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FST Capital Shares: GCKXX
Before you invest, you may want to review the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market 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 or by sending an e-mail request to gs-funds-document-requests@gs.com. The Fund’s Prospectus and SAI, both dated December 29, 2010, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.
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.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
     
    FST Capital Shares
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
  None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
  None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
  None
Redemption Fees
  None
Exchange Fees
  None
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
         
    FST Capital Shares
 
Management Fees
    0.21 %
Other Expenses
    0.17 %
Shareholder Administration Fees
    0.15 %
All Other Expenses
    0.02 %
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
    0.38 %
Fee Waiver1
    (0.05 )%
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
    0.33 %
 
1   The Investment Adviser has agreed to not impose a portion of the Management Fee equal annually to 0.045% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through at least December 29, 2011, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees.
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 FST Capital Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your FST Capital 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 management fee waiver arrangement 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
 
FST Capital Shares
  $ 34     $ 117     $ 208     $ 475  
PRINCIPAL STRATEGY
The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises (“U.S. Government Securities”), obligations of U.S. banks, commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities and repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest in U.S. dollar denominated obligations of foreign banks, foreign companies and foreign governments. The Fund may not invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of any one foreign government.
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2   SUMMARY PROSPECTUS — GOLDMAN SACHS FINANCIAL SQUARE MONEY MARKET FUND – FST CAPITAL SHARES
The Fund’s securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (“NAV”) of $1.00 per share.
PRINCIPAL RISKS OF 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 other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. 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.
Banking Industry Risk. An adverse development in the banking industry may affect the value of the Fund’s investments more than if they were not invested to such a degree in the banking industry. Banks may be particularly susceptible to certain economic factors such as interest rate changes, adverse developments in the real estate market, fiscal and monetary policy and general economic cycles.
Credit/Default Risk. An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with 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 NAV deterioration.
Foreign Risk. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of political, financial and economic events in foreign countries, less public information, less stringent foreign securities regulations and accounting and disclosure standards, problems in security registration or settlement and custody or other factors.
Interest Rate Risk. When interest rates increase, the Fund’s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund’s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund’s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price.
Liquidity Risk. The Fund may make investments that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perception. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund’s ability to maintain a $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund’s shares, and redemptions by these shareholders of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund’s liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund’s NAV.
Market Risk. The value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular industry sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions.
Regulatory Risk. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has recently adopted amendments to money market fund regulation, imposing new liquidity, credit quality, and maturity requirements on all money market funds, and may adopt additional amendments in the future. These changes may adversely affect the Fund’s return potential.
Stable NAV Risk. The Fund may not be able to maintain a NAV per share of $1.00 at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund’s NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price.
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 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.

 


 

3   SUMMARY PROSPECTUS — GOLDMAN SACHS FINANCIAL SQUARE MONEY MARKET FUND – FST CAPITAL SHARES
PERFORMANCE
The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund’s FST Capital Shares from year to year (with respect to the bar chart); and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund’s FST Capital Shares. The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects fee waivers and expense limitations in effect. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling 1-800-621-2550.
(BAR CHART)
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
                         
                    Since
For the period ended December 31, 2009   1 Year   5 Years   Inception
 
FST Capital Shares (Inception 8/12/02)
    0.29 %     3.13 %     2.47 %
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. is the investment adviser for the Fund (the “Investment Adviser” or “GSAM”).
BUYING AND SELLING FUND SHARES
Generally, FST Capital Shares may be purchased only through institutions that have agreed to provide certain shareholder administration services to their customers who are the beneficial owners of FST Capital Shares (“Service Organizations”). The minimum initial investment requirement imposed upon Service Organizations for the purchase of FST Capital Shares is generally $10 million, and there is no minimum imposed upon additional investments. Service Organizations may, however, impose a minimum amount for initial and additional investments in FST Capital Shares, and may establish other requirements such as a minimum account balance.
You may purchase and redeem (sell) shares of the Fund on any business day through a Service Organization.
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 a Service Organization, the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the Service Organization for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the Service Organization and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your Service Organization website for more information.

 


 

4   SUMMARY PROSPECTUS — GOLDMAN SACHS FINANCIAL SQUARE MONEY MARKET FUND – FST CAPITAL SHARES
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