Class A: GGSAX Class B: GGSBX Class C: GGSCX Institutional: GGSIX Service: GGSSX Class IR: GGSTX Class R: GGSRX
Before you invest, you may want to review the Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolios (the Portfolio) Prospectus, which contains more information about the Portfolio and its risks. You can find the Portfolios Prospectus and other information about the Portfolio, including the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) and most recent annual reports to shareholders, online at www.gsamfunds.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 Portfolios Prospectus and SAI, both dated April 30, 2014, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE |
The Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation and, secondarily, current income.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE PORTFOLIO |
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. 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 GuideCommon Questions Applicable to the Purchase of Class A Shares beginning on page 81 of the Prospectus and Other Information Regarding Maximum Sales Charge, Purchases, Redemptions, Exchanges and Dividends beginning on page B-164 of the Portfolios SAI.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
Class A | Class B | Class C | Institutional | Service | Class IR | Class R | ||||||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) |
5.50 | % | None | None | None | None | None | None | ||||||||||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)1 |
None | 5.00 | % | 1.00 | % | None | None | None | None |
ANNUAL PORTFOLIO OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of your investment)
Class A | Class B | Class C | Institutional | Service | Class IR | Class R | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Management Fees |
0.15 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.15 | % | ||||||||||||||
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees |
0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | None | None | None | 0.50 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Other Expenses |
0.24 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.59 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.24 | % | ||||||||||||||
Service Fees |
None | None | None | None | 0.25 | % | None | None | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholder Administration Fees |
None | None | None | None | 0.25 | % | None | None | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Other Expenses |
0.24 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.24 | % | ||||||||||||||
Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses |
0.81 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.81 | % | ||||||||||||||
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses2 |
1.45 | % | 2.20 | % | 2.20 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.55 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.70 | % | ||||||||||||||
Expense Limitation3 |
(0.04 | )% | (0.04 | )% | (0.04 | )% | (0.04 | )% | (0.04 | )% | (0.04 | )% | (0.04 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Expense Limitation2 |
1.41 | % | 2.16 | % | 2.16 | % | 1.01 | % | 1.51 | % | 1.16 | % | 1.66 | % |
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 Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratios of net and total expenses to average net assets provided in the Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Portfolio and do not include Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses. |
3 | The Investment Adviser has agreed to reduce or limit Other Expenses (excluding acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees, shareholder administration fees, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, shareholder meeting, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses) to 0.004% of the Portfolios average daily net assets, through at least April 30, 2015, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The expense limitation may be modified or terminated by the Investment Adviser at its discretion and without shareholder approval after such date, although the Investment Adviser does not presently intend to do so. |
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EXPENSE EXAMPLE |
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
This Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional, Service, Class IR and/or Class R Shares of the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional, Service, Class IR and/or Class R Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolios operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the expense limitation 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 | |||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
$ | 686 | $ | 980 | $ | 1,296 | $ | 2,188 | ||||||||
Class B Shares |
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Assuming complete redemption at end of period |
$ | 719 | $ | 985 | $ | 1,377 | $ | 2,342 | ||||||||
Assuming no redemption |
$ | 219 | $ | 685 | $ | 1,177 | $ | 2,342 | ||||||||
Class C Shares |
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Assuming complete redemption at end of period |
$ | 319 | $ | 685 | $ | 1,177 | $ | 2,532 | ||||||||
Assuming no redemption |
$ | 219 | $ | 685 | $ | 1,177 | $ | 2,532 | ||||||||
Institutional Shares |
$ | 103 | $ | 330 | $ | 576 | $ | 1,280 | ||||||||
Service Shares |
$ | 154 | $ | 486 | $ | 842 | $ | 1,843 | ||||||||
Class IR Shares |
$ | 118 | $ | 377 | $ | 656 | $ | 1,452 | ||||||||
Class R Shares |
$ | 169 | $ | 532 | $ | 920 | $ | 2,007 |
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER |
The Portfolio does not pay transaction costs when it buys and sells shares of the Underlying Funds (as defined below). However, each Underlying 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 Underlying Fund and its shareholders, including the Portfolio, and is also likely to result in higher short-term capital gains for taxable shareholders. These costs are not reflected in annual Portfolio operating expenses or in the expense example above, but are reflected in the Portfolios performance. The Portfolios portfolio turnover rate for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 was 32% of the average value of its portfolio.
PRINCIPAL STRATEGY |
The Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a combination of underlying funds that currently exist or that may become available for investment in the future for which Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM or the Investment Adviser) or an affiliate now or in the future acts as investment adviser or principal underwriter (the Underlying Funds). Some of the Underlying Funds invest primarily in fixed income or money market instruments (the Underlying Fixed Income Funds), some of the Underlying Funds invest primarily in equity securities (the Underlying Equity Funds), and other Underlying Funds invest dynamically across equity, fixed income, commodity and other markets through a managed-volatility or trend-following approach (the Underlying Dynamic Funds).
Under normal conditions, the Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing approximately 75% (which allocation could be increased by 25% or decreased by 30%) of its assets in Underlying Equity Funds, approximately 15% (which allocation could be increased by 5% or decreased by 15%) of its assets in the Underlying Dynamic Funds, and approximately 10% (which allocation could be increased by 30% or decreased by 10%) of its assets in the Underlying Fixed Income Funds. The allocation will be measured at the time of rebalance. Typically, the Portfolio is rebalanced at the end of every calendar quarter, but the Portfolio can be rebalanced intra-quarter at the discretion of the Investment Adviser. Unless otherwise stated herein, the Portfolios investment in any of the Underlying Funds may exceed 25% of its assets. The Investment Adviser expects that the Portfolio will invest a relatively significant percentage of its equity allocation in the Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights, Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights and Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Funds, and a relatively significant percentage of its dynamic allocation to the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund.
The Portfolios blended benchmark is the Growth Strategy Composite Index, as discussed further under Performance.
THE PARTICULAR UNDERLYING FUNDS IN WHICH THE PORTFOLIO MAY INVEST, THE EQUITY/FIXED INCOME TARGETS AND RANGES AND INVESTMENTS IN EACH UNDERLYING FUND MAY BE CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME WITHOUT SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OR NOTICE.
PRINCIPAL RISKS OF THE PORTFOLIO |
Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Portfolio. An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any government agency. The Portfolio should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. Stated allocations may be subject to change. There can be no assurance that the
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Portfolio will achieve its investment objective. Investments in the Portfolio involve substantial risks which prospective investors should consider carefully before investing.
Expenses. By investing in the Underlying Funds indirectly through the Portfolio, the investor will incur not only a proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds held by the Portfolio (including operating costs and investment management fees), but also expenses of the Portfolio.
Investments in Affiliated Underlying Funds. The Investment Adviser will have the authority to select and substitute Underlying Funds. The Investment Adviser and/or its affiliates are compensated by the Portfolios and by the Underlying Funds for advisory and/or principal underwriting services provided. The Investment Adviser is subject to conflicts of interest in allocating Portfolio assets among the various Underlying Funds both because the fees payable to it and/or its affiliates by Underlying Funds differ and because the Investment Adviser and its affiliates are also responsible for managing the Underlying Funds. The portfolio managers may also be subject to conflicts of interest in allocating Portfolio assets among the various Underlying Funds because the Portfolios portfolio management team may also manage some of the Underlying Funds. The Trustees and officers of the Goldman Sachs Trust may also have conflicting interests in fulfilling their fiduciary duties to both the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds for which GSAM or its affiliates now or in the future serve as investment adviser or principal underwriter.
Investing in the Underlying Funds. The investments of the Portfolio are concentrated in the Underlying Funds, and the Portfolios investment performance is directly related to the investment performance of the Underlying Funds it holds. The ability of the Portfolio to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of the Underlying Funds to meet their objectives as well as the allocation among those Underlying Funds by the Investment Adviser.
Investments of the Underlying Funds. Because the Portfolio invests in the Underlying Funds, the Portfolios shareholders will be affected by the investment policies and practices of the Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the amount of assets the Portfolio allocates to those Underlying Funds. See the Principal Risks of the Underlying Funds below.
Temporary Investments. Although the Portfolios normally seek to remain substantially invested in the Underlying Funds, each Portfolio may invest a portion of its assets in high-quality, short-term debt obligations to maintain liquidity, to meet shareholder redemptions and for other short-term cash needs. For temporary defensive purposes during abnormal market or economic conditions, a Portfolio may invest without limitation in short-term obligations. When a Portfolios assets are invested in such investments, the Portfolio may not be achieving its investment objective.
PRINCIPAL RISKS OF THE UNDERLYING FUNDS |
The target and actual asset allocation percentages, the selection of Underlying Funds and the investments in the Underlying Funds are subject to change. Such changes may cause the Portfolio to be subject to additional or different risks than the risks listed below.
The investment program of some of the Underlying Funds is speculative, entails substantial risks and includes alternative investment techniques not employed by traditional mutual funds. The investment techniques of some of the Underlying Funds (if they do not perform as designed) may increase the volatility of performance and the risk of investment loss, including the loss of the entire amount that is invested, and there can be no assurance that the investment objective of those Underlying Funds will be achieved. Moreover, certain investment techniques which certain Underlying Funds may employ in their investment programs can substantially increase the adverse impact to which those Underlying Funds investments may be subject. There is no assurance that the investment processes of those Underlying Funds will be successful, that the techniques utilized therein will be implemented successfully or that they are adequate for their intended uses, or that the discretionary element of the investment processes of those Underlying Funds will be exercised in a manner that is successful or that is not adverse to the Portfolio.
Absence of Regulation. Certain of the Underlying Funds engage in over-the-counter (OTC) transactions , which trade in a dealer network, rather than on an exchange. In general, there is less governmental regulation and supervision of transactions in the OTC markets than of transactions entered into on organized exchanges.
Call/Prepayment Risk. An issuer could exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation held by an Underlying Fund (such as a mortgage-backed security) earlier than expected. This may happen when there is a decline in interest rates, when credit spreads change, or when an issuers credit quality improves. Under these circumstances, the Underlying Fund may be unable to recoup all of its initial investment and will also suffer from having to reinvest in lower yielding securities.
Commodity Sector Risk. Exposure to the commodities markets may subject certain of the Underlying Funds to greater volatility than investments in more traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The prices of energy, industrial metals, precious metals, agriculture and livestock sector commodities may fluctuate widely due to factors such as changes in value, supply and demand and governmental regulatory policies. The
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commodity-linked swaps in which certain of the Underlying Funds invest may involve companies in the financial services sector, and events affecting the financial services sector may cause the Underlying Funds share value to fluctuate.
Counterparty Risk. Many of the protections afforded to cleared transactions, such as the security offered by transacting through a clearing house, might not be available in connection with OTC transactions. Therefore, in those instances in which an Underlying Fund enters into OTC transactions, the Underlying Fund will be subject to the risk that its direct counterparty will not perform its obligations under the transactions and that the Underlying Fund will sustain losses.
Credit/Default Risk. An issuer or guarantor of fixed income securities held by an Underlying Fund (which may have low credit ratings) may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair an Underlying Funds liquidity and cause significant deterioration in net asset value (NAV). To the extent that an Underlying Fund invests in non-investment grade fixed income securities, these risks may be more pronounced.
Derivatives Risk. Loss may result from an Underlying Funds investments in forwards, options, futures, swaps, options on swaps, structured securities and other derivative instruments. These instruments may be illiquid, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to an Underlying Fund. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation.
Expenses Risk. Because the Underlying Funds may invest in pooled investment vehicles (including investment companies and ETFs), partnerships and REITs, the investor will incur indirectly through the Portfolio a proportionate share of the expenses of the other pooled investment vehicles, partnerships and REITs held by the Underlying Fund (including operating costs and investment management fees), in addition to the expenses of the Underlying Fund.
Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk. Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which the Underlying Fund invests. Loss may also result from among other things, deteriorating economic and business conditions in other countries, including the United States, regional and global conflicts, the imposition of exchange controls, confiscations and other government restrictions by the United States or other governments, or from problems in share 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 Underlying Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. To the extent the Underlying Fund also invests in issuers located in emerging countries, these risks may be more pronounced.
Interest Rate Risk. When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by an Underlying Fund will generally decline in value. Long-term fixed income securities or instruments will normally have more price volatility because of this risk than short-term fixed income securities or instruments.
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. An Underlying Fund may outperform or underperform other funds that invest in similar asset classes but employ different investment styles.
Leverage Risk. Borrowing and the use of derivatives may result in leverage and may make an Underlying Fund more volatile. The use of leverage may cause certain Underlying Funds to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy their obligations or to meet asset segregation requirements when it may not be advantageous to do so. The use of leverage by an Underlying Fund can substantially increase the adverse impact to which the Underlying Fund may be subject.
Liquidity Risk. An Underlying Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that an Underlying 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. To meet redemption requests, an Underlying Fund may be forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions. Liquidity risk may be the result of, among other things, the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities or the lack of an active market. The potential for liquidity risk may be magnified by a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds may be higher than normal, potentially causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity.
Loan-Related Investments Risk. In addition to risks generally associated with debt investments, loan-related investments such as loan participations and assignments are subject to other risks. Although a loan obligation may be fully collateralized at the time of acquisition, the collateral may decline in value, be relatively illiquid, or lose all or substantially all of its value subsequent to investment. Many loan investments are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and may be relatively illiquid and difficult to value. There is less readily available, reliable information about most loan investments than is the case for many other types of securities. Substantial increases in interest rates may cause an increase in loan obligation defaults. With respect to loan participations, an Underlying Fund may not always have direct recourse against a borrower if the borrower fails to pay scheduled principal and/or interest; may be subject to greater delays, expenses and risks than if the Underlying Fund had purchased a direct obligation of the borrower; and may be regarded as the creditor of the agent lender (rather than the borrower), subjecting the Underlying Fund to the creditworthiness of that lender as well.
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Senior Loans hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a business entity, and are typically secured with specific collateral, but are nevertheless usually rated below investment grade. Because Second Lien Loans are subordinated or unsecured and thus lower in priority of payment to Senior Loans, they are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and property securing the loan or debt, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior secured obligations of the borrower. Second Lien Loans generally have greater price volatility than Senior Loans and may be less liquid.
Management Risk. A strategy used by the Investment Adviser may fail to produce the intended results. The Investment Adviser attempts to execute a complex strategy for certain of the Underlying Funds using proprietary quantitative models. Investments selected using these models may perform differently than expected as a result of the factors used in the models, the weight placed on each factor, changes from the factors historical trends, and technical issues in the construction and implementation of the models (including, for example, data problems and/or software issues). There is no guarantee that the Investment Advisers use of these quantitative models will result in effective investment decisions for an Underlying Fund. Additionally, commonality of holdings across quantitative money managers may amplify losses.
Market Risk. The value of the instruments in which an Underlying Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.
Mortgage-Backed and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain additional risks, including extension risk (i.e., in periods of rising interest rates, issuers may pay principal later than expected) and prepayment risk (i.e., in periods of declining interest rates, issuers may pay principal more quickly than expected, causing an Underlying Fund to reinvest proceeds at lower prevailing interest rates). An Underlying Fund may purchase many types of U.S. Government securities, including those issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and Federal Home Loan Banks. These securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the United States Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Mortgage-backed securities offered by non-governmental issuers are subject to other risks as well, including failures of private issuers to meet their obligations and unexpectedly high rates of default on the mortgages backing the securities. Other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with Mortgage-backed securities, as well as risks associated with the nature and servicing of the assets backing the securities. Asset-backed securities may not have the benefit of a security interest in collateral comparable to that of mortgage assets, resulting in additional credit risk.
Municipal Securities Risk. Municipal securities are subject to certain additional risks. An Underlying Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligations bonds, private activity bonds and moral obligation bonds). Municipalities continue to experience difficulties in the current economic and political environment.
Non-Diversification Risk. Certain of the Underlying Funds are non-diversified, meaning that they are permitted to invest more of their assets in fewer issuers than diversified mutual funds. Thus, such an Underlying Fund may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held in its portfolio, and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these developments.
Non-Hedging Foreign Currency Trading Risk. An Underlying Fund may engage in forward foreign currency transactions for investment purposes. The Investment Adviser may purchase or sell foreign currencies through the use of forward contracts based on the Investment Advisers judgment regarding the direction of the market for a particular foreign currency or currencies. In pursuing this strategy, the Investment Adviser seeks to profit from anticipated movements in currency rates by establishing long and/or short positions in forward contracts on various foreign currencies. Foreign exchange rates can be extremely volatile and a variance in the degree of volatility of the market or in the direction of the market from that anticipated by the Investment Adviser may produce significant losses to an Underlying Fund. Some of these transactions may also be subject to interest rate risk.
Non-Investment Grade Fixed Income Securities Risk. Non-investment grade fixed income securities and unrated securities of comparable credit quality (commonly known as junk bonds) are considered speculative and are subject to the increased risk of an issuers inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate or municipal developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the junk bond markets generally and less secondary market liquidity.
Short Position Risk. An Underlying Fund may enter into a short position through a futures contract, an option or swap agreement or through short sales of any instrument that the Underlying Fund may purchase for investment. Taking short positions involves leverage of an Underlying Funds assets and presents various risks. If the price of the underlying instrument or market on which an Underlying Fund has taken a short position increases, then the Underlying Fund will incur a loss equal to the increase in price from the time that the short position was entered into plus any related interest payments or other fees. Taking short positions involves the risk that losses may be disproportionate and may exceed the amount invested.
Small Cap Risk. Investments in small capitalization companies involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies. These securities may be subject to more
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abrupt or erratic price movements and may lack sufficient market liquidity, and these issuers often face greater business risks.
Sovereign Default Risk. An issuer of sovereign debt held by an Underlying Fund or the governmental authorities that control the repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to repay the principal or interest when due. This may result from political or social factors, the general economic environment of a country, levels of foreign debt or foreign currency exchange rates.
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.
Tax Risk. The tax treatment of certain of an Underlying Funds commodity-linked investments may be adversely affected by future legislation, Treasury Regulations, and/or guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) that could affect whether income from such investments is qualifying income under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Underlying Funds taxable income for any gains and distributions made by an Underlying Fund.
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Risk. The value of TIPS generally fluctuates in response to inflationary concerns. As inflationary expectations increase, TIPS will become more attractive, because they protect future interest payments against inflation. Conversely, as inflationary concerns decrease, TIPS will become less attractive and less valuable.
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 those agencies, instrumentalities and sponsored enterprises, including those issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Federal Home Loan Banks, are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by an Underlying Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.
Further Information on Investment Objectives, Strategies and Risks of the Underlying Funds. A concise description of the investment objectives, practices and risks of each of the Underlying Funds that are currently expected to be used for investment by the Portfolio as of the date of the Prospectus is provided beginning on page 53 of the Prospectus.
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PERFORMANCE |
The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Portfolio by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Portfolios Class A Shares from year to year; and (b) how the average annual total returns of the Portfolios Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional, Service, Class IR and Class R Shares compare to those of certain broad-based securities market indices and to the Growth Strategy Composite Index, a composite representation prepared by the Investment Adviser of the performance of the Portfolios asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Portfolios target range. The Growth Strategy Composite Index is comprised of the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross USD, Hedged) (20%) and the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) (Gross, USD, Unhedged) (the MSCI® ACWI Index) (80%). The Portfolios past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.gsamfunds.com/performance or by calling 800-621-2550 for Institutional and Service shareholders and 800-526-7384 for all other shareholders.
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 applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
For the period ended December 31, 2013 |
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since Inception |
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Class A Shares (Inception 1/2/98) |
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Returns Before Taxes |
11.83% | 11.49% | 5.22% | 4.20% | ||||||||||||
Returns After Taxes on Distributions |
11.48% | 11.01% | 4.56% | 3.51% | ||||||||||||
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Portfolio Shares |
7.02% | 9.15% | 4.15% | 3.23% | ||||||||||||
Class B Shares (Inception 1/2/98) |
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Returns Before Taxes |
12.41% | 11.65% | 5.16% | 4.18% | ||||||||||||
Class C Shares (Inception 1/2/98) |
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Returns Before Taxes |
16.37% | 11.93% | 5.03% | 3.80% | ||||||||||||
Institutional Shares (Inception 1/2/98) |
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Returns Before Taxes |
18.81% | 13.21% | 6.24% | 4.98% | ||||||||||||
Service Shares (Inception 1/2/98) |
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Returns Before Taxes |
18.19% | 12.65% | 5.70% | 4.46% | ||||||||||||
Growth Strategy Composite Index |
17.95% | 13.02% | 6.93% | 5.93% | ||||||||||||
MSCI® ACWI Index (Gross, USD, Unhedged) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or withholding taxes) |
22.80% | 14.91% | 7.16% | 5.65% | ||||||||||||
Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or withholding taxes) |
-0.14% | 4.11% | 4.42% | 4.84% | ||||||||||||
Class IR Shares (Inception 11/30/07) |
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Returns Before Taxes |
18.65% | 13.06% | N/A | 1.71% | ||||||||||||
Class R Shares (Inception 11/30/07) |
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Returns |
17.93% | 12.48% | N/A | 1.21% | ||||||||||||
Growth Strategy Composite Index |
17.95% | 13.02% | N/A | 3.13% | ||||||||||||
MSCI® ACWI Index (Gross, USD, Unhedged) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or withholding taxes) |
22.80% | 14.91% | N/A | 2.26% | ||||||||||||
Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or withholding taxes) |
-0.14% | 4.11% | N/A | 4.33% |
The after-tax returns are for Class A Shares only. The after-tax returns for Class B, Class C, Institutional, Service, Class IR and Class R 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 investors tax situation and may differ from those shown. In addition, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold Portfolio shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
8 SUMMARY PROSPECTUS GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT |
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. is the investment adviser for the Portfolio (the Investment Adviser or GSAM).
Portfolio Managers: William Fallon, Ph.D., Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer of Quantitative Investment StrategiesMacro Alpha Strategies, has managed the Portfolio since 2009; Steve Jeneste, CFA, Managing Director, has managed the Portfolio since 2011; and Nicholas Chan, CFA, Vice President, has managed the Portfolio since 2006.
BUYING AND SELLING PORTFOLIO 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, $1,000,000 for individual or certain institutional investors, alone or in combination with other assets under the management of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. There is no minimum for initial purchases of Class IR and Class R Shares. Those share classes with a minimum initial investment requirement do not impose it on certain employee benefit plans, and Institutional Shares do not impose it on certain investment advisers investing on behalf of other accounts.
The minimum subsequent investment for Class A and Class C shareholders is $50, except for certain employee benefit plans, for which there is no minimum. There is no minimum subsequent investment for Institutional, Class IR or Class R shareholders.
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio on any business day through certain banks, trust companies, brokers, dealers, investment advisers and other financial institutions (Authorized Institutions).
TAX INFORMATION |
The Portfolios 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. Investments through tax-deferred arrangements may become taxable upon withdrawal from such arrangement.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES |
If you purchase the Portfolio through an Authorized Institution, the Portfolio and/or its related companies may pay the Authorized Institution for the sale of Portfolio shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the Authorized Institution and your salesperson to recommend the Portfolio over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your Authorized Institutions website for more information.
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