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Goldman Sachs Funds
SINGLE/MULTI-SECTOR TAXABLE FIXED INCOME FUNDS Annual Report October 31, 2006 
     
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  Current income potential from portfolios that invest in a variety of fixed income securities.
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Goldman Sachs Single/Multi-Sector
Taxable Fixed Income Funds
n GOLDMAN SACHS GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND  
 
n GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. MORTGAGES FUND  
 
n GOLDMAN SACHS CORE FIXED INCOME FUND  
 
n GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTMENT GRADE CREDIT FUND  
The Goldman Sachs Government Income Fund’s net asset value and yield are not guaranteed by the U.S. government or by its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises. Investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities including credit and interest rate risk. The guarantee on U.S. government securities applies only to the underlying securities of the Fund if held to maturity and not to the value of the Fund’s shares. The Fund’s investments in mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risks. These risks may result in greater share price volatility. The Fund may make substantial investments in derivative instruments, including options, financial futures, Eurodollar futures contracts, swaps, options on swaps, structured securities and other derivative investments. Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. These risks include the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instrument; risks of default by a counterparty; and the risks that transactions may not be liquid.  
The Goldman Sachs U.S. Mortgages Fund’s investment in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) is subject to prepayment risk, the risk that in a declining interest rate environment the Fund’s underlying mortgages may be prepaid, causing the Fund to have to reinvest at lower interest rates. This risk may result in greater share price volatility than a fixed income fund not invested in MBS. The guarantee on U.S. government securities applies only to the underlying securities of the Fund if held to maturity and not to the value of the Fund’s shares. The Fund may make substantial investments in derivative instruments, including options, financial futures, Eurodollar futures contracts, swaps, options on swaps, structured securities and other derivative investments. Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. These risks include the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instrument; risks of default by a counterparty; and the risks that transactions may not be liquid. Investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities including credit and interest rate risk.
         
 
NOT FDIC-INSURED
  May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee
 


 

GOLDMAN SACHS SINGLE/MULTI-SECTOR TAXABLE FIXED INCOME FUNDS

 
 
 
The Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund’s investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities including credit and interest rate risk. The guarantee on U.S. government securities applies only to the underlying securities of the Fund if held to maturity and not to the value of the Fund’s shares. The Fund’s investments in mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risks. These risks may result in greater share price volatility. The Fund may make substantial investments in derivative instruments, including options, financial futures, Eurodollar futures contracts, swaps, options on swaps, structured securities and other derivative investments. Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. These risks include the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instrument; risks of default by a counterparty; and the risks that transactions may not be liquid.  
The Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Credit Fund’s investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities including credit and interest rate risk. The guarantee on U.S. government securities applies only to the underlying securities of the Fund if held to maturity and not to the value of the Fund’s shares. The Fund’s investments in mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risks. These risks may result in greater share price volatility. The Fund may make substantial investments in derivative instruments, including options, financial futures, Eurodollar futures contracts, swaps, options on swaps, structured securities and other derivative investments. Derivative instruments may involve a high degree of financial risk. These risks include the risk that a small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement, unfavorable or favorable, in the price of the derivative instrument; risks of default by a counterparty; and the risks that transactions may not be liquid.
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GOLDMAN SACHS SINGLE/MULTI-SECTOR TAXABLE FIXED INCOME FUNDS
What Distinguishes Goldman Sachs’
Fixed Income Investment Process?
At Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”), the goal of our fixed income investment process is to provide consistent, strong performance by actively managing our portfolios within a research-intensive, risk-managed framework.
     
 
    A key element of our fixed income investment philosophy is to evaluate the broadest global
opportunity set to capture relative value across sectors and instruments. Our globally
integrated investment process involves managing dynamically along the risk/return spectrum,
as we continue to develop value-added strategies through:

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n  Assess relative value among sectors (such as mortgages and corporates) and sub-sectors

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Leverage the vast resources of Goldman Sachs in selecting securities for each portfolio
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Team approach to decision making

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Manage risk by avoiding significant sector and interest rate bets

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Careful management of yield curve strategies — while closely managing portfolio duration
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Fixed Income portfolios that:
 
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Include domestic and global investment options, income opportunities,
and access to areas of specialization

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Capitalize on GSAM’s industry-renowned credit research capabilities

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Use a risk-managed framework to seek total return, recognizing the importance of investors’ capital accumulation goals as well as their need for income
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PORTFOLIO RESULTS
Government Income Fund
Dear Shareholder:
This report provides an overview on the performance of the Goldman Sachs Government Income Fund during the
one-year reporting period that ended October 31, 2006.
  Performance Review
Over the one-year period that ended October 31, 2006, the Fund’s Class A, B, C, Institutional and Service Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 4.40%, 3.62%, 3.63%, 4.86% and 4.27%, respectively. These returns compare to the 5.12% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Government/ Mortgage Index, over the same time period.
 
 
A combination of top-down and bottom-up strategies impacted the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark. We maintained a defensive posture over the period, positioning the Fund to have a shorter duration versus its benchmark in anticipation of higher interest rates. This strategy contributed to returns as interest rates rose over the period. With regards to our cross-sector strategies, we continued to underweight the Fund’s mortgage exposure relative to the benchmark based on negative fundamentals in the mortgage market. Our mortgage underweight detracted from relative performance as the mortgage sector outperformed over the period. However, our security selection within mortgages helped to somewhat offset the negative impact from our mortgage underweight. In particular, selection of securities with less exposure to volatility, such as high quality floating rate adjustable rate mortgages (“ARMs”), contributed to relative performance. The Fund’s holdings of Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (“TIPS”) and select asset-backed auto securities also modestly detracted from the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark. Offsetting this was the positive impact from our continued emphasis on short-dated agency securities.
  Market Review
A number of continuing themes characterized the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2006. The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) continued to raise interest rates in six more 25 basis point moves, bringing the targeted federal funds rate to 5.25%. Following the hike in rates, yields rose across the Treasury curve. However, short-term yields rose more dramatically than did long-term yields, leading to a further flattening of the yield curve. In the early part of the period, there was a rise in consumer confidence and strong manufacturing data. The latter half of the period was characterized by a slowdown in the housing market and moderating commodity prices, which lessened inflationary concerns and prompted the Fed to pause its tightening policy. During the reporting period, the 10-year Treasury yield rose five basis points, ending the period at 4.60%. Investment grade sectors continued to post strong outperformance relative to Treasuries over the reporting period, with the mortgage sector generating the best results. Credit spreads also tightened, supported by strong fundamentals and continued corporate profit growth.
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  Investment Objective
The Fund seeks a high level of current income, consistent with safety of principal.
  Investment Strategies
The Fund seeks to meet its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. government securities and in repurchase agreements collateralized by these securities, and in other securities of the highest credit quality. The Fund uses derivatives, including, but not limited to, Treasury futures, Eurodollar futures and swaps, primarily, as a tool to manage interest rate exposure, volatility, term structure, convexity (the rate of change in the portfolio’s duration as yields change), and sector exposure. The Fund may also use derivatives to express our interest rate outlook.
 
We believe that using derivatives, including both futures and swaps, in the portfolio has been an effective portfolio management tool. Futures have been efficiently employed to hedge duration (interest rate sensitivity) drift that may occur due to the passage of time, changing interest rates or changing mortgage durations. In addition, we believe that futures allowed us to optimize security selection by giving us the flexibility to select the most attractive securities for the portfolio, regardless of the securities maturity/duration. Finally, futures and swaps were important tools in implementing certain interest rate and spread views.
  Portfolio Composition
Over the period, the Fund’s investment strategy continued to focus on sectors and securities that we believed would generate a competitive total rate of return relative to the benchmark. As relative valuations changed over the period, we tactically adjusted the Fund’s exposures to take advantage of emerging opportunities. For example, we reduced the Fund’s Government exposure in favor of mortgage-backed securities that we felt offered more compelling relative values. We also took advantage of opportunities to add value in security-specific trades. In particular, we have been finding value in AAA rated ARMs and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”). At the end of the reporting period, the Fund’s largest sector weight was in mortgage-backed securities. During the period, we maintained a short duration position relative to the Index based on the belief that interest rates would move higher.
 
 
We thank you for your investment and look forward to your continued confidence.
 
 
 
Goldman Sachs U.S. Fixed Income Investment Management Team
 
November 20, 2006
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FUND BASICS
Government Income Fund
as of October 31, 2006
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
                             
November 1, 2005–   Fund Total Return   Lehman Govt./   30-Day    
October 31, 2006   (based on NAV)1   Mortgage Index2   Standardized Yield3    
 
Class A
    4.40%       5.12%       3.98%      
Class B
    3.62          5.12          3.42         
Class C
    3.63          5.12          3.42         
Institutional
    4.86          5.12          4.54         
Service
    4.27          5.12          4.04         
 
1  The net asset value (NAV) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.
2  The Lehman Brothers Government/ Mortgage Index, an unmanaged index, does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.
3  The 30-Day Standardized Yield of the Fund is calculated by dividing the net investment income per share (as defined by securities industry regulations) earned by the Fund over a 30-day period (ending on the stated month-end date) by the maximum public offering price per share of the Fund on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized. This yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned and distributed by the Fund and, therefore, may not be correlated with the dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders.
STANDARDIZED AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS4
                                             
For the period ended 9/30/06   One Year   Five Years   Ten Years   Since Inception   Inception Date    
 
Class A
    -1.38%       3.20%       5.36%       5.61%     2/10/93      
Class B
    -2.65          2.96          5.05          5.12        5/1/96        
Class C
    1.45          3.38          N/A          4.75        8/15/97      
Institutional
    3.70          4.58          N/A          5.94        8/15/97      
Service
    3.12          4.05          5.725        5.875      2/10/93      
 
4  The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 4.5% for Class A Shares, the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class B Shares (5% maximum declining to 0% after six years), and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional and Service Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.
5  Performance data for Service Shares prior to 8/15/97 (commencement of operations) is that of Class A Shares (excluding the impact of front-end sales charges applicable to Class A Shares since Service Shares are not subject to any sales charges). Performance of Class A Shares in the Fund reflects the expenses applicable to the Fund’s Class A Shares. The fees applicable to Service Shares are different from those applicable to Class A Shares which impact performance ratings and rankings for a class of shares.
   The returns represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when 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.goldmansachsfunds.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects expense limitations in effect. 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 redemption of Fund shares.
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FUND BASICS
SECTOR ALLOCATION6
Percentage of Net Assets
 
(EQUITY SECTOR ALLOCATION BAR CHART)
6  The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.
7  “Quasi-governments” include agency securities offered by companies such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which operate under a government charter. While they have to report to a government regulator, their assets are not explicitly guaranteed by the government and they otherwise operate like any other publicly traded company.
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PORTFOLIO RESULTS
U.S. Mortgages Fund
Dear Shareholder,
This report provides an overview on the performance of the Goldman Sachs U.S. Mortgages Fund during the one-year reporting period that ended October 31, 2006.
  Performance Review
Over the one-year period that ended October 31, 2006, the Fund’s Class A, Institutional and Separate Account Institutional Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 5.21%, 5.56% and 5.73%, respectively. These returns compare to the 5.65% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Securitized Index, over the same time period.
 
Over the period, we continued to target an underweight position in mortgages relative to the benchmark based on historically tight spread levels and low implied volatility. As mortgages outperformed the market during the reporting period, this underweight position detracted from performance. In contrast, our out-of-Index selection of high quality, floating rate adjustable-rate mortgages (“ARMs”), contributed positively to returns. A preference for high quality, floating rate asset-backed securities also enhanced results. The Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark was positively impacted by our short duration bias, as yields generally rose across the curve.
  Market Review
Mortgages posted strong returns over the reporting period, outperforming both equal duration Treasuries and swaps. Spreads finished slightly tighter. Over the period, mortgage volatility rates declined. Fundamentals remain unattractive and implied volatility continues to remain near cyclical lows.
  Investment Objective
The Fund seeks a high level of total return consisting of income and capital appreciation.
  Investment Strategies
In seeking to meet the Fund’s investment objective, we invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities, including U.S. government and collateralized securities. Collateralized securities may include fixed rate pass-throughs, collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), ARMs, mortgage derivatives and asset-backed securities (“ABS”). To the extent we find them effective instruments to manage the duration of the portfolio, the Fund may employ the use of derivatives, including futures, swaps and Eurodollar futures contracts.
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We believe that using derivatives, including both futures and swaps, in the portfolio has been an effective portfolio management tool. Futures have been efficiently employed to hedge duration (interest rate sensitivity) drift that may occur due to the passage of time, changing interest rates or changing mortgage durations. In addition, we believe that futures allowed us to optimize security selection by giving us the flexibility to select the most attractive securities for the portfolio, regardless of the securities’ maturity/duration. Finally, futures and swaps were important tools in implementing certain interest rate and spread views.
  Portfolio Composition
The Fund maintained a short duration position relative to its benchmark during the reporting period. Given its underweight position in mortgage pass-throughs, the Fund invested in other collateralized sectors, such as ARMs and CMOs. The Fund added to its government security allocation as a tactical substitute for pass-through exposure. The Fund continues to underweight exposure to fixed rate mortgage-backed security pass-throughs on the back of negative fundamentals. At the end of the reporting period, all of the Fund’s asset-backed security exposure was concentrated in short-term, high quality securities, which we consider to be cash equivalents.
 
We thank you for your investment and look forward to your continued confidence.
 
 
Goldman Sachs Fixed Income Investment Management Team
 
November 20, 2006
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FUND BASICS
U.S. Mortgages Fund
as of October 31, 2006
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
                             
November 1, 2005–   Fund Total Return   Lehman Brothers   30-Day    
October 31, 2006   (based on NAV)1   Securitized Index2   Standardized Yield3    
 
Class A
    5.21 %     5.65 %     4.16 %    
Institutional
    5.56       5.65       4.75      
Separate Account Institutional
    5.73       5.65       4.79      
 
1  The net asset value (NAV) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.
2  The Lehman Brothers Securitized Index is an unmanaged composite of asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage-backed securities and fixed rate mortgage-backed securities. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.
3  The 30-Day Standardized Yield of the Fund is calculated by dividing the net investment income per share (as defined by securities industry regulations) earned by the Fund over a 30-day period (ending on the stated month-end date) by the maximum public offering price per share of the Fund on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized. This yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned and distributed by the Fund and, therefore, may not be correlated with the dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders.
STANDARDIZED AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS4
                         
For the period ended 9/30/06   One Year   Since Inception   Inception Date    
 
Class A
    -0.68 %     2.23 %   11/3/03    
Institutional
    4.38       4.30     11/3/03    
Separate Account Institutional
    4.44       4.32     11/3/03    
 
The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 4.5% for Class A Shares. Because Institutional and Separate Account Institutional Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.
  The returns represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when 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.goldmansachsfunds.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects expense limitations in effect. 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 redemption of Fund shares.
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FUND BASICS
SECTOR ALLOCATION5
Percentage of Net Assets
 
(SECTOR ALLOCATION BAR CHART)
5  The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.
6  “Quasi-governments” include agency securities offered by companies such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which operate under a government charter. While they have to report to a government regulator, their assets are not explicitly guaranteed by the government and they otherwise operate like any other publicly traded company.
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PORTFOLIO RESULTS
Core Fixed Income Fund
Dear Shareholder,
This report provides an overview on the performance of the Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund during the one-year reporting period that ended October 31, 2006.
  Performance Review
Over the one-year period that ended October 31, 2006, the Fund’s Class A, B, C, Institutional and Service Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 4.21%, 3.42%, 3.52%, 4.69% and 4.06%, respectively. These returns compare to the 5.19% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, over the same time period.
 
Within our top down currency strategy, our overall positioning relative to the benchmark in the Great Britain pound and New Zealand dollar significantly detracted from performance over the reporting period. Overall our cross-sector strategy also had a negative impact on returns versus the benchmark. In particular, underweight exposures to the corporate and mortgage sectors detracted from performance as the sectors outperformed Treasuries over the period. However, our swap spread exposure enhanced results. Elsewhere, our security selection within mortgages helped performance relative to the benchmark, particularly within mortgage passthroughs, adjustable rate mortgages and mortgage derivatives. Within investment grade corporates, our selection of insurance sector credits, benefited returns versus the benchmark. The Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark was positively impacted by our overall short duration positioning as interest rates rose at the short region of the curve over the period.
  Market Review
A number of continuing themes characterized the 12 month period that ended October 31, 2006. The Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) continued to raise interest rates in six more 25 basis point moves, bringing the targeted federal funds rate to 5.25%. Following the hike in rates, yields rose across the Treasury curve. However, short-term yields rose more dramatically than did long-term yields, leading to a further flattening of the yield curve. In the early part of the period, there was a rise in consumer confidence and strong manufacturing data. The latter half of the period was characterized by a slowdown in the housing market and moderating commodity prices, which lessened inflationary concerns and prompted the Fed to pause its tightening policy. Within currencies, the Great Britain pound appreciated against the U.S. dollar over the 12-month period. Credit spreads also continued to tighten over the reporting period, as the 10-year Treasury yield rose five basis points, ending the period at 4.60%. Emerging market debt and credit spreads also continued to tighten over the reporting period.
  Investment Objective
The Fund seeks a total return consisting of capital appreciation and income that exceeds the total return of the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index.
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  Investment Strategies
In seeking to meet the Fund’s investment objective, we invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities, including U.S. government, corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and investment grade emerging market debt securities. In addition, to the extent we find them effective instruments to manage the overall duration of the portfolio, the Fund may employ the use of derivatives, including futures, swaps and Eurodollar futures contracts.
 
We believe that using derivatives, including both futures and swaps, in the portfolio has been an effective portfolio management tool. Futures have been efficiently employed to hedge duration (interest rate sensitivity) drift that may occur due to the passage of time, changing interest rates or changing mortgage durations. In addition, we believe that futures allowed us to optimize security selection by giving us the flexibility to select the most attractive securities for the portfolio, regardless of the securities’ maturity/duration. Finally, futures and swaps were important tools in implementing certain interest rate and spread views.
  Portfolio Composition
During the period, the Fund continued to hold a short duration position relative to the benchmark based on our belief that rates will trend higher. The Fund increased its underweight in the mortgage sector based on historically tight spread levels and low implied volatility. However, we continued to take advantage of opportunities to add value in security-specific trades. In particular, we favored bonds with less exposure to implied volatility and housing turnover. These included seasoned 15-year mortgage-backed securities, super-senior AAA adjustable-rate mortgage floaters, and super-senior AAA collateralized mortgage-backed securities. The Fund held an underweight to the corporate sector as profit growth has been slowing and companies have been starting to re-lever their balance sheets. Finally, the Fund’s market value exposure to government securities decreased based on our constructive view of other high quality sectors at the shorter end of the curve, such as agencies.
 
 
We thank you for your investment and look forward to your continued confidence.
 
 
 
   Goldman Sachs U.S. Fixed Income Investment Management Team
 
November 20, 2006
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FUND BASICS
Core Fixed Income Fund
as of October 31, 2006
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
                             
November 1, 2005–   Fund Total Return   Lehman Aggregate   30-Day    
October 31, 2006   (based on NAV)1   Bond Index2   Standardized Yield3    
 
Class A
    4.21 %     5.19 %     4.30 %    
Class B
    3.42       5.19       3.76      
Class C
    3.52       5.19       3.76      
Institutional
    4.69       5.19       4.87      
Service
    4.06       5.19       4.38      
 
1  The net asset value (NAV) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.
2  The Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index represents an unmanaged diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, investment-grade corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.
3  The 30-Day Standardized Yield of the Fund is calculated by dividing the net investment income per share (as defined by securities industry regulations) earned by the Fund over a 30-day period (ending on the stated month-end date) by the maximum public offering price per share of the Fund on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized. This yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned and distributed by the Fund and, therefore, may not be correlated with the dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders.
STANDARDIZED AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS4
                                             
For the period ended 9/30/06   One Year   Five Years   Ten Years   Since Inception   Inception Date    
 
Class A
    -1.55 %     3.78 %     N/A       5.51 %   5/1/97      
Class B
    -2.81       3.55       N/A       5.25     5/1/97      
Class C
     1.28       3.97       N/A       4.99     8/15/97      
Institutional
     3.35       5.14       6.47 %     6.31     1/5/94      
Service
     2.94       4.64       5.95       5.89     3/13/96      
 
4  The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 4.5% for Class A Shares, the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class B Shares (5% maximum declining to 0% after six years) and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional and Service Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.
   The returns represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when 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.goldmansachsfunds.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects expense limitations in effect. 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 redemption of Fund shares.
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FUND BASICS
SECTOR ALLOCATION5
Percentage of Net Assets
 
(EQUITY SECTOR ALLOCATION BAR CHART)
5  The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.
 
6  “Quasi-governments” include agency securities offered by companies such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which operate under a government charter. While they have to report to a government regulator, their assets are not explicitly guaranteed by the government and they otherwise operate like any other publicly traded company.
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Investment Grade Credit Fund
Dear Shareholder:
This report provides an overview on the performance of the Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Credit Fund during the one-year reporting period that ended October 31, 2006.
  Performance Review
Over the one-year period that ended October 31, 2006, the Fund’s Class A, Institutional and Separate Account Institutional Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 4.84%, 5.35%, and 5.30%, respectively. These returns compare to the 5.36% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Credit Index, over the same time period.
 
 
The Fund’s overweight to lower quality credits and underweight to higher quality credits were the primary positive contributors to returns for the 12-month reporting period. Investor risk appetite was strong due to solid corporate earnings and a perceived end to the Federal Reserve Board’s (the “Fed’s”) tightening campaign. Security selection and an overweight to property & casualty bonds also enhanced results, as the industry outperformed the Lehman Brothers U.S. Credit Index for the period. The primary detractor from the Fund’s performance was an underweight to corporate credit relative to that of the benchmark. An underweight to emerging market corporates also detracted from returns, as their spreads tightened to almost record levels during the period.
  Market Review
The Lehman Brothers U.S. Credit Index returned 5.36% over the trailing twelve-month period ended October 31, 2006, outperforming equal duration Treasuries. Lower quality credits outperformed higher quality credits, with A and BBB rated securities returning 5.36% and 5.59%, respectively. Despite a marked slowdown in the U.S. housing market and an increase in equity shareholder-friendly activity, risk appetite was strong during most of the period. This was due to strong corporate earnings, benign inflation, and the perceived end to the Fed’s raising short-term interest rates. Airlines (+10.3%), consumer services (+9.0%), and tobacco (+8.5%) were the top performing industries, while gaming (-2.5%) was the only industry to post a negative return in the Index for the period.
  Investment Objective
The Fund seeks a high level total return consisting of capital appreciation and income that exceeds the total return of the Lehman Brothers U.S. Credit Index.
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PORTFOLIO RESULTS
  Investment Strategies
In seeking to meet the Fund’s investment objective, we invest at least 80% of its net assets in investment grade fixed income securities, primarily corporate securities. The Fund may also invest in U.S. government securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, emerging market securities and non-U.S. dollar securities. In addition, to the extent we find them effective instruments to manage the overall duration of the portfolio, the Fund may employ the use of derivatives, including futures, swaps and Eurodollar futures contracts. The Fund also makes use of currency forwards for the purpose of hedging all non-U.S. dollar exposure back to the base U.S. dollar currency.
 
We believe that using derivatives, including both futures and swaps, in the portfolio has been an effective portfolio management tool. Futures have been efficiently employed to hedge duration (interest rate sensitivity) drift that may occur due to the passage of time, or changing interest rates. In addition, we believe that futures allowed us to optimize security selection by giving us the flexibility to select the most attractive securities for the portfolio, regardless of the securities’ maturity/duration. Finally, futures and swaps were important tools in implementing certain interest rate and spread views.
  Portfolio Composition
From a credit quality perspective, the Fund held a down-in-quality bias, reflected through its overweight to BBB-rated bonds versus the benchmark. The Fund continued to hold this position on the belief that lower quality credits still have the potential to benefit from balance sheet deleveraging and, in turn, remain less susceptible to equity shareholder-friendly activities (such as stock repurchases and one-time dividend payouts, which adversely impact bond prices). However, we have recently trimmed this position, as valuations are beginning to appear rich. In terms of sector positioning, the Fund had overweights in the insurance and media-cable securities, while holding underweights in consumer products, brokerage, banks, retail, and technology.
 
 
We thank you for your investment and look forward to your continued confidence.
 
 
 
Goldman Sachs Fixed Income Investment Management Team
 
November 20, 2006
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(GRAPHIC)
FUND BASICS
Investment Grade Credit Fund
as of October 31, 2006
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
                             
November 1, 2005–   Fund Total Return   Lehman Brothers   30-Day    
October 31, 2006   (based on NAV)1   U.S. Credit Index2   Standardized Yield3    
 
Class A
    4.84 %     5.36 %     4.96 %    
Institutional
    5.35       5.36       5.58      
Separate Account Institutional
    5.30       5.36       5.64      
 
1  The net asset value (NAV) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.
2  The Lehman Brothers U.S. Credit Index is an unmanaged index which is unbundled into pure corporates (industrial, utility, and finance, including both U.S. and Non-U.S.  corporations) and non-corporates (sovereign, supranational, foreign agencies, and foreign local governments). The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.
3  The 30-Day Standardized Yield of the Fund is calculated by dividing the net investment income per share (as defined by securities industry regulations) earned by the Fund over a 30-day period (ending on the stated month-end date) by the maximum public offering price per share of the Fund on the last day of the period. This number is then annualized. This yield does not necessarily reflect income actually earned and distributed by the Fund and, therefore, may not be correlated with the dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders.
STANDARDIZED AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS4
                             
For the period ended 9/30/06   One Year   Since Inception   Inception Date    
 
Class A
    -1.44 %     2.34 %   11/3/03      
Institutional
    3.57       4.46     11/3/03      
Separate Account Institutional
    3.62       4.47     11/3/03      
 
4  The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 4.5% for Class A Shares. Because Institutional and Separate Account Institutional Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.
   The returns represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when 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.goldmansachsfunds.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects expense limitations in effect. 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 redemption of Fund shares.
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FUND BASICS
SECTOR ALLOCATION5
Percentage of Net Assets
 
(EQUITY SECTOR ALLOCATION BAR CHART)
5  The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Short-term investments represent repurchase agreements. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.
6  Please refer to the table below for Top Ten Industry Allocations in the corporate sector.
TOP TEN INDUSTRY ALLOCATIONS
                     
Percentage of Net Assets   as of 10/31/06   as of 10/31/05    
 
Banks
    21.0 %     23.1 %    
Insurance
    14.0       10.8      
REIT
    13.1       7.9      
Financial
    8.6       7.3      
Electric
    8.5       5.3      
Communications
    6.7       12.7      
Media
    4.2            
Natural Gas
    3.3       4.1      
Energy
    2.5       1.9      
Technology
    1.8       0.9      
 
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GOLDMAN SACHS GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND
Performance Summary
October 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
The following graph shows the value, as of October 31, 2006, of a $10,000 investment made on November 1, 1996 in Class A Shares (with the maximum sales charge of 4.5%) of the Goldman Sachs Government Income Fund. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Government/Mortgage Index (“Lehman Gov’t/MBS Index”) is shown. This performance data represents past performance and should not be considered indicative of future performance, which will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. These performance fluctuations will cause an investor’s shares, when redeemed, to be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance reflects expense limitations in effect. 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 redemption of Fund shares. Performance of Class B, Class C, Institutional and Service Shares will vary from Class A Shares due to differences in fees and loads. In addition to the investment adviser’s decisions regarding issuer/industry investment selection and allocation, other factors may affect Fund performance. These factors include, but are not limited to, Fund operating fees and expenses, portfolio turnover and subscription and redemption cash flows affecting the Fund.
Government Income Fund’s 10 Year Performance
Performance of a $10,000 Investment, Distributions Reinvested November 1, 1996 to October 31, 2006.
(PERFOFMANCE GRAPH)
                                     
Average Annual Total Return through October 31, 2006   Since Inception   Ten Years   Five Years   One Year    
Class A (commenced February 10, 1993)
                                   
Excluding sales charges
    5.97%       5.69%       3.80%       4.40%      
Including sales charges
    5.61%       5.20%       2.85%       -0.32%      
 
Class B (commenced May 1, 1996)
                                   
Excluding contingent deferred sales charges
    5.12%       4.89%       3.02%       3.62%      
Including contingent deferred sales charges
    5.12%       4.89%       2.61%       -1.53%      
 
Class C (commenced August 15, 1997)
                                   
Excluding contingent deferred sales charges
    4.75%       n/a       3.03%       3.63%      
Including contingent deferred sales charges
    4.75%       n/a       3.03%       2.59%      
 
Institutional Class (commenced August 15, 1997)
    5.95%       n/a       4.22%       4.86%      
 
Service Class (commenced August 15, 1997)
    5.41%       n/a       3.69%       4.27%      
 
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GOLDMAN SACHS GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND
Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2006
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount   Rate   Date   Value
   
Mortgage-Backed Obligations – 59.2%
 
    Adjustable Rate FHLMC(a) – 2.1%
    $ 8,229,530       3.496%       09/01/33     $ 7,908,438  
      5,702,418       4.583       08/01/35       5,574,518  
                           
                              13,482,956  
     
    Adjustable Rate FNMA(a) – 4.4%
      17,160,167       5.370       11/25/28       17,171,291  
      242,634       4.486       03/01/33       243,873  
      4,283,408       3.851       10/01/33       4,249,605  
      6,476,914       4.330       01/01/35       6,308,326  
                           
                              27,973,095  
     
    Adjustable Rate GNMA(a) – 2.3%
      251,798       5.375       06/20/23       253,107  
      121,495       4.750       07/20/23       122,392  
      125,254       4.750       08/20/23       126,182  
      317,859       4.750       09/20/23       320,213  
      93,097       5.375       03/20/24       93,648  
      860,732       5.375       04/20/24       864,721  
      112,847       5.375       05/20/24       113,426  
      855,164       5.375       06/20/24       860,650  
      459,159       4.750       07/20/24       463,471  
      657,685       4.750       08/20/24       664,293  
      219,949       4.750       09/20/24       222,025  
      240,159       5.125       11/20/24       242,364  
      210,139       5.125       12/20/24       211,998  
      175,871       5.375       01/20/25       177,328  
      92,347       5.375       02/20/25       93,117  
      307,073       5.375       05/20/25       309,404  
      197,888       4.750       07/20/25       200,051  
      136,715       5.375       02/20/26       137,604  
      5,755       4.750       07/20/26       5,810  
      360,737       5.375       01/20/27       363,818  
      126,373       5.375       02/20/27       127,222  
      1,039,761       5.375       04/20/27       1,046,180  
      114,205       5.375       05/20/27       114,806  
      131,934       5.375       06/20/27       132,618  
      35,583       5.125       11/20/27       35,839  
      153,783       5.125       12/20/27       154,883  
      309,731       5.375       01/20/28       311,976  
      116,123       5.250       02/20/28       116,400  
      116,048       5.375       03/20/28       116,850  
      853,776       4.500       07/20/29       855,645  
      318,126       4.500       08/20/29       318,824  
      137,355       4.500       09/20/29       137,710  
      373,869       5.125       10/20/29       377,169  
      467,053       5.125       11/20/29       471,355  
      128,195       5.125       12/20/29       129,337  
      178,577       5.250       01/20/30       179,241  
      89,016       5.250       02/20/30       89,346  
      317,139       5.250       03/20/30       318,299  
      578,142       5.375       04/20/30       582,543  
      1,473,227       5.375       05/20/30       1,485,152  
      131,968       5.375       06/20/30       132,803  
      1,102,617       4.500       07/20/30       1,108,990  
      149,600       4.500       09/20/30       150,478  
      328,440       4.875       10/20/30       328,896  
                           
                              14,668,184  
     
    Adjustable Rate Non-Agency(a) – 7.3%
    Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust Series 2003-5, Class 1A1
      116,362       5.969       08/25/33       117,928  
    Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-59, Class 1A1
      4,881,808       5.660       11/20/35       4,897,938  
    Countrywide Home Loans Series 2003-37, Class 1A1
      148,854       5.875       08/25/33       148,610  
    Countrywide Securities Corp. Series 2006-OA19, Class A1
      6,500,000       5.525       12/25/46       6,500,000  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-AR9, Class 2A2
      505,224       5.100       03/25/33       502,917  
    Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-10, Class 2A1A
      1,547,678       5.630       11/19/35       1,552,407  
    Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-16, Class 2A1A
      1,860,976       5.560       01/19/36       1,866,055  
    Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-8, Class 1A
      1,299,583       5.680       10/25/34       1,307,083  
    Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust Series 2004-9, Class 2A1
      457,573       5.700       11/25/34       459,938  
    MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 2004-E, Class A2B
      3,115,908       5.780       11/25/29       3,117,854  
    Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2004-09, Class A2
      1,975,951       5.799       10/20/34       1,981,681  
    Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Series 2004-1, Class 3A3
      240,556       4.655       02/25/34       244,594  
    Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Series 2004-5, Class 1A
      2,189,423       4.47        05/25/34       2,189,461  
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. Series 2003-24A, Class 1A3
      1,182,147       5.000       07/25/33       1,185,824  
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. Series 2003-34A, Class 3A3
      1,832,474       4.700       11/25/33       1,825,952  
    Washington Mutual Series 2005-AR11, Class A1A
      4,454,170       5.640       08/25/45       4,467,390  
    Washington Mutual Series 2006-AR13, Class 1A
      4,370,814       5.544       10/25/46       4,369,278  
    Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series 2005-AR16, Class 1A1
      5,923,106       4.977       10/25/35       5,929,933  
    Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series 2006-AR10, Class 5A3
      3,809,179       5.606       07/25/36       3,800,145  
                           
                              46,464,988  
     
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GOLDMAN SACHS GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND
 
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount   Rate   Date   Value
   
Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)
 
    CMBS – 3.4%
    Interest Only(a)(b) – 0.4%
    Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 2003-T10, Class X2(c)
    $ 19,672,041       1.42%       03/13/40     $ 781,094  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-C3, Class ASP(c)
      12,736,999       1.765       05/15/38       564,906  
    JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2004-C1, Class X2(c)
      21,988,469       1.17       01/15/38       680,616  
    Prudential Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2003-PWR1, Class X2(c)
      23,010,567       1.66       02/11/36       1,057,055  
                           
                              3,083,671  
     
    Sequential Fixed Rate – 3.0%
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 1997-C2, Class A3
      561,654       6.550       01/17/35       566,773  
    First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2000-C2, Class A2
      9,500,000       7.202       10/15/32       10,104,993  
    GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 2002-C1, Class A2
      8,000,000       6.278       11/15/39       8,356,382  
                           
                              19,028,148  
     
    TOTAL CMBS             22,111,819  
     
    CMO – 6.4%
    Interest Only(b) – 0.1%
    Countrywide Home Loan Trust Series 2003-42, Class 2X1(a)
      961,853       0.368       10/25/33       4,701  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-11, Class 1A2
      155,952       5.500       06/25/33       9,912  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-AR18, Class 2X(a)
      293,502       0.782       07/25/33       1,931  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-AR20, Class 2X(a)
      331,681       0.605       08/25/33       2,120  
    FNMA Series 151, Class 2
      29,444       9.500       07/25/22       7,876  
    FNMA Series 2004-47, Class EI(a)
      3,805,708       0.000       06/25/34       153,774  
    FNMA Series 2004-62, Class DI(a)
      1,675,304       0.000       07/25/33       68,578  
    FNMA Series 2004-71, Class DI(a)
      2,828,514       0.000       04/25/34       73,841  
    Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust Series 2003-2, Class 3AX(a)
      105,047       0.679       08/25/33       890  
    Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust Series 2003-2, Class 4AX(a)
      37,305       1.158       07/25/33       660  
    Washington Mutual Series 2003-AR04, Class X1(a)
      2,406,096       1.181       01/25/08       26,923  
    Washington Mutual Series 2003-AR07, Class X(a)
      1,361,986       0.940       06/25/08       14,424  
    Washington Mutual Series 2003-AR12, Class X(a)
      5,991,240       0.488       02/25/34       41,955  
                           
                              407,585  
     
    Inverse Floaters(a) – 0.1%
    GNMA Series 2001-48, Class SA
      98,564       9.198       10/16/31       111,828  
    GNMA Series 2001-51, Class SA
      78,557       9.447       10/16/31       90,571  
    GNMA Series 2001-51, Class SB
      98,581       9.198       10/16/31       111,124  
    GNMA Series 2001-59, Class SA
      84,624       9.035       11/16/24       96,033  
    GNMA Series 2002-13, Class SB
      336,391       12.740       02/16/32       420,300  
                           
                              829,856  
     
    PAC – 0.3%
    FHLMC Series 2590, Class NV
      2,000,000       5.000       03/15/18       1,973,820  
     
    Principal Only(d) – 1.2%
    FHLMC Series 235, Class PO
      4,778,298       0.000       02/01/36       3,544,864  
    FNMA REMIC Trust Series G-35, Class N
      24,871       0.000       10/25/21       20,136  
    FNMA Series 363, Class 1
      5,144,881       0.000       11/01/35       3,854,501  
                           
                              7,419,501  
     
    Regular Floater CMO(a) – 0.0%
    FHLMC Series 1760, Class ZB
      284,527       4.110       05/15/24       276,506  
     
    Sequential Fixed Rate – 4.7%
    Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. Series 2005-6, Class A4
      10,000,000       5.354       09/10/47       9,967,196  
    Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust(a)
      10,000,000       5.226       07/15/44       10,007,509  
    FHLMC Series 2329, Class ZA
      5,512,564       6.500       06/15/31       5,684,368  
    FNMA REMIC Trust Series 1993-78, Class H
      34,802       6.500       06/25/08       34,905  
    FNMA REMIC Trust Series 1994-42, Class ZQ
      3,241,601       7.000       04/25/24       3,359,960  
    FNMA Series 2001-53, Class GH
      801,083       8.000       09/25/16       845,327  
                           
                              29,899,265  
     
    TOTAL CMO             40,806,533  
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
October 31, 2006
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount   Rate   Date   Value
   
Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)
 
    FHLMC – 13.0%
    $ 1,967,808       5.500%       12/01/08     $ 1,963,960  
      156,164       7.000       06/01/09       157,929  
      1,335,342       6.500       12/01/13       1,362,409  
      35,195       6.500       02/01/14       35,908  
      5,032,578       7.500       11/01/14       5,247,888  
      22,294       7.000       02/01/15       22,881  
      2,362,233       5.500       07/01/15       2,372,355  
      232,488       8.000       07/01/15       244,985  
      35,246       7.000       01/01/16       36,153  
      88,269       7.000       02/01/16       90,540  
      672,913       4.500       05/01/18       651,540  
      574,287       5.500       05/01/18       575,892  
      158,999       4.500       06/01/18       153,960  
      3,099,820       5.500       06/01/18       3,108,487  
      647,166       4.500       09/01/18       626,655  
      470,504       4.500       10/01/18       455,582  
      484,979       4.500       11/01/18       469,593  
      12,187,542       4.500       12/01/18       11,801,285  
      2,475,156       5.000       12/01/18       2,442,130  
      176,528       4.500       01/01/19       170,933  
      350,732       4.500       03/01/19       339,580  
      14,342,903       4.000       06/01/19       13,582,048  
      8,796,067       4.500       06/01/19       8,517,296  
      707,572       5.000       06/01/19       697,355  
      7,097,215       5.000       11/01/19       7,002,511  
      974,329       4.500       02/01/20       943,450  
      30,769       6.500       08/01/22       31,437  
      1,836,691       4.500       10/01/23       1,754,526  
      7,134,567       5.500       11/01/23       7,125,840  
      22,961       7.500       03/01/27       23,762  
      1,188,731       6.500       07/01/28       1,211,671  
      6,405,077       6.500       12/01/29       6,573,738  
      19,358       8.000       07/01/30       20,247  
      58,551       7.500       12/01/30       60,591  
      6,163       7.500       01/01/31       6,377  
      491,003       7.000       04/01/31       508,536  
      295,530       6.500       07/01/31       303,312  
      1,985,869       6.000       05/01/33       2,003,965  
                           
                              82,697,307  
     
    FNMA – 20.3%
      5,005,721       6.255       12/01/08       5,065,818  
      775,740       5.500       05/01/09       762,265  
      593,730       4.500       03/01/13       581,899  
      266,076       4.500       05/01/13       260,668  
      347,085       4.000       06/01/13       335,812  
      557,518       4.500       06/01/13       546,071  
      463,946       4.000       07/01/13       448,762  
      578,823       4.500       07/01/13       566,814  
      641,395       4.000       08/01/13       620,426  
      273,230       4.500       08/01/13       267,505  
      943,590       4.000       09/01/13       912,525  
      1,140,067       4.500       09/01/13       1,115,970  
      1,909,758       4.000       10/01/13       1,846,390  
      933,294       4.000       04/01/14       900,592  
      4,499,828       5.500       09/01/14       4,519,017  
      144,503       7.000       03/01/15       147,584  
      46,026       8.000       01/01/16       48,294  
      759,971       5.000       11/01/17       750,369  
      25,299,851       5.000       12/01/17       24,980,229  
      4,607,194       5.000       01/01/18       4,548,989  
      5,795,184       5.000       02/01/18       5,721,830  
      5,099,173       5.000       03/01/18       5,033,502  
      684,167       4.500       04/01/18       663,319  
      1,851,419       5.000       04/01/18       1,827,575  
      3,113,190       4.500       05/01/18       3,018,325  
      674,598       5.000       05/01/18       665,911  
      5,721,833       4.500       06/01/18       5,547,480  
      3,050,756       5.000       06/01/18       3,011,510  
      445,628       4.500       07/01/18       432,050  
      146,811       5.000       07/01/18       144,921  
      12,224,762       4.000       08/01/18       11,611,784  
      531,560       4.500       08/01/18       515,362  
      126,679       5.000       08/01/18       125,048  
      890,326       4.500       09/01/18       863,196  
      1,762,087       5.000       09/01/18       1,739,946  
      9,070,226       5.000       10/01/18       8,956,254  
      4,303,468       5.000       11/01/18       4,248,045  
      31,503       4.500       12/01/18       30,543  
      1,794,910       5.500       12/01/18       1,801,736  
      3,442,630       5.000       04/01/19       3,398,294  
      1,126,876       4.500       06/01/19       1,091,473  
      3,709,167       5.000       06/01/19       3,661,399  
      6,438,166       4.500       10/01/23       6,118,829  
      57,064       6.500       10/01/28       58,637  
      59,987       6.500       11/01/28       61,637  
      25,129       7.500       07/01/29       25,968  
      1,858       7.500       08/01/29       1,920  
      12,266       7.500       10/01/29       12,675  
      69       7.500       01/01/30       71  
      3,787       7.500       02/01/30       3,913  
      777,212       7.000       07/01/31       799,205  
      14,789       6.500       01/01/34       15,155  
      5,000,000       7.000       TBA-15yr (e)     5,140,625  
      4,000,000       7.500       TBA-15yr (e)     4,146,248  
                           
                              129,720,385  
     
    TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS
    (Cost $379,463,341)   $ 377,925,267  
     
   
Agency Debentures – 18.4%
 
    FFCB
    $ 6,838,000       4.100%       07/21/08     $ 6,745,325  
      10,000,000       4.200       02/23/09       9,854,180  
      11,000,000       4.450       06/11/09       10,892,200  
      7,000,000       7.375       02/09/10       7,539,112  
      9,000,000       4.750       11/06/12       8,925,318  
                                 
     
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount   Rate   Date   Value
   
Agency Debentures – (continued)
 
    FHLB
    $ 1,000,000       5.680 %(f)     12/03/07     $ 1,005,963  
      15,560,000       4.100       06/13/08       15,363,197  
      3,900,000       3.500       02/13/09       3,781,017  
      1,500,000       7.625       05/14/10       1,631,130  
      8,400,000       4.500       09/14/12       8,215,648  
    FHLMC
      10,390,000       4.250       06/23/08       10,279,409  
      11,000,000       4.480       09/19/08       10,906,265  
    FNMA
      5,000,000       6.625       09/15/09       5,233,724  
      1,200,000       6.000       05/15/11       1,254,101  
    New Valley Generation II
      3,416,362       5.572       05/01/20       3,444,368  
    Small Business Administration
      574,939       6.700       12/01/16       592,681  
      433,271       7.150       03/01/17       450,725  
      329,548       7.500       04/01/17       345,040  
      195,788       7.300       05/01/17       203,984  
      140,645       6.800       08/01/17       145,564  
      358,500       6.300       05/01/18       368,207  
      356,024       6.300       06/01/18       365,773  
    Tennessee Valley Authority
      6,000,000       4.875 (f)     12/15/16       5,993,947  
      4,000,000       5.375       04/01/56       4,123,760  
     
    TOTAL AGENCY DEBENTURES
    (Cost $119,153,443)   $ 117,660,638  
     
   
Asset-Backed Securities – 2.2%
 
    Home Equity(a) – 2.1%
    Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-OPT2, Class A1B
    $ 1,442,444       5.470%       05/25/35     $ 1,442,669  
    Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. Series 2004-OPT1, Class A2
      1,439,086       5.680       10/25/34       1,439,148  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-I, Class A
      1,508,844       5.610       02/15/34       1,513,323  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-Q, Class 2A
      1,631,291       5.620       12/15/33       1,635,695  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2005-B, Class 2A
      1,759,147       5.500       05/15/35       1,760,796  
    Master Asset Backed Securities Trust Series 2005-WMC1, Class A4
      4,563,430       5.510       03/25/35       4,565,269  
    Popular Asset Backed Securities Mortgage Pass-Through Trust Series 2004-5, Class AV2
      1,019,791       5.660       12/25/34       1,020,907  
    Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust Series 2004-OP2, Class A2
      304,878       5.670       08/25/34       305,216  
                           
                              13,683,023  
     
    Manufactured Housing – 0.1%
    Mid-State Trust Series 4, Class A
      292,402       8.330       04/01/30       301,735  
     
    TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
    (Cost $13,973,576)   $ 13,984,758  
     
   
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 2.7%
 
    United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
    $ 1,887,187       1.875%       07/15/13     $ 1,827,475  
      3,089,632       2.000       01/15/14       3,011,304  
      2,812,290       2.000       07/15/14       2,739,345  
      5,031,408       1.875       07/15/15       4,845,497  
      308,178       2.000       01/15/16       299,390  
      4,644,068       2.500       07/15/16       4,710,826  
     
    TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
    (Cost $17,533,818)   $ 17,433,837  
     
   
Insured Revenue Bonds – 1.2%
 
    New Jersey Economic Development Authority Series A (MBIA)
    $ 2,000,000       7.425%       02/15/29     $ 2,490,080  
    Sales Tax Asset Receivable Taxable Series B (FSA)
      5,500,000       3.600       10/15/08       5,349,575  
     
    TOTAL INSURED REVENUE BONDS
    (Cost $7,500,000)     7,839,655  
     
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – 83.7%
    (Cost $537,624,178)   $ 534,844,155  
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
October 31, 2006
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount   Rate   Date   Value
   
Repurchase Agreement(g) – 17.6%
 
    Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II
    $ 112,200,000       5.316 %     11/01/06     $ 112,200,000  
    Maturity Value: $112,216,568
    (Cost $112,200,000)        
     
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 101.3%
    (Cost $649,824,178)     647,044,155  
     
    LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
    ASSETS – (1.3)%     (8,393,301 )
     
    NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 638,650,854  
     
  The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
 (a)   Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at October 31, 2006.
 
 (b)   Represents security with notional principal amount. The actual effective yield of this security is different than the stated interest rate.
 
 (c)   Securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities have been determined to be liquid by the Investment Adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $3,083,671, which represents approximately 0.5% of net assets as of October 31, 2006.
 
 (d)   Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.
 
 (e)   TBA (To Be Announced) securities are purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and no defined maturity date. The actual principal and maturity date will be determined upon settlement when the specific mortgage pools are assigned. Total market value of TBA securities amounts to $9,286,873 which represents approximately 1.5% of net assets as of October 31, 2006.
 
 (f)   Securities with “Put” features with resetting interest rates. Maturity dates disclosed are the final maturity dates.
 
 (g)   Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on October 31, 2006. Additional information appears on page 55.
             
     
    Investment Abbreviations:
    CMBS     Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
    CMO     Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
    FFCB     Federal Farm Credit Bank
    FHLB     Federal Home Loan Bank
    FHLMC     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
    FNMA     Federal National Mortgage Association
    FSA     Insured by Financial Security Assurance Co.
    GNMA     Government National Mortgage Association
    MBIA     Insured by Municipal Bond Investors Assurance
    PAC     Planned Amortization Class
    REMIC     Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
     
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION
FUTURES CONTRACTS — At October 31, 2006, the following futures contacts were open:
                                 
    Number of            
    Contracts   Settlement   Market   Unrealized
Type   Long (Short)   Month   Value   Gain (Loss)
 
Eurodollars
    78       December 2006     $ 18,453,825     $ (220,677 )
U.S. Treasury Bonds
    731       December 2006       82,351,719       1,544,619  
2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes
    (88 )     December 2006       (17,987,750 )     30,092  
5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes
    (555 )     December 2006       (58,587,188 )     (118,046 )
10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes
    (724 )     December 2006       (78,350,375 )     (752,735 )
 
TOTAL
                  $ (54,119,769 )   $ 483,253  
 
INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS — At October 31, 2006, the Fund had outstanding swap contracts with the following terms:
                                                 
            Rates Exchanged        
                     
    Notional       Payments   Payments   Upfront    
Swap   Amount   Termination   received by   made by   Payments made   Unrealized
Counterparty   (000s)   Date   the Fund   the Fund   by the Fund   Gain (Loss)
 
Bank of America Securities LLC
  $ 20,000       12/27/06       3.427%     3 month LIBOR   $     $ 68,376  
Bank of America Securities LLC
    30,000       04/07/08       4.339     3 month LIBOR           (370,458 )
Bank of America Securities LLC
    35,000       09/02/10       4.309     3 month LIBOR           (929,881 )
Bank of America Securities LLC
    25,000       10/06/10       4.702     3 month LIBOR           (296,180 )
Deutsche Bank Securities(a)
    20,000       12/20/11       5.600     3 month LIBOR     393,569       103,529  
Bank of America Securities LLC (a)
    31,000       12/20/11       5.600     3 month LIBOR     572,997       199,263  
Deutsche Bank Securities(a)
    54,600       12/20/13       5.650     3 month LIBOR     1,271,549       553,772  
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.(a)
    28,000       12/20/13       5.650     3 month LIBOR     527,100       408,688  
Bank of America Securities LLC
    30,000       12/09/14       4.641     3 month LIBOR           (600,069 )
Bank of America Securities LLC
    9,000       05/26/15       4.532     3 month LIBOR           (272,423 )
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. 
    30,000       03/07/16       3 month LIBOR       5.183%             (121,653 )
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.(a)
    22,000       12/20/16       5.700     3 month LIBOR     571,560       390,850  
Bank of America Securities LLC
    43,000       11/04/19       3 month LIBOR       4.865             845,011  
Bank of America Securities LLC
    20,000       11/12/19       3 month LIBOR       5.068             (14,427 )
Bank of America Securities LLC
    13,200       04/09/35       5.265     3 month LIBOR           9,249  
 
TOTAL
                                  $ 3,336,775     $ (26,353 )
 
(a) Represents forward starting interest rate swaps whose effective dates of commencement of accruals and cash flows occur subsequent to October 31, 2006.
LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Performance Summary
October 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
The following graph shows the value, as of October 31, 2006, of a $10,000 investment made on November 3, 2003 (commencement of operations) in the Separate Account Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs U.S. Mortgages Fund. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Securitized Index (the “Lehman Securitized Index”) is shown. This performance data represents past performance and should not be considered indicative of future performance, which will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. These performance fluctuations will cause an investor’s shares, when redeemed, to be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance reflects expense limitations in effect. 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 redemption of Fund shares. Performance of Class A and Institutional Shares will vary from Separate Account Institutional Shares due to differences in fees and loads. In addition to the investment adviser’s decisions regarding issuer/ industry investment selection and allocation, other factors may affect Fund performance. These factors include, but are not limited to, Fund operating fees and expenses, portfolio turnover and subscription and redemption cash flows affecting the Fund.
U.S. Mortgages Fund’s Lifetime Performance
Performance of a $10,000 Investment, Distributions Reinvested November, 3, 2003 to October 31, 2006.
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
                     
Average Annual Total Return through October 31, 2006   Since Inception   One Year    
Class A (commenced November 3, 2003)
                   
Excluding sales charges
    3.92%       5.21%      
Including sales charges
    0.50%       2.34%      
 
Institutional Class (commenced November 3, 2003)
    4.36%       5.56%      
 
Separate Account Institutional (commenced November 3, 2003)
    4.42%       5.73%      
 
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Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2006
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount   Rate   Date   Value
 
   
Mortgage-Backed Obligations – 104.2%
 
    Adjustable Rate FHLMC(a) – 0.2%
    $ 984,932       4.263 %     04/01/33     $ 971,621  
     
    Adjustable Rate FNMA(a) – 3.9%
      40,431       5.134       07/01/22       40,764  
      57,669       5.427       07/01/27       57,962  
      108,870       5.427       11/01/27       109,422  
      18,135       5.427       01/01/31       18,276  
      22,800       5.427       06/01/32       23,114  
      42,598       5.134       08/01/32       42,848  
      4,156,888       4.482       05/01/33       4,101,509  
      115,143       5.134       05/01/33       115,660  
      802,181       4.847       06/01/33       803,057  
      2,570,045       3.851       10/01/33       2,549,763  
      943,572       4.389       12/01/33       934,127  
      1,721,267       4.602       08/01/34       1,694,526  
      6,017,852       4.572       02/01/35       5,918,202  
      51,093       5.427       11/01/35       51,461  
      233,325       5.427       12/01/37       235,030  
      101,182       5.427       01/01/38       101,925  
      78,920       5.427       11/01/40       79,506  
                           
                              16,877,152  
     
    Adjustable Rate GNMA(a) – 1.7%
      108,731       5.375       06/20/23       109,296  
      53,998       4.750       07/20/23       54,396  
      55,669       4.750       08/20/23       56,081  
      141,271       4.750       09/20/23       142,317  
      40,201       5.375       03/20/24       40,439  
      371,679       5.375       04/20/24       373,403  
      48,730       5.375       05/20/24       48,980  
      369,276       5.375       06/20/24       371,644  
      204,071       4.750       07/20/24       205,987  
      292,305       4.750       08/20/24       295,242  
      97,755       4.750       09/20/24       98,678  
      103,705       5.125       11/20/24       104,657  
      90,742       5.125       12/20/24       91,545  
      75,944       5.375       01/20/25       76,573  
      39,877       5.375       02/20/25       40,209  
      132,600       5.375       05/20/25       133,606  
      87,950       4.750       07/20/25       88,912  
      59,036       5.375       02/20/26       59,420  
      2,558       4.750       07/20/26       2,582  
      155,772       5.375       01/20/27       157,103  
      54,570       5.375       02/20/27       54,937  
      448,987       5.375       04/20/27       451,759  
      49,316       5.375       05/20/27       49,575  
      56,972       5.375       06/20/27       57,267  
      15,015       5.125       11/20/27       15,122  
      66,406       5.125       12/20/27       66,881  
      133,748       5.375       01/20/28       134,717  
      51,610       5.250       02/20/28       51,733  
      50,112       5.375       03/20/28       50,458  
      379,456       4.500       07/20/29       380,287  
      141,389       4.500       08/20/29       141,700  
      61,047       4.500       09/20/29       61,204  
      161,443       5.125       10/20/29       162,869  
      201,682       5.125       11/20/29       203,540  
      55,357       5.125       12/20/29       55,850  
      79,367       5.250       01/20/30       79,663  
      39,563       5.250       02/20/30       39,709  
      140,951       5.250       03/20/30       141,466  
      249,653       5.375       04/20/30       251,552  
      636,167       5.375       05/20/30       641,317  
      56,986       5.375       06/20/30       57,347  
      490,052       4.500       07/20/30       492,884  
      66,489       4.500       09/20/30       66,879  
      141,826       4.875       10/20/30       142,023  
      671,049       4.500       12/20/34       668,698  
                           
                              7,070,507  
     
    Adjustable Rate Non-Agency(a) – 18.5%
    American Home Mortgage Investment Trust Series 2004-3, Class 1A
      166,911       5.690       10/25/34       167,272  
    Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust Series 2004-3, Class A1
      230,880       5.640       04/25/34       231,043  
    Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust Series 2006-AR2, Class 1A1
      4,494,111       5.520       09/25/36       4,494,111  
    Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-38, Class A3
      3,266,021       5.670       09/25/35       3,278,566  
    Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-51, Class 1A1
      2,310,424       5.640       11/20/35       2,320,973  
    Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-59, Class 1A1
      2,219,004       5.660       11/20/35       2,226,336  
    Countrywide Securities Corp. Series 2006-OA19, Class A1
      4,250,000       5.525       12/25/46       4,250,000  
    Harborside Mortgage Loan Trust Capital Series 2006-12, Class 2A2A
      5,000,000       5.500       12/19/45       5,000,000  
    Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-15, Class 2A11
      2,071,192       5.590       10/20/45       2,077,280  
    Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-16, Class 2A1A
      1,240,651       5.560       01/19/36       1,244,037  
    Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-6, Class 1A2
      878,335       5.710       10/25/34       879,887  
    Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-8, Class 1A
      487,344       5.680       10/25/34       490,156  
    Impac CMB Trust Series 2005-6, Class 1A1
      3,624,215       5.570       10/25/35       3,626,820  
    Impac Secured Assets Corp. Series 2004-3, Class 1A4
      387,409       5.720       11/25/34       388,418  
    Impac Secured Assets Corp. Series 2005-2, Class A1W
      4,170,415       5.570       03/25/36       4,175,546  
    Lehman XS Trust Series 2005-5N, Class 3A1A
      2,732,411       5.620       11/25/35       2,734,745  
    Lehman XS Trust Series 2006-2N, Class 1A1
      3,455,355       5.580       02/25/46       3,462,019  
    Mortgage IT Trust Series 2005-5, Class A1
      1,726,502       5.590       12/25/35       1,728,223  
    Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2004-09, Class A2
      1,215,970       5.799       10/20/34       1,219,496  
                                 
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
October 31, 2006
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount   Rate   Date   Value
   
Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)
 
    Adjustable Rate Non-Agency(a) – (continued)
    Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Series 2004-6, Class 3A2
    $ 1,529,398       4.725 %     06/25/34     $ 1,519,250  
    Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Series 2004-19, Class 2A2
      385,836       6.827       01/25/35       390,911  
    Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc. Series 2006-AR8, Class AR8
      3,500,000       5.520       03/25/36       3,500,000  
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. Series 2003-34A, Class 3A3
      91,624       4.700       11/25/33       91,298  
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. Series 2003-37A, Class 3A7
      343,877       4.520       12/25/33       341,479  
    UBS Warburg LLC Series 2006-0A2, Class 4A1
      2,879,287       5.640       11/25/46       2,877,938  
    Washington Mutual Series 2005-AR11, Class A1A
      2,545,240       5.640       08/25/45       2,552,794  
    Washington Mutual Series 2005-AR13, Class A1A1
      3,527,141       5.610       10/25/45       3,546,704  
    Washington Mutual Series 2006-AR13, Class 1A
      2,921,017       5.544       10/25/46       2,919,990  
    Washington Mutual Series 2006-AR17, Class 1A
      2,000,000       5.504       11/25/46       2,000,000  
    Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series 2005-AR16, Class 1A1
      2,961,553       4.977       10/25/35       2,964,967  
    Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series 2006-AR2, Class 2A3
      6,488,742       5.092       03/25/36       6,450,992  
    WMALT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-AR7, Class A1A
      2,841,328       5.584       09/25/46       2,845,212  
    WMALT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-AR9, Class 2A
      4,000,000       5.504       11/25/46       4,000,000  
                           
                              79,996,463  
     
    CMBS – 9.8%
    Interest Only(a)(b)(c) – 0.2%
    Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 2003-T10, Class X2
      5,559,490       1.246       03/13/40       220,744  
    JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2004-C1, Class X2
      5,774,749       0.993       01/15/38       178,748  
    Prudential Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2003-PWR1, Class X2
      6,078,263       1.481       02/11/36       279,222  
                           
                              678,714  
     
    Sequential Fixed Rate – 9.6%
    Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. Series 2005-5, Class A4
      4,000,000       5.115       10/10/45       3,951,388  
    Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. Series 2005-6, Class A4
      5,000,000       5.182       09/10/47       4,983,598  
    Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. Series 2006-4 Class A4
      2,000,000       5.634       07/10/46       2,049,548  
    Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 2005-PW10, Class A4
      5,000,000       5.405       12/11/40       5,040,281  
    Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2006-C02, Class A4
      3,500,000       5.362       01/15/46       3,531,692  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 1997-C2, Class A3
      313,590       6.550       01/17/35       316,448  
    GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. Series 2005-C4, Class A4
      5,000,000       5.333       11/10/45       5,037,887  
    LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2002-C1, Class A2
      313,797       5.969       03/15/26       314,520  
    LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2005-C5, Class A4
      2,000,000       4.954       09/15/30       1,957,071  
    LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2005-C7, Class A4
      2,000,000       5.197       11/15/30       1,989,874  
    LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2006-C1, Class A4
      3,500,000       5.156       02/15/31       3,458,165  
    Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2006-T21, Class A4
      5,000,000       5.162       10/12/52       4,955,370  
    Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2005-C21, Class A4
      4,000,000       5.196       10/15/44       3,992,846  
                           
                              41,578,688  
     
    TOTAL CMBS             42,257,402  
     
    CMO – 4.6%
    Interest Only(b) – 0.1%
    ABN AMRO Mortgage Corp. Series 2003-5, Class A2
      64,516       5.500       04/25/33       6,446  
    ABN AMRO Mortgage Corp. Series 2003-8, Class A2
      423,512       5.500       06/25/33       45,823  
    Countrywide Home Loan Trust Series 2003-42, Class 2X1(a)
      627,295       0.368       10/25/33       3,066  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2002-AR31, Class 5X(a)
      317,037       0.000       11/25/32       190  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-08, Class 3A2
      9,142       5.500       04/25/33       498  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-10, Class 3A13
      7,838       5.750       05/25/33       307  
                                 
     
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount   Rate   Date   Value
   
Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)
 
    Interest Only(b) – (continued)
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-11, Class 1A2
    $ 31,190       5.500 %     06/25/33     $ 1,982  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-19, Class 1A2
      489,606       5.250       07/25/33       51,847  
    FHLMC Series 2575, Class IB
      281,178       5.500       08/15/30       27,902  
    FNMA Series 2004-47, Class EI(a)
      1,709,811       0.000       06/25/34       69,087  
    FNMA Series 2004-62, Class DI(a)
      744,580       0.000       07/25/33       30,479  
    FNMA Series E, Class E2
      1,298       506.000       09/01/10       10,002  
    Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust Series 2003-2, Class 3AX(a)
      70,031       0.679       08/25/33       594  
    Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust Series 2003-2, Class 4AX(a)
      18,653       1.158       07/25/33       330  
    Washington Mutual Series 2003-AR04, Class X1(a)
      401,016       1.181       01/25/08       4,487  
    Washington Mutual Series 2003-AR12, Class X(a)
      1,012,034       0.488       02/25/34       7,087  
    Washington Mutual Series 2003-S3, Class 1A41
      341,172       5.500       06/25/33       35,032  
                           
                              295,159  
     
    Inverse Floaters(a) – 0.0%
    FHLMC Series 1544, Class M
      11,092       11.206       07/15/08       11,409  
    FNMA Series 1993-072, Class SA
      2,481       9.123       05/25/08       2,548  
    FNMA Series 1993-093, Class SA
      5,271       11.994       05/25/08       5,495  
    FNMA Series 1993-095, Class SE
      6,553       12.303       06/25/08       6,867  
    FNMA Series 1993-135, Class S
      15,195       6.500       07/25/08       15,557  
    GNMA Series 2001-48, Class SA
      32,855       9.165       10/16/31       37,276  
    GNMA Series 2001-51, Class SB
      32,860       9.197       10/16/31       37,041  
    GNMA Series 2001-59, Class SA
      48,580       9.035       11/16/24       55,130  
                           
                              171,323  
     
    PAC – 1.1%
    FNMA Series 1993-63, Class PK
      26,515       6.500       05/25/08       26,579  
    FNMA Series 2003-88, Class TH
      5,000,000       4.500       09/25/18       4,760,476  
                           
                              4,787,055  
     
    Principal Only(d) – 0.8%
    FHLMC Series 235, Class PO
      2,198,017       0.000       02/01/36       1,630,638  
    FNMA Series 363, Class 1
      2,296,822       0.000       11/01/35       1,720,759  
                           
                              3,351,397  
     
    Sequential Fixed Rate – 2.6%
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2002-5, Class PPA1
      211,614       6.500       03/25/32       210,726  
    FHLMC Series 1703, Class GC
      2,500,000       6.500       04/15/09       2,510,885  
    FHLMC Series 1823, Class A
      1,282,867       6.500       08/15/23       1,290,491  
    FHLMC Series 2042, Class N
      967,761       6.500       03/15/28       989,660  
    FHLMC Series 2458, Class OD
      128,878       6.000       04/15/16       129,001  
    FHLMC Series 2590, Class NV
      1,000,000       5.000       03/15/18       986,910  
    FNMA REMIC Trust Series 1993-101, Class PJ
      305,403       7.000       06/25/08       306,812  
    FNMA REMIC Trust Series 2002-24, Class AE
      434,262       6.000       04/25/16       432,993  
    FNMA Series 1993-76, Class PJ
      75,779       6.000       06/25/08       75,771  
    FNMA Series 1994-42, Class K
      3,000,000       6.500       04/25/24       3,042,282  
    FNMA Series 1994-75, Class J
      20,859       7.000       10/25/23       20,795  
    FNMA Series 2000-16, Class ZG
      1,311,994       8.500       06/25/30       1,403,150  
                           
                              11,399,476  
     
    TOTAL CMO              20,004,410  
     
    FHLMC – 27.2%
      307,624       5.000       12/01/12       305,919  
      28,896       7.000       04/01/15       29,537  
      26,532       7.000       02/01/16       27,215  
      132,573       6.000       03/01/16       134,078  
      448,608       4.500       05/01/18       434,359  
      106,000       4.500       06/01/18       102,640  
      18,508       4.500       08/01/18       17,922  
      431,444       4.500       09/01/18       417,770  
      313,669       4.500       10/01/18       303,721  
      807,183       4.500       11/01/18       781,592  
      9,689,795       4.500       12/01/18       9,382,699  
      8,213,490       5.000       12/01/18       8,103,898  
      523,299       4.500       01/01/19       506,714  
      819,179       5.000       01/01/19       808,248  
      21,170       4.500       02/01/19       20,497  
      1,002,166       5.000       02/01/19       988,022  
      2,269,605       4.500       03/01/19       2,195,034  
      776,138       4.000       04/01/19       735,374  
      44,884       4.500       04/01/19       43,403  
                                 
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
October 31, 2006
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount   Rate   Date   Value
   
Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)
 
    FHLMC – (continued)
    $ 121,555       5.000 %     04/01/19     $ 119,800  
      4,870,370       4.500       06/01/19       4,716,015  
      707,572       5.000       06/01/19       697,355  
      42,377       4.500       11/01/19       40,979  
      2,013,631       4.500       02/01/20       1,949,813  
      25,091,307       4.500       08/01/20       24,272,008  
      5,700,113       5.500       05/01/21       5,703,795  
      3,672,772       4.500       08/01/23       3,508,468  
      3,567,284       5.500       11/01/23       3,562,920  
      62,412       7.500       03/01/27       64,589  
      3,071,818       6.500       01/01/29       3,156,753  
      1,087,330       6.500       04/01/29       1,116,661  
      542,803       6.500       12/01/29       557,096  
      491,003       7.000       04/01/31       508,536  
      3,600,300       7.000       09/01/31       3,729,455  
      1,705,745       7.000       04/01/32       1,756,482  
      3,075,660       7.000       05/01/32       3,167,146  
      1,077,080       6.000       05/01/33       1,086,894  
      495,867       6.500       08/01/33       507,847  
      25,000,000       5.500       TBA-15yr (e)     25,007,800  
      7,000,000       6.000       TBA-15yr (e)     7,098,434  
                           
                              117,667,488  
     
    FNMA – 38.3%
      115,695       4.000       06/01/13       111,937  
      154,649       4.000       07/01/13       149,587  
      213,799       4.000       08/01/13       206,809  
      403,370       4.000       09/01/13       390,091  
      835,663       4.000       10/01/13       807,934  
      622,196       4.000       04/01/14       600,395  
      9,551       5.500       04/01/16       9,591  
      10,675       5.500       08/01/16       10,720  
      122,238       5.500       11/01/16       122,762  
      103,871       5.500       12/01/16       104,317  
      145,938       5.500       01/01/17       146,564  
      16,846,282       5.000       10/01/17       16,633,457  
      4,243,606       5.000       11/01/17       4,189,995  
      13,166,436       5.000       12/01/17       13,000,099  
      289,565       4.500       01/01/18       280,721  
      5,927,228       5.000       01/01/18       5,852,347  
      3,896,540       5.000       02/01/18       3,846,895  
      7,358       6.000       02/01/18       7,434  
      566,878       4.500       03/01/18       549,604  
      10,570,418       5.000       03/01/18       10,434,763  
      785,969       4.500       04/01/18       762,020  
      6,078,091       5.000       04/01/18       5,999,814  
      2,880,677       4.500       05/01/18       2,792,900  
      5,652,626       5.000       05/01/18       5,580,778  
      92,263       6.000       05/01/18       93,205  
      3,623,086       4.500       06/01/18       3,512,686  
      7,075,756       5.000       06/01/18       6,985,190  
      617,427       4.500       07/01/18       598,615  
      877,381       5.000       07/01/18       866,089  
      653,582       4.000       08/01/18       620,810  
      1,429,594       4.500       08/01/18       1,386,032  
      425,106       5.000       08/01/18       419,632  
      141,587       5.000       09/01/18       139,763  
      2,177,787       4.500       10/01/18       2,111,428  
      1,369,888       5.000       10/01/18       1,352,246  
      9,056,557       5.000       11/01/18       8,940,101  
      491,285       6.000       11/01/18       496,300  
      852,817       7.000       11/01/18       877,209  
      694,067       4.000       12/01/18       659,265  
      63,007       4.500       12/01/18       61,087  
      5,987,994       5.000       12/01/18       5,910,877  
      1,794,910       5.500       12/01/18       1,801,736  
      896,571       6.000       12/01/18       905,725  
      287,590       5.000       01/01/19       283,886  
      733,141       6.000       01/01/19       740,626  
      254,865       4.500       02/01/19       246,820  
      413,683       5.000       02/01/19       408,191  
      2,373,483       4.500       04/01/19       2,298,565  
      5,661,431       5.000       04/01/19       5,588,520  
      257,814       6.000       04/01/19       261,198  
      327,273       4.000       05/01/19       310,469  
      696,678       4.500       05/01/19       674,687  
      52,657       6.000       05/01/19       53,562  
      788,603       4.500       06/01/19       764,043  
      111,427       5.500       07/01/19       111,672  
      284,693       5.500       08/01/19       285,319  
      133,808       5.500       09/01/19       134,102  
      1,613,170       4.000       10/01/19       1,530,341  
      289,974       5.500       10/01/19       290,610  
      86,653       5.500       11/01/19       86,843  
      32,335       5.000       12/01/19       32,406  
      30,303       5.500       12/01/19       30,369  
      183,426       7.000       09/01/21       190,070  
      565,212       7.000       06/01/22       585,346  
      259,609       7.000       07/01/22       268,857  
      526,975       5.500       08/01/23       525,850  
      12,876,332       4.500       10/01/23       12,237,658  
      81,559       6.500       01/01/29       83,727  
      138,909       6.500       04/01/29       142,522  
      117,071       6.500       05/01/29       120,116  
      1,077,188       6.500       06/01/29       1,105,206  
      605,182       6.500       07/01/29       620,924  
      68,871       6.500       09/01/29       70,662  
      158,064       7.000       08/01/31       162,570  
      8,987       6.500       08/01/32       9,204  
      341,847       6.500       11/01/32       350,092  
      281,552       6.000       01/01/33       284,002  
      5,467       6.000       02/01/33       5,515  
      155,282       6.000       06/01/33       156,535  
      51,911       6.000       07/01/33       52,330  
      137,886       6.000       09/01/33       138,998  
      37,742       6.000       10/01/33       38,046  
      967,110       5.500       02/01/34       957,200  
      280,719       5.500       07/01/34       277,842  
      79,471       6.000       11/01/34       80,039  
      2,228,348       6.000       12/01/34       2,244,259  
      3,000,000       5.500       TBA-15yr (e)     3,002,814  
                                 
     
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount   Rate   Date   Value
   
Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)
 
    FNMA – (continued)
    $ 13,000,000       7.000 %     TBA-15yr (e)   $ 13,365,625  
      4,000,000       7.500       TBA-15yr (e)     4,146,248  
                           
                              165,684,016  
     
    GNMA – 0.0%
      1,089       6.000       12/15/23       1,104  
      35,280       6.000       03/15/26       35,865  
      41,969       6.000       04/15/26       42,664  
                           
                              79,633  
     
    TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS
    (Cost $451,941,574)   $ 450,608,692  
     
 
   
Agency Debenture – 0.6%
 
    Tennessee Valley Authority
    $ 2,800,000       5.375 %     04/01/56     $ 2,886,632  
    (Cost $2,791,639)                
     
 
   
Asset-Backed Securities(a) – 3.4%
 
    Home Equity – 3.4%
    Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-OPT2, Class A1B
    $ 961,629       5.470 %     05/25/35     $ 961,779  
    ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust Series 1999-1, Class A7
      66,561       6.970       12/25/13       66,437  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2002-E, Class A
      112,691       5.580       10/15/28       113,048  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2003-A, Class A
      1,488,605       5.670       03/15/29       1,492,191  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2003-D, Class A
      456,653       5.580       06/15/29       457,640  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-G, Class 2A
      261,453       5.540       12/15/29       262,026  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-I, Class A
      1,508,843       5.610       02/15/34       1,513,321  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-J, Class 2A
      185,427       5.610       12/15/33       185,833  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-O, Class 1A
      605,635       5.600       02/15/34       606,916  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-Q, Class 2A
      543,764       5.620       12/15/33       545,232  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-S, Class 1A
      276,033       5.560       02/15/30       276,395  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2005-A, Class 2A
      998,091       5.560       04/15/35       1,000,274  
    Master Asset Backed Securities Trust Series 2005-WMC1, Class A4
      2,281,715       5.510       03/25/35       2,282,635  
    Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Series 2004-HE1, Class A4
      1,129,867       5.690       01/25/34       1,132,304  
    Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2005-4, Class A2A1
      2,650,842       5.440       08/25/36       2,651,256  
    Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust Series 2004-5, Class AV2
      268,366       5.660       12/25/34       268,660  
    Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. Series 2004-RZ1, Class AII
      414,592       5.560       03/25/34       415,091  
    Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 2004-HS2, Class AII
      464,217       5.550       06/25/29       464,829  
                           
                              14,695,867  
     
    TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
    (Cost $14,678,190)   $ 14,695,867  
     
 
   
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 3.1%
 
    United States Treasury Bonds
    $ 1,000,000       4.500 %     02/15/36     $ 965,156  
    United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
      1,332,132       1.875       07/15/13       1,289,982  
      1,434,472       2.000       01/15/14       1,398,105  
      2,055,135       2.000       07/15/14       2,001,829  
      3,039,809       1.875       07/15/15       2,927,488  
      1,027,260       2.000       01/15/16       997,967  
      2,120,118       2.500       07/15/16       2,150,595  
    United States Treasury Notes
      1,400,000       5.125       05/15/16       1,455,343  
    United States Treasury Principal-Only STRIPS(d)
      200,000       0.000       11/15/21       96,714  
     
    TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
    (Cost $13,283,336)   $ 13,283,179  
     
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE REPURCHASE AGREEMENT — 111.3%
    (Cost $482,694,739)   $ 481,474,370  
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
October 31, 2006
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount   Rate   Date   Value
   
Repurchase Agreement(f) – 3.4%
 
    Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II
    $ 14,600,000       5.316 %     11/01/06     $ 14,600,000  
    Maturity Value: $14,602,156
    (Cost $14,600,000)        
     
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 114.7%
    (Cost $497,294,739)   $ 496,074,370  
     
    LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS – (14.7)%
    (63,669,132 )
     
    NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 432,405,238  
     
  The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
 (a)   Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at October 31, 2006.
 
 (b)   Represents security with notional principal amount. The actual effective yield of this security is different than the stated interest rate due to the amortization of related premiums or accretion of discounts.
 
 (c)   Securities are exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities have been determined to be liquid by the Investment Adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $678,714, which represents approximately 0.2% of net assets as of October 31, 2006.
 
 (d)   Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.
 
 (e)   TBA (To Be Announced) securities are purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and no defined maturity date. The actual principal and maturity date will be determined upon settlement when the specific mortgage pools are assigned. Total market value of TBA securities amounts to $52,620,921 which represents approximately 12.2% of net assets as of October 31, 2006.
 
 (f)   Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on October 31, 2006. Additional information appears on page 55.
             
     
    Investment Abbreviations:
    CMBS     Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
    CMO     Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
    FHLMC     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
    FNMA     Federal National Mortgage Association
    GNMA     Government National Mortgage Association
    PAC     Planned Amortization Class
    REMIC     Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
    STRIPS     Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
     
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION
FUTURES CONTRACTS — At October 31, 2006, the following futures contracts were open:
                             
    Number of            
    Contracts   Settlement   Market   Unrealized
Type   Long (Short)   Month   Value   Gain (Loss)
 
Eurodollars
    43     December 2006   $ 10,173,263     $ 1,668  
Eurodollars
    25     March 2007     5,923,750       2,490  
Eurodollars
    45     June 2007     10,681,875       8,297  
Eurodollars
    35     September 2007     8,323,437       11,481  
Eurodollars
    35     December 2007     8,333,938       16,293  
Eurodollars
    36     March 2008     8,575,650       18,778  
Eurodollars
    22     June 2008     5,239,575       10,925  
U.S. Treasury Bonds
    41     December 2006     4,618,906       13,895  
2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes
    (97 )   December 2006     (19,827,406 )     (3,159 )
5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes
    (303 )   December 2006     (31,985,438 )     (123,889 )
10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes
    (297 )   December 2006     (32,140,969 )     (297,709 )
 
TOTAL
              $ (22,083,419 )   $ (340,930 )
 
SWAP CONTRACTS — At October 31, 2006, the Fund had outstanding swap contracts with the following terms:
INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS
                                     
            Rates Exchanged        
                Upfront    
    Notional       Payments   Payments   Payments    
Swap   Amount   Termination   received by   made by   made by the   Unrealized
Counterparty   (000s)   Date   the Fund   the Fund   Fund   Gain (Loss)
 
Banc of America Securities LLC
  $ 12,000     09/02/10   4.309%   3 month LIBOR   $     $ (315,766 )
Banc of America Securities LLC
    15,000     10/06/10   4.703   3 month LIBOR           (178,961 )
Banc of America Securities LLC(a)
    16,500     12/20/11   5.600   3 month LIBOR     304,982       106,059  
Banc of America Securities LLC
    11,000     05/23/12   4.374   3 month LIBOR           (257,305 )
Deutsche Bank Securities(a)
    30,900     12/20/13   5.650   3 month LIBOR     687,137       345,809  
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.
    10,000     03/07/16   3 month LIBOR   5.183%           (41,489 )
 
TOTAL
                      $ 992,119     $ (341,653 )
 
(a) Represents forward starting interest rate swaps whose effective dates of commencement of accruals and cash flows occur subsequent to October 31, 2006.
LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
October 31, 2006
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)
TOTAL RETURN INDEX SWAP CONTRACTS
                                     
                Rates Exchanged    
                     
    Notional           Payments   Payments    
Swap   Amount   Termination   Reference   received by   made by   Unrealized
Counterparty   (000s)   Date   Underlying   the Fund   the Fund   Gain
 
 
Banc of America Securities LLC
  $ 7,500       1/31/07     Banc of America Securities LLC CMBS AAA 10 Yr Index   Any positive monthly duration adjusted return on the underlying index   Any negative monthly duration adjusted return on the underlying index   $ 4,067  
Banc of America Securities LLC
    5,500       1/31/07     Banc of America Securities LLC CMBS AAA 10 Yr Index   Any positive monthly duration adjusted return on the underlying index   Any negative monthly duration adjusted return on the underlying index     3,829  
 
TOTAL
                              $ 7,896  
 
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GOLDMAN SACHS CORE FIXED INCOME FUND
Performance Summary
October 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
The following graph shows the value, as of October 31, 2006, of a $10,000 investment made on November 1, 1996 in the Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (“Lehman Aggregate Bond Index”), is shown. This performance data represents past performance and should not be considered indicative of future performance, which will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. These performance fluctuations will cause an investor’s shares, when redeemed, to be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance reflects expense limitations in effect. 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 redemption of Fund shares. Performance of Class A, Class B, Class C, and Service Shares will vary from Institutional Shares due to differences in fees and loads. In addition to the investment adviser’s decisions regarding issuer/industry/country investment selection and allocation, other factors may affect Fund performance. These factors include, but are not limited to, Fund operating fees and expenses, portfolio turnover and subscription and redemption cash flows affecting the Fund.
Core Fixed Income Fund’s 10 Year Performance
Performance of a $10,000 Investment, Distributions Reinvested November 1, 1996 to October 31, 2006.
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
                                     
Average Annual Total Return through October 31, 2006   Since Inception   Ten Years   Five Years   One Year    
Class A (commenced May 1, 1997)
                                   
Excluding sales charges
    6.02%       n/a       4.42%       4.21%      
Including sales charges
    5.50%       n/a       3.47%       -0.52%      
 
Class B (commenced May 1, 1997)
                                   
Excluding contingent deferred sales charges
    5.24%       n/a       3.62%       3.42%      
Including contingent deferred sales charges
    5.24%       n/a       3.21%       -1.75%      
 
Class C (commenced August 15, 1997)
                                   
Excluding contingent deferred sales charges
    4.99%       n/a       3.64%       3.52%      
Including contingent deferred sales charges
    4.99%       n/a       3.64%       2.49%      
 
Institutional Class (commenced January 5, 1994)
    6.31%       6.30%       4.83%       4.69%      
 
Service Class (commenced March 13, 1996)
    5.89%       5.77%       4.31%       4.06%      
 
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Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2006
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount*   Rate   Date   Value
   
Corporate Bonds – 15.7%
 
    Automotive – 0.1%
    General Motors Acceptance Corp.
    $ 2,900,000       6.875 %     09/15/11     $ 2,922,649  
     
    Banks – 3.1%
    ANZ Capital Trust I(a)
      3,500,000       5.360       12/29/49       3,411,397  
    Associates Corp. NA
      2,000,000       8.550       07/15/09       2,167,968  
    Astoria Financial Corp.
      4,600,000       5.750       10/15/12       4,632,855  
    Citigroup, Inc.
      2,000,000       7.250       10/15/11       2,166,578  
    Commonwealth Bank of Australia(a)(b)
      2,875,000       6.024       03/29/49       2,882,242  
    Fleet Boston Financial Corp.
      450,000       7.375       12/01/09       478,197  
    Greater Bay Bancorp Series D
      2,900,000       5.125       04/15/10       2,870,951  
    GreenPoint Financial Corp.
      2,400,000       3.200       06/06/08       2,324,384  
    HBOS Capital Funding LP(a)(b)
      4,325,000       6.071       06/27/49       4,407,495  
    J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
      4,065,000       5.250       05/30/07       4,062,760  
    KeyBank NA
      5,500,000       5.000       07/17/07       5,477,010  
    Mizuho JGB Investment LLC(a)(b)
      1,600,000       9.870       06/30/49       1,709,237  
    MUFG Capital Finance 1 Ltd.(b)
      5,250,000       6.346       07/25/49       5,301,943  
    National Australia Bank Ltd.
      2,000,000       8.600       05/19/10       2,218,674  
    Popular North America, Inc.
      4,125,000       5.200       12/12/07       4,109,152  
    Regions Bank
      2,530,000       2.900       12/15/06       2,522,671  
    Regions Financial Corp.
      4,500,000       7.000       03/01/11       4,803,649  
    Resona Bank Ltd.(a)
      3,500,000       5.850 (b)     04/15/49       3,428,407  
      EUR2,675,000       4.125       09/27/49       3,322,696  
    Sovereign Bank
    $ 1,000,000       4.000       02/01/08       983,325  
      375,000       5.125       03/15/13       368,211  
      2,550,000       4.375 (b)     08/01/13       2,499,382  
    Union Planters Corp.
      150,000       7.750       03/01/11       164,249  
    Wachovia Bank NA
      5,000,000       7.875       02/15/10       5,408,910  
    Wells Fargo Bank NA
      1,000,000       6.450       02/01/11       1,049,087  
                           
                              72,771,430  
     
    Brokerage – 0.6%
    Bear Stearns Co., Inc.
      6,330,000       5.700       01/15/07       6,332,025  
    Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.
      4,500,000       6.625       01/18/12       4,775,079  
    Morgan Stanley
      3,000,000       5.050       01/21/11       2,983,626  
                           
                              14,090,730  
     
    Captive Financial – 0.1%
    Nelnet, Inc.
      2,580,000       5.125       06/01/10       2,526,146  
     
    Diversified Manufacturing(a) – 0.1%
    Tyco International Group Participation Certificate
      3,525,000       4.436       06/15/07       3,500,579  
     
    Electric – 1.2%
    Calenergy, Inc.
      1,500,000       7.630       10/15/07       1,531,155  
      2,210,000       7.520       09/15/08       2,298,196  
    CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Series B
      550,000       7.250       09/01/10       582,020  
    FirstEnergy Corp. Series C
      4,050,000       7.375       11/15/31       4,726,104  
    MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.
      6,125,000       6.125       04/01/36       6,298,564  
    Nisource Finance Corp.(b)
      5,000,000       5.968       11/23/09       4,999,545  
    Progress Energy, Inc.
      50,000       5.625       01/15/16       50,127  
      3,000,000       7.750       03/01/31       3,653,658  
    TXU Corp. Series O
      5,250,000       4.800       11/15/09       5,131,067  
                           
                              29,270,436  
     
    Entertainment – 0.1%
    Time Warner Entertainment Co.
      2,175,000       8.375       03/15/23       2,529,003  
     
    Environmental – 0.1%
    Waste Management, Inc.
      2,000,000       7.375       08/01/10       2,137,366  
     
    Gaming – 0.3%
    Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
      1,745,000       7.500       09/01/09       1,810,124  
    Harrahs Operating Co., Inc.
      2,475,000       5.500       07/01/10       2,397,748  
    MGM Mirage, Inc.
      850,000       8.500       09/15/10       898,875  
    Park Place Entertainment Corp.
      950,000       8.500       11/15/06       950,774  
                           
                              6,057,521  
     
    Integrated – 0.5%
    Hess Corp.
      5,500,000       7.125       03/15/33       6,125,113  
    Kerr-McGee Corp.
      4,575,000       6.950       07/01/24       4,960,252  
                           
                              11,085,365  
     
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount*   Rate   Date   Value
   
Corporate Bonds – (continued)
 
    Life Insurance – 0.5%
    Americo Life, Inc.(a)
    $ 1,600,000       7.875 %     05/01/13     $ 1,613,440  
    AmerUs Group Co.
      4,025,000       5.950       08/15/15       4,125,815  
    Hartford Life, Inc.
      200,000       7.100       06/15/07       202,018  
    Phoenix Life Insurance Co.(a)
      3,200,000       7.150       12/15/34       3,457,965  
    Principal Financial Group Australia(a)
      2,750,000       8.200       08/15/09       2,962,168  
    Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
      550,000       6.750       12/15/11       577,966  
                           
                              12,939,372  
     
    Media – Cable – 1.1%
    Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.
      7,395,000       8.375       03/15/13       8,446,581  
      2,050,000       9.455       11/15/22       2,662,537  
    Cox Communications, Inc.
      7,211,000       4.625       01/15/10       7,042,457  
    Cox Enterprises, Inc.(a)
      2,825,000       4.375       05/01/08       2,773,667  
    Rogers Cable, Inc.
      1,575,000       5.500       03/15/14       1,480,500  
    Viacom, Inc.
      1,975,000       5.750       04/30/11       1,977,459  
      1,400,000       6.875       04/30/36       1,409,715  
                           
                              25,792,916  
     
    Media – Non Cable – 0.4%
    Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
      5,325,000       8.000       11/01/08       5,551,741  
    News America, Inc.
      2,750,000       6.400       12/15/35       2,757,433  
                           
                              8,309,174  
     
    Noncaptive – Financial – 1.2%
    GATX Financial Corp.
      5,775,000       5.125       04/15/10       5,711,481  
    General Electric Capital Corp.
      3,000,000       7.375       01/19/10       3,201,935  
    HSBC Finance Corp.
      8,375,000       5.700       06/01/11       8,545,816  
      1,000,000       6.375       10/15/11       1,049,537  
    PHH Corp.
      7,950,000       6.000       03/01/08       7,967,562  
      1,900,000       7.125       03/01/13       1,940,852  
                           
                              28,417,183  
     
    Pipelines – 0.8%
    CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. Series B
      4,075,000       5.950       01/15/14       4,108,240  
    Energy Transfer Partners
      5,850,000       5.650       08/01/12       5,859,377  
      2,775,000       5.950       02/01/15       2,800,961  
    Enterprise Products Operating LP
      3,525,000       5.600       10/15/14       3,478,562  
    Enterprise Products Partners LP
      2,450,000       5.000       03/01/15       2,315,598  
    Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
      1,350,000       4.800       08/15/08       1,338,091  
                           
                              19,900,829  
     
    Property/Casualty Insurance – 1.8%
    ACE Ltd.
      6,575,000       6.000       04/01/07       6,586,381  
    AON Capital Trust A
      1,852,000       8.205       01/01/27       2,153,022  
    Arch Capital Group Ltd.
      3,200,000       7.350       05/01/34       3,506,794  
    Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.
      1,525,000       6.000       08/15/14       1,492,589  
    CNA Financial Corp.
      1,375,000       6.750       11/15/06       1,375,470  
      98,000       6.600       12/15/08       100,360  
      500,000       5.850       12/15/14       503,040  
    Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
      2,975,000       6.150       10/15/15       2,963,296  
      750,000       7.000       07/15/34       778,353  
    Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
      2,000,000       7.900       06/15/10       2,178,317  
    Liberty Mutual Group(a)
      3,700,000       7.000       03/15/34       3,828,314  
      550,000       6.500       03/15/35       542,931  
      3,430,000       7.500       08/15/36       3,815,066  
    QBE Insurance Group Ltd.(a)(b)
      3,150,000       5.647       07/01/23       3,071,206  
    Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC
      1,225,000       8.500       07/29/49       2,700,111  
    SAFECO Corp.
      5,000,000       6.875       07/15/07       5,051,435  
    Zurich Capital Trust I(a)
      2,500,000       8.376       06/01/37       2,626,948  
                           
                              43,273,633  
     
    REIT – 0.6%
    Brandywine Operating Partnership LP
      3,740,000       4.500       11/01/09       3,632,946  
    EOP Operating LP
      1,500,000       7.750       11/15/07       1,534,995  
    iStar Financial, Inc.
      2,200,000       5.650       09/15/11       2,204,814  
    iStar Financial, Inc. Series B
      3,275,000       5.700       03/01/14       3,261,815  
    Liberty Property LP
      1,100,000       7.250       03/15/11       1,168,263  
    Simon Property Group LP
      1,625,000       7.000       06/15/08       1,667,003  
                           
                              13,469,836  
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
October 31, 2006
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount*   Rate   Date   Value
   
Corporate Bonds – (continued)
 
    Technology – 0.2%
    First Data Corp.
    $ 4,075,000       5.625 %     11/01/11     $ 4,164,679  
     
    Tobacco – 0.2%
    Altria Group, Inc.
      475,000       7.000       11/04/13       520,187  
      2,745,000       7.750       01/15/27       3,367,670  
                           
                              3,887,857  
     
    Wireless Telecommunications – 0.7%
    America Movil SA de CV
      1,800,000       5.500       03/01/14       1,758,168  
    AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
      5,775,000       7.875       03/01/11       6,337,179  
    Intelsat
      3,850,000       5.250       11/01/08       3,724,875  
    Telecom Italia Capital SA
      2,475,000       4.875       10/01/10       2,411,952  
    Verizon Wireless Capital LLC
      3,000,000       5.375       12/15/06       2,999,358  
                           
                              17,231,532  
     
    Wirelines Telecommunications – 2.0%
    Ameritech Capital Funding
      775,000       6.250       05/18/09       786,655  
    BellSouth Corp.
      7,000,000       6.000       10/15/11       7,189,840  
    Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV
      2,800,000       5.375       03/23/11       2,795,178  
      4,075,000       8.250       06/15/30       5,056,520  
    Embarq Corp.
      1,500,000       7.995       06/01/36       1,595,102  
    France Telecom SA
      5,750,000       7.750       03/01/11       6,316,231  
    Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.
      500,000       7.900       08/15/10       516,250  
    SBC Communications, Inc.
      2,725,000       4.125       09/15/09       2,644,183  
    Sprint Capital Corp.
      300,000       6.000       01/15/07       300,149  
      3,050,000       6.875       11/15/28       3,128,889  
    Telecom Italia Capital
      3,050,000       4.000       01/15/10       2,905,027  
      2,625,000       4.950       09/30/14       2,434,871  
    Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc.
      2,650,000       6.800       05/15/09       2,713,279  
    Telefonica Europe BV
      2,575,000       7.750       09/15/10       2,786,369  
    TPSA Finance BV(a)
      2,200,000       7.750       12/10/08       2,297,836  
    TPSA Finance BV
      3,100,000       7.625       01/30/11       3,341,663  
                           
                              46,808,042  
     
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
    (Cost $367,240,784)   $ 371,086,278  
     
   
Mortgage-Backed Obligations – 49.4%
 
    Adjustable Rate FNMA(b) – 0.4%
    $ 80,878       4.486 %     03/01/33       81,291  
      10,280,179       3.851       10/01/33       10,199,051  
                           
                              10,280,342  
     
    Adjustable Rate Non-Agency(b) – 25.2%
    Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust Series 2003-5, Class 1A1
      232,723       5.979       08/25/33       235,856  
    Bear Stearns Alternative-A Trust Series 2005-8, Class 11A1
      3,868,524       5.590       10/25/35       3,882,685  
    Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust Series 2006-AR2, Class 1A1
      22,882,018       5.520       09/25/36       22,882,018  
    Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-51, Class 1A1
      8,579,656       5.640       11/20/35       8,618,830  
    Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-51, Class 2A1
      12,119,976       5.620       11/20/35       12,172,279  
    Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-51, Class 4A1
      10,243,254       5.640       11/20/35       10,290,278  
    Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-59, Class 1A1
      10,651,217       5.660       11/20/35       10,686,411  
    Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-59, Class 1A2A
      8,876,014       5.710       11/20/35       8,902,293  
    Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-62, Class 1A1
      15,409,419       5.620       12/25/35       15,474,835  
    Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust Series 2006-3, Class 1A1
      8,041,706       5.560       03/25/36       8,052,174  
    Countrywide Home Loans Series 2003-37, Class 1A1
      148,854       5.875       08/25/33       148,610  
    Countrywide Securities Corp. Series 2006-OA19, Class A1
      23,500,000       5.525       12/25/46       23,500,000  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-AR9, Class 2A2
      190,862       5.100       03/25/33       189,991  
    Downey Savings & Loan Association Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-AR6, Class 2A1A
      12,027,364       5.610       10/19/45       12,072,785  
    Harborside Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-12, Class 2A2A
      28,000,000       5.500       12/19/45       28,000,000  
    Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-10, Class 2A1A
      16,250,622       5.630       11/19/35       16,300,277  
    Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-16, Class 2A1A
      3,721,952       5.560       01/19/36       3,732,111  
    Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-16, Class 3A1A
      20,179,514       5.570       01/19/36       20,173,593  
    Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-8, Class 1A
      2,761,614       5.680       10/25/34       2,777,551  
    Impac CMB Trust Series 2005-6, Class 1A1
      13,772,017       5.570       10/25/35       13,781,915  
    Impac Secured Assets Corp. Series 2005-2, Class A1W
      13,345,329       5.570       03/25/36       13,361,747  
    Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-AR2, Class 1A1A
      11,953,992       5.540       04/25/46       11,963,711  
                                 
     
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount*   Rate   Date   Value
   
Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)
 
    Adjustable Rate Non-Agency(b) – (continued)
    Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-AR4 Class A1A
    $ 14,044,558       5.540 %     05/25/46     $ 14,052,172  
    Lehman XS Trust Series 2005-5N, Class 3A1A
      14,052,398       5.620       11/25/35       14,064,400  
    Lehman XS Trust Series 2005-9N, Class 1A1
      14,461,015       5.590       02/25/36       14,474,572  
    Luminent Mortgage Trust Series 2006-2, Class A1A
      14,297,019       5.520       02/25/46       14,302,112  
    Luminent Mortgage Trust Series 2006-2, Class A1B
      2,859,404       5.600       02/25/46       2,862,363  
    Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust Series 2004-9, Class 2A1
      762,621       5.700       11/25/34       766,563  
    MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 2004-E, Class A2B
      6,543,407       5.780       11/25/29       6,547,493  
    Mortgage IT Trust Series 2005-AR1, Class 1A1
      13,622,184       5.580       11/25/35       13,666,056  
    Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2003-4, Class 1A2
      3,906,931       5.913       07/20/33       3,911,650  
    Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc. Series 2006-AR1, Class 3A1
      18,780,416       5.550       02/25/36       18,801,039  
    Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc. Series 2006-AR2, Class A1
      12,378,766       5.550       02/25/36       12,392,227  
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. Series 2003-37A, Class 3A7
      5,158,162       4.520       12/25/33       5,122,190  
    Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2006-5, Class A1
      29,519,526       5.450       08/25/36       29,454,208  
    UBS Warburg LLC Series 2006-0A2, Class 4A1
      17,275,725       5.503       11/25/46       17,267,627  
    Washington Mutual Series 2002-AR19, Class A7
      926,911       4.679       02/25/33       915,365  
    Washington Mutual Series 2005-AR8, Class 2A1A
      17,805,153       5.610       07/25/45       17,872,164  
    Washington Mutual Series 2005-AR11, Class A1A
      10,180,960       5.640       08/25/45       10,211,176  
    Washington Mutual Series 2005-AR13, Class A1A1
      17,635,704       5.610       10/25/45       17,733,519  
    Washington Mutual Series 2005-AR15, Class A1A1
      19,388,223       5.580       11/25/45       19,453,391  
    Washington Mutual Series 2005-AR17, Series A1A1
      14,445,066       5.590       12/25/45       14,408,809  
    Washington Mutual Series 2006-AR13, Class 1A
      17,526,099       5.544       10/25/46       17,519,938  
    Washington Mutual, Inc. Series 2006-AR11, Class 3A1A
      4,942,505       5.584       09/25/46       4,946,173  
    Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series 2005-AR16, Class 1A1
      14,807,765       4.977       10/25/35       14,824,832  
    Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series 2006-AR2, Class 2A3
      27,808,893       5.092       03/25/36       27,647,109  
    WMALT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-AR7, Class A1A
      12,312,420       5.483       09/25/46       12,329,254  
    WMALT Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-AR9, Class 2A
      24,000,000       5.504       11/25/46       24,000,000  
                           
                              596,746,352  
     
    CMBS – 8.9%
    Interest Only(a)(b)(c) – 0.1%
    Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 2001-TOP2, Class X2
      38,000,000       1.288       02/15/35       623,671  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2002-CKS4, Class ASP
      26,177,440       1.592       11/15/36       1,022,483  
                           
                              1,646,154  
     
    Sequential Fixed Rate – 8.8%
    Asset Securitization Corp. Series 1997-D4, Class A1D
      578,455       7.490       04/14/29       581,262  
    Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. Series 2005-6, Class A4
      20,000,000       5.182       09/10/47       19,934,392  
    Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. Series 2006-4 Class A4
      12,000,000       5.634       07/10/46       12,297,287  
    Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Series 2006-PW12, Class A4
      12,500,000       5.711       09/11/38       12,950,467  
    Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2006-C4, Class A3
      13,000,000       5.720       03/15/49       13,467,649  
    Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2006-C02, Class A4
      15,000,000       5.362       01/15/46       15,135,822  
    Commercial Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Series 1997-ML1, Class A3
      2,800,000       6.570       12/15/30       2,814,607  
    Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates Series 2006-C7, Class A4
      24,000,000       5.769       06/10/46       24,922,730  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 1997-C2, Class A3
      9,360,907       6.550       01/17/35       9,446,219  
    First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2000-C2, Class A2
      17,000,000       7.202       10/15/32       18,082,618  
    GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 2002-C1, Class A2
      15,000,000       6.278       11/15/39       15,668,217  
    LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2005-C5, Class A4
      9,000,000       4.954       09/15/30       8,806,822  
                                 
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
October 31, 2006
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount*   Rate   Date   Value
   
Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)
 
    Sequential Fixed Rate – (continued)
    LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2005-C7, Class A4
    $ 10,175,000       5.197 %     11/15/30     $ 10,123,483  
    LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2006-C1, Class A4
      12,000,000       5.156       02/15/31       11,856,564  
    Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 1998-C2, Class A2
      1,231,678       6.390       02/15/30       1,238,418  
    Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 1999-C1, Class A2
      4,133,319       7.560       11/15/31       4,335,752  
    Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2006-T21, Class A4
      19,000,000       5.162       10/12/52       18,830,408  
    Washington Mutual Series 2006-AR17, Class 1A
      9,000,000       5.504       11/25/46       9,000,000  
                           
                              209,492,717  
     
    TOTAL CMBS     211,138,871  
     
    CMO – 0.6%
    Interest Only(c) – 0.1%
    ABN AMRO Mortgage Corp. Series 2003-5, Class A2
      2,419,335       5.500       04/25/33       241,717  
    Countrywide Home Loan Trust Series 2003-42, Class 2X1(b)
      3,136,476       0.364       10/25/33       15,328  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2002-AR31, Class 5X(b)
      1,428,402       0.000       11/25/32       857  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-08, Class 3A2
      475,374       5.500       04/25/33       25,903  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-10, Class 3A13
      368,365       5.750       05/25/33       14,423  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-11, Class 1A2
      322,300       5.500       06/25/33       20,484  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-AR18, Class 2X(b)
      3,375,278       0.782       07/25/33       22,210  
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-AR20, Class 2X(b)
      3,814,326       0.605       08/25/33       24,375  
    FNMA Series 1992-24, Class N
      94       789.000       03/25/07       184  
    FNMA Series 2004-47, Class EI(b)
      7,004,709       0.000       06/25/34       283,033  
    FNMA Series 2004-62, Class DI(b)
      3,102,415       0.000       07/25/33       126,996  
    FNMA Series 2004-71, Class DI(b)
      6,364,157       0.000       04/25/34       166,143  
    Washington Mutual Series 2003-AR04, Class X1(b)
      5,213,208       1.181       01/25/08       58,333  
    Washington Mutual Series 2003-AR05, Class X1(b)
      14,753,636       0.756       02/25/08       125,543  
    Washington Mutual Series 2003-AR06, Class X2
      11,481,200       0.371       05/25/08       48,591  
    Washington Mutual Series 2003-AR07, Class X(b)
      18,557,053       0.940       06/25/08       196,532  
    Washington Mutual Series 2003-AR12, Class X(b)
      12,589,701       0.484       02/25/34       88,162  
    Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series 2003-G, ClassAI0(b)
      13,192,041       0.760       06/25/33       352,226  
                           
                              1,811,040  
     
    Inverse Floaters(b) – 0.2%
    FHLMC Series 1544, Class M
      44,368       11.206       07/15/08       45,634  
    FNMA Series 1993-072, Class SA
      17,370       9.123       05/25/08       17,836  
    FNMA Series 1993-093, Class SA
      24,598       11.994       05/25/08       25,644  
    FNMA Series 1993-095, Class SE
      29,490       12.304       06/25/08       30,902  
    FNMA Series 1993-135, Class S
      60,779       6.500       07/25/08       62,228  
    FNMA Series 1993-175, Class SA
      208,973       11.895       09/25/08       219,606  
    GNMA Series 2001-48, Class SA
      229,983       9.198       10/16/31       260,933  
    GNMA Series 2001-51, Class SA
      445,156       9.447       10/16/31       513,234  
    GNMA Series 2001-51, Class SB
      460,045       9.198       10/16/31       518,578  
    GNMA Series 2001-59, Class SA
      81,205       9.035       11/16/24       92,153  
    GNMA Series 2002-11, Class SA
      231,889       12.740       02/16/32       291,323  
    GNMA Series 2002-13, Class SB
      540,552       12.740       02/16/32       675,387  
    Morgan Stanley Mortgage Trust Series 40, Class 16
      825,544       8.949       01/20/22       829,078  
                           
                              3,582,536  
     
    PAC – 0.0%
    FNMA Series 1999-51, Class LG
      260,717       6.500       12/25/28       260,564  
     
    Regular Floater(b) – 0.0%
    FNMA REMIC Trust Series 1993-175, Class FA
      451,383       4.060       09/25/08       445,440  
     
    Sequential Fixed Rate – 0.3%
    FHLMC Series 2367, Class BC
      798,949       6.000       04/15/16       798,149  
    FNMA REMIC Trust Series 1993-78, Class H
      440,829       6.500       06/25/08       442,134  
    FNMA Series 1999-1, Class PG
      419,833       6.500       04/25/28       418,378  
                                 
     
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount*   Rate   Date   Value
   
Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)
 
    Sequential Fixed Rate – (continued)
    FNMA Series 2001-M2, Class C
    $ 5,390,822       6.300 %     09/25/15     $ 5,532,221  
                           
                              7,190,882  
     
    TOTAL CMO     13,290,462  
     
    FHLB – 0.1%
      1,269,571       7.040       08/01/15       1,405,487  
     
    FHLMC – 4.2%
      307,624       5.000       12/01/12       305,919  
      31,793       5.500       07/01/13       31,948  
      206,753       5.500       12/01/13       207,766  
      2,630,624       6.500       12/01/13       2,683,946  
      77,600       5.500       02/01/14       77,980  
      29,064       5.500       06/01/14       29,188  
      71,152       5.500       09/01/14       71,457  
      4,270       7.000       10/01/14       4,365  
      1,431,625       6.000       12/01/14       1,438,261  
      39,883       7.000       05/01/15       40,769  
      116,244       8.000       07/01/15       122,492  
      14,995       7.000       02/01/16       15,381  
      36,508       7.000       03/01/16       37,447  
      920,941       7.500       05/01/16       960,436  
      3,337       7.000       10/01/17       3,468  
      2,712,191       4.500       05/01/18       2,626,047  
      642,321       4.500       06/01/18       621,964  
      2,639,004       4.500       09/01/18       2,555,368  
      1,907,283       4.500       10/01/18       1,846,794  
      1,746,747       5.000       10/01/18       1,723,439  
      2,450,002       4.500       11/01/18       2,372,296  
      2,027,363       4.500       12/01/18       1,963,110  
      5,753,406       5.000       12/01/18       5,676,648  
      713,466       4.500       01/01/19       690,854  
      1,900,635       4.500       03/01/19       1,839,636  
      44,941,106       4.000       06/01/19       42,557,092  
      8,796,067       4.500       06/01/19       8,517,296  
      707,572       5.000       06/01/19       697,355  
      3,897,313       4.500       02/01/20       3,773,797  
      1,980,535       5.500       05/01/23       1,970,672  
      1,219,650       5.500       06/01/23       1,213,576  
      1,198,962       5.500       07/01/23       1,192,990  
      3,673,384       4.500       10/01/23       3,509,053  
      598,378       5.500       10/01/25       596,435  
      830,783       5.500       11/01/25       828,086  
      83,586       7.000       06/01/26       86,565  
      63,263       7.500       03/01/27       65,470  
      18,178       6.500       06/01/29       18,651  
      2,551,175       6.500       12/01/29       2,618,353  
      68,591       7.500       12/01/30       70,982  
      59,294       7.500       01/01/31       61,360  
      86,875       6.500       03/01/32       88,974  
      20,738       6.500       04/01/32       21,239  
      220,271       6.500       07/01/32       225,593  
      1,544,475       6.500       08/01/33       1,581,788  
      559,423       6.500       10/01/33       571,892  
                           
                              98,214,198  
     
    FNMA – 9.4%
      1,378       9.000       09/15/08       1,409  
      385,815       8.500       10/01/15       411,007  
      15,724       7.000       01/01/16       16,060  
      757,630       6.000       12/01/16       770,406  
      9,027,578       5.000       10/01/17       8,913,529  
      60,225,431       5.000       12/01/17       59,464,581  
      1,729,759       5.000       01/01/18       1,707,907  
      5,904,194       5.000       02/01/18       5,828,264  
      1,240,941       4.500       04/01/18       1,203,128  
      1,781,531       5.000       04/01/18       1,758,587  
      10,507,014       4.500       05/01/18       10,186,855  
      1,281,235       5.000       05/01/18       1,264,735  
      14,268,178       4.500       06/01/18       13,833,408  
      951,153       5.000       06/01/18       938,903  
      6,867,767       4.000       07/01/18       6,523,402  
      2,294,832       4.500       07/01/18       2,224,905  
      3,431,988       4.000       08/01/18       3,259,900  
      1,594,679       4.500       08/01/18       1,546,087  
      91,931       6.000       08/01/18       92,870  
      28,726,158       4.000       09/01/18       27,285,761  
      2,955,559       4.500       10/01/18       2,865,499  
      3,012,917       5.000       11/01/18       2,974,115  
      94,510       4.500       12/01/18       91,630  
      2,692,365       5.500       12/01/18       2,702,604  
      339,820       4.500       02/01/19       329,094  
      2,839,584       4.500       04/01/19       2,749,953  
      3,213,774       5.000       04/01/19       3,172,385  
      1,194,113       4.500       05/01/19       1,156,420  
      210,534       5.000       05/01/19       207,644  
      1,102,085       4.500       06/01/19       1,067,796  
      372,550       5.000       06/01/19       367,752  
      126,504       4.500       09/01/19       122,511  
      138,648       4.500       10/01/19       134,272  
      539,333       4.500       11/01/19       522,307  
      472,937       5.000       11/01/19       466,446  
      197,800       4.500       12/01/19       191,556  
      891,669       5.000       12/01/19       880,186  
      11,844,589       4.500       09/01/23       11,322,610  
      1,923,403       4.500       10/01/23       1,828,001  
      2,800,430       6.460       12/01/28       2,970,401  
      12,050       7.500       03/01/29       12,452  
      11,237       7.500       08/01/29       11,612  
      4,273       7.500       11/01/29       4,415  
      56,027       6.500       12/01/30       57,379  
      86,933       7.500       12/01/30       89,627  
      153,453       8.000       01/01/31       160,445  
      105,759       8.000       02/01/31       111,266  
      852,286       7.000       03/01/31       879,231  
      17,101       6.500       09/01/33       17,470  
      981,824       8.000       11/01/36       1,021,251  
                                 
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
October 31, 2006
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount*   Rate   Date   Value
   
Mortgage-Backed Obligations – (continued)
 
    FNMA – (continued)
    $ 19,000,000       7.000 %     TBA-15yr (d)   $ 19,534,375  
      16,000,000       7.500       TBA-15yr (d)     16,584,992  
                           
                              221,839,401  
     
    Principal Only(e) – 0.6%
    FHLMC Series 235, Class PO
      9,078,767       0.000       02/01/36       6,735,242  
    FNMA Series 363, Class 1
      9,187,288       0.000       11/01/35       6,883,038  
                           
                              13,618,280  
     
    TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS
    (Cost $1,163,444,174)   $ 1,166,533,393  
     
   
Agency Debentures – 18.0%
 
    FFCB
    $ 2,500,000       3.250 %     06/15/07     $ 2,469,670  
      2,000,000       3.625       01/04/08       1,967,062  
      3,000,000       3.150       07/21/08       2,912,643  
      9,000,000       4.830       12/22/14       8,915,931  
    FHLB
      5,000,000       4.125       11/15/06       4,997,425  
      13,000,000       4.875       11/15/06       12,996,997  
      37,000,000       5.270 (b)     12/13/06       37,000,666  
      100,000,000       4.800       05/02/08       99,814,100  
      1,500,000       5.800       09/02/08       1,522,218  
      5,000,000       5.375 (f)     05/15/09       5,057,566  
      10,000,000       6.715       06/29/09       10,480,760  
      10,000,000       6.500       08/14/09       10,417,316  
      2,500,000       4.000       02/15/11       2,416,300  
      9,595,000       4.250       11/15/11       9,327,146  
      17,360,000       4.500       09/14/12       16,979,005  
    FHLMC
      5,000,000       6.700       01/05/07       5,010,870  
      2,500,000       3.050       01/19/07       2,487,438  
      1,950,000       3.500       09/15/07       1,923,133  
      10,540,000       3.650       01/23/08       10,364,730  
      40,000,000       4.480       09/19/08       39,659,144  
      1,810,000       5.125       07/15/12       1,829,818  
      9,000,000       5.000       01/30/14       8,941,711  
    FNMA
      15,000,000       3.550       01/12/07       14,945,625  
      19,000,000       6.160       12/18/07       19,216,619  
      2,850,000       5.750       02/15/08       2,875,524  
      50,000,000       4.200       03/24/08       49,414,450  
      1,000,000       5.250       01/15/09       1,008,160  
      5,000,000       6.250       02/01/11       5,234,872  
      19,560,000       5.300       02/22/11       19,495,878  
      11,000,000       5.625       02/28/12       10,958,796  
      4,500,000       5.250       08/01/12       4,541,454  
    Small Business Administration
      890,061       6.300       06/01/18       914,432  
     
    TOTAL AGENCY DEBENTURES
    (Cost $427,578,616)   $ 426,097,459  
     
   
Asset-Backed Securities – 4.7%
 
    Credit Card – 0.1%
    MBNA Master Credit Card Trust II Series 1999-J, Class A
    $ 3,000,000       7.000 %     02/15/12     $ 3,166,680  
     
    Home Equity(b) – 4.2%
    Amortizing Residential Collateral Trust Series 2002-BC1M, Class A
      1,326,370       5.600       01/01/32       1,324,297  
    ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust Series 1999-1, Class A7
      19,968       6.970       12/25/13       19,931  
    Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2004-BC5, Class A2
      1,008,621       5.590       10/25/34       1,008,810  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2002-E, Class A
      2,817,283       5.580       10/15/28       2,826,200  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2003-A, Class A
      8,931,627       5.670       03/15/29       8,953,148  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-G, Class 2A
      1,960,895       5.540       12/15/29       1,965,196  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-S, Class 1A
      6,348,916       5.560       02/15/30       6,357,254  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2005-I, Class 2A
      12,523,449       5.550       02/15/36       12,503,881  
    Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2006-H, Class 2A1B
      40,000,000       5.489       11/15/36       39,975,000  
    First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates Series 2004-FF11, Class 2A2
      6,843,043       5.600       01/25/35       6,850,529  
    Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-10, Class 2A
      6,913,736       5.640       03/25/35       6,935,904  
    Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Series 2004-HE1, Class A4
      8,393,298       5.690       01/25/34       8,411,400  
    Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust Series 2004-5, Class AV2
      2,039,582       5.660       12/25/34       2,041,814  
                           
                              99,173,364  
     
    Manufactured Housing – 0.1%
    Mid-State Trust Series 4, Class A
      1,963,425       8.330       04/01/30       2,026,098  
     
    Utilities – 0.3%
    Massachusetts RRB Special Purpose Trust Series 1999-1, Class A5
      6,150,000       7.030       03/15/12       6,424,659  
     
    TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
    (Cost $110,947,162)   $ 110,790,801  
     
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount*   Rate   Date   Value
   
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 6.6%
 
    United States Treasury Bonds
    $ 31,100,000       4.500 %     02/15/36     $ 30,016,352  
    United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
      6,882,682       1.875       07/15/13       6,664,907  
      6,730,984       2.000       01/15/14       6,560,340  
      10,924,665       2.000       07/15/14       10,641,301  
      15,618,329       1.875       07/15/15       15,041,232  
      4,828,122       2.000       01/15/16       4,690,443  
      20,595,432       2.500       07/15/16       20,891,491  
    United States Treasury Notes
      2,000,000       5.625       05/15/08       2,025,600  
      1,000,000       6.500       02/15/10       1,057,290  
    United States Treasury Principal-Only STRIPS(e)
      560,000       0.000       05/15/18       325,802  
      10,200,000       0.000       05/15/20       5,336,640  
      1,800,000       0.000       08/15/20       928,355  
      56,700,000       0.000       11/15/21       27,466,615  
      6,250,000       0.000       11/15/22       2,886,250  
      25,800,000       0.000       02/15/25       10,672,944  
      27,700,000       0.000       11/15/26       10,582,342  
     
    TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
    (Cost $155,360,003)   $ 155,787,904  
     
   
Emerging Markets Debt – 0.3%
 
    VTB Capital (Vneshtorgbank)(a)
    $ 7,980,000       5.970 %     08/01/08     $ 7,980,000  
    (Cost $7,980,000)        
     
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – 94.7%
    (Cost $2,232,550,739)   $ 2,238,275,835  
     
   
Repurchase Agreement(g) – 9.3%
 
    Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II
    $ 220,000,000       5.316 %     11/01/06     $ 220,000,000  
    Maturity Value: $220,032,463
    (Cost $220,000,000)        
     
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 104.0%
    (Cost $2,452,550,739)   $ 2,458,275,835  
     
    LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS – (4.0)%     (93,920,315 )
     
    NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 2,364,355,520  
     
  The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
 *    The principal amount of each security is stated in the currency in which the bond is denominated. All amounts shown are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. See below.
         
Currency Description
 
EUR
  =   Euro Currency
 (a)   Securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities have been determined to be liquid by the Investment Adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $59,277,748, which represents approximately 2.5% of net assets as of October 31, 2006.
 
 (b)   Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at October 31, 2006.
 
 (c)   Represents security with nominal principal amount. The actual effective yield of this security is different than the stated interest rate due to the amortization of related premiums or accretion of discounts.
 
 (d)   TBA (To Be Announced) securities are purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and no defined maturity date. The actual principal and maturity date will be determined upon settlement when the specific mortgage pools are assigned. Total market value of TBA securities amounts to $36,119,367 which represents approximately 1.5% of net assets as of October 31, 2006.
 
 (e)   Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.
 
 (f)   A portion of this security is segregated as collateral for initial margin requirement on futures transactions.
 
 (g)   Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on October 31, 2006. Additional information appears on page 55.
             
     
    Investment Abbreviations:
    CMBS     Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
    CMO     Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
    FFCB     Federal Farm Credit Bank
    FHLB     Federal Home Loan Bank
    FHLMC     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
    FNMA     Federal National Mortgage Association
    GNMA     Government National Mortgage Association
    PAC     Planned Amortization Class
    REIT     Real Estate Investment Trust
    REMIC     Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
    STRIPS     Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
October 31, 2006
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION
FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS — At October 31, 2006, the Fund had outstanding forward foreign currency exchange contracts, both to purchase and sell foreign currencies:
                                 
Open Forward Foreign Currency   Expiration   Value on   Current   Unrealized
Purchase Contracts   Date   Settlement Date   Value   Gain (Loss)
 
Australian Dollar
    12/20/06     $ 51,179,702     $ 51,927,482     $ 747,780  
British Pound
    12/20/06       63,532,090       64,271,560       739,470  
Canadian Dollar
    12/20/06       8,234,000       8,170,760       (63,240 )
Euro
    12/20/06       37,317,000       37,659,327       342,327  
Japanese Yen
    12/20/06       14,954,000       15,054,289       100,289  
New Zealand Dollar
    12/20/06       22,395,000       22,879,338       484,338  
Norwegian Krone
    12/20/06       7,450,000       7,640,079       190,079  
      12/20/06       7,821,158       7,781,363       (39,795 )
Swedish Krona
    12/20/06       22,845,237       23,010,005       164,768  
 
TOTAL OPEN FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY PURCHASE CONTRACTS   $ 235,728,187     $ 238,394,203     $ 2,666,016  
 
                                 
Open Forward Foreign Currency   Expiration   Value on   Current   Unrealized
Sale Contracts   Date   Settlement Date   Value   Gain (Loss)
 
Australian Dollar
    12/20/06     $ 30,532,361     $ 31,670,863     $ (1,138,502 )
British Pound
    11/16/06       2,698,374       2,719,707       (21,333 )
      12/20/06       22,276,000       22,754,332       (478,332 )
Canadian Dollar
    12/20/06       16,076,491       15,924,739       151,752  
Euro
    11/29/06       4,137,670       4,169,341       (31,671 )
      12/20/06       56,002,398       56,430,525       (428,127 )
Japanese Yen
    12/20/06       20,168,027       20,163,471       4,556  
      12/20/06       40,000,839       40,025,994       (25,155 )
New Zealand Dollar
    12/20/06       34,269,464       35,652,173       (1,382,709 )
Norwegian Krone
    12/20/06       14,945,000       14,999,630       (54,630 )
Swedish Krona
    12/20/06       15,600,000       15,760,335       (160,335 )
Swiss Franc
    12/20/06       23,640,144       23,544,581       95,563  
      12/20/06       7,450,000       7,591,912       (141,912 )
 
TOTAL OPEN FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY SALE CONTRACTS
          $ 287,796,768     $ 291,407,603     $ (3,610,835 )
 
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)
FUTURES CONTRACTS — At October 31, 2006, the following futures contracts were open:
                             
    Number of            
    Contracts   Settlement   Market   Unrealized
Type   Long (Short)   Month   Value   Gain (Loss)
 
Eurodollars
    869     December 2006   $ 205,594,537     $ 1,707  
Eurodollars
    457     March 2007     108,286,150       84,946  
Eurodollars
    397     June 2007     94,237,875       (125,647 )
Eurodollars
    314     September 2007     74,673,125       39,832  
Eurodollars
    151     December 2007     35,954,987       70,274  
Eurodollars
    158     March 2008     37,637,575       82,413  
Eurodollars
    92     June 2008     21,910,950       45,687  
U.S. Treasury Bonds
    327     December 2006     36,838,594       772,237  
2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes
    (1,202 )   December 2006     (245,696,312 )     306,283  
5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes
    (1,699 )   December 2006     (179,350,687 )     (799,074 )
10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes
    (1,277 )   December 2006     (138,195,344 )     (1,264,517 )
 
TOTAL
              $ 51,891,450     $ (785,859 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
October 31, 2006
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)
SWAP CONTRACTS — At October 31, 2006, the Fund had outstanding swap contracts with the following terms:
INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS
                                         
            Rates Exchanged        
                Upfront    
    Notional       Payments   Payments   Payments    
    Amount   Termination   received by   made by   made by   Unrealized
Swap Counterparty   (000s)   Date   the Fund   the Fund   the Fund   Gain (Loss)
 
Banc of America Securities LLC   $ 60,000       12/27/06     3.427%   3 month LIBOR   $     $ 207,261  
Banc of America Securities LLC     100,000       10/14/08     3.514%   3 month LIBOR           (2,993,118 )
Banc of America Securities LLC(a)     127,100       12/21/09     5.600%   3 month LIBOR     1,647,015       443,192  
Banc of America Securities LLC     80,000       09/02/10     4.309%   3 month LIBOR           (2,125,442 )
Banc of America Securities LLC     65,000       10/06/10     4.702%   3 month LIBOR           (770,070 )
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.(a)     112,800       12/20/11     5.600%   3 month LIBOR     2,219,729       583,906  
Banc of America Securities LLC(a)     60,000       12/20/11     5.600%   3 month LIBOR     1,109,027       385,670  
Banc of America Securities LLC     65,000       04/19/12     4.547%   3 month LIBOR           (1,573,393 )
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.(a)     100,000       12/20/13     5.650%   3 month LIBOR     1,882,500       1,459,601  
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.(a)     90,000       12/20/13     5.650%   3 month LIBOR     1,665,000       1,342,891  
Banc of America Securities LLC     11,000       05/26/15     4.532%   3 month LIBOR           (332,961 )
Banc of America Securities LLC     25,000       10/19/15     4.965%   3 month LIBOR           (283,252 )
Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.     85,000       06/19/06     5.666%   3 month LIBOR           4,661,276  
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.(a)     69,800       12/20/16     5.700%   3 month LIBOR     2,194,421       859,778  
Banc of America Securities LLC     80,000       03/23/20     3 month LIBOR   5.108%           664,835  
Banc of America Securities LLC     9,000       03/30/35     5.320%   3 month LIBOR           79,977  
Banc of America Securities LLC     10,000       04/09/35     5.265%   3 month LIBOR           7,007  
 
TOTAL
                          $ 10,717,692     $ 2,617,158  
 
(a)  Represents forward starting interest rate swaps whose effective dates of commencement of accruals and cash flows occur subsequent to October 31, 2006.
LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACTS
                                                 
                    Upfront    
        Notional   Rate       Payments    
        Amount   Paid by   Termination   (received)   Unrealized
Referenced Obligation   Swap Counterparty   (000s)   Fund   Date   by the Fund   Loss
 
Protection Purchased:
                                               
First Data Corp.
5.625% 11/01/11
    J.P. Morgan Chase Securities, Inc.     $ 2,800       0.500 %     03/21/11     $     $ (20,829 )
First Data Corp.
5.625% 11/01/11
    J.P. Morgan Chase Securities, Inc.       1,525       0.250       06/20/11             (6,737 )
PHH Corp.
7.125% 03/01/13
    Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.       2,600       1.150       06/20/13             (28,094 )
Core Investment Grade Bond Trust
    Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.       231,900       0.650       12/20/16       (611,670 )     (1,012,842 )
 
TOTAL
                                  $ (611,670 )   $ (1,068,502 )
 
TOTAL RETURN INDEX SWAP CONTRACTS
                                     
                Rates Exchanged    
                     
    Notional           Payments   Payments    
Swap   Amount   Termination   Reference   received by   made by   Unrealized
Counterparty   (000s)   Date   Underlying   the Fund   the Fund   Gain
 
Citibank, N.A.
  $ 25,000       03/31/07     Banc of America Securities LLC CMBS AAA 10 Yr Index   Any positive monthly duration adjusted return on the underlying index   Any negative monthly duration adjusted return on the underlying index   $ 12,420  
Banc of America Securities LLC
    25,000       09/28/07     Banc of America Securities LLC CMBS AAA 10 Yr Index   Any positive monthly duration adjusted return on the underlying index   Any negative monthly duration adjusted return on the underlying index     6,425  
 
TOTAL
                              $ 18,845  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Performance Summary
October 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
The following graph shows the value, as of October 31, 2006, of a $10,000 investment made on November 3, 2003 (commencement of operations) in the Separate Account Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Credit Fund. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Credit Index (“Lehman U.S. Credit Index”) is shown. This performance data represents past performance and should not be considered indicative of future performance, which will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. These performance fluctuations will cause an investor’s shares, when redeemed, to be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance reflects expense limitations in effect. 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 redemption of Fund shares. Performance of Class A and Institutional Shares will vary from Separate Account Institutional Shares due to differences in fees and loads. In addition to the investment adviser’s decisions regarding issuer/ industry investment selection and allocation, other factors may affect Fund performance. These factors include, but are not limited to, Fund operating fees and expenses, portfolio turnover, and subscription and redemption cash flows affecting the Fund.
Investment Grade Credit Fund’s Lifetime Performance
Performance of a $10,000 Investment, Distributions Reinvested November 3, 2003 to October 31, 2006.
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
                     
Average Annual Total Return through October 31, 2006   Since Inception   One Year    
Class A (commenced November 3, 2003)
                   
Excluding sales charges
    4.08%       4.84%      
Including sales charges
    2.50%       0.11%      
 
Institutional Class (commenced November 3, 2003)
    4.57%       5.35%      
 
Separate Account Institutional (commenced November 3, 2003)
    4.59%       5.30%      
 
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Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2006
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount*   Rate   Date   Value
   
Corporate Bonds – 92.0%
 
    Automotive – 1.8%
    DaimlerChrysler NA
    $ 400,000       8.500 %     01/18/31     $ 480,661  
    DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp.(a)
      380,000       5.870       09/10/07       380,949  
    Ford Motor Credit Co.
      1,700,000       5.700       01/15/10       1,577,220  
    General Motors Acceptance Corp.
      1,275,000       6.875       09/15/11       1,284,957  
                           
                              3,723,787  
     
    Banks – 21.0%
    ANZ Capital Trust I(b)
      325,000       4.484       01/15/49       315,999  
      800,000       5.360       12/29/49       779,748  
    Astoria Financial Corp.
      225,000       5.750       10/15/12       226,607  
    Banca Popolare di Bergamo Capital Trust(a)
      EUR475,000       8.364       02/15/49       692,947  
    Bank United Corp.
    $ 250,000       8.875       05/01/07       254,156  
    Citigroup, Inc.
      589,000       7.250       10/15/11       638,057  
    Commonwealth Bank of Australia(a)(b)
      1,325,000       6.024       03/29/49       1,328,338  
    Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.
      1,000,000       5.250       03/02/11       1,002,476  
    Credit Suisse First Boston London(a)(b)
      1,625,000       7.900       05/29/49       1,644,885  
    Danske Bank A/S(a)(b)
      300,000       7.400       06/15/10       303,829  
    Firstar Capital Trust I
      2,500,000       8.320       12/15/26       2,611,027  
    ForeningSparbanken AB (Swedbank)(a)(b)
      500,000       7.500       05/01/49       500,000  
    Greater Bay Bancorp Series D
      2,700,000       5.125       04/15/10       2,672,954  
    GreenPoint Financial Corp.
      600,000       3.200       06/06/08       581,096  
    HBOS PLC(a)(b)
      1,750,000       5.375       12/29/49       1,727,625  
    HSBC Capital Funding LP(a)(b)
      1,050,000       4.610       06/27/49       981,790  
    HSBC USA, Inc.
      250,000       6.625       03/01/09       258,053  
    Huntington National Bank
      1,000,000       8.000       04/01/10       1,084,961  
    J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
      550,000       6.625       03/15/12       584,521  
    Key Bank N.A.(c)
      1,000,000       6.500       10/15/27       1,021,510  
    Lehman Brothers Holdings E-Capital Trust I(a)
      675,000       6.173       08/19/65       679,561  
    Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.(a)
      1,495,000       5.585       12/28/20       1,484,414  
    Mizuho JGB Investment LLC(a)(b)
      1,275,000       9.870       06/30/49       1,362,048  
    MUFG Capital Finance 1 Ltd.(a)
      2,400,000       6.346       07/25/16       2,423,746  
    Nordbanken AB(a)(b)
      2,380,000       8.950       11/12/09       2,604,655  
    North Fork Bancorp.(a)
      1,350,000       5.000       08/15/12       1,345,833  
    PNC Funding Corp.
      600,000       7.500       11/01/09       638,069  
    Popular North America, Inc.
      1,775,000       5.200       12/12/07       1,768,180  
      1,795,000       4.250       04/01/08       1,767,049  
    RBS Capital Trust II(a)
      1,000,000       5.512       09/30/49       984,730  
    Resona Bank Ltd.(a)(b)
      EUR925,000       4.125       09/27/49       1,148,970  
      1,475,000       5.850       09/29/49       1,444,829  
    Resona Preferred Global Securities Ltd.(a)(b)
    $ 2,000,000       7.191       07/30/49       2,097,040  
    Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
      400,000       9.118       03/31/49       445,465  
    Sovereign Bank
      1,000,000       4.000       02/01/08       983,325  
      300,000       5.125       03/15/13       294,568  
      455,000       4.375 (a)     08/01/13       445,968  
    Tokai Preferred Capital Co. LLC(a)(b)
      650,000       9.980       12/29/49       694,962  
    Unicredito Italiano Capital Trust(a)(b)
      500,000       9.200       10/05/49       565,038  
    Wachovia Capital Trust III(a)
      1,825,000       5.800       08/29/49       1,841,073  
    Washington Mutual Bank
      500,000       5.950       05/20/13       511,207  
                           
                              44,741,309  
     
    Brokerage – 1.0%
    Morgan Stanley
      2,200,000       5.050       01/21/11       2,187,992  
     
    Captive Financial – 0.8%
    Nelnet, Inc.
      1,760,000       5.125       06/01/10       1,723,262  
     
    Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.6%
    Sabre Holdings Corp.
      1,300,000       6.350       03/15/16       1,292,639  
     
    Diversified Manufacturing – 1.7%
    Tyco International Group Participation Certificate(b)
      2,350,000       4.436       06/15/07       2,333,719  
    Tyco International Group SA
      1,300,000       6.750       02/15/11       1,375,329  
                           
                              3,709,048  
     
    Electric – 8.5%
    Arizona Public Service Co.
      2,000,000       6.875       08/01/36       2,128,156  
                                 
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
October 31, 2006
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount*   Rate   Date   Value
   
Corporate Bonds – (continued)
 
    Electric – (continued)
    Calenergy, Inc.
    $ 1,575,000       7.630 %     10/15/07     $ 1,607,713  
      280,000       7.520       09/15/08       291,174  
    Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
      2,100,000       5.875       06/01/08       2,111,731  
    Centerpoint Energy, Inc. Series B
      350,000       7.250       09/01/10       370,376  
    FirstEnergy Corp. Series C
      1,745,000       7.375       11/15/31       2,036,309  
    MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.
      2,100,000       6.125       04/01/36       2,159,508  
    Nisource Finance Corp.(a)
      500,000       5.968       11/23/09       499,955  
    Ohio Edison Co.
      1,500,000       6.875       07/15/36       1,667,292  
    Progress Energy, Inc.
      2,175,000       5.625       01/15/16       2,180,524  
      1,000,000       7.000       10/30/31       1,125,810  
    Southwestern Public Service Cos.
      375,000       6.000       10/01/36       376,015  
    Tampa Electric Co.
      275,000       6.550       05/15/36       296,604  
    TXU Corp. Series O
      1,225,000       4.800       11/15/09       1,197,249  
                           
                              18,048,416  
     
    Energy – 2.5%
    Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
      925,000       6.500       02/15/37       951,418  
    Hess Corp.
      1,950,000       7.125       03/15/33       2,171,631  
    Kerr-McGee Corp.
      800,000       6.950       07/01/24       867,367  
    XTO Energy, Inc.
      1,200,000       6.250       04/15/13       1,243,423  
                           
                              5,233,839  
     
    Entertainment – 0.9%
    Time Warner Entertainment Co.
      1,290,000       8.375       03/15/23       1,499,960  
    Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP
      325,000       7.250       09/01/08       333,863  
                           
                              1,833,823  
     
    Food & Drug Retailing – 0.1%
    Fred Meyer, Inc.
      250,000       7.450       03/01/08       256,492  
     
    Gaming – 1.1%
    Harrahs Operating Co., Inc.
      2,425,000       5.500       07/01/10       2,329,123  
     
    Life Insurance – 7.6%
    Americo Life, Inc.(b)
      550,000       7.875       05/01/13       554,620  
    AmerUs Group Co.
      1,575,000       5.950       08/15/15       1,614,449  
    AXA Financial, Inc.
      805,000       7.750       08/01/10       870,141  
    Lincoln National Corp.
      1,000,000       6.200       12/15/11       1,037,898  
      1,600,000       7.000 (a)     05/17/66       1,684,254  
    Phoenix Life Insurance Co.(b)
      2,275,000       7.150       12/15/34       2,458,397  
    PRICOA Global Funding I(b)
      600,000       4.200       01/15/10       581,152  
    Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
      625,000       6.750       12/15/11       656,779  
      2,250,000       6.750 (a)     12/15/65       2,234,078  
    Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC
      GBP225,000       8.500       07/29/49       495,939  
    SL Finance PLC
      EUR650,000       6.375       07/12/22       910,414  
    The MONY Group, Inc.
    $ 1,000,000       8.350       03/15/10       1,091,780  
    ZFS Finance USA Trust I(a)(b)
      1,875,000       6.150       12/15/65       1,885,787  
                           
                              16,075,688  
     
    Media – Cable – 3.4%
    Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.
      575,000       6.875       06/15/09       597,440  
      1,350,000       9.455       11/15/22       1,753,378  
    Cox Communications, Inc.
      850,000       4.625       01/15/10       830,133  
    Cox Enterprises, Inc.(b)
      3,275,000       4.375       05/01/08       3,215,490  
    Viacom, Inc.
      850,000       5.750       04/30/11       851,058  
                           
                              7,247,499  
     
    Media – Non-Cable – 0.8%
    Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
      1,700,000       8.000       11/01/08       1,772,386  
     
    Noncaptive – Financial – 7.7%
    American General Finance Corp.(c)
      1,825,000       8.450       10/15/09       1,981,466  
    Capital One Bank
      325,000       5.000       06/15/09       322,866  
    Capital One Financial Corp.
      1,775,000       5.700       09/15/11       1,799,573  
    GATX Financial Corp.
      3,400,000       5.125       04/15/10       3,362,603  
    MGIC Investment Corp.
      1,300,000       5.625       09/15/11       1,305,811  
    Nelnet, Inc.(a)
      625,000       7.400       09/29/36       632,443  
    PHH Corp.
      3,088,000       6.000       03/01/08       3,094,821  
      750,000       7.125       03/01/13       766,126  
                                 
     
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount*   Rate   Date   Value
   
Corporate Bonds – (continued)
 
    Noncaptive – Financial – (continued)
    Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
    $ 3,250,000       5.600 %     01/15/11     $ 3,226,555  
                           
                              16,492,264  
     
    Pipelines – 3.3%
    Energy Transfer Partners
      1,375,000       5.650       08/01/12       1,377,204  
      2,000,000       5.950       02/01/15       2,018,710  
    Enterprise Products Partners LP
      1,805,000       4.950       06/01/10       1,774,939  
      275,000       5.000       03/01/15       259,914  
    ONEOK Partners LP
      1,375,000       5.900       04/01/12       1,394,715  
    Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
      150,000       4.800       08/15/08       148,677  
                           
                              6,974,159  
     
    Property/Casualty Insurance – 6.4%
    Ace Capital Trust II
      250,000       9.700       04/01/30       341,000  
    AON Capital Trust A
      1,000,000       8.205       01/01/27       1,162,539  
    Arch Capital Group Ltd.
      1,245,000       7.350       05/01/34       1,364,362  
    Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.
      1,025,000       6.000       08/15/14       1,003,216  
    CNA Financial Corp.
      520,000       6.750       11/15/06       520,178  
      350,000       6.600       12/15/08       358,427  
      1,000,000       5.850       12/15/14       1,006,080  
    Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
      500,000       6.150       10/15/15       498,033  
      775,000       7.000       07/15/34       804,298  
    Liberty Mutual Group(b)
      2,040,000       7.000       03/15/34       2,110,746  
    Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
      1,000,000       5.150       09/15/10       958,848  
      1,000,000       5.750       09/15/15       963,638  
    QBE Insurance Group Ltd.(a)(b)
      855,000       5.647       07/01/23       833,613  
    Symetra Financial Corp.(b)
      1,600,000       6.125       04/01/16       1,622,154  
    Zurich Capital Trust I(b)
      125,000       8.376       06/01/37       131,347  
                           
                              13,678,479  
     
    REIT – 13.1%
    Arden Realty LP
      1,160,000       5.200       09/01/11       1,162,192  
    BRE Properties Inc.
      3,525,000       7.450       01/15/11       3,792,005  
    Camden Property Trust
      1,650,000       4.375       01/15/10       1,608,219  
    Colonial Realty LP
      1,750,000       6.050       09/01/16       1,770,212  
    EOP Operating LP
      1,692,000       7.750       11/15/07       1,731,475  
    Health Care Property Investors, Inc.
      1,825,000       5.950       09/15/11       1,845,966  
    Heritage Property Investment Trust
      885,000       4.500       10/15/09       864,206  
    iStar Financial, Inc. Series B
      3,200,000       5.700       03/01/14       3,187,117  
    Liberty Property LP
      225,000       7.750       04/15/09       236,057  
    Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc.
      1,350,000       5.950       06/01/14       1,373,699  
    Post Apartment Homes LP
      1,500,000       7.700       12/20/10       1,615,518  
      3,000,000       6.300       06/01/13       3,091,164  
    ProLogis
      2,250,000       5.500       04/01/12       2,251,676  
    Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc.
      2,050,000       7.750       02/22/11       2,217,331  
    Simon Property Group LP
      200,000       7.000 (c)     06/15/08       205,170  
      1,000,000       5.600       09/01/11       1,011,107  
                           
                              27,963,114  
     
    Software – 1.1%
    Oracle Corp. and Ozark Holdings, Inc.
      2,400,000       5.000       01/15/11       2,383,697  
     
    Technology – 0.7%
    First Data Corp.
      1,375,000       5.625       11/01/11       1,405,260  
     
    Tobacco – 1.2%
    Altria Group, Inc.
      275,000       7.000       11/04/13       301,161  
      893,000       7.750       01/15/27       1,095,566  
    Imperial Tobacco Overseas BV
      1,200,000       7.125       04/01/09       1,244,343  
                           
                              2,641,070  
     
    Wireless Telecommunications – 1.6%
    America Movil SA de CV
      800,000       5.500       03/01/14       781,408  
    AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
      950,000       7.875       03/01/11       1,041,553  
      900,000       8.750       03/01/31       1,178,054  
    Intelsat
      350,000       5.250       11/01/08       338,625  
                           
                              3,339,640  
     
    Wirelines Telecommunications – 5.1%
    Ameritech Capital Funding
      575,000       6.250       05/18/09       583,647  
    Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc.
      426,000       6.125       09/23/08       431,306  
                                 
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
October 31, 2006
                                 
    Principal   Interest   Maturity    
    Amount*   Rate   Date   Value
   
Corporate Bonds – (continued)
 
    Wirelines Telecommunications – (continued)
    Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV
    $ 550,000       5.375 %     03/23/11     $ 549,053  
      1,650,000       8.250       06/15/30       2,047,425  
    Embarq Corp.
      500,000       7.995       06/01/36       531,700  
    France Telecom SA
      EUR175,000       8.125       01/28/33       306,842  
    GTE Corp.
    $ 1,260,000       7.510       04/01/09       1,319,430  
    Sprint Capital Corp.
      850,000       6.875       11/15/28       871,986  
    Telecom Italia Capital
      700,000       4.000       01/15/10       666,728  
      1,700,000       4.950       09/30/14       1,576,869  
    TPSA Finance BV
      350,000       7.750 (b)     12/10/08       365,565  
      1,500,000       7.625       01/30/11       1,616,933  
                           
                              10,867,484  
     
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
    (Cost $196,719,956)   $ 195,920,470  
     
   
Emerging Markets Debt – 0.4%
 
    Korea Development Bank
    $ 150,000       5.750 %     09/10/13     $ 153,170  
    VTB Capital (Vneshtorgbank)(a)(b)
      700,000       5.970       08/01/08       700,000  
     
    TOTAL EMERGING MARKETS DEBT
    (Cost $852,500)   $ 853,170  
     
   
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 0.7%
 
    United States Treasury Bonds
    $ 900,000       4.500 %     02/15/36     $ 865,055  
    United States Treasury Principal-Only STRIPS(d)
      1,500,000       0.000       11/15/26       573,051  
     
    TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
    (Cost $1,390,703)   $ 1,438,106  
     
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE REPURCHASE AGREEMENT — 93.1%
    (Cost $198,963,159)   $ 198,211,746  
     
   
Repurchase Agreement(e) – 3.9%
 
    Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II
    $ 8,300,000       5.316 %     11/01/06     $ 8,300,000  
    Maturity Value: $8,301,226
    (Cost $8,300,000)        
     
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.0%
    (Cost $207,263,159)   $ 206,511,746  
     
    OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 3.0%     6,346,826  
     
    NET ASSETS — 100.0%   $ 212,858,572  
     
  The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
 *    The principal amount of each security is stated in the currency in which the bond is denominated. All amounts shown are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. See below.
                     
Currency Description
 
EUR
  =   Euro Currency            
GBP
  =   British Pounds            
 (a)   Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at October 31, 2006.
 
 (b)   Securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities have been determined to be liquid by the Investment Adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $34,292,346, which represents approximately 16.1% of net assets as of October 31, 2006.
 
 (c)   Securities with “Put” features with resetting interest rates. Maturity dates disclosed are the final maturity dates.
 
 (d)   Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.
 
 (e)   Joint repurchase agreement was entered into on October 31, 2006. Additional information appears on page 55.
             
     
    Investment Abbreviations:
    REIT     Real Estate Investment Trust
    STRIPS     Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
     
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION
FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS — At October 31, 2006, the Fund had outstanding forward foreign currency exchange contracts, to sell foreign currencies:
                                 
Open Forward Foreign Currency   Expiration   Value on   Current   Unrealized
Sale Contract   Date   Settlement Date   Value   Loss
 
British Pound
    11/16/06     $ 496,924     $ 500,853     $ (3,929 )
Euro
    11/29/06       3,051,060       3,074,414       (23,354 )
 
TOTAL OPEN FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY SALE CONTRACT
          $ 3,547,984     $ 3,575,267     $ (27,283 )
 
FUTURES CONTRACTS — At October 31, 2006, the following futures contracts were open:
                             
    Number of            
    Contracts   Settlement   Market   Unrealized
Type   Long (Short)   Month   Value   Gain (Loss)
 
Eurodollars
    (12 )   March 2007   $ (2,843,400 )   $ 27,859  
Eurodollars
    8     June 2007     1,899,000       1,473  
Eurodollars
    6     September 2007     1,426,875       1,967  
Eurodollars
    6     December 2007     1,428,675       2,792  
Eurodollars
    7     March 2008     1,667,488       3,664  
Eurodollars
    4     June 2008     952,650       1,986  
U.S. Treasury Bonds
    21     December 2006     2,365,781       16,368  
2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes
    (69 )   December 2006     (14,104,031 )     (15,642 )
5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes
    (173 )   December 2006     (18,262,313 )     (123,619 )
10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes
    102     December 2006     11,038,313       57,261  
 
TOTAL
              $ (14,430,962 )   $ (25,891 )
 
SWAP CONTRACTS — At October 31, 2006, the Fund had outstanding swap contracts with the following terms:
INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS
                                     
            Rates Exchanged    
                 
    Notional       Payments   Payments    
Swap   Amount   Termination   received by   made by   Unrealized
Counterparty   (000s)   Date   the Fund   the Fund   Gain (Loss)
 
Banc of America Securities LLC
  $ 8,000       09/02/10       4.309 %   3 month LIBOR   $ (212,544 )
Banc of America Securities LLC
    5,000       05/23/12       4.374     3 month LIBOR     (118,944 )
Banc of America Securities LLC
    7,000       10/19/15       4.965     3 month LIBOR     (79,310 )
Banc of America Securities LLC
    4,000       03/19/35       5.288     3 month LIBOR     15,618  
Banc of America Securities LLC
    2,800       04/09/35       5.266     3 month LIBOR     1,962  
 
TOTAL
                              $ (393,218 )
 
LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTMENT GRADE CREDIT FUND
Schedule of Investments (continued)
October 31, 2006
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACTS
                                                 
                    Upfront    
        Notional   Rate       Payments    
        Amount   Paid by   Termination   (received)   Unrealized
Referenced Obligation   Swap Counterparty   (000s)   Fund   Date   by the Fund   Loss
 
Protection Purchased
                                               
First Data Corp.
5.625%, 11/1/2011
  J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.   $ 1,300       0.500 %     03/21/11     $     $ (9,662 )
First Data Corp.
5.625%, 11/1/2011
  J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.     210       0.250       06/20/11             (928 )
Autozone, Inc.
5.875%, 10/15/2012
  Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.     2,000       0.680       06/20/11             (23,777 )
Bear Stearns Co., Inc.
7.625%, 12/7/2009
  J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.     4,000       0.300       06/20/13             (14,806 )
Centex Corp.
5.250%, 6/15/2015
  Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.     2,000       0.845       06/20/13             (22,822 )
Lowe’s Co., Inc.
8.250%, 6/1/2010
  Banc of America Securities LLC     5,000       0.180       06/20/13             (1,498 )
Core Investment Grade Bond Trust
  Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.     33,500       0.650       12/20/16       (98,576 )     (134,442 )
 
TOTAL
                                  $ (98,576 )   $ (207,935 )
 
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)
JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ACCOUNT II — At October 31, 2006, the Funds had undivided interests in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II, as follows:
         
Fund   Principal Amount
 
Government Income
  $ 112,200,000  
 
U.S. Mortgages
    14,600,000  
 
Core Fixed Income
    220,000,000  
 
Investment Grade Credit
    8,300,000  
 
                             
    Principal   Interest   Maturity   Maturity
Repurchase Agreements   Amount   Rate   Date   Value
 
ABN Amro, Inc.
  $ 500,000,000       5.32 %   11/01/06   $ 500,073,889  
 
Banc of America Securities LLC
    2,750,000,000       5.31     11/01/06     2,750,405,625  
 
Barclays Capital PLC
    200,000,000       5.31     11/01/06     200,029,500  
 
Barclays Capital PLC
    2,000,000,000       5.32     11/01/06     2,000,295,557  
 
Bear Stearns
    500,000,000       5.32     11/01/06     500,073,889  
 
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
    750,000,000       5.32     11/01/06     750,110,834  
 
Greenwich Capital Markets
    300,000,000       5.32     11/01/06     300,044,334  
 
Merrill Lynch
    500,000,000       5.31     11/01/06     500,073,750  
 
Wachovia Bank
    250,000,000       5.31     11/01/06     250,036,875  
 
UBS Securities LLC
    2,700,200,000       5.32     11/01/06     2,700,399,027  
 
TOTAL
  $ 10,450,200,000                 $ 10,451,543,280  
 
At October 31, 2006, the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account II was fully collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.00% to 5.75%, due 12/14/06 to 09/22/15; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association, 2.35% to 9.50%, due 11/17/06 to 09/01/36; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.00% to 11.00%, due 11/1/06 to 11/01/36; Government National Mortgage Association, 4.50% to 9.00%, due 10/15/09 to 10/15/36 and U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.25% to 4.88% due 03/31/11 to 01/15/14. The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was $10,679,289,697.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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GOLDMAN SACHS SINGLE/MULTI-SECTOR TAXABLE FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2006
                                           
        Government   U.S. Mortgages   Core Fixed   Investment Grade    
        Income Fund   Fund   Income Fund   Credit Fund    
 
    Assets:
 
   
Investments in securities, at value (identified cost $537,624,178, $482,694,739, $2,232,550,739 and $198,963,159, respectively)
  $ 534,844,155     $ 481,474,370     $ 2,238,275,835     $ 198,211,746      
   
Repurchase agreement, at value
    112,200,000       14,600,000       220,000,000       8,300,000      
   
Cash(a)
    10,894,581       3,746,965       38,894,865       3,054,450      
   
Foreign currencies, at value (identified cost $687 for Core Fixed Income Fund)
                696            
   
Receivables:
                                   
     
Investment securities sold
    14,066,740       36,788,069       51,691,509       3,730,997      
     
Swap contracts, at value (includes upfront payments made of $3,336,775, $992,119, $10,717,692 and $0, respectively)
    5,915,513       1,451,883       21,431,931       17,580      
     
Interest, at value
    3,348,872       1,649,853       16,498,984       3,242,651      
     
Fund shares sold
    844,590             6,087,540            
     
Reimbursement from investment adviser
    51,652       14,789             17,091      
     
Due from broker
    25,438                        
     
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, at value
                3,020,922            
   
Other assets, at value
    2,606       1,959       5,530       556      
     
   
Total assets
    682,194,147       539,727,888       2,595,907,812       216,575,071      
     
    Liabilities:
 
   
Payables:
                                   
     
Investment securities purchased
    37,823,650       105,726,458       204,517,514       2,537,750      
     
Swap contracts, at value (includes upfront payments received $0, $0, $611,670 and $98,576, respectively)
    2,605,091       793,521       9,758,408       717,309      
     
Fund shares repurchased
    2,071,622       56       8,132,099       34      
     
Income distribution
    326,685       301,430       2,812,936       204,021      
     
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, at value
                3,965,741       27,283      
     
Amounts owed to affiliates
    482,326       127,174       1,107,084       62,354      
     
Due to broker
          184,381       865,292       7,675      
   
Accrued expenses
    233,219       189,630       393,218       160,073      
     
   
Total liabilities
    43,543,293       107,322,650       231,552,292       3,716,499      
     
    Net Assets:
 
   
Paid-in capital
    651,009,122       435,025,598       2,383,745,773       218,129,321      
   
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income
    2,438,600       889,846       (3,125,486 )     277,965      
   
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures, swaps and foreign currency related transactions
    (12,474,096 )     (1,615,491 )     (21,835,885 )     (4,145,521 )    
   
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures, swaps and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
    (2,322,772 )     (1,894,715 )     5,571,118       (1,403,193 )    
     
   
NET ASSETS
  $ 638,650,854     $ 432,405,238     $ 2,364,355,520     $ 212,858,572      
 
   
Net Assets:
                                   
     
Class A
  $ 432,761,594     $ 6,972,976     $ 714,876,529     $ 3,420,358      
     
Class B
    18,712,710             22,971,472            
     
Class C
    16,931,338             20,937,147            
     
Institutional
    146,783,760       117,497,444       1,558,970,671       3,316,684      
     
Service
    23,461,452             46,599,701            
     
Separate Account Institutional Shares
          307,934,818             206,121,530      
 
   
Shares Outstanding:
                                   
     
Class A
    29,555,889       704,293       72,780,585       343,719      
     
Class B
    1,277,939             2,329,026            
     
Class C
    1,156,993             2,121,786            
     
Institutional
    10,035,821       11,852,914       158,124,682       332,724      
     
Service
    1,605,403             4,724,351            
     
Separate Account Institutional Shares
          31,085,655             20,691,618      
 
   
Total shares outstanding, $0.001 par value (unlimited number of shares authorized)
    43,632,045       43,642,862       240,080,430       21,368,061      
 
   
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:(b)
                                   
     
Class A
    $14.64     $ 9.90     $ 9.82     $ 9.95      
     
Class B
    14.64             9.86            
     
Class C
    14.63             9.87            
     
Institutional
    14.63       9.91       9.86       9.97      
     
Service
    14.61             9.86            
     
Separate Account Institutional Shares
          9.91             9.96      
 
(a)   Includes restricted cash of $3,000,000, $450,000 and $275,000, relating to initial margin requirements and collateral on futures transactions for Government Income, U.S. Mortgages and Investment Grade Credit, respectively, and includes restricted cash of $6,519,266, $2,863,549, $33,559,856 and $2,699,840 relating to swap contracts for Government Income, U.S. Mortgages, Core Fixed Income and Investment Grade Credit, respectively.
(b)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A shares of Government Income, U.S. Mortgages, Core Fixed Income and Investment Grade Credit (NAV per share multiplied by 1.0471) is $15.33, $10.37, $10.28, and $10.42, respectively. At redemption, Class B and Class C shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge, assessed on the amount equal to the lesser of the current net asset value or the original purchase price of the shares.
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GOLDMAN SACHS SINGLE/MULTI-SECTOR TAXABLE FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended October 31, 2006
                                           
        Government   U.S. Mortgages   Core Fixed   Investment Grade    
        Income Fund   Fund   Income Fund   Credit Fund    
 
    Investment income:
 
   
Interest(a)
  $ 39,267,344     $ 23,877,664     $ 111,009,476     $ 11,993,578      
     
   
Total income
    39,267,344       23,877,664       111,009,476       11,993,578      
     
 
    Expenses:
 
   
Management fees
    4,481,364       1,917,539       8,316,527       854,824      
   
Distribution and Service fees(b)
    2,036,968       19,601       2,226,502       9,551      
   
Transfer Agent fees(b)
    1,169,147       201,163       1,771,193       90,067      
   
Custody and accounting fees
    315,453       311,423       474,492       118,412      
   
Printing fees
    103,089       81,586       200,539       63,015      
   
Registration fees
    146,339       43,728       125,688       40,583      
   
Professional fees
    77,345       77,345       117,651       80,039      
   
Service share fees
    95,515       49,742       197,790       3,665      
   
Trustee fees
    16,201       16,201       16,201       16,201      
   
Other
    120,745       34,572       142,820       23,050      
     
   
Total expenses
    8,562,166       2,752,900       13,589,403       1,299,407      
     
   
Less — expense reductions
    (813,458 )     (1,010,624 )     (212,151 )     (527,076 )    
     
   
Net expenses
    7,748,708       1,742,276       13,377,252       772,331      
     
   
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
    31,518,636       22,135,388       97,632,224       11,221,247      
     
 
    Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment, futures, swaps and foreign currency related transactions:
 
   
Net realized gain (loss) from:
                                   
     
Investment transactions
    (7,881,384 )     (37,744 )     (8,333,961 )     (2,672,331 )    
     
Futures transactions
    (4,241,535 )     (146,131 )     (6,593,357 )     578,868      
     
Swap contracts
    (2,001,989 )     (158,362 )     (8,178,308 )     (1,693,487 )    
     
Foreign currency related transactions
                (7,245,498 )     (183,354 )    
   
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:
                                   
     
Investments
    6,699,801       4,348,418       26,190,788       3,714,878      
     
Futures
    303,462       (167,971 )     (850,613 )     (225,191 )    
     
Swap contracts
    4,337,671       926,943       13,975,767       4,912      
     
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
                (2,168,739 )     (25,150 )    
     
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment, futures, swaps and foreign currency related transactions
    (2,783,974 )     4,765,153       6,796,079       (500,855 )    
     
   
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
  $ 28,734,662     $ 26,900,541     $ 104,428,303     $ 10,720,392      
     
(a)   Net of $1,269 in foreign withholding tax for the Investment Grade Credit Fund.
(b)   Class specific Distribution and Service and Transfer Agent fees were as follows:
                                                                                         
    Distribution and Service Fees   Transfer Agent Fees   Service Share Fees
             
            Separate       Separate
            Account       Account
Fund   Class A   Class B   Class C   Class A   Class B   Class C   Institutional   Service   Institutional   Service   Institutional
                                             
Government Income
  $ 1,646,136     $ 213,883     $ 176,949     $ 1,053,527     $ 34,221     $ 28,312     $ 45,446     $ 7,641                    
U.S. Mortgages
    19,601                   12,546                   36,657           $ 151,960     $ 45,822     $ 3,920  
Core Fixed Income
    1,757,491       253,996       215,015       1,124,795       40,639       34,403       555,533       15,823                    
Investment Grade Credit
    9,551                   6,113                   1,404             82,550       1,755       1,910  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
                           
        Government Income Fund    
             
        For the   For the    
        Year Ended   Year Ended    
        October 31, 2006   October 31, 2005    
 
    From operations:
 
   
Net investment income
  $ 31,518,636     $ 20,216,131      
   
Net realized gain (loss) on investment, futures, swaps and foreign currency related transactions
    (14,124,908 )     4,302,059      
   
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures, swaps and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
    11,340,934       (19,757,697 )    
     
   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
    28,734,662       4,760,493      
     
    Distributions to shareholders:
 
   
From net investment income
                   
     
Class A Shares
    (24,629,669 )     (15,966,212 )    
     
Class B Shares
    (650,709 )     (533,992 )    
     
Class C Shares
    (542,468 )     (370,892 )    
     
Institutional Shares
    (4,808,529 )     (1,564,131 )    
     
Service Shares
    (711,718 )     (322,759 )    
     
Separate Account Institutional Shares
               
   
From net realized gains
                   
     
Class A Shares
    (160,181 )     (5,845,096 )    
     
Class B Shares
    (5,062 )     (362,623 )    
     
Class C Shares
    (3,803 )     (237,517 )    
     
Institutional Shares
    (12,822 )     (745,239 )    
     
Service Shares
    (3,776 )     (116,638 )    
     
Separate Account Institutional Shares
               
   
From capital
                   
     
Class A Shares
               
     
Class B Shares
               
     
Class C Shares
               
     
Institutional Shares
               
     
Service Shares
               
     
   
Total distributions to shareholders
    (31,528,737 )     (26,065,099 )    
     
    From share transactions:
 
   
Net proceeds from sales of shares
    490,086,040       452,723,542      
   
Proceeds received in connection with merger
               
   
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    28,194,885       24,158,646      
   
Cost of shares repurchased
    (727,312,932 )     (232,780,488 )    
     
   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
    (209,032,007 )     244,101,700      
     
   
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)
    (211,826,082 )     222,797,094      
     
    Net assets:
 
   
Beginning of year
    850,476,936       627,679,842      
     
   
End of year
  $ 638,650,854     $ 850,476,936      
     
   
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income
  $ 2,438,600     $ 5,254,578      
     
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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    U.S. Mortgages Fund   Core Fixed Income Fund   Investment Grade Credit Fund    
                 
    For the   For the   For the   For the   For the   For the    
    Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended    
    October 31, 2006   October 31, 2005   October 31, 2006   October 31, 2005   October 31, 2006   October 31, 2005    
 
     
 
    $ 22,135,388     $ 11,749,541     $ 97,632,224     $ 56,281,074     $ 11,221,247     $ 6,144,224      
      (342,237 )     1,244,830       (30,351,124 )     24,313,407       (3,970,304 )     (506,457 )    
      5,107,390       (7,922,884 )     37,147,203       (58,064,406 )     3,469,449       (5,666,468 )    
     
      26,900,541       5,071,487       104,428,303       22,530,075       10,720,392       (28,701 )    
     
     
 
      (327,343 )     (315,229 )     (27,592,559 )     (22,356,546 )     (173,533 )     (140,714 )    
                  (809,299 )     (883,632 )                
                  (683,475 )     (672,754 )                
      (4,165,860 )     (3,367,214 )     (59,364,208 )     (40,113,425 )     (173,199 )     (95,385 )    
                  (1,497,789 )     (1,048,118 )                
      (17,156,726 )     (9,159,690 )                 (10,283,179 )     (5,873,577 )    
            (13,456 )     (4,057,820 )     (6,881,068 )           (8,899 )    
                  (173,446 )     (394,357 )                
                  (143,326 )     (302,043 )                
            (2,109,001 )     (6,915,957 )     (10,458,548 )           (269,174 )    
            (1,830,428 )     (198,051 )     (285,885 )                
                                    (293 )    
                  (666,129 )                      
                  (19,538 )                      
                  (16,500 )                      
                  (1,433,147 )                      
                  (36,159 )                      
     
      (21,649,929 )     (16,795,018 )     (103,607,403 )     (83,396,376 )     (10,629,911 )     (6,388,042 )    
     
     
 
      293,021,211       584,326,694       1,051,438,670       958,769,563       68,516,397       181,422,818      
                  230,276,588       73,493,151                  
      18,063,365       13,333,622       70,943,055       57,569,645       8,219,129       5,592,276      
      (353,767,406 )     (338,784,172 )     (829,727,761 )     (648,011,975 )     (63,423,525 )     (53,666,553 )    
     
      (42,682,830 )     258,876,144       522,930,552       441,820,384       13,312,001       133,348,541      
     
      (37,432,218 )     247,152,613       523,751,452       380,954,083       13,402,482       126,931,798      
     
     
 
      469,837,456       222,684,843       1,840,604,068       1,459,649,985       199,456,090       72,524,292      
     
    $ 432,405,238     $ 469,837,456     $ 2,364,355,520     $ 1,840,604,068     $ 212,858,572     $ 199,456,090      
     
    $ 889,846     $ (75,909 )   $ (3,125,486 )   $ (695,234 )   $ 277,965     $ 119,287      
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2006
1. ORGANIZATION
Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust includes Goldman Sachs Government Income Fund (“Government Income”), Goldman Sachs U.S. Mortgages Fund (“U.S. Mortgages”), Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund (“Core Fixed Income”) and Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Credit Fund (“Investment Grade Credit”) (collectively, the “Funds” or individually a “Fund”). Each Fund is a diversified portfolio of the Trust. U.S. Mortgages and Investment Grade Credit offer three classes of shares — Class A, Institutional and Separate Account Institutional. Government Income and Core Fixed Income offer five classes of shares — Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional and Service. Class A shares of the Funds charge a maximum initial sales charge of 4.50%. The contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is 5.00% maximum declining to zero after six years for Government Income and Core Fixed Income. The Class C shares of Government Income and Core Fixed Income have a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% during the first 12 months. Institutional, Service and Separate Account Institutional shares are not subject to a sales charge. Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”) as distributor of the Funds receives such sales loads of which a certain portion may be retained.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
A. Investment Valuation — Portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value on the basis of quotations furnished by a pricing service or provided by dealers in such securities. Short-term debt obligations maturing in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Portfolio securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are deemed not to reflect market value by the investment adviser are valued based on yield equivalents, pricing matrices or other sources, under valuation procedures established by the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
B. Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are reflected as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of portfolio securities are calculated using the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, premium amortized and discount accreted. Net investment income (other than class specific expenses) and unrealized and realized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares of the respective Funds based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class.
     Certain mortgage security paydown gains and losses are recorded as interest income (loss) and are included in interest income in the accompanying Statements of Operations. Original issue discounts (OID) on debt securities are accreted to interest income over the life of the security with a corresponding increase in the cost basis of that security. Market discounts and market premiums on debt securities are accreted/amortized to interest income over the expected life of the security with a corresponding adjustment in the cost basis of that security.
     Pursuant to applicable law and procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, securities transactions in portfolio securities (including futures transactions) may be effected from time to time through Goldman Sachs or an affiliate. In order for Goldman Sachs or an affiliate, acting as agent, to effect securities or futures transactions for a Fund, the commissions, fees or other remuneration received by Goldman Sachs or an affiliate must be reasonable and fair compared to the commissions, fees or other remuneration received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities or futures contracts.
C. Expenses — Expenses incurred by the Trust that do not specifically relate to an individual Fund of the Trust are allocated to the Funds on a straight-line or “pro-rata” basis depending upon the nature of the expense.
     Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders of the Funds bear all expenses and fees relating to their respective Distribution and Service Plans. Service Shares bear all expenses and fees relating to their Service and Shareholder
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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Administration Plans. Each class of shares of the Funds separately bear its respective class-specific Transfer Agency fees. Class A and Institutional shareholders of U.S. Mortgages and Investment Grade Credit bear their respective class specific Account Services fees.
D. Federal Taxes and Distribution to Shareholders — It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable and tax-exempt income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, no federal tax provisions are required. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually. Net capital losses are carried forward to future years and may be used to the extent allowed by the Code to offset any future capital gains. Utilization of capital loss carryforwards will reduce the requirement of future capital gain distributions.
     The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with Federal income tax rules, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Therefore, the source of each Fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from net investment income, net realized gains, or as a tax return of capital.
E. Foreign Currency Translations — The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Amounts denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) investment valuations, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates; and (ii) purchases and sales of foreign investments, income and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions will represent: (i) foreign exchange gains and losses from the sale and holdings of foreign currencies; (ii) gains and losses from the sale of investments (applicable to fixed income securities); (iii) currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions and forward exchange contracts; and (iv) gains and losses from the difference between amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded and the amounts actually received. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on securities and derivative instruments are segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities and derivative instruments, but are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on securities and derivative instruments. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arising from changes in the value of other assets and liabilities as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates are included as increases and decreases in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency related transactions.
F. Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — Core Fixed Income and Investment Grade Credit may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date as a hedge or cross-hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio positions. Core Fixed Income and Investment Grade Credit may also purchase and sell forward contracts to seek to increase total return. All commitments are “marked-to-market” daily at the applicable translation rates and any resulting unrealized gains or losses are recorded in the Funds’ financial statements. Core Fixed Income and Investment Grade Credit record realized gains or losses at the time a forward contract is offset by entry into a closing transaction or extinguished by delivery of the currency. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
     The contractual amounts of forward foreign currency exchange contracts do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. At October 31, 2006, Core Fixed Income and Investment Grade Credit had segregated sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments under these contracts.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
October 31, 2006
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
G. Forward Sales Contracts — The Funds may enter into forward security sales of mortgage-backed securities in which the Funds sell securities in the current month for delivery of securities defined by pool-stipulated characteristics on a specified future date. The value of the contract is recorded as an asset and a liability on the Funds’ records with the difference between its market value and expected cash proceeds recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Gains or losses are realized upon delivery of the security sold.
H. Futures Contracts — The Funds may enter into futures transactions to hedge against changes in interest rates, securities prices, currency exchange rates or to seek to increase total return. Futures contracts are valued at the last settlement price, or in the absence of a sale, the last bid price, at the end of each day on the board of trade or exchange upon which they are traded. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to segregate cash or securities equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirement of the associated futures exchange. Subsequent payments for futures contracts (“variation margin”) are paid or received by the Funds, dependent on the fluctuations in the value of the contracts, and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses. When contracts are closed, the Funds realize a gain or loss which is reported in the Statements of Operations.
     The use of futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of market and counterparty risk which may exceed the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Changes in the value of a futures contract may not directly correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. These risks may decrease the effectiveness of the Funds’ strategies and potentially result in a loss.
I. Mortgage Dollar Rolls — The Funds may enter into mortgage “dollar rolls” in which the Funds sell securities in the current month for delivery and simultaneously contract with the same counterparty to repurchase similar (same type, coupon and maturity) but not identical securities on a specified future date. For financial reporting and tax reporting purposes, the Funds treat mortgage dollar rolls as two separate transactions; one involving the purchase of a security and a separate transaction involving a sale.
     During the settlement period between sale and repurchase, the Funds will not be entitled to accrued interest and/or receive principal payments on the securities sold. Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by the Funds may decline below the repurchase price of those securities. In the event the buyer of the securities under a dollar roll transaction files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Funds’ use of proceeds of the transaction may be restricted pending a determination by, or with respect to, the other party.
J. Repurchase Agreements — Repurchase agreements involve the purchase of securities subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. During the term of a repurchase agreement, the value of the underlying securities held as collateral on behalf of the Funds, including accrued interest, is required to exceed the value of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest. If the seller defaults or becomes insolvent, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited and there may be a decline in the value of the collateral during the period while the Funds seek to assert their rights. The underlying securities for all repurchase agreements are held in safekeeping at the Funds’ custodian or designated subcustodians under triparty repurchase agreements.
     Pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and terms and conditions contained therein, the Funds, together with other registered investment companies having management or investment advisory agreements with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), or its affiliates, may transfer uninvested cash into joint accounts, the daily aggregate balance of which is invested in one or more repurchase agreements.
K. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis — The Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. Securities purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may be settled a month or more after trade date; interest income is not accrued until settlement date. At the time a Fund enters into such transactions, it is required to have segregated assets with a current value at least equal to the amount of its when-issued or delayed-delivery purchase commitments. Credit risks exist on these commitments to the extent of any unrealized gains on the underlying securities purchased and any unrealized losses on the underlying securities sold. Market risk exists on these
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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
commitments to the same extent as if the securities were owned on a settled basis and gains and losses are recorded and reported in the same manner. In addition to the normal credit and market risks, transactions with delayed settlement dates may expose the Funds to greater risk that such transactions may not be consummated.
L. Segregation Transactions — As set forth in the prospectus, the Funds may enter into certain derivative transactions to seek to increase total return. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, mortgage dollar rolls, when-issued securities and forward commitments represent examples of such transactions. As a result of entering into these transactions, the Funds are required to segregate liquid assets with a current value equal to or greater than the market value of the corresponding transactions.
M. Swap Contracts — The Funds may enter into swap transactions for hedging purposes or to seek to increase total return. Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net payment to be received by the Funds, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Funds consider the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a contract in evaluating potential credit risk. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying reference asset or index. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, market, liquidity, elements of credit, legal and documentation risk in excess of amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds may invest in the following types of swaps;
     An interest rate swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specific prices, rates or indices for a specified amount of an underlying notional amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.
     A total return swap is an agreement that gives the Fund the right to receive the appreciation in the value of a specified security, index or other instrument in return for a fee paid to the counterparty, which will typically be an agreed upon interest rate. If the underlying asset declines in value over the term of the swap, the Fund may also be required to pay the dollar value of that decline to the counterparty.
     Credit default swap agreements involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default by a third party, typically a corporate issuer on its obligation. A Fund may use credit default swaps to provide a measure of protection against defaults of a corporate issuer or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default. As a seller of protection, a Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if a Fund had invested in the referenced obligation directly. If the Fund enters into a buy contract and no credit event occurs, its exposure is limited to the periodic payments previously made to the counterparty. In addition, if the Fund enters into a sale contract and a credit event occurs, the value of the referenced obligation received by the Fund reduced by the period payments previously received may be less than the maximum payment it pays to the counterparty, resulting in a loss to the Fund.
     Swaps are marked to market daily using either pricing vendor quotations, counterparty prices or models prices and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. An upfront payment made and/or received by the Funds, is recorded as an asset and/or liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is only recorded as a realized gain or loss when either the contract’s term ends or, with respect to a Credit Default Swap, a credit event occurs. Periodic payments received or made on swap contracts are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Gains or losses are also realized upon early termination of the swap agreements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
October 31, 2006
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
N. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities — The Funds may invest in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), specially structured bonds in which the principal amount is adjusted daily to keep pace with inflation, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Pricing Index (“CPI”). The adjustments for interest income due to inflation are reflected in interest income on the Statements of Operations. The repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
3. AGREEMENTS
GSAM, an affiliate of Goldman Sachs, serves as investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Trust on behalf of the Funds. Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Funds, subject to the general supervision of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
     As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the assumption of the expenses related thereto and administering the Funds’ business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a fee (“Management fee”), computed daily and payable monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
     For the period from February 28, 2006 through October 31, 2006, GSAM received a Management fee on a contractual basis at the following rates:
                                 
    Government       Core Fixed   Investment
Average Daily Net Assets   Income   U.S. Mortgages1   Income   Grade Credit1
 
Up to $1 billion
    0.54 %     0.40 %     0.40 %     0.40 %
 
Next $1 billion
    0.49       0.36       0.36       0.36  
 
Over $2 billion
    0.47       0.34       0.34       0.34  
 
1  GSAM has voluntarily agreed not to impose a portion of the Management fee on U.S. Mortgages and Investment Grade Credit Funds equal to 0.07% and 0.07%, respectively, of such Funds’ average daily net assets. As a result of fee waiver, the current Management fees of the U.S. Mortgages and Investment Credit Funds is 0.33% and 0.33%, respectively, of such Funds’ average daily net assets.
     Prior to February 28, 2006, the contractual Management fee for Government Income, U.S. Mortgages, Core Fixed Income and Investment Grade Credit as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets was 0.54%, 0.40%, 0.40% and 0.40%, respectively. For the period prior to February 28, 2006, GSAM entered into a voluntary fee reduction commitment for the Funds, in order to achieve the rates in the above table.
     GSAM has also voluntarily agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” (excluding Management fees, Distribution and Service fees, Transfer Agency fees and expenses, Service Share fees, Account Service fees, taxes, interest, brokerage fees and litigation, indemnification, shareholder meeting and other extraordinary expenses exclusive of any expense offset arrangements) to the extent that such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, a percentage rate of the average daily net assets of each Fund. Such expense reimbursements, if any, are computed daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Funds are not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. For the year ended October 31, 2006, the Other Expense limitations for Government Income, U.S. Mortgages, Core Fixed Income, and Investment Grade Credit as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets were 0.004%, 0.004%, 0.104% and 0.004%, respectively.
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3. AGREEMENTS (continued)
     The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, has adopted Distribution and Service Plans. Under the Plans, Goldman Sachs and/or authorized dealers are entitled to a monthly fee for distribution services equal to, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of U.S. Mortgages and Investment Grade Credit attributable to Class A shares and 0.025%, 0.75% and 0.75% the average daily net assets of the Government Income and Core Fixed Income attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively. Additionally, Goldman Sachs and/or authorized dealers are entitled to receive, under the Plans, a separate fee for personal and account maintenance services equal to, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Government Income and Core Fixed Income attributable to Class B or Class C Shares.
     Goldman Sachs serves as Distributor of the shares of the Funds pursuant to a Distribution Agreement. Goldman Sachs may retain a portion of the Class A sales load and Class B and Class C contingent deferred sales charges. During the year ended October 31, 2006, Goldman Sachs advised the Funds that it retained the following approximate amounts:
                         
        Contingent Deferred
    Sales Load   Sales Charge
         
Fund   Class A   Class B   Class C
 
Government Income
  $ 35,800     $ 200     $ 8,900  
 
U.S. Mortgages
    100              
 
Core Fixed Income
    137,800             100  
 
Investment Grade Credit
    900              
 
     Goldman Sachs also serves as Transfer Agent of the Funds for a fee. The fees charged for such transfer agency services are calculated daily and payable monthly at an annual rate as follows: 0.16% of the average daily net assets for Class A, Class B and Class C Shares and 0.04% of the average daily net assets for Separate Account Institutional (U.S. Mortgages and Investment Grade Credit only), Institutional and Service shares (Government Income and Core Fixed Income only). For the year ended October 31, 2006, Goldman Sachs has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the Transfer Agent fees equal to 0.02% of the average daily net assets attributable to Institutional and Separate Account Institutional Shares of U.S. Mortgages and Investment Grade Credit. Goldman Sachs may discontinue or modify this waiver in the future at its discretion.
     The Trust, on behalf of Government Income and Core Fixed Income, has adopted a Service Plan and a Shareholder Administration Plan for Service Shares. These plans allow for Service Shares to compensate service organizations for providing varying levels of personal and account administration and shareholder administration services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Service Plan and Shareholder Administration Plan provide for compensation to the service organizations in an amount equal to, on an annualized basis, 0.25% and 0.25% respectively, of the average daily net assets of each share class. The Trust, on behalf of Class A and Institutional Class Shares of U.S. Mortgages and Investment Grade Credit Funds, has adopted Account Service Plans. Under these plans, Goldman Sachs and authorized dealers are entitled to receive a fee for account service and account maintenance equal to, on an annual basis, 0.05% of the average daily net assets of U.S. Mortgages and Investment Grade Credit Funds attributable to Class A and Institutional Class Shares.
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October 31, 2006
3. AGREEMENTS (continued)
     For the year ended October 31, 2006, GSAM and the Distributor have voluntarily agreed to waive certain fees and reimburse other expenses. In addition, the Funds have entered into certain offset arrangements with the custodian and transfer agent resulting in a reduction of the Funds’ expenses. For the year ended October 31, 2006, expense reductions were as follows (in thousands):
                                                 
    Fee Waivers       Fee Credits    
                 
    Management   Transfer   Other Expense       Transfer   Total Expense
Fund   Fees   Agent Fees   Reimbursement   Custody Fee   Agent Fee   Reductions
 
Government Income
  $     $     $ 746     $ 21     $ 46     $ 813  
 
U.S. Mortgages
    336       94       546       34       1       1,011  
 
Core Fixed Income
    117                   48       47       212  
 
Investment Grade Credit
    149       42       333       3             527  
 
     At October 31, 2006, the amounts owed to affiliates of the Trust were as follows (in thousands):
                                 
    Management   Distribution and   Transfer    
Fund   Fees   Service Fees   Agent Fees   Total
 
Government Income
  $ 291     $ 122     $ 69     $ 482  
 
U.S. Mortgages
    118       1       8       127  
 
Core Fixed Income
    754       193       160       1,107  
 
Investment Grade Credit
    58       1       3       62  
 
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4. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the year ended October 31, 2006 were as follows:
                                 
            Sales and   Sales and Maturities
    Purchases of   Purchases   Maturities of   (Excluding
    U.S. Government   (Excluding   U.S. Government   U.S. Government
    and Agency   U.S. Government and   and Agency   and Agency
Fund   Obligations   Agency Obligations)   Obligations   Obligations)
 
Government Income
  $ 5,856,214,906     $ 153,036,227     $ 6,013,828,136     $ 132,440,229  
 
U.S. Mortgages
    9,331,554,238       155,752,252       9,366,360,741       67,312,909  
 
Core Fixed Income
    11,371,326,934       969,701,773       11,522,181,489       276,889,510  
 
Investment Grade Credit
    20,297,224       152,242,825       22,747,980       140,591,630  
 
     For the year ended October 31, 2006, Government Income, U.S. Mortgages, Core Fixed Income and Investment Grade Credit paid commissions of approximately $69,500, $35,000, $154,300 and $17,700, respectively, in connection with futures contracts entered into with Goldman Sachs.
5. LINE OF CREDIT FACILITY
The Funds participate in a $400,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit facility together with other registered investment companies having management or investment advisory agreements with GSAM. Under the most restrictive arrangement, the Funds must own securities having a market value in excess of 300% of each Fund’s total bank borrowings. This facility is to be used solely for temporary or emergency purposes. The interest rate on borrowings is based on the federal funds rate. The committed facility also requires a fee to be paid by the Funds based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the year ended October 31, 2006, the Funds did not have any borrowings under this facility.
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October 31, 2006
6. TAX INFORMATION
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 was as follows:
                                   
    Government   U.S.   Core Fixed   Investment Grade
    Income   Mortgages   Income   Credit
 
Distributions paid from:
                               
Ordinary Income
  $ 31,528,737     $ 21,649,929     $ 96,989,608     $ 10,629,911  
Net long-term capital gains
                4,446,322        
 
 
Total taxable distributions
  $ 31,528,737     $ 21,649,929     $ 101,435,930     $ 10,629,911  
 
Tax return of capital
              $ 2,171,473        
 
     The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2005 was as follows:
                                   
    Government   U.S.   Core Fixed   Investment Grade
    Income   Mortgages   Income   Credit
 
Distributions paid from:
                               
Ordinary Income
  $ 19,974,907     $ 15,374,235     $ 70,913,539     $ 6,245,239  
Net long-term capital gains
    6,090,192       1,420,783       12,482,837       142,803  
 
 
Total taxable distributions
  $ 26,065,099     $ 16,795,018     $ 83,396,376     $ 6,388,042  
 
     As of October 31, 2006, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows.
                                   
    Government   U.S.   Core Fixed   Investment Grade
    Income   Mortgages   Income   Credit
 
Undistributed ordinary income — net
  $ 1,392,480     $ 1,241,148           $ 373,244  
Capital loss carryforward:(1)
                               
 
Expiring 2013
          (936,118 )           (419,693 )
 
Expiring 2014
    (11,925,097 )     (978,868 )   $ (22,304,650 )     (3,690,267 )
 
Total capital loss carryforward
  $ (11,925,097 )   $ (1,914,986 )   $ (22,304,650 )   $ (4,109,960 )
 
Timing differences (dividends payable, straddles)
    (326,685 )     (311,786 )     (2,837,105 )     (251,423 )
Unrealized gains (losses) — net
    (1,498,966 )     (1,634,736 )     5,751,502       (1,282,610 )
 
Total accumulated losses — net
    (12,358,268 )     (2,620,360 )     (19,390,253 )     (5,270,749 )
 
(1)  Expiration occurs on October 31 of the year indicated.
     As of October 31, 2006, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes was as follows:
                                 
    Government   U.S.   Core Fixed   Investment
    Income   Mortgages   Income   Grade Credit
 
Tax Cost
  $ 648,829,287     $ 497,319,082     $ 2,452,843,664     $ 207,192,082  
 
Gross unrealized gain
    3,674,616       1,832,727       16,427,625       1,704,286  
Gross unrealized loss
    (5,459,748 )     (3,077,439 )     (10,995,454 )     (2,384,622 )
 
Net unrealized security gain (loss)
  $ (1,785,132 )   $ (1,244,712 )   $ 5,432,171     $ (680,336 )
 
Net unrealized gain (loss) on other investments
  $ 286,166     $ (390,024 )   $ 319,331     $ (602,274 )
 
Net unrealized gain (loss)
    (1,498,966 )     (1,634,736 )     5,751,502       (1,282,610 )
 
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6. TAX INFORMATION (continued)
     The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable to wash sales, differences related to the tax treatment of non-periodic swap payments, amortization of swaps, market discount accretion and premium amortization and mark-to-market gains (losses) on 1256 futures contracts.
     In order to present certain components of the Fund’s capital accounts on a tax basis, certain reclassifications have been recorded to the Funds’ accounts. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Funds. Reclassifications result primarily from the difference in the tax treatment of foreign currency, swap transactions, and tax treatment of certain bonds.
                         
            Accumulated
        Accumulated   Undistributed
        Net Realized   Net Investment
Fund   Paid-in-Capital   Gain (Loss)   Income
 
Government Income
  $ 1,062,705     $ 1,928,816     $ (2,991,521 )
 
U.S. Mortgages
          (480,292 )     480,292  
 
Core Fixed Income
    1,103,311       9,011,835       (10,115,146 )
 
Investment Grade Credit
          432,658       (432,658 )
 
7. OTHER MATTERS
As of October 31, 2006 the Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio was the beneficial owner of approximately 3% of the outstanding shares of the Core Fixed Income.
Legal Proceedings — Purported class and derivative action lawsuits were filed in April and May 2004 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (“GSG”), GSAM and certain related parties, including certain Goldman Sachs Funds (including these Funds) and the Trustees and Officers of the Trust. In June 2004, these lawsuits were consolidated into one action and in November 2004 a consolidated and amended complaint was filed against GSG, GSAM, Goldman Sachs Asset Management International (“GSAMI”), Goldman Sachs and certain related parties including certain Goldman Sachs Funds and the Trustees and Officers of the Trust. These Funds, along with certain other investment portfolios of the Trust, were named as nominal defendants in the amended complaint. Plaintiffs filed a second amended consolidated complaint on April 15, 2005. The second amended consolidated complaint alleges violations of the Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The complaint also asserts claims involving common law breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment. The complaint alleges, among other things, that between April 2, 1999 and January 9, 2004 (the “Class Period”), GSAM and other defendants made improper and excessive brokerage commission and other payments to brokers that sold shares of the Goldman Sachs Funds and omitted statements of fact in registration statements and reports filed pursuant to the Act which were necessary to prevent such registration statements and reports from being materially false and misleading. The complaint further alleges that the Goldman Sachs Funds paid excessive and improper advisory fees to Goldman Sachs. The complaint also alleges that GSAM and GSAMI used 12b-1 fees for improper purposes and made improper use of soft dollars. The complaint further alleges that the Trust’s Officers and Trustees breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the foregoing. On January 13, 2006, all claims against the defendants were dismissed by the U.S. District Court. On February 22, 2006, the plaintiffs appealed this decision. By agreement, the plaintiffs subsequently withdrew their appeal without prejudice but reserved their right to reactivate their appeal pending a decision by the circuit court of appeals in similar litigation.
     Based on currently available information, GSAM and GSAMI believe that the likelihood that the pending purported class action and derivative action lawsuit will have a material adverse financial impact on the Funds is remote, and the pending action is not likely to materially affect their ability to provide investment management services to their clients, including the Goldman Sachs Funds.
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October 31, 2006
7. OTHER MATTERS (continued)
Mergers and Reorganizations — At a meeting held on November 4, 2004, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Expedition Agreement”) providing for the tax-free acquisition of the Expedition Investment Grade Bond Fund by Core Fixed Income. The acquisition was completed on February 25, 2005.
     Pursuant to the Expedition Agreement, the assets and liabilities of the Expedition Investment Grade Bond Fund (“Acquired Fund”) Class A, Class B and Institutional Class were transferred into the Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income (“Survivor Fund”) Class A, Class B and Institutional Class, respectively, in a tax-free exchange as follows:
                         
    Exchanged Shares       Acquired Fund’s
    of Survivor   Value of   Shares Outstanding
Survivor Share Class/Acquired Fund Share Class   Issued   Exchanged Shares   as of February 25, 2005
 
Core Fixed Income Class A/Expedition Investment Grade Bond Fund Class A
    443,072     $ 4,452,854       430,741  
 
Core Fixed Income Class B/Expedition Investment Grade Bond Fund Class B
    168,369       1,698,846       163,996  
 
Core Fixed Income Institutional Class/Expedition Investment Grade Bond Fund Institutional Class
    6,680,820       67,342,702       6,509,242  
 
     The following chart shows the Survivor Fund’s and Acquired Fund’s aggregate net assets (immediately before and after the completion of the acquisition) and the Acquired Fund’s unrealized appreciation.
                                 
                Survivor Fund’s
    Survivor Fund’s   Acquired Fund’s       Aggregate
    Aggregate   Aggregate   Acquired   Net Assets
    Net Assets   Net Assets   Fund’s   Immediately
    Before   Before   Unrealized   After
Survivor/Acquired Fund   Acquisition   Acquisition   Appreciation   Acquisition
 
Core Fixed Income/Expedition Investment Grade Bond Fund
  $ 1,459,857,120     $ 73,494,402     $ 4,701,480     $ 1,533,351,522  
 
     At a meeting held on December 14, 2005, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “First Funds Agreement”) providing for the tax-free acquisition of the First Funds Intermediate Bond Portfolio by Core Fixed Income. On April 7, 2006, the Board of Trustees approved certain amendments to the First Funds Agreement. The acquisition was completed on June 5, 2006, as of the close of business June 2, 2006.
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7. OTHER MATTERS (continued)
     Pursuant to the First Funds Agreement, the assets and liabilities of the First Funds Intermediate Bond Portfolio (“Acquired Fund”) Institutional Class, Class A, Class B and Class C were transferred into the Core Fixed Income (“Survivor Fund”) Institutional Class and Class A, respectively, in a tax free exchange as follows:
                         
            Acquired Fund’s
            Shares
    Exchanged Shares of   Value of Exchanged   Outstanding as of
Survivor Share Class/Acquired Fund Share Class   Survivor Issued   Shares   June 2, 2006
 
Core Fixed Income Institutional Class/First Funds Intermediate Bond Portfolio Institutional Class
    23,256,054     $ 225,816,117       22,869,788  
 
Core Fixed Income Class A/First Fund Intermediate Bond Portfolio Class A
    249,590       2,413,528       244,781  
 
Core Fixed Income Class A/First Funds Intermediate Bond Portfolio Class B
    32,136       310,758       31,472  
 
Core Fixed Income Class A/First Funds Intermediate Bond Portfolio Class C
    179,544       1,736,185       175,687  
 
     The following chart shows the Survivor Fund’s and Acquired Fund’s aggregate net assets (immediately before and after the completion of the acquisition) and the Acquired Fund’s unrealized depreciation.
                                 
    Survivor Fund’s   Acquired Fund’s       Survivor Fund’s
    Aggregate Net   Aggregate Net   Acquired Fund’s   Aggregate Net
    Assets Before   Assets Before   Unrealized   Assets Immediately
Survivor/Acquired Fund   Acquisition   Acquisition   Depreciation   After Acquisition
 
Core Fixed Income/First Funds Intermediate Bond Portfolio
  $ 2,168,716,107     $ 230,276,588     $ 5,005,096     $ 2,398,992,695  
 
New Accounting Pronouncements — On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. At this time, the adviser is evaluating the implications of FIN 48 and its impact in the financial statements has not yet been determined.
     On September 15, 2006, FASB released Statement Financial Accounting Standard No. 157 “Fair Value Measurement” (“FAS 157”) which provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. The standard requires companies to provide expanded information about the assets and liabilities measured at fair value and the potential effect of these fair valuations on an entity’s financial performance. The standard does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances, but provides clarification on acceptable fair valuation methods and applications. FAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The adviser does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements, however, additional disclosures will be required.
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October 31, 2006
8. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Share activity is as follows:
                                 
    Government Income Fund
     
    For the Year Ended   For the Year Ended
    October 31, 2006   October 31, 2005
         
    Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars
 
Class A Shares
                               
Shares sold
    19,006,196     $ 276,486,239       25,751,238     $ 380,364,618  
Shares converted from Class B(a)
    71,331       1,040,729       31,509       463,949  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    1,574,240       22,857,034       1,408,483       20,800,018  
Shares repurchased
    (41,202,955 )     (593,696,503 )     (10,066,631 )     (148,602,957 )
 
      (20,551,188 )     (293,312,501 )     17,124,599       253,025,628  
 
Class B Shares
                               
Shares sold
    131,172       1,901,404       138,121       2,040,240  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    33,925       492,693       44,355       655,380  
Shares converted to Class A(a)
    (71,326 )     (1,040,729 )     (31,509 )     (463,949 )
Shares repurchased
    (523,718 )     (7,594,308 )     (627,907 )     (9,275,437 )
 
      (429,947 )     (6,240,940 )     (476,940 )     (7,043,766 )
 
Class C Shares
                               
Shares sold
    273,958       3,976,041       362,664       5,356,965  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    28,527       414,100       33,061       488,032  
Shares repurchased
    (429,252 )     (6,230,332 )     (497,938 )     (7,351,325 )
 
      (126,767 )     (1,840,191 )     (102,213 )     (1,506,328 )
 
Institutional Shares
                               
Shares sold
    13,235,776       192,106,435       3,678,638       53,949,896  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    285,861       4,144,669       129,590       1,911,519  
Shares repurchased
    (7,659,473 )     (111,004,132 )     (4,293,634 )     (63,362,003 )
 
      5,862,164       85,246,972       (485,406 )     (7,500,588 )
 
Service Shares
                               
Shares sold
    1,077,215       15,615,921       745,365       11,011,823  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    19,752       286,389       20,599       303,697  
Shares repurchased
    (605,504 )     (8,787,657 )     (284,114 )     (4,188,766 )
 
      491,463       7,114,653       481,850       7,126,754  
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)
    (14,754,275 )   $ (209,032,007 )     16,541,890     $ 244,101,700  
 
(a)   Class B Shares automatically convert into Class A Shares at the end of the calendar quarter that is eight years after the initial purchase date of either the Fund or another Goldman Sachs Fund.
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8. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)
                                 
    U.S. Mortgages Fund
     
    For the Year Ended   For the Year Ended
    October 31, 2006   October 31, 2005
         
    Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars
 
Class A Shares
                               
Shares sold
    74,629     $ 736,840       5,019,581     $ 50,101,170  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    32,146       315,209       24,573       244,529  
Shares repurchased
    (208,971 )     (2,050,018 )     (4,299,105 )     (42,967,447 )
 
      (102,196 )     (997,969 )     745,049       7,378,252  
 
Institutional Shares
                               
Shares sold
    4,996,084       49,157,500       4,946,142       49,304,140  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    365,157       3,584,728       295,772       2,952,261  
Shares repurchased
    (1,103,686 )     (10,910,941 )     (9,444,926 )     (93,957,727 )
 
      4,257,555       41,831,287       (4,203,012 )     (41,701,326 )
 
Separate Account Institutional Shares
                               
Shares sold
    24,833,736       243,126,871       48,765,071       484,921,384  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    1,443,931       14,163,428       1,017,500       10,136,832  
Shares repurchased
    (34,651,048 )     (340,806,447 )     (20,254,960 )     (201,858,998 )
 
      (8,373,381 )     (83,516,148 )     29,527,611       293,199,218  
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)
    (4,218,022 )   $ (42,682,830 )     26,069,648     $ 258,876,144  
 
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October 31, 2006
8. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)
                                 
    Core Fixed Income Fund
     
    For the Year Ended   For the Year Ended
    October 31, 2006   October 31, 2005
         
    Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars
 
Class A Shares
                               
Shares sold
    33,915,411     $ 330,454,717       35,960,982     $ 361,963,182  
Shares issued in connection with merger
    461,270       4,460,471       443,072       4,452,854  
Shares converted from Class B(a)
    94,032       918,118       46,202       464,412  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    2,859,107       27,907,378       2,464,922       24,786,186  
Shares repurchased
    (31,237,706 )     (304,040,411 )     (23,268,765 )     (233,859,094 )
 
      6,092,114       59,700,273       15,646,413       157,807,540  
 
Class B Shares
                               
Shares sold
    413,768       4,040,182       415,966       4,202,378  
Shares issued in connection with merger
                168,245       1,697,595  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    80,189       786,518       95,011       959,791  
Shares converted to Class A(a)
    (93,649 )     (918,118 )     (46,019 )     (464,412 )
Shares repurchased
    (1,008,157 )     (9,859,452 )     (811,301 )     (8,186,679 )
 
      (607,849 )     (5,950,870 )     (178,098 )     (1,791,327 )
 
Class C Shares
                               
Shares sold
    861,312       8,439,976       941,827       9,522,000  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    75,872       744,534       86,409       872,871  
Shares repurchased
    (1,179,491 )     (11,563,276 )     (1,028,149 )     (10,392,335 )
 
      (242,307 )     (2,378,766 )     87       2,536  
 
Institutional Shares
                               
Shares sold
    70,215,331       684,433,513       55,776,185       561,484,946  
Shares issued in connection with merger
    23,256,054       225,816,117       6,680,820       67,342,702  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    4,149,150       40,632,934       2,981,398       30,085,346  
Shares repurchased
    (50,393,455 )     (494,390,692 )     (38,187,685 )     (385,523,566 )
 
      47,227,080       456,491,872       27,250,718       273,389,428  
 
Service Shares
                               
Shares sold
    2,448,389       24,070,282       2,143,270       21,597,057  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    88,895       871,691       85,720       865,451  
Shares repurchased
    (1,010,620 )     (9,873,930 )     (997,254 )     (10,050,301 )
 
      1,526,664       15,068,043       1,231,736       12,412,207  
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)
    53,995,702     $ 522,930,552       43,950,856     $ 441,820,384  
 
(a)   Class B Shares automatically convert into Class A Shares at the end of the calendar quarter that is eight years after the initial purchase date of either the Fund or another Goldman Sachs Fund.
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8. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)
                                 
    Investment Grade Credit Fund
     
    For the Year Ended   For the Year Ended
    October 31, 2006   October 31, 2005
         
    Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars
 
Class A Shares
                               
Shares sold
    122,758     $ 1,221,812       320,645     $ 3,263,617  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    13,743       135,325       11,900       121,009  
Shares repurchased
    (157,724 )     (1,542,363 )     (178,972 )     (1,810,430 )
 
      (21,223 )     (185,226 )     153,573       1,574,196  
 
Institutional Shares
                               
Shares sold
    22,238       219,000       470,899       4,733,479  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    16,932       166,973       9,313       94,718  
Shares repurchased
    (72,211 )     (705,458 )     (121,782 )     (1,237,372 )
 
      (33,041 )     (319,485 )     358,430       3,590,825  
 
Separate Account Institutional Shares
                               
Shares sold
    6,781,618       67,075,585       16,984,506       173,425,722  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    803,525       7,916,831       528,785       5,376,549  
Shares repurchased
    (6,233,643 )     (61,175,704 )     (4,986,999 )     (50,618,751 )
 
      1,351,500       13,816,712       12,526,292       128,183,520  
 
NET INCREASE
    1,297,236     $ 13,312,001       13,038,295     $ 133,348,541  
 
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GOLDMAN SACHS GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND
Financial Highlights
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year
                                                                 
            Income (loss) from        
            investment operations   Distributions to shareholders    
                     
        Net asset            
        value,   Net   Net realized   Total from   From net   From net        
        beginning   investment   and unrealized   investment   investment   realized   Total    
    Year - Share Class   of year   income(a)   gain (loss)   operations   income   gains   distributions    
 
    FOR THE YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
 
    2006 - A   $ 14.57     $ 0.55     $ 0.08     $ 0.63     $ (0.56 )   $   (e)   $ (0.56 )    
    2006 - B     14.57       0.44       0.08       0.52       (0.45 )      (e)     (0.45 )    
    2006 - C     14.56       0.44       0.08       0.52       (0.45 )      (e)     (0.45 )    
    2006 - Institutional     14.55       0.60       0.09       0.69       (0.61 )      (e)     (0.61 )    
    2006 - Service     14.54       0.53       0.08       0.61       (0.54 )      (e)     (0.54 )    
     
    2005 - A     15.00       0.43       (0.30 )     0.13       (0.39 )     (0.17 )     (0.56 )    
    2005 - B     15.00       0.30       (0.28 )     0.02       (0.28 )     (0.17 )     (0.45 )    
    2005 - C     14.99       0.31       (0.29 )     0.02       (0.28 )     (0.17 )     (0.45 )    
    2005 - Institutional     14.98       0.46       (0.27 )     0.19       (0.45 )     (0.17 )     (0.62 )    
    2005 - Service     14.98       0.41       (0.31 )     0.10       (0.37 )     (0.17 )     (0.54 )    
     
    2004 - A     14.88       0.39       0.33       0.72       (0.47 )     (0.13 )     (0.60 )    
    2004 - B     14.88       0.28       0.32       0.60       (0.35 )     (0.13 )     (0.48 )    
    2004 - C     14.87       0.28       0.32       0.60       (0.35 )     (0.13 )     (0.48 )    
    2004 - Institutional     14.85       0.46       0.33       0.79       (0.53 )     (0.13 )     (0.66 )    
    2004 - Service     14.85       0.37       0.34       0.71       (0.45 )     (0.13 )     (0.58 )    
     
    2003 - A     14.95       0.41       0.05       0.46       (0.51 )     (0.02 )     (0.53 )    
    2003 - B     14.95       0.31       0.04       0.35       (0.40 )     (0.02 )     (0.42 )    
    2003 - C     14.94       0.31       0.04       0.35       (0.40 )     (0.02 )     (0.42 )    
    2003 - Institutional     14.93       0.47       0.04       0.51       (0.57 )     (0.02 )     (0.59 )    
    2003 - Service     14.92       0.41       0.04       0.45       (0.50 )     (0.02 )     (0.52 )    
     
    2002 - A     14.96       0.63 (d)     0.19  (d)     0.82       (0.67 )     (0.16 )     (0.83 )    
    2002 - B     14.96       0.52 (d)     0.19  (d)     0.71       (0.56 )     (0.16 )     (0.72 )    
    2002 - C     14.95       0.51 (d)     0.20  (d)     0.71       (0.56 )     (0.16 )     (0.72 )    
    2002 - Institutional     14.94       0.69 (d)     0.19  (d)     0.88       (0.73 )     (0.16 )     (0.89 )    
    2002 - Service     14.93       0.62 (d)     0.19  (d)     0.81       (0.66 )     (0.16 )     (0.82 )    
     
(a)  Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
(b)  Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges. Total return would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge were taken into account. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(c)  The portfolio turnover rate excluding the effect of mortgage dollar rolls is 690% for the year ended October 31, 2006. Prior years include the effect of mortgage dollar roll transactions.
(d)  As required, effective November 1, 2001, the Fund has adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began amortizing all premiums and discounts on debt securities. The effect of this change for the year ended October 31, 2002 was to decrease net investment income per share by $0.06, increase net realized and unrealized gains and losses per share by $0.06, and decrease the ratio of net investment income to average net assets with and without expense reductions by 0.44%.
(e)  Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GOLDMAN SACHS GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND
                                                                     
                        Ratios assuming no        
                        expense reductions        
                                 
                    Ratio of   Ratio of   Ratio of        
            Net assets   Ratio of   net investment   total   net investment        
    Net asset       at end of   net expenses   income to   expenses   income to   Portfolio    
    value, end   Total   year   to average   average net   to average   average net   turnover    
    of year   return(b)   (in 000s)   net assets   assets   net assets   assets   rate(c)    
 
     
 
    $ 14.64       4.40 %   $ 432,762       0.95 %     3.77 %     1.04 %     3.68 %     766 %    
      14.64       3.62       18,713       1.70       3.03       1.79       2.94       766      
      14.63       3.63       16,931       1.70       3.04       1.79       2.95       766      
      14.63       4.86       146,784       0.58       4.18       0.67       4.09       766      
      14.61       4.27       23,461       1.08       3.67       1.17       3.58       766      
 
      14.57       0.80       729,958       0.97       2.83       1.07       2.73       256      
      14.57       0.04       24,882       1.72       2.08       1.83       1.97       256      
      14.56       0.11       18,692       1.72       2.08       1.83       1.97       256      
      14.55       1.26       60,747       0.58       3.20       0.69       3.08       256      
      14.54       0.69       16,198       1.08       2.74       1.18       2.64       256      
 
      15.00       4.99       494,883       0.98       2.60       1.17       2.41       609      
      15.00       4.21       32,782       1.73       1.93       1.92       1.74       609      
      14.99       4.14       20,778       1.73       1.91       1.92       1.72       609      
      14.98       5.35       69,770       0.58       3.12       0.77       2.93       609      
      14.98       4.90       9,467       1.08       2.55       1.27       2.36       609      
 
      14.88       3.11       358,058       0.99       2.78       1.18       2.59       520      
      14.88       2.34       44,120       1.74       2.06       1.93       1.87       520      
      14.87       2.34       23,720       1.74       2.05       1.93       1.86       520      
      14.85       3.60       151,111       0.59       3.16       0.78       2.97       520      
      14.85       3.01       10,491       1.09       2.72       1.28       2.53       520      
 
      14.95       5.77       248,719       0.98       4.26 (d)     1.24       4.00 (d)     226      
      14.95       4.99       51,124       1.73       3.54 (d)     1.99       3.28 (d)     226      
      14.94       4.99       24,095       1.73       3.49 (d)     1.99       3.23 (d)     226      
      14.93       6.13       82,523       0.58       4.74 (d)     0.84       4.48 (d)     226      
      14.92       5.68       10,762       1.08       4.25 (d)     1.34       3.99 (d)     226      
 
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GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. MORTGAGES FUND
Financial Highlights
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year
                                                                 
            Income from   Distributions    
            investment operations   to shareholders    
                     
        Net asset            
        value,   Net   Net realized   Total from   From net   From net        
        beginning   investment   and unrealized   investment   investment   realized   Total    
    Year - Share Class   of period   income(a)   gain (loss)   operations   income   gains   distributions    
 
    FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
 
    2006 - A   $ 9.82     $ 0.41     $ 0.08     $ 0.49     $ (0.41 )   $     $ (0.41 )    
    2006 - Institutional     9.82       0.45       0.08       0.53       (0.44 )           (0.44 )    
    2006 - Separate Account Institutional     9.82       0.45       0.09       0.54       (0.45 )           (0.45 )    
     
    2005 - A     10.22       0.28       (0.17 )     0.11       (0.33 )     (0.18 )     (0.51 )    
    2005 - Institutional     10.22       0.33       (0.18 )     0.15       (0.37 )     (0.18 )     (0.55 )    
    2005 - Separate Account Institutional     10.21       0.36       (0.20 )     0.16       (0.37 )     (0.18 )     (0.55 )    
    FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31,
 
    2004 - A (commenced November 3, 2003)     10.00       0.22       0.33       0.55       (0.33 )           (0.33 )    
    2004 - Institutional (commenced November 3, 2003)     10.00       0.29       0.31       0.60       (0.38 )           (0.38 )    
    2004 - Separate Account Institutional (commenced November 3, 2003)     10.00       0.31       0.28       0.59       (0.38 )           (0.38 )    
     
(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 dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total return would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge were taken into account. Total returns for the periods less than one full year are not annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(c)   The portfolio turnover rate excluding the effect of mortgage dollar rolls is 1442% for the year ended October 31, 2006. Prior years include the effect of mortgage dollar roll transactions.
(d)   Annualized.
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. MORTGAGES FUND
                                                                     
                        Ratios assuming no        
                        expense reductions        
                                 
                    Ratio of   Ratio of   Ratio of        
            Net assets   Ratio of   net investment   total   net investment        
    Net asset       at end of   net expenses   income to   expenses   income to   Portfolio    
    value, end   Total   period   to average   average net   to average   average net   turnover    
    of period   return(b)   (in 000s)   net assets   assets   net assets   assets   rate(c)    
 
     
 
    $ 9.90       5.21 %   $ 6,973       0.79 %     4.24 %     0.98 %     4.05 %     1665 %    
      9.91       5.56       117,497       0.40       4.64       0.61       4.43       1665      
      9.91       5.73       307,935       0.35       4.62       0.56       4.41       1665      
 
      9.82       1.00       7,916       0.81       2.88       0.98       2.71       2006      
      9.82       1.49       74,616       0.40       3.43       0.58       3.24       2006      
      9.82       1.54       387,306       0.35       3.42       0.53       3.24       2006      
     
 
      10.22       5.60       628       0.82 (d)     1.95 (d)     1.08 (d)     1.69 (d)     1953      
      10.22       6.07       120,628       0.40 (d)     2.86 (d)     0.68 (d)     2.58 (d)     1953      
      10.21       6.03       101,429       0.35 (d)     2.98 (d)     0.63 (d)     2.70 (d)     1953      
 
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Financial Highlights
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year
                                                                         
            Income (loss) from        
            investment operations   Distributions to shareholders    
                     
        Net asset            
        value,   Net   Net realized   Total from   From net   From net        
        beginning   investment   and unrealized   investment   investment   realized   From   Total    
    Year - Share Class   of year   income(a)   gain (loss)   operations   income   gains   capital   distributions    
 
    FOR THE YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
 
    2006 - A   $ 9.87     $ 0.41     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.40     $ (0.38 )   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.45 )    
    2006 - B     9.91       0.34       (0.01 )     0.33       (0.31 )     (0.06 )     (0.01 )     (0.38 )    
    2006 - C     9.91       0.34             0.34       (0.31 )     (0.06 )     (0.01 )     (0.38 )    
    2006 - Institutional     9.90       0.45             0.45       (0.42 )     (0.06 )     (0.01 )     (0.49 )    
    2006 - Service     9.91       0.40       (0.01 )     0.39       (0.37 )     (0.06 )     (0.01 )     (0.44 )    
     
    2005 - A     10.25       0.32       (0.20 )     0.12       (0.37 )     (0.13 )           (0.50 )    
    2005 - B     10.29       0.24       (0.20 )     0.04       (0.29 )     (0.13 )           (0.42 )    
    2005 - C     10.29       0.24       (0.20 )     0.04       (0.29 )     (0.13 )           (0.42 )    
    2005 - Institutional     10.28       0.36       (0.21 )     0.15       (0.40 )     (0.13 )           (0.53 )    
    2005 - Service     10.29       0.31       (0.21 )     0.10       (0.35 )     (0.13 )           (0.48 )    
     
    2004 - A     10.31       0.30       0.32       0.62       (0.33 )     (0.35 )           (0.68 )    
    2004 - B     10.35       0.23       0.31       0.54       (0.25 )     (0.35 )           (0.60 )    
    2004 - C     10.35       0.23       0.31       0.54       (0.25 )     (0.35 )           (0.60 )    
    2004 - Institutional     10.35       0.34       0.31       0.65       (0.37 )     (0.35 )           (0.72 )    
    2004 - Service     10.35       0.29       0.32       0.61       (0.32 )     (0.35 )           (0.67 )    
     
    2003 - A     10.07       0.40       0.28       0.68       (0.40 )     (0.04 )           (0.44 )    
    2003 - B     10.10       0.33       0.28       0.61       (0.32 )     (0.04 )           (0.36 )    
    2003 - C     10.10       0.33       0.28       0.61       (0.32 )     (0.04 )           (0.36 )    
    2003 - Institutional     10.09       0.45       0.29       0.74       (0.44 )     (0.04 )           (0.48 )    
    2003 - Service     10.09       0.40       0.29       0.69       (0.39 )     (0.04 )           (0.43 )    
     
    2002 - A     10.25       0.50       (0.13 )     0.37       (0.52 )     (0.03 )           (0.55 )    
    2002 - B     10.29       0.43       (0.15 )     0.28       (0.44 )     (0.03 )           (0.47 )    
    2002 - C     10.29       0.43       (0.15 )     0.28       (0.44 )     (0.03 )           (0.47 )    
    2002 - Institutional     10.28       0.55       (0.15 )     0.40       (0.56 )     (0.03 )           (0.59 )    
    2002 - Service     10.28       0.51       (0.16 )     0.35       (0.51 )     (0.03 )           (0.54 )    
     
(a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
(b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges. Total return would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge were taken into account. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(c)   The portfolio turnover rate excluding the effect of mortgage dollar rolls is 516% for the year ended October 31, 2006. Prior years include the effect of mortgage dollar roll transactions.
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GOLDMAN SACHS CORE FIXED INCOME FUND
                                                                     
                        Ratios assuming no        
                        expense reductions        
                                 
                    Ratio of       Ratio of        
            Net assets   Ratio of   net investment   Ratio of   net investment        
    Net asset       at end of   net expenses   income to   total expenses   income to   Portfolio    
    value, end   Total   year   to average   average net   to average   average net   turnover    
    of year   return(b)   (in 000s)   net assets   assets   net assets   assets   rate(c)    
 
     
 
    $ 9.82       4.21 %   $ 714,877       0.83 %     4.25 %     0.84 %     4.24 %     562 %    
      9.86       3.42       22,971       1.58       3.49       1.59       3.48       562      
      9.87       3.52       20,937       1.58       3.49       1.59       3.48       562      
      9.86       4.69       1,558,971       0.46       4.65       0.47       4.64       562      
      9.86       4.06       46,600       0.96       4.13       0.97       4.12       562      
 
      9.87       1.14       658,114       0.86       3.14       0.87       3.13       283      
      9.91       0.38       29,096       1.61       2.40       1.62       2.39       283      
      9.91       0.38       23,432       1.61       2.40       1.62       2.39       283      
      9.90       1.53       1,098,280       0.47       3.54       0.48       3.53       283      
      9.91       1.02       31,682       0.97       3.03       0.98       3.02       283      
 
      10.25       6.24       523,045       0.90       2.96       0.90       2.96       549      
      10.29       5.43       32,040       1.65       2.21       1.65       2.21       549      
      10.29       5.42       24,323       1.65       2.21       1.65       2.21       549      
      10.28       6.55       860,021       0.50       3.36       0.50       3.36       549      
      10.29       6.22       20,221       1.00       2.86       1.00       2.86       549      
 
      10.31       7.03       445,178       0.89       3.91       0.89       3.91       489      
      10.35       6.31       37,120       1.64       3.21       1.64       3.21       489      
      10.35       6.21       25,409       1.64       3.16       1.64       3.16       489      
      10.35       7.54       695,181       0.49       4.39       0.49       4.39       489      
      10.35       6.90       21,827       0.99       3.89       0.99       3.89       489      
 
      10.07       3.59       315,441       0.90       5.03       0.90       5.03       437      
      10.10       2.70       36,131       1.65       4.33       1.65       4.33       437      
      10.10       2.80       20,176       1.65       4.32       1.65       4.32       437      
      10.09       3.99       733,996       0.50       5.51       0.50       5.51       437      
      10.09       3.47       29,761       1.00       5.05       1.00       5.05       437      
 
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GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTMENT GRADE CREDIT FUND
Financial Highlights
Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year
                                                                 
            Income from   Distributions    
            investment operations   to shareholders    
                     
        Net asset            
        value,   Net   Net realized   Total from   From net   From net        
        beginning   investment   and unrealized   investment   investment   realized   Total    
    Year - Share Class   of year   income(a)   gain (loss)   operations   income   gains   distributions    
 
    FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
 
    2006 - A   $ 9.93     $ 0.47     $     $ 0.47     $ (0.45 )   $     $ (0.45 )    
    2006 - Institutional     9.95       0.51             0.51       (0.49 )           (0.49 )    
    2006 - Separate Account Institutional     9.94       0.52       (0.01 )     0.51       (0.49 )           (0.49 )    
     
    2005 - A     10.31       0.40       (0.35 )     0.05       (0.39 )     (0.04 )     (0.43 )    
    2005 - Institutional     10.32       0.52       (0.42 )     0.10       (0.43 )     (0.04 )     (0.47 )    
    2005 - Separate Account Institutional     10.31       0.46       (0.35 )     0.11       (0.44 )     (0.04 )     (0.48 )    
    FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31,
 
    2004 - A (commenced November 3, 2003)     10.00       0.38       0.31       0.69       (0.38 )           (0.38 )    
    2004 - Institutional (commenced November 3, 2003)     10.00       0.44       0.30       0.74       (0.42 )           (0.42 )    
    2004 - Separate Account Institutional (commenced November 3, 2003)     10.00       0.43       0.31       0.74       (0.43 )           (0.43 )    
     
(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 dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total return would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge were taken into account. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(c)   Annualized.
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTMENT GRADE CREDIT FUND
                                                                     
                        Ratios assuming no        
                        expense reductions        
                                 
                    Ratio of       Ratio of        
            Net assets   Ratio of   net investment   Ratio of   net investment        
    Net asset       at end of   net expenses   income to   total expenses   income to   Portfolio    
    value, end   Total   period   to average   average net   to average   average net   turnover    
    of period   return(b)   (in 000s)   net assets   assets   net assets   assets   rate    
 
     
 
    $ 9.95       4.84 %   $ 3,420       0.79 %     4.82 %     1.04 %     4.57 %     74 %    
      9.97       5.35       3,317       0.40       5.21       0.65       4.96       74      
      9.96       5.30       206,122       0.35       5.26       0.60       5.01       74      
 
      9.93       0.50       3,622       0.81       3.88       1.07       3.62       88      
      9.95       0.89       3,638       0.40       4.40       0.66       4.14       88      
      9.94       1.04       192,196       0.35       4.34       0.62       4.07       88      
     
 
      10.31       7.00       2,179       0.82 (c)     3.66 (c)     1.85 (c)     2.63 (c)     78      
      10.32       7.57       76       0.40 (c)     4.28 (c)     1.45 (c)     3.23 (c)     78      
      10.31       7.52       70,269       0.35 (c)     4.26 (c)     1.40 (c)     3.21 (c)     78      
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees
Goldman Sachs Trust
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the statements of investments, of Goldman Sachs Government Income Fund, Goldman Sachs U.S. Mortgages Fund, Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund and Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Credit Fund (four of the funds comprising the Goldman Sachs Trust) (the “Funds”), as of October 31, 2006, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2006, by correspondence with the custodian and others or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Goldman Sachs Government Income Fund, Goldman Sachs U.S. Mortgages Fund, Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund and Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Credit Fund at October 31, 2006, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
  (ERNST & YOUNG LLP)
New York, New York
December 21, 2006
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GOLDMAN SACHS SINGLE/MULTI-SECTOR TAXABLE FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Fund Expenses (Unaudited) — Six Month Period Ended October 31, 2006
          As a shareholder of Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional, Service or Separate Account Institutional Shares of the Funds you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (with respect to Class A Shares), contingent deferred sales charges (loads) on redemptions (with respect to Class B and Class C Shares), and redemption fees (if any); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Class A, Class B and Class C Shares); and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional, Service and Separate Account Institutional Shares of the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
          The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from May 1, 2006 through October 31, 2006.
Actual Expenses — The first line under each share class 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 period. 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 for this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line under each share class in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ 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 the Funds 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 sales charges (loads), 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.
                                                                                                 
     
    Government Income Fund   U.S. Mortgages Fund   Core Fixed Income Fund   Investment Grade Credit Fund
 
            Expenses       Expenses       Expenses       Expenses
    Beginning   Ending   Paid for the   Beginning   Ending   Paid for the   Beginning   Ending   Paid for the   Beginning   Ending   Paid for the
    Account Value   Account Value   6 months ended   Account Value   Account Value   6 months ended   Account Value   Account Value   6 months ended   Account Value   Account Value   6 months ended
Share Class   05/01/06   10/31/06   10/31/06*   05/01/06   10/31/06   10/31/06*   05/01/06   10/31/06   10/31/06*   05/01/06   10/31/06   10/31/06*
 
Class A
                                                                                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,037.20     $ 4.88     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,038.30     $ 4.06     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,037.10     $ 4.21     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,049.00     $ 4.10  
Hypothetical 5% return
    1,000.00       1,020.41 +     4.84       1,000.00       1,021.23 +     4.02       1,000.00       1,021.07 +     4.18       1,000.00       1,021.20 +     4.05  
 
Class B
                                                                                               
Actual
    1,000.00       1,033.30       8.70       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,033.10       8.05       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Hypothetical 5% return
    1,000.00       1,016.64 +     8.63       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,017.28 +     7.99       N/A       N/A       N/A  
 
Class C
                                                                                               
Actual
    1,000.00       1,032.60       8.70       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,034.10       8.05       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Hypothetical 5% return
    1,000.00       1,016.65 +     8.63       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,017.29 +     7.99       N/A       N/A       N/A  
 
Institutional
                                                                                               
Actual
    1,000.00       1,039.20       2.98       1,000.00       1,040.10       2.05       1,000.00       1,040.00       2.31       1,000.00       1,051.00       2.08  
Hypothetical 5% return
    1,000.00       1,022.28 +     2.95       1,000.00       1,023.20 +     2.03       1,000.00       1,022.94 +     2.29       1,000.00       1,023.17 +     2.06  
 
Separate Account Institutional
                                                                                               
Actual
    N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,041.40       1.79       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,051.30       1.83  
Hypothetical 5% return
    N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,023.45 +     1.77       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,023.42 +     1.80  
 
Service
                                                                                               
Actual
    1,000.00       1,035.90       5.52       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,036.30       4.88       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Hypothetical 5% return
    1,000.00       1,019.78 +     5.48       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,020.41 +     4.84       N/A       N/A       N/A  
 
*   Expenses for each share class are calculated using the Funds’ annualized expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended 10/31/06. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized expense ratios for the period were as follows:
                                                 
                        Separate Account
Fund   Class A   Class B   Class C   Institutional   Service   Institutional
 
Government Income
    0.95 %     1.70 %     1.70 %     0.58 %     1.08 %     N/A  
U.S. Mortgages
    0.79       N/A       N/A       0.40       N/A       0.35 %
Core Fixed Income
    0.82       1.57       1.57       0.45       0.95       N/A  
Investment Grade Credit
    0.79       N/A       N/A       0.40       N/A       0.35  
 
Hypothetical expenses are based on each Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
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GOLDMAN SACHS SINGLE/MULTI-SECTOR TAXABLE FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreements (Unaudited)
     The Trustees oversee the management of Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”), and review the investment performance and expenses of the investment funds covered by this Report (the “Funds”) at regularly scheduled meetings held during the Funds’ fiscal year. In addition, the Trustees determine annually whether to approve and continue the Trust’s investment management agreements (the “Management Agreements”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) for the Funds.
     The Management Agreements were most recently approved by the Trustees, including all of the Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreements or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), on June 15, 2006 (the “Annual Contract Meeting”).
     To assist the Trustees in their deliberations at the Annual Contract Meeting, and in addition to the reviews of the Funds’ investment performance, expenses and other matters at other regularly scheduled meetings, the Trustees have a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”) whose members include all of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held meetings on December 15, 2005, February 8, 2006 and May 10, 2006. At these Committee meetings, the Independent Trustees considered matters relating to the Management Agreements including: (a) the Funds’ investment performance; (b) the Funds’ management fee arrangements; (c) the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to reimburse certain expenses of the Funds that exceed specified levels; (d) the Investment Adviser’s potential economies of scale and the breakpoints implemented in 2005 for the fees payable by the Funds under the Management Agreements; (e) the relative expense levels of the Funds; (f) information on the advisory fees charged by the Investment Adviser to institutional accounts; (g) the Investment Adviser’s profitability with respect to the Trust and the Funds; (h) the quality of the non-advisory services provided to the Funds; (i) the statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the approval and continuation of mutual fund investment management agreements; (j) an evaluation of the Trustees’ contract review process provided by an outside third party; and (k) information on the processes followed by the third party mutual fund data provider engaged as part of the Trustees’ contract review (the “Outside Data Provider”) in producing investment performance and expense comparisons for the Funds.
     At the Annual Contract Meeting, the Trustees reviewed the matters that were considered at the Committee meetings and also considered additional matters including: (a) a summary of fee concessions by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates with respect to the Goldman Sachs mutual funds since 2003; (b) the quality of the Investment Adviser’s services; (c) the structure, staff and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams; (d) the groups within the Investment Adviser that support the portfolio management teams, including the legal and compliance departments, the credit department, the valuation oversight group, the risk and performance analytics group, the business planning team and the technology group; (e) the Investment Adviser’s business continuity and disaster recovery planning; (f) the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and its ability to hire and retain talented personnel; (g) the fees received by the Investment Adviser’s affiliates from the Funds for transfer agency, securities lending, distribution, portfolio brokerage and other services; (h) the terms of the Management Agreements; (i) the administrative services provided under the Management Agreements, including the nature and extent of the Investment Adviser’s oversight of the Funds’ other service providers including the custodian and fund accounting agent; and (j) the Investment Adviser’s policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest. At the Annual Contract Meeting, the Trustees also considered at further length the Funds’ investment performance, fees and expenses, including the Funds’ expense trends over time and the breakpoints in the contractual fee rates under the Management Agreements that were approved in 2005.
     In connection with the Committee meetings and the Annual Contract Meeting, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities under applicable law. Also, in conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees attended other sessions at which the Trustees reviewed the payment of Rule 12b-1 distribution and service fees by the Funds. Information was also provided to the Trustees relating to the Funds’ portfolio turnover rates, revenue sharing by the Investment Adviser, portfolio manager compensation and the alignment of the interests of the Funds and the portfolio managers, the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and other matters. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions without employees of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present.
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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreements (Unaudited) (continued)
     The presentations made at the Contract Review Committee meetings and at the Annual Contract Meeting encompassed the Funds and other mutual fund portfolios for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. While the Management Agreements for all of the Funds were approved at the same Annual Contract Meeting, the Trustees considered the applicable Management Agreement as it applied to each Fund separately.
     In evaluating the Management Agreements at the Annual Contract Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser, its services and the Funds. At those meetings the Trustees received materials relating to the Investment Adviser’s investment management and other services under the Management Agreements, including: (a) information on the investment performance of the Funds in comparison to other mutual funds and benchmark performance indices; (b) general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Funds invest; (c) compliance reports; and (d) expenses borne by the Funds. In addition, the Trustees were provided with disclosure materials regarding the Goldman Sachs mutual funds and their expenses that were provided to investors who had invested in the funds, as well as information on the Goldman Sachs mutual funds’ competitive universe and the broad range of other investment choices that are available to those investors.
     In connection with their approval of the Management Agreements, the Trustees gave weight to various factors, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services, and the other, non-advisory services, that are provided to the Funds by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. These services include services as the Funds’ transfer agent, securities lending agent and distributor. In addition, affiliates of the Investment Adviser receive compensation in connection with the execution of the Funds’ portfolio securities transactions and sales loads on the sale of certain classes of shares offered by the Funds. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser was both able to commit substantial financial and other resources to the operations of the Funds and had, in fact, continued to commit those resources in multiple areas including portfolio management, trading, technology, human resources, tax, treasury, legal, compliance, vendor oversight and risk management. The Trustees also believed that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Funds and the Investment Adviser, including education and training initiatives.
     The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Funds and the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees compared the investment performance of the Funds to the performance of other SEC-registered funds and to rankings and ratings issued by the Outside Data Provider. The Trustees also reviewed the Funds’ investment performance relative to their respective performance benchmarks. For Funds that had been in existence for the respective periods, this information on the Funds’ investment performance was provided for one, three, five and ten (where applicable) year periods. In addition, the Trustees considered the investment performance trends of the Funds over time, and reviewed the investment performance of the Funds in light of their respective investment objectives, policies and credit and duration parameters, as well as in light of periodic analyses of their respective quality and risk profiles. In addition, the Trustees considered whether the Funds had operated within their investment policies, and their record of compliance with their investment limitations. The Trustees believed that the Funds were providing investment performance within a competitive range for long-term investors.
     The Board of Trustees also considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Funds under the Management Agreements. In this regard, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Funds, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Funds as registered mutual funds. They also considered information that indicated that these mutual fund services differed in various significant respects from the services provided to the Investment Adviser’s institutional accounts, which generally paid lower fees. In addition, the fees paid by the Funds and the Funds’ total operating expense ratios (before and after voluntary fee waivers and expense reimbursements) were compared to similar information for mutual funds advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms. Most of the comparisons of the Funds’ fee rates and total operating expense ratios were prepared by the Outside Data Provider.
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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreements (Unaudited) (continued)
     More particularly, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider of the expense rankings of the Funds. The analyses provided a comparison of the Funds’ management fees to relevant peer groups and category universes; an expense analysis which compared each Fund’s expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and a five-year history comparing each Fund’s expenses to a category average. The analyses also compared the Funds’ transfer agency fees, custody and accounting fees and other expenses to peer groups and medians. The Trustees believed that the comparisons provided by the Outside Data Provider were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees paid by the Fund. In addition, the Trustees noted the Investment Adviser’s voluntary undertaking to limit the Funds’ total expense ratios (excluding certain expenses) to specified levels.
     The Board of Trustees also considered the breakpoints in the contractual fee rates under the Management Agreements for each of the Funds that were approved in 2005, which had been implemented at the following annual percentages of the average daily net assets of the respective Funds:
                 
    Management Fee   Average Daily
Fund   Annual Rate   Net Assets
 
Government Income Fund
    0.54 %   First $ 1  Billion  
      0.49     Next $ 1  Billion  
      0.47     Over $ 2  Billion  
 
U.S. Mortgages Fund
    0.40     First $ 1  Billion  
      0.36     Next $ 1  Billion  
      0.34     Over $ 2  Billion  
 
Core Fixed Income Fund
    0.40     First $ 1  Billion  
      0.36     Next $ 1  Billion  
      0.34     Over $ 2  Billion  
 
Investment Grade Credit Fund
    0.40     First $ 1  Billion  
      0.36     Next $ 1  Billion  
      0.34     Over $ 2  Billion  
 
     In approving these fee breakpoints, the Trustees had reviewed information regarding the Investment Adviser’s potential economies of scale, and whether the Funds and their shareholders were participating in the benefits of these economies. In this regard, the Trustees considered the amount of assets in the Funds; the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and the profits realized by them; and information comparing fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged by other, unaffiliated investment managers to other mutual funds. Upon reviewing these matters again at the Annual Contract Meeting in 2006, the Trustees continued to believe that the fee breakpoints were a way to ensure that benefits of scalability would be passed along to shareholders at the specified asset levels.
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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreements (Unaudited) (continued)
     The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from the Funds as stated above, including the fees received by them for transfer agency, securities lending, distribution and brokerage services. The Trustees noted the reduction of the transfer agency fees on Class A, Class B and Class C Shares of the Funds in 2005. In addition, the Trustees reviewed the Investment Adviser’s pre-tax revenues and pre-tax margins with respect to the Trust and the Funds. In this regard the Trustees reviewed, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules and expense allocation methodologies, as well as a report of independent accountants regarding the results of certain agreed-upon procedures to verify expense allocation calculations that were designed to assist the Trustees in their evaluation of the Investment Adviser’s schedules of revenues and expenses. The Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s revenues and margins both in absolute terms and in comparison to the information on the reported margins earned by other asset management firms.
     After deliberation and consideration of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded that the management fees paid by the Funds were reasonable in light of the services provided by the Investment Adviser, its costs and the Funds’ current and reasonably anticipated asset levels, and that the Management Agreements should be approved and continued.

Goldman Sachs Single/Multi-Sector Taxable Fixed Income Funds — Tax Information (Unaudited)
       Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Core Fixed Income Fund designates $4,446,322 as capital gain dividends paid during the year ended October 31, 2006.  
 
       Pursuant to Section 871(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Government Income and Core Fixed Income Funds designate $182,487 and $7,042,948, respectively, as short-term capital gain dividends paid during the year ended October 31, 2006.  

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
Independent Trustees
                     
                Number of    
        Term of       Portfolios in    
    Position(s)   Office and       Fund Complex   Other
Name,   Held with   Length of   Principal Occupation(s)   Overseen by   Directorships
Address and Age1   the Trust2   Time Served3   During Past 5 Years   Trustee4   Held by Trustee5
 
Ashok N. Bakhru
Age: 64
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees   Since 1991   President, ABN Associates (July 1994-March 1996 and November 1998-Present); Executive Vice President — Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer, Coty Inc. (manufacturer of fragrances and cosmetics) (April 1996-November 1998); Director of Arkwright Mutual Insurance Company (1984-1999); Trustee of International House of Philadelphia (program center and residential community for students and professional trainees from the United States and foreign countries) (1989-2004); Member of Cornell University Council (1992-2004); Trustee of the Walnut Street Theater (1992-2004); Trustee, Scholarship America (1998-2005); Trustee, Institute for Higher Education Policy (2003-Present); Director, Private Equity Investors — III and IV (November 1998-Present), and Equity-Limited Investors II (April 2002-Present); and Chairman, Lenders Service Inc. (provider of mortgage lending services) (2000-2003).

Chairman of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies).
  77   None
 
John P. Coblentz, Jr.
Age: 65
  Trustee   Since 2003   Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (June 1975-May 2003).

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies).
  77   None
 
Patrick T. Harker
Age: 48
  Trustee   Since 2000   Dean and Reliance Professor of Operations and Information Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (February 2000-Present); Interim and Deputy Dean, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (July 1999-2000); and Professor and Chairman of Department of Operations and Information Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (July 1997-August 2000).

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies).
  77   None
 
Mary P. McPherson
Age: 71
  Trustee   Since 1997   Vice President, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (provider of grants for conservation, environmental and educational purposes) (October 1997-Present); Director, Smith College (1998-Present); Director, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation (health educational programs) (1977-Present); Director, Philadelphia Contributionship (insurance) (1985-Present); Director Emeritus, Amherst College (1986-1998); Director, The Spencer Foundation (educational research) (1993-February 2003); member of PNC Advisory Board (banking) (1993-1998); Director, American School of Classical Studies in Athens (1997-Present); and Trustee, Emeriti Retirement Health Solutions (post-retirement medical insurance program for non-profit institutions) (Since 2005).

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies).
  77   None
 
Wilma J. Smelcer
Age: 57
  Trustee   Since 2001   Chairman, Bank of America, Illinois (banking) (1998-January 2001); and Governor, Board of Governors, Chicago Stock Exchange (national securities exchange) (April 2001-April 2004).

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies).
  77   Lawson Products Inc. (distributor of industrial products).
 
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)
Independent Trustees
                     
                Number of    
        Term of       Portfolios in    
    Position(s)   Office and       Fund Complex   Other
Name,   Held with   Length of   Principal Occupation(s)   Overseen by   Directorships
Address and Age1   the Trust2   Time Served3   During Past 5 Years   Trustee4   Held by Trustee5
 
Richard P. Strubel
Age: 67
  Trustee   Since 1987   Vice Chairman and Director, Cardean Learning Group (provider of educational services via the internet) (2003-Present); President, COO and Director, Cardean Learning Group (1999-2003); Director, Cantilever Technologies, Inc. (a private software company) (1999-2005); Trustee, The University of Chicago (1987-Present); and Managing Director, Tandem Partners, Inc. (management services firm) (1990-1999).

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies).
  77   Gildan Activewear Inc. (clothing marketing and manufacturing company); Cardean Learning Group (provider of educational services via the internet); Northern Mutual Fund Complex (58 Portfolios).
 
Interested Trustees
                     
                Number of    
        Term of       Portfolios in    
    Position(s)   Office and       Fund Complex   Other
Name,   Held with   Length of   Principal Occupation(s)   Overseen by   Directorships
Address and Age1   the Trust2   Time Served3   During Past 5 Years   Trustee4   Held by Trustee5
 
*Alan A. Shuch
Age: 57
  Trustee   Since 1990   Advisory Director — GSAM (May 1999-Present); Consultant to GSAM (December 1994-May 1999); and Limited Partner, Goldman Sachs (December 1994- May 1999).

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies).
  77   None
 
*Kaysie P. Uniacke
Age: 45
  Trustee
  &
  Since 2001   Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (1997-Present).   77   None
    President   Since 2002   Trustee — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies).

President — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (2002-Present) (registered investment companies).

Assistant Secretary — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (1997-2002) (registered investment companies).

Trustee — Gettysburg College
       
 
*
These persons are considered to be “Interested Trustees” because they hold positions with Goldman Sachs and own securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Each Interested Trustee holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.
1
Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, One New York Plaza, 37th Floor, New York, New York, 10004, Attn: Peter V. Bonanno.
2
The Trust is a successor to a Massachusetts business trust that was combined with the Trust on April 30, 1997.
3
Each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board of Trustees or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; (c) the date the Trustee attains the age of 72 years (in accordance with the current resolutions of the Board of Trustees, which may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote); or (d) the termination of the Trust.
4
The Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex consists of the Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust. As of October 31, 2006, the Trust consisted of 65 portfolios, including the Funds described in this Annual Report, and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 12 portfolios.
5
This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.
Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-292-4726.
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)
Officers of the Trust*
             
    Term of    
        Office and    
    Position(s) Held   Length of    
Name, Age And Address   With the Trust   Time Served1   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
 
Kaysie P. Uniacke
32 Old Slip
New York, NY 10005
Age: 45
  President & Trustee   Since 2002

Since 2001
  Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (1997-Present).

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies).

President — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies).

Assistant Secretary — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (1997-2002) (registered investment companies).

Trustee — Gettysburg College.
 
James A. Fitzpatrick
71 South Wacker Drive
Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60606
Age: 46
  Vice President   Since 1997   Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (October 1999-Present); and Vice President of GSAM (April 1997-December 1999).

Vice President — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies).
 
James A. McNamara
32 Old Slip
New York, NY 10005
Age: 44
  Vice President   Since 2001   Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (December 1998-Present); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

Vice President — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies).

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies) (December 2002-May 2004).
 
John M. Perlowski
32 Old Slip
New York, NY 10005
Age: 42
  Treasurer   Since 1997   Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2003-Present) and Vice President, Goldman Sachs (July 1995-November 2003).

Treasurer — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies).
 
Peter V. Bonanno
32 Old Slip
New York, NY 10005
Age: 37
  Secretary   Since 2006   Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (December 2006-Present); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2002-Present); Vice President Goldman Sachs (1999-2006); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (1999-2002).

Secretary — Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (registered investment companies).
 
1
Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.
*
Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-292-4726.
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(GRAPHIC)
FUNDS PROFILE
Goldman Sachs Funds
Goldman Sachs is a premier financial services firm, known since 1869 for creating thoughtful and customized investment solutions in complex global markets.
Today, The Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With portfolio management teams located around the world — and $610.2 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2006 — our investment professionals bring firsthand knowledge of local markets to every investment decision, making us one of the few truly global asset managers.
GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS
In building a globally diversified portfolio, you can select from more than 50 Goldman Sachs Funds and gain access to investment opportunities across borders, investment styles, asset classes and security capitalizations.
(GRAPHIC)
         
Money Market Funds1
Fixed Income Funds
 Enhanced Income Fund
 Ultra-Short Duration
Government Fund
 Short Duration Government Fund
 Short Duration Tax-Free Fund
 California Intermediate AMT-Free Municipal Fund
 New York Intermediate AMT-Free Municipal Fund
 Tennessee Municipal Fund
 Municipal Income Fund
 U.S. Mortgages Fund
 Government Income Fund
 Core Fixed Income Fund
 Core Plus Fixed Income Fund
 Investment Grade Credit Fund
 Global Income Fund
 High Yield Municipal Fund
 High Yield Fund
 Emerging Markets Debt Fund
  Domestic Equity Funds
 Balanced Fund
 Growth and Income Fund
 Structured Large Cap Value2
 Large Cap Value
 Structured U.S. Equity Fund2
 Structured U.S. Equity Flex Fund
 Structured Large Cap Growth Fund2
 Capital Growth Fund
 Strategic Growth Fund
 Concentrated Growth Fund
 Mid Cap Value Fund
 Growth Opportunities Fund
 Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
 Structured Small Cap Equity Fund2
 Small Cap Value Fund
  International Equity Funds
 Structured International Equity Fund2
 Structured International Equity
Flex Fund
 Concentrated International
Equity Fund2
 Japanese Equity Fund
 International Small Cap Fund2
 Asia Equity Fund2
 Emerging Markets Equity Fund
 BRIC Fund (Brazil, Russia, India, China)
Asset Allocation Funds3
Specialty Funds3
 U.S. Equity Dividend and
Premium Fund
 Structured Tax-Managed Equity Fund2
 Real Estate Securities Fund
 International Real Estate
Securities Fund
 Tollkeeper FundSM
1  An investment in a money market fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Funds.
 
2  Effective December 30, 2005, the Asia Growth Fund was renamed the Asia Equity Fund and the International Growth Opportunities Fund was renamed the International Small Cap Fund. Also effective December 30, 2005, the CORE International Equity, CORE Small Cap Equity, CORE Large Cap Growth, CORE Large Cap Value and CORE U.S. Equity Funds were renamed, respectively, the Structured International Equity, Structured Small Cap Equity, Structured Large Cap Growth, Structured Large Cap Value Funds and Structured U.S. Equity. Effective January 6, 2006, the CORE Tax-Managed Equity Fund was renamed the Structured Tax-Managed Equity Fund. Effective December 26, 2006, the International Equity Fund was renamed the Concentrated International Equity Fund.
 
3  Individual Funds within the Asset Allocation and Specialty categories will have various placement on the risk/return spectrum and may have greater or lesser risk than that indicated by the placement of the general Asset Allocation or Specialty category.
The Goldman Sachs Tollkeeper FundSM is a registered service mark of Goldman, Sachs & Co.


 

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 32 OLD SLIP, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005
     
TRUSTEES
Ashok N. Bakhru,
Chairman
John P. Coblentz, Jr.
Patrick T. Harker
Mary Patterson McPherson
Alan A. Shuch
Wilma J. Smelcer
Richard P. Strubel
Kaysie P. Uniacke
  OFFICERS
Kaysie P. Uniacke,
President
James A. Fitzpatrick, Vice President
James A. McNamara, Vice President
John M. Perlowski, Treasurer
Peter V. Bonanno, Secretary
     
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
Distributor and Transfer Agent
  GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
Investment Adviser
Visit our Web site at www.goldmansachsfunds.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.
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 a Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders); and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Beginning the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2005 and every first and third fiscal quarter thereafter, the Funds’ Form N-Q will become available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov within 60 days after the Funds’ first and third fiscal quarters. When available, the Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. When available, Form N-Q may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders).
Foreign and emerging markets investments may be more volatile and less liquid than investment in U.S. securities and will be subject to the risks of currency fluctuations and sudden economic or political developments. At times, the Core Fixed Income and Investment Grade Credit Funds may be unable to sell certain of their portfolio securities without a substantial drop in price, if at all. The Core Fixed Income and Investment Grade Credit Funds may also engage in foreign currency transactions for hedging purposes including cross hedging or for speculative purposes. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract will default on its obligations.
Holdings and allocations shown may not be representative of current or future investments. Holdings and allocations may not include the Funds’ entire investment portfolio, which may change at any time. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities.
This material is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current Prospectus. Please consider a Fund’s objectives, risks, and charges and expenses, and read the Prospectus carefully before investing. The Prospectus contains this and other information about the Funds.
Copyright 2006 Goldman, Sachs & Co. All rights reserved. 
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