

    1  

Fund Basics

    5  

Schedules of Investments

    22  

Financial Statements

    85  

Financial Highlights

    93  

ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    93  

ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF

    94  

ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF

    95  

ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF

    96  

ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

    97  

ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

    98  

ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

    99  

ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF

    100  

Notes to Financial Statements

    101  

Other Information

    126  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Equity ETFs

 

The following are highlights both of key factors affecting the U.S., international and emerging markets equity markets and of any key changes made to the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Equity ETFs (the “Funds”) during the six months ended February 28, 2023 (the “Reporting Period”). A fuller review will appear in the Funds’ annual shareholder report covering the 12 months ended August 31, 2023.

Market and Economic Review

U.S. Equities

 

Overall, U.S. equities rose during the Reporting Period. The Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (the “S&P 500 Index”) ended the Reporting Period with a return of 1.26%. The Russell 3000® Index generated a return of 1.51%.

 

 

The market posted muted returns during the Reporting Period amid a backdrop of ongoing Federal Reserve (“Fed”) interest rate hikes to combat inflation, persistent recession worries, supply-chain disruptions, geopolitical tensions given the Russia/Ukraine war, and elevated concerns around China’s zero-COVID policy.

 

 

As the Reporting Period began in September 2022, the S&P 500 Index decreased primarily based on the noticeable tightening of financial conditions guided by expectations for a more aggressive global interest rate hiking cycle. Indeed, the Fed increased its “raise and hold” messaging as the end of September approached, a policy that received support on the back of higher than consensus expected August core inflation data and a still-tight labor market that showed only moderate signs of cooling off.

 

 

During the fourth quarter of 2022, the S&P 500 Index solidly increased, breaking its streak of three consecutive quarterly losses, attributable primarily to gains in October and November.

 

   

Investors continued to witness a variety of contradictory macroeconomic developments, highlighted by a noticeably hawkish Fed, consumer resilience, and economic data supporting the themes of slowing economic growth. (Hawkish tends to suggest higher interest rates; opposite of dovish.)

 

   

There was a dovish tilt surrounding consensus expectations for a reduction in the pace of monetary policy tightening, which was realized when the Fed announced a 50 basis point interest rate hike in December, following four successive 75 basis point increases. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.)

 

   

Positive inflation developments further supported market aspirations for a peak in the Fed tightening cycle, with October and November inflation data coming in lower than anticipated by most.

 

   

Despite the smaller interest rate hike, the Fed maintained its hawkish tone with its relentless higher-for-longer messaging that continued to be a headwind for the U.S. equities market.

 

   

Although the third quarter 2022 corporate earnings season provided disappointing results, companies emphasized a strong demand environment even against a backdrop of heightened macroeconomic uncertainty. Companies also focused on cost-cutting measures, as headlines of layoffs remained in the spotlight, especially within the information technology sector.

 

   

On the geopolitical front, the most constructive takeaways came from China’s zero-COVID pivot and pro-growth focus as well as Europe’s warmer than anticipated weather that helped settle concerns about an energy crisis there.

 

 

The S&P 500 Index rose in January 2023, rebounding from December 2022’s losses, gaining on a combination of heightened optimism around disinflationary signals, a cooling job market, positive reports about China’s economic reopening, better than consensus forecasted economic circumstances in Europe, improvements in supply-chain conditions and elevated hopes for the termination of the Fed’s tightening cycle. Collectively, these themes provided a strong case for the Fed’s soft landing scenario and the avoidance of a deep recession resulting from interest rate hikes. (A soft landing, in economics, is a cyclical downturn that avoids recession. It typically describes attempts by central banks to raise interest rates just enough to stop an economy from overheating and experiencing high inflation, without causing a significant increase in unemployment, or a hard landing.)

 

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MARKET REVIEW

 

 

However, the S&P 500 Index then fell again in February 2023, giving back a portion of the prior month’s gains.

 

   

U.S. equities depreciated as the market’s modified Fed interest rate hike expectations and resilient economic data prompted a reduction in the progress of disinflation and heightened traction around several bearish themes. (Bearish refers to an expected downward movement in the prices of securities.)

   

Early in February, the Fed raised the targeted federal funds rate by another 25 basis points as expected, and its accompanying statement seemed dovish. Still, Fed Chair Powell’s subsequent statement that further rate hikes will be necessary if economic data continues to come in stronger than expected shifted the Fed narrative more hawkish.

 

 

During the Reporting Period overall, value stocks meaningfully outperformed growth stocks within the large-cap and small-cap segments of the U.S. equity market, though growth stocks outpaced value stocks within the mid-cap segment.

 

 

The best performing sectors within the S&P 500 Index during the Reporting Period were materials, industrials, energy and financials, while the weakest performing sectors were utilities, consumer discretionary, real estate and communication services.

International Equities

 

 

Representing the developed international equity markets, the MSCI EAFE Index (net) returned 12.58% for the Reporting Period, significantly outperforming the U.S. equity market.

 

 

As the Reporting Period began in September 2022, international equity markets declined, weighed down by heightened inflationary pressures, aggressive global interest rate hikes, recession concerns and the rampant spread of COVID-19.

 

   

Europe additionally battled an energy crisis and subsequent mobile network blackouts, which, in turn, put upward pressure on power costs and inflation and supported the need to keep interest rates high. The European Central Bank raised interest rates during the month, increasing concerns around slowing economic growth and leading to the depreciation of the euro against the U.S. dollar.

 

 

International equities then rallied across the major regions in the fourth quarter of 2022 overall. Markets remained volatile and under pressure from macroeconomic headwinds, including inflationary pressures and interest rate hikes. However, investors began to focus on improving inflationary indicators across the globe, and increased confidence the U.S. Fed could pull off a soft economic landing allowed both U.S. and international equities to rally.

 

   

In Europe, equities benefited from resilient third quarter 2022 corporate earnings reports as well as from optimism that the pace of interest rate increases could soon slow. Economic activity showed signs of a rebound in December following the inflation peak in October. Thus, although Europe remained in a recession, optimism that the recession would not be as deep as initially feared grew during the last weeks of the calendar year.

 

   

In Japan, the yen continued to weaken against the U.S. dollar, especially in the first half of October, and Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda remained downbeat on the sustainability of inflation numbers into 2023, citing the negative output gap in particular, and kept its interest rates low.

 

   

Asia ex-Japan equities were flat in October, pressured by sharp sell-offs in China and Hong Kong following confirmation that Chinese Premier Xi Jinping would remain as leader for a historic third five-year term. But increasing indications that China was prepared to stray from some of its more restrictive COVID-19 procedures resulted in stronger Asia ex-Japan equities in November, even as fears of an economic slowdown within China persisted. Indeed, in December, China began to relax its zero-COVID policies in an ongoing effort to boost its economy through increased domestic spending and international travel. Investors responded positively to this news despite the near-term surge in COVID-19 cases in China caused by the re-opening.

 

 

The MSCI EAFE Index posted solid positive returns in January 2023, with international equity markets performing well on the back of expectations around peaking inflation in the U.S. and Europe, slowing central bank interest rate hikes, and receding concerns about recession.

 

   

China finally lifted its stringent zero-COVID policy, increasing global hopes around the resolution of supply-chain disruptions and economic recovery driven by stronger domestic consumption and improved international tourism.

 

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In contrast to the U.S. and Europe, Japan’s inflation rate rose in January. However, the Bank of Japan reiterated its commitment to keep its monetary policy accommodative.

 

 

The MSCI EAFE Index then fell in February 2023, with market sentiment governed by dampening expectations around potential peaking of interest rate hikes and ongoing geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, as the war there marked a one-year milestone. Also weighing on investor sentiment was a re-escalation in U.S./China tensions. Inflation levels were relatively stable across Europe, but Japan saw its highest level of inflation in the last 40 years.

 

 

All sectors in the MSCI EAFE Index posted positive total returns during the Reporting Period. The best performing sectors within the MSCI EAFE Index during the Reporting Period were financials, materials, consumer discretionary and industrials, each posting a double-digit positive total return. The weakest performing sectors were real estate, communication services, consumer staples and health care.

 

 

The best performing countries within the MSCI EAFE Index were Austria, Italy, Spain and Germany. The weakest performing countries during the Reporting Period were Israel and Norway, the only two MSCI EAFE Index constituents to post a negative absolute total return during the Reporting Period. Portugal and Hong Kong each generated a modestly positive total return but still significantly lagged the MSCI EAFE Index during the Reporting Period.

Emerging Markets Equities

 

 

Representing the emerging markets equity markets, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net) returned -2.29% during the Reporting Period, underperforming both the U.S. equity market and the developed international equity markets overall.

 

 

As the Reporting Period began in September 2022, emerging markets equities as a whole posted double-digit negative returns, as central bank interest rate hikes and recession concerns triggered large outflows.

 

   

Inflation remained top of mind for investors, as central banks in Europe, Asia and South America announced plans to raise interest rates during the following 12 months in an effort to get ahead of rising consumer prices.

 

   

The Chinese equity market fell especially significantly. An overleveraged housing market and falling home prices, coupled with the yuan falling to its lowest levels since January 2008, triggered monetary outflows from the Chinese economy. Most impactfully, China’s zero-COVID policy weakened domestic levels of supply and demand, contributing to falling export levels.

 

   

Elsewhere in Asia, India’s equity market fell but outperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, while South Korea’s equity market underperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets Index given the lack of global demand, especially from China, for Korean goods, which caused high levels of volatility in the Korean exports market.

 

   

In Latin America, the Brazilian equity market fell but outpaced the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, as Brazil’s central bank paused its cycle of interest rate hikes, becoming the first notable economy in the world to do so.

 

 

Emerging markets equities then rallied in the fourth quarter of 2022 overall, attributable primarily to a strong November 2022.

 

   

In October 2022, emerging markets equities as a whole fell, as economies struggled to deal with high inflation, major transitions of political power, and contractionary central bank policy. The MSCI China Index was particularly weak, as lockdowns continued to place several cities under COVID-19 restrictions and the closely-watched China’s 20th Party Congress offered no signal to investors this strategy would change in the near future. South Korea’s and Brazil’s equity markets rose, driven by stronger exports.

 

   

November 2022 was a strong month for emerging markets equities, as softer U.S. inflation and expectations of a recovery in Chinese demand brightened the outlook for the emerging markets universe. The slowing frequency of interest rate hikes from central banks and strong consumer activity across a number of emerging markets also strengthened returns for several country constituents of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The MSCI China Index rallied strongly. The MSCI India Index was also strong, but the MSCI Brazil Index fell as political friction in the country’s new presidential administration hampered the speed of financial reforms, creating uncertainty amongst investors.

 

   

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index fell modestly in December 2022, as inflation concerns dominated. Still, the MSCI China Index rose, as China loosened its COVID-19 restrictions.

 

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The MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose in January 2023, as softer U.S. inflation and positive news around China’s full reopening post COVID-19 brightened the outlook for the emerging markets. The slowing frequency of interest rate hikes from central banks and strong consumer activity across several emerging markets also contributed positively to strengthened returns for several countries in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, including China and Brazil. India’s equity market fell, as Indian officials hinted at an upcoming economic slowdown and as a U.S.-based short-selling firm published a report on a conglomerate that sparked a broad-based sell-off.

 

 

The MSCI Emerging Markets then fell in February 2023, reversing much of the gains from the prior month’s rally. A re-escalation in geopolitical tensions and stronger than consensus expected U.S. economic data challenged the path of the U.S. Fed’s interest rate policy, dampening hopes to a quick end to the interest rate hiking cycle. Following this, the U.S. dollar also strengthened, an additional headwind for emerging markets equities.

 

 

The best performing sectors within the MSCI Emerging Markets Index were materials, information technology, communication services and consumer staples, the only sectors in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index to post a positive total return during the Reporting Period. The weakest performing sectors were utilities, energy, consumer discretionary and health care.

 

 

The best performing countries within the MSCI Emerging Markets Index during the Reporting Period were Turkey, Greece, Mexico and Poland. The weakest performing countries were Qatar, Saudi Arabia, India and United Arab Emirates, each led down by weakness in the energy sector.

Fund Changes and Highlights

No material changes were made to the Funds during the Reporting Period.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2023

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2023       
  Market Price1   $ 28.93  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 29.10  

 

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

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2022—February 28, 2023   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     GS ActiveBeta®
Emerging Markets
Equity Index3
     MSCI Emerging
Markets Index4
 
    Shares     -0.10      0.58      0.04      -2.29

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity Index (the “Index”) is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of emerging market issuers. The Index seeks to capture common sources of active equity returns, including value (i.e., how attractively a stock is priced relative to its “fundamentals”, such as book value or free cash flow), momentum (i.e., whether a company’s share price is trending up or down), quality (i.e., profitability) and low volatility (i.e., a relatively low dgree of fluctuation in a company’s share price over time). The index provider for the reference index on which the Index is based may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of such reference index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. In such circumstances, the scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index may likewise be delayed or changed. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4    The MSCI Emerging Markets Index captures large and mid cap representation across 27 Emerging Markets countries. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/235
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business      Country
 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    5.7      Information Technology      Taiwan
 

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    3.5        Communication Services      China
 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    3.1        Information Technology      South Korea
 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

    2.1        Consumer Discretionary      China
 

Vale SA

    0.9        Materials      Brazil
 

Infosys Ltd.

    0.9        Information Technology      India
 

Meituan, Class B

    0.9        Consumer Discretionary      China
 

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    0.8        Energy      India
 

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    0.8        Financials      China
   

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    0.7        Information Technology      India

 

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

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK6
February 28, 2023

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6    Country and 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 MSCI. 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). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 0.5% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2023. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity Index.

 

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

 

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FUND BASICS

 

ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2023

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT  
     As of February 28, 2023       
  Market Price1   $ 32.08  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 32.31  

 

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

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2022—February 28, 2023   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     GS ActiveBeta®
Europe Equity Index3
     MSCI Europe
Index4
 
    Shares     18.06      18.12      17.99      17.69

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity Index (the “Index”) is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of developed market issuers in Europe. The Index seeks to capture common sources of active equity returns, including value (i.e., how attractively a stock is priced relative to its “fundamentals”, such as book value or free cash flow), momentum (i.e., whether a company’s share price is trending up or down), quality (i.e., profitability) and low volatility (i.e., a relatively low dgree of fluctuation in a company’s share price over time). The index provider for the reference index on which the Index is based may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of such reference index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. In such circumstances, the scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index may likewise be delayed or changed. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4    The MSCI Europe Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 15 Developed Markets countries. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/235
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business      Country
 

Nestle SA

    2.6      Consumer Staples      United States
 

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    2.4        Health Care      Denmark
 

ASML Holding NV

    2.2        Information Technology      Netherlands
 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    2.1        Consumer Discretionary      France
 

Roche Holding AG

    2.0        Health Care      United States
 

Shell PLC

    1.7        Energy      Netherlands
 

AstraZeneca PLC

    1.7        Health Care      United Kingdom
 

Novartis AG

    1.6        Health Care      Switzerland
 

TotalEnergies SE

    1.3        Energy      France
   

L’Oreal SA

    1.0        Consumer Staples      France

 

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

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK6   
February 28, 2023      

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6    Country and 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 MSCI. 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). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 0.7% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2023. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity Index.

 

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

 

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FUND BASICS

 

ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2023

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2023  
  Market Price1   $ 30.24  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 30.35  

 

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

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

     September 1, 2022—February 28, 2023   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     GS ActiveBeta®
Intl Equity  Index3
     MSCI World
ex USA Index4
 
    Shares     10.85      10.94      10.88      11.41

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity Index (the “Index”) is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of developed market issuers outside of the United States. The Index seeks to capture common sources of active equity returns, including value (i.e., how attractively a stock is priced relative to its “fundamentals”, such as book value or free cash flow), momentum (i.e., whether a company’s share price is trending up or down), quality (i.e., profitability) and low volatility (i.e., a relatively low degree of fluctuation in a company’s share price over time). The index provider for the reference index on which the Index is based may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of such reference index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. In such circumstances, the scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index may likewise be delayed or changed. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4    The MSCI World ex USA Index captures large and mid cap representation across 22 of 23 Developed Markets countries. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

9


FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/235
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business      Country
 

Nestle SA

    1.4      Consumer Staples      United States
 

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    1.4        Health Care      Denmark
 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    1.3        Consumer Discretionary      France
 

Shell PLC

    1.2        Energy      Netherlands
 

Roche Holding AG

    1.2        Health Care      United States
 

ASML Holding NV

    1.0        Information Technology      Netherlands
 

Novartis AG

    0.9        Health Care      Switzerland
 

AstraZeneca PLC

    0.9        Health Care      United Kingdom
 

BHP Group Ltd.

    0.8        Materials      Australia
   

TotalEnergies SE

    0.7        Energy      France

 

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

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK6   
February 28, 2023      

LOGO

 

 

6    Country and 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 MSCI. 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). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 1.6% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2023. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity Index.

 

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

 

 

10


FUND BASICS

 

ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2023

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2023  
  Market Price1   $ 30.83  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 30.87  

 

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

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2022—February 28, 2023   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     GS ActiveBeta®
Japan Equity Index3
     MSCI Japan
Index4
 
    Shares     3.55      4.69      3.61      3.67

 

2   Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3   The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity Index (the “Index”) is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of Japan issuers. The Index seeks to capture common sources of active equity returns, including value (i.e., how attractively a stock is priced relative to its “fundamentals”, such as book value or free cash flow), momentum (i.e., whether a company’s share price is trending up or down), quality (i.e., profitability) and low volatility (i.e., a relatively low degree of fluctuation in a company’s share price over time). The index provider for the reference index on which the Index is based may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of such reference index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. In such circumstances, the scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index may likewise be delayed or changed. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4   The MSCI Japan Index is designed to measure the performance of the large and mid cap segments of the Japanese market. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/235
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business
 

Toyota Motor Corp.

    3.6      Consumer Discretionary
 

Sony Group Corp.

    2.4        Consumer Discretionary
 

Keyence Corp.

    2.0        Information Technology
 

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    2.0        Consumer Discretionary
 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    1.9        Financials
 

Mitsubishi Corp.

    1.8        Industrials
 

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1.7        Health Care
 

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    1.6        Industrials
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    1.6        Financials
   

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    1.5        Health Care

 

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

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK6   
February 28, 2023      

LOGO

 

 

6    Country and 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 MSCI. 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). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 2.1% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2023. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity Index.

 

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

 

12


FUND BASICS

 

ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2023

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2023  
  Market Price1   $ 33.31  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 33.27  

 

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

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW   
     September 1, 2022—February 28, 2023   Fund Total
Return
(based on
NAV)2
  

Fund Total

Return
(based on
Market Price)2

   GS ActiveBeta®
Paris-Aligned
U.S. Large Cap
Equity Index3
   Solactive
US Large
Cap Index4
    Shares   3.12%    3.09%    3.18%    0.83%

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned U.S. Large Cap Equity Index (the “Index”) is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of large capitalization U.S. issuers. The Index seeks to capture common sources of active equity returns, including value (i.e., how attractively a stock is priced relative to its “fundamentals”, such as book value or free cash flow), momentum (i.e., whether a company’s share price is trending up or down), quality (i.e., profitability) and low volatility (i.e., a relatively low degree of fluctuation in a company’s share price over time). The Index aims to meet the minimum requirements to be an “EU Paris-Aligned Benchmark.” An “EU Paris-Aligned Benchmark” is an index whose constituent companies are aligned with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, an international treaty that seeks to combat climate change and its effects. The Index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4    Solactive US Large Cap Index intends to track the performance of the large cap segment in the United States. Constituents are selected and weighted based on free-float market capitalization. The index is calculated as a total return index in USD and reconstituted semi-annually with quarterly IPO reviews

 

The Fund is newly incepted and does not have a substantial track record. The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

13


FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/234
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business
 

Apple, Inc.

    7.2      Information Technology
 

Microsoft Corp.

    5.5        Information Technology
 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    1.6        Communication Services
 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

    1.6        Communication Services
 

NVIDIA Corp.

    1.5        Information Technology
 

Johnson & Johnson

    1.3        Health Care
 

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    1.2        Communication Services
 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1.2        Health Care
 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

    1.2        Financials
   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.1        Financials

 

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

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK5   
February 28, 2023      

LOGO

 

 

5    Country and sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Standard & Poor’s. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

6    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned U.S. Large Cap Equity Index.

 

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

 

14


FUND BASICS

 

ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2023

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2023  
  Market Price1   $ 78.83  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 78.95  

 

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

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2022—February 28, 2023   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     GS ActiveBeta®
U.S. Large Cap
Equity Index3
    

S&P 500

Index4

 
    Shares     1.62      1.50      1.65      1.26

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity Index (the “Index”) is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of large capitalization U.S. issuers. The Index seeks to capture common sources of active equity returns, including value (i.e., how attractively a stock is priced relative to its “fundamentals”, such as book value or free cash flow), momentum (i.e., whether a company’s share price is trending up or down), quality (i.e., profitability) and low volatility (i.e., a relatively low dgree of fluctuation in a company’s share price over time). The index provider for the reference index on which the Index is based may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of such reference index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. In such circumstances, the scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index may likewise be delayed or changed. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4    The S&P 500 Index is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

15


FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/235
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business
 

Apple, Inc.

    6.0      Information Technology
 

Microsoft Corp.

    4.8        Information Technology
 

Amazon.com, Inc.

    2.1        Consumer Discretionary
 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    1.4        Communication Services
 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

    1.3        Communication Services
 

NVIDIA Corp.

    1.3        Information Technology
 

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    1.1        Communication Services
 

Johnson & Johnson

    1.1        Health Care
 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1.1        Health Care
   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    1.0        Consumer Discretionary

 

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

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK6   
February 28, 2023      

LOGO

 

 

6    Country and sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Standard & Poor’s. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity Index.

 

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

 

16


FUND BASICS

 

ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2023

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2023  
  Market Price1   $ 58.61  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 58.66  

 

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

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2022—February 28, 2023   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     GS ActiveBeta®
U.S. Small Cap
Equity Index3
     Russell 2000®
Index4
 
    Shares     5.77      5.59      5.92      3.63

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees 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. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity Index (the “Index”) is designed to deliver exposure to equity securities of small capitalization U.S. issuers. The Index seeks to capture common sources of active equity returns, including value (i.e., how attractively a stock is priced relative to its “fundamentals”, such as book value or free cash flow), momentum (i.e., whether a company’s share price is trending up or down), quality (i.e., profitability) and low volatility (i.e., a relatively low degree of fluctuation in a company’s share price over time). The index provider for the reference index on which the Index is based may delay or change a scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of such reference index or the implementation of certain rules at its sole discretion. In such circumstances, the scheduled rebalancing or reconstitution of the Index may likewise be delayed or changed. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4    The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index of common stock prices that measures the performance of the 2000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index. The Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

17


FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/235
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business
 

Atkore, Inc.

    0.5      Industrials
 

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    0.4        Industrials
 

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    0.4        Industrials
 

Mr Cooper Group, Inc.

    0.3        Financials
 

Encore Wire Corp.

    0.3        Industrials
 

Veritiv Corp.

    0.3        Industrials
 

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

    0.3        Information Technology
 

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

    0.3        Industrials
 

Murphy USA, Inc.

    0.3        Consumer Discretionary
   

Commercial Metals Co.

    0.3        Materials

 

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

 

FUND VS BENCHMARK6   
February 28, 2023      

LOGO

 

 

6    Country and 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 Russell Investments. 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). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above. Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 0.5% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2023. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

7    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity Index.

 

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

 

18


FUND BASICS

 

ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF

as of February 28, 2023

 

  FUND SNAPSHOT

 

     As of February 28, 2023  
  Market Price1   $ 38.68  
    Net Asset Value (NAV)1   $ 38.71  

 

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

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     September 1, 2022—February 28, 2023   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)2
     Fund Total Return
(based on Market Price)2
     GS ActiveBeta
World Low Vol
Plus Equity Index3
 
    Shares     2.93      2.83      2.85

 

2    Total returns are calculated assuming purchase of a share at the market price or NAV on the first day and sale of a share at the market price or NAV on the last day of each period reported. The Total Returns based on NAV and Market Price assume the reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares, which if included would lower the performance shown above. The NAV used in the Total Return calculation assumes all management fees incurred by the Fund. Market Price returns are based upon the last trade as of 4:00pm EST and do not reflect the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

3    The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity Index (the “Index”) is designed to deliver exposure is designed to deliver exposure to large and mid-capitalization equity securities of developed market issuers, including the United States. The Index seeks to capture common sources of active equity returns, including low volatility (i.e., a relatively low degree of fluctuation in a company’s share price over time), value (i.e., how attractively a stock is priced relative to its “fundamentals,” such as book value and free cash flow), momentum (i.e., whether a company’s share price is trending up or down), and quality (i.e., profitability). The Index seeks to provide exposure to these factors with an emphasis on the low volatility factor. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The Fund is newly incepted and does not have a substantial track record. The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com/ETFs. to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2/28/234     
     Holding   % of Net Assets        Line of Business      Country
 

Apple, Inc.

    2.8      Information Technology      United States
 

Microsoft Corp.

    2.1        Information Technology      United States
 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

    1.3        Consumer Discretionary      United States
 

AutoZone, Inc.

    1.1        Consumer Discretionary      United States
 

Walmart, Inc.

    1.0        Consumer Staples      United States
 

Hershey Co. (The)

    0.9        Consumer Staples      United States
 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    0.9        Health Care      United States
 

PepsiCo, Inc.

    0.9        Consumer Staples      United States
 

Johnson & Johnson

    0.9        Health Care      United States
   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    0.9        Communication Services      Japan

 

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

 

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5    Country and sector classifications for securities may differ between the above listing and the Schedule of Investments due to differing classification methodologies. The classification methodology used for the above listing is as set forth by Standard & Poor’s. The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the chart above. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocation of exchange-traded funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the chart above Investments in the securities lending vehicle represented 0.3% of the Fund’s net assets as of February 28, 2023. Figures above may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

 

6    The Fund seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity Index.

 

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

 

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Industry Terms

 

Book Value: The total value of the company’s assets that shareholders would theoretically receive if a company were liquidated.

Free Cash Flow: A measure of financial performance calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures.

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

 

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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 97.7%  
Brazil – 3.9%  
  678,542     Ambev SA (Consumer Staples)   $ 1,740,318  
  183,749     Atacadao SA (Consumer Staples)     473,389  
  615,001     B3 SA – Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Financials)     1,242,795  
  409,458     Banco Bradesco SA (Financials)     912,922  
  93,474     Banco do Brasil SA (Financials)     721,551  
  65,940     Banco Santander Brasil SA (Financials)     357,822  
  556,755     BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (Financials)     3,648,283  
  193,022     CCR SA (Industrials)     406,327  
  123,380     Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (Utilities)     811,079  
  64,804     Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (Materials)     206,923  
  95,605     CPFL Energia SA (Utilities)     554,691  
  71,144     Energisa SA (Utilities)     527,240  
  78,040     Engie Brasil Energia SA (Utilities)     587,165  
  279,787     Equatorial Energia SA (Utilities)     1,362,841  
  73,287     Hypera SA (Health Care)     584,673  
  86,094     Klabin SA (Materials)     320,913  
  135,686     Lojas Renner SA (Consumer Discretionary)     484,714  
  174,181     Natura & Co. Holding SA (Consumer Staples)     511,129  
  77,267     Petro Rio SA (Energy)*     498,764  
  501,355     Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Energy)     2,760,924  
  544,005     Raia Drogasil SA (Consumer Staples)     2,363,291  
  137,779     Suzano SA (Materials)     1,259,902  
  204,966     Telefonica Brasil SA (Communication Services)     1,528,794  
  277,938     TIM SA (Communication Services)     652,694  
  513,402     Vale SA (Materials)     8,390,342  
  135,997     Vibra Energia SA (Consumer Discretionary)     385,273  
  240,621     WEG SA (Industrials)     1,804,876  
   

 

 

 
      35,099,635  

 

 

 
Chile – 0.5%  
  825,771     Cencosud SA (Consumer Staples)     1,552,639  
  188,064     Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA (Consumer Staples)     1,428,943  
  235,192     Empresas CMPC SA (Materials)     388,612  
  83,328     Empresas Copec SA (Energy)     598,672  
  6,138,692     Enel Americas SA (Utilities)     760,012  
   

 

 

 
      4,728,878  

 

 

 
China – 32.9%  
  57,978     360 DigiTech, Inc. ADR (Financials)     1,180,432  
  374,059     37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)     1,182,168  
  1,161,783     3SBio, Inc. (Health Care)(a)     1,151,496  
  2,760,100     Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,163,326  
  4,330,400     Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H (Financials)     1,500,565  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  98,214     Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)   441,502  
  461,548     Air China Ltd., Class H (Industrials)*     425,122  
  20,108     Airtac International Group (Industrials)     709,434  
  83,800     Akeso, Inc., Class B (Health Care)*(a)     427,034  
  1,732,900     Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*     19,096,229  
  624,200     Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*     445,318  
  885,962     Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H (Materials)     451,474  
  28,846     Amlogic Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)*     330,341  
  64,201     Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     283,339  
  68,102     Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)     249,868  
  173,307     ANTA Sports Products Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,282,941  
  16,249     Autohome, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)     495,594  
  964,257     AVIC Industry-Finance Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     603,380  
  165,036     Baidu, Inc., Class A (Communication Services)*     2,834,175  
  1,851,272     Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,153,100  
  378,098     Bank of Changsha Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     437,834  
  2,969,426     Bank of China Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,379,698  
  9,179,971     Bank of China Ltd., Class H (Financials)     3,368,153  
  1,964,072     Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,384,403  
  2,422,490     Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     1,431,983  
  196,712     Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     343,242  
  1,338,880     Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,384,776  
  618,156     Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     881,213  
  1,013,392     Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     871,741  
  348,700     Bank of Suzhou Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     376,203  
  463,500     Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     438,717  
  1,411,100     BBMG Corp., Class A (Materials)     529,794  
  38,100     BeiGene Ltd. (Health Care)*     647,984  
  496,800     Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)*     363,288  
  309,301     Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     1,012,681  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  1,237,833     Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd. (Utilities)   $ 310,661  
  46,962     Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     856,594  
  190,100     Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     368,895  
  31,111     BGI Genomics Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     249,140  
  19,370     Bloomage Biotechnology Corp. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     353,312  
  44,952     BOC Aviation Ltd. (Industrials)(a)     324,706  
  1,502,280     BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     901,148  
  2,064,139     Bosideng International Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,143,895  
  22,339     BYD Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     838,070  
  57,343     BYD Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Discretionary)     1,542,881  
  116,600     BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     339,424  
  169,537     By-health Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     559,945  
  138,200     C&D International Investment Group Ltd. (Real Estate)     445,437  
  368,920     Caitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     409,162  
  3,650,597     CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H (Utilities)(a)     818,530  
  12,521     Changchun High & New Technology Industry Group, Inc., Class A (Health Care)     355,347  
  408,778     Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     332,823  
  53,783     Chengxin Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     293,993  
  3,823,379     China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     496,827  
  2,742,178     China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     1,268,120  
  1,175,761     China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     456,853  
  1,183,183     China Construction Bank Corp., Class A (Financials)     959,931  
  11,356,448     China Construction Bank Corp., Class H (Financials)     6,944,512  
  1,276,598     China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     547,242  
  2,515,188     China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     724,164  
  1,564,840     China Feihe Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(a)     1,251,952  
  296,492     China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     410,296  
  1,074,083     China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     535,023  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  480,607     China Hongqiao Group Ltd. (Materials)   513,701  
  595,447     China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     1,008,911  
  1,194,297     China Medical System Holdings Ltd. (Health Care)     1,795,363  
  543,998     China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*     2,390,972  
  203,402     China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,091,665  
  393,978     China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     2,133,138  
  297,878     China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     417,435  
  176,306     China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     354,555  
  275,263     China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     587,216  
  1,745,981     China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     856,452  
  2,963,107     China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     1,022,998  
  905,752     China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)     801,959  
  395,175     China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A (Utilities)     344,486  
  32,700     China National Software & Service Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     335,951  
  58,560     China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     244,713  
  290,347     China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H (Energy)     310,710  
  92,458     China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (Real Estate)     229,216  
  125,314     China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     497,889  
  173,220     China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     459,007  
  1,768,860     China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A (Energy)     1,185,737  
  3,905,136     China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H (Energy)     1,994,980  
  584,772     China Railway Group Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     508,080  
  924,621     China Railway Group Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     481,776  
  586,295     China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     430,969  
  171,198     China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,263,892  
  476,211     China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd. (Materials)     256,018  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   23


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  189,272     China Resources Land Ltd. (Real Estate)   $ 839,119  
  461,300     China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (Health Care)(a)     379,054  
  167,068     China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     1,223,985  
  160,657     China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A (Energy)     647,093  
  744,812     China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H (Energy)     2,239,323  
  962,971     China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     778,500  
  299,000     China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd. (Financials)     353,109  
  11,540,770     China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H (Communication Services)(a)     1,249,717  
  1,525,931     China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     791,202  
  1,759,939     China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)     1,336,720  
  245,911     China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A (Utilities)     748,519  
  2,004,659     China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)*     842,039  
  62,514     Chongqing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     1,236,036  
  747,283     Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     389,137  
  47,406     Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     611,422  
  223,522     Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     432,834  
  1,377,506     CITIC Ltd. (Industrials)     1,519,740  
  141,352     CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     419,886  
  212,778     CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     450,522  
  149,744     COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class A (Energy)*     311,908  
  263,148     COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     408,064  
  485,535     COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     503,504  
  1,461,109     Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)(b)     446,737  
  727,235     CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     596,291  
  2,017,416     CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     922,673  
  2,210,722     CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (Health Care)     2,374,213  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  237,486     Daan Gene Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)   547,963  
  1,315,244     Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(a)     531,158  
  415,014     Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     405,361  
  12,920     Daqo New Energy Corp. ADR (Information Technology)*     570,806  
  439,391     DHC Software Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     415,897  
  110,668     Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     761,433  
  865,045     Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Discretionary)     441,917  
  325,400     Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     402,087  
  288,831     Dongyue Group Ltd. (Materials)     326,749  
  62,927     Ecovacs Robotics Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     818,394  
  34,516     ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     490,290  
  177,882     ENN Natural Gas Co. Ltd., Class A (Utilities)     494,110  
  456,181     Far East Horizon Ltd. (Financials)     403,325  
  222,431     FAW Jiefang Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     272,931  
  558,887     Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)     525,788  
  255,612     Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     352,989  
  63,007     Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     335,985  
  11,267     G-bits Network Technology Xiamen Co. Ltd., Class A (Communication Services)     572,126  
  1,167,181     GD Power Development Co. Ltd., Class A (Utilities)*     659,842  
  346,008     Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     448,737  
  121,354     GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     285,069  
  76,287     Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai, Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     389,792  
  229,328     Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     1,041,455  
  279,439     Guangzhou Haige Communications Group Inc Co., Class A (Information Technology)     383,079  
  76,960     Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     933,036  
  102,176     Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     661,262  
  253,727     Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     352,576  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  183,011     Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)   $ 376,200  
  387,655     Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     393,137  
  7,300     H World Group Ltd. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)     345,801  
  647,923     Haidilao International Holding Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     1,791,188  
  219,933     Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     832,377  
  437,086     Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Discretionary)     1,545,211  
  136,051     Haitian International Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     355,315  
  276,410     Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     363,818  
  522,893     Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     336,405  
  223,164     Hangzhou Binjiang Real Estate Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     330,330  
  74,866     Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     331,591  
  131,215     Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (Health Care)(a)     235,701  
  209,472     Heilongjiang Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     429,087  
  76,032     Hengan International Group Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     349,673  
  1,238,586     Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     448,989  
  49,739     Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     847,860  
  612,592     Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class A (Utilities)     505,816  
  114,796     Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     793,467  
  192,693     Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     349,257  
  335,603     Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)(a)     377,524  
  312,182     Huaxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     371,383  
  1,350,726     Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,014,254  
  174,518     Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     474,472  
  92,944     Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     469,286  
  66,200     Hygeia Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*(a)     481,140  
  1,855,838     Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,147,936  
  6,311,684     Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H (Financials)     3,152,023  
  422,216     Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,027,040  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  102,548     Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)   449,331  
  252,362     Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     343,056  
  91,600     Innovent Biologics, Inc. (Health Care)*(a)     444,609  
  50,400     iQIYI, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)*     389,592  
  96,975     Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     452,114  
  53,800     JD Health International, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     375,253  
  209,242     JD.com, Inc., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     4,630,274  
  417,090     Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     398,519  
  252,424     Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     1,579,534  
  187,089     Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     528,027  
  322,905     Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)     508,454  
  25,179     JiuGui Liquor Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     550,507  
  433,796     Jiumaojiu International Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)(a)(b)     1,045,598  
  220,974     Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     419,271  
  317,061     Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     659,964  
  15,756     JOYY, Inc. ADR (Communication Services)     494,738  
  298,731     Kingboard Holdings Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,065,605  
  77,800     Koolearn Technology Holding Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     441,556  
  210,853     Kuaishou Technology (Communication Services)*(a)     1,410,253  
  9,747     Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     2,543,050  
  2,240,099     Lenovo Group Ltd. (Information Technology)     2,009,083  
  261,269     Li Ning Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,221,760  
  1,526,161     Liaoning Port Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     355,651  
  263,840     Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)(a)     752,916  
  15,557     Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     559,467  
  439,015     Meituan, Class B (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     7,611,942  
  1,106,824     Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     542,928  
  22,900     MINISO Group Holding Ltd. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)     409,910  

 

 

 

 

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February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  42,542     Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)   $ 303,168  
  201,186     NetEase, Inc. (Communication Services)     3,103,844  
  76,179     New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     341,571  
  165,930     New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     401,640  
  257,208     New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)*     979,746  
  35,954     Ningbo Orient Wires & Cables Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     284,458  
  320,002     Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Staples)(a)     1,793,756  
  711,792     Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A (Energy)     698,307  
  48,926     PDD Holdings, Inc. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     4,292,278  
  513,703     People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class A (Financials)     385,737  
  2,324,074     People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class H (Financials)     734,277  
  2,642,746     PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A (Energy)     1,988,228  
  4,454,617     PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H (Energy)     2,281,363  
  1,782,718     PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)     1,564,804  
  201,259     Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     398,945  
  119,996     Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class A (Financials)     831,999  
  592,563     Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H (Financials)     4,023,646  
  1,358,654     Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     883,398  
  1,695,867     Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H (Financials)(a)     1,017,585  
  217,008     Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     224,135  
  23,787     Proya Cosmetics Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     624,470  
  159,542     Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)*     569,162  
  197,785     SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     427,623  
  32,540     Sangfor Technologies, Inc., Class A (Information Technology)     668,522  
  750,456     Sealand Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     376,756  
  172,603     Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)*     485,157  
  21,186     SG Micro Corp., Class A (Information Technology)     478,747  
  127,717     Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A (Energy)     367,441  
  188,019     Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     553,641  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  172,914     Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)   472,101  
  215,100     Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H (Health Care)     346,922  
  609,374     Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)*     367,288  
  93,000     Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Information Technology)     381,502  
  659,592     Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     504,773  
  177,301     Shanghai Lingang Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     311,667  
  985,444     Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,017,807  
  427,365     Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     381,153  
  470,872     Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     401,667  
  314,660     Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     354,868  
  458,483     Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     382,525  
  794,276     Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     546,145  
  27,103     Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     1,101,984  
  157,556     Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     410,905  
  672,285     Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     408,108  
  310,692     Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     269,943  
  51,200     Shenzhen Kstar Science And Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     369,728  
  14,789     Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     668,044  
  674,229     Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     515,004  
  70,400     Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     375,712  
  204,455     Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     882,912  
  459,262     Shimao Group Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)*(b)(c)     129,304  
  168,298     Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A (Utilities)     314,241  
  199,161     Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     827,104  
  145,769     Sichuan Road and Bridge Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     266,514  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  74,840     Sichuan Swellfun Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)   $ 891,401  
  61,145     Silergy Corp. (Information Technology)     1,167,935  
  241,396     Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Health Care)     645,814  
  174,904     Smoore International Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(a)(b)     215,914  
  361,736     SooChow Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     366,331  
  593,479     Southwest Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     348,317  
  237,920     Sunac China Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)*(c)     69,410  
  34,269     Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     388,552  
  73,867     Suzhou TA&A Ultra Clean Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     610,980  
  102,991     TAL Education Group ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     724,027  
  297,911     Tangshan Jidong Cement Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     386,975  
  62,305     TBEA Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     193,233  
  590,731     TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     377,296  
  721,403     Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Communication Services)     31,578,326  
  130,535     Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR (Communication Services)*     984,234  
  260,754     Tianma Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     358,965  
  1,070,549     Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp. (Consumer Staples)     1,729,354  
  72,127     Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A (Information Technology)     434,731  
  1,597,975     Topsports International Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)(a)     1,394,500  
  25,902     Trip.com Group Ltd. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     920,816  
  54,260     Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H (Consumer Staples)     535,031  
  1,272,952     Uni-President China Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,115,728  
  176,289     Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADR (Consumer Discretionary)*     2,624,943  
  1,732,209     Want Want China Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,090,147  
  370,736     Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     353,580  
  883,025     Wuchan Zhongda Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     621,142  
  27,557     Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     810,334  
  151,954     Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc. (Health Care)*(a)     1,058,906  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  495,925     XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)   506,505  
  391,785     Xiamen C & D, Inc., Class A (Industrials)     743,928  
  540,380     Xiaomi Corp., Class B (Information Technology)*(a)     816,473  
  266,579     Yadea Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)(a)     571,229  
  238,802     Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Energy)     719,494  
  214,410     Yihai International Holding Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*     622,785  
  22,155     YongXing Special Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)     292,693  
  430,812     Youngor Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     407,777  
  24,154     Youngy Co. Ltd., Class A (Materials)*     345,717  
  131,260     YTO Express Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     342,703  
  521,618     Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     768,190  
  58,957     Yum China Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     3,462,545  
  47,692     Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     390,361  
  28,522     Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     568,249  
  8,581     Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     381,088  
  581,561     Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H (Industrials)     468,983  
  64,462     Zhejiang Supor Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     527,903  
  269,381     Zhejiang Weixing New Building Materials Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     995,110  
  47,323     Zhejiang Wolwo Bio-Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A (Health Care)     358,886  
  152,394     Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     760,077  
  347,330     Zhongtai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A (Financials)     348,244  
  398,400     Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H (Materials)     600,937  
  440,911     Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class A (Industrials)     425,581  
   

 

 

 
      295,874,672  

 

 

 
Czech Republic – 0.3%  
  21,813     CEZ AS (Utilities)     1,020,032  
  19,062     Komercni banka AS (Financials)     644,258  
  154,800     Moneta Money Bank AS (Financials)(a)     591,952  
   

 

 

 
      2,256,242  

 

 

 

 

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February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Egypt – 0.4%  
  1,382,359     Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (Financials)   $ 2,396,901  
  2,578,615     Eastern Co. SAE (Consumer Staples)     1,559,124  
   

 

 

 
      3,956,025  

 

 

 
Greece – 0.7%  
  574,739     Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA (Financials)*     885,010  
  176,398     Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (Communication Services)     2,716,259  
  19,000     JUMBO SA (Consumer Discretionary)     380,020  
  14,400     Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA (Energy)     383,002  
  15,700     Mytilineos SA (Industrials)     424,904  
  87,972     OPAP SA (Consumer Discretionary)     1,369,561  
   

 

 

 
      6,158,756  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 0.3%  
  245,427     Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd. (Information Technology)     305,787  
  49,037     Orient Overseas International Ltd. (Industrials)     787,141  
  2,378,190     Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (Health Care)     1,227,042  
   

 

 

 
      2,319,970  

 

 

 
Hungary – 0.2%  
  130,198     MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC (Energy)     992,016  
  16,226     OTP Bank Nyrt (Financials)     493,477  
  15,698     Richter Gedeon Nyrt (Health Care)     329,778  
   

 

 

 
      1,815,271  

 

 

 
India – 12.6%  
  19,742     ACC Ltd. (Materials)     413,551  
  20,166     Adani Enterprises Ltd. (Industrials)     332,699  
  214,183     Adani Power Ltd. (Utilities)*     379,048  
  20,600     Adani Total Gas Ltd. (Utilities)     169,089  
  17,596     Adani Transmission Ltd. (Utilities)*     136,843  
  52,291     Asian Paints Ltd. (Materials)     1,789,346  
  160,710     Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (Health Care)     899,610  
  20,517     Avenue Supermarts Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*(a)     848,043  
  162,447     Axis Bank Ltd. (Financials)     1,658,711  
  12,786     Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Financials)     945,345  
  19,881     Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Financials)     321,035  
  194,400     Bank of Baroda (Financials)     373,903  
  65,466     Berger Paints India Ltd. (Materials)     458,996  
  299,364     Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Industrials)     342,575  
  120,392     Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (Energy)     462,170  
  161,847     Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,453,182  
  49,573     Britannia Industries Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,675,566  
  97,100     CG Power & Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Industrials)*     358,542  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
India – (continued)  
  37,642     Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd. (Financials)   344,466  
  166,585     Cipla Ltd. (Health Care)     1,826,505  
  131,608     Coal India Ltd. (Energy)     342,920  
  96,884     Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,726,901  
  195,230     Dabur India Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,257,804  
  30,256     Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. (Health Care)     1,034,159  
  31,013     Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (Health Care)     1,619,387  
  11,789     Eicher Motors Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     442,924  
  368,312     GAIL India Ltd. (Utilities)     457,341  
  43,278     Grasim Industries Ltd. (Materials)     826,401  
  85,109     Havells India Ltd. (Industrials)     1,232,404  
  274,207     HCL Technologies Ltd. (Information Technology)     3,574,385  
  102,760     HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)(a)     607,604  
  203,969     Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Materials)     984,963  
  83,621     Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,489,032  
  159,759     Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (Financials)     5,042,890  
  407,427     ICICI Bank Ltd. (Financials)     4,213,131  
  44,107     ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)(a)     587,889  
  144,234     Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     542,181  
  879,585     Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (Energy)     809,175  
  455,949     Infosys Ltd. (Information Technology)     8,204,517  
  452,334     ITC Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,061,200  
  146,791     Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (Materials)     975,203  
  97,312     JSW Steel Ltd. (Materials)     785,394  
  160,965     Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     858,396  
  23,876     Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Financials)     499,441  
  69,563     Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Industrials)     1,774,806  
  41,677     LTIMindtree Ltd. (Information Technology)(a)     2,380,632  
  52,130     Lupin Ltd. (Health Care)     415,722  
  131,122     Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,013,760  
  322,909     Marico Ltd. (Consumer Staples)*     1,921,419  
  5,946     Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     620,321  
  31,515     Mphasis Ltd. (Information Technology)     775,947  
  300     MRF Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     309,396  
  57,008     Muthoot Finance Ltd. (Financials)     670,711  
  9,703     Nestle India Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,191,369  
  620,888     NTPC Ltd. (Utilities)     1,280,569  
  358,952     Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. (Energy)     660,219  
  4,365     Page Industries Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,004,869  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
India – (continued)  
  8,794     PI Industries Ltd. (Materials)   $ 329,724  
  48,458     Pidilite Industries Ltd. (Materials)     1,348,682  
  646,140     Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd. (Utilities)     1,737,135  
  265,166     Reliance Industries Ltd. (Energy)     7,449,860  
  91,270     SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)(a)     1,237,653  
  35,295     Siemens Ltd. (Industrials)     1,386,140  
  14,350     SRF Ltd. (Materials)     376,432  
  207,963     State Bank of India (Financials)     1,315,185  
  77,851     Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Health Care)     900,865  
  159,424     Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Information Technology)     6,388,820  
  109,937     Tata Consumer Products Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     951,256  
  7,420     Tata Elxsi Ltd. (Information Technology)     550,144  
  343,931     Tata Motors Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*     1,750,286  
  153,481     Tata Power Co. Ltd. (The) (Utilities)     376,056  
  1,953,288     Tata Steel Ltd. (Materials)     2,456,156  
  230,277     Tech Mahindra Ltd. (Information Technology)     3,064,835  
  23,438     Titan Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     672,739  
  67,187     Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Health Care)     1,186,475  
  12,100     Tube Investments of India Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     405,707  
  27,400     TVS Motor Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     358,064  
  16,623     UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Materials)     1,460,121  
  45,900     Varun Beverages Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     722,224  
  361,172     Vedanta Ltd. (Materials)     1,172,414  
  270,678     Wipro Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,267,317  
   

 

 

 
      113,248,897  

 

 

 
Indonesia – 1.9%  
  1,812,377     Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT (Energy)     355,345  
  4,940,377     Aneka Tambang Tbk (Materials)     644,679  
  3,915,667     Astra International Tbk PT (Consumer Discretionary)     1,566,267  
  3,891,085     Bank Central Asia Tbk PT (Financials)     2,232,590  
  1,467,694     Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT (Financials)     962,422  
  1,378,872     Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Financials)     793,416  
  2,394,801     Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Financials)     733,359  
  2,147,783     Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT (Consumer Staples)     1,425,987  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Indonesia – (continued)  
  2,981,401     Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT (Consumer Staples)   1,265,874  
  11,587,707     Kalbe Farma Tbk PT (Health Care)     1,603,283  
  998,006     Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT (Materials)*     297,111  
  6,683,914     Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT (Consumer Staples)     1,271,039  
  10,297,367     Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Communication Services)     2,619,920  
  3,985,255     Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT (Consumer Staples)     1,092,352  
   

 

 

 
      16,863,644  

 

 

 
Kuwait – 0.7%  
  317,063     Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC (Industrials)     622,969  
  297,383     Boubyan Bank KSCP (Financials)     741,277  
  710,057     Kuwait Finance House KSCP (Financials)     1,982,792  
  849,825     National Bank of Kuwait SAKP (Financials)     2,962,896  
   

 

 

 
      6,309,934  

 

 

 
Luxembourg – 0.1%  
  41,204     Reinet Investments SCA (Financials)     814,821  

 

 

 
Mexico – 2.6%  
  820,056     Alfa SAB de CV, Class A (Industrials)     534,323  
  3,439,340     America Movil SAB de CV, Series L (Communication Services)     3,562,274  
  51,904     Arca Continental SAB de CV (Consumer Staples)     437,382  
  2,577,170     Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO (Materials)*     1,288,233  
  105,547     Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV (Consumer Staples)     762,242  
  335,387     Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV (Consumer Staples)     3,090,502  
  132,838     Gruma SAB de CV, Class B (Consumer Staples)     1,944,255  
  717,384     Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A (Consumer Staples)     3,399,989  
  76,300     Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1 (Industrials)     363,992  
  324,560     Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O (Financials)     2,735,337  
  250,030     Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B (Materials)     1,120,053  
  219,559     Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV (Materials)     457,809  
  41,700     Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (Industrials)     406,077  
  921,898     Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Consumer Staples)     3,622,694  
   

 

 

 
      23,725,162  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Philippines – 0.1%  
  436,250     Bank of the Philippine Islands (Financials)   $ 865,407  
  38,740     Manila Electric Co. (Utilities)     222,431  
   

 

 

 
      1,087,838  

 

 

 
Poland – 0.8%  
  23,938     Bank Pekao SA (Financials)     483,820  
  14,912     CD Projekt SA (Communication Services)(b)     444,964  
  22,913     Dino Polska SA (Consumer Staples)*(a)     1,918,927  
  13,238     KGHM Polska Miedz SA (Materials)     380,095  
  509     LPP SA (Consumer Discretionary)     1,080,611  
  403,801     PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (Utilities)*     607,918  
  103,549     Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (Financials)     725,317  
  187,066     Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (Financials)     1,543,882  
   

 

 

 
      7,185,534  

 

 

 
Qatar – 1.1%  
  520,985     Commercial Bank PSQC (The) (Financials)     879,813  
  93,431     Industries Qatar QSC (Industrials)     357,125  
  572,302     Masraf Al Rayan QSC (Financials)     424,306  
  666,116     Ooredoo QPSC (Communication Services)     1,682,781  
  455,205     Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC (Financials)     1,311,210  
  330,752     Qatar Islamic Bank (Financials)     1,689,294  
  704,266     Qatar National Bank QPSC (Financials)     3,258,566  
   

 

 

 
      9,603,095  

 

 

 
Romania – 0.1%  
  118,358     NEPI Rockcastle NV (Real Estate)     710,358  

 

 

 
Russia – 0.0%  
  1,256,908     Gazprom PJSC (Energy)(c)      
  35,708,229     Inter RAO UES PJSC (Utilities)(c)      
  62,206     LUKOIL PJSC (Energy)(c)      
  11,906     MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (Materials)(c)      
  824,628     Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC (Financials)*(c)      
  5,200     Novatek PJSC GDR (Energy)*(c)      
  839,494     Novolipetsk Steel PJSC (Materials)*(c)      
  127,440     PhosAgro PJSC GDR (Materials)*(c)      
  820     PhosAgro PJSC (Materials)*(c)      
  73,809     Polymetal International PLC (Materials)*(c)      
  11,287     Polyus PJSC (Materials)*(c)      
  90,086     Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC (Energy)(c)      
  1,661,273     Sberbank of Russia PJSC (Financials)*(c)      

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Russia – (continued)  
  152,107     Severstal PAO (Materials)*(c)    
  3,362,523     Surgutneftegas PJSC (Energy)(c)      
  277,377     Tatneft PJSC (Energy)(c)      
  29,482     TCS Group Holding PLC GDR (Financials)*(c)      
  799,132,583     VTB Bank PJSC (Financials)*(c)      
  69,395     X5 Retail Group NV GDR (Consumer Staples)*(c)      
  41,484     Yandex NV, Class A (Communication Services)*(c)      
   

 

 

 
       

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia – 3.7%  
  11,800     ACWA Power Co. (Utilities)     438,336  
  48,587     Advanced Petrochemical Co. (Materials)     625,359  
  203,059     Al Rajhi Bank (Financials)*     3,803,991  
  73,442     Alinma Bank (Financials)     576,357  
  29,414     Almarai Co. JSC (Consumer Staples)     411,505  
  81,597     Arab National Bank (Financials)     500,543  
  41,200     Bank AlBilad (Financials)*     391,398  
  57,370     Bank Al-Jazira (Financials)     277,016  
  64,690     Banque Saudi Fransi (Financials)     563,698  
  30,685     Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co. (Financials)     1,264,147  
  131,486     Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co. (Real Estate)*     503,148  
  11,187     Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co. (Health Care)     691,017  
  4,800     Elm Co. (Information Technology)     484,777  
  190,405     Etihad Etisalat Co. (Communication Services)     1,983,888  
  8,996     Jarir Marketing Co. (Consumer Discretionary)     354,312  
  174,514     Mobile Telecommunications Co Saudi Arabia (Communication Services)*     482,714  
  19,792     Nahdi Medical Co. (Consumer Staples)     984,154  
  150,426     Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co. (Energy)*     407,266  
  77,952     Riyad Bank (Financials)     541,124  
  29,570     SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co. (Materials)     1,052,737  
  165,181     Sahara International Petrochemical Co. (Materials)     1,558,208  
  64,185     Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Materials)*     1,087,809  
  426,712     Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Energy)(a)     3,615,962  
  90,969     Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Materials)     2,145,352  
  72,673     Saudi British Bank (The) (Financials)     641,976  
  246,211     Saudi Electricity Co. (Utilities)     1,456,540  
  86,404     Saudi Investment Bank (The) (Financials)     364,252  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Saudi Arabia – (continued)  
  294,979     Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. (Materials)*   $ 998,290  
  211,963     Saudi National Bank (The) (Financials)     2,668,848  
  207,193     Saudi Telecom Co. (Communication Services)     1,940,718  
  106,537     Savola Group (The) (Consumer Staples)     772,203  
   

 

 

 
      33,587,645  

 

 

 
South Africa – 3.8%  
  150,967     Absa Group Ltd. (Financials)     1,632,109  
  51,035     African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. (Materials)     707,268  
  4,192     Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (Materials)     232,302  
  113,898     Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (Health Care)     880,408  
  85,860     Bid Corp. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,881,261  
  43,617     Bidvest Group Ltd. (The) (Industrials)     556,801  
  7,201     Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. (Financials)     688,279  
  89,461     Clicks Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,303,688  
  29,076     Discovery Ltd. (Financials)*     237,202  
  549,421     FirstRand Ltd. (Financials)     1,961,977  
  126,611     Gold Fields Ltd. (Materials)     1,150,423  
  189,558     Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. (Materials)     1,771,118  
  52,896     Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. (Materials)(b)     1,380,476  
  136,678     Mr Price Group Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,133,780  
  269,169     MTN Group Ltd. (Communication Services)     2,123,438  
  330,836     MultiChoice Group (Communication Services)     2,541,253  
  7,910     Naspers Ltd., Class N (Consumer Discretionary)     1,403,515  
  138,730     Nedbank Group Ltd. (Financials)     1,742,641  
  614,690     Old Mutual Ltd. (Financials)     398,826  
  285,100     OUTsurance Group Ltd. (Financials)     554,630  
  301,116     Pepkor Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)(a)     307,575  
  93,513     Remgro Ltd. (Financials)     712,087  
  260,186     Sanlam Ltd. (Financials)     848,045  
  41,540     Sasol Ltd. (Materials)     611,777  
  217,942     Shoprite Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,642,196  
  511,658     Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. (Materials)     1,034,396  
  192,478     Standard Bank Group Ltd. (Financials)     1,924,963  
  152,376     Vodacom Group Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,051,825  
  213,264     Woolworths Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     894,591  
   

 

 

 
      34,308,850  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
South Korea – 11.9%  
  15,052     Amorepacific Corp. (Consumer Staples)   1,574,303  
  9,876     BGF retail Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,348,644  
  4,337     Celltrion, Inc. (Health Care)     475,898  
  93,374     Cheil Worldwide, Inc. (Communication Services)     1,411,283  
  3,363     CJ CheilJedang Corp. (Consumer Staples)     815,812  
  12,710     CJ Corp. (Industrials)     834,687  
  33,227     Coway Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,340,882  
  9,060     DB Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     527,202  
  15,280     Doosan Bobcat, Inc. (Industrials)     437,644  
  29,232     Doosan Enerbility Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     359,201  
  7,382     Ecopro BM Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     927,736  
  5,945     E-MART, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     503,185  
  12,191     F&F Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,279,675  
  43,844     GS Holdings Corp. (Industrials)     1,346,880  
  52,730     Hana Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     1,809,138  
  37,201     Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,045,817  
  6,127     Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*     1,199,239  
  18,917     Hanwha Solutions Corp. (Materials)*     594,708  
  7,372     HD Hyundai Co. Ltd. (Energy)     330,925  
  70,274     HMM Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     1,197,566  
  25,960     Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,573,393  
  18,800     Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     517,151  
  6,633     Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,065,190  
  11,407     Hyundai Motor Co. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,519,784  
  20,171     Hyundai Steel Co. (Materials)     533,524  
  159,870     Industrial Bank of Korea (Financials)     1,254,072  
  14,776     Kakao Corp. (Communication Services)     696,786  
  37,590     Kangwon Land, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)*     573,828  
  51,086     KB Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     1,980,511  
  37,132     Kia Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,113,009  
  15,454     Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Industrials)*     526,715  
  44,300     Korea Electric Power Corp. (Utilities)(b)     604,281  
  5,834     Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd. (Financials)*     273,348  
  1,143     Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. (Materials)     504,449  
  23,964     Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. (Industrials)(b)     412,002  
  19,638     KT&G Corp. (Consumer Staples)     1,316,373  
  6,021     Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)*     715,740  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
South Korea – (continued)  
  3,880     L&F Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)   $ 768,230  
  2,344     LG Chem Ltd. (Materials)     1,204,549  
  5,579     LG Corp. (Industrials)     346,988  
  23,117     LG Display Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     267,114  
  30,979     LG Electronics, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,603,336  
  1,900     LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Industrials)*     750,954  
  3,294     LG H&H Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,662,869  
  2,516     LG Innotek Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     526,682  
  212,787     LG Uplus Corp. (Communication Services)     1,780,126  
  1,652     Lotte Chemical Corp. (Materials)(b)     222,472  
  15,963     Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,049,523  
  221,592     Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. (Financials)     1,175,572  
  71,065     Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd. (Financials)     383,990  
  8,171     NAVER Corp. (Communication Services)     1,287,477  
  3,789     NCSoft Corp. (Communication Services)     1,244,149  
  87,204     NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. (Financials)*     626,063  
  19,193     Orion Corp. (Consumer Staples)     1,813,055  
  10,483     Pearl Abyss Corp. (Communication Services)*     355,309  
  3,500     POSCO Chemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)     584,546  
  8,143     POSCO Holdings, Inc. (Materials)     1,956,905  
  24,771     S-1 Corp. (Industrials)     1,055,798  
  1,118     Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*(a)     653,100  
  13,824     Samsung C&T Corp. (Industrials)     1,150,215  
  13,171     Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,433,307  
  608,739     Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     27,878,015  
  24,460     Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     485,226  
  10,104     Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     1,637,867  
  121,850     Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     506,461  
  6,741     Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     346,920  
  3,498     Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,839,870  
  10,940     Samsung SDS Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,035,921  
  43,968     Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. (Financials)     1,113,114  
  46,744     SD Biosensor, Inc. (Health Care)     812,478  
  63,617     Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. (Financials)     1,867,765  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
South Korea – (continued)  
  18,445     SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. (Health Care)*   929,742  
  71,378     SK Hynix, Inc. (Information Technology)     4,822,364  
  24,401     SK Square Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)*     707,182  
  2,247     SK, Inc. (Industrials)     303,279  
  136,239     Woori Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     1,256,086  
  23,170     Yuhan Corp. (Health Care)     922,773  
   

 

 

 
      106,907,973  

 

 

 
Taiwan – 14.8%  
  153,955     Accton Technology Corp. (Information Technology)     1,429,930  
  563,450     Acer, Inc. (Information Technology)     468,779  
  165,427     Advantech Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,938,248  
  456,548     ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,588,280  
  439,288     Asia Cement Corp. (Materials)     645,174  
  111,506     Asustek Computer, Inc. (Information Technology)     1,017,367  
  1,048,278     AUO Corp. (Information Technology)     639,918  
  191,766     Catcher Technology Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,161,188  
  1,179,838     Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     1,682,468  
  230,027     Chailease Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     1,702,394  
  345,913     Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     388,832  
  3,522,028     China Development Financial Holding Corp. (Financials)     1,525,813  
  1,004,024     China Steel Corp. (Materials)     1,034,686  
  398,718     Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,511,411  
  1,402,461     Compal Electronics, Inc. (Information Technology)     1,111,585  
  2,669,990     CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     1,993,543  
  250,656     Delta Electronics, Inc. (Information Technology)     2,356,880  
  57,940     E Ink Holdings, Inc. (Information Technology)     369,856  
  12,212     eMemory Technology, Inc. (Information Technology)     749,485  
  1,219,861     E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     998,885  
  349,235     Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd. (Industrials)     1,799,501  
  816,446     Far Eastern New Century Corp. (Industrials)     869,514  
  246,555     Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,496,995  
  996,141     First Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     876,174  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Taiwan – (continued)  
  338,941     Formosa Plastics Corp. (Materials)   $ 1,011,166  
  1,333,906     Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     2,626,704  
  30,281     Globalwafers Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     508,832  
  1,168,882     Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     3,874,599  
  861,743     Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. (Financials)     646,247  
  872,725     Innolux Corp. (Information Technology)     421,046  
  808,297     Inventec Corp. (Information Technology)     705,647  
  9,304     Largan Precision Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     673,307  
  536,962     Lite-On Technology Corp. (Information Technology)     1,224,794  
  205,817     MediaTek, Inc. (Information Technology)     4,883,759  
  1,198,409     Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     1,309,737  
  374,760     Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,685,033  
  427,317     Nan Ya Plastics Corp. (Materials)     1,060,246  
  49,653     Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp. (Information Technology)     382,955  
  492,385     Nanya Technology Corp. (Information Technology)     943,740  
  123,466     Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,320,990  
  197,711     Novatek Microelectronics Corp. (Information Technology)     2,644,193  
  516,478     Pegatron Corp. (Information Technology)     1,152,645  
  778,132     Pou Chen Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     858,079  
  340,166     President Chain Store Corp. (Consumer Staples)     2,980,827  
  334,533     Quanta Computer, Inc. (Information Technology)     879,440  
  195,047     Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Information Technology)     2,432,526  
  1,924,087     SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. (Financials)     1,086,145  
  601,624     Synnex Technology International Corp. (Information Technology)     1,234,070  
  2,021,180     Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     1,091,203  
  973,292     Taiwan Business Bank (Financials)     459,981  
  580,002     Taiwan Cement Corp. (Materials)     745,240  
  636,864     Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     557,030  
  177,907     Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     564,033  
  3,065,060     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     51,403,720  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Taiwan – (continued)  
  94,343     Unimicron Technology Corp. (Information Technology)   396,328  
  1,406,982     Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (Consumer Staples)     3,116,930  
  1,992,741     United Microelectronics Corp. (Information Technology)*     3,266,789  
  245,695     Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. (Information Technology)     745,886  
  249,442     Wan Hai Lines Ltd. (Industrials)     651,654  
  1,330,307     Winbond Electronics Corp. (Information Technology)     1,006,370  
  525,161     WPG Holdings Ltd. (Information Technology)     849,716  
  442,384     Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Industrials)     937,922  
  2,437,368     Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Financials)     1,819,857  
   

 

 

 
      133,516,292  

 

 

 
Thailand – 1.8%  
  279,616     Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR (Communication Services)     1,598,201  
  427,500     Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR (Industrials)*     880,009  
  2,451,900     Asset World Corp. PCL NVDR (Consumer Discretionary)     409,329  
  1,623,600     Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR (Health Care)     1,286,338  
  333,300     Berli Jucker PCL NVDR (Consumer Staples)     363,090  
  180,100     Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR (Health Care)     1,075,262  
  316,100     Central Pattana PCL NVDR (Real Estate)     628,332  
  710,600     Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR (Consumer Staples)     446,371  
  848,577     CP ALL PCL NVDR (Consumer Staples)     1,488,679  
  51,800     Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR (Information Technology)     1,336,727  
  128,900     Electricity Generating PCL NVDR (Utilities)     623,688  
  419,400     Gulf Energy Development PCL NVDR (Utilities)     623,026  
  299,800     Indorama Ventures PCL NVDR (Materials)     311,750  
  271,500     Intouch Holdings PCL NVDR (Communication Services)     543,519  
  1,165,500     Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDR (Financials)     570,527  
  294,400     Krungthai Card PCL NVDR (Financials)     489,400  
  196,000     Muangthai Capital PCL NVDR (Financials)     194,107  
  184,800     PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR (Energy)     784,353  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Thailand – (continued)  
  347,900     PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR (Materials)   $ 465,130  
  716,600     PTT PCL NVDR (Energy)     643,782  
  510,200     Ratch Group PCL NVDR (Utilities)     588,283  
  56,000     Siam Cement PCL (The) NVDR (Materials)     518,148  
  240,800     Thai Oil PCL NVDR (Energy)     344,085  
  770,800     Thai Union Group PCL NVDR (Consumer Staples)     346,782  
   

 

 

 
      16,558,918  

 

 

 
Turkey – 0.8%  
  290,142     BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (Consumer Staples)     2,094,727  
  270,328     Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (Materials)     631,467  
  463,054     KOC Holding AS (Industrials)     1,902,105  
  49,203     Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS (Materials)*     286,685  
  110,585     Turk Hava Yollari AO (Industrials)*     841,147  
  11,900     Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (Energy)*     373,849  
  463,242     Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS (Industrials)     1,158,166  
   

 

 

 
      7,288,146  

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates – 1.5%  
  625,120     Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (Financials)     1,426,278  
  437,996     Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC (Financials)     1,244,994  
  1,173,874     Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC (Consumer Discretionary)     1,380,709  
  841,429     Aldar Properties PJSC (Real Estate)     1,076,743  
  1,074,494     Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC (Financials)     1,679,240  
  955,080     Emaar Properties PJSC (Real Estate)     1,456,212  
  492,356     Emirates NBD Bank PJSC (Financials)     1,823,119  
  258,710     Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC (Communication Services)     1,796,181  
  419,134     First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (Financials)     1,606,765  
   

 

 

 
      13,490,241  

 

 

 
United States – 0.2%  
  470,100     JBS SA (Consumer Staples)     1,727,971  
  10,200     Parade Technologies Ltd. (Information Technology)     322,040  
   

 

 

 
      2,050,011  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $846,139,993)   $ 879,466,808  

 

 

 

 

Shares       
Description
  Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – 1.9%  
Brazil – 1.1%        
723,230   Banco Bradesco SA (Financials)     7.83   $ 1,811,989  
39,428   Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B (Utilities)     4.58       271,654  
245,604   Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (Utilities)     13.12       493,024  
99,856   Gerdau SA (Materials)     12.13       547,604  
602,969   Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Financials)     4.13       2,937,059  
757,395   Itausa SA (Financials)     6.04       1,193,970  
643,846   Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Energy)     42.48       3,112,738  
     

 

 

 
        10,368,038  

 

 
Chile – 0.1%        
12,283   Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B (Materials)     9.59       1,091,878  

 

 
Colombia – 0.1%        
76,277   Bancolombia SA (Financials)     10.16       485,519  

 

 
Russia – 0.0%        
3,212,489   Surgutneftegas PJSC (Energy)(c)     17.05    

 

 
South Korea – 0.6%        
9,120   Hyundai Motor Co. (Consumer Discretionary)     7.63       648,548  
8,863   Hyundai Motor Co. (Consumer Discretionary)     7.67       617,547  
107,400   Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     2.69       4,334,147  
     

 

 

 
        5,600,242  

 

 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

 

 
(Cost $16,729,118)     $ 17,545,677  

 

 
     
Units   Description   Expiration
Month
    Value  
Right – 0.0%         
Taiwan – 0.0%        
101,322   SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.*    
(Cost $0)       03/23     $  

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF

 

 

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Exchange-Traded Fund – 0.6%  
United States – 0.6%  
  257,264     iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF(b)  
  (Cost $7,732,868)   $ 5,592,919  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $870,601,979)   $ 902,605,404  

 

 

 

 

Shares   Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.5%(d)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

4,335,015   4.475%   $ 4,335,015  
(Cost $4,335,015)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.7%

 

(Cost $874,936,994)   $ 906,940,419  

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (0.7)%
    (6,333,042

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 900,607,377  

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(b)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(c)

  Significant unobservable inputs were used in the valuation of this portfolio security; i.e. Level 3.

(d)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

GDR

 

—Global Depositary Receipt

NVDR

 

—Non-Voting Depository Receipt

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

Sector Name   % of
Market Value
 

 

 

Financials

    21.1

Information Technology

    19.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.1  

Consumer Staples

    11.1  

Communication Services

    9.2  

Materials

    7.5  

Industrials

    5.3  

Health Care

    5.2  

Energy

    4.2  

Utilities

    2.4  

Real Estate

    1.1  

Exchange-Traded Fund

    0.6  

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

    0.5  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     100.0

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   35


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 98.7%  
Australia – 1.5%  
  68     Flutter Entertainment PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*   $ 10,987  
  10,461     Glencore PLC (Materials)     62,734  
  1,400     Rio Tinto PLC (Materials)     96,813  
   

 

 

 
      170,534  

 

 

 
Austria – 0.6%  
  395     Erste Group Bank AG (Financials)     15,574  
  292     Mondi PLC (Materials)     4,937  
  687     OMV AG (Energy)     33,594  
  402     voestalpine AG (Materials)     14,930  
   

 

 

 
      69,035  

 

 

 
Belgium – 1.2%  
  403     Ageas SA/NV (Financials)     18,262  
  642     Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (Consumer Staples)     38,965  
  44     D’ieteren Group (Consumer Discretionary)     8,563  
  96     Elia Group SA/NV (Utilities)     12,706  
  119     Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV (Financials)     10,035  
  87     KBC Group NV (Financials)     6,523  
  133     Solvay SA (Materials)     15,268  
  255     UCB SA (Health Care)     22,007  
   

 

 

 
      132,329  

 

 

 
Brazil – 0.1%  
  247     Yara International ASA (Materials)     11,795  

 

 

 
Chile – 0.0%  
  133     Antofagasta PLC (Materials)     2,528  

 

 

 
China – 0.2%  
  274     Prosus NV (Consumer Discretionary)*     19,736  

 

 

 
Denmark – 4.7%  
  19     AP Moller – Maersk A/S, Class A (Industrials)     43,642  
  20     AP Moller – Maersk A/S, Class B (Industrials)     46,766  
  145     Carlsberg AS, Class B (Consumer Staples)     20,574  
  89     Chr Hansen Holding A/S (Materials)     6,187  
  80     Coloplast A/S, Class B (Health Care)     9,277  
  1,207     Danske Bank A/S (Financials)     28,111  
  82     Demant A/S (Health Care)*     2,464  
  64     DSV A/S (Industrials)     11,682  
  46     Genmab A/S (Health Care)*     17,357  
  1,917     Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Health Care)     272,117  
  171     Novozymes A/S, Class B (Materials)     8,265  
  36     Orsted AS (Utilities)(a)     3,156  
  304     Pandora A/S (Consumer Discretionary)     28,910  
  33     ROCKWOOL A/S, Class B (Industrials)     7,535  
  750     Tryg A/S (Financials)     16,666  
  134     Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Industrials)     3,830  
   

 

 

 
      526,539  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Finland – 1.7%  
  266     Elisa OYJ (Communication Services)   15,154  
  111     Kesko OYJ, Class B (Consumer Staples)     2,421  
  147     Kone OYJ, Class B (Industrials)     7,662  
  783     Metso Outotec OYJ (Industrials)     8,370  
  174     Neste OYJ (Energy)     8,431  
  5,718     Nokia OYJ (Information Technology)     26,557  
  2,435     Nordea Bank Abp (Financials)     30,970  
  899     Orion OYJ, Class B (Health Care)     42,474  
  498     Sampo OYJ, Class A (Financials)     24,315  
  533     Stora Enso OYJ, Class R (Materials)     7,572  
  385     UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Materials)     14,009  
   

 

 

 
      187,935  

 

 

 
France – 17.6%  
  74     Aeroports de Paris (Industrials)*     10,787  
  380     Air Liquide SA (Materials)     60,674  
  311     Airbus SE (Industrials)     40,904  
  250     Alstom SA (Industrials)     7,378  
  75     Amundi SA (Financials)(a)     4,963  
  151     Arkema SA (Materials)     15,399  
  2,175     AXA SA (Financials)     68,852  
  262     BioMerieux (Health Care)     25,768  
  926     BNP Paribas SA (Financials)     64,961  
  3,340     Bollore SE (Communication Services)     18,738  
  416     Bouygues SA (Industrials)     14,135  
  615     Bureau Veritas SA (Industrials)     17,649  
  202     Capgemini SE (Information Technology)     38,099  
  2,476     Carrefour SA (Consumer Staples)     49,129  
  1,005     Cie de Saint-Gobain (Industrials)     60,037  
  536     Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (Consumer Discretionary)     16,902  
  63     Covivio SA REIT (Real Estate)     4,055  
  2,931     Credit Agricole SA (Financials)     35,938  
  726     Danone SA (Consumer Staples)     40,991  
  118     Dassault Aviation SA (Industrials)     20,360  
  583     Dassault Systemes (Information Technology)     22,616  
  335     Edenred (Information Technology)     18,943  
  646     Eiffage SA (Industrials)     71,249  
  2,285     Engie SA (Utilities)     33,528  
  238     EssilorLuxottica SA (Health Care)     41,494  
  312     Eurazeo SE (Financials)     21,110  
  64     Gecina SA REIT (Real Estate)     7,405  
  836     Getlink SE (Industrials)     14,119  
  41     Hermes International (Consumer Discretionary)     74,591  
  524     Ipsen SA (Health Care)     60,071  
  63     Kering (Consumer Discretionary)     37,080  
  135     Klepierre SA REIT (Real Estate)*     3,389  
  1,555     La Francaise des Jeux SAEM (Consumer Discretionary)(a)     61,659  
  292     Legrand SA (Industrials)     27,127  
  294     L’Oreal SA (Consumer Staples)     116,951  
  280     LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (Consumer Discretionary)     234,286  
  1,326     Orange SA (Communication Services)     15,176  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
France – (continued)  
  146     Pernod Ricard SA (Consumer Staples)   $ 30,610  
  304     Publicis Groupe SA (Communication Services)     24,257  
  77     Remy Cointreau SA (Consumer Staples)     13,588  
  320     Renault SA (Consumer Discretionary)*     14,413  
  233     Safran SA (Industrials)     33,101  
  46     Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Health Care)     15,059  
  164     SEB SA (Consumer Discretionary)     19,027  
  891     Societe Generale SA (Financials)     25,815  
  144     Sodexo SA (Consumer Discretionary)     13,399  
  162     Thales SA (Industrials)     22,712  
  2,341     TotalEnergies SE (Energy)     145,408  
  114     Valeo (Consumer Discretionary)     2,386  
  589     Veolia Environnement SA (Utilities)     17,683  
  466     Vinci SA (Industrials)     53,294  
  1,102     Vivendi SE (Communication Services)     11,392  
  602     Wendel SE (Financials)     68,630  
  188     Worldline SA (Information Technology)*(a)     7,879  
   

 

 

 
      1,995,166  

 

 

 
Germany – 13.1%  
  280     adidas AG (Consumer Discretionary)     42,065  
  270     Allianz SE (Financials)     63,609  
  463     BASF SE (Materials)     23,802  
  954     Bayer AG (Health Care)     56,950  
  405     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Consumer Discretionary)     41,984  
  94     Bechtle AG (Information Technology)     3,981  
  189     Beiersdorf AG (Consumer Staples)     22,649  
  252     Brenntag SE (Industrials)     19,081  
  82     Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (Health Care)     10,983  
  3,224     Commerzbank AG (Financials)*     39,405  
  76     Covestro AG (Materials)(a)     3,357  
  388     Daimler Truck Holding AG (Industrials)*     12,350  
  3,924     Deutsche Bank AG (Financials)     49,105  
  141     Deutsche Boerse AG (Financials)     24,673  
  5,095     Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Industrials)*     53,071  
  1,700     Deutsche Post AG (Industrials)     72,330  
  2,581     Deutsche Telekom AG (Communication Services)     58,124  
  2,537     E.ON SE (Utilities)     27,833  
  262     Evonik Industries AG (Materials)     5,621  
  723     Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Health Care)     28,308  
  1,062     Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (Health Care)     29,316  
  311     GEA Group AG (Industrials)     13,727  
  77     Hannover Rueck SE (Financials)     15,001  
  440     HeidelbergCement AG (Materials)     30,386  
  1,897     HelloFresh SE (Consumer Staples)*     42,790  
  142     Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Consumer Staples)     9,856  
  686     Infineon Technologies AG (Information Technology)     24,382  
  249     Knorr-Bremse AG (Industrials)     17,011  
  800     Mercedes-Benz Group AG (Consumer Discretionary)     61,636  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Germany – (continued)  
  183     Merck KGaA (Health Care)   34,807  
  38     MTU Aero Engines AG (Industrials)     9,208  
  98     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Financials)     33,891  
  663     Nemetschek SE (Information Technology)     37,743  
  484     Puma SE (Consumer Discretionary)     31,002  
  48     Rational AG (Industrials)     31,968  
  48     Rheinmetall AG (Industrials)     12,248  
  958     RWE AG (Utilities)     40,882  
  951     SAP SE (Information Technology)     108,398  
  83     Scout24 SE (Communication Services)(a)     4,570  
  581     Siemens AG (Industrials)     89,157  
  2,287     Siemens Energy AG (Industrials)*(b)     46,009  
  145     Siemens Healthineers AG (Health Care)(a)     7,593  
  89     Symrise AG (Materials)     9,136  
  3,619     Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (Communication Services)     11,019  
  311     United Internet AG (Communication Services)     6,834  
  99     Volkswagen AG (Consumer Discretionary)     17,722  
  118     Vonovia SE (Real Estate)     2,985  
  1,195     Zalando SE (Consumer Discretionary)*(a)     47,650  
   

 

 

 
      1,486,208  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 0.1%  
  945     Prudential PLC (Financials)     14,524  

 

 

 
Ireland – 1.0%  
  358     AerCap Holdings NV (Industrials)*     22,353  
  2,765     AIB Group PLC (Financials)     11,864  
  1,199     Bank of Ireland Group PLC (Financials)     13,262  
  604     CRH PLC (Materials)     28,517  
  106     Kerry Group PLC, Class A (Consumer Staples)     10,187  
  177     Kingspan Group PLC (Industrials)     11,559  
  294     Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (Materials)     11,028  
   

 

 

 
      108,770  

 

 

 
Italy – 3.7%  
  1,332     Assicurazioni Generali SpA (Financials)     26,430  
  451     Coca-Cola HBC AG (Consumer Staples)*     11,613  
  1,036     Davide Campari-Milano NV (Consumer Staples)     11,641  
  83     DiaSorin SpA (Health Care)     10,048  
  5,209     Enel SpA (Utilities)     29,372  
  4,120     Eni SpA (Energy)     58,400  
  169     Ferrari NV (Consumer Discretionary)     43,964  
  951     FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA (Financials)     16,490  
  641     Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA (Communication Services)(a)     7,083  
  5,664     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Financials)     15,386  
  713     Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA (Financials)     7,637  
  719     Moncler SpA (Consumer Discretionary)     44,072  
  589     Nexi SpA (Information Technology)*(a)     4,780  
  2,646     Poste Italiane SpA (Financials)(a)     28,622  
  430     Prysmian SpA (Industrials)     16,585  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   37


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Italy – (continued)  
  389     Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA (Health Care)   $ 16,559  
  2,750     Snam SpA (Utilities)     13,549  
  1,592     Terna – Rete Elettrica Nazionale (Utilities)     12,034  
  1,940     UniCredit SpA (Financials)     39,806  
   

 

 

 
      414,071  

 

 

 
Jordan – 0.1%  
  733     Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Health Care)     15,370  

 

 

 
Luxembourg – 0.8%  
  2,473     ArcelorMittal (Materials)     74,600  
  174     Eurofins Scientific SE (Health Care)     12,179  
   

 

 

 
      86,779  

 

 

 
Netherlands – 8.4%  
  884     ABN AMRO Bank NV (Financials)(a)     15,661  
  8     Adyen NV (Information Technology)*(a)     11,413  
  3,767     Aegon NV (Financials)     19,707  
  190     Akzo Nobel NV (Materials)     13,952  
  27     Argenx SE (Health Care)*     9,798  
  55     ASM International NV (Information Technology)     18,840  
  397     ASML Holding NV (Information Technology)     245,875  
  94     Euronext NV (Financials)(a)     6,892  
  156     EXOR NV (Financials)*     12,898  
  283     Heineken Holding NV (Consumer Staples)     24,295  
  196     Heineken NV (Consumer Staples)     20,058  
  61     IMCD NV (Industrials)     9,697  
  2,045     ING Groep NV (Financials)     28,770  
  514     JDE Peet’s NV (Consumer Staples)     15,176  
  2,709     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Consumer Staples)     86,230  
  74     Koninklijke DSM NV (Materials)     9,158  
  5,347     Koninklijke KPN NV (Communication Services)     18,378  
  895     Koninklijke Philips NV (Health Care)     14,664  
  1,049     NN Group NV (Financials)     42,607  
  657     OCI NV (Materials)     21,878  
  664     Randstad NV (Industrials)     40,912  
  6,343     Shell PLC (Energy)     194,014  
  472     Universal Music Group NV (Communication Services)     11,187  
  499     Wolters Kluwer NV (Industrials)     57,920  
   

 

 

 
      949,980  

 

 

 
Norway – 1.2%  
  314     Aker BP ASA (Energy)     8,507  
  825     DNB Bank ASA (Financials)     16,553  
  1,703     Equinor ASA (Energy)     52,695  
  919     Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (Financials)     16,379  
  204     Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (Industrials)     8,521  
  330     Mowi ASA (Consumer Staples)     5,730  
  1,208     Norsk Hydro ASA (Materials)     8,834  
  1,438     Orkla ASA (Consumer Staples)     9,718  
  702     Telenor ASA (Communication Services)     7,908  
   

 

 

 
      134,845  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Portugal – 0.6%  
  1,510     EDP – Energias de Portugal SA (Utilities)   7,648  
  344     Galp Energia SGPS SA (Energy)     4,217  
  2,658     Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (Consumer Staples)     54,742  
   

 

 

 
      66,607  

 

 

 
Singapore – 0.3%  
  747     STMicroelectronics NV (Information Technology)     35,985  

 

 

 
South Africa – 0.2%  
  747     Anglo American PLC (Materials)     26,086  

 

 

 
Spain – 4.2%  
  61     Acciona SA (Utilities)     11,521  
  589     ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Industrials)     17,902  
  17     Aena SME SA (Industrials)*(a)     2,639  
  284     Amadeus IT Group SA (Information Technology)*     17,890  
  6,209     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Financials)     48,549  
  17,966     Banco Santander SA (Financials)     70,925  
  4,376     CaixaBank SA (Financials)     18,804  
  119     Cellnex Telecom SA (Communication Services)*(a)     4,488  
  101     Corp ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA (Utilities)     3,922  
  512     Enagas SA (Utilities)     9,209  
  368     Endesa SA (Utilities)     7,247  
  428     Ferrovial SA (Industrials)     11,919  
  465     Grifols SA (Health Care)*     5,688  
  5,272     Iberdrola SA (Utilities)     60,746  
  2,233     Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Consumer Discretionary)     68,888  
  579     Naturgy Energy Group SA (Utilities)     16,002  
  1,039     Red Electrica Corp. SA (Utilities)     17,310  
  3,665     Repsol SA (Energy)     58,321  
  5,762     Telefonica SA (Communication Services)     23,520  
   

 

 

 
      475,490  

 

 

 
Sweden – 3.4%  
  129     Alfa Laval AB (Industrials)     4,267  
  567     Assa Abloy AB, Class B (Industrials)     13,870  
  1,580     Atlas Copco AB, Class A (Industrials)     18,890  
  829     Atlas Copco AB, Class B (Industrials)     8,793  
  80     Boliden AB (Materials)     3,300  
  230     Electrolux AB, Class B (Consumer Discretionary)     2,801  
  238     Epiroc AB, Class A (Industrials)     4,599  
  178     Epiroc AB, Class B (Industrials)     2,943  
  324     Essity AB, Class B (Consumer Staples)     8,792  
  48     Evolution AB (Consumer Discretionary)(a)     5,830  
  241     Getinge AB, Class B (Health Care)     5,211  
  3,577     H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Consumer Discretionary)     45,290  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Sweden – (continued)  
  1,570     Hexagon AB, Class B (Information Technology)   $ 17,486  
  178     Holmen AB, Class B (Materials)     7,220  
  901     Husqvarna AB, Class B (Industrials)     8,028  
  297     Industrivarden AB, Class A (Financials)     8,208  
  304     Industrivarden AB, Class C (Financials)     8,384  
  501     Investor AB, Class A (Financials)     10,329  
  1,180     Investor AB, Class B (Financials)     22,924  
  137     L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B (Financials)     6,394  
  346     Lifco AB, Class B (Industrials)     6,954  
  743     Nibe Industrier AB, Class B (Industrials)     7,723  
  225     Sandvik AB (Industrials)     4,656  
  1,443     Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (Financials)     18,133  
  488     Skanska AB, Class B (Industrials)     8,919  
  417     Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B (Materials)     5,850  
  1,498     Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A (Financials)     15,959  
  888     Swedbank AB, Class A (Financials)     18,205  
  443     Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Health Care)*     10,242  
  1,156     Tele2 AB, Class B (Communication Services)     10,679  
  4,479     Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Information Technology)     24,953  
  3,116     Telia Co. AB (Communication Services)     8,082  
  500     Volvo AB, Class A (Industrials)     10,462  
  1,028     Volvo AB, Class B (Industrials)     20,681  
   

 

 

 
      385,057  

 

 

 
Switzerland – 8.1%  
  1,157     ABB Ltd. (Industrials)     38,614  
  155     Adecco Group AG (Industrials)     5,534  
  213     Alcon, Inc. (Health Care)     14,581  
  86     Baloise Holding AG (Financials)     14,360  
  149     Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (Financials)     13,346  
  7     Barry Callebaut AG (Consumer Staples)     13,996  
  63     BKW AG (Utilities)     9,236  
  2     Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (Consumer Staples)     22,022  
  400     Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     60,496  
  217     Clariant AG (Materials)*     3,531  
  18     EMS-Chemie Holding AG (Materials)     13,693  
  48     Geberit AG (Industrials)     26,068  
  3     Givaudan SA (Materials)     9,094  
  161     Julius Baer Group Ltd. (Financials)     10,712  
  193     Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Industrials)     49,627  
  515     Logitech International SA (Information Technology)     28,287  
  23     Lonza Group AG (Health Care)     13,762  
  2,131     Novartis AG (Health Care)     180,257  
  45     Partners Group Holding AG (Financials)     42,904  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Switzerland – (continued)  
  35     Schindler Holding AG (Industrials)   7,562  
  47     Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates (Industrials)     10,601  
  20     SGS SA (Industrials)     46,050  
  159     SIG Group AG (Materials)*     3,864  
  28     Sika AG (Materials)     7,884  
  39     Sonova Holding AG (Health Care)     9,620  
  206     Straumann Holding AG (Health Care)     27,441  
  68     Swatch Group AG (The) – Bearer (Consumer Discretionary)     23,739  
  350     Swatch Group AG (The) – Registered (Consumer Discretionary)     22,462  
  37     Swiss Life Holding AG (Financials)     22,352  
  116     Swiss Prime Site AG (Real Estate)     9,839  
  26     Swisscom AG (Communication Services)     16,101  
  3,275     UBS Group AG (Financials)     71,458  
  30     VAT Group AG (Industrials)(a)     9,103  
  114     Zurich Insurance Group AG (Financials)     54,297  
   

 

 

 
      912,493  

 

 

 
United Kingdom – 17.4%  
  1,529     3i Group PLC (Financials)     30,117  
  1,873     abrdn PLC (Financials)     5,093  
  904     Admiral Group PLC (Financials)     24,088  
  285     Ashtead Group PLC (Industrials)     19,011  
  903     Associated British Foods PLC (Consumer Staples)     21,941  
  1,465     AstraZeneca PLC (Health Care)     192,968  
  6,952     Auto Trader Group PLC (Communication Services)(a)     50,111  
  3,709     Aviva PLC (Financials)     20,045  
  3,093     BAE Systems PLC (Industrials)     33,626  
  17,445     Barclays PLC (Financials)     36,884  
  3,061     Barratt Developments PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     17,384  
  286     Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     14,528  
  15,738     BP PLC (Energy)     104,888  
  1,995     British American Tobacco PLC (Consumer Staples)     75,923  
  925     British Land Co. PLC (The) REIT (Real Estate)     5,002  
  2,695     BT Group PLC (Communication Services)     4,547  
  545     Bunzl PLC (Industrials)     19,557  
  2,184     Burberry Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     65,202  
  1,768     CNH Industrial NV (Industrials)     29,109  
  348     Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (Consumer Staples)     19,140  
  1,700     Compass Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     39,516  
  118     Croda International PLC (Materials)     9,374  
  222     DCC PLC (Industrials)     12,422  
  1,978     Diageo PLC (Consumer Staples)     84,508  
  368     Entain PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     6,057  
  493     Experian PLC (Industrials)     16,742  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   39


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Kingdom – (continued)  
  268     Halma PLC (Information Technology)   $ 7,021  
  3,251     Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (Financials)     32,652  
  12,448     HSBC Holdings PLC (Financials)     95,786  
  1,528     Imperial Brands PLC (Consumer Staples)     37,090  
  1,659     Informa PLC (Communication Services)     13,425  
  182     InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     12,352  
  125     Intertek Group PLC (Industrials)     6,317  
  16,691     J Sainsbury PLC (Consumer Staples)     54,195  
  27,493     JD Sports Fashion PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     60,278  
  7,227     Kingfisher PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     25,128  
  826     Land Securities Group PLC REIT (Real Estate)     6,878  
  4,495     Legal & General Group PLC (Financials)     13,926  
  57,340     Lloyds Banking Group PLC (Financials)     36,528  
  187     London Stock Exchange Group PLC (Financials)     16,825  
  1,609     M&G PLC (Financials)     4,174  
  3,049     Melrose Industries PLC (Industrials)     5,531  
  2,664     National Grid PLC (Utilities)     33,800  
  4,313     NatWest Group PLC (Financials)     15,263  
  405     Next PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     33,547  
  613     Pearson PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     6,816  
  178     Persimmon PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     3,130  
  1,659     Phoenix Group Holdings PLC (Financials)     12,722  
  477     Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (Consumer Staples)     33,274  
  1,783     RELX PLC (Industrials)     54,029  
  1,822     Rentokil Initial PLC (Industrials)     11,302  
  2,077     Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (Industrials)*     3,645  
  4,286     Sage Group PLC (The) (Information Technology)     38,844  
  1,010     Schroders PLC (Financials)     6,082  
  391     Segro PLC REIT (Real Estate)     3,898  
  321     Severn Trent PLC (Utilities)     10,691  
  1,101     Smith & Nephew PLC (Health Care)     15,808  
  706     Smiths Group PLC (Industrials)     15,073  
  53     Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (Industrials)     7,498  
  878     SSE PLC (Utilities)     18,554  
  1,451     St James’s Place PLC (Financials)     22,511  
  2,014     Standard Chartered PLC (Financials)     19,121  
  3,245     Taylor Wimpey PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     4,840  
  15,783     Tesco PLC (Consumer Staples)     48,725  
  1,968     Unilever PLC (Consumer Staples)     98,543  
  1,136     United Utilities Group PLC (Utilities)     14,000  
  38,558     Vodafone Group PLC (Communication Services)     46,578  
  658     WPP PLC (Communication Services)     8,157  
   

 

 

 
      1,972,340  

 

 

 
United States – 8.5%  
  4,509     GSK PLC (Health Care)     77,810  
  4,442     Haleon PLC (Consumer Staples)*     17,314  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United States – (continued)  
  649     Holcim AG (Materials)*   40,259  
  2,588     Nestle SA (Consumer Staples)     292,916  
  391     QIAGEN NV (Health Care)*     18,062  
  797     Roche Holding AG (Health Care)     231,128  
  88     Roche Holding AG (Health Care)(b)     27,341  
  1,172     Sanofi (Health Care)     110,482  
  503     Schneider Electric SE (Industrials)     81,146  
  2,081     Stellantis NV (Consumer Discretionary)     36,533  
  225     Swiss Re AG (Financials)     23,574  
  536     Tenaris SA (Energy)     8,913  
   

 

 

 
      965,478  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $10,714,375)   $ 11,165,680  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Description   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – 0.6%  
Germany – 0.6%        
  276     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Consumer Discretionary)     6.24   $ 26,270  
  144     Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Consumer Staples)     2.68       10,510  
  11     Sartorius AG (Health Care)     0.31       4,696  
  192     Volkswagen AG (Consumer Discretionary)     19.27       26,299  

 

 

 
  TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS    
  (Cost $82,209)     $ 67,775  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $10,796,584)     $ 11,233,455  

 

 

 

 

Shares   Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.7%(c)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

74,219   4.475%   $ 74,219  
(Cost $74,219)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.0%

 

(Cost $10,870,803)   $ 11,307,674  

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF     LIABILITIES – 0.0%     412  

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 11,308,086  

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® EUROPE EQUITY ETF

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(b)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(c)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

CVA

 

—Dutch Certification

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At February 28, 2023, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

                 

MSCI Europe Index

     2          03/17/23        $ 61,689        $ 1,589  

 

Sector Name   % of
Market Value
 

 

 

Financials

    16.7

Industrials

    15.3  

Health Care

    15.0  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.1  

Consumer Staples

    13.1  

Information Technology

    6.5  

Materials

    6.1  

Energy

    6.0  

Utilities

    3.6  

Communication Services

    3.5  

Real Estate

    0.4  

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

    0.7  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     100.0

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   41


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.4%  
Australia – 7.1%  
  44,835     Ampol Ltd. (Energy)   $ 996,529  
  417,825     ANZ Group Holdings Ltd. (Financials)     6,945,393  
  287,406     APA Group (Utilities)     2,079,606  
  84,869     Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,091,236  
  32,038     ASX Ltd. (Financials)     1,469,993  
  516,231     Aurizon Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     1,152,279  
  796,041     BHP Group Ltd. (Materials)     24,263,831  
  689,771     BlueScope Steel Ltd. (Materials)     8,865,706  
  182,974     Brambles Ltd. (Industrials)     1,588,011  
  31,893     Cochlear Ltd. (Health Care)     4,779,297  
  635,329     Coles Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     7,788,935  
  259,106     Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Financials)     17,593,381  
  221,198     Dexus REIT (Real Estate)     1,257,460  
  253,921     Endeavour Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,169,512  
  11,237     Flutter Entertainment PLC (Consumer Discretionary)*     1,815,531  
  236,798     Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (Materials)     3,417,254  
  1,883,687     Glencore PLC (Materials)     11,296,387  
  57,851     Goodman Group REIT (Real Estate)     774,775  
  390,977     GPT Group (The) REIT (Real Estate)     1,241,817  
  83,148     IDP Education Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,609,234  
  110,064     IGO Ltd. (Materials)     974,531  
  213,329     Insurance Australia Group Ltd. (Financials)     668,942  
  1,665,301     Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The) (Consumer Discretionary)*     5,828,350  
  50,940     Macquarie Group Ltd. (Financials)     6,510,277  
  850,518     Medibank Pvt Ltd. (Financials)     1,915,647  
  32,811     Mineral Resources Ltd. (Materials)     1,826,731  
  422,722     National Australia Bank Ltd. (Financials)     8,551,880  
  45,370     Newcrest Mining Ltd. (Materials)     689,617  
  126,813     Northern Star Resources Ltd. (Materials)     886,805  
  65,550     Orica Ltd. (Materials)     716,099  
  365,352     Origin Energy Ltd. (Utilities)     1,973,465  
  518,970     Pilbara Minerals Ltd. (Materials)*     1,459,365  
  140,471     Qantas Airways Ltd. (Industrials)*     608,145  
  199,099     QBE Insurance Group Ltd. (Financials)     2,024,678  
  27,254     REA Group Ltd. (Communication Services)     2,258,196  
  108,966     Rio Tinto Ltd. (Materials)     8,577,466  
  204,487     Rio Tinto PLC (Materials)     14,140,753  
  464,165     Santos Ltd. (Energy)     2,191,068  
  93,267     Sonic Healthcare Ltd. (Health Care)     2,025,836  
  1,423,220     South32 Ltd. (Materials)     4,165,309  
  293,140     Stockland REIT (Real Estate)     759,087  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Australia – (continued)  
  368,949     Suncorp Group Ltd. (Financials)   3,197,091  
  891,789     Telstra Group Ltd. (Communication Services)     2,501,733  
  365,619     Transurban Group (Industrials)     3,496,154  
  266,272     Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,515,644  
  692,329     Vicinity Ltd. REIT (Real Estate)     952,419  
  65,535     Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd. (Energy)     1,288,684  
  259,535     Wesfarmers Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     8,442,843  
  448,045     Westpac Banking Corp. (Financials)     6,807,197  
  20,786     WiseTech Global Ltd. (Information Technology)     883,074  
  227,555     Woodside Energy Group Ltd. (Energy)     5,510,453  
  406,725     Woolworths Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     10,126,236  
   

 

 

 
      216,669,942  

 

 

 
Austria – 0.3%  
  37,968     Erste Group Bank AG (Financials)     1,497,056  
  49,613     Mondi PLC (Materials)     838,793  
  109,629     OMV AG (Energy)     5,360,823  
  16,607     voestalpine AG (Materials)     616,763  
   

 

 

 
      8,313,435  

 

 

 
Belgium – 0.8%  
  82,726     Ageas SA/NV (Financials)     3,748,744  
  97,766     Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (Consumer Staples)     5,933,657  
  8,309     D’ieteren Group (Consumer Discretionary)     1,616,947  
  15,005     Elia Group SA/NV (Utilities)     1,985,919  
  21,839     Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV (Financials)     1,841,705  
  16,603     KBC Group NV (Financials)     1,244,849  
  32,595     Solvay SA (Materials)     3,741,879  
  44,216     UCB SA (Health Care)     3,815,997  
   

 

 

 
      23,929,697  

 

 

 
Brazil – 0.0%  
  25,588     Yara International ASA (Materials)     1,221,956  

 

 

 
Canada – 11.3%  
  20,252     Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Materials)     934,467  
  178,935     Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     8,412,817  
  60,832     AltaGas Ltd. (Utilities)     1,046,447  
  552,617     ARC Resources Ltd. (Energy)     6,031,723  
  89,078     Bank of Montreal (Financials)     8,461,249  
  154,051     Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (Financials)     7,630,981  
  29,991     BCE, Inc. (Communication Services)     1,329,874  
  71,999     Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Class A (Financials)     2,427,907  
  98,425     Brookfield Corp. (Financials)     3,282,159  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Canada – (continued)  
  36,222     Cameco Corp. (Energy)   $ 992,384  
  30,405     Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (Real Estate)     1,103,687  
  128,348     Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Financials)     5,882,636  
  43,461     Canadian National Railway Co. (Industrials)     4,961,089  
  145,981     Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Energy)     8,268,093  
  73,764     Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Industrials)     5,614,722  
  8,042     Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     1,004,711  
  52,926     Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A (Utilities)     1,391,327  
  30,675     CCL Industries, Inc., Class B (Materials)     1,478,718  
  609,133     Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Energy)     11,256,959  
  59,816     CGI, Inc. (Information Technology)*     5,375,070  
  8,521     Constellation Software, Inc. (Information Technology)     14,684,072  
  145,890     Dollarama, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     8,446,179  
  146,092     Element Fleet Management Corp. (Financials)     2,091,397  
  39,003     Emera, Inc. (Utilities)     1,548,432  
  467,799     Empire Co. Ltd., Class A (Consumer Staples)     12,435,011  
  182,067     Enbridge, Inc. (Energy)     6,845,650  
  8,115     Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (Financials)     5,686,192  
  22,857     FirstService Corp. (Real Estate)     3,140,498  
  44,730     Fortis, Inc. (Utilities)     1,774,153  
  6,237     Franco-Nevada Corp. (Materials)     797,898  
  91,933     George Weston Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     11,543,535  
  125,940     Great-West Lifeco, Inc. (Financials)(a)     3,443,936  
  95,873     Hydro One Ltd. (Utilities)(b)     2,493,564  
  124,197     iA Financial Corp., Inc. (Financials)     8,356,124  
  57,069     IGM Financial, Inc. (Financials)     1,740,427  
  165,661     Imperial Oil Ltd. (Energy)     8,212,171  
  29,584     Intact Financial Corp. (Financials)     4,259,253  
  46,581     Keyera Corp. (Energy)(a)     1,030,191  
  158,772     Loblaw Cos. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     13,599,033  
  25,431     Lumine Group, Inc. (Information Technology)*     260,917  
  462,956     Manulife Financial Corp. (Financials)(a)     9,174,448  
  65,960     Metro, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     3,433,534  
  72,747     National Bank of Canada (Financials)     5,355,103  
  64,798     Northland Power, Inc. (Utilities)     1,577,769  
  89,519     Nutrien Ltd. (Materials)     6,990,826  
  24,353     Onex Corp. (Financials)     1,305,075  
  36,157     Open Text Corp. (Information Technology)     1,247,416  
  83,504     Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Energy)     2,747,790  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Canada – (continued)  
  250,425     Power Corp. of Canada (Financials)   6,699,092  
  50,167     Quebecor, Inc., Class B (Communication Services)     1,189,460  
  42,558     Restaurant Brands International, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,752,383  
  43,044     RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (Real Estate)     683,228  
  23,002     Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc. (Industrials)     1,410,413  
  36,812     Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B (Communication Services)     1,762,390  
  217,806     Royal Bank of Canada (Financials)     22,163,754  
  124,119     Saputo, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     3,331,234  
  66,925     Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B (Communication Services)     1,943,182  
  96,698     Sun Life Financial, Inc. (Financials)(a)     4,683,438  
  281,689     Suncor Energy, Inc. (Energy)     9,488,602  
  45,535     TC Energy Corp. (Energy)     1,816,450  
  182,352     Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (Materials)     7,295,687  
  77,960     TELUS Corp. (Communication Services)     1,553,531  
  27,604     Thomson Reuters Corp. (Industrials)     3,350,719  
  17,482     TMX Group Ltd. (Financials)     1,747,237  
  29,654     Toromont Industries Ltd. (Industrials)     2,451,255  
  252,834     Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (Financials)     16,871,695  
  40,135     Tourmaline Oil Corp. (Energy)     1,762,880  
  154,688     West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (Materials)     11,646,054  
  85,514     WSP Global, Inc. (Industrials)     10,766,429  
   

 

 

 
      346,476,727  

 

 

 
Chile – 0.1%  
  30,374     Antofagasta PLC (Materials)     577,325  
  265,402     Lundin Mining Corp. (Materials)     1,655,046  
   

 

 

 
      2,232,371  

 

 

 
China – 0.6%  
  1,473,529     BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. (Financials)     4,984,037  
  45,845     Prosus NV (Consumer Discretionary)*     3,302,178  
  3,459,526     SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     7,228,005  
  238,336     Wilmar International Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     697,578  
  613,384     Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     1,145,577  
   

 

 

 
      17,357,375  

 

 

 
Denmark – 2.8%  
  3,387     AP Moller – Maersk A/S, Class A (Industrials)     7,779,772  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Denmark – (continued)  
  3,408     AP Moller – Maersk A/S, Class B (Industrials)   $ 7,968,835  
  23,625     Carlsberg AS, Class B (Consumer Staples)     3,352,205  
  14,382     Chr Hansen Holding A/S (Materials)     999,854  
  23,330     Coloplast A/S, Class B (Health Care)     2,705,323  
  177,764     Danske Bank A/S (Financials)     4,140,143  
  54,622     Demant A/S (Health Care)*     1,641,462  
  9,766     DSV A/S (Industrials)     1,782,594  
  7,516     Genmab A/S (Health Care)*     2,835,903  
  303,367     Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Health Care)     43,062,725  
  29,711     Novozymes A/S, Class B (Materials)     1,436,018  
  53,542     Pandora A/S (Consumer Discretionary)     5,091,754  
  4,673     ROCKWOOL A/S, Class B (Industrials)     1,067,039  
  134,642     Tryg A/S (Financials)     2,991,938  
   

 

 

 
      86,855,565  

 

 

 
Finland – 1.0%  
  31,510     Elisa OYJ (Communication Services)     1,795,127  
  23,875     Kone OYJ, Class B (Industrials)     1,244,451  
  142,159     Metso Outotec OYJ (Industrials)     1,519,658  
  29,632     Neste OYJ (Energy)     1,435,797  
  776,025     Nokia OYJ (Information Technology)     3,604,219  
  371,254     Nordea Bank Abp (Financials)     4,721,931  
  172,219     Orion OYJ, Class B (Health Care)     8,136,538  
  103,320     Sampo OYJ, Class A (Financials)     5,044,645  
  125,589     Stora Enso OYJ, Class R (Materials)     1,784,042  
  60,290     UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Materials)     2,193,698  
   

 

 

 
      31,480,106  

 

 

 
France – 10.9%  
  13,117     Aeroports de Paris (Industrials)*     1,912,010  
  47,867     Air Liquide SA (Materials)     7,642,874  
  44,426     Airbus SE (Industrials)     5,843,053  
  88,860     Alstom SA (Industrials)     2,622,590  
  30,049     Arkema SA (Materials)     3,064,329  
  337,885     AXA SA (Financials)     10,696,067  
  42,286     BioMerieux (Health Care)     4,158,863  
  147,083     BNP Paribas SA (Financials)     10,318,182  
  1,351,488     Bollore SE (Communication Services)     7,581,912  
  64,721     Bouygues SA (Industrials)     2,199,118  
  74,091     Bureau Veritas SA (Industrials)     2,126,200  
  41,219     Capgemini SE (Information Technology)     7,774,316  
  462,730     Carrefour SA (Consumer Staples)     9,181,472  
  167,752     Cie de Saint-Gobain (Industrials)     10,021,168  
  69,239     Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (Consumer Discretionary)     2,183,381  
  357,990     Credit Agricole SA (Financials)     4,389,497  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
France – (continued)  
  96,488     Danone SA (Consumer Staples)   5,447,813  
  16,101     Dassault Aviation SA (Industrials)     2,778,122  
  105,931     Dassault Systemes (Information Technology)     4,109,393  
  61,324     Edenred (Information Technology)     3,467,620  
  105,503     Eiffage SA (Industrials)     11,636,142  
  362,855     Engie SA (Utilities)     5,324,202  
  39,816     EssilorLuxottica SA (Health Care)     6,941,771  
  34,961     Eurazeo SE (Financials)     2,365,459  
  8,116     Gecina SA REIT (Real Estate)     939,026  
  161,251     Getlink SE (Industrials)     2,723,283  
  7,303     Hermes International (Consumer Discretionary)     13,286,265  
  114,744     Ipsen SA (Health Care)     13,154,264  
  10,361     Kering (Consumer Discretionary)     6,098,254  
  39,862     Klepierre SA REIT (Real Estate)*     1,000,618  
  216,291     La Francaise des Jeux SAEM (Consumer Discretionary)(b)     8,576,395  
  35,918     Legrand SA (Industrials)     3,336,776  
  48,865     L’Oreal SA (Consumer Staples)     19,438,191  
  46,366     LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (Consumer Discretionary)     38,796,050  
  237,096     Orange SA (Communication Services)     2,713,545  
  14,690     Pernod Ricard SA (Consumer Staples)     3,079,919  
  52,833     Publicis Groupe SA (Communication Services)     4,215,654  
  17,122     Remy Cointreau SA (Consumer Staples)     3,021,473  
  63,138     Renault SA (Consumer Discretionary)*     2,843,701  
  29,932     Safran SA (Industrials)     4,252,279  
  12,071     Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Health Care)     3,951,762  
  29,259     SEB SA (Consumer Discretionary)     3,394,593  
  213,973     Societe Generale SA (Financials)     6,199,413  
  24,801     Sodexo SA (Consumer Discretionary)     2,307,691  
  23,204     Thales SA (Industrials)     3,253,158  
  364,607     TotalEnergies SE (Energy)     22,647,022  
  26,218     Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT (Real Estate)*     1,666,584  
  88,938     Veolia Environnement SA (Utilities)     2,670,165  
  81,918     Vinci SA (Industrials)     9,368,501  
  362,428     Vivendi SE (Communication Services)     3,746,693  
  83,343     Wendel SE (Financials)     9,501,419  
  65,422     Worldline SA (Information Technology)*(b)     2,741,900  
   

 

 

 
      332,710,148  

 

 

 
Germany – 7.3%  
  43,810     adidas AG (Consumer Discretionary)     6,581,598  
  44,316     Allianz SE (Financials)     10,440,415  
  50,532     BASF SE (Materials)     2,597,737  
  157,267     Bayer AG (Health Care)     9,388,144  
  59,835     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Consumer Discretionary)     6,202,731  
  21,631     Bechtle AG (Information Technology)     915,982  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Germany – (continued)  
  38,629     Beiersdorf AG (Consumer Staples)   $ 4,629,166  
  39,155     Brenntag SE (Industrials)     2,964,806  
  10,290     Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (Health Care)     1,378,255  
  419,252     Commerzbank AG (Financials)*     5,124,210  
  16,281     Covestro AG (Materials)(b)     719,129  
  30,223     Daimler Truck Holding AG (Industrials)*     962,026  
  488,930     Deutsche Bank AG (Financials)     6,118,424  
  28,993     Deutsche Boerse AG (Financials)     5,073,270  
  472,915     Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Industrials)*     4,925,994  
  297,224     Deutsche Post AG (Industrials)     12,646,073  
  401,386     Deutsche Telekom AG (Communication Services)     9,039,104  
  510,069     E.ON SE (Utilities)     5,595,905  
  47,640     Evonik Industries AG (Materials)     1,022,065  
  66,736     Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Health Care)     2,612,960  
  179,167     Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (Health Care)     4,945,874  
  45,160     GEA Group AG (Industrials)     1,993,273  
  12,737     Hannover Rueck SE (Financials)     2,481,345  
  92,734     HeidelbergCement AG (Materials)     6,404,191  
  253,613     HelloFresh SE (Consumer Staples)*     5,720,709  
  26,800     Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Consumer Staples)     1,860,181  
  46,888     Infineon Technologies AG (Information Technology)     1,666,525  
  36,962     Knorr-Bremse AG (Industrials)     2,525,149  
  129,991     Mercedes-Benz Group AG (Consumer Discretionary)     10,015,203  
  31,553     Merck KGaA (Health Care)     6,001,405  
  5,948     MTU Aero Engines AG (Industrials)     1,441,345  
  16,234     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Financials)     5,614,191  
  90,900     Nemetschek SE (Information Technology)     5,174,725  
  84,962     Puma SE (Consumer Discretionary)     5,442,175  
  6,178     Rational AG (Industrials)     4,114,513  
  10,811     Rheinmetall AG (Industrials)     2,758,496  
  158,988     RWE AG (Utilities)     6,784,740  
  136,525     SAP SE (Information Technology)     15,561,474  
  11,404     Scout24 SE (Communication Services)(b)     627,918  
  71,357     Siemens AG (Industrials)     10,950,047  
  381,960     Siemens Energy AG (Industrials)*(a)     7,684,155  
  24,613     Siemens Healthineers AG (Health Care)(b)     1,288,922  
  14,616     Symrise AG (Materials)     1,500,427  
  675,074     Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (Communication Services)     2,055,396  
  50,284     United Internet AG (Communication Services)     1,104,919  
  17,879     Volkswagen AG (Consumer Discretionary)     3,200,564  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Germany – (continued)  
  163,346     Zalando SE (Consumer Discretionary)*(b)   6,513,392  
   

 

 

 
      224,369,248  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 1.9%  
  1,006,383     AIA Group Ltd. (Financials)     10,673,468  
  719,675     CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     4,510,862  
  121,542     CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     641,039  
  144,298     CLP Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     1,021,180  
  76,097     Hang Seng Bank Ltd. (Financials)     1,237,019  
  1,245,300     HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,618,200  
  966,116     Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     908,330  
  165,882     Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Financials)     6,648,382  
  174,045     Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     795,386  
  48,417     Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     2,397,610  
  136,105     Link REIT (Real Estate)     894,709  
  212,909     MTR Corp. Ltd. (Industrials)     1,072,750  
  1,663,358     New World Development Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     4,524,198  
  257,890     Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     1,379,881  
  161,861     Prudential PLC (Financials)     2,487,675  
  207,453     Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Real Estate)     2,833,169  
  167,771     Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A (Real Estate)     1,367,902  
  393,864     Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     3,916,311  
  12,290,146     WH Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(b)     7,139,699  
  221,029     Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     1,210,809  
   

 

 

 
      57,278,579  

 

 

 
Ireland – 0.7%  
  77,817     AerCap Holdings NV (Industrials)*     4,858,893  
  483,600     AIB Group PLC (Financials)     2,075,024  
  208,961     Bank of Ireland Group PLC (Financials)     2,311,322  
  94,108     CRH PLC (Materials)     4,443,166  
  16,320     Kerry Group PLC, Class A (Consumer Staples)     1,568,394  
  24,807     Kingspan Group PLC (Industrials)     1,620,036  
  80,917     Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (Materials)     3,035,189  
   

 

 

 
      19,912,024  

 

 

 
Israel – 0.7%  
  11,482     Azrieli Group Ltd. (Real Estate)     644,350  
  199,980     Bank Hapoalim BM (Financials)     1,674,073  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Israel – (continued)  
  239,064     Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM (Financials)   $ 1,860,550  
  1,137,322     Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,574,753  
  27,984     Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Information Technology)*     3,462,180  
  208,668     ICL Group Ltd. (Materials)(a)     1,517,170  
  287,773     Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A (Financials)     1,365,996  
  26,208     Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. (Financials)     779,855  
  662,134     Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR (Health Care)*     6,561,748  
  20,805     Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Information Technology)*     850,881  
   

 

 

 
      20,291,556  

 

 

 
Italy – 2.2%  
  228,861     Assicurazioni Generali SpA (Financials)     4,541,052  
  100,179     Coca-Cola HBC AG (Consumer Staples)*     2,579,662  
  147,087     Davide Campari-Milano NV (Consumer Staples)     1,652,670  
  16,313     DiaSorin SpA (Health Care)     1,974,789  
  393,102     Enel SpA (Utilities)     2,216,577  
  708,479     Eni SpA (Energy)     10,042,441  
  29,679     Ferrari NV (Consumer Discretionary)     7,720,718  
  195,192     FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA (Financials)     3,384,470  
  90,316     Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA (Communication Services)(b)     998,029  
  863,683     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Financials)     2,346,171  
  57,773     Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA (Financials)     618,810  
  114,535     Moncler SpA (Consumer Discretionary)     7,020,644  
  156,612     Nexi SpA (Information Technology)*(b)     1,270,898  
  377,694     Poste Italiane SpA (Financials)(b)     4,085,556  
  80,288     Prysmian SpA (Industrials)     3,096,740  
  85,793     Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA (Health Care)     3,652,078  
  326,700     Snam SpA (Utilities)     1,609,679  
  228,217     Terna – Rete Elettrica Nazionale (Utilities)     1,725,149  
  263,149     UniCredit SpA (Financials)     5,399,439  
   

 

 

 
      65,935,572  

 

 

 
Japan – 18.3%  
  61,190     Advantest Corp. (Information Technology)     4,856,028  
  76,301     Aeon Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(a)     1,422,784  
  68,048     Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Consumer Staples)     2,007,245  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  42,159     ANA Holdings, Inc. (Industrials)*(a)   855,313  
  94,073     Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     3,326,033  
  43,948     Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     748,518  
  92,143     Asahi Kasei Corp. (Materials)     642,495  
  534,512     Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Health Care)     7,530,217  
  40,501     Azbil Corp. (Information Technology)     1,052,553  
  62,953     Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     3,888,607  
  99,034     BayCurrent Consulting, Inc. (Industrials)     3,889,674  
  82,191     Bridgestone Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     3,152,722  
  224,466     Brother Industries Ltd. (Information Technology)     3,300,704  
  140,236     Canon, Inc. (Information Technology)     3,027,302  
  101,995     Capcom Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     3,208,520  
  10,323     Central Japan Railway Co. (Industrials)     1,160,262  
  96,847     Chiba Bank Ltd. (The) (Financials)     708,853  
  137,642     Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities)     1,426,792  
  108,418     Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     2,701,396  
  248,158     Concordia Financial Group Ltd. (Financials)     1,065,759  
  417,765     CyberAgent, Inc. (Communication Services)     3,576,067  
  88,294     Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     1,882,037  
  168,015     Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     5,282,885  
  16,989     Daikin Industries Ltd. (Industrials)     2,911,634  
  27,214     Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     2,563,268  
  42,559     Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     981,999  
  530     Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT (Real Estate)     1,093,734  
  245,979     Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Financials)     1,175,585  
  13,603     Denso Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     722,917  
  72,420     Dentsu Group, Inc. (Communication Services)     2,323,352  
  4,852     Disco Corp. (Information Technology)     1,520,981  
  28,505     East Japan Railway Co. (Industrials)     1,445,182  
  61,818     Eisai Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     3,336,534  
  460,878     ENEOS Holdings, Inc. (Energy)     1,591,241  
  4,412     FANUC Corp. (Industrials)     750,476  
  23,539     Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     4,648,527  
  54,206     FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. (Information Technology)     2,528,539  
  42,756     Fujitsu Ltd. (Information Technology)     5,499,285  
  1,199     GLP J REIT (Real Estate)     1,259,604  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  138,875     Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (Communication Services)   $ 1,547,643  
  25,373     Hamamatsu Photonics KK (Information Technology)     1,244,295  
  64,720     Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. (Industrials)     1,841,133  
  9,045     Hikari Tsushin, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,312,775  
  6,295     Hirose Electric Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     769,458  
  113,669     Hitachi Ltd. (Industrials)     5,749,583  
  457,520     Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     11,896,897  
  19,923     Hoshizaki Corp. (Industrials)     705,711  
  92,829     Hoya Corp. (Health Care)     9,179,654  
  68,023     Ibiden Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     2,334,600  
  49,126     Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (Energy)     1,094,574  
  700,709     Inpex Corp. (Energy)     7,371,552  
  173,640     Isuzu Motors Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,076,567  
  313,797     ITOCHU Corp. (Industrials)     9,373,711  
  42,804     Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. (Information Technology)     952,143  
  167,264     Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (Industrials)*     3,148,441  
  47,485     Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (Financials)     708,362  
  1,706     Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest REIT (Real Estate)     1,281,238  
  177,673     Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd. (Financials)(a)     1,533,924  
  712,733     Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. (Financials)     6,331,218  
  248,597     Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd. (Financials)     4,310,730  
  271     Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT (Real Estate)     1,122,079  
  189,184     Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     3,846,457  
  52,753     JFE Holdings, Inc. (Materials)     652,950  
  75,512     Kajima Corp. (Industrials)     901,942  
  145,079     Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Utilities)     1,365,424  
  80,037     Kao Corp. (Consumer Staples)     2,990,774  
  279,262     KDDI Corp. (Communication Services)     8,171,922  
  32,820     Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     948,109  
  14,637     Keyence Corp. (Information Technology)     6,328,032  
  43,755     Kikkoman Corp. (Consumer Staples)     2,046,172  
  60,299     Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     1,826,035  
  125,740     Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,882,200  
  17,809     Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,072,083  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  36,237     Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)   607,076  
  76,997     Komatsu Ltd. (Industrials)     1,842,750  
  49,232     Kose Corp. (Consumer Staples)     5,562,386  
  14,021     Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Industrials)     634,066  
  36,697     Kyocera Corp. (Information Technology)     1,807,169  
  42,068     Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     900,255  
  58,811     M3, Inc. (Health Care)     1,404,055  
  680,493     Marubeni Corp. (Industrials)     8,692,566  
  48,362     MatsukiyoCocokara & Co. (Consumer Staples)     2,247,414  
  627,609     Mazda Motor Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     5,653,388  
  33,346     McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,319,494  
  30,184     MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,382,727  
  146,129     MISUMI Group, Inc. (Industrials)     3,475,814  
  154,073     Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. (Materials)     896,964  
  276,394     Mitsubishi Corp. (Industrials)     9,392,709  
  165,399     Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Industrials)     1,861,445  
  98,841     Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     1,230,297  
  404,658     Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc. (Financials)     2,112,189  
  124,765     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (Industrials)     4,593,448  
  1,108,906     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     7,856,735  
  306,560     Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     8,606,141  
  56,158     Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     1,069,853  
  111,130     Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. (Industrials)(a)     2,904,400  
  373,623     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     5,821,788  
  323,750     MonotaRO Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     4,401,755  
  89,384     MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     2,921,393  
  52,719     Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     2,833,044  
  135,274     NEC Corp. (Information Technology)     4,841,323  
  70,483     Nexon Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,527,481  
  62,216     NGK Insulators Ltd. (Industrials)     825,801  
  111,051     Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     4,177,406  
  221     Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT (Real Estate)     932,900  
  558     Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT (Real Estate)     1,190,433  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  97,959     Nippon Steel Corp. (Materials)   $ 2,184,058  
  442,259     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Communication Services)     12,815,008  
  185,171     Nippon Yusen KK (Industrials)(a)     4,801,409  
  22,750     Nissan Chemical Corp. (Materials)     998,752  
  70,641     Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     816,275  
  18,464     Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     1,537,142  
  33,782     Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     3,819,277  
  19,737     Nitto Denko Corp. (Materials)     1,188,147  
  187,274     Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     771,698  
  38,580     Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Real Estate)     859,599  
  998     Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT (Real Estate)     1,106,325  
  63,336     Nomura Research Institute Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,413,511  
  129,193     NTT Data Corp. (Information Technology)     1,792,569  
  161,714     Obayashi Corp. (Industrials)     1,195,507  
  5,539     Obic Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     810,833  
  207,551     Oji Holdings Corp. (Materials)     842,607  
  277,090     Olympus Corp. (Health Care)     4,666,479  
  52,051     Omron Corp. (Information Technology)     2,794,090  
  116,952     Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     2,386,863  
  38,317     Oracle Corp. Japan (Information Technology)     2,610,445  
  17,171     Oriental Land Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,742,393  
  144,257     ORIX Corp. (Financials)     2,585,644  
  80,554     Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     1,308,710  
  23,033     Otsuka Corp. (Information Technology)     776,137  
  119,279     Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     3,620,008  
  51,627     Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     943,738  
  324,477     Panasonic Holdings Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,827,546  
  246,686     Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     4,938,610  
  278,272     Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     7,566,857  
  309,127     Renesas Electronics Corp. (Information Technology)*     4,003,230  
  469,820     Resona Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     2,586,485  
  717,681     Ricoh Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     5,574,324  
  7,995     Rohm Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     615,113  
  53,225     SBI Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     1,147,611  
  36,068     Secom Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     2,097,910  
  170,756     Seiko Epson Corp. (Information Technology)     2,352,964  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  85,833     Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)   1,149,985  
  103,302     Sekisui House Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,956,227  
  156,392     Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)(a)     6,992,088  
  58,851     Shimadzu Corp. (Information Technology)     1,700,097  
  9,291     Shimano, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,447,040  
  23,675     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)     3,328,387  
  24,816     Shionogi & Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     1,103,844  
  152,836     Shiseido Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     7,036,190  
  228,938     Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     1,828,613  
  369,356     SoftBank Corp. (Communication Services)     4,169,033  
  141,834     SoftBank Group Corp. (Communication Services)     5,744,582  
  63,154     Sompo Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     2,707,163  
  64,276     Sony Group Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     5,393,493  
  45,841     Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     2,042,762  
  332,010     Subaru Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     5,331,805  
  72,737     SUMCO Corp. (Information Technology)     1,003,361  
  562,073     Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)     1,968,277  
  273,869     Sumitomo Corp. (Industrials)     4,670,541  
  86,408     Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,062,854  
  177,204     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     7,769,058  
  65,260     Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     2,417,037  
  76,133     Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,671,627  
  56,105     Sysmex Corp. (Health Care)     3,361,399  
  41,066     T&D Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     621,349  
  118,930     Taisei Corp. (Industrials)     3,876,586  
  405,621     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     12,542,493  
  53,541     Terumo Corp. (Health Care)     1,439,002  
  52,157     TIS, Inc. (Information Technology)     1,294,209  
  84,105     Tobu Railway Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     1,877,027  
  29,194     Toho Co. Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,015,891  
  222,519     Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     4,721,882  
  215,401     Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc. (Utilities)*     714,762  
  24,510     Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Information Technology)     8,404,817  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  101,420     Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)   $ 1,956,699  
  51,379     Tokyu Corp. (Industrials)     618,592  
  132,173     TOPPAN, Inc. (Industrials)     2,389,914  
  210,202     Toray Industries, Inc. (Materials)     1,202,433  
  32,202     Toshiba Corp. (Industrials)     996,923  
  62,449     Tosoh Corp. (Materials)     849,066  
  26,453     TOTO Ltd. (Industrials)     882,641  
  689,739     Toyota Motor Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     9,430,965  
  15,016     Toyota Tsusho Corp. (Industrials)     612,920  
  43,951     Trend Micro, Inc. (Information Technology)     2,068,244  
  58,059     Unicharm Corp. (Consumer Staples)     2,149,481  
  133,596     USS Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,166,528  
  232,893     Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     5,093,332  
  34,281     West Japan Railway Co. (Industrials)     1,329,815  
  38,653     Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,636,173  
  37,176     Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     951,131  
  62,817     Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     1,061,131  
  102,947     Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Information Technology)     1,537,233  
  277,977     ZOZO, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     6,173,185  
   

 

 

 
      561,078,438  

 

 

 
Jordan – 0.1%  
  134,528     Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Health Care)     2,820,845  

 

 

 
Luxembourg – 0.5%  
  437,777     ArcelorMittal (Materials)     13,205,953  
  35,396     Eurofins Scientific SE (Health Care)     2,477,474  
   

 

 

 
      15,683,427  

 

 

 
Macau – 0.0%  
  93,005     Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     618,493  
  174,693     Sands China Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)*     605,344  
   

 

 

 
      1,223,837  

 

 

 
Netherlands – 4.9%  
  124,830     ABN AMRO Bank NV (Financials)(b)     2,211,446  
  499     Adyen NV (Information Technology)*(b)     711,866  
  745,397     Aegon NV (Financials)     3,899,506  
  21,791     Akzo Nobel NV (Materials)     1,600,093  
  4,543     Argenx SE (Health Care)*     1,648,670  
  8,147     ASM International NV (Information Technology)     2,790,687  
  51,034     ASML Holding NV (Information Technology)     31,607,004  
  14,190     Euronext NV (Financials)(b)     1,040,453  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Netherlands – (continued)  
  22,763     EXOR NV (Financials)*   1,881,968  
  55,181     Heineken Holding NV (Consumer Staples)     4,737,152  
  30,527     Heineken NV (Consumer Staples)     3,124,081  
  7,039     IMCD NV (Industrials)     1,118,983  
  382,848     ING Groep NV (Financials)     5,386,135  
  98,380     JDE Peet’s NV (Consumer Staples)     2,904,604  
  484,157     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Consumer Staples)     15,411,164  
  13,655     Koninklijke DSM NV (Materials)     1,689,948  
  958,729     Koninklijke KPN NV (Communication Services)     3,295,230  
  152,779     Koninklijke Philips NV (Health Care)     2,503,243  
  164,404     NN Group NV (Financials)     6,677,625  
  52,332     OCI NV (Materials)     1,742,641  
  105,707     Randstad NV (Industrials)     6,513,145  
  1,160,730     Shell PLC (Energy)     35,503,335  
  66,709     Universal Music Group NV (Communication Services)     1,581,149  
  99,845     Wolters Kluwer NV (Industrials)     11,589,187  
   

 

 

 
      151,169,315  

 

 

 
New Zealand – 0.2%  
  114,684     Auckland International Airport Ltd. (Industrials)*     620,999  
  185,267     Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. (Health Care)     2,982,041  
  520,684     Spark New Zealand Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,612,949  
  33,643     Xero Ltd. (Information Technology)*     1,762,793  
   

 

 

 
      6,978,782  

 

 

 
Norway – 0.8%  
  52,340     Aker BP ASA (Energy)(a)     1,417,951  
  147,921     DNB Bank ASA (Financials)     2,967,985  
  257,518     Equinor ASA (Energy)     7,968,297  
  243,246     Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (Financials)     4,335,219  
  40,172     Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (Industrials)     1,678,080  
  59,966     Mowi ASA (Consumer Staples)     1,041,206  
  266,265     Norsk Hydro ASA (Materials)     1,947,085  
  177,819     Orkla ASA (Consumer Staples)     1,201,667  
  93,739     Telenor ASA (Communication Services)     1,055,935  
   

 

 

 
      23,613,425  

 

 

 
Portugal – 0.3%  
  239,087     EDP – Energias de Portugal SA (Utilities)     1,210,964  
  77,421     Galp Energia SGPS SA (Energy)     949,134  
  407,563     Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (Consumer Staples)     8,393,727  
   

 

 

 
      10,553,825  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   49


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February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Singapore – 1.6%  
  558,793     CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust REIT (Real Estate)   $ 805,303  
  147,478     City Developments Ltd. (Real Estate)     844,672  
  379,715     DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Financials)     9,638,496  
  2,178,901     Genting Singapore Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,650,989  
  56,227     Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. (Industrials)     1,240,950  
  380,585     Keppel Corp. Ltd. (Industrials)     1,549,312  
  700,371     Mapletree Logistics Trust REIT (Real Estate)     879,268  
  867,434     Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (Financials)     8,164,312  
  7,258,439     Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (Industrials)*     684,784  
  382,207     Singapore Airlines Ltd. (Industrials)     1,615,539  
  1,311,177     Singapore Exchange Ltd. (Financials)     8,483,714  
  1,002,320     Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,764,661  
  128,275     STMicroelectronics NV (Information Technology)     6,179,422  
  245,207     United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Financials)     5,450,056  
  51,943     Venture Corp. Ltd. (Information Technology)     662,527  
   

 

 

 
      49,614,005  

 

 

 
South Africa – 0.2%  
  137,687     Anglo American PLC (Materials)     4,808,196  

 

 

 
Spain – 2.5%  
  8,978     Acciona SA (Utilities)     1,695,721  
  89,818     ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Industrials)     2,729,923  
  45,077     Amadeus IT Group SA (Information Technology)*     2,839,568  
  886,358     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Financials)     6,930,495  
  2,530,316     Banco Santander SA (Financials)     9,988,962  
  796,066     CaixaBank SA (Financials)     3,420,814  
  21,374     Cellnex Telecom SA (Communication Services)*(b)     806,043  
  22,753     Corp ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA (Utilities)     883,625  
  96,871     Enagas SA (Utilities)     1,742,330  
  72,155     Endesa SA (Utilities)     1,420,984  
  76,059     Ferrovial SA (Industrials)     2,118,148  
  731,288     Iberdrola SA (Utilities)     8,426,147  
  383,190     Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Consumer Discretionary)     11,821,396  
  78,293     Naturgy Energy Group SA (Utilities)     2,163,756  
  131,461     Red Electrica Corp. SA (Utilities)     2,190,201  
  754,354     Repsol SA (Energy)     12,003,892  
  918,819     Telefonica SA (Communication Services)     3,750,496  
   

 

 

 
      74,932,501  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Sweden – 2.0%  
  18,778     Alfa Laval AB (Industrials)   621,216  
  77,559     Assa Abloy AB, Class B (Industrials)     1,897,215  
  344,600     Atlas Copco AB, Class A (Industrials)     4,119,894  
  185,838     Atlas Copco AB, Class B (Industrials)     1,971,252  
  30,818     Boliden AB (Materials)     1,271,155  
  71,526     Epiroc AB, Class A (Industrials)     1,382,016  
  53,143     Epiroc AB, Class B (Industrials)     878,531  
  50,906     Essity AB, Class B (Consumer Staples)     1,381,432  
  8,964     Evolution AB (Consumer Discretionary)(b)     1,088,718  
  32,534     Getinge AB, Class B (Health Care)     703,490  
  555,096     H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Consumer Discretionary)     7,028,257  
  84,794     Hexagon AB, Class B (Information Technology)     944,405  
  29,793     Holmen AB, Class B (Materials)     1,208,450  
  197,363     Husqvarna AB, Class B (Industrials)     1,758,527  
  49,278     Industrivarden AB, Class A (Financials)     1,361,824  
  59,379     Industrivarden AB, Class C (Financials)     1,637,554  
  69,771     Investor AB, Class A (Financials)     1,438,426  
  181,041     Investor AB, Class B (Financials)     3,517,146  
  22,903     L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B (Financials)     1,068,877  
  35,424     Lifco AB, Class B (Industrials)     711,972  
  154,492     Nibe Industrier AB, Class B (Industrials)     1,605,866  
  56,873     Sandvik AB (Industrials)     1,176,878  
  185,082     Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (Financials)     2,325,815  
  80,926     Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B (Materials)     1,135,289  
  249,511     Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A (Financials)     2,658,139  
  159,881     Swedbank AB, Class A (Financials)     3,277,771  
  57,795     Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Health Care)*     1,336,169  
  184,395     Tele2 AB, Class B (Communication Services)     1,703,451  
  478,025     Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Information Technology)     2,663,181  
  599,103     Telia Co. AB (Communication Services)     1,553,970  
  80,906     Volvo AB, Class A (Industrials)     1,692,815  
  157,489     Volvo AB, Class B (Industrials)     3,168,325  
   

 

 

 
      60,288,026  

 

 

 
Switzerland – 4.6%  
  152,749     ABB Ltd. (Industrials)     5,097,881  
  26,557     Adecco Group AG (Industrials)     948,090  
  32,684     Alcon, Inc. (Health Care)     2,237,402  
  17,065     Baloise Holding AG (Financials)     2,849,477  
  25,718     Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (Financials)     2,303,575  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Switzerland – (continued)  
  989     Barry Callebaut AG (Consumer Staples)   $ 1,977,472  
  10,628     BKW AG (Utilities)     1,558,055  
  366     Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (Consumer Staples)     4,030,003  
  55,142     Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A (Consumer Discretionary)     8,339,694  
  41,474     Clariant AG (Materials)*     674,824  
  3,369     EMS-Chemie Holding AG (Materials)     2,562,920  
  6,527     Geberit AG (Industrials)     3,544,671  
  559     Givaudan SA (Materials)     1,694,445  
  22,178     Julius Baer Group Ltd. (Financials)     1,475,615  
  34,388     Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Industrials)     8,842,367  
  66,267     Logitech International SA (Information Technology)     3,639,824  
  2,750     Lonza Group AG (Health Care)     1,645,452  
  324,582     Novartis AG (Health Care)     27,455,707  
  8,003     Partners Group Holding AG (Financials)     7,630,281  
  7,159     Schindler Holding AG (Industrials)     1,546,757  
  6,192     Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates (Industrials)     1,396,627  
  2,761     SGS SA (Industrials)     6,357,149  
  4,998     Sika AG (Materials)     1,407,279  
  6,127     Sonova Holding AG (Health Care)     1,511,403  
  42,645     Straumann Holding AG (Health Care)     5,680,692  
  13,869     Swatch Group AG (The) – Bearer (Consumer Discretionary)     4,841,757  
  62,512     Swatch Group AG (The) – Registered (Consumer Discretionary)     4,011,840  
  6,168     Swiss Life Holding AG (Financials)     3,726,137  
  19,916     Swiss Prime Site AG (Real Estate)     1,689,327  
  4,311     Swisscom AG (Communication Services)     2,669,623  
  419,933     UBS Group AG (Financials)     9,162,582  
  5,339     VAT Group AG (Industrials)(b)     1,620,071  
  15,830     Zurich Insurance Group AG (Financials)     7,539,623  
   

 

 

 
      141,668,622  

 

 

 
United Kingdom – 10.4%  
  274,256     3i Group PLC (Financials)     5,402,096  
  744,368     abrdn PLC (Financials)     2,024,026  
  246,053     Admiral Group PLC (Financials)     6,556,429  
  23,457     Ashtead Group PLC (Industrials)     1,564,742  
  164,825     Associated British Foods PLC (Consumer Staples)     4,004,876  
  205,858     AstraZeneca PLC (Health Care)     27,115,354  
  1,187,479     Auto Trader Group PLC (Communication Services)(b)     8,559,599  
  687,745     Aviva PLC (Financials)     3,716,809  
  510,058     BAE Systems PLC (Industrials)     5,545,166  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Kingdom – (continued)  
  2,176,109     Barclays PLC (Financials)   4,600,902  
  1,026,960     Barratt Developments PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     5,832,270  
  59,043     Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     2,999,318  
  2,602,695     BP PLC (Energy)     17,345,996  
  342,199     British American Tobacco PLC (Consumer Staples)     13,022,994  
  81,818     Bunzl PLC (Industrials)     2,935,930  
  381,115     Burberry Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     11,378,048  
  892,444     CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     5,320,897  
  341,480     CNH Industrial NV (Industrials)     5,622,219  
  73,264     Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (Consumer Staples)     4,029,520  
  303,122     Compass Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     7,045,914  
  15,423     Croda International PLC (Materials)     1,225,247  
  42,569     DCC PLC (Industrials)     2,382,001  
  233,536     Diageo PLC (Consumer Staples)     9,977,555  
  85,858     Entain PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     1,413,119  
  55,083     Experian PLC (Industrials)     1,870,549  
  43,503     Halma PLC (Information Technology)     1,139,712  
  462,418     Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (Financials)     4,644,320  
  1,773,092     HSBC Holdings PLC (Financials)     13,643,751  
  263,191     Imperial Brands PLC (Consumer Staples)     6,388,576  
  288,554     Informa PLC (Communication Services)     2,334,975  
  30,450     InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     2,066,612  
  27,375     Intertek Group PLC (Industrials)     1,383,328  
  3,103,757     J Sainsbury PLC (Consumer Staples)     10,077,786  
  3,974,874     JD Sports Fashion PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     8,714,861  
  1,374,405     Kingfisher PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     4,778,788  
  150,402     Land Securities Group PLC REIT (Real Estate)     1,252,375  
  1,127,169     Legal & General Group PLC (Financials)     3,492,030  
  12,145,861     Lloyds Banking Group PLC (Financials)     7,737,449  
  32,077     London Stock Exchange Group PLC (Financials)     2,886,145  
  235,618     National Grid PLC (Utilities)     2,989,430  
  785,806     NatWest Group PLC (Financials)     2,780,755  
  73,058     Next PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     6,051,590  
  98,309     Pearson PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     1,093,059  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   51


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Kingdom – (continued)  
  239,885     Phoenix Group Holdings PLC (Financials)   $ 1,839,500  
  74,421     Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (Consumer Staples)     5,191,435  
  287,148     RELX PLC (Industrials)     8,701,323  
  254,296     Rentokil Initial PLC (Industrials)     1,577,492  
  799,932     Sage Group PLC (The) (Information Technology)     7,249,725  
  212,422     Schroders PLC (Financials)     1,279,157  
  92,803     Segro PLC REIT (Real Estate)     925,106  
  55,288     Severn Trent PLC (Utilities)     1,841,366  
  226,461     Smith & Nephew PLC (Health Care)     3,251,597  
  117,604     Smiths Group PLC (Industrials)     2,510,824  
  9,004     Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC (Industrials)     1,273,746  
  152,511     SSE PLC (Utilities)     3,222,847  
  276,217     St James’s Place PLC (Financials)     4,285,363  
  318,667     Standard Chartered PLC (Financials)     3,025,398  
  1,085,357     Taylor Wimpey PLC (Consumer Discretionary)     1,618,833  
  2,324,178     Tesco PLC (Consumer Staples)     7,175,104  
  218,035     Unilever PLC (Consumer Staples)     10,917,555  
  144,077     United Utilities Group PLC (Utilities)     1,775,665  
  4,765,341     Vodafone Group PLC (Communication Services)     5,756,468  
  79,232     WPP PLC (Communication Services)     982,244  
   

 

 

 
      319,347,866  

 

 

 
United States – 5.2%  
  36,990     BRP, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     3,212,257  
  130,165     Computershare Ltd. (Information Technology)     2,176,865  
  40,491     CSL Ltd. (Health Care)     8,090,505  
  689,640     GSK PLC (Health Care)     11,900,846  
  592,715     Haleon PLC (Consumer Staples)*     2,310,218  
  95,867     Holcim AG (Materials)*     5,946,874  
  91,180     James Hardie Industries PLC CDI (Materials)     1,907,949  
  380,480     Nestle SA (Consumer Staples)     43,063,557  
  58,784     QIAGEN NV (Health Care)*     2,715,550  
  121,268     Roche Holding AG (Health Care)     35,167,397  
  13,782     Roche Holding AG (Health Care)(a)     4,282,015  
  173,902     Sanofi (Health Care)     16,393,374  
  66,289     Schneider Electric SE (Industrials)     10,693,963  
  303,462     Stellantis NV (Consumer Discretionary)     5,327,435  
  38,700     Swiss Re AG (Financials)     4,054,777  
  144,093     Tenaris SA (Energy)     2,396,072  
   

 

 

 
      159,639,654  

 

 

 
Zambia – 0.1%  
  78,961     First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Materials)     1,728,912  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $2,812,030,966)   $ 3,040,183,977  

 

 

 

 

Shares         
Description
  Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – 0.4%  
Germany – 0.4%        
  45,006     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Consumer Discretionary)     7.17   $ 4,283,668  
  28,551     Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Consumer Staples)     2.70       2,083,756  
  3,358     Sartorius AG (Health Care)     0.33       1,433,723  
  26,583     Volkswagen AG (Consumer Discretionary)     5.43       3,641,186  

 

 

 
  TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS    
  (Cost $12,425,539)     $ 11,442,333  

 

 

 

 

Units     Description   Expiration
Month
     Value  
Right – 0.0%  
Hong Kong – 0.0%         
  27,221     Link REIT*     
  (Cost $0)         03/23      $ 25,662  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $2,824,456,505)      $ 3,051,651,972  

 

 

 

 

Shares   Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 1.6%(c)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

49,602,357   4.475%   $ 49,602,357  
(Cost $49,602,357)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 101.4%

 

(Cost $2,874,058,862)   $ 3,101,254,329  

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (1.4)%
    (42,370,773

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 3,058,883,556  

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(c)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

CVA

 

—Dutch Certification

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At February 28, 2023, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

                 

E-Mini MSCI EAFE Index Future

     39          03/17/23        $ 3,990,870        $ (31,024

 

Sector Name   % of
Market Value
 

 

 

Financials

    19.5

Industrials

    14.6  

Consumer Staples

    11.9  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.7  

Health Care

    11.6  

Information Technology

    7.1  

Materials

    7.0  

Energy

    6.3  

Communication Services

    4.4  

Utilities

    2.7  

Real Estate

    1.6  

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

    1.6  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     100.0

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   53


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         
Description
  Value  
Common Stocks – 99.8%  
Communication Services – 8.6%  
  1,722     Capcom Co. Ltd.   $ 54,170  
  3,612     CyberAgent, Inc.     30,919  
  1,386     Dentsu Group, Inc.     44,465  
  4,718     Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.     52,578  
  6,038     KDDI Corp.     176,687  
  891     Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.     14,927  
  342     Konami Group Corp.     15,089  
  1,273     Nexon Co. Ltd.     27,588  
  3,477     Nintendo Co. Ltd.     130,794  
  6,319     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     183,101  
  10,315     SoftBank Corp.     116,429  
  3,951     SoftBank Group Corp.     160,024  
  687     Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.     30,614  
  357     Toho Co. Ltd.     12,423  
  5,979     Z Holdings Corp.     16,184  
   

 

 

 
      1,065,992  

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 17.3%  
  444     Aisin Corp.     12,158  
  957     Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     59,114  
  2,143     Bridgestone Corp.     82,202  
  913     Denso Corp.     48,520  
  507     Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.     100,123  
  189     Hikari Tsushin, Inc.     27,431  
  9,281     Honda Motor Co. Ltd.     241,334  
  734     Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.     12,194  
  2,232     Isuzu Motors Ltd.     26,693  
  309     Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     5,188  
  13,581     Mazda Motor Corp.     122,335  
  533     McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.     21,091  
  2,665     Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.     10,322  
  349     Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.     39,457  
  180     Open House Group Co. Ltd.     6,475  
  461     Oriental Land Co. Ltd.     73,627  
  1,824     Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.     33,343  
  11,299     Panasonic Holdings Corp.     98,461  
  1,415     Rakuten Group, Inc.     6,981  
  1,962     Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.     26,287  
  2,037     Sekisui House Ltd.     38,575  
  1,199     Sharp Corp.     8,274  
  190     Shimano, Inc.     29,592  
  3,534     Sony Group Corp.     296,543  
  5,793     Subaru Corp.     93,031  
  2,440     Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.     30,013  
  696     Suzuki Motor Corp.     24,439  
  32,218     Toyota Motor Corp.     440,524  
  2,314     USS Co. Ltd.     37,526  
  411     Yamaha Corp.     15,599  
  1,377     Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.     35,230  
  1,325     ZOZO, Inc.     29,425  
   

 

 

 
      2,132,107  

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 8.1%  
  3,340     Aeon Co. Ltd.     62,281  
  2,264     Ajinomoto Co., Inc.     66,782  
  2,040     Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.     72,126  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Staples – (continued)  
  4,875     Japan Tobacco, Inc.   99,118  
  1,513     Kao Corp.     56,537  
  594     Kikkoman Corp.     27,778  
  3,634     Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.     54,397  
  321     Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     19,324  
  308     Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.     8,423  
  300     Kose Corp.     33,895  
  874     MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.     40,615  
  508     MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.     23,271  
  1,269     Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.     14,664  
  414     Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.     34,466  
  3,493     Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)     156,168  
  1,220     Shiseido Co. Ltd.     56,166  
  1,160     Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.     40,706  
  1,107     Unicharm Corp.     40,984  
  1,403     Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.     30,683  
  882     Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.     60,153  
   

 

 

 
      998,537  

 

 

 
Energy – 1.4%  
  9,480     ENEOS Holdings, Inc.     32,731  
  720     Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.     16,042  
  12,055     Inpex Corp.     126,820  
   

 

 

 
      175,593  

 

 

 
Financials – 13.1%  
  4,400     Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)     32,205  
  5,915     Concordia Financial Group Ltd.     25,403  
  5,215     Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.     111,161  
  3,870     Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     18,495  
  2,077     Japan Exchange Group, Inc.     30,984  
  3,337     Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.(a)     28,810  
  15,607     Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.     138,637  
  5,852     Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.     101,475  
  11,453     Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.     59,781  
  33,264     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     235,679  
  10,903     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     169,890  
  1,410     MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     46,084  
  4,414     Nomura Holdings, Inc.     18,189  
  3,145     ORIX Corp.     56,371  
  8,955     Resona Holdings, Inc.     49,300  
  703     SBI Holdings, Inc.     15,158  
  4,457     Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc.     35,600  
  1,050     Sompo Holdings, Inc.     45,009  
  4,556     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     199,746  
  1,286     Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     47,630  
  1,442     T&D Holdings, Inc.     21,818  
  6,073     Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     128,870  
   

 

 

 
      1,616,295  

 

 

 
Health Care – 9.6%  
  1,197     Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.     20,387  
  8,743     Astellas Pharma, Inc.     123,172  
  2,260     Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     56,311  
  5,835     Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.     183,470  
  1,184     Eisai Co. Ltd.     63,905  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares         
Description
  Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care – (continued)  
  1,240     Hoya Corp.   $ 122,621  
  1,289     Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.     27,585  
  1,250     M3, Inc.     29,842  
  414     Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.     18,540  
  4,659     Olympus Corp.     78,462  
  2,927     Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     59,737  
  2,243     Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.     68,073  
  917     Shionogi & Co. Ltd.     40,789  
  681     Sysmex Corp.     40,800  
  6,863     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     212,216  
  1,691     Terumo Corp.     45,448  
   

 

 

 
      1,191,358  

 

 

 
Industrials – 21.5%  
  431     AGC, Inc.     15,947  
  933     ANA Holdings, Inc.*(a)     18,929  
  570     BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.     22,387  
  216     Central Japan Railway Co.     24,278  
  727     Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.     19,481  
  99     Daifuku Co. Ltd.     5,400  
  611     Daikin Industries Ltd.     104,715  
  497     East Japan Railway Co.     25,198  
  357     FANUC Corp.     60,725  
  377     Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.     14,558  
  1,201     Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.     34,166  
  148     Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.     3,308  
  3,563     Hitachi Ltd.     180,223  
  522     Hoshizaki Corp.     18,490  
  5,367     ITOCHU Corp.     160,322  
  2,039     Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.*     38,380  
  1,240     Kajima Corp.     14,811  
  235     Keio Corp.     8,186  
  577     Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.     16,669  
  1,094     Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.     33,130  
  2,470     Komatsu Ltd.     59,114  
  1,792     Kubota Corp.     27,042  
  401     Kurita Water Industries Ltd.     18,134  
  963     Lixil Corp.     15,348  
  282     Makita Corp.     7,039  
  11,770     Marubeni Corp.     150,349  
  544     MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.     9,433  
  1,347     MISUMI Group, Inc.     32,040  
  6,612     Mitsubishi Corp.     224,696  
  4,797     Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     53,987  
  3,021     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.     111,224  
  7,130     Mitsui & Co. Ltd.     200,162  
  2,282     Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.     59,640  
  1,936     MonotaRO Co. Ltd.     26,322  
  1,498     NGK Insulators Ltd.     19,883  
  659     Nidec Corp.     33,362  
  1,121     Nihon M&A Center Holdings, Inc.     9,357  
  826     NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, Inc.     46,086  
  2,621     Nippon Yusen KK(a)     67,962  
  4,212     Obayashi Corp.     31,138  
  800     Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.     9,696  
  2,291     Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.     45,865  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  4,854     Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.   131,991  
  836     Secom Co. Ltd.     48,626  
  694     SG Holdings Co. Ltd.     10,001  
  1,940     Shimizu Corp.     10,468  
  116     SMC Corp.     58,845  
  4,426     Sumitomo Corp.     75,481  
  1,141     Taisei Corp.     37,192  
  836     Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.     18,658  
  1,280     Tokyu Corp.     15,411  
  1,737     TOPPAN, Inc.     31,408  
  1,026     Toshiba Corp.     31,763  
  658     TOTO Ltd.     21,955  
  177     Toyota Industries Corp.     10,382  
  485     Toyota Tsusho Corp.     19,797  
  472     West Japan Railway Co.     18,310  
  729     Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.     12,315  
  571     Yaskawa Electric Corp.     22,469  
   

 

 

 
      2,652,254  

 

 

 
Information Technology – 13.9%  
  809     Advantest Corp.     64,202  
  629     Azbil Corp.     16,347  
  2,868     Brother Industries Ltd.     42,173  
  4,551     Canon, Inc.     98,243  
  129     Disco Corp.     40,438  
  1,150     FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     53,644  
  766     Fujitsu Ltd.     98,523  
  37     GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.     3,040  
  801     Hamamatsu Photonics KK     39,281  
  202     Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.     24,691  
  541     Ibiden Co. Ltd.     18,568  
  833     Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.     18,530  
  569     Keyence Corp.     245,997  
  939     Kyocera Corp.     46,242  
  125     Lasertec Corp.     20,326  
  1,850     Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     99,416  
  1,614     NEC Corp.     57,764  
  1,341     Nomura Research Institute Ltd.     29,928  
  2,399     NTT Data Corp.     33,286  
  152     Obic Co. Ltd.     22,251  
  686     Omron Corp.     36,824  
  382     Oracle Corp. Japan     26,025  
  659     Otsuka Corp.     22,206  
  5,107     Renesas Electronics Corp.*     66,136  
  6,460     Ricoh Co. Ltd.     50,176  
  264     Rohm Co. Ltd.     20,311  
  1,032     SCSK Corp.     14,963  
  3,180     Seiko Epson Corp.     43,819  
  1,131     Shimadzu Corp.     32,673  
  1,616     SUMCO Corp.     22,292  
  624     TDK Corp.     20,889  
  1,594     TIS, Inc.     39,553  
  499     Tokyo Electron Ltd.     171,114  
  956     Trend Micro, Inc.     44,987  
  2,289     Yokogawa Electric Corp.     34,180  
   

 

 

 
      1,719,038  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   55


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Shares         
Description
  Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Materials – 3.7%  
  2,666     Asahi Kasei Corp.   $ 18,589  
  374     JFE Holdings, Inc.     4,629  
  177     JSR Corp.     4,022  
  3,022     Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.     17,593  
  302     Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     7,283  
  516     Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.     9,197  
  2,560     Nippon Steel Corp.     57,077  
  832     Nissan Chemical Corp.     36,526  
  487     Nitto Denko Corp.     29,317  
  5,267     Oji Holdings Corp.     21,383  
  1,107     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.     155,629  
  9,965     Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.     34,896  
  316     Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.     11,738  
  5,444     Toray Industries, Inc.     31,142  
  1,489     Tosoh Corp.     20,245  
   

 

 

 
      459,266  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 1.9%  
  431     Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.     40,596  
  1,207     Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.     27,850  
  6     Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT     12,382  
  10     GLP J REIT     10,505  
  1,045     Hulic Co. Ltd.     8,316  
  16     Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest REIT     12,016  
  3     Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT     12,422  
  1,399     Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.     17,414  
  1,307     Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.     24,899  
  3     Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT     12,664  
  5     Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT     10,667  
  753     Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.     16,778  
  12     Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT     13,302  
  516     Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.     12,179  
   

 

 

 
      231,990  

 

 

 
Utilities – 0.7%  
  1,482     Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     15,362  
  1,495     Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)     14,070  
  839     Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.     13,631  
  1,091     Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.*     3,620  
  1,931     Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.     37,255  
   

 

 

 
      83,938  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $11,988,381)   $ 12,326,368  

 

 

 

 

Shares   Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 2.1%(b)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

262,939   4.475%   $ 262,939  
(Cost $262,939)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 101.9%

 

(Cost $12,251,320)   $ 12,589,307  

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (1.9)%
    (239,611

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 12,349,696  

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – 99.7%  
Communication Services – 7.0%  
  128     Activision Blizzard, Inc.   $ 9,760  
  1,447     Alphabet, Inc., Class A*     130,317  
  1,426     Alphabet, Inc., Class C*     128,768  
  1,648     AT&T, Inc.     31,164  
  28     Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*     10,293  
  1,294     Comcast Corp., Class A     48,098  
  71     Electronic Arts, Inc.     7,877  
  11     Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*     793  
  131     Match Group, Inc.*     5,426  
  564     Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*     98,666  
  23     Netflix, Inc.*     7,409  
  95     Omnicom Group, Inc.     8,604  
  337     Pinterest, Inc., Class A*     8,462  
  151     T-Mobile US, Inc.*     21,469  
  605     Verizon Communications, Inc.     23,480  
  101     Walt Disney Co. (The)*     10,060  
  2,143     Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*     33,474  
   

 

 

 
      584,120  

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 9.5%  
  86     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     12,467  
  23     AutoZone, Inc.*     57,190  
  94     Best Buy Co., Inc.     7,812  
  8     Booking Holdings, Inc.*     20,192  
  39     Darden Restaurants, Inc.     5,577  
  137     Dollar General Corp.     29,633  
  111     Dollar Tree, Inc.*     16,126  
  42     Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     12,348  
  20     DoorDash, Inc., Class A*     1,093  
  40     D.R. Horton, Inc.     3,699  
  397     eBay, Inc.     18,222  
  160     Etsy, Inc.*     19,426  
  43     Expedia Group, Inc.*     4,686  
  65     Ford Motor Co.     785  
  112     Garmin Ltd.     10,991  
  263     Genuine Parts Co.     46,514  
  208     Home Depot, Inc. (The)     61,680  
  297     Lennar Corp., Class A     28,732  
  248     LKQ Corp.     14,208  
  156     Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     32,097  
  5     Marriott International, Inc., Class A     846  
  94     McDonald’s Corp.     24,808  
  601     MGM Resorts International     25,849  
  272     NIKE, Inc., Class B     32,311  
  3     NVR, Inc.*     15,521  
  76     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     63,088  
  44     Pool Corp.     15,702  
  130     Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A*     2,509  
  165     Ross Stores, Inc.     18,239  
  79     Starbucks Corp.     8,065  
  751     Stellantis NV     13,157  
  129     Target Corp.     21,736  
  512     TJX Cos., Inc. (The)     39,219  
  124     Tractor Supply Co.     28,924  
  111     Ulta Beauty, Inc.*     57,587  
  213     VF Corp.     5,287  
  113     Yum! Brands, Inc.     14,369  
   

 

 

 
      790,695  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Staples – 8.3%  
  369     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   29,373  
  190     Brown-Forman Corp., Class B     12,325  
  221     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     18,515  
  126     Clorox Co. (The)     19,586  
  730     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     43,442  
  366     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     26,828  
  353     Conagra Brands, Inc.     12,853  
  67     Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A     14,988  
  99     Darling Ingredients, Inc.*     6,264  
  118     Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A     28,680  
  310     General Mills, Inc.     24,648  
  170     Hershey Co. (The)     40,514  
  235     Hormel Foods Corp.     10,429  
  93     J M Smucker Co. (The)     13,754  
  246     Kellogg Co.     16,221  
  606     Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.     20,937  
  105     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     13,130  
  577     Kraft Heinz Co. (The)     22,468  
  120     Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.     12,077  
  107     McCormick & Co., Inc.     7,952  
  368     Mondelez International, Inc., Class A     23,986  
  260     Monster Beverage Corp.*     26,458  
  343     PepsiCo, Inc.     59,521  
  478     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     65,754  
  290     Sysco Corp.     21,625  
  76     Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     4,502  
  539     Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     19,151  
  528     Walmart, Inc.     75,045  
   

 

 

 
      691,026  

 

 

 
Financials – 12.1%  
  354     Aflac, Inc.     24,125  
  110     Allstate Corp. (The)     14,166  
  149     American Express Co.     25,924  
  568     American International Group, Inc.     34,710  
  61     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     20,915  
  76     Aon PLC, Class A     23,108  
  173     Apollo Global Management, Inc.     12,266  
  261     Arch Capital Group Ltd.*     18,270  
  1,313     Bank of America Corp.     45,036  
  272     Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)     13,839  
  321     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*     97,963  
  8     BlackRock, Inc.     5,515  
  160     Blackstone, Inc.     14,528  
  105     Brown & Brown, Inc.     5,887  
  333     Capital One Financial Corp.     36,324  
  39     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     4,921  
  189     Charles Schwab Corp. (The)     14,727  
  102     Chubb Ltd.     21,524  
  37     Cincinnati Financial Corp.     4,466  
  738     Citigroup, Inc.     37,409  
  122     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.     5,095  
  46     CME Group, Inc.     8,527  
  183     Discover Financial Services     20,496  
  9     FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     3,731  
  88     Fifth Third Bancorp     3,194  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   57


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Financials – (continued)  
  322     First Horizon Corp.   $ 7,976  
  10     First Republic Bank     1,230  
  182     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     14,247  
  264     Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     4,044  
  70     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     7,126  
  659     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     94,468  
  462     KeyCorp     8,450  
  32     LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     7,986  
  38     M&T Bank Corp.     5,901  
  5     Markel Corp.*     6,649  
  164     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     26,591  
  308     MetLife, Inc.     22,093  
  54     Moody’s Corp.     15,668  
  176     Morgan Stanley     16,984  
  136     Nasdaq, Inc.     7,624  
  27     Northern Trust Corp.     2,572  
  39     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     6,159  
  353     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     31,615  
  138     Progressive Corp. (The)     19,806  
  89     Prudential Financial, Inc.     8,900  
  121     Raymond James Financial, Inc.     13,124  
  258     Regions Financial Corp.     6,017  
  21     S&P Global, Inc.     7,165  
  189     State Street Corp.     16,760  
  14     SVB Financial Group*     4,034  
  954     Synchrony Financial     34,067  
  59     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     6,624  
  84     Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)     15,550  
  115     Truist Financial Corp.     5,399  
  123     US Bancorp     5,871  
  199     W R Berkley Corp.     13,172  
  748     Wells Fargo & Co.     34,984  
  50     Willis Towers Watson PLC     11,718  
   

 

 

 
      1,007,240  

 

 

 
Health Care – 19.5%  
  377     Abbott Laboratories     38,348  
  440     AbbVie, Inc.     67,716  
  122     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     17,320  
  53     Align Technology, Inc.*     16,404  
  4     Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     766  
  105     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     16,334  
  98     Amgen, Inc.     22,703  
  462     Avantor, Inc.*     11,259  
  141     Baxter International, Inc.     5,633  
  81     Becton Dickinson and Co.     18,999  
  50     Biogen, Inc.*     13,493  
  21     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     2,091  
  72     Bio-Techne Corp.     5,230  
  367     Boston Scientific Corp.*     17,146  
  747     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     51,513  
  118     Cardinal Health, Inc.     8,934  
  16     Catalent, Inc.*     1,092  
  417     Centene Corp.*     28,523  
  21     Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*     4,606  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care – (continued)  
  155     Cigna Group (The)   45,276  
  19     Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)     6,212  
  712     CVS Health Corp.     59,481  
  144     Danaher Corp.     35,644  
  86     Dexcom, Inc.*     9,547  
  309     Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     24,856  
  87     Elevance Health, Inc.     40,861  
  242     Eli Lilly & Co.     75,315  
  433     Gilead Sciences, Inc.     34,870  
  27     HCA Healthcare, Inc.     6,573  
  268     Hologic, Inc.*     21,344  
  15     Horizon Therapeutics PLC*     1,642  
  68     Humana, Inc.     33,661  
  62     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     29,341  
  10     Illumina, Inc.*     1,992  
  214     Incyte Corp.*     16,474  
  19     Insulet Corp.*     5,251  
  50     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     11,470  
  70     IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*     14,593  
  703     Johnson & Johnson     107,742  
  79     Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     18,909  
  36     McKesson Corp.     12,593  
  164     Medtronic PLC     13,579  
  697     Merck & Co., Inc.     74,049  
  24     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*     34,409  
  206     Moderna, Inc.*     28,595  
  25     Molina Healthcare, Inc.*     6,883  
  111     PerkinElmer, Inc.     13,827  
  1,688     Pfizer, Inc.     68,482  
  161     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     22,276  
  46     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     34,979  
  80     ResMed, Inc.     17,040  
  407     Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A     14,591  
  31     STERIS PLC     5,829  
  73     Stryker Corp.     19,190  
  90     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     48,758  
  206     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     98,044  
  103     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     29,900  
  5,050     Viatris, Inc.     57,570  
  85     Waters Corp.*     26,426  
  36     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     11,413  
  113     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     13,997  
  133     Zoetis, Inc.     22,211  
   

 

 

 
      1,623,805  

 

 

 
Industrials – 6.2%  
  68     3M Co.     7,326  
  64     AMETEK, Inc.     9,060  
  70     Carlisle Cos., Inc.     18,075  
  281     Carrier Global Corp.     12,653  
  32     Caterpillar, Inc.     7,666  
  58     C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     5,798  
  45     Cintas Corp.     19,731  
  27     CoStar Group, Inc.*     1,908  
  523     CSX Corp.     15,946  
  35     Deere & Co.     14,673  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  16     Dover Corp.   $ 2,398  
  150     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     15,684  
  604     Fastenal Co.     31,142  
  51     FedEx Corp.     10,364  
  146     General Electric Co.     12,368  
  281     Howmet Aerospace, Inc.     11,853  
  8     Hubbell, Inc.     2,012  
  54     IDEX Corp.     12,149  
  61     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     14,223  
  29     J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     5,243  
  275     Masco Corp.     14,418  
  50     Norfolk Southern Corp.     11,241  
  55     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     18,659  
  297     Otis Worldwide Corp.     25,132  
  87     PACCAR, Inc.     6,281  
  69     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     24,278  
  135     Republic Services, Inc.     17,406  
  16     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     4,719  
  246     Southwest Airlines Co.     8,261  
  114     Uber Technologies, Inc.*     3,792  
  84     Union Pacific Corp.     17,411  
  581     United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*     30,189  
  124     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     22,629  
  28     United Rentals, Inc.     13,119  
  15     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     2,567  
  131     Waste Management, Inc.     19,619  
  96     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.     10,016  
  45     W.W. Grainger, Inc.     30,079  
  70     Xylem, Inc.     7,185  
   

 

 

 
      517,273  

 

 

 
Information Technology – 30.6%  
  185     Accenture PLC, Class A     49,127  
  95     Adobe, Inc.*     30,775  
  354     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     27,817  
  168     Akamai Technologies, Inc.*     12,197  
  237     Amphenol Corp., Class A     18,372  
  108     Analog Devices, Inc.     19,815  
  4,083     Apple, Inc.     601,875  
  363     Applied Materials, Inc.     42,162  
  151     Arista Networks, Inc.*     20,944  
  77     Atlassian Corp., Class A*     12,653  
  33     Autodesk, Inc.*     6,557  
  100     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     21,982  
  80     Broadcom, Inc.     47,543  
  15     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     2,112  
  118     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*     22,767  
  39     CDW Corp.     7,894  
  1,185     Cisco Systems, Inc.     57,378  
  363     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     22,735  
  197     Corning, Inc.     6,688  
  58     Enphase Energy, Inc.*     12,211  
  10     Entegris, Inc.     852  
  6     EPAM Systems, Inc.*     1,846  
  347     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     21,989  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  49     First Solar, Inc.*   8,288  
  259     Fiserv, Inc.*     29,808  
  46     FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*     9,880  
  272     Fortinet, Inc.*     16,168  
  82     Gartner, Inc.*     26,880  
  110     Gen Digital, Inc.     2,146  
  133     Global Payments, Inc.     14,923  
  80     GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*     6,057  
  2,897     Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.     45,222  
  156     HP, Inc.     4,605  
  24     HubSpot, Inc.*     9,285  
  695     Intel Corp.     17,326  
  260     International Business Machines Corp.     33,618  
  67     Intuit, Inc.     27,281  
  64     Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     10,511  
  164     Keysight Technologies, Inc.*     26,233  
  64     KLA Corp.     24,280  
  60     Lam Research Corp.     29,161  
  156     Marvell Technology, Inc.     7,043  
  128     Mastercard, Inc., Class A     45,477  
  251     Microchip Technology, Inc.     20,339  
  260     Micron Technology, Inc.     15,033  
  1,844     Microsoft Corp.     459,930  
  29     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     14,044  
  113     Motorola Solutions, Inc.     29,698  
  326     NetApp, Inc.     21,043  
  536     NVIDIA Corp.     124,438  
  370     ON Semiconductor Corp.*     28,642  
  171     Oracle Corp.     14,945  
  54     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*     10,172  
  103     Paychex, Inc.     11,371  
  196     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*     14,426  
  12     PTC, Inc.*     1,504  
  377     QUALCOMM, Inc.     46,571  
  16     Roper Technologies, Inc.     6,883  
  147     Salesforce, Inc.*     24,051  
  131     Seagate Technology Holdings PLC     8,457  
  22     ServiceNow, Inc.*     9,508  
  159     Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     17,740  
  23     Splunk, Inc.*     2,357  
  487     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     28,587  
  33     Synopsys, Inc.*     12,004  
  10     Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*     4,301  
  248     Teradyne, Inc.     25,083  
  235     Texas Instruments, Inc.     40,291  
  119     Trimble, Inc.*     6,195  
  89     VeriSign, Inc.*     17,518  
  239     Visa, Inc., Class A     52,566  
  52     VMware, Inc., Class A*     5,727  
  45     Western Digital Corp.*     1,732  
  23     Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*     6,906  
  54     Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*     4,028  
   

 

 

 
      2,548,573  

 

 

 
Materials – 2.6%  
  40     Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     11,439  
  31     Avery Dennison Corp.     5,648  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   59


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Materials – (continued)  
  356     Corteva, Inc.   $ 22,175  
  139     Dow, Inc.     7,951  
  81     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     5,915  
  31     Ecolab, Inc.     4,941  
  85     FMC Corp.     10,978  
  229     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     9,382  
  37     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     3,448  
  58     Linde PLC (United Kingdom)     20,206  
  5     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     1,799  
  287     Mosaic Co. (The)     15,266  
  185     Nucor Corp.     30,976  
  50     Packaging Corp. of America     6,836  
  20     PPG Industries, Inc.     2,641  
  73     RPM International, Inc.     6,470  
  61     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     13,502  
  226     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     28,501  
  26     Vulcan Materials Co.     4,704  
   

 

 

 
      212,778  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 3.4%  
  41     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT     6,141  
  47     American Tower Corp. REIT     9,307  
  45     AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT     7,763  
  165     Boston Properties, Inc. REIT     10,804  
  135     Camden Property Trust REIT     15,493  
  38     CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*     3,235  
  47     Crown Castle, Inc. REIT     6,145  
  36     Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     3,752  
  10     Equinix, Inc. REIT     6,883  
  120     Equity Residential REIT     7,502  
  37     Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT     8,438  
  28     Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT     4,610  
  264     Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT     6,352  
  1,144     Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT     19,219  
  176     Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT     5,502  
  247     Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT     13,029  
  504     Kimco Realty Corp. REIT     10,387  
  58     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT     9,286  
  63     Prologis, Inc. REIT     7,774  
  24     Public Storage REIT     7,175  
  198     Realty Income Corp. REIT     12,662  
  17     SBA Communications Corp. REIT     4,409  
  55     Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT     6,715  
  109     Sun Communities, Inc. REIT     15,602  
  180     UDR, Inc. REIT     7,711  
  193     Ventas, Inc. REIT     9,390  
  550     VICI Properties, Inc. REIT     18,442  
  101     Welltower, Inc. REIT     7,486  
  366     Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT     11,438  
  191     W.P. Carey, Inc. REIT     15,502  
   

 

 

 
      278,154  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Utilities – 0.5%  
  21     American Water Works Co., Inc.   2,948  
  237     Edison International     15,692  
  285     NextEra Energy, Inc.     20,243  
   

 

 

 
      38,883  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.7%  
  (Cost $8,967,350)   $ 8,292,547  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.3%
    24,139  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 8,316,686  

 

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – 99.7%  
Communication Services – 6.4%  
  149,069     Activision Blizzard, Inc.   $ 11,366,511  
  1,628,173     Alphabet, Inc., Class A*     146,633,260  
  1,536,987     Alphabet, Inc., Class C*     138,789,926  
  1,663,713     AT&T, Inc.     31,460,813  
  34,143     Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*     12,551,308  
  1,453,325     Comcast Corp., Class A     54,020,090  
  168,756     Electronic Arts, Inc.     18,721,791  
  40,063     Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*     3,472,260  
  155,673     Match Group, Inc.*     6,447,976  
  685,336     Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*     119,892,680  
  38,356     Netflix, Inc.*     12,355,618  
  132,599     Omnicom Group, Inc.     12,009,492  
  384,854     Pinterest, Inc., Class A*     9,663,684  
  162,213     T-Mobile US, Inc.*     23,063,444  
  721,070     Verizon Communications, Inc.     27,984,727  
  129,812     Walt Disney Co. (The)*     12,930,573  
  2,120,430     Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*     33,121,117  
   

 

 

 
      674,485,270  

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 12.3%  
  85,813     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     12,439,453  
  2,320,658     Amazon.com, Inc.*     218,675,603  
  27,029     AutoZone, Inc.*     67,208,690  
  337,611     Best Buy Co., Inc.     28,058,850  
  7,817     Booking Holdings, Inc.*     19,730,108  
  2,355     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*     3,511,493  
  80,625     Darden Restaurants, Inc.     11,528,569  
  157,599     Dollar General Corp.     34,088,664  
  155,918     Dollar Tree, Inc.*     22,651,767  
  80,644     Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     23,710,142  
  71,653     D.R. Horton, Inc.     6,626,469  
  405,298     eBay, Inc.     18,603,178  
  106,131     Etsy, Inc.*     12,885,365  
  61,186     Expedia Group, Inc.*     6,667,438  
  664,901     Ford Motor Co.     8,025,355  
  114,166     Garmin Ltd.     11,203,110  
  189,630     Genuine Parts Co.     33,537,962  
  28,430     Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     4,108,419  
  346,021     Home Depot, Inc. (The)     102,609,067  
  377,499     Lennar Corp., Class A     36,519,253  
  290,779     LKQ Corp.     16,658,729  
  325,660     Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     67,004,545  
  36,961     Marriott International, Inc., Class A     6,255,280  
  160,423     McDonald’s Corp.     42,337,234  
  604,180     MGM Resorts International     25,985,782  
  357,732     NIKE, Inc., Class B     42,494,984  
  1,576     NVR, Inc.*     8,153,625  
  70,685     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     58,675,619  
  53,308     Pool Corp.     19,023,493  
  93,889     Ross Stores, Inc.     10,378,490  
  165,968     Starbucks Corp.     16,943,673  
  2,622,343     Stellantis NV     45,943,449  
  192,967     Target Corp.     32,514,940  
  491,964     Tesla, Inc.*     101,201,914  
  357,804     TJX Cos., Inc. (The)     27,407,786  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)  
  158,470     Tractor Supply Co.   36,964,712  
  66,686     Ulta Beauty, Inc.*     34,596,697  
  184,686     VF Corp.     4,583,907  
  237,772     Yum! Brands, Inc.     30,235,088  
   

 

 

 
      1,309,748,902  

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 8.9%  
  506,616     Altria Group, Inc.     23,522,181  
  535,764     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     42,646,814  
  228,607     Brown-Forman Corp., Class B     14,829,736  
  67,216     Bunge Ltd.     6,419,128  
  162,064     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     13,577,722  
  150,582     Clorox Co. (The)     23,406,466  
  698,597     Coca-Cola Co. (The)     41,573,507  
  400,727     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     29,373,289  
  395,330     Conagra Brands, Inc.     14,393,965  
  54,412     Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A     12,171,964  
  156,349     Costco Wholesale Corp.     75,701,059  
  55,634     Darling Ingredients, Inc.*     3,519,963  
  129,970     Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A     31,589,208  
  243,218     General Mills, Inc.     19,338,263  
  162,547     Hershey Co. (The)     38,738,201  
  210,448     Hormel Foods Corp.     9,339,682  
  81,733     J M Smucker Co. (The)     12,087,493  
  179,072     Kellogg Co.     11,808,008  
  367,273     Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.     12,689,282  
  164,192     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     20,532,210  
  561,799     Kraft Heinz Co. (The)     21,876,453  
  1,370,370     Kroger Co. (The)     59,117,762  
  131,434     Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.     13,227,518  
  124,236     McCormick & Co., Inc.     9,233,220  
  245,901     Mondelez International, Inc., Class A     16,027,827  
  232,629     Monster Beverage Corp.*     23,672,327  
  396,595     PepsiCo, Inc.     68,821,130  
  512,265     Philip Morris International, Inc.     49,843,385  
  541,734     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     74,520,929  
  279,722     Sysco Corp.     20,858,870  
  336,919     Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     19,959,082  
  780,835     Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     27,743,068  
  608,659     Walmart, Inc.     86,508,704  
   

 

 

 
      948,668,416  

 

 

 
Energy – 4.6%  
  244,948     APA Corp.     9,401,104  
  95,626     Cheniere Energy, Inc.     15,045,795  
  104,265     Chesapeake Energy Corp.     8,425,655  
  325,177     Chevron Corp.     52,278,706  
  213,080     ConocoPhillips     22,021,818  
  249,045     Coterra Energy, Inc.     6,218,654  
  275,359     Devon Energy Corp.     14,847,357  
  76,127     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     10,701,934  
  126,809     EOG Resources, Inc.     14,331,953  
  340,102     EQT Corp.     11,284,584  
  917,592     Exxon Mobil Corp.     100,852,537  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   61


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)  
  211,520     Halliburton Co.   $ 7,663,370  
  65,756     Hess Corp.     8,857,333  
  902,215     Kinder Morgan, Inc.     15,391,788  
  359,700     Marathon Oil Corp.     9,046,455  
  288,624     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     35,673,926  
  353,844     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     20,721,105  
  133,148     ONEOK, Inc.     8,714,537  
  204,281     Ovintiv, Inc.     8,737,098  
  216,001     Phillips 66     22,153,062  
  55,525     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     11,127,765  
  155,223     Schlumberger NV     8,259,416  
  131,373     Targa Resources Corp.     9,734,739  
  4,569     Texas Pacific Land Corp.     8,133,688  
  287,464     Valero Energy Corp.     37,867,633  
  440,770     Williams Cos., Inc. (The)     13,267,177  
   

 

 

 
      490,759,189  

 

 

 
Financials – 9.8%  
  239,648     Aflac, Inc.     16,332,011  
  137,076     Allstate Corp. (The)     17,652,647  
  114,285     American Express Co.     19,884,447  
  508,389     American International Group, Inc.     31,067,652  
  58,616     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     20,097,668  
  87,782     Aon PLC, Class A     26,690,117  
  196,988     Apollo Global Management, Inc.     13,966,449  
  267,385     Arch Capital Group Ltd.*     18,716,950  
  123,946     Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     23,221,283  
  1,305,595     Bank of America Corp.     44,781,909  
  352,545     Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)     17,937,490  
  321,226     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*     98,031,751  
  15,393     BlackRock, Inc.     10,612,396  
  91,103     Blackstone, Inc.     8,272,152  
  96,631     Brown & Brown, Inc.     5,418,100  
  275,714     Capital One Financial Corp.     30,074,883  
  46,305     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     5,842,302  
  251,942     Charles Schwab Corp. (The)     19,631,321  
  106,721     Chubb Ltd.     22,520,265  
  51,158     Cincinnati Financial Corp.     6,174,771  
  700,950     Citigroup, Inc.     35,531,156  
  279,497     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.     11,671,795  
  57,515     CME Group, Inc.     10,660,980  
  101,314     Discover Financial Services     11,347,168  
  29,639     FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     12,286,847  
  266,409     First Horizon Corp.     6,598,951  
  186,578     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     14,605,326  
  168,478     Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     2,581,083  
  94,249     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     9,594,548  
  637,586     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     91,397,953  
  289,026     KeyCorp     5,286,286  
  42,970     LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     10,723,593  
  29,447     M&T Bank Corp.     4,572,825  
  8,612     Markel Corp.*     11,452,754  
  174,071     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     28,223,872  
  309,633     MetLife, Inc.     22,209,975  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Financials – (continued)  
  104,258     Moody’s Corp.   30,250,459  
  147,104     Morgan Stanley     14,195,536  
  7,248     MSCI, Inc.     3,784,543  
  153,595     Nasdaq, Inc.     8,610,536  
  29,993     Northern Trust Corp.     2,857,433  
  45,160     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     7,131,667  
  336,649     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     30,150,284  
  207,722     Progressive Corp. (The)     29,812,261  
  92,722     Prudential Financial, Inc.     9,272,200  
  116,061     Raymond James Financial, Inc.     12,587,976  
  194,105     Regions Financial Corp.     4,526,529  
  29,101     S&P Global, Inc.     9,929,261  
  123,659     State Street Corp.     10,966,080  
  23,671     SVB Financial Group*     6,819,852  
  828,346     Synchrony Financial     29,580,236  
  87,615     Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)     16,219,289  
  88,668     Truist Financial Corp.     4,162,963  
  151,408     US Bancorp     7,226,704  
  195,433     W R Berkley Corp.     12,935,710  
  755,125     Wells Fargo & Co.     35,317,196  
  49,437     Willis Towers Watson PLC     11,586,055  
   

 

 

 
      1,043,594,446  

 

 

 
Health Care – 15.4%  
  339,534     Abbott Laboratories     34,537,398  
  490,573     AbbVie, Inc.     75,499,185  
  127,513     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     18,103,021  
  39,269     Align Technology, Inc.*     12,153,755  
  25,474     Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     4,876,997  
  99,956     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     15,549,155  
  169,111     Amgen, Inc.     39,176,254  
  164,700     Avantor, Inc.*     4,013,739  
  140,027     Baxter International, Inc.     5,594,079  
  41,136     Becton Dickinson and Co.     9,648,449  
  76,677     Biogen, Inc.*     20,692,055  
  18,463     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     1,838,730  
  250,975     Boston Scientific Corp.*     11,725,552  
  732,378     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     50,504,787  
  208,362     Cardinal Health, Inc.     15,775,087  
  482,237     Centene Corp.*     32,985,011  
  20,738     Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*     4,548,673  
  185,785     Cigna Group (The)     54,267,798  
  14,479     Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)     4,734,199  
  715,640     CVS Health Corp.     59,784,566  
  134,621     Danaher Corp.     33,322,736  
  87,596     Dexcom, Inc.*     9,724,032  
  322,123     Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     25,911,574  
  83,245     Elevance Health, Inc.     39,097,679  
  261,722     Eli Lilly & Co.     81,453,121  
  62,809     GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.*     4,773,484  
  409,509     Gilead Sciences, Inc.     32,977,760  
  20,608     HCA Healthcare, Inc.     5,017,018  
  165,873     Hologic, Inc.*     13,210,126  
  32,157     Horizon Therapeutics PLC*     3,520,870  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care – (continued)  
  61,946     Humana, Inc.   $ 30,664,509  
  70,016     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     33,134,372  
  210,942     Incyte Corp.*     16,238,315  
  31,816     Insulet Corp.*     8,792,670  
  52,624     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     12,071,419  
  60,000     IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*     12,508,200  
  743,707     Johnson & Johnson     113,980,535  
  77,539     Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     18,559,735  
  58,928     McKesson Corp.     20,613,604  
  128,133     Medtronic PLC     10,609,412  
  690,697     Merck & Co., Inc.     73,379,649  
  25,510     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*     36,573,942  
  178,060     Moderna, Inc.*     24,716,509  
  25,610     Molina Healthcare, Inc.*     7,051,201  
  93,673     PerkinElmer, Inc.     11,668,846  
  1,197,243     Pfizer, Inc.     48,572,148  
  107,010     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     14,805,904  
  45,206     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     34,375,547  
  60,034     ResMed, Inc.     12,787,242  
  172,805     Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A     6,195,059  
  92,469     Seagen, Inc.*     16,615,755  
  27,783     STERIS PLC     5,224,037  
  67,956     Stryker Corp.     17,864,273  
  92,111     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     49,902,055  
  238,756     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     113,633,531  
  37,670     Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*     6,240,412  
  104,594     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     30,362,592  
  4,961,790     Viatris, Inc.     56,564,406  
  56,609     Waters Corp.*     17,599,172  
  49,566     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     15,713,909  
  56,396     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     6,985,773  
  151,122     Zoetis, Inc.     25,237,374  
   

 

 

 
      1,634,258,997  

 

 

 
Industrials – 8.4%  
  147,413     3M Co.     15,882,277  
  108,909     AMETEK, Inc.     15,417,158  
  10,153     Boeing Co. (The)*     2,046,337  
  126,973     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     12,028,152  
  37,012     Carlisle Cos., Inc.     9,557,239  
  332,303     Carrier Global Corp.     14,963,604  
  67,007     Caterpillar, Inc.     16,051,527  
  72,796     C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     7,276,688  
  65,060     Cintas Corp.     28,526,858  
  124,003     Copart, Inc.*     8,737,251  
  27,440     CoStar Group, Inc.*     1,938,910  
  237,752     CSX Corp.     7,249,059  
  76,096     Cummins, Inc.     18,497,416  
  40,627     Deere & Co.     17,032,463  
  74,125     Dover Corp.     11,111,338  
  57,379     Eaton Corp. PLC     10,037,308  
  135,050     Emerson Electric Co.     11,169,986  
  114,588     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     11,981,321  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  688,231     Fastenal Co.   35,485,190  
  61,832     FedEx Corp.     12,565,499  
  140,346     Fortive Corp.     9,355,464  
  103,809     General Dynamics Corp.     23,659,109  
  188,426     General Electric Co.     15,961,566  
  128,720     Honeywell International, Inc.     24,647,306  
  263,435     Howmet Aerospace, Inc.     11,111,688  
  50,297     Hubbell, Inc.     12,651,707  
  42,476     IDEX Corp.     9,556,250  
  106,110     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     24,740,608  
  57,048     Jacobs Solutions, Inc.     6,817,236  
  18,109     J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     3,273,926  
  128,192     Johnson Controls International PLC     8,040,202  
  76,793     L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     16,217,914  
  141,485     Leidos Holdings, Inc.     13,733,949  
  64,420     Lockheed Martin Corp.     30,551,829  
  226,525     Masco Corp.     11,876,706  
  30,642     Norfolk Southern Corp.     6,888,934  
  48,817     Northrop Grumman Corp.     22,656,458  
  49,474     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     16,784,549  
  105,781     Otis Worldwide Corp.     8,951,188  
  132,869     PACCAR, Inc.     9,593,142  
  59,095     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     20,792,576  
  61,539     Quanta Services, Inc.     9,932,395  
  256,089     Raytheon Technologies Corp.     25,119,770  
  139,046     Republic Services, Inc.     17,927,201  
  24,793     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     7,312,200  
  525,832     Textron, Inc.     38,138,595  
  47,430     Trane Technologies PLC     8,773,127  
  4,608     TransDigm Group, Inc.     3,427,753  
  75,794     Union Pacific Corp.     15,710,580  
  716,280     United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*     37,217,909  
  142,648     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     26,031,834  
  13,015     United Rentals, Inc.     6,097,918  
  42,849     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     7,331,892  
  139,553     Waste Management, Inc.     20,899,457  
  308,850     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.     32,222,321  
  74,506     W.W. Grainger, Inc.     49,802,046  
  75,592     Xylem, Inc.     7,759,519  
   

 

 

 
      889,122,405  

 

 

 
Information Technology – 26.6%  
  269,048     Accenture PLC, Class A     71,445,696  
  148,186     Adobe, Inc.*     48,004,855  
  335,660     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     26,376,163  
  127,273     Akamai Technologies, Inc.*     9,240,020  
  172,083     Amphenol Corp., Class A     13,339,874  
  91,322     Analog Devices, Inc.     16,754,847  
  14,719     ANSYS, Inc.*     4,468,836  
  4,342,500     Apple, Inc.     640,127,925  
  326,985     Applied Materials, Inc.     37,979,308  
  104,792     Arista Networks, Inc.*     14,534,650  
  87,772     Atlassian Corp., Class A*     14,423,573  
  107,923     Autodesk, Inc.*     21,443,221  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   63


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  108,326     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   $ 23,812,221  
  100,831     Broadcom, Inc.     59,922,855  
  61,422     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     8,646,989  
  248,505     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*     47,946,555  
  48,546     CDW Corp.     9,826,681  
  1,057,767     Cisco Systems, Inc.     51,217,078  
  327,695     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     20,523,538  
  160,630     Corning, Inc.     5,453,389  
  26,594     Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*     3,209,630  
  50,224     Datadog, Inc., Class A*     3,843,141  
  46,844     Enphase Energy, Inc.*     9,862,067  
  26,263     EPAM Systems, Inc.*     8,079,812  
  240,304     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     15,228,065  
  52,725     First Solar, Inc.*     8,917,907  
  237,812     Fiserv, Inc.*     27,369,783  
  28,155     FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*     6,047,412  
  563,401     Fortinet, Inc.*     33,488,555  
  72,756     Gartner, Inc.*     23,850,144  
  97,479     Gen Digital, Inc.     1,901,815  
  113,200     Global Payments, Inc.     12,701,040  
  44,234     GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*     3,348,956  
  2,479,295     Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.     38,701,795  
  418,295     HP, Inc.     12,348,068  
  29,348     HubSpot, Inc.*     11,353,567  
  706,561     Intel Corp.     17,614,566  
  316,442     International Business Machines Corp.     40,915,951  
  73,021     Intuit, Inc.     29,732,691  
  71,133     Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     11,682,884  
  86,209     Keysight Technologies, Inc.*     13,789,992  
  48,023     KLA Corp.     18,218,966  
  70,392     Lam Research Corp.     34,211,216  
  182,129     Mastercard, Inc., Class A     64,708,612  
  160,093     Microchip Technology, Inc.     12,972,336  
  327,824     Micron Technology, Inc.     18,954,784  
  2,024,766     Microsoft Corp.     505,017,136  
  17,660     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     8,552,561  
  96,203     Motorola Solutions, Inc.     25,283,110  
  192,822     NetApp, Inc.     12,446,660  
  592,192     NVIDIA Corp.     137,483,295  
  291,835     ON Semiconductor Corp.*     22,590,947  
  209,826     Oracle Corp.     18,338,792  
  116,701     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*     21,982,967  
  155,151     Paychex, Inc.     17,128,670  
  175,149     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*     12,890,966  
  256,236     QUALCOMM, Inc.     31,652,833  
  23,849     Roper Technologies, Inc.     10,259,840  
  206,415     Salesforce, Inc.*     33,771,558  
  146,621     Seagate Technology Holdings PLC     9,465,852  
  55,813     ServiceNow, Inc.*     24,120,704  
  137,986     Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     15,395,098  
  41,942     Splunk, Inc.*     4,299,055  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  512,850     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.   30,104,295  
  107,037     Synopsys, Inc.*     38,935,779  
  23,873     Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*     10,267,061  
  145,782     Teradyne, Inc.     14,744,392  
  283,238     Texas Instruments, Inc.     48,561,155  
  89,654     Trimble, Inc.*     4,667,387  
  9,100     Tyler Technologies, Inc.*     2,923,375  
  111,250     VeriSign, Inc.*     21,897,338  
  344,492     Visa, Inc., Class A     75,767,571  
  103,032     VMware, Inc., Class A*     11,346,914  
  214,908     Western Digital Corp.*     8,269,660  
  36,046     Workday, Inc., Class A*     6,685,452  
  21,527     Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*     6,463,482  
  56,888     Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*     4,243,276  
   

 

 

 
      2,824,099,210  

 

 

 
Materials – 2.1%  
  41,208     Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     11,784,664  
  23,289     Albemarle Corp.     5,922,625  
  40,221     Avery Dennison Corp.     7,327,864  
  84,598     CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     7,266,122  
  213,920     Corteva, Inc.     13,325,077  
  249,713     Dow, Inc.     14,283,583  
  46,297     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     3,381,070  
  30,385     Ecolab, Inc.     4,842,457  
  42,246     FMC Corp.     5,456,071  
  155,979     International Paper Co.     5,676,076  
  54,086     Linde PLC (United Kingdom)     18,841,940  
  36,031     LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A     3,458,616  
  10,059     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     3,619,932  
  218,146     Mosaic Co. (The)     11,603,186  
  41,648     Newmont Corp.     1,816,269  
  272,265     Nucor Corp.     45,588,052  
  19,665     Packaging Corp. of America     2,688,599  
  44,048     PPG Industries, Inc.     5,816,979  
  70,108     RPM International, Inc.     6,213,672  
  85,499     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     18,925,204  
  160,149     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     20,196,390  
   

 

 

 
      218,034,448  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 2.3%  
  42,149     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT     6,313,077  
  41,271     American Tower Corp. REIT     8,172,071  
  41,539     AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT     7,166,308  
  47,531     Boston Properties, Inc. REIT     3,112,330  
  99,576     Camden Property Trust REIT     11,427,342  
  411,752     CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*     35,056,565  
  48,827     Crown Castle, Inc. REIT     6,384,130  
  32,016     Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     3,337,028  
  8,304     Equinix, Inc. REIT     5,715,394  
  127,583     Equity Residential REIT     7,976,489  
  32,276     Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT     7,360,865  
  22,225     Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT     3,659,346  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  149,944     Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT   $ 3,607,653  
  811,746     Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT     13,637,333  
  163,978     Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT     5,125,952  
  95,021     Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT     5,012,358  
  48,203     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT     7,717,300  
  48,358     Prologis, Inc. REIT     5,967,377  
  23,709     Public Storage REIT     7,087,806  
  160,858     Realty Income Corp. REIT     10,286,869  
  17,097     SBA Communications Corp. REIT     4,434,107  
  33,417     Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT     4,079,881  
  94,917     Sun Communities, Inc. REIT     13,586,419  
  164,474     UDR, Inc. REIT     7,046,066  
  145,680     Ventas, Inc. REIT     7,087,332  
  423,573     VICI Properties, Inc. REIT     14,202,403  
  94,556     Welltower, Inc. REIT     7,008,491  
  436,749     Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT     13,648,406  
  129,724     W.P. Carey, Inc. REIT     10,528,400  
   

 

 

 
      245,745,098  

 

 

 
Utilities – 2.9%  
  432,954     AES Corp. (The)     10,685,305  
  189,468     Alliant Energy Corp.     9,714,024  
  132,666     Ameren Corp.     10,972,805  
  157,701     American Electric Power Co., Inc.     13,872,957  
  44,456     American Water Works Co., Inc.     6,240,733  
  94,817     Atmos Energy Corp.     10,696,306  
  405,217     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     11,273,137  
  126,367     CMS Energy Corp.     7,451,862  
  182,040     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     16,265,274  
  134,901     Constellation Energy Corp.     10,102,736  
  163,132     Dominion Energy, Inc.     9,073,402  
  90,868     DTE Energy Co.     9,969,128  
  152,439     Duke Energy Corp.     14,368,900  
  204,838     Edison International     13,562,324  
  83,498     Entergy Corp.     8,589,439  
  194,189     Evergy, Inc.     11,420,255  
  92,644     Eversource Energy     6,981,652  
  452,161     Exelon Corp.     18,262,783  
  283,256     FirstEnergy Corp.     11,199,942  
  282,582     NextEra Energy, Inc.     20,071,800  
  527,994     PG&E Corp.*     8,247,266  
  237,115     PPL Corp.     6,418,703  
  168,154     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     10,161,546  
  108,046     Sempra Energy     16,202,578  
  255,797     Southern Co. (The)     16,130,559  
  89,022     WEC Energy Group, Inc.     7,892,691  
  167,963     Xcel Energy, Inc.     10,845,371  
   

 

 

 
      306,673,478  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.7%  
  (Cost $8,753,442,443)   $ 10,585,189,859  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.3%
    30,043,574  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 10,615,233,433  

 

 

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   65


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         
Description
  Value  
Common Stocks – 99.0%  
Communication Services – 2.3%  
  4,857     Advantage Solutions, Inc.*   $ 10,685  
  5,273     AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*     117,904  
  10,515     Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (The)*     82,648  
  4,718     Bumble, Inc., Class A*     114,081  
  21,951     Cargurus, Inc.*     374,265  
  26,293     Cars.com, Inc.*     504,826  
  10,367     Cinemark Holdings, Inc.*     141,095  
  7,675     Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.     496,879  
  15,382     Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*     46,607  
  30,935     DHI Group, Inc.*     131,164  
  13,435     EchoStar Corp., Class A*     268,163  
  18,058     EverQuote, Inc., Class A*     246,492  
  18,292     EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A*     230,845  
  84,874     Gannett Co., Inc.*     257,168  
  59,549     Globalstar, Inc.*     76,223  
  14,970     Gogo, Inc.*     246,406  
  18,965     Gray Television, Inc.     221,890  
  13,521     IDT Corp., Class B*     411,174  
  13,186     iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A*     95,730  
  10,513     Iridium Communications, Inc.*     645,183  
  12,565     John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A     559,017  
  5,302     Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class A (Puerto Rico)*     46,764  
  35,232     Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C (Puerto Rico)*     309,337  
  4,715     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class A*     161,489  
  4,388     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class C*     146,866  
  14,759     Magnite, Inc.*     164,268  
  8,969     Marcus Corp. (The)     144,311  
  20,522     Ooma, Inc.*     268,633  
  28,365     Playstudios, Inc.*     105,518  
  11,933     QuinStreet, Inc.*     202,503  
  12,080     Scholastic Corp.     550,969  
  7,466     Shutterstock, Inc.     561,593  
  7,543     Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A     122,725  
  25,618     Stagwell, Inc.*     175,739  
  39,504     TEGNA, Inc.     687,370  
  14,199     Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.     180,185  
  9,747     Thryv Holdings, Inc.*     232,368  
  86,353     TrueCar, Inc.*     201,202  
  9,382     United States Cellular Corp.*     226,388  
  21,294     Yelp, Inc.*     639,246  
  6,281     Ziff Davis, Inc.*     496,073  
  7,777     ZipRecruiter, Inc., Class A*     132,676  
   

 

 

 
      11,034,668  

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 11.4%  
  20,058     1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A*     198,574  
  19,555     2U, Inc.*     175,213  
  15,185     Aaron’s Co., Inc. (The)     217,905  
  17,386     Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*     511,322  
  12,708     Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.     751,678  
  9,798     Acushnet Holdings Corp.     472,851  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)  
  13,194     Adient PLC*   563,648  
  11,850     Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*     463,572  
  34,885     American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*     306,988  
  17,802     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     255,815  
  14,319     American Public Education, Inc.*     158,082  
  4,374     Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*     993,335  
  7,485     Bally’s Corp.*     147,829  
  89,176     Beachbody Co., Inc. (The)*     57,563  
  9,345     Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*     139,334  
  10,872     Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.(a)     96,000  
  11,016     Big Lots, Inc.     158,080  
  4,406     BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*     140,992  
  14,011     Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.     365,687  
  7,840     Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.     260,053  
  4,717     Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*     365,332  
  7,129     Brinker International, Inc.*     270,902  
  10,025     Buckle, Inc. (The)     408,920  
  15,297     Caleres, Inc.     399,405  
  5,450     Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A     124,423  
  20,864     CarParts.com, Inc.*     130,817  
  7,823     Carriage Services, Inc.     265,356  
  1,292     Cavco Industries, Inc.*     368,220  
  3,398     Century Communities, Inc.     203,234  
  5,270     Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)     197,309  
  6,095     Chegg, Inc.*     96,850  
  32,739     Chico’s FAS, Inc.*     188,249  
  4,396     Children’s Place, Inc. (The)*     184,061  
  4,587     Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*     163,985  
  6,751     Citi Trends, Inc.*     189,298  
  8,298     Conn’s, Inc.*     71,114  
  11,124     Container Store Group, Inc. (The)*     48,389  
  1,816     Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.     197,871  
  10,472     Crocs, Inc.*     1,274,547  
  24,663     Dana, Inc.     390,662  
  5,195     Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.*     207,904  
  17,131     Denny’s Corp.*     199,919  
  12,030     Designer Brands, Inc., Class A     117,774  
  20,875     Destination XL Group, Inc.*     124,832  
  2,607     Dillard’s, Inc., Class A     929,161  
  1,843     Dine Brands Global, Inc.     141,303  
  8,156     Dorman Products, Inc.*     758,753  
  7,056     Duluth Holdings, Inc., Class B*     42,407  
  1,352     Duolingo, Inc.*     122,748  
  11,841     El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.     141,737  
  19,185     Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.     566,917  
  12,468     Everi Holdings, Inc.*     236,767  
  5,668     Foot Locker, Inc.     247,805  
  40,080     Fossil Group, Inc.*     173,546  
  5,739     Fox Factory Holding Corp.*     674,332  
  4,376     Franchise Group, Inc.     121,697  
  20,371     Frontdoor, Inc.*     575,481  
  11,850     Funko, Inc., Class A*     128,098  
  9,223     Genesco, Inc.*     414,758  
  8,413     Gentherm, Inc.*     534,310  
  10,860     G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*     180,439  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares         
Description
  Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)  
  5,136     Golden Entertainment, Inc.*   $ 211,141  
  44,819     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*     509,144  
  38,307     GoPro, Inc., Class A*     198,813  
  817     Graham Holdings Co., Class B     511,981  
  6,513     Green Brick Partners, Inc.*     203,206  
  3,907     Group 1 Automotive, Inc.     863,720  
  8,561     Guess?, Inc.(a)     180,123  
  14,069     Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.     530,964  
  3,272     Helen of Troy Ltd.*     368,722  
  6,121     Hibbett, Inc.     440,284  
  10,672     Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.*     509,481  
  2,129     Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A*     145,006  
  20,633     Inspired Entertainment, Inc.*     326,208  
  4,241     Installed Building Products, Inc.     489,327  
  15,631     International Game Technology PLC     415,159  
  6,594     iRobot Corp.*     270,947  
  3,611     Jack in the Box, Inc.     283,102  
  3,876     Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A     251,397  
  8,350     KB Home     294,505  
  10,605     Kontoor Brands, Inc.     553,051  
  5,919     Lands’ End, Inc.*     44,984  
  23,237     Laureate Education, Inc.     275,591  
  15,113     La-Z-Boy, Inc.     489,359  
  6,468     LCI Industries     729,655  
  1,102     LGI Homes, Inc.*     114,950  
  4,920     Lifetime Brands, Inc.     38,966  
  9,392     Light & Wonder, Inc.*     588,033  
  18,447     Luminar Technologies, Inc.*(a)     165,101  
  6,391     M/I Homes, Inc.*     369,655  
  5,421     Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*     323,959  
  2,011     Marine Products Corp.     25,741  
  8,380     MarineMax, Inc.*     281,400  
  14,535     MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.*     490,847  
  6,611     MDC Holdings, Inc.     244,607  
  6,066     Meritage Homes Corp.*     662,589  
  14,128     Modine Manufacturing Co.*     344,864  
  3,748     Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.     275,928  
  4,058     Monro, Inc.     204,686  
  8,829     Movado Group, Inc.     305,660  
  5,604     Murphy USA, Inc.     1,429,524  
  9,516     National Vision Holdings, Inc.*     355,518  
  9,377     ODP Corp. (The)*     424,591  
  3,940     OneWater Marine, Inc., Class A*     109,611  
  7,554     Overstock.com, Inc.*     146,321  
  6,472     Oxford Industries, Inc.     761,172  
  7,770     Papa John’s International, Inc.     652,292  
  7,500     Patrick Industries, Inc.     546,375  
  63,286     Perdoceo Education Corp.*     872,398  
  8,050     PetMed Express, Inc.     151,179  
  3,354     RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.     280,965  
  8,135     Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A     355,255  
  5,531     Revolve Group, Inc.*     149,779  
  26,591     Rush Street Interactive, Inc.*     111,416  
  24,432     Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*     393,111  
  4,765     SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.*     307,819  
  14,448     Shoe Carnival, Inc.     380,705  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Discretionary – (continued)  
  8,809     Signet Jewelers Ltd.   630,901  
  7,589     Skyline Champion Corp.*     519,163  
  9,343     Sleep Number Corp.*     372,412  
  22,346     Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.     244,465  
  4,931     Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A     280,525  
  24,003     Sonos, Inc.*     466,378  
  18,280     Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*     164,337  
  10,327     Standard Motor Products, Inc.     402,443  
  17,429     Steven Madden Ltd.     632,673  
  33,358     Stitch Fix, Inc., Class A*     155,448  
  14,783     Stoneridge, Inc.*     351,983  
  4,107     Strategic Education, Inc.     350,122  
  20,796     Stride, Inc.*     883,206  
  7,179     Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.     418,320  
  21,527     Taylor Morrison Home Corp.*     771,312  
  8,960     Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     909,798  
  11,848     Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.*     274,637  
  3,957     TravelCenters of America, Inc.*     333,773  
  22,744     Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.*     542,217  
  26,814     Tupperware Brands Corp.*     109,937  
  10,446     Udemy, Inc.*     98,610  
  339     Unifi, Inc.*     3,509  
  4,734     Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*     34,369  
  21,520     Upbound Group, Inc.     577,812  
  7,923     Urban Outfitters, Inc.*     213,525  
  13,442     Vista Outdoor, Inc.*     383,904  
  2,461     Visteon Corp.*     411,085  
  6,342     Wingstop, Inc.     1,080,360  
  2,275     Winmark Corp.     664,300  
  10,768     Winnebago Industries, Inc.     684,414  
  13,839     Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     231,803  
  42,452     WW International, Inc.*     155,374  
  2,270     Xometry, Inc., Class A*     69,031  
  8,079     XPEL, Inc.*     539,758  
  11,987     Zumiez, Inc.*     278,818  
   

 

 

 
      53,815,762  

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 3.6%  
  854     Alico, Inc.     21,982  
  3,745     Andersons, Inc. (The)     170,884  
  10,973     B&G Foods, Inc.(a)     139,028  
  9,230     Beauty Health Co. (The)*     116,390  
  9,676     BellRing Brands, Inc.*     298,795  
  7,757     Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.     440,598  
  5,726     Celsius Holdings, Inc.*     519,921  
  5,220     Central Garden & Pet Co.*     211,410  
  8,599     Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*     330,460  
  3,974     Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)*     129,354  
  2,263     Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.     1,260,152  
  11,447     Edgewell Personal Care Co.     488,787  
  6,710     elf Beauty, Inc.*     501,572  
  4,713     Energizer Holdings, Inc.     170,752  
  8,532     Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.     266,881  
  10,429     Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)*     185,949  
  21,010     Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.*     406,543  
  33,993     Hostess Brands, Inc.*     839,627  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   67


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Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Staples – (continued)  
  8,835     Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A   $ 789,849  
  3,893     Inter Parfums, Inc.     468,756  
  1,753     J & J Snack Foods Corp.     247,541  
  4,489     John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.     402,978  
  3,483     Lancaster Colony Corp.     668,666  
  592     Lifecore Biomedical, Inc.*     3,428  
  2,742     Medifast, Inc.     307,460  
  1,938     MGP Ingredients, Inc.     196,591  
  11,697     National Beverage Corp.*     545,665  
  10,539     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A     419,874  
  2,523     PriceSmart, Inc.     175,904  
  33,048     Primo Water Corp.     511,583  
  10,214     Simply Good Foods Co. (The)*     391,094  
  17,910     SpartanNash Co.     479,272  
  23,838     Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*     722,053  
  2,640     Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.     116,239  
  10,793     TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*     526,590  
  5,326     Turning Point Brands, Inc.     127,291  
  17,064     United Natural Foods, Inc.*     695,017  
  6,665     Universal Corp.     337,182  
  5,465     USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*     332,163  
  7,530     Utz Brands, Inc.     123,492  
  35,740     Vector Group Ltd.     474,270  
  7,888     Village Super Market, Inc., Class A     176,139  
  14,115     Vital Farms, Inc.*     228,098  
  2,995     WD-40 Co.     519,423  
  5,725     Weis Markets, Inc.     437,619  
   

 

 

 
      16,923,322  

 

 

 
Energy – 6.1%  
  38,824     Alto Ingredients, Inc.*     113,366  
  33,234     Amplify Energy Corp.*     278,501  
  5,338     Arch Resources, Inc.     839,934  
  34,269     Archrock, Inc.     379,358  
  8,938     Ardmore Shipping Corp. (Ireland)     162,225  
  21,163     Berry Corp.     199,567  
  6,876     Bristow Group, Inc.*     187,302  
  8,187     Cactus, Inc., Class A     376,193  
  12,483     California Resources Corp.     526,783  
  10,234     Callon Petroleum Co.*     396,670  
  3,144     Centrus Energy Corp., Class A*     140,883  
  23,509     ChampionX Corp.     718,670  
  6,851     Chord Energy Corp.     922,282  
  13,248     Civitas Resources, Inc.     929,612  
  15,824     Clean Energy Fuels Corp.*     88,614  
  24,653     CNX Resources Corp.*     378,424  
  55,041     Comstock Resources, Inc.     668,198  
  12,492     CONSOL Energy, Inc.     683,687  
  5,631     CVR Energy, Inc.     178,672  
  14,140     Delek US Holdings, Inc.     355,904  
  4,816     Denbury, Inc.*     401,510  
  33,378     DHT Holdings, Inc.     386,183  
  17,100     Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.*     203,148  
  12,990     Dorian LPG Ltd.     285,130  
  5,338     Dril-Quip, Inc.*     182,826  
  5,166     Empire Petroleum Corp.*     67,158  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)  
  19,445     Energy Fuels, Inc.*(a)   130,476  
  56,096     Equitrans Midstream Corp.     338,259  
  5,932     Expro Group Holdings NV*     134,834  
  3,527     FLEX LNG Ltd. (Norway)(a)     122,352  
  7,199     Frontline PLC (Norway)     135,917  
  8,613     Golar LNG Ltd. (Cameroon)*     196,635  
  4,323     Green Plains, Inc.*     149,878  
  2,390     Gulfport Energy Corp.*     158,027  
  51,298     Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*     424,747  
  7,942     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     334,199  
  6,099     International Seaways, Inc.     313,733  
  58,037     Kosmos Energy Ltd. (Ghana)*     456,751  
  11,355     Liberty Energy, Inc.     173,164  
  56,127     Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A     1,226,375  
  21,634     Matador Resources Co.     1,163,693  
  21,176     Murphy Oil Corp.     826,287  
  3,003     Nabors Industries Ltd.*     451,381  
  3,777     NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A     141,222  
  11,172     National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*     72,171  
  25,729     NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.*     234,906  
  6,900     Noble Corp. PLC*     287,661  
  9,016     Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.     279,857  
  19,821     Oceaneering International, Inc.*     414,061  
  25,971     Oil States International, Inc.*     237,115  
  9,062     Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*     251,742  
  13,108     Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     179,580  
  18,360     PBF Energy, Inc., Class A     802,516  
  15,496     Peabody Energy Corp.*     423,041  
  46,764     Permian Resources Corp.     505,519  
  40,125     ProPetro Holding Corp.*     353,501  
  9,135     Ranger Oil Corp., Class A     379,102  
  6,896     REX American Resources Corp.*     227,637  
  56,016     Ring Energy, Inc.*     117,634  
  57,162     RPC, Inc.     501,311  
  20,860     SandRidge Energy, Inc.*     304,347  
  6,973     Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (Monaco)     420,890  
  20,985     SFL Corp. Ltd. (Norway)     216,565  
  10,516     SilverBow Resources, Inc.*     258,904  
  10,309     Sitio Royalties Corp., Class A     242,365  
  37,213     SM Energy Co.     1,098,156  
  16,206     Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A     144,720  
  31,018     Talos Energy, Inc.*     552,431  
  3,385     Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A (Canada)*     152,833  
  41,549     Tellurian, Inc.*     61,908  
  45,765     TETRA Technologies, Inc.*     162,923  
  3,935     Tidewater, Inc.*     192,185  
  43,389     Uranium Energy Corp.*     160,539  
  19,360     US Silica Holdings, Inc.*     235,030  
  64,866     VAALCO Energy, Inc.     304,221  
  6,807     Valaris Ltd.*     457,771  
  8,365     Vital Energy, Inc.*     429,877  
  85,856     W&T Offshore, Inc.*     481,652  
  6,528     Weatherford International PLC*     434,895  
  14,284     World Fuel Services Corp.     392,096  
   

 

 

 
      28,900,392  

 

 

 

 

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


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Description
  Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Financials – 19.4%  
  3,691     1st Source Corp.   $ 183,886  
  2,022     ACNB Corp.     74,895  
  11,015     A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.     322,850  
  5,787     Ambac Financial Group, Inc.*     95,775  
  4,850     Amerant Bancorp, Inc.     137,740  
  22,865     American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.     952,327  
  4,221     American National Bankshares, Inc.     142,037  
  13,766     Ameris Bancorp     658,978  
  6,578     AMERISAFE, Inc.     358,764  
  28,416     Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. REIT     326,500  
  26,815     Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     404,370  
  14,961     Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. REIT     169,209  
  4,747     Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.     137,900  
  19,975     ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. REIT     108,464  
  8,378     Arrow Financial Corp.     255,361  
  17,932     Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A     591,218  
  22,891     Associated Banc-Corp.     529,927  
  12,118     Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.     453,940  
  2,767     Atlanticus Holdings Corp.*     88,682  
  7,511     Avantax, Inc.*     214,740  
  20,001     Axos Financial, Inc.*     947,847  
  2,042     B. Riley Financial, Inc.(a)     81,231  
  8,293     Banc of California, Inc.     145,542  
  6,504     BancFirst Corp.     586,986  
  10,963     Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E (Panama)     200,623  
  14,380     Bancorp, Inc. (The)*     497,404  
  2,421     Bank First Corp.     197,384  
  3,831     Bank of Marin Bancorp     111,099  
  20,262     Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The) (Bermuda)     732,471  
  15,266     BankUnited, Inc.     540,722  
  5,249     Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.     158,415  
  5,677     Banner Corp.     357,537  
  2,609     BayCom Corp.     53,563  
  11,918     BCB Bancorp, Inc.     206,777  
  6,318     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.     183,601  
  29,547     BGC Partners, Inc., Class A     143,598  
  20,190     Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A REIT     427,422  
  7,193     Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.     88,042  
  7,915     Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.     325,069  
  12,614     Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.     316,233  
  32,284     Broadmark Realty Capital, Inc. REIT     164,648  
  23,044     Brookline Bancorp, Inc.     298,650  
  4,249     BRP Group, Inc., Class A*     122,116  
  5,450     Byline Bancorp, Inc.     134,343  
  30,993     Cadence Bank     823,174  
  1,626     Cambridge Bancorp     129,316  
  8,513     Camden National Corp.     350,310  
  5,917     Cannae Holdings, Inc.*     133,606  
  8,373     Capital City Bank Group, Inc.     298,665  
  15,629     Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.     131,127  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Financials – (continued)  
  16,605     Cathay General Bancorp   712,687  
  9,042     Central Pacific Financial Corp.     202,812  
  21,989     Chimera Investment Corp. REIT     142,709  
  150     Citizens & Northern Corp.     3,375  
  6,194     City Holding Co.     608,251  
  10,444     Civista Bancshares, Inc.     222,771  
  7,603     Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.     105,986  
  7,116     CNB Financial Corp.     169,645  
  31,097     CNO Financial Group, Inc.     796,705  
  8,760     Cohen & Steers, Inc.     633,874  
  4,147     Colony Bankcorp, Inc.     52,128  
  11,044     Columbia Banking System, Inc.     328,338  
  6,682     Columbia Financial, Inc.*     140,990  
  8,201     Community Bank System, Inc.     500,671  
  5,153     Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.     220,291  
  6,776     ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.     164,318  
  9,164     Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*     101,354  
  12,707     Cowen, Inc., Class A     495,446  
  644     Crawford & Co., Class A     3,555  
  14,638     Curo Group Holdings Corp.     42,743  
  15,826     Customers Bancorp, Inc.*     487,441  
  17,942     CVB Financial Corp.     429,352  
  1,779     Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.     310,613  
  10,661     Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.     326,653  
  11,687     Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*     494,477  
  19,481     Dynex Capital, Inc. REIT     257,734  
  8,816     Eagle Bancorp, Inc.     386,229  
  15,028     Eastern Bankshares, Inc.     235,639  
  16,996     Ellington Financial, Inc. REIT     218,739  
  10,786     Employers Holdings, Inc.     479,006  
  9,898     Enact Holdings, Inc.     240,027  
  11,931     Encore Capital Group, Inc.*     616,594  
  17,051     Enova International, Inc.*     831,236  
  878     Enstar Group Ltd.*     214,680  
  5,983     Enterprise Financial Services Corp.     325,834  
  3,720     Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.     171,083  
  23,350     Essent Group Ltd.     1,002,883  
  18,654     EZCORP, Inc., Class A*     164,528  
  3,601     Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.     93,266  
  11,779     Farmers National Banc Corp.     167,851  
  8,907     FB Financial Corp.     335,705  
  8,024     Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C     1,138,285  
  23,988     Federated Hermes, Inc.     943,928  
  10,122     Financial Institutions, Inc.     252,645  
  43,084     First BanCorp. (Puerto Rico)     625,149  
  5,953     First Bancorp, Inc. (The)     174,304  
  4,190     First Bancshares, Inc. (The)     131,189  
  8,024     First BankCorp     332,916  
  9,602     First Busey Corp.     231,792  
  7,472     First Business Financial Services, Inc.     264,658  
  21,802     First Commonwealth Financial Corp.     349,050  
  19,385     First Financial Bancorp     477,646  
  24,877     First Financial Bankshares, Inc.     912,488  
  4,099     First Financial Corp.     180,151  
  11,045     First Foundation, Inc.     166,448  

 

 

 

 

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  Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Financials – (continued)  
  4,875     First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.   $ 99,986  
  4,967     First Internet Bancorp     134,159  
  10,414     First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A     370,114  
  13,394     First Merchants Corp.     548,083  
  4,624     First Mid Bancshares, Inc.     143,298  
  9,003     First of Long Island Corp. (The)     153,231  
  2,334     First Western Financial, Inc.*     60,381  
  5,428     FirstCash Holdings, Inc.     479,021  
  12,788     Flushing Financial Corp.     248,854  
  4,545     Focus Financial Partners, Inc., Class A*     235,704  
  31,098     Fulton Financial Corp.     534,886  
  4,811     FVCBankcorp, Inc.*     65,189  
  108,581     Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*     676,460  
  10,038     German American Bancorp, Inc.     394,493  
  18,347     Glacier Bancorp, Inc.     869,281  
  4,241     Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc. REIT     25,404  
  6,364     Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.     370,321  
  4,908     Green Dot Corp., Class A*     92,908  
  3,155     Greene County Bancorp, Inc.     177,627  
  8,272     Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A     643,562  
  12,896     Hancock Whitney Corp.     633,452  
  11,670     Hanmi Financial Corp.     275,645  
  4,819     Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT     151,365  
  14,807     HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.     202,412  
  8,189     Heartland Financial USA, Inc.     404,864  
  18,075     Heritage Commerce Corp.     218,888  
  6,240     Heritage Financial Corp.     173,909  
  13,285     Hilltop Holdings, Inc.     440,663  
  1,230     Hingham Institution For Savings (The)     350,181  
  3,741     Home Bancorp, Inc.     147,957  
  28,670     Home BancShares, Inc.     690,947  
  9,188     HomeStreet, Inc.     231,813  
  5,900     HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.     172,693  
  26,763     Hope Bancorp, Inc.     342,834  
  11,140     Horace Mann Educators Corp.     411,734  
  12,852     Horizon Bancorp, Inc.     195,607  
  10,101     Houlihan Lokey, Inc.     966,666  
  13,218     Independent Bank Corp.     291,457  
  7,136     Independent Bank Corp.     568,596  
  6,363     Independent Bank Group, Inc.     374,526  
  10,553     International Bancshares Corp.     512,137  
  1,189     Investors Title Co.     194,223  
  17,932     Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A     813,754  
  11,341     Kearny Financial Corp.     113,864  
  4,327     Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.     1,379,015  
  12,918     KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. REIT     187,311  
  14,546     Ladder Capital Corp. REIT     164,370  
  11,930     Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.     229,653  
  8,874     Lakeland Financial Corp.     635,556  
  18,383     LendingClub Corp.*     172,800  
  9,452     Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.     326,661  
  20,172     Macatawa Bank Corp.     220,077  
  32,585     MBIA, Inc.*     449,347  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Financials – (continued)  
  7,102     Mercantile Bank Corp.   245,658  
  1,827     Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.*     101,965  
  10,230     MFA Financial, Inc. REIT     109,563  
  5,532     Midland States Bancorp, Inc.     144,053  
  4,558     MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.     136,922  
  13,121     Moelis & Co., Class A     561,972  
  32,705     Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*     1,518,493  
  5,513     National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A     223,221  
  804     National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A     216,911  
  45,826     Navient Corp.     827,159  
  8,656     NBT Bancorp, Inc.     351,347  
  5,145     Nelnet, Inc., Class A     482,961  
  38,898     New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. REIT     103,858  
  7,305     Nexpoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. REIT     131,855  
  4,448     Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.*     331,198  
  19,377     NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*     452,259  
  6,261     Northeast Bank     275,985  
  16,755     Northwest Bancshares, Inc.     231,554  
  8,397     OceanFirst Financial Corp.     199,177  
  16,681     OFG Bancorp (Puerto Rico)     507,436  
  42,275     Old National Bancorp     746,999  
  15,909     Old Second Bancorp, Inc.     263,771  
  18,557     Open Lending Corp., Class A*     131,384  
  1,872     Oportun Financial Corp.*     11,307  
  7,233     Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A     318,903  
  3,211     Origin Bancorp, Inc.     121,729  
  12,309     Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.     399,058  
  1,990     Palomar Holdings, Inc.*     119,400  
  4,231     Park National Corp.     540,595  
  9,417     Parke Bancorp, Inc.     192,201  
  11,320     Pathward Financial, Inc.     577,433  
  10,842     PCB Bancorp     197,975  
  7,455     Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.     276,953  
  14,388     PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.     870,042  
  11,417     PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust REIT     148,764  
  13,815     Peoples Bancorp, Inc.     429,785  
  3,900     Peoples Financial Services Corp.     193,245  
  3,651     Piper Sandler Cos.     551,265  
  6,649     PJT Partners, Inc., Class A     524,473  
  9,032     PRA Group, Inc.*     384,402  
  7,923     Preferred Bank     557,779  
  7,559     Premier Financial Corp.     187,614  
  9,147     Primis Financial Corp.     107,111  
  9,453     ProAssurance Corp.     188,020  
  13,477     PROG Holdings, Inc.*     333,151  
  15,346     Provident Financial Services, Inc.     358,329  
  6,354     QCR Holdings, Inc.     339,875  
  45,193     Radian Group, Inc.     964,871  
  20,783     Ready Capital Corp. REIT     234,017  
  13,702     Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT     104,272  
  6,468     Regional Management Corp.     203,871  
  9,930     Renasant Corp.     357,281  
  5,856     Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A     260,592  
  6,310     RLI Corp.     870,212  

 

 

 

 

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Financials – (continued)  
  8,023     S&T Bancorp, Inc.   $ 298,937  
  4,828     Safety Insurance Group, Inc.     389,571  
  11,023     Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.     363,208  
  8,407     Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida     256,498  
  11,991     Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     1,217,446  
  13,933     ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.     1,030,345  
  6,898     Shore Bancshares, Inc.     117,680  
  6,932     Sierra Bancorp     140,096  
  4,257     Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A*(a)     59,215  
  16,071     Simmons First National Corp., Class A     357,258  
  24,185     SiriusPoint Ltd. (Bermuda)*     171,714  
  5,945     Southern First Bancshares, Inc.*     239,286  
  6,385     Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.     295,498  
  6,393     Southside Bancshares, Inc.     244,149  
  9,688     SouthState Corp.     781,628  
  8,063     Stellar Bancorp, Inc.     235,843  
  6,766     StepStone Group, Inc., Class A     193,508  
  10,052     Stewart Information Services Corp.     427,109  
  6,933     Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.     405,789  
  6,130     StoneX Group, Inc.*     618,088  
  6,454     Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*     427,448  
  3,596     Tompkins Financial Corp.     268,945  
  13,376     Towne Bank     405,694  
  14,011     TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. REIT     118,953  
  8,760     TriCo Bancshares     442,468  
  6,629     Triumph Financial, Inc.*     403,375  
  5,583     TrustCo Bank Corp.     209,139  
  12,361     Trustmark Corp.     363,413  
  20,762     Two Harbors Investment Corp. REIT     344,026  
  8,412     UMB Financial Corp.     762,632  
  17,220     United Bankshares, Inc.     702,059  
  17,466     United Community Banks, Inc.     578,299  
  2,077     United Fire Group, Inc.     59,278  
  6,559     Unity Bancorp, Inc.     173,223  
  12,432     Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.     240,311  
  6,633     Univest Financial Corp.     187,051  
  67,487     Valley National Bancorp     781,499  
  9,771     Veritex Holdings, Inc.     260,495  
  2,387     Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.     502,296  
  9,593     Walker & Dunlop, Inc.     836,797  
  14,317     Washington Federal, Inc.     502,097  
  6,559     Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.     275,478  
  16,163     Waterstone Financial, Inc.     260,224  
  11,230     WesBanco, Inc.     405,965  
  12,525     West BanCorp, Inc.     263,777  
  5,822     Westamerica BanCorp     320,909  
  1,498     World Acceptance Corp.*     139,853  
  12,108     WSFS Financial Corp.     604,310  
   

 

 

 
      91,584,997  

 

 

 
Health Care – 11.5%  
  52,399     AbCellera Biologics, Inc. (Canada)*     440,152  
  36,224     ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     749,475  
  14,719     AdaptHealth Corp.*     235,357  
  3,504     Addus HomeCare Corp.*     380,675  
  24,799     ADMA Biologics, Inc.*     88,036  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care – (continued)  
  22,720     Alector, Inc.*   194,029  
  49,703     Alkermes PLC*     1,329,058  
  15,535     Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.*     204,907  
  12,876     AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*     1,158,969  
  88,782     Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     182,891  
  23,081     Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     735,361  
  15,122     AngioDynamics, Inc.*     187,210  
  3,406     ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     142,507  
  12,089     Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*     383,221  
  5,775     Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     378,147  
  15,904     Arcus Biosciences, Inc.*     289,612  
  5,918     Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     191,151  
  5,582     Arvinas, Inc.*     171,088  
  25,012     Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     88,542  
  6,965     AtriCure, Inc.*     268,152  
  231     Atrion Corp.     131,208  
  12,275     Avanos Medical, Inc.*     344,559  
  3,083     Axonics, Inc.*     185,257  
  1,494     Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.*     101,876  
  3,505     Beam Therapeutics, Inc.*     141,041  
  18,913     BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     167,380  
  15,570     Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*     306,885  
  11,333     CareDx, Inc.*     190,621  
  71,337     Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     1,088,603  
  4,016     Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.*     171,845  
  3,569     Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.*     95,257  
  24,027     Cerus Corp.*     68,717  
  3,980     Chinook Therapeutics, Inc.*     86,844  
  29,059     Coherus Biosciences, Inc.*     196,729  
  31,649     Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     839,648  
  13,289     Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.*     398,803  
  3,216     CONMED Corp.     309,347  
  58,147     Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*     1,211,202  
  3,094     CorVel Corp.*     557,786  
  27,280     Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*     721,556  
  5,284     CryoPort, Inc.*     114,451  
  6,865     Cue Health, Inc.*(a)     14,760  
  6,834     Cutera, Inc.*     221,627  
  6,325     Cytokinetics, Inc.*     274,252  
  7,484     Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     108,518  
  3,037     Denali Therapeutics, Inc.*     82,455  
  57,563     Dynavax Technologies Corp.*     592,899  
  9,663     Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     270,564  
  13,428     Embecta Corp.     429,025  
  35,753     Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*     442,622  
  612     Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     29,682  
  9,519     Ensign Group, Inc. (The)     851,760  
  11,422     Evolent Health, Inc., Class A*     399,884  
  34,660     Figs, Inc., Class A*     319,219  
  10,034     Fulgent Genetics, Inc.*     329,015  
  38,031     Geron Corp.*     105,726  
  2,902     Glaukos Corp.*     137,061  
  4,090     Haemonetics Corp.*     318,079  
  19,327     Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*     927,503  
  15,966     Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.*     702,983  
  8,619     HealthEquity, Inc.*     561,700  

 

 

 

 

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Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care – (continued)  
  9,176     HealthStream, Inc.*   $ 235,364  
  7,262     Inari Medical, Inc.*     408,560  
  273     Innovage Holding Corp.*     2,072  
  45,474     Innoviva, Inc.*     548,871  
  1,592     Inogen, Inc.*     24,947  
  1,309     Inotiv, Inc.*     9,817  
  6,893     Insmed, Inc.*     140,479  
  4,434     Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*     1,152,530  
  6,578     Integer Holdings Corp.*     493,218  
  3,853     Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.*     154,775  
  5,662     Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*     277,608  
  1,981     iRadimed Corp.     75,199  
  6,320     iRhythm Technologies, Inc.*     743,738  
  60,909     Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     686,444  
  21,921     iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.*     388,221  
  9,485     IVERIC bio, Inc.*     197,098  
  10,468     Joint Corp. (The)*     164,348  
  2,067     Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.*     412,201  
  68,634     Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc.*     207,275  
  1,262     Krystal Biotech, Inc.*     103,370  
  10,317     Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*     763,045  
  8,941     LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.     448,034  
  5,684     Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     410,044  
  6,674     LivaNova PLC*     315,814  
  23,984     MannKind Corp.*     126,636  
  6,563     Medpace Holdings, Inc.*     1,272,434  
  7,696     Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*     543,184  
  867     Mesa Laboratories, Inc.     153,043  
  87,577     MiMedx Group, Inc.*     421,245  
  3,879     ModivCare, Inc.*     380,879  
  131,907     Multiplan Corp.*     133,226  
  36,399     Myriad Genetics, Inc.*     688,669  
  5,144     National HealthCare Corp.     286,624  
  8,066     National Research Corp.     364,261  
  8,264     Neogen Corp.*     146,190  
  11,746     NeoGenomics, Inc.*     197,920  
  6,082     Nevro Corp.*     191,218  
  35,905     NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*     650,240  
  11,667     NuVasive, Inc.*     504,364  
  1,368     OmniAb, Inc. 12.5 Earnout*(b)      
  1,368     OmniAb, Inc. 15.00 Earnout*(b)      
  6,554     Omnicell, Inc.*     356,800  
  137,245     OPKO Health, Inc.*     156,459  
  22,291     Option Care Health, Inc.*     683,665  
  65,199     Organogenesis Holdings, Inc.*     159,738  
  16,462     Orthofix Medical, Inc.*     339,117  
  19,585     Owens & Minor, Inc.*     300,238  
  9,518     Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.*     86,423  
  10,324     Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*     439,493  
  20,646     Patterson Cos., Inc.     547,532  
  17,242     Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.*     271,389  
  11,407     PetIQ, Inc.*     106,313  
  19,001     Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A     298,506  
  16,239     Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*     978,400  
  2,103     PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp.*     78,757  
  5,718     Progyny, Inc.*     214,768  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care – (continued)  
  3,350     Prometheus Biosciences, Inc.*   410,006  
  3,314     Prothena Corp. PLC (Ireland)*     184,789  
  11,587     PTC Therapeutics, Inc.*     506,004  
  45,824     Radius Health, Inc.*(b)     3,666  
  9,324     RadNet, Inc.*     219,907  
  2,528     Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A*     78,798  
  17,999     REGENXBIO, Inc.*     400,478  
  5,355     Revance Therapeutics, Inc.*     185,818  
  3,803     REVOLUTION Medicines, Inc.*     101,768  
  2,217     Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*     92,316  
  14,699     Select Medical Holdings Corp.     399,666  
  5,185     Shockwave Medical, Inc.*     986,394  
  8,208     SI-BONE, Inc.*     162,313  
  45,270     SIGA Technologies, Inc.     310,100  
  6,531     Silk Road Medical, Inc.*     346,078  
  9,203     STAAR Surgical Co.*     509,754  
  32,907     Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     1,236,974  
  6,371     Surgery Partners, Inc.*     213,110  
  6,498     Surmodics, Inc.*     141,916  
  7,886     Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     199,910  
  18,069     Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.*     261,097  
  1,521     TransMedics Group, Inc.*     121,786  
  18,449     Travere Therapeutics, Inc.*     408,830  
  5,630     UFP Technologies, Inc.*     662,764  
  2,588     US Physical Therapy, Inc.     262,242  
  51,718     Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     333,064  
  14,076     Varex Imaging Corp.*     249,004  
  4,229     Vaxcyte, Inc.*     173,262  
  7,977     Veracyte, Inc.*     196,314  
  36,677     Veradigm, Inc.*     609,205  
  23,026     Vericel Corp.*     700,221  
  36,101     Vir Biotechnology, Inc.*     823,103  
  10,981     Xencor, Inc.*     352,820  
  9,396     Zimvie, Inc.*     106,926  
  20,939     Zynex, Inc.*     270,532  
   

 

 

 
      54,009,227  

 

 

 
Industrials – 17.7%  
  5,837     AAON, Inc.     530,934  
  8,870     AAR Corp.*     482,439  
  12,128     ABM Industries, Inc.     587,116  
  27,160     ACCO Brands Corp.     153,997  
  14,645     ACV Auctions, Inc., Class A*     179,255  
  7,118     Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*     401,028  
  1,533     AeroVironment, Inc.*     131,439  
  7,339     Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*     153,605  
  3,052     Alamo Group, Inc.     556,654  
  4,178     Albany International Corp., Class A     421,644  
  31,506     Alight, Inc., Class A*     302,458  
  1,737     Allegiant Travel Co.*     178,129  
  10,466     Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.     451,713  
  11,608     Altra Industrial Motion Corp.     714,240  
  3,644     Ameresco, Inc., Class A*     160,154  
  4,072     American Woodmark Corp.*     207,591  
  25,393     API Group Corp.*     596,482  
  10,081     Apogee Enterprises, Inc.     461,307  

 

 

 

 

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Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  12,366     Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.   $ 1,766,607  
  6,914     ArcBest Corp.     665,127  
  9,246     Arcosa, Inc.     560,308  
  3,243     Argan, Inc.     126,023  
  6,712     Array Technologies, Inc.*     125,783  
  11,911     ASGN, Inc.*     1,057,697  
  7,010     Astec Industries, Inc.     315,660  
  14,619     Atkore, Inc.*     2,134,666  
  6,354     Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*     640,547  
  2,766     Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc.*     33,828  
  4,964     AZZ, Inc.     201,787  
  21,875     Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.*     141,969  
  7,112     Barnes Group, Inc.     299,700  
  2,529     Barrett Business Services, Inc.     242,733  
  11,883     Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*     772,395  
  8,472     Bloom Energy Corp., Class A*     183,758  
  5,993     Blue Bird Corp.*     121,718  
  8,467     BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.*     714,530  
  18,082     Boise Cascade Co.     1,249,647  
  13,785     Brady Corp., Class A     760,381  
  3,003     BrightView Holdings, Inc.*     18,979  
  4,953     Brink’s Co. (The)     323,183  
  10,644     Caesarstone Ltd.     61,948  
  5,207     Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A*     405,209  
  12,262     CBIZ, Inc.*     614,204  
  3,828     Chart Industries, Inc.*     511,038  
  9,142     Cimpress PLC (Ireland)*     321,067  
  5,452     CIRCOR International, Inc.*     159,580  
  8,102     Columbus McKinnon Corp.     300,746  
  9,832     Comfort Systems USA, Inc.     1,429,966  
  33,700     CoreCivic, Inc.*     327,227  
  14,415     Costamare, Inc. (Monaco)     151,358  
  3,888     Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.     134,719  
  3,793     CRA International, Inc.     472,115  
  4,235     CSW Industrials, Inc.     599,507  
  4,335     Daseke, Inc.*     35,330  
  16,151     Deluxe Corp.     297,824  
  4,397     Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.*     195,271  
  3,275     Douglas Dynamics, Inc.     122,125  
  2,514     Ducommun, Inc.*     135,253  
  14,187     DXP Enterprises, Inc.*     410,146  
  3,933     Dycom Industries, Inc.*     331,198  
  5,085     Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.     331,898  
  12,204     EMCOR Group, Inc.     2,040,753  
  7,750     Encore Wire Corp.     1,495,827  
  22,110     Energy Recovery, Inc.*     487,968  
  9,797     Enerpac Tool Group Corp.     263,833  
  3,887     EnerSys     352,512  
  7,178     Ennis, Inc.     156,121  
  4,833     EnPro Industries, Inc.     519,547  
  3,385     ESCO Technologies, Inc.     315,448  
  15,312     Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.*     743,551  
  4,385     Exponent, Inc.     451,216  
  8,539     Federal Signal Corp.     450,603  
  10,148     First Advantage Corp.*     147,247  
  18,867     Fluor Corp.*     691,853  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  5,969     Forrester Research, Inc.*   196,320  
  10,167     Forward Air Corp.     1,049,336  
  11,689     Franklin Covey Co.*     547,863  
  11,518     Franklin Electric Co., Inc.     1,100,775  
  3,436     GATX Corp.     374,833  
  12,276     Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.     233,858  
  48,706     GEO Group, Inc. (The)*     426,665  
  5,647     Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*     301,606  
  12,019     Global Industrial Co.     338,094  
  22,947     GMS, Inc.*     1,393,112  
  11,778     Golden Ocean Group Ltd. (Norway)(a)     122,256  
  3,838     Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)     106,927  
  77,217     GrafTech International Ltd.     436,276  
  4,680     Granite Construction, Inc.     202,176  
  16,354     Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*     93,790  
  3,371     Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)     108,243  
  8,768     Griffon Corp.     319,769  
  6,877     H&E Equipment Services, Inc.     381,673  
  8,461     Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*     94,763  
  7,255     Heartland Express, Inc.     117,023  
  5,227     Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.     179,443  
  3,318     Helios Technologies, Inc.     224,761  
  3,500     Herc Holdings, Inc.     502,565  
  6,666     Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.*     239,843  
  13,849     Hillenbrand, Inc.     652,842  
  16,745     HNI Corp.     523,281  
  11,784     Hub Group, Inc., Class A*     1,080,946  
  37,598     Hudson Technologies, Inc.*     380,868  
  5,809     Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*     407,734  
  5,076     ICF International, Inc.     505,011  
  8,091     IES Holdings, Inc.*     340,307  
  8,764     Insperity, Inc.     1,087,525  
  6,765     Insteel Industries, Inc.     201,259  
  22,725     Interface, Inc.     200,434  
  11,398     JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.*     149,884  
  34,220     Joby Aviation, Inc.*(a)     160,834  
  4,948     John Bean Technologies Corp.     548,684  
  4,279     Kadant, Inc.     918,530  
  5,192     Kaman Corp.     134,992  
  16,297     Kelly Services, Inc., Class A     272,649  
  10,145     Kennametal, Inc.     287,408  
  16,392     Kforce, Inc.     1,024,336  
  31,324     Kimball International, Inc., Class B     216,449  
  10,219     Korn Ferry     571,140  
  23,950     Legalzoom.com, Inc.*     195,671  
  16,483     Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. (Canada) *(a)     99,887  
  1,993     Lindsay Corp.     299,927  
  11,417     Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)*     215,895  
  7,550     Marten Transport Ltd.     166,628  
  4,768     Masonite International Corp.*     423,398  
  11,737     Matson, Inc.     780,628  
  6,904     Matthews International Corp., Class A     263,457  
  7,597     Maxar Technologies, Inc.     391,246  
  2,500     McGrath RentCorp     257,100  
  2,731     Miller Industries, Inc.     75,949  
  12,930     MillerKnoll, Inc.     308,639  

 

 

 

 

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Description
  Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  5,622     Moog, Inc., Class A   $ 554,442  
  27,474     MRC Global, Inc.*     307,709  
  17,073     Mueller Industries, Inc.     1,262,890  
  20,752     Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A     287,830  
  5,516     MYR Group, Inc.*     665,285  
  734     National Presto Industries, Inc.     50,374  
  5,378     Northwest Pipe Co.*     207,053  
  64,389     NOW, Inc.*     827,399  
  6,786     NV5 Global, Inc.*     714,023  
  2,889     Omega Flex, Inc.     336,222  
  3,707     PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*     107,503  
  10,560     Parsons Corp.*     475,517  
  20,455     PGT Innovations, Inc.*     432,623  
  5,296     Powell Industries, Inc.     234,878  
  2,331     Preformed Line Products Co.     207,844  
  12,083     Primoris Services Corp.     332,283  
  6,479     Proto Labs, Inc.*     203,700  
  14,814     Quanex Building Products Corp.     384,423  
  35,305     Radiant Logistics, Inc.*     200,532  
  2,687     RBC Bearings, Inc.*     617,499  
  2,969     Red Violet, Inc.*     60,479  
  26,261     Resideo Technologies, Inc.*     481,627  
  28,761     Resources Connection, Inc.     519,424  
  15,489     REV Group, Inc.     181,066  
  13,452     Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A     762,459  
  6,194     Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B     371,516  
  44,763     Safe Bulkers, Inc. (Greece)     167,861  
  3,588     Saia, Inc.*     971,882  
  5,439     Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A*     133,473  
  13,270     Shyft Group, Inc. (The)     344,091  
  11,030     Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.     1,189,696  
  7,293     SP Plus Corp.*     248,108  
  6,281     Spirit Airlines, Inc.     115,068  
  6,430     SPX Technologies, Inc.*     452,929  
  2,334     Standex International Corp.     269,997  
  32,287     Steelcase, Inc., Class A     254,099  
  8,428     Stem, Inc.*     68,772  
  7,895     Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.*     303,642  
  5,390     SunPower Corp.*     80,958  
  7,643     Tennant Co.     541,277  
  12,018     Terex Corp.     711,586  
  9,261     Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. (China)     304,872  
  14,825     Titan International, Inc.*     183,978  
  14,133     Titan Machinery, Inc.*     647,150  
  6,634     Transcat, Inc.*     596,994  
  6,164     TriNet Group, Inc.*     510,811  
  5,978     Trinity Industries, Inc.     166,846  
  8,130     Triton International Ltd. (Bermuda)     560,482  
  24,790     TrueBlue, Inc.*     463,573  
  16,682     Tutor Perini Corp.*     135,291  
  16,060     UFP Industries, Inc.     1,373,612  
  2,783     UniFirst Corp.     545,830  
  17,390     Upwork, Inc.*     197,203  
  6,695     V2X, Inc.*     310,447  
  9,701     Veritiv Corp.     1,469,119  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrials – (continued)  
  7,056     Vicor Corp.*   331,632  
  24,712     View, Inc.*     15,692  
  11,928     Wabash National Corp.     326,827  
  7,496     Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A     1,313,524  
  9,056     Werner Enterprises, Inc.     420,651  
  8,054     Willdan Group, Inc.*     145,455  
  9,991     Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.     229,793  
   

 

 

 
      83,716,748  

 

 

 
Information Technology – 12.7%  
  52,101     8x8, Inc.*     277,177  
  44,304     A10 Networks, Inc.     674,307  
  18,812     ACI Worldwide, Inc.*     486,290  
  33,035     Adeia, Inc.     325,725  
  10,751     ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.     187,605  
  6,765     Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.     629,686  
  10,551     Agilysys, Inc.*     843,130  
  9,747     Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.*     495,440  
  10,055     Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.*     268,569  
  9,629     Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A*     616,834  
  5,231     Ambarella, Inc.*     493,336  
  11,759     American Software, Inc., Class A     159,217  
  30,039     Amkor Technology, Inc.     773,805  
  5,057     Appfolio, Inc., Class A*     667,827  
  8,413     Appian Corp., Class A*     348,719  
  9,795     Asana, Inc., Class A*     144,868  
  25,357     Avid Technology, Inc.*     736,874  
  11,338     Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*     1,457,387  
  7,810     Badger Meter, Inc.     949,852  
  6,782     Belden, Inc.     572,265  
  10,812     Benchmark Electronics, Inc.     257,217  
  7,710     Blackbaud, Inc.*     429,370  
  2,331     Blackline, Inc.*     159,347  
  31,006     Box, Inc., Class A*     1,034,050  
  36,860     Brightcove, Inc.*     197,938  
  13,660     Calix, Inc.*     698,709  
  8,343     Cambium Networks Corp.*     167,444  
  32,953     Casa Systems, Inc.*     119,290  
  4,652     Cass Information Systems, Inc.     224,924  
  8,272     Cerence, Inc.*     226,487  
  5,544     CEVA, Inc.*     174,969  
  3,050     Clear Secure, Inc., Class A     93,757  
  6,306     Clearfield, Inc.*     395,323  
  12,981     Cohu, Inc.*     482,893  
  12,215     CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*     88,437  
  12,718     CommVault Systems, Inc.*     748,836  
  9,151     Comtech Telecommunications Corp.     146,324  
  84,148     Conduent, Inc.*     334,909  
  3,065     Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.*     125,788  
  6,623     Corsair Gaming, Inc.*     115,902  
  7,655     Couchbase, Inc.*     124,470  
  6,242     Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.*     66,228  
  11,783     CSG Systems International, Inc.     662,205  
  6,452     CTS Corp.     279,436  
  23,849     Cvent Holding Corp.*     173,144  
  11,448     Digi International, Inc.*     382,020  

 

 

 

 

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Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  12,570     Digital Turbine, Inc.*   $ 135,002  
  13,072     Diodes, Inc.*     1,198,572  
  10,287     Domo, Inc., Class B*     158,111  
  13,990     Ebix, Inc.     243,146  
  27,431     Edgio, Inc.*     33,740  
  18,595     eGain Corp.*     145,227  
  5,933     Envestnet, Inc.*     370,872  
  8,275     ePlus, Inc.*     448,257  
  13,051     EVERTEC, Inc. (Puerto Rico)     480,407  
  5,886     Evo Payments, Inc., Class A*     199,241  
  6,562     ExlService Holdings, Inc.*     1,079,515  
  58,295     Extreme Networks, Inc.*     1,091,282  
  6,135     Fabrinet (Thailand)*     747,672  
  5,426     FARO Technologies, Inc.*     147,587  
  18,897     FormFactor, Inc.*     568,800  
  10,947     Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.*     127,533  
  21,327     Hackett Group, Inc. (The)     397,535  
  24,553     Harmonic, Inc.*     323,854  
  6,470     I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A*     159,227  
  13,736     Identiv, Inc.*     96,427  
  6,333     Impinj, Inc.*     839,882  
  18,205     Infinera Corp.*     128,709  
  33,109     Information Services Group, Inc.     174,484  
  46,744     Inseego Corp.*     41,859  
  8,156     Insight Enterprises, Inc.*     1,092,252  
  2,440     InterDigital, Inc.(a)     178,096  
  11,962     International Money Express, Inc.*     305,629  
  4,702     Itron, Inc.*     262,231  
  9,771     Kimball Electronics, Inc.*     244,373  
  22,549     Knowles Corp.*     382,882  
  15,780     Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (Singapore)     841,074  
  11,505     LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*     271,863  
  6,177     MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.*     423,372  
  11,295     Maximus, Inc.     927,094  
  16,514     MaxLinear, Inc.*     564,944  
  9,539     Methode Electronics, Inc.     464,835  
  20,164     Mitek Systems, Inc.*     187,525  
  10,934     Model N, Inc.*     363,009  
  17,996     Momentive Global, Inc.*     124,172  
  19,312     MoneyGram International, Inc.*     209,535  
  21,516     Napco Security Technologies, Inc.*     679,906  
  9,450     NETGEAR, Inc.*     171,045  
  17,527     NetScout Systems, Inc.*     498,468  
  5,696     Novanta, Inc.*     893,759  
  14,357     OneSpan, Inc.*     194,107  
  12,346     Onto Innovation, Inc.*     1,018,175  
  3,767     OSI Systems, Inc.*     348,636  
  14,964     Paysafe Ltd.*     298,382  
  10,466     PC Connection, Inc.     458,411  
  4,356     PDF Solutions, Inc.*     163,089  
  8,427     Perficient, Inc.*     596,632  
  26,220     Photronics, Inc.*     461,996  
  5,542     Plexus Corp.*     531,422  
  10,640     Power Integrations, Inc.     875,140  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Information Technology – (continued)  
  12,240     Progress Software Corp.   703,066  
  5,429     PROS Holdings, Inc.*     141,643  
  6,733     Qualys, Inc.*     795,504  
  55,355     Rackspace Technology, Inc.*     130,084  
  23,669     Rambus, Inc.*     1,046,880  
  7,980     Rapid7, Inc.*     377,454  
  9,615     Remitly Global, Inc.*     140,667  
  27,454     Repay Holdings Corp.*     232,810  
  43,336     Ribbon Communications, Inc.*     193,279  
  3,727     Rimini Street, Inc.*     15,952  
  924     Rogers Corp.*     136,013  
  14,033     Sabre Corp.*     71,007  
  14,299     Sanmina Corp.*     864,518  
  8,988     Sapiens International Corp. NV (Israel)     185,333  
  8,674     ScanSource, Inc.*     270,455  
  6,751     SecureWorks Corp., Class A*     51,105  
  11,356     Semtech Corp.*     349,878  
  5,135     ShotSpotter, Inc.*     175,103  
  3,631     Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*     648,242  
  1,937     SiTime Corp.*     240,479  
  24,004     SMART Global Holdings, Inc.*     400,867  
  6,394     Sprout Social, Inc., Class A*     389,906  
  7,859     SPS Commerce, Inc.*     1,183,880  
  10,116     Squarespace, Inc., Class A*     236,816  
  39,457     StoneCo Ltd., Class A (Brazil)*     335,779  
  5,857     Super Micro Computer, Inc.*     573,810  
  8,673     Synaptics, Inc.*     1,020,032  
  12,771     Tenable Holdings, Inc.*     564,861  
  4,889     TTEC Holdings, Inc.     196,831  
  29,768     TTM Technologies, Inc.*     395,617  
  12,231     Turtle Beach Corp.*     98,949  
  11,887     Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*     378,720  
  30,933     Unisys Corp.*     154,046  
  20,106     Upland Software, Inc.*     116,414  
  14,417     Varonis Systems, Inc.*     390,412  
  10,292     Veeco Instruments, Inc.*     218,911  
  12,767     Verint Systems, Inc.*     477,230  
  13,883     Veritone, Inc.*     98,430  
  20,572     Verra Mobility Corp.*     354,456  
  37,875     Viavi Solutions, Inc.*     414,352  
  27,058     Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     574,441  
  7,794     Vishay Precision Group, Inc.*     339,818  
  7,587     Workiva, Inc.*     676,760  
  23,816     Xerox Holdings Corp.     392,726  
  8,835     Xperi, Inc.*     103,281  
  35,820     Yext, Inc.*     262,919  
  29,005     Zeta Global Holdings Corp., Class A*     307,743  
  23,515     Zuora, Inc., Class A*     199,172  
   

 

 

 
      60,013,976  

 

 

 
Materials – 4.6%  
  8,939     AdvanSix, Inc.     367,840  
  6,310     Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.     1,058,439  
  18,766     American Vanguard Corp.     391,646  
  7,728     Arconic Corp.*     204,328  
  9,212     ATI, Inc.*     374,468  

 

 

 

 

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Common Stocks – (continued)  
Materials – (continued)  
  15,268     Avient Corp.   $ 666,143  
  3,432     Balchem Corp.     446,160  
  8,763     Cabot Corp.     696,921  
  8,436     Carpenter Technology Corp.     407,712  
  5,057     Chase Corp.     495,283  
  5,917     Clearwater Paper Corp.*     228,337  
  26,956     Commercial Metals Co.     1,394,973  
  2,934     Compass Minerals International, Inc.     113,047  
  17,839     Constellium SE*     285,246  
  5,530     Greif, Inc., Class A     392,907  
  2,840     Hawkins, Inc.     115,503  
  8,579     HB Fuller Co.     598,471  
  37,972     Hecla Mining Co.     195,556  
  7,118     Ingevity Corp.*     587,662  
  6,956     Innospec, Inc.     761,404  
  3,819     Intrepid Potash, Inc.*     120,948  
  2,688     Kaiser Aluminum Corp.     213,212  
  4,937     Koppers Holdings, Inc.     177,189  
  11,351     Livent Corp.*     266,181  
  8,126     LSB Industries, Inc.*     110,432  
  4,129     Materion Corp.     461,127  
  6,384     Mativ Holdings, Inc.     165,409  
  6,121     Minerals Technologies, Inc.     371,851  
  31,746     Myers Industries, Inc.     820,317  
  20,572     Novagold Resources, Inc. (Canada)*     114,997  
  25,717     O-I Glass, Inc.*     571,432  
  8,845     Olympic Steel, Inc.     464,363  
  23,767     Orion Engineered Carbons SA (Germany)     606,059  
  9,451     Pactiv Evergreen, Inc.     102,165  
  10,900     Perimeter Solutions SA*     93,304  
  1,760     Piedmont Lithium, Inc.*     114,224  
  1,157     Quaker Chemical Corp.     226,517  
  20,887     Ramaco Resources, Inc.     207,826  
  36,781     Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*     301,604  
  15,501     Resolute Forest Products, Inc.*     339,782  
  18,262     Ryerson Holding Corp.     656,154  
  14,167     Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A     463,119  
  7,988     Sensient Technologies Corp.     602,215  
  3,803     Stepan Co.     395,854  
  15,219     Summit Materials, Inc., Class A*     449,569  
  38,630     SunCoke Energy, Inc.     367,371  
  4,392     Sylvamo Corp.     216,657  
  19,955     TimkenSteel Corp.*     364,977  
  11,329     Tredegar Corp.     131,643  
  9,448     TriMas Corp.     283,346  
  6,554     Trinseo PLC     151,922  
  22,390     Tronox Holdings PLC     349,284  
  1,890     United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.     304,857  
  23,287     Warrior Met Coal, Inc.     891,193  
  6,814     Worthington Industries, Inc.     411,838  
   

 

 

 
      21,670,984  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 6.2%  
  15,181     Acadia Realty Trust REIT     221,187  
  8,407     Agree Realty Corp. REIT     595,047  
  24,281     Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. REIT     453,326  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  536     Alexander’s, Inc. REIT   117,336  
  8,166     American Assets Trust, Inc. REIT     206,028  
  67,824     Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.*     392,701  
  58,911     Apartment Investment and Management Co., Class A REIT     441,832  
  38,876     Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. REIT     641,843  
  10,787     Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. REIT     138,289  
  26,718     Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT     124,506  
  27,485     Brandywine Realty Trust REIT     161,887  
  21,633     Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. REIT     383,986  
  8,878     BRT Apartments Corp. REIT     187,947  
  16,633     CareTrust REIT, Inc. REIT     327,171  
  6,270     CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT     160,199  
  2,584     Centerspace REIT     161,784  
  16,341     Chatham Lodging Trust REIT     199,524  
  14,645     City Office REIT, Inc. REIT     123,897  
  6,000     Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. REIT     232,440  
  255,763     Compass, Inc., Class A*     923,304  
  17,362     Corporate Office Properties Trust REIT     441,516  
  11,107     CTO Realty Growth, Inc. REIT     195,261  
  65,127     Cushman & Wakefield PLC*     842,743  
  31,135     DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT     271,497  
  13,246     DigitalBridge Group, Inc.     162,528  
  53,412     Diversified Healthcare Trust REIT     52,344  
  40,616     Douglas Elliman, Inc.     171,400  
  14,073     Easterly Government Properties, Inc. REIT     212,502  
  10,389     Elme Communities REIT     193,339  
  39,329     Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT     286,708  
  10,307     Equity Commonwealth REIT     218,818  
  11,484     Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     295,828  
  63,919     eXp World Holdings, Inc.(a)     772,142  
  11,200     Farmland Partners, Inc. REIT     120,064  
  11,074     Forestar Group, Inc.*     158,026  
  15,276     Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. REIT     414,743  
  31,944     Franklin Street Properties Corp. REIT     77,304  
  3,740     FRP Holdings, Inc.*     204,391  
  8,497     Getty Realty Corp. REIT     291,702  
  11,375     Gladstone Commercial Corp. REIT     155,610  
  6,150     Gladstone Land Corp. REIT     108,240  
  9,554     Global Medical REIT, Inc. REIT     96,113  
  22,441     Global Net Lease, Inc. REIT     316,867  
  29,264     Hersha Hospitality Trust, Class A REIT     244,647  
  22,126     Independence Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     400,259  
  32,220     Industrial Logistics Properties Trust REIT     132,102  
  2,768     Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. REIT     244,719  
  6,824     InvenTrust Properties Corp. REIT     165,073  
  19,414     iStar, Inc. REIT     149,488  
  17,821     Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     297,789  
  36,546     Kite Realty Group Trust REIT     793,779  
  7,147     LTC Properties, Inc. REIT     256,006  
  38,059     LXP Industrial Trust REIT     396,955  

 

 

 

 

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  Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  27,790     Macerich Co. (The) REIT   $ 332,091  
  24,438     Marcus & Millichap, Inc.     839,934  
  6,798     National Health Investors, Inc. REIT     373,890  
  34,613     Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. (The) REIT     237,445  
  5,427     NETSTREIT Corp. REIT     109,571  
  31,967     Newmark Group, Inc., Class A     256,375  
  5,969     NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. REIT     289,079  
  45,122     Offerpad Solutions, Inc.*     25,647  
  17,623     Office Properties Income Trust REIT     289,722  
  17,264     Orion Office REIT, Inc. REIT     147,780  
  16,107     Outfront Media, Inc. REIT     281,067  
  42,281     Paramount Group, Inc. REIT     222,821  
  21,218     Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT     302,781  
  9,551     Phillips Edison & Co., Inc. REIT     325,594  
  31,259     Physicians Realty Trust REIT     463,571  
  27,343     Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT     250,188  
  6,435     Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. REIT     139,189  
  11,374     Postal Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT     166,402  
  23,958     PotlatchDeltic Corp. REIT     1,105,901  
  14,797     RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A     273,597  
  55,690     Redfin Corp.*     412,663  
  20,069     Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. REIT     285,582  
  22,833     RLJ Lodging Trust REIT     258,926  
  11,068     RMR Group, Inc. (The), Class A     311,454  
  23,998     RPT Realty REIT     257,259  
  5,340     Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT     495,392  
  35,301     Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. REIT     420,435  
  2,515     Saul Centers, Inc. REIT     98,890  
  36,379     Service Properties Trust REIT     399,441  
  25,516     SITE Centers Corp. REIT     341,149  
  5,867     St Joe Co. (The)     251,284  
  23,157     STAG Industrial, Inc. REIT     779,001  
  35,892     Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT     265,601  
  31,258     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. REIT     330,397  
  21,821     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT     412,199  
  10,143     Terreno Realty Corp. REIT     630,996  
  10,934     UMH Properties, Inc. REIT     185,987  
  43,485     Uniti Group, Inc. REIT     238,733  
  2,995     Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT     158,795  
  12,265     Urban Edge Properties REIT     188,881  
  2,141     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A REIT     37,039  
  19,728     Veris Residential, Inc. REIT*     318,410  
  21,618     Whitestone REIT     204,290  
  16,308     Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT     228,964  
   

 

 

 
      29,279,150  

 

 

 
Utilities – 3.5%  
  11,368     ALLETE, Inc.     695,608  
  10,897     American States Water Co.     973,102  
  13,502     Avista Corp.     555,202  
  12,192     Black Hills Corp.     748,711  
  22,707     Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A (Canada)(a)     981,170  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Utilities – (continued)  
  8,888     California Water Service Group   508,749  
  4,545     Chesapeake Utilities Corp.     582,169  
  27,135     Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A     806,181  
  30,650     Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C     962,717  
  7,339     MGE Energy, Inc.     519,454  
  3,072     Middlesex Water Co.     235,008  
  40,745     Montauk Renewables, Inc.*     401,746  
  16,483     New Jersey Resources Corp.     841,128  
  5,401     Northwest Natural Holding Co.     261,084  
  10,751     NorthWestern Corp.     621,193  
  11,579     ONE Gas, Inc.     928,173  
  10,121     Ormat Technologies, Inc.     855,427  
  12,467     Otter Tail Corp.     883,786  
  17,451     PNM Resources, Inc.     855,099  
  19,338     Portland General Electric Co.     924,356  
  18,142     Pure Cycle Corp.*     160,194  
  5,276     SJW Group     403,297  
  10,488     Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.     660,849  
  9,191     Spire, Inc.     647,046  
  6,598     Sunnova Energy International, Inc.*     117,312  
  5,126     Unitil Corp.     278,444  
  1,934     Via Renewables, Inc.     11,333  
  4,884     York Water Co. (The)     212,356  
   

 

 

 
      16,630,894  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $453,347,856)   $ 467,580,120  

 

 

 

 

Shares   Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.5%(c)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

2,262,941   4.475%   $ 2,262,941  
(Cost $2,262,941)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.5%

 

(Cost $455,610,797)   $ 469,843,061  

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF     LIABILITIES – 0.5%     2,401,470  

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 472,244,531  

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

  Significant unobservable inputs were used in the valuation of this portfolio security; i.e. Level 3.

(c)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   77


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At February 28, 2023, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

                 

E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     40          03/17/23        $ 3,798,200        $ (20,015

 

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


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Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         
Description
  Value  
Common Stocks – 99.7%  
Australia – 2.2%  
  5,733     ASX Ltd. (Financials)   $ 263,046  
  49,083     Brambles Ltd. (Industrials)     425,986  
  209,059     Coles Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,562,998  
  32,602     EBOS Group Ltd. (Health Care)     896,211  
  312,105     Medibank Pvt Ltd. (Financials)     702,963  
  53,981     National Australia Bank Ltd. (Financials)     1,092,063  
  27,682     Sonic Healthcare Ltd. (Health Care)     601,276  
  606,297     Telstra Group Ltd. (Communication Services)     1,700,843  
  65,044     Wesfarmers Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     2,115,924  
  51,808     Westpac Banking Corp. (Financials)     787,125  
  80,390     Woolworths Group Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,001,470  
   

 

 

 
      13,149,905  

 

 

 
Austria – 0.3%  
  16,555     ANDRITZ AG (Industrials)     1,026,182  
  8,384     Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (Financials)     235,173  
  25,158     Wienerberger AG (Materials)     786,529  
   

 

 

 
      2,047,884  

 

 

 
Belgium – 0.6%  
  5,073     Ackermans & van Haaren NV (Industrials)     862,401  
  1,709     Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV (Financials)     144,122  
  13,549     Proximus SADP (Communication Services)     125,295  
  12,826     Solvay SA (Materials)     1,472,414  
  6,641     UCB SA (Health Care)     573,142  
  21,836     Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT (Real Estate)     670,629  
   

 

 

 
      3,848,003  

 

 

 
Canada – 4.4%  
  4,392     Atco Ltd., Class I (Utilities)     136,491  
  9,030     Bank of Montreal (Financials)     857,732  
  20,207     Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (Financials)     1,000,962  
  16,093     BCE, Inc. (Communication Services)     713,603  
  27,271     Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Financials)     1,249,925  
  11,845     Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A (Utilities)     311,383  
  27,455     CGI, Inc. (Information Technology)*     2,467,108  
  35,137     Enbridge, Inc. (Energy)     1,321,138  
  6,396     George Weston Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     803,112  
  62,469     Great-West Lifeco, Inc. (Financials)     1,708,268  
  23,427     Hydro One Ltd. (Utilities)(a)     609,314  
  8,829     Intact Financial Corp. (Financials)     1,271,124  
  28,363     Loblaw Cos. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     2,429,329  
  12,857     Metro, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     669,268  
  17,711     National Bank of Canada (Financials)     1,303,754  
  24,072     Open Text Corp. (Information Technology)     830,484  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Canada – (continued)  
  21,831     Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Energy)   718,373  
  90,780     Power Corp. of Canada (Financials)     2,428,446  
  8,155     Quebecor, Inc., Class B (Communication Services)     193,355  
  11,350     RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (Real Estate)     180,156  
  19,024     Royal Bank of Canada (Financials)     1,935,866  
  25,650     Sun Life Financial, Inc. (Financials)(b)     1,242,323  
  26,157     TELUS Corp. (Communication Services)     521,238  
  4,870     Thomson Reuters Corp. (Industrials)     591,146  
  17,215     Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (Financials)     1,148,763  
   

 

 

 
      26,642,661  

 

 

 
Denmark – 0.1%  
  13,854     Tryg A/S (Financials)     307,856  

 

 

 
Finland – 0.5%  
  7,201     Elisa OYJ (Communication Services)     410,242  
  24,325     Orion OYJ, Class B (Health Care)     1,149,242  
  26,871     Sampo OYJ, Class A (Financials)     1,311,988  
  8,083     UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Materials)     294,106  
   

 

 

 
      3,165,578  

 

 

 
France – 2.4%  
  6,902     Air Liquide SA (Materials)     1,102,035  
  61,934     AXA SA (Financials)     1,960,579  
  15,621     Bouygues SA (Industrials)     530,777  
  5,991     Capgemini SE (Information Technology)     1,129,963  
  60,012     Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (Consumer Discretionary)     1,892,417  
  8,559     Dassault Systemes (Information Technology)     332,030  
  3,135     Legrand SA (Industrials)     291,241  
  2,950     L’Oreal SA (Consumer Staples)     1,173,491  
  351,365     Orange SA (Communication Services)     4,021,345  
  1,859     Pernod Ricard SA (Consumer Staples)     389,760  
  12,571     Thales SA (Industrials)     1,762,431  
   

 

 

 
      14,586,069  

 

 

 
Germany – 1.5%  
  901     Allianz SE (Financials)     212,267  
  8,478     Beiersdorf AG (Consumer Staples)     1,015,974  
  5,007     Deutsche Boerse AG (Financials)     876,138  
  129,589     Deutsche Telekom AG (Communication Services)     2,918,309  
  44,281     E.ON SE (Utilities)     485,801  
  40,829     Evonik Industries AG (Materials)     875,942  
  1,524     Hannover Rueck SE (Financials)     296,897  
  2,539     Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Consumer Staples)     176,231  
  1,186     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Financials)     410,153  
  3,700     SAP SE (Information Technology)     421,736  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   79


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         
Description
  Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Germany – (continued)  
  4,166     Symrise AG (Materials)   $ 427,667  
  12,264     Talanx AG (Financials)     587,350  
   

 

 

 
      8,704,465  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 0.2%  
  95,588     CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     599,137  
  28,978     CLP Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     205,074  
  93,059     Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     497,927  
   

 

 

 
      1,302,138  

 

 

 
Ireland – 0.1%  
  4,367     Kerry Group PLC, Class A (Consumer Staples)     419,680  

 

 

 
Israel – 1.1%  
  110,339     Bank Hapoalim BM (Financials)     923,670  
  151,993     Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM (Financials)     1,182,908  
  13,725     Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Information Technology)*     1,698,057  
  11,919     First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. (The) (Financials)     422,532  
  208,221     Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A (Financials)     988,380  
  127,690     Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd. (Real Estate)     330,148  
  34,364     Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. (Financials)     1,022,548  
  61,008     Shufersal Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     314,977  
   

 

 

 
      6,883,220  

 

 

 
Italy – 1.1%  
  144,912     Assicurazioni Generali SpA (Financials)     2,875,339  
  142,446     Eni SpA (Energy)     2,019,122  
  141,664     Hera SpA (Utilities)     379,042  
  12,266     Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA (Health Care)     522,145  
  55,511     Snam SpA (Utilities)     273,508  
  44,134     Terna – Rete Elettrica Nazionale (Utilities)     333,620  
  97,884     UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA (Financials)     249,757  
   

 

 

 
      6,652,533  

 

 

 
Japan – 7.0%  
  24,632     Brother Industries Ltd. (Information Technology)     362,206  
  73,458     Canon, Inc. (Information Technology)     1,585,752  
  16,852     Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     388,840  
  158     Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT (Real Estate)     326,057  
  116,127     Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Financials)     554,995  
  31,476     FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. (Information Technology)     1,468,256  
  2,194     Hirose Electric Co. Ltd. (Information Technology)     268,180  
  28,220     Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd. (Financials)(b)     243,635  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  282,148     Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. (Financials)   2,506,325  
  132,052     Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     2,684,859  
  63,493     KDDI Corp. (Communication Services)     1,857,968  
  41,576     Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     622,350  
  33,056     Kyocera Corp. (Information Technology)     1,627,865  
  16,996     Kyushu Railway Co. (Industrials)     371,700  
  14,083     McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     557,261  
  19,636     MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     899,524  
  55,972     Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     696,697  
  129,020     Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc. (Financials)     673,444  
  159,433     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     2,484,283  
  21,601     MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (Financials)     705,999  
  4,294     NH Foods Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     118,529  
  7,540     Nichirei Corp. (Consumer Staples)     148,791  
  184,383     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Communication Services)     5,342,728  
  44,242     Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     511,228  
  2,382     Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Staples)     198,303  
  25,242     Obayashi Corp. (Industrials)     186,607  
  20,085     Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     409,913  
  13,606     Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     412,930  
  13,589     Secom Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     790,410  
  96,195     Sekisui House Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     1,821,642  
  321,018     SoftBank Corp. (Communication Services)     3,623,427  
  47,066     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Financials)     2,063,489  
  112,088     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Health Care)     3,465,952  
  33,582     Teijin Ltd. (Materials)     348,849  
  5,326     Tobu Railway Co. Ltd. (Industrials)     118,864  
  24,731     Trend Micro, Inc. (Information Technology)     1,163,790  
  18,967     USS Co. Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     307,588  
   

 

 

 
      41,919,236  

 

 

 
Netherlands – 1.4%  
  4,168     HAL Trust (Financials)     552,521  
  135,605     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Consumer Staples)     4,316,432  
  140,811     Koninklijke KPN NV (Communication Services)     483,979  
  28,198     Wolters Kluwer NV (Industrials)     3,272,992  
   

 

 

 
      8,625,924  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares         
Description
  Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
New Zealand – 0.2%  
  174,112     Fletcher Building Ltd. (Industrials)   $ 512,388  
  16,598     Mainfreight Ltd. (Industrials)     749,138  
   

 

 

 
      1,261,526  

 

 

 
Norway – 0.6%  
  38,474     DNB Bank ASA (Financials)     771,968  
  44,381     Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (Financials)     790,974  
  39,678     SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA (Financials)     498,537  
  98,175     Storebrand ASA (Financials)     816,026  
  85,252     Telenor ASA (Communication Services)     960,332  
   

 

 

 
      3,837,837  

 

 

 
Singapore – 0.9%  
  267,317     Genting Singapore Ltd. (Consumer Discretionary)     202,550  
  74,230     Keppel Corp. Ltd. (Industrials)     302,181  
  152,697     Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (Financials)     1,437,188  
  1,417,789     Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (Industrials)*     133,759  
  34,564     Singapore Airlines Ltd. (Industrials)     146,097  
  147,024     Singapore Exchange Ltd. (Financials)     951,290  
  243,055     Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Communication Services)     427,917  
  30,480     United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Financials)     677,459  
  105,182     UOL Group Ltd. (Real Estate)     533,665  
  22,668     Venture Corp. Ltd. (Information Technology)     289,128  
   

 

 

 
      5,101,234  

 

 

 
Spain – 0.5%  
  5,915     ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Industrials)     179,780  
  38,136     Iberdrola SA (Utilities)     439,416  
  44,397     Naturgy Energy Group SA (Utilities)     1,226,984  
  57,631     Red Electrica Corp. SA (Utilities)     960,159  
   

 

 

 
      2,806,339  

 

 

 
Sweden – 1.0%  
  26,556     Axfood AB (Consumer Staples)     638,397  
  114,222     Investor AB, Class A (Financials)     2,354,844  
  4,442     Investor AB, Class B (Financials)     86,296  
  84,358     Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A (Financials)     898,699  
  47,706     Swedbank AB, Class A (Financials)     978,036  
  31,789     Tele2 AB, Class B (Communication Services)     293,669  
  368,737     Telia Co. AB (Communication Services)     956,441  
   

 

 

 
      6,206,382  

 

 

 
Switzerland – 1.6%  
  1,230     Geberit AG (Industrials)     667,986  
  30,650     Novartis AG (Health Care)     2,592,619  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Switzerland – (continued)  
  909     SGS SA (Industrials)   2,092,955  
  2,927     Swisscom AG (Communication Services)     1,812,570  
  4,541     Zurich Insurance Group AG (Financials)     2,162,819  
   

 

 

 
      9,328,949  

 

 

 
United Kingdom – 2.8%  
  313,531     BAE Systems PLC (Industrials)     3,408,595  
  27,654     British American Tobacco PLC (Consumer Staples)     1,052,422  
  22,095     Bunzl PLC (Industrials)     792,850  
  413,457     CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (Industrials)     2,465,098  
  14,673     Diageo PLC (Consumer Staples)     626,887  
  7,646     Halma PLC (Information Technology)     200,313  
  1,480     Linde PLC (Materials)     515,588  
  70,498     National Grid PLC (Utilities)     894,451  
  90,394     RELX PLC (Industrials)     2,739,171  
  224,927     Sage Group PLC (The) (Information Technology)     2,038,497  
  8,688     Severn Trent PLC (Utilities)     289,354  
  669,729     Tesco PLC (Consumer Staples)     2,067,559  
   

 

 

 
      17,090,785  

 

 

 
United States – 69.2%  
  12,675     3M Co. (Industrials)     1,365,605  
  8,166     Abbott Laboratories (Health Care)     830,646  
  23,623     AbbVie, Inc. (Health Care)     3,635,580  
  15,991     Accenture PLC, Class A (Information Technology)     4,246,410  
  7,103     Adobe, Inc. (Information Technology)*     2,301,017  
  36,432     Aflac, Inc. (Financials)     2,482,841  
  3,083     Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Health Care)     437,694  
  2,778     Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Materials)     794,452  
  17,016     Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Information Technology)*     1,235,361  
  9,451     Allstate Corp. (The) (Financials)     1,217,100  
  30,791     Alphabet, Inc., Class A (Communication Services)*     2,773,037  
  29,782     Alphabet, Inc., Class C (Communication Services)*     2,689,315  
  15,921     Altria Group, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     739,212  
  47,042     Amazon.com, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)*     4,432,768  
  29,332     Amcor PLC (Materials)     326,758  
  28,760     Amdocs Ltd. (Information Technology)     2,634,704  
  11,613     Ameren Corp. (Utilities)     960,511  
  13,337     American Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities)     1,173,256  
  12,622     AmerisourceBergen Corp. (Health Care)     1,963,478  
  6,306     AMETEK, Inc. (Industrials)     892,677  
  3,950     Amgen, Inc. (Health Care)     915,057  
  30,641     Amphenol Corp., Class A (Information Technology)     2,375,290  
  3,928     Analog Devices, Inc. (Information Technology)     720,670  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   81


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         
Description
  Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United States – (continued)  
  111,016     Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT (Financials)   $ 2,295,811  
  4,256     Aon PLC, Class A (Financials)     1,294,037  
  114,254     Apple, Inc. (Information Technology)     16,842,182  
  16,994     Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Financials)*     1,189,580  
  43,312     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (Consumer Staples)     3,447,635  
  9,517     Arthur J Gallagher & Co. (Financials)     1,783,010  
  74,430     AT&T, Inc. (Communication Services)     1,407,471  
  2,847     Atmos Energy Corp. (Utilities)     321,170  
  15,363     Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (Information Technology)     3,377,095  
  2,630     AutoZone, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)*     6,539,600  
  42,721     Bank of America Corp. (Financials)     1,465,330  
  6,680     Baxter International, Inc. (Health Care)     266,866  
  4,610     Becton Dickinson and Co. (Health Care)     1,081,276  
  9,805     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (Financials)*     2,992,290  
  4,894     Boston Scientific Corp. (Health Care)*     228,648  
  53,753     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (Health Care)     3,706,807  
  2,532     Broadcom, Inc. (Information Technology)     1,504,742  
  5,690     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Information Technology)     801,038  
  3,641     Brown-Forman Corp., Class B (Consumer Staples)     236,192  
  13,112     Campbell Soup Co. (Consumer Staples)     688,642  
  24,700     Cardinal Health, Inc. (Health Care)     1,870,037  
  12,076     CDW Corp. (Information Technology)     2,444,424  
  21,262     CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Utilities)     591,509  
  25,452     C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (Industrials)     2,544,182  
  18,623     Chevron Corp. (Energy)     2,994,020  
  3,899     Chubb Ltd. (Financials)     822,767  
  9,603     Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (Consumer Staples)     804,539  
  4,618     Cintas Corp. (Industrials)     2,024,854  
  101,195     Cisco Systems, Inc. (Information Technology)     4,899,862  
  41,537     Citigroup, Inc. (Financials)     2,105,511  
  8,618     CMS Energy Corp. (Utilities)     508,203  
  52,302     Coca-Cola Co. (The) (Consumer Staples)     3,112,492  
  51,723     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (Information Technology)     3,239,412  
  66,111     Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Consumer Staples)     4,845,936  
  59,097     Comcast Corp., Class A (Communication Services)     2,196,635  
  84,024     Computershare Ltd. (Information Technology)     1,405,208  
  23,586     Conagra Brands, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     858,766  
  21,295     Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Utilities)     1,902,708  
  1,226     Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A (Consumer Staples)     274,256  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United States – (continued)  
  699     Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) (Health Care)   228,552  
  17,728     Corning, Inc. (Information Technology)     601,866  
  11,454     Corteva, Inc. (Materials)     713,470  
  5,706     Costco Wholesale Corp. (Consumer Staples)     2,762,731  
  10,580     CSX Corp. (Industrials)     322,584  
  2,255     Cummins, Inc. (Industrials)     548,145  
  46,984     CVS Health Corp. (Health Care)     3,925,043  
  27,549     Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C (Information Technology)     1,119,591  
  14,223     Dollar General Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     3,076,435  
  1,647     Dover Corp. (Industrials)     246,885  
  37,555     Dow, Inc. (Materials)     2,148,146  
  7,377     DTE Energy Co. (Utilities)     809,331  
  8,110     Duke Energy Corp. (Utilities)     764,449  
  5,217     Edison International (Utilities)     345,418  
  4,763     Electronic Arts, Inc. (Communication Services)     528,407  
  4,991     Elevance Health, Inc. (Health Care)     2,344,123  
  6,286     Eli Lilly & Co. (Health Care)     1,956,329  
  6,427     Emerson Electric Co. (Industrials)     531,577  
  2,430     Entergy Corp. (Utilities)     249,974  
  971     Everest Re Group Ltd. (Financials)     372,835  
  8,870     Evergy, Inc. (Utilities)     521,645  
  22,983     Exelon Corp. (Utilities)     928,283  
  14,891     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (Industrials)     1,557,003  
  28,226     Exxon Mobil Corp. (Energy)     3,102,320  
  13,114     F5, Inc. (Information Technology)*     1,875,040  
  73,047     Fastenal Co. (Industrials)     3,766,303  
  34,765     Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (Financials)     1,385,733  
  33,858     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (Information Technology)     2,145,581  
  10,588     FirstEnergy Corp. (Utilities)     418,650  
  20,772     Fiserv, Inc. (Information Technology)*     2,390,649  
  4,796     FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (Information Technology)*     1,030,133  
  9,058     Fortive Corp. (Industrials)     603,806  
  6,420     Gartner, Inc. (Information Technology)*     2,104,540  
  13,837     Gen Digital, Inc. (Information Technology)     269,960  
  19,787     General Dynamics Corp. (Industrials)     4,509,655  
  23,382     General Mills, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     1,859,103  
  30,136     Genuine Parts Co. (Consumer Discretionary)     5,329,853  
  54,400     Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Health Care)     4,380,832  
  153,851     GSK PLC (Health Care)     2,654,946  
  168,388     Haleon PLC (Consumer Staples)*     656,324  
  17,813     Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) (Financials)     1,394,402  
  30,753     Henry Schein, Inc. (Health Care)*     2,408,267  
  23,814     Hershey Co. (The) (Consumer Staples)     5,675,352  
  252,082     Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (Information Technology)     3,935,000  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares         
Description
  Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United States – (continued)  
  12,098     Hologic, Inc. (Health Care)*   $ 963,485  
  15,476     Home Depot, Inc. (The) (Consumer Discretionary)     4,589,253  
  5,948     Honeywell International, Inc. (Industrials)     1,138,923  
  7,035     Hormel Foods Corp. (Consumer Staples)     312,213  
  9,567     Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (Industrials)     2,230,642  
  9,173     Intel Corp. (Information Technology)     228,683  
  24,144     International Business Machines Corp. (Information Technology)     3,121,819  
  6,387     International Paper Co. (Materials)     232,423  
  1,470     Intuit, Inc. (Information Technology)     598,555  
  2,343     IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (Health Care)*     488,445  
  5,114     J M Smucker Co. (The) (Consumer Staples)     756,309  
  36,033     Johnson & Johnson (Health Care)     5,522,418  
  15,079     JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Financials)     2,161,575  
  13,147     Kellogg Co. (Consumer Staples)     866,913  
  30,522     Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     1,054,535  
  18,704     Keysight Technologies, Inc. (Information Technology)*     2,991,892  
  8,812     Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Consumer Staples)     1,101,941  
  25,043     Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Energy)     427,234  
  42,299     Kraft Heinz Co. (The) (Consumer Staples)     1,647,123  
  3,738     L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (Industrials)     789,428  
  9,863     Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (Health Care)     2,360,808  
  18,016     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A (Communication Services)*     583,538  
  35,713     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C (Communication Services)*     1,150,673  
  4,407     Lockheed Martin Corp. (Industrials)     2,090,064  
  31,239     Loews Corp. (Financials)     1,908,391  
  22,096     Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     4,546,252  
  792     Markel Corp. (Financials)*     1,053,249  
  30,420     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (Financials)     4,932,299  
  49,407     Masco Corp. (Industrials)     2,590,409  
  1,873     Mastercard, Inc., Class A (Information Technology)     665,458  
  15,997     McDonald’s Corp. (Consumer Discretionary)     4,221,768  
  7,859     McKesson Corp. (Health Care)     2,749,157  
  33,065     Merck & Co., Inc. (Health Care)     3,512,826  
  20,120     Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A (Communication Services)*     3,519,793  
  9,287     MetLife, Inc. (Financials)     666,157  
  49,767     Microsoft Corp. (Information Technology)     12,412,885  
  30,730     Mondelez International, Inc., Class A (Consumer Staples)     2,002,981  
  4,885     Monster Beverage Corp. (Consumer Staples)*     497,098  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United States – (continued)  
  11,039     Moody’s Corp. (Financials)   3,202,966  
  17,343     Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Information Technology)     4,557,914  
  12,962     Nasdaq, Inc. (Financials)     726,650  
  13,927     Nestle SA (Consumer Staples)     1,576,288  
  13,879     NetApp, Inc. (Information Technology)     895,889  
  22,588     NiSource, Inc. (Utilities)     619,589  
  4,192     Northrop Grumman Corp. (Industrials)     1,945,549  
  7,588     NVIDIA Corp. (Information Technology)     1,761,630  
  3,108     Omnicom Group, Inc. (Communication Services)     281,492  
  3,407     Oracle Corp. (Information Technology)     297,772  
  9,179     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)*     7,619,488  
  12,534     Otis Worldwide Corp. (Industrials)     1,060,627  
  18,057     PACCAR, Inc. (Industrials)     1,303,715  
  1,551     Packaging Corp. of America (Materials)     212,053  
  32,675     Paychex, Inc. (Information Technology)     3,607,320  
  32,125     PepsiCo, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     5,574,651  
  30,105     Pfizer, Inc. (Health Care)     1,221,360  
  36,954     Philip Morris International, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     3,595,624  
  24,629     PPL Corp. (Utilities)     666,707  
  25,647     Procter & Gamble Co. (The) (Consumer Staples)     3,528,001  
  9,780     Progressive Corp. (The) (Financials)     1,403,626  
  16,474     Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (Health Care)     2,279,343  
  12,895     Raytheon Technologies Corp. (Industrials)     1,264,871  
  11,788     Realty Income Corp. REIT (Real Estate)     753,843  
  3,520     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Health Care)*     2,676,678  
  20,474     Republic Services, Inc. (Industrials)     2,639,713  
  5,405     Roche Holding AG (Health Care)     1,679,313  
  5,959     Roche Holding AG (Health Care)     1,728,094  
  1,490     Roper Technologies, Inc. (Information Technology)     640,998  
  6,880     Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A (Health Care)     246,648  
  4,708     Salesforce, Inc. (Information Technology)*     770,276  
  19,414     Sanofi (Health Care)     1,830,117  
  5,964     Sempra Energy (Utilities)     894,361  
  5,044     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) (Materials)     1,116,489  
  160,059     Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (Communication Services)(b)     702,659  
  2,216     Snap-on, Inc. (Industrials)     551,075  
  24,722     Southern Co. (The) (Utilities)     1,558,969  
  46,440     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Information Technology)     2,726,028  
  1,081     Stryker Corp. (Health Care)     284,173  
  6,397     TE Connectivity Ltd. (Information Technology)     814,466  
  17,480     Texas Instruments, Inc. (Information Technology)     2,996,946  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   83


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® WORLD LOW VOL PLUS EQUITY ETF

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         
Description
  Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United States – (continued)  
  125     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Health Care)   $ 67,720  
  28,338     TJX Cos., Inc. (The) (Consumer Discretionary)     2,170,691  
  4,002     T-Mobile US, Inc. (Communication Services)*     569,004  
  9,536     Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) (Financials)     1,765,304  
  12,276     Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A (Consumer Staples)     727,230  
  803     Union Pacific Corp. (Industrials)     166,446  
  2,399     United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B (Industrials)     437,794  
  11,791     UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Health Care)     5,611,809  
  21,873     VeriSign, Inc. (Information Technology)*     4,305,263  
  93,352     Verizon Communications, Inc. (Communication Services)     3,622,991  
  6,858     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Health Care)*     1,990,809  
  21,782     VICI Properties, Inc. REIT (Real Estate)     730,350  
  4,959     Visa, Inc., Class A (Information Technology)     1,090,682  
  10,542     VMware, Inc., Class A (Information Technology)*     1,160,990  
  18,140     W R Berkley Corp. (Financials)     1,200,687  
  4,570     Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     162,372  
  42,245     Walmart, Inc. (Consumer Staples)     6,004,282  
  3,337     Waste Connections, Inc. (Industrials)     447,858  
  21,612     Waste Management, Inc. (Industrials)     3,236,613  
  1,238     WEC Energy Group, Inc. (Utilities)     109,761  
  36,760     Williams Cos., Inc. (The) (Energy)     1,106,476  
  15,534     W.P. Carey, Inc. REIT (Real Estate)     1,260,739  
  7,730     W.W. Grainger, Inc. (Industrials)     5,166,964  
  5,288     Xcel Energy, Inc. (Utilities)     341,446  
  6,722     Xylem, Inc. (Industrials)     690,013  
  37,940     Yum! Brands, Inc. (Consumer Discretionary)     4,824,450  
  2,793     Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (Information Technology)*     838,598  
  7,793     Zoetis, Inc. (Health Care)     1,301,431  
   

 

 

 
      418,167,812  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $632,508,926)   $ 602,056,016  

 

 

 

 

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

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

2,044,942   4.475%   $ 2,044,942  
(Cost $2,044,942)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.0%

 

(Cost $634,553,868)   $ 604,100,958  

 

 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER     ASSETS – (0.0)%     (167,696

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 603,933,262  

 

 

 

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

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(b)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(c)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

CVA

 

—Dutch Certification

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

Sector Name   % of
Market Value
 

 

 

Information Technology

    20.8

Financials

    15.4  

Consumer Staples

    13.5  

Health Care

    13.2  

Industrials

    11.8  

Consumer Discretionary

    9.0  

Communication Services

    7.7  

Utilities

    3.4  

Energy

    1.9  

Materials

    1.9  

Real Estate

    1.1  

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

    0.3  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     100.0

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

            
ActiveBeta®
Emerging Markets
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
Europe
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
International
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
Japan
Equity ETF
 
  Assets:           
 

Investments at value (cost $870,601,979, $10,796,584, $2,824,456,505 and $11,988,381, respectively)(a)

  $ 902,605,404      $ 11,233,455      $ 3,051,651,972      $ 12,326,368  
 

Investments in securities lending reinvestment vehicle, at value which equals cost

    4,335,015        74,219        49,602,357        262,939  
 

Cash

    4,541,389        50,690        3,785,599        6,885  
 

Foreign currency, at value (cost $143,160, $—, $592,442 and $—, respectively)

    143,331               595,040         
 

Receivables:

          
 

Investments sold

    22,093,699        166,170        87,903,660        481,374  
 

Dividends

    2,621,335        10,446        4,222,466        21,989  
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    85,677                       
 

Collateral on futures contracts

    61,392        6,693        904,356         
 

Foreign tax reclaims

    42,176        57,597        2,937,577         
 

Securities lending income

    5,263        20        48,596        229  
 

Fund shares sold

                  27,360,394         
 

Other assets

    457,570                       
  Total assets     936,992,251        11,599,290        3,229,012,017        13,099,784  
            
  Liabilities:           
 

Variation margin on futures contracts

    13,419        124        218,623         
 

Payables:

          
 

Investments purchased

    28,343,362        213,759        92,403,115        484,672  
 

Upon return of securities loaned

    4,335,015        74,219        49,602,357        262,939  
 

Foreign capital gains tax

    2,672,733                       
 

Management fees

    287,200        2,188        592,906        2,421  
 

Fund shares redeemed

                  27,311,460         
 

Foreign bank overdraft (cost $—, $915, $— and $55, respectively)

           914               56  
 

Accrued expenses

    733,145                       
  Total liabilities     36,384,874        291,204        170,128,461        750,088  
            
  Net Assets:           
 

Paid-in capital

    928,887,103        14,745,607        3,079,140,301        13,637,976  
 

Total distributable loss

    (28,279,726      (3,437,521      (20,256,745      (1,288,280
  NET ASSETS   $ 900,607,377      $ 11,308,086      $ 3,058,883,556      $ 12,349,696  
  SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING           
 

Shares outstanding no par value (unlimited shares authorized):

    30,950,000        350,000        100,800,000        400,000  
 

Net asset value per share:

    $29.10        $32.31        $30.35        $30.87  

 

  (a)   Includes loaned securities having a market value of $3,929,666, $62,901, $47,334,036 and $250,111 for ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF, ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF, ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF and ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF, respectively.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   85


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

        ActiveBeta®
Paris-Aligned Climate
U.S. Large Cap
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
U.S. Large Cap
Equity ETF
    

ActiveBeta®

U.S. Small Cap
Equity ETF

     ActiveBeta®
World Low Vol Plus
Equity ETF
 
  Assets:           
 

Investments at value (cost $8,967,350, $8,753,442,443, $453,347,856 and $632,508,926, respectively)(a)

  $ 8,292,547      $ 10,585,189,859      $ 467,580,120      $ 602,056,016  
 

Investments in securities lending reinvestment vehicle, at value which equals cost

                  2,262,941        2,044,942  
 

Cash

    11,795        14,830,443        4,006,978        747,119  
 

Foreign currency, at value (cost $—, $—, $— and $9,728, respectively)

                         9,611  
 

Receivables:

          
 

Dividends

    9,628        15,966,668        473,595        971,668  
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    2,716                       
 

Collateral on futures contracts

                  255,600         
 

Securities lending income

           4        1,805        3,402  
 

Foreign tax reclaims

                  612        263,184  
  Total assets     8,316,686        10,615,986,974        474,581,651        606,095,942  
            
  Liabilities:           
 

Payables:

          
 

Upon return of securities loaned

                  2,262,941        2,044,942  
 

Management fees

           753,541        74,179        117,739  
  Total liabilities            753,541        2,337,120        2,162,681  
            
  Net Assets:           
 

Paid-in capital

    9,450,308        9,064,345,303        469,915,581        651,883,907  
 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    (1,133,622      1,550,888,130        2,328,950        (47,950,645
  NET ASSETS   $ 8,316,686      $ 10,615,233,433      $ 472,244,531      $ 603,933,262  
  SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING           
 

Shares outstanding no par value (unlimited shares authorized):

    250,000        134,452,500        8,050,000        15,600,000  
 

Net asset value per share:

    $33.27        $78.95        $58.66        $38.71  

 

  (a)   Includes loaned securities having a market value of $–, $–, $2,195,968 and $1,911,748 for ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF and ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF, respectively.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

            
ActiveBeta®
Emerging Markets
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
Europe
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
International
Equity ETF
     ActiveBeta®
Japan
Equity ETF
 
  Investment income:           
 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,215,756, $9,881, $2,276,845 and $15,895, respectively)

  $ 9,818,130      $ 95,146      $ 29,375,803      $ 142,215  
 

Non cash dividend income

    1,886,450                       
 

Securities lending income — unaffiliated issuer

    58,510        1,110        350,300        1,312  
  Total investment income     11,763,090        96,256        29,726,103        143,527  
            
  Expenses:           
 

Management fees

    1,866,594        7,277        3,406,122        8,772  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    490,176                       
 

Printing and mailing costs

    95,002                       
 

Professional fees

    55,393                       
 

Trustee fees

    25,259        6,015        61,037        6,027  
 

Other

    18,084                       
  Total expenses     2,550,508        13,292        3,467,159        14,799  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (450,589                     
  Net expenses     2,099,919        13,292        3,467,159        14,799  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     9,663,171        82,964        26,258,944        128,728  
            
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):           
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (17,114,734      (96,177      (40,553,175      (103,728
 

In-kind redemptions

    1,882,421        (177,083      12,512,749         
 

Futures contracts

    (669,255      4,046        (347,059      3,928  
 

Foreign currency transactions

    (378,411      (2,112      (97,402      5,004  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

          
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers (including the effects of the net change in foreign capital gains tax liability of $2,672,733, $—, $— and $—, respectively)

    1,150,629        1,713,391        293,069,404        395,358  
 

Futures contracts

    8,434        2,586        668,352         
 

Foreign currency translations

    (68,008      4,746        516,999        (191
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (15,188,924      1,449,397        265,769,868        300,371  
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (5,525,753    $ 1,532,361      $ 292,028,812      $ 429,099  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   87


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Statements of Operations (continued)

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

        ActiveBeta®
Paris-Aligned Climate
U.S. Large Cap
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
U.S. Large Cap
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
U.S. Small Cap
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
World Low Vol Plus
Equity ETF
 
  Investment income:        
 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $—, $—, $41,596 and $228,500, respectively)

  $ 59,873     $ 85,616,439     $ 3,797,569     $ 5,748,367  
 

Securities lending income — unaffiliated issuer

    3       41,485       31,699       4,173  
  Total investment income     59,876       85,657,924       3,829,268       5,752,540  
         
  Expenses:        
 

Trustee fees

    5,933       225,914       15,078       17,081  
 

Management fees

    1,823       4,599,147       439,362       696,591  
  Total expenses     7,756       4,825,061       454,440       713,672  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     52,120       80,832,863       3,374,828       5,038,868  
         
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):        
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (244,010     (202,250,285     (6,067,971     (12,640,681
 

In-kind redemptions

          506,322,653       14,834,745        
 

Futures contracts

          (947,564     (467,305      
 

Foreign currency transactions

                      7,130  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    545,091       (230,582,047     12,172,220       23,889,390  
 

Futures contracts

                (32,108      
 

Foreign currency translations

                      8,608  
  Net realized and unrealized gain     301,081       72,542,757       20,439,581       11,264,447  
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 353,201     $ 153,375,620     $ 23,814,409     $ 16,303,315  

 

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


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

            
ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF
           ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
           For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
 
  From operations:             
 

Net investment income

  $ 9,663,171      $ 40,487,439        $ 82,964      $ 552,625  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (16,279,979      (13,373,376        (271,326      72,961  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    1,091,055        (329,818,743              1,720,723        (5,677,140
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (5,525,753      (302,704,680              1,532,361        (5,051,554
              
  Distributions to shareholders:             
 

From distributable earnings

    (8,396,567      (53,609,786              (40,227      (658,039
              
  From share transactions:             
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

           46,098,249                 1,790,294  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (110,678,002      (52,865,514              (2,547,510      (4,610,459
  Net decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions     (110,678,002      (6,767,265              (2,547,510      (2,820,165
  TOTAL DECREASE     (124,600,322      (363,081,731              (1,055,376      (8,529,758
              
  Net assets:             
 

Beginning of period

  $ 1,025,207,699      $ 1,388,289,430              $ 12,363,462      $ 20,893,220  
 

End of period

  $ 900,607,377      $ 1,025,207,699              $ 11,308,086      $ 12,363,462  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   89


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

            
ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF
           ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
           For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
 
  From operations:             
 

Net investment income

  $ 26,258,944      $ 89,902,288        $ 128,728      $ 279,094  
 

Net realized loss

    (28,484,887      (83,840,464        (94,796      (665,882
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    294,254,755        (686,189,583              395,167        (2,432,140
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     292,028,812        (680,127,759              429,099        (2,818,928
              
  Distributions to shareholders:             
 

From distributable earnings

    (25,290,698      (93,382,329              (138,176      (285,200
              
  From share transactions:             
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    116,375,843        495,342,351                  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (44,267,174      (95,030,975                      
  Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     72,108,669        400,311,376                        
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     338,846,783        (373,198,712              290,923        (3,104,128
              
  Net assets:             
 

Beginning of period

  $ 2,720,036,773      $ 3,093,235,485              $ 12,058,773      $ 15,162,901  
 

End of period

  $ 3,058,883,556      $ 2,720,036,773              $ 12,349,696      $ 12,058,773  

 

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


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

        ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S.
Large Cap Equity ETF
           ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
     For the Period
December 13, 2021
*
to
August 31, 2022
           For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
 
  From operations:             
 

Net investment income

  $ 52,120      $ 63,472        $ 80,832,863      $ 177,914,041  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (244,010      (230,839        303,124,804        647,304,822  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    545,091        (1,219,894              (230,582,047      (2,624,189,006
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     353,201        (1,387,261              153,375,620        (1,798,970,143
              
  Distributions to shareholders:             
 

From distributable earnings

    (51,886      (47,676              (89,009,000      (174,777,118
              
  From share transactions:             
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    1,515,654        7,934,654          260,988,473        1,516,359,247  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

                          (1,326,615,607      (1,695,965,517
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     1,515,654        7,934,654                (1,065,627,134      (179,606,270
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     1,816,969        6,499,717                (1,001,260,514      (2,153,353,531
              
  Net assets:             
 

Beginning of period

  $ 6,499,717      $              $ 11,616,493,947      $ 13,769,847,478  
 

End of period

  $ 8,316,686      $ 6,499,717              $ 10,615,233,433      $ 11,616,493,947  

 

  *   Commencement of operations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   91


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

            
ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
           ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity
ETF
 
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2022
           For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
     For the Period
March 15, 2022
*
to
August 31, 2022
 
  From operations:             
 

Net investment income

  $ 3,374,828      $ 5,489,225        $ 5,038,868      $ 6,264,424  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    8,299,469        3,891,164          (12,633,551      (6,378,645
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    12,140,112        (71,373,057              23,897,998        (54,360,729
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     23,814,409        (61,992,668              16,303,315        (54,474,950
              
  Distributions to shareholders:             
 

From distributable earnings

    (3,206,988      (5,603,655              (5,381,682      (4,397,328
              
  From share transactions:             
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    14,733,631        176,204,999          34,899,844        616,984,063  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (46,366,312      (37,882,026                      
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (31,632,681      138,322,973                34,899,844        616,984,063  
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (11,025,260      70,726,650                45,821,477        558,111,785  
              
  Net assets:             
 

Beginning of period

  $ 483,269,791      $ 412,543,141              $ 558,111,785      $  
 

End of period

  $ 472,244,531      $ 483,269,791              $ 603,933,262      $ 558,111,785  

 

  *   Commencement of operations.

 

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


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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
 
  2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
  Per Share Operating Performance:            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 29.42     $ 39.33     $ 33.28     $ 31.12     $ 32.98     $ 33.73  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.29       1.13       0.67       0.80 (b)      0.75       0.77  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.36     (9.55     6.07       2.17       (1.79     (0.84
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    (0.07     (8.42     6.74       2.97       (1.04     (0.07
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.25     (1.49     (0.69     (0.81     (0.82     (0.68
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 29.10     $ 29.42     $ 39.33     $ 33.28     $ 31.12     $ 32.98  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 28.93     $ 29.03     $ 39.16     $ 33.28     $ 31.14     $ 32.87  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(c)     (0.10 )%      (21.97 )%      20.49     9.55     (3.21 )%      (0.28 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 900,607     $ 1,025,208     $ 1,388,289     $ 1,710,477     $ 1,699,201     $ 1,688,540  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.45 %(d)      0.45     0.45     0.45     0.45     0.45
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.55 %(d)      0.51     0.51     0.52     0.51     0.51
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.07 %(d)      3.29     1.76     2.55 %(b)      2.37     2.19
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    8     18     46     38     28     28

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from non-recurring special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.09% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions, short-term transactions and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   93


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
 
  2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
  Per Share Operating Performance:            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 27.47     $ 37.99     $ 29.85     $ 28.59     $ 30.82     $ 30.39  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.23 (b)      1.01       0.84       0.58       0.89       0.95  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    4.72       (10.29     8.15       1.27       (1.84     0.37  
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    4.95       (9.28     8.99       1.85       (0.95     1.32  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.11     (1.24     (0.85     (0.59     (1.28     (0.89
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 32.31     $ 27.47     $ 37.99     $ 29.85     $ 28.59     $ 30.82  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 32.08     $ 27.26     $ 38.05     $ 29.81     $ 28.62     $ 30.73  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(c)     18.06     (24.81 )%      30.45     6.69     (3.15 )%      4.40
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 11,308     $ 12,363     $ 20,893     $ 16,416     $ 18,584     $ 73,963  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.25 %(d)      0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.56 %(b)(d)      2.98     2.47     2.01     3.07     3.02
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    7     19     19     18     17     23

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from non-recurring special dividends which amounted to $0.04 per share and 0.15% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions, short-term transactions and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ACTIVEBETA® ETFS

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
 
  2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
  Per Share Operating Performance:            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 27.64     $ 35.76     $ 28.72     $ 27.70     $ 29.42     $ 28.38  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.27       0.96       0.75       0.57       0.86       0.76  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.70       (8.07     6.97       1.05       (1.78     1.02  
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    2.97       (7.11     7.72       1.62       (0.92     1.78  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.26     (1.01     (0.68     (0.60     (0.80     (0.74
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 30.35     $ 27.64     $ 35.76     $ 28.72     $ 27.70     $ 29.42  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 30.24     $ 27.52     $ 35.75     $ 28.63     $ 27.73     $ 29.45  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     10.85     (20.18 )%      27.12     5.96     (3.09 )%      6.30
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 3,058,884     $ 2,720,037     $ 3,093,235     $ 1,743,562     $ 1,545,601     $ 1,094,462  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.25 %(c)      0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.89 %(c)      2.97     2.31     2.08     3.10     2.56
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    7     18     21     20     17     16

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions, short-term transactions and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   95


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
 
  2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
  Per Share Operating Performance:            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 30.15     $ 37.91     $ 32.60     $ 30.59     $ 32.99     $ 30.71  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.32       0.70       0.60       0.66       0.82       0.54  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.75       (7.75     5.25       2.15       (2.29     2.36  
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    1.07       (7.05     5.85       2.81       (1.47     2.90  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.35     (0.71     (0.54     (0.80     (0.93     (0.62
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 30.87     $ 30.15     $ 37.91     $ 32.60     $ 30.59     $ 32.99  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 30.83     $ 29.78     $ 37.75     $ 32.51     $ 30.52     $ 32.90  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     3.55     (18.76 )%      18.02     9.15     (4.32 )%      9.42
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 12,350     $ 12,059     $ 15,163     $ 19,561     $ 24,468     $ 52,778  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.25 %(c)      0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.17 %(c)      2.03     1.64     2.09     2.64     1.62
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    8     21     21     18     33     23

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions, short-term transactions and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period

 

        ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S.
Large Cap Equity ETF
 
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
December 13, 2021
*
to
August 31, 2022
 
  Per Share Operating Performance:    
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 32.50     $ 39.67  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.22       0.32  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.78       (7.25
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    1.00       (6.93
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.23     (0.24
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 33.27     $ 32.50  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 33.31     $ 32.55  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     3.12     (17.52 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 8,317     $ 6,500  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.20 %(c)      0.20 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.34 %(c)      1.24 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    12     19

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
 
  2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
  Per Share Operating Performance:            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 78.36     $ 90.95     $ 70.70     $ 59.09     $ 58.75     $ 49.16  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.58       1.17       0.96       1.06       1.03       0.96  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.65       (12.61     20.21       11.62       0.30       9.56  
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    1.23       (11.44     21.17       12.68       1.33       10.52  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.64     (1.15     (0.92     (1.07     (0.99     (0.93
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 78.95     $ 78.36     $ 90.95     $ 70.70     $ 59.09     $ 58.75  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 78.83     $ 78.33     $ 90.91     $ 70.61     $ 59.07     $ 58.75  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     1.62     (12.70 )%      30.21     21.81     2.42     21.65
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 10,615,233     $ 11,616,494     $ 13,769,847     $ 10,427,895     $ 6,606,050     $ 3,980,297  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.09 %(c)      0.09     0.09     0.09     0.09     0.09
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.51 %(c)      1.36     1.22     1.72     1.82     1.78
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    6     12     16     17     16     16

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions, short-term transactions and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended August 31,
 
  2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
  Per Share Operating Performance:            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 55.87     $ 64.97     $ 43.57     $ 42.84     $ 49.49     $ 39.65  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.41 (b)      0.74 (c)      0.53 (d)      0.51       0.57       0.56  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.78       (9.07     21.35       0.78       (6.66     9.79  
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    3.19       (8.33     21.88       1.29       (6.09     10.35  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.40     (0.77     (0.48     (0.56     (0.56     (0.51
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 58.66     $ 55.87     $ 64.97     $ 43.57     $ 42.84     $ 49.49  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 58.61     $ 55.92     $ 64.94     $ 43.63     $ 42.84     $ 49.55  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(e)     5.77     (12.95 )%      50.45     3.13     (12.28 )%      26.28
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 472,245     $ 483,270     $ 412,543     $ 152,484     $ 96,399     $ 47,014  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.20 %(f)      0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.49 %(b)(f)      1.22 %(c)      0.90 %(d)      1.21     1.32     1.24
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    5     20     25     20     20     27

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from non-recurring special dividends which amounted to $0.07 per share and 0.12% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from non-recurring special dividends which amounted to $0.21 per share and 0.34% of average net assets.
  (d)   Reflects income recognized from non-recurring special dividends which amounted to $0.09 per share and 0.16% of average net assets.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions and a complete sale of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind transactions, short-term transactions and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity  ETF  
        For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
March 15, 2022
*
to
August 31, 2022
 
  Per Share Operating Performance:    
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 37.97     $ 40.57  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.33       0.47  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.77       (2.76
 

Total gain (loss) from investment operations

    1.10       (2.29
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.36     (0.31
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 38.71     $ 37.97  
 

Market price, end of period

  $ 38.68     $ 37.98  
  Total Return at Net Asset Value(b)     2.93     (5.65 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 603,933     $ 558,112  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.25 %(c)      0.25 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.76 %(c)      2.54 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    15     13

 

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

 

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


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Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), consisting of multiple series. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2009. The following table lists those series of the Trust that are included in this report (collectively, the “Funds” or individually a “Fund”) along with their respective diversification status under the Act:

 

Fund    Diversification
Classification

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (“ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF”)

   Diversified

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF (“ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF”)

   Diversified

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF (“ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF”)

   Diversified

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF (“ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF”)

   Diversified

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (“ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF”)

   Diversified

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (“ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF”)

   Diversified

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (“ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF”)

   Diversified

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF (“ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF”)

   Diversified

The investment objective of each Fund is to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of its respective Index.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to management agreements (each, an “Agreement” and together, the “Agreements”) with the Trust. Each Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”), except for ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF and ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF, which are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. Market prices for the Funds’ shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds issue and redeem shares at their respective NAV only in blocks of a specified number of shares, or multiples thereof, referred to as “Creation Units”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed generally for a designated portfolio of securities (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted) and a specified amount of cash. Shares generally trade in the secondary market in quantities less than a Creation Unit at market prices that change throughout the day. Only those that have entered into an authorized participant agreement with ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) may do business directly with the Funds.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

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

B.  Investment Income and Investments — Investment income includes interest income, dividend income, and securities lending income, if any. Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recognized on ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign securities, as soon as such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost. Investment transactions are recorded on the following business day for daily NAV calculations. Investment income is recorded net of any

 

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February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. The Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. These reclaims, if any, are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability. Such amounts recovered, if any, are reflected as other income in the Statements of Operations. Any foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and is payable upon sale of such investments. Distributions received from the Funds’ investments in U.S. real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain and/or a return of capital. A return of capital is recorded by the Funds as a reduction to the cost basis of the REIT.

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 a Fund are charged to the Fund, and certain expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis, depending upon the nature of the expenses, and are accrued daily.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, each Fund is not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. For each Fund, income distributions, if any, are declared and paid quarterly, with the exception of ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF and ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF, which are paid semiannually. Capital gains distributions, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Net capital losses, if any, are carried forward to future fiscal years and may be used to the extent allowed by the Code to offset any future capital gains. Losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. Utilization of capital loss carryforwards will reduce the requirement of future capital gains distributions. The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with federal income tax rules, which may differ from GAAP. The source of each Fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from distributable earnings or capital. Certain components of the Funds’ net assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities reflect permanent GAAP/tax differences based on the appropriate tax character.

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

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

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

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

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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 Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. With respect to the Funds’ investments that do not have readily available market quotations, the Trustees have designated the Adviser 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 Funds’ investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

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

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a United States (“U.S.”) securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities will be valued at the valid closing bid price for long positions and at the valid closing ask price for short positions (i.e. where there is sufficient volume, during normal exchange trading hours). If no valid bid/ask price is available, the equity security will be valued pursuant to the Valuation Procedures 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.

Underlying Funds (including Money Market Funds) — Underlying funds (“Underlying Funds”) include other investment companies and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). Investments in the Underlying Funds (except ETFs) are valued at the NAV per share on the day of valuation. ETFs are valued daily at the last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which the investment is traded. Because the Funds invest in Underlying Funds that fluctuate in value, the Funds’ shares will correspondingly fluctuate in value. Underlying Funds are generally classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. To the extent that underlying ETFs are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2. For information regarding an Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. A 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 a Fund and cash collateral received, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as either due to broker/receivable for collateral on certain derivative contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by a 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,

 

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February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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.

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, a 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 a 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 a 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 a Fund’s NAV. To the extent investments are valued using single source broker quotations obtained directly from the broker or passed through from third party pricing vendors, such investments are classified as Level 3 investments.

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of February 28, 2023:

 

ACTIVEBETA® EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $ 38,264,875        $        $  

Asia

     739,304,925          22,753,868          198,714  

Europe

     18,940,981                    

North America

     31,368,093                    

South America

     40,920,391          10,853,557           

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     4,335,015                    
Total    $ 873,134,280        $ 33,607,425        $ 198,714  

 

(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.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

ACTIVEBETA® EUROPE EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $ 26,086        $        $         —  

Asia

     85,615                    

Europe

     9,887,983          83,436           

North America

     965,478                    

Oceania

     170,534                    

South America

     14,323                    

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     74,219                    
Total    $ 11,224,238        $ 83,436        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,589        $        $  
ACTIVEBETA® INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $ 6,537,108        $        $  

Asia

     708,979,851          710,446           

Europe

     1,588,551,356          13,653,779           

North America

     503,947,514          2,168,867           

Oceania

     223,648,724                    

South America

     3,454,327                    

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     49,602,357                    
Total    $ 3,084,721,237        $ 16,533,092        $  
Derivative Type                            
Liabilities(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ (31,024      $        $  
ACTIVEBETA® JAPAN EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $ 12,326,368        $        $  

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     262,939                    
Total    $ 12,589,307        $        $  

 

(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.
(b)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

ACTIVEBETA® PARIS-ALIGNED CLIMATE U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Europe

   $ 20,205        $        $  

North America

     8,272,342                    
Total    $ 8,292,547        $        $  
ACTIVEBETA® U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Europe

   $ 18,841,940        $        $  

North America

     10,566,347,919                    
Total    $ 10,585,189,859        $        $  
ACTIVEBETA® U.S. SMALL CAP EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $ 653,386        $        $  

Asia

     2,078,951                    

Europe

     2,611,338                    

North America

     461,897,000                   3,666  

South America

     335,779                    

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     2,262,941                    
Total    $ 469,839,395        $        $ 3,666  
Derivative Type                            
Liabilities(b)             

Futures Contracts

   $ (20,015      $        $  

 

(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.
(b)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

ACTIVEBETA® WORLD LOW VOL PLUS EQUITY ETF             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $ 55,072,071        $ 133,758        $  

Europe

     87,628,284                    

North America

     444,810,473                    

Oceania

     14,411,430                    

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     2,044,942                    
Total    $ 603,967,200        $ 133,758        $  

 

(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 Schedules of Investments.

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) as of February 28, 2023. These instruments were used as part of the Funds’ investment strategies and to obtain and/or manage exposure related to the risks below. The values in the tables below exclude the effects of cash collateral received or posted pursuant to these derivative contracts, and therefore are not representative of the Funds’ net exposure.

 

Risk              Fund           Statement of Assets and Liabilities              Assets
(Liabilities)(a)
 

Equity

            Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF              Variation Margin on Futures Contracts               $ 1,589  

Equity

            Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF              Variation Margin on Futures Contracts                 (31,024

Equity

            Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF              Variation Margin on Futures Contracts                 (20,015

 

(a)   Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Schedules of Investments. Only the variation margin as of February 28, 2023 is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Funds’ gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the six months ended February 28, 2023. 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

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 Statements of Operations:

 

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

Equity

   Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF      $ (669,255      $ 8,434  

Equity

   Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF        4,046          2,586  

Equity

   Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF        (347,059        668,352  

Equity

   Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF        3,928           

Equity

   Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF        (947,564         

Equity

   Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF        (467,305        (32,108

For the six months ended February 28, 2023, the relevant values for each derivative type was as follows:

 

Fund         Average Number of Contracts(a)  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF

         12  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF

         2  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF

         58  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

         31  

 

(a)   Amount disclosed represents average number of contracts for the months that the Fund held such derivatives during the six months ended February 28, 2023.

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

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

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

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

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2023, unitary management fees with GSAM were at the following rates for each Fund except the ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF:

 

Fund              Unitary
Management Fee
 

ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF

                0.25

ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF

                0.25

ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF

                0.25

ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

                0.20

ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

                0.09

ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

                0.20

ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF

                0.25

For the six months ended February 28, 2023, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rate for the ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF:

 

Fund              Contractual and Effective Net
Management Fee
 

ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF

                0.40

B.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to reduce or limit certain “Other Expenses” of the ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, a percentage rate of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Fund is not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitation as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for the ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF is 0.05%. This Other Expense limitation will remain in effect permanently and GSAM may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Trustees.

For the six months ended February 28, 2023, these expense reimbursements amounted to $450,589.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

6. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS (continued)

 

expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from sale of shares” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

    ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

February 28, 2023

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

August 31, 2022

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

        $        1,200,000     $ 45,853,209  

Shares Redeemed

    (3,900,000     (111,197,329      (1,650,000     (52,865,514

NET DECREASE IN SHARES

    (3,900,000   $ (111,197,329      (450,000   $ (7,012,305
    ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

February 28, 2023

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

August 31, 2022

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

        $        50,000     $ 1,790,247  

Shares Redeemed

    (100,000     (2,546,984      (150,000     (4,610,459

NET DECREASE IN SHARES

    (100,000   $ (2,546,984      (100,000   $ (2,820,212
    ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

February 28, 2023

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

August 31, 2022

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

    3,900,000     $ 116,367,915        15,100,000     $ 495,288,336  

Shares Redeemed

    (1,500,000     (44,265,384      (3,200,000     (95,030,974

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    2,400,000     $ 72,102,531        11,900,000     $ 400,257,362  
    ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

February 28, 2023

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

August 31, 2022

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

        $            $  

Shares Redeemed

                        

NET DECREASE IN SHARES

        $            $  

 

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6. CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS (continued)

 

    ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

February 28, 2023

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

August 31, 2022

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

    50,000     $ 1,515,654        200,001     $ 7,934,694  

Shares Redeemed

                 (1     (40

NET DECREASE IN SHARES

    50,000     $ 1,515,654        200,000     $ 7,934,654  
    ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

August 31, 2022

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

    3,350,000     $ 260,988,473        17,200,000     $ 1,516,359,247  

Shares Redeemed

    (17,150,000     (1,326,615,607      (20,350,000     (1,695,965,517

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    (13,800,000   $ (1,065,627,134      (3,150,000   $ (179,606,270
    ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

February 28, 2023

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

August 31, 2022

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

    250,000     $ 14,733,631        2,950,000     $ 176,204,999  

Shares Redeemed

    (850,000     (46,366,312      (650,000     (37,882,026

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    (600,000   $ (31,632,681      2,300,000     $ 138,322,973  
    ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

For the Six Months Ended

February 28, 2023

(Unaudited)

    

For the Fiscal Year Ended

August 31, 2022

 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Fund Share Activity         

Shares Sold

    900,000     $ 34,901,635        14,700,000     $ 616,984,063  

Shares Redeemed

                        

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    900,000     $ 34,901,635        14,700,000     $ 616,984,063  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

7. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of long-term securities for the six months ended February 28, 2023, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales  

ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity  ETF

       $ 73,200,828        $ 153,180,340  

ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF

         737,388          708,061  

ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF

         242,203,579          200,427,251  

ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF

         1,000,689          1,013,072  

ActiveBeta®  Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

         936,105          939,264  

ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity  ETF

         626,050,293          612,655,668  

ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity  ETF

         29,837,444          22,256,461  

ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF

         84,919,759          85,294,748  

The purchases and sales from in-kind creation and redemption transactions for the six months ended February 28, 2023, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales  

ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity  ETF

       $        $ 21,843,298  

ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF

                  2,510,871  

ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF

         81,103,511          44,059,815  

ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF

                   

ActiveBeta®  Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

         1,521,899           

ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity  ETF

         237,766,874          1,324,279,381  

ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity  ETF

         14,587,339          45,976,953  

ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF

         34,441,884           

 

8. SECURITIES LENDING

The Funds may lend their securities through a securities lending agent, the Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), to certain qualified borrowers. In accordance with the Funds’ securities lending procedures, the Funds receive cash collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds, at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may experience delay in the recovery of their securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Funds or become insolvent at a time when the collateral is insufficient to cover the cost of repurchasing securities on loan. Dividend income received from securities on loan may not be subject to withholding taxes and therefore withholding taxes paid may differ from the amounts listed in the Statements of Operations. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and as such 1) the remaining contractual maturities of the outstanding securities lending transactions are considered to be overnight and continuous and 2) the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

 

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8. SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

The Funds invest the cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Government Money Market Fund”), an affiliated series of the Goldman Sachs Trust. The Government Money Market Fund is registered under the Act as an open end investment company, is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the Act, and is managed by GSAM, for which GSAM may receive a management fee of up to 0.16% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Government Money Market Fund.

In the event of a default by a borrower with respect to any loan, BNYM may exercise any and all remedies provided under the applicable borrower agreement to make the Funds whole. These remedies include purchasing replacement securities by applying the collateral held from the defaulting broker against the purchase cost of the replacement securities. If BNYM is unable to purchase replacement securities, BNYM will indemnify the Funds by paying the Funds an amount equal to the market value of the securities loaned minus the value of cash collateral received from the borrower for the loan, subject to an exclusion for any shortfalls resulting from a loss of value in such cash collateral due to reinvestment risk. The Funds’ master netting agreements with certain borrowers provide the right, in the event of a default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. However, in the event of a default by a borrower, a resolution authority could determine that such rights are not enforceable due to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of set-off that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws. The Funds’ loaned securities were all subject to enforceable Securities Lending Agreements and the value of the collateral was at least equal to the value of the cash received. The amounts of the Funds’ overnight and continuous agreements, which represent the gross amounts of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions outstanding as of February 28, 2023, are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable.

Both the Funds and BNYM received compensation relating to the lending of the Funds’ securities. The amounts earned, if any, by the Funds for the six months ended February 28, 2023, are reported under Investment Income on the Statements of Operations.

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Government Money Market Fund for the six months ended February 28, 2023:

 

Fund         Beginning value as of
August 31, 2022
     Purchases at Cost      Proceeds from Sales     Ending value as of
February 28, 2023
 

ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF

       $ 10,851,775      $ 35,049,086      $ (41,565,846   $ 4,335,015  

ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF

         61,124        1,019,119        (1,006,024     74,219  

ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF

         59,641,107        293,370,234        (303,408,984     49,602,357  

ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF

         862,006        2,042,757        (2,641,824     262,939  

ActiveBeta®  Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

                8,239        (8,239      

ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

         20,073,500        43,520,114        (63,593,614      

ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

         2,801,299        14,435,015        (14,973,373     2,262,941  

ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF

                7,190,490        (5,145,548     2,044,942  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

9. TAX INFORMATION

 

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year ended August 31, 2022, the Funds’ capital loss carryforward and certain timing differences on a tax-basis were as follows:

     ActiveBeta®
Emerging
Markets
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
Europe
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
International
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
Japan
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
Paris-Aligned
Climate U.S.
Large Cap
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta® U.S.
Large Cap
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
U.S. Small Cap
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
World Low
Vol Plus
Equity ETF
 

Capital loss carryforwards:

               

Perpetual Short-Term

  $ (18,537,592   $ (908,605   $ (32,894,979   $ (352,828   $     $ (204,920,817   $ (11,445,206   $  

Perpetual Long-Term

          (2,093,602     (70,797,369     (447,827           (218,687,721     (2,653,039      

Timing differences (Post-October Capital Loss Deferral/Qualified Late Year Loss Deferral)

    (15,871,468     (620,899     (115,057,817     (671,682     (230,446     (101,511,677           (5,625,554

As of February 28, 2023, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     ActiveBeta®
Emerging
Markets
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
Europe
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
International
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
Japan
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
Paris-Aligned
Climate U.S.
Large Cap
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta® U.S.
Large Cap
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
U.S. Small Cap
Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta®
World Low Vol
Plus Equity ETF
 

Tax Cost

  $ 889,848,766     $ 10,929,922     $ 2,885,918,044     $ 12,300,559     $ 8,967,743     $ 8,835,099,042     $ 459,966,119     $ 635,306,959  

Gross unrealized gain

    198,999,712       1,561,406       398,563,127       1,502,872       343,255       2,243,999,636       66,010,856       19,987,822  

Gross unrealized loss

    (181,908,059     (1,183,654     (183,226,842     (1,214,124     (1,018,451     (493,908,819     (58,396,855     (51,193,823

Net unrealized gains (losses)

  $ 17,091,653     $ 377,752     $ 215,336,285     $ 288,748     $ (675,196   $ 1,750,090,817     $ 7,614,001     $ (31,206,001

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, net mark to market gains/(losses) on regulated futures, differences in the tax treatment of partnership investments, and passive foreign investment company investments.

GSAM has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years (the current and prior three years, as applicable) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

 

10. OTHER RISKS

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

Derivatives Risk — The Funds’ use of derivatives and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) may result in loss, including due to adverse market movements. Derivatives, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other assets and instruments, may increase market exposure and be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying assets or instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Funds. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not, or lacks the capacity or authority to, fulfill its contractual obligations, liquidity risk, which includes the risk that the Funds will not be able to exit the derivative when it is advantageous to do so, and risks arising from margin requirements, which include the risk that the Funds will be required to pay additional margin or set aside additional collateral to maintain open derivative positions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves

 

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10. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

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.

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation; less public information; less stringent investor protections; less stringent accounting, corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure standards; and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which a Fund invests. The imposition of sanctions, exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscation of assets and property, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the U.S. or other governments, or from problems in registration, settlement or custody, may also result in losses. The type and severity of sanctions and other similar measures, including counter sanctions and other retaliatory actions, that may be imposed could vary broadly in scope, and their impact is impossible to predict. For example, the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures could, among other things, cause a decline in the value and/or liquidity of securities issued by the sanctioned country or companies located in or economically tied to the sanctioned country and increase market volatility and disruption in the sanctioned country and throughout the world. Sanctions and other similar measures could limit or prevent a Fund from buying and selling securities (in the sanctioned country and other markets), significantly delay or prevent the settlement of securities transactions, and significantly impact a Fund’s liquidity and performance. Foreign risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, which may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency (or other instruments through which a Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. To the extent that a Fund also invests in securities of issuers located in, or economically tied to, emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Foreign Custody Risk — A Fund invests in foreign securities, and as such the Fund may hold such securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Fund’s custodian (each a “Foreign Custodian”). Some foreign custodians may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. In some countries, Foreign Custodians may be subject to little or no regulatory oversight over, or independent evaluation of, their operations. Further, the laws of certain countries may place limitations on a Fund’s ability to recover its assets if a Foreign Custodian enters bankruptcy. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to even greater custody risks than investments in more developed markets. Custody services in emerging market countries are very often undeveloped and may be considerably less well regulated than in more developed countries, and thus may not afford the same level of investor protection as would apply in developed countries.

Geographic Risk — If a Fund focuses its investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or geographic region, the Fund may be subjected, to a greater extent than if its investments were less focused, to the risks of volatile economic cycles and/or conditions and developments that may be particular to that country or region, such as: adverse securities markets; adverse exchange rates; adverse social, political, regulatory, economic, business, environmental or other developments; or natural disasters.

Index Risk — GSAM (the “Index Provider”) constructs each Fund’s index (an “Index”) in accordance with a rules-based methodology. A Fund will be negatively affected by general declines in the securities and asset classes represented in its Index. In addition, because the Funds are not “actively” managed, unless a specific security is removed from an Index, a Fund generally would not sell a security because the security’s issuer was in financial trouble. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions could have an adverse effect on a Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track the Index. A Fund also does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets. Therefore, a Fund’s performance could be lower than funds that may actively shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or to lessen the impact of a market decline or a decline in the value of one or more issuers. The Index Provider relies on third party data it believes to be reliable in constructing each 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 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 applicable Fund and its shareholders. In addition, neither a Fund, the Investment Adviser, the Calculation Agent nor the Index Provider can guarantee the availability or timeliness of the production of the Index.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

10. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an ETF, a Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund. ETFs are subject to risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including, but not limited to, the following: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV; and (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained.

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

Additionally, a Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Market Trading Risk — Each Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for Shares. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may sustain losses. The Investment Adviser cannot predict whether Shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading 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 a Fund’s performance from that of its Index. The performance of a Fund may diverge from that of its Index for a number of reasons. Tracking error may occur because of transaction costs, a Fund’s holding of cash, differences in accrual of dividends, changes to its Index or the need to meet new or existing regulatory requirements. Unlike a Fund, the returns of an Index are not reduced by investment and other operating expenses, including the trading costs associated with implementing changes to its portfolio of investments. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of market volatility or other unusual market conditions.

 

11. INDEMNIFICATIONS

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

 

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

Each Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. The Program seeks to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, i.e., the risk that a Fund is unable to satisfy redemption requests without significantly diluting remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Trust has designated GSAM, each Fund’s investment adviser, to administer the Program. Certain aspects of the Program rely on third parties to perform certain functions, including the provision of market data and application of models.

The Program is comprised of various components designed to support the assessment and/or management of liquidity risk, including: (1) the periodic assessment (no less frequently than annually) of certain factors that influence a Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) the periodic classification (no less frequently than monthly) of a Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity categories that reflect an estimate of their liquidity under current market conditions; (3) a 15% limit on the acquisition of “illiquid investments” (as defined under Rule 22e-4); (4) for a Fund that does not invest primarily in “highly liquid investments” (as defined under Rule 22e-4), the determination of a minimum percentage of the Fund’s assets that will generally be invested in highly liquid investments (a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum”); and (5) periodic reporting to the Board of Trustees.

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees on February 2, 2023, GSAM provided a written report to the Board addressing the operation, and the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation, of the Program, including, as applicable, the operation of any Highly Liquid Investment Minimum and any material changes to the Program, for the period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). Among other things, the annual report discussed: (1) the results of stress tests designed to assess liquidity under a hypothetical stressed scenario involving elevated redemptions; (2) an assessment of the methodologies used to classify investments into one of four liquidity categories; (3) the efficiency of the arbitrage function during the Reporting Period; (4) the impact of local holidays in non-U.S. jurisdictions; and (5) the impact of geopolitical, market and economic developments and events on liquidity and liquidity risk. The report concluded that the Program continues to be reasonably designed to assess and manage liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to your Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® ETFs except Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) are investment portfolios of Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Funds at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Funds.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until September 30, 2023 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on September 19-20, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held four meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved in 2021. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to each Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its registered fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Fund (except for the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, which commenced operations in 2022), including comparisons to the performance of similar exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as provided by a third-party fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), benchmark performance indices and a composite of accounts with comparable investment strategies managed by the Investment Adviser, and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests;

(c) the terms of the Management Agreement entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;

  (d)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (e)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data (except for the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, which commenced operations in 2022) provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;
  (f)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;
  (g)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;
  (h)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund;
  (i)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (j)   portfolio manager ownership of Fund shares; the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;

 

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  (k)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and
  (l)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

The presentations made at the Board and Committee meetings and at the Annual Meeting encompassed the Funds and other registered funds for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, their services, and the Funds. In conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and the Investment Adviser addressed the questions and concerns of the Trustees, including concerns regarding the investment performance of certain of the funds they oversee. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval and continuation of registered fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates provided the Independent Trustees with a written response to a formal request for information sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel, without representatives of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present.

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

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the transition in the leadership and changes in personnel of various of the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management teams that had occurred in recent periods, and the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Funds and their service providers operate, including 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, each Fund pays a single fee to the Investment Adviser, and the Investment Adviser pays each Fund’s ordinary operating expenses, excluding payments under each Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage fees, costs of holding shareholder meetings, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses. The Trustees also considered information about each Fund’s structure, investment objective, strategies and other characteristics. In particular, they noted that the Funds are passively-managed ETFs that seek to track proprietary indices created by the Investment Adviser. The Trustees noted the experience and capabilities of the key personnel of the Investment Adviser who provide services to the Funds. In particular, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s extensive experience in managing quantitative investment strategies and its expertise in developing “smart beta” products. The Trustees also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations capabilities. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Funds and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Funds and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Funds (except for the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF, which commenced operations in 2022). In this regard, they compared the investment performance of each Fund to its peers using rankings and/or ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2022, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of June 30, 2022. The information on each Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ending on the applicable dates, to the extent that each Fund had been in existence for those periods. As part of this review, they reviewed the investment performance of each Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. The Trustees also received information comparing each Fund’s performance to that of its respective proprietary index, a comparable market capitalization-weighted reference index and a composite of accounts with comparable investment strategies

 

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managed by the Investment Adviser, as applicable. The Trustees observed that each Fund’s investment performance was consistent with the investment objective of tracking its respective proprietary index.

The Trustees noted that Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF had launched on December 13, 2021 and did not yet have a meaningful performance history.

Unitary Fee Structure and Profitability

The Trustees considered the unitary management fee rate payable by each Fund, noting that the Management Agreement provides for a unitary fee structure, pursuant to which each Fund pays a single fee to the Investment Adviser and the Investment Adviser then pays all of the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses. In addition, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Funds, which included both advisory and non-advisory services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Funds as ETFs.

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Funds (except for the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF). The analyses provided a comparison of each Fund’s management fee to those of a relevant peer group and category universe; an expense analysis which compared each Fund’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and data comparing each Fund’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The Trustees also considered information previously provided regarding fees and expenses of comparable ETFs advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms. The comparisons of the Funds’ fee rates and expense ratios were prepared by the Investment Adviser and certain third-party providers of mutual fund and ETF data. In particular, the Trustees referred to an analysis comparing each Fund’s management fee rate and net expense ratio to those of relevant peer funds. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons provided by the Outside Data Provider and the Investment Adviser were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Funds.

In addition, the Trustees noted that no license fees would be payable to the Investment Adviser by the Funds for use of the indices created by the Investment Adviser.

The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s contribution to the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had previously received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules by Fund and by function (i.e., investment management, transfer agency, and distribution and service), and information on the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”) organization periodically audits the expense allocation methodology and that the internal audit group was satisfied with the reasonableness, consistency, and accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology and profitability analysis calculations. Profitability data for the Funds was provided for 2021 and 2020 (2021 only for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF). The Trustees considered this information in relation to the Investment Adviser’s overall profitability.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees noted that the Funds, similar to many other ETFs, do not have management fee breakpoints. They considered information previously provided regarding each Fund’s fee structure, the amount of assets in each Fund, each Fund’s recent creation and redemption activity, information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, and information comparing the contractual management fee rate charged by other advisers to other funds in the peer group. The Trustees further noted the Investment Adviser’s assertion that future economies of scale (among several factors) had been taken into consideration in determining each Fund’s unitary management fee rate.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived (or expected to be derived) by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds as stated above, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the fund in which the Funds’ securities lending cash collateral is invested (except for the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF); (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Funds on behalf of its other clients; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (e) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® ETFs except Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

clients, as a result of the relationship with the Funds; (f) the investment of cash and cash collateral (except for the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF) in money market funds managed by the Investment Adviser that will result in increased assets under management for those money market funds; and (g) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Funds’ third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

Other Benefits to the Funds and Their Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Funds receive certain other potential benefits as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those of other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) enhanced servicing and pricing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate favorable terms with derivatives counterparties on behalf of the Funds as a result of the size and reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Funds because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (e) the Funds’ access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; and (f) the Funds’ access to certain affiliated distribution channels. They considered the competitive nature of the ETF marketplace, noting that many of the Funds’ shareholders invested in the Funds in part because of the Funds’ relationship with the Investment Adviser and have a general expectation that the relationship will continue.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the unitary fee paid by each Fund was reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and each Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit each Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to each Fund until September 30, 2023.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (the “Fund”) is an investment portfolio of Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Fund at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Fund.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until September 30, 2023 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on September 19-20, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held four meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved in 2021. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to the Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its registered fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparisons to the performance of similar exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as provided by a third-party fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), benchmark performance indices and a composite of accounts with comparable investment strategies managed by the Investment Adviser, and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests;
  (c)   the terms of the Management Agreement entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;
  (d)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (e)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;
  (f)   the undertaking of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to implement an expense limitation;
  (g)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;
  (h)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;
  (i)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund;
  (j)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (k)   portfolio manager ownership of Fund shares; the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;
  (l)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

  (m)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

The presentations made at the Board and Committee meetings and at the Annual Meeting encompassed the Fund and other registered funds for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, their services, and the Fund. In conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and the Investment Adviser addressed the questions and concerns of the Trustees, including concerns regarding the investment performance of certain of the funds they oversee. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval and continuation of registered fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates provided the Independent Trustees with a written response to a formal request for information sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel, without representatives of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present.

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

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the transition in the leadership and changes in personnel of various of the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management teams that had occurred in recent periods, and the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted 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 their service providers operate, including changes 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 also considered information about the Fund’s structure, investment objective, strategies and other characteristics. In particular, they noted that the Fund is a passively-managed ETF that seeks to track a proprietary index created by the Investment Adviser. The Trustees noted the experience and capabilities of the key personnel of the Investment Adviser who provide services to the Fund. In particular, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s extensive experience in managing quantitative investment strategies and its expertise in developing “smart beta” products. The Trustees also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations capabilities. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Fund and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Fund and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of the Fund to its peers using rankings and ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2022, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of June 30, 2022. The information on the Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ending on the applicable dates. As part of this review, they reviewed the investment performance of the Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. The Trustees also received information comparing the Fund’s performance to that of its proprietary index, a comparable market capitalization-weighted reference index, and a composite of accounts with comparable investment strategies managed by the Investment Adviser. The Trustees observed that the Fund’s investment performance was consistent with the investment objective of tracking its proprietary index.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The Trustees considered the contractual terms of the Management Agreement and the fee rate payable by the Fund thereunder. In this regard, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Fund, which included both advisory and non-advisory services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Fund as an ETF.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Fund. The analyses provided a comparison of the Fund’s management fee to those of a relevant peer group and category universe; an expense analysis which compared the Fund’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and data comparing the Fund’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The Trustees also considered information previously provided regarding fees and expenses of comparable ETFs advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms. The comparisons of the Fund’s fee rate and expense ratio were prepared by the Investment Adviser and certain third-party providers of mutual fund and ETF data. In particular, the Trustees referred to an analysis comparing the Fund’s management fee and net expense ratio to those of relevant peer funds. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons provided by the Outside Data Provider and the Investment Adviser were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Fund.

The Trustees noted that no license fees would be payable to the Investment Adviser by the Fund for use of the index created by the Investment Adviser. The Trustees reviewed the Fund’s total operating expense ratio (both gross and net of expense limitations).

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Fund that exceed a specified level pursuant to the permanent expense limitation agreement in place. The Trustees reviewed the Fund’s contribution to the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had previously received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules with respect to the Fund for various functions (i.e., investment management, transfer agency, and distribution and service), and information on the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”) organization periodically audits the expense allocation methodology and that the internal audit group was satisfied with the reasonableness, consistency, and accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology and profitability analysis calculations. Profitability data for the Fund was provided for 2021 and 2020. The Trustees considered this information in relation to the Investment Adviser’s overall profitability.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees noted that the Fund, similar to many other ETFs, does not have management fee breakpoints. They considered information previously provided regarding the Fund’s fee structure, the amount of assets in the Fund, the Fund’s recent creation and redemption activity, information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, information comparing the contractual management fee rate charged by other advisers to other funds in the peer group, and the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Fund that exceed a specified level. The Trustees recognized that if the assets of the Fund increase over time, the Fund and its shareholders could realize economies of scale as certain Fund expenses, such as certain fixed fees, become a smaller percentage of overall assets. They further noted the Investment Adviser’s assertion that future economies of scale (among several factors) had been taken into consideration in determining the Fund’s management fee rate.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived (or expected to be derived) by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund as stated above, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Fund with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the fund in which the Fund’s securities lending cash collateral is invested; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Fund on behalf of its other clients; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (e) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Fund; (f) the investment of cash and cash collateral in money market funds managed by the Investment Adviser that will result in increased assets under management for those money market funds; and (g) 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. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Other Benefits to the Fund and Its Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Fund receives certain other potential benefits as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Fund with those of other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) enhanced servicing and pricing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate favorable terms with derivatives counterparties on behalf of the Fund as a result of the size and reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (d) 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; (e) the Fund’s access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; and (f) the Fund’s access to certain affiliated distribution channels. They considered the competitive nature of the ETF marketplace, noting that many of the Fund’s shareholders invested in the Fund in part because of the Fund’s relationship with the Investment Adviser and have a general expectation that the relationship will continue.

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 management fee paid by the Fund was reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and the Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to the Fund until September 30, 2023.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended 2/28/2023 (Unaudited)

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

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from September 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year (or less where indicated).

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

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

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

 

     ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF     ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF     ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF     ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF  
     Beginning
Account Value
9/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/23
    Expenses
Paid
**
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/23
    Expenses
Paid
**
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/23
    Expenses
Paid
**
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/23
    Expenses
Paid
**
 

Actual based on NAV

  $ 1,000     $ 998.95     $ 2.23     $ 1,000     $ 1,180.65     $ 1.35     $ 1,000     $ 1,108.54     $ 1.31     $ 1,000     $ 1,035.54     $ 1.26  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,022.56 +      2.26       1,000       1,023.55 +      1.26       1,000       1,023.55 +      1.25       1,000       1,023.56 +      1.25  

 

     ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large
Cap Equity ETF
    ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF     ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF     ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF  
     Beginning
Account Value
9/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/23
    Expenses
Paid
**
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/23
    Expenses
Paid
**
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/23
    Expenses
Paid
**
    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/23
    Expenses
Paid
**
 

Actual based on NAV

  $ 1,000     $ 1,031.24     $ 1.01     $ 1,000     $ 1,016.17     $ 0.45     $ 1,000     $ 1,057.74     $ 1.02     $ 1,000     $ 1,029.35     $ 1.26  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,023.80 +      1.00       1,000       1,024.35 +      0.45       1,000       1,023.80 +      1.00       1,000       1,023.55 +      1.25  

 

  +    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.  

 

  **   Expenses for each Fund are calculated using the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended February 28, 2023. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized net expense ratio for the period is as follows:  

 

Fund        

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     0.45

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF

     0.25

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF

     0.25

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF

     0.25

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Paris-Aligned Climate U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

     0.20

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

     0.09

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

     0.20

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® World Low Vol Plus Equity ETF

     0.25

 

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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 $2.30 trillion in assets under supervision as of December 31, 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 Defensive 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 U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF
Goldman Sachs Community Municipal 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 MSCI Emerging Markets Index, MSCI Europe Index, MSCI World ex USA Index and MSCI Japan Index (the “MSCI Indices”) were used by GSAM as the reference universe for selection of the companies included in the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity Index, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity Index, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity Index and Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity Index (the “ActiveBeta® Indices”), respectively. MSCI Inc. does not in any way sponsor, support, promote or endorse the ActiveBeta® Indices or the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Emerging Markets Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® International Equity ETF or Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF (the “ActiveBeta® ETFs” or the “Funds”). MSCI Inc. was not and is not involved in any way in the creation, calculation, maintenance or review of the ActiveBeta® Indices. The MSCI Indices were provided on an “as is” basis. MSCI Inc., its affiliates and any other person or entity involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating the MSCI Indices (collectively, the “MSCI Parties”) expressly disclaim all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose). Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall any MSCI Party have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including without limitation lost profits) or any other damages in connection with the MSCI Indices, the ActiveBeta® ETFs or the ActiveBeta® Indices.

The Russell 2000® Index was used by Goldman Sachs Asset Management or its affiliate as the starting universe for selection of the companies included in the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity Index. Frank Russell Company (“RUSSELL”) does not in any way sponsor, support, promote or endorse the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity Index or the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF. In no event shall any Russell Party have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including without limitation lost profits) or any other damages in connection with the Russell 2000® Index or the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® U.S. Small Cap Equity Index.

The ActiveBeta® Indices are trademarks of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. and have been licensed for use by Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P., THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., AND GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC (COLLECTIVELY, “GOLDMAN SACHS”) DOES NOT GUARANTEE NOR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE OWNERS OR SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUNDS OR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN SECURITIES GENERALLY OR IN A FUND PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF THE ACTIVEBETA® INDICES TO TRACK GENERAL MARKET PERFORMANCE. GOLDMAN SACHS, IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE INDEX PROVIDER OF THE ACTIVEBETA® INDICES, LICENSES CERTAIN TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES TO THE FUNDS. GOLDMAN SACHS HAS NO OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THE FUNDS OR THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUNDS INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE ACTIVEBETA® INDICES. GOLDMAN SACHS OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES MAY HOLD LONG OR SHORT POSITIONS IN SECURITIES HELD BY A FUND OR IN RELATED DERIVATIVES.

GOLDMAN SACHS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, TIMELINESS, ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE ACTIVEBETA® INDICES OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. GOLDMAN SACHS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN OR IN THE CALCULATION THEREOF. GOLDMAN SACHS MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE MARKS, THE ACTIVEBETA® INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY A FUND, THE SHAREHOLDERS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM USE OF THE ACTIVEBETA® INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, GOLDMAN SACHS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.


TRUSTEES

Cheryl K. Beebe, Chair

Lawrence Hughes

John F. Killian

Steven D. Krichmar

Linda A. Lang

Michael Latham

Lawrence W. Stranghoener

James A. McNamara

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer, Principal

Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

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

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

The Funds will file 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 February 28, 2023 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.

Neither MSCI nor any other party involved in or related to compiling, computing, or creating the MSCI data makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such data (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such data. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating the data have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages. No further distribution or dissemination of the MSCI data is permitted without MSCI’s express written consent.

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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