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Class A: GCTAX  Class B:  GCTBX  Class C: GCTCX  Institutional: GCTIX  Service: GCTSX
Before you invest, you may want to review the Goldman Sachs Structured Tax-Managed Equity Fund’s (the “Fund”) Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) and most recent annual reports to shareholders, online at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/summaries. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800-621-2550 for Institutional and Service shareholders, 800-526-7384 for all other shareholders or by sending an e-mail request to gs-funds-document-requests@gs.com. The Fund’s Prospectus and SAI, both dated April 30, 2010, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to provide long-term after-tax growth of capital through tax-sensitive participation in a broadly diversified portfolio of U.S. equity securities.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge
discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Goldman Sachs Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “Shareholder Guide — Common Questions Applicable to the Purchase of Class A Shares” beginning on page 59 of the Prospectus and “Other Information Regarding Maximum Sales Charge, Purchases, Redemptions, Exchanges and Dividends” beginning on page B-112 of the Fund’s SAI.


                     
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)   Class A   Class B   Class C   Institutional   Service
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
  5.5%   None   None   None   None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)1
  None   5.0%   1.0%   None   None
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed)
  None   None   None   None   None
 
                     
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay                    
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)   Class A   Class B   Class C   Institutional   Service
 
Management Fees
  0.70%   0.70%   0.70%   0.70%   0.70%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
  0.25%   1.00%   1.00%   None   None
Other Expenses
  0.33%   0.33%   0.33%   0.18%   0.68%
Service Fees
  None   None   None   None   0.25%
Shareholder Administration Fees
  None   None   None   None   0.25%
All Other Expenses
  0.33%   0.33%   0.33%   0.18%   0.18%
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
  1.28%   2.03%   2.03%   0.88%   1.38%
Fee Waiver and Expense Limitation2
  (0.19)%   (0.19)%   (0.19)%   (0.19)%   (0.19)%
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
  1.09%   1.84%   1.84%   0.69%   1.19%
After Fee Waiver and Expense Limitation
                    
 
1   A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) is imposed on Class B Shares redeemed within six years of purchase, declining from a rate of 5% in the first year to 1% in the sixth year, and eliminated thereafter. A CDSC of 1% is imposed on Class C Shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
 
2   The Investment Adviser has agreed to (i) waive a portion of the management fee on the Fund equal to 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, and (ii) reduce or limit “All Other Expenses” (excluding management fees, distribution and service fees, service and shareholder administration fees, transfer agency fees and expenses, taxes, interest, brokerage fees and litigation, indemnification, shareholder meeting and other extraordinary expenses exclusive of any custody and transfer agent fee credit reductions) to 0.004% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Each arrangement will remain in effect through at least April 30, 2011, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not unilaterally terminate the arrangements.
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EXPENSE EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional and/or Service Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional and/or Service Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example assumes that the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the Investment Adviser will remain in place for only one year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
                                 
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
 
Class A Shares
   $ 655     $ 916     $ 1,196     $ 1,994  
 
Class B Shares
                                
 
— Assuming complete redemption at end of period
   $ 687     $ 918     $ 1,276     $ 2,150  
 
— Assuming no redemption
   $ 187     $ 618     $ 1,076     $ 2,150  
 
Class C Shares
                                
 
— Assuming complete redemption at end of period
   $ 287     $ 618     $ 1,076     $ 2,343  
 
— Assuming no redemption
   $ 187     $ 618     $ 1,076     $ 2,343  
 
Institutional Shares
   $ 70     $ 262     $ 469     $ 1,067  
 
Service Shares
   $ 121     $ 418     $ 737     $ 1,641  
 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities or instruments (i.e., “turns over” its portfolio). A high rate of portfolio turnover may result in increased transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, which must be borne by the Fund and its shareholders, and is also likely to result in higher short-term capital gains for taxable shareholders. These costs are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example above, but are reflected in the Fund’s performance. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 was 352% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL STRATEGY
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) (“Net Assets”) in equity investments in U.S. issuers, including foreign issuers that are traded in the United States. The Fund uses both a variety of quantitative techniques and fundamental research when selecting investments which have the potential to maximize the Fund’s after-tax return, and minimize capital gains and income distributions. The Fund will seek to maintain risk, style, capitalization and industry characteristics similar to the Russell 3000® Index.
In managing the Fund, the Investment Adviser balances investment considerations and tax considerations. The Fund seeks to achieve returns primarily in the form of price appreciation (which is not subject to current tax), and may use different strategies in seeking tax-efficiency. These strategies include:
§   Offsetting long-term and short-term capital gains with long-term and short-term capital losses and creating loss carry-forward positions
 
§   Limiting portfolio turnover that may result in taxable gains
 
§   Selling tax lots of securities that have a higher tax basis before selling tax lots of securities that have a lower tax basis The Fund’s investments in fixed income securities are limited to cash equivalents.

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF THE FUND
Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any government agency. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
Stock Risk. Stock prices have historically risen and fallen in periodic cycles. U.S. and foreign stock markets have experienced periods of substantial price volatility in the past and may do so again in the future.
Market Risk. The value of the instruments in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular industry sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions.
Foreign Risk. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in these countries. Loss may also result from the imposition of exchange controls, confiscations and other government restrictions, or from problems in registration, settlement or custody. Foreign risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency rate fluctuations, which may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency (or other instruments through which the Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time.
Investment Style Risk. Different investment styles (e.g., “growth,” “value” or “quantitative”) tend to shift in and out of favor depending upon market and economic conditions and investor sentiment. The Fund may outperform or underperform other funds that invest in similar asset classes but employ different investment styles.
Tax-Managed Investment Risk. Because the Investment Adviser balances investment considerations and tax considerations, the pre-tax performance of the Fund may be lower than the performance of similar funds that are not tax-managed. Even though tax-managed strategies are being used, they may not reduce the amount of taxable income and capital gains distributed


 

 

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by the Fund to shareholders. A high percentage of the Fund’s NAV may consist of unrealized capital gains, which represent a potential future tax liability to shareholders. The Fund is not suitable for investment by IRAs, other tax-exempt or tax-deferred accounts or for other investors who are not sensitive to the federal income tax consequences of their investments.

PERFORMANCE
The bar chart and table below and at right provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Shares from year to year; and (b) how the average annual total returns of the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional, and Service Shares compare to those of a broad-based securities market index. The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 800-621-2550 for Institutional and Service shareholders and 800-526-7384 for all other shareholders.
Performance reflects expense limitations in effect.
(BAR GRAPH)
                         
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS                        
For the period ended                   Since
December 31, 2009   1 Year   5 Years   Inception
 
Class A (Inception 04/03/00)
                        
Returns Before Taxes
     14.74 %     -2.38 %     -1.60 %
Returns After Taxes on Distributions
     14.54 %     -2.48 %     -1.67 %
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
     9.84 %     -1.99 %     -1.35 %
 
Class B (Inception 04/03/00)
                        
Returns Before Taxes
     15.47 %     -2.41 %     -1.65 %
 
Class C (Inception 04/03/00)
                        
Returns Before Taxes
     19.55 %     -2.00 %     -1.78 %
 
Institutional Shares
(Inception 04/03/00)
                        
Returns Before Taxes
     21.90 %     -0.88 %     -0.64 %
 
Service Shares (Inception 04/03/00)
                        
Returns Before Taxes
     21.41 %     -1.36 %     -1.12 %
 
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
     28.34 %     0.76 %     -0.66 %
 
The after-tax returns are for Class A Shares only. The after-tax returns for Class B, Class C, Institutional and Service Shares will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. is the investment adviser for the Fund (the “Investment Adviser” or “GSAM”).
Portfolio Managers: Katinka Domotorffy, CFA, Managing Director, Head of Quantitative Investment Strategies, Chief Investment Officer, has managed the Fund since 2009; Don Mulvihill, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, has managed the Fund since 2000.

BUYING AND SELLING FUND SHARES
The minimum initial investment for Class A and Class C Shares is, generally, $1,000. The minimum initial investment for Institutional Shares is, generally, $10,000,000 for individual investors and $1,000,000 alone or in combination with other assets under the management of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates for other types of investors. There may be no minimum for initial purchases of Institutional Shares for certain retirement accounts.


 

 

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The minimum subsequent investment for Class A and Class C shareholders is $50, except for Employer Sponsored Benefit Plans, for which there is no minimum. There is no minimum subsequent investment for Institutional shareholders.
The Fund does not impose minimum purchase requirements for initial or subsequent investments in Service Shares, although an Authorized Institution (as defined below) may impose such minimums and/or establish other requirements such as a minimum account balance.
Class B Shares are generally no longer available for purchase by current or prospective investors.
You may purchase and redeem (sell) shares of the Fund on any business day through certain brokers, registered investment advisers and other financial institutions (“Authorized Institutions”).

TAX INFORMATION
The Fund’s distributions are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
If you purchase the Fund through an Authorized Institution, the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the Authorized Institution for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the Authorized Institution and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your Authorized Institution’s website for more information.


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