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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-05349

 

Goldman Sachs Trust

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Caroline Kraus, Esq.    Copies to:
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC    Geoffrey R.T. Kenyon, Esq.
200 West Street    Dechert LLP
New York, New York 10282    100 Oliver Street
   40th Floor
   Boston, MA 02110-2605

 

(Name and address of agents for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 655-4400

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2018

 

 

ITEM 1.

REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

    

The Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders is filed herewith.


Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Semi-Annual Report      

June 30, 2018

 
     

Fund of Funds Portfolios

     

Balanced Strategy

     

Equity Growth Strategy

     

Growth and Income Strategy

     

Growth Strategy

     

Satellite Strategies

 

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Goldman Sachs Fund of Funds Portfolios

 

  BALANCED STRATEGY

 

  EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY

 

  GROWTH AND INCOME STRATEGY

 

  GROWTH STRATEGY

 

  SATELLITE STRATEGIES

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Market Review

    1  

Investment Process

    3  

Portfolio Management Discussions and Performance Summaries

    5  

Index Definitions

    32  

Schedules of Investments

    33  

Financial Statements

    48  

Financial Highlights

    55  

Notes to Financial Statements

    95  

Other Information

    119  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


MARKET REVIEW

 

Fund of Funds Portfolios

 

Market Review

The capital markets were influenced most during the six months ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”) by economic data, central bank monetary policy, higher commodity prices and geopolitical events.

In the first quarter of 2018, when the Reporting Period began, global equity markets experienced their first pullback after rallying for eight consecutive calendar quarters. Global equity prices peaked during the last week of January 2018 before retreating on news of stronger than consensus expected U.S. wage growth data in early February. In addition to the wage growth data, which led investors to anticipate a faster pace of Federal Reserve (“Fed”) interest rate hikes, rising concerns about potential trade protectionism and worsening market sentiment about U.S. information technology stocks weighed on global equity prices. In the second half of March 2018, U.S. information technology stocks sold off due to investor concerns about data privacy. During the first calendar quarter overall, macroeconomic data moderated in the developed markets, particularly in Europe and Japan. Emerging markets equities generally outperformed their developed markets peers because of what many considered to be attractive valuations and because of the comparatively stronger economic data within emerging markets countries as well as higher commodity prices. In the fixed income markets, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the first quarter of 2018, driven by the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates at its March policy meeting as well as by a modest pickup in inflation and a higher than expected U.S. fiscal deficit. The outcome of the Fed’s policy meeting was generally considered dovish by investors but was also in line with market expectations. (Dovish tends to imply lower interest rates.) The U.S. dollar weakened relative to other major developed markets currencies during the first calendar quarter.

During the second quarter of 2018, developed markets equities generated positive returns, while emerging markets equities experienced broad-based weakness. Two major themes were at play: 1) divergence between U.S. economic growth compared to that of the rest of the world, and 2) continued escalation of trade tensions. Within developed markets, U.S., U.K., European and Japanese equities rallied. U.K. export-driven stocks, in particular, benefited strongly from the depreciation of the British pound versus other major currencies. Meanwhile, emerging markets equities substantially underperformed developed markets stocks, as emerging markets’ economic growth slowed and disputes between the U.S. and China about trade tariffs soured investors’ appetite for emerging markets assets in general. Broad-based selling within the global equity markets also contributed to the weakness of emerging markets stocks. Within fixed income, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose, as U.S. macroeconomic data remained relatively strong, inflation increased and oil prices rose. The U.S. dollar strengthened against major currencies, driven by comparatively better U.S. economic growth and tighter Fed monetary policy. The Mexican peso and euro were among those currencies experiencing some of the largest drops versus the U.S. dollar. Weakening appetite for emerging markets assets and the looming Mexican presidential election weighed on the Mexican peso, while slower Eurozone economic growth and a dovish European Central Bank pressured the euro. Meanwhile, moderating global economic growth and escalating trade tensions weighed on the prices of metals, such as copper, and the stronger U.S. dollar pushed down gold prices.

 

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MARKET REVIEW

 

 

 

Looking Ahead

At the end of the Reporting Period, we emphasized three macro themes. First, we expect to see divergence in the global economic expansion, with the U.S. and Japanese economies likely to surprise to the upside and European and Chinese economies more at risk. Second, we believe that shorter-term yields, which experienced a sharp rise in early 2018, may well be comparatively stable in the near term. Third, we think that, in the short term, the capital markets may experience temporary bouts of volatility. Accordingly, at the end of the Reporting Period, we believed the investing environment may favor a dynamic approach to asset allocation.

On the asset class level, we expect global equities to generate positive but moderate returns over the medium term. In our opinion, global equity performance may well be supported by continued economic expansion overall, corporate earnings growth and inexpensive valuations relative to macroeconomic conditions, though we believe valuations are likely to remain high in absolute terms. Regarding fixed income, we were bearish on government bonds at the end of the Reporting Period, as the Fed is likely, in our view, to raise interest rates faster than the markets seem to expect. At the end of the Reporting Period, we thought credit spreads were at reasonable levels relative to macroeconomic conditions. However, we plan to monitor them because we believe the corporate bond market may be approaching the point in the economic cycle when credit spreads historically start to widen. (Credit spreads are yield differentials between corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury securities of comparable maturity.) At the end of the Reporting Period, we were bullish on emerging markets assets overall for the medium term. Emerging economies outside of China are generally earlier in their economic cycle than developed market economies, which enables us to remain confident about a widening gap between the economic growth trajectories of emerging and developed markets. However, given the rise in market volatility during the Reporting Period and the increased frequency of political shocks, we have become more cautious about the performance of emerging markets assets for the near term.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS

 

What Differentiates Goldman Sachs’

Approach to Asset Allocation?

 

We believe that strong investment results through asset allocation are best achieved through teams of experts working together on a global scale:

 

 

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  Goldman Sachs’ Global Portfolio Solutions Group determines the strategic and tactical asset allocations. The team is comprised of over 135* professionals with significant academic and practitioner experience.

 

  Goldman Sachs’ Portfolio Management Teams offer expert management of the mutual funds that are contained within each Portfolio. These same teams manage portfolios for institutional and high net worth investors.

Goldman Sachs Asset Allocation Investment Process

 

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Global Portfolio Solutions Group

Each Portfolio represents a diversified global portfolio on the efficient frontier.† The Portfolios differ in their long-term objective, and therefore, their asset allocation mix. The long-term strategic asset allocation is the primary source of risk and the corresponding primary determinant of total return. It therefore represents an anchor, or neutral starting point, from which tactical asset allocation decisions are made.

 

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Global Portfolio Solutions Group

For each Portfolio, the long-term strategic asset allocation is adjusted through a tactical investment process that seeks to react to and capitalize on changes in the market, the economic cycle, and macroeconomic environment. Within each strategy, we shift assets away from the strategic allocation by over and underweighting certain asset classes and by taking long or short positions in specific sectors, regions and countries. Using a proprietary fundamental analysis and portfolio construction process, the team develops views based on its current market and economic outlook across asset classes like global developed equity, emerging market equity, investment grade and non-investment grade fixed income, and currency markets.

 

*As   of June 2018.
†Portfolios   on the efficient frontier are optimal in both the sense that they offer maximal expected return for some given level of risk and minimal risk for some given level of expected return. The efficient frontier is the line created from the risk-reward graph, comprised of optimal portfolios. The optimal portfolios plotted along the curve have the highest expected return possible for the given amount of risk.

 

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Portfolio Management Teams

Each Portfolio is predominantly comprised of underlying Goldman Sachs funds managed by broad, deep portfolio management teams. In addition to global tactical asset allocation, we seek to generate excess returns through security selection within each underlying fund. Whether in the equity or fixed income arenas, these portfolio management teams share a commitment to firsthand fundamental research and seek performance driven by successful security selection.

 

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Fund of Funds Portfolios

 

Investment Objectives

The Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio seeks current income and long-term capital appreciation. The Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income. The Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation and, secondarily, current income.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Global Portfolio Solutions Team discusses the performance and positioning of the Goldman Sachs Fund of Funds Portfolios — Asset Allocation (the “Portfolios”) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”).

Q   How did the Portfolios perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio — During the Reporting Period, the Balanced Strategy Portfolio’s Class A, C, Institutional, Service, Investor, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns of -2.26%, -2.70%, -2.08%, -2.38%, -2.15%, -2.30% and -2.07%, respectively. This compares to the -0.13% cumulative total return of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, which is composed 60% of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) (“Bloomberg Barclays Global Index”) and 40% of the MSCI All Country World Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (“MSCI ACWI Index”), during the same period.

 

   

The components of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Index and the MSCI ACWI Index, generated cumulative total returns of 0.07% and -0.43%, respectively, during the Reporting Period.

 

   

For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Portfolio’s Class P Shares generated a cumulative total return of -2.23% compared to the 0.17% cumulative total return of the blended benchmark. The components of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Index and the MSCI ACWI Index, generated cumulative total returns of 0.56% and -0.42%, respectively, during the same period.

 

   

Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio — During the Reporting Period, the Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio’s Class A, C, Institutional, Service, Investor, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns of -0.58%, -0.94%, -0.37%, -0.64%, -0.48%, -0.70% and -0.37%, respectively. This compares to the -0.43% cumulative total return of the Portfolio’s benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, during the same period.

 

   

For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Portfolio’s Class P Shares generated a cumulative total return of -2.32% compared to the -0.42% cumulative total return of the Portfolio’s benchmark.

 

   

Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio — During the Reporting Period, the Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio’s Class A, C, Institutional, Service, Investor, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns of -1.81%, -2.16%, -1.62%, -1.80%, -1.62%, -1.88% and -1.61%, respectively. This compares to the -0.23% cumulative total return of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, which is composed 40% of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Index and 60% of the MSCI ACWI Index, during the same period.

 

   

The components of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Index and the MSCI ACWI Index, generated cumulative total returns of 0.07% and -0.43%, respectively, during the Reporting Period.

 

   

For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Portfolio’s Class P Shares generated a cumulative total return of -2.41% compared to the -0.03% cumulative total return of the blended benchmark. The components of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Index and the MSCI ACWI Index, generated cumulative total returns of 0.23% and -1.57%, respectively, during the same period.

 

   

Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio — During the Reporting Period, the Growth Strategy Portfolio’s Class A,

 

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C, Institutional, Service, Investor, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns of -1.90%, -2.21%, -1.71%, -1.90%, -1.73%, -1.95% and -1.64%, respectively. This compares to the -0.33% cumulative total return of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, which is composed 80% of the MSCI ACWI Index and 20% of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Index, during the same period.

 

   

The components of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Index and the MSCI ACWI Index, generated cumulative total returns of 0.07% and -0.43%, respectively, during the Reporting Period.

 

   

For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Portfolio’s Class P Shares generated a cumulative total return of -2.51% compared to the -0.22% cumulative total return of the blended benchmark. The components of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Index and the MSCI ACWI Index, generated cumulative total returns of 0.23% and -1.57%, respectively, during the same period.

 

Q   What key factors were responsible for the Portfolios’ performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Portfolios seek to achieve their respective investment objectives by investing mainly in a combination of underlying funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (collectively, the “Underlying Funds”). Some of the Portfolios’ 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”).

 

   

Performance is driven by four sources of return: long-term strategic asset allocation, medium-term cycle-aware allocation, short-term tactical allocation and excess returns from investments in Underlying Funds. Strategic asset allocation is the process by which we seek to budget or allocate portfolio risk, as opposed to capital, across a set of asset allocation risk factors, including but not limited to, equity, interest rate, emerging markets, credit, momentum and active risk. The resulting strategic asset allocations are implemented using a range of bottom-up security selection strategies across equity, fixed income and dynamic asset classes, which may utilize fundamental or quantitative investment techniques. We then incorporate our medium-term cycle-aware views and short-term tactical views into the Portfolios in order to react to changes in the economic cycle and the markets, respectively. Each Portfolio’s positioning may therefore change over time based on medium- and short-term market views on dislocations and attractive investment opportunities. These views may impact the relative weighting across asset classes, the allocation to geographies, sectors and industries as well as the Portfolios’ duration and sensitivity to inflation. (Duration is a measure of a portfolio’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates.)

 

   

During the Reporting Period, the Portfolios generated negative returns on an absolute basis, with those having greater equity exposure producing less negative results. In addition, all four Portfolios generally underperformed their respective benchmark indices.* Overall, our medium-term cycle-aware views and short-term tactical decisions detracted from performance. The contribution from strategic asset allocation was mixed as was security selection within the Underlying Funds.

 

   

Our medium-term cycle-aware views detracted from the returns of all four Portfolios during the Reporting Period. Within equities, our view that the Portfolios should hold long positions in emerging markets equities versus developed markets equities hurt performance, as emerging market equities struggled on the back of a stronger U.S. dollar, higher U.S. interest rates and concerns around global trade policies. Within fixed income, we held the view that the Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio, the Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio and the Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio should each have a short duration bias, which was expressed through a short position in long-maturity German government bonds and short positions in specific segments of the U.S. Treasury yield curve. (Yield curve is a spectrum of maturities. The Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio did not adopt any of our fixed income views as it is an all-equity portfolio.) The short position in long-maturity German government bonds added to the Portfolios’ performance early in the Reporting Period due to hawkish commentary from Germany’s central bank, but it detracted during the second

 

 

  *   As measured by Institutional Shares.

 

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half of the Reporting Period as Germany’s long-term interest rates fell in response to slower European economic growth, dovish European Central Bank monetary policy and political risk in Italy. (Hawkish tends to suggest higher interest rates; opposite of dovish.). A short position in the two-year segment of the U.S. Treasury yield curve contributed positively, partially offsetting these negative results. Elsewhere within fixed income, the Portfolios were hampered by their exposure to local emerging markets debt versus U.S. high yield corporate bonds. We established this positioning based on our view that credit spreads, which typically start to widen before an equity market peak, would be a headwind for U.S. high yield corporate bonds in the near term. (Credit spreads are yield differentials between corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury securities of comparable maturity.) However, U.S. high yield corporate bonds outperformed local emerging markets debt during the Reporting Period, which hurt the Portfolios’ returns.

 

   

Our short-term tactical views, which seek to take advantage of what we consider short-term market mispricing, detracted overall from the performance of all four Portfolios. In terms of our country-specific views, however, the Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio experienced some positive results. Our view to hold long positions in certain developed markets stocks, including U.S. and Singaporean equities, and short positions in certain emerging markets stocks, such as South African and Mexican equities, added to the Portfolio’s performance. This was offset somewhat by the Portfolio’s long positions in emerging markets equities, which detracted, as emerging markets assets were broadly challenged during the second half of the Reporting Period.

 

   

The impact of security selection within the Underlying Funds was mixed during the Reporting Period. Security selection detracted from the returns of the Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio and the Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio but was the primary positive contributor to the performance of the Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio and the Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio because of their relatively higher proportion of equity assets.

 

   

Our long-term, strategic asset allocation also had mixed results. While strategic asset allocation bolstered returns in the Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio, it detracted from the performance of the other three Portfolios during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How did the Portfolios’ Underlying Funds perform relative to their respective benchmark indices during the Reporting Period?

 

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Among Underlying Fixed Income Funds, the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund underperformed its benchmark index most during the Reporting Period. The Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund, the Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund and the Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund also lagged their respective benchmark indices. Among Underlying Equity Funds, the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF and the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund underperformed their respective benchmark indices. The Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund outperformed its benchmark index. Among Underlying Funds that invest in real assets, the Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund outperformed its benchmark index and the Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund underperformed its benchmark index during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How did the Portfolios use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

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During the Reporting Period, the Portfolios used derivatives primarily to express medium-term cycle-aware views across equities and fixed income. The Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio was the only Portfolio to use derivatives to express our short-term tactical views across developed and emerging markets equities. The Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio, the Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio and the Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio used a single implementation vehicle to express our short-term tactical views — the Goldman Sachs Tactical Exposure Fund (the “Underlying Tactical Fund”).

 

   

Within equities, the Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio employed equity index futures to establish tactical short positions in Australian equities and U.K. large cap equities (both had a negative impact) and in Mexican equities and South African equities (both had a positive impact). In addition, the Portfolios used equity index futures to establish a tactical long position in Singaporean equities (positive impact) and tactical long positions in emerging markets equities broadly, European high-dividend equities, Chinese onshore-listed equities, South Korean equities and Japanese equities (all four had a negative impact). The Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio also employed equity index

 

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options on U.S. equities (positive impact), European equities (negative impact) and Japanese equities (positive impact).

 

   

Within fixed income, the Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio, the Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio and the Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio used interest rate futures to express our medium-term cycle-aware views on the U.S. Treasury yield curve (positive impact) and on long-term German interest rates (negative impact). (The Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio did not adopt any of our fixed income views as it is an all-equity portfolio.)

 

   

During the Reporting Period overall, some of the Portfolios’ Underlying Funds, including the Underlying Tactical Fund, used derivatives to apply their active investment views with greater versatility and potentially to afford greater risk management precision. As market conditions warranted during the Reporting Period, some of these Underlying Funds engaged in forward foreign currency exchange contracts, financial futures contracts, options, swap contracts and structured securities to attempt to enhance portfolio return and for hedging purposes.

 

Q   What changes did you make during the Reporting Period within the Portfolios?

 

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In May 2018, we made changes to the strategic allocations of three of the four Portfolios — the Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio, the Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio and the Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio. Specifically, we added strategic allocations to the Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and the Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF. Additionally, we added strategic allocations to a volatility selling strategy. (Our volatility selling strategy seeks to benefit from the difference between implied volatility (i.e., expectations of future volatility) and realized volatility (i.e., historical volatility) in equity markets.) In addition, we implemented a foreign currency hedging strategy, which seeks to manage the risk associated with investing in non-U.S. currencies.

 

Q   Were there any changes to the Portfolios’ portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?

 

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Effective June 21, 2018, Edward J. Tostanoski III no longer served as a portfolio manager of the Portfolios. By design, all investment decisions for the Portfolios are performed within a co-lead or team structure, with multiple subject matter experts. This strategic decision making has been the cornerstone of our approach and ensures continuity in the Portfolios. At the end of the Reporting Period, the portfolio managers for the Portfolios were Raymond Chan and Christopher Lvoff.

 

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Balanced Strategy

as of June 30, 2018

 

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW  
     January 1, 2018–
June 30, 2018
  Portfolio Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    Balanced Strategy
Composite Index2
    Bloomberg Barclays
Global Index
    MSCI ACWI Index  
  Class A     -2.26     -0.13     0.07     -0.43
  Class C     -2.70       -0.13       0.07       -0.43  
  Institutional     -2.08       -0.13       0.07       -0.43  
  Service     -2.38       -0.13       0.07       -0.43  
  Investor     -2.15       -0.13       0.07       -0.43  
  Class R     -2.30       -0.13       0.07       -0.43  
  Class R6     -2.07       -0.13       0.07       -0.43  
  April 17, 2018–
June 30, 2018
       
    Class P     -2.23     0.17     0.56     -0.42

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Portfolio (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Portfolio’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Portfolio’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The Balanced Strategy Composite Index (“Balanced Composite”) is a composite representation prepared by the Investment Adviser of the performance of the Portfolio’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Portfolio’s target range. The Balanced Composite is comprised of a blend of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) (“Bloomberg Barclays Global Index”) (60%) and the MSCI All Country World Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (“MSCI® ACWI Index”) (40%). The Bloomberg Barclays Global Index is an unmanaged index, provides a broad-based measure of the global investment grade fixed-rate debt markets and covers the most liquid portion of the global investment grade fixed-rate bond market, including government, credit and collateralized securities. The index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. The MSCI® ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI® ACWI Index consists of 47 country indices comprising 23 developed and 24 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indices included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The emerging market country indices are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Qatar, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The index figures do not include any deduction for fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Portfolio’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.gsamfunds.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

 

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  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Year   Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A   -2.45%     3.27     3.16     4.10   1/2/98
  Class C   1.33     3.65       2.97       3.62     1/2/98
  Institutional   3.64     4.85       4.17       4.81     1/2/98
  Service   3.07     4.49       3.72       4.33     1/2/98
  Investor   3.40     4.70       3.99       3.44     11/30/07
  Class P   N/A     N/A       N/A       -2.23     4/17/18
  Class R   3.00     4.23       3.52       2.97     11/30/07
    Class R6   3.56     N/A       N/A       4.24     7/31/15

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Portfolio’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.gsamfunds.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS4

 

          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.28      1.34
  Class C     2.03        2.09  
  Institutional     0.89        0.95  
  Service     1.39        1.45  
  Investor     1.03        1.09  
  Class P     0.88        0.94  
  Class R     1.53        1.59  
    Class R6     0.88        0.94  

 

  4   The expense ratios of the Portfolio, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Portfolio and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Portfolio’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Portfolio’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

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  5    Strategic allocation is the process of determining the areas of the global markets in which to invest, and in what long-term proportion, for each underlying fund. Our global approach attempts to generate strong long-term returns across geographies and asset classes, and is determined through a careful review of market opportunities and risk/return tradeoffs. On a monthly basis or as needed, we shift assets around the strategic allocation, over and under-weighting asset classes and countries relative to the neutral starting point, seeking to benefit from changing short-term conditions in global capital markets. This is called tactical asset allocation.

 

  6    Generally, tactical fund weightings are rebalanced approximately monthly, but they may be rebalanced more or less frequently at the discretion of the Investment Adviser based on the market environment and its macro views. The weightings in the chart above reflect the allocations as of June 30, 2018. Actual Fund weighting in the Portfolio may differ from the figures shown above due to rounding, differences in returns of the Underlying Funds, or both. The above figures are not indicative of future allocations.

 

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OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND WEIGHTINGS7
Percentage of Net Assets

 

LOGO

 

 

  7    The Portfolio is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each underlying fund reflects the value of that underlying fund as a percentage of net assets of the Portfolio. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to rounding and/or the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The graph depicts the Portfolio’s investments but may not represent the Portfolio’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Equity Growth Strategy

as of June 30, 2018

 

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW  
     January 1, 2018–June 30, 2018      Portfolio Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       MSCI® ACWI Index2  
 

Class A

       -0.58        -0.43
 

Class C

       -0.94          -0.43  
 

Institutional

       -0.37          -0.43  
 

Service

       -0.64          -0.43  
 

Investor

       -0.48          -0.43  
 

Class R

       -0.70          -0.43  
 

Class R6

       -0.37          -0.43  
    April 17, 2018–June 30, 2018                  
    Class P        -2.32        -0.42

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Portfolio (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Portfolio’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Portfolio’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The Portfolio’s benchmark is the MSCI All Country World Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (“MSCI® ACWI Index”). The MSCI® ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI® ACWI Index consists of 47 country indices comprising 23 developed and 24 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indices included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The emerging market country indices are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Qatar, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The index figures do not include any deduction for fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Portfolio’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.gsamfunds.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

 

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  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
 

Class A

    5.62     8.79     4.94     5.07   1/2/98
 

Class C

    9.88       9.22       4.74       4.58     1/2/98
 

Institutional

    12.22       10.49       5.95       5.76     1/2/98
 

Service

    11.62       9.92       5.41       5.25     1/2/98
 

Investor

    11.96       10.31       5.79       4.36     11/30/07
 

Class P

    N/A       N/A       N/A       -2.32     4/17/18
  Class R     11.44       9.76       5.31       3.88     11/30/07
   

Class R6

    12.20       N/A       N/A       9.33     7/31/15

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Portfolio’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.gsamfunds.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS4

 

          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
 

Class A

    1.23      1.32
 

Class C

    1.98        2.07  
 

Institutional

    0.84        0.93  
 

Service

    1.34        1.43  
 

Investor

    0.98        1.07  
 

Class P

    0.83        0.92  
  Class R     1.48        1.57  
   

Class R6

    0.83        0.92  

 

  4   The expense ratios of the Portfolio, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Portfolio and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Portfolio’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Portfolio’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

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LOGO

 

  5   Strategic allocation is the process of determining the areas of the global markets in which to invest, and in what long-term proportion, for each underlying fund. Our global approach attempts to generate strong long-term returns across geographies and asset classes, and is determined through a careful review of market opportunities and risk/return tradeoffs. On a monthly basis or as needed, we shift assets around the strategic allocation, over and under-weighting asset classes and countries relative to the neutral starting point, seeking to benefit from changing short-term conditions in global capital markets. This is called tactical asset allocation.

 

  6   Generally, tactical fund weightings are rebalanced approximately monthly, but they may be rebalanced more or less frequently at the discretion of the Investment Adviser based on the market environment and its macro views. The weightings in the chart above reflect the allocations as of June 30, 2018. Actual underlying fund weighting in the Portfolio may differ from the figures shown above due to rounding, differences in returns of the underlying funds, or both. The above figures are not indicative of future allocations.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

 

 

 

OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND WEIGHTINGS7
Percentage of Net Assets

 

LOGO

 

 

  7    The Portfolio is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each underlying fund reflects the value of that underlying fund as a percentage of net assets of the Portfolio. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to rounding and/or the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The graph depicts the Portfolio’s investments but may not represent the Portfolio’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Growth and Income Strategy

as of June 30, 2018

 

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW  
     January 1, 2018–
June 30 2018
  Portfolio Total Return
(based on NAV)1
   

Growth and Income
Strategy

Composite Index2

    Bloomberg
Barclays Global
Index
    MSCI ACWI Index  
 

Class A

    -1.81     -0.23     0.07     -0.43
 

Class C

    -2.16       -0.23       0.07       -0.43  
 

Institutional

    -1.62       -0.23       0.07       -0.43  
 

Service

    -1.80       -0.23       0.07       -0.43  
 

Investor

    -1.62       -0.23       0.07       -0.43  
 

Class R

    -1.88       -0.23       0.07       -0.43  
 

Class R6

    -1.61       -0.23       0.07       -0.43  
   

April 17, 2018–
June 30, 2018

                       
    Class P     -2.41     -0.03     0.23     -1.57

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Portfolio (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Portfolio’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Portfolio’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The Growth and Income Strategy Composite Index (“Growth and Income Composite”) is a composite representation prepared by the Investment Adviser of the performance of the Portfolio’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Portfolio’s target range. The Growth and Income Composite is comprised of a blend of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) (“Bloomberg Barclays Global Index”) (40%) and the MSCI All Country World Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (“MSCI® ACWI Index”) (60%). The Growth and Income Composite figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Index is an unmanaged index, provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-rate debt markets and covers the most liquid portion of the global investment grade fixed-rate bond market, including government, credit and collateralized securities. The index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. The MSCI® ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI® ACWI Index consists of 47 country indices comprising 23 developed and 24 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indices included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The emerging market country indices are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The index figures do not include any deduction for fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Portfolio’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.gsamfunds.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

 

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  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
 

Class A

    0.23     5.05     3.68     4.58   1/2/98
 

Class C

    4.20       5.45       3.48       4.08     1/2/98
 

Institutional

    6.46       6.66       4.67       5.28     1/2/98
 

Service

    5.96       6.14       4.16       4.76     1/2/98
 

Investor

    6.38       6.53       4.50       3.52     11/30/07
 

Class P

    N/A       N/A       N/A       -2.41     4/17/18
  Class R     5.76       5.97       4.01       3.02     11/30/07
   

Class R6

    6.48       N/A       N/A       5.93     7/31/15

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Portfolio’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.gsamfunds.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS4

 

          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
 

Class A

    1.25      1.29
 

Class C

    2.00        2.04  
 

Institutional

    0.86        0.90  
 

Service

    1.36        1.40  
 

Investor

    1.00        1.04  
 

Class P

    0.85        0.89  
  Class R     1.50        1.54  
   

Class R6

    0.85        0.89  

 

  4   The expense ratios of the Portfolio, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Portfolio and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Portfolio’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Portfolio’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

  5    Strategic allocation is the process of determining the areas of the global markets in which to invest, and in what long-term proportion, for each underlying fund. Our global approach attempts to generate strong long-term returns across geographies and asset classes, and is determined through a careful review of market opportunities and risk/return tradeoffs. On a monthly basis or as needed, we shift assets around the strategic allocation, over and under-weighting asset classes and countries relative to the neutral starting point, seeking to benefit from changing short-term conditions in global capital markets. This is called tactical asset allocation.

 

  6   Generally, tactical fund weightings are rebalanced approximately monthly, but they may be rebalanced more or less frequently at the discretion of the Investment Adviser based on the market environment and its macro views. The weightings in the chart above reflect the allocations as of June 30, 2018. Actual underlying fund weighting in the Portfolio may differ from the figures shown above due to rounding, differences in returns of the underlying funds, or both. The above figures are not indicative of future allocations.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

 

 

OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND WEIGHTINGS7
Percentage of Net Assets

 

LOGO

 

 

  7    The Portfolio is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each underlying fund reflects the value of that underlying fund as a percentage of net assets of the Portfolio. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to rounding and/or the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The graph depicts the Portfolio’s investments but may not represent the Portfolio’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Growth Strategy

as of June 30, 2018

 

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW  
    

January 1, 2018–

June 30, 2018

  Portfolio Total Return
(based on NAV)1
   

Growth Strategy

Composite Index2

    Bloomberg
Barclays Global
Index
    MSCI ACWI Index  
 

Class A

    -1.90     -0.33     0.07     -0.43
 

Class C

    -2.21       -0.33       0.07       -0.43  
 

Institutional

    -1.71       -0.33       0.07       -0.43  
 

Service

    -1.90       -0.33       0.07       -0.43  
 

Investor

    -1.73       -0.33       0.07       -0.43  
 

Class R

    -1.95       -0.33       0.07       -0.43  
 

Class R6

    -1.64       -0.33       0.07       -0.43  
 

April 17, 2018–

June 30, 2018

       
    Class P     -2.51     -0.22     0.23     -1.57

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Portfolio (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Portfolio’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Portfolio’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The Growth Strategy Composite Index (“Growth Composite”) is a composite representation prepared by the Investment Advisor of the performance of the Portfolio’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Portfolio’s target range. The Growth Composite is comprised of a blend of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, Hedged) (“Bloomberg Barclays Global Index”) (20%) and the MSCI All Country World Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (“MSCI® ACWI Index”) (80%). The Growth Strategy Composite figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Index is an unmanaged index, provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-rate debt markets and covers the most liquid portion of the global investment grade fixed-rate bond market, including government, credit and collateralized securities. The index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. The MSCI® ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI® ACWI Index consists of 47 country indices comprising 23 developed and 24 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indices included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The emerging market country indices are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The index figures do not include any deduction for fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Portfolio’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.gsamfunds.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

 

 

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
 

Class A

    2.37     6.72     3.95     4.56   1/2/98
 

Class C

    6.44       7.13       3.76       4.07     1/2/98
 

Institutional

    8.72       8.35       4.96       5.27     1/2/98
 

Service

    8.21       7.83       4.45       4.75     1/2/98
 

Investor

    8.59       8.20       4.81       3.57     11/30/07
  Class P     N/A       N/A       N/A       -2.51     4/17/18
 

Class R

    8.08       7.67       4.29       3.06     11/30/07
   

Class R6

    8.70       N/A       N/A       7.33     7/31/15

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Portfolio’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS4

 

          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
 

Class A

    1.26      1.31
 

Class C

    2.01        2.06  
 

Institutional

    0.87        0.92  
 

Service

    1.37        1.42  
 

Investor

    1.01        1.06  
 

Class P

    0.86        0.91  
 

Class R

    1.51        1.56  
   

Class R6

    0.86        0.91  

 

  4   The expense ratios of the Portfolio, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Portfolio and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Portfolio’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Portfolio’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

  5    Strategic allocation is the process of determining the areas of the global markets in which to invest, and in what long-term proportion, for each underlying fund. Our global approach attempts to generate strong long-term returns across geographies and asset classes, and is determined through a careful review of market opportunities and risk/return tradeoffs. On a monthly basis or as needed, we shift assets around the strategic allocation, over and under-weighting asset classes and countries relative to the neutral starting point, seeking to benefit from changing short-term conditions in global capital markets. This is called tactical asset allocation.

 

  6    Generally, tactical fund weightings are rebalanced approximately monthly, but they may be rebalanced more or less frequently at the discretion of the Investment Adviser based on the market environment and its macro views. The weightings in the chart above reflect the allocations as of June 30, 2018. Actual underlying fund weighting in the Portfolio may differ from the figures shown above due to rounding, differences in returns of the underlying funds, or both. The above figures are not indicative of future allocations.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

 

 

 

OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND WEIGHTINGS7
Percentage of Net Assets

 

LOGO

 

 

  7    The Portfolio is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each underlying fund reflects the value of that underlying fund as a percentage of net assets of the Portfolio. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to rounding and/or the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The graph depicts the Portfolio’s investments but may not represent the Portfolio’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio

 

Investment Objective

The Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Global Portfolio Solutions Team discusses the performance and positioning of the Goldman Sachs Fund of Funds Portfolios — Satellite Strategies (the “Portfolio”) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Portfolio perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio’s Class A, C, Institutional, Service, Investor, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns of -3.81%, -4.08%, -3.64%, -3.75%, -3.71%, -3.83% and -3.51%, respectively. This compares to the -0.60% cumulative total return of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, which is composed 40% of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Index”), 30% of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the “S&P 500® Index”) and 30% of the MSCI EAFE Net Total Return Index (the “MSCI EAFE Index”), during the same period.

 

      The components of the blended benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Index, the S&P 500® Index and the MSCI EAFE Index, generated cumulative total returns of -1.62%, 2.65% and -3.36%, respectively, during the same period. The Portfolio’s former benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index (Gross, USD, Unhedged), returned -2.37% during the same period.

 

      For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Portfolio’s Class P Shares generated a cumulative total return of -3.33% compared to the -0.84% cumulative total return of the blended benchmark. The components of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Index, the S&P 500® Index and the MSCI EAFE Index, generated cumulative total returns of -0.06%, 0.85% and -3.36%, respectively, during the same period. The MSCI EAFE Index (Gross, USD, Unhedged), returned -2.37% during the same period.

 

Q   How did the various satellite asset classes perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, satellite asset classes generated mixed results, with some posting positive absolute returns and others recording negative absolute returns. In addition, certain satellite asset classes outpaced traditional equity and fixed income asset classes, while others underperformed them.

 

      Among real assets, global real estate securities, as represented by the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index, produced a positive return of 0.53% during the Reporting Period. High demand and strong retail sales helped boost the performance of real estate investment trusts. Global real estate securities also outperformed international stocks, which returned -2.37%, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, but they underperformed U.S. stocks, as represented by the S&P 500® Index, which returned 2.65% during the Reporting Period. Meanwhile, global infrastructure securities underperformed U.S. stocks, returning -0.82%, as measured by the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index. Global infrastructure securities, which many investors consider proxies for fixed income because of their relatively high dividend yields, struggled during the Reporting Period as U.S. interest rates increased.

 

      Among equity satellite asset classes, emerging markets stocks turned in the weakest results of the Reporting Period, returning -6.67%, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The negative performance was driven by a stronger U.S. dollar, prospects of a continued rise in U.S. interest rates and concerns around trade protectionism. These factors also had an adverse impact on international small-cap equities, which returned -1.33% during the Reporting Period, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index. Furthermore, while international small-cap stocks outperformed international large-cap stocks during the Reporting Period, they trailed U.S. large-cap stocks amid divergence between U.S. economic growth and that of the rest of the world.

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

 

 

      Among fixed income satellite asset classes, U.S. high yield corporate bonds and leveraged loans outpaced the broad U.S. fixed income market, which generated -1.62%, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Index, during the Reporting Period. High yield corporate bonds were up 0.16% during the Reporting Period, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index. Leveraged loans, as represented by the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index, produced a gain of 2.38% during the Reporting Period. Leveraged loans tend to perform well in rising interest rate environments because they are floating rate securities and their coupon rates reset regularly to reflect current interest rates. On the negative side, U.S. dollar-denominated emerging markets debt, as represented by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index — Global Diversified Index, and local emerging markets debt, as measured by the J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index — Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index, were down -5.23% and -6.44%, respectively, during the Reporting Period. Concerns about trade protectionism and a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on both of these satellite asset classes.

 

Q   What key factors were responsible for the Portfolio’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing mainly in a combination of underlying funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (collectively, the “Underlying Funds”). Some of the Portfolio’s Underlying Funds invest primarily in fixed income or money market instruments (the “Underlying Fixed Income Funds”), and some of the Underlying Funds invest primarily in equity securities (the “Underlying Equity Funds”).

 

      The Portfolio’s performance is driven by four sources of return: long-term strategic asset allocation, medium-term cycle-aware allocation, short-term tactical allocation and excess returns from investments in Underlying Funds. Strategic asset allocation is the process by which we seek to budget or allocate portfolio risk, as opposed to capital, across a set of asset allocation risk factors, including but not limited to, equity, interest rate, emerging markets, credit, momentum and active risk. We apply a factor-based risk budgeting approach to develop a strategic allocation across the satellite asset classes included in the Portfolio. Our model focuses on broad asset classes, such as emerging markets, high yield credit and real assets. We then incorporate our medium-term cycle-aware views into the Portfolio in order to react to changes in the economic cycle. The Portfolio’s positioning may therefore change over time based on our medium-term cycle-aware views of attractive investment opportunities. These views may impact relative weighting across asset classes, the allocation to geographies, sectors and industries as well as the Portfolio’s duration and sensitivity to inflation. (Duration is a measure of a portfolio’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates.)

 

      Overall, during the Reporting Period, our strategic asset allocation had a negative impact on the Portfolio’s results. Medium-term cycle-aware allocation also detracted from returns as did security selection within the Underlying Funds. Our short-term tactical allocation did not have a material impact on performance during the Reporting Period.

 

      Strategic allocation detracted from the Portfolio’s returns during the Reporting Period. Among real asset classes, the Portfolio’s strategic allocation to global infrastructure securities, which are sensitive to interest rates, lagged the equity components of the blended benchmark as U.S. interest rates rose during the Reporting Period. This was offset somewhat by the Portfolio’s strategic allocation to global real estate securities, which outperformed the equity components of the blended benchmark amid strong demand for real estate and positive U.S. economic data. Within equities, the Portfolio was hampered by its strategic allocation to emerging markets equities, which were pressured by geopolitical risks and a stronger U.S. dollar. For similar reasons, within fixed income, the Portfolio was hurt by strategic allocations to local emerging markets debt and U.S. dollar-denominated emerging markets debt. This was offset somewhat by strategic allocations to U.S. high yield corporate bonds and leveraged loans, which outperformed the fixed income component of the blended benchmark as investors flocked to higher-yielding U.S. fixed income assets.

 

      Our medium-term cycle-aware allocation further detracted from the Portfolio’s performance during the Reporting Period. Specifically, our view that the Portfolio be overweight global infrastructure securities versus global real estate securities hurt results, as global real estate securities outperformed global infrastructure securities during the Reporting Period. Within equities, our medium-term cycle-aware views, wherein the Portfolio was overweight emerging markets equities and international small-cap stocks, had a negative impact on performance.

 

      Overall, security selection within the Underlying Funds dampened Portfolio returns, with underperformance concentrated in the Underlying Fixed Income Funds.

 

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Q   How did the Portfolio’s Underlying Funds perform relative to their respective benchmark indices during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Among Underlying Fixed Income Funds, the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund underperformed its benchmark index most during the Reporting Period. The Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund, the Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund and the Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund also lagged their respective benchmark indices. Among Underlying Equity Funds, the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF and the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund underperformed their respective benchmark indices. The Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund outperformed its benchmark index. Among Underlying Funds that invest in real assets, the Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund outperformed its benchmark index and the Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund underperformed its benchmark index during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How did the Portfolio use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio did not directly invest in derivatives. However, some of the Underlying Funds used derivatives to apply their active investment views with greater versatility and to potentially afford greater risk management precision. As market conditions warranted, some of these Underlying Funds engaged in forward foreign currency exchange contracts, financial futures contracts, options, swap contracts and structured securities to attempt to enhance portfolio return and for hedging purposes.

 

Q   What changes did you make during the Reporting Period within the Portfolio?

 

A   We made three notable adjustments to the Portfolio’s allocations during the Reporting Period. First, we implemented a medium-term cycle-aware view that the Portfolio be overweight emerging markets equities by reducing exposure to global infrastructure securities. In our opinion, the growth trajectory of the emerging markets should widen relative to that of the developed markets over the medium term, and we believe that equities tend to benefit more from greater corporate growth than other asset classes. Meanwhile, we were anticipating the possibility of higher interest rates, leading to our decision to underweight global infrastructure securities.

 

      Second, during March 2018, we implemented a medium-term cycle-aware view that the Portfolio be overweight global infrastructure securities by reducing exposure to global real estate securities. This was to express our positive view on energy master limited partnerships (“MLPs”), which had sold off following a surprise regulatory ruling from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. We considered the market reaction overly negative and took advantage of the selloff to add exposure to the Portfolio, as we thought energy MLPs had attractive fundamentals and strong dividend yields.

 

      Third, in early May 2018, we changed our medium-term cycle-aware view that the Portfolio have a long position in U.S. high yield corporate debt versus local emerging markets debt to a view that it hold a long position in local emerging markets debt versus U.S. high yield corporate debt. This move reflected our belief that credit spreads, which typically start to widen before an equity market peak, would be a headwind for U.S. high yield corporate bonds in the near term. (Credit spreads are yield differentials between corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury securities of comparable maturity.)

 

Q   Were there any changes to the Portfolio’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Effective June 21, 2018, Edward J. Tostanoski III no longer served as a portfolio manager of the Portfolio. By design, all investment decisions for the Portfolio are performed within a co-lead or team structure, with multiple subject matter experts. This strategic decision making has been the cornerstone of our approach and ensures continuity in the Portfolio. At the end of the Reporting Period, the portfolio managers for the Portfolio were Raymond Chan and Christopher Lvoff.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Satellite Strategies Portfolio

as of June 30, 2018

 

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     January 1, 2018–
June 30, 2018
  Fund Total
Return
(based on
NAV)1
    Satellite
Strategies
Composite Index2
    Bloomberg
Barclays U.S.
Aggregate Bond
Index
    MSCI® EAFE®
(Gross,  USD,
Unhedged)
Index
   

MSCI® EAFE®
Net Total
Return Index

    S&P 500®
Index
 
 

Class A

    -3.81     -0.60     -1.62     -3.36     -2.37     2.65
 

Class C

    -4.08       -0.60       -1.62       -3.36       -2.37       2.65  
 

Institutional

    -3.64       -0.60       -1.62       -3.36       -2.37       2.65  
 

Service

    -3.75       -0.60       -1.62       -3.36       -2.37       2.65  
 

Investor

    -3.71       -0.60       -1.62       -3.36       -2.37       2.65  
 

Class R

    -3.83       -0.60       -1.62       -3.36       -2.37       2.65  
 

Class R6

    -3.51       -0.60       -1.62       -3.36       -2.37       2.65  
    April 17, 2018–
June 30, 2018
                                   
   

Class P

    -3.33     -0.84     -0.06     -3.36     -2.37     0.85

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Portfolio (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Portfolio’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Portfolio’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The Satellite Strategies Composite Index (“Satellite Composite”) is a composite representation prepared by the Investment Adviser of the performance of the Portfolio’s asset classes weighted according to their respective weightings in the Portfolio’s target range. The Satellite Composite is comprised of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (40%), the S&P 500® Index (30%), and the MSCI® EAFE® Index (30%). The Satellite Composite figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents an unmanaged diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, investment-grade corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The S&P 500® Index is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. The unmanaged MSCI® EAFE® Index is a market capitalization weighted composite of securities in 21 developed markets. The index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged composite index of 500 common stock prices. The index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
 

Class A

    -2.97     2.37     1.07     1.46   3/30/07
 

Class C

    0.99       2.78       0.89       1.21     3/30/07
 

Institutional

    3.09       3.95       2.05       2.35     3/30/07
 

Service

    2.55       3.44       N/A       2.43     8/29/08
 

Investor

    2.93       3.79       1.90       1.78     11/30/07
 

Class P

    N/A       N/A       N/A       -3.33     4/17/18
 

Class R

    2.54       3.28       1.41       1.28     11/30/07
   

Class R6

    3.10       N/A       N/A       4.13     7/31/15

 

  3   The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Portfolio’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS4

 

          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
 

Class A

    1.37      1.41
 

Class C

    2.12        2.16  
 

Institutional

    0.98        1.02  
 

Service

    1.48        1.52  
 

Investor

    1.12        1.16  
 

Class P

    0.97        1.01  
 

Class R

    1.62        1.66  
   

Class R6

    0.97        1.01  

 

  4    The expense ratios of the Portfolio, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Portfolio and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Portfolio’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Portfolio’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

 

 

  TARGET RISK-CONTRIBUTION INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO5 AS OF 6/30/18
     Percentage of Investment Portfolio
    LOGO

 

  5    Generally, tactical fund weightings are rebalanced approximately monthly, but they may be rebalanced more or less frequently at the discretion of the Investment Adviser based on the market environment and its macro views. The weightings in the chart above reflect the allocations as of June 30, 2018. Actual underlying fund weighting in the Portfolio may differ from the figures shown above due to rounding, differences in returns of the underlying funds, or both. The above figures are not indicative of future allocations.

 

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OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND WEIGHTINGS6
Percentage of Net Assets

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The Portfolio is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each underlying fund reflects the value of that underlying fund as a percentage of net assets of the Portfolio. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to rounding and/or the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The graph depicts the Portfolio’s investments but may not represent the Portfolio’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS

 

Index Definitions

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index, an unmanaged index, covers the universe of U.S. dollar denominated, non-convertible, fixed rate, noninvestment grade debt. Index holdings must have at least one year to final maturity, at least $150 million par amount outstanding, and be publicly issued with a rating of Ba1 or lower.

Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index is designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S. dollar-denominated leveraged loan market.

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index is a free-float adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies in both developed and emerging countries worldwide. Constituents of the Index are screened on liquidity, size and revenue.

Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index intends to measure the stock performance of pure-play infrastructure companies domiciled globally. The index covers all sectors of the infrastructure market. Components are required to have more than 70% of cash flows derived from infrastructure lines of business.

J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index – Global Diversified Index is an unmanaged index of external debt instruments of emerging countries. The index is positioned as the investable benchmark that includes only those countries that are accessible by most of the international investor base and is popular largely due to its diversification weighting scheme and country coverage.

J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index – Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index is an unmanaged index of debt instruments issued by emerging markets governments in local currency. As emerging markets look increasingly toward their domestic market for sources of finance, investors are looking more closely at local markets in search for higher yield and greater diversification.

MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index is an equity index that captures small-cap representation across 21 developed markets countries around the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The index covers approximately 14% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. Developed markets countries in the index include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K.

MSCI Emerging Markets Index captures large-cap and mid-cap representation across 24 emerging markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.

It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS BALANCED STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Underlying Funds(a) – 93.5%      
Dynamic – 15.2%      
  984,892     Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund – Class R6   $ 8,795,082  
  1,887,218     Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund – Class R6     19,249,620  
  5,347,757     Goldman Sachs Tactical Exposure Fund – Class R6     51,284,994  
   

 

 

 
      79,329,696  

 

 

 
Equity – 25.7%      
  4,794,515     Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund – Class R6     47,897,205  
  2,007,989     Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund – Class R6     26,786,568  
  1,398,064     Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund – Class R6     14,777,532  
  1,142,648     Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund – Class R6     12,020,652  
  416,941     Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund – Class R6     9,126,847  
  313,670     Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund – Class R6     9,043,120  
  245,861     Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund – Class R6     8,078,992  
  482,913     Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund – Class R6     6,065,385  
   

 

 

 
      133,796,301  

 

 

 
Exchange Traded Funds – 16.4%      
  607,802     Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF     29,134,685  
  382,232     Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF     20,927,202  
  547,053     Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF     16,072,417  
  279,371     Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF     13,475,935  
  179,877     Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF     5,968,319  
   

 

 

 
      85,578,558  

 

 

 
Fixed Income – 36.2%      
  9,366,241     Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund – Class R6     112,956,864  
  3,567,052     Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund – Class R6     42,126,889  
  3,416,483     Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund – Class R6     19,815,600  
  2,142,506     Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund – Class R6     13,562,061  
   

 

 

 
      188,461,414  

 

 

 
  TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS – 93.5%  
  (Cost $504,710,507)   $ 487,165,969  

 

 

 
Shares     Distribution
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 3.7%      
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  19,465,467     1.869%   $ 19,465,467  
  (Cost $19,465,467)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 97.2%  
  (Cost $524,175,974)   $ 506,631,436  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 2.8%
    14,361,697  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 520,993,133  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  Represents affiliated funds.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ETF

 

—Exchange Traded Fund

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Portfolio had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Current
Value
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Gain
 

MS & Co. Int. PLC

  USD     6,699,862      GBP     4,970,000      $ 6,582,761        09/19/18      $ 117,100  
  USD     12,323,645      EUR     10,380,000        12,195,759        09/19/18        127,886  
  USD     63,361      NZD     90,000        60,962        09/19/18        2,399  
  USD     987,407      SEK     8,550,000        960,498        09/19/18        26,909  
  USD     101,567      ILS     360,000        98,976        09/20/18        2,591  
  USD     511,639      SGD     680,000        499,948        09/19/18        11,691  
  USD     2,578,303      AUD     3,360,000        2,487,178        09/19/18        91,124  
  USD     9,221,559      JPY     1,008,000,000        9,155,916        09/19/18        65,644  
  USD     260,924      NOK     2,100,000        258,677        09/19/18        2,246  
  USD     2,908,629      CHF     2,840,000        2,887,901        09/19/18        20,728  
  USD     651,056      DKK     4,080,000        643,608        09/19/18        7,448  
    USD     1,285,408      HKD     10,070,000        1,285,261        09/19/18        147  
TOTAL             $ 475,913  

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Portfolio had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     198        09/21/18      $ 26,943,840        $ (568,955

Short position contracts:

 

Eurodollars

     (814      03/16/20        (197,435,700        1,961,919  

Euro Buxl 30 Year Bonds

     (85      09/06/18        (17,639,035        (258,569
Total        $ 1,703,350  
TOTAL        $ 1,134,395  

PURCHASED AND WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Portfolio had the following purchased and written options:

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON FUTURES

 

Description    Exercise
Price
   Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
     Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Portfolio
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased option contracts

 

Calls

 

Eurodollar Futures

   97.00      09/14/2020        81      $ 202,500      $ 78,468      $ 72,075      $ 6,393  

Eurodollar Futures

   97.00      06/15/2020        111        277,500        96,431        90,445        5,986  

Eurodollar Futures

   96.50      09/17/2018        87        217,500        227,287        223,139        4,148  

Eurodollar Futures

   96.50      03/18/2019        39        97,500        72,150        71,266        884  

Eurodollar Futures

   96.50      12/17/2018        35        87,500        75,250        74,456        794  

Eurodollar Futures

   97.00      09/17/2018        117        292,500        159,412        174,009        (14,597

Eurodollar Futures

   97.38      09/17/2018        157        392,500        67,707        281,988        (214,281

Eurodollar Futures

   97.25      12/17/2018        85        212,500        31,344        116,634        (85,290

 

34   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS BALANCED STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON FUTURES (continued)

 

Description    Exercise
Price
   Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
     Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Portfolio
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased option contracts (continued)

 

Calls (continued)

 

Eurodollar Futures

   99.00      12/17/2018        2,824      $ 7,060,000      $ 17,651      $ 218,324      $ (200,673

Eurodollar Futures

   97.13      03/18/2019        222        555,000        106,837        407,663        (300,826

Eurodollar Futures

   99.00      03/18/2019        2,098        5,245,000        13,112        214,646        (201,534

Eurodollar Futures

   96.88      06/17/2019        289        722,500        236,619        544,807        (308,188

Eurodollar Futures

   99.00      06/17/2019        1,149        2,872,500        7,181        146,279        (139,098

Eurodollar Futures

   96.75      09/16/2019        286        715,000        289,575        633,649        (344,074

Eurodollar Futures

   97.75      09/16/2019        119        297,500        19,338        58,900        (39,562

Eurodollar Futures

   96.50      12/16/2019        172        430,000        251,550        334,861        (83,311

Eurodollar Futures

   96.00      03/16/2020        101        252,500        258,182        258,184        (2
TOTAL                           $ 19,930,000      $ 2,008,094      $ 3,921,325      $ (1,913,231

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON EQUITIES

 

Description    Exercise
Price
   Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Portfolio
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Written option contracts

 

Calls

 

S&P 500 Index

   2,800.00      08/31/2018        (2   $ (200   $ (4,360   $ (3,798   $ (562

S&P 500 Index

   2,840.00      08/31/2018        (1     (100     (910     (1,849     939  

S&P 500 Index

   2,870.00      08/31/2018        (1     (100     (370     (1,739     1,369  

S&P 500 Index

   2,760.00      07/31/2018        (6     (600     (12,965     (12,965      

S&P 500 Index

   2,765.00      07/31/2018        (8     (800     (13,936     (18,110     4,174  

S&P 500 Index

   2,770.00      07/25/2018        (7     (700     (9,170     (8,959     (211

S&P 500 Index

   2,770.00      07/31/2018        (6     (600     (9,717     (9,717      

S&P 500 Index

   2,775.00      07/31/2018        (6     (600     (9,261     (9,261      

S&P 500 Index

   2,780.00      07/31/2018        (6     (600     (7,544     (7,544      

S&P 500 Index

   2,790.00      07/03/2018        (7     (700     (70     (10,542     10,472  

S&P 500 Index

   2,795.00      07/31/2018        (1     (100     (720     (2,288     1,568  

S&P 500 Index

   2,800.00      07/31/2018        (2     (200     (1,400     (3,438     2,038  

S&P 500 Index

   2,805.00      07/18/2018        (7     (700     (1,400     (7,948     6,548  

S&P 500 Index

   2,815.00      07/31/2018        (3     (300     (1,800     (5,192     3,392  

S&P 500 Index

   2,825.00      07/11/2018        (7     (700     (210     (6,217     6,007  

S&P 500 Index

   2,845.00      07/31/2018        (1     (100     (140     (1,282     1,142  
                           $ (7,100   $ (73,973   $ (110,849   $ 36,876  

Puts

 

S&P 500 Index

   2,650.00      08/31/2018        (2     (200     (7,380     (8,887     1,507  

S&P 500 Index

   2,700.00      08/31/2018        (1     (100     (4,380     (3,180     (1,200

S&P 500 Index

   2,730.00      08/31/2018        (1     (100     (5,580     (3,739     (1,841

S&P 500 Index

   2,590.00      07/31/2018        (1     (100     (920     (2,854     1,934  

S&P 500 Index

   2,625.00      07/31/2018        (2     (200     (2,950     (5,117     2,167  

S&P 500 Index

   2,645.00      07/31/2018        (1     (100     (1,567     (3,299     1,732  

S&P 500 Index

   2,650.00      07/31/2018        (6     (600     (11,090     (11,090      

S&P 500 Index

   2,655.00      07/31/2018        (6     (600     (11,607     (11,607      

S&P 500 Index

   2,660.00      07/31/2018        (6     (600     (11,895     (11,895      

S&P 500 Index

   2,665.00      07/31/2018        (6     (600     (12,821     (12,821      

S&P 500 Index

   2,670.00      07/31/2018        (8     (800     (18,264     (19,345     1,081  

S&P 500 Index

   2,675.00      07/25/2018        (7     (700     (13,090     (21,070     7,980  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   35


GOLDMAN SACHS BALANCED STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON EQUITIES (continued)

 

Description    Exercise
Price
   Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Portfolio
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Written option contracts (continued)

 

Puts (continued)

 

S&P 500 Index

   2,700.00      07/31/2018        (2   $ (200   $ (5,000   $ (4,525   $ (475

S&P 500 Index

   2,715.00      07/03/2018        (7     (700     (6,930     (8,361     1,431  

S&P 500 Index

   2,720.00      07/31/2018        (1     (100     (3,650     (2,136     (1,514

S&P 500 Index

   2,725.00      07/18/2018        (7     (700     (16,730     (10,818     (5,912

S&P 500 Index

   2,745.00      07/31/2018        (1     (100     (3,663     (2,609     (1,054

S&P 500 Index

   2,755.00      07/11/2018        (7     (700     (22,435     (12,965     (9,470
                     (72   $ (7,200   $ (159,952   $ (156,318   $ (3,634
TOTAL                          $ (14,300   $ (233,925   $ (267,167   $ 33,242  

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 
 

MS & Co. Int. PLC—Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

 

 

 

 

36   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
Underlying Funds(a) – 95.0%      
Equity – 72.9%      
  6,150,779     Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund – Class R6   $ 61,446,281  
  3,629,094     Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund – Class R6     48,412,117  
  1,262,417     Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund – Class R6     41,483,013  
  1,861,229     Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund – Class R6     40,742,313  
  2,095,796     Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund – Class R6     22,152,562  
  701,439     Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund – Class R6     20,222,476  
  979,831     Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund – Class R6     12,306,676  
   

 

 

 
      246,765,438  

 

 

 
Exchange Traded Funds – 22.1%      
  595,100     Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF     32,581,725  
  690,133     Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF     22,898,613  
  657,245     Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF     19,309,858  
   

 

 

 
      74,790,196  

 

 

 
  TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS – 95.0%  
  (Cost $274,614,540)   $ 321,555,634  

 

 

 
Shares     Distribution
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 2.9%      
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  9,748,819     1.869%   $ 9,748,819  
  (Cost $9,748,819)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 97.9%  
  (Cost $284,363,359)   $ 331,304,453  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 2.1%
    7,080,756  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 338,385,209  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  Represents affiliated funds.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ETF

 

—Exchange Traded Fund

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Portfolio had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

                 

DEDA Index — Euro Stoxx 50 Index

     188          12/18/20        $ 2,742,135        $ (75,329

FTSE China A50 Index

     82          07/30/18          945,460          (40,020

Kospi 200 Index

     26          09/13/18          1,749,664          (105,331

Mini MSCI EAFE Index

     13          09/21/18          1,271,010          (36,324

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     27          09/21/18          1,435,455          (115,818

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     113          09/21/18          15,377,040          (321,030

Topix Index

     16          09/13/18          2,500,835          (59,723
Total

 

     $ (753,575

Short position contracts:

                 

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

     (18        09/21/18          (712,802        10,844  
TOTAL                                     $ (742,731

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   37


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Portfolio had the following written and purchased options:

OVER-THE-COUNTER OPTIONS ON EQUITIES

 

Description    Counterparty    Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Portfolio
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Written option contracts

                

Puts

                   

S&P 500 Flex Index

   Barclays Bank PLC      2,757.23        07/18/2018        (6   $ (600   $ (29,775   $ (13,818   $ (15,957

 

38   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH AND INCOME STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Underlying Funds(a) – 92.8%      
Dynamic – 15.2%      
  10,063,340     Goldman Sachs Tactical Exposure Fund – Class R6   $ 96,507,431  
  2,534,076     Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund – Class R6     25,847,572  
  2,873,248     Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund – Class R6     25,658,102  
   

 

 

 
      148,013,105  

 

 

 
Equity – 43.2%      
  12,328,504     Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund – Class R6     123,161,757  
  6,963,933     Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund – Class R6     92,898,864  
  2,228,199     Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund – Class R6     48,775,276  
  1,433,098     Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund – Class R6     47,091,587  
  3,816,322     Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund – Class R6     40,338,524  
  3,083,986     Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund – Class R6     32,443,528  
  742,359     Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund – Class R6     21,402,201  
  1,128,916     Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund – Class R6     14,179,181  
   

 

 

 
      420,290,918  

 

 

 
Exchange Traded Funds – 18.0%      
  1,270,813     Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF     69,577,012  
  1,732,705     Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF     50,906,873  
  750,697     Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF     24,908,126  
  417,545     Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF     20,014,811  
  207,275     Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF     9,998,262  
   

 

 

 
      175,405,084  

 

 

 
Fixed Income – 16.4%      
  6,834,015     Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund – Class R6     82,418,215  
  4,061,581     Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund – Class R6     47,967,273  
  3,238,779     Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund – Class R6     18,784,916  
  1,747,737     Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund – Class R6     11,063,173  
   

 

 

 
      160,233,577  

 

 

 
  TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS – 92.8%  
  (Cost $889,663,739)   $ 903,942,684  

 

 

 
Shares   Distribution
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 4.1%      

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

   
40,112,977   1.869%   $ 40,112,977  
(Cost $40,112,977)    

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 96.9%  
(Cost $929,776,716)   $ 944,055,661  

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 3.1%
    29,798,400  

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 973,854,061  

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  Represents affiliated funds.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ETF

 

—Exchange Traded Fund

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   39


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH AND INCOME STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Portfolio had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Current
Value
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Gain
 

MS & Co. Int. PLC

  USD     5,125,911      AUD     6,680,000      $ 4,944,748        09/19/18      $ 181,164  
  USD     515,635      NOK     4,150,000        511,195        09/19/18        4,439  
  USD     18,333,339      JPY     2,004,000,000        18,202,832        09/19/18        130,506  
  USD     5,786,533      CHF     5,650,000        5,745,295        09/19/18        41,238  
  USD     13,312,099      GBP     9,875,000        13,079,430        09/19/18        232,669  
  USD     24,504,819      EUR     20,640,000        24,250,526        09/19/18        254,294  
  USD     126,722      NZD     180,000        121,924        09/19/18        4,798  
  USD     1,957,491      SEK     16,950,000        1,904,145        09/19/18        53,346  
  USD     1,292,537      DKK     8,100,000        1,277,752        09/19/18        14,785  
  USD     191,849      ILS     680,000        186,954        09/20/18        4,895  
  USD     1,015,754      SGD     1,350,000        992,544        09/19/18        23,210  
    USD     2,554,221      HKD     20,010,000        2,553,931        09/19/18        290  
TOTAL             $ 945,634  

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Portfolio had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     367          09/21/18        $ 49,941,360        $ (1,054,561

Short position contracts:

                 

Eurodollars

     (1,911        03/16/20          (463,513,050        4,584,796  

Euro Buxl 30 Year Bonds

     (193        09/06/18          (40,050,986        (586,098
Total                                     $ 3,998,698  
TOTAL                                     $ 2,944,137  

PURCHASED AND WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Portfolio had the following written and purchased options:

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON FUTURES

 

Description    Exercise
Price
   Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
     Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Portfolio
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased option contracts

                 

Calls

                    

Eurodollar Futures

   97.00      09/17/2018        374      $ 935,000      $ 509,575      $ 541,630      $ (32,055

Eurodollar Futures

   97.38      09/17/2018        263        657,500        113,419        542,608        (429,189

Eurodollar Futures

   97.25      12/17/2018        111        277,500        40,931        179,244        (138,313

Eurodollar Futures

   99.00      12/17/2018        5,800        14,500,000        36,250        448,398        (412,148

Eurodollar Futures

   97.13      03/18/2019        519        1,297,500        249,769        965,751        (715,982

Eurodollar Futures

   99.00      03/18/2019        4,310        10,800,000        26,937        440,956        (414,019

Eurodollar Futures

   96.88      06/17/2019        712        1,780,000        582,950        1,256,411        (673,461

Eurodollar Futures

   97.00      06/15/2020        314        785,000        272,787        255,853        16,934  

 

40   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH AND INCOME STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON FUTURES (continued)

 

Description    Exercise
Price
   Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
     Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Portfolio
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased option contracts (continued)

                 

Calls (continued)

                    

Eurodollar Futures

   99.00      06/17/2019        2,363      $ 5,907,500      $ 14,769      $ 300,834      $ (286,065

Eurodollar Futures

   96.75      09/16/2019        676        1,690,000        684,450        1,378,140        (693,690

Eurodollar Futures

   96.50      12/17/2018        98        245,000        210,700        208,477        2,223  

Eurodollar Futures

   97.00      09/14/2020        230        575,000        222,813        204,659        18,154  

Eurodollar Futures

   96.50      03/18/2019        111        277,500        205,351        202,833        2,518  

Eurodollar Futures

   97.75      09/16/2019        155        387,500        25,187        97,233        (72,046

Eurodollar Futures

   96.50      12/16/2019        417        1,042,500        609,862        737,629        (127,767

Eurodollar Futures

   96.50      09/17/2018        247        617,500        645,288        633,511        11,777  

Eurodollar Futures

   96.00      03/16/2020        312        780,000        797,550        782,461        15,089  
TOTAL                    17,012      $ 42,555,000      $ 5,248,588      $ 9,176,628      $ (3,928,040

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON EQUITIES

 

Description    Exercise
Price
   Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Portfolio
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Written option contracts

             

Calls

                

S&P 500 Index

   2,800.00      08/31/2018        (5   $ (500   $ (10,900   $ (9,494   $ (1,406

S&P 500 Index

   2,790.00      07/03/2018        (18     (1,800     (180     (27,107     26,927  

S&P 500 Index

   2,830.00      08/31/2018        (1     (100     (1,220     (2,579     1,359  

S&P 500 Index

   2,840.00      08/31/2018        (3     (300     (2,730     (5,546     2,816  

S&P 500 Index

   2,870.00      08/31/2018        (2     (200     (740     (3,479     2,739  

S&P 500 Index

   2,780.00      07/31/2018        (15     (1,500     (18,860     (18,860      

S&P 500 Index

   2,770.00      07/31/2018        (15     (1,500     (24,293     (24,293      

S&P 500 Index

   2,765.00      07/31/2018        (21     (2,100     (36,582     (46,237     9,655  

S&P 500 Index

   2,760.00      07/31/2018        (15     (1,500     (32,413     (32,413      

S&P 500 Index

   2,770.00      07/25/2018        (18     (1,800     (23,580     (23,038     (542

S&P 500 Index

   2,775.00      07/31/2018        (16     (1,600     (21,760     (24,679     2,919  

S&P 500 Index

   2,795.00      07/31/2018        (3     (300     (2,160     (6,864     4,704  

S&P 500 Index

   2,800.00      07/31/2018        (4     (400     (2,800     (6,877     4,077  

S&P 500 Index

   2,805.00      07/18/2018        (18     (1,800     (3,601     (20,438     16,837  

S&P 500 Index

   2,815.00      07/31/2018        (7     (700     (4,200     (12,276     8,076  

S&P 500 Index

   2,825.00      07/11/2018        (18     (1,800     (540     (15,987     15,447  

S&P 500 Index

   2,845.00      07/31/2018        (3     (300     (419     (3,845     3,426  
                     (182   $ (18,200   $ (186,978   $ (284,012   $ 97,034  

Puts

                

S&P 500 Index

   2,650.00      08/31/2018        (5     (500     (18,450     (22,218     3,768  

S&P 500 Index

   2,660.00      07/31/2018        (15     (1,500     (29,736     (29,736      

S&P 500 Index

   2,650.00      07/31/2018        (15     (1,500     (27,726     (27,726      

S&P 500 Index

   2,655.00      07/31/2018        (15     (1,500     (29,019     (29,019      

S&P 500 Index

   2,665.00      07/31/2018        (15     (1,500     (32,052     (32,052      

S&P 500 Index

   2,715.00      07/03/2018        (18     (1,800     (17,820     (21,500     3,680  

S&P 500 Index

   2,680.00      08/31/2018        (1     (100     (3,665     (3,389     (276

S&P 500 Index

   2,700.00      08/31/2018        (3     (300     (13,140     (9,539     (3,601

S&P 500 Index

   2,730.00      08/31/2018        (2     (200     (11,160     (7,479     (3,681

S&P 500 Index

   2,590.00      07/31/2018        (1     (100     (920     (2,854     1,934  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   41


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH AND INCOME STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON EQUITIES (continued)

 

Description    Exercise
Price
   Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Portfolio
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Written option contracts (continued)

             

Puts (continued)

                

S&P 500 Index

   2,625.00      07/31/2018        (5   $ (500   $ (7,375   $ (12,792   $ 5,417  

S&P 500 Index

   2,645.00      07/31/2018        (3     (300     (4,701     (9,897     5,196  

S&P 500 Index

   2,670.00      07/31/2018        (20     (2,000     (45,660     (48,137     2,477  

S&P 500 Index

   2,675.00      07/25/2018        (18     (1,800     (33,660     (54,178     20,518  

S&P 500 Index

   2,700.00      07/31/2018        (5     (500     (12,500     (11,312     (1,188

S&P 500 Index

   2,720.00      07/31/2018        (2     (200     (7,300     (4,273     (3,027

S&P 500 Index

   2,725.00      07/18/2018        (18     (1,800     (43,019     (27,817     (15,202

S&P 500 Index

   2,745.00      07/31/2018        (3     (300     (10,989     (7,828     (3,161

S&P 500 Index

   2,755.00      07/11/2018        (18     (1,800     (57,691     (33,339     (24,352
                     (182   $ (18,200   $ (406,583   $ (395,085   $ (11,498
TOTAL        (364   $ (36,400   $ (593,561   $ (679,097   $ 85,536  

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

MS & Co. Int. PLC—Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

 

 

42   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Underlying Funds(a) – 94.8%      
Dynamic – 12.4%      
  9,160,174     Goldman Sachs Tactical Exposure Fund – Class R6   $ 87,846,070  
  1,262,986     Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund – Class R6     11,278,465  
  1,029,733     Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund – Class R6     10,503,282  
   

 

 

 
      109,627,817  

 

 

 
Equity – 59.6%      
  17,152,118     Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund – Class R6     171,349,661  
  6,870,993     Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund – Class R6     91,659,043  
  6,107,448     Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund – Class R6     64,555,727  
  1,555,808     Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund – Class R6     51,123,846  
  2,314,458     Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund – Class R6     50,663,479  
  1,513,503     Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund – Class R6     43,634,282  
  2,310,260     Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund – Class R6     29,016,868  
  2,352,575     Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund – Class R6     24,749,085  
   

 

 

 
      526,751,991  

 

 

 
Exchange Traded Funds – 19.0%      
  1,296,813     Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF     71,000,512  
  1,702,719     Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF     50,025,884  
  1,177,572     Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF     39,071,839  
  165,161     Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF     7,966,822  
   

 

 

 
      168,065,057  

 

 

 
Fixed Income – 3.8%      
  1,617,562     Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund – Class R6     19,103,408  
  1,296,804     Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund – Class R6     8,208,768  
  1,141,047     Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund – Class R6     6,618,075  
   

 

 

 
      33,930,251  

 

 

 
  TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS – 94.8%  
  (Cost $793,573,038)   $ 838,375,116  

 

 

 
Shares     Distribution
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 2.6%      
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  22,390,064     1.869%   $ 22,390,064  
  (Cost $22,390,064)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 97.4%  
  (Cost $815,963,102)   $ 860,765,180  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 2.6%
    23,371,860  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 884,137,040  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  Represents affiliated funds.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ETF

 

– Exchange Traded Fund

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   43


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Portfolio had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN

 

Counterparty  

Currency

Purchased

    

Currency

Sold

    

Current

Value

    

Settlement

Date

     Unrealized
Gain
 

MS & Co. Int. PLC

  USD     4,903,379      AUD     6,390,000      $ 4,730,081        09/19/18      $ 173,299  
  USD     490,785      NOK     3,950,000        486,559        09/19/18        4,225  
  USD     17,528,282      JPY     1,916,000,000        17,403,506        09/19/18        124,776  
  USD     12,725,693      GBP     9,440,000        12,503,273        09/19/18        222,420  
  USD     5,530,492      CHF     5,400,000        5,491,079        09/19/18        39,413  
  USD     23,424,423      EUR     19,730,000        23,181,341        09/19/18        243,082  
  USD     119,682      NZD     170,000        115,150        09/19/18        4,532  
  USD     1,870,876      SEK     16,200,000        1,819,891        09/19/18        50,986  
  USD     191,849      ILS     680,000        186,954        09/20/18        4,895  
  USD     970,609      SGD     1,290,000        948,431        09/19/18        22,178  
  USD     2,441,892      HKD     19,130,000        2,441,614        09/19/18        278  
    USD     1,236,687      DKK     7,750,000        1,222,540        09/19/18        14,145  
TOTAL                                               $ 904,229  

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Portfolio had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     336          09/21/18        $ 45,722,880        $ (965,560

Short position contracts:

                 

Euro Buxl 30 Year Bonds

     (244        09/06/18          (50,634,407        (741,030

Eurodollars

     (2,522        03/16/20          (611,711,100        6,084,420  
Total        $ 5,343,390  
TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS                                     $ 4,377,830  

PURCHASED AND WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Portfolio had the following purchased and written options:

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON FUTURES

 

Description          Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
     Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Portfolio
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased option contracts

                    

Calls

                    

Eurodollar Futures

        97.00        09/14/2020        307      $ 767,500      $ 297,407      $ 273,175      $ 24,232  

Eurodollar Futures

        97.00        06/15/2020        419        1,047,500        364,007        341,410        22,597  

Eurodollar Futures

        96.50        09/17/2018        329        822,500        859,513        843,826        15,687  

Eurodollar Futures

        96.50        03/18/2019        149        372,500        275,650        272,271        3,379  

Eurodollar Futures

        96.50        12/17/2018        131        327,500        281,650        278,679        2,971  

Eurodollar Futures

        97.00        09/17/2018        383        957,500        521,837        566,338        (44,501

Eurodollar Futures

        97.38        09/17/2018        364        910,000        156,975        756,816        (599,841

Eurodollar Futures

        97.25        12/17/2018        333        832,500        122,794        734,294        (611,500

 

44   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON FUTURES (continued)

 

Description          Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
     Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Portfolio
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased option contracts (continued)

                    

Calls (continued)

                    

Eurodollar Futures

        99.00        12/17/2018        8,067      $ 20,167,500      $ 50,419      $ 623,660      $ (573,241

Eurodollar Futures

        97.13        03/18/2019        593        1,482,500        285,381        1,141,584        (856,203

Eurodollar Futures

        99.00        03/18/2019        6,028        15,070,000        37,675        615,925        (578,250

Eurodollar Futures

        96.88        06/17/2019        781        1,952,500        639,444        1,360,196        (720,752

Eurodollar Futures

        99.00        06/17/2019        3,300        8,250,000        20,625        419,823        (399,198

Eurodollar Futures

        96.75        09/16/2019        719        1,797,500        727,987        1,416,640        (688,653

Eurodollar Futures

        97.75        09/16/2019        206        515,000        33,475        129,226        (95,751

Eurodollar Futures

        96.50        12/16/2019        477        1,192,500        697,612        883,968        (186,356

Eurodollar Futures

          96.00        03/16/2020        350        875,000        894,687        889,874        4,813  
TOTAL                        22,936      $ 57,340,000      $ 6,267,138      $ 11,547,705      $ (5,280,567

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON EQUITIES

 

Description          Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Portfolio
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Written option contracts

                

Calls

                

S&P 500 Index

        2,800.00        08/31/2018        (1   $ (100   $ (2,180   $ (1,899   $ (281

S&P 500 Index

        2,840.00        08/31/2018        (1     (100     (910     (1,849     939  

S&P 500 Index

        2,760.00        07/31/2018        (3     (300     (6,483     (6,483      

S&P 500 Index

        2,765.00        07/31/2018        (5     (500     (8,710     (11,388     2,678  

S&P 500 Index

        2,770.00        07/25/2018        (4     (400     (5,240     (5,119     (121

S&P 500 Index

        2,770.00        07/31/2018        (3     (300     (4,858     (4,858      

S&P 500 Index

        2,775.00        07/31/2018        (4     (400     (6,174     (6,174      

S&P 500 Index

        2,780.00        07/31/2018        (3     (300     (3,772     (3,772      

S&P 500 Index

        2,790.00        07/03/2018        (4     (400     (40     (6,024     5,984  

S&P 500 Index

        2,795.00        07/31/2018        (1     (100     (720     (2,288     1,568  

S&P 500 Index

        2,800.00        07/31/2018        (1     (100     (700     (1,719     1,019  

S&P 500 Index

        2,805.00        07/18/2018        (4     (400     (800     (4,542     3,742  

S&P 500 Index

        2,815.00        07/31/2018        (2     (200     (1,199     (3,301     2,102  

S&P 500 Index

        2,825.00        07/11/2018        (4     (400     (120     (3,552     3,432  

S&P 500 Index

        2,845.00        07/31/2018        (1     (100     (140     (1,282     1,142  

S&P 500 Index

          2,740.00        06/27/2018        (4     (400           (9,335     9,335  
         (45   $ (4,500   $ (42,047   $ (73,585   $ 31,539  

Puts

                   

S&P 500 Index

        2,650.00        08/31/2018        (1     (100     (3,690     (4,444     754  

S&P 500 Index

        2,700.00        08/31/2018        (1     (100     (4,380     (3,180     (1,200

S&P 500 Index

        2,625.00        07/31/2018        (1     (100     (1,475     (2,558     1,083  

S&P 500 Index

        2,645.00        07/31/2018        (1     (100     (1,567     (3,299     1,732  

S&P 500 Index

        2,650.00        07/31/2018        (3     (300     (5,545     (5,545      

S&P 500 Index

        2,655.00        07/31/2018        (3     (300     (5,804     (5,804      

S&P 500 Index

        2,660.00        07/31/2018        (3     (300     (5,947     (5,947      

S&P 500 Index

        2,665.00        07/31/2018        (3     (300     (6,410     (6,410      

S&P 500 Index

        2,670.00        07/31/2018        (5     (500     (11,415     (11,803     388  

S&P 500 Index

        2,675.00        07/25/2018        (4     (400     (7,481     (12,040     4,559  

S&P 500 Index

        2,700.00        07/31/2018        (1     (100     (2,500     (2,262     (238

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   45


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON EQUITIES (continued)

 

Description          Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
    Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Portfolio
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Written option contracts (continued)

                

Puts (continued)

                   

S&P 500 Index

        2,715.00        07/03/2018        (4   $ (400   $ (3,960   $ (4,778   $ 818  

S&P 500 Index

        2,725.00        07/18/2018        (4     (400     (9,560     (6,182     (3,378

S&P 500 Index

        2,745.00        07/31/2018        (1     (100     (3,663     (2,609     (1,054

S&P 500 Index

          2,755.00        07/11/2018        (4     (400     (12,820     (7,409     (5,411
         (39   $ (3,900   $ (86,216   $ (84,270   $ (1,947
TOTAL        (84   $ (8,400   $ (128,263   $ (157,855   $ 29,592  

 

 

Abbreviations:

MS & Co. Int. PLC—Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

 

 

46   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS SATELLITE STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Underlying Funds(a) – 98.6%      
Equity – 55.6%      
  9,084,705     Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund – Class R6   $ 96,025,337  
  7,163,275     Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund – Class R6     75,357,658  
  5,467,652     Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund – Class R6     68,673,712  
  5,856,662     Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund – Class R6     58,508,049  
  1,253,652     Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund – Class R6     26,752,935  
   

 

 

 
      325,317,691  

 

 

 
Fixed Income – 38.9%      
  8,011,623     Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund – Class R6     94,617,265  
  8,681,029     Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund – Class R6     50,349,969  
  7,426,676     Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund – Class R6     47,010,862  
  3,688,215     Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund – Class R6     35,406,865  
   

 

 

 
      227,384,961  

 

 

 
Exchange Traded Funds – 4.1%      
  713,116     Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF – Institutional Shares     23,661,189  

 

 

 
  TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS – 98.6%  
  (Cost $536,471,524)   $ 576,363,841  

 

 

 
Shares     Distribution
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 0.0%      
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  194,613     1.869%   $ 194,613  
  (Cost $194,613)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.6%  
  (Cost $536,666,137)   $ 576,558,454  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 1.4%
    8,151,868  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 584,710,322  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  Represents affiliated funds.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ETF

 

—Exchange Traded Fund

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   47


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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

            
Balanced
Strategy Portfolio
    Equity Growth
Strategy Portfolio
    Growth and
Income Strategy
Portfolio
 
  Assets:      
 

Investments in Affiliated Funds, at value (cost $524,175,974, $284,363,359 and $929,776,716)

  $ 506,631,436     $ 331,304,453     $ 944,055,661  
 

Purchased options (cost $3,921,325, $0 and $9,176,628)

    2,008,094             5,248,588  
 

Cash

    8,535,062       5,581,650       15,897,573  
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $17,938, $57,891 and $41,811, respectively)

    24,851       56,197       45,107  
 

Unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    475,913             945,634  
 

Variation margin on futures

          226,536        
 

Receivables:

     
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(a)

    4,091,771       1,922,796       9,828,000  
 

Dividends

    532,645       13,310       534,825  
 

Portfolio shares sold

    477,782       116,368       309,710  
 

Investments sold

    108,606             274,191  
 

Other assets

    69,951       68,375       73,243  
  Total assets     522,956,111       339,289,685       977,212,532  
       
  Liabilities:      
 

Variation margin on futures

    59,231             138,431  
 

Written option contracts, at value (premium received $267,167, $13,818 and $679,097, respectively)

    233,925       29,775       593,561  
 

Payables:

     
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(b)

    649,972             1,150,000  
 

Investments purchased

    532,645       13,310       534,825  
 

Portfolio shares redeemed

    140,221       588,441       239,903  
 

Due to broker

    85,427             227,024  
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    85,217       116,647       209,887  
 

Management fees

    64,969       42,736       121,848  
 

Payable to investment adviser

          45,249       41,830  
 

Accrued expenses

    111,371       68,318       101,162  
  Total liabilities     1,962,978       904,476       3,358,471  
       
  Net Assets:      
 

Paid-in capital

    528,412,507       364,351,114       1,135,065,416  
 

Undistributed net investment income

    277,721       481,437       39,932  
 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    10,110,210       (72,638,337     (175,580,795
 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

    (17,807,305     46,190,995       14,329,508  
    NET ASSETS   $ 520,993,133     $ 338,385,209     $ 973,854,061  
   

Net Assets:

       
   

Class A

  $ 109,823,000     $ 130,336,063     $ 288,912,462  
   

Class C

    28,641,340       61,608,835       82,157,344  
   

Institutional

    315,897,555       15,392,746       377,389,641  
   

Service

    798,574       646,590       3,194,670  
   

Investor

    3,499,831       6,361,438       10,685,893  
   

Class P

    53,202,081       118,982,541       203,196,649  
   

Class R

    8,579,149       5,044,020       4,797,348  
   

Class R6

    551,603       12,976       3,520,054  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 520,993,133     $ 338,385,209     $ 973,854,061  
   

Shares Outstanding $0.001 par value (unlimited number of shares authorized):

       
   

Class A

    9,772,979       6,959,598       21,395,472  
   

Class C

    2,549,271       3,453,957       6,226,441  
   

Institutional

    28,113,500       812,944       27,870,059  
   

Service

    70,271       34,702       237,188  
   

Investor

    312,727       344,034       795,148  
   

Class P

    4,733,721       6,270,611       15,012,620  
   

Class R

    766,317       271,797       357,933  
   

Class R6

    49,076       684       260,013  
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:(c)

       
   

Class A

    $11.24       $18.73       $13.50  
   

Class C

    11.24       17.84       13.19  
   

Institutional

    11.24       18.93       13.54  
   

Service

    11.36       18.63       13.47  
   

Investor

    11.19       18.49       13.44  
   

Class P

    11.24       18.97       13.54  
   

Class R

    11.20       18.56       13.40  
   

Class R6

    11.24       18.97       13.54  

 

  (a)   Segregated for initial margin and/or collateral as follows:

 

Fund    Futures        Options  

Balanced Strategy

   $ 564,945        $ 3,526,826  

Equity Growth Strategy

     1,277,834          644,962  

Growth and Income Strategy

     1,287,032          8,540,968  

 

  (b)   Segregated for initial margin and/or collateral as follows:

 

Fund    Forwards  

Balanced Strategy

   $ 649,972  

Growth and Income Strategy

     1,150,000  

 

  (c)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Balanced Strategy, Equity Growth Strategy and Growth and Income Strategy is $11.89, $19.82 and $14.29, respectively. At redemption, Class C Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge, assessed on the amount equal to the lesser of the current net asset value (“NAV”) or the original purchase price of the shares.

 

48   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

        Growth Strategy
Portfolio
     Satellite Strategies
Portfolio
 
  Assets:     
 

Investments in Affiliated Funds, at value (cost $815,963,102 and $536,666,137)

  $ 860,765,180      $ 576,558,454  
 

Purchased options (cost $11,547,705 and $0)

    6,267,138         
 

Cash

    14,448,961        8,159,431  
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $56,688 and $0, respectively)

    57,110         
 

Unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    904,229         
 

Variation margin on futures

            
 

Receivables:

    
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(a)

    3,666,781         
 

Dividends

    192,019        1,049,215  
 

Portfolio shares sold

    281,535        467,543  
 

Investments sold

    58,869         
 

Other assets

    74,531        82,117  
  Total assets     886,716,353        586,316,760  
      
  Liabilities:     
 

Variation margin on futures

    183,960         
 

Written option contracts, at value (premium received $157,855 and $0, respectively)

    128,263         
 

Payables:

    
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(b)

    1,099,799         
 

Investments purchased

    192,019        1,049,489  
 

Portfolio shares redeemed

    447,858        334,561  
 

Due to Broker

    23,502         
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    241,420        76,996  
 

Management fees

    111,272        61,667  
 

Payable to investment adviser

    39,112        18,440  
 

Accrued expenses

    112,108        65,285  
  Total liabilities     2,579,313        1,606,438  
      
  Net Assets:     
 

Paid-in capital

    1,006,136,422        595,197,515  
 

Undistributed net investment income

    2,153,847        191,276  
 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (168,989,578      (50,570,786
 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

    44,836,349        39,892,317  
    NET ASSETS   $ 884,137,040      $ 584,710,322  
   

Net Assets:

      
   

Class A

  $ 298,600,770      $ 47,088,439  
   

Class C

    112,639,569        37,878,271  
   

Institutional

    280,490,413        414,060,491  
   

Service

    2,642,497        314,036  
   

Investor

    12,314,204        37,420,969  
   

Class P

    168,486,180        3,436,703  
   

Class R

    6,092,967        2,361,306  
   

Class R6

    2,870,440        42,150,107  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 884,137,040      $ 584,710,322  
   

Shares Outstanding $0.001 par value (unlimited number of shares authorized):

      
   

Class A

    19,221,819        5,855,062  
   

Class C

    7,284,207        4,735,869  
   

Institutional

    18,045,866        51,607,384  
   

Service

    170,844        39,118  
   

Investor

    803,977        4,663,363  
   

Class P

    10,830,208        427,808  
   

Class R

    403,067        294,965  
   

Class R6

    184,577        5,251,680  
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:(c)

      
   

Class A

    $15.53        $8.04  
   

Class C

    15.46        8.00  
   

Institutional

    15.54        8.02  
   

Service

    15.47        8.03  
   

Investor

    15.32        8.02  
   

Class P

    15.56        8.03  
   

Class R

    15.12        8.01  
   

Class R6

    15.55        8.03  

 

  (a)   Segregated for initial margin and/or collateral as follows:

 

Fund    Futures        Options  

Growth Strategy

   $ 1,629,681        $ 2,037,100  

 

  (b)   Segregated for initial margin and/or collateral as follows:

 

Fund    Forwards  

Growth Strategy

   $ 1,099,799  

 

  (c)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Growth Strategy and Satellite Strategies Portfolios is $16.43 and $8.51, respectively. At redemption, Class C Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge, assessed on the amount equal to the lesser of the current net asset value (“NAV”) or the original purchase price of the shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   49


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Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

       

Balanced
Strategy Portfolio

    Equity Growth
Strategy Portfolio
   

Growth and
Income Strategy

Portfolio

 
  Investment income:      
 

Dividends from Affiliated Funds

  $ 3,900,188     $ 1,393,258     $ 6,641,056  
 

Dividends — unaffiliated Funds

          902        
 

Interest

    2,883       1,711       5,717  
  Total investment income     3,903,071       1,395,871       6,646,773  
       
  Expenses:      
 

Management fees

    402,996       270,084       744,175  
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    320,698       511,779       830,374  
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    217,420       219,688       477,632  
 

Professional fees

    22,194       21,801       38,958  
 

Printing and mailing costs

    15,453       19,000       32,053  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    12,900       8,737       12,146  
 

Trustee fees

    9,203       9,049       9,706  
 

Service Share fees — Service Plan

    1,015       845       4,111  
 

Service Share fees — Shareholder Administration Plan

    1,015       845       4,111  
 

Prime Broker Fees

    175             348  
  Total expenses     1,003,069       1,061,828       2,153,614  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (48,402     (49,933     (72,010
  Net expenses     954,667       1,011,895       2,081,604  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     2,948,404       383,976       4,565,169  
       
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

   
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     
 

Affiliated Funds

    5,146,607       9,993,995       17,930,673  
 

Investments — unaffiliated funds

          (968      
 

Purchased options

    (1,048,145     (101,338     (2,049,800
 

Futures contracts

    1,102,885       833,890       2,024,437  
 

Written options

    263,959       165,570       650,876  
 

Swap contracts

    132             291  
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    194,970             370,804  
 

Foreign currency transactions

    15,114       3,968       47,734  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

     
 

Affiliated Funds

    (19,686,402     (11,979,101     (39,065,141
 

Investments — unaffiliated Funds

          (7,728      
 

Purchased options

    (688,011     105,292       (1,260,795
 

Futures contracts

    (665,668     (1,095,688     (1,043,058
 

Written options

    33,242       (32,056     85,536  
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    475,913             945,634  
 

Foreign currency translation

    8,731       8,992       10,987  
  Net realized and unrealized loss     (14,846,673     (2,105,171     (21,351,822
  NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (11,898,269   $ (1,721,195   $ (16,786,653

 

  (a)   Class specific Distribution and/or Service and Transfer Agent fees were as follows:

 

    Distribution and/or Service Fees     Transfer Agency Fees  

Portfolio

 

Class A

   

Class C

   

Class R

   

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class P(b)

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 

Balanced Strategy

  $ 142,299     $ 156,883     $ 21,516     $ 102,455     $ 28,239     $ 74,287     $ 162     $ 3,410     $ 1,038     $ 7,746     $ 83  

Equity Growth Strategy

    168,529       329,684       13,566       121,341       59,343       26,395       135       5,279       2,309       4,884       2  

Growth and Income Strategy

    369,458       448,307       12,609       266,010       80,695       115,426       658       8,487       1,540       4,539       277  

 

  (b)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.

 

50   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS FUND OF FUNDS PORTFOLIOS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

        Growth Strategy
Portfolio
     Satellite
Strategies
Portfolio
 
  Investment income:     
 

Dividends from Affiliated Underlying Funds

  $ 4,330,592      $ 8,256,423  
 

Interest

    5,503         
  Total investment income     4,336,095        8,256,423  
      
  Expenses:     
 

Management fees

    685,243        395,730  
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    1,014,660        275,112  
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    497,189        221,116  
 

Professional fees

    25,391        37,681  
 

Printing and mailing costs

    63,475        50,811  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    7,460        13,248  
 

Trustee fees

    9,632        9,583  
 

Service Share fees — Service Plan

    3,425        413  
 

Service Share fees — Shareholder Administration Plan

    3,425        413  
 

Prime Broker Fees

    333         
  Total expenses     2,310,233        1,004,107  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (86,679      (79,549
  Net expenses     2,223,554        924,558  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     2,112,541        7,331,865  
      
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

  
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    
 

Affiliated Funds

    19,262,421        5,263,271  
 

Purchased options

    (3,096,730       
 

Futures contracts

    1,187,708         
 

Written options

    135,805         
 

Swap contracts

    268         
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    407,941         
 

Foreign currency transactions

    (8,667       
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

    
 

Affiliated Funds

    (35,032,456      (35,920,616
 

Purchased options

    (1,506,928       
 

Futures contracts

    (534,167       
 

Written options

    29,592         
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    904,229         
 

Foreign currency translation

    12,988         
  Net realized and unrealized loss     (18,237,996      (30,657,345
  NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (16,125,455    $ (23,325,480

 

  (a)   Class specific Distribution and/or Service and Transfer Agent fees were as follows:

 

    Distribution and/or Service Fees     Transfer Agency Fees  

Portfolio

 

Class A

   

Class C

   

Class R

   

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class P(b)

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 

Growth Strategy

    385,728       613,358       15,574       277,724       110,405       89,840       548       11,317       1,279       5,607       469  

Satellite Strategies

    62,368       206,420       6,324       44,905       37,156       91,448       66       38,658       66       2,277       6,540  

 

  (b)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   51


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        Balanced Strategy Portfolio            Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio  
        For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
           For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
  From operations:          
 

Net investment income

  $ 2,948,404      $ 8,256,157        $ 383,976      $ 3,326,307  
 

Net realized gain

    5,675,522        23,914,681          10,895,118        35,742,945  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (20,522,195      22,130,956                (13,000,289      41,703,446  
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (11,898,269      54,301,794                (1,721,195      80,772,698  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:          
 

From net investment income

            
 

Class A Shares

    (477,811      (2,796,031               (2,649,600
 

Class C Shares

    (22,171      (526,244               (849,532
 

Institutional Shares

    (2,103,564      (9,247,944               (3,558,755
 

Service Shares

    (2,987      (18,323               (12,907
 

Investor Shares

    (20,325      (108,353               (118,913
 

Class P Shares(a)

    (203,449                       
 

Class R Shares

    (27,009      (175,314               (110,002
 

Class R6 Shares

    (3,455      (9,245               (275
 

From net realized gains

            
 

Class A Shares

           (2,081,980                
 

Class C Shares

           (604,281                
 

Institutional Shares

           (5,837,964                
 

Service Shares

           (14,614                
 

Investor Shares

           (69,407                
 

Class R Shares

           (147,554                
 

Class R6 Shares

           (9,490                      
  Total distributions to shareholders     (2,860,771      (21,646,744                     (7,299,984
              
  From share transactions:          
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    134,774,509        150,772,289          142,305,844        47,255,994  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,812,954        21,076,195                 6,908,591  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (123,806,438      (156,751,124              (175,705,945      (80,953,284
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     13,781,025        15,097,360                (33,400,101      (26,788,699
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (978,015      47,752,410                (35,121,296      46,684,015  
              
  Net assets:          
 

Beginning of period

    521,971,148        474,218,738                373,506,505        326,822,490  
 

End of period

  $ 520,993,133      $ 521,971,148              $ 338,385,209      $ 373,506,505  
  Undistributed net investment income   $ 277,721      $ 190,088              $ 481,437      $ 97,461  

 

  (a)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.

 

52   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio    

 

     Growth Strategy Portfolio  
        For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
           For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
  From operations:

 

       
 

Net investment income

  $ 4,565,169      $ 14,023,060        $ 2,112,541      $ 9,365,836  
 

Net realized gain

    18,975,015        63,058,176          17,888,746        82,969,769  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (40,326,837      63,551,569                (36,126,742      71,356,011  
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (16,786,653      140,632,805                (16,125,455      163,691,616  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

       
 

From net investment income

            
 

Class A Shares

    (1,282,611      (7,117,184               (7,343,791
 

Class C Shares

    (57,899      (1,604,335               (1,941,823
 

Institutional Shares

    (3,003,147      (15,064,907               (12,067,688
 

Service Shares

    (12,438      (77,973               (66,907
 

Investor Shares

    (57,327      (183,527               (211,478
 

Class P Shares(a)

    (662,459                       
 

Class R Shares

    (15,681      (117,611               (146,324
 

Class R6 Shares

    (15,532      (1,994                     (25,853
  Total distributions to shareholders     (5,107,094      (24,167,531                     (21,803,864
              
  From share transactions:

 

       
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    289,624,771        165,939,453          230,347,600        146,419,550  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    4,968,980        23,310,034                 20,734,721  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (285,396,837      (209,763,801              (247,151,829      (181,982,948
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     9,196,914        (20,514,314              (16,804,229      (14,828,677
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (12,696,833      95,950,960                (32,929,684      127,059,075  
              
  Net assets:

 

       
 

Beginning of period

    986,550,894        890,599,934                917,066,724        790,007,649  
 

End of period

  $ 973,854,061      $ 986,550,894              $ 884,137,040      $ 917,066,724  
  Undistributed net investment income   $ 39,932      $ 581,857              $ 2,153,847      $ 41,306  

 

  (a)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   53


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        Satellite Strategies Portfolio  
        For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
  From operations:     
 

Net investment income

  $ 7,331,865      $ 20,145,476  
 

Net realized gain

    5,263,271        57,640,869  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (35,920,616      20,156,478  
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (23,325,480      97,942,823  
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

    (520,023      (1,869,309
 

Class C Shares

    (276,554      (1,157,089
 

Institutional Shares

    (5,465,636      (18,281,836
 

Service Shares

    (3,319      (11,501
 

Investor Shares

    (476,132      (1,779,204
 

Class P Shares(a)

    (25,902       
 

Class R Shares

    (23,418      (81,318
 

Class R6 Shares

    (626,500      (1,442,350
  Total distributions to shareholders     (7,417,484      (24,622,607
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    76,515,344        108,035,680  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    6,279,966        21,535,001  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (142,592,164      (271,166,567
  Net decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions     (59,796,854      (141,595,886
  TOTAL DECREASE     (90,539,818      (68,275,670
      
  Net assets:     
 

Beginning of period

    675,250,140        743,525,810  
 

End of period

  $ 584,710,322      $ 675,250,140  
  Undistributed net investment income   $ 191,276      $ 276,895  

 

  (a)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.

 

54   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS BALANCED STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio  
        Class A Shares  
       

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.55     $ 10.82     $ 10.41     $ 11.06     $ 11.13     $ 10.56  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    0.05       0.16       0.11       0.33       0.21       0.25  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.31     1.05       0.41       (0.43     0.06       0.61  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.26     1.21       0.52       (0.10     0.27       0.86  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.05     (0.27     (0.11     (0.38     (0.34     (0.29
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

          (0.21                        
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

                      (0.17            
 

Total distributions

    (0.05     (0.48     (0.11     (0.55     (0.34     (0.29
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.24     $ 11.55     $ 10.82     $ 10.41     $ 11.06     $ 11.13  
  Total return(c)     (2.26 )%      11.19     5.04     (0.90 )%      2.40     8.23
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 109,823     $ 119,662     $ 129,445     $ 146,047     $ 173,813     $ 186,034  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.58 %(e)      0.62     0.59     0.59     0.60     0.60
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.60 %(e)      0.68     0.67     0.65     0.66     0.65
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.87 %(e)      1.40     1.01     2.95     1.85     2.29
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    35     81     76     48     38     63

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   55


GOLDMAN SACHS BALANCED STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio  
        Class C Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.55     $ 10.82     $ 10.41     $ 11.07     $ 11.13     $ 10.56  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.01       0.07       0.03       0.24       0.12       0.17  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.31     1.05       0.42       (0.43     0.07       0.61  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.30     1.12       0.45       (0.19     0.19       0.78  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.01     (0.18     (0.04     (0.32     (0.25     (0.21
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

          (0.21                        
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

                      (0.15            
 

Total distributions

    (0.01     (0.39     (0.04     (0.47     (0.25     (0.21
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.24     $ 11.55     $ 10.82     $ 10.41     $ 11.07     $ 11.13  
  Total return(c)     (2.70 )%      10.30     4.24     (1.65 )%      1.71     7.42
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 28,641     $ 34,542     $ 47,217     $ 53,734     $ 63,726     $ 74,053  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    1.33 %(e)      1.37     1.34     1.34     1.35     1.34
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    1.35 %(e)      1.42     1.42     1.40     1.41     1.40
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.10 %(e)      0.58     0.27     2.20     1.05     1.57
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    35     81     76     48     38     63

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

56   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS BALANCED STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio
 
        Institutional Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.55     $ 10.82     $ 10.42     $ 11.07     $ 11.13     $ 10.56  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.07       0.21       0.16       0.39       0.25       0.33  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.31     1.04       0.40       (0.44     0.07       0.58  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.24     1.25       0.56       (0.05     0.32       0.91  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.07     (0.31     (0.16     (0.40     (0.38     (0.34
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

          (0.21                        
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

                      (0.20            
 

Total distributions

    (0.07     (0.52     (0.16     (0.60     (0.38     (0.34
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.24     $ 11.55     $ 10.82     $ 10.42     $ 11.07     $ 11.13  
  Total return(c)     (2.08 )%      11.63     5.36     (0.49 )%      2.90     8.67
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 315,898     $ 353,778     $ 285,795     $ 234,110     $ 254,620     $ 287,623  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.19 %(e)      0.22     0.19     0.19     0.20     0.20
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.22 %(e)      0.28     0.27     0.25     0.26     0.25
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    1.23 %(e)      1.85     1.46     3.48     2.22     2.99
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    35     81     76     48     38     63

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   57


GOLDMAN SACHS BALANCED STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio
 
        Service Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.68     $ 10.94     $ 10.45     $ 11.10     $ 11.16     $ 10.59  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.04       0.15       0.10       0.39       0.19       0.23  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.32     1.06       0.49       (0.50     0.08       0.62  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.28     1.21       0.59       (0.11     0.27       0.85  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.04     (0.26     (0.10     (0.36     (0.33     (0.28
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

          (0.21                        
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

                      (0.18            
 

Total distributions

    (0.04     (0.47     (0.10     (0.54     (0.33     (0.28
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.36     $ 11.68     $ 10.94     $ 10.45     $ 11.10     $ 11.16  
  Total return(c)     (2.38 )%      11.04     5.67     (0.99 )%      2.38     8.08
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 799     $ 833     $ 831     $ 967     $ 1,391     $ 1,736  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.69 %(e)      0.72     0.69     0.69     0.70     0.69
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.71 %(e)      0.78     0.77     0.75     0.75     0.75
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.76 %(e)      1.31     0.93     3.47     1.65     2.14
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    35     81     76     48     38     63

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

58   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS BALANCED STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio
 
        Investor Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.50     $ 10.78     $ 10.37     $ 11.03     $ 11.09     $ 10.53  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.06       0.18       0.14       0.36       0.25       0.37  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.31     1.05       0.41       (0.44     0.06       0.51  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.25     1.23       0.55       (0.08     0.31       0.88  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.06     (0.30     (0.14     (0.39     (0.37     (0.32
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

          (0.21                        
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

                      (0.19            
 

Total distributions

    (0.06     (0.51     (0.14     (0.58     (0.37     (0.32
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.19     $ 11.50     $ 10.78     $ 10.37     $ 11.03     $ 11.09  
  Total return(c)     (2.15 )%      11.41     5.33     (0.73 )%      2.76     8.45
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 3,500     $ 3,976     $ 4,810     $ 4,555     $ 4,980     $ 3,938  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.33 %(e)      0.37     0.34     0.34     0.35     0.35
 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.35 %(e)      0.42     0.42     0.40     0.41     0.40
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    1.11 %(e)      1.60     1.30     3.29     2.23     3.37
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    35     81     76     48     38     63

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   59


GOLDMAN SACHS BALANCED STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs
Balanced
Strategy Portfolio
 
        Class P Shares (a)  
       

Period Ended
June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

 
     
  Per Share Data  
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.54  
 

Net investment income(b)(c)

    0.06  
 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (0.32
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.26
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.04
 

Total distributions

    (0.04
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.24  
  Total return(d)     (2.23 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 53,202  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.18 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.18 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(c)

    2.74 %(f) 
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(g)

    35

 

  (a)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

60   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS BALANCED STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio  
        Class R Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.50     $ 10.79     $ 10.36     $ 11.02     $ 11.08     $ 10.51  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.04       0.15       0.09       0.36       0.18       0.23  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.30     1.02       0.43       (0.49     0.07       0.61  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.26     1.17       0.52       (0.13     0.25       0.84  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.04     (0.25     (0.09     (0.34     (0.31     (0.27
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

          (0.21                        
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

                      (0.19            
 

Total distributions

    (0.04     (0.46     (0.09     (0.53     (0.31     (0.27
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.20     $ 11.50     $ 10.79     $ 10.36     $ 11.02     $ 11.08  
  Total return(c)     (2.30 )%      10.81     5.02     (1.23 )%      2.25     8.00
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 8,579     $ 8,629     $ 6,110     $ 5,196     $ 5,436     $ 5,615  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.83 %(e)      0.87     0.84     0.84     0.85     0.84
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.85 %(e)      0.93     0.92     0.90     0.90     0.90
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.63 %(e)      1.30     0.85     3.22     1.61     2.07
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    35     81     76     48     38     63

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   61


GOLDMAN SACHS BALANCED STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,     Period Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)(a)
 
        2017     2016  
  Per Share Data        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.55     $ 10.83     $ 10.42     $ 11.16  
 

Net investment income(b)(c)

    0.07       0.54       0.15       0.30  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.31     0.71       0.42       (0.52
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.24     1.25       0.57       (0.22
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.07     (0.32     (0.16     (0.35
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

          (0.21            
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

                      (0.17
 

Total distributions

    (0.07     (0.53     (0.16     (0.52
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.24     $ 11.55     $ 10.83     $ 10.42  
  Total return(d)     (2.07 )%      11.54     5.46     (2.01 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 552     $ 551     $ 10     $ 10  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.18 %(f)      0.31     0.19     0.19 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.20 %(f)      0.39     0.27     0.23 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(c)

    1.28 %(f)      4.64     1.45     6.52 %(f) 
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(g)

    35     81     76     48

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

62   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio
 
        Class A Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 18.84     $ 15.25     $ 14.44     $ 14.46     $ 14.29     $ 11.75  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    0.02       0.16       0.16       0.09       0.23       0.19  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.13     3.80       0.83       0.03       0.20       2.57  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.11     3.96       0.99       0.12       0.43       2.76  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.37     (0.18     (0.14     (0.26     (0.22
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 18.73     $ 18.84     $ 15.25     $ 14.44     $ 14.46     $ 14.29  
  Total return(c)     (0.58 )%      25.96     6.81     0.83     3.01     23.51
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 130,336     $ 137,276     $ 124,514     $ 134,851     $ 148,611     $ 152,264  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.58 %(e)      0.59     0.59     0.59     0.60     0.60
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.61 %(e)      0.67     0.69     0.67     0.68     0.68
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.19 %(e)      0.93     1.12     0.63     1.56     1.45
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    3     53     39     18     23     21

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   63


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio  
        Class C Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 18.01     $ 14.58     $ 13.82     $ 13.83     $ 13.68     $ 11.26  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    (0.05     0.01       0.05       (0.02     0.10       0.08  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.12     3.65       0.78       0.04       0.20       2.46  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.17     3.66       0.83       0.02       0.30       2.54  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.23     (0.07     (0.03     (0.15     (0.12
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 17.84     $ 18.01     $ 14.58     $ 13.82     $ 13.83     $ 13.68  
  Total return(c)     (0.94 )%      25.08     5.95     0.13     2.18     22.60
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 61,609     $ 68,315     $ 75,027     $ 83,743     $ 96,667     $ 106,208  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    1.33 %(e)      1.34     1.34     1.34     1.35     1.35
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    1.36 %(e)      1.42     1.44     1.42     1.42     1.43
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(b)

    (0.57 )%(e)      0.08     0.33     (0.15 )%      0.71     0.68
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    3     53     39     18     23     21

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

64   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio
 
        Institutional Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.01     $ 15.38     $ 14.57     $ 14.58     $ 14.41     $ 11.85  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.02       0.24       0.23       0.16       0.29       0.27  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.10     3.83       0.82       0.03       0.20       2.57  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.08     4.07       1.05       0.19       0.49       2.84  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.44     (0.24     (0.20     (0.32     (0.28
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 18.93     $ 19.01     $ 15.38     $ 14.57     $ 14.58     $ 14.41  
  Total return(c)     (0.37 )%      26.48     7.18     1.31     3.38     23.96
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 15,393     $ 155,828     $ 119,108     $ 117,357     $ 130,499     $ 124,275  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.19 %(e)      0.20     0.19     0.19     0.20     0.20
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.25 %(e)      0.28     0.29     0.27     0.28     0.28
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.23 %(e)      1.40     1.55     1.05     1.96     2.07
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    3     53     39     18     23     21

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   65


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio  
        Service Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 18.75     $ 15.19     $ 14.39     $ 14.40     $ 14.22     $ 11.71  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.01       0.16       0.15       0.08       0.19       0.19  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.13     3.76       0.81       0.03       0.23       2.54  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.12     3.92       0.96       0.11       0.42       2.73  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.36     (0.16     (0.12     (0.24     (0.22
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 18.63     $ 18.75     $ 15.19     $ 14.39     $ 14.40     $ 14.22  
  Total return(c)     (0.64 )%      25.79     6.66     0.78     2.94     23.28
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 647     $ 684     $ 470     $ 577     $ 626     $ 715  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.69 %(e)      0.69     0.69     0.69     0.70     0.70
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.72 %(e)      0.78     0.79     0.77     0.77     0.78
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.08 %(e)      0.91     1.01     0.52     1.27     1.48
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    3     53     39     18     23     21

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

66   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio  
        Investor Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 18.58     $ 15.03     $ 14.25     $ 14.27     $ 14.11     $ 11.62  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.05       0.18       0.21       0.13       0.32       0.47  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.14     3.78       0.79       0.03       0.14       2.29  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.09     3.96       1.00       0.16       0.46       2.76  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.41     (0.22     (0.18     (0.30     (0.27
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 18.49     $ 18.58     $ 15.03     $ 14.25     $ 14.27     $ 14.11  
  Total return(c)     (0.48 )%      26.35     6.99     1.11     3.27     23.77
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 6,361     $ 5,481     $ 5,663     $ 5,282     $ 5,280     $ 3,735  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.33 %(e)      0.34     0.34     0.34     0.35     0.35
 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.36 %(e)      0.42     0.44     0.42     0.43     0.43
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.50 %(e)      1.07     1.47     0.91     2.19     3.55
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    3     53     39     18     23     21

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   67


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs
Equity Growth
Strategy Portfolio
 
        Class P Shares(a)  
        Period Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
 
  Per Share Data  
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.43  
 

Net investment income(b)(c)

    0.14  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.60
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.46
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 18.97  
  Total return(d)     (2.32 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 118,983  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.18 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.18 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(c)

    3.59 %(f) 
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(g)

    3

 

  (a)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

68   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio  
        Class R Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 18.69     $ 15.15     $ 14.37     $ 14.37     $ 14.17     $ 11.64  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    (0.01     0.19       0.16       0.04       0.13       0.11  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.12     3.70       0.78       0.05       0.26       2.59  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.13     3.89       0.94       0.09       0.39       2.70  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.35     (0.16     (0.09     (0.19     (0.17
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 18.56     $ 18.69     $ 15.15     $ 14.37     $ 14.37     $ 14.17  
  Total return(c)     (0.70 )%      25.70     6.49     0.61     2.77     23.17
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 5,044     $ 5,910     $ 2,031     $ 1,785     $ 2,339     $ 3,740  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.83 %(e)      0.84     0.84     0.84     0.85     0.84
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.86 %(e)      0.92     0.94     0.92     0.92     0.93
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(b)

    (0.06 )%(e)      1.06     1.10     0.28     0.86     0.85
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    3     53     39     18     23     21

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,     Period Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)(a)
 
        2017     2016  
  Per Share Data        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.04     $ 15.37     $ 14.57     $ 15.38  
 

Net investment income(b)(c)

    0.06       0.12       0.24       0.14  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.13     3.96       0.80       (0.74
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.07     4.08       1.04       (0.60
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.41     (0.24     (0.21
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 18.97     $ 19.04     $ 15.37     $ 14.57  
  Total return(d)     (0.37 )%      26.54     7.12     (3.93 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 13     $ 13     $ 10     $ 10  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.18 %(f)      0.18     0.19     0.18 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.21 %(f)      0.24     0.28     0.29 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(c)

    0.60 %(f)      0.66     1.63     2.32 %(f) 
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(g)

    3     53     39     18

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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        Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio  
        Class A Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.81     $ 12.17     $ 11.62     $ 12.10     $ 12.14     $ 10.95  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    0.05       0.18       0.11       0.25       0.20       0.20  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.30     1.79       0.56       (0.31     0.07       1.23  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.25     1.97       0.67       (0.06     0.27       1.43  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.06     (0.33     (0.12     (0.42     (0.31     (0.24
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.50     $ 13.81     $ 12.17     $ 11.62     $ 12.10     $ 12.14  
  Total return(c)     (1.81 )%      16.19     5.75     (0.54 )%      2.22     13.10
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 288,912     $ 302,116     $ 302,858     $ 341,468     $ 408,488     $ 435,812  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.58 %(e)      0.59     0.59     0.59     0.60     0.60
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.60 %(e)      0.63     0.64     0.63     0.63     0.63
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.75 %(e)      1.35     0.95     2.08     1.64     1.74
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    24     81     67     40     35     50

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio  
        Class C Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.49     $ 11.90     $ 11.42     $ 11.91     $ 11.99     $ 10.85  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    (c)       0.06       0.02       0.16       0.10       0.12  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.29     1.76       0.54       (0.31     0.08       1.22  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.29     1.82       0.56       (0.15     0.18       1.34  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.01     (0.23     (0.08     (0.34     (0.26     (0.20
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.19     $ 13.49     $ 11.90     $ 11.42     $ 11.91     $ 11.99  
  Total return(d)     (2.16 )%      15.31     4.86     (1.24 ) %      1.46     12.32
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 82,157     $ 94,118     $ 121,778     $ 143,257     $ 169,745     $ 196,121  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    1.33 %(f)      1.34     1.34     1.34     1.35     1.34
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    1.35 %(f)      1.38     1.39     1.38     1.38     1.38
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(b)

    (0.02 )%(f)      0.50     0.18     1.30     0.80     1.02
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(g)

    24     81     67     40     35     50

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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        Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio  
        Institutional Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.85     $ 12.21     $ 11.66     $ 12.14     $ 12.18     $ 10.98  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.07       0.24       0.17       0.32       0.26       0.28  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.30     1.78       0.55       (0.33     0.06       1.21  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.23     2.02       0.72       (0.01     0.32       1.49  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.08     (0.38     (0.17     (0.47     (0.36     (0.29
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.54     $ 13.85     $ 12.21     $ 11.66     $ 12.14     $ 12.18  
  Total return(c)     (1.62 )%      16.60     6.15     (0.13 )%      2.62     13.63
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 377,390     $ 574,136     $ 455,273     $ 429,243     $ 421,720     $ 353,203  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.19 %(e)      0.19     0.19     0.19     0.20     0.20
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.21 %(e)      0.23     0.24     0.23     0.23     0.23
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    1.03 %(e)      1.80     1.42     2.59     2.11     2.36
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    24     81     67     40     35     50

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund‘s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio  
        Service Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.77     $ 12.14     $ 11.60     $ 12.07     $ 12.11     $ 10.92  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.04       0.17       0.11       0.25       0.20       0.20  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.29     1.77       0.54       (0.32     0.06       1.23  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.25     1.94       0.65       (0.07     0.26       1.43  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.05     (0.31     (0.11     (0.40     (0.30     (0.24
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.47     $ 13.77     $ 12.14     $ 11.60     $ 12.07     $ 12.11  
  Total return(c)     (1.80 )%      16.03     5.58     (0.56 )%      2.11     13.08
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 3,195     $ 3,414     $ 3,253     $ 3,246     $ 3,725     $ 3,917  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.69 %(e)      0.69     0.69     0.69     0.70     0.70
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.71 %(e)      0.73     0.74     0.73     0.73     0.73
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.64 %(e)      1.27     0.90     2.03     1.58     1.71
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    24     81     67     40     35     50

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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        Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio  
        Investor Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.74     $ 12.12     $ 11.57     $ 12.05     $ 12.09     $ 10.91  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.07       0.23       0.16       0.29       0.25       0.29  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.29     1.75       0.54       (0.32     0.05       1.16  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.22     1.98       0.70       (0.03     0.30       1.45  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.08     (0.36     (0.15     (0.45     (0.34     (0.27
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.44     $ 13.74     $ 12.12     $ 11.57     $ 12.05     $ 12.09  
  Total return(c)     (1.62 )%      16.39     6.04     (0.29 )%      2.49     13.36
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 10,686     $ 7,241     $ 4,769     $ 3,085     $ 3,478     $ 2,796  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.33 %(e)      0.34     0.34     0.34     0.35     0.35
 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.35 %(e)      0.38     0.39     0.38     0.38     0.38
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    1.06 %(e)      1.72     1.37     2.42     2.00     2.46
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    24     81     67     40     35     50

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs
Growth and Income
Strategy Portfolio
 
        Class P Shares(a)  
        Period Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
 
 
  Per Share Data  
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.91  
 

Net investment income(b)(c)

    0.22  
 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (0.55
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.33
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.04
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.54  
  Total return(d)     (2.41 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 203,197  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.18 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.18 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(c)

    7.82 %(f) 
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(g)

    24

 

  (a)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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        Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio  
        Class R Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.70     $ 12.09     $ 11.56     $ 12.03     $ 12.08     $ 10.90  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.03       0.18       0.09       0.23       0.16       0.16  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.29     1.73       0.54       (0.31     0.07       1.24  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.26     1.91       0.63       (0.08     0.23       1.40  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.04     (0.30     (0.10     (0.39     (0.28     (0.22
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.40     $ 13.70     $ 12.09     $ 11.56     $ 12.03     $ 12.08  
  Total return(c)     (1.88 )%      15.83     5.40     (0.69 )%      1.97     12.76
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 4,797     $ 5,441     $ 2,659     $ 2,330     $ 2,438     $ 3,430  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.83 %(e)      0.84     0.84     0.84     0.85     0.85
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.85 %(e)      0.88     0.89     0.88     0.88     0.88
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.49 %(e)      1.35     0.75     1.89     1.27     4.42
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    24     81     67     40     35     50

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH AND INCOME STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,     Period Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)(a)
 
        2017     2016  
  Per Share Data        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.85     $ 12.20     $ 11.66     $ 12.42  
 

Net investment income(b)(c)

    0.10       0.30       0.17       0.26  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.32     1.73       0.54       (0.62
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.22     2.03       0.71       (0.36
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.09     (0.38     (0.17     (0.40
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.54     $ 13.85     $ 12.20     $ 11.66  
  Total return(d)     (1.61 )%      16.71     6.07     (2.87 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 3,520     $ 84     $ 10     $ 10  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.18 %(f)      0.18     0.19     0.19 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.19 %(f)      0.22     0.23     0.21 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(c)

    1.43 %(f)      2.21     1.43     5.04 %(f) 
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(g)

    24     81     67     40

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio  
        Class A Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.83     $ 13.39     $ 12.70     $ 12.91     $ 12.89     $ 11.05  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.03       0.15       0.11       0.15       0.19       0.14  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.33     2.67       0.70       (0.16     0.12       1.88  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.30     2.82       0.81       (0.01     0.31       2.02  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.38     (0.12     (0.20     (0.29     (0.18
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.53     $ 15.83     $ 13.39     $ 12.70     $ 12.91     $ 12.89  
  Total return(c)     (1.90 )%      21.02     6.38     (0.08 )%      2.36     18.31
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 298,601     $ 316,078     $ 301,331     $ 336,880     $ 385,409     $ 389,445  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.58 %(e)      0.59     0.59     0.59     0.60     0.60
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.60 %(e)      0.63     0.65     0.64     0.64     0.64
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.36 %(e)      1.00     0.83     1.15     1.46     1.19
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    21     85     59     38     26     32

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   79


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio  
        Class C Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.81     $ 13.37     $ 12.68     $ 12.88     $ 12.85     $ 11.02  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    (0.03     0.03       0.01       0.05       0.07       0.05  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.32     2.66       0.70       (0.15     0.13       1.86  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.35     2.69       0.71       (0.10     0.20       1.91  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.25     (0.02     (0.10     (0.17     (0.08
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.46     $ 15.81     $ 13.37     $ 12.68     $ 12.88     $ 12.85  
  Total return(c)     (2.21 )%      20.08     5.57     (0.82 )%      1.59     17.37
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 112,640     $ 126,894     $ 144,292     $ 161,733     $ 190,125     $ 218,776  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    1.33 %(e)      1.34     1.34     1.34     1.35     1.35
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    1.35 %(e)      1.38     1.40     1.39     1.39     1.39
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(b)

    (0.41 )%(e)      0.18     0.08     0.39     0.57     0.42
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    21     85     59     38     26     32

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

80   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio  
        Institutional Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.81     $ 13.37     $ 12.69     $ 12.90     $ 12.88     $ 11.04  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.05       0.22       0.17       0.22       0.24       0.21  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.32     2.66       0.69       (0.17     0.12       1.87  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.27     2.88       0.86       0.05       0.36       2.08  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.44     (0.18     (0.26     (0.34     (0.24
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.54     $ 15.81     $ 13.37     $ 12.69     $ 12.90     $ 12.88  
  Total return(c)     (1.71 )%      21.53     6.76     0.35     2.76     18.81
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 280,490     $ 455,902     $ 335,237     $ 303,237     $ 267,677     $ 246,229  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.19 %(e)      0.20     0.19     0.19     0.20     0.20
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.22 %(e)      0.24     0.25     0.23     0.24     0.24
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.60 %(e)      1.46     1.33     1.68     1.84     1.77
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    21     85     59     38     26     32

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   81


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio  
        Service Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.77     $ 13.35     $ 12.67     $ 12.88     $ 12.84     $ 11.01  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.02       0.15       0.10       0.14       0.15       0.14  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.32     2.64       0.69       (0.16     0.15       1.86  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.30     2.79       0.79       (0.02     0.30       2.00  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.37     (0.11     (0.19     (0.26     (0.17
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.47     $ 15.77     $ 13.35     $ 12.67     $ 12.88     $ 12.84  
  Total return(c)     (1.90 )%      20.88     6.26     (0.17 )%      2.32     18.19
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 2,642     $ 2,888     $ 2,237     $ 2,135     $ 2,509     $ 3,419  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.69 %(e)      0.70     0.69     0.69     0.70     0.70
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.71 %(e)      0.74     0.75     0.74     0.74     0.74
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.25 %(e)      1.00     0.81     1.09     1.11     1.14
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    21     85     59     38     26     32

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio  
        Investor Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.59     $ 13.20     $ 12.52     $ 12.73     $ 12.72     $ 10.91  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.05       0.23       0.15       0.19       0.25       0.26  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.32     2.58       0.69       (0.16     0.08       1.77  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.27     2.81       0.84       0.03       0.33       2.03  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.42     (0.16     (0.24     (0.32     (0.22
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.32     $ 15.59     $ 13.20     $ 12.52     $ 12.73     $ 12.72  
  Total return(c)     (1.73 )%      21.30     6.70     0.20     2.58     18.65
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 12,314     $ 8,008     $ 4,352     $ 4,114     $ 4,496     $ 3,598  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.33 %(e)      0.34     0.34     0.34     0.35     0.35
 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.35 %(e)      0.39     0.40     0.39     0.39     0.39
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.62 %(e)      1.54     1.18     1.50     1.92     2.17
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    21     85     59     38     26     32

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   83


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs
Growth Strategy
Portfolio
 
        Class P Shares(a)  
       

Period Ended

June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)

 
  Per Share Data  
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.96  
 

Net investment income(b)(c)

    0.29  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.69
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.40
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.56  
  Total return(d)     (2.51 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 168,486  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.18 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.18 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(c)

    9.06 %(f) 
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(g)

    21

 

  (a)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio  
        Class R Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.42     $ 13.08     $ 12.41     $ 12.62     $ 12.59     $ 10.80  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.01       0.16       0.08       0.12       0.11       0.10  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.31     2.54       0.69       (0.16     0.15       1.84  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.30     2.70       0.77       (0.04     0.26       1.94  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.36     (0.10     (0.17     (0.23     (0.15
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.12     $ 15.42     $ 13.08     $ 12.41     $ 12.62     $ 12.59  
  Total return(c)     (1.95 )%      20.67     6.16     (0.31 )%      2.06     17.93
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 6,093     $ 6,334     $ 2,548     $ 2,323     $ 2,461     $ 4,208  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.83 %(e)      0.84     0.84     0.84     0.85     0.85
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.85 %(e)      0.89     0.90     0.89     0.89     0.89
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    0.12 %(e)      1.06     0.65     0.95     0.84     0.84
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(f)

    21     85     59     38     26     32

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   85


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,     Period Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)(a)
 
        2017     2016  
  Per Share Data        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.81     $ 13.37     $ 12.68     $ 13.44  
 

Net investment income(b)(c)

    0.07       0.17       0.17       0.18  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.33     2.71       0.70       (0.68
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.26     2.88       0.87       (0.50
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.44     (0.18     (0.26
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.55     $ 15.81     $ 13.37     $ 12.68  
  Total return(d)     (1.64 )%      21.51     6.76     (3.66 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 2,870     $ 964     $ 10     $ 10  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.18 %(f)      0.18     0.19     0.21 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.20 %(f)      0.23     0.25     0.25 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(c)

    0.83 %(f)      1.12     1.33     3.22 %(f) 
 

Portfolio Turnover Rate(g)

    21     85     59     38

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

86   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS SATELLITE STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio  
        Class A Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.45     $ 7.64     $ 7.45     $ 7.89     $ 8.16     $ 8.22  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.08       0.20       0.20       0.19       0.21       0.25  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.40     0.88       0.24       (0.44     (0.23     (0.04
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.32     1.08       0.44       (0.25     (0.02     0.21  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.09     (0.27     (0.25     (0.19     (0.21     (0.27
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

                            (0.04      
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

                0.00 (c)                    
 

Total distributions

    (0.09     (0.27     (0.25     (0.19     (0.25     (0.27
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.04     $ 8.45     $ 7.64     $ 7.45     $ 7.89     $ 8.16  
  Total return(d)     (3.81 )%      14.28     5.92     (3.24 )%      (0.28 )%      2.67
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 47,088     $ 53,090     $ 84,529     $ 118,345     $ 177,204     $ 231,868  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.56 %(f)      0.57     0.57     0.57     0.58     0.58
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.59 %(f)      0.61     0.61     0.60     0.60     0.60
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    2.04 %(f)      2.42     2.62     2.43     2.50     3.08
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    10     57     22     22     20     36

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   87


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Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio  
        Class C Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.40     $ 7.60     $ 7.41     $ 7.84     $ 8.12     $ 8.18  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.05       0.14       0.15       0.13       0.15       0.19  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.39     0.87       0.23       (0.43     (0.24     (0.04
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.34     1.01       0.38       (0.30     (0.09     0.15  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.06     (0.21     (0.19     (0.13     (0.15     (0.21
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

                            (0.04      
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

                0.00 (c)                    
 

Total distributions

    (0.06     (0.21     (0.19     (0.13     (0.19     (0.21
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.00     $ 8.40     $ 7.60     $ 7.41     $ 7.84     $ 8.12  
  Total return(d)     (4.08 )%      13.37     5.17     (3.89 )%      (1.16 )%      1.91
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 37,878     $ 44,710     $ 53,575     $ 68,765     $ 102,605     $ 118,513  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    1.31 %(f)      1.32     1.32     1.32     1.33     1.33
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    1.34 %(f)      1.36     1.36     1.35     1.35     1.35
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    1.27 %(f)      1.78     1.94     1.66     1.79     2.35
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    10     57     22     22     20     36

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

88   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS SATELLITE STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio  
        Institutional Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.43     $ 7.62     $ 7.43     $ 7.87     $ 8.15     $ 8.21  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.10       0.24       0.23       0.23       0.25       0.29  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.41     0.88       0.24       (0.45     (0.24     (0.04
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.31     1.12       0.47       (0.22     0.01       0.25  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.10     (0.31     (0.28     (0.22     (0.25     (0.31
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

                            (0.04      
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

                0.00 (c)                    
 

Total distributions

    (0.10     (0.31     (0.28     (0.22     (0.29     (0.31
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.02     $ 8.43     $ 7.62     $ 7.43     $ 7.87     $ 8.15  
  Total return(d)     (3.64 )%      14.80     6.38     (2.84 )%      %(c)      3.09
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 414,060     $ 488,118     $ 509,681     $ 655,268     $ 833,657     $ 853,543  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.17 %(f)      0.17     0.17     0.17     0.18     0.18
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.20 %(f)      0.22     0.21     0.20     0.20     0.20
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    2.40 %(f)      2.96     3.08     2.85     2.97     3.53
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    10     57     22     22     20     36

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   89


GOLDMAN SACHS SATELLITE STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio  
        Service Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.43     $ 7.63     $ 7.43     $ 7.84     $ 8.12     $ 8.19  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.08       0.20       0.18       0.14       0.19       0.24  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.40     0.86       0.26       (0.40     (0.22     (0.04
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.32     1.06       0.44       (0.26     (0.03     0.20  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.08     (0.26     (0.24     (0.15     (0.21     (0.27
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

                            (0.04      
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

                0.00 (c)                    
 

Total distributions

    (0.08     (0.26     (0.24     (0.15     (0.25     (0.27
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.03     $ 8.43     $ 7.63     $ 7.43     $ 7.84     $ 8.12  
  Total return(d)     (3.75 )%      14.06     5.92     (3.32 )%      (0.39 )%      2.45
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 314     $ 350     $ 408     $ 988     $ 14,085     $ 28,483  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.67 %(f)      0.67     0.67     0.67     0.68     0.68
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.70 %(f)      0.72     0.71     0.70     0.70     0.70
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    1.93 %(f)      2.41     2.40     1.81     2.30     2.96
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    10     57     22     22     20     36

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

90   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS SATELLITE STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio  
        Investor Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.43     $ 7.62     $ 7.43     $ 7.87     $ 8.15     $ 8.21  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.09       0.22       0.23       0.21       0.23       0.28  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.40     0.88       0.23       (0.44     (0.24     (0.04
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.31     1.10       0.46       (0.23     (0.01     0.24  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.10     (0.29     (0.27     (0.21     (0.23     (0.30
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

                            (0.04      
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

                0.00 (c)                    
 

Total distributions

    (0.10     (0.29     (0.27     (0.21     (0.27     (0.30
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.02     $ 8.43     $ 7.62     $ 7.43     $ 7.87     $ 8.15  
  Total return(d)     (3.71 )%      14.62     6.22     (2.99 )%      (0.15 )%      2.94
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 37,421     $ 46,011     $ 58,740     $ 67,547     $ 86,018     $ 91,493  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.31 %(f)      0.32     0.32     0.32     0.33     0.33
 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.34 %(f)      0.36     0.36     0.35     0.35     0.35
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    2.25 %(f)      2.74     3.02     2.69     2.78     3.39
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    10     57     22     22     20     36

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   91


GOLDMAN SACHS SATELLITE STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs
Satellite Strategies

Portfolio
 
        Class P Shares(a)  
        Period Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
 
  Per Share Data  
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.37  
 

Net investment income(b)(c)

    0.10  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.38
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.28
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.06
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.03  
  Total return(d)     (3.33 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 3,437  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.16 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.16 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    6.25 %(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    10

 

  (a)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

92   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS SATELLITE STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO

 

        Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio  
        Class R Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.41     $ 7.61     $ 7.42     $ 7.86     $ 8.13     $ 8.19  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.07       0.19       0.19       0.18       0.18       0.24  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.39     0.86       0.23       (0.45     (0.22     (0.04
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.32     1.05       0.42       (0.27     (0.04     0.20  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.08     (0.25     (0.23     (0.17     (0.19     (0.26
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

                            (0.04      
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

                0.00 (c)                    
 

Total distributions

    (0.08     (0.25     (0.23     (0.17     (0.23     (0.26
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.01     $ 8.41     $ 7.61     $ 7.42     $ 7.86     $ 8.13  
  Total return(d)     (3.83 )%      13.94     5.71     (3.49 )%      (0.54 )%      2.44
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 2,361     $ 2,645     $ 2,788     $ 3,119     $ 3,495     $ 3,765  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.81 %(f)      0.82     0.82     0.82       0.83       0.83  
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.84 %(f)      0.86     0.86     0.85     0.85     0.85
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)

    1.78 %(f)      2.33     2.49     2.24     2.23     2.91
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    10     57     22     22     20     36

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   93


GOLDMAN SACHS SATELLITE STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,     Period Ended
December 31, 2015
(Unaudited)(a)
 
        2017     2016  
  Per Share Data        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.43     $ 7.63     $ 7.44     $ 7.91  
 

Net investment income(b) (c)

    0.10       0.25       0.63       0.11  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.40     0.86       (0.15     (0.46
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.30     1.11       0.48       (0.35
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.10     (0.31     (0.28     (0.12
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

                (0.01      
 

Total distributions

    (0.10     (0.31     (0.29     (0.12
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.03     $ 8.43     $ 7.63     $ 7.44  
  Total return(d)     (3.51 )%      14.66     6.40     (4.43 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 42,150     $ 40,326     $ 33,805     $ 10  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.16 %(f)      0.16     0.15     0.15 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(e)

    0.19 %(f)      0.20     0.17     0.18 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(c)

    2.54 %(f)      3.09     8.15     3.58 %(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    10     57     22     22

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The following table lists those series of the Trust that are included in this report (collectively, the “Portfolios” or individually a “Portfolio”), along with their corresponding share classes and respective diversification status under the Act:

 

Portfolio      Share Classes Offered    Diversified/
Non-diversified

All Portfolios

    

A, C, Institutional, Service, Investor, P*, R, R6

   Diversified

 

*   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

Class A Shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. Class C Shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%, which is imposed on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares are not subject to a sales charge.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Portfolios pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Trust.

The Portfolios are expected to invest primarily in a combination of domestic and international equity and fixed income underlying funds (“Underlying Funds”) which are registered under the Act, for which GSAM or Goldman Sachs Asset Management International (“GSAMI”), also an affiliate of Goldman Sachs, act as investment advisers.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

A.  Investment Valuation — The valuation policy of the Portfolios and Underlying Funds is to value investments at fair value.

B.  Investment Income and Investments — Investment income includes interest income, dividend income and securities lending income, if any. Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recognized on ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign securities, as soon as such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost. Investment transactions are recorded on the following business day for daily net asset value (“NAV”) calculations. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. The Portfolios may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and is payable upon sale of such investments. Income distributions are recognized as capital gains or income in the financial statements in accordance with the character that is distributed.

For derivative contracts, realized gains and losses are recorded upon settlement of the contract. Upfront payments, if any, are made or received upon entering into a swap agreement and are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Upfront payments are recognized over the contract’s term/event as realized gains or losses, with the exception of forward starting interest rate swaps whose realized gains or losses are recognized from the effective start date.

C.  Class Allocations and Expenses — Investment income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), if any, and non-class specific expenses of each Portfolio are allocated daily based upon the proportion of net assets of each class. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by a Portfolio are charged to that Portfolio, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Portfolios on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service, Transfer Agency and Service and Shareholder Administration fees.

Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of each Portfolio and do not include any expenses associated with the Underlying Funds (“Underlying Funds”). Because the Underlying Funds have varied expense and fee

 

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

levels and the Portfolios may own different proportions of the Underlying Funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by each Portfolio will vary.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is each Portfolio’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies (mutual funds) and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, each Portfolio is not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gains distributions, if any, are declared and paid according to the following schedule:

 

Portfolio         Income Distributions
Declared/Paid
   Capital Gains Distributions
Declared/Paid

Balanced Strategy, Growth and Income Strategy and Satellite  Strategies

       Quarterly    Annually

Equity Growth Strategy and Growth Strategy

       Annually    Annually

Net capital losses, if any, are carried forward to future fiscal years and may be used to the extent allowed by the Code to offset any future capital gains. Losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. Utilization of capital loss carryforwards will reduce the requirement of future capital gains distributions.

The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with federal income tax rules, which may differ from GAAP. The source of each Portfolio’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from net investment income, net realized gain or capital. Certain components of the Portfolios’ net assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities reflect permanent GAAP/tax differences based on the appropriate tax character.

E.  Foreign Currency Translation — The accounting records and reporting currency of the Portfolios are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rates at the close of each business day. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments. Changes in the value of other assets and liabilities as a result of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates are included in the Statements of Operations within net change in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the date the transaction occurred, the effects of which are included within net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price); the Portfolios’ policy is to use the market approach. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The levels used for classifying investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these investments. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, volatility and credit spreads), either directly or indirectly;

Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require significant unobservable inputs (including GSAM’s assumptions in determining fair value measurement).

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with the Portfolios’ policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy resulting from such changes are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Portfolios, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Portfolios’ investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

A.  Level 1 and Level 2 Fair Value Investments — The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values for investments classified as Level 1 and Level 2 are as follows:

Underlying Funds (including Money Market Funds) — Underlying Funds (“Underlying Funds”) include other investment companies and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). Investments in the Underlying Funds (except ETFs) are valued at the NAV per share of the Class R6 Shares on the day of valuation. ETFs are valued daily at the last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which the investment is traded. Because the Portfolios invest in Underlying Funds that fluctuate in value, the Portfolios’ shares will correspondingly fluctuate in value. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2. For information regarding an Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. A Portfolio enters into derivative transactions to hedge against changes in interest rates, securities prices, and/or currency exchange rates, to increase total return, or to gain access to certain markets or attain exposure to other underliers.

Exchange-traded derivatives, including futures and options contracts, are valued at the last sale or settlement price and typically fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) and centrally cleared derivatives are valued using market transactions and other market evidence, including market-based inputs to models, calibration to market-clearing transactions, broker or dealer quotations, or other alternative pricing sources. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value OTC and centrally cleared derivatives depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the instrument, as well as the availability of pricing information in the market. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, yield curves, credit curves, measures of volatility, voluntary and involuntary prepayment rates, loss severity rates and correlations of such inputs. For OTC and centrally cleared derivatives that trade in liquid markets, model inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. OTC and centrally cleared derivatives are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when significant inputs are corroborated by market evidence.

i.  Forward Contracts — A forward contract is a contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified price on a future date. A forward contract settlement can occur on a cash or delivery basis. Forward contracts are marked-to-market daily using independent vendor prices, and the change in value, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Cash and certain investments may be used to collateralize forward contracts.

A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a forward contract in which a Portfolio agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of one currency for another, at a pre-determined price at a future date. All forward foreign currency exchange contracts are marked-to-market daily at the applicable forward rate. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency.

ii.  Futures Contracts — Futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell a standardized quantity of a specified commodity or security and are valued based on exchanged settlement prices or independent market quotes. Futures contracts are valued at the last settlement price, or in the absence of a sale, the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions, at the end of each day on the board of trade or exchange upon which they are traded. Upon entering into a futures contract, a Portfolio deposits cash or securities in an account on behalf of the broker in an amount sufficient to meet the initial

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by a Portfolio equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable with a corresponding offset to unrealized gains or losses. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of a Portfolio and cash collateral received, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivative contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by a Portfolio, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments.

iii.  Options — When a Portfolio writes call or put options, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. Swaptions are options on interest rate swap contracts.

Upon the purchase of a call option or a put option by a Portfolio, the premium paid is recorded as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option. Certain options may be purchased with premiums to be determined on a future date. The premiums for these options are based upon implied volatility parameters at specified terms.

iv.  Swap Contracts — Bilateral swap contracts are agreements in which a Portfolio and a counterparty agree to exchange periodic payments on a specified notional amount or make a net payment upon termination. Bilateral swap transactions are privately negotiated in the OTC market and payments are settled through direct payments between a Portfolio and the counterparty. By contrast, certain swap transactions are subject to mandatory central clearing. These swaps are executed through a derivatives clearing member (“DCM”), acting in an agency capacity, and submitted to a central counterparty (“CCP”) (“centrally cleared swaps”), in which case all payments are settled with the CCP through the DCM. Swaps are marked-to-market daily using pricing vendor quotations, counterparty or clearinghouse prices or model prices, and the change in value, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Upon entering into a swap contract, a Portfolio is required to satisfy an initial margin requirement by delivering cash or securities to the counterparty (or in some cases, segregated in a triparty account on behalf of the counterparty), which can be adjusted by any mark-to-market gains or losses pursuant to bilateral or centrally cleared arrangements. For centrally cleared swaps the daily change in valuation, if any, is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin.

A credit default swap is an agreement that involves one party (the buyer of protection) making a stream of payments to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive protection on a reference security or obligation, including a group of assets or exposure to the performance of an index. A Portfolio’s investment in credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if the Portfolio had invested in the referenced obligation directly. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring and obligation acceleration. If a Portfolio buys protection through a credit default swap and no credit event occurs, its payments are limited to the periodic payments previously made to the counterparty. Upon the occurrence of a specified credit event, a Portfolio, as a buyer of credit protection, is entitled to receive an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver to the seller the defaulted reference obligation in a physically settled trade. A Portfolio may also receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap reduced by the recovery value of the reference obligation in a cash settled trade.

As a seller of protection, a Portfolio generally receives a payment stream throughout the term of the swap, provided that there is no credit event. In addition, if a Portfolio sells protection through a credit default swap, a Portfolio could suffer a loss because the value of the referenced obligation and the premium payments received may be less than the notional amount of the swap paid to the buyer of protection. Upon the occurrence of a specified credit event, a Portfolio, as a seller of credit protection, may be required to take possession of the defaulted reference obligation and pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap in a physically settled trade. A Portfolio may also pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap reduced by the recovery value of the reference obligation in a cash settled trade. Recovery values are at times established through the credit event auction process in which market participants are ensured that a transparent price has been set for the defaulted security or obligation. In addition, a Portfolio is entitled to a return of any assets, which have been pledged as collateral to the counterparty upon settlement.

The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Portfolio as seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. These

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations or net amounts received from a settlement of a credit default swap for the same reference security or obligation where a Portfolio bought credit protection.

B.  Level 3 Fair Value Investments — To the extent that significant inputs to valuation models and other alternative pricing sources are unobservable, or if quotations are not readily available, or if GSAM believes that such quotations do not accurately reflect fair value, the fair value of the Portfolios’ investments may be determined under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees. GSAM, consistent with its procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, may make an adjustment to the most recent valuation prices of either domestic or foreign securities in light of significant events to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities at the time of determining a Portfolio’s NAV. Significant events which could affect a large number of securities in a particular market may include, but are not limited to: significant fluctuations in U.S. or foreign markets; market dislocations; market disruptions; or unscheduled market closings. Significant events which could also affect a single issuer may include, but are not limited to: corporate actions such as reorganizations, mergers and buy-outs; ratings downgrades; and bankruptcies.

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Portfolios’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2018:

BALANCED STRATEGY

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Underlying Funds

            

Dynamic

   $ 79,329,695        $        $         —  

Equity

     133,796,302                    

Exchange Traded Funds

     85,578,558                    

Fixed Income

     188,461,414                    

Investment Company

     19,465,467                    
Total    $ 506,631,436        $        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(a)

   $        $ 475,913        $  

Futures Contracts(a)

     1,961,919                    

Options Purchased

     2,008,094                    
Total    $ 3,970,013        $ 475,913        $  
Liabilities             

Futures Contracts(a)

   $ (827,524      $        $  

Written Options

     (233,925                  
Total    $ (1,061,449      $        $  

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

EQUITY GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Underlying Funds

            

Equity

   $ 246,765,438        $        $         —  

Exchange Traded Funds

     74,790,196            

Investment Company

     9,748,819                        
Total    $ 331,304,453        $        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 10,844        $        $  
Liabilities             

Futures Contracts(a)

   $ (753,575      $        $  

Written Options

              (29,775         
Total    $ (753,575      $ (29,775      $  
GROWTH AND INCOME STRATEGY PORTFOLIO             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Underlying Funds

            

Dynamic

   $ 148,013,105        $        $  

Equity

     420,290,918                    

Fixed Income

     160,233,577                    

Exchange Traded Funds

     175,405,084                    

Investment Company

     40,112,977                    
Total    $ 944,055,661        $        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(a)

   $        $ 945,634        $  

Futures Contracts(a)

     4,584,796                    

Options Purchased

     5,248,588                    
Total    $ 9,833,384        $ 945,634        $  
Liabilities             

Futures Contracts(a)

   $ (1,640,659      $        $  

Written Options

     (593,561                  
Total    $ (2,234,220      $        $  

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

GROWTH STRATEGY PORTFOLIO             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Underlying Funds

            

Dynamic

   $ 109,627,817        $        $         —  

Equity

     526,751,991                    

Exchange Traded Funds

     168,065,057            

Fixed Income

     33,930,251                    

Investment Company

     22,390,064                        
Total    $ 860,765,180        $        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(a)

   $        $ 904,229        $  

Futures Contracts(a)

     6,084,420                    

Options Purchased

     6,267,138                    
Total    $ 12,351,558        $ 904,229        $  
Liabilities             

Futures Contracts(a)

   $ (1,706,590      $        $  

Written Options

     (128,263                  
Total    $ (1,834,853      $        $  
SATELLITE STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Underlying Funds

            

Equity

   $ 325,317,691        $        $  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     23,661,189            

Fixed Income

     227,384,961                    

Investment Company

     194,613                        
Total    $ 576,558,454        $        $  

 

(a)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedules of Investments.

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

 

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) as of June 30, 2018. These instruments were used as part of the Portfolios’ investment strategies and to obtain and/or manage exposure related to the risks below. The values in the tables below exclude the effects of cash collateral received or posted pursuant to these derivative contracts, and therefore are not representative of the Portfolios’ net exposure.

Balanced Strategy Portfolio         
Risk    Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Interest rate

  

Variation margin on certain derivative

contracts; Purchased options, at value

   $ 3,970,013 (a)      Variation margin on certain derivative contracts    $ (258,269) (a)  

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      475,913            

Equity

             Variation margin on certain derivative contracts; Written options, at value      (802,880) (a)  
Total         $ 4,445,926           $ (1,061,449)  
Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio         
Risk    Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Equity

  

Variation margin on future Contracts;

Purchased Options, at value

   $ 10,844 (a)      Variation margin on future Contracts; Written Options, at value    $ (783,350) (a)  
       
Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio         
Risk    Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Interest rate

   Variation margin on future contracts; Purchased options, at value    $ 9,833,384 (a)      Variation margin on future contracts; Written options, at value    $ (586,098) (a)  

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency contracts      945,634              

Equity

             Variation margin on future contracts; Written options, at value      (1,648,122) (a)  
Total         $ 10,779,018           $ (2,234,220)  
Growth Strategy Portfolio         
Risk    Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Interest

   Variation margin on future contracts; Purchased Options, at value    $ 12,351,558 (a)      Variation margin on future contracts    $ (741,030) (a)  

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      904,229            

Equity

            

Variation margin on future contracts;

Written options, at value

     (1,093,823) (a)  
Total         $ 13,255,787           $ (1,834,853)  

 

(a)   Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Schedules of Investments. Only the variation margin as of June 30, 2018 is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Portfolios’ gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the six months ended June 30, 2018. These gains (losses) should be considered in the context that these derivative contracts may have been executed to create investment opportunities and/or economically hedge certain investments, and accordingly, certain gains (losses) on such derivative contracts may offset certain (losses) gains attributable to investments. These gains (losses) are included in “Net realized gain (loss)” or “Net change in unrealized gain (loss)” on the Statements of Operations:

 

Balanced Strategy       
Risk    Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Net Change in
Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Interest rate    Net realized gain (loss) from purchased options and futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on purchased options and futures contracts    $ (1,765,849   $ (177,759 )     1,232  
Credit    Net realized gain (loss) from swaps contracts      132             1  
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      194,970       (1,142,678     4  
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts and written options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and written options      2,084,548       475,913       329  
Total         $ 513,801     $ (844,524     1,566  
Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio       
Risk    Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts, Purchased options and written options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts, Purchased options and written options    $ 898,122     $ (1,022,452     600  
Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio       
Risk    Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Net Change in
Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Interest rate    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts and purchased options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and purchase options    $ (3,626,886   $ (128,990     2,781  
Credit    Net realized gain (loss) from swaps contracts      291             1  
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      370,804       945,634       4  
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts and written options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and written options      4,252,399       (2,089,327     601  
Total         $ 996,608     $ (1,272,683     3,387  

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

Growth Strategy Portfolio       
Risk    Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Interest    Net realized gain (loss) from purchased options, swap contracts and futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on purchased options and futures contracts      $(5,106,203)     $ 20,045       3,668  
Credit    Net realized gain (loss) from swaps contracts      268             1  
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      407,941       904,229       4  
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts and written options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and written options      3,332,986       (2,031,548     550  
Total         $ (1,365,008   $ (1,107,274     4,223  

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the period ended June 30, 2018.

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help a Portfolio mitigate its counterparty risk, a Portfolio may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivatives counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Portfolio and a counterparty that governs OTC derivatives (including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and certain options and swaps), and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of a default (close-out netting) or similar event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty.

Collateral and margin requirements differ between exchange traded derivatives and OTC derivatives. Margin requirements are established by the broker or clearing house for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives (financial futures contracts, options and centrally cleared swaps) pursuant to governing agreements for those instrument types. Brokers can ask for margin in excess of the minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms are contract-specific for OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the marked to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Portfolio and the counterparty. Additionally, a Portfolio may be required to post initial margin to the counterparty, the terms of which would be outlined in the confirmation of the OTC transaction.

For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of a Portfolio and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivative contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by a Portfolio, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required to be made. To the extent amounts due to a Portfolio from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Portfolio bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. A Portfolio attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that the Investment Adviser believes to be of good standing and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

Additionally, the netting of assets and liabilities and the offsetting of collateral pledged or received are based on contractual netting/set-off provisions in the ISDA Master Agreement or similar agreements. However, in the event of a default or insolvency of a counterparty, a court could determine that such rights are not enforceable due to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of setoff that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws.

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

 

A.  Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Portfolios, subject to the general supervision of the Trustees.

As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the assumption of the expenses related thereto and administration of the Portfolios’ business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets of 0.124% for the Satellite Strategies Portfolio and 0.15% for each of the other Portfolios.

B.  Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Plans — The Trust, on behalf of Class A and Class R Shares of each Portfolio, has adopted Distribution and Service Plans subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution and Service Plans, Goldman Sachs, which serves as distributor (the “Distributor”), is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly, for distribution services and personal and account maintenance services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers. These fees are equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A or Class R Shares of the Portfolios, as applicable, as set forth below.

The Trust, on behalf of Class C Shares of each Portfolio, has adopted a Distribution Plan subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution Plan, Goldman Sachs as Distributor is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly for distribution services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers. These fees are equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares of the Portfolios, as set forth below.

The Trust, on behalf of Service Shares of each Portfolio, has adopted a Service Plan subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act to allow Service Shares to compensate service organizations (including Goldman Sachs) for providing personal and account maintenance services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Service Plan provides for compensation to the service organizations equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Service Shares of the Portfolios, as set forth below.

 

     Distribution and/or Service Plan Rates  
      Class A*      Class C      Class R*      Service  

Distribution and/or Service Plan

     0.25      0.75      0.50      0.25

 

*   With respect to Class A and Class R Shares, the Distributor at its discretion may use compensation for distribution services paid under the Distribution and/or Service Plans to compensate service organizations for personal and account maintenance services and expenses as long as such total compensation does not exceed the maximum cap on “service fees” imposed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

C.  Distribution Agreement — Goldman Sachs, as Distributor of the shares of the Portfolios pursuant to a Distribution Agreement, may retain a portion of the Class A Shares’ front end sales charge and Class C Shares’ CDSC. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, Goldman Sachs advised that it retained the following amounts:

 

         Front End
Sales Charge
       Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge
 
Portfolio         Class A        Class C  

Balanced Strategy

       $ 7,003        $  480  

Equity Growth Strategy

         5,723          438  

Growth and Income Strategy

         8,878          471  

Growth Strategy

         10,174          557  

Satellite Strategies

         1,562          6  

D.  Service and/or Shareholder Administration Plans — The Trust, on behalf of each Portfolio, has adopted Service and/or Shareholder Administration Plans to allow Class C and Service Shares, respectively, to compensate service organizations (including Goldman Sachs) for providing varying levels of personal and account maintenance and/or shareholder administration

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Service and/or Shareholder Administration Plans each provide for compensation to the service organizations equal to an annual percentage rate of 0.25% the average daily net assets attributable to Class C or Service Shares of the Portfolios, respectively.

E.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Portfolios for a fee pursuant to the Transfer Agency Agreement. The fees charged for such transfer agency services are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates as follows: 0.18% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C, Investor and Class R Shares; 0.03% of the average daily net assets of Class P and Class R6 Shares; and 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional and Service Shares.

F.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Portfolios (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees and shareholder administration fees (as applicable), taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, a percentage rate of the average daily net assets of each Portfolio. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Portfolios are not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitations as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets are 0.01% for the Satellite Strategies Portfolio and 0.004% for each other Portfolio. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019 for Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Portfolios have entered into certain offset arrangements with the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Portfolios’ expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Portfolio        

Transfer Agency

Waivers/Credits

      

Other

Expense

Reimbursements

      

Total

Expense

Reductions

 

Balanced Strategy

       $ 212        $ 48,190        $ 48,402  

Equity Growth Strategy

         274          49,659          49,933  

Growth and Income Strategy

         445          71,565          72,010  

Growth Strategy

         649          86,030          86,679  

Satellite Strategies

         139          79,410          79,549  

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of June 30, 2018, the Portfolios participated in a $770,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit facility (the “facility”) together with other funds of the Trust and certain registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates. This facility is to be used for temporary emergency purposes, or to allow for an orderly liquidation of securities to meet redemption requests. The interest rate on borrowings is based on the federal funds rate. The facility also requires a fee to be paid by the Portfolios based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Portfolios did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to May 1, 2018, the facility was $1,100,000,000. The facility was decreased to $770,000,000 effective May 1, 2018.

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — As of June 30, 2018, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of 100% of Class R6 Shares of the Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio.

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The Portfolios invest primarily in the Class R6 Shares of the Underlying Funds. These Underlying Funds are considered to be affiliated with the Portfolios. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Portfolios converted Institutional Shares of the Underlying Funds (except ETFs) to Class R6 Shares. The tables below show the transactions in and earnings from investments in these Underlying Funds for the six months ended June 30, 2018 (in thousands):

 

Balanced Strategy Portfolio                
Underlying Fund(a)   Market
Value
12/31/17
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Realized
Gain Loss
    Change In
Unrealized
Gain (loss)
    Market
Value
6/30/18
    Shares     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

  $     $ 13,564     $     $     $ (88   $ 13,476       279     $ 43  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    11,521       1,002       (6,005     858       (1,408     5,968       180       45  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF

          16,736                   (664     16,072       547       180  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

    8,303       14,099       (1,797     284       38       20,927       382       120  

Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund

    20,797       1,500       (12,760     (2,234     1,492       8,795       985        

Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund

    6,669       1,071       (7,468     (267     (5                 71  

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

    40,727       12,850       (2,401     545       (3,824     47,897       4,795        

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund

    23,027       23,467       (1,751     (3     (2,613     42,127       3,567       617  

Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund

    159,446       16,495       (60,402     (1,030     (1,553     112,956       9,366       1,044  

Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund

    12,719       1,644       (1,900     (34     (408     12,021       1,143       144  

Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund

    13,179       2,201       (500     4       (106     14,778       1,398       201  

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund

    39,538       3,907       (28,701     (146     (1,036     13,562       2,143       907  

Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund

    15,771       12,900       (1,100     213       (997     26,787       2,008        

Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund

    14,583       1,000       (9,601     1,386       (1,303     6,065       483        

Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

          29,084                   51       29,135       608       59  

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund

    20,959       2,500       (16,750     2,567       (1,197     8,079       246        

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund

    21,646       3,358       (16,000     2,708       (2,585     9,127       417       108  

Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund

    5,380       16,063                   (1,627     19,816       3,416       262  

Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    24,675       2,001       (6,700     85       (811     19,250       1,887        

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

    4,015       5,401       (1,000     234       393       9,043       314        

Goldman Sachs Tactical Exposure Fund

    50,691       5,852       (3,800     (23     (1,435     51,285       5,348        

Total

  $ 493,646     $ 186,695     $ (178,636   $ 5,147     $ (19,686   $ 487,166             $ 3,801  

 

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Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio

 

Underlying Fund(a)   Market
Value
12/31/17
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Realized
Gain Loss
    Change In
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Market
Value
6/30/18
    Shares     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF

  $ 26,347     $ 1,270     $ (3,010   $ 526     $ (2,234   $ 22,899       690     $  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF

    21,758             (2,004     184       (628     19,310       657       151  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

    35,516             (3,780     443       403       32,582       595       277  

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

    68,692       5,775       (8,900     1,986       (6,107     61,446       6,151       274  

Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund

    24,129       1,526       (3,249     27       (280     22,153       2,096        

Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund

    54,163       500       (5,401     1,532       (2,382     48,412       3,629       326  

Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund

    14,171             (1,700     947       (1,111     12,307       980        

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund

    45,432             (6,601     2,070       582       41,483       1,262        

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund

    44,846       296       (4,298     989       (1,091     40,742       1,861        

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

    22,716             (4,651     1,289       868       20,222       701       296  

Total

  $ 357,770     $ 9,367     $ (43,594   $ 9,993     $ (11,980   $ 321,556             $ 1,324  
Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio

 

Underlying Fund(a)   Market
Value
12/31/17
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Realized
Gain Loss
    Change In
Unrealized
Gain (loss)
    Market
Value
6/30/18
    Shares     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

  $     $ 10,063     $     $     $ (65   $ 9,998       207     $ 32  

Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

          19,980                   35       20,015       418       40  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    30,815             (4,024     669       (2,552     24,908       751       166  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF

    18,789       33,849                   (1,731     50,907       1,733       623  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

    50,824       21,263       (4,081     652       919       69,577       1,271       484  

Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund

    40,395       1,100       (14,800     (1,804     767       25,658       2,873        

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund

    52,164       2,040       (1,700     1,899       (6,436     47,967       4,062       1,040  

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio (continued)

 

Underlying Fund(a)   Market
Value
12/31/17
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Realized
Gain Loss
    Change In
Unrealized
Gain (loss)
    Market
Value
6/30/18
    Shares     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

  $ 103,917     $ 34,800     $ (7,500   $ (80   $ (7,975   $ 123,162       12,329     $  

Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund

    90,866       6,620       (13,700     (358     (1,010     82,418       6,834       621  

Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund

    27,305       5,971                   (832     32,444       3,084       370  

Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund

    27,293       12,991                   55       40,339       3,816       491  

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund

    84,871       5,790       (77,300     (1,402     (896     11,063       1,748       1,790  

Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund

    63,789       33,500       (2,000     471       (2,861     92,899       6,964        

Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund

    33,350             (19,450     3,652       (3,373     14,179       1,129        

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund

    72,892       4,000       (34,550     6,701       (1,951     47,092       1,433        

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund

    73,282       4,425       (29,200     6,839       (6,571     48,775       2,228       425  

Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund

    9,458       11,142                   (1,815     18,785       3,239       342  

Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    48,026       1,000       (22,000     172       (1,350     25,848       2,534        

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

    13,440       7,700       (1,500     492       1,270       21,402       742        

Goldman Sachs Tactical Exposure Fund

    96,473       5,500       (2,800     28       (2,694     96,507       10,063        

Total

  $ 937,949     $ 221,734     $ (234,605   $ 17,931     $ (39,066   $ 903,943             $ 6,424  
Growth Strategy Portfolio

 

Underlying Fund(a)   Market
Value
12/31/17
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Realized
Gain Loss
    Change In
Unrealized
Gain (loss)
    Market
Value
6/30/18
    Shares     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

  $     $ 8,019     $     $     $ (52   $ 7,967       165     $ 25  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    50,121       1,010       (8,854     1,240       (4,445     39,072       1,178       265  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF

    12,983       38,852                   (1,809     50,026       1,703       597  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

    65,800       6,954       (3,476     453       1,270       71,001       1,297       562  

Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund

    36,630       2,000       (26,000     (4,513     3,161       11,278       1,263        

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund

    8,956       11,259                   (1,112     19,103       1,618       260  

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Growth Strategy Portfolio (continued)

 

Underlying Fund(a)   Market
Value
12/31/17
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Realized
Gain Loss
    Change In
Unrealized
Gain (loss)
    Market
Value
6/30/18
    Shares     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

  $ 153,719     $ 34,100     $ (5,000   $ 1,289     $ (12,758   $ 171,350       17,152     $  

Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund

    13,261       11,761                   (273     24,749       2,353       262  

Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund

    62,976       5,097       (3,000     63       (580     64,556       6,107       897  

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund

    36,442       3,305       (30,500     (1,100     62       8,209       1,297       805  

Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund

    70,980       24,500       (1,501     323       (2,643     91,659       6,871        

Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund

    44,592             (15,500     3,121       (3,196     29,017       2,310        

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Growth Insights Fund

    80,396       1,000       (35,300     8,924       (3,896     51,124       1,556        

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Insights Fund

    82,458       444       (32,500     7,912       (7,651     50,663       2,314       444  

Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund

          7,048                   (430     6,618       1,141       47  

Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    21,634       1,399       (12,000     169       (699     10,503       1,030        

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

    31,801       13,000       (4,999     1,386       2,446       43,634       1,514        

Goldman Sachs Tactical Exposure Fund

    87,577       9,200       (6,499     (5     (2,427     87,846       9,160        

Total

  $ 860,326     $ 178,948     $ (185,129   $ 19,262     $ (35,032   $ 838,375             $ 4,164  
Satellite Strategies Portfolio

 

Underlying Fund(a)   Market
Value
12/31/17
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Realized
Gain Loss
    Change In
Unrealized
Gain (loss)
    Market
Value
6/30/18
    Shares     Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF

  $ 28,863     $     $ (3,459   $ 623     $ (2,366   $ 23,661       713     $ 156  

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund

    107,833       7,083       (11,300     (47     (8,952     94,617       8,012       2,083  

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    31,768       1,000       (3,300     1,241       (3,956     26,753       1,254        

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

    64,247       8,400       (10,051     2,596       (6,684     58,508       5,857        

Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund

    92,073       9,364       (23,000     (724     (2,355     75,358       7,163       914  

Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund

    113,373       6,362       (22,350     247       (1,607     96,025       9,085       1,362  

Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund

    40,173       2,337       (6,750     (124     (229     35,407       3,688       837  

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund

    77,645       1,828       (30,050     (854     (1,558     47,011       7,427       1,829  

Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund

    81,805       1,000       (13,300     3,256       (4,087     68,674       5,468        

Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund

    35,457       25,570       (5,599     (951     (4,127     50,350       8,681       1,070  

Total

  $ 673,237     $ 62,944     $ (129,159   $ 5,263     $ (35,921   $ 576,364             $ 8,251  

 

(a)   The columns for the Underlying Funds (except ETFs) reflect the combined amounts of the initial Institutional Shares and subsequent Class R6 Shares.

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from investments in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2018 (in thousands):

 

Portfolio         Beginning
Value as of
12/31/2017
       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
     Ending Value
as of
06/30/2018
      

Shares as of

06/30/2018

      

Dividend

Income from

Affiliated

Investment

Companies

 

Balanced Strategy

       $ 15,510        $ 110,104        $ (106,149    $ 19,465          19,465        $ 99  

Equity Growth

         8,291          42,348          (40,890      9,749          9,749          71  

Growth and Income

         22,969          150,127          (132,983      40,113          40,113          218  

Growth Strategy

         24,841          117,580          (120,031      22,390          22,390          167  

Satellite Strategies

         1          28,112          (27,918      195          195          6  

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended June 30, 2018, were:

 

Portfolio         Purchases        Sales  

Balanced Strategy

       $ 187,722,536        $ 178,629,447  

Equity Growth Strategy

         9,367,099          44,311,057  

Growth and Income Strategy

         224,290,039          234,605,143  

Growth Strategy

         181,958,901          185,130,011  

Satellite Strategy

         62,944,825          129,161,074  

 

7. TAX INFORMATION

As of the Portfolios’ most recent fiscal year end, December 31, 2017, the Portfolios’ capital loss carryforwards and certain timing differences on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     

Balanced

Strategy

     Equity Growth
Strategy
    Growth and
Income Strategy
   

Growth

Strategy

   

Satellite

Strategies

 

Capital loss carryforwards:(1)

           

Expiring 2018

   $      $ (76,608,179   $ (187,607,636   $ (181,275,105   $ (853,855

Perpetual Short-term

                              (291,242

Perpetual Long-term

                              (26,816,339

Total capital loss carryforwards

   $      $ (76,608,179   $ (187,607,636   $ (181,275,105   $ (27,961,436

Timing differences

(Qualified Late Year Loss Deferral)

            (485     (21,275            

 

(1) With   the exception of perpetual capital loss carryforwards, expiration occurs on December 31 of the year indicated.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

7. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

As of June 30, 2018, the Portfolios’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     

Balanced

Strategy

       Equity Growth
Strategy
       Growth and
Income Strategy
      

Growth

Strategy

      

Satellite

Strategies

 

Tax Cost

   $ 525,010,812        $ 291,288,637        $ 936,724,894        $ 821,566,320        $ 564,538,758  

Gross unrealized gain

     6,883,868          46,941,094          38,760,049          55,106,061          46,994,039  

Gross unrealized loss

     (25,263,244        (6,925,278        (31,429,281        (15,907,201        (34,974,343

Net unrealized security gain (loss)

   $ (18,379,376      $ 40,015,816        $ 7,330,768        $ 39,198,860        $ 12,019,696  

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, net mark to market gains (losses) on regulated futures and options contracts and differences in the tax treatment of underlying fund investments.

GSAM has reviewed the Portfolios’ tax positions for all open tax years (the current and prior three years, as applicable) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolios’ financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

 

8. OTHER RISKS

The Portfolios’ risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Derivatives Risk — The Portfolios’ use of derivatives may result in loss. Derivative instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Portfolios. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments. Losses from derivatives can also result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the United States. 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 Portfolios invest. The imposition of exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the United States or 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 Portfolios have exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. To the extent that the Portfolios also invest in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Investments in the Underlying Funds — The investments of a Portfolio are concentrated in the Underlying Funds, and the Portfolio’s investment performance is directly related to the investment performance of the Underlying Funds it holds. A Portfolio is subject to the risk factors associated with the investments of the Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the amount of assets allocated to each. A Portfolio that has a relative concentration of its portfolio in a single Underlying Fund may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting that Underlying Fund, and may be more susceptible to losses because of these developments.

 

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8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — A Portfolio or an Underlying Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, institutional investors (including those trading by use of non-discretionary mathematical formulas), financial intermediaries (who may make investment decisions on behalf of underlying clients and/or include a Portfolio or an Underlying Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Portfolio or an Underlying Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions may cause a Portfolio or an Underlying Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Portfolio’s or the Underlying Fund’s NAV and liquidity. 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 a Portfolio’s or an Underlying Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the expense ratio of the Portfolio or the Underlying Fund. Similarly, large Portfolio or Underlying Fund share purchases may adversely affect a Portfolio’s or an Underlying Fund’s performance to the extent that the Portfolio or the Underlying Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Liquidity Risk — A Portfolio 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 a Portfolio 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, a Portfolio may be forced to sell investments 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.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, a Portfolio trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, a Portfolio may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

 

9. INDEMNIFICATIONS

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Trustees, officers, employees and agents are indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act and state law, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Portfolios. Additionally, in the course of business, the Portfolios enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolios that have not yet occurred. However, GSAM believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

 

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events after the Statements of Assets and Liabilities date have been evaluated, and GSAM has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Balanced Strategy Portfolio  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    528,088     $ 6,080,683        2,019,648     $ 22,987,868  

Reinvestment of distributions

    38,814       437,355        387,346       4,473,364  

Shares redeemed

    (1,157,508     (13,343,869      (4,004,670     (45,419,600
      (590,606     (6,825,831      (1,597,676     (17,958,368
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    126,602       1,452,510        244,978       2,807,847  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,890       21,172        91,383       1,057,404  

Shares redeemed

    (570,924     (6,576,429      (1,710,527     (19,411,900
      (442,432     (5,102,747      (1,374,166     (15,546,649
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    6,092,512       70,658,738        10,521,153       119,139,540  

Reinvestment of distributions

    186,239       2,099,834        1,301,377       15,022,502  

Shares redeemed

    (8,806,245     (101,212,477      (7,592,077     (87,026,490
      (2,527,494     (28,453,905      4,230,453       47,135,552  
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    954       11,092        2,002       23,200  

Reinvestment of distributions

    58       657        630       7,359  

Shares redeemed

    (2,061     (24,102      (7,245     (83,744
      (1,049     (12,353      (4,613     (53,185
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    39,190       451,712        170,556       1,911,458  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,811       20,325        15,463       177,760  

Shares redeemed

    (74,054     (846,516      (286,535     (3,231,464
      (33,053     (374,479      (100,516     (1,142,246
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    4,850,769       55,687,451               

Reinvestment of distributions

    18,149       203,449               

Shares redeemed

    (135,197     (1,540,630             
      4,733,721       54,350,270               
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    36,760       418,836        295,196       3,368,299  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,382       26,707        27,698       319,071  

Shares redeemed

    (22,901     (261,025      (139,109     (1,573,546
      16,241       184,518        183,785       2,113,824  
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    1,170       13,487        45,522       534,077  

Reinvestment of distributions

    306       3,455        1,616       18,735  

Shares redeemed

    (121     (1,390      (371     (4,380
      1,355       15,552        46,767       548,432  

NET INCREASE

    1,156,683     $ 13,781,025        1,384,034     $ 15,097,360  

 

(a)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    267,347     $ 5,150,371        1,118,905     $ 19,141,615  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 123,539       2,331,215  

Shares redeemed

    (594,985     (11,454,490      (2,122,608     (36,290,165
      (327,638     (6,304,119      (880,164     (14,817,335
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    84,138       1,533,490        176,918       2,887,998  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 45,101       813,606  

Shares redeemed

    (423,650     (7,772,881      (1,573,526     (25,446,948
      (339,512     (6,239,391      (1,351,507     (21,745,344
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    481,828       9,241,199        1,102,162       19,223,832  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 185,239       3,526,943  

Shares redeemed

    (7,866,091     (153,351,595      (835,023     (14,657,843
      (7,384,263     (144,110,396      452,378       8,092,932  
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    2,778       53,560        5,968       97,457  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 488       9,166  

Shares redeemed

    (4,560     (85,913      (895     (14,789
      (1,782     (32,353      5,561       91,834  
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    82,093       1,550,265        122,048       2,032,302  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 6,390       118,913  

Shares redeemed

    (33,110     (629,266      (210,046     (3,592,828
      48,983       920,999        (81,608     (1,441,613
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    6,317,423       124,109,879               

Shares redeemed

    (46,812     (905,637             
      6,270,611       123,204,242               
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    35,425       667,080        208,689       3,514,359  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 5,791       108,473  

Shares redeemed

    (79,836     (1,506,163      (32,309     (573,068
      (44,411     (839,083      182,171       3,049,764  
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

                 20,863       358,431  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 14       275  

Shares redeemed

                 (20,863     (377,643
                   14       (18,937

NET DECREASE

    (1,778,012   $ (33,400,101      (1,673,155   $ (26,788,699

 

(a)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

     Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio  
  

 

 

 
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
  

 

 

 
     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
  

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

     1,432,734     $ 19,922,062       3,033,723     $ 40,000,936  

Reinvestment of distributions

     86,400       1,168,142       474,770       6,484,686  

Shares redeemed

     (2,004,644     (27,817,400     (6,510,225     (85,053,822
       (485,510     (6,727,196     (3,001,732     (38,568,200
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

     148,838       2,011,565       285,576       3,638,217  

Reinvestment of distributions

     4,209       55,682       113,017       1,524,419  

Shares redeemed

     (902,713     (12,243,281     (3,652,480     (46,455,360
       (749,666     (10,176,034     (3,253,887     (41,292,724
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

     3,748,876       52,284,058       8,734,557       115,287,013  

Reinvestment of distributions

     220,582       2,992,160       1,097,182       14,987,996  

Shares redeemed

     (17,563,929     (240,812,137     (5,668,283     (74,750,245
       (13,594,471     (185,535,919     4,163,456       55,524,764  
Service Shares         

Shares sold

     3,530       48,537       23,593       309,270  

Reinvestment of distributions

     229       3,079       1,437       19,619  

Shares redeemed

     (14,478     (199,750     (45,019     (595,848
       (10,719     (148,134     (19,989     (266,959
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

     362,435       5,021,948       276,059       3,583,015  

Reinvestment of distributions

     4,264       57,327       13,512       183,527  

Shares redeemed

     (98,491     (1,366,778     (156,235     (2,038,389
       268,208       3,712,497       133,336       1,728,153  
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

     15,101,111       206,294,571              

Reinvestment of distributions

     49,144       662,459              

Shares redeemed

     (137,635     (1,880,464            
       15,012,620       205,076,566              
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

     31,952       438,269       234,088       3,032,994  

Reinvestment of distributions

     1,087       14,599       7,922       107,793  

Shares redeemed

     (72,145     (998,348     (64,914     (848,794
       (39,106     (545,480     177,096       2,291,993  
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

     258,454       3,603,761       6,689       88,008  

Reinvestment of distributions

     1,149       15,532       145       1,994  

Shares redeemed

     (5,692     (78,679     (1,577     (21,343
       253,911       3,540,614       5,257       68,659  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

     655,267     $ 9,196,914       (1,796,463   $ (20,514,314

 

(a)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Growth Strategy Portfolio  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    765,419     $ 12,234,995        2,280,715     $ 33,629,656  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 417,272       6,613,697  

Shares redeemed

    (1,513,070     (24,181,739      (5,233,193     (77,133,470
      (747,651     (11,946,744      (2,535,206     (36,890,117
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    214,870       3,416,094        367,579       5,401,620  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 117,361       1,858,992  

Shares redeemed

    (954,488     (15,202,372      (3,252,549     (47,320,303
      (739,618     (11,786,278      (2,767,609     (40,059,691
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    2,072,249       33,228,755        6,308,205       93,509,718  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 749,696       11,867,682  

Shares redeemed

    (12,866,384     (202,630,168      (3,286,743     (50,000,690
      (10,794,135     (169,401,413      3,771,158       55,376,710  
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    2,610       41,582        27,366       414,468  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 1,311       20,705  

Shares redeemed

    (14,892     (240,742      (13,150     (196,049
      (12,282     (199,160      15,527       239,124  
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    406,837       6,438,220        319,572       4,693,341  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 13,548       211,478  

Shares redeemed

    (116,595     (1,845,073      (149,180     (2,151,512
      290,242       4,593,147        183,940       2,753,307  
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    10,915,002       171,288,019               

Shares redeemed

    (84,794     (1,336,998             
      10,830,208       169,951,021               
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    28,838       446,403        287,071       4,105,889  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 8,829       136,314  

Shares redeemed

    (36,485     (571,612      (80,049     (1,161,545
      (7,647     (125,209      215,851       3,080,658  
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    196,621       3,253,532        310,238       4,664,858  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 1,633       25,853  

Shares redeemed

    (72,980     (1,143,125      (251,704     (4,019,379
      123,641       2,110,407        60,167       671,332  

NET DECREASE

    (1,057,242   $ (16,804,229      (1,056,172   $ (14,828,677

 

(a)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Satellite Strategies Portfolio  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    212,770     $ 1,780,452        766,000     $ 6,199,861  

Reinvestment of distributions

    59,572       482,777        210,957       1,744,744  

Shares redeemed

    (700,757     (5,855,289      (5,757,049     (46,584,779
      (428,415     (3,592,060      (4,780,092     (38,640,174
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    48,244       402,566        121,270       984,291  

Reinvestment of distributions

    30,009       241,552        120,141       992,656  

Shares redeemed

    (663,517     (5,507,438      (1,970,407     (15,816,742
      (585,264     (4,863,320      (1,728,996     (13,839,795
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    5,361,264       44,605,959        9,419,413       76,486,555  

Reinvestment of distributions

    565,975       4,579,831        1,877,127       15,497,049  

Shares redeemed

    (12,226,003     (101,583,823      (20,236,426     (165,137,184
      (6,298,764     (52,398,033      (8,939,886     (73,153,580
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    877       7,289        2,576       20,720  

Reinvestment of distributions

    255       2,065        831       6,877  

Shares redeemed

    (3,560     (29,988      (15,368     (125,171
      (2,428     (20,634      (11,961     (97,574
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    435,909       3,623,203        2,034,467       16,298,168  

Reinvestment of distributions

    58,832       476,132        215,716       1,779,150  

Shares redeemed

    (1,288,955     (10,671,424      (4,496,323     (36,492,611
      (794,214     (6,572,089      (2,246,140     (18,415,293
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    425,652       3,516,016               

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,246       25,902               

Shares redeemed

    (1,090     (8,972             
      427,808       3,532,946               
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    12,939       107,215        62,617       508,314  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,577       20,800        8,739       72,175  

Shares redeemed

    (35,040     (290,352      (123,294     (993,789
      (19,524     (162,337      (51,938     (413,300
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    2,669,892       22,472,644        906,204       7,537,771  

Reinvestment of distributions

    55,544       450,907        174,320       1,442,350  

Shares redeemed

    (2,254,943     (18,644,878      (730,664     (6,016,291
      470,493       4,278,673        349,860       2,963,830  

NET DECREASE

    (7,230,308   $ (59,796,854      (17,409,153   $ (141,595,886

 

(a)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.

 

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Portfolio Expenses — Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R or Class R6 Shares of a Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges on purchase payments (with respect to Class A Shares), contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (with respect to Class C Shares), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Class A, Class C and Class R Shares); and other Portfolio expenses.

The Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R or Class R6 Shares of the Portfolios and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year (74 out of 365 days for Class P Shares, which commenced operations on April 17, 2018). The Class P example for hypothetical expenses reflects projected activity for the period from April 17,2018 through June 30, 2018 for purposes of comparability. This projection assumes that annualized expense ratios were in effect during the period.

Actual Expenses — The first line under each share class in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000=8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line under each share class in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolios’ actual net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolios’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolios and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, or exchange fees and do not include expenses of Underlying Funds in which the Portfolios invest. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Balanced Strategy Portfolio     Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio     Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio     Growth Strategy Portfolio     Satellite Strategies Portfolio  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/18
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/18
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
6/30/18
**
    Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/18
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/18
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
6/30/18
**
    Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/18
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/18
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
6/30/18
**
    Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/18
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/18
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
6/30/18
**
    Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/18
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/18
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
6/30/18
**
 
Class A                                                            

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 977.40     $ 2.84     $ 1,000.00     $ 994.20     $ 2.87     $ 1,000.00     $ 981.90     $ 2.85     $ 1,000.00     $ 981.00     $ 2.85     $ 1,000.00     $ 961.90     $ 2.72  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.92     2.91       1,000.00       1,021.92     2.91       1,000.00       1,021.92     2.91       1,000.00       1,021.92     2.91       1,000.00       1,022.02     2.81  
Class C                                                            

Actual

    1,000.00       973.00       6.51       1,000.00       990.60       6.56       1,000.00       978.40       6.52       1,000.00       977.90       6.52       1,000.00       959.20       6.36  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,018.20     6.66       1,000.00       1,018.20     6.66       1,000.00       1,018.20     6.66       1,000.00       1,018.20     6.66       1,000.00       1,018.30     6.56  
Institutional                                                            

Actual

    1,000.00       979.20       0.93       1,000.00       996.30       0.94       1,000.00       983.80       0.93       1,000.00       982.90       0.93       1,000.00       963.60       0.83  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,023.85     0.95       1,000.00       1,023.85     0.95       1,000.00       1,023.85     0.95       1,000.00       1,023.85     0.95       1,000.00       1,023.95     0.85  
Service                                                            

Actual

    1,000.00       976.20       3.38       1,000.00       993.60       3.41       1,000.00       982.00       3.39       1,000.00       981.00       3.39       1,000.00       962.50       3.26  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.37     3.46       1,000.00       1,021.37     3.46       1,000.00       1,021.37     3.46       1,000.00       1,021.37     3.46       1,000.00       1,021.47     3.36  
Investor                                                            

Actual

    1,000.00       978.50       1.62       1,000.00       995.20       1.63       1,000.00       983.80       1.62       1,000.00       982.70       1.62       1,000.00       962.90       1.51  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,023.16     1.66       1,000.00       1,023.16     1.66       1,000.00       1,023.16     1.66       1,000.00       1,023.16     1.66       1,000.00       1,023.26     1.56  
Class P(a)                                                            

Actual

    1,000.00       977.70       0.37       1,000.00       976.80       0.37       1,000.00       975.90       0.39       1,000.00       975.00       0.36       1,000.00       966.70       0.32  

Hypothethical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,024.43     0.37       1,000.00       1,024.43     0.37       1,000.00       1,024.40     0.40       1,000.00       1,024.43     0.37       1,000.00       1,024.47     0.33  
Class R                                                            

Actual

    1,000.00       977.00       4.07       1,000.00       993.00       4.10       1,000.00       981.20       4.08       1,000.00       980.50       4.08       1,000.00       961.70       3.94  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,020.68     4.16       1,000.00       1,020.68     4.16       1,000.00       1,020.68     4.16       1,000.00       1,020.68     4.16       1,000.00       1,020.78     4.06  
Class R6                                                            

Actual

    1,000.00       979.30       0.88       1,000.00       996.30       0.89       1,000.00       983.90       0.89       1,000.00       983.60       0.89       1,000.00       964.90       0.78  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,023.90     0.90       1,000.00       1,023.90     0.90       1,000.00       1,023.90     0.90       1,000.00       1,023.90     0.90       1,000.00       1,024.00     0.80  

 

+   Hypothetical expenses are based on each Portfolio’s actual annualized net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.

 

*   Expenses for each share class are calculated using each Portfolio’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized net expense ratios for the period were as follows:

 

Fund    Class A     Class C     Institutional     Service     Investor     Class P(a)     Class R     Class R6  

Balanced Strategy

     0.58     1.33     0.19     0.69     0.33     0.18     0.83     0.18

Equity Growth Strategy

     0.58       1.33       0.19       0.69       0.33       0.18       0.83       0.18  

Growth and Income Strategy

     0.58       1.33       0.19       0.69       0.33       0.18       0.83       0.18  

Growth Strategy

     0.58       1.33       0.19       0.69       0.33       0.18       0.83       0.18  

Satellite Strategies

     0.56       1.31       0.17       0.67       0.31       0.16       0.81       0.16  

 

(a)   Commenced operations April 17, 2018.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio, and Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio (the “Portfolios”) are investment portfolios of Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Portfolios at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Portfolios.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until June 30, 2019 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on June 13-14, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held four meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to each Portfolio, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Portfolio and the underlying funds in which it invests (the “Underlying Funds”) by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its mutual fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Portfolio and the Underlying Funds, including comparisons to the performance of similar mutual funds, as provided by a third-party mutual fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), and a benchmark performance index; and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Underlying Funds invest;
  (c)   information provided by the Investment Adviser indicating the Investment Adviser’s views on whether the Portfolio’s peer group and/or benchmark index had high, medium, or low relevance given the Portfolio’s particular investment strategy;
  (d)   the terms of the Management Agreement and other agreements with affiliated service providers entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Portfolio;
  (e)   fee and expense information for the Portfolio, including:
  (i)   the relative management fee and expense levels of the Portfolio as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (ii)   the Portfolio’s expense trends over time; and
  (iii)   to the extent the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts (such as bank collective trusts, private wealth management accounts, institutional separate accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, and non-U.S. funds) having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Portfolio, comparative information on the advisory fees charged and services provided to those accounts by the Investment Adviser;
  (f)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Portfolio;
  (g)   the undertakings of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations of the Portfolio and the Underlying Funds;

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

  (h)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Portfolio to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;
  (i)   whether the Portfolio’s existing management fee schedule, together with the management fee schedules of the Underlying Funds, adequately addressed any economies of scale;
  (j)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Portfolio and/or the Underlying Funds, including the fees received by the Investment Adviser’s affiliates from the Portfolio and/or the Underlying Funds for transfer agency, securities lending, portfolio trading, distribution and other services;
  (k)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Portfolio and/or the Underlying Funds as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (l)   with respect to the applicable Underlying Funds, information regarding commissions paid by the Underlying Equity Funds and broker oversight, an update on the Investment Adviser’s soft dollars practices, other information regarding portfolio trading, and how the Investment Adviser carries out its duty to seek best execution;
  (m)   portfolio manager ownership of Portfolio shares; the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;
  (n)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Portfolio and the Underlying Funds by their unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and
  (o)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

The Trustees also received an overview of the Portfolios’ distribution arrangements. They received information regarding the Portfolios’ assets, share purchase and redemption activity, and payment of distribution, service, and shareholder administration fees, as applicable. Information was also provided to the Trustees relating to revenue sharing payments made by and services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to intermediaries that promote the sale, distribution, and/or servicing of Portfolio shares. The Independent Trustees also discussed the broad range of other investment choices that are available to Portfolio investors, including the availability of comparable funds managed by other advisers.

The presentations made at the Board and Committee meetings and at the Annual Meeting encompassed the Portfolios and other mutual funds for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, their services, and the Portfolios. In conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and the Investment Adviser addressed the questions and concerns of the Trustees, including concerns regarding the investment performance of certain of the funds they oversee. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval and continuation of mutual fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates provided the Independent Trustees with a written response to a formal request for information sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel, without representatives of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services Provided Under the Management Agreement

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the transition in the leadership and changes in personnel of various of the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management teams that had occurred in recent periods, and the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the regulatory and control environment in which the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds and their service providers operate, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Portfolios and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Portfolios, the Underlying Funds, and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of each Portfolio to its peers using rankings and ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2017, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2018. The information on each Portfolio’s investment performance was provided for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ending on the applicable dates. The Trustees also reviewed each Portfolio’s investment performance relative to its performance benchmark. As part of this review, they considered the investment performance trends of the Portfolios over time, and reviewed the investment performance of each Portfolio in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Portfolio performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Underlying Funds’ risk profiles, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management. They noted the efforts of the portfolio management team of certain Underlying Funds to continue to enhance the investment models used in managing the Underlying Funds.

The Trustees observed that the Balanced Strategy Portfolio’s Institutional Shares had placed in the second quartile of the Portfolio’s peer group for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods and in the third quartile for the one-year period, and had outperformed the Portfolio’s benchmark index for the three-year period and underperformed for the one-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2018. The Trustees further observed that the Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Portfolio’s peer group and had outperformed the Portfolio’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2018. They noted that the Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Portfolio’s peer group for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods, and had outperformed the Portfolio’s benchmark index for the one- and three-year periods and underperformed for the five- and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2018. They observed that the Growth Strategy Portfolio’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Portfolio’s peer group for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods, and had outperformed the Portfolio’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, and five-year periods and underperformed for the ten-year period ended March 31, 2018. They noted that the Satellite Strategies Portfolio’s Institutional Shares had placed in the second quartile of the Portfolio’s peer group for the one- and three-year periods and in the fourth quartile for the five- and ten-year periods, and had outperformed the Portfolio’s benchmark index for the one-year period and underperformed for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2018. The Trustees noted that the Satellite Strategies Portfolio had certain significant differences from both the Portfolio’s peer group and benchmark index that caused the peer group and benchmark index to be imperfect bases for comparison.

Costs of Services Provided and Competitive Information

The Trustees considered the contractual terms of the Management Agreement and the fee rates payable by each Portfolio thereunder. In this regard, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Portfolios, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Portfolios as registered mutual funds.

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Portfolios. The analyses provided a comparison of each Portfolio’s management fee to those of a relevant peer group and category universe; an expense analysis which compared each Portfolio’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and data comparing each Portfolio’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The analyses also compared each Portfolio’s transfer agency, custody, and distribution fees, other expenses and fee waivers/reimbursements to those of the peer group and category medians. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons provided by the Outside Data Provider were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Portfolios.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations of the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds. They also considered, to the extent that the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Portfolios, comparative fee information for services provided by the Investment Adviser to those accounts, and information that indicated that services provided to the Portfolios differed in various significant respects from the services provided to other types of accounts which, in many cases, operated under less stringent legal and regulatory structures, required fewer services from the Investment Adviser to a smaller number of client contact points, and were less time-intensive.

In addition, the Trustees noted that shareholders are able to redeem their Portfolio shares at any time if shareholders believe that the Portfolio fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Portfolio.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Profitability

The Trustees reviewed each Portfolio’s contribution to the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules by Portfolio and by function (i.e., investment management, transfer agency and distribution and service), and information on the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs organization had audited the expense allocation methodology and that the internal audit group was satisfied with the reasonableness, consistency, and accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology and profitability analysis calculations. Profitability data for each Portfolio was provided for 2017 and 2016, and the Trustees considered this information in relation to the Investment Adviser’s overall profitability.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees considered the information that had been provided regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Portfolios.

The Trustees noted that, although the Portfolios themselves do not have breakpoints in their management fee schedules, any benefits of the breakpoints in the management fee schedules of certain Underlying Funds, when reached, would pass through to the shareholders in the Portfolios at the specified asset levels. The Trustees considered the amounts of assets in the Portfolios; the Portfolios’ recent purchase and redemption activity; the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and the profits realized by them; information comparing the fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other funds in the peer groups; and the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Portfolios and Underlying Funds that exceed specified levels. They also considered the services provided to the Portfolios under the Management Agreement and the fees and expenses borne by the Underlying Funds, and determined that the management fees payable by the Portfolios were not duplicative of the management fees paid at the Underlying Fund level.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Portfolios and/or the Underlying Funds as stated above, including: (a) transfer agency fees received by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”); (b) brokerage and futures commissions earned by Goldman Sachs for executing securities and futures transactions on behalf of certain Underlying Funds; (c) research received by the Investment Adviser from broker-dealers in exchange for executing certain transactions on behalf of certain Underlying Funds; (d) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Underlying Funds with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (e) fees earned by Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”), an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, as securities lending agent for certain Underlying Funds (and fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the fund in which those Underlying Funds’ cash collateral is invested); (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Portfolios on behalf of its other clients; (g) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Portfolio shareholders; (h) Goldman Sachs’ retention of certain fees as Portfolio Distributor; (i) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Portfolios and Underlying Funds; and (j) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Portfolios’ and Underlying Funds’ third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

Other Benefits to the Portfolios and Their Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Portfolios and/or the Underlying Funds receive certain potential benefits as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Underlying Funds with those of other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) enhanced servicing from vendors because of the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) with respect to the Underlying Funds, enhanced servicing from broker-dealers because of the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (d) with respect to certain Underlying Funds, the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate favorable terms with derivatives counterparties as a result of the size and reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (e) the Investment Adviser’s knowledge and experience

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

gained from managing other accounts and products; (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (g) the Portfolios’ and Underlying Funds’ access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firmwide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; (h) with respect to certain Underlying Funds, the ability to participate in the securities lending program administered by GSAL, as measured by the revenue received by the Underlying Funds in connection with the program; and (i) the Portfolios’ access to certain affiliated distribution channels. In addition, the Trustees noted the competitive nature of the mutual fund marketplace, and considered that many of the Portfolios’ shareholders invested in the Portfolios in part because of the Portfolios’ relationship with the Investment Adviser and that those shareholders have a general expectation that the relationship will continue.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the management fees paid by each of the Portfolios were reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and each Portfolio’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit each Portfolio and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to each Portfolio until June 30, 2019.

 

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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs Funds

 

Goldman Sachs is a premier financial services firm, known since 1869 for creating thoughtful and customized investment solutions in complex global markets.

Today, the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.30 trillion in assets under supervision as of June 30, 2018, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) has portfolio management teams located around the world and our investment professionals bring firsthand knowledge of local markets to every investment decision. Assets under supervision includes assets under management and other client assets for which Goldman Sachs does not have full discretion. GSAM leverages the resources of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC subject to legal, internal and regulatory restrictions.

 

Money Market

Financial Square FundsSM

  Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund1
  Financial Square Government Fund1
  Financial Square Money Market Fund2
  Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund2
  Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund1
  Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund1
  Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund1
  Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund2

Investor FundsSM

  Investor Money Market Fund3
  Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund3

Fixed Income

Short Duration and Government

  Enhanced Income Fund
  High Quality Floating Rate Fund
  Short-Term Conservative Income Fund
  Short Duration Government Fund
  Short Duration Income Fund
  Government Income Fund
  Inflation Protected Securities Fund

Multi-Sector

  Bond Fund
  Core Fixed Income Fund
  Global Income Fund
  Strategic Income Fund

Municipal and Tax-Free

  High Yield Municipal Fund
  Dynamic Municipal Income Fund
  Short Duration Tax-Free Fund

Single Sector

  Investment Grade Credit Fund
  U.S. Mortgages Fund
  High Yield Fund
  High Yield Floating Rate Fund
  Emerging Markets Debt Fund
  Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund
  Total Emerging Markets Income Fund4

Fixed Income Alternatives

  Long Short Credit Strategies Fund

Fundamental Equity

  Equity Income Fund
  Small Cap Value Fund
  Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
  Mid Cap Value Fund
  Large Cap Value Fund
  Focused Value Fund
  Capital Growth Fund
  Strategic Growth Fund
  Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
  Flexible Cap Fund
  Concentrated Growth Fund
  Technology Opportunities Fund
  Growth Opportunities Fund
  Rising Dividend Growth Fund
  Blue Chip Fund5
  Income Builder Fund

Tax-Advantaged Equity

  U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund
 

International Tax-Managed Equity Fund

  U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund
  International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

Equity Insights

  Small Cap Equity Insights Fund
  U.S. Equity Insights Fund
  Small Cap Growth Insights Fund
  Large Cap Growth Insights Fund
  Large Cap Value Insights Fund
  Small Cap Value Insights Fund
  International Small Cap Insights Fund
  International Equity Insights Fund
  Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

Fundamental Equity International

  International Equity Income Fund6
  International Equity ESG Fund7
  Asia Equity Fund
  Emerging Markets Equity Fund
  N-11 Equity Fund
  ESG Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Select Satellite

  Real Estate Securities Fund
  International Real Estate Securities Fund
  Commodity Strategy Fund
  Global Real Estate Securities Fund
  Alternative Premia Fund8
  Absolute Return Tracker Fund
  Managed Futures Strategy Fund
  MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund
  MLP & Energy Fund
  Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund
  Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund
  Global Infrastructure Fund

Total Portfolio Solutions

  Global Managed Beta Fund
  Multi-Manager Non-Core Fixed Income Fund
  Multi-Manager U.S. Dynamic Equity Fund
  Multi-Manager Global Equity Fund
  Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
  Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund
  Balanced Strategy Portfolio
  Multi-Manager U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund
  Multi-Manager Real Assets Strategy Fund
  Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio
  Growth Strategy Portfolio
  Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio
  Satellite Strategies Portfolio
  Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio
  Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio
  Strategic Factor Allocation Fund
  Target Date 2020 Portfolio
  Target Date 2025 Portfolio
  Target Date 2030 Portfolio
  Target Date 2035 Portfolio
  Target Date 2040 Portfolio
  Target Date 2045 Portfolio
  Target Date 2050 Portfolio
  Target Date 2055 Portfolio
  Target Date 2060 Portfolio
  GQG Partners International Opportunities Fund
  Tactical Exposure Fund
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2    You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Because the share price of the Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
3    You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
4    Effective after the close of business on December 26, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Emerging Markets Debt Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Total Emerging Markets Income Fund.
5    Effective after the close of business on October 31, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic U.S. Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund.
6    Effective after the close of business on February 27, 2018, the Goldman Sachs Strategic International Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity Income Fund.
7    Effective after the close of business on February 27, 2018, the Goldman Sachs Focused International Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity ESG Fund.
8   Effective after the close of business on October 30, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund.
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TRUSTEES

Jessica Palmer, Chair

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Diana M. Daniels

Herbert J. Markley

James A. McNamara

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Scott M. McHugh, Treasurer, Senior Vice President and Principal Financial Officer

Joseph F. DiMaria, Assistant Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

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The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.

The reports concerning the Portfolios included in this shareholder report may contain certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Portfolios in the future. These statements are based on Portfolio management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Portfolios, such as performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors, changes in the levels of interest rates, the impact of developing world events, and other factors that may influence the future performance of the Portfolios. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual events may cause adjustments in portfolio management strategies from those currently expected to be employed.

Diversification does not protect an investor from market risk and does not ensure a profit.

Views and opinions expressed are for informational purposes only and do not constitute a recommendation by GSAM to buy, sell, or hold any security. Views and opinions are current as of the date of this presentation and may be subject to change. They should not be construed as investment advice.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Portfolios use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how a Portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders); and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

References to indices, benchmarks or other measures of relative market performance over a specified period of time are provided for your information only and do not imply that the portfolio will achieve similar results. The index composition may not reflect the manner in which a portfolio is constructed. While an adviser seeks to design a portfolio which reflects appropriate risk and return features, portfolio characteristics may deviate from those of the benchmark.

The Portfolios file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Portfolios’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov within 60 days after the Portfolios’ first and third fiscal quarters. When available, the Portfolios’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may also be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Forms N-Q may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders).

Holdings and allocations shown are as of June 30, 2018 and may not be representative of future investments. Portfolio holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

This material is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus or summary prospectus, if applicable. Investors should consider a Portfolio’s objective, risks, and charges and expenses, and read the summary prospectus, if available, and/or the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. The summary prospectus, if available, and the prospectus contain this and other information about a Portfolio and may be obtained from your authorized dealer or from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by calling (retail – 1-800-526-7384) (institutional – 1-800-621-2550).

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Semi-Annual Report      

June 30, 2018

 
     

Global Infrastructure Fund

 

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Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Performance Summary

    1  

Schedule of Investments

    9  

Financial Statements

    11  

Financial Highlights

    14  

Notes to Financial Statements

    21  

Other Information

    29  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks total return comprised of long-term growth of capital and income.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional, Investor, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -2.03%, -2.42%, -1.81%, -1.94%, -2.19% and -1.89%, respectively. These returns compare to the -1.30% cumulative total return of the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “Index”). The Index is intended to measure all sectors of the infrastructure market.1 The Fund’s former benchmark, the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index (Gross, USD, Unhedged), returned -0.82% during the same period.

 

      For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class P Shares generated a cumulative total return of 1.33% compared to the 1.74% cumulative total return of the Index. The Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index (Gross, USD, Unhedged) returned 2.03% during the same period.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced global infrastructure companies during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During January 2018, when the Reporting Period began, the global infrastructure market edged down slightly. The utilities sector declined as investors began to reassess utility companies’ growth prospects amid higher interest rates. The transportation sector performed best, supported by companies that reported strong fourth quarter and calendar year 2017 earnings. The global infrastructure market retreated further in February 2018. Every sector recorded a negative return, with energy posting the worst performance.

 

      In March 2018, the global infrastructure market achieved a modest gain. Among sectors, utilities produced positive returns, while energy generated the weakest results. Energy infrastructure companies struggled following a surprise ruling from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) that energy master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) could no longer include an income tax allowance in their cost-of-service rate calculations (a method used to set rates for pipeline customers). FERC also made a market-expected announcement regarding regulated pipelines owned by “C” corporations, ruling that the federal income tax allowance should be reduced from 35% to 21%, in keeping with corporate tax reform.

 

      In April 2018, the global infrastructure market recorded another modest gain. The best performing sector was transportation, while the communications sector declined. Communications companies weakened following the announcement of the T-Mobile and Sprint merger, as investors worried about potential revenue losses from overlapping cell towers that supported the two companies’ networks. The global infrastructure market fell back slightly in May 2018. The transportation sector declined, while the energy sector generated solidly positive returns. During June 2018, the global infrastructure market produced a gain. The energy sector performed best, while the transportation sector declined.

 

      For the Reporting Period overall, the global infrastructure market, as measured by the Index, generated a cumulative total return of -1.30%. Japan was the top performing market during the Reporting Period, followed at a distance by Hong Kong and the U.S. Decliners were led by Italy and Canada. Within market sectors, communications companies generated gains, while transportation companies posted losses. Energy infrastructure and utilities companies ended the Reporting Period about where they started.

 

  1    Source: Dow Jones. The Index includes companies domiciled globally that qualify as “pure-play” infrastructure companies —companies whose primary business is the ownership and operation of infrastructure assets, activities that generally generate long-term stable cash flows. It includes master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) in addition to other equity securities.

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

 

 

Q   What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, security selection in the utilities sector, particularly among gas utilities, detracted most from the Fund’s relative performance. The Fund was also hampered by its overweight position compared the Index in the transportation sector. On the positive side, the Fund benefited from security selection in the energy sector, especially among energy MLPs. Among countries, security selection in Spain, Australia and France hurt relative returns most. The Fund was helped by security selection and an overweight position relative to the Index in the U.S.

 

Q   What individual holdings detracted most from the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The top detractors from the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period were ONEOK, Aena SME and Beijing Enterprises Water Group.

 

      The Fund’s underweight compared to the Index in ONEOK (OKE), one of the largest energy midstream2 service providers in the U.S., detracted from relative returns. OKE’s shares performed strongly in April 2018 alongside a general recovery in the North American energy sector that was driven by increasing exports and global demand. At the end of the Reporting Period, we maintained the Fund’s underweight position in OKE, as we thought the stock was trading at a significant premium compared to others in the sector.

 

      An investment in Aena SME (AENA), a Spanish state-owned manager and operator of airport terminals, also hurt the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period. While AENA’s fundamentals remained strong, its shares declined after Transcontinental Realty Investors and Talos Capital took a 2.6% stake in the company. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed AENA was well positioned to benefit from increasing travel driven by a better economy, and it should, in our view, continue to grow revenues in 2018 and beyond. We also thought the regulatory framework remained favorable for the company at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

      Another notable detractor from the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period was Beijing Enterprises Water Group (BEW), a Hong Kong-based provider of various water and environmental protection services in China, Singapore, Malaysia and Portugal. The company’s stock price declined in January 2018 following the announcement of a new issue placement, which would increase the total number of outstanding shares and therefore dilute BEW’s earnings per share. Investor sentiment remained weak ahead of China’s National People’s Congress because of concerns surrounding the off-balance sheet structure of BEW’s public-private partnership (“PPP”) investment funds and the Chinese government’s regulatory tightening on PPP projects. (An off-balance sheet structure means the financing activity is not on a company’s balance sheet.) Additionally, BEW reported lower than market expected fiscal year 2017 earnings in March 2018, driven by slower progress on water renovation PPP project development and lower construction margins. Despite these disappointing results, at the end of the Reporting Period, we believed BEW had high quality projects that are well structured, which should potentially allow the company to gain access to low-cost capital and to generate stable cash flows. In our opinion, BEW was on track at the end of the Reporting Period to meet its fiscal 2017 goals, with strong potential for both its water capacity and water renovation contracts. We thought BEW could continue to benefit from what we see as its solid management team and lower leverage levels as well as from broader efforts to clean up China’s water supply.

 

Q   What individual holdings added most to the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, Cheniere Energy, Sempra Energy and Williams Partners L.P. were leading positive contributors to the Fund’s relative returns.

 

      Cheniere Energy (LNG), a company primarily engaged in liquefied natural gas businesses, added to the Fund’s relative performance. LNG’s shares appreciated along with the price of natural gas, which rose amid increased global demand growth. In addition, its company management raised guidance after deciding to invest in the Corpus Christi Train 3 expansion, as it is likely to increase LNG’s capacity for

 

  2    The midstream component of the energy industry is usually defined as those companies providing products or services that help link the supply side, i.e. energy producers, and the demand side, i.e. energy end-users, for any type of energy commodity. Such midstream business can include, but are not limited to, those that process, store, market and transport various energy commodities.

 

  3    Take-or-pay is a provision, written into a contract, whereby one party has the obligation of either taking delivery of goods or paying a specified amount.

 

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  liquefied natural gas. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained positive about LNG, as the majority of the company’s capacity is concentrated in long-term take-or-pay3 agreements with investment grade rate counterparties, making its cash flow highly visible.

 

      Sempra Energy (SRE), the largest natural gas distribution utility in California, was another top contributor to the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period. SRE has a balanced portfolio of growth businesses composed of regulated utilities and long-term contracted energy infrastructure, and it is well-diversified geographically, in our view. Its shares gained during February 2018 on the back of a positive fourth quarter 2017 earnings announcement, which highlighted better than market expected earnings and an increased 2018 annual dividend. At the end of the Reporting Period, we were encouraged by the approval of SRE’s acquisition of Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC, and we believed SRE was poised for growth for 2018 overall.

 

      Williams Partners L.P. (WPZ), a natural gas-focused midstream energy company with operations in numerous U.S. basins, also enhanced the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period. Its shares appreciated after the company announced in May 2018 an improved outlook and better than market expected financial metrics. During the Reporting Period, its parent company Williams Companies announced it would acquire WPZ in an all stock-for-unit transaction. In our view, WPZ had strong dividend coverage and was trading at the end of the Reporting Period at an attractive valuation relative to its peers.

 

Q   Were there any notable purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Among the purchases made during the Reporting Period were the Fund’s investments in SRE and AENA, both mentioned previously.

 

      Notable sales included Atlas Arteria Group (ALX), an Australia-based operator of toll roads in the U.S. and Europe. ALX’s stock price had rallied during 2017 due to strong earnings results, driven by stable traffic trends across the U.S. and Europe as well as by the company’s expansion of its French toll road network, which benefited from an improving regional economy. Encouraged by its shareholders, ALX separated from parent Macquarie Group in order to have its own management team and to reduce liabilities. The announcement drove ALX’s shares higher in November 2017. In our view, ALX could see a traffic decline for its Virginia-based toll road going forward because of growing congestion and the completion of competing roads in the area. As a result, we sold the Fund’s position in ALX during the Reporting Period as we sought to capture profits.

 

      We exited the Fund’s investment in Equinix. We had initially purchased shares of the data center provider because we thought it was well positioned to benefit from continued demand for data storage. During the Reporting Period, Equinix reached our price target, and we decided to reallocate the capital to investment ideas with what we considered greater potential risk/reward.

 

Q   How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund did not use derivatives or similar instruments within its investment process during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Were there any notable changes in the Fund’s weightings during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking securities rather than on making sector, subsector or country bets. We seek to outpace the Index by overweighting securities we expect to outperform and underweighting those that we think may lag. Consequently, changes in the Fund’s sector or country weights are generally the direct result of individual security selection and/or the appreciation or depreciation of particular Fund holdings. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund moved from an underweight in the transportation sector to an overweight position. This shift was largely the result of our decision to add more exposure to airport companies. At the same time, we reduced the Fund’s exposure to toll road companies. In addition, the Fund shifted from an overweight in the energy sector to a slightly underweight position. Its underweight in the utilities sector also decreased. From a country perspective, compared to the Index, the Fund’s overweight in the U.S. increased, while the Fund moved from underweights in the U.K. and Spain to rather neutral positions in each. Also, the Fund’s overweight in Italy decreased during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to the Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was neutral relative to the Index in the energy and communications sectors. It was overweight versus the Index in the transportation sector and underweight the utilities sector. In geographic terms, the Fund was overweight the U.S. and Italy and underweight Hong Kong at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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Q   What is the Fund’s tactical view and strategy for the months ahead?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed modest economic growth provided an excellent backdrop for global infrastructure securities. We thought the financing environment was accommodative; fundamentals with respect to supply and demand were healthy; and the investment attributes of global infrastructure securities continued to be viewed favorably, especially relative to fixed income. Therefore, investor demand is likely, in our view, to increase, which could be supportive of valuations. Despite the more uncertain and volatile global macro environment, we believe infrastructure companies hold unique positions in the global economy and can benefit from their strong business models, which typically feature stable demand, high barriers to entry and regulated or contract-based businesses. We further believe the financing environment for global infrastructure companies is likely to continue to be accommodative, which is particularly important given the capital-intensive nature of these businesses. In the near term, we believe divergent global central bank monetary policies and varying fundamentals at the sub-sector level may present compelling investment opportunities. We think global infrastructure securities may provide investors with attractive yields and lower volatility relative to the broader equity market. Compared to bonds, we believe they offer long-term growth potential, inflation hedging benefits and resiliency to interest rate fluctuations.

 

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Global Infrastructure Fund

as of June 30, 2018

 

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     January 1, 2018–June 30, 2018   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    Dow Jones Brookfield Global
Infrastructure Index
(Net, USD, Unhedged)2
    Dow Jones Brookfield Global
Infrastructure Index
(Gross, USD, Unhedged)3
 
 

Class A

    -2.03  

 

-1.30

    -0.82
 

Class C

    -2.42       -1.30       -0.82  
 

Institutional

    -1.81       -1.30       -0.82  
 

Investor

    -1.94       -1.30       -0.82  
 

Class R

    -2.19       -1.30       -0.82  
  Class R6     -1.89       -1.30       -0.82  
    April 17, 2018–June 30, 2018                  
   

Class P

    1.33     1.74     2.03

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) intends to measure the stock performance of pure-play infrastructure companies domiciled globally. The index covers all sectors of the infrastructure market. Components are required to have more than 70% of cash flows derived from infrastructure lines of business. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Effective February 23, 2018, the Fund changed its benchmark index from gross total return to net total return to more accurately reflect the impact of international withholding taxes in the benchmark index’s return.

 

  3    The Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index (Gross, USD, Unhedged) intends to measure the stock performance of pure-play infrastructure companies domiciled globally. The index covers all sectors of the infrastructure market. Components are required to have more than 70% of cash flows derived from infrastructure lines of business. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS4

 

  
     For the period ended 06/30/18   One Year      Since Inception      Inception Date
 

Class A

    -3.72      2.31    6/27/16
 

Class C

    0.03        4.42      6/27/16
 

Institutional

    2.28        5.64      6/27/16
 

Investor

    2.07        5.46      6/27/16
  Class P     N/A        1.33      4/17/18
 

Class R

    1.54        4.93      6/27/16
   

Class R6

    2.21        5.62      6/27/16

 

  4    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1.00% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or

 

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higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS5       
                 Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
 

Class A

      1.38      1.56
 

Class C

      2.13        2.31  
 

Institutional

      0.99        1.17  
 

Investor

      1.13        1.31  
  Class P       0.98        1.16  
 

Class R

      1.63        1.81  
   

Class R6

            0.98        1.16  

 

  5    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

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  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/186
    

Holding

 

% of Net
Assets

   

Line of Business

 

Country

 

American Tower Corp.

    7.3   Equity Real Estate
Investment Trusts (REITs)
  United States
 

Vinci SA

    6.2     Construction & Engineering   France
 

Enbridge, Inc.

    5.8     Oil, Gas & Consumable
Fuels
  Canada
 

TransCanada Corp.

    4.9     Oil, Gas & Consumable
Fuels
  Canada
 

National Grid PLC

    4.8     Multi-Utilities   United Kingdom
 

Sempra Energy

    3.8     Multi-Utilities   United States
 

Crown Castle International Corp.

    3.3     Equity Real Estate
Investment Trusts (REITs)
  United States
 

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    3.2     Water Utilities   United States
 

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    2.9     Oil, Gas & Consumable
Fuels
  Canada
   

Transurban Group

    2.7     Transportation Infrastructure   Australia

 

  6    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

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  FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION7
     As of June 30, 2018     

 

LOGO

 

 

  7    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from the percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 98.4%      
Australia – 4.2%      
  339,985     Spark Infrastructure Group (Electric Utilities)   $ 573,558  
  576,502     Sydney Airport (Transportation Infrastructure)     3,051,968  
  702,958     Transurban Group (Transportation Infrastructure)     6,224,909  
   

 

 

 
      9,850,435  

 

 

 
Canada – 16.1%      
  375,968     Enbridge, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)     13,441,217  
  183,621     Fortis, Inc. (Electric Utilities)     5,869,056  
  192,839     Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)     6,678,553  
  264,738     TransCanada Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)     11,454,225  
   

 

 

 
      37,443,051  

 

 

 
China – 1.1%      
  256,000     ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (Gas Utilities)     2,507,110  

 

 

 
France – 7.5%      
  13,737     Aeroports de Paris (Transportation Infrastructure)     3,103,054  
  149,870     Vinci SA (Construction & Engineering)     14,386,188  
   

 

 

 
      17,489,242  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 3.3%      
  3,172,000     Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.* (Water Utilities)     1,724,819  
  749,800     China Gas Holdings Ltd. (Gas Utilities)     3,006,093  
  1,506,010     Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. (Gas Utilities)     2,878,788  
   

 

 

 
      7,609,700  

 

 

 
Italy – 5.5%      
  202,883     Atlantia SpA (Transportation Infrastructure)     5,981,439  
  331,951     Enav SpA(a) (Transportation Infrastructure)     1,660,683  
  206,079     Enel SpA (Electric Utilities)     1,141,921  
  736,215     Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA (Electric Utilities)     3,976,054  
   

 

 

 
      12,760,097  

 

 

 
Japan – 1.3%      
  114,700     Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. (Gas Utilities)     3,045,543  

 

 

 
Spain – 4.5%      
  29,363     Aena SME SA(a) (Transportation Infrastructure)     5,316,079  
  255,895     Ferrovial SA (Construction & Engineering)     5,236,275  
   

 

 

 
      10,552,354  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
United Kingdom – 6.8%      
  1,008,756     National Grid PLC (Multi-Utilities)   11,147,830  
  184,530     Severn Trent PLC (Water Utilities)     4,811,394  
   

 

 

 
      15,959,224  

 

 

 
United States – 48.1%      
  118,981     American Tower Corp. (Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs))     17,153,491  
  87,411     American Water Works Co., Inc. (Water Utilities)     7,463,151  
  12,390     Antero Midstream GP LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)     233,675  
  16,615     Antero Midstream Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)     490,475  
  63,440     Atmos Energy Corp. (Gas Utilities)     5,718,482  
  92,088     Cheniere Energy, Inc.* (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)     6,003,217  
  49,029     CMS Energy Corp. (Multi-Utilities)     2,318,091  
  41,443     Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Multi-Utilities)     3,231,725  
  70,790     Crown Castle International Corp. (Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs))     7,632,578  
  29,793     CyrusOne, Inc. (Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs))     1,738,719  
  61,613     Edison International (Electric Utilities)     3,898,254  
  77,955     Enbridge Energy Management LLC* (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)     799,818  
  94,453     Eversource Energy (Electric Utilities)     5,535,890  
  302,245     Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)     5,340,669  
  11,789     NextEra Energy, Inc. (Electric Utilities)     1,969,117  
  64,714     ONEOK, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)     4,518,979  
  89,478     PG&E Corp. (Electric Utilities)     3,808,184  
  39,931     Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (Electric Utilities)     3,216,841  
  33,990     SBA Communications Corp.* (Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs))     5,612,429  
  77,307     Sempra Energy (Multi-Utilities)     8,976,116  
  95,186     Targa Resources Corp. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)     4,710,755  
  65,116     The Williams Cos., Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)     1,765,295  
  12,343     Vulcan Materials Co. (Construction Materials)     1,592,987  
  131,313     Williams Partners LP (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)     5,329,995  
  40,009     Xcel Energy, Inc. (Electric Utilities)     1,827,611  
  40,781     Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.* (Diversified Telecommunication Services)     1,487,691  
   

 

 

 
      112,374,235  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $223,801,735)   $ 229,590,991  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares     Distribution
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(b) – 0.0%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  2,161     1.869%   $ 2,161  
  (Cost $2,161)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.4%  
  (Cost $223,803,896)   $ 229,593,152  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 1.6%
    3,847,498  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 233,440,650  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be deemed liquid by the investment adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $6,976,762, which represents approximately 3.0% of the Fund’s net assets as of June 30, 2018. The liquidity determination is unaudited.

(b)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

GP

 

—General Partnership

LLC

 

—Limited Liability Company

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REITs

 

—Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

 

10   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           
  Assets:

 

 

Investments of unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $223,801,735)

  $ 229,590,991  
 

Investments of affiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,161)

    2,161  
 

Cash

    1,870,076  
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $47,807)

    48,018  
 

Receivables:

 
 

Investments sold

    4,217,399  
 

Dividends

    990,540  
 

Fund shares sold

    119,238  
 

Foreign tax reclaims

    1,022  
 

Other assets

    46,132  
  Total assets     236,885,577  
   
  Liabilities:  
 

Payables:

 
 

Investments purchased

    3,122,338  
 

Management fees

    173,092  
 

Fund shares redeemed

    81,315  
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    7,537  
 

Payable to investment adviser

    5,832  
 

Accrued expenses

    54,813  
  Total liabilities     3,444,927  
   
  Net Assets:  
 

Paid-in capital

    236,624,047  
 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

    (246,976
 

Accumulated net realized loss

    (8,724,494
 

Net unrealized gain

    5,788,073  
    NET ASSETS   $ 233,440,650  
   

Net Assets:

   
   

Class A

  $ 1,327,410  
   

Class C

    1,367,850  
   

Institutional

    1,786,287  
   

Investor

    303,809  
   

Class P

    3,449,650  
   

Class R

    27,551  
   

Class R6

    225,178,093  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 233,440,650  
   

Shares Outstanding $0.001 par value (unlimited number of shares authorized):

   
   

Class A

    126,199  
   

Class C

    130,353  
   

Institutional

    169,331  
   

Investor

    28,874  
   

Class P

    328,039  
   

Class R

    2,618  
   

Class R6

    21,395,147  
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:(a)

   
   

Class A

    $10.52  
   

Class C

    10.49  
   

Institutional

    10.55  
   

Investor

    10.52  
   

Class P

    10.52  
   

Class R

    10.52  
   

Class R6

    10.52  

 

  (a)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares is $11.13. At redemption, Class C Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge, assessed on the amount equal to the lesser of the current net asset value (“NAV”) or the original purchase price of the shares.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

           
  Investment income:

 

 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $320,286)

  $ 3,729,928  
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    12,868  
  Total investment income     3,742,796  
   
  Expenses:

 

 

Management fees

    1,015,142  
 

Professional fees

    55,871  
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    37,683  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    24,235  
 

Printing and mailing costs

    17,852  
 

Trustee fees

    8,860  
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    4,147  
 

Other

    13,487  
  Total expenses     1,177,277  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (60,854
  Net expenses     1,116,423  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     2,626,373  
   
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (5,134,588
 

Foreign currency transactions

    12,177  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

 
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (1,851,247
 

Foreign currency translation

    (4,246
  Net realized and unrealized loss     (6,977,904
  NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (4,351,531

 

  (a)   Class specific Distribution and/or Service and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

Distribution and/or Service Fees

    Transfer Agency Fees  

Class A

   

Class C

   

Class R

   

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Investor

   

Class P(b)

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 
$ 879     $ 3,201     $ 67     $ 633     $ 576     $ 10,765     $ 152     $ 26     $ 24     $ 25,507  

 

  (b)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 2,626,373      $ 3,136,455  
 

Net realized loss

    (5,122,411      (2,742,866
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (1,855,493      7,642,547  
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (4,351,531      8,036,136  
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

    (12,020      (694
 

Class C Shares

    (10,547      (679
 

Institutional Shares

    (18,637      (3,330,647
 

Investor Shares

    (3,112      (552
 

Class P Shares(a)

    (31,787       
 

Class R Shares

    (236      (442
 

Class R6 Shares

    (2,609,114      (587
 

From net realized gains

    
 

Class A Shares

           (177
 

Class C Shares

           (173
 

Institutional Shares

           (847,898
 

Investor Shares

           (140
 

Class R Shares

           (113
 

Class R6 Shares

           (150
 

Return of capital

    
 

Class A Shares

           (17
 

Class C Shares

           (16
 

Institutional Shares

           (79,805
 

Investor Shares

           (13
 

Class R Shares

           (11
 

Class R6 Shares

           (14
  Total distributions to shareholders     (2,685,453      (4,262,128
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    257,923,339        225,391,930  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,685,324        4,262,128  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (242,858,536      (13,758,037
  Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     17,750,127        215,896,021  
  TOTAL INCREASE     10,713,143        219,670,029  
      
  Net assets:     
 

Beginning of period

    222,727,507        3,057,478  
 

End of period

  $ 233,440,650      $ 222,727,507  
  Distribution in excess of net investment income   $ (246,976    $ (187,896

 

  (a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund  
        Class A Shares(a)  
       

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016  
  Per Share Data      
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.85     $ 9.89     $ 10.00  
 

Net investment income(b)

  $ 0.14     $ 0.22 (c)     $ 0.06  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.36     0.99       0.01  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.22     1.21       0.07  
 

Distributions to shareholder from net investment income

  $ (0.11   $ (0.20   $ (0.05
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

          (0.05     (0.12
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

          (d)       (0.01
 

Total distributions

    (0.11     (0.25     (0.18
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.52     $ 10.85     $ 9.89  
  Total return(e)     (2.03 )%      12.29     0.69
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 1,327     $ 40     $ 25  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.38 %(f)      1.38     1.40 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.42 %(f)      6.20     15.63 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.77 %(f)      2.04 %(c)      1.19 %(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    35     103     59

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on June 27, 2016.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.08 per share and 0.71% of average net assets.
  (d)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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        Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund  
        Class C Shares(a)  
       

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016  
  Per Share Data      
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.84     $ 9.88     $ 10.00  
 

Net investment income(b)

  $ 0.09     $ 0.13 (c)     $ 0.02  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.35     1.00       0.01  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.26     1.13       0.03  
 

Distributions to shareholder from net investment income

  $ (0.09   $ (0.14   $ (0.02
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

          (0.03     (0.12
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

          (d)       (0.01
 

Total distributions

    (0.09     (0.17     (0.15
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.49     $ 10.84     $ 9.88  
  Total return(e)     (2.42 )%      11.46     0.30
 

Net assets, end of period ( in 000s)

  $ 1,368     $ 57     $    
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.13 %(f)      2.14     2.14 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.17 %(f)      7.06     16.73 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.81 %(f)      1.24 %(c)      0.46 %(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    35     103     59

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on June 27, 2016.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.08 per share and 0.71% of average net assets.
  (d)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund  
        Institutional Shares(a)  
       

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016  
  Per Share Data      
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.85     $ 9.89     $ 10.00  
 

Net investment income(b)

  $ 0.04     $ 0.29 (c)     $ 0.08  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.24     0.96       0.01  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.20     1.25       0.09  
 

Distributions to shareholder from net investment income

  $ (0.10   $ (0.20   $ (0.07
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

          (0.08     (0.12
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

          (0.01     (0.01
 

Total distributions

    (0.10     (0.29     (0.20
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.55     $ 10.85     $ 9.89  
  Total return(d)     (1.81 )%      12.72     0.89
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 1,786     $ 222,546     $ 2,906  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.99 %(e)      0.99     0.99 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.06 %(e)      1.29     15.23 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.79 %(e)      2.65 %(c)      1.59 %(e) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    35     103     59

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on June 27, 2016.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.08 per share and 0.71% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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        Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund  
        Investor Shares(a)  
       

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016  
  Per Share Data      
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.85     $ 9.89     $ 10.00  
 

Net investment income(b)

  $ 0.13     $ 0.24 (c)     $ 0.08  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.34     0.99       (d)  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.21     1.23       0.08  
 

Distributions to shareholder from net investment income

  $ (0.12   $ (0.21   $ (0.06
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

          (0.05     (0.12
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

          (0.01     (0.01
 

Total distributions

    (0.12     (0.27     (0.19
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.52     $ 10.85     $ 9.89  
  Total return(e)     (1.94 )%      12.56     0.91
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 304     $ 28     $ 25  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.13 %(f)      1.14     0.95 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.17 %(f)      6.05     15.19 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.59 %(f)      2.23 %(c)      1.63 %(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    35     103     59

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on June 27, 2016.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.08 per share and 0.71% of average net assets.
  (d)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund  
        Class P Shares(a)  
       

Period Ended

June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

 
 
  Per Share Data  
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.47  
 

Net investment income (loss)(b)

  $ (0.02
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.17  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.15  
 

Distributions to shareholder from net investment income

  $ (0.10
 

Total distributions

    (0.10
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.52  
  Total return(c)     1.33
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 3,450  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.98 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.98 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.88 )%(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    35

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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        Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund  
        Class R Shares(a)  
       

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016  
  Per Share Data      
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.85     $ 9.89     $ 10.00  
 

Net investment income(b)

  $ 0.08     $ 0.18 (c)     $ 0.05  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.32     1.00       0.01  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.24     1.18       0.06  
 

Distributions to shareholder from net investment income

  $ (0.09   $ (0.18   $ (0.04
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

          (0.04     (0.12
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

          (d)       (0.01
 

Total distributions

    (0.09     (0.22     (0.17
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.52     $ 10.85     $ 9.89  
  Total return(e)     (2.19 )%      12.00     0.82
 

Net assets, end of period ( in 000s)

  $ 28     $ 28     $ 25  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.63 %(f)      1.64     1.15 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.69 %(f)      6.55     15.38 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.64 %(f)      1.74 %(c)      1.44 %(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    35     103     59

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on June 27, 2016.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.08 per share and 0.71% of average net assets.
  (d)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund  
        Class R6 Shares(a)  
       

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016  
  Per Share Data      
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.85     $ 9.89     $ 10.00  
 

Net investment income(b)

  $ 0.14     $ 0.26 (c)     $ 0.09  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.35     0.99       (d)  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.21     1.25       0.09  
 

Distributions to shareholder from net investment income

  $ (0.12   $ (0.22   $ (0.07
 

Distributions to shareholder from net realized gains

          (0.06     (0.12
 

Distributions to shareholder from return of capital

          (0.01     (0.01
 

Total distributions

    (0.12     (0.29     (0.20
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.52     $ 10.85     $ 9.89  
  Total return(e)     (1.89 )%      12.74     0.56
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 225,178     $ 28     $ 25  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.98 %(f)      0.97     1.65 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.03 %(f)      5.88     15.88 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.82 %(f)      2.40 %(c)      0.93 %(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    35     103     59

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on June 27, 2016.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.08 per share and 0.71% of average net assets.
  (d)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholder relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (f)   Annualized.
  (g)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified portfolio and currently offers seven classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Institutional, Investor, Class P (commenced operations on April 17, 2018), Class R, and Class R6 Shares. The Fund commenced operations on June 27, 2016.

Class A Shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. Class C Shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%, which is imposed on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 shares are not subject to a sales charge.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Trust.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

A.  Investment Valuation — The Fund’s valuation policy is to value investments at fair value.

B.  Investment Income and Investments — Investment income includes interest income, dividend income, and securities lending income. Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recognized on ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign securities, as soon as such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost. Investment transactions are recorded on the following business day for daily net asset value (“NAV”) calculations. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. The Fund may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and is payable upon sale of such investments. Distributions received from the Fund’s investments in U.S. real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain or a return of capital. A return of capital is recorded by the Fund as a reduction to the cost basis of the REIT. Distributions from master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) are generally recorded based on the characterization reported on the MLP’s tax return. The Fund records its pro-rata share of the income/loss and capital gains/losses, allocated from the underlying partnerships and adjusts the cost basis of the underlying partnerships accordingly.

C.  Class Allocations and Expenses — Investment income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), if any, and non-class specific expenses of the Fund are allocated daily based upon the proportion of net assets of each class. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by the Fund are charged to the Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the Fund on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service, Transfer Agency and Service fees.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies (mutual funds) and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Fund is not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly, and distributions from net capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually.

Net capital losses, if any, are carried forward to future fiscal years and may be used to the extent allowed by the Code to offset any future capital gains. Losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. Utilization of capital loss carryforwards will reduce the requirement of future capital gains distributions.

The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with federal income tax rules, which may differ from GAAP. The source of the Fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

financial statements as either from net investment income, net realized gain or capital. Certain components of the Fund’s net assets on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities reflect permanent GAAP/tax differences based on the appropriate tax character.

E.  Foreign Currency Translation —The accounting records and reporting currency of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rates at the close of each business day. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments. Changes in the value of other assets and liabilities as a result of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates are included in the Statement of Operations within net change in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the date the transaction occurred, the effects of which are included within net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price); the Fund’s policy is to use the market approach. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The levels used for classifying investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these investments. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, volatility and credit spreads), either directly or indirectly;

Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require significant unobservable inputs (including GSAM’s assumptions in determining fair value measurement).

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy resulting from such changes are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Fund, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Fund’s investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

A.  Level 1 and Level 2 Fair Value Investments — The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values for investments classified as Level 1 and Level 2 are as follows:

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a United States (“U.S.”) securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities are valued at the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2.

Unlisted equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price on the valuation date, or if no sale occurs, at the last bid price, and are generally classified as Level 2. Securities traded on certain foreign securities exchanges

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

are valued daily at fair value determined by an independent fair value service (if available) under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees and consistent with applicable regulatory guidance. The independent fair value service takes into account multiple factors including, but not limited to, movements in the securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign currency exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign securities exchange. These investments are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Money Market Funds — Investments in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Underlying Fund”) are valued at the NAV of the Institutional Share class on the day of valuation. These investments are generally classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. For information regarding the Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

B.  Level 3 Fair Value Investments — To the extent that significant inputs to valuation models and other alternative pricing sources are unobservable, or if quotations are not readily available, or if GSAM believes that such quotations do not accurately reflect fair value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may be determined under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees. GSAM, consistent with its procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, may make an adjustment to the most recent valuation prices of either domestic or foreign securities in light of significant events to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities at the time of determining the Fund’s NAV. Significant events which could affect a large number of securities in a particular market may include, but are not limited to: significant fluctuations in U.S. or foreign markets; market dislocations; market disruptions; or unscheduled market closings. Significant events which could also affect a single issuer may include, but are not limited to: corporate actions such as reorganizations, mergers and buy-outs; ratings downgrades; and bankruptcies.

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments classified in the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2018:

GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $        $ 13,162,353        $         —  

Australia and Oceania

              9,850,435           

Europe

              56,760,917           

North America

     149,817,286                    

Investment Company

     2,161                    
Total    $ 149,819,447        $ 79,773,705        $  

 

(a)   Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of net asset value. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile. The Fund utilizes fair value model prices provided by an independent third-party (fair value) service for certain international equity securities, resulting in a Level 2 classification.

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

A.   Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Fund, subject to the general supervision of the Trustees.

As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the assumption of the expenses related thereto and administration of the Fund’s business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

Contractual Management Rate                 Effective Net
Management
Rate
*
 

First

$1 billion

       Next
$1 billion
      

Next

$3 billion

      

Next

$3 billion

       Over
$8 billion
       Effective
Rate
 
  0.90%          0.81%          0.77%          0.75%          0.74%          0.90%          0.90%  

 

*   Effective Net Management Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated underlying funds, if any.

The Fund invests in Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, which is an affiliated Underlying Fund. GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee it earns as an investment adviser to the affiliated Underlying Fund in which the Fund invests. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, GSAM waived $1,457 of the Fund’s management fee.

B.  Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Plans — The Trust, on behalf of Class A and Class R Shares of the Fund, has adopted Distribution and Service Plans subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution and Service Plans, Goldman Sachs, which serves as distributor (the “Distributor”), is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly for distribution services and personal and account maintenance services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers. These fees are equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A or Class R Shares of the Fund, as applicable, as set forth below.

The Trust, on behalf of Class C Shares of the Fund, has adopted a Distribution Plan subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution Plan, Goldman Sachs as Distributor is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly for distribution services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers. These fees are equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares of the Fund, as set forth below.

 

     Distribution and Service Plan Rates  
      Class A*      Class C      Class R*  

Distribution and/or Service Plan

     0.25      0.75      0.50

 

*   With respect to Class A and Class R Shares, the Distributor at its discretion may use compensation for distribution services paid under the Distribution Plan to compensate service organizations for personal and account maintenance services and expenses as long as such total compensation does not exceed the maximum cap on “service fees” imposed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

C.  Distribution Agreement — Goldman Sachs, as Distributor of the shares of the Fund pursuant to a Distribution Agreement, may retain a portion of the Class A Shares’ front end sales charge and Class C Shares’ CDSC. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, Goldman Sachs advised that it retained $3,410 for Class A Shares and did not retain any portion of the CDSC for Class C Shares for this Fund.

D.  Service Plan — The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a Service Plan to allow Class C Shares to compensate service organizations (including Goldman Sachs) for providing varying levels of personal and account maintenance services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Service Plan provides for compensation to the service organizations equal to an annual percentage rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares of the Fund.

E.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Fund for a fee pursuant to the Transfer Agency Agreement. The fees charged for such transfer agency services are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates as follows: 0.18% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C, Investor and Class R Shares; 0.03% of average daily net assets of Class P and Class R6 Shares and 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional and Service Shares.

F.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Fund (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees and shareholder administration fees (as applicable), taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

extraordinary expenses) to the extent such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, a percentage rate of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Fund is not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitations as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for the Fund are 0.054%. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019 for Class A, Class C, Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Fund has entered into certain offset arrangements with the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Fund’s expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Management
Fee Waiver
       Other Expense
Reimbursements
       Total Expense
Reductions
 
$ 1,457        $ 59,397        $ 60,854  

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of June 30, 2018, the Fund participated in a $770,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit facility (the “facility”) together with other funds of the Trust and certain registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates. This facility is to be used for temporary emergency purposes, or to allow for an orderly liquidation of securities to meet redemption requests. The interest rate on borrowings is based on the federal funds rate. The facility also requires a fee to be paid by the Fund based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Fund did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to May 1, 2018, the facility was $1,100,000,000. The facility was decreased to $770,000,000 effective May 1, 2018.

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the six months ended June 30, 2018, Goldman Sachs earned $53 in brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions, including futures transactions executed with Goldman Sachs as the Futures Commission Merchant, on behalf of the Fund.

The following table provides information about the Fund’s investments in the Underlying Fund as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

Underlying Fund   

Beginning
Value as of

December 31,

2017

  

Purchases

at Cost

  

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Ending
Value as of

June 30,
2018

    

Shares
as of

June 30,
2018

    

Dividend

Income

 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund — Institutional Shares

   $5,465,174    $46,875,868    $ (52,338,881   $ 2,161        2,161      $ 12,868  

As of June 30, 2018, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of approximately 96% of Institutional Shares, 9% of Investor Shares and 100% of Class R Shares of the Fund.

 

5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended June 30, 2018, were $102,104,981 and $78,803,216.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

6. TAX INFORMATION

 

As of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end, December 31, 2017, the Fund’s certain timing differences, on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

Timing differences (Qualified Post-October Loss Deferral, PTP Passive Activity Loss Deferral)

   $ (2,565,839

As of June 30, 2018, the Fund’s aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax Cost

   $ 224,933,123  

Gross unrealized gain

     13,930,380  

Gross unrealized loss

     (9,270,351

Net unrealized gains

   $ 4,660,029  

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales and differences in the tax treatment of partnership investments.

GSAM has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years (the current and prior two years, as applicable) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

 

7. OTHER RISKS

The Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Foreign Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the United States. 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 (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the United States or 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.

Foreign Custody Risk — If the Fund invests in foreign securities, the Fund may hold such securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Fund’s custodian (each a “Foreign Custodian”). Some foreign custodians may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. In some countries, Foreign Custodians may be subject to little or no regulatory oversight over, or independent evaluation of, their operations. Further, the laws of certain countries may place limitations on the Fund’s ability to recover its assets if a Foreign Custodian enters bankruptcy.

Geographic Risk — If the Fund focuses its investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or geographic region, the Fund may be subjected, to a greater extent than if its investments were less focused, to the risks of volatile economic cycles and/or conditions and developments that may be particular to that country or region, such as: adverse securities markets; adverse exchange rates; adverse social, political, regulatory, economic, business, environmental or other developments; or natural disasters.

Industry Concentration Risk — Concentrating Fund investments in a limited number of issuers conducting business in the same industry or group of industries will subject the Fund to a greater risk of loss as a result of adverse economic, business, political, environmental or other developments than if its investments were diversified across different industries.

Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk — As a shareholder of another investment company, the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund.

 

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7. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — The Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, institutional investors (including those trading by use of non-discretionary mathematical formulas), financial intermediaries (who may make investment decisions on behalf of underlying clients and/or include the Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, 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 NAV and liquidity. 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. 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.

Liquidity Risk — The 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 the 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, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, the Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, the Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Master Limited Partnership Risk— Investments in securities of MLPs involve risks that differ from investments in common stock, including risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of interest between the MLP and the MLP’s general partner, cash flow risks, dilution risks, limited liquidity and risks related to the general partner’s right to require unit-holders to sell their common units at an undesirable time or price.

Non-Diversification Risk— The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it is permitted to invest a larger percentage of its assets in fewer issuers than diversified mutual funds. Thus, the 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.

 

8. INDEMNIFICATIONS   

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Trustees, officers, employees and agents are indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act and state law, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, GSAM believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent events after the Statement of Assets and Liabilities date have been evaluated, and GSAM has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS   

Share activity is as follows:

 

    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    126,199     $ 1,320,465        1,013     $ 10,250  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,157       12,009        83       888  

Shares redeemed

    (4,799     (49,894             
      122,557       1,282,580        1,096       11,138  
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    126,668       1,328,582               

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,017       10,547        82       868  

Shares redeemed

    (2,551     (26,643             
      125,134       1,312,486        82       868  
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    1,128,720       12,261,226        21,083,253       225,381,680  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,780       18,519        398,887       4,258,350  

Shares redeemed

    (21,469,558     (217,373,698      (1,267,527     (13,758,037
      (20,339,058     (205,093,953      20,214,613       215,881,993  
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    25,959       274,026               

Reinvestment of distributions

    300       3,112        67       705  
      26,259       277,138        67       705  
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    325,351       3,373,964               

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,057       31,787               

Shares redeemed

    (369     (3,838             
      328,039       3,401,913               
Class R Shares         

Reinvestment of distributions

    23       236        53       566  
      23       236        53       566  
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    23,604,331       239,365,076               

Reinvestment of distributions

    252,172       2,609,114        70       751  

Shares redeemed

    (2,463,977     (25,404,463             
      21,392,526       216,569,727        70       751  

NET INCREASE

    1,655,480     $ 17,750,127        20,215,981     $ 215,896,021  

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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Fund Expenses — Period Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of Class A, Class C, Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R or Class R6 Shares of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges on purchase payments (with respect to Class A Shares) and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (with respect to Class C Shares); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Class A, Class C and Class R Shares); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Class A, Class C, Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares of the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018, which represents a period of 181 days in a 365 day year. The Class P Shares example is based on the period from April 17, 2018, which represents a period of 75 out of 365 days. The Class P Shares example for hypothetical expenses reflects projected activity for the period from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018 for purposes of comparability. This projection assumes that annualized expense ratios were in effect during the period.

Actual Expenses — The first line under each share class in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000=8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line under each share class in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual net expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher:

 

     Global Infrastructure Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account Value
1/1/18
    Ending
Account Value
6/30/18
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended 6/30/18
*
 
Class A            

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 979.70     $ 6.77  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,017.95 (+)      6.90  
Class C            

Actual

    1,000.00       975.80       10.43  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,014.23 (+)      10.64  
Institutional            

Actual

    1,000.00       981.90       4.86  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,019.89 (+)      4.96  
Investor            

Actual

    1,000.00       980.60       5.55  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,019.19 (+)      5.66  
Class P(a)            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,013.30       2.03  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,019.93 (+)      4.87  
Class R            

Actual

    1,000.00       978.10       7.99  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,016.71 (+)      8.15  
Class R6            

Actual

    1,000.00       981.10       4.81  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,019.94 (+)      4.91  

 

  +   Hypothetical expenses are based on the Fund’s actual annualized net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.  

 

  *   Expenses for each share class are calculated using the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized net expense ratios for the period were as follows:  

 

Fund      Class A    Class C    Institutional      Investor      Class P(a)      Class R      Class R6

Global Infrastructure Fund+

     1.38%    2.13%    0.99%      1.13%      0.98%      1.63%      0.98%

 

  (a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.  

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund (the “Fund”) is an investment portfolio of Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Fund at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Fund.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until June 30, 2019 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on June 13-14, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held four meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to the Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its mutual fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparisons to the performance of similar mutual funds, as provided by a third-party mutual fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), and a benchmark performance index; and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests;
  (c)   information provided by the Investment Adviser indicating the Investment Adviser’s views on whether the Fund’s peer group and/or benchmark index had high, medium, or low relevance given the Fund’s particular investment strategy;
  (d)   the terms of the Management Agreement and other agreements with affiliated service providers entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;
  (e)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including:
  (i)   the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (ii)   the Fund’s expense trends over time; and
  (iii)   to the extent the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts (such as bank collective trusts, private wealth management accounts, institutional separate accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, and non-U.S. funds) having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Fund, comparative information on the advisory fees charged and services provided to those accounts by the Investment Adviser;
  (f)   with respect to the investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;
  (g)   the undertakings of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations;
  (h)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;
  (i)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;

 

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  (j)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, including the fees received by the Investment Adviser’s affiliates from the Fund for transfer agency, portfolio trading, distribution and other services;
  (k)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (l)   information regarding commissions paid by the Fund and broker oversight, an update on the Investment Adviser’s soft dollars practices, other information regarding portfolio trading, and how the Investment Adviser carries out its duty to seek best execution;
  (m)   portfolio manager ownership of Fund shares; the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;
  (n)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and
  (o)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

The Trustees also received an overview of the Fund’s distribution arrangements. They received information regarding the Fund’s assets, share purchase and redemption activity, and payment of distribution and service fees. Information was also provided to the Trustees relating to revenue sharing payments made by and services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to intermediaries that promote the sale, distribution, and/or servicing of Fund shares. The Independent Trustees also discussed the broad range of other investment choices that are available to Fund investors, including the availability of comparable funds managed by other advisers.

The presentations made at the Board and Committee meetings and at the Annual Meeting encompassed the Fund and other mutual funds for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, their services, and the Fund. In conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and the Investment Adviser addressed the questions and concerns of the Trustees, including concerns regarding the investment performance of certain of the funds they oversee. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval and continuation of mutual fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates provided the Independent Trustees with a written response to a formal request for information sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel, without representatives of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services Provided Under the Management Agreement

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the transition in the leadership and changes in personnel of various of the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management teams that had occurred in recent periods, and the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the regulatory and control environment in which the Fund and its service providers operate, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Fund and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Fund and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of the Fund to its peers using rankings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2017, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2018. The information on the Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one-year period ending on the applicable date. The Trustees also reviewed the Fund’s investment performance relative to its performance benchmark. As part of

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

this review, they considered the investment performance trends of the Fund over time, and reviewed the investment performance of the Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Fund’s risk profile, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management.

The Trustees noted that the Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the fourth quartile of the Fund’s peer group and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-year period ended March 31, 2018.

Costs of Services Provided and Competitive Information

The Trustees considered the contractual terms of the Management Agreement and the fee rates payable by the Fund thereunder. In this regard, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Fund, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Fund as a registered mutual fund.

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Fund. The analyses provided a comparison of the Fund’s management fee and breakpoints to those of a relevant peer group and category universe; an expense analysis which compared the Fund’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and data comparing the Fund’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The analyses also compared the Fund’s transfer agency, custody, and distribution fees, other expenses and fee waivers/reimbursements to those of the peer group and category medians. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons provided by the Outside Data Provider were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Fund.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations. The Trustees also noted that certain changes were being made to existing fee waiver or expense limitation arrangements of the Fund that would have the effect of decreasing total expenses of Class A, Class C, Investor, and Class R Shares of the Fund, with such changes taking effect in connection with the Fund’s next annual registration statement update. They also considered, to the extent that the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Fund, comparative fee information for services provided by the Investment Adviser to those accounts, and information that indicated that services provided to the Fund differed in various significant respects from the services provided to other types of accounts which, in many cases, operated under less stringent legal and regulatory structures, required fewer services from the Investment Adviser to a smaller number of client contact points, and were less time-intensive.

In addition, the Trustees noted that shareholders are able to redeem their Fund shares at any time if shareholders believe that the Fund fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Profitability

The Trustees reviewed the Fund’s contribution to the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules by Fund and by function (i.e., investment management, transfer agency and distribution and service), and information on the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs organization had audited the expense allocation methodology and that the internal audit group was satisfied with the reasonableness, consistency, and accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology and profitability analysis calculations. Profitability data for the Fund was provided for 2017 and 2016, and the Trustees considered this information in relation to the Investment Adviser’s overall profitability.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Economies of Scale

The Trustees considered the information that had been provided regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the breakpoints in the fee rate payable under the Management Agreement for the Fund at the following annual percentage rates of the average daily net assets of the Fund:

 

First $1 billion

     0.90

Next $1 billion

     0.81  

Next $3 billion

     0.77  

Next $3 billion

     0.75  

Over $8 billion

     0.74  

The Trustees noted that the breakpoints were designed to share potential economies of scale, if any, with the Fund and its shareholders as assets under management reach those asset levels. The Trustees considered the amounts of assets in the Fund; the Fund’s recent share purchase and redemption activity; the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and their realized profits; information comparing fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other funds in the peer group; and the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Fund that exceed a specified level. Upon reviewing these matters at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees concluded that the fee breakpoints represented a means of assuring that benefits of scalability, if any, would be passed along to shareholders at the specified asset levels.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund as stated above, including: (a) transfer agency fees received by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”); (b) brokerage and futures commissions earned by Goldman Sachs for executing securities and futures transactions on behalf of the Fund; (c) research received by the Investment Adviser from broker-dealers in exchange for executing certain transactions on behalf of the Fund; (d) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Fund with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (e) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Fund on behalf of its other clients; (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (g) Goldman Sachs’ retention of certain fees as Fund Distributor; (h) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Fund; and (i) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Fund’s third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

Other Benefits to the Fund and Its Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Fund receives certain potential benefits as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Fund with those of other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) enhanced servicing from vendors because of the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers because of the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate favorable terms with derivatives counterparties on behalf of the Fund as a result of the size and reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (e) the Investment Adviser’s knowledge and experience gained from managing other accounts and products; (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Fund because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (g) the Fund’s access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firmwide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; and (h) the Fund’s access to certain affiliated distribution channels. In addition, the Trustees noted the competitive nature of the mutual fund marketplace, and considered that many of the Fund’s shareholders invested in the Fund in part because of the Fund’s relationship with the Investment Adviser and that those shareholders have a general expectation that the relationship will continue.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the management fees paid by the Fund were reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and the Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to the Fund until June 30, 2019.

 

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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs Funds

 

Goldman Sachs is a premier financial services firm, known since 1869 for creating thoughtful and customized investment solutions in complex global markets.

Today, the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.30 trillion in assets under supervision as of June 30, 2018, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) has portfolio management teams located around the world and our investment professionals bring firsthand knowledge of local markets to every investment decision. Assets under supervision includes assets under management and other client assets for which Goldman Sachs does not have full discretion. GSAM leverages the resources of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC subject to legal, internal and regulatory restrictions.

 

Money Market

Financial Square FundsSM

  Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund1
  Financial Square Government Fund1
  Financial Square Money Market Fund2
  Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund2
  Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund1
  Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund1
  Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund1
  Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund2

Investor FundsSM

  Investor Money Market Fund3
  Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund3

Fixed Income

Short Duration and Government

  Enhanced Income Fund
  High Quality Floating Rate Fund
  Short-Term Conservative Income Fund
  Short Duration Government Fund
  Short Duration Income Fund
  Government Income Fund
  Inflation Protected Securities Fund

Multi-Sector

  Bond Fund
  Core Fixed Income Fund
  Global Income Fund
  Strategic Income Fund

Municipal and Tax-Free

  High Yield Municipal Fund
  Dynamic Municipal Income Fund
  Short Duration Tax-Free Fund

Single Sector

  Investment Grade Credit Fund
  U.S. Mortgages Fund
  High Yield Fund
  High Yield Floating Rate Fund
  Emerging Markets Debt Fund
  Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund
  Total Emerging Markets Income Fund4

Fixed Income Alternatives

  Long Short Credit Strategies Fund

Fundamental Equity

  Equity Income Fund
  Small Cap Value Fund
  Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
  Mid Cap Value Fund
  Large Cap Value Fund
  Focused Value Fund
  Capital Growth Fund
  Strategic Growth Fund
  Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
  Flexible Cap Fund
  Concentrated Growth Fund
  Technology Opportunities Fund
  Growth Opportunities Fund
  Rising Dividend Growth Fund
  Blue Chip Fund5
  Income Builder Fund

Tax-Advantaged Equity

  U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund
  International Tax-Managed Equity Fund
  U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund
  International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

Equity Insights

  Small Cap Equity Insights Fund
  U.S. Equity Insights Fund
  Small Cap Growth Insights Fund
  Large Cap Growth Insights Fund
  Large Cap Value Insights Fund
  Small Cap Value Insights Fund
  International Small Cap Insights Fund
  International Equity Insights Fund
  Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

Fundamental Equity International

  International Equity Income Fund6
  International Equity ESG Fund7
  Asia Equity Fund
  Emerging Markets Equity Fund
  N-11 Equity Fund
  ESG Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Select Satellite

  Real Estate Securities Fund
  International Real Estate Securities Fund
  Commodity Strategy Fund
  Global Real Estate Securities Fund
  Alternative Premia Fund8
  Absolute Return Tracker Fund
  Managed Futures Strategy Fund
  MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund
  MLP & Energy Fund
  Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund
  Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund
  Global Infrastructure Fund

Total Portfolio Solutions

  Global Managed Beta Fund
  Multi-Manager Non-Core Fixed Income Fund
  Multi-Manager U.S. Dynamic Equity Fund
  Multi-Manager Global Equity Fund
  Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
  Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund
  Balanced Strategy Portfolio
  Multi-Manager U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund
  Multi-Manager Real Assets Strategy Fund
  Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio
  Growth Strategy Portfolio
  Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio
  Satellite Strategies Portfolio
  Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio
  Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio
  Strategic Factor Allocation Fund
  Target Date 2020 Portfolio
  Target Date 2025 Portfolio
  Target Date 2030 Portfolio
  Target Date 2035 Portfolio
  Target Date 2040 Portfolio
  Target Date 2045 Portfolio
  Target Date 2050 Portfolio
  Target Date 2055 Portfolio
  Target Date 2060 Portfolio
  GQG Partners International Opportunities Fund
  Tactical Exposure Fund
1   You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
2    You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Because the share price of the Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
3    You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
4    Effective after the close of business on December 26, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Emerging Markets Debt Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Total Emerging Markets Income Fund.
5    Effective after the close of business on October 31, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic U.S. Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund.
6    Effective after the close of business on February 27, 2018, the Goldman Sachs Strategic International Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity Income Fund.
7    Effective after the close of business on February 27, 2018, the Goldman Sachs Focused International Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity ESG Fund.
8   Effective after the close of business on October 30, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund.
    Financial Square FundsSM and Investor FundsSM are registered service marks of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.
*   This list covers open-end funds only. Please visit our website at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to learn about our closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds.


TRUSTEES

Jessica Palmer, Chair

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Diana M. Daniels

Herbert J. Markley

James A. McNamara

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Scott M. McHugh, Treasurer, Senior Vice President and Principal Financial Officer

Joseph F. DiMaria, Assistant Treasurer

and Principal Accounting Officer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

Distributor and Transfer Agent

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

Visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282

The report concerning the Fund included in this shareholder report may contain certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Fund in the future. These statements are based on Fund management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Fund, such as performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors, changes in the levels of interest rates, the impact of developing world events, and other factors that may influence the future performance of the Fund. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual events may cause adjustments in portfolio management strategies from those currently expected to be employed.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders); and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (MSCI) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (S&P) and is licensed for use by Goldman Sachs. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov within 60 days after the Fund’s first and third fiscal quarters. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may also be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Forms N-Q may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders).

Holdings and allocations shown are as of June 30, 2018 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

This material is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus or summary prospectus, if applicable. Investors should consider the Fund’s objective, risks, and charges and expenses, and read the summary prospectus, if available, and/or the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. The summary prospectus, if available, and the prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund and may be obtained from your authorized dealer or from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by calling (retail – 1-800-526-7384) (institutional – 1-800-621-2550).

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Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Semi-Annual Report      

June 30, 2018

 
     

Real Estate Securities Funds

     

Global Real Estate Securities

     

International Real Estate Securities

     

Real Estate Securities

 

 

 

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Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Funds

 

 

GLOBAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

 

 

INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

 

 

REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Portfolio Management Discussions and Performance Summaries

    2  

Index Definitions

    23  

Schedules of Investments

    24  

Financial Statements

    29  

Financial Highlights

    34  

Notes to Financial Statements

    40  

Other Information

    54  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


GOLDMAN SACHS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUNDS

 

What Differentiates the Goldman Sachs

Real Estate Securities Investment Process?

 

The Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities, International Real Estate Securities and Real Estate Securities Funds seek to generate long-term growth of capital and dividend income by investing primarily in real estate industry companies on an international or domestic basis, including real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) that offer daily liquidity and have historically strong returns, low volatility and low correlation to traditional asset classes.

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs’ Real Estate Securities Investment Process

 

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Buy high quality companies.

We seek to purchase those companies that combine strong market exposures, management teams, capital structures and growth prospects.

Buy at a reasonable price.

We seek to consistently select securities that are trading at discounts to their intrinsic value.

Diversification reduces risk.

We seek to diversify the portfolio holdings based on property type and geographic markets to manage risk without compromising returns.

 

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Team Based:

Portfolio decisions are made by the entire team.

Continuous Scrutiny:

Market, industry and company developments are reviewed daily.

Fundamental Analysis:

Portfolio holdings are determined by the risk/reward characteristics of an issuer and the team’s conviction in the overall business and management’s ability to create value.

 

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Real estate securities portfolio that:

 

 

is a high quality portfolio that is strategically positioned for long-term growth potential

 

is a result of bottom-up stock selection with a focus on long-term investing

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks total return comprised of long-term growth of capital and dividend income.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Investment Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional, Investor, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 0.34%, 0.01%, 0.58%, 0.57%, 0.24% and 0.55%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.46% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “FTSE Index”), during the same period. The Fund’s former benchmark, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index (Gross, USD, Unhedged) returned 0.91% during the same period.

 

   

For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class P shares generated a cumulative total return of 3.38%. This compares to the 4.01% cumulative total return of the FTSE Index during the same time period. The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index (gross, USD, unhedged) returned 4.25% during the same period.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the global real estate securities market as a whole during the Reporting Period?

 

A   For the Reporting Period overall, the global real estate securities market, as measured by the FTSE Index, gained 0.46%.

 

   

The FTSE Index declined 4.38% during the first quarter of 2018. Israel and Australia were the weakest markets, while Japan was the only market to outperform the FTSE Index. In Australia, signs of capitalization rate compression ending, in conjunction with weaker outlooks for rental growth, weighed on the market broadly. (Capitalization rate, or “cap rate,” is the ratio of net operating income of a property to its market value, i.e. the percentage return an investor would get if they purchased the property for cash. When cap rates are down, or compressing, it means real estate values are increasing.) In Japan, demand benefited from continued quantitative easing by the Bank of Japan as well as from better than consensus expected Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) growth.

 

   

The FTSE Index gained 5.45% during the second quarter of 2018. The U.S. and Israel were the top performing markets, while Singapore was the weakest. In the U.S., self-storage and lodging subsectors drove strong performance. In Singapore, despite improving macroeconomic conditions and a pick-up in broad-based demand domestically, locally-listed real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) struggled due to market concerns about the sustainability of the current residential cycle, driven by the broader rising interest rate environment and elevated 10-year Singapore government securities yields.

 

   

For the Reporting Period overall, Japan was the top performing market by some distance, followed by the U.S. real estate securities market. Singapore and Hong Kong were the weakest performing markets during the Reporting Period. In Japan, demand for property markets benefited from continued quantitative easing by the Bank of Japan as well as from better than consensus expected GDP growth. The Singapore REIT market underperformed due primarily to new equity issuance that led to profit-taking amongst residential developers. Overall, within the global real estate securities market, fundamentals generally remained strong. New supply of apartment, industrial, mall, office and strip centers was limited and peaking, in our view, given 1) rising construction costs and 2) stable and improving demand against a backdrop of a healthy global economy. At the end of the Reporting Period, leverage levels were at record lows, and payout ratios were below historical averages, according to Green Street Advisors.

 

Q   What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A  

Most share classes of the Fund either closely tracked or outperformed the FTSE Index during the Reporting Period.

 

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  Stock selection in the U.K. and Japan contributed most positively. Stock selection in continental Europe detracted most. Sector allocation overall had a rather neutral, albeit slightly positive, effect on relative results during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual holdings?

 

A   Orix JREIT, a Japanese REIT (“JREIT”) investing in real estate properties that include offices, rental houses and hotels, was the top positive contributor to the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period. The JREIT sector broadly traded at inexpensive valuations after underperforming both global peers and domestic real estate developers in 2017. Orix JREIT, along with the broader sector, saw a recovery in share prices during the Reporting Period, as the Bank of Japan maintained its dovish tone and reiterated its quantitative easing agenda despite increasingly hawkish comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve in light of inflation. (Dovish language tends to suggest lower interest rates; opposite of hawkish.) With growing concerns about global inflation, the Japanese equity market saw a return to a search for yield, providing additional support for higher income generating securities, including JREITs. As Orix JREIT outperformed the FTSE Index during the Reporting Period on the back of robust leasing operations from its quality portfolio of assets, we decided to take profits in the stock during the Reporting Period and reinvest the capital into other opportunities in Japan’s real estate market.

 

   

Chesapeake Lodging Trust, an owner of upscale hotels in key gateway markets in the U.S., was also a top positive contributor to the Fund’s returns during the Reporting Period. Following disappointing performance in 2017, a stronger economic backdrop, coupled with positive 2018 guidance, led shares of Chesapeake Lodging Trust to appreciate. At the end of the Reporting Period, we had high conviction in the company’s strategy and its assets for the remainder of the hotel cycle given its roughly 20% exposure to the San Francisco hotel market. In our view, this may well continue to be one of the top markets in the U.S. during the next several years, especially with the reopening of the Moscone Convention Center, which should help further fuel demand in the area. Lastly, we believed Chesapeake Lodging Trust’s high quality assets and relatively small size continued to make the company a compelling candidate for acquisition.

 

Q   Which positions detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   CK Asset Holdings is a large cap, blue chip, diversified real estate developer from Hong Kong managing what we see as a robust balance sheet supported by its management team’s active asset monetization strategy during the past two years. The company has diversified its income stream to include recurrent non-property income to support high, predictable dividend payments for its shareholders. However, CK Asset Holdings underperformed the FTSE Index during the Reporting Period largely due to persistent concerns about U.S.-China trade relations and the potentially resulting impact on the property market in Hong Kong. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to view the company positively given what we saw as its attractive valuation, strong balance sheet, experienced management team and high quality asset portfolio.

 

   

City Developments, a Singapore-based diversified real estate developer with exposure to the condominium, hotel and office subsectors, was also a top detractor from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period. Market fundamentals largely remained intact, with completion rates estimated to remain below the historical average for the next few years and continued residential destocking driven by “en bloc” sales. (In real estate, an en bloc sale, or collective sale, occurs when the there is a sale of two or more property units to a common developer.) However, recent cooling measures by the Singaporean government may have the potential to reduce land banking and en bloc participation by developers. Lowered loan-to-value ratios for mortgages could also reduce the pace of demand for residential property going forward, in our view, at the same time introducing new pricing pressures. We believe City Developments remains well positioned to weather market volatility due to what we consider to be its complementary and diversified asset base, strong project launch pipeline and further initiatives to unlock asset value.

 

Q   How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund did not use derivatives during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A  

During the Reporting Period, we re-initiated a position in Mitsubishi Estate, having sold the Fund’s position in this Japanese diversified real estate landlord and developer

 

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  focused on prime Tokyo office space, during the Fund’s prior fiscal year. Shares of the company had not performed well during the last three years due to weaker than peer rental performance from its Marunouchi-focused prime office portfolio and residential development business. However, looking ahead, we believe its office portfolio of superior asset quality is likely to perform strongly, as the Tokyo vacancy rate dipped below 4% during the Reporting Period, providing, in our view, tailwinds for landlords’ pricing power. As such, we re-established a Fund position in Mitsubishi Estate, as we viewed the stock to be trading at an attractive valuation.

 

   

We established a Fund position in Duke Realty, an owner of industrial properties across the U.S. In our view, its shares were trading at compelling valuations following price weakness relative to other industrial names. Additionally, in our view, secular drivers of e-commerce have led to strong demand, which is still ahead of supply, especially in the core markets. Furthermore, we believe Duke Realty offers an attractive dividend yield, and we are positive on the company’s management team.

 

   

Conversely, we exited the Fund’s position in Brixmor Property Group, a U.S. REIT that owns and operates grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers in the U.S. Brixmor Property Group was among the top detractors from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period. There was no company-specific catalyst for its underperformance of the FTSE Index, but rather it was mainly due to the pullback in the retail sector in January 2018. Given its high exposure to highly productive grocers, along with its mix of convenience store and value retail tenants, we believe Brixmor Property Group’s portfolio of properties may be more insulated from e-commerce pressures than some of its subsector peers. Also, the company announced during the Reporting Period an increase in its planned disposition program, which we believe could result in lower leverage and a stronger portfolio quality. Nevertheless, we opted to sell the Fund’s position in Brixmor Property Group and reallocate the proceeds to higher conviction names.

 

   

We eliminated the Fund’s position in Mitsui Fudosan, Japan’s second largest property developer. During the Reporting Period, shares of the company rose due largely to active office redevelopment and improved residential development margins. However, we believe maintaining high earnings growth could become challenging for Mitsui Fudosan going forward. Additionally, the developer’s new office project completions may incur higher than consensus expected opening costs, as indicated by its management team’s modest guidance during full-year 2017 results announced in May 2018. After the company’s shares performed strongly following a small-scale buyback in May 2018, we decided to sell the position, taking profits and redeploying the capital to other investments within Japan.

 

Q   Were there any changes made in the Fund’s investment strategy during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking securities rather than on making regional, country or subsector bets. We seek to outpace the benchmark index by overweighting stocks that we expect to outperform and underweighting those that we think may lag. Consequently, changes in its regional or subsector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of real estate securities’ appreciation or depreciation. That said, the Fund’s exposure to Hong Kong increased and its exposure to the U.K. and U.S. decreased relative to the FTSE Index during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   From a region/country perspective, the Fund was underweighted relative to the FTSE Index in the U.K., was generally overweighted relative to the FTSE Index in continental Europe and was rather neutrally weighted compared to the FTSE Index in the U.S. and other constituent countries of the FTSE Index at the end of June 2018, with the exceptions of Israel and New Zealand to which the Fund had no exposure at all.

 

Q   What is the Fund’s tactical view and strategy for the months ahead?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed global REITs could continue to generate positive returns given robust demand and improving sentiment across most subsectors and geographies. In the U.S., while new supply is growing due to high margins driven by the attractive spread, or differential, between development yields and cap rates, supply levels were still below demand. We believe this imbalance could lead to further increases in occupancy levels and rental rates, including higher rent per square foot, as new leases replace expiring ones.

 

   

Outside of the U.S., we believed market fundamentals continued to provide support for international REITs.

 

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  Reported GDP in countries like Japan and Germany surpassed consensus estimates during the Reporting Period, while trade and consumption in continental Europe, the U.K. and China stayed strong and improved. Furthermore, business spending and sentiment appeared to, we believe, be picking up across industries, including financials, hospitality and information technology, in the absence of wage pressures. We view these trends as indications of ongoing growth potential in demand for real estate space. Anticipating an eventual interest rate hike by several developed market central banks, many international REITs have also locked in low-cost debt funding whenever available and have generally maintained what we consider to be strong balance sheets in the wake of the 2008 recession. Despite some rise of both the short-term and long-term ends of the rate curves for a few major countries, we observed the funding environment for REITs remained quite open and inexpensive relative to the consensus outlook of the long-term cash yield from REITs’ underlying assets. In our view, the favorable environment at the end of the Reporting Period may allow REITs to deploy capital toward high quality projects to potentially drive future growth.

 

   

Overall, we believe global REITs can continue to offer attractive liquidity and risk-adjusted total returns given the yield, growth, diversification and inflation-hedging benefits the asset class has historically exhibited. On a stock level, we believe opportunities abound, as various property subsectors and geographies could offer wide dispersions in returns. As fundamental, bottom-up investors, we see opportunities beyond the headline risks associated with certain regions and intend to continue to focus our approach on those companies that have well-capitalized balance sheets and that possess quality attributes, such as a robust business model, a high quality asset exposure and a strong management team with a sound reinvestment strategy.

 

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Global Real Estate Securities Fund

as of June 30, 2018

 

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     January 1, 2018–June 30, 2018   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
     FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Developed Index
(Net, USD,
Unhedged)2
     FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Developed Index
(Gross, USD,
Unhedged)3
 
  Class A     0.34      0.46      0.91
  Class C     0.01        0.46        0.91  
  Institutional     0.58        0.46        0.91  
  Investor     0.57        0.46        0.91  
  Class R     0.24        0.46        0.91  
  Class R6     0.55        0.46        0.91  
  April 17, 2018–June 30, 2018        
   

Class P

    3.38      4.01      4.25

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITS worldwide. By making the index constituents free-float adjusted, liquidity, size and revenue screened, the series is suitable for use as the basis for investment products, such as derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Effective February 23, 2018, the Fund changed its benchmark index from gross total return to net total return to more accurately reflect the impact of international withholding taxes in the benchmark index’s return.

 

  3    The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index (Gross, USD, Unhedged) is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITS worldwide. By making the index constituents free-float adjusted, liquidity, size and revenue screened, the series is suitable for use as the basis for investment products, such as derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS4
     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Year      Since Inception      Inception Date
  Class A     -0.19      3.31    8/31/15
  Class C     3.88        4.63      8/31/15
  Institutional     6.13        5.84      8/31/15
  Investor     5.95        5.68      8/31/15
  Class P     N/A        3.38      4/17/18
  Class R     5.43        5.15      8/31/15
    Class R6     6.11        5.84      8/31/15

 

  4    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares, and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be

 

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worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS5

 

          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.36      1.51
  Class C     2.11        2.26  
  Institutional     0.97        1.12  
  Investor     1.11        1.26  
  Class P     0.96        1.11  
  Class R     1.61        1.76  
    Class R6     0.96        1.11  

 

  5    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/186
     Holding   % of Total
Net Assets
    Subsectors   Country
 

Simon Property Group, Inc. (REIT)

    4.9   Retail   United States
 

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    3.2   Real Estate Development   Hong Kong
 

Prologis, Inc. (REIT)

    3.2   Industrial   United States
 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (REIT)

    3.0   Residential   United States
 

Vonovia SE

    3.0   Real Estate Operating
Companies
  Germany
 

Equity Residential (REIT)

    2.7   Residential   United States
 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    2.6   Diversified   Hong Kong
 

Boston Properties, Inc. (REIT)

    2.6   Office   United States
 

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    2.5   Diversified   Japan
   

Ventas, Inc. (REIT)

    2.4   Health Care   United States

 

  6    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK COUNTRY ALLOCATION7
As of June 30, 2018

 

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  7    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall country allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The percentage shown for each country reflects the value of investments in that country as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 0.4% of the Fund’s net assets at June 30, 2018.

 

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Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks total return comprised of long-term growth of capital and dividend income.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Investment Team discusses the Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional, Investor and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -0.11%, -0.45%, 0.23%, 0.01% and 0.25%, respectively. These returns compare to the -0.41% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed ex-US Real Estate Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “Real Estate Index”) during the same period. The Fund’s former benchmark, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed ex-US Real Estate Index (Gross, USD, Unhedged) returned 0.03% for the same period.

 

   

For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class P shares generated a cumulative total return of -1.63%. This compares to the -1.22% cumulative total return of the Real Estate Index during the same time period. The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed ex-US Real Estate Index (Gross, USD, Unhedged) returned -0.94% during the same period.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the international real estate securities market as a whole during the Reporting Period?

 

A   For the Reporting Period overall, the international real estate securities market, as measured by the Real Estate Index, underperformed the U.S. real estate securities market, as measured by the Wilshire Real Estate Securities Index (with dividends reinvested), by approximately two percentage points, but outperformed the broad international equity market, as measured by the MSCI EAFE® Index (net), by more than two percentage points.

 

   

The Real Estate Index returned -0.66% during the first quarter of 2018. Japan and the U.K. were the best performing markets, while Australia and Hong Kong were weakest, generating negative absolute returns. In Japan, demand for property markets benefited from continued quantitative easing by the Bank of Japan as well as from better than consensus expected Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) growth. In Australia, signs of capitalization rate compression ending, in conjunction with weaker outlooks for rental growth, weighed on its real estate market broadly. (Capitalization rate, or “cap rate,” is the ratio of net operating income of a property to its market value, i.e. the percentage return an investor would get if they purchased the property for cash. When cap rates are down, or compressing, it means real estate values are increasing.)

 

   

The Real Estate Index returned 0.25% during the second quarter of 2018. Australia and Germany were the best performing markets, while Singapore and Spain were weakest, generating negative absolute returns. Merger and acquisition activity led the Australian real estate market higher during the quarter, while the Singapore real estate investment trust (“REIT”) market underperformed due primarily to new equity issuance that led to profit-taking amongst residential developers.

 

     

For the Reporting Period overall, primary drivers were rising interest rates. Overall, rising interest rates hurt the international real estate market, as the increased cost of capital negatively affected real estate company operators’ margins and free cash flow/funds from operations. E-commerce disruption was a negative for the retail sector, with a couple of high profile store closures weighing on market sentiment. This was particularly pronounced in the U.K., where the number of store closures during the Reporting Period already matched that of calendar year 2017. Still, data showed that such disruption has not been as universal as many had thought, with high quality retail posting improving sales and revenue figures during the second quarter of 2018. The industrial subsector has

 

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benefited from this disruption conversely, as there is growing demand for quicker shipments of goods, requiring locations near city centers, which tend to be more expensive and higher quality real estate. This has generally led to rental growth and low vacancies within the subsector, both positive drivers for earnings. (Disruption, in this context, displaces an existing market, industry or technology and produces something new and more efficient and worthwhile, at once destructive and creative.) The hotel sub-sector was an especially strong performer during the Reporting Period, as an improving global economy fueled increases in corporate travel demand. Hotels are able to reprice rooms daily, which helps shield companies from the effects of inflation and rising interest rates.

 

   

For the Reporting Period overall, Spain, Japan and Austria were the best performing markets during the Reporting Period. Finland, Israel and the Netherlands were the weakest performing markets during the Reporting Period. All that said, fundamentals within the international real estate market generally remained strong. New supply of apartment, industrial, mall, office and strip centers was limited and peaking, in our view, given 1) rising construction costs and 2) stable and improving demand off the back of a healthy global economy. At the end of the Reporting Period, leverage levels were at record lows, and payout ratios were below historical averages, according to Green Street Advisors.

 

Q   What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Most share classes of the Fund outperformed the Real Estate Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period. Stock selection in the U.K. and Japan contributed most positively to the Fund’s relative results. In the U.K., the Fund was prudently underweight U.K. retail and overweight U.K. self-storage. In Japan, security selection was strongest within the diversified and retail sub-sectors. Offsetting these positive contributors was stock selection in Germany, which detracted. Having an overweight to France, which underperformed the Real Estate Index during the Reporting Period, also hurt. In Germany, security selection within the residential subsector hurt most. In France, the Fund’s overweights in the diversified and retail subsectors detracted most.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual holdings?

 

A   Orix JREIT, a Japanese REIT (“JREIT”) investing in real estate properties that include offices, rental houses and hotels, was the top positive contributor to the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period. The JREIT sector broadly traded at inexpensive valuations after underperforming both international peers and domestic real estate developers in 2017. Orix JREIT, along with the broader sector, saw a recovery in share prices during the Reporting Period, as the Bank of Japan maintained its dovish tone and reiterated its quantitative easing agenda despite increasingly hawkish comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve in light of inflation. (Dovish language tends to suggest lower interest rates; opposite of hawkish.) With growing concerns about global inflation, the Japanese equity market saw a return to a search for yield, providing additional support for higher income generating securities, including JREITs. As Orix JREIT outperformed the Real Estate Index during the Reporting Period on the back of robust leasing operations from its quality portfolio of assets, we decided to take profits in the stock during the Reporting Period and reinvest the capital into other opportunities in Japan’s real estate market.

 

   

Similarly, Nomura Real Estate Master Fund (“Nomura”), a diversified JREIT owning Tokyo prime office, residential and logistics properties, was one of the top detractors from the Fund’s results in 2017 and was one of its top positive contributors to its results during the Reporting Period. Its stock performed well on the back of strong leasing activity across its residential and logistics warehouse properties. However, we believe its growth ahead may be largely dependent on asset purchases from third parties and from parent Nomura Group, hence increasing equity issuance and, potentially, dilution risk. As such, we sold the Fund’s position, taking profits in Nomura during the Reporting Period.

 

      Mitsui Fudosan, Japan’s second largest property developer, was another top positive contributor to the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period. Shares of the company rose due largely to active office redevelopment and improved residential development margins. However, we believe maintaining high earnings growth could become challenging for Mitsui Fudosan going forward. Additionally, the developer’s new office project completions may incur higher than consensus expected opening costs, as indicated by its management team’s modest guidance during full-year 2017 results announced in May 2018. After the company’s shares performed strongly following a small-scale buyback in May 2018, we decided to trim the position, taking profits and redeploying the capital to other investments within Japan.

 

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Q   Which positions detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   A position in Klepierre, a French REIT owning shopping centers across Europe and office properties in Paris, was the largest detractor from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period. The company announced an offer to purchase Hammerson during the Reporting Period for 50% cash and 50% shares. Hammerson is a U.K.-based REIT that owns, manages and develops retail destinations in the U.K., France and Ireland. Shares of Klepierre struggled following Hammerson’s swift rejection of the proposal, as it found Klepierre’s bid to be highly opportunistic. The market reacted negatively to this development, as the tone of Hammerson’s response suggested the parties were not close to a deal, creating uncertainty for Klepierre’s next move. In our view, this reaction by the market was largely overblown, as the company’s fundamentals remained unchanged from the rejected bid. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed increasing net rental incomes combined with decreasing cost of debt may well allow Klepierre to continue net current cash flow growth as 2018 progresses. We maintained the holding in the Fund but trimmed the Fund’s position during the Reporting Period to reduce its exposure to the stock.

 

    CK Asset Holdings is a large cap, blue chip, diversified real estate developer from Hong Kong managing what we see as a robust balance sheet supported by its management team’s active asset monetization strategy during the past two years. The company has diversified its income stream to include recurrent non-property income to support high, predictable dividend payments for its shareholders. However, CK Asset Holdings underperformed the Real Estate Index during the Reporting Period largely due to persistent concerns about U.S.-China trade relations and the potentially resulting impact on the property market in Hong Kong. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to view the company positively given what we saw as its attractive valuation, strong balance sheet, experienced management team and high quality asset portfolio.

 

      City Developments, a Singapore-based diversified real estate developer with exposure to the condominium, hotel and office subsectors, was also a top detractor from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period. Market fundamentals largely remained intact, with completion rates estimated to remain below the historical average for the next few years and continued residential destocking driven by “en bloc” sales. (In real estate, an en bloc sale, or collective sale, occurs when the there is a sale of two or more property units to a common developer.) However, recent cooling measures by the Singaporean government may have the potential to reduce land banking an en-bloc participation by developers. Lowered loan-to-value ratios for mortgages could also reduce the pace of demand for residential property going forward, in our view, at the same time introducing new pricing pressures. We believe City Developments remains well positioned to weather market volatility due to what we consider to be its complementary and diversified asset base, strong project launch pipeline and further initiatives to unlock asset value.

 

Q   How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund did not use derivatives during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   We established a Fund position in GLP J-REIT, a large-scale logistics warehouse manager, during the Reporting Period. In line with other logistics peers, GLP J-REIT had underperformed the broader JREIT sector and began to trade at what we viewed as a relatively inexpensive valuation due to concerns about new supply over the past two years. In our view, demand for modern logistics facilities remains strong, as e-commerce continues to penetrate the retail landscape, albeit at a slower rate than in other developed countries. We believe supply concerns have already been priced in, and physical supply risk is likely to recede going forward should demand remain robust. We believe GLP J-REIT remains well positioned to benefit from this environment, as it has, in our view, one of the best management teams and high asset quality.

 

    We initiated a Fund position in Gecina, an owner and operator of offices in France. We decided to purchase the stock due to the company’s high exposure to the greater Paris region, as the French office market has benefited from low vacancies and from an improving French economy, led by the reforms its country’s President is proposing. Gecina has acquired EuroSIIC, another Parisian office company. We feel the acquisition is accretive and enables Gecina to scale efficiently in its core market, which appears to be at the beginning of a rental upcycle.

 

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      Conversely, in addition to those sales already mentioned, we exited the Fund’s position in RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, a Canadian company which focuses on owning, developing and operating shopping centers. The company announced a strategic plan to sell several billion Canadian dollars’ worth of lower quality assets to redeploy capital into stock buybacks and residential development projects. We viewed this announcement negatively due to concerns around its execution and pricing of its plan, as cap rates have increased for lower quality retail assets. Additionally, we believe the company’s ability to grow earnings over the next two to three years may be limited as RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is placing proceeds into low yielding development.

 

   

We sold the Fund’s position in Nippon Building Fund, a large cap JREIT focused on office properties. Its share price performed strongly during the Reporting Period on the back of diminishing impact from the Financial Services Agency’s warning on monthly dividend-paying investment products, which caused sector outflows in 2017. (The Financial Services Agency is a Japanese government entity responsible for overseeing banking, insurance and securities and exchange.) Furthermore, the Tokyo office market remained rather stable, in our view, throughout the first calendar quarter of 2018, notably recovering from three years ago. The 2017 underperformance of Nippon Building Fund shares, along with that of the broader sector, gave rise to what we saw as an inexpensive valuation at the start of 2018, leading to a share price recovery through the first quarter. As such, we exited the Fund’s position in the stock to take profits.

 

Q   Were there any changes made in the Fund’s investment strategy during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking securities rather than on making regional, country or subsector bets. We seek to outpace the benchmark index by
  overweighting stocks that we expect to outperform and underweighting those that we think may lag. Consequently, changes in its regional or subsector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of real estate securities’ appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure to Asia ex-Japan and to the Pacific increased relative to the Real Estate Index, and its exposure to Europe ex-U.K. decreased relative to the Real Estate Index.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   From a regional perspective, the Fund was underweighted relative to the Real Estate Index in the U.K. and Pacific and was rather neutrally weighted to the remaining regions of the Real Estate Index at the end of June 2018.

 

   

More specifically, from a country perspective, the Fund was overweighted relative to the Real Estate Index in France, Spain, Ireland and Hong Kong and was underweighted relative to the Real Estate Index in Germany, Sweden and the U.K. The Fund was rather neutrally weighted compared to the Real Estate Index in the other constituent countries of the Real Estate Index at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What is the Fund’s tactical view and strategy for the months ahead?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed international REITs could continue to generate positive returns given robust demand and improving sentiment across most subsectors and geographies. Reported GDP in countries like Japan and Germany surpassed consensus estimates during the Reporting Period, while trade and consumption in continental Europe, the U.K. and China stayed strong and improved. Furthermore, business spending and sentiment appeared to be picking up across industries, including financials, hospitality and information technology, in the absence of wage pressures. We view these trends as indications of ongoing growth potential in demand for real estate space. Anticipating an eventual interest rate hike by several developed market central banks, many international REITs have also locked in low-cost debt funding whenever available and have generally maintained what we consider to be strong balance sheets in the wake of the 2008 recession. Despite some rise in yields at both the short-term and long-term ends of the rate curves for a few major countries, we observed the funding environment for REITs remained quite open and inexpensive relative to the consensus outlook of the long-term cash yield from REITs’ underlying assets. In our view, the favorable environment at the end of the Reporting Period may allow REITs to deploy capital toward high quality projects to potentially drive future growth.

 

   

Overall, we believe international REITs can continue to offer attractive liquidity and risk-adjusted total returns given the yield, growth, diversification and inflation-hedging benefits the asset class has historically exhibited. On a stock level, we believe opportunities abound, as various property subsectors and geographies could offer wide dispersions in returns. As

 

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fundamental, bottom-up investors, we see opportunities beyond the headline risks associated with certain regions and intend to continue to focus our approach on those companies that have well-capitalized balance sheets and that possess quality attributes, such as a robust business model, a high quality asset exposure and a strong management team with a sound reinvestment strategy.

 

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International Real Estate Securities Fund

as of June 30, 2018

 

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     January 1, 2018–June 30, 2018   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed
ex US Real Estate Index
(Net, USD, Unhedged)2
    FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed
ex US Real Estate Index
(Gross, USD, Unhedged)3
 
 

Class A

    -0.11     -0.41     0.03
 

Class C

    -0.45       -0.41       0.03  
 

Institutional

    0.23       -0.41       0.03  
 

Investor

    0.01       -0.41       0.03  
 

Class R6

    0.25       -0.41       0.03  
  April 17, 2018–June 30, 2018      
    Class P     -1.63     -1.22     -0.94

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed ex US Real Estate Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) is a subset of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index and is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITS. By making the index constituents free-float adjusted, liquidity, size and revenue screened, the series is suitable for use as the basis for investment products, such as derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Effective February 23, 2018, the Fund changed its benchmark index from gross total return to net total return to more accurately reflect the impact of international withholding taxes in the benchmark index’s return.

 

  3    The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed ex US Real Estate Index (Gross, USD, Unhedged) is a subset of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index and is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITS. By making the index constituents free-float adjusted, liquidity, size and revenue screened, the series is suitable for use as the basis for investment products, such as derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS4
     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Year    

Five Years

   

Ten Years

   

Since Inception

   

Inception Date

 

Class A

    2.13     2.71     1.46     0.91   7/31/06
 

Class C

    6.41       3.14       1.32       0.66     7/31/06
 

Institutional

    8.68       4.31       2.32       1.68     7/31/06
 

Investor

    8.40       4.16       2.34       -0.33     11/30/07
 

Class P

    N/A       N/A       N/A       -1.63     4/17/18
    Class R6     8.71       N/A       N/A       3.63     7/31/15

 

  4    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Effective July 30, 2018, Class C Shares convert automatically to Class A Shares on or about the fifteenth day of the last month of the calendar quarter that is ten years after the purchase date. The Since Inception returns for Class C Shares do not reflect the conversion to Class A Shares after the first ten years of performance. Because Institutional, Investor, Class P and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and

 

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principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS5

 

          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
 

Class A

    1.38      1.57
 

Class C

    2.13        2.32  
 

Institutional

    0.99        1.18  
 

Investor

    1.13        1.32  
  Class P     0.98        1.17  
   

Class R6

    0.98        1.17  

 

  5    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/186
     Holding   % of Total
Net Assets
    Line of Business   Country
  Vonovia SE     7.4   Real Estate Operating Companies   Germany
  CK Asset Holdings Ltd.     5.9     Real Estate Development   Hong
Kong
  Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.     5.2     Diversified   Hong
Kong
  Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.     4.3     Diversified   Japan
  Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.     4.1     Diversified   Japan
  Link REIT (REIT)     3.5     Retail   Hong
Kong
  Klepierre SA (REIT)     3.2     Retail   France
  Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (REIT)     3.0     Retail   France
  Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.     3.0     Diversified   Japan
    GPT Group (The) (REIT)     2.9     Diversified   Australia

 

  6    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK COUNTRY ALLOCATION7
As of June 30, 2018

 

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  7    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall country allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The percentage shown for each country reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value.

 

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Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks total return comprised of long-term growth of capital and dividend income.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Investment Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional, Service, Investor. R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 1.28%, 0.93%, 1.42%, 1.22%, 1.32%, 1.11% and 1.49%, respectively. These returns compare to the 1.60% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Wilshire U.S. Real Estate Securities Index (the “Wilshire Index”) during the same period.

 

   

For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class P shares generated a cumulative total return of 8.33%. This compares to the 9.01% cumulative total return of the Wilshire Index during the same time period.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the U.S. real estate securities market as a whole during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The U.S. real estate securities market, as represented by the Wilshire Index, posted positive absolute returns during the Reporting Period but lagged the broad U.S. equity market, as represented by the S&P 500® Index, which was up 2.65% for the same period.

 

   

For the first quarter of 2018, the Wilshire Index decreased 7.42%. Primary drivers were rising interest rates and tax reform concerns. Overall, rising interest rates hurt the U.S. real estate market, as the increased cost of capital negatively affected real estate company operators’ margins and free cash flow/funds from operations. Sentiment around tax reform legislation also hurt, as real estate investment trusts (“REITS”) were largely viewed as non-beneficiaries of the new law, as REITs do not pay a corporate tax. Sub-sectors underpinned by secular growth trends and e-commerce disruption beneficiaries, such as industrials, towers and digital storage, outperformed the Wilshire Index, while those viewed as most interest rate sensitive, such as health care, or as negatively impacted by e-commerce disruption, such as retail, underperformed the Wilshire Index during the quarter. A couple of high profile store closures, such as Toys R Us, particularly weighed on market sentiment. Conversely, the industrial sub-sector benefited from such disruption, as there is growing demand for quicker shipments of goods, requiring locations near city centers, which tend to be more expensive and higher quality real estate. (Disruption, in this context, displaces an existing market, industry or technology and produces something new and more efficient and worthwhile, at once destructive and creative.)

 

      The Wilshire Index increased 9.74% during the second quarter of 2018. Following a tough first calendar quarter, U.S. REITs enjoyed a strong rebound, outperforming most major equity indices for the first time since the second quarter of 2016. Each subsector within the Wilshire Index posted positive absolute returns during the quarter, compared with mixed results in the quarter prior and in 2017. A primary driver for the strong performance was increased activity in the mergers and acquisitions space, which provided upward pressure on valuations. A solid U.S. economy off the back of the recently enacted U.S. tax reform legislation and some stability in the Federal Reserve’s (the “Fed”) outlook for interest rate increases further buoyed the U.S. real estate market in these months. The hotel sub-sector was an especially strong performer during the quarter, given a combination of some newsworthy mergers and acquisitions, such as that of Lasalle Hotel Properties and Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, and the improving global economy fueling increases in corporate travel demand.

 

   

For the Reporting Period overall, the strongest subsectors in the Wilshire Index were self-storage, triple net and hotel. Conversely, the technology, retail and office subsectors were the weakest performers within the Wilshire Index during the Reporting Period. (Triple net properties are typically

 

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single-tenant retail properties leased to tenants with high credit ratings on “net, net, net” terms, meaning the tenant is responsible for real estate taxes, insurance, and all maintenance.) All that said, fundamentals within the U.S. real estate market generally remained strong. Price/funds from operations ratios decreased, thus presenting more attractive valuations for the market as a whole, in our view. At the same time, funds from operations growth is expected to accelerate through 2018, according to Barclays Research.

 

Q   What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund underperformed the return of the Wilshire Index. Weak stock selection in the residential and health care subsectors detracted most. Contributing most positively to the Fund’s relative results was effective individual stock selection in the retail and hotel subsectors.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s weakest-performing individual holdings?

 

A   Essex Property Trust, a REIT that invests in apartment communities primarily on the west coast of the U.S., was the top detractor from the Fund’s returns during the Reporting Period given the Fund’s underweight in the strongly performing name. Shares of the REIT increased following a solid fourth quarter 2017 earnings release that was in line with market expectations. The Fund was underweight Essex Property Trust because we believed other names in the apartment industry offered more attractive valuations. While demand remained robust on the U.S.’ west coast, we ultimately increased the Fund’s position in the name, bringing the position to an overweight relative to the Wilshire Index by the end of the Reporting Period.

 

    Similarly, Welltower, a U.S. health care REIT operating a mix of senior housing, medical office buildings and skilled nursing facilities, was also a top detractor from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period. Its stock appreciated following a solid quarterly earnings report at the end of April 2018, as the company exceeded market expectations on projected revenues. The Fund’s relative performance was negatively affected by being underweight the name.

 

    Federal Realty Investment Trust, a REIT that engages in the ownership, management, acquisition and redevelopment of high quality retail focused properties, also detracted from the Fund’s returns during the Reporting Period. Shares in the company struggled at the start of 2018, as they were affected by the negative sentiment surrounding the retail subsector. Investors pointed toward muted same-store net operating income growth as a major concern and potential headwind for the company. Despite the concerns, at the end of the Reporting Period, we remained constructive on the company given what we see as its high quality portfolio of assets, which we believe should be insulated from online disruption moving forward. Also, at the end of the Reporting Period, the stock was trading at a valuation we felt was attractive relative to the high quality assets in its property portfolio.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual holdings?

 

A   Chesapeake Lodging Trust, an owner of upscale hotels in key gateway markets in the U.S., was a top positive contributor to the Fund’s returns during the Reporting Period. Following disappointing performance in 2017, a stronger economic backdrop coupled with positive 2018 guidance led shares of Chesapeake Lodging Trust to appreciate. At the end of the Reporting Period, we had high conviction in the company’s strategy and its assets during the remainder of the hotel cycle, given its roughly 20% exposure to the San Francisco hotel market. In our view, this may well continue to be one of the top markets in the U.S. during the next several years, especially with the reopening of the Moscone Convention Center, which should help further fuel demand in the area. Lastly, we believed Chesapeake Lodging Trust’s high quality assets and relatively small size continued to make the company a compelling candidate for acquisition.

 

    La Quinta Holdings, an owner and manager of hotel chains across the U.S., was also a top contributor to Fund returns during the Reporting Period. Shares of the company increased after the announcement that La Quinta Holdings would be selling its franchise and operations to Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Following the news, we decided to exit the Fund’s position in La Quinta Holdings in favor of opportunities where we saw greater risk-adjusted return potential.

 

      Macerich Company, an owner and operator of regional shopping malls in the U.S., was another top contributor to the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period. In our view, investors grew to appreciate the announcement that hedge fund Third Point Management initiated a 5% position in the company. Macerich Company’s shares also appreciated following the announcement regarding the sale of a non-core office building in Chicago. We ultimately decided to exit the Fund’s position to invest in opportunities where we saw greater risk-adjusted return potential.

 

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Q   How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund did not use derivatives during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we established a Fund position in Duke Realty, an owner of industrial properties across the U.S. In our view, its shares were trading at compelling valuations following price weakness relative to other industrial names. Additionally, in our view, secular drivers of e-commerce have led to strong demand, which is still ahead of supply, especially in its core markets. Furthermore, we believe Duke Realty offers an attractive dividend yield, and we are positive on the company’s management team.

 

   

We initiated a Fund position in Digital Realty Trust, a digital center REIT. Rising interest rates led data centers to come under pressure given the subsector’s capital intensive businesses and development pipelines as well as floating rate debt that has been magnified by worsening fundamentals within the subsector. Despite the pullback in its performance, we believed such weakness created an attractive entry point into Digital Realty Trust. We believed the REIT offered favorable fundamentals, a strong balance sheet and potential to benefit from improving leasing following a soft fourth quarter of 2017. Overall, we also remain positive on data centers, as we believe demand is likely to continue to be driven from enterprise outsourcing and cloud growth. Conversely, the Fund’s most significant sales during the Reporting Period were those of La Quinta Holdings and Macerich Company, each already mentioned.

 

Q   Were there any changes made in the Fund’s investment strategy during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking securities rather than on making real estate subsector bets. We seek to outpace the benchmark index by overweighting stocks that we expect to outperform and underweighting those that we think may lag. Consequently, changes in its real estate subsector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of real estate securities’ appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure to the residential, diversified and health care subsectors increased relative to the Wilshire Index and its exposure to the retail, hotel and industrial subsectors decreased relative to the Wilshire Index.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   From a subsector perspective, the Fund had overweighted exposures compared to the Wilshire Index in the office, residential and industrial subsectors at the end of the Reporting Period. The Fund was underweighted compared to the Wilshire Index in the self-storage subsector and was rather neutrally weighted in the diversified, health care, technology, retail and hotel subsectors within the Wilshire Index. The Fund had no exposure to the triple net subsector at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What is the Fund’s tactical view and strategy for the months ahead?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed U.S. REITs could continue to generate positive returns given reasonable demand in most subsectors. In our view, the asset class has the potential to generate solid single-digit returns for calendar year 2018, driven by a combination of yield, modest funds from operations growth, and multiple expansion in certain subsectors. While REITs may lag other cyclical sectors, we believe they may well outperform more defensive equities. We believe the demand picture remains robust in light of healthy global economic growth. While there are pockets of increasing supply, the overall real estate supply response continues to be rational, in our view, which means occupancy rates should continue to remain strong. We believe this scenario will likely remain so due to rising construction costs and long construction development delivery timelines. While interest rates are widely anticipated to increase, the overall low interest rate environment, coupled with strong economic growth, should continue to benefit REITs, in our opinion. Additionally, we believe real estate may continue to be supported by large, raised but not yet funded capital in the private market, particularly in subsectors or geographies where the discount to private equity has reached historically high levels, such as what we have witnessed in the U.S. retail REIT space. As a consequence of monetary policy normalizing, correlations have dropped to levels we have not seen since prior to the global financial crisis. Dispersion of returns in the asset class were particularly wide in 2017, in our view.

 

   

We believe this backdrop should play into our strengths of stock picking as 2018 progresses. Overall, we believe REITs may continue to provide investors with attractive risk-adjusted returns, relative to fixed income in particular, given the asset class’ potential yield, growth, diversification and inflation hedge benefits.

 

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Real Estate Securities Fund

as of June 30, 2018

 

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     January 1, 2018–June 30, 2018   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       Wilshire U.S. Real Estate
Securities Index2
 
 

Class A

    1.28        1.60
 

Class C

    0.93          1.60  
 

Institutional

    1.42          1.60  
 

Service

    1.22          1.60  
 

Investor

    1.32          1.60  
 

Class R

    1.11          1.60  
 

Class R6

    1.49          1.60  
  April 17, 2018–June 30, 2018       
    Class P     8.33        9.01

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The Wilshire U.S. Real Estate Securities Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index comprised of publicly traded REITs and real estate operating companies. The figures do not reflect any fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     -2.24     5.92     5.89     8.80   7/27/98
  Class C     1.70       6.33       5.70       8.31     7/27/98
  Institutional     3.82       7.55       6.93       9.56     7/27/98
  Service     3.34       7.02       6.38       9.02     7/27/98
  Investor     3.66       7.38       6.75       5.39     7/27/98
  Class P     N/A       N/A       N/A       8.33     4/17/18
  Class R     3.17       6.85       6.24       4.88     11/30/07
    Class R6     3.95       N/A       N/A       4.64     7/31/15

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end or cumulative total returns for periods of 1 year or less. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Effective July 30, 2018, Class C Shares convert automatically to Class A Shares on or about the fifteenth day of the last month of the calendar quarter that is ten years after the purchase date. The Since Inception returns for Class C Shares do not reflect the conversion to Class A Shares after the first ten years of performance. Because Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R Shares and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

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Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS4

 

          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
 

Class A

    1.30      1.40
 

Class C

    2.05        2.15  
 

Institutional

    0.91        1.01  
 

Service

    1.41        1.51  
 

Investor

    1.05        1.15  
 

Class P

    0.90        1.00  
 

Class R

    1.55        1.65  
    Class R6     0.90        1.00  

 

  4    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/185
     Holding   % of Total Net Assets      Subsectors
  Simon Property Group, Inc. (REIT)     9.4    Retail
  AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (REIT)     6.2    Residential
  Prologis, Inc. (REIT)     5.6    Industrial
  Equity Residential (REIT)     5.3    Residential
  Boston Properties, Inc. (REIT)     5.1    Office
  Equinix, Inc. (REIT)     4.7    Specialized
  Federal Realty Investment Trust (REIT)     4.0    Retail
  Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (REIT)     3.9    Office
  Public Storage (REIT)     3.6    Specialized
    Ventas, Inc. (REIT)     3.5    Health Care

 

  5    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

21


FUND BASICS

 

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION6
As of June 30, 2018

 

LOGO

 

 

  6    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value.

 

22


FUND BASICS

 

Index Definitions:

S&P 500® Index is a U.S. stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 large companies having common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. The S&P 500® Index components and their weightings are determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices.

 

23


GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – 96.0%      
Australia – 4.0%  
  1,639,639     GPT Group (The) (REIT) (Diversified)   $ 6,134,763  
  4,560,114     Propertylink Group (REIT) (Industrial)     3,577,398  
  526,779     Scentre Group (REIT) (Retail)     1,711,533  
  1,121,298     Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group (REIT) (Retail)     2,033,791  
   

 

 

 
      13,457,485  

 

 

 
Canada – 2.7%      
  90,055     Allied Properties REIT (REIT) (Office)     2,866,772  
  87,291     Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (REIT) (Residential)     2,830,575  
  304,158     Chartwell Retirement Residences (Health Care)     3,546,755  
   

 

 

 
      9,244,102  

 

 

 
France – 3.7%      
  23,977     Covivio (REIT) (Diversified)     2,491,283  
  30,153     Gecina SA (REIT) (Diversified)(a)     5,037,309  
  129,762     Klepierre SA (REIT) (Retail)     4,875,568  
   

 

 

 
      12,404,160  

 

 

 
Germany – 3.4%      
  54,489     Instone Real Estate Group BV (Real Estate Development)*(a)(b)     1,434,271  
  213,765     Vonovia SE (Real Estate Operating Companies)     10,160,116  
   

 

 

 
      11,594,387  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 8.5%      
  1,388,000     CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate Development)     10,987,842  
  676,000     Link REIT (REIT) (Retail)     6,164,707  
  584,000     Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Diversified)     8,798,508  
  393,000     Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. (Real Estate Operating Companies)     2,790,598  
   

 

 

 
      28,741,655  

 

 

 
Ireland – 1.4%      
  2,696,575     Green REIT plc (REIT) (Office)     4,660,609  

 

 

 
Japan – 11.0%      
  1,068     Activia Properties, Inc. (REIT) (Diversified)     4,893,968  
  2,649     Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. (REIT) (Diversified)     6,291,272  
  4,740     GLP J-Reit (REIT) (Industrial)     5,034,403  
  8,148     Invincible Investment Corp. (REIT) (Hotel)     3,666,417  
  1,137     Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. (REIT) (Retail)     2,050,976  
  477,700     Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. (Diversified)     8,339,165  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Japan – (continued)      
  192,000     Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. (Diversified)   7,070,394  
   

 

 

 
      37,346,595  

 

 

 
Norway(b) – 1.0%      
  251,911     Entra ASA (Real Estate Operating Companies)     3,433,335  

 

 

 
Singapore – 2.7%      
  3,564,400     Ascendas India Trust (Real Estate Operating Companies)     2,642,234  
  551,500     City Developments Ltd. (Diversified)     4,417,468  
  1,677,500     Mapletree Commercial Trust (REIT) (Retail)     1,932,992  
   

 

 

 
      8,992,694  

 

 

 
Spain – 2.0%      
  44,005     Aedas Homes SAU (Real Estate Development)*(b)     1,562,227  
  367,086     Merlin Properties Socimi SA (REIT) (Diversified)     5,329,388  
   

 

 

 
      6,891,615  

 

 

 
Sweden – 1.3%      
  269,873     Castellum AB (Real Estate Operating Companies)     4,364,692  

 

 

 
United Kingdom – 4.0%      
  306,885     Big Yellow Group plc (REIT) (Specialized)     3,846,993  
  2,450,805     Tritax Big Box REIT plc (REIT) (Industrial)     5,034,518  
  420,187     UNITE Group plc (The) (REIT) (Residential)     4,768,010  
   

 

 

 
      13,649,521  

 

 

 
United States – 50.3%      
  136,269     Acadia Realty Trust (REIT) (Retail)     3,729,682  
  60,176     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (REIT) (Office)     7,592,406  
  59,710     AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (REIT) (Residential)     10,263,552  
  69,792     Boston Properties, Inc. (REIT) (Office)     8,753,313  
  67,488     Camden Property Trust (REIT) (Residential)     6,150,181  
  169,703     Chesapeake Lodging Trust (REIT) (Hotel)     5,369,403  
  436,211     Cousins Properties, Inc. (REIT) (Office)     4,226,885  
  121,804     CyrusOne, Inc. (REIT) (Specialized)     7,108,481  
  355,926     DDR Corp. (REIT) (Retail)     6,371,075  
  205,457     Duke Realty Corp. (REIT) (Industrial)     5,964,417  
  38,797     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (REIT) (Residential)     3,565,444  
  143,558     Equity Residential (REIT) (Residential)     9,143,209  

 

 

 

 

24   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
United States – (continued)      
  21,611     Essex Property Trust, Inc. (REIT) (Residential)   $ 5,166,542  
  43,980     Extra Space Storage, Inc. (REIT) (Specialized)     4,389,644  
  48,623     Federal Realty Investment Trust (REIT) (Retail)     6,153,241  
  284,043     HCP, Inc. (REIT) (Health Care)     7,333,990  
  133,047     Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT) (Health Care)     3,869,007  
  166,144     Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (REIT) (Office)     5,886,482  
  48,240     JBG SMITH Properties (REIT) (Office)     1,759,313  
  34,726     Life Storage, Inc. (REIT) (Specialized)     3,379,187  
  80,689     Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (REIT) (Hotel)     3,130,733  
  164,311     Prologis, Inc. (REIT) (Industrial)     10,793,590  
  16,160     Public Storage (REIT) (Specialized)     3,666,058  
  252,568     RLJ Lodging Trust (REIT) (Hotel)     5,569,124  
  28,935     Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (REIT) (Hotel)     2,405,945  
  97,088     Simon Property Group, Inc. (REIT) (Retail)     16,523,407  
  140,534     Ventas, Inc. (REIT) (Health Care)     8,003,411  
  57,952     Vornado Realty Trust (REIT) (Office)     4,283,812  
   

 

 

 
      170,551,534  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $311,459,932)   $ 325,332,384  

 

 

 
Shares    

Distribution

Rate

  Value  
Investment Company(c) – 2.1%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  7,231,214     1.869%   $ 7,231,214  
  (Cost $7,231,214)  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES
LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE

 
  (Cost $318,691,146)   $ 332,563,598  

 

 

 
   
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(c) – 0.4%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  1,377,712     1.869%   $ 1,377,712  
  (Cost $1,377,712)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.5%  
  (Cost $320,068,858)   $ 333,941,310  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 1.5%
    5,243,791  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 339,185,101  

 

 

 
The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities may be deemed liquid by the Investment Adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $6,429,833, which represents approximately 1.9% of net assets as of June 30, 2018. The liquidity determination is unaudited.

(c)

  Represents an Affiliated Issuer.

 

Investment Abbreviation:

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   25


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – 97.8%      
Australia – 9.1%      
  849,459     GPT Group (The) (REIT) (Diversified)   $ 3,178,279  
  915,509     Mirvac Group (REIT) (Diversified)     1,469,401  
  1,786,748     Propertylink Group (REIT) (Industrial)     1,401,699  
  574,055     Scentre Group (REIT) (Retail)     1,865,136  
  1,057,913     Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group (REIT) (Retail)     1,918,824  
   

 

 

 
      9,833,339  

 

 

 
Canada – 5.9%      
  62,436     Allied Properties REIT (REIT) (Office)     1,987,561  
  60,547     Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (REIT) (Residential)     1,963,350  
  209,372     Chartwell Retirement Residences (Health Care)     2,441,466  
   

 

 

 
      6,392,377  

 

 

 
France – 10.6%      
  21,321     Covivio (REIT) (Diversified)     2,215,316  
  15,658     Gecina SA (REIT) (Diversified)     2,615,799  
  90,485     Klepierre SA (REIT) (Retail)     3,399,807  
  14,684     Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (REIT) (Retail)     3,233,251  
   

 

 

 
      11,464,173  

 

 

 
Germany – 7.9%      
  19,487     Instone Real Estate Group BV (Real Estate Development)*(a)     512,941  
  167,369     Vonovia SE (Real Estate Operating Companies)     7,954,944  
   

 

 

 
      8,467,885  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 17.6%      
  801,000     CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate Development)     6,340,966  
  152,200     Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate Operating Companies)     1,088,067  
  417,500     Link REIT (REIT) (Retail)     3,807,345  
  374,475     Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Diversified)     5,641,817  
  288,000     Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. (Real Estate Operating Companies)     2,045,019  
   

 

 

 
      18,923,214  

 

 

 
Ireland – 1.7%      
  1,080,932     Green REIT plc (REIT) (Office)     1,868,222  

 

 

 
Japan – 22.6%      
  499     Activia Properties, Inc. (REIT) (Diversified)     2,286,601  
  1,338     Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. (REIT) (Diversified)     3,177,698  
  2,145     GLP J-Reit (REIT) (Industrial)     2,278,226  
  3,804     Invincible Investment Corp. (REIT) (Hotel)     1,711,715  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Japan – (continued)      
  896     Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. (REIT) (Retail)   $ 1,616,248  
  494     Kenedix Retail REIT Corp. (REIT) (Retail)     1,091,472  
  250,900     Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. (Diversified)     4,379,938  
  132,500     Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Diversified)     3,191,697  
  127,000     Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. (Diversified)     4,676,771  
   

 

 

 
      24,410,366  

 

 

 
Norway(a) – 1.1%      
  85,480     Entra ASA (Real Estate Operating Companies)     1,165,021  

 

 

 
Singapore – 4.6%      
  1,437,600     Ascendas India Trust (Real Estate Operating Companies)     1,065,671  
  253,100     City Developments Ltd. (Diversified)     2,027,309  
  1,580,200     Mapletree Commercial Trust (REIT) (Retail)     1,820,873  
   

 

 

 
      4,913,853  

 

 

 
Spain – 3.4%      
  23,748     Aedas Homes SAU (Real Estate Development)*(a)     843,081  
  191,750     Merlin Properties Socimi SA (REIT) (Diversified)     2,783,844  
   

 

 

 
      3,626,925  

 

 

 
Sweden – 1.9%      
  124,551     Castellum AB (Real Estate Operating Companies)     2,014,380  

 

 

 
Switzerland – 1.6%      
  18,827     PSP Swiss Property AG (Registered) (Real Estate Operating Companies)     1,745,377  

 

 

 
United Kingdom – 9.8%      
  170,801     Big Yellow Group plc (REIT) (Specialized)     2,141,096  
  181,691     British Land Co. plc (The) (REIT) (Retail)     1,607,417  
  54,653     Derwent London plc (REIT) (Office)     2,235,980  
  1,037,517     Tritax Big Box REIT plc (REIT) (Industrial)     2,131,299  
  212,660     UNITE Group plc (The) (REIT) (Residential)     2,413,128  
   

 

 

 
      10,528,920  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $102,643,369)   $ 105,354,052  

 

 

 

 

26   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

 

Shares    

Distribution

Rate

  Value  
Investment Company(b) – 0.9%      
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  986,909     1.869%   $ 986,909  
  (Cost $986,909)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.7%  
  (Cost $103,630,278)   $ 106,340,961  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 1.3%
    1,401,729  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 107,742,690  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities may be deemed liquid by the Investment Adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $2,521,043, which represents approximately 2.3% of net assets as of June 30, 2018. The liquidity determination is unaudited.

(b)

  Represents an Affiliated Issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviation:

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   27


GOLDMAN SACHS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – 99.9%      
Health Care – 10.2%      
  282,966     HCP, Inc. (REIT)   $ 7,306,182  
  149,496     Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT)     4,347,344  
  145,479     Ventas, Inc. (REIT)     8,285,029  
  68,705     Welltower, Inc. (REIT)     4,307,117  
   

 

 

 
      24,245,672  

 

 

 
Hotel – 6.8%      
  121,584     Chesapeake Lodging Trust (REIT)     3,846,918  
  73,050     Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (REIT)     2,834,340  
  241,528     RLJ Lodging Trust (REIT)     5,325,692  
  49,986     Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (REIT)     4,156,336  
   

 

 

 
      16,163,286  

 

 

 
Industrial – 10.5%      
  242,202     Duke Realty Corp. (REIT)     7,031,124  
  48,150     EastGroup Properties, Inc. (REIT)     4,601,214  
  201,397     Prologis, Inc. (REIT)     13,229,769  
   

 

 

 
      24,862,107  

 

 

 
Office – 17.8%      
  72,760     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (REIT)     9,180,129  
  95,832     Boston Properties, Inc. (REIT)     12,019,250  
  455,829     Cousins Properties, Inc. (REIT)     4,416,983  
  214,220     Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (REIT)     7,589,815  
  48,441     JBG SMITH Properties (REIT)     1,766,643  
  97,247     Vornado Realty Trust (REIT)     7,188,498  
   

 

 

 
      42,161,318  

 

 

 
Residential – 20.5%      
  85,892     AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (REIT)     14,763,976  
  89,179     Camden Property Trust (REIT)     8,126,882  
  60,669     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (REIT)     5,575,481  
  199,605     Equity Residential (REIT)     12,712,843  
  31,877     Essex Property Trust, Inc. (REIT)     7,620,834  
   

 

 

 
      48,800,016  

 

 

 
Retail – 17.7%      
  132,809     Acadia Realty Trust (REIT)     3,634,982  
  308,526     DDR Corp. (REIT)     5,522,615  
  75,159     Federal Realty Investment Trust (REIT)     9,511,372  
  55,804     GGP, Inc. (REIT)     1,140,076  
  130,806     Simon Property Group, Inc. (REIT)     22,261,873  
   

 

 

 
      42,070,918  

 

 

 
Specialized – 16.4%      
  111,126     CyrusOne, Inc. (REIT)     6,485,313  
  32,982     Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT)     3,680,132  
  26,116     Equinix, Inc. (REIT)     11,227,007  
  54,903     Extra Space Storage, Inc. (REIT)     5,479,868  
  25,312     Life Storage, Inc. (REIT)     2,463,111  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)      
Specialized – (continued)      
  38,102     Public Storage (REIT)   8,643,820  
  31,466     Weyerhaeuser Co. (REIT)     1,147,250  
   

 

 

 
      39,126,501  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.9%  
  (Cost $166,921,505)   $ 237,429,818  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.1%
    294,864  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 237,724,682  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

 

 

Investment Abbreviation:

REIT

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

28   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

        Global Real
Estate
Securities Fund
    International
Real Estate
Securities Fund
    Real Estate
Securities Fund
 
  Assets:

 

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $311,459,932, $102,643,369 and $166,921,505)(a)

  $ 325,332,384     $ 105,354,052     $ 237,429,818  
 

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $7,231,214, $986,909 and $0)

    7,231,214       986,909        
 

Investments in affiliated securities lending reinvestment vehicle, at value (cost $1,377,712, $0 and $0)

    1,377,712              
 

Cash

    5,224,550       1,215,996       85,361  
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $97,427, $122,412 and $0)

    97,425       122,038        
 

Receivables:

     
 

Dividends

    1,686,200       441,974       1,155,997  
 

Foreign tax reclaims

    161,576       285,355        
 

Fund shares sold

    119,238       88       26,358  
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    25,654       29,811       31,406  
 

Securities lending income

    6,296              
 

Other assets

    52,026       65,537       77,359  
  Total assets     341,314,275       108,501,760       238,806,299  
       
  Liabilities:

 

 

Payables:

     
 

Payable upon return of securities loaned

    1,377,712              
 

Fund shares redeemed

    431,315       586,084       773,246  
 

Management fees

    259,209       86,350       170,016  
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    8,877       5,056       29,149  
 

Accrued expenses

    52,061       81,580       109,206  
  Total liabilities     2,129,174       759,070       1,081,617  
       
  Net Assets:

 

 

Paid-in capital

    329,275,816       134,558,199       156,307,489  
 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

    (1,752,067     (617,026     1,193,313  
 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (2,209,815     (28,913,931     9,715,567  
 

Net unrealized gain

    13,871,167       2,715,448       70,508,313  
    NET ASSETS   $ 339,185,101     $ 107,742,690     $ 237,724,682  
   

Net Assets:

       
   

Class A

  $ 1,191,816     $ 4,157,465     $ 31,705,897  
   

Class C

    28,420       623,578       8,503,347  
   

Institutional

    1,881,339       10,318,571       63,279,923  
   

Service

                2,279,047  
   

Investor

    29,237       122,127       8,808,761  
   

Class P

    18,536,754       91,861,326       119,373,757  
   

Class R

    28,826             2,557,793  
   

Class R6

    317,488,709       659,623       1,216,157  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 339,185,101     $ 107,742,690     $ 237,724,682  
   

Shares outstanding $0.001 par value (unlimited shares authorized):

       
   

Class A

    112,928       650,115       2,035,092  
   

Class C

    2,694       97,162       569,698  
   

Institutional

    177,705       1,667,146       3,947,060  
   

Service

                145,196  
   

Investor

    2,766       19,262       561,271  
   

Class P

    1,755,079       14,874,852       7,448,841  
   

Class R

    2,730             165,742  
   

Class R6

    30,044,229       106,717       75,840  
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:(b)

       
   

Class A

    $10.55       $6.39       $15.58  
   

Class C

    10.55       6.42       14.93  
   

Institutional

    10.59       6.19       16.03  
   

Service

                15.70  
   

Investor

    10.57       6.34       15.69  
   

Class P

    10.56       6.18       16.03  
   

Class R

    10.56             15.43  
   

Class R6

    10.57       6.18       16.04  

 

  (a)   Includes loaned securities having a market value of $1,374,194 for the Global Real Estate Securities Fund.
  (b)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Global Real Estate Securities, International Real Estate Securities and Real Estate Securities Funds is $11.16, $6.76 and $16.49, respectively. At redemption, Class C Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge assessed on the amount equal to the lesser of the current NAV or the original purchase price of the shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   29


GOLDMAN SACHS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

        Global Real
Estate
Securities Fund
    International
Real Estate
Securities Fund
    Real Estate
Securities Fund
 
  Investment income:

 

 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $313,461, $237,821 and $0)

  $ 6,076,679     $ 2,482,868     $ 3,758,643  
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    34,312       2,990       1,747  
 

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

    18,709              
  Total investment income     6,129,700       2,485,858       3,760,390  
       
  Expenses:

 

 

Management fees

    1,670,948       587,271       1,147,165  
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    55,288       26,050       84,043  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    53,654       65,705       47,403  
 

Professional fees

    47,864       48,968       48,688  
 

Printing and mailing costs

    12,216       19,592       32,338  
 

Trustee fees

    8,963       8,821       8,991  
 

Registration fees

    4,909       6,147       7,936  
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    1,992       9,164       93,559  
 

Service share fees — Service and Shareholder Administration Plan

                5,490  
 

Other

    8,552       15,476       12,932  
  Total expenses     1,864,386       787,194       1,488,545  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (230,896     (201,773     (258,330
  Net expenses     1,633,490       585,421       1,230,215  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     4,496,210       1,900,437       2,530,175  
       
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers (including commissions recaptured of $0, $0 and $4,678)

    (1,064,956     376,205       6,939,233  
 

Foreign currency transactions

    5,848       14,082        
 

Net change in unrealized loss on:

 

 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (1,788,009     (2,050,842     (7,928,646
 

Foreign currency translation

    (4,868     (2,735      
  Net realized and unrealized loss     (2,851,985     (1,663,290     (989,413
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 1,644,225     $ 237,147     $ 1,540,762  

 

  (a)   Class specific Distribution and Service, and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

     Distribution and Service Fees      Transfer Agency Fees  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class R

    

Class A

    

Class C

    

Institutional

    

Service

    

Investor

    

Class P(b)

    

Class R

    

Class R6

 

Global Real Estate Securities

   $ 1,785      $ 137      $ 70      $ 1,285      $ 25      $  17,834      $  N/A      $ 25      $ 358      $ 25      $  35,736  

International Real Estate Securities

     5,276        3,888        N/A        3,799        700        19,582        N/A        97        1,784        N/A        88  

Real Estate Securities

     38,376        48,951        6,232        27,630        8,811        35,756        439        8,137        885        2,244        141  

 

  (b)   Commenced operation on April 17, 2018.

 

30   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        Global Real Estate Securities Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
  From operations:     
 

Net investment income

  $ 4,496,210      $ 4,688,643  
 

Net realized loss

    (1,059,108      (146,579
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (1,792,877      15,524,132  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     1,644,225        20,066,196  
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From net investment income

    
 

Class A Shares

    (15,726      (28,974
 

Class C Shares

    (240      (520
 

Institutional Shares

    (122,861      (6,827,229
 

Investor Shares(a)

    (378      (734
 

Class P Shares(b)

    (152,711       
 

Class R Shares

    (308      (590
 

Class R6 Shares

    (4,361,644      (781
 

From net realized gains

    
 

Class A Shares

           (176
 

Class C Shares

           (3
 

Institutional Shares

           (34,564
 

Investor Shares(a)

           (3
 

Class R Shares

           (3
 

Class R6 Shares

           (3
  Total distributions to shareholders     (4,653,868      (6,893,580
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    354,155,689        325,969,686  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    4,653,581        6,892,789  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (357,025,085      (33,435,340
 

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

    1,784,185        299,427,135  
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (1,225,458      312,599,751  
      
  Net assets:     
 

Beginning of period

    340,410,559        27,810,808  
 

End of period

  $ 339,185,101      $ 340,410,559  
  Distributions in excess of net investment income   $ (1,752,067    $ (1,594,409

 

  (a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
  (b)   Commenced operation on April 17, 2018.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   31


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

 

 

      International Real Estate Securities Fund      Real Estate Securities Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
           For the Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
           For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
           For the Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
  From operations:                 
 

Net investment income

  $ 1,900,437        $ 4,581,500        $ 2,530,175        $ 6,848,059  
 

Net realized gain

    390,287          103,643          6,939,233          47,112,824  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (2,053,577              29,191,628                (7,928,646              (47,855,543
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     237,147                33,876,771                1,540,762                6,105,340  
                  
  Distributions to shareholders:                 
 

From net investment income

                
 

Class A Shares

    (53,227        (191,324        (293,740        (740,445
 

Class C Shares

    (4,862        (28,242        (51,773        (148,930
 

Institutional Shares

    (138,356        (5,930,145        (1,230,513        (5,372,052
 

Service Shares

                      (20,095        (38,675
 

Investor Shares(a)

    (1,716        (7,218        (94,563        (209,034
 

Class P Shares(b)

    (1,418,076                 (824,815         
 

Class R Shares

                      (21,535        (47,143
 

Class R6 Shares

    (9,994        (498        (12,912        (768
 

From net realized gains

                
 

Class A Shares

                               (6,396,123
 

Class C Shares

                               (2,074,863
 

Institutional Shares

                               (34,156,406
 

Service Shares

                               (382,308
 

Investor Shares(a)

                               (1,753,632
 

Class R Shares

                               (501,533
 

Class R6 Shares

                                                 (34,987
  Total distributions to shareholders     (1,626,231              (6,157,427              (2,549,946              (51,856,899
                  
  From share transactions:                 
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    99,438,137          19,554,247          149,097,029          61,694,002  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,623,626          6,137,751          2,482,048          50,355,569  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (115,004,961              (234,473,484              (186,022,348              (276,394,225
  Net decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions     (13,943,198              (208,781,486              (34,443,271              (164,344,654
  TOTAL DECREASE     (15,332,282              (181,062,142              (35,452,455              (210,096,213
                  
  Net assets:                 
 

Beginning of period

    123,074,972                304,137,114                273,177,137                483,273,350  
 

End of period

  $ 107,742,690              $ 123,074,972              $ 237,724,682              $ 273,177,137  
  Undistributed (distributions in excess of) of net investment income   $ (617,026            $ (891,232            $ 1,193,313              $ 1,213,084  

 

  (a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
  (b)   Commenced operation on April 17, 2018.

 

32   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

              Income (loss) from
investment operations
    Distributions to
shareholders
 
    Year - Share Class   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income(a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    From net
investment
income
    From net
realized
gains
    From
capital
    Total
distributions
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED)

 

 

2018 - A

  $ 10.64     $ 0.11     $ (0.08   $ 0.03     $ (0.12   $     $     $ (0.12
 

2018 - C

    10.64       0.08       (0.08     (e)       (0.09                 (0.09
 

2018 - Institutional

    10.66       (e)       0.06       0.06       (0.13                 (0.13
 

2018 - Investor(f)

    10.65       0.13       (0.07     0.06       (0.14                 (0.14
 

2018 - P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

    10.30       0.15       0.20       0.35       (0.09                 (0.09
 

2018 - R

    10.65       0.11       (0.09     0.02       (0.11                 (0.11
 

2018 - R6

    10.66       0.19       (0.13     0.06       (0.15                 (0.15
                 
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,

 

 

2017 - A

    10.05       0.21       0.63       0.84       (0.25     (e)             (0.25
 

2017 - C

    10.04       0.12       0.65       0.77       (0.17     (e)             (0.17
 

2017 - Institutional

    10.06       0.24       0.65       0.89       (0.29     (e)             (0.29
 

2017 - Investor(f)

    10.05       0.22       0.65       0.87       (0.27     (e)             (0.27  
 

2017 - R

    10.05       0.17       0.65       0.82       (0.22     (e)             (0.22
 

2017 - R6

    10.06       0.24       0.65       0.89       (0.29     (e)             (0.29
 

2016 - A

    10.44       0.17       (0.08     0.09       (0.29     (0.17     (0.02     (0.48
 

2016 - C

    10.43       0.10       (0.09     0.01       (0.21     (0.17     (0.02     (0.40
 

2016 - Institutional

    10.44       0.24       (0.10     0.14       (0.32     (0.17     (0.03     (0.52
 

2016 - Investor(f)

    10.44       0.20       (0.09     0.11       (0.31     (0.17     (0.02     (0.50
 

2016 - R

    10.44       0.14       (0.08     0.06       (0.26     (0.17     (0.02     (0.45
 

2016 - R6

    10.44       0.21       (0.07     0.14       (0.33     (0.17     (0.02     (0.52
                 
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31,

 

 
 

2015 - A (Commenced August 31, 2015)

    10.00       0.05       0.52       0.57       (0.12     (0.01           (0.13
 

2015 - C (Commenced August 31, 2015)

    10.00       0.02       0.52       0.54       (0.10     (0.01           (0.11
 

2015 - Institutional (Commenced August 31, 2015)

    10.00       0.06       0.52       0.58       (0.13     (0.01           (0.14
 

2015 - Investor (Commenced August 31, 2015)(f)

    10.00       0.06       0.51       0.57       (0.12     (0.01           (0.13
 

2015 - R (Commenced August 31, 2015)

    10.00       0.04       0.52       0.56       (0.11     (0.01           (0.12
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced August 31, 2015)

    10.00       0.06       0.52       0.58       (0.13     (0.01           (0.14

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (f)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.

 

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Net asset
value, end

of period

        Total
return(b)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets
       

Ratio of
net investment
income (loss)

to average
net assets

        Portfolio
turnover
rate(c)
 
                         
  $ 10.55         0.34     $ 1,192         1.38 %(d)        1.53 %(d)        2.13 %(d)        44
    10.55         0.01         28         2.13 (d)         2.27 (d)         1.57 (d)         44  
    10.59         0.58         1,881         1.00 (d)         1.18 (d)         (0.08 )(d)        44  
    10.57         0.57         29         1.13 (d)         1.27 (d)         2.58 (d)         44  
    10.56         3.38         18,537         0.96 (d)         1.06 (d)         7.20 (d)         44  
    10.56         0.24         29         1.63 (d)         1.77 (d)         2.07 (d)         44  
    10.57         0.55         317,489         0.98 (d)         1.10 (d)         3.72 (d)         44  
                         
                         
    10.64         8.50         1,768         1.39         1.59         2.03         58  
    10.64         7.72         28         2.15         2.79         1.15         58  
    10.66         8.96         338,527         1.00         1.24         2.31         58  
    10.65         8.80         29         1.15         1.75         2.13         58  
    10.65         8.26         29         1.65         2.25         1.63         58  
    10.66           8.97           29           0.99           1.59           2.29           58  
    10.05         0.82         32         1.44         4.34         1.57         60  
    10.04         0.11         36         2.15         5.31         0.93         60  
    10.06         1.30         27,663         1.00         2.82         2.23         60  
    10.05         1.05         27         1.15         4.22         1.85         60  
    10.05         0.57         27         1.65         4.73         1.35         60  
    10.06         1.31         27         0.98         4.05         2.02         60  
                         
                         
    10.44         5.71         26         1.40 (d)         15.24 (d)         1.43 (d)         14  
    10.43         5.41         26         2.15 (d)         16.01 (d)         0.68 (d)         14  
    10.44         5.81         3,043         1.00 (d)         14.86 (d)         1.83 (d)         14  
    10.44         5.78         26         1.15 (d)         15.02 (d)         1.68 (d)         14  
    10.44         5.65         26         1.65 (d)         15.51 (d)         1.18 (d)         14  
    10.44           5.82           26           0.97 (d)           14.85 (d)           1.85 (d)           14  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   35


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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               Income (loss) from
investment operations
        
    Year - Share Class   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income(a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
     Total from
investment
operations
    

Distributions

to shareholders
from net
investment
income

 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED)

 

 

2018 - A

  $ 6.48      $ 0.10     $ (0.11    $ (0.01    $ (0.08
 

2018 - C

    6.50        0.07       (0.10      (0.03      (0.05
 

2018 - Institutional

    6.26        0.10       (0.09      0.01        (0.08
 

2018 - Investor(e)

    6.43        0.11       (0.11      (f)        (0.09
 

2018 - P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

    6.38        0.07       (0.17      (0.10      (0.10
 

2018 - R6

    6.26        0.17       (0.15      0.02        (0.10
              
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,

 

 

2017 - A

    5.73        0.12       0.89        1.01        (0.26
 

2017 - C

    5.73        0.08       0.90        0.98        (0.21
 

2017 - Institutional

    5.54        0.14       0.87        1.01        (0.29
 

2017 - Investor(e)

    5.68        0.16       0.87        1.03        (0.28
 

2017 - R6

    5.54        0.14       0.87        1.01        (0.29
 

2016 - A

    6.09        0.12       (0.23      (0.11      (0.25
 

2016 - C

    6.09        0.07       (0.23      (0.16      (0.20
 

2016 - Institutional

    5.91        0.14       (0.24      (0.10      (0.27
 

2016 - Investor(e)

    6.04        0.12       (0.22      (0.10      (0.26
 

2016 - R6

    5.91        0.13       (0.23      (0.10      (0.27
 

2015 - A

    6.38        0.10       (0.24      (0.14      (0.15
 

2015 - C

    6.38        0.05       (0.24      (0.19      (0.10
 

2015 - Institutional

    6.19        0.12       (0.22      (0.10      (0.18
 

2015 - Investor(e)

    6.33        0.11       (0.24      (0.13      (0.16
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    6.33        0.05       (0.37      (0.32      (0.10
 

2014 - A

    6.54        0.21 (g)       (0.14      0.07        (0.23
 

2014 - C

    6.53        0.16 (g)       (0.13      0.03        (0.18
 

2014 - Institutional

    6.35        0.22 (g)       (0.12      0.10        (0.26
 

2014 - Investor(e)

    6.48        0.20 (g)       (0.11      0.09        (0.24
 

2013 - A

    6.46        0.15 (h)       0.22        0.37        (0.29
 

2013 - C

    6.46        0.11 (h)       0.20        0.31        (0.24
 

2013 - Institutional

    6.29        0.18 (h)       0.20        0.38        (0.32
 

2013 - Investor(e)

    6.40        0.18 (h)       0.20        0.38        (0.30

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
  (f)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (g)   Reflects income recognized from a corporate action which amounted to $0.10 per share and 1.50% of average net assets.
  (h)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.04 per share and 0.65% of average net assets.

 

36   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return(b)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets
       

Ratio of
net investment
income
to average

net assets

        Portfolio
turnover
rate(c)
 
                         
  $ 6.39         (0.11 )%      $ 4,157         1.38 %(d)        1.73 %(d)        2.96 %(d)        27
    6.42         (0.45       624         2.13 (d)         2.48 (d)         2.14 (d)         27  
    6.19         0.23         10,319         0.99 (d)         1.34 (d)         3.06 (d)         27  
    6.34         0.01         122         1.13 (d)         1.48 (d)         3.27 (d)         27  
    6.18         (1.63       91,861         0.98 (d)         1.31 (d)         5.30 (d)         27  
    6.18         0.25         660         0.98 (d)         1.25 (d)         5.32 (d)         27  
                         
                         
    6.48         17.89         4,377         1.39         1.70         2.02         38  
    6.50         17.23         810         2.14         2.44         1.26         38  
    6.26         18.45         117,768         0.99         1.28         2.44         38  
    6.43         18.29         109         1.14         1.45         2.54         38  
    6.26           18.48           11           0.99           1.29           2.41           38  
    5.73         (1.84       5,400         1.39         1.62         1.90         41  
    5.73         (2.65       1,148         2.14         2.37         1.12         41  
    5.54         (1.63       297,473         0.99         1.22         2.28         41  
    5.68         (1.57       107         1.14         1.37         2.05         41  
    5.54           (1.61         9           1.02           1.18           2.26           41  
    6.09         (2.25       7,702         1.41         1.62         1.50         45  
    6.09         (3.03       1,622         2.16         2.37         0.76         45  
    5.91         (1.73       333,601         1.01         1.22         1.92         45  
    6.04         (2.04       88         1.17         1.37         1.64         45  
    5.91           (5.03         9           0.99 (d)           1.15 (d)           1.91 (d)           45  
    6.38         1.05         10,017         1.46         1.61         3.13 (g)         50  
    6.38         0.44         1,962         2.21         2.36         2.42 (g)         50  
    6.19         1.53         379,651         1.05         1.21         3.42 (g)         50  
    6.33           1.38           193           1.21           1.35           2.98 (g)           50  
    6.54         5.81         14,542         1.48         1.60         2.24 (h)         45  
    6.53         4.90         2,514         2.23         2.35         1.65 (h)         45  
    6.35         6.15         387,178         1.08         1.20         2.79 (h)         45  
    6.48           6.11           944           1.23           1.35           2.70 (h)           45  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   37


GOLDMAN SACHS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               Income (loss) from
investment operations
     Distributions to
shareholders
 
    Year - Share Class  

Net asset
value,
beginning
of period

     Net
investment
income(a)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gain
     Total from
investment
operations
     From net
investment
income
     From net
realized
gains
     Total
distributions
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED)

 

 

2018 - A

  $ 15.53      $ 0.13      $ 0.06      $ 0.19      $ (0.14    $      $ (0.14
 

2018 - C

    14.88        0.06        0.08        0.14        (0.09             (0.09
 

2018 - Institutional

    15.98        0.14        0.08        0.22        (0.17             (0.17
 

2018 - Service

    15.65        0.13        0.06        0.19        (0.14             (0.14
 

2018 - Investor(e)

    15.65        0.15        0.05        0.20        (0.16             (0.16
 

2018 - P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

    14.90        0.46        0.78        1.24        (0.11             (0.11
 

2018 - R

    15.39        0.11        0.06        0.17        (0.13             (0.13
 

2018 - R6

    15.98        0.22        0.01        0.23        (0.17             (0.17
                     
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,

 

 

2017 - A

    18.40        0.30        0.06        0.36        (0.29      (2.94      (3.23
 

2017 - C

    17.79        0.16        0.06        0.22        (0.19      (2.94      (3.13
 

2017 - Institutional

    18.81        0.37        0.08        0.45        (0.34      (2.94      (3.28
 

2017 - Service

    18.52        0.29        0.06        0.35        (0.28      (2.94      (3.22
 

2017 - Investor(e)

    18.50        0.36        0.06        0.42        (0.33      (2.94      (3.27
 

2017 - R

    18.27        0.26        0.05        0.31        (0.25      (2.94      (3.19
 

2017 - R6

    18.81        0.41        0.05        0.46        (0.35      (2.94      (3.29
 

2016 - A

    19.59        0.33        0.71        1.04        (0.32      (1.91      (2.23
 

2016 - C

    19.03        0.18        0.68        0.86        (0.19      (1.91      (2.10
 

2016 - Institutional

    19.97        0.41        0.74        1.15        (0.40      (1.91      (2.31
 

2016 - Service

    19.71        0.31        0.72        1.03        (0.31      (1.91      (2.22
 

2016 - Investor(e)

    19.68        0.39        0.71        1.10        (0.37      (1.91      (2.28
 

2016 - R

    19.47        0.29        0.70        0.99        (0.28      (1.91      (2.19
 

2016 - R6

    19.98        0.46        0.68        1.14        (0.40      (1.91      (2.31
 

2015 - A

    19.83        0.29        0.30        0.59        (0.31      (0.52      (0.83
 

2015 - C

    19.32        0.14        0.30        0.44        (0.21      (0.52      (0.73
 

2015 - Institutional

    20.18        0.38        0.30        0.68        (0.37      (0.52      (0.89
 

2015 - Service

    19.94        0.27        0.32        0.59        (0.30      (0.52      (0.82
 

2015 - Investor(e)

    19.90        0.35        0.30        0.65        (0.35      (0.52      (0.87
 

2015 - R

    19.73        0.27        0.27        0.54        (0.28      (0.52      (0.80
 

2015 - R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

    19.93        0.22        0.48        0.70        (0.13      (0.52      (0.65
 

2014 - A

    15.54        0.21 (f)        4.36        4.57        (0.28             (0.28
 

2014 - C

    15.18        0.07 (f)        4.25        4.32        (0.18             (0.18
 

2014 - Institutional

    15.80        0.27 (f)        4.44        4.71        (0.33             (0.33
 

2014 - Service

    15.63        0.18 (f)        4.39        4.57        (0.26             (0.26
 

2014 - Investor(e)

    15.59        0.31 (f)        4.31        4.62        (0.31             (0.31
 

2014 - R

    15.48        0.19 (f)        4.31        4.50        (0.25             (0.25
 

2013 - A

    15.44        0.16        0.18        0.34        (0.24             (0.24
 

2013 - C

    15.12        0.05        0.16        0.21        (0.15             (0.15
 

2013 - Institutional

    15.68        0.24        0.17        0.41        (0.29             (0.29
 

2013 - Service

    15.53        0.14        0.18        0.32        (0.22             (0.22
 

2013 - Investor(e)

    15.49        0.22        0.15        0.37        (0.27             (0.27
 

2013 - R

    15.39        0.14        0.16        0.30        (0.21             (0.21

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.07 per share and 0.37% of average net assets.

 

38   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

 

                                                                   
    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return(b)
       

Net assets,
end of

period
(in 000s)

        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets
       

Ratio of
net investment
income

to average
net assets

        Portfolio
turnover
rate(c)
 
                         
  $ 15.58         1.28     $ 31,706         1.30 %(d)        1.52 %(d)        1.80 %(d)        24
    14.93         0.93         8,503         2.05 (d)         2.27 (d)         0.91 (d)         24  
    16.03         1.42         63,280         0.91 (d)         1.13 (d)         1.84 (d)         24  
    15.70         1.22         2,279         1.41 (d)         1.63 (d)         1.73 (d)         24  
    15.69         1.32         8,809         1.05 (d)         1.27 (d)         2.05 (d)         24  
    16.03         8.33         119,374         0.90 (d)         1.06 (d)         14.29 (d)         24  
    15.43         1.11         2,558         1.55 (d)         1.77 (d)         1.57 (d)         24  
    16.04         1.49         1,216         0.90 (d)         1.08 (d)         2.92 (d)         24  
                         
                         
    15.53         2.11         38,120         1.31         1.54         1.65         35  
    14.88         1.38         12,421         2.06         2.29         0.92         35  
    15.98         2.58         206,095         0.91         1.14         1.98         35  
    15.65         2.07         2,446         1.41         1.64         1.60         35  
    15.65         2.42         10,776         1.06         1.29         1.99         35  
    15.39         1.92         3,092         1.56         1.79         1.45         35  
    15.98           2.60           227           0.90           1.14           2.23           35  
    18.40         5.38         54,869         1.31         1.52         1.62         31  
    17.79         4.56         15,578         2.06         2.27         0.91         31  
    18.81         5.81         397,211         0.91         1.12         2.03         31  
    18.52         5.20         2,951         1.41         1.62         1.55         31  
    18.50         5.65         8,467         1.06         1.27         1.92         31  
    18.27         5.08         4,156         1.56         1.77         1.44         31  
    18.81           5.77           42           0.90           1.09           2.25           31  
    19.59         3.14         57,936         1.26         1.51         1.44         41  
    19.03         2.39         15,056         2.01         2.26         0.73         41  
    19.97         3.56         463,105         0.86         1.11         1.88         41  
    19.71         3.09         2,744         1.36         1.61         1.35         41  
    19.68         3.44         7,283         1.01         1.26         1.77         41  
    19.47         2.89         3,149         1.50         1.77         1.38         41  
    19.98           3.64           10           0.91 (d)           1.07 (d)           2.65 (d)           41  
    19.83         29.63         73,103         1.39         1.52         1.15 (f)         52  
    19.32         28.64         16,497         2.14         2.26         0.39 (f)         52  
    20.18         30.10         502,407         0.99         1.11         1.49 (f)         52  
    19.94         29.49         3,527         1.49         1.61         0.98 (f)         52  
    19.90         29.94         6,900         1.14         1.27         1.70 (f)         52  
    19.73           29.29           1,877           1.64           1.77           1.05 (f)           52  
    15.54         2.13         51,599         1.41         1.51         0.99         61  
    15.18         1.35         12,375         2.16         2.26         0.29         61  
    15.80         2.54         419,564         1.01         1.11         1.46         61  
    15.63         2.03         3,342         1.51         1.61         0.88         61  
    15.59         2.33         808         1.16         1.26         1.33         61  
    15.48           1.90           802           1.66           1.76           0.90           61  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The following table lists those series of the Trust that are included in this report (collectively, the “Funds” or individually a “Fund”), along with their corresponding share classes and respective diversification status under the Act:

 

Fund      Share Classes Offered   

Diversified/

Non-diversified

Global Real Estate Securities

    

A, C, Institutional, Investor, P(a), R and R6

   Non-diversified

International Real Estate Securities

    

A, C, Institutional, Investor, P(a) and R6

   Non-diversified

Real Estate Securities

    

A, C, Institutional, Service, Investor,  P(a), R and R6

   Non-diversified

 

(a)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

Class A Shares of the Global Real Estate Securities, International Real Estate Securities, and Real Estate Securities Funds are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. Class C Shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%, which is imposed on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares are not subject to a sales charge.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as Investment Adviser to the Funds pursuant a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Trust.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

A.  Investment Valuation — The Funds’ valuation policy is to value investments at fair value.

B.  Investment Income and Investments — Investment income includes interest income, dividend income, and securities lending income, if any. Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recognized on ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign securities, as soon as such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost. Investment transactions are recorded on the following business day for daily net asset value (“NAV”) calculations. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. The Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and is payable upon sale of such investments. Distributions received from the Funds’ investments in United States (“U.S.”) real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain or a return of capital. A return of capital is recorded by the Funds as a reduction to the cost basis of the REIT.

C.  Class Allocations and Expenses Investment income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), if any, and non-class specific expenses of each Fund are allocated daily based upon the proportion of net assets of each class. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by a Fund are charged to that Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses. Class-specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service, Transfer Agency and Service and Shareholder Administration fees.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies (mutual funds) and to

 

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, each Fund is not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gains distributions, if any, are declared and paid according to the following schedule:

 

Fund        

Income Distributions

Declared/Paid

   Capital Gains Distributions
Declared/Paid

Global Real Estate Securities and Real Estate Securities

       Quarterly    Annually

International Real Estate Securities

       Semi-Annually    Annually

Net capital losses, if any, are carried forward to future fiscal years and may be used to the extent allowed by the Code to offset any future capital gains. Losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. Utilization of capital loss carryforwards will reduce the requirement of future capital gains distributions.

The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with federal income tax rules, which may differ from GAAP. The source of each Fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from net investment income, net realized gain or capital. Certain components of the Funds’ net assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities reflect permanent GAAP/tax differences based on the appropriate tax character.

E.  Foreign Currency Translation — The accounting records and reporting currency of a Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rates at the close of each business day. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments. Changes in the value of other assets and liabilities as a result of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates are included in the Statements of Operations within net change in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the date the transaction occurred, the effects of which are included within net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

F.  Commission Recapture — GSAM, on behalf of certain Funds, may direct portfolio trades, subject to seeking best execution, to various brokers who have agreed to rebate a portion of the commissions generated. Such rebates are made directly to a Fund as cash payments and are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments on the Statements of Operations.

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS   

U.S. GAAP defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price); the Funds’ policy is to use the market approach. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The levels used for classifying investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these investments. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, volatility and credit spreads), either directly or indirectly;

Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require significant unobservable inputs (including GSAM’s assumptions in determining fair value measurement).

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with the Funds’ policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy resulting from such changes are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

A.  Level 1 and Level 2 Fair Value Investments The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values for investments classified as Level 1 and Level 2 are as follows:

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a U.S. securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities are valued at the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2.

Unlisted equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price on the valuation date, or if no sale occurs, at the last bid price, and are generally classified as Level 2. Securities traded on certain foreign securities exchanges are valued daily at fair value determined by an independent fair value service (if available) under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees and consistent with applicable regulatory guidance. The independent fair value service takes into account multiple factors including, but not limited to, movements in the securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign currency exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign securities exchange. These investments are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Private Investments — Private investments may include, but are not limited to, investments in private equity or debt instruments. The investment manager estimates the fair value of private investments based upon various factors, including, but not limited to, transactions in similar instruments, completed or pending third-party transactions in underlying investments or comparable entities, subsequent rounds of financing, recapitalizations, and other transactions across the capital structure, offerings in equity or debt capital markets, and changes in current and projected financial ratios or cash flows.

Money Market Funds — Investments in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Underlying Fund”) are valued at the NAV of the Institutional Share class on the day of valuation. These investments are generally classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. For information regarding an Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

B.  Level 3 Fair Value Investments — To the extent that significant inputs to valuation models and other alternative pricing sources are unobservable, or if quotations are not readily available, or if GSAM believes that such quotations do not accurately reflect fair value, the fair value of a Fund’s investments may be determined under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees. GSAM, consistent with its procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, may make an adjustment to the most recent valuation prices of either domestic or foreign securities in light of significant events to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities at the time of determining a Fund’s NAV. Significant events which could affect a large number of securities in a particular market may include, but are not limited to: significant fluctuations in U.S. or foreign markets; market dislocations; market disruptions; or unscheduled market closings. Significant events which could also affect a single issuer may include, but are not limited to: corporate actions such as reorganizations, mergers and buy-outs; ratings downgrades; and bankruptcies.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments classified in the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2018:

GLOBAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $        $ 75,080,944        $         —  

Australia and Oceania

              13,457,485           

Europe

              56,998,319           

North America

     179,795,636                    

Investment Company

     7,231,214                    

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     1,377,712                    
Total    $ 188,404,562        $ 145,536,748        $  
INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SECURITIES             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $        $ 48,247,433        $  

Australia and Oceania

              9,833,339           

Europe

              40,880,903           

North America

     6,392,377                    

Investment Company

     986,909                    
Total    $ 7,379,286        $ 98,961,675        $  
REAL ESTATE SECURITIES             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

North America

   $ 237,429,818        $        $  

 

(a)   Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile. The Funds utilize fair value model prices provided by an independent third party (fair value) service for certain international equity securities, resulting in a Level 2 classification.

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedules of Investments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

 

A.  Management Agreement Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Funds, subject to the general supervision of the Trustees.

As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the assumption of the expenses related thereto and administration of the Funds’ business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

As of June 30, 2018, contractual management fees with GSAM were at the following rates. The Effective Rate and Effective Net Management Rate represent the rates for the six month period ended June 30, 2018.

 

          Contractual Management Rate           Effective Net
Management
Rate
^
 
                               Fund          First
$1 billion
    Next
$1 billion
    Next
$3 billion
    Next
$3 billion
    Over
$8 billion
    Effective
Rate
 

Global Real Estate Securities

          0.93     0.84     0.80     0.78     0.76     1.01     0.93

International Real Estate Securities

          0.95       0.95       0.86       0.81       0.80       1.02       0.95  

Real Estate Securities

          0.87       0.78       0.74       0.73       0.71       0.96       0.87  

 

^   Effective Net Management Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated Underlying Funds, if any. The Effective Net Management Rate may not correlate to the Contractual Management Rate as a result of management fee waivers that may be in effect from time to time.

Prior to April 30, 2018, the contractual management fee rates for the Global Real Estate Securities Fund, International Real Estate Securities Fund and Real Estate Securities Fund were as stated below.

 

                               Fund            First
$1 billion
     Next
$1 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Over
$8 billion
 

Global Real Estate Securities

            1.05      0.95      0.90      0.88      0.86

International Real Estate Securities

            1.05        1.05        0.95        0.90        0.88  

Real Estate Securities

            1.00        0.90        0.86        0.84        0.82  

The Global Real Estate Securities, International Real Estate Securities and Real Estate Securities Funds invest in Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, which is an affiliated Underlying Fund. GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Funds in an amount equal to the management fee it earns as an investment adviser to the affiliated Underlying Fund in which the Funds invest, except those management fees it earns from the Funds’ investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, GSAM waived $3,603, $329 and $221 of the Global Real Estate Securities Fund, International Real Estate Securities Fund and Real Estate Securities Fund management fees, respectively.

B.  Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Plans — The Trust, on behalf of Class A and Class R Shares of each applicable Fund, has adopted Distribution and Service Plans subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution and Service Plans, Goldman Sachs, which serves as distributor (the “Distributor”), is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly for distribution services and personal and account maintenance services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers. These fees are equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A or Class R Shares of the Funds, as applicable, as set forth below.

The Trust, on behalf of Class C Shares of each applicable Fund, has adopted a Distribution Plan subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution Plan, Goldman Sachs as Distributor is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly for distribution services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers. These fees are equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares of the Funds, as set forth below.

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The Trust, on behalf of Service Shares of each applicable Fund, has adopted a Service Plan subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act to allow Service Shares to compensate service organizations (including Goldman Sachs) for providing personal and account maintenance services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Service Plan provides for compensation to the service organizations equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Service Shares of the Funds, as set forth below.

     Distribution and/or Service Plan Rates  
      Class A*      Class C      Class R*      Service  

Distribution and/or Service Plans

     0.25      0.75      0.50      0.25

 

*   With respect to Class A and Class R Shares, the Distributor at its discretion may use compensation for distribution services paid under the Distribution and/or Service Plans to compensate service organizations for personal and account maintenance services and expenses as long as such total compensation does not exceed the maximum cap on “service fees” imposed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

C.  Distribution Agreement — Goldman Sachs, as Distributor of the shares of the Funds pursuant to a Distribution Agreement, may retain a portion of the Class A Shares’ front end sales charge and Class C Shares’ CDSC. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, Goldman Sachs advised that it retained the following amounts:

 

         Front End
Sales Charge
       Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge
 
Fund         Class A        Class C  

Global Real Estate Securities

       $ 303        $  

International Real Estate Securities

         4          3  

Real Estate Securities

         561          3  

D.  Service and/or Shareholder Administration Plans — The Trust, on behalf of each applicable Fund, has adopted Service and/or Shareholder Administration Plans to allow Class C and Service Shares, respectively, to compensate service organizations (including Goldman Sachs) for providing varying levels of personal and account maintenance and/or shareholder administration services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Service and/or Shareholder Administration Plans each provide for compensation to the service organizations equal to an annual percentage rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C or Service Shares of the Funds, respectively.

E.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Funds for a fee pursuant to the Transfer Agency Agreement. The fees charged for such transfer agency services are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates as follows: 0.18% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C, Investor and Class R Shares; 0.03% of the average daily net assets of Class P and Class R6 Shares; and 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional and Service Shares.

F.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Funds (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees and shareholder administration fees (as applicable), taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, a percentage rate of the average daily net assets of each Fund. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Funds are not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitations as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for the Funds are 0.004%. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. Prior to April 30, 2018, the Other Expense limitation was 0.034% for the Global Real Estate Securities Fund. In addition, the Funds have entered into certain offset arrangements with the custodian and the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Funds’ expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund         Management
Fee Waiver
      

Other

Expense

Reimbursement

       Custody Fee
Credits
      

Total

Expense
Reductions

 

Global Real Estate Securities

       $ 133,939        $ 96,957        $        $ 230,896  

International Real Estate Securities

         38,988          162,398          387          201,773  

Real Estate Securities

         104,103          153,491          736          258,330  

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of June 30, 2018, the Funds participated in a $770,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit facility (the “facility”) together with other funds of the Trust and certain registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates. This facility is to be used for temporary emergency purposes, or to allow for an orderly liquidation of securities to meet redemption requests. The interest rate on borrowings is based on the federal funds rate. The facility also requires a fee to be paid by the Funds based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to May 1, 2018 the facility was $1,100,000,000. The facility was decreased to $770,000,000 effective May 1, 2018.

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

                               Fund    Beginning
Value as of
December 31, 2017
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Ending
Value as of
June 30, 2018
     Shares as of
June 30, 2018
     Dividend
Income
from Affiliated
Investment
Company
 

Global Real Estate Securities

   $ 5,247,385      $ 76,927,904      $ (74,944,075   $ 7,231,214        7,231,214      $ 34,312  

International Real Estate Securities

            14,203,734        (13,216,825     986,909        986,909        2,990  

Real Estate Securities

            17,631,347        (17,631,347                   1,747  

As of June 30, 2018, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of the following Funds:

 

     Percent of Share Class owned by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  
                               Fund    Class C     Investor     Class R     Institutional  

Global Real Estate Securities

     100     100     100     95

International Real Estate Securities

           8              

As of June 30, 2018, the following Goldman Sachs Fund of Funds Portfolios were beneficial owners of 5% or more of total outstanding shares of the following Funds.

 

                               Fund   

Goldman Sachs
Growth and Income

Strategy Portfolio

    Goldman Sachs
Growth Strategy
Portfolio
    Goldman Sachs
Satellite Strategies
Portfolio
    Goldman Sachs
Tax-Advantaged
Global Equity Portfolio
    Goldman Sachs
Equity Growth
Strategy Portfolio
 

Global Real Estate Securities

     12     19     28     19     7

 

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5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended June 30, 2018, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales  

Global Real Estate Securities

       $ 142,311,419        $ 141,765,327  

International Real Estate Securities

         30,875,787          45,668,207  

Real Estate Securities

         58,879,642          92,208,913  

 

6. SECURITIES LENDING

Pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the terms and conditions contained therein, the Global Real Estate Securities Fund may lend their securities through a securities lending agent, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, to certain qualified borrowers including Goldman Sachs and affiliates. In accordance with the Fund’s securities lending procedures, the Fund receives cash collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund, at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may experience delay in the recovery of their securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Fund or become insolvent at a time when the collateral is insufficient to cover the cost of repurchasing securities on loan. Dividend income received from securities on loan may not be subject to withholding taxes and therefore withholding taxes paid may differ from the amounts listed in the Statements of Operations. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and as such 1) the remaining contractual maturities of the outstanding securities lending transactions are considered to be overnight and continuous and 2) the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

The Global Real Estate Securities Fund invests the cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Government Money Market Fund”), an affiliated series of the Goldman Sachs Trust. The Government Money Market Fund is registered under the Act as an open end investment company, is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the Act, and is managed by GSAM, for which GSAM may receive a management fee of up to 0.16% (prior to February 21, 2018, GSAM may have received a management fee of up to 0.205%) on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Government Money Market Fund.

In the event of a default by a borrower with respect to any loan, GSAL will exercise any and all remedies provided under the applicable borrower agreement to make the Fund whole. These remedies include purchasing replacement securities by applying the collateral held from the defaulting broker against the purchase cost of the replacement securities. If GSAL is unable to purchase replacement securities, GSAL will indemnify the Fund by paying the Fund an amount equal to the market value of the securities loaned minus the value of cash collateral received from the borrower for the loan, subject to an exclusion for any shortfalls resulting from a loss of value in such cash collateral due to reinvestment risk. The Fund’s loaned securities were all subject to enforceable Securities Lending Agreements and the value of the collateral was at least equal to the value of the cash received. The amounts of the Fund’s overnight and continuous agreements represent the gross amounts of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions outstanding as of June 30, 2018 are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable.

Each of the Global Real Estate Securities Fund and GSAL received compensation relating to the lending of the Fund’s securities. The amounts earned, if any, by the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2018, are reported under Investment Income on the Statements of Operations.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

6. SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

The table below details securities lending activity with affiliates of Goldman Sachs:

 

     For the six months ended June 30, 2018  
                               Fund    Earnings of GSAL
Relating to
Securities
Loaned
       Amounts Received
by the Fund
from Lending to
Goldman Sachs
 

Global Real Estate Securities

   $ 2,085        $ 5,782  

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Government Money Market Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

                               Fund   

Beginning

Value as of

December 31, 2017

       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
      

Ending

Value as of

June 30, 2018

 

Global Real Estate Securities

   $ —          $ 24,531,424        $ (23,153,712      $ 1,377,712  

 

7. TAX INFORMATION

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, December 31, 2017, the Funds’ capital loss carryforwards and certain timing differences, on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

      Global Real
Estate
Securities
    International
Real Estate
Securities
    Real Estate
Securities
 

Capital loss carryforwards:(1)

      

Expiring 2018

   $     $ (18,621,372   $  

Perpetual Short-term

           (882,488      

Perpetual Long-term

     (63,163     (9,383,767      

Total capital loss carryforwards

   $ (63,163   $ (28,887,627   $  

Timing differences (Qualified Late Year Loss Deferral/Qualified Deferred Dividend/Post October Loss Deferral)

   $ 79,297     $     $ 748,212  

 

(1)   Expiration occurs on December 31 of the year indicated.

As of June 30, 2018, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      Global Real
Estate
Securities
    International
Real Estate
Securities
    Real Estate
Securities
 

Tax cost

   $ 323,434,662     $ 105,507,696     $ 169,506,902  

Gross unrealized gain

     18,832,960       7,003,451       70,852,999  

Gross unrealized loss

     (8,326,312     (6,170,186     (2,930,083

Net unrealized gain

   $ 10,506,648     $ 833,265     $ 67,922,916  

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, differences related to the tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies and real estate investment trust investments.

 

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7. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

GSAM has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years (the current and prior three years, as applicable) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

 

8. OTHER RISKS

The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. 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 a Fund invests. The imposition of exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the U.S. or 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 a 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 a Fund also invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Foreign Custody Risk — If a Fund invests in foreign securities, the Fund may hold such securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Fund’s custodian (each a “Foreign Custodian”). Some foreign custodians may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. In some countries, Foreign Custodians may be subject to little or no regulatory oversight over, or independent evaluation of, their operations. Further, the laws of certain countries may place limitations on a Fund’s ability to recover its assets if a Foreign Custodian enters bankruptcy. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to even greater custody risks than investments in more developed markets. Custody services in emerging market countries are very often undeveloped and may be considerably less well regulated than in more developed countries, and thus may not afford the same level of investor protection as would apply in developed countries.

Geographic Risk — If a Fund focuses its investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or geographic region, the Fund may be subjected, to a greater extent than if its investments were less focused, to the risks of volatile economic cycles and/or conditions and developments that may be particular to that country or region, such as: adverse securities markets; adverse exchange rates; adverse social, political, regulatory, economic, business, environmental or other developments; or natural disasters.

Industry Concentration Risk — Concentrating Fund investments in a limited number of issuers conducting business in the same industry or group of industries will subject a Fund to a greater risk of loss as a result of adverse economic, business, political, environmental or other developments than if its investments were diversified across different industries.

Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk — As a shareholder of another investment company, a Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund.

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — A Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, institutional investors (including those trading by use of non-discretionary mathematical formulas), financial intermediaries (who may make investment decisions on behalf of underlying clients and/or include a Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions may cause a Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact a Fund’s NAV and liquidity. 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 a Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect a 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Liquidity Risk — A 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 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. To meet redemption requests, a Fund may be forced to sell investments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with a Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, a Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, a Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Non-Diversification Risk — The Funds are non-diversified, meaning that they are permitted to invest a larger percentage of their assets in fewer issuers than diversified mutual funds. Thus, a 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.

 

9. INDEMNIFICATIONS

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Trustees, officers, employees and agents are indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act and state law, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, GSAM believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

 

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events after the Statements of Assets and Liabilities date have been evaluated, and GSAM has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Global Real Estate Securities Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    9,426     $ 94,180        171,268     $ 1,799,548  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,517       15,713        2,793       29,146  

Shares redeemed

    (64,208     (657,465      (11,013     (115,935
      (53,265     (547,572      163,048       1,712,759  
Class C Shares         

Reinvestment of distributions

    23       240        50       523  

Shares redeemed

          5        (992     (10,278
      23       245        (942     (9,755
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    1,210,269       12,746,692        31,553,271       324,170,138  

Reinvestment of distributions

    11,994       122,587        657,437       6,861,006  

Shares redeemed

    (32,813,450     (326,872,517      (3,192,300     (33,309,127
      (31,591,187     (314,003,238      29,018,408       297,722,017  
Investor Shares(a)         

Reinvestment of distributions

    36       378        71       737  

Shares redeemed

          5               
      36       383        71       737  
Class P Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    1,752,957       18,660,306               

Reinvestment of distributions

    14,503       152,711               

Shares redeemed

    (12,381     (130,698             
      1,755,079       18,682,319               
Class R Shares         

Reinvestment of distributions

    30       308        57       593  

Shares redeemed

          5               
      30       313        57       593  
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    32,468,696       322,654,511               

Reinvestment of distributions

    419,895       4,361,644        76       784  

Shares redeemed

    (2,847,102     (29,364,420             
      30,041,489       297,651,735        76       784  

NET INCREASE

    152,205     $ 1,784,185        29,180,718     $ 299,427,135  

 

(a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
(b)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

 

    International Real Estate Securities Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    32,094     $ 210,465        72,233     $ 440,986  

Reinvestment of distributions

    8,287       52,788        30,269       190,118  

Shares redeemed

    (65,506     (426,770      (370,268     (2,283,708
      (25,125     (163,517      (267,766     (1,652,604
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    1,079       7,307        2,101       12,762  

Reinvestment of distributions

    761       4,862        4,442       27,993  

Shares redeemed

    (29,368     (191,980      (82,201     (506,181
      (27,528     (179,811      (75,658     (465,426
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    283,988       1,819,683        3,204,976       18,811,155  

Reinvestment of distributions

    22,073       136,190        973,468       5,911,924  

Shares redeemed

    (17,437,087     (111,572,961      (39,049,037     (231,364,110
      (17,131,026     (109,617,088      (34,870,593     (206,641,031
Investor Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    4,418       28,739        49,028       289,344  

Reinvestment of distributions

    271       1,716        1,167       7,218  

Shares redeemed

    (2,425     (15,677      (51,973     (319,485
      2,264       14,778        (1,778     (22,923
Class P Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    14,985,968       96,056,730               

Reinvestment of distributions

    230,581       1,418,076               

Shares redeemed

    (341,697     (2,117,746             
      14,874,852       95,357,060               
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    210,581       1,315,213               

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,623       9,994        82       498  

Shares redeemed

    (107,256     (679,827             
      104,948       645,380        82       498  

NET DECREASE

    (2,201,615   $ (13,943,198      (35,215,713   $ (208,781,486

 

(a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
(b)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

 

    Real Estate Securities Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    163,098     $ 2,430,121        639,033     $ 11,521,192  

Reinvestment of distributions

    16,958       256,720        405,796       6,351,489  

Shares redeemed

    (598,884     (8,739,321      (1,573,157     (28,410,380
      (418,828     (6,052,480      (528,328     (10,537,699
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    16,805       237,492        45,840       787,209  

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,293       47,883        141,534       2,112,895  

Shares redeemed

    (284,889     (3,989,611      (228,395     (3,999,777
      (264,791     (3,704,236      (41,021     (1,099,673
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    1,734,755       25,337,851        2,184,495       40,801,687  

Reinvestment of distributions

    80,328       1,222,389        2,431,191       39,332,107  

Shares redeemed

    (10,766,167     (167,727,430      (12,834,900     (236,400,068
      (8,951,084     (141,167,190      (8,219,214     (156,266,274
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    18,733       270,886        34,219       593,259  

Reinvestment of distributions

    655       9,970        14,034       220,999  

Shares redeemed

    (30,510     (442,666      (51,326     (946,589
      (11,122     (161,810      (3,073     (132,331
Investor Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    67,582       990,227        361,477       6,719,342  

Reinvestment of distributions

    6,221       94,563        124,404       1,962,666  

Shares redeemed

    (201,258     (2,956,491      (254,851     (4,632,822
      (127,455     (1,871,701      231,030       4,049,186  
Class P Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    7,454,092       118,216,186               

Reinvestment of distributions

    51,616       824,815               

Shares redeemed

    (56,867     (891,765             
      7,448,841       118,149,236               
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    24,200       351,221        61,079       1,062,320  

Reinvestment of distributions

    853       12,796        21,933       339,658  

Shares redeemed

    (60,214     (874,998      (109,624     (1,980,661
      (35,161     (510,981      (26,612     (578,683
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    87,153       1,263,045        10,998       208,993  

Reinvestment of distributions

    830       12,912        2,249       35,755  

Shares redeemed

    (26,332     (400,066      (1,268     (23,928
      61,651       875,891        11,979       220,820  

NET DECREASE

    (2,297,949   $ (34,443,271      (8,575,239   $ (164,344,654

 

(a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
(b)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R or Class R6 Shares of a Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges on purchase payments (with respect to Class A Shares) and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (with respect to Class C Shares); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Class A, Class C and Class R Shares); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares of the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year. The Class P example is based on the period from April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, which represents a period of 74 out of 365 days. The Class P example for hypothetical expenses reflects projected activity for the period from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018 for the purposes of comparability. This projection assumes that annualized expense ratios were in effect during the period.

Actual Expenses — The first line under each share class in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000=8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line under each share class in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual net expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Global Real Estate Securities Fund     International Real Estate Securities Fund     Real Estate Securities Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
01/01/18
    Ending
Account
Value
06/30/18
   

Expenses

Paid for the
6 Months Ended
06/30/18
*

   

Beginning
Account
Value

01/01/18

   

Ending
Account
Value

06/30/18

    Expenses
Paid for the
6 Months Ended
06/30/18
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
01/01/18
    Ending
Account
Value
06/30/18
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 Months Ended
06/30/18
*
 
Class A                                    

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 1,003.40     $ 6.85     $ 1,000     $ 998.90     $ 6.84     $ 1,000     $ 1,012.80     $ 6.49  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,017.95     6.90       1,000       1,017.95     6.90       1,000       1,018.35     6.51  
Class C                                    

Actual

    1,000       1,000.10       10.56       1,000       995.50       10.54       1,000       1,009.30       10.21  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,014.23     10.64       1,000       1,014.23     10.64       1,000       1,014.63     10.24  
Institutional                                    

Actual

    1,000       1,005.80       4.97       1,000       1,002.30       4.91       1,000       1,014.20       4.54  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,019.84     5.01       1,000       1,019.89     4.96       1,000       1,020.28     4.56  
Service                                    

Actual

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000       1,012.20       7.03  

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000       1,017.80     7.05  
Investor                                    

Actual

    1,000       1,005.70       5.62       1,000       1,000.10       5.60       1,000       1,013.20       5.24  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,019.19     5.66       1,000       1,019.19     5.66       1,000       1,019.59     5.26  
Class P(a)                                    

Actual

    1,000       1,033.80       1.98       1,000       983.70       1.97       1,000       1,083.30       1.90  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,020.03     4.81       1,000       1,019.93     4.91       1,000       1,020.33     4.51  
Class R                                    

Actual

    1,000       1,002.40       8.09       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000       1,011.10       7.73  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,016.71     8.15       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000       1,017.11     7.75  
Class R6                                    

Actual

    1,000       1,005.50       4.87       1,000       1,002.50       4.87       1,000       1,014.90       4.50  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,019.93     4.91       1,000       1,019.93     4.91       1,000       1,020.33     4.51  

 

+   Hypothetical expenses are based on each Fund’s actual annualized net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.
*   Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized net expense ratios for the period were as follows:

 

Fund    Class A     Class C     Institutional     Service     Investor     Class P(a)     Class R     Class R6  

Global Real Estate Securities

     1.38     2.13     1.00     N/A       1.13     0.96     1.63     0.98

International Real Estate Securities

     1.38       2.13       0.99       N/A       1.13       0.98       N/A       0.98  

Real Estate Securities

     1.30       2.05       0.91       1.41     1.05       0.90       1.55       0.90  

 

(a)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund, Goldman Sachs International Real Estate Securities Fund, and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund (the “Funds”) are investment portfolios of Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Funds at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Funds.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until June 30, 2019 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on June 13-14, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held four meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to each Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its mutual fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparisons to the performance of similar mutual funds, as provided by a third-party mutual fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), a benchmark performance index, and (in the case of the International Real Estate Securities Fund) a composite of accounts with comparable investment strategies managed by the Investment Adviser; and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests;
  (c)   information provided by the Investment Adviser indicating the Investment Adviser’s views on whether the Fund’s peer group and/or benchmark index had high, medium, or low relevance given the Fund’s particular investment strategy;
  (d)   the terms of the Management Agreement and other agreements with affiliated service providers entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;
  (e)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including:
  (i)   the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (ii)   the Fund’s expense trends over time; and
  (iii)   to the extent the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts (such as bank collective trusts, private wealth management accounts, institutional separate accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, and non-U.S. funds) having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Fund, comparative information on the advisory fees charged and services provided to those accounts by the Investment Adviser;
  (f)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;
  (g)   the undertakings of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations;
  (h)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

  (i)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;
  (j)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, including the fees received by the Investment Adviser’s affiliates from the Fund for transfer agency, (in the case of the Global Real Estate Securities Fund and International Real Estate Securities Fund) securities lending, portfolio trading, distribution and other services;
  (k)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (l)   information regarding commissions paid by the Fund and broker oversight, an update on the Investment Adviser’s soft dollars practices, other information regarding portfolio trading, and how the Investment Adviser carries out its duty to seek best execution;
  (m)   portfolio manager ownership of Fund shares; the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;
  (n)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and
  (o)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

The Trustees also received an overview of the Funds’ distribution arrangements. They received information regarding the Funds’ assets, share purchase and redemption activity, and payment of distribution, service, and shareholder administration fees, as applicable. Information was also provided to the Trustees relating to revenue sharing payments made by and services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to intermediaries that promote the sale, distribution, and/or servicing of Fund shares. The Independent Trustees also discussed the broad range of other investment choices that are available to Fund investors, including the availability of comparable funds managed by other advisers.

The presentations made at the Board and Committee meetings and at the Annual Meeting encompassed the Funds and other mutual funds for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, their services, and the Funds. In conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and the Investment Adviser addressed the questions and concerns of the Trustees, including concerns regarding the investment performance of certain of the funds they oversee. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval and continuation of mutual fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates provided the Independent Trustees with a written response to a formal request for information sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel, without representatives of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services Provided Under the Management Agreement

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the transition in the leadership and changes in personnel of various of the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management teams that had occurred in recent periods, and the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the regulatory and control environment in which the Funds and their service providers operate, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Funds and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Funds and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Funds. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of each Fund to its peers using rankings and (except the Global Real Estate Securities Fund) ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2017, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2018. The information on each Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ending on the applicable dates, to the extent that each Fund had been in existence for those periods. The Trustees also reviewed each Fund’s investment performance relative to its performance benchmark. As part of this review, they considered the investment performance trends of the Funds over time, and reviewed the investment performance of each Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. The Trustees also received information comparing the International Real Estate Securities Fund’s performance to that of a composite of accounts with comparable investment strategies managed by the Investment Adviser.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Funds’ risk profiles, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management.

The Trustees noted that the Global Real Estate Securities Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the fourth quartile of the Fund’s peer group and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-year period ended March 31, 2018. They observed that the International Real Estate Securities Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one- and three-year periods and in the fourth quartile for the five- and ten-year periods, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-year period and underperformed for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2018. The Trustees considered that the International Real Estate Securities Fund has a “global” peer group and benchmark that contemplates investments in U.S. and non-U.S. securities, whereas the Fund invests only in non-U.S. securities. They also noted that the International Real Estate Securities Fund had experienced certain portfolio management changes in the first half of 2018. The Trustees considered that the Real Estate Securities Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the third quartile of the Fund’s peer group for the five- and ten-year periods and in the fourth quartile for the one- and three-year periods, and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2018.

Costs of Services Provided and Competitive Information

The Trustees considered the contractual terms of the Management Agreement and the fee rates payable by each Fund thereunder. In this regard, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Funds, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Funds as registered mutual funds.

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Funds. The analyses provided a comparison of each Fund’s management fee and breakpoints to those of a relevant peer group and category universe; an expense analysis which compared each Fund’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and data comparing each Fund’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The analyses also compared each Fund’s transfer agency, custody and distribution fees, other expenses and fee waivers/reimbursements to those of the peer group and category medians. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons provided by the Outside Data Provider were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Funds.

The Trustees noted that each Fund’s management fee breakpoint schedule had been reduced at all asset levels since the Management Agreement was last approved. In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations. They also considered, to the extent that the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Funds, comparative fee information for services provided by the Investment Adviser to those accounts, and information that indicated that services provided to the Funds differed in various significant respects from the services provided to other types of accounts which, in many cases, operated under less stringent legal and regulatory structures, required fewer services from the Investment Adviser to a smaller number of client contact points, and were less time-intensive.

In addition, the Trustees noted that shareholders are able to redeem their Fund shares at any time if shareholders believe that the Fund fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Profitability

The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s contribution to the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules by Fund and by function (i.e., investment management, transfer agency and distribution and service), and information on the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs organization had audited the expense allocation methodology and that the internal audit group was satisfied with the reasonableness, consistency, and accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology and profitability analysis calculations. Profitability data for each Fund was provided for 2017 and 2016, and the Trustees considered this information in relation to the Investment Adviser’s overall profitability.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees considered the information that had been provided regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds. The Trustees also considered the breakpoints in the fee rate payable under the Management Agreement for each of the Funds at the following annual percentage rates of the average daily net assets of the Funds:

 

    

Global Real Estate
Securities

Fund

    International Real
Estate Securities
Fund
   

Real Estate
Securities

Fund

 
First $1 billion     0.93     0.95     0.87
Next $1 billion     0.84       0.95       0.78  
Next $3 billion     0.80       0.86       0.74  
Next $3 billion     0.78       0.81       0.73  
Over $8 billion     0.76       0.80       0.71  

The Trustees noted that the breakpoints were designed to share potential economies of scale, if any, with the Funds and their shareholders as assets under management reach those asset levels. The Trustees considered the amounts of assets in the Funds; the Funds’ recent share purchase and redemption activity; the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and their realized profits; information comparing fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other funds in the peer groups; and the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Funds that exceed specified levels. Upon reviewing these matters at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees concluded that the fee breakpoints represented a means of assuring that benefits of scalability, if any, would be passed along to shareholders at the specified asset levels.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds as stated above, including: (a) transfer agency fees received by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”); (b) brokerage commissions earned by Goldman Sachs for executing securities transactions on behalf of the Funds; (c) research received by the Investment Adviser from broker-dealers in exchange for executing certain transactions on behalf of the Funds; (d) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (e) (in the case of the Global Real Estate Securities Fund and International Real Estate Securities Fund) fees earned by Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”), an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, as securities lending agent (and fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the fund in which the Funds’ cash collateral is invested); (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Funds on behalf of its other clients; (g) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (h) Goldman Sachs’ retention of certain fees as Fund Distributor; (i) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Funds; and (j) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Funds’ third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

Other Benefits to the Funds and Their Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Funds receive certain potential benefits as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those of other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) enhanced servicing from vendors because of the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers because of the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (d) the Investment Adviser’s knowledge and experience gained from managing other accounts and products; (e) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Funds because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (f) the Funds’ access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

firmwide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; (g) the Funds’ ability to participate in the securities lending program administered by GSAL, as measured by the revenue received by the Funds in connection with the program; and (h) the Funds’ access to certain affiliated distribution channels. In addition, the Trustees noted the competitive nature of the mutual fund marketplace, and considered that many of the Funds’ shareholders invested in the Funds in part because of the Funds’ relationship with the Investment Adviser and that those shareholders have a general expectation that the relationship will continue.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the management fees paid by each of the Funds were reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and each Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit each Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to each Fund until June 30, 2019.

 

59


FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs Funds

 

Goldman Sachs is a premier financial services firm, known since 1869 for creating thoughtful and customized investment solutions in complex global markets.

Today, the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.30 trillion in assets under supervision as of June 30, 2018, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) has portfolio management teams located around the world and our investment professionals bring firsthand knowledge of local markets to every investment decision. Assets under supervision includes assets under management and other client assets for which Goldman Sachs does not have full discretion. GSAM leverages the resources of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC subject to legal, internal and regulatory restrictions.

 

Money Market

Financial Square FundsSM

  Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund1
  Financial Square Government Fund1
  Financial Square Money Market Fund2
  Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund2
  Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund1
  Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund1
  Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund1
  Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund2

Investor FundsSM

  Investor Money Market Fund3
  Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund3

Fixed Income

Short Duration and Government

  Enhanced Income Fund
  High Quality Floating Rate Fund
  Short-Term Conservative Income Fund
  Short Duration Government Fund
  Short Duration Income Fund
  Government Income Fund
  Inflation Protected Securities Fund

Multi-Sector

  Bond Fund
  Core Fixed Income Fund
  Global Income Fund
  Strategic Income Fund

Municipal and Tax-Free

  High Yield Municipal Fund
  Dynamic Municipal Income Fund
  Short Duration Tax-Free Fund

Single Sector

  Investment Grade Credit Fund
  U.S. Mortgages Fund
  High Yield Fund
  High Yield Floating Rate Fund
  Emerging Markets Debt Fund
  Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund
  Total Emerging Markets Income Fund4

Fixed Income Alternatives

  Long Short Credit Strategies Fund

Fundamental Equity

  Equity Income Fund
  Small Cap Value Fund
  Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
  Mid Cap Value Fund
  Large Cap Value Fund
  Focused Value Fund
  Capital Growth Fund
  Strategic Growth Fund
  Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
  Flexible Cap Fund
  Concentrated Growth Fund
  Technology Opportunities Fund
  Growth Opportunities Fund
  Rising Dividend Growth Fund
  Blue Chip Fund5
  Income Builder Fund

Tax-Advantaged Equity

  U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund
 

International Tax-Managed Equity Fund

  U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund
  International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

Equity Insights

  Small Cap Equity Insights Fund
  U.S. Equity Insights Fund
  Small Cap Growth Insights Fund
  Large Cap Growth Insights Fund
  Large Cap Value Insights Fund
  Small Cap Value Insights Fund
  International Small Cap Insights Fund
  International Equity Insights Fund
  Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

Fundamental Equity International

  International Equity Income Fund6
  International Equity ESG Fund7
  Asia Equity Fund
  Emerging Markets Equity Fund
  N-11 Equity Fund
  ESG Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Select Satellite

  Real Estate Securities Fund
  International Real Estate Securities Fund
  Commodity Strategy Fund
  Global Real Estate Securities Fund
  Alternative Premia Fund8
  Absolute Return Tracker Fund
  Managed Futures Strategy Fund
  MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund
  MLP & Energy Fund
  Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund
  Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund
  Global Infrastructure Fund

Total Portfolio Solutions

  Global Managed Beta Fund
  Multi-Manager Non-Core Fixed Income Fund
  Multi-Manager U.S. Dynamic Equity Fund
  Multi-Manager Global Equity Fund
  Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
  Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund
  Balanced Strategy Portfolio
  Multi-Manager U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund
  Multi-Manager Real Assets Strategy Fund
  Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio
  Growth Strategy Portfolio
  Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio
  Satellite Strategies Portfolio
  Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio
  Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio
  Strategic Factor Allocation Fund
  Target Date 2020 Portfolio
  Target Date 2025 Portfolio
  Target Date 2030 Portfolio
  Target Date 2035 Portfolio
  Target Date 2040 Portfolio
  Target Date 2045 Portfolio
  Target Date 2050 Portfolio
  Target Date 2055 Portfolio
  Target Date 2060 Portfolio
  GQG Partners International Opportunities Fund
  Tactical Exposure Fund
1   You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
2    You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Because the share price of the Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
3    You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
4    Effective after the close of business on December 26, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Emerging Markets Debt Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Total Emerging Markets Income Fund.
5    Effective after the close of business on October 31, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic U.S. Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund.
6    Effective after the close of business on February 27, 2018, the Goldman Sachs Strategic International Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity Income Fund.
7    Effective after the close of business on February 27, 2018, the Goldman Sachs Focused International Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity ESG Fund.
8    Effective after the close of business on October 30, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund.
    Financial Square FundsSM and Investor FundsSM are registered service marks of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.
*   This list covers open-end funds only. Please visit our website at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to learn about our closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds.


 

TRUSTEES

Jessica Palmer, Chair

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Diana M. Daniels

Herbert J. Markley

James A. McNamara

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Scott M. McHugh, Treasurer, Senior Vice President and
Principal Financial Officer

Joseph F. DiMaria, Assistant Treasurer
and Principal Accounting Officer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

Distributor and Transfer Agent

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

Visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282

Economic and market forecasts presented herein reflect our judgment as of the date of this presentation and are subject to change without notice. These forecasts do not take into account the specific investment objectives, restrictions, tax and financial situation or other needs of any specific client. Actual data will vary and may not be reflected here. These forecasts are subject to high levels of uncertainty that may affect actual performance. Accordingly, these forecasts should be viewed as merely representative of a broad range of possible outcomes. These forecasts are estimated, based on assumptions, and are subject to significant revision and may change materially as economic and market conditions change. Goldman Sachs has no obligation to provide updates or changes to these forecasts. Case studies and examples are for illustrative purposes only.

The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.

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Semi-Annual Report      

June 30, 2018

 
     

Select Satellite Funds

     

Absolute Return Tracker

     

Alternative Premia*

     

Commodity Strategy

     

Managed Futures Strategy

*Effective after the close of business on October 30, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund.

 

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Goldman Sachs Select Satellite Funds

 

 

ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER

 

 

ALTERNATIVE PREMIA

 

 

COMMODITY STRATEGY

 

 

MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Portfolio Management Discussions and Performance Summaries

    1  

Consolidated Schedules of Investments

    23  

Consolidated Financial Statements

    66  

Consolidated Financial Highlights

    70  

Notes to Financial Statements

    98  

Other Information

    124  

 

     
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Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to deliver long-term total return consistent with investment results that approximate the return and risk patterns of a diversified universe of hedge funds.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies (“QIS”) Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (“the Reporting Period”).

 

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional, Investor, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 0.54%, 0.23%, 0.73%, 0.63%, 0.33% and 0.73%, respectively. These returns compare to the -0.85% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index (net of management, administrative and performance/incentive fees) (the “HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index”)1, during the same time period.

 

   

For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class P shares generated a cumulative total return of 0.10%. This compares to the -0.76% cumulative total return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index during the same time period.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the hedge fund asset class as a whole during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Hedge funds, as measured by the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index, overall posted losses, albeit modest, during the Reporting Period, following their strongest calendar year performance in four years in 2017. Event driven hedge funds were weakest, with the HFRX Event Driven Index returning -4.49%. Global macro hedge funds also posted negative returns, with the HFRX Macro/CTA Index returning -1.81% for the Reporting Period. Relative value hedge funds performed best during the Reporting Period, with the HFRX Relative Value Arbitrage Index returning 2.20%. Equity long/short hedge funds, as measured by the HFRX Equity Hedge Index generated a modestly positive return of 0.24%.

 

   

As the Reporting Period began, hedge funds were up overall, with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index gaining 2.45% for the first month of 2018. Global equities rallied in January, particularly in the U.S., as the S&P 500 Index posted a gain of 5.73% amidst a backdrop of strong earnings growth. Global government bond yields edged higher toward late January. The U.S. dollar depreciated against many global currencies during the month, including the British pound sterling, euro and Japanese yen. Commodities gained broadly across energy, precious metals and agriculture sectors. Hedge funds gained across styles in January, led by global macro hedge funds. Hedge funds were then down overall in February 2018, with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index returning -2.42% for the month. Global equities declined sharply on the back of market speculation of a faster pace of interest rate hikes, which stoked a sharp rise in volatility. U.S. government bond yields rose during the month, while European government bond yields declined modestly. The U.S. dollar was mixed against global currencies, and agricultural commodities posted gains, while energy and metals declined. Global macro hedge funds, event driven hedge funds and equity long/short hedge funds overall lost ground; relative value hedge funds eked out a modest gain in February. Hedge funds overall posted losses in March 2018, with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index returning -0.98%. Equities were down across geographies on the back of escalating trade tensions and tariffs. Government bond yields declined overall for the month, and the U.S. dollar was mixed against global currencies. Hedge funds were down

 

 

  1The   HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index is a trademark of Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (“HFR”). HFR has not participated in the formation of the Fund. HFR does not endorse or approve the Fund or make any recommendation with respect to investing in the Fund.

 

 

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across all four major styles in March 2018, with event driven hedge funds posting the largest declines.

 

    Hedge funds were slightly up overall in April 2018. The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index returned 0.09% for the month. Equities were generally up in April across geographies, albeit mixed across sectors in the U.S. Government bond yields increased overall; oil prices rose; and the U.S. dollar strengthened against global currencies. Hedge funds were mixed across styles in April 2018, with macro, relative value and event driven managers posting modest gains for the month, and equity long/short managers posting modest declines. Hedge funds were slightly up overall in May 2018, with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index returning 0.26% for the month. Equities were mixed across geographies, with U.S. equities posting gains on the back of strong economic data, while European and emerging market equities declined against a backdrop of geopolitical and trade uncertainty. Government bond yields declined in May 2018; commodities generally posted gains; and the U.S. dollar strengthened against global currencies. For the month, relative value, equity long/short and event driven hedge fund indices posted modest gains, while the macro index was slightly down. Hedge funds were slightly down overall in June 2018, with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index returning -0.19% for the month. Equities were mixed in June across geographies, with U.S. equities posting modest gains, while emerging market equities declined sharply against a backdrop of escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China. The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) increased its targeted federal funds rate in June, its second increase of the calendar year; the U.S. dollar gained against most global currencies; and commodities delivered mixed performance across sectors. For the month of June 2018, hedge funds were mixed across styles, with equity long/short and event driven hedge funds losing ground overall, and macro and relative value hedge funds as a whole posting modest gains.

 

Q   What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   We believe hedge funds derive a large portion of their returns from exposure to sources of market risk. The Fund uses a quantitative methodology in combination with a qualitative overlay to seek to identify the Market Exposures, or sources of market risk, that approximate the return and risk patterns of specific hedge fund indices. The Fund’s quantitative methodology seeks to allocate the Fund’s exposure to each Hedge Fund Sub-Strategy such that the Fund’s investment results approximate the return and risk patterns of a diversified universe of hedge funds. During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Equity Long/Short and Event Driven Hedge Fund Sub-Strategies contributed positively to performance on an absolute basis, while its Macro Hedge Fund Sub-Strategy detracted from absolute performance. The Fund’s Relative Value Hedge Fund Sub-Strategy had a rather neutral effect on performance during the Reporting Period.

 

    Among the four Sub-Strategies, the Fund’s Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund Sub-Strategy contributed most positively to the Fund’s absolute return during the Reporting Period. Long exposure to single-name stocks to which hedge funds had large investments (based on 13F filings with the Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”)) and technology stocks contributed the most. Conversely, long exposure to emerging market equities and short exposure to U.S. growth equities detracted from results.

 

    The Fund’s Event Driven Hedge Fund Sub-Strategy also contributed to the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period, with the strongest performance from long exposure to U.S. small cap equities and senior bank loans. The Fund’s Event Driven S&P 500 put writing strategy and long exposure to U.S. high yield credit detracted most from results during the Reporting Period. (Put options are most commonly used in the stock market to protect against the decline of the price of a stock below a specified price. If the price of the stock declines below the specified price of the put option, the owner/buyer of the put has the right, but not the obligation, to sell the asset at the specified price, while the seller of the put has the obligation to purchase the asset at the strike price if the owner uses the right to do so (the owner/buyer is said to exercise the put or put option).)

 

    The Fund’s Macro Hedge Fund Sub-Strategy detracted from the Fund’s return on an absolute basis during the Reporting Period. Weak performance from the trend-following strategy outweighed gains from long exposure to a broad commodity index.

 

    The Fund’s Relative Value Hedge Fund Sub-Strategy had a rather neutral effect on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period. The Relative Value S&P 500 put writing strategy as well as long exposure to European high yield credit detracted from the Sub-Strategy’s results, while its convertible arbitrage strategy and long exposure to senior bank loans contributed positively.

 

   

In addition to the asset classes mentioned above, the Fund was invested in a variety of developed and emerging market equities, short-term interest rates, government bonds,

 

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currencies, credit, real estate and commodities during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund used exchange-traded index futures contracts to gain exposure to U.S. large-cap and small-cap equities, non-U.S. developed market equities including those in Europe, the U.K. and Japan, emerging markets equities, commodities, government bonds and short-term interest rates. The Fund used currency forward contracts to gain exposure to select developed and emerging market currencies of non-U.S. developed markets. The Fund used total return swaps to gain exposure to U.S. large cap growth and value equities, a broad commodity index, Master Limited Partnerships, and developed market and developed market growth equity indices. The Fund also used listed put options on the S&P 500 Index within the put writing sub-strategies to gain exposure to U.S. large cap equities. Lastly, the Fund used exchange-traded credit default swaps to gain exposure to high yield and investment grade credit markets across the U.S. and Europe. Overall, the use of derivatives had a negative impact on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Were there any changes made in the Fund’s investment strategy during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund’s Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund Sub-Strategy was enhanced in May 2018, with the addition of four new market-neutral factors—global long/short growth, global long/short momentum, global long/short quality, and global long/short value. These factors are implemented with long positions in single-name stocks across developed regions in the case of the global long/short momentum, global long/short quality, and global long/short value factors and long exposure to a developed market growth equity index in the case of the long/short growth factor as well as short exposure to broad market indices across all four factors. We believe this enhancement may improve our ability to deliver the risk and return profile of equity long/short hedge fund managers.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund had a 47% allocation to the Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund Sub-Strategy, 27% to the Macro Hedge Fund Sub-Strategy, 19% to the Relative Value Hedge Fund Sub-Strategy and 7% to the Event Driven Hedge Fund Sub-Strategy.

 

Q   What is the Fund’s tactical view and strategy going forward?

 

A   In the coming months, we intend to remain focused on the Fund’s investment objective of seeking to deliver long-term total return consistent with investment results that approximate the return and risk patterns of a diversified universe of hedge funds. We understand that the hedge fund industry is dynamic, and to keep pace, we seek to understand trends in the hedge fund industry by digesting information from a number of sources, including hedge fund return databases, prime brokerage reports, hedge fund consultants, regulatory filings and other public sources. Additionally, we emphasize ongoing research and continued process and model enhancement, which we can implement through our scalable, robust technological platform.

 

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Absolute Return Tracker Fund

as of June 30, 2018

 

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January 1, 2018–June 30, 2018

     Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       HFRX Global Hedge
Fund Index2
 
 

Class A

       0.54        -0.85
 

Class C

       0.23          -0.85  
 

Institutional

       0.73          -0.85  
 

Investor

       0.63          -0.85  
 

Class R

       0.33          -0.85  
 

Class R6

       0.73          -0.85  
  April 17, 2018–June 30, 2018          
    Class P        0.10        -0.76

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index is designed to be representative of the overall composition of the hedge fund universe. It is comprised of all eligible hedge fund strategies, including but not limited to convertible arbitrage, distressed securities, equity hedge, equity market neutral, event driven, macro, merger arbitrage, and relative value arbitrage. The strategies are asset weighted based on the distribution of assets in the hedge fund industry. The index is investable through products managed by HFR Asset Management, LLC that track HFRX Indices. The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index is a trademark of HFR. HFR has not participated in the formation of the Fund. HFR does not endorse or approve the Fund or make any recommendation with respect to investing in the Fund. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Year     Five Years     Ten Year     Since Inception     Inception Date
 

Class A

    -1.36     2.49     0.77     0.50   5/30/08
 

Class C

    2.61       2.89       0.59       0.32     5/30/08
 

Institutional

    4.73       4.05       1.75       1.47     5/30/08
 

Investor

    4.62       3.90       1.60       1.32     5/30/08
 

Class P

    N/A       N/A       N/A       0.10     4/17/18
 

Class R

    4.14       3.38       1.08       0.81     5/30/08
   

Class R6

    4.75       N/A       N/A       3.33     7/31/15

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares, and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Effective July 30, 2018, Class C Shares convert automatically to Class A Shares on or about the fifteenth day of the last month of the calendar quarter that is ten years after the purchase date. The Since Inception returns for Class C Shares do not reflect the conversion to Class A Shares after the first ten years of performance. Because Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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  EXPENSE RATIOS4

 

          Net Expense Ratio (Current)        Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
 

Class A

    1.17        1.33
 

Class C

    1.92          2.08  
  Institutional     0.78          0.94  
 

Investor

    0.92          1.08  
 

Class P

    0.77          0.93  
 

Class R

    1.42          1.58  
   

Class R6

    0.77          0.93  

 

  4    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

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  5    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. Certain of the Fund’s investments reflected in the table above may be held for the purpose of covering derivative positions as required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or for satisfying certain margin requirements related to such positions. The above graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term absolute return.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies (“QIS”) Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional, Investor, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -1.57%, -1.91%, -1.32%, -1.44%, -1.60% and -1.33%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.92% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the ICE® Bank of America Merrill Lynch® USD LIBOR 3-Month Constant Maturity Index (the “LIBOR Three-Month Index”). The Fund’s former benchmark, the ICE® BofAML® USD LIBOR One-Month Constant Maturity Index had a cumulative return of 0.86% for the Reporting Period. The Fund’s former secondary benchmark, the Dynamic Allocation Fund Composite Index, composed 60% of the MSCI All Country World Index Investable Market Index (net, unhedged) (“MSCI ACWI IMI”) and 40% of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (Gross, USD, hedged) (“Barclays Bond Index”), returned -0.01% during the same period. The MSCI ACWI IMI and Barclays Bond Index posted cumulative total returns of -0.18% and 0.07%, respectively, during the same period.

 

   

For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class P Shares generated a cumulative total return of 1.02%. This compares to the -0.49% cumulative total return of the LIBOR Three-Month Index during the same time period. The ICE® BofAML® USD LIBOR One-Month Constant Maturity Index, the Dynamic Allocation Fund Composite Index, the MSCI ACWI IMI and the Barclays Bond Index posted cumulative total returns of 0.39%, -0.76%, -1.42% and 0.23%, respectively, during the same period.

 

   

We note that the Fund’s benchmark being the LIBOR Three-Month Index is a means of emphasizing that the Fund has an unconstrained strategy. That said, this Fund employs a benchmark agnostic strategy and thus comparisons to a benchmark index are not particularly relevant.

 

   

The Fund’s overall annualized volatility was 6.01% during the Reporting Period. To compare, the overall annualized volatility of the S&P® 500 Index during the same time period was 16.32%.

 

Q   What were the primary contributors to and detractors from the Fund’s performance based on your team’s asset allocation decisions during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Overall, the Fund realized negative absolute returns during the Reporting Period. From an asset class perspective, alternative risk premia in equities and commodities detracted the most from performance. (Alternative risk premia are multi-asset, quantitatively driven investment strategies that seek to capture diversified sources of returns.) On the upside, allocations to currency and fixed income premia contributed positively.

 

   

Many asset classes experienced significant trend reversals during the first quarter of 2018 and the early part of the second quarter of 2018, especially commodities and equities. Therefore, from a style perspective, momentum-typed premia detracted the most from performance. Value-typed premia also detracted from performance, especially within equities. On the other hand, structural-typed premia contributed positively to performance. Carry-typed premia also contributed positively, albeit to a lesser extent. Momentum styles seek to exploit the tendency for recent relative price movements to continue in the near future. Value styles seek to take advantage of the tendency for assets with low or high market prices to revert to their fundamental valuation. Structural styles seek to profit from anomalies or mispricing present in the market. Carry styles seek to capitalize on the tendency for higher yielding assets to outperform lower yielding assets.

 

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Q   How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund allocated to alternative risk premia across a range of asset classes, which may include equities, fixed income, credit, currencies and commodities. The Fund used derivative instruments to gain exposure to these asset classes. Instruments traded included foreign exchange forward contracts, options, futures contracts and options and swaps on futures contracts, credit, currency, index, interest rate, and total return swaps. The use of these instruments is integral to the Fund’s current investment strategy, which realized negative absolute returns during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What is the Fund’s asset allocation view and strategy for the months ahead?

 

A   The Fund is a multi-alternative solution that seeks to deliver long-term absolute return differentiated from those returns of core equities and fixed income markets. The Fund maintains a diversified set of exposures across equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities and credit. At the end of the Reporting Period, we maintained conviction in our diversified approach and intend to continue to manage the Fund consistent with stated objectives. There is no guarantee that the Fund’s diversified alternative investment strategies will cause it to achieve its investment objective.

 

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Alternative Premia Fund

as of June 30, 2018

 

 

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January 1, 2018–
June 30, 2018

 

Fund Total
Return

(based on NAV)1

   

ICE BofA

Merrill Lynch
USD LIBOR
Three-Month
Constant
Maturity
Index2

    ICE BofA
Merrill Lynch
USD LIBOR
One-Month
Constant
Maturity
Index3
    Dynamic
Allocation
Fund
Composite
Index4
    MSCI All
Country
World
Index
Investable
Market
Index5
    Bloomberg
Barclays
Global
Aggregate
Bond Index6
 
 

Class A

    -1.57     0.92     0.86     -0.01     -0.18     0.07
 

Class C

    -1.91       0.92       0.86       -0.01       -0.18       0.07  
 

Institutional

    -1.32       0.92       0.86       -0.01       -0.18       0.07  
 

Investor

    -1.44       0.92       0.86       -0.01       -0.18       0.07  
 

Class R

    -1.60       0.92       0.86       -0.01       -0.18       0.07  
 

Class R6

    -1.33       0.92       0.86       -0.01       -0.18       0.07  
  April 17, 2018–June 30, 2018            
    Class P     1.02     0.49     0.39     -0.76     -1.42     0.23

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch USD LIBOR Three-Month Constant Maturity Index (the “Index”) tracks the performance of a synthetic asset paying LIBOR to a stated maturity. The Index is based on the assumed purchase at par of a synthetic instrument having exactly its stated maturity and with a coupon equal to that day’s fixing rate. That issue is assumed to be sold the following day (priced at a yield equal to the current day fixing rate) and rolled into a new instrument. The Index figure does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  3    The ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch USD LIBOR One-Month Constant Maturity Index tracks the performance of a synthetic asset paying Libor to a stated maturity. The Index is based on the assumed purchase at par of a synthetic instrument having exactly its stated maturity and with a coupon equal to that day’s fixing rate. That issue is assumed to be sold the following business day (priced at a yield equal to the current day fixing rate) and rolled into a new instrument. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  4    The Dynamic Allocation Fund Composite Index is comprised 60% of the MSCI ACWI IMI Index and 40% of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index.

 

  5    The MSCI All Country World Index Investable Market Index (“MSCI ACWI IMI Index”) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. As of June 30, 2018, the MSCI ACWI IMI Index consists of 47 country indices comprising 23 developed and 24 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indexes included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The emerging market country indexes included are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  6    The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (the “Barclays Bond Index”) provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed income markets. The three major components of the Barclays Bond Index are the U.S. Aggregate, the Pan-European Aggregate, and the Asian-Pacific Aggregate Indices. The Barclays Bond Index also includes Eurodollar and Euro-Yen corporate bonds, Canadian government, agency and corporate securities, and USD investment grade 144A securities. The Barclays Bond Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to

 

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obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS7
     For the period ended 6/30/2018   One Year      Five Years      Since Inception      Inception Date
 

Class A

    1.62      2.44      2.90    1/5/10
 

Class C

    5.77        2.84        2.84      1/5/10
 

Institutional

    8.07        4.01        4.01      1/5/10
 

Investor

    7.91        3.85        3.85      1/5/10
 

Class P

    N/A        N/A        1.02      4/17/18
 

Class R

    7.40        3.35        3.35      1/5/10
   

Class R6

    7.97        N/A        4.46      7/31/15

 

  7    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS8  
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
 

Class A

    1.34      1.48
 

Class C

    2.09        2.23  
 

Institutional

    0.95        1.09  
 

Investor

    1.09        1.23  
  Class P     0.94        1.08  
 

Class R

    1.59        1.73  
   

Class R6

    0.94        1.08  

 

  8    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

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FUND COMPOSITION9

 

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  9    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. Certain of the Fund’s investments reflected in the table above may be held for the purpose of covering derivative positions as required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or for satisfying certain margin requirements related to such positions. The above graph may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

What Differentiates the Goldman Sachs Commodity Investment Process?

 

At Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), the goal of our commodity investment process is to provide consistent, strong performance by actively managing our portfolios within a research-intensive, risk-managed framework.

 

Goldman Sachs’ Commodity Investment Process

Our commodity investment process emphasizes the importance of both short-term, tactical opportunities and long-term investment views. Our team-based approach to managing the Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund ensures continuity and idea sharing among some of the industry’s most experienced fixed income specialists. We pursue strong, consistent performance across commodity markets through:

 

LOGO

The Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund primarily gains exposure to the performance of the commodity markets through investment in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized as a company under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary invests primarily in commodity-linked swaps (which may include total return swaps), as well as other commodity-linked securities and derivative instruments that provide exposure to the performance of the commodities markets, and in fixed income and debt instruments. The Fund’s portfolio is designed to provide exposure that corresponds to the investment return of assets that trade in the commodity markets without direct investment in physical commodities.

The Fund implements enhanced cash strategies that capitalize on GSAM’s global fixed income expertise. The Fixed Income Team will employ the full spectrum of capabilities offered, including bottom-up strategies (credit, mortgages, governments /municipals, high yield, and emerging markets debt) and top-down strategies (duration, cross-sector, currency and country) in an attempt to enhance the return of the Fund.

 

LOGO

A Commodity Fund that:

 

 

Provides exposure to the commodity markets without direct investment in physical commodities

 

 

Utilizes commodity-linked swaps that provide economic exposure to movements in commodity prices

 

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Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term total return.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Commodities Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional, Investor, R and R6 Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 8.85%, 8.44%, 9.01%, 8.97%, 8.69% and 9.01%, respectively. These returns compare to the 10.36% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P GSCI® Total Return Index (Gross, USD, Unhedged, formerly the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index) (the “S&P GSCI®”), during the same period.

 

   

For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class P shares generated a cumulative total return of 4.61%. This compares to the 5.30% cumulative total return of the S&P GSCI® during the same time period.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the commodities markets as a whole during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Commodities markets overall, as measured by the S&P GSCI®, posted solid positive returns during the Reporting Period, though there was great dispersion in returns amongst various individual commodities during the Reporting Period. By comparison to the S&P GSCI® return of 10.36% for the Reporting Period, the S&P 500® Index and the ICE® U.S. Dollar Index (“DXY”) returned 2.65% and 2.74%, respectively.1

 

   

During the Reporting Period, commodities markets overall rose on fundamental strength but with geopolitical hindrance and uncertainty surrounding actual and potential tariffs imposed by the U.S. Administration and escalating trade tensions dominating the direction of various commodity prices. Several commodities, such as oil and gold, were also affected as increased concerns of slower European Union and Chinese economic growth, exacerbated by potentially increasing trade frictions, contributed to a stronger U.S. dollar. Against this backdrop, commodity price volatility heightened during the Reporting Period compared to calendar year 2017.

 

Q   Which commodity subsectors were strongest during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The energy component of the S&P GSCI® was strongest and indeed was the only commodity subsector to post a positive absolute return during the Reporting Period, with a gain of 19.7%. Still, there was great dispersion within the subsector. West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) crude oil returned 24.9%, and Brent crude oil returned 23.1%. Natural gas returned 0.5%.

 

   

Oil prices rallied to start the year 2018, driven by a tighter market due to ongoing compliance with production cuts by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) and unexpected disruptions in key pipelines globally. Prices were supported by a firm U.S. stance on Iran sanctions and uncertainty surrounding the June 2018 OPEC summit. Although the summit ended with the appearance of a near-term ramping up of production, conflicting statements helped oil prices sustain at higher levels as did lower production expectations from Venezuela and Libya. WTI further benefited toward the end of the Reporting Period from reduced crude flows to Cushing, Oklahoma, caused by an outage in the largest producer of crude oil in Canada and from the U.S. Administration warning companies from buying Iranian oil. Brent crude performed even better than WTI crude in the last months of the Reporting Period due to high production and inventory levels for WTI crude oil compared with Brent crude oil, which had been moderated

 

  1    The S&P 500® Index is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. The DXY is a measure of the general international value of the U.S. dollar as calculated by averaging the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and six major world currencies.

 

 

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by OPEC and Russia’s collaboration to control production, a deal announced in March 2018.

 

Q   Which commodity subsectors were weakest during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The industrial metals subsector was the weakest performer during the Reporting Period. The industrial metals subsector, as measured by the S&P GSCI® Industrial Metals Index, returned -5.7% for the Reporting Period overall. Industrial metals moved lower as the threat of tariffs and trade wars raised concerns about demand out of China for copper and other metals. Of the industrial metals, all posted negative returns, with aluminum, nickel and lead in particular hurt by a rising U.S. dollar. Nickel was the single exception, posting double-digit positive returns.

 

   

Precious metals similarly posted negative returns, with the precious metals subsector of the S&P GSCI® returning -4.7% during the Reporting Period. Precious metals were particularly affected by rising U.S. Treasury yields, which reduced the relative appeal of gold and silver, each a non-yielding asset. The increase in the DYX during the Reporting Period also dulled demand for gold, a U.S.-dollar denominated metal.

 

   

The agriculture component of the S&P GSCI® was also weak, returning -3.3% during the Reporting Period. Still, grains prices were mixed. Soybean prices fell sharply on the back of record supply expectations in the U.S., with a healthy harvest in 2017 and a healthy planting season year to date through June 30, 2018. Also, tensions in the trade relationship between China and the U.S. led to uncertainty about whether China, one of the largest buyers and consumers of U.S. soybeans, would purchase the grain in the fall. Wheat prices, however, rallied on reduced planting acreage and poor growing conditions globally. Outside of the grains, sugar, coffee and corn each posted negative returns during the Reporting Period, while cotton and cocoa generated solid positive returns. Cocoa was the best performing commodity in the entirety of the S&P GSCI®, benefiting from Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana announcing plans to work together to strengthen the cocoa market and set price floors to better manage global prices, which had been weighed down over the past two years by higher than expected levels of production.

 

Q   What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund generated solid positive absolute returns but underperformed the S&P GSCI® during the Reporting Period. The Fund generally matched the exposures of the S&P GSCI® with no material deviations via commodity index-linked swaps. However, we did maintain a deferred WTI crude oil position that detracted from relative performance as oil markets rallied. This was the main driver of deviations in the Fund’s performance from the S&P GSCI® during the Reporting Period. Our enhanced cash management strategy added value, albeit modest, during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How did the Fund’s enhanced roll-timing strategies impact performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Our enhanced roll-timing strategies, implemented via exposure to commodity index-linked swaps, detracted from returns for the Reporting Period overall. We employ an approach whereby we do not take active views on individual commodities but rather gain Fund exposure to commodities through investments whose performance is linked to commodity indices.

 

   

We often implement commodity roll-timing strategies by deviating from the S&P GSCI® roll convention, which typically calls for rolling forward exposure at the front, or near-month, end of the futures curve on a monthly basis. The roll occurs during business days 5 through 9. To the extent our team believes fundamental or technical developments will impact the futures roll-timing decision, we will incorporate those views into the portfolio by electing to roll positions earlier, later, forward or in different weights versus the S&P GSCI® roll. However, through most of the Reporting Period, we maintained the Fund’s position along with the S&P GSCI® in the front month across the stack of commodities curves, a position implemented toward the end of 2016. Since the front month contracts are more sensitive to market dynamics, the Fund’s positions reflected our bullish view on commodity markets. During the fourth quarter of 2017, we had implemented a deferred WTI crude oil position reflecting our views that the U.S. market would see greater pressure relative to global markets, a position we maintained through the Reporting Period. This position detracted from relative returns.

 

Q   How did you implement the Fund’s enhanced cash management strategy?

 

A  

In addition to seeking value through management of the commodities portion of the Fund’s portfolio, we also attempt to add a modest amount of excess return through thoughtful management of collateral held in the Fund. The cash portion

 

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of the Fund’s portfolio is typically allocated to high-grade collateral that includes U.S. Treasury securities, agency debentures, mortgage-backed securities and short-term fixed income instruments. During the Reporting Period, we favored high quality government and agency securities for the Fund’s collateral allocation.

 

Q   How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

A   As mentioned earlier in some detail, the Fund used commodity index-linked total return swaps in implementing our enhanced roll-timing strategies in order to gain exposure to the commodities markets. In implementing our enhanced cash management strategy, the Fund used futures, options, interest rate swaps and forward sales contracts, which are agency mortgage-backed derivatives used in purchasing a future issuance of agency mortgage-backed securities. The use of these instruments is integral to the Fund’s investment strategy, which, overall, realized positive absolute returns during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Did you make any changes in the Fund’s strategy or allocations during the Reporting Period?

 

A   We did not make any significant changes in the Fund’s strategy or allocations during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was, for the most part, positioned along with S&P GSCI® in the front month across the stack of commodities curves, except for the deferred exposure to WTI crude oil. The Fund held exposure to the commodities underlying the S&P GSCI® through customized swaps in the Subsidiary. (The Subsidiary has the same objective as the Fund but unlike the Fund may invest without limitation in commodity index-linked securities, such as swaps and futures that provide exposure to the performance of the commodity markets.)

 

   

The cash portion of the Fund’s portfolio was allocated across various fixed income sectors, with an emphasis on the higher quality, lower volatility segments of the market, such as U.S. government and government-sponsored bonds.

 

Q   What is the Fund’s view and strategy going forward?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, we were bullish on crude oil heading into the second half of 2018. OPEC had decided during the Reporting Period to lift crude production starting on July 1, 2018, after reducing output since the start of 2017. However, in our view, such production increases are likely to be offset by potential supply disruptions and minimal spare capacity in global oil inventories. The pace of U.S. shale oil production increases has exceeded market expectations and are likely to move higher with prices above $60 per barrel, in our opinion. Yet, this production increase has been paired with constrained pipeline capacity.

 

   

We held a bearish view of grains at the end of the Reporting Period, as key markets remained well supplied with healthy global inventories. The strong harvest of 2017 in the U.S. left inventories elevated. However, the market was pricing in, at the end of the Reporting Period, material weather premiums, as we head into the South American harvest.

 

   

We were slightly bearish on industrials metals broadly, and on copper in particular, heading into the second half of 2018, after a disappointing first half due to concerns around the near-term growth prospects of China and amid rising trade tensions with the U.S. As for the precious metals, we believe gold prices are likely to remain suppressed unless or until the U.S. dollar weakens versus other major currencies.

 

   

Irrespective of directionality, we believe the market will continue to hold opportunities for the active, relative value investor.

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

as of June 30, 2018

 

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     January 1, 2018–June 30, 2018      Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       S&P GSCI®2  
  Class A        8.85        10.36
  Class C        8.44          10.36  
  Institutional        9.01          10.36  
  Investor        8.97          10.36  
  Class R        8.69          10.36  
  Class R6        9.01          10.36  
    April 17, 2018–June 30, 2018                  
    Class P        4.61        5.30

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The S&P GSCI® is an unmanaged composite index of commodity sector returns, representing an unleveraged, long-only investment in commodity futures that is broadly diversified across the spectrum of commodities. Individual components qualify for inclusion in the S&P GSCI® on the basis of liquidity and are weighted by their respective world production quantities. The figures for the S&P GSCI® do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
  Class A     21.09     -9.87     -12.97     -7.16   3/30/07
  Class C     24.80       -9.69       -13.23       -7.48     3/30/07
  Institutional     27.25       -8.75       -12.35       -6.50     3/30/07
  Investor     26.99       -8.79       -12.34       -8.36     11/30/07
  Class P     N/A       N/A       N/A       4.61     4/17/18
  Class R     26.37       -9.32       -12.81       -8.85     11/30/07
    Class R6     27.14       N/A       N/A       0.19     7/31/15

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 4.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Effective July 30, 2018, Class C Shares convert automatically to Class A Shares on or about the fifteenth day of the last month of the calendar quarter that is ten years after the purchase date. The Since Inception returns for Class C Shares do not reflect the conversion to Class A Shares after the first ten years of performance. Because Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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  EXPENSE RATIOS4     
          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     0.96      1.16
  Class C     1.71        1.91  
  Institutional     0.62        0.82  
  Investor     0.71        0.91  
  Class P     0.61        0.81  
  Class R     1.21        1.41  
    Class R6     0.61        0.81  

 

  4The   expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

FUND COMPOSITION5

 

LOGO

 

 

  5The   percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Figures in the graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. Certain of the Fund’s investments reflected in the table above may be held for the purpose of covering derivative positions as required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or for satisfying certain margin requirements related to such positions. The above graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

  6Mortgage-backed   securities are guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (“FHLMC”). GNMA instruments are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government.

 

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Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to generate long-term absolute return.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional, Investor and R Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -3.20%, -3.54%, -3.14%, -3.16% and -3.35%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.86% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the ICE® Bank of America Merrill Lynch® USD LIBOR One-Month Constant Maturity Index (the “LIBOR One-Month Index”), during the same time period.

 

   

For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class P shares generated a cumulative total return of -3.50%. This compares to the 0.39% cumulative total return of the LIBOR One-Month Index during the same time period.

 

   

For the period since their inception on April 30, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class R6 shares generated a cumulative total return of -1.54%. This compares to the 0.32% cumulative total return of the LIBOR One-Month Index during the same time period.

 

   

We note that the Fund’s benchmark being the LIBOR One-Month Index is a means of emphasizing that the Fund has an unconstrained strategy. That said, this Fund employs a benchmark agnostic strategy and thus comparisons to a benchmark index are not particularly relevant.

 

   

The Fund’s overall annualized volatility was 7.50% during the Reporting Period, while the overall annualized volatility of the S&P® 500 Index during the same time period was 16.32%.

 

Q   What were the primary contributors to and detractors from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund implements a trend-following strategy that takes long and/or short positions in a wide range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income and currencies, among others, to seek long-term absolute return. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a portfolio of equities, equity index futures, bonds, bond futures, equity swaps, interest rate swaps, currency forwards and non-deliverable forwards, options, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and structured securities. As a result of the Fund’s use of derivatives, the Fund may also hold significant amounts of U.S. Treasuries or short-term investments. The Fund’s investments are made without restriction as to issuer capitalization, country, currency, maturity or credit rating.

 

   

Negative Fund performance for the Reporting Period overall was most concentrated in February and May 2018, as the Fund was down by more than 2% in each of those two months. On the upside, the Fund posted strong positive performance in January 2018, with the Fund gaining 4.18% in that month.

 

   

During the Reporting Period, long exposures to developed market currencies and to emerging market equities were the largest asset class-level detractors from the Fund’s returns. Geopolitical uncertainty in the emerging markets and U.S. interest rate strength edged the U.S. dollar higher against global currencies, causing the Fund’s long positions in developed market currencies to detract, especially long positions in the Norwegian krone and New Zealand dollar during the first quarter of 2018. Emerging market equities experienced strong trend reversals due to geopolitical uncertainty around the U.S.-North Korea summit, escalation of trade tensions between the U.S. and China, worker strikes in Brazil, and unfavorable policy implications in the Mexican political elections. As emerging market equities had experienced strong positive trends in 2017, the Fund was long most emerging market equity markets going into 2018. While the Fund’s long positions in emerging market equities contributed positively in January 2018 amid the equity

 

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  market rally that had begun in the prior year, these positions detracted in February and March 2018, especially long positions in South African and South Korean equities. By the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund had switched to an overall net short exposure to emerging market equities.

 

   

Conversely, allocations to short-term interest rates and opportunistic strategies were the largest asset class-level positive contributors to the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period. While the Fund held net long exposures in global short-term interest rates, it maintained short exposure to U.S. short-term interest rates in particular. This position contributed positively to the Fund’s performance, as the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised the targeted federal funds rate twice during the Reporting Period—in March and June 2018. The Fund’s opportunistic strategies also contributed positively to the Fund’s performance. Indeed, in early February 2018, global equities reversed course and declined sharply on the back of market speculation of a faster pace of interest rate hikes by the Fed and sudden shifts in the volatility markets. While this sudden trend reversal caused the Fund’s long equity positions to detract from performance, the Fund’s short-term opportunistic strategies led to a reduction in the Fund’s overall long equity position, especially during days that experienced large equity sell offs, contributing positively.

 

Q   How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund used derivatives, including futures, swaps and forwards, to implement long and short positions. The Fund invested in equity index futures and currency forwards to achieve exposure to equities (both in U.S. and non-U.S. companies) and currencies (U.S. and non-U.S. currencies), respectively. The Fund used interest rate swaps and currency forwards to achieve exposure to fixed income. We used sector-based commodity-linked structured notes and commodity futures as a means of expressing momentum/trend views on various commodity assets. The use of these instruments is integral to the Fund’s investment strategy and contributed negatively to the Fund’s absolute returns as a whole during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What positioning changes did you make within the Fund during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In 2017, equities had rallied, with the S&P 500® Index (Total Return) achieving positive returns for every month of the calendar year. Consequently, the Fund was long developed market equities and emerging market equities throughout the first quarter of 2018. We subsequently reduced the level of long exposures in these two market segments following the global equity sell-off in February 2018. The Fund had short exposure to longer-dated fixed income and long exposure to shorter-dated fixed income. Due to weakness in the U.S. dollar during the latter half of 2017, the Fund was long global currencies throughout the first quarter of 2018. Additionally, the Fund was long commodities overall and specifically long energy (West Texas Intermediate crude oil and Brent crude oil), as oil prices experienced a strong rebound in the latter half of 2017.

 

   

Throughout the second quarter of 2018, the Fund maintained its long positions in developed market equities, while first reducing its long positions and then switching to short positions in emerging market equities, as trends in those markets reversed. The Fund maintained its short exposure to long-term fixed income and its long exposure to short-term fixed income, with the exception of April 2018 when the Fund had net short exposure to short-term fixed income. Additionally, as the U.S. dollar appreciated against global currencies following the Fed’s interest rate hikes, the Fund switched from long to short positions in global currencies in May 2018. The Fund also reduced its long exposure to commodities throughout the second quarter of 2018 and shifted to short exposure to commodities overall toward the end of June 2018.

 

Q   What is the Fund’s tactical asset allocation view and strategy for the months ahead?

 

A   Going into the second half of 2018, we intend to continue to seek to identify price trends in various asset classes over short-, medium- and long-term horizons via a proprietary investment model. Upon identifying a trend in a given instrument or asset, the Fund may take a long or short position in the instrument or asset. Long positions benefit from an increase in price of the underlying instrument or asset, while short positions benefit from a decrease in price of the underlying instrument or asset. The size of the Fund’s position in an instrument or asset is primarily related to the strength of the overall trend identified by the investment model.

 

   

Going forward, the Fund seeks to maintain economic exposure to commodities markets by investing in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized as a company under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”) and in commodity index-linked notes. The Subsidiary primarily obtains its commodity exposure investing in futures and swaps instruments. The Subsidiary may also hold bonds or

 

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  other instruments, including fixed income securities, either as investments or to serve as margin or collateral for its swap positions.

 

   

We continue to believe that the Fund’s trend-following strategy is important because it attempts to adapt to changing markets, seeking what we believe are opportunities with the highest potential for investment and attempting to manage risk when the markets become unstable. There is no guarantee that the Fund’s trend-following strategy will cause it to achieve its investment objective.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Managed Futures Strategy Fund

as of June 30, 2018

 

 

LOGO

 

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     January 1, 2018–June 30, 2018   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
     ICE BofA Merrill Lynch USD LIBOR
One-Month Constant Maturity Index2
 
  Class A     -3.20      0.86
  Class C     -3.54        0.86  
  Institutional     -3.14        0.86  
  Investor     -3.16        0.86  
  Class R     -3.35        0.86  
    April 17, 2018–June 30, 2018             
  Class P     -3.50      0.39
    April 30, 2018–June 30, 2018             
    Class R6     -1.54      0.32

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch US Dollar LIBOR One-Month Constant Maturity Index tracks the performance of a synthetic asset paying LIBOR to a stated maturity. The Index is based on the assumed purchase at par of a synthetic instrument having exactly its stated maturity and with a coupon equal to that day’s fixing rate. That issue is assumed to be sold the following business day (priced at a yield equal to the current day fixing rate) and rolled into a new instrument. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3

 

     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Year      Five Years      Since Inception      Inception Date  
  Class A     -6.01      0.78      -0.10      2/29/12  
  Class C     -2.23        1.16        0.02        2/29/12  
  Institutional     -0.20        2.33        1.16        2/29/12  
  Investor     -0.30        2.17        1.02        2/29/12  
  Class P     N/A        N/A        -3.50        4/17/18  
  Class R     -0.71        1.69        0.53        2/29/12  
    Class R6     N/A        N/A        -1.54        4/30/18  

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) are average annual total returns as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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  EXPENSE RATIOS4

 

          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
  Class A     1.64      1.86
  Class C     2.39        2.61  
  Institutional     1.25        1.47  
  Investor     1.39        1.61  
  Class P     1.24        1.46  
  Class R     1.89        2.11  
    Class R6     1.24        1.46  

 

  4    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

FUND COMPOSITION5

 

LOGO

 

 

  5    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. Certain of the Fund’s investments reflected in the table above may be held for the purpose of covering derivative positions as required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or for satisfying certain margin requirements related to such positions. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Index Definitions

HFRX Event Driven Index: Event Driven Managers maintain positions in companies currently or prospectively involved in corporate transactions of a wide variety including but not limited to mergers, restructurings, financial distress, tender offers, shareholder buybacks, debt exchanges, security issuance or other capital structure adjustments. Security types can range from most senior in the capital structure to most junior or subordinated, and frequently involve additional derivative securities. Event Driven exposure includes a combination of sensitivities to equity markets, credit markets and idiosyncratic, company specific developments. Investment theses are typically predicated on fundamental characteristics (as opposed to quantitative), with the realization of the thesis predicated on a specific development exogenous to the existing capital structure.*

HFRX Relative Value Arbitrage Index: Relative Value investment managers maintain positions in which the investment thesis is predicated on realization of a valuation discrepancy in the relationship between multiple securities. Managers employ a variety of fundamental and quantitative techniques to establish investment theses, and security types range broadly across equity, fixed income, derivative or other security types. Fixed income strategies are typically quantitatively driven to measure the existing relationship between instruments and, in some cases, identify attractive positions in which the risk adjusted spread between these instruments represents an attractive opportunity for the investment manager. Relative Value position may be involved in corporate transactions also, but as opposed to Event Driven exposures, the investment thesis is predicated on realization of a pricing discrepancy between related securities, as opposed to the outcome of the corporate transaction.*

HFRX Equity Hedge Index: Equity Hedge strategies maintain positions both long and short in primarily equity and equity derivative securities. A wide variety of investment processes can be employed to arrive at an investment decision, including both quantitative and fundamental techniques; strategies can be broadly diversified or narrowly focused on specific sectors and can range broadly in terms of levels of net exposure, leverage employed, holding period, concentrations of market capitalizations and valuation ranges of typical portfolios. Equity Hedge managers would typically maintain at least 50%, and may in some cases be substantially entirely invested in equities, both long and short.*

HFRX Macro/CTA Index: Active Trading strategies utilize active trading methods, typically with high frequency position turnover or leverage; these may employ components of both Discretionary and Systematic Macro strategies. Strategies may contain distinct, identifiable sub-strategies, such as equity hedge or equity market neutral, or in some cases a number of sub-strategies are blended together without the capacity for portfolio level disaggregation. Strategies employ an investment process based on systematic, quantitative evaluation of macroeconomic variables in which the portfolio positioning is predicated on convergence of differentials between markets, not necessarily highly correlated with each other, but currently diverging from their historical levels of correlation. Strategies focus on fundamental relationships across geographic areas both inter and intra-asset classes, and typical holding periods are shorter than trend following or discretionary strategies. Active Trading strategies are distinct from other macro in that they characteristically emphasize rapid market response to new information and high volume of turnover in liquid but frequently volatile and unstable market positions.*

S&P GSCI® Industrial Metals Index: The S&P GSCI® Industrial Metals Index provides investors with a reliable and publicly available benchmark for investment performance in the industrial metals market.

 

*   Indicates index definition was sourced from Hedge Fund Research (HFR). The indexes are trademarks of HFR. HFR has not participated in the formation of the Funds. HFR does not endorse or approve the Funds or make any recommendation with respect to investing in the Funds.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 24.5%  
Automobiles & Components – 0.5%  
  8,100     BorgWarner, Inc.   $ 349,596  
  1,800     Bridgestone Corp.     70,313  
  2,100     Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA     254,054  
  1,000     Continental AG     227,578  
  200     Denso Corp.     9,759  
  4,100     Faurecia SA     291,454  
  400     Ferrari NV     54,068  
  21,500     Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV*     405,581  
  71,100     Ford Motor Co.     787,077  
  94,300     General Motors Co.     3,715,420  
  8,900     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)     207,281  
  10,400     Harley-Davidson, Inc.     437,632  
  1,700     Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA     94,924  
  10,900     Honda Motor Co. Ltd.     319,599  
  6,700     Isuzu Motors Ltd.     88,823  
  100     Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.     6,605  
  5,530     Lear Corp.     1,027,529  
  16,700     Mazda Motor Corp.     204,852  
  100     Mitsubishi Motors Corp.     797  
  15,400     Peugeot SA     350,893  
  29,300     Pirelli & C SpA*     243,988  
  700     Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Preference)(a)     44,447  
  1,200     Renault SA     101,666  
  3,300     Subaru Corp.     95,981  
  7,500     Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.     111,545  
  3,000     Suzuki Motor Corp.     165,324  
  4,200     Valeo SA     228,999  
  1,300     Volkswagen AG (Preference)(a)     214,773  
  200     Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.     5,021  
   

 

 

 
      10,115,579  

 

 

 
Banks – 1.3%  
  700     Aareal Bank AG     30,710  
  900     ABN AMRO Group NV CVA     23,276  
  90,400     Banco Comercial Portugues SA Class R*     27,032  
  186,800     Bank of America Corp.     5,265,892  
  200     Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)     9,234  
  100     Bankinter SA     970  
  2,300     BB&T Corp.     116,012  
  10,600     BNP Paribas SA     655,683  
  83,300     BPER Banca     454,513  
  34,398     CIT Group, Inc.     1,734,003  
  54,662     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.     2,126,352  
  1,200     Comerica, Inc.     109,104  
  26,500     Credit Agricole SA     351,722  
  9,400     Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     1,017,456  
  600     Erste Group Bank AG*     25,014  
  26,300     Fifth Third Bancorp     754,810  
  5,700     Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)     24,286  
  98,600     HSBC Holdings plc     921,353  
  10,600     Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     156,456  
  24,500     ING Groep NV     351,686  
  45,700     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     4,761,940  
  400     KBC Group NV     30,720  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)  
  55,600     KeyCorp   1,086,424  
  580,800     Lloyds Banking Group plc     481,900  
  3,200     Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA     29,600  
  31,900     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     180,710  
  92,200     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     155,310  
  23,200     NatWest Markets plc*     78,104  
  300     Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc.     3,498  
  300     Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)     7,610  
  600     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     81,060  
  5,900     Regions Financial Corp.     104,902  
  11,100     Resona Holdings, Inc.     59,160  
  200     San-In Godo Bank Ltd. (The)     1,785  
  200     Seven Bank Ltd.     611  
  5,300     Shinsei Bank Ltd.     81,320  
  6,400     Societe Generale SA     268,991  
  18,700     Standard Chartered plc     169,860  
  5,600     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     218,434  
  300     Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     11,836  
  26,336     SunTrust Banks, Inc.     1,738,703  
  21,900     UniCredit SpA     362,980  
  98,700     Unione di Banche Italiane SpA     378,051  
  600     US Bancorp     30,012  
  57,630     Wells Fargo & Co.     3,195,007  
  1,500     Zions Bancorp     79,035  
   

 

 

 
      27,753,127  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 1.5%  
  8,089     3M Co.     1,591,268  
  5,000     Acuity Brands, Inc.     579,350  
  39,700     AECOM*     1,311,291  
  700     Airbus SE     81,686  
  1,100     Allegion plc     85,096  
  900     Alstom SA     41,291  
  5,100     AMETEK, Inc.     368,016  
  8,000     Arconic, Inc.     136,080  
  1,600     Ashtead Group plc     47,647  
  15,200     BAE Systems plc     129,311  
  1,500     Bodycote plc     19,307  
  13,200     Boeing Co. (The)     4,428,732  
  5,300     Bouygues SA     227,731  
  1,700     Bunzl plc     51,342  
  10,000     Caterpillar, Inc.     1,356,700  
  1,100     Chiyoda Corp.     9,538  
  5,500     Cie de Saint-Gobain     244,997  
  21,400     CNH Industrial NV     226,059  
  49,800     Cobham plc*     84,208  
  1,000     COMSYS Holdings Corp.     26,467  
  2,700     Cummins, Inc.     359,100  
  200     Daifuku Co. Ltd.     8,738  
  3,700     Dover Corp.     270,840  
  8,100     Eaton Corp. plc     605,394  

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Capital Goods – (continued)  
  200     Ebara Corp.   $ 6,205  
  2,900     Eiffage SA     315,066  
  400     Emerson Electric Co.     27,656  
  100     Fastenal Co.     4,813  
  189     Ferguson plc     15,292  
  11,500     Ferrovial SA     235,320  
  400     Flowserve Corp.     16,160  
  2,600     Fluor Corp.     126,828  
  2,900     Fortive Corp.     223,619  
  8,300     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     445,627  
  8,500     Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.     64,567  
  100     Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.     3,489  
  8,500     Galliford Try plc     97,582  
  67,300     General Electric Co.     915,953  
  30,500     HD Supply Holdings, Inc.*     1,308,145  
  1,500     Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.     48,630  
  11,900     Honeywell International, Inc.     1,714,195  
  2,400     Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     520,296  
  2,100     IHI Corp.     73,046  
  6,700     Ingersoll-Rand plc     601,191  
  9,000     ITOCHU Corp.     162,773  
  600     JGC Corp.     12,069  
  10,500     Johnson Controls International plc     351,225  
  2,500     JTEKT Corp.     33,934  
  14,700     Kajima Corp.     113,582  
  400     Kingspan Group plc     20,030  
  400     KION Group AG     28,712  
  500     Komatsu Ltd.     14,234  
  2,900     Kubota Corp.     45,515  
  3,400     L3 Technologies, Inc.     653,888  
  400     Legrand SA     29,299  
  19,900     Marubeni Corp.     151,506  
  11,200     Masco Corp.     419,104  
  14,800     Meggitt plc     96,040  
  100     MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.     1,685  
  200     MISUMI Group, Inc.     5,819  
  7,900     Mitsubishi Corp.     219,060  
  4,300     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.     156,311  
  11,300     Mitsui & Co. Ltd.     188,171  
  100     MTU Aero Engines AG     19,154  
  100     Nidec Corp.     14,959  
  3,600     Obayashi Corp.     37,380  
  2,600     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     405,210  
  11,000     Pentair plc     462,880  
  1,400     Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.     9,359  
  4,700     Prysmian SpA     116,620  
  124,600     Quanta Services, Inc.*     4,161,640  
  18,400     Rexel SA     264,134  
  1,100     Rheinmetall AG     121,025  
  100     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     16,623  
  14,400     Rolls-Royce Holdings plc*     187,561  
  1,100     Roper Technologies, Inc.     303,501  
  9,700     Rotork plc     42,720  
  500     Safran SA     60,553  
  4,400     Schneider Electric SE     365,934  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Capital Goods – (continued)  
  6,200     Shimizu Corp.   64,170  
  8,800     Signify NV     227,670  
  3,500     Snap-on, Inc.     562,520  
  38,300     Sojitz Corp.     138,708  
  100     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     13,281  
  9,100     Sumitomo Corp.     149,238  
  2,000     Taisei Corp.     110,139  
  900     Thales SA     115,789  
  100     THK Co. Ltd.     2,855  
  1,500     Toda Corp.     13,026  
  300     TOTO Ltd.     13,886  
  3,600     Toyota Tsusho Corp.     120,300  
  500     TransDigm Group, Inc.     172,570  
  6,960     United Rentals, Inc.*     1,027,435  
  5,400     Vesuvius plc     42,449  
  3,800     Vinci SA     364,766  
  200     Weir Group plc (The)     5,253  
  1,100     WW Grainger, Inc.     339,240  
  5,400     Xylem, Inc.     363,852  
   

 

 

 
      32,193,226  

 

 

 
Commercial & Professional Services – 0.1%  
  1,800     Babcock International Group plc     19,340  
  800     Cintas Corp.     148,056  
  800     Edenred     25,269  
  100     Equifax, Inc.     12,511  
  5,500     IHS Markit Ltd.*     283,745  
  3,700     IWG plc     15,548  
  19,500     Nielsen Holdings plc     603,135  
  400     Nihon M&A Center, Inc.     11,589  
  1,100     Pagegroup plc     8,156  
  400     Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.     8,908  
  900     Randstad NV     52,826  
  700     Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.     19,333  
  100     RELX NV     2,126  
  5,900     Rentokil Initial plc     27,203  
  4,900     Republic Services, Inc.     334,964  
  8,000     Robert Half International, Inc.     520,800  
  9,900     Stericycle, Inc.*     646,371  
  200     TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.     12,281  
  100     Teleperformance     17,650  
  1,900     Verisk Analytics, Inc.*     204,516  
  1,500     Waste Management, Inc.     122,010  
  300     Wolters Kluwer NV     16,853  
   

 

 

 
      3,113,190  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 0.4%  
  500     Bellway plc     19,753  
  4,000     Berkeley Group Holdings plc     199,252  
  600     Burberry Group plc     17,052  
  10,100     Hanesbrands, Inc.     222,402  
  200     Hasbro, Inc.     18,462  
  2,200     Haseko Corp.     30,323  
  100     Hermes International     61,085  
  200     HUGO BOSS AG     18,138  
  500     Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.     9,626  
  100     Kering SA     56,330  

 

 

 

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Durables & Apparel – (continued)  
  46,100     Lennar Corp. Class A   $ 2,420,250  
  11,500     Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*     1,435,775  
  300     LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     99,606  
  1,400     Mattel, Inc.(b)     22,988  
  8,300     Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.*     552,780  
  8,100     Mohawk Industries, Inc.*     1,735,587  
  1,400     Moncler SpA     63,525  
  5,800     Newell Brands, Inc.     149,582  
  3,700     Persimmon plc     123,246  
  18,100     PulteGroup, Inc.     520,375  
  3,100     PVH Corp.     464,132  
  4,800     Ralph Lauren Corp.     603,456  
  2,900     Redrow plc     20,373  
  500     SEB SA     87,233  
  600     Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.     10,269  
  10,000     Sekisui House Ltd.     176,744  
  7,600     Sony Corp.     389,229  
  2,700     Tapestry, Inc.     126,117  
  3,100     VF Corp.     252,712  
  200     Yamaha Corp.     10,380  
   

 

 

 
      9,916,782  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 0.3%  
  1,900     Accor SA     93,054  
  4,000     Carnival Corp.     229,240  
  800     Carnival plc     45,724  
  100     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*     43,137  
  300     Darden Restaurants, Inc.     32,118  
  5,000     H&R Block, Inc.     113,900  
  600     Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     47,496  
  700     Marriott International, Inc. Class A     88,620  
  100     Merlin Entertainments plc     510  
  115,900     MGM Resorts International     3,364,577  
  4,400     Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*     207,900  
  200     Oriental Land Co. Ltd.     20,969  
  600     Paddy Power Betfair plc     65,570  
  36,900     Service Corp. International     1,320,651  
  1,800     Sodexo SA     179,684  
  700     Starbucks Corp.     34,195  
  2,400     TUI AG     52,493  
  1,300     Wyndham Destinations, Inc.     57,551  
  1,300     Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     76,479  
  1,100     Wynn Resorts Ltd.     184,074  
  800     Yum! Brands, Inc.     62,576  
   

 

 

 
      6,320,518  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 1.4%  
  14,100     3i Group plc     166,932  
  100     Acom Co. Ltd.     384  
  100     AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.     2,131  
  99,263     Ally Financial, Inc.     2,607,639  
  22,400     American Express Co.     2,195,200  
  2,000     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     279,760  
  100     Azimut Holding SpA     1,541  
  7,900     Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)     426,047  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Diversified Financials – (continued)  
  34,539     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B*   6,446,704  
  200     BlackRock, Inc.     99,808  
  19,300     Capital One Financial Corp.     1,773,670  
  1,800     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     187,326  
  3,200     Charles Schwab Corp. (The)     163,520  
  10,600     CME Group, Inc.     1,737,552  
  3,600     Credit Acceptance Corp.*(b)     1,272,240  
  6,200     Credit Saison Co. Ltd.     97,408  
  2,500     Discover Financial Services     176,025  
  3,400     E*TRADE Financial Corp.*     207,944  
  600     Eurazeo SA     45,415  
  2,500     EXOR NV     167,293  
  300     Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA     31,560  
  1,700     Hargreaves Lansdown plc     44,067  
  35,972     Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Class A     2,316,957  
  19,900     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     1,463,645  
  400     Japan Exchange Group, Inc.     7,419  
  37,300     Jefferies Financial Services, Inc.     848,202  
  100     Jupiter Fund Management plc     586  
  11,400     Man Group plc     26,427  
  500     Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.     4,773  
  10,800     Moody’s Corp.     1,842,048  
  38,500     Morgan Stanley     1,824,900  
  1,400     MSCI, Inc.     231,602  
  1,800     Nasdaq, Inc.     164,286  
  69,900     Navient Corp.     910,797  
  16,100     Nomura Holdings, Inc.     77,909  
  9,600     ORIX Corp.     151,316  
  21,300     Quilter plc*     40,738  
  1,300     S&P Global, Inc.     265,057  
  500     SBI Holdings, Inc.     12,820  
  400     Schroders plc     16,599  
  44,000     Standard Life Aberdeen plc     188,415  
  500     State Street Corp.     46,545  
  19,600     Synchrony Financial     654,248  
  2,100     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     243,789  
  200     Tokyo Century Corp.     11,322  
  23,000     Voya Financial, Inc.     1,081,000  
   

 

 

 
      30,561,566  

 

 

 
Energy – 1.6%  
  25,900     Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     1,897,175  
  400     Apache Corp.     18,700  
  13,100     BP plc     99,672  
  1,000     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     23,800  
  70,400     Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Class A*     1,271,424  
  2,400     Chevron Corp.     303,432  
  200     Concho Resources, Inc.*     27,670  
  3,000     ConocoPhillips     208,860  
  19,400     Continental Resources, Inc.*     1,256,344  
  38,300     Devon Energy Corp.     1,683,668  
  13,191     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     1,735,540  
  3,400     Enagas SA     99,165  
  21,200     Eni SpA     393,077  
  9,800     EOG Resources, Inc.     1,219,414  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   25


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)  
  300     EQT Corp.   $ 16,554  
  27,500     Exxon Mobil Corp.     2,275,075  
  1,400     Galp Energia SGPS SA     26,633  
  21,700     Hess Corp.     1,451,513  
  200     Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.     7,112  
  1,000     Inpex Corp.     10,386  
  18,100     JXTG Holdings, Inc.     125,574  
  74,800     Kinder Morgan, Inc.     1,321,716  
  400     Marathon Oil Corp.     8,344  
  36,700     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     2,574,872  
  16,300     National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     707,420  
  2,000     Neste OYJ     156,478  
  900     Newfield Exploration Co.*     27,225  
  600     Noble Energy, Inc.     21,168  
  2,300     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     192,464  
  2,400     OMV AG     135,739  
  17,900     ONEOK, Inc.     1,249,957  
  71,700     Parsley Energy, Inc. Class A*     2,171,076  
  14,900     Phillips 66     1,673,419  
  112,600     Range Resources Corp.     1,883,798  
  68,800     Royal Dutch Shell plc Class A     2,381,094  
  3,300     Royal Dutch Shell plc Class B     118,183  
  26,000     Saipem SpA*     119,240  
  5,300     SBM Offshore NV     82,178  
  21,100     TOTAL SA     1,281,314  
  20,000     Valero Energy Corp.     2,216,600  
  27,300     Whiting Petroleum Corp.*     1,439,256  
  124,400     WPX Energy, Inc.*     2,242,932  
   

 

 

 
      36,155,261  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.4%  
  21,500     Carrefour SA(b)     346,815  
  4,700     Casino Guichard Perrachon SA     181,894  
  200     Costco Wholesale Corp.     41,796  
  113,200     J Sainsbury plc     479,036  
  100     Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     1,440  
  1,600     Kesko OYJ Class B     97,726  
  28,100     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV     670,960  
  13,900     Kroger Co. (The)     395,455  
  29,900     METRO AG(b)     368,483  
  7,100     Sysco Corp.     484,859  
  173,400     Tesco plc     586,716  
  71,300     US Foods Holding Corp.*     2,696,566  
  13,600     Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     816,204  
  28,400     Walmart, Inc.     2,432,460  
  93,000     Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc     308,481  
   

 

 

 
      9,908,891  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 0.4%  
  6,900     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     316,227  
  1,800     Associated British Foods plc     64,905  
  1,900     Brown-Forman Corp. Class B     93,119  
  13,600     Campbell Soup Co.(b)     551,344  
  11,800     Conagra Brands, Inc.     421,614  
  500     Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A     109,435  
  7,700     Danone SA     562,196  
  100     Diageo plc     3,592  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – (continued)  
  12,700     General Mills, Inc.   562,102  
  2,800     Heineken NV     280,528  
  1,500     Hershey Co. (The)     139,590  
  9,000     Hormel Foods Corp.     334,890  
  9,700     Imperial Brands plc     360,240  
  32,400     Japan Tobacco, Inc.     905,464  
  4,600     JM Smucker Co. (The)     494,408  
  2,000     Kellogg Co.     139,740  
  1,600     McCormick & Co., Inc. (Non-Voting)     185,744  
  10,200     Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B     694,008  
  16,100     Mondelez International, Inc. Class A     660,100  
  2,900     Monster Beverage Corp.*     166,170  
  300     PepsiCo, Inc.     32,661  
  1,700     Pernod Ricard SA     277,448  
  8,900     Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A     612,765  
   

 

 

 
      7,968,290  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 1.5%  
  43,100     Abbott Laboratories     2,628,669  
  500     Align Technology, Inc.*     171,070  
  5,400     Anthem, Inc.     1,285,362  
  800     Baxter International, Inc.     59,072  
  500     Becton Dickinson and Co.     119,780  
  1,600     Boston Scientific Corp.*     52,320  
  22,100     Cardinal Health, Inc.     1,079,143  
  20,900     Centene Corp.*     2,575,089  
  4,400     Cerner Corp.*     263,076  
  75,900     ConvaTec Group plc     211,894  
  20,700     CVS Health Corp.     1,332,045  
  17,600     Danaher Corp.     1,736,768  
  36,800     DaVita, Inc.*     2,555,392  
  7,500     DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.     328,275  
  800     Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     116,456  
  56,200     Envision Healthcare Corp.*     2,473,362  
  1,600     Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA     161,106  
  16,100     HCA Healthcare, Inc.     1,651,860  
  8,200     Henry Schein, Inc.*     595,648  
  4,100     Humana, Inc.     1,220,283  
  400     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     191,392  
  21,100     Koninklijke Philips NV     893,964  
  14,000     Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*     2,513,420  
  300     M3, Inc.     11,931  
  7,800     McKesson Corp.     1,040,520  
  35,500     Mediclinic International plc     245,939  
  20,900     Medtronic plc     1,789,249  
  1,000     NMC Health plc     47,068  
  800     Olympus Corp.     29,926  
  5,500     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     604,670  
  400     ResMed, Inc.     41,432  
  300     Sartorius AG (Preference)(a)     44,661  
  10,900     Smith & Nephew plc     200,781  
  200     Sysmex Corp.     18,635  
  300     Terumo Corp.     17,175  
  14,700     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     3,606,498  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care Equipment & Services – (continued)  
  6,600     Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B   $ 735,504  
  400     Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*     45,488  
  6,500     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     724,360  
   

 

 

 
      33,419,283  

 

 

 
Household & Personal Products – 0.1%  
  8,100     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     430,596  
  12,000     Coty, Inc. Class A     169,200  
  1,500     Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A     214,035  
  200     Kao Corp.     15,244  
  100     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     10,534  
  100     Kose Corp.     21,510  
  15,800     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     1,233,348  
  4,200     Reckitt Benckiser Group plc     345,092  
  100     Unilever NV CVA     5,572  
  100     Unilever plc     5,524  
   

 

 

 
      2,450,655  

 

 

 
Insurance – 0.9%  
  102,392     Aegon NV     611,343  
  27,300     Aflac, Inc.     1,174,446  
  1,100     Ageas     55,377  
  500     Allianz SE (Registered)     103,027  
  13,000     Allstate Corp. (The)     1,186,510  
  100     Aon plc     13,717  
  1,000     Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     65,280  
  31,400     Assicurazioni Generali SpA     524,944  
  10,400     Assurant, Inc.     1,076,296  
  44,300     Aviva plc     293,935  
  25,700     AXA SA     627,948  
  4,800     Beazley plc     36,989  
  37,700     Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*     1,510,639  
  4,600     Chubb Ltd.     584,292  
  5,400     Cincinnati Financial Corp.     361,044  
  6,500     Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.     115,685  
  100     Hannover Rueck SE     12,432  
  13,500     Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.     147,741  
  103,900     Legal & General Group plc     363,425  
  16,400     Lincoln National Corp.     1,020,900  
  16,200     Loews Corp.     782,136  
  24,600     Mapfre SA     73,941  
  1,000     Markel Corp.*     1,084,350  
  400     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     32,788  
  29,800     MetLife, Inc.     1,299,280  
  300     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Registered)     63,073  
  14,399     NN Group NV     583,972  
  63,900     Old Mutual Ltd.*     126,328  
  30,800     Poste Italiane SpA     257,076  
  16,800     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     889,560  
  4,100     Progressive Corp. (The)     242,515  
  15,000     Prudential Financial, Inc.     1,402,650  
  1,500     Prudential plc     34,195  
  1,200     RSA Insurance Group plc     10,732  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Insurance – (continued)  
  100     Sampo OYJ Class A   4,870  
  100     Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.     1,905  
  300     T&D Holdings, Inc.     4,500  
  8,800     Torchmark Corp.     716,408  
  4,800     Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)     587,232  
  30,800     Unum Group     1,139,292  
   

 

 

 
      19,222,773  

 

 

 
Materials – 1.0%  
  100     Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     15,573  
  24,200     Alcoa Corp.*     1,134,496  
  19,300     Anglo American plc     428,478  
  9,800     Antofagasta plc     127,324  
  9,900     ArcelorMittal     288,840  
  1,700     Arkema SA     200,600  
  5,100     Asahi Kasei Corp.     64,675  
  2,100     Avery Dennison Corp.     214,410  
  13,900     Ball Corp.     494,145  
  3,700     BASF SE     353,234  
  2,700     BHP Billiton plc     60,595  
  10,800     Celanese Corp. Series A     1,199,448  
  10,400     CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     461,760  
  2,900     Covestro AG     257,762  
  10,000     CRH plc     351,180  
  600     Croda International plc     37,906  
  2,700     Daicel Corp.     29,827  
  500     Denka Co. Ltd.     16,643  
  600     DIC Corp.     18,712  
  23,200     DowDuPont, Inc.     1,529,344  
  2,600     DS Smith plc     17,814  
  26,000     Eastman Chemical Co.     2,598,960  
  600     Ecolab, Inc.     84,198  
  37,300     Evraz plc     248,956  
  40,400     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     697,304  
  66,200     Glencore plc*     314,304  
  1,800     HeidelbergCement AG     151,140  
  71,600     Huntsman Corp.     2,090,720  
  300     JFE Holdings, Inc.     5,666  
  100     JSR Corp.     1,699  
  700     Kaneka Corp.     6,269  
  6,700     Kobe Steel Ltd.     61,228  
  607     Koninklijke DSM NV     60,724  
  1,400     LANXESS AG     108,844  
  5,300     LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A     582,205  
  5,900     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     1,317,647  
  9,700     Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     81,003  
  1,100     Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.     24,858  
  100     Mitsubishi Materials Corp.     2,744  
  200     Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     5,316  
  4,100     Mosaic Co. (The)     115,005  
  11,700     Newmont Mining Corp.     441,207  
  200     Nissan Chemical Corp.     9,316  
  100     NOF Corp.     3,227  
  8,900     Oji Holdings Corp.     55,153  
  33,600     Outokumpu OYJ     208,105  
  3,300     PPG Industries, Inc.     342,309  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   27


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Materials – (continued)  
  9,700     Praxair, Inc.   $ 1,534,055  
  1,200     Rio Tinto plc     66,142  
  300     Sealed Air Corp.     12,735  
  3,600     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     1,467,252  
  700     Showa Denko KK     30,987  
  1,600     Smurfit Kappa Group plc     64,515  
  3,200     Stora Enso OYJ Class R     62,342  
  600     Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.     5,775  
  11,600     Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.     65,605  
  400     Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.     15,267  
  1,400     Taiheiyo Cement Corp.     46,055  
  2,100     Teijin Ltd.     38,467  
  800     Tokuyama Corp.     25,623  
  400     Toray Industries, Inc.     3,157  
  2,400     Tosoh Corp.     37,109  
  700     Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.     12,285  
  1,900     Ube Industries Ltd.     49,334  
  900     Umicore SA     51,379  
  1,700     UPM-Kymmene OYJ     60,529  
  23,500     Vedanta Resources plc     199,418  
  500     voestalpine AG     22,992  
  300     Wacker Chemie AG     39,210  
  8,700     WestRock Co.     496,074  
  2,600     Wienerberger AG     64,854  
  100     Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.     3,017  
  2,700     Zeon Corp.     31,851  
   

 

 

 
      21,426,902  

 

 

 
Media – 0.9%  
  2,700     Ascential plc     16,073  
  2,300     Charter Communications, Inc. Class A*     674,383  
  162,222     Comcast Corp. Class A     5,322,504  
  200     CyberAgent, Inc.     11,994  
  1,400     Dentsu, Inc.     66,273  
  20,400     Discovery, Inc. Class A*(b)     561,000  
  22,700     Discovery, Inc. Class C*     578,850  
  400     Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.     6,826  
  29,500     GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A*     1,329,860  
  2,400     Informa plc     26,381  
  24,556     Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C*     1,859,380  
  68,100     Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*     3,307,617  
  33,800     News Corp. Class A     523,900  
  5,500     Omnicom Group, Inc.     419,485  
  16,100     Pearson plc     187,496  
  6,800     ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE     172,074  
  4,200     Publicis Groupe SA     288,214  
  7,400     Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A     367,706  
  3,500     Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B     172,445  
  22,100     Viacom, Inc. Class B     666,536  
  24,500     Walt Disney Co. (The)     2,567,845  
  10,600     WPP plc     166,543  
   

 

 

 
      19,293,385  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 1.5%  
  17,100     AbbVie, Inc.   1,584,315  
  8,600     Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     1,067,690  
  11,300     Amgen, Inc.     2,085,867  
  16,200     Astellas Pharma, Inc.     246,541  
  8,400     AstraZeneca plc     581,004  
  100     Bayer AG (Registered)     10,982  
  7,100     Biogen, Inc.*     2,060,704  
  29,700     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     1,643,598  
  21,632     Celgene Corp.*     1,718,014  
  200     Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     10,472  
  500     Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.     19,102  
  1,300     Eisai Co. Ltd.     91,507  
  92,332     Gilead Sciences, Inc.     6,540,799  
  300     GlaxoSmithKline plc     6,048  
  100     Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.     8,426  
  3,200     IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*     319,424  
  12,849     Johnson & Johnson     1,559,098  
  19,800     Merck & Co., Inc.     1,201,860  
  5,500     Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.     94,958  
  81,300     Mylan NV*     2,938,182  
  24,900     Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*     2,446,176  
  100     Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.     6,206  
  300     Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     7,023  
  300     PeptiDream, Inc.*     12,464  
  11,300     Perrigo Co. plc     823,883  
  60,559     Pfizer, Inc.     2,197,081  
  23,700     Sanofi     1,902,151  
  4,700     Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     81,763  
  3,100     Shionogi & Co. Ltd.     159,073  
  8,049     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     1,667,270  
  2,700     Zoetis, Inc.     230,013  
   

 

 

 
      33,321,694  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 0.6%  
  32,571     American Tower Corp. (REIT)     4,695,761  
  7,100     Aroundtown SA     58,364  
  4,000     CBRE Group, Inc. Class A*     190,960  
  14,100     Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT)     1,520,262  
  100     Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.     16,267  
  4,300     Equinix, Inc. (REIT)     1,848,527  
  200     Equity Residential (REIT)     12,738  
  100     Federal Realty Investment Trust (REIT)     12,655  
  100     Gecina SA (REIT)     16,706  
  600     GGP, Inc. (REIT)     12,258  
  100     Hammerson plc (REIT)     687  
  12,500     Howard Hughes Corp. (The)*     1,656,250  
  100     Intu Properties plc (REIT)     238  
  200     Iron Mountain, Inc. (REIT)     7,002  
  200     Kimco Realty Corp. (REIT)     3,398  
  25,300     Macerich Co. (The) (REIT)     1,437,799  
  200     Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.     4,428  
  400     NTT Urban Development Corp.     4,297  
  200     Relo Group, Inc.     5,269  
  8,800     SBA Communications Corp. (REIT)*     1,453,056  

 

 

 

 

28   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  5,700     Segro plc (REIT)   $ 50,199  
  200     Simon Property Group, Inc. (REIT)     34,038  
  300     Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.     11,047  
  900     Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.     6,349  
  200     Tritax Big Box REIT plc (REIT)     411  
  700     Vonovia SE     33,271  
  100     Vornado Realty Trust (REIT)     7,392  
  400     Weyerhaeuser Co. (REIT)     14,584  
   

 

 

 
      13,114,213  

 

 

 
Retailing – 1.9%  
  3,400     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     461,380  
  7,376     Amazon.com, Inc.*     12,537,725  
  500     AutoZone, Inc.*     335,465  
  7,200     Best Buy Co., Inc.     536,976  
  900     Booking Holdings, Inc.*     1,824,381  
  17,500     CarMax, Inc.*     1,275,225  
  38,900     Dixons Carphone plc     95,461  
  4,600     Dollar General Corp.     453,560  
  26,200     Dollar Tree, Inc.*     2,227,000  
  200     Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd.     9,600  
  39,300     Expedia Group, Inc.     4,723,467  
  11,700     Foot Locker, Inc.     616,005  
  5,100     Gap, Inc. (The)     165,189  
  1,400     Genuine Parts Co.     128,506  
  11,100     Home Depot, Inc. (The)     2,165,610  
  10,400     Kohl’s Corp.     758,160  
  12,000     LKQ Corp.*     382,800  
  26,800     Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     2,561,276  
  19,000     Macy’s, Inc.     711,170  
  52,600     Marks & Spencer Group plc     204,323  
  400     Marui Group Co. Ltd.     8,414  
  9,100     Netflix, Inc.*     3,562,013  
  100     Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.     15,558  
  5,900     Nordstrom, Inc.     305,502  
  100     Ocado Group plc*     1,351  
  5,000     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     1,367,850  
  21,000     Rakuten, Inc.     141,743  
  100     Ross Stores, Inc.     8,475  
  11,400     Target Corp.     867,768  
  16,900     Tiffany & Co.     2,224,040  
  3,500     Tractor Supply Co.     267,715  
   

 

 

 
      40,943,708  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.8%  
  900     Advantest Corp.     18,669  
  48,500     Applied Materials, Inc.     2,240,215  
  500     ASML Holding NV     98,943  
  5,900     BE Semiconductor Industries NV     158,768  
  3,800     Broadcom, Inc.     922,032  
  100     Infineon Technologies AG     2,540  
  21,357     Lam Research Corp.     3,691,558  
  64,800     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     1,389,312  
  6,100     Microchip Technology, Inc.     554,795  
  78,518     Micron Technology, Inc.*     4,117,484  
  10,190     NVIDIA Corp.     2,414,011  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (continued)  
  20,200     QUALCOMM, Inc.   1,133,624  
  500     SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.     35,017  
  1,400     Siltronic AG     198,941  
  8,800     Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     850,520  
  5,800     STMicroelectronics NV     128,663  
  300     SUMCO Corp.     6,025  
  200     Texas Instruments, Inc.     22,050  
  1,300     Ulvac, Inc.     49,591  
   

 

 

 
      18,032,758  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 4.5%  
  5,800     Accenture plc Class A     948,822  
  1,200     Adobe Systems, Inc.*     292,572  
  19,895     Akamai Technologies, Inc.*     1,456,911  
  14,100     Alliance Data Systems Corp.     3,288,120  
  6,094     Alphabet, Inc. Class A*     6,881,284  
  5,535     Alphabet, Inc. Class C*     6,175,123  
  6,200     Altran Technologies SA     89,608  
  700     Amadeus IT Group SA     55,043  
  100     ANSYS, Inc.*     17,418  
  3,000     Atos SE     407,931  
  9,400     Autodesk, Inc.*     1,232,246  
  25,800     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     1,128,234  
  35,900     CA, Inc.     1,279,835  
  3,300     Capgemini SE     442,233  
  3,800     Citrix Systems, Inc.*     398,392  
  38,000     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A     3,001,620  
  400     Dassault Systemes SE     55,977  
  17,100     Dell Technologies, Inc. Class V*     1,446,318  
  3,800     DeNA Co. Ltd.     71,158  
  30,800     DXC Technology Co.     2,482,788  
  75,600     eBay, Inc.*     2,741,256  
  9,800     Electronic Arts, Inc.*     1,381,996  
  17,000     Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*     1,424,090  
  45,981     Facebook, Inc. Class A*     8,935,028  
  4,600     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     487,738  
  81,500     FireEye, Inc.*     1,254,285  
  700     Fiserv, Inc.*     51,863  
  17,400     Fujitsu Ltd.     105,296  
  50,800     Genpact Ltd.     1,469,644  
  14,500     International Business Machines Corp.     2,025,650  
  1,400     Intuit, Inc.     286,027  
  4,700     Just Eat plc*     48,196  
  500     Kakaku.com, Inc.     11,259  
  27,502     Mastercard, Inc. Class A     5,404,693  
  3,700     Micro Focus International plc     64,200  
  116,157     Microsoft Corp.     11,454,242  
  4,200     Nexon Co. Ltd.*     60,939  
  100     Nintendo Co. Ltd.     32,643  
  100     Nomura Research Institute Ltd.     4,838  
  7,400     NTT Data Corp.     85,122  
  128,400     Nuance Communications, Inc.*     1,782,834  
  100     Obic Co. Ltd.     8,262  
  68,200     Oracle Corp.     3,004,892  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   29


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Software & Services – (continued)  
  300     Otsuka Corp.   $ 11,744  
  51,051     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*     4,251,017  
  14,250     Perspecta, Inc.     292,838  
  1,700     Red Hat, Inc.*     228,429  
  27,600     salesforce.com, Inc.*     3,764,640  
  700     Scout24 AG     37,050  
  4,400     Sophos Group plc     36,998  
  11,400     Splunk, Inc.*     1,129,854  
  200     Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.     9,806  
  19,200     Square, Inc. Class A*     1,183,488  
  57,000     Symantec Corp.     1,177,050  
  2,900     Synopsys, Inc.*     248,153  
  20,200     Tableau Software, Inc. Class A*     1,974,550  
  14,098     Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*     1,668,639  
  9,400     Total System Services, Inc.     794,488  
  1,900     Ubisoft Entertainment SA*     207,686  
  1,900     United Internet AG (Registered)     108,474  
  1,400     VeriSign, Inc.*     192,388  
  35,694     Visa, Inc. Class A     4,727,670  
  33,400     Western Union Co. (The)     679,022  
  500     Wirecard AG     80,010  
  48,300     Worldpay, Inc.*     3,949,974  
  100     Yahoo Japan Corp.     331  
  6,100     ZPG plc     39,224  
   

 

 

 
      100,070,149  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 1.6%  
  1,200     Alps Electric Co. Ltd.     30,819  
  64,219     Apple, Inc.     11,887,579  
  2,900     Canon, Inc.     95,096  
  76,300     Cisco Systems, Inc.     3,283,189  
  84,806     CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*     2,476,759  
  600     Electrocomponents plc     5,982  
  4,200     F5 Networks, Inc.*     724,290  
  2,700     FLIR Systems, Inc.     140,319  
  3,200     FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     124,809  
  700     Halma plc     12,604  
  100     Hamamatsu Photonics KK     4,293  
  25,600     Hitachi Ltd.     180,352  
  400     Horiba Ltd.     27,960  
  72,100     HP, Inc.     1,635,949  
  3,400     Ibiden Co. Ltd.     54,327  
  3,800     Ingenico Group SA     340,724  
  700     IPG Photonics Corp.*     154,441  
  57,200     Juniper Networks, Inc.     1,568,424  
  1,000     Kyocera Corp.     56,238  
  1,700     Motorola Solutions, Inc.     197,829  
  15,400     NetApp, Inc.     1,209,362  
  3,200     Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.     88,704  
  77,000     Nokia OYJ     441,663  
  200     Omron Corp.     9,317  
  26,509     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*     5,446,804  
  22,400     Seagate Technology plc     1,264,928  
  400     Shimadzu Corp.     12,068  
  1,200     Spectris plc     41,230  
  100     Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.     2,787  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Technology Hardware & Equipment – (continued)  
  100     TDK Corp.   10,182  
  1,600     TE Connectivity Ltd.     144,096  
  35,800     Western Digital Corp.     2,771,278  
  400     Yaskawa Electric Corp.     14,086  
  3,200     Yokogawa Electric Corp.     56,823  
  12,000     Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A*     1,719,000  
   

 

 

 
      36,234,311  

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services – 0.2%  
  78,600     AT&T, Inc.     2,523,846  
  200     BT Group plc     574  
  1,400     Cellnex Telecom SA     35,198  
  2,200     CenturyLink, Inc.     41,008  
  3,600     KDDI Corp.     98,442  
  7,400     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     336,167  
  100     NTT DOCOMO, Inc.     2,548  
  100     Orange SA     1,669  
  966,300     Telecom Italia SpA*     715,914  
  400     Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG     1,574  
  46,600     Telefonica SA     395,514  
  800     Verizon Communications, Inc.     40,248  
  173,300     Vodafone Group plc     419,783  
   

 

 

 
      4,612,485  

 

 

 
Transportation – 0.6%  
  2,100     Abertis Infraestructuras SA     45,011  
  33,600     Air France-KLM*     274,585  
  9,200     Alaska Air Group, Inc.     555,588  
  500     American Airlines Group, Inc.     18,980  
  7,500     Atlantia SpA     221,117  
  600     Central Japan Railway Co.     124,218  
  2,000     CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     167,320  
  93,539     Delta Air Lines, Inc.     4,633,922  
  13,500     Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Registered)     323,428  
  1,700     Deutsche Post AG (Registered)     55,234  
  4,500     easyJet plc     99,000  
  500     FedEx Corp.     113,530  
  1,500     Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide     144,307  
  17,000     Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A*     1,382,440  
  19,200     International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     167,509  
  400     Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.     14,172  
  1,200     JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     145,860  
  1,500     Kansas City Southern     158,940  
  100     Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.     3,430  
  100     Nippon Express Co. Ltd.     7,246  
  27,700     Royal Mail plc     184,286  
  5,100     Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.     90,245  
  2,900     SG Holdings Co. Ltd.     63,443  
  9,300     Southwest Airlines Co.     473,184  
  9,400     Union Pacific Corp.     1,331,792  
  5,600     United Continental Holdings, Inc.*     390,488  
  10,600     United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B     1,126,038  
  12,500     XPO Logistics, Inc.*     1,252,250  
  300     Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.     8,830  
   

 

 

 
      13,576,393  

 

 

 

 

30   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Utilities – 0.5%  
  268,400     A2A SpA   $ 464,582  
  30,200     AES Corp.     404,982  
  300     Alliant Energy Corp.     12,696  
  100     American Electric Power Co., Inc.     6,925  
  17,052     American Water Works Co., Inc.     1,455,900  
  12,900     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     357,459  
  71,000     Centrica plc     147,423  
  200     Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     2,999  
  4,000     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     311,920  
  25,700     Drax Group plc     110,857  
  3,200     DTE Energy Co.     331,616  
  4,100     Duke Energy Corp.     324,228  
  1,800     E.ON SE     19,178  
  3,000     Edison International     189,810  
  400     Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.     10,324  
  2,100     Electricite de France SA     28,816  
  100     Endesa SA     2,199  
  54,200     Enel SpA     300,332  
  29,500     Engie SA     451,247  
  2,300     Entergy Corp.     185,817  
  100     Eversource Energy     5,861  
  16,400     Exelon Corp.     698,640  
  2,700     FirstEnergy Corp.     96,957  
  2,400     Fortum OYJ     57,166  
  3,100     Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)     45,211  
  1,200     NextEra Energy, Inc.     200,436  
  300     NiSource, Inc.     7,884  
  21,500     NRG Energy, Inc.     660,050  
  12,000     PG&E Corp.     510,720  
  400     PPL Corp.     11,420  
  1,700     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     92,038  
  300     Rubis SCA     18,700  
  1,100     RWE AG     24,997  
  100     Sempra Energy     11,611  
  3,100     Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     41,463  
  8,300     SSE plc     148,159  
  100     Suez     1,294  
  35,600     Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA     192,264  
  14,500     Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.*     67,505  
  160,100     Vistra Energy Corp.*     3,787,966  
  200     Xcel Energy, Inc.     9,136  
   

 

 

 
      11,808,788  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $500,787,628)   $ 541,533,927  

 

 

 
   
Exchange Traded Funds – 7.6%  
  75,256     Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund   $ 5,714,941  
  269,783     Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund     22,516,089  
  96,086     Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF     2,548,201  

 

 

 
Exchange Traded Funds – (continued)  
  1,843,142     Invesco Senior Loan ETF   42,207,952  
  32,404     SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF     1,718,060  
  49,989     SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF     1,956,569  
  31,158     SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF     2,927,606  
  2,112,721     Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF     89,156,826  

 

 

 
  TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS  
  (Cost $159,098,841)   $ 168,746,244  

 

 

 

 

Shares   Distribution
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(c) – 62.1%  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

1,371,868,767   1.869%   $ 1,371,868,767  
(Cost $1,371,868,767)  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES
LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
(Cost $2,031,755,236)   $ 2,082,148,938  

 

 
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(c) – 0.1%  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

2,648,850   1.869%   $ 2,648,850  
(Cost $2,648,850)  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 94.3%  
(Cost $2,034,404,086)   $ 2,084,797,788  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES – 5.7%

    125,966,007  

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 2,210,763,795  

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  Preference Shares are a special type of equity investment that shares in the earnings of the company, has limited voting rights, and receives a greater dividend than applicable Common Shares.

(b)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(c)

  Represents an Affiliated Issuer.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   31


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

CVA

 

—Dutch Certification

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

SPDR

 

—Standard and Poor’s Depositary Receipts

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD

 

—Australian Dollar

BRL

 

—Brazilian Real

CAD

 

—Canadian Dollar

CHF

 

—Swiss Franc

CLP

 

—Chilean Peso

CZK

 

—Czech Koruna

EUR

 

—Euro

GBP

 

—British Pound

HUF

 

—Hungarian Forint

IDR

 

—Indonesian Rupiah

ILS

 

—Israel New Shekel

INR

 

—Indian Rupee

JPY

 

—Japanese Yen

MXN

 

—Mexican Peso

NOK

 

—Norwegian Krone

NZD

 

—New Zealand Dollar

PHP

 

—Philippines peso

PLN

 

—Polish Zloty

SEK

 

—Swedish Krona

TWD

 

—Taiwan Dollar

USD

 

—United States Dollar

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN

 

Counterparty  

Currency

Purchased

    

Currency

Sold

    

Current

Value

     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Gain
 

UBS AG

  USD     3,794,740      BRL     14,370,000      $ 3,695,453        07/30/2018      $ 99,287  
  USD     4,168,350      CHF     4,120,000        4,167,845        07/24/2018        505  
  USD     3,408,541      CLP     2,182,850,000        3,341,083        07/30/2018        67,458  
  USD     27,211,167      GBP     20,500,000        27,081,190        07/24/2018        129,977  
  USD     6,818,161      HUF     1,911,160,000        6,786,281        07/24/2018        31,880  
  USD     4,197,457      IDR     59,987,030,000        4,181,875        07/30/2018        15,582  
  USD     9,463,629      ILS     34,170,000        9,354,709        07/24/2018        108,920  
  USD     8,108,883      INR     555,860,000        8,088,776        07/30/2018        20,107  
  USD     19,325,198      JPY     2,126,240,000        19,232,106        07/24/2018        93,092  
  USD     3,397,265      NOK     27,620,000        3,394,224        07/24/2018        3,041  
  USD     12,595,992      NZD     18,340,000        12,421,813        07/24/2018        174,179  
  USD     4,641,988      PLN     17,300,000        4,620,005        07/24/2018        21,983  
  USD     5,970,038      SEK     53,060,000        5,933,466        07/24/2018        36,572  
    USD     10,052,373      TWD     304,480,000        10,012,662        07/30/2018        39,711  
TOTAL                                               $ 842,294  

 

32   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty  

Currency

Purchased

    

Currency

Sold

    

Current

Value

     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

UBS AG

  USD     13,843,794      AUD     18,740,000      $ 13,869,375        07/24/2018      $ (25,581
  USD     12,277,947      CAD     16,330,000        12,426,316        07/24/2018        (148,369
  USD     16,746,462      CHF     16,590,000        16,782,656        07/24/2018        (36,194
  USD     5,206,145      CZK     115,810,000        5,214,426        07/24/2018        (8,281
  USD     54,520,579      EUR     46,860,000        54,808,291        07/24/2018        (287,712
  USD     4,060,570      MXN     82,950,000        4,162,577        07/24/2018        (102,007
    USD     12,500,718      PHP     669,690,000        12,523,275        07/30/2018        (22,557
TOTAL                                               $ (630,701

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

                 

3 Month Canadian Bankers Acceptance

     84          09/17/2018        $ 15,660,746        $ (4,510

3 Month Canadian Bankers Acceptance

     56          12/17/2018          10,423,459          (7,850

3 Month Canadian Bankers Acceptance

     20          03/18/2019          3,717,149          (3,122

3 Month Sterling

     92          09/19/2018          15,053,431          (6,180

3 Month Sterling

     76          12/19/2018          12,428,547          (1,467

3 Month Sterling

     54          03/20/2019          8,824,574          995  

3 Month Sterling

     58          06/19/2019          9,472,505          1,590  

3 Month Sterling

     45          09/18/2019          7,344,903          (561

3 Month Sterling

     29          12/18/2019          4,730,033          (1,199

3 Month Sterling

     22          03/18/2020          3,586,486          (497

3 Month Sterling

     18          06/17/2020          2,933,210          550  

Amsterdam Exchange Index

     40          07/20/2018          5,153,268          (112,162

ASX 90 Day Bank Accepted Bill

     15          12/13/2018          11,046,275          (577

ASX 90 Day Bank Accepted Bill

     77          03/07/2019          56,701,428          4,640  

Australia 10 Year Bond

     118          09/17/2018          11,296,624          20,401  

Brent Crude Oil

     81          07/31/2018          6,417,630          182,087  

CAC 40 10 Euro Index

     103          07/20/2018          6,399,678          (153,955

Canada 10 Year Bond

     70          09/19/2018          7,279,276          (21,431

DAX Index

     12          09/21/2018          4,312,160          (194,877

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     970          09/21/2018          38,412,095          (910,886

Euro-Bobl

     329          09/06/2018          50,780,534          200,266  

Euro-Bund

     338          09/06/2018          64,161,151          523,679  

Euro-Buxl

     32          09/06/2018          6,640,578          114,772  

Euro-OAT

     109          09/06/2018          19,671,428          174,407  

Euro-Schatz

     419          09/06/2018          54,844,110          38,617  

FTSE 100 Index

     222          09/21/2018          22,271,216          (150,162

Japan 10 Year Bond

     5          09/12/2018          6,812,085          9,057  

LME Aluminum Base Metal

     40          07/16/2018          2,164,000          (216,581

LME Aluminum Base Metal

     39          08/13/2018          2,073,825          (178,468

LME Nickel Base Metal

     29          07/16/2018          2,581,377          (107,687

LME Nickel Base Metal

     31          08/13/2018          2,764,983          (114,367

Long Gilt

     132          09/26/2018          21,437,913          (24,556

Low Sulphur Gasoil

     60          08/10/2018          4,060,500          59,879  

MSCI Taiwan Index

     57          07/30/2018          2,209,320          5,686  

NASDAQ 100 Emini Index

     102          09/21/2018          14,416,170          (268,500

NY Harbor ULSD

     43          07/31/2018          3,990,718          46,476  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   33


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts: (continued)

                 

OMXS30 Index

     135          07/20/2018        $ 2,352,807        $ (14,005

RBOB Gasoline

     39          07/31/2018          3,523,666          76,878  

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     524          09/21/2018          43,164,500          (757,544

S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini Index

     35          09/21/2018          6,846,350          (177,428

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     41          09/20/2018          6,008,489          20,561  

TOPIX Index

     96          09/13/2018          15,005,013          (345,604

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     16          09/19/2018          2,320,000          239  

WTI Crude Oil

     76          07/20/2018          5,635,400          627,550  
Total                                     $ (1,665,846

Short position contracts:

                 

100 oz Gold

     (148        08/29/2018        $ (18,566,600      $ 374,402  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (162        09/17/2018          (39,505,725        192,913  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (219        12/17/2018          (53,304,600        264,690  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (253        03/18/2019          (61,504,300        323,047  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (273        06/17/2019          (66,301,462        370,928  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (260        09/16/2019          (63,102,000        367,141  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (235        12/16/2019          (57,008,063        306,475  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (224        03/16/2020          (54,331,200        114,805  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (207        06/15/2020          (50,207,850        (24,559

ASX 90 Day Bank Accepted Bill

     (145        09/13/2018          (106,780,656        2,692  

Coffee ’C’

     (62        09/18/2018          (2,676,075        42,817  

Corn

     (189        09/14/2018          (3,397,275        65,555  

Euro-BTP

     (31        09/06/2018          (4,606,317        (42,034

KOSPI 200 Index

     (35        09/13/2018          (2,355,316        (6,102

LME Aluminum Base Metal

     (40        07/16/2018          (2,164,000        163,651  

LME Nickel Base Metal

     (29        07/16/2018          (2,581,377        106,855  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (1,281        09/21/2018          (174,318,480        3,312,766  

Silver

     (38        09/26/2018          (3,077,620        131,957  

Soybean

     (110        11/14/2018          (4,840,000        199,028  

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note

     (77        09/19/2018          (9,254,438        (49,355

U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note

     (151        09/28/2018          (31,986,047        (15,526

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note

     (140        09/28/2018          (15,906,406        (50,166
Total                                     $ 6,151,980  
Total Futures Contracts                                     $ 4,486,134  

 

34   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

SWAP CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following swap contracts:

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Reference Obligation/Index    Financing Rate
Received (Paid)
by the Fund
    Credit
Spread
at June 30,
2018(a)
    Termination
Date
    

Notional
Amount

(000’s)

     Value    

Upfront
Premium
(Received)

Paid

     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Protection Purchased (b):

                 

Markit CDX North America High Yield Index

     (5.000)%       3.584%       06/20/2023        USD  42,150      $ (2,536,612   $ (2,718,036    $ 181,424  

Protection Sold (c):

                 

Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index

     1.000       0.672       06/20/2023        8,000        122,123       137,053        (14,930

iTraxx Europe Crossover Index

     5.000       3.200       06/20/2023        EUR  46,900        4,436,037       5,545,497        (1,109,460

iTraxx Europe Index

     1.000       0.735       06/20/2023        2,800        43,283       70,486        (27,203
TOTAL                                      $ 2,064,831     $ 3,035,000      $ (970,169

 

  (a)   Credit spread on the referenced obligation, together with the period of expiration, are indicators of payment/performance risk. The likelihood of a credit event occurring which would require a fund or its counterparty to make a payment or otherwise be required to perform under the swap contract is generally greater as the credit spread and term of the swap contract increase.
  (b)   Payments made quarterly
  (c)   Payments received quarterly.

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Referenced Obligation/Index    Financing Rate
Received (Paid)
by the Fund
    Counterparty    Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000’s)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(a)
 

MSCI The World Growth Net Return Index(b)

     (2.047)%     Bank of America NA      05/13/2019        USD  119,560      $ 71,440  

MSCI The World Growth Net Return Index(b)

     (2.046)          05/13/2019        24,966        (588,592)  

MSCI The World Net Return Index(c)

     2.047          05/13/2019        125,748        3,287,734  

MSCI The World Net Return Index(c)

     2.046          05/13/2019        26,642        605,134  

Alerian MLP Index Total Return(d)

     (2.362)     Deutsche Bank AG      10/26/2018        13,456        543,015  

Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Index Total Return(e)

     0.000     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA      11/23/2018        11,000        19,095  
TOTAL                                   $ 3,937,826  

 

  (a)   There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts listed above; therefore the unrealized gains (losses) on the swap contracts are equal to their value.
  (b)   Payments made monthly.
  (c)   Payments received monthly.
  (d)   Payments made quarterly.
  (e)   Payments made weekly.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   35


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following written options contracts:

 

Description   Counterparty   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Value     Premiums Paid
(Received) by
the Fund
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Written options contracts:

 

           

Puts

               

S&P 500 Index

  Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.     2,425.00  USD       07/20/2018       35     $ (9,514,295   $ (7,350   $ (72,324   $ 64,974  
      2,450.00  USD       07/20/2018       35       (9,514,295     (8,225     (77,874     69,649  
      2,475.00  USD       07/20/2018       34       (9,242,458     (8,500     (88,346     79,846  
      2,500.00  USD       07/20/2018       33       (8,970,621     (11,550     (96,807     85,257  
      2,525.00  USD       07/20/2018       34       (9,242,458     (14,450     (107,305     92,855  
      2,550.00  USD       07/20/2018       33       (8,970,621     (18,315     (120,633     102,318  
      2,575.00  USD       07/20/2018       32       (8,698,784     (18,240     (132,848     114,608  
      2,600.00  USD       07/20/2018       32       (8,698,784     (25,920     (148,013     122,093  
      2,625.00  USD       07/20/2018       31       (8,426,947     (34,100     (166,858     132,758  
      2,650.00  USD       07/20/2018       31       (8,426,947     (44,950     (185,569     140,619  
      2,675.00  USD       07/20/2018       30       (8,155,110     (55,500     (210,214     154,714  
      2,700.00  USD       07/20/2018       29       (7,883,273     (71,514     (231,537     160,023  
      2,450.00  USD       08/17/2018       47       (12,776,339     (41,736     (73,289     31,553  
      2,475.00  USD       08/17/2018       46       (12,504,502     (39,100     (79,659     40,559  
      2,500.00  USD       08/17/2018       45       (12,232,665     (51,750     (87,266     35,516  
      2,525.00  USD       08/17/2018       44       (11,960,828     (57,200     (96,867     39,667  
      2,550.00  USD       08/17/2018       43       (11,688,991     (65,919     (107,598     41,679  
      2,575.00  USD       08/17/2018       42       (11,417,154     (73,080     (121,100     48,020  
      2,600.00  USD       08/17/2018       41       (11,145,317     (85,075     (134,202     49,127  
      2,625.00  USD       08/17/2018       41       (11,145,317     (100,450     (150,237     49,787  
      2,650.00  USD       08/17/2018       40       (10,873,480     (118,000     (168,561     50,561  
      2,675.00  USD       08/17/2018       39       (10,601,643     (130,845     (189,809     58,964  
      2,700.00  USD       08/17/2018       38       (10,329,806     (157,776     (212,823     55,047  
      2,725.00  USD       08/17/2018       38       (10,329,806     (190,000     (246,067     56,067  
      2,500.00  USD       09/21/2018       50       (13,591,850     (100,500     (75,523     (24,977
      2,525.00  USD       09/21/2018       47       (12,776,339     (113,740     (79,147     (34,593
      2,550.00  USD       09/21/2018       48       (13,048,176     (139,200     (90,764     (48,436
      2,575.00  USD       09/21/2018       49       (13,320,013     (144,795     (103,870     (40,925
      2,600.00  USD       09/21/2018       46       (12,504,502     (149,638     (108,975     (40,663
      2,625.00  USD       09/21/2018       45       (12,232,665     (169,200     (120,880     (48,320
      2,650.00  USD       09/21/2018       44       (11,960,828     (206,800     (133,596     (73,204
      2,675.00  USD       09/21/2018       43       (11,688,991     (216,591     (148,533     (68,058
      2,700.00  USD       09/21/2018       43       (11,688,991     (258,000     (170,530     (87,470
      2,725.00  USD       09/21/2018       42       (11,417,154     (286,440     (189,424     (97,016
      2,750.00  USD       09/21/2018       41       (11,145,317     (318,980     (212,496     (106,484
          2,775.00  USD       09/21/2018       40       (10,873,480     (361,320     (240,089     (121,231
Total written options contracts                         1,431             $ (3,894,749   $ (4,979,633   $ 1,084,884  

 

36   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    Distribution
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company (a) – 89.2%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  93,937,936     1.869%   $ 93,937,936  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 89.2%  
  (Cost $93,937,936)   $ 93,937,936  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES – 10.8%

    11,339,587  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 105,277,523  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  Represents an Affiliated Issuer.

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD

 

—Australian Dollar

BRL

 

—Brazilian Real

CAD

 

—Canadian Dollar

CHF

 

—Swiss Franc

CLP

 

—Chilean Peso

COP

 

—Colombian Peso

CZK

 

—Czech Koruna

EUR

 

—Euro

GBP

 

—British Pound

HUF

 

—Hungarian Forint

ILS

 

—Israel New Shekel

INR

 

—Indian Rupee

JPY

 

—Japanese Yen

KRW

 

—South Korean Won

MXN

 

—Mexican Peso

NOK

 

—Norwegian Krone

NZD

 

—New Zealand Dollar

PEN

 

—Peru Nuevo Sol

PHP

 

—Philippines Peso

PLN

 

—Polish Zloty

RUB

 

—Russian Ruble

SEK

 

—Swedish Krona

THB

 

—Thailand Baht

TRY

 

—Turkish Lira

TWD

 

—Taiwan Dollar

USD

 

—United States Dollar

ZAR

 

—South African Rand

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Current
Value
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Gain
 

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

  CHF     390,000      USD     393,352      $ 394,529        07/24/2018      $ 1,177  
  COP     7,718,180,000      USD     2,620,410        2,630,024        07/30/2018        9,614  
  EUR     190,000      USD     221,845        222,228        07/24/2018        383  
  MXN     57,130,000      USD     2,796,460        2,866,884        07/24/2018        70,424  
  PEN     8,950,000      USD     2,720,117        2,725,335        07/02/2018        5,218  
  PLN     830,000      USD     221,541        221,653        07/24/2018        112  
  RUB     314,710,000      USD     4,913,407        4,996,223        07/30/2018        82,816  
  SEK     3,810,000      USD     425,953        426,056        07/24/2018        103  
  TRY     36,270,000      USD     7,552,067        7,824,147        07/24/2018        272,080  
  USD     687,980      CHF     680,000        687,897        07/24/2018        83  
  USD     2,035,673      CLP     1,305,170,000        1,997,701        07/30/2018        37,972  
  USD     4,681,570      GBP     3,530,000        4,663,249        07/24/2018        18,321  
  USD     1,511,097      HUF     423,610,000        1,504,184        07/24/2018        6,913  
  USD     8,624,364      ILS     31,140,000        8,525,186        07/24/2018        99,178  
  USD     2,691,210      JPY     295,440,000        2,672,291        07/24/2018        18,919  
  USD     8,813,231      KRW     9,743,200,000        8,753,777        07/30/2018        59,454  
  USD     3,298,072      NZD     4,800,000        3,251,074        07/24/2018        46,998  
  USD     3,187,567      PEN     10,460,000        3,185,141        07/02/2018        2,426  
  USD     2,321,191      PLN     8,650,000        2,310,002        07/24/2018        11,189  
  USD     3,714,677      SEK     33,010,000        3,691,363        07/24/2018        23,314  
  USD     5,208,179      THB     171,740,000        5,186,458        07/24/2018        21,721  
  USD     9,114,426      TWD     276,050,000        9,077,757        07/30/2018        36,669  
    ZAR     2,210,000      USD     159,880        160,668        07/24/2018        788  
TOTAL                              $ 825,872  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   37


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Current Value      Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

  BRL     15,470,000      USD     4,071,757      $ 3,978,335        07/30/2018      $ (93,422
  INR     162,040,000      USD     2,362,058        2,357,978        07/30/2018        (4,080
  MXN     10,990,000      USD     557,448        551,497        07/24/2018        (5,951
  NOK     52,060,000      USD     6,404,059        6,397,658        07/24/2018        (6,401
  PEN     1,510,000      USD     460,772        459,805        07/02/2018        (967
  PEN     4,730,000      USD     1,439,440        1,438,913        07/27/2018        (527
  TRY     1,370,000      USD     297,033        295,536        07/24/2018        (1,497
  TWD     3,710,000      USD     122,076        122,002        07/30/2018        (74
  USD     2,024,344      AUD     2,740,000        2,027,860        07/24/2018        (3,516
  USD     1,976,873      CAD     2,630,000        2,001,299        07/24/2018        (24,426
  USD     12,436,580      CHF     12,320,000        12,463,069        07/24/2018        (26,489
  USD     3,839,736      CZK     85,420,000        3,846,095        07/24/2018        (6,359
  USD     7,583,151      EUR     6,530,000        7,637,604        07/24/2018        (54,453
  USD     381,659      KRW     427,340,000        383,943        07/30/2018        (2,284
  USD     257,419      NOK     2,100,000        258,070        07/24/2018        (651
  USD     128,652      NZD     190,000        128,689        07/24/2018        (37
  USD     1,333,148      PHP     71,460,000        1,336,310        07/30/2018        (3,162
  USD     329,436      TWD     10,030,000        329,832        07/30/2018        (396
    ZAR     78,410,000      USD     5,744,974        5,700,446        07/24/2018        (44,528
TOTAL                                               $ (279,220

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

                 

100 oz Gold

     33          08/29/2018        $ 4,139,850        $ (142,348

3 Month Canadian Bankers Acceptance

     4          09/17/2018          745,750          (255

3 Month Canadian Bankers Acceptance

     3          12/17/2018          558,400          (396

3 Month Canadian Bankers Acceptance

     1          03/18/2019          185,857          (220

3 Month Sterling

     5          09/19/2018          818,121          (282

3 Month Sterling

     3          12/19/2018          490,601          (24

3 Month Sterling

     3          03/20/2019          490,254          76  

3 Month Sterling

     2          06/19/2019          326,638          110  

3 Month Sterling

     2          09/18/2019          326,440          111  

3 Month Sterling

     1          12/18/2019          163,105          64  

3 Month Sterling

     1          03/18/2020          163,022          22  

3 Month Sterling

     1          06/17/2020          162,956          14  

Amsterdam Exchange Index

     2          07/20/2018          257,663          (5,406

ASX 90 Day Bank Accepted Bill

     1          12/13/2018          736,418          (2

ASX 90 Day Bank Accepted Bill

     4          03/07/2019          2,945,529          232  

Australia 10 Year Bond

     564          09/17/2018          53,994,033          538,732  

Brent Crude Oil

     48          07/31/2018          3,803,040          100,104  

CAC 40 10 Euro Index

     5          07/20/2018          310,664          (7,475

Coffee ’C’

     70          09/18/2018          3,021,375          (49,458

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     7          09/21/2018          277,201          (6,188

Euro-Bobl

     20          09/06/2018          3,086,963          11,313  

Euro-Bund

     105          09/06/2018          19,931,719          154,646  

Euro-Buxl

     2          09/06/2018          415,036          7,398  

Euro-OAT

     7          09/06/2018          1,263,303          8,307  

Euro-Schatz

     25          09/06/2018          3,272,322          2,194  

Feeder Cattle

     11          08/30/2018          832,287          8,218  

 

38   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

FTSE 100 Index

     6          09/21/2018        $ 601,925        $ (4,058

Japan 10 Year Bond

     26          09/12/2018          35,422,842          (269

Lean Hogs

     73          08/14/2018          2,232,340          (21,370

Live Cattle

     9          08/31/2018          384,210          4,642  

LME Aluminum Base Metal

     42          07/16/2018          2,272,200          (212,039

LME Aluminum Base Metal

     60          08/13/2018          3,190,500          (217,038

LME Lead Base Metal

     48          07/16/2018          2,894,100          45,751  

LME Lead Base Metal

     44          08/13/2018          2,651,825          (101,707

LME Nickel Base Metal

     30          07/16/2018          2,670,390          73,826  

LME Nickel Base Metal

     24          08/13/2018          2,140,632          (77,247

LME Zinc Base Metal

     29          07/16/2018          2,096,337          (148,686

LME Zinc Base Metal

     39          08/13/2018          2,790,937          (235,393

Low Sulphur Gasoil

     5          08/10/2018          338,375          4,990  

MSCI Taiwan Index

     4          07/30/2018          155,040          385  

NASDAQ 100 E-mini Index

     3          09/21/2018          424,005          (7,778

OMXS30 Index

     9          07/20/2018          156,854          (934

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     6          09/21/2018          494,250          (8,667

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     41          09/21/2018          5,579,280          (32,158

S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini Index

     2          09/21/2018          391,220          (10,139

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     4          09/20/2018          586,194          1,934  

Silver

     13          09/26/2018          1,052,870          (31,052

TOPIX Index

     1          09/13/2018          156,302          (3,843

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note

     94          09/19/2018          11,297,625          64,801  

WTI Crude Oil

     36          07/20/2018          2,669,400          188,371  
Total                                     $ (108,191

Short position contracts:

                 

3 Month Eurodollar

     (8        09/17/2018          (1,950,900        7,469  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (11        12/17/2018          (2,677,400        10,587  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (12        03/18/2019          (2,917,200        13,485  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (13        06/17/2019          (3,157,212        16,320  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (13        09/16/2019          (3,155,100        16,662  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (11        12/16/2019          (2,668,462        16,375  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (11        03/16/2020          (2,668,050        5,775  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (10        06/15/2020          (2,425,500        (1,019

ASX 90 Day Bank Accepted Bill

     (7        09/13/2018          (5,154,928        218  

Canada 10 Year Bond

     (169        09/19/2018          (17,574,252        (25,637

Cocoa

     (62        09/13/2018          (1,557,440        (59,965

Copper

     (57        09/26/2018          (4,226,550        166,593  

Corn

     (194        09/14/2018          (3,487,150        204,864  

Cotton No. 2

     (90        12/06/2018          (3,776,400        311,091  

Euro-BTP

     (3        09/06/2018          (445,773        (1,481

FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index

     (4        09/20/2018          (150,716        (5,117

FTSE/MIB Index

     (1        09/21/2018          (125,936        31  

IBEX 35 Index

     (1        07/20/2018          (112,130        (44

KC HRW Wheat

     (57        09/14/2018          (1,392,225        156,717  

KOSPI 200 Index

     (6        09/13/2018          (403,768        4,160  

LME Aluminum Base Metal

     (42        07/16/2018          (2,272,200        172,811  

LME Aluminum Base Metal

     (2        08/13/2018          (106,350        2,219  

LME Lead Base Metal

     (48        07/16/2018          (2,894,100        64,038  

LME Lead Base Metal

     (9        08/13/2018          (542,419        4,141  

LME Nickel Base Metal

     (30        07/16/2018          (2,670,390        53,893  

LME Nickel Base Metal

     (8        08/13/2018          (713,544        (3,602

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   39


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Short position contracts: (continued)

                 

LME Zinc Base Metal

     (29        07/16/2018        $ (2,096,337      $ 190,744  

LME Zinc Base Metal

     (2        08/13/2018          (143,125        2,995  

Long Gilt

     (261        09/26/2018          (42,388,600        (97,179

Natural Gas

     (91        07/27/2018          (2,660,840        1,759  

NY Harbor ULSD

     (5        07/31/2018          (464,037        (22,169

RBOB Gasoline

     (53        07/31/2018          (4,788,571        (137,991

Soybean

     (80        11/14/2018          (3,520,000        401,835  

Sugar No. 11

     (76        09/28/2018          (1,042,720        14,903  

U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note

     (17        09/28/2018          (3,601,078        (1,795

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note

     (17        09/28/2018          (1,931,492        (7,277

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     (2        09/19/2018          (290,000        (5,294

Wheat

     (7        09/14/2018          (175,438        4,303  
Total                                     $ 1,475,418  
Total Futures Contracts                                     $ 1,367,227  

SWAP CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following swap contracts:

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Reference Obligation/Index    Financing Rate
Received (Paid)
by the Fund
    Credit
Spread
at June 30,
2018(a)
   Termination
Date
    

Notional
Amount
(000’s)

     Value     Upfront
Premium
(Received)
Paid
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Protection Purchased (b):

 

           

iTraxx Europe Index

     (1.000)%     0.735%      06/20/2023        EUR       350      $ (5,411   $ (5,293   $ (118

Protection Sold (c):

 

           

iTraxx Europe Crossover Index

     5.000     3.200      06/20/2023          500        47,293       59,341       (12,048

Markit CDX North America High Yield Index

     5.000     3.584      06/20/2023        USD       800        48,145       46,721       1,424  

Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index

     1.000     0.672      06/20/2023                1,100        16,792       18,795       (2,003
TOTAL                                           $ 106,819     $ 119,564     $ (12,745

 

  (a)   Credit spread on the referenced obligation, together with the period of expiration, are indicators of payment/performance risk. The likelihood of a credit event occurring which would require a fund or its counterparty to make a payment or otherwise be required to perform under the swap contract is generally greater as the credit spread and term of the swap contract increase.
  (b)   Payments made quarterly
  (c)   Payments received quarterly.

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Referenced Obligation/Index*

  

Financing Rate

Received (Paid)
by the Fund

 

Counterparty

  

Termination

Date

  

Notional

Amount (000’s)

    

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)(a)

 

A basket (DBGSLBJP) of common stocks(b)

   (0.041)%   Deutsche Bank AG    09/19/2018      JPY       1,540,876      $ (87,432

A basket (DBGSLBJP) of common stocks(b)

   (0.043)      09/19/2018        135,367         

A basket (DBGSLBUK) of common stocks(b)

   (0.659)      08/02/2018      GBP       720         

A basket (DBGSLBUK) of common stocks(b)

   (0.664)      08/02/2018        9,717        158,472  

A basket (DBGSLBUK) of common stocks(b)

   (0.668)      08/02/2018        861        13,450  

 

40   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Referenced Obligation/Index*    Financing Rate
Received (Paid)
by the Fund
    Counterparty      Termination
Date
    

Notional

Amount (000’s)

    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(a)
 

A basket (DBGSMOJP) of common stocks(b)

     (0.041)%          09/19/2018        JPY       2,408,523     $ (39,761

A basket (DBGSMOJP) of common stocks(b)

     (0.043)          09/19/2018          202,990        

A basket (DBGSMOUK) of common stocks(b)

     (0.659)          08/02/2018        GBP       622        

A basket (DBGSMOUK) of common stocks(b)

     (0.664)          08/02/2018          7,761       108,928  

A basket (DBGSMOUK) of common stocks(b)

     (0.668)          08/02/2018          603       7,883  

A basket (DBGSQUJP) of common stocks(b)

     (0.041)          09/19/2018        JPY       2,497,455       (55,692

A basket (DBGSQUJP) of common stocks(b)

     (0.043)          09/19/2018          216,497        

A basket (DBGSQUUK) of common stocks(b)

     (0.659)          08/02/2018        GBP       827        

A basket (DBGSQUUK) of common stocks(b)

     (0.664)          08/02/2018          11,858       204,697  

A basket (DBGSVAJP) of common stocks(b)

     (0.041)          09/19/2018        JPY       3,441,470       203,747  

A basket (DBGSVAJP) of common stocks(b)

     (0.043)          09/19/2018          306,804        

A basket (DBGSVAUK) of common stocks(b)

     (0.659)          08/02/2018        GBP       719        

A basket (DBGSVAUK) of common stocks(b)

     (0.664)          08/02/2018          8,740       114,205  

A basket (DBGSVAUK) of common stocks(b)

     (0.668)          08/02/2018          1,435       17,232  

FSTE 100 Total Return Index(c)

     0.664          08/02/2018          32,366       (556,566

FSTE 100 Total Return Index(c)

     0.668          08/02/2018          9,614       (169,846

Topix Total Return Index(c)

     0.041          09/19/2018        JPY       9,884,192       30,550  

Topix Total Return Index(c)

     0.043          09/19/2018          846,154        

A basket (JPBILBEU) of common stocks(b)

     (0.370)       JPMorgan Chase Bank NA        03/04/2019        EUR       12,593       18,719  

A basket (JPBILBEU) of common stocks(b)

     (0.370)          03/04/2019          1,034 (d)        

A basket (JPBIMOEU) of common stocks(b)

     (0.370)          03/04/2019          9,378       (23,132

A basket (JPBIMOEU) of common stocks(b)

     (0.370)          03/04/2019          746 (d)        

A basket (JPBIQUEU) of common stocks(b)

     (0.370)          03/04/2019          14,196       (102,980

A basket (JPBIQUEU) of common stocks(b)

     (0.370)          03/04/2019          1,119 (d)        

A basket (JPBIVAEU) of common stocks(b)

     (0.370)          03/04/2019          12,851       (69,442

A basket (JPBIVAEU) of common stocks(b)

     (0.370)          03/04/2019          1,008 (d)        

A basket (JPGSLBUS) of common stocks(b)

     (2.090)          08/31/2018        USD       1,688 (d)        

A basket (JPGSLBUS) of common stocks(b)

     (2.102)          08/31/2018          13,903       156,645  

A basket (JPGSMOUS) of common stocks(b)

     (2.090)          08/31/2018          3,165 (d)        

A basket (JPGSMOUS) of common stocks(b)

     (2.102)          08/31/2018          27,306       (856,450

A basket (JPGSQUUS) of common stocks(b)

     (2.090)          08/31/2018          2,789 (d)        

A basket (JPGSQUUS) of common stocks(b)

     (2.102)          08/31/2018          23,473       (365,040

A basket (JPGSVAUS) of common stocks(b)

     (2.090)          08/31/2018          2,156 (d)        

A basket (JPGSVAUS) of common stocks(b)

     (2.102)          08/31/2018          18,441       (431,099

Euro Stoxx 50 Net Return Index(c)

     0.370          03/04/2019        EUR       48,760       617,714  

S&P 500 Total Return Index(c)

     2.098          08/31/2018        USD       9,016        

S&P 500 Total Return Index(c)

     2.102                08/31/2018                76,655       121,398  

TOTAL

                                             $ (983,800

 

  (a)   There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts listed above; therefore the unrealized gains (losses) on the swap contracts are equal to their value.
  (b)   Payments made weekly.
  (c)   Payments received weekly.
  (d)   Represents forward starting total return swaps whose effective date of commencement of accruals and cash flows occur subsequent to June 30, 2018.
  *   The top 50 components are shown below

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   41


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

A basket (DBGSLBJP) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp

   Telecommunication Services        8,166        $ 371,201          2.45

Kao Corp

   Consumer Staples        3,671          280,024          1.85  

KDDI Corp

   Telecommunication Services        10,041          274,735          1.82  

NTT DOCOMO Inc

   Telecommunication Services        10,216          260,293          1.72  

Keyence Corp

   Information Technology        456          257,673          1.70  

Japan Tobacco Inc

   Consumer Staples        8,564          239,263          1.58  

Oriental Land Co Ltd/Japan

   Consumer Discretionary        2,182          228,986          1.51  

Canon Inc

   Information Technology        6,909          226,443          1.50  

Astellas Pharma Inc

   Health Care        14,500          221,070          1.46  

East Japan Railway Co

   Industrials        2,120          203,139          1.34  

FANUC Corp

   Industrials        925          183,687          1.21  

Nitori Holdings Co Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        1,177          183,583          1.21  

Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        519          182,556          1.21  

Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd

   Real Estate        1,122          182,452          1.21  

Japan Airlines Co Ltd

   Industrials        5,017          177,880          1.18  

Terumo Corp

   Health Care        3,099          177,630          1.17  

Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd

   Health Care        4,622          176,783          1.17  

West Japan Railway Co

   Industrials        2,394          176,408          1.17  

Nagoya Railroad Co Ltd

   Industrials        6,350          163,949          1.08  

CyberAgent Inc

   Consumer Discretionary        2,694          161,950          1.07  

Otsuka Corp

   Information Technology        4,115          161,402          1.07  

Park24 Co Ltd

   Industrials        5,874          159,868          1.06  

Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd

   Health Care        3,293          159,448          1.05  

Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd

   Information Technology        3,206          157,415          1.04  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co Ltd

   Industrials        3,842          156,755          1.04  

Nidec Corp

   Industrials        1,026          154,041          1.02  

Toray Industries Inc

   Materials        19,448          153,433          1.01  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp

   Health Care        8,792          151,910          1.00  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co Ltd

   Materials        31,873          149,323          0.99  

Tobu Railway Co Ltd

   Industrials        4,860          148,726          0.98  

Sankyo Co Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        3,749          146,698          0.97  

M3 Inc

   Health Care        3,662          145,926          0.96  

Benesse Holdings Inc

   Consumer Discretionary        4,090          145,110          0.96  

JXTG Holdings Inc

   Energy        20,866          145,073          0.96  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc

   Industrials        3,574          143,733          0.95  

Relo Group Inc

   Real Estate        5,367          141,665          0.94  

Yamato Holdings Co Ltd

   Industrials        4,806          141,603          0.94  

Tokyo Gas Co Ltd

   Utilities        5,330          141,479          0.93  

Central Japan Railway Co

   Industrials        679          140,660          0.93  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd

   Materials        4,136          140,182          0.93  

Secom Co Ltd

   Industrials        1,816          139,419          0.92  

NTT Data Corp

   Information Technology        12,053          138,832          0.92  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp

   Information Technology        8,035          138,827          0.92  

Mitsui & Co Ltd

   Industrials        8,276          138,029          0.91  

Obayashi Corp

   Industrials        13,181          137,183          0.91  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

   Health Care        5,844          137,000          0.91  

Osaka Gas Co Ltd

   Utilities        6,599          136,556          0.90  

Eisai Co Ltd

   Health Care        1,933          136,167          0.90  

Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc/The

   Utilities        10,459          135,204          0.89  

ABC-Mart Inc

   Consumer Discretionary        2,443          133,647          0.88  

 

A basket (DBGSLBUK) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

HSBC Holdings PLC

   Financials        92,739        $ 869,611          5.83 %  

British American Tobacco PLC

   Consumer Staples        15,407          778,542          5.22  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   Health Care        33,687          679,938          4.56  

Diageo PLC

   Consumer Staples        18,161          652,219          4.37  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

   Consumer Staples        7,082          582,954          3.91  

 

42   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Unilever PLC

   Consumer Staples        10,191        $ 563,643          3.78

AstraZeneca PLC

   Health Care        7,771          538,571          3.61  

Imperial Brands PLC

   Consumer Staples        12,184          453,662          3.04  

Compass Group PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        20,693          441,896          2.96  

Vodafone Group PLC

   Telecommunication Services        161,964          392,812          2.63  

Next PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        4,811          384,008          2.57  

Randgold Resources Ltd

   Materials        4,872          374,103          2.51  

RELX PLC

   Industrials        16,909          361,967          2.43  

Severn Trent PLC

   Utilities        13,215          345,146          2.31  

United Utilities Group PLC

   Utilities        32,925          331,550          2.22  

Pennon Group PLC

   Utilities        30,379          318,414          2.13  

Carnival PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        5,479          314,240          2.11  

Rentokil Initial PLC

   Industrials        66,530          307,933          2.06  

NMC Health PLC

   Health Care        6,336          299,459          2.01  

Fresnillo PLC

   Materials        19,431          293,160          1.97  

BT Group PLC

   Telecommunication Services        101,425          291,465          1.95  

BAE Systems PLC

   Industrials        33,476          285,682          1.92  

Smith & Nephew PLC

   Health Care        15,036          277,348          1.86  

Kingfisher PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        69,916          273,972          1.84  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        2,475          271,088          1.82  

Inmarsat PLC

   Telecommunication Services        37,332          270,907          1.82  

Bunzl PLC

   Industrials        8,694          263,266          1.76  

Informa PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        23,779          261,977          1.76  

Croda International PLC

   Materials        3,970          251,507          1.69  

SSE PLC

   Utilities        13,974          249,817          1.67  

Cobham PLC

   Industrials        136,895          232,366          1.56  

Phoenix Group Holdings

   Financials        21,712          193,938          1.30  

Halma PLC

   Information Technology        10,258          185,420          1.24  

DCC PLC

   Industrials        1,982          180,283          1.21  

Sage Group PLC/The

   Information Technology        19,710          163,467          1.10  

Centrica PLC

   Utilities        74,146          154,224          1.03  

Intertek Group PLC

   Industrials        2,011          151,653          1.02  

RPC Group PLC

   Materials        15,243          150,479          1.01  

Electrocomponents PLC

   Information Technology        14,046          140,475          0.94  

Micro Focus International PLC

   Information Technology        7,955          138,920          0.93  

easyJet PLC

   Industrials        6,227          137,452          0.92  

Cineworld Group PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        36,919          129,375          0.87  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

   Financials        13,163          117,990          0.79  

Dixons Carphone PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        45,011          110,817          0.74  

Whitbread PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        2,087          109,035          0.73  

Segro PLC

   Real Estate        11,191          98,840          0.66  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

   Industrials        1,106          95,101          0.64  

Associated British Foods PLC

   Consumer Staples        2,301          83,123          0.56  

Pearson PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        6,177          72,127          0.48  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        17,643          68,693          0.46  

A basket (DBGSMOJP) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Sony Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        10,439        $ 533,734          2.26

Keyence Corp

   Information Technology        821          463,628          1.97  

Nidec Corp

   Industrials        3,013          452,172          1.92  

Mitsubishi Corp

   Industrials        15,169          421,480          1.79  

Honda Motor Co Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        14,291          419,657          1.78  

Nintendo Co Ltd

   Information Technology        1,248          407,774          1.73  

Oriental Land Co Ltd/Japan

   Consumer Discretionary        3,847          403,646          1.71  

Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd

   Health Care        10,246          391,862          1.66  

ITOCHU Corp

   Industrials        21,092          382,216          1.62  

Recruit Holdings Co Ltd

   Industrials        13,375          370,165          1.57  

Mitsui & Co Ltd

   Industrials        21,708          362,035          1.54  

JXTG Holdings Inc

   Energy        51,063          355,017          1.51  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   43


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Terumo Corp

   Health Care        5,672        $ 325,151          1.38 %  

Sysmex Corp

   Health Care        3,463          323,196          1.37  

Sumitomo Corp

   Industrials        19,055          313,049          1.33  

Komatsu Ltd

   Industrials        10,682          305,482          1.30  

Kose Corp

   Consumer Staples        1,404          302,522          1.28  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd

   Materials        7,471          285,822          1.21  

Showa Denko KK

   Materials        6,391          283,847          1.20  

Kao Corp

   Consumer Staples        3,713          283,220          1.20  

Japan Airlines Co Ltd

   Industrials        7,930          281,196          1.19  

CyberAgent Inc

   Consumer Discretionary        4,624          277,992          1.18  

Yaskawa Electric Corp

   Information Technology        7,827          276,617          1.17  

Asahi Kasei Corp

   Materials        21,407          272,086          1.15  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc

   Industrials        4,205          258,475          1.10  

Otsuka Corp

   Information Technology        6,434          252,339          1.07  

Shimadzu Corp

   Information Technology        8,314          251,429          1.07  

SBI Holdings Inc/Japan

   Financials        9,572          246,592          1.05  

JGC Corp

   Industrials        11,918          240,236          1.02  

Eisai Co Ltd

   Health Care        3,389          238,735          1.01  

Tokyo Century Corp

   Financials        4,185          237,227          1.01  

M3 Inc

   Health Care        5,951          237,152          1.01  

Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        672          236,748          1.00  

Yamaha Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        4,550          236,593          1.00  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc

   Financials        5,907          234,230          0.99  

Don Quijote Holdings Co Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        4,814          231,178          0.98  

Nihon M&A Center Inc

   Industrials        7,951          230,745          0.98  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd

   Real Estate        6,215          229,385          0.97  

Denso Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        4,694          229,308          0.97  

Daifuku Co Ltd

   Industrials        5,156          225,949          0.96  

TOTO Ltd

   Industrials        4,867          225,835          0.96  

Kakaku.com Inc

   Information Technology        9,904          223,681          0.95  

TDK Corp

   Information Technology        2,184          223,123          0.95  

Seino Holdings Co Ltd

   Industrials        12,403          219,896          0.93  

PeptiDream Inc

   Health Care        5,230          217,624          0.92  

Nitori Holdings Co Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        1,395          217,555          0.92  

Obic Co Ltd

   Information Technology        2,597          214,965          0.91  

Astellas Pharma Inc

   Health Care        14,044          214,125          0.91  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

   Health Care        4,079          213,945          0.91  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd

   Industrials        6,562          213,230          0.90  

A basket (DBGSMOUK) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

   Energy        25,753        $ 893,302          7.53

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

   Energy        22,840          817,720          6.89  

BP PLC

   Energy        90,714          692,159          5.83  

Rio Tinto PLC

   Materials        8,338          462,173          3.90  

BHP Billiton PLC

   Materials        18,578          418,162          3.53  

AstraZeneca PLC

   Health Care        5,940          411,692          3.47  

Evraz PLC

   Materials        57,484          385,595          3.25  

Anglo American PLC

   Materials        16,986          379,833          3.20  

Tesco PLC

   Consumer Staples        109,375          370,443          3.12  

Segro PLC

   Real Estate        40,183          354,899          2.99  

TUI AG

   Consumer Discretionary        15,920          349,216          2.94  

NMC Health PLC

   Health Care        6,931          327,556          2.76  

Ashtead Group PLC

   Industrials        10,886          326,468          2.75  

Glencore PLC

   Materials        67,383          321,833          2.71  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

   Financials        11,502          299,186          2.52  

Rotork PLC

   Industrials        67,467          297,936          2.51  

Legal & General Group PLC

   Financials        84,332          295,970          2.49  

 

44   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Royal Mail PLC

   Industrials        42,543        $ 283,684          2.39 %  

Beazley PLC

   Financials        33,895          262,069          2.21  

Croda International PLC

   Materials        3,949          250,220          2.11  

Prudential PLC

   Financials        9,915          226,911          1.91  

Old Mutual PLC

   Financials        97,918          219,973          1.85  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

   Materials        5,405          218,658          1.84  

Just Eat PLC

   Information Technology        20,905          214,862          1.81  

easyJet PLC

   Industrials        9,262          204,452          1.72  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        4,066          203,031          1.71  

Persimmon PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        5,942          198,598          1.67  

Rentokil Initial PLC

   Industrials        42,233          195,475          1.65  

Man Group PLC

   Financials        78,956          183,974          1.55  

Informa PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        16,696          183,939          1.55  

Bellway PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        3,736          148,082          1.25  

Redrow PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        20,466          143,922          1.21  

Bodycote PLC

   Industrials        10,648          137,616          1.16  

DS Smith PLC

   Materials        18,552          127,574          1.08  

Pearson PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        9,984          116,582          0.98  

Ascential PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        19,470          116,266          0.98  

Ferguson PLC

   Industrials        1,350          109,533          0.92  

Burberry Group PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        3,695          105,314          0.89  

Schroders PLC

   Financials        2,453          102,222          0.86  

Halma PLC

   Information Technology        4,976          89,948          0.76  

Sophos Group PLC

   Information Technology        10,413          87,791          0.74  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

   Financials        8,285          74,264          0.63  

Quilter PLC

   Financials        32,639          62,410          0.53  

Pagegroup PLC

   Industrials        7,687          57,151          0.48  

3i Group PLC

   Financials        4,319          51,325          0.43  

Electrocomponents PLC

   Information Technology        4,504          45,040          0.38  

Weir Group PLC/The

   Industrials        1,428          37,692          0.32  

A basket (DBGSQUJP) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Kose Corp

   Consumer Staples        5,839        $ 1,258,203          5.14

Kao Corp

   Consumer Staples        14,615          1,114,788          4.55  

NTT DOCOMO Inc

   Telecommunication Services        31,598          805,059          3.29  

Hoya Corp

   Health Care        10,389          590,750          2.41  

Canon Inc

   Information Technology        13,863          454,372          1.85  

Recruit Holdings Co Ltd

   Industrials        16,164          447,349          1.83  

Shionogi & Co Ltd

   Health Care        8,221          422,327          1.72  

Hitachi Ltd

   Information Technology        54,372          383,616          1.57  

East Japan Railway Co

   Industrials        3,958          379,220          1.55  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp

   Information Technology        9,633          376,181          1.54  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp

   Telecommunication Services        7,754          352,501          1.44  

Daikin Industries Ltd

   Industrials        2,886          345,674          1.41  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc

   Financials        7,337          343,944          1.40  

Eisai Co Ltd

   Health Care        4,675          329,369          1.34  

Japan Airlines Co Ltd

   Industrials        8,956          317,548          1.30  

Bridgestone Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        7,795          304,894          1.24  

Shimadzu Corp

   Information Technology        9,996          302,295          1.23  

Kubota Corp

   Industrials        19,133          301,031          1.23  

Disco Corp

   Information Technology        1,748          298,384          1.22  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc

   Financials        16,497          294,268          1.20  

Advantest Corp

   Information Technology        13,908          289,762          1.18  

Resona Holdings Inc

   Financials        53,798          287,782          1.17  

Suzuki Motor Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        5,132          283,395          1.16  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd

   Industrials        7,710          280,561          1.15  

Mazda Motor Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        22,390          274,871          1.12  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   45


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

CyberAgent Inc

   Consumer Discretionary        4,549        $ 273,461          1.12 %  

TOTO Ltd

   Industrials        5,868          272,261          1.11  

Taisei Corp

   Industrials        4,936          272,243          1.11  

Kyushu Railway Co

   Industrials        8,641          264,415          1.08  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        32,343          257,803          1.05  

Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        725          255,199          1.04  

Central Japan Railway Co

   Industrials        1,227          254,304          1.04  

IHI Corp

   Industrials        7,295          254,202          1.04  

Seven Bank Ltd

   Financials        82,852          253,537          1.03  

Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd

   Real Estate        7,423          253,017          1.03  

Casio Computer Co Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        15,232          247,772          1.01  

Aozora Bank Ltd

   Financials        6,400          243,494          0.99  

Shimano Inc

   Consumer Discretionary        1,645          241,450          0.99  

Nitori Holdings Co Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        1,532          238,926          0.98  

Japan Exchange Group Inc

   Financials        12,537          233,022          0.95  

SG Holdings Co Ltd

   Industrials        10,620          232,962          0.95  

Astellas Pharma Inc

   Health Care        15,016          228,942          0.93  

LINE Corp

   Information Technology        5,420          225,804          0.92  

Fuji Electric Co Ltd

   Industrials        28,995          220,907          0.90  

Panasonic Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        16,036          216,199          0.88  

Fujitsu Ltd

   Information Technology        35,131          213,046          0.87  

Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd

   Real Estate        12,020          210,169          0.86  

Skylark Holdings Co Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        14,112          208,783          0.85  

Sompo Holdings Inc

   Financials        5,145          208,059          0.85  

Tokyo Gas Co Ltd

   Utilities        7,686          204,022          0.83  

A basket (DBGSQUUK) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

   Energy        81,236        $ 2,817,838          16.83

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   Health Care        84,078          1,697,040          10.13  

Imperial Brands PLC

   Consumer Staples        32,352          1,204,587          7.19  

HSBC Holdings PLC

   Financials        127,881          1,199,136          7.16  

CRH PLC

   Materials        27,382          966,426          5.77  

Unilever PLC

   Consumer Staples        16,270          899,880          5.37  

Diageo PLC

   Consumer Staples        15,853          569,358          3.40  

SSE PLC

   Utilities        28,417          508,041          3.03  

Anglo American PLC

   Materials        22,492          502,952          3.00  

Prudential PLC

   Financials        21,322          487,961          2.91  

Vodafone Group PLC

   Telecommunication Services        175,045          424,537          2.53  

Burberry Group PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        10,623          302,742          1.81  

BHP Billiton PLC

   Materials        12,980          292,156          1.74  

Legal & General Group PLC

   Financials        75,975          266,642          1.59  

Pearson PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        20,100          234,698          1.40  

Ocado Group PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        17,229          233,564          1.39  

RELX PLC

   Industrials        10,072          215,619          1.29  

International Consolidated Airlines Group

   Industrials        24,106          211,191          1.26  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

   Financials        8,004          208,207          1.24  

Intertek Group PLC

   Industrials        2,730          205,898          1.23  

3i Group PLC

   Financials        16,367          194,476          1.16  

Whitbread PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        3,542          185,039          1.10  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

   Financials        26,958          158,636          0.95  

BT Group PLC

   Telecommunication Services        52,505          150,885          0.90  

St James’s Place PLC

   Financials        9,302          140,839          0.84  

Royal Mail PLC

   Industrials        20,884          139,256          0.83  

Merlin Entertainments PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        25,605          130,642          0.78  

Man Group PLC

   Financials        55,395          129,076          0.77  

Schroders PLC

   Financials        3,017          125,705          0.75  

Smiths Group PLC

   Industrials        5,486          122,912          0.73  

 

46   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Cobham PLC

   Industrials        70,795        $ 120,168          0.72 %  

Segro PLC

   Real Estate        13,127          115,941          0.69  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        2,199          109,835          0.66  

Land Securities Group PLC

   Real Estate        8,438          106,529          0.64  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        971          106,351          0.64  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

   Industrials        8,051          104,968          0.63  

Hammerson PLC

   Real Estate        14,192          97,854          0.58  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

   Real Estate        47,270          97,229          0.58  

Intu Properties PLC

   Real Estate        39,087          92,934          0.55  

DCC PLC

   Industrials        975          88,698          0.53  

Old Mutual PLC

   Financials        39,016          87,649          0.52  

TUI AG

   Consumer Discretionary        3,815          83,672          0.50  

IMI PLC

   Industrials        5,594          83,546          0.50  

Just Eat PLC

   Information Technology        7,265          74,665          0.45  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        1,181          73,517          0.44  

easyJet PLC

   Industrials        2,935          64,781          0.39  

Auto Trader Group PLC

   Information Technology        11,063          62,168          0.37  

Great Portland Estates PLC

   Real Estate        6,121          57,696          0.34  

Pagegroup PLC

   Industrials        5,259          39,102          0.23  

Spectris PLC

   Information Technology        963          33,172          0.20  

A basket (DBGSVAJP) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Japan Tobacco Inc

   Consumer Staples        203,521        $ 5,686,026          9.87

Sony Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        43,242          2,210,871          3.84  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp

   Telecommunication Services        46,900          2,132,059          3.70  

Honda Motor Co Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        66,143          1,942,258          3.37  

Astellas Pharma Inc

   Health Care        93,519          1,425,821          2.48  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc

   Financials        34,617          1,345,574          2.34  

Mazda Motor Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        109,239          1,341,078          2.33  

Mitsubishi Corp

   Industrials        44,175          1,227,383          2.13  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc

   Financials        201,352          1,147,084          1.99  

Hitachi Ltd

   Information Technology        157,495          1,111,191          1.93  

Sekisui House Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        62,256          1,101,472          1.91  

Mitsui & Co Ltd

   Industrials        63,809          1,064,161          1.85  

Suzuki Motor Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        18,608          1,027,648          1.78  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc

   Financials        583,317          982,013          1.70  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd

   Industrials        26,554          966,223          1.68  

Shionogi & Co Ltd

   Health Care        18,625          956,783          1.66  

ORIX Corp

   Financials        60,039          949,529          1.65  

Marubeni Corp

   Industrials        121,225          924,776          1.61  

Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd

   Financials        83,538          914,710          1.59  

ITOCHU Corp

   Industrials        50,299          911,499          1.58  

Rakuten Inc

   Consumer Discretionary        131,164          887,298          1.54  

Sumitomo Corp

   Industrials        51,210          841,327          1.46  

Sojitz Corp

   Industrials        223,201          809,950          1.41  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp

   Information Technology        19,988          780,529          1.36  

Central Japan Railway Co

   Industrials        3,695          765,915          1.33  

Toyota Tsusho Corp

   Industrials        22,638          758,143          1.32  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        47,411          706,162          1.23  

Kajima Corp

   Industrials        87,614          678,580          1.18  

JXTG Holdings Inc

   Energy        97,575          678,388          1.18  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc

   Financials        37,596          670,606          1.16  

Fujitsu Ltd

   Information Technology        108,703          659,205          1.14  

Taisei Corp

   Industrials        11,310          623,775          1.08  

KDDI Corp

   Telecommunication Services        22,692          620,867          1.08  

Credit Saison Co Ltd

   Financials        39,389          620,098          1.08  

Subaru Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        21,260          618,926          1.07  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   47


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp

   Health Care        34,743        $ 600,272          1.04 %  

Canon Inc

   Information Technology        18,274          598,947          1.04  

Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd

   Information Technology        20,964          582,856          1.01  

Isuzu Motors Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        40,909          543,399          0.94  

Shinsei Bank Ltd

   Financials        33,318          513,091          0.89  

NTT Data Corp

   Information Technology        44,375          511,125          0.89  

Nomura Holdings Inc

   Financials        100,827          489,847          0.85  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

   Health Care        27,115          472,642          0.82  

Eisai Co Ltd

   Health Care        6,669          469,783          0.82  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp

   Materials        55,241          462,447          0.80  

Seino Holdings Co Ltd

   Industrials        25,996          460,880          0.80  

IHI Corp

   Industrials        13,161          458,589          0.80  

DeNA Co Ltd

   Information Technology        23,685          444,076          0.77  

Bridgestone Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        11,113          434,656          0.75  

Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd

   Materials        72,446          410,690          0.71  

A basket (DBGSVAUK) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

   Energy        71,035        $ 2,463,995          17.13

HSBC Holdings PLC

   Financials        111,822          1,048,557          7.29  

Tesco PLC

   Consumer Staples        176,732          598,572          4.16  

AstraZeneca PLC

   Health Care        8,628          597,970          4.16  

J Sainsbury PLC

   Consumer Staples        132,911          563,262          3.92  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   Financials        663,120          551,650          3.84  

Vodafone Group PLC

   Telecommunication Services        208,346          505,301          3.51  

Anglo American PLC

   Materials        18,219          407,400          2.83  

Imperial Brands PLC

   Consumer Staples        10,923          406,690          2.83  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

   Consumer Staples        4,842          398,542          2.77  

Legal & General Group PLC

   Financials        103,632          363,707          2.53  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

   Consumer Staples        101,653          337,985          2.35  

Aviva PLC

   Financials        49,698          330,483          2.30  

Glencore PLC

   Materials        63,625          303,887          2.11  

Mediclinic International PLC

   Health Care        41,678          289,580          2.01  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        63,713          248,068          1.72  

ConvaTec Group PLC

   Health Care        85,326          239,119          1.66  

Smith & Nephew PLC

   Health Care        12,392          228,579          1.59  

Evraz PLC

   Materials        33,673          225,871          1.57  

CRH PLC

   Materials        6,305          222,530          1.55  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

   Financials        49,197          211,414          1.47  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

   Industrials        16,119          210,162          1.46  

Vedanta Resources PLC

   Materials        23,878          203,775          1.42  

Standard Chartered PLC

   Financials        21,704          198,337          1.38  

International Consolidated Airlines Grou

   Industrials        21,964          192,418          1.34  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        3,850          192,262          1.34  

Pearson PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        16,407          191,574          1.33  

WPP PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        11,970          188,414          1.31  

3i Group PLC

   Financials        15,476          183,892          1.28  

Centrica PLC

   Utilities        81,441          169,398          1.18  

SSE PLC

   Utilities        9,413          168,290          1.17  

Royal Mail PLC

   Industrials        24,037          160,281          1.11  

BAE Systems PLC

   Industrials        17,063          145,615          1.01  

Antofagasta PLC

   Materials        10,859          141,847          0.99  

Old Mutual PLC

   Financials        56,709          127,396          0.89  

Drax Group PLC

   Utilities        28,210          122,007          0.85  

Persimmon PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        3,380          112,951          0.79  

Galliford Try PLC

   Industrials        9,658          111,303          0.77  

Meggitt PLC

   Industrials        16,809          109,402          0.76  

Dixons Carphone PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        43,874          108,018          0.75  

 

48   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Cobham PLC

   Industrials        56,838        $ 96,477          0.67 %  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   Financials        26,583          89,824          0.62  

easyJet PLC

   Industrials        3,596          79,372          0.55  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        704          77,148          0.54  

Micro Focus International PLC

   Information Technology        4,271          74,577          0.52  

Associated British Foods PLC

   Consumer Staples        1,996          72,108          0.50  

Bunzl PLC

   Industrials        1,922          58,189          0.40  

Carnival PLC

   Consumer Discretionary        953          54,683          0.38  

Vesuvius PLC

   Industrials        6,068          47,876          0.33  

Spectris PLC

   Information Technology        1,304          44,915          0.31  

A basket (JPBILBEU) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Sanofi

   Health Care        4,953        $ 397,074          2.50

Unilever NV

   Consumer Staples        6,990          390,006          2.45  

L’Oreal SA

   Consumer Staples        1,274          314,548          1.98  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

   Consumer Staples        3,079          311,030          1.95  

Danone SA

   Consumer Staples        3,715          272,750          1.71  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

   Consumer Staples        10,898          260,942          1.64  

Pernod Ricard SA

   Consumer Staples        1,549          253,090          1.59  

Iberdrola SA

   Utilities        32,712          253,024          1.59  

Dassault Systemes SE

   Information Technology        1,691          236,917          1.49  

SES SA

   Consumer Discretionary        12,843          235,304          1.48  

Kerry Group PLC

   Consumer Staples        2,211          231,308          1.45  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

   Real Estate        4,750          229,648          1.44  

UCB SA

   Health Care        2,703          212,521          1.34  

Glanbia PLC

   Consumer Staples        11,428          212,168          1.33  

Henkel AG & Co KGaA

   Consumer Staples        1,652          211,213          1.33  

Orpea

   Health Care        1,577          210,452          1.32  

Air Liquide SA

   Materials        1,664          209,231          1.32  

Heineken NV

   Consumer Staples        2,056          206,519          1.30  

BioMerieux

   Health Care        2,281          205,394          1.29  

MAN SE

   Industrials        1,813          205,235          1.29  

Essilor International

   Health Care        1,449          204,594          1.29  

Hermes International

   Consumer Discretionary        331          202,168          1.27  

Thales SA

   Industrials        1,553          200,106          1.26  

LEG Immobilien AG

   Real Estate        1,839          199,878          1.26  

Enagas SA

   Energy        6,835          199,857          1.26  

Colruyt SA

   Consumer Staples        3,491          199,207          1.25  

Amadeus IT Group SA

   Information Technology        2,517          198,685          1.25  

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

   Industrials        9,216          197,626          1.24  

Elisa OYJ

   Telecommunication Services        4,193          194,226          1.22  

adidas AG

   Consumer Discretionary        879          191,869          1.21  

Symrise AG

   Materials        2,166          189,917          1.19  

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

   Consumer Staples        23,020          189,374          1.19  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co KGaA

   Health Care        1,873          188,962          1.19  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

   Utilities        34,562          186,937          1.17  

Beiersdorf AG

   Consumer Staples        1,642          186,402          1.17  

RELX NV

   Industrials        8,557          182,495          1.15  

Kesko OYJ

   Consumer Staples        2,941          179,934          1.13  

Fresenius SE & Co KGaA

   Health Care        2,230          179,129          1.13  

Bureau Veritas SA

   Industrials        6,685          178,445          1.12  

Munich Re

   Financials        843          178,132          1.12  

Kering SA

   Consumer Discretionary        315          177,975          1.12  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

   Consumer Discretionary        5,185          177,171          1.11  

Snam SpA

   Energy        42,315          176,695          1.11  

Vinci SA

   Industrials        1,807          173,826          1.09  

Ipsen SA

   Health Care        1,098          172,186          1.08  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   49


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Gecina SA

   Real Estate        999        $ 167,185          1.05 %  

Sodexo SA

   Consumer Discretionary        1,666          166,607          1.05  

Teleperformance

   Industrials        919          162,435          1.02  

Endesa SA

   Utilities        7,173          158,266          0.99  

Wolters Kluwer NV

   Industrials        2,768          156,013          0.98  

A basket (JPBIMOEU) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

TOTAL SA

   Energy        7,259        $ 442,578          3.74

Allianz SE

   Financials        1,656          342,341          2.90  

ASML Holding NV

   Information Technology        1,721          340,949          2.88  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

   Consumer Discretionary        976          324,896          2.75  

Kering SA

   Consumer Discretionary        488          275,848          2.33  

Airbus SE

   Industrials        2,309          270,314          2.29  

Wirecard AG

   Information Technology        1,548          249,333          2.11  

Safran SA

   Industrials        1,796          218,183          1.85  

Dassault Systemes SE

   Information Technology        1,529          214,283          1.81  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV

   Consumer Discretionary        11,194          213,509          1.81  

Stora Enso OYJ

   Materials        10,738          210,149          1.78  

Moncler SpA

   Consumer Discretionary        4,499          204,904          1.73  

Koninklijke DSM NV

   Materials        2,015          202,615          1.71  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

   Materials        5,591          199,893          1.69  

Fortum OYJ

   Utilities        8,074          192,704          1.63  

Aroundtown SA

   Real Estate        23,060          189,435          1.60  

Ageas

   Financials        3,703          186,840          1.58  

Deutsche Post AG

   Industrials        5,554          181,407          1.53  

Eiffage SA

   Industrials        1,650          179,513          1.52  

Munich Re

   Financials        836          176,686          1.49  

Amadeus IT Group SA

   Information Technology        2,220          175,255          1.48  

NN Group NV

   Financials        4,275          173,898          1.47  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA

   Information Technology        1,572          172,528          1.46  

Ferrari NV

   Consumer Discretionary        1,236          168,128          1.42  

Umicore SA

   Materials        2,890          165,881          1.40  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

   Industrials        6,856          164,913          1.40  

Eurazeo SA

   Financials        2,165          164,210          1.39  

Neste Oyj

   Energy        2,092          164,159          1.39  

Faurecia SA

   Consumer Discretionary        2,291          163,532          1.38  

Pernod Ricard SA

   Consumer Staples        994          162,328          1.37  

Vinci SA

   Industrials        1,678          161,346          1.36  

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

   Industrials        7,253          155,537          1.32  

Poste Italiane SpA

   Financials        18,031          150,962          1.28  

Hermes International

   Consumer Discretionary        243          148,460          1.26  

Aegon NV

   Financials        24,588          147,462          1.25  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

   Consumer Discretionary        2,280          145,279          1.23  

Sartorius AG

   Health Care        960          143,544          1.21  

Alstom SA

   Industrials        3,107          142,803          1.21  

ArcelorMittal

   Materials        4,813          141,117          1.19  

Wacker Chemie AG

   Materials        1,054          138,068          1.17  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

   Information Technology        5,092          137,838          1.17  

Rheinmetall AG

   Industrials        1,225          135,263          1.14  

Eni SpA

   Energy        7,206          133,834          1.13  

Enel SpA

   Utilities        23,838          132,415          1.12  

Siltronic AG

   Information Technology        872          124,848          1.06  

Cellnex Telecom SA

   Telecommunication Services        4,843          122,151          1.03  

Scout24 AG

   Information Technology        2,290          121,505          1.03  

Capgemini SE

   Information Technology        871          117,207          0.99  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

   Financials        6,904          115,848          0.98  

Schneider Electric SE

   Industrials        1,371          114,342          0.97  

 

50   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

A basket (JPBIQUEU) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Bayer AG

   Health Care        15,899        $ 1,751,609          9.80

TOTAL SA

   Energy        12,162          741,452          4.15  

L’Oreal SA

   Consumer Staples        2,066          510,215          2.85  

Sampo Oyj

   Financials        8,579          418,759          2.34  

Atos SE

   Information Technology        2,934          400,641          2.24  

Infineon Technologies AG

   Information Technology        15,283          389,576          2.18  

Unilever NV

   Consumer Staples        6,955          388,065          2.17  

Allianz SE

   Financials        1,875          387,475          2.17  

Amadeus IT Group SA

   Information Technology        4,789          378,030          2.11  

KBC Group NV

   Financials        4,538          350,389          1.96  

Orange SA

   Telecommunication Services        20,017          335,297          1.88  

Beiersdorf AG

   Consumer Staples        2,907          330,071          1.85  

ING Groep NV

   Financials        21,062          303,192          1.70  

ABN AMRO Group NV

   Financials        11,257          292,068          1.63  

Azimut Holding SpA

   Financials        18,590          287,727          1.61  

Telefonica SA

   Telecommunication Services        31,233          265,469          1.48  

Aegon NV

   Financials        43,033          258,083          1.44  

adidas AG

   Consumer Discretionary        1,161          253,475          1.42  

Schneider Electric SE

   Industrials        2,944          245,493          1.37  

Suez

   Utilities        18,682          242,255          1.35  

Linde AG

   Materials        1,007          240,362          1.34  

AXA SA

   Financials        9,721          238,544          1.33  

Deutsche Post AG

   Industrials        7,277          237,670          1.33  

Heineken NV

   Consumer Staples        2,366          237,640          1.33  

Aroundtown SA

   Real Estate        28,622          235,127          1.31  

Peugeot SA

   Consumer Discretionary        10,284          234,899          1.31  

UniCredit SpA

   Financials        13,938          232,665          1.30  

Saipem SpA

   Energy        49,573          228,304          1.28  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

   Consumer Staples        9,356          224,018          1.25  

Hannover Rueck SE

   Financials        1,674          208,787          1.17  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

   Telecommunication Services        50,940          200,817          1.12  

Enagas SA

   Energy        6,784          198,367          1.11  

Endesa SA

   Utilities        8,985          198,247          1.11  

Erste Group Bank AG

   Financials        4,489          187,406          1.05  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

   Consumer Staples        12,713          183,637          1.03  

Bankinter SA

   Financials        18,827          183,396          1.03  

MTU Aero Engines AG

   Industrials        932          179,174          1.00  

Sodexo SA

   Consumer Discretionary        1,776          177,606          0.99  

Enel SpA

   Utilities        31,472          174,818          0.98  

CRH PLC

   Materials        4,874          172,746          0.97  

Pirelli & C SpA

   Consumer Discretionary        20,577          171,845          0.96  

Michelin

   Consumer Discretionary        1,406          171,219          0.96  

Faurecia SA

   Consumer Discretionary        2,374          169,462          0.95  

Prysmian SpA

   Industrials        6,444          160,496          0.90  

Wolters Kluwer NV

   Industrials        2,837          159,896          0.89  

Moncler SpA

   Consumer Discretionary        3,479          158,426          0.89  

RELX NV

   Industrials        7,304          155,784          0.87  

E.ON SE

   Utilities        14,404          153,965          0.86  

Essilor International

   Health Care        1,086          153,382          0.86  

Arkema SA

   Materials        1,286          152,297          0.85  

A basket (JPBIVAEU) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Sanofi

   Health Care        23,081        $ 1,850,253          7.24

TOTAL SA

   Energy        17,595          1,072,681          4.20  

Koninklijke Philips NV

   Health Care        20,148          856,980          3.36  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano

   Telecommunication Services        940,452          699,978          2.74  

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

   Consumer Staples        27,312        $ 653,939          2.56 %  

BNP Paribas SA

   Financials        10,360          643,478          2.52  

AXA SA

   Financials        24,544          602,297          2.36  

Danone SA

   Consumer Staples        7,460          547,698          2.14  

Aegon NV

   Financials        87,693          525,920          2.06  

NN Group NV

   Financials        12,420          505,282          1.98  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

   Financials        28,173          472,736          1.85  

BPER Banca

   Financials        83,374          458,255          1.79  

A2A SpA

   Utilities        262,482          455,143          1.78  

Engie SA

   Utilities        28,786          441,342          1.73  

Nokia OYJ

   Information Technology        73,355          422,287          1.65  

Capgemini SE

   Information Technology        2,950          396,864          1.55  

Atos SE

   Information Technology        2,880          393,299          1.54  

Telefonica SA

   Telecommunication Services        45,185          384,063          1.50  

METRO AG

   Consumer Staples        30,096          371,992          1.46  

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

   Financials        95,183          365,893          1.43  

UniCredit SpA

   Financials        21,263          354,959          1.39  

Credit Agricole SA

   Financials        26,248          350,485          1.37  

ING Groep NV

   Financials        23,863          343,520          1.34  

Eni SpA

   Energy        18,470          343,044          1.34  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV

   Consumer Discretionary        17,833          340,136          1.33  

Peugeot SA

   Consumer Discretionary        14,871          339,646          1.33  

Carrefour SA

   Consumer Staples        20,941          339,165          1.33  

BASF SE

   Materials        3,542          338,759          1.33  

Ingenico Group SA

   Information Technology        3,754          337,552          1.32  

Schneider Electric SE

   Industrials        3,729          310,953          1.22  

Vinci SA

   Industrials        3,134          301,404          1.18  

Publicis Groupe SA

   Consumer Discretionary        3,962          272,659          1.07  

Heineken NV

   Consumer Staples        2,679          269,052          1.05  

Air France-KLM

   Industrials        32,837          267,796          1.05  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

   Industrials        10,933          262,985          1.03  

Societe Generale SA

   Financials        6,184          260,777          1.02  

Eiffage SA

   Industrials        2,360          256,762          1.01  

Rexel SA

   Industrials        17,682          254,270          1.00  

Enel SpA

   Utilities        45,532          252,915          0.99  

Michelin

   Consumer Discretionary        2,033          247,607          0.97  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

   Industrials        5,268          235,399          0.92  

ArcelorMittal

   Materials        8,021          235,196          0.92  

Ferrovial SA

   Industrials        11,298          231,865          0.91  

Pirelli & C SpA

   Consumer Discretionary        27,431          229,083          0.90  

Faurecia SA

   Consumer Discretionary        3,198          228,276          0.89  

Continental AG

   Consumer Discretionary        959          218,937          0.86  

Pernod Ricard SA

   Consumer Staples        1,338          218,609          0.86  

Covestro AG

   Materials        2,442          217,955          0.85  

CNH Industrial NV

   Industrials        20,444          217,147          0.85  

Valeo SA

   Consumer Discretionary        3,961          216,531          0.85  

A basket (JPGSLBUS) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Johnson & Johnson

   Health Care        2,233        $ 270,921          1.74

Exxon Mobil Corp

   Energy        2,877          237,999          1.53  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc

   Financials        1,248          232,908          1.49  

Procter & Gamble Co/The

   Consumer Staples        2,835          221,276          1.42  

Verizon Communications Inc

   Telecommunication Services        4,267          214,683          1.38  

AT&T Inc

   Telecommunication Services        6,618          212,491          1.36  

Coca-Cola Co/The

   Consumer Staples        4,501          197,433          1.27  

PepsiCo Inc

   Consumer Staples        1,720          187,262          1.20  

Pfizer Inc

   Health Care        4,803          174,259          1.12  

 

52   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Walmart Inc

   Consumer Staples        2,021        $ 173,101          1.11 %  

NextEra Energy Inc

   Utilities        960          160,298          1.03  

Altria Group Inc

   Consumer Staples        2,819          160,099          1.03  

UnitedHealth Group Inc

   Health Care        639          156,832          1.01  

Merck & Co Inc

   Health Care        2,517          152,779          0.98  

Duke Energy Corp

   Utilities        1,902          150,388          0.96  

McDonald’s Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        942          147,677          0.95  

Southern Co/The

   Utilities        3,150          145,884          0.94  

Philip Morris International Inc

   Consumer Staples        1,798          145,181          0.93  

Dominion Energy Inc

   Utilities        2,041          139,132          0.89  

American Electric Power Co Inc

   Utilities        1,921          133,054          0.85  

Exelon Corp

   Utilities        3,107          132,376          0.85  

Consolidated Edison Inc

   Utilities        1,662          129,596          0.83  

Xcel Energy Inc

   Utilities        2,792          127,557          0.82  

WEC Energy Group Inc

   Utilities        1,967          127,145          0.82  

Public Storage

   Real Estate        551          125,046          0.80  

Sempra Energy

   Utilities        1,066          123,792          0.79  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc

   Utilities        2,269          122,827          0.79  

Welltower Inc

   Real Estate        1,948          122,106          0.78  

CMS Energy Corp

   Utilities        2,582          122,086          0.78  

Comcast Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        3,665          120,243          0.77  

DTE Energy Co

   Utilities        1,154          119,547          0.77  

Simon Property Group Inc

   Real Estate        700          119,099          0.76  

Ameren Corp

   Utilities        1,956          119,019          0.76  

Ventas Inc

   Real Estate        2,082          118,580          0.76  

Edison International

   Utilities        1,867          118,105          0.76  

AvalonBay Communities Inc

   Real Estate        687          118,030          0.76  

Walt Disney Co/The

   Consumer Discretionary        1,106          115,907          0.74  

Entergy Corp

   Utilities        1,431          115,587          0.74  

Crown Castle International Corp

   Real Estate        1,070          115,344          0.74  

American Water Works Co Inc

   Utilities        1,345          114,805          0.74  

Clorox Co/The

   Consumer Staples        846          114,378          0.73  

Alliant Energy Corp

   Utilities        2,695          114,065          0.73  

Campbell Soup Co

   Consumer Staples        2,807          113,804          0.73  

Eversource Energy

   Utilities        1,938          113,575          0.73  

FirstEnergy Corp

   Utilities        3,163          113,567          0.73  

TJX Cos Inc/The

   Consumer Discretionary        1,187          112,933          0.72  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp

   Utilities        1,394          112,302          0.72  

Costco Wholesale Corp

   Consumer Staples        537          112,224          0.72  

PPL Corp

   Utilities        3,928          112,154          0.72  

Colgate-Palmolive Co

   Consumer Staples        1,729          112,054          0.72  

A basket (JPGSMOUS) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Amazon.com Inc

   Consumer Discretionary        646        $ 1,097,481          3.60

Microsoft Corp

   Information Technology        10,975          1,082,200          3.55  

JPMorgan Chase & Co

   Financials        6,245          650,754          2.14  

Mastercard Inc

   Information Technology        2,774          545,155          1.79  

Visa Inc

   Information Technology        4,048          536,195          1.76  

Boeing Co/The

   Industrials        1,596          535,572          1.76  

UnitedHealth Group Inc

   Health Care        2,107          516,851          1.70  

Cisco Systems Inc

   Information Technology        11,451          492,741          1.62  

Netflix Inc

   Consumer Discretionary        1,257          491,854          1.61  

Bank of America Corp

   Financials        15,857          447,004          1.47  

PayPal Holdings Inc

   Information Technology        4,891          407,270          1.34  

Abbott Laboratories

   Health Care        6,308          384,701          1.26  

Adobe Systems Inc

   Information Technology        1,569          382,535          1.26  

AbbVie Inc

   Health Care        3,961          366,967          1.20  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   53


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

CME Group Inc

   Financials        2,237        $ 366,635          1.20 %  

Chevron Corp

   Energy        2,893          365,707          1.20  

VF Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        4,366          355,941          1.17  

Valero Energy Corp

   Energy        3,201          354,797          1.16  

S&P Global Inc

   Financials        1,673          341,093          1.12  

Caterpillar Inc

   Industrials        2,497          338,723          1.11  

Intuit Inc

   Information Technology        1,643          335,575          1.10  

Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The

   Consumer Staples        2,348          335,044          1.10  

Phillips 66

   Energy        2,970          333,610          1.09  

Progressive Corp/The

   Financials        5,605          331,564          1.09  

NetApp Inc

   Information Technology        4,159          326,634          1.07  

T Rowe Price Group Inc

   Financials        2,789          323,731          1.06  

salesforce.com Inc

   Information Technology        2,368          322,941          1.06  

Total System Services Inc

   Information Technology        3,759          317,747          1.04  

Accenture PLC

   Information Technology        1,922          314,380          1.03  

Moody’s Corp

   Financials        1,836          313,222          1.03  

E*TRADE Financial Corp

   Financials        5,069          310,004          1.02  

ConocoPhillips

   Energy        4,398          306,185          1.00  

MSCI Inc

   Financials        1,846          305,444          1.00  

Xylem Inc/NY

   Industrials        4,489          302,459          0.99  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        4,530          301,726          0.99  

Verisk Analytics Inc

   Industrials        2,799          301,270          0.99  

Marathon Petroleum Corp

   Energy        4,187          293,736          0.96  

PVH Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        1,948          291,720          0.96  

Red Hat Inc

   Information Technology        2,170          291,620          0.96  

NextEra Energy Inc

   Utilities        1,736          289,897          0.95  

Zoetis Inc

   Health Care        3,346          285,033          0.94  

CBRE Group Inc

   Real Estate        5,908          282,047          0.93  

Occidental Petroleum Corp

   Energy        3,324          278,138          0.91  

TransDigm Group Inc

   Industrials        787          271,456          0.89  

Booking Holdings Inc

   Consumer Discretionary        134          271,067          0.89  

NVIDIA Corp

   Information Technology        1,123          266,146          0.87  

Cboe Global Markets Inc

   Financials        2,547          265,091          0.87  

Aflac Inc

   Financials        6,161          265,027          0.87  

Ralph Lauren Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        2,083          261,886          0.86  

Eastman Chemical Co

   Materials        2,562          256,111          0.84  

A basket (JPGSQUUS) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Microsoft Corp

   Information Technology        8,687        $ 856,660          3.26

Amazon.com Inc

   Consumer Discretionary        464          787,975          3.00  

Johnson & Johnson

   Health Care        4,905          595,186          2.27  

Mastercard Inc

   Information Technology        2,199          432,086          1.65  

Intuit Inc

   Information Technology        1,934          395,068          1.50  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp

   Health Care        2,663          387,697          1.48  

Cisco Systems Inc

   Information Technology        8,912          383,498          1.46  

Baxter International Inc

   Health Care        4,835          357,022          1.36  

NetApp Inc

   Information Technology        4,545          356,900          1.36  

Visa Inc

   Information Technology        2,669          353,481          1.35  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

   Health Care        6,364          352,199          1.34  

F5 Networks Inc

   Information Technology        1,973          340,184          1.30  

Boston Scientific Corp

   Health Care        9,966          325,878          1.24  

International Business Machines Corp

   Information Technology        2,297          320,919          1.22  

Seagate Technology PLC

   Information Technology        5,635          318,221          1.21  

Motorola Solutions Inc

   Information Technology        2,734          318,200          1.21  

Walmart Inc

   Consumer Staples        3,681          315,265          1.20  

Merck & Co Inc

   Health Care        5,014          304,338          1.16  

Walt Disney Co/The

   Consumer Discretionary        2,873          301,106          1.15  

 

54   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Wells Fargo & Co

   Financials        5,106        $ 283,065          1.08 %  

Varian Medical Systems Inc

   Health Care        2,465          280,316          1.07  

Chevron Corp

   Energy        2,207          279,004          1.06  

Citrix Systems Inc

   Information Technology        2,635          276,234          1.05  

QUALCOMM Inc

   Information Technology        4,785          268,543          1.02  

Skyworks Solutions Inc

   Information Technology        2,724          263,268          1.00  

HP Inc

   Information Technology        11,238          254,979          0.97  

CenturyLink Inc

   Telecommunication Services        12,735          237,387          0.90  

Verizon Communications Inc

   Telecommunication Services        4,631          232,985          0.89  

Accenture PLC

   Information Technology        1,401          229,130          0.87  

Zoetis Inc

   Health Care        2,677          228,022          0.87  

Honeywell International Inc

   Industrials        1,561          224,874          0.86  

Red Hat Inc

   Information Technology        1,642          220,613          0.84  

Costco Wholesale Corp

   Consumer Staples        1,001          209,099          0.80  

Adobe Systems Inc

   Information Technology        845          205,977          0.78  

Anthem Inc

   Health Care        855          203,457          0.77  

Starbucks Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        4,099          200,247          0.76  

S&P Global Inc

   Financials        966          197,026          0.75  

Electronic Arts Inc

   Information Technology        1,386          195,491          0.74  

Medtronic PLC

   Health Care        2,243          192,055          0.73  

Centene Corp

   Health Care        1,555          191,536          0.73  

Autodesk Inc

   Information Technology        1,454          190,563          0.73  

US Bancorp

   Financials        3,808          190,482          0.73  

Darden Restaurants Inc

   Consumer Discretionary        1,699          181,845          0.69  

Campbell Soup Co

   Consumer Staples        4,475          181,416          0.69  

3M Co

   Industrials        912          179,354          0.68  

Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc

   Financials        2,178          178,513          0.68  

Ralph Lauren Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        1,412          177,501          0.68  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc

   Consumer Discretionary        410          176,974          0.67  

PepsiCo Inc

   Consumer Staples        1,618          176,129          0.67  

Sysco Corp

   Consumer Staples        2,567          175,328          0.67  

A basket (JPGSVAUS) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Apple Inc

   Information Technology        4,905        $ 908,050          4.41

Berkshire Hathaway Inc

   Financials        2,276          424,890          2.06  

AT&T Inc

   Telecommunication Services        11,567          371,421          1.80  

Marathon Petroleum Corp

   Energy        4,901          343,829          1.67  

Exxon Mobil Corp

   Energy        3,928          324,927          1.58  

UnitedHealth Group Inc

   Health Care        1,196          293,418          1.42  

International Business Machines Corp

   Information Technology        2,040          285,031          1.38  

Valero Energy Corp

   Energy        2,563          284,036          1.38  

Wells Fargo & Co

   Financials        5,093          282,362          1.37  

Micron Technology Inc

   Information Technology        4,816          252,558          1.23  

HP Inc

   Information Technology        10,192          231,259          1.12  

Western Digital Corp

   Information Technology        2,976          230,378          1.12  

Alliance Data Systems Corp

   Information Technology        988          230,297          1.12  

Oracle Corp

   Information Technology        5,216          229,835          1.12  

Juniper Networks Inc

   Information Technology        8,376          229,657          1.11  

Boeing Co/The

   Industrials        646          216,879          1.05  

Phillips 66

   Energy        1,837          206,352          1.00  

Comcast Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        6,171          202,472          0.98  

DXC Technology Co

   Information Technology        2,495          201,129          0.98  

Prudential Financial Inc

   Financials        2,132          199,318          0.97  

CVS Health Corp

   Health Care        3,005          193,345          0.94  

MetLife Inc

   Financials        4,357          189,955          0.92  

Cisco Systems Inc

   Information Technology        4,361          187,661          0.91  

CA Inc

   Information Technology        5,232          186,503          0.91  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   55


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Walmart Inc

   Consumer Staples        2,149        $ 184,037          0.89 %  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp

   Information Technology        2,299          181,601          0.88  

Walt Disney Co/The

   Consumer Discretionary        1,731          181,475          0.88  

Procter & Gamble Co/The

   Consumer Staples        2,301          179,643          0.87  

Symantec Corp

   Information Technology        8,310          171,608          0.83  

Unum Group

   Financials        4,584          169,548          0.82  

Envision Healthcare Corp

   Health Care        3,809          167,629          0.81  

eBay Inc

   Information Technology        4,566          165,563          0.80  

Seagate Technology PLC

   Information Technology        2,888          163,074          0.79  

Lam Research Corp

   Information Technology        943          162,942          0.79  

Allstate Corp/The

   Financials        1,751          159,849          0.78  

Applied Materials Inc

   Information Technology        3,461          159,846          0.78  

Anthem Inc

   Health Care        665          158,408          0.77  

Centene Corp

   Health Care        1,270          156,500          0.76  

Assurant Inc

   Financials        1,505          155,754          0.76  

Cardinal Health Inc

   Health Care        3,183          155,447          0.75  

McKesson Corp

   Health Care        1,150          153,360          0.74  

Lincoln National Corp

   Financials        2,441          151,926          0.74  

Mylan NV

   Health Care        4,191          151,452          0.74  

Gilead Sciences Inc

   Health Care        1,997          141,446          0.69  

Broadcom Inc

   Information Technology        581          141,075          0.68  

Aflac Inc

   Financials        3,270          140,659          0.68  

Navient Corp

   Financials        10,716          139,630          0.68  

NetApp Inc

   Information Technology        1,709          134,210          0.65  

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings

   Health Care        725          130,129          0.63  

Principal Financial Group Inc

   Financials        2,432          128,762          0.63  

PURCHASED & WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following purchased & written options contracts:

 

Description    Counterparty    Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Value      Premiums
Paid (Received)
by the Fund
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased options contracts:

 

                 

Puts

                       

S&P 500 Index

   Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.      1,950.00  USD        07/20/2018        2      $ 543,674      $ 90      $ 2,009      $ (1,919
        2,000.00  USD        07/20/2018        3        815,511        105        1,307        (1,202
        2,100.00  USD        07/20/2018        5        1,359,185        300        3,601        (3,301
        2,150.00  USD        07/20/2018        7        1,902,859        525        4,157        (3,632
        2,200.00  USD        07/20/2018        10        2,718,370        750        4,797        (4,047
        2,250.00  USD        07/20/2018        3        815,511        315        1,312        (997
        2,300.00  USD        07/20/2018        1        271,837        110        461        (351
        2,050.00  USD        08/17/2018        1        271,837        179        833        (654
        2,150.00  USD        08/17/2018        8        2,174,696        1,960        4,396        (2,436
        2,200.00  USD        08/17/2018        5        1,359,185        1,425        2,660        (1,235
        2,250.00  USD        08/17/2018        7        1,902,859        2,520        4,665        (2,145
        2,300.00  USD        08/17/2018        6        1,631,022        2,640        3,904        (1,264
        2,350.00  USD        08/17/2018        3        815,511        1,650        1,532        118  
        2,425.00  USD        08/17/2018        1        271,837        676        592        84  
        2,100.00  USD        09/21/2018        3        815,511        1,410        2,002        (592
        2,200.00  USD        09/21/2018        6        1,631,022        3,480        5,140        (1,660
        2,250.00  USD        09/21/2018        5        1,359,185        3,600        3,294        306  
        2,300.00  USD        09/21/2018        13        3,533,881        13,000        8,837        4,163  
        2,150.00  USD        10/19/2018        2        543,674        1,620        2,138        (518
            2,200.00  USD        10/19/2018        1        271,837        960        721        239  
Total purchased options contracts

 

              92               $ 37,315      $ 58,358      $ (21,043

 

56   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

PURCHASED & WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Description    Counterparty    Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
    Value     Premiums
Paid (Received)
by the Fund
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Written options contracts:

                 

Calls

                    

S&P 500 Index

   Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.      2,675.00  USD        07/20/2018        12      $ (3,262,044   $ (92,400   $ (83,036   $ (9,364
        2,700.00  USD        07/20/2018        5        (1,359,185     (23,200     (23,368     168  
        2,725.00  USD        07/20/2018        7        (1,902,859     (21,770     (36,282     14,512  
        2,750.00  USD        07/20/2018        6        (1,631,022     (10,200     (26,996     16,796  
        2,775.00  USD        07/20/2018        1        (271,837     (753     (6,453     5,700  
        2,700.00  USD        08/17/2018        4        (1,087,348     (25,200     (21,430     (3,770
        2,725.00  USD        08/17/2018        10        (2,718,370     (46,500     (60,180     13,680  
        2,750.00  USD        08/17/2018        7        (1,902,859     (22,260     (34,522     12,262  
        2,775.00  USD        08/17/2018        9        (2,446,533     (18,180     (34,548     16,368  
        2,825.00  USD        08/17/2018        1        (271,837     (630     (2,695     2,065  
        2,750.00  USD        09/21/2018        3        (815,511     (17,070     (17,768     698  
        2,775.00  USD        09/21/2018        6        (1,631,022     (22,800     (22,934     134  
        2,800.00  USD        09/21/2018        11        (2,990,207     (29,238     (53,080     23,842  
        2,825.00  USD        09/21/2018        7        (1,902,859     (15,400     (31,741     16,341  
        2,775.00  USD        10/19/2018        2        (543,674     (10,560     (9,870     (690
            2,825.00  USD        10/19/2018        1        (271,837     (2,970     (4,849     1,879  
Total calls                             92              $ (359,131   $ (469,752   $ 110,621  

Puts

                    

S&P 500 Index

   Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.      2,550.00  USD        07/20/2018        2        (543,674     (1,110     (17,127     16,017  
        2,575.00  USD        07/20/2018        3        (815,511     (1,710     (17,068     15,358  
        2,600.00  USD        07/20/2018        11        (2,990,207     (8,910     (64,801     55,891  
        2,625.00  USD        07/20/2018        5        (1,359,185     (5,500     (24,216     18,716  
        2,650.00  USD        07/20/2018        3        (815,511     (4,350     (11,528     7,178  
        2,675.00  USD        07/20/2018        7        (1,902,859     (12,950     (39,286     26,336  
        2,600.00  USD        08/17/2018        1        (271,837     (2,075     (7,640     5,565  
        2,625.00  USD        08/17/2018        8        (2,174,696     (19,600     (48,371     28,771  
        2,650.00  USD        08/17/2018        5        (1,359,185     (14,750     (19,160     4,410  
        2,675.00  USD        08/17/2018        7        (1,902,859     (23,485     (31,917     8,432  
        2,700.00  USD        08/17/2018        6        (1,631,022     (24,912     (30,246     5,334  
        2,725.00  USD        08/17/2018        3        (815,511     (15,000     (10,993     (4,007
        2,750.00  USD        08/17/2018        1        (271,837     (5,669     (3,589     (2,080
        2,650.00  USD        09/21/2018        3        (815,511     (14,100     (16,438     2,338  
        2,675.00  USD        09/21/2018        6        (1,631,022     (30,222     (37,594     7,372  
        2,725.00  USD        09/21/2018        11        (2,990,207     (75,020     (53,906     (21,114
        2,750.00  USD        09/21/2018        7        (1,902,859     (54,460     (35,728     (18,732
        2,675.00  USD        10/19/2018        2        (543,674     (12,200     (15,432     3,232  
            2,725.00  USD        10/19/2018        1        (271,837     (7,835     (5,969     (1,866
Total puts                             92              $ (333,858   $ (491,009   $ 157,151  
Total written options contracts                        184              $ (692,989   $ (960,761   $ 267,772  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   57


GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 2.9%  
FHLMC – 1.5%  
$ 41       5.000     07/01/2018     $ 41  
  43       5.000     08/01/2018       43  
  121       5.000     10/01/2018       121  
  199       5.000     11/01/2018       200  
  109       5.000     02/01/2019       110  
  17,753       5.500     01/01/2020       17,964  
  46,297       5.000     11/01/2025       48,880  
  76,297       5.000     08/01/2028       80,552  
  14,932       5.000     01/01/2033       15,826  
  1,240       5.000     03/01/2033       1,322  
  6,881       5.000     04/01/2033       7,337  
  1,073       5.000     05/01/2033       1,144  
  4,003       5.000     06/01/2033       4,268  
  24,965       5.000     07/01/2033       26,620  
  34,341       5.000     08/01/2033       36,616  
  3,015       5.000     09/01/2033       3,215  
  7,623       5.000     10/01/2033       8,129  
  15,323       5.000     11/01/2033       16,340  
  8,806       5.000     12/01/2033       9,390  
  8,299       5.000     01/01/2034       8,850  
  24,872       5.000     02/01/2034       26,521  
  10,245       5.000     03/01/2034       10,925  
  16,489       5.000     04/01/2034       17,583  
  27,687       5.000     05/01/2034       29,524  
  384,089       5.000     06/01/2034       409,567  
  4,732       5.000     11/01/2034       5,046  
  102,122       5.000     04/01/2035       108,896  
  1,747,487       5.000     07/01/2035       1,863,502  
  11,465       5.000     11/01/2035       12,226  
  84,477       5.000     03/01/2036       90,193  
  26,670       5.000     03/01/2037       28,447  
  83,714       5.000     12/01/2037       89,304  
  142,187       5.000     02/01/2038       151,630  
  378,923       5.000     03/01/2038       404,665  
  187,625       5.000     07/01/2038       200,371  
  165,704       5.000     11/01/2038       176,962  
  414,398       5.000     12/01/2038       442,042  
  230,130       5.000     01/01/2039       245,764  
  54,203       5.000     02/01/2039       57,885  
  1,308,425       7.000     02/01/2039       1,495,480  
  382,648       5.000     06/01/2041       408,367  
     

 

 

 
        6,561,868  

 

 

 
FNMA – 1.4%  
  18       5.500     01/01/2019       18  
  2,048       5.500     02/01/2019       2,055  
  2,395       5.500     03/01/2019       2,406  
  1,546       5.500     04/01/2019       1,555  
  1,514       5.500     05/01/2019       1,525  
  6,729       5.500     06/01/2019       6,770  
  23,769       5.500     07/01/2019       23,927  
  24,983       5.500     08/01/2019       25,141  
  22,049       5.500     09/01/2019       22,285  
  5,809       5.500     10/01/2019       5,870  
  8,511       5.500     11/01/2019       8,599  
  12,674       5.500     12/01/2019       12,816  

 

 

 
Mortgage-Backed Securities – (continued)  
FNMA – (continued)  
1,101       5.500       01/01/2020     1,112  
  233       5.500     06/01/2020       234  
  136,227       5.500     07/01/2020       137,882  
  5,758       6.000     03/01/2034       6,369  
  21,242       6.000     08/01/2034       23,544  
  114,905       6.000     08/01/2035       127,553  
  111,208       6.000     09/01/2035       123,688  
  26,518       6.000       10/01/2035       29,485  
  197,730       6.000     11/01/2035       219,863  
  594,721       6.000     03/01/2036       658,956  
  5,488       6.000     06/01/2036       6,076  
  1,016,662       6.000     09/01/2036       1,114,437  
  219,623       6.000     12/01/2036       243,796  
  16,673       6.000     02/01/2037       18,470  
  2,140       6.000     04/01/2037       2,362  
  4,046       6.000     05/01/2037       4,486  
  94,298       6.000     06/01/2037       104,741  
  75,533       6.000     07/01/2037       83,897  
  236,236       6.000     08/01/2037       260,625  
  68,376       6.000     09/01/2037       75,641  
  14,034       6.000     10/01/2037       15,520  
  84,142       5.000     11/01/2037       90,063  
  32,899       6.000     11/01/2037       36,633  
  2,696       6.000     12/01/2037       3,001  
  311,670       6.000     01/01/2038       344,622  
  50,221       6.000     03/01/2038       55,887  
  6,203       6.000     04/01/2038       6,880  
  17,726       6.000     05/01/2038       19,628  
  1,369       6.000     09/01/2038       1,518  
  79,805       6.000     10/01/2038       88,576  
  3,177       6.000     12/01/2038       3,492  
  2,761       6.000     01/01/2039       3,055  
  744,059       7.000     03/01/2039       842,780  
  10,982       4.000     08/01/2039       11,257  
  27,527       4.500     02/01/2040       28,683  
  3,336       6.000     04/01/2040       3,690  
  141,621       6.000     06/01/2040       156,675  
  322,221       6.000     05/01/2041       357,284  
  256,156       5.000     07/01/2041       274,267  
  133,456       4.500     08/01/2041       140,306  
     

 

 

 
        5,840,001  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $12,474,569)

 
  $ 12,401,869  

 

 

 
     
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 6.7%  
Agency Multi-Family(a) – 5.2%  
 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates
REMIC Series K011, Class A2


 
$ 5,500,000       4.084     11/25/2020     $ 5,629,201  
 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates
REMIC Series K714, Class A2


 
  16,400,000       3.034     10/25/2020       16,399,185  
     

 

 

 
        22,028,386  

 

 

 

 

58   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – (continued)  
Regular Floater(a) – 0.5%  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 3371, Class FA(b)

 
$ 202,023       2.673 %       09/15/2037     $ 204,283  
 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Trust Series 2010-R1, Class 1A(b)

 
  296,093       2.475     10/07/2020       296,821  
 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Trust Series 2011-R2, Class 1A

 
  998,013       2.413     02/06/2020       998,949  
 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Trust Series 2011-R3, Class 1A

 
  572,719       2.413     03/11/2020       573,233  
     

 

 

 
        2,073,286  

 

 

 
Sequential Fixed Rate – 1.0%  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 2755, Class ZA(b)

 
$ 478,047       5.000     02/15/2034     $ 508,946  
 

FHLMC REMIC Series 4273, Class PD(b)

 
  1,299,913       6.500     11/15/2043       1,467,469  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2012-111, Class B

 
  393,736       7.000     10/25/2042       444,006  
 

FNMA REMIC Series 2012-153, Class B

 
  1,375,157       7.000     07/25/2042       1,556,758  
     

 

 

 
        3,977,179  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE
OBLIGATIONS
 
 
 
  (Cost $29,060,312)     $ 28,078,851  

 

 

 
     
Asset-Backed Securities(a)(b) – 0.1%  
Home Equity – 0.1%  
 

GMACM Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2007-HE3, Class 1A1

 
$ 17,746       6.951     09/25/2037     $ 17,906  
 

GMACM Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2007-HE3, Class 2A1

 
  75,180       6.804     09/25/2037       76,804  
 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Trust Series 2010-A1, Class A

 
  231,436       2.380     12/07/2020       231,726  
     

 

 

 
        326,436  

 

 

 
  TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES    
  (Cost $324,536)   $ 326,436  

 

 

 
     
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 8.3%  
 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 
$ 1,100,000       2.750     11/15/2042     $ 1,057,221  
  2,000,000       3.625     02/15/2044       2,230,020  
  7,700,000       3.000 (c)      11/15/2044       7,727,565  
  4,780,000       3.000     05/15/2047       4,794,436  
 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 
  6,620,000       1.125     07/31/2021       6,326,470  
  4,610,000       1.875     01/31/2022       4,485,161  
  7,070,000       2.125     07/31/2024       6,806,572  
  920,000       2.875     04/30/2025       923,735  
  410,000       2.250     02/15/2027       391,374  

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS    
  (Cost $35,344,770)   $ 34,742,554  

 

 

 
Shares        

Distribution

Rate

 

Value

 
Exchange Traded Fund(d) – 17.8%  
  750,000     Goldman Sachs Treasury Access 0-1 Year ETF   $ 75,104,625  
  (Cost $75,030,000)   0.141%  

 

 

 

 

Investment Company(d) – 44.6%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  187,852,079       1.869   $ 187,852,079  
  (Cost $187,852,079)    

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
   

Interest

Rate

    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Short-Term Investments – 6.9%  
Certificate of Deposit – 1.5%  
 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

 
$ 1,300,000       2.200     07/09/2018     $ 1,300,101  
 

Mizuho Bank Ltd.(a) (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.44%),

 
  3,000,000       2.479     10/05/2018       3,001,809  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.(a) (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.11%),

 
  2,053,000       2.486     10/12/2018       2,053,397  
     

 

 

 
        6,355,307  

 

 

 
Commercial Paper – 5.4%  
 

BPCE SA

 
  3,000,000       2.440     08/06/2018       2,993,565  
 

Ciesco LLC

 
  1,901,000       2.335     07/12/2018       1,899,622  
 

CRC Funding LLC

 
  1,901,000       2.335     07/11/2018       1,899,747  
 

Fairway Finance Co. LLC

 
  3,800,000       2.315     07/18/2018       3,795,923  
 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

 
  1,004,000       2.352     07/10/2018       1,003,405  
 

HP, Inc.

 
  803,000       2.404     07/23/2018       801,943  
 

Kellogg Co.(e)

 
  2,000,000       0.000     07/16/2018       1,997,829  
 

Old Line Funding LLC

 
  3,803,000       2.314     07/16/2018       3,799,349  
 

Thunder Bay Funding LLC

 
  2,100,000       2.326     07/27/2018       2,096,630  
 

VW Credit, Inc.

 
  2,400,000       2.637     09/20/2018       2,386,017  
     

 

 

 
        22,674,030  

 

 

 
  TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  
  (Cost $29,026,265)   $ 29,029,337  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 87.3%  
  (Cost $369,112,531)     $ 367,535,751  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 12.7%
 
 
    53,590,766  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 421,126,517  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   59


GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  Variable rate security. Except for floating rate notes (for which final maturity is disclosed), maturity date disclosed is the next interest reset date. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect on June 30, 2018.

(b)

  Securities with “Call” features. Maturity dates disclosed are the final maturity dates.

(c)

 

All or a portion of security is segregated as collateral for

initial margin requirements on futures transactions.

(d)

  Represents an Affiliated Issuer.

(e)

  Issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

FHLMC

 

— Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNMA

 

— Federal National Mortgage Association

LIBOR

 

— London Interbank Offered Rate

Mo.

 

— Month

REMIC

 

— Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

 

Currency Abbreviation:

USD

 

— United States Dollar

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
      

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

      

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 

Long position contracts:

 

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     48        09/19/2018      $ 6,960,000        $ 133,458  

Short position contracts:

                 

3 Month Eurodollar

     (3      12/17/2018        (730,200        5,169  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (13      06/17/2019        (3,157,212        27,766  

3 Month Eurodollar

     (83      12/14/2020        (20,131,650        5,165  

U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note

     (72      09/28/2018        (15,251,625        2,773  

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note

     (285      09/28/2018        (32,380,898        (121,485

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note

     (45      09/19/2018        (5,408,438        (34,383

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

     (131      09/19/2018        (20,902,688        (372,758
Total                                 $ (487,753
Total Futures Contracts        $ (354,295

SWAP CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following swap contracts:

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Payments Made by the Fund      Payments Received
by the Fund
     Termination
Date
            Notional
Amount
(000’s)
     Value     

Upfront
Premium
(Received)

Paid

     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

3 Month LIBOR (a)

       2.139%      11/20/2020        USD       32,580 (b)     $ (479,591    $ (55,245    $ (424,346

2.275% (c)

       3 Month LIBOR      11/20/2023          13,830 (b)       416,898        28,273        388,625  

2.882(c)

       3 Month LIBOR      02/28/2025                7,340        4,027        55,778        (51,751
TOTAL                                       $ (58,666    $ 28,806      $ (87,472

 

  (a)   Payments made quarterly.
  (b)   Represents forward starting interest rate swaps whose effective dates of commencement of accruals and cash flows occur subsequent to June 30, 2018.
  (c)   Payments made semi-annually.

 

60   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Referenced Obligation/Index*(a)    Financing
Rate Received
(Paid) by the
Fund (%)
    Counterparty   

Termination

Date

     Notional
Amount
(000’s)
    

Unrealized
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)(b)

 

Macquarie Commodity Product 264E Index

     0.000%     Macquarie Bank Ltd.      08/15/2018        USD 135,649      $  

BAML Commodity Excess Return Strategy Index

     0.000     Merrill Lynch International      11/26/2018        157,444         

S&P GSCI Energy 1 Month Forward Index

     0.000     Societe Generale SA      12/14/2018        95,748         

S&P GSCI Energy 1 Month Forward Index

     0.000     UBS AG      02/22/2019        24,939         
TOTAL                                   $  
   *   The components of the basket are shown below.
  (a)   Payments received monthly.
  (b)   There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts listed above; therefore the unrealized gains (losses) on the swap contracts are equal to their value.

A basket (Macquarie Commodity Product 264E Index) of commodities

 

Description    Sector      Number of
Contracts
       Value        Weight  

WTI

   Energy        544,353        $ 37,827,099          27.89

Brent

   Energy        344,370          27,157,050          20.02  

Gas oil

   Energy        10,817          7,341,843          5.41  

Gasoline RBOB

   Energy        31,850          6,790,792          5.01  

Heating Oil

   Energy        26,719          5,921,507          4.37  

Corn

   Grains        15,725          5,653,310          4.17  

Copper

   Metals        807          5,349,304          3.94  

Gold

   Precious        3,657          4,631,136          3.41  

Aluminum

   Metals        2,141          4,564,114          3.36  

Live Cattle

   Meats        40,158          4,418,386          3.26  

Wheat

   Grains        8,491          4,256,220          3.14  

Natural Gas

   Energy        1,351,347          3,920,257          2.89  

Soybeans

   Grains        4,219          3,712,704          2.74  

Cotton

   Textiles        26,043          2,185,532          1.61  

Lean Hogs

   Meats        32,158          1,922,225          1.42  

Sugar

   Softs        137,391          1,683,041          1.24  

Feeder Cattle

   Meats        10,433          1,574,842          1.16  

Kansas Wheat

   Grains        3,193          1,559,617          1.15  

Zinc

   Metals        484          1,382,481          1.02  

Nickel

   Metals        69          1,033,320          0.76  

Lead

   Metals        386          931,137          0.69  

Coffee

   Softs        7,762          893,431          0.66  

Silver

   Precious        31,934          517,265          0.38  

Cocoa

   Softs        168          422,387          0.31  

A basket (BAML Commodity Excess Return Strategy Index) of commodities

 

Description    Sector      Number of
Contracts
       Value        Weight  

WTI

   Energy        1,000        $ 68,790          27.67

Brent

   Energy        1,000          77,610          20.43  

Gasoil

   Energy        100          66,625          5.36  

Gasoline RBOB

   Energy        42,000          88,431          4.96  

Heating Oil

   Energy        42,000          91,518          4.31  

Copper

   Metals        25          165,738          4.08  

Corn

   Grains        5,000          17,713          3.97  

Gold

   Precious        100          125,100          3.38  

Aluminum

   Metals        25          53,744          3.33  

Live Cattle

   Meats        40,000          41,490          3.08  

Natural Gas

   Energy        10,000          29,400          2.94  

Wheat

   Grains        5,000          24,175          2.80  

Soybeans

   Grains        5,000          44,175          2.63  

Lean Hogs

   Meats        40,000          30,290          2.06  

Cotton

   Textiles        50,000          41,775          1.47  

Sugar

   Softs        112,000          13,720          1.37  

Feeder Cattle

   Meats        50,000          73,413          1.13  

Zinc

   Metals        25          72,625          1.11  

Kansas Wheat

   Grains        5,000          23,600          1.00  

Nickel

   Metals        6          88,512          0.80  

Lead

   Metals        25          59,956          0.75  

Coffee

   Softs        37,500          43,406          0.66  

Silver

   Precious        5,000          80,205          0.39  

Cocoa

   Softs        10          24,510          0.34  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   61


GOLDMAN SACHS MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    

Distribution

Rate

    Value  
Investment Companies(a) – 74.7%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  202,210,129       1.869   $ 202,210,129  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 74.7%  
  (Cost $202,210,129)     $ 202,210,129  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS

    OF LIABILITIES – 25.3%

 

 

    68,648,306  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 270,858,435  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  Represents an Affiliated Issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

BA

 

— Banker Acceptance Rate

BBR

 

— Bank Bill Reference Rate

BUBOR

 

— Budapest Interbank Offered Rate

EURIBOR

 

— Euro Interbank Offered Rate

JIBAR

 

— Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate

LIBOR

 

— London Interbank Offered Rate

PRIBOR

 

— Prague Interbank Offered Rate

STIBOR

 

— Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate

TIIE

 

— Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate

WIBOR

 

— Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD

 

— Australian Dollar

BRL

 

— Brazilian Real

CAD

 

— Canadian Dollar

CHF

 

— Swiss Franc

CLP

 

— Chilean Peso

COP

 

— Colombian Peso

CZK

 

— Czech Koruna

EUR

 

— Euro

GBP

 

— British Pound

HUF

 

— Hungarian Forint

INR

 

— Indian Rupee

JPY

 

— Japanese Yen

KRW

 

— South Korean Won

MXN

 

— Mexican Peso

MYR

 

— Malaysian Ringgit

NOK

 

— Norwegian Krone

NZD

 

— New Zealand Dollar

PLN

 

— Polish Zloty

RUB

 

— Russian Ruble

SEK

 

— Swedish Krona

TRY

 

— Turkish Lira

USD

 

— United States Dollar

ZAR

 

— South African Rand

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Current
Value
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Gain
 

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

  AUD     3,580,000      USD     2,639,064      $ 2,650,016        09/19/2018      $ 10,952  
  CAD     1,740,000      USD     1,308,032        1,325,339        09/19/2018        17,307  
  EUR     1,257,000      USD     1,475,364        1,476,768        09/19/2018        1,404  
  GBP     354,283      USD     465,721        467,564        07/02/2018        1,843  
  GBP     814,000      USD     1,076,902        1,078,091        09/19/2018        1,189  
  MXN     2,000,000      USD     98,018        99,452        09/19/2018        1,434  
  USD     17,740,655      AUD     23,181,000        17,159,225        09/19/2018        581,430  
  USD     8,429,692      BRL     30,820,000        7,952,009        07/03/2018        477,683  
  USD     7,159,702      BRL     27,020,000        6,946,015        08/02/2018        213,687  
  USD     13,125,224      CAD     16,921,000        12,888,538        09/19/2018        236,686  
  USD     2,374,870      CHF     2,319,000        2,357,898        09/19/2018        16,972  
  USD     5,229,388      CLP     3,310,000,000        5,065,630        09/20/2018        163,758  
  USD     2,487,738      COP     7,304,000,000        2,482,797        09/19/2018        4,941  
  USD     5,747,958      CZK     124,000,000        5,598,184        09/19/2018        149,774  
  USD     23,955,239      EUR     20,199,000        23,730,492        09/19/2018        224,747  
  USD     16,113,849      GBP     11,977,000        15,862,780        09/19/2018        251,069  
  USD     10,435,311      HUF     2,804,035,000        9,990,335        09/19/2018        444,976  

 

62   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN (continued)

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Current
Value
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Gain
 

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc. (continued)

  USD     12,461,335      INR     846,000,000      $ 12,221,948        09/19/2018      $ 239,387  
  USD     11,383,451      JPY     1,246,949,000        11,325,530        09/19/2018        57,921  
  USD     12,445,201      KRW     13,740,000,000        12,368,569        09/19/2018        76,632  
  USD     6,709,461      NOK     54,000,000        6,651,435        09/19/2018        58,026  
  USD     15,481,474      NZD     22,040,000        14,928,814        09/19/2018        552,660  
  USD     6,880,224      PLN     24,871,000        6,648,444        09/19/2018        231,780  
  USD     4,479,113      RUB     282,000,000        4,453,493        09/19/2018        25,620  
  USD     14,677,246      SEK     127,108,600        14,278,152        09/19/2018        399,094  
  USD     5,171,961      TRY     24,120,000        5,075,620        09/19/2018        96,341  
    USD     5,438,158      ZAR     73,457,000        5,299,873        09/19/2018        138,285  
TOTAL                                               $ 4,675,598  

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Current
Value
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

  AUD     99,000      USD     75,953      $ 73,282        09/19/2018      $ (2,671
  BRL     30,820,000      USD     8,204,464        7,952,009        07/03/2018        (252,455
  CAD     634,000      USD     490,630        482,911        09/19/2018        (7,719
  CHF     284,000      USD     290,887        288,764        09/19/2018        (2,123
  COP     14,938,000,000      USD     5,156,369        5,077,770        09/19/2018        (78,599
  CZK     6,744,000      USD     312,615        304,469        09/19/2018        (8,146
  EUR     4,705,000      USD     5,580,123        5,527,599        09/19/2018        (52,524
  GBP     5,254,750      USD     7,045,866        6,959,584        09/19/2018        (86,282
  HUF     350,000      USD     1,303        1,247        09/19/2018        (56
  JPY     56,276,000      USD     514,834        511,132        09/19/2018        (3,702
  KRW     14,400,000,000      USD     13,459,425        12,962,692        09/19/2018        (496,733
  MYR     27,360,000      USD     6,858,862        6,762,435        09/19/2018        (96,427
  NZD     1,900,000      USD     1,294,925        1,286,967        09/19/2018        (7,958
  PLN     14,000      USD     3,871        3,742        09/19/2018        (129
  SEK     5,300,000      USD     617,710        595,351        09/19/2018        (22,359
  USD     5,305,730      CAD     7,055,000        5,373,716        09/19/2018        (67,986
  USD     71,091      CHF     70,000        71,173        09/19/2018        (82
  USD     2,178,366      COP     6,424,000,000        2,183,666        09/19/2018        (5,300
  USD     1,365,976      CZK     30,425,000        1,373,587        09/19/2018        (7,611
  USD     1,332,760      EUR     1,142,020        1,333,651        07/02/2018        (891
  USD     1,560,161      EUR     1,336,000        1,569,579        09/19/2018        (9,418
  USD     1,073,291      GBP     814,068        1,074,366        07/02/2018        (1,075
  USD     5,413,142      GBP     4,107,000        5,439,462        09/19/2018        (26,320
  USD     980,194      INR     68,000,000        982,378        09/19/2018        (2,184
  USD     2,761,064      KRW     3,080,000,000        2,772,576        09/19/2018        (11,512
  USD     7,029,002      MXN     145,886,000        7,254,371        09/19/2018        (225,369
  USD     5,620,174      MYR     22,860,000        5,650,193        09/19/2018        (30,019
  USD     3,669,524      NOK     29,900,000        3,682,925        09/19/2018        (13,401
  USD     1,168,757      PLN     4,380,000        1,170,849        09/19/2018        (2,092
  USD     1,001,265      RUB     64,500,000        1,018,618        09/19/2018        (17,353
    ZAR     24,640,000      USD     1,883,504        1,777,759        09/19/2018        (105,745
TOTAL                 $ (1,644,241

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   63


GOLDMAN SACHS MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
      

Expiration

Date

      

Notional

Amount

      

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 

Long position contracts:

                 

Amsterdam Exchange Index

     82          07/20/2018        $ 10,564,199        $ 38,557  

Brent Crude Oil

     32          07/31/2018          2,535,360          114,126  

CAC 40 10 Euro Index

     159          07/20/2018          9,879,115          31,170  

CBOE Volatility Index

     137          07/18/2018          2,195,425          304,953  

Cotton No. 2

     48          12/06/2018          2,014,080          (148,936

DAX Index

     18          09/21/2018          6,468,240          14,067  

DJIA CBOT E-Mini Index

     21          09/21/2018          2,547,825          (107,137

FTSE 100 Index

     105          09/21/2018          10,533,683          80,792  

FTSE/MIB Index

     44          09/21/2018          5,541,164          (3,837

Hang Seng Index

     28          07/30/2018          5,125,981          24,572  

HSCEI

     5          07/30/2018          346,341          (1,856

IBEX 35 Index

     42          07/20/2018          4,709,452          (1,504

KC HRW Wheat

     9          09/14/2018          219,825          (38,279

LME Aluminum Base Metal

     46          07/16/2018          2,488,600          (246,459

LME Aluminum Base Metal

     52          08/13/2018          2,765,100          (215,360

LME Copper Base Metal

     22          07/16/2018          3,650,900          (174,377

LME Copper Base Metal

     21          08/13/2018          3,480,750          (326,362

LME Lead Base Metal

     55          07/16/2018          3,316,156          (77,086

LME Lead Base Metal

     52          08/13/2018          3,133,975          (122,135

LME Nickel Base Metal

     26          07/16/2018          2,314,338          141,041  

LME Nickel Base Metal

     27          08/13/2018          2,408,211          (129,007

LME Zinc Base Metal

     17          07/16/2018          1,228,888          (123,565

Low Sulphur Gasoil

     39          08/10/2018          2,639,325          71,397  

MSCI Taiwan Index

     157          07/30/2018          6,085,320          56,935  

NASDAQ 100 Emini Index

     24          09/21/2018          3,392,040          (56,611

Nikkei 225 Index

     18          09/13/2018          3,623,899          11,353  

NY Harbor ULSD

     29          07/31/2018          2,691,415          78,041  

OMXS30 Index

     463          07/20/2018          8,069,255          42,962  

RBOB Gasoline

     19          07/31/2018          1,716,658          60,763  

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     45          09/21/2018          3,706,875          (55,294

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     126          09/21/2018          17,146,080          (153,257

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     33          09/20/2018          4,836,101          53,370  

SPI 200 Index

     91          09/20/2018          10,350,857          87,026  

TOPIX Index

     51          09/13/2018          7,971,413          (59,250

Wheat

     20          09/14/2018          501,250          (37,988

WTI Crude Oil

     31          07/20/2018          2,298,650          190,424  
Total        $ (676,751

Short position contracts:

                 

100 oz Gold

     (69        08/29/2018        $ (8,656,050      $ 197,472  

BIST 30 Index

     (2,669        08/31/2018          (7,040,197        (107,374

Coffee ‘C’

     (45        09/18/2018          (1,942,312        78,383  

Corn

     (139        09/14/2018          (2,498,525        39,666  

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     (186        09/21/2018          (7,365,618        (12,505

Feeder Cattle

     (18        08/30/2018          (1,361,925        (63,147

FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index

     (231        09/20/2018          (8,703,821        (116,448

KOSPI 200 Index

     (58        09/13/2018          (3,903,096        24,031  

Lean Hogs

     (32        08/14/2018          (978,560        (19,447

Live Cattle

     (28        08/31/2018          (1,195,320        (22,889

LME Aluminum Base Metal

     (46        07/16/2018          (2,488,600        191,666  

LME Aluminum Base Metal

     (20        08/13/2018          (1,063,500        6,953  

LME Copper Base Metal

     (22        07/16/2018          (3,650,900        296,123  

LME Copper Base Metal

     (14        08/13/2018          (2,320,500        23,967  

LME Lead Base Metal

     (55        07/16/2018          (3,316,156        1,739  

LME Nickel Base Metal

     (26        07/16/2018          (2,314,338        121,961  

 

64   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
      

Expiration

Date

      

Notional

Amount

      

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 

Short position contracts: (continued)

                 

LME Nickel Base Metal

     (2        08/13/2018        $ (178,386      $ (3,491

LME Zinc Base Metal

     (17        07/16/2018          (1,228,887        70,510  

LME Zinc Base Metal

     (21        08/13/2018          (1,502,812        129,569  

Natural Gas

     (19        07/27/2018          (555,560        8,688  

SET50 Index

     (318        09/27/2018          (2,007,633        6,949  

Silver

     (66        09/26/2018          (5,345,340        113,883  

Soybean

     (55        11/14/2018          (2,420,000        188,269  

Sugar No. 11

     (145        09/28/2018          (1,989,400        2,836  

VSTOXX

     (1,843        07/18/2018          (3,518,938        (236,009
Total        $ 921,355  
Total Futures Contracts        $ 244,604  

SWAP CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following swap contracts:

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Payments Made by the Fund    Payments
Received by
the Fund
  Termination
Date
   Notional
Amount
(000’s)(a)
     Value     

Upfront
Premium
(Received)

Paid

     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

2.000%(b)

   3 Month BBR   09/19/2019    AUD      517,210      $ 90,423      $ 62,839      $ 27,584  

3 Month BA(c)

   2.250%   09/19/2019    CAD      150,230        79,088        179,416        (100,328

6 Month LIBOR(c)

   0.000   09/19/2019    CHF      381,450        2,416,135        (136,664      2,552,799  

6 Month EURIBOR(c)

   0.000   09/19/2019    EUR      953,640        2,669,975        2,270,830        399,145  

6 Month LIBOR(c)

   1.000   09/19/2019    GBP      843,340        434,056        752,359        (318,303

3 Month STIBOR(b)

   0.000   09/19/2019    SEK      6,724,330        2,107,836        (9,273      2,117,109  

2.750(c)

   3 Month LIBOR   09/19/2019    USD      1,730,590        (505,853      (118,462      (387,391

0.000(d)

   6 Month EURIBOR   09/19/2020    EUR      33,900        (107,358      (105,528      (1,830

6 Month LIBOR(c)

   1.250   09/19/2020    GBP      167,930        714,085        706,569        7,516  

3.000(c)

   3 Month LIBOR   09/19/2020    USD      45,540        (123,783      (88,643      (35,140

1.750(d)

   6 Month PRIBOR   09/19/2023    CZK      667,900        299,389        (159,411      458,800  

1.500(d)

   6 Month BUBOR   09/19/2023    HUF      3,921,180        477,426        158,412        319,014  

7.500(e)

   1 Month TIIE   09/19/2023    MXN      327,860        247,894        187,754        60,140  

6 Month WIBOR(c)

   2.500   09/19/2023    PLN      108,060        (19,162      (25,899      6,737  

7.250(b)

   3 Month JIBAR   09/19/2023    ZAR      187,270        347,306        358,125        (10,819

2.750(c)

   3 Month BA   09/19/2028    CAD      8,380        (91,992      (125,742      33,750  

6 Month LIBOR(c)

   0.500   09/19/2028    CHF      10,850        71,250        57,018        14,232  

6 Month EURIBOR(c)

   1.250   09/19/2028    EUR      87,820        3,365,357        2,083,915        1,281,442  

6 Month LIBOR(c)

   1.750   09/19/2028    GBP      8,370        212,026        210,088        1,938  

3 Month STIBOR(b)

   1.500   09/19/2028    SEK      182,570        634,642        (138,307      772,949  

3.000(c)

   3 Month LIBOR   09/19/2028    USD      48,700        (264,979      (255,842      (9,137

1.500(d)

   6 Month EURIBOR   09/19/2048    EUR      25,830        (267,957      407,628        (675,585

1.750(c)

   6 Month LIBOR   09/19/2048    GBP      17,110        (705,630      (518,236      (187,394

3 Month LIBOR(b)

   3.000   09/19/2048    USD      17,770        224,280        (197,770      422,050  
TOTAL      $ 12,304,454      $ 5,555,176      $ 6,749,278  

 

  (a)   Represents forward starting interest rate swaps whose effective dates of commencement of accruals and cash flows occur subsequent to June 30, 2018.
  (b)   Payments made quarterly.
  (c)   Payments made semi-annually.
  (d)   Payments made annually.
  (e)   Payments made monthly.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   65


GOLDMAN SACHS SELECT SATELLITE FUNDS

 

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities(a)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

        Absolute Return
Tracker Fund
    Alternative
Premia Fund
    Commodity
Strategy Fund
    Managed Futures
Strategy Fund
 
  Assets:

 

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $659,886,469, $0, $106,230,452 and $0)(b)

  $ 710,280,171     $     $ 104,579,047     $  
 

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $1,371,868,767, $93,937,936, $262,882,079 and $202,210,129)

    1,371,868,767       93,937,936       262,956,704       202,210,129  
 

Investments in affiliated securities lending reinvestment vehicle, at value (cost $2,648,850, $0, $0 and $0)

    2,648,850                    
 

Purchased Options, at value (premiums paid $0, $58,358, $0 and $0)

          37,315              
 

Cash

    38,239,455       4,266,876       22,834,235       15,467,036  
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $924,054, $0, $0 and $27,435,122)

    921,887                   27,688,878  
 

Receivables:

       
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(c)

    71,728,926       10,442,411       25,617,798       25,368,924  
 

Fund shares sold

    20,161,902             470,991       85,957  
 

Dividends and interest

    317,704             376,446       195  
 

Investments sold

    94,472             5,568,589        
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    46,947       3,755       25,184       3,438  
 

Foreign tax reclaims

    12,189       278,925              
 

Securities lending income

    4,878                    
 

Due from broker

          12,268       7,762,256        
 

Unrealized gain on swap contracts

    4,526,418       1,773,640              
 

Variation margin on futures

    1,021,959             20,007        
 

Unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    842,294       825,872             4,675,598  
 

Variation margin on swaps

    32,939       15,252       23,046        
 

Other assets

    188,528       66,092       72,092       86,311  
  Total assets     2,222,938,286       111,660,342       430,306,395       275,586,466  
         
  Liabilities:        
 

Written options, at value (premiums received $4,979,633, $960,761, $0 and $0)

    3,894,749       692,989              
 

Unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    630,701       279,220             1,644,241  
 

Unrealized loss on swap contracts

    588,592       2,757,440              
 

Due to custodian — foreign currencies, at value (cost $0, $114,781, $0 and $0)

          116,696              
 

Variation margin on swaps

                      425,792  
 

Variation margin on futures

          781,983             1,497,797  
 

Payables:

       
 

Payable upon return of securities loaned

    2,648,850                    
 

Fund shares redeemed

    2,326,903       25,689       1,137,601       384,909  
 

Management fees

    996,284       56,593       101,762       198,461  
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(c)

    640,000       1,260,000              
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    126,260       18,522       31,838       28,851  
 

Due to broker

          119,939              
 

Investments purchased

                7,565,733       370,755  
 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    322,152       273,748       342,944       177,225  
  Total liabilities     12,174,491       6,382,819       9,179,878       4,728,031  
         
  Net Assets:        
 

Paid-in capital

    2,135,461,212       103,102,948       407,742,246       269,036,744  
 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

    9,981,083       75,945       2,169,069       (449,502
 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    5,688,546       854,663       13,233,749       (9,045,526
 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

    59,632,954       1,243,967       (2,018,547     11,316,719  
    NET ASSETS   $ 2,210,763,795     $ 105,277,523     $ 421,126,517     $ 270,858,435  
   

Net Assets:

         
   

Class A

  $ 68,612,351     $ 10,166,022     $ 49,068,463     $ 7,931,281  
   

Class C

    18,315,998       12,262,389       3,466,047       3,523,886  
   

Institutional

    1,795,018,085       14,673,733       346,333,321       82,024,818  
   

Investor

    164,625,909       6,565,451       8,310,487       118,442,852  
   

Class P

    158,505,844       191,060       7,961,704       399,862  
   

Class R

    1,914,755       13,217       2,874,727       575,343  
   

Class R6

    3,770,853       61,405,651       3,111,768       57,960,393  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 2,210,763,795     $ 105,277,523     $ 421,126,517     $ 270,858,435  
   

Shares outstanding $0.001 par value (unlimited shares authorized):

         
   

Class A

    7,328,187       1,158,865       3,936,102       795,459  
   

Class C

    2,122,977       1,494,502       292,790       369,672  
   

Institutional

    185,999,633       1,639,046       27,490,858       8,074,204  
   

Investor

    17,215,511       738,664       659,290       11,710,278  
   

Class P

    16,431,139       21,366       631,344       39,228  
   

Class R

    210,134       1,536       234,196       58,584  
   

Class R6

    391,066       6,874,886       246,798       5,680,704  
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:(d)

         
   

Class A

    $9.36       $8.77       $12.47       $9.96  
   

Class C

    8.63       8.20       11.84       9.52  
   

Institutional

    9.65       8.95       12.60       10.16  
   

Investor

    9.56       8.89       12.60       10.10  
   

Class P

    9.65       8.94       12.61       10.18  
   

Class R

    9.11       8.61       12.27       9.81  
   

Class R6

    9.64       8.93       12.61       10.19  

 

  (a)   Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Absolute Return Tracker, Alternative Premia, Commodity Strategy and Managed Futures Strategy Funds are consolidated and include the balances of Cayman Commodity-ART, Ltd., Cayman Commodity-AP, Ltd., Cayman Commodity-CSF, Ltd. and Cayman Commodity-MFS, Ltd. (wholly-owned subsidiaries), respectively. Accordingly, all interfund balances and transactions have been eliminated.
  (b)   Includes loaned securities having a market value of $2,557,396 for the Absolute Return Tracker Fund.
  (c)   Segregated for initial margin and/or collateral on transactions as follows:

 

Fund    Forwards     Futures      Options      Swaps  

Absolute Return Tracker

   $     $ 17,434,959      $ 48,661,569      $ 4,992,398  

Alternative Premia

     (1,260,000     5,613,330        4,355,532        473,549  

Commodity Strategy

                         25,617,798  

Managed Futures Strategy

     2,970,000       12,607,458               9,791,466  

 

  (d)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Absolute Return Tracker, Alternative Premia, Commodity Strategy and Managed Futures Strategy Funds is $9.90, $9.28, $13.06 and $10.54, respectively. At redemption, Class C Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge assessed on the amount equal to the lesser of the current NAV or the original purchase price of the shares.

 

66   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS SELECT SATELLITE FUNDS

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations(a)

For the six months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

        Absolute Return
Tracker Fund
    Alternative
Premia Fund
    Commodity
Strategy Fund
    Managed Futures
Strategy Fund
 
  Investment income:

 

 
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $0, $0, $0 and $5,586)

  $ 10,376,910     $ 863,352     $ 1,625,761     $ 1,674,196  
 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $91,608, $0, $0 and $0)

    4,766,138       8,623              
 

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

    23,771                    
 

Interest

                1,441,117        
  Total investment income     15,166,819       871,975       3,066,878       1,674,196  
         
  Expenses:

 

 
 

Management fees

    9,546,525       589,527       979,982       1,440,205  
 

Transfer Agency fees(b)

    546,505       46,357       105,473       147,059  
 

Distribution and Service fees(b)

    153,571       81,032       81,166       29,836  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    130,336       47,273       36,817       43,023  
 

Printing and mailing costs

    103,992       48,229       127,925       19,362  
 

Professional fees

    89,146       88,856       72,647       83,984  
 

Registration fees

    27,087             21,056       21,040  
 

Trustee fees

    10,271       8,888       9,046       8,910  
 

Other

    16,843             6,964       56,678  
  Total expenses     10,624,276       910,162       1,441,076       1,850,097  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (3,933,264     (359,194     (333,057     (220,132
  Net expenses     6,691,012       550,968       1,108,019       1,629,965  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     8,475,807       321,007       1,958,859       44,231  
         
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

 
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    19,584,061       5,720       (915,976      
 

Futures contracts

    (14,585,119     (3,230,040     2,935,484       (4,004,966
 

Purchased options

          (146,733     (3,583      
 

Swap contracts

    (4,173,093     (990,308     31,856,236       1,448,948  
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (562,820     706,326             (5,658,210
 

Foreign currency transactions

    13,179       (643,426           (892,466
 

Written options

    6,050,622       (235,226            
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (7,899,111           (1,409,754      
 

Investments — affiliated issuers

                119,625        
 

Futures contracts

    3,667,084       345,710       (560,590     (854,317
 

Purchased options

          20,370       (6,390      
 

Swap contracts

    194,365       (977,588     (30,095     (2,865,568
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    113,376       622,758             2,463,268  
 

Foreign currency translation

    111,333       47,258             919,793  
 

Written options

    (1,985,841     418,772              
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     528,036       (4,056,407     31,984,957       (9,443,518
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 9,003,843     $ (3,735,400   $ 33,943,816     $ (9,399,287

 

  (a)   Statement of Operations for Absolute Return Tracker, Alternative Premia, Commodity Strategy and Managed Futures Strategy Funds are consolidated and include the balances of Cayman Commodity-ART, Ltd., Cayman Commodity-AP, Ltd., Cayman Commodity-CSF, Ltd. and Cayman Commodity-MFS, Ltd. (wholly-owned subsidiaries), respectively. Accordingly, all interfund balances and transactions have been eliminated.
  (b)   Class specific Distribution and/or Service, and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

    Distribution and/or Service Fees     Transfer Agency Fees  

Fund

 

Class A

   

Class C

   

Class R

   

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Investor

   

Class P(c)

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 

Absolute Return Tracker

  $ 74,067     $ 74,029     $ 5,475     $ 53,328     $ 13,325     $ 362,636     $ 111,607     $ 3,105     $ 1,971     $ 533  

Alternative Premia

    14,499       66,500       33       10,439       11,970       7,355       6,585       2       11       9,995  

Commodity Strategy

    58,639       15,645       6,882       30,492       2,034       65,525       5,143       58       1,789       432  

Managed Futures Strategy

    9,961       18,424       1,451       7,172       3,316       31,402       104,214       4       522       429 (b)  

 

  (c)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
  (d)   Commenced operations on April 30, 2018.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   67


GOLDMAN SACHS SELECT SATELLITE FUNDS

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets(a)

        Absolute Return Tracker Fund             Alternative Premia Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    

For the Fiscal

Year Ended
December 31, 2017

            For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    

For the Fiscal

Year Ended
December 31, 2017

 
  From operations:

 

        
 

Net investment income

  $ 8,475,807      $ 4,534,610         $ 321,007      $ 907,973  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    6,326,830        48,742,737           (4,533,687      46,381,732  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (5,798,794      43,660,271                 477,280        (6,227,126
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     9,003,843        96,937,618                 (3,735,400      41,062,579  
               
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

        
 

From net investment income

             
 

Class A Shares

                            (259,480
 

Class C Shares

                            (190,491
 

Institutional Shares

           (566,418                (2,618,250
 

Investor Shares(b)

                            (197,123
 

Class R Shares

                            (248
 

Class R6 Shares

           (1,115                (74,851
 

From net realized gains

             
 

Class A Shares

           (1,737,531                (2,958,131
 

Class C Shares

           (498,842                (3,403,691
 

Institutional Shares

           (50,034,494                (23,283,412
 

Investor Shares(b)

           (3,059,831                (1,927,003
 

Class R Shares

           (81,002                (2,774
 

Class R6 Shares

           (73,884                      (2,303
  Total distributions to shareholders            (56,053,117                      (34,917,757
               
  From share transactions:

 

        
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    1,171,353,893        1,044,898,268           121,602,271        41,007,234  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

           41,929,420                  34,267,837  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (644,222,919      (491,766,832               (168,665,010      (447,712,464
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     527,130,974        595,060,856                 (47,062,739      (372,437,393
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     536,134,817        635,945,357                 (50,798,139      (366,292,571
               
  Net assets:

 

        
 

Beginning of period

    1,674,628,978        1,038,683,621                 156,075,662        522,368,233  
 

End of period

  $ 2,210,763,795      $ 1,674,628,978               $ 105,277,523      $ 156,075,662  
  Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income   $ 9,981,083      $ 1,505,276               $ 75,945      $ (245,062

 

  (a)   Statement of Changes in Net Assets for Absolute Return Tracker and Alternative Premia are consolidated and include the balances of Cayman Commodity-ART, Ltd. and Cayman Commodity-AP, Ltd. (wholly-owned subsidiaries), respectively. Accordingly, all interfund balances and transactions have been eliminated.
  (b)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.

 

68   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS SELECT SATELLITE FUNDS

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets(a) (continued)

        Commodity Strategy Fund             Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
            For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
  From operations:

 

        
 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,958,859      $ 2,308,049         $ 44,231      $ (1,093,057
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    33,872,161        29,034,251           (9,106,694      4,194,860  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (1,887,204      (18,073,299               (336,824      1,241,057  
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     33,943,816        13,269,001                 (9,399,287      4,342,860  
               
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

        
 

From net investment income

             
 

Class A Shares

    (143,241      (2,030,384                 
 

Class C Shares

    (410      (119,392                 
 

Institutional Shares

    (1,532,914      (14,785,402                 
 

Investor Shares(b)

    (33,297      (389,143                 
 

Class P Shares(c)

    (36,039                        
 

Class R Shares

    (5,385      (115,598                 
 

Class R6 Shares(d)

    (13,794      (1,969                 
 

From net realized gains

             
 

Class A Shares

                            (38,110
 

Class C Shares

                            (17,904
 

Institutional Shares

                            (732,982
 

Investor Shares(b)

                            (499,819
 

Class R Shares

                            (2,943
 

Return of capital

             
 

Class A Shares

           (493,143                 
 

Class C Shares

           (32,588                 
 

Institutional Shares

           (3,110,881                 
 

Investor Shares(b)

           (103,317                 
 

Class R Shares

           (32,492                 
 

Class R6 Shares(d)

           (8,058                       
  Total distributions to shareholders     (1,765,080      (21,222,367                      (1,291,758
               
  From share transactions:

 

        
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    95,998,371        196,756,016           130,293,603        221,978,188  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,269,293        16,010,720                  1,237,724  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (84,535,085      (231,261,163               (132,222,865      (102,561,020
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     12,732,579        (18,494,427               (1,929,262      120,654,892  
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     44,911,315        (26,447,793               (11,328,549      123,705,994  
               
  Net assets:

 

        
 

Beginning of period

    376,215,202        402,662,995                 282,186,984        158,480,990  
 

End of period

  $ 421,126,517      $ 376,215,202               $ 270,858,435      $ 282,186,984  
  Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income (loss)   $ 2,169,069      $ 1,975,290               $ (449,502    $ (493,733

 

  (a)   Statement of Changes in Net Assets for Commodity Strategy and Managed Futures Strategy Funds are consolidated and include the balances of Cayman Commodity-CSF, Ltd. and Cayman Commodity-MFS, Ltd. (wholly-owned subsidiaries), respectively. Accordingly, all interfund balances and transactions have been eliminated.
  (b)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
  (c)   Commenced operation on April 17, 2018.
  (d)   Commenced operations on April 30, 2018 for Managed Futures Strategy Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   69


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.31     $ 9.02     $ 8.67     $ 9.01     $ 9.12     $ 8.95  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.02       (b)       (0.04     (0.07     (0.09     (0.12
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.03       0.62       0.43       (0.15     0.33       .0.82  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.05       0.62       0.39       (0.22     0.24       0.70  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                      (0.02            
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.33     (0.04     (0.10     (0.35     (0.53
 

Total distributions

          (0.03     (0.04     (0.12     (0.35     (0.53
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.36     $ 9.31     $ 9.02     $ 8.67     $ 9.01     $ 9.12  
  Total return(c)     0.54     6.93     4.45     (2.45 )%      2.61     7.90
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 68,612     $ 52,427     $ 38,886     $ 45,207     $ 64,120     $ 105,432  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.02 %(d)      1.03     1.03     1.04     1.05     1.55
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.40 %(d)      1.61     1.66     1.60     1.59     1.59
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.47 %(d)      (0.04 )%      (0.43 )%      (0.74 )%      (0.96 )%      (1.33 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    84     76     130     213     134     163

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

70   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

        Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.61     $ 8.43     $ 8.17     $ 8.54     $ 8.72     $ 8.65  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.01     (0.07     (0.10     (0.13     (0.15     (0.18
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.03       0.58       0.40       (0.14     0.32       0.78  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.02       0.51       0.30       (0.27     0.17       0.60  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.33     (0.04     (0.10     (0.35     (0.53
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.63     $ 8.61     $ 8.43     $ 8.17     $ 8.54     $ 8.72  
  Total return(b)     0.23     6.10     3.62     (3.20 )%      1.92     7.02
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 18,316     $ 13,718     $ 13,490     $ 18,329     $ 28,736     $ 29,942  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.77 %(c)      1.78     1.78     1.79     1.80     2.30
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.15 %(c)      2.36     2.41     2.35     2.34     2.34
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.27 )%(c)      (0.81 )%      (1.18 )%      (1.51 )%      (1.69 )%      (2.08 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    84     76     130     213     134     163

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   71


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.58     $ 9.23     $ 8.86     $ 9.22     $ 9.32     $ 9.10  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.04       0.03       (b)       (0.03     (0.05     (0.09
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.03       0.65       0.43       (0.17     0.34       0.84  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.07       0.68       0.43       (0.20     0.29       0.75  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (b)       (0.02     (0.06     (0.04      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.33     (0.04     (0.10     (0.35     (0.53
 

Total distributions

          (0.33     (0.06     (0.16     (0.39     (0.53
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.65     $ 9.58     $ 9.23     $ 8.86     $ 9.22     $ 9.32  
  Total return(c)     0.73     7.46     4.82     (2.18 )%      3.09     8.33
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 1,795,018     $ 1,510,457     $ 970,838     $ 1,111,353     $ 1,874,703     $ 1,589,475  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.63 %(d)      0.64     0.62     0.64     0.65     1.15
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.02 %(d)      1.21     1.24     1.20     1.19     1.19
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.85 %(d)      0.36     (0.02 )%      (0.36 )%      (0.54 )%      (0.92 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    84     76     130     213     134     163

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

72   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

        Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund  
        Investor Shares(a)  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.50     $ 9.17     $ 8.80     $ 9.15     $ 9.24     $ 9.04  
 

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.04       0.03       (0.01     (0.04     (0.07     (0.10
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.02       0.63       0.43       (0.16     0.34       0.83  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.06       0.66       0.42       (0.20     0.27       0.73  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                (0.01     (0.05     (0.01      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.33     (0.04     (0.10     (0.35     (0.53
 

Total distributions

          (0.33     (0.05     (0.15     (0.36     (0.53
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.56     $ 9.50     $ 9.17     $ 8.80     $ 9.15     $ 9.24  
  Total return(c)     0.63     7.25     4.75     (2.23 )%      2.85     8.15
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 164,626     $ 93,650     $ 13,245     $ 6,755     $ 8,046     $ 21,565  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.77 %(d)      0.78     0.78     0.79     0.81     1.30
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.14 %(d)      1.35     1.42     1.35     1.34     1.34
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.75 %(d)      0.28     (0.13 )%      (0.49 )%      (0.73 )%      (1.08 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    84     76     130     213     134     163

 

  (a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   73


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Absolute
Return Tracker Fund
 
        Class P Shares  
         

April 17, 2018* to

June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

 
  Per Share Data  
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.64  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.07  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    (0.06
 

Total from investment operations

    0.01  
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.65  
  Total return(b)     0.10
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 158,506  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.61 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.73 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.56 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    84

 

   *   Commencement of operation.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

74   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

        Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.08     $ 8.82     $ 8.50     $ 8.85     $ 8.98     $ 8.85  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.01       (0.03     (0.06     (0.09     (0.11     (0.14
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.02       0.62       0.42       (0.15     0.33       0.80  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.03       0.59       0.36       (0.24     0.22       0.66  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                      (0.01            
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.33     (0.04     (0.10     (0.35     (0.53
 

Total distributions

          (0.33     (0.04     (0.11     (0.35     (0.53
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.11     $ 9.08     $ 8.82     $ 8.50     $ 8.85     $ 8.98  
  Total return(b)     0.33     6.74     4.19     (2.71 )%      2.42     7.54
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 1,915     $ 2,150     $ 2,197     $ 2,019     $ 2,299     $ 1,729  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.27 %(c)      1.28     1.28     1.29     1.30     1.80
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.65 %(c)      1.86     1.91     1.85     1.84     1.84
 

Ratio of net investment Income (loss) to average net assets

    0.20 %(c)      (0.31 )%      (0.66 )%      (0.97 )%      (1.19 )%      (1.57 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    84     76     130     213     134     163

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   75


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,     For the Period
July 31, 2015* to
December 31, 2015
 
                2017                     2016          
  Per Share Data        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.57     $ 9.23     $ 8.86     $ 9.30  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.04       0.04       (b)       (0.01
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.03       0.63       0.43       (0.26
 

Total from investment operations

    0.07       0.67       0.43       (0.27
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (b)       (0.02     (0.07
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.33     (0.04     (0.10
 

Total distributions

          (0.33     (0.06     (0.17
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.64     $ 9.57     $ 9.23     $ 8.86  
  Total return(c)     0.73     7.36     4.85     (2.98 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 3,771     $ 2,226     $ 27     $ 10  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.62 %(d)      0.62     0.64     0.64 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.01 %(d)      1.19     1.24     1.21 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.88 %(d)      0.39     0.01     (0.22 )%(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    84     76     130     213

 

   *   Commencement of operation.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

76   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

        Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund  
        Class A Shares  
       

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)

    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.91     $ 10.01     $ 9.45     $ 10.49     $ 10.89     $ 10.70  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.01       (0.01     (0.01     (0.04     (0.08     (0.13
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.15     1.40       0.57       (0.71     0.32       0.68  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.14     1.39       0.56       (0.75     0.24       0.55  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.17           (0.01     (0.05      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (2.32           (0.28     (0.59     (0.36
 

Total distributions

          (2.49           (0.29     (0.64     (0.36
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.77     $ 8.91     $ 10.01     $ 9.45     $ 10.49     $ 10.89  
  Total return(c)     (1.57 )%      14.17     5.91     (7.17 )%      2.19     5.21
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 10,166     $ 13,886     $ 27,566     $ 43,167     $ 78,100     $ 169,197  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.05 %(d)      1.12     1.15     1.13     1.23     1.30
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.56 %(d)      1.51     1.45     1.43     1.42     1.37
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.23 %(d)      (0.10 )%      (0.13 )%      (0.39 )%      (0.70 )%      (1.18 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

        349     272     241     211     311

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   77


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.36     $ 9.55     $ 9.08     $ 10.15     $ 10.60     $ 10.50  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.02     (0.08     (0.08     (0.11     (0.15     (0.20
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.14     1.32       0.55       (0.68     0.29       0.66  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.16     1.24       0.47       (0.79     0.14       0.46  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.11                        
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (2.32           (0.28     (0.59     (0.36
 

Total distributions

          (2.43           (0.28     (0.59     (0.36
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.20     $ 8.36     $ 9.55     $ 9.08     $ 10.15     $ 10.60  
  Total return(b)     (1.91 )%      13.37     5.16     (7.82 )%      1.29     4.45
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 12,262     $ 15,239     $ 20,123     $ 27,914     $ 41,299     $ 66,543  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.80 %(c)      1.87     1.90     1.88     1.97     2.05
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.31 %(c)      2.27     2.20     2.18     2.17     2.12
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.51 )%(c)      (0.84 )%      (0.88 )%      (1.14 )%      (1.42 )%      (1.89 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

        349     272     241     211     311

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

78   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

        Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.07     $ 10.15     $ 9.54     $ 10.61     $ 11.02     $ 10.78  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.02       0.04       0.03       (b)       (0.03     (0.08
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.14     1.41       0.58       (0.72     0.32       0.68  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.12     1.45       0.61       (0.72     0.29       0.60  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.21           (0.07     (0.11     (b)  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (2.32           (0.28     (0.59     (0.36
 

Total distributions

          (2.53           (0.35     (0.70     (0.36
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.95     $ 9.07     $ 10.15     $ 9.54     $ 10.61     $ 11.02  
  Total return(c)     (1.32 )%      14.59     6.38     (6.84 )%      2.61     5.65
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 14,674     $ 114,953     $ 468,924     $ 510,789     $ 645,286     $ 756,409  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.69 %(d)      0.73     0.75     0.73     0.81     0.90
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.26 %(d)      1.09     1.05     1.03     1.02     0.97
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.38 %(d)      0.36     0.27     %(f)      (0.25 )%      (0.74 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

        349     272     241     211     311

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   79


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund  
        Investor Shares(a)  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.02     $ 10.11     $ 9.52     $ 10.57     $ 10.99     $ 10.76  
 

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.02       0.02       0.01       (0.01     (0.05     (0.10
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.15     1.41       0.58       (0.72     0.31       0.69  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.13     1.43       0.59       (0.73     0.26       0.59  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.20           (0.04     (0.09      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (2.32           (0.28     (0.59     (0.36
 

Total distributions

          (2.52           (0.32     (0.68     (0.36
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.89     $ 9.02     $ 10.11     $ 9.52     $ 10.57     $ 10.99  
  Total return(c)     (1.44 )%      14.47     6.18     (6.90 )%      2.33     5.55
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 6,565     $ 8,910     $ 5,733     $ 9,933     $ 26,862     $ 46,709  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.80 %(d)      0.86     0.90     0.88     0.97     1.05
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.31 %(d)      1.28     1.20     1.18     1.17     1.12
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.48 %(d)      0.20     0.10     (0.14 )%      (0.43 )%      (0.88 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

        349     272     241     211     311

 

  (a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

80   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

        Class P Shares  
       

April 17, 2018* to
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)

 
  Per Share Data  
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.85  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.03  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.06  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.09  
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.94  
  Total return(b)     1.02
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 191  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.79 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.14 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.72 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

   

 

   *   Commencement of operation.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   81


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.75     $ 9.89     $ 9.36     $ 10.40     $ 10.83     $ 10.67  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (b)       (0.03     (0.04     (0.05     (0.10     (0.15
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.14     1.37       0.57       (0.71     0.30       0.67  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.14     1.34       0.53       (0.76     0.20       0.52  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.16                 (0.04      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (2.32           (0.28     (0.59     (0.36
 

Total distributions

          (2.48           (0.28     (0.63     (0.36
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.61     $ 8.75     $ 9.89     $ 9.36     $ 10.40     $ 10.83  
  Total return(c)     (1.60 )%      13.89     5.65     (7.35 )%      1.85     4.94
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 13     $ 13     $ 12     $ 11     $ 12     $ 12  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.29 %(d)      1.36     1.40     1.33     1.49     1.55
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.78 %(d)      1.77     1.71     1.65     1.62     1.59
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.01 %(d)      (0.33 )%      (0.39 )%      (0.49 )%      (0.92 )%      (1.40 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

        349     272     241     211     311

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

82   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE PREMIA FUND

 

        Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,     For the Period
July 31, 2015* to
December 31, 2015
 
        2017     2016  
  Per Share Data        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.05     $ 10.15     $ 9.54     $ 10.46  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.03       0.02       0.02       (0.01
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.15     1.42       0.59       (0.56
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.12     1.44       0.61       (0.57
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.22           (0.07
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (2.32           (0.28
 

Total distributions

          (2.54           (0.35
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.93     $ 9.05     $ 10.15     $ 9.54  
  Total return(b)     (1.33 )%      14.48     6.38     (5.48 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 61,406     $ 3,074     $ 10     $ 9  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.64 %(c)      0.72     0.77     0.77 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.16 %(c)      1.27     1.02     0.97 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.76 %(c)      0.22     0.24     (0.21 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

        349     272     241

 

   *   Commencement of operation.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   83


GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.49     $ 11.68     $ 10.49     $ 15.58     $ 22.54     $ 22.94  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.04       .02       0.02       (0.03     (0.13     (0.21
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.98       0.43       1.23       (5.04     (6.83     (0.19
 

Total from investment operations

    1.02       0.45       1.25       (5.07     (6.96     (0.40
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.04     (0.52     (0.06     (0.02            
 

Distributions to shareholders from return of capital

          (0.12                        
 

Total distributions

    (0.04     (0.64     (0.06     (0.02            
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 12.47     $ 11.49     $ 11.68     $ 10.49     $ 15.58     $ 22.54  
  Total return(b)     8.85     3.95     11.91     (32.43 )%      (31.03 )%      (1.57 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 49,068     $ 46,809     $ 60,944     $ 58,901     $ 85,200     $ 401,248  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.85 %(c)      0.86     0.90     0.85     0.88     0.92
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.02 %(c)      1.01     1.07     0.97     0.95     0.95
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.71 %(c)      0.16     0.19     (0.21 )%      (0.59 )%      (0.91 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    19     89     145     506     234     266

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

84   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

        Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.92     $ 11.15     $ 10.04     $ 14.99     $ 21.85     $ 22.40  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (b)       (0.07     (0.06     (0.13     (0.26     (0.36
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.92       0.42       1.17       (4.82     (6.60     (0.19
 

Total from investment operations

    0.92       0.35       1.11       (4.95     (6.86     (0.55
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (b)       (0.46                        
 

Distributions to shareholders from return of capital

          (0.12                        
 

Total distributions

    (b)       (0.58                        
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.84     $ 10.92     $ 11.15     $ 10.04     $ 14.99     $ 21.85  
  Total return(c)     8.44     3.16     11.02     (32.95 )%      (31.32 )%      (2.50 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 3,466     $ 2,949     $ 3,858     $ 4,578     $ 8,149     $ 11,444  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.60 %(d)      1.61     1.65     1.60     1.62     1.67
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.77 %(d)      1.76     1.82     1.72     1.71     1.70
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.03 )%(d)      (0.68 )%      (0.56 )%      (0.97 )%      (1.27 )%      (1.64 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    19     89     145     506     234     266

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   85


GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.61     $ 11.80     $ 10.59     $ 15.72     $ 22.69     $ 23.01  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.06       0.09       .06       0.02       (0.04     (0.13
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.99       0.40       1.25       (5.10     (6.91     (0.19
 

Total from investment operations

    1.05       0.49       1.31       (5.08     (6.95     (0.32
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.06     (0.56     (0.10     (0.05     (0.02      
 

Distributions to shareholders from return of capital

          (0.12                        
 

Total distributions

    (0.06     (0.68     (0.10     (0.05     (0.02      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 12.60     $ 11.61     $ 11.80     $ 10.59     $ 15.72     $ 22.69  
  Total return(b)     9.01     4.28     12.32     (32.38 )%      (30.62 )%      (1.39 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 346,333     $ 314,888     $ 326,270     $ 544,699     $ 764,809     $ 1,039,008  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.51 %(c)      0.52     0.56     0.51     0.53     0.58
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.68 %(c)      0.66     0.72     0.63     0.62     0.61
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.06 %(c)      0.78     0.53     0.12     (0.17 )%      (0.56 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    19     89     145     506     234     266

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

86   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

        Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund  
        Investor Shares(a)  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.61     $ 11.81     $ 10.60     $ 15.74     $ 22.72     $ 23.06  
 

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.06       (0.02     0.05       (c)       (0.05     (0.15
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.98       0.49       1.25       (5.08     (6.93     (0.19
 

Total from investment operations

    1.04       0.47       1.30       (5.08     (6.98     (0.34
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.05     (0.55     (0.09     (0.06     (c)        
 

Distributions to shareholders from return of capital

          (0.12                        
 

Total distributions

    (0.05     (0.67     (0.09     (0.06     (c)        
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 12.60     $ 11.61     $ 11.81     $ 10.60     $ 15.74     $ 22.72  
  Total return(d)     8.97     4.08     12.21     (32.15 )%      (30.80 )%      (1.39 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 8,310     $ 8,586     $ 5,265     $ 6,699     $ 7,740     $ 7,991  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.60 %(e)      0.61     0.65     0.60     0.61     0.67
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.77 %(e)      0.75     0.82     0.72     0.71     0.70
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.96 %(e)      (0.18 )%      0.44     0.03     (0.24 )%      (0.64 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    19     89     145     506     234     266

 

  (a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   87


GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Commodity
Strategy Fund
 
        Class P Shares  
       

April 17, 2018* to

June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

 
  Per Share Data  
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.11  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.06  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.50  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.56  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.06
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 12.61  
  Total return(b)     4.61
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 7,962  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.51 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.68 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.97 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    19

 

   *   Commencement of operation.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

88   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

        Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.31     $ 11.51     $ 10.35     $ 15.38     $ 22.31     $ 22.76  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.03       (0.04     (0.01     (0.06     (0.16     (0.25
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.95       0.45       1.21       (4.97     (6.77     (0.20
 

Total from investment operations

    0.98       0.41       1.20       (5.03     (6.93     (0.45
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.02     (0.49     (0.04     (b)              
 

Distributions to shareholders from return of capital

          (0.12                        
 

Total distributions

    (0.02     (0.61     (0.04     (b)              
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 12.27     $ 11.31     $ 11.51     $ 10.35     $ 15.38     $ 22.31  
  Total return(c)     8.69     3.60     11.60     (32.88 )%      (31.00 )%      (1.93 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 2,875     $ 2,892     $ 4,419     $ 1,963     $ 1,542     $ 1,528  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.10 %(d)      1.11     1.14     1.10     1.12     1.17
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.27 %(d)      1.26     1.34     1.23     1.21     1.20
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.46 %(d)      (0.40 )%      (0.07 )%      (0.44 )%      (0.77 )%      (1.13 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    19     89     145     506     234     266

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   89


GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Years Ended December 31,     For the Period
July 31, 2015*
to December 31, 2015
 
        2017     2016  
  Per Share Data        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.62     $ 11.80     $ 10.60     $ 13.48  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.06       (0.45     .06       0.02  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.99       0.95       1.24       (2.86
 

Total from investment operations

    1.05       0.50       1.30       (2.84
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.06     (0.56     (0.10     (0.04
 

Distributions to shareholders from return of capital

          (0.12            
 

Total distributions

    (0.06     (0.68     (0.10     (0.04
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 12.61     $ 11.62     $ 11.80     $ 10.60  
  Total return(b)     9.01     4.29     12.25     (21.23 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 3,112     $ 90     $ 1,907     $ 1,336  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.50 %(c)      0.50     0.54     0.51 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.67 %(c)      0.66     0.72     0.64 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.07 %(c)      (4.04 )%      0.54     0.35 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    19     89     145     506

 

   *   Commencement of operation.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

90   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

 

        Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.30     $ 10.12     $ 10.21     $ 9.67     $ 10.04     $ 10.56  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.01     (0.10     (0.14     (0.16     (0.14     (0.15
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.33     0.33       0.05       1.10       (0.14     (0.37
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.34     0.23       (0.09     0.94       (0.28     (0.52
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                      (0.40            
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.05                 (0.09      
 

Total distributions

          (0.05           (0.40     (0.09      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.96     $ 10.30     $ 10.12     $ 10.21     $ 9.67     $ 10.04  
  Total return(b)     (3.20 )%      2.29     (0.88 )%      9.69     (2.75 )%      (4.83 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 7,931     $ 7,711     $ 23,174     $ 24,000     $ 2,698     $ 1,344  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.44 %(c)      1.55     1.55     1.56     1.51     1.46
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.59 %(c)      1.75     1.74     1.84     1.96     2.64
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.27 )%(c)      (1.02 )%      (1.33 )%      (1.53 )%      (1.50 )%      (1.54 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

            529     196     343    

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   91


GOLDMAN SACHS MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.88     $ 9.79     $ 9.95     $ 9.45     $ 9.89     $ 10.48  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.05     (0.17     (0.21     (0.23     (0.21     (0.22
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.31     0.31       0.05       1.07       (0.14     (0.37
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.36     0.14       (0.16     0.84       (0.35     (0.59
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                      (0.34            
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.05                 (0.09      
 

Total distributions

          (0.05           (0.34     (0.09      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.52     $ 9.88     $ 9.79     $ 9.95     $ 9.45     $ 9.89  
  Total return(b)     (3.54 )%      1.44     (1.60 )%      8.93     (3.50 )%      (5.63 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 3,524     $ 3,480     $ 4,054     $ 3,056     $ 897     $ 1,536  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.19 %(c)      2.29     2.31     2.30     2.26     2.21
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.34 %(c)      2.48     2.49     2.60     2.69     3.34
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (1.03 )%(c)      (1.72 )%      (2.09 )%      (2.28 )%      (2.26 )%      (2.28 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

            529     196     343    

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

92   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

 

        Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.52     $ 10.29     $ 10.36     $ 9.77     $ 10.11     $ 10.59  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.01       (0.06     (0.10     (0.12     (0.11     (0.11
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.37     0.34       0.04       1.12       (0.14     (0.37
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.36     0.28       (0.06     1.00       (0.25     (0.48
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                (0.01     (0.41            
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.05                 (0.09      
 

Total distributions

          (0.05     (0.01     (0.41     (0.09      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.16     $ 10.52     $ 10.29     $ 10.36     $ 9.77     $ 10.11  
  Total return(b)     (3.14 )%      2.73     (0.57 )%      10.24     (2.43 )%      (4.44 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 82,029     $ 163,971     $ 110,763     $ 87,820     $ 88,381     $ 106,635  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.05 %(c)      1.14     1.16     1.14     1.11     1.07
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.20 %(c)      1.33     1.34     1.46     1.54     2.18
 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.11 %(c)      (0.54 )%      (0.94 )%      (1.12 )%      (1.10 )%      (1.12 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

            529     196     343    

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   93


GOLDMAN SACHS MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
        Investor Shares(a)  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.44     $ 10.23     $ 10.30     $ 9.73     $ 10.08     $ 10.58  
 

Net investment loss(b)

    (c)       (0.06     (0.11     (0.13     (0.12     (0.13
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.34     0.32       0.04       1.11       (0.14     (0.37
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.34     0.26       (0.07     0.98       (0.26     (0.50
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                      (0.41            
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.05                 (0.09      
 

Total distributions

          (0.05           (0.41     (0.09      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.10     $ 10.44     $ 10.23     $ 10.30     $ 9.73     $ 10.08  
  Total return(d)     (3.16 )%      2.55     (0.68 )%      10.08     (2.54 )%      (4.64 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 443,302     $ 106,431     $ 20,181     $ 6,489     $ 391     $ 384  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.19 %(e)      1.26     1.31     1.31     1.26     1.21
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.34 %(e)      1.45     1.49     1.60     1.69     2.32
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.30 )%(e)      (0.60 )%      (1.09 )%      (1.26 )%      (1.25 )%      (1.27 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

            529     196     343    

 

  (a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share
  (d)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption
  charge   was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

94   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

 

        Goldman Sachs Managed
Futures Strategy Fund
 
        Class P Shares  
       

For the Period

April 17, 2018* to

June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

 
  Per Share Data  
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.56  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.01  
 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (0.39
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.38
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.18  
  Total return(b)     (3.50 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 400  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.11 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.24 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.25 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

   

 

   *   Commencement of operation.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   95


GOLDMAN SACHS MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
        2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
  Per Share Data            
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.16     $ 10.00     $ 10.12     $ 9.59     $ 9.99     $ 10.53  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.03     (0.12     (0.16     (0.18     (0.17     (0.17
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.32     0.33       0.04       1.09       (0.14     (0.37
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.35     0.21       (0.12     0.91       (0.31     (0.54
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                      (0.38            
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.05                 (0.09      
 

Total distributions

          (0.05           (0.38     (0.09      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.81     $ 10.16     $ 10.00     $ 10.12     $ 9.59     $ 9.99  
  Total return(b)     (3.35 )%      2.11     (1.18 )%      9.47     (3.06 )%      (5.13 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 575     $ 595     $ 309     $ 197     $ 85     $ 89  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.69 %(c)      1.79     1.81     1.79     1.76     1.69
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.84 %(c)      1.98     1.99     2.11     2.20     2.82
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.53 )%(c)      (1.19 )%      (1.59 )%      (1.77 )%      (1.75 )%      (1.79 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

            529     196     343    

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

96   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

 

        Goldman Sachs Managed Futures
Strategy Fund
 
        Class R6 Shares  
       

For the Period

April 30, 2018* to

June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

 
  Per Share Data  
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.36  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.01  
 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (0.18
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.17
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.19  
  Total return(b)     (1.54 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 57,960  
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.12 %(c) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.25 %(c) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.24 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

   

 

   *   Commencement of operation.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (d)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The following table lists those series of the Trust that are included in this report (collectively, the “Funds” or individually a “Fund”), along with their corresponding share classes and respective diversification status under the Act:

 

Fund   Share Classes Offered   

Diversified/

Non-diversified

Absolute Return Tracker, Alternative Premia,

Commodity Strategy and Managed Futures Strategy

 

A, C, Institutional, Investor,  P(a), R and R6(b)

   Diversified

 

(a)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
(b)   Commenced operations on April 30, 2018 for the Managed Futures Strategy Fund.

Class A Shares of the Absolute Return Tracker, Alternative Premia and Managed Futures Strategy Funds are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. Class A Shares of the Commodity Strategy Fund are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 4.50%. Class C Shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%, which is imposed on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares are not subject to a sales charge.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as Investment Adviser to the Funds pursuant to management agreements (the “Agreements”) with the Trust.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

A.  Basis of Consolidation for Absolute Return Tracker, Alternative Premia, Commodity Strategy and Managed Futures Strategy Funds — Cayman Commodity-ART, Ltd., Cayman Commodity-AP, Ltd., Cayman Commodity-CSF, Ltd. and Cayman Commodity-MFS, Ltd. (each a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), Cayman Islands exempted companies, were incorporated on September 11, 2013, September 11, 2014, April 2, 2009 and June 16, 2016, respectively and are currently wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Absolute Return Tracker, Alternative Premia, Commodity Strategy and Managed Futures Strategy Funds, respectively. The Subsidiaries act as an investment vehicles for the Funds to enable the Funds to gain exposure to certain types of commodity-linked derivative instruments. The Funds are the sole shareholders of the Subsidiaries pursuant to subscription agreements dated as of June 20, 2014, November 17, 2014, June 17, 2009 and July 18, 2016 respectively, and it is intended that each Fund will remain the sole shareholder and will continue to control its respective Subsidiary. Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association of each Subsidiary, shares issued by the Subsidiary confer upon a shareholder the right to vote at general meetings of the Subsidiary and certain rights in connection with any winding-up or repayment of capital, as well as the right to participate in the profits or assets of the Subsidiary. All inter-fund balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

As of June 30, 2018, the Fund and Subsidiary net assets were as follows:

 

Fund   Fund Net Assets    Subsidiary Net Assets   

% Represented by

Subsidiary’s Net Assets

Absolute Return Tracker

 

$2,210,763,795

   $16,423,619         1%

Alternative Premia

 

105,277,523

  

12,418,771

  

12

Commodity Strategy

 

421,081,873

  

87,037,019

  

21

Managed Futures Strategy

 

270,858,435

  

54,727,057

  

20

 

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B.  Investment Valuation — The Funds’ valuation policy is to value investments at fair value.

C.  Investment Income and Investments — Investment income includes interest income, dividend income, and securities lending income, if any. Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recognized on ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign securities, as soon as such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost. Investment transactions are recorded on the following business day for daily net asset value (“NAV”) calculations. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. The Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and is payable upon sale of such investments. Distributions received from the Funds’ investments in United States (“U.S.”) real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain or a return of capital. A return of capital is recorded by the Funds as a reduction to the cost basis of the REIT.

For derivative contracts, realized gains and losses are recorded upon settlement of the contract. Upfront payments, if any, are made or received upon entering into a swap agreement and are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Upfront payments are recognized over the contract’s term/event as realized gains or losses, with the exception of forward starting interest rate swaps whose realized gains or losses are recognized from the effective start date. For securities with paydown provisions, principal payments received are treated as a proportionate reduction to the cost basis of the securities, and excess or shortfall amounts are recorded as income. For treasury inflation protected securities (“TIPS”), adjustments to principal due to inflation/deflation are reflected as increases/decreases to interest income with a corresponding adjustment to cost.

D.  Class Allocations and Expenses — Investment income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), if any, and non-class specific expenses of each Fund are allocated daily based upon the proportion of net assets of each class. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by a Fund are charged to that Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service, Transfer Agency and Service fees.

E.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies (mutual funds) and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, each Fund is not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gains distributions, if any, are declared and paid according to the following schedule:

 

Fund        

Income Distributions

Declared/Paid

   Capital Gains Distributions
Declared/Paid

Absolute Return Tracker, Alternative Premia and Managed Futures Strategy

       Annually    Annually

Commodity Strategy

       Semi-Annually    Annually

Net capital losses, if any, are carried forward to future fiscal years and may be used to the extent allowed by the Code to offset any future capital gains. Losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. Utilization of capital loss carryforwards will reduce the requirement of future capital gains distributions.

The Subsidiaries are classified as controlled foreign corporations under the Code. Therefore, the Funds are required to increase their taxable income by their share of their Subsidiary’s income. Net losses of a Subsidiary cannot be deducted by the Funds in the current period nor carried forward to offset taxable income in future periods.

The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with federal income tax rules, which may differ from GAAP. The source of each Fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from net investment income, net realized gain or capital. Certain components of the Funds’ net assets

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities reflect permanent GAAP/tax differences based on the appropriate tax character.

F.  Foreign Currency Translation — The accounting records and reporting currency of a Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rates at the close of each business day. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments. Changes in the value of other assets and liabilities as a result of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations within net change in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the date the transaction occurred, the effects of which are included within net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price); the Funds’ policy is to use the market approach. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The levels used for classifying investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these investments. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, volatility and credit spreads), either directly or indirectly;

Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require significant unobservable inputs (including GSAM’s assumptions in determining fair value measurement).

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with the Funds’ policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy resulting from such changes are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

A.  Level 1 and Level 2 Fair Value Investments The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values for investments classified as Level 1 and Level 2 are as follows:

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a U.S. securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities are valued at the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2.

 

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Unlisted equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price on the valuation date, or if no sale occurs, at the last bid price, and are generally classified as Level 2. Securities traded on certain foreign securities exchanges are valued daily at fair value determined by an independent fair value service (if available) under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees and consistent with applicable regulatory guidance. The independent fair value service takes into account multiple factors including, but not limited to, movements in the securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign currency exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign securities exchange. These investments are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Underlying Funds (including Money Market Funds) — Underlying Funds (“Underlying Funds”) include other investment companies and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). Investments in the Underlying Funds (except ETFs) are valued at the NAV per share of the Institutional Share class on the day of valuation. ETFs are valued daily at the last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which the investment is traded. Because the Funds invest in Underlying Funds that fluctuate in value, the Funds’ shares will correspondingly fluctuate in value. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2. For information regarding an Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

Debt Securities — Debt securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued daily on the basis of quotations supplied by dealers or an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which consider: (i) yield or price with respect to bonds that are considered comparable in characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date or (ii) quotations from securities dealers to determine current value. With the exception of treasury securities of G8 countries, which are generally classified as Level 1, these investments are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

i.  Commercial Paper — Commercial paper normally represents short-term unsecured promissory notes issued in bearer form by banks or bank holding companies, corporations, finance companies and other issuers. Commercial paper consists of direct U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of domestic or foreign issuers. Asset-backed commercial paper is issued by a special purpose entity that is organized to issue the commercial paper and to purchase trade receivables or other financial assets.

ii.  Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities — Mortgage-backed securities represent direct or indirect participations in, or are collateralized by and payable from, mortgage loans secured by residential and/or commercial real estate property. Asset-backed securities include securities whose principal and interest payments are collateralized by pools of other assets or receivables. The value of certain mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities (including adjustable rate mortgage loans) may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates. The value of these securities may also fluctuate in response to the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of the issuers.

Asset-backed securities may present credit risks that are not presented by mortgage-backed securities because they generally do not have the benefit of a security interest in collateral that is comparable to mortgage assets. Some asset-backed securities may only have a subordinated claim on collateral.

Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two different classes: one that receives substantially all interest payments (interest-only, or “IO” and/or high coupon rate with relatively low principal amount, or “IOette”), and the other that receives substantially all principal payments (principal-only, or “PO”) from a pool of mortgage loans. Little to no principal will be received at the maturity of an IO; as a result, periodic adjustments are recorded to reduce the cost of the security until maturity. These adjustments are included in interest income.

iii.  Mortgage Dollar Rolls — Mortgage dollar rolls are transactions whereby a Fund sells mortgage-backed-securities and simultaneously contracts with the same counterparty to repurchase similar securities on a specified future date. During the settlement period, a Fund will not be entitled to accrue interest and receive principal payments on the securities sold. The Funds account for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales and realize gains and losses on these transactions.

 

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June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

iv.  Treasury Inflation Protected Securities TIPS are treasury securities in which the principal amount is adjusted daily to keep pace with inflation, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Pricing Index for Urban Consumers. The repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

v.  When-Issued Securities and Forward Commitments When-issued securities, including TBA (“To Be Announced”) securities, are securities that are authorized but not yet issued in the market and purchased in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price or yield to a Fund. A forward commitment involves entering into a contract to purchase or sell securities, typically on an extended settlement basis, for a fixed price at a future date. The purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis involves a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines before the settlement date. Conversely, the sale of securities on a forward commitment basis involves the risk that the value of the securities sold may increase before the settlement date. Although a Fund will generally purchase securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis with the intention of acquiring the securities for its portfolio, the Fund may dispose of when-issued securities or forward commitments prior to settlement, which may result in a realized gain or loss.

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. A Fund enters into derivative transactions to hedge against changes in interest rates, securities prices, and/or currency exchange rates, to increase total return, or to gain access to certain markets or attain exposure to other underliers.

Exchange-traded derivatives, including futures and options contracts, are valued at the last sale or settlement price and typically fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) and centrally cleared derivatives are valued using market transactions and other market evidence, including market-based inputs to models, calibration to market-clearing transactions, broker or dealer quotations, or other alternative pricing sources. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value OTC and centrally cleared derivatives depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the instrument, as well as the availability of pricing information in the market. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, yield curves, credit curves, measures of volatility, voluntary and involuntary prepayment rates, loss severity rates and correlations of such inputs. For OTC and centrally cleared derivatives that trade in liquid markets, model inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. OTC and centrally cleared derivatives are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when significant inputs are corroborated by market evidence.

i. Forward Contracts — A forward contract is a contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified price on a future date. A forward contract settlement can occur on a cash or delivery basis. Forward contracts are marked-to-market daily using independent vendor prices, and the change in value, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Cash and certain investments may be used to collateralize forward contracts.

A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a forward contract in which a Fund agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of one currency for another, at a pre-determined price at a future date. All forward foreign currency exchange contracts are marked-to-market daily at the applicable forward rate. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency.

ii.  Futures Contracts — Futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell a standardized quantity of a specified commodity or security and are valued based on exchanged settlement prices or independent market quotes. Futures contracts are valued at the last settlement price, or in the absence of a sale, the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions, at the end of each day on the board of trade or exchange upon which they are traded. Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund deposits cash or securities in an account on behalf of the broker in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by a Fund equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable with a corresponding offset to unrealized gains or losses. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received, if any, is reported separately on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivative contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by a Fund, if any, is noted in the Consolidated Schedules of Investments.

 

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iii.  Options — When a Fund writes call or put options, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. Swaptions are options on interest rate swap contracts.

Upon the purchase of a call option or a put option by a Fund, the premium paid is recorded as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option. Certain options may be purchased with premiums to be determined on a future date. The premiums for these options are based upon implied volatility parameters at specified terms.

iv.  Swap Contracts Bilateral swap contracts are agreements in which a Fund and a counterparty agree to exchange periodic payments on a specified notional amount or make a net payment upon termination. Bilateral swap transactions are privately negotiated in the OTC market and payments are settled through direct payments between a Fund and the counterparty. By contrast, certain swap transactions are subject to mandatory central clearing. These swaps are executed through a derivatives clearing member (“DCM”), acting in an agency capacity, and submitted to a central counterparty (“CCP”) (“centrally cleared swaps”), in which case all payments are settled with the CCP through the DCM. Swaps are marked-to-market daily using pricing vendor quotations, counterparty or clearinghouse prices or model prices, and the change in value, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Upon entering into a swap contract, a Fund is required to satisfy an initial margin requirement by delivering cash or securities to the counterparty (or in some cases, segregated in a triparty account on behalf of the counterparty), which can be adjusted by any mark-to-market gains or losses pursuant to bilateral or centrally cleared arrangements. For centrally cleared swaps the daily change in valuation, if any, is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin.

An interest rate swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals, based upon or calculated by reference to changes in interest rates on a specified notional principal amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.

A credit default swap is an agreement that involves one party (the buyer of protection) making a stream of payments to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive protection on a reference security or obligation, including a group of assets or exposure to the performance of an index. A Fund’s investment in credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the referenced obligation directly. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring and obligation acceleration. If a Fund buys protection through a credit default swap and no credit event occurs, its payments are limited to the periodic payments previously made to the counterparty. Upon the occurrence of a specified credit event, a Fund, as a buyer of credit protection, is entitled to receive an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver to the seller the defaulted reference obligation in a physically settled trade. A Fund may also receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap reduced by the recovery value of the reference obligation in a cash settled trade.

As a seller of protection, a Fund generally receives a payment stream throughout the term of the swap, provided that there is no credit event. In addition, if a Fund sells protection through a credit default swap, a Fund could suffer a loss because the value of the referenced obligation and the premium payments received may be less than the notional amount of the swap paid to the buyer of protection. Upon the occurrence of a specified credit event, a Fund, as a seller of credit protection, may be required to take possession of the defaulted reference obligation and pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap in a physically settled trade. A Fund may also pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap reduced by the recovery value of the reference obligation in a cash settled trade. Recovery values are at times established through the credit event auction process in which market participants are ensured that a transparent price has been set for the defaulted security or obligation. In addition, a Fund is entitled to a return of any assets, which have been pledged as collateral to the counterparty upon settlement.

The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Fund as seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations or net amounts received from a settlement of a credit default swap for the same reference security or obligation where a Fund bought credit protection.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

A total return swap is an agreement that gives a Fund the right to receive the appreciation in the value of a specified security, index or other instrument in return for a fee paid to the counterparty, which will typically be an agreed upon interest rate. If the underlying asset declines in value over the term of the swap, a Fund may also be required to pay the dollar value of that decline to the counterparty.

B.  Level 3 Fair Value Investments — To the extent that significant inputs to valuation models and other alternative pricing sources are unobservable, or if quotations are not readily available, or if GSAM believes that such quotations do not accurately reflect fair value, the fair value of a Fund’s investments may be determined under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees. GSAM, consistent with its procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, may make an adjustment to the most recent valuation prices of either domestic or foreign securities in light of significant events to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities at the time of determining a Fund’s NAV. Significant events which could affect a large number of securities in a particular market may include, but are not limited to: significant fluctuations in U.S. or foreign markets; market dislocations; market disruptions; or unscheduled market closings. Significant events which could also affect a single issuer may include, but are not limited to: corporate actions such as reorganizations, mergers and buy-outs; ratings downgrades; and bankruptcies.

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2018:

 

ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $        $ 674,417        $         —  

Asia

              10,836,407           

Australia and Oceania

              126,737           

Europe

     462,880          42,974,876           

North America

     486,285,562          45,724           

South America

              127,324           

Exchange Traded Funds

     168,746,244                    

Investment Company

     1,371,868,767                    

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     2,648,850                    
Total    $ 2,030,012,303        $ 54,785,485        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets(b)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ 842,294        $  

Futures Contracts

     8,448,052                    

Credit Default Swap Contracts

              181,424           

Total Return Swap Contracts

              4,526,418           
Total    $ 8,448,052        $ 5,550,136        $  

 

(a)   Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile. The Funds utilize fair value model prices provided by an independent third party (fair value) service for certain international equity securities, resulting in a Level 2 classification.
(b)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

 

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ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER (continued)

 

Derivative Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Liabilities             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(a)

   $        $ (630,701      $         —  

Futures Contracts(a)

     (3,961,918                  

Credit Default Swap Contracts(a)

              (1,151,593         

Total Return Swap Contracts(a)

              (588,592         

Written Options Contracts

     (3,894,749                  
Total    $ (7,856,667      $ (2,370,886      $  
ALTERNATIVE PREMIA             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Investment Company

   $ 93,937,936        $        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(a)

   $        $ 825,872        $         —  

Futures Contracts(a)

     3,060,229                    

Credit Default Swap Contracts(a)

              1,424           

Total Return Swap Contracts(a)

              1,773,640           

Purchased Options Contracts

     37,315                    
Total    $ 3,097,544        $ 2,600,936        $  
Liabilities             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(a)

   $        $ (279,220      $  

Futures Contracts(a)

     (1,693,002                  

Credit Default Swap Contracts(a)

              (14,169         

Total Return Swap Contracts(a)

              (2,757,440         

Written Options Contracts

     (692,989                  
Total    $ (2,385,991      $ (3,050,829      $  
COMMODITY STRATEGY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Fixed Income

            

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   $        $ 12,401,869        $  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

              28,078,851           

Asset-Backed Securities

              326,436           

U.S. Treasury Obligations and/or Other U.S. Government Agencies

     34,742,554                    

Exchange Traded Fund

     75,104,625                    

Investment Company

     187,852,079                    

Short-Term Investments

              29,029,337           
Total    $ 297,699,258        $ 69,836,493        $  

 

(a)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

COMMODITY STRATEGY (continued)             

Derivative Type

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 174,331        $        $         —  

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

              388,625           
Total    $ 174,331        $ 388,625        $  
Liabilities(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ (528,626      $        $  

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

              (476,097         
Total    $ (528,626      $ (476,097      $  
MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Investment Company

   $ 202,210,129        $        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets(a)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ 4,675,598        $  

Futures Contracts

     2,904,214                    

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

              8,475,205           
Total    $ 2,904,214        $ 13,150,803        $  
Liabilities(a)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ (1,644,241      $  

Futures Contracts

     (2,659,610                  

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

              (1,725,927         
Total    $ (2,659,610      $ (3,370,168      $  

 

(a)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Consolidated Schedules of Investments.

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

 

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) as of June 30, 2018. These instruments were used as part of the Funds’ investment strategies and to obtain and/or manage exposure related to the risks below. The values in the tables below exclude the effects of cash collateral received or posted pursuant to these derivative contracts, and therefore are not representative of the Funds’ net exposure.

 

ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER         
Risk    Consolidated Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Consolidated Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Commodity

   Receivable for unrealized gain on swap contracts and variation margin on futures contracts    $ 2,096,230 (a)      Variation margin on futures contracts    $ (617,103) (a)  

Credit

   Variation margin on swap contracts      181,424 (a)      Variation margin on swap contracts      (1,151,593) (a)  

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      842,294      Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      (630,701)  

Equity

   Variation margin on futures contracts      7,846,336 (a)      Payable for unrealized loss on swap contracts, Written options, at value and Variation margin on futures contracts      (7,574,566) (a)(b)  

Interest Rate

   Variation margin on futures contracts      3,031,904 (a)      Variation margin on futures contracts      (253,590) (a)  
Total         $ 13,998,188           $ (10,227,553)  
ALTERNATIVE PREMIA

 

     
Risk    Consolidated Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Consolidated Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Commodity

   Variation margin on futures contracts    $ 2,178,808 (a)      Variation margin on futures contracts    $ (1,460,065) (a)  

Credit

   Variation margin on swap contracts      1,424 (a)      Variation margin on swap contracts      (14,169) (a)  

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      825,872      Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      (279,220)  

Equity

   Receivable for unrealized gain on swap contracts, variation margin on futures contracts; Investments at value      1,817,465 (a)      Payable for unrealized loss on swap contracts, Written options, at value and Variation margin on futures contracts      (3,542,236) (a)(b)  

Interest Rate

   Variation margin on futures contracts      874,911 (a)      Variation margin on futures contracts      (141,130) (a)  
Total         $ 5,698,480           $ (5,436,820)  
COMMODITY STRATEGY

 

     
Risk    Consolidated Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Consolidated Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Interest Rate

   Variation margin on futures contracts and swap contracts      562,956 (a)      Variation margin on futures and swap contracts      (1,004,723) (a)  

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

 

(a)   Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Consolidated Schedules of Investments. Only the variation margin as of June 30, 2018 is reported within the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
(b)   Aggregate of amounts include $588,592 and $2,757,439 for the Absolute Return Tracker and Alternative Premia Funds, respectively, which represent the payments to be made pursuant to bilateral agreements should counterparties exercise their “right to terminate” provisions based on, among others, the Funds’ performance, their failure to pay on their obligations or failure to pledge collateral. Such amounts do not include incremental charges directly associated with the close-out of the agreements. They also do not reflect the fair value of any assets pledged as collateral which, through the daily margining process, substantially offsets the aforementioned amounts and for which the Funds are entitled to a full return.
MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY

 

     
Risk    Consolidated Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Consolidated Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Commodity

   Variation margin on futures contracts    $ 2,127,477 (a)      Variation margin on futures contracts    $ (1,748,528) (a)  

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      4,675,598      Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      (1,644,241)  

Equity

   Variation margin on futures contracts      776,737 (a)      Variation margin on futures contracts      (911,082) (a)  

Interest Rate

   Variation margin on swap contracts      8,475,205 (a)      Variation margin on swap contracts      (1,725,927) (a)  
Total         $ 16,055,017           $ (6,029,778)  

 

(a)    Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Consolidated Schedules of Investments. Only the variation margin as of June 30, 2018 is reported within the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Funds’ gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the six months ended June 30, 2018. These gains (losses) should be considered in the context that these derivative contracts may have been executed to create investment opportunities and/or economically hedge certain investments, and accordingly, certain gains (losses) on such derivative contracts may offset certain (losses) gains attributable to investments. These gains (losses) are included in “Net realized gain (loss)” or “Net change in unrealized gain (loss)” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER      
Risk    Consolidated Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Commodity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts and swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap contracts    $ 833,382     $ 417,724       1,100  
Credit    Net realized gain (loss) from swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts      2,289,605       (2,639,052     4  
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      (562,820     113,376       39  
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts, swap contracts and written options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap contracts and written options      (16,458,513     1,944,646       5,729  
Interest rate    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts      627,936       2,152,290       5,190  
Total         $ (13,270,410   $ 1,988,984       12,062  

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

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ALTERNATIVE PREMIA      
Risk    Consolidated Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Commodity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts    $ (767,909   $ (966,268     1,740  
Credit    Net realized gain (loss) from swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts      (11,007     (36,874     4  
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      706,326       622,758       60  
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts, investments, swap contracts and written options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts, investments, swap contracts and written options      (2,544,038     (634,210     588  
Interest rate    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts      (1,279,353     1,444,616       1,902  
Total         $ (3,895,981   $ 430,022       4,294  
COMMODITY STRATEGY      
Risk    Consolidated Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Commodity    Net realized gain (loss) from swap contracts    $ 31,816,316     $       6  
Interest rate    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts, investments and swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts, investments and swap contracts      2,971,821       (597,075     910  
Total         $ 34,788,137     $ (597,075     916  
MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY      
Risk    Consolidated Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Commodity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts    $ (827,913   $ (56,806     1,753  
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      (5,658,210     2,463,268       226  
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts      (3,950,240     (797,511     5,493  
Interest rate    Net realized gain (loss) from swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts      2,222,135       (2,865,568     396  
Total         $ (8,214,228   $ (1,256,617     7,868  

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help a Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivatives counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs OTC derivatives (including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and certain options and swaps), and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of a default (close-out netting) or similar event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty.

Collateral and margin requirements differ between exchange traded derivatives and OTC derivatives. Margin requirements are established by the broker or clearing house for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives (financial futures contracts, options and centrally cleared swaps) pursuant to governing agreements for those instrument types. Brokers can ask for margin in excess of the minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms are contract-specific for OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the marked to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty. Additionally, a Fund may be required to post initial margin to the counterparty, the terms of which would be outlined in the confirmation of the OTC transaction.

For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of a Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivative contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by a Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required to be made. To the extent amounts due to a Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. A Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that the Investment Adviser believes to be of good standing and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

Additionally, the netting of assets and liabilities and the offsetting of collateral pledged or received are based on contractual netting/set-off provisions in the ISDA Master Agreement or similar agreements. However, in the event of a default or insolvency of a counterparty, a court could determine that such rights are not enforceable due to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of setoff that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws.

The following tables set forth the Funds’ net exposure for derivative instruments that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements as of June 30, 2018:

ALTERNATIVE PREMIA             
         Derivative Assets(1)      Derivative Liabilities(1)     Net Derivative
Assets
(Liabilities)
    Collateral
(Received)
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount(2)
 
Counterparty         Forwards      Swaps      Forwards     Swaps  
Deutsche Bank AG      $      $ 859,164      $     $ (909,297   $ (50,133   $ 50,133     $  
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA               914,476              (1,848,143     (933,667     300,000       (633,667
Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.          825,872               (279,220           546,652             546,652  
Total        $ 825,872      $ 1,773,640      $ (279,220   $ (2,757,440   $ (437,148   $ 350,133     $ (87,015

 

(1)   Gross amounts available for offset but not netted in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
(2)   Net amount represents the net amount due (to) from counterparty in the event of a default based on the contractual set-off rights under the agreement. Net amount excludes any over-collateralized amounts.

 

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MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY

 

        
          Derivative Assets(1)      Derivative Liabilities(1)     Net Derivative
Assets
(Liabilities)
    Collateral
(Received)
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount(2)
 
Counterparty          Forwards      Forwards  

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

        $ 4,675,598      $ (1,644,241   $ 3,031,357     $ 1,644,241     $ 4,675,598  

 

(1)   Gross amounts available for offset but not netted in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
(2)   Net amount represents the net amount due (to) from counterparty in the event of a default based on the contractual set-off rights under the agreement.

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

A.  Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Funds, subject to the general supervision of the Trustees.

As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the assumption of the expenses related thereto and administration of the Funds’ business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

As of June 30, 2018, contractual management fees with GSAM were at the following rates. The Effective Rate and Effective Net Management Rate represent the rates for the six month period ended June 30, 2018.

 

         Contractual Management Rate             Effective Net
Management
Rate
^
 
Fund         First
$1 billion
     Next
$1 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Over
$8 billion
     Effective
Rate
 

Absolute Return Tracker

         0.70      0.63      0.60      0.59      0.53      0.94      0.58 %(1) 

Alternative Premia

         0.79        0.71        0.68        0.66        0.65        0.87        0.65 (1)  

Commodity Strategy

         0.50        0.50        0.45        0.43        0.42        0.50        0.41 (1)  

Managed Futures Strategy

         1.00        0.90        0.86        0.84        0.82        1.00        0.87 (1)  

 

^   Effective Net Management Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated underlying funds, if any. The Effective Net Management Rate may not correlate to the Contractual Management Rate as a result of management fee waivers that may be in effect from time to time.
(1)   Reflects combined management fees paid to GSAM under the Agreement and the Funds’ Subsidiary Agreements (as defined below) after the waivers.

Prior to April 30, 2018, the contractual management fee rates for the Absolute Return Tracker Fund and Alternative Premia Fund were as stated below.

 

Fund        

First

$1 billion

    

Next

$1 billion

    

Next

$3 billion

    

Next

$3 billion

    

Over

$8 billion

 

Absolute Return Tracker

         1.15      1.04      0.99      0.97      0.95

Alternative Premia

         0.90        0.81        0.77        0.75        0.74  

GSAM also provides management services to the Subsidiaries pursuant to a Subsidiary Management Agreement (the “Subsidiary Agreement”) and is entitled to a management fee accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of 0.42% of each Subsidiary’s average daily net assets. In consideration of the Subsidiary’s management fee, and for as long as the Subsidiary Agreement remains in effect, GSAM has contractually agreed to waive irrevocably a portion of each Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee accrued and paid to GSAM by the Subsidiary under the Subsidiary Agreement. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, GSAM waived $30,776, $24,312, $157,316 and $19,368 of each Fund’s management fee for Absolute Return Tracker, Alternative Premia, Commodity Strategy and Managed Futures Strategy Funds, respectively. This waiver represents an inter-fund transaction and, accordingly, has been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The Funds invest in Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, which is an affiliated Underlying Fund. GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Funds in an amount equal to the management fee it earns as an investment adviser to the affiliated Underlying Fund in which the Funds invest, except those management fees it earns from the Funds’ investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, GSAM waived $1,111,922, $93,413, $168,920 and $182,515 of the Absolute Return Tracker, Alternative Premia, Commodity Strategy and Managed Futures Strategy Funds’ management fees, respectively.

B.  Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Plans — The Trust, on behalf of Class A and Class R Shares of each applicable Fund, has adopted Distribution and Service Plans subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution and Service Plans, Goldman Sachs, which serves as distributor (the “Distributor”), is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly for distribution services and personal and account maintenance services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers. These fees are equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A or Class R Shares of the Funds, as set forth below.

The Trust, on behalf of Class C Shares of each applicable Fund, has adopted a Distribution Plan subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution Plan, Goldman Sachs as Distributor is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly for distribution services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers. These fees are equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares of the Funds, as set forth below.

 

     Distribution and/or Service Plan Rates  
      Class A*      Class C      Class R*  

Distribution and/or Service Plan

     0.25      0.75      0.50

 

*   With respect to Class A and Class R Shares, the Distributor at its discretion may use compensation for distribution services paid under the Distribution Plan to compensate service organizations for personal and account maintenance services and expenses as long as such total compensation does not exceed the maximum cap on “service fees” imposed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

C.  Distribution Agreement — Goldman Sachs, as Distributor of the shares of the Funds pursuant to a Distribution Agreement, may retain a portion of the Class A Shares’ front end sales charge and Class C Shares’ CDSC. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, Goldman Sachs advised that it retained the following amounts:

 

         Front End
Sales Charge
       Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge
 
Fund         Class A        Class C  

Absolute Return Tracker

       $ 8,920        $  

Alternative Premia

         408          10  

Commodity Strategy

         4,020          1  

Managed Futures Strategy

         2,582           

D.  Service Plan — The Trust, on behalf of each applicable Fund, has adopted a Service Plan to allow Class C Shares to compensate service organizations (including Goldman Sachs) for providing varying levels of personal and account maintenance services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Service Plan provides for compensation to the service organizations equal to an annual percentage rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares of the Funds.

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

E.   Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Funds for a fee pursuant to the Transfer Agency Agreement. The fees charged for such transfer agency services are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates as follows: 0.18% (except for the Commodity Strategy Fund, which charges an annual rate of 0.13%) of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C, Investor and Class R Shares; 0.03% of the average daily net assets of Class P and Class R6 Shares; and 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional Shares.

F.   Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Funds (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees and shareholder administration fees (as applicable), taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, a percentage rate of the average daily net assets of each Fund. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Funds are not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitations as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for the Absolute Return Tracker, Alternative Premia, Commodity Strategy and Managed Futures Strategy Funds are 0.014%, 0.114%, 0.074% and 0.254%, respectively. Prior to April 30, 2018, the Other Expense limitation was 0.004% for the Alternative Premia Fund. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. The Subsidiaries also pay certain other expenses, including service and custody fees. GSAM has agreed to reduce or limit each Subsidiary’s expenses (excluding management fees) to 0.004% of the Subsidiary’s average daily net assets for the Absolute Return Tracker, Alternative Premia, Commodity Strategy and Managed Futures Strategy Funds. In addition, the Funds have entered into certain offset arrangements with the custodian and the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Funds’ expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund         Management
Fee Waiver
       Other Expense
Reimbursement
       Custody Fee
Credits
       Total
Expense
Reductions
 

Absolute Return Tracker

       $ 3,673,283        $ 234,740        $ 25,241        $ 3,933,264  

Alternative Premia

         146,973          188,010          24,211          359,194  

Commodity Strategy

         168,920          127,988          36,149          333,057  

Managed Futures Strategy

         182,515          21,451          16,166          220,132  

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of June 30, 2018, the Funds participated in a $770,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit facility (the “facility”) together with other funds of the Trust and certain registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates. This facility is to be used for temporary emergency purposes, or to allow for an orderly liquidation of securities to meet redemption requests. The interest rate on borrowings is based on the federal funds rate. The facility also requires a fee to be paid by the Funds based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to May 1, 2018, the facility was $1,100,000,000. The facility was decreased to $770,000,000 effective May 1, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

Fund         Beginning
Value as of
December 31, 2017
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Ending
Value as of
June 30, 2018
     Shares as of
June 30, 2018
     Dividend
Income
from Affiliated
Investment
Company
 

Absolute Return Tracker

       $ 1,156,058,500      $ 944,707,937      $ (728,897,670   $ 1,371,868,767        1,371,868,767      $ 10,376,910  

Alternative Premia

         125,655,455        91,742,494        (123,460,013     93,937,936        93,937,936        863,352  

Commodity Strategy

         127,131,680        365,577,150        (304,856,751     187,852,079        187,852,079        1,190,131  

Managed Futures Strategy

         223,421,111        149,277,612        (170,488,594     202,210,129        202,210,129        1,674,196  

The Commodity Strategy Fund invests in the shares of the Goldman Sachs Treasury Access 0-1 Year ETF. The Goldman Sachs Treasury Access 0-1 Year ETF is considered to be affiliated with the Fund. The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from investments in the Goldman Sachs Treasury Access 0-1 Year ETF for the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

Fund   Affiliated
Investment
Company
    Beginning
Value as of
December 31, 2017
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss) on
sale of Affiliated
Investment
Company
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Ending
Value as of
June 30, 2018
    Shares as of
June 30, 2018
    Dividend
Income
from Affiliated
Investment
Company
 

GS Commodity Strategy

   

Goldman Sachs
Treasury Access
0-1 Year ETF
 
 
 
  $ 74,985,000     $     $     $     $ 119,625     $ 75,104,625       750,000     $ 435,630  

As of June 30, 2018, the following Goldman Sachs Fund of Funds Portfolios were beneficial owners of 5% or more of total outstanding shares of the following Funds:

 

Fund           Goldman Sachs
Balanced Strategy
Portfolio
     Goldman Sachs
Growth and Income
Strategy Portfolio
     Goldman Sachs
Growth Strategy
Portfolio
 

Alternative Premia

           8      24      11

Managed Futures Strategy

           7        9         

As of June 30, 2018, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of the following Fund:

 

Fund         Class P        Class R  

Alternative Premia

         5        100

 

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6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended June 30, 2018, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases of
U.S. Government and
Agency Obligations)
       Purchases (Excluding
U.S. Government and
Agency Obligations)
       Sales and
Maturities of
U.S. Government and
Agency Obligations)
       Sales and
Maturities (Excluding
U.S. Government and
Agency Obligations)
 

Absolute Return Tracker

       $        $ 738,396,940        $        $ 435,440,099  

Commodity Strategy

         35,342,156                   87,998,422          343,727  

 

7. SECURITIES LENDING

Pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the terms and conditions contained therein, the Absolute Return Tracker Fund may lend its securities through a securities lending agent, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, to certain qualified borrowers including Goldman Sachs and affiliates. In accordance with the Funds’ securities lending procedures, the Funds receive cash collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds, at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may experience delay in the recovery of their securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Funds or become insolvent at a time when the collateral is insufficient to cover the cost of repurchasing securities on loan. Dividend income received from securities on loan may not be subject to withholding taxes and therefore withholding taxes paid may differ from the amounts listed in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and as such 1) the remaining contractual maturities of the outstanding securities lending transactions are considered to be overnight and continuous and 2) the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

The Absolute Return Tracker Fund invests the cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Government Money Market Fund”), an affiliated series of the Goldman Sachs Trust. The Government Money Market Fund is registered under the Act as an open end investment company, is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the Act, and is managed by GSAM, for which GSAM may receive a management fee of up to 0.16% (prior to February 21, 2018, GSAM may have received a management fee of up to 0.205%) on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Government Money Market Fund.

In the event of a default by a borrower with respect to any loan, GSAL will exercise any and all remedies provided under the applicable borrower agreement to make the Funds whole. These remedies include purchasing replacement securities by applying the collateral held from the defaulting broker against the purchase cost of the replacement securities. If GSAL is unable to purchase replacement securities, GSAL will indemnify the Funds by paying the Funds an amount equal to the market value of the securities loaned minus the value of cash collateral received from the borrower for the loan, subject to an exclusion for any shortfalls resulting from a loss of value in such cash collateral due to reinvestment risk. The Funds’ loaned securities were all subject to enforceable Securities Lending Agreements and the value of the collateral was at least equal to the value of the cash received. The amounts of the Funds’ overnight and continuous agreements represent the gross amounts of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions outstanding as of June 30, 2018 are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable.

Both the Absolute Return Tracker Fund and GSAL received compensation relating to the lending of the Funds’ securities. The amounts earned, if any, by the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2018, are reported under Investment Income on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

7. SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

The table below details securities lending activity with affiliates of Goldman Sachs:

 

         For the Six months ended June 30, 2018        Amount Payable to
Goldman Sachs
Upon Return of
Securities Loaned as of
June 30, 2018
 
Fund        

Earnings of GSAL
Relating to
Securities

Loaned

      

Amounts Received
by the Fund

from Lending to
Goldman Sachs

 

Absolute Return Tracker

       $ 2,623        $ 1,514        $ 864,000  

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Government Money Market Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

Fund         Beginning
Value as of
December 31, 2017
       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
       Ending
Value as of
June 30, 2018
 

Absolute Return Tracker

       $ 4,526,600        $ 108,576,825        $ (110,454,575      $ 2,648,850  

 

8. TAX INFORMATION

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, December 31, 2017, the Funds’ capital loss carryforwards and certain timing differences, on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

        Absolute
Return
Tracker
       Alternative
Premia
       Commodity
Strategy
       Managed
Futures
Strategy
 

Capital loss carryforwards:

                   

Perpetual Short-term

     $        $        $ (6,455,060      $  

Perpetual Long-term

                         (12,848,871         

Total capital loss carryforwards

     $        $        $ (19,303,931      $  

Timing differences (Straddle loss deferral)

     $ (251,690      $ (47,067      $ (1,112,056      $ (46,184

As of June 30, 2018, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

       

Absolute

Return
Tracker

       Alternative
Premia
       Commodity
Strategy
       Managed
Futures
Strategy
 

Tax cost

     $ 2,042,860,858        $ 94,551,253        $ 367,897,808        $ 203,097,934  

Gross unrealized gain

       72,829,440          6,747,010          2,138,791          5,141,973  

Gross unrealized loss

       (30,892,510        (7,360,327        (2,500,848        (6,029,778

Net unrealized gain (loss)

     $ 41,936,930        $ (613,317      $ (362,057      $ (887,805

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, net mark to market gains (losses) on regulated futures, options and foreign currency contracts, and differences related to the tax treatment of swap transactions and underlying fund investments.

 

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8. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

GSAM has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years (the current and prior three years, as applicable) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

 

9. OTHER RISKS

The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Derivatives Risk — The Funds’ use of derivatives may result in loss. Derivative instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Funds. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments. Losses from derivatives can also result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. 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 a Fund invests. The imposition of exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the U.S. or 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 a 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 a Fund also invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Foreign Custody Risk — If a Fund invests in foreign securities, the Fund may hold such securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Fund’s custodian (each a “Foreign Custodian”). Some foreign custodians may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. In some countries, Foreign Custodians may be subject to little or no regulatory oversight over, or independent evaluation of, their operations. Further, the laws of certain countries may place limitations on a Fund’s ability to recover its assets if a Foreign Custodian enters bankruptcy. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to even greater custody risks than investments in more developed markets. Custody services in emerging market countries are very often undeveloped and may be considerably less well regulated than in more developed countries, and thus may not afford the same level of investor protection as would apply in developed countries.

Interest Rate Risk — When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by a 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. The risks associated with changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and a Fund’s investments. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by the Funds.

Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), a Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund. ETFs are subject to risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including but not limited to the following: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV; and (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

9. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — A Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, institutional investors (including those trading by use of non-discretionary mathematical formulas), financial intermediaries (who may make investment decisions on behalf of underlying clients and/or include a Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions may cause a Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact a Fund’s NAV and liquidity. 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 a Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect a 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.

Liquidity Risk — A 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 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. To meet redemption requests, a Fund may be forced to sell investments 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.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, a Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, a Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Tax Risk — Historically, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued private letter rulings (“PLRs”) in which the IRS specifically concluded that income and gains from investments in commodity index-linked structured notes or a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary that invests in commodity-linked instruments are “qualifying income” for purposes of compliance with Subchapter M of the Code. The IRS has issued such PLRs to the Absolute Return Tracker, Alternative Premia and Commodity Strategy Funds. Based on such rulings, these Funds may seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets through investments in commodity-linked notes and/or subsidiaries. The Managed Futures Strategy Fund has not received a PLR, and is not able to rely on PLRs issued to other taxpayers. Additionally, the IRS has suspended the granting of such PLRs, pending review of its position on this matter. The IRS also recently issued proposed regulations that, if finalized, would generally treat the Fund’s income inclusion with respect to a subsidiary as qualifying income only if there is a distribution out of the earnings and profits of a subsidiary that are attributable to such income inclusion. The proposed regulations, if adopted would apply to taxable years beginning on or after 90 days after the regulations are published as final.

The IRS also recently issued a revenue procedure, which states that the IRS will not in the future issue PLRs that would require a determination of whether an asset (such as a commodity index-linked note) is a “security” under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Managed Futures Strategy Fund has obtained an opinion of counsel that the Fund’s income from such investments should constitute “qualifying income.” However, no assurances can be provided that the IRS would not be able to successfully assert that the Fund’s income from such investments was not “qualifying income”, in which case the Fund would fail to qualify as regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code if over 10% of its gross income were derived from these investments. If a Fund failed to qualify as a RIC, it would be subject to federal and state income tax on all of its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates. This would significantly adversely affect the returns to, and could cause substantial losses for, Fund shareholders.

 

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10. INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Trustees, officers, employees and agents are indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act and state law, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, GSAM believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

 

11. OTHER MATTERS

In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-08 — Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The amendments in the ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium, by requiring amortization to the earliest call date. The amendments are effective for the Funds’ fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. GSAM is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of the amendments.

 

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events after the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities date have been evaluated, and GSAM has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

13. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

     Absolute Return Tracker Fund  
  

 

 

 
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
  

 

 

 
     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
  

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

     2,911,051     $ 27,302,797       4,155,392     $ 39,146,926  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 181,440       1,683,766  

Shares redeemed

     (1,211,841     (11,354,923     (3,020,798     (27,870,696
       1,699,210       15,947,874       1,316,034       12,959,996  
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

     738,870       6,404,482       495,237       4,306,884  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 44,836       385,144  

Shares redeemed

     (208,460     (1,808,119     (548,390     (4,746,483
       530,410       4,596,363       (8,317     (54,455
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

     91,215,153       884,677,891       95,572,065       913,321,573  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 3,837,560       36,650,393  

Shares redeemed

     (62,864,518     (609,453,487     (46,891,600     (449,758,187
       28,350,635       275,224,404       52,518,025       500,213,779  
Investor Shares(a)         

Shares sold

     9,198,624       88,251,098       8,957,614       85,109,117  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 323,108       3,059,831  

Shares redeemed

     (1,840,579     (17,644,719     (867,881     (8,272,568
       7,358,045       70,606,379       8,412,841       79,896,380  
Class P Shares(b)         

Shares sold

     16,532,551       160,454,518              

Shares redeemed

     (101,412     (983,027            
       16,431,139       159,471,491              
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

     110,923       1,017,108       69,609       634,239  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 8,319       75,287  

Shares redeemed

     (137,731     (1,259,531     (90,197     (823,564
       (26,808     (242,423     (12,269     (114,038
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

     338,698       3,245,999       252,533       2,379,529  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 7,861       74,999  

Shares redeemed

     (180,184     (1,719,113     (30,766     (295,334
       158,514       1,526,886       229,628       2,159,194  

NET INCREASE

     54,501,145     $ 527,130,974       62,455,942     $ 595,060,856  

 

(a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
(b)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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13. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

    Alternative Premia Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    28,604     $ 251,099        129,371     $ 1,341,861  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 353,015       3,168,356  

Shares redeemed

    (428,264     (3,715,296      (1,677,162     (17,293,028
      (399,660     (3,464,197      (1,194,776     (12,782,811
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    7,032       57,338        34,068       320,928  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 416,821       3,492,742  

Shares redeemed

    (334,503     (2,719,545      (736,247     (7,254,152
      (327,471     (2,662,207      (285,358     (3,440,482
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    550,459       4,938,286        2,864,401       29,600,900  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 2,778,371       25,477,015  

Shares redeemed

    (11,584,661     (101,724,218      (39,166,623     (418,436,126
      (11,034,202     (96,785,932      (33,523,851     (363,358,211
Investor Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    48,452       427,040        644,641       6,643,975  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 233,124       2,124,125  

Shares redeemed

    (297,986     (2,625,108      (456,476     (4,729,158
      (249,534     (2,198,068      421,289       4,038,942  
Class P Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    21,367       190,310               

Shares redeemed

    (1     (5             
      21,366       190,305               
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

          2               

Reinvestment of distributions

                 343       3,022  
            2        343       3,022  
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    13,207,317       115,738,196        338,371       3,099,570  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 281       2,577  

Shares redeemed

    (6,672,074     (57,880,838             
      6,535,243       57,857,358        338,652       3,102,147  

NET DECREASE

    (5,454,258   $ (47,062,739      (34,243,701   $ (372,437,393

 

(a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
(b)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

13. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

    Commodity Strategy Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    599,076     $ 7,171,218        1,639,879     $ 18,151,681  

Reinvestment of distributions

    10,050       123,715        188,072       2,138,293  

Shares redeemed

    (747,737     (8,868,483      (2,969,031     (33,355,502
      (138,611     (1,573,550      (1,141,080     (13,065,528
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    52,555       599,678        50,029       535,857  

Reinvestment of distributions

    31       365        12,116       131,581  

Shares redeemed

    (29,917     (337,250      (137,946     (1,460,352
      22,669       262,793        (75,801     (792,914
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    6,190,069       74,436,745        14,844,905       164,465,052  

Reinvestment of distributions

    86,119       1,071,317        1,146,384       13,133,768  

Shares redeemed

    (5,913,935     (70,708,379      (16,512,332     (182,955,374
      362,253       4,799,683        (521,043     (5,356,554
Investor Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    197,809       2,389,989        981,575       11,494,428  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,675       33,297        43,024       492,408  

Shares redeemed

    (280,462     (3,327,277      (731,256     (8,160,245
      (79,978     (903,991      293,343       3,826,591  
Class P Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    628,958       7,585,275               

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,892       36,039               

Shares redeemed

    (506     (6,307             
      631,344       7,615,007               
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    42,853       500,308        124,106       1,352,903  

Reinvestment of distributions

    333       4,034        9,316       104,643  

Shares redeemed

    (64,640     (749,975      (261,776     (2,883,989
      (21,454     (245,633      (128,354     (1,426,443
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    283,949       3,315,158        67,936       756,095  

Reinvestment of distributions

    42       526        924       10,027  

Shares redeemed

    (44,974     (537,414      (222,614     (2,445,701
      239,017       2,778,270        (153,754     (1,679,579

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    1,015,240     $ 12,732,579        (1,726,689   $ (18,494,427

 

(a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
(b)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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13. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

 

    Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    162,732     $ 1,682,197        244,254     $ 2,500,639  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 3,689       37,704  

Shares redeemed

    (115,875     (1,181,288      (1,789,506     (18,264,273
      46,857       500,909        (1,541,563     (15,725,930
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    55,497       556,041        130,458       1,288,108  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 1,825       17,904  

Shares redeemed

    (37,881     (372,018      (194,502     (1,918,650
      17,616       184,023        (62,219     (612,638
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    3,526,278       36,729,720        9,214,220       96,621,835  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 65,135       679,354  

Shares redeemed

    (11,040,411     (113,729,649      (4,452,320     (46,177,782
      (7,514,133     (76,999,929      4,827,035       51,123,407  
Investor Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    3,142,913       32,901,567        11,657,195       121,207,977  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 48,292       499,819  

Shares redeemed

    (1,630,838     (16,916,143      (3,480,972     (36,117,055
      1,512,075       15,985,424        8,224,515       85,590,741  
Class P Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    39,228       400,476               

Shares redeemed

          (5             
      39,228       400,471               
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    2,314       23,413        35,598       359,629  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 292       2,943  

Shares redeemed

    (2,268     (23,762      (8,267     (83,260
      46       (349      27,623       279,312  
Class R6 Shares(c)         

Shares sold

    5,680,704       58,000,189               
      5,680,704       58,000,189               

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    (217,607   $ (1,929,262      11,475,391     $ 120,654,892  

 

(a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
(b)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
(c)   Commenced operations on April 30, 2018.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of Class A, Class C, Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R or Class R6 Shares of a Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges on purchase payments (with respect to Class A Shares) and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (with respect to Class C Shares); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Class A, Class C and Class R Shares); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Class A, Class C, Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares of the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year. The Class R6 example is based on the period from April 30, 2018 through June 30, 2018, which represents a period of 61 out of 365 days for Managed Futures Strategy Fund. The Class P example is based on the period from April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, which represents a period of 74 out of 365 days. The Class P for all funds and Class R6 for Managed Futures Strategy Fund example for hypothetical expenses reflects projected activity for the period from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018 for the purposes of comparability. This projection assumes that annualized expense ratios were in effect during the period.

Actual Expenses — The first line under each share class in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000=8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line under each share class in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual net expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Absolute Return Tracker Fund     Alternative Premia Fund     Commodity Strategy Fund     Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
Share Class  

Beginning

Account
Value

01/01/18

   

Ending

Account
Value

06/30/18

   

Expenses

Paid for the
6 Months Ended

06/30/18*

   

Beginning

Account
Value

01/01/18

   

Ending

Account
Value

06/30/18

   

Expenses

Paid for the

6 Months Ended

06/30/18*

   

Beginning

Account
Value

01/01/18

   

Ending

Account
Value

06/30/18

   

Expenses

Paid for the

6 Months Ended

06/30/18*

   

Beginning

Account
Value

01/01/18

   

Ending

Account
Value

06/30/18

   

Expenses

Paid for the

6 Months Ended

06/30/18*

 
Class A                                                

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 1,005.40     $ 5.07     $ 1,000     $ 984.30     $ 5.17     $ 1,000     $ 1,088.50     $ 4.51     $ 1,000     $ 968.00     $ 7.03  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,019.74     5.11       1,000       1,019.59     5.26       1,000       1,020.48     4.36       1,000       1,017.65     7.20  
Class C                                                

Actual

    1,000       1,002.30       8.79       1,000       980.90       8.84       1,000       1,084.40       8.37       1,000       964.60       10.67  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,016.02     8.85       1,000       1,015.87     9.00       1,000       1,016.76     8.10       1,000       1,013.93     10.94  
Institutional                                                

Actual

    1,000       1,007.30       3.14       1,000       986.80       3.40       1,000       1,090.10       2.75       1,000       968.60       5.13  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,021.67     3.16       1,000       1,021.37     3.46       1,000       1,022.17     2.66       1,000       1,019.59     5.26  
Investor                                                

Actual

    1,000       1,006.30       3.83       1,000       985.60       3.94       1,000       1,089.70       3.21       1,000       968.40       5.81  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,020.98     3.86       1,000       1,020.83     4.01       1,000       1,021.72     3.11       1,000       1,018.89     5.96  
Class P(a)                                                

Actual

    1,000       1,001.00       1.24       1,000       1,010.20       1.61       1,000       1,046.10       1.10       1,000       965.00       2.21  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,021.77     3.06       1,000       1,020.88     3.96       1,000       1,022.17     2.66       1,000       1,019.29     5.56  
Class R                                                

Actual

    1,000       1,003.30       6.31       1,000       984.00       6.35       1,000       1,086.90       5.80       1,000       966.50       8.24  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,018.50     6.36       1,000       1,018.40     6.46       1,000       1,019.24     5.61       1,000       1,016.41     8.45  
Class R6(b)                                                

Actual

    1,000       1,007.30       3.09       1,000       986.70       3.15       1,000       1,090.10       2.69       1,000       984.60       1.86  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,021.72     3.11       1,000       1,021.62     3.21       1,000       1,022.22     2.61       1,000       1,019.24     5.61  

 

+   Hypothetical expenses are based on each Fund’s actual annualized net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.

 

*   Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized net expense ratios for the period were as follows:

 

Fund    Class A     Class C     Institutional     Investor     Class P(a)     Class R     Class R6  

Absolute Return Tracker

     1.02     1.77     0.63     0.77     0.61     1.27     0.62

Alternative Premia

     1.05       1.80       0.69       0.80       0.79       1.29       0.64  

Commodity Strategy

     0.87       1.62       0.53       0.62       0.53       1.12       0.52  

Managed Futures Strategy

     1.44       2.19       1.05       1.19       1.11       1.69       1.12 (b)  

 

(a)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

(b)   Commenced operations on April 30, 2018.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund, Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund (formerly Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund), Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund, and Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the “Funds”) are investment portfolios of Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Funds at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Funds.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until June 30, 2019 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on June 13-14, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held four meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to each Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its mutual fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparisons to the performance of similar mutual funds, as provided by a third-party mutual fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), a benchmark performance index, and (in the case of the Absolute Return Tracker Fund) a composite of accounts with comparable investment strategies managed by the Investment Adviser; and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests;
  (c)   information provided by the Investment Adviser indicating the Investment Adviser’s views on whether the Fund’s peer group and/or benchmark index had high, medium, or low relevance given the Fund’s particular investment strategy;
  (d)   the terms of the Management Agreement and other agreements with affiliated service providers entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;
  (e)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including:
  (i)   the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (ii)   the Fund’s expense trends over time; and
  (iii)   to the extent the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts (such as bank collective trusts, private wealth management accounts, institutional separate accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, and non-U.S. funds) having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Fund, comparative information on the advisory fees charged and services provided to those accounts by the Investment Adviser;
  (f)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;
  (g)   the undertakings of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations;
  (h)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

  (i)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;
  (j)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, including the fees received by the Investment Adviser’s affiliates from the Fund for transfer agency, securities lending, portfolio trading, distribution and other services;
  (k)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (l)   information regarding commissions paid by the Fund and broker oversight, other information regarding portfolio trading, and how the Investment Adviser carries out its duty to seek best execution;
  (m)   portfolio manager ownership of Fund shares; the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;
  (n)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and
  (o)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

The Trustees also received an overview of the Funds’ distribution arrangements. They received information regarding the Funds’ assets, share purchase and redemption activity, and payment of distribution and service fees. Information was also provided to the Trustees relating to revenue sharing payments made by and services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to intermediaries that promote the sale, distribution, and/or servicing of Fund shares. The Independent Trustees also discussed the broad range of other investment choices that are available to Fund investors, including the availability of comparable funds managed by other advisers.

The presentations made at the Board and Committee meetings and at the Annual Meeting encompassed the Funds and other mutual funds for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, their services, and the Funds. In conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and the Investment Adviser addressed the questions and concerns of the Trustees, including concerns regarding the investment performance of certain of the funds they oversee. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval and continuation of mutual fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates provided the Independent Trustees with a written response to a formal request for information sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel, without representatives of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services Provided Under the Management Agreement

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the transition in the leadership and changes in personnel of various of the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management teams that had occurred in recent periods, and the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the regulatory and control environment in which the Funds and their service providers operate, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Funds and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Funds and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Funds. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of each Fund to its peers using rankings and ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2017, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2018. The information on each Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ending on the applicable dates, to the extent that each Fund had been in existence for those periods. The

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Trustees also reviewed each Fund’s investment performance relative to its performance benchmark. As part of this review, they considered the investment performance trends of the Funds over time, and reviewed the investment performance of each Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. The Trustees also received information comparing the Absolute Return Tracker Fund’s performance to that of a composite of accounts with comparable investment strategies managed by the Investment Adviser.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Funds’ risk profiles, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management. They noted the efforts of the Absolute Return Tracker, Alternative Premia, and Managed Futures Strategy Funds’ portfolio management team to continue to enhance the investment models used in managing the Funds.

The Trustees observed that the Absolute Return Tracker Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the first quartile of the Fund’s peer group for the one-, three-, and five-year periods; had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, and five-year periods; and had outperformed the average performance of a group of competitor funds, as determined by the Investment Adviser (the “Competitor Fund Average”), for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended March 31, 2018. The Trustees also noted that the Absolute Return Tracker Fund had experienced certain portfolio management changes in 2017. The Trustees observed that the Alternative Premia Fund’s Institutional Shares had outperformed the Fund’s LIBOR-based benchmark index by 7.21%, 1.99%, and 2.40%, respectively, for the one-, three-, and five-year periods and had underperformed the Fund’s Competitor Fund Average for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended March 31, 2018. The Trustees considered that the Alternative Premia Fund had certain significant differences from the Fund’s benchmark index that caused it to be an imperfect basis for comparison. The Trustees noted that in October 2017 the Alternative Premia Fund had been repositioned from the Dynamic Allocation Fund, which involved changes to the Fund’s investment objective, investment strategy, benchmark, and portfolio management. The Trustees also noted that, following the Alternative Premia Fund’s repositioning, the Fund was placed into a new Morningstar category and, therefore, did not have meaningful peer group comparison information. The Trustees observed that the Commodity Strategy Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the first quartile of the Fund’s peer group for the one-year period, in the third quartile for the ten-year period, and in the fourth quartile for the three- and five-year periods, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the five- and ten-year periods and underperformed for the one- and three-year periods ended March 31, 2018. The Trustees noted that the Managed Futures Strategy Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-, three-, and five-year periods; had outperformed the Fund’s LIBOR-based benchmark index by 1.28%, 0.23%, and 0.76%, respectively, for the one-, three-, and five-year periods; and had outperformed the Fund’s Competitor Fund Average for the one- and three-year periods and underperformed for the five-year period ended March 31, 2018.

Costs of Services Provided and Competitive Information

The Trustees considered the contractual terms of the Management Agreement and the fee rates payable by each Fund thereunder. In this regard, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Funds, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Funds as registered mutual funds.

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Funds. The analyses provided a comparison of each Fund’s management fee and breakpoints to those of a relevant peer group and category universe; an expense analysis which compared each Fund’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and data comparing each Fund’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The analyses also compared each Fund’s transfer agency, custody, and distribution fees, other expenses and fee waivers/reimbursements to those of the peer group and category medians. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons provided by the Outside Data Provider were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Funds.

With respect to the Absolute Return Tracker and Alternative Premia Funds, the Trustees noted that the management fee breakpoint schedules had been reduced at all asset levels since the Management Agreement was last approved. In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations. The Trustees noted that the Investment Adviser had agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in an amount equal to the entire management fee paid to the Investment Adviser as the investment adviser to each Fund’s wholly-owned subsidiary. They also considered, to the extent that the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Funds, comparative fee information for services provided by the Investment Adviser to those accounts, and information that indicated that services provided to the Funds differed in various significant respects from the services provided to

 

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other types of accounts which, in many cases, operated under less stringent legal and regulatory structures, required fewer services from the Investment Adviser to a smaller number of client contact points, and were less time-intensive.

In addition, the Trustees noted that shareholders are able to redeem their Fund shares at any time if shareholders believe that the Fund fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Profitability

The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s contribution to the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules by Fund and by function (i.e., investment management, transfer agency and distribution and service), and information on the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs organization had audited the expense allocation methodology and that the internal audit group was satisfied with the reasonableness, consistency, and accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology and profitability analysis calculations. Profitability data for each Fund was provided for 2017 and 2016, and the Trustees considered this information in relation to the Investment Adviser’s overall profitability.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees considered the information that had been provided regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds. The Trustees also considered the breakpoints in the fee rate payable under the Management Agreement for each of the Funds at the following annual percentage rates of the average daily net assets of the Funds:

 

    

Absolute

Return

Tracker

Fund

   

Alternative

Premia

Fund

   

Commodity

Strategy

Fund

   

Managed

Futures

Strategy

Fund

 
First $1 billion     0.70     0.79     0.50     1.00
Next $1 billion     0.63       0.71       0.50       0.90  
Next $3 billion     0.60       0.68       0.45       0.86  
Next $3 billion     0.59       0.66       0.43       0.84  
Over $8 billion     0.53       0.65       0.42       0.82  

The Trustees noted that the breakpoints were designed to share potential economies of scale, if any, with the Funds and their shareholders as assets under management reach those asset levels. The Trustees considered the amounts of assets in the Funds; the Funds’ recent share purchase and redemption activity; the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and their realized profits; information comparing fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other funds in the peer groups; and the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to limit certain expenses of the Funds that exceed specified levels. Upon reviewing these matters at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees concluded that the fee breakpoints represented a means of assuring that benefits of scalability, if any, would be passed along to shareholders at the specified asset levels. They also noted that the Investment Adviser had passed along savings to shareholders of the Absolute Return Tracker Fund, which had asset levels above at least the first breakpoint during the prior fiscal year.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds as stated above, including: (a) transfer agency fees received by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”); (b) brokerage and futures commissions earned by Goldman Sachs for executing securities and futures transactions on behalf of the Funds; (c) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (d) with respect to the Absolute Return Tracker and Alternative Premia Funds, fees earned by Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”), an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, as securities lending agent (and fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the fund in which the Absolute Return Tracker and Alternative Premia Funds’ cash collateral is invested); (e) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Funds on behalf of its other clients; (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (g) Goldman Sachs’

 

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retention of certain fees as Fund Distributor; (h) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Funds; and (i) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Funds’ third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

Other Benefits to the Funds and Their Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Funds receive certain potential benefits as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those of other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) enhanced servicing from vendors because of the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers because of the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate favorable terms with derivatives counterparties on behalf of the Funds as a result of the size and reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (e) the Investment Adviser’s knowledge and experience gained from managing other accounts and products; (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Funds because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (g) the Funds’ access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firmwide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; (h) the Absolute Return Tracker and Alternative Premia Funds’ ability to participate in the securities lending program administered by GSAL, as measured by the revenue received by the Funds in connection with the program; and (i) the Funds’ access to certain affiliated distribution channels. In addition, the Trustees noted the competitive nature of the mutual fund marketplace, and considered that many of the Funds’ shareholders invested in the Funds in part because of the Funds’ relationship with the Investment Adviser and that those shareholders have a general expectation that the relationship will continue.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the management fees paid by each of the Funds were reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and each Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit each Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to each Fund until June 30, 2019.

 

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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs Funds

 

Goldman Sachs is a premier financial services firm, known since 1869 for creating thoughtful and customized investment solutions in complex global markets.

Today, the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.30 trillion in assets under supervision as of June 30, 2018, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) has portfolio management teams located around the world and our investment professionals bring firsthand knowledge of local markets to every investment decision. Assets under supervision includes assets under management and other client assets for which Goldman Sachs does not have full discretion. GSAM leverages the resources of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC subject to legal, internal and regulatory restrictions.

 

Money Market

Financial Square FundsSM

  Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund1
  Financial Square Government Fund1
  Financial Square Money Market Fund2
  Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund2
  Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund1
  Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund1
  Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund1
  Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund2

Investor FundsSM

  Investor Money Market Fund3
  Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund3

Fixed Income

Short Duration and Government

  Enhanced Income Fund
  High Quality Floating Rate Fund
  Short-Term Conservative Income Fund
  Short Duration Government Fund
  Short Duration Income Fund
  Government Income Fund
  Inflation Protected Securities Fund

Multi-Sector

  Bond Fund
  Core Fixed Income Fund
  Global Income Fund
  Strategic Income Fund

Municipal and Tax-Free

  High Yield Municipal Fund
  Dynamic Municipal Income Fund
  Short Duration Tax-Free Fund

Single Sector

  Investment Grade Credit Fund
  U.S. Mortgages Fund
  High Yield Fund
  High Yield Floating Rate Fund
  Emerging Markets Debt Fund
  Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund
  Total Emerging Markets Income Fund4

Fixed Income Alternatives

  Long Short Credit Strategies Fund

Fundamental Equity

  Equity Income Fund
  Small Cap Value Fund
  Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
  Mid Cap Value Fund
  Large Cap Value Fund
  Focused Value Fund
  Capital Growth Fund
  Strategic Growth Fund
  Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
  Flexible Cap Fund
  Concentrated Growth Fund
  Technology Opportunities Fund
  Growth Opportunities Fund
  Rising Dividend Growth Fund
  Blue Chip Fund5
  Income Builder Fund

Tax-Advantaged Equity

  U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund
 

International Tax-Managed Equity Fund

  U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund
  International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

Equity Insights

  Small Cap Equity Insights Fund
  U.S. Equity Insights Fund
  Small Cap Growth Insights Fund
  Large Cap Growth Insights Fund
  Large Cap Value Insights Fund
  Small Cap Value Insights Fund
  International Small Cap Insights Fund
  International Equity Insights Fund
  Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

Fundamental Equity International

  International Equity Income Fund6
  International Equity ESG Fund7
  Asia Equity Fund
  Emerging Markets Equity Fund
  N-11 Equity Fund
  ESG Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Select Satellite

  Real Estate Securities Fund
  International Real Estate Securities Fund
  Commodity Strategy Fund
  Global Real Estate Securities Fund
  Alternative Premia Fund8
  Absolute Return Tracker Fund
  Managed Futures Strategy Fund
  MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund
  MLP & Energy Fund
  Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund
  Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund
  Global Infrastructure Fund

Total Portfolio Solutions

  Global Managed Beta Fund
  Multi-Manager Non-Core Fixed Income Fund
  Multi-Manager U.S. Dynamic Equity Fund
  Multi-Manager Global Equity Fund
  Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
  Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund
  Balanced Strategy Portfolio
  Multi-Manager U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund
  Multi-Manager Real Assets Strategy Fund
  Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio
  Growth Strategy Portfolio
  Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio
  Satellite Strategies Portfolio
  Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio
  Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio
  Strategic Factor Allocation Fund
  Target Date 2020 Portfolio
  Target Date 2025 Portfolio
  Target Date 2030 Portfolio
  Target Date 2035 Portfolio
  Target Date 2040 Portfolio
  Target Date 2045 Portfolio
  Target Date 2050 Portfolio
  Target Date 2055 Portfolio
  Target Date 2060 Portfolio
  GQG Partners International Opportunities Fund
  Tactical Exposure Fund
1   You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
2    You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Because the share price of the Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
3    You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
4    Effective after the close of business on December 26, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Emerging Markets Debt Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Total Emerging Markets Income Fund.
5    Effective after the close of business on October 31, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic U.S. Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund.
6    Effective after the close of business on February 27, 2018, the Goldman Sachs Strategic International Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity Income Fund.
7    Effective after the close of business on February 27, 2018, the Goldman Sachs Focused International Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity ESG Fund.
8   Effective after the close of business on October 30, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund.
    Financial Square FundsSM and Investor FundsSM are registered service marks of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.
*   This list covers open-end funds only. Please visit our website at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to learn about our closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds.


TRUSTEES

Jessica Palmer, Chair

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Diana M. Daniels

Herbert J. Markley

James A. McNamara

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Scott M. McHugh, Treasurer, Senior Vice President and Principal Financial Officer

Joseph F. DiMaria, Assistant Treasurer

and Principal Accounting Officer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

Distributor and Transfer Agent

  GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. Investment Adviser

Visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282

 

Economic and market forecasts presented herein reflect our judgment as of the date of this presentation and are subject to change without notice. These forecasts do not take into account the specific investment objectives, restrictions, tax and financial situation or other needs of any specific client. Actual data will vary and may not be reflected here. These forecasts are subject to high levels of uncertainty that may affect actual performance. Accordingly, these forecasts should be viewed as merely representative of a broad range of possible outcomes. These forecasts are estimated, based on assumptions, and are subject to significant revision and may change materially as economic and market conditions change. Goldman Sachs has no obligation to provide updates or changes to these forecasts. Case studies and examples are for illustrative purposes only.

The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.

The reports concerning the Funds included in this shareholder report may contain certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Funds in the future. These statements are based on Fund management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Funds, such as performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors, changes in the levels of interest rates, the impact of developing world events, and other factors that may influence the future performance of the Funds. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual events may cause adjustments in portfolio management strategies from those currently expected to be employed.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how a Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders); and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Qs. The Funds’ Form N-Qs are available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov within 60 days after the Funds’ first and third fiscal quarters. The Funds’ Form N-Qs may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may also be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Form N-Qs may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders).

Holdings and allocations shown are as of June 30, 2018 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

This material is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus or summary prospectus, if applicable. Investors should consider the Fund’s objective, risks, and charges and expenses, and read the summary prospectus, if available, and/or the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. The summary prospectus, if available, and the prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund and may be obtained from your authorized dealer or from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by calling (retail – 1-800-526-7384) (institutional – 1-800-621-2550).

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Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Semi-Annual Report      

June 30, 2018

 
     

Tax-Advantaged Equity Funds

     

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium

     

International Equity Dividend and Premium

     

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity

     

International Tax-Managed Equity

 

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Goldman Sachs Tax-Advantaged Equity Funds

 

  U.S. EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM

 

  INTERNATIONAL EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM

 

  U.S. TAX-MANAGED EQUITY

 

  INTERNATIONAL TAX-MANAGED EQUITY

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Market Review

    1  

Investment Process — Equity Dividend and Premium Funds

    3  

Portfolio Management Discussions and Performance
Summaries — Equity Dividend and Premium Funds

    4  

Investment Process — Global Tax-Managed Funds

    14  

Portfolio Management Discussions and Performance
Summaries — Global Tax-Managed Funds

    15  

Index Definitions

    25  

Schedules of Investments

    26  

Financial Statements

    48  

Financial Highlights

    52  

Notes to the Financial Statements

    60  

Other Information

    79  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs Tax-Advantaged Equity Funds

 

Market Review

During the six months ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”), the performance of the U.S. and international equity markets was influenced most by economic data, central bank monetary policy and geopolitical events.

U.S. and international equities saw a strong start to the Reporting Period in January 2018, driven by positive economic data, a $1.5 trillion tax reform law signed in December 2017, and a favorable corporate earnings season. In February 2018, however, U.S. and international equities sold off on market speculation of a faster pace of Federal Reserve (“Fed”) short-term interest rate hikes, which stoked a sharp rise in bond yields and an increase in equity market volatility. Concerns about Fed monetary policy tightening were further exacerbated by solid U.S. labor and inflation data. While the hawkish Fed minutes were largely expected, new Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Congressional testimony, positing a more optimistic economic outlook since the December 2017 Fed meeting, surprised equity markets with its hawkish tilt, sparking another sell-off in U.S. and international stocks. (Jerome Powell assumed the chairmanship of the Fed in February 2018. Hawkish language tends to suggest higher interest rates; opposite of dovish.) In March 2018, escalating trade tensions and potential tariffs weighed on investor sentiment. Meanwhile, the Fed delivered on a widely expected interest rate increase, with its “dot plot” pointing to a total of three interest rate hikes this calendar year and potentially two in 2019. (The “dot plot” shows rate projections of the members of the Fed’s Open Market Committee.) In Europe, an agreement on a 21-month transition after Brexit between the U.K. and the European Union reduced political uncertainty. (Brexit is the popular term for the U.K.’s approved vote on a referendum to exit the European Union.)

The U.S. and China continued to generate trade headlines and geopolitical uncertainty about sanctions on Russia surfaced, but the impact of such on the U.S. and international equity markets remained relatively muted during April 2018, as investors stayed rather resistant to the risk of a trade war. A number of macroeconomic drivers, including U.S. labor market strength, higher inflation and fiscal stimulus, pushed up U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield breaching 3% toward month end. With more than half of S&P 500® Index companies having reported their first quarter 2018 results, the earnings season began strongly during April 2018. Outside the U.S., the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan kept their respective monetary policies unchanged, indicating ongoing monetary accommodation. In May 2018, U.S. equities rallied, driven not only by strong corporate earnings but also by upside surprises in economic activity and sentiment data as well as on a new U.S. unemployment low of 3.8%. However, the U.S. equity rally was hampered by escalating geopolitical uncertainty stemming from the unexpected political outcome in Italy, the ongoing unpredictability around the U.S.-North Korea summit, and escalating trade tensions with many U.S. allies. For the same reasons, international equity markets were volatile during May 2018. In June, the Fed raised interest rates, as widely expected, but the outcome of the Fed meeting was more hawkish than the consensus had anticipated. The Fed retained language indicating an “accommodative” monetary policy stance, but its economic growth and inflation forecasts were upgraded, and its median projection was lifted to four interest rate hikes in 2018 from the three it had indicated in March 2018. Still-escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China hurt investor sentiment in the U.S. and international equity markets, as the U.S. threatened tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods and China vowed to retaliate.

For the Reporting Period overall, the U.S. equity market, as represented by the S&P 500® Index, generated a return of 2.65%. Six of the 11 sectors in the S&P 500® Index posted positive absolute returns and five generated negative returns. Consumer discretionary,

 

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MARKET REVIEW

 

information technology and energy were the best performing sectors in the S&P 500® Index, as measured by total return, and the weakest performing sectors in the S&P 500® Index during the Reporting Period were telecommunication services, consumer staples and industrials.

Within the U.S. equity market, there was significant disparity in performance not only among sectors but also among the various capitalization and style segments. While all capitalization segments posted positive returns, small-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index, performed best, followed at some distance by large-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell 1000® Index, and mid-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell Midcap® Index, which performed similarly to each other. From a style perspective, growth-oriented stocks significantly outpaced value-oriented stocks across the capitalization spectrum, with value-oriented stocks overall in the large-cap and mid-cap capitalization segments posting modestly negative absolute returns. (All as measured by the FTSE Russell indices.)

As for international equities, they produced a negative return of -2.75%,1 as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, during the Reporting Period as a whole. Energy was the best performing sector in the MSCI EAFE Index on the basis of total return by some distance, followed by utilities and health care. The weakest performing sectors in the MSCI EAFE Index during the Reporting Period were telecommunication services, financials and industrials.

From a country perspective, Finland, Portugal and Norway were the best performing equity markets in the MSCI EAFE Index during the Reporting Period. Austria, Denmark and Switzerland were the weakest individual country constituents in the MSCI EAFE Index during the Reporting Period.

Looking Ahead

In the months ahead, we expect less expensive stocks to outpace more expensive stocks. We also believe that stocks with good momentum are likely to outperform those with poor momentum. Our plan is to seek profitable companies with positive fundamentals, sustainable earnings and a track record of using capital to enhance shareholder value. To that end, we anticipate remaining fully invested, with long-term performance likely to be the result of stock selection rather than sector or capitalization allocations.

We stand behind our investment philosophy that sound economic investment principles, coupled with a disciplined quantitative approach, can provide potentially strong, uncorrelated returns over the long term. Our research agenda is robust, and we continue to enhance our existing models, add new proprietary forecasting signals and improve our trading execution as we seek to provide the most value to our shareholders.

 

 

 

1    All MSCI EAFE returns are net of fees and in U.S. dollar terms.

 

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INVESTMENT PROCESS

 

What Differentiates the Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium and Goldman Sachs International Equity Dividend and Premium Funds’ Investment Process?

 

The Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund seeks to maximize income and total return. The Goldman Sachs International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund seeks to maximize total return with an emphasis on income. Their portfolios consist primarily of large-cap, dividend-paying stocks.1 By investing in these securities, and through the use of option call writing, the Funds seek to generate an attractive after-tax cash flow.

 

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A diversified portfolio:

 

  Create a diversified large-cap equity portfolio that participates in all industries and sectors.

 

  Emphasize higher dividend-paying stocks within each industry and sector.

Written call options:

 

  The Funds utilize index call writing to seek to enhance their cash flow.

 

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  We use proprietary quantitative techniques, including optimization tools, a risk model and a transactions cost model, in identifying a portfolio of stocks that we believe may enhance expected dividend yield while limiting deviations when compared to the S&P 500® Index or MSCI EAFE Index, as applicable.

 

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  A fully invested, style-consistent portfolio.

 

  The Funds seek attractive after-tax cash flow from qualified dividends, long-term capital gains and option call writing.

 

  The Funds seek to enhance after-tax returns by generating distributions primarily from qualified dividends and long-term capital gains.

 

1    Dividends are not guaranteed and a company’s future ability to pay dividends may be limited.
     There is no guarantee that these objectives will be met.

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to maximize income and total return.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional and Investor Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 1.00%, 0.64%, 1.19% and 1.13%, respectively. These returns compare to the 2.65% cumulative total return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “S&P 500® Index”), during the same period. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the secondary benchmark, returned -1.62%.

 

      For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class P Shares generated a cumulative total return of 0.69% compared to the 0.85% cumulative total return of the S&P 500® Index. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 0.59% during the same period.

 

      For the period since their inception on April 30, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class R6 Shares generated a cumulative total return of 2.89% compared to the 3.04% cumulative total return of the S&P 500® Index. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 0.59% during the same period.

 

      Although the Fund does not invest in fixed income securities, maximizing income is part of the Fund’s investment objective, and therefore we believe that a comparison of the Fund’s performance to that of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is useful to investors.

 

Q   What key factors were most responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, security selection detracted from relative performance. Specifically, the Fund’s bias toward stocks with higher dividend yields hurt returns. Overall, the Fund was hampered by its holdings in the financials, consumer staples and information technology sectors. It benefited from its investments in the energy and health care sectors.

 

      The sale of call options on the S&P 500® Index contributed positively to the Fund’s total return during the Reporting Period. A call option is an option that gives the holder the right to buy a certain quantity of an underlying security at an agreed-upon price at any time up to an agreed-upon date.

 

Q   How did the Fund’s call writing affect its performance?

 

A   Consistent with our investment approach, we wrote index call options on a portion of the stock portfolio’s market value. When the Fund sells an index call option, it retains the premium it receives from the sale. However, if the purchaser exercises the option, the Fund is obligated to pay the purchaser the difference between the price of the index and the exercise price of the option. Although the Fund retains the premium it receives from the sale of the option, the premium may not exceed the difference in the value of the index as call options are exercised. This is what happened during the Reporting Period for certain of the Fund’s options positions, however, our call writing overall added to performance.

 

      Call option writing has the potential to reduce Fund volatility. Since its inception, the realized daily volatility of the Fund has been 17.44% compared to the realized volatility of the S&P 500® Index of 18.96%. During the Reporting Period, the realized daily volatility of the Fund was 14.47% compared to the realized volatility of the S&P 500® Index of 16.38%.1

 

 

  1    The realized daily volatility of the Fund quoted herein is for Institutional Shares, net of fees. Based on GSAM calculations.

 

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Q   What was the Fund’s dividend yield during the Reporting Period?

 

A   While maintaining industry and sector weights consistent with the S&P 500® Index, we favor stocks with higher dividend yields. The dividend yield of the Fund’s Institutional Share class during the Reporting Period was 2.75% compared to 1.96% for the S&P 500® Index. (Dividend yield is a ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends in a year divided by its share price.) The Fund’s dividend yield served to enhance its quarterly net income distributions. As of June 30, 2018, the Standardized 30-Day Subsidized Yield was 1.95% and the Standardized 30-Day Unsubsidized Yield was 1.94%.2

 

Q   Which individual stock holdings detracted significantly from relative performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Relative to the S&P 500® Index, the Fund was hurt by its overweight positions in investment management company Invesco, fashion retailer L Brands and infrastructure businesses owner and operator Macquarie Infrastructure. The Fund was overweight all three stocks primarily due to their attractive dividend yields and/or risk metrics.

 

Q   Which individual stock holdings contributed most positively to the Fund’s relative results?

 

A   The Fund benefited from underweight positions relative to the S&P 500® Index in industrial conglomerate General Electric and biotechnology company Celgene. An overweight in department store chain Macy’s also contributed positively. The Fund was underweight General Electric and Celgene primarily because of their unattractive yields and/or risk metrics. The overweight in Macy’s was largely due to its attractive dividend yield and/or risk metrics.

 

Q   How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we used equity index futures, on an opportunistic basis, to equitize the Fund’s excess cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s excess cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of equity index futures. Equity index futures did not have a significant impact on Fund performance during the Reporting Period. Consistent with our investment approach, we also wrote equity index options on a portion of the portfolio’s market value in an effort to generate premiums. Equity index options had a modestly positive impact on performance during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What changes or enhancements did you make to your quantitative model during the Reporting Period?

 

A   We made no changes to our quantitative model during the Reporting Period.

 

 
Effective after the close of business on June 29, 2018, the final day of the Reporting Period, the Fund’s non-fundamental policy to invest at least 80% of its net assets in particular assets changed. After that date, the Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) in dividend-paying equity investments in large-cap U.S. issuers with public stock market capitalizations within the range of the market capitalization of the S&P 500® Index at the time of the investment.

 

  2    The Standardized 30-Day Subsidized Yield and Standardized 30-Day Unsubsidized Yield of the Fund quoted herein is for Institutional Shares, net of fees. Based on GSAM calculations.

 

 

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FUND BASICS

 

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

as of June 30, 2018

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW  
     January 1, 2018–June 30, 2018    Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    S&P 500® Index2     Bloomberg Barclays U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index3
 
 

Class A

     1.00     2.65     -1.62
 

Class C

     0.64       2.65       -1.62  
 

Institutional

     1.19       2.65       -1.62  
 

Investor

     1.13       2.65       -1.62  
  April 17, 2018–June 30, 2018       
  Class P      0.69     0.85     0.59
  April 30, 2018–June 30, 2018       
   

Class R6

     2.89     3.04     0.59

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged composite index of 500 common stock prices. The Index figures do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  3    The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents an unmanaged diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, investment-grade corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS4  
     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date  
 

Class A

    3.58     9.35     7.94     6.81     8/31/05  
 

Class C

    7.78       9.77       7.74       6.48       8/31/05  
  Institutional     10.04       11.02       8.97       7.70       8/31/05  
  Investor     9.90       10.87       N/A       12.66       8/31/10  
 

Class P

    N/A       N/A       N/A       0.69       4/17/18  
   

Class R6

    N/A       N/A       N/A       2.89       4/30/18  

 

  4    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Effective July 30, 2018, Class C Shares convert automatically to Class A Shares on or about the fifteenth day of the last month of the calendar quarter that is ten years after the purchase date. The Since Inception returns for Class C Shares do not reflect the conversion to Class A Shares after the first ten years of performance. Because Institutional, Investor, Class P and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

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Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS5

 

          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
 

Class A

    1.12      1.15
 

Class C

    1.87        1.90  
  Institutional     0.74        0.76  
  Investor     0.87        0.90  
 

Class P

    0.73        0.75  
   

Class R6

    0.73        0.75  

 

  5    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

  STANDARDIZED AFTER-TAX PERFORMANCE AS OF 6/30/186

 

     Class A Shares  

One Year

    

Five Years

    

Ten Years

 
  Returns before taxes*     3.58      9.35      7.94
  Returns after taxes on distributions**     2.01        7.86        6.88  
    Returns after taxes on distributions***
    and sale of Fund shares
    2.97        7.13        6.27  

 

6   The after-tax returns are calculated using the historically highest individual federal marginal income tax rates at the time of distributions and do not reflect state and local taxes. The 2017 tax rates (23.8% for qualifying ordinary income dividends and long-term capital gain distributions and 43.4% for non-qualifying ordinary income dividends) and tax characteristics of distributions were used to estimate after-tax returns in 2018. Actual after-tax returns will be calculated at calendar year-end and 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. Under certain circumstances, the addition of the tax benefits from capital losses resulting from redemptions may cause the Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares to be greater than the Returns After Taxes on Distributions or even Returns Before Taxes. Standardized after-tax returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares.

 

*   Returns Before Taxes do not reflect taxes on distributions on the Fund’s Class A Shares nor do they show how performance can be impacted by taxes when shares are redeemed.

 

**   Returns After Taxes on Distributions assume that taxes are paid on distributions on the Fund’s Class A Shares (i.e., dividends and capital gains) but do not reflect taxes that may be incurred upon redemption of the Class A Shares at the end of the performance period.

 

***   Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares reflect taxes paid on distributions on the Fund’s Class A Shares and taxes applicable when the shares are redeemed.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

 

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/187
     Holding   % of Net Assets     Line of Business
  Apple, Inc.     3.9   Technology Hardware & Equipment
  Microsoft Corp.     3.6   Software & Services
  Amazon.com, Inc.     3.0   Retailing
  Facebook, Inc. Class A     2.0   Software & Services
  Exxon Mobil Corp.     1.9   Energy
  Chevron Corp.     1.8   Energy
  Pfizer, Inc.     1.7   Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
  AT&T, Inc.     1.5   Telecommunication Services
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.     1.5   Banks
    Johnson & Johnson     1.4   Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

 

  7    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS8
As of June 30, 2018

 

LOGO

 

 

  8    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds and investment companies held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 0.1% of the Fund’s net assets at June 30, 2018. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to maximize total return with an emphasis on income.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional and Investor Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -4.20%, -4.51%, -3.97% and -4.05%, respectively. These returns compare to the -2.75% cumulative total return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index (net, USD, unhedged). The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (USD, Unhedged), the secondary benchmark, returned -1.46%.

 

       For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class P Shares generated a cumulative total return of -5.52% compared to the -3.57% cumulative total return of the MSCI EAFE Index. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index returned -2.83% during the same period.

 

       For the period since their inception on April 30, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class R6 Shares generated a cumulative total return of -4.29% compared to the -3.44% cumulative total return of the MSCI EAFE Index. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index returned -1.20% during the same period.

 

       Although the Fund does not invest in fixed income securities, maximizing income is part of the Fund’s investment objective, and therefore we believe that a comparison of the Fund’s performance to that of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index is useful to investors.

 

Q   What key factors were most responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Security selection hurt relative returns during the Reporting Period, as the Fund’s bias toward stocks with higher dividend yields detracted from performance. Overall, the Fund was hindered by investments in the telecommunication services, consumer discretionary and health care sectors. It was helped by holdings in the materials, financials and utilities sectors.

 

       The sale of call options on the MSCI EAFE Index had a rather neutral impact on the Fund’s total return during the Reporting Period. A call option is an option that gives the holder the right to buy a certain quantity of an underlying security at an agreed-upon price at any time up to an agreed-upon date.

 

Q   How did the Fund’s call writing affect its performance?

 

A   Consistent with our investment approach, we wrote index call options on a portion of the stock portfolio’s market value. When the Fund sells an index call option, it retains the premium it receives from the sale. However, if the purchaser exercises the option, the Fund is obligated to pay the purchaser the difference between the price of the index and the exercise price of the option. While the Fund retains the premium it receives from the sale of the option, the premium may not exceed the difference in the value of the index as call options are exercised. During the Reporting Period, the total amount of premiums the Fund retained was offset by the difference in the value of the index when call options were exercised. Therefore, our call writing had a neutral impact on Fund performance during the Reporting Period.

 

       Call option writing has the potential to reduce Fund volatility. However, since its inception, the realized daily volatility of the Fund has been 20.57% compared to the realized volatility of the MSCI EAFE Index of 19.02%. During the Reporting Period, the realized daily volatility of the Fund was 9.04% compared to the realized volatility of the MSCI EAFE Index of 8.81%.1

 

  1The   realized daily volatility of the Fund quoted herein is for Institutional Shares, net of fees. Based on GSAM calculations.

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

 

Q   What was the Fund’s dividend yield during the Reporting Period?

 

A   While maintaining industry and sector weights consistent with the MSCI EAFE Index, we favor stocks with higher dividend yields. The dividend yield of the Fund’s Institutional Share class during the Reporting Period was 4.20% compared to 3.17% for the MSCI EAFE Index. (Dividend yield is a ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends in a year divided by its share price.) The Fund’s dividend yield served to enhance its quarterly net income distributions. As of June 30, 2018, the Standardized 30-Day Subsidized Yield was 3.27% and the Standardized 30-Day Unsubsidized Yield was 3.27%.2

 

Q   Which individual stock holdings detracted significantly from relative performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund was hurt by overweight positions relative to the MSCI EAFE Index in German automobile maker Daimler, French retailer Casino Guichard-Perrachon and British telecommunications conglomerate Vodafone. It was overweight all three stocks largely because of their attractive dividend yield and/or risk metrics.

 

Q   Which individual stock holdings contributed most positively to the Fund’s relative results?

 

A   Compared to the MSCI EAFE Index, the Fund benefited from overweight positions in U.K. pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline and Norwegian seafood company Marine Harvest. An underweight in German financial services company Deutsche Bank also added to relative performance. The Fund was overweight GlaxoSmithKline and Marine Harvest mainly because of their attractive dividend yields and/or risk metrics. The underweight in Deutsche Bank was largely due to its unattractive yield and/or risk metrics.

 

Q   How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we used equity index futures, on an opportunistic basis, to equitize the Fund’s excess cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s excess cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of equity index futures. Equity index futures did not have a significant impact on Fund performance during the Reporting Period. Consistent with our investment approach, we also wrote equity index options on a portion of the portfolio’s market value in an effort to generate premiums. Equity index options had a rather neutral impact on performance during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What changes or enhancements did you make to your quantitative model during the Reporting Period?

 

A   We made no changes to our quantitative model during the Reporting Period.

 

 
Effective after the close of business on June 29, 2018, the final day of the Reporting Period, the Fund’s non-fundamental policy to invest at least 80% of its net assets in particular assets changed. After that date, the Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) in dividend-paying equity investments in non-U.S. issuers with public stock market capitalizations within the range of the market capitalization of the MSCI EAFE Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) at the time of investment.

 

  2    The Standardized 30-Day Subsidized Yield and Standardized 30-Day Unsubsidized Yield of the Fund quoted herein is for Institutional Shares, net of fees. Based on GSAM calculations.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

as of June 30, 2018

 

 

LOGO

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

     January 1, 2018–June 30, 2018   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    MSCI EAFE Index
(net, USD, unhedged)2
    Bloomberg Barclays
Global Aggregate Bond
Index (gross, USD,
unhedged)3
 
 

Class A

    -4.20     -2.75     -1.46
 

Class C

    -4.51       -2.75       -1.46  
 

Institutional

    -3.97       -2.75       -1.46  
 

Investor

    -4.05       -2.75       -1.46  
  April 17, 2018–June 30, 2018      
  Class P     -5.52     -3.57     -2.83
  April 30, 2018–June 30, 2018      
    Class R6     -4.29     -3.44     -1.20

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The MSCI EAFE Index (net, USD, unhedged) is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted composite of securities in 21 developed markets. The Index figures do not include any deduction for fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  3    The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (gross, USD, unhedged) represents an unmanaged diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, investment-grade corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS4

 

 
     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Years     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
 

Class A

    -2.35     3.11     1.05     0.40   1/31/08
 

Class C

    1.46       3.49       0.72       0.07     1/31/08
  Institutional     3.64       4.68       1.87       1.22     1/31/08
  Investor     3.51       4.52       N/A       5.04     8/31/10
 

Class P

    N/A       N/A       N/A       -5.52     4/17/18
   

Class R6

    N/A       N/A       N/A       -4.29     4/30/18

 

  4   The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Effective July 30, 2018, Class C Shares convert automatically to Class A Shares on or about the fifteenth day of the last month of the calendar quarter that is ten years after the purchase date. The Since Inception returns for Class C Shares do not reflect the conversion to Class A Shares after the first ten years of performance. Because Institutional, Investor, Class P and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS5

 

          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
 

Class A

    1.33      1.34
 

Class C

    2.08        2.09  
  Institutional     0.94        0.95  
  Investor     1.08        1.09  
 

Class P

    0.93        0.94  
   

Class R6

    0.93        0.94  

 

  5   The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

  STANDARDIZED AFTER-TAX PERFORMANCE AS OF  6/30/186

 

     Class A Shares   One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  
  Returns before taxes*     -2.35      3.11      1.05
  Returns after taxes on distributions**     -3.11        2.29        0.45  
   

Returns after taxes on distributions***
and sale of Fund shares

    -1.00        2.49        0.99  

 

6   The after-tax returns are calculated using the historically highest individual federal marginal income tax rates at the time of distributions and do not reflect state and local taxes. The 2017 tax rates (23.8% for qualifying ordinary income dividends and long-term capital gain distributions and 43.4% for non-qualifying ordinary income dividends) and tax characteristics of distributions were used to estimate after-tax returns in 2018. Actual after-tax returns will be calculated at calendar year-end and 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. Under certain circumstances, the addition of the tax benefits from capital losses resulting from redemptions may cause the Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares to be greater than the Returns After Taxes on Distributions or even Returns Before Taxes. Standardized after-tax returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares.

 

*   Returns Before Taxes do not reflect taxes on distributions on the Fund’s Class A Shares nor do they show how performance can be impacted by taxes when shares are redeemed.

 

**   Returns After Taxes on Distributions assume that taxes are paid on distributions on the Fund’s Class A Shares (i.e., dividends and capital gains) but do not reflect taxes that may be incurred upon redemption of the Class A Shares at the end of the performance period.

 

***   Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares reflect taxes paid on distributions on the Fund’s Class A Shares and taxes applicable when the shares are redeemed.

 

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  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/187
     Company   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  HSBC Holdings plc     2.4    Banks
  GlaxoSmithKline plc ADR     1.7    Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &
Life Sciences
  Novartis AG (Registered)     1.4    Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &
Life Sciences
  Nestle SA (Registered)     1.4    Food, Beverage & Tobacco
  Toyota Motor Corp.     1.3    Automobiles & Components
  BP plc ADR     1.3    Energy
  Daimler AG (Registered)     1.2    Automobiles & Components
  Roche Holding AG     1.2    Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &
Life Sciences
  National Australia Bank Ltd.     1.2    Banks
    Vodafone Group plc ADR     1.1    Telecommunication Services

 

  7    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS8
As of June 30, 2018

 

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  8    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds and investment companies held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 0.6% of the Fund’s net assets at June 30, 2018. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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What Differentiates the Goldman Sachs Global Tax-Management Investment Process?

 

In managing money for many of the world’s wealthiest taxable investors, Goldman Sachs often constructs a diversified investment portfolio around a tax-managed core. With the Goldman Sachs U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund and Goldman Sachs International Tax-Managed Equity Fund, investors can access Goldman Sachs’ tax-smart investment expertise while capitalizing on this same strategic approach to portfolio construction.

 

Goldman Sachs Global Tax-Management Investment Process

The Goldman Sachs Global Tax-Management investment process is a disciplined quantitative approach that has been consistently applied since 1989. With the Goldman Sachs U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund and the Goldman Sachs International Tax-Managed Equity Fund, the investment process is enhanced with an additional layer that seeks to maximize after-tax returns.

 

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  Comprehensive
  Extensive
  Rigorous
  Fundamental
  Objective
  Insightful

 

Advantage: Daily analysis of approximately 3,000 U.S. and international equity securities using a proprietary model.

 

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  Benchmark driven
  Sector and size neutral
  Tax optimized

Tax optimization is an additional layer that is built into the existing investment process — a distinct advantage. While other managers may simply seek to minimize taxable distributions through a low turnover strategy, this extension of the investment process seeks to maximize after-tax returns — the true objective of every taxable investor.

Advantage: Value added through stock selection — not market timing, industry rotation or style bias.

 

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  A fully invested, style-consistent portfolio
  Broad access to the total U.S. and international equity markets
  A consistent goal of seeking to maximize after-tax risk-adjusted returns

 

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U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund

 

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.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional, Service and Investor Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of 3.44%, 3.11%, 3.65%, 3.38% and 3.61%, respectively. This compares to the 3.22% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 3000® Index (the “Index”), over the same time period.

 

       For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class P Shares generated a cumulative total return of 0.47% compared to the 1.29% cumulative total return of the Index.

 

       For the period since their inception on April 30, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class R6 Shares generated a cumulative total return of 2.66% compared to the 3.50% cumulative total return of the Index.

 

Q   What key factors were most responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund generally outperformed the Index, with four of our quantitative model’s six investment themes adding to relative returns.

 

Q   What impact did the Fund’s investment themes have on performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In keeping with our investment approach, we use our quantitative model and its six investment themes to take a long-term view of market patterns and look for inefficiencies, selecting stocks for the Fund and overweighting or underweighting the ones chosen by the model. Over time and by design, the performance of any one of the model’s investment themes tends to have a low correlation with the model’s other themes, demonstrating the diversification benefit of the Fund’s theme-driven quantitative model. The variance in performance supports our research indicating that the diversification provided by the Fund’s different investment themes is a significant investment advantage over the long term, even though the Fund may experience underperformance in the short term. Of course, diversification does not protect an investor from market risk nor does it ensure a profit.

 

       During the Reporting Period, four of our quantitative model’s six investment themes — Quality, Momentum, Profitability and Sentiment — contributed positively to relative performance. The Quality theme seeks to assess both firm and management quality. The Momentum theme seeks to predict drifts in stock prices caused by delayed investor reaction to company-specific information and information about related companies. The Profitability theme assesses whether a company is earning more than its cost of capital. The Sentiment theme reflects selected investment views and decisions of individuals and financial intermediaries.
       Our Valuation theme detracted from the Fund’s relative returns. The Valuation theme attempts to capture potential mispricings of securities, typically by comparing a measure of the company’s intrinsic value to its market value.

 

       The impact of our Management theme was rather neutral during the Reporting Period. The Management theme assesses the characteristics, policies and strategic decisions of company management.

 

Q   How did the Fund’s sector and industry allocations affect relative performance?

 

A   In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making sector or industry bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to the Index in terms of its sector and industry allocations and its style. Changes in its sector or industry weights generally do not have a meaningful impact on relative performance.

 

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Q   How successful was your stock selection during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund seeks to provide investors with a tax-efficient means for maintaining broadly diversified exposure to the entire U.S. equity market, ranging from large- to small-cap stocks. During the Reporting Period, individual stock positions in the industrials, energy and financials sectors bolstered relative returns. Selection in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples and materials sectors hurt relative performance.

 

Q   Which individual stock holdings contributed most positively to the Fund’s relative results?

 

A   Relative to the Index, the Fund benefited from overweight positions in independent petroleum refiner Valero Energy, software company Adobe Systems and semiconductor producer Micron Technology. We adopted the overweight in Valero Energy due to our positive views on Valuation and Quality. The overweight in Adobe Systems was based on our positive views on Sentiment and Profitability. Our positive views on Valuation and Sentiment led us to overweight Micron Technology.

 

Q   Which individual stock holdings detracted significantly from relative performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund was hurt by overweight positions compared to the Index in energy company Chevron and aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin. Fund performance was also hampered by an underweight in financial services firm Mastercard. The overweights in Chevron and Lockheed Martin were based on our positive views on Sentiment and Quality. We chose to underweight Mastercard due to our negative views on Valuation and Profitability.

 

Q   How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we did not use derivatives as part of an active management strategy to add value to the Fund’s results. However, we used equity index futures, on an opportunistic basis, to equitize the Fund’s excess cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s excess cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of equity index futures. Equity index futures did not have a significant impact on Fund performance during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What changes or enhancements did you make to your quantitative model during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we made some enhancements to our quantitative model within the U.S. region. Within our Sentiment theme, we introduced two new signals that use options data to gauge sentiment around companies. The first signal looks at high-conviction option purchases to assess how strongly market participants feel about the prospects of a particular stock. The second signal aims to infer the positive or negative sentiment around a stock by looking at put and call options purchased for the particular company. (A put option is an option contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying asset at a specified price within a specified time. A call option is an option that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy an underlying asset at an agreed-upon price at any time up to an agreed-upon date.)

 

       We also introduced a new signal within our Momentum theme that helps us create economic links between different companies, potentially giving us insight into price movements of related companies. The signal uses natural language processing techniques to read through various sections in the patent document to form linkages.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to the Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making industry or sector bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to the Index in terms of its sector allocation and style. That said, at the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was overweight relative to the Index in the health care, consumer discretionary and real estate sectors. It was underweight compared to the Index in the information technology, telecommunication services, consumer staples, utilities and financials sectors. The Fund was relatively neutral in the energy, industrials and materials sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

 
Effective after the close of business on June 29, 2018, the final day of the Reporting Period, the Fund’s non-fundamental policy to invest at least 80% of its net assets in particular assets changed. After that date, the Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) in equity investments in U.S. issuers.

 

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U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund

as of June 30, 2018

 

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW  
    

Jan

   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       Russell 3000® Index2  
 

Class A

     3.44        3.22
 

Class C

     3.11          3.22  
 

Institutional

     3.65          3.22  
 

Service

     3.38          3.22  
 

Investor

     3.61          3.22  
 

April 17, 2018–June 30, 2018

       
 

Class P

     0.47        1.29
 

April 30, 2018–June 30, 2018

       
   

Class R6

     2.66        3.50

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The Russell 3000® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3
     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date
 

Class A

    8.45     11.64     8.88     5.01   4/3/00
 

Class C

    12.94       12.08       8.68       4.55     4/3/00
 

Institutional

    15.19       13.36       9.94       5.76     4/3/00
 

Service

    14.64       12.78       9.38       5.23     4/3/00
 

Investor

    15.11       13.19       N/A       15.71     8/31/10
 

Class P

    N/A       N/A       N/A       0.47     4/17/18
   

Class R6

    N/A       N/A       N/A       2.66     4/30/18

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Effective July 30, 2018, Class C Shares convert automatically to Class A Shares on or about the fifteenth day of the last month of the calendar quarter that is ten years after the purchase date. The Since Inception returns for Class C Shares do not reflect the conversion to Class A Shares after the first ten years of performance. Because Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

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Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS4

 

          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
 

Class A

    1.14      1.14
 

Class C

    1.89        1.89  
 

Institutional

    0.75        0.75  
 

Service

    1.25        1.25  
 

Investor

    0.89        0.89  
 

Class P

    0.74        0.74  
   

Class R6

    0.74        0.74  

 

  4    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations), are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus.

 

  STANDARDIZED AFTER-TAX PERFORMANCE AS OF 6/30/185

 

     Class A Shares   One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  
  Returns before taxes*     8.45      11.64      8.88
  Returns after taxes on distributions**     8.32        11.44        8.70  
   

Returns after taxes on distributions***

    and sale of Fund shares

    4.88        9.25        7.25  

 

5   The after-tax returns are calculated using the historically highest individual federal marginal income tax rates at the time of distributions and do not reflect state and local taxes. The 2017 tax rates (23.8% for qualifying ordinary income dividends and long-term capital gain distributions and 43.4% for non-qualifying ordinary income dividends) and tax characteristics of distributions were used to estimate after-tax returns in 2018. Actual after-tax returns will be calculated at calendar year-end and 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. Under certain circumstances, the addition of the tax benefits from capital losses resulting from redemptions may cause the Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares to be greater than the Returns After Taxes on Distributions or even Returns Before Taxes. Standardized after-tax returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares.

 

*   Returns Before Taxes do not reflect taxes on distributions on the Fund’s Class A Shares nor do they show how performance can be impacted by taxes when shares are redeemed.

 

**   Returns After Taxes on Distributions assume that taxes are paid on distributions on the Fund’s Class A Shares (i.e., dividends and capital gains) but do not reflect taxes that may be incurred upon redemption of the Class A Shares at the end of the performance period.

 

***  

Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares reflect taxes paid on distributions on the Fund’s Class A Shares and taxes applicable when the shares are redeemed.

 

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  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/186
     Holding   % of Net Assets     Line of Business
  Amazon.com, Inc.     2.4   Retailing
  Apple, Inc.     2.3   Technology Hardware & Equipment
  Johnson & Johnson     2.1   Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &
Life Sciences
  Microsoft Corp.     2.1   Software & Services
  Bank of America Corp.     2.0   Banks
  Facebook, Inc. Class A     1.6   Software & Services
  Valero Energy Corp.     1.5   Energy
  Comcast Corp. Class A     1.4   Media
  Adobe Systems, Inc.     1.4   Software & Services
    Boeing Co. (The)     1.3   Capital Goods

 

  6    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS7
As of June 30, 2018

 

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  7    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value. Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds and investment companies held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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International Tax-Managed Equity Fund

 

Investment Objective

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

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs International Tax-Managed Equity Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, C, Institutional and Investor Shares generated cumulative total returns, without sales charges, of -2.10%, -2.36%, -1.84% and -1.92%, respectively. This compares to the -2.75% cumulative total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index (net, USD, unhedged) (the “Index”), during the same time period.

 

   

For the period since their inception on April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class P Shares generated a cumulative total return of -3.79% compared to the -3.57% cumulative total return of the Index.

 

   

For the period since their inception on April 30, 2018 through June 30, 2018, the Fund’s Class R6 Shares generated a cumulative total return of -2.47% compared to the -3.44% cumulative total return of the Index.

 

Q   What key factors were most responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund outperformed the Index, with three of our quantitative model’s six investment themes contributing positively to relative returns.

 

Q   What impact did the Fund’s investment themes have on performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In keeping with our investment approach, we use our quantitative model and its six investment themes to take a long-term view of market patterns and look for inefficiencies, selecting stocks for the Fund and overweighting or underweighting the ones chosen by the model. Over time and by design, the performance of any one of the model’s investment themes tends to have a low correlation with the model’s other themes, demonstrating the diversification benefit of the Fund’s theme-driven quantitative model. The variance in performance supports our research indicating that the diversification provided by the Fund’s different investment themes is a significant investment advantage over the long term, even though the Fund may experience underperformance in the short term. Of course, diversification does not protect an investor from market risk nor does it ensure a profit.

 

   

During the Reporting Period, three of our quantitative model’s six investment themes added to the Fund’s relative performance. Momentum, Sentiment and Quality contributed positively. The Momentum theme seeks to predict drifts in stock prices caused by delayed investor reaction to company-specific information and information about related companies. The Sentiment theme reflects selected investment views and decisions of individuals and financial intermediaries. The Quality theme seeks to assess both firm and management quality.

 

   

Our Valuation and Profitability themes detracted from the Fund’s relative results. The Valuation theme attempts to capture potential mispricings of securities, typically by comparing a measure of the company’s intrinsic value to its market value. The Profitability theme assesses whether a company is earning more than its cost of capital.

 

   

The impact of our Management theme was rather neutral during the Reporting Period. The Management theme assesses the characteristics, policies and strategic decisions of company management.

 

Q   How did the Fund sector and industry allocations affect relative performance?

 

A  

In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making sector or industry bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to the Index in terms of its sector and industry allocations and its style. Changes in its

 

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sector or industry weights generally do not have a meaningful impact on relative performance.

 

Q   How successful was your stock selection during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund seeks to provide investors with a tax-efficient means for maintaining broadly diversified exposure to the entire EAFE equity market. During the Reporting Period, stock selection in the consumer staples, financials and energy sectors added to relative results. Investments in the industrials, materials and real estate sectors detracted from relative performance.

 

Q   Which individual stock holdings contributed most positively to the Fund’s relative results?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund benefited most relative to the Index from its overweights in Shiseido, a Japan-based maker of personal care products; Aker BP, a Norwegian oil exploration and development company; and Taiyo Yuden, a Japanese materials and electronics manufacturer. The overweights in Shiseido and Aker BP were based on our positive views on Momentum and Sentiment. Our positive views on Profitability and Quality led us to overweight Taiyo Yuden.

 

Q   Which individual stock holdings detracted significantly from relative performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Fund was hampered by its overweight positions compared to the Index in Air France-KLM, Deutsche Lufthansa and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. The Fund was overweight French-Dutch airline company Air France-KLM because of our positive views on Valuation and Profitability. We chose to overweight German airline company Deutsche Lufthansa due to our positive views on Sentiment and Valuation. The overweight in Japanese financial services company Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group was the result of our positive views on Valuation and Sentiment.

 

Q   How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we did not use derivatives as part of an active management strategy to add value to the Fund’s results. However, we used equity index futures, on an opportunistic basis, to equitize the Fund’s excess cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s excess cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of equity index futures. Equity index futures did not have a significant impact on Fund performance during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What changes or enhancements did you make to your quantitative model during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we made some enhancements to our quantitative model within international regions. Within our Momentum theme, we introduced two signals that help us create economic links between different companies, potentially giving us insight into price movements of related companies. The first signal, introduced in the Europe, Japan and emerging markets regions, uses natural language processing techniques to read through various sections in the patent document to form linkages. The second signal, introduced in the Japan region, uses natural language processing techniques to analyze various sections within companies’ annual financial statements.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to the Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on country weightings. Consequently, the Fund is similar to the Index in terms of its sector and country allocations. That said, at the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was overweight the energy, consumer discretionary, health care and information technology sectors relative to the Index. It was underweight the telecommunication services, real estate, industrials and financials sectors. The Fund was relatively neutrally weighted in the consumer staples, materials and utilities sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

    At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was overweight compared to the Index in Japan, Norway, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark and Hong Kong. Relative to the Index, it was underweight the U.K., France and Switzerland. The Fund was rather neutrally weighted relative to the Index in Italy, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Portugal, Austria, Israel, Ireland, Finland, Sweden and Germany at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

 
Effective after the close of business on June 29, 2018, the final day of the Reporting Period, the Fund’s non-fundamental policy to invest at least 80% of its net assets in particular assets changed. After that date, the Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) in equity investments in non-U.S. issuers.

 

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International Tax-Managed Equity Fund

as of June 30, 2018

 

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  PERFORMANCE REVIEW  
    

January 1, 2018–June 30, 2018

     Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
       MSCI EAFE Index
(net, USD, unhedged)2
 
 

Class A

       -2.10        -2.75
 

Class C

       -2.36          -2.75  
 

Institutional

       -1.84          -2.75  
 

Investor

       -1.92          -2.75  
 

April 17, 2018–June 30, 2018

         
 

Class P

       -3.79        -3.57
 

April 30, 2018–June 30, 2018

         
   

Class R6

       -2.47        -3.44

 

  1    The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The unmanaged MSCI EAFE Index (net, USD, unhedged) is a market capitalization-weighted composite of securities in 21 developed markets. The Index figures do not include any deduction for fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

  STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURNS3  
     For the period ended 6/30/18   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date  
 

Class A

    2.68     6.60     2.31     2.00     1/31/08  
 

Class C

    6.85       7.01       2.12       1.80       1/31/08  
 

Institutional

    9.15       8.25       3.31       2.97       1/31/08  
 

Investor

    8.90       8.07       N/A       8.26       8/31/10  
 

Class P

    N/A       N/A       N/A       -3.79       4/17/18  
   

Class R6

    N/A       N/A       N/A       -2.47       4/30/18  

 

  3    The Standardized Total Returns are average annual total returns or cumulative total returns (only if the performance period is one year or less) as of the most recent calendar quarter-end. They assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. These returns reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares and the assumed contingent deferred sales charge for Class C Shares (1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Effective July 30, 2018, Class C Shares convert automatically to Class A Shares on or about the fifteenth day of the last month of the calendar quarter that is ten years after the purchase date. The Since Inception returns for Class C Shares do not reflect the conversion to Class A Shares after the first ten years of performance. Because Institutional, Investor, Class P and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Standardized Total Returns.

 

The returns set forth in the tables above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

  EXPENSE RATIOS4

 

          Net Expense Ratio (Current)      Gross Expense Ratio (Before Waivers)  
 

Class A

    1.29      1.35
 

Class C

    2.04        2.10  
 

Institutional

    0.90        0.96  
 

Investor

    1.04        1.10  
 

Class P

    0.89        0.95  
   

Class R6

    0.89        0.95  

 

  4    The expense ratios of the Fund, both current (net of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) and before waivers (gross of applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations) are as set forth above according to the most recent publicly available Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights in this report. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, the Fund’s waivers and/or expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. If these arrangements are discontinued in the future, the expense ratios may change without shareholder approval.

 

  STANDARDIZED AFTER–TAX PERFORMANCE AS OF 6/30/185

 

     Class A Shares   One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  
  Returns before taxes*     2.68      6.60      2.31
  Returns after taxes on distributions**     2.44        6.29        2.03  
    Returns after taxes on distributions***
    and sale of Fund shares
    2.00        5.21        1.86  

 

5   The after-tax returns are calculated using the historically highest individual federal marginal income tax rates at the time of distributions and do not reflect state and local taxes. The 2017 tax rates (23.8% for qualifying ordinary income dividends and long-term capital gain distributions and 43.4% for non-qualifying ordinary income dividends) and tax characteristics of distributions were used to estimate after-tax returns in 2018. Actual after-tax returns will be calculated at calendar year-end and 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. Under certain circumstances, the addition of the tax benefits from capital losses resulting from redemptions may cause the Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares to be greater than the Returns After Taxes on Distributions or even Returns Before Taxes. Standardized after-tax returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.5% for Class A Shares.

 

*   Returns Before Taxes do not reflect taxes on distributions on the Fund’s Class A Shares nor do they show how performance can be impacted by taxes when shares are redeemed.

 

**   Returns After Taxes on Distributions assume that taxes are paid on distributions on the Fund’s Class A Shares (i.e., dividends and capital gains) but do not reflect taxes that may be incurred upon redemption of the Class A Shares at the end of the performance period.

 

***   Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares reflect taxes paid on distributions on the Fund’s Class A Shares and taxes applicable when the shares are redeemed.

 

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  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/186
     Holding   % of Net Assets     Line of Business
  BP plc ADR     1.6   Energy
  AIA Group Ltd.     1.3   Insurance
  Allianz SE (Registered)     1.2   Insurance
  BASF SE     1.2   Materials
  Diageo plc     1.1   Food, Beverage & Tobacco
  Shiseido Co. Ltd.     1.1   Household & Personal Products
  International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     1.0   Transportation
  Eni SpA     0.9   Energy
  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     0.9   Banks
    Kering SA     0.9   Consumer Durables & Apparel

 

  6    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS7
As of June 30, 2018

 

LOGO

 

 

  7    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds and investment companies held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 0.4% of the Fund’s net assets at June 30, 2018. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Index Definitions

Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 1000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 1000® Index represents approximately 92% of the U.S. market. The Russell 1000® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large-cap segment and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.

Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap® Index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. The Russell Midcap® Index includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell Midcap® Index represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index companies. The Russell Midcap® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the mid-cap segment. The Russell Midcap® Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true mid-cap opportunity set.

Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. The Russell 2000® Index includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 2000® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set.

It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – 100.7%  
Automobiles & Components – 1.2%  
  2,474,100     Ford Motor Co.   $ 27,388,287  
  355,800     General Motors Co.     14,018,520  
   

 

 

 
      41,406,807  

 

 

 
Banks – 7.0%  
  1,279,565     Bank of America Corp.     36,070,937  
  153,000     BB&T Corp.     7,717,320  
  171,300     Citigroup, Inc.     11,463,396  
  398,100     FNB Corp.     5,342,502  
  922,900     Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     13,622,004  
  490,729     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     51,133,962  
  1,770,000     New York Community Bancorp, Inc.(a)     19,540,800  
  371,500     PacWest Bancorp     18,359,530  
  1,416,900     People’s United Financial, Inc.(a)     25,631,721  
  36,000     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     4,863,600  
  52,600     TFS Financial Corp.     829,502  
  695,599     Wells Fargo & Co.     38,564,009  
   

 

 

 
      233,139,283  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 6.7%  
  115,200     3M Co.     22,662,144  
  104,799     Boeing Co. (The)     35,161,113  
  153,100     Caterpillar, Inc.     20,771,077  
  55,300     Cummins, Inc.     7,354,900  
  264,799     Eaton Corp. plc     19,791,077  
  330,900     Emerson Electric Co.     22,878,426  
  131,300     Fastenal Co.     6,319,469  
  467,903     General Electric Co.     6,368,160  
  98,900     Honeywell International, Inc.     14,246,545  
  270,400     Johnson Controls International plc     9,044,880  
  99,336     Lockheed Martin Corp.     29,346,834  
  8,100     MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A     687,285  
  23,900     Raytheon Co.     4,617,002  
  115,200     United Technologies Corp.     14,403,456  
  51,500     Watsco, Inc.     9,181,420  
   

 

 

 
      222,833,788  

 

 

 
Commercial & Professional Services – 0.5%  
  95,401     KAR Auction Services, Inc.     5,227,936  
  223,300     Nielsen Holdings plc     6,906,669  
  596,303     Pitney Bowes, Inc.     5,110,308  
   

 

 

 
      17,244,913  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 1.1%  
  108,100     Garmin Ltd.     6,594,100  
  177,900     Newell Brands, Inc.     4,588,041  
  152,600     Tapestry, Inc.     7,127,946  
  184,500     Tupperware Brands Corp.     7,608,780  
  138,200     VF Corp.     11,266,064  
   

 

 

 
      37,184,931  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 2.7%  
  207,300     Carnival Corp.     11,880,363  
  93,700     Darden Restaurants, Inc.     10,031,522  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Services – (continued)  
  309,801     Extended Stay America, Inc.   6,694,800  
  15,147     International Game Technology plc     352,016  
  202,300     Las Vegas Sands Corp.     15,447,628  
  192,399     McDonald’s Corp.     30,146,999  
  202,300     Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(b)     14,171,115  
  10,800     Vail Resorts, Inc.     2,961,252  
   

 

 

 
      91,685,695  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 3.6%  
  41,000     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     5,735,080  
  154,239     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B*     28,788,709  
  743,800     BGC Partners, Inc. Class A     8,419,816  
  14,700     BlackRock, Inc.     7,335,888  
  23,700     CME Group, Inc.     3,884,904  
  24,800     Eaton Vance Corp.     1,294,312  
  170,800     Federated Investors, Inc. Class B     3,983,056  
  775,400     Invesco Ltd.     20,594,624  
  161,600     Janus Henderson Group plc     4,965,968  
  53,400     Legg Mason, Inc.     1,854,582  
  3,700     LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     242,498  
  203,900     Morgan Stanley     9,664,860  
  674,400     Navient Corp.     8,787,432  
  130,800     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     15,184,572  
   

 

 

 
      120,736,301  

 

 

 
Energy – 7.2%  
  467,000     Chevron Corp.(c)     59,042,810  
  130,000     ConocoPhillips     9,050,600  
  780,200     Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)(c)     64,545,946  
  62,700     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     3,997,752  
  11,100     HollyFrontier Corp.     759,573  
  507,400     Kinder Morgan, Inc.     8,965,758  
  78,000     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     5,472,480  
  5,000     Murphy Oil Corp.     168,850  
  64,900     Nabors Industries Ltd.     416,009  
  385,200     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     32,233,536  
  260,900     ONEOK, Inc.     18,218,647  
  15,100     PBF Energy, Inc. Class A     633,143  
  41,900     Phillips 66     4,705,789  
  25,900     RPC, Inc.(b)     377,363  
  251,700     Schlumberger Ltd.     16,871,451  
  72,400     Valero Energy Corp.     8,024,092  
  249,100     Williams Cos., Inc. (The)     6,753,101  
   

 

 

 
      240,236,900  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.9%  
  77,500     Sysco Corp.     5,292,475  
  280,941     Walmart, Inc.     24,062,597  
   

 

 

 
      29,355,072  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 3.7%  
  237,659     Altria Group, Inc.     13,496,654  
  961,000     Coca-Cola Co. (The)(c)     42,149,460  
  90,800     Flowers Foods, Inc.     1,891,364  
  396,600     General Mills, Inc.     17,553,516  
  232,300     Kraft Heinz Co. (The)     14,593,086  
  117,702     PepsiCo, Inc.     12,814,217  
  284,000     Philip Morris International, Inc.     22,930,160  
   

 

 

 
      125,428,457  

 

 

 

 

26   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM FUND

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care Equipment & Services – 5.6%  
  558,542     Abbott Laboratories   $ 34,065,477  
  2,000     ABIOMED, Inc.*     818,100  
  43,800     Aetna, Inc.     8,037,300  
  14,600     Align Technology, Inc.*     4,995,244  
  43,887     Anthem, Inc.     10,446,423  
  74,700     Becton Dickinson and Co.     17,895,132  
  148,200     Cardinal Health, Inc.     7,236,606  
  217,878     CVS Health Corp.     14,020,449  
  15,200     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     7,272,896  
  371,954     Medtronic plc     31,842,982  
  210,600     Patterson Cos., Inc.     4,774,302  
  25,100     Stryker Corp.     4,238,386  
  164,971     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(c)     40,473,985  
   

 

 

 
      186,117,282  

 

 

 
Household & Personal Products – 1.6%  
  109,099     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     11,492,489  
  542,599     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)(c)     42,355,278  
   

 

 

 
      53,847,767  

 

 

 
Insurance – 2.5%  
  162,705     Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     10,621,282  
  4,700     Erie Indemnity Co. Class A     551,122  
  88,000     First American Financial Corp.     4,551,360  
  149,900     FNF Group     5,639,238  
  228,900     Mercury General Corp.     10,428,684  
  354,700     MetLife, Inc.     15,464,920  
  688,301     Old Republic International Corp.     13,704,073  
  204,300     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     10,817,685  
  128,600     Prudential Financial, Inc.     12,025,386  
   

 

 

 
      83,803,750  

 

 

 
Materials – 2.8%  
  66,800     Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     10,402,764  
  86,400     Domtar Corp.     4,124,736  
  424,949     DowDuPont, Inc.     28,012,638  
  29,000     Huntsman Corp.     846,800  
  275,500     International Paper Co.     14,348,040  
  169,400     LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A     18,608,590  
  77,900     Newmont Mining Corp.     2,937,609  
  66,000     Olin Corp.     1,895,520  
  42,200     Praxair, Inc.     6,673,930  
  26,500     Southern Copper Corp.     1,242,055  
  77,900     WestRock Co.     4,441,858  
   

 

 

 
      93,534,540  

 

 

 
Media – 1.3%  
  120,900     Cinemark Holdings, Inc.     4,241,172  
  677,616     Comcast Corp. Class A     22,232,581  
  494,800     Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)     11,598,112  
  72,200     Omnicom Group, Inc.     5,506,694  
   

 

 

 
      43,578,559  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 8.1%  
  406,885     AbbVie, Inc.(a)(c)     37,697,895  
  11,600     ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     177,132  
  1,300     Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     109,499  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – (continued)  
  9,700     Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   955,353  
  196,300     Amgen, Inc.     36,235,017  
  305,700     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     16,917,438  
  199,800     Eli Lilly & Co.     17,048,934  
  16,800     Exelixis, Inc.*     361,536  
  264,200     Gilead Sciences, Inc.     18,715,928  
  23,000     Illumina, Inc.*     6,423,670  
  5,539     Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     230,810  
  395,900     Johnson & Johnson(c)     48,038,506  
  517,150     Merck & Co., Inc.     31,391,005  
  900     Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*     88,416  
  1,561,499     Pfizer, Inc.(c)     56,651,184  
  4,824     TESARO, Inc.*     214,523  
   

 

 

 
      271,256,846  

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 2.6%  
  126,300     American Tower Corp.     18,208,671  
  13,800     CoreSite Realty Corp.     1,529,316  
  147,400     Crown Castle International Corp.     15,892,668  
  60,300     CyrusOne, Inc.     3,519,108  
  3,000     DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.     200,190  
  68,200     Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     7,609,756  
  32,300     Equinix, Inc.     13,885,447  
  32,100     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.     2,949,990  
  140,500     Prologis, Inc.     9,229,445  
  66,000     SBA Communications Corp.*     10,897,920  
  40,900     Sun Communities, Inc.     4,003,292  
   

 

 

 
      87,925,803  

 

 

 
Retailing – 6.4%  
  59,221     Amazon.com, Inc.*(c)     100,663,856  
  2,100     Booking Holdings, Inc.*     4,256,889  
  246,900     GameStop Corp. Class A(b)     3,597,333  
  119,500     Gap, Inc. (The)     3,870,605  
  39,100     Genuine Parts Co.     3,588,989  
  164,975     Home Depot, Inc. (The)     32,186,622  
  409,500     L Brands, Inc.     15,102,360  
  414,300     Macy’s, Inc.     15,507,249  
  74,590     Netflix, Inc.*     29,196,764  
  79,800     Target Corp.     6,074,376  
  3,000     Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     184,140  
   

 

 

 
      214,229,183  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 5.0%  
  118,500     Applied Materials, Inc.     5,473,515  
  108,191     Broadcom, Inc.     26,251,464  
  379,100     Cypress Semiconductor Corp.     5,906,378  
  637,600     Intel Corp.     31,695,096  
  209,800     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     12,306,868  
  114,100     Micron Technology, Inc.*     5,983,404  
  90,825     NVIDIA Corp.     21,516,442  
  387,300     QUALCOMM, Inc.     21,735,276  
  341,850     Texas Instruments, Inc.(c)     37,688,963  
   

 

 

 
      168,557,406  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 15.2%  
  126,200     Accenture plc Class A     20,645,058  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   27


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Software & Services – (continued)  
  148,585     Activision Blizzard, Inc.   $ 11,340,007  
  56,900     Adobe Systems, Inc.*     13,872,789  
  40,603     Alphabet, Inc. Class A*     45,848,502  
  41,182     Alphabet, Inc. Class C*     45,944,698  
  57,600     Autodesk, Inc.*     7,550,784  
  130,400     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     17,491,856  
  332,001     CA, Inc.     11,835,836  
  352,342     Facebook, Inc. Class A*(c)     68,467,097  
  2,200     GoDaddy, Inc. Class A*     155,320  
  169,900     International Business Machines Corp.     23,735,030  
  4,001     Leidos Holdings, Inc.     236,059  
  13,000     LogMeIn, Inc.     1,342,250  
  43,800     Mastercard, Inc. Class A     8,607,576  
  9,400     Match Group, Inc.*(b)     364,156  
  2,778     MercadoLibre, Inc.     830,428  
  1,230,350     Microsoft Corp.(a)(c)     121,324,813  
  476,377     Oracle Corp.     20,989,171  
  445,700     Paychex, Inc.     30,463,595  
  97,800     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*     8,143,806  
  32,100     Sabre Corp.     790,944  
  78,512     salesforce.com, Inc.*     10,709,037  
  5,762     ServiceNow, Inc.*     993,772  
  2,800     Twitter, Inc.*     122,276  
  169,767     Visa, Inc. Class A     22,485,639  
  645,600     Western Union Co. (The)     13,125,048  
  7,000     Workday, Inc. Class A*     847,840  
  4,300     Yandex NV Class A*     154,370  
   

 

 

 
      508,417,757  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 6.2%  
  706,988     Apple, Inc. (c)     130,870,549  
  1,059,548     Cisco Systems, Inc.(c)     45,592,350  
  355,700     HP, Inc.     8,070,833  
  16,500     National Instruments Corp.     692,670  
  52,500     NetApp, Inc.     4,122,825  
  151,200     Seagate Technology plc     8,538,264  
  71,600     Western Digital Corp.     5,542,556  
  147,400     Xerox Corp.     3,537,600  
   

 

 

 
      206,967,647  

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services – 2.8%  
  1,608,028     AT&T, Inc.(c)     51,633,779  
  831,400     Verizon Communications, Inc.(a)     41,827,734  
   

 

 

 
      93,461,513  

 

 

 
Transportation – 2.2%  
  10,400     Copa Holdings SA Class A     984,048  
  115,000     CSX Corp.     7,334,700  
  112,400     Delta Air Lines, Inc.     5,568,296  
  43,300     Norfolk Southern Corp.     6,532,671  
  135,200     Union Pacific Corp.     19,155,136  
  328,300     United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B     34,875,309  
   

 

 

 
      74,450,160  

 

 

 
Utilities – 3.8%  
  473,700     Dominion Energy, Inc.     32,296,866  
  328,200     Duke Energy Corp.     25,954,056  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Utilities – (continued)  
  58,700     Entergy Corp.   4,742,373  
  997,800     PPL Corp.     28,487,190  
  124,100     SCANA Corp.     4,780,332  
  703,501     Southern Co. (The)     32,579,131  
   

 

 

 
      128,839,948  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $2,886,924,022)   $ 3,374,240,308  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Distribution
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(d) – 0.1%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  2,385,176     1.869%   $ 2,385,176  
  (Cost $2,385,176)  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES
LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $2,889,309,198)   $ 3,376,625,484  

 

 

 
   
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(d) – 0.1%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  4,224,875     1.869%   $ 4,224,875  
  (Cost $4,224,875)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.9%  
  (Cost $2,893,534,073)   $ 3,380,850,359  

 

 

 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (0.9)%
    (30,054,306

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 3,350,796,053  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is segregated as collateral for initial margin requirements on futures transactions.

(b)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(c)

  All or a portion of security is segregated as collateral for call options written.

(d)

  Represents an Affiliated Issuer.

 

 

Currency Abbreviation:

USD

 

—United States Dollar

 

 

28   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Short position contracts:

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     (133        09/21/2018        $ (18,098,640      $ 405,078  

WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following written options contracts:

 

Description   Counterparty   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Value     Premiums
Paid (Received)
by the Fund
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Written options contracts:

             

Calls

               

S&P 500 Index

  Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.     2,690.00 USD       07/31/2018       1,670     $ (453,967,790   $ (11,823,600   $ (8,897,760   $ (2,925,840
      2,730.00 USD       08/31/2018       1,630       (443,094,310     (8,557,500     (8,961,740     404,240  
          2,765.00 USD       09/28/2018       1,628       (442,550,636     (7,570,200     (7,566,944     (3,256
Total written options contracts                     4,928             $ (27,951,300   $ (25,426,444   $ (2,524,856

 

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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – 96.5%  
Australia – 8.6%  
  815,843     Alumina Ltd. (Materials)   $ 1,688,294  
  84,591     AMP Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     222,491  
  80,307     APA Group (Utilities)     585,071  
  147,649     Aurizon Holdings Ltd. (Transportation)     472,173  
  51,256     Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Banks)     1,072,767  
  281,159     Bank of Queensland Ltd. (Banks)     2,116,948  
  68,467     Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd. (Banks)     548,500  
  89,208     BHP Billiton Ltd. (Materials)     2,232,164  
  55,970     BHP Billiton plc (Materials)     1,256,103  
  132,882     Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     903,817  
  37,066     Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Banks)     1,999,065  
  88,682     Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (Materials)     287,948  
  468,100     Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (Retailing)     1,149,993  
  295,544     Insurance Australia Group Ltd. (Insurance)     1,864,499  
  225,602     National Australia Bank Ltd. (Banks)     4,580,761  
  11,241     Rio Tinto Ltd. (Materials)     694,529  
  11,619     Rio Tinto plc (Materials)     640,422  
  35,860     Rio Tinto plc ADR (Materials)(a)     1,989,513  
  2,307     Sonic Healthcare Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     41,849  
  101,296     South32 Ltd. (Materials)     270,493  
  138,474     Suncorp Group Ltd. (Insurance)     1,493,373  
  954     Sydney Airport (Transportation)     5,050  
  350,980     Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Services)     1,157,041  
  922,068     Telstra Corp. Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)     1,783,409  
  146,536     Transurban Group (Transportation)     1,297,622  
  99,411     Wesfarmers Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)     3,627,140  
  14,560     Westpac Banking Corp. (Banks)     316,199  
  263     Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Energy)     6,892  
   

 

 

 
      34,304,126  

 

 

 
Austria – 0.1%  
  2,273     OMV AG (Energy)     128,556  
  2,800     voestalpine AG (Materials)(a)     128,752  
   

 

 

 
      257,308  

 

 

 
Belgium – 1.9%  
  8,442     Ageas (Insurance)     424,997  
  35,048     Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)(a)     3,535,116  
  32,190     KBC Group NV (Banks)     2,472,195  
  46,481     Proximus SADP (Telecommunication Services)     1,045,456  
  212     Solvay SA (Materials)(a)     26,699  
   

 

 

 
      7,504,463  

 

 

 
Denmark – 1.5%  
  17,829     Coloplast A/S Class B (Health Care Equipment & Services)     1,780,089  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Denmark – (continued)  
  52,406     Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)   2,420,663  
  67,814     Tryg A/S (Insurance)     1,588,095  
   

 

 

 
      5,788,847  

 

 

 
Finland – 2.0%  
  62,269     Fortum OYJ (Utilities)     1,483,193  
  23,393     Kone OYJ Class B (Capital Goods)(a)     1,189,429  
  12,595     Metso OYJ (Capital Goods)     420,108  
  165,527     Nokia OYJ (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     949,443  
  13,400     Nokian Renkaat OYJ (Automobiles & Components)     527,665  
  24,794     Orion OYJ Class B (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     666,835  
  34,811     Sampo OYJ Class A (Insurance)(a)     1,695,320  
  12,922     Stora Enso OYJ Class R (Materials)     251,746  
  22,129     UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Materials)     787,905  
   

 

 

 
      7,971,644  

 

 

 
France – 8.9%  
  15,140     Accor SA (Consumer Services)(a)     741,496  
  156     Aeroports de Paris (Transportation)     35,239  
  7,025     Air Liquide SA (Materials)     880,550  
  12,766     Airbus SE (Capital Goods)     1,489,726  
  31,802     AXA SA (Insurance)     777,043  
  24,706     BNP Paribas SA (Banks)(a)     1,528,238  
  36,142     Bouygues SA (Capital Goods)(a)     1,552,950  
  8,909     Capgemini SE (Software & Services)(a)     1,193,894  
  39,682     Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (Food & Staples Retailing)(a)(b)     1,535,723  
  36,180     Credit Agricole SA (Banks)     480,200  
  10,779     Danone SA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     787,002  
  16,638     Edenred (Commercial & Professional Services)     525,540  
  71,283     Electricite de France SA (Utilities)     978,135  
  237,980     Engie SA (Utilities)(a)     3,640,262  
  9,925     Eutelsat Communications SA (Media)     205,400  
  1,685     Kering SA (Consumer Durables & Apparel)(a)     949,160  
  2,358     Klepierre SA (REIT)(a)     88,598  
  24,354     Lagardere SCA (Media)     641,686  
  746     L’Oreal SA (Household & Personal Products)(a)     183,909  
  9,353     LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (Consumer Durables & Apparel)(a)     3,105,373  
  167,707     Natixis SA (Diversified Financials)     1,186,620  
  5,546     Orange SA (Telecommunication Services)     92,575  
  8,050     Renault SA (Automobiles & Components)     682,008  
  71,573     Rexel SA (Capital Goods)     1,027,439  
  35,412     Sanofi (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)(a)     2,842,150  
  50,850     Schneider Electric SE (Capital Goods)(a)     4,229,030  

 

 

 

 

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Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
France – (continued)  
  22,267     Societe Generale SA (Banks)(a)   $ 935,880  
  12,100     Suez (Utilities)     156,526  
  43,204     TOTAL SA (Energy)(a)     2,623,596  
  1,055     Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (REIT)(a)     232,103  
   

 

 

 
      35,328,051  

 

 

 
Germany – 7.6%  
  17,594     Allianz SE (Registered) (Insurance)(a)     3,625,327  
  5,186     Axel Springer SE (Media)     374,767  
  33,020     BASF SE (Materials)(a)     3,152,372  
  17,394     Bayer AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)(a)     1,910,272  
  13,810     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Automobiles & Components)     1,248,320  
  15,417     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Preference) (Automobiles & Components)(a)(c)     1,226,391  
  76,468     Daimler AG (Registered) (Automobiles & Components)(a)     4,898,319  
  3,471     Deutsche Boerse AG (Diversified Financials)     461,484  
  44,018     Deutsche Post AG (Registered) (Transportation)(a)     1,430,161  
  15,811     Evonik Industries AG (Materials)(a)     540,953  
  12,634     FUCHS PETROLUB SE (Preference) (Materials)(c)     621,674  
  10,954     HUGO BOSS AG (Consumer Durables & Apparel)(a)     993,408  
  2,666     Linde AG (Materials)     633,385  
  1,994     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Registered) (Insurance)(a)     419,224  
  41,092     ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (Media)(a)     1,039,895  
  139     Puma SE (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     81,205  
  16,581     SAP SE (Software & Services)(a)     1,913,742  
  18,669     Siemens AG (Registered) (Capital Goods)(a)     2,459,750  
  3,862     Symrise AG (Materials)(a)     337,826  
  408,994     Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (Telecommunication Services)     1,608,966  
  5,335     TUI AG (Consumer Services)     116,687  
  6,303     United Internet AG (Registered) (Software & Services)(a)     359,850  
  1,037     Volkswagen AG (Preference) (Automobiles & Components)(c)     171,323  
  8,788     Vonovia SE (Real Estate)(a)     417,688  
   

 

 

 
      30,042,989  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 3.1%  
  138,600     AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)     1,207,402  
  24,600     ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     310,047  
  49,408     CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     391,129  
  9,000     CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     66,625  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Hong Kong – (continued)  
  59,000     Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (Consumer Services)   454,799  
  111,000     Hang Lung Properties Ltd. (Real Estate)     228,002  
  32,500     Hang Seng Bank Ltd. (Banks)     811,537  
  12,100     Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     63,807  
  674,792     Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     1,289,888  
  46,300     Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     1,385,645  
  59,600     Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     426,076  
  27,000     Hysan Development Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     150,700  
  82,014     I-CABLE Communications Ltd. (Media)*     1,280  
  8,100     Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Capital Goods)     510,407  
  5,300     Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. (Capital Goods)     193,071  
  316,000     Link REIT (REIT)     2,881,727  
  67,500     MTR Corp. Ltd. (Transportation)     372,846  
  135,262     Sino Land Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     219,797  
  34,000     Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Real Estate)     512,242  
  58,200     Swire Properties Ltd. (Real Estate)     214,640  
  24,000     Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     133,293  
  16,000     Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) (Real Estate)     51,237  
  83,000     Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     589,363  
   

 

 

 
      12,465,560  

 

 

 
Ireland – 0.2%  
  24,569     CRH plc (Materials)(a)     864,198  

 

 

 
Israel – 0.3%  
  562,979     Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)     634,477  
  63,751     Israel Chemicals Ltd. (Materials)     292,082  
  14,757     Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)(a)     358,890  
   

 

 

 
      1,285,449  

 

 

 
Italy – 1.8%  
  41,324     Assicurazioni Generali SpA (Insurance)     690,854  
  54,886     Atlantia SpA (Transportation)(a)     1,618,161  
  121,624     Eni SpA (Energy)(a)     2,255,076  
  351,387     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA RNC (Banks)     1,061,715  
  322,192     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Banks)     932,189  
  49,946     Snam SpA (Energy)     208,146  
  158,777     UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA (Insurance)(d)     350,157  
   

 

 

 
      7,116,298  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   31


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – 22.7%  
  2,400     ABC-Mart, Inc. (Retailing)   $ 131,178  
  13,000     AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     277,082  
  19,100     Alfresa Holdings Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     448,512  
  3,500     Alps Electric Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     89,888  
  20,900     Aozora Bank Ltd. (Banks)     793,189  
  26,200     Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     1,019,076  
  41,000     Asahi Kasei Corp. (Materials)     519,939  
  7,700     Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     117,183  
  1,600     Benesse Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Services)     56,740  
  53,100     Bridgestone Corp. (Automobiles & Components)     2,074,238  
  119,600     Canon, Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     3,921,869  
  18,200     Casio Computer Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     295,587  
  12,100     Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     633,563  
  31,100     Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Utilities)     401,753  
  39,200     Daicel Corp. (Materials)     433,037  
  9,700     Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (Insurance)     172,637  
  2,800     Daikin Industries Ltd. (Capital Goods)     334,637  
  6,600     Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     1,073,646  
  22,200     Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     755,285  
  236,000     Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Diversified Financials)     1,367,825  
  2,900     Denso Corp. (Automobiles & Components)     141,503  
  2,100     Dentsu, Inc. (Media)     99,410  
  1,500     Disco Corp. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     255,365  
  14,700     Eisai Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     1,034,734  
  9,500     FANUC Corp. (Capital Goods)     1,883,012  
  900     Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     412,502  
  13,000     Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     98,750  
  5,200     Hamamatsu Photonics KK (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     223,223  
  1,300     Hikari Tsushin, Inc. (Retailing)     228,149  
  48,300     Hino Motors Ltd. (Capital Goods)     515,036  
  1,916     Hirose Electric Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     236,960  
  6,000     Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)     120,790  
  93,000     Hitachi Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     655,183  
  2,900     Hitachi Metals Ltd. (Materials)     30,069  
  34,500     Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     1,011,574  
  12,900     Hulic Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     137,683  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  8,300     Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (Energy)   295,161  
  2,300     IHI Corp. (Capital Goods)     80,003  
  11,800     Isuzu Motors Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     156,435  
  126,000     ITOCHU Corp. (Capital Goods)     2,278,815  
  5,600     Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (Transportation)     198,414  
  34,300     Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (Diversified Financials)     636,201  
  57,000     Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. (Insurance)     623,795  
  41,500     Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     1,159,776  
  20,900     JFE Holdings, Inc. (Materials)     394,753  
  6,400     JSR Corp. (Materials)     108,763  
  128,600     JXTG Holdings, Inc. (Energy)     892,198  
  9,300     Kakaku.com, Inc. (Software & Services)     209,417  
  50,000     Kaneka Corp. (Materials)     447,784  
  19,300     Kao Corp. (Household & Personal Products)     1,471,076  
  9,100     Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (Capital Goods)     267,637  
  29,600     KDDI Corp. (Telecommunication Services)     809,409  
  200     Keyence Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     112,803  
  8,000     Kikkoman Corp. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     403,909  
  8,000     Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd. (Transportation)     326,203  
  45,500     Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     1,219,623  
  43,600     Komatsu Ltd. (Capital Goods)     1,241,230  
  23,600     Konica Minolta, Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     218,874  
  5,800     Kose Corp. (Household & Personal Products)     1,247,548  
  8,000     Kubota Corp. (Capital Goods)     125,559  
  7,300     Kyushu Railway Co. (Transportation)     223,201  
  7,700     Lawson, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)     480,881  
  36,600     LIXIL Group Corp. (Capital Goods)     731,469  
  3,900     M3, Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     155,096  
  6,000     Makita Corp. (Capital Goods)     268,398  
  179,100     Marubeni Corp. (Capital Goods)     1,363,558  
  16,100     Marui Group Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     338,665  
  800     Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. (Materials)     27,111  
  2,800     MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     236,472  
  10,300     Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (Materials)     86,013  
  20,900     Mitsubishi Corp. (Capital Goods)     579,538  
  23,400     Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Capital Goods)     310,469  
  400     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (Capital Goods)     14,541  
  2,700     Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (Materials)     74,075  
  21,200     Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (Automobiles & Components)     168,992  

 

 

 

 

32   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  243,200     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)   $ 1,377,700  
  3,500     Mixi, Inc. (Software & Services)     88,483  
  794,100     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)     1,337,650  
  13,700     MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (Insurance)     425,503  
  9,000     Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     1,510,888  
  4,500     Nabtesco Corp. (Capital Goods)     138,262  
  3,900     NEC Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     106,875  
  10,200     NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     289,973  
  6,900     Nidec Corp. (Capital Goods)     1,032,169  
  1,900     Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Software & Services)     620,215  
  8,300     Nippon Express Co. Ltd. (Transportation)     601,439  
  2,400     Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. (Materials)     103,212  
  655     Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. (REIT)     1,359,394  
  4,401     Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (Materials)     86,291  
  9,800     Nippon Yusen KK (Transportation)     194,155  
  72,300     Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     703,493  
  11,600     Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     245,794  
  7,100     Nitto Denko Corp. (Materials)     536,032  
  9,600     Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Diversified Financials)     46,455  
  3,500     Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Real Estate)     77,493  
  9,900     Nomura Research Institute Ltd. (Software & Services)     478,975  
  32,300     NSK Ltd. (Capital Goods)     332,459  
  62,300     NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (Telecommunication Services)     1,587,552  
  4,200     Obic Co. Ltd. (Software & Services)     346,990  
  19,000     Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd. (Transportation)     407,473  
  2,300     Omron Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     107,143  
  3,400     Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     79,597  
  5,400     Otsuka Corp. (Software & Services)     211,396  
  3,400     Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     164,467  
  55,400     Panasonic Corp. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     747,037  
  10,500     Park24 Co. Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)     285,553  
  15,900     Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)     439,137  
  49,100     Resona Holdings, Inc. (Banks)     261,692  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  14,900     Ricoh Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)   136,450  
  1,000     Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     351,323  
  24,500     Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     958,068  
  22,600     SBI Holdings, Inc. (Diversified Financials)     579,471  
  13,200     Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     225,924  
  33,700     Seiko Epson Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     585,080  
  87,700     Sekisui House Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     1,550,044  
  101,100     Seven Bank Ltd. (Banks)     308,718  
  3,300     Sharp Corp. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)(d)     80,265  
  7,000     Shimadzu Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     211,197  
  9,400     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)     835,363  
  45,700     Showa Shell Sekiyu KK (Energy)     680,880  
  8,900     SoftBank Group Corp. (Telecommunication Services)     635,533  
  3,800     Sompo Holdings, Inc. (Insurance)     153,330  
  14,900     Sony Corp. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     763,094  
  3,900     Start Today Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     141,104  
  45,100     Subaru Corp. (Automobiles & Components)     1,311,734  
  59,000     Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)     333,682  
  129,600     Sumitomo Corp. (Capital Goods)     2,125,418  
  5,500     Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. (Materials)     209,917  
  60,700     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)     2,367,664  
  28,100     Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (Banks)     1,108,647  
  9,700     Sysmex Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     903,794  
  50,900     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     2,141,266  
  1,000     TDK Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     101,823  
  52,900     Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities)     646,339  
  22,300     Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (Insurance)     1,043,266  
  10,800     Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     1,853,856  
  14,600     Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     387,663  
  17,700     Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. (Real Estate)     124,855  
  4,600     TOTO Ltd. (Capital Goods)     212,914  
  3,800     Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     96,177  
  81,220     Toyota Motor Corp. (Automobiles & Components)     5,252,415  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   33


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  18,400     Trend Micro, Inc. (Software & Services)   $ 1,047,459  
  61,200     USS Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     1,163,569  
  3,300     Yamaha Corp. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     171,262  
  22,600     Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     567,344  
  8,200     Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. (Transportation)     241,348  
  2,800     Yaskawa Electric Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     98,602  
   

 

 

 
      90,022,477  

 

 

 
Luxembourg – 0.9%  
  19,039     RTL Group SA (Media)(a)     1,290,217  
  97,539     SES SA FDR (Media)     1,782,985  
  21,970     Tenaris SA (Energy)     400,953  
   

 

 

 
      3,474,155  

 

 

 
Macau – 0.4%  
  88,000     MGM China Holdings Ltd. (Consumer Services)     203,477  
  155,600     Sands China Ltd. (Consumer Services)     829,564  
  141,200     Wynn Macau Ltd. (Consumer Services)     452,496  
   

 

 

 
      1,485,537  

 

 

 
Mexico – 0.0%  
  5,858     Fresnillo plc (Materials)     88,278  

 

 

 
Netherlands – 3.7%  
  138,188     Aegon NV (Insurance)     825,067  
  1,262     Akzo Nobel NV (Materials)     107,639  
  3,575     ASML Holding NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     707,438  
  13,217     Boskalis Westminster (Capital Goods)(a)     384,079  
  126,193     ING Groep NV (Banks)     1,811,440  
  7,242     Koninklijke DSM NV (Materials)     724,483  
  27,544     Koninklijke Philips NV (Health Care Equipment & Services)     1,166,983  
  15,851     NN Group NV (Insurance)     642,860  
  3,902     Randstad NV (Commercial & Professional Services)     229,029  
  140,875     Royal Dutch Shell plc Class A (Energy)(a)     4,885,129  
  91,973     Royal Dutch Shell plc Class B (Energy)(a)     3,293,829  
   

 

 

 
      14,777,976  

 

 

 
New Zealand – 0.5%  
  36,121     Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     363,993  
  249,625     Mercury NZ Ltd. (Utilities)     569,239  
  317,017     Meridian Energy Ltd. (Utilities)     669,623  
  205,437     Spark New Zealand Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)     518,473  
   

 

 

 
      2,121,328  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Norway – 0.9%  
  1,789     Equinor ASA (Energy)   47,306  
  29,116     Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (Insurance)     476,673  
  151,646     Marine Harvest ASA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     3,015,160  
   

 

 

 
      3,539,139  

 

 

 
Portugal – 0.5%  
  231,782     EDP - Energias de Portugal SA (Utilities)     918,671  
  43,737     Galp Energia SGPS SA (Energy)     832,037  
  27,474     Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (Food & Staples Retailing)     395,749  
   

 

 

 
      2,146,457  

 

 

 
Singapore – 1.1%  
  39,300     City Developments Ltd. (Real Estate)     314,790  
  48,200     ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. (Transportation)     82,951  
  69,700     DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Banks)     1,355,458  
  67,300     Keppel Corp. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     352,059  
  142,700     SATS Ltd. (Transportation)     522,702  
  61,800     Singapore Exchange Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     324,753  
  265,000     Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (Capital Goods)     638,765  
  130,900     Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)     295,546  
  19,600     United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Banks)     384,135  
   

 

 

 
      4,271,159  

 

 

 
South Africa – 0.1%  
  27,116     Anglo American plc (Materials)     602,000  

 

 

 
Spain – 2.7%  
  3,306     ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Capital Goods)(a)     133,384  
  12,460     Amadeus IT Group SA (Software & Services)     979,760  
  164,786     Banco Santander SA (Banks)     880,694  
  45,086     Enagas SA (Energy)     1,314,990  
  74,270     Endesa SA (Utilities)     1,633,316  
  171,348     Ferrovial SA (Capital Goods)(a)     3,506,227  
  7,157     Iberdrola SA (Utilities)     55,193  
  20,474     Mapfre SA (Insurance)     61,540  
  250,866     Telefonica SA (Telecommunication Services)(a)     2,129,209  
   

 

 

 
      10,694,313  

 

 

 
Sweden – 3.5%  
  7,078     Atlas Copco AB Class B (Capital Goods)     184,395  
  7,078     Epiroc AB Class B (Capital Goods)*     64,800  
  122,116     Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B (Retailing)(d)     1,817,703  
  14,423     Lundin Petroleum AB (Energy)     457,787  
  326,929     Nordea Bank AB (Banks)     3,136,096  
  219,763     Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A (Banks)     2,079,920  

 

 

 

 

34   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM FUND

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Sweden – (continued)  
  42,556     Skanska AB Class B (Capital Goods)   $ 770,294  
  156,736     Swedbank AB Class A (Banks)     3,339,455  
  69,362     Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     534,379  
  334,966     Telia Co. AB (Telecommunication Services)     1,526,738  
   

 

 

 
      13,911,567  

 

 

 
Switzerland – 8.6%  
  50,153     ABB Ltd. (Registered) (Capital Goods)     1,094,034  
  70,918     Credit Suisse Group AG (Registered) (Diversified Financials)*     1,060,442  
  2,590     EMS-Chemie Holding AG (Registered) (Materials)     1,657,103  
  1,736     Geberit AG (Registered) (Capital Goods)     743,293  
  920     Givaudan SA (Registered) (Materials)     2,083,632  
  259,708     Glencore plc (Materials)*     1,233,039  
  8,736     Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Registered) (Transportation)     1,311,461  
  32,192     LafargeHolcim Ltd. (Registered) (Materials)*     1,565,249  
  72,389     Nestle SA (Registered) (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     5,610,209  
  75,574     Novartis AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     5,724,802  
  22,045     Roche Holding AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     4,890,863  
  397     SGS SA (Registered) (Commercial & Professional Services)     1,054,906  
  134,312     STMicroelectronics NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)(a)     2,982,170  
  42,727     UBS Group AG (Registered) (Diversified Financials)*     655,020  
  8,140     Zurich Insurance Group AG (Insurance)*     2,407,243  
   

 

 

 
      34,073,466  

 

 

 
United Kingdom – 14.9%  
  71,202     AstraZeneca plc ADR (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)(a)     2,499,902  
  250,164     BAE Systems plc (Capital Goods)     2,128,217  
  23,173     Berkeley Group Holdings plc (Consumer Durables & Apparel)(a)     1,154,317  
  113,620     BP plc ADR (Energy)(a)     5,187,889  
  52,689     British American Tobacco plc (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)(a)     2,654,123  
  24,262     British Land Co. plc (The) (REIT)     214,646  
  326,670     Centrica plc (Utilities)     678,291  
  15,616     Compass Group plc (Consumer Services)     332,865  
  13,945     Diageo plc (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     500,987  
  50,835     easyJet plc (Transportation)     1,118,364  
  130,365     G4S plc (Commercial & Professional Services)     459,201  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Kingdom – (continued)  
  166,227     GlaxoSmithKline plc ADR (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)(a)(b)   6,700,610  
  1,024,775     HSBC Holdings plc (Banks)(a)     9,575,857  
  53,139     Imperial Brands plc (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)(a)     1,973,482  
  118,879     J Sainsbury plc (Food & Staples Retailing)     503,069  
  23,385     Land Securities Group plc (REIT)     294,612  
  851,733     Legal & General Group plc (Insurance)(a)     2,979,224  
  170,571     Marks & Spencer Group plc (Retailing)     662,578  
  1,017     Next plc (Retailing)(a)     80,952  
  64,533     Persimmon plc (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     2,149,574  
  1,916     Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (Household & Personal Products)(a)     157,428  
  27,421     Royal Mail plc (Transportation)     182,430  
  97,066     Segro plc (REIT)     854,846  
  148,324     SSE plc (Utilities)(a)     2,647,665  
  255,640     Standard Life Aberdeen plc (Diversified Financials)     1,094,698  
  67,101     Unilever NV CVA (Household & Personal Products)(a)     3,738,665  
  68,644     Unilever plc ADR (Household & Personal Products)(a)     3,794,640  
  182,507     Vodafone Group plc ADR (Telecommunication Services)(a)(b)     4,436,745  
  61,537     Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc (Food & Staples Retailing)     204,118  
   

 

 

 
      58,959,995  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $385,030,369)   $ 383,096,780  

 

 

 

 

Units   Description   Expiration
Month
    Value  
Rights* – 0.0%  
Italy – 0.0%  
673,579   Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
(Banks)
    07/2018     $  

 

 
Spain – 0.0%  
3,306   ACS Actividades de
Construccion y Servicios
SA (Capital Goods)(a)
    08/2018       3,405  

 

 
TOTAL RIGHTS    
(Cost $3,446)     $  3,405  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   35


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares     Distribution
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(e) – 0.0%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  2,271     1.869%   $ 2,271  
  (Cost $2,271)  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES
LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $385,036,086)   $ 383,102,456  

 

 

 
   
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(e) – 0.6%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  2,293,350     1.869%   $ 2,293,350  
  (Cost $2,293,350)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 97.1%  
  (Cost $387,329,436)   $ 385,395,806  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 2.9%
    11,524,266  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 396,920,072  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is segregated as collateral for call options written.

(b)

  All or a portion of security is segregated as collateral for initial margin requirements on futures transactions.

(c)

  Preference Shares are a special type of equity investment that shares in the earnings of the company, has limited voting rights, and receives a greater dividend than applicable Common Shares.

(d)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(e)

  Represents an Affiliated Issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

CVA

 

—Dutch Certification

FDR

 

—Fiduciary Depositary Receipt

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

Currency Abbreviations:

EUR

 

—Euro

GBP

 

—British Pound

JPY

 

—Japanese Yen

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

 

    

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     75          09/21/2018        $ 2,970,007        $ (73,410

FTSE 100 Index

     14          09/21/2018          1,404,491          (11,903

Hang Seng Index

     1          07/30/2018          183,071          (970

MSCI Singapore Index

     3          07/30/2018          80,587          261  

SPI 200 Index

     5          09/20/2018          568,728          9,522  

TOPIX Index

     8          09/13/2018          1,250,418          (30,030
Total Futures Contracts                              $ (106,530

WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following written options contracts:

 

Description   Counterparty   Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Value     Premiums
Paid (Received)
by the Fund
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Written options contracts:

             

Calls

               

EURO STOXX 50 Index

  Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.     3,550.00 EUR       09/21/2018       2,006     $ (68,115,736   $ (625,476   $ (1,618,141   $ 992,665  

FTSE 100 Index

      7,750.00 GBP       09/21/2018       315       (70,259,207     (440,664     (489,362     48,698  

Nikkei 225 Index

        23,000.00 JPY       09/14/2018       214       (1,634,303,020     (589,532     (988,244     398,712  
Total written options contracts                     2,535             $ (1,655,672   $ (3,095,747   $ 1,440,075  

 

36   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. TAX-MANAGED EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – 96.7%  
Automobiles & Components – 1.9%  
  54,279     BorgWarner, Inc.   $ 2,342,682  
  2,037     Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.*     266,175  
  49,403     Dana, Inc.     997,446  
  473,260     General Motors Co.     18,646,444  
  21,887     Gentex Corp.     503,839  
  43,558     Lear Corp.     8,093,512  
   

 

 

 
      30,850,098  

 

 

 
Banks – 6.5%  
  1,111,287     Bank of America Corp.     31,327,181  
  38,634     CenterState Bank Corp.     1,152,066  
  19,853     Central Pacific Financial Corp.     568,788  
  468,112     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.     18,209,557  
  4,032     Comerica, Inc.     366,589  
  11,376     FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. Class A*     668,909  
  160,029     Fifth Third Bancorp     4,592,832  
  4,234     First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A     1,707,572  
  5,560     Hilltop Holdings, Inc.     122,709  
  3,914     International Bancshares Corp.     167,519  
  133,010     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     13,859,642  
  208,520     KeyCorp     4,074,481  
  40,818     PacWest Bancorp     2,017,226  
  64,124     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     8,663,152  
  66,097     Radian Group, Inc.     1,072,093  
  12,308     SVB Financial Group*     3,554,058  
  18,859     Synovus Financial Corp.     996,321  
  69,288     TCF Financial Corp.     1,705,871  
  34,664     United Community Banks, Inc.     1,063,145  
  5,562     US Bancorp     278,211  
  8,492     Walker & Dunlop, Inc.     472,580  
  93,817     Wells Fargo & Co.     5,201,215  
  27,054     Western Alliance Bancorp*     1,531,527  
   

 

 

 
      103,373,244  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 5.4%  
  60,348     Acuity Brands, Inc.     6,992,523  
  11,665     AECOM*     385,295  
  14,958     Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     605,649  
  9,879     Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     693,012  
  62,260     Boeing Co. (The)     20,888,853  
  14,204     Caterpillar, Inc.     1,927,057  
  11,432     Eaton Corp. plc     854,428  
  5,310     EMCOR Group, Inc.     404,516  
  50,265     Esterline Technologies Corp.*     3,709,557  
  15,347     Fortive Corp.     1,183,407  
  6,702     Granite Construction, Inc.     373,033  
  41,574     HD Supply Holdings, Inc.*     1,783,109  
  9,481     Honeywell International, Inc.     1,365,738  
  114,094     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     15,806,583  
  26,915     Lockheed Martin Corp.     7,951,498  
  5,480     Owens Corning     347,268  
  64,168     Raytheon Co.     12,395,974  
  8,619     United Rentals, Inc.*     1,272,337  
  1,774     Valmont Industries, Inc.     267,430  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Capital Goods – (continued)  
  21,794     WABCO Holdings, Inc.*   2,550,334  
  23,184     Watsco, Inc.     4,133,243  
   

 

 

 
      85,890,844  

 

 

 
Commercial & Professional Services – 1.2%  
  48,254     Brady Corp. Class A     1,860,192  
  29,156     Cintas Corp.     5,395,901  
  57,940     Insperity, Inc.     5,518,785  
  28,142     KAR Auction Services, Inc.     1,542,182  
  10,894     Korn/Ferry International     674,665  
  38,156     ManpowerGroup, Inc.     3,283,705  
  2,640     McGrath RentCorp     167,033  
  35,790     Steelcase, Inc. Class A     483,165  
  11,122     TriNet Group, Inc.*     622,165  
   

 

 

 
      19,547,793  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 1.8%  
  92,487     Callaway Golf Co.     1,754,478  
  6,326     Carter’s, Inc.     685,675  
  19,685     Columbia Sportswear Co.     1,800,587  
  33,386     Hasbro, Inc.     3,081,862  
  4,408     Malibu Boats, Inc. Class A*     184,871  
  163,278     NIKE, Inc. Class B     13,009,991  
  1,156     NVR, Inc.*     3,433,725  
  11,045     PulteGroup, Inc.     317,544  
  24,693     PVH Corp.     3,697,036  
  11,220     Ralph Lauren Corp.     1,410,578  
   

 

 

 
      29,376,347  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 3.5%  
  3,493     Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*     358,102  
  51,446     Carnival Corp.     2,948,370  
  9,791     Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)     539,093  
  5,493     Darden Restaurants, Inc.     588,081  
  46,924     Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     13,240,545  
  21,601     Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*     2,410,888  
  8,232     International Game Technology plc     191,312  
  144,362     Las Vegas Sands Corp.     11,023,482  
  11,999     Marriott International, Inc. Class A     1,519,073  
  24,592     Papa John’s International, Inc.     1,247,306  
  34,874     Starbucks Corp.     1,703,595  
  21,234     Vail Resorts, Inc.     5,822,151  
  29,363     Weight Watchers International, Inc.*     2,968,599  
  5,310     Wyndham Destinations, Inc.     235,074  
  5,310     Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     312,387  
  87,531     Yum China Holdings, Inc.     3,366,442  
  87,531     Yum! Brands, Inc.     6,846,675  
   

 

 

 
      55,321,175  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 3.6%  
  98,035     Ally Financial, Inc.     2,575,379  
  32,395     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     4,531,413  
  45,165     Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)     2,435,748  
  38,603     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B*     7,205,250  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   37


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Diversified Financials – (continued)  
  4,505     Capital One Financial Corp.   $ 414,010  
  137,041     E*TRADE Financial Corp.*     8,381,428  
  16,614     Enova International, Inc.*     607,242  
  15,283     LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     1,001,648  
  13,256     Morgan Stanley     628,334  
  38,270     MSCI, Inc.     6,331,006  
  88,445     Nasdaq, Inc.     8,072,375  
  171,359     Synchrony Financial     5,719,963  
  143,290     TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.     7,847,993  
  41,461     Voya Financial, Inc.     1,948,667  
   

 

 

 
      57,700,456  

 

 

 
Energy – 6.8%  
  33,838     Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     2,478,634  
  152,331     Chesapeake Energy Corp.*     798,214  
  248,520     CNX Resources Corp.*     4,418,686  
  145,202     ConocoPhillips     10,108,963  
  5,954     Delek US Holdings, Inc.     298,712  
  39,820     Devon Energy Corp.     1,750,487  
  61,715     Energen Corp.*     4,494,086  
  12,027     EOG Resources, Inc.     1,496,520  
  42,470     Exxon Mobil Corp.     3,513,543  
  159,292     Halliburton Co.     7,177,698  
  107,007     HollyFrontier Corp.     7,322,489  
  158,635     Marathon Oil Corp.     3,309,126  
  256,353     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     17,985,726  
  44,314     Peabody Energy Corp.     2,015,401  
  86,298     Phillips 66     9,692,128  
  4,825     Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     913,083  
  209,544     Valero Energy Corp.     23,223,762  
  247,662     Williams Cos., Inc. (The)     6,714,117  
   

 

 

 
      107,711,375  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.4%  
  162,631     US Foods Holding Corp.*     6,150,704  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 2.4%  
  67,825     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     3,108,420  
  348,908     Conagra Brands, Inc.     12,466,483  
  85,051     Darling Ingredients, Inc.*     1,690,814  
  35,366     Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.     2,422,924  
  13,685     Lancaster Colony Corp.     1,894,278  
  28,740     Sanderson Farms, Inc.     3,022,011  
  204,944     Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A     14,110,394  
   

 

 

 
      38,715,324  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 7.0%  
  32,290     Anthem, Inc.     7,685,989  
  41,190     Baxter International, Inc.     3,041,470  
  1,970     Becton Dickinson and Co.     471,933  
  446,123     Boston Scientific Corp.*     14,588,222  
  51,825     Centene Corp.*     6,385,358  
  66,201     Cigna Corp.     11,250,860  
  12,968     Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)     3,053,316  
  43,806     CVS Health Corp.     2,818,916  
  30,694     Danaher Corp.     3,028,884  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care Equipment & Services – (continued)  
  5,460     Ensign Group, Inc. (The)   195,577  
  3,657     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     319,402  
  35,490     Humana, Inc.     10,562,889  
  45,801     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     9,981,870  
  15,438     LifePoint Health, Inc.*     753,374  
  2,539     Magellan Health, Inc.*     243,617  
  81,279     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     19,940,990  
  70,929     WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*     17,465,557  
   

 

 

 
      111,788,224  

 

 

 
Household & Personal Products – 0.4%  
  47,825     Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.*     2,569,159  
  20,503     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     2,159,786  
  2,359     Medifast, Inc.     377,818  
  8,185     Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     638,921  
  9,724     USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*     1,121,177  
   

 

 

 
      6,866,861  

 

 

 
Insurance – 4.1%  
  45,976     American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.     1,655,136  
  34,233     Arch Capital Group Ltd.*     905,805  
  53,733     Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.     3,124,574  
  15,735     Assured Guaranty Ltd.     562,212  
  98,971     Lincoln National Corp.     6,160,945  
  17,026     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     1,395,621  
  47,125     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     2,495,269  
  110,034     Progressive Corp. (The)     6,508,511  
  64,085     Prudential Financial, Inc.     5,992,588  
  107,660     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     14,370,457  
  82,165     Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)     10,052,066  
  18,889     Unum Group     698,704  
  12,763     White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.     11,571,063  
   

 

 

 
      65,492,951  

 

 

 
Materials – 3.5%  
  5,254     Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     818,206  
  1,823     Balchem Corp.     178,909  
  85,295     Carpenter Technology Corp.     4,483,958  
  12,663     Celanese Corp. Series A     1,406,353  
  1,220     Chase Corp.     143,045  
  18,697     Chemours Co. (The)     829,399  
  22,879     Huntsman Corp.     668,067  
  284,836     Louisiana-Pacific Corp.     7,753,236  
  75,121     LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A     8,252,042  
  11,172     Minerals Technologies, Inc.     841,810  
  97,498     Nucor Corp.     6,093,625  
  16,462     PPG Industries, Inc.     1,707,603  
  8,350     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     730,959  
  15,506     Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     6,319,780  
  315,262     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     14,486,289  
  16,215     WestRock Co.     924,579  
   

 

 

 
      55,637,860  

 

 

 

 

38   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Media – 2.6%  
  698,554     Comcast Corp. Class A   $ 22,919,557  
  16,222     John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A     1,012,253  
  44,852     New Media Investment Group, Inc.     828,865  
  2,297     Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Class A     168,600  
  416,626     Viacom, Inc. Class B     12,565,440  
  29,402     Walt Disney Co. (The)     3,081,623  
   

 

 

 
      40,576,338  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 9.2%  
  204,892     AbbVie, Inc.     18,983,244  
  28,864     Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     3,583,466  
  15,723     Allergan plc     2,621,339  
  103,093     Amgen, Inc.     19,029,937  
  66,510     Biogen, Inc.*     19,303,862  
  4,261     Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A*     1,229,469  
  85,859     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     4,751,437  
  1,460     Celgene Corp.*     115,953  
  27,012     Genomic Health, Inc.*     1,361,405  
  33,538     Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     641,247  
  278,452     Johnson & Johnson     33,787,366  
  26,154     Merck & Co., Inc.     1,587,548  
  1,326     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*     767,263  
  279,257     Pfizer, Inc.     10,131,444  
  65,676     PTC Therapeutics, Inc.*     2,215,251  
  6,359     REGENXBIO, Inc.*     456,258  
  20,694     Repligen Corp.*     973,446  
  33,347     Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.*     473,527  
  3,494     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     723,747  
  85,927     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     14,604,153  
  108,342     Zoetis, Inc.     9,229,655  
   

 

 

 
      146,571,017  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 5.1%  
  88,925     American Tower Corp. (REIT)     12,820,317  
  24,645     Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (REIT)     1,042,483  
  151,918     Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (REIT)     2,716,294  
  104,999     CBRE Group, Inc. Class A*     5,012,652  
  23,471     CoreSite Realty Corp. (REIT)     2,601,056  
  19,282     CyrusOne, Inc. (REIT)     1,125,298  
  42,346     DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. (REIT)     2,825,749  
  165,649     DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (REIT)     2,034,170  
  4,262     Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT)     475,554  
  39,468     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (REIT)     3,627,109  
  11,456     First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT)     381,943  
  149,280     Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. Class A (REIT)     3,405,077  
  18,786     Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (REIT)     672,539  
  848,683     Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (REIT)     17,882,102  
  19,859     Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (REIT)     703,604  
  1,268     Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     210,475  
  175,488     Kimco Realty Corp. (REIT)     2,981,541  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  7,138     Lamar Advertising Co. Class A (REIT)   487,597  
  33,012     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (REIT)     3,323,318  
  98,670     Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (REIT)     3,828,396  
  171,732     Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A (REIT)     3,422,619  
  33,614     Prologis, Inc. (REIT)     2,208,104  
  10,025     PS Business Parks, Inc. (REIT)     1,288,212  
  4,952     Public Storage (REIT)     1,123,411  
  19,061     SBA Communications Corp. (REIT)*     3,147,352  
  12,065     Sun Communities, Inc. (REIT)     1,180,922  
   

 

 

 
      80,527,894  

 

 

 
Retailing – 5.8%  
  71,569     Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A     1,752,009  
  22,608     Amazon.com, Inc.*     38,429,078  
  324,124     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     7,535,883  
  6,539     AutoZone, Inc.*     4,387,211  
  23,138     Best Buy Co., Inc.     1,725,632  
  2,554     Booking Holdings, Inc.*     5,177,188  
  3,786     Expedia Group, Inc.     455,039  
  14,732     Foot Locker, Inc.     775,640  
  141,850     Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     13,556,605  
  28,202     Macy’s, Inc.     1,055,601  
  4,333     Murphy USA, Inc.*     321,899  
  20,176     Netflix, Inc.*     7,897,492  
  31,865     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     8,717,308  
  9,237     Tailored Brands, Inc.     235,728  
  11,476     Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     704,397  
   

 

 

 
      92,726,710  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.1%  
  11,910     Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*     691,852  
  418,887     Applied Materials, Inc.     19,348,390  
  31,784     Intel Corp.     1,579,983  
  136,437     KLA-Tencor Corp.     13,988,886  
  71,468     Lam Research Corp.     12,353,244  
  86,810     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     5,092,275  
  96,874     ON Semiconductor Corp.*     2,153,993  
  100,492     Teradyne, Inc.     3,825,730  
  63,128     Texas Instruments, Inc.     6,959,862  
   

 

 

 
      65,994,215  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 11.5%  
  90,930     Adobe Systems, Inc.*     22,169,643  
  15,855     Alphabet, Inc. Class A*     17,903,308  
  17,850     Alphabet, Inc. Class C*     19,914,353  
  31,238     Amdocs Ltd.     2,067,643  
  5,129     Appfolio, Inc. Class A*     313,638  
  45,136     Apptio, Inc. Class A*     1,633,923  
  38,091     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*     1,649,721  
  15,958     CDK Global, Inc.     1,038,068  
  127,472     Citrix Systems, Inc.*     13,364,165  
  10,304     CoreLogic, Inc.*     534,778  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   39


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Software & Services – (continued)  
  7,526     CoStar Group, Inc.*   $ 3,105,453  
  49,384     eBay, Inc.*     1,790,664  
  9,320     EVERTEC, Inc.     203,642  
  130,289     Facebook, Inc. Class A*     25,317,759  
  79,080     Fortinet, Inc.*     4,936,964  
  6,626     Intuit, Inc.     1,353,725  
  16,541     LogMeIn, Inc.     1,707,858  
  339,794     Microsoft Corp.(a)     33,507,086  
  7,185     New Relic, Inc.*     722,739  
  212,943     Oracle Corp.     9,382,269  
  3,584     Perspecta, Inc.     73,651  
  42,551     ServiceNow, Inc.*     7,338,771  
  22,899     Synopsys, Inc.*     1,959,467  
  36,907     Teradata Corp.*     1,481,816  
  4,419     Twitter, Inc.*     192,978  
  16,186     VeriSign, Inc.*     2,224,280  
  91,433     Worldpay, Inc.*     7,477,391  
   

 

 

 
      183,365,753  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 6.2%  
  196,118     Apple, Inc.     36,303,403  
  9,482     EchoStar Corp. Class A*     421,001  
  53,915     F5 Networks, Inc.*     9,297,642  
  247,530     HP, Inc.     5,616,456  
  4,505     Insight Enterprises, Inc.*     220,430  
  18,593     Methode Electronics, Inc.     749,298  
  45,067     NCR Corp.*     1,351,109  
  157,731     NetApp, Inc.     12,386,615  
  40,289     NETGEAR, Inc.*     2,518,062  
  83,875     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*     17,233,796  
  46,379     Pure Storage, Inc. Class A*     1,107,530  
  150,233     Viavi Solutions, Inc.*     1,538,386  
  139,144     Western Digital Corp.     10,771,137  
   

 

 

 
      99,514,865  

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services – 0.5%  
  48,653     AT&T, Inc.     1,562,248  
  508,963     Vonage Holdings Corp.*     6,560,533  
   

 

 

 
      8,122,781  

 

 

 
Transportation – 2.1%  
  24,642     Alaska Air Group, Inc.     1,488,131  
  3,314     Allegiant Travel Co.     460,480  
  10,206     ArcBest Corp.     466,414  
  31,353     CSX Corp.     1,999,694  
  156,759     Delta Air Lines, Inc.     7,765,841  
  56,539     Norfolk Southern Corp.     8,530,039  
  63,265     Southwest Airlines Co.     3,218,923  
  66,537     Union Pacific Corp.     9,426,962  
   

 

 

 
      33,356,484  

 

 

 
Utilities – 1.1%  
  9,873     American Water Works Co., Inc.   842,957  
  133,249     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     3,692,330  
  35,369     Edison International     2,237,797  
  283,475     NRG Energy, Inc.     8,702,682  
  57,988     OGE Energy Corp.     2,041,757  
   

 

 

 
      17,517,523  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $1,016,117,746)   $ 1,542,696,836  

 

 

 
Shares     Distribution
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company (b) – 1.1%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  18,228,085     1.869%   $ 18,228,085  
  (Cost $18,228,085)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 97.8%  
  (Cost $1,034,345,831)   $ 1,560,924,921  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 2.2%
    35,616,828  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 1,596,541,749  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is segregated as collateral for initial margin requirements on futures transactions.

(b)

  Represents an Affiliated Issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviation:

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

40   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. TAX-MANAGED EQUITY FUND

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

                 

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     15          09/21/2018        $ 1,235,625        $ (21,590

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     89          09/21/2018          12,111,120          (271,165
Total Futures Contracts                                     $ (292,755

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   41


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL TAX-MANAGED EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – 94.7%  
Australia – 8.0%  
  17,886     Altium Ltd. (Software & Services)   $ 297,271  
  233,580     Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. (Consumer Services)     5,334,355  
  102,532     ASX Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     4,887,470  
  1,255,005     Beach Energy Ltd. (Energy)     1,624,448  
  214,842     BHP Billiton Ltd. (Materials)     5,375,781  
  106,387     BHP Billiton plc (Materials)     2,387,583  
  22,130     BlueScope Steel Ltd. (Materials)     282,436  
  15,267     Cochlear Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     2,260,305  
  12,131     Computershare Ltd. (Software & Services)     165,254  
  21,034     CSL Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     2,994,046  
  383,116     GDI Property Group (REIT)     365,907  
  73,528     Iluka Resources Ltd. (Materials)     607,327  
  20,997     Insurance Australia Group Ltd. (Insurance)     132,464  
  2,189     Macquarie Group Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     199,497  
  239,787     Metcash Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)     462,485  
  954,522     Qantas Airways Ltd. (Transportation)     4,346,511  
  14,751     REA Group Ltd. (Media)     989,954  
  55,584     Rio Tinto Ltd. (Materials)     3,434,274  
  75,808     Rio Tinto plc ADR (Materials)(a)     4,205,828  
  159,108     Santos Ltd. (Energy)*     736,932  
  276,601     SpeedCast International Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)     1,261,696  
  64,115     Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     823,752  
  109,583     Wesfarmers Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)     3,998,279  
  935,295     Whitehaven Coal Ltd. (Energy)     3,992,521  
  255,174     Woolworths Group Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)     5,762,778  
   

 

 

 
      56,929,154  

 

 

 
Belgium – 1.6%  
  67,545     KBC Group NV (Banks)     5,187,462  
  6,720     Melexis NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     622,115  
  60,091     UCB SA (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     4,710,552  
  5,694     Warehouses De Pauw CVA (REIT)     719,573  
   

 

 

 
      11,239,702  

 

 

 
Canada – 0.0%  
  18,724     International Petroleum Corp. (Energy)*     124,988  

 

 

 
China – 1.0%  
  410,000     China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)*     1,382,838  
  188,000     ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     1,841,159  
  1,549,000     Fosun International Ltd. (Capital Goods)     2,901,262  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
China – (continued)  
  100,000     Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)   231,977  
  374,000     Towngas China Co. Ltd. (Utilities)*     361,895  
  402,000     Uni-President China Holdings Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     515,767  
   

 

 

 
      7,234,898  

 

 

 
Denmark – 2.5%  
  10,400     Carlsberg A/S Class B (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     1,223,649  
  48,670     Danske Bank A/S (Banks)     1,516,260  
  97,096     GN Store Nord A/S (Health Care Equipment & Services)     4,411,674  
  1,369     H Lundbeck A/S (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     95,948  
  131,256     Novo Nordisk A/S Class B (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     6,062,789  
  34,860     Pandora A/S (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     2,429,652  
  30,363     Royal Unibrew A/S (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,412,885  
   

 

 

 
      18,152,857  

 

 

 
Finland – 0.3%  
  5,991     Kesko OYJ Class B (Food & Staples Retailing)     365,924  
  27,761     Metsa Board OYJ (Materials)     312,951  
  42,460     UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Materials)     1,511,792  
   

 

 

 
      2,190,667  

 

 

 
France – 7.5%  
  38,784     Arkema SA (Materials)     4,576,523  
  89,595     BNP Paribas SA (Banks)     5,542,072  
  12,965     Capgemini SE (Software & Services)     1,737,438  
  628     Christian Dior SE (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     262,289  
  38,392     Cie de Saint-Gobain (Capital Goods)     1,710,170  
  31,954     Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (Automobiles & Components)     3,865,734  
  1,459     Dassault Systemes SE (Software & Services)     204,178  
  23,238     Faurecia SA (Automobiles & Components)     1,651,906  
  22,950     Gecina SA (REIT)     3,833,989  
  11,703     Kering SA (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     6,592,299  
  5,892     Klepierre SA (REIT)     221,381  
  13,197     Orange SA (Telecommunication Services)     220,286  
  3,237     Pernod Ricard SA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     528,294  
  12,502     Publicis Groupe SA (Media)     857,918  
  9,727     Rubis SCA (Utilities)     606,308  
  51,421     Safran SA (Capital Goods)     6,227,335  

 

 

 

 

42   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
France – (continued)  
  76,584     Schneider Electric SE (Capital Goods)   $ 6,369,243  
  2,418     Societe Generale SA (Banks)     101,628  
  3,561     Sopra Steria Group (Software & Services)     724,553  
  26,251     Teleperformance (Commercial & Professional Services)     4,633,187  
  1,107     Thales SA (Capital Goods)     142,420  
  29,274     Ubisoft Entertainment SA (Software & Services)*     3,199,889  
   

 

 

 
      53,809,040  

 

 

 
Germany – 8.2%  
  23,874     Aareal Bank AG (Banks)     1,047,380  
  41,577     Allianz SE (Registered) (Insurance)     8,567,137  
  3,103     Aurubis AG (Materials)     236,865  
  87,815     BASF SE (Materials)     8,383,571  
  29,383     Bayer AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     3,226,947  
  23,257     Continental AG (Automobiles & Components)     5,292,778  
  57,684     Covestro AG (Materials)(b)     5,127,162  
  152,602     Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Registered) (Transportation)     3,655,983  
  91,686     Deutsche Post AG (Registered) (Transportation)     2,978,912  
  10,537     Freenet AG (Telecommunication Services)     278,616  
  1,745     Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Health Care Equipment & Services)     175,707  
  42,498     HUGO BOSS AG (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     3,854,102  
  3,158     Jenoptik AG (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     123,530  
  6,946     Linde AG (Materials)     1,650,223  
  40,760     ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (Media)     1,031,432  
  975     Puma SE (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     569,603  
  26,693     Rheinmetall AG (Capital Goods)     2,936,826  
  88,089     RWE AG (Utilities)     2,001,781  
  1,964     Siemens AG (Registered) (Capital Goods)     258,769  
  5,993     Siltronic AG (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     851,611  
  40,901     Wirecard AG (Software & Services)     6,544,995  
   

 

 

 
      58,793,930  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 3.1%  
  1,062,200     AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)     9,253,261  
  307,464     CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate)     2,433,981  
  324,000     CLP Holdings Ltd. (Utilities)     3,489,930  
  237,000     Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (Consumer Services)     1,826,903  
  446,000     Giordano International Ltd. (Retailing)     280,499  
  705,200     Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     1,348,014  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Hong Kong – (continued)  
  56,700     Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Diversified Financials)   1,696,892  
  56,000     Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd. (Retailing)     231,324  
  140,000     Melco International Development Ltd. (Consumer Services)     429,464  
  204,000     PCCW Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)     114,788  
  166,000     Wheelock & Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     1,153,622  
   

 

 

 
      22,258,678  

 

 

 
Italy – 1.7%  
  364,035     Eni SpA (Energy)     6,749,709  
  114,348     Moncler SpA (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     5,188,546  
   

 

 

 
      11,938,255  

 

 

 
Japan – 25.6%  
  8,000     ABC-Mart, Inc. (Retailing)     437,260  
  121,000     AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     2,578,997  
  26,800     Aeon Mall Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     480,766  
  9,500     Alpen Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     204,184  
  19,800     Aruhi Corp. (Banks)     413,409  
  16,600     Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     645,674  
  47,100     Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     2,415,651  
  358,600     Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     5,457,384  
  10,800     Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     444,868  
  12,700     Benesse Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Services)     450,371  
  58,200     Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Utilities)     751,833  
  9,900     CKD Corp. (Capital Goods)     162,349  
  381,300     Concordia Financial Group Ltd. (Banks)     1,937,701  
  9,000     Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. (Energy)     315,170  
  263,100     Credit Saison Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     4,133,553  
  44,600     Dentsu, Inc. (Media)     2,111,271  
  7,000     Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     335,991  
  70,400     Eisai Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     4,955,460  
  221,800     Financial Products Group Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     2,853,565  
  15,200     Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     546,407  
  264,000     Fujitsu Ltd. (Software & Services)     1,597,600  
  135,000     Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)     677,471  
  61,100     Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The) (Banks)     260,334  
  136,200     Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)     4,415,605  
  788,000     Hitachi Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     5,551,447  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   43


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL TAX-MANAGED EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  7,500     Hoya Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Services)   $ 425,467  
  144,400     Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (Energy)     5,135,096  
  31,200     Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (Retailing)     389,248  
  123,400     Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (Diversified Financials)     2,288,841  
  922,800     JXTG Holdings, Inc. (Energy)     6,402,181  
  322,000     Kajima Corp. (Capital Goods)     2,487,984  
  16,300     Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Utilities)     237,720  
  51,900     Kao Corp. (Household & Personal Products)     3,955,900  
  150,500     KDDI Corp. (Telecommunication Services)     4,115,409  
  20,700     Kewpie Corp. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     522,737  
  193,900     Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     5,197,468  
  4,400     Ki-Star Real Estate Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     104,274  
  15,200     Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)     1,311,996  
  29,200     Konami Holdings Corp. (Software & Services)     1,483,701  
  7,700     Kose Corp. (Household & Personal Products)     1,656,227  
  104,100     Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     2,095,346  
  50,200     Link And Motivation, Inc. (Commercial & Professional Services)     603,380  
  9,700     Macnica Fuji Electronics Holdings, Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     162,642  
  14,000     Mandom Corp. (Household & Personal Products)     435,416  
  4,100     Medipal Holdings Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     82,358  
  15,700     Mitsubishi Corp. (Capital Goods)     435,346  
  3,598,200     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)     6,061,116  
  2,800     Mizuno Corp. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     104,539  
  23,500     Monex Group, Inc. (Diversified Financials)     135,482  
  800     Monogatari Corp. (The) (Consumer Services)     81,411  
  31,300     NET One Systems Co. Ltd. (Software & Services)     537,350  
  19,800     NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     562,890  
  7,700     NichiiGakkan Co. Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     87,274  
  15,400     Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. (Materials)     245,505  
  23,500     Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc. (Banks)     273,990  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  4,200     Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)   302,552  
  86,200     North Pacific Bank Ltd. (Banks)     287,713  
  20,500     Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Utilities)     427,648  
  58,300     Onward Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     447,014  
  121,900     Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     2,524,057  
  26,200     Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     1,267,365  
  5,000     Outsourcing, Inc. (Commercial & Professional Services)     92,493  
  195,300     Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)     4,349,408  
  2,300     Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Household & Personal Products)     101,075  
  47,000     Prima Meat Packers Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     271,673  
  569,900     Rakuten, Inc. (Retailing)     3,846,635  
  874,200     Resona Holdings, Inc. (Banks)     4,659,293  
  12,800     Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. (Retailing)     4,496,940  
  36,200     SAMTY Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)     662,263  
  6,800     Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     265,913  
  209,800     Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     3,649,768  
  28,300     Sawai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     1,286,999  
  32,800     SCSK Corp. (Software & Services)     1,523,000  
  242,900     Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     4,157,348  
  114,900     Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)     5,011,442  
  541,700     Seven Bank Ltd. (Banks)     1,654,130  
  30,000     Shiga Bank Ltd. (The) (Banks)     153,463  
  9,200     Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities)     123,051  
  136,700     Shimizu Corp. (Capital Goods)     1,414,852  
  4,100     Shionogi & Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     210,387  
  2,400     Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     90,439  
  95,300     Shiseido Co. Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)     7,562,626  
  17,900     Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The) (Banks)     160,945  
  64,500     SoftBank Group Corp. (Telecommunication Services)     4,605,826  
  12,300     Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)     711,615  
  89,700     SUMCO Corp. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     1,801,574  
  6,300     Sumitomo Corp. (Capital Goods)     103,319  
  180,200     Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     3,808,698  

 

 

 

 

44   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL TAX-MANAGED EQUITY FUND

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  169,400     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Banks)   $ 6,607,616  
  46,900     Suruga Bank Ltd. (Banks)     417,756  
  142,100     Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     3,960,590  
  41,500     Takara Holdings, Inc. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     548,691  
  6,600     TIS, Inc. (Software & Services)     303,306  
  4,300     Toho Holdings Co. Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)     104,824  
  32,900     Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     5,647,394  
  178,000     Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)     4,726,305  
  3,300     Toyota Motor Corp. (Automobiles & Components)     213,408  
  2,700     WDB Holdings Co. Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)     81,081  
  175,800     Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)     4,413,235  
  59,900     Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     2,712,122  
  6,500     ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     140,469  
   

 

 

 
      183,660,936  

 

 

 
Luxembourg – 0.2%  
  2,493     Eurofins Scientific SE (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     1,382,644  

 

 

 
Netherlands – 5.2%  
  266     Aegon NV (Insurance)     1,588  
  64,748     BE Semiconductor Industries NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     1,742,359  
  90,034     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Food & Staples Retailing)     2,149,796  
  52,196     Koninklijke DSM NV (Materials)     5,221,638  
  145,676     Koninklijke Philips NV (Health Care Equipment & Services)     6,171,997  
  113,331     NN Group NV (Insurance)     4,596,300  
  15,870     NXP Semiconductors NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)*     1,734,115  
  4,159     Randstad NV (Commercial & Professional Services)     244,113  
  143,177     Royal Dutch Shell plc Class A (Energy)     4,968,877  
  153,940     Royal Dutch Shell plc Class B (Energy)     5,513,053  
  89,953     Wolters Kluwer NV (Commercial & Professional Services)     5,053,265  
   

 

 

 
      37,397,101  

 

 

 
New Zealand – 0.3%  
  262,944     a2 Milk Co. Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)*     2,036,483  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Norway – 2.2%  
  156,092     Aker BP ASA (Energy)   5,741,559  
  262,216     DNB ASA (Banks)     5,106,148  
  226,703     Marine Harvest ASA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     4,507,510  
  22,957     Telenor ASA (Telecommunication Services)     470,171  
  4,984     Tomra Systems ASA (Commercial & Professional Services)     104,645  
   

 

 

 
      15,930,033  

 

 

 
Russia – 0.5%  
  505,823     Evraz plc (Materials)     3,376,079  

 

 

 
Singapore – 1.4%  
  785,800     ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. (Transportation)     1,352,349  
  627,500     Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (Banks)     5,344,890  
  578,100     Singapore Exchange Ltd. (Diversified Financials)     3,037,860  
  5,600     United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Banks)     109,753  
   

 

 

 
      9,844,852  

 

 

 
Spain – 3.5%  
  76,966     ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Capital Goods)     3,105,266  
  29,534     Amadeus IT Group SA (Software & Services)     2,322,331  
  924,168     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Banks)     6,517,758  
  754,232     Banco Santander SA (Banks)     4,030,969  
  139,699     Endesa SA (Utilities)     3,072,205  
  143,741     Grifols SA (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     4,308,326  
  97,161     Repsol SA (Energy)     1,896,494  
   

 

 

 
      25,253,349  

 

 

 
Sweden – 1.6%  
  34,025     Alfa Laval AB (Capital Goods)     803,258  
  15,164     Atlas Copco AB Class B (Capital Goods)     395,050  
  60,071     Axfood AB (Food & Staples Retailing)     1,152,942  
  27,186     Elekta AB Class B (Health Care Equipment & Services)     357,322  
  15,164     Epiroc AB Class B (Capital Goods)*     138,828  
  124,868     Getinge AB Class B (Health Care Equipment & Services)     1,133,556  
  6,244     Lundin Petroleum AB (Energy)     198,185  
  24,585     Sandvik AB (Capital Goods)     434,195  
  465,413     Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class B (Household & Personal Products)     5,038,436  
  36,064     Swedish Match AB (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     1,782,344  
  13,195     Vitrolife AB (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     192,738  
   

 

 

 
      11,626,854  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   45


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description       
Value
 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Switzerland – 7.0%  
  986     Bachem Holding AG (Registered) Class B (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)   $ 129,973  
  1,531     Bobst Group SA (Registered) (Capital Goods)     156,540  
  75     Conzzeta AG (Registered) (Capital Goods)     86,337  
  8,090     Flughafen Zurich AG (Registered) (Transportation)     1,646,033  
  1,884     Georg Fischer AG (Registered) (Capital Goods)     2,405,839  
  88,202     Logitech International SA (Registered) (Technology Hardware & Equipment)     3,864,211  
  10,983     Lonza Group AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     2,902,219  
  58,948     Nestle SA (Registered) (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     4,568,520  
  24,842     Novartis AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     1,881,805  
  28,892     Roche Holding AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     6,409,926  
  262     Siegfried Holding AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*     104,735  
  29,248     Sonova Holding AG (Registered) (Health Care Equipment & Services)     5,231,986  
  222,191     STMicroelectronics NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)     4,928,935  
  10,284     Swatch Group AG (The) (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     4,868,256  
  1,311     Tecan Group AG (Registered) (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     318,159  
  30,210     Temenos AG (Registered) (Software & Services)*     4,543,179  
  21,292     Zurich Insurance Group AG (Insurance)*     6,296,685  
   

 

 

 
      50,343,338  

 

 

 
United Kingdom – 13.0%  
  348,109     888 Holdings plc (Consumer Services)     1,238,325  
  34,705     Ashtead Group plc (Capital Goods)     1,033,492  
  195     AstraZeneca plc (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)     13,487  
  173,890     AstraZeneca plc ADR (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)(a)     6,105,278  
  153,810     Barratt Developments plc (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     1,042,664  
  252,598     BP plc ADR (Energy)     11,533,625  
  166,541     Burberry Group plc (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     4,733,186  
  8,562     Derwent London plc (REIT)     350,291  
  224,767     Diageo plc (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)     8,074,956  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Kingdom – (continued)  
  710,328     Direct Line Insurance Group plc (Insurance)   3,205,479  
  35,845     Experian plc (Commercial & Professional Services)     884,247  
  258,846     Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (Automobiles & Components)*     4,882,933  
  91,640     Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (Energy)*     302,355  
  355,241     HSBC Holdings plc (Banks)     3,319,497  
  793,752     International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (Transportation)     6,933,033  
  51,406     Intertek Group plc (Commercial & Professional Services)     3,865,246  
  79,545     JD Sports Fashion plc (Retailing)     460,922  
  555,285     Legal & General Group plc (Insurance)     1,942,297  
  107,629     Lloyds Banking Group plc (Banks)     89,302  
  210,823     Man Group plc (Diversified Financials)     488,712  
  168,760     Mondi plc (Materials)     4,552,822  
  99,610     National Grid plc (Utilities)     1,100,797  
  58,397     Next plc (Retailing)     4,648,329  
  97,550     OneSavings Bank plc (Banks)     526,412  
  43,843     Paragon Banking Group plc (Banks)     276,433  
  394,821     Pearson plc (Media)     4,597,965  
  133,725     Persimmon plc (Consumer Durables & Apparel)     4,454,338  
  56,863     Prudential plc (Insurance)     1,296,267  
  247,999     RELX NV (Commercial & Professional Services)     5,272,173  
  18,430     Safestore Holdings plc (REIT)     133,264  
  19,709     Senior plc (Capital Goods)     78,798  
  71,157     Smith & Nephew plc (Health Care Equipment & Services)     1,310,734  
  10,118     Smiths Group plc (Capital Goods)     226,010  
  157,233     SSP Group plc (Consumer Services)     1,311,900  
  116,448     Standard Life Investment Property Income Trust Ltd. (REIT)     143,078  
  36,085     Unilever plc (Household & Personal Products)     1,993,352  
  4,408     Unilever plc ADR (Household & Personal Products)     243,674  
  3,592     Victrex plc (Materials)     137,518  
   

 

 

 
      92,803,191  

 

 

 
United States – 0.3%  
  37,193     Carnival plc ADR (Consumer Services)(c)     2,144,176  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $593,815,946)   $ 678,471,205  

 

 

 

 

46   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL TAX-MANAGED EQUITY FUND

 

 

Units   Description   Expiration
Month
    Value  
Rights* – 0.0%  
Italy – 0.0%  
1,005,071   Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Banks)     07/2018     $  

 

 
Spain – 0.0%  
76,966   ACS Actividades de
Construccion y Servicios
SA (Capital Goods)
    08/2018       79,275  

 

 
TOTAL RIGHTS

 

(Cost $80,226)

 

  $ 79,275  

 

 

 

Shares     Distribution
Rate
      
Value
 
Investment Company(d) – 0.0%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  425     1.869%   $ 425  
  (Cost $425)  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES
LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $593,896,597)   $ 678,550,905  

 

 

 
   
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(d) – 0.4%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  2,915,100     1.869%   $ 2,915,100  
  (Cost $2,915,100)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 95.3%  
  (Cost $596,811,697)   $ 681,466,005  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 4.9%
    34,761,735  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 716,227,740  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

*

  Non-income producing security.

(a)

  All or a portion of security is segregated as collateral for initial margin requirements on futures transactions.

(b)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities may be deemed liquid by the Investment Adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $5,127,162, which represents approximately 0.7% of net assets as of June 30, 2018. The liquidity determination is unaudited.

(c)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(d)

  Represents an Affiliated Issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

CVA

 

—Dutch Certification

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2018, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Long position contracts:

                 

EURO STOXX 50 Index

     57          09/21/2018        $ 2,257,205        $ (40,875

FTSE 100 Index

     11          09/21/2018          1,103,529          (9,352

Hang Seng Index

     1          07/30/2018          183,071          (1,179

MSCI Singapore Index

     2          07/30/2018          53,725          131  

SPI 200 Index

     4          09/20/2018          454,983          7,591  

TOPIX Index

     7          09/13/2018          1,094,115          (26,276
Total Futures Contracts                                     $ (69,960

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   47


GOLDMAN SACHS TAX-ADVANTAGED EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

        U.S. Equity
Dividend and
Premium Fund
     International Equity
Dividend and
Premium Fund
     U.S. Tax-Managed
Equity Fund
     International
Tax-Managed
Equity Fund
 
  Assets:

 

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,886,924,022, $385,033,815, $1,016,117,746 and $593,896,172)(a)

  $ 3,374,240,308      $ 383,100,185      $ 1,542,696,836      $ 678,550,480  
 

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,385,176, $2,271, $18,228,085 and $425)

    2,385,176        2,271        18,228,085        425  
 

Investments in affiliated securities lending reinvestment vehicle, at value (cost $4,224,875, $2,293,350, $0 and $2,915,100)

    4,224,875        2,293,350               2,915,100  
 

Cash

    2,958,504               24,196,966        422,531  
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $0, $5,110,704, $0 and $10,841,352)

           5,052,866               10,780,096  
 

Receivables:

          
 

Investments sold

    7,566,944                      41,747,502  
 

Dividends

    3,457,713        1,167,466        1,036,495        1,024,944  
 

Fund shares sold

    3,205,390        8,902,036        11,690,851        23,533,439  
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    39,080        3,121               35,866  
 

Securities lending income

    9,137        1,546        594        1,277  
 

Foreign tax reclaims

           1,921,204               1,361,793  
 

Due from custodian

                         2,286,057  
 

Variation margin on futures

           50,736        6,945        40,417  
 

Other assets

    86,649        51,976        77,109        53,529  
  Total assets     3,398,173,776        402,546,757        1,597,933,881        762,753,456  
            
  Liabilities:

 

 

Written options, at value (premiums received $25,426,444, $3,095,747, $0 and $0)

    27,951,300        1,655,672                
 

Variation margin on futures

    13,957                       
 

Payables:

          
 

Fund shares redeemed

    8,286,562        818,662        339,326        11,321  
 

Investments purchased

    4,476,786                      41,614,687  
 

Payable upon return of securities loaned

    4,224,875        2,293,350               2,915,100  
 

Management fees

    1,921,272        264,711        907,066        493,416  
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    399,202        17,487        91,496        31,049  
 

Due to custodian

           548,857               1,388,739  
 

Accrued expenses

    103,769        27,946        54,244        71,404  
  Total liabilities     47,377,723        5,626,685        1,392,132        46,525,716  
            
  Net Assets:

 

 

Paid-in capital

    2,795,246,310        428,172,799        1,027,099,183        629,583,022  
 

Undistributed net investment income

    1,468,110        140,922        6,730,843        10,285,951  
 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    68,885,125        (30,693,283      36,425,388        (8,171,058
 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

    485,196,508        (700,366      526,286,335        84,529,825  
    NET ASSETS   $ 3,350,796,053      $ 396,920,072      $ 1,596,541,749      $ 716,227,740  
   

Net Assets:

            
   

Class A

  $ 251,400,921      $ 3,755,681      $ 52,503,390      $ 11,380,722  
   

Class C

    169,962,150        3,128,533        21,651,272        3,974,445  
   

Institutional

    1,304,695,356        26,365,788        117,111,672        101,391,482  
   

Service

                  761,024         
   

Investor

    491,112,094        5,778,280        17,077,058        15,597,465  
   

Class P

    842,127,141        213,066,088        2,232,286        1,703,931  
   

Class R6

    291,498,391        144,825,702        1,385,205,047        582,179,695  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 3,350,796,053      $ 396,920,072      $ 1,596,541,749      $ 716,227,740  
   

Shares outstanding $0.001 par value (unlimited shares authorized):

            
   

Class A

    19,072,788        515,195        2,268,477        1,063,363  
   

Class C

    12,947,622        445,082        988,802        384,479  
   

Institutional

    99,206,939        3,681,839        4,974,623        9,524,165  
   

Service

                  32,697         
   

Investor

    37,321,819        809,443        726,217        1,456,907  
   

Class P

    64,039,801        29,741,117        94,818        159,994  
   

Class R6

    22,171,849        20,244,108        58,854,052        54,674,790  
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:(b)

            
   

Class A

  $ 13.18      $ 7.29      $ 23.14      $ 10.70  
   

Class C

    13.13        7.03        21.90        10.34  
   

Institutional

    13.15        7.16        23.54        10.65  
   

Service

                  23.27         
   

Investor

    13.16        7.14        23.52        10.71  
   

Class P

    13.15        7.16        23.54        10.65  
   

Class R6

    13.15        7.15        23.54        10.65  

 

  (a)   Includes loaned securities having a market value of $4,052,747, $2,138,324 and $2,836,380 for the U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium, International Equity Dividend and Premium and International Tax-Managed Equity Funds, respectively.
  (b)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium, International Equity Dividend and Premium, U.S. Tax-Managed Equity and International Tax-Managed Equity Funds is $13.95, $7.71, $24.49 and $11.32, respectively. At redemption, Class C Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge assessed on the amount equal to the lesser of the current NAV or the original purchase price of the shares.

 

48   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS TAX-ADVANTAGED EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

 

        U.S. Equity
Dividend and
Premium Fund
     International Equity
Dividend and
Premium Fund
     U.S. Tax-Managed
Equity Fund
     International
Tax-Managed
Equity Fund
 
  Investment income:

 

 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $0, $1,124,370, $0 and $1,434,428)

  $ 46,696,322      $ 10,471,586      $ 12,031,889      $ 12,595,760  
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    87,972        10,057        79,010        18,249  
 

Income from non-cash dividends

                         772,017  
 

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

    22,782        3,534        3,951        37,027  
  Total investment income     46,807,076        10,485,177        12,114,850        13,423,053  
            
  Expenses:

 

 

Management fees

    11,674,356        1,658,681        5,274,868        2,926,734  
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    1,311,642        90,757        373,130        156,615  
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    1,201,021        25,697        177,519        31,925  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    186,415        80,635        84,381        118,262  
 

Printing and mailing costs

    106,314        14,028        20,222        12,849  
 

Professional fees

    48,590        54,288        49,708        56,080  
 

Trustee fees

    12,162        9,086        10,110        9,301  
 

Registration fees

    4,210        4,140        21,310        4,811  
 

Service share fees — Service and Shareholder Administration Plan

                  1,882         
 

Other

    35,779        30,131        20,018        15,371  
  Total expenses     14,580,489        1,967,443        6,033,148        3,331,948  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (220,421      (4,728      (16,384      (173,734
  Net expenses     14,360,068        1,962,715        6,016,764        3,158,214  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     32,447,008        8,522,462        6,098,086        10,264,839  
            
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    97,363,268        (706,711      1,212,650        (7,589,272

In-kind transactions

                    56,459,721         
 

Futures contracts

    2,875,258        89,953        1,719,517        (23,510
 

Foreign currency transactions

           (159,432             (325,206
 

Written options

    (6,165,946      (1,385,164              
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

          
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (97,505,376      (23,649,894      (11,486,558      (15,887,467
 

Futures contracts

    501,369        (104,421      (432,904      (56,560
 

Foreign currency translation

           (148,902             (182,558
 

Written options

    8,883,482        1,431,119                
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     5,952,055        (24,633,452      47,472,426        (24,064,573
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 38,399,063      $ (16,110,990    $ 53,570,512      $ (13,799,734

 

  (a)   Class specific Distribution and/or Service, and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

     Distribution and/or Service Fees      Transfer Agency Fees  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Service

    

Class A

    

Class C

    

Institutional

    

Service

    

Investor

    

Class P(b)

    

Class R6(c)

 

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium

   $ 330,783      $ 870,238      $      $ 238,164      $ 156,642      $ 471,515      $      $ 426,830      $ 16,281      $ 2,210  

International Equity Dividend and Premium

     4,679        21,018               3,369        3,783        75,549               5,372        1,670        1,014  

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity

     64,060        113,459        1,882        46,123        20,422        280,595        151        15,399        53        10,387  

International Tax-Managed Equity

     13,923        18,002               10,024        3,240        126,343               12,814        44        4,150  

 

  (b)   Commenced operation on April 17, 2018.
  (c)   Commenced operation on April 30, 2018.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   49


GOLDMAN SACHS TAX-ADVANTAGED EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

        U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund            International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    

For the Fiscal

Year Ended
December 31, 2017

           For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    

For the Fiscal

Year Ended
December 31, 2017

 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 32,447,008      $ 56,830,517        $ 8,522,462      $ 9,838,391  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    94,072,580        120,810,368          (2,161,354      (1,723,195
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (88,120,525      275,559,374                (22,472,098      71,868,026  
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     38,399,063        453,200,259                (16,110,990      79,983,222  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From net investment income

            
 

Class A Shares

    (2,165,151      (3,974,753        (73,384      (97,747
 

Class C Shares

    (830,357      (1,305,021        (52,657      (56,946
 

Institutional Shares

    (18,949,930      (45,497,275        (2,276,593      (10,184,968
 

Investor Shares(a)

    (4,606,944      (7,319,152        (122,201      (120,278
 

Class P Shares(b)

    (4,541,664               (3,628,779       
 

Class R6 Shares(c)

    (1,591,025               (2,316,015       
 

From net realized gains

            
 

Class A Shares

           (11,043,350                
 

Class C Shares

           (7,337,462                
 

Institutional Shares

           (106,039,247                
 

Investor Shares(a)

           (19,148,556                      
  Total distributions to shareholders     (32,685,071      (201,664,816              (8,469,629      (10,459,939
              
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    1,549,258,875        1,283,188,454          387,892,879        88,942,877  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    29,272,067        181,754,076          8,308,439        10,353,429  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,725,138,738      (899,381,110              (388,941,384      (72,517,073
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (146,607,796      565,561,420                7,259,934        26,779,233  
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (140,893,804      817,096,863                (17,320,685      96,302,516  
              
  Net assets:

 

 

Beginning of period

    3,491,689,857        2,674,592,994                414,240,757        317,938,241  
 

End of period

  $ 3,350,796,053      $ 3,491,689,857              $ 396,920,072      $ 414,240,757  
  Undistributed net investment income   $ 1,468,110      $ 1,706,173              $ 140,922      $ 88,089  

 

  (a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
  (b)   Commenced operation on April 17, 2018.
  (c)   Commenced operation on April 30, 2018.

 

50   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS TAX-ADVANTAGED EQUITY FUNDS

 

        U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund            International Tax-Managed Equity Fund  
        For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    

For the Fiscal

Year Ended
December 31,
2017

           For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    

For the Fiscal

Year Ended
December 31,
2017

 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 6,098,086      $ 12,722,967        $ 10,264,839      $ 10,088,081  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    59,391,888        18,031,352          (7,937,988      99,238,821  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (11,919,462      209,357,661                (16,126,585      38,813,188  
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     53,570,512        240,111,980                (13,799,734      148,140,090  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From net investment income

            
 

Class A Shares

           (240,546               (150,734
 

Class C Shares

                           (33,326
 

Institutional Shares

           (11,897,314               (11,345,058
 

Service Shares

           (2,973                
 

Investor Shares(a)

           (124,607                     (272,879
  Total distributions to shareholders            (12,265,440                     (11,801,997
              
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    1,590,796,739        183,988,254          670,101,626        126,605,605  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

           12,080,312                 11,794,946  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,455,393,334      (84,481,305        (586,999,278      (87,883,762
 

Proceeds paid in connection with in-kind transactions

    (78,310,000                            (66,410,000
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     57,093,405        111,587,261                83,102,348        (15,893,211
  TOTAL INCREASE     110,663,917        339,433,801                69,302,614        120,444,882  
              
  Net assets:

 

 

Beginning of period

    1,485,877,832        1,146,444,031                646,925,126        526,480,244  
 

End of period

  $ 1,596,541,749      $ 1,485,877,832              $ 716,227,740      $ 646,925,126  
  Undistributed net investment income   $ 6,730,843      $ 632,757              $ 10,285,951      $ 21,112  

 

  (a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   51


GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               Income (loss) from
investment operations
     Distributions
to shareholders
 
    Year - Share Class  

Net asset
value,
beginning
of period

     Net
investment
income(a)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gain
     Total from
investment
operations
     From net
investment
income
     From net
realized
gains
     Total
distributions
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED)  
 

2018 - A

  $ 13.16      $ 0.11      $ 0.02      $ 0.13      $ (0.11    $      $ (0.11
 

2018 - C

    13.11        0.06        0.02        0.08        (0.06             (0.06
 

2018 - Institutional

    13.13        0.13        0.02        0.15        (0.13             (0.13
 

2018 - Investor(e)

    13.14        0.12        0.03        0.15        (0.13             (0.13
 

2018 - P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

    13.12        0.03        0.07        0.10        (0.07             (0.07
 

2018 - R6 (Commenced April 30, 2018)

    12.84        (f)       0.38        0.38        (0.07             (0.07
                     
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,  
 

2017 - A

    12.11        0.19        1.61        1.80        (0.19      (0.56      (0.75
 

2017 - C

    12.07        0.10        1.60        1.70        (0.10      (0.56      (0.66
 

2017 - Institutional

    12.09        0.24        1.60        1.84        (0.24      (0.56      (0.80
 

2017 - Investor(e)

    12.10        0.23        1.60        1.83        (0.23      (0.56      (0.79
 

2016 - A

    11.34        0.20        1.21        1.41        (0.19      (0.45      (0.64
 

2016 - C

    11.31        0.11        1.21        1.32        (0.11      (0.45      (0.56
 

2016 - Institutional

    11.31        0.24        1.22        1.46        (0.23      (0.45      (0.68
 

2016 - Investor(e)

    11.33        0.23        1.21        1.44        (0.22      (0.45      (0.67
 

2015 - A

    11.76        0.21        0.04        0.25        (0.20      (0.47      (0.67
 

2015 - C

    11.74        0.12        0.03        0.15        (0.11      (0.47      (0.58
 

2015 - Institutional

    11.73        0.25        0.04        0.29        (0.24      (0.47      (0.71
 

2015 - Investor(e)

    11.75        0.24        0.04        0.28        (0.23      (0.47      (0.70
 

2014 - A

    11.26        0.23        0.95        1.18        (0.22      (0.46      (0.68
 

2014 - C

    11.24        0.14        0.96        1.10        (0.14      (0.46      (0.60
 

2014 - Institutional

    11.24        0.27        0.95        1.22        (0.27      (0.46      (0.73
 

2014 - Investor(e)

    11.25        0.26        0.95        1.21        (0.25      (0.46      (0.71
 

2013 - A

    9.60        0.20        2.12        2.32        (0.20      (0.46      (0.66
 

2013 - C

    9.59        0.13        2.11        2.24        (0.13      (0.46      (0.59
 

2013 - Institutional

    9.58        0.25        2.12        2.37        (0.25      (0.46      (0.71
 

2013 - Investor(e)

    9.59        0.23        2.12        2.35        (0.23      (0.46      (0.69

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
  (f)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

 

52   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM FUND

 

                                                                   
    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return(b)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
net investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
        Portfolio
turnover
rate(c)
 
                         
  $ 13.18         1.00     $ 251,401         1.12 %(d)        1.14 %(d)        1.63 %(d)        19
    13.13         0.64         169,962         1.87 (d)        1.89 (d)        0.89 (d)        19  
    13.15         1.19         1,304,695         0.74 (d)        0.75 (d)        2.07 (d)        19  
    13.16         1.13         491,112         0.87 (d)        0.89 (d)        1.89 (d)        19  
    13.15         0.69         842,127         0.73 (d)        0.75 (d)        1.29 (d)        19  
    13.15         2.89         291,498         0.73 (d)        0.75 (d)        (0.20 )(d)        19  
                         
                         
    13.16         14.83         275,451         1.13         1.15         1.47         34  
    13.11         13.99         177,178         1.88         1.90         0.76         34  
    13.13         15.31         2,565,883         0.74         0.76         1.89         34  
    13.14           15.18           473,178           0.88           0.90           1.76           34  
    12.11         12.73         294,401         1.16         1.19         1.67         23  
    12.07         11.92         142,909         1.91         1.94         0.92         23  
    12.09         13.17         2,062,756         0.76         0.79         2.07         23  
    12.10           12.92           174,527           0.91           0.94           1.90           23  
    11.34         2.08         194,237         1.17         1.20         1.75         39  
    11.31         1.26         90,091         1.92         1.95         1.01         39  
    11.31         2.49         1,262,977         0.77         0.80         2.15         39  
    11.33           2.34           54,106           0.92           0.95           2.03           39  
    11.76         10.47         172,832         1.19         1.20         1.96         53  
    11.74         9.68         74,125         1.94         1.95         1.21         53  
    11.73         10.83         1,149,361         0.79         0.80         2.36         53  
    11.75           10.75           39,960           0.94           0.95           2.21           53  
    11.26         24.58         167,149         1.19         1.21         1.92         69  
    11.24         23.61         66,872         1.94         1.96         1.17         69  
    11.24         25.14         1,072,965         0.79         0.81         2.32         69  
    11.25           24.93           35,480           0.94           0.96           2.18           69  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   53


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               Income (loss) from
investment operations
     Distributions
to shareholders
 
    Year - Share Class  

Net asset
value,
beginning
of period

     Net
investment
income(a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
     Total from
investment
operations
     From net
investment
income
     From net
realized
gains
     Total
distributions
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED)  
 

2018 - A

  $ 7.76      $ 0.15     $ (0.48    $ (0.33    $ (0.14    $      $ (0.14
 

2018 - C

    7.48        0.11       (0.45      (0.34      (0.11             (0.11
 

2018 - Institutional

    7.62        0.16       (0.46      (0.30      (0.16             (0.16
 

2018 - Investor(e)

    7.60        0.15       (0.46      (0.31      (0.15             (0.15
 

2018 - P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

    7.71        0.03       (0.46      (0.43      (0.12             (0.12
 

2018 - R6 (Commenced April 30, 2018)

    7.60        0.03       (0.36      (0.33      (0.12             (0.12
                    
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,  
 

2017 - A

    6.43        0.15       1.34        1.49        (0.16             (0.16
 

2017 - C

    6.21        0.09       1.30        1.39        (0.12             (0.12
 

2017 - Institutional

    6.32        0.18       1.31        1.49        (0.19             (0.19
 

2017 - Investor(e)

    6.31        0.17       1.30        1.47        (0.18             (0.18
 

2016 - A

    6.56        0.18       (0.14      0.04        (0.17             (0.17
 

2016 - C

    6.35        0.12       (0.14      (0.02      (0.12             (0.12
 

2016 - Institutional

    6.46        0.19       (0.14      0.05        (0.19             (0.19
 

2016 - Investor(e)

    6.44        0.17       (0.11      0.06        (0.19             (0.19
 

2015 - A

    7.14        0.16 (f)      (0.49      (0.33      (0.14      (0.11      (0.25
 

2015 - C

    6.94        0.09 (f)      (0.47      (0.38      (0.10      (0.11      (0.21
 

2015 - Institutional

    7.03        0.18 (f)      (0.48      (0.30      (0.16      (0.11      (0.27
 

2015 - Investor(e)

    7.02        0.16 (f)      (0.48      (0.32      (0.15      (0.11      (0.26
 

2014 - A

    8.00        0.25 (g)      (0.64      (0.39      (0.23      (0.24      (0.47
 

2014 - C

    7.80        0.18 (g)      (0.62      (0.44      (0.18      (0.24      (0.42
 

2014 - Institutional

    7.89        0.27 (g)      (0.63      (0.36      (0.26      (0.24      (0.50
 

2014 - Investor(e)

    7.88        0.28 (g)      (0.66      (0.38      (0.24      (0.24      (0.48
 

2013 - A

    7.31        0.19       0.92        1.11        (0.18      (0.24      (0.42
 

2013 - C

    7.15        0.12       0.90        1.02        (0.13      (0.24      (0.37
 

2013 - Institutional

    7.21        0.20       0.93        1.13        (0.21      (0.24      (0.45
 

2013 - Investor(e)

    7.20        0.21       0.91        1.12        (0.20      (0.24      (0.44

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from a corporate action which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.38% of average net assets.
  (g)   Reflects income recognized from a corporate action which amounted to $0.05 per share and 0.69% of average net assets.

 

54   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM FUND

 

                                                                   
    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return(b)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
net investment
income
to average
net assets
        Portfolio
turnover
rate(c)
 
                         
  $ 7.29         (4.20 )%      $ 3,756         1.33 %(d)        1.34 %(d)        3.83 %(d)        8
    7.03         (4.51       3,129         2.08 (d)        2.08 (d)        3.08 (d)        8  
    7.16         (3.97       26,366         0.94 (d)        0.94 (d)        4.27 (d)        8  
    7.14         (4.05       5,778         1.08 (d)        1.08 (d)        4.06 (d)        8  
    7.16         (5.52       213,066         0.94 (d)        0.97 (d)        2.25 (d)        8  
    7.15         (4.29       144,826         0.94 (d)        0.97 (d)        2.20 (d)        8  
                         
                         
    7.76         23.36         3,962         1.34         1.34         2.16         17  
    7.48         22.50         4,276         2.09         2.09         1.29         17  
    7.62         23.85         399,955         0.95         0.95         2.58         17  
    7.60           23.58           6,048           1.09           1.09           2.36           17  
    6.43         0.66         5,968         1.37         1.38         2.87         18  
    6.21         (0.21       2,549         2.12         2.13         2.00         18  
    6.32         0.92         307,311         0.97         0.98         3.08         18  
    6.31           0.96           2,111           1.12           1.13           2.64           18  
    6.56         (4.80       9,532         1.37         1.37         2.26 (f)        100  
    6.35         (5.59       3,329         2.12         2.12         1.38 (f)        100  
    6.46         (4.42       281,204         0.97         0.97         2.65 (f)        100  
    6.44           (4.69         749           1.12           1.12           2.33 (f)          100  
    7.14         (5.30       10,565         1.35         1.35         3.13 (g)        44  
    6.94         (6.04       2,634         2.10         2.10         2.32 (g)        44  
    7.03         (4.99       415,503         0.95         0.95         3.45 (g)        44  
    7.02           (5.16         862           1.09           1.09           3.52 (g)          44  
    8.00         15.57         10,323         1.34         1.36         2.56         97  
    7.80         14.68         2,582         2.10         2.11         1.54         97  
    7.89         16.14         403,776         0.94         0.96         2.71         97  
    7.88           15.98           1,547           1.09           1.11           2.74           97  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   55


GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. TAX-MANAGED EQUITY FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               Income (loss) from
investment operations
     Distributions
to shareholders
 
    Year - Share Class  

Net asset
value,
beginning
of period

     Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
     Total from
investment
operations
     From net
investment
income
     From net
realized
gains
     Total
distributions
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED)  
 

2018 - A

  $ 22.37      $ 0.05      $ 0.72      $ 0.77      $      $      $  
 

2018 - C

    21.24        (0.04      0.70        0.66                       
 

2018 - Institutional

    22.71        0.09        0.74        0.83                       
 

2018 - Service

    22.51        0.04        0.72        0.76                       
 

2018 - Investor(e)

    22.70        0.08        0.74        0.82                       
 

2018 - P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

    23.43        0.05        0.06        0.11                       
 

2018 - R6 (Commenced April 30, 2018)

    22.93        0.04        0.57        0.61                       
                     
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,  
 

2017 - A

    18.75        0.13        3.60        3.73        (0.11             (0.11
 

2017 - C

    17.86        (0.03      3.41        3.38                       
 

2017 - Institutional

    19.04        0.21        3.65        3.86        (0.19             (0.19
 

2017 - Service

    18.88        0.11        3.61        3.72        (0.09             (0.09
 

2017 - Investor(e)

    19.03        0.18        3.65        3.83        (0.16             (0.16
 

2016 - A

    17.28        0.11        1.47        1.58        (0.11             (0.11
 

2016 - C

    16.48        (0.02      1.40        1.38                       
 

2016 - Institutional

    17.53        0.18        1.51        1.69        (0.18             (0.18
 

2016 - Service

    17.33        0.09        1.49        1.58        (0.03             (0.03
 

2016 - Investor(e)

    17.54        0.15        1.50        1.65        (0.16             (0.16
 

2015 - A

    17.44        0.13        (0.18      (0.05      (0.11             (0.11
 

2015 - C

    16.67        (f)       (0.18      (0.18      (0.01             (0.01
 

2015 - Institutional

    17.69        0.20        (0.18      0.02        (0.18             (0.18
 

2015 - Service

    17.53        0.12        (0.19      (0.07      (0.13             (0.13
 

2015 - Investor(e)

    17.70        0.18        (0.18      (f)       (0.16             (0.16
 

2014 - A

    15.45        0.09        1.97        2.06        (0.07             (0.07
 

2014 - C

    14.82        (0.04      1.89        1.85                       
 

2014 - Institutional

    15.66        0.15        2.01        2.16        (0.13             (0.13
 

2014 - Service

    15.49        0.04        2.00        2.04                       
 

2014 - Investor(e)

    15.68        0.13        2.00        2.13        (0.11             (0.11
 

2013 - A

    11.38        0.11        4.22        4.33        (0.08      (0.18      (0.26
 

2013 - C

    10.95        (f)       4.05        4.05               (0.18      (0.18
 

2013 - Institutional

    11.54        0.16        4.28        4.44        (0.14      (0.18      (0.32
 

2013 - Service

    11.46        0.12        4.22        4.34        (0.13      (0.18      (0.31
 

2013 - Investor(e)

    11.55        0.14        4.29        4.43        (0.12      (0.18      (0.30

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
  (f)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

 

56   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. TAX-MANAGED EQUITY FUND

 

                                                                   
    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return(b)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
net investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
        Portfolio
turnover
rate(c)
 
                         
  $ 23.14         3.44     $ 52,503         1.13 %(d)        1.13 %(d)        0.42 %(d)        82
    21.90         3.11         21,651         1.88 (d)        1.88 (d)        (0.33 )(d)        82  
    23.54         3.65         117,112         0.74 (d)        0.74 (d)        0.80 (d)        82  
    23.27         3.38         761         1.24 (d)        1.24 (d)        0.31 (d)        82  
    23.52         3.61         17,077         0.88 (d)        0.88 (d)        0.66 (d)        82  
    23.54         0.47         2,232         0.73 (d)        0.73 (d)        1.04 (d)        82  
    23.54         2.66         1,385,205         0.74 (d)        0.74 (d)        1.04 (d)        82  
                         
                         
    22.37         19.88         50,218         1.15         1.15         0.61         108  
    21.24         18.93         22,337         1.90         1.90         (0.14       108  
    22.71         20.29         1,395,335         0.75         0.75         1.02         108  
    22.51         19.71         736         1.25         1.25         0.52         108  
    22.70           20.14           17,251           0.90           0.90           0.88           108  
    18.75         9.09         51,206         1.17         1.17         0.61         118  
    17.86         8.35         22,512         1.92         1.92         (0.15       118  
    19.04         9.61         1,057,850         0.77         0.77         1.01         118  
    18.88         9.07         614         1.27         1.27         0.53         118  
    19.03           9.40           14,262           0.92           0.93           0.84           118  
    17.28         (0.28       57,913         1.17         1.17         0.73         96  
    16.48         (1.05       22,194         1.92         1.92         (0.02       96  
    17.53         0.10         957,273         0.77         0.77         1.12         96  
    17.33         (0.41       1,236         1.27         1.27         0.67         96  
    17.54           (0.03         6,799           0.92           0.92           0.99           96  
    17.44         13.32         51,253         1.18         1.19         0.52         57  
    16.67         12.48         15,750         1.93         1.94         (0.22       57  
    17.69         13.78         735,421         0.78         0.79         0.93         57  
    17.53         13.17         58         1.28         1.29         0.25         57  
    17.70           13.57           4,175           0.93           0.94           0.78           57  
    15.45         38.17         34,792         1.15         1.21         0.80         95  
    14.82         37.07         10,648         1.90         1.96         0.04         95  
    15.66         38.73         493,729         0.75         0.81         1.17         95  
    15.49         38.08         411         1.27         1.29         0.81         95  
    15.68           38.48           843           0.91           0.96           1.02           95  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   57


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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

               Income (loss) from
investment operations
        
    Year - Share Class   Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income(a)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
     Total from
investment
operations
     Distributions
to shareholders
from net
investment
income
 
  FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED)

 

 

2018 - A

  $ 10.93      $ 0.14      $ (0.37    $ (0.23    $  
 

2018 - C

    10.59        0.11        (0.36      (0.25       
 

2018 - Institutional

    10.85        0.17        (0.37      (0.20       
 

2018 - Investor(e)

    10.91        0.15        (0.35      (0.20       
 

2018 - P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

    11.07        0.07        (0.49      (0.42       
 

2018 - R6 (Commenced April 30, 2018)

    10.92        0.04        (0.31      (0.27       
               
  FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,

 

 

2017 - A

    8.62        0.11        2.38        2.49        (0.18
 

2017 - C

    8.39        0.04        2.30        2.34        (0.14
 

2017 - Institutional

    8.54        0.17        2.34        2.51        (0.20
 

2017 - Investor(e)

    8.61        0.13        2.36        2.49        (0.19
 

2016 - A

    8.67        0.12        (0.04      0.08        (0.13
 

2016 - C

    8.45        0.06        (0.05      0.01        (0.07
 

2016 - Institutional

    8.59        0.16        (0.05      0.11        (0.16
 

2016 - Investor(e)

    8.65        0.15        (0.05      0.10        (0.14
 

2015 - A

    8.45        0.11        0.21        0.32        (0.10
 

2015 - C

    8.27        0.02        0.23        0.25        (0.07
 

2015 - Institutional

    8.36        0.15        0.21        0.36        (0.13
 

2015 - Investor(e)

    8.43        0.07        0.27        0.34        (0.12
 

2014 - A

    9.18        0.27 (f)        (0.80      (0.53      (0.20
 

2014 - C

    9.03        0.15 (f)        (0.74      (0.59      (0.17
 

2014 - Institutional

    9.10        0.28 (f)        (0.77      (0.49      (0.25
 

2014 - Investor(e)

    9.17        0.29 (f)        (0.80      (0.51      (0.23
 

2013 - A

    7.62        0.15        1.54        1.69        (0.13 )(g) 
 

2013 - C

    7.55        0.10        1.51        1.61        (0.13 )(g) 
 

2013 - Institutional

    7.59        0.19        1.53        1.72        (0.21 )(g) 
 

2013 - Investor(e)

    7.66        0.20        1.51        1.71        (0.20 )(g) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.06 per share and 0.71% of average net assets.
  (g)   Includes a distribution from capital of less than $0.01 per share.

 

58   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL TAX-MANAGED EQUITY FUND

 

                                                                   
    Net asset
value, end
of period
        Total
return(b)
        Net assets,
end of
period
(in 000s)
        Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
total expenses
to average
net assets
        Ratio of
net investment
income
to average
net assets
        Portfolio
turnover
rate(c)
 
                         
  $ 10.70         (2.10 )%      $ 11,381         1.29 %(d)        1.34 %(d)        2.62 %(d)        75
    10.34         (2.36       3,974         2.04 (d)         2.09 (d)         2.04 (d)         75  
    10.65         (1.84       101,391         0.90 (d)         0.95 (d)         3.03 (d)         75  
    10.71         (1.92       15,597         1.04 (d)         1.09 (d)         2.77 (d)         75  
    10.65         (3.79       1,704         0.89 (d)         0.94 (d)         3.10 (d)         75  
    10.65         (2.47       582,180         0.89 (d)         0.96 (d)         2.22 (d)         75  
                         
                         
    10.93         28.85         9,429         1.31         1.36         1.04         134  
    10.59         27.85         2,661         2.06         2.11         0.40         134  
    10.85         29.42         619,288         0.92         0.97         1.74         134  
    10.91           29.09           15,547           1.05           1.11           1.30           134  
    8.62         0.93         5,082         1.38         1.39         1.37         125  
    8.39         0.11         1,012         2.13         2.14         0.67         125  
    8.54         1.26         519,135         0.98         0.99         1.90         125  
    8.61           1.21           1,251           1.13           1.14           1.76           125  
    8.67         3.77         3,408         1.38         1.39         1.22         113  
    8.45         3.07         812         2.13         2.13         0.20         113  
    8.59         4.26         426,168         0.98         0.99         1.71         113  
    8.65           4.04           1,444           1.13           1.13           0.84           113  
    8.45         (5.79       2,151         1.38         1.42         2.98 (f)         106  
    8.27         (6.55       181         2.13         2.17         1.71 (f)         106  
    8.36         (5.48       316,062         0.98         1.02         3.12 (f)         106  
    8.43           (5.59         205           1.13           1.17           3.12 (f)           106  
    9.18         22.23         3,388         1.31         1.51         1.79         95  
    9.03         21.38         70         2.10         2.23         1.15         95  
    9.10         22.70         228,410         0.95         1.08         2.27         95  
    9.17           22.36           217           1.12           1.21           2.34           95  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   59


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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The following table lists those series of the Trust that are included in this report (collectively, the “Funds” or individually a “Fund”), along with their corresponding share classes and respective diversification status under the Act:

 

Fund      Share Classes Offered   

Diversified/

Non-diversified

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium,

International Equity Dividend and Premium,

International Tax-Managed Equity

       A, C, Institutional, Investor, P(a) and  R6(b)    Diversified

U. S. Tax-Managed Equity

     A, C, Institutional, Service, Investor, P(a) and  R6(b)    Diversified

 

(a)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
(b)   Commenced operations on April 30, 2018.

Class A Shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. Class C Shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%, which is imposed on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P and Class R6 Shares are not subject to a sales charge.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Trust.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

A.  Investment Valuation — The Funds’ valuation policy is to value investments at fair value.

B.  Investment Income and Investments — Investment income includes interest income, dividend income, and securities lending income, if any. Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recognized on ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign securities, as soon as such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost. Investment transactions are recorded on the following business day for daily net asset value (“NAV”) calculations. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. The Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and is payable upon sale of such investments. Distributions received from the Funds’ investments in United States (“U.S.”) real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain or a return of capital. A return of capital is recorded by the Funds as a reduction to the cost basis of the REIT.

For derivative contracts, realized gains and losses are recorded upon settlement of the contract.

C.  Class Allocations and Expenses — Investment income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), if any, and non-class specific expenses of each Fund are allocated daily based upon the proportion of net assets of each class. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by a Fund are charged to that Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service, Transfer Agency and Service and Shareholder Administration fees.

 

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies (mutual funds) and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, each Fund is not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gains distributions, if any, are declared and paid according to the following schedule:

 

Fund        

Income Distributions

Declared/Paid

   Capital Gains Distributions
Declared/Paid

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium

International Equity Dividend and Premium

       Quarterly    Annually

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity

International Tax-Managed Equity

       Annually    Annually

Net capital losses, if any, are carried forward to future fiscal years and may be used to the extent allowed by the Code to offset any future capital gains. Losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. Utilization of capital loss carryforwards will reduce the requirement of future capital gains distributions.

The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with federal income tax rules, which may differ from GAAP. The source of each Fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from net investment income, net realized gain or capital. Certain components of the Funds’ net assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities reflect permanent GAAP/tax differences based on the appropriate tax character.

E.  Foreign Currency Translation — The accounting records and reporting currency of a Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rates at the close of each business day. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments. Changes in the value of other assets and liabilities as a result of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates are included in the Statements of Operations within net change in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the date the transaction occurred, the effects of which are included within net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

F.  In-Kind Transactions — The Funds may allow investors, under certain circumstances, to purchase shares with securities instead of cash. In addition, the Trust reserves the right to redeem an investor’s shares by distributing securities instead of cash. These are known as in-kind transactions. Securities included as part of in-kind purchases and redemptions of Fund shares are valued in the same manner as they are valued for purposes of computing a Fund’s NAV, in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures, and such valuations are as of the date the trade is submitted pursuant to the procedures specified in the Funds’ prospectus.

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price); the Funds’ policy is to use the market approach. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The levels used for classifying investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these investments. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, volatility and credit spreads), either directly or indirectly;

Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require significant unobservable inputs (including GSAM’s assumptions in determining fair value measurement).

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with the Funds’ policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy resulting from such changes are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

A.  Level 1 and Level 2 Fair Value Investments — The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values for investments classified as Level 1 and Level 2 are as follows:

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a U.S. securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities are valued at the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2.

Unlisted equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price on the valuation date, or if no sale occurs, at the last bid price, and are generally classified as Level 2. Securities traded on certain foreign securities exchanges are valued daily at fair value determined by an independent fair value service (if available) under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees and consistent with applicable regulatory guidance. The independent fair value service takes into account multiple factors including, but not limited to, movements in the securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign currency exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign securities exchange. These investments are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Money Market Funds — Investments in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Underlying Fund”) are valued at the NAV of the Institutional Share class on the day of valuation. These investments are generally classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. For information regarding an Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. A Fund enters into derivative transactions to hedge against changes in interest rates, securities prices, and/or currency exchange rates, to increase total return, or to gain access to certain markets or attain exposure to other underliers.

Exchange-traded derivatives, including futures and options contracts, are valued at the last sale or settlement price and typically fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) and centrally cleared derivatives are valued using market transactions and other market evidence, including market-based inputs to models, calibration to market-clearing transactions, broker or dealer quotations, or other alternative pricing sources. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value OTC and centrally cleared derivatives depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the instrument, as well as the availability of pricing information in the market. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, yield curves, credit curves, measures of volatility, voluntary and involuntary prepayment rates,

 

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loss severity rates and correlations of such inputs. For OTC and centrally cleared derivatives that trade in liquid markets, model inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. OTC and centrally cleared derivatives are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when significant inputs are corroborated by market evidence.

i.  Futures Contracts — Futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell a standardized quantity of a specified commodity or security and are valued based on exchanged settlement prices or independent market quotes. Futures contracts are valued at the last settlement price, or in the absence of a sale, the last bid price for long positions and at the last ask price for short positions, at the end of each day on the board of trade or exchange upon which they are traded. Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund deposits cash or securities in an account on behalf of the broker in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by a Fund equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable with a corresponding offset to unrealized gains or losses. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of a Fund and cash collateral received, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivative contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by a Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments.

ii.  Options — When a Fund writes call or put options, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. Swaptions are options on interest rate swap contracts.

Upon the purchase of a call option or a put option by a Fund, the premium paid is recorded as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option. Certain options may be purchased with premiums to be determined on a future date. The premiums for these options are based upon implied volatility parameters at specified terms.

B.  Level 3 Fair Value Investments — To the extent that significant inputs to valuation models and other alternative pricing sources are unobservable, or if quotations are not readily available, or if GSAM believes that such quotations do not accurately reflect fair value, the fair value of a Fund’s investments may be determined under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees. GSAM, consistent with its procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, may make an adjustment to the most recent valuation prices of either domestic or foreign securities in light of significant events to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities at the time of determining a Fund’s NAV. Significant events which could affect a large number of securities in a particular market may include, but are not limited to: significant fluctuations in U.S. or foreign markets; market dislocations; market disruptions; or unscheduled market closings. Significant events which could also affect a single issuer may include, but are not limited to: corporate actions such as reorganizations, mergers and buy-outs; ratings downgrades; and bankruptcies.

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2018:

 

U.S. EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $ 154,370        $                 —        $         —  

Europe

     4,965,968                    

North America

     3,367,047,487                    

South America

     2,072,483                    

Investment Company

     2,385,176                    

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     4,224,875                    
Total    $ 3,380,850,359        $        $  

 

(a)   Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile. The Funds utilize fair value model prices provided by an independent fair value service for certain international equity securities, resulting in a Level 2 classification.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

U.S. EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM (continued)             
Derivative Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 405,078        $        $         —  
Liabilities             

Written Options Contracts

   $ (27,951,300      $        $  
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(b)

            

Africa

   $        $ 602,000        $  

Asia

     358,890          109,171,292           

Australia and Oceania

     1,989,513          34,435,941           

Europe

     22,619,787          213,834,484           

North America

              88,278           

Investment Company

     2,271                    

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     2,293,350                    
Total    $ 27,263,811        $ 358,131,995        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 9,783        $        $  
Liabilities             

Futures Contracts(a)

   $ (116,313      $        $  

Written Options Contracts

     (1,655,672                  
Total    $ (1,771,985      $        $  
U.S. TAX-MANAGED EQUITY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(b)

            

Asia

   $ 3,366,442        $        $  

North America

     1,539,330,394                    

Investment Company

     18,228,085                    
Total    $ 1,560,924,921        $        $  

 

(a)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.
(b)   Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile. The Funds utilize fair value model prices provided by an independent fair value service for certain international equity securities, resulting in a Level 2 classification.

 

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U.S. TAX-MANAGED EQUITY (continued)             
Derivative Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Liabilities(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ (292,755      $        $         —  
INTERNATIONAL TAX-MANAGED EQUITY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(b)

            

Asia

   $        $ 226,375,443        $  

Australia and Oceania

     4,205,828          54,759,809           

Europe

     19,616,692          371,323,544           

North America

     2,144,176          124,988           

Investment Company

     425                    

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     2,915,100                    
Total    $ 28,882,221        $ 652,583,784        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ 7,722        $        $  
Liability(a)             

Futures Contracts

   $ (77,682      $        $  

 

(a)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.
(b)   Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile. The Funds utilize fair value model prices provided by an independent fair value service for certain international equity securities, resulting in a Level 2 classification.

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedules of Investments.

 

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June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

 

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) as of June 30, 2018. These instruments were used as part of the Funds’ investment strategies and to obtain and/or manage exposure related to the risks below. The values in the tables below exclude the effects of cash collateral received or posted pursuant to these derivative contracts, and therefore are not representative of the Funds’ net exposure.

 

Fund   Risk   Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
  Assets(a)      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
  Liabilities  

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium

  Equity   Variation margin on futures   $ 405,078      Payable for written options at value   $ (27,951,300)  

International Equity Dividend and Premium

  Equity   Variation margin on futures     9,783      Variation margin on futures, Payable for written options at value     (1,771,985) (a) 

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity

  Equity            Variation margin on futures     (292,755) (a) 

International Tax-Managed Equity

  Equity   Variation margin on futures     7,722      Variation margin on futures     (77,682) (a) 
Total           $ 422,583          $ (30,093,722)  

 

(a)   Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Schedules of Investments. Only variation margin as of June 30, 2018 is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Funds’ gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the six months ended June 30, 2018. These gains (losses) should be considered in the context that these derivative contracts may have been executed to create investment opportunities and/or economically hedge certain investments, and accordingly, certain gains (losses) on such derivative contracts may offset certain (losses) gains attributable to investments. These gains (losses) are included in “Net realized gain (loss)” or “Net change in unrealized gain (loss)” on the Statements of Operations:

 

Fund   Risk    Statements of Operations   Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium

  Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts and written options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and written options   $ (3,290,688   $ 9,384,851       5,124  

International Equity Dividend and Premium

  Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts and written options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and written options     (1,295,211     1,326,698       2,571  

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity

  Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts     1,719,517       (432,904     83  

International Tax-Managed Equity

  Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts     (23,510     (56,560     137  
Total            $ (2,889,892   $ 10,222,085       7,915  

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

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A.  Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Funds, subject to the general supervision of the Trustees.

As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the assumption of the expenses related thereto and administration of the Funds’ business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

    Contractual Management Rate             Effective Net
Management
Rate^
 
Fund   First
$1 billion
     Next
$1 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Over
$8 billion
     Effective
Rate
 

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium

    0.75      0.68      0.65      0.64      0.63      0.69      0.69

International Equity Dividend and Premium

    0.81        0.73        0.69        0.68        0.67        0.81        0.81  

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity

    0.70        0.63        0.60        0.59        0.58        0.67        0.67  

International Tax-Managed Equity

    0.85        0.77        0.73        0.72        0.71        0.85        0.85  

 

^   Effective Net Management Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated Underlying Funds, if any.

The Funds invest in Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, which is an affiliated Underlying Fund. GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Funds in an amount equal to the management fee it earns as an investment adviser to the affiliated Underlying Fund in which the Funds invest, except those management fees it earns from the Funds’ investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, GSAM waived $9,799, $1,124, $8,966 and $2,286 of the U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium, International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund, U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund and International Tax-Managed Equity Funds’ management fees, respectively.

B.  Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Plans — The Trust, on behalf of Class A Shares of each Fund, has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution and Service Plan, Goldman Sachs, which serves as distributor (the “Distributor”), is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly for distribution services and personal and account maintenance services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers. These fees are equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares of the Funds, as set forth below.

The Trust, on behalf of Class C Shares of each applicable Fund, has adopted a Distribution Plan subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution Plan, Goldman Sachs as Distributor is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly for distribution services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers. These fees are equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares of the Funds, as set forth below.

The Trust, on behalf of Service Shares of each applicable Fund, has adopted a Service Plan subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act to allow Service Shares to compensate service organizations (including Goldman Sachs) for providing personal and account maintenance services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Service Plan provides for compensation to the service organizations equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Service Shares of the Funds, as set forth below.

 

     Distribution and/or Service Plan Rates  
      Class A*    Class C    Service  

Distribution and/or Service Plan

   0.25%    0.75%      0.25%  

 

*   With respect to Class A Shares, the Distributor at its discretion may use compensation for distribution services paid under the Distribution Plan to compensate service organizations for personal and account maintenance services and expenses as long as such total compensation does not exceed the maximum cap on “service fees” imposed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

C.  Distribution Agreement — Goldman Sachs, as Distributor of the shares of the Funds pursuant to a Distribution Agreement, may retain a portion of the Class A Shares’ front end sales charge and Class C Shares’ CDSC. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, Goldman Sachs advised that it retained the following amounts:

 

         Front End
Sales Charge
       Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge
 
Fund         Class A        Class C  

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium

       $ 40,465        $ 3  

International Equity Dividend and Premium

         223           

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity

         1,185           

International Tax-Managed Equity

         1,663           

D.  Service and/or Shareholder Administration Plans — The Trust, on behalf of each applicable Fund, has adopted Service and/or Shareholder Administration Plans to allow Class C and Service Shares, respectively, to compensate service organizations (including Goldman Sachs) for providing varying levels of personal and account maintenance and/or shareholder administration services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Service and/or Shareholder Administration Plans each provide for compensation to the service organizations equal to an annual percentage rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C or Service Shares of the Funds, respectively.

E.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Funds for a fee pursuant to the Transfer Agency Agreement. The fees charged for such transfer agency services are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates as follows: 0.18% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Investor Shares; 0.03% of the average daily net assets of Class P and Class R6 Shares; and 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional and Service Shares. Goldman Sachs has agreed to waive a portion of its transfer agency fee equal to 0.01% as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C and Investor Shares of the U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund. This arrangement will remain in effect through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date, Goldman Sachs may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees.

F.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Funds (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees and shareholder administration fees (as applicable), taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, a percentage rate of the average daily net assets of each Fund. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Funds are not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitations as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for the U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium, International Equity Dividend and Premium, U.S. Tax-Managed Equity and International Tax-Managed Equity Funds are 0.014%, 0.094%, 0.044% and 0.014%, respectively. Prior to April 30, 2018, the Other Expense limitation was 0.124% for the International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 30, 2019, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Funds have entered into certain offset arrangements with the custodian and the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Funds’ expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2018, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund         Management
Fee Waiver
       Other Expense
Reimbursement
       Custody Fee
Credits
       Transfer
Agency
Waivers/
Credits
       Total
Expense
Reductions
 

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium

       $ 9,799        $ 155,904        $ 9,067        $ 45,651        $ 220,421  

International Equity Dividend and Premium

         1,124          3,122          482                   4,728  

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity

         8,966                   7,418                   16,384  

International Tax-Managed Equity

         2,286          168,474          2,974                   173,734  

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of June 30, 2018, the Funds participated in a $770,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit facility (the “facility”) together with other funds of the Trust and certain registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates. This facility is to be used for temporary emergency purposes, or to allow for an orderly liquidation of securities to meet redemption requests. The interest rate on borrowings is based on the federal funds rate. The facility also requires a fee to be paid by the Funds based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to May 1, 2018, the facility was $1,100,000,000. The facility was decreased to $770,000,000 effective May 1, 2018.

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the six months ended June 30, 2018, Goldman Sachs earned $427 and $159 in brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions, including futures transactions executed with Goldman Sachs as the Futures Commission Merchant, on behalf of the International Equity Dividend and Premium and International Tax-Managed Equity Funds, respectively.

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

Fund   

Beginning

Value as of
December 31, 2017

     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
   

Ending

Value as of

June 30, 2018

     Shares as of
June 30, 2018
     Dividend Income
from Affiliated
Investment
Company
 

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium

   $      $ 217,023,493      $ (214,638,317   $ 2,385,176        2,385,176      $ 87,972  

International Equity Dividend and Premium

            15,958,329        (15,956,058     2,271        2,271        10,057  

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity

     17,924,899        181,742,776        (181,439,590     18,228,085        18,228,085        79,010  

International Tax-Managed Equity

     4,441,437        68,167,665        (72,608,677     425        425        18,249  

 

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June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

As of June 30, 2018, the following Goldman Sachs Global Tax-Aware Equity Portfolios were beneficial owners of 5% or more of total outstanding shares of the following Funds:

 

Fund         Goldman Sachs
Enhanced Dividend
Global Equity
Portfolio
       Goldman Sachs
Tax-Advantaged
Global Equity
Portfolio
 

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium

         9       

International Equity Dividend and Premium

         35           

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity

                  87  

International Tax-Managed Equity

                  81  

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended June 30, 2018, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales  

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium

       $ 657,552,050        $ 797,007,144  

International Equity Dividend and Premium

         32,846,505          36,572,879  

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity

         1,366,533,920          1,243,729,373  

International Tax-Managed Equity

         574,365,285          505,229,818  

 

7. SECURITIES LENDING

Pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the terms and conditions contained therein, the Funds may lend their securities through a securities lending agent, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, to certain qualified borrowers including Goldman Sachs and affiliates. In accordance with the Funds’ securities lending procedures, the Funds receive cash collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds, at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may experience delay in the recovery of their securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Funds or become insolvent at a time when the collateral is insufficient to cover the cost of repurchasing securities on loan. Dividend income received from securities on loan may not be subject to withholding taxes and therefore withholding taxes paid may differ from the amounts listed in the Statements of Operations. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and as such 1) the remaining contractual maturities of the outstanding securities lending transactions are considered to be overnight and continuous and 2) the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

The Funds invest the cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Government Money Market Fund”), an affiliated series of the Goldman Sachs Trust. The Government Money Market Fund is registered under the Act as an open end investment company, is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the Act, and is managed by GSAM, for which GSAM may receive a management fee of up to 0.16% (prior to February 21, 2018, GSAM may have received a management fee of up to 0.205%) on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Government Money Market Fund.

 

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7. SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

In the event of a default by a borrower with respect to any loan, GSAL will exercise any and all remedies provided under the applicable borrower agreement to make the Funds whole. These remedies include purchasing replacement securities by applying the collateral held from the defaulting broker against the purchase cost of the replacement securities. If GSAL is unable to purchase replacement securities, GSAL will indemnify the Funds by paying the Funds an amount equal to the market value of the securities loaned minus the value of cash collateral received from the borrower for the loan, subject to an exclusion for any shortfalls resulting from a loss of value in such cash collateral due to reinvestment risk. The Funds’ loaned securities were all subject to enforceable Securities Lending Agreements and the value of the collateral was at least equal to the value of the cash received. The amounts of the Funds’ overnight and continuous agreements represent the gross amounts of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions outstanding as of June 30, 2018 are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable.

Each of the Funds and GSAL received compensation relating to the lending of the Funds’ securities. The amounts earned, if any, by the Funds for the six months ended June 30, 2018, are reported under Investment Income on the Statements of Operations.

The table below details securities lending activity with affiliates of Goldman Sachs:

 

         For the Six Months ended June 30, 2018        Amounts Payable to
Goldman Sachs
upon Return of
Securities Loaned as of
June 30, 2018
 
Fund         Earnings of GSAL
Relating to
Securities
Loaned
       Amounts Received
by the Funds
from Lending to
Goldman Sachs
      

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium

       $ 2,591        $ 8,082        $ 2,074,350  

International Equity Dividend and Premium

         400                    

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity

         435          677           

International Tax-Managed Equity

         3,738          98           

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Government Money Market Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

Fund        

Beginning

Value as of
December 31, 2017

       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
      

Ending

Value as of
June 30, 2018

 

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium

       $ 1,422,950        $ 68,076,047        $ (65,274,122      $ 4,224,875  

International Equity Dividend and Premium

         89,044          8,278,687          (6,074,381        2,293,350  

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity

         502,350          29,596,055          (30,098,405         

International Tax-Managed Equity

         3,671,191          34,777,077          (35,533,168        2,915,100  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

8. TAX INFORMATION

 

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, December 31, 2017, the Funds’ capital loss carryforwards and certain timing

differences, on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

      U.S. Equity
Dividend and
Premium
       International
Equity Dividend
and Premium
       U.S.
Tax-Managed
Equity
       International
Tax-Managed
Equity
 

Capital loss carryforwards:(1)

                 

Perpetual Long-term

   $        $ (26,812,510      $        $  

Perpetual Short-term

                       (20,082,730         

Total capital loss carryforwards

   $        $ (26,812,510      $ (20,082,730      $  

Timing differences (Post October Loss Deferral and Deferred Dividends from REIT Distributions)

   $ (35,535,500      $ (1,653,080      $ (2,023,403      $  

(1) Expirationoccurs on December 31 of the year indicated.

                 

As of June 30, 2018, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

           U.S. Equity
Dividend and
Premium
       International
Equity Dividend
and Premium
       U.S.
Tax-Managed
Equity
       International
Tax-Managed
Equity
 

Tax cost

       $ 2,881,479,855        $ 387,494,065        $ 1,035,026,353        $ 597,218,033  

Gross unrealized gain

       626,840,232          43,064,226          530,185,400          91,365,492  

Gross unrealized loss

         (127,469,728        (45,162,485        (4,286,832        (7,117,520

Net unrealized gain (loss)

       $ 499,370,504        $ (2,098,259      $ 525,898,568        $ 84,247,972  

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, net mark to market gains (losses) on regulated futures, options and foreign currency contracts and differences related to the tax treatment of underlying fund investments, real estate investment trust investments and passive foreign investment company investments.

GSAM has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years (the current and prior three years, as applicable) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

 

9. OTHER RISKS

The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Derivatives Risk — The Funds’ use of derivatives may result in loss. Derivative instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Funds. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments. Losses from derivatives can also result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

 

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9. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the U.S. 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 a Fund invests. The imposition of exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the U.S. or 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 a 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 a Fund also invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Foreign Custody Risk — If a Fund invests in foreign securities, the Fund may hold such securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Fund’s custodian (each a “Foreign Custodian”). Some foreign custodians may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. In some countries, Foreign Custodians may be subject to little or no regulatory oversight over, or independent evaluation of, their operations. Further, the laws of certain countries may place limitations on a Fund’s ability to recover its assets if a Foreign Custodian enters bankruptcy. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to even greater custody risks than investments in more developed markets. Custody services in emerging market countries are very often undeveloped and may be considerably less well regulated than in more developed countries, and thus may not afford the same level of investor protection as would apply in developed countries.

Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), a Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund. ETFs are subject to risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including but not limited to the following: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV; and (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained.

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — A Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, institutional investors (including those trading by use of non-discretionary mathematical formulas), financial intermediaries (who may make investment decisions on behalf of underlying clients and/or include a Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions may cause a Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact a Fund’s NAV and liquidity. 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 a Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect a 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.

Liquidity Risk — A 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 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. To meet redemption requests, a Fund may be forced to sell investments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, a Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, a Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

10. INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Trustees, officers, employees and agents are indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act and state law, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, GSAM believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

 

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events after the Statements of Assets and Liabilities date have been evaluated, and GSAM has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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12. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    3,387,653     $ 45,164,731        12,918,207     $ 163,815,279  

Reinvestment of distributions

    160,859       2,081,608        1,105,825       14,472,750  

Shares redeemed

    (5,403,740     (70,906,793      (17,401,288     (219,289,485
      (1,855,228     (23,660,454      (3,377,256     (41,001,456
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    1,055,900       13,927,938        4,052,530       51,294,321  

Reinvestment of distributions

    56,217       724,382        574,479       7,492,584  

Shares redeemed

    (1,679,511     (22,140,201      (2,948,335     (37,617,998
      (567,394     (7,487,881      1,678,674       21,168,907  
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    17,169,252       226,321,733        57,919,587       735,316,716  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,225,890       15,726,444        10,206,795       133,321,074  

Shares redeemed

    (114,593,098     (1,528,955,497      (43,387,937     (555,285,051
      (96,197,956     (1,286,907,320      24,738,445       313,352,739  
Investor Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    7,296,909       95,871,360        26,327,723       332,762,138  

Reinvestment of distributions

    356,280       4,606,944        2,024,729       26,467,668  

Shares redeemed

    (6,342,323     (83,907,386      (6,766,206     (87,188,576
      1,310,866       16,570,918        21,586,246       272,041,230  
Class P Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    64,676,958       867,829,318               

Reinvestment of distributions

    345,374       4,541,664               

Shares redeemed

    (982,531     (13,109,235             
      64,039,801       859,261,747               
Class R6 Shares(c)         

Shares sold

    22,516,529       300,143,795               

Reinvestment of distributions

    120,991       1,591,025               

Shares redeemed

    (465,671     (6,119,626             
      22,171,849       295,615,194               

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    (11,098,062   $ (146,607,796      44,626,109     $ 565,561,420  

 

(a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
(b)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
(c)   Commenced operations on April 30, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

12. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

    International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    136,611     $ 1,038,886        102,945     $ 732,847  

Reinvestment of distributions

    10,015       73,384        13,426       97,747  

Shares redeemed

    (142,094     (1,102,279      (534,475     (3,749,238
      4,532       9,991        (418,104     (2,918,644
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    26,291       199,481        247,825       1,759,661  

Reinvestment of distributions

    7,431       52,438        8,111       56,946  

Shares redeemed

    (160,080     (1,168,977      (94,640     (655,969
      (126,358     (917,058      161,296       1,160,638  
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    3,080,509       23,662,701        11,561,703       81,010,689  

Reinvestment of distributions

    283,693       2,115,623        1,403,222       10,078,458  

Shares redeemed

    (52,137,475     (381,638,948      (9,122,052     (65,755,238
      (48,773,273     (355,860,624      3,842,873       25,333,909  
Investor Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    180,746       1,372,565        777,673       5,439,680  

Reinvestment of distributions

    17,020       122,201        16,732       120,278  

Shares redeemed

    (183,949     (1,389,813      (333,516     (2,356,628
      13,817       104,953        460,889       3,203,330  
Class P Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    29,595,062       215,891,762               

Reinvestment of distributions

    509,660       3,628,778               

Shares redeemed

    (363,605     (2,713,799             
      29,741,117       216,806,741               
Class R6 Shares(c)         

Shares sold

    20,039,681       145,727,484               

Reinvestment of distributions

    325,741       2,316,015               

Shares redeemed

    (121,314     (927,568             
      20,244,108       147,115,931               

NET INCREASE

    1,103,943     $ 7,259,934        4,046,954     $ 26,779,233  

 

(a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
(b)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
(c)   Commenced operations on April 30, 2018.

 

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12. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

    U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    110,057     $ 2,562,858        235,553     $ 4,819,759  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 9,922       222,759  

Shares redeemed

    (86,620     (2,006,510      (730,782     (14,705,297
      23,437       556,348        (485,307     (9,662,779
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    77,298       1,681,287        103,720       2,018,823  

Shares redeemed

    (140,107     (3,093,071      (312,769     (6,033,717
      (62,809     (1,411,784      (209,049     (4,014,894
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    6,004,027       140,401,735        7,938,889       166,788,196  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 514,698       11,729,973  

Shares redeemed

    (60,357,683     (1,447,425,515      (2,581,620     (53,472,574

Shares redeemed in connection with in-kind transactions

    (2,117,152     (48,160,000 )               
      (56,470,808     (1,355,183,780      5,871,967       125,045,595  
Service Shares         

Shares sold

                 22       450  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 132       2,973  

Shares redeemed

          (120      (1     (32
            (120      153       3,391  
Investor Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    57,551       1,342,920        513,078       10,361,026  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 5,470       124,607  

Shares redeemed

    (91,354     (2,165,194      (508,010     (10,269,685
      (33,803     (822,274      10,538       215,948  
Class P Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    94,818       2,255,923               

Shares redeemed

          (274             
      94,818       2,255,649               
Class R6 Shares(c)         

Shares sold

    60,166,090       1,442,552,016               

Shares redeemed

    (20,264     (702,650 )               

Shares redeemed in connection with in-kind transactions

    (1,291,774     (30,150,000             
      58,854,052       1,411,699,366               

NET INCREASE

    2,404,887     $ 57,093,405        5,188,302     $ 111,587,261  

 

(a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
(b)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
(c)   Commenced operations on April 30, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

12. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

     International Tax-Managed Equity Fund  
  

 

 

 
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
  

 

 

 
     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
  

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

     313,850     $ 3,516,895       586,809     $ 6,085,147  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 13,828       150,589  

Shares redeemed

     (113,558     (1,256,273     (327,027     (3,123,517
       200,292       2,260,622       273,610       3,112,219  
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

     163,784       1,768,460       149,372       1,539,863  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 3,119       32,937  

Shares redeemed

     (30,532     (329,973     (21,877     (223,790
       133,252       1,438,487       130,614       1,349,010  
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

     6,548,792       72,193,467       10,302,979       103,200,782  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 1,048,894       11,338,541  

Shares redeemed

     (54,121,382     (578,444,555     (8,711,180     (80,971,761

Shares redeemed in connection with in-kind transactions

                 (6,300,759     (66,410,000
       (47,572,590     (506,251,088     (3,660,066     (32,842,438
Investor Shares(a)         

Shares sold

     614,295       6,799,866       1,592,806       15,779,813  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 25,081       272,879  

Shares redeemed

     (581,754     (6,671,444     (338,822     (3,564,694
       32,541       128,422       1,279,065       12,487,998  
Class P Shares(b)         

Shares sold

     159,994       1,760,363              

Shares redeemed

           (294            
       159,994       1,760,069              
Class R6 Shares(c)         

Shares sold

     54,693,615       584,062,575              

Shares redeemed

     (18,825     (296,739            
       54,674,790       583,765,836              

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

     7,628,279     $ 83,102,348       (1,976,777   $ (15,893,211

 

(a)   Effective August 15, 2017, Class IR changed its name to Investor Shares.
(b)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
(c)   Commenced operations on April 30, 2018.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P or Class R6 Shares of a Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges on purchase payments (with respect to Class A Shares) and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (with respect to Class C Shares); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Class A, Class C and Service Shares); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P and Class R6 Shares of the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year. The Class R6 example is based on the period from April 30, 2018 through June 30, 2018, which represents a period of 61 out of 365 days. The Class P example is based on the period from April 17, 2018 through June 30, 2018, which represents a period of 74 out of 365 days. The Class P and Class R6 example for hypothetical expenses reflects projected activity for the period from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018 for the purposes of comparability. This projection assumes that annualized expense ratios were in effect during the period.

Actual Expenses — The first line under each share class in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000=8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line under each share class in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual net expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund     International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund     U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund     International Tax-Managed Equity Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
01/01/18
    Ending
Account
Value
06/30/18
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 Months Ended
06/30/18
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
01/01/18
    Ending
Account
Value
06/30/18
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 Months Ended
06/30/18
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
01/01/18
    Ending
Account
Value
06/30/18
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 Months Ended
06/30/18
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
01/01/18
    Ending
Account
Value
06/30/18
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 Months Ended
06/30/18
*
 
Class A                                                

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 1,010.00     $ 5.58     $ 1,000     $ 958.00     $ 6.46     $ 1,000     $ 1,034.40     $ 5.70     $ 1,000     $ 979.00     $ 6.33  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,019.24     5.61       1,000       1,018.20     6.66       1,000       1,019.19     5.66       1,000       1,018.40     6.46  
Class C                                                

Actual

    1,000       1,006.40       9.30       1,000       954.90       10.08       1,000       1,031.10       9.47       1,000       976.40       10.00  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,015.52     9.35       1,000       1,014.48     10.39       1,000       1,015.47     9.39       1,000       1,014.68     10.19  
Institutional                                                

Actual

    1,000       1,011.90       3.69       1,000       960.30       4.57       1,000       1,036.50       3.74       1,000       981.60       4.42  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,021.12     3.71       1,000       1,020.13     4.71       1,000       1,021.12     3.71       1,000       1,020.33     4.51  
Service                                                

Actual

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000       1,033.80       6.25       N/A       N/A       N/A  

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000       1,018.65     6.21       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Investor                                                

Actual

    1,000       1,011.30       4.34       1,000       959.50       5.25       1,000       1,036.10       4.44       1,000       980.80       5.11  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,020.48     4.36       1,000       1,019.44     5.41       1,000       1,020.43     4.41       1,000       1,019.64     5.21  
Class P(a)                                                

Actual

    1,000       1,006.90       1.49       1,000       944.80       1.85       1,000       1,004.70       1.48       1,000       962.10       1.77  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,021.17     3.66       1,000       1,020.13     4.71       1,000       1,021.17     3.66       1,000       1,020.38     4.46  
Class R6(b)                                                

Actual

    1,000       1,028.90       1.24       1,000       957.10       1.54       1,000       1,026.60       1.25       1,000       975.30       1.47  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,021.17     3.66       1,000       1,020.13     4.71       1,000       1,021.12     3.71       1,000       1,020.38     4.46  

 

+   Hypothetical expenses are based on each Fund’s actual annualized net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.

 

*   Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized net expense ratios for the period were as follows:

 

Fund    Class A     Class C     Institutional     Service     Investor     Class P(a)     Class R6(b)  

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium

     1.12     1.87     0.74     N/A       0.87     0.73     0.73

International Equity Dividend and Premium

     1.33       2.08       0.94       N/A       1.08       0.94       0.94  

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity

     1.13       1.88       0.74       1.24     0.88       0.73       0.74  

International Tax-Managed Equity

     1.29       2.04       0.90       N/A       1.04       0.89       0.89  

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
  (b)   Commenced operations on April 30, 2018.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund, Goldman Sachs International Tax-Managed Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund, and Goldman Sachs U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund (the “Funds”) are investment portfolios of Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Funds at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Funds.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until June 30, 2019 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on June 13-14, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held four meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to each Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its mutual fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparisons to the performance of similar mutual funds, as provided by a third-party mutual fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), and a benchmark performance index; and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests;
  (c)   information provided by the Investment Adviser indicating the Investment Adviser’s views on whether the Fund’s peer group and/or benchmark index had high, medium, or low relevance given the Fund’s particular investment strategy;
  (d)   the terms of the Management Agreement and other agreements with affiliated service providers entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;
  (e)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including:
  (i)   the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (ii)   the Fund’s expense trends over time; and
  (iii)   to the extent the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts (such as bank collective trusts, private wealth management accounts, institutional separate accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, and non-U.S. funds) having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Fund, comparative information on the advisory fees charged and services provided to those accounts by the Investment Adviser;
  (f)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;
  (g)   the undertakings of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations;
  (h)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;
  (i)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

  (j)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, including the fees received by the Investment Adviser’s affiliates from the Fund for transfer agency, securities lending, portfolio trading, distribution and other services;
  (k)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (l)   information regarding commissions paid by the Fund and broker oversight, other information regarding portfolio trading, and how the Investment Adviser carries out its duty to seek best execution;
  (m)   portfolio manager ownership of Fund shares; the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;
  (n)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and
  (o)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

The Trustees also received an overview of the Funds’ distribution arrangements. They received information regarding the Funds’ assets, share purchase and redemption activity, and payment of distribution, service, and shareholder administration fees, as applicable. Information was also provided to the Trustees relating to revenue sharing payments made by and services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to intermediaries that promote the sale, distribution, and/or servicing of Fund shares. The Independent Trustees also discussed the broad range of other investment choices that are available to Fund investors, including the availability of comparable funds managed by other advisers.

The presentations made at the Board and Committee meetings and at the Annual Meeting encompassed the Funds and other mutual funds for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, their services, and the Funds. In conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and the Investment Adviser addressed the questions and concerns of the Trustees, including concerns regarding the investment performance of certain of the funds they oversee. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval and continuation of mutual fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates provided the Independent Trustees with a written response to a formal request for information sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel, without representatives of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services Provided Under the Management Agreement

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the transition in the leadership and changes in personnel of various of the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management teams that had occurred in recent periods, and the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the regulatory and control environment in which the Funds and their service providers operate, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Funds and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Funds and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Funds. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of each Fund to its peers using rankings and ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2017, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2018. The information on each Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ending on the applicable dates, to the extent that each Fund had been in existence for those periods. The Trustees also reviewed each Fund’s investment performance relative to its performance benchmark. As part of this review, they

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

considered the investment performance trends of the Funds over time, and reviewed the investment performance of each Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Funds’ risk profiles, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management. They noted the efforts of the Funds’ portfolio management team to continue to enhance the investment models used in managing the Funds.

The Trustees considered that the International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the second quartile of the Fund’s peer group for the one- and three-year periods and in the third quartile for the five- and ten-year periods, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the three-year period and underperformed for the one-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2018. They noted that the International Tax-Managed Equity Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2018. The Trustees observed that the U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the third quartile of the Fund’s peer group for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods and in the fourth quartile for the one-year period, and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2018. They also noted that the U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-, five-, and ten-year periods and in the third quartile for the three-year period, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one- and five-year periods and underperformed for the three- and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2018.

Costs of Services Provided and Competitive Information

The Trustees considered the contractual terms of the Management Agreement and the fee rates payable by each Fund thereunder. In this regard, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Funds, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Funds as registered mutual funds.

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Funds. The analyses provided a comparison of each Fund’s management fee and breakpoints to those of a relevant peer group and category universe; an expense analysis which compared each Fund’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and data comparing each Fund’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The analyses also compared each Fund’s transfer agency, custody and distribution fees, other expenses and fee waivers/reimbursements to those of the peer group and category medians. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons provided by the Outside Data Provider were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Funds.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations. The Trustees also noted that certain changes were being made to existing fee waiver or expense limitation arrangements of the International Tax-Managed Equity Fund and U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund that would have the effect of decreasing expenses of Class A, Class C, and Investor Shares of the Fund, with such changes taking effect in connection with the Funds’ next annual registration statement update. They also considered, to the extent that the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Funds, comparative fee information for services provided by the Investment Adviser to those accounts, and information that indicated that services provided to the Funds differed in various significant respects from the services provided to other types of accounts which, in many cases, operated under less stringent legal and regulatory structures, required fewer services from the Investment Adviser to a smaller number of client contact points, and were less time-intensive.

In addition, the Trustees noted that shareholders are able to redeem their Fund shares at any time if shareholders believe that the Fund fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Profitability

The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s contribution to the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules by Fund and by function (i.e., investment management, transfer agency and distribution and service), and information on the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs organization had audited the expense

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

allocation methodology and that the internal audit group was satisfied with the reasonableness, consistency, and accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology and profitability analysis calculations. Profitability data for each Fund was provided for 2017 and 2016, and the Trustees considered this information in relation to the Investment Adviser’s overall profitability.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees considered the information that had been provided regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds. The Trustees also considered the breakpoints in the fee rate payable under the Management Agreement for each of the Funds at the following annual percentage rates of the average daily net assets of the Funds:

 

     International
Equity Dividend
and Premium
Fund
    International
Tax-Managed
Equity Fund
    U.S. Equity
Dividend and
Premium Fund
    U.S.
Tax-Managed
Equity Fund
 
First $1 billion     0.81     0.85     0.75     0.70
Next $1 billion     0.73       0.77       0.68       0.63  
Next $3 billion     0.69       0.73       0.65       0.60  
Next $3 billion     0.68       0.72       0.64       0.59  
Over $8 billion     0.67       0.71       0.63       0.58  

The Trustees noted that the breakpoints were designed to share potential economies of scale, if any, with the Funds and their shareholders as assets under management reach those asset levels. The Trustees considered the amounts of assets in the Funds; the Funds’ recent share purchase and redemption activity; the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and their realized profits; information comparing fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other funds in the peer groups; and the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Funds that exceed specified levels. Upon reviewing these matters at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees concluded that the fee breakpoints represented a means of assuring that benefits of scalability, if any, would be passed along to shareholders at the specified asset levels. They also noted that the Investment Adviser had passed along savings to shareholders of the U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund and U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund, which had asset levels above at least the first breakpoint during the prior fiscal year.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds as stated above, including: (a) transfer agency fees received by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”); (b) brokerage and futures commissions earned by Goldman Sachs for executing securities and futures transactions on behalf of the Funds; (c) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (d) fees earned by Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”), an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, as securities lending agent (and fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the fund in which the Funds’ cash collateral is invested); (e) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Funds on behalf of its other clients; (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (g) Goldman Sachs’ retention of certain fees as Fund Distributor; (h) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Funds; and (i) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Funds’ third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

Other Benefits to the Funds and Their Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Funds receive certain potential benefits as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those of other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) enhanced servicing from vendors because of the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers because of the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate favorable terms with derivatives counterparties on behalf of the Funds as a result of the size and reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (e) the Investment Adviser’s knowledge and experience gained from managing other accounts and products; (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Funds because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (g) the Funds’ access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firmwide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; (h) the Funds’ ability to participate in the securities lending program administered by GSAL, as measured by the revenue received by the Funds in connection with the program; and (i) the Funds’ access to certain affiliated distribution channels. In addition, the Trustees noted the competitive nature of the mutual fund marketplace, and considered that many of the Funds’ shareholders invested in the Funds in part because of the Funds’ relationship with the Investment Adviser and that those shareholders have a general expectation that the relationship will continue.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the management fees paid by each of the Funds were reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and each Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit each Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to each Fund until June 30, 2019.

 

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FUNDS PROFILE

 

Goldman Sachs Funds

 

Goldman Sachs is a premier financial services firm, known since 1869 for creating thoughtful and customized investment solutions in complex global markets.

Today, the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.30 trillion in assets under supervision as of June 30, 2018, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) has portfolio management teams located around the world and our investment professionals bring firsthand knowledge of local markets to every investment decision. Assets under supervision includes assets under management and other client assets for which Goldman Sachs does not have full discretion. GSAM leverages the resources of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC subject to legal, internal and regulatory restrictions.

 

Money Market

Financial Square FundsSM

 

Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund1

 

Financial Square Government Fund1

 

Financial Square Money Market Fund2

 

Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund2

 

Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund1

 

Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund1

 

Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund1

 

Financial Square Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund2

Investor FundsSM

 

Investor Money Market Fund3

 

Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund3

Fixed Income

Short Duration and Government

 

Enhanced Income Fund

 

High Quality Floating Rate Fund

 

Short-Term Conservative Income Fund

 

Short Duration Government Fund

 

Short Duration Income Fund

 

Government Income Fund

 

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

Multi-Sector

 

Bond Fund

 

Core Fixed Income Fund

 

Global Income Fund

 

Strategic Income Fund

Municipal and Tax-Free

 

High Yield Municipal Fund

 

Dynamic Municipal Income Fund

 

Short Duration Tax-Free Fund

Single Sector

 

Investment Grade Credit Fund

 

U.S. Mortgages Fund

 

High Yield Fund

 

High Yield Floating Rate Fund

 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

Total Emerging Markets Income Fund4

Fixed Income Alternatives

 

Long Short Credit Strategies Fund

Fundamental Equity

 

Equity Income Fund

 

Small Cap Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Large Cap Value Fund

 

Focused Value Fund

 

Capital Growth Fund

 

Strategic Growth Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Flexible Cap Fund

 

Concentrated Growth Fund

 

Technology Opportunities Fund

 

Growth Opportunities Fund

 

Rising Dividend Growth Fund

 

Blue Chip Fund5

 

Income Builder Fund

Tax-Advantaged Equity

 

U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund

 

International Tax-Managed Equity Fund

 

U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

 

International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

Equity Insights

 

Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

 

U.S. Equity Insights Fund

 

Small Cap Growth Insights Fund

 

Large Cap Growth Insights Fund

 

Large Cap Value Insights Fund

 

Small Cap Value Insights Fund

 

International Small Cap Insights Fund

 

International Equity Insights Fund

 

Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

Fundamental Equity International

 

International Equity Income Fund6

 

International Equity ESG Fund7

 

Asia Equity Fund

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

N-11 Equity Fund

 

ESG Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Select Satellite

 

Real Estate Securities Fund

 

International Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Commodity Strategy Fund

 

Global Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Alternative Premia Fund8

 

Absolute Return Tracker Fund

 

Managed Futures Strategy Fund

 

MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund

 

MLP & Energy Fund

 

Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund

 

Absolute Return Multi-Asset Fund

 

Global Infrastructure Fund

Total Portfolio Solutions

 

Global Managed Beta Fund

 

Multi-Manager Non-Core Fixed Income Fund

 

Multi-Manager U.S. Dynamic Equity Fund

 

Multi-Manager Global Equity Fund

 

Multi-Manager International Equity Fund

 

Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund

 

Balanced Strategy Portfolio

 

Multi-Manager U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

 

Multi-Manager Real Assets Strategy Fund

 

Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio

 

Growth Strategy Portfolio

 

Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio

 

Satellite Strategies Portfolio

 

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio

 

Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio

 

Strategic Factor Allocation Fund

 

Target Date 2020 Portfolio

 

Target Date 2025 Portfolio

 

Target Date 2030 Portfolio

 

Target Date 2035 Portfolio

 

Target Date 2040 Portfolio

 

Target Date 2045 Portfolio

 

Target Date 2050 Portfolio

 

Target Date 2055 Portfolio

 

Target Date 2060 Portfolio

 

GQG Partners International Opportunities Fund

 

Tactical Exposure Fund

1   You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
2    You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Because the share price of the Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
3    You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
4    Effective after the close of business on December 26, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Emerging Markets Debt Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Total Emerging Markets Income Fund.
5    Effective after the close of business on October 31, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic U.S. Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund.
6    Effective after the close of business on February 27, 2018, the Goldman Sachs Strategic International Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity Income Fund.
7    Effective after the close of business on February 27, 2018, the Goldman Sachs Focused International Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs International Equity ESG Fund.
8   Effective after the close of business on October 30, 2017, the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund.
    Financial Square FundsSM and Investor FundsSM are registered service marks of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.
*   This list covers open-end funds only. Please visit our website at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to learn about our closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds.


TRUSTEES

Jessica Palmer, Chair

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Diana M. Daniels

Herbert J. Markley

James A. McNamara

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Scott M. McHugh, Treasurer, Senior Vice President and

Principal Financial Officer

Joseph F. DiMaria, Assistant Treasurer

and Principal Accounting Officer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

Distributor and Transfer Agent

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

Visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282

The reports concerning the Funds included in this shareholder report may contain certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Funds in the future. These statements are based on Fund management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Funds, such as performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors, changes in the levels of interest rates, the impact of developing world events, and other factors that may influence the future performance of the Funds. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual events may cause adjustments in portfolio management strategies from those currently expected to be employed.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how a Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders); and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov within 60 days after the Funds’ first and third fiscal quarters. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may also be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Forms N-Q may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders).

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (‘‘Goldman Sachs’’) does not provide legal, tax or accounting advice. Any statement contained in this communication (including any attachments) concerning U.S. tax matters was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code, and was written to support the promotion or marketing of the transaction(s) or matter(s) addressed. Clients of Goldman Sachs should obtain their own independent tax advice based on their particular circumstances.

Holdings and allocations shown are as of June 30, 2018 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (MSCI) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (S&P) and is licensed for use by Goldman Sachs. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.

This material is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus or summary prospectus, if applicable. Investors should consider a Fund’s objective, risks, and charges and expenses, and read the summary prospectus, if available, and/or the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. The summary prospectus, if available, and the prospectus contain this and other information about a Fund and may be obtained from your authorized dealer or from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by calling (retail – 1-800-526-7384) (institutional – 1-800-621-2550).

© 2018 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved. 138785-OTU-813680 TAXADVSAR-18/34K


ITEM 2.

CODE OF ETHICS.

(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party (the “Code of Ethics”).

(b) During the period covered by this report, no amendments were made to the provisions of the Code of Ethics.

(c) During the period covered by this report, the registrant did not grant any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from any provision of the Code of Ethics.

(d) A copy of the Code of Ethics is available as provided in Item 12(a)(1) of this report.

 

ITEM 3.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that the registrant has at least one “audit committee financial expert” (as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR) serving on its audit committee. Gregory G. Weaver is the “audit committee financial expert” and is “independent” (as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR).

 

ITEM 4.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

The information required by this Item is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.


ITEM 5.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

    

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

    

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1.

 

ITEM 7.

DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

    

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

    

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9.

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

    

Not applicable.


ITEM 10.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

    

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.

 

ITEM 11.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12.

EXHIBITS.

 

(a)(1)      Goldman Sachs Trust’s Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12(a)(1) of the registrant’s Form N-CSR filed on July 8, 2015 for its International Equity Insights Funds.
(a)(2)    Exhibit 99.CERT    Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 filed herewith.
(b)    Exhibit 99.906CERT                        Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 filed herewith.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    Goldman Sachs Trust
By:   /s/ James A. McNamara
 

 

 

 

James A. McNamara

  President/Chief Executive Officer
  Goldman Sachs Trust
Date:     August 27, 2018

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:   /s/ James A. McNamara
 

 

 

 

James A. McNamara

  President/Chief Executive Officer
  Goldman Sachs Trust
Date:     August 27, 2018
By:   /s/ Scott McHugh
 

 

 

 

Scott McHugh

  Principal Financial Officer
  Goldman Sachs Trust
Date:     August 27, 2018