Class P: GALPX
Before you invest, you may want to review the Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund’s (formerly Goldman Sachs Dynamic U.S. Equity Fund) (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.gsamfunds. 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 April 16, 2018, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
| INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE |
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
| 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.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
| Class P | ||||
| Management Fees |
0.55 | % | ||
| Other Expenses1 |
3.56 | % | ||
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
4.11 | % | ||
| Expense Limitation2 |
(3.45 | )% | ||
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Limitation |
0.66 | % | ||
| 1 | The “Other Expenses” for Class P Shares have been estimated to reflect expenses expected to be incurred during the current fiscal year. |
| 2 | The Investment Adviser has agreed to reduce or limit “Other Expenses” (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to 0.084% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This arrangement will remain in effect through at least April 16, 2019, 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.
This Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in Class P Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Class P Shares at the end of those periods, unless otherwise stated. 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 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 P Shares |
$ | 67 | $ | 933 | $ | 1,814 | $ | 4,085 | ||||||||
| 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 the 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 August 31, 2017 was 77% of the average value of its portfolio.
2 SUMMARY PROSPECTUS — GOLDMAN SACHS BLUE CHIP FUND
| 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 a diversified portfolio of equity investments of “blue chip” companies. Blue chip companies are companies that, in the Investment Adviser’s view, enjoy characteristics that include strong market positions, seasoned management teams, solid financial fundamentals and high-quality reputations. Although blue chip companies generally have large or medium market capitalizations, the Investment Adviser may invest in companies that it believes have good, long-term prospects to become well-known, established or blue chip companies. The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its Net Assets in foreign securities.
The Fund seeks to provide broad U.S. equity market exposure by investing in securities of “blue chip” companies of any investment style. The Investment Adviser uses fundamental research to identify strong business franchises with favorable long-term growth prospects, excellent management and high-quality reputations. Investment criteria include dominant market share, positive free cash flow, enduring competitive advantages and sustainable growth. The Investment Adviser’s philosophy is based on the belief that all successful investing should thoughtfully weigh two important attributes of a stock: price and prospects. The process also includes a valuation component. The team also uses a strong valuation discipline to purchase well-positioned, cash-generating businesses run by shareholder-oriented management teams.
The Fund’s equity investment process involves: (1) using multiple industry-specific valuation metrics to identify real economic value and company potential in stocks, screened by valuation, profitability and business characteristics; (2) conducting in-depth company research and assessing overall business quality; and (3) buying those securities that a sector portfolio manager recommends, taking into account feedback from the rest of the portfolio management team. The Investment Adviser may decide to sell a position for various reasons, including valuation and price considerations, readjustment of the Investment Adviser’s outlook based on subsequent events, the Investment Adviser’s ongoing assessment of the quality and effectiveness of management, if new investment ideas offer the potential for better risk/reward profiles than existing holdings, or for risk management purposes. In addition, the Investment Adviser may sell a position in order to meet shareholder redemptions.
The Fund may also, but does not currently intend to, invest in fixed income securities, including government, corporate and bank debt obligations.
The Fund’s benchmark index is the S&P 500® Index.
| 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. Investments in the Fund involve substantial risks which prospective investors should consider carefully before investing.
Foreign 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 Fund invests. The imposition of exchange controls, confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the United States and other governments, or from problems in share registration, settlement or custody, may also result in losses. 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.
Large Shareholder Transactions Risk. The Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions may cause the Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and liquidity. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio.
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 sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.
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.
3 SUMMARY PROSPECTUS — GOLDMAN SACHS BLUE CHIP FUND
| 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 Institutional Shares from year to year; and (b) how the average annual total returns of the Fund’s Institutional Shares compare to those of a broad-based securities market index. Between May 1, 2015 through October 31, 2017, the Fund had been known as the Goldman Sachs Dynamic U.S. Equity Fund and, since the Fund’s inception through April 30, 2015, the Fund had been known as the Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Fund, and certain of its principal investment strategies differed. Performance information set forth below prior to October 31, 2017 reflects the performance resulting from the Fund’s former strategies. 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.gsamfunds.com/performance or by calling the appropriate phone number on the back cover of the Prospectus.
Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
| For the period ended December 31, 2017 |
1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception |
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| Institutional Shares (Inception 11/30/09)* |
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| Returns Before Taxes |
18.82% | 13.05% | 11.60% | |||||||||
| Returns After Taxes on Distributions |
13.17% | 9.91% | 9.59% | |||||||||
| Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
15.26% | 10.01% | 9.23% | |||||||||
| S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees or expenses) |
21.83% | 15.78% | 14.02% | |||||||||
| * | Returns are for a share class that is not presented that would have substantially similar annual returns because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would differ only to the extent that the share classes do not have the same expenses. |
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.
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| PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT |
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. is the investment adviser for the Fund (the “Investment Adviser” or “GSAM”).
Portfolio Managers: Steven M. Barry, Managing Director, Co-Chief Investment Officer—Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity, has managed the Fund since 2010; Stephen E. Becker, CFA, Managing Director, has managed the Fund since 2009; and Sean Gallagher, Managing Director, Co-Chief Investment Officer—Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity, has managed the Fund since 2018.
| BUYING AND SELLING FUND SHARES |
The Fund does not impose minimum purchase requirements for initial or subsequent investments in Class P Shares.
You may purchase and redeem (sell) Class P Shares of the Fund on any business day through the Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management business unit, The Goldman Sachs Trust Company, N.A., The Goldman Sachs Trust Company of Delaware, The Ayco Company, L.P. or with certain intermediaries that are authorized to offer Class P Shares.
| 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. Investments through tax-deferred arrangements may become taxable upon withdrawal from such arrangements.
| PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES |
If you purchase the Fund through an intermediary that is authorized to offer Class P Shares, the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your intermediary’s website for more information.
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