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Class A:   GSGAX      Institutional: GSGDX      Separate Account Institutional:   GSCPX
Before you invest, you may want to review the Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Credit 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 Separate Account Institutional 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 July 29, 2010, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks a high level of total return consisting of capital appreciation and income that exceeds the total return of the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index.
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 $100,000 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 78 of the Prospectus and “Other Information Regarding Maximum Sales Charge, Purchases, Redemptions, Exchanges and Dividends” beginning on page B-125 of the Fund’s SAI.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
                         
                    Separate  
                    Account  
    Class A     Institutional     Institutional  
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
    3.75 %   None   None
 
                       
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)
  None   None   None
 
                       
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed)
  None   None   None
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
                         
                    Separate  
                    Account  
    Class A     Institutional     Institutional  
 
Management Fees
    0.40 %     0.40 %     0.40 %
 
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
    0.25 %   None     None  
 
Other Expenses
    0.19 %     0.10 %     0.10 %
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1
    0.84 %     0.50 %     0.50 %
 
                       
Fee Waiver and Expense Limitation2
    (0.13 )%     (0.13 )%     (0.13 )%
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Limitation
    0.71 %     0.37 %     0.37 %
 
1   The Fund’s expenses have been restated to reflect current fees.
 
2   The Investment Adviser has agreed to (i) waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve an annual effective net management rate of 0.33% and (ii) reduce or limit “Other Expenses” (excluding management fees, distribution and service 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 place through at least July 29, 2011, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Board of Trustees.
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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, Institutional and/or Separate Account Institutional Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Class A, Institutional and/or Separate Account Institutional Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
                                 
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
 
Class A Shares
  $ 450     $ 636     $ 837     $ 1,418  
 
Institutional Shares
  $ 43     $ 163     $ 294     $ 677  
 
Separate Account Institutional Shares
  $ 38     $ 147     $ 267     $ 616  
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The Fund pays transactions 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 March 31, 2010 was 90% 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 investment grade fixed income securities. Investment grade securities are securities that are rated at the time of purchase at least BBB– by Standard & Poor’s Rating Group (“Standard & Poor’s”) or at least Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), have a comparable rating by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) or, if unrated, are determined by the Investment Adviser to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest in corporate securities, securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (“U.S. Government Securities”), securities representing direct or indirect interests in or that are collateralized by adjustable rate and fixed rate mortgage loans or other mortgage-related securities (“Mortgage-Backed Securities”), asset-backed securities, and fixed income securities issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States (including the District of Columbia) and the political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities thereof (“Municipal Securities”). Although the Fund may invest without limit in foreign securities, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. dollar denominated obligations (hedged or unhedged against currency risk) will not exceed 25% of its total assets at the time of investment, and 10% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in obligations of emerging countries. Additionally, exposure to non-U.S. currencies (unhedged against currency risk) will not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets. In pursuing its investment objective, the Fund uses the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index as its performance benchmark, but the Fund will not attempt to replicate the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index. The Fund may, therefore, invest in securities that are not included in the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index.
The Fund’s target duration under normal interest rate conditions is the duration of the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index, plus or minus one year (the Fund’s duration approximates its price sensitivity to changes in interest rates), and over the last ten years, the duration of this Index has ranged between 5.42 and 6.33 years.
The Fund’s portfolio managers seek to build a portfolio consisting of their “best ideas” across the investment grade credit market consistent with the Fund’s overall risk budget and the views of the Investment Adviser’s Global Fixed Income top-down teams. As market conditions change, the volatility and attractiveness of sectors, securities and strategies can change as well. To optimize the Fund’s risk/return potential within its long-term risk budget, the portfolio managers may dynamically adjust the mix of top-down and bottom-up strategies in the Fund’s portfolio.
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.
Credit/Default Risk. An issuer or guarantor of fixed income securities held by the Fund may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund’s liquidity and cause significant net asset value (“NAV”) deterioration.
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. To the extent that the Fund also invests in issuers located in emerging markets, these risks will be more pronounced.
Interest Rate Risk. When interest rates increase, fixed income securities held by the Fund will generally decline in value. Long-term fixed income securities will normally have more price volatility because of this risk than short-term fixed income securities.

 


 

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U.S. Government Securities Risk. The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) and the Federal Home Loan Banks chartered or sponsored by Acts of Congress are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. It is possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.
PERFORMANCE
The bar chart below and the table at right provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares from year to year; and (b) how the average annual total returns of the Fund’s Class A, Institutional and Separate Account Institutional 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 the appropriate number on the back cover of the Prospectus.
The bar chart (including “Best Quarter” and “Worst Quarter” information) does not reflect the sales loads applicable to Class A Shares. If the sales loads were reflected, returns would be less. Performance reflects fee waivers and expense limitations in effect.
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
                         
For the period ended                   Since  
December 31, 2009   1 Year     5 Years     Inception  
 
Class A (Inception 11/03/03)
                       
Returns Before Taxes
    14.35 %     1.76 %     2.59 %
Returns After Taxes on Distributions
    12.20 %     0.00 %     0.88 %
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    9.21 %     0.47 %     1.21 %
 
Institutional Shares (Inception 11/03/03)
                       
Returns Before Taxes
    19.05 %     2.91 %     3.63 %
 
Separate Account Institutional Shares (Inception 11/03/03)
                       
Returns Before Taxes
    19.26 %     2.98 %     3.68 %
 
Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
    16.04 %     4.67 %     4.90 %
The after-tax returns are for Class A Shares only. The after-tax returns for Institutional and Separate Account Institutional 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: Lale Topcuoglu, Vice President, Co-Head of Investment Grade Credit team, has managed the Fund since 2010; Ben Johnson, CFA, Vice President, has managed the Fund since 2003.
BUYING AND SELLING FUND SHARES
The minimum initial investment for Class A 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 GSAM and its affiliates for other types of investors. There may be no minimum for initial purchases of Institutional Shares for certain retirement accounts. Separate Account Institutional Shares are available to Taxable Fixed Income (“TFI”) Separate Account clients with at least $100,000,000 in assets under management with Goldman, Sachs & Co. or its affiliates, and $50,000,000 invested in the TFI Separate Account strategy.
The minimum subsequent investment for Class A shareholders is $50, except for Employer Sponsored Benefit Plans, for which there is no minimum. There is no minimum subsequent investment for Institutional or Separate Account Institutional Shares.

 


 

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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 website for more information.
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