N-CSR 1 d772622dncsr.htm GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST Goldman Sachs Trust

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: August 31

 

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2019

 

 

ITEM 1.

REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

    

The Annual Report to Shareholders is filed herewith.


Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Annual Report      

August 31, 2019

 
     

Financial Square FundsSM

     

Federal Instruments

     

Government

     

Money Market

     

Prime Obligations

     

Treasury Instruments

     

Treasury Obligations

     

Treasury Solutions

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Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds

 

 

FEDERAL INSTRUMENTS FUND

 

 

GOVERNMENT FUND

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUND

 

 

PRIME OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

 

TREASURY INSTRUMENTS FUND

 

 

TREASURY OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

 

TREASURY SOLUTIONS FUND

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

    1  

Fund Basics

    5  

Yield Summary

    6  

Sector Allocations

    7  

Schedules of Investments

    9  

Financial Statements

    41  

Financial Highlights

 

Federal Instruments Fund

    49  

Government Fund

    57  

Money Market Fund

    69  

Prime Obligations Fund

    78  

Treasury Instruments Fund

    87  

Treasury Obligations Fund

    96  

Treasury Solutions Fund

    105  

Notes to Financial Statements

    114  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    131  

Other Information

    132  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds

 

Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies

Each of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds seek to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments. The Goldman Sachs Prime Obligations Fund and the Goldman Sachs Money Market Fund pursue this investment objective by investing in U.S. government securities, obligations of banks (which may exceed 25% of its assets), commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities, and repurchase agreements (“repos”). They may also invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign banks, foreign companies and foreign governments. The Goldman Sachs Treasury Obligations Fund pursues the investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury obligations and repos collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations. The Goldman Sachs Treasury Instruments Fund pursues the investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury obligations, the interest from which is generally exempt from state income taxation. The Goldman Sachs Treasury Solutions Fund pursues the investment objective by investing only in U.S. Treasury obligations and repos with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York collateralized by U.S. Treasury obligations. The Goldman Sachs Government Fund pursues the investment objective by investing only in U.S. government securities and repos collateralized by such securities. The Goldman Sachs Federal Instruments Fund pursues the investment objective by investing only in U.S. government securities, the interest from which is generally exempt from state income taxation.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Money Market Portfolio Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds’ (the “Funds”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the money markets as a whole during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Money market yields ended the Reporting Period slightly higher than they started, as the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) shifted its monetary policy stance. After raising the targeted federal funds rate in September and December 2018, Fed policymakers pivoted to a more accommodative stance, leaving it unchanged until July 2019, when they implemented an interest rate cut. Other influences on the money markets during the Reporting Period were the continuation of the Fed’s balance sheet normalization and the dovish stance of most developed markets’ central banks. (Balance sheet normalization refers to the steps the Fed is taking to reverse quantitative easing and remove the substantial monetary accommodation it has provided to the economy since the financial crisis began in 2007. Dovish tends to imply lower interest rates; opposite of hawkish.)

 

      When the Reporting Period started in September 2018, U.S. economic growth was robust, though some major economies, including those of the Eurozone, the U.K. and China, exhibited a gradual weakening trend. The Fed raised the targeted federal funds rate by 25 basis points, citing ongoing strength in the U.S. labor market and a pickup in household spending and business fixed investment. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) The Fed’s dot plot pointed to another interest rate increase by the end of 2018 and three more during 2019. (The “dot plot” shows rate projections of the members of the Fed’s Open Market Committee.) Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivered an upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy, which supported market expectations for these additional Fed rate hikes in 2019. In December 2018, Fed policymakers raised the targeted federal funds rate by an additional 25 basis points, much as the market had expected, but lowered their projection for 2019 monetary policy tightening from three rate hikes to two.

 

     

In the first quarter of 2019, the Fed kept its monetary policy unchanged, with its dot plot projecting no interest rate hikes at all during 2019. The U.S. economy continued to benefit from strength in household consumption, which was underpinned by a healthy labor market. During the second calendar quarter, the Fed remained on hold and noted that inflation softness might be due to “transitory factors.” Meanwhile, market speculation about possible 2019 Fed rate cuts increased due to an accumulation of factors, including soft inflation, weakness in U.S. economic data, continued global economic growth headwinds from unresolved U.S.-China trade negotiations and weakness in the manufacturing

 

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sector. In June 2019, eight of the 12 members on the Federal Open Market Committee projected interest rate cuts during the 2019 calendar year. Indeed, at its July policy meeting, the Fed delivered its first interest rate cut since 2008, with Fed Chair Powell describing it as a “mid-cycle adjustment.” The Fed also announced it would stop its balance sheet normalization at the end of September 2019, two months earlier than expected. In August 2019, as U.S. economic data showed signs of weakness and U.S.-China trade tensions persisted, market expectations for additional Fed rate cuts increased. In this environment, the U.S. Treasury yield curve partially inverted. (Yield curve is a spectrum of interest rates based on maturities of varying lengths.) More specifically, the spread, or differential, between the yields on two-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury securities inverted for the first time since 2007, meaning yields on two-year maturities were higher than those of 10-year U.S. Treasury securities. (A full inversion occurs when shorter-term yields exceed all longer-term yields.)

 

Q   What key factors were responsible for the performance of the Funds during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The Funds’ yields rose during the Reporting Period, driven by the increase in money market yields, which occurred primarily because of the economic and market factors discussed above. When the Reporting Period began, the money market yield curve was upwardly sloping. However, it inverted as the Fed cut the targeted federal funds rate.

 

Q   How did you manage the Funds during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Collectively, the Funds had investments in commercial paper, asset-backed commercial paper, U.S. Treasury securities, government agency securities, time deposits, certificates of deposit, floating rate securities, repurchase agreements (“repo”), government guaranteed paper, municipal securities and variable rate demand notes during the Reporting Period.

 

      In our commercial paper strategies (i.e., the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market Fund and the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund), we maintained somewhat short weighted average maturities of between 34 and 40 days during the first four months of the Reporting Period in response to rather consistent clarity from the Fed around potential interest rate hikes in September and December 2018. For the same reason, we maintained relatively short weighted average maturities of between 16 and 37 days in our government repo strategies (i.e., the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund and the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund) and between 27 days and 50 days in our government non-repo strategies (i.e., the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund and the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund). The Funds’ purchases were focused on floating rate securities, asset-backed commercial paper and government agency securities, all of which helped us to manage duration. (Duration is a measure of the Funds’ sensitivity to changes in interest rates).

 

      After the December 2018 rate hike, the Fed’s path became less clear to us. As a result, we lengthened the weighted average maturities of our commercial paper, government repo and government non-repo strategies. Within our commercial paper strategies, we extended weighted average maturities to between 44 days and 52 days from January through May 2019. In our government repo strategies and our government non-repo strategies, we lengthened weighted average maturities to between 42 days and 50 days in December 2018. Then, from January through May 2019, we managed the weighted average maturities of our government repo strategies between 10 days and 46 days and our government non-repo strategies between 28 days and 47 days. As the Fed’s dovish bias became more apparent, we maintained the weighted average maturity of our commercial paper strategies between 38 days and 50 days from June through August 2019. During the same time period, we managed the weighted average maturity of our government repo strategies and government non-repo strategies between 16 days and 53 days and between 39 and 54 days, respectively. Purchases were focused overall on fixed-rate securities as we sought to manage the Funds’ duration.

 

      The weighted average maturity of a money market fund is a measure of its price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Also known as effective maturity, weighted average maturity measures the weighted average of the maturity date of bonds held by the Funds, taking into consideration any available maturity shortening features.

 

Q   How did you manage the Funds’ weighted average life during the Reporting Period?

 

A  

During the Reporting Period, we managed the weighted average life of the Funds below 120 days. In our commercial paper strategies, we managed the Funds’ weighted average life in a range between approximately 70 days and

 

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approximately 103 days. In our government repo and government non-repo strategies, we managed the Funds’ weighted average life in a range between approximately 58 days and approximately 118 days. The weighted average life of a money market fund is a measure of a money market fund’s price sensitivity to changes in liquidity and/or credit risk.

 

      Under amendments to SEC Rule 2a-7 that became effective in May 2010, the maximum allowable weighted average life of a money market fund is 120 days. While one of the goals of the SEC’s money market fund rule is to reinforce conservative investment practices across the money market fund industry, our security selection process has long emphasized conservative investment choices.

 

Q   Did you make any changes to the Funds’ portfolios during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we made adjustments to the Funds’ weighted average maturities and their allocations to specific investments based on then-current market conditions, our near-term view and anticipated and actual Fed monetary policy statements.

 

Q   What is the Funds’ tactical view and strategy for the months ahead?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, we expected the U.S. economic expansion to continue, albeit at a slower pace, with strength in consumer spending and services offsetting weakness in business investment and the manufacturing sector. Overall, we expected inflation to remain muted, with economic weakness tempering upside inflation pressures. Regarding the Fed’s monetary policy, we expected the U.S. central bank to deliver “insurance interest rate cuts” during the final months of 2019 due to slowing U.S. economic growth against a backdrop of subdued inflation and elevated geopolitical uncertainty.

 

      Overall, the Funds continue to be flexibly guided by shifting market conditions, and we have positioned them to seek to take advantage of anticipated interest rate movements. As always, we intend to continue to use our actively managed approach to seek the best possible return within the framework of our Funds’ investment guidelines and objectives. In addition, we will continue to manage interest, liquidity and credit risk daily. We will also continue to closely monitor economic data, Fed policy and any shifts in the money market yield curve, as we strive to navigate the interest rate environment.

 

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GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUNDS

 

   

Federal Instruments Fund

 

   

Government Fund

 

   

Treasury Instruments Fund

 

   

Treasury Obligations Fund

 

   

Treasury Solutions Fund

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.

INSTITUTIONAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

 

   

Money Market Fund

 

   

Prime Obligations Fund

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.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Financial Square Funds

as of August 31, 2019

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW1,2

 

     September 1, 2018–
August 31, 2019
  

Fund Total Return (based on NAV)3

Institutional Shares

     SEC 7-Day
Current Yield4
       iMoneyNet Institutional
Average5
 
  Federal Instruments      2.18      1.94        2.02 %6 
  Government      2.23        2.00          2.02 6 
  Money Market      2.52        2.23          2.22 7 
  Prime Obligations      2.51        2.22          2.22 7 
  Treasury Instruments      2.16        1.86          1.96 8 
  Treasury Obligations      2.20        1.94          2.00 9 
    Treasury Solutions      2.17        1.87          2.00 9 

The returns represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Funds’ investment returns will fluctuate. 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.

 

  1    Each of the Treasury Obligations, Money Market, Treasury Instruments and Treasury Solutions Funds offers nine separate classes of shares (Institutional, Select, Preferred, Capital, Administration, Service, Cash Management, Premier and Resource), the Federal Instruments Fund offers eight separate classes of shares (Institutional, Select, Preferred, Capital, Administration, Service, Cash Management and Premier), the Prime Obligations Fund offers ten separate classes of shares (Institutional, Select, Preferred, Capital, Administration, Service, Cash Management, Premier, Resource and Drexel Hamilton Class), and the Government Fund offers thirteen separate classes of shares (Institutional, Select, Preferred, Capital, Administration, Service, Cash Management, Premier, Resource, Drexel Hamilton Class, Class R6, Class A and Class C), each of which is subject to different fees and expenses that affect performance and entitles shareholders to different services. The Institutional, Drexel Hamilton Class, and Class R6 Shares do not have distribution and/or service (12b-1) or administration and/or service (non-12b-1) fees. The Select, Preferred, Capital, Administration, Service, Cash Management, Premier, Resource, Class A and Class C Shares offer financial institutions the opportunity to receive fees for providing certain distribution, administrative support and/or shareholder services (as applicable). As an annualized percentage of average daily net assets, these share classes pay combined distribution and/or service (12b-1), administration and/ or service (non-12b-1) fees (as applicable) at the following contractual rates: the Select Shares pay 0.03%, Preferred Shares pay 0.10%, Capital Shares pay 0.15%, Administration Shares pay 0.25%, Service Shares pay 0.50%, Cash Management Shares pay 0.80%, Premier Shares pay 0.35%, Resource Shares pay 0.65%, Class A Shares pay 0.25% and Class C Shares pay 1.00%. If these fees were reflected in the above performance, performance would have been reduced. In addition, the Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

  2    The investment adviser may contractually agree to waive or reimburse certain fees and expenses until a specified date. The investment adviser may also voluntarily waive certain fees and expenses, and such voluntary waivers may be discontinued or modified at any time without notice. The performance shown above reflects any waivers or reimbursements that were in effect for all or a portion of the periods shown. When waivers or reimbursements are in place, the Fund’s operating expenses are reduced and the Fund’s yield and total returns to the shareholder are increased.

 

  3    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. A Fund’s total return reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions.

 

  4    The SEC 7-Day Current Yield is calculated in accordance with securities industry regulations and does not include net capital gains. SEC 7-Day Current Yield may differ slightly from the actual distribution rate of a given Fund because of the exclusion of distributed capital gains, which are non-recurring. The SEC 7-Day Current Yield more closely reflects a Fund’s current earnings than do the Fund Total Return figures.

 

  5    Source: iMoneyNet, Inc. August 2019. The iMoneyNet Institutional Average represents total return.

 

  6    Government & Agencies Institutional–Category includes the most broadly based of the government institutional funds. These funds may generally invest in U.S. treasuries, U.S. agencies, repurchase agreements, or government-backed floating rate notes.

 

  7    First Tier Institutional–Category includes only non-government institutional funds that also are not holding any second tier securities. Portfolio holdings of First Tier funds include U.S. Treasury, U.S. other, repurchase agreements, time deposits, domestic bank obligations, foreign bank obligations, first tier commercial paper, floating rate notes, and asset-backed commercial paper.

 

  8    Treasury Institutional–Category includes only institutional government funds that hold 100 percent in U.S. Treasuries.

 

  9    Treasury & Repo Institutional–Category includes only institutional government funds that hold U.S. Treasuries and repurchase agreements backed by the U.S. Treasury.

 

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YIELD SUMMARY

 

  SUMMARY OF THE INSTITUTIONAL SHARES1,2 AS OF 8/31/19

 

     Funds   

7-Day

Dist.

Yield10

    

SEC 7-Day

Effective

Yield11

    

30-Day

Average

Yield12

    

Weighted

Avg.

Maturity

(days)13

    

Weighted

Avg. Life

(days)14

 
  Federal Instruments      1.97      1.96      2.02      40        89  
  Government      2.03        2.02        2.05        21        100  
  Money Market      2.24        2.25        2.26        42        90  
  Prime Obligations      2.23        2.25        2.25        40        91  
  Treasury Instruments      1.94        1.88        2.00        49        104  
  Treasury Obligations      1.98        1.96        1.99        24        97  
    Treasury Solutions      1.98        1.88        2.01        51        110  

 

     The Yields represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above.

 

     Yields reflect fee waivers and expense limitations in effect and will fluctuate as market conditions change. Please visit our Web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end performance.

 

10    The 7-Day Distribution Yield is an annualized measure of a Fund’s dividends per share, divided by the price per share. This yield includes capital gain/loss distribution, if any. This is not an SEC Yield.

 

11    The SEC 7-Day Effective Yield is calculated in accordance with securities industry regulations and does not include net capital gains. The SEC 7-Day Effective Yield assumes reinvestment of dividends for one year.

 

12    The 30-Day Average Yield is a net annualized yield of 30 days back from the current date listed. This yield includes capital gain/loss distribution. This is not an SEC Yield.

 

13    A Fund’s weighted average maturity (WAM) is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of net assets. This must not exceed 60 days as calculated under SEC Rule 2a-7.

 

14    A Fund’s weighted average life (WAL) is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of net assets. This must not exceed 120 days as calculated under SEC Rule 2a-7.

 

For more information about your Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about your Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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SECTOR ALLOCATIONS

 

  SECTOR ALLOCATIONS16

 

     As of August 31, 2019                                            
     Security Type
(Percentage of Net Assets)
  Federal
Instruments
    Government     Money
Market
    Prime
Obligations
    Treasury
Instruments
    Treasury
Obligations
    Treasury
Solutions
 
  Certificates of Deposit                 1.6     1.8                  
  Certificates of Deposit - Eurodollar         7.1              
  Certificates of Deposit - Yankeedollar                 10.7       10.3                    
  Commercial Paper & Corporate Obligations                 25.2       28.1                    
  Fixed Rate Municipal Debt Obligations                 1.7       3.2                    
  Repurchase Agreements           64.9     22.8       24.0             68.0      
  Time Deposits                 11.1       9.5                    
  U.S. Government Agency Obligations     81.9     16.1             0.1                    
  U.S. Treasury Obligations     18.1       18.5       1.1       1.0       101.1     30.0       104.2
  Variable Rate Municipal Debt Obligations                 1.6       2.0                    
    Variable Rate Obligations                 21.3       21.9                    

 

16   Each Fund is actively managed and, as such, its portfolio 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 table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

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SECTOR ALLOCATIONS

 

 

 

 

  SECTOR ALLOCATIONS17

 

     As of August 31, 2018                                            
     Security Type
(Percentage of Net Assets)
  Federal
Instruments
    Government     Money
Market
    Prime
Obligations
    Treasury
Instruments
    Treasury
Obligations
    Treasury
Solutions
 
  Certificates of Deposit - Eurodollar                 3.2                        
  Certificates of Deposit - Yankeedollar                 4.1       4.9                  
  Commercial Paper & Corporate Obligations                 30.4       31.9                    
  Fixed Rate Municipal Debt Obligations                 1.4       1.1                    
  Repurchase Agreements           48.9     30.1       25.3             59.0      
  Time Deposits                 1.3       1.3                    
  U.S. Government Agency Obligations     32.6     25.7             0.2                    
  U.S. Treasury Obligations     67.9       25.6       8.3       9.5       100.5     41.3       100.6
  Variable Rate Municipal Debt Obligations                 1.7       2.8                    
    Variable Rate Obligations                 20.4       24.5                    

 

17    Each Fund is actively managed and, as such, its portfolio 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 table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

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FINANCIAL SQUARE FEDERAL INSTRUMENTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations – 81.9%  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.01%)

 
$ 15,000,000       2.126 %(a)      06/29/20     $ 15,000,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (3 Mo. LIBOR – 0.14%)

 
  1,800,000       2.179 (a)      09/30/19       1,799,993  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill MMY + 0.07%)(a)

 
  850,000       2.025       11/29/19       850,000  
  650,000       2.030       02/18/20       650,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill MMY + 0.08%)(a)

 
  700,000       2.035       10/18/19       699,997  
  750,000       2.035       12/26/19       749,991  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill MMY + 0.13%)

 
  200,000       2.090 (a)      11/12/20       200,023  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill MMY + 0.15%)

 
  300,000       2.105 (a)      04/23/21       300,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (FEDL01 + 0.02%)

 
  45,000,000       2.135 (a)      10/28/19       44,998,461  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (FEDL01 + 0.11%)

 
  800,000       2.230 (a)      08/13/20       799,924  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (FEDL01 + 0.12%)

 
  2,200,000       2.240 (a)      04/23/21       2,200,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.88%)

 
  1,000,000       2.370 (a)      05/07/20       999,946  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.90%)

 
  600,000       2.350 (a)      01/30/20       600,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.93%)

 
  1,200,000       2.320 (a)      11/06/20       1,200,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.94%)

 
  900,000       2.310 (a)      02/26/21       900,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.95%)

 
  3,000,000       2.300 (a)      03/15/21       3,000,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.96%)(a)

 
  200,000       2.290       03/13/20       199,920  
  3,500,000       2.290       03/29/21       3,500,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.97%)

 
  2,300,000       2.285 (a)      04/08/21       2,300,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.98%)(a)

 
  300,000       2.270       11/12/20       299,822  
  1,800,000       2.275       02/26/21       1,800,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.12%)

 
  900,000       2.240 (a)      03/18/21       900,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank Discount Note

 
  30,000,000       2.459       09/04/19       29,994,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (1 Mo. LIBOR – 0.02%)

 
  20,000,000       2.125 (a)      12/27/19       20,000,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (1 Mo. LIBOR – 0.05%)

 
  6,000,000       2.173 (a)      10/07/19       6,000,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (3 Mo. LIBOR – 0.08%)

 
  4,600,000       2.344 (a)      03/19/21       4,600,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (3 Mo. LIBOR – 0.16%)

 
  5,000,000       2.127 (a)      08/04/20       5,000,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill + 0.07%)

 
  10,100,000       2.062 (a)      01/30/20       10,100,627  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

 
  3,000,000       2.059       09/03/19       2,999,662  
  11,000,000       2.082       09/04/19       10,998,121  
  13,688,000       2.349       09/06/19       13,683,622  
  9,800,000       2.427       09/10/19       9,794,181  

 

 

 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations – (continued)  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes – (continued)

 
100,000,000       2.066     09/11/19     99,943,500  
  100,000,000       2.056       09/13/19       99,932,500  
  60,000,000       2.251       09/13/19       59,955,840  
  25,000,000       2.427       09/13/19       24,980,208  
  185,000,000       2.051       09/18/19       184,823,531  
  8,000,000       2.162       09/20/19       7,990,922  
  130,000,000       2.077       09/25/19       129,822,767  
  40,000,000       2.172       10/02/19       39,925,600  
  40,000,000       2.215       10/04/19       39,920,323  
  100,000,000       2.233       10/09/19       99,768,833  
  20,000,000       2.133       10/23/19       19,939,536  
  6,700,000       2.145       10/31/19       6,676,550  
  6,700,000       2.127       11/04/19       6,675,166  
  6,600,000       2.128       11/07/19       6,574,389  
  60,000,000       2.038       11/13/19       59,756,666  
  90,000,000       1.987       11/15/19       89,634,375  
  50,000,000       1.987       11/20/19       49,783,333  
  29,000,000       2.326       12/04/19       28,828,262  
  2,900,000       2.094       12/06/19       2,883,954  

 

 

 
 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT

AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

 

 

  $ 1,254,934,545  

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 18.1%  
 

United States Cash Management Bill

 
$ 1,770,000       2.100     09/16/19     $ 1,768,476  
 

United States Treasury Bills

 
  1,000,000       1.977       09/03/19       999,892  
  700,000       2.040       09/10/19       699,648  
  500,000       2.060       09/10/19       499,746  
  18,300,000       2.046       09/17/19       18,283,611  
  650,000       2.051       09/17/19       649,417  
  30,000       2.056       09/17/19       29,973  
  1,000,000       2.082       09/24/19       998,690  
  200,000       2.087       09/24/19       199,737  
  100,000       2.072 (b)      10/01/19       99,841  
  1,000,000       1.971 (b)      11/29/19       995,324  
  500,000       1.977       11/29/19       497,602  
  500,000       1.982       11/29/19       497,596  
  3,100,000       1.987       11/29/19       3,085,055  
  400,000       1.988       11/29/19       398,071  
  2,300,000       1.992       11/29/19       2,288,884  
  100,000       1.928       12/26/19       99,391  
  700,000       2.080       12/26/19       695,421  
  1,600,000       2.100       12/26/19       1,589,431  
  3,960,000       2.071       01/02/20       3,932,642  
  35,300,000       2.126       01/09/20       35,035,495  
  1,405,000       2.043       01/16/20       1,394,333  
  2,100,000       2.084       01/23/20       2,082,906  
  1,700,000       2.048       01/30/20       1,685,739  
  1,300,000       2.054       01/30/20       1,289,067  
  37,300,000       2.085       01/30/20       36,981,619  
  200,000       1.929       02/06/20       198,345  
  500,000       1.934       02/06/20       495,853  
  100,000       1.939       02/06/20       99,168  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   9


FINANCIAL SQUARE FEDERAL INSTRUMENTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – (continued)  
 

United States Treasury Bills – (continued)

 
$ 100,000       1.945 %       02/06/20     $ 99,166  
  120,000       1.950       02/06/20       118,997  
  75,000       1.960       02/06/20       74,370  
  600,000       1.878       02/27/20       594,526  
  840,000       1.880       02/27/20       832,325  
  25,000,000       1.883       02/27/20       24,771,278  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.00%)

 
 
  16,950,000       1.960 (a)      01/31/20       16,950,745  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.04%)

 
 
  1,200,000       2.003 (a)      07/31/20       1,199,775  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.12%)

 
 
  4,900,000       2.075 (a)      01/31/21       4,895,506  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.14%)

 
 
  14,100,000       2.099 (a)      04/30/21       14,083,416  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.22%)

 
 
  43,600,000       2.180 (a)      07/31/21       43,591,043  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.05%)(a)

 
 
  13,300,000       2.008       10/31/19       13,301,667  
  10,450,000       2.005       10/31/20       10,450,000  
 

United States Treasury Notes

 
  13,700,000       3.375       11/15/19       13,739,065  
  1,600,000       3.625       02/15/20       1,608,997  
  800,000       1.375       02/29/20       796,169  
  1,800,000       1.375       03/31/20       1,790,193  
  1,600,000       2.250       03/31/20       1,599,169  
  2,000,000       1.500       04/15/20       1,990,245  
  2,200,000       2.375       04/30/20       2,201,190  
  6,100,000       3.500       05/15/20       6,152,012  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL U.S TREASURY
OBLIGATIONS
 
 
  $ 278,410,827  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.0%     $ 1,533,345,372  

 

 

 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
    ASSETS – 0.0%
 
 
    (236,025

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 1,533,109,347  

 

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  Variable or floating 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 August 31, 2019.

(b)

  All or a portion represents a forward commitment.

Interest rates represent either the stated coupon rate, annualized yield on date of purchase for discounted securities, or, for floating rate securities, the current reset rate, which is based upon current interest rate indices.

Maturity dates represent either the final legal maturity date on the security, the demand date for puttable securities, the date of the next interest rate reset for variable rate securities, or the prerefunded date for those types of securities.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

FEDL01

 

—US Federal Funds Effective Rate

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rates

MMY

 

—Money Market Yield

Prime

 

—Federal Reserve Bank Prime Loan Rate US

SOFR

 

—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

T-Bill

 

—Treasury Bill

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations – 16.1%  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.01%)

 
$ 282,400,000       2.126 %(a)      06/29/20     $ 282,400,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (3 Mo. LIBOR – 0.14%)

 
  246,500,000       2.179 (a)      09/30/19       246,499,020  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill MMY + 0.07%)(a)

 
  198,700,000       2.025       11/20/19       198,698,699  
  98,500,000       2.025       11/29/19       98,500,000  
  98,700,000       2.030       02/18/20       98,700,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill MMY + 0.08%)(a)

 
  120,500,000       2.035       10/18/19       120,499,534  
  98,600,000       2.035       12/26/19       98,598,755  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill MMY + 0.13%)

 
  14,700,000       2.090 (a)      11/12/20       14,701,653  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill MMY + 0.15%)

 
  29,500,000       2.105 (a)      04/23/21       29,500,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (FEDL01 + 0.11%)

 
  123,400,000       2.230 (a)      08/13/20       123,388,339  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (FEDL01 + 0.12%)

 
  245,900,000       2.240 (a)      04/23/21       245,900,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.88%)

 
  148,000,000       2.370 (a)      05/07/20       147,991,984  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.90%)

 
  88,800,000       2.350 (a)      01/30/20       88,800,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.93%)

 
  197,600,000       2.320 (a)      11/06/20       197,600,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.94%)(a)

 
  244,900,000       2.315       10/30/20       244,900,000  
  98,300,000       2.310       02/26/21       98,300,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.95%)(a)

 
  24,300,000       2.300       04/30/20       24,300,000  
  344,300,000       2.300       03/15/21       344,300,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.96%)(a)

 
  24,600,000       2.290       03/13/20       24,590,214  
  344,300,000       2.290       03/29/21       344,300,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.97%)

 
  246,000,000       2.285 (a)      04/08/21       246,000,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 2.98%)(a)

 
  54,000,000       2.270       11/12/20       53,967,970  
  188,600,000       2.275       02/26/21       188,600,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (SOFR + 0.12%)

 
  103,300,000       2.240 (a)      03/18/21       103,300,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (1 Mo. LIBOR – 0.02%)(a)

 
  1,433,200,000       2.125       12/27/19       1,433,200,000  
  477,800,000       2.203       01/07/20       477,800,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (1 Mo. LIBOR – 0.03%)(a)

 
  1,348,500,000       2.171       01/10/20       1,348,500,000  
  650,000,000       2.139       01/21/20       650,000,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (1 Mo. LIBOR – 0.04%)(a)

 
  744,000,000       2.142       10/18/19       744,000,000  
  496,000,000       2.105       10/25/19       496,000,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (1 Mo. LIBOR – 0.05%)(a)

 
  988,000,000       2.173       10/07/19       988,000,000  
  744,800,000       2.150       10/15/19       744,800,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (3 Mo. LIBOR – 0.07%)

 
  993,500,000       2.249 (a)      04/01/21       993,500,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (3 Mo. LIBOR – 0.08%)

 
  492,100,000       2.344 (a)      03/19/21       492,100,000  

 

 

 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations – (continued)  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (3 Mo. LIBOR – 0.16%)

 
477,700,000       2.127 %(a)      08/04/20     477,700,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill + 0.07%)

 
  1,755,000,000       2.062 (a)      01/30/20       1,755,109,064  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (SOFR + 0.03%)

 
  913,600,000       2.150 (a)      10/09/19       913,600,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

 
  489,700,000       2.145       10/31/19       487,986,042  
  483,200,000       2.127       11/04/19       481,408,939  
  477,400,000       2.128       11/07/19       475,547,489  
  251,848,000       2.094       12/06/19       250,454,441  
 

Federal National Mortgage Association (SOFR + 0.16%)

 
  124,250,000       2.280 (a)      01/30/20       124,250,000  
 

Overseas Private Investment Corp.

 
  62,200,000       0.000       11/17/19       62,661,175  
 

Overseas Private Investment Corp. (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill + 0.00%)(a)

 
  735,796,394       1.977       09/07/19       735,796,396  
  4,496,139       2.150       09/07/19       4,496,139  

 

 

 
 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT

AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

 

 

  $ 17,801,245,853  

 

 

 
     
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 18.5%  
 

United States Treasury Bills

 
$ 700,000       1.987     11/29/19     $ 696,625  
  1,100,000       1.992       11/29/19       1,094,683  
  12,400,000       2.080       12/26/19       12,318,890  
  142,700,000       2.100       12/26/19       141,757,387  
  2,777,000,000       2.126       01/09/20       2,756,191,780  
  582,290,000       2.059       01/16/20       577,835,967  
  64,600,000       2.054       01/30/20       64,056,723  
  2,595,500,000       2.085       01/30/20       2,573,345,605  
  2,200,000       1.939       02/06/20       2,181,703  
  41,100,000       1.945       02/06/20       40,757,272  
  54,700,000       1.950       02/06/20       54,242,662  
  32,800,000       1.960       02/06/20       32,524,325  
  148,900,000       1.878       02/27/20       147,541,432  
  174,700,000       1.880       02/27/20       173,103,861  
  1,870,000,000       1.883       02/27/20       1,852,891,578  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.04%)

 
 
  2,646,900,500       2.003 (a)      07/31/20       2,646,723,220  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.05%)

 
 
  2,003,000,000       2.005 (a)      10/31/20       2,003,000,000  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.12%)

 
 
  1,263,800,000       2.075 (a)      01/31/21       1,262,640,973  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.14%)

 
 
  1,286,025,000       2.099 (a)      04/30/21       1,284,512,427  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.22%)

 
 
  3,353,885,000       2.180 (a)      07/31/21       3,353,203,716  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   11


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – (continued)  
 

United States Treasury Notes

 
$ 12,600,000       3.375 %       11/15/19     $ 12,631,212  
  136,700,000       3.625       02/15/20       137,468,646  
  73,200,000       1.375       02/29/20       72,849,471  
  171,100,000       1.375       03/31/20       170,167,798  
  146,700,000       2.250       03/31/20       146,623,861  
  178,900,000       1.500       04/15/20       178,026,637  
  195,800,000       2.375       04/30/20       195,905,938  
  539,100,000       3.500       05/15/20       543,696,631  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
OBLIGATIONS
 
 
  $ 20,437,991,023  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
 
 
  $ 38,239,236,876  

 

 

 
     
Repurchase Agreements(b) – 64.9%  
 

Bank of Montreal

 
$ 575,000,000       2.170     09/03/19     $ 575,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $575,138,639

 
 







Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 1.530%, due
10/05/21, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.000% to
5.000%, due 06/01/34 to 07/01/49, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 1.580% to 4.500%, due 05/17/21 to 01/01/49,
Government National Mortgage Association, 3.500% to
4.000%, due 08/20/45 to 07/20/49 and U.S. Treasury Notes,
1.125% to 2.875%, due 03/31/20 to 06/30/25. The aggregate
market value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$589,551,462.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Barclays Capital Inc.

 
  500,000,000       2.150       09/03/19       500,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $500,119,444

 
 


Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.250%, due 08/15/46
and a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.500%, due 01/31/24. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $510,000,000.

 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

BNP Paribas

 
  439,600,000       2.170       09/03/19       439,600,000  
 

Maturity Value: $439,705,992

 
 







Collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Association,
3.000%, due 08/01/49, U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.000%, due
01/16/20 to 08/13/20, a U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.375%, due
05/15/44, a U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Security,
0.000%, due 02/15/23, U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.375% to
2.500%, due 04/30/20 to 08/15/23 and a U.S. Treasury
Principal-Only Stripped Security, 0.000%, due 02/15/36. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $448,453,492.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

BNP Paribas – (continued)

 
$ 250,000,000       2.160 %(c)      09/06/19     $ 250,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $250,435,000

 
 

Settlement Date: 08/08/19

 
 













Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 3.980%, due
04/05/38, Federal Home Loan Bank, 3.540%, due 05/28/36,
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.500% to 4.500%, due
04/01/46 to 08/01/49, Federal National Mortgage Association,
2.500% to 7.000%, due 10/01/30 to 10/01/48, Government
National Mortgage Association, 2.500% to 4.500%, due
12/15/26 to 01/20/49, a U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.000%, due
04/23/20, a U.S. Treasury Bond, 8.125%, due 08/15/21, a U.S.
Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note, 1.125%, due 01/15/21, U.S.
Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due
02/15/24 to 05/15/26, U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500% to 2.875%,
due 06/15/20 to 11/15/25 and U.S. Treasury Principal-Only
Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 08/15/29 to 02/15/37. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $256,422,353.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  475,000,000       2.040 (c)      09/07/19       475,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $476,615,001

 
 

Settlement Date: 08/26/19

 
 







Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.000%, due 04/23/20,
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.000% to 7.625%, due 02/15/25 to
02/15/48, a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bond, 1.000%, due
02/15/49, U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Securities,
0.000%, due 02/15/22 to 02/15/47, U.S. Treasury Notes,
1.875% to 2.625%, due 06/15/21 to 04/30/24 and U.S. Treasury
Principal-Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 11/15/28 to
11/15/45. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $484,500,011.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  870,000,000       2.050 (c)      09/07/19       870,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $872,972,498

 
 

Settlement Date: 08/26/19

 
 















Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 3.980%, due
04/05/38, Federal Home Loan Bank, 3.540% to 4.250%, due
05/28/36 to 08/17/38, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
3.000% to 7.500%, due 04/01/28 to 04/01/49, Federal National
Mortgage Association, 2.500% to 7.000%, due 02/01/23 to
08/01/49, Government National Mortgage Association, 3.000%
to 5.000%, due 04/15/38 to 07/20/49, U.S. Treasury Bills,
0.000%, due 09/12/19 to 04/23/20, U.S. Treasury Bonds,
2.500% to 8.750%, due 08/15/20 to 02/15/49, U.S. Treasury
Inflation-Indexed Bonds, 1.750% to 2.500%, due 01/15/28 to
01/15/29, U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.500% to
0.875%, due 01/15/28 to 01/15/29, U.S. Treasury Interest-Only
Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 05/15/20 to 05/15/47, U.S.
Treasury Notes, 1.250% to 2.625%, due 03/15/20 to 06/30/26
and U.S. Treasury Principal-Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%,
due 11/15/23 to 08/15/40. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $889,331,171.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

BNP Paribas – (continued)

 
$ 2,000,000,000       2.220 %(c)      09/07/19     $ 2,000,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $2,011,223,339

 
 

Settlement Date: 07/03/19

 
 













Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 2.480% to 3.980%,
due 10/19/29 to 04/05/38, Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.790% to
4.000%, due 09/01/28 to 08/08/36, Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp., 2.800% to 4.500%, due 06/03/24 to 08/01/49,
Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.500% to 7.500%,
due 07/01/29 to 08/01/49, Government National Mortgage
Association, 3.000% to 6.000%, due 06/20/33 to 07/20/49, U.S.
Treasury Bills, 0.000%, due 01/30/20 to 08/13/20, U.S.
Treasury Bonds, 2.250% to 4.375%, due 08/15/40 to 02/15/48,
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds, 1.000% to 3.625%, due
01/15/27 to 02/15/49, U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped
Securities, 0.000%, due 02/15/21 to 05/15/47 and U.S. Treasury
Notes, 1.125% to 3.000%, due 09/30/19 to 02/15/27. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $2,052,605,612.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  225,000,000       2.250 (c)      09/07/19       225,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $226,279,687

 
 

Settlement Date: 07/09/19

 
 









Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 3.980%, due
04/05/38, Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.500% to
4.000%, due 12/01/46 to 02/01/56, Government National
Mortgage Association, 3.500% to 4.500%, due 12/20/48 to
07/20/49, U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.875% to 6.250%, due
08/15/23 to 11/15/46, a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bond,
3.625%, due 04/15/28, U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.125% to
2.625%, due 02/28/21 to 07/31/23 and U.S. Treasury Principal-
Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 11/15/26 to 11/15/43.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $230,598,856.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
  1,490,000,000       2.490 (c)      09/07/19       1,490,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $1,508,653,567

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/22/19

 
 



















Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 3.270% to 3.980%,
due 09/14/37 to 04/05/38, Federal Home Loan Bank, 3.900% to
4.000%, due 09/01/28 to 02/25/36, Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp., 2.500% to 7.500%, due 04/01/28 to 07/01/49,
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Stripped Securities,
0.000%, due 03/15/28 to 07/15/32, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 2.500% to 7.000%, due 05/01/29 to 06/01/51,
Federal National Mortgage Association Stripped Securities,
0.000%, due 05/15/29 to 11/15/30, Government National
Mortgage Association, 3.000% to 5.000%, due 03/20/41 to
07/20/49, U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.000%, due 10/24/19 to
05/21/20, U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.750% to 8.750%, due
08/15/20 to 11/15/46, U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds,
1.750% to 2.500%, due 01/15/27 to 01/15/29, a U.S. Treasury
Inflation-Indexed Note, 0.125%, due 07/15/24, U.S. Treasury
Interest-Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 02/15/21 to
11/15/47, U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.125% to 3.500%, due
01/15/20 to 06/30/26 and U.S. Treasury Principal-Only
Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 02/15/23 to 02/15/49. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $1,528,612,746.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

BNP Paribas (Overnight MBS + 0.02%)

 
500,000,000       2.190 %(a)(c)      09/01/19     500,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $539,602,478

 
 

Settlement Date: 02/23/16

 
 











Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.000%,
due 03/01/49, Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.000%
to 6.000%, due 11/01/25 to 08/01/49, Government National
Mortgage Association, 4.000% to 6.500%, due 05/15/32 to
01/20/49, U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.750% to 8.750%, due
08/15/20 to 11/15/46, a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bond,
1.750%, due 01/15/28, a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note,
0.375%, due 01/15/27, U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped
Securities, 0.000%, due 11/15/20 to 08/15/47, U.S. Treasury
Notes, 1.500% to 2.875%, due 09/30/19 to 02/15/26 and U.S.
Treasury Principal-Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due
05/15/20 to 02/15/48. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $510,506,673.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  550,000,000       2.190 (a)(c)      09/01/19       550,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $593,328,518

 
 

Settlement Date: 02/23/16

 
 















Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 3.540%, due
01/25/38, Federal Home Loan Bank, 3.900% to 4.000%, due
07/19/33 to 02/25/36, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
3.000% to 5.500%, due 04/01/39 to 10/01/48, Federal National
Mortgage Association, 3.500% to 6.500%, due 10/01/33 to
11/01/48, Government National Mortgage Association, 2.500%
to 6.500%, due 11/20/26 to 10/20/48, a U.S. Treasury Bill,
0.000%, due 02/13/20, U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.250% to
7.625%, due 08/15/23 to 02/15/25, U.S. Treasury Inflation-
Indexed Bonds, 1.750% to 2.375%, due 01/15/27 to 01/15/28, a
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note, 0.750%, due 07/15/28,
U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due
02/15/21 to 11/15/45, U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.375% to 2.750%,
due 09/30/20 to 02/15/25 and U.S. Treasury Principal-Only
Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 02/15/23 to 08/15/44. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $562,906,685.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

 
  400,000,000       2.100       09/03/19       400,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $400,093,333

 
 

Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.750% to 2.250%, due
04/15/22 to 07/15/22. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $408,000,063.

 
 
 
  152,400,000       2.150       09/03/19       152,400,000  
 

Maturity Value: $152,436,407

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, due 08/15/20.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $155,448,083.

 
 
 
  200,000,000       2.160       09/03/19       200,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $200,048,000

 
 

Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.500% to
3.000%, due 04/01/48 to 08/01/49. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was $206,000,001.

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   13


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

BofA Securities, Inc. – (continued)

 
$ 375,600,000       2.160 %       09/03/19     $ 375,600,000  
 

Maturity Value: $375,690,144

 
 



Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.500% to
5.000%, due 11/01/47 to 03/01/49 and Federal National
Mortgage Association, 3.000% to 5.000%, due 09/01/39 to
06/01/56. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $386,868,000.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

CIBC Wood Gundy Securities

 
  150,000,000       2.170       09/03/19       150,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $150,036,167

 
 




Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.500% to
5.000%, due 12/01/41 to 04/01/49, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 3.500% to 4.500%, due 11/01/30 to 06/01/49 and
Government National Mortgage Association, 3.000% to
5.000%, due 12/20/46 to 07/20/49. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was $154,499,999.

 
 
 
 
 
 
  950,000,000       2.180 (c)      09/07/19       950,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $957,075,922

 
 

Settlement Date: 07/15/19

 
 




Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.000% to
5.000%, due 03/01/30 to 07/01/49, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 3.000% to 4.500%, due 11/01/26 to 06/01/49 and
Government National Mortgage Association, 4.000% to
5.000%, due 09/20/48 to 07/20/49. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was $978,499,998.

 
 
 
 
 
 
  1,075,000,000       2.270 (c)      09/07/19       1,075,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $1,079,067,086

 
 

Settlement Date: 07/12/19

 
 



Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.000% to
4.500%, due 05/01/42 to 04/01/49 and Federal National
Mortgage Association, 3.000% to 5.000%, due 11/01/26 to
06/01/49. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $1,107,250,000.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Citibank N.A. (Overnight MBS + 0.01%)

 
  1,000,000,000       2.190 (a)      09/06/19       1,000,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $1,019,040,823

 
 

Settlement Date: 11/01/18

 
 
















Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 1.900% to 2.840%,
due 05/25/21 to 06/05/34, Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.000% to
5.500%, due 11/15/19 to 07/15/36, Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp., 0.000% to 10.000%, due 01/01/20 to
02/01/49, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Stripped
Security, 0.000%, due 07/15/32, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 1.250% to 8.500%, due 09/01/19 to 06/01/57,
Government National Mortgage Association, 2.500% to
8.500%, due 12/15/21 to 11/15/48, Tennessee Valley Authority,
0.000% to 4.250%, due 02/15/21 to 09/15/65, U.S. Treasury
Bills, 0.000%, due 09/12/19 to 01/30/20, U.S. Treasury Bonds,
2.500% to 8.750%, due 02/15/20 to 02/15/48, U.S. Treasury
Inflation-Indexed Bonds, 0.625% to 3.625%, due 01/15/25 to
02/15/46, U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.125% to
1.250%, due 07/15/20 to 01/15/28 and U.S. Treasury Notes,
1.000% to 3.625%, due 09/30/19 to 11/15/28. The aggregate
market value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$1,020,000,544.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 
$ 844,100,000       2.180     09/03/19     $ 844,100,000  
 

Maturity Value: $844,304,460

 
 














Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.000% to
8.000%, due 04/01/21 to 04/01/49, Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp. Stripped Security, 0.000%, due 07/15/30,
Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.000% to 8.000%,
due 08/01/20 to 02/01/57, Government National Mortgage
Association, 2.500% to 7.000%, due 09/20/31 to 08/20/49, U.S.
Treasury Bills, 0.000%, due 10/15/19 to 02/27/20, a U.S.
Treasury Bond, 3.000%, due 11/15/44, U.S. Treasury Floating
Rate Notes, 1.960% to 2.180%, due 10/31/19 to 07/31/21, U.S.
Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.250% to 1.250%, due
07/15/20 to 07/15/29, U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped
Securities, 0.000%, due 11/15/22 to 02/15/48, U.S. Treasury
Notes, 1.375% to 3.625%, due 09/30/19 to 05/15/26 and a U.S.
Treasury Principal-Only Stripped Security, 0.000%, due
08/15/29. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $860,982,003.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

 
  100,000,000       2.100       09/03/19       100,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $100,023,333

 
 





Collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Association,
3.500%, due 06/01/49, a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bond,
1.750%, due 01/15/28, U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes,
0.125%, due 04/15/20 to 04/15/21 and U.S. Treasury Notes,
2.125% to 2.875%, due 03/31/24 to 11/15/27. The aggregate
market value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$102,145,701.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  300,000,000       2.170       09/03/19       300,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $300,072,333

 
 




Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.500% to
4.000%, due 06/01/48 to 12/01/48, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 3.000% to 4.000%, due 09/01/48 to 08/01/49 and
Government National Mortgage Association, 3.500% to
4.000%, due 12/20/48 to 05/20/49. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was $309,000,000.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc.

 
  200,966,202       2.170       09/03/19       200,966,202  
 

Maturity Value: $201,014,657

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, due 02/28/23.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $204,985,526.

 
 
 
  204,166,664       2.170       09/03/19       204,166,664  
 

Maturity Value: $204,215,891

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000%, due 11/15/26.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $208,249,997.

 
 
 
  230,435,167       2.170       09/03/19       230,435,167  
 

Maturity Value: $230,490,727

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, due 12/31/25.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $235,043,870.

 
 
 
  255,014,557       2.170       09/03/19       255,014,557  
 

Maturity Value: $255,076,044

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, due 12/31/23.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $260,114,848.

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc. – (continued)

 
$ 261,676,466       2.170 %       09/03/19     $ 261,676,466  
 

Maturity Value: $261,739,559

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.750%, due 06/30/25.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $266,909,995.

 
 
 
  267,295,331       2.170       09/03/19       267,295,331  
 

Maturity Value: $267,359,779

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.250%, due 11/15/24.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $272,641,238.

 
 
 
  290,917,643       2.170       09/03/19       290,917,643  
 

Maturity Value: $290,987,786

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 3.000%, due 10/31/25.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $296,735,996.

 
 
 
  297,916,663       2.170       09/03/19       297,916,663  
 

Maturity Value: $297,988,494

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.500%, due 02/15/45.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $303,874,996.

 
 
 
  329,166,604       2.170       09/03/19       329,166,604  
 

Maturity Value: $329,245,970

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.500%, due 03/31/23.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $335,749,936.

 
 
 
  359,539,885       2.170       09/03/19       359,539,885  
 

Maturity Value: $359,626,574

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.125%, due 02/29/24.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $366,730,683.

 
 
 
  423,160,935       2.170       09/03/19       423,160,935  
 

Maturity Value: $423,262,964

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.500%, due 01/31/24.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $431,624,154.

 
 
 
  438,541,664       2.170       09/03/19       438,541,664  
 

Maturity Value: $438,647,401

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.750%, due 05/31/23.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $447,312,497.

 
 
 
  446,716,929       2.170       09/03/19       446,716,929  
 

Maturity Value: $446,824,637

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.875%, due 10/31/23.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $455,651,268.

 
 
 
  494,485,290       2.170       09/03/19       494,485,290  
 

Maturity Value: $494,604,516

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 1.625%, due 02/15/26.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $504,374,996.

 
 
 

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 
2,750,000,000       2.180       09/03/19     2,750,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $2,750,666,111

 
 






Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.410%,
due 06/10/20, Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.500%
to 5.000%, due 04/01/24 to 09/01/49, a U.S. Treasury Bill,
0.000%, due 09/03/19, U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped
Securities, 0.000%, due 02/15/21 to 11/15/25 and U.S. Treasury
Notes, 2.000% to 2.250%, due 01/31/20 to 12/31/23. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $2,830,556,645.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp.

 
  250,000,000       2.100       09/03/19       250,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $250,058,333

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.875%, due 08/15/28.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $255,000,092.

 
 
 
  7,400,000,000       2.160       09/03/19       7,400,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $7,401,776,000

 
 



Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.000%, due 02/20/20,
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.750% to 3.625%, due 11/15/41 to
05/15/47 and U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.125% to 2.875%, due
08/15/21 to 12/31/21. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $7,548,008,328.

 
 
 
 
 
  7,500,000,000       2.160       09/03/19       7,500,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $7,501,800,000

 
 



Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.000% to 3.375%, due
05/15/44 to 05/15/48 and U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed
Bonds, 0.750% to 1.000%, due 02/15/45 to 02/15/48. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $7,650,000,020.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

HSBC Bank PLC

 
  3,100,000,000       2.160       09/03/19       3,100,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $3,100,744,000

 
 




Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.000%, due 09/19/19 to
12/26/19, U.S. Treasury Bonds, 0.750% to 7.125%, due
02/15/23 to 05/15/49 and U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.500% to
3.625%, due 10/31/19 to 05/15/29. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$3,162,000,088.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

HSBC Bank PLC (Overnight Treasury + 0.02%)

 
  400,000,000       2.180 (a)      09/06/19       400,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $401,477,557

 
 

Settlement Date: 07/11/19

 
 


Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 0.875% to 2.250%, due
02/15/44 to 02/15/47 and U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375% to
2.250%, due 07/15/25 to 01/15/26. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was $408,000,104.

 
 
 
 
  1,025,000,000       2.180 (a)      09/06/19       1,025,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $1,031,082,810

 
 

Settlement Date: 06/04/19

 
 


Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.250%, due 08/15/46
and U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.375% to 3.500%, due 05/15/20 to
02/15/27. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $1,045,500,499.

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   15


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

 
$ 250,000,000       2.170 %       09/03/19     $ 250,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $250,060,278

 
 








Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.500%,
due 04/01/39, Federal National Mortgage Association Stripped
Security, 0.000%, due 07/15/20, Tennessee Valley Authority,
4.250%, due 09/15/65, a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bond,
2.125%, due 02/15/40, U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped
Securities, 0.000%, due 05/15/20 to 11/15/31, U.S. Treasury
Notes, 1.375% to 2.000%, due 05/31/20 to 02/15/23 and U.S.
Treasury Principal-Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due
02/15/20 to 08/15/40. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $255,069,267.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc. (Overnight MBS + 0.01%)

 
  500,000,000       2.180 (a)      09/06/19       500,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $509,083,340

 
 

Settlement Date: 11/14/18

 
 






Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.000% to
6.500%, due 04/01/25 to 01/01/49, a U.S. Treasury Inflation-
Indexed Note, 0.375%, due 07/15/23, U.S. Treasury Interest-
Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 08/15/24 to 11/15/43,
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.250% to 2.000%, due 10/31/19 to
11/15/26 and a U.S. Treasury Principal-Only Stripped Security,
0.000%, due 02/15/48. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $511,319,397.

 


 
 
 
 
 
  1,000,000,000       2.180 (a)      09/06/19       1,000,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $1,019,014,458

 
 

Settlement Date: 10/31/18

 
 













Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 1.600% to 4.350%,
due 04/06/20 to 10/18/38, Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.000% to
4.000%, due 09/20/19 to 02/14/34, Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp., 0.000% to 8.000%, due 02/01/20 to 12/01/48,
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Stripped Securities,
0.000%, due 03/15/20 to 07/15/32, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 0.000% to 7.125%, due 09/06/19 to 03/17/31,
Federal National Mortgage Association Stripped Securities,
0.000%, due 11/15/19 to 05/15/30, Tennessee Valley Authority,
0.000% to 3.500%, due 05/01/20 to 12/15/42, a U.S. Treasury
Bill, 0.000%, due 08/13/20, U.S. Treasury Interest-Only
Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 11/15/19 to 11/15/37 and U.S.
Treasury Notes, 1.500% to 2.125%, due 06/15/20 to 08/15/29.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $1,020,324,958.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

ING Financial Markets LLC

 
  300,000,000       2.400       09/09/19       300,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $301,800,000

 
 

Settlement Date: 06/11/19

 
 



Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.444% to
7.000%, due 01/01/26 to 08/01/49 and Federal National
Mortgage Association, 2.148% to 7.000%, due 01/01/24 to
05/01/58. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $306,000,002.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

ING Financial Markets LLC – (continued)

 
$ 300,000,000       2.400     09/10/19     $ 300,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $301,800,000

 
 

Settlement Date: 06/12/19

 
 



Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.308% to
5.180%, due 11/01/36 to 05/01/49 and Federal National
Mortgage Association, 2.148% to 7.000%, due 05/01/23 to
05/01/58. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $306,000,006.

 
 
 
 
 
  300,000,000       2.580       09/17/19       300,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $303,870,000

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/21/19

 
 



Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.458% to
4.851%, due 04/01/32 to 04/01/49 and Federal National
Mortgage Association, 2.148% to 6.000%, due 11/01/24 to
05/01/58. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $306,000,002.

 
 
 
 
 
  500,000,000       2.360       09/18/19       500,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $502,950,000

 
 

Settlement Date: 06/20/19

 
 




Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.308% to
5.000%, due 05/01/23 to 07/01/49, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 2.500% to 8.000%, due 08/01/21 to 09/01/57 and
Government National Mortgage Association, 3.875% to
5.000%, due 05/20/43 to 10/20/48. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was $510,000,002.

 
 
 
 
 
 
  350,000,000       2.300       10/08/19       350,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $352,034,861

 
 

Settlement Date: 07/09/19

 
 



Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.308% to
5.180%, due 11/01/35 to 04/01/49 and Federal National
Mortgage Association, 2.389% to 6.500%, due 08/01/24 to
05/01/58. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $357,000,004.

 
 
 
 
 
  200,000,000       2.490       11/04/19       200,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $202,517,667

 
 

Settlement Date: 05/06/19

 
 



Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.288% to
5.180%, due 11/01/36 to 04/01/49 and Federal National
Mortgage Association, 2.488% to 6.500%, due 04/01/20 to
05/01/58. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $204,000,001.

 
 
 
 
 
  200,000,000       2.490       11/05/19       200,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $202,517,667

 
 

Settlement Date: 05/07/19

 
 



Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.404% to
6.000%, due 04/01/36 to 08/01/49 and Federal National
Mortgage Association, 2.500% to 5.000%, due 04/01/27 to
05/01/58. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $204,000,003.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

ING Financial Markets LLC – (continued)

 
$ 300,000,000       2.040     11/21/19     $ 300,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $301,530,000

 
 

Settlement Date: 08/23/19

 
 




Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.308% to
7.000%, due 01/01/26 to 08/01/49, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 2.500% to 5.000%, due 12/01/25 to 05/01/58 and
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.000%, due
10/20/48 to 11/20/48. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $306,000,008.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 
  1,000,000,000       2.210       09/04/19       1,000,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $1,000,429,722

 
 

Settlement Date: 08/28/19

 
 











Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 2.370% to 3.730%,
due 06/10/22 to 06/03/39, Federal Farm Credit Bank discount
note, 0.000%, due 06/22/20, Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.700%
to 3.240%, due 08/10/35 to 04/26/41, Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp., 3.000% to 4.000%, due 03/01/26 to 02/01/47,
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Stripped Securities,
0.000%, due 07/15/30 to 01/15/31, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 0.000% to 6.000%, due 07/02/24 to 07/01/49, U.S.
Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due
05/15/28 to 08/15/42 and a U.S. Treasury Principal-Only
Stripped Security, 0.000%, due 11/15/41. The aggregate market
value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$1,020,600,516.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (SOFR + 0.01%)

 
  1,845,000,000       2.130 (a)      09/06/19       1,845,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $1,859,409,458

 
 

Settlement Date: 05/01/19

 
 













Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 2.211% to 5.700%,
due 12/11/20 to 06/05/34, Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.375% to
4.000%, due 09/11/20 to 08/10/38, Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp., 0.000% to 6.000%, due 01/17/20 to 08/01/49,
Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.875% to 6.500%,
due 09/12/23 to 09/01/49, Federal National Mortgage
Association Stripped Security, 0.000%, due 01/15/33,
Government National Mortgage Association, 2.500% to
6.000%, due 07/15/31 to 05/20/49, Tennessee Valley Authority,
0.000%, due 01/15/27 to 06/15/35, a U.S. Treasury Bond,
3.000%, due 02/15/49, U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped
Securities, 0.000%, due 02/15/23 to 08/15/47 and U.S. Treasury
Principal-Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 02/15/21 to
08/15/45. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $1,886,099,589.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account I

 
  1,700,000,000       2.151       09/03/19       1,700,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $1,700,406,325

 

 

 

 
 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III

 
  3,855,200,000       2.167       09/03/19       3,855,200,000  
 

Maturity Value: $3,856,128,315

 

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

 
350,000,000       2.160       09/03/19     350,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $350,084,000

 
 




Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.000%,
due 03/01/49, Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.500%
to 4.500%, due 08/01/47 to 08/01/49 and Government National
Mortgage Association, 3.500% to 5.000%, due 09/20/48 to
08/20/49. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $360,499,999.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 
  250,000,000       2.170       09/03/19       250,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $250,060,278

 
 






Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 2.200%, due
07/21/25, Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.375% to 2.280%, due
10/06/20 to 10/28/22, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
2.500% to 8.500%, due 07/01/27 to 07/01/49, Federal National
Mortgage Association, 3.000% to 4.500%, due 09/01/24 to
09/01/49 and Tennessee Valley Authority, 0.000% to 3.875%,
due 02/15/21 to 06/15/29. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $257,300,402.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

 
  250,000,000       2.170       09/03/19       250,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $250,060,278

 
 







Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 3.500%, due
09/29/25, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.000% to
6.000%, due 11/01/22 to 08/01/49, Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp. Stripped Security, 0.000%, due 03/15/29,
Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.000% to 6.000%,
due 08/01/22 to 09/01/49 and Federal National Mortgage
Association Stripped Security, 0.000%, due 05/15/30. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $257,287,409.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

MUFG Securities Americas Inc. (Overnight MBS + 0.08%)

 
  250,000,000       2.250 (a)      10/04/19       250,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $254,906,250

 
 

Settlement Date: 11/28/18

 
 











Shared collateral consisting of Federal Farm Credit Bank, 2.300%
to 3.500%, due 09/29/25 to 08/19/32, Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp., 2.500% to 5.500%, due 05/01/25 to 08/01/49,
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Stripped Security,
0.000%, due 09/15/29, Federal National Mortgage Association,
2.500% to 6.500%, due 11/01/22 to 09/01/49, Federal National
Mortgage Association Stripped Security, 0.000%, due 07/15/29,
Government National Mortgage Association, 3.500%, due
03/20/34, a U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.000%, due 02/15/49, U.S.
Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.625% to 1.375%, due
01/15/20 to 01/15/24 and U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.250% to
3.000%, due 08/15/22 to 08/15/28. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was $514,395,376.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   17


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

MUFG Securities Americas Inc. (Overnight MBS +
0.08%) – (continued)

 
 
  $250,000,000       2.250 %(a)      10/04/19     $ 250,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $252,906,250

 
 

Settlement Date: 04/05/19

 
 











Shared collateral consisting of Federal Farm Credit Bank, 2.300%
to 3.500%, due 09/29/25 to 08/19/32, Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp., 2.500% to 5.500%, due 05/01/25 to 08/01/49,
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Stripped Security,
0.000%, due 09/15/29, Federal National Mortgage Association,
2.500% to 6.500%, due 11/01/22 to 09/01/49, Federal National
Mortgage Association Stripped Security, 0.000%, due 07/15/29,
Government National Mortgage Association, 3.500%, due
03/20/34, a U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.000%, due 02/15/49, U.S.
Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.625% to 1.375%, due
01/15/20 to 01/15/24 and U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.250% to
3.000%, due 08/15/22 to 08/15/28. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was $514,395,376.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  500,000,000       2.250 (a)      10/04/19       500,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $511,281,250

 
 

Settlement Date: 10/12/18

 
 



Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.000% to
5.500%, due 04/01/25 to 08/01/49 and Federal National
Mortgage Association, 2.500% to 5.960%, due 11/01/21 to
09/01/49. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $515,000,004.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

MUFG Securities Americas Inc. (Overnight Treasury + 0.02%)

 
  400,000,000       2.170 (a)      09/06/19       400,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $403,158,557

 
 

Settlement Date: 05/02/19

 
 

Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.250% to 3.125%, due
07/31/23 to 11/15/28. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $408,000,038.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Natixis-New York Branch

 
  1,500,000,000       2.170       09/03/19       1,500,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $1,500,361,667

 
 















Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 2.480% to 3.980%,
due 10/19/29 to 04/05/38, Federal Home Loan Bank, 3.370% to
4.080%, due 02/12/30 to 05/25/33, Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp. Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 03/15/29 to
03/15/31, Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.000% to
5.500%, due 06/01/38 to 10/01/47, Federal National Mortgage
Association Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 07/15/28 to
05/15/30, Government National Mortgage Association, 4.500%
to 5.500%, due 07/20/49, U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.000%, due
09/19/19 to 06/18/20, U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.750% to 8.125%,
due 05/15/21 to 11/15/47, U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed
Bonds, 2.375% to 3.375%, due 01/15/25 to 04/15/32, U.S.
Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.375% to 1.375%, due
01/15/20 to 07/15/27 and U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.125% to
3.125%, due 08/31/20 to 11/15/28. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$1,530,435,003.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

Nomura Securities International Inc.

 
$ 2,050,000,000       2.170     09/03/19     $ 2,050,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $2,050,494,278

 
 










Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 1.920% to 2.250%,
due 08/28/23 to 11/26/24, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
1.980% to 9.500%, due 09/01/19 to 08/01/49, Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corp. Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due
09/15/27 to 09/15/29, Federal National Mortgage Association,
2.000% to 8.500%, due 09/01/19 to 02/01/52, Government
National Mortgage Association, 2.500% to 10.500%, due
10/20/19 to 08/20/49, Tennessee Valley Authority, 3.500%, due
12/15/42 and U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Securities,
0.000%, due 02/15/32 to 02/15/35. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$2,110,257,553.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Norinchukin Bank

 
  215,000,000       2.400       09/06/19       215,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $216,318,667

 
 

Settlement Date: 06/06/19

 
 



Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.125%, due 08/15/29,
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.375% to 1.125%, due
01/15/21 to 01/15/27 and a U.S. Treasury Note, 3.375%, due
11/15/19. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $219,300,009.

 
 
 
 
 
  500,000,000       2.400       09/11/19       500,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $503,200,000

 
 

Settlement Date: 06/07/19

 
 



Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.125%, due 08/15/29,
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.375% to 1.125%, due
01/15/21 to 01/15/27 and a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, due
11/15/20. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $510,000,050.

 
 
 
 
 
  650,000,000       2.380       09/17/19       650,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $653,953,444

 
 

Settlement Date: 06/17/19

 
 


Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.125%, due 08/15/29
and U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.375% to 1.125%,
due 01/15/21 to 01/15/27. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $663,000,006.

 
 
 
 
  125,000,000       2.080       11/20/19       125,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $125,671,667

 
 

Settlement Date: 08/19/19

 
 



Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.125%, due 08/15/29,
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.375% to 1.125%, due
01/15/21 to 01/15/27 and a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000%, due
11/15/26. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $127,500,028.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

 
  246,300,000       2.170       09/03/19       246,300,000  
 

Maturity Value: $246,359,386

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 1.750%, due 11/15/20.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $251,226,000.

 
 
 
  311,010,000       2.170       09/03/19       311,010,000  
 

Maturity Value: $311,084,988

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.250%, due 03/31/26.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $317,230,200.

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company – (continued)

 
$ 400,520,000       2.170 %       09/03/19     $ 400,520,000  
 

Maturity Value: $400,616,570

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.375%, due 03/15/21.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $408,530,400.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Prudential Insurance Company of America (The)

 
  14,050,000       2.170       09/03/19       14,050,000  
 

Maturity Value: $14,053,388

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Security,
0.000%, due 05/15/37. The market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $14,331,000.

 
 
 
  19,437,500       2.170       09/03/19       19,437,500  
 

Maturity Value: $19,442,187

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Security,
0.000%, due 11/15/32. The market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $19,826,250.

 
 
 
  22,440,000       2.170       09/03/19       22,440,000  
 

Maturity Value: $22,445,410

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Security,
0.000%, due 08/15/38. The market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $22,888,800.

 
 
 
  23,931,250       2.170       09/03/19       23,931,250  
 

Maturity Value: $23,937,020

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Principal-Only Stripped
Security, 0.000%, due 08/15/39. The market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $24,409,875.

 
 
 
  28,025,000       2.170       09/03/19       28,025,000  
 

Maturity Value: $28,031,757

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Security,
0.000%, due 02/15/35. The market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $28,585,500.

 
 
 
  30,906,250       2.170       09/03/19       30,906,250  
 

Maturity Value: $30,913,702

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.125%, due 05/15/48.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $31,524,375.

 
 
 
  32,062,500       2.170       09/03/19       32,062,500  
 

Maturity Value: $32,070,231

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Security,
0.000%, due 08/15/36. The market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $32,703,750.

 
 
 
  81,468,750       2.170       09/03/19       81,468,750  
 

Maturity Value: $81,488,393

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.500%, due 02/15/45.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $83,098,125.

 
 
 
  94,125,000       2.170       09/03/19       94,125,000  
 

Maturity Value: $94,147,695

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Security,
0.000%, due 11/15/41. The market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $96,007,500.

 
 
 
  174,375,000       2.170       09/03/19       174,375,000  
 

Maturity Value: $174,417,044

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.875%, due 08/15/45.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $177,862,500.

 
 
 

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

Prudential Insurance Company of America (The) – (continued)

 
174,500,000       2.170       09/03/19     174,500,000  
 

Maturity Value: $174,542,074

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Principal-Only Stripped
Security, 0.000%, due 08/15/27. The market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $177,990,000.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Royal Bank of Canada-New York Branch

 
  815,000,000       2.170       09/03/19       815,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $815,196,505

 
 




Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.000% to
4.500%, due 09/01/29 to 03/01/49, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 3.000% to 5.000%, due 01/01/28 to 06/01/51 and
Government National Mortgage Association, 4.000% to
4.500%, due 03/15/44 to 02/20/49. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was $831,300,002.

 
 
 
 
 
 
  2,700,000,000       2.180 (c)      09/07/19       2,700,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $2,705,068,504

 
 

Settlement Date: 08/16/19

 
 




Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.500% to
7.000%, due 11/01/27 to 07/01/49, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 2.500% to 4.500%, due 10/01/27 to 06/01/56 and
Government National Mortgage Association, 3.000% to 4.500%,
due 09/20/43 to 11/20/47. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $2,754,000,001.

 
 
 
 
 
 
  3,480,000,000       2.300 (c)      09/07/19       3,480,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $3,493,562,336

 
 

Settlement Date: 07/10/19

 
 






Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.000% to
8.000%, due 06/01/23 to 08/01/49, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 2.000% to 8.500%, due 12/01/20 to 01/01/58,
Government National Mortgage Association, 3.000% to 5.500%,
due 12/15/25 to 08/20/49, a U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.000%, due
06/18/20 and U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.875% to 2.750%, due
01/31/21 to 10/31/22. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $3,549,600,091.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Societe Generale SA

 
  500,000,000       2.170       09/03/19       500,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $500,120,555

 
 









Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 2.750%, due
10/12/21, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.375% to
4.500%, due 01/13/22 to 07/01/49, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 1.125% to 6.000%, due 09/06/19 to 03/01/49,
Government National Mortgage Association, 3.000% to
5.000%, due 09/15/40 to 11/20/48, a U.S. Treasury Bond,
7.625%, due 02/15/25, U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped
Securities, 0.000%, due 11/15/19 to 02/15/37 and U.S. Treasury
Notes, 2.375% to 2.875%, due 10/31/20 to 04/30/26. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $512,310,262.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

 
  1,800,000,000       2.170       09/03/19       1,800,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $1,800,434,000

 
 


Collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.000%
to 4.000%, due 11/01/46 to 05/01/49. The aggregate market
value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$1,854,447,020.

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   19


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

 
$ 300,000,000       2.100 %       09/03/19     $ 300,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $300,070,000

 
 


Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 8.500%, due 02/15/20
and U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.000% to 2.375%, due 03/15/22 to
08/15/25. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $306,000,042.

 
 
 
 
  400,000,000       2.150       09/03/19       400,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $400,095,555

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000%, due 05/31/24.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $408,000,056.

 
 
 

 

 

 
  TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS     $ 71,885,051,250  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.5%     $ 110,124,288,126  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.5%
 
 
    530,328,601  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 110,654,616,727  

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  Variable or floating 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 August 31, 2019.

(b)

  Unless noted, all repurchase agreements were entered into on August 31, 2019. Additional information on Joint Repurchase Agreement Accounts I and III appear on pages 39 and 40.

(c)

  The instrument is subject to a demand feature.

Interest rates represent either the stated coupon rate, annualized yield on date of purchase for discounted securities, or, for floating rate securities, the current reset rate, which is based upon current interest rate indices.

Maturity dates represent either the final legal maturity date on the security, the demand date for puttable securities, the date of the next interest rate reset for variable rate securities, or the prerefunded date for those types of securities.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

FEDL01

 

—US Federal Funds Effective Rate

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rates

MMY

 

—Money Market Yield

Prime

 

—Federal Reserve Bank Prime Loan Rate US

SOFR

 

—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

T-Bill

 

—Treasury Bill

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Commercial Paper and Corporate Obligations – 25.2%  
 

Albion Capital LLC

 
$ 60,000,000       2.233     09/03/19     $ 59,985,667  
  31,000,000       2.211       09/06/19       30,987,040  
  63,000,000       2.356       10/21/19       62,804,623  
 

Alpine Securitization LLC

 
  80,000,000       2.371       11/12/19       79,657,955  
  30,000,000       2.309       12/02/19       29,837,694  
 

Antalis S.A.

 
  50,000,000       2.356       10/10/19       49,878,196  
 

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC

 
  6,500,000       2.325       10/03/19       6,487,194  
  19,750,000       2.213       11/08/19       19,668,855  
 

Bank of China Ltd.

 
  55,000,000       2.495       09/30/19       54,894,622  
 

Bank of Montreal

 
  50,000,000       2.195       11/08/19       49,792,806  
 

Bank of New York Mellon (The)

 
  350,000,000       2.079 (a)      09/04/19       349,895,486  
 

Banner Health

 
  25,000,000       2.250       10/16/19       24,998,461  
 

Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat

 
  30,500,000       2.605       10/09/19       30,428,054  
  61,450,000       2.256       11/22/19       61,155,491  
  15,000,000       2.296       02/18/20       14,854,158  
  50,000,000       2.297       02/26/20       49,492,500  
 

Barclays US CCP Funding LLC

 
  25,000,000       2.408       09/23/19       24,964,267  
 

Bedford Row Funding Corp.

 
  8,000,000       3.103       10/16/19       7,978,244  
 

BNG Bank N.V.

 
  47,830,000       2.335       10/02/19       47,739,199  
 

CAFCO LLC

 
  1,000,000       2.333       09/19/19       998,842  
 

Cancara Asset Securitisation Ltd.

 
  25,000,000       2.326       10/07/19       24,944,795  
 

Chariot Funding LLC

 
  1,750,000       2.345       10/09/19       1,745,936  
 

China Construction Bank Corp.

 
  15,500,000       2.779       10/01/19       15,468,049  
  18,000,000       2.779       10/02/19       17,961,736  
  30,000,000       2.520       10/07/19       29,926,628  
  30,000,000       2.520       10/08/19       29,924,698  
  16,500,000       2.520       10/21/19       16,444,874  
 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 
  20,000,000       2.520       09/10/19       19,985,608  
  7,500,000       2.586       01/08/20       7,446,454  
 

Coca-Cola Company (The)

 
  50,000,000       2.794       01/13/20       49,615,989  
  30,000,000       2.822       02/11/20       29,725,000  
 

Collateralized Commercial Paper Flex Co., LLC

 
  43,100,000       3.059       10/15/19       42,985,229  
  66,000,000       2.768       04/23/20       65,165,760  
 

Collateralized Commercial Paper II Co., LLC

 
  40,000,000       3.191       10/22/19       39,877,687  
  16,455,000       3.309       11/25/19       16,372,684  
 

Dexia Credit Local-New York Branch

 
  60,000,000       2.866       10/10/19       59,847,617  

 

 

 
Commercial Paper and Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
 

DNB Bank ASA

 
20,000,000       2.757       03/04/20     19,791,703  
 

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt

 
  100,000,000       2.235       02/05/20       99,119,317  
 

Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec

 
  40,000,000       2.239       10/08/19       39,907,137  
  50,000,000       2.202       11/06/19       49,797,417  
  45,400,000       2.803       02/25/20       44,937,009  
  20,750,000       2.650       05/14/20       20,458,829  
  19,500,000       2.650       05/15/20       19,225,449  
 

First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C.

 
  78,000,000       2.233       11/07/19       77,679,472  
  40,000,000       2.254       11/18/19       39,810,045  
  80,354,000       2.330       12/02/19       79,907,307  
 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.-New York Branch

 
  55,500,000       2.232       09/04/19       55,483,874  
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 
  25,000,000       3.058       09/27/19       24,958,700  
  56,700,000       2.714       05/15/20       55,915,968  
 

Kells Funding LLC

 
  8,500,000       2.440       09/16/19       8,491,583  
  42,200,000       2.337       10/02/19       42,119,654  
  54,000,000       2.347       10/16/19       53,854,558  
  37,000,000       2.347       10/18/19       36,896,206  
  35,000,000       2.286       11/05/19       34,866,140  
  40,000,000       2.235       11/19/19       39,814,240  
  96,000,000       2.097       03/06/20       94,992,000  
 

Liberty Street Funding LLC

 
  50,000,000       2.546       09/25/19       49,922,181  
 

LMA-Americas LLC

 
  20,000,000       2.693       10/10/19       19,953,101  
  22,500,000       2.433       10/11/19       22,445,978  
  94,350,000       2.407       11/07/19       93,976,751  
  50,000,000       2.620       01/27/20       49,579,166  
  25,000,000       2.379       02/05/20       24,776,958  
  16,000,000       2.142       02/06/20       15,856,356  
 

Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC

 
  50,000,000       2.235       09/09/19       49,970,541  
  50,000,000       2.249       10/04/19       49,897,674  
 

Matchpoint Finance PLC

 
  50,000,000       2.325       10/21/19       49,853,750  
  35,000,000       2.213       11/08/19       34,862,324  
  51,680,000       2.515       12/02/19       51,399,455  
 

Mercy Health

 
  25,000,000       2.255       09/17/19       24,973,525  
 

National Securities Clearing Corp.

 
  60,000,000       3.017       10/01/19       59,886,880  
  58,000,000       3.245       12/13/19       57,643,904  
  21,000,000       3.137       01/02/20       20,848,917  
 

Nationwide Building Society

 
  74,000,000       2.567       10/30/19       73,736,809  
  56,250,000       2.551       11/01/19       56,043,478  
 

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V.

 
  20,000,000       2.114       12/16/19       19,873,760  
 

Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp.

 
  6,500,000       2.315       10/02/19       6,487,207  
  50,000,000       2.161       01/28/20       49,573,006  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   21


FINANCIAL SQUARE MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Commercial Paper and Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
 

Nordea Bank AB

 
$ 50,000,000       2.119 %       12/09/19     $ 49,712,991  
 

NRW.Bank

 
  70,000,000       2.516       09/05/19       69,975,477  
 

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG

 
  20,000,000       2.029       04/09/20       19,767,708  
 

Old Line Funding Corp

 
  25,000,000       2.152       02/03/20       24,776,493  
 

Ridgefield Funding Company LLC

 
  9,600,000       2.427       09/16/19       9,590,176  
  32,000,000       2.365       10/02/19       31,937,021  
  35,613,000       2.295       11/04/19       35,473,931  
  25,000,000       2.080       02/21/20       24,739,931  
 

Santander UK PLC

 
  69,000,000       2.672       11/04/19       68,727,772  
 

Sheffield Receivables Company LLC

 
  14,000,000       2.398       09/23/19       13,979,924  
 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

 
  65,000,000       2.742       11/13/19       64,716,302  
 

Societe Generale

 
  20,500,000       2.423       03/11/20       20,290,434  
 

Standard Chartered Bank

 
  54,000,000       2.611       09/24/19       53,914,838  
  58,731,000       2.308       01/10/20       58,284,024  
  10,000,000       2.308       01/13/20       9,922,178  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

 
  80,000,000       2.106       01/17/20       79,358,178  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.-Singapore Branch

 
  20,000,000       2.391       10/18/19       19,942,561  
  93,000,000       2.402       10/18/19       92,732,910  
 

UBS AG-London Branch

 
  70,000,000       2.349       01/03/20       69,505,100  
 

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

 
  125,000,000       2.535       09/27/19       124,797,389  
 

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

 
  15,000,000       2.531       09/04/19       14,995,454  
  6,000,000       2.323       09/16/19       5,993,860  
  25,000,000       2.242       11/01/19       24,905,937  
  40,000,000       2.233       11/08/19       39,832,778  
 

Victory Receivables Corp.

 
  29,700,000       2.236       09/18/19       29,666,173  
  32,000,000       2.666       10/01/19       31,938,901  
  50,000,000       2.197       10/18/19       49,854,974  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER AND
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS

 
  (Cost $4,480,487,422)     $ 4,482,859,842  

 

 

 
     
Certificate of Deposit – 1.6%  
 

Branch Banking and Trust Company

 
$ 293,000,000       2.140     09/03/19     $ 293,000,536  
  (Cost $293,000,000)    

 

 

 
Certificates of Deposit-Eurodollar – 7.1%  
 

Credit Industriel et Commercial

 
$ 15,000,000       2.350     03/17/20     $ 14,833,698  
  30,000,000       2.350       03/17/20       29,667,395  
 

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank

 
  60,000,000       2.355       10/11/19       59,845,698  
  150,000,000       2.320       11/29/19       149,182,823  
 

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank
Frnk-London Branch

 
 
  20,000,000       2.195       11/18/19       19,903,710  
  100,000,000       2.049       02/25/20       98,967,111  
 

Euroclear Bank

 
  100,000,000       2.750       10/15/19       99,725,395  
  7,000,000       2.790       11/05/19       6,972,037  
  50,000,000       2.900       11/05/19       49,800,267  
 

KBC Bank NV

 
  130,000,000       2.060       02/20/20       128,834,307  
  90,000,000       2.080       02/28/20       89,067,459  
 

Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale

 
  70,000,000       2.710       02/03/20       69,384,230  
 

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

 
  34,800,000       2.340       10/23/19       34,687,872  
 

MUFG Bank, Ltd.-London Branch

 
  100,000,000       2.515       09/03/19       99,976,139  
  25,000,000       2.455       09/09/19       24,985,092  
 

Nationwide Building Society

 
  15,000,000       2.570       09/23/19       14,977,434  
  35,000,000       2.570       10/15/19       34,899,219  
  85,600,000       2.404       11/04/19       85,271,067  
 

Norinchukin Bank (The)-London Branch

 
  35,000,000       2.320       10/08/19       34,918,480  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

 
  50,000,000       2.535       10/03/19       49,898,207  
  40,000,000       2.235       11/07/19       39,835,083  
  30,000,000       2.595       11/18/19       29,856,688  

 

 

 
  TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT-EURODOLLAR  
  (Cost $1,264,953,293)     $ 1,265,489,411  

 

 

 
     
Certificates of Deposit-Yankeedollar – 10.7%  
 

Banco Del Estado De Chile

 
$ 35,000,000       2.660     09/23/19     $ 35,012,227  
  30,000,000       2.180       12/12/19       30,007,126  
 

Barclays Bank PLC

 
  60,000,000       2.760       09/30/19       60,024,575  
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

 
  75,000,000       2.600       12/06/19       75,106,807  
  13,100,000       2.700       03/19/20       13,151,375  
 

Credit Suisse AG-New York Branch

 
  10,000,000       2.810       03/09/20       10,042,844  
 

DNB Bank ASA

 
  186,000,000       2.080       09/03/19       186,000,000  
  18,875,000       2.300       10/31/19       18,881,551  
 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.

 
  28,026,000       2.500       10/08/19       28,030,858  
 

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp.

 
  45,350,000       2.530       09/03/19       45,352,032  
  35,000,000       2.370       11/06/19       34,858,721  

 

 

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE MONEY MARKET FUND

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Certificates of Deposit-Yankeedollar – (continued)  
 

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.-New York Branch

 
$ 50,000,000       2.710 %       09/20/19     $ 50,014,713  
  80,000,000       2.250       12/20/19       80,054,460  
 

MUFG Bank, Ltd.

 
  50,000,000       2.840       02/24/20       50,193,096  
  21,545,000       2.446       02/28/20       21,324,978  
  33,000,000       2.442       03/02/20       32,657,611  
 

National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.P

 
  220,000,000       2.120       09/03/19       220,000,000  
  52,728,000       2.450       10/18/19       52,739,734  
  15,000,000       2.300       11/12/19       15,001,424  
  75,000,000       2.250       12/03/19       75,002,897  
  50,000,000       2.200       12/18/19       49,996,780  
 

Natixis-New York Branch

 
  98,000,000       2.750       12/20/19       98,183,748  
 

Norinchukin Bank (The)

 
  25,000,000       2.280       10/23/19       25,006,165  
  40,000,000       2.260       12/02/19       40,020,700  
  50,000,000       2.500       12/04/19       50,057,230  
  121,000,000       2.080       02/07/20       121,030,738  
 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

 
  10,000,000       2.355       10/17/19       9,972,293  
  83,000,000       2.600       11/07/19       83,076,908  
  46,900,000       2.090       12/12/19       46,900,245  
  8,600,000       2.450 (b)      05/27/20       8,617,527  
 

Standard Chartered Bank-New York Branch

 
  16,000,000       2.890       09/17/19       16,004,713  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

 
  68,000,000       2.380       09/05/19       68,002,749  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

 
  25,000,000       2.600       10/22/19       25,017,773  
  50,000,000       2.270       11/01/19       50,016,065  
  50,000,000       2.250       01/06/20       50,037,689  

 

 

 
  TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT-YANKEEDOLLAR  
  (Cost $1,874,306,667)     $ 1,875,398,352  

 

 

 
     
Fixed Rate Municipal Debt Obligations – 1.7%  
 

ABN Amro Bank NV

 
$ 25,523,000       1.800 %(b)      09/20/19     $ 25,512,791  
 

Citibank N.A.

 
  61,000,000       3.050       05/01/20       61,334,535  
 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

 
  13,000,000       1.750 (b)      11/07/19       12,989,637  
  12,617,000       2.250 (b)      03/10/20       12,631,368  
 

ING Bank NV

 
  4,500,000       2.500 (b)      10/01/19       4,501,137  
 

PACCAR Financial Corp.

 
  12,000,000       1.950       02/27/20       11,978,411  
 

Shell International Finance B.V.

 
  15,350,000       2.125       05/11/20       15,359,711  
  44,700,000       2.017       06/29/20       43,975,264  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

 
  6,595,000       2.450       01/16/20       6,600,989  
  32,491,000       2.514       01/17/20       32,527,438  
 

UBS AG-London Branch

 
  22,137,000       2.200 (b)      06/08/20       22,144,615  

 

 

 
Fixed Rate Municipal Debt Obligations – (continued)  
 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

 
47,530,000       2.400       01/15/20     47,573,066  
 

Westpac Banking Corp.

 
  10,364,000       4.875       11/19/19       10,423,876  
  8,515,000       2.150       03/06/20       8,520,468  

 

 

 
  TOTAL FIXED RATE MUNICIPAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS  
  (COST $315,384,084)     $ 316,073,306  

 

 

 
     
Time Deposit – 11.1%  
 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

 
$ 150,000,000       2.160     09/03/19     $ 149,985,093  
  420,000,000       2.160       09/04/19       419,947,710  
 

DBS Bank Ltd.

 
  180,000,000       2.170       09/04/19       179,977,836  
  280,000,000       2.170       09/05/19       279,958,325  
  200,000,000       2.150 (a)      09/06/19       200,000,000  
 

National Bank of Canada

 
  350,000,000       2.150       09/03/19       349,964,836  
  200,000,000       2.140 (a)      09/06/19       200,000,000  
 

Standard Chartered Bank-London Branch

 
  200,000,000       2.120       09/03/19       199,979,248  

 

 

 
  TOTAL TIME DEPOSIT  
  (Cost $1,980,000,000)     $ 1,979,813,048  

 

 

 
     
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 1.1%  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.22%)

 
 
$ 195,000,000       2.180 %(c)      07/31/21     $ 194,938,725  
  (Cost $194,967,205)    

 

 

 
     
Variable Rate Municipal Debt Obligations(d) – 1.6%  
 

Alaska Housing Finance Corp. VRDN RB Refunding for State
Capital Project Bonds II Series 2017 B

 
 
$ 15,000,000       2.150     09/07/19     $ 15,000,000  
 

Alaska Housing Finance Corp. VRDN RB Refunding for State
Capital Project Bonds II Series 2017 B

 
 
  33,000,000       2.100       09/07/19       33,000,000  
 

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust VRDN RB Putters
Series 2012-T0014 (JPMorgan Chase N.A., LIQ)(b)

 
 
  66,500,000       2.230       09/01/19       66,500,000  
 

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. VRDN RB Putters
Series 2012-T0007 (JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., LIQ)(b)

 
 
  29,110,000       2.230       09/01/19       29,110,000  
 

City of Portland, Maine GO VRDN for Taxable Pension Bonds
Series 2001 RMKT (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., SPA)

 
 
  58,800,000       2.120       09/07/19       58,800,000  
 

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority VRDN
RB for Partners Healthcare System Series 1997-P2-RMKT
(JPMorgan Chase & Co. SPA)

 
 
 
  150,000       1.350       09/07/19       150,000  
 

Regents of the University of California VRDN RB Taxable
Series 2011 Z-1

 
 
  54,925,000       2.130       09/07/19       54,925,000  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   23


FINANCIAL SQUARE MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Variable Rate Municipal Debt Obligations(d) – (continued)  
 

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority VRDN RB Refunding for
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bridges & Tunnels
Series 2018E (Bank of America N.A., LOC) WI

 
 
 
$ 24,000,000       2.100 %       09/07/19     $ 24,000,000  

 

 

 
  TOTAL VARIABLE RATE MUNICIPAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS  
  (Cost $281,484,990)     $ 281,485,000  

 

 

 
     
Variable Rate Obligations(c) – 21.3%  
 

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
$ 30,000,000       2.301 %(b)      12/09/19     $ 30,001,086  
 

Banco Del Estado De Chile (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.15%)

 
  35,000,000       2.361       12/09/19       35,006,734  
  19,000,000       2.347       12/16/19       19,003,394  
 

Bank of America, N.A. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.05%)

 
  40,000,000       2.353       04/06/20       39,999,871  
 

Bank of Montreal (SOFR + 0.23%)

 
  80,000,000       2.350       05/08/20       80,011,670  
 

Bank of Montreal (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  30,000,000       2.424       04/03/20       29,991,533  
 

Bank of Montreal (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.40%)

 
  70,150,000       2.601       12/10/19       70,212,711  
 

Bank of Montreal (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.07%)

 
  80,000,000       2.457       03/20/20       80,008,450  
 

Bank of Montreal (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.21%)

 
  57,000,000       2.463       11/01/19       57,017,868  
 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.06%)

 
  50,000,000       2.269       05/07/20       50,009,890  
 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.16%)

 
  65,850,000       2.276 (b)      05/29/20       65,814,376  
 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.21%)

 
  20,000,000       2.392 (b)      07/17/20       19,990,121  
 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (FEDL01 + 0.29%)

 
  100,000,000       2.410       05/20/20       99,999,705  
  60,000,000       2.410       07/10/20       59,999,718  
 

Bedford Row Funding Corp. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  30,000,000       2.325 (b)      03/27/20       29,988,971  
 

BNP Paribas-New York Branch (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  62,535,000       2.349       05/21/20       62,506,270  
 

BNP Paribas-New York Branch (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.22%)

 
  55,000,000       2.523       01/06/20       55,033,153  
 

BNZ International Funding Ltd. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.34%)

 
  50,000,000       2.569 (b)      09/06/19       50,004,117  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  25,000,000       2.409       04/06/20       24,994,008  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.40%)

 
  70,000,000       2.601       12/10/19       70,062,577  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.35%)

 
  40,000,000       2.594       11/05/19       40,015,543  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (FEDL01 + 0.28%)

 
  30,000,000       2.400       07/10/20       29,999,991  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.22%)

 
  62,500,000       2.407       11/08/19       62,522,053  
 

Chariot Funding LLC (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.05%)

 
  37,000,000       2.326 (b)      10/25/19       36,999,715  

 

 

 
Variable Rate Obligations(c) – (continued)  
 

Collateralized Commercial Paper Flex Co., LLC (1 Mo. LIBOR
+ 0.20%)

 
 
25,000,000       2.430 %(b)      07/01/20     24,989,929  
 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
  80,000,000       2.487 (b)      09/20/19       80,003,551  
 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.17%)

 
  37,500,000       2.394 (b)      04/02/20       37,492,758  
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (FEDL01 + 0.33%)

 
  37,000,000       2.450       06/12/20       36,999,926  
 

Credit Industriel et Commercial (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.12%)

 
  45,550,000       2.314 (b)      01/13/20       45,546,683  
 

Credit Suisse AG-New York Branch (SOFR + 0.28%)

 
  75,000,000       2.400       07/07/20       75,001,833  
 

Credit Suisse AG-New York Branch (SOFR + 0.29%)

 
  16,000,000       2.410       08/07/20       16,001,306  
 

Credit Suisse AG-New York Branch (SOFR + 0.38%)

 
  30,000,000       2.500       03/06/20       30,017,326  
  40,000,000       2.500       05/04/20       40,039,571  
 

DNB Bank ASA (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.20%)

 
  85,000,000       2.370 (b)      07/22/20       84,957,772  
 

Macquarie Bank Ltd. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.25%)

 
  10,000,000       2.461 (b)      07/09/20       9,999,985  
 

Macquarie Bank Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.12%)

 
  35,000,000       2.329 (b)      05/07/20       35,004,565  
 

MUFG Bank, Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  10,000,000       2.312       02/27/20       10,002,859  
 

National Australia Bank Ltd. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.17%)

 
  32,500,000       2.400 (b)      04/01/20       32,495,370  
 

National Bank of Canada (FEDL01 + 0.36%)

 
  94,716,000       2.480 (b)      08/19/20       94,715,759  
 

National Bank of Canada (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.07%)

 
  50,000,000       2.323 (b)      05/01/20       50,003,078  
 

Natixis-New York Branch (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.29%)

 
  39,000,000       2.534       06/05/20       39,002,181  
 

Natixis-New York Branch (FEDL01 + 0.40%)

 
  68,000,000       2.520       08/06/20       67,999,715  
 

Natixis-New York Branch (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.23%)

 
  10,000,000       2.568       01/10/20       10,005,607  
 

Natixis-New York Branch (SOFR + 0.34%)

 
  30,000,000       2.460       03/12/20       30,038,702  
 

Natixis-New York Branch (FEDL01 + 0.32%)

 
  64,000,000       2.440       04/09/20       64,022,406  
 

Nordea Bank AB (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.27%)

 
  28,750,000       2.570       10/18/19       28,758,871  
 

Old Line Funding Corp. (FEDL01 + 0.20%)

 
  35,000,000       2.320 (b)      10/28/19       34,999,661  
 

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.08%)

 
  50,000,000       2.400 (b)      04/02/20       50,002,689  
 

Royal Bank of Canada (FEDL01 + 0.36%)

 
  25,000,000       2.480 (b)      07/29/20       25,002,111  
 

Royal Bank of Canada (FEDL01 + 0.27%)

 
  50,000,000       2.390 (b)      07/02/20       49,991,623  
 

Royal Bank of Canada (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  40,000,000       2.404 (b)      04/02/20       39,990,847  
 

Royal Bank of Canada (FEDL01 + 0.28%)

 
  40,000,000       2.400 (b)      04/09/20       40,002,181  
  45,000,000       2.400 (b)      06/12/20       45,003,367  
 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.20%)

 
  70,000,000       2.372       07/20/20       69,972,091  

 

 

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE MONEY MARKET FUND

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Variable Rate Obligations(c) – (continued)  
 

Societe Generale (FEDL01 + 0.37%)

 
$ 6,500,000       2.490 % (b)      06/15/20     $ 6,499,984  
 

Societe Generale (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  55,000,000       2.463       04/24/20       55,017,150  
  60,000,000       2.361 (b)      05/11/20       60,016,158  
 

Societe Generale (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.21%)

 
  75,600,000       2.730       03/03/20       75,644,671  
 

Standard Chartered Bank (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.13%)

 
  44,325,000       2.331       12/11/19       44,330,780  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.04%)

 
  40,000,000       2.340       10/18/19       39,999,691  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.14%)

 
  30,000,000       2.384       11/04/19       30,004,985  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.31%)

 
  25,000,000       2.610       10/18/19       25,013,250  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.42%)

 
  9,867,000       2.544       08/28/20       9,878,552  
 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.27%)

 
  13,688,000       2.548       10/21/19       13,691,987  
 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.34%)

 
  8,500,000       2.510       11/22/19       8,504,505  
 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB-New York Branch
(3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.21%)

 
 
  37,000,000       2.629       12/19/19       37,020,300  
 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB-New York Branch
(1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.22%)

 
 
  22,000,000       2.390       07/22/20       21,993,022  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (FEDL01 + 0.31%)

 
  55,000,000       2.430       04/30/20       54,996,040  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  130,000,000       2.292       06/03/20       129,948,828  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.37%)

 
  99,000,000       2.593 (b)      11/07/19       99,060,385  
 

UBS AG-London Branch (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.14%)

 
  40,000,000       2.483 (b)      09/24/19       40,002,669  
 

UBS AG-London Branch (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.25%)

 
  10,000,000       2.480 (b)      10/01/19       10,001,888  
 

UBS AG-London Branch (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.32%)

 
  80,000,000       2.739 (b)      12/19/19       80,064,755  
 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.39%)

 
  38,750,000       2.603       12/09/19       38,786,564  
 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.22%)

 
  60,000,000       2.415       07/15/20       60,035,996  
 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (FEDL01 + 0.29%)

 
  65,000,000       2.410       04/06/20       65,003,788  
 

Westpac Banking Corp. (FEDL01 + 0.26%)

 
  180,000,000       2.380 (b)      06/26/20       179,998,790  
 

Westpac Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  50,000,000       2.436 (b)      10/31/19       50,013,822  
 

Westpac Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
  60,000,000       2.487 (b)      09/20/19       60,002,663  

 

 

 
  TOTAL VARIABLE RATE OBLIGATIONS  
  (Cost $3,792,314,038)     $ 3,792,789,071  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE REPURCHASE
AGREEMENTS
 
 
  (Cost $14,476,897,699)     $ 14,481,847,291  

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(e) – 22.8%  
 

Barclays Bank PLC (OBFR + 0.35%)

 
$ 65,000,000       2.450 %(c)      10/04/19     $ 65,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $65,641,424

 
 

Settlement Date: 05/16/19

 
 


Collateralized by various corporate security issuers, 1.500% to
51.625%, due 07/07/20 to 06/05/15. The aggregate market
value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$71,519,464.

 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

BNP Paribas

 
  60,000,000       2.220       09/03/19       60,000,069  
 

Maturity Value: $60,014,800

 
 




Collateralized by mortgage-backed obligations, 2.345% to
8.495%, due 09/25/28 to 06/25/56, various corporate security
issuers, 0.000% to 9.250%, due 02/01/20 to 12/31/99 and
various sovereign debt security issuers, 2.375% to 8.300%, due
01/27/20 to 08/15/31. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $64,475,089.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

BNP Paribas (OBFR + 0.20%)

 
  50,000,000       2.300 (c)      09/06/19       50,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $52,875,001

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/24/17

 
 




Collateralized by various asset-backed obligations, 0.000% to
9.286%, due 12/15/23 to 01/28/70, various corporate security
issuers, 0.000% to 12.500%, due 10/01/20 to 12/31/99 and
various sovereign debt security issuer, 4.625%, due 01/13/28.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $58,054,656.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

 
  75,000,000       2.250       09/03/19       75,000,334  
 

Maturity Value: $75,018,750

 
 


Collateralized by various corporate security issuers, 0.000% to
12.000%, due 10/15/19 to 12/31/99. The aggregate market
value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$81,013,553.

 
 
 
 
  75,000,000       2.300       09/03/19       75,000,744  
 

Maturity Value: $75,019,167

 
 



Collateralized by mortgage-backed obligations, 0.000% to
5.450%, due 05/03/32 to 01/25/59 and various asset-backed
obligations, 0.000% to 3.836%, due 05/15/22 to 09/25/65. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $86,250,002.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.43%)

 
  108,000,000       2.752 (c)      12/03/19       108,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $111,756,822

 
 

Settlement Date: 09/10/18

 
 



Collateralized by mortgage-backed obligations, 0.000% to
7.500%, due 03/25/34 to 01/25/66 and various asset-backed
obligations, 0.000% to 6.000%, due 04/15/24 to 02/28/43. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $118,799,998.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   25


FINANCIAL SQUARE MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Repurchase Agreements(e) – (continued)  
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.50%)

 
$ 30,000,000       2.612 %(c)      10/04/19     $ 30,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $31,945,941

 
 

Settlement Date: 04/27/17

 
 




Collateralized by municipal debt obligations, 0.000% to 7.500%,
due 08/20/40 to 07/01/51, various asset-backed obligation,
5.926%, due 05/16/42 and various corporate security issuers,
0.000% to 12.500%, due 11/15/19 to 12/31/99. The aggregate
market value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$33,009,577.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

HSBC Bank PLC

 
  140,000,000       2.440       10/04/19       140,028,622  
 

Maturity Value: $140,332,111

 
 

Collateralized by an Exchange-Traded Fund and various equity
securities. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $151,200,003.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

 
  130,000,000       2.300       09/03/19       130,001,290  
 

Maturity Value: $130,033,222

 
 


Collateralized by various corporate security issuers, 0.000% to
10.000%, due 09/15/20 to 12/31/99. The aggregate market
value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$143,036,545.

 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

ING Financial Markets LLC

 
  30,000,000       2.200       09/03/19       29,999,969  
 

Maturity Value: $30,007,333

 
 



Collateralized by various corporate security issuers, 0.000% to
5.050%, due 02/04/21 to 01/15/48 and various sovereign debt
security issuers, 0.000% to 8.750%, due 01/22/21 to 02/04/25.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $32,500,019.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (OBFR + 0.29%)

 
  365,000,000       2.390 (c)(f)      09/07/19       365,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $365,726,958

 
 

Settlement Date: 08/13/19

 
 

Collateralized by an Exchange-Traded Fund and various equity
securities. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $394,750,131.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (SOFR + 0.01%)

 
  115,000,000       2.130 (c)      09/06/19       115,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $115,898,151

 
 

Settlement Date: 05/01/19

 
 






Collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank, 0.000% to 2.810%,
due 07/23/24 to 12/28/37, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
2.850%, due 05/06/24, Federal National Mortgage Association,
2.500%, due 08/01/27, a U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped
Security, 0.000%, due 08/15/35 and a U.S. Treasury Principal-
Only Stripped Security, 0.000%, due 11/15/46. The aggregate
market value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$117,387,911.

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(e) – (continued)  
 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III

 
1,915,700,000       2.167     09/03/19     1,915,691,130  
 

Maturity Value: $1,916,161,292

 

 

 

 
 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (OBFR + 0.30%)

 
  132,000,000       2.400 (c)      10/04/19       132,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $134,076,801

 
 

Settlement Date: 02/14/19

 
 



Collateralized by mortgage-backed obligations, 0.000% to
5.554%, due 07/05/32 to 03/25/58 and various asset-backed
obligations, 0.000% to 4.078%, due 02/15/24 to 01/29/46. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $151,799,999.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

 
  75,000,000       2.200       09/03/19       74,999,923  
 

Maturity Value: $75,018,333

 
 

Collateralized by municipal debt obligations, 0.000% to 7.747%,
due 06/01/24 to 11/15/45. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $78,749,997.

 
 
 
  110,000,000       2.270       09/03/19       110,000,730  
 

Maturity Value: $110,027,745

 
 


Collateralized by an Exchange-Traded Fund, various corporate
security issuer, 2.125%, due 03/31/48 and various equity
securities. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $118,800,037.

 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

RBC Capital Markets LLC

 
  100,000,000       2.200       09/03/19       99,999,897  
 

Maturity Value: $100,024,445

 
 

Collateralized by various corporate security issuers, 0.000% to
7.500%, due 09/30/19 to 12/31/99. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was $105,000,003.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Royal Bank of Canada-New York Branch

 
  125,000,000       2.170       09/03/19       124,999,460  
 

Maturity Value: $125,030,138

 
 



Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000% to
4.500%, due 01/01/41 to 03/01/49 and Federal National
Mortgage Association, 0.000% to 4.000%, due 01/01/31 to
05/01/49. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $127,500,003.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Societe Generale-Paris Branch

 
  150,000,000       2.320       09/03/19       150,001,818  
 

Maturity Value: $150,038,666

 
 



Collateralized by various corporate security issuers, 6.500% to
9.250%, due 08/15/22 to 03/01/26 and various sovereign debt
security issuers, 0.000% to 11.875%, due 06/05/20 to 05/30/40.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $165,000,001.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Societe Generale-Paris Branch (OBFR + 0.36%)

 
  106,000,000       2.460 (c)      10/04/19       106,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $106,999,580

 
 

Settlement Date: 05/23/19

 
 



Collateralized by various corporate security issuers, 5.000% to
9.750%, due 07/25/22 to 12/31/99 and various sovereign debt
security issuers, 0.000% to 8.875%, due 10/14/19 to 01/27/45.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $116,600,000.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE MONEY MARKET FUND

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Repurchase Agreements(e) – (continued)  
 

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.20%)

 
$ 92,000,000       2.338 %(c)      11/27/19     $ 92,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $93,917,938

 
 

Settlement Date: 01/10/19

 
 



Collateralized by municipal debt obligations, 6.375% to 8.250%,
due 07/01/24 to 01/01/49 and various asset-backed obligations,
0.000% to 7.350%, due 09/20/21 to 02/25/57. The aggregate
market value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$101,199,998.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
  TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS  
  (Cost $4,048,700,000)     $ 4,048,723,986  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 104.2%  
  (Cost $18,525,597,699)     $ 18,530,571,277  

 

 

 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (4.2)%

 
    (745,737,140

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 17,784,834,137  

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  All or a portion represents a forward commitment.

(b)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(c)

  Variable or floating 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 August 31, 2019.

(d)

  Rate shown is that which is in effect on August 31, 2019. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions.

(e)

  Unless noted, all repurchase agreements were entered into on August 31, 2019. Additional information on Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III appears on page 40.

(f)

  The instrument is subject to a demand feature.

Interest rates represent either the stated coupon rate, annualized yield on date of purchase for discounted securities, or, for floating rate securities, the current reset rate, which is based upon current interest rate indices.

Maturity dates represent either the final legal maturity date on the security, the demand date for puttable securities, the date of the next interest rate reset for variable rate securities, or the prerefunded date for those types of securities.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

FEDL01

 

—US Federal Funds Effective Rate

GO

 

—General Obligation

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rates

LIQ

 

—Liquidity Agreement

LOC

 

—Letter of Credit

MMY

 

—Money Market Yield

OBFR

 

—Overnight Bank Funding Rate

RB

 

—Revenue Bond

RMKT

 

—Remarketed

SOFR

 

—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SPA

 

—Stand-by Purchase Agreement

T-Bill

 

—Treasury Bill

VRDN

 

—Variable Rate Demand Notes

WI

 

—When Issued Security

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   27


FINANCIAL SQUARE PRIME OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Commercial Paper and Corporate Obligations – 28.1%  
 

Albion Capital LLC

 
$ 17,402,000       2.211     09/06/19     $ 17,394,725  
  16,602,000       2.418       10/09/19       16,562,469  
  19,584,000       2.356       10/21/19       19,523,266  
  20,000,000       2.212       11/15/19       19,908,498  
 

Alpine Securitization LLC

 
  16,000,000       2.371       11/12/19       15,931,591  
  30,000,000       2.202       11/21/19       29,856,133  
  10,000,000       2.309       12/02/19       9,945,898  
 

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC

 
  30,000,000       2.213       11/08/19       29,876,741  
 

Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat

 
  11,000,000       2.605       10/09/19       10,974,052  
  15,000,000       2.296       02/18/20       14,854,158  
 

Barclays US CCP Funding LLC

 
  10,000,000       2.408       09/23/19       9,985,707  
 

Bedford Row Funding Corp.

 
  4,300,000       3.103       10/16/19       4,288,306  
  6,000,000       3.136       10/18/19       5,983,005  
 

BNG Bank N.V.

 
  12,590,000       2.335       10/02/19       12,566,099  
 

Chariot Funding LLC

 
  25,000,000       2.448       09/06/19       24,989,646  
 

China Construction Bank Corp.

 
  10,000,000       2.779       10/01/19       9,979,387  
  10,000,000       2.780       10/03/19       9,978,098  
  7,500,000       2.520       10/07/19       7,481,657  
  7,500,000       2.520       10/08/19       7,481,174  
  6,000,000       2.520       10/21/19       5,979,954  
  5,000,000       2.520       10/24/19       4,982,339  
 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 
  10,000,000       2.520       09/10/19       9,992,804  
  7,500,000       2.586       01/08/20       7,446,454  
 

Collateralized Commercial Paper Flex Co., LLC

 
  15,000,000       3.059       10/15/19       14,960,057  
  24,000,000       2.768       04/23/20       23,696,640  
 

Collateralized Commercial Paper II Co., LLC

 
  20,000,000       3.191       10/22/19       19,938,844  
  5,167,000       3.309       11/25/19       5,141,152  
 

Dexia Credit Local-New York Branch

 
  35,000,000       2.866       10/10/19       34,911,110  
 

Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec

 
  30,000,000       2.202       11/06/19       29,878,450  
  20,250,000       2.803       02/25/20       20,043,490  
  7,500,000       2.650       05/14/20       7,394,758  
  7,000,000       2.650       05/15/20       6,901,443  
 

First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C.

 
  20,000,000       2.233       11/07/19       19,917,814  
  28,576,000       2.330       12/02/19       28,417,144  
 

Gotham Funding Corp.

 
  10,957,000       2.296       09/03/19       10,954,390  
 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.-New York Branch

 
  21,000,000       2.232       09/04/19       20,993,898  
  5,000,000       2.520       10/25/19       4,982,026  
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 
  18,000,000       2.714       05/15/20       17,751,101  

 

 

 
Commercial Paper and Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
 

Kells Funding LLC

 
11,904,000       2.337       10/02/19     11,881,336  
  40,000,000       2.347       10/16/19       39,892,265  
  25,000,000       2.347       10/18/19       24,929,869  
  20,000,000       2.286       11/04/19       19,924,687  
  40,000,000       2.234       11/14/19       39,825,960  
  30,000,000       2.097       03/06/20       29,685,000  
 

Liberty Street Funding LLC

 
  25,000,000       2.165       12/09/19       24,854,742  
 

LMA-Americas LLC

 
  30,000,000       2.407       11/07/19       29,881,320  
  12,750,000       2.620       01/27/20       12,642,688  
  20,000,000       2.142       02/06/20       19,820,444  
 

Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC

 
  20,000,000       2.235       09/09/19       19,988,217  
  13,250,000       2.407       09/19/19       13,234,299  
  20,000,000       2.249       10/04/19       19,959,069  
 

Matchpoint Finance PLC

 
  20,000,000       2.556       09/19/19       19,976,522  
  15,000,000       2.213       11/08/19       14,940,996  
  15,045,000       2.515       12/02/19       14,963,328  
 

Mercy Health

 
  25,000,000       2.255       09/17/19       24,973,525  
 

National Australia Bank Ltd.

 
  20,000,000       2.757       03/02/20       19,795,472  
 

National Securities Clearing Corp.

 
  18,000,000       3.245       12/13/19       17,889,488  
 

Nationwide Building Society

 
  50,000,000       2.562       10/31/19       49,819,253  
  15,000,000       2.551       11/01/19       14,944,927  
 

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V.

 
  25,000,000       2.346       10/11/19       24,937,467  
  10,000,000       2.114       12/16/19       9,936,880  
 

Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp.

 
  35,000,000       2.161       01/28/20       34,701,104  
 

Nordea Bank AB

 
  35,000,000       2.119       12/09/19       34,799,094  
 

NRW.Bank

 
  30,000,000       2.516       09/05/19       29,989,490  
 

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG

 
  17,000,000       2.116       03/24/20       16,812,809  
  35,000,000       2.029       04/09/20       34,593,489  
 

Regency Markets No. 1 LLC

 
  30,000,000       2.265       09/09/19       29,981,867  
 

Ridgefield Funding Company LLC

 
  35,000,000       2.365       10/02/19       34,931,117  
  25,000,000       2.316       10/25/19       24,917,400  
  10,000,000       2.080       02/21/20       9,895,972  
 

Santander UK PLC

 
  24,000,000       2.672       11/04/19       23,905,312  
 

Sheffield Receivables Company LLC

 
  8,000,000       2.398       09/23/19       7,988,528  
 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

 
  20,000,000       2.742       11/13/19       19,912,708  
 

Societe Generale

 
  25,000,000       2.423       03/11/20       24,744,432  

 

 

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE PRIME OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Commercial Paper and Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
 

Standard Chartered Bank

 
$ 36,500,000       2.611 %       09/24/19     $ 36,442,437  
  20,728,000       2.308       01/10/20       20,570,248  
  10,000,000       2.308       01/13/20       9,922,178  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

 
  10,000,000       2.422       10/03/19       9,980,072  
  40,000,000       2.106       01/17/20       39,679,089  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.-Singapore Branch

 
  5,000,000       2.490       09/06/19       4,997,929  
  35,000,000       2.361       11/12/19       34,849,205  
 

Thunder Bay Funding LLC

 
  17,700,000       2.152       02/03/20       17,551,792  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

 
  30,000,000       2.399       09/30/19       29,944,768  
  12,300,000       3.136       10/18/19       12,264,809  
 

UBS AG-London Branch

 
  30,000,000       2.349       01/03/20       29,787,900  
 

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

 
  20,000,000       2.535       09/27/19       19,967,582  
 

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

 
  15,000,000       2.531       09/04/19       14,995,454  
  20,000,000       2.250       10/09/19       19,952,444  
  15,000,000       2.233       11/08/19       14,937,292  
 

Victory Receivables Corp.

 
  11,200,000       2.666       10/01/19       11,178,615  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER AND CORPORATE
OBLIGATIONS
 
 
  (Cost $1,743,865,235)     $ 1,744,737,368  

 

 

 
     
Certificate of Deposit – 1.8%  
 

Branch Banking and Trust Company

 
$ 112,000,000       2.140     09/03/19     $ 112,000,205  
  (Cost $112,000,000)  

 

 

 
Certificates of Deposit-Yankeedollar – 10.3%  
 

Banco Del Estado De Chile

 
$ 15,000,000       2.660     09/23/19     $ 15,005,240  
  25,000,000       2.180       12/12/19       25,005,938  
 

Barclays Bank PLC

 
  20,000,000       2.760       09/30/19       20,008,192  
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

 
  25,000,000       2.600       12/06/19       25,035,602  
 

Credit Industriel et Commercial

 
  25,000,000       2.650       09/05/19       25,002,328  
 

Credit Suisse AG-New York Branch

 
  22,000,000       2.810       03/09/20       22,094,257  
 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.

 
  10,457,000       2.500       10/08/19       10,458,813  
 

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp.

 
  25,000,000       2.530       09/03/19       25,001,120  
  15,000,000       2.370       11/06/19       14,939,452  
 

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.-New York Branch

 
  30,000,000       2.710       09/20/19       30,008,827  
  25,000,000       2.250       12/20/19       25,017,019  

 

 

 
Certificates of Deposit-Yankeedollar – (continued)  
 

MUFG Bank, Ltd.

 
30,000,000       2.840       02/24/20     30,115,858  
 

National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.P

 
  125,000,000       2.120       09/03/19       125,000,000  
  15,624,000       2.450       10/18/19       15,627,477  
  5,000,000       2.300       11/12/19       5,000,475  
  20,000,000       2.200       12/18/19       19,998,712  
 

Natixis-New York Branch

 
  30,000,000       2.750       12/20/19       30,056,249  
 

Norinchukin Bank (The)

 
  60,000,000       2.520       12/03/19       60,070,917  
  33,000,000       2.080       02/07/20       33,008,383  
 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

 
  15,000,000       2.600       11/07/19       15,013,899  
  30,000,000       2.090       12/12/19       30,000,157  
  20,000,000       2.090       12/16/19       20,000,369  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

 
  20,000,000       2.600       10/22/19       20,014,218  

 

 

 
  TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT-YANKEEDOLLAR  
  (Cost $641,017,200)     $ 641,483,502  

 

 

 
     
Fixed Rate Municipal Debt Obligations – 3.2%  
 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

 
$ 12,285,000       2.250 %(a)      12/19/19     $ 12,293,253  
 

Citibank N.A.

 
  8,000,000       1.850       09/18/19       7,998,608  
  11,500,000       3.050       05/01/20       11,563,068  
  10,010,000       2.100       06/12/20       10,018,110  
 

Microsoft Corp.

 
  9,119,000       1.850       02/06/20       9,112,408  
 

MUFG Bank, Ltd.

 
  15,000,000       2.350 (a)      09/08/19       14,999,961  
 

Nordea Bank AB

 
  9,140,000       4.875 (a)      01/27/20       9,239,340  
 

Shell International Finance B.V.

 
  9,259,000       2.125       05/11/20       9,264,858  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

 
  5,367,000       2.092       10/18/19       5,365,978  
  10,000,000       2.514       01/17/20       10,011,215  
 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

 
  15,000,000       1.500       09/06/19       14,999,346  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

 
  10,000,000       1.900       10/24/19       9,997,815  
 

U.S. Bank N.A.

 
  20,000,000       2.000       01/24/20       19,993,108  
 

UBS AG-Stamford Branch

 
  18,000,000       2.350       03/26/20       18,021,451  
 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

 
  30,000,000       2.400       01/15/20       30,027,182  
 

Westpac Banking Corp.

 
  1,985,000       3.050       05/15/20       1,998,319  
  1,720,000       2.300       05/26/20       1,723,089  

 

 

 
  TOTAL FIXED RATE MUNICIPAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS  
  (COST $196,195,150)     $ 196,627,109  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   29


FINANCIAL SQUARE PRIME OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Time Deposit – 9.5%  
 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

 
$ 50,000,000       2.160     09/03/19     $ 49,995,031  
  130,000,000       2.160       09/04/19       129,983,815  
 

DBS Bank Ltd.

 
  70,000,000       2.170       09/04/19       69,991,381  
  70,000,000       2.170       09/05/19       69,989,581  
  70,000,000       2.150 (f)      09/06/19       70,000,000  
 

National Bank of Canada

 
  150,000,000       2.150       09/03/19       149,984,930  
  50,000,000       2.140 (f)      09/06/19       50,000,000  

 

 

 
  TOTAL TIME DEPOSIT  
  (Cost $590,000,000)     $ 589,944,738  

 

 

 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations – 0.1%  
 

Overseas Private Investment Corp. (USA) (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
+ 0.00%)

 
 
$ 8,053,829       1.977 %(b)      09/07/19     $ 8,053,829  
  (Cost $8,053,829)  

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 1.0%  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.22%)

 
 
$ 63,500,000       2.180 %(b)      07/31/21     $ 63,480,046  
  (Cost $63,487,991)  

 

 

 
Variable Rate Municipal Debt Obligations(c) – 2.0%  
 

Alaska Housing Finance Corp. VRDN RB Refunding for State
Capital Project Bonds II Series 2017 B

 
 
$ 8,000,000       2.150     09/07/19     $ 8,000,000  
 

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust VRDN RB Putters
Series 2012-T0014 (JPMorgan Chase N.A., LIQ)(a)

 
 
  7,000,000       2.230       09/01/19       7,000,000  
 

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. VRDN RB Putters
Series 2012-T0007 (JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., LIQ)(a)

 
 
  30,000,000       2.230       09/01/19       30,000,000  
 

City of Portland, Maine GO VRDN for Taxable Pension Bonds
Series 2001 RMKT (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., SPA)

 
 
  17,400,000       2.120       09/07/19       17,400,000  
 

Providence Health & Services Obligated Group VRDN RB
Series 2012-E (U.S. Bank N.A., SBPA)

 
 
  30,300,000       2.120       09/07/19       30,300,000  
 

Regents of the University of California VRDN RB Taxable
Series 2011 Z-1

 
 
  22,000,000       2.130       09/07/19       22,000,000  
 

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority VRDN RB Refunding for
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bridges & Tunnels
Series 2018E (Bank of America N.A., LOC) WI

 
 
 
  7,000,000       2.100       09/07/19       7,000,000  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL VARIABLE RATE MUNICIPAL DEBT
OBLIGATIONS
 
 
  (Cost $121,700,000)     $ 121,700,000  

 

 

 
Variable Rate Obligations(b) – 21.9%  
 

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
$ 25,000,000       2.301 %(a)      12/09/19     $ 25,000,905  
 

Banco Del Estado De Chile (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.15%)

 
  6,000,000       2.347       12/16/19       6,001,072  
 

Bank of America, N.A. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.05%)

 
  15,000,000       2.353       04/06/20       14,999,952  
 

Bank of Montreal (SOFR + 0.23%)

 
  25,000,000       2.350       05/08/20       25,003,647  
 

Bank of Montreal (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.07%)

 
  25,000,000       2.457       03/20/20       25,002,641  
 

Bank of Montreal (FEDL01 + 0.36%)

 
  20,000,000       2.480       08/03/20       19,999,912  
 

Bank of Montreal (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  10,000,000       2.424       04/03/20       9,997,178  
 

Bank of Montreal (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.21%)

 
  20,600,000       2.463       11/01/19       20,606,457  
 

Bank of Montreal (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.40%)

 
  15,000,000       2.601       12/10/19       15,013,409  
 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.16%)

 
  27,000,000       2.276 (a)      05/29/20       26,985,393  
 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (FEDL01 + 0.29%)

 
  50,000,000       2.410       05/20/20       49,999,852  
  25,000,000       2.410       07/10/20       24,999,882  
 

Bedford Row Funding Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.16%)

 
  20,000,000       2.498 (a)      01/10/20       20,008,265  
 

Bedford Row Funding Corp. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  15,000,000       2.325 (a)      03/27/20       14,994,486  
 

Bedford Row Funding Corp. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.19%)

 
  21,000,000       2.387 (a)      04/16/20       21,001,050  
 

BNP Paribas-New York Branch (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  20,070,000       2.349       05/21/20       20,060,779  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  10,000,000       2.409       04/06/20       9,997,603  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.35%)

 
  15,000,000       2.594       11/05/19       15,005,829  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (FEDL01 + 0.30%)

 
  25,000,000       2.420       04/27/20       25,004,690  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (FEDL01 + 0.28%)

 
  25,000,000       2.400       07/10/20       24,999,992  
 

Chariot Funding LLC (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.05%)

 
  13,000,000       2.326 (a)      10/25/19       12,999,900  
 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
  30,000,000       2.487 (a)      09/20/19       30,001,332  
 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.17%)

 
  8,625,000       2.394 (a)      04/02/20       8,623,335  
 

Credit Industriel et Commercial (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.12%)

 
  18,000,000       2.314 (a)      01/13/20       17,998,689  
 

Credit Suisse AG-New York Branch (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.22%)

 
  10,000,000       2.433       12/09/19       10,003,850  
 

Credit Suisse AG-New York Branch (SOFR + 0.38%)

 
  5,000,000       2.500       03/06/20       5,002,888  
  10,000,000       2.500       05/04/20       10,009,893  
 

DNB Bank ASA (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.20%)

 
  40,000,000       2.370 (a)      07/22/20       39,980,128  
 

DNB Bank ASA (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.04%)

 
  15,000,000       2.514       03/06/20       14,999,995  

 

 

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE PRIME OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Variable Rate Obligations(b) – (continued)  
 

Fairway Finance Company LLC (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
$ 30,000,000       2.301 %(a)      12/12/19     $ 30,003,774  
 

Lloyds Bank PLC (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
  20,000,000       2.301       12/10/19       20,000,948  
 

Macquarie Bank Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.12%)

 
  10,000,000       2.329 (a)      05/07/20       10,001,304  
 

Macquarie Bank Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
  5,000,000       2.276 (a)      05/13/20       4,999,984  
 

MUFG Bank, Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  10,000,000       2.312       02/27/20       10,002,859  
 

National Australia Bank Ltd. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.17%)

 
  10,000,000       2.400 (a)      04/01/20       9,998,576  
 

National Bank of Canada (FEDL01 + 0.36%)

 
  28,263,000       2.480 (a)      08/19/20       28,262,928  
 

National Bank of Canada (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.07%)

 
  9,000,000       2.323 (a)      05/01/20       9,000,554  
 

Natixis-New York Branch (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.29%)

 
  25,000,000       2.534       06/05/20       25,001,398  
 

Natixis-New York Branch (FEDL01 + 0.40%)

 
  36,000,000       2.520       08/06/20       35,999,849  
 

Natixis-New York Branch (SOFR + 0.34%)

 
  15,000,000       2.460       03/12/20       15,019,351  
 

Old Line Funding Corp. (FEDL01 + 0.20%)

 
  10,000,000       2.320 (a)      10/28/19       9,999,903  
 

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.21%)

 
  5,000,000       2.493       10/24/19       5,001,414  
 

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.08%)

 
  20,000,000       2.400 (a)      04/02/20       20,001,075  
 

Royal Bank of Canada (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  20,000,000       2.404 (a)      04/02/20       19,995,424  
 

Royal Bank of Canada (FEDL01 + 0.28%)(a)

 
  15,000,000       2.400       04/09/20       15,000,818  
  20,000,000       2.400       06/12/20       20,001,496  
 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.20%)

 
  40,000,000       2.372       07/20/20       39,984,052  
 

Societe Generale (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.20%)

 
  20,000,000       2.332 (a)      02/24/20       20,012,358  
 

Societe Generale (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.21%)

 
  25,000,000       2.730       03/03/20       25,014,772  
 

Societe Generale (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  8,000,000       2.463       04/24/20       8,002,494  
 

Standard Chartered Bank (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.13%)

 
  21,000,000       2.331       12/11/19       21,002,739  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.04%)

 
  15,000,000       2.340       10/18/19       14,999,884  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.42%)

 
  3,616,000       2.544       08/28/20       3,620,234  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.41%)

 
  19,750,000       2.812       06/18/20       19,769,950  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.31%)

 
  16,800,000       2.610       10/18/19       16,808,904  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  44,650,000       2.362       02/18/20       44,645,364  
 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.34%)

 
  3,000,000       2.510       11/22/19       3,001,590  

 

 

 
Variable Rate Obligations(b) – (continued)  
 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB-New York Branch (3 Mo. LIBOR
+ 0.21%)

 
 
18,000,000       2.629       12/19/19     18,009,876  
 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB-New York Branch (1 Mo. LIBOR
+ 0.22%)

 
 
  20,000,000       2.390       07/22/20       19,993,657  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (FEDL01 + 0.31%)

 
  20,000,000       2.430       04/30/20       19,998,560  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.08%)

 
  40,000,000       2.367       08/05/20       39,999,850  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  26,450,000       2.292       06/03/20       26,439,588  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.28%)

 
  15,000,000       2.731       06/11/20       15,025,645  
 

UBS AG-London Branch (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.25%)

 
  15,000,000       2.480 (a)      10/01/19       15,002,832  
 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.22%)

 
  15,000,000       2.415       07/15/20       15,008,999  
 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.39%)

 
  10,000,000       2.603       12/09/19       10,009,436  
 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (FEDL01 + 0.29%)

 
  20,000,000       2.410       04/06/20       20,001,166  
 

Westpac Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  25,000,000       2.436 (a)      10/31/19       25,006,911  
 

Westpac Banking Corp. (FEDL01 + 0.26%)

 
  50,000,000       2.380 (a)      06/26/20       49,999,664  
 

Westpac Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
  20,000,000       2.487 (a)      09/20/19       20,000,888  

 

 

 
  TOTAL VARIABLE RATE OBLIGATIONS  
  (Cost $1,363,905,787)     $ 1,363,954,072  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE REPURCHASE
AGREEMENTS
 
 
  (Cost $4,840,225,192)     $ 4,841,980,869  

 

 

 
     
Repurchase Agreements(d) – 24.0%  
 

Barclays Bank PLC (OBFR + 0.35%)

 
$ 29,000,000       2.450 %(b)      10/04/19     $ 29,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $29,286,174

 
 

Settlement Date: 05/16/19

 
 


Collateralized by various corporate security issuers, 0.000% to
10.000%, due 03/23/21 to 12/31/99. The aggregate market
value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$31,908,684.

 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

BNP Paribas (OBFR + 0.20%)

 
  20,000,000       2.300 (b)      09/06/19       20,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $21,150,000

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/24/17

 
 




Collateralized by various asset-backed obligations, 0.000% to
4.900%, due 12/15/23 to 12/15/38, various corporate security
issuer, 8.000%, due 08/01/22 and various sovereign debt
security issuers, 4.625% to 4.875%, due 01/22/21 to 01/13/28.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $22,126,536.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   31


FINANCIAL SQUARE PRIME OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Repurchase Agreements(d) – (continued)  
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

 
$ 25,000,000       2.250     09/03/19     $ 25,000,111  
 

Maturity Value: $25,006,250

 
 


Collateralized by various corporate security issuers, 0.000% to
11.000%, due 05/30/20 to 03/15/46. The aggregate market
value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$27,500,413.

 
 
 
 
  25,000,000       2.300       09/03/19       25,000,248  
 

Maturity Value: $25,006,389

 
 



Collateralized by mortgage-backed obligations, 0.000% to
6.395%, due 01/25/29 to 11/25/58 and various asset-backed
obligations, 0.000% to 3.633%, due 09/15/22 to 02/25/70. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $28,750,001.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.43%)

 
  37,000,000       2.752 (b)      12/03/19       37,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $38,287,059

 
 

Settlement Date: 09/10/18

 
 



Collateralized by mortgage-backed obligations, 0.000% to
5.156%, due 12/18/33 to 03/25/61 and various asset-backed
obligations, 0.000% to 7.879%, due 12/01/25 to 11/23/52. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $40,700,001.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

HSBC Bank PLC

 
  60,000,000       2.440       10/04/19       60,012,266  
 

Maturity Value: $60,142,333

 
 

Collateralized by an Exchange-Traded Fund and various equity
securities. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $64,800,000.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

 
  70,000,000       2.300       09/03/19       70,000,694  
 

Maturity Value: $70,017,889

 
 




Collateralized by various asset-backed obligation, 2.350%, due
06/15/22, various corporate security issuers, 0.000% to
11.000%, due 04/15/20 to 12/31/99 and various sovereign debt
security issuers, 4.150% to 6.400%, due 03/28/27 to 06/05/49.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $76,363,416.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

ING Financial Markets LLC

 
  10,000,000       2.200       09/03/19       9,999,990  
 

Maturity Value: $10,002,444

 
 



Collateralized by various corporate security issuers, 2.625% to
4.800%, due 05/14/21 to 03/01/48 and various sovereign debt
security issuers, 3.700% to 8.750%, due 01/08/22 to 02/14/34.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $10,997,921.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (OBFR + 0.29%)

 
  135,000,000       2.390 (b)(e)      09/07/19       135,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $135,268,875

 
 

Settlement Date: 08/13/19

 
 

Collateralized by an Exchange-Traded Fund and various equity
securities. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $146,003,475.

 
 
 

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(d) – (continued)  
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (SOFR + 0.01%)

 
40,000,000       2.130 %(b)      09/06/19     40,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $40,312,400

 
 

Settlement Date: 05/01/19

 
 

Collateralized by Government National Mortgage Association,
0.000%, due 08/20/49. The market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $41,209,752.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III

 
  775,200,000       2.167       09/03/19       775,196,411  
 

Maturity Value: $775,386,665

 

 

 

 
 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (OBFR + 0.30%)

 
  42,000,000       2.400 (b)      10/04/19       42,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $42,660,801

 
 

Settlement Date: 02/14/19

 
 



Collateralized by mortgage-backed obligations, 0.000% to
5.056%, due 08/16/34 to 11/25/58 and various asset-backed
obligations, 0.000% to 3.836%, due 09/15/22 to 02/25/70. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $48,300,001.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

 
  25,000,000       2.200       09/03/19       24,999,974  
 

Maturity Value: $25,006,111

 
 

Collateralized by municipal debt obligations, 0.000% to 7.425%,
due 04/01/25 to 06/01/51. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $26,250,001.

 
 
 
  40,000,000       2.270       09/03/19       40,000,266  
 

Maturity Value: $40,010,089

 
 

Collateralized by an Exchange-Traded Fund and various equity
securities. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $43,200,000.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Royal Bank of Canada-New York Branch

 
  45,000,000       2.170       09/03/19       44,999,806  
 

Maturity Value: $45,010,850

 
 




Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.000% to
4.500%, due 03/01/48 to 02/01/49, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 0.000% to 5.000%, due 11/01/33 to 08/01/49 and
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.000%, due
11/20/48 to 02/20/49. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $45,900,000.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Societe Generale-Paris Branch

 
  50,000,000       2.320       09/03/19       50,000,606  
 

Maturity Value: $50,012,889

 
 



Collateralized by various corporate security issuers, 6.500% to
9.500%, due 08/15/22 to 07/15/33 and various sovereign debt
security issuers, 4.625% to 7.625%, due 01/13/28 to 04/26/29.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $54,999,999.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Societe Generale-Paris Branch (OBFR + 0.36%)

 
  36,000,000       2.460 (b)      10/04/19       36,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $36,339,480

 
 

Settlement Date: 05/23/19

 
 



Collateralized by various corporate security issuers, 4.900% to
11.500%, due 06/01/21 to 12/31/99 and various sovereign debt
security issuers, 4.250% to 7.625%, due 01/07/25 to 04/26/29.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $39,600,117.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE PRIME OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Repurchase Agreements(d) – (continued)  
 

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.20%)

 
$ 27,000,000       2.338 %(b)      11/27/19     $ 27,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $27,562,873

 
 

Settlement Date: 01/10/19

 
 



Collateralized by municipal debt obligations, 4.329% to 8.250%,
due 07/01/24 to 07/01/58 and various asset-backed obligations,
0.000% to 6.410%, due 10/15/21 to 02/25/57. The aggregate
market value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$29,699,999.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
(Cost $1,491,200,000)

 
  $ 1,491,210,372  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 101.9%
(Cost $6,331,425,192)

 
  $ 6,333,191,241  

 

 

 
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (1.9)%

 

 

    (87,178,214

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 6,246,013,027  

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(b)

  Variable or floating 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 August 31, 2019.

(c)

  Rate shown is that which is in effect on August 31, 2019. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions.

(d)

  Unless noted, all repurchase agreements were entered into on August 31, 2019. Additional information on Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III appears on page 40.

(e)

  The instrument is subject to a demand feature.

(f)

  All or a portion represents a forward commitment.

Interest rates represent either the stated coupon rate, annualized yield on date of purchase for discounted securities, or, for floating rate securities, the current reset rate, which is based upon current interest rate indices.

Maturity dates represent either the final legal maturity date on the security, the demand date for puttable securities, the date of the next interest rate reset for variable rate securities, or the prerefunded date for those types of securities.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

FEDL01

 

—US Federal Funds Effective Rate

GO

 

—General Obligation

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rates

LIQ

 

—Liquidity Agreement

LOC

 

—Letter of Credit

MMY

 

—Money Market Yield

OBFR

 

—Overnight Bank Funding Rate

RB

 

—Revenue Bond

RMKT

 

—Remarketed

SBPA

 

—Standby Bond Purchase Agreement

SOFR

 

—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SPA

 

—Stand-by Purchase Agreement

T-Bill

 

—Treasury Bill

VRDN

 

—Variable Rate Demand Notes

WI

 

—When Issued Security

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   33


FINANCIAL SQUARE TREASURY INSTRUMENTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 101.1%  
 

United States Cash Management Bill

 
$ 1,188,730,000       2.145     09/16/19     $ 1,187,650,679  
 

United States Treasury Bills

 
  80,500,000       1.978       09/03/19       80,491,279  
  5,000,000       2.028       09/03/19       4,999,444  
  678,700,000       2.082       09/10/19       678,312,942  
  500,000,000       2.083       09/10/19       499,714,853  
  1,150,000,000       2.087       09/10/19       1,149,344,163  
  652,300,000       2.051       09/17/19       651,691,856  
  959,970,000       2.056       09/17/19       959,075,013  
  500,000,000       2.061       09/17/19       499,533,846  
  500,000,000       2.067       09/17/19       499,533,846  
  3,100,000,000       2.072       09/17/19       3,097,109,847  
  202,900,000       2.082       09/24/19       202,628,031  
  2,691,150,000       2.092       09/24/19       2,687,542,760  
  20,000,000       2.082 (a)      10/01/19       19,968,111  
  541,500,000       2.087 (a)      10/01/19       540,634,503  
  2,496,000,000       2.092 (a)      10/01/19       2,492,000,856  
  3,711,700,000       1.983       10/15/19       3,702,826,979  
  133,000,000       2.014       10/15/19       132,678,140  
  240,000,000       2.023       10/15/19       239,416,267  
  15,900,000       2.033       10/15/19       15,861,133  
  448,000,000       2.004       10/22/19       446,749,707  
  3,500,000,000       2.019       10/22/19       3,490,157,701  
  240,000,000       2.024       10/22/19       239,323,400  
  221,500,000       2.019 (a)      10/29/19       220,816,057  
  2,006,225,000       2.024 (a)      10/29/19       2,000,014,610  
  247,500,000       2.034 (a)      10/29/19       246,730,000  
  30,000,000       1.971 (a)      11/29/19       29,859,713  
  26,500,000       1.977       11/29/19       26,372,903  
  37,200,000       1.982       11/29/19       37,021,125  
  536,800,000       1.987       11/29/19       534,212,178  
  4,900,000       1.988       11/29/19       4,876,366  
  652,900,000       1.992       11/29/19       649,744,407  
  53,600,000       1.928       12/26/19       53,273,576  
  222,000,000       2.080       12/26/19       220,547,873  
  12,000,000       2.090       12/26/19       11,921,120  
  97,900,000       2.100       12/26/19       97,253,316  
  4,013,790,000       2.090       01/02/20       3,985,813,875  
  1,894,100,000       2.126       01/09/20       1,879,907,400  
  60,350,000       2.043       01/16/20       59,891,818  
  200,900,000       2.064       01/23/20       199,278,507  
  115,700,000       2.084       01/23/20       114,758,202  
  32,600,000       2.028       01/30/20       32,329,257  
  554,700,000       2.048       01/30/20       550,046,683  
  57,800,000       2.054       01/30/20       57,313,910  
  1,374,800,000       2.085       01/30/20       1,363,065,127  
  9,200,000       1.929       02/06/20       9,123,888  
  22,100,000       1.934       02/06/20       21,916,681  
  6,900,000       1.939       02/06/20       6,842,613  
  4,200,000       1.945       02/06/20       4,164,977  
  5,650,000       1.950       02/06/20       5,602,761  
  3,400,000       1.960       02/06/20       3,371,424  
  54,800,000       1.878       02/27/20       54,300,003  
  64,410,000       1.880       02/27/20       63,821,521  
  900,000,000       1.883       02/27/20       891,766,000  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.00%)

 
 
  2,418,200,000       1.960 (b)      01/31/20       2,418,466,589  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.03%)

 
 
  19,600,000       1.993 (b)      04/30/20       19,598,371  

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – (continued)  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.04%)

 
 
286,600,000       2.003 %(b)      07/31/20     286,563,333  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.05%)

 
 
  8,313,400,000       2.008 (b)      10/31/19       8,313,794,155  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.12%)

 
 
  992,400,000       2.075 (b)      01/31/21       991,489,873  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.14%)

 
 
  651,250,000       2.099 (b)      04/30/21       650,484,025  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.22%)

 
 
  1,677,400,000       2.180 (b)      07/31/21       1,677,057,407  
 

United States Treasury Notes

 
  877,000,000       1.000       09/30/19       876,284,441  
  248,000,000       1.375       09/30/19       247,865,639  
  422,000,000       1.750       09/30/19       421,904,472  
  1,736,700,000       3.375       11/15/19       1,741,661,047  
  20,000,000       1.375       01/31/20       19,954,688  
  66,400,000       3.625       02/15/20       66,773,358  
  35,700,000       1.375       02/29/20       35,529,045  
  83,300,000       1.375       03/31/20       82,846,158  
  71,400,000       2.250       03/31/20       71,362,943  
  85,600,000       1.500       04/15/20       85,181,932  
  94,000,000       2.375       04/30/20       94,050,563  
  255,100,000       3.500       05/15/20       257,275,108  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 101.1%     $ 55,311,346,394  

 

 

 
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (1.1)%

 

 

    (612,790,305

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 54,698,556,089  

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  All or a portion represents a forward commitment.

(b)

  Variable or floating 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 August 31, 2019.

Interest rates represent either the stated coupon rate, annualized yield on date of purchase for discounted securities, or, for floating rate securities, the current reset rate, which is based upon interest rate indices.

Maturity dates represent either the final legal maturity date on the security, the demand date for puttable securities, the date of the next interest rate reset for variable rate securities, or the prerefunded date for those types of securities.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

MMY

 

—Money Market Yield

T-Bill

 

—Treasury Bill

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE TREASURY OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 30.0%  
 

United States Treasury Bills

 
$ 200,000       1.987     11/29/19     $ 199,036  
  300,000       1.992       11/29/19       298,550  
  2,100,000       2.080       12/26/19       2,086,264  
  33,300,000       2.100       12/26/19       33,080,035  
  458,600,000       2.126       01/09/20       455,163,684  
  149,100,000       2.059       01/16/20       147,959,509  
  2,500,000       2.054       01/30/20       2,478,975  
  755,500,000       2.085       01/30/20       749,051,283  
  2,200,000       1.939       02/06/20       2,181,703  
  10,500,000       1.945       02/06/20       10,412,442  
  14,000,000       1.950       02/06/20       13,882,948  
  8,400,000       1.960       02/06/20       8,329,400  
  37,600,000       1.878       02/27/20       37,256,937  
  44,200,000       1.880       02/27/20       43,796,168  
  275,000,000       1.883       02/27/20       272,484,056  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.00%)

 
 
  114,800,000       1.960 (a)      01/31/20       114,780,624  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.04%)

 
 
  627,300,000       2.003 (a)      07/31/20       627,258,754  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.05%)

 
 
  504,800,000       2.008 (a)      10/31/19       504,804,039  
  630,565,000       2.005 (a)      10/31/20       630,473,364  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.12%)

 
 
  339,200,000       2.075 (a)      01/31/21       338,888,921  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.14%)

 
 
  216,300,000       2.099 (a)      04/30/21       216,045,596  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.22%)

 
 
  546,500,000       2.180 (a)      07/31/21       546,394,301  
 

United States Treasury Notes

 
  3,600,000       3.375       11/15/19       3,608,918  
  22,900,000       3.625       02/15/20       23,028,764  
  11,500,000       1.375       02/29/20       11,444,930  
  26,800,000       1.375       03/31/20       26,653,986  
  22,900,000       2.250       03/31/20       22,888,115  
  27,800,000       1.500       04/15/20       27,664,263  
  30,400,000       2.375       04/30/20       30,416,395  
  83,200,000       3.500       05/15/20       83,909,404  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
 
 
  $ 4,986,921,364  

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – 68.0%  
 

Bank of Montreal

 
$ 250,000,000       2.150 %(c)      09/06/19     $ 250,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $250,432,986

 
 

Settlement Date: 08/08/19

 
 


Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note, 1.375%,
due 01/15/20 and a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.875%, due 08/15/28.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $255,000,001.

 
 
 
 

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

Barclays Bank PLC

 
240,000,000       2.150       09/03/19     240,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $240,057,333

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, due 12/31/25.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $244,858,504.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

BNP Paribas

 
  100,000,000       2.150       09/03/19       100,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $100,023,889

 
 

Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Securities,
0.000%, due 08/15/39 to 02/15/47. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was $102,000,000.

 
 
 
  237,000,000       2.150       09/03/19       237,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $237,056,617

 
 





Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.000%, due 11/07/19, a
U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.000%, due 08/15/48, a U.S. Treasury
Inflation-Indexed Bond, 1.000%, due 02/15/46, U.S. Treasury
Interest-Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 05/15/21 to
05/15/47 and U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500% to 2.625%, due
05/31/20 to 07/15/21. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $241,740,070.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  315,000,000       2.040 (c)      09/07/19       315,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $316,071,001

 
 

Settlement Date: 08/26/19

 
 





Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bond,
1.000%, due 02/15/48, U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped
Securities, 0.000%, due 11/15/20 to 11/15/45, U.S. Treasury
Notes, 2.250% to 2.750%, due 12/31/20 to 08/15/24 and U.S.
Treasury Principal-Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due
02/15/23 to 02/15/44. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $321,300,001.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  350,000,000       2.200 (c)      09/07/19       350,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $351,946,389

 
 

Settlement Date: 07/03/19

 
 







Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.875% to 4.375%, due
05/15/41 to 11/15/46, U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds,
0.625% to 2.375%, due 01/15/27 to 02/15/43, U.S. Treasury
Interest-Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 05/15/21 to
11/15/45, U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.250% to 2.875%, due
08/15/20 to 02/15/27 and U.S. Treasury Principal-Only
Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 11/15/22 to 05/15/46. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $357,000,003.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

BNP Paribas (Overnight Treasury + 0.02%)

 
  700,000,000       2.170 (a)(c)      09/01/19       700,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $754,937,187

 
 

Settlement Date: 02/23/16

 
 








Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.000%, due 11/07/19 to
04/23/20, U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.250% to 7.625%, due
08/15/23 to 08/15/46, U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds,
0.875% to 3.875%, due 01/15/25 to 02/15/47, U.S. Treasury
Interest-Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 11/15/20 to
02/15/47, U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.125% to 2.625%, due
06/30/20 to 05/15/24 and U.S. Treasury Principal-Only
Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 11/15/22 to 08/15/45. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $714,000,037.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE TREASURY OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

 
$ 100,000,000       2.100 %       09/03/19     $ 100,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $100,023,333

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note, 0.375%,
due 07/15/25. The market value of the collateral, including
accrued interest, was $102,000,050.

 
 
 
  21,000,000       2.150       09/03/19       21,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $21,005,017

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note, 0.375%,
due 07/15/27. The market value of the collateral, including
accrued interest, was $21,420,066.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

CIBC Wood Gundy Securities

 
  1,300,000,000       2.170 (c)      09/07/19       1,300,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $1,302,664,279

 
 

Settlement Date: 08/16/19

 
 




Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.000%, due 05/15/45,
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.125% to 0.875%, due
04/15/21 to 07/15/29 and U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.125% to
2.750%, due 02/28/21 to 05/15/26. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$1,326,000,070.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 
  187,000,000       2.160       09/03/19       187,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $187,044,880

 
 


Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.000%, due 09/10/19 to
08/13/20 and a U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375%, due 09/30/20. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $190,740,026.

 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

 
  150,000,000       2.100       09/03/19       150,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $150,035,000

 
 






Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.000%, due 09/05/19 to
06/18/20, U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.500% to 8.750%, due
02/15/20 to 02/15/46, U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes,
1.960% to 2.008%, due 10/31/19 to 10/31/20, a U.S. Treasury
Inflation-Indexed Note, 0.125%, due 04/15/20 and U.S.
Treasury Notes, 0.875% to 2.875%, due 09/15/19 to 08/15/29.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $153,000,071.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  325,000,000       2.150       09/03/19       325,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $325,077,639

 
 




Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.875% to 5.375%, due
02/15/31 to 11/15/46, a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bond,
1.750%, due 01/15/28, a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note,
0.125%, due 04/15/21 and U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.250% to
2.625%, due 03/31/21 to 11/15/24. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was $331,500,020.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc.

 
  174,632,354       2.170       09/03/19       174,632,354  
 

Maturity Value: $174,674,460

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.000%, due 11/15/44.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $178,125,001.

 
 
 

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc. – (continued)

 
325,367,646       2.170       09/03/19     325,367,646  
 

Maturity Value: $325,446,096

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.500%, due 02/15/46.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $331,874,999.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

HSBC Bank PLC (Overnight Treasury + 0.02%)

 
  100,000,000       2.180 (a)      09/06/19       100,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $100,369,389

 
 

Settlement Date: 07/11/19

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, due 07/31/20.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $102,000,335.

 
 
 
  175,000,000       2.180 (a)      09/06/19       175,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $176,038,528

 
 

Settlement Date: 06/04/19

 
 

Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.750% to 2.125%, due
08/15/21 to 01/31/23. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $178,500,096.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 
  2,678,300,000       2.150       09/03/19       2,678,300,000  
 

Maturity Value: $2,678,939,816

 
 



Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Securities,
0.000%, due 08/15/24 to 11/15/48 and U.S. Treasury Principal-
Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 11/15/26 to 02/15/49.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $2,732,518,614.

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account I

 
  1,850,000,000       2.151       09/03/19       1,850,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $1,850,442,177

 

 

 

 
 

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

 
  250,000,000       2.150       09/03/19       250,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $250,059,722

 
 






Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.000%, due 12/05/19 to
01/02/20, U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.500% to 3.625%, due
02/15/44 to 11/15/46, a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bond,
2.375%, due 01/15/25, U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes,
0.125% to 1.375%, due 01/15/20 to 07/15/28 and U.S. Treasury
Notes, 1.250% to 2.875%, due 02/29/20 to 04/30/26. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $255,000,013.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

MUFG Securities Americas Inc. (Overnight Treasury + 0.02%)

 
  100,000,000       2.170 (a)      09/06/19       100,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $100,789,639

 
 

Settlement Date: 05/02/19

 
 


Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.000%, due 02/15/49
and U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500% to 2.000%, due 08/15/22 to
08/15/25. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $102,000,004.

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE TREASURY OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

Norinchukin Bank

 
$ 35,000,000       2.400 %       09/06/19     $ 35,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $35,214,667

 
 

Settlement Date: 06/06/19

 
 



Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.125%, due 08/15/29,
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.375% to 1.125%, due
01/15/21 to 01/15/27 and a U.S. Treasury Note, 3.375%, due
11/15/19. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $35,700,013.

 
 
 
 
 
  100,000,000       2.380       09/17/19       100,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $100,608,222

 
 

Settlement Date: 06/17/19

 
 



Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.125%, due 08/15/29,
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.375% to 1.125%, due
01/15/21 to 01/15/27 and a U.S. Treasury Note, 3.375%, due
11/15/19. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $102,000,002.

 
 
 
 
 
  375,000,000       2.080       11/20/19       375,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $377,015,000

 
 

Settlement Date: 08/19/19

 
 



Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.125%, due 08/15/29,
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.375% to 1.125%, due
01/15/21 to 01/15/27 and a U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000%, due
11/15/26. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $382,500,061.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Prudential Insurance Company of America (The)

 
  7,965,000       2.170       09/03/19       7,965,000  
 

Maturity Value: $7,966,920

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Security,
0.000%, due 05/15/26. The market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $8,124,300.

 
 
 
  10,576,125       2.170       09/03/19       10,576,125  
 

Maturity Value: $10,578,675

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.625%, due 02/15/27.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $10,787,648.

 
 
 
  12,760,000       2.170       09/03/19       12,760,000  
 

Maturity Value: $12,763,077

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Principal-Only Stripped
Security, 0.000%, due 11/15/45. The market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $13,015,200.

 
 
 
  25,575,000       2.170       09/03/19       25,575,000  
 

Maturity Value: $25,581,166

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.875%, due 05/15/43.
The market value of the collateral, including accrued interest,
was $26,086,500.

 
 
 
  53,718,750       2.170       09/03/19       53,718,750  
 

Maturity Value: $53,731,702

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Security,
0.000%, due 05/15/36. The market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $54,793,125.

 
 
 
  88,312,500       2.170       09/03/19       88,312,500  
 

Maturity Value: $88,333,793

 
 

Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 2.003%,
due 07/31/20. The market value of the collateral, including
accrued interest, was $90,078,750.

 
 
 

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

 
500,000,000       2.150       09/03/19     500,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $500,119,444

 
 

Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.375% to 2.375%, due
07/31/20 to 01/31/23. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $510,121,871.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

 
  200,000,000       2.100       09/03/19       200,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $200,046,667

 
 

Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.375% to 2.625%, due
01/31/26 to 05/15/27. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $204,000,106.

 
 
 

 

 

 
  TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS     $ 11,337,207,375  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.0%     $ 16,324,128,739  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 2.0%

 

 

    238,387,137  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 16,562,514,876  

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  Variable or floating 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 August 31, 2019.

(b)

  Unless noted, all repurchase agreements were entered into on August 31, 2019. Additional information on Joint Repurchase Agreement Account I appears on page 39.

(c)

  The instrument is subject to a demand feature.

Interest rates represent either the stated coupon rate, annualized yield on date of purchase for discounted securities, or, for floating rate securities, the current reset rate, which is based upon current interest rate indices.

Maturity dates represent either the final legal maturity date on the security, the demand date for puttable securities, the date of the next interest rate reset for variable rate securities, or the prerefunded date for those types of securities.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

MMY

 

—Money Market Yield

T-Bill

 

—Treasury Bill

 

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE TREASURY SOLUTIONS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 104.2%  
 

United States Treasury Bills

 
$ 399,500,000       2.030     09/03/19     $ 399,455,578  
  425,600,000       2.061       09/17/19       425,209,699  
  300,000,000       2.062       09/17/19       299,725,251  
  942,550,000       2.072       09/17/19       941,695,420  
  859,600,000       2.092       09/24/19       858,459,345  
  148,500,000       2.087 (a)      10/01/19       148,262,648  
  14,300,000       2.092 (a)      10/01/19       14,277,311  
  287,000,000       2.092 (a)      10/01/19       286,540,163  
  39,300,000       2.014       10/15/19       39,204,619  
  10,000,000       2.023       10/15/19       9,975,678  
  4,100,000       2.033       10/15/19       4,089,978  
  956,000,000       2.019       10/22/19       953,311,646  
  10,000,000       2.024       10/22/19       9,971,808  
  222,900,000       2.024 (a)      10/29/19       222,210,000  
  2,500,000       2.034 (a)      10/29/19       2,492,222  
  50,500,000       2.034 (a)      10/29/19       50,344,067  
  1,700,000       1.987       11/29/19       1,691,805  
  2,400,000       1.992       11/29/19       2,388,400  
  5,700,000       1.992       11/29/19       5,669,914  
  10,100,000       1.928       12/26/19       10,038,491  
  12,400,000       2.080       12/26/19       12,318,890  
  14,100,000       2.090       12/26/19       14,006,862  
  5,950,000       2.090       01/02/20       5,908,894  
  750,000,000       2.090       01/02/20       744,772,498  
  664,900,000       2.126       01/09/20       659,917,866  
  9,345,000       2.043       01/16/20       9,274,052  
  13,000,000       2.064       01/23/20       12,893,615  
  63,500,000       2.064       01/23/20       62,988,190  
  76,000,000       2.048       01/30/20       75,362,444  
  9,000,000       2.054       01/30/20       8,924,311  
  1,800,000       2.085       01/30/20       1,785,051  
  244,000,000       2.085       01/30/20       241,917,291  
  3,600,000       1.934       02/06/20       3,570,138  
  1,100,000       1.939       02/06/20       1,090,851  
  700,000       1.945       02/06/20       694,163  
  830,000       1.950       02/06/20       823,061  
  525,000       1.960       02/06/20       520,588  
  1,600,000       1.960       02/06/20       1,586,763  
  10,450,000       1.880       02/27/20       10,354,524  
  8,700,000       1.883       02/27/20       8,620,621  
  145,000,000       1.883       02/27/20       143,673,411  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.00%)

 
 
  299,500,000       1.960 (b)      01/31/20       299,531,339  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.04%)

 
 
  17,600,000       2.003 (b)      07/31/20       17,596,838  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.05%)

 
 
  1,212,500,000       2.008 (b)      10/31/19       1,212,563,484  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.12%)

 
 
  152,600,000       2.075 (b)      01/31/21       152,460,051  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.14%)

 
 
  148,300,000       2.099 (b)      04/30/21       148,125,575  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.22%)

 
 
  302,900,000       2.180 (b)      07/31/21       302,841,504  

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – (continued)  
 

United States Treasury Notes

 
2,300,000       3.375       11/15/19     2,305,697  
  5,000,000       1.375 (a)      01/31/20       4,988,672  
  10,600,000       3.625       02/15/20       10,659,602  
  5,300,000       1.375       02/29/20       5,274,620  
  12,300,000       1.375       03/31/20       12,232,986  
  10,600,000       2.250       03/31/20       10,594,498  
  12,900,000       1.500       04/15/20       12,837,009  
  14,100,000       2.375       04/30/20       14,107,603  
  38,300,000       3.500       05/15/20       38,626,565  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 104.2%     $ 8,950,764,170  

 

 

 
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (4.2)%

 

 

    (363,426,352

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 8,587,337,818  

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  All or a portion represents a forward commitment.

(b)

  Variable or floating 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 August 31, 2019.

Interest rates represent either the stated coupon rate, annualized yield on date of purchase for discounted securities, or, for floating rate securities, the current reset rate, which is based upon current interest rate indices.

Maturity dates represent either the final legal maturity date on the security, the demand date for puttable securities, the date of the next interest rate reset for variable rate securities, or the prerefunded date for those types of securities.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

MMY

 

—Money Market Yield

T-Bill

 

—Treasury Bill

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — FINANCIAL SQUARE FUNDS

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ACCOUNT I — At August 31, 2019, certain Funds had undivided interests in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account I with a maturity date of September 3, 2019, as follows:

 

Fund    Principal
Amount
       Maturity
Value
       Collateral Value
Allocation
 

Government

   $ 1,700,000,000          $1,700,406,325        $ 1,734,023,408  

Treasury Obligations

     1,850,000,000          1,850,442,177          1,887,025,474  

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — At August 31, 2019, the Principal Amounts of certain Funds’ interest in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account I were as follows:

 

Counterparty    Interest
Rate
     Government        Treasury
Obligations
 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     2.150    $ 95,774,648        $ 104,225,352  

BNP Paribus

     2.150        622,535,211          677,464,789  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     2.160        191,549,296          208,450,704  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     2.150        359,154,930          390,845,070  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     2.150        430,985,915          469,014,085  
TOTAL             $ 1,700,000,000        $ 1,850,000,000  

At August 31, 2019, the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account I was fully collateralized by:

 

Issuer    Interest Rates      Maturity Dates  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.000      09/12/19 to 07/16/20  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     2.250 to 8.750        05/15/20 to 11/15/47  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds

     1.000 to 2.500        01/15/29 to 02/15/49  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes

     0.125 to 0.750        04/15/20 to 07/15/28  

U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Securities

     0.000        02/15/21 to 02/15/46  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.125 to 2.875        08/15/20 to 8/15/29  

U.S. Treasury Principal-Only Stripped Securities

     0.000        02/15/23 to 11/15/48  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — FINANCIAL SQUARE FUNDS

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ACCOUNT III — At August 31, 2019, certain Funds had undivided interests in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III with a maturity date of September 3, 2019, as follows:

 

Fund    Principal
Amount
       Maturity
Value
       Collateral Value
Allocation
 

Government

   $ 3,855,200,000          $3,856,128,315        $ 3,970,598,825  

Money Market

     1,915,700,000          1,916,161,292          1,973,043,206  

Prime Obligations

     775,200,000          775,386,665          798,404,287  

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — At August 31, 2019, the Principal Amounts of certain Funds’ interest in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III were as follows:

 

Counterparty    Interest
Rate
     Government        Money Market        Prime
Obligations
 

ABN Amro Bank N.V.

     2.170    $ 364,681,081        $ 181,214,865        $ 73,329,730  

Bank of America, N.A.

     2.160        260,486,487          129,439,189          52,378,378  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     2.160        885,654,054          440,093,243          178,086,487  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     2.170        1,250,335,135          621,308,108          251,416,216  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     2.180        52,097,297          25,887,838          10,475,676  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     2.170        1,041,945,946          517,756,757          209,513,513  
TOTAL             $ 3,855,200,000        $ 1,915,700,000        $ 775,200,000  

At August 31, 2019, the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III was fully collateralized by:

 

Issuer    Interest Rates      Maturity Dates  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     3.000 to 5.000      10/01//28 to 03/01/49  

Federal National Mortgage Association

     2.500 to 5.000        11/01/26 to 05/01/58  

Government National Mortgage Association

     3.000 to 6.000        10/15/36 to 07/20/49  

Tennessee Valley Authority

     0.000        03/15/21  

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes

     2.180        7/31/21  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.125 to 2.750        09/30/20 to 04/30/23  

U.S. Treasury Principal-Only Stripped Securities

     0.000        02/15/27 to 8/15/29  

 

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


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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

August 31, 2019

 

        Federal
Instruments
Fund
    

Government

Fund

    

Money

Market
Fund

     Prime
Obligations
Fund
 
  Assets:           
 

Investments, at value (cost $1,533,345,372, $38,239,236,876, $14,476,897,699 and $4,840,225,192)

  $ 1,533,345,372      $ 38,239,236,876      $ 14,481,847,291      $ 4,841,980,869  
 

Repurchase agreements, at value (cost $0, $71,885,051,250, $4,048,700,000 and $1,491,200,000)

           71,885,051,250        4,048,723,986        1,491,210,372  
 

Cash

    206,762        491,956,801        3,813        30,982  
 

Receivables:

          
 

Investments sold

    1,102,469                       
 

Interest

    696,377        138,714,133        22,592,848        8,996,566  
 

Reimbursement from investment advisor

    75,110                      1,122  
 

Fund shares sold

           24,501,892               33,051,361  
 

Other assets

    1,190        206,857        22,854        7,361  
  Total assets     1,535,427,280        110,779,667,809        18,553,190,792        6,375,278,633  
            
  Liabilities:           
 

Payables:

          
 

Investments purchased

    1,095,165               749,980,069        120,000,000  
 

Dividend distribution

    685,203        93,891,400        15,969,302        4,897,347  
 

Management fees

    205,968        14,737,789        1,809,675        644,678  
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    12,893        1,000,472        150,820        53,728  
 

Fund shares redeemed

           11,656,856               3,404,871  
 

Accrued expenses

    318,704        3,764,565        446,789        264,982  
  Total liabilities     2,317,933        125,051,082        768,356,655        129,265,606  
            
  Net Assets:           
 

Paid-in capital

    1,533,019,739        110,648,899,521        17,779,547,545        6,244,066,247  
 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    89,608        5,717,206        5,286,592        1,946,780  
    NET ASSETS   $ 1,533,109,347      $ 110,654,616,727      $ 17,784,834,137      $ 6,246,013,027  
   

Net Assets:

            
   

Institutional Shares

  $ 1,453,995,220      $ 100,539,271,326      $ 17,728,766,992      $ 6,122,573,826  
   

Select Shares

    48,952        825,651,235        34,942,517        98,995,918  
   

Preferred Shares

    5,536,167        1,755,404,442        4,900,503        2,839,295  
   

Capital Shares

    625,646        1,302,390,935        11,720,360        6,754,927  
   

Administration Shares

    61,267,382        4,862,852,745        4,492,960        9,748,109  
   

Premier Shares

    51,518        190,632,817        1,040        1,040  
   

Service Shares

    11,492,583        665,251,713        7,705        5,097,853  
   

Class A Shares

           244,294,691                
   

Class C Shares

           4,532,076                
   

Resource Shares

           70,840,936        1,032        1,031  
   

Cash Management Shares

    91,879        96,690,210        1,028        1,028  
   

Class R6 Shares

           96,803,601                
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 1,533,109,347      $ 110,654,616,727      $ 17,784,834,137      $ 6,246,013,027  
   

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

            
   

Institutional Shares

    1,453,914,909        100,534,070,843        17,718,663,770        6,118,787,398  
   

Select Shares

    48,949        825,607,777        34,923,039        98,951,434  
   

Preferred Shares

    5,535,856        1,755,312,465        4,897,753        2,838,050  
   

Capital Shares

    625,611        1,302,322,939        11,713,816        6,751,108  
   

Administration Shares

    61,264,004        4,862,605,041        4,490,742        9,742,852  
   

Premier Shares

    51,515        190,622,844        1,040        1,039  
   

Service Shares

    11,491,946        665,217,058        7,704        5,095,623  
   

Class A Shares

           244,281,931                
   

Class C Shares

           4,531,839                
   

Resource Shares

           70,837,389        1,032        1,031  
   

Cash Management Shares

    91,872        96,685,373        1,027        1,027  
   

Class R6 Shares

           96,798,558                
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

            
   

Institutional Shares

    $1.00        $1.00        $1.0006        $1.0006  
   

Select Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.0006        1.0004  
   

Preferred Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.0006        1.0004  
   

Capital Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.0006        1.0006  
   

Administration Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.0005        1.0005  
   

Premier Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.0006        1.0005  
   

Service Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.0002        1.0004  
   

Class A Shares

           1.00                
   

Class C Shares

           1.00                
   

Resource Shares

           1.00        1.0006        1.0005  
   

Cash Management Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.0007        1.0005  
   

Class R6 Shares

           1.00                

 

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


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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

       

Treasury

Instruments
Fund

    

Treasury

Obligations

Fund

    

Treasury

Solutions
Fund

 
  Assets:

 

 

Investments, at value (cost $55,311,346,394, $4,986,921,364 and $8,950,764,170)

  $ 55,311,346,394      $ 4,986,921,364      $ 8,950,764,170  
 

Repurchase agreements, at value (cost $0, $11,337,207,375 and $0)

           11,337,207,375         
 

Cash

    123,032,811        349,468,772        113,993,442  
 

Receivables:

       
 

Investments sold

    4,940,998,280               366,204,584  
 

Interest

    57,097,228        12,558,396        4,734,075  
 

Fund shares sold

    15,968,970        2,064,826        86,237  
 

Other assets

    119,204        34,452        19,675  
  Total assets     60,448,562,887        16,688,255,185        9,435,802,183  
         
  Liabilities:        
 

Payables:

       
 

Investments purchased

    5,692,297,934               841,795,755  
 

Dividend distribution

    43,794,439        15,241,248        4,592,245  
 

Management fees

    8,517,675        2,604,201        1,342,692  
 

Fund shares redeemed

    3,402,794        106,440,440        3,989  
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    474,877        148,019        131,717  
 

Accrued expenses

    1,519,079        1,306,401        597,967  
  Total liabilities     5,750,006,798        125,740,309        848,464,365  
         
  Net Assets:        
 

Paid-in capital

    54,692,486,763        16,561,273,920        8,586,415,876  
 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    6,069,326        1,240,956        921,942  
    NET ASSETS   $ 54,698,556,089      $ 16,562,514,876      $ 8,587,337,818  
   

Net Assets:

         
   

Institutional Shares

  $ 51,789,901,246      $ 12,649,124,635      $ 7,395,030,418  
   

Select Shares

    141,727,536        50,889,881        8,324,926  
   

Preferred Shares

    92,406,025        461,458,645        38,418,782  
   

Capital Shares

    766,401,152        390,679,708        162,212,122  
   

Administration Shares

    1,716,942,398        2,034,113,455        473,936,644  
   

Premier Shares

    151,939,048        17,485,388        161,002,971  
   

Service Shares

    26,722,535        936,397,783        124,909,662  
   

Resource Shares

    1,022        1,024        1,022  
   

Cash Management Shares

    12,515,127        22,364,357        223,501,271  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 54,698,556,089      $ 16,562,514,876      $ 8,587,337,818  
   

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

         
   

Institutional Shares

    51,784,148,195        12,648,191,935        7,394,220,490  
   

Select Shares

    141,711,808        50,886,066        8,324,017  
   

Preferred Shares

    92,396,344        461,424,852        38,414,648  
   

Capital Shares

    766,317,846        390,650,528        162,195,196  
   

Administration Shares

    1,716,758,671        2,033,957,085        473,901,669  
   

Premier Shares

    151,922,103        17,484,085        160,985,374  
   

Service Shares

    26,719,547        936,315,744        124,896,481  
   

Resource Shares

    1,022        1,024        1,022  
   

Cash Management Shares

    12,513,754        22,362,603        223,476,979  
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

         
   

Institutional Shares

    $1.00        $1.00        $1.00  
   

Select Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.00  
   

Preferred Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.00  
   

Capital Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.00  
   

Administration Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.00  
   

Premier Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.00  
   

Service Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.00  
   

Resource Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.00  
   

Cash Management Shares

    1.00        1.00        1.00  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — FINANCIAL SQUARE FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the year ended August 31, 2019

 

       

Federal
Instruments

Fund

   

Government

Fund

   

Money

Market

Fund

   

Prime

Obligations

Fund

 
  Investment income:

 

     
 

Interest income — from unaffiliated issuers

  $ 21,963,911     $ 2,429,802,801     $ 351,387,967     $ 119,272,854  
 

Interest income — from affiliated issuers

          2,385,820              
  Total investment income     21,963,911       2,432,188,621       351,387,967       119,272,854  
         
  Expenses:

 

     
 

Fund-Level Expenses:

       
 

Management fees

    1,694,189       164,279,345       21,889,436       7,442,560  
 

Registration fees

    137,938       1,229,947       401,598       209,317  
 

Professional fees

    95,541       118,506       101,917       107,668  
 

Transfer Agency fees

    94,122       10,267,459       1,368,090       465,160  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    63,889       3,629,990       599,698       231,290  
 

Trustee fees

    15,819       165,734       37,244        
 

Printing and mailing fees

          687,259       78,226       52,386  
 

Other

    29,066       797,615       85,007       94,125  
 

Subtotal

    2,130,564       181,175,855       24,561,216       8,602,506  
 

Class Specific Expenses:

       
 

Administration Share fees

    136,306       12,657,896       5,342       60,063  
 

Service Share fees

    50,075       3,073,589       350       25,970  
 

Preferred Share fees

    9,421       980,312       2,106       2,624  
 

Capital Share fees

    1,844       2,125,585       8,100       7,822  
 

Premier Share fees

    179       697,625       4       4  
 

Cash Management Share fees

    282       74,791       5       5  
 

Distribution fees — Cash Management Shares

    170       44,875       3       3  
 

Select Share fees

    14       195,569       9,691       22,352  
 

Resource Share fees

          313,990       5       7  
 

Distribution and Service fees — Class A Shares

          261,738              
 

Distribution fees — Resource Shares

          94,197       2        
 

Distribution fees — Class C Shares

          45,851              
  Total expenses     2,328,855       201,741,873       24,586,824       8,721,356  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (357,451     (809     (7,108,848     (2,448,109
  Net expenses     1,971,404       201,741,064       17,477,976       6,273,247  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME   $ 19,992,507     $ 2,230,447,557     $ 333,909,991     $ 112,999,607  
 

Net realized gain from investment transactions

    287,443       16,512,656       1,138,835       473,503  
 

Net change in unrealized gain from investment transactions

                3,681,721       1,330,549  
  Net realized and unrealized gain     287,443       16,512,656       4,820,556       1,804,052  
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 20,279,950     $ 2,246,960,213     $ 338,730,547     $ 114,803,659  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — FINANCIAL SQUARE FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations (continued)

For the year ended August 31, 2019

 

        Treasury
Instruments
Fund
     Treasury
Obligations
Fund
     Treasury
Solutions
Fund
 
  Investment income:

 

     
 

Interest income — from unaffiliated issuers

  $ 1,249,501,398      $ 385,027,027      $ 201,647,677  
 

Interest income — from affiliated issuers

           430,708         
  Total investment income     1,249,501,398        385,457,735        201,647,677  
         
  Expenses:

 

     
 

Fund-Level Expenses:

       
 

Management fees

    97,508,783        29,326,128        15,702,587  
 

Transfer Agency fees

    5,417,155        1,629,229        872,366  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    1,848,115        596,362        319,064  
 

Printing and mailing fees

    575,026        80,257        84,542  
 

Registration fees

    428,186        346,140        118,832  
 

Professional fees

    96,222        103,224        97,557  
 

Trustee fees

    93,326        37,683        24,179  
 

Other

    457,951        188,962        118,628  
 

Subtotal

    106,424,764        32,307,985        17,337,755  
 

Class Specific Expenses:

       
 

Administration Share fees

    5,376,660        4,646,382        894,586  
 

Capital Share fees

    1,057,363        500,850        252,714  
 

Service Share fees

    531,593        5,458,267        604,756  
 

Premier Share fees

    488,090        57,061        482,853  
 

Select Share fees

    87,840        19,410        1,920  
 

Preferred Share fees

    61,544        356,578        38,254  
 

Cash Management Share fees

    32,200        6,683        616,811  
 

Distribution fees — Cash Management Shares

    19,320        4,010        370,087  
 

Resource Share fees

    5        5        5  
 

Distribution and Service fees — Resource Shares

    2        2        2  
  Total expenses     114,079,381        43,357,233        20,599,743  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (153      (64      (18
  Net expenses     114,079,228        43,357,169        20,599,725  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME   $ 1,135,422,170      $ 342,100,566      $ 181,047,952  
  Net realized gain from investment transactions     19,078,477        3,418,497        3,922,005  
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 1,154,500,647      $ 345,519,063      $ 184,969,957  

 

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


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

        Federal Instruments Fund            Government Fund  
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
           For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:

 

       
 

Net investment income

  $ 19,992,507      $ 7,770,882        $ 2,230,447,557      $ 1,262,100,931  
 

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

    287,443        (3,809              16,512,656        20,449  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     20,279,950        7,767,073                2,246,960,213        1,262,121,380  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

       
 

From distributable earnings:

            
 

Institutional Shares

    (18,771,613      (6,922,945 )(a)         (2,060,931,674      (1,157,085,399 )(a) 
 

Select Shares

    (1,031      (620 )(a)         (14,157,360      (26,372,855 )(a) 
 

Preferred Shares

    (198,625      (11,468 )(a)         (20,494,217      (10,128,118 )(a) 
 

Capital Shares

    (23,515      (140,311 )(a)         (29,262,373      (12,902,791 )(a) 
 

Administration Shares

    (1,036,837      (575,410 )(a)         (99,448,265      (46,579,598 )(a) 
 

Premier Shares

    (922      (495 )(a)         (3,719,283      (1,870,618 )(a) 
 

Service Shares

    (166,265      (117,449 )(a)         (10,479,301      (3,854,546 )(a) 
 

Class A Shares

           (a)         (2,048,233      (670,689 )(a) 
 

Class C Shares

           (a)         (55,218      (20,492 )(a) 
 

Resource Shares

           (a)         (973,664      (492,465 )(a) 
 

Cash Management Shares

    (768      (266 )(a)         (204,841      (33,066 )(a) 
 

Class R6 Shares

           (a)               (1,249,033      (381,000 )(a) 
  Total distributions to shareholders     (20,199,576      (7,768,964              (2,243,023,462      (1,260,391,637
              
  From share transactions:

 

       
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    2,606,772,443        1,597,928,128          943,916,446,686        814,016,972,049  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    15,043,280        7,165,769          1,079,167,668        623,990,529  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,675,554,481      (1,657,023,195              (939,203,429,811      (798,295,133,217
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     946,261,242        (51,929,298              5,792,184,543        16,345,829,361  
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE)     946,341,616        (51,931,189              5,796,121,294        16,347,559,104  
              
  Net assets:(b)

 

       
 

Beginning of year

    586,767,731        638,698,920                104,858,495,433        88,510,936,329  
 

End of year

  $ 1,533,109,347      $ 586,767,731              $ 110,654,616,727      $ 104,858,495,433  

 

  (a)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform to current year presentation, see prior year presentation below:

 

Distributions from net
investment income:

 

Institutional
Shares

   

Select Shares

   

Preferred
Shares

   

Capital
Shares

   

Administration
Shares

   

Premier
Shares

   

Service
Shares

   

Class A
Shares

   

Class C
Shares

   

Resource
Shares

   

Cash
Management
Shares

   

Class R6
Shares

 

Federal Instruments Fund

    (6,922,945     (620     (11,468     (140,141     (575,410     (495     (117,449                       (266      

Government Fund

    (1,156,282,021     (26,367,861     (10,117,010     (12,892,038     (46,542,413     (1,869,215     (3,849,639     (670,107     (20,451     (491,874     (33,011     (380,587

Distributions from net realized
gains:

 

Institutional
Shares

   

Select Shares

   

Preferred
Shares

   

Capital
Shares

   

Administration
Shares

   

Premier
Shares

   

Service
Shares

   

Class A
Shares

   

Class C
Shares

   

Resource
Shares

   

Cash
Management
Shares

   

Class R6
Shares

 

Federal Instruments Fund

                      (170                                                

Government Fund

    (803,378     (4,994     (11,108     (10,753     (37,185     (1,403     (4,907     (582     (41     (591     (55     (413

 

  (b)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed net investment income was $14,706 and $6,714,936 for the Federal Instruments Fund and Government Fund, respectively as of August 31, 2018.

 

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


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

 

        Money Market Fund            Prime Obligations Fund  
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
           For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:

 

       
 

Net investment income

  $ 333,909,991      $ 94,866,940        $ 112,999,607      $ 40,110,969  
 

Net realized gain from investment transactions

    1,138,835        266,263          473,503        128,347  
 

Net change in unrealized gain from investment transactions

    3,681,721        858,850                1,330,549        208,988  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     338,730,547        95,992,053                114,803,659        40,448,304  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

       
 

From distributable earnings:

            
 

Institutional Shares

    (333,758,870      (94,703,705 )(a)         (110,684,532      (39,411,524 )(a) 
 

Select Shares

    (776,671      (336,271 )(a)         (1,798,426      (614,919 )(a) 
 

Preferred Shares

    (48,834      (16,262 )(a)         (61,378      (23,515 )(a) 
 

Capital Shares

    (125,595      (18 )(a)         (118,561      (22,792 )(a) 
 

Administration Shares

    (45,826      (48,591 )(a)         (535,405      (151,862 )(a) 
 

Premier Shares

    (22      (14 )(a)         (22      (15 )(a) 
 

Service Shares

    (1,391      (4,434 )(a)         (102,511      (6,003 )(a) 
 

Resource Shares

    (22      (14 )(a)         (22      (15 )(a) 
 

Cash Management Shares

    (18      (11 )(a)               (18      (11 )(a) 
  Total distributions to shareholders     (334,757,249      (95,109,320              (113,300,875      (40,230,656
              
  From share transactions:

 

       
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    85,569,465,008        46,362,347,251          16,195,180,217        13,545,751,948  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    162,186,050        45,984,373          68,630,093        24,278,845  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (79,561,685,600      (37,357,864,040              (13,862,825,962      (11,218,581,295
  Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     6,169,965,458        9,050,467,584                2,400,984,348        2,351,449,498  
  NET INCREASE     6,173,938,756        9,051,350,317                2,402,487,132        2,351,667,146  
              
  Net assets:(b)

 

       
 

Beginning of year

    11,610,895,381        2,559,545,064                3,843,525,895        1,491,858,749  
 

End of year

  $ 17,784,834,137      $ 11,610,895,381              $ 6,246,013,027      $ 3,843,525,895  

 

  (a)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform to current year presentation, see prior year presentation below:

 

Distributions from net investment income:

  

Institutional
Shares

   

Select
Shares

   

Preferred
Shares

   

Capital
Shares

   

Administration
Shares

   

Premier
Shares

   

Service
Shares

   

Resource
Shares

   

Cash
Management
Shares

 

Money Market Fund

     (94,462,241     (335,508     (16,206     (18     (48,499     (14     (4,429     (14     (11

Prime Obligations Fund

     (39,294,800     (612,433     (23,379     (22,720     (151,617     (15     (5,979     (15     (11

Distributions from net realized gains:

  

Institutional
Shares

   

Select
Shares

   

Preferred
Shares

   

Capital
Shares

   

Administration
Shares

   

Premier
Shares

   

Service
Shares

   

Resource
Shares

   

Cash
Management
Shares

 

Money Market Fund

     (241,464     (763     (56           (92           (5            

Prime Obligations Fund

     (116,724     (2,486     (136     (72     (245           (24            

 

  (b)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Distributions in excess of net investment income was $(3,582) and $(380) for the Money Market Fund and Prime Obligations Fund, respectively as of August 31, 2018.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — FINANCIAL SQUARE FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

 

        Treasury Instruments Fund            Treasury Obligations Fund  
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
           For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:

 

       
 

Net investment income

  $ 1,135,422,170      $ 669,188,022        $ 342,100,566      $ 216,240,443  
 

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

    19,078,477        (1,062,940              3,418,497        303,622  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     1,154,500,647        668,125,082                345,519,063        216,544,065  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

       
 

From distributable earnings:

            
 

Institutional Shares

    (1,082,622,274      (631,771,179 )(a)         (274,501,344      (183,017,133 )(a) 
 

Select Shares

    (6,174,970      (1,088,083 )(a)         (1,362,803      (1,479,694 )(a) 
 

Preferred Shares

    (1,261,805      (555,409 )(a)         (7,482,570      (2,135,434 )(a) 
 

Capital Shares

    (14,187,561      (7,223,408 )(a)         (6,772,558      (3,837,660 )(a) 
 

Administration Shares

    (40,483,530      (25,621,041 )(a)         (35,857,421      (16,261,506 )(a) 
 

Premier Shares

    (2,487,259      (1,059,275 )(a)         (299,438      (68,491 )(a) 
 

Service Shares

    (1,707,995      (233,786 )(a)         (18,360,886      (9,784,439 )(a) 
 

Resource Shares

    (16      (9 )(a)         (16      (8 )(a) 
 

Cash Management Shares

    (89,437      (297 )(a)               (16,375      (362 )(a) 
  Total distributions to shareholders     (1,149,014,847      (667,552,487              (344,653,411      (216,584,727
              
  From share transactions:

 

       
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    212,108,690,475        215,655,170,491          200,902,685,375        142,342,952,985  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    641,161,052        392,776,668          133,108,626        89,393,406  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (212,588,469,412      (209,935,305,042              (198,899,965,807      (145,821,281,209
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     161,382,115        6,112,642,117                2,135,828,194        (3,388,934,818
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE)     166,867,915        6,113,214,712                2,136,693,846        (3,388,975,480
              
  Net assets:(b)

 

       
 

Beginning of year

    54,531,688,174        48,418,473,462                14,425,821,030        17,814,796,510  
 

End of year

  $ 54,698,556,089      $ 54,531,688,174              $ 16,562,514,876      $ 14,425,821,030  

 

  (a)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform to current year presentation, see prior year presentation below:

 

Distributions from net investment
income:

  

Institutional
Shares

   

Select
Shares

   

Preferred
Shares

   

Capital
Shares

   

Administration
Shares

   

Premier
Shares

   

Service
Shares

   

Resource
Shares

   

Cash
Management
Shares

 

Treasury Instruments Fund

     (631,727,882     (1,088,061     (555,366     (7,222,661     (25,618,691     (1,059,219     (233,755     (9     (297

Treasury Obligations Fund

     (182,742,081     (1,477,682     (2,130,572     (3,831,207     (16,228,708     (68,491     (9,761,043     (8     (359

Distributions from net realized
gains:

  

Institutional
Shares

   

Select
Shares

   

Preferred
Shares

   

Capital
Shares

   

Administration
Shares

   

Premier
Shares

   

Service
Shares

   

Resource
Shares

   

Cash
Management
Shares

 

Treasury Instruments Fund

     (43,297     (22     (43     (747     (2,350     (56     (31            

Treasury Obligations Fund

     (275,052     (2,012     (4,862     (6,453     (32,798           (23,396           (3

 

  (b)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed net investment income was $4,097,675 and $992,202 for the Treasury Instruments Fund and Treasury Obligations Fund, respectively as of August 31, 2018.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — FINANCIAL SQUARE FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

 

        Treasury Solutions Fund  
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 181,047,952      $ 116,416,989  
 

Net realized gain from investment transactions

    3,922,005        705,244  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     184,969,957        117,122,233  
      
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From distributable earnings:

    
 

Institutional Shares

    (166,889,124      (109,839,322 )(a) 
 

Select Shares

    (134,813      (106,224 )(a) 
 

Preferred Shares

    (797,792      (515,373 )(a) 
 

Capital Shares

    (3,373,366      (2,131,692 )(a) 
 

Administration Shares

    (6,782,509      (3,082,405 )(a) 
 

Premier Shares

    (2,503,790      (474,955 )(a) 
 

Service Shares

    (1,983,011      (1,182,598 )(a) 
 

Resource Shares

    (16      (8 )(a) 
 

Cash Management Shares

    (1,690,423      (136,411 )(a) 
  Total distributions to shareholders     (184,154,844      (117,468,988
      
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    36,822,877,870        37,150,719,127  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    131,480,668        81,317,670  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (36,813,589,532      (38,074,196,148
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     140,769,006        (842,159,351
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE)     141,584,119        (842,506,106
      
  Net assets:(b)

 

 

Beginning of year

    8,445,753,699        9,288,259,805  
 

End of year

  $ 8,587,337,818      $ 8,445,753,699  

 

  (a)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform to current year presentation, see prior year presentation below:

 

Distributions from net investment income:

  

Institutional
Shares

   

Select
Shares

   

Preferred
Shares

   

Capital
Shares

   

Administration
Shares

   

Premier
Shares

   

Service
Shares

   

Resource
Shares

   

Cash
Management
Shares

 

Treasury Solutions Fund

     (108,867,455     (105,211     (511,284     (2,109,950     (3,051,952     (471,286     (1,166,476     (8     (133,367

Distributions from net realized gains:

  

Institutional
Shares

   

Select
Shares

   

Preferred
Shares

   

Capital
Shares

   

Administration
Shares

   

Premier
Shares

   

Service
Shares

   

Resource
Shares

   

Cash
Management
Shares

 

Treasury Solutions Fund

     (971,867     (1,013     (4,089     (21,742     (30,453     (3,669     (16,122     0       (3,044

 

  (b)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed net investment income was $83,593 for the Treasury Solutions Fund as of August 31, 2018.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE FEDERAL INSTRUMENTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.021       0.013       0.005       0.002  
 

Net realized gain

    0.001       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.022       0.013       0.005       0.002  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.022     (0.013     (0.005     (0.002
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.022     (0.013     (0.005     (0.002
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.18     1.34     0.52     0.16
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1,453,995     $ 508,647     $ 556,458     $ 577,395  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.18     0.20     0.20     0.20 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.22     0.25     0.28     0.39 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.15     1.33     0.51     0.19 %(e) 

 

   *   Commenced operations on October 30, 2015.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE FEDERAL INSTRUMENTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund  
        Select Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.021       0.013       0.005       0.001  
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.021       0.013       0.005       0.001  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.005     (0.001
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.005     (0.001
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.15     1.31     0.49     0.13
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 49     $ 48     $ 47     $ 50  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.21     0.23     0.23     0.23 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.25     0.28     0.31     0.42 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.11     1.30     0.48     0.14 %(e) 

 

   *   Commenced operations on October 30, 2015.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE FEDERAL INSTRUMENTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund  
        Preferred Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.021       0.012       0.004       0.001  
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.021       0.012       0.004       0.001  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.021     (0.012     (0.004     (0.001
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.021     (0.012     (0.004     (0.001
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.08     1.24     0.42     0.08
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 5,536     $ 2,386     $ 50     $ 50  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.28     0.30     0.30     0.29 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.32     0.35     0.38     0.49 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.09     1.43     0.41     0.08 %(e) 

 

   *   Commenced operations on October 30, 2015.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE FEDERAL INSTRUMENTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund  
        Capital Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.019       0.012       0.003       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    0.001       (b)      0.001       (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.020       0.012       0.004       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.020     (0.012     (0.004     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.020     (0.012     (0.004     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.03     1.19     0.37     0.05
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 626     $ 5,136     $ 16,147     $ 50  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.33     0.35     0.35     0.33 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.37     0.40     0.43     0.54 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.90     1.04     0.31     0.04 %(e) 

 

   *   Commenced operations on October 30, 2015.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE FEDERAL INSTRUMENTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund  
        Administration Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.019       0.011       0.003       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.019       0.011       0.003       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.019     (0.011     (0.003     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.019     (0.011     (0.003     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.93     1.09     0.27     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 61,267     $ 59,447     $ 50,768     $ 43,835  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.43     0.45     0.45     0.39 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.47     0.50     0.53     0.64 %(e) 
 

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

    1.89     1.08     0.26     (0.01 )%(e) 

 

   *   Commenced operations on October 30, 2015.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE FEDERAL INSTRUMENTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund  
        Premier Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.018       0.010       0.002       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.018       0.010       0.002       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.018     (0.010     (0.002     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.018     (0.010     (0.002     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.82     0.99     0.19     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 52     $ 51     $ 50     $ 50  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.53     0.55     0.53     0.38 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.57     0.60     0.63     0.74 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.79     0.99     0.19     %(e)(f) 

 

   *   Commenced operations on October 30, 2015.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE FEDERAL INSTRUMENTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.016       0.008       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    0.001       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.017       0.008       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.017     (0.008     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.017     (0.008     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.67     0.84     0.10     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 11,493     $ 11,003     $ 15,129     $ 14,949  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.68     0.70     0.62     0.39 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.72     0.75     0.78     0.89 %(e) 
 

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

    1.64     0.83     0.09     (0.01 )%(e) 

 

   *   Commenced operations on October 30, 2015.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE FEDERAL INSTRUMENTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund  
        Cash Management Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.013       0.005       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    0.001       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.014       0.005       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.014     (0.005     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.014     (0.005     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.37     0.53     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 92     $ 50     $ 50     $ 50  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.98     1.00     0.71     0.38 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.02     1.05     1.08     1.19 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.34     0.53     0.01     %(e)(f) 

 

   *   Commenced operations on October 30, 2015.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Government Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.022       0.014       0.006       0.002       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.022       0.014       0.006       0.002       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.022     (0.014     (0.006     (0.002     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.022     (0.014     (0.006     (0.002     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.23     1.38     0.55     0.20     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 100,539,271     $ 96,230,361     $ 79,411,937     $ 63,804,041     $ 29,753,210  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.18     0.17     0.18     0.18     0.14
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.18     0.19     0.23     0.23     0.23
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.19     1.39     0.55     0.21     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Government Fund  
        Select Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.022       0.013       0.005       0.002       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.022       0.013       0.005       0.002       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.022     (0.013     (0.005     (0.002     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.022     (0.013     (0.005     (0.002     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.20     1.35     0.52     0.17     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 825,651     $ 598,258     $ 2,921,971     $ 2,471,275     $ 203,098  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.21     0.20     0.21     0.21     0.14
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.21     0.22     0.26     0.26     0.26
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.16     1.19     0.52     0.21     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Government Fund  
        Preferred Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.021       0.013       0.004       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.021       0.013       0.005       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.005     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.005     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.13     1.28     0.45     0.12     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1,755,404     $ 1,330,598     $ 553,781     $ 536,818     $ 249,542  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.28     0.27     0.28     0.27     0.14
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.28     0.29     0.33     0.33     0.33
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.08     1.32     0.43     0.13     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Government Fund  
        Capital Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.021       0.012       0.004       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.021       0.012       0.004       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.021     (0.012     (0.004     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.021     (0.012     (0.004     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.08     1.22     0.40     0.08     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1,302,391     $ 1,287,999     $ 893,496     $ 1,390,271     $ 1,174,099  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.33     0.32     0.33     0.30     0.14
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.33     0.34     0.38     0.38     0.38
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.05     1.24     0.37     0.07     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Government Fund  
        Administration Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.020       0.011       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.020       0.011       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.020     (0.011     (0.003     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.020     (0.011     (0.003     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.97     1.12     0.30     0.02     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 4,862,853     $ 4,454,065     $ 4,138,362     $ 2,673,689     $ 1,920,203  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.43     0.42     0.43     0.36     0.14
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.43     0.44     0.48     0.48     0.48
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.95     1.13     0.32     0.01     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Government Fund  
        Premier Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.019       0.010       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized loss

    (b)      (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.019       0.010       0.002       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.019     (0.010     (0.002     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.019     (0.010     (0.002     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.87     1.02     0.22     0.02     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 190,633     $ 168,032     $ 101,311     $ 1     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.53     0.52     0.52     0.20     0.14
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.53     0.54     0.58     0.58     0.58
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.85     0.99     0.28     0.40     0.40

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Government Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.017       0.009       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.017       0.009       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.017     (0.009     (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.017     (0.009     (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.72     0.87     0.12     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 665,252     $ 587,810     $ 337,219     $ 368,299     $ 468,041  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.68     0.67     0.60     0.36     0.14
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.68     0.69     0.73     0.73     0.73
 

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

    1.69     0.93     0.11     (0.01 )%      0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Government Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.019       0.011       0.003       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    0.001       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.020       0.011       0.003       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.020     (0.011     (0.003     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.020     (0.011     (0.003     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.97     1.12     0.30     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 244,295     $ 69,681     $ 55,506     $ 1,563  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.43     0.42     0.43     0.43 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.43     0.44     0.48     0.48 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.94     1.12     0.34     0.02 %(e) 

 

   *   Commenced operations on February 29, 2016.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Government Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.012       0.004       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.012       0.004       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.012     (0.004     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.012     (0.004     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.21     0.39     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 4,532     $ 4,928     $ 5,937     $ 413  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.18     1.15     0.70     0.44 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.18     1.19     1.23     1.23 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.19     0.37     0.01     0.01 %(e) 

 

   *   Commenced operations on February 29, 2016.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Government Fund  
        Resource Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.015       0.007       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    0.001       (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.016       0.007       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.016     (0.007     (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.016     (0.007     (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.57     0.72     0.05     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 70,841     $ 70,747     $ 74,864     $ 17,634     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.83     0.82     0.69     0.43     0.14
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.83     0.84     0.88     0.88     0.88
 

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

    1.54     0.70     0.06     (0.01 )%      0.40

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Government Fund  
        Cash Management Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.013       0.006       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    0.001       (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.014       0.006       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.014     (0.006     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.014     (0.006     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.42     0.57     0.02     0.02     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 96,690     $ 6,573     $ 3,779     $ 14     $ 4  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.98     0.97     0.62     0.35     0.14
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.98     0.99     1.03     1.03     1.03
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.35     0.64     0.01     0.06     0.22

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Government Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.022       0.014       0.006       0.002  
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.022       0.014       0.006       0.002  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.022     (0.014     (0.006     (0.002
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.022     (0.014     (0.006     (0.002
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.23     1.38     0.55     0.18
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 96,804     $ 49,441     $ 12,773     $ 4,705  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.18     0.17     0.18     0.18 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.18     0.19     0.23     0.23 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.20     1.54     0.56     0.26 %(e) 

 

   *   Commenced operations on December 29, 2015.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Money Market Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0003     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0244       0.0187       0.0071       0.003       0.001  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.0004       (0.0019     0.0015       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0248       0.0168       0.0086       0.003       0.001  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0245     (0.0168     (0.0082     (0.003     (0.001
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (0.0001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0245     (0.0168     (0.0083     (0.003     (0.001
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0006     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     2.52     1.68     0.87     0.32     0.09
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 17,728,767     $ 11,570,439     $ 2,542,693     $ 15,336,774     $ 32,746,797  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.13     0.11     0.18     0.18     0.18
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.18     0.20     0.25     0.23     0.23
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.44     1.87     0.71     0.32     0.08

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   69


FINANCIAL SQUARE MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Money Market Fund  
        Select Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0003     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0240       0.0182       0.0040       0.003       0.001  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.0005       (0.0017     0.0043       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0245       0.0165       0.0083       0.003       0.001  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0242     (0.0165     (0.0079     (0.003     (0.001
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (0.0001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0242     (0.0165     (0.0080     (0.003     (0.001
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0006     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     2.49     1.65     0.84     0.29     0.06
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 34,943     $ 34,354     $ 9,847     $ 1,080,075     $ 1,917,216  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.16     0.14     0.21     0.21     0.21
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.21     0.23     0.28     0.26     0.26
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.40     1.82     0.40     0.29     0.06

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Money Market Fund  
        Preferred Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0231       0.0172       0.0032       0.002       (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.0008       (0.0015     0.0044       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0239       0.0157       0.0076       0.002       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0235     (0.0158     (0.0072     (0.002     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (0.0001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0235     (0.0158     (0.0073     (0.002     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0006     $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     2.41     1.58     0.77     0.22     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 4,901     $ 2,752     $ 1,418     $ 59,053     $ 116,846  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.23     0.21     0.28     0.28     0.26
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.28     0.30     0.35     0.33     0.33
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.31     1.72     0.32     0.20     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   71


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Money Market Fund  
        Capital Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0004     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0231       0.0177       0.0020       0.002       (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.0011       0.0001       0.0051       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0242       0.0178       0.0071       0.002       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0240     (0.0177     (0.0068     (0.002     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (c)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0240     (0.0177     (0.0068     (0.002     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0006     $ 1.0004     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     2.35     1.54     0.72     0.18     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 11,720     $ 1     $ 1     $ 108,671     $ 201,440  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.28     0.11     0.33     0.33     0.27
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.33     0.35     0.40     0.38     0.38
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.31     1.77     0.20     0.18     %(f) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Money Market Fund  
        Administration Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0003     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0214       0.0140       0.0024       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.0008       0.0003       0.0037       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0222       0.0143       0.0061       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0220     (0.0143     (0.0057     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (0.0001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0220     (0.0143     (0.0058     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0005     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     2.25     1.43     0.61     0.10     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 4,493     $ 3,218     $ 5,516     $ 316,162     $ 430,947  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.38     0.36     0.43     0.40     0.26
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.43     0.45     0.50     0.48     0.48
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.14     1.40     0.24     0.09     %(f) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Money Market Fund  
        Premier Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0004     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0217       0.0142       0.0068       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.0002       0.0001       (0.0016     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0219       0.0143       0.0052       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0217     (0.0142     (0.0049     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (c)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0217     (0.0142     (0.0049     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0006     $ 1.0004     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     2.15     1.35     0.52     0.10     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.48     0.47     0.53     0.19     0.18
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.53     0.55     0.60     0.58     0.58
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.17     1.42     0.69     0.37     0.40

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Money Market Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0001     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0199       0.0115       0.0011       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.0003     0.0001       0.0027       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0196       0.0116       0.0038       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0195     (0.0118     (0.0034     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (0.0001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0195     (0.0118     (0.0035     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0002     $ 1.0001     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     1.99     1.16     0.38     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 8     $ 128     $ 67     $ 17,000     $ 21,066  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.63     0.61     0.60     0.49     0.26
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.68     0.70     0.75     0.73     0.73
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.99     1.15     0.11     %(f)      %(f) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   75


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Money Market Fund  
        Resource Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0004     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0217       0.0142       0.0068       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.0002       0.0001       (0.0040     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0219       0.0143       0.0028       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0217     (0.0142     (0.0025     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (c)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0217     (0.0142     (0.0025     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0006     $ 1.0004     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     1.84     1.04     0.28     0.10     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.49     0.47     0.53     0.19     0.18
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.83     0.85     0.90     0.88     0.88
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.17     1.42     0.68     0.37     0.40

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Money Market Fund  
        Cash Management Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0004     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0182       0.0106       0.0001       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.0003       0.0001       0.0017       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0185       0.0107       0.0018       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0182     (0.0106     (0.0015     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (c)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0182     (0.0106     (0.0015     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0007     $ 1.0004     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     1.69     0.89     0.18     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 10,742     $ 8,041  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.85     0.83     0.50     0.51     0.28
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.98     1.00     1.05     1.03     1.03
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.81     1.06     0.01     %(f)      %(f) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   77


FINANCIAL SQUARE PRIME OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0003     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0243       0.0182       0.0073       0.003       (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.0004       (0.0014     0.0014       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0247       0.0168       0.0087       0.003       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0244     (0.0168     (0.0083     (0.003     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (0.0001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0244     (0.0168     (0.0084     (0.003     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0006     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     2.51     1.68     0.87     0.29     0.03
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 6,122,574     $ 3,766,257     $ 1,467,979     $ 7,299,656     $ 9,211,383  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.13     0.11     0.18     0.18     0.18
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.18     0.21     0.27     0.23     0.23
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.43     1.82     0.73     0.31     0.03

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund  
        Select Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0241       0.0181       0.0097       0.003       (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.0002       (0.0017     (0.0013     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0243       0.0164       0.0084       0.003       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0241     (0.0165     (0.0080     (0.003     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (0.0001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0241     (0.0165     (0.0081     (0.003     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0004     $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     2.48     1.64     0.84     0.26     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 98,996     $ 60,236     $ 18,082     $ 9,454     $ 88,996  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.16     0.14     0.21     0.21     0.20
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.21     0.24     0.30     0.26     0.26
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.41     1.81     0.97     0.29     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund  
        Preferred Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0001     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0233       0.0142       0.0030       0.002       (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.0004       0.0014       0.0047       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0237       0.0156       0.0077       0.002       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0234     (0.0158     (0.0073     (0.002     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (0.0001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0234     (0.0158     (0.0074     (0.002     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0004     $ 1.0001     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     2.41     1.57     0.77     0.20     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 2,839     $ 2,624     $ 1,003     $ 279,445     $ 332,798  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.23     0.21     0.28     0.28     0.21
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.28     0.31     0.37     0.33     0.33
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.33     1.42     0.30     0.19     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund  
        Capital Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0227       0.0178       0.0024       0.002       (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.0006       (0.0026     0.0048       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0233       0.0152       0.0072       0.002       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0229     (0.0153     (0.0068     (0.002     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (0.0001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0229     (0.0153     (0.0069     (0.002     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0006     $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     2.35     1.53     0.72     0.16     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 6,755     $ 6,829     $ 407     $ 140,138     $ 103,978  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.28     0.26     0.33     0.31     0.21
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.33     0.36     0.42     0.38     0.38
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.27     1.78     0.24     0.16     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund  
        Administration Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0222       0.0139       0.0015       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    (b)      0.0003       0.0047       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0222       0.0142       0.0062       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0219     (0.0143     (0.0058     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (0.0001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0219     (0.0143     (0.0059     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0005     $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     2.25     1.43     0.62     0.09     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 9,748     $ 7,474     $ 4,282     $ 1,250,848     $ 1,893,461  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.38     0.36     0.43     0.38     0.20
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.43     0.46     0.52     0.48     0.48
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.22     1.39     0.15     0.09     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund  
        Premier Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0216       0.0144       0.0071       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.0003       (0.0001     (0.0018     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0219       0.0143       0.0053       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0216     (0.0144     (0.0050     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (c)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0216     (0.0144     (0.0050     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0005     $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     2.15     1.32     0.53     0.09     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.49     0.47     0.53     0.18     0.18
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.53     0.56     0.62     0.58     0.58
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.16     1.44     0.71     0.36     0.40

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0197       0.0145       0.0003       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.0001     (0.0028     0.0035       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0196       0.0117       0.0038       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0194     (0.0118     (0.0034     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (0.0001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0194     (0.0118     (0.0035     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0004     $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     2.00     1.16     0.38     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 5,098     $ 102     $ 103     $ 253,231     $ 777,357  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.63     0.61     0.59     0.42     0.20
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.68     0.71     0.77     0.73     0.73
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.97     1.45     0.03     %(f)      0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund  
        Resource Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0216       0.0144       0.0002       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.0003       (0.0001     0.0025       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0219       0.0143       0.0027       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0216     (0.0144     (0.0024     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (c)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0216     (0.0144     (0.0024     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0005     $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     1.85     1.01     0.27     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 71,804     $ 72,031  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.49     0.47     0.52     0.46     0.20
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.83     0.86     0.92     0.88     0.88
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.16     1.44     0.02     0.01     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund  
        Cash Management Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.0000     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.0181       0.0108       0.0051       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.0003       (0.0001     (0.0033     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.0184       0.0107       0.0018       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.0181     (0.0108     (0.0015     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (c)      (c)      (c)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(d)

    (0.0181     (0.0108     (0.0015     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0005     $ 1.0002     $ 1.0003     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(e)     1.69     0.86     0.18     0.09     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.85     0.83     0.73     0.18     0.18
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.98     1.01     1.07     1.03     1.03
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.80     1.08     0.51     0.37     0.40

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.
  (d)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.021       0.014       0.005       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized loss

    (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.021       0.013       0.005       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.005     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.005     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.16     1.34     0.48     0.13     %(e) 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 51,789,901     $ 51,205,454     $ 44,355,448     $ 50,595,412     $ 34,094,054  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.20     0.20     0.20     0.19     0.06
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.20     0.21     0.23     0.23     0.23
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.11     1.35     0.47     0.14     %(f) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005%.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund  
        Select Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.021       0.015       0.004       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (b)      (0.002     0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.021       0.013       0.005       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.005     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.005     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.13     1.31     0.45     0.11     %(e) 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 141,728     $ 370,898     $ 47,839     $ 21,009     $ 80,008  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.23     0.23     0.23     0.21     0.06
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.23     0.24     0.26     0.26     0.26
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.09     1.49     0.43     0.07     %(f) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005%.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund  
        Preferred Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.020       0.012       0.003       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.020       0.012       0.004       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.020     (0.012     (0.004     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.020     (0.012     (0.004     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.06     1.24     0.38     0.06     %(e) 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 92,406     $ 45,007     $ 39,754     $ 12,735     $ 33,032  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.30     0.30     0.30     0.26     0.06
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.30     0.31     0.33     0.33     0.33
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.02     1.24     0.34     0.05     %(f) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005%.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund  
        Capital Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.020       0.011       0.004       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (b)      0.001       (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.020       0.012       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.020     (0.012     (0.003     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.020     (0.012     (0.003     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.01     1.19     0.33     0.03     %(e) 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 766,401     $ 374,831     $ 1,054,817     $ 495,853     $ 353,326  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.35     0.35     0.35     0.30     0.06
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.35     0.36     0.38     0.38     0.38
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.98     1.08     0.38     0.02     %(f) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005%.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund  
        Administration Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.019       0.011       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized loss

    (b)      (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.019       0.011       0.002       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.019     (0.011     (0.002     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.019     (0.011     (0.002     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.91     1.09     0.24     %(e)      %(e) 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1,716,942     $ 2,361,026     $ 2,817,291     $ 2,186,426     $ 2,101,757  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.45     0.45     0.44     0.32     0.06
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.45     0.46     0.48     0.48     0.48
 

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

    1.86     1.07     0.26     (0.01 )%      %(f) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005%.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   91


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund  
        Premier Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.018       0.011       0.002       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized loss

    (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.018       0.010       0.002       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.018     (0.010     (0.002     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.018     (0.010     (0.002     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.80     0.99     0.17     %(e)      %(e) 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 151,939     $ 152,344     $ 56,059     $ 19,142     $ 54  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.55     0.55     0.50     0.38     0.06
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.55     0.56     0.58     0.58     0.58
 

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

    1.76     1.12     0.20     (0.02 )%      %(f) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005%.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.016       0.008       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.016       0.008       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.016     (0.008     (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.016     (0.008     (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.65     0.84     0.10     %(e)      %(e) 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 26,723     $ 22,063     $ 47,234     $ 91,598     $ 197,083  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.70     0.70     0.55     0.29     0.06
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.70     0.71     0.73     0.73     0.73
 

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

    1.60     0.79     0.05     (0.01 )%      %(f) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005%.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   93


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund  
        Resource Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.016       0.009       0.004       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized loss

    (b)      (b)      (0.004     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.016       0.009       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.016     (0.009     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.016     (0.009     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.50     0.69     0.04     %(e)      %(e) 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.56     0.55     0.26     0.19     0.06
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.85     0.86     0.88     0.88     0.88
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.61     0.87     0.37     0.37     0.40

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005%.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund  
        Cash Management Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.014       0.006       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized loss

    (0.001     (0.001     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.013       0.005       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.013     (0.005     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.013     (0.005     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.35     0.54     0.01     %(e)      %(e) 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 12,515     $ 64     $ 30     $ 279     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.00     1.00     0.61     0.35     0.06
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.00     1.01     1.03     1.03     1.03
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.36     0.60     %(f)      0.05     0.40

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005%.
  (f)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   95


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.022       0.013       0.005       0.002       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      0.001       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.022       0.014       0.005       0.002       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.022     (0.014     (0.005     (0.002     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.022     (0.014     (0.005     (0.002     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.20     1.37     0.50     0.15     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 12,649,125     $ 10,649,826     $ 15,091,527     $ 19,950,969     $ 12,758,713  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.20     0.20     0.20     0.19     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.20     0.21     0.23     0.23     0.23
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.17     1.31     0.47     0.14     %(e) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund  
        Select Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.021       0.015       0.005       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized loss

    (b)      (0.002     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.021       0.013       0.005       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.005     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.005     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.17     1.34     0.47     0.13     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 50,890     $ 134,034     $ 67,865     $ 505,162     $ 169,026  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.23     0.23     0.23     0.21     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.23     0.24     0.26     0.26     0.26
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.08     1.46     0.46     0.12     %(e) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   97


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund  
        Preferred Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.021       0.013       0.004       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.021       0.013       0.004       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.004     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.004     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.10     1.26     0.40     0.08     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 461,459     $ 173,807     $ 123,436     $ 81,542     $ 220,426  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.30     0.30     0.30     0.25     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.30     0.31     0.33     0.33     0.33
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.08     1.28     0.40     0.05     %(e) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE TREASURY OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund  
        Capital Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.020       0.012       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.020       0.012       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.020     (0.012     (0.003     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.020     (0.012     (0.003     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.05     1.21     0.35     0.05     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 390,680     $ 299,105     $ 269,417     $ 404,533     $ 442,625  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.35     0.35     0.35     0.30     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.35     0.36     0.38     0.38     0.38
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.01     1.19     0.34     0.03     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   99


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund  
        Administration Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.019       0.011       0.002       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.019       0.011       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.019     (0.011     (0.003     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.019     (0.011     (0.003     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.95     1.11     0.26     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 2,034,113     $ 1,810,200     $ 1,307,550     $ 1,543,863     $ 1,620,517  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.45     0.45     0.44     0.33     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.45     0.46     0.48     0.48     0.48
 

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

    1.91     1.14     0.25     (0.01 )%      %(e) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund  
        Premier Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.018       0.013       0.004       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized loss

    (b)      (0.004     (0.002     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.018       0.009       0.002       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.018     (0.009     (0.002     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.018     (0.009     (0.002     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.84     1.01     0.19     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 17,485     $ 16,492     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.55     0.55     0.27     0.19     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.55     0.56     0.58     0.58     0.58
 

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

    1.82     1.32     0.37     0.36     (0.02 )% 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   101


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.017       0.009       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.017       0.009       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.017     (0.009     (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.017     (0.009     (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.69     0.86     0.11     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 936,398     $ 1,342,308     $ 954,846     $ 787,768     $ 940,671  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.70     0.70     0.59     0.33     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.70     0.71     0.73     0.73     0.73
 

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

    1.67     0.88     0.11     (0.01 )%      %(e) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE TREASURY OBLIGATIONS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund  
        Resource Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.016       0.008       0.004       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized loss

    (b)      (b)      (0.004     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.016       0.008       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.016     (0.008     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.016     (0.008     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.54     0.71     0.05     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.56     0.56     0.27     0.19     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.85     0.86     0.88     0.88     0.88
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.59     0.78     0.37     0.36     0.40

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   103


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund  
        Cash Management Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.013       0.004       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    0.001       0.002       (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.014       0.006       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.014     (0.006     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.014     (0.006     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.39     0.56     0.02     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 22,364     $ 48     $ 154     $ 1     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.00     1.00     0.97     0.19     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.00     1.01     1.03     1.03     1.03
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.29     0.43     0.14     0.36     0.40

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE TREASURY SOLUTIONS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.021       0.013       0.005       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.021       0.013       0.005       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.005     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.005     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.17     1.34     0.49     0.14     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 7,395,030     $ 7,667,540     $ 8,619,492     $ 9,876,558     $ 10,053,367  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.20     0.20     0.20     0.19     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.20     0.21     0.23     0.23     0.23
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.11     1.31     0.48     0.11     %(e) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   105


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund  
        Select Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.021       0.013       0.004       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.021       0.013       0.005       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.005     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.005     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.14     1.31     0.46     0.12     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 8,325     $ 7,439     $ 7,333     $ 10,969     $ 12,266  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.23     0.23     0.23     0.21     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.23     0.24     0.26     0.26     0.26
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.07     1.27     0.42     0.09     %(e) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE TREASURY SOLUTIONS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund  
        Preferred Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.020       0.013       0.003       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (b)      (0.001     0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.020       0.012       0.004       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.020     (0.012     (0.004     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.020     (0.012     (0.004     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.07     1.24     0.39     0.07     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 38,419     $ 19,545     $ 14,565     $ 75,756     $ 40,923  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.30     0.30     0.30     0.26     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.30     0.31     0.33     0.33     0.33
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.04     1.26     0.25     0.03     %(e) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   107


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund  
        Capital Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.020       0.012       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.020       0.012       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.020     (0.012     (0.003     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.020     (0.012     (0.003     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.02     1.19     0.34     0.03     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 162,212     $ 165,645     $ 215,820     $ 264,092     $ 103,108  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.35     0.35     0.35     0.32     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.35     0.36     0.38     0.38     0.38
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.97     1.15     0.30     0.01     %(e) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE TREASURY SOLUTIONS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund  
        Administration Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.019       0.011       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.019       0.011       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.019     (0.011     (0.003     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.019     (0.011     (0.003     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.92     1.09     0.25     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 473,937     $ 360,817     $ 237,557     $ 189,870     $ 390,266  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.45     0.45     0.44     0.30     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.45     0.46     0.48     0.48     0.48
 

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

    1.85     1.09     0.28     (0.02 )%      %(e) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   109


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund  
        Premier Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.018       0.011       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (b)      (0.001     0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.018       0.010       0.002       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.018     (0.010     (0.002     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.018     (0.010     (0.002     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.82     0.99     0.18     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 161,003     $ 45,627     $ 15,512     $ 1     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.55     0.55     0.50     0.19     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.55     0.56     0.58     0.58     0.58
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.77     1.10     0.13     0.36     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE TREASURY SOLUTIONS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.016       0.008       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.016       0.008       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.016     (0.008     (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.016     (0.008     (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.66     0.84     0.10     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 124,910     $ 155,808     $ 144,728     $ 142,607     $ 355,272  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.70     0.70     0.58     0.29     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.70     0.71     0.73     0.73     0.73
 

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

    1.60     0.83     0.08     (0.02 )%      %(e) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   111


FINANCIAL SQUARE TREASURY SOLUTIONS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund  
        Resource Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.016       0.008       0.004       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized loss

    (b)      (b)      (0.004     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.016       0.008       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.016     (0.008     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.016     (0.008     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.51     0.69     0.05     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.56     0.55     0.26     0.19     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.85     0.86     0.88     0.88     0.88
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.59     0.84     0.37     0.37     0.40

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


FINANCIAL SQUARE TREASURY SOLUTIONS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund  
        Cash Management Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.013       0.005       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.013       0.005       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.013     (0.005     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.013     (0.005     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.36     0.54     0.01     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 223,501     $ 23,332     $ 33,252     $ 73,211     $ 147,486  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.00     1.00     0.62     0.31     0.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.00     1.01     1.03     1.03     1.03
 

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

    1.31     0.51     %(e)      (0.02 )%      %(e) 

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2019

 

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

Federal Instruments

    

Institutional, Select, Preferred, Capital, Administration, Premier, Service, and Cash Management

   Diversified

Government

    

Institutional, Select, Preferred, Capital, Administration, Premier, Service, Class A, Class C, Resource, Cash Management, and Class R6

   Diversified

Money Market, Prime Obligations, Treasury Instruments,
Treasury Obligations, and Treasury Solutions

    

Institutional, Select, Preferred, Capital, Administration, Premier, Service, Resource, and Cash Management

   Diversified

Class C Shares may typically be acquired only in an exchange for Class C Shares of another Goldman Sachs Fund. Class C Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% during the first 12 months, measured from the time the original shares subject to the CDSC were acquired.

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.

The following Funds were designated by the Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) as “institutional money market funds” under Rule 2a-7 under the Act: Financial Square Money Market Fund and Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund (the “Institutional Money Market Funds”). Each of the Institutional Money Market Funds must price its shares at a net asset value (“NAV”) reflecting market-based values of its portfolio securities (i.e., at a “floating” NAV) rounded to the fourth decimal place (e.g., $1.0000).

 

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. Each Fund is an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

A.  Investment Valuation — The investment valuation policy of the Funds, except for the Institutional Money Market Funds, is to use the amortized-cost method permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Act for valuing portfolio securities. The amortized-cost method of valuation involves valuing a security at its cost and thereafter applying a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. Normally, a security’s amortized cost will approximate its market value. Under procedures and tolerances approved by the Trustees, GSAM evaluates daily the difference between each Fund’s NAV per share using the amortized costs of its portfolio securities and the Fund’s NAV per share using market-based values of its portfolio securities. The Institutional Money Market Funds’ investment valuation policy is to value its portfolio securities only at market-based values. The market-based value of a portfolio security is determined, where readily available, on the basis of market quotations provided by pricing services or securities dealers, or, where accurate market quotations are not readily available, on the basis of the security’s fair value as determined in accordance with Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which may consider (among other things): (i) yield or price with respect to debt securities that are considered comparable in characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date or (ii) quotations from securities dealers to determine current value.

 

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

B.  Investment Income and Investments — Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost.

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. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution, Service, Distribution and Service, Administration, Service and Administration, and Shareholder Administration fees and Transfer Agency fees. 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 respective Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses.

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 and tax exempt income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Funds are not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly by the Funds and may include short-term capital gains. Long-term capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually. A Fund may defer or accelerate the timing of the distribution of short-term capital gains (or any portion thereof).

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. 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 distributable earnings 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.  Forward Commitments — 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 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 forward commitment basis with the intention of acquiring the securities for its portfolio, the Fund may dispose of forward commitments prior to settlement which may result in a realized gain or loss.

F.  Repurchase Agreements — Repurchase agreements involve the purchase of securities subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”). During the term of a repurchase agreement, the value of the underlying securities held as collateral on behalf of a Fund, including accrued interest, is required to exceed the value of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest. The gross value of repurchase agreements is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for financial reporting purposes. The underlying securities for all repurchase agreements are held at the Funds’ custodian or designated sub-custodians under tri-party repurchase agreements.

An MRA governs transactions between a Fund and select counterparties. An MRA contains provisions for, among other things, initiation of the transaction, income payments, events of default, and maintenance of securities for repurchase agreements. An MRA also permits offsetting with collateral to create one single net payment in the event of default or similar events, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of a counterparty.

If the seller defaults, a Fund could suffer a loss to the extent that the proceeds from the sale of the underlying securities and other collateral held by the Fund are less than the repurchase price and the Fund’s costs associated with delay and enforcement of the repurchase agreement. In addition, in the event of default or insolvency of the seller, a court could determine that a Fund’s interest in the collateral is not enforceable, resulting in additional losses to the Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and terms and conditions contained therein, the Funds, together with other funds of the Trust and registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates, may transfer uninvested cash into joint accounts, the daily aggregate balance of which is invested in one or more repurchase agreements. Under these joint accounts, the Funds maintain pro-rata credit exposure to the underlying repurchase agreements’ counterparties. With the exception of certain transaction fees, the Funds are not subject to any expenses in relation to these investments.

 

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).

The Trustees have 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 (including both the amortized cost and market-based methods of valuation) of the Funds’ investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies related to the market-based method of valuation, 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.

As of August 31, 2019, all investments and repurchase agreements, other than those held by the Institutional Money Market Funds, are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. All investments for the Institutional Money Market Funds are classified as Level 2, with the exception of treasury securities of G8 countries which are generally classified as Level 1. Please refer to the Schedules of Investments for further detail.

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS   

A.  Management Agreements — Under the Agreements, GSAM manages the Funds, subject to the general supervision of the Trustees.

As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreements, 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.

B.  Administration, Service and/or Shareholder Administration Plans — The Trust, on behalf of each applicable Fund, has adopted Administration, Service and/or Shareholder Administration Plans (the “Plans”) to allow Class C, Select, Preferred, Capital, Administration, Premier, Service, Resource and Cash Management Shares to compensate service organizations (including

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Goldman Sachs) for providing varying levels of account administration and/or personal and account maintenance services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Plans provide for compensation to the service organizations equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets of such shares.

C.  Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Plans — The Trust, on behalf of Class A Shares of each applicable 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, Resource and Cash Management Shares of each applicable Fund, has adopted Distribution Plans subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution Plans, 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, Resource and Cash Management Shares of the Funds, as set forth below.

The Trust, on behalf of the 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 Services Shares of the Funds, as set forth below.

D.  Distribution Agreement — Goldman Sachs, as Distributor of the shares of the Funds pursuant to a Distribution Agreement, may retain a portion of the Class C Shares’ CDSC. During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs has advised that it retained $2,296 in CDSCs with respect to Class C Shares of the Financial Square Government Fund.

E.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Funds for a fee pursuant to a Transfer Agency Agreement. The fee charged for such transfer agency services is accrued daily and paid monthly and is equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

F.  Other Agreements — GSAM has agreed to reduce or limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Funds (excluding transfer agency fees and expenses, administration fees (as applicable), service fees (as applicable), 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, 0.014% of the average daily net assets of each Fund. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least December 28, 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 which may result in a reduction of the Funds’ expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

G.  Total Fund Expenses

Fund Contractual Fees

The contractual management fee rate is 0.18% for the Financial Square Federal Instruments, Financial Square Treasury Instruments, Financial Square Treasury Obligations and Financial Square Treasury Solutions Funds and 0.16% for the Financial Square Government, Financial Square Money Market and Financial Square Prime Obligations Funds.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Other contractual annualized rates for each of the Funds are as follows:

 

     Institutional
Shares
    Select
Shares
    Preferred
Shares
    Capital
Shares
    Administration
Shares
    Premier
Shares
    Service
Shares
    Resource
Shares
    Cash
Management
Shares
    Class R6
Shares(a)
    Class A
Shares(a)
    Class C
Shares(a)
 

Administration, Service and/or Shareholder Administration Fees

    N/A       0.03     0.10     0.15     0.25     0.35     0.25     0.50     0.50     N/A       N/A       0.25

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       0.25 (b)      0.15 (c)      0.30 (c)      N/A       0.25     0.75 (c) 

Transfer Agency Fee

    0.01     0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01     0.01       0.01  
N/A   — Fees not applicable to respective share class
(a)   Government Fund only.
(b)   Service (12b-1) fee only.
(c)   Distribution (12b-1) fee only.

Fund Effective Net Expenses (After Waivers and Reimbursements)

The investment adviser may contractually agree to waive or reimburse certain fees and expenses until a specified date. As of December 28, 2018, the investment adviser has agreed to not impose a portion of the management fee equal annually to 0.02% of the Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund’s average daily net assets. This arrangement will remain in effect through at least December 28, 2019, and prior to such date, the investment adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may also voluntarily waive certain fees and expenses, and such voluntary waivers may be discontinued or modified at any time without notice. From the beginning of the reporting period through September 30, 2018, the investment adviser implemented a voluntary temporary fee waiver equal annually to 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund and Financial Square Money Market Fund. From October 1, 2018 through February 27, 2019, the investment adviser reduced the voluntary temporary fee waiver to a percentage rate equal annually to 0.06% of the average daily net assets for both Funds. From February 28, 2019 through May 7, 2019, the investment adviser reduced the voluntary temporary fee waiver to a percentage rate equal annually to 0.05% of the average daily net assets for both Funds. On May 8, 2019, the investment adviser reduced the voluntary temporary fee waiver to a percentage rate equal annually to 0.04% of the average daily net assets for both Funds.

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, GSAM and Goldman Sachs (as applicable) agreed to waive all or a portion of the management fees and respective class-specific fees described above attributable to the Funds. The Funds are not obligated to reimburse GSAM or Goldman Sachs for prior fiscal year fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any.

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, expense reductions including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements were as follows (in thousands):

 

Fund          

Management

Fee Waivers

       Distribution,
Administration,
Service and/or
Shareholder
Administration
Plans Fee Waivers
       Custody Fee
Reduction
       Other Expense
Reimbursements
       Total
Expense
Reductions
 

Federal Instruments

         $ 147        $      $        $ 210        $ 357  

Government

                           1                   1  

Money Market

           7,109                                   7,109  

Prime Obligations

           2,405                          43          2,448  

Treasury Instruments

                                            

Treasury Obligations

                                            

Treasury Solutions

                                            

 

*   Amount less than one thousand.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the net effective management fee rate was 0.18% for the Financial Square Treasury Instruments, Financial Square Treasury Obligations and Financial Square Treasury Solutions Funds, 0.16% for the Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund and Financial Square Government Fund and 0.11% for the Financial Square Money Market and Financial Square Prime Obligations Funds.

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — A Fund may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is solely due to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common Trustees.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the purchase and sale transactions and related net realized gain (loss) for the Funds with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act were as follows:

 

Fund        Purchases        Sales        Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Federal Instruments

      $        $        $  

Government

        3,490,217,660          4,875,752,784          (135,637

Money Market

                           

Prime Obligations

                           

Treasury Instruments

        4,231,089,143          3,540,509,762          1,830  

Treasury Obligations

        507,942,427                    

Treasury Solutions

        682,030,023          457,650,325          234  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

As of August 31, 2019, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of 5% or more of the outstanding share classes of the following Funds:

 

Fund      Select
Shares
     Capital
Shares
     Premier
Shares
     Service
Shares
     Resource
Shares
     Cash
Management
Shares
 

Federal Instruments

       100      8      100                55

Money Market

                     100        13        100        100  

Prime Obligations

                     100               100        100  

Treasury Instruments

                                   100         

Treasury Obligations

                                   100         

Treasury Solutions

                                   100         

The following table provides information about the investment in issuers deemed to be affiliates of the Funds.

 

Government Fund

 

          
Name of Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

8/31/18

    

Purchases

at Cost

     Proceeds from
Sales/maturities
    Value at
8/31/19
     Interest
Income
 

Goldman Sachs & Co. -Repurchase Agreement

   $ 1,600,800,000      $ 33,510,100,000      $ (35,110,900,000   $      $ 2,385,820  
Treasury Obligations Fund

 

          
Name of Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

8/31/18

    

Purchases

at Cost

     Proceeds from
Sales/maturities
    Value at
8/31/19
     Interest
Income
 

Goldman Sachs & Co. -Repurchase Agreement

   $ 31,200,000      $ 6,073,700,000      $ (6,104,900,000   $      $ 430,708  

I.  Line of Credit Facility — As of August 31, 2019, the Funds participated in a $580,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit facility (the “facility”) together with other funds of the Trust and 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 fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to April 30, 2019 the facility was $770,000,000.

 

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5. TAX INFORMATION

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

      Federal
Instruments
     Government      Money
Market
     Prime
Obligations
     Treasury
Instruments
     Treasury
Obligations
     Treasury
Solutions
 

Distribution paid from:

                    

Ordinary income

   $ 20,199,576      $ 2,243,023,462      $ 334,757,247      $ 113,300,875      $ 1,149,014,847      $ 344,653,411      $ 184,154,516  

Net long-term capital gains

                   2                             328  

Total distributions

   $ 20,199,576      $ 2,243,023,462      $ 334,757,249      $ 113,300,875      $ 1,149,014,847      $ 344,653,411      $ 184,154,844  

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

      Federal
Instruments
     Government     

Money

Market

     Prime
Obligations
     Treasury
Instruments
     Treasury
Obligations
     Treasury
Solutions
 

Distribution paid from:

                    

Ordinary income

   $ 7,768,964      $ 1,260,391,637      $ 95,109,320      $ 40,230,656      $ 667,505,941      $ 216,584,727      $ 117,381,401  

Net long-term capital gains

                                 46,546               87,587  

Total distributions

   $ 7,768,964      $ 1,260,391,637      $ 95,109,320      $ 40,230,656      $ 667,552,487      $ 216,584,727      $ 117,468,988  

As of August 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Federal
Instruments
    Government     Money
Market
    Prime
Obligations
    Treasury
Instruments
    Treasury
Obligations
    Treasury
Solutions
 

Undistributed ordinary income — net

  $ 776,681     $ 99,683,146     $ 16,283,503     $ 5,078,395     $ 49,943,254     $ 16,480,170     $ 5,554,328  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

    12                               6,604        

Total undistributed earnings

  $ 776,693     $ 99,683,146     $ 16,283,503     $ 5,078,395     $ 49,943,254     $ 16,486,774     $ 5,554,328  

Timing differences (Dividend Payable and Post-October Capital Loss Deferral)

  $ (685,203   $ (93,939,935   $ (15,969,302   $ (4,897,347   $ (43,794,439   $ (15,241,248   $ (4,592,245

Unrealized gains (losses) — net

  $ (1,882   $ (26,005   $ 4,972,391     $ 1,765,732     $ (79,489   $ (4,570   $ (40,141

Total accumulated earnings (losses) — net

  $ 89,608     $ 5,717,206     $ 5,286,592     $ 1,946,780     $ 6,069,326     $ 1,240,956     $ 921,942  

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the Financial Square Government and Financial Square Treasury Obligations Funds utilized $2,808,112 and $274,584, respectively, in capital loss carryforwards from prior years.

At August 31, 2019, the aggregate cost for each Fund stated in the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities also represents aggregate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

GSAM has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years (the current and prior three tax 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.

 

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6. OTHER RISKS

 

The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

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, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause a Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and liquidity. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in a Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio.

Interest Rate Risk — When interest rates increase, a Fund’s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities or instruments may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to a Fund, because low yields on the Fund’s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund’s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price (or, for the Institutional Money Market Funds, minimize the volatility of the Fund’s NAV per share). 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.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, the Funds trade financial instruments and enter 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 a Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Credit/Default Risk — An issuer or guarantor of a security held by a Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair a Fund’s liquidity and cause significant deterioration in NAV.

 

7. 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.

 

8. OTHER MATTERS

Exemptive Orders — Pursuant to SEC exemptive orders, the Funds may enter into certain principal transactions, including repurchase agreements, with Goldman Sachs.

 

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9. 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)

August 31, 2019

 

10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Federal Instruments Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares*     Shares*  
 

 

 

 
Institutional Shares    

Shares sold

    2,413,919,468       1,400,470,046  

Reinvestment of distributions

    14,716,134       6,922,069  

Shares redeemed

    (1,483,363,844     (1,455,200,988
      945,271,758       (47,808,873
Select Shares    

Shares sold

           

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,030       620  

Shares redeemed

           
      1,030       620  
Preferred Shares    

Shares sold

    37,261,772       17,006,614  

Reinvestment of distributions

    194,287       9,963  

Shares redeemed

    (34,306,015     (14,681,017
      3,150,044       2,335,560  
Capital Shares    

Shares sold

    3,027,408       33,748,217  

Reinvestment of distributions

    23,515       140,311  

Shares redeemed

    (7,561,629     (44,899,331
      (4,510,706     (11,010,803
Administration Shares    

Shares sold

    148,393,733       140,166,680  

Reinvestment of distributions

    106,606       92,037  

Shares redeemed

    (146,683,155     (131,578,827
      1,817,184       8,679,890  
Premier Shares    

Shares sold

           

Reinvestment of distributions

    924       494  

Shares redeemed

           
      924       494  
Service Shares    

Shares sold

    4,095,943       6,536,571  

Reinvestment of distributions

    17       8  

Shares redeemed

    (3,606,548     (10,663,032
      489,412       (4,126,453
Cash Management Shares    

Shares sold

    74,119        

Reinvestment of distributions

    767       267  

Shares redeemed

    (33,290      
      41,596       267  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN SHARES

    946,261,242       (51,929,298

 

*   Valued at $1.00 per share.

 

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10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Government Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares*     Shares*  
 

 

 

 
Institutional Shares    

Shares sold

    891,386,834,941       767,294,667,985  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,010,265,284       573,354,489  

Shares redeemed

    (888,091,751,934     (751,051,186,053
      4,305,348,291       16,816,836,421  
Select Shares    

Shares sold

    2,476,891,028       7,696,626,754  

Reinvestment of distributions

    12,289,471       22,869,904  

Shares redeemed

    (2,261,820,345     (10,043,218,389
      227,360,154       (2,323,721,731
Preferred Shares    

Shares sold

    5,273,993,017       3,366,876,972  

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,737,667       2,263,169  

Shares redeemed

    (4,852,993,321     (2,592,345,659
      424,737,363       776,794,482  
Capital Shares    

Shares sold

    11,257,171,481       10,611,941,302  

Reinvestment of distributions

    15,882,356       8,910,716  

Shares redeemed

    (11,258,708,341     (10,226,370,008
      14,345,496       394,482,010  
Administration Shares    

Shares sold

    29,072,426,243       22,082,581,830  

Reinvestment of distributions

    29,387,533       14,229,495  

Shares redeemed

    (28,693,198,135     (21,781,180,895
      408,615,641       315,630,430  
Premier Shares    

Shares sold

    583,756,477       528,483,711  

Reinvestment of distributions

    965,018       61,356  

Shares redeemed

    (562,127,983     (461,826,788
      22,593,512       66,718,279  
Service Shares    

Shares sold

    2,120,569,930       1,702,546,572  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,216,832       725,362  

Shares redeemed

    (2,045,369,736     (1,452,690,284
      77,417,026       250,581,650  
Class A Shares    

Shares sold

    293,735,038       38,536,927  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,034,223       667,472  

Shares redeemed

    (121,167,609     (25,029,702
      174,601,652       14,174,697  
Class C Shares    

Shares sold

    2,254,507       1,641,220  

Reinvestment of distributions

    54,930       20,356  

Shares redeemed

    (2,705,871     (2,670,451
      (396,434     (1,008,875
Resource Shares    

Shares sold

    105,554,574       157,695,967  

Reinvestment of distributions

    949,693       477,107  

Shares redeemed

    (106,412,980     (162,291,445
      91,287       (4,118,371
Cash Management Shares    

Shares sold

    169,240,070       18,102,135  

Reinvestment of distributions

    190,391       32,820  

Shares redeemed

    (79,318,182     (15,341,360
      90,112,279       2,793,595  
Class R6 Shares    

Shares sold

    1,174,019,386       517,270,674  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,194,270       378,283  

Shares redeemed

    (1,127,855,380     (480,982,183
      47,358,276       36,666,774  

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    5,792,184,543       16,345,829,361  

 

*   Valued at $1.00 per share.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Money Market Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    85,472,232,406     $ 85,504,124,710        46,299,886,154     $ 46,307,987,978  

Reinvestment of distributions

    161,155,196       161,220,324        45,575,447       45,582,507  

Shares redeemed

    (79,482,109,352     (79,510,982,209      (37,319,991,499     (37,326,705,607
      6,151,278,250       6,154,362,825        9,025,470,102       9,026,864,878  
Select Shares         

Shares sold

    35,383,853       35,399,217        43,394,073       43,400,844  

Reinvestment of distributions

    749,777       750,042        334,349       334,409  

Shares redeemed

    (35,555,683     (35,566,804      (19,227,361     (19,230,355
      577,947       582,455        24,501,061       24,504,898  
Preferred Shares         

Shares sold

    4,100,461       4,102,857        5,423,111       5,424,179  

Reinvestment of distributions

    47,283       47,302        14,447       14,449  

Shares redeemed

    (2,001,549     (2,002,199      (4,103,804     (4,104,735
      2,146,195       2,147,960        1,333,754       1,333,893  
Capital Shares         

Shares sold

    14,344,255       14,350,053               

Reinvestment of distributions

    123,841       123,904        16       16  

Shares redeemed

    (2,755,303     (2,756,631             
      11,712,793       11,717,326        16       16  
Administration Shares         

Shares sold

    9,581,492       9,583,600               

Reinvestment of distributions

    43,015       43,030        48,519       48,526  

Shares redeemed

    (8,350,525     (8,351,107      (2,345,631     (2,346,243
      1,273,982       1,275,523        (2,297,112     (2,297,717
Premier Shares         

Shares sold

                        

Reinvestment of distributions

    22       21        13       13  

Shares redeemed

                        
      22       21        13       13  
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    1,904,464       1,904,571        5,533,949       5,534,250  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,392       1,392        4,433       4,433  

Shares redeemed

    (2,026,500     (2,026,650      (5,476,814     (5,477,100
      (120,644     (120,687      61,568       61,583  
Resource Shares         

Shares sold

                        

Reinvestment of distributions

    18       18        11       11  

Shares redeemed

                        
      18       18        11       11  
Cash Management Shares         

Shares sold

                        

Reinvestment of distributions

    16       17        9       9  

Shares redeemed

                        
      16       17        9       9  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    6,166,868,579     $  6,169,965,458        9,049,069,422     $  9,050,467,584  

 

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10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Prime Obligations Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    15,725,452,191     $ 15,732,290,883        13,026,118,996     $ 13,029,108,551  

Reinvestment of distributions

    66,503,105       66,531,471        23,617,053       23,622,474  

Shares redeemed

    (13,438,235,559     (13,443,968,943      (10,752,156,347     (10,754,667,412
      2,353,719,737       2,354,853,411        2,297,579,702       2,298,063,613  
Select Shares         

Shares sold

    213,862,591       213,917,899        206,804,211       206,836,533  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,788,204       1,788,665        614,305       614,374  

Shares redeemed

    (176,925,865     (176,970,918      (165,268,899     (165,300,538
      38,724,930       38,735,646        42,149,617       42,150,369  
Preferred Shares         

Shares sold

    597,101       597,295        67,707,785       67,727,575  

Reinvestment of distributions

    61,367       61,381        15,732       15,734  

Shares redeemed

    (444,203     (444,303      (66,102,138     (66,121,783
      214,265       214,373        1,621,379       1,621,526  
Capital Shares         

Shares sold

    9,197,390       9,200,873        6,399,800       6,401,080  

Reinvestment of distributions

    116,133       116,176        20,801       20,805  

Shares redeemed

    (9,390,061     (9,392,520      (269     (269
      (76,538     (75,471      6,420,332       6,421,616  
Administration Shares         

Shares sold

    229,264,877       229,320,926        178,009,602       178,050,176  

Reinvestment of distributions

    29,952       29,966        5,002       5,003  

Shares redeemed

    (227,024,448     (227,086,977      (174,822,956     (174,862,263
      2,270,381       2,263,915        3,191,648       3,192,916  
Premier Shares         

Shares sold

                        

Reinvestment of distributions

    21       21        13       13  

Shares redeemed

                        
      21       21        13       13  
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    9,852,210       9,852,341        57,622,958       57,628,033  

Reinvestment of distributions

    102,357       102,380        422       422  

Shares redeemed

    (4,961,019     (4,962,303      (57,623,933     (57,629,030
      4,993,548       4,992,418        (553     (575
Resource Shares         

Shares sold

                        

Reinvestment of distributions

    18       18        11       11  

Shares redeemed

                        
      18       18        11       11  
Cash Management Shares         

Shares sold

                        

Reinvestment of distributions

    17       17        9       9  

Shares redeemed

                        
      17       17        9       9  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    2,399,846,379     $ 2,400,984,348        2,350,962,158     $  2,351,449,498  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Treasury Instruments Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares*     Shares*  
 

 

 

 
Institutional Shares    

Shares sold

    195,689,041,910       200,968,164,954  

Reinvestment of distributions

    590,796,167       368,644,488  

Shares redeemed

    (195,700,598,649     (194,487,340,904
      579,239,428       6,849,468,538  
Select Shares    

Shares sold

    518,597,741       964,098,549  

Reinvestment of distributions

    6,122,100       1,006,438  

Shares redeemed

    (753,901,903     (642,050,518
      (229,182,062     323,054,469  
Preferred Shares    

Shares sold

    282,059,008       203,124,249  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,076,595       413,889  

Shares redeemed

    (235,745,585     (198,285,848
      47,390,018       5,252,290  
Capital Shares    

Shares sold

    5,079,230,616       4,337,569,703  

Reinvestment of distributions

    14,153,088       7,208,601  

Shares redeemed

    (4,701,892,663     (5,024,768,164
      391,491,041       (679,989,860
Administration Shares    

Shares sold

    9,801,141,669       8,941,512,202  

Reinvestment of distributions

    27,440,637       15,407,859  

Shares redeemed

    (10,472,824,806     (9,413,209,502
      (644,242,500     (456,289,441
Premier Shares    

Shares sold

    85,437,222       166,068,240  

Reinvestment of distributions

    227       175  

Shares redeemed

    (85,857,678     (69,785,344
      (420,229     96,283,071  
Service Shares    

Shares sold

    591,074,196       74,599,248  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,482,793       94,914  

Shares redeemed

    (587,900,313     (99,864,762
      4,656,676       (25,170,600
Resource Shares    

Shares sold

           

Reinvestment of distributions

    15       7  

Shares redeemed

           
      15       7  
Cash Management Shares    

Shares sold

    62,108,113       33,346  

Reinvestment of distributions

    89,430       297  

Shares redeemed

    (49,747,815      
      12,449,728       33,643  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN SHARES

    161,382,115       6,112,642,117  

 

*   Valued at $1.00 per share.

 

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10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Treasury Obligations Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares*     Shares*  
 

 

 

 
Institutional Shares    

Shares sold

    179,812,019,430       127,843,066,508  

Reinvestment of distributions

    112,068,032       78,076,429  

Shares redeemed

    (177,925,444,505     (132,362,768,631
      1,998,642,957       (4,441,625,694
Select Shares    

Shares sold

    2,598,447,379       628,512,654  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,185,463       1,433,355  

Shares redeemed

    (2,682,777,751     (563,778,095
      (83,144,909     66,167,914  
Preferred Shares    

Shares sold

    1,617,000,097       888,926,342  

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,236,195       1,307,822  

Shares redeemed

    (1,332,613,451     (839,865,749
      287,622,841       50,368,415  
Capital Shares    

Shares sold

    2,076,412,757       2,033,717,384  

Reinvestment of distributions

    6,733,955       3,814,950  

Shares redeemed

    (1,991,593,373     (2,007,845,745
      91,553,339       29,686,589  
Administration Shares    

Shares sold

    9,005,120,273       6,999,654,929  

Reinvestment of distributions

    8,385,089       4,252,605  

Shares redeemed

    (8,789,701,450     (6,501,274,216
      223,803,912       502,633,318  
Premier Shares    

Shares sold

    78,328,681       67,578,986  

Reinvestment of distributions

    297,872       52,384  

Shares redeemed

    (77,634,454     (51,140,386
      992,099       16,490,984  
Service Shares    

Shares sold

    5,573,019,258       3,881,413,566  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,193,344       455,493  

Shares redeemed

    (5,980,169,543     (3,494,419,632
      (405,956,941     387,449,427  
Resource Shares    

Shares sold

           

Reinvestment of distributions

    15       8  

Shares redeemed

           
      15       8  
Cash Management Shares    

Shares sold

    36,932,020       82,616  

Reinvestment of distributions

    14,140       360  

Shares redeemed

    (14,631,279     (188,755
      22,314,881       (105,779

NET DECREASE IN SHARES

    2,135,828,194       (3,388,934,818

 

*   Valued at $1.00 per share.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Treasury Solutions Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares*     Shares*  
 

 

 

 
Institutional Shares    

Shares sold

    31,260,811,776       33,048,691,763  

Reinvestment of distributions

    122,135,595       76,819,487  

Shares redeemed

    (31,656,170,064     (34,077,138,356
      (273,222,693     (951,627,106
Select Shares    

Shares sold

    2,500,000       4,000,000  

Reinvestment of distributions

    134,817       106,209  

Shares redeemed

    (1,750,000     (4,000,000
      884,817       106,209  
Preferred Shares    

Shares sold

    171,320,273       243,266,133  

Reinvestment of distributions

    361,128       395,088  

Shares redeemed

    (152,811,813     (238,680,643
      18,869,588       4,980,578  
Capital Shares    

Shares sold

    1,417,546,214       1,717,466,555  

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,232,299       1,998,911  

Shares redeemed

    (1,424,225,568     (1,769,632,289
      (3,447,055     (50,166,823
Administration Shares    

Shares sold

    1,812,039,680       1,316,637,199  

Reinvestment of distributions

    5,071,633       1,948,987  

Shares redeemed

    (1,704,022,196     (1,195,319,497
      113,089,117       123,266,689  
Premier Shares    

Shares sold

    667,825,505       171,371,374  

Reinvestment of distributions

    373,857       10,395  

Shares redeemed

    (552,840,125     (141,266,720
      115,359,237       30,115,049  
Service Shares    

Shares sold

    452,244,295       500,278,676  

Reinvestment of distributions

    160,698       38,581  

Shares redeemed

    (483,314,808     (489,231,701
      (30,909,815     11,085,556  
Resource Shares    

Shares sold

           

Reinvestment of distributions

    15       7  

Shares redeemed

           
      15       7  
Cash Management Shares    

Shares sold

    1,038,590,126       149,007,427  

Reinvestment of distributions

    10,627       5  

Shares redeemed

    (838,454,958     (158,926,942
      200,145,795       (9,919,510

NET DECREASE IN SHARES

    140,769,006       (842,159,351

 

*   Valued at $1.00 per share.

 

130


Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Goldman Sachs Trust and Shareholders of Goldman Sachs Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market Fund, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund, and Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund:

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Goldman Sachs Federal Instruments Fund, Goldman Sachs Government Fund, Goldman Sachs Money Market Fund, Goldman Sachs Prime Obligations Fund, Goldman Sachs Treasury Instruments Fund, Goldman Sachs Treasury Obligations Fund, and Goldman Sachs Treasury Solutions Fund (seven of the funds constituting Goldman Sachs Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of August 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year ended August 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of August 31, 2019, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

October 24, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Goldman Sachs fund complex since 2000.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of Institutional Shares, Select Shares, Preferred Shares, Capital Shares, Administration Shares, Premier Shares, Service Shares, Class A Shares, Class C Shares, Resource Shares, Cash Management Shares or Class R6 Shares of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including contingent deferred sales charges (with respect to Class C Shares); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and distribution, service, administration and/or shareholder administration fees (with respect to all share classes except Institutional Shares and Class R6 Shares) and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Institutional Shares, Select Shares, Preferred Shares. Capital Shares, Administration Shares, Premier Shares, Service Shares, Class A Shares, Class C Shares, Resource Shares, Cash Management Shares or 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 March 1, 2019 through August 31, 2019, which represents a period of 184 days in a 365-day year.

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 column 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 ratios 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.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Federal Instruments Fund     Government Fund     Money Market Fund  
Share Class  

Beginning
Account
Value

3/1/19

    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
   

Beginning
Account

Value

3/1/19

    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
   

Beginning
Account
Value

3/1/19

    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
 
Institutional Shares                                    

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,011.23     $ 0.91     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,011.49     $ 0.91     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,012.69     $ 0.71  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,024.30     0.92       1,000.00       1,024.30     0.92       1,000.00       1,024.50     0.71  
Select Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,011.08       1.06       1,000.00       1,011.33       1.06       1,000.00       1,012.54       0.86  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,024.15     1.07       1,000.00       1,024.15     1.07       1,000.00       1,024.35     0.87  
Preferred Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,010.72       1.42       1,000.00       1,010.98       1.42       1,000.00       1,012.18       1.22  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,023.79     1.43       1,000.00       1,023.79     1.43       1,000.00       1,024.00     1.22  
Capital Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,010.47       1.67       1,000.00       1,010.72       1.67       1,000.00       1,011.93       1.47  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,023.54     1.68       1,000.00       1,023.54     1.68       1,000.00       1,023.74     1.48  
Administration Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,009.96       2.18       1,000.00       1,010.22       2.18       1,000.00       1,011.42       1.98  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,023.04     2.19       1,000.00       1,023.04     2.19       1,000.00       1,023.24     1.99  
Premier Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,009.45       2.68       1,000.00       1,009.71       2.68       1,000.00       1,011.01       2.48  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,022.53     2.70       1,000.00       1,022.53     2.70       1,000.00       1,022.74     2.50  
Service Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,008.69       3.44       1,000.00       1,008.95       3.44       1,000.00       1,010.05       3.24  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,021.78     3.47       1,000.00       1,021.78     3.47       1,000.00       1,021.98     3.26  
Class A Shares                                    

Actual

    N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,010.22       2.18       N/A       N/A       N/A  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,023.04     2.19       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Class C Shares                                    

Actual

    N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,006.41       5.97       N/A       N/A       N/A  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,019.26     6.01       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Resource Shares                                    

Actual

    N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,008.18       4.20       1,000.00       1,009.39       2.53  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,021.02     4.23       1,000.00       1,022.68     2.55  
Cash Management Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,007.17       4.96       1,000.00       1,007.42       4.96       1,000.00       1,008.73       4.35  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,020.27     4.99       1,000.00       1,020.27     4.99       1,000.00       1,020.87     4.38  
Class R6 Shares                                    

Actual

    N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,011.49       0.91       N/A       N/A       N/A  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,024.30     0.92       N/A       N/A       N/A  

 

*   Expenses for each share class 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 August 31, 2019. 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    Institutional
Shares
    Select
Shares
    Preferred
Shares
    Capital
Shares
    Administration
Shares
    Premier
Shares
    Service
Shares
    Class A
Shares
    Class C
Shares
    Resource
Shares
    Cash
Management
Shares
    Class R6
Shares
 

Federal Instruments

     0.18     0.21     0.28     0.33     0.43     0.53     0.68     N/A       N/A       N/A       0.98     N/A  

Government

     0.18       0.21       0.28       0.33       0.43       0.53       0.68       0.43     1.18     0.83     0.98       0.18

Money Market

     0.14       0.17       0.24       0.29       0.39       0.49       0.64       N/A       N/A       0.50       0.86       N/A  

 

+   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.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Prime Obligations Fund     Treasury Instruments Fund     Treasury Obligations Fund  
Share Class  

Beginning
Account
Value

3/1/19

    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
   

Beginning
Account

Value

3/1/19

    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
   

Beginning
Account
Value

3/1/19

    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
 
Institutional Shares                                    

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,012.62     $ 0.71     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,011.04     $ 1.01     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,011.27     $ 1.01  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,024.50     0.71       1,000.00       1,024.20     1.02       1,000.00       1,024.20     1.02  
Select Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,012.57       0.86       1,000.00       1,010.89       1.17       1,000.00       1,011.12       1.17  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,024.35     0.87       1,000.00       1,024.05     1.17       1,000.00       1,024.05     1.17  
Preferred Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,012.22       1.22       1,000.00       1,010.53       1.52       1,000.00       1,010.76       1.52  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,024.00     1.22       1,000.00       1,023.69     1.53       1,000.00       1,023.69     1.53  
Capital Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,011.96       1.47       1,000.00       1,010.28       1.77       1,000.00       1,010.51       1.77  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,023.74     1.48       1,000.00       1,023.44     1.79       1,000.00       1,023.44     1.79  
Administration Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,011.45       1.98       1,000.00       1,009.77       2.28       1,000.00       1,010.00       2.28  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,023.24     1.99       1,000.00       1,022.94     2.29       1,000.00       1,022.94     2.29  
Premier Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,010.84       2.48       1,000.00       1,009.26       2.79       1,000.00       1,009.49       2.79  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,022.74     2.50       1,000.00       1,022.43     2.80       1,000.00       1,022.43     2.80  
Service Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,010.18       3.24       1,000.00       1,008.50       3.54       1,000.00       1,008.73       3.54  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,021.98     3.26       1,000.00       1,021.68     3.57       1,000.00       1,021.68     3.57  
Resource Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,009.32       2.53       1,000.00       1,007.74       2.83       1,000.00       1,007.97       2.83  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,022.68     2.55       1,000.00       1,022.38     2.85       1,000.00       1,022.38     2.85  
Cash Management Shares                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,008.56       4.35       1,000.00       1,006.98       5.06       1,000.00       1,007.21       5.06  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,020.87     4.38       1,000.00       1,020.16     5.09       1,000.00       1,020.16     5.09  

 

*   Expenses for each share class 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 August 31, 2019. 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    Institutional
Shares
    Select
Shares
    Preferred
Shares
    Capital
Shares
    Administration
Shares
    Premier
Shares
    Service
Shares
    Resource
Shares
    Cash
Management
Shares
 

Prime Obligations

     0.14     0.17     0.24     0.29     0.39     0.49     0.64     0.50     0.86

Treasury Instruments

     0.20       0.23       0.30       0.35       0.45       0.55       0.70       0.56       1.00  

Treasury Obligations

     0.20       0.23       0.30       0.35       0.45       0.55       0.70       0.56       1.00  

 

+   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.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Treasury Solutions Fund  
Share Class  

Beginning
Account
Value

3/1/19

    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
 
Institutional Shares            

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,011.13     $ 1.01  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,024.20     1.02  
Select Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,010.97       1.17  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,024.05     1.17  
Preferred Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,010.62       1.52  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,023.69     1.53  
Capital Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,010.36       1.77  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,023.44     1.79  
Administration Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,009.85       2.28  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,022.94     2.29  
Premier Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,009.35       2.79  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,022.43     2.80  
Service Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,008.58       3.54  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,021.68     3.57  
Resource Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,007.82       2.83  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,022.38     2.85  
Cash Management Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,007.06       5.06  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,020.16     5.09  

 

*   Expenses for each share class 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 August 31, 2019. 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    Institutional
Shares
    Select
Shares
    Preferred
Shares
    Capital
Shares
    Administration
Shares
    Premier
Shares
    Service
Shares
    Resource
Shares
    Cash
Management
Shares
 

Treasury Solutions

     0.20     0.23     0.30     0.35     0.45     0.55     0.70     0.56     1.00

 

+   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.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Money Market Fund, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund, and Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Solutions 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, 2020 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 11-12, 2019 (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 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 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, 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 portfolio trading and how the Investment Adviser carries out its duty to seek best execution;
  (m)   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
  (n)   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 compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 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.

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.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The Trustees considered the performance of the Funds in light of their respective investment policies and strategies. They noted that, although the Funds had operated in a challenging yield environment since 2009, yields had improved, thereby reducing the amount of fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Investment Adviser. They also acknowledged the uncertainty of the future interest rate environment. The Trustees considered that, during the relevant period, the Investment Adviser had contractually waived fees for the Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund, reimbursed expenses for the Financial Square Federal Instruments and Financial Square Prime Obligations Funds, and had voluntarily waived fees for the Financial Square Money Market and Financial Square Prime Obligations Funds, in order to maintain competitive yields. They observed that the Investment Adviser had previously made certain contractual management fee waivers permanent in February 2018, lowering the Funds’ contractual management fee, and had also reduced its voluntary management fee waivers for the Financial Square Money Market and Financial Square Prime Obligations Funds throughout the year with the rise in interest rates. They also acknowledged the growth of the Funds, particularly the relative growth of the Financial Square Money Market Fund and Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, in recent periods. The Trustees also considered that the Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund, Financial Square Government Fund, Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund, Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund and Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund had each maintained a stable net asset value per share and that the net asset value per share for each of the Financial Square Money Market Fund and Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund had experienced minimal principal volatility. In light of these considerations, the Trustees believed that the Funds were providing investment performance within a competitive range for investors.

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 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 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. They noted that the Investment Adviser and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”) had voluntarily waived fees for the Financial Square Money Market and Financial Square Prime Obligations Funds, contractually waived fees for the Financial Square Federal Instruments Fund, and reimbursed expenses for the Financial Square Federal Instruments and Financial Square Prime Obligations Funds in order to maintain competitive yields. They observed that the Investment Adviser had previously made certain contractual management fee waivers permanent in February 2018, lowering the Funds’ contractual management fee, and had also reduced its voluntary management fee waivers for the Financial Square Money Market and Financial Square Prime Obligations Funds throughout the year with the rise in interest rates. 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 periodically audits 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. Profitability data for each Fund was provided for 2018 and 2017, 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 noted that the Funds do not have management fee breakpoints. They considered the asset levels in the Funds; the Funds’ 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 their realized profits; information comparing the contractual fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other money market funds in the peer groups; and the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Funds that exceed specified levels. They considered a report prepared by the Outside Data Provider, which surveyed money market funds’ management fee arrangements and use of breakpoints. The Trustees also considered the competitive nature of the money market fund business and the competitiveness of the fees charged to the Funds by the Investment Adviser.

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; (b) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Funds on behalf of its other clients; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (e) Goldman Sachs’ retention of certain fees as Fund Distributor; (f) Goldman Sachs’ ability to engage in principal transactions with the Funds under exemptive orders from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission permitting such trades; (g) 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 (h) 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 other 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 due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (d) the advantages received from 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 firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; and (g) 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, 2020.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

Jessica Palmer

Age: 70

  Chair of the
Board of Trustees
  Since 2018 (Trustee Since 2007)  

Ms. Palmer is retired. She was formerly Director, Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture (2011-2017); and Consultant, Citigroup Human Resources Department (2007-2008); Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (previously, Salomon Smith Barney/ Salomon Brothers) (1984-2006). Ms. Palmer was a Member of the Board of Trustees of Indian Mountain School (private elementary and secondary school) (2004-2009).

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Ms. Cassidy is retired. Formerly, she was Advisor to the Chairman (May 2014-December 2014); and Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2008-2014), General Electric Company & General Electric Capital Corporation (technology and financial services companies).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Diana M. Daniels

Age: 70

  Trustee   Since 2007  

Ms. Daniels is retired. Formerly, she was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Washington Post Company (1991-2006). Ms. Daniels is a Trustee Emeritus and serves as a Presidential Councillor of Cornell University (2013-Present); former Member of the Legal Advisory Board, New York Stock Exchange (2003- 2006) and of the Corporate Advisory Board, Standish Mellon Management Advisors (2006- 2007).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Roy W. Templin

Age: 59

  Trustee   Since 2013  

Mr. Templin is retired. He is Director, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a designer and manufacturer of ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions) (2016-Present); and was formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors, Con-Way Incorporated (a transportation, logistics and supply chain management service company) (2014-2015); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Whirlpool Corporation (an appliance manufacturer and marketer) (2004- 2012). Previously, Mr. Templin served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (June 2013-October 2013).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a ceiling, wall and suspension systems solutions manufacturer)

Gregory G. Weaver

Age: 67

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Mr. Weaver is retired. He is Director, Verizon Communications Inc. (2015-Present); and was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP (a professional services firm) (2001-2005 and 2012-2014); and Member of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2006-2012).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Verizon Communications Inc.
         

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued) Interested Trustee*

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

James A. McNamara

Age: 56

  President and Trustee   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

  161   None
         
*   Mr. McNamara is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he holds positions with Goldman Sachs and owns securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. McNamara holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.
1    Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, New York, 10282, Attn: Caroline Kraus. Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2    Subject to such policies as may be adopted by the Board from time-to-time, each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term, until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; or (c) the termination of the Trust. The Board has adopted policies which provide that (a) no Trustee shall hold office for more than 15 years and (b) a Trustee shall retire as of December 31st of the calendar year in which he or she reaches his or her 74th birthday, unless a waiver of such requirement shall have been adopted by a majority of the other Trustees. These policies may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote.
3    The Goldman Sachs Fund Complex includes certain other companies listed above for each respective Trustee. As of August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs Trust consisted of 88 portfolios (87 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 13 portfolios; Goldman Sachs Trust II consisted of 19 portfolios (17 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund each consisted of one portfolio; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust consisted of 39 portfolios (21 of which offered shares to the public).
4    This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.

Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-526-7384 (for shareholders of Class A Shares or Class C Shares) or 1-800-621-2550 (for shareholders of all other share classes of a Fund).

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Officers of the Trust*

 

Name, Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and
Length of
Time Served2

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

James A. McNamara

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 56

  Trustee and President   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Caroline L. Kraus

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 42

  Secretary   Since 2012  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2016-Present); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2015); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2012-Present); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2011); and Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (2002-2006).

 

Secretary — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC; Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Joseph F. DiMaria

30 Hudson Street

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Age: 51

  Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer   Since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer since 2019)  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2015-Present) and Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC

(May 2010-October 2015).

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer – Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust II (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)).

     
*   Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-526-7384.
1    Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2   Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

 

Goldman Sachs Funds — Financial Square Funds — Tax Information (Unaudited)

During the year ended August 31, 2019 100%, 100%, 56.65%, 61.30%, 100%,100%, and 100% of the net investment company taxable income distributions paid by the Financial Square Federal Instruments, Financial Square Government, Financial Square Money Market, Financial Square Prime Obligations, Financial Square Treasury Instruments, Financial Square Treasury Obligations, and Financial Square Treasury Solutions Funds were designated as either interest-related dividends or short-term capital gain dividends pursuant to Section 871(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Financial Square Money Market and Financial Square Treasury Solutions Funds designated $2 and $328, respectively, or if different, the maximum amount allowable, as capital gain dividends paid during the year ended August 31, 2019.

 

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Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Today, the Consumer and Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.44 trillion in assets under supervision as of August 31, 2019, 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

Investor FundsSM

 

Investor Money Market Fund3

 

Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund3

Fixed Income

Short Duration and Government

 

Enhanced Income Fun

 

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

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 Fund

 

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 Fund

 

International Equity ESG Fund

 

Asia Equity Fund

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund5

 

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 Fund

 

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

 

Dynamic Global Equity Fund4

 

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

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 February 28, 2019, the Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio was renamed the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Global Equity Fund.
5    Effective after the close of business on August 30, 2019, the Goldman Sachs N-11 Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities 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

James A. McNamara

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer,

Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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 shareholders of Class A Shares or Class C Shares) or 1-800-621-2550 (for shareholders of all other share classes of a Fund); and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

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. Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of August 31, 2019 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.

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Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Annual Report      

August 31, 2019

 
     

Fundamental Equity Growth Funds

     

Blue Chip

     

Capital Growth

     

Concentrated Growth

     

Flexible Cap

     

Growth Opportunities

     

Small/Mid Cap Growth

     

Strategic Growth

     

Technology Opportunities

It is our intention that beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of the Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from a Fund or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and certain communications from a Fund electronically by calling the applicable toll-free number below or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you hold shares of a Fund directly with the Fund’s transfer agent, you can inform the transfer agent that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-621-2550 for Institutional, Service, Class R6 and Class P shareholders or 800-526-7384 for all other shareholders. If you hold shares of a Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact your financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Goldman Sachs Funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all Goldman Sachs Funds held with the Funds’ transfer agent if you invest directly with the transfer agent.

 

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Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity Growth Funds

 

 

BLUE CHIP

 

 

CAPITAL GROWTH

 

 

CONCENTRATED GROWTH

 

 

FLEXIBLE CAP

 

 

GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

 

 

SMALL/MID CAP GROWTH

 

 

STRATEGIC GROWTH

 

 

TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Investment Process

    1  

Market Review

    2  

Portfolio Management Discussions and Performance Summaries

    5  

Schedules of Investments

    46  

Financial Statements

    64  

Financial Highlights

 

Blue Chip

    74  

Capital Growth

    81  

Concentrated Growth

    89  

Flexible Cap

    96  

Growth Opportunities

    103  

Small/Mid Cap Growth

    111  

Strategic Growth

    119  

Technology Opportunities

    127  

Notes to Financial Statements

    134  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    156  

Other Information

    157  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY GROWTH FUNDS

 

What Differentiates the Goldman Sachs Growth Strategies’ Investment Process?

 

For over 30 years, the Goldman Sachs Growth Strategies has consistently applied a three-step investment process based on our belief that wealth is created through the long-term ownership of growing businesses.

 

 

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Make decisions as long-term business owners rather than as stock traders

 

 

Perform in-depth, fundamental research

 

 

Focus on long-term structural and competitive advantages

Result

Performance driven by the compounding growth of businesses over time — not short-term market movements

Long-term participation in growing businesses — less reliance on macroeconomic predictions, market timing, sector rotation or momentum

 

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Identify what we believe to be high quality growth businesses. Some investment criteria may include:

 

 

Strength of brand name

 

 

Size of market share

 

 

Pricing power

 

 

Recurring revenue streams

 

 

Free cash flow

 

 

Length of product life cycle

 

 

Long-term growth prospects

 

 

Seasoned management

Result

Investments in businesses that we believe are strategically positioned for consistent, sustainable long-term growth

 

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Perform rigorous valuation analysis of every potential investment

 

 

Use valuation tools and analytics to determine whether the business franchises we consider high-quality also represent sound investments

Result

Reasoned investment decisions based on our understanding of what each business is worth

Relatively attractive buying opportunities as the stock prices of quality growth businesses fluctuate over time

 

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MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity Growth Funds

 

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Market Review

Overall, U.S. equities gained ground amidst heightened volatility during the 12 months ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”). The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the “S&P 500 Index”) ended the Reporting Period with a return of 2.92%. The Russell 3000® Index generated a return of 1.31%.

U.S. equities inched higher as the Reporting Period began in September 2018, driven by robust U.S. macroeconomic data relative to other developed markets and to emerging markets. Against a backdrop of solid economic growth, near-target inflation and healthy monthly job gains, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised interest rates by 25 basis points, in line with market expectations. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) The successful outcome of North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations to its new incarnation as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement near month end was also supportive of market sentiment. U.S. equities then fell in October 2018, as investor sentiment rapidly deteriorated on escalating trade and political uncertainty and in a delayed response to an earlier sell-off in global rates. The correction resulted in tighter U.S. financial conditions, which had been resilient to Fed interest rate hikes earlier in the calendar year. U.S. equities saw a reprieve in November 2018 on more accommodative comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and encouraging progress in U.S.-China trade talks. However, the recovery was short-lived. U.S. equities subsequently plunged in December 2018 on renewed investor fears sparked by the arrest of a Chinese technology executive, a partial U.S. Federal government shutdown, the U.S. President’s criticism of Fed Chair Powell and reignited corporate earnings growth concerns. The Fed raised interest rates by another 25 basis points.

After a volatile end to 2018, a U.S. equity market rally to begin 2019 marked the best first quarter performance for the S&P 500 Index since 1998. Fed commentary provided a supportive background for U.S. equities, as Fed Chair Powell reiterated a “patient” approach to monetary policy that included a pause in interest rate hikes and a nearing end to its balance sheet runoff. (The Fed unwinds, or shrinks, its balance sheet by selling securities on its balance sheet and/or not reinvesting maturing securities.) The U.S. unemployment rate remained well below trend at 3.8% in February with a steady increase in wages of 3.4% year over year. Housing data continued to show strength in the first calendar quarter, with new home sales reaching 667,000 in February 2019, bringing the three-month average up to 630,000. Strength in housing data could be partially attributed to a steep decline in mortgage rates, resulting from a more cautious Fed. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index was a point of significant strength in the U.S. economy, steadily climbing in each month of the first quarter of 2019 and eventually reaching 98.4 in March, its highest level in six months. Economic growth concerns, however, failed to completely abate, as fourth quarter Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) was revised down 0.4% in March to 2.2%. While the revision was further evidence of a slowing U.S. economy, the result was largely priced in by equity markets and thus had a limited effect on stock prices outside of the financials sector, which tends to be more interest rate sensitive.

Following a sharp rally in the first quarter of 2019, the S&P 500 Index posted a somewhat more moderate gain in the second calendar quarter to close its best first half since 1997. Trade tensions between the U.S. and China dominated headlines and broadly added noise to the markets. (In a broad analytical context, noise refers to information or activity that confuses or misrepresents genuine underlying trends.) In April 2019, there was a widely-held optimistic outlook for a possible trade deal, but such optimism faded in May when the U.S. President threatened to raise then-current tariffs and impose new duties on $300 billion of additional Chinese imports. Sanctions were temporarily placed on a Chinese telecommunications giant until they were lifted in June 2019, when any additional tariffs or compromise were postponed. Also during the second quarter of 2019, the U.S. equity markets kept a close eye on the Fed. After steadily raising interest rates since 2015 to a range of 2.25% to 2.50%, the Fed alluded to a more accommodative approach. The U.S. equity market consensus had largely priced in at least one interest rate cut by the end of 2019, if not sooner. Economic indicators were mixed during the second calendar quarter, with consumer sentiment remaining elevated, while nonfarm payrolls and manufacturing indices across the board fell short of market expectations.


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After an exceptionally strong first half of 2019, the S&P 500 Index delivered more muted, but still positive, returns in July 2019. The Fed lowered interest rates by 25 basis points, marking the first interest rate cut since 2008. Fed Chair Powell’s tone was dovish throughout the month, though more hawkish sentiment at the announcement of the cut raised uncertainty surrounding future easing of monetary policy. (Dovish language tends to suggest lower interest rates; opposite of hawkish.) More than 60% of S&P 500 Index companies had reported earnings by the end of July 2019. Key themes for the corporate earnings reporting season revolved around a healthy consumer backdrop, softer industrial results and global economic uncertainty. The U.S. President announced a one-year exemption of 110 Chinese products from the 25% tariffs that were added on July 6, 2018. However, he later threatened to introduce new tariffs on $325 billion of Chinese goods despite the truce that was agreed upon at the G20 Summit at the end of June. (The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union. It was founded in 1999 with the aim to discuss policy pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability.)

The S&P 500 Index fell in August 2019. The month’s headlines were primarily dominated by trade tensions, as the U.S. President announced an intention to impose additional tariffs on remaining Chinese goods not yet subject to tariffs, causing increased market volatility. Economic data was largely mixed, with manufacturing data and consumer confidence showing signs of weakness but domestic demand holding steady in the context of a strong labor market and rising wages.

For the Reporting Period overall, utilities, real estate and consumer staples, traditionally considered more defensive sectors, were the best performing sectors in the S&P 500 Index. The weakest performing sectors in the S&P 500 Index were energy, financials and materials, each considered a more economically-sensitive cyclical sector.

Within the U.S. equity market, there was broad divergence in performance, with large-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell 1000® Index, posting single-digit positive absolute returns, mid-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell Midcap® Index, eking out a modest positive absolute return of less than 1%, and small-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index, posting double-digit negative absolute returns. From a style perspective, growth-oriented stocks significantly outpaced value-oriented stocks across the capitalization spectrum. (All as measured by the FTSE Russell indices.)

Looking Ahead

At the end of the Reporting Period, we maintained our view of U.S. equities as the most favorable asset class, offering what we saw as reasonable valuations relative to solid macroeconomic and corporate fundamentals. After a significant repricing of assets and market expectations in the fourth quarter of 2018, the U.S. equity market rebounded with the strongest first half since 1997 despite geopolitical tensions and trade relations oscillating between positive and negative developments. Equities were buoyed by declining 10-year U.S. Treasury yields, as investors expected potential interest rate cuts, a dramatic shift from the Fed’s actions one year prior. While we were encouraged by the strong start to 2019, we did expect to see more signals of an aging cycle moving forward, such as the dip seen in August 2019, which may be challenging to navigate and require more selectivity by investors. Yet without clearer indications of deteriorating fundamentals, we thought it was still too early to position the Funds for a downturn in global economic growth or corporate earnings.

For the remainder of 2019, we expect choppier conditions. Within this more volatile backdrop, we believe a thorough understanding of both market and company-specific variables may be crucial to navigating the evolving landscape. That said, our investment philosophy will not change based on short-term fluctuations in markets. We plan to maintain our focus on what we consider to be high quality companies with strong market positions and experienced management teams. In our opinion, emphasizing these durable businesses can potentially set up the Funds to perform well amidst heightened volatility.


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Regardless of market direction, our fundamental, bottom-up stock selection continues to drive our process, rather than headlines or sentiment. We maintain high conviction in the companies the Funds own and believe they have the potential to outperform relative to the broader market regardless of economic growth conditions. As always, we maintain our focus on seeking companies that we believe will generate long-term growth in today’s ever-changing market conditions.


PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund

 

Portfolio Composition

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) (“Net Assets”) in a diversified portfolio of equity investments of “blue chip” companies. Blue chip companies are companies that, in the view of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”), enjoy strong market positions, seasoned management teams, solid financial fundamentals and high-quality reputations. Although blue chip companies generally have large or medium market capitalizations, the Investment Adviser may invest in companies that it believes have good, long-term prospects to become well-known, established or blue chip companies. The Fund may continue to invest up to 20% of its Net Assets in foreign securities.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of 6.80%, 6.04%, 7.27%, 7.05%, 7.22%, 6.58% and 7.20%, respectively. These returns compare to the 2.92% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (the “S&P 500 Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   The Fund outperformed the S&P 500 Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period due primarily to effective stock selection. Sector allocation as a whole detracted from relative performance, albeit modestly.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   The sectors that contributed most positively to the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period were health care, industrials and consumer discretionary, wherein effective stock selection helped most in each. The only sector to detract from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period was financials, wherein stock selection was particularly challenging.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The Fund benefited most relative to the S&P 500 Index from positions in broadcast tower real estate investment trust American Tower, medical equipment company Danaher and payments processor Visa.

 

      American Tower consistently reported strong organic earnings during the Reporting Period, driven by the strong performance of total property revenue and other profitability metrics. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed American Tower may benefit from secular trends in growing data usage, taking advantage of its dominant market share, global expansion and additional investment opportunities to fuel long-term growth. With recurring revenue streams and strong organic leasing growth at an attractive valuation relative to its peers, in our opinion, we maintained our view that American Tower is a high quality and durable growth company.

 

    

In November 2018, Danaher’s stock was driven less by company-specific events but rather rose along with the health care equipment industry as a whole. Then, in February 2019, Danaher announced an agreement with General Electric (“GE”) to acquire the biopharma business of GE Life Sciences. The market’s reception of the deal was overwhelmingly positive, and Danaher’s shares climbed through the end of the month. We were also highly optimistic about the transaction, which makes Danaher the largest player within bioprocessing and gives the company a multi-year value creation opportunity through potential top-line

 

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acceleration and cost savings. GE Life Sciences is a high quality asset, and in our opinion, significantly improves Danaher’s positioning within the biopharma industry. With this in mind, at the end of the Reporting Period, we had renewed confidence that Danaher is a high quality company, led by what we see as an outstanding management team, that generates solid free cash flow and has high barriers to entry in its key business segments.

 

      Shares of Visa posted strong performance throughout the Reporting Period along with the broader information technology sector. The company consistently reported solid earnings, driven by strength in payments volume, processed transactions and cross-border volume. At the end of the Reporting Period, we maintained our view of Visa as a high quality asset with compelling upside to revenues and free cash flow should it continue to capitalize on secular trends in technology. Specifically, we feel the company is well positioned as the world transitions to online, digital payments across multiple large opportunity channels.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Among those stocks detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the S&P 500 Index were positions in oil and gas production company EOG Resources, financial services company Northern Trust and health insurance company Humana.

 

      Shares of EOG Resources, a new purchase for the Fund during the Reporting Period, were pressured as the price of crude oil experienced heightened volatility. Despite this, we were confident at the end of the Reporting Period in its management’s ability to create a business model that can compete against attractive investments in other sectors by demonstrating sustainable growth, free cash flow generation and returns. In our view, EOG Resources wants to compete not just with energy companies but with all constituents of the S&P 500 Index. The company has stated it plans to grow its production and generate returns on capital at levels seen only in a select group of S&P 500 Index companies.

 

      An earnings miss and broad market volatility in the fourth quarter of 2018 weighed on Northern Trust’s shares. For most of the Reporting Period, its stock closely mirrored the broader asset management sub-industry of the financials sector, which experienced weakness toward the end of the Reporting Period. That said, at the end of the Reporting Period, we were positive on Northern Trust’s wealth management business relative to its peers and thought the company’s corporate and institutional services business presented a good opportunity for operating leverage.

 

      Humana’s stock traded up and down in a volatile fashion throughout the Reporting Period. The first catalyst occurred in November 2018 when Humana reported its third quarter 2018 earnings, in which revenues and earnings came in above consensus expectations, sending the company’s shares higher. These gains were reversed later in the month when news spread regarding a Medicare proposal that would potentially reduce or remove the rebates that managed care firms receive from drug makers in an effort to curb excessive drug pricing. Its shares fell again late in February 2019, along with other managed care stocks, as pharmaceutical company executives testified before the U.S. Congress to address criticism over drug pricing. During the hearings, the executives deflected the blame to insurance companies, such as Humana, arguing the rebates should be eliminated. Given that Humana derives a portion of its revenue from these rebates, we remained somewhat cautious and continued to monitor developments on this front. Then, in April 2019, Humana’s stock fell again, as persistent concerns around what are being popularly called “Medicare for All” proposals and the potential impact such a program might have pressured its shares. All that said, at the end of the Reporting Period, we believed Humana has opportunities for future growth, as we expect it to benefit from Medicare patient growth and aging of our population.

 

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.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we initiated a Fund position in pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. We were encouraged by AstraZeneca’s momentum in product sales growth and by its strong operating leverage. We like the company and feel it has best in class top and bottom line growth potential over the next several years. Additionally, AstraZeneca has multiple phase 3 readouts across different drugs throughout 2019, which we believe could continue to drive growth.

 

     

We established a Fund position in health care products company Johnson & Johnson. Its shares had plunged in December 2018 after it was reported its executives knew for decades that its baby powder sometimes tested positive for asbestos. In response, its management dismissed the

 

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allegations and said the product is safe and asbestos-free. Given that the stock had its worst day in 16 years, we felt investors had overreacted to the accusations and viewed the sell-off as a buying opportunity. In our view, Johnson & Johnson has a healthy financial profile and diversified suite of growing businesses. It has approximately $20 billion in cash and securities and generated approximately $16 billion in operating cash flow in the first three quarters of 2018 — more than twice dividends paid. Furthermore, the company beat the market’s quarterly earnings estimates during the Reporting Period, with psoriasis treatments and cancer drug sales driving the success, while signature baby products and consumer goods showed signs of improvement. Overall, we view Johnson & Johnson as a high quality health care name and decided to take advantage of what we saw as its attractive valuation on weakness.

 

      Conversely, we exited the Fund’s position in pharmaceuticals company Pfizer during the Reporting Period. Following the stock’s strong performance through the first half of the Reporting Period, we decided to reallocate capital to names with what we felt were relatively more attractive risk/reward profiles. That said, we continued to like the company at the end of the Reporting Period given what we feel is its strong balance sheet and shareholder-friendly management and planned to continue monitoring its risk/reward balance going forward.

 

      We sold the Fund’s position in Bank of America during the Reporting Period. We had first bought the stock in early 2015, and during the Fund’s holding period, the stock significantly outperformed the S&P 500 Index. After such strong performance, we felt the risk/reward profile of Bank of America had slightly less favorable growth potential and decided to exit the position and reallocate the capital elsewhere.

 

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

 

A   Sean Gallagher, a portfolio manager of the Fund, retired effective September 30, 2018. The Fund continues to be managed by Steven M. Barry and Stephen E. Becker.

 

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 stocks rather than on making industry or sector 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 sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure to health care, consumer staples and communication services increased and its allocations to information technology, financials and materials decreased compared to the S&P 500 Index. The Fund’s position in cash increased during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of August 2019?

 

A   At the end of August 2019, the Fund had overweighted positions relative to the S&P 500 Index in health care, consumer staples, industrials and communication services. On the same date, the Fund had underweighted positions compared to the S&P 500 Index in financials and information technology and was rather neutrally weighted to the S&P 500 Index in consumer discretionary, energy, materials and real estate. The Fund had no position at all in utilities at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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Blue Chip Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  Microsoft Corp.     5.1    Software
  Visa, Inc. Class A     4.4      IT Services
  Danaher Corp.     3.3      Health Care Equipment & Supplies
  Texas Instruments, Inc.     3.2      Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
  The Boeing Co.     3.2      Aerospace & Defense
  Walmart, Inc.     3.2      Food & Staples Retailing
  Honeywell International, Inc.     3.1      Industrial Conglomerates
  Ross Stores, Inc.     3.1      Specialty Retail
  Apple, Inc.     3.1      Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
    Union Pacific Corp.     3.0      Road & Rail

 

  1    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Portfolio’s future investments. The top 10 holdings exclude investments in money market funds.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION2
As of August 31, 2019

 

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  2    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.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on November 30, 2009 (commencement of operations) in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500® Index (with dividends reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Blue Chip Fund’s Lifetime Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from November 30, 2009 through August 31, 2019.

 

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Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years      Since Inception

Class A (Commenced November 30, 2009)

        

Excluding sales charges

     6.80%        8.09%      11.01%

Including sales charges

     0.96%        6.88%      10.37%

 

Class C (Commenced November 30, 2009)

        

Excluding contingent deferred sales charges

     6.04%        7.31%      10.18%

Including contingent deferred sales charges

     4.98%        7.31%      10.18%

 

Institutional (Commenced November 30, 2009)

     7.27%        8.52%      11.45%

 

Investor (Commenced November 30, 2009)

     7.05%        8.36%      11.28%

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     7.22%        N/A      11.29%

 

Class R (Commenced November 30, 2009)

     6.58%        7.84%      10.74%

 

Class R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     7.20%        N/A         8.85%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and 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% 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 Average Annual Total Return.

 

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Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund

 

Portfolio Composition

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, in companies that are considered by the Investment Adviser to be positioned for long-term growth. The Fund invests in both value and growth companies. The Fund’s fundamental equity investment process involves evaluating potential investments based on specific characteristics believed to indicate a high-quality business with sustainable growth, including strong business franchises, favorable long-term prospects, and excellent management.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of 3.72%, 3.01%, 4.14%, 3.57%, 3.96%, 4.13%, 3.47% and 4.12%, respectively. These returns compare to the 2.49% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   The Fund outperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period due primarily to effective stock selection. Sector allocation as a whole detracted from relative performance, albeit modestly.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   The sectors that contributed most positively to the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period were information technology, health care and materials, wherein stock selection in each proved effective. The only two sectors that detracted from the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period were industrials and consumer staples, wherein stock selection in each dampened results.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   Among those stocks the Fund benefited most from relative to the Russell Index were positions in metal packaging company Ball, construction company Martin Marietta Materials and pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly.

 

      Ball produces metal packaging goods for beverages, household products and aerospace technologies. Its stock performed strongly through most of the Reporting Period, driven by strong earnings reports in November 2018 and February and May 2019 in which the company beat market estimates on earnings per share while also benefitting from robust growth in global beverage can volumes. The company grew its market share and also reiterated guidance for free cash flow and earnings, which the market viewed positively. At the end of the Reporting Period, we viewed Ball as a highly diversified company that has growing market share in the defense industry, as a leader in the fragmented aerosol space and as one of the more sustainable companies in beverage can production. Additionally, we saw positive upside potential moving forward given the wide range of commercial opportunities to leverage its global leadership position along with the potential for multi-year margin improvement.

 

     

Martin Marietta Materials engages in the provision of aggregates, including crushed stone, sand and gravel through its network of quarries and distribution yards. Most of its stock’s strong performance can be attributed to the end of July 2019 when the company announced earnings in line with consensus expectations while also raising earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization guidance. At the end of the Reporting Period, we were positive on what we saw as the company’s long runway of strong pricing performance made available from its consolidation of its Texas and Colorado markets, given that aggregates is a local business with strong pricing power. Martin Marietta Materials, in our view, has proven to have a thoughtful management team for creating shareholder value through capital deployment. Finally, we recognized cyclical

 

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upside potential given the relatively depressed levels for aggregates production during the Reporting Period.

 

      Eli Lilly’s stock climbed through the fourth quarter of 2018 after the company reported solid quarterly results and better than consensus expected 2019 guidance, featuring significant improvements in revenue growth and long-term sales growth. Its shares also climbed through the first quarter of 2019, boosted by improving market sentiment on the prospects of its business. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed the company had strong risk/reward prospects versus its peers, and we saw upside potential in its diabetes franchise.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Among those stocks detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were positions in diversified specialty products company DuPont de Nemours, crude oil refining company Marathon Petroleum and oil and gas exploration company Concho Resources.

 

      During the Reporting Period, DuPont de Nemours went through multiple changes, first spinning off Dow, Inc. and then later spinning off its agricultural business named Corteva. The remaining company, now called DuPont de Nemours, experienced weakness at the beginning of May 2019 after announcing earnings in line with market estimates on most metrics but weaker than market expected forward guidance. Despite the weakness, we remained positive on DuPont de Nemours at the end of the Reporting Period, as we believed it was well positioned for best in class growth, margin improvement potential and robust free cash flow growth.

 

      Marathon Petroleum’s stock was weak in the fourth quarter of 2018 along with the equity market as a whole. Marathon Petroleum’s share price then fell again in May 2019 when the company reported quarterly results that missed on earnings per share, driven primarily by weakness in refining and retail margins. On the positive side, the company continued to buy back shares and also reported strong operating cash flow and capital expenditures. Its stock fell again in August 2019 despite reporting solid earnings and exceeding market expectations on earnings per share. Even with its mixed earnings and volatile performance, we remained positive on Marathon Petroleum at the end of the Reporting Period and felt its acquisition of Andeavor seemed to be going well and on track to continue to unlock further synergies for the combined company, now the largest U.S. refiner by capacity. Furthermore, we were positive on the outlook for both the industry and the business. We also believed in its management’s ability to achieve synergy targets and maintain its focus on returning capital to shareholders. We believed Marathon Petroleum was a high quality company with a strong balance sheet, stable free cash flow and robust return on equity, and we were positive on its prospects ahead.

 

      Shares of Concho Resources traded down through much of the Reporting Period, as the company released mixed results in both February and April 2019. Its stock then dropped sharply in early August 2019 following yet another disappointing quarter, which we viewed as breaching our investment thesis for the company. Following the release, we decided to exit the Fund’s position in Concho Resources, as we were less confident in the company’s ability to execute and deliver on its growth plan.

 

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.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we initiated a Fund position in multinational consumer goods company Procter & Gamble. We believe the company could start to see an inflection from its recent consolidation, and we remain positive that its price cuts could help improve sales in emerging markets. Additionally, we are confident in its management’s ability to adapt to the changing landscape and various business challenges. We think its innovative pipeline and brand awareness may well lead to continued sales momentum going forward.

 

      We established a Fund position in pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. We were encouraged by AstraZeneca’s momentum in product sales growth and by its strong operating leverage. We like the company and feel it has best in class top and bottom line growth potential over the next several years. Additionally, AstraZeneca has multiple phase 3 readouts across different drugs throughout 2019, which we believe could continue to drive growth.

 

     

Conversely, in addition to the sale of Concho Resources already mentioned, we eliminated the Fund’s position in Signature Bank, a regional bank primarily located in the northeastern U.S. We decided to exit the stock ahead of the expiring New York rent regulation and reform, as we believed the uncertainty would be a headwind for the stock.

 

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We felt it prudent to sell the position and allocate the capital to other companies that we believed to be less exposed to that political risk.

 

      We exited the Fund’s position in pharmaceutical company Shire during the Reporting Period. In December 2018, it was announced that Takeda Pharmaceutical shareholders voted to approve the company’s acquisition of Shire. Following the approval of the acquisition and the stock’s strong performance, we decided to sell the position and reallocate the capital elsewhere.

 

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

 

A   Sean Gallagher, a portfolio manager of the Fund, retired effective September 30, 2018. The Fund continues to be managed by Steven M. Barry and Stephen E. Becker.

 

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 stocks rather than on making industry or sector 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 sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, relative to the Russell Index, the Fund’s allocation to information technology decreased.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of August 2019?

 

A   At the end of August 2019, the Fund had an overweighted position relative to the Russell Index in the materials sector and an underweighted position relative to the Russell Index in the industrials sector. On the same date, the Fund was rather neutrally weighted to the Russell Index in information technology, health care, financials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, real estate, utilities and communication services.

 

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Capital Growth Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  Microsoft Corp.     4.2    Software
  Apple, Inc.     3.5      Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
  Amazon.com, Inc.     2.6      Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
  Visa, Inc. Class A     1.9      IT Services
  Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B     1.8      Diversified Financial Services
  Facebook, Inc. Class A     1.7      Interactive Media & Services
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.     1.7      Banks
  Alphabet, Inc. Class A     1.6      Interactive Media & Services
  The Procter & Gamble Co.     1.5      Household Products
    Bank of America Corp.     1.5      Banks

 

  1The   top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION2
As of August 31, 2019

 

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  2The   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.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $10,000 investment made on September 1, 2009 in Class A Shares at NAV (with the maximum sales charge of 5.50%). For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index (with dividends reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Capital Growth Fund’s 10 Year Performance

Performance of a $10,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2019.

 

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Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years      Ten Years    Since Inception

Class A

           

Excluding sales charges

     3.72%        10.94%      13.37%   

Including sales charges

     -1.99%        9.69%      12.73%   

 

Class C

           

Excluding contingent deferred sales charges

     3.01%        10.12%      12.54%   

Including contingent deferred sales charges

     1.98%        10.12%      12.54%   

 

Institutional

     4.14%        11.38%      13.83%   

 

Service

     3.57%        10.82%      13.26%   

 

Investor

     3.96%        11.21%      13.66%   

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     4.13%              N/A            N/A    8.21%

 

Class R

     3.47%        10.66%      13.09%   

 

Class R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     4.12%              N/A            N/A    11.07%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and 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% 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 Average Annual Total Return.

 

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Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund

 

Portfolio Composition

The Fund invests primarily in U.S. equity investments selected for their potential to achieve capital appreciation over the long term. The Fund typically holds 30-40 companies that are considered by the Investment Adviser to be positioned for long-term growth. The Fund may invest in securities of companies of any capitalization. Although the Fund invests primarily in publicly traded U.S. securities, it may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities, including securities of issuers in countries with emerging markets or economies (“emerging countries”) and securities quoted in foreign currencies. The Fund may also invest up to 10% of its total assets in fixed income securities, such as government, corporate and bank debt obligations.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of 3.58%, 2.81%, 3.98%, 3.83%, 4.01%, 3.36% and 4.00%, respectively. These returns compare to the 4.27% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   The Fund posted solid positive absolute returns but underperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period. Stock selection overall proved effective. Sector allocation as a whole detracted from relative performance.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Challenging stock selection in the consumer staples, information technology and consumer discretionary sectors detracted from the Fund’s relative results most during the Reporting Period. Having an underweight to information technology, which outpaced the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, also hurt. The sectors that contributed most positively to the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period were health care, real estate and communication services, wherein effective stock selection in each helped. Having an overweighted allocation to real estate, which was the best performing sector in the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, also boosted the Fund’s relative results.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Among those stocks detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were positions in diversified specialty products company DuPont de Nemours, semiconductor company NVIDIA and biotechnology company BioMarin Pharmaceuticals.

 

      During the Reporting Period, DuPont de Nemours went through multiple changes, first spinning off Dow, Inc. and then later spinning off its agricultural business named Corteva. The remaining company, now called DuPont de Nemours, experienced weakness at the beginning of May 2019 after announcing earnings in line with market estimates on most metrics but weaker than market expected forward guidance. Despite the weakness, we remained positive on DuPont de Nemours at the end of the Reporting Period, as we believed it was well positioned for best in class growth, margin improvement potential and robust free cash flow growth.

 

     

NVIDIA engages in the design and manufacture of computer graphics, processors, chipsets and related multimedia software. During the Reporting Period, the company reported disappointing earnings, as trade uncertainties and concerns around demand persisted. While we believe NVIDIA is a

 

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high quality advanced chip designer, we decided to exit the position in favor of companies we felt had more favorable near-term risk/reward profiles.

 

      BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, which develops and commercializes therapies for people with serious and life-threatening rare diseases, was added to the Fund’s portfolio in September 2018. In February 2019, despite reporting fourth quarter 2018 earnings results in line with market expectations, its stock experienced trading volatility, as is typical for stocks in the smaller capitalization biotechnology space. Investors viewed 2019 as a pivotal year for BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, as two of its major drugs were scheduled to release phase 3 studies updates by June 2019. In July 2019, despite the release of positive data from one of the company’s key drugs, Valrox, its stock trended downward, as the pharmaceutical industry as a whole experienced weakness. Even with this decline, we were optimistic at the end of the Reporting Period about the sustainability of BioMarin Pharmaceuticals’ existing rare disease initiatives and viewed the research being done in areas such as dwarfism and brain disorders to be promising areas for growth. Taken together, we thought the company’s base business and pipeline could meaningfully support profitability and free cash flow moving forward.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The Fund benefited most relative to the Russell Index from positions in medical equipment company Danaher, pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and broadcast tower real estate investment trust American Tower.

 

      In November 2018, Danaher’s stock was driven less by company-specific events but rather rose along with the health care equipment industry as a whole. Then, in February 2019, Danaher announced an agreement with General Electric (“GE”) to acquire the biopharma business of GE Life Sciences. The market’s reception of the deal was overwhelmingly positive, and Danaher’s shares climbed through the end of the month. We were also highly optimistic about the transaction, which makes Danaher the largest player within bioprocessing and gives the company a multi-year value creation opportunity through potential top-line acceleration and cost savings. GE Life Sciences is a high quality asset, and in our opinion, significantly improves Danaher’s positioning within the biopharma industry. With this in mind, at the end of the Reporting Period, we had renewed confidence that Danaher is a high quality company, led by what we see as an outstanding management team, that generates solid free cash flow and has high barriers to entry in its key business segments.

 

      Eli Lilly’s stock climbed through the fourth quarter of 2018 after the company reported solid quarterly results and better than consensus expected 2019 guidance, featuring significant improvements in revenue growth and long-term sales growth. After these strong gains, given the concentrated nature of this Fund’s portfolio, we elected to exit the Fund’s position early in 2019.

 

      American Tower consistently reported strong organic earnings during the Reporting Period, driven by the strong performance of total property revenue and other profitability metrics. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed American Tower may benefit from secular trends in growing data usage, taking advantage of its dominant market share, global expansion and additional investment opportunities to fuel long-term growth. With recurring revenue streams and strong organic leasing growth at what we considered to be an attractive valuation relative to its peers, we maintained our view that American Tower is a high quality and durable growth company.

 

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.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In addition to the purchase of BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, already mentioned, we established a Fund position in pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. We were encouraged by AstraZeneca’s momentum in product sales growth and by its strong operating leverage. We like the company and feel it has best in class top and bottom line growth potential over the next several years. Additionally, AstraZeneca has multiple phase 3 readouts across different drugs throughout 2019, which we believe could continue to drive growth.

 

     

We initiated a Fund position in online marketplace management company Intercontinental Exchange during the Reporting Period. We believe the company is set up well to capitalize on market uncertainty, driving its contract volumes higher. We also observe that its management shows a deliberate push to create more consistency and control over the company’s ability to grow revenue through differing market conditions. Overall, we feel the operating environment remains strong for Intercontinental Exchange,

 

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and we have conviction in its management’s ability to execute.

 

      Conversely, in addition to the sales already mentioned, we exited the Fund’s position in integrated circuit manufacturer Analog Devices. Its stock was a strong performer in 2018 and rallied to start 2019, but we felt its risk/reward profile was no longer as compelling. We decided to sell the position and reallocate the proceeds to other high quality growth companies.

 

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

 

A   There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team 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 stocks rather than on making industry or sector 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 sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure to industrials, financials, materials and energy increased and its allocations to information technology and health care decreased relative to the Russell Index.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of August 2019?

 

A   At the end of August 2019, the Fund had overweighted positions relative to the Russell Index in the energy, materials, real estate, health care and communication services sectors. On the same date, the Fund had underweighted positions compared to the Russell Index in information technology and consumer discretionary. The Fund was rather neutrally weighted relative to the Russell Index in industrials, financials and consumer staples and had no position at all in the utilities sector at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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Concentrated Growth Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191
     Holding   % of Net Assets     Line of Business
  Microsoft Corp.     8.9   Software
  Visa, Inc. Class A     5.3     IT Services
  Apple, Inc.     5.0     Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
  Alphabet, Inc. Class A     4.5     Interactive Media & Services
  Facebook, Inc. Class A     4.4     Interactive Media & Services
  Amazon.com, Inc.     4.3     Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
  AstraZeneca PLC ADR     2.9     Pharmaceuticals
  Northrop Grumman Corp.     2.8     Aerospace & Defense
  CSX Corp.     2.7     Road & Rail
    NIKE, Inc. Class B     2.6     Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

  1    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION2
As of August 31, 2019

 

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  2    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.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND

 

Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on September 1, 2009 in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Concentrated Growth Fund’s 10 Year Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2019.

 

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Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years      Ten Years    Since Inception

Class A

           

Excluding sales charges

     3.58%        10.20%      12.52%   

Including sales charges

     -2.15%        8.97%      11.89%   

 

Class C

           

Excluding contingent deferred sales charges

     2.81%        9.37%      11.68%   

Including contingent deferred sales charges

     1.78%        9.37%      11.68%   

 

Institutional

     3.98%        10.63%      12.97%   

 

Investor

     3.83%        10.48%      12.80%   

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     4.01%        N/A            N/A    11.09%

 

Class R

     3.36%        9.93%      12.25%   

 

Class R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     4.00%        N/A            N/A    10.54%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and 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% 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 Average Annual Total Return.

 

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Goldman Sachs Flexible Cap Fund

 

Portfolio Composition

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at time of purchase) (“Net Assets”) in equity investments in small-, mid- and large-cap issuers. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, in companies that are considered by the Investment Adviser to be positioned for long-term growth of capital. This strategy is combined with a quantitative risk allocation process that is used to assist portfolio construction and trading decisions.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Flexible Cap Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of 3.07%, 2.30%, 3.47%, 3.40%, 3.56%, 2.89% and 3.47%, respectively. These returns compare to the 2.92% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500 Index (with dividends reinvested), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   Most share classes of the Fund outperformed the S&P 500 Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period due primarily to effective stock selection. Sector allocation as a whole detracted from relative performance, albeit modestly.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   The sectors that contributed most positively to the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period were health care, materials and communication services. Effective stock selection drove results in each of these sectors. The sectors that detracted most from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period were consumer discretionary, energy and consumer staples, wherein stock selection proved challenging.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   Among those stocks the Fund benefited most from relative to the S&P 500 Index were positions in metal packaging company Ball, biopharmaceutical company Celgene and medical equipment company Danaher.

 

    

Ball produces metal packaging goods for beverages, household products and aerospace technologies. Its stock performed strongly through most of the Reporting Period, driven by strong earnings reports in November 2018 and February and May 2019 in which the company beat market estimates on earnings per share while also benefitting from robust growth in global beverage can volumes. The company grew its market share and also reiterated guidance for free cash flow and earnings, which the market viewed positively. At the end of the Reporting Period, we viewed Ball as a highly diversified company that has growing market share in the defense industry, as a leader in the fragmented aerosol space and as one of the more sustainable companies in beverage can production. Additionally, we saw positive upside potential moving forward given the wide range of commercial opportunities to leverage its global leadership position along with the potential for multi-year margin improvement.

 

    

We added a Fund position in Celgene during the fourth quarter of 2018 and shortly thereafter it was announced that Bristol-Myers Squibb would be acquiring Celgene for a sizable premium, causing its shares to spike. We were positive on Celgene given what we saw as its strong pipeline of upcoming drugs and believed the deal could be value accretive. Initially, we were encouraged by the news of the potential acquisition. However, as time went on, we felt the valuation of Celgene had become less appealing and elected to exit the Fund’s position in the spring of 2019.

 

    

In November 2018, Danaher’s stock was driven less by company-specific events but rather rose along with the health care equipment industry as a whole. Then, in February 2019, Danaher announced an agreement with General Electric (“GE”) to acquire the biopharma business of GE Life

 

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Sciences. The market’s reception of the deal was overwhelmingly positive, and Danaher’s shares climbed through the end of the month. We were also highly optimistic about the transaction, which makes Danaher the largest player within bioprocessing and gives the company a multi-year value creation opportunity through potential top-line acceleration and cost savings. GE Life Sciences is a high quality asset, and in our opinion, significantly improves Danaher’s positioning within the biopharma industry. With this in mind, at the end of the Reporting Period, we had renewed confidence that Danaher is a high quality company, led by what we see as an outstanding management team, that generates solid free cash flow and has high barriers to entry in its key business segments.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the S&P 500 Index were positions in oil and gas exploration company Concho Resources, transportation and logistics company XPO Logistics and crude oil refining company Marathon Petroleum.

 

    

Shares of Concho Resources, a new purchase for the Fund during the Reporting Period, traded down, as the company released mixed results in both February and April 2019. Its stock then dropped sharply in early August 2019 following yet another disappointing quarter, which we viewed as breaching our investment thesis for the company. Following the release, we decided to exit the Fund’s position in Concho Resources, as we were less confident in the company’s ability to execute and deliver on its growth plan.

 

    

While there were no stock-specific reasons for the decline in XPO Logistics’ share price during a volatile October 2018, the company, along with others in the industrials and freight industries, underperformed for the month. In mid-December 2018, a hedge fund issued a report that sent XPO Logistics’ shares tumbling more than 26% in one day. We were not particularly troubled by our initial read-through of the analysis but recognized several aspects that warranted follow-up. After assessing various factors, we confirmed our previously held view that XPO Logistics’ business was well aligned with the structural changes in the freight industry, such as outsourcing and labor-saving technology, e-commerce exposure and the implementation of electronic logging devices. The market eventually recognized this as well, and its shares recovered all of the losses prompted by the hedge fund report. However, unrelated to the report, XPO Logistics’ stock tumbled in February 2019 after the company released its fourth quarter 2018 earnings report that revealed results below market estimates on earnings per share, revenue and 2019 guidance. Its management cited a reduction in business from its largest client, expressing it would negatively impact its growth for 2019. These developments led us to exit the Fund’s position in XPO Logistics.

 

    

Marathon Petroleum’s stock was weak in the fourth quarter of 2018 along with the equity market as a whole. Marathon Petroleum’s share price then fell again in May 2019 when the company reported quarterly results that missed on earnings per share, driven primarily by weakness in refining and retail margins. On the positive side, the company continued to buy back shares and also reported strong operating cash flow and capital expenditures. Its stock fell again in August 2019 despite reporting solid earnings and exceeding market expectations on earnings per share. Even with its mixed earnings and volatile performance, we remained positive on Marathon Petroleum at the end of the Reporting Period and felt its acquisition of Andeavor seemed to be going well and on track to continue to unlock further synergies for the combined company, now the largest U.S. refiner by capacity. Furthermore, we were positive on the outlook for both the industry and the business. We also believed in its management’s ability to achieve synergy targets and maintain its focus on returning capital to shareholders. We believed Marathon Petroleum was a high quality company with a strong balance sheet, stable free cash flow and robust return on equity, and we were positive on its prospects ahead.

 

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.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A  

In addition to the purchases mentioned earlier, we re-initiated a Fund position in fast-food restaurant company McDonald’s. Its stock had lagged the overall market during the third quarter of 2018, which we believe presented an attractive opportunity to add back what we view as a best-in-class franchise to the Fund’s portfolio after selling it in the Fund’s prior fiscal year. We are positive on many of the strategic initiatives McDonald’s has been rolling out, including modernized restaurants, a revamped value menu and fresh beef hamburgers, which we believe can help boost its stock. In our view, McDonald’s has a strong balance sheet

 

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with robust free cash flow and good return on equity. We also believe it was attractively valued at the time of purchase and poised for growth and market share gains.

 

    

We established a Fund position in Adobe, a provider of digital marketing and media solutions. We believe Adobe has one of the best management teams in the software industry and seems to be on the right side of a major wave of spending in its category.

 

    

Conversely, in addition to those sales already mentioned, we exited the Fund’s position in Abbott Laboratories. Since initiating the position in 2017, its stock had performed well. After such strong returns, we felt it prudent to sell the position and allocate the proceeds to other companies we believed to have more attractive valuations and opportunities moving forward.

 

    

We sold the Fund’s position in cigarette manufacturer Altria Group during the Reporting Period. Multiple investigations into the safety of e-cigarettes from JUUL Labs — in which Altria Group holds a 35% stake — hurt the stock’s performance during the Reporting Period. Further, Walmart raised its age to purchase tobacco products to 21 and halted the sale of fruit and dessert nicotine flavors, another hit to JUUL Labs and Altria Group. Following these headwinds, we decided to exit the position and allocate the capital elsewhere.

 

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

 

A   There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team 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 stocks rather than on making industry or sector 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 sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure to the health care sector increased relative to the S&P 500 Index.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of August 2019?

 

A   At the end of August 2019, the Fund was rather neutrally weighted to all 11 sectors in the S&P 500 Index.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Flexible Cap Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191
     Holding   % of Net Assets     Line of Business
 

Microsoft Corp.

    4.7  

Software

 

Apple, Inc.

    3.2    

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

    3.0    

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.9    

Banks

 

Johnson & Johnson

    1.9    

Pharmaceuticals

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class A

    1.8    

Interactive Media & Services

 

Facebook, Inc. Class A

    1.8    

Interactive Media & Services

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

    1.7    

Household Products

 

Visa, Inc. Class A

    1.7    

IT Services

   

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

    1.5    

Interactive Media & Services

 

  1    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION2
As of August 31, 2019

 

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  2    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.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS FLEXIBLE CAP FUND

 

Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $10,000 investment made on September 1, 2009 in Class A Shares at NAV (with the maximum sales charge of 5.50%). For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500® Index (with dividends reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Flexible Cap Fund’s 10 Year Performance

Performance of a $10,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2019.

 

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Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years      Ten Years    Since Inception

Class A

           

Excluding sales charges

     3.07%        10.05%      13.15%   

Including sales charges

     -2.63%        8.81%      12.51%   

 

Class C

           

Excluding contingent deferred sales charges

     2.30%        9.23%      12.30%   

Including contingent deferred sales charges

     1.28%        9.23%      12.30%   

 

Institutional

     3.47%        10.47%      13.60%   

 

Investor

     3.40%        10.34%      13.44%   

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     3.56%              N/A            N/A    7.56%

 

Class R

     2.89%        9.80%      12.88%   

 

Class R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     3.47%              N/A            N/A    9.64%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and 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% 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 Average Annual Total Return.

 

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Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund

 

Portfolio Composition

The Fund invests primarily in medium-sized growth companies. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective of seeking long-term growth of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, in companies that are considered by the Investment Adviser to be positioned for long-term growth. Although the Fund invests primarily in publicly traded U.S. securities, it may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities, including securities of issuers in emerging countries and securities quoted in foreign currencies. The Fund may also invest in privately held companies and companies that only recently began to trade publicly.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of 8.00%, 7.24%, 8.34%, 7.82%, 8.33%, 8.38%, 7.75% and 8.35%, respectively. These returns compare to the 5.96% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   The Fund outperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period due primarily to effective stock selection. Sector allocation as a whole detracted from relative performance, albeit modestly.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   The sectors that contributed most positively to the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period were health care, real estate and industrials, wherein effective stock selection drove results. Detracting most from the Fund’s relative results was challenging stock selection in the financials, energy and information technology sectors. Having a slight overweight to energy, which was the weakest performing sector in the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, and having an underweight to information technology, which outperformed the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, also hurt.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The Fund benefited most relative to the Russell Index from positions in SBA Communications, Teleflex and Dollar General.

 

    

SBA Communications is a wireless communications infrastructure real estate investment trust that owns and operates wireless communication towers. Its shares rallied during the Reporting Period, as the company consistently reported strong earnings, driven by improvements in organic leasing growth. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed SBA Communications was well positioned, as it has higher exposure to domestic macro tower leasing drivers and less exposure to the choppier trends within the international markets than its peers.

 

    

Shares of medical technology company Teleflex experienced a volatile window of trading during the fourth quarter of 2018, much like the broader equity market. However, its stock was strong in the first quarter of 2019 following its earnings announcement in February 2019 in which Teleflex reported fourth quarter 2018 results that beat market expectations for earnings per share with revenue in line. Its stock also rose in June and July 2019, the latter again on the back of strong earnings in which the company beat market estimates on earnings per share. At the end of the Reporting Period, we felt Teleflex was well positioned to capitalize on the evolving trends in medical purchasing, as improved

 

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patient outcomes and reduced hospital stays become more of a priority. Furthermore, we felt its deep product pipeline laid a healthy groundwork for growth ahead, as its management continued to allocate capital into key disease markets. Overall, we thought Teleflex was a high quality growth company with strong cash flows, and we were constructive on its opportunity to expand margins as it works to benefit from secular growth themes.

 

    

Earnings reports in both May and August 2019 caused discount retailer Dollar General’s stock to jump. In both instances, earnings per share came in ahead of market expectations, as the company continued to see traction on its sales initiatives. Same-store sales were also better than consensus estimates, and operating margins expanded, leading its stock higher. At the end of the Reporting Period, we were positive on the company’s growth initiatives, which we felt may help continue to propel it forward. We believed Dollar General was attractively valued at the end of the Reporting Period and were positive on its management team and the direction it appeared to be taking the company.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were positions in PVH, GoDaddy and Xilinx.

 

    

PVH designs and manufactures apparel and footwear through a variety of brand names. Amidst a more challenging environment for retail during the fourth quarter of 2018, PVH reported mixed results in November 2018. While its earnings per share and revenue were higher, its Calvin Klein sales were disappointing for the second consecutive quarter. PVH’s stock slid throughout December 2018 alongside the broader market, which experienced heightened volatility. Subsequently, its share price decline could be attributed to broader macroeconomic trends, such as slowdowns in North American and Chinese retail markets and currency headwinds, rather than to company-specific factors. We viewed these issues as temporary and continued to like PVH at the end of the Reporting Period for what we saw as its stable free cash flow generation, solid balance sheet and strong consumer recognition among its leading brands, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. We also believed Calvin Klein’s strategic pivot toward mid-range clothing could help the brand gain market share. Additionally, we were positive on the company’s geographic diversity, which may allow for more flexibility and global growth opportunities ahead.

 

    

GoDaddy engages in web hosting services. Its stock slid during the beginning of 2019 following its earnings release in which company reported results in line with market expectations across virtually all key metrics. Despite the release, its shares declined as investors were disappointed following an extended period of upside surprises. Additionally, the company announced a change to its senior management team later in the Reporting Period. However, at the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to believe GoDaddy’s end markets were rather steady and presented a favorable long-term growth opportunity. Overall, we remained positive on GoDaddy, as we believed it was a high quality growth company that has demonstrated an ability to deliver consistent earnings growth over time. We felt it was a well diversified business led by a strong management team.

 

    

Xilinx, a new purchase for the Fund during the Reporting Period, engages in the designing and developing of programmable devices and associated technologies. While its stock significantly outperformed the Russell Index during the first half of the Reporting Period due to consecutive impressive earnings releases, the Fund’s underweight position led the stock to be a top detractor from its relative results. While we continued to like the company and the end-markets it is exposed to, including fifth-generation (“5G”) and public cloud, we felt its valuation was not compelling and elected to exit the position and allocate the capital to what we considered to be more favorable risk/reward opportunities.

 

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.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A  

We initiated a Fund position in global diversified industrial manufacturing company Ingersoll-Rand during the Reporting Period. Ingersoll-Rand’s products range from complete air compressor systems, tools, plugs, material handling systems and more. We are positive on the company’s core heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) business on both the commercial and residential side. In our view, its management is working to sustain strong double-digit order book growth by focusing on investments in energy efficiency, building controls and taking advantage of favorable pricing power. We also view the company’s acquisition of Precision Flow Systems as a prudent capital

 

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allocation decision, as the asset finally became available after a decade of monitoring it, and its existing fluid control business and attractive end-market should further synergize with Ingersoll-Rand’s offerings and generate incremental cash flow, in our opinion. (End-market is used to indicate where the final transaction takes place in a value chain. Typically it is where the end-user is located, meaning the individual, organization, industry or region for whom the product or service has been created and who is not expected to resell that product or service.)

 

    

We established a Fund position in O’Reilly Automotive. The company owns and operates retail outlets in the U.S. We were positive on what we saw as the company’s solid earnings announcement in February 2019 giving strong same-store sales guidance and strong quarter-to-date trends. We believe demand may well remain robust due to increasing miles driven given low unemployment and relatively stable fuel prices. Overall, O’Reilly Automotive remains a best in class operator, in our view.

 

    

Conversely, in addition to the sale of Xilinx already mentioned, we exited the Fund’s position in Dunkin’ Brands Group. After the company reported its fourth quarter 2018 earnings, in which it beat consensus earnings per share estimates but missed on revenues, we noticed a significant disconnect between the results and its management’s optimism around the business. Our outlook was more negative, as the company exhausted numerous strategies during 2018, but store traffic and same-store sales both remained soft. Given that the stock was a solid performer during the Reporting Period, we elected to sell the stock and reallocate gains to other businesses with what we viewed as more promising long-term growth prospects.

 

    

We eliminated the Fund’s position in Global Payments, a provider of payment technology and software solutions. Following an extended span of strong performance, we decided to realize gains and reallocate the capital to other high quality growth names in the payments space. We felt that, as we get deeper in the economic cycle, there may be other names in the industry that could provide high quality characteristics in the event of an economic downturn.

 

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

 

A   On October 23, 2018, managing director and the Fund’s co-lead portfolio manager Ashley Woodruff left the firm to pursue another opportunity. Ashley Woodruff has been a portfolio manager for the Fund, alongside Steven Barry, since 2014. Steven Barry is the architect of the Mid Cap Growth Strategy and has consistently managed the strategy since its inception nearly two decades ago. He became the sole portfolio manager for the strategy, including the Fund. Ashley Woodruff’s consumer discretionary research coverage was assumed by Stephen Becker, a managing director with 19 years of industry experience. Steven Barry will continue to serve as chief investment officer of the Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity team.

 

    

Subsequently, in July 2019, Jenny Chang, portfolio manager on the U.S. Equity team became a portfolio manager for the Mid Cap Growth strategy, including the Fund, alongside Steven Barry. Jenny Chang joined GSAM in 2016 and has 20 years of industry experience.

 

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 stocks rather than on making industry or sector 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 sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure to consumer discretionary, industrials, materials and real estate increased and its allocations to information technology and health care decreased relative to the Russell Index. The Fund’s position in cash decreased during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of August 2019?

 

A   At the end of August 2019, the Fund had overweighted positions relative to the Russell Index in the consumer discretionary, health care and consumer staples sectors. On the same date, the Fund had underweighted positions compared to the Russell Index in information technology and communication services. The Fund was rather neutrally weighted to the Index in industrials, financials, materials, energy and real estate and had no position at all in utilities at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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Growth Opportunities Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191
     Holding   % of Net Assets     Line of Business
 

Dollar General Corp.

    3.1  

Multiline Retail

 

Fiserv, Inc.

    3.0    

IT Services

 

SBA Communications Corp.

    2.4    

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    2.3    

Aerospace & Defense

 

Total System Services, Inc.

    2.1    

IT Services

 

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.

    2.1    

Diversified Consumer Services

 

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    2.0    

Machinery

 

Amphenol Corp. Class A

    1.9    

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    1.9    

Professional Services

   

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

    1.8    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

  1    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION2
As of August 31, 2019

 

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  2    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.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on September 1, 2009 in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Growth Opportunities Fund’s 10 Year Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2019.

 

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Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years      Ten Years    Since Inception

Class A

           

Excluding sales charges

     8.00%        8.29%      12.76%   

Including sales charges

     2.07%        7.07%      12.13%   

 

Class C

           

Excluding contingent deferred sales charges

     7.24%        7.49%      11.92%   

Including contingent deferred sales charges

     6.16%        7.49%      11.92%   

 

Institutional

     8.34%        8.67%      13.19%   

 

Service

     7.82%        8.14%      12.63%   

 

Investor

     8.33%        8.56%      13.05%   

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     8.38%              N/A            N/A    10.24%

 

Class R

     7.75%        8.01%      12.48%   

 

Class R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     8.35%              N/A            N/A    9.28%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and 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% 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 Average Annual Total Return.

 

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Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio Composition

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (“Net Assets”) in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in small- and mid-cap issuers. Small- or mid-cap issuers are issuers with public stock capitalizations within the outside range of the market capitalizations of companies constituting the Russell 2000 Growth Index and the Russell Midcap Growth Index. As of September 30, 2018, the outside capitalization range of the companies in these indexes was between $12 million and $75 billion. Although the Fund invests primarily in publicly traded U.S. securities, it may invest up to 25% of its Net Assets in foreign securities, including securities of issuers in countries with emerging markets or economies and securities quoted in foreign currencies.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of 4.33%, 3.50%, 4.62%, 4.13%, 4.57%, 4.67%, 4.07% and 4.67%, respectively. These returns compare to the -3.70% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2500® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   The Fund outperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period due primarily to effective stock selection. Sector allocation as a whole had a rather neutral effect on the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Effective stock selection in the information technology, health care and consumer discretionary sectors helped the Fund’s performance most relative to the Russell Index. Having an overweighted allocation to information technology, which was the strongest performing sector in the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, also buoyed the Fund’s relative results. The only sector to detract from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period was financials, wherein stock selection was challenging.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   Among those stocks the Fund benefited most from relative to the Russell Index were positions in medical technology company Teleflex, childcare provider Bright Horizons Family Solutions and precision oncology company Guardant Health.

 

      Shares of Teleflex experienced a volatile window of trading during the fourth quarter of 2018, much like the broader equity market. However, its stock was strong in the first quarter of 2019 following its earnings announcement in February 2019 in which Teleflex reported fourth quarter 2018 results that beat market expectations for earnings per share with revenue in line. Its stock also rose in June and July 2019, the latter again on the back of strong earnings in which the company beat market estimates on earnings per share. At the end of the Reporting Period, we felt Teleflex was well positioned to capitalize on the evolving trends in medical purchasing, as improved patient outcomes and reduced hospital stays become more of a priority. Furthermore, we felt its deep product pipeline laid a healthy groundwork for growth ahead, as its management continued to allocate capital into key disease markets. Overall, we thought Teleflex was a high quality growth company with strong cash flows, and we were constructive on its opportunity to expand margins as it works to benefit from secular growth themes.

 

     

Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions rose in May and June 2019 following an earnings announcement in which the company executed ahead of consensus expectations. Its

 

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positive results were primarily driven by better than consensus expected revenues and earnings, underpinned by strong organic growth and operating margin expansion. The company’s stock held up well in August 2019 in a more volatile market environment given its more defensive nature. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to view Bright Horizons Family Solutions favorably, as it is meaningfully larger than its closest competitor, creating a near monopoly in its industry. Furthermore, we believed consistent pricing, strong organic and recurring growth, high barriers to entry and a well-regarded management team make it an attractive business. Finally, in our view, the company was benefiting from demographic tailwinds, such as the increasing number of women working in the U.S., the growth in two parent households that are dual career earners and increasing birth rates for working mothers over the age of 35.

 

      Guardant Health, a new purchase for the Fund during the Reporting Period, is a leader in liquid biopsy and operates in the blood-based cancer screening market. Its shares climbed after the company beat its second quarter earnings estimates and announced a raise to 2019 revenue guidance. In our view, liquid biopsy has the potential to change the paradigm within cancer diagnostics and treatment. Guardant Health already has a blood-based test in the market, Guardant 360, for therapy selection in advanced-stage cancer treatment. The company’s blood-based cancer recurrence monitoring test, LUNAR 1, is in late stages of the pipeline, which should, we believe, provide a considerable boost to the company’s overall value. Guardant Health also announced during the Reporting Period its first large-scale study for early-stage cancer screening, LUNAR 2, which remains the biggest potential market opportunity, in our opinion. We note other potential competitors in the space but expect Guardant Health to remain the market leader.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Among those stocks detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were positions in Agios Pharmaceuticals, Alkermes and Alder Biopharmaceuticals.

 

      Agios Pharmaceuticals’ weak performance can be attributed primarily to the second quarter of 2019. The company engages in the discovery and development of novel investigational medicines to treat cancer and rare genetic diseases. There did not seem to be any stock-specific reasons for its share price decline. Rather, its stock fell along with other health care and biopharmaceutical peers, which broadly experienced weakness. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained positive on Agios Pharmaceuticals given its significant upcoming pipeline readouts, including three in 2019, and pivotal kidney disease data in 2020. (Pipeline readouts here refers to the release of data from various stages of clinical trials. In the pharmaceutical industry, pipelines are frequently used when describing and evaluating a company’s activities, research and development progress and overall potential for success and growth.) We believed the company had additional compelling pipeline opportunities as well as potential expansion opportunities for its currently approved drugs, which could add upside to its stock.

 

      The stock of biopharmaceutical company Alkermes fell in the second quarter of 2019 when its former president and chief operating officer, Jim Robinson, announced his resignation. During these same months, its stock declined when the company reported quarterly results that showed promising first quarter revenue but below market expectation earnings per share. Following these results, our confidence diminished in the company, and we decided to exit the position and allocate the capital to other companies we felt had more attractive risk/reward prospects.

 

      Alder Biopharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on migraines. Its stock fell sharply in the fourth quarter of 2018 driven by overall weakness in the biotechnology space. After recovering somewhat, its stock fell again following disappointing earnings releases in February and May 2019 in which earnings per share missed consensus estimates. Despite the volatility experienced by its stock, we remained positive at the end of the Reporting Period on the opportunity set for Alder Biopharmaceuticals. Migraine is a massive market, with approximately three million Americans suffering from the disorder. Even a modest penetration of that market could lead, in our view, to annual revenues of more than $1 billion for the company, which would imply significant upside potential from current levels.

 

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.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

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In addition to the purchase of Guardant Health, already mentioned, we initiated a Fund position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding. We like the company’s consulting/information technology hybrid business model, which we

 

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feel enables higher margin projects given the ability to offer greater technical analysis versus competitors. Also, the company has established strong relationships with entities in the defense and intelligence communities, clients that tend to be sources of attractive contracts. The company is also working to market its expertise to the private sector, offering cybersecurity products and services to Fortune 500 companies and advising clients in the health and financial services industries.

 

      We established a Fund position in Teledyne Technologies during the Reporting Period. The company engages in the provision of electronic and communication products for wireless and satellite systems. We are positive on Teledyne Technologies because we feel the company has a strong management team with a demonstrated track record of efficient capital allocation and a long runway. Historically an aerospace and defense company, Teledyne Technologies is now a diversified, highly engineered and technical industrial company, helping it to bridge the gap between being an industrial and technology company.

 

      Conversely, in addition to the sale of Alkermes mentioned earlier, we exited the Fund’s position in web hosting services provider GoDaddy. Its stock slid during the beginning of 2019 following its earnings release in which the company reported results in line with market expectations across virtually all key metrics. Despite the release, its shares declined as investors were disappointed following an extended period of upside surprises. Additionally, the company announced a change to its senior management team later in the Reporting Period. While we continued to believe GoDaddy is a high quality company, we decided to exit the position due to growth and management uncertainties.

 

      We eliminated the Fund’s position in Lazard, a financial advisory and asset management firm serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. Its stock underperformed its investment boutique peers during the Reporting Period. Lazard has an attractive health care advisory practice, in our view, but it missed some of the larger deals in the last few years. Further, the company’s asset management segment has seen significant outflows. Taken together, we elected to look elsewhere for what we felt were more compelling risk/reward opportunities, seeking better positioned franchises in the industry.

 

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

 

A   In February 2019, Michael DeSantis, vice president and portfolio manager of the Fund, left the firm to pursue another opportunity. Also, Daniel Zimmerman, managing director and portfolio manager of the Fund, left the firm. Effective February 4, 2019, Jessica Katz became a portfolio manager of the Fund. Jessica Katz joined Goldman Sachs Asset Management in 2015 and has 13 years of investment experience. Also, effective February 25, 2019, Steven Barry assumed portfolio management responsibilities on an interim basis while we initiate a talent search for additional senior resources. Previously, Steven Barry had been a portfolio manager for the Small/Mid Cap Growth strategy for more than a decade. Steven Barry also remains the chief investment officer of the Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team and of Fundamental Equity globally, overseeing more than $50 billion in assets under supervision as of December 31, 2018.

 

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 stocks rather than on making industry or sector 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 sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure to health care and real estate increased and its allocations to financials and consumer staples decreased relative to the Russell Index. The Fund’s position in cash increased during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of August 2019?

 

A   At the end of August 2019, the Fund had overweighted positions relative to the Russell Index in the information technology and health care sectors. On the same date, the Fund had underweighted positions compared to the Russell Index in industrials, financials, consumer staples and consumer discretionary. The Fund was rather neutrally weighted to the Russell Index in materials, real estate and communication services and had no position at all in utilities and energy at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191
     Holding   % of Net Assets     Line of Business
  West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     2.3   Health Care Equipment & Supplies
  Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.     2.2     Diversified Consumer Services
  Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     2.0     IT Services
  Burlington Stores, Inc.     1.8     Specialty Retail
  Black Knight, Inc.     1.8     IT Services
  Teleflex, Inc.     1.7     Health Care Equipment & Supplies
  InterXion Holding NV     1.7     IT Services
  Teledyne Technologies, Inc.     1.6     Aerospace & Defense
  PerkinElmer, Inc.     1.6     Life Sciences Tools & Services
    Choice Hotels International, Inc.     1.5     Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

  1    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION2
As of August 31, 2019

 

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  2    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.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on September 1, 2009 in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2500® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund’s 10 Year Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2019.

 

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Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years      Ten Years    Since Inception

Class A

           

Excluding sales charges

     4.33%        9.73%      13.95%   

Including sales charges

     -1.39%        8.50%      13.31%   

 

Class C

           

Excluding contingent deferred sales charges

     3.50%        8.90%      13.10%   

Including contingent deferred sales charges

     2.46%        8.90%      13.10%   

 

Institutional

     4.62%        10.14%      14.38%   

 

Service

     4.13%        9.59%      13.82%   

 

Investor

     4.57%        10.01%      14.24%   

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     4.67%              N/A            N/A    9.76%

 

Class R

     4.07%        9.46%      13.66%   

 

Class R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     4.67%              N/A            N/A    8.31%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and 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% 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 Average Annual Total Return.

 

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Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund

 

Portfolio Composition

The Fund invests primarily in U.S. equity investments. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective of seeking long-term growth of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, in companies that are considered by the Investment Adviser to be positioned for long-term growth. The Fund’s fundamental equity growth investment process involves evaluating potential investments based on specific characteristics believed to indicate a high quality business with sustainable growth including strong business franchises, favorable long-term prospects and excellent management.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of 2.86%, 2.07%, 3.31%, 2.79%, 3.14%, 3.26%, 2.67% and 3.33%, respectively. These returns compare to the 4.27% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   While the Fund generated solid positive absolute returns, it underperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period. Stock selection overall proved effective but was virtually offset by sector allocation as a whole, which detracted from relative performance.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Having an overweighted allocation to energy, which was the weakest sector in the Russell Index by a wide margin during the Reporting Period, dampened the Fund’s relative performance most. Challenging stock selection in financials and consumer discretionary detracted from the Fund’s relative results as well during the Reporting Period. The sectors that contributed most positively to the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period were health care, information technology and real estate, wherein effective stock selection drove results.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Among the stocks detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were apparel and footwear company PVH, crude oil refining company Marathon Petroleum and transportation and logistics company XPO Logistics.

 

      PVH designs and manufactures apparel and footwear through a variety of brand names. Amidst a more challenging environment for retail during the fourth quarter of 2018, PVH reported mixed results in November 2018. While its earnings per share and revenue were higher, its Calvin Klein sales were disappointing for the second consecutive quarter. PVH’s stock slid throughout December 2018 alongside the broader market, which experienced heightened volatility. Subsequently, its share price decline could be attributed to broader macroeconomic trends, such as slowdowns in North American and Chinese retail markets and currency headwinds, rather than to company-specific factors. We viewed these issues as temporary and continued to like PVH at the end of the Reporting Period for what we saw as its stable free cash flow generation, solid balance sheet and strong consumer recognition among its leading brands, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. We also believed Calvin Klein’s strategic pivot toward mid-range clothing could help the brand gain share. Additionally, we were positive on the company’s geographic diversity, which may allow for more flexibility and global growth opportunities ahead.

 

     

Marathon Petroleum’s stock was weak in the fourth quarter of 2018 along with the equity market as a whole. Marathon Petroleum’s share price then fell again in May 2019 when the company reported quarterly results that missed on earnings

 

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  per share, driven primarily by weakness in refining and retail margins. On the positive side, the company continued to buy back shares and also reported strong operating cash flow and capital expenditures. Its stock fell again in August 2019 despite reporting solid earnings and exceeding market expectations on earnings per share. Even with its mixed earnings and volatile performance, we remained positive on Marathon Petroleum at the end of the Reporting Period and felt its acquisition of Andeavor seemed to be going well and on track to continue to unlock further synergies for the combined company, now the largest U.S. refiner by capacity. Furthermore, we were positive on the outlook for both the industry and the business. We also believed in its management’s ability to achieve synergy targets and maintain its focus on returning capital to shareholders. We believed Marathon Petroleum was a high quality company with a strong balance sheet, stable free cash flow and robust return on equity, and we were positive on its prospects ahead.

 

      While there were no stock-specific reasons for the decline in XPO Logistics’ share price during a volatile October 2018, the company, along with others in the industrials and freight industries, underperformed for the month. In mid-December 2018, a hedge fund issued a report that sent XPO Logistics’ shares tumbling more than 26% in one day. We were not particularly troubled by our initial read-through of the analysis but recognized several aspects that warranted follow up. After assessing various factors, we confirmed our previously held view that XPO Logistics’ business was well aligned with the structural changes in the freight industry, such as outsourcing and labor-saving technology, e-commerce exposure and the implementation of electronic logging devices. The market eventually recognized this as well, and its shares recovered all of the losses prompted by the hedge fund report. However, unrelated to the report, XPO Logistics’ stock tumbled in February 2019 after the company released its fourth quarter 2018 earnings report that revealed results below market estimates on earnings per share, revenue and 2019 guidance. Its management cited a reduction in business from its largest client, expressing it would negatively impact its growth for 2019. These developments led us to exit the Fund’s position in XPO Logistics.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   Among those stocks the Fund benefited most from relative to the Russell Index were positions in Danaher, Ecolab and McDonald’s.

 

      In November 2018, medical equipment company Danaher’s stock was driven less by company-specific events but rather rose along with the health care equipment industry as a whole. Then, in February 2019, Danaher announced an agreement with General Electric (“GE”) to acquire the biopharma business of GE Life Sciences. The market’s reception of the deal was overwhelmingly positive, and Danaher’s shares climbed through the end of the month. We were also highly optimistic about the transaction, which makes Danaher the largest player within bioprocessing and gives the company a multi-year value creation opportunity through potential top-line acceleration and cost savings. GE Life Sciences is a high quality asset, and in our opinion, significantly improves Danaher’s positioning within the biopharma industry. With this in mind, at the end of the Reporting Period, we had renewed confidence that Danaher is a high quality company, led by what we see as an outstanding management team, that generates solid free cash flow and has high barriers to entry in its key business segments.

 

      Ecolab is a global provider of water, hygiene and energy technologies and services to the food, energy, health care, industrial and hospitality markets. Its shares were supported by an earnings release in late July 2019 that featured strong sales growth, with particular bright spots in service and lease sales. At the end of the Reporting Period, we were positive on the continued growth potential of its institutional and energy business segments, which have been the primary drivers behind its growth story. We also believed the company could continue to gain market share. In our view, Ecolab has strong brands and pricing pressure, and we expected pricing actions to drive margin expansion.

 

      Shares of fast-food restaurant giant McDonald’s climbed at the end of 2018 after the company announced positive results, in which its earnings per share and revenue beat market estimates. Its stock then rather steadily climbed through the remainder of the Reporting Period, as McDonald’s continued to execute on many of its strategic initiatives, namely, modernized restaurants, a revamped value menu and a shift toward fresh beef hamburgers. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained positive on the company given its highly recognizable brand as well as a management team that is, in our view, continually working to boost the customer experience. With what we consider to be McDonald’s strong balance sheet, robust free cash flow and healthy return on equity, we believed its shares were attractively valued at the end of the Reporting Period and potentially poised for continued appreciation.

 

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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.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we initiated a Fund position in Accenture. We feel that, in recent years, Accenture has repositioned itself as a leading information technology implementation company in digital and new age technologies, including cloud software as a service, analytics and security. We also feel the company’s existing client relationships and strong consulting practice have facilitated its early involvement in deals, a key competitive advantage versus its peers. Lastly, we feel the company’s balanced capital allocation to acquisitions and capital returns have enabled the company to invest in growth initiatives.

 

      We established a Fund position in Union Pacific. Union Pacific is one of the most recognized railroad transportation companies in the world, with approximately 32,000 miles of track covering 23 states in the western two-thirds of the U.S. We believe Union Pacific is a high quality company because of its A-rated balance sheet and what we see as its strong free cash flow and diversified business mix relative to its peers. We are also positive on the company’s shareholder friendly management team, which we believe has been prudent in reducing costs and increasing share buybacks. We were also positive at the time of purchase on the benefits the company could reap from tax reform and good economic growth in the U.S.

 

      Conversely, in addition to the sale of XPO Logistics already mentioned, we eliminated the Fund’s position in NVIDIA during the Reporting Period. NVIDIA engages in the design and manufacture of computer graphics, processors, chipsets and related multimedia software. During the Reporting Period, the company reported disappointing earnings, as trade uncertainties and concerns around demand persisted. While we believe NVIDIA is a high quality advanced chip designer, we decided to exit the position in favor of companies we felt had more favorable near-term risk/reward profiles.

 

      We exited the Fund’s position in pharmaceutical company Shire during the Reporting Period. In December 2018, it was announced that Takeda Pharmaceutical shareholders voted to approve the company’s acquisition of Shire. Following the approval of the acquisition and the stock’s strong performance, we decided to sell the position and reallocate the capital elsewhere.

 

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

 

A   There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team 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 stocks rather than on making industry or sector 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 sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure to consumer staples and financials increased and its allocations to information technology, consumer discretionary and health care decreased relative to the Russell Index.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of August 2019?

 

A   At the end of August 2019, the Fund had overweighted allocations relative to the Russell Index in energy, materials, consumer staples and communication services and underweighted positions compared to the Russell Index in consumer discretionary and information technology. The Fund was rather neutrally weighted in the health care, industrials, financials and real estate sectors of the Russell Index and had no position at all in utilities at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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Strategic Growth Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191
     Holding   % of Net Assets     Line of Business
  Microsoft Corp.     7.9   Software
  Apple, Inc.     6.4     Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
  Amazon.com, Inc.     4.9     Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
  Facebook, Inc. Class A     4.1     Interactive Media & Services
  Visa, Inc. Class A     3.3     IT Services
  Alphabet, Inc. Class A     3.2     Interactive Media & Services
  Mastercard, Inc. Class A     2.8     IT Services
  Alphabet, Inc. Class C     2.4     Interactive Media & Services
  The Boeing Co.     2.0     Aerospace & Defense
    Cisco Systems, Inc.     1.9     Communications Equipment

 

  1    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION2
As of August 31, 2019

 

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  2    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.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND

 

Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on September 1, 2009 in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Strategic Growth Fund’s 10 Year Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2019.

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years      Ten Years    Since Inception

Class A

           

Excluding sales charges

     2.86%        11.17%      13.39%   

Including sales charges

     -2.77%        9.92%      12.75%   

 

Class C

           

Excluding contingent deferred sales charges

     2.07%        10.32%      12.54%   

Including contingent deferred sales charges

     1.05%        10.32%      12.54%   

 

Institutional

     3.31%        11.62%      13.85%   

 

Service

     2.79%        11.07%      13.31%   

 

Investor

     3.14%        11.46%      13.68%   

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     3.26%              N/A            N/A    9.80%

 

Class R

     2.67%        10.91%      13.15%   

 

Class R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     3.33%              N/A            N/A    11.69%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and 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% 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 Average Annual Total Return.

 

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Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund

 

Portfolio Composition

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes (measured at time of purchase) in equity investments in technology companies. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, in companies that are considered by the Investment Adviser to benefit from the proliferation of technology. Although the Fund invests primarily in publicly traded U.S. securities, it may invest up to 25% of its total assets measured at the time of purchase in foreign securities, including securities of issuers in countries with emerging markets or economies and securities quoted in foreign currencies. The Fund may also invest in privately held companies and companies that only recently began to trade publicly.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of 4.73%, 3.97%, 5.12%, 4.62%, 5.01%, 5.11% and 5.15%, respectively. These returns compare to the -0.72% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the NASDAQ Composite Total Return Index (the “NASDAQ Composite”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   The Fund outperformed the NASDAQ Composite on a relative basis during the Reporting Period due primarily to effective stock selection. Sector allocation as a whole also contributed positively to relative performance.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   As both the Fund and the NASDAQ Composite have the majority of their respective assets allocated to the information technology sector, broad equity market sector performance generally does not have a meaningful impact on relative performance. That said, effective stock selection in information technology and real estate contributed positively to the Fund’s relative results. Having an underweight to health care, which was the weakest sector in the NASDAQ Composite during the Reporting Period, also helped. The sectors that detracted most from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period were consumer discretionary and communication services, wherein stock selection proved particularly challenging.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   Among those stocks the Fund benefited most from relative to the NASDAQ Composite were positions in wireless communications and broadcast tower real estate investment trust American Tower, enterprise software solutions company Red Hat and cloud-based services provider ServiceNow.

 

   

American Tower consistently reported strong organic earnings during the Reporting Period, driven by the strong performance of total property revenue and other profitability metrics. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed American Tower may benefit from secular trends in growing data usage, taking advantage of its dominant market share, global expansion and additional investment opportunities to fuel long-term growth. With recurring revenue streams and strong organic leasing growth at an attractive valuation relative to its peers, we maintained our view that American Tower is a high quality and durable growth company.

 

   

Shares of Red Hat spiked in late October 2018 after IBM announced an offer to acquire Red Hat in an all cash deal valued at approximately $34 billion. The announcement was received positively by Red Hat shareholders, as the purchase price represented a significant premium to the prior day’s

 

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closing price. This acquisition was in line with our thesis that the software industry is ripe for consolidation. We were encouraged by this news and decided to realize gains and reallocate the proceeds to what we viewed as other high quality growth companies.

 

   

ServiceNow provides cloud-based services to automate enterprise information technology operations. Early in 2019, its shares rallied after the company reported strong earnings, driven by continued sales momentum in its high dollar customer category and successful new product rollouts. Its shares maintained strength through the remainder of the Reporting Period, as its ongoing sales growth and new product rollouts buoyed positive investor sentiment. Overall, at the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to view ServiceNow as a high quality software name with attractive growth and solid margins. Additionally, we remained confident in its management’s ability to thoughtfully invest as it works to meet its levels of growth.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the NASDAQ Composite were positions in PTC, NVIDIA and GoDaddy.

 

   

PTC engages in the development of product management software solutions. Its shares came under pressure toward the end of the Reporting Period when the company reported bookings growth below consensus expectations. The miss was received particularly negatively by investors, as it was widely viewed as an execution miss driven by slower than company-expected conversion of existing customers from maintenance to subscription. At the end of the Reporting Period, we felt its management had reset expectations. We also believed the company should benefit from industry growth going forward given its competitive advantage in the production of much of the software that we expect to enable industrial automation and connectivity.

 

   

NVIDIA engages in the design and manufacture of computer graphics, processors, chipsets and related multimedia software. During the Reporting Period, the company reported disappointing earnings, as trade uncertainties and concerns around demand persisted. While we believe NVIDIA is a high quality advanced chip designer, we decided to exit the position in favor of companies we felt had more favorable near-term risk/reward profiles.

 

   

GoDaddy engages in web hosting services. Its stock slid during the beginning of 2019 following its earnings release in which the company reported results in line with market expectations across virtually all key metrics. Despite the release, its shares declined as investors were disappointed following an extended period of upside surprises. Additionally, the company announced a change to its senior management team later in the Reporting Period. However, at the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to believe GoDaddy’s end markets were rather steady and presented a favorable long-term growth opportunity. Overall, we remained positive on GoDaddy, as we believed it was a high quality growth company that has demonstrated an ability to deliver consistent earnings growth over time. We felt it was a well diversified business led by a strong management team. That said, we were closely monitoring the company’s growth and management uncertainties.

 

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.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we initiated a Fund position in Accenture. We feel that, in recent years, Accenture has repositioned itself as a leading information technology implementation company in digital and new age technologies, including cloud software as a service, analytics and security. We also feel the company’s existing client relationships and strong consulting practice have facilitated its early involvement in deals, a key competitive advantage versus its peers. Lastly, we feel the company’s balanced capital allocation to acquisitions and capital returns have enabled the company to invest in growth initiatives.

 

   

We established a Fund position in PayPal Holdings during the Reporting Period. The company offers products within the back-end payment infrastructure space, which we view as a growing and increasingly critical function. We view PayPal Holdings as a high quality growth business with strong underlying fundamentals and channel growth potential, as seen through its partnerships with growing consumer companies like Uber, MercadoLibre and Facebook.

 

   

Conversely, in addition to those sales already mentioned, we eliminated the Fund’s position in Global Payments, a provider of payment technology and software solutions. Following an extended span of strong performance, we decided to realize gains and reallocate the capital to other high quality growth names in the payments space. We felt

 

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that, as we get deeper in the economic cycle, there may be other names in the industry that could provide high quality characteristics in the event of an economic downturn.

 

   

We sold the Fund’s position in MasterCard during the Reporting Period. After a run of strong performance, we felt its risk/reward profile was less compelling than those of other similar companies. We decided to exit the position and reallocate the capital to what we viewed as more compelling ideas.

 

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

 

A   Effective February 4, 2019, Michael DeSantis, vice president and portfolio manager of the Fund, left the firm to pursue another opportunity. Steven Barry, Sung Cho and Charles “Brook” Dane continue to serve as portfolio managers of the Fund and assumed Michael’s portfolio management responsibilities effective February 4, 2019. Steven Barry also remains the chief investment officer of the Fundamental Equity US Equity team and of Fundamental Equity globally, overseeing more than $50 billion in assets under supervision as of December 31, 2018.

 

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 stocks rather than on making industry or sector 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 sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure to consumer discretionary and health care increased relative to the NASDAQ Composite and its relative exposure to information technology decreased. The Fund’s position in cash decreased during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of August 2019?

 

A   At the end of August 2019, the Fund was overweighted relative to the NASDAQ Composite in the information technology and real estate sectors. On the same date, the Fund had underweighted exposure compared to the NASDAQ Composite in health care, consumer discretionary and communication services. The Fund had no exposure to the utilities, materials, energy, industrials, consumer staples or financials sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Technology Opportunities Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191
     Holding   % of Net Assets     Line of Business
 

Amazon.com, Inc.

    8.8   Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
 

Microsoft Corp.

    8.8     Software
 

Visa, Inc. Class A

    5.4     IT Services
 

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

    4.4     Interactive Media & Services
 

Adobe, Inc.

    4.3     Software
 

Facebook, Inc. Class A

    4.2     Interactive Media & Services
 

Alphabet, Inc. Class A

    4.1     Interactive Media & Services
 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    3.9     Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
 

Apple, Inc.

    3.5     Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
   

Amphenol Corp. Class A

    3.3     Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

  1    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATION2
As of August 31, 2019

 

LOGO

 

 

  2    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.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value as of August 31, 2019, of a $10,000 investment made on September 1, 2009 in Class A Shares at NAV (with the maximum sales charge of 5.50%). For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the NASDAQ Composite Total Return Index, is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Technology Opportunities Fund’s 10 Year Performance

Performance of a $10,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2019.

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years      Ten Years    Since Inception

Class A

           

Excluding sales charges

     4.73%        15.47%      15.75%   

Including sales charges

     -1.02%        14.18%      15.10%   

 

Class C

           

Excluding contingent deferred sales charges

     3.97%        14.61%      14.89%   

Including contingent deferred sales charges

     2.93%        14.61%      14.89%   

 

Institutional

     5.12%        15.92%      16.20%   

 

Service

     4.62%        15.34%      15.64%   

 

Investor (Commenced September 30, 2010)

     5.01%        15.75%            N/A    14.82%

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     5.11%              N/A            N/A    11.60%

 

Class R6 (Commenced December 29, 2017)

     5.15%              N/A            N/A    16.45%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and 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% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase). Because Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Average Annual Total Return.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Index Definitions

 

The Russell 3000® Index is a market capitalization weighted equity index maintained by the FTSE Russell that provides exposure to the entire U.S. stock market. The index tracks the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S.-traded stocks which represent about 98% of all U.S incorporated equity securities. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 1000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 1000® Growth Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The S&P 500® Index is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. The S&P 500® Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is an unmanaged market capitalization weighted index that measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell Midcap® Growth Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Russell 2500® Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the US equity universe. The Russell 2500® Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of the small- to mid-cap growth market. Based on ongoing empirical research of investment manager behavior, the methodology used to determine growth probability approximates the aggregate small- to mid-cap growth manager’s opportunity set. The Russell 2500® Growth Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The NASDAQ Composite Index includes all domestic and international based common type stocks listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market. The NASDAQ Composite Index is a broad based Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS BLUE CHIP FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 95.9%  
Aerospace & Defense – 5.0%  
  619     Northrop Grumman Corp.   $ 227,711  
  1,108     The Boeing Co.     403,412  
   

 

 

 
      631,123  

 

 

 
Banks – 2.6%  
  1,785     First Republic Bank     160,150  
  1,524     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     167,427  
   

 

 

 
      327,577  

 

 

 
Beverages – 1.9%  
  4,307     The Coca-Cola Co.     237,057  

 

 

 
Capital Markets – 1.5%  
  2,213     Northern Trust Corp.     194,589  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 2.9%  
  944     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     64,126  
  605     Ecolab, Inc.     124,818  
  342     The Sherwin-Williams Co.     180,148  
   

 

 

 
      369,092  

 

 

 
Communications Equipment – 2.0%  
  5,316     Cisco Systems, Inc.     248,842  

 

 

 
Consumer Finance – 1.2%  
  1,241     American Express Co.     149,379  

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.9%  
  3,800     AT&T, Inc.     133,988  
  4,019     Verizon Communications, Inc.     233,745  
   

 

 

 
      367,733  

 

 

 
Entertainment – 1.3%  
  1,188     The Walt Disney Co.     163,065  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 2.9%  
  1,566     American Tower Corp.     360,478  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 3.2%  
  3,529     Walmart, Inc.     403,224  

 

 

 
Food Products – 1.0%  
  2,286     Mondelez International, Inc. Class A     126,233  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 7.5%  
  7,307     Boston Scientific Corp.*     312,228  
  2,944     Danaher Corp.     418,313  
  1,951     Medtronic PLC     210,493  
   

 

 

 
      941,034  

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services – 4.0%  
  2,818     CVS Health Corp.     171,673  
  636     Humana, Inc.     180,121  
  656     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     153,504  
   

 

 

 
      505,298  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.3%  
  1,340     McDonald’s Corp.     292,080  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Household Products – 3.4%  
  1,813     Colgate-Palmolive Co.   134,434  
  2,404     The Procter & Gamble Co.     289,033  
   

 

 

 
      423,467  

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates – 3.1%  
  2,371     Honeywell International, Inc.     390,314  

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services* – 6.4%  
  260     Alphabet, Inc. Class A     309,538  
  171     Alphabet, Inc. Class C     203,165  
  1,595     Facebook, Inc. Class A     296,144  
   

 

 

 
      808,847  

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail* – 2.5%  
  177     Amazon.com, Inc.     314,403  

 

 

 
IT Services – 4.4%  
  3,107     Visa, Inc. Class A     561,808  

 

 

 
Media – 1.4%  
  4,023     Comcast Corp. Class A     178,058  

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 4.5%  
  1,960     Chevron Corp.     230,731  
  2,583     EOG Resources, Inc.     191,633  
  2,146     Exxon Mobil Corp.     146,958  
   

 

 

 
      569,322  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals – 7.1%  
  6,928     AstraZeneca PLC ADR     311,968  
  2,736     Eli Lilly & Co.     309,086  
  2,149     Johnson & Johnson     275,845  
   

 

 

 
      896,899  

 

 

 
Road & Rail – 3.0%  
  2,318     Union Pacific Corp.     375,423  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.2%  
  3,299     Texas Instruments, Inc.     408,251  

 

 

 
Software – 5.1%  
  4,705     Microsoft Corp.     648,631  

 

 

 
Specialty Retail – 3.1%  
  3,647     Ross Stores, Inc.     386,619  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 3.1%  
  1,848     Apple, Inc.     385,752  

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.5%  
  3,714     NIKE, Inc. Class B     313,833  

 

 

 
Tobacco – 0.9%  
  1,521     Philip Morris International, Inc.     109,649  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $10,205,093)   $ 12,088,080  

 

 

 

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS BLUE CHIP FUND

 

 

 

Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 4.0%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  497,742     2.045%   $ 497,742  
  (Cost $497,742)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.9%  
  (Cost $10,702,835)   $ 12,585,822  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.1%
    17,100  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 12,602,922  

 

 

 

 

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)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS CAPITAL GROWTH FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.4%  
Aerospace & Defense – 2.3%  
  2,112     HEICO Corp.   $ 305,543  
  16,709     L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     3,532,450  
  17,437     Northrop Grumman Corp.     6,414,549  
  28,815     The Boeing Co.     10,491,253  
   

 

 

 
      20,743,795  

 

 

 
Auto Components – 0.3%  
  33,133     Aptiv PLC     2,755,672  

 

 

 
Banks – 4.6%  
  469,082     Bank of America Corp.     12,904,446  
  52,995     Citigroup, Inc.     3,410,228  
  61,951     First Republic Bank     5,558,244  
  138,684     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     15,235,824  
  15,228     M&T Bank Corp.     2,226,486  
  27,778     Wells Fargo & Co.     1,293,621  
   

 

 

 
      40,628,849  

 

 

 
Beverages – 1.5%  
  25,782     Coca-Cola European Partners PLC     1,452,558  
  12,615     Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A     2,577,875  
  163,263     The Coca-Cola Co.     8,985,996  
   

 

 

 
      13,016,429  

 

 

 
Biotechnology – 1.8%  
  44,314     AbbVie, Inc.     2,913,202  
  4,425     Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     167,929  
  7,089     Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     714,288  
  14,341     Amgen, Inc.     2,991,820  
  44,164     Celgene Corp.*     4,275,075  
  17,493     Exelixis, Inc.*     347,236  
  5,143     Incyte Corp.*     420,800  
  6,123     Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*     608,749  
  8,506     Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*     766,816  
  14,068     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     2,532,521  
   

 

 

 
      15,738,436  

 

 

 
Capital Markets – 2.6%  
  4,935     BlackRock, Inc.     2,085,334  
  20,202     CME Group, Inc.     4,389,693  
  40,551     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     3,790,708  
  129,439     Morgan Stanley     5,370,424  
  36,212     Northern Trust Corp.     3,184,121  
  20,977     Raymond James Financial, Inc.     1,646,904  
  10,776     S&P Global, Inc.     2,803,807  
   

 

 

 
      23,270,991  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 2.6%  
  22,311     Celanese Corp.     2,529,398  
  105,281     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     7,151,738  
  21,105     Ecolab, Inc.     4,354,173  
  40,689     Linde PLC     7,686,559  
  2,637     The Sherwin-Williams Co.     1,389,040  
   

 

 

 
      23,110,908  

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.4%  
  8,539     Cintas Corp.     2,252,588  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Commercial Services & Supplies – (continued)  
  16,121     Waste Connections, Inc.   1,481,520  
   

 

 

 
      3,734,108  

 

 

 
Communications Equipment – 0.9%  
  3,255     Arista Networks, Inc.*     737,648  
  148,854     Cisco Systems, Inc.     6,967,856  
   

 

 

 
      7,705,504  

 

 

 
Construction Materials – 0.9%  
  31,768     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     8,061,765  

 

 

 
Consumer Finance – 1.0%  
  71,111     American Express Co.     8,559,631  

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging – 0.5%  
  60,904     Ball Corp.     4,897,291  

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services* – 0.4%  
  19,396     Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.     3,201,310  

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services* – 1.8%  
  77,270     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B     15,717,491  

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.1%  
  162,727     Verizon Communications, Inc.     9,464,202  

 

 

 
Electric Utilities – 1.4%  
  36,513     NextEra Energy, Inc.     7,999,268  
  75,635     Xcel Energy, Inc.     4,857,280  
   

 

 

 
      12,856,548  

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.4%  
  42,075     Amphenol Corp. Class A     3,683,245  

 

 

 
Entertainment – 1.8%  
  48,201     Activision Blizzard, Inc.     2,438,970  
  14,085     Electronic Arts, Inc.*     1,319,483  
  14,848     Netflix, Inc.*     4,361,600  
  55,515     The Walt Disney Co.     7,619,989  
   

 

 

 
      15,740,042  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 4.2%  
  26,078     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     3,907,528  
  23,329     American Tower Corp.     5,370,102  
  43,660     CyrusOne, Inc.     3,207,264  
  3,229     Equinix, Inc.     1,796,228  
  18,473     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.     2,488,683  
  7,365     Essex Property Trust, Inc.     2,366,080  
  20,758     Extra Space Storage, Inc.     2,530,815  
  106,488     Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.     3,620,592  
  79,444     Invitation Homes, Inc.     2,284,809  
  32,790     Prologis, Inc.     2,741,900  
  27,818     Simon Property Group, Inc.     4,143,213  
  36,196     Ventas, Inc.     2,656,424  
   

 

 

 
      37,113,638  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.5%  
  78,383     US Foods Holding Corp.*     3,170,592  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Food & Staples Retailing – (continued)  
  90,536     Walmart, Inc.   $ 10,344,644  
   

 

 

 
      13,515,236  

 

 

 
Food Products – 1.2%  
  18,240     Bunge Ltd.     974,198  
  76,824     Conagra Brands, Inc.     2,178,729  
  52,131     Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.     3,669,501  
  72,567     Mondelez International, Inc. Class A     4,007,150  
   

 

 

 
      10,829,578  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.2%  
  197,110     Boston Scientific Corp.*     8,422,510  
  36,923     Danaher Corp.     5,246,389  
  20,600     Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     4,569,904  
  3,498     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     1,013,511  
  16,060     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     8,212,120  
  13,583     Teleflex, Inc.     4,943,125  
  9,630     The Cooper Cos., Inc.     2,982,893  
  24,382     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     3,546,606  
  55,277     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     7,694,558  
   

 

 

 
      46,631,616  

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services – 2.4%  
  10,406     Anthem, Inc.     2,721,377  
  62,456     CVS Health Corp.     3,804,820  
  16,183     Guardant Health, Inc.*     1,416,498  
  17,810     Humana, Inc.     5,043,970  
  10,041     Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*     1,682,470  
  29,138     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     6,818,292  
   

 

 

 
      21,487,427  

 

 

 
Health Care Technology* – 0.1%  
  78,362     Change Healthcare, Inc.     1,099,419  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.3%  
  17,276     Choice Hotels International, Inc.     1,571,770  
  6,749     Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     1,530,943  
  33,281     Las Vegas Sands Corp.     1,846,097  
  41,545     McDonald’s Corp.     9,055,564  
  14,868     Restaurant Brands International, Inc.     1,166,395  
  30,796     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     3,211,407  
  18,869     Wynn Resorts Ltd.     2,078,420  
   

 

 

 
      20,460,596  

 

 

 
Household Durables – 0.4%  
  73,492     D.R. Horton, Inc.     3,635,649  

 

 

 
Household Products – 1.5%  
  107,705     The Procter & Gamble Co.     12,949,372  

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates – 1.7%  
  391,694     General Electric Co.     3,231,476  
  65,295     Honeywell International, Inc.     10,748,863  
  2,769     Roper Technologies, Inc.     1,015,558  
   

 

 

 
      14,995,897  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Insurance – 2.4%  
  27,969     American International Group, Inc.   1,455,507  
  38,136     Chubb Ltd.     5,959,894  
  22,876     Globe Life, Inc.     2,041,912  
  2,445     Markel Corp.*     2,794,830  
  24,119     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     3,713,602  
  16,731     The Allstate Corp.     1,713,087  
  19,845     Willis Towers Watson PLC     3,928,715  
   

 

 

 
      21,607,547  

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services* – 4.7%  
  11,556     Alphabet, Inc. Class A     13,757,765  
  10,671     Alphabet, Inc. Class C     12,678,215  
  82,852     Facebook, Inc. Class A     15,383,131  
   

 

 

 
      41,819,111  

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 3.1%  
  13,357     Amazon.com, Inc.*     23,725,905  
  32,698     Expedia Group, Inc.     4,254,010  
   

 

 

 
      27,979,915  

 

 

 
IT Services – 6.4%  
  36,897     Accenture PLC Class A     7,311,879  
  14,304     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     2,429,391  
  15,597     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     1,177,730  
  58,902     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     8,023,630  
  38,709     Fiserv, Inc.*     4,139,541  
  14,967     GoDaddy, Inc. Class A*     948,010  
  7,626     International Business Machines Corp.     1,033,552  
  27,512     Mastercard, Inc. Class A     7,741,051  
  69,249     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*     7,551,603  
  93,678     Visa, Inc. Class A     16,938,856  
   

 

 

 
      57,295,243  

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 1.1%  
  13,518     Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.*     687,390  
  52,796     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     3,754,324  
  17,999     Illumina, Inc.*     5,063,839  
   

 

 

 
      9,505,553  

 

 

 
Machinery – 2.2%  
  25,903     Deere & Co.     4,012,634  
  45,653     Fortive Corp.     3,236,798  
  18,704     Ingersoll-Rand PLC     2,264,867  
  83,215     ITT, Inc.     4,736,598  
  40,376     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     5,364,355  
   

 

 

 
      19,615,252  

 

 

 
Media – 1.7%  
  235,667     Comcast Corp. Class A     10,430,621  
  79,957     Fox Corp. Class B     2,622,590  
  49,315     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*     1,996,764  
   

 

 

 
      15,049,975  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Metals & Mining – 0.1%  
  89,599     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   $ 823,415  

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities – 1.3%  
  73,649     Ameren Corp.     5,682,020  
  93,514     CMS Energy Corp.     5,896,058  
   

 

 

 
      11,578,078  

 

 

 
Multiline Retail – 0.6%  
  27,418     Dollar General Corp.     4,279,676  
  14,736     Dollar Tree, Inc.*     1,496,146  
   

 

 

 
      5,775,822  

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 4.3%  
  119,539     Cheniere Energy, Inc.*     7,137,674  
  102,234     Chevron Corp.     12,034,986  
  49,797     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     4,884,090  
  41,004     EOG Resources, Inc.     3,042,087  
  61,531     Exxon Mobil Corp.     4,213,643  
  113,205     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     5,570,818  
  55,379     Viper Energy Partners LP     1,604,329  
   

 

 

 
      38,487,627  

 

 

 
Personal Products – 0.3%  
  13,441     The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A     2,661,184  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals – 3.3%  
  201,324     AstraZeneca PLC ADR     9,065,619  
  98,547     Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*     2,564,193  
  63,169     Eli Lilly & Co.     7,136,202  
  48,772     Johnson & Johnson     6,260,374  
  33,626     Zoetis, Inc.     4,250,999  
   

 

 

 
      29,277,387  

 

 

 
Professional Services – 0.1%  
  4,257     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     687,676  

 

 

 
Road & Rail – 1.7%  
  22,379     Norfolk Southern Corp.     3,895,065  
  17,776     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     2,910,998  
  53,464     Union Pacific Corp.     8,659,029  
   

 

 

 
      15,465,092  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.5%  
  60,670     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     1,908,071  
  29,662     Analog Devices, Inc.     3,257,777  
  61,955     Intel Corp.     2,937,287  
  217,320     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     5,209,160  
  61,684     Micron Technology, Inc.*     2,792,435  
  10,266     NVIDIA Corp.     1,719,658  
  39,604     NXP Semiconductors NV     4,045,153  
  28,176     QUALCOMM, Inc.     2,191,247  
  60,232     Texas Instruments, Inc.     7,453,710  
   

 

 

 
      31,514,498  

 

 

 
Software – 7.4%  
  25,825     Adobe, Inc.*     7,347,471  
  8,529     Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A*     1,147,236  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Software – (continued)  
  39,656     Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*   2,290,927  
  14,289     Citrix Systems, Inc.     1,328,591  
  13,998     Intuit, Inc.     4,036,463  
  271,558     Microsoft Corp.     37,436,986  
  11,463     PTC, Inc.*     750,483  
  32,016     salesforce.com, Inc.*     4,996,737  
  12,940     ServiceNow, Inc.*     3,388,209  
  27,564     Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A*     789,433  
  23,895     Splunk, Inc.*     2,671,939  
   

 

 

 
      66,184,475  

 

 

 
Specialty Retail – 2.2%  
  17,189     Burlington Stores, Inc.*     3,480,600  
  11,122     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     4,268,179  
  38,992     Ross Stores, Inc.     4,133,542  
  35,815     The Home Depot, Inc.     8,162,597  
   

 

 

 
      20,044,918  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 3.5%  
  150,066     Apple, Inc.     31,324,777  

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.1%  
  19,704     Capri Holdings Ltd.*     519,792  
  62,819     NIKE, Inc. Class B     5,308,205  
  50,289     PVH Corp.     3,811,906  
   

 

 

 
      9,639,903  

 

 

 
Tobacco – 0.8%  
  31,270     Altria Group, Inc.     1,367,750  
  75,859     Philip Morris International, Inc.     5,468,675  
   

 

 

 
      6,836,425  

 

 

 
Water Utilities – 0.5%  
  38,088     American Water Works Co., Inc.     4,849,364  

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services* – 0.3%  
  36,705     T-Mobile US, Inc.     2,864,825  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $659,283,895)   $ 886,492,707  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 0.1%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  811,200     2.045%   $ 811,200  
  (Cost $811,200)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.5%  
  (Cost $660,095,095)   $ 887,303,907  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.5%
    4,853,465  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 892,157,372  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS CAPITAL GROWTH FUND

 

 

 

 

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)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.2%  
Aerospace & Defense – 2.8%  
  11,146     Northrop Grumman Corp.   $ 4,100,279  

 

 

 
Auto Components – 0.9%  
  16,030     Aptiv PLC     1,333,215  

 

 

 
Beverages* – 1.7%  
  43,545     Monster Beverage Corp.     2,554,785  

 

 

 
Biotechnology* – 2.7%  
  23,279     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     1,747,322  
  12,183     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2,193,183  
   

 

 

 
      3,940,505  

 

 

 
Capital Markets – 2.6%  
  41,340     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     3,864,463  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 3.6%  
  29,508     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     2,004,478  
  15,863     Ecolab, Inc.     3,272,696  
   

 

 

 
      5,277,174  

 

 

 
Communications Equipment – 2.6%  
  83,343     Cisco Systems, Inc.     3,901,286  

 

 

 
Entertainment* – 1.8%  
  28,812     Electronic Arts, Inc.     2,699,108  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 4.0%  
  13,303     American Tower Corp.     3,062,218  
  5,304     Equinix, Inc.     2,950,509  
   

 

 

 
      6,012,727  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 2.4%  
  30,876     Walmart, Inc.     3,527,892  

 

 

 
Food Products – 1.8%  
  16,682     McCormick & Co., Inc.     2,716,997  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 6.2%  
  86,162     Boston Scientific Corp.*     3,681,701  
  18,898     Danaher Corp.     2,685,217  
  5,699     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     2,914,127  
   

 

 

 
      9,281,045  

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services – 2.2%  
  11,776     Humana, Inc.     3,335,081  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.0%  
  36,606     Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     3,017,799  

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates – 2.6%  
  23,541     Honeywell International, Inc.     3,875,320  

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services* – 10.7%  
  5,579     Alphabet, Inc. Class A     6,641,967  
  2,326     Alphabet, Inc. Class C     2,763,521  
  35,165     Facebook, Inc. Class A     6,529,085  
   

 

 

 
      15,934,573  

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail* – 4.3%  
  3,617     Amazon.com, Inc.     6,424,841  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
IT Services – 6.9%  
  17,103     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   2,329,771  
  43,877     Visa, Inc. Class A     7,933,839  
   

 

 

 
      10,263,610  

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services* – 1.4%  
  7,497     Illumina, Inc.     2,109,206  

 

 

 
Machinery – 0.9%  
  8,965     Deere & Co.     1,388,768  

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.6%  
  19,443     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     1,906,969  
  41,104     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     2,022,728  
   

 

 

 
      3,929,697  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals – 2.9%  
  96,195     AstraZeneca PLC ADR     4,331,661  

 

 

 
Road & Rail – 2.7%  
  60,318     CSX Corp.     4,042,512  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.0%  
  29,332     NXP Semiconductors NV     2,995,971  

 

 

 
Software – 15.7%  
  12,220     Adobe, Inc.*     3,476,712  
  10,431     Intuit, Inc.     3,007,883  
  96,081     Microsoft Corp.     13,245,727  
  23,319     salesforce.com, Inc.*     3,639,396  
   

 

 

 
      23,369,718  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 5.0%  
  35,297     Apple, Inc.     7,367,896  

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 4.2%  
  46,398     NIKE, Inc. Class B     3,920,631  
  30,854     PVH Corp.     2,338,733  
   

 

 

 
      6,259,364  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $94,760,219)   $ 147,855,493  

 

 

 
Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 0.5%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  689,278     2.045%   $ 689,278  
  (Cost $689,278)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.7%  
  (Cost $95,449,497)   $ 148,544,771  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.3%
    505,993  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 149,050,764  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND

 

 

 

 

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)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FLEXIBLE CAP FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.6%  
Aerospace & Defense – 3.1%  
  620     L3Harris Technologies, Inc.   $ 131,074  
  372     Northrop Grumman Corp.     136,848  
  638     The Boeing Co.     232,289  
  606     United Technologies Corp.     78,926  
   

 

 

 
      579,137  

 

 

 
Auto Components – 0.5%  
  1,166     Aptiv PLC     96,976  

 

 

 
Banks – 5.3%  
  9,869     Bank of America Corp.     271,496  
  422     Citigroup, Inc.     27,156  
  1,092     First Republic Bank     97,974  
  3,237     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     355,617  
  656     M&T Bank Corp.     95,914  
  2,748     Synovus Financial Corp.     97,664  
  1,063     Wells Fargo & Co.     49,504  
   

 

 

 
      995,325  

 

 

 
Beverages – 1.4%  
  1,627     Coca-Cola European Partners PLC     91,665  
  1,507     Monster Beverage Corp.*     88,416  
  269     PepsiCo, Inc.     36,781  
  883     The Coca-Cola Co.     48,600  
   

 

 

 
      265,462  

 

 

 
Biotechnology* – 1.6%  
  957     Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     96,427  
  1,191     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     89,397  
  1,301     Incyte Corp.     106,448  
   

 

 

 
      292,272  

 

 

 
Capital Markets – 2.6%  
  943     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     112,368  
  1,546     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     144,520  
  1,216     Northern Trust Corp.     106,923  
  1,049     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     116,040  
   

 

 

 
      479,851  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 1.8%  
  822     Celanese Corp.     93,190  
  585     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     39,739  
  585     Ecolab, Inc.     120,691  
  418     Linde PLC     78,965  
   

 

 

 
      332,585  

 

 

 
Communications Equipment – 1.3%  
  5,055     Cisco Systems, Inc.     236,625  

 

 

 
Consumer Finance – 0.8%  
  1,301     American Express Co.     156,601  

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging – 1.0%  
  1,283     Ball Corp.     103,166  
  868     Packaging Corp. of America     87,303  
   

 

 

 
      190,469  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Diversified Consumer Services* – 0.5%  
  539     Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.   88,962  

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services* – 1.1%  
  1,035     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B     210,529  

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.9%  
  2,864     AT&T, Inc.     100,985  
  4,357     Verizon Communications, Inc.     253,403  
   

 

 

 
      354,388  

 

 

 
Electric Utilities – 1.5%  
  744     NextEra Energy, Inc.     162,996  
  1,702     Xcel Energy, Inc.     109,302  
   

 

 

 
      272,298  

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment – 1.1%  
  1,141     AMETEK, Inc.     98,046  
  652     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     99,619  
   

 

 

 
      197,665  

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.6%  
  1,219     Amphenol Corp. Class A     106,711  

 

 

 
Entertainment – 1.3%  
  953     Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*     66,243  
  326     Netflix, Inc.*     95,762  
  638     The Walt Disney Co.     87,572  
   

 

 

 
      249,577  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 3.2%  
  418     AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     88,850  
  553     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.     74,500  
  280     Essex Property Trust, Inc.     89,953  
  553     Federal Realty Investment Trust     71,453  
  2,478     HCP, Inc.     86,011  
  592     Simon Property Group, Inc.     88,173  
  1,315     Ventas, Inc.     96,508  
   

 

 

 
      595,448  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.6%  
  2,145     US Foods Holding Corp.*     86,766  
  1,847     Walmart, Inc.     211,038  
   

 

 

 
      297,804  

 

 

 
Food Products – 1.3%  
  610     McCormick & Co., Inc.     99,351  
  2,680     Mondelez International, Inc. Class A     147,989  
   

 

 

 
      247,340  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 3.7%  
  3,155     Boston Scientific Corp.*     134,813  
  1,088     Danaher Corp.     154,594  
  673     Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     149,298  
  744     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     108,222  
  968     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     134,746  
   

 

 

 
      681,673  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care Providers & Services – 2.6%  
  2,758     CVS Health Corp.   $ 168,017  
  486     Humana, Inc.     137,640  
  592     Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*     99,196  
  383     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     89,622  
   

 

 

 
      494,475  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.4%  
  1,074     Las Vegas Sands Corp.     59,575  
  954     McDonald’s Corp.     207,943  
   

 

 

 
      267,518  

 

 

 
Household Products – 2.3%  
  716     The Clorox Co.     113,243  
  2,652     The Procter & Gamble Co.     318,850  
   

 

 

 
      432,093  

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates – 1.7%  
  574     Carlisle Cos., Inc.     83,207  
  6,830     General Electric Co.     56,347  
  1,067     Honeywell International, Inc.     175,650  
   

 

 

 
      315,204  

 

 

 
Insurance – 2.8%  
  911     American Financial Group, Inc.     91,984  
  1,131     Globe Life, Inc.     100,953  
  606     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     93,306  
  1,170     The Allstate Corp.     119,796  
  1,993     The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     116,152  
   

 

 

 
      522,191  

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services* – 5.5%  
  284     Alphabet, Inc. Class A     338,110  
  237     Alphabet, Inc. Class C     281,580  
  1,820     Facebook, Inc. Class A     337,919  
  298     IAC/InterActiveCorp.     75,883  
   

 

 

 
      1,033,492  

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 3.5%  
  315     Amazon.com, Inc.*     559,532  
  712     Expedia Group, Inc.     92,631  
   

 

 

 
      652,163  

 

 

 
IT Services – 6.6%  
  907     Accenture PLC Class A     179,740  
  1,092     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     148,752  
  1,159     Fiserv, Inc.*     123,943  
  1,347     GoDaddy, Inc. Class A*     85,319  
  702     Mastercard, Inc. Class A     197,522  
  1,613     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*     175,898  
  1,755     Visa, Inc. Class A     317,339  
   

 

 

 
      1,228,513  

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.6%  
  1,585     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     112,709  

 

 

 
Machinery – 1.5%  
  521     IDEX Corp.     85,814  
  854     Ingersoll-Rand PLC     103,411  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Machinery – (continued)  
  720     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.   95,659  
   

 

 

 
      284,884  

 

 

 
Media – 1.5%  
  4,941     Comcast Corp. Class A     218,689  
  1,975     Fox Corp. Class B     64,780  
   

 

 

 
      283,469  

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities – 1.6%  
  1,191     Ameren Corp.     91,886  
  1,560     CMS Energy Corp.     98,358  
  759     Sempra Energy     107,497  
   

 

 

 
      297,741  

 

 

 
Multiline Retail – 0.6%  
  755     Dollar General Corp.     117,848  

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 4.5%  
  1,251     Cheniere Energy, Inc.*     74,697  
  2,117     Chevron Corp.     249,213  
  1,195     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     117,206  
  1,695     EOG Resources, Inc.     125,752  
  2,149     Exxon Mobil Corp.     147,163  
  2,461     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     121,106  
   

 

 

 
      835,137  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals – 5.4%  
  2,393     AstraZeneca PLC ADR     107,757  
  2,882     Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*     74,990  
  1,514     Eli Lilly & Co.     171,036  
  2,769     Johnson & Johnson     355,429  
  819     Merck & Co., Inc.     70,819  
  2,028     Pfizer, Inc.     72,095  
  1,223     Zoetis, Inc.     154,612  
   

 

 

 
      1,006,738  

 

 

 
Road & Rail – 1.6%  
  1,854     CSX Corp.     124,255  
  1,056     Union Pacific Corp.     171,030  
   

 

 

 
      295,285  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.0%  
  1,056     Analog Devices, Inc.     115,980  
  1,407     Intel Corp.     66,706  
  3,428     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     82,169  
  712     NXP Semiconductors NV     72,724  
  886     QUALCOMM, Inc.     68,904  
  1,301     Texas Instruments, Inc.     160,999  
   

 

 

 
      567,482  

 

 

 
Software – 7.5%  
  638     Adobe, Inc.*     181,517  
  1,454     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*     99,570  
  1,031     Citrix Systems, Inc.     95,862  
  471     Intuit, Inc.     135,818  
  6,416     Microsoft Corp.     884,510  
   

 

 

 
      1,397,277  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Specialty Retail – 2.5%  
  390     Burlington Stores, Inc.*   $ 78,971  
  234     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     89,800  
  961     Ross Stores, Inc.     101,875  
  858     The Home Depot, Inc.     195,547  
   

 

 

 
      466,193  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 3.2%  
  2,868     Apple, Inc.     598,666  

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.1%  
  1,741     NIKE, Inc. Class B     147,115  
  723     PVH Corp.     54,803  
   

 

 

 
      201,918  

 

 

 
Tobacco – 0.8%  
  2,184     Philip Morris International, Inc.     157,445  

 

 

 
Water Utilities – 0.6%  
  836     American Water Works Co., Inc.     106,440  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $14,442,797)   $ 18,602,579  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 0.2%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  37,087     2.045%   $ 37,087  
  (Cost $37,087)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%  
  (Cost $14,479,884)   $ 18,639,666  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.2%
    40,343  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 18,680,009  

 

 

 

 

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)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.5%  
Aerospace & Defense – 3.7%  
  124,766     HEICO Corp.   $ 18,049,897  
  137,156     L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     28,996,150  
   

 

 

 
      47,046,047  

 

 

 
Auto Components – 0.5%  
  83,898     Aptiv PLC     6,977,797  

 

 

 
Banks – 0.9%  
  128,756     First Republic Bank     11,551,988  

 

 

 
Beverages – 0.9%  
  189,315     Brown-Forman Corp. Class B     11,167,692  

 

 

 
Biotechnology* – 3.0%  
  126,444     Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     4,798,550  
  265,191     Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.     2,373,459  
  49,887     Exact Sciences Corp.     5,947,528  
  101,365     Incyte Corp.     8,293,684  
  364,513     Moderna, Inc.     5,733,790  
  39,073     Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.     3,884,638  
  72,348     Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.     6,522,172  
   

 

 

 
      37,553,821  

 

 

 
Capital Markets – 4.0%  
  96,223     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     11,465,933  
  50,804     MSCI, Inc.     11,920,142  
  145,829     Northern Trust Corp.     12,822,744  
  124,703     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     13,794,646  
   

 

 

 
      50,003,465  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 0.6%  
  65,626     Celanese Corp.     7,440,020  

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.6%  
  74,487     Cintas Corp.     19,649,671  

 

 

 
Communications Equipment* – 0.5%  
  14,447     Arista Networks, Inc.     3,273,979  
  27,495     F5 Networks, Inc.     3,539,431  
   

 

 

 
      6,813,410  

 

 

 
Construction Materials – 1.5%  
  76,911     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     19,517,704  

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging – 0.9%  
  144,708     Ball Corp.     11,635,970  

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services* – 2.1%  
  159,279     Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.     26,288,999  

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment – 3.3%  
  183,554     AMETEK, Inc.     15,772,795  
  118,790     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     18,149,924  
  161,662     Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*     7,368,554  
   

 

 

 
      41,291,273  

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 2.6%  
  270,788     Amphenol Corp. Class A     23,704,782  
  219,165     National Instruments Corp.     9,204,930  
   

 

 

 
      32,909,712  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Entertainment – 0.8%  
  49,033     Spotify Technology SA*   6,617,003  
  55,191     World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Class A     3,942,293  
   

 

 

 
      10,559,296  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 3.3%  
  90,964     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.     12,254,670  
  114,116     SBA Communications Corp.     29,947,462  
   

 

 

 
      42,202,132  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing* – 0.7%  
  217,781     Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.     8,809,241  

 

 

 
Food Products – 2.2%  
  90,650     Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.     6,380,854  
  132,621     McCormick & Co., Inc.     21,599,982  
   

 

 

 
      27,980,836  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 7.3%  
  52,867     Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     11,728,015  
  79,368     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     22,996,084  
  61,284     Teleflex, Inc.     22,302,473  
  35,505     The Cooper Cos., Inc.     10,997,674  
  59,332     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     8,630,433  
  116,365     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     16,198,008  
   

 

 

 
      92,852,687  

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services* – 1.7%  
  232,848     Centene Corp.     10,855,374  
  43,640     Guardant Health, Inc.     3,819,809  
  56,796     Molina Healthcare, Inc.     7,399,383  
   

 

 

 
      22,074,566  

 

 

 
Health Care Technology* – 0.8%  
  60,789     Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A     9,749,340  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.9%  
  185,381     Choice Hotels International, Inc.     16,865,963  
  63,430     Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     14,388,461  
  48,257     Wynn Resorts Ltd.     5,315,509  
   

 

 

 
      36,569,933  

 

 

 
Household Durables – 0.7%  
  169,986     D.R. Horton, Inc.     8,409,207  

 

 

 
Household Products – 1.3%  
  109,077     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     8,702,163  
  52,045     The Clorox Co.     8,231,437  
   

 

 

 
      16,933,600  

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services* – 1.8%  
  64,083     IAC/InterActiveCorp.     16,318,095  
  154,104     Twitter, Inc.     6,572,536  
   

 

 

 
      22,890,631  

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 1.5%  
  150,708     Expedia Group, Inc.     19,607,111  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
IT Services – 10.2%  
  321,070     Black Knight, Inc.*   $ 19,986,608  
  163,993     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     22,339,126  
  360,395     Fiserv, Inc.*     38,540,641  
  215,793     GoDaddy, Inc. Class A*     13,668,329  
  196,979     Total System Services, Inc.     26,438,521  
  59,957     Twilio, Inc. Class A*     7,822,590  
   

 

 

 
      128,795,815  

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 1.7%  
  99,063     Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.*     5,037,353  
  136,626     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     9,715,475  
  22,070     Illumina, Inc.*     6,209,174  
   

 

 

 
      20,962,002  

 

 

 
Machinery – 5.8%  
  229,052     Fortive Corp.     16,239,787  
  116,073     IDEX Corp.     19,118,384  
  213,388     Ingersoll-Rand PLC     25,839,153  
  159,059     Xylem, Inc.     12,185,510  
   

 

 

 
      73,382,834  

 

 

 
Multiline Retail – 3.1%  
  249,430     Dollar General Corp.     38,933,529  

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.8%  
  269,655     Cheniere Energy, Inc.*     16,101,100  
  65,957     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     6,469,063  
   

 

 

 
      22,570,163  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals – 2.3%  
  168,222     Catalent, Inc.*     8,872,028  
  484,419     Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*     12,604,583  
  57,865     Zoetis, Inc.     7,315,293  
   

 

 

 
      28,791,904  

 

 

 
Professional Services – 1.9%  
  146,478     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     23,662,056  

 

 

 
Road & Rail – 1.3%  
  95,572     Lyft, Inc. Class A     4,680,161  
  72,622     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     11,892,579  
   

 

 

 
      16,572,740  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.8%  
  453,807     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     14,272,230  
  58,004     Analog Devices, Inc.     6,370,579  
  683,601     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     16,385,916  
  92,297     Microchip Technology, Inc.     7,968,000  
  150,608     MKS Instruments, Inc.     11,791,101  
  29,147     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     4,388,372  
   

 

 

 
      61,176,198  

 

 

 
Software* – 8.2%  
  133,365     Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A     17,938,926  
  39,481     Autodesk, Inc.     5,638,676  
  234,435     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.     16,054,109  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Software* – (continued)  
  171,083     Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.   9,883,465  
  95,038     Coupa Software, Inc.     13,203,629  
  53,870     HubSpot, Inc.     10,756,762  
  24,727     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     5,034,912  
  283,691     Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A     8,124,910  
  151,143     Splunk, Inc.     16,900,810  
   

 

 

 
      103,536,199  

 

 

 
Specialty Retail – 5.1%  
  76,973     Burlington Stores, Inc.*     15,586,263  
  57,447     Five Below, Inc.*     7,058,513  
  57,365     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     22,014,392  
  91,325     Ross Stores, Inc.     9,681,363  
  40,501     Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.*     9,628,303  
   

 

 

 
      63,968,834  

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.2%  
  111,330     Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*     20,559,311  
  91,103     PVH Corp.     6,905,608  
   

 

 

 
      27,464,919  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $958,432,966)   $ 1,258,303,342  

 

 

 
   
Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 0.5%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  5,547,470     2.045%   $ 5,547,470  
  (Cost $5,547,470)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.0%  
  (Cost $963,980,436)   $ 1,263,850,812  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.0%

    304,433  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 1,264,155,245  

 

 

 

 

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)

  Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 

Investment Abbreviation:

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 96.3%  
Aerospace & Defense – 5.2%  
  508,330     Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*   $ 26,550,076  
  160,310     HEICO Corp. Class A     17,691,812  
  130,362     Hexcel Corp.     10,969,962  
  81,313     Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     16,994,417  
  105,773     Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*     32,640,490  
   

 

 

 
      104,846,757  

 

 

 
Banks – 0.8%  
  59,689     First Republic Bank     5,355,297  
  256,288     Glacier Bancorp, Inc.     10,172,071  
   

 

 

 
      15,527,368  

 

 

 
Biotechnology* – 9.2%  
  464,281     ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     12,842,013  
  306,558     Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     11,633,876  
  1,145,760     Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.     10,254,552  
  366,533     Alector, Inc.     6,033,133  
  91,119     Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     7,352,392  
  475,781     Amarin Corp. PLC ADR     7,131,957  
  334,415     Atreca, Inc. Class A     6,490,995  
  85,991     BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.     4,736,384  
  133,549     Bluebird Bio, Inc.     13,796,947  
  137,007     Castle Biosciences, Inc.     3,825,236  
  758,879     Exelixis, Inc.     15,063,748  
  200,250     Incyte Corp.     16,384,455  
  498,538     Moderna, Inc.     7,842,003  
  148,294     Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.     14,743,390  
  1,733,699     Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2,929,951  
  168,031     Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.     15,147,995  
  1,171,040     Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.     13,947,086  
  434,858     Synthorx, Inc.     7,788,307  
  205,611     Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.     5,463,084  
   

 

 

 
      183,407,504  

 

 

 
Building Products – 2.0%  
  274,633     Allegion PLC     26,438,919  
  262,273     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     13,391,659  
   

 

 

 
      39,830,578  

 

 

 
Capital Markets – 3.2%  
  235,996     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     28,121,283  
  263,398     Evercore, Inc. Class A     21,008,625  
  59,754     MSCI, Inc.     14,020,081  
   

 

 

 
      63,149,989  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 2.4%  
  304,937     Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.     22,333,586  
  388,353     RPM International, Inc.     26,279,847  
   

 

 

 
      48,613,433  

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.4%  
  232,407     Rollins, Inc.     7,625,274  

 

 

 
Communications Equipment* – 1.2%  
  1,707,364     Viavi Solutions, Inc.     23,715,286  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Containers & Packaging – 1.0%  
  173,186     Avery Dennison Corp.   20,015,106  

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services* – 2.2%  
  262,903     Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.     43,392,140  

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services* – 0.3%  
  192,746     Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.     6,487,830  

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 4.7%  
  371,487     Badger Meter, Inc.     19,161,300  
  396,377     Cognex Corp.     17,868,675  
  128,149     Keysight Technologies, Inc.*     12,412,512  
  323,721     Novanta, Inc.*     24,279,075  
  96,374     Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A*     19,759,561  
   

 

 

 
      93,481,123  

 

 

 
Entertainment* – 1.1%  
  170,461     Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.     22,495,738  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 3.7%  
  180,965     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.     24,379,605  
  179,199     Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.     14,274,993  
  93,721     SBA Communications Corp.     24,595,202  
  220,763     Terreno Realty Corp.     11,161,777  
   

 

 

 
      74,411,577  

 

 

 
Food Products – 0.9%  
  35,418     Beyond Meat, Inc.*     5,937,119  
  76,985     McCormick & Co., Inc.     12,538,547  
   

 

 

 
      18,475,666  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 10.7%  
  23,346     ABIOMED, Inc.*     4,507,412  
  162,734     DexCom, Inc.*     27,926,782  
  137,302     Glaukos Corp.*     8,829,892  
  50,988     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     14,773,263  
  201,314     Neogen Corp.*     14,196,663  
  124,654     Nevro Corp.*     10,437,280  
  202,385     SI-BONE, Inc.*     3,934,364  
  144,892     Silk Road Medical, Inc.*     6,243,396  
  216,407     Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*     15,674,359  
  93,740     Teleflex, Inc.     34,113,861  
  88,650     The Cooper Cos., Inc.     27,459,338  
  313,859     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     45,653,930  
   

 

 

 
      213,750,540  

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services* – 0.8%  
  195,529     Guardant Health, Inc.     17,114,653  

 

 

 
Health Care Technology* – 0.5%  
  161,110     Teladoc Health, Inc.     9,325,047  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 6.5%  
  335,426     Choice Hotels International, Inc.     30,517,058  
  94,709     Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     21,483,790  
  285,764     Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     23,558,384  
  130,334     Planet Fitness, Inc. Class A*     9,202,884  
  104,223     Vail Resorts, Inc.     24,625,810  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – (continued)  
  206,083     Wingstop, Inc.   $ 20,643,334  
   

 

 

 
      130,031,260  

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services* – 1.3%  
  99,991     IAC/InterActiveCorp.     25,461,708  

 

 

 
IT Services – 10.2%  
  585,517     Black Knight, Inc.*     36,448,433  
  523,636     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     39,539,754  
  153,025     Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*     23,434,249  
  130,149     Global Payments, Inc.     21,602,131  
  408,950     InterXion Holding NV*     33,100,413  
  186,991     Okta, Inc.*     23,654,362  
  192,746     Wix.com Ltd.*     27,032,626  
   

 

 

 
      204,811,968  

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 2.4%  
  193,214     Medpace Holdings, Inc.*     15,632,945  
  384,325     PerkinElmer, Inc.     31,783,677  
   

 

 

 
      47,416,622  

 

 

 
Machinery – 5.7%  
  668,786     Colfax Corp.*     18,190,979  
  369,836     Hillenbrand, Inc.     10,148,300  
  121,428     IDEX Corp.     20,000,406  
  103,228     John Bean Technologies Corp.     10,562,289  
  97,160     RBC Bearings, Inc.*     15,499,935  
  157,398     Standex International Corp.     10,821,112  
  923,897     Welbilt, Inc.*     14,542,139  
  199,248     Xylem, Inc.     15,264,389  
   

 

 

 
      115,029,549  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals* – 1.1%  
  466,644     Elanco Animal Health, Inc.     12,142,077  
  64,358     GW Pharmaceuticals PLC ADR     9,165,223  
   

 

 

 
      21,307,300  

 

 

 
Road & Rail – 0.5%  
  63,126     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     10,337,514  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.8%  
  546,801     Entegris, Inc.     23,419,487  
  1,004,100     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     24,068,277  
  133,837     MKS Instruments, Inc.     10,478,098  
  119,239     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     17,952,624  
   

 

 

 
      75,918,486  

 

 

 
Software* – 9.8%  
  263,292     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.     18,030,236  
  176,574     Coupa Software, Inc.     24,531,426  
  262,045     ForeScout Technologies, Inc.     9,389,072  
  151,089     HubSpot, Inc.     30,169,451  
  68,574     Medallia, Inc.     2,442,606  
  55,788     Paycom Software, Inc.     13,953,695  
  155,356     Proofpoint, Inc.     17,649,995  
  124,793     RingCentral, Inc. Class A     17,612,036  
  150,158     Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A     4,300,525  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Software* – (continued)  
  104,321     Splunk, Inc.   11,665,174  
  40,118     The Trade Desk, Inc. Class A     9,859,801  
  61,215     Tyler Technologies, Inc.     15,704,096  
  272,018     Zendesk, Inc.     21,815,844  
   

 

 

 
      197,123,957  

 

 

 
Specialty Retail* – 3.7%  
  182,165     Burlington Stores, Inc.     36,886,591  
  177,329     Five Below, Inc.     21,788,414  
  322,441     Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class A     15,870,546  
   

 

 

 
      74,545,551  

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.3%  
  57,910     Columbia Sportswear Co.     5,431,379  

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors* – 0.7%  
  185,015     SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.     14,468,173  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $1,534,384,555)   $ 1,927,549,076  

 

 

 
   
Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 3.5%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  70,204,229     2.045%   $ 70,204,229  
  (Cost $70,204,229)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%  
  (Cost $1,604,588,784)   $ 1,997,753,305  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.2%

    3,708,756  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 2,001,462,061  

 

 

 

 

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)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.1%  
Aerospace & Defense – 3.4%  
  6,143     Northrop Grumman Corp.   $ 2,259,826  
  8,758     The Boeing Co.     3,188,700  
   

 

 

 
      5,448,526  

 

 

 
Auto Components – 0.6%  
  11,307     Aptiv PLC     940,403  

 

 

 
Banks – 0.6%  
  10,989     First Republic Bank     985,933  

 

 

 
Beverages – 3.1%  
  16,402     Brown-Forman Corp. Class B     967,554  
  26,695     Monster Beverage Corp.*     1,566,196  
  45,289     The Coca-Cola Co.     2,492,706  
   

 

 

 
      5,026,456  

 

 

 
Biotechnology – 2.9%  
  23,894     AbbVie, Inc.     1,570,792  
  7,634     Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     289,710  
  3,901     Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     393,065  
  11,808     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     886,308  
  8,329     Incyte Corp.*     681,479  
  4,804     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     864,816  
   

 

 

 
      4,686,170  

 

 

 
Capital Markets – 2.0%  
  8,517     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     1,014,886  
  13,868     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     1,296,381  
  10,611     Northern Trust Corp.     933,025  
   

 

 

 
      3,244,292  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 2.2%  
  8,614     Corteva, Inc.     252,562  
  8,614     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     585,149  
  8,062     Ecolab, Inc.     1,663,271  
  1,970     The Sherwin-Williams Co.     1,037,698  
   

 

 

 
      3,538,680  

 

 

 
Communications Equipment – 1.9%  
  66,705     Cisco Systems, Inc.     3,122,461  

 

 

 
Construction Materials – 0.5%  
  3,058     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     776,029  

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.8%  
  14,278     Amphenol Corp. Class A     1,249,896  

 

 

 
Entertainment* – 1.7%  
  15,592     Electronic Arts, Inc.     1,460,659  
  4,610     Netflix, Inc.     1,354,187  
   

 

 

 
      2,814,846  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 2.3%  
  9,294     American Tower Corp.     2,139,386  
  2,773     Equinix, Inc.     1,542,564  
   

 

 

 
      3,681,950  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.0%  
  14,337     Walmart, Inc.   1,638,146  

 

 

 
Food Products – 1.2%  
  5,858     McCormick & Co., Inc.     954,092  
  18,314     Mondelez International, Inc. Class A     1,011,299  
   

 

 

 
      1,965,391  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 4.6%  
  51,939     Boston Scientific Corp.*     2,219,353  
  10,463     Danaher Corp.     1,486,688  
  4,244     Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     941,489  
  2,969     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     1,518,168  
  8,997     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     1,308,704  
   

 

 

 
      7,474,402  

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services – 2.3%  
  5,298     Guardant Health, Inc.*     463,734  
  6,241     Humana, Inc.     1,767,514  
  6,120     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     1,432,080  
   

 

 

 
      3,663,328  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.3%  
  585     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*     490,476  
  14,808     Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     1,220,772  
  8,819     McDonald’s Corp.     1,922,277  
   

 

 

 
      3,633,525  

 

 

 
Household Products – 0.7%  
  14,972     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     1,110,174  

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates – 1.5%  
  14,592     Honeywell International, Inc.     2,402,135  

 

 

 
Insurance* – 0.3%  
  412     Markel Corp.     470,949  

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services* – 9.7%  
  4,339     Alphabet, Inc. Class A     5,165,710  
  3,282     Alphabet, Inc. Class C     3,899,344  
  35,120     Facebook, Inc. Class A     6,520,730  
   

 

 

 
      15,585,784  

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail* – 4.9%  
  4,425     Amazon.com, Inc.     7,860,083  

 

 

 
IT Services – 8.8%  
  12,886     Accenture PLC Class A     2,553,618  
  12,699     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     1,729,858  
  16,010     Mastercard, Inc. Class A     4,504,734  
  29,511     Visa, Inc. Class A     5,336,179  
   

 

 

 
      14,124,389  

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services* – 1.4%  
  10,913     Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.     554,926  
  6,217     Illumina, Inc.     1,749,091  
   

 

 

 
      2,304,017  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Machinery – 1.5%  
  7,820     Deere & Co.   $ 1,211,396  
  11,005     Fortive Corp.     780,254  
  3,380     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     449,067  
   

 

 

 
      2,440,717  

 

 

 
Media – 1.0%  
  37,020     Comcast Corp. Class A     1,638,505  

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.0%  
  19,006     Cheniere Energy, Inc.*     1,134,848  
  7,366     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     722,457  
  7,074     EOG Resources, Inc.     524,820  
  18,278     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     899,461  
   

 

 

 
      3,281,586  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals – 3.5%  
  37,648     AstraZeneca PLC ADR     1,695,289  
  21,574     Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*     561,356  
  18,509     Eli Lilly & Co.     2,090,962  
  10,181     Zoetis, Inc.     1,287,082  
   

 

 

 
      5,634,689  

 

 

 
Road & Rail – 2.7%  
  24,367     CSX Corp.     1,633,076  
  10,250     Lyft, Inc. Class A*     501,943  
  13,223     Union Pacific Corp.     2,141,597  
   

 

 

 
      4,276,616  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.6%  
  7,348     Analog Devices, Inc.     807,031  
  36,609     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     877,518  
  14,670     NXP Semiconductors NV     1,498,394  
  20,687     Texas Instruments, Inc.     2,560,016  
   

 

 

 
      5,742,959  

 

 

 
Software – 13.9%  
  9,422     Adobe, Inc.*     2,680,653  
  5,374     Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A*     722,857  
  7,056     Intuit, Inc.     2,034,668  
  92,991     Microsoft Corp.     12,819,740  
  17,727     salesforce.com, Inc.*     2,766,653  
  3,474     ServiceNow, Inc.*     909,632  
  15,008     Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A*     429,829  
   

 

 

 
      22,364,032  

 

 

 
Specialty Retail – 1.3%  
  19,511     Ross Stores, Inc.     2,068,361  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 6.4%  
  49,603     Apple, Inc.     10,354,130  

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.5%  
  32,979     NIKE, Inc. Class B     2,786,725  
  15,506     PVH Corp.     1,175,355  
   

 

 

 
      3,962,080  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $87,976,159)   $ 159,511,640  

 

 

 
   
Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 0.6%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  992,869     2.045%   $ 992,869  
  (Cost $992,869)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.7%  
  (Cost $88,969,028)   $ 160,504,509  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.3%

    466,395  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 160,970,904  

 

 

 

 

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)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.9%  
Communications Equipment – 4.4%  
  24,328     Arista Networks, Inc.*   $ 5,513,211  
  327,653     Cisco Systems, Inc.     15,337,437  
   

 

 

 
      20,850,648  

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 3.3%  
  180,510     Amphenol Corp. Class A     15,801,845  

 

 

 
Entertainment – 2.9%  
  160,379     Activision Blizzard, Inc.     8,115,178  
  19,831     Netflix, Inc.*     5,825,356  
   

 

 

 
      13,940,534  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 5.1%  
  59,064     American Tower Corp.     13,595,942  
  19,068     Equinix, Inc.     10,607,147  
   

 

 

 
      24,203,089  

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services* – 12.7%  
  16,552     Alphabet, Inc. Class A     19,705,652  
  17,877     Alphabet, Inc. Class C     21,239,664  
  107,318     Facebook, Inc. Class A     19,925,733  
   

 

 

 
      60,871,049  

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 11.0%  
  34,640     Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR*     6,063,039  
  23,594     Amazon.com, Inc.*     41,909,786  
  35,290     Expedia Group, Inc.     4,591,229  
   

 

 

 
      52,564,054  

 

 

 
IT Services – 15.4%  
  59,837     Accenture PLC Class A     11,857,898  
  100,951     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     13,751,545  
  64,228     Fiserv, Inc.*     6,868,543  
  76,317     GoDaddy, Inc. Class A*     4,833,919  
  96,805     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*     10,556,585  
  143,632     Visa, Inc. Class A     25,971,538  
   

 

 

 
      73,840,028  

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services* – 0.9%  
  15,381     Illumina, Inc.     4,327,291  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 14.2%  
  113,608     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     3,572,972  
  65,690     Analog Devices, Inc.     7,214,733  
  27,082     Lam Research Corp.     5,701,032  
  572,017     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     13,711,247  
  97,188     NXP Semiconductors NV     9,926,782  
  216,235     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR     9,218,098  
  151,081     Texas Instruments, Inc.     18,696,274  
   

 

 

 
      68,041,138  

 

 

 
Software – 26.5%  
  72,153     Adobe, Inc.*     20,528,250  
  68,507     Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A*     9,214,876  
  111,907     Citrix Systems, Inc.     10,405,113  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Software – (continued)  
  33,885     Intuit, Inc.   9,771,079  
  303,729     Microsoft Corp.     41,872,080  
  136,790     PTC, Inc.*     8,955,641  
  32,110     Salesforce.com, Inc.*     5,011,408  
  40,737     ServiceNow, Inc.*     10,666,576  
  77,055     Slack Technologies, Inc. Class A*     2,206,855  
  71,513     Splunk, Inc.*     7,996,584  
   

 

 

 
      126,628,462  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 3.5%  
  79,886     Apple, Inc.     16,675,404  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $266,750,421)   $ 477,743,542  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.9%  
  (Cost $266,750,421)   $ 477,743,542  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.1%

    422,763  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 478,166,305  

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY GROWTH FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

August 31, 2019

 

            
Blue Chip
Fund
     Capital Growth
Fund
     Concentrated
Growth Fund
 
  Assets:

 

 

Investments of unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $10,205,093, $659,283,895 and $94,760,219)

  $ 12,088,080      $ 886,492,707      $ 147,855,493  
 

Investments of affiliated issuers, at value (cost $497,742, $811,200 and $689,278)

    497,742        811,200        689,278  
 

Cash

    52,584        5,129,151        806,811  
 

Receivables:

       
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    33,657        132,119        20,755  
 

Dividends

    24,858        1,220,643        219,755  
 

Fund shares sold

    492        60,742        1,659  
 

Securities lending income

           1,057         
 

Other assets

    26,763        58,660        48,675  
  Total assets     12,724,176        893,906,279        149,642,426  
         
  Liabilities:

 

 

Payables:

       
 

Fund shares redeemed

    6,867        714,406        22,474  
 

Management fees

    5,478        535,946        95,322  
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    2,909        280,756        6,729  
 

Investments purchased

    752        3,139        309,338  
 

Accrued expenses

    105,248        214,660        157,799  
  Total liabilities     121,254        1,748,907        591,662  
         
  Net Assets:

 

 

Paid-in capital

    10,401,267        646,860,164        88,051,534  
 

Total distributable earnings

    2,201,655        245,297,208        60,999,230  
    NET ASSETS   $ 12,602,922      $ 892,157,372      $ 149,050,764  
   

Net Assets:

         
   

Class A

  $ 3,877,534      $ 708,827,337      $ 6,734,651  
   

Class C

    1,486,817        18,673,635        823,262  
   

Institutional

    791,178        60,168,621        12,497,063  
   

Service

           1,545,921         
   

Investor

    1,063,793        6,649,300        132,985  
   

Class P

    2,135,014        85,421,516        128,289,075  
   

Class R

    19,950        8,558,536        35,707  
   

Class R6

    3,228,636        2,312,506        538,021  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 12,602,922      $ 892,157,372      $ 149,050,764  
   

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

 

   

Class A

    285,221        30,911,320        383,708  
   

Class C

    115,184        1,329,156        59,344  
   

Institutional

    57,639        2,280,254        660,267  
   

Service

           71,136         
   

Investor

    77,519        283,794        7,428  
   

Class P

    155,518        3,242,588        6,795,518  
   

Class R

    1,460        395,750        2,121  
   

Class R6

    235,124        87,763        28,490  
   

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

         
   

Class A

    $13.59        $22.93        $17.55  
   

Class C

    12.91        14.05        13.87  
   

Institutional

    13.73        26.39        18.93  
   

Service

           21.73         
   

Investor

    13.72        23.43        17.90  
   

Class P

    13.73        26.34        18.88  
   

Class R

    13.67        21.63        16.84  
   

Class R6

    13.73        26.35        18.88  

 

  (a)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Blue Chip, Capital Growth and Concentrated Growth Funds is $14.38, $24.26 and $18.57, 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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY GROWTH FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

        Flexible Cap
Fund
     Growth
Opportunities
Fund
     Small/Mid Cap
Growth Fund
 
  Assets:

 

 

Investments of unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $14,442,797, $958,432,966 and $1,534,384,555)

  $ 18,602,579      $ 1,258,303,342      $ 1,927,549,076  
 

Investments of affiliated issuers, at value (cost $37,087, $5,547,470 and $70,204,229)

    37,087        5,547,470        70,204,229  
 

Cash

    51,916        4,000,148        2,211,303  
 

Receivables:

       
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    39,688        69,014         
 

Dividends

    29,029        587,249        926,399  
 

Fund shares sold

           611,848        1,266,549  
 

Investments sold

    90,649               10,560,458  
 

Securities lending income

           20,511        222,515  
 

Other assets

    35,121        64,254        76,146  
  Total assets     18,886,069        1,269,203,836        2,013,016,675  
         
  Liabilities:

 

 

Payables:

       
 

Fund shares redeemed

    93,444        1,729,092        5,554,953  
 

Management fees

    8,702        923,153        1,445,774  
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    3,530        198,722        324,748  
 

Investments purchased

           1,979,177        3,967,320  
 

Accrued expenses

    100,384        218,447        261,819  
  Total liabilities     206,060        5,048,591        11,554,614  
         
  Net Assets:

 

 

Paid-in capital

    13,669,948        719,585,660        1,421,001,864  
 

Total distributable earnings

    5,010,061        544,569,585        580,460,197  
    NET ASSETS   $ 18,680,009      $ 1,264,155,245      $ 2,001,462,061  
   

Net Assets:

         
   

Class A

  $ 5,383,474      $ 331,433,109      $ 295,072,240  
   

Class C

    1,288,465        40,071,867        166,171,899  
   

Institutional

    586,606        491,658,923        853,375,448  
   

Service

           27,093,607        18,394,664  
   

Investor

    69,907        77,011,704        409,018,514  
   

Class P

    11,110,344        69,892,751        188,656,691  
   

Class R

    39,061        45,005,138        15,856,486  
   

Class R6

    202,152        181,988,146        54,916,119  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 18,680,009      $ 1,264,155,245      $ 2,001,462,061  
   

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

 

   

Class A

    451,108        18,270,823        14,375,033  
   

Class C

    125,945        3,945,218        9,830,339  
   

Institutional

    45,346        21,437,555        38,160,446  
   

Service

           1,604,208        927,326  
   

Investor

    5,527        3,956,254        19,001,230  
   

Class P

    860,116        3,043,658        8,429,006  
   

Class R

    3,428        2,659,731        809,861  
   

Class R6

    15,657        7,928,210        2,453,962  
   

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

         
   

Class A

    $11.93        $18.14        $20.53  
   

Class C

    10.23        10.16        16.90  
   

Institutional

    12.94        22.93        22.36  
   

Service

           16.89        19.84  
   

Investor

    12.65        19.47        21.53  
   

Class P

    12.92        22.96        22.38  
   

Class R

    11.40        16.92        19.58  
   

Class R6

    12.91        22.95        22.38  

 

  (a)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Flexible Cap, Growth Opportunities and Small/Mid Cap Growth Funds is $12.62, $19.20 and $21.72, 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.   65


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY GROWTH FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

        Strategic
Growth Fund
     Technology
Opportunities
Fund
 
  Assets:

 

 

Investments of unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $87,976,159 and $266,750,421)

  $ 159,511,640      $ 477,743,542  
 

Investments of affiliated issuers, at value (cost $992,869 and $0)

    992,869         
 

Cash

    500,001        175,162  
 

Receivables:

    
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    39,147        61,634  
 

Dividends

    201,169        270,002  
 

Fund shares sold

    49,652        1,412,366  
 

Securities lending income

    2,955        163  
 

Other assets

    49,862        62,763  
  Total assets     161,347,295        479,725,632  
      
  Liabilities:

 

 

Payables:

    
 

Fund shares redeemed

    125,916        879,497  
 

Management fees

    98,223        382,558  
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    18,252        129,429  
 

Investments purchased

    3,131         
 

Accrued expenses

    130,869        167,843  
  Total liabilities     376,391        1,559,327  
      
  Net Assets:

 

 

Paid-in capital

    68,675,806        208,406,581  
 

Total distributable earnings

    92,295,098        269,759,724  
    NET ASSETS   $ 160,970,904      $ 478,166,305  
   

Net Assets:

      
   

Class A

  $ 28,311,437      $ 305,665,559  
   

Class C

    4,142,224        24,948,315  
   

Institutional

    52,461,109        74,727,849  
   

Service

    621,842        29,084,133  
   

Investor

    1,533,440        19,206,938  
   

Class P

    73,131,555        24,395,669  
   

Class R

    291,824         
   

Class R6

    477,473        137,842  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 160,970,904      $ 478,166,305  
   

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

      
   

Class A

    3,060,268        13,192,821  
   

Class C

    679,738        1,390,289  
   

Institutional

    5,051,500        2,843,470  
   

Service

    68,488        1,289,439  
   

Investor

    148,313        745,044  
   

Class P

    7,064,474        927,932  
   

Class R

    32,875         
   

Class R6

    46,061        5,243  
   

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

      
   

Class A

    $9.25        $23.17  
   

Class C

    6.09        17.94  
   

Institutional

    10.39        26.28  
   

Service

    9.08        22.56  
   

Investor

    10.34        25.78  
   

Class P

    10.35        26.29  
   

Class R

    8.88         
   

Class R6

    10.37        26.29  

 

  (a)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Strategic Growth and Technology Opportunities Funds is $9.79 and $24.52, 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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY GROWTH FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019

 

       

Blue Chip
Fund

     Capital Growth
Fund
     Concentrated
Growth Fund
 
  Investment income:

 

 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $233, $20,089 and $4,660)

  $ 195,295      $ 13,332,499      $ 1,400,432  
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    5,792        64,285        8,672  
 

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

    1,249        56,271        11,036  
  Total investment income     202,336        13,453,055        1,420,140  
         
  Expenses:

 

 

Management fees

    57,670        6,380,729        1,110,580  
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    17,840        2,030,206        25,661  
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    9,769        1,382,108        56,146  
 

Printing and mailing costs

    39,694        216,630        31,362  
 

Registration fees

    107,832        166,814        144,188  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    63,717        200,477        62,162  
 

Professional fees

    105,852        90,222        119,245  
 

Service Share fees — Service Plan

           3,966         
 

Service Share fees — Shareholder Administration Plan

           3,966         
 

Trustee fees

    16,266        17,796        16,501  
 

Other

    11,200        48,793        17,664  
  Total expenses     429,840        10,541,707        1,583,509  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (337,477      (714,000      (388,175
  Net expenses     92,363        9,827,707        1,195,334  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     109,973        3,625,348        224,806  
         
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

 

Net realized gain from:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers (including commission recapture of $2,053, $315 and $836)

    295,213        30,818,678        9,576,769  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    494,609        (11,480,667      (6,498,998
  Net realized and unrealized gain     789,822        19,338,011        3,077,771  
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 899,795      $ 22,963,359      $ 3,302,577  

 

  (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

   

Class R

   

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class P

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 

Blue Chip Fund

  $ 7,524     $ 10,221     $ 95     $ 5,354     $ 1,815     $ 900     $     $ 494     $ 599     $ 34     $ 573  

Capital Growth Fund

    1,769,857       218,377       41,972       1,262,097       38,986       24,910       634       13,819       25,960       14,961       741  

Concentrated Growth Fund

    15,368       10,128       165       10,951       1,809       5,124             439       37,657       59       107  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY GROWTH FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations (continued)

For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019

 

        Flexible Cap
Fund
     Growth
Opportunities
Fund
     Small/Mid Cap
Growth Fund
 
  Investment income:

 

 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $122, $0 and $0)

  $ 319,880      $ 10,566,834      $ 10,590,374  
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    447        193,050        699,528  
 

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

    52        864,820        2,710,270  
  Total investment income     320,379        11,624,704        14,000,172  
         
  Expenses:

 

 

Management fees

    102,972        14,086,005        17,642,511  
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    25,452        1,611,676        2,666,507  
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    15,457        1,312,715        2,110,999  
 

Printing and mailing costs

    31,644        206,852        442,894  
 

Registration fees

    126,738        174,728        213,986  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    70,767        145,281        167,265  
 

Professional fees

    97,035        104,695        104,695  
 

Service Share fees — Service Plan

           71,869        43,292  
 

Service Share fees — Shareholder Administration Plan

           71,869        43,292  
 

Trustee fees

    16,281        18,747        19,846  
 

Other

    11,565        49,785        53,217  
  Total expenses     497,911        17,854,222        23,508,504  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (353,876      (1,413,375      (581,935
  Net expenses     144,035        16,440,847        22,926,569  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)     176,344        (4,816,143      (8,926,397
         
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

 

Net realized gain from:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers (including commission recapture of $0, $6,366 and $10,933)

    957,027        345,093,064        302,273,390  
 

Net change in unrealized loss on:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (762,685      (289,910,670      (261,008,285
  Net realized and unrealized gain     194,342        55,182,394        41,265,105  
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 370,686      $ 50,366,251      $ 32,338,708  

 

  (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

   

Class R

   

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class P

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 

Flexible Cap Fund

  $ 13,126     $ 12,084     $ 242     $ 9,359     $ 2,153     $ 381     $     $ 119     $ 3,320     $ 86     $ 39  

Growth Opportunities Fund

    882,795       491,320       237,561       629,829       87,731       282,808       11,499       134,750       21,701       84,741       59,656  

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

    745,509       1,829,694       91,304       531,551       326,448       351,369       6,927       787,269       60,538       32,585       14,312  

 

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


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Statements of Operations (continued)

For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019

 

        Strategic
Growth Fund
     Technology
Opportunities
Fund
 
  Investment income:

 

 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes $2,373 and $69,979)

  $ 1,814,681      $ 3,781,867  
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    14,012        75,483  
 

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

    42,260        9,912  
  Total investment income     1,870,953        3,867,262  
      
  Expenses:

 

 

Management fees

    1,241,634        4,480,269  
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    120,095        1,036,962  
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    111,563        669,238  
 

Printing and mailing costs

    55,517        177,027  
 

Registration fees

    159,536        124,543  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    95,730        88,428  
 

Professional fees

    87,868        87,223  
 

Service Share fees — Service Plan

    2,074        76,047  
 

Service Share fees — Shareholder Administration Plan

    2,074        76,047  
 

Trustee fees

    16,539        17,072  
 

Other

    30,231        38,981  
  Total expenses     1,922,861        6,871,837  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (439,584      (614,197
  Net expenses     1,483,277        6,257,640  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)     387,676        (2,390,378
      
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

 

Net realized gain from:

    
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers (including commission recapture of $411 and $1,971)

    24,277,367        64,120,066  
 

Net change in unrealized loss on:

    
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (26,085,430      (46,141,622
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1,808,063      17,978,444  
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (1,420,387    $ 15,588,066  

 

  (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

   

Class R

   

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class P

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 

Strategic Growth Fund

  $ 70,517     $ 48,110     $ 1,468     $ 50,291     $ 8,589     $ 23,284     $ 332     $ 4,549     $ 23,910     $ 523     $ 85  

Technology Opportunities Fund

    750,270       286,692             534,873       51,168       30,096       12,167       33,996       6,926             12  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   69


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY GROWTH FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

        Blue Chip Fund            Capital Growth Fund  
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
           For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 109,973      $ 78,007        $ 3,625,348      $ 727,493  
 

Net realized gain

    295,213        745,297          30,818,678        283,002,758  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    494,609        324,442                (11,480,667      (91,364,384
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     899,795        1,147,746                22,963,359        192,365,867  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From distributable earnings:

            
 

Class A Shares

    (213,475      (399,773 )(a)         (220,760,042      (56,468,884 )(a) 
 

Class C Shares

    (26,622      (55,004 )(a)         (8,782,823      (6,772,737 )(a) 
 

Institutional Shares

    (279,538      (733,918 )(a)         (18,835,285      (13,142,477 )(a) 
 

Service Shares

                    (533,521      (125,587 )(a) 
 

Investor Shares

    (20,921      (40,464 )(a)         (2,665,392      (787,742 )(a) 
 

Class P Shares(b)

    (174,322               (26,269,986       
 

Class R Shares

    (1,678      (4,440 )(a)         (2,616,026      (734,333 )(a) 
 

Class R6 Shares

    (903      (2,356 )(a)               (16,308      (1,470 )(a) 
  Total distributions to shareholders     (717,459      (1,235,955              (280,479,383      (78,033,230
              
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    8,917,461        7,069,385          85,928,898        133,283,768  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    669,296        1,036,474          266,002,222        74,027,178  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (7,131,548      (3,829,883              (215,035,892      (226,927,471
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     2,455,209        4,275,976                136,895,228        (19,616,525
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     2,637,545        4,187,767                (120,620,796      94,716,112  
              
  Net assets:(c)

 

 

Beginning of year

    9,965,377        5,777,610                1,012,778,168        918,062,056  
 

End of year

  $ 12,602,922      $ 9,965,377              $ 892,157,372      $ 1,012,778,168  

 

  (a)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform to current year presentation, see prior fiscal year presentation below:

 

    

Distributions from net investment income:

 

Class A

    

Class C

    

Institutional

    

  

    

Investor

    

Class R

    

Class R6

 
  Blue Chip   $ (13,883    $ (674    $ (35,590       $ (1,830    $ (66    $ (103
  Capital Growth     (463,240             (645,455         (31,502      (10,246      (80
    

Distributions from net realized gains:

 

Class A

    

Class C

    

Institutional

    

Service

    

Investor

    

Class R

    

Class R6

 
  Blue Chip   $ (385,890    $ (54,330    $ (698,328    $      $ (38,634    $ (4,374    $ (2,253
  Capital Growth     (56,005,644      (6,772,737      (12,497,022      (125,587      (756,240      (724,087      (1,390

 

  (b)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
  (c)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed net investment income was $65,008 and $714,653 for the Blue Chip and Capital Growth Funds, respectively as of August 31, 2018.

 

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


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

        Concentrated Growth Fund            Flexible Cap Fund  
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
           For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 224,806      $ 444,839        $ 176,344      $ 183,360  
 

Net realized gain

    9,576,769        22,191,534          957,027        4,574,331  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (6,498,998      11,135,644                (762,685      (1,262,467
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     3,302,577        33,772,017                370,686        3,495,224  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From distributable earnings:

            
 

Class A Shares

    (710,810      (654,075 )(a)         (420,196      (1,426,826 )(a) 
 

Class C Shares

    (148,426      (290,281 )(a)         (104,102      (384,365 )(a) 
 

Institutional Shares

    (1,532,532      (16,290,367 )(a)         (114,070      (3,015,595 )(a) 
 

Service Shares

                            
 

Investor Shares

    (44,432      (48,581 )(a)         (5,174      (47,179 )(a) 
 

Class P Shares(b)

    (14,440,076               (930,190       
 

Class R Shares

    (3,862      (3,177 )(a)         (3,964      (10,791 )(a) 
 

Class R6 Shares

    (11,481      (6,572 )(a)               (1,067      (2,983 )(a) 
  Total distributions to shareholders     (16,891,619      (17,293,053              (1,578,763      (4,887,739
              
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    5,983,510        142,848,495          1,466,388        15,023,654  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    16,689,324        16,915,941          1,575,048        4,887,739  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (26,762,615      (160,682,995              (4,328,331      (16,024,957
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (4,089,781      (918,559              (1,286,895      3,886,436  
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (17,678,823      15,560,405                (2,494,972      2,493,921  
              
  Net assets:(c)

 

 

Beginning of year

    166,729,587        151,169,182                21,174,981        18,681,060  
 

End of year

  $ 149,050,764      $ 166,729,587              $ 18,680,009      $ 21,174,981  

 

  (a)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform to current year presentation, see prior fiscal year presentation below:

 

    

Distributions from net investment income:

 

Class A

    

  

    

Institutional

    

Investor

    

  

    

Class R6

 
  Concentrated Growth   $ (1,554       $ (532,295    $ (853       $ (242
  Flexible Cap     (6,194         (57,444                (59
    

Distributions from net realized gains:

 

Class A

    

Class C

    

Institutional

    

Investor

    

Class R

    

Class R6

 
  Concentrated Growth   $ (652,521    $ (290,281    $ (15,758,072    $ (47,728    $ (3,177    $ (6,330
  Flexible Cap     (1,420,632      (384,365      (2,958,151      (47,179      (10,791      (2,924

 

  (b)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
  (c)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed net investment income was $372,138 and $134,009 for the Concentrated Growth and Flexible Cap Funds, respectively as of August 31, 2018.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   71


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

        Growth Opportunities Fund            Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund  
       

For the Fiscal

Year Ended

August 31, 2019

    

For the Fiscal

Year Ended

August 31, 2018

           For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment loss

  $ (4,816,143    $ (9,381,477      $ (8,926,397    $ (10,951,565
 

Net realized gain

    345,093,064        489,114,569          302,273,390        335,369,681  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (289,910,670      (46,209,290              (261,008,285      207,824,664  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     50,366,251        433,523,802                32,338,708        532,242,780  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From distributable earnings:

            
 

Class A Shares

    (97,130,292      (83,073,494 )(a)         (49,982,088      (42,706,708 )(a) 
 

Class C Shares

    (19,969,153      (21,738,994 )(a)         (37,660,467      (31,198,094 )(a) 
 

Institutional Shares

    (187,967,343      (254,482,256 )(a)         (146,388,336      (141,294,637 )(a) 
 

Service Shares

    (8,365,708      (6,431,452 )(a)         (2,862,516      (2,192,847 )(a) 
 

Investor Shares

    (17,580,366      (21,849,524 )(a)         (73,001,992      (55,620,264 )(a) 
 

Class P Shares(b)

    (17,766,747               (34,099,828       
 

Class R Shares

    (13,633,189      (11,017,200 )(a)         (3,278,948      (3,313,405 )(a) 
 

Class R6 Shares

    (51,920,508      (26,019,891 )(a)               (6,417,937      (3,036,144 )(a) 
  Total distributions to shareholders     (414,333,306      (424,612,811              (353,692,112      (279,362,099
              
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    329,505,308        663,942,711          429,635,141        667,329,618  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    380,325,508        390,075,550          317,808,677        251,642,738  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,268,052,897      (1,467,615,153              (928,309,800      (889,675,339
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (558,222,081      (413,596,892              (180,865,982      29,297,017  
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (922,189,136      (404,685,901              (502,219,386      282,177,698  
              
  Net assets:(c)

 

 

Beginning of year

    2,186,344,381        2,591,030,282                2,503,681,447        2,221,503,749  
 

End of year

  $ 1,264,155,245      $ 2,186,344,381              $ 2,001,462,061      $ 2,503,681,447  

 

  (a)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform to current year presentation. Distributions to shareholders consisted solely of net realized gains for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018.
  (b)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
  (c)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income was $1,128,660 and $(6,565,686) for the Growth Opportunities and Small/Mid Cap Growth Funds, respectively as of August 31, 2018.

 

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


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

        Strategic Growth Fund            Technology Opportunities Fund  
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
           For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 387,676      $ 498,210        $ (2,390,378    $ (3,146,930
 

Net realized gain

    24,277,367        61,825,326          64,120,066        103,117,671  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (26,085,430      (5,938,473              (46,141,622      30,134,338  
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (1,420,387      56,385,063                15,588,066        130,105,079  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From distributable earnings:

            
 

Class A Shares

    (9,959,880      (5,870,001 )(a)         (59,848,450      (20,110,843 )(b) 
 

Class C Shares

    (2,011,947      (2,284,131 )(a)         (6,783,789      (4,428,142 )(b) 
 

Institutional Shares

    (19,817,247      (46,482,660 )(a)         (12,889,684      (5,936,457 )(b) 
 

Service Shares

    (180,451      (109,589 )(a)         (6,202,770      (1,573,961 )(b) 
 

Investor Shares

    (1,098,042      (459,379 )(a)         (3,690,377      (1,638,714 )(b) 
 

Class P Shares(c)

    (27,631,178               (4,533,680       
 

Class R Shares

    (97,377      (39,278 )(a)                 
 

Class R6 Shares

    (4,416      (2,515 )(a)               (2,018      (d) 
  Total distributions to shareholders     (60,800,538      (55,247,553              (93,950,768      (33,688,117
              
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    29,238,433        142,949,552          100,347,012        123,020,803  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    59,192,504        53,450,381          87,902,456        31,099,776  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (87,998,353      (244,453,101              (169,331,009      (159,782,824
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     432,584        (48,053,168              18,918,459        (5,662,245
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (61,788,341      (46,915,658              (59,444,243      90,754,717  
              
  Net assets:(e)

 

 

Beginning of year

    222,759,245        269,674,903                537,610,548        446,855,831  
 

End of year

  $ 160,970,904      $ 222,759,245              $ 478,166,305      $ 537,610,548  

 

  (a)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform to current year presentation, see prior fiscal year presentation below:

 

    

Distributions from net investment income:

  

  

   

  

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 
 

Strategic Growth

       $ (1,263,130   $ (1,269   $ (11,296   $ (258   $ (73
    

Distributions from net realized gains:

  

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 
  Strategic Growth    $ (5,870,001   $ (2,284,131   $ (45,219,530   $ (108,320   $ (448,083   $ (39,020   $ (2,442

 

  (b)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform to current year presentation. Distributions to shareholders consisted solely of net realized gains for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018.
  (c)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
  (d)   Class R6 Shares commenced operations on December 29, 2017.
  (e)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income was $501,594 and $(1,969,779) for the Strategic Growth and Technology Opportunities Funds, respectively as of August 31, 2018.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   73


GOLDMAN SACHS BLUE CHIP FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 14.00     $ 14.84     $ 13.08     $ 13.92     $ 16.66  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.12       0.11       0.07       0.09       0.09  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.64       2.15       1.76       0.50       (0.17
 

Total from investment operations

    0.76       2.26       1.83       0.59       (0.08
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.08     (0.09     (0.07     (0.07     (0.07
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.09     (3.01     (b)      (1.36     (2.59
 

Total distributions

    (1.17     (3.10     (0.07     (1.43     (2.66
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 13.59     $ 14.00     $ 14.84     $ 13.08     $ 13.92  
  Total return(c)     6.80     17.50     14.06     4.39     (1.22 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 3,878     $ 2,533     $ 1,880     $ 2,124     $ 3,086  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.03     1.04     1.17     1.22     1.21
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    4.26     5.12     4.64     3.60     2.81
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.90     0.81     0.53     0.67     0.57
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    47     71     77     49     67

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.40     $ 14.36     $ 12.69     $ 13.56     $ 16.33  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.02       0.01       (0.02     (0.01     (0.03
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.62       2.07       1.69       0.50       (0.15
 

Total from investment operations

    0.64       2.08       1.67       0.49       (0.18
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.04     (0.03                  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.09     (3.01     (b)      (1.36     (2.59
 

Total distributions

    (1.13     (3.04     (b)      (1.36     (2.59
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 12.91     $ 13.40     $ 14.36     $ 12.69     $ 13.56  
  Total return(c)     6.04     16.66     13.18     3.66     (1.96 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 1,487     $ 172     $ 178     $ 195     $ 355  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.78     1.80     1.92     1.97     1.97
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    4.97     5.86     5.38     4.33     3.56
 

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

    0.18     0.05     (0.18 )%      (0.10 )%      (0.21 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    47     71     77     49     67

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 14.10     $ 14.92     $ 13.17     $ 14.01     $ 16.75  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.16       0.16       0.12       0.14       0.14  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.67       2.17       1.77       0.51       (0.16
 

Total from investment operations

    0.83       2.33       1.89       0.65       (0.02
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.11     (0.14     (0.14     (0.13     (0.13
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.09     (3.01     (b)      (1.36     (2.59
 

Total distributions

    (1.20     (3.15     (0.14     (1.49     (2.72
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 13.73     $ 14.10     $ 14.92     $ 13.17     $ 14.01  
  Total return(c)     7.27     17.92     14.43     4.84     (0.82 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 791     $ 4,969     $ 3,499     $ 4,754     $ 10,855  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.67     0.68     0.79     0.82     0.81
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    3.97     4.65     4.28     3.16     2.42
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.22     1.20     0.88     1.10     0.93
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    47     71     77     49     67

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund  
        Investor Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 14.11     $ 14.92     $ 13.16     $ 13.98     $ 16.72  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.15       0.14       0.11       0.13       0.11  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.65       2.18       1.76       0.50       (0.15
 

Total from investment operations

    0.80       2.32       1.87       0.63       (0.04
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.10     (0.12     (0.11     (0.09     (0.11
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.09     (3.01     (b)      (1.36     (2.59
 

Total distributions

    (1.19     (3.13     (0.11     (1.45     (2.70
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 13.72     $ 14.11     $ 14.92     $ 13.16     $ 13.98  
  Total return(c)     7.05     17.86     14.27     4.67     (0.98 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 1,064     $ 235     $ 188     $ 156     $ 800  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.78     0.79     0.92     0.97     0.96
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    4.06     4.87     4.47     3.54     1.06
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.16     1.06     0.78     0.97     0.73
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    47     71     77     49     67

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund  
        Class P Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period Ended
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 14.11     $ 13.06  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.17       0.06  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.65       0.99  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.82       1.05  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.11      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.09      
 

Total distributions

    (1.20      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.73     $ 14.11  
  Total return(c)     7.22     8.04
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 2,135     $ 2,026  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.66     0.66 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    3.88     5.72 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.26     1.23 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    47     71

 

  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 14.07     $ 14.89     $ 13.09     $ 13.88     $ 16.62  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.08       0.08       0.04       0.07       0.04  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.67       2.16       1.76       0.50       (0.16
 

Total from investment operations

    0.75       2.24       1.80       0.57       (0.12
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.06     (0.05                 (0.03
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.09     (3.01     (b)      (1.36     (2.59
 

Total distributions

    (1.15     (3.06     (b)      (1.36     (2.62
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 13.67     $ 14.07     $ 14.89     $ 13.09     $ 13.88  
  Total return(c)     6.58     17.21     13.77     4.18     (1.48 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 20     $ 20     $ 22     $ 19     $ 118  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.27     1.29     1.41     1.47     1.46
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    4.53     5.36     4.88     3.70     3.10
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.64     0.55     0.30     0.49     0.28
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    47     71     77     49     67

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 14.11     $ 14.93     $ 13.17     $ 14.01     $ 15.04  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.17       0.16       0.13       0.14       0.01  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.65       2.17       1.77       0.51       (1.04
 

Total from investment operations

    0.82       2.33       1.90       0.65       (1.03
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.11     (0.14     (0.14     (0.13      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.09     (3.01     (c)      (1.36      
 

Total distributions

    (1.20     (3.15     (0.14     (1.49      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.73     $ 14.11     $ 14.93     $ 13.17     $ 14.01  
  Total return(d)     7.20     17.94     14.52     4.86     (6.85 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 3,229     $ 11     $ 11     $ 10     $ 9  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.66     0.68     0.77     0.81     0.76 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    3.76     4.73     4.20     3.14     1.65 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.31     1.16     0.95     1.09     1.08 %(e) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    47     71     77     49     67

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (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 (if any). 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. 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 CAPITAL GROWTH FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 32.46     $ 28.92     $ 24.15     $ 24.80     $ 28.16  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.08       0.02       0.04       0.03       0.01  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.28     6.01       5.07       1.37       1.00  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.20     6.03       5.11       1.40       1.01  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (b)      (0.02     (0.01            
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (9.33     (2.47     (0.33     (2.05     (4.37
 

Total distributions

    (9.33     (2.49     (0.34     (2.05     (4.37
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 22.93     $ 32.46     $ 28.92     $ 24.15     $ 24.80  
  Total return(c)     3.72     22.01     21.47     5.79     3.34
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 708,827     $ 745,362     $ 671,371     $ 630,091     $ 669,345  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.14     1.14     1.15     1.15     1.15
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.22     1.31     1.51     1.51     1.49
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.36     0.06     0.14     0.11     0.04
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    55     93     48     45     55

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 24.01     $ 22.13     $ 18.68     $ 19.77     $ 23.45  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.07     (0.16     (0.12     (0.12     (0.15
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.56     4.51       3.90       1.08       0.84  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.63     4.35       3.78       0.96       0.69  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (9.33     (2.47     (0.33     (2.05     (4.37
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 14.05     $ 24.01     $ 22.13     $ 18.68     $ 19.77  
  Total return(b)     3.01     21.11     20.59     4.98     2.55
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 18,674     $ 65,983     $ 62,701     $ 68,960     $ 75,941  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.89     1.89     1.90     1.90     1.90
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.97     2.06     2.26     2.26     2.25
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.41 )%      (0.70 )%      (0.61 )%      (0.64 )%      (0.71 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    55     93     48     45     55

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 35.76     $ 31.60     $ 26.35     $ 26.82     $ 30.01  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.20       0.13       0.15       0.13       0.12  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.17     6.62       5.54       1.49       1.06  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.03       6.75       5.69       1.62       1.18  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.07     (0.12     (0.11     (0.04      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (9.33     (2.47     (0.33     (2.05     (4.37
 

Total distributions

    (9.40     (2.59     (0.44     (2.09     (4.37
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 26.39     $ 35.76     $ 31.60     $ 26.35     $ 26.82  
  Total return(b)     4.14     22.50     21.96     6.19     3.75
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 60,169     $ 77,293     $ 165,948     $ 141,442     $ 173,539  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.75     0.75     0.75     0.75     0.75
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.83     0.93     1.11     1.11     1.09
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.74     0.40     0.54     0.50     0.44
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    55     93     48     45     55

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

 

        Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 31.33     $ 28.00     $ 23.40     $ 24.12     $ 27.53  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.06       (0.01           (b)      (0.02
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.33     5.81       4.93       1.33       0.98  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.27     5.80       4.93       1.33       0.96  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (9.33     (2.47     (0.33     (2.05     (4.37
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 21.73     $ 31.33     $ 28.00     $ 23.40     $ 24.12  
  Total return(c)     3.57     21.91     21.36     5.66     3.23
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 1,546     $ 1,802     $ 1,437     $ 1,561     $ 1,917  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.33     1.41     1.61     1.61     1.60
 

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

    0.25     (0.04 )%      0.02     0.01     (0.08 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    55     93     48     45     55

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund  
        Investor Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 32.94     $ 29.31     $ 24.48     $ 25.07     $ 28.36  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.15       0.09       0.11       0.08       0.07  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.28     6.11       5.13       1.40       1.01  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.13     6.20       5.24       1.48       1.08  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.05     (0.10     (0.08     (0.02      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (9.33     (2.47     (0.33     (2.05     (4.37
 

Total distributions

    (9.38     (2.57     (0.41     (2.07     (4.37
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 23.43     $ 32.94     $ 29.31     $ 24.48     $ 25.07  
  Total return(b)     3.96     22.35     21.77     6.05     3.59
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 6,649     $ 9,259     $ 8,496     $ 4,297     $ 3,823  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.89     0.89     0.90     0.90     0.90
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.97     1.06     1.26     1.26     1.24
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.60     0.31     0.43     0.35     0.28
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    55     93     48     45     55

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund  
        Class P Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period Ended
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 35.74     $ 33.39  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.20       0.09  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.18     2.26  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.02       2.35  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.09      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (9.33      
 

Total distributions

    (9.42      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 26.34     $ 35.74  
  Total return(c)     4.13     7.04
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 85,422     $ 104,131  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.74     0.74 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.82     0.85 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.75     0.72 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    55     93

 

  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 31.26     $ 28.01     $ 23.44     $ 24.19     $ 27.64  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.02       (0.06     (0.03     (0.03     (0.06
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.32     5.81       4.93       1.33       0.98  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.30     5.75       4.90       1.30       0.92  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.03                  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (9.33     (2.47     (0.33     (2.05     (4.37
 

Total distributions

    (9.33     (2.50     (0.33     (2.05     (4.37
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 21.63     $ 31.26     $ 28.01     $ 23.44     $ 24.19  
  Total return(b)     3.47     21.73     21.19     5.51     3.05
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 8,559     $ 8,887     $ 8,093     $ 3,450     $ 3,500  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.39     1.39     1.40     1.40     1.40
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.47     1.56     1.77     1.76     1.74
 

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

    0.11     (0.20 )%      (0.10 )%      (0.15 )%      (0.21 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    55     93     48     45     55

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 35.75     $ 31.60     $ 26.34     $ 26.82     $ 28.86  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.19       0.20       0.16       0.13       0.01  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.17     6.55       5.55       1.49       (2.05
 

Total from investment operations

    0.02       6.75       5.71       1.62       (2.04
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.09     (0.13     (0.12     (0.05      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (9.33     (2.47     (0.33     (2.05      
 

Total distributions

    (9.42     (2.60     (0.45     (2.10      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 26.35     $ 35.75     $ 31.60     $ 26.34     $ 26.82  
  Total return(c)     4.12     22.53     21.99     6.19     (7.07 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 2,313     $ 60     $ 16     $ 10     $ 9  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.74     0.74     0.75     0.74     0.76 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.83     0.90     1.10     1.09     1.11 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.75     0.60     0.56     0.52     0.54 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    55     93     48     45     55

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

         Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund  
         Class A Shares  
         Year Ended August 31,  
         2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 19.33     $ 17.62     $ 15.06     $ 16.06     $ 18.94  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     (0.03     (0.01     0.02       (b)      (c)(d) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.35       3.82       2.64       0.81       0.55  
 

Total from investment operations

     0.32       3.81       2.66       0.81       0.55  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

           (d)      (0.03            
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

     (2.10     (2.10     (0.07     (1.81     (3.43
 

Total distributions

     (2.10     (2.10     (0.10     (1.81     (3.43
 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 17.55     $ 19.33     $ 17.62     $ 15.06     $ 16.06  
  Total return(e)      3.58     23.68     17.75     5.10     2.54
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

   $ 6,735     $ 5,633     $ 5,462     $ 6,573     $ 7,350  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.16     1.17     1.20     1.22     1.24
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.45     1.51     1.65     1.63     1.60
 

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

     (0.18 )%      (0.05 )%      0.11     0.03 %(b)      0.02 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

     40     44     54 %(g)      55     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from a special dividend which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.19% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from a special dividend which amounted to $0.05 per share and 0.30% of average net assets.
  (d)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (e)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.
  (g)   On July 28, 2017, Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund acquired all of the net assets of Goldman Sachs Focused Growth Fund pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. Portfolio turnover excludes purchases and sales of securities by Goldman Sachs Focused Growth Fund (acquired fund) prior to the merger date.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

         Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund  
         Class C Shares  
         Year Ended August 31,  
         2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 15.88     $ 14.93     $ 12.84     $ 14.05     $ 17.09  
 

Net investment loss(a)

     (0.13     (0.12     (0.08     (0.09 )(b)      (0.11 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.22       3.17       2.24       0.69       0.50  
 

Total from investment operations

     0.09       3.05       2.16       0.60       0.39  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

     (2.10     (2.10     (0.07     (1.81     (3.43
 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 13.87     $ 15.88     $ 14.93     $ 12.84     $ 14.05  
  Total return(d)      2.81     22.74     16.88     4.27     1.78
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

   $ 823     $ 2,137     $ 2,210     $ 2,192     $ 3,604  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.91     1.92     1.95     1.98     1.99
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     2.21     2.26     2.40     2.38     2.35
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

     (0.98 )%      (0.80 )%      (0.61 )%      (0.71 )%(b)      (0.74 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     40     44     54 %(f)      55     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from a special dividend which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.19% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from a special dividend which amounted to $0.05 per share and 0.30% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.
  (f)   On July 28, 2017, Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund acquired all of the net assets of Goldman Sachs Focused Growth Fund pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. Portfolio turnover excludes purchases and sales of securities by Goldman Sachs Focused Growth Fund (acquired fund) prior to the merger date.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 20.61     $ 18.65     $ 15.94     $ 16.88     $ 19.71  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.03       0.06       0.09       0.07 (b)      0.08 (c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.41       4.07       2.78       0.84       0.57  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.44       4.13       2.87       0.91       0.65  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.02     (0.07     (0.09     (0.04     (0.05
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (2.10     (2.10     (0.07     (1.81     (3.43
 

Total distributions

    (2.12     (2.17     (0.16     (1.85     (3.48
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 18.93     $ 20.61     $ 18.65     $ 15.94     $ 16.88  
  Total return(d)     3.98     24.13     18.22     5.47     2.97
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 12,497     $ 15,286     $ 142,623     $ 134,818     $ 155,652  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.80     0.81     0.82     0.82     0.84
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.07     1.20     1.26     1.23     1.20
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.17     0.31     0.51     0.43 %(b)      0.42 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    40     44     54 %(f)      55     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from a special dividend which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.19% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from a special dividend which amounted to $0.05 per share and 0.30% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.
  (f)   On July 28, 2017, Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund acquired all of the net assets of Goldman Sachs Focused Growth Fund pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. Portfolio turnover excludes purchases and sales of securities by Goldman Sachs Focused Growth Fund (acquired fund) prior to the merger date.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund  
        Investor Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 19.66     $ 17.88     $ 15.28     $ 16.26     $ 19.10  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.01       0.03       0.07       0.04 (b)      0.05 (c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.36       3.88       2.67       0.81       0.56  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.37       3.91       2.74       0.85       0.61  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.03     (0.03     (0.07     (0.02     (0.02
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (2.10     (2.10     (0.07     (1.81     (3.43
 

Total distributions

    (2.13     (2.13     (0.14     (1.83     (3.45
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 17.90     $ 19.66     $ 17.88     $ 15.28     $ 16.26  
  Total return(d)     3.83     23.94     18.14     5.31     2.84
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 133     $ 463     $ 780     $ 452     $ 342  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.91     0.92     0.95     0.97     0.99
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.22     1.26     1.41     1.38     1.35
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.03     0.17     0.45     0.27 %(b)      0.29 %(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    40     44     54 %(f)      55     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from a special dividend which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.19% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from a special dividend which amounted to $0.05 per share and 0.30% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.
  (f)   On July 28, 2017, Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund acquired all of the net assets of Goldman Sachs Focused Growth Fund pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. Portfolio turnover excludes purchases and sales of securities by Goldman Sachs Focused Growth Fund (acquired fund) prior to the merger date.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund  
        Class P Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period Ended
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 20.60     $ 18.54  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.03       0.02  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.40       2.04  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.43       2.06  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.05      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (2.10      
 

Total Distributions

    (2.15      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 18.88     $ 20.60  
  Total return(c)     4.01     11.11
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 128,289     $ 143,078  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.79     0.79 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.06     0.72 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.18     0.32 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    40     44

 

  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 18.68     $ 17.13     $ 14.65     $ 15.71     $ 18.64  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.07     (0.05     (0.02     (0.04 )(b)      (0.05 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.33       3.70       2.57       0.79       0.55  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.26       3.65       2.55       0.75       0.50  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (2.10     (2.10     (0.07     (1.81     (3.43
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 16.84     $ 18.68     $ 17.13     $ 14.65     $ 15.71  
  Total return(d)     3.36     23.37     17.46     4.81     2.28
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 36     $ 34     $ 25     $ 22     $ 27  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.41     1.42     1.45     1.48     1.49
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.70     1.75     1.91     1.89     1.87
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.43 )%      (0.29 )%      (0.14 )%      (0.25 )%(b)      (0.31 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    40     44     54 %(f)      55     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from a special dividend which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.19% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from a special dividend which amounted to $0.05 per share and 0.30% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.
  (f)   On July 28, 2017, Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund acquired all of the net assets of Goldman Sachs Focused Growth Fund pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. Portfolio turnover excludes purchases and sales of securities by Goldman Sachs Focused Growth Fund (acquired fund) prior to the merger date.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 20.60     $ 18.65     $ 15.95     $ 16.88     $ 18.04  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.04       0.06       0.13       0.07 (c)      0.01 (d) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.39       4.06       2.74       0.85       (1.17
 

Total from investment operations

    0.43       4.12       2.87       0.92       (1.16
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.05     (0.07     (0.10     (0.04      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (2.10     (2.10     (0.07     (1.81      
 

Total distributions

    (2.15     (2.17     (0.17     (1.85      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 18.88     $ 20.60     $ 18.65     $ 15.95     $ 16.88  
  Total return(e)     4.00     24.09     18.17     5.56     (6.43 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 538     $ 99     $ 68     $ 10     $ 9  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.79     0.80     0.82     0.81     0.77 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.04     1.09     1.32     1.21     1.48 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.22     0.34     0.74     0.44 %(c)      0.46 %(d)(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    40     44     54 %(h)      55     47

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from a special dividend which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.19% of average net assets.
  (d)   Reflects income recognized from a special dividend which amounted to $0.05 per share and 0.30% of average net assets.
  (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 (if any). 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.
  (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.
  (h)   On July 28, 2017, Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund acquired all of the net assets of Goldman Sachs Focused Growth Fund pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. Portfolio turnover excludes purchases and sales of securities by Goldman Sachs Focused Growth Fund (acquired fund) prior to the merger date.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   95


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Flexible Cap Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 12.66     $ 14.09     $ 11.74     $ 11.90     $ 13.21  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.09       0.09       (b)      (0.02     (0.04 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.15       2.17       2.36       0.59       0.63  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.24       2.26       2.36       0.57       0.59  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.10     (0.01                  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.87     (3.68     (0.01     (0.73     (1.90
 

Total distributions

    (0.97     (3.69     (0.01     (0.73     (1.90
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 11.93     $ 12.66     $ 14.09     $ 11.74     $ 11.90  
  Total return(d)     3.07     18.82     20.14     4.93     4.59
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 5,383     $ 5,490     $ 5,627     $ 5,927     $ 7,048  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.97     0.95     1.20     1.22     1.24
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.88     2.47     3.01     3.07     2.97
 

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

    0.74     0.73     (0.01 )%      (0.21 )%      (0.30 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    50     157     47     46     41

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.13% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Flexible Cap Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 11.00     $ 12.75     $ 10.71     $ 11.00     $ 12.43  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (b)      (b)      (0.09     (0.10     (0.12 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.13       1.93       2.14       0.54       0.59  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.13       1.93       2.05       0.44       0.47  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.03                        
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.87     (3.68     (0.01     (0.73     (1.90
 

Total distributions

    (0.90     (3.68     (0.01     (0.73     (1.90
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 10.23     $ 11.00     $ 12.75     $ 10.71     $ 11.00  
  Total return(d)     2.30     18.00     19.18     4.12     3.83
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 1,288     $ 1,304     $ 1,512     $ 1,474     $ 1,802  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.72     1.70     1.95     1.97     1.98
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    3.63     3.20     3.76     3.82     3.71
 

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

    %(e)      (0.02 )%      (0.75 )%      (0.96 )%      (1.04 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    50     157     47     46     41

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.13% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (e)   Amount is less than 0.005% per share.
  (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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   97


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Flexible Cap Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.61     $ 14.88     $ 12.35     $ 12.44     $ 13.68  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.13       0.14       0.05       0.02       0.01 (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.19       2.33       2.49       0.62       0.65  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.32       2.47       2.54       0.64       0.66  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.12     (0.06                  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.87     (3.68     (0.01     (0.73     (1.90
 

Total distributions

    (0.99     (3.74     (0.01     (0.73     (1.90
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 12.94     $ 13.61     $ 14.88     $ 12.35     $ 12.44  
  Total return(c)     3.47     19.29     20.61     5.29     4.99
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 587     $ 1,633     $ 11,111     $ 9,330     $ 8,586  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.59     0.59     0.82     0.82     0.84
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.41     2.01     2.62     2.68     2.57
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.08     1.04     0.38     0.20     0.09 %(b) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    50     157     47     46     41

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.13% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FLEXIBLE CAP FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Flexible Cap Fund  
        Investor Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.35     $ 14.63     $ 12.16     $ 12.27     $ 13.53  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.12       0.12       0.05       (b)      (b)(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.18       2.28       2.43       0.62       0.64  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.30       2.40       2.48       0.62       0.64  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.13                        
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.87     (3.68     (0.01     (0.73     (1.90
 

Total distributions

    (1.00     (3.68     (0.01     (0.73     (1.90
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 12.65     $ 13.35     $ 14.63     $ 12.16     $ 12.27  
  Total return(d)     3.40     19.08     20.43     5.20     4.88
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 70     $ 68     $ 379     $ 197     $ 253  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.72     0.70     0.95     0.97     0.98
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.63     2.08     2.83     2.76     2.66
 

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

    0.99     0.88     0.35     0.03     (0.03 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    50     157     47     46     41

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.13% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   99


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Flexible Cap Fund  
        Class P Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period Ended
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.61     $ 12.75  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.14       0.09  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.19       0.77  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.33       0.86  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.15      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.87      
 

Total distributions

    (1.02      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 12.92     $ 13.61  
  Total return(c)     3.56     6.75
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 11,110     $ 12,616  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.58     0.58 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.47     3.14 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.13     1.79 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    50     157

 

  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FLEXIBLE CAP FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Flexible Cap Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 12.14     $ 13.67     $ 11.42     $ 11.63     $ 12.97  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.05       0.06       (0.03     (0.05     (0.07 )(b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.16       2.09       2.29       0.57       0.63  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.21       2.15       2.26       0.52       0.56  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.08                        
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.87     (3.68     (0.01     (0.73     (1.90
 

Total distributions

    (0.95     (3.68     (0.01     (0.73     (1.90
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 11.40     $ 12.14     $ 13.67     $ 11.42     $ 11.63  
  Total return(c)     2.89     18.50     19.83     4.61     4.43
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 39     $ 49     $ 39     $ 37     $ 33  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.22     1.20     1.45     1.47     1.49
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    3.13     2.74     3.28     3.33     3.24
 

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

    0.49     0.48     (0.23 )%      (0.45 )%      (0.55 )%(b) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    50     157     47     46     41

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.13% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   101


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Flexible Cap Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.61     $ 14.88     $ 12.35     $ 12.44     $ 13.38  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.14       0.15       0.05       0.03       (c)(d) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.18       2.32       2.49       0.61       (0.94
 

Total from investment operations

    0.32       2.47       2.54       0.64       (0.94
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.15     (0.06                  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.87     (3.68     (0.01     (0.73      
 

Total distributions

    (1.02     (3.74     (0.01     (0.73      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 12.91     $ 13.61     $ 14.88     $ 12.35     $ 12.44  
  Total return(e)     3.47     19.27     20.61     5.29     (7.03 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 202     $ 14     $ 12     $ 10     $ 9  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.59     0.58     0.82     0.81     0.84 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.59     2.09     2.61     2.66     4.34 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.17     1.11     0.39     0.22     0.24 %(f)(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    50     157     47     46     41

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (d)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.13% of average net assets.
  (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 (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 23.42     $ 23.97     $ 21.70     $ 23.84     $ 30.22  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.09     (0.14     (0.12     (0.10 )(b)      (0.17 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.69       4.20       2.94       0.77       (0.05
 

Total from investment operations

    0.60       4.06       2.82       0.67       (0.22
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.88     (4.61     (0.55     (2.81     (6.16
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 18.14     $ 23.42     $ 23.97     $ 21.70     $ 23.84  
  Total return(d)     8.00     19.37     13.40     3.39     (1.47 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 331,433     $ 421,605     $ 486,115     $ 631,053     $ 946,463  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.27     1.30     1.30     1.32     1.35
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.39     1.40     1.43     1.42     1.40
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.51 )%      (0.60 )%      (0.56 )%      (0.47 )%(b)      (0.65 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    69     60     61     55     51

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.04 per share and 0.16% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.10% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 16.11     $ 17.95     $ 16.52     $ 18.95     $ 25.42  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.13     (0.22     (0.22     (0.20 )(b)      (0.30 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.06       2.99       2.20       0.58       (0.01
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.07     2.77       1.98       0.38       (0.31
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.88     (4.61     (0.55     (2.81     (6.16
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 10.16     $ 16.11     $ 17.95     $ 16.52     $ 18.95  
  Total return(d)     7.24     18.52     12.49     2.66     (2.23 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 40,072     $ 77,990     $ 91,086     $ 128,788     $ 168,461  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.02     2.05     2.05     2.07     2.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.14     2.15     2.18     2.17     2.15
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (1.25 )%      (1.35 )%      (1.32 )%      (1.23 )%(b)      (1.40 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    69     60     61     55     51

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.04 per share and 0.16% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.10% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 27.78     $ 27.54     $ 24.76     $ 26.71     $ 33.02  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.04     (0.07     (0.05     (0.03 )(b)      (0.07 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.07       4.92       3.38       0.89       (0.08
 

Total from investment operations

    1.03       4.85       3.33       0.86       (0.15
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.88     (4.61     (0.55     (2.81     (6.16
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 22.93     $ 27.78     $ 27.54     $ 24.76     $ 26.71  
  Total return(d)     8.34     19.78     13.81     3.76     (1.08 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 491,659     $ 1,178,239     $ 1,670,808     $ 2,160,714     $ 3,171,058  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.93     0.96     0.95     0.95     0.95
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.00     1.01     1.03     1.02     1.00
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.17 )%      (0.26 )%      (0.21 )%      (0.11 )%(b)      (0.24 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    69     60     61     55     51

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.04 per share and 0.16% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.10% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 22.29     $ 23.05     $ 20.92     $ 23.11     $ 29.51  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.11     (0.17     (0.15     (0.13 )(b)      (0.19 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.59       4.02       2.83       0.75       (0.05
 

Total from investment operations

    0.48       3.85       2.68       0.62       (0.24
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.88     (4.61     (0.55     (2.81     (6.16
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 16.89     $ 22.29     $ 23.05     $ 20.92     $ 23.11  
  Total return(d)     7.82     19.21     13.22     3.27     (1.59 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 27,094     $ 34,211     $ 33,159     $ 37,432     $ 49,105  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.43     1.46     1.45     1.45     1.45
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.51     1.51     1.53     1.52     1.50
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.67 )%      (0.76 )%      (0.71 )%      (0.61 )%(b)      (0.75 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    69     60     61     55     51

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.04 per share and 0.16% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.10% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund  
        Investor Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 24.59     $ 24.90     $ 22.46     $ 24.52     $ 30.85  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.05     (0.08     (0.07     (0.05 )(b)      (0.11 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.81       4.38       3.06       0.80       (0.06
 

Total from investment operations

    0.76       4.30       2.99       0.75       (0.17
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.88     (4.61     (0.55     (2.81     (6.16
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 19.47     $ 24.59     $ 24.90     $ 22.46     $ 24.52  
  Total return(d)     8.33     19.64     13.71     3.64     (1.25 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 77,012     $ 93,889     $ 132,003     $ 135,930     $ 171,980  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.01     1.05     1.05     1.07     1.10
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.15     1.15     1.18     1.17     1.15
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.25 )%      (0.35 )%      (0.31 )%      (0.23 )%(b)      (0.41 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    69     60     61     55     51

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.04 per share and 0.16% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.10% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   107


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund  
        Class P Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period Ended
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 27.80     $ 26.35  
 

Net investment loss(b)

    (0.04     (0.04
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    1.08       1.49  
 

Total from investment operations

    1.04       1.45  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.88      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 22.96     $ 27.80  
  Total return(c)     8.38     5.50
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 69,893     $ 94,974  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.92     0.95 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.00     1.00 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.16 )%      (0.36 )%(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    69     60

 

  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 22.33     $ 23.11     $ 20.99     $ 23.21     $ 29.65  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.13     (0.19     (0.17     (0.15 )(b)      (0.23 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.60       4.02       2.84       0.74       (0.05
 

Total from investment operations

    0.47       3.83       2.67       0.59       (0.28
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.88     (4.61     (0.55     (2.81     (6.16
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 16.92     $ 22.33     $ 23.11     $ 20.99     $ 23.21  
  Total return(d)     7.75     19.06     13.13     3.12     (1.74 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 45,005     $ 54,359     $ 59,225     $ 63,105     $ 77,673  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.51     1.55     1.55     1.57     1.60
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.64     1.65     1.68     1.67     1.65
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.76 )%      (0.85 )%      (0.81 )%      (0.73 )%(b)      (0.90 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    69     60     61     55     51

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.04 per share and 0.16% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.10% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   109


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 27.80     $ 27.55     $ 24.77     $ 26.71     $ 28.49  
 

Net investment loss(b)

    (0.04     (0.07     (0.04     (0.04 )(c)      (0.01 )(d) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.07       4.93       3.37       0.91       (1.77
 

Total from investment operations

    1.03       4.86       3.33       0.87       (1.78
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.88     (4.61     (0.55     (2.81      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 22.95     $ 27.80     $ 27.55     $ 24.77     $ 26.71  
  Total return(e)     8.35     19.80     13.80     3.81     (6.25 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 181,988     $ 231,077     $ 118,634     $ 44,865     $ 9  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.92     0.95     0.93     0.93     0.97 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.00     0.99     1.01     1.01     1.02 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.16 )%      (0.25 )%      (0.18 )%      (0.19 )%(c)      (0.32 )%(f)(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    69     60     61     55     51

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.04 per share and 0.16% of average net assets.
  (d)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.10% of average net assets.
  (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 (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL/MID CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 23.94     $ 21.81     $ 19.85     $ 20.72     $ 20.90  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.12 )(b)      (0.14 )(c)      (0.12 )(d)      (0.14 )(e)      (0.18 )(f) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.36       5.15       2.77             1.71  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.24       5.01       2.65       (0.14     1.53  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (3.65     (2.88     (0.69     (0.73     (1.71
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 20.53     $ 23.94     $ 21.81     $ 19.85     $ 20.72  
  Total return(g)     4.33     25.22     13.78     (0.56 )%      7.67
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 295,072     $ 346,289     $ 351,253     $ 736,221     $ 906,362  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.26     1.28     1.29     1.31     1.33
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.32     1.35     1.46     1.45     1.45
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.59 )%(b)      (0.64 )%(c)      (0.62 )%(d)      (0.73 )%(e)      (0.85 )%(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    76     59     60     67     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.08% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.11% of average net assets.
  (d)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.14% of average net assets.
  (e)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.15% of average net assets.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.01 per share and 0.05% of average net assets.
  (g)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (h)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 20.60     $ 19.27     $ 17.75     $ 18.74     $ 19.20  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.22 )(b)      (0.27 )(c)      (0.24 )(d)      (0.25 )(e)      (0.31 )(f) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.17       4.48       2.45       (0.01     1.56  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.05     4.21       2.21       (0.26     1.25  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (3.65     (2.88     (0.69     (0.73     (1.71
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 16.90     $ 20.60     $ 19.27     $ 17.75     $ 18.74  
  Total return(g)     3.50     24.30     12.98     (1.34 )%      6.84
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 166,172     $ 232,881     $ 217,385     $ 265,282     $ 268,384  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.01     2.03     2.04     2.06     2.08
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.07     2.10     2.21     2.20     2.20
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (1.35 )%(b)      (1.38 )%(c)      (1.36 )%(d)      (1.48 )%(e)      (1.60 )%(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    76     59     60     67     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.08% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.11% of average net assets.
  (d)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.14% of average net assets.
  (e)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.15% of average net assets.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.01 per share and 0.05% of average net assets.
  (g)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (h)   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.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 25.63     $ 23.08     $ 20.89     $ 21.69     $ 21.71  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.06 )(b)      (0.07 )(c)      (0.05 )(d)      (0.07 )(e)      (0.10 )(f) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.44       5.50       2.93             1.79  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.38       5.43       2.88       (0.07     1.69  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (3.65     (2.88     (0.69     (0.73     (1.71
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 22.36     $ 25.63     $ 23.08     $ 20.89     $ 21.69  
  Total return(g)     4.62     25.69     14.21     (0.21 )%      8.15
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 853,375     $ 1,067,540     $ 1,149,459     $ 1,235,282     $ 1,355,322  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.93     0.92     0.92     0.93     0.93
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.93     0.96     1.06     1.05     1.05
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.26 )%(b)      (0.27 )%(c)      (0.24 )%(d)      (0.35 )%(e)      (0.45 )%(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    76     59     60     67     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.08% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.11% of average net assets.
  (d)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.14% of average net assets.
  (e)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.15% of average net assets.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.01 per share and 0.05% of average net assets.
  (g)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (h)   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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   113


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 23.32     $ 21.33     $ 19.46     $ 20.35     $ 20.58  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.15 )(b)      (0.17 )(c)      (0.14 )(d)      (0.16 )(e)      (0.20 )(f) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.32       5.04       2.70             1.68  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.17       4.87       2.56       (0.16     1.48  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (3.65     (2.88     (0.69     (0.73     (1.71
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 19.84     $ 23.32     $ 21.33     $ 19.46     $ 20.35  
  Total return(g)     4.13     25.12     13.59     (0.67 )%      7.54
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 18,395     $ 18,210     $ 16,520     $ 13,956     $ 12,695  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.43     1.42     1.42     1.43     1.42
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.44     1.46     1.56     1.55     1.55
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.75 )%(b)      (0.77 )%(c)      (0.73 )%(d)      (0.85 )%(e)      (0.95 )%(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    76     59     60     67     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.08% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.11% of average net assets.
  (d)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.14% of average net assets.
  (e)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.15% of average net assets.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.01 per share and 0.05% of average net assets.
  (g)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (h)   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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL/MID CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund  
        Investor Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 24.85     $ 22.48     $ 20.39     $ 21.21     $ 21.30  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.07 )(b)      (0.09 )(c)      (0.08 )(d)      (0.09 )(e)      (0.13 )(f) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.40       5.34       2.86             1.75  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.33       5.25       2.78       (0.09     1.62  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (3.65     (2.88     (0.69     (0.73     (1.71
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 21.53     $ 24.85     $ 22.48     $ 20.39     $ 21.21  
  Total return(g)     4.57     25.57     14.06     (0.31 )%      7.97
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 409,019     $ 529,670     $ 437,309     $ 313,812     $ 221,058  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.01     1.03     1.04     1.06     1.08
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.07     1.10     1.21     1.20     1.20
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.34 )%(b)      (0.38 )%(c)      (0.36 )%(d)      (0.48 )%(e)      (0.60 )%(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    76     59     60     67     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.08% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.11% of average net assets.
  (d)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.14% of average net assets.
  (e)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.15% of average net assets.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.01 per share and 0.05% of average net assets.
  (g)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (h)   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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   115


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund  
        Class P Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period ended
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 25.64     $ 23.61  
 

Net investment loss(b)

    (0.05 )(c)      (0.03 )(d) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.44       2.06  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.39       2.03  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (3.65      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 22.38     $ 25.64  
  Total return(e)     4.67     8.60
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 188,657     $ 245,612  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.92     0.90 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.92     0.91 %(f) 
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.25 )%(c)      (0.36 )%(d)(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    76     59

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.08% of average net assets.
  (d)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.11% of average net assets.
  (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 (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL/MID CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 23.08     $ 21.17     $ 19.34     $ 20.26     $ 20.51  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.16 )(b)      (0.19 )(c)      (0.17 )(d)      (0.18 )(e)      (0.23 )(f) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.31       4.98       2.69       (0.01     1.69  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.15       4.79       2.52       (0.19     1.46  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (3.65     (2.88     (0.69     (0.73     (1.71
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 19.58     $ 23.08     $ 21.17     $ 19.34     $ 20.26  
  Total return(g)     4.07     24.92     13.47     (0.83 )%      7.46
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 15,856     $ 24,215     $ 26,918     $ 34,493     $ 34,697  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.51     1.53     1.54     1.56     1.58
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.57     1.61     1.71     1.70     1.70
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.85 )%(b)      (0.90 )%(c)      (0.86 )%(d)      (0.98 )%(e)      (1.10 )%(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    76     59     60     67     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.08% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.11% of average net assets.
  (d)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.14% of average net assets.
  (e)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.15% of average net assets.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.01 per share and 0.05% of average net assets.
  (g)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (h)   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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   117


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ending
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 25.64     $ 23.09     $ 20.89     $ 21.69     $ 23.47  
 

Net investment loss(b)

    (0.05 )(c)      (0.06 )(d)      (0.04 )(e)      (0.06 )(f)      (0.01 )(g) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.44       5.49       2.93       (0.01     (1.77
 

Total from investment operations

    0.39       5.43       2.89       (0.07     (1.78
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (3.65     (2.88     (0.69     (0.73      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 22.38     $ 25.64     $ 23.09     $ 20.89     $ 21.69  
  Total return(h)     4.67     25.68     14.26     (0.21 )%      (7.58 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 54,916     $ 39,263     $ 22,660     $ 9,785     $ 9  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.92     0.91     0.90     0.92     0.92 %(i) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.93     0.95     1.04     1.04     1.05 %(i) 
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.23 )%(c)      (0.25 )%(d)      (0.18 )%(e)      (0.28 )%(f)      (0.34 )%(g)(i) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(j)

    76     59     60     67     47

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.08% of average net assets.
  (d)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.11% of average net assets.
  (e)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.14% of average net assets.
  (f)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.15% of average net assets.
  (g)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.01 per share and 0.05% of average net assets.
  (h)   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 (if any). 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.
  (i)   Annualized.
  (j)   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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.83     $ 13.79     $ 11.91     $ 11.86     $ 13.50  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.01     (0.02     0.02       0.02       0.02 (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.30     3.03       2.26       0.74       0.42  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.31     3.01       2.28       0.76       0.44  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                (0.04     (0.02      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.27     (2.97     (0.36     (0.69     (2.08
 

Total distributions

    (4.27     (2.97     (0.40     (0.71     (2.08
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 9.25     $ 13.83     $ 13.79     $ 11.91     $ 11.86  
  Total return(c)     2.86     25.59     19.79     6.48     3.09
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 28,311     $ 30,174     $ 46,114     $ 46,093     $ 45,046  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.14     1.14     1.15     1.15     1.15
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.40     1.39     1.55     1.54     1.52
 

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

    (0.07 )%      (0.15 )%      0.15     0.19     0.13 %(b) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    28     40     54     56     52

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.18% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 10.81     $ 11.46     $ 10.00     $ 10.12     $ 11.90  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.06     (0.09     (0.06     (0.05     (0.07 )(b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.39     2.41       1.88       0.62       0.37  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.45     2.32       1.82       0.57       0.30  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.27     (2.97     (0.36     (0.69     (2.08
 

Total distributions

    (4.27     (2.97     (0.36     (0.69     (2.08
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 6.09     $ 10.81     $ 11.46     $ 10.00     $ 10.12  
  Total return(c)     2.07     24.61     18.89     5.70     2.23
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 4,142     $ 9,081     $ 9,326     $ 11,103     $ 11,175  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.89     1.89     1.90     1.90     1.90
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.14     2.13     2.30     2.29     2.27
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.83 )%      (0.85 )%      (0.60 )%      (0.56 )%      (0.63 )%(b) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    28     40     54     56     52

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.18% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 14.92     $ 14.67     $ 12.64     $ 12.53     $ 14.15  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.03       0.04       0.07       0.07       0.07 (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.26     3.25       2.40       0.78       0.43  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.23     3.29       2.47       0.85       0.50  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.03     (0.07     (0.08     (0.05     (0.04
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.27     (2.97     (0.36     (0.69     (2.08
 

Total distributions

    (4.30     (3.04     (0.44     (0.74     (2.12
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 10.39     $ 14.92     $ 14.67     $ 12.64     $ 12.53  
  Total return(c)     3.31     26.11     20.29     6.89     3.43
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 52,461     $ 75,470     $ 211,311     $ 294,952     $ 326,619  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.75     0.75     0.75     0.75     0.75
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.00     0.99     1.14     1.14     1.12
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.32     0.31     0.51     0.59     0.52 %(b) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    28     40     54     56     52

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.18% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.67     $ 13.70     $ 11.85     $ 11.81     $ 13.47  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.01     (0.03     0.01       0.01       (b)(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.31     3.00       2.24       0.73       0.42  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.32     2.97       2.25       0.74       0.42  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.03     (0.04     (0.01      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.27     (2.97     (0.36     (0.69     (2.08
 

Total distributions

    (4.27     (3.00     (0.40     (0.70     (2.08
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 9.08     $ 13.67     $ 13.70     $ 11.85     $ 11.81  
  Total return(d)     2.79     25.48     19.66     6.40     2.93
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 622     $ 597     $ 478     $ 272     $ 254  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.53     1.48     1.65     1.64     1.62
 

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

    (0.14 )%      (0.21 )%      0.09     0.11     (0.01 )%(b) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    28     40     54     56     52

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.18% of average net assets.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund  
        Investor Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 14.89     $ 14.66     $ 12.63     $ 12.53     $ 14.14  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.02       0.02       0.06       0.05       0.05 (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.27     3.24       2.40       0.78       0.44  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.25     3.26       2.46       0.83       0.49  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.03     (0.06     (0.07     (0.04     (0.02
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.27     (2.97     (0.36     (0.69     (2.08
 

Total distributions

    (4.30     (3.03     (0.43     (0.73     (2.10
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 10.34     $ 14.89     $ 14.66     $ 12.63     $ 12.53  
  Total return(c)     3.14     25.90     20.15     6.69     3.34
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 1,533     $ 2,578     $ 2,264     $ 829     $ 817  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.89     0.89     0.90     0.90     0.90
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.14     1.12     1.30     1.29     1.27
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.16     0.15     0.48     0.44     0.37 %(b) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    28     40     54     56     52

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.18% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

         Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund  
         Class P Shares  
         Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period Ended
August 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 14.90     $ 13.53  
 

Net investment income(b)

     0.04       0.01  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.28     1.36  
 

Total from investment operations

     (0.24     1.37  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

     (0.04      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

     (4.27      
 

Total distributions

     (4.31      
 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.35     $ 14.90  
  Total return(c)      3.26     10.13
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

   $ 73,132     $ 104,590  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.74     0.74 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     0.99     0.96 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.32     0.22 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     28     40

 

  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.49     $ 13.56     $ 11.75     $ 11.74     $ 13.42  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.03     (0.04     (0.01     (0.01     (0.01 )(b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.31     2.96       2.23       0.73       0.41  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.34     2.92       2.22       0.72       0.40  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.02     (0.05     (0.02      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.27     (2.97     (0.36     (0.69     (2.08
 

Total distributions

    (4.27     (2.99     (0.41     (0.71     (2.08
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 8.88     $ 13.49     $ 13.56     $ 11.75     $ 11.74  
  Total return(c)     2.67     25.29     19.56     6.18     2.78
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 292     $ 255     $ 169     $ 81     $ 77  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.39     1.39     1.40     1.40     1.40
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.65     1.62     1.80     1.79     1.76
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.31 )%      (0.34 )%      (0.07 )%      (0.05 )%      (0.07 )%(b) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    28     40     54     56     52

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.18% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 14.91     $ 14.66     $ 12.63     $ 12.53     $ 13.36  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.04       0.04       0.08       0.07       0.01 (c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.27     3.25       2.40       0.77       (0.84
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.23     3.29       2.48       0.84       (0.83
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.04     (0.07     (0.09     (0.05      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.27     (2.97     (0.36     (0.69      
 

Total distributions

    (4.31     (3.04     (0.45     (0.74      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.37     $ 14.91     $ 14.66     $ 12.63     $ 12.53  
  Total return(d)     3.33     26.15     20.33     6.83     (6.21 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 477     $ 15     $ 12     $ 10     $ 9  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.74     0.74     0.75     0.76     0.73 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.03     0.97     1.14     1.15     1.06 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.40     0.30     0.57     0.59     0.68 %(c)(e) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    28     40     54     56     52

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.18% 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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 27.91     $ 23.04     $ 18.73     $ 17.93     $ 18.97  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.12     (0.16     (0.15     (0.12 )(b)      (0.14 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.44       6.79       5.37       2.50       0.57  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.32       6.63       5.22       2.38       0.43  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.06     (1.76     (0.91     (1.58     (1.47
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 23.17     $ 27.91     $ 23.04     $ 18.73     $ 17.93  
  Total return(d)     4.73     30.46     29.17     13.71     2.31
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 305,666     $ 312,289     $ 268,746     $ 233,097     $ 250,087  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.34     1.38     1.42     1.47     1.48
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.48     1.48     1.53     1.55     1.54
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.53 )%      (0.65 )%      (0.74 )%      (0.68 )%(b)      (0.74 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    27     46     19     22     41

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.13% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.10% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   127


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 23.05     $ 19.45     $ 16.07     $ 15.70     $ 16.91  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.24     (0.29     (0.25     (0.22 )(b)      (0.24 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.19       5.65       4.54       2.17       0.50  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.05     5.36       4.29       1.95       0.26  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.06     (1.76     (0.91     (1.58     (1.47
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 17.94     $ 23.05     $ 19.45     $ 16.07     $ 15.70  
  Total return(d)     3.97     29.49     28.18     12.87     1.53
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 24,948     $ 57,207     $ 50,779     $ 52,843     $ 53,556  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.10     2.13     2.17     2.22     2.23
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.23     2.23     2.28     2.30     2.29
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (1.31 )%      (1.40 )%      (1.49 )%      (1.43 )%(b)      (1.49 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    27     46     19     22     41

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.13% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.10% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 30.78     $ 25.15     $ 20.29     $ 19.22     $ 20.16  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.04     (0.07     (0.07     (0.05 )(b)      (0.07 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.60       7.46       5.84       2.70       0.60  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.56       7.39       5.77       2.65       0.53  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.06     (1.76     (0.91     (1.58     (1.47
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 26.28     $ 30.78     $ 25.15     $ 20.29     $ 19.22  
  Total return(d)     5.12     30.95     29.66     14.22     2.68
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 74,728     $ 87,522     $ 85,095     $ 83,746     $ 92,483  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.98     0.99     1.02     1.07     1.08
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.09     1.09     1.13     1.15     1.14
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.17 )%      (0.26 )%      (0.34 )%      (0.27 )%(b)      (0.33 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    27     46     19     22     41

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.13% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.10% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 27.35     $ 22.64     $ 18.44     $ 17.69     $ 18.76  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.15     (0.18     (0.16     (0.14 )(b)      (0.15 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.42       6.65       5.27       2.47       0.55  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.27       6.47       5.11       2.33       0.40  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.06     (1.76     (0.91     (1.58     (1.47
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 22.56     $ 27.35     $ 22.64     $ 18.44     $ 17.69  
  Total return(d)     4.62     30.28     29.03     13.61     2.17
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 29,084     $ 33,109     $ 18,919     $ 11,186     $ 10,329  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.48     1.49     1.51     1.57     1.58
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.59     1.59     1.63     1.65     1.64
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.67 )%      (0.75 )%      (0.83 )%      (0.79 )%(b)      (0.84 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    27     46     19     22     41

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.13% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.10% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund  
        Investor Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 30.33     $ 24.84     $ 20.08     $ 19.07     $ 20.04  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.07     (0.11     (0.10     (0.08 )(b)      (0.10 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.58       7.36       5.77       2.67       0.60  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.51       7.25       5.67       2.59       0.50  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.06     (1.76     (0.91     (1.58     (1.47
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 25.78     $ 30.33     $ 24.84     $ 20.08     $ 19.07  
  Total return(d)     5.01     30.76     29.46     14.00     2.54
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 19,207     $ 22,520     $ 23,317     $ 6,741     $ 6,103  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.09     1.13     1.16     1.22     1.23
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.23     1.23     1.28     1.30     1.29
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.29 )%      (0.40 )%      (0.46 )%      (0.43 )%(b)      (0.52 )%(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    27     46     19     22     41

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.13% of average net assets.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.10% of average net assets.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund  
        Class P Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period Ended
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 30.79     $ 27.83  
 

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    (0.04     0.01  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.60       2.95  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.56       2.96  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.06      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 26.29     $ 30.79  
  Total return(c)     5.11     10.64
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 24,396     $ 24,951  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.97     0.97 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.08     1.14 %(d) 
 

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

    (0.16 )%      0.08 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    27     46

 

  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period Ended
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 30.78     $ 25.08  
 

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    (0.02     (0.04
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.59       5.74  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.57       5.70  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.06      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 26.29     $ 30.78  
  Total return(c)     5.15     22.73
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 138     $ 12  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.97     0.98 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.09     1.08 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.07 )%      (0.20 )%(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    27     46

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on December 29, 2017.
  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2019

 

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

Capital Growth,

Growth Opportunities,

Small/Mid Cap Growth and

Strategic Growth

    

A, C, Institutional, Service, Investor, P, R and R6

   Diversified

Blue Chip

Concentrated Growth and

Flexible Cap

    

A, C, Institutional, Investor, P, R and R6

   Diversified

Technology Opportunities

    

A, C, Institutional, Service, Investor, P and R6

   Diversified

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 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. Each Fund is an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

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 U.S. real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain and/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.

 

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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 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 at least 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 distributable earnings 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 the Funds 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).

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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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 may be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and at the closing 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 for long positions or the last ask price for short positions, 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 per share 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 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. To the extent investments are valued using single source broker quotations obtained directly from the broker or passed through from third party pricing vendors, such investments are classified as Level 3 investments.

C. Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments classified in the fair value hierarchy as of August 31, 2019:

BLUE CHIP

 

Investment Type

  

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Assets

            

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Europe

   $ 522,461        $         —        $         —  

North America

     11,565,619                    

Investment Company

     497,742                    

Total

   $ 12,585,822        $        $  

 

(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.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

CAPITAL GROWTH

            

Investment Type

  

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Assets

            

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Australia and Oceania

   $ 1,147,236        $         —        $         —  

Europe

     42,725,841                    

North America

     842,619,630                    

Investment Company

     811,200                    

Total

   $ 887,303,907        $        $  

CONCENTRATED GROWTH

            

Investment Type

  

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Assets

            

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Europe

   $ 8,660,847        $        $  

North America

     139,194,646                    

Investment Company

     689,278                    

Total

   $ 148,544,771        $        $  

FLEXIBLE CAP

 

Investment Type

  

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Assets

            

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Europe

   $ 627,827        $        $  

North America

     17,974,752                    

Investment Company

     37,087                    

Total

   $ 18,639,666        $        $  

GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

 

Investment Type

  

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Assets

            

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Australia and Oceania

   $ 17,938,926        $        $  

Europe

     13,594,800                    

North America

     1,226,769,616                    

Investment Company

     5,547,470                    

Total

   $ 1,263,850,812        $        $  

 

(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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

SMALL/MID CAP GROWTH

 

Investment Type

  

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Assets

            

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $ 27,032,626        $         —        $         —  

Europe

     75,836,512                    

North America

     1,824,679,938                    

Investment Company

     70,204,229                    

Total

   $ 1,997,753,305        $        $  

STRATEGIC GROWTH

 

Investment Type

  

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Assets

            

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Australia and Oceania

   $ 722,857        $        $  

Europe

     6,687,704                    

North America

     152,101,079                    

Investment Company

     992,869                    

Total

   $ 160,504,509        $        $  

TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES

 

Investment Type

  

Level 1

      

Level 2

      

Level 3

 

Assets

            

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $ 15,281,137        $        $  

Australia and Oceania

     9,214,876                    

Europe

     21,784,680                    

North America

     431,462,849                    

Total

   $ 477,743,542        $        $  

 

(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.

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedules of Investments.

 

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.

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

              Contractual Management Rate      Effective
Contractual
Management
Rate
     Effective Net
Management
Rate#
 
Fund              First
$1 billion
     Next
$1 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Next
$3 billion
     Over
$8 billion
 

Blue Chip

                0.55      0.50      0.47      0.46      0.45      0.55      0.55

Capital Growth

                0.71        0.64        0.61        0.61        0.61        0.71        0.71  

Concentrated Growth

                0.76        0.68        0.65        0.64        0.62        0.76        0.76  

Flexible Cap

                0.55        0.50        0.47        0.46        0.45        0.55        0.55  

Growth Opportunities

                0.92        0.92        0.83        0.79        0.77        0.92        0.88

Small/Mid Cap Growth

                0.85        0.85        0.77        0.73        0.71        0.85        0.84  

Strategic Growth

                0.71        0.64        0.61        0.59        0.58        0.71        0.71  

Technology Opportunities

                0.94        0.85        0.80        0.79        0.77        0.94        0.94  

 

#   The 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.
^   Effective December 28, 2018, the Investment Adviser agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve an effective net management fee rate of 0.86% as an annual percentage rate of the Growth Opportunities Fund’s average daily net assets. This arrangement will remain in effect through at least December 28, 2019. Prior to December 28, 2018, the Investment Adviser did not contractually waive a portion of its management fee as an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Funds invest in Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Government Money Market 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 Government Money Market Fund. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the management fee waived by GSAM for each Fund was as follows:

 

Fund         

Management Fee

Waived

 

Blue Chip

        $ 407  

Capital Growth

          4,727  

Concentrated Growth

          628  

Flexible Cap

          31  

Growth Opportunities

          15,510  

Small/Mid Cap Growth

          49,752  

Strategic Growth

          1,002  

Technology Opportunities

          5,235  

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

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.

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 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 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 fiscal year ended August 31, 2019 , Goldman Sachs retained the following amounts:

 

         Front End
Sales Charge
       Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge
 
Fund         Class A        Class C  

Blue Chip

       $ 2,824        $  

Capital Growth

         22,104          1,175  

Concentrated Growth

         1,123           

Flexible Cap

         1,593           

Growth Opportunities

         7,761          1,080  

Small/Mid Cap Growth

         27,977           

Strategic Growth

         1,962          31  

Technology Opportunities

         14,442          924  

D.  Service and Shareholder Administration Plans — The Trust, on behalf of each applicable Fund, has adopted Service Plans to allow Class C Shares and Shareholder Administration Plans to allow Service Shares, respectively, to compensate service organizations (including Goldman Sachs) for providing varying levels of personal and account maintenance or shareholder administration services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Service and 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 and 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

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

as follows: 0.17% 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. Prior to July 1, 2019, such fee was 0.18% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Investor and Class R Shares.

Goldman Sachs has agreed to waive a portion of its transfer agency fee equal to 0.05% as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Investor, and Class R Shares of the Growth Opportunities Fund. This arrangement will remain in effect through at least December 28, 2019, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Goldman Sachs has agreed to waive a portion of its transfer agency fee equal to 0.07% as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Investor, and Class R Shares of the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund. This arrangement will remain in effect through at least December 28, 2019, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. Prior to December 28, 2018 such waiver was 0.03%.

Effective December 28, 2018, Goldman Sachs has agreed to waive a portion of its transfer agency fee equal to 0.04% as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C and Investor Shares of the Technology Opportunities Fund. This arrangement will remain in effect through at least December 28, 2019, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. Prior to December 28, 2018, there was no transfer agency waiver in place for the Fund.

Goldman Sachs has agreed to waive a portion of its transfer agency fee equal to 0.03% as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Investor and Class R Shares of the Blue Chip and Concentrated Growth Funds. This arrangement will remain in effect through at least December 28, 2019, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Effective December 28, 2018, the transfer agency fee waiver was eliminated for the Flexible Cap Fund. Prior to December 28, 2018, Goldman Sachs had agreed to waive a portion of its transfer agency fee equal to 0.03% as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Investor and Class R Shares of the Fund.

F.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to reduce or 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 Blue Chip, Capital Growth, Concentrated Growth, Flexible Cap, Growth Opportunities, Small/Mid Cap Growth, Strategic Growth, and Technology Opportunities Funds are 0.084%, 0.004%, 0.004%, 0.004%, 0.004%, 0.064%, 0.004%, and 0.004%, respectively. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least December 28, 2019, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. Prior to December 28, 2018, the Other Expense limitation for the Growth Opportunities Fund was 0.014%. In addition, the Funds have entered into certain offset arrangements with 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)

August 31, 2019

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund         Management
Fee Waiver
       Transfer Agency
Fee Waivers/Credits
       Other Expense
Reimbursements
       Total Expense
Reductions
 

Blue Chip

       $ 407        $ 1,315        $ 335,755        $ 337,477  

Capital Growth

         4,727          4,492          704,781          714,000  

Concentrated Growth

         628          2,270          385,277          388,175  

Flexible Cap

         31          661          353,184          353,876  

Growth Opportunities

         570,691          264,590          578,094          1,413,375  

Small/Mid Cap Growth

         49,752          532,183                   581,935  

Strategic Growth

         1,002          156          438,426          439,584  

Technology Opportunities

         5,235          94,754          514,208          614,197  

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of August 31, 2019, the Funds participated in a $580,000,000 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 fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to April 30, 2019 the facility was $770,000,000.

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs earned $13,558, $99, $15,241, $61,369, $31 and $2,768, in brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions, on behalf of the Capital Growth, Flexible Cap, Growth Opportunities, Small/Mid Cap Growth, Strategic Growth, and Technology Opportunities Funds, respectively.

The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from investments in the Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Shares for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019:

 

Fund    Market
Value as of
August 31, 2018
       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
       Market
Value as of
August 31, 2019
       Shares as of
August 31, 2019
       Dividend
Income
 

Blue Chip

   $ 99,977        $ 4,636,997        $ (4,239,232      $ 497,742          497,742        $ 5,792  

Capital Growth

     5,675          45,341,027          (44,535,502        811,200          811,200          64,285  

Concentrated Growth

              12,579,535          (11,890,257        689,278          689,278          8,672  

Flexible Cap

              1,245,022          (1,207,935        37,087          37,087          447  

Growth Opportunities

     35,064,516          431,862,536          (461,379,582        5,547,470          5,547,470          193,050  

Small/Mid Cap Growth

     25,981,945          639,436,343          (595,214,059        70,204,229          70,204,229          699,528  

Strategic Growth

     570          18,652,965          (17,660,666        992,869          992,869          14,012  

Technology Opportunities

     1,263          62,973,466          (62,974,729                          75,483  

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

As of August 31, 2019, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of 5% or more of outstanding shares of the following Funds:

 

Fund         Institutional        Investor        Class R        Class R6  

Blue Chip

         58               100       

Concentrated Growth

                  18          65           

Flexible Cap

                  44          74          7  

Technology Opportunities

                                    9  

 

5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS   

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales and Maturities  

Blue Chip

       $ 6,388,357        $ 4,887,556  

Capital Growth

         497,888,525          639,679,418  

Concentrated Growth

         58,807,397          79,117,843  

Flexible Cap

         9,334,378          11,795,358  

Growth Opportunities

         1,049,894,494          1,972,152,677  

Small/Mid Cap Growth

         1,567,051,650          2,122,914,340  

Strategic Growth

         48,549,581          106,456,259  

Technology Opportunities

         129,377,159          199,952,513  

 

6. SECURITIES LENDING   

The Funds may lend their securities through a securities lending agent, the Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), to certain qualified borrowers. 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 Capital Growth, Growth Opportunities, Small/Mid Cap Growth and Strategic Growth Funds invest the cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Government Money Market Fund, an affiliated series of the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

6. SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

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% 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, BNYM may 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 BNYM is unable to purchase replacement securities, BNYM 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’ master netting agreements with certain borrowers provide the right, in the event of a default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. However, in the event of a default by a borrower, a resolution authority could determine that such rights are not enforceable due to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of set-off that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws. 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, which represent the gross amounts of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions outstanding as of August 31, 2019, are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable. The Funds did not have securities on loan as of August 31, 2019.

Each of the Funds and BNYM received compensation relating to the lending of the Funds’ securities. The amounts earned, if any, by the Funds for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, are reported under Investment Income on the Statements of Operations.

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investments in the Government Money Market Fund for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019:

 

Fund         Beginning
Value as of
August 31, 2018
       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
       Ending
Value as of
August 31, 2019
 

Blue Chip

       $        $ 678,371          (678,371      $         —  

Capital Growth

         2,135,000          28,738,871          (30,873,871         

Concentrated Growth

                  13,338,905          (13,338,905         

Flexible Cap

         70,000          552,340          (622,340         

Growth Opportunities

         26,971,503          130,739,431          (157,710,934         

Small/Mid Cap Growth

         12,039,425          334,294,357          (346,333,782         

Strategic Growth

                  14,789,967          (14,789,967         

Technology Opportunities

                  7,180,968          (7,180,968         

 

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7. TAX INFORMATION

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

     Blue Chip     Capital
Growth
    Concentrated
Growth
    Flexible Cap
Growth
    Growth
Opportunities
    Small/Mid Cap
Growth
    Strategic
Growth
    Technology
Opportunities
 

Distribution paid from:

               

Ordinary income

  $ 65,016     $ 14,491,085     $ 1,470,228     $ 629,913     $     $ 23,466,095     $ 4,236,870     $ 6,423,023  

Net long-term capital gains

    652,443       265,988,298       15,421,391       948,850       414,333,306       330,226,017       56,563,668       87,527,745  

Total taxable distributions

  $ 717,459     $ 280,479,383     $ 16,891,619     $ 1,578,763     $ 414,333,306     $ 353,692,112     $ 60,800,538     $ 93,950,768  

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

     Blue Chip     Capital
Growth
    Concentrated
Growth
    Flexible Cap
Growth
    Growth
Opportunities
    Small/Mid Cap
Growth
    Strategic
Growth
    Technology
Opportunities
 

Distribution paid from:

               

Ordinary income

  $ 71,948     $ 9,941,768     $ 698,442     $ 457,026     $     $     $ 8,458,052     $  

Net long-term capital gains

    1,164,007       68,091,462       16,594,611       4,430,713       424,612,811       279,362,099       46,789,501       33,688,117  

Total taxable distributions

  $ 1,235,955     $ 78,033,230     $ 17,293,053     $ 4,887,739     $ 424,612,811     $ 279,362,099     $ 55,247,553     $ 33,688,117  

As of August 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Blue Chip     Capital
Growth
    Concentrated
Growth
    Flexible Cap
Growth
    Growth
Opportunities
    Small/Mid Cap
Growth
    Strategic
Growth
    Technology
Opportunities
 

Undistributed ordinary income — net

  $
109,965
 
  $
3,682,501
 
  $
171,744
 
  $
123,130
 
  $

 
  $
24,522
 
  $
386,917
 
  $

 

Undistributed long-term capital gains

    380,164       33,376,013       8,689,030       948,735       251,426,177       207,232,024       22,817,121       65,497,975  

Total undistributed earnings

  $ 490,129     $ 37,058,514     $ 8,860,774     $ 1,071,865     $ 251,426,177     $ 207,256,546     $ 23,204,038     $ 65,497,975  

Timing differences (Qualified Late Year Loss

               

Deferral and Post October Losses)

  $ (81,878   $ (13,982,552   $ (669,788   $ (175,248   $ (3,184,452   $ (17,202,922   $ (1,999,947   $ (6,321,739

Unrealized gains (losses) — net

    1,793,404       222,221,246       52,808,244       4,113,444       296,327,860       390,406,573       71,091,007       210,583,488  

Total accumulated earnings (losses) net

  $ 2,201,655     $ 245,297,208     $ 60,999,230     $ 5,010,061     $ 544,569,585     $ 580,460,197     $ 92,295,098     $ 269,759,724  

As of August 31, 2019, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Blue Chip     Capital
Growth
    Concentrated
Growth
    Flexible Cap
Growth
    Growth
Opportunities
    Small/Mid Cap
Growth
    Strategic
Growth
    Technology
Opportunities
 

Tax Cost

  $ 10,792,418     $ 665,082,661     $ 95,736,527     $ 14,526,222     $ 967,522,952     $ 1,607,346,732     $ 89,413,502     $ 267,160,054  

Gross unrealized gain

    1,914,161       242,694,360       54,263,587       4,626,839       322,663,829       450,202,132       73,205,657       219,806,147  

Gross unrealized loss

    (120,757     (20,473,114     (1,455,343     (513,395     (26,335,969     (59,795,559     (2,114,650     (9,222,659

Net unrealized gains (losses)

  $ 1,793,404     $ 222,221,246     $ 52,808,244     $ 4,113,444     $ 296,327,860     $ 390,406,573     $ 71,091,007     $ 210,583,488  

 

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August 31, 2019

 

7. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, differences to the tax treatment of underlying fund investments, and partnership investments.

The Growth Opportunities Fund reclassed $22,091,392 from distributable earnings to paid-in capital and the Technology Opportunities Fund reclassed $2,426,101 from paid-in capital to distributable earnings. In order to present certain components of the Funds’ capital accounts on a tax-basis, certain reclassifications have been recorded to the Funds’ accounts. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Funds and result primarily from net operating losses and redemptions utilized as distributions.

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 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 a Fund invest. The imposition of exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations of assets and property, 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 a 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 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.

Industry Concentration Risk — The Technology Opportunities Fund invests primarily in equity investments in high-quality technology, media, or service companies that adopt or use technology to improve their cost structure, revenue opportunities or competitive advantage. Because of its focus on technology, media and service companies, the Technology Opportunities Fund is subject to greater risk of loss as a result of adverse economic, business or other developments than if its investments were diversified across different industry sectors. The Technology Opportunities Fund may also invest in a relatively few number of issuers. Thus, the Technology Opportunities 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.

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

 

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8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, 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 or otherwise maintains 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 or without significant dilution to remaining investors’ interests 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. If a Fund is forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, such sales may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV and dilute remaining investors’ interests. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with the Funds’ investments in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Redemptions by large shareholders may have a negative impact on the Fund’s liquidity.

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.

 

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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August 31, 2019

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Blue Chip Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    139,691     $ 1,745,301        48,018     $ 657,169  

Reinvestment of distributions

    17,899       211,711        31,111       395,165  

Shares redeemed

    (53,255     (663,868      (24,957     (333,348
      104,335       1,293,144        54,172       718,986  
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    113,257       1,245,148        9,439       132,560  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,215       24,978        4,157       50,601  

Shares redeemed

    (13,105     (148,105      (13,146     (177,027
      102,367       1,122,021        450       6,134  
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    118,834       1,528,950        321,245       4,299,878  

Reinvestment of distributions

    20,066       239,180        43,322       554,953  

Shares redeemed

    (433,612     (5,499,920      (246,651     (3,257,586
      (294,712     (3,731,790      117,916       1,597,245  
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    72,477       966,895        5,260       78,320  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,602       19,105        2,793       35,755  

Shares redeemed

    (13,192     (167,309      (4,015     (61,922
      60,887       818,691        4,038       52,153  
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

                 143,625       1,901,458  

Reinvestment of distributions

    14,612       174,322               

Shares redeemed

    (2,719     (32,450             
      11,893       141,872        143,625       1,901,458  
Class R Shares

 

Shares sold

    5       66               
      5       66               
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    281,458       3,431,101               

Shares redeemed

    (47,083     (619,896             
      234,375       2,811,205               

NET INCREASE

    219,150     $ 2,455,209        320,201     $ 4,275,976  

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

    Capital Growth Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares

 

Shares sold

    2,326,964     $ 63,575,763        470,845     $ 14,194,828  

Reinvestment of distributions

    10,589,777       211,151,830        1,880,254       53,779,240  

Shares redeemed

    (4,966,143     (110,412,912      (2,606,109     (78,544,576
      7,950,598       164,314,681        (255,010     (10,570,508
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    327,241       4,651,883        151,842       3,396,793  

Reinvestment of distributions

    658,461       8,079,315        308,446       6,554,474  

Shares redeemed

    (2,404,811     (51,096,241      (545,691     (12,374,122
      (1,419,109     (38,365,043      (85,403     (2,422,855
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    316,530       8,184,104        353,887       11,714,134  

Reinvestment of distributions

    645,191       14,798,485        383,700       12,097,584  

Shares redeemed

    (842,773     (22,071,500      (3,828,254     (129,206,221
      118,948       911,089        (3,090,667     (105,394,503
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    4,932       104,779        7,449       214,423  

Reinvestment of distributions

    26,626       503,495        4,219       116,439  

Shares redeemed

    (17,952     (366,513      (5,452     (161,928
      13,606       241,761        6,216       168,934  
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    50,282       1,389,538        77,368       2,371,012  

Reinvestment of distributions

    130,778       2,665,391        27,119       787,742  

Shares redeemed

    (178,385     (4,171,169      (113,254     (3,457,931
      2,675       (116,240      (8,767     (299,177
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    93,887       2,394,812        2,945,245       100,138,566  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,146,496       26,269,986               

Shares redeemed

    (911,046     (22,413,350      (31,994     (1,103,766
      329,337       6,251,448        2,913,251       99,034,800  
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    66,551       1,464,100        41,533       1,206,372  

Reinvestment of distributions

    133,698       2,517,533        25,005       690,229  

Shares redeemed

    (88,796     (1,953,605      (71,179     (2,071,048
      111,453       2,028,028        (4,641     (174,447
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    181,932       4,163,919        1,366       47,640  

Reinvestment of distributions

    706       16,187        47       1,470  

Shares redeemed

    (96,563     (2,550,602      (236     (7,879
      86,075       1,629,504        1,177       41,231  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    7,193,583     $ 136,895,228        (523,844   $ (19,616,525

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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August 31, 2019

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

    Concentrated Growth Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    122,574     $ 2,118,396        47,183     $ 854,216  

Reinvestment of distributions

    37,996       567,276        27,951       462,041  

Shares redeemed

    (68,358     (1,074,197      (93,617     (1,648,051
      92,212       1,611,475        (18,483     (331,794
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    10,772       149,037        14,977       216,086  

Reinvestment of distributions

    10,648       126,388        16,964       231,562  

Shares redeemed

    (96,594     (1,425,873      (45,413     (655,381
      (75,174     (1,150,448      (13,472     (207,733
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    27,746       499,624        238,715       4,461,612  

Reinvestment of distributions

    93,159       1,497,144        916,262       16,164,951  

Shares redeemed

    (202,347     (3,377,225      (8,058,774     (155,237,739
      (81,442     (1,380,457      (6,903,797     (134,611,176
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    2,123       37,089        2,312       41,258  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,918       44,432        2,890       48,582  

Shares redeemed

    (21,141     (336,592      (25,306     (459,385
      (16,100     (255,071      (20,104     (369,545
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    155,891       2,757,378        7,079,978       137,241,255  

Reinvestment of distributions

    899,567       14,440,076               

Shares redeemed

    (1,204,576     (20,497,343      (135,342     (2,665,210
      (149,118     (3,299,889      6,944,636       134,576,045  
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    136       2,053        190       3,196  

Reinvestment of distributions

    176       2,528        140       2,233  
      312       4,581        330       5,429  
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    25,768       419,933        1,703       30,872  

Reinvestment of distributions

    715       11,480        373       6,572  

Shares redeemed

    (2,803     (51,385      (918     (17,229
      23,680       380,028        1,158       20,215  

NET DECREASE

    (205,630   $ (4,089,781      (9,732   $ (918,559

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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    Flexible Cap Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    77,181     $ 811,174        44,120     $ 543,131  

Reinvestment of distributions

    39,617       416,480        124,283       1,426,826  

Shares redeemed

    (99,309     (1,111,353      (134,271     (1,637,383
      17,489       116,301        34,132       332,574  
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    24,890       242,354        12,370       134,674  

Reinvestment of distributions

    11,501       104,102        38,360       384,365  

Shares redeemed

    (29,029     (273,208      (50,716     (575,778
      7,362       73,248        14       (56,739
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    5,393       70,565        145,836       2,009,232  

Reinvestment of distributions

    10,036       114,070        244,148       3,015,595  

Shares redeemed

    (90,119     (1,051,675      (1,016,698     (13,457,112
      (74,690     (867,040      (626,714     (8,432,285
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    540       6,934        762       11,324  

Reinvestment of distributions

    465       5,174        3,905       47,179  

Shares redeemed

    (578     (7,047      (25,510     (349,741
      427       5,061        (20,843     (291,238
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    7,893       100,000        927,023       12,322,824  

Reinvestment of distributions

    81,854       930,190               

Shares redeemed

    (156,289     (1,800,671      (365     (4,905
      (66,542     (770,481      926,658       12,317,919  
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    186       2,035        206       2,469  

Reinvestment of distributions

    394       3,964        979       10,791  

Shares redeemed

    (1,224     (14,060      (3     (38
      (644     (8,061      1,182       13,222  
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    20,336       233,326               

Reinvestment of distributions

    94       1,068        241       2,983  

Shares redeemed

    (5,808     (70,317             
      14,622       164,077        241       2,983  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    (101,976   $ (1,286,895      314,670     $ 3,886,436  

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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August 31, 2019

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

    Growth Opportunities Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    4,197,760     $ 77,043,096        3,005,035     $ 67,000,700  

Reinvestment of distributions

    5,713,530       85,245,871        3,455,971       71,849,631  

Shares redeemed

    (9,644,304     (172,578,662      (8,739,880     (199,979,605
      266,986       (10,289,695      (2,278,874     (61,129,274
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    792,120       7,102,051        400,896       6,148,111  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,034,557       17,090,278        1,349,765       19,409,623  

Shares redeemed

    (3,723,562     (44,452,687      (1,982,323     (31,376,379
      (896,885     (20,260,358      (231,662     (5,818,645
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    6,094,848       130,504,754        12,411,664       329,983,353  

Reinvestment of distributions

    9,354,603       176,053,628        9,590,336       235,922,256  

Shares redeemed

    (36,427,298     (815,800,134      (40,260,760     (1,070,896,971
      (20,977,847     (509,241,752      (18,258,760     (504,991,362
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    324,629       5,025,423        237,767       4,982,361  

Reinvestment of distributions

    504,280       7,014,537        249,919       4,950,893  

Shares redeemed

    (759,817     (12,353,195      (391,144     (8,400,778
      69,092       (313,235      96,542       1,532,476  
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    2,140,187       38,600,959        820,227       19,406,624  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,100,078       17,579,243        1,002,231       21,848,644  

Shares redeemed

    (3,101,761     (61,058,638      (3,306,711     (78,457,853
      138,504       (4,878,436      (1,484,253     (37,202,585
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    89,688       1,894,904        3,451,924       91,853,054  

Reinvestment of distributions

    943,033       17,766,747               

Shares redeemed

    (1,405,191     (29,385,906      (35,796     (968,937
      (372,470     (9,724,255      3,416,128       90,884,117  
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    487,349       7,975,654        449,764       9,622,684  

Reinvestment of distributions

    896,518       12,497,449        508,819       10,105,151  

Shares redeemed

    (1,158,232     (19,442,792      (1,087,386     (23,499,280
      225,635       1,030,311        (128,803     (3,771,445
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    2,561,427       61,358,467        4,998,110       134,945,824  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,500,146       47,077,755        1,055,619       25,989,352  

Shares redeemed

    (5,446,933     (112,980,883      (2,046,665     (54,035,350
      (385,360     (4,544,661      4,007,064       106,899,826  

NET DECREASE

    (21,932,345   $ (558,222,081      (14,862,618   $ (413,596,892

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

    Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    3,055,829     $ 61,196,109        2,856,873     $ 62,878,815  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,664,057       44,942,631        1,843,608       37,701,786  

Shares redeemed

    (5,808,002     (113,164,610      (6,344,603     (140,532,187
      (88,116     (7,025,870      (1,644,122     (39,951,586
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    906,460       14,228,486        992,863       18,937,194  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,471,157       34,522,065        1,607,766       28,441,383  

Shares redeemed

    (4,852,262     (78,782,495      (2,578,133     (49,560,402
      (1,474,645     (30,031,944      22,496       (2,181,825
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    10,622,034       223,847,881        8,798,646       207,228,586  

Reinvestment of distributions

    6,539,687       119,937,857        5,605,047       122,358,178  

Shares redeemed

    (20,657,061     (419,534,065      (22,560,284     (539,432,759
      (3,495,340     (75,748,327      (8,156,591     (209,845,995
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    343,686       6,645,316        283,721       6,132,180  

Reinvestment of distributions

    148,708       2,426,917        90,894       1,811,511  

Shares redeemed

    (346,090     (6,647,588      (367,940     (8,095,318
      146,304       2,424,645        6,675       (151,627
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    3,456,356       71,558,500        4,551,274       104,643,966  

Reinvestment of distributions

    4,131,670       72,965,292        2,624,748       55,592,168  

Shares redeemed

    (9,904,520     (202,917,534      (5,313,604     (121,151,439
      (2,316,494     (58,393,742      1,862,418       39,084,695  
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    1,052,753       21,393,870        9,876,622       241,955,492  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,858,301       34,099,828               

Shares redeemed

    (4,059,667     (80,915,222      (299,003     (7,511,628
      (1,148,613     (25,421,524      9,577,619       234,443,864  
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    213,194       3,927,510        317,878       6,760,064  

Reinvestment of distributions

    162,654       2,621,986        136,788       2,701,568  

Shares redeemed

    (614,957     (11,692,367      (677,172     (14,382,347
      (239,109     (5,142,871      (222,506     (4,920,715
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    1,260,687       26,837,469        789,053       18,793,321  

Reinvestment of distributions

    342,894       6,292,101        139,018       3,036,144  

Shares redeemed

    (680,883     (14,655,919      (378,405     (9,009,259
      922,698       18,473,651        549,666       12,820,206  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    (7,693,315   $ (180,865,982      1,995,655     $ 29,297,017  

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

    Strategic Growth Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    692,799     $ 7,261,817        227,341     $ 3,001,385  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,136,370       9,022,776        441,271       5,193,762  

Shares redeemed

    (950,994     (8,317,481      (1,831,457     (25,715,496
      878,175       7,967,112        (1,162,845     (17,520,349
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    223,807       1,231,361        102,964       1,013,891  

Reinvestment of distributions

    359,395       1,890,416        229,878       2,126,375  

Shares redeemed

    (743,127     (5,981,094      (307,183     (3,101,217
      (159,925     (2,859,317      25,659       39,049  
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    1,370,330       13,578,614        2,619,924       37,776,009  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,171,746       19,362,035        3,577,991       45,552,679  

Shares redeemed

    (3,550,043     (35,503,248      (15,544,589     (213,087,126
      (7,967     (2,562,599      (9,346,674     (129,758,438
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    302,389       2,777,143        10,389       135,781  

Reinvestment of distributions

    23,135       180,451        9,390       109,589  

Shares redeemed

    (300,672     (2,701,615      (11,003     (134,395
      24,852       255,979        8,776       110,975  
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    149,935       2,034,023        44,221       627,778  

Reinvestment of distributions

    123,585       1,098,042        36,139       459,379  

Shares redeemed

    (298,341     (2,969,698      (61,744     (857,438
      (24,821     162,367        18,616       229,719  
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    179,672       1,723,950        7,127,774       100,285,960  

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,106,814       27,631,178               

Shares redeemed

    (3,242,428     (32,409,098      (107,358     (1,520,921
      44,058       (3,053,970      7,020,416       98,765,039  
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    21,942       193,470        8,880       108,748  

Reinvestment of distributions

    418       3,190        528       6,082  

Shares redeemed

    (8,392     (75,522      (2,986     (36,508
      13,968       121,138        6,422       78,322  
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    48,598       438,055               

Reinvestment of distributions

    496       4,416        197       2,515  

Shares redeemed

    (4,053     (40,597             
      45,041       401,874        197       2,515  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    813,381     $ 432,584        (3,429,433   $ (48,053,168

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

    Technology Opportunities Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    2,314,180     $ 56,262,003        1,564,274     $ 39,091,434  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,856,623       55,275,661        808,376       18,511,810  

Shares redeemed

    (3,168,448     (69,310,443      (2,847,576     (70,590,861
      2,002,355       42,227,221        (474,926     (12,987,617
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    222,819       3,771,879        234,796       4,852,099  

Reinvestment of distributions

    392,107       5,909,052        214,052       4,071,263  

Shares redeemed

    (1,706,037     (35,147,928      (577,501     (11,975,931
      (1,091,111     (25,466,997      (128,653     (3,052,569
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    695,071       17,458,982        1,208,572       32,670,100  

Reinvestment of distributions

    570,904       12,497,081        213,984       5,390,254  

Shares redeemed

    (1,265,917     (32,565,576      (1,962,841     (55,514,738
      58       (2,609,513      (540,285     (17,454,384
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    496,870       11,322,700        785,455       19,288,469  

Reinvestment of distributions

    317,847       5,994,587        66,210       1,487,735  

Shares redeemed

    (735,765     (16,076,331      (477,019     (11,667,353
      78,952       1,240,956        374,646       9,108,851  
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    146,004       3,698,019        118,583       3,180,541  

Reinvestment of distributions

    171,725       3,690,377        65,944       1,638,714  

Shares redeemed

    (315,097     (7,617,215      (380,809     (10,032,936
      2,632       (228,819      (196,282     (5,213,681
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    279,069       7,708,280        810,455       23,928,160  

Reinvestment of distributions

    207,017       4,533,680               

Shares redeemed

    (368,575     (8,610,790      (34     (1,005
      117,511       3,631,170        810,421       23,927,155  
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    4,856       125,149        399       10,000  

Reinvestment of distributions

    92       2,018               

Shares redeemed

    (104     (2,726             
      4,844       124,441        399       10,000  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    1,115,241     $ 18,918,459        (154,680   $ (5,662,245

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
(b)   Class R6 commenced operations on December 29, 2017.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Goldman Sachs Trust and Shareholders of Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund, Goldman Sachs Flexible Cap Fund, Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund, Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund, and Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund, Goldman Sachs Flexible Cap Fund, Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund, Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund, and Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund (eight of the funds constituting Goldman Sachs Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of August 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year ended August 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of August 31, 2019, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019 and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

October 24, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Goldman Sachs fund complex since 2000.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended August 31, 2019 (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), 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, Service and Class R Shares); and other Fund 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 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 March 1, 2019 through August 31, 2019, which represents a period of 184 days of a 365 day year.

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 ratios 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.

 

     Blue Chip Fund     Capital Growth Fund     Concentrated Growth Fund     Flexible Cap Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
 
Class A                                                

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,073.50     $ 5.38     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,073.00     $ 5.96     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,080.00     $ 6.08     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,067.10     $ 5.11  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,020.01     5.24       1,000.00       1,020.01     5.80       1,000.00       1,020.01     5.90       1,000.00       1,020.01     4.99  
Class C                                                

Actual

    1,000.00       1,069.60       9.29       1,000.00       1,069.30       9.86       1,000.00       1,075.20       9.99       1,000.00       1,063.40       9.00  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,016.23     9.05       1,000.00       1,015.68     9.60       1,000.00       1,015.58     9.70       1,000.00       1,016.48     8.79  
Institutional                                                

Actual

    1,000.00       1,076.00       3.51       1,000.00       1,075.40       3.92       1,000.00       1,081.70       4.20       1,000.00       1,069.40       3.08  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.83     3.41       1,000.00       1,021.42     3.82       1,000.00       1,021.17     4.08       1,000.00       1,022.23     3.01  
Service                                                

Actual

                      1,000.00       1,072.00       6.53                                      

Hypothetical 5% return

                      1,000.00       1,018.90     6.36                                      
Investor                                                

Actual

    1,000.00       1,074.40       4.03       1,000.00       1,074.30       4.65       1,000.00       1,080.90       4.77       1,000.00       1,068.40       3.81  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.27     3.92       1,000.00       1,020.72     4.53       1,000.00       1,020.62     4.63       1,000.00       1,021.58     3.72  
Class P                                                

Actual

    1,000.00       1,076.00       3.45       1,000.00       1,075.10       3.87       1,000.00       1,081.90       4.15       1,000.00       1,069.50       3.03  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.88     3.36       1,000.00       1,021.88     3.77       1,000.00       1,021.88     4.02       1,000.00       1,021.88     2.96  
Class R                                                

Actual

    1,000.00       1,072.20       6.63       1,000.00       1,071.90       7.26       1,000.00       1,078.80       7.34       1,000.00       1,066.40       6.41  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,018.80     6.46       1,000.00       1,018.80     7.07       1,000.00       1,018.80     7.12       1,000.00       1,018.80     6.26  
Class R6                                                

Actual

    1,000.00       1,075.20       3.45       1,000.00       1,075.10       3.87       1,000.00       1,081.90       4.15       1,000.00       1,068.70       3.08  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.88     3.36       1,000.00       1,021.48     3.77       1,000.00       1,021.22     4.02       1,000.00       1,022.23     3.01  

 

+   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 for each share class 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 August 31, 2019. 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     Class R     Class R6  

Blue Chip

     1.03     1.78     0.67           0.77     0.66     1.27     0.66

Capital Growth

     1.14       1.89       0.75       1.25     0.89       0.74       1.39       0.74  

Concentrated Growth

     1.16       1.91       0.80             0.91       0.79       1.40       0.79  

Flexible Cap Growth

     0.98       1.73       0.59             0.73       0.58       1.23       0.59  

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Growth Opportunities Fund     Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund     Strategic Growth Fund     Technology Opportunities Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
 
Class A                                                

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,092.80     $ 6.54     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,064.30     $ 6.56     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,071.80     $ 5.95     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,095.50     $ 7.02  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,018.85     6.31       1,000.00       1,018.85     6.41       1,000.00       1,018.85     5.80       1,000.00       1,018.85     6.77  
Class C                                                

Actual

    1,000.00       1,089.00       10.48       1,000.00       1,059.60       10.43       1,000.00       1,066.60       9.84       1,000.00       1,091.20       10.96  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,015.17     10.11       1,000.00       1,015.07     10.21       1,000.00       1,015.68     9.60       1,000.00       1,014.72     10.56  
Institutional                                                

Actual

    1,000.00       1,094.00       4.75       1,000.00       1,065.80       4.89       1,000.00       1,074.50       3.92       1,000.00       1,097.30       5.18  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,020.67     4.58       1,000.00       1,020.47     4.79       1,000.00       1,021.42     3.82       1,000.00       1,020.27     4.99  
Service                                                

Actual

    1,000.00       1,091.80       7.38       1,000.00       1,063.20       7.49       1,000.00       1,072.00       6.53       1,000.00       1,094.60       7.81  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,017.95     7.12       1,000.00       1,017.95     7.32       1,000.00       1,017.95     6.36       1,000.00       1,017.95     7.53  
Investor                                                

Actual

    1,000.00       1,094.40       5.23       1,000.00       1,065.80       5.26       1,000.00       1,073.70       4.65       1,000.00       1,097.00       5.71  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,020.11     5.04       1,000.00       1,020.11     5.14       1,000.00       1,020.72     4.53       1,000.00       1,019.71     5.50  
Class P                                                

Actual

    1,000.00       1,094.40       4.70       1,000.00       1,065.70       4.84       1,000.00       1,073.70       3.87       1,000.00       1,097.20       5.13  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,020.52     4.53       1,000.00       1,020.52     4.74       1,000.00       1,020.52     3.77       1,000.00       1,020.52     4.94  
Class R                                                

Actual

    1,000.00       1,090.90       7.85       1,000.00       1,063.00       7.85       1,000.00       1,071.20       7.26                    

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,017.59     7.58       1,000.00       1,017.59     7.68       1,000.00       1,017.59     7.07                    
Class R6                                                

Actual

    1,000.00       1,094.40       4.70       1,000.00       1,065.70       4.84       1,000.00       1,074.60       3.87       1,000.00       1,097.70       5.13  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,020.57     4.53       1,000.00       1,020.57     4.74       1,000.00       1,021.48     3.77       1,000.00       1,020.32     4.94  

 

+   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 for each share class 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 August 31, 2019. 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     Class R     Class R6  

Growth Opportunities

     1.24     1.99     0.90     1.40     0.99     0.89     1.49     0.89

Small/Mid Cap Growth

     1.26       2.01       0.94       1.44       1.01       0.93       1.51       0.93  

Strategic Growth

     1.14       1.89       0.75       1.25       0.89       0.74       1.39       0.74  

Technology Opportunities

     1.33       2.08       0.98       1.48       1.08       0.97       —         0.97  

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs Blue Chip Fund, Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Flexible Cap Fund, Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund, Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund, and Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities 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, 2020 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 11-12, 2019 (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 Concentrated Growth Fund and Strategic Growth 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;

 

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  (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;
  (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 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, 2018,

 

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and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2019. 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 Concentrated Growth Fund’s and Strategic Growth Fund’s performance to that of composites 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 Blue Chip Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-year period, the third quartile for the three-year period, and the fourth quartile for the five-year period, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-year period and underperformed for the three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2019. They also considered that in October 2017 the Blue Chip Fund had been repositioned from the Dynamic U.S. Equity Fund, which involved changes to the Fund’s investment strategy. The Trustees also observed that the Blue Chip Fund had experienced certain portfolio management changes in 2018. The Trustees observed that the Capital Growth Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods and in the third quartile for the one-year period, and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-year period and outperformed for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2019. They also observed that the Concentrated Growth Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-year period and in the third quartile for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods, and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2019. The Trustees also noted that the Capital Growth Fund and Concentrated Growth Fund had experienced certain portfolio management changes in 2018. The Trustees observed that the Flexible Cap Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the ten-year period, in the third quartile for the three- and five-year periods, and the fourth quartile for the one-year period, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods and underperformed for the one-year period ended March 31, 2019. The Trustees considered that in August 2017 the Flexible Cap Fund had been repositioned from the Flexible Cap Growth Fund, which involved changes to the Fund’s investment strategy, benchmark, and portfolio management. The Trustees also noted that the Growth Opportunities Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the ten-year period and in the third quartile for the one-, three-, and five-year periods, and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2019. They also noted that the Growth Opportunities Fund had experienced certain portfolio management changes in 2018. The Trustees noted that the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-, three-, and ten-year periods and in the third quartile for the five-year period, 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, 2019. They also considered that the Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund had experienced certain portfolio management changes in 2018 and the first half of 2019. They observed that the Strategic Growth Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2019. They observed that the Technology Opportunities Fund had placed in the top half 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 one-, three-, and five- year periods and underperformed for the ten-year period ended March 31, 2019. They noted that the Technology Opportunities Fund had certain significant differences from the Fund’s benchmark index that caused it to be an imperfect basis for comparison. The Trustees also noted that the Strategic Growth Fund and Technology Opportunities Fund had experienced certain portfolio management changes in 2018 and the first half of 2019.

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

 

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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 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 arrangements of the Growth Opportunities Fund, Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, and Technology Opportunities Fund that would have the effect of increasing expenses of Class A, Class C, Investor, and Class R Shares of the Growth Opportunities Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, and decreasing expenses of Class A, Class C, and Investor Shares of the Technology Opportunities 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 periodically audits 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. Profitability data for each Fund was provided for 2018 and 2017, 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:

 

Average Daily
Net Assets
 

Blue
Chip

Fund

   

Capital
Growth

Fund

   

Concentrated
Growth

Fund

   

Flexible
Cap

Fund

 
First $1 billion     0.55     0.71     0.76     0.55
Next $1 billion     0.50       0.64       0.68       0.50  
Next $3 billion     0.47       0.61       0.65       0.47  
Next $3 billion     0.46       0.61       0.64       0.46  
Over $8 billion     0.45       0.61       0.62       0.45  

 

Average Daily

Net Assets

  Growth
Opportunities
Fund
   

Small/Mid
Cap Growth

Fund

   

Strategic
Growth

Fund

    Technology
Opportunities
Fund
 
First $1 billion     0.92     0.85     0.71     0.94
Next $1 billion     0.92       0.85       0.64       0.85  
Next $3 billion     0.83       0.77       0.61       0.80  
Next $3 billion     0.79       0.73       0.59       0.79  
Over $8 billion     0.77       0.71       0.58       0.77  

 

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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 waive a portion of its management fee for the Growth Opportunities Fund and limit certain expenses of the Funds that exceed specified levels, as well as Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC’s (“Goldman Sachs”) undertaking to waive a portion of the transfer agency fees paid by the Blue Chip Fund’s, Concentrated Growth Fund’s, Growth Opportunities Fund’s, Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund’s, and Technology Opportunities Fund’s Class A, Class C, Investor, and Class R Shares, as applicable. 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 Growth Opportunities Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth 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; (b) brokerage and futures commissions earned by Goldman Sachs for executing securities and futures 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) fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the fund in which the Funds’ securities lending 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 other 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 due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (d) the advantages received from 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 firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; and (g) 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, 2020.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

Jessica Palmer

Age: 70

  Chair of the Board of Trustees  

Since 2018

(Trustee since 2007)

 

Ms. Palmer is retired. She was formerly Consultant, Citigroup Human Resources Department (2007-2008); Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (previously, Salomon Smith Barney/ Salomon Brothers) (1984-2006). Ms. Palmer was a Member of the Board of Trustees of Indian Mountain School (private elementary and secondary school) (2004-2009).

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Ms. Cassidy is retired. Formerly, she was Advisor to the Chairman (May 2014-December 2014); and Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2008-2014), General Electric Company & General Electric Capital Corporation (technology and financial services companies).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Diana M. Daniels

Age: 70

  Trustee   Since 2007  

Ms. Daniels is retired. Formerly, she was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Washington Post Company (1991-2006). Ms. Daniels is a Trustee Emeritus and serves as a Presidential Councillor of Cornell University (2013-Present); former Member of the Legal Advisory Board, New York Stock Exchange (2003- 2006) and of the Corporate Advisory Board, Standish Mellon Management Advisors (2006- 2007).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Roy W. Templin

Age: 59

  Trustee   Since 2013  

Mr. Templin is retired. He is Director, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a designer and manufacturer of ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions) (2016-Present); and was formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors, Con-Way Incorporated (a transportation, logistics and supply chain management service company) (2014-2015); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Whirlpool Corporation (an appliance manufacturer and marketer) (2004- 2012). Previously, Mr. Templin served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (June 2013-October 2013).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a ceiling, wall and suspension systems solutions manufacturer)

Gregory G. Weaver

Age: 67

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Mr. Weaver is retired. He is Director, Verizon Communications Inc. (2015-Present); and was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP (a professional services firm) (2001-2005 and 2012-2014); and Member of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2006-2012).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Verizon Communications Inc.
         

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY GROWTH FUNDS

 

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Interested Trustee*

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

James A. McNamara

Age: 56

  President and Trustee   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993- April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

 

  161   None
         
*   Mr. McNamara is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he holds positions with Goldman Sachs and owns securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. McNamara holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.
1    Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, New York, 10282, Attn: Caroline Kraus. Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2    Subject to such policies as may be adopted by the Board from time-to-time, each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term, until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; or (c) the termination of the Trust. The Board has adopted policies which provide that (a) no Trustee shall hold office for more than 15 years and (b) a Trustee shall retire as of December 31st of the calendar year in which he or she reaches his or her 74th birthday, unless a waiver of such requirements shall have been adopted by a majority of the other Trustees. These policies may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote.
3    The Goldman Sachs Fund Complex includes certain other companies listed above for each respective Trustee. As of August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs Trust consisted of 88 portfolios (87 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 13 portfolios; Goldman Sachs Trust II consisted of 19 portfolios (17 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund each consisted of one portfolio; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust consisted of 39 portfolios (21 of which offered shares to the public).
4    This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.

Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-526-7384.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY GROWTH FUNDS

 

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Officers of the Trust*

Name, Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and
Length of
Time Served2

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

James A. McNamara

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 56

  Trustee and President   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Caroline L. Kraus

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 42

  Secretary   Since 2012  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2016-Present); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2015); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2012-Present); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2011); and Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (2002-2006).

 

Secretary — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC; Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Joseph F. DiMaria

30 Hudson Street

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Age: 51

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer

and Principal Accounting Officer

 

Since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer since 2019)

 

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2015-Present) and Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (May 2010-October 2015).

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer—Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust II (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)).

     
*   Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-526-7384.
1    Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2   Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

 

Goldman Sachs Trust — Fundamental Equity Growth Funds — Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended August 31, 2019, 100%, 74.40%, 90.22%, 36.76%, 76.20%, 56.51% and 42.09% of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income by the Blue Chip, Capital Growth, Concentrated Growth, Flexible Cap, Small Mid Cap Growth, Strategic Growth and Technology Opportunities Funds, respectively, qualify for the dividends received deduction available to corporations.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Blue Chip, Capital Growth, Concentrated Growth, Flexible Cap, Growth Opportunities, Small/Mid Cap Growth, Strategic Growth, and Technology Opportunities Funds, designate $652,443, $265,988,298, $15,421,391, $948,850, $437,559,827, $330,226,017, $56,563,668, and $87,527,745, respectively, or if different, the maximum amount allowable, as capital gain dividends paid during the year ended August 31, 2019.

For the year ended August 31, 2019, 100%, 72.47%, 100%, 49.37%, 59.37%, 57.72% and 47.87% of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income by the Blue Chip, Capital Growth, Concentrated Growth, Flexible Cap, Small Mid Cap Growth, Strategic Growth and Technology Opportunities Funds, respectively, qualify for the reduced tax rate under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003.

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, Capital Growth, Concentrated Growth, Flexible Cap, Small Mid cap Growth, Strategic Growth and Technology Opportunity Funds, designate $13,715,285, $1,052,339, $434,982, $23,466,095, $3,738,533 and $6,423,023 respectively, as short-term capital gain dividends pursuant to Section 871(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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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 Consumer and Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.44 trillion in assets under supervision as of June 30, 2019, 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

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

 

Municipal Income Completion 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

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 Fund

 

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 Fund

 

International Equity ESG Fund

 

Asia Equity Fund

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund5

 

ESG Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Alternative

 

Real Estate Securities Fund

 

International Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Commodity Strategy Fund

 

Global Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Alternative Premia Fund

 

Absolute Return Tracker Fund

 

Managed Futures Strategy Fund

 

MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund

 

MLP & Energy Fund

 

Multi-Manager Alternatives 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

 

Dynamic Global Equity Fund4

 

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

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 February 28, 2019, the Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio was renamed the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Global Equity Fund.
5    Effective after the close of business on August 30, 2019, the Goldman Sachs N-11 Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities 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

James A. McNamara

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer,

Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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 will file their portfolio holdings information for each month in a fiscal quarter within 60 days after the end of the relevant fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. Portfolio holdings information for the third month of each fiscal quarter will be made available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. Portfolio holdings information 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.

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of August 31, 2019 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).

© 2019 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved. 180315-OTU-1067555 EQGRWAR-19


Goldman Sachs Funds

 

LOGO

 

 
Annual Report      

August 31, 2019

 
     

Fundamental Equity Value Funds

     

Equity Income

     

Focused Value

     

Large Cap Value

     

Mid Cap Value

     

Small Cap Value

     

Small/Mid Cap Value

It is our intention that beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of the Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from a Fund or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and certain communications from a Fund electronically by calling the applicable toll-free number below or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you hold shares of a Fund directly with the Fund’s transfer agent, you can inform the transfer agent that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-621-2550 for Institutional, Service, Class R6 and Class P shareholders or 800-526-7384 for all other shareholders. If you hold shares of a Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact your financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Goldman Sachs Funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all Goldman Sachs Funds held with the Funds’ transfer agent if you invest directly with the transfer agent.

 

 

LOGO


Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity Value Funds

 

 

EQUITY INCOME

 

 

FOCUSED VALUE

 

 

LARGE CAP VALUE

 

 

MID CAP VALUE

 

 

SMALL CAP VALUE

 

 

SMALL/MID CAP VALUE

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Investment Process

    1  

Market Review

    2  

Portfolio Management Discussions and Performance Summaries

    4  

Schedules of Investments

    35  

Financial Statements

    51  

Financial Highlights

 

Equity Income

    58  

Focused Value

    66  

Large Cap Value

    73  

Mid Cap Value

    81  

Small Cap Value

    89  

Small/Mid Cap Value

    97  

Notes to Financial Statements

    104  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    123  

Other Information

    124  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY VALUE FUNDS

 

What Differentiates the Goldman Sachs Value Strategies’ Investment Process?

 

Goldman Sachs’ Fundamental Equity Value Strategies Team (the “Team”) believes that all successful investing should thoughtfully weigh two important attributes of a stock: price and prospects. Through independent fundamental research, the Team seeks to identify and invest in quality businesses that are selling at compelling valuations.

 

 

LOGO

 

LOGO

At the heart of our value investment philosophy is a belief in the rigorous analysis of business fundamentals. Our approach may include:

 

 

Meetings with management teams and on-site company visits

 

 

Industry-specific, proprietary financial and valuation models

 

 

Assessment of management quality

 

 

Analysis of each company’s competitive position and industry dynamics

 

 

Interviews with competitors, suppliers and customers

 

LOGO

We seek to invest in companies when we believe:

 

 

Market uncertainty exists

 

 

Their economic value is not recognized by the market

 

LOGO

We seek to buy companies with quality characteristics. For us, this means companies that have:

 

 

Sustainable operating earnings, or competitive advantage

 

 

Excellent stewardship of capital

 

 

Capability to earn above their cost of capital

 

 

Strong or improving balance sheets and cash flow

 

LOGO

Value portfolios that strive to offer:

 

   

Capital appreciation potential as each company’s true value is recognized in the marketplace

 

 

   

Investment style consistency

 

 

1


MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity Value Funds

 

Market Review

Overall, U.S. equities gained ground amidst heightened volatility during the 12 months ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”). The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the “S&P 500 Index”) ended the Reporting Period with a return of 2.92%. The Russell 3000® Index generated a return of 1.31%.

U.S. equities inched higher as the Reporting Period began in September 2018, driven by robust U.S. macroeconomic data relative to other developed markets and to emerging markets. Against a backdrop of solid economic growth, near-target inflation and healthy monthly job gains, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised interest rates by 25 basis points, in line with market expectations. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) The successful outcome of North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations to its new incarnation as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement near month end was also supportive of market sentiment. U.S. equities then fell in October 2018, as investor sentiment rapidly deteriorated on escalating trade and political uncertainty and in a delayed response to an earlier sell-off in global rates. The correction resulted in tighter U.S. financial conditions, which had been resilient to Fed interest rate hikes earlier in the calendar year. U.S. equities saw a reprieve in November 2018 on more accommodative comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and encouraging progress in U.S.-China trade talks. However, the recovery was short-lived. U.S. equities subsequently plunged in December 2018 on renewed investor fears sparked by the arrest of a Chinese technology executive, a partial U.S. Federal government shutdown, the U.S. President’s criticism of Fed Chair Powell and reignited corporate earnings growth concerns. The Fed raised interest rates by another 25 basis points.

After a volatile end to 2018, a U.S. equity market rally to begin 2019 marked the best first quarter performance for the S&P 500 Index since 1998. Fed commentary provided a supportive background for U.S. equities, as Fed Chair Powell reiterated a “patient” approach to monetary policy that included a pause in interest rate hikes and a nearing end to its balance sheet runoff. (The Fed unwinds, or shrinks, its balance sheet by selling securities on its balance sheet and/or not reinvesting maturing securities.) The U.S. unemployment rate remained well below trend at 3.8% in February with a steady increase in wages of 3.4% year over year. Housing data continued to show strength in the first calendar quarter, with new home sales reaching 667,000 in February 2019, bringing the three-month average up to 630,000. Strength in housing data could be partially attributed to a steep decline in mortgage rates, resulting from a more cautious Fed. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index was a point of significant strength in the U.S. economy, steadily climbing in each month of the first quarter of 2019 and eventually reaching 98.4 in March, its highest level in six months. Economic growth concerns, however, failed to completely abate, as fourth quarter Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) was revised down 0.4% in March to 2.2%. While the revision was further evidence of a slowing U.S. economy, the result was largely priced in by equity markets and thus had a limited effect on stock prices outside of the financials sector, which tends to be more interest rate sensitive.

Following a sharp rally in the first quarter of 2019, the S&P 500 Index posted a somewhat more moderate gain in the second calendar quarter to close its best first half since 1997. Trade tensions between the U.S. and China dominated headlines and broadly added noise to the markets. (In a broad analytical context, noise refers to information or activity that confuses or misrepresents genuine underlying trends.) In April 2019, there was a widely-held optimistic outlook for a possible trade deal, but such optimism faded in May when the U.S. President threatened to raise then-current tariffs and impose new duties on $300 billion of additional Chinese imports. Sanctions were temporarily placed on a Chinese telecommunications giant until they were lifted in June 2019, when any additional tariffs or compromise were postponed. Also during the second quarter of 2019, the U.S. equity markets kept a close eye on the Fed. After steadily raising interest rates since 2015 to a range of 2.25% to 2.50%, the Fed alluded to a more accommodative approach. The U.S. equity market consensus had largely priced in at least one interest rate cut by the end of 2019, if not sooner. Economic indicators were mixed during the second calendar quarter, with consumer sentiment remaining elevated, while nonfarm payrolls and manufacturing indices across the board fell short of market expectations.

After an exceptionally strong first half of 2019, the S&P 500 Index delivered more muted, but still positive, returns in July 2019. The Fed lowered interest rates by 25 basis points, marking the first interest rate cut since 2008. Fed Chair Powell’s tone was dovish throughout the month, though more hawkish sentiment at the announcement of the cut raised uncertainty surrounding future easing of monetary policy. (Dovish language tends to suggest lower interest rates; opposite of hawkish.) More than 60% of S&P 500 Index companies had reported earnings by the end of July 2019. Key themes for the corporate earnings reporting season revolved around a healthy consumer backdrop, softer industrial results and global economic uncertainty. The U.S. President announced a

 

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MARKET REVIEW

 

one-year exemption of 110 Chinese products from the 25% tariffs that were added on July 6, 2018. However, he later threatened to introduce new tariffs on $325 billion of Chinese goods despite the truce that was agreed upon at the G20 Summit at the end of June. (The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union. It was founded in 1999 with the aim to discuss policy pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability.)

The S&P 500 Index fell in August 2019. The month’s headlines were primarily dominated by trade tensions, as the U.S. President announced an intention to impose additional tariffs on remaining Chinese goods not yet subject to tariffs, causing increased market volatility. Economic data was largely mixed, with manufacturing data and consumer confidence showing signs of weakness but domestic demand holding steady in the context of a strong labor market and rising wages.

For the Reporting Period overall, utilities, real estate and consumer staples, traditionally considered more defensive sectors, were the best performing sectors in the S&P 500 Index. The weakest performing sectors in the S&P 500 Index were energy, financials and materials, each considered a more economically-sensitive cyclical sector.

Within the U.S. equity market, there was broad divergence in performance, with large-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell 1000® Index, posting single-digit positive absolute returns, mid-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell Midcap® Index, eking out a modest positive absolute return of less than 1%, and small-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index, posting double-digit negative absolute returns. From a style perspective, growth-oriented stocks significantly outpaced value-oriented stocks across the capitalization spectrum. (All as measured by the FTSE Russell indices.)

Looking Ahead

At the end of the Reporting Period, we maintained our view of U.S. equities as the most favorable asset class, offering what we saw as reasonable valuations relative to solid macroeconomic and corporate fundamentals. After a significant repricing of assets and market expectations in the fourth quarter of 2018, the U.S. equity market rebounded with the strongest first half since 1997 despite geopolitical tensions and trade relations oscillating between positive and negative developments. Equities were buoyed by declining 10-year U.S. Treasury yields, as investors expected potential interest rate cuts, a dramatic shift from the Fed’s actions one year prior. While we were encouraged by the strong start to 2019, we did expect to see more signals of an aging cycle moving forward, such as the dip seen in August 2019, which may be challenging to navigate and require more selectivity by investors. Yet without clearer indications of deteriorating fundamentals, we thought it was still too early to position the Funds for a downturn in global economic growth or corporate earnings.

For the remainder of 2019, we expect choppier conditions. Within this more volatile backdrop, we believe a thorough understanding of both market and company-specific variables may be crucial to navigating the evolving landscape. That said, our investment philosophy will not change based on short-term fluctuations in markets. We plan to maintain our focus on what we consider to be high quality companies with strong market positions and experienced management teams. In our opinion, emphasizing these durable businesses can potentially set up the Funds to perform well amidst heightened volatility.

Regardless of market direction, our fundamental, bottom-up stock selection continues to drive our process, rather than headlines or sentiment. We maintain high conviction in the companies the Funds own and believe they have the potential to outperform relative to the broader market regardless of economic growth conditions. We continue to focus on undervalued companies that we believe have comparatively greater control of their own destiny, such as innovators with differentiated products, companies with low cost structures or companies that have been investing in their own businesses and may be poised to gain market share. We maintain our discipline in identifying companies with what we believe to be strong or improving balance sheets, led by quality management teams and trading at discounted valuations. We remain focused on the long-term performance of the Funds.

As always, deep research resources, a forward-looking investment process and truly actively managed portfolios are keys, in our view, to both preserving capital and outperforming the market over the long term.

 

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Goldman Sachs Equity Income Fund

 

Portfolio Composition

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity investments that the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team considers to have favorable prospects for capital appreciation and/or dividend-paying ability. Although the Fund will invest primarily in publicly traded U.S. securities, including preferred and convertible securities, it may invest up to 25% of its Net Assets in foreign securities, including securities of issuers in emerging countries and securities quoted in foreign currencies. The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its Net Assets in fixed income securities, such as government, corporate and bank debt obligations, that offer the potential to further the Fund’s investment objective of long-term capital appreciation and growth of income.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Equity Income Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of 4.53%, 3.82%, 4.94%, 4.40%, 4.82%, 4.92%, 4.29% and 4.95%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.62% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   The Fund outperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period due primarily to effective stock selection. Sector allocation as a whole also contributed positively to the Fund’s relative performance, albeit more modestly.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Contributing positively to the Fund’s relative results was effective stock selection in the industrials, energy and utilities sectors. The only two sectors that detracted from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period were consumer staples and communication services, wherein stock selection proved challenging.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The Fund benefited most relative to the Russell Index from positions in American Water Works, Northrup Grumman and Crown Castle International.

 

   

American Water Works is a regulated water-related infrastructure company. During the Reporting Period, its stock appreciated significantly, driven by broader strength in water utility companies and by earnings strength. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained favorable on the expected long-term needs of water infrastructure improvements and on what we see as the company’s solid dividend growth and constructive regulatory mechanisms, potentially allowing for timely capital expenditure recovery.

 

   

Shares of aerospace and defense company Northrup Grumman advanced substantially during the Reporting Period, boosted by revenue growth acceleration and the company winning a large defense contract. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained confident in Northrop Grumman’s revenue growth prospects and disciplined, long-term approach.

 

   

Crown Castle International is a U.S. provider of wireless communications infrastructure. Its shares experienced a double-digit gain during the Reporting Period, as the company benefited from secular data consumption trends in the tower space. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained positive on the company’s ability to grow its dividend over the long term and were encouraged by growth in its fiber/small cell business.

 

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Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were positions in Bristol-Myers Squibb, Royal Dutch Shell and DuPont de Nemours.

 

   

Shares of pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb declined in early January 2019 when it was announced the company would acquire Celgene for a significant premium. We exited the position in favor of higher conviction positions elsewhere.

 

   

Integrated energy company Royal Dutch Shell outperformed the broader energy sector during the Reporting Period, but it underperformed the Russell Index, as its stock price declined along with a decrease in oil prices. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained positive on the company’s large disposal program with what we see as a solid pipeline of new projects that could be value accretive to cash flows. Furthermore, the company announced a $25 billion share buyback program, which combined with dividends, resulted in a significant capital return yield to its investors.

 

   

During the Reporting Period, diversified specialty products company DuPont de Nemours went through multiple changes, first spinning off Dow, Inc. and then later spinning off its agricultural business named Corteva. The remaining company, now called DuPont de Nemours, experienced weakness at the beginning of May 2019 after announcing earnings in line with market estimates on most metrics but weaker than market expected on forward guidance. Despite the weakness, we remained positive on DuPont de Nemours at the end of the Reporting Period, given what we consider to be its structural growth profile, margin expansion opportunities and optionality. (In business, optionality is the value of additional optional investment opportunities available only after having made an initial investment.)

 

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.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we initiated a Fund position in multinational consumer goods company Procter & Gamble. We are confident in the company’s growing market share and what we view as its improved innovation pipeline, solid management team and good performance and execution across all six of its business segments.

 

   

We established a Fund position in Walt Disney during the Reporting Period. We purchased shares of the media and entertainment giant due to its strategic position in the industry and potential synergies with its acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox.

 

   

Conversely, in addition to the sale already mentioned, we exited the Fund’s position in AT&T, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the U.S. Following several large, secularly challenged deals, we sold the position in favor of companies we believed to be growing at a faster rate and with better capital allocation profiles.

 

   

We sold the Fund’s position in Abbott Laboratories. Its stock appreciated significantly during the Reporting Period. After such strong returns, we felt it prudent to sell the position and allocate the proceeds to other companies we believed to have more attractive valuations and opportunities moving forward.

 

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

 

A   Effective September 30, 2018, Sean Gallagher retired from Goldman Sachs and no longer serves as a portfolio manager for the Fund. Effective July 17, 2019, Dan Lochner no longer serves as a portfolio manager for the Fund. Charles “Brook” Dane continues to serve as portfolio manager for the Fund. By design, all investment decisions for the Fund are performed within a co-lead or team structure, with multiple subject matter experts. This strategic decision making has been a cornerstone of our approach and helps to ensure continuity in the Fund.

 

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 stocks rather than on making industry or sector 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 sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s allocations compared to the Russell Index in consumer discretionary, energy, financials and information technology increased. The Fund’s exposure to consumer staples and health care decreased compared to the Russell Index.

 

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Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of August 2019?

 

A   At the end of August 2019, the Fund had overweight positions relative to the Russell Index in the information technology and energy sectors. On the same date, the Fund had underweight positions compared to the Russell Index in financials and consumer discretionary and was rather neutrally weighted to the Russell Index in communication services, consumer staples, health care, industrials, materials, real estate and utilities.

 

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Equity Income Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.     3.5    Banks
  Chevron Corp.     3.5      Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
  Johnson & Johnson     3.4      Pharmaceuticals
  Verizon Communications, Inc.     3.0      Diversified Telecommunication Services
  Medtronic PLC     3.0      Health Care Equipment & Supplies
  Bank of America Corp.     2.8      Banks
  The Procter & Gamble Co.     2.7      Household Products
  The Walt Disney Co.     2.2      Entertainment
  Walmart, Inc.     2.0      Food & Staples Retailing
    Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B ADR     2.0      Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

  1    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS2
As of August 31, 2019

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  2    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.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $10,000 investment made on September 1, 2009 in Class A Shares (with the maximum sales charge of 5.5%). For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Equity Income Fund’s 10 Year Performance

Performance of a $10,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2019.

 

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Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years        Ten Years        Since Inception  

Class A

           

Excluding sales charges

     4.53%        5.93%           9.97%         

Including sales charges

     -1.23%        4.74%           9.35%         

 

 

Class C

           

Excluding contingent deferred sales charges

     3.82%        5.15%           9.16%         

Including contingent deferred sales charges

     2.80%        5.15%           9.16%         

 

 

Institutional

     4.94%        6.35%        10.41%         

 

 

Service

     4.40%        5.82%          9.86%         

 

 

Investor

     4.82%        6.20%        10.25%         

 

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     4.92%              N/A              N/A        7.18%  

 

 

Class R

     4.29%        5.67%           9.71%         

 

 

Class R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     4.95%              N/A              N/A        6.93%  

 

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and 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% 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 Average Annual Total Return.

 

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Goldman Sachs Focused Value Fund

 

Portfolio Composition

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at time of purchase) in a portfolio of equity investments, including common stocks, preferred stocks and other securities and instruments having equity characteristics. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, in approximately 20-40 companies that are considered value opportunities, which the Investment Adviser defines as companies with identifiable competitive advantages whose intrinsic value is not reflected in the stock price. The Fund may invest in securities of companies of any capitalization. Although the Fund will invest primarily in publicly traded U.S. securities, it may invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign securities, including securities of issuers in countries with emerging markets or economies (“emerging countries”) and securities quoted in foreign currencies. The Fund may invest in fixed income securities, such as government, corporate and bank debt obligations.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Focused Value Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of 2.10%, 1.27%, 2.47%, 2.26%, 2.44%, 1.91% and 2.52%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.62% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   The Fund outperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis due primarily to effective stock selection overall. Sector allocation as a whole detracted from the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, albeit modestly.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Contributing positively to the Fund’s relative results was effective stock selection in the financials, information technology and industrials sectors. Having an underweight to financials, which underperformed the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, and having a neutral position to information technology, which outperformed the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, also added value. The sector that detracted most from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period was materials, wherein stock selection proved challenging. Having underweights to consumer discretionary and real estate, which each outperformed the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, also hurt.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The Fund benefited most relative to the Russell Index from positions in retailing giant Walmart, pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman.

 

      Walmart was an outstanding performer during the Reporting Period, as solid management execution resulted in better than consensus expected earnings throughout. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to like Walmart due to its successful omni-channel and technology investments, price leadership and ability to capture market share.

 

      Eli Lilly’s stock climbed through the fourth quarter of 2018 after the company reported solid quarterly results and better than consensus expected 2019 guidance, featuring significant improvements in revenue growth and long-term sales growth. Its shares also climbed through the first quarter of 2019, boosted by improving market sentiment on the prospects of its business. Given its strong performance, we exited the position in favor of what we believed to be better risk/reward opportunities.

 

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      Shares of Northrup Grumman, a new purchase for the Fund during the Reporting Period, advanced substantially during the Reporting Period, boosted by revenue growth acceleration and the company winning a large defense contract. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained confident in Northrop Grumman’s revenue growth prospects and disciplined, long-term approach.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were positions in diversified specialty products company DuPont de Nemours, crude oil refining company Marathon Petroleum and retail brand owner PVH.

 

      During the Reporting Period, diversified specialty products company DuPont de Nemours went through multiple changes, first spinning off Dow, Inc. and then later spinning off its agricultural business named Corteva. The remaining company, now called DuPont de Nemours, experienced weakness at the beginning of May 2019 after announcing earnings in line with market estimates on most metrics but weaker than market expected on forward guidance. Despite the weakness, we remained positive on DuPont de Nemours at the end of the Reporting Period, given what we consider to be its structural growth profile, margin expansion opportunities and optionality. (In business, optionality is the value of additional optional investment opportunities available only after having made an initial investment.)

 

      Marathon Petroleum’s stock was weak in the fourth quarter of 2018 along with the equity market as a whole. Marathon Petroleum’s share price then fell again in May 2019 when the company reported quarterly results that missed on earnings per share, driven primarily by weakness in refining and retail margins. On the positive side, the company continued to buy back shares and also reported strong operating cash flow and capital expenditures. Its stock fell again in August 2019 despite reporting solid earnings and exceeding market expectations on earnings per share. Even with its mixed earnings and volatile performance, we remained positive on Marathon Petroleum at the end of the Reporting Period and felt its acquisition of Andeavor seemed to be going well and on track to continue to unlock further synergies for the combined company, now the largest U.S. refiner by capacity. Furthermore, we were positive on the outlook for both the industry and the business. We also believed in its management’s ability to achieve synergy targets and maintain its focus on returning capital to shareholders. We believed Marathon Petroleum was a high quality company with a strong balance sheet, stable free cash flow and robust return on equity, and we were positive on its prospects ahead.

 

      PVH, a new purchase for the Fund during the Reporting Period, designs and manufactures apparel and footwear through a variety of brand names. Amidst a more challenging environment for retail during the fourth quarter of 2018, PVH reported mixed results in November 2018. While its earnings per share and revenue were higher, its Calvin Klein sales were disappointing for the second consecutive quarter. PVH’s stock slid throughout December 2018 alongside the broader market, which experienced heightened volatility. Subsequently, its share price decline could be attributed to broader macroeconomic trends, such as slowdowns in North American and Chinese retail markets and currency headwinds, rather than to company-specific factors. Given these issues, we exited the position in favor of what we believed to be better risk/reward opportunities elsewhere.

 

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.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, in addition to the purchases already mentioned, we initiated a Fund position in Honeywell International, a large industrial conglomerate. We purchased the company because of what we see as its effective capital allocation, which has positioned it well, in our view, for structural growth and cyclical inflection.

 

     

We established a Fund position in health care products company Johnson & Johnson. Its shares had plunged in December 2018 after it was reported its executives knew for decades that its baby powder sometimes tested positive for asbestos. In response, its management dismissed the allegations and said the product is safe and asbestos-free. Given that the stock had its worst day in 16 years, we felt investors had overreacted to the accusations and viewed the sell-off as a buying opportunity. In our view, Johnson & Johnson has a healthy financial profile and diversified suite of growing businesses. It has approximately $20 billion in cash and securities and generated approximately $16 billion in operating cash flow in the first three quarters of 2018—more than twice dividends paid. Furthermore, the company beat the market’s quarterly earnings estimates during the Reporting Period, with psoriasis treatments and cancer drug sales driving the success, while signature baby products and

 

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consumer goods showed signs of improvement. Overall, we view Johnson & Johnson as a high quality health care name and decided to take advantage of what we saw as its attractive valuation on weakness.

 

      Conversely, in addition to those sales mentioned earlier, we eliminated the Fund’s position in Berkshire Hathaway, a multinational conglomerate holding company. While we still like many aspects of the company, including what we consider to be solid free cash flows, defensive nature and optionality with excess cash, we decided to exit the position in favor of higher conviction names.

 

      We exited the Fund’s position in aerospace and defense company Raytheon. Following the release of weaker than market expected earnings in late April 2019, we sold the position in favor of what we saw as better risk/reward opportunities elsewhere.

 

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

 

A   Effective September 30, 2018, Sean Gallagher retired from Goldman Sachs and no longer serves as a portfolio manager for the Fund. Charles “Brook” Dane continues to serve as portfolio manager for the Fund. By design, all investment decisions for the Fund are performed within a co-lead or team structure, with multiple subject matter experts. This strategic decision making has been a cornerstone of our approach and helps to ensure continuity in the Fund.

 

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 stocks rather than on making industry or sector 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 sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s allocations compared to the Russell Index in health care, industrials and real estate increased. The Fund’s exposure to the consumer discretionary, information technology and utilities sectors decreased compared to the Russell Index.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of August 2019?

 

A   At the end of August 2019, the Fund was overweight in industrials, health care and materials relative to the Russell Index. On the same date, the Fund was underweight in consumer discretionary, utilities, financials and energy and was rather neutrally weighted to the Russell Index in communication services, consumer staples, information technology and real estate.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Focused Value Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  Walmart, Inc.     5.4    Food & Staples Retailing
  Alphabet, Inc. Class A     5.3      Interactive Media & Services
  Ameren Corp.     4.8      Multi-Utilities
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.     4.3      Banks
  Honeywell International, Inc.     4.2      Industrial Conglomerates
  Bank of America Corp.     3.8      Banks
  Johnson & Johnson     3.5      Pharmaceuticals
  Chevron Corp.     3.4      Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
  DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     3.3      Chemicals
    AstraZeneca PLC ADR     3.2      Pharmaceuticals

 

  1    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS2
As of August 31, 2019

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  2    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.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on July 31, 2015 (commencement of operations) in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Focused Value Fund’s Lifetime Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from July 31, 2015 through August 31, 2019.

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Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year      Since Inception

Class A (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     

Excluding sales charges

     2.10%      5.58%

Including sales charges

     -3.47%      4.13%

 

Class C (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     

Excluding sales charges

     1.27%      4.80%

Including sales charges

     0.26%      4.80%

 

Institutional (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     2.47%      5.98%

 

Investor (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     2.26%      5.84%

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     2.44%      6.02%

 

Class R (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     1.91%      5.33%

 

Class R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     2.52%      6.02%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and 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% 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 Average Annual Total Return.

 

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Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund

 

Portfolio Composition

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in large-cap issuers with public stock market capitalizations within the range of the market capitalization of companies constituting the Russell 1000® Value Index at the time of investment. The Fund seeks its investment objective of long-term capital appreciation by investing in value opportunities that the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team defines as companies with identifiable competitive advantages whose intrinsic value is not reflected in the stock price. Although the Fund will invest primarily in publicly traded U.S. securities, including preferred and convertible securities, it may invest in foreign securities, including securities of issuers in countries with emerging markets or economies (“emerging countries”) and securities quoted in foreign currencies. The Fund may also invest in fixed income securities, such as government, corporate and bank debt obligations.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of 0.38%, -0.28%, 0.69%, 0.20%, 0.64%, 0.74%, 0.12% and 0.73%, respectively. These returns compare to the 0.62% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   Several share classes of the Fund outperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis due primarily to effective stock selection overall. Sector allocation as a whole also added value to the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, albeit modestly.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Contributing most positively to the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell Index was effective stock selection in information technology, utilities and real estate. Only partially offsetting these positive contributors were health care, industrials and communication services, which detracted as stock selection in each proved challenging.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The Fund benefited most relative to the Russell Index from positions in enterprise software solutions company Red Hat, regulated utility Xcel Energy and regulated utility CMS Energy.

 

      Shares of Red Hat, a new purchase for the Fund during the Reporting Period, spiked in late October 2018 after IBM announced an offer to acquire Red Hat in an all cash deal valued at approximately $34 billion. The announcement was received positively by Red Hat shareholders, as the purchase price represented a significant premium to the prior day’s closing price. This acquisition was in line with our thesis that the software industry is ripe for consolidation. We were encouraged by this news and decided to realize gains and reallocate the proceeds to what we viewed as other high quality growth companies.

 

      Xcel Energy is a fully regulated electric utility located across the central U.S. Xcel Energy benefited during the Reporting Period from strength in the utilities sector, as market volatility increased and led investors to favor more traditionally defensive sectors. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to view Xcel Energy positively, as it has, in our opinion, above-average growth prospects and was trading at what we believe to be an attractive valuation.

 

     

CMS Energy, a fully regulated utility located in Michigan, similarly benefited from strength in the utilities sector broadly, as market volatility increased, driving investors

 

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toward traditionally more defensive equity sectors. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to like CMS Energy, as, in our view, it is a high quality utility located in a friendly regulatory environment.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were positions in Marathon Petroleum, a crude oil refining company; PVH, a retail brand owner; and Delphi Technologies, a developer, designer and manufacturer of integrated powertrain technologies.

 

      Marathon Petroleum’s stock was weak in the fourth quarter of 2018 along with the equity market as a whole. Marathon Petroleum’s share price then fell again in May 2019 when the company reported quarterly results that missed on earnings per share, driven primarily by weakness in refining and retail margins. On the positive side, the company continued to buy back shares and also reported strong operating cash flow and capital expenditures. Its stock fell again in August 2019 despite reporting solid earnings and exceeding market expectations on earnings per share. Even with its mixed earnings and volatile performance, we remained positive on Marathon Petroleum at the end of the Reporting Period and felt its acquisition of Andeavor seemed to be going well and on track to continue to unlock further synergies for the combined company, now the largest U.S. refiner by capacity. Furthermore, we were positive on the outlook for both the industry and the business. We also believed in its management’s ability to achieve synergy targets and maintain its focus on returning capital to shareholders. We believed Marathon Petroleum was a high quality company with a strong balance sheet, stable free cash flow and robust return on equity, and we were positive on its prospects ahead.

 

      PVH, a new purchase for the Fund during the Reporting Period, designs and manufactures apparel and footwear through a variety of brand names. Amidst a more challenging environment for retail during the fourth quarter of 2018, PVH reported mixed results in November 2018. While its earnings per share and revenue were higher, its Calvin Klein sales were disappointing for the second consecutive quarter. PVH’s stock slid throughout December 2018 alongside the broader market, which experienced heightened volatility. Subsequently, its share price decline could be attributed to broader macroeconomic trends, such as slowdowns in North American and Chinese retail markets and currency headwinds, rather than to company-specific factors. We viewed these issues as temporary and continued to like PVH at the end of the Reporting Period for what we saw as its stable free cash flow generation, solid balance sheet and strong consumer recognition among its leading brands, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. We also believed Calvin Klein’s strategic pivot toward mid-range clothing could help the brand gain share. Additionally, we were positive on the company’s geographic diversity, which may allow for more flexibility and global growth opportunities ahead.

 

      In October 2018, the stock of Delphi Technologies declined after the company announced the departure of its Chief Executive Officer and revised its outlook downward for the full year 2018. In its outlook, Delphi Technologies forecasted revenue for the full year to be consistent with the prior year level, compared to the previous guidance, which had projected low single-digit revenue growth. Upon the news, multiple research analysts downgraded the stock, sending its shares lower. Then, in November 2018, Delphi Technologies reported weak quarterly results. Its quarterly results and guidance were in line with preannouncements, but its 2019 preliminary guidance was significantly below consensus expectations, as industry volumes continued to face headwinds, specifically in China, where there was negative product mix. We decided to sell the position in January 2019 given what we viewed as the company’s substantial operational and structural challenges, exacerbated by uncertainty related to its management change and potential macro headwinds.

 

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.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, in addition to those purchases already mentioned, we established a Fund position in Walt Disney during the Reporting Period. We purchased shares of the media and entertainment giant due to its strategic position in the industry and potential synergies with its acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox.

 

     

We re-initiated a Fund position in fast-food restaurant company McDonald’s. Its stock had lagged the overall market during the third quarter of 2018, which we believe presented an attractive opportunity to add back what we view as a best-in-class franchise to the Fund’s portfolio after selling it in the Fund’s prior fiscal year. We are positive on many of the strategic initiatives McDonald’s has been rolling

 

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out, including modernized restaurants, a revamped value menu and fresh beef hamburgers, which we believe can help boost its stock. In our view, McDonald’s has a strong balance sheet with robust free cash flow and good return on equity. We also believe it was attractively valued at the time of purchase and poised for growth and market share gains.

 

      Conversely, in addition to those sales already mentioned, we exited the Fund’s position in Medtronic, a medical technology company, during the Reporting Period. Due to the company’s slower growth relative to its peers, we decided to sell the position in favor of what we believed to be faster growing and better risk/reward opportunities elsewhere.

 

      We eliminated the Fund’s position in United Technologies, an aerospace manufacturing and services company. Following a positive third quarter 2018 earnings report, our investment thesis on the company was invalidated in late November 2018 upon the announcement the company would split into three companies controlling the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (“HVAC”), Elevator and Aerospace and Defense businesses separately. We had less confidence in the company’s ability to perform well, as we were unsure of the potential strategic advantages of such a change. We exited the position in favor of what we saw as better risk/reward opportunities elsewhere.

 

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

 

A   Effective September 30, 2018, Sean Gallagher retired from Goldman Sachs and no longer serves as a portfolio manager for the Fund. Charles “Brook” Dane continues to serve as portfolio manager for the Fund. By design, all investment decisions for the Fund are performed within a co-lead or team structure, with multiple subject matter experts. This strategic decision making has been a cornerstone of our approach and helps to ensure continuity in the Fund.

 

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 stocks rather than on making industry or sector 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 sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s allocations compared to the Russell Index in communication services, consumer staples, financials and real estate increased. The Fund’s exposure to consumer discretionary, energy and information technology decreased compared to the Russell Index.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of August 2019?

 

A   At the end of August 2019, the Fund had an overweight position relative to the Russell Index in the communication services sector. On the same date, the Fund had an underweight position compared to the Russell Index in consumer discretionary and had rather neutral allocations relative to the Russell Index in consumer staples, energy, financials, health care, industrials, information technology, materials, real estate and utilities.

 

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Large Cap Value Fund

as of August 31, 2019

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.     3.7    Banks
  Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B     3.6      Diversified Financial Services
  The Procter & Gamble Co.     3.1      Household Products
  Johnson & Johnson     2.9      Pharmaceuticals
  Bank of America Corp.     2.8      Banks
  Verizon Communications, Inc.     2.8      Diversified Telecommunication Services
  Chevron Corp.     2.7      Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
  Walmart, Inc.     2.3      Food & Staples Retailing
  The Walt Disney Co.     2.3      Entertainment
    Exxon Mobil Corp.     1.8      Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

  1   The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS2
As of August 31, 2019

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  2    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.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on September 1, 2009 in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Large Cap Value Fund’s 10 Year Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2019.

 

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Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years        Ten Years      Since Inception

Class A

           

Excluding sales charges

     0.38%        4.02%        9.16%     

Including sales charges

     -5.13%        2.85%        8.54%     

 

Class C

           

Excluding contingent deferred sales charges

     -0.28%        3.25%        8.35%     

Including contingent deferred sales charges

     -1.28%        3.25%        8.35%     

 

Institutional

     0.69%        4.39%        9.56%     

 

Service

     0.20%        3.88%        9.03%     

 

Investor

     0.64%        4.29%        9.43%     

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     0.74%            N/A            N/A      4.44%

 

Class R

     0.12%        3.76%        8.89%     

 

Class R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     0.73%            N/A            N/A      4.93%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and 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% 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 Average Annual Total Return.

 

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Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

Portfolio Composition

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) (“Net Assets”) in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in mid-cap issuers with public stock market capitalizations within the range of the market capitalization of companies constituting the Russell Midcap® Value Index at the time of investment. The Fund seeks its investment objective of long-term capital appreciation by investing in value opportunities that the Investment Adviser defines as companies with identifiable competitive advantages whose intrinsic value is not reflected in the stock price. Although the Fund will invest primarily in publicly traded U.S. securities, it may invest up to 25% of its Net Assets in foreign securities, including securities of issuers in emerging countries and securities quoted in foreign currencies. The Fund may also invest in the aggregate up to 20% of its Net Assets in companies with public stock market capitalizations outside the range of companies constituting the Russell Midcap® Value Index at the time of investment and in fixed income securities, such as government, corporate and bank debt obligations.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R, and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of 3.39%, 2.58%, 3.78%, 3.25%, 3.63%, 3.80%, 3.10% and 3.79%, respectively. These returns compare to the -3.13% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Value Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   The Fund outperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis due primarily to effective stock selection overall. Sector allocation as a whole also added value to the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, albeit modestly.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Contributing most positively to the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell Index was effective stock selection in materials, information technology and real estate. Only partially offsetting these positive contributors was industrials, the only sector to detract from relative results during the Reporting Period. The Fund had an underweighted allocation to industrials, which posted a negative absolute return but outperformed the Russell Index during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The Fund benefited most relative to the Russell Index from positions in metal packaging company Ball, payment services provider Fidelity National Information Services and real estate investment trust Equity LifeStyle Properties.

 

    

Ball produces metal packaging goods for beverages, household products and aerospace technologies. Its stock performed strongly through most of the Reporting Period, driven by strong earnings reports in November 2018 and February and May 2019 in which the company beat market estimates on earnings per share while also benefitting from robust growth in global beverage can volumes. The company grew its market share and also reiterated guidance for free cash flow and earnings, which the market viewed positively. At the end of the Reporting Period, we viewed Ball as a highly diversified company that has growing market share in the defense industry, as a leader in the fragmented aerosol space and as one of the more sustainable companies in beverage can production. Additionally, we saw positive upside potential moving forward given the wide range of commercial opportunities to leverage its global leadership position along with the potential for multi-year margin improvement.

 

    

Shares of Fidelity National Information Services performed well during the Reporting Period. During the Reporting

 

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Period, the company acquired Worldpay, which boosted its share price as both companies reported solid earnings. Overall, at the end of the Reporting Period, we believed Fidelity National Information Services was well positioned to take advantage of secular shifts toward acceleration of payments innovation globally and outsourcing of technology infrastructures from financial institutions.

 

    

Equity LifeStyle Properties is a real estate investment trust that manages and operates high quality home resort communities, including rental homes and recreational vehicle campgrounds. Better than consensus earnings and raised guidance throughout the Reporting Period were its primary share performance drivers. We believe the company has demonstrated financial strength and a favorable risk profile given a low-levered balance sheet and a leading supply of permits. These attributes, along with its early announcement of forward guidance, helped instill investor confidence in the stock amidst a more tumultuous trading environment.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were positions in retail brand owner PVH, crude oil refining company Marathon Petroleum and oil and gas exploration and production company WPX Energy.

 

    

PVH designs and manufactures apparel and footwear through a variety of brand names. Amidst a more challenging environment for retail during the fourth quarter of 2018, PVH reported mixed results in November 2018. While its earnings per share and revenue were higher, its Calvin Klein sales were disappointing for the second consecutive quarter. PVH’s stock slid throughout December 2018 alongside the broader market, which experienced heightened volatility. Subsequently, its share price decline could be attributed to broader macroeconomic trends, such as slowdowns in North American and Chinese retail markets and currency headwinds, rather than to company-specific factors. We viewed these issues as temporary and continued to like PVH at the end of the Reporting Period for what we saw as its stable free cash flow generation, solid balance sheet and strong consumer recognition among its leading brands, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. We also believed Calvin Klein’s strategic pivot toward mid-range clothing could help the brand gain share. Additionally, we were positive on the company’s geographic diversity, which may allow for more flexibility and global growth opportunities ahead.

 

    

Marathon Petroleum’s stock was weak in the fourth quarter of 2018 along with the equity market as a whole. Marathon Petroleum’s share price then fell again in May 2019 when the company reported quarterly results that missed on earnings per share, driven primarily by weakness in refining and retail margins. On the positive side, the company continued to buy back shares and also reported strong operating cash flow and capital expenditures. Its stock fell again in August 2019 despite reporting solid earnings and exceeding market expectations on earnings per share. Even with its mixed earnings and volatile performance, we remained positive on Marathon Petroleum at the end of the Reporting Period and felt its acquisition of Andeavor seemed to be going well and on track to continue to unlock further synergies for the combined company, now the largest U.S. refiner by capacity. Furthermore, we were positive on the outlook for both the industry and the business. We also believed in its management’s ability to achieve synergy targets and maintain its focus on returning capital to shareholders. We believed Marathon Petroleum was a high quality company with a strong balance sheet, stable free cash flow and robust return on equity, and we were positive on its prospects ahead.

 

    

WPX Energy saw its share price decline significantly during the Reporting Period, as a selloff in oil prices due to soft global demand and increased inventories weighed on its performance. While we continued to like WPX Energy, as it has significant cash flows relative to its peers, we opted to sell the position in favor of what we felt were better risk/reward opportunities elsewhere.

 

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.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we initiated a Fund position in AvalonBay Communities, a developer and owner of multi-family apartment communities in the U.S. We purchased the company given our confidence in what we believe is its supportive management team, robust development pipeline and strong balance sheet.

 

    

We established a Fund position in US Foods Holding, a food service distributor. We purchased its stock after inflationary pressures began to subside, having a positive effect on its margins and allowing for more reasonable volume expectations, in our opinion. Given what we believe are its

 

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accelerating sales volumes, improving earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization growth, more effective operations and solid organic growth, we have confidence in the company moving forward.

 

    

Conversely, in addition to those sales already mentioned, we eliminated the Fund’s position in Equity Residential, a multifamily real estate investment trust that manages apartment complexes in the U.S. We had purchased the company because of what we considered to be its high quality portfolio of assets, strong balance sheet and valuation, the latter of which was well below the value of its assets. However, its stock price significantly appreciated in 2018, making its valuation appear less attractive. For this reason, we exited the position in favor of what we felt were better risk/reward opportunities elsewhere.

 

    

We exited the Fund’s position in Signature Bank, a bank operating in the New York City area, during the Reporting Period. The Fund owned the stock because we liked the company for its entrepreneurial and differentiated business model. However, given its significant exposure to New York multifamily real estate, we decided to sell the position when New York issued new rent regulations that could create volatility in its share price and threaten its business model in the near term, in our opinion.

 

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

 

A   Effective September 30, 2018, Sean Gallagher retired from Goldman Sachs and no longer serves as a portfolio manager for the Fund. Adam Agress and Sung Cho continue to serve as portfolio managers for the Fund. By design, all investment decisions for the Fund are performed within a co-lead or team structure, with multiple subject matter experts. This strategic decision making has been a cornerstone of our approach and helps to ensure continuity in the Fund.

 

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 stocks rather than on making industry or sector 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 sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s allocations compared to the Russell Index in consumer staples and information technology increased. The Fund’s exposure to the financials and industrials sectors decreased compared to the Russell Index.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of August 2019?

 

A   At the end of August 2019, the Fund had overweight positions relative to the Russell Index in information technology and materials and underweight positions compared to the Russell Index in industrials and financials. The Fund was rather neutrally weighted to the Russell Index in communication services, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, health care, real estate and utilities at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

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Mid Cap Value Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     2.4    Health Care Equipment & Supplies
  Xcel Energy, Inc.     2.1      Electric Utilities
  Sempra Energy     2.0      Multi-Utilities
  Ventas, Inc.     1.8      Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
  M&T Bank Corp.     1.8      Banks
  CMS Energy Corp.     1.7      Multi-Utilities
  AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     1.7      Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
  L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     1.7      Aerospace & Defense
  Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     1.6      IT Services
    Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     1.6      Multi-Utilities

 

  1    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS2
As of August 31, 2019

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  2    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.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on September 1, 2009 in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Value Index (with dividends reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Mid Cap Value Fund’s 10 Year Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2019.

 

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Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years        Ten Years      Since Inception

Class A

           

Excluding sales charges

     3.39%        4.36%        10.77%     

Including sales charges

     -2.29%        3.19%        10.15%     

 

Class C

           

Excluding contingent deferred sales charges

     2.58%        3.58%          9.94%     

Including contingent deferred sales charges

     1.56%        3.58%          9.94%     

 

Institutional

     3.78%        4.78%        11.22%     

 

Service

     3.25%        4.25%        10.67%     

 

Investor

     3.63%        4.62%        11.05%     

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     3.80%            N/A              N/A      5.67%

 

Class R

     3.10%        4.10%        10.50%     

 

Class R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     3.79%            N/A              N/A      5.60%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and 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% 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 Average Annual Total Return.

 

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Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund

 

Portfolio Composition

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) (“Net Assets”) in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in small-cap issuers with public stock market capitalizations within the range of the market capitalization of companies constituting the Russell 2000® Value Index at the time of investment. Under normal circumstances, the Fund’s investment horizon for ownership of stocks will be two to three years. The Fund seeks its investment objective of long-term capital appreciation by investing in value opportunities that the Investment Adviser defines as companies with identifiable competitive advantages whose intrinsic value is not reflected in the stock price. Although the Fund will invest primarily in publicly traded U.S. securities, it may invest up to 25% of its Net Assets in foreign securities, including securities of issuers in emerging countries and securities quoted in foreign currencies. The Fund may also invest in the aggregate up to 20% of its Net Assets in companies with public stock market capitalizations outside the range of companies constituting the Russell 2000® Value Index at the time of investment and in fixed income securities, such as government, corporate and bank debt obligations.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of -11.16%, -11.83%, -10.81%, -11.26%, -10.94%, -10.80%, -11.37% and -10.81%, respectively. These returns compare to the -14.89% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   While the Fund posted negative absolute returns, it outperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period due primarily to effective stock selection. Sector allocation as a whole detracted from the Fund’s relative performance, albeit only modestly.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Effective stock selection in the consumer discretionary, industrials and health care sectors contributed most positively to the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell Index. Only partially offsetting these positive contributors was having underweighted allocations to and weaker stock selection in utilities and real estate, which detracted from the Fund’s relative results.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The Fund benefited most relative to the Russell Index from positions in PS Business Parks, Kinsale Capital Group and Lattice Semiconductor.

 

      PS Business Parks is an industrial real estate investment trust that operates multi-tenant industrial, flex and office spaces. During the Reporting Period, the company beat earnings expectations for each quarter, indicating growing funds from operations and earnings per share. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to view PS Business Parks’ management team favorably, as we believe it has maximized the value of assets by buying when prices are low and has been able to operate with cost discipline.

 

      Kinsale Capital Group, a specialty insurance group focused on excess and surplus lines, saw its share price advance significantly during the Reporting Period. A majority of its stock’s performance was driven by a positive first quarter 2019 earnings announcement, bolstered by top-line growth in nearly every line of its business and by favorable reserve development. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed Kinsale Capital Group’s low cost, technology-enhanced underwriting model, combined with an improving pricing environment for excess and surplus lines, should continue to support profitable growth for the company.

 

     

Lattice Semiconductor is a company that produces programmable logic devices used in circuits of mobile

 

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phones, telecommunications and Internet-of-Things infrastructure. (The Internet-of-Things is the network of devices such as vehicles and home appliances that contain electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity that allows these things to connect, interact and exchange data.) During the Reporting Period, the company’s shares enjoyed a triple-digit gain, rallying following the announcement of fourth quarter 2018 revenues and earnings, which established credibility under its new Chief Executive Officer. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed Lattice Semiconductor’s experienced executive team could potentially expand margins through the optimization of sales, manufacturing and marketing. However, given its span of strong performance, we opted to lock in gains and reallocate the proceeds elsewhere.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were positions in the energy sector—WPX Energy, Callon Petroleum and Golar LNG.

 

      WPX Energy, an oil and gas exploration and production company located in the Delaware and Williston Basins, saw its share price decline significantly during the Reporting Period, as a selloff in oil prices due to soft global demand and increased inventories weighed on its performance. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to like WPX Energy, as it has significant cash flows relative to its peers.

 

      Callon Petroleum is an oil and gas company in the Permian Basin. Its stock similarly sold off during the Reporting Period due to lower oil prices, a factor that tends to punish smaller exploration companies in an outsized manner. Despite what we believe will be short-term volatility, we feel Callon Petroleum could yield stronger operation performance over time and deliver top-tier growth.

 

      Golar LNG is a liquefied natural gas carrier. Its weakness during the Reporting Period was primarily driven by softer liquefied natural gas shipping rates in the spot market during the first few months of 2019. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to like Golar LNG as one of what we believe to be the best ways to gain exposure to secular growth within the liquefied natural gas market. We further believed the company’s free cash flow may well be supported as contracted revenue from floating liquefied natural gas facilities and power assets come online.

 

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.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we initiated a Fund position in KBR, an engineering, procurement and construction company that was formerly a subsidiary of Halliburton. We like KBR’s business mix with a greater revenue share coming from governmental operations, which tends to be more contractual with less tail risk. (Tail risk is a form of portfolio risk that arises when the possibility that an investment will move more than three standard deviations from the mean is greater than what is shown by a normal distribution. Tail risks include events that have a small probability of occurring and occur at both ends of a normal distribution curve.) We believe the company has potential upside with liquefied natural gas contracts and an improving balance sheet as well as a Chief Executive Officer moving away from riskier lump-sum deals. (A lump-sum deal or contract is a contract with a single lump-sum price for all of the works, and the contractor is responsible for completing the project within the agreed fixed cost set forth in the contract. If the contractor completes the project under the fixed total cost, then the contractor makes additional profits from the project. The lump-sum contract is normally used in the construction industry to reduce contract administration costs.)

 

      We established a Fund position in Lumentum Holdings, a semiconductor company that manufactures optical networking and commercial lasers for telecommunication and datacom markets. We believe we purchased the shares at an attractive valuation, as most semiconductor companies were affected by noise surrounding the ban on selling to a Chinese hardware conglomerate. (In a broad analytical context, noise refers to information or activity that confuses or misrepresents genuine underlying trends.) Since details of the ban have been modified, we believe Lumentum Holdings’ stock has a favorable environment in which to potentially perform well.

 

     

Conversely, in addition to those sales already mentioned, we sold the Fund’s position in Oasis Petroleum, an exploration and production company based in the Bakken Shale formation. Originally, we believed the company benefited from high oil prices and exposure to the Bakken Shale.

 

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Given the decline in oil prices during the Reporting Period and new drilling technology that has made the Bakken Shale more competitive with the Permian Basin with less inefficiencies to capitalize on, we exited the position in favor of what we considered better risk/reward opportunities.

 

      We eliminated the Fund’s position in South Jersey Industries, a gas utility company based in Folsom, New Jersey. Following two quarters of disappointing guidance reductions — announced in October 2018 and February 2019 — we lost confidence in its management’s abilities and sold the position.

 

Q   Were there any changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?
A   There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team 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 stocks rather than on making industry or sector 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 sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s allocations compared to the Russell Index in consumer staples and information technology increased, and its allocation compared to the Russell Index in utilities decreased.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of August 2019?

 

A   At the end of August 2019, the Fund was underweight compared to the Russell Index in utilities and was rather neutrally weighted to the remaining sectors in the Russell Index.

 

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Small Cap Value Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  CyrusOne, Inc.     1.2    Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
  Portland General Electric Co.     1.2      Electric Utilities
  Chesapeake Lodging Trust     1.1      Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
  ALLETE, Inc.     1.1      Electric Utilities
  SkyWest, Inc.     1.0      Airlines
  PS Business Parks, Inc.     1.0      Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
  Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.     1.0      Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
  Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     1.0      Insurance
  Viper Energy Partners LP     1.0      Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
    Pebblebrook Hotel Trust     1.0      Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

  1    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS2
As of August 31, 2019

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  2    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. Underlying sector allocations of Exchange Traded Funds held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. 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.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on September 1, 2009 in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Small Cap Value Fund’s 10 Year Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2019.

 

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Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years        Ten Years      Since Inception

Class A

           

Excluding sales charges

     -11.16%        4.94%        11.50%     

Including sales charges

     -16.05%        3.76%        10.88%     

 

Class C

           

Excluding contingent deferred sales charges

     -11.83%        4.15%        10.67%     

Including contingent deferred sales charges

     -12.71%        4.15%        10.67%     

 

Institutional

     -10.81%        5.35%        11.95%     

 

Service

     -11.26%        4.83%        11.40%     

 

Investor

     -10.94%        5.20%        11.78%     

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     -10.80%            N/A              N/A      3.53%

 

Class R

     -11.37%        4.68%        11.23%     

 

Class R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     -10.81%            N/A              N/A      5.65%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and 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% 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 Average Annual Total Return.

 

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Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Portfolio Composition

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at time of purchase) in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in small- and mid-cap issuers with public stock market capitalizations within the range of the market capitalization of companies constituting the Russell 2000® Value Index and the Russell Midcap Value Index, respectively, at the time of investment. As of September 30, 2018, the capitalization range of the companies in these indexes was between $75 million and $37.1 billion. Under normal circumstances, the Fund’s investment horizon for ownership of stocks will be two to three years. Although the Fund will invest primarily in publicly traded U.S. securities, it may also invest in foreign securities, including securities of issuers in emerging countries and securities quoted in foreign currencies. The Fund may invest in companies with public stock market capitalizations outside the range of companies constituting the Russell 2000® Value Index and the Russell Midcap Value Index at the time of investment and in fixed income securities, such as government, corporate and bank debt obligations.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Value Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Institutional, Investor, Class P, Class R and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of -5.42%, -6.07%, -5.00%, -5.19%, -5.05%, -5.65% and -5.06%, respectively. These returns compare to the -9.97% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2500® Value Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the same period.

 

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

 

A   While the Fund posted negative absolute returns, it outperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period due primarily to effective stock selection. Sector allocation as a whole detracted from the Fund’s relative performance, albeit only modestly.

 

Q   Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

 

A   Effective stock selection in the consumer discretionary, energy and information technology sectors contributed most positively to the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell Index. Only partially offsetting these positive contributors was challenging stock section in the financials sector, which detracted. Having an underweighted allocation to utilities, the best performing sector in the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, hurt as well.

 

Q   What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

 

A   The Fund benefited most relative to the Russell Index from positions in Equity LifeStyle Properties, Live Nation Entertainment and W.R. Berkley.

 

   

Equity LifeStyle Properties is a real estate investment trust that manages and operates high quality home resort communities, including rental homes and recreational vehicle campgrounds. Better than consensus earnings and raised guidance throughout the Reporting Period were its primary share performance drivers. We believe the company has demonstrated financial strength and a favorable risk profile given a low-levered balance sheet and a leading supply of permits. These attributes, along with its early announcement of forward guidance, helped instill investor confidence in the stock amidst a more tumultuous trading environment.

 

   

Live Nation Entertainment is a company that engages in the production and marketing of live concerts. Its stock appreciated on a foundation of positive earnings results, which highlighted organic growth, increased revenue per existing customer spend, and technology integration to improve digital ticketing. (Customer spend is the total sales revenue made to date, divided by the total number of customers to date.) At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed the company could continue to grow its business through an expanded footprint and could de-lever its balance sheet through cost reduction.

 

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W.R. Berkley, an insurance holding company, reported positive earnings during the Reporting Period, indicating improving pricing power. Overall, we believe the environment was favorable for insurers, which have experienced top-line growth in a growing economy given that premiums generally increase in line with payrolls.

 

Q   Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were positions in XPO Logistics, WPX Energy and Apergy.

 

   

XPO Logistics is a transportation and logistics company. While there were no stock-specific reasons for the decline in XPO Logistics’ share price during a volatile October 2018, the company, along with others in the industrials and freight industries, underperformed for the month. In mid-December 2018, a hedge fund issued a report that sent XPO Logistics’ shares tumbling more than 26% in one day. We were not particularly troubled by our initial read-through of the analysis but recognized several aspects that warranted follow up. After assessing various factors, we confirmed our previously held view that XPO Logistics’ business was well aligned with the structural changes in the freight industry, such as outsourcing and labor-saving technology, e-commerce exposure and the implementation of electronic logging devices. The market eventually recognized this as well, and its shares recovered all of the losses prompted by the hedge fund report. However, unrelated to the report, XPO Logistics’ stock tumbled in February 2019 after the company released its fourth quarter 2018 earnings report that revealed results below market estimates on earnings per share, revenue and 2019 guidance. Its management cited a reduction in business from its largest client, expressing it would negatively impact its growth for 2019. These developments led us to exit the Fund’s position in XPO Logistics.

 

   

WPX Energy, an oil and gas exploration and production company located in the Delaware and Williston Basins, saw its share price decline significantly during the Reporting Period, as a selloff in oil prices due to soft global demand and increased inventories weighed on its performance. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to like WPX Energy, as it has significant cash flows relative to its peers.

 

   

Apergy is an oil services spinoff from Dover. Its stock, like that of WPX Energy, was affected during the Reporting Period by declining oil prices. Despite what we believe may well be short-term noise, we believed, at the end of the Reporting Period, Apergy was well positioned for long-term growth and sustainably high free cash flow. (In a broad analytical context, noise refers to information or activity that confuses or misrepresents genuine underlying trends.)

 

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.

 

Q   Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we initiated a Fund position in Brown & Brown, a national insurance agency and brokerage firm with a history of what we see as attractive profit margins and free cash flow conversion. While the company is headquartered and operates in Florida, which continues to experience above-average residential and commercial growth relative to the rest of the U.S., Brown & Brown has a track record of making thoughtful acquisitions, in our view, that have diversified its revenue sources and contributed to its growth. In our opinion, the company should also benefit from a firming in property and casualty insurance rates that may follow from the higher level of catastrophes during the Reporting Period, including storms and wildfires.

 

   

We established a Fund position in Crown Holdings, a specialty packaging producer of metal cans, aerosol containers and closures. As sustainability becomes a consideration of consumers and end-clients alike, there has been an increasing demand for aluminum containers, in lieu of plastics. We believe Crown Holdings, as a dominant producer of aluminum cans, could benefit from this secular shift.

 

   

Conversely, in addition to the sale mentioned earlier, we sold the Fund’s position in HollyFrontier, an independent domestic petroleum refiner. We had increasingly become more constructive on the U.S. refinery environment given a greater spread, or differential, between domestic input prices and global market prices for oil. As global oil prices were expected to remain elevated, we believed this favored domestic refiners whose input costs were relatively cheap and thus such conditions could potentially lead to expanded margins. However, as oil prices instead deteriorated, we exited the position.

 

   

We exited the Fund’s position in Everest Re Group, a holding company that engages in the provision of reinsurance

 

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and insurance services. While we believe the company is a high quality reinsurer that has continued to diversify and grow its U.S.-based insurance platform, the high level of catastrophes that occurred during the Reporting Period led us to reevaluate and reduce the Fund’s overall portfolio positioning in the reinsurance sector.

 

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

 

A   There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team 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 stocks rather than on making industry or sector 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 sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s allocations compared to the Russell Index in consumer discretionary, consumer staples, industrials and materials increased, and its allocations compared to the Russell Index in energy, financials and real estate decreased.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of August 2019?

 

A   At the end of August 2019, the Fund was overweight in the industrials and health care sectors relative to the Russell Index. On the same date, the Fund had underweight positions compared to the Russell Index in communication services, financials, utilities and real estate and was rather neutrally weighted to the Russell Index in consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, information technology and materials.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

  TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
  Alliant Energy Corp.     1.3    Electric Utilities
  Atmos Energy Corp.     1.2      Gas Utilities
  Camden Property Trust     1.1      Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
  Post Holdings, Inc.     1.1      Food Products
  Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.     1.1      Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
 

W.R. Berkley Corp.

    1.1      Insurance
 

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    1.0      IT Services
 

ALLETE, Inc.

    1.0      Electric Utilities
  CyrusOne, Inc.     1.0      Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
    IDACORP, Inc.     0.9      Electric Utilities

 

  1    The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS2
As of August 31, 2019

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  2    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 (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). 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.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on January 31, 2014 (commencement of operations) in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2500® Value Index (with dividends reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund’s Lifetime Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from January 31, 2014 through August 31, 2019.

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Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years      Since Inception

Class A (Commenced January 31, 2014)

        

Excluding sales charges

     -5.42%        4.60%       5.92%

Including sales charges

     -10.62%        -7.00%       4.85%

 

Class C (Commenced January 31, 2014)

        

Excluding contingent deferred sales charges

     -6.07%        3.85%       5.17%

Including contingent deferred sales charges

     3.43%        3.85%       5.17%

 

Institutional (Commenced January 31, 2014)

     -5.00%        5.06%       6.39%

 

Investor (Commenced January 31, 2014)

     -5.19%        4.86%       6.19%

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     -5.05%        N/A      -1.12%

 

Class R (Commenced January 31, 2014)

     -5.65%        4.36%       5.68%

 

Class R6 (Commenced July 31, 2015)

     -5.06%        N/A       5.51%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and 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% 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 Average Annual Total Return.

 

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Index Definition

The S&P 500® Index is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. The S&P 500® Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Russell 3000® Index is a market capitalization weighted equity index maintained by the FTSE Russell that provides exposure to the entire U.S. stock market. The index tracks the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S.-traded stocks which represent about 98% of all U.S incorporated equity securities. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Russell Midcap® Index is a market capitalization weighted index comprised of 800 publicly traded U.S. companies with market caps of between $2 and $10 billion. The 800 companies in the Russell Midcap Index are the same 800 of the 1,000 companies that comprise Russell 1000 Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Russell 1000® Index is an index of approximately 1,000 of the largest companies in the U.S. equity market. The Russell 1000 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index. It represents the top companies by market capitalization. The Russell 1000 Index typically comprises approximately 90% of the total market capitalization of all listed U.S. stocks. It is considered a bellwether index for large-cap investing. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Russell 2000® Index is an index measuring the performance of approximately 2,000 of the smallest-cap American companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which is made up of 3,000 of the largest U.S. stocks. It is a market-cap weighted index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Russell 1000® Value Index is a market capitalization weighted index of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 1000 Value Index figures do not reflect any deduction of fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Russell Midcap® Value Index is an unmanaged index of common stock prices that measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell Midcap Value Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Russell 2000® Value Index is an unmanaged index of common stock prices that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Value Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Russell 2500® Value Index is composed of the smallest 2,500 of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecast growth values. It is calculated by Frank Russell Company, and reflects reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. The Russell 2500 Value Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.1%  
Aerospace & Defense – 2.2%      
  16,452     Northrop Grumman Corp.   $ 6,052,197  
  10,192     Raytheon Co.     1,888,782  
   

 

 

 
      7,940,979  

 

 

 
Banks – 9.7%  
  361,974     Bank of America Corp.     9,957,905  
  119,644     BB&T Corp.     5,701,037  
  17,132     Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     1,422,127  
  115,510     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     12,689,928  
  17,541     M&T Bank Corp.     2,564,670  
  56,594     Wells Fargo & Co.     2,635,582  
   

 

 

 
      34,971,249  

 

 

 
Biotechnology – 0.6%  
  9,855     Amgen, Inc.     2,055,950  

 

 

 
Capital Markets – 5.1%  
  5,874     BlackRock, Inc.     2,482,118  
  18,818     CME Group, Inc.     4,088,963  
  83,853     Morgan Stanley     3,479,061  
  55,227     Northern Trust Corp.     4,856,110  
  41,142     Singapore Exchange Ltd. ADR     3,631,810  
   

 

 

 
      18,538,062  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 3.8%  
  86,229     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     5,857,536  
  17,630     Ecolab, Inc.     3,637,245  
  23,225     Linde PLC     4,387,435  
   

 

 

 
      13,882,216  

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.4%  
  56,371     Republic Services, Inc.     5,031,112  

 

 

 
Communications Equipment – 0.8%  
  65,397     Cisco Systems, Inc.     3,061,234  

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering – 0.7%  
  95,744     Vinci SA ADR     2,614,769  

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.0%  
  188,278     Verizon Communications, Inc.     10,950,248  

 

 

 
Electric Utilities – 1.4%  
  80,624     Xcel Energy, Inc.     5,177,673  

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.8%  
  31,754     TE Connectivity Ltd.     2,896,600  

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services – 0.2%  
  24,100     Schlumberger Ltd.     781,563  

 

 

 
Entertainment – 2.2%  
  57,346     The Walt Disney Co.     7,871,312  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 5.5%  
  36,470     Crown Castle International Corp.     5,294,350  
  54,720     Equity Residential     4,638,067  
  110,043     Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.     3,741,462  
  161,863     SITE Centers Corp.     2,243,421  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – (continued)  
  55,277     Ventas, Inc.   4,056,779  
   

 

 

 
      19,974,079  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 2.0%  
  64,532     Walmart, Inc.     7,373,426  

 

 

 
Food Products – 0.8%  
  102,613     Conagra Brands, Inc.     2,910,105  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 4.2%  
  101,103     Medtronic PLC     10,908,003  
  31,630     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     4,402,896  
   

 

 

 
      15,310,899  

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services – 2.1%  
  74,497     CVS Health Corp.     4,538,357  
  10,249     Humana, Inc.     2,902,620  
   

 

 

 
      7,440,977  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.6%  
  62,108     Las Vegas Sands Corp.     3,445,131  
  31,166     McDonald’s Corp.     6,793,253  
  26,050     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     2,716,494  
   

 

 

 
      12,954,878  

 

 

 
Household Durables – 0.9%  
  66,136     D.R. Horton, Inc.     3,271,748  

 

 

 
Household Products – 3.2%  
  11,590     The Clorox Co.     1,833,074  
  80,631     The Procter & Gamble Co.     9,694,265  
   

 

 

 
      11,527,339  

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates – 1.7%  
  36,572     Honeywell International, Inc.     6,020,483  

 

 

 
Insurance – 5.2%  
  42,581     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     3,862,522  
  24,766     Chubb Ltd.     3,870,430  
  63,108     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     3,358,608  
  34,482     The Progressive Corp.     2,613,736  
  34,005     The Travelers Cos., Inc.     4,997,375  
   

 

 

 
      18,702,671  

 

 

 
IT Services – 1.8%  
  26,967     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     3,673,445  
  16,531     Visa, Inc. Class A     2,989,135  
   

 

 

 
      6,662,580  

 

 

 
Machinery – 1.9%  
  22,119     Deere & Co.     3,426,454  
  26,055     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     3,461,668  
   

 

 

 
      6,888,122  

 

 

 
Media – 2.6%  
  152,343     Comcast Corp. Class A     6,742,701  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Media – (continued)  
  76,790     Fox Corp. Class A   $ 2,547,124  
   

 

 

 
      9,289,825  

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities – 4.5%  
  61,968     Ameren Corp.     4,780,831  
  82,441     CMS Energy Corp.     5,197,905  
  44,530     Sempra Energy     6,306,784  
   

 

 

 
      16,285,520  

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 9.5%  
  47,266     BP PLC ADR     1,746,479  
  106,438     Chevron Corp.     12,529,881  
  95,005     Exxon Mobil Corp.     6,505,942  
  42,877     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     2,109,977  
  130,802     Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B ADR     7,293,520  
  96,615     The Williams Cos., Inc.     2,280,114  
  59,254     Viper Energy Partners LP     1,716,588  
   

 

 

 
      34,182,501  

 

 

 
Personal Products – 1.3%  
  75,097     Unilever NV     4,662,773  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals – 5.9%  
  88,304     AstraZeneca PLC ADR     3,976,329  
  94,483     Johnson & Johnson     12,127,838  
  152,089     Pfizer, Inc.     5,406,764  
   

 

 

 
      21,510,931  

 

 

 
Road & Rail – 1.5%  
  32,335     Union Pacific Corp.     5,236,977  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.1%  
  149,218     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     3,576,755  
  58,673     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR     2,501,230  
  41,198     Texas Instruments, Inc.     5,098,253  
   

 

 

 
      11,176,238  

 

 

 
Software – 1.8%  
  27,988     Citrix Systems, Inc.     2,602,324  
  27,182     Microsoft Corp.     3,747,311  
   

 

 

 
      6,349,635  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.7%  
  11,858     Apple, Inc.     2,475,239  

 

 

 
Tobacco – 0.9%  
  43,845     Philip Morris International, Inc.     3,160,786  

 

 

 
Water Utilities – 1.7%  
  49,311     American Water Works Co., Inc.     6,278,276  

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.8%  
  157,399     Vodafone Group PLC ADR     2,962,249  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $322,172,166)   $ 358,381,224  

 

 

 
Investment Company(a) – 0.6%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  2,313,684     2.045%   $ 2,313,684  
  (Cost $2,313,684)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.7%  
  (Cost $324,485,850)   $ 360,694,908  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.3%
    969,034  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 361,663,942  

 

 

 

 

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 fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FOCUSED VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 97.0%  
Aerospace & Defense – 3.6%  
  356     Northrop Grumman Corp.   $ 130,962  
  209     The Boeing Co.     76,095  
   

 

 

 
      207,057  

 

 

 
Banks – 9.8%  
  7,955     Bank of America Corp.     218,842  
  2,241     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     246,196  
  647     M&T Bank Corp.     94,598  
   

 

 

 
      559,636  

 

 

 
Capital Markets – 5.4%  
  1,837     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     171,723  
  3,238     Morgan Stanley     134,344  
   

 

 

 
      306,067  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 3.4%  
  2,807     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     190,680  

 

 

 
Construction Materials – 1.8%  
  404     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     102,523  

 

 

 
Consumer Finance – 3.1%  
  1,487     American Express Co.     178,990  

 

 

 
Entertainment – 2.4%  
  2,736     Activision Blizzard, Inc.     138,442  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 4.6%  
  823     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     123,318  
  1,629     Prologis, Inc.     136,217  
   

 

 

 
      259,535  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 5.5%  
  2,718     Walmart, Inc.     310,559  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.3%  
  3,297     Boston Scientific Corp.*     140,881  
  1,165     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     162,168  
   

 

 

 
      303,049  

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services – 2.8%  
  571     Humana, Inc.     161,713  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.7%  
  948     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     98,857  

 

 

 
Household Products – 3.1%  
  1,479     The Procter & Gamble Co.     177,820  

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates – 5.6%  
  10,223     General Electric Co.     84,340  
  1,442     Honeywell International, Inc.     237,382  
   

 

 

 
      321,722  

 

 

 
Insurance – 2.6%  
  1,646     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     149,309  

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services* – 5.3%  
  252     Alphabet, Inc. Class A     300,014  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Machinery – 2.2%  
  934     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.   124,091  

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities – 4.8%  
  3,535     Ameren Corp.     272,725  

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 7.2%  
  1,353     Cheniere Energy, Inc.*     80,787  
  1,661     Chevron Corp.     195,533  
  2,747     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     135,180  
   

 

 

 
      411,500  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals – 8.1%  
  4,083     AstraZeneca PLC ADR     183,857  
  2,958     Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*     76,967  
  1,569     Johnson & Johnson     201,397  
   

 

 

 
      462,221  

 

 

 
Road & Rail – 2.7%  
  933     Union Pacific Corp.     151,109  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.0%  
  4,687     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     112,347  

 

 

 
Software – 4.0%  
  1,143     Citrix Systems, Inc.     106,276  
  895     Microsoft Corp.     123,385  
   

 

 

 
      229,661  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $5,283,886)   $ 5,529,627  

 

 

 
   
Shares    

Dividend

Rate

  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 2.1%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  123,228     2.045%   $ 123,228  
  (Cost $123,228)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.1%  
  (Cost $5,407,114)   $ 5,652,855  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.9%

    49,420  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 5,702,275  

 

 

 

 

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)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.6%  
Aerospace & Defense – 1.9%  
  12,865     Northrop Grumman Corp.   $ 4,732,648  
  11,490     The Boeing Co.     4,183,394  
   

 

 

 
      8,916,042  

 

 

 
Auto Components – 0.6%  
  36,826     Aptiv PLC     3,062,818  

 

 

 
Banks – 10.1%  
  483,636     Bank of America Corp.     13,304,826  
  48,511     Citigroup, Inc.     3,121,683  
  43,110     First Republic Bank     3,867,829  
  162,227     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     17,822,258  
  31,817     M&T Bank Corp.     4,651,964  
  108,217     Wells Fargo & Co.     5,039,666  
   

 

 

 
      47,808,226  

 

 

 
Beverages – 0.8%  
  19,150     Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A     3,913,302  

 

 

 
Biotechnology* – 0.3%  
  15,320     Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,543,643  

 

 

 
Capital Markets – 3.5%  
  10,410     BlackRock, Inc.     4,398,850  
  46,842     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     4,378,790  
  122,358     Morgan Stanley     5,076,633  
  32,308     Northern Trust Corp.     2,840,843  
   

 

 

 
      16,695,116  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 3.2%  
  30,934     Celanese Corp.     3,506,988  
  83,471     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     5,670,185  
  30,934     Linde PLC     5,843,742  
   

 

 

 
      15,020,915  

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.6%  
  29,657     Waste Connections, Inc.     2,725,478  

 

 

 
Communications Equipment – 0.4%  
  40,507     Cisco Systems, Inc.     1,896,133  

 

 

 
Construction Materials – 0.7%  
  12,276     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     3,115,281  

 

 

 
Consumer Finance – 0.8%  
  33,389     American Express Co.     4,019,034  

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services* – 3.6%  
  83,962     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B     17,078,710  

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.8%  
  142,391     AT&T, Inc.     5,020,707  
  226,745     Verizon Communications, Inc.     13,187,489  
   

 

 

 
      18,208,196  

 

 

 
Electric Utilities – 3.0%  
  35,254     NextEra Energy, Inc.     7,723,446  
  104,780     Xcel Energy, Inc.     6,728,972  
   

 

 

 
      14,452,418  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Entertainment – 3.4%  
  100,066     Activision Blizzard, Inc.   5,063,340  
  79,346     The Walt Disney Co.     10,891,032  
   

 

 

 
      15,954,372  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 5.6%  
  28,380     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     4,252,459  
  28,479     AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     6,053,496  
  24,256     Extra Space Storage, Inc.     2,957,292  
  98,692     Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.     3,355,528  
  52,341     Prologis, Inc.     4,376,754  
  74,472     Ventas, Inc.     5,465,500  
   

 

 

 
      26,461,029  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 2.3%  
  97,808     Walmart, Inc.     11,175,542  

 

 

 
Food Products – 1.7%  
  84,747     Conagra Brands, Inc.     2,403,425  
  99,084     Mondelez International, Inc. Class A     5,471,418  
   

 

 

 
      7,874,843  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 3.7%  
  57,840     Boston Scientific Corp.*     2,471,503  
  41,637     Danaher Corp.     5,916,202  
  10,999     The Cooper Cos., Inc.     3,406,940  
  42,325     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     5,891,640  
   

 

 

 
      17,686,285  

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services – 2.3%  
  103,839     CVS Health Corp.     6,325,872  
  15,909     Humana, Inc.     4,505,588  
   

 

 

 
      10,831,460  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.1%  
  35,481     McDonald’s Corp.     7,733,793  
  23,667     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     2,467,995  
   

 

 

 
      10,201,788  

 

 

 
Household Products – 3.1%  
  122,456     The Procter & Gamble Co.     14,722,885  

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates – 2.4%  
  617,090     General Electric Co.     5,090,992  
  39,182     Honeywell International, Inc.     6,450,141  
   

 

 

 
      11,541,133  

 

 

 
Insurance – 5.2%  
  26,809     American Financial Group, Inc.     2,706,905  
  67,169     American International Group, Inc.     3,495,475  
  43,601     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     3,955,047  
  43,405     Chubb Ltd.     6,783,333  
  32,308     Globe Life, Inc.     2,883,812  
  48,708     The Allstate Corp.     4,987,212  
   

 

 

 
      24,811,784  

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services* – 1.5%  
  3,830     Alphabet, Inc. Class A     4,559,730  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 

 

 

Shares

    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Interactive Media & Services* – (continued)  
  13,454     Facebook, Inc. Class A   $ 2,498,004  
   

 

 

 
      7,057,734  

 

 

 
IT Services – 0.9%  
  30,050     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     4,093,411  

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.6%  
  37,027     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     2,632,990  

 

 

 
Machinery – 2.9%  
  27,104     Deere & Co.     4,198,681  
  77,971     ITT, Inc.     4,438,109  
  38,397     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     5,101,425  
   

 

 

 
      13,738,215  

 

 

 
Media – 1.6%  
  177,350     Comcast Corp. Class A     7,849,511  

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities – 2.5%  
  72,669     Ameren Corp.     5,606,413  
  101,736     CMS Energy Corp.     6,414,455  
   

 

 

 
      12,020,868  

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 7.5%  
  49,788     Cheniere Energy, Inc.*     2,972,842  
  108,021     Chevron Corp.     12,716,232  
  22,881     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     2,244,168  
  56,466     EOG Resources, Inc.     4,189,213  
  127,955     Exxon Mobil Corp.     8,762,358  
  95,942     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     4,721,306  
   

 

 

 
      35,606,119  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals – 6.0%  
  92,112     AstraZeneca PLC ADR     4,147,803  
  134,338     Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*     3,495,475  
  21,506     Eli Lilly & Co.     2,429,533  
  109,101     Johnson & Johnson     14,004,204  
  127,170     Pfizer, Inc.     4,520,894  
   

 

 

 
      28,597,909  

 

 

 
Road & Rail – 1.7%  
  27,595     Norfolk Southern Corp.     4,802,910  
  21,506     Union Pacific Corp.     3,483,112  
   

 

 

 
      8,286,022  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.2%  
  161,638     Intel Corp.     7,663,258  
  125,598     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     3,010,584  
  21,252     NXP Semiconductors NV     2,170,679  
  19,633     Texas Instruments, Inc.     2,429,584  
   

 

 

 
      15,274,105  

 

 

 
Software – 2.2%  
  39,477     Citrix Systems, Inc.     3,670,572  
  32,701     Microsoft Corp.     4,508,160  
  32,407     PTC, Inc.*     2,121,686  
   

 

 

 
      10,300,418  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Specialty Retail – 1.0%  
  14,118     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.   1,947,578  
  27,398     Ross Stores, Inc.     2,904,462  
   

 

 

 
      4,852,040  

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.6%  
  37,709     PVH Corp.     2,858,342  

 

 

 
Tobacco – 1.3%  
  85,880     Philip Morris International, Inc.     6,191,089  

 

 

 
Water Utilities – 1.0%  
  35,745     American Water Works Co., Inc.     4,551,053  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $419,453,900)   $ 473,626,259  

 

 

 
   
Shares    

Dividend

Rate

  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 0.2%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  1,287,426     2.045%   $ 1,287,426  
  (Cost $1,287,426)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%  
  (Cost $420,741,326)   $ 474,913,685  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.2%

    754,071  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 475,667,756  

 

 

 

 

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)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 99.0%  
Aerospace & Defense – 1.6%  
  94,402     L3Harris Technologies, Inc.   $ 19,957,527  

 

 

 
Auto Components – 0.8%  
  115,411     Aptiv PLC     9,598,733  

 

 

 
Banks – 6.4%  
  367,046     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.     12,384,132  
  106,973     Comerica, Inc.     6,594,886  
  124,100     First Republic Bank     11,134,252  
  145,133     M&T Bank Corp.     21,219,896  
  246,271     SunTrust Banks, Inc.     15,148,129  
  294,554     Synovus Financial Corp.     10,468,449  
   

 

 

 
      76,949,744  

 

 

 
Beverages – 1.4%  
  175,400     Coca-Cola European Partners PLC     9,882,036  
  33,098     Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A     6,763,576  
   

 

 

 
      16,645,612  

 

 

 
Biotechnology* – 0.2%  
  284,140     Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.     2,543,053  

 

 

 
Capital Markets – 3.2%  
  50,039     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     5,962,647  
  62,801     Evercore, Inc. Class A     5,009,008  
  105,315     Northern Trust Corp.     9,260,348  
  136,070     Raymond James Financial, Inc.     10,682,856  
  69,250     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     7,660,435  
   

 

 

 
      38,575,294  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 3.2%  
  146,914     Celanese Corp.     16,655,640  
  430,011     Corteva, Inc.     12,607,923  
  140,456     W.R. Grace & Co.     9,510,276  
   

 

 

 
      38,773,839  

 

 

 
Communications Equipment* – 1.4%  
  44,685     F5 Networks, Inc.     5,752,300  
  775,855     Viavi Solutions, Inc.     10,776,626  
   

 

 

 
      16,528,926  

 

 

 
Construction Materials – 1.5%  
  71,120     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     18,048,122  

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging – 1.7%  
  99,933     Ball Corp.     8,035,613  
  123,019     Packaging Corp. of America     12,373,251  
   

 

 

 
      20,408,864  

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.4%  
  480,126     CenturyLink, Inc.     5,463,834  

 

 

 
Electric Utilities – 2.1%  
  388,043     Xcel Energy, Inc.     24,920,121  

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment – 1.4%  
  104,657     AMETEK, Inc.     8,993,176  
  49,229     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     7,521,699  
   

 

 

 
      16,514,875  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.3%  
  67,750     Amphenol Corp. Class A   5,930,835  
  220,022     National Instruments Corp.     9,240,924  
   

 

 

 
      15,171,759  

 

 

 
Entertainment – 0.5%  
  88,876     World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Class A     6,348,413  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 14.1%  
  114,238     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     17,117,422  
  94,113     AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     20,004,659  
  85,661     Boston Properties, Inc.     11,000,586  
  146,925     Camden Property Trust     15,904,631  
  150,262     CyrusOne, Inc.     11,038,247  
  115,019     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.     15,495,360  
  45,873     Essex Property Trust, Inc.     14,737,160  
  56,891     Extra Space Storage, Inc.     6,936,151  
  221,975     HCP, Inc.     7,704,752  
  189,226     Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.     6,433,684  
  97,341     Prologis, Inc.     8,139,654  
  77,079     Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.     6,140,113  
  27,179     SBA Communications Corp.     7,132,585  
  293,808     Ventas, Inc.     21,562,569  
   

 

 

 
      169,347,573  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing* – 1.4%  
  427,049     US Foods Holding Corp.     17,274,132  

 

 

 
Food Products – 2.2%  
  275,144     Conagra Brands, Inc.     7,803,084  
  198,102     Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.     13,944,400  
  230,616     Nomad Foods Ltd.*     4,646,912  
   

 

 

 
      26,394,396  

 

 

 
Gas Utilities – 1.3%  
  141,953     Atmos Energy Corp.     15,647,479  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 4.0%  
  105,489     DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.     5,501,251  
  44,057     The Cooper Cos., Inc.     13,646,656  
  204,891     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     28,520,827  
   

 

 

 
      47,668,734  

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services* – 0.5%  
  37,787     Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     6,331,590  

 

 

 
Health Care Technology* – 0.5%  
  434,572     Change Healthcare, Inc.     6,097,045  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.1%  
  343,312     MGM Resorts International     9,633,335  
  87,008     Restaurant Brands International, Inc.     6,825,778  
  138,916     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     14,486,160  
  56,637     Wynn Resorts Ltd.     6,238,565  
   

 

 

 
      37,183,838  

 

 

 
Household Durables – 1.0%  
  248,173     D.R. Horton, Inc.     12,277,118  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Industrial Conglomerates – 1.0%  
  80,530     Carlisle Cos., Inc.   $ 11,673,629  

 

 

 
Insurance – 7.3%  
  73,783     American Financial Group, Inc.     7,449,870  
  285,799     Arch Capital Group Ltd.*     11,289,060  
  97,184     Globe Life, Inc.     8,674,644  
  126,050     Lincoln National Corp.     6,665,524  
  10,749     Markel Corp.*     12,286,967  
  56,320     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     8,671,590  
  39,051     The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.     5,199,641  
  222,687     The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     12,978,198  
  74,862     Willis Towers Watson PLC     14,820,430  
   

 

 

 
      88,035,924  

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.8%  
  73,622     Expedia Group, Inc.     9,578,222  

 

 

 
IT Services – 2.0%  
  36,220     Alliance Data Systems Corp.     4,453,249  
  141,528     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     19,278,944  
   

 

 

 
      23,732,193  

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 1.1%  
  194,202     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     13,809,704  

 

 

 
Machinery – 4.8%  
  171,543     Flowserve Corp.     7,321,455  
  122,552     Fortive Corp.     8,688,937  
  51,129     Ingersoll-Rand PLC     6,191,211  
  309,201     ITT, Inc.     17,599,721  
  133,878     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     17,787,031  
   

 

 

 
      57,588,355  

 

 

 
Media – 2.0%  
  223,730     Fox Corp. Class A     7,421,124  
  58,129     Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C*     6,129,122  
  253,450     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*     10,262,190  
   

 

 

 
      23,812,436  

 

 

 
Metals & Mining – 1.2%  
  790,434     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     7,264,088  
  247,811     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     6,690,897  
   

 

 

 
      13,954,985  

 

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.5%  
  285,966     Starwood Property Trust, Inc.     6,700,183  

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities – 6.6%  
  193,065     Ameren Corp.     14,894,965  
  333,299     CMS Energy Corp.     21,014,502  
  309,710     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     18,728,163  
  172,211     Sempra Energy     24,390,244  
   

 

 

 
      79,027,874  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Multiline Retail – 0.6%  
  44,936     Dollar General Corp.   7,014,060  

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.0%  
  231,381     Cheniere Energy, Inc.*     13,815,760  
  141,577     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     13,885,872  
  84,841     Hess Corp.     5,340,741  
  155,124     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     7,633,652  
  489,609     Parsley Energy, Inc. Class A*     8,768,897  
  374,096     Viper Energy Partners LP     10,837,561  
   

 

 

 
      60,282,483  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals* – 1.1%  
  153,853     Catalent, Inc.     8,114,207  
  213,976     Elanco Animal Health, Inc.     5,567,656  
   

 

 

 
      13,681,863  

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development* – 0.5%  
  337,479     Cushman & Wakefield PLC     5,683,146  

 

 

 
Road & Rail – 0.9%  
  69,218     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     11,335,140  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.9%  
  113,308     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     3,563,537  
  50,122     Analog Devices, Inc.     5,504,899  
  685,691     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     16,436,013  
  92,212     NXP Semiconductors NV     9,418,534  
   

 

 

 
      34,922,983  

 

 

 
Software – 1.2%  
  96,884     Citrix Systems, Inc.     9,008,274  
  93,483     PTC, Inc.*     6,120,332  
   

 

 

 
      15,128,606  

 

 

 
Specialty Retail – 1.5%  
  84,282     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     11,626,702  
  31,777     Burlington Stores, Inc.*     6,434,525  
   

 

 

 
      18,061,227  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.7%  
  143,565     Western Digital Corp.     8,221,968  

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.9%  
  89,331     Capri Holdings Ltd.*     2,356,552  
  114,776     PVH Corp.     8,700,021  
   

 

 

 
      11,056,573  

 

 

 
Water Utilities – 1.2%  
  116,311     American Water Works Co., Inc.     14,808,717  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $1,061,679,985)   $ 1,192,780,892  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Shares    

Dividend

Rate

  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 1.0%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  11,441,679     2.045%   $ 11,441,679  
  (Cost $11,441,679)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.0%  
  (Cost $1,073,121,664)   $ 1,204,222,571  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.0%
    140,470  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 1,204,363,041  

 

 

 

 

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)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – 99.2%  
Aerospace & Defense – 1.5%  
  340,272     Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*   $ 17,772,407  
  96,243     Curtiss-Wright Corp.     11,803,242  
  152,133     Mercury Systems, Inc.*     13,027,149  
  170,142     Moog, Inc. Class A     13,824,037  
  357,236     Parsons Corp.*     12,153,169  
  774,916     Triumph Group, Inc.     16,102,754  
   

 

 

 
      84,682,758  

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics* – 0.4%  
  758,363     Air Transport Services Group, Inc.     15,318,932  
  326,274     Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     8,434,183  
   

 

 

 
      23,753,115  

 

 

 
Airlines – 1.0%  
  968,627     SkyWest, Inc.     55,463,582  

 

 

 
Auto Components – 0.8%  
  1,282,605     American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*     8,131,716  
  1,947,892     Dana, Inc.     24,796,665  
  166,378     Dorman Products, Inc.*     11,826,148  
   

 

 

 
      44,754,529  

 

 

 
Banks – 18.8%  
  691,321     Amalgamated Bank Class A     11,095,702  
  437,038     Ameris Bancorp     15,379,367  
  1,190,926     Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.     43,004,338  
  1,264,177     BancorpSouth Bank     34,878,644  
  169,066     Bank of Hawaii Corp.     13,978,377  
  947,311     Banner Corp.     51,069,536  
  1,408,801     Brookline Bancorp, Inc.     19,779,566  
  371,781     Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.     12,677,732  
  2,171,402     CenterState Bank Corp.     49,117,113  
  1,248,843     Columbia Banking System, Inc.     43,097,572  
  691,771     Community Bank System, Inc.     42,191,113  
  937,082     ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.     19,191,439  
  2,364,064     CVB Financial Corp.     48,628,797  
  588,938     FB Financial Corp.     21,125,206  
  1,269,395     First Financial Bankshares, Inc.     38,868,875  
  1,162,796     First Merchants Corp.     41,535,073  
  1,239,167     First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.     23,792,006  
  510,409     Flushing Financial Corp.     9,845,790  
  221,947     German American Bancorp, Inc.     6,776,042  
  1,268,230     Glacier Bancorp, Inc.     50,336,049  
  1,318,469     Great Western Bancorp, Inc.     39,329,930  
  680,449     Heritage Financial Corp.     17,814,155  
  1,082,604     Home BancShares, Inc.     19,183,743  
  613,075     Independent Bank Corp.     41,450,001  
  654,757     Independent Bank Group, Inc.     32,024,165  
  659,171     Lakeland Financial Corp.     27,902,708  
  892,728     LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.     36,066,211  
  577,605     Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.     17,016,243  
  474,958     Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.     25,016,038  
  1,258,545     Renasant Corp.     41,267,691  
  428,575     Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.     14,348,691  
  433,052     South State Corp.     31,863,966  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)  
  485,155     TCF Financial Corp.   18,707,577  
  392,380     The First of Long Island Corp.     8,538,189  
  683,093     Towne Bank     17,944,853  
  494,545     TriCo Bancshares     17,487,111  
  1,477,730     United Community Banks, Inc.     39,026,849  
   

 

 

 
      1,041,356,458  

 

 

 
Biotechnology* – 0.2%  
  294,159     Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.     12,884,164  

 

 

 
Building Products – 0.4%  
  228,948     Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     21,857,666  

 

 

 
Capital Markets – 1.8%  
  799,896     Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.     7,271,055  
  586,571     Houlihan Lokey, Inc.     25,914,707  
  277,975     PJT Partners, Inc. Class A     11,566,540  
  799,012     Stifel Financial Corp.     42,683,221  
  557,553     Virtu Financial, Inc. Class A     10,481,996  
   

 

 

 
      97,917,519  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 1.6%  
  404,460     H.B. Fuller Co.     17,234,040  
  216,743     Ingevity Corp.*     16,509,314  
  169,560     Innospec, Inc.     14,104,001  
  101,143     Kraton Corp.*     2,775,364  
  661,993     PolyOne Corp.     21,190,396  
  78,516     Quaker Chemical Corp.     12,473,052  
  281,074     Tronox Holdings PLC Class A     2,088,380  
   

 

 

 
      86,374,547  

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.7%  
  586,183     ABM Industries, Inc.     21,841,179  
  360,968     Brady Corp. Class A     17,041,299  
   

 

 

 
      38,882,478  

 

 

 
Communications Equipment – 2.0%  
  133,191     Ciena Corp.*     5,451,507  
  684,079     Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*     38,144,245  
  1,521,146     NetScout Systems, Inc.*     33,693,384  
  295,474     Plantronics, Inc.     9,180,377  
  1,633,757     Viavi Solutions, Inc.*     22,692,885  
   

 

 

 
      109,162,398  

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering – 0.9%  
  375,915     EMCOR Group, Inc.     32,870,007  
  511,372     Granite Construction, Inc.     14,543,420  
   

 

 

 
      47,413,427  

 

 

 
Construction Materials* – 0.3%  
  873,782     Summit Materials, Inc. Class A     18,331,946  

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services* – 0.7%  
  168,446     Adtalem Global Education, Inc.     7,196,013  
  199,687     Chegg, Inc.     7,915,593  
  1,543,507     OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.     24,233,060  
   

 

 

 
      39,344,666  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Electric Utilities – 3.7%  
  695,775     ALLETE, Inc.   $ 59,648,791  
  281,690     IDACORP, Inc.     30,932,379  
  964,928     PNM Resources, Inc.     49,220,977  
  1,180,116     Portland General Electric Co.     67,136,799  
   

 

 

 
      206,938,946  

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 2.2%  
  743,023     CTS Corp.     21,198,446  
  222,982     FARO Technologies, Inc.*     10,979,633  
  531,623     II-VI, Inc.*     19,941,179  
  1,173,146     Knowles Corp.*     23,791,401  
  117,397     Rogers Corp.*     15,545,711  
  329,591     SYNNEX Corp.     27,623,022  
   

 

 

 
      119,079,392  

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services* – 1.2%  
  1,388,879     Apergy Corp.     36,083,076  
  1,165,189     Cactus, Inc. Class A     29,677,364  
   

 

 

 
      65,760,440  

 

 

 
Entertainment* – 0.6%  
  509,798     Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.     35,436,059  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 10.6%  
  1,819,700     Acadia Realty Trust     49,768,795  
  666,010     Chatham Lodging Trust     11,049,106  
  2,376,539     Chesapeake Lodging Trust     61,195,879  
  1,843,942     Columbia Property Trust, Inc.     39,441,919  
  941,107     CyrusOne, Inc.     69,133,720  
  1,645,635     Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.     54,684,451  
  928,151     Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.     31,557,134  
  235,637     Life Storage, Inc.     24,968,097  
  558,398     National Health Investors, Inc.     46,324,698  
  2,008,468     Pebblebrook Hotel Trust     54,168,382  
  887,880     Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. Class A     11,950,865  
  306,848     PS Business Parks, Inc.     55,112,969  
  2,681,658     RLJ Lodging Trust     43,469,676  
  1,272,486     STAG Industrial, Inc.     37,003,893  
   

 

 

 
      589,829,584  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing* – 1.0%  
  951,570     BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.     24,988,228  
  357,464     Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.     14,459,419  
  283,086     Performance Food Group Co.     13,245,594  
   

 

 

 
      52,693,241  

 

 

 
Food Products* – 2.2%  
  1,334,687     Darling Ingredients, Inc.     24,825,178  
  2,082,962     Hostess Brands, Inc.     29,203,127  
  1,036,493     Nomad Foods Ltd.     20,885,334  
  1,529,481     The Simply Good Foods Co.     45,318,522  
   

 

 

 
      120,232,161  

 

 

 
Gas Utilities – 1.8%  
  508,483     Chesapeake Utilities Corp.     48,092,322  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Gas Utilities – (continued)  
  1,077,031     New Jersey Resources Corp.   49,263,398  
   

 

 

 
      97,355,720  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.5%  
  782,838     Avanos Medical, Inc.*     25,974,565  
  285,501     CONMED Corp.     28,769,936  
  292,443     Orthofix Medical, Inc.*     14,867,802  
  677,480     Wright Medical Group NV*     14,125,458  
   

 

 

 
      83,737,761  

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services* – 0.5%  
  411,080     Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.     10,877,177  
  332,522     AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.     19,419,285  
   

 

 

 
      30,296,462  

 

 

 
Health Care Technology* – 1.0%  
  3,425,862     Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     31,106,827  
  453,977     HMS Holdings Corp.     16,583,780  
  346,254     Vocera Communications, Inc.     7,946,529  
   

 

 

 
      55,637,136  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.0%  
  738,384     Boyd Gaming Corp.     17,750,751  
  63,198     Dine Brands Global, Inc.     4,458,619  
  168,873     Eldorado Resorts, Inc.*     6,503,299  
  81,167     Jack in the Box, Inc.     6,925,169  
  476,892     Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.     47,016,782  
  1,294,301     The Wendy’s Co.     28,474,622  
   

 

 

 
      111,129,242  

 

 

 
Household Durables – 1.9%  
  1,294,188     KB Home     36,353,741  
  548,088     Meritage Homes Corp.*     35,812,070  
  378,283     TopBuild Corp.*     35,036,571  
   

 

 

 
      107,202,382  

 

 

 
Household Products* – 0.1%  
  151,362     Central Garden & Pet Co. Class A     3,641,770  

 

 

 
Insurance – 5.1%  
  283,509     AMERISAFE, Inc.     19,477,068  
  896,109     CNO Financial Group, Inc.     12,975,658  
  137,333     Enstar Group Ltd.*     24,530,421  
  690,078     James River Group Holdings Ltd.     34,007,044  
  334,502     Kemper Corp.     23,408,450  
  409,496     Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.     40,224,792  
  219,866     Primerica, Inc.     26,201,431  
  277,667     ProAssurance Corp.     10,848,450  
  397,074     RLI Corp.     36,360,066  
  683,813     Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     54,452,029  
   

 

 

 
      282,485,409  

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services* – 0.2%  
  1,136,893     Cars.com, Inc.     10,129,717  

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.5%  
  152,898     Expedia Group, Inc.     19,892,030  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – (continued)  
  218,165     Revolve Group, Inc.*   $ 4,945,800  
   

 

 

 
      24,837,830  

 

 

 
IT Services – 1.7%  
  89,723     CACI International, Inc. Class A*     19,944,526  
  1,884,999     KBR, Inc.     48,105,174  
  654,563     LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*     27,727,289  
   

 

 

 
      95,776,989  

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services* – 0.9%  
  164,986     Cambrex Corp.     9,887,611  
  811,812     Syneos Health, Inc.     42,644,484  
   

 

 

 
      52,532,095  

 

 

 
Machinery – 5.0%  
  134,809     Alamo Group, Inc.     15,392,492  
  443,700     CIRCOR International, Inc.*     15,249,969  
  978,124     Federal Signal Corp.     29,060,064  
  419,430     ITT, Inc.     23,873,956  
  919,514     Kennametal, Inc.     27,484,273  
  367,551     Navistar International Corp.*     8,453,673  
  141,700     RBC Bearings, Inc.*     22,605,401  
  1,890,441     Rexnord Corp.*     49,491,745  
  665,283     Terex Corp.     16,518,977  
  1,198,919     TriMas Corp.*     35,224,240  
  339,370     Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Class A     31,096,473  
   

 

 

 
      274,451,263  

 

 

 
Media – 1.4%  
  1,423,730     Gray Television, Inc.*     21,783,069  
  1,307,927     Liberty Latin America Ltd. Class C*     21,567,716  
  142,379     MSG Networks, Inc. Class A*     2,335,015  
  205,293     Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Class A     20,301,425  
  703,396     TEGNA, Inc.     10,065,597  
   

 

 

 
      76,052,822  

 

 

 
Metals & Mining – 1.9%  
  991,882     Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*     19,659,101  
  559,606     Carpenter Technology Corp.     27,219,236  
  2,254,227     Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.     17,898,563  
  2,117,151     Constellium SE*     25,490,498  
  125,358     Royal Gold, Inc.     16,720,250  
   

 

 

 
      106,987,648  

 

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 2.5%  
  635,829     Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc.     11,629,312  
  5,273,876     MFA Financial, Inc.     37,813,691  
  1,115,747     PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust     24,278,655  
  1,580,164     Redwood Trust, Inc.     26,230,722  
  2,986,461     Two Harbors Investment Corp.     37,719,003  
   

 

 

 
      137,671,383  

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 4.6%  
  460,916     Brigham Minerals, Inc. Class A     9,213,711  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – (continued)  
  2,930,565     Callon Petroleum Co.*   12,044,622  
  860,596     Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Class A*     4,148,073  
  683,890     Delek US Holdings, Inc.     22,397,398  
  1,837,278     Falcon Minerals Corp.     10,766,449  
  2,312,065     Golar LNG Ltd.     27,074,281  
  1,489,803     Matador Resources Co.*     23,315,417  
  265,982     PBF Energy, Inc. Class A     6,303,773  
  897,232     PDC Energy, Inc.*     28,576,839  
  888,571     Rattler Midstream LP*     16,269,735  
  1,870,403     Viper Energy Partners LP     54,185,575  
  3,777,384     WPX Energy, Inc.*     40,644,652  
   

 

 

 
      254,940,525  

 

 

 
Paper & Forest Products – 0.2%  
  401,604     Boise Cascade Co.     12,610,366  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals* – 0.4%  
  762,630     Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.     24,312,644  

 

 

 
Professional Services* – 0.5%  
  432,028     ASGN, Inc.     26,988,789  

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.5%  
  1,380,398     Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     28,960,750  

 

 

 
Road & Rail* – 0.9%  
  570,309     Saia, Inc.     48,784,232  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.0%  
  148,882     Cree, Inc.*     6,391,504  
  637,886     Entegris, Inc.     27,320,658  
  703,527     MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.*     13,817,270  
  657,665     Nanometrics, Inc.*     17,947,678  
  462,606     Semtech Corp.*     19,415,574  
  148,182     Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*     16,151,838  
  372,313     Synaptics, Inc.*     11,921,462  
   

 

 

 
      112,965,984  

 

 

 
Software* – 1.7%  
  674,250     Avaya Holdings Corp.     9,520,410  
  276,143     Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc.     11,388,137  
  530,207     CommVault Systems, Inc.     22,995,078  
  424,854     Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.     22,164,633  
  507,236     Verint Systems, Inc.     27,030,607  
   

 

 

 
      93,098,865  

 

 

 
Specialty Retail – 2.5%  
  486,356     Aaron’s, Inc.     31,180,283  
  177,871     Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A     2,600,474  
  290,083     Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*     27,354,827  
  444,363     Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     4,296,990  
  164,611     Burlington Stores, Inc.*     33,332,082  
  414,617     Designer Brands, Inc. Class A     6,837,034  
  738,421     Guess?, Inc.     13,343,268  
  436,751     Rent-A-Center, Inc.*     11,150,253  
  384,905     Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*     4,707,388  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Specialty Retail – (continued)  
  118,180     Shoe Carnival, Inc.   $ 3,632,853  
   

 

 

 
      138,435,452  

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.9%  
  251,121     Columbia Sportswear Co.     23,552,639  
  874,303     Crocs, Inc.*     19,496,957  
  312,965     G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*     6,418,912  
   

 

 

 
      49,468,508  

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 2.5%  
  3,698,731     MGIC Investment Corp.     46,788,947  
  1,302,481     OceanFirst Financial Corp.     27,378,151  
  1,074,503     Provident Financial Services, Inc.     25,583,917  
  1,152,104     Washington Federal, Inc.     41,014,902  
   

 

 

 
      140,765,917  

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.9%  
  1,039,915     Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*     33,152,490  
  444,751     Foundation Building Materials, Inc.*     7,618,585  
  699,441     H&E Equipment Services, Inc.     16,989,422  
  479,489     Kaman Corp.     27,997,363  
  1,117,850     Univar, Inc.*     21,630,397  
   

 

 

 
      107,388,257  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $4,717,034,776)   $ 5,500,794,994  

 

 

 
Exchange Traded Fund – 0.3%  
  146,808     iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF  
  (Cost $16,835,700)   $ 16,765,474  

 

 

 

 

Shares  

Dividend

Rate

  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 0.5%  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

28,510,352   2.045%   $ 28,510,352  
(Cost $28,510,352)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.0%

 

(Cost $4,762,380,828)   $ 5,546,070,820  

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF

    OTHER ASSETS – (0.0)%

    (549,598

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 5,545,521,222  

 

 

 

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)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ETF

 

—Exchange Traded Fund

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL/MID CAP VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – 98.2%  
Aerospace & Defense – 1.3%  
  4,348     Curtiss-Wright Corp.   $ 533,239  
  5,287     Hexcel Corp.     444,901  
  7,096     Parsons Corp.*     241,406  
  14,534     Triumph Group, Inc.     302,016  
   

 

 

 
      1,521,562  

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics* – 0.4%  
  13,495     Air Transport Services Group, Inc.     272,599  
  2,713     XPO Logistics, Inc.     192,243  
   

 

 

 
      464,842  

 

 

 
Airlines – 0.8%  
  17,113     SkyWest, Inc.     979,890  

 

 

 
Auto Components – 0.6%  
  18,121     BorgWarner, Inc.     591,288  
  9,217     Dana, Inc.     117,333  
   

 

 

 
      708,621  

 

 

 
Banks – 11.0%  
  9,256     Bank of Hawaii Corp.     765,286  
  9,227     BOK Financial Corp.     702,544  
  14,289     Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     815,473  
  11,897     Community Bank System, Inc.     725,598  
  8,252     Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     684,999  
  20,347     East West Bancorp, Inc.     836,872  
  21,176     First Financial Bankshares, Inc.     648,409  
  18,407     Glacier Bancorp, Inc.     730,574  
  21,043     PacWest Bancorp     717,145  
  16,173     Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.     851,832  
  9,878     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     641,280  
  4,000     Signature Bank     466,600  
  5,913     South State Corp.     435,079  
  30,294     Synovus Financial Corp.     1,076,649  
  21,738     TCF Financial Corp.     838,217  
  36,906     Umpqua Holdings Corp.     579,793  
  17,286     Webster Financial Corp.     773,721  
  11,409     Wintrust Financial Corp.     716,828  
   

 

 

 
      13,006,899  

 

 

 
Building Products – 1.0%  
  4,244     Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     405,175  
  5,461     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     278,839  
  6,018     Trex Co., Inc.*     514,719  
   

 

 

 
      1,198,733  

 

 

 
Capital Markets – 1.5%  
  6,052     E*TRADE Financial Corp.     252,610  
  8,897     Evercore, Inc. Class A     709,625  
  10,956     Stifel Financial Corp.     585,270  
  11,026     Virtu Financial, Inc. Class A     207,289  
   

 

 

 
      1,754,794  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 2.5%  
  12,800     Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.     937,472  
  4,000     Celanese Corp.     453,480  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Chemicals – (continued)  
  2,296     CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   110,644  
  9,717     H.B. Fuller Co.     414,041  
  3,111     Ingevity Corp.*     236,965  
  11,756     W.R. Grace & Co.     795,999  
   

 

 

 
      2,948,601  

 

 

 
Communications Equipment* – 1.6%  
  10,051     Ciena Corp.     411,388  
  6,609     Lumentum Holdings, Inc.     368,518  
  19,373     NetScout Systems, Inc.     429,112  
  45,215     Viavi Solutions, Inc.     628,036  
   

 

 

 
      1,837,054  

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering – 1.8%  
  19,068     AECOM*     676,533  
  10,861     Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     965,108  
  3,896     Valmont Industries, Inc.     527,908  
   

 

 

 
      2,169,549  

 

 

 
Construction Materials – 0.7%  
  6,157     Vulcan Materials Co.     869,676  

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging – 1.2%  
  5,113     Avery Dennison Corp.     590,909  
  13,182     Crown Holdings, Inc.*     867,903  
   

 

 

 
      1,458,812  

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services – 1.6%  
  3,548     Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*     585,597  
  9,600     frontdoor, Inc.*     492,864  
  18,131     OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.*     284,657  
  3,374     Strategic Education, Inc.     570,982  
   

 

 

 
      1,934,100  

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services – 0.3%  
  7,110     Voya Financial, Inc.     350,665  

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services* – 0.6%  
  10,713     GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A     666,777  

 

 

 
Electric Utilities – 3.2%  
  13,600     ALLETE, Inc.     1,165,928  
  28,416     Alliant Energy Corp.     1,490,419  
  10,156     IDACORP, Inc.     1,115,231  
   

 

 

 
      3,771,578  

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment – 1.8%  
  7,513     Hubbell, Inc.     985,255  
  32,138     nVent Electric PLC     651,116  
  11,895     Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*     542,174  
   

 

 

 
      2,178,545  

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.6%  
  3,131     Littelfuse, Inc.     488,655  
  6,712     SYNNEX Corp.     562,533  
  22,990     Trimble, Inc.*     862,585  
   

 

 

 
      1,913,773  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL/MID CAP VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Energy Equipment & Services* – 0.9%  
  25,599     Apergy Corp.   $ 665,062  
  16,834     Cactus, Inc. Class A     428,762  
   

 

 

 
      1,093,824  

 

 

 
Entertainment – 0.9%  
  14,319     Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*     995,314  
  366     World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Class A     26,143  
   

 

 

 
      1,021,457  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 13.3%  
  12,417     Camden Property Trust     1,344,140  
  37,077     Columbia Property Trust, Inc.     793,077  
  15,269     CyrusOne, Inc.     1,121,661  
  31,060     Duke Realty Corp.     1,033,366  
  55,302     Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A     777,546  
  9,774     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.     1,316,753  
  7,200     Federal Realty Investment Trust     930,312  
  31,442     Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.     1,044,818  
  10,713     Highwoods Properties, Inc.     462,909  
  21,738     Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.     739,092  
  3,861     Life Storage, Inc.     409,111  
  7,026     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     890,054  
  11,235     National Health Investors, Inc.     932,055  
  38,642     Pebblebrook Hotel Trust     1,042,175  
  3,479     PS Business Parks, Inc.     624,863  
  54,780     RLJ Lodging Trust     887,984  
  47,615     SITE Centers Corp.     659,944  
  20,973     STAG Industrial, Inc.     609,895  
   

 

 

 
      15,619,755  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.2%  
  1,740     Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     292,059  
  7,235     Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*     292,656  
  19,825     US Foods Holding Corp.*     801,921  
   

 

 

 
      1,386,636  

 

 

 
Food Products – 2.4%  
  1,113     J&J Snack Foods Corp.     214,876  
  11,443     Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.     805,473  
  23,101     Nomad Foods Ltd.*     465,485  
  13,287     Post Holdings, Inc.*     1,324,581  
   

 

 

 
      2,810,415  

 

 

 
Gas Utilities – 1.9%  
  12,487     Atmos Energy Corp.     1,376,442  
  19,791     New Jersey Resources Corp.     905,240  
   

 

 

 
      2,281,682  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.4%  
  9,739     Avanos Medical, Inc.*     323,140  
  7,200     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     775,296  
  8,313     Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*     498,946  
  4,584     STERIS PLC     707,770  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – (continued)  
  3,199     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.   465,326  
   

 

 

 
      2,770,478  

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services* – 0.2%  
  9,948     Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.     263,224  

 

 

 
Health Care Technology* – 0.3%  
  43,963     Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     399,184  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.8%  
  22,364     Aramark     913,793  
  15,613     Boyd Gaming Corp.     375,337  
  15,443     Caesars Entertainment Corp.*     177,749  
  653     Dine Brands Global, Inc.     46,069  
  4,748     Eldorado Resorts, Inc.*     182,845  
  7,129     Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.     702,848  
  26,051     The Wendy’s Co.     573,122  
  1,322     Vail Resorts, Inc.     312,362  
   

 

 

 
      3,284,125  

 

 

 
Household Durables – 1.7%  
  627     Helen of Troy Ltd.*     96,251  
  18,530     KB Home     520,507  
  11,467     Lennar Corp. Class A     584,817  
  35     NVR, Inc.*     125,965  
  7,061     TopBuild Corp.*     653,990  
   

 

 

 
      1,981,530  

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates – 0.7%  
  6,087     Carlisle Cos., Inc.     882,372  

 

 

 
Insurance – 6.3%  
  9,356     American Financial Group, Inc.     944,675  
  25,994     Brown & Brown, Inc.     958,919  
  6,435     CNO Financial Group, Inc.     93,179  
  10,748     Globe Life, Inc.     959,366  
  11,443     Kemper Corp.     800,781  
  4,765     Primerica, Inc.     567,845  
  5,531     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     851,608  
  7,206     The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.     959,479  
  17,808     W.R. Berkley Corp.     1,268,820  
   

 

 

 
      7,404,672  

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.5%  
  4,070     Expedia Group, Inc.     529,507  

 

 

 
IT Services – 2.4%  
  8,139     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     614,576  
  4,592     CACI International, Inc. Class A*     1,020,755  
  14,052     Leidos Holdings, Inc.     1,227,583  
   

 

 

 
      2,862,914  

 

 

 
Leisure Products – 0.4%  
  4,870     Brunswick Corp.     226,942  
  3,513     Polaris, Inc.     288,136  
   

 

 

 
      515,078  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL/MID CAP VALUE FUND

 

 

 

Shares     Description  

Value

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 2.8%  
  2,739     Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A*   $ 924,988  
  7,930     PerkinElmer, Inc.     655,811  
  4,201     PRA Health Sciences, Inc.*     415,227  
  20,625     QIAGEN NV*     715,481  
  11,443     Syneos Health, Inc.*     601,101  
   

 

 

 
      3,312,608  

 

 

 
Machinery – 3.1%  
  22,782     Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.*     653,388  
  3,792     IDEX Corp.     624,580  
  15,408     ITT, Inc.     877,023  
  22,643     Rexnord Corp.*     592,794  
  21,356     The Timken Co.     858,084  
   

 

 

 
      3,605,869  

 

 

 
Media – 0.8%  
  28,347     Gray Television, Inc.*     433,709  
  4,174     Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Class A     412,767  
  7,397     TEGNA, Inc.     105,851  
   

 

 

 
      952,327  

 

 

 
Metals & Mining – 1.9%  
  3,166     Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*     62,750  
  13,321     Carpenter Technology Corp.     647,933  
  41,426     Constellium SE*     498,769  
  3,757     Royal Gold, Inc.     501,109  
  18,886     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     509,922  
   

 

 

 
      2,220,483  

 

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 2.3%  
  114,081     MFA Financial, Inc.     817,961  
  16,313     PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust     354,971  
  45,363     Redwood Trust, Inc.     753,026  
  59,301     Two Harbors Investment Corp.     748,971  
   

 

 

 
      2,674,929  

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.1%  
  9,113     Brigham Minerals, Inc. Class A     182,169  
  9,983     Diamondback Energy, Inc.     979,133  
  43,998     Parsley Energy, Inc. Class A*     788,004  
  27,199     Viper Energy Partners LP     787,955  
  86,883     WPX Energy, Inc.*     934,861  
   

 

 

 
      3,672,122  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals* – 0.8%  
  17,111     Catalent, Inc.     902,434  

 

 

 
Professional Services* – 0.5%  
  9,252     ASGN, Inc.     577,973  

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.8%  
  38,503     Cushman & Wakefield PLC*     648,391  
  15,930     Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.     334,211  
   

 

 

 
      982,602  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Road & Rail – 1.4%  
  6,018     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.   985,508  
  7,906     Saia, Inc.*     676,279  
   

 

 

 
      1,661,787  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.7%  
  12,434     Cree, Inc.*     533,792  
  12,904     Entegris, Inc.     552,678  
  13,774     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     330,163  
  7,260     MKS Instruments, Inc.     568,385  
   

 

 

 
      1,985,018  

 

 

 
Software* – 2.0%  
  12,417     CommVault Systems, Inc.     538,525  
  8,730     Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.     455,444  
  57,486     Nuance Communications, Inc.     966,340  
  14,017     Teradata Corp.     432,705  
   

 

 

 
      2,393,014  

 

 

 
Specialty Retail – 2.3%  
  6,400     Aaron’s, Inc.     410,304  
  4,383     Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*     413,317  
  3,494     Burlington Stores, Inc.*     707,500  
  4,459     Five Below, Inc.*     547,877  
  4,383     Foot Locker, Inc.     158,621  
  6,470     Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     425,726  
   

 

 

 
      2,663,345  

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.6%  
  3,513     Columbia Sportswear Co.     329,484  
  13,043     Levi Strauss & Co. Class A*     220,427  
  1,600     PVH Corp.     121,280  
   

 

 

 
      671,191  

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.0%  
  49,319     MGIC Investment Corp.     623,886  
  14,087     Washington Federal, Inc.     501,497  
   

 

 

 
      1,125,383  

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.3%  
  13,982     Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*     445,746  
  25,495     Univar, Inc.*     493,328  
  3,270     Watsco, Inc.     534,809  
   

 

 

 
      1,473,883  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $109,261,388)   $ 115,716,292  

 

 

 
   

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Shares    

Dividend

Rate

 

Value

 
Investment Company(a) – 1.1%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  1,276,729     2.045%   $ 1,276,729  
  (Cost $1,276,729)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.3%  
  (Cost $110,538,117)   $ 116,993,021  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.7%

    883,484  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 117,876,505  

 

 

 

 

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)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

LP

 

—Limited Partnership

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY VALUE FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

August 31, 2019

 

        Equity
Income Fund
     Focused
Value Fund
     Large Cap
Value Fund
 
  Assets:

 

 

Investments of unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $322,172,166, $5,283,886 and $419,453,900)

  $ 358,381,224      $ 5,529,627      $ 473,626,259  
 

Investments of affiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,313,684, $123,228, and $1,287,426)

    2,313,684        123,228        1,287,426  
 

Cash

    531,731        50,000        539,515  
 

Receivables:

       
 

Dividends

    974,569        12,558        1,030,125  
 

Fund shares sold

    43,150               12,679  
 

Foreign tax reclaims

    33,512        194        53,159  
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    28,853        29,048        44,384  
 

Other assets

    49,300        58,232        36,923  
  Total assets     362,356,023        5,802,887        476,630,470  
         
  Liabilities:

 

 

Payables:

       
 

Management fees

    210,442        3,097        304,223  
 

Fund shares redeemed

    173,536               426,323  
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    110,337        174        58,901  
 

Investments purchased

    5,555        148        7,833  
 

Accrued expenses

    192,211        97,193        165,434  
  Total liabilities     692,081        100,612        962,714  
         
  Net Assets:

 

 

Paid-in capital

    309,871,778        5,340,094        407,387,911  
 

Total distributable earnings

    51,792,164        362,181        68,279,845  
    NET ASSETS   $ 361,663,942      $ 5,702,275      $ 475,667,756  
   

Net Assets:

         
   

Class A

  $ 312,147,776      $ 63,297      $ 84,723,377  
   

Class C

    8,116,399        30,285        21,481,296  
   

Institutional

    19,905,882        775,685        177,613,381  
   

Service

    174,509               1,004,478  
   

Investor

    2,320,960        31,548        4,190,686  
   

Class P

    11,500,435        4,738,804        180,475,339  
   

Class R

    1,524,795        30,908        4,007,652  
   

Class R6

    5,973,186        31,748        2,171,547  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 361,663,942      $ 5,702,275      $ 475,667,756  
   

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

 

   

Class A

    8,010,991        5,922        5,873,627  
   

Class C

    218,637        2,857        1,575,188  
   

Institutional

    501,957        72,331        12,180,213  
   

Service

    4,464               69,934  
   

Investor

    59,650        2,950        290,445  
   

Class P

    290,041        442,454        12,095,243  
   

Class R

    39,352        2,903        286,855  
   

Class R6

    150,613        2,965        145,517  
   

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

         
   

Class A

    $38.96        $10.69        $14.42  
   

Class C

    37.12        10.60        13.64  
   

Institutional

    39.66        10.72        14.58  
   

Service

    39.10               14.36  
   

Investor

    38.91        10.69        14.43  
   

Class P

    39.65        10.71        14.92  
   

Class R

    38.75        10.65        13.97  
   

Class R6

    39.66        10.71        14.92  

 

  (a)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Equity Income, Focused Value and Large Cap Value Funds is $41.23, $11.31 and $15.26, 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.   51


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY VALUE FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

        Mid Cap
Value Fund
     Small Cap
Value Fund
     Small/Mid Cap
Value Fund
 
  Assets:

 

 

Investments of unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $1,061,679,985, $4,733,870,476 and $109,261,388)

  $ 1,192,780,892      $ 5,517,560,468      $ 115,716,292  
 

Investments of affiliated issuers, at value (cost $11,441,679, $28,510,352 and $1,276,729)

    11,441,679        28,510,352        1,276,729  
 

Cash

    3,498,726        6,692,458        633,971  
 

Receivables:

       
 

Investments sold

    2,592,278        9,653,932        550,883  
 

Fund shares sold

    1,465,051        4,479,974        119,054  
 

Dividends and interest

    1,193,353        4,333,874        118,236  
 

Securities lending income

    853        11,231         
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

           159,646        37,880  
 

Other assets

    64,128        97,697        36,435  
  Total assets     1,213,036,960        5,571,499,632        118,489,480  
         
  Liabilities:

 

 

Payables:

       
 

Investments purchased

    3,940,254        13,266,120        411,618  
 

Fund shares redeemed

    3,437,535        7,440,873         
 

Management fees

    768,150        4,314,633        80,225  
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    253,877        440,434        4,972  
 

Accrued expenses

    274,103        516,350        116,160  
  Total liabilities     8,673,919        25,978,410        612,975  
         
  Net Assets:

 

 

Paid-in capital

    1,068,811,428        4,686,185,997        113,883,325  
 

Total distributable earnings

    135,551,613        859,335,225        3,993,180  
    NET ASSETS   $ 1,204,363,041      $ 5,545,521,222      $ 117,876,505  
   

Net Assets:

         
   

Class A

  $ 526,863,913      $ 594,824,996      $ 1,467,230  
   

Class C

    28,175,230        8,867,055        993,625  
   

Institutional

    346,003,537        3,114,852,974        6,223,142  
   

Service

    47,597,240        75,859,857         
   

Investor

    41,809,020        132,433,611        3,252,642  
   

Class P

    141,460,142        231,929,572        48,725,142  
   

Class R

    21,916,177        84,683,866        160,179  
   

Class R6

    50,537,782        1,302,069,291        57,054,545  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 1,204,363,041      $ 5,545,521,222      $ 117,876,505  
   

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

 

   

Class A

    16,297,610        12,601,376        122,337  
   

Class C

    1,002,528        261,005        85,159  
   

Institutional

    10,563,161        60,417,114        511,066  
   

Service

    1,507,267        1,667,298         
   

Investor

    1,325,213        2,827,307        268,959  
   

Class P

    4,322,244        4,500,640        4,006,639  
   

Class R

    702,395        1,842,743        13,393  
   

Class R6

    1,543,807        25,266,333        4,690,668  
   

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

         
   

Class A

    $32.33        $47.20        $11.99  
   

Class C

    28.10        33.97        11.67  
   

Institutional

    32.76        51.56        12.18  
   

Service

    31.58        45.50         
   

Investor

    31.55        46.84        12.09  
   

Class P

    32.73        51.53        12.16  
   

Class R

    31.20        45.96        11.96  
   

Class R6

    32.74        51.53        12.16  

 

  (a)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Mid Cap Value, Small Cap Value and Small/Mid Cap Value Funds is $34.21, $49.95 and $12.69, 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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY VALUE FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019

 

        Equity
Income Fund
     Focused
Value Fund
     Large Cap
Value Fund
 
  Investment income:

 

 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $61,031, $137 and $12,383)

  $ 10,356,633      $ 93,609      $ 10,983,942  
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    16,891        594        64,691  
 

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

    3,007        32        7,561  
  Total investment income     10,376,531        94,235        11,056,194  
         
  Expenses:

 

 

Management fees

    2,480,755        34,509        3,749,771  
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    875,003        581        486,653  
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    590,552        1,787        350,814  
 

Registration fees

    126,726        113,269        171,198  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    107,507        53,072        120,359  
 

Professional fees

    92,048        104,331        87,063  
 

Printing and mailing costs

    79,418        40,890        90,678  
 

Trustee fees

    16,867        16,257        17,094  
 

Service Share fees — Service Plan

    293               2,649  
 

Service Share fees — Shareholder Administration Plan

    293               2,649  
 

Other

    38,019        10,842        29,186  
  Total expenses     4,407,481        375,538        5,108,114  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (536,606      (338,543      (587,971
  Net expenses     3,870,875        36,995        4,520,143  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     6,505,656        57,240        6,536,051  
         
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

 

Net realized gain from:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers (including commission recapture of $0, $0 and $9,955)

    21,615,772        290,733        18,149,153  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

 

 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (12,467,840      (297,586      (26,457,192
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     9,147,932        (6,853      (8,308,039
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 15,653,588      $ 50,387      $ (1,771,988

 

  (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

   

Class R

   

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class P

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 

Equity Income

  $ 777,847     $ 89,818     $ 7,338     $ 554,692     $ 16,025     $ 8,329     $ 47     $ 4,499     $ 3,243     $ 2,616     $ 1,101  

Focused Value

    140       292       149       99       52       287             54       1,232       53       10  

Large Cap Value

    226,555       235,373       24,725       161,615       41,995       64,505       424       9,481       63,466       8,823       505  

 

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


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Statements of Operations (continued)

For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019

 

        Mid Cap
Value Fund
     Small Cap
Value Fund
     Small/Mid Cap
Value Fund
 
  Investment income:

 

 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $41,549, $0 and $337)

  $ 22,454,494      $ 102,337,899      $ 2,164,010  
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    110,981        1,206,472        36,968  
 

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

    61,952        327,287        3,336  
  Total investment income     22,627,427        103,871,658        2,204,314  
         
  Expenses:

 

 

Management fees

    9,870,269        54,500,996        961,436  
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    1,420,446        3,580,689        46,310  
 

Distribution and Service fees(a)

    1,879,577        2,375,665        14,600  
 

Registration fees

    187,311        280,323        129,994  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    146,811        351,470        82,438  
 

Service Share fees — Service Plan

    136,339        219,954         
 

Service Share fees — Shareholder Administration Plan

    136,339        219,954         
 

Printing and mailing costs

    123,045        538,423        47,730  
 

Professional fees

    106,558        104,254        104,404  
 

Trustee fees

    18,390        26,368        16,452  
 

Other

    39,958        88,079        16,323  
  Total expenses     14,065,043        62,286,175        1,419,687  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (10,797      (1,237,460      (395,317
  Net expenses     14,054,246        61,048,715        1,024,370  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     8,573,181        42,822,943        1,179,944  
         
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers (including commission recapture of $11,070, $16,070 and $1,212)

    38,698,754        113,737,025        (2,652,906
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

       
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (24,903,159      (911,144,049      (5,576,816
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     13,795,595        (797,407,024      (8,229,722
  NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 22,368,776      $ (754,584,081    $ (7,049,778

 

  (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

   

Class R

   

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class P

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 

Mid Cap Value

  $ 1,388,258     $ 371,629     $ 119,690     $ 990,416     $ 66,392     $ 162,736     $ 21,814     $ 78,027     $ 44,532     $ 42,708     $ 13,821  

Small Cap Value

    1,740,798       139,968       494,899       1,242,802       25,029       1,379,358       35,193       266,562       78,207       176,658       376,880  

Small/Mid Cap Value

    3,804       9,871       925       2,714       1,760       2,389             6,807       15,257       330       17,053  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY VALUE FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

        Equity Income Fund           Focused Value Fund  
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
          For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 6,505,656     $ 6,912,858       $ 57,240     $ 50,976  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    21,615,772       22,834,667         290,733       113,023  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (12,467,840     9,945,582               (297,586     382,741  
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     15,653,588       39,693,107               50,387       546,740  
           
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From distributable earnings:

         
 

Class A Shares

    (8,020,555     (6,132,663 )(a)        (2,623     (4,676 )(a) 
 

Class C Shares

    (152,273     (225,722 )(a)        (1,396     (2,157 )(a) 
 

Institutional Shares

    (638,330     (757,952 )(a)        (36,446     (439,580 )(a) 
 

Service Shares

    (2,837     (1,511 )(a)              (a) 
 

Investor Shares

    (72,187     (60,208 )(a)        (1,721     (2,468 )(a) 
 

Class P Shares(b)

    (316,996     (71,219 )(a)        (248,134      
 

Class R Shares

    (34,098     (24,306 )(a)        (1,556     (2,313 )(a) 
 

Class R6 Shares

    (66,115     (268 )(a)              (1,772     (2,519 )(a) 
  Total distributions to shareholders     (9,303,391     (7,273,849             (293,648     (453,713
           
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    29,018,758       24,540,213         1,590,255       8,020,093  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    9,089,293       7,092,658         293,648       453,712  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (58,668,643     (75,994,046             (2,771,195     (6,718,862
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (20,560,592     (44,361,175             (887,292     1,754,943  
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (14,210,395     (11,941,917             (1,130,553     1,847,970  
           
  Net assets:(c)

 

 

Beginning of year

    375,874,337       387,816,254               6,832,828       4,984,858  
 

End of year

  $ 361,663,942     $ 375,874,337             $ 5,702,275     $ 6,832,828  

 

  (a)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform to current year presentation, see prior fiscal year presentation below:

 

Distributions from net investment income:

  

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class P

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 

Equity Income

   $ (6,132,663   $ (225,722   $ (757,952   $ (1,511   $ (60,208   $ (71,219   $ (24,306   $ (268

Focused Value

     (434           (56,946           (283           (142     (329

Distributions from net realized gains:

  

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class R

   

Class R6

       

Focused Value

   $ (4,242   $ (2,157   $ (382,634   $     $ (2,185   $ (2,171   $ (2,190  

 

  (b)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
  (c)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed net investment income was $1,174,812 and $33,292 for the Equity Income and Focused Value Funds, respectively as of August 31, 2018.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

 

        Large Cap Value Fund            Mid Cap Value Fund  
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
           For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 6,536,051      $ 7,003,431        $ 8,573,181      $ 7,874,994  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    18,149,153        79,648,698          38,698,754        253,719,524  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (26,457,192      (22,561,147              (24,903,159      (42,318,723
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (1,771,988      64,090,982                22,368,776        219,275,795  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From distributable earnings:

            
 

Class A Shares

    (10,013,173      (16,617,728 )(a)         (80,350,023      (107,494,646 )(a) 
 

Class C Shares

    (2,416,782      (5,867,147 )(a)         (5,982,773      (14,362,231 )(a) 
 

Institutional Shares

    (17,040,940      (81,543,072 )(a)         (65,676,202      (173,256,802 )(a) 
 

Service Shares

    (105,614      (420,112 )(a)         (8,245,430      (11,309,204 )(a) 
 

Investor Shares

    (616,179      (1,021,804 )(a)         (6,590,529      (9,478,659 )(a) 
 

Class P Shares(b)

    (24,947,700               (21,987,888       
 

Class R Shares

    (536,342      (930,857 )(a)         (3,452,428      (4,519,818 )(a) 
 

Class R6 Shares

    (106,537      (23,298 )(a)               (3,562,454      (10,340,743 )(a) 
  Total distributions to shareholders     (55,783,267      (106,424,018              (195,847,727      (330,762,103
              
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    88,531,579        336,834,925          210,398,630        427,486,951  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    54,109,142        101,042,965          179,466,797        302,049,331  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (176,283,453      (682,887,277              (634,399,636      (1,647,750,292
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (33,642,732      (245,009,387              (244,534,209      (918,214,010
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (91,197,987      (287,342,423              (418,013,160      (1,029,700,318
              
  Net assets:(c)

 

 

Beginning of year

    566,865,743        854,208,166                1,622,376,201        2,652,076,519  
 

End of year

  $ 475,667,756      $ 566,865,743              $ 1,204,363,041      $ 1,622,376,201  

 

  (a)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform to current year presentation, see prior fiscal year presentation below:

 

Distributions from net investment income:

  

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 

Large Cap Value

   $ (1,439,786   $ (326,872   $ (9,497,922   $ (33,746   $ (119,672   $ (81,410   $  

Mid Cap Value

     (3,307,340           (9,586,444     (299,520     (360,363     (87,344     (518,762

Distributions from net realized gains:

  

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 

Large Cap Value

   $ (15,177,942   $ (5,540,275   $ (72,045,150   $ (386,366   $ (902,132   $ (849,447   $ (23,298

Mid Cap Value

     (104,187,306     (14,362,231     (163,670,358     (11,009,684     (9,118,296     (4,432,474     (9,821,981

 

  (b)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
  (c)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed net investment income was $4,845,111 and $270,300 for the Large Cap Value and Mid Cap Value Funds, respectively as of August 31, 2018.

 

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


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

 

        Small Cap Value Fund            Small/Mid Cap Value Fund  
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
           For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 42,822,943      $ 25,131,142        $ 1,179,944      $ 861,999  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    113,737,025        694,975,746          (2,652,906      7,650,955  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (911,144,049      431,991,515                (5,576,816      8,151,309  
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (754,584,081      1,152,098,403                (7,049,778      16,664,263  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From distributable earnings:

            
 

Class A Shares

    (80,325,941      (90,296,447 )(a)         (96,381      (68,649 )(a) 
 

Class C Shares

    (2,159,452      (5,250,602 )(a)         (60,960      (43,477 )(a) 
 

Institutional Shares

    (373,807,352      (461,156,882 )(a)         (360,731      (2,213,891 )(a) 
 

Service Shares

    (10,384,854      (13,771,001 )(a)                (a) 
 

Investor Shares

    (17,181,572      (19,178,515 )(a)         (214,689      (234,641 )(a) 
 

Class P Shares(b)

    (29,152,639               (3,324,027       
 

Class R Shares

    (11,383,758      (13,586,906 )(a)         (11,847      (5,587 )(a) 
 

Class R6 Shares

    (117,489,659      (92,487,505 )(a)               (3,632,477      (2,832,291 )(a) 
  Total distributions to shareholders     (641,885,227      (695,727,858              (7,701,112      (5,398,536
              
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    1,302,962,484        1,602,296,827          18,504,369        77,203,850  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    614,744,607        667,790,846          7,693,950        5,387,653  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,991,289,192      (2,191,842,059              (23,414,629      (73,354,014
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (73,582,101      78,245,614                2,783,690        9,237,489  
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (1,470,051,409      534,616,159                (11,967,200      20,503,216  
              
  Net assets:(c)

 

 

Beginning of year

    7,015,572,631        6,480,956,472                129,843,705        109,340,489  
 

End of year

  $ 5,545,521,222      $ 7,015,572,631              $ 117,876,505      $ 129,843,705  

 

  (a)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform to current year presentation, see prior fiscal year presentation below:

 

Distributions from net investment income:

  

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 

Small Cap Value

   $ (1,178,855   $     $ (23,542,391   $ (39,508   $ (742,667   $     $ (4,966,579

Small/Mid Cap Value

     (10,160           (468,442           (45,272     (512     (607,300

Distributions from net realized gains:

  

Class A

   

Class C

   

Institutional

   

Service

   

Investor

   

Class R

   

Class R6

 

Small Cap Value

   $ (89,117,592   $ (5,250,602   $ (437,614,491   $ (13,731,493   $ (18,435,848   $ (13,586,906   $ (87,520,926

Small/Mid Cap Value

     (58,489     (43,477     (1,745,449           (189,369     (5,075     (2,224,991

 

  (b)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
  (c)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed net investment income was $4,433,547 and $332,639 for the Small Cap Value and Small/Mid Cap Value Funds, respectively as of August 31, 2018.

 

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


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Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Income Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 38.26     $ 35.17     $ 32.53     $ 30.47     $ 32.21  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.67       0.67       0.61       0.68       0.55  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.99       3.12       2.60       2.02       (1.80
 

Total from investment operations

    1.66       3.79       3.21       2.70       (1.25
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.66     (0.70     (0.57     (0.64     (0.49
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.30                        
 

Total distributions

    (0.96     (0.70     (0.57     (0.64     (0.49
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 38.96     $ 38.26     $ 35.17     $ 32.53     $ 30.47  
  Total return(b)     4.53     10.88     9.93     9.01     (3.98 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 312,148     $ 318,960     $ 327,650     $ 359,003     $ 369,115  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.09     1.12     1.13     1.13     1.14
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.25     1.27     1.24     1.26     1.22
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.79     1.81     1.77     2.22     1.68
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    42     69     43     61     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY INCOME FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Income Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 36.41     $ 33.50     $ 31.01     $ 29.08     $ 30.77  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.38       0.37       0.33       0.43       0.29  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.96       2.98       2.48       1.93       (1.72
 

Total from investment operations

    1.34       3.35       2.81       2.36       (1.43
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.33     (0.44     (0.32     (0.43     (0.26
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.30                        
 

Total distributions

    (0.63     (0.44     (0.32     (0.43     (0.26
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 37.12     $ 36.41     $ 33.50     $ 31.01     $ 29.08  
  Total return(b)     3.82     10.06     9.10     8.21     (4.70 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 8,116     $ 16,982     $ 18,460     $ 22,371     $ 23,534  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.85     1.87     1.88     1.88     1.89
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.00     2.02     1.99     2.01     1.97
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.05     1.06     1.02     1.47     0.93
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    42     69     43     61     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY INCOME FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Income Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 38.92     $ 35.77     $ 33.07     $ 30.96     $ 32.72  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.83       0.81       0.77       0.82       0.69  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.01       3.18       2.64       2.06       (1.83
 

Total from investment operations

    1.84       3.99       3.41       2.88       (1.14
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.80     (0.84     (0.71     (0.77     (0.62
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.30                        
 

Total distributions

    (1.10     (0.84     (0.71     (0.77     (0.62
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 39.66     $ 38.92     $ 35.77     $ 33.07     $ 30.96  
  Total return(b)     4.94     11.30     10.38     9.46     (3.59 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 19,906     $ 24,658     $ 37,415     $ 31,409     $ 29,243  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.73     0.73     0.73     0.73     0.74
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.86     0.87     0.84     0.86     0.82
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.17     2.17     2.19     2.61     2.09
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    42     69     43     61     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Income Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 38.39     $ 35.28     $ 32.53     $ 30.46     $ 32.20  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.61       0.63       0.57       0.65       0.51  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.01       3.13       2.61       2.02       (1.79
 

Total from investment operations

    1.62       3.76       3.18       2.67       (1.28
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.61     (0.65     (0.43     (0.60     (0.46
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.30                        
 

Total distributions

    (0.91     (0.65     (0.43     (0.60     (0.46
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 39.10     $ 38.39     $ 35.28     $ 32.53     $ 30.46  
  Total return(b)     4.40     10.77     9.84     8.88     (4.06 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 175     $ 84     $ 86     $ 324     $ 397  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.23     1.23     1.23     1.23     1.24
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.36     1.38     1.33     1.36     1.32
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.60     1.70     1.66     2.11     1.58
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    42     69     43     61     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Income Fund  
        Investor Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 38.20     $ 35.12     $ 32.49     $ 30.41     $ 32.15  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.76       0.76       0.75       0.76       0.62  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.00       3.11       2.55       2.02       (1.79
 

Total from investment operations

    1.76       3.87       3.30       2.78       (1.17
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.75     (0.79     (0.67     (0.70     (0.57
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.30                        
 

Total distributions

    (1.05     (0.79     (0.67     (0.70     (0.57
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 38.91     $ 38.20     $ 35.12     $ 32.49     $ 30.41  
  Total return(b)     4.82     11.15     10.21     9.27     (3.74 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 2,321     $ 2,851     $ 2,623     $ 743     $ 614  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.85     0.87     0.88     0.88     0.89
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.00     1.02     1.00     1.01     0.97
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.04     2.07     2.17     2.47     1.90
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    42     69     43     61     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Income Fund  
        Class P Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period Ended
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 38.92     $ 37.37  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.82       0.31  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    1.01       1.48  
 

Total from investment operations

    1.83       1.79  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.80     (0.24
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.30      
 

Total Distributions

    (1.10     (0.24
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 39.65     $ 38.92  
  Total return(c)     4.92     4.84
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 11,500     $ 10,835  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.72     0.72 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.85     0.95 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.16     2.20 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    42     69

 

  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Income Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 38.05     $ 34.98     $ 32.35     $ 30.32     $ 32.05  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.57       0.57       0.53       0.60       0.46  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.00       3.10       2.59       2.00       (1.78
 

Total from investment operations

    1.57       3.67       3.12       2.60       (1.32
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.57     (0.60     (0.49     (0.57     (0.41
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.30                        
 

Total distributions

    (0.87     (0.60     (0.49     (0.57     (0.41
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 38.75     $ 38.05     $ 34.98     $ 32.35     $ 30.32  
  Total return(b)     4.29     10.59     9.68     8.71     (4.19 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 1,525     $ 1,492     $ 1,571     $ 1,477     $ 1,167  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.34     1.37     1.38     1.38     1.39
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.50     1.52     1.49     1.51     1.47
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.54     1.55     1.54     1.96     1.44
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    42     69     43     61     47

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Equity Income Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 38.92     $ 35.76     $ 33.06     $ 30.97     $ 33.24  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.80       0.83       0.77       0.82       0.08  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.04       3.17       2.64       2.04       (2.35
 

Total from investment operations

    1.84       4.00       3.41       2.86       (2.27
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.80     (0.84     (0.71     (0.77      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.30                        
 

Total distributions

    (1.10     (0.84     (0.71     (0.77      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 39.66     $ 38.92     $ 35.76     $ 33.06     $ 30.97  
  Total return(c)     4.95     11.34     10.39     9.40     (6.83 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 5,973     $ 13     $ 11     $ 10     $ 9  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.72     0.72     0.73     0.73     0.69 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.85     0.86     0.84     0.86     0.84 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.08     2.22     2.20     2.62     2.79 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    42     69     43     61     47

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Focused Value Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.08     $ 11.10     $ 9.89     $ 9.28     $ 10.00  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.08       0.05       0.10       0.12       0.01  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.09       0.87       1.22       0.52       (0.73
 

Total from investment operations

    0.17       0.92       1.32       0.64       (0.72
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.05     (0.08     (0.11     (0.03      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.51     (0.86                  
 

Total distributions

    (0.56     (0.94     (0.11     (0.03      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.69     $ 11.08     $ 11.10     $ 9.89     $ 9.28  
  Total return(c)     2.10     8.64     13.42     6.93     (7.20 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 63     $ 52     $ 50     $ 25     $ 23  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.09     1.12     1.13     1.13     1.13 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    8.11     4.84     7.96     14.54     25.55 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.78     0.50     0.95     1.33     0.97 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    122     204     126     161     2

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Focused Value Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.03     $ 11.05     $ 9.84     $ 9.28     $ 10.00  
 

Net investment income (loss)(b)

          (0.03     0.03       0.05       (c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.09       0.87       1.21       0.51       (0.72
 

Total from investment operations

    0.09       0.84       1.24       0.56       (0.72
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.01           (0.03     (c)       
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.51     (0.86                  
 

Total distributions

    (0.52     (0.86     (0.03     (c)       
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.60     $ 11.03     $ 11.05     $ 9.84     $ 9.28  
  Total return(d)     1.27     7.87     12.64     6.06     (7.20 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 30     $ 30     $ 48     $ 25     $ 23  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.85     1.87     1.88     1.88     1.89 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    8.79     5.77     8.66     15.30     26.30 %(e) 
 

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

    0.05     (0.24 )%      0.25     0.58     0.21 %(e) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    122     204     126     161     2

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Focused Value Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ending
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.13     $ 11.14     $ 9.92     $ 9.29     $ 10.00  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.12       0.09       0.15       0.16       0.01  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.08       0.88       1.21       0.52       (0.72
 

Total from investment operations

    0.20       0.97       1.36       0.68       (0.71
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.10     (0.12     (0.14     (0.05      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.51     (0.86                  
 

Total distributions

    (0.61     (0.98     (0.14     (0.05      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.72     $ 11.13     $ 11.14     $ 9.92     $ 9.29  
  Total return(c)     2.47     9.06     13.79     7.33     (7.10 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 776     $ 1,007     $ 4,802     $ 3,206     $ 1,741  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.73     0.73     0.73     0.73     0.74 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    7.57     4.40     7.40     13.52     25.15 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.16     0.86     1.39     1.73     1.37 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    122     204     126     161     2

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS FOCUSED VALUE FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Focused Value Fund  
        Investor Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ending
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.13     $ 11.13     $ 9.91     $ 9.29     $ 10.00  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.11       0.08       0.13       0.15       0.01  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.07       0.88       1.22       0.51       (0.72
 

Total from investment operations

    0.18       0.96       1.35       0.66       (0.71
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.11     (0.10     (0.13     (0.04      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.51     (0.86                  
 

Total distributions

    (0.62     (0.96     (0.13     (0.04      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.69     $ 11.13     $ 11.13     $ 9.91     $ 9.29  
  Total return(c)     2.26     9.01     13.65     7.26     (7.20 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 32     $ 31     $ 28     $ 25     $ 23  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.85     0.87     0.88     0.88     0.89 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    7.79     4.77     7.61     14.28     25.30 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.05     0.72     1.20     1.58     1.21 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    122     204     126     161     2

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Focused Value Fund  
        Class P  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period Ending
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.15     $ 10.54  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.12       0.04  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.08       0.57  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.20       0.61  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.13      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.51      
 

Total Distributions

    (0.64      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.71     $ 11.15  
  Total return(c)     2.44     5.79
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 4,739     $ 5,652  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.72     0.72 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    7.47     5.91 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.16     0.89 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    122     204

 

  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Focused Value Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ending
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.07     $ 11.09     $ 9.88     $ 9.28     $ 10.00  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.06       0.02       0.07       0.10       0.01  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.09       0.87       1.22       0.52       (0.73
 

Total from investment operations

    0.15       0.89       1.29       0.62       (0.72
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.06     (0.05     (0.08     (0.02      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.51     (0.86                  
 

Total distributions

    (0.57     (0.91     (0.08     (0.02      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.65     $ 11.07     $ 11.09     $ 9.88     $ 9.28  
  Total return(c)     1.91     8.35     13.08     6.60     (7.10 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 31     $ 30     $ 28     $ 25     $ 23  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.35     1.37     1.38     1.38     1.39 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    8.29     5.27     8.12     14.79     25.80 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.54     0.22     0.70     1.08     0.71 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    122     204     126     161     2

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Focused Value Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ending
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.14     $ 11.15     $ 9.92     $ 9.29     $ 10.00  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.12       0.10       0.15       0.16       0.01  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.09       0.87       1.22       0.52       (0.72
 

Total from investment operations

    0.21       0.97       1.37       0.68       (0.71
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.13     (0.12     (0.14     (0.05      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.51     (0.86                  
 

Total distributions

    (0.64     (0.98     (0.14     (0.05      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.71     $ 11.14     $ 11.15     $ 9.92     $ 9.29  
  Total return(c)     2.52     9.06     13.91     7.34     (7.10 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 32     $ 31     $ 28     $ 25     $ 23  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.72     0.72     0.71     0.71     0.72 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    7.64     4.64     7.46     14.11     25.14 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.16     0.87     1.37     1.75     1.39 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    122     204     126     161     2

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 16.16     $ 17.25     $ 16.08     $ 16.45     $ 18.50  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.16       0.13       0.19       0.24       0.16  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.25     1.35       1.26       0.95       (1.11
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.09     1.48       1.45       1.19       (0.95
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.14     (0.21     (0.28     (0.12     (0.14
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.51     (2.36           (1.44     (0.96
 

Total distributions

    (1.65     (2.57     (0.28     (1.56     (1.10
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 14.42     $ 16.16     $ 17.25     $ 16.08     $ 16.45  
  Total return(b)     0.38     9.29     9.04     7.73     (5.51 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 84,723     $ 92,226     $ 153,608     $ 197,754     $ 234,810  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.11     1.11     1.14     1.18     1.17
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.28     1.24     1.22     1.22     1.20
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.10     0.81     1.14     1.54     0.92
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    62     171     124     116     79

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 15.32     $ 16.51     $ 15.43     $ 15.83     $ 17.86  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.05       0.01       0.07       0.12       0.03  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.22     1.29       1.19       0.93       (1.08
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.17     1.30       1.26       1.05       (1.05
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.13     (0.18     (0.01     (0.02
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.51     (2.36           (1.44     (0.96
 

Total distributions

    (1.51     (2.49     (0.18     (1.45     (0.98
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 13.64     $ 15.32     $ 16.51     $ 15.43     $ 15.83  
  Total return(b)     (0.28 )%      8.46     8.18     7.01     (6.28 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 21,481     $ 36,819     $ 39,403     $ 41,587     $ 42,221  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.86     1.86     1.89     1.93     1.92
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.03     1.99     1.97     1.97     1.95
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.35     0.06     0.41     0.79     0.16
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    62     171     124     116     79

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 16.32     $ 17.42     $ 16.25     $ 16.61     $ 18.67  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.21       0.19       0.25       0.30       0.24  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.26     1.36       1.27       0.97       (1.12
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.05     1.55       1.52       1.27       (0.88
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.18     (0.28     (0.35     (0.19     (0.22
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.51     (2.37           (1.44     (0.96
 

Total distributions

    (1.69     (2.65     (0.35     (1.63     (1.18
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 14.58     $ 16.32     $ 17.42     $ 16.25     $ 16.61  
  Total return(b)     0.69     9.65     9.41     8.17     (5.13 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 177,613     $ 174,803     $ 645,552     $ 905,400     $ 1,037,653  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.79     0.79     0.78     0.78     0.77
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.89     0.85     0.82     0.82     0.80
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.42     1.13     1.46     1.93     1.31
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    62     171     124     116     79

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 16.03     $ 17.14     $ 15.99     $ 16.36     $ 18.42  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.13       0.10       0.17       0.22       0.15  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.24     1.35       1.23       0.96       (1.11
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.11     1.45       1.40       1.18       (0.96
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.05     (0.20     (0.25     (0.11     (0.14
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.51     (2.36           (1.44     (0.96
 

Total distributions

    (1.56     (2.56     (0.25     (1.55     (1.10
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 14.36     $ 16.03     $ 17.14     $ 15.99     $ 16.36  
  Total return(b)     0.20     9.15     8.80     7.67     (5.63 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 1,004     $ 1,201     $ 2,914     $ 3,549     $ 4,294  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.29     1.29     1.28     1.28     1.27
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.39     1.35     1.32     1.32     1.30
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.91     0.64     1.01     1.45     0.84
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    62     171     124     116     79

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund  
        Investor Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 16.17     $ 17.28     $ 16.11     $ 16.47     $ 18.34  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.20       0.17       0.25       0.27       0.21  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.26     1.36       1.23       0.97       (1.12
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.06     1.53       1.48       1.24       (0.91
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.17     (0.27     (0.31     (0.16      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.51     (2.37           (1.44     (0.96
 

Total distributions

    (1.68     (2.64     (0.31     (1.60     (0.96
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 14.43     $ 16.17     $ 17.28     $ 16.11     $ 16.47  
  Total return(b)     0.64     9.61     9.26     8.05     (5.29 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 4,191     $ 7,447     $ 6,516     $ 3,654     $ 6,878  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.86     0.86     0.88     0.93     0.92
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.03     0.99     0.97     0.97     0.95
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.35     1.06     1.47     1.77     1.17
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    62     171     124     116     79

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   77


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund  
        Class P Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period Ended
August 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 16.66     $ 15.81  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.21       0.08  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.25     0.77  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.04     0.85  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.19      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.51      
 

Total distributions

    (1.70      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 14.92     $ 16.66  
  Total return(c)     0.74     5.38
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 180,475     $ 248,012  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.78     0.78 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.88     0.85 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.43     1.26 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    62     171

 

  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 15.71     $ 16.86     $ 15.73     $ 16.12     $ 18.17  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.12       0.09       0.15       0.20       0.12  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.25     1.32       1.22       0.94       (1.09
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.13     1.41       1.37       1.14       (0.97
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.10     (0.20     (0.24     (0.09     (0.12
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.51     (2.36           (1.44     (0.96
 

Total distributions

    (1.61     (2.56     (0.24     (1.53     (1.08
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 13.97     $ 15.71     $ 16.86     $ 15.73     $ 16.12  
  Total return(b)     0.12     9.05     8.73     7.51     (5.77 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 4,008     $ 5,252     $ 6,204     $ 7,130     $ 7,710  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.36     1.36     1.39     1.43     1.42
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.53     1.49     1.47     1.47     1.45
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.85     0.56     0.90     1.30     0.66
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    62     171     124     116     79

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 16.66     $ 17.45     $ 16.25     $ 16.61     $ 17.88  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.22       0.18       0.21       0.31       0.03  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.26     1.39       1.34       0.96       (1.30
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.04     1.57       1.55       1.27       (1.27
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.19           (0.35     (0.19      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.51     (2.36           (1.44      
 

Total distributions

    (1.70     (2.36     (0.35     (1.63      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 14.92     $ 16.66     $ 17.45     $ 16.25     $ 16.61  
  Total return(c)     0.73     9.67     9.63     8.21     (7.10 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 2,172     $ 1,106     $ 11     $ 121,773     $ 9  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.78     0.78     0.76     0.76     0.77 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.89     0.85     0.79     0.80     0.81 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.44     1.12     1.27     2.05     2.01 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    62     171     124     116     79

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (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 (if any). 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. 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.


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 36.62     $ 38.27     $ 35.25     $ 38.81     $ 49.03  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.16       0.08       0.19       0.32       0.13  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.40       3.71       3.20       0.56       (1.75
 

Total from investment operations

    0.56       3.79       3.39       0.88       (1.62
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.14     (0.15     (0.37     (0.10     (0.13
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.71     (5.29           (4.34     (8.47
 

Total distributions

    (4.85     (5.44     (0.37     (4.44     (8.60
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 32.33     $ 36.62     $ 38.27     $ 35.25     $ 38.81  
  Total return(b)     3.39     10.68     9.66     3.00     (4.21 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 526,864     $ 630,820     $ 851,681     $ 1,363,093     $ 1,876,387  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.22     1.22     1.17     1.15     1.14
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.23     1.22     1.17     1.15     1.14
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.49     0.22     0.51     0.92     0.31
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    82     137     124     111     95

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 32.59     $ 34.68     $ 32.00     $ 35.80     $ 46.05  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.07     (0.17     (0.09     0.05       (0.19
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.29       3.33       2.92       0.49       (1.59
 

Total from investment operations

    0.22       3.16       2.83       0.54       (1.78
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                (0.15           (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.71     (5.25           (4.34     (8.47
 

Total distributions

    (4.71     (5.25     (0.15     (4.34     (8.47
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 28.10     $ 32.59     $ 34.68     $ 32.00     $ 35.80  
  Total return(c)     2.58     9.86     8.86     2.20     (4.91 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 28,175     $ 78,897     $ 102,928     $ 141,081     $ 180,780  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.98     1.97     1.92     1.90     1.89
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.98     1.97     1.92     1.90     1.89
 

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

    (0.24 )%      (0.53 )%      (0.25 )%      0.16     (0.47 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    82     137     124     111     95

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 37.06     $ 38.68     $ 35.64     $ 39.22     $ 49.55  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.29       0.21       0.34       0.46       0.29  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.39       3.77       3.25       0.56       (1.75
 

Total from investment operations

    0.68       3.98       3.59       1.02       (1.46
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.27     (0.26     (0.55     (0.26     (0.40
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.71     (5.34           (4.34     (8.47
 

Total distributions

    (4.98     (5.60     (0.55     (4.60     (8.87
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 32.76     $ 37.06     $ 38.68     $ 35.64     $ 39.22  
  Total return(b)     3.78     11.13     10.12     3.39     (3.82 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 346,004     $ 555,930     $ 1,424,886     $ 3,687,681     $ 5,868,055  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.84     0.83     0.77     0.75     0.74
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.84     0.83     0.77     0.75     0.74
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.89     0.58     0.91     1.31     0.68
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    82     137     124     111     95

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 35.89     $ 37.61     $ 34.63     $ 38.21     $ 48.40  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.12       0.04       0.15       0.28       0.08  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.38       3.65       3.15       0.54       (1.71
 

Total from investment operations

    0.50       3.69       3.30       0.82       (1.63
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.10     (0.12     (0.32     (0.06     (0.09
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.71     (5.29           (4.34     (8.47
 

Total distributions

    (4.81     (5.41     (0.32     (4.40     (8.56
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 31.58     $ 35.89     $ 37.61     $ 34.63     $ 38.21  
  Total return(b)     3.25     10.58     9.56     2.87     (4.30 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 47,597     $ 65,727     $ 87,438     $ 139,677     $ 222,149  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.34     1.33     1.27     1.25     1.24
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.34     1.33     1.28     1.25     1.24
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.38     0.11     0.40     0.84     0.19
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    82     137     124     111     95

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund  
        Investor Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 35.89     $ 37.57     $ 34.63     $ 38.23     $ 48.52  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.23       0.17       0.27       0.39       0.22  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.37       3.63       3.17       0.55       (1.70
 

Total from investment operations

    0.60       3.80       3.44       0.94       (1.48
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.23     (0.18     (0.50     (0.20     (0.34
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.71     (5.30           (4.34     (8.47
 

Total distributions

    (4.94     (5.48     (0.50     (4.54     (8.81
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 31.55     $ 35.89     $ 37.57     $ 34.63     $ 38.23  
  Total return(b)     3.63     10.98     9.94     3.24     (3.96 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 41,809     $ 51,375     $ 77,446     $ 220,429     $ 304,390  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.97     0.97     0.92     0.90     0.89
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.98     0.97     0.92     0.90     0.89
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.74     0.47     0.73     1.16     0.52
 

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    82     137     124     111     95

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund  
        Class P  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period Ended
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 37.04     $ 35.64  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.29       0.13  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.39       1.27  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.68       1.40  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.28      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.71      
 

Total Distributions

    (4.99      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 32.73     $ 37.04  
  Total return(c)     3.80     3.93
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 141,460     $ 172,003  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.83     0.86 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.83     0.86 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.89     0.94 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    82     137

 

  (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 (if any). 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. 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.


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 35.52     $ 37.28     $ 34.38     $ 38.00     $ 48.28  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.08       (0.01     0.09       0.22       (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.37       3.61       3.13       0.55       (1.69
 

Total from investment operations

    0.45       3.60       3.22       0.77       (1.69
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.06     (0.09     (0.32     (0.05     (0.12
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.71     (5.27           (4.34     (8.47
 

Total distributions

    (4.77     (5.36     (0.32     (4.39     (8.59
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 31.20     $ 35.52     $ 37.28     $ 34.38     $ 38.00  
  Total return(c)     3.10     10.43     9.40     2.72     (4.45 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 21,916     $ 28,103     $ 34,193     $ 40,111     $ 42,277  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.47     1.47     1.42     1.40     1.39
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.48     1.47     1.43     1.40     1.39
 

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

    0.25     (0.03 )%      0.25     0.66     0.01
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    82     137     124     111     95

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 37.04     $ 38.66     $ 35.64     $ 39.23     $ 41.24  
 

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.27       0.22       0.36       0.47       (0.02
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.41       3.76       3.22       0.56       (1.99
 

Total from investment operations

    0.68       3.98       3.58       1.03       (2.01
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.27     (0.27     (0.56     (0.28      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (4.71     (5.33           (4.34      
 

Total distributions

    (4.98     (5.60     (0.56     (4.62      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 32.74     $ 37.04     $ 38.66     $ 35.64     $ 39.23  
  Total return(c)     3.79     11.10     10.13     3.41     (4.87 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 50,538     $ 39,520     $ 73,505     $ 372,313     $ 10  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.82     0.82     0.75     0.73     0.73 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.83     0.82     0.75     0.73     0.73 %(d) 
 

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

    0.85     0.60     0.97     1.39     (0.62 )%(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    82     137     124     111     95

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 59.98     $ 56.63     $ 52.52     $ 49.78     $ 55.40  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.20       0.04       0.16       0.20       0.16 (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (7.12     9.70       5.92       5.11       (1.32
 

Total from investment operations

    (6.92     9.74       6.08       5.31       (1.16
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.02     (0.08     (0.22     (0.16     (0.10
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.84     (6.31     (1.75     (2.41     (4.36
 

Total distributions

    (5.86     (6.39     (1.97     (2.57     (4.46
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 47.20     $ 59.98     $ 56.63     $ 52.52     $ 49.78  
  Total return(c)     (11.16 )%      18.15     11.56     11.22     (2.31 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 594,825     $ 803,918     $ 851,497     $ 928,091     $ 950,196  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.34     1.33     1.34     1.35     1.34
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.36     1.36     1.38     1.39     1.39
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.39     0.07     0.29     0.42     0.30 %(b) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    47     55     68     46     49

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.10 per share and 0.18% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 45.37     $ 44.50     $ 41.75     $ 40.23     $ 45.84  
 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.13     (0.31     (0.20     (0.13     (0.19 )(b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (5.43     7.49       4.70       4.06       (1.06
 

Total from investment operations

    (5.56     7.18       4.50       3.93       (1.25
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                      (0.00 )(c)       
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.84     (6.31     (1.75     (2.41     (4.36
 

Total distributions

    (5.84     (6.31     (1.75     (2.41     (4.36
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 33.97     $ 45.37     $ 44.50     $ 41.75     $ 40.23  
  Total return(d)     (11.83 )%      17.26     10.72     10.40     (3.04 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 8,867     $ 37,157     $ 37,357     $ 47,925     $ 59,341  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.09     2.08     2.09     2.10     2.09
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.11     2.11     2.13     2.14     2.14
 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.36 )%      (0.69 )%      (0.45 )%      (0.33 )%      (0.45 )%(b) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    47     55     68     46     49

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.10 per share and 0.18% of average net assets.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 64.90     $ 60.78     $ 56.20     $ 53.10     $ 58.80  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.43       0.28       0.41       0.42       0.39 (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (7.71     10.46       6.34       5.45       (1.40
 

Total from investment operations

    (7.28     10.74       6.75       5.87       (1.01
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.22     (0.31     (0.42     (0.36     (0.33
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.84     (6.31     (1.75     (2.41     (4.36
 

Total distributions

    (6.06     (6.62     (2.17     (2.77     (4.69
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 51.56     $ 64.90     $ 60.78     $ 56.20     $ 53.10  
  Total return(c)     (10.81 )%      18.62     12.00     11.66     (1.92 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 3,114,853     $ 4,304,041     $ 4,393,986     $ 4,476,848     $ 4,503,821  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.95     0.94     0.94     0.95     0.94
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.97     0.97     0.98     0.99     0.99
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.78     0.45     0.69     0.82     0.70 %(b) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    47     55     68     46     49

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.10 per share and 0.18% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 58.10     $ 55.04     $ 51.10     $ 48.50     $ 54.08  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.14       (0.03     0.09       0.15       0.11 (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (6.90     9.42       5.77       4.96       (1.29
 

Total from investment operations

    (6.76     9.39       5.86       5.11       (1.18
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.02     (0.17     (0.10     (0.04
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.84     (6.31     (1.75     (2.41     (4.36
 

Total distributions

    (5.84     (6.33     (1.92     (2.51     (4.40
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 45.50     $ 58.10     $ 55.04     $ 51.10     $ 48.50  
  Total return(c)     (11.26 )%      18.02     11.44     11.11     (2.41 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 75,860     $ 110,636     $ 145,996     $ 119,315     $ 134,195  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.45     1.44     1.44     1.45     1.44
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.47     1.47     1.48     1.49     1.49
 

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

    0.29     (0.06 )%      0.17     0.32     0.21 %(b) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    47     55     68     46     49

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.10 per share and 0.18% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund  
        Investor Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 59.60     $ 56.32     $ 52.23     $ 49.55     $ 55.18  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.32       0.18       0.29       0.32       0.28 (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (7.09     9.64       5.90       5.07       (1.30
 

Total from investment operations

    (6.77     9.82       6.19       5.39       (1.02
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.15     (0.23     (0.35     (0.30     (0.25
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.84     (6.31     (1.75     (2.41     (4.36
 

Total distributions

    (5.99     (6.54     (2.10     (2.71     (4.61
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 46.84     $ 59.60     $ 56.32     $ 52.23     $ 49.55  
  Total return(c)     (10.94 )%      18.44     11.84     11.50     (2.07 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 132,434     $ 173,176     $ 168,986     $ 162,661     $ 128,838  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.09     1.08     1.09     1.10     1.09
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.11     1.11     1.13     1.14     1.14
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.64     0.31     0.53     0.67     0.54 %(b) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    47     55     68     46     49

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.10 per share and 0.18% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

         Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund  
         Class P  
         Year ended
August 31, 2019
     Period ended
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 64.88      $ 60.80  
 

Net investment income(b)

     0.43        0.11  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (7.71      3.97  
 

Total from investment operations

     (7.28      4.08  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

     (0.23       
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

     (5.84       
 

Total Distributions

     (6.07       
 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 51.53      $ 64.88  
  Total return(c)      (10.80 )%       6.71
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

   $ 231,930      $ 317,224  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.94      0.93 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     0.96      0.97 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.79      0.46 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     47      55

 

  (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 (if any). 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. 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.


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 58.69     $ 55.60     $ 51.62     $ 48.95     $ 54.58  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.07       (0.11     0.02       0.08       0.03 (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (6.96     9.51       5.82       5.03       (1.30
 

Total from investment operations

    (6.89     9.40       5.84       5.11       (1.27
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                (0.11     (0.03      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.84     (6.31     (1.75     (2.41     (4.36
 

Total distributions

    (5.84     (6.31     (1.86     (2.44     (4.36
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 45.96     $ 58.69     $ 55.60     $ 51.62     $ 48.95  
  Total return(c)     (11.37 )%      17.85     11.28     10.96     (2.56 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 84,684     $ 123,288     $ 124,039     $ 122,526     $ 136,644  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.59     1.58     1.59     1.60     1.59
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.61     1.61     1.63     1.64     1.64
 

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

    0.15     (0.19 )%      0.04     0.18     0.05 %(b) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    47     55     68     46     49

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.10 per share and 0.18% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 64.88     $ 60.77     $ 56.19     $ 53.10     $ 56.15  
 

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.42       0.27       0.38       0.37       (0.03 )(c) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (7.70     10.47       6.39       5.51       (3.02
 

Total from investment operations

    (7.28     10.74       6.77       5.88       (3.05
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.23     (0.32     (0.44     (0.38      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (5.84     (6.31     (1.75     (2.41      
 

Total distributions

    (6.07     (6.63     (2.19     (2.79      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 51.53     $ 64.88     $ 60.77     $ 56.19     $ 53.10  
  Total return(d)     (10.81 )%      18.63     12.03     11.68     (5.43 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 1,302,069     $ 1,146,132     $ 759,095     $ 317,289     $ 26,847  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.94     0.93     0.92     0.93     0.93 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.96     0.96     0.96     0.98     1.00 %(e) 
 

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

    0.77     0.44     0.63     0.71     (0.62 )%(e)(c) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    47     55     68     46     49

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.10 per share and 0.18% 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 (if any). 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. 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 SMALL/MID CAP VALUE FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Value Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.58     $ 12.37     $ 11.18     $ 10.46     $ 11.01  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.07       0.04       0.07       0.08 (b)      0.02  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.88     1.72       1.19       0.70       (0.38
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.81     1.76       1.26       0.78       (0.36
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.02     (0.08     (0.07     (0.01     (0.03
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.76     (0.47           (0.05     (0.16
 

Total distributions

    (0.78     (0.55     (0.07     (0.06     (0.19
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 11.99     $ 13.58     $ 12.37     $ 11.18     $ 10.46  
  Total return(c)     (5.42 )%      14.47     11.30     7.49     (3.34 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 1,467     $ 1,699     $ 1,497     $ 1,128     $ 530  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.23     1.23     1.24     1.26     1.34
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.56     1.47     1.73     2.25     4.38
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.61     0.34     0.58     0.78 %(b)      0.14
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    73     105     108     109     122

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.29% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Value Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.30     $ 12.14     $ 11.01     $ 10.37     $ 10.97  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.02     (0.06     (0.02     (b)(c)      (0.07
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.85     1.69       1.17       0.69       (0.37
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.87     1.63       1.15       0.69       (0.44
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                (0.02            
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.76     (0.47           (0.05     (0.16
 

Total distributions

    (0.76     (0.47     (0.02     (0.05     (0.16
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 11.67     $ 13.30     $ 12.14     $ 11.01     $ 10.37  
  Total return(d)     (6.07 )%      13.63     10.48     6.71     (4.02 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 994     $ 1,140     $ 1,126     $ 618     $ 321  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.98     1.98     1.99     2.01     2.09
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    2.31     2.22     2.47     2.99     5.25
 

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

    (0.15 )%      (0.44 )%      (0.17 )%      0.04 %(b)      (0.61 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    73     105     108     109     122

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.29% of average net assets.
  (c)   Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
  (d)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (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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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Value Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.74     $ 12.50     $ 11.29     $ 10.53     $ 11.04  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.12       0.08       0.12       0.12 (b)      0.06  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.88     1.75       1.20       0.71       (0.36
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.76     1.83       1.32       0.83       (0.30
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.04     (0.12     (0.11     (0.02     (0.05
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.76     (0.47           (0.05     (0.16
 

Total distributions

    (0.80     (0.59     (0.11     (0.07     (0.21
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 12.18     $ 13.74     $ 12.50     $ 11.29     $ 10.53  
  Total return(c)     (5.00 )%      14.93     11.71     7.96     (2.79 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 6,223     $ 5,666     $ 42,085     $ 39,176     $ 25,756  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.84     0.84     0.84     0.87     0.93
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.17     1.08     1.35     1.84     3.41
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.99     0.58     0.97     1.18 %(b)      0.51
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    73     105     108     109     122

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.29% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Value Fund  
        Investor Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.67     $ 12.44     $ 11.23     $ 10.49     $ 11.03  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.10       0.08       0.10       0.11 (b)      0.05  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.88     1.73       1.19       0.71       (0.39
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.78     1.81       1.29       0.82       (0.34
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.04     (0.11     (0.08     (0.03     (0.04
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.76     (0.47           (0.05     (0.16
 

Total distributions

    (0.80     (0.58     (0.08     (0.08     (0.20
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 12.09     $ 13.67     $ 12.44     $ 11.23     $ 10.49  
  Total return(c)     (5.19 )%      14.82     11.52     7.81     (3.11 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 3,253     $ 5,541     $ 3,250     $ 2,846     $ 119  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.98     0.98     0.99     1.01     1.09
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.30     1.22     1.48     2.03     4.00
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.85     0.61     0.82     1.08 %(b)      0.43
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    73     105     108     109     122

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.29% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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.
  (d)   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.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

         Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Value Fund  
         Class P  
         Year ended
August 31, 2019
     Period ended
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 13.75      $ 13.26  
 

Net investment income(b)

     0.12        0.05  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.89      0.44  
 

Total from investment operations

     (0.77      0.49  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

     (0.06       
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

     (0.76       
 

Total Distributions

     (0.82       
 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 12.16      $ 13.75  
  Total return(c)      (5.05 )%       3.70
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

   $ 48,725      $ 54,660  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.83      0.83 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.16      1.09 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.00      0.99 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     73      105

 

  (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 (if any). 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. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Value Fund  
        Class R Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.56     $ 12.35     $ 11.15     $ 10.45     $ 11.00  
 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.04       0.01       0.04       0.05 (b)      (0.02
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.87     1.72       1.19       0.70       (0.37
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.83     1.73       1.23       0.75       (0.39
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.01     (0.05     (0.03            
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.76     (0.47           (0.05     (0.16
 

Total distributions

    (0.77     (0.52     (0.03     (0.05     (0.16
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 11.96     $ 13.56     $ 12.35     $ 11.15     $ 10.45  
  Total return(c)     (5.65 )%      14.20     11.06     7.24     (3.55 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 160     $ 207     $ 131     $ 132     $ 130  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.48     1.48     1.49     1.52     1.59
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.81     1.72     2.00     2.50     3.81
 

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

    0.36     0.09     0.32     0.49 %(b)      (0.19 )% 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    73     105     108     109     122

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.29% of average net assets.
  (c)   Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charge (if any). 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.
  (d)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Value Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015(a)  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.75     $ 12.51     $ 11.29     $ 10.53     $ 11.14  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.12       0.10       0.12       0.12 (c)      (d) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.89     1.73       1.21       0.72       (0.61
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.77     1.83       1.33       0.84       (0.61
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.06     (0.12     (0.11     (0.03      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.76     (0.47           (0.05      
 

Total distributions

    (0.82     (0.59     (0.11     (0.08      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 12.16     $ 13.75     $ 12.51     $ 11.29     $ 10.53  
  Total return(e)     (5.06 )%      14.94     11.80     7.98     (5.48 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 57,055     $ 60,931     $ 61,251     $ 10     $ 9  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.83     0.83     0.83     0.88     0.94 %(f) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.16     1.07     1.08     1.90     4.88 %(f) 
 

Ratio of Net investment income (loss)

    1.00     0.75     0.97     1.14 %(c)      (0.43 )%(f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    73     105     108     109     122

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on July 31, 2015.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (c)   Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.29% 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 (if any). 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.
  (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

August 31, 2019

 

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

Focused Value

    

A, C, Institutional, Investor, P, R and R6

   Non-diversified

Equity Income, Large Cap Value,

Mid Cap Value, Small Cap Value

    

A, C, Institutional, Service, Investor, P, R and R6

   Diversified

Small/Mid Cap Value

    

A, C, Institutional, Investor, P, R and R6

   Diversified

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 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. Each Fund is an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

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 U.S. real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain and/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 and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, each Fund is not

 

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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

Equity Income

       Quarterly    Annually

Focused Value, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Value, Small Cap Value and Small/Mid Cap Value

       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 distributable earnings 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 the Funds 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)

August 31, 2019

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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 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 may be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and at the closing 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 for long positions or the last ask price for short positions, 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 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.

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. To the extent investments are valued using single source broker quotations obtained directly from the broker or passed through from third party pricing vendors, such investments are classified as Level 3 investments.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of August 31, 2019:

 

EQUITY INCOME

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Asia

   $ 6,133,040        $         —        $         —  

Europe

     45,318,587                    

North America

     306,929,597                    

Investment Company

     2,313,684                    
Total    $ 360,694,908        $        $  
FOCUSED VALUE             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Europe

   $ 183,857        $        $  

North America

     5,345,770                    

Investment Company

     123,228                    
Total    $ 5,652,855        $        $  
LARGE CAP VALUE             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Europe

   $ 22,008,375        $        $  

North America

     451,617,884                    

Investment Company

     1,287,426                    
Total    $ 474,913,685        $        $  
MID CAP VALUE             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Europe

   $ 50,723,197        $        $  

North America

     1,142,057,695                    

Investment Company

     11,441,679                    
Total    $ 1,204,222,571        $        $  

 

(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.

 

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SMALL CAP VALUE             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Europe

   $ 62,589,670        $         —        $         —  

North America

     5,438,205,324                    

Exchange Traded Fund

     16,765,474                    

Investment Company

     28,510,352                    
Total    $ 5,546,070,820        $        $  
SMALL/MID CAP VALUE

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Europe

   $ 2,330,851        $         —        $         —  

North America

     113,385,441                    

Investment Company

     1,276,729                    
Total    $ 116,993,021        $        $  

 

(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.

 

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedules of Investments.

 

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.

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, 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
 

Equity Income

                0.69      0.62      0.59      0.58      0.57      0.69      0.69

Focused Value

                0.69        0.62        0.59        0.58        0.57        0.69        0.69  

Large Cap Value

                0.75        0.68        0.65        0.64        0.63        0.75        0.75  

Mid Cap Value

                0.75        0.75        0.68        0.65        0.64        0.75        0.75  

Small Cap Value

                0.98        0.98        0.88        0.84        0.82        0.91        0.91  

Small/Mid Cap Value

                0.80        0.80        0.72        0.68        0.67        0.80        0.80  

 

#   The 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.

The Funds invest in Institutional Shares of Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Government Money Market 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 Government Money Market Fund. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the management fee waived by GSAM for each Fund was as follows:

 

         Fund   

Management

Fee Waived

 

Equity Income

   $ 1,231  

Focused Value

     43  

Large Cap Value

     4,718  

Mid Cap Value

     8,497  

Small Cap Value

     85,673  

Small/Mid Cap Value

     2,762  

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.

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

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

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 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 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 fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs retained the following amounts:

 

         Front End
Sales Charge
       Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge
 
Fund         Class A        Class C  

Equity Income

       $ 15,778        $ 185  

Large Cap Value

         3,305          45  

Mid Cap Value

         13,592          39  

Small Cap Value

         2,919          22  

Small/Mid Cap Value

         1,044           

D.  Service and Shareholder Administration Plans — The Trust, on behalf of each applicable Fund, has adopted Service Plans to allow Class C Shares and Shareholder Administration Plans to allow Service Shares, respectively, to compensate service organizations (including Goldman Sachs) for providing varying levels of personal and account maintenance or shareholder administration services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Service and 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 and 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: 0.17% 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. Prior to July 1, 2019, such fee was 0.18% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Investor and Class R Shares.

Goldman Sachs has agreed to waive a portion of its transfer agency fee equal to 0.07% as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Investor and Class R Shares of the Large Cap Value Fund. This arrangement will remain in effect through at least December 28, 2019, and prior to such date, the Goldman Sachs may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Effective December 28, 2018, Goldman Sachs has agreed to waive a portion of its transfer agency fee equal to 0.04% as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Investor and Class R Shares of the Equity Income Fund and Focused Value Fund. This arrangement will remain in effect through at least December 28, 2019, and prior to such date, the Goldman Sachs may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees.

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

F.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to reduce or 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 Equity Income, Focused Value, Large Cap Value, Small Cap Value and Small/Mid Cap Value Funds is 0.004% and for Mid Cap Value Fund is 0.104%. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least December 28, 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 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.

Goldman Sachs may voluntarily waive a portion of any payments under a Fund’s Distribution and Service Plan, Service Plan and Shareholder Administration Plan, and Transfer Agency Agreement, and these waivers are in addition to what is stipulated in any contractual fee waiver arrangements (as applicable). These temporary waivers may be modified or terminated at any time at the option of Goldman Sachs without shareholder approval.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund         Management
Fee Waiver
       Transfer Agency
Fee Waiver/
Credits
       Other Expense
Reimbursements
       Total
Expense
Reductions
 

Equity Income

       $ 1,231        $ 89,171        $ 446,204        $ 536,606  

Focused Value

         43          39          338,461          338,543  

Large Cap Value

         4,718          87,674          495,579          587,971  

Mid Cap Value

         8,497          2,300                   10,797  

Small Cap Value

         85,673          3,351          1,148,436          1,237,460  

Small/Mid Cap Value

         2,762          23          392,532          395,317  

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of August 31, 2019, the Funds participated in a $580,000,000 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 fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to April 30, 2019 the facility was $770,000,000.

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs earned $200, $4,316, $5,719, $5,759 and $247 in brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions, including futures transactions executed with Goldman Sachs as the Futures Commission Merchant, on behalf of the Focused Value, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Value, Small Cap Value and Small/Mid Cap Value Funds, respectively.

 

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August 31, 2019

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from the investments by the Funds in the Government Money Market Fund for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019:

 

Fund   

Beginning

Value as of
August 31,
2018

       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
      

Ending

Value as of
August 31,
2019

       Shares as of
August 31,
2019
       Dividend
Income
 

Equity Income

   $        $ 13,191,090        $ (10,877,406)        $ 2,313,684          2,313,684        $ 16,891  

Focused Value

              1,404,524          (1,281,296        123,228          123,228          594  

Large Cap Value

     1,040          84,878,106          (83,591,720        1,287,426          1,287,426          64,691  

Mid Cap Value

     14,476,801          258,183,999          (261,219,121        11,441,679          11,441,679          110,981  

Small Cap Value

     93,635,202          653,170,172          (718,295,022        28,510,352          28,510,352          1,206,472  

Small/Mid Cap Value

     2,899,902          30,360,063          (31,983,236        1,276,729          1,276,729          36,968  

As of August 31, 2019, the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of 5% or more of total outstanding shares of the following funds:

 

         Fund    Class A      Class C      Institutional      Investor      Class R      Class R6  

Focused Value

     49      100      87      100      100      100

Small/Mid Cap Value

                                 7         

 

5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS   

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

         Fund    Purchases        Sales and Maturities  

Equity Income

   $ 151,246,389        $ 173,128,586  

Focused Value

     6,175,422          7,318,248  

Large Cap Value

     305,974,161          379,078,703  

Mid Cap Value

     1,076,521,611          1,478,750,727  

Small Cap Value

     2,780,778,907          3,266,029,478  

Small/Mid Cap Value

     86,031,568          86,789,463  

 

6. SECURITIES LENDING   

The Funds may lend their securities through a securities lending agent, the Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), to certain qualified borrowers. 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

 

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6. SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

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% 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, BNYM may 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 BNYM is unable to purchase replacement securities, BNYM 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’ master netting agreements with certain borrowers provide the right, in the event of a default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. However, in the event of a default by a borrower, a resolution authority could determine that such rights are not enforceable due to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of set-off that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws. 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, which represent the gross amounts of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions outstanding as of August 31, 2019, are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable.

Each of the Funds and BNYM received compensation relating to the lending of the Funds’ securities. The amounts earned, if any, by the Funds’ for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, are reported under Investment Income on the Statements of Operations.

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investments in the Government Money Market Fund for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019:

 

           Fund   

Market

Value as of

August 31,
2018

       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
      

Market

Value as of
August 31,
2019

 

Equity Income

   $ 2,181,096        $ 6,205,830        $ (8,386,926)        $  

Focused Value

              224,168          (224,168         

Large Cap Value

     1,386,000          12,533,516          (13,919,516         

Mid Cap Value

     231,315          43,759,140          (43,990,455         

Small Cap Value

     22,026,433          370,530,995          (392,557,428         

Small/Mid Cap Value

     531,675          7,255,715          (7,787,390         

 

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August 31, 2019

 

7. TAX INFORMATION

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

      Equity
Income
       Focused
Value
       Large Cap
Value
       Mid Cap
Value
       Small Cap
Value
      

Small/Mid

Cap Value

 

Distribution paid from:

                           

Ordinary income

   $ 6,392,971        $ 150,492        $ 10,564,363        $ 49,381,579        $ 21,729,170        $ 2,396,606  

Net long-term capital gains

     2,910,420          143,156          45,218,904          146,466,148          620,156,057          5,304,506  

Total taxable distributions

   $ 9,303,391        $ 293,648        $ 55,783,267        $ 195,847,727        $ 641,885,227        $ 7,701,112  

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

      Equity
Income
       Focused
Value
       Large Cap
Value
      

Mid Cap

Value

      

Small Cap

Value

       Small/Mid
Cap Value
 

Distribution paid from:

                           

Ordinary income

   $ 7,273,849        $ 233,517        $ 36,264,787        $ 29,348,724        $ 124,617,529        $ 1,144,307  

Net long-term capital gains

              220,196          70,159,231          301,413,379          571,110,329          4,254,229  

Total taxable distributions

   $ 7,273,849        $ 453,713        $ 106,424,018        $ 330,762,103        $ 695,727,858        $ 5,398,536  

As of August 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     

Equity

Income

    

Focused

Value

     Large Cap
Value
    Mid Cap
Value
     Small Cap
Value
    Small/Mid
Cap Value
 

Undistributed ordinary income — net

   $ 1,228,729      $ 104,519      $ 5,528,676     $ 1,445,738      $ 22,489,225     $ 966,909  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     14,366,326        31,979        17,525,392       12,166,266        220,739,828        

Total undistributed earnings

   $ 15,595,055      $ 136,498      $ 23,054,068     $ 13,612,004      $ 243,229,053     $ 966,909  

Capital loss carryforwards:

               

Perpetual Short-Term

   $      $      $     $      $     $ (1,331,200

Total capital loss carryovers

   $      $      $     $      $     $ (1,331,200

Timing differences (Post October Loss Deferral)

   $      $      $ (7,447,550   $      $ (131,489,710   $ (1,017,369

Unrealized gains (losses) — net

     36,197,109        225,683        52,673,327       121,939,609        747,595,882       5,374,840  

Total accumulated earnings (losses) — net

   $ 51,792,164      $ 362,181      $ 68,279,845     $ 135,551,613      $ 859,335,225     $ 3,993,180  

 

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7. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

As of August 31, 2019, the Fund’s aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     

Equity

Income

   

Focused

Value

   

Large Cap

Value

   

Mid Cap

Value

   

Small Cap

Value

    Small/Mid
Cap Value
 

Tax Cost

   $ 324,497,799     $ 5,427,172     $ 422,240,358     $ 1,082,282,962     $ 4,798,474,938     $ 111,618,181  

Gross unrealized gain

     53,381,921       377,160       72,436,480       164,155,662       1,120,808,717       12,557,438  

Gross unrealized loss

     (17,184,812     (151,477     (19,763,153     (42,216,053     (373,212,835     (7,182,598

Net unrealized security gain

   $ 36,197,109     $ 225,683     $ 52,673,327     $ 121,939,609     $ 747,595,882     $ 5,374,840  

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, and differences related to the tax treatment of underlying fund investments.

The Equity Income Fund reclassed $148,617 from paid-in capital to distributable earnings. In order to present certain components of the Fund’s capital accounts on a tax-basis, certain reclassifications have been recorded to the Funds’ accounts. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Funds and result primarily from expired capital loss carryforwards and differences in the tax treatment of partnership 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.

 

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 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 a Fund invests. The imposition of exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscation of assets and property, 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 a 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 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

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, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, 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 or otherwise maintains 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 or without significant dilution to remaining investors’ interests 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. If a Fund is forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, such sales may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV and dilute remaining investors’ interests. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with a Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Redemptions by large shareholders may have a negative impact on a Fund’s liquidity.

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 Focused Value 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.

 

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:

 

    Equity Income Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    445,813     $ 16,709,526        167,725     $ 6,200,329  

Reinvestment of distributions

    214,501       7,867,108        165,032       6,010,247  

Shares redeemed

    (986,154     (36,811,248      (1,312,242     (48,351,410
      (325,840     (12,234,614      (979,485     (36,140,834
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    44,697       1,530,794        22,099       776,712  

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,662       127,311        5,908       205,492  

Shares redeemed

    (296,114     (10,719,219      (112,657     (3,954,929
      (247,755     (9,061,114      (84,650     (2,972,725
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    70,964       2,716,328        147,137       5,528,674  

Reinvestment of distributions

    16,445       612,002        19,620       725,998  

Shares redeemed

    (218,980     (7,933,165      (579,337     (21,764,841
      (131,571     (4,604,835      (412,580     (15,510,169
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    2,684       104,933        9       337  

Reinvestment of distributions

    70       2,598        37       1,340  

Shares redeemed

    (481     (18,017      (280     (10,575
      2,273       89,514        (234     (8,898
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    8,541       313,789        21,421       783,804  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,971       72,161        1,656       60,208  

Shares redeemed

    (25,479     (953,281      (23,145     (857,137
      (14,967     (567,331      (68     (13,125
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    40,726       1,566,462        293,384       11,062,520  

Reinvestment of distributions

    8,496       316,996        1,931       71,219  

Shares redeemed

    (37,610     (1,414,030      (16,886     (638,114
      11,612       469,428        278,429       10,495,625  
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    3,903       145,465        5,116       187,837  

Reinvestment of distributions

    686       25,002        493       17,886  

Shares redeemed

    (4,443     (164,282      (11,318     (417,040
      146       6,185        (5,709     (211,317
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    165,413       5,931,461               

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,706       66,115        7       268  

Shares redeemed

    (16,828     (655,401             
      150,291       5,342,175        7       268  

NET DECREASE

    (555,811   $ (20,560,592      (1,204,290   $ (44,361,175

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Focused Value Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    985     $ 10,181        7,233     $ 79,731  

Reinvestment of distributions

    273       2,623        435       4,676  

Shares redeemed

    (18     (196      (7,498     (80,667
      1,240       12,608        170       3,740  
Class C Shares

 

Reinvestment of distributions

    146       1,396        203       2,157  

Shares redeemed

                 (1,878     (21,446
      146       1,396        (1,675     (19,289
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    9,260       100,006        221,978       2,357,778  

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,789       36,446        40,754       439,580  

Shares redeemed

    (31,167     (350,006      (603,240     (6,615,744
      (18,118     (213,554      (340,508     (3,818,386
Investor Shares

 

Reinvestment of distributions

    179       1,721        229       2,468  
      179       1,721        229       2,468  
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    140,087       1,480,068        507,094       5,582,584  

Reinvestment of distributions

    25,771       248,134               

Shares redeemed

    (230,408     (2,420,993      (90     (1,005
      (64,550     (692,791      507,004       5,581,579  
Class R Shares

 

Reinvestment of distributions

    162       1,556        216       2,312  
      162       1,556        216       2,312  
Class R6 Shares

 

Reinvestment of distributions

    184       1,772        234       2,519  
      184       1,772        234       2,519  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    (80,757   $ (887,292      165,670     $ 1,754,943  

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations April 17, 2018.

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Large Cap Value Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    1,156,233     $ 17,800,681        413,289     $ 6,750,744  

Reinvestment of distributions

    706,075       9,409,667        994,820       15,573,596  

Shares redeemed

    (1,695,249     (24,448,465      (4,607,514     (77,164,803
      167,059       2,761,883        (3,199,405     (54,840,463
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    161,902       2,166,686        148,820       2,245,882  

Reinvestment of distributions

    184,223       2,321,210        378,911       5,627,260  

Shares redeemed

    (1,173,580     (17,332,904      (511,674     (7,725,106
      (827,455     (12,845,008      16,057       148,036  
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    4,137,664       58,999,092        4,776,774       81,141,273  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,200,415       16,163,241        4,915,169       77,828,811  

Shares redeemed

    (3,870,176     (55,213,329      (36,044,704     (585,375,990
      1,467,903       19,949,004        (26,352,761     (426,405,906
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    13,920       197,835        9,376       149,981  

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,114       41,241        5,596       86,929  

Shares redeemed

    (22,033     (322,975      (109,997     (1,710,617
      (4,999     (83,899      (95,025     (1,473,707
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    115,895       1,663,323        317,252       4,948,653  

Reinvestment of distributions

    46,233       616,179        65,107       1,021,804  

Shares redeemed

    (332,305     (4,890,057      (298,820     (4,734,474
      (170,177     (2,610,555      83,539       1,235,983  
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    358,585       5,316,225        15,124,375       239,722,964  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,811,077       24,947,700               

Shares redeemed

    (4,957,360     (71,436,139      (241,434     (3,936,526
      (2,787,698     (41,172,214      14,882,941       235,786,438  
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    60,801       825,836        52,171       827,332  

Reinvestment of distributions

    39,199       506,341        57,961       883,060  

Shares redeemed

    (147,471     (2,058,916      (143,771     (2,227,470
      (47,471     (726,739      (33,639     (517,078
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    110,547       1,561,901        65,132       1,048,096  

Reinvestment of distributions

    7,519       103,563        1,353       21,505  

Shares redeemed

    (38,909     (580,668      (757     (12,291
      79,157       1,084,796        65,728       1,057,310  

NET DECREASE

    (2,123,681   $ (33,642,732      (14,632,565   $ (245,009,387

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Mid Cap Value Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    2,347,108     $ 77,283,483        1,689,841     $ 60,988,913  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,582,868       73,645,934        2,769,823       96,713,734  

Shares redeemed

    (5,857,369     (184,856,125      (9,488,943     (345,257,202
      (927,393     (33,926,708      (5,029,279     (187,554,555
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    137,419       3,615,648        119,263       3,804,604  

Reinvestment of distributions

    201,798       5,012,677        422,621       13,135,057  

Shares redeemed

    (1,757,586     (53,441,636      (1,088,760     (35,349,571
      (1,418,369     (44,813,311      (546,876     (18,409,910
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    1,995,556       62,747,101        3,300,008       122,071,434  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,038,582       58,898,123        4,486,235       158,696,786  

Shares redeemed

    (8,473,134     (267,235,490      (29,621,732     (1,085,024,436
      (4,438,996     (145,590,266      (21,835,489     (804,256,216
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    169,401       5,129,023        227,119       8,067,372  

Reinvestment of distributions

    267,972       7,463,360        293,774       10,052,364  

Shares redeemed

    (761,701     (23,407,542      (1,013,997     (36,255,293
      (324,328     (10,815,159      (493,104     (18,135,557
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    228,893       7,034,565        287,629       10,241,742  

Reinvestment of distributions

    236,814       6,590,455        277,123       9,478,658  

Shares redeemed

    (572,052     (17,631,098      (1,194,802     (42,912,039
      (106,345     (4,006,078      (630,050     (23,191,639
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    191,340       6,180,713        4,776,284       173,045,622  

Reinvestment of distributions

    761,603       21,987,888               

Shares redeemed

    (1,274,020     (40,025,500      (132,963     (4,855,301
      (321,077     (11,856,899      4,643,321       168,190,321  
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    169,859       5,110,464        187,295       6,554,523  

Reinvestment of distributions

    99,833       2,747,197        107,540       3,641,285  

Shares redeemed

    (358,571     (11,016,253      (420,640     (14,898,479
      (88,879     (3,158,592      (125,805     (4,702,671
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    1,484,361       43,297,633        1,130,178       42,712,741  

Reinvestment of distributions

    108,107       3,121,163        292,138       10,331,447  

Shares redeemed

    (1,115,618     (36,785,992      (2,256,422     (83,197,971
      476,850       9,632,804        (834,106     (30,153,783

NET DECREASE

    (7,148,537   $ (244,534,209      (24,851,388   $ (918,214,010

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Small Cap Value Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    2,738,206     $ 144,074,231        1,885,581     $ 108,294,329  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,521,374       69,208,229        1,452,938       80,392,189  

Shares redeemed

    (5,061,447     (249,775,748      (4,970,676     (287,382,882
      (801,867     (36,493,288      (1,632,157     (98,696,364
Class C Shares         

Shares sold

    30,395       1,052,387        62,836       2,782,130  

Reinvestment of distributions

    52,489       1,727,412        114,621       4,815,235  

Shares redeemed

    (640,886     (26,603,157      (197,962     (8,704,686
      (558,002     (23,823,358      (20,505     (1,107,321
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    10,165,385       538,438,903        10,568,911       656,337,622  

Reinvestment of distributions

    7,284,890       361,589,851        7,430,046       445,393,173  

Shares redeemed

    (23,355,416     (1,258,950,523      (23,965,147     (1,492,845,058
      (5,905,141     (358,921,769      (5,966,190     (391,114,263
Service Shares         

Shares sold

    423,336       19,570,763        368,465       20,550,477  

Reinvestment of distributions

    226,267       9,928,596        245,726       13,164,152  

Shares redeemed

    (886,608     (41,707,820      (1,362,304     (76,531,473
      (237,005     (12,208,461      (748,113     (42,816,844
Investor Shares         

Shares sold

    702,528       34,042,653        729,099       42,041,386  

Reinvestment of distributions

    380,668       17,177,765        348,331       19,174,365  

Shares redeemed

    (1,161,528     (56,411,723      (1,172,281     (67,276,389
      (78,332     (5,191,305      (94,851     (6,060,638
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    271,668       14,216,977        4,991,921       317,463,914  

Reinvestment of distributions

    587,525       29,152,639               

Shares redeemed

    (1,247,774     (64,442,244      (102,700     (6,523,801
      (388,581     (21,072,628      4,889,221       310,940,113  
Class R Shares         

Shares sold

    289,442       13,741,898        341,452       19,175,194  

Reinvestment of distributions

    237,161       10,520,466        231,881       12,556,367  

Shares redeemed

    (784,599     (38,015,801      (703,547     (39,648,438
      (257,996     (13,753,437      (130,214     (7,916,877
Class R6 Shares         

Shares sold

    10,027,359       537,824,672        7,043,109       435,651,775  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,326,545       115,439,649        1,539,895       92,295,365  

Shares redeemed

    (4,754,026     (255,382,176      (3,407,239     (212,929,332
      7,599,878       397,882,145        5,175,765       315,017,808  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    (627,046   $ (73,582,101      1,472,956     $ 78,245,614  

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Small/Mid Cap Value Fund  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares

 

Shares sold

    24,840     $ 293,849        60,914     $ 806,813  

Reinvestment of distributions

    8,738       96,381        5,273       68,649  

Shares redeemed

    (36,280     (438,451      (62,160     (805,737
      (2,702     (48,221      4,027       69,725  
Class C Shares

 

Shares sold

    23,418       274,542        30,390       394,026  

Reinvestment of distributions

    5,617       60,556        3,393       43,226  

Shares redeemed

    (29,599     (357,347      (40,839     (533,227
      (564     (22,249      (7,056     (95,975
Institutional Shares

 

Shares sold

    162,178       1,996,323        997,011       13,157,832  

Reinvestment of distributions

    31,723       353,973        167,240       2,203,258  

Shares redeemed

    (95,160     (1,170,056      (4,118,975     (55,872,180
      98,741       1,180,240        (2,954,724     (40,511,090
Investor Shares

 

Shares sold

    32,717       395,391        213,402       2,778,201  

Reinvestment of distributions

    19,341       214,689        17,904       234,641  

Shares redeemed

    (188,413     (2,274,232      (87,125     (1,146,515
      (136,355     (1,664,152      144,181       1,866,327  
Class P Shares(a)

 

Shares sold

    505,492       5,992,730        4,045,544       54,958,773  

Reinvestment of distributions

    298,105       3,324,027               

Shares redeemed

    (773,007     (8,854,468      (69,495     (936,324
      30,590       462,289        3,976,049       54,022,449  
Class R Shares

 

Shares sold

    1,292       15,399        4,284       54,483  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,077       11,847        430       5,587  

Shares redeemed

    (4,229     (51,104      (88     (1,159
      (1,860     (23,858      4,626       58,911  
Class R6 Shares

 

Shares sold

    784,558       9,536,135        380,711       5,053,722  

Reinvestment of distributions

    325,719       3,632,477        214,858       2,832,292  

Shares redeemed

    (851,687     (10,268,971      (1,061,479     (14,058,872
      258,590       2,899,641        (465,910     (6,172,858

NET INCREASE

    246,440     $ 2,783,690        701,193     $ 9,237,489  

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Goldman Sachs Trust and Shareholders of Goldman Sachs Focused Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Equity Income Fund, Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund, and Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Value Fund:

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Goldman Sachs Focused Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Equity Income Fund, Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund, and Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Value Fund (six of the funds constituting Goldman Sachs Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of August 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year ended August 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of August 31, 2019, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019 and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

October 24, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Goldman Sachs fund complex since 2000.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of Class A, Class C, Institutional, Service, Investor, Class P, Class R and 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), 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, Service 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 March 1, 2019 through August 31, 2019, which represents a period of 184 days of a 365 day year.

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 ratios 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:

 

     Equity Income Fund     Focused Value Fund     Large Cap Value Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account
Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
 
Class A                                    

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,051.40     $ 5.58     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,043.90     $ 5.56     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,028.50     $ 5.68  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,019.76     5.50       1,000.00       1,019.76     5.50       1,000.00       1,019.76     5.65  
Class C                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,047.40       9.44       1,000.00       1,039.20       9.41       1,000.00       1,025.60       9.50  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,015.98     9.30       1,000.00       1,015.98     9.30       1,000.00       1,015.83     9.45  
Institutional                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,053.50       3.78       1,000.00       1,044.80       3.76       1,000.00       1,030.40       4.04  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.53     3.72       1,000.00       1,021.53     3.72       1,000.00       1,021.22     4.02  
Service                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,050.70       6.36             1,000.00             1,000.00       1,027.90       6.59  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,019.00     6.26                       1,000.00       1,018.70     6.56  
Investor                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,052.70       4.29       1,000.00       1,045.00       4.28       1,000.00       1,030.70       4.40  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,020.92     4.23       1,000.00       1,020.92     4.23       1,000.00       1,020.87     4.38  
Class P                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,053.30       3.73       1,000.00       1,045.90       3.71       1,000.00       1,030.40       3.99  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.58     3.67       1,000.00       1,021.58     3.67       1,000.00       1,021.58     3.97  
Class R                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,050.20       6.87       1,000.00       1,043.10       6.85       1,000.00       1,028.00       6.95  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,050.20       6.87       1,000.00       1,043.10       6.85       1,000.00       1,028.00       6.95  
Class R6                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,053.30       3.73       1,000.00       1,045.90       3.76       1,000.00       1,030.40       3.99  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.58     3.67       1,000.00       1,021.53     3.72       1,000.00       1,021.27     3.97  

 

+   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 for each share class 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 August 31, 2019. 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     Class R     Class R6  

Equity Income

     1.08     1.83     0.73     1.23     0.83     0.72     1.33     0.72

Focused Value

     1.08       1.83       0.73             0.83       0.72       1.33       0.73  

Large Cap Value

     1.11       1.86       0.79       1.29       0.86       0.78       1.36       0.78  

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended August 31, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

     Mid Cap Value Fund     Small Cap Value Fund     Small/Mid Cap Value Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
9/1/18
    Ending
Account
Value
2/28/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
2/28/19
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
9/1/18
    Ending
Account
Value
2/28/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
2/28/19
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
9/1/18
    Ending
Account
Value
2/28/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
2/28/19
*
 
Class A                                    

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,061.00     $ 6.34     $ 1,000.00     $ 956.60     $ 6.61     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,002.50     $ 6.21  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,019.76     6.21       1,000.00       1,019.76     6.82       1,000.00       1,019.76     6.26  
Class C                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,057.20       10.21       1,000.00       953.10       10.29       1,000.00       999.10       9.98  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,015.27     10.01       1,000.00       1,014.67     10.61       1,000.00       1,015.22     10.06  
Institutional                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,063.30       4.32       1,000.00       958.70       4.69       1,000.00       1,005.00       4.25  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.02     4.23       1,000.00       1,020.42     4.84       1,000.00       1,020.97     4.28  
Service                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,060.40       6.91       1,000.00       956.30       7.15             1,000.00        

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,018.50     6.77       1,000.00       1,017.90       7.38                    
Investor                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,062.60       5.04       1,000.00       957.90       5.38       1,000.00       1,004.20       4.95  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,020.32     4.94       1,000.00       1,019.71     5.55       1,000.00       1,020.27     4.99  
Class P                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,063.40       4.26       1,000.00       958.50       4.64       1,000.00       1,005.00       4.19  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.58     4.18       1,000.00       1,021.58     4.79       1,000.00       1,021.58     4.23  
Class R                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,059.80       7.63       1,000.00       955.70       7.84       1,000.00       1,001.70       7.47  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,018.50     7.48       1,000.00       1,018.50     8.08       1,000.00       1,018.50     7.53  
Class R6                                    

Actual

    1,000.00       1,063.30       4.26       1,000.00       958.50       4.64       1,000.00       1,004.10       4.19  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.07     4.18       1,000.00       1,020.47     4.79       1,000.00       1,021.02     4.23  

 

+   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 for each share class 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 August 31, 2019. 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     Class R     Class R6  

Mid Cap Value

     1.22     1.97     0.83     1.33     0.97     0.82     1.47     0.82

Small Cap Value

     1.34       2.09       0.95       1.45       1.09       0.94       1.59       0.94  

Small/Mid Cap Value

     1.23       1.98       0.84             0.98       0.83       1.33       0.73  

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Equity Income Fund, Goldman Sachs Focused Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund, and Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Value 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, 2020 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 11-12, 2019 (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 Mid Cap Value Fund and Small Cap Value 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, 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 ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2018, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2019. The information on each Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one-, three-, five-,

 

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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 Mid Cap Value Fund’s and Small Cap Value Fund’s performance to that of composites 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 observed that the Equity Income Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-year period, in the third quartile for the three- and five-year periods, and in the fourth quartile for the ten-year period, 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, 2019. They noted that the Equity Income Fund changed its name and introduced call options writing into the Fund’s strategy in June 2017. The Trustees also observed that the Equity Income Fund had experienced certain portfolio management changes in 2018. The Trustees noted that the Focused Value Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark for the one- and three-year periods ended March 31, 2019. They also noted that the Focused Value Fund had experienced certain portfolio management changes in 2018. The Trustees observed that the Large Cap Value Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-year period and in the fourth quartile for the three-, 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, 2019. They noted that the Mid Cap Value Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-year period, the third quartile for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-year period and underperformed the Fund’s benchmark for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2019. The Trustees also noted that the Large Cap Value Fund and Mid Cap Value Fund had experienced certain portfolio management changes in 2018. The Trustees noted that the Small/Mid Cap Value Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the third quartile of the Fund’s peer group for the three- and five-year periods and in the fourth quartile for the one-year period, and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended March 31, 2019. They observed that the Small Cap Value Fund had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods and in the third quartile for the one-year period, and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one- and three-year periods and outperformed for the five- and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2019.

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 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 Large Cap Value Fund that would have the effect of decreasing expenses 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 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.

 

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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 periodically audits 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. Profitability data for each Fund was provided for 2018 and 2017, 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:

 

     Equity
Income
Fund
    Focused
Value
    Large Cap
Value
Fund
    Mid Cap
Value
Fund
    Small Cap
Value
Fund
    Small/Mid
Cap Value
Fund
 
First $1 billion     0.69     0.69     0.75     0.75     0.98     0.80
Next $1 billion     0.62       0.62       0.68       0.75       0.98       0.80  
Next $3 billion     0.59       0.59       0.65       0.68       0.88       0.72  
Next $3 billion     0.58       0.58       0.64       0.65       0.84       0.68  
Over $8 billion     0.57       0.57       0.63       0.64       0.82       0.67  

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, as well as Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC’s (“Goldman Sachs”) undertaking to waive a portion of the transfer agency fees paid by the Equity Income Fund’s, Focused Value Fund’s, and Equity Income Fund’s Class A, Class C, Investor, and Class R Shares. 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 Mid Cap Value Fund and Small Cap Value 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; (b) brokerage and futures commissions earned by Goldman Sachs for executing securities and futures 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) fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the fund in which the Funds’ securities lending 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

 

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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 other 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 due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (d) the advantages received from 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; (e) the Funds’ access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; and (f) 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, 2020.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

Jessica Palmer

Age: 70

  Chair of the Board of Trustees  

Since 2018

(Trustee since 2007)

 

Ms. Palmer is retired. She was formerly Consultant, Citigroup Human Resources Department (2007-2008); Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (previously, Salomon Smith Barney/ Salomon Brothers) (1984-2006). Ms. Palmer was a Member of the Board of Trustees of Indian Mountain School (private elementary and secondary school) (2004-2009).

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Ms. Cassidy is retired. Formerly, she was Advisor to the Chairman (May 2014-December 2014); and Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2008-2014), General Electric Company & General Electric Capital Corporation (technology and financial services companies).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Diana M. Daniels

Age: 70

  Trustee   Since 2007  

Ms. Daniels is retired. Formerly, she was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Washington Post Company (1991-2006). Ms. Daniels is a Trustee Emeritus and serves as a Presidential Councillor of Cornell University (2013-Present); former Member of the Legal Advisory Board, New York Stock Exchange (2003- 2006) and of the Corporate Advisory Board, Standish Mellon Management Advisors (2006- 2007).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Roy W. Templin

Age: 59

  Trustee   Since 2013  

Mr. Templin is retired. He is Director, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a designer and manufacturer of ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions) (2016-Present); and was formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors, Con-Way Incorporated (a transportation, logistics and supply chain management service company) (2014-2015); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Whirlpool Corporation (an appliance manufacturer and marketer) (2004- 2012). Previously, Mr. Templin served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (June 2013-October 2013).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a ceiling, wall and suspension systems solutions manufacturer)

Gregory G. Weaver

Age: 67

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Mr. Weaver is retired. He is Director, Verizon Communications Inc. (2015-Present); and was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP (a professional services firm) (2001-2005 and 2012-2014); and Member of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2006-2012).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Verizon Communications Inc.
         

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Interested Trustee*

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

James A. McNamara

Age: 56

  President and Trustee   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993- April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

 

  161   None
         
*   Mr. McNamara is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he holds positions with Goldman Sachs and owns securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. McNamara holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.
1    Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, New York, 10282, Attn: Caroline Kraus. Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2    Subject to such policies as may be adopted by the Board from time-to-time, each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term, until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; or (c) the termination of the Trust. The Board has adopted policies which provide that (a) no Trustee shall hold office for more than 15 years and (b) a Trustee shall retire as of December 31st of the calendar year in which he or she reaches his or her 74th birthday, unless a waiver of such requirements shall have been adopted by a majority of the other Trustees. These policies may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote.
3    The Goldman Sachs Fund Complex includes certain other companies listed above for each respective Trustee. As of August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs Trust consisted of 88 portfolios (87 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 13 portfolios; Goldman Sachs Trust II consisted of 19 portfolios (17 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund each consisted of one portfolio; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust consisted of 39 portfolios (21 of which offered shares to the public).
4    This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.

Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-526-7384.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Officers of the Trust*

 

Name, Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and
Length of
Time Served2

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

James A. McNamara

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 56

  Trustee and President   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Caroline L. Kraus

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 42

  Secretary   Since 2012  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2016-Present); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2015); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2012-Present); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2011); and Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (2002-2006).

 

Secretary — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC; Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Joseph F. DiMaria

30 Hudson Street

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Age: 51

  Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer   Since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer since 2019)  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2015-Present) and Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (May 2010-October 2015).

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust II (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)).

     
*   Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-526-7384.
1    Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2   Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

 

Goldman Sachs Trust – Fundamental Equity Value Funds – Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended August 31, 2019, 100%, 49.25%, 90.87%, 49.51%, 100% and 47.61%, respectively, of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income by the Equity Income, Focused Value, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Value, Small Cap Value and Small/Mid Cap Value Funds, respectively, qualify for the dividends received deduction available to corporations.

For the year ended August 31, 2019, 4.93% and 10.72% of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income by the Mid Cap Value and Small/Mid Cap Value Funds, respectively, qualify as section 199A dividends.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Equity Income Fund, Focused Value, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Value, Small Cap Value Fund and Small/Mid Cap Value Fund designate $2,910,420, $143,156, $45,218,904, $146,466,148, $620,156,057 and $5,304,506 respectively or if different, the maximum amount allowable, as capital gain dividends paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

For the year ended August 31, 2019, the Equity Income, Focused Value, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Value, Small Cap Value and Small/Mid Cap Value Funds designate 100%, 62.46%, 100%, 39.11%, 100% and 42.82%, respectively, of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income as qualifying for the reduced tax rate under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003.

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, Focused Value, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Value and Small/Mid Cap Value Funds designate $100,117, $4,677,362, $40,511,828, and $1,864,050 respectively, as short-term capital gain dividends pursuant to Section 871(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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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 Consumer and Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.44 trillion in assets under supervision as of June 30, 2019, 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

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

 

Municipal Income Completion 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

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 Fund

 

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 Fund

 

International Equity ESG Fund

 

Asia Equity Fund

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund5

 

ESG Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Alternative

 

Real Estate Securities Fund

 

International Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Commodity Strategy Fund

 

Global Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Alternative Premia Fund

 

Absolute Return Tracker Fund

 

Managed Futures Strategy Fund

 

MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund

 

MLP & Energy Fund

 

Multi-Manager Alternatives 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

 

Dynamic Global Equity Fund4

 

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

 

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Annual Report      

August 31, 2019

 
     

Global Managed Beta Fund

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Performance Summary

    1  

Index Definition

    8  

Schedule of Investments

    9  

Financial Statements

    26  

Financial Highlights

    29  

Notes to Financial Statements

    30  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    41  

Other Information

    42  

 

     
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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Global Managed Beta Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Global Portfolio Solutions Team (“GPS Team”) discusses the Goldman Sachs Global Managed Beta Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Institutional Shares generated an average annual total return of 0.78%. This return compares to the -0.56% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index Investable Market Index (“ACWI IMI”) (Net, USD, 50% Non-US Developed Hedged to USD) (the “Index”), during the same time period.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the Fund during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Global economic growth data, central bank monetary policy and geopolitics most influenced the financial markets and the Fund during the Reporting Period.

 

   

When the Reporting Period began in September 2018, global economic growth moderated, as third calendar quarter Gross Domestic Product in both the U.S. and China slowed. However, economic growth overall remained healthy, especially in the U.S. In terms of geopolitics, the U.S. Administration imposed tariffs on $200 billion of imports from China. Major developed equity markets were up during September, broadly outperforming emerging equity markets. Regarding fixed income, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose 20 basis points, and real yields (i.e., nominal yields adjusted for inflation) rose 15 basis points. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) The increase in yields reflected strong U.S. economic activity, with ongoing fiscal stimulus boosting economic activity despite moderating growth outside the U.S. The Federal Reserve (“Fed”) raised short-term interest rates by 25 basis points, much as the markets expected, at its September policy meeting. Additionally, the Fed’s dot plot pointed to one more rate hike by the end of 2018. (The “dot plot” shows rate projections of the members of the Fed’s Open Market Committee.)

 

   

In the fourth quarter of 2018, global equities sold off, as higher U.S. real yields and softer than market expected U.S. corporate earnings guidance weighed on investors’ risk sentiment. At the same time, economic growth outside the U.S. remained weak, particularly in Europe. Also, while U.S.-China trade tensions appeared to ease heading into the G20 meeting at the end of November 2018, concerns around European auto tariffs weighed on European equities, especially Germany. (Also known as the Group of 20 nations, the G20 is a forum attended by finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s highly developed economies consisting of 19 countries and the European Union.) In December 2018, signs of a manufacturing slowdown appeared in the U.S. However, the Fed hiked short-term interest rates by another 25 basis points. Combined with slowing corporate earnings, weaker manufacturing growth, subdued inflation and prevailing trade tensions, the Fed’s action weighed on investor risk sentiment. In this environment, emerging markets equities, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, returned -7.5% during the fourth calendar quarter, led by steep declines in Chinese and South Korean equities. Global equities, as represented by the Index, returned -12.7%, with Japanese equities, as measured by TOPIX, and U.S. equities, as measured by the S&P 500® Index, returning -17.6% and -13.5%, respectively, underperforming their European counterparts, as measured by EURO STOXX 50®, which returned -11.4%. Low levels of liquidity during the December holiday season appeared to have exacerbated some of these fourth calendar quarter declines. Within fixed income, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to 3.23% before falling back to 2.69% by 2018 calendar year-end, as investors flocked to the perceived safety of bonds.

 

   

During the first quarter of 2019, risk assets broadly rebounded from their fourth-quarter 2018 sell-off, as investor sentiment turned positive on a combination of dovish global

 

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  central bank policy, tentative stabilization in Chinese economic growth and seemingly promising developments in U.S.-China trade talks. (Dovish tends to suggest lower interest rates; opposite of hawkish.) Although global economic growth continued to decelerate during the first calendar quarter, a few “green shoots” began to emerge. (Green shoots is a term used to describe signs of economic recovery or positive data during an economic downturn.) Indications of a bottoming in Chinese credit growth, a modest pick-up in fixed asset investment (which is a measure of capital spending), and an uptick in March 2019 manufacturing data made investors hopeful for a recovery in Chinese and global economic growth. As inflationary pressures remained rather muted, the Fed and the European Central Bank (“ECB”) each made a dovish shift and then maintained monetary policy stances that were broadly supportive of economic growth. More specifically, the Fed signaled it would make no additional short-term interest rate hikes during 2019, and the ECB indicated it was reluctant to raise interest rates during the calendar year. Developed markets equities, as measured by the MSCI World Index, were up 12.9% during the first calendar quarter, led by a rally in U.S. stocks. European and Japanese equities also posted gains. Meanwhile, emerging markets equities underperformed developed markets equities, but Chinese stocks, as represented by the MSCI China Index, rose more than 17%. In fixed income, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell by 28 basis points during the first quarter of 2019, although the breakeven inflation rate increased 16 basis points and real yields fell 44 basis points. (The breakeven inflation rate is a market-based measure of expected inflation.) The breakeven inflation rallied due to a rise in crude oil prices, and real yields declined in response to the Fed’s dovish stance.

 

   

During the second quarter of 2019, weakness in global economic growth and low levels of inflation led the Fed and ECB to indicate they might ease monetary policy. In June, the Fed signaled its next policy move was more likely to be an interest rate cut than an interest rate hike. The Fed’s dot plot revealed that policymakers expected to keep interest rates stable during 2019, which would then be followed by a 25 basis point cut in 2020. In Europe, the ECB hinted that interest rate cuts and quantitative easing were on the table should economic data disappoint in the near term. On the geopolitical front, the news flow remained volatile, with the U.S. President suggesting that U.S.-China trade negotiations were not in line with his expectations and that his Administration might raise tariffs on Chinese goods. However, at the June 2019 G20 meeting, the U.S. and China decided to re-start trade negotiations and to implement no new tariffs. Global equities, as measured by the Index, rose 3.9% during the second calendar quarter overall, despite an approximately -6% return during May 2019 when U.S.-China trade negotiations faltered. Global equities recovered in June, driven by dovish central bank actions and market expectations for a pause in U.S.-China trade tensions ahead of the G20 meeting at month end. Within developed markets equities, European and U.S. stocks recorded gains. Export-oriented Japanese equities were down due mainly to strength in the Japanese yen. Emerging markets equities were up modestly but underperformed developed markets equities. Within fixed income, weaker global economic growth and subdued inflation across developed markets weighed on sovereign government bond yields. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield and the 10-year German government bond yield fell by 40 basis points and 25 basis points, respectively. Market participants continued to price in potential interest rate cuts by the Fed in 2019, with the expected magnitude of the cut increasing over the course of the quarter. Within currencies, the U.S. dollar was modestly weaker versus many major currencies during the second quarter of 2019.

 

   

In July 2019, most asset classes delivered subdued but positive returns. Although volatility was muted at the beginning of the month, global equities pulled back during the last week, as U.S.-China trade tensions and investors’ global economic growth concerns reemerged. On July 31st, the Fed cut short-term interest rates by 25 basis points — the first rate cut since 2008. The ECB gave strong hints that additional easing might be imminent. Within equities, developed markets stocks, as measured by the MSCI World Index, continued their solid run, returning 1.3% and outperforming emerging markets stocks, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which returned -1.1%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500® Index reached new all-time highs, up 1.4% during July and up more than 20% for the 2019 year to date. Within fixed income, global government bonds posted modest gains, with strength in European bonds partially offset by mild weakness in U.S. Treasury securities. Among currencies, the U.S. dollar appreciated versus most major currencies during July 2019.

 

   

During August 2019, global economic data saw some early signs of stabilization, albeit at lower levels of growth. U.S. economic growth was strong, with solid jobs data and core durable goods orders. However, purchasing managers’ indices (“PMI”) across the U.S. and Europe, as well as German manufacturing and broader sentiment indicators,

 

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  disappointed. Second quarter 2019 corporate earnings also came in slightly better than the markets’ low expectations, which were set during the pre-season when a lot of companies announced cuts to 2019 guidance. On the monetary policy front, major central banks continued to signal accommodative monetary policies to stem slowing global economic growth. As for geopolitics, trade tensions escalated, with the U.S. President announcing another round of tariffs on Chinese goods, effective September 1st, as trade talks derailed. China followed with its own round of tariffs before the U.S. President increased tariffs yet again. In this environment, risk assets sold off. Global equities, as measured by the Index, returned -2.3%, led by a -4.9% return for emerging markets equities, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Within developed markets equities, Japanese stocks, as represented by TOPIX, were the worst performers, returning -3.4%, due to the appreciation of the Japanese yen. Eurozone stocks, as measured by the EURO STOXX 50®, and U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500® Index, returned -1.1% and -1.6%, respectively, during August. Fixed income broadly rallied, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield falling approximately 50 basis points and the 10-year German government bond yield falling approximately 25 basis points. Most European bond yields hit record lows during the month, as did the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield. In addition, for the first time since May 2007, the spread between the yields on two-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury securities inverted, meaning two-year yields were higher than 10-year yields. This triggered broad market anxiety about the potential of a U.S. recession.

 

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

 

A   The Fund primarily seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of underlying asset classes that provide broad beta exposure to the global equity markets. (Beta refers to the component of returns that is attributable to market risk exposure, rather than manager skill.) The GPS Team determines allocations to the underlying asset classes — and within the underlying asset classes — based on its cycle-aware long-term strategic allocation model, which may include factor-based diversification. The factor-based diversification approach is implemented through a separately managed account composed of individual stock positions. In addition, effective June 28, 2019, the GPS Team added an options-based strategy, which seeks to generate returns in moderately rising or moderately declining global equity markets wherein realized volatility may be lower than the volatility implied by the option prices.

 

   

During the Reporting Period, the Fund outperformed the Index, driven mostly by its strategic allocation to the macro hedging strategy (through which we seek to diversify the Fund’s overall exposure to global equity asset classes). Specifically, the Fund was long call options on Eurodollar futures in different segments at the short-term end of the Eurodollar yield curve, which added to returns, as global equities modestly declined and global interest rates fell during the Reporting Period. (Eurodollar futures are contracts that have underlying assets linked to time deposits denominated in U.S. dollars at banks outside the U.S. They are used to hedge against yield curve changes over multiple years into the future. Yield curve is a spectrum of maturities of varying lengths. 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.)

 

   

On the negative side, the Fund was hurt by its strategic allocation to riskier assets, specifically U.S. small-cap equities and emerging markets stocks, which fell approximately 15% and 5%, respectively, during the Reporting Period overall. Additionally, an overweight in developed markets equities through the Fund’s factor-based diversification approach detracted from performance. An underweight in U.S. large-cap equities further diminished returns. Finally, our medium-term view that the Fund be positioned in short-term interest rates hurt performance as interest rates fell over the course of the Reporting Period.

 

   

The impact of our factor-based strategies overall was rather neutral during the Reporting Period. Our factor-based strategies are Momentum, Valuation, Quality and Volatility. The Momentum factor seeks to identify companies whose stock prices are expected to increase or decrease (by, among other things, evaluating each company’s recent performance results). The Valuation factor seeks to identify companies whose stock prices are trading at a discount to their fundamental or intrinsic value (by, among other things, comparing each company’s book value to market value). The Quality factor seeks to identify companies that are expected to generate higher returns on assets (i.e., more profitable). The Volatility factor seeks to identify companies whose stock prices are expected to have a relatively lower degree of fluctuation over time.

 

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Q   How was the Fund positioned at the beginning of the Reporting Period?

 

A   In terms of its strategic allocation at the beginning of the Reporting Period, the Fund had 98.00% of its total net assets invested in equity-related investments, 1.72% in the macro hedging strategy and 0.28% in cash and cash equivalents. The Fund also maintained a position in cash and cash equivalents to cover the exposure of various derivatives positions. This above sector breakout is inclusive of derivative exposure across all asset classes.

 

Q   How did you tactically manage the Fund’s allocations during the Reporting Period?

 

A   When the Reporting Period began, and as had been the case for most of 2018, the Fund maintained an overweight versus the Index in emerging markets equities versus developed markets equities. However, in October 2018, we modestly reduced the Fund’s overweight in emerging markets equities due to heightened market volatility driven by emerging markets currency risk. This overweight was decreased further at the beginning of 2019. We had expected to see the start of a rebound in China’s economic data by the end of the fourth quarter of 2018 in response to policy initiatives that sought to stimulate growth, but fresh data releases showed continued deterioration. We were particularly worried about weak industrial production data in December 2018 and the drop below 50 of both China’s official manufacturing PMI and the Caixin/Markit China manufacturing PMI during the same month. During the second and third quarters of 2019, we reduced the Fund’s overweight in emerging markets equities and its overweight in U.S. small-cap equities.

 

   

Effective June 28, 2019, as mentioned previously, we introduced an options-based strategy. In the process, we decreased the Fund’s allocation to our factor-based strategies and added a position in U.S. large-cap equity futures, through which we sought to diversify the Fund’s sources of active risk while at the same time maintaining its broad beta exposure to the global equities market.

 

   

Finally, at the beginning of the Reporting Period, the Fund held a steepening position on the front, or short-term, end of the U.S. Treasury yield curve. (A steepening position seeks to take advantage of a widening differential between yields at the shorter- and longer-term ends of a range of maturities.) In December 2018, we allowed the longer end of this steepening position to expire, and thereafter, the Fund held an outright short position in the two-year segment of the U.S. Treasury yield curve. In July 2019, given the Fed’s dovish tilt and less optimistic economic view, we reduced the size of this short position.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, equity futures were employed to express our passive investment views with greater versatility. The use of these instruments to gain exposure to the U.S. small-cap equity market detracted from the Fund’s performance and their use to gain exposure to the Canadian and U.S. large-cap equity markets added modestly to returns, as each of these positions generated returns similar to the asset classes they represented. Overall, the use of equity futures had a negative impact on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period. In addition, the Fund employed currency forwards and interest rate options to afford greater risk management of macroeconomic and foreign exchange risks in the portfolio. Currency forwards contributed positively to the Fund’s returns due to strength in the U.S. dollar. Interest rate options also added to Fund performance and broadly accomplished their intended purpose in the risk-off environment of the fourth quarter of 2018.

 

Q   How was the Fund positioned at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   In terms of its strategic allocation at the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund had 103.69% of its total net assets invested in equity-related investments, 1.78% in the macro hedging strategy and 0% in cash and cash equivalents. However, the Fund maintained a position in cash and cash equivalents to cover the exposure of various derivatives positions. This above sector breakout is inclusive of derivative exposure across all asset classes.

 

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

 

A   Effective May 8, 2019, Siwen Wu became a portfolio manager of the Fund. By design, all investment decisions for the Fund 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 helps to ensure continuity in the Fund. At the end of the Reporting Period, the portfolio managers for the Fund were Neill Nuttall, Kate El-Hillow and Siwen Wu.

 

Q   What is the Fund’s tactical asset allocation view and strategy for the months ahead?

 

A  

At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed the global economy remained in the expansionary phase of the business

 

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cycle and was likely to grow above trend through 2019. That said, the risks to this view increased in late 2018, as global economic growth data deteriorated more than we had expected. The overall level of economic activity, however, had not fallen to levels that would have forced us to change our core views, and at the end of the Reporting Period, our forward-looking indicators still suggested a positive economic growth environment into 2020. Also at the end of the Reporting Period, we believed some causes of the global economic slowdown would prove temporary. Further, with global central banks starting to ease monetary policy once more, we thought a recession was unlikely during 2019.

 

   

In the U.S., we started to see early signs of stabilization in economic data near the end of the Reporting Period. Such stabilization has historically been associated with equity returns close to those in an economic expansion. As for the Eurozone, we expected fiscal and monetary policies, as well as robust labor markets, to be supportive for economic growth over the medium term. However, we thought uncertainty was likely to remain high given the weakness of economic data during the summer of 2019. In the emerging markets, we anticipated that more policy support could lead to a short-term recovery in Chinese economic data, though we considered the medium-term outlook challenging. Our outlook for other emerging markets was more uncertain, largely because economic growth had not rebounded by the end of the Reporting Period.

 

   

Regarding geopolitics, trade tensions had escalated between the U.S. and China and a near-term deal between the two countries seemed unlikely to us at the end of the Reporting Period. Meanwhile, investor uncertainty about trade had increased, which was, in our view, reflected more in government bond markets than in equity or corporate credit markets. At the end of the Reporting Period, the yield on a 10-year U.S. Treasury security was below our year-end target range of 1.75% to 2.25%. Overall, we thought the factors driving lower bond yields during the Reporting Period would prove relatively long-lasting.

 

   

At the conclusion of the Reporting Period, we noted signs of late economic cycle vulnerability. However, we believed it would be more appropriate to “prepare” the Fund for the end of the cycle than to actually “position” it for the end. Accordingly, we modestly reduced the Fund’s risk exposures overall and also sought to decrease its potential tracking error versus the Index by further trimming its allocations to small-cap equities and factor-based strategies and adding allocations to passive large-cap equity indices. In our view, this would decrease the Fund’s active risk in terms of country and capitalization selection versus the Index. Looking ahead, we were planning at the end of the Reporting Period to introduce volatility selling as an additional diversified source of risk premium in an effort to improve the Fund’s return profile during small market moves and in low volatility environments. (Volatility selling seeks to benefit from changes in the level of market implied volatility (i.e., expectations of future volatility) in equity markets.) We also believed volatility selling may diversify the Fund’s active risk, which was concentrated in the macro hedging strategy at the end of the Reporting Period. That said, we consider the macro hedging strategy a long-term structural allocation and a capital-efficient means of diversifying the Fund’s exposure to global equities. Should the Fed maintain its more “patient” and flexible approach to short-term interest rate policy, we plan to continue monitoring the potential impact of events related to key political and monetary policy decisions in the near term.

 

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Global Managed Beta Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

  FUND COMPOSITION1
     Percentage of Net Assets
    LOGO

 

  1    Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds and investment companies held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. The 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. The graph does not depict the investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle. The investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 0.0% of the Fund’s net assets as of August 31, 2019. 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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Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on April 30, 2015 (commencement of operations) in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index Investable Market Index (Net, USD, 50% Non-US Developed Hedged to USD), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Global Managed Beta Fund’s Lifetime Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, with distributions reinvested, from April 30, 2015 through August 31, 2019.

 

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Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year      Since Inception

Institutional Shares (Commenced April 30, 2015)

     0.78%      6.47%

 

 

*   Because Institutional Shares does not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to its Average Annual Total Return.

 

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Index Definitions

MSCI China Index represents the performance of large- and mid-cap segments with H shares, B shares, red chips, P chips and foreign listings (e.g., ADRs) of Chinese stocks. China A shares are partially included in the index, making it the de facto index for all of China.

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. Emerging markets countries in the index include Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Qatar, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

MSCI World Index is a broad global equity index that represents large and mid-cap equity performance across 23 developed markets countries. It covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.

TOPIX (or, Tokyo Price Index) is a capitalization-weighted index that lists all large firms on the Tokyo Stock Exchange into one group.

EURO STOXX 50® provides a blue-chip representation of super-sector leaders in the Eurozone. The index covers 50 stocks from 12 Eurozone countries: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.

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.

The MSCI All Country World Index Investable Market Index (Net, USD, 50% Non-US Developed Hedged to USD) captures large, mid and small cap representation across 23 developed markets and 24 emerging markets. With 8,686 constituents, the MSCI ACWI IMI is comprehensive, covering approximately 99% of the global equity investment opportunity set. As of February 28, 2019, the 23 developed markets in the MSCI ACWI IMI include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.K. and the U.S. The 24 emerging markets include 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 United Arab Emirates.

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

 

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Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – 13.5%  
Aerospace & Defense – 0.2%  
  895     Airbus SE   $ 123,325  
  633     Arconic, Inc.     16,357  
  2,500     BAE Systems PLC     16,625  
  901     CAE, Inc.     23,584  
  55     Dassault Aviation SA     78,219  
  95     Elbit Systems Ltd.     14,668  
  255     General Dynamics Corp.     48,774  
  422     HEICO Corp.     61,051  
  716     HEICO Corp. Class A     79,018  
  111     Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     23,199  
  643     L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     135,937  
  505     Lockheed Martin Corp.     193,975  
  3,236     Meggitt PLC     24,423  
  110     MTU Aero Engines AG     30,101  
  782     Northrop Grumman Corp.     287,674  
  256     Raytheon Co.     47,442  
  538     Safran SA     78,140  
  10,577     Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.     29,979  
  1,311     Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A     105,667  
  2,518     Textron, Inc.     113,310  
  193     Thales SA     22,316  
  722     The Boeing Co.     262,873  
  124     TransDigm Group, Inc.     66,752  
  1,968     United Technologies Corp.     256,312  
   

 

 

 
      2,139,721  

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics – 0.1%  
  32,886     Bollore SA     139,621  
  2,502     C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     211,394  
  10,499     Deutsche Post AG     344,531  
  631     Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     44,864  
  693     FedEx Corp.     109,916  
  556     United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B     65,975  
  2,164     XPO Logistics, Inc.*     153,341  
  3,058     Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.     52,883  
   

 

 

 
      1,122,525  

 

 

 
Airlines – 0.0%  
  1,896     Air Canada*     63,727  
  1,113     ANA Holdings, Inc.     38,029  
  1,101     Delta Air Lines, Inc.     63,704  
  1,506     Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.     47,005  
  2,395     Singapore Airlines Ltd.     15,241  
  1,661     Southwest Airlines Co.     86,903  
  1,391     United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*     117,275  
   

 

 

 
      431,884  

 

 

 
Auto Components – 0.1%  
  198     Aptiv PLC     16,468  
  3,965     BorgWarner, Inc.     129,378  
  1,222     Bridgestone Corp.     46,279  
  1,444     Denso Corp.     60,501  
  1,046     Faurecia SE     45,770  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Auto Components – (continued)  
  1,162     Lear Corp.   130,446  
  3,988     Magna International, Inc.     199,669  
  735     Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.     18,241  
  1,887     Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.     22,189  
  4,222     The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.     81,015  
  1,680     Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.     31,196  
  294     Toyota Industries Corp.     16,126  
  804     Valeo SA     22,000  
   

 

 

 
      819,278  

 

 

 
Automobiles – 0.1%  
  412     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     27,535  
  521     Daimler AG     24,453  
  249     Ferrari NV     39,317  
  22,360     Ford Motor Co.     205,041  
  1,736     General Motors Co.     64,388  
  1,988     Harley-Davidson, Inc.     63,417  
  4,700     Honda Motor Co. Ltd.     111,366  
  6,609     Isuzu Motors Ltd.     70,977  
  2,686     Mazda Motor Corp.     22,475  
  2,561     Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.     15,823  
  3,163     Peugeot SA     70,716  
  1,570     Suzuki Motor Corp.     60,445  
  3,140     Toyota Motor Corp.     205,626  
   

 

 

 
      981,579  

 

 

 
Banks – 0.7%  
  1,025     ABN AMRO Bank NV(a)     18,179  
  1,430     Aozora Bank Ltd.     33,010  
  6,596     Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.     118,652  
  8,827     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     41,877  
  24,411     Banco de Sabadell SA     20,917  
  25,437     Banco Santander SA     96,334  
  6,651     Bank Hapoalim BM*     48,797  
  15,743     Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM     107,271  
  19,788     Bank of America Corp.     544,368  
  1,831     Bank of Montreal     125,505  
  13,994     Bank of Queensland Ltd.     86,352  
  35,149     Barclays PLC     58,552  
  1,658     BB&T Corp.     79,004  
  19,337     Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.     145,455  
  2,077     BNP Paribas SA     93,623  
  20,086     BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.     67,554  
  1,018     Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce     78,854  
  1,365     CIT Group, Inc.     58,135  
  5,315     Citigroup, Inc.     342,020  
  1,649     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.     55,637  
  506     Comerica, Inc.     31,195  
  2,969     Commonwealth Bank of Australia     157,919  
  3,311     Credit Agricole SA     37,743  
  1,725     Danske Bank A/S     22,710  
  2,869     DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     50,589  
  2,734     DNB ASA     44,045  
  2,099     Fifth Third Bancorp     55,519  
  260     First Republic Bank     23,327  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   9


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)  
  1,949     Hang Seng Bank Ltd.   $ 40,600  
  33,734     HSBC Holdings PLC     242,873  
  2,966     Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     39,299  
  4,891     ING Groep NV     46,727  
  13,921     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     30,633  
  10,673     Israel Discount Bank Ltd. Class A     44,418  
  4,046     Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.     36,837  
  9,358     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     1,028,070  
  381     KBC Group NV     22,050  
  2,230     KeyCorp.     37,018  
  84,453     Lloyds Banking Group PLC     51,383  
  439     M&T Bank Corp.     64,186  
  6,933     Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.     15,446  
  3,912     Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA     38,879  
  21,923     Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     105,521  
  2,319     Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.     53,423  
  38,785     Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     56,356  
  4,993     National Australia Bank Ltd.     92,021  
  3,794     National Bank of Canada     178,159  
  6,264     Nordea Bank Abp     39,177  
  20,940     Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.     160,485  
  3,538     People’s United Financial, Inc.     50,841  
  2,610     Regions Financial Corp.     38,158  
  7,526     Resona Holdings, Inc.     29,498  
  7,128     Royal Bank of Canada     533,128  
  9,062     Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     20,397  
  5,950     Seven Bank Ltd.     15,556  
  2,594     Shinsei Bank Ltd.     35,456  
  205     Signature Bank     23,913  
  5,390     Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A     46,384  
  3,568     Societe Generale SA     90,323  
  2,813     Standard Chartered PLC     21,377  
  6,873     Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     225,216  
  1,315     Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     42,908  
  685     SunTrust Banks, Inc.     42,134  
  4,564     Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A     40,213  
  29,440     The Bank of East Asia Ltd.     74,324  
  1,961     The Bank of Nova Scotia     104,280  
  694     The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     89,477  
  7,517     The Toronto-Dominion Bank     407,637  
  2,824     U.S. Bancorp     148,797  
  8,568     UniCredit SpA     95,299  
  3,675     United Overseas Bank Ltd.     65,992  
  8,466     Wells Fargo & Co.     394,262  
  4,557     Westpac Banking Corp.     86,472  
  857     Zions Bancorp NA     35,214  
   

 

 

 
      7,823,960  

 

 

 
Beverages – 0.3%  
  1,861     Anheuser-Busch InBev SA     175,900  
  960     Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.     44,756  
  1,475     Brown-Forman Corp. Class B     87,010  
  1,381     Carlsberg A/S Class B     203,984  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Beverages – (continued)  
  4,983     Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.   36,456  
  1,458     Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.     31,667  
  2,887     Coca-Cola European Partners PLC     162,654  
  1,097     Coca-Cola HBC AG*     36,499  
  162     Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A     33,105  
  6,072     Davide Campari-Milano SpA     57,047  
  5,321     Diageo PLC     227,812  
  2,004     Heineken Holding NV     198,329  
  806     Heineken NV     85,757  
  876     Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.     17,288  
  6,953     Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B     357,106  
  2,163     Monster Beverage Corp.*     126,903  
  4,518     PepsiCo, Inc.     617,746  
  570     Pernod Ricard SA     108,819  
  111     Remy Cointreau SA     16,766  
  1,619     Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.     69,763  
  7,365     The Coca-Cola Co.     405,370  
   

 

 

 
      3,100,737  

 

 

 
Biotechnology – 0.2%  
  4,350     AbbVie, Inc.     285,969  
  318     Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     32,042  
  3,949     Alkermes PLC*     82,850  
  976     Amgen, Inc.     203,613  
  1,496     Biogen, Inc.*     328,746  
  2,475     Celgene Corp.*     239,580  
  557     CSL Ltd.     90,225  
  324     Exact Sciences Corp.*     38,627  
  75     Genmab A/S*     15,332  
  2,756     Gilead Sciences, Inc.     175,116  
  2,064     Incyte Corp.*     168,877  
  775     Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     48,988  
  278     PeptiDream, Inc.*     14,546  
  276     Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     80,054  
  1,347     Seattle Genetics, Inc.*     97,846  
  673     Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     121,153  
   

 

 

 
      2,023,564  

 

 

 
Building Products – 0.1%  
  543     AGC, Inc.     15,649  
  1,749     Allegion PLC     168,376  
  2,187     Assa Abloy AB Class B     45,652  
  2,536     Cie de Saint-Gobain     91,441  
  288     Daikin Industries Ltd.     35,610  
  1,121     Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     57,238  
  107     Geberit AG     48,781  
  4,982     Johnson Controls International PLC     212,682  
  699     Lennox International, Inc.     177,392  
  5,980     Masco Corp.     243,565  
  2,008     Owens Corning     115,179  
  404     TOTO Ltd.     14,600  
   

 

 

 
      1,226,165  

 

 

 
Capital Markets – 0.4%  
  4,727     3i Group PLC     63,193  
  1,090     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     140,588  

 

 

 

 

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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Capital Markets – (continued)  
  1,185     ASX Ltd.   $ 68,833  
  127     BlackRock, Inc.     53,665  
  2,318     Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. Class A     119,539  
  911     Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     108,555  
  10,810     CI Financial Corp.     154,916  
  812     CME Group, Inc.     176,440  
  2,878     Credit Suisse Group AG*     33,673  
  5,673     Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     24,409  
  554     Deutsche Boerse AG     81,401  
  2,745     E*TRADE Financial Corp.     114,576  
  3,081     Eaton Vance Corp.     132,853  
  850     FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     231,277  
  735     Franklin Resources, Inc.     19,316  
  8,717     Hargreaves Lansdown PLC     200,083  
  2,475     Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.     75,534  
  1,471     IGM Financial, Inc.     39,730  
  1,382     Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     129,189  
  1,392     Invesco Ltd.     21,854  
  3,954     Investec PLC     20,404  
  1,000     Japan Exchange Group, Inc.     15,811  
  1,016     KKR & Co., Inc. Class A     26,253  
  1,305     London Stock Exchange Group PLC     110,696  
  590     Macquarie Group Ltd.     49,187  
  2,614     Magellan Financial Group Ltd.     89,269  
  308     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     122,467  
  1,598     Moody’s Corp.     344,497  
  3,641     Morgan Stanley     151,065  
  278     MSCI, Inc.     65,227  
  530     Nasdaq, Inc.     52,915  
  12,110     Natixis SA     46,867  
  594     Northern Trust Corp.     52,230  
  160     Partners Group Holding AG     130,229  
  484     Raymond James Financial, Inc.     37,999  
  1,631     S&P Global, Inc.     424,370  
  645     Schroders PLC     21,491  
  1,766     SEI Investments Co.     101,563  
  33,802     Singapore Exchange Ltd.     199,545  
  1,810     St. James’s Place PLC     20,302  
  17,042     Standard Life Aberdeen PLC     51,842  
  1,818     State Street Corp.     93,282  
  1,236     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     136,726  
  558     TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.     24,781  
  2,157     The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     90,723  
  1,101     The Charles Schwab Corp.     42,135  
  6,478     UBS Group AG*     68,781  
   

 

 

 
      4,580,281  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 0.2%  
  862     Air Liquide SA     120,103  
  614     Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     138,715  
  1,103     Akzo Nobel NV     98,869  
  1,703     Arkema SA     149,596  
  647     Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.*     18,685  
  555     BASF SE     36,723  
  147     Celanese Corp.     16,665  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Chemicals – (continued)  
  333     CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   16,047  
  365     Chr Hansen Holding A/S     30,692  
  933     Corteva, Inc.     27,356  
  1,562     Covestro AG(a)     70,983  
  937     Croda International PLC     53,791  
  469     Dow, Inc.     19,993  
  327     DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     22,213  
  1,290     Eastman Chemical Co.     84,327  
  1,277     Ecolab, Inc.     263,458  
  86     EMS-Chemie Holding AG     51,353  
  186     FMC Corp.     16,057  
  34     Givaudan SA     92,199  
  13,131     Incitec Pivot Ltd.     28,349  
  472     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     51,802  
  366     Koninklijke DSM NV     45,517  
  889     Linde PLC     167,941  
  465     LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A     35,982  
  1,783     Methanex Corp.     57,799  
  5,794     Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     39,715  
  2,131     Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     45,463  
  350     Nissan Chemical Corp.     14,788  
  898     Novozymes A/S Class B     38,281  
  2,141     Orica Ltd.     30,998  
  440     PPG Industries, Inc.     48,748  
  153     Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.     15,411  
  842     Showa Denko KK     21,679  
  159     Sika AG     22,884  
  312     Solvay SA     31,536  
  499     Symrise AG     46,649  
  2,221     Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.     43,968  
  2,378     Teijin Ltd.     42,699  
  136     The Sherwin-Williams Co.     71,638  
  1,559     Westlake Chemical Corp.     91,342  
   

 

 

 
      2,321,014  

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.1%  
  8,334     Brambles Ltd.     63,344  
  937     Cintas Corp.     247,181  
  751     Copart, Inc.*     56,618  
  1,745     Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.     37,719  
  1,121     Edenred     54,586  
  5,644     Rentokil Initial PLC     31,012  
  1,202     Republic Services, Inc.     107,278  
  6,438     Rollins, Inc.     211,231  
  460     Secom Co. Ltd.     39,195  
  4,454     Securitas AB Class B     66,791  
  714     Societe BIC SA     45,625  
  312     Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.     15,719  
  2,067     Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.     32,925  
  1,158     Waste Connections, Inc.     106,420  
  1,407     Waste Management, Inc.     167,925  
   

 

 

 
      1,283,569  

 

 

 
Communications Equipment – 0.1%  
  238     Arista Networks, Inc.*     53,936  
  10,836     Cisco Systems, Inc.     507,233  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   11


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Communications Equipment – (continued)  
  1,409     F5 Networks, Inc.*   $ 181,381  
  3,182     Juniper Networks, Inc.     73,695  
  508     Motorola Solutions, Inc.     91,902  
  3,118     Nokia Oyj     15,426  
  6,541     Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B     51,184  
   

 

 

 
      974,757  

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering – 0.1%  
  3,155     ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA     119,390  
  425     Bouygues SA     16,144  
  1,849     CIMIC Group Ltd.     38,583  
  1,424     Eiffage SA     147,560  
  2,587     Ferrovial SA     73,635  
  6,505     Fluor Corp.     114,943  
  728     HOCHTIEF AG     79,390  
  1,040     Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     92,414  
  1,674     Obayashi Corp.     15,406  
  6,199     Skanska AB Class B     116,323  
  1,724     Vinci SA     188,360  
  4,824     WSP Global, Inc.     261,164  
   

 

 

 
      1,263,312  

 

 

 
Construction Materials – 0.0%  
  760     CRH PLC     25,436  
  848     HeidelbergCement AG     58,889  
  1,594     LafargeHolcim Ltd.*     75,667  
  61     Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     15,480  
   

 

 

 
      175,472  

 

 

 
Consumer Finance – 0.1%  
  4,356     Acom Co. Ltd.     15,359  
  4,672     Ally Financial, Inc.     146,467  
  3,000     American Express Co.     361,110  
  1,753     Capital One Financial Corp.     151,845  
  2,054     Credit Saison Co. Ltd.     22,825  
  2,480     Discover Financial Services     198,326  
  5,706     Synchrony Financial     182,877  
   

 

 

 
      1,078,809  

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging – 0.1%  
  1,629     Amcor PLC*     15,997  
  208     Avery Dennison Corp.     24,038  
  1,674     Ball Corp.     134,606  
  919     Crown Holdings, Inc.*     60,507  
  2,189     International Paper Co.     85,590  
  169     Packaging Corp. of America     16,998  
  460     Sealed Air Corp.     18,317  
  4,627     Smurfit Kappa Group PLC     142,800  
  3,410     Westrock Co.     116,554  
   

 

 

 
      615,407  

 

 

 
Distributors – 0.0%  
  1,773     Genuine Parts Co.     160,084  
  1,638     Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.     36,385  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Distributors – (continued)  
  5,826     LKQ Corp.*   153,049  
   

 

 

 
      349,518  

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.0%  
  1,808     Benesse Holdings, Inc.     46,243  
  4,564     H&R Block, Inc.     110,540  
   

 

 

 
      156,783  

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services – 0.1%  
  4,055     AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.     84,222  
  2,679     Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B*     544,936  
  3,378     Challenger Ltd.     15,278  
  819     Eurazeo SE     54,174  
  2,422     EXOR NV     164,550  
  342     Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA     31,958  
  2,453     Industrivarden AB Class C     51,403  
  1,702     Investor AB Class B     79,955  
  603     Kinnevik AB Class B     16,447  
  1,234     L E Lundbergforetagen AB Class B     46,265  
  2,913     Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.     15,712  
  4,364     Onex Corp.     256,386  
  4,094     ORIX Corp.     60,407  
  1,311     Pargesa Holding SA     96,062  
  1,033     Tokyo Century Corp.     41,561  
  1,647     Voya Financial, Inc.     81,230  
  189     Wendel SA     26,491  
   

 

 

 
      1,667,037  

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.2%  
  20,535     AT&T, Inc.     724,064  
  1,043     BCE, Inc.     49,353  
  11,845     BT Group PLC     23,863  
  759     Cellnex Telecom SA*(a)     30,417  
  13,008     CenturyLink, Inc.     148,031  
  10,347     Deutsche Telekom AG     172,739  
  627     Elisa Oyj     31,533  
  37,703     HKT Trust and HKT Ltd.     58,897  
  15,596     Koninklijke KPN NV     49,397  
  4,752     Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     227,801  
  3,682     Orange SA     55,942  
  64,218     PCCW Ltd.     34,782  
  1,585     Proximus SADP     46,877  
  15,280     Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.     37,569  
  5,538     Spark New Zealand Ltd.     15,418  
  153     Swisscom AG     76,597  
  86,846     Telecom Italia SpA*     46,427  
  78,061     Telecom Italia SpA RSP     39,951  
  6,266     Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG     15,957  
  8,726     Telefonica SA     60,624  
  3,393     Telenor ASA     69,637  
  8,289     Telia Co. AB     36,285  
  12,507     Telstra Corp. Ltd.     31,311  
  1,660     TELUS Corp.     60,134  
  14,582     TPG Telecom Ltd.     65,379  
  10,412     Verizon Communications, Inc.     605,562  
   

 

 

 
      2,814,547  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL MANAGED BETA FUND

 

 

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Electric Utilities – 0.3%  
  1,649     Alliant Energy Corp.   $ 86,490  
  1,542     American Electric Power Co., Inc.     140,553  
  31,146     AusNet Services     37,728  
  1,057     Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     15,577  
  5,520     CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.     37,161  
  3,420     CLP Holdings Ltd.     35,196  
  1,753     Duke Energy Corp.     162,573  
  438     Edison International     31,654  
  52,684     EDP – Energias de Portugal SA     199,135  
  1,284     Emera, Inc.     55,627  
  2,652     Endesa SA     68,159  
  21,218     Enel SpA     153,932  
  1,029     Entergy Corp.     116,112  
  1,515     Evergy, Inc.     98,475  
  1,480     Eversource Energy     118,592  
  2,862     Exelon Corp.     135,258  
  2,166     FirstEnergy Corp.     99,636  
  2,658     Fortis, Inc.     109,742  
  706     Fortum Oyj     15,542  
  32,706     HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.     31,317  
  2,970     Hydro One Ltd.(a)     55,055  
  23,554     Iberdrola SA     242,465  
  3,280     Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     32,375  
  1,024     NextEra Energy, Inc.     224,338  
  1,976     OGE Energy Corp.     84,711  
  911     Orsted A/S(a)     86,942  
  1,052     Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     100,266  
  3,998     Power Assets Holdings Ltd.     26,584  
  4,085     PPL Corp.     120,712  
  1,122     Red Electrica Corp. SA     22,281  
  2,027     SSE PLC     28,438  
  12,390     Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA     78,071  
  2,899     The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     37,019  
  2,685     The Southern Co.     156,428  
  2,586     Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     25,836  
  619     Verbund AG     36,857  
  1,989     Xcel Energy, Inc.     127,734  
   

 

 

 
      3,234,571  

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment – 0.1%  
  2,287     ABB Ltd.     43,490  
  1,520     Acuity Brands, Inc.     190,623  
  823     AMETEK, Inc.     70,720  
  1,541     Eaton Corp. PLC     124,390  
  642     Emerson Electric Co.     38,257  
  620     Legrand SA     43,773  
  783     Prysmian SpA     17,184  
  642     Rockwell Automation, Inc.     98,091  
  988     Schneider Electric SE     82,759  
  1,259     Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*     57,385  
  541     Vestas Wind Systems A/S     39,782  
   

 

 

 
      806,454  

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.1%  
  624     Amphenol Corp. Class A     54,625  
  2,812     Arrow Electronics, Inc.*     194,590  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – (continued)  
  2,651     CDW Corp.   306,190  
  1,163     Cognex Corp.     52,428  
  1,016     Corning, Inc.     28,296  
  665     FLIR Systems, Inc.     32,765  
  3,419     Halma PLC     82,002  
  279     Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.     15,038  
  1,709     Hitachi Ltd.     58,298  
  177     Ingenico Group SA     17,553  
  1,580     Keysight Technologies, Inc.*     153,039  
  256     Kyocera Corp.     15,194  
  2,307     Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.     47,799  
  994     Omron Corp.     49,086  
  559     TE Connectivity Ltd.     50,992  
  660     Trimble, Inc.*     24,763  
  825     Yokogawa Electric Corp.     14,968  
  176     Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A*     36,085  
   

 

 

 
      1,233,711  

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services – 0.0%  
  1,558     National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     31,830  
  737     Schlumberger Ltd.     23,901  
   

 

 

 
      55,731  

 

 

 
Entertainment – 0.1%  
  334     Activision Blizzard, Inc.     16,900  
  427     Electronic Arts, Inc.*     40,001  
  970     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One Class C*     40,488  
  986     Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*     68,537  
  399     Netflix, Inc.*     117,206  
  1,675     Nexon Co. Ltd.*     22,603  
  40     Nintendo Co. Ltd.     15,136  
  140     Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*     18,476  
  3,125     The Walt Disney Co.     428,938  
  834     Toho Co. Ltd.     35,339  
  1,312     Ubisoft Entertainment SA*     105,786  
  6,423     Viacom, Inc. Class B     160,447  
  2,451     Vivendi SA     68,540  
   

 

 

 
      1,138,397  

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.4%  
  694     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     103,989  
  962     American Tower Corp.     221,443  
  22,935     Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust     50,874  
  516     AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     109,681  
  629     Boston Properties, Inc.     80,776  
  1,267     Camden Property Trust     137,153  
  25,440     CapitaLand Commercial Trust     39,025  
  22,165     CapitaLand Mall Trust     42,301  
  515     Covivio     54,790  
  1,047     Crown Castle International Corp.     151,993  
  14     Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.     36,948  
  4,704     Dexus     40,856  
  1,397     Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     172,711  
  1,861     Duke Realty Corp.     61,915  
  171     Equinix, Inc.     95,124  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   13


GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL MANAGED BETA FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – (continued)  
  988     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.   $ 133,103  
  1,405     Equity Residential     119,088  
  474     Essex Property Trust, Inc.     152,277  
  556     Extra Space Storage, Inc.     67,788  
  355     Federal Realty Investment Trust     45,870  
  236     Gecina SA     37,411  
  6,503     Goodman Group     63,519  
  3,121     H&R Real Estate Investment Trust     53,048  
  2,436     HCP, Inc.     84,554  
  11,853     Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     190,122  
  351     ICADE     31,035  
  2,604     Invitation Homes, Inc.     74,891  
  736     Iron Mountain, Inc.     23,442  
  13     Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.     59,349  
  15     Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.     99,824  
  31     Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.     62,038  
  3,009     Kimco Realty Corp.     55,305  
  1,038     Klepierre SA     31,682  
  4,148     Land Securities Group PLC     39,180  
  1,243     Liberty Property Trust     64,785  
  6,466     Link REIT     72,486  
  773     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     97,924  
  25,215     Mirvac Group     54,122  
  1,613     National Retail Properties, Inc.     90,570  
  10     Nippon Building Fund, Inc.     73,419  
  27     Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.     73,134  
  45     Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.     78,569  
  1,475     Prologis, Inc.     123,339  
  372     Public Storage     98,483  
  1,314     Realty Income Corp.     96,986  
  955     Regency Centers Corp.     61,607  
  2,724     RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust     54,177  
  424     SBA Communications Corp.     111,270  
  11,146     Scentre Group     30,296  
  5,894     Segro PLC     56,387  
  417     Simon Property Group, Inc.     62,108  
  514     SL Green Realty Corp.     41,233  
  1,820     SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust     43,279  
  10,224     Stockland     31,083  
  764     Sun Communities, Inc.     112,919  
  25,680     Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust     35,689  
  5,684     The British Land Co. PLC     35,291  
  16,181     The GPT Group     69,578  
  693     The Macerich Co.     19,771  
  1,900     UDR, Inc.     91,542  
  244     Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield     31,939  
  27     United Urban Investment Corp.     50,621  
  1,171     Ventas, Inc.     85,940  
  10,326     VEREIT, Inc.     100,678  
  16,529     Vicinity Centres     28,813  
  711     Vornado Realty Trust     42,994  
  1,087     Welltower, Inc.     97,352  
  613     Weyerhaeuser Co.     16,128  
  1,708     WP Carey, Inc.     153,378  
   

 

 

 
      5,210,995  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.4%  
  911     Aeon Co. Ltd.   16,147  
  1,832     Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class B     115,308  
  7,061     Carrefour SA     120,338  
  457     Casino Guichard Perrachon SA     19,237  
  16,643     Coles Group Ltd.     155,127  
  3,096     Colruyt SA     158,462  
  1,523     Costco Wholesale Corp.     448,919  
  27,109     Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd.     193,896  
  10,546     Empire Co. Ltd. Class A     290,938  
  851     George Weston Ltd.     69,140  
  1,271     ICA Gruppen AB     62,370  
  6,492     J Sainsbury PLC     15,534  
  12,025     Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     198,439  
  13,905     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV     325,730  
  1,322     Lawson, Inc.     65,613  
  2,366     Loblaw Cos. Ltd.     129,496  
  4,563     METRO AG     70,651  
  1,078     Metro, Inc.     45,739  
  2,493     Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.     88,168  
  3,456     Sundrug Co. Ltd.     107,431  
  4,411     Sysco Corp.     327,870  
  35,906     Tesco PLC     95,973  
  10,206     The Kroger Co.     241,678  
  1,474     Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.     160,701  
  4,897     Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     250,677  
  6,347     Walmart, Inc.     725,208  
  2,994     Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.     156,274  
  19,974     Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC     44,552  
  9,350     Woolworths Group Ltd.     237,853  
   

 

 

 
      4,937,469  

 

 

 
Food Products – 0.4%  
  3,611     a2 Milk Co. Ltd.*     32,822  
  7,009     Ajinomoto Co., Inc.     127,715  
  1,549     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     58,939  
  2,546     Associated British Foods PLC     70,439  
  8     Barry Callebaut AG     16,402  
  2,555     Bunge Ltd.     136,463  
  2,487     Calbee, Inc.     75,795  
  1,425     Campbell Soup Co.     64,125  
  6     Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (Food Products)     119,301  
  3,567     Conagra Brands, Inc.     101,160  
  3,958     Danone SA     354,594  
  4,015     General Mills, Inc.     216,007  
  488,462     Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.     93,117  
  1,839     Hormel Foods Corp.     78,360  
  2,387     Ingredion, Inc.     184,443  
  712     Kellogg Co.     44,714  
  687     Kerry Group PLC Class A     81,772  
  531     Kikkoman Corp.     23,867  
  527     Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.     37,096  
  652     McCormick & Co., Inc.     106,191  
  311     MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.     21,591  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Food Products – (continued)  
  3,529     Mondelez International, Inc. Class A   $ 194,871  
  1,885     Mowi ASA     45,091  
  7,464     Nestle SA     838,762  
  937     Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.     17,612  
  4,833     Orkla ASA     44,280  
  1,585     Saputo, Inc.     47,643  
  1,467     The Hershey Co.     232,490  
  1,414     The J.M. Smucker Co.     148,696  
  2,630     The Kraft Heinz Co.     67,118  
  469     Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.     19,082  
  2,956     Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A     275,026  
  48,686     Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.     226,271  
  24,551     WH Group Ltd.(a)     19,674  
  36,338     Wilmar International Ltd.     99,605  
  7,214     Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.     125,274  
   

 

 

 
      4,446,408  

 

 

 
Gas Utilities – 0.1%  
  5,526     APA Group     40,939  
  1,032     Atmos Energy Corp.     113,757  
  1,027     Enagas SA     22,361  
  40,596     Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.     78,286  
  2,228     Naturgy Energy Group SA     58,389  
  894     Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.     15,990  
  17,060     Snam SpA     86,519  
  416     Toho Gas Co. Ltd.     16,136  
  1,079     Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.     27,255  
  5,044     UGI Corp.     245,491  
   

 

 

 
      705,123  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.4%  
  3,234     Abbott Laboratories     275,925  
  684     ABIOMED, Inc.*     132,060  
  637     Alcon, Inc.*     38,737  
  942     Align Technology, Inc.*     172,490  
  1,170     Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.     26,094  
  2,605     Baxter International, Inc.     229,110  
  365     Becton Dickinson & Co.     92,681  
  584     BioMerieux     47,473  
  3,165     Boston Scientific Corp.*     135,240  
  311     Carl Zeiss Meditec AG     35,941  
  1,085     Cochlear Ltd.     158,852  
  904     Coloplast A/S Class B     107,765  
  1,332     Danaher Corp.     189,264  
  508     Demant A/S*     15,392  
  884     DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.     46,101  
  110     DexCom, Inc.*     18,877  
  1,126     Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*     249,792  
  1,343     Hologic, Inc.*     66,304  
  2,216     Hoya Corp.     180,169  
  999     IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     289,450  
  76     Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*     38,862  
  2,850     Koninklijke Philips NV     134,333  
  2,676     Medtronic PLC     288,714  
  10,304     Olympus Corp.     120,485  
  1,448     ResMed, Inc.     201,706  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – (continued)  
  803     Siemens Healthineers AG(a)   31,584  
  6,236     Smith & Nephew PLC     149,432  
  624     Sonova Holding AG     145,030  
  641     STERIS PLC     98,970  
  125     Straumann Holding AG     98,273  
  679     Stryker Corp.     149,828  
  491     Sysmex Corp.     31,293  
  172     Teleflex, Inc.     62,594  
  536     Terumo Corp.     15,553  
  238     The Cooper Cos., Inc.     73,720  
  1,305     Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*     138,239  
  430     Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     59,856  
   

 

 

 
      4,346,189  

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services – 0.3%  
  1,678     AmerisourceBergen Corp.     138,049  
  692     Anthem, Inc.     180,972  
  3,759     Cardinal Health, Inc.     162,126  
  2,903     Centene Corp.*     135,338  
  1,735     Cigna Corp.     267,138  
  4,840     CVS Health Corp.     294,853  
  2,262     DaVita, Inc.*     127,509  
  544     Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA     36,610  
  448     Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA     21,778  
  1,982     HCA Healthcare, Inc.     238,236  
  3,162     Henry Schein, Inc.*     194,842  
  154     Humana, Inc.     43,614  
  1,455     Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*     243,800  
  1,470     McKesson Corp.     203,257  
  3,205     Medipal Holdings Corp.     68,031  
  1,764     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     180,581  
  993     Ramsay Health Care Ltd.     43,859  
  1,792     Sonic Healthcare Ltd.     35,473  
  861     Suzuken Co. Ltd.     46,227  
  2,327     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     544,518  
  1,164     Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B     168,291  
  84     WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*     22,742  
   

 

 

 
      3,397,844  

 

 

 
Health Care Technology – 0.0%  
  3,542     Cerner Corp.     244,079  
  969     Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A*     155,408  
   

 

 

 
      399,487  

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.3%  
  823     Accor SA     35,532  
  5,147     Aramark     210,306  
  1,836     Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.     36,778  
  659     Carnival Corp.     29,049  
  80     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*     67,074  
  3,677     Compass Group PLC     93,257  
  370     Darden Restaurants, Inc.     44,763  
  902     Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     204,610  
  4,946     Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.     155,112  
  2,054     GVC Holdings PLC     15,760  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   15


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – (continued)  
  819     Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   $ 75,651  
  2,794     InterContinental Hotels Group PLC     174,877  
  560     Marriott International, Inc. Class A     70,594  
  1,474     McDonald’s Corp.     321,288  
  779     McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.     36,541  
  1,661     MGM Resorts International     46,608  
  2,609     Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*     132,407  
  400     Oriental Land Co. Ltd.     58,188  
  486     Restaurant Brands International, Inc.     38,113  
  215     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     22,420  
  23,298     Shangri-La Asia Ltd.     24,323  
  476     Sodexo SA     53,936  
  6,832     Starbucks Corp.     659,698  
  9,053     Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.     28,731  
  2,186     The Stars Group, Inc.*     33,215  
  71     Vail Resorts, Inc.     16,776  
  21,794     Wynn Macau Ltd.     43,432  
  2,750     Yum! Brands, Inc.     321,145  
   

 

 

 
      3,050,184  

 

 

 
Household Durables – 0.1%  
  28,605     Barratt Developments PLC     220,820  
  2,385     Berkeley Group Holdings PLC     113,908  
  1,131     Casio Computer Co. Ltd.     15,790  
  312     D.R. Horton, Inc.     15,435  
  635     Garmin Ltd.     51,797  
  2,652     Husqvarna AB Class B     20,583  
  1,543     Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.     23,992  
  761     Leggett & Platt, Inc.     28,302  
  1,598     Lennar Corp. Class A     81,498  
  327     Mohawk Industries, Inc.*     38,877  
  976     Newell Brands, Inc.     16,202  
  25     NVR, Inc.*     89,975  
  2,890     Panasonic Corp.     22,261  
  1,944     PulteGroup, Inc.     65,707  
  247     Rinnai Corp.     15,486  
  670     Roku, Inc.*     101,411  
  434     SEB SA     67,491  
  1,057     Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.     15,206  
  2,797     Sekisui House Ltd.     49,607  
  2,372     Sony Corp.     135,115  
  23,943     Taylor Wimpey PLC     42,613  
   

 

 

 
      1,232,076  

 

 

 
Household Products – 0.2%  
  1,266     Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     101,001  
  5,481     Colgate-Palmolive Co.     406,416  
  1,664     Essity AB Class B     51,981  
  1,180     Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Household Products)     114,016  
  1,527     Kimberly-Clark Corp.     215,475  
  2,631     Lion Corp.     51,080  
  1,619     Pigeon Corp.     58,694  
  1,157     Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     90,421  
  1,465     The Clorox Co.     231,704  
  5,507     The Procter & Gamble Co.     662,107  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Household Products – (continued)  
  529     Unicharm Corp.   16,239  
   

 

 

 
      1,999,134  

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.1%  
  3,473     AES Corp.     53,241  
  2,190     Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.     50,710  
  15,841     Meridian Energy Ltd.     49,683  
  8,570     NRG Energy, Inc.     311,948  
  1,190     Uniper SE     36,107  
  15,577     Vistra Energy Corp.     388,646  
   

 

 

 
      890,335  

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates – 0.1%  
  1,063     3M Co.     171,908  
  21,501     CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.     186,904  
  253     DCC PLC     21,561  
  2,711     General Electric Co.     22,366  
  1,474     Honeywell International, Inc.     242,650  
  1,385     Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.     75,313  
  843     Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.     26,654  
  1,027     Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.     43,003  
  11,167     NWS Holdings Ltd.     19,197  
  254     Roper Technologies, Inc.     93,157  
  641     Siemens AG     64,102  
  791     Smiths Group PLC     16,119  
   

 

 

 
      982,934  

 

 

 
Insurance – 0.7%  
  8,122     Admiral Group PLC     212,842  
  33,140     Aegon NV     126,153  
  2,561     Aflac, Inc.     128,511  
  1,306     Ageas     69,971  
  16,775     AIA Group Ltd.     162,328  
  113     Alleghany Corp.*     84,672  
  1,201     Allianz SE     265,065  
  522     American Financial Group, Inc.     52,706  
  1,329     American International Group, Inc.     69,161  
  1,269     Aon PLC     247,265  
  3,046     Arch Capital Group Ltd.*     120,317  
  1,700     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     154,207  
  7,809     Assicurazioni Generali SpA     141,948  
  525     Assurant, Inc.     64,575  
  2,337     Athene Holding Ltd. Class A*     90,816  
  20,657     Aviva PLC     89,179  
  4,282     AXA SA     98,189  
  475     Baloise Holding AG     81,245  
  2,024     Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*     71,366  
  1,486     Chubb Ltd.     232,232  
  1,004     Cincinnati Financial Corp.     112,940  
  3,785     CNP Assurances     68,759  
  2,060     Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.     28,014  
  22,196     Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     76,590  
  508     Erie Indemnity Co. Class A     111,409  
  237     Everest Re Group Ltd.     55,904  
  49     Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.     21,834  
  804     Fidelity National Financial, Inc.     35,328  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Insurance – (continued)  
  4,939     Gjensidige Forsikring ASA   $ 95,312  
  828     Globe Life, Inc.     73,907  
  4,402     Great-West Lifeco, Inc.     93,833  
  548     Hannover Rueck SE     87,297  
  4,923     iA Financial Corp., Inc.     204,737  
  7,993     Insurance Australia Group Ltd.     43,339  
  739     Intact Financial Corp.     72,224  
  7,225     Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.     65,654  
  23,802     Legal & General Group PLC     63,770  
  2,384     Lincoln National Corp.     126,066  
  2,309     Loews Corp.     110,994  
  5,208     Manulife Financial Corp.     86,409  
  11,762     Mapfre SA     30,652  
  44     Markel Corp.*     50,296  
  1,600     Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     159,824  
  12,505     Medibank Pvt. Ltd.     30,638  
  3,727     MetLife, Inc.     165,106  
  1,821     MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     57,799  
  566     Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen     135,516  
  2,321     NN Group NV     77,774  
  6,961     Poste Italiane SpA(a)     75,066  
  4,231     Power Corp. of Canada     89,202  
  4,032     Power Financial Corp.     85,976  
  1,436     Principal Financial Group, Inc.     76,424  
  1,715     Prudential Financial, Inc.     137,354  
  2,394     Prudential PLC     39,903  
  6,287     QBE Insurance Group Ltd.     52,983  
  643     Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     99,003  
  519     RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     93,705  
  7,533     RSA Insurance Group PLC     48,075  
  1,100     Sampo Oyj Class A     43,704  
  970     SCOR SE     38,701  
  878     Sompo Holdings, Inc.     35,002  
  2,333     Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.     53,777  
  1,730     Sun Life Financial, Inc.     70,907  
  11,484     Suncorp Group Ltd.     106,615  
  352     Swiss Life Holding AG     167,385  
  998     Swiss Re AG     96,281  
  2,559     The Allstate Corp.     262,016  
  1,442     The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     84,040  
  2,277     The Progressive Corp.     172,597  
  878     The Travelers Cos., Inc.     129,031  
  1,704     Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     87,637  
  2,073     Tryg A/S     61,964  
  1,412     Unum Group     35,879  
  1,634     W.R. Berkley Corp.     116,423  
  592     Willis Towers Watson PLC     117,198  
  625     Zurich Insurance Group AG     222,723  
   

 

 

 
      7,604,244  

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services – 0.3%  
  742     Alphabet, Inc. Class A*     883,373  
  805     Alphabet, Inc. Class C*     956,421  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Interactive Media & Services – (continued)  
  34,991     Auto Trader Group PLC(a)   226,835  
  6,774     Facebook, Inc. Class A*     1,257,729  
  8,140     Kakaku.com, Inc.     203,563  
  557     LINE Corp.*     19,653  
  838     REA Group Ltd.     58,854  
  989     Snap, Inc. Class A*     15,656  
  4,086     TripAdvisor, Inc.*     155,227  
  443     Twitter, Inc.*     18,894  
   

 

 

 
      3,796,205  

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.3%  
  1,263     Amazon.com, Inc.*     2,243,454  
  175     Booking Holdings, Inc.*     344,122  
  2,225     eBay, Inc.     89,645  
  921     Expedia Group, Inc.     119,822  
  82     MercadoLibre, Inc.*     48,757  
  5,636     Ocado Group PLC*     88,948  
  18,151     Qurate Retail, Inc.*     194,397  
  9,073     Rakuten, Inc.     85,371  
  1,721     Wayfair, Inc. Class A*     194,026  
  3,533     Zalando SE*(a)     175,280  
  7,864     ZOZO, Inc.     156,636  
   

 

 

 
      3,740,458  

 

 

 
IT Services – 0.6%  
  2,719     Accenture PLC Class A     538,824  
  661     Akamai Technologies, Inc.*     58,915  
  1,904     Alliance Data Systems Corp.     234,097  
  1,463     Amadeus IT Group SA     109,097  
  2,740     Atos SE     207,306  
  1,067     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     181,219  
  483     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     62,519  
  578     Capgemini SE     69,353  
  978     CGI, Inc.*     76,703  
  2,976     Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A     182,697  
  8,807     DXC Technology Co.     292,568  
  373     EPAM Systems, Inc.*     71,366  
  1,753     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     238,794  
  1,291     Fiserv, Inc.*     138,059  
  299     FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*     89,222  
  745     Fujitsu Ltd.     57,453  
  541     Gartner, Inc.*     72,315  
  613     Global Payments, Inc.     101,746  
  323     GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.     24,991  
  351     GoDaddy, Inc. Class A*     22,232  
  3,337     International Business Machines Corp.     452,264  
  493     Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     71,465  
  3,445     Leidos Holdings, Inc.     300,955  
  2,202     Mastercard, Inc. Class A     619,577  
  277     MongoDB, Inc.*     42,190  
  2,940     NTT Data Corp.     37,868  
  376     Obic Co. Ltd.     42,937  
  496     Okta, Inc.*     62,744  
  2,797     Paychex, Inc.     228,515  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   17


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
IT Services – (continued)  
  2,155     PayPal Holdings, Inc.*   $ 235,003  
  5,657     Sabre Corp.     133,731  
  244     Shopify, Inc. Class A*     93,982  
  446     Square, Inc. Class A*     27,581  
  8,664     The Western Union Co.     191,648  
  608     Total System Services, Inc.     81,606  
  389     Twilio, Inc. Class A*     50,753  
  1,007     VeriSign, Inc.*     205,277  
  3,198     Visa, Inc. Class A     578,262  
  1,260     Wix.com Ltd.*     176,715  
   

 

 

 
      6,462,549  

 

 

 
Leisure Products – 0.0%  
  712     Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     41,835  
  984     Hasbro, Inc.     108,703  
  696     Sankyo Co. Ltd.     24,078  
  208     Shimano, Inc.     29,875  
   

 

 

 
      204,491  

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.1%  
  1,022     Agilent Technologies, Inc.     72,674  
  196     Illumina, Inc.*     55,143  
  512     IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*     79,437  
  248     Lonza Group AG*     88,024  
  358     Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*     235,131  
  481     PerkinElmer, Inc.     39,779  
  1,030     QIAGEN NV*     35,895  
  393     Sartorius Stedim Biotech     60,829  
  841     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     241,417  
  524     Waters Corp.*     111,030  
   

 

 

 
      1,019,359  

 

 

 
Machinery – 0.2%  
  836     Alstom SA     35,744  
  425     ANDRITZ AG     14,963  
  1,073     Atlas Copco AB Class A     32,081  
  681     Caterpillar, Inc.     81,039  
  1,232     Cummins, Inc.     183,901  
  439     Deere & Co.     68,005  
  779     Dover Corp.     73,023  
  640     Fortive Corp.     45,376  
  345     IDEX Corp.     56,825  
  829     Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     124,234  
  730     Ingersoll-Rand PLC     88,396  
  794     Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.     15,539  
  866     KION Group AG     41,967  
  499     Knorr-Bremse AG     46,611  
  727     Kone Oyj Class B     42,071  
  2,964     MISUMI Group, Inc.     67,039  
  3,503     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.     131,499  
  1,130     NGK Insulators Ltd.     15,140  
  913     PACCAR, Inc.     59,856  
  1,166     Parker-Hannifin Corp.     193,288  
  650     Pentair PLC     23,348  
  1,093     Sandvik AB     15,699  
  407     Schindler Holding AG (Machinery)     92,827  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Machinery – (continued)  
  4,725     SKF AB Class B   76,281  
  40     SMC Corp.     15,080  
  1,517     Snap-on, Inc.     225,548  
  439     Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC     43,022  
  433     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     57,528  
  6,940     Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.     47,870  
  421     The Middleby Corp.*     46,167  
  1,571     Volvo AB Class B     21,741  
  168     WABCO Holdings, Inc.*     22,430  
  1,164     Wabtec Corp.     80,560  
  596     Xylem, Inc.     45,660  
  30,112     Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.     19,688  
   

 

 

 
      2,250,046  

 

 

 
Marine – 0.0%  
  129     AP Moller – Maersk A/S Class A     128,482  
  122     AP Moller – Maersk A/S Class B     129,933  
  1,108     Kuehne & Nagel International AG     161,429  
  1,013     Nippon Yusen KK     15,090  
   

 

 

 
      434,934  

 

 

 
Media – 0.2%  
  220     Axel Springer SE*     15,112  
  1,050     CBS Corp. Class B     44,163  
  340     Charter Communications, Inc. Class A*     139,261  
  13,055     Comcast Corp. Class A     577,814  
  5,070     CyberAgent, Inc.     228,179  
  2,602     Discovery, Inc. Class A*     71,815  
  3,734     Discovery, Inc. Class C*     97,196  
  3,299     Fox Corp. Class A     109,428  
  3,091     Fox Corp. Class B     101,385  
  2,474     Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.     36,480  
  2,987     Informa PLC     31,637  
  857     Liberty Broadband Corp. Class C*     90,362  
  2,410     Liberty Global PLC Class A*     64,395  
  3,343     Liberty Global PLC Class C*     87,319  
  3,821     Liberty Media Corp. – Liberty SiriusXM Class C*     155,935  
  3,891     Liberty Media Corp. – Liberty SiriusXM, Class A*     157,547  
  11,532     News Corp. Class A     158,565  
  1,171     Omnicom Group, Inc.     89,066  
  2,453     Pearson PLC     24,861  
  1,506     Publicis Groupe SA     72,248  
  1,596     Quebecor, Inc. Class B     35,950  
  326     RTL Group SA     15,184  
  6,350     Schibsted ASA Class B     183,851  
  1,717     Shaw Communications, Inc. Class B     32,627  
  5,838     Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     36,021  
  6,023     The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.     119,737  
  8,405     WPP PLC     99,435  
   

 

 

 
      2,875,573  

 

 

 
Metals & Mining – 0.2%  
  749     Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.     46,828  
  3,325     Anglo American PLC     72,051  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Metals & Mining – (continued)  
  11,926     ArcelorMittal   $ 171,749  
  3,074     Barrick Gold Corp.     59,591  
  5,031     BHP Group Ltd.     123,498  
  3,496     BHP Group PLC     75,631  
  14,188     BlueScope Steel Ltd.     119,373  
  12,520     Evraz PLC     75,622  
  6,980     Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.     37,658  
  637     Franco-Nevada Corp.     62,226  
  55,883     Glencore PLC*     160,347  
  3,053     Kinross Gold Corp.*     15,180  
  930     Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.     45,222  
  865     Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.     21,011  
  1,203     Mitsubishi Materials Corp.     29,127  
  1,903     Newcrest Mining Ltd.     47,563  
  1,523     Newmont Goldcorp Corp.     60,753  
  1,467     Nippon Steel Corp.     20,488  
  2,217     Nucor Corp.     108,589  
  1,668     Rio Tinto Ltd.     98,366  
  2,063     Rio Tinto PLC     104,565  
  87,313     South32 Ltd.     154,286  
  3,932     Steel Dynamics, Inc.     106,164  
  4,256     Teck Resources Ltd. Class B     72,468  
  1,070     Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.     31,472  
   

 

 

 
      1,919,828  

 

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.0%  
  3,860     AGNC Investment Corp.     57,398  
  6,371     Annaly Capital Management, Inc.     52,879  
   

 

 

 
      110,277  

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities – 0.2%  
  2,022     AGL Energy Ltd.     25,776  
  1,497     Ameren Corp.     115,493  
  1,307     Atco Ltd. Class I     46,708  
  1,900     Canadian Utilities Ltd. Class A     54,871  
  2,877     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     79,664  
  1,712     CMS Energy Corp.     107,942  
  1,210     Consolidated Edison, Inc.     107,569  
  1,913     Dominion Energy, Inc.     148,506  
  824     DTE Energy Co.     106,840  
  5,510     E.ON SE     51,263  
  4,127     Engie SA     62,750  
  1,863     Innogy SE(a)     92,733  
  7,356     National Grid PLC     77,051  
  2,648     NiSource, Inc.     78,248  
  1,697     Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     102,618  
  5,762     RWE AG     164,257  
  892     Sempra Energy     126,334  
  13,999     Suez     217,349  
  2,619     Veolia Environnement SA     62,631  
  1,365     WEC Energy Group, Inc.     130,726  
   

 

 

 
      1,959,329  

 

 

 
Multiline Retail – 0.2%  
  155     Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Class A     15,656  
  823     Dollar General Corp.     128,462  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Multiline Retail – (continued)  
  962     Dollar Tree, Inc.*   97,672  
  1,272     Dollarama, Inc.     48,677  
  10,816     Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.     31,893  
  4,107     J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.     46,437  
  6,370     Kohl’s Corp.     301,046  
  16,719     Macy’s, Inc.     246,772  
  67,266     Marks & Spencer Group PLC     157,926  
  2,386     Next PLC     172,720  
  8,380     Nordstrom, Inc.     242,769  
  1,004     Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.     15,707  
  7,530     Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.     129,648  
  3,232     Target Corp.     345,953  
  8,260     Wesfarmers Ltd.     217,539  
   

 

 

 
      2,198,877  

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.3%  
  25,392     BP PLC     154,644  
  1,320     Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     22,598  
  1,119     Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.     26,735  
  8,992     Cenovus Energy, Inc.     78,479  
  358     Cheniere Energy, Inc.*     21,376  
  4,196     Chevron Corp.     493,953  
  2,460     ConocoPhillips     128,363  
  3,233     Enbridge, Inc.     108,131  
  7,427     Encana Corp.     32,912  
  6,730     Eni SpA     101,579  
  445     EOG Resources, Inc.     33,015  
  9,379     Equinor ASA     159,941  
  5,994     Exxon Mobil Corp.     410,469  
  3,150     HollyFrontier Corp.     139,734  
  1,506     Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.     40,382  
  2,060     Imperial Oil Ltd.     50,548  
  842     Inter Pipeline Ltd.     15,355  
  15,230     JXTG Holdings, Inc.     62,830  
  4,802     Kinder Morgan, Inc.     97,337  
  322     Koninklijke Vopak NV     15,360  
  3,675     Marathon Petroleum Corp.     180,847  
  1,026     Neste Oyj     32,363  
  564     Occidental Petroleum Corp.     24,523  
  302     OMV AG     15,423  
  533     ONEOK, Inc.     37,992  
  17,042     Origin Energy Ltd.     87,406  
  1,564     Pembina Pipeline Corp.     57,255  
  1,524     Phillips 66     150,312  
  6,968     Repsol SA     101,381  
  10,448     Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A     290,279  
  8,640     Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B     239,240  
  8,017     Santos Ltd.     38,827  
  2,565     Suncor Energy, Inc.     75,020  
  2,189     TC Energy Corp.     112,163  
  1,735     The Williams Cos., Inc.     40,946  
  4,658     TOTAL SA     232,614  
  1,413     Valero Energy Corp.     106,371  
  1,934     Woodside Petroleum Ltd.     41,773  
   

 

 

 
      4,058,476  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   19


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Paper & Forest Products – 0.0%  
  4,380     Oji Holdings Corp.   $ 20,374  
  3,642     UPM-Kymmene Oyj     98,424  
  2,282     West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.     80,386  
   

 

 

 
      199,184  

 

 

 
Personal Products – 0.2%  
  1,124     Beiersdorf AG     141,680  
  347     Kao Corp.     25,039  
  219     Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     16,388  
  902     Kose Corp.     155,117  
  1,273     L’Oreal SA     347,600  
  4,904     Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.     116,386  
  2,341     Shiseido Co. Ltd.     191,305  
  1,777     The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A     351,828  
  4,679     Unilever NV     290,324  
  2,982     Unilever PLC     188,397  
   

 

 

 
      1,824,064  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals – 0.6%  
  1,531     Allergan PLC     244,531  
  11,771     Astellas Pharma, Inc.     162,481  
  2,318     AstraZeneca PLC     207,047  
  1,418     Bausch Health Cos., Inc.*     30,215  
  4,429     Bayer AG     329,180  
  4,579     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     220,112  
  913     Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     65,207  
  1,908     Cronos Group, Inc.*     21,052  
  604     Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.     39,836  
  582     Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*     15,144  
  3,531     Eli Lilly & Co.     398,897  
  12,934     GlaxoSmithKline PLC     269,536  
  3,410     H. Lundbeck A/S     123,967  
  1,477     Ipsen SA     155,248  
  873     Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*     111,875  
  7,624     Johnson & Johnson     978,617  
  7,166     Merck & Co., Inc.     619,644  
  1,655     Merck KGaA     177,310  
  1,395     Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.     15,380  
  14,260     Mylan NV*     277,642  
  4,550     Novartis AG     410,204  
  5,121     Novo Nordisk A/S Class B     266,816  
  3,422     Orion Oyj Class B     127,178  
  480     Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.     19,725  
  4,401     Perrigo Co. PLC     205,879  
  11,978     Pfizer, Inc.     425,818  
  2,657     Recordati SpA     116,582  
  2,221     Roche Holding AG     606,911  
  2,320     Sanofi     199,306  
  517     Shionogi & Co. Ltd.     27,672  
  4,574     Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.     79,729  
  479     Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     16,150  
  28,848     Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR*     199,051  
  2,101     UCB SA     157,028  
  1,414     Zoetis, Inc.     178,758  
   

 

 

 
      7,499,728  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Professional Services – 0.2%  
  1,291     Adecco Group AG   68,153  
  1,137     Bureau Veritas SA     27,199  
  79     CoStar Group, Inc.*     48,575  
  363     Equifax, Inc.     53,136  
  7,075     Experian PLC     217,596  
  1,398     IHS Markit Ltd.*     91,723  
  1,400     ManpowerGroup, Inc.     114,436  
  3,333     Nielsen Holdings PLC     69,193  
  5,442     Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.     110,149  
  2,621     Randstad NV     122,381  
  5,628     Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.     170,417  
  4,981     RELX PLC     119,525  
  8,095     Robert Half International, Inc.     432,840  
  130     SGS SA     320,223  
  125     Teleperformance     27,298  
  1,175     Thomson Reuters Corp.     80,743  
  381     TransUnion     31,871  
  848     Verisk Analytics, Inc.     136,986  
  1,605     Wolters Kluwer NV     115,537  
   

 

 

 
      2,357,981  

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.1%  
  954     Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.     14,995  
  4,949     Aroundtown SA     41,178  
  593     Azrieli Group Ltd.     44,205  
  6,171     CapitaLand Ltd.     15,422  
  4,456     CBRE Group, Inc. Class A*     232,915  
  2,279     City Developments Ltd.     15,716  
  5,297     CK Asset Holdings Ltd.     35,873  
  123     Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.     15,828  
  536     Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.     16,790  
  950     Deutsche Wohnen SE     33,683  
  1,599     First Capital Realty, Inc.     26,638  
  13,565     Hang Lung Properties Ltd.     30,597  
  6,848     Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.     31,801  
  4,960     Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.     27,047  
  1,935     Hulic Co. Ltd.     18,453  
  1,195     Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     160,190  
  22,441     Kerry Properties Ltd.     75,526  
  1,932     Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.     36,960  
  1,077     Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.     25,785  
  20,530     New World Development Co. Ltd.     25,549  
  5,993     Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.     126,902  
  1,425     Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.     53,539  
  3,935     Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.     55,621  
  10,882     Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A     106,453  
  474     Swiss Prime Site AG*     47,296  
  1,665     Vonovia SE     83,082  
  4,296     Wheelock & Co. Ltd.     24,918  
   

 

 

 
      1,422,962  

 

 

 
Road & Rail – 0.1%  
  127     AMERCO     44,656  
  11,181     Aurizon Holdings Ltd.     44,453  
  1,347     Canadian National Railway Co.     124,036  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Road & Rail – (continued)  
  280     Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.   $ 67,417  
  195     Central Japan Railway Co.     38,556  
  8,550     ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.     15,082  
  1,476     CSX Corp.     98,922  
  333     DSV A/S     33,042  
  492     East Japan Railway Co.     46,826  
  440     Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.     16,663  
  176     J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     19,015  
  386     Kansas City Southern     48,559  
  839     Keikyu Corp.     15,375  
  786     Keio Corp.     49,076  
  423     Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.     16,634  
  1,401     Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.     69,732  
  968     Kyushu Railway Co.     29,026  
  11,180     MTR Corp. Ltd.     64,697  
  1,691     Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.     50,392  
  579     Norfolk Southern Corp.     100,775  
  939     Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.     21,286  
  109     Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     17,850  
  911     Seibu Holdings, Inc.     15,460  
  1,036     Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.     31,780  
  1,830     Tokyu Corp.     32,701  
  563     Uber Technologies, Inc.*     18,337  
  1,170     Union Pacific Corp.     189,493  
  526     West Japan Railway Co.     44,315  
   

 

 

 
      1,364,156  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.3%  
  6,306     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     198,324  
  785     Advantest Corp.     32,138  
  364     Analog Devices, Inc.     39,978  
  1,552     Applied Materials, Inc.     74,527  
  1,592     ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.     18,193  
  562     ASML Holding NV     124,993  
  829     Broadcom, Inc.     234,309  
  914     Infineon Technologies AG     15,840  
  12,353     Intel Corp.     585,656  
  255     KLA Corp.     37,714  
  447     Lam Research Corp.     94,098  
  657     Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     15,748  
  620     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     33,815  
  356     Microchip Technology, Inc.     30,733  
  6,775     Micron Technology, Inc.*     306,704  
  1,134     NVIDIA Corp.     189,956  
  333     NXP Semiconductors NV     34,013  
  7,534     ON Semiconductor Corp.*     134,105  
  1,834     Qorvo, Inc.*     131,003  
  3,181     QUALCOMM, Inc.     247,386  
  7,939     Renesas Electronics Corp.*     49,479  
  699     Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     52,614  
  904     STMicroelectronics NV     16,026  
  3,138     Texas Instruments, Inc.     388,327  
  115     Tokyo Electron Ltd.     20,506  
  1,026     Xilinx, Inc.     106,766  
   

 

 

 
      3,212,951  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Software – 0.7%  
  1,284     Adobe, Inc.*   365,311  
  202     ANSYS, Inc.*     41,725  
  1,076     Autodesk, Inc.*     153,674  
  4,067     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*     278,508  
  1,819     CDK Global, Inc.     78,508  
  587     Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*     63,220  
  2,715     Citrix Systems, Inc.     252,441  
  293     Constellation Software, Inc.     285,366  
  391     CyberArk Software Ltd.*     43,925  
  203     Dassault Systemes SE     28,624  
  5,387     Dropbox, Inc. Class A*     96,427  
  1,133     Fortinet, Inc.*     89,711  
  1,556     Intuit, Inc.     448,688  
  3,620     Micro Focus International PLC     49,435  
  22,299     Microsoft Corp.     3,074,140  
  492     Nice Ltd.*     75,340  
  797     Open Text Corp.     31,182  
  7,205     Oracle Corp. (Software)     382,594  
  238     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*     48,462  
  253     Paycom Software, Inc.*     63,280  
  2,430     salesforce.com, Inc.*     379,250  
  2,681     SAP SE     320,051  
  847     ServiceNow, Inc.*     221,778  
  373     Splunk, Inc.*     41,709  
  3,891     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     181,360  
  9,773     Symantec Corp.     227,222  
  835     Synopsys, Inc.*     118,411  
  354     Temenos AG*     59,642  
  18,629     The Sage Group PLC     159,344  
  345     Trend Micro, Inc.     16,688  
  1,127     VMware, Inc. Class A     159,403  
  369     Workday, Inc. Class A*     65,416  
   

 

 

 
      7,900,835  

 

 

 
Specialty Retail – 0.4%  
  359     ABC-Mart, Inc.     22,930  
  857     Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     118,223  
  291     AutoZone, Inc.*     320,592  
  4,610     Best Buy Co., Inc.     293,427  
  868     Burlington Stores, Inc.*     175,761  
  462     CarMax, Inc.*     38,475  
  1,518     Dufry AG*     123,425  
  226     Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.     132,213  
  12,455     Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B     238,680  
  72     Hikari Tsushin, Inc.     16,858  
  12,972     Industria de Diseno Textil SA     401,404  
  18,754     Kingfisher PLC     44,403  
  3,915     L Brands, Inc.     64,637  
  2,845     Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     319,209  
  1,181     Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.     170,270  
  618     O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*     237,164  
  1,923     Ross Stores, Inc.     203,857  
  210     Shimamura Co. Ltd.     16,395  
  5,134     The Gap, Inc.     81,066  
  3,534     The Home Depot, Inc.     805,434  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   21


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Specialty Retail – (continued)  
  5,499     The TJX Cos., Inc.   $ 302,280  
  743     Tiffany & Co.     63,058  
  1,638     Tractor Supply Co.     166,879  
  581     Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.*     138,121  
  17,757     Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.     83,529  
   

 

 

 
      4,578,290  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.4%  
  14,137     Apple, Inc.     2,950,958  
  3,222     Brother Industries Ltd.     55,702  
  1,951     Canon, Inc.     50,581  
  1,766     Dell Technologies, Inc. Class C*     91,002  
  3,575     FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     152,904  
  2,305     Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.     31,855  
  6,832     HP, Inc.     124,957  
  3,223     Konica Minolta, Inc.     22,888  
  2,773     NetApp, Inc.     133,270  
  4,674     Seagate Technology PLC     234,682  
  2,067     Seiko Epson Corp.     27,455  
  2,015     Western Digital Corp.     115,399  
  4,457     Xerox Holdings Corp.     129,209  
   

 

 

 
      4,120,862  

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.3%  
  1,004     adidas AG     297,599  
  9,718     Burberry Group PLC     257,199  
  8,972     Capri Holdings Ltd.*     236,681  
  363     Cie Financiere Richemont SA     28,206  
  349     EssilorLuxottica SA     51,529  
  1,039     Gildan Activewear, Inc.     38,090  
  385     Hermes International     262,913  
  2,844     HUGO BOSS AG     158,803  
  189     Kering SA     91,580  
  1,485     Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*     274,235  
  828     LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     330,195  
  4,924     Moncler SpA     185,265  
  5,352     NIKE, Inc. Class B     452,244  
  2,701     Pandora A/S     114,910  
  2,198     Puma SE     167,187  
  808     PVH Corp.     61,246  
  1,650     Ralph Lauren Corp.     145,761  
  6,697     Tapestry, Inc.     138,293  
  741     The Swatch Group AG (Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)     69,224  
  5,446     Under Armour, Inc. Class A*     101,350  
  6,167     Under Armour, Inc. Class C*     104,346  
  3,016     VF Corp.     247,161  
  7,964     Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.     20,357  
   

 

 

 
      3,834,374  

 

 

 
Tobacco – 0.1%  
  1,619     Altria Group, Inc.     70,815  
  7,972     British American Tobacco PLC     279,644  
  780     Imperial Brands PLC     20,212  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Tobacco – (continued)  
  2,193     Japan Tobacco, Inc.   46,294  
  5,168     Philip Morris International, Inc.     372,561  
  2,352     Swedish Match AB     92,282  
   

 

 

 
      881,808  

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.1%  
  2,195     Brenntag AG     105,940  
  1,401     Bunzl PLC     34,363  
  7,757     Fastenal Co.     237,519  
  2,280     Ferguson PLC*     168,154  
  6,031     HD Supply Holdings, Inc.*     234,666  
  4,427     ITOCHU Corp.     88,197  
  24,929     Marubeni Corp.     159,104  
  2,883     Mitsubishi Corp.     70,118  
  1,313     Mitsui & Co. Ltd.     20,541  
  4,984     MonotaRO Co. Ltd.     122,241  
  3,884     Sumitomo Corp.     58,213  
  3,740     Toyota Tsusho Corp.     115,831  
  775     United Rentals, Inc.*     87,234  
  805     W.W. Grainger, Inc.     220,288  
   

 

 

 
      1,722,409  

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure – 0.0%  
  238     Aena SME SA(a)     42,973  
  134     Aeroports de Paris     23,156  
  3,378     Atlantia SpA     82,538  
  8,658     Auckland International Airport Ltd.     52,483  
  393     Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide     32,921  
  3,702     Getlink SE     52,092  
  2,573     Kamigumi Co. Ltd.     60,255  
  5,980     Sydney Airport     33,914  
  8,929     Transurban Group     89,878  
   

 

 

 
      470,210  

 

 

 
Water Utilities – 0.0%  
  1,049     American Water Works Co., Inc.     133,559  
  1,211     Severn Trent PLC     30,534  
  3,555     United Utilities Group PLC     35,254  
   

 

 

 
      199,347  

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1%  
  5,679     KDDI Corp.     151,265  
  600     Millicom International Cellular SA SDR     30,546  
  7,355     NTT DOCOMO, Inc.     185,536  
  1,338     Rogers Communications, Inc. Class B     66,237  
  1,762     SoftBank Group Corp.     79,843  
  2,376     Sprint Corp.*     16,133  
  1,169     T-Mobile US, Inc.*     91,241  
  2,158     Tele2 AB Class B     30,484  
  59,757     Vodafone Group PLC     113,061  
   

 

 

 
      764,346  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $136,338,294)   $ 156,005,114  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL MANAGED BETA FUND

 

 

 

    
Shares
    Rate   Value  
Preferred Stocks – 0.0%  
Automobiles – 0.0%  
 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

 
EUR 291     6.780%   $ 15,669  
 

Volkswagen AG

 
  211     3.080     33,958  
   

 

 

 
      49,627  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 0.0%  
 

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

 
  3,146     2.710     109,616  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.0%  
 

Sartorius AG

 
  310     0.370     62,168  

 

 

 
  TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS  
  (Cost $267,534)   $ 221,411  

 

 

 
   
Shares     Description   Value  
Exchange Traded Funds – 76.2%  
  574,773     Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF(b)   $ 17,898,431  
  3,077,393     iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF     148,545,760  
  4,405,841     iShares MSCI EAFE ETF     278,493,210  
  985,216     iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF     54,768,157  
  1,404,288     Vanguard S&P 500 ETF     377,191,757  

 

 

 
  TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS  
  (Cost $809,601,641)   $ 876,897,315  

 

 

 
   
Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(b) – 3.5%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  39,944,386     2.045%   $ 39,944,386  
  (Cost $39,944,386)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 93.2%  
  (Cost $986,151,855)   $ 1,073,068,226  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 6.8%
    78,309,894  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 1,151,378,120  

 

 

 

 

 

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.

(b)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD

 

—Australian Dollar

CAD

 

—Canadian Dollar

CHF

 

—Swiss Franc

DKK

 

—Danish Krone

EUR

 

—Euro

GBP

 

—British Pound

HKD

 

—Hong Kong Dollar

ILS

 

—Israeli Shekel

JPY

 

—Japanese Yen

NOK

 

—Norwegian Krone

NZD

 

—New Zealand Dollar

SEK

 

—Swedish Krona

SGD

 

—Singapore Dollar

USD

 

—U.S. Dollar

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR

 

—American Depositary Receipt

ETF

 

—Exchange Traded Fund

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

REIT

 

—Real Estate Investment Trust

SDR

 

—Special Drawing Rights

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   23


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At August 31, 2019, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
       Currency
Sold
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Gain
 

MS & Co. Int. PLC

  CAD     12,220,000        USD     9,130,250          09/18/19        $ 50,742  
  HKD     3,200,000        USD     408,110          09/18/19          45  
  ILS     800,000        USD     225,623          09/18/19          954  
  JPY     1,858,000,000        USD     17,332,959          09/18/19          179,634  
  USD     25,190,739        AUD     36,130,000          09/18/19          845,087  
  USD     33,520,315        CHF     32,930,000          09/18/19          194,462  
  USD     6,383,583        DKK     42,140,000          09/18/19          163,257  
  USD     111,792,353        EUR     98,750,000          09/18/19          3,108,143  
  USD     55,884,906        GBP     43,870,000          09/18/19          2,461,272  
  USD     11,425,508        HKD     89,440,000          09/18/19          17,573  
  USD     195,187        ILS     680,000          09/18/19          2,595  
  USD     5,532,076        JPY     585,000,000          09/18/19          18,154  
  USD     2,334,409        NOK     20,350,000          09/18/19          100,070  
  USD     906,171        NZD     1,370,000          09/18/19          42,459  
  USD     9,010,458        SEK     84,675,000          09/18/19          372,478  
    USD     4,464,082        SGD     6,090,000          09/18/19          74,777  
TOTAL                                            $ 7,631,702  

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
       Currency
Sold
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Loss
 

MS & Co. Int. PLC

  AUD     7,360,000        USD     5,162,314          09/18/19        $ (202,890
  CAD     4,990,000        USD     3,749,461          09/18/19          (431
  CHF     6,690,000        USD     6,901,495          09/18/19          (131,075
  DKK     7,870,000        USD     1,204,318          09/18/19          (42,619
  EUR     20,600,000        USD     23,503,906          09/18/19          (831,554
  GBP     10,045,000        USD     12,743,682          09/18/19          (511,168
  HKD     17,110,000        USD     2,191,567          09/18/19          (9,212
  ILS     120,000        USD     34,251          09/18/19          (264
  JPY     182,000,000        USD     1,730,587          09/18/19          (15,145
  NOK     4,250,000        USD     497,201          09/18/19          (30,569
  NZD     280,000        USD     187,448          09/18/19          (10,922
  SEK     17,250,000        USD     1,860,055          09/18/19          (100,325
  SGD     1,110,000        USD     819,434          09/18/19          (19,414
  USD     3,246,067        GBP     2,670,000          09/18/19          (5,383
  USD     836,692        HKD     6,560,000          09/18/19          (26
  USD     1,027,859        ILS     3,680,000          09/18/19          (14,397
    USD     80,165,615        JPY     8,604,000,000          09/18/19          (931,454
TOTAL                                            $ (2,856,848

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL MANAGED BETA FUND

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At August 31, 2019, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

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

Long position contracts:

                 

E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     978          09/20/19        $ 73,066,380        $ (2,206,478

S&P Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index

     249          09/19/19          48,878,700          389,505  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     344          09/20/19          50,306,560          (31,214
TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS                                     $ (1,848,187

PURCHASED OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At August 31, 2019, the Fund had the following 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

      $ 98.00        03/15/2021        314      $ 785,000      $ 698,650      $ 267,628      $ 431,022  

Eurodollar Futures

        98.50        12/13/2021        1,895        4,737,500        2,795,125        1,874,359        920,766  

Eurodollar Futures

        98.25        09/13/2021        3,016        7,540,000        5,655,001        3,613,135        2,041,866  

Eurodollar Futures

        97.00        09/13/2021        547        1,367,500        2,546,968        1,365,481        1,181,487  

Eurodollar Futures

        98.25        06/14/2021        3,089        7,722,500        5,598,812        3,840,816        1,757,996  

Eurodollar Futures

        98.00        06/14/2021        1,474        3,685,000        3,390,200        1,229,545        2,160,655  

Eurodollar Futures

        97.00        06/14/2021        558        1,395,000        2,591,213        1,278,720        1,312,493  

Eurodollar Futures

        98.25        03/15/2021        3,546        8,865,000        6,116,850        4,133,627        1,983,223  

Eurodollar Futures

        97.00        03/15/2021        571        1,427,500        2,619,462        1,291,687        1,327,775  

Eurodollar Futures

        97.50        12/14/2020        404        1,010,000        1,262,501        470,605        791,896  

Eurodollar Futures

        97.50        09/14/2020        455        1,137,500        1,387,750        554,389        833,361  

Eurodollar Futures

        98.50        06/15/2020        377        942,500        287,463        189,375        98,088  

Eurodollar Futures

        98.50        03/16/2020        575        1,437,500        276,718        195,396        81,322  

Eurodollar Futures

          97.75        09/16/2019        257        642,500        120,469        161,219        (40,750
                              17,078      $ 42,695,000      $ 35,347,182      $ 20,465,982      $ 14,881,200  

Puts

                       

Eurodollar Futures

        $ 99.50        03/16/2020        2,262      $ 5,655,000      $ 5,994,300      $ 7,780,873      $ (1,786,573
Total Exchange traded options on futures

 

     19,340      $ 48,350,000      $ 41,341,482      $ 28,246,855      $ 13,094,627  

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)
 

Purchased option contracts

                    

Puts

                       

SPX Index

   Citibank NA      $2,801.040        01/17/2020        16,346      $ 16,346      $ 1,336,841      $ 1,463,784      $ (126,943
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS CONTRACTS

 

              35,686      $ 48,366,346      $ 42,678,323      $ 29,710,639      $ 12,967,684  

 

 

Abbreviation:

MS & Co. Int. PLC

 

—Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   25


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

August 31, 2019

 

   

    

    

    

     
  Assets:

 

 

Investments of unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $926,973,142)

  $ 1,015,225,409  
 

Investments of affiliated issuers, at value (cost $59,178,713)

    57,842,817  
 

Purchased options (Premium Paid $29,710,639)

    42,678,323  
 

Cash

    21,407,841  
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $276,959)

    283,852  
 

Unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    7,631,702  
 

Receivables:

 
 

Fund shares sold

    8,000,000  
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(a)

    3,278,131  
 

Dividends

    411,561  
 

Foreign tax reclaims

    121,623  
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    14,233  
 

Securities lending income

    1,218  
 

Other assets

    16,596  
  Total assets     1,156,913,306  
   
  Liabilities:

 

 

Unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    2,856,848  
 

Variation margin on futures contracts

    345,128  
 

Payables:

 
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(b)

    1,740,000  
 

Investments purchased

    204,972  
 

Transfer Agency fees

    19,283  
 

Accrued expenses

    368,955  
  Total liabilities     5,535,186  
   
  Net Assets:

 

 

Paid-in capital

    1,035,791,176  
 

Total distributable earnings

    115,586,944  
  NET ASSETS   $ 1,151,378,120  
 

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

    97,071,166  
 

Institutional

    $11.86  

 

  (a)   Includes amount segregated for initial margin and/or collateral on futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts of $1,458,131 and $1,820,000, respectively.
  (b)   Includes amount segregated for initial margin and/or collateral on options contracts of $1,740,000.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL MANAGED BETA FUND

 

Statement of Operations

For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019

 

       

    

    

    

 
  Investment income:

 

 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $351,885)

  $ 26,845,328  
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    2,619,133  
 

Securities lending income

    165,225  
 

Interest

    7,240  
  Total investment income     29,636,926  
   
  Expenses:

 

 

Management fees

    3,495,293  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    328,259  
 

Transfer Agency fees

    233,019  
 

Professional fees

    113,531  
 

Printing and mailing costs

    61,562  
 

Registration fees

    50,229  
 

Trustee fees

    18,452  
 

Prime Broker Fees

    4,261  
 

Other

    58,321  
  Total expenses     4,362,927  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (3,744,950
  Net expenses     617,977  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     29,018,949  
   
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (9,543,698
 

Investment — affiliated issuers

    (1,141,298
 

Purchased options

    13,781,003  
 

Futures contracts

    (8,541,262
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    8,705,229  
 

Foreign currency transactions

    59,826  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

 
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (8,142,628
 

Investments — affiliated issuers

    (182,008
 

Purchased options

    16,742,601  
 

Futures contracts

    (6,131,830
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    1,495,900  
 

Foreign currency translation

    6,884  
  Net realized and unrealized gain     7,108,719  
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 36,127,668  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   27


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 29,018,949      $ 17,014,431  
 

Net realized gain

    3,319,800        11,054,603  
 

Net change in unrealized gain

    3,788,919        48,653,598  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     36,127,668        76,722,632  
      
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From distributable earnings:

    (39,877,290      (21,487,711 )(a) 
      
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    533,870,001        808,670,005  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    39,877,290        21,487,711  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (602,895,935      (143,186,818
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (29,148,644      686,970,898  
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (32,898,266      742,205,819  
      
  Net assets:(b)

 

 

Beginning of year

    1,184,276,386        442,070,567  
 

End of year

  $ 1,151,378,120      $ 1,184,276,386  

 

  (a)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Distributions to shareholders for the Fund consisted of $(8,851,460) of net investment income and $(12,636,251) of net realized gains for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018.
  (b)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed net investment income was $11,876,859 as of August 31, 2018.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL MANAGED BETA FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period
November 1, 2016 –
August 31, 2017
*
    Year Ended
October 31, 2016
    Period Ended
October 31, 2015(a)
 
        2019     2018  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.23     $ 11.33     $ 9.84     $ 9.68     $ 10.00  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.29       0.25       0.15       0.18       0.05  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.25     1.00       1.54       0.11       (0.37
 

Total from investment operations

    0.04       1.25       1.69       0.29       (0.32
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.29     (0.14     (0.20     (0.11      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.12     (0.21           (0.02      
 

Total distributions

    (0.41     (0.35     (0.20     (0.13      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.86     $ 12.23     $ 11.33     $ 9.84     $ 9.68  
  Total return(c)     0.78     11.18     17.43     3.08     (3.20 )% 
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 1,151,378     $ 1,184,276     $ 442,071     $ 144,246     $ 136,984  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.05     0.07     0.10 %(e)      0.17     0.37 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.37     0.39     0.42 %(e)      0.48     0.68 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.49     2.07     1.71 %(e)      1.90     1.04 %(e) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    56     18     44     37     %(g) 

 

   *   The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to August 31.
  (a)   Commenced operations April 30, 2015.
  (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 (if any). 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)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (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.
  (g)   Portfolio turnover rounds to less than 0.5%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   29


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Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2019

 

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 Managed Beta Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified fund that currently offers one class of shares — Institutional Shares. 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. The Fund is an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

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, 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 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 and/or a return of capital. A return of capital is recorded by the Fund 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.  Expenses — Expenses incurred directly by the Fund are charged to the Fund, and certain expenses incurred by the Trust that may not solely relate to the Fund are allocated to the Fund and the other applicable funds of the Trust on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis, depending upon the nature of the expenses, and are accrued daily.

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 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. Income and capital gains distributions, if any, are declared and paid at least 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 financial statements as either from distributable earnings 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

 

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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).

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 may be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and at the closing 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 for long positions or the last ask price for short positions, 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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 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 Fund invests in Underlying Funds that fluctuate in value, the Fund’s 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. The 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. 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivatives contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedule of Investments.

Exchange-traded derivatives, including futures and options contracts, are generally valued at the last sale or settlement price on the exchange where they are principally traded. Exchange-traded options without settlement prices are generally valued at the midpoint of the bid and ask prices on the exchange where they are principally traded (or, in the absence of two-way trading, at the last bid price for long positions and the last ask price for short positions). Exchange-traded derivatives 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 the 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. Upon entering into a futures contract, the 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 the 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.

iii.  Options — When the 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 or credit default swap contracts.

Upon the purchase of a call option or a put option by the 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.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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. To the extent investments are valued using single source broker quotations obtained directly from the broker or passed through from third party pricing vendors, such investments are classified as Level 3 investments.

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of August 31, 2019:

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Africa

   $        $ 20,404        $         —  

Asia

     544,949          15,168,090           

Australia and Oceania

              4,155,105           

Europe

     4,172,617          31,933,355           

North America

     100,183,248                    

South America

     48,757                    

Exchange Traded Funds

     876,897,315                    

Investment Company

     39,944,386                    
Total    $ 1,021,791,272        $ 51,276,954        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(b)

   $        $ 7,631,702        $  

Futures Contracts(b)

     389,505                    

Options Purchased

     41,341,482          1,336,841           
Total    $ 41,730,987        $ 8,968,543        $  
Liabilities(b)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ (2,856,848      $  

Futures Contracts

     (2,237,692                  
Total    $ (2,237,692      $ (2,856,848      $  

 

(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 fair value service for international equities, resulting in a Level 2 classification.
(b)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

 

The following table sets forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) as of August 31, 2019. These instruments were used as part of the Fund’s 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 Fund’s net exposure.

 

Risk    Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Interest

   Purchased options, at value    $ 41,341,482         $  

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      7,631,702      Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      (2,856,848)  

Equity

   Variation margin on futures contracts, Purchased options, at value      1,726,346 (a)     Variation margin on futures contracts      (2,237,692) (a) 
Total         $ 50,699,530           $ (5,094,540)  

 

(a)   Represents unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following table sets forth, by certain risk types, the Fund’s gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019. 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 Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Statement of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Interest    Net realized gain (loss) on purchased options and futures contracts/ Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on purchased options    $ 13,806,414     $ 16,869,544       18  
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      8,705,229       1,495,900       29  
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) on purchased options and futures contracts/ Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on purchased options and futures contracts      (8,566,673     (6,258,773     1,567  
Total         $ 13,944,970       $12,106,671       1,614  

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the 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 the 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

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

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 the Fund and the counterparty. Additionally, the 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 the Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, 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 the Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedule 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 the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The 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 table sets forth the Fund’s net exposure for derivative instruments that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements as of August 31, 2019:

 

     Derivative Assets(1)      Derivative Liabilities(1)     Net Derivative
Asset
(Liabilities)
     Collateral
(Received)
Pledged(1)
    Net
Amount(2)
 
Counterparty    Options
Purchased
     Forward
Currency
Contracts
     Total      Forward
Currency
Contracts
    Total  

Citibank NA

   $ 1,336,841      $      $ 1,336,841      $     $     $ 1,336,841      $ (1,336,841   $  

MS & Co. Int. PLC

            7,631,702        7,631,702        (2,856,848     (2,856,848     4,774,854              4,774,854  

Total

   $ 1,336,841      $ 7,631,702      $ 8,968,543      $ (2,856,848   $ (2,856,848   $ 6,111,695      $ (1,336,841   $ 4,774,854  
(1)   Gross amounts available for offset but not netted in the Statement 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.

 

5. 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 and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

GSAM has agreed to waive all management fees payable by the Fund, except those management fees it earns from the Fund’s investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (the “Government Money Market Fund”). This arrangement will remain in place through at least December 28, 2019 and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate this arrangement without the approval of the Trustees. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, GSAM waived $3,495,293 in management fees.

B.  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 rate of 0.02% of the average daily net assets of Institutional Shares.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

C.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to reduce or 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 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 is 0.204%. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the Fund did not have any other expense reimbursements from GSAM.

The Fund invests in Institutional Shares of the Government Money Market Fund and the shares of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF Fund, which are affiliated Underlying Funds. GSAM has agreed to reduce or limit “Other Expenses” in an amount equal to the management fee it earns as an investment adviser to any of the affiliated funds in which the Fund invests. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, GSAM waived $249,657 of the Fund’s management fee.

These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least December 28, 2019, 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.

D.  Line of Credit Facility — As of August 31, 2019, the Fund participated in a $580,000,000 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 fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the Fund did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to April 30, 2019, the facility was $770,000,000.

E.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — The following table provides information about the Fund’s investments in the Underlying Funds as of and for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

 

Underlying Funds   Beginning
Value as of
August 31, 2018
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
    Ending
Value as of
August 31, 2019
    Shares as of
August 31, 2019
    Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund — Institutional Shares

  $ 84,833,299     $ 534,878,521     $ (579,767,434   $     $     $ 39,944,386       39,944,386     $ 1,863,733  

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF

    31,005,252             (11,783,515     (1,141,298     (182,008     17,898,431       574,773       755,400  

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, were $599,397,021 and $588,970,130, respectively.

 

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7. SECURITIES LENDING

 

The Fund may lend its securities through a securities lending agent, the Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), to certain qualified borrowers. 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 its 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 Statement 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 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% 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, BNYM may 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 BNYM is unable to purchase replacement securities, BNYM 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 master netting agreements with certain borrowers provide the right, in the event of a default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. However, in the event of a default by a borrower, a resolution authority could determine that such rights are not enforceable due to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of set-off that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws. 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, which represent the gross amounts of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions outstanding as of August 31, 2019, are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable. The Fund did not have securities on loan as of August 31, 2019.

Both the Fund and BNYM received compensation relating to the lending of the Fund’s securities. The amounts earned, if any, by the Fund for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, are reported under Investment Income on the Statement of Operations.

The following table provides information about the Fund’s investments in the Government Money Market Fund for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019:

 

Beginning
value as of
August 31, 2018
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Ending
Value as of
August 31, 2019
 
$ 532,050     $ 120,936,504     $ (121,468,554   $  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

8. TAX INFORMATION

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended August 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

Distribution paid from:

        

Ordinary income

   $ 36,079,372  

Net long-term capital gains

     3,797,918  

Total taxable distributions

   $ 39,877,290  

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

Distribution paid from:

        

Ordinary income

   $ 19,451,366  

Net long-term capital gains

     2,036,345  

Total taxable distributions

   $ 21,487,711  

As of August 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income — net

   $ 27,785,682  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     8,616,045  

Total undistributed earnings

   $ 36,401,727  

Timing differences (Straddle Loss Deferral)

   $ (134,097

Unrealized gains — net

     79,319,314  

Total accumulated earnings net

   $ 115,586,944  

As of August 31, 2019, the Fund’s aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax Cost

   $ 1,039,358,937  

Gross unrealized gain

     104,789,418  

Gross unrealized loss

     (25,470,104

Net unrealized gains

   $ 79,319,314  

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, net mark to market gains/(losses) on foreign currency contracts, and differences in the tax treatment of underlying fund investments, partnership investments, and passive foreign investment company investments.

GSAM has reviewed the Fund’s 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 Fund’s financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

 

9. OTHER RISKS

Derivatives Risk — The Fund’s 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

 

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9. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

disproportionate losses to the Fund. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. 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 Fund invests. The imposition of exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations of assets and property, 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. To the extent that the Fund also invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

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. 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 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.

Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), 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. 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 — 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, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, 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 or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

9. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

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.

Sector Risk — To the extent the Fund focuses its investments in securities of issuers in one or more sectors (such as the financial services or telecommunications sectors), the Fund may be subjected, to a greater extent than if its investments were diversified across different sectors, to the risks of volatile economic cycles and/or conditions and developments that may be particular to that sector, such as: adverse economic, business, political, environmental or other developments.

 

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 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.

 

11. 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.

 

12. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Share activity is as follows:

 

    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    47,237,176     $ 533,870,001        67,979,907     $ 808,670,005  

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,834,358       39,877,290        1,818,458       21,487,711  

Shares redeemed

    (50,869,984     (602,895,935      (11,945,951     (143,186,818

NET INCREASE

    201,550     $ (29,148,644      57,852,414     $ 686,970,898  

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Goldman Sachs Trust and Shareholders of

Goldman Sachs Global Managed Beta Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Goldman Sachs Global Managed Beta Fund (one of the funds constituting Goldman Sachs Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of August 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended August 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of August 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019 and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

October 24, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Goldman Sachs fund complex since 2000.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended  August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of Institutional Shares of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in 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 March 1, 2019 through August 31, 2019, which represents a period of 184 days out of a 365 day year.

Actual Expenses — The first line 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 in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual net expense ratios 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 be higher.

 

Share Class   Beginning
Account Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
 
Institutional            

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,043.10     $ 0.31  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,024.90     0.31  

 

  +   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 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 August 31, 2019. 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 was 0.06%.  

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Global Managed Beta 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, 2020 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 11-12, 2019 (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 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, 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 Fund’s distribution arrangements. They received information regarding the Fund’s assets and share purchase and redemption activity. 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, 2018, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2019. The information on the Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one-, and three-year periods ending on the applicable dates. The Trustees also reviewed the Fund’s investment performance relative to its performance benchmark. They observed that the Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the third quartile of the Fund’s peer group for the one-year period and the second quartile for the three-year period, and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one- and three-year

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

periods ended March 31, 2019. As part of this review, the Trustees 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.

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 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 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. 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 periodically audits 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. Profitability data for the Fund was provided for 2018 and 2017, 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 Fund. The Trustees considered that the Fund is offered to the Investment Adviser’s institutional clients as part of an investment model whereby the Fund and other funds act as core “building blocks” with which the client and the Investment Adviser form an investment strategy for the client’s portfolio. The Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s representations that its clients benefit from this investment model with increased liquidity, increased investment oversight, access to new investment strategies, economies of scale, and reduced complexity in managing client portfolios. The Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to waive the management fees payable by the Fund. In this regard, the Trustees noted that, pursuant to the model, clients pay a single management fee for the Investment Adviser’s management of their accounts, and that fund-level management fees are waived in order to avoid charging two layers of management fees.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Fund with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (d) fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the fund in which the Fund’s securities lending cash collateral is invested; (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 other 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 due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers due to 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 advantages received from 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 firm-wide 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.

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, 2020.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

Jessica Palmer

Age: 70

  Chair of the Board of Trustees  

Since 2018

(Trustee since 2007)

 

Ms. Palmer is retired. She was formerly Consultant, Citigroup Human Resources Department (2007-2008); Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (previously, Salomon Smith Barney/ Salomon Brothers) (1984-2006). Ms. Palmer was a Member of the Board of Trustees of Indian Mountain School (private elementary and secondary school) (2004-2009).

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Ms. Cassidy is retired. Formerly, she was Advisor to the Chairman (May 2014-December 2014); and Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2008-2014), General Electric Company & General Electric Capital Corporation (technology and financial services companies).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Diana M. Daniels

Age: 70

  Trustee   Since 2007  

Ms. Daniels is retired. Formerly, she was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Washington Post Company (1991-2006). Ms. Daniels is a Trustee Emeritus and serves as a Presidential Councillor of Cornell University (2013-Present); former Member of the Legal Advisory Board, New York Stock Exchange (2003- 2006) and of the Corporate Advisory Board, Standish Mellon Management Advisors (2006- 2007).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Roy W. Templin

Age: 59

  Trustee   Since 2013  

Mr. Templin is retired. He is Director, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a designer and manufacturer of ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions) (2016-Present); and was formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors, Con-Way Incorporated (a transportation, logistics and supply chain management service company) (2014-2015); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Whirlpool Corporation (an appliance manufacturer and marketer) (2004- 2012). Previously, Mr. Templin served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (June 2013-October 2013).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a ceiling, wall and suspension systems solutions manufacturer)

Gregory G. Weaver

Age: 67

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Mr. Weaver is retired. He is Director, Verizon Communications Inc. (2015-Present); and was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP (a professional services firm) (2001-2005 and 2012-2014); and Member of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2006-2012).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Verizon Communications Inc.
         

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL MANAGED BETA FUND

 

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Interested Trustee*

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

James A. McNamara

Age: 56

  President and Trustee   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

 

  161   None
         
*   Mr. McNamara is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he holds positions with Goldman Sachs and owns securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. McNamara holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.
1    Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, New York, 10282, Attn: Caroline Kraus. Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2    Subject to such policies as may be adopted by the Board from time-to-time, each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term, until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; or (c) the termination of the Trust. The Board has adopted policies which provide that (a) no Trustee shall hold office for more than 15 years and (b) a Trustee shall retire as of December 31st of the calendar year in which he or she reaches his or her 74th birthday, unless a waiver of such requirements shall have been adopted by a majority of the other Trustees. These policies may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote.
3    The Goldman Sachs Fund Complex includes certain other companies listed above for each respective Trustee. As of August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs Trust consisted of 88 portfolios (87 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 13 portfolios; Goldman Sachs Trust II consisted of 19 portfolios (17 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund each consisted of one portfolio; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust consisted of 39 portfolios (21 of which offered shares to the public).
4    This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.

Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-526-7384.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Officers of the Trust*

Name, Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and
Length of
Time Served2

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

James A. McNamara

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 56

  Trustee and President   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Caroline L. Kraus

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 42

  Secretary   Since 2012  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2016-Present); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2015); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2012-Present); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2011); and Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (2002-2006).

 

Secretary — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC; Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Joseph F. DiMaria

30 Hudson Street

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Age: 51

  Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer   Since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer since 2019)  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2015-Present) and Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (May 2010-October 2015).

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust II (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)).

     
*   Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-526-7384.
1    Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2   Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

 

Goldman Sachs Trust — Global Managed Beta Fund — Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended August 31, 2019, 17.80%, of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income by the Global Managed Beta Fund, qualify for the dividends received deduction available to corporations.

From distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the total amount of income received by the Global Managed Beta Fund from sources within foreign countries and possessions of the United States was $0.1014 per share, all of which is attributable to qualified passive income. The percentage of net investment income dividends paid from foreign sources by the Global Managed Beta Fund was 31.26%. The total amount of taxes paid by the Global Managed Beta Fund to such countries was $0.0094.

For the year ended August 31, 2019, 100% of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income by the Global Managed Beta Fund qualify for the reduced tax rate under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Global Managed Beta Fund designates $3,797,918, or, if different, the maximum amount allowable, as capital gain dividends paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the Global Managed Beta Fund designates $7,261,756, as short-term capital gain dividends pursuant to Section 871(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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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 Consumer and Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.44 trillion in assets under supervision as of August 31, 2019, 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

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

 

Municipal Income Completion 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

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 Fund

 

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 Fund

 

International Equity ESG Fund

 

Asia Equity Fund

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund5

 

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 Fund

 

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

 

Dynamic Global Equity Fund4

 

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

 

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 February 28, 2019, the Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio was renamed the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Global Equity Fund.

Financial Square FundsSM and Investor FundsSM are registered service marks of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.

5    Effective after the close of business on August 30, 2019, the Goldman Sachs N-11 Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund.
*   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

James A. McNamara

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer,

Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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 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 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 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders); and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The website links provided are for your convenience only and are not an endorsement or recommendation by GSAM of any of these websites or the products or services offered. GSAM is not responsible for the accuracy and validity of the content of these websites.

The Fund will file portfolio holdings information for each month in a fiscal quarter within 60 days after the end of the relevant fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. Portfolio holdings information for the third month of each fiscal quarter will be made available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. Portfolio holdings information may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders).

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of August 31, 2019 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.

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.

Diversification does not protect an investor from market risk and does not ensure a profit.

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 1-800-621-2550.

© 2019 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved. 181917-OTU-1067563 MGDBETAAR-19


Goldman Sachs Funds

 

LOGO

 

 
Annual Report      

August 31, 2019

 
     

Global Tax-Aware Equity Portfolios

     

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio

     

Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio

It is our intention that beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of the Portfolios’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from a Portfolio or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and certain communications from a Portfolio electronically by calling the applicable toll-free number below or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you hold shares of a Portfolio directly with the Portfolio’s transfer agent, you can inform the transfer agent that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-621-2550 for Institutional, Class R6 and Class P shareholders or 800-526-7384 for all other shareholders. If you hold shares of a Portfolio through a financial intermediary, please contact your financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Goldman Sachs Funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all Goldman Sachs Funds held with the Portfolios’ transfer agent if you invest directly with the transfer agent.

 

LOGO


Goldman Sachs Global Tax-Aware Equity Portfolios

 

 

ENHANCED DIVIDEND GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

 

TAX-ADVANTAGED GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Market Review

    1  

Portfolio Management Discussion and Performance Summaries

    4  

Index Definitions

    12  

Schedules of Investments

    13  

Financial Statements

    16  

Financial Highlights

    19  

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio

    19  

Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio

    23  

Notes to Financial Statements

    27  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    42  

Other Information

    43  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs Global Tax-Aware Equity Portfolios

 

 
Investment Strategy
 
The Portfolios invest in a strategic mix of Underlying Funds and other securities with the goal of achieving long-term growth of capital (both Portfolios) and current income (Goldman Sachs Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio only). Under normal conditions, at least 80% of the Portfolios’ total assets measured at the time of purchase will be allocated among the Underlying Funds that currently exist or that may become available for investment in the future for which Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) or an affiliate, now or in the future, acts as investment adviser or principal underwriter. Some of the Underlying Funds invest primarily in fixed income or money market instruments and other Underlying Funds invest primarily in equity securities. The Portfolios may also invest directly in the Underlying Tactical Fund (as defined below) and other securities or instruments, including unaffiliated exchange-traded funds and derivatives, and can use these investments for implementing tactical tilts. Under normal circumstances, each of the Portfolios also has a small strategic allocation to U.S. investment grade corporate bonds, which is used to help fund the tactical tilts.

Market Review

During the 12 months ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”), the financial markets were influenced most by global economic growth expectations, central bank monetary policy and geopolitics. U.S. equities and the broad fixed income market generated positive returns, while non-U.S. developed markets stocks and emerging markets equities recorded negative returns.

Equity Markets

When the Reporting Period began in September 2018, volatility was high in the global equity markets, fueled by harsh trade rhetoric between the U.S. and China as well as key U.S. allies and by strong U.S. macroeconomic data relative to other developed markets and to emerging markets. Against a backdrop of solid U.S. economic growth, near-target inflation and healthy monthly job gains, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) raised short-term interest rates by 25 basis points, in line with market expectations. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.)

In October 2018, global equities broadly retreated, as investor sentiment rapidly deteriorated on a delayed response to a rise in global interest rates earlier in the month, a moderation of global economic growth expectations, hawkish rhetoric from the Fed, and corporate concerns about global economic growth and trade expressed in third quarter 2018 earnings guidance. (Hawkish rhetoric tends to imply higher interest rates; opposite of dovish.) U.S. stocks and emerging markets equities then rebounded in November 2018 on more accommodative comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and on seeming headway being made in U.S.-China trade talks. However, non-U.S. developed markets equities see-sawed during the month based on trade, political and economic growth concerns on the one hand and Fed Chair Powell’s dovish comments and what appeared to be encouraging progress in U.S.-China trade talks on the other. During December 2018, global equities overall plunged on renewed investor fears sparked by the arrest of a Chinese technology executive, the partial U.S. federal government shutdown, the U.S. President’s criticism of Fed Chair Powell and reignited corporate earnings growth concerns. Escalating trade tensions, worries about slowing global economic growth and populist politics also weighed on market sentiment during the month. The Fed raised interest rates by another 25 basis points in December 2018.

 

1


MARKET REVIEW

 

During the first quarter of 2019, global equities broadly rebounded, with U.S. stocks leading the way. Fed commentary provided a supportive background for U.S. equities, as Fed Chair Powell reiterated a “patient” approach to monetary policy that included a pause in interest rate hikes and a nearing end to the unwinding of the Fed’s balance sheet. (The Fed unwinds, or shrinks, its balance sheet by selling securities on its balance sheet and/or not reinvesting maturing securities.) In Europe, stocks performed well despite the overhang of Brexit, which refers to the U.K.’s efforts to leave the European Union. Emerging markets stocks benefited from seemingly progressing negotiations between the U.S. and China, improving financial conditions and positively trending economic data.

In the second calendar quarter, global equities posted more moderate gains. Trade tensions between the U.S. and China dominated headlines and broadly added noise to the markets. (In a broad analytical context, noise refers to information or activity that confuses or misrepresents genuine underlying trends.) In April 2019, there was a widely-held optimistic outlook for a possible trade deal, but such optimism faded in May when the U.S. President threatened to raise then-current tariffs and impose new duties on $300 billion of additional Chinese imports. Sanctions were temporarily placed on a Chinese telecommunications giant until they were lifted in June 2019, when any additional tariffs or compromise were postponed. Also during the second quarter of 2019, global equities were supported by the accommodative stances of various central banks and by investor expectations of a recovery in China’s economic growth.

During July 2019, developed equity markets overall delivered muted, but still positive, returns. In the U.S., the Fed lowered interest rates by 25 basis points, marking the first interest rate cut since 2008. Fed Chair Powell’s tone was dovish throughout the month, though more hawkish sentiment at the announcement of the cut raised market uncertainty surrounding future easing of monetary policy. Outside the U.S., developed markets equities were resilient despite weak manufacturing data in Europe and continued geopolitical uncertainty related to the U.S.-China trade dispute and Brexit. Emerging markets stocks declined, primarily due to U.S.-China trade tensions. During July 2019, the U.S. President announced a one-year exemption of 110 Chinese products from the 25% tariffs that had been previously added on July 6, 2018. However, he later threatened to introduce new tariffs on $325 billion of Chinese goods despite the truce that was agreed upon at the G20 Summit at the end of June 2019. (The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union.)

Global equities broadly declined in August 2019. The month’s headlines were dominated by trade tensions, as the U.S. President announced an intention to impose additional tariffs on remaining Chinese goods not yet subject to tariffs, causing increased market volatility. In the U.S., economic data was largely mixed, with manufacturing data and consumer confidence showing signs of weakness but domestic demand holding steady in the context of a strong labor market and rising wages.

Fixed Income Markets

Spread, or non-government bond, sectors generally performed well in September 2018, when the Reporting Period began. U.S. economic growth remained strong, though some major economies, including those of the Eurozone, the U.K. and China, exhibited a gradual weakening trend. The Fed raised short-term interest rates, with its dot plot pointing to another increase by the end of 2018 and three more during 2019. (The “dot plot” shows rate projections of the members of the Fed’s Open Market Committee.) Fed Chair Powell delivered an upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy, which supported market expectations for these additional Fed rate hikes in 2019. U.S. Treasury rates rose in response, followed, in turn, by the interest rates of several other developed markets countries. The U.S. dollar was broadly flat versus many major currencies during the month.

During the fourth quarter of 2018, investor concerns about slowing global economic growth momentum as well as tighter financial conditions, mainly in the U.S., weighed on spread sector performance. In particular, U.S. corporate bonds experienced notable weakness, as credit spreads, or yield differentials versus U.S. Treasury securities, widened significantly. U.S. Treasury yields fell as investors grew fearful about the possible end of the global economic cycle and as their expectations for Fed rate hikes diminished. In December 2018, Fed policymakers raised short-term interest rates, much as the market had expected, but lowered their projection for 2019 monetary policy tightening from three rate hikes to two. U.S. economic activity data remained in expansionary territory during the fourth calendar quarter but moderated from cycle highs. Headline inflation pressures eased as crude oil prices declined. The U.S. dollar appreciated relative to many major currencies during the fourth calendar quarter.

 

2


MARKET REVIEW

 

In the first quarter of 2019, spread sectors broadly posted gains, as dovish pivots by global central banks boosted investor sentiment and helped fuel rallies in both sovereign government bonds and riskier segments of the fixed income market. Notably, high yield corporate bonds recorded their strongest start to a calendar year on record. The Fed kept its monetary policy unchanged during the first calendar quarter, with its dot plot projecting no interest rate hikes at all during 2019. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) extended its forward guidance, noting that its interest rates would remain unchanged through 2019. Other developed markets’ central banks — namely, those of Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland — also turned dovish. The U.S. economy continued to benefit from strength in household consumption, which was underpinned by a healthy labor market. The U.S. dollar strengthened relative to many major currencies during the first quarter of 2019.

In the second calendar quarter, most spread sectors recorded gains. The quarter started off on a positive note in April 2019, as developed markets’ central banks kept monetary policy unchanged. In the U.S., the Fed noted that inflation softness might be due to “transitory factors.” The Bank of Japan clarified its forward guidance to signal unchanged monetary policy through the spring of 2020, while the Bank of England (“BoE”) maintained its guidance around interest rate hikes occurring at a gradual pace and to a limited extent. Statements by Sweden’s Riksbank and the Bank of Canada were also somewhat dovish, as they generally focused on risks arising from slower global economic growth. However, in May 2019, spread sectors were challenged by the escalation of U.S.-China trade tensions. That same month, market speculation about possible 2019 Fed rate cuts increased due to an accumulation of factors, including soft inflation, weakness in U.S. economic data, continued global economic growth headwinds from unresolved U.S.-China trade negotiations and weakness in the manufacturing sector. During June 2019, spread sector performance improved on raised prospects of ongoing monetary policy accommodation by global central banks, particularly the Fed. At its June meeting, the U.S. central bank left interest rates unchanged, but eight of the 12 members on the Federal Open Market Committee projected rate cuts during the 2019 calendar year. In Europe, a dovish speech by outgoing ECB President Mario Draghi signaled forthcoming easing. The U.S. dollar weakened versus many major currencies during the second quarter of 2019.

In July 2019, spread sectors benefited from the dovish outlooks of global central banks, though they gave up some of their gains later in the month as U.S.-China trade tensions escalated. In the U.S., economic data was mixed. Although employment and wage growth continued, manufacturing and non-manufacturing indices both declined. The Fed delivered its first interest rate cut since 2008, though Fed Chair Powell described it as a “mid-cycle adjustment.” The Fed also announced it would stop trimming its balance sheet in September 2019, two months earlier than expected. Elsewhere, the ECB set the stage for a policy easing package in September, which was widely expected to include a rate cut, resumed asset purchases and strengthened forward guidance. At the same time, the BoE kept monetary policy unchanged. The U.S. dollar strengthened relative to many major currencies during July.

In August 2019, spread sectors weakened, as U.S.-China trade tensions and political developments in Argentina resulted in increased investor risk aversion. Global interest rates fell as hawkish trade rhetoric intensified, leading to market concerns about the outlook for global economic growth and, in turn, raising investor expectations for monetary policy easing. In the U.S., the economy added fewer jobs than consensus expected, while the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Index contracted for the first time since 2016. U.S. interest rates fell on market expectations for additional Fed monetary policy easing, with the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield dropping to its lowest level on record. The U.S. dollar appreciated slightly versus many major currencies during August.

Looking Ahead

At the end of the Reporting Period, we expected the U.S. economic expansion to continue, albeit at a slower pace, with strength in consumer spending and services offsetting weakness in business investment and the manufacturing sector. We anticipated additional monetary easing in the U.S. and other developed economies, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Switzerland. More broadly, we thought heightened political uncertainty and, in turn, downside economic growth risks would keep global central bank monetary policies accommodative for a prolonged period of time. This would be supportive for investor risk sentiment, in our view.

 

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Goldman Sachs Enhanced Dividend

Global Equity Portfolio

 

Investment Objective

The Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital and current income.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio’s (the “Portfolio”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Portfolio perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio’s Class A, Institutional, Class P and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of -1.78%, -1.46%, -1.45% and -1.54%, respectively. These returns compare to the -0.16% average annual total return of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Composite Index (“EDGE Composite Index”), over the same time period. The components of the EDGE Composite Index — the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) Investable Market Index (“MSCI ACWI IMI”) (90%) and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (10%) — returned -4.39% and 10.17%, respectively, during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What key factors affected the Portfolio’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio’s strategic weightings detracted from its performance versus the EDGE Composite Index. (The strategic weightings are based upon Goldman Sachs Investment Strategy Group’s (“ISG”) assumptions regarding long-term expected returns, expected volatilities and expected correlations, as well as the investments views of Goldman Sachs ISG.) Our tactical asset allocation decisions (“tactical tilts”) also detracted from relative returns. The overall performance of the Underlying Funds contributed positively to the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How were the Portfolio’s tactical asset allocation decisions managed during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In keeping with our investment process, we implement tactical tilts, based on Goldman Sachs ISG’s views about near-term expected market returns, in an attempt to enhance performance. These tactical tilts are implemented through an investment in the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund (the “Underlying Tactical Fund”), which seeks long-term total return through the implementation of investment ideas that are generally derived from short-term or medium-term market views on a variety of asset classes and instruments. As mentioned previously, the Portfolio’s tactical tilts detracted from its performance during the Reporting Period.

 

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

 

A   To implement strategic weightings and our tactical tilts, the Portfolio invests in 10 Underlying Funds. Nine of these Underlying Funds may be used to implement strategic weightings (“Underlying Strategic Funds”). The Underlying Tactical Fund, as mentioned previously, is used to implement tactical tilts.

 

   

During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio was invested in eight of the nine Underlying Strategic Funds, six of which underperformed their respective benchmark indices. (The Portfolio did not have an allocation to the Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund during the Reporting Period.)

 

   

Two of the Underlying Strategic Funds that underperformed in relative terms — the Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund and the Goldman Sachs International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund — are those in which the Portfolio invested a significant percentage of its equity allocation. The other Underlying Strategic Funds that underperformed their respective benchmark indices were the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund, the Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund, the Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund and the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund.

 

   

The Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund and the Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund outperformed

 

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their respective benchmark indices during the Reporting Period.

 

   

The Portfolio’s Underlying Tactical Fund underperformed its cash benchmark index1 by more than 190 basis points2 during the Reporting Period. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percent.)

 

Q   How did call writing affect performance?

 

A   As mentioned above, the Portfolio’s two largest allocations were to the Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund and the Goldman Sachs International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund, which earn premiums through an equity index call writing strategy. When equity markets are down, flat or modestly positive, these Underlying Strategic Funds tend to outperform their respective benchmark indices because of the premiums they earn from call writing. When equity markets rally strongly, these two Underlying Strategic Funds are likely to trail their respective benchmark indices. Although the Underlying Strategic Funds keep the premiums they earn from call writing, they can underperform when the call options are exercised.

 

   

During the Reporting Period, the call writing strategies of the Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund detracted from its performance, as the U.S. equity market posted gains. On the positive side, the call writing strategies of the Goldman Sachs International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund added to its performance, as the international equity markets declined.

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio employed Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (“S&P 500® Index”) futures as part of its strategic weightings in U.S. large-cap growth stocks and U.S. large-cap value stocks, which did not have a material impact on performance. The Portfolio also utilized forward foreign currency exchange contracts to take positions in the British pound, euro, Australian dollar, Swiss franc and Japanese yen. These particular currency hedging positions detracted from the Portfolio’s performance during the Reporting Period.

 

   

In addition, some of the Portfolio’s Underlying Funds, including the Portfolio’s Underlying Tactical Fund, used derivatives during the Reporting Period to apply their active investment views with greater versatility or 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 and swap contracts to enhance portfolio return and for hedging purposes.

 

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

 

A   No significant changes were made within the Portfolio during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What was the Portfolio’s strategy at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   Going forward, we plan to maintain a diversified equity portfolio that implements our strategic and tactical views as we continue to seek long-term growth of capital and current income.

 

 

  1   ICE® BofAML® U.S. Dollar Three-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index (the “Index”). The Index tracks the performance of a synthetic asset paying LIBOR to a stated maturity. It 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.

 

  2    Performance quoted is for Institutional Shares.

 

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio

as of August 31, 2019

 

 

  OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND WEIGHTINGS1,2
     Percentage of Net Assets
  LOGO

 

 

1    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 graph above may not sum to 100% due to rounding and/or exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The above 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.

 

2    Represents affiliated funds.

 

For more information about your Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about your Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on September 1, 2009 in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Composite Index (“EDGE Composite Index”), which is comprised of 10% of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and 90% of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) Investable Market Index (IMI) (“MSCI ACWI IMI”) (Net, USD, Unhedged), is shown. Performance reflects expense limitations currently in effect and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio’s 10 Year Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2019.

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years        Ten Years        Since Inception  

Class A

           

Excluding sales charges

     -1.78%        3.98%        7.91%         

Including sales charges

     -7.19%        2.81%        7.31%         

 

 

Institutional

     -1.46%        4.41%        8.35%         

 

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     -1.45%        N/A        N/A        0.95%  

 

 

Class R6 (Commenced December 29, 2017)

     -1.54%        N/A        N/A        1.07%  

 

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% for Class A Shares. Because Institutional, Class P and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Average Annual Total Returns.

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Tax-Advantaged

Global Equity Portfolio

 

Investment Objective

The Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio’s (the “Portfolio”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Portfolio perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio’s Class A, Institutional, Class P and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns, without sales charges, of -4.96%, -4.61%, -4.60% and -4.57%, respectively. These returns compare to the -0.16% average annual total return of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, the Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Composite Index (“TAG Composite Index”), over the same time period. The components of the TAG Composite Index — the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) Investable Market Index (“MSCI ACWI IMI”) (90%) and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (10%) — returned -4.39% and 10.17%, respectively, during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What key factors affected the Portfolio’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio’s strategic weightings detracted from its performance versus the TAG Composite Index. (The strategic weightings are based upon Goldman Sachs Investment Strategy Group’s (“ISG”) assumptions regarding long-term expected returns, expected volatilities and expected correlations, as well as the investments views of Goldman Sachs ISG.) Our tactical asset allocation decisions (“tactical tilts”) and the overall performance of the Underlying Funds also detracted from the Portfolio’s relative returns during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How were the Portfolio’s tactical asset allocation decisions managed during the Reporting Period?

 

A   In keeping with our investment process, we implement tactical tilts, based on Goldman Sachs ISG’s views about near-term expected market returns, in an attempt to enhance performance. These tactical tilts are implemented through an investment in the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund (the “Underlying Tactical Fund”), which seeks long-term total return through the implementation of investment ideas that are generally derived from short-term or medium-term market views on a variety of asset classes and instruments. As mentioned previously, the Portfolio’s tactical tilts detracted from performance during the Reporting Period.

 

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

 

A   To implement strategic weightings and our tactical tilts, the Portfolio invests in nine Underlying Funds. Eight of these Underlying Funds may be used to implement strategic asset allocation decisions (“Underlying Strategic Funds”). The Underlying Tactical Fund, as mentioned previously, is used to implement tactical tilts.

 

      During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio was invested in seven of the eight Underlying Strategic Funds, five of which underperformed their respective benchmark indices. (The Portfolio did not have an allocation to the Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund during the Reporting Period.)

 

      Two of the Underlying Strategic Funds that underperformed in relative terms — the Goldman Sachs U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund and the Goldman Sachs International Tax-Managed Equity Fund — are those in which the Portfolio held its largest weightings. The other Underlying Strategic Funds that underperformed their respective benchmark indices were the Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund, the Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund and the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund.

 

      The Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund and the Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund outperformed their respective benchmark indices during the Reporting Period.

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

 

      The Portfolio’s Underlying Tactical Fund underperformed its cash benchmark index1 by more than 190 basis points2 during the Reporting Period. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percent.)

 

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

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio employed Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (“S&P 500® Index”) futures as part of its strategic weightings in U.S. large-cap growth stocks and U.S. large-cap value stocks, which did not have a material impact on performance. The Portfolio also utilized forward foreign currency exchange contracts to take positions in the British pound, euro, Australian dollar, Swiss franc and Japanese yen. These particular currency hedging positions detracted from the Portfolio’s performance during the Reporting Period.

 

      In addition, some of the Portfolio’s Underlying Funds, including the Portfolio’s Underlying Tactical Fund, used derivatives during the Reporting Period to apply their active investment views with greater versatility or 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 and swap contracts to enhance portfolio return and for hedging purposes.

 

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

 

A   No significant changes were made within the Portfolio during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What was the Portfolio’s strategy at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   Going forward, we plan to maintain a diversified equity portfolio that implements our strategic and tactical views as we continue to seek long-term growth of capital.

 

 

  1    ICE® BofAML® U.S. Dollar Three-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index (the “Index”). The Index tracks the performance of a synthetic asset paying LIBOR to a stated maturity. It 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.

 

  2    Performance quoted is for Institutional Shares.

 

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio

as of August 31, 2019

 

  OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND WEIGHTINGS1,2
     Percentage of Net Assets
  LOGO

 

 

1    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 graph above may not sum to 100% due to rounding and/or exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The above 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.

 

2    Represents affiliated funds.

 

For more information about your Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about your Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS TAX-ADVANTAGED GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on September 1, 2009 in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark the Tax-Advantaged Global Composite Index (“TAG Composite Index”), which is comprised of 10% of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and 90% of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) Investable Market Index (IMI) (“MSCI ACWI IMI”) (Net, USD, Unhedged), is shown. Performance reflects expense limitations currently in effect and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio’s 10 Year Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2019.

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years      Ten Years    Since Inception

Class A

           

Excluding sales charges

     -4.96%        4.38%      8.99%   

Including sales charges

     -10.18%        3.20%      8.38%   

 

Institutional

     -4.61%        4.80%      9.43%   

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     -4.60%        N/A      N/A    -0.59%

 

Class R6 (Commenced December 29, 2017)

     -4.57%        N/A      N/A    0.45%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV and reflect a maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% for Class A Shares. Because Institutional, Class P and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Average Annual Total Returns.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL TAX-AWARE EQUITY PORTFOLIOS

 

Index Definition

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.

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

The EDGE Composite Index (“EDGE 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 EDGE Composite is comprised of MSCI ACWI IMI (90%) and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S.

Aggregate Bond Index (10%). The EDGE 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 MSCI ACWI IMI captures large, mid and small cap representation across 23 developed markets and 23 emerging markets. With 8,686 constituents, the MSCI ACWI IMI is comprehensive, covering approximately 99% of the global equity investment opportunity set. As of February 28, 2019, the 23 developed markets in the MSCI ACWI IMI include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.K. and the U.S. The 23 emerging markets include Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Qatar, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.

The TAG Composite Index (“TAG 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 TAG Composite is comprised of the MSCI ACWI IMI (90%) and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (10%). The TAG Composite figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

 

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Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Underlying Funds (Class R6 Shares)(a) – 98.7%  
Equity – 98.7%  
  20,700,863     Goldman Sachs US Equity Dividend and Premium Fund   $ 268,076,173  
  19,562,979     Goldman Sachs International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund     129,311,289  
  6,274,421     Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund     60,610,903  
  1,879,703     Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund     47,105,345  
  3,343,705     Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund     29,926,160  
  1,951,963     Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund     21,686,314  
  1,234,186     Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund     14,736,184  
  1,263,585     Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund     14,581,773  
  2,205,660     Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund     13,520,695  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS
(CLASS R6 SHARES)
 
  (Cost $504,267,546)   $ 599,554,836  

 

 

 
Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 1.1%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  6,831,783     2.045%   $ 6,831,783  
  (Cost $6,831,783)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%  
  (Cost $511,099,329)   $ 606,386,619  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 0.2%

    1,299,667  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 607,686,286  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment and investment category reflects the value of the respective investment or category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  Represents an Affiliated Issuer.

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD

 

—Australian Dollar

CHF

 

—Swiss Franc

EUR

 

—Euro

GBP

 

—British Pound

JPY

 

—Japanese Yen

USD

 

—United States Dollar

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At August 31, 2019, the Portfolio had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Gain
 

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

  JPY     82,000,000      USD     764,493        09/18/2019      $ 8,160  
  USD     5,432,384      AUD     7,769,962        09/18/2019        197,361  
  USD     7,063,572      CHF     6,950,844        09/18/2019        31,850  
  USD     24,811,332      EUR     21,904,225        09/18/2019        711,332  
    USD     13,185,178      GBP          10,329,415        09/18/2019        608,640  
TOTAL                 $ 1,557,343  

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

  EUR     280,000      USD     320,239        09/18/2019      $ (12,170
    USD     19,428,975      JPY     2,086,272,100        09/18/2019        (229,126
TOTAL                 $ (241,296

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At August 31, 2019, 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

   44        09/20/2019          $6,434,560        $ 65,577  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS TAX-ADVANTAGED GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value  
Underlying Funds (Class R6 Shares)(a) – 98.7%  
Equity – 98.7%  
  61,008,445     Goldman Sachs US Tax-Managed Equity Fund   $ 1,445,290,060  
  62,415,382     Goldman Sachs International Tax-Managed Equity Fund     592,946,132  
  28,771,618     Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund     277,933,826  
  15,408,973     Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund     137,910,310  
  8,998,463     Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund     99,972,922  
  5,657,265     Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund     67,547,739  
  5,816,866     Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund     67,126,630  
  10,114,446     Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund     62,001,551  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS
(CLASS R6 SHARES)
 
  (Cost $2,082,962,911)   $ 2,750,729,170  

 

 

 
Shares     Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 1.1%  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  29,844,967     2.045%   $ 29,844,967  
  (Cost $29,844,967)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%  
  (Cost $2,112,807,878)   $ 2,780,574,137  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 0.2%
    6,839,517  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 2,787,413,654  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment and investment category reflects the value of the respective investment or category as a percentage of net assets.

(a)

  Represents an Affiliated Issuer.

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD

 

—Australian Dollar

CHF

 

—Swiss Franc

EUR

 

—Euro

GBP

 

—British Pound

JPY

 

—Japanese Yen

USD

 

—United States Dollar

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At August 31, 2019, the Portfolio had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Gain
 

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

  USD     25,504,481      AUD     36,454,774        09/18/2019      $ 943,023  
  USD     32,557,079      CHF     32,012,984        09/18/2019        171,602  
  USD     111,011,765      EUR     97,983,958        09/18/2019        3,205,470  
    USD     59,736,528      GBP          46,801,169        09/18/2019        2,753,950  
TOTAL                 $ 7,074,045  

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

  USD       85,092,230      JPY     9,137,154,282        09/18/2019      $ (1,003,492

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At August 31, 2019, 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

   195        09/20/2019          $28,516,800        $ 290,626  

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL TAX-AWARE EQUITY PORTFOLIOS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

August 31, 2019

 

        Enhanced Dividend
Global Equity
Portfolio
     Tax-Advantaged
Global Equity
Portfolio
 
  Assets:

 

 

Investments in affiliated Underlying Funds, at value (cost $511,099,329 and $2,112,807,878)

  $ 606,386,619      $ 2,780,574,137  
 

Cash

    596,308        2,750,816  
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $0 and $121,411)

           129,157  
 

Receivables:

 

 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(a)

    450,000        1,540,000  
 

Portfolio shares sold

    52,842        1,811,800  
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    33,395        77,043  
 

Dividends

    10,154        46,985  
 

Investments sold

           29,147  
 

Foreign tax reclaims

           7,606  
 

Unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    1,557,343        7,074,045  
 

Other assets

    44,161        49,777  
  Total assets     609,130,822        2,794,090,513  
      
  Liabilities:

 

 

Unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    241,296        1,003,492  
 

Variation margin on futures

    4,177        18,522  
 

Payables:

    
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(a)

    870,000        4,280,000  
 

Investments purchased

    110,568         
 

Management fees

    41,024        187,826  
 

Portfolio shares redeemed

    40,416        890,513  
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    18,457        70,952  
 

Accrued expenses

    118,598        225,554  
  Total liabilities     1,444,536        6,676,859  
      
  Net Assets:

 

 

Paid-in capital

    523,970,017        2,178,226,130  
 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    83,716,269        609,187,524  
    NET ASSETS   $ 607,686,286      $ 2,787,413,654  
   

Net Assets:

      
   

Class A

  $ 8,660,900      $ 447,362  
   

Institutional

    25,244,242        43,564,536  
   

Class P

    573,770,960        2,743,391,682  
   

Class R6

    10,184        10,074  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 607,686,286      $ 2,787,413,654  
   

Shares outstanding $0.001 par value (unlimited shares authorized):

      
   

Class A

    753,444        28,966  
   

Institutional

    2,171,495        2,796,283  
   

Class P

    49,472,161        178,375,679  
   

Class R6

    877        655  
   

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

      
   

Class A

    $11.50        $15.44  
   

Institutional

    11.63        15.58  
   

Class P

    11.60        15.38  
   

Class R6

    11.60 (c)       15.38  

 

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

 

Portfolio    Forwards      Futures  

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity

   $ (870,000    $ 450,000  

Tax-Advantaged Global Equity

     (4,280,000      1,540,000  

 

  (b)   Maximum public offering price per share for Class A Shares of the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity and Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Funds is $12.17 and $16.34, respectively.
  (c)   Net asset value may not recalculate due to rounding of fractional shares.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL TAX-AWARE EQUITY PORTFOLIOS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019

 

        Enhanced Dividend
Global Equity
Portfolio
     Tax-Advantaged
Global Equity
Portfolio
 
  Investment income:

 

 

Dividends from affiliated Underlying Funds

  $ 13,310,144      $ 36,505,692  
      
  Expenses:

 

 

Management fees

    933,897        4,093,739  
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    203,908        824,419  
 

Registration fees

    149,530        195,605  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    105,579        321,232  
 

Professional fees

    94,707        95,969  
 

Printing and mailing costs

    54,537        88,708  
 

Distribution and Service fees — Class A Shares

    24,028        1,373  
 

Trustee fees

    17,331        20,976  
 

Other

    32,223        87,382  
  Total expenses     1,615,740        5,729,403  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (817,682      (2,406,354
  Net expenses     798,058        3,323,049  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     12,512,086        33,182,643  
      
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    
 

Investments in affiliated Underlying Funds

    (2,602,968      (16,867,546
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    13        87,264  
 

Futures contracts

    238,959        919,055  
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    4,105,111        16,618,866  
 

Foreign currency transactions

           (153
 

Capital gain distributions from affiliated Underlying Funds

    16,018,113         
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

 

 

Investments in affiliated Underlying Funds

    (41,468,161      (163,914,646
 

Futures contracts

    (239,311      (875,123
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (521,187      (1,138,891
 

Foreign currency translation

           5,688  
  Net realized and unrealized loss     (24,469,431      (165,165,486
  NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (11,957,345    $ (131,982,843

 

  (a)   Class specific Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

     Transfer Agency Fees  

Portfolio

  

Class A

    

Institutional

    

Class P

    

Class R6

 

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity

   $ 17,150      $ 11,462      $ 175,292      $ 4  

Tax-Advantaged Global Equity

     981        19,497        803,937        4  

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL TAX-AWARE EQUITY PORTFOLIOS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

        Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio           Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio  
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
         

For the Fiscal

Year Ended
August 31, 2019

   

For the Fiscal

Year Ended
August 31, 2018

 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 12,512,086     $ 11,182,516       $ 33,182,643     $ 25,044,835  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    17,759,228       18,730,524         757,486       19,444,413  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (42,228,659     30,379,698               (165,922,972     263,591,756  
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (11,957,345     60,292,738               (131,982,843     308,081,004  
           
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From distributable earnings:

         
 

Class A Shares

    (511,526     (319,947 )(a)        (8,664     (6,733 )(a) 
 

Institutional Shares

    (1,592,746     (20,182,584 )(a)        (376,203     (32,796,134 )(a) 
 

Class P Shares(b)

    (32,045,647     (3,566,150 )(a)        (51,683,171      
 

Class R6 Shares(c)

    (537     (97 )(a)              (191      
  Total distributions to shareholders     (34,150,456     (24,068,778             (52,068,229     (32,802,867
           
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    66,308,825       707,181,772         408,860,511       3,154,128,273  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    33,638,454       23,731,281         52,065,951       32,786,693  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (126,805,393     (732,774,402             (350,118,999     (2,809,978,324
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (26,858,114     (1,861,349             110,807,463       376,936,642  
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (72,965,915     34,362,611               (73,243,609     652,214,779  
           
  Net Assets:(d)

 

 

Beginning of year

    680,652,201       646,289,590               2,860,657,263       2,208,442,484  
 

End of year

  $ 607,686,286     $ 680,652,201             $ 2,787,413,654     $ 2,860,657,263  

 

  (a)   Prior year information has been revised to conform to current year presentation, see prior year presentation below:

 

    

Class A

   

Institutional

   

Class P(b)

   

Class R6(c)

 

Distribution from net investment income:

       

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio:

  $ (203,951)     $ (12,726,620)     $ (3,566,150)     $ (97)  

Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio:

    (6,733)       (32,796,134)              

Distributions from net realized gains:

       

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio:

  $ (115,996)     $ (7,455,964)     $     $  

 

  (b)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
  (c)   Commenced operations on December 29, 2017.
  (d)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed net investment income was $- and $1,654,828 for the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity and Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolios, respectively, as of August 31, 2018.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ENHANCED DIVIDEND GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 12.34     $ 11.70     $ 10.68     $ 10.69     $ 11.83  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.19       0.15       0.17       0.11       0.16  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.44     0.88       1.12       0.52       (0.73
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.25     1.03       1.29       0.63       (0.57
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.27     (0.25     (0.20     (0.31     (0.21
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.32     (0.14     (0.07     (0.33     (0.36
 

Total distributions

    (0.59     (0.39     (0.27     (0.64     (0.57
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 11.50     $ 12.34     $ 11.70     $ 10.68     $ 10.69  
  Total return(c)     (1.78 )%      8.94     12.25     6.32     (4.82 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 8,661     $ 10,418     $ 9,289     $ 4,993     $ 1,729  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.52     0.52     0.53     0.53     0.55
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.65     0.62     0.63     0.64     0.66
 

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

    1.62     1.21     1.54     1.09     1.40
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    15     20     8     19     25

 

  (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 net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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 Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   The 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 turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   19


GOLDMAN SACHS ENHANCED DIVIDEND GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 12.48     $ 11.80     $ 10.76     $ 10.76     $ 11.89  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.23       0.17       0.22       0.16       0.22  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.44     0.93       1.12       0.51       (0.74
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.21     1.10       1.34       0.67       (0.52
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.32     (0.28     (0.23     (0.34     (0.25
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.32     (0.14     (0.07     (0.33     (0.36
 

Total distributions

    (0.64     (0.42     (0.30     (0.67     (0.61
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 11.63     $ 12.48     $ 11.80     $ 10.76     $ 10.76  
  Total return(c)     (1.46 )%      9.45     12.66     6.67     (4.29 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 25,244     $ 33,490     $ 637,000     $ 507,845     $ 424,196  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.13     0.13     0.13     0.13     0.17
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.26     0.23     0.24     0.24     0.26
 

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

    2.00     1.43     1.93     1.58     1.95
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    15     20     8     19     25

 

  (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 net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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 Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   The 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 turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS ENHANCED DIVIDEND GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Enhanced Dividend
Global Equity Portfolio
 
        Class P Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    April 17, 2018*
to
August 31, 2018
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.45     $ 12.18  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.23       0.11  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.44     0.23  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.21     0.34  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.32     (0.07
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.32      
 

Total distributions

    (0.64     (0.07
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.60     $ 12.45  
  Total return(c)     (1.45 )%      2.80
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 573,771     $ 636,733  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.12     0.13 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.25     0.25 %(e) 
 

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

    2.02     2.48 %(e) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    15     20

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (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 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 (if any). 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 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 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 turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   21


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Enhanced Dividend
Global Equity Portfolio
 
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    December 29, 2017*
to
August 31, 2018
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.46     $ 12.17  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.23       0.10  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.45     0.31  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.22     0.41  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.32     (0.12
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.32      
 

Total distributions

    (0.64     (0.12
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.60     $ 12.46  
  Total return(c)     (1.54 )%      3.39
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 10     $ 10  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.12     0.12 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.23     0.18 %(e) 
 

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

    2.01     1.27 %(e) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    15     20

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (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 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 (if any). 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 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 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 turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS TAX-ADVANTAGED GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 16.51     $ 14.78     $ 12.91     $ 12.58     $ 13.51  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.13       0.12       0.11       0.08       0.09  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.97     1.77       1.85       0.52       (0.69
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.84     1.89       1.96       0.60       (0.60
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.13     (0.16     (0.09     (0.18     (0.10
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.10                 (0.09     (0.23
 

Total distributions

    (0.23     (0.16     (0.09     (0.27     (0.33
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 15.44     $ 16.51     $ 14.78     $ 12.91     $ 12.58  
  Total return(c)     (4.96 )%      12.81     15.23     4.88     (4.39 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 447     $ 658     $ 615     $ 591     $ 543  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.52     0.52     0.53     0.53     0.56
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.61     0.60     0.61     0.61     0.61
 

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

    0.81     0.77     0.80     0.64     0.66
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    14     17     8     19     22

 

  (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 net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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 Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   The 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 turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

        Goldman Sachs Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 16.46     $ 14.72     $ 12.86     $ 12.53     $ 13.48  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.20       0.17       0.17       0.11       0.17  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.96     1.78       1.84       0.53       (0.71
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.76     1.95       2.01       0.64       (0.54
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.02     (0.21     (0.15     (0.22     (0.18
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.10                 (0.09     (0.23
 

Total distributions

    (0.12     (0.21     (0.15     (0.31     (0.41
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 15.58     $ 16.46     $ 14.72     $ 12.86     $ 12.53  
  Total return(c)     (4.61 )%      13.32     15.74     5.22     (3.96 )% 
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 43,565     $ 62,718     $ 2,207,827     $ 1,816,911     $ 1,701,226  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.13     0.13     0.13     0.13     0.17
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.22     0.21     0.21     0.21     0.21
 

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

    1.28     1.06     1.26     0.92     1.31
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    14     17     8     19     22

 

  (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 net asset value at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the year and no sales or redemption charges (if any). 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 Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.
  (d)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (e)   The 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 turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Tax-Advantaged
Global Equity Portfolio
 
        Class P Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
   

April 17, 2018*

to

August 31, 2018

 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 16.47     $ 15.84  
 

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.19       0.01  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.98     0.62  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.79     0.63  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.20      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.10      
 

Total distributions

    (0.30      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.38     $ 16.47  
  Total return(c)     (4.60 )%      3.98
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 2,743,392     $ 2,797,271  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.12     0.12 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.21     0.20 %(e) 
 

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

    1.21     0.15 %(e) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    14     17

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (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 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 (if any). 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 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 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 turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

            
Goldman Sachs Tax-Advantaged
Global Equity Portfolio
 
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
   

December 29, 2017*

to

August 31, 2018

 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 16.46     $ 15.59  
 

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

    0.19       (0.01
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.97     0.88  
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.78     0.87  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.20      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.10      
 

Total distributions

    (0.30      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.38     $ 16.46  
  Total return(c)     (4.57 )%      5.58
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 10     $ 11  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.12     0.12 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.19     0.18 %(e) 
 

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

    1.22     (0.05 )%(e) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    14     17

 

   *   Commencement of operations.
  (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 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 (if any). 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 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 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 turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2019

 

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
Enhanced Dividend Global Equity and Tax-Advantaged Global Equity     

A, Institutional, P and R6

   Diversified

Class A Shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. Institutional, 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 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 acts as the investment adviser. Additionally, these Portfolios may invest a portion of their assets directly in other securities and instruments, including unaffiliated exchange traded funds.

 

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. Each Portfolio is an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

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. Distributions from master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) are generally recorded based on the characterization reported on the MLP’s tax return. The Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund (the “Underlying MLP 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. 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.

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 and Transfer Agency 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. Because the Underlying Funds have varied expense and fee 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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 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

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity

       Quarterly    Annually

Tax-Advantaged Global 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 Portfolio’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from distributable earnings 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 a Portfolio are maintained in United States (“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).

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

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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:

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 may be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and at the closing 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 for long positions or the last ask price for short positions, 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) — Investments in the Underlying Funds are valued at the NAV per share on the day of valuation. Because the Portfolios invest primarily in other mutual funds that fluctuate in value, the Portfolios’ shares will correspondingly fluctuate in value. 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 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. 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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivatives contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by a Portfolio, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments.

Exchange-traded derivatives, including futures and options contracts, are generally valued at the last sale or settlement price on the exchange where they are principally traded. Exchange-traded options without settlement prices are generally valued at the midpoint of the bid and ask prices on the exchange where they are principally traded (or, in the absence of two-way trading, at the last bid price for long positions and the last ask price for short positions). Exchange-traded derivatives 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

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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. 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 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.

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 Portfolio’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 Portfolio’s NAV. To the extent investments are valued using single source broker quotations obtained directly from the broker or passed through from third party pricing vendors, such investments are classified as Level 3 investments.

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Portfolios’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of August 31, 2019:

ENHANCED DIVIDEND GLOBAL EQUITY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Underlying Equity Funds

   $ 599,554,836        $        $  

Investment Company

     6,831,783                    
Total    $ 606,386,619        $        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets(a)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ 1,557,343        $         —  

Futures Contracts

     65,577                    
Total    $ 65,577        $ 1,557,343        $  
Liabilities(a)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ (241,296      $  

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

TAX-ADVANTAGED GLOBAL EQUITY             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Underlying Equity Funds

   $ 2,750,729,170        $        $  

Investment Company

     29,844,967                    
Total    $ 2,780,574,137        $        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets(a)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ 7,074,045        $  

Futures Contracts

     290,626                    
Total    $ 290,626        $ 7,074,045        $  
Liabilities(a)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ (1,003,492      $  

 

(a)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at fiscal year end.

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedules of Investments.

 

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 August 31, 2019. 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:

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity         
 
Risk    Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $ 1,557,343      Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $ (241,296)  

Equity

   Variation margin on futures contracts      65,577 (a)           
Total         $ 1,622,920           $ (241,296)  
Tax-Advantaged Global Equity         
 
Risk    Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $ 7,074,045      Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $ (1,003,492)  

Equity

   Variation margin on futures contracts      290,626 (a)           
Total         $ 7,364,671           $ (1,003,492)  

 

(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 August 31, 2019 is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

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 fiscal year ended August 31, 2019. 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:

 

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity        
Risk    Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $ 4,105,111      $ (521,187     9  
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts      238,959        (239,311     46  
Total         $ 4,344,070      $ (760,498     55  

 

Tax-Advantaged Global Equity        
Risk    Statements of Operations    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts    $ 16,618,866      $ (1,138,891     9  
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts      919,055        (875,123     195  
Total         $ 17,537,921      $ (2,014,014     204  

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

 

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 0.15% of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets. GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve an effective net rate of 0.08% as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets of each Portfolio through at least December 28, 2019, and prior to such date, GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees.

B.  Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Plan — The Trust, on behalf of Class A Shares of each Portfolio, 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 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares of the Portfolios.

 

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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. During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs retained front-end sales charges of $1,990 and $385 for the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio and Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio, respectively.

D.  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: 0.17% of the average daily net assets of Class A 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. Prior to July 1, 2019, the annual rate was 0.18% of the average daily net assets of Class A Shares.

E.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to reduce or 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 for the Portfolios is 0.014%. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least December 28, 2019 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 custodian and 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 fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Portfolio         Management
Fee Waiver
       Other
Expense
Reimbursement
       Custody Fee
Credits
       Total
Expense
Reductions
 

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity

       $ 435,816        $ 358,808        $ 23,058        $ 817,682  

Tax-Advantaged Global Equity

         1,910,398          398,582          97,374          2,406,354  

F.  Line of Credit Facility — As of August 31, 2019, the Portfolios participated in a $580,000,000 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 fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the Portfolios did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to April 30, 2019 the facility was $770,000,000.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

G.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — The Portfolios invest primarily in Class R6 Shares of the Underlying Funds. These Underlying Funds are considered to be affiliated with the Portfolios. The tables below show the transactions in and earnings from investments in these Underlying Funds for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019:

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity

 

Underlying Funds   Beginning Value
as of August 31,
2018
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Return of
Capital on
Dividends
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
from Affiliated
Investment
Companies
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Ending Value
as of August 31,
2019
    Shares as of
August 31, 2019
    Dividend
Income from
Affiliated
Investment
Companies
    Capital Gain
Distributions
from Affiliated
Investment
Companies
 

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

  $ 35,112,555     $ 4,241,534     $ (5,747,682   $     $ (404,635   $ (3,275,612   $ 29,926,160       3,343,705     $ 692,800     $  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

          31,997,920       (25,166,137                       6,831,783       6,831,783       26,627        

Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund

    15,612,484       1,781,722       (4,454,522           (129,099     1,925,599       14,736,184       1,234,186       332,973        

Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund

    15,597,639       1,823,171       (3,824,522     (22,874     (29,159     1,037,518       14,581,773       1,263,585       331,548        

Goldman Sachs International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

    143,854,054       19,126,826       (21,600,368           (1,142,471     (10,926,752     129,311,289       19,562,979       4,376,197        

Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund

    25,359,630       2,733,677       (3,680,062           (213,758     (2,513,173     21,686,314       1,951,963       338,679        

Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund

    16,266,217       3,476,291       (3,514,522     (1,470,548     339,743       (1,576,486     13,520,695       2,205,660       (383,006 )(a)       

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

    54,548,989       11,033,613       (9,621,522           631,582       (9,487,317     47,105,345       1,879,703       111,850       2,463,665  

Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund

    66,830,501       10,536,965       (15,166,491           (1,419,479     (170,593     60,610,903       6,274,421       1,702,590        

Goldman Sachs US Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

    300,497,217       38,063,566       (53,767,573           (235,692     (16,481,345     268,076,173       20,700,863       5,779,886       13,554,448  

Total

  $ 673,679,286     $ 124,815,285     $ (146,543,401   $ (1,493,422   $ (2,602,968   $ (41,468,161   $ 606,386,619           $ 13,310,144     $ 16,018,113  

 

(a)   Amount includes return of capital distributions of $1,470,548, a portion of which represents the difference between the estimated amount related to the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018 and the final amount recorded during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Tax-Advantaged Global Equity

 

Underlying Funds   Beginning Value
as of August 31,
2018
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Return of
Capital on
Dividends
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
from Affiliated
Investment
Companies
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Ending Value
as of August 31,
2019
    Shares as of
August 31, 2019
    Dividend
Income from
Affiliated
Investment
Companies
    Capital Gain
Distributions
from Affiliated
Investment
Companies
 

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

  $ 145,338,015     $ 24,398,798     $ (15,883,145   $     $ (2,821,407   $ (13,121,951   $ 137,910,310       15,408,973     $ 3,018,567     $  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

          175,924,988       (146,080,021                       29,844,967       29,844,967       129,644        

Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund

    64,491,434       9,981,084       (14,916,685           (687,484     8,679,390       67,547,739       5,657,265       1,469,512        

Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund

    65,925,422       8,688,587       (11,926,685     (93,864     (444,258     4,977,428       67,126,630       5,816,866       1,453,150        

Goldman Sachs International Small Cap Insights Fund

    105,010,891       13,387,428       (6,473,338           (1,215,300     (10,736,759     99,972,922       8,998,463       1,485,938        

Goldman Sachs International Tax-Managed Equity Fund

    594,924,163       103,206,912       (38,080,307           (5,663,868     (61,440,768     592,946,132       62,415,382       11,604,648        

Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund

    67,225,300       15,396,016       (8,636,685     (6,310,912     594,079       (6,266,247     62,001,551       10,114,446       (1,476,468 )(a)       

Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund

    276,668,789       56,154,119       (47,682,338           (5,110,740     (2,096,004     277,933,826       28,771,618       7,418,486        

Goldman Sachs US Tax-Managed Equity Fund

    1,510,652,685       184,721,642       (164,655,964           (1,518,568     (83,909,735     1,445,290,060       61,008,445       11,402,215        

Total

  $ 2,830,236,699     $ 591,859,574     $ (454,335,168   $ (6,404,776   $ (16,867,546   $ (163,914,646   $ 2,780,574,137           $ 36,505,692     $  

 

(a)   Amount includes return of capital distributions of $6,310,912, a portion of which represents the difference between the estimated amount related to the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018 and the final amount recorded during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

As of August 31, 2019, the Portfolios were beneficial owners of 5% or more of total outstanding shares of the following Funds:

 

Underlying Funds    Enhanced Dividend
Global Equity
       Tax-Advantaged
Global Equity
 

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

            8

Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund

     7          34  

Goldman Sachs Global Real Estate Securities Fund

     6          28  

Goldman Sachs International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

     44           

Goldman Sachs International Tax-Managed Equity Fund

              85  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

     7           

Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund

              7  

Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund

     9           

Goldman Sachs U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund

              85  

As of August 31, 2019, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of the following share class of the Portfolios:

 

Portfolio         Class R6  

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity

         100

Tax-Advantaged Global Equity

         100  

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

Portfolio         Purchases        Sales  

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity

       $ 92,817,365        $ 121,377,265  

Tax-Advantaged Global Equity

         415,934,585          374,812,038  

 

7. TAX INFORMATION

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

      Enhanced Dividend
Global Equity
       Tax-Advantaged
Global Equity
 

Distributions paid from:

       

Ordinary income

   $ 18,898,580        $ 45,067,624  

Net long-term capital gains

     15,251,876          7,000,605  

Total taxable distributions

   $ 34,150,456        $ 52,068,229  

 

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7. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

      Enhanced Dividend
Global Equity
       Tax-Advantaged
Global Equity
 

Distributions paid from:

       

Ordinary income

   $ 17,619,035        $ 32,802,867  

Net long-term capital gains

     6,449,743           

Total taxable distributions

   $ 24,068,778        $ 32,802,867  

As of August 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

      Enhanced Dividend
Global Equity
       Tax-Advantaged
Global Equity
 

Undistributed ordinary income — net

   $ 18,624        $ 3,375,849  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     13,927,696          3,573,390  

Total undistributed earnings

   $ 13,946,320        $ 6,949,239  

Timing differences (Qualified Late Year Loss Deferral)

              (483,014

Unrealized gains — net

     69,769,949          602,721,299  

Total accumulated earnings (losses) — net

   $ 83,716,269        $ 609,187,524  

As of August 31, 2019, the Portfolios’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      Enhanced Dividend
Global Equity
       Tax-Advantaged
Global Equity
 

Tax cost

   $ 537,998,294        $ 2,184,222,161  

Gross unrealized gain

     74,305,014          635,362,272  

Gross unrealized loss

     (4,535,065        (32,640,973

Net unrealized gain

   $ 69,769,949        $ 602,721,299  

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 net mark to market gains (loss) on foreign currency contracts.

GSAM has reviewed the Fund’s 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 Fund’s financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

 

8. OTHER RISKS

The Portfolios’ and Underlying Funds’ 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Energy Sector Risk — The Underlying MLP Fund concentrates its investments in the energy sector, and will therefore be susceptible to adverse economic, environmental, business, regulatory or other occurrences affecting that sector. The energy sector has historically experienced substantial price volatility. MLPs and other companies operating in the energy sector are subject to specific risks, including, among others: fluctuations in commodity prices; reduced consumer demand for commodities such as oil, natural gas or petroleum products; reduced availability of natural gas or other commodities for transporting, processing, storing or delivering; slowdowns in new construction; extreme weather or other natural disasters; and threats of attack by terrorists on energy assets. Additionally, changes in the regulatory environment for energy companies may adversely impact their profitability. Over time, depletion of natural gas reserves and other energy reserves may also affect the profitability of energy companies.

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 Portfolio or an Underlying Fund invests. The imposition of exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations of assets and property, 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 Portfolio or an Underlying Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. To the extent that a Portfolio or an Underlying Fund also invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an exchange traded fund (“ETF”), a Portfolio 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 Portfolio. 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.

Investments in the Underlying Funds — The Portfolios invest primarily in a combination of Underlying Funds, and are subject to the risk factors associated with the investments of those Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the amount of assets allocated to each. As of August 31, 2019, the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio invested 44.1% and 21.3% of its net assets in the Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund (the “U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund”) and the Goldman Sachs International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund (the “International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund”), respectively. Because of the high concentration of its assets in these Underlying Funds, the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio has greater exposure to the risks associated with these Underlying Funds than it does to the risks associated with the other Underlying Funds in which it invests. The U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund invests primarily in dividend paying equity investments in large-capitalization 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 investment. This Underlying Fund expects that, under normal circumstances, it will write (sell) call options on the S&P 500® Index or related exchange-traded funds in an amount that is between 20% and 75% of the value of its portfolio. The International Equity Dividend and Premium Fund invests primarily in dividend-paying equity investments in non-U.S. issuers with public stock market capitalizations within the range of capitalization of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Europe, Australasia, Far East (“EAFE”) Index (“MSCI EAFE Index”) at the time of investment. This Underlying Fund expects that, under normal circumstances, it will write (sell) call options on the MSCI EAFE Index, other national or regional stock market indices or related exchange-traded funds in an amount that is between 20% and 75% of the value of its portfolio.

As of August 31, 2019, the Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio invested 51.9% and 21.3% of its net assets in the Goldman Sachs U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund (the “U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund”) and the Goldman Sachs International Tax-Managed Equity Fund (the “International Tax-Managed Equity Fund”), respectively. Because of the high concentration of its assets in these Underlying Funds, the Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio has greater exposure to the risks associated with

 

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8. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

these Underlying Funds than it does to the risks associated with the other Underlying Funds in which it invests. The U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund invests primarily in equity investments in U.S. issuers. This Underlying Fund will seek to maintain risk, style, capitalization and industry characteristics similar to the Russell 3000 Index. The International Tax-Managed Equity Fund invests primarily in equity investments in non-U.S. issuers. This Underlying Fund will seek to maintain risk, style, capitalization and industry characteristics similar to the MSCI EAFE Index. The investment adviser may seek tax-efficiency by offsetting gains and losses, limiting portfolio turnover or selling high tax basis securities for both Underlying Funds.

The Portfolios do not invest in the Underlying Funds for the purpose of exercising management or control; however, investments by the Portfolios within their principal investment strategies may represent a significant portion of an Underlying Fund’s net assets.

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, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, 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 a Portfolio’s or an 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 Portfolio’s or the Underlying Fund’s expense ratio. 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 or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Liquidity Risk — An Underlying Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Portfolio or Underlying Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period or without significant dilution to remaining investors’ interests because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. To meet redemption requests, a Portfolio or Underlying Fund may be forced to sell investments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions. If a Portfolio or Underlying Fund is forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, such sales may adversely affect the Portfolio’s or Underlying Fund’s NAV and dilute remaining investors’ interests. 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. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with a Portfolio’s or Underlying Fund’s investments in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Redemptions by large shareholders may have a negative impact on a Portfolio’s or Underlying Fund’s liquidity.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, a Portfolio and an Underlying Fund trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, a Portfolio and/or an Underlying 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 Portfolio and the Underlying Fund have 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,

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

9. INDEMNIFICATIONS (continued)

 

in the course of business, the Portfolios enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Portfolios’ 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.

 

11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    184,868     $ 2,195,321        324,709     $ 3,943,586  

Reinvestment of distributions

    44,832       498,616        26,616       319,508  

Shares redeemed

    (320,250     (3,671,115      (301,614     (3,632,003
      (90,550     (977,178      49,711       631,091  
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    451,450       5,291,816        4,309,057       52,413,693  

Reinvestment of distributions

    96,955       1,093,654        1,640,101       19,845,526  

Shares redeemed

    (1,061,194     (12,157,655      (57,258,674     (708,001,831
      (512,789     (5,772,185      (51,309,516     (635,742,612
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    5,162,870       58,821,688        52,581,452       650,814,493  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,849,926       32,045,647        295,701       3,566,150  

Shares redeemed

    (9,687,768     (110,976,623      (1,730,020     (21,140,571
      (1,674,972     (20,109,288      51,147,133       633,240,072  
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

                 822       10,000  

Reinvestment of distributions

    47       537        8       97  

Shares redeemed

                       3  
      47       537        830       10,100  

NET DECREASE

    (2,278,264   $ (26,858,114      (111,842   $ (1,861,349

 

(a)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
(b)   Commenced operations on December 29, 2017.

 

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11. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio  
 

 

 

 
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class A Shares         

Shares sold

    8,501     $ 122,603        8,348     $ 129,809  

Reinvestment of distributions

    612       8,664        428       6,733  

Shares redeemed

    (19,962     (306,958      (10,588     (167,246
      (10,849     (175,691      (1,812     (30,704
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    47,934       704,848        24,560,793       384,930,184  

Reinvestment of distributions

    25,730       373,925        2,094,566       32,779,960  

Shares redeemed

    (1,088,778     (16,443,329      (172,784,396     (2,794,881,954
      (1,015,114     (15,364,556      (146,129,037     (2,377,171,810
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    26,847,497       408,033,060        170,800,885       2,769,058,280  

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,693,484       51,683,171               

Shares redeemed

    (22,050,793     (333,368,712      (915,394     (14,929,124
      8,490,188       126,347,519        169,885,491       2,754,129,156  
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

                 641       10,000  

Reinvestment of distributions

    14       191               
      14       191        641       10,000  

NET INCREASE

    7,464,239     $ 110,807,463        23,755,283     $ 376,936,642  

 

(a)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
(b)   Commenced operations on December 29, 2017.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Goldman Sachs Trust and Shareholders of Goldman Sachs Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio and Goldman Sachs Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Goldman Sachs Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio and Goldman Sachs Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio (two of the portfolios constituting Goldman Sachs Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Portfolios”) as of August 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year ended August 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Portfolios as of August 31, 2019, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019 and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Portfolios’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolios’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolios in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

October 24, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Goldman Sachs fund complex since 2000.

 

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Portfolio Expenses — Six Month Period Ended  August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of Class A, Institutional, Class P 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), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Class A Shares); and other Portfolio expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Class A, Institutional, Class P and 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 March 1, 2019 through August 31, 2019, which represents a period of 184 days of a 365 day year.

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.

 

     Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio     Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio  
Share Class   Beginning
Account Value
3/01/19
    Ending
Account Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 Months
Ended
8/31/19
*
    Beginning
Account Value
3/01/19
    Ending
Account Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 Months
Ended
8/31/19
*
 
Class A                        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 1,013.00     $ 2.59     $ 1,000     $ 1,003.20     $ 2.63  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,022.63     2.60       1,000       1,022.58     2.65  
Institutional                        

Actual

    1,000       1,014.70       0.66       1,000       1,005.20       0.66  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,024.55     0.66       1,000       1,024.55     0.66  
Class P                        

Actual

    1,000       1,014.80       0.61       1,000       1,005.20       0.61  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,024.60     0.61       1,000       1,024.60     0.61  
Class R6                        

Actual

    1,000       1,014.70       0.56       1,000       1,005.90       0.61  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000       1,024.65     0.56       1,000       1,024.60     0.61  

 

  +   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 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 August 31, 2019. 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:  

 

Portfolio    Class A      Institutional      Class P      Class R6  

Enhanced Dividend Global Equity

     0.51      0.13      0.12      0.11

Tax-Advantaged Global Equity

     0.52        0.13        0.12        0.12  

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio and Goldman Sachs Tax-Advantaged Global Equity 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, 2020 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 11-12, 2019 (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 Portfolio and 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 with respect to 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 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 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 and each Underlying Fund to its peers using rankings and ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2018, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2019. 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 and Underlying Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Portfolios’ and 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 Portfolios’ portfolio management team to continue to enhance the investment models used in managing certain Underlying Funds.

The Trustees observed that the Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of its peer group for the ten-year period and in the third quartile for the one- three-, and five-year periods, and had outperformed the Portfolio’s benchmark index for the ten-year period and underperformed for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended March 31, 2019. They observed that the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of its peer group for the one-year period and in the third quartile for the three-, 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, 2019. The Trustees noted that the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio had certain significant differences from its peer group that caused the peer group to be an imperfect basis 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 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 with respect to the Portfolio 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.

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

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

be allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs organization periodically audits 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. Profitability data for each Portfolio was provided for 2018 and 2017, 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 undertakings to waive a portion of its management fee and 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 certain Underlying Funds’ cash collateral is invested); (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds 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 other 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 due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) with respect to certain Underlying Funds, enhanced servicing from broker-dealers due to 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 advantages received from 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 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 firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; (h) certain Underlying Funds’ 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.

 

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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 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, 2020.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

Independent Trustees

 

Name,
Address and Age1
  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
 

Term of

Office and
Length of
Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

Jessica Palmer

Age: 70

  Chair of the Board of Trustees   Since 2018 (Trustee since 2007)  

Ms. Palmer is retired. She was formerly Consultant, Citigroup Human Resources Department (2007-2008); Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (previously, Salomon Smith Barney/Salomon Brothers) (1984-2006). Ms. Palmer was a Member of the Board of Trustees of Indian Mountain School (private elementary and secondary school) (2004-2009).

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Ms. Cassidy is retired. Formerly, she was Advisor to the Chairman (May 2014-December 2014); and Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2008-2014), General Electric Company & General Electric Capital Corporation (technology and financial services companies).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Diana M. Daniels

Age: 70

  Trustee   Since 2007  

Ms. Daniels is retired. Formerly, she was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Washington Post Company (1991-2006). Ms. Daniels is a Trustee Emeritus and serves as a Presidential Councillor of Cornell University (2013-Present); former Member of the Legal Advisory Board, New York Stock Exchange (2003-2006) and of the Corporate Advisory Board, Standish Mellon Management Advisors (2006-2007).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Roy W. Templin

Age: 59

  Trustee   Since 2013  

Mr. Templin is retired. He is Director, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a designer and manufacturer of ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions) (2016-Present); and was formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors, Con-Way Incorporated (a transportation, logistics and supply chain management service company) (2014-2015); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Whirlpool Corporation (an appliance manufacturer and marketer) (2004-2012). Previously, Mr. Templin served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (June 2013-October 2013).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a ceiling, wall and suspension systems solutions manufacturer)

Gregory G. Weaver

Age: 67

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Mr. Weaver is retired. He is Director, Verizon Communications Inc. (2015-Present); and was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP (a professional services firm) (2001-2005 and 2012-2014); and Member of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2006-2012).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Verizon Communications Inc.
         

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Interested Trustee*

 

Name,
Address and Age1
 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and
Length of
Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

James A. McNamara

Age: 56

  President and Trustee   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993- April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

  161   None
         
*   Mr. McNamara is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he holds positions with Goldman Sachs and owns securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. McNamara holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.
1    Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, New York, 10282, Attn: Caroline Kraus. Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2    Subject to such policies as may be adopted by the Board from time-to-time, each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term, until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; or (c) the termination of the Trust. The Board has adopted policies which provide that (a) no Trustee shall hold office for more than 15 years and (b) a Trustee shall retire as of December 31st of the calendar year in which he or she reaches his or her 74th birthday, unless a waiver of such requirements shall have been adopted by a majority of the other Trustees. These policies may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote.
3    The Goldman Sachs Fund Complex includes certain other companies listed above for each respective Trustee. As of August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs Trust consisted of 88 portfolios (87 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 13 portfolios; Goldman Sachs Trust II consisted of 19 portfolios (17 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund each consisted of one portfolio; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust consisted of 39 portfolios (21 of which offered shares to the public).
4    This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.

Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Portfolios’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-526-7384.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Officers of the Trust*

 

Name, Address and Age1  

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and
Length of
Time Served2

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

James A. McNamara

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 56

  Trustee and President   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Caroline L. Kraus

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 42

  Secretary   Since 2012  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2016-Present); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2015); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2012-Present); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2011); and Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (2002-2006).

 

Secretary — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC; Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Joseph F. DiMaria

30 Hudson Street

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Age: 51

  Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer   Since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer since 2019)  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2015-Present) and Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC

(May 2010-October 2015).

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust II (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)).

     

 

*   Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Portfolios’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-526-7384.
1    Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2   Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

 

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Goldman Sachs Trust — Global Tax-Aware Equity Portfolios — Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, 44.04% and 30.12% of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income by the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity and Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolios, respectively, qualify for the dividends received deduction available to corporations.

From distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the total amount of income received by the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity and Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolios from sources within foreign countries and possessions of the United States was $0.1003 and $0.1033 per share, respectively, all of which is attributable to qualified passive income. The percentage of net investment income dividends paid from foreign sources by the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity and Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolios was 25.44% and 30.06%, respectively. The total amount of taxes paid by the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity and Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolios to such countries was $0.0051 and $0.0133 per share, respectively.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity and Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolios designate 77.93% and 67.94%, respectively, of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income as qualifying for the reduced tax rate under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity and Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolios designate $15,251,876 and $7,000,605, or, if different, the maximum amount allowable, as capital gain dividends paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the Enhanced Dividend Global Equity and Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolios designate $2,296,521 and $9,853,352 as short-term capital gain dividends pursuant to Section 871(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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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 Consumer and Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.44 trillion in assets under supervision as of August 31, 2019 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

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

 

Municipal Income Completion 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

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 Fund

 

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 Fund

 

International Equity ESG Fund

 

Asia Equity Fund

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund5

 

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 Fund

 

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

 

Dynamic Global Equity Fund4

 

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

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 February 28, 2019, the Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio was renamed the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Global Equity Fund.
5    Effective after the close of business on August 30, 2019, the Goldman Sachs N-11 Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities 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

James A. McNamara

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer,

Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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 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.

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.

The Portfolios will file portfolio holdings information for each month in a fiscal quarter within 60 days after the end of the relevant fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. Portfolio holdings information for the third month of each fiscal quarter will be made available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. Portfolio holdings information 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).

Economic and market forecasts presented herein reflect our judgment as of the date of this report 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.

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.

Portfolio holdings and allocations shown are as of August 31, 2019 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. Diversification does not protect an investor from market risk and does not ensure a profit.

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).

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is the distributor of the Goldman Sachs Funds.

© 2019 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved. 180297-OTU-1067561/TAGEDGAR-19


Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Annual Report      

August 31, 2019

 
     

Investor FundsSM

     

Money Market

     

Tax-Exempt Money Market

It is our intention that beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of the Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from a Fund or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and certain communications from a Fund electronically by calling the applicable toll-free number below or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you hold shares of a Fund directly with the Fund’s transfer agent, you can inform the transfer agent that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-621-2550 for Class I, Administration, Capital, Cash Management, Preferred, Premier, Resource, Select and Service shareholders or 800-526-7384 for Class A and Class C shareholders. If you hold shares of a Fund through a financial intermediary, please contact your financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Goldman Sachs Funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all Goldman Sachs Funds held with a Fund’s transfer agent if you invest directly with the transfer agent.

 

 

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Goldman Sachs Investor Funds

 

 

MONEY MARKET

 

 

TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

    1  

Fund Basics

    4  

Yield Summary

    5  

Sector Allocations

    6  

Schedule of Investments

    9  

Financial Statements

    22  

Financial Highlights

    25  

Money Market

    25  

Tax-Exempt Money Market

    32  

Notes to Financial Statements

    43  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    53  

Other Information

    54  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Investor Funds

 

Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies

The Goldman Sachs Investor Funds seek to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments. The Goldman Sachs Investor Money Market Fund pursues this investment objective by investing in U.S. government securities, obligations of banks (which may exceed 25% of its total assets), commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities, and repurchase agreements (“repos”). It may also invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign banks, foreign companies and foreign governments. The Goldman Sachs Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund pursues the investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in securities issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the U.S. and their political subdivisions, agencies, authorities and instrumentalities, and the District of Columbia. It may also invest in short-term taxable instruments, including repos with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, for temporary investment purposes.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Money Market Portfolio Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Investor Funds’ (the “Funds”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the money markets as a whole during the Reporting Period?

 

A   Taxable and tax-exempt money market yields ended the Reporting Period slightly higher than they started, as the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) shifted its monetary policy stance. After raising the targeted federal funds rate in September and December 2018, Fed policymakers pivoted to a more accommodative stance, leaving it unchanged until July 2019, when they implemented an interest rate cut. Other influences on the taxable and tax-exempt money markets during the Reporting Period were the continuation of the Fed’s balance sheet normalization and the dovish stance of most developed markets’ central banks. (Balance sheet normalization refers to the steps the Fed is taking to reverse quantitative easing and remove the substantial monetary accommodation it has provided to the economy since the financial crisis began in 2007. Dovish tends to imply lower interest rates; opposite of hawkish.)

 

   

When the Reporting Period started in September 2018, U.S. economic growth was robust, though some major economies, including those of the Eurozone, the U.K. and China, exhibited a gradual weakening trend. The Fed raised the targeted federal funds rate by 25 basis points, citing ongoing strength in the U.S. labor market and a pickup in household spending and business fixed investment. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) The Fed’s dot plot pointed to another interest rate increase by the end of 2018 and three more during 2019. (The “dot plot” shows rate projections of the members of the Fed’s Open Market Committee.) Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivered an upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy, which supported market expectations for these additional Fed rate hikes in 2019. In December 2018, Fed policymakers raised the targeted federal funds rate by an additional 25 basis points, much as the market had expected, but lowered their projection for 2019 monetary policy tightening from three rate hikes to two.

 

   

In the first quarter of 2019, the Fed kept its monetary policy unchanged, with its dot plot projecting no interest rate hikes at all during 2019. The U.S. economy continued to benefit from strength in household consumption, which was underpinned by a healthy labor market. During the second calendar quarter, the Fed remained on hold and noted that inflation softness might be due to “transitory factors.” Meanwhile, market speculation about possible 2019 Fed rate cuts increased due to an accumulation of factors, including soft inflation, weakness in U.S. economic data, continued global economic growth headwinds from unresolved U.S.-China trade negotiations and weakness in the manufacturing sector. In June 2019, eight of the 12 members on the Federal Open Market Committee projected interest rate cuts during the 2019 calendar year. Indeed, at its July policy meeting, the Fed delivered its first interest rate cut since 2008, with Fed Chair Powell describing it as a “mid-cycle adjustment.” The Fed also announced it would stop its balance sheet normalization at the end of September 2019, two months

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

 

earlier than expected. In August 2019, as U.S. economic data showed signs of weakness and U.S.-China trade tensions persisted, market expectations for additional Fed rate cuts increased. In this environment, the U.S. Treasury yield curve partially inverted. (Yield curve is a spectrum of interest rates based on maturities of varying lengths.) More specifically, the spread, or differential, between the yields on two-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury securities inverted for the first time since 2007, meaning yields on two-year maturities were higher than those of 10-year U.S. Treasury securities. (A full inversion occurs when shorter-term yields exceed all longer-term yields.)

 

   

In the tax-exempt money markets, investment inflows increased slightly, from approximately $130 billion on August 30, 2018 to approximately $135 billion on August 30, 2019. During the Reporting Period overall, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) Municipal Swap Index, representing seven-day tax-exempt variable rate demand obligations, fell 28 basis points, from 1.56% on August 31, 2018 to 1.28% on August 30, 2019. At the end of the Reporting Period, the ratio of the SIFMA Municipal Swap Index to three-month LIBOR was approximately 64% compared to its more than 60% average since 1998. (LIBOR, or the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate, is the interest rate that banks charge each other for short-term loans.)

 

Q   What key factors were responsible for the performance of the Funds during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The yields of the Goldman Sachs Investor Money Market Fund (“the taxable Fund”) and the Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund (“the tax-exempt Fund”) rose during the Reporting Period, driven by the increase in money market yields, which occurred primarily because of the economic and market factors discussed above. The taxable money market yield curve inverted, while the tax-exempt yield curve flattened during the Reporting Period. (A flattening yield curve is one wherein the differential in yields between longer-term and shorter-term maturities narrows; opposite of a steepening yield curve.)

 

Q   How did you manage the taxable Fund during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the taxable Fund had investments in commercial paper, asset-backed commercial paper, repurchase agreements (“repos”), government agency securities, U.S. Treasury securities, time deposits, certificates of deposit, short-term corporate obligations, municipal debt, floating rate securities and variable rate demand notes (“VRDNs”).

 

   

Rather consistent clarity from the Fed around potential September and December 2018 interest rate hikes led us to maintain a somewhat short weighted average maturity of between 32 and 40 days in the taxable Fund during the first four months of the Reporting Period. Purchases were focused on floating rate securities, asset-backed commercial paper and government agency securities, all of which helped us to manage duration. (Duration is the taxable Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates). After the December 2018 rate hike, the Fed’s path became less clear to us. As a result, we lengthened the weighted average maturity of the taxable Fund to between 51 and 55 days during January and February 2019. During March through July 2019, amid signs the Fed might cut interest rates, we shortened the weighted average maturity of the taxable Fund to between 49 and 42 days. In August 2019, we targeted a weighted average maturity in the taxable Fund of 41 days. Purchases were focused on government agency repos during the last eight months of the Reporting Period.

 

   

The weighted average maturity of a money market fund is a measure of its price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Also known as effective maturity, weighted average maturity measures the weighted average of the maturity date of bonds held by a Fund, taking into consideration any available maturity shortening features.

 

Q   How did you manage the tax-exempt Fund during the Reporting Period?

 

A   The tax-exempt Fund had investments in VRDNs, short-term tax-exempt securities, non-financial tax-exempt commercial paper and other municipal securities during the Reporting Period.

 

   

During the first four months of the Reporting Period, we maintained a rather short weighted average maturity of between 14 and 20 days in the tax-exempt Fund in response to the Fed’s interest rate hikes. We extended the weighted average maturity of the tax-exempt Fund to between 23 and 25 days during January and February 2019. Overall, the tax-exempt Fund’s positioning was driven largely by the relative value of securities in the front, or short-term, end of the tax-exempt money market yield curve. Given the market’s muted expectations for Fed rate hikes in 2019 and the flatter tax-exempt money market yield curve, we looked for opportunities to extend the tax-exempt Fund’s duration,

 

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PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

 

 

while maintaining adequate liquidity to take advantage of opportunities driven by market technicals (or supply and demand dynamics). During March through May 2019, we managed the tax-exempt Fund’s weighted average maturity in a range between 21 days and 27 days given uncertainty about future Fed monetary policy action. In June 2019, we extended the weighted average maturity of the tax-exempt Fund, maintaining it in a range of between 31 days and 36 days from June through August 2019. During the last eight months of the Reporting Period, purchases were focused on non-financial company commercial paper.

 

Q   How did you manage the Funds’ weighted average life during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we managed the weighted average life of the taxable and tax-exempt Funds below 120 days. In the taxable Fund, we maintained a weighted average life in a range between 90 days and 113 days. In the tax-exempt Fund, we maintained a weighted average life in a range between 15 days and 30 days. The weighted average life of a money market fund is a measure of a money market fund’s price sensitivity to changes in liquidity and/or credit risk.

 

   

Under amendments to SEC Rule 2a-7 that became effective in May 2010, the maximum allowable weighted average life of a money market fund is 120 days. While one of the goals of the SEC’s money market fund rule is to reinforce conservative investment practices across the money market fund industry, our security selection process has long emphasized conservative investment choices.

 

Q   Did you make any changes to the Funds’ portfolios during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, we made adjustments to the Funds’ weighted average maturities and their allocations to specific investments based on then-current market conditions, our near-term view and anticipated and actual Fed monetary policy statements.

 

Q   What is the Funds’ tactical view and strategy for the months ahead?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, we expected the U.S. economic expansion to continue, albeit at a slower pace, with strength in consumer spending and services offsetting weakness in business investment and the manufacturing sector. Overall, we expected inflation to remain muted, with economic weakness tempering upside inflation pressures. Regarding the Fed’s monetary policy, we expected the U.S. central bank to deliver “insurance interest rate cuts” during the final months of 2019 due to slowing U.S. economic growth against a backdrop of subdued inflation and elevated geopolitical uncertainty.

 

      Overall, the taxable and tax-exempt Funds continue to be flexibly guided by shifting market conditions, and we have positioned them to seek to take advantage of anticipated interest rate movements. As always, we intend to continue to use our actively managed approach to seek the best possible return within the framework of our Funds’ investment guidelines and objectives. In addition, we will continue to manage interest, liquidity and credit risk daily. We will also continue to closely monitor economic data, Fed policy and any shifts in the taxable and tax-exempt money market yield curves, as we strive to navigate the interest rate environment.

 

RETAIL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

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.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Investor Funds

as of August 31, 2019

 

  PERFORMANCE REVIEW1,2

 

     September 1, 2018–August 31, 2019   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)3
Class I Shares
      

SEC 7-Day
Current
Yield4

       iMoneyNet
Institutional
Average5
 
  Investor Money Market     2.40        2.15        1.96 %6 
    Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market     1.42          1.21          1.17 7 

The returns represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns will fluctuate. 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.

 

1    The Money Market Fund offers seven separate classes of shares (Class I, Administration, Service, Resource, Cash Management, Class A and Class C Shares) and the Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund offers eleven separate classes of shares (Class I, Select, Preferred, Capital, Administration, Premier, Service, Resource, Cash Management, Class A and Class C Shares), each of which is subject to different fees and expenses that affect performance and entitles shareholders to different services. The Class I Shares do not have distribution and/or service (12b-1) or administration and/or service (non-12b-1) fees. The Select, Preferred, Capital, Administration, Premier, Service, Resource, Cash Management, Class A and Class C Shares offer financial institutions the opportunity to receive fees for providing certain distribution, administrative support and/or shareholder services (as applicable). As an annualized percentage of average daily net assets, these share classes pay combined distribution and/or service (12b-1) or administration and/or service (non-12b-1) fees (as applicable) at the following contractual rates: Select Shares pay 0.03%, Preferred Shares pay 0.10%, Capital Shares pay 0.15%, Administration Shares pay 0.25%, Premier Shares pay 0.35%, Service Shares pay 0.50%, Resource Shares pay 0.65%, Cash Management Shares pay 0.80%, Class A Shares pay 0.25%, and Class C Shares pay 1.00%. If these fees were reflected in the above performance, performance would have been reduced. In addition, the Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

2   The investment adviser may contractually agree to waive or reimburse certain fees and expenses until a specified date. The investment adviser may also voluntarily waive certain fees and expenses, and such voluntary waivers may be discontinued or modified at any time without notice. The performance shown above reflects any waivers or reimbursements that were in effect for all or a portion of the periods shown. When waivers or reimbursements are in place, the Fund’s operating expenses are reduced and the Fund’s yield and total returns to the shareholder are increased.

 

3    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. A Fund’s total return assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions.

 

4    The SEC 7-Day Current Yield is calculated in accordance with securities industry regulations and does not include net capital gains. SEC 7-Day Current Yield may differ slightly from the actual distribution rate of a given Fund because of the exclusion of distributed capital gains, which are non-recurring. The SEC 7-Day Current Yield more closely reflects a Fund’s current earnings than do the Fund Total Return figures.

 

5    Source: iMoneyNet, Inc. August 2019. The iMoneyNet Institutional Average represents total return.

 

6    First Tier Retail–Category includes only non-government retail funds that also are not holding any second-tier securities. Portfolio holdings of first-tier funds include US Treasury, US other, repos, time deposits, domestic bank obligations, foreign bank obligations, first-tier commercial paper, floating rate notes and asset-backed commercial paper.

 

7    Tax-Free National Retail–Category includes all retail national and state tax-free and municipal money funds. Portfolio holdings of tax-free funds include rated and unrated demand notes, rated and unrated general market notes, commercial paper, put bonds—6 months & less, put bonds—over 6 months, alternative minimum tax paper and other tax-free holdings. Consists of all funds in the National Tax-Free Retail and State-Specific Retail categories.

 

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YIELD SUMMARY

 

  SUMMARY OF THE CLASS I SHARES AS OF 8/31/19

 

     Fund    7-Day
Dist. Yield8
     SEC 7-Day
Effective
Yield9
     30-Day
Average
Yield10
     Weighted
Avg. Maturity
(days)11
     Weighted
Avg. Life
(days)12
 
  Investor Money Market      2.16      2.18      2.19      43        113  
    Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market      1.21        1.22        1.21        31        31  

The Yields represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above.

Yields reflect fee waivers and expense limitations in effect and will fluctuate as market conditions change. Please visit our Web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end performance.

 

8   The 7-Day Distribution Yield is an annualized measure of a Fund’s dividends per share, divided by the price per share. This yield includes capital gain/loss distribution, if any. This is not an SEC Yield.

 

9   The SEC 7-Day Effective Yield is calculated in accordance with securities industry regulations and does not include net capital gains. The SEC 7-Day Effective Yield assumes reinvestment of dividends for one year.

 

10    The 30-Day Average Yield is a net annualized yield of 30 days back from the current date listed. This yield includes capital gain/loss distribution. This is not an SEC Yield.

 

11    A Fund’s weighted average maturity (WAM) is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of net assets. This must not exceed 60 days as calculated under SEC Rule 2a-7.

 

12    A Fund’s weighted average life (WAL) is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of net assets. This must not exceed 120 days as calculated under SEC Rule 2a-7.

 

For more information about your Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about your Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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SECTOR ALLOCATIONS

 

 

  INVESTOR MONEY MARKET FUND13  
     As of August 31, 2019       
     Security Type   Percentage of
Net Assets
 
 

Certificates of Deposit - Eurodollar

    3.8
 

Certificates of Deposit - Yankeedollar

    9.5  
 

Certificates of Deposit

    1.9  
 

Commercial Paper & Corporate Obligations

    21.6  
 

Fixed Rate Municipal Debt Obligations

    3.8  
 

Repurchase Agreements

    32.7  
 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    3.8  
 

Variable Rate Municipal Debt Obligations

    1.1  
   

Variable Rate Obligations

    21.7  
     As of August 31, 2018       
     Security Type   Percentage of
Net Assets
 
  Certificates of Deposit - Eurodollar     1.7
  Certificates of Deposit - Yankeedollar     3.8  
  Commercial Paper & Corporate Obligations     35.1  
  Fixed Rate Municipal Debt Obligations     2.0  
  Repurchase Agreements     23.6  
  U.S. Treasury Obligations     9.4  
  Variable Rate Municipal Debt Obligations     3.3  
    Variable Rate Obligations     22.3  

 

13    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its portfolio composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value (based on amortized cost) of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

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SECTOR ALLOCATIONS

 

 

  INVESTOR TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND14  
     As of August 31, 2019       
     Security Type   Percentage of
Net Assets
 
 

Commercial Paper

    18.1
 

General Obligation

    2.9  
 

Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note

    1.7  
   

Variable Rate Obligations

    79.3  
     As of August 31, 2018       
     Security Type   Percentage of
Net Assets
 
  Commercial Paper     15.9
  General Obligation     0.5  
  Revenue Anticipation Notes     1.9  
  Revenue Bond     0.1  
  Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note     0.6  
    Variable Rate Obligations     79.5  

 

14    The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its portfolio composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value (based on amortized cost) of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

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Index Definitions

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) Municipal Swap Index is a seven-day high-grade market index comprised of tax-exempt variable rate demand obligations with certain characteristics. The Index is calculated and published by Bloomberg. The Index is overseen by SIFMA’s municipal swap index committee.

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

 

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INVESTOR MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Commercial Paper and Corporate Obligations – 21.6%  
 

Albion Capital LLC

 
$ 4,000,000       2.211     09/06/19     $ 3,998,789  
  10,000,000       2.469       09/16/19       9,989,917  
  5,000,000       2.356       10/21/19       4,983,958  
 

Alpine Securitization LLC

 
  4,000,000       2.371       11/12/19       3,981,440  
  7,000,000       2.202       11/21/19       6,965,980  
 

Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat

 
  4,000,000       2.605       10/09/19       3,989,275  
  4,000,000       2.296       02/18/20       3,957,878  
 

Barclays US CCP Funding LLC

 
  2,000,000       2.408       09/23/19       1,997,116  
 

BNG Bank N.V.

 
  3,210,000       2.335       10/02/19       3,203,670  
  7,000,000       2.068       01/31/20       6,940,298  
 

CAFCO LLC

 
  1,140,000       2.333       09/19/19       1,138,695  
 

Chariot Funding LLC

 
  3,200,000       2.667       12/20/19       3,174,773  
 

China Construction Bank Corp.

 
  2,000,000       2.779       10/01/19       1,995,483  
  2,000,000       2.779       10/02/19       1,995,333  
  2,500,000       2.520       10/07/19       2,493,825  
  2,500,000       2.520       10/08/19       2,493,654  
  2,000,000       2.520       10/24/19       1,992,727  
 

Coca-Cola Company (The)

 
  2,000,000       2.822       02/11/20       1,975,460  
  6,000,000       2.705       03/19/20       5,913,333  
 

Collateralized Commercial Paper Flex Co. LLC

 
  5,000,000       2.768       04/23/20       4,913,507  
  4,750,000       2.367 (a)      06/23/20       4,750,000  
 

Collateralized Commercial Paper II Co. LLC

 
  993,000       3.309       11/25/19       985,591  
 

Dexia Credit Local-New York Branch

 
  5,000,000       2.866       10/10/19       4,984,996  
 

Exxon Mobil Corporation

 
  10,000,000       2.335       09/17/19       9,989,822  
 

Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec

 
  7,000,000       2.202       11/06/19       6,972,280  
  3,000,000       2.803       02/25/20       2,960,322  
  5,000,000       2.055       03/04/20       4,948,611  
  1,750,000       2.650       05/14/20       1,718,391  
  1,500,000       2.650       05/15/20       1,472,801  
 

First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C.

 
  7,000,000       2.233       11/07/19       6,971,469  
  4,000,000       2.254       11/18/19       3,980,847  
  6,634,000       2.330       12/02/19       6,595,346  
 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.-New York Branch

 
  4,500,000       2.232       09/04/19       4,499,175  
  5,000,000       2.520       10/25/19       4,981,475  
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 
  3,000,000       2.714       05/15/20       2,944,317  
 

Kells Funding LLC

 
  3,531,000       2.337       10/02/19       3,524,037  
  6,000,000       2.347       10/16/19       5,982,750  
  5,000,000       2.347       10/18/19       4,984,986  
  5,000,000       2.286       11/04/19       4,980,089  

 

 

 
Commercial Paper and Corporate Obligations – (continued)  
 

Kells Funding LLC – (continued)

 
5,000,000       2.286       11/05/19     4,979,778  
  4,000,000       2.097       03/06/20       3,957,613  
 

LMA-Americas LLC

 
  5,000,000       2.433       10/11/19       4,986,778  
  4,000,000       2.142       02/06/20       3,963,309  
 

Manhattan Asset Funding Company LLC

 
  4,000,000       2.235       09/09/19       3,998,044  
  6,000,000       2.407       09/19/19       5,992,920  
  4,000,000       2.249       10/04/19       3,991,897  
 

Matchpoint Finance PLC

 
  6,000,000       2.438       09/19/19       5,992,830  
  5,000,000       2.325       10/21/19       4,984,167  
  3,650,000       2.515       12/02/19       3,627,147  
 

National Securities Clearing Corp.

 
  3,500,000       3.245       12/13/19       3,468,957  
  4,000,000       3.137       01/02/20       3,959,000  
 

Nationwide Building Society

 
  11,000,000       2.551       11/01/19       10,953,589  
 

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V.

 
  4,000,000       2.346       10/10/19       3,990,033  
  5,000,000       2.114       12/16/19       4,969,525  
 

Nordea Bank AB

 
  5,000,000       2.119       12/09/19       4,971,469  
 

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG

 
  5,000,000       2.029       04/09/20       4,939,532  
 

Ridgefield Funding Company LLC

 
  7,000,000       2.080       02/21/20       6,931,713  
 

Santander UK PLC

 
  8,050,000       2.672       11/04/19       8,012,791  
 

Sheffield Receivables Company LLC

 
  2,000,000       2.398       09/23/19       1,997,128  
 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

 
  4,000,000       2.742       11/13/19       3,978,506  
 

Standard Chartered Bank

 
  7,500,000       2.611       09/24/19       7,487,781  
  5,584,000       2.308       01/10/20       5,538,281  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

 
  10,000,000       2.106       01/17/20       9,921,033  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.-Singapore Branch

 
  7,000,000       2.402       10/18/19       6,978,524  
  10,000,000       2.361       11/12/19       9,953,800  
 

Thunder Bay Funding LLC

 
  7,000,000       2.152       02/03/20       6,936,708  
 

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

 
  5,000,000       2.535       09/27/19       4,991,044  
 

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

 
  4,000,000       2.531       09/05/19       3,998,898  
  5,000,000       2.354       09/23/19       4,992,850  
  5,000,000       2.233       11/08/19       4,979,316  
 

Victory Receivables Corp.

 
  2,000,000       2.666       10/01/19       1,995,667  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER AND
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS
 
 
  $ 338,743,044  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   9


INVESTOR MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Certificates of Deposit – 1.9%  
 

Branch Banking and Trust Company

 
$ 25,000,000       2.140     09/03/19     $ 25,000,000  
 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

 
  4,500,000       2.660       03/19/20       4,511,162  

 

 

 
  TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT     $ 29,511,162  

 

 

 
Certificates of Deposit-Eurodollar – 3.8%  
 

Credit Industriel et Commercial

 
$ 7,000,000       2.350     03/17/20     $ 6,911,115  
 

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank

 
  15,000,000       2.355       10/11/19       14,960,982  
  7,000,000       2.320       11/29/19       6,960,164  
 

KBC Bank NV

 
  7,000,000       2.060       02/20/20       6,931,822  
  9,000,000       2.080       02/28/20       8,907,385  
 

Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale

 
  5,000,000       2.710       02/03/20       4,942,847  
 

Nationwide Building Society

 
  5,000,000       2.404       11/04/19       4,979,111  
 

Norinchukin Bank (The)-London Branch

 
  5,000,000       2.320       10/08/19       4,988,127  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF
DEPOSIT-EURODOLLAR
 
 
  $ 59,581,553  

 

 

 
Certificates of Deposit-Yankeedollar – 9.5%  
 

Banco Del Estado De Chile

 
$ 4,000,000       2.660     09/23/19     $ 4,000,000  
  5,000,000       2.180       12/12/19       5,000,000  
 

Barclays Bank PLC

 
  6,000,000       2.760       09/30/19       6,000,000  
 

Credit Suisse AG-New York Branch

 
  4,000,000       2.810       03/09/20       4,000,000  
 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.

 
  2,183,000       2.500       10/08/19       2,183,000  
 

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation

 
  10,000,000       2.360       10/07/19       10,000,000  
  5,000,000       2.070       12/09/19       5,000,000  
 

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.-New York Branch

 
  6,000,000       2.710       09/20/19       6,000,000  
 

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

 
  8,000,000       2.260       11/01/19       8,000,000  
 

MUFG Bank, Ltd.

 
  11,050,000       2.425       10/25/19       11,010,717  
  4,500,000       2.840       02/24/20       4,500,000  
 

National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.P

 
  4,358,000       2.450       10/18/19       4,358,000  
  5,000,000       2.200       12/18/19       5,000,000  
 

Natixis-New York Branch

 
  5,000,000       2.750       12/20/19       5,000,000  
 

Norinchukin Bank (The)

 
  5,000,000       2.280       10/23/19       5,000,000  
  9,000,000       2.500       12/04/19       9,000,000  
  6,000,000       2.080       02/07/20       6,000,000  

 

 

 
Certificates of Deposit-Yankeedollar – (continued)  
 

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

 
10,000,000       2.227       08/28/20     10,000,000  
 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

 
  5,000,000       2.600       11/07/19       5,000,000  
  4,500,000       2.090       12/12/19       4,500,000  
  5,000,000       2.090       12/16/19       5,000,000  
 

Standard Chartered Bank-New York Branch

 
  3,190,000       2.890       09/17/19       3,190,296  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.

 
  6,000,000       2.380       09/05/19       5,999,989  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

 
  5,000,000       2.600       10/22/19       5,000,000  
  10,000,000       2.250       01/06/20       10,000,000  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF
DEPOSIT-YANKEEDOLLAR
 
 
  $ 148,742,002  

 

 

 
Fixed Rate Municipal Debt Obligations – 3.8%  
 

Citibank N.A.

 
$ 2,000,000       1.850     09/18/19     $ 1,999,263  
  7,892,000       2.100       06/12/20       7,860,200  
 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

 
  3,000,000       5.000 (a)      10/15/19       3,008,320  
  3,095,000       5.000 (a)      03/19/20       3,136,396  
 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

 
  4,000,000       2.250       01/14/20       3,991,109  
 

ING Bank NV

 
  2,000,000       2.500 (a)      10/01/19       1,998,739  
 

Shell International Finance B.V.

 
  1,500,000       2.125       05/11/20       1,496,646  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

 
  4,569,000       2.450       01/16/20       4,569,264  
  6,000,000       2.514       01/17/20       5,990,918  
 

UBS AG-Stamford Branch

 
  4,000,000       2.350       03/26/20       3,990,160  
  10,241,000       4.875 (b)      08/04/20       10,508,700  
 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

 
  3,000,000       2.150       12/06/19       2,991,410  
 

Westpac Banking Corp.

 
  5,160,000       4.875       11/19/19       5,182,850  
  3,040,000       2.150       03/06/20       3,031,928  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL FIXED RATE MUNICIPAL
DEBT OBLIGATIONS
 
 
  $ 59,755,903  

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 3.8%  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.12%)

 
 
$ 25,000,000       2.075 %(c)      01/31/21     $ 24,977,772  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.14%)

 
 
  5,450,000       2.099 (c)      04/30/21       5,443,590  

 

 

 

 

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


INVESTOR MONEY MARKET FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – (continued)  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.22%)

 
 
$ 30,200,000       2.180 % (c)      07/31/21     $ 30,196,908  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
OBLIGATIONS
 
 
  $ 60,618,270  

 

 

 
Variable Rate Municipal Debt Obligations(d) – 1.1%  
 

Alaska Housing Finance Corp. VRDN RB Refunding for State
Capital Project Bonds II Series 2017 B

 
 
$ 2,000,000       2.150     09/07/19     $ 2,000,000  
 

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust VRDN RB Putters
Series 2012-T0014 (JPMorgan Chase N.A., LIQ)(a)

 
 
  4,000,000       2.230       09/01/19       4,000,000  
 

City of Portland, Maine GO VRDN for Taxable Pension Bonds
Series 2001 RMKT (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., SPA)

 
 
  2,780,000       2.120       09/07/19       2,780,000  
 

Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group VRDN Series 16G
(Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LOC)

 
 
  5,000,000       2.180       09/07/19       5,000,000  
 

Regents of the University of California VRDN RB Taxable
Series 2011 Z-1

 
 
  3,530,000       2.130       09/07/19       3,530,000  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL VARIABLE RATE MUNICIPAL
DEBT OBLIGATIONS
 
 
  $ 17,310,000  

 

 

 
Variable Rate Obligations(c) – 21.7%  
 

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
$ 6,000,000       2.301 %(a)      12/09/19     $ 6,000,000  
 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR
+ 0.25%)

 
 
  2,160,000       2.669 (a)      12/19/19       2,161,354  
 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR
+ 0.66%)

 
 
  1,255,000       3.003 (a)      09/23/19       1,255,498  
 

Banco Del Estado De Chile (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.15%)

 
  1,500,000       2.347       12/16/19       1,500,000  
 

Bank of America, N.A. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.05%)

 
  3,900,000       2.353       04/06/20       3,900,000  
 

Bank of Montreal (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  5,000,000       2.424       04/03/20       5,000,000  
 

Bank of Montreal (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.40%)

 
  3,500,000       2.601       12/10/19       3,500,000  
 

Bank of Montreal (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.07%)

 
  6,000,000       2.457       03/20/20       6,000,000  
 

Bank of Montreal (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.21%)

 
  3,500,000       2.463       11/01/19       3,500,000  
 

Bank of Montreal (FEDL01 + 0.36%)

 
  5,000,000       2.480       08/03/20       5,000,000  
 

Bank of Montreal (SOFR + 0.23%)

 
  5,000,000       2.350       05/08/20       5,000,000  
 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.16%)

 
  3,000,000       2.276 (a)      05/29/20       2,999,890  

 

 

 
Variable Rate Obligations(c) – (continued)  
 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.06%)

 
6,000,000       2.269       05/07/20     6,000,000  
 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (FEDL01 + 0.29%)

 
  7,000,000       2.410       05/20/20       7,000,000  
  6,800,000       2.410       07/10/20       6,800,000  
 

Bedford Row Funding Corp. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  5,000,000       2.325 (a)      03/27/20       5,000,000  
 

Bedford Row Funding Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.16%)

 
  6,000,000       2.498 (a)      01/10/20       6,000,000  
 

BNP Paribas-New York Branch (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  4,383,000       2.349       05/21/20       4,383,000  
 

BNZ International Funding Ltd. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  10,000,000       2.325 (a)      06/25/20       10,000,000  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  3,000,000       2.409       04/06/20       3,000,000  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.35%)

 
  2,500,000       2.594       11/05/19       2,500,000  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.40%)

 
  6,500,000       2.601       12/10/19       6,500,000  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (FEDL01 + 0.28%)

 
  7,000,000       2.400       07/10/20       7,000,000  
 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.17%)

 
  3,750,000       2.394 (a)      04/02/20       3,750,000  
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (FEDL01
+ 0.33%)

 
 
  9,000,000       2.450       06/12/20       9,000,000  
 

Credit Industriel et Commercial (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.12%)

 
  4,000,000       2.314 (a)      01/13/20       4,000,000  
 

Credit Suisse AG-New York Branch (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.22%)

 
  4,000,000       2.433       12/09/19       4,000,000  
 

Credit Suisse AG-New York Branch (SOFR + 0.38%)

 
  4,000,000       2.500       03/06/20       4,000,000  
 

DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.49%)

 
  9,285,000       2.943 (a)      06/08/20       9,310,502  
 

Fairway Finance Company LLC (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
  10,000,000       2.301 (a)      12/12/19       10,000,000  
 

Lloyds Bank PLC (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
  8,000,000       2.301       12/10/19       8,000,000  
 

Macquarie Bank Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
  5,000,000       2.276 (a)      05/13/20       5,000,000  
 

Macquarie Bank Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.12%)

 
  3,000,000       2.329 (a)      05/07/20       3,000,000  
 

National Australia Bank Ltd. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.17%)

 
  10,000,000       2.400 (a)      04/01/20       10,000,000  
 

National Australia Bank Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.51%)

 
  2,500,000       2.660 (a)      05/22/20       2,508,102  
 

National Bank of Canada (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.07%)

 
  6,000,000       2.323 (a)      05/01/20       6,000,000  
 

National Bank of Canada (FEDL01 + 0.36%)

 
  4,560,000       2.480 (a)      08/19/20       4,560,000  
 

Natixis-New York Branch (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.29%)

 
  10,000,000       2.534       06/05/20       10,000,000  
 

Natixis-New York Branch (FEDL01 + 0.32%)

 
  10,000,000       2.440       04/09/20       10,000,000  
 

Natixis-New York Branch (FEDL01 + 0.40%)

 
  5,000,000       2.520       08/06/20       5,000,000  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   11


INVESTOR MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Variable Rate Obligations(c) – (continued)  
 

Old Line Funding Corp. (FEDL01 + 0.20%)

 
$ 5,000,000       2.320 %(a)      10/28/19     $ 5,000,000  
 

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.08%)

 
  3,250,000       2.400 (a)      04/02/20       3,250,000  
 

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.21%)

 
  4,000,000       2.493       10/24/19       4,000,000  
 

Royal Bank of Canada (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  6,000,000       2.404 (a)      04/02/20       6,000,000  
 

Royal Bank of Canada (FEDL01 + 0.27%)

 
  5,000,000       2.390 (a)      07/02/20       5,000,000  
 

Royal Bank of Canada (FEDL01 + 0.28%)

 
  5,000,000       2.400 (a)      04/09/20       5,000,000  
  4,000,000       2.400 (a)      06/12/20       4,000,000  
 

Royal Bank of Canada (FEDL01 + 0.36%)

 
  5,000,000       2.480 (a)      07/29/20       5,000,000  
 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.20%)

 
  10,000,000       2.372       07/20/20       10,000,000  
 

Societe Generale (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  8,000,000       2.463       04/24/20       8,000,000  
 

Societe Generale (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.21%)

 
  3,500,000       2.730       03/03/20       3,500,000  
 

Societe Generale (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.41%)

 
  3,400,000       2.812 (a)      12/18/19       3,400,000  
 

Standard Chartered Bank (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.13%)

 
  3,000,000       2.331       12/11/19       3,000,000  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.31%)

 
  3,000,000       2.610       10/18/19       3,000,514  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.42%)

 
  677,000       2.544       08/28/20       678,680  
 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.34%)

 
  2,000,000       2.510       11/22/19       2,000,000  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  10,000,000       2.292       06/03/20       10,000,000  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.08%)

 
  8,000,000       2.367       08/05/20       8,000,000  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (FEDL01 + 0.31%)

 
  5,000,000       2.430       04/30/20       5,000,000  
 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
  3,500,000       2.438       01/10/20       3,497,496  
 

UBS AG-London Branch (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.14%)

 
  4,000,000       2.483 (a)      09/24/19       4,000,000  
 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.22%)

 
  7,000,000       2.415       07/15/20       7,000,000  
 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (1 Mo. LIBOR + 0.39%)

 
  3,000,000       2.603       12/09/19       3,000,000  
 

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (FEDL01 + 0.29%)

 
  4,000,000       2.410       04/06/20       4,000,000  
 

Westpac Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.10%)

 
  4,000,000       2.487 (a)      09/20/19       4,000,000  
 

Westpac Banking Corp. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.18%)

 
  3,000,000       2.436 (a)      10/31/19       3,000,000  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL VARIABLE RATE
OBLIGATIONS
 
 
  $ 340,455,036  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
 
 
  $ 1,054,716,970  

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(e) – 32.7%  
 

Barclays Bank PLC (OBFR + 0.35%)

 
$ 6,000,000       2.450 %(c)      10/04/19     $ 6,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $6,059,208

 
 

Settlement Date: 05/16/19

 
 


Collateralized by various corporate security issuers, 3.875% to
10.000%, due 03/23/21 to perpetual maturity. The aggregate
market value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$6,601,798.

 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

BNP Paribas (OBFR + 0.20%)

 
  5,000,000       2.300 (c)      09/06/19       5,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $5,287,500

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/24/17

 
 




Collateralized by various asset-backed obligation, 5.495%,
due 10/25/27, various corporate security issuers, 4.125% to
12.500%, due 03/30/20 to perpetual maturity and various
sovereign debt security issuers, 6.750% to 8.875%, due
04/15/24 to 09/21/47. The aggregate market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $5,511,803.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.43%)

 
  6,000,000       2.752 (c)      12/03/19       6,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $6,208,713

 
 

Settlement Date: 09/10/18

 
 



Collateralized by mortgage-backed obligations, 2.842% to
5.523%, due 03/19/35 to 03/25/61 and various asset-backed
obligations, 0.000% to 7.879%, due 12/01/25 to 02/28/52. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $6,600,002.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III

 
  463,600,000       2.167       09/03/19       463,600,000  
 

Maturity Value: $463,711,633

 

 

 

 
 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (OBFR + 0.30%)

 
  9,000,000       2.400 (c)      10/04/19       9,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $9,141,600

 
 

Settlement Date: 02/14/19

 
 



Collateralized by mortgage-backed obligations, 2.845% to
8.045%, due 07/25/24 to 05/10/58 and various asset-backed
obligations, 2.650% to 3.500%, due 12/15/23 to 02/25/70. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $10,350,001.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Royal Bank of Canada-New York Branch

 
  10,000,000       2.170       09/03/19       10,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $10,002,411

 
 




Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.500% to
4.500%, due 02/01/48 to 01/01/49, Federal National Mortgage
Association, 3.500% to 4.000%, due 02/01/41 to 05/01/49 and
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.000%, due
01/20/49. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $10,200,002.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Societe Generale-Paris Branch (OBFR + 0.36%)

 
  8,000,000       2.460 (c)      10/04/19       8,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $8,075,440

 
 

Settlement Date: 05/23/19

 
 



Collateralized by various corporate security issuers, 5.125% to
9.750%, due 11/15/21 to 07/15/33 and various sovereign debt
security issuers, 6.000% to 6.875%, due 01/26/27 to 03/25/27.
The aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $8,799,999.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

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


INVESTOR MONEY MARKET FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Repurchase Agreements(e) – (continued)  
 

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.20%)

 
$ 6,000,000       2.338 %(c)      11/27/19     $ 6,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $6,125,083

 
 

Settlement Date: 01/10/19

 
 


Collateralized by municipal debt obligation, 8.250%,
due 07/01/24 and various asset-backed obligations, 0.000% to
7.350%, due 03/15/22 to 02/25/57. The aggregate market value
of the collateral, including accrued interest, was $6,600,001.

 
 
 
 

 

 

 
  TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS     $ 513,600,000  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.9%     $ 1,568,316,970  

 

 

 
 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES – 0.1%

 
    1,246,775  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 1,569,563,745  

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(b)

  All or a portion represents a forward commitment.

(c)

  Variable or floating 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 August 31, 2019.

(d)

  Rate shown is that which is in effect on August 31, 2019. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions.

(e)

  Unless noted, all repurchase agreements were entered into on August 31, 2019. Additional information on Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III appears on page 21.

Interest rates represent either the stated coupon rate, annualized yield on date of purchase for discounted securities, or, for floating rate securities, the current reset rate, which is based upon current interest rate indices.

Maturity dates represent either the final legal maturity date on the security, the demand date for puttable securities, the date of the next interest rate reset for variable rate securities, or the prerefunded date for those types of securities.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

FEDL01

 

—US Federal Funds Effective Rate

GO

 

—General Obligation

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rates

LIQ

 

—Liquidity Agreement

LOC

 

—Letter of Credit

MMY

 

—Money Market Yield

OBFR

 

—Overnight Bank Funding Rate

RB

 

—Revenue Bond

RMKT

 

—Remarketed

SOFR

 

—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SPA

 

—Stand-by Purchase Agreement

T-Bill

 

—Treasury Bill

VRDN

 

—Variable Rate Demand Notes

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   13


INVESTOR TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Municipal Debt Obligations – 102.0%  
Alabama – 2.8%  
 

Huntsville Health Care Authority CP Series 2019 A2

 
$ 8,000,000       1.360     09/16/19     $ 8,000,000  
  14,000,000       1.480       10/03/19       14,000,000  
  7,150,000       1.360       11/05/19       7,150,000  
 

Mobile IDB VRDN PCRB for Alabama Power Co. Barry Plant
Project Series 2007 C RMKT(a)

 
 
  11,500,000       1.450       09/07/19       11,500,000  
     

 

 

 
        40,650,000  

 

 

 
Alaska – 0.5%  
 

Alaska Housing Finance Corp. VRDN RB State Capital Project
Series 2002 C RMKT(a)

 
 
  3,520,000       1.390       09/07/19       3,520,000  
 

City of Valdez Marine Terminal VRDN RB Refunding for Exxon
Pipeline Co. Project Series 1985(a)

 
 
  3,400,000       1.330       09/01/19       3,400,000  
 

City of Valdez Marine Terminal VRDN RB Refunding for
ExxonMobil Project Series 2001 (GTY AGMT - Exxon Mobil
Corp.)(a)

 
 
 
  650,000       1.330       09/01/19       650,000  
     

 

 

 
        7,570,000  

 

 

 
Arizona – 0.0%  
 

Arizona State University VRDN RB Refunding Series 2008 B
RMKT(a)

 
 
  110,000       1.290       09/07/19       110,000  

 

 

 
California – 0.8%  
 

County of Los Angeles TRANS Series 2019-20

 
  12,500,000       5.000       06/30/20       12,884,250  

 

 

 
Colorado – 4.1%  
 

City of Colorado Springs Utilities System VRDN RB for
Subordinate Lien Series 2000 A RMKT (Landesbank Hessen-
Thueringen Girozentrale, SPA)(a)

 

 
  6,625,000       1.390       09/07/19       6,625,000  
 

City of Colorado Springs Utilities System VRDN RB for
Subordinate Lien Series 2005 A RMKT (Mizuho Bank, Ltd.,
SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  13,175,000       1.380       09/07/19       13,174,632  
 

City of Colorado Springs Utilities System VRDN RB for
Subordinate Lien Series 2006 B RMKT (Landesbank Hessen-
Thueringen Girozentrale, SPA)(a)

 

 
  1,590,000       1.420       09/07/19       1,590,000  
 

City of Colorado Springs Utilities System VRDN RB
Series 2010 C RMKT (Barclays Bank PLC, SPA)(a)

 
 
  8,535,000       1.350       09/07/19       8,535,000  
 

City of Colorado Springs Utilities System VRDN RB
Series 2012 A (U.S. Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
  4,400,000       1.350       09/07/19       4,400,000  
 

Colorado Health Facilities Authority VRDN RB for SCL Health
System Series 2016 B (Wells Fargo Bank N.A., LIQ)(a)

 
 
  12,750,000       1.430       09/07/19       12,750,000  
 

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority VRDN RB Refunding for
Single Family Mortgage Class I Series 2001 AA-2 (Sumitomo
Mitsui Banking Corp., LOC)(a)

 
 
 
  9,130,000       1.450       09/07/19       9,130,000  

 

 

 
Municipal Debt Obligations – (continued)  
Colorado – (continued)  
 

University of Colorado Hospital Authority VRDN RB Refunding
Series 2017 B-2(a)

 
 
4,495,000       1.340       09/07/19     4,495,000  
     

 

 

 
        60,699,632  

 

 

 
Connecticut – 2.6%  
 

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority VRDN RB Housing
Mortgage Finance Program Refunding Series 2012
Subseries B-3 (Royal Bank of Canada, SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  9,630,000       1.350       09/07/19       9,630,000  
 


Connecticut Housing Finance Authority VRDN RB Housing
Mortgage Finance Program Refunding Series 2013
Subseries B-6 RMKT (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.,
SPA)(a)

 
 
 
 
  5,000,000       1.380       09/07/19       5,000,000  
 


Connecticut Housing Finance Authority VRDN RB Housing
Mortgage Finance Program Refunding Series 2016
Subseries E-3 (Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale,
SPA)(a)

 
 
 
 
  22,570,000       1.340       09/07/19       22,570,000  
 


Connecticut Housing Finance Authority VRDN RB Housing
Mortgage Finance Program Refunding Series 2017
Subseries A-3 (Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale,
SPA)(a)

 
 
 
 
  400,000       1.340       09/07/19       400,000  
     

 

 

 
        37,600,000  

 

 

 
Delaware – 1.5%  
 

Delaware State Health Facilities Authority VRDN RB for
Christiana Care Health Services, Inc. Series 2010 B(a)

 
 
  5,000,000       1.370       09/07/19       5,000,000  
 

Delaware State Health Facilities Authority VRDN RB Refunding
for Christiana Care Health Services, Inc. Series 2008 A(a)

 
 
  2,385,000       1.390       09/01/19       2,385,000  
 

University of Delaware VRDN RB Refunding Series 2013 C
RMKT (TD Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
  14,830,000       1.390       09/01/19       14,830,000  
     

 

 

 
        22,215,000  

 

 

 
District of Columbia – 3.2%  
 

District of Columbia CP Series 2019 A2

 
  5,000,000       1.450       09/05/19       5,000,000  
  9,700,000       1.350       10/10/19       9,700,000  
 

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority Public Utility
Systems VRDN RB Subordinate Lien Series 2014
Subseries B-1 (TD Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  650,000       1.390       09/07/19       650,000  
 

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority Public Utility
Systems VRDN RB Subordinate Lien Series 2014
Subseries B-2 (TD Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  15,315,000       1.360       09/07/19       15,315,000  
 

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Airport System
VRDN RB Refunding Series 2009 D Subseries D-1 (TD Bank
N.A., LOC)(a)

 
 
 
  1,650,000       1.380       09/07/19       1,650,000  

 

 

 

 

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


INVESTOR TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Municipal Debt Obligations – (continued)  
District of Columbia – (continued)  
 

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Airport System
VRDN RB Refunding Series 2009 D Subseries D-2 (TD Bank
N.A., LOC)(a)

 
 
 
$ 14,355,000       1.370 %       09/01/19     $ 14,355,000  
 

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Airport System
VRDN RB Refunding Series 2010 C Subseries C-2 RMKT
(Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., LOC)(a)

 
 
 
  500,000       1.330       09/07/19       500,000  
     

 

 

 
        47,170,000  

 

 

 
Florida – 4.7%  
 

City of Gainesville Utilities System VRDN RB Refunding
Series 2007 A RMKT (State Street Bank & Trust Co., SPA)(a)

 
 
  15,060,000       1.390       09/07/19       15,060,000  
 

City of Gainesville Utilities System VRDN RB Refunding
Series 2012 B RMKT (Citibank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
  14,940,000       1.360       09/07/19       14,940,000  
 

Orlando Utilities Commission VRDN RB Water Utility
Improvements Series 2008-2 RMKT (TD Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
  26,150,000       1.350       09/07/19       26,150,000  
 

Pinellas County Health Facilities Authority VRDN RB Refunding
for BayCare Health System Series 2009 A2 (Northern
Trust Co., LOC)(a)

 
 
 
  12,905,000       1.350       09/07/19       12,905,000  
     

 

 

 
        69,055,000  

 

 

 
Georgia – 3.5%  
 

Private Colleges & Universities Authority VRDN RB Refunding
for Emory University Series 2005 B-1(a)

 
 
  450,000       1.300       09/07/19       450,000  
 

Private Colleges & Universities Authority VRDN RB Refunding
for Emory University Series 2005 B-2(a)

 
 
  8,310,000       1.350       09/07/19       8,310,000  
 

Private Colleges & Universities Authority VRDN RB Refunding
for Emory University Series 2005 B-3(a)

 
 
  12,735,000       1.290       09/07/19       12,735,000  
 

Private Colleges & Universities Authority VRDN RB Refunding
for Emory University Series 2005 C-1 RMKT(a)

 
 
  8,025,000       1.340       09/07/19       8,025,000  
 

Private Colleges & Universities Authority VRDN RB Refunding
for Emory University Series 2005 C-4 RMKT(a)

 
 
  15,970,000       1.350       09/07/19       15,970,000  
 

Private Colleges & Universities Authority VRDN RB Refunding
for Emory University Series 2005 C-5 RMKT(a)

 
 
  5,100,000       1.340       09/07/19       5,100,000  
     

 

 

 
        50,590,000  

 

 

 
Idaho – 1.2%  
 

State of Idaho TAN Series 2019

 
  18,000,000       3.000       06/30/20       18,250,735  

 

 

 
Illinois – 6.2%  
 

Illinois Finance Authority VRDN RB for Northwestern
University Series 2004 Subseries C(a)

 
 
  16,525,000       1.360       09/07/19       16,525,000  
 

Illinois Finance Authority VRDN RB for Northwestern
University Series 2008 Subseries D RMKT(a)

 
 
  5,165,000       1.250       09/07/19       5,165,000  

 

 

 
Municipal Debt Obligations – (continued)  
Illinois – (continued)  
 

Illinois Finance Authority VRDN RB for University of Chicago
Series 2004 B(a)

 
 
500,000       1.340       09/07/19     500,000  
 

Illinois Finance Authority VRDN RB Refunding for
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Series 2007 A-1 (JPMorgan
Chase Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  3,550,000       1.370       09/01/19       3,550,000  
 

Illinois Finance Authority VRDN RB Refunding for
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Series 2007 A-3 (JPMorgan
Chase Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  24,750,000       1.370       09/01/19       24,750,000  
 

Illinois Finance Authority VRDN RB Refunding for University of
Chicago Series 2004 C(a)

 
 
  400,000       1.340       09/07/19       400,000  
 

Illinois Health Facilities Authority VRDN RB Refunding for
Evanston Hospital Corp. Series 1996 RMKT (JPMorgan Chase
Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  15,500,000       1.380       09/07/19       15,500,000  
 

Illinois Housing Development Authority VRDN Homeowner
Mortgage RB Series 2018 Subseries A-2 (GNMA/FNMA/
FHLMC) (FHLB, SPA)(a)

 

 
  4,875,000       1.350       09/07/19       4,875,000  
 

Illinois Housing Development Authority VRDN RB
Series 2019 B (FHLB, SPA)(a)

 
 
  3,000,000       1.390       09/07/19       3,000,000  
 

Illinois Toll Highway Authority VRDN RB Senior Priority
Series 2007 A-1B RMKT (Bank of America N.A., LOC)(a)

 
 
  9,400,000       1.380       09/07/19       9,400,000  
 

Joliet Regional Port District VRDN Marine Terminal RB
Refunding for Exxon Project Series 1989(a)

 
 
  6,500,000       1.330       09/01/19       6,500,000  
     

 

 

 
        90,165,000  

 

 

 
Indiana – 0.5%  
 

Indiana Finance Authority VRDN RB Refunding for Ascension
Health Senior Credit Group Series 2008 E-7 Convertible(a)

 
 
  705,000       1.340       09/07/19       705,000  
 

Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority VRDN RB for
Ascension Health Subordinate Credit Group Series 2005 A-2
RMKT(a)

 
 
 
  3,615,000       1.320       09/07/19       3,615,000  
 

Purdue University VRDN COPS Series 2011 A(a)

 
  1,200,000       1.270       09/07/19       1,200,000  
 

Purdue University VRDN RB for Student Facilities System
Series 2005 A(a)(b)

 
 
  500,000       1.270       09/07/19       500,000  
 

Purdue University VRDN RB for Student Facilities System
Series 2007 C(a)(b)

 
 
  1,490,000       1.270       09/07/19       1,490,000  
     

 

 

 
        7,510,000  

 

 

 
Kentucky – 0.8%  
 

Kentucky Asset/Liability Commission TRANS Series 2019 A

 
  12,000,000       3.000       06/25/20       12,154,145  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   15


INVESTOR TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Municipal Debt Obligations – (continued)  
Louisiana – 0.7%  
 

East Baton Rouge Parish IDB, Inc. VRDN PCRB Refunding for
Exxon Project Series 1993(a)

 
 
$ 1,700,000       1.330 %       09/01/19     $ 1,700,000  
 

East Baton Rouge Parish IDB, Inc. VRDN RB for ExxonMobil
Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds Series 2010 A(a)

 
 
  1,100,000       1.330       09/01/19       1,100,000  
 

East Baton Rouge Parish IDB, Inc. VRDN RB for ExxonMobil
Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds Series 2010 B(a)

 
 
  7,000,000       1.330       09/01/19       7,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        9,800,000  

 

 

 
Maryland – 2.3%  
 

County of Baltimore Maryland GO BANS Series 2019

 
  20,000,000       4.000       03/19/20       20,248,174  
 

Maryland State Economic Development Corp. VRDN RB for
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Project Series 2008 A(a)

 
 
  1,950,000       1.370       09/07/19       1,950,000  
 

Maryland State Economic Development Corp. VRDN RB
Refunding for Howard Hughes Medical Institute Project
Series 2008 B(a)

 
 
 
  2,360,000       1.390       09/07/19       2,360,000  
 

Montgomery County BANS CP Series 2010 B

 
  9,000,000       1.390       10/09/19       9,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        33,558,174  

 

 

 
Massachusetts – 9.5%  
 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts GO VRDN for Central Artery/
Ted Williams Tunnel Infrastructure Loan Act Series 2000 A
RMKT (Citibank N.A., SPA)(a)


 
 
  14,850,000       1.340       09/07/19       14,850,000  
 

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority VRDN RB
Refunding for General Transportation System Series 2000
Subseries A-2 RMKT (Barclays Bank PLC, SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  14,470,000       1.370       09/07/19       14,470,000  
 

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority CP
Series 2019 EE

 
 
  24,750,000       1.750       10/02/19       24,750,000  
  10,000,000       1.750       10/03/19       10,000,000  
  6,750,000       1.750       10/10/19       6,750,000  
 

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority VRDN
RB for Museum of Fine Arts Series 2007 A-1 RMKT (Wells
Fargo Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  35,750,000       1.320       09/01/19       35,750,000  
 

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority CP Series 2019-99

 
  7,350,000       1.740       10/09/19       7,350,000  
 

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority VRDN RB Refunding
Series 2008 A-1 RMKT (JP Morgan Chase Bank SPA)(a)

 
 
  1,100,000       1.340       09/07/19       1,100,000  
 

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority VRDN RB Refunding
Subordinated General Series 2008 A-3 RMKT (Wells Fargo
Bank N.A. SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  8,055,000       1.340       09/07/19       8,055,000  
 

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority VRDN RB Refunding
Subordinated General Series 2008 E (JPMorgan Chase Bank
N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  15,345,000       1.330       09/07/19       15,345,000  
     

 

 

 
        138,420,000  

 

 

 
Municipal Debt Obligations – (continued)  
Michigan – 6.5%  
 

Michigan Finance Authority VRDN RB Refunding for Hospital
Project Ascension Senior Credit Group Series 2016 E-2(a)

 
 
7,690,000       1.380       09/07/19     7,690,000  
 

Michigan Finance Authority VRDN RB Refunding for Hospital
Project Ascension Senior Credit Group Series 2016 E-3(a)

 
 
  3,550,000       1.340       09/07/19       3,550,000  
 

Michigan State University VRDN RB General Series 2000 A
(Northern Trust Co., SPA)(a)

 
 
  475,000       1.370       09/07/19       475,000  
 

Michigan State University VRDN RB General Series 2005 (Royal
Bank of Canada, SPA)(a)

 
 
  16,955,000       1.370       09/07/19       16,955,000  
 

Michigan State University VRDN RB Refunding General
Series 2003 A (Northern Trust Co., SPA)(a)

 
 
  8,680,000       1.370       09/07/19       8,680,000  
 

Regents of the University of Michigan VRDN RB Refunding
General Series 2012 D-1(a)

 
 
  10,000,000       1.370       09/01/19       10,000,000  
 

Regents of the University of Michigan VRDN RB Refunding
Series 2012 D-2(a)

 
 
  4,315,000       1.270       09/07/19       4,315,000  
 

Regents of the University of Michigan VRDN RB Refunding
Series General 2008 B RMKT(a)

 
 
  12,030,000       1.310       09/07/19       12,030,000  
 

University of Michigan CP Notes Series 2019 K-1

 
  6,500,000       1.350       09/09/19       6,500,000  
  1,800,000       1.340       10/01/19       1,800,000  
 

University of Michigan General Revenue CP Series 2019 B

 
  22,500,000       1.310       11/05/19       22,500,000  
     

 

 

 
        94,495,000  

 

 

 
Minnesota – 2.1%  
 

County of Hennepin GO VRDN Series 2017 B (U.S. Bank N.A.,
SPA)(a)

 
 
  18,795,000       1.360       09/07/19       18,795,000  
 

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority VRDN RB
Refunding for Carleton College Series 2005 Six D (JPMorgan
Chase Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  3,620,000       1.340       09/07/19       3,620,000  
 

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency VRDN Residential Housing
Finance RB Refunding Series 2019 D (GNMA/FNMA/
FHLMC) (Royal Bank of Canada, SPA)(a)

 

 
  8,700,000       1.350       09/07/19       8,700,000  
     

 

 

 
        31,115,000  

 

 

 
Mississippi – 4.4%  
 

Jackson County Port Facilities VRDN RB Refunding for Chevron
USA, Inc. Project Series 1993(a)

 
 
  1,300,000       1.350       09/01/19       1,300,000  
 

Mississippi Business Finance Commission Gulf Opportunity Zone
VRDN RB for Chevron USA, Inc. Project Series 2007 C (GTY
AGMT – Chevron Corp.)(a)

 
 
 
  1,000,000       1.350       09/01/19       1,000,000  
 

Mississippi Business Finance Commission Gulf Opportunity Zone
VRDN RB for Chevron USA, Inc. Project Series 2007 E (GTY
AGMT – Chevron Corp.)(a)

 
 
 
  19,500,000       1.350       09/01/19       19,500,000  

 

 

 

 

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


INVESTOR TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Municipal Debt Obligations – (continued)  
Mississippi – (continued)  
 

Mississippi Business Finance Commission Gulf Opportunity Zone
VRDN RB for Chevron USA, Inc. Project Series 2010 C (GTY
AGMT – Chevron Corp.)(a)

 
 
 
$ 3,070,000       1.360 %       09/07/19     $ 3,070,000  
 

Mississippi Business Finance Commission Gulf Opportunity Zone
VRDN RB for Chevron USA, Inc. Project Series 2010 F (GTY
AGMT – Chevron Corp.)(a)

 
 
 
  500,000       1.360       09/07/19       500,000  
 

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Gulf Opportunity Zone
VRDN RB for Chevron USA, Inc. Project Series 2009 A (GTY
AGMT – Chevron Corp.)(a)

 
 
 
  2,000,000       1.350       09/01/19       2,000,000  
 

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Gulf Opportunity Zone
VRDN RB for Chevron USA, Inc. Project Series 2010 A (GTY
AGMT – Chevron Corp.)(a)

 
 
 
  16,915,000       1.360       09/07/19       16,915,000  
 

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Gulf Opportunity Zone
VRDN RB for Chevron USA, Inc. Project Series 2010 E (GTY
AGMT – Chevron Corp.)(a)

 
 
 
  9,295,000       1.360       09/07/19       9,295,000  
 

Mississippi Development Bank VRDN Special Obligation RB
Jackson County Industrial Water System Project Series 2009
(GTY AGMT – Chevron Corp.)(a)

 
 
 
  10,350,000       1.350       09/01/19       10,350,000  
     

 

 

 
        63,930,000  

 

 

 
Missouri – 2.3%  
 

Curators University of Missouri CP Series 2019 A

 
  18,300,000       1.450       10/04/19       18,300,000  
 

Curators University of Missouri Systems Facilities VRDN RB
Refunding Series 2007 B(a)

 
 
  3,585,000       1.320       09/07/19       3,585,000  
 

Missouri Development Finance Board Cultural Facilities VRDN
RB for Nelson Gallery Foundation Series 2004 A (Northern
Trust Co., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  10,550,000       1.400       09/01/19       10,550,000  
 

Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority VRDN RB
for BJC Health System Series 2008 A (BJC Health System,
LIQ)(a)

 
 
 
  1,350,000       1.330       09/07/19       1,350,000  
 

Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority VRDN RB
Refunding for Ascension Health Credit Group Series 2003 C-2
RMKT(a)

 
 
 
  380,000       1.340       09/07/19       380,000  
     

 

 

 
        34,165,000  

 

 

 
Multi-State – 2.2%  
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation VRDN RB for Multi-
Family Variable Rate Certificates Series 2013-M027 Class A
(FHLMC, LIQ)(a)


 
 
  19,935,000       1.370       09/07/19       19,935,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation VRDN RB for Multi-
Family Variable Rate Certificates Series 2014-M031 Class A
(FHLMC, LIQ)(a)


 
 
  11,775,000       1.380       09/07/19       11,775,000  
     

 

 

 
        31,710,000  

 

 

 
Municipal Debt Obligations – (continued)  
Nebraska – 0.9%  
 

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority VRDN RB for Single
Family Housing Series 2019 C (FHLB, SPA)(a)

 
 
13,675,000       1.340       09/07/19     13,675,000  

 

 

 
New Hampshire – 1.9%  
 

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority VRDN
RB Refunding for Dartmouth College Series 2007 B (The Bank
of New York Mellon, SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  27,170,000       1.360       09/01/19       27,170,000  

 

 

 
New York – 9.0%  
 

Nassau County IDA VRDN RB Refunding for Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory Series 1999 (TD Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
  9,610,000       1.270       09/01/19       9,610,000  
 

Nassau County Interim Finance Authority VRDN RB Refunding
for Sales Tax Revenue Series 2008 A (TD Bank N.A.,
SPA)(a)(b)

 
 
 
  12,235,000       1.350       09/07/19       12,235,000  
 

New York City GO VRDN Series 2011 Subseries A-3
(Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale, SPA)(a)

 
 
  4,925,000       1.440       09/01/19       4,925,000  
 

New York City GO VRDN Series 2013 F Subseries F-3 (Bank of
America N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
  2,455,000       1.380       09/01/19       2,455,000  
 

New York City Housing Development Corp. Multi-Family
Mortgage VRDN RB for Elliot Chelsea Development
Series 2010 A (FHLMC, LIQ)(a)

 
 
 
  17,800,000       1.360       09/07/19       17,800,000  
 


New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water &
Sewer System VRDN RB for Second General Resolution
Series 2019 BB (Industrial & Commercial Bank of China,
SPA)(a)

 
 
 
 
  15,000,000       1.370       09/07/19       15,000,000  
 

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water &
Sewer System VRDN RB Refunding Series 2008 Subseries B-3
(Bank of America N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  6,700,000       1.380       09/01/19       6,700,000  
 


New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water &
Sewer System VRDN RB Second General Resolution
Refunding Series 2013 Subseries AA-2 (JPMorgan Chase Bank
N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
 
  3,500,000       1.390       09/01/19       3,500,000  
 


New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water &
Sewer System VRDN RB Second General Resolution
Refunding Series 2015 Subseries AA-1 (Bank of America
N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
 
  3,700,000       1.380       09/01/19       3,700,000  
 


New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water &
Sewer System VRDN RB Second General Resolution
Series 2011 Subseries FF-2 (Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen
Girozentrale, SPA)(a)

 
 
 
 
  700,000       1.390       09/01/19       700,000  
 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax
Secured Revenue VRDN RB (Bank of America N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
  12,100,000       1.380       09/01/19       12,100,000  
 

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources VRDN RB for
Metropolitan Museum of Art Series 2006 A2 RMKT(a)

 
 
  3,100,000       1.300       09/07/19       3,100,000  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   17


INVESTOR TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Municipal Debt Obligations – (continued)  
New York – (continued)  
 

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources VRDN RB
Refunding for The New York Botanical Garden Series 2009 A
(JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., LOC)(a)

 
 
 
$ 295,000       1.300 %       09/07/19     $ 295,000  
 

New York State Dormitory Authority Non-State Supported
VRDN RB for Rockefeller University Series 2008 A
(JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  900,000       1.340       09/07/19       900,000  
 

New York State Dormitory Authority VRDN RB for Columbia
University Series 2003 B RMKT(a)

 
 
  9,705,000       1.190       09/07/19       9,705,000  
 

New York State Housing Finance Agency VRDN RB for 10
Barclay Street Series 2004 A (FNMA, LIQ) (FNMA, LOC)(a)

 
 
  4,600,000       1.350       09/07/19       4,600,000  
 

New York State Housing Finance Agency VRDN RB for 100
Maiden Lane Series 2004 A RMKT (FNMA, LIQ) (FNMA,
LOC)(a)

 
 
 
  9,000,000       1.330       09/07/19       9,000,000  
 

New York State Housing Finance Agency VRDN RB for 20
River Terrace Housing Series 2002 A RMKT (FNMA, LIQ)
(FNMA, LOC)(a)

 
 
 
  200,000       1.340       09/07/19       200,000  
 

New York State Housing Finance Agency VRDN RB Refunding
for Economic Development Series 2005 C RMKT (JPMorgan
Chase Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  7,000,000       1.340       09/07/19       7,000,000  
 

New York State Housing Finance Agency VRDN RB Refunding
for Taconic Housing West 17th Street Series 2009 A (FNMA,
LIQ) (FNMA, LOC)(a)

 
 
 
  500,000       1.350       09/07/19       500,000  
 

New York State Local Government Assistance Corp. VRDN RB
Refunding for Subordinated Lien Series 2008 B-7V (JPMorgan
Chase Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  250,000       1.340       09/07/19       250,000  
 

New York State Power Authority CP Series 2019 A2

 
  8,000,000       1.220       12/04/19       8,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        132,275,000  

 

 

 
North Carolina – 2.0%  
 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (The) VRDN RB for
Atrium Health Series 2018 G (JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.,
SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  10,000,000       1.360       09/01/19       10,000,000  
 

City of Raleigh Combined Enterprise System VRDN RB
Series 2008 B RMKT (Bank of America N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
  300,000       1.390       09/07/19       300,000  
 

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency Educational
Facilities VRDN RB Refunding for Wake Forest University
Series 2004 A(a)

 
 
 
  6,900,000       1.370       09/07/19       6,900,000  
 

North Carolina Educational Facilities Finance Agency VRDN RB
for Duke University Project Series 1991 B(a)

 
 
  375,000       1.270       09/07/19       375,000  
 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill VRDN RB Refunding
Series 2001 B(a)

 
 
  180,000       1.340       09/07/19       180,000  

 

 

 
Municipal Debt Obligations – (continued)  
North Carolina – (continued)  
 

University of North Carolina Hospital at Chapel Hill VRDN RB
Refunding Series 2001 A RMKT (Landesbank Hessen-
Thueringen Girozentrale, SPA)(a)

 

 
11,400,000       1.370       09/01/19     11,400,000  
 

University of North Carolina Hospital at Chapel Hill VRDN RB
Refunding Series 2003 A (Bank of America N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
  105,000       1.350       09/07/19       105,000  
     

 

 

 
        29,260,000  

 

 

 
Ohio – 3.3%  
 

City of Columbus GO VRDN for Sanitation Sewer System
Series 2006-1(a)

 
 
  3,095,000       1.340       09/07/19       3,095,000  
 

City of Columbus Sewerage System VRDN RB Refunding
Series 2008 B(a)

 
 
  260,000       1.300       09/07/19       260,000  
 

County of Hamilton VRDN RB Refunding for Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital Medical Center Series 2018 AA(a)

 
 
  13,650,000       1.350       09/07/19       13,650,000  
 

Franklin County Hospital VRDN RB Refunding for Ohio Health
Facilities Series 2009 B RMKT (Barclays Bank PLC, SPA)(a)

 
 
  5,440,000       1.350       09/07/19       5,440,000  
 

Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Commission VRDN RB
for Cleveland Clinic Health System Series 2013 B-2 (Bank of
New York Mellon, SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  3,450,000       1.420       09/01/19       3,450,000  
 

Ohio State University General Receipts VRDN RB Refunding
Series 2010 E(a)

 
 
  6,100,000       1.340       09/07/19       6,100,000  
 

Ohio State University General Receipts VRDN RB
Series 2005 B(a)

 
 
  4,290,000       1.200       09/07/19       4,290,000  
 

Ohio State University General Receipts VRDN RB
Series 2008 B(a)

 
 
  5,800,000       1.290       09/07/19       5,800,000  
 

Ohio State University General Receipts VRDN RB
Series 2014 B-1 & B-2(a)

 
 
  2,140,000       1.290       09/07/19       2,140,000  
 

Ohio State University VRDN RB Series 2001(a)(b)

 
  500,000       1.310       09/07/19       500,000  
 

State of Ohio GO VRDN for Common Schools Series 2006 C(a)

 
  3,120,000       1.290       09/07/19       3,120,000  
     

 

 

 
        47,845,000  

 

 

 
Rhode Island – 0.5%  
 

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp. Higher
Education Facilities VRDN RB for Brown University
Series 2003 B (Northern Trust Co., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  6,855,000       1.340       09/07/19       6,855,000  

 

 

 
South Carolina – 0.5%  
 

City of Columbia, South Carolina Waterworks & Sewer System
VRDN RB Series 2009 RMKT (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
Corp., LOC)(a)

 
 
 
  6,750,000       1.350       09/07/19       6,750,000  

 

 

 

 

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


INVESTOR TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
Municipal Debt Obligations – (continued)  
Texas – 11.8%  
 

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System VRDN RB
Refunding for Permanent University Fund Series 2008 A(a)

 
 
$ 5,800,000       1.280 %       09/07/19     $ 5,800,000  
 

City of Houston CP Series 2019 B-6

 
  2,500,000       1.290       09/06/19       2,500,000  
 

Dallas, Texas CP Series 2019 D-1

 
  15,500,000       1.460       09/05/19       15,500,000  
 

El Paso Water & Sewer CP Series 2019 A

 
  12,600,000       1.470       09/06/19       12,600,000  
  1,000,000       1.450       09/17/19       1,000,000  
 

Gulf Coast IDA VRDN RB for ExxonMobil Project Series 2012(a)

 
  23,100,000       1.350       09/01/19       23,100,000  
 

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority VRDN PCRB Refunding
for Exxon Project Series 1989(a)

 
 
  4,000,000       1.330       09/01/19       4,000,000  
 

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority VRDN PCRB Refunding
for Exxon Project Series 1995(a)

 
 
  300,000       1.330       09/01/19       300,000  
 

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. CP
Series 2019 C-1

 
 
  8,050,000       1.470       12/04/19       8,050,000  
 

Harris County Industrial Development Corp. VRDN PCRB for
Exxon Project Series 1984(a)

 
 
  3,400,000       1.330       09/01/19       3,400,000  
 

Harris County Methodist Hospital CP Series 2019 C-2

 
  6,230,000       1.700       10/01/19       6,230,000  
  9,355,000       1.470       12/04/19       9,355,000  
  17,000,000       1.530       01/06/20       17,000,000  
 

San Antonio Electric & Gas Revenue CP Series 2019 A

 
  3,000,000       1.530       09/05/19       3,000,000  
 

State of Texas TRANS Series 2019(b)

 
  29,700,000       4.000       08/27/20       30,498,969  
 

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
VRDN RB Refunding for Texas Health Resources
Series 2008 B(a)

 
 
 
  15,685,000       1.380       09/07/19       15,685,000  
 

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
VRDN RB Refunding for Texas Health Resources
Series 2008 C(a)

 
 
 
  300,000       1.340       09/07/19       300,000  
 

University of Texas Revenue CP Series 2019 A

 
  5,000,000       1.370       10/02/19       5,000,000  
 

University of Texas System Permanent University Fund CP
Series 2019 A

 
 
  9,000,000       1.300       09/16/19       9,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        172,318,969  

 

 

 
Utah – 0.8%  
 

City of Murray Hospital VRDN RB for IHC Health Services, Inc.
Series 2003 A(a)

 
 
  8,000,000       1.340       09/07/19       8,000,000  
 

Salt Lake County TRANS Series 2019

 
  4,400,000       3.000       12/27/19       4,424,704  
     

 

 

 
        12,424,704  

 

 

 
Municipal Debt Obligations – (continued)  
Virginia – 5.3%  
 

City of Norfolk Economic Development Authority Hospital
Facilities VRDN RB Refunding for Sentara Healthcare
Series 2016 B(a)

 
 
 
$ 2,870,000       1.340     09/07/19     $ 2,870,000  
 

Fairfax County IDA VRDN RB Refunding for Inova Health
System Project Series 2016 C(a)

 
 
  6,595,000       1.340       09/07/19       6,595,000  
 

Loudoun County IDA VRDN RB for Howard Hughes Medical
Institute Series 2003 C(a)

 
 
  31,545,000       1.390       09/07/19       31,545,000  
 

Loudoun County IDA VRDN RB for Howard Hughes Medical
Institute Series 2003 D(a)

 
 
  5,350,000       1.390       09/07/19       5,350,000  
 

Loudoun County IDA VRDN RB for Howard Hughes Medical
Institute Series 2003 E(a)

 
 
  100,000       1.370       09/07/19       100,000  
 

Loudoun County IDA VRDN RB for Howard Hughes Medical
Institute Series 2003 F(a)

 
 
  300,000       1.370       09/07/19       300,000  
 

Loudoun County IDA VRDN RB for Howard Hughes Medical
Institute Series 2009 B(a)

 
 
  7,870,000       1.390       09/07/19       7,870,000  
 

University of Virginia CP Series 2019 A

 
  11,600,000       1.320       09/04/19       11,600,000  
  4,000,000       1.340       09/06/19       4,000,000  
  8,000,000       1.320       09/10/19       8,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        78,230,000  

 

 

 
Washington – 3.3%  
 

King County GO VRDN RB Refunding Series 2019 A (TD Bank
N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
  19,800,000       1.360       09/01/19       19,800,000  
 

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority VRDN RB
Refunding for Providence Health & Services Series 2012 C
(U.S. Bank N.A., SPA)(a)

 
 
 
  19,065,000       1.370       09/07/19       19,065,000  
 

Washington State Housing Finance Commission VRDN RB for
Discovery Heights Apartments Series 2010 (FHLMC, LIQ)(a)

 
 
  9,330,000       1.400       09/07/19       9,330,000  
     

 

 

 
        48,195,000  

 

 

 
Wisconsin – 0.3%  
 

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority VRDN
Home Ownership RB Series 2019 B (FNMA) (FHLB, SPA)(a)

 
 
  5,100,000       1.350       09/07/19       5,100,000  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 102.0%     $ 1,493,915,609  

 

 

 
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
    OTHER ASSETS – (2.0)%

 
    (29,748,524

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 1,464,167,085  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   19


INVESTOR TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

 

 

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

(a)

  Rate shown is that which is in effect on August 31, 2019. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions.

(b)

  All or a portion represents a forward commitment.

Interest rates represent either the stated coupon rate, or for floating rate securities, the current reset rate, which is based upon current interest rate indices.

Maturity dates represent either the final legal maturity date on the security, the demand date for puttable securities, or the prerefunded date for those types of securities.

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

BANS

 

—Bond Anticipation Notes

COPS

 

—Certificates of Participation

CP

 

—Commercial Paper

FHLB

 

—Insured by Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC

 

—Insured by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNMA

 

—Insured by Federal National Mortgage Association

GNMA

 

—Insured by Government National Mortgage Association

GO

 

—General Obligation

GTY AGMT

 

—Guaranty Agreement

IDA

 

—Industrial Development Agency

IDB

 

—Industrial Development Board

IHC

 

—Intermountain Health Care

LIQ

 

—Liquidity Agreement

LOC

 

—Letter of Credit

PCRB

 

—Pollution Control Revenue Bond

RB

 

—Revenue Bond

RMKT

 

—Remarketed

SPA

 

—Stand-by Purchase Agreement

TRANS

 

—Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes

VRDN

 

—Variable Rate Demand Notes

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — INVESTOR FUNDS

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ACCOUNT III — At August 31, 2019, the Investor Money Market Fund had undivided interests in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III, with a maturity date of September 3, 2019, as follows:

 

Principal Amount   Maturity Value   Collateral Value
$463,600,000   $463,711,633   $477,477,074

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — At August 31, 2019, the Principal Amounts of the Investor Money Market Fund’s interests in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III were as follows:

 

Counterparty    Interest Rate      Principal Amount  

ABN Amro Bank N.V.

     2.170    $ 43,854,054  

Bank of America, N.A.

     2.160        31,324,324  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     2.170        150,356,757  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     2.160        106,502,703  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     2.180        6,264,865  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     2.170        125,297,297  
TOTAL             $ 463,600,000  

At August 31, 2019, the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III was fully collateralized by:

 

Issuer    Interest Rates      Maturity Dates  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     3.000 to 5.000      10/01/28 to 03/01/49  

Federal National Mortgage Association

     2.500 to 5.000        11/01/26 to 05/01/58  

Government National Mortgage Association

     3.000 to 6.000        10/15/36 to 07/20/49  

Tennessee Valley Authority

     0.000        03/15/21  

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes

     2.180        7/31/21  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.125 to 2.750        09/30/20 to 04/30/23  

U.S. Treasury Principal-Only Stripped Securities

     0.000        02/15/27 to 08/15/29  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   21


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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

August 31, 2019

 

       

Investor

Money Market

Fund

    

Investor

Tax-Exempt
Money Market
Fund

 
  Assets:     
 

Investments based on amortized cost

  $ 1,054,716,970      $ 1,493,915,609  
 

Repurchase agreements based on amortized cost

    513,600,000         
 

Cash

    67,251        21,342  
 

Receivables:

    
 

Fund shares sold

    12,643,306        1,291,884  
 

Interest

    2,391,938        3,210,573  
 

Reimbursement from investment advisor

    18,886         
 

Other assets

    1,519        2,472  
  Total assets     1,583,439,870        1,498,441,880  
      
  Liabilities:     
 

Payables:

    
 

Investments purchased

    10,550,304        32,624,056  
 

Fund shares redeemed

    2,694,620        166,731  
 

Dividend distribution

    259,879        1,139,569  
 

Management fees

    202,009        180,597  
 

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    50,980        14,826  
 

Accrued expenses

    118,333        149,016  
  Total liabilities     13,876,125        34,274,795  
      
  Net Assets:     
 

Paid-in capital

    1,569,530,158        1,464,173,764  
 

Total distributal earnings (loss)

    33,587        (6,679
  NET ASSETS   $ 1,569,563,745      $ 1,464,167,085  
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

    $1.00        $1.00  
   

Net Assets:

      
   

Class I Shares

  $ 1,316,873,696      $ 1,444,640,996  
   

Select Shares

           1,030  
   

Preferred Shares

           61,022  
   

Capital Shares

           1,026  
   

Administration Shares

    31,188,294        298,199  
   

Premier Shares

           1,020  
   

Service Shares

    30,615,262        2,101,868  
   

Resource Shares

    10,593        2,206,329  
   

Cash Management Shares

    21,414,143        1,010  
   

Class A Shares

    169,451,415        14,845,540  
   

Class C Shares

    10,342        9,045  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 1,569,563,745      $ 1,464,167,085  
   

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

      
   

Class I Shares

    1,316,856,654        1,444,597,270  
   

Select Shares

           1,030  
   

Preferred Shares

           61,021  
   

Capital Shares

           1,026  
   

Administration Shares

    31,187,885        298,190  
   

Premier Shares

           1,020  
   

Service Shares

    30,614,890        2,101,804  
   

Resource Shares

    10,593        2,206,269  
   

Cash Management Shares

    21,413,867        1,010  
   

Class A Shares

    169,449,218        14,845,126  
   

Class C Shares

    10,342        9,044  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — INVESTOR FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the year ended August 31, 2019

 

        Investor
Money Market
Fund
     Investor
Tax-Exempt
Money Market
Fund
 
  Investment income:

 

  
 

Interest income

  $ 25,174,192      $ 19,203,730  
  Total investment income     25,174,192        19,203,730  
      
  Expenses:

 

  
 

Fund-Level Expenses:

    
 

Management fees

    1,575,998        1,938,421  
 

Registration fees

    196,911        93,099  
 

Transfer Agency fees

    98,500        121,151  
 

Professional fees

    95,573        88,719  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    68,352        112,815  
 

Printing and mailing fees

    40,526        60,652  
 

Trustee fees

    16,012        14,080  
 

Other

    3,131        28,068  
 

Subtotal

    2,095,003        2,457,005  
 

Class Specific Expenses:

    
 

Administration Share fees

    253,180        475  
 

Distribution and Service fees — Class A Shares

    145,063        16,842  
 

Cash Management Share fees

    47,805        5  
 

Distribution fees — Cash Management Shares

    28,683        3  
 

Service Share fees

    12,571        7,935  
 

Distribution fees — Class C Shares

    103        68  
 

Resource Share fees

    52        11,407  
 

Distribution fees — Resource Shares

    16        3,422  
 

Preferred Share fees

           63  
 

Class C Share fees

           23  
 

Premier Share fees

           4  
 

Capital Share fees

           2  
 

Select Share fees

           1  
  Total expenses     2,582,476        2,497,255  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (282,651      (267,910
  Net expenses     2,299,825        2,229,345  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME   $ 22,874,367      $ 16,974,385  
  Net realized gain from investment transactions     65,956        7  
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 22,940,323      $ 16,974,392  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   23


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — INVESTOR FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

        Investor Money Market Fund            Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund  
        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
           For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:

 

       
 

Net investment income

  $ 22,874,367      $ 6,248,660        $ 16,974,385      $ 10,782,417  
 

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

    65,956        12,206                7        (6,657
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     22,940,323        6,260,866                16,974,392        10,775,760  
              
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

       
 

From distributable earnings:

            
 

Class I Shares

    (19,336,326      (4,773,851 )(a)         (16,864,762      (10,701,557 )(a) 
 

Select Shares

                    (33      (13,704 )(a) 
 

Preferred Shares

                    (820      (445 )(a) 
 

Capital Shares

                    (17      (13 )(a) 
 

Administration Shares

    (2,153,706      (1,436,061 )(a)         (2,245      (21,141 )(a) 
 

Premier Shares

                    (13      (10 )(a) 
 

Service Shares

    (44,257      (314 )(a)         (14,435      (4,638 )(a) 
 

Resource Shares

    (183      (261 )(a)         (17,222      (11,907 )(a) 
 

Cash Management Shares

    (154,020      (5,856 )(a)         (10      (98 )(a) 
 

Class A Shares

    (1,234,215      (42,376 )(a)         (74,792      (29,474 )(a) 
 

Class C Shares

    (142      (164 )(a)               (35      (13 )(a) 
  Total distributions to shareholders     (22,922,849      (6,258,883              (16,974,384      (10,783,000
              
  From share transactions: (at $1.00 per share):

 

       
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    2,562,005,279        801,426,361          1,938,594,915        1,654,445,910  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    19,492,259        4,214,509          2,489,065        1,638,479  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,657,812,828      (477,393,348              (1,534,774,415      (1,536,838,676
  Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions     923,684,710        328,247,522                406,309,565        119,245,713  
  NET INCREASE     923,702,184        328,249,505                406,309,573        119,238,473  
              
  Net assets:(b)

 

       
 

Beginning of year

    645,861,561        317,612,056                1,057,857,512        938,619,039  
 

End of year

  $ 1,569,563,745      $ 645,861,561              $ 1,464,167,085      $ 1,057,857,512  

 

  (a)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform to current year presentation, see prior year presentation below:

 

Distributions from net investment income:

  Class I
Shares
    Select
Shares
    Preferred
Shares
    Capital
Shares
    Administration
Shares
    Premier
Shares
    Service
Shares
    Resource
Shares
    Cash Management
Shares
    Class A
Shares
    Class C
Shares
 

Investor Money Market Fund

    (4,766,356)                         (1,433,408)             (313)       (260)       (5,843)       (42,317)       (163)  

Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

    (10,700,983)       (13,702     (445     (13     (21,139)       (10     (4,637)       (11,905)       (98)       (29,472)       (13)  

 

Distributions from net realized gains:

  Class I
Shares
    Select
Shares
    Preferred
Shares
    Capital
Shares
    Administration
Shares
    Premier
Shares
    Service
Shares
    Resource
Shares
    Cash Management
Shares
    Class A
Shares
    Class C
Shares
 

Investor Money Market Fund

    (7,495)                         (2,653)             (1)       (1)       (13     (59)       (1

Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

    (574)       (2     0             (2)             (1)       (2)       0       (2)       0  

 

  (b)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income was $13,291 and $(30) for the Investor Money Market Fund and Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, respectively as of August 31, 2018.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTOR MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Money Market Fund  
        Class I Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.024       0.017       0.009       0.002  
 

Net realized loss

    (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.024       0.016       0.009       0.002  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.024     (0.016     (0.009     (0.002
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.024     (0.016     (0.009     (0.002
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.40     1.61     0.87     0.24
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1,316,874     $ 504,770     $ 216,443     $ 10,679  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.18     0.18     0.18     0.18 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.21     0.29     0.51     4.88 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.37     1.68     0.90     0.41 %(e) 

 

  *   Commenced operations on January 29, 2016.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   25


GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTOR MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Money Market Fund  
        Administration Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.021       0.014       0.007       0.001  
 

Net realized loss

    (b)      (0.001     (0.001     (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.021       0.013       0.006       0.001  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.006     (0.001
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.006     (0.001
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.14     1.36     0.62     0.09
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 31,188     $ 132,200     $ 100,351     $ 50  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.43     0.43     0.43     0.43 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.46     0.54     0.76     5.13 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.12     1.37     0.72     0.16 %(e) 

 

  *   Commenced operations on January 29, 2016.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTOR MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Money Market Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.018       0.009       0.004       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    0.001       0.002       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.019       0.011       0.004       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.019     (0.011     (0.004     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.019     (0.011     (0.004     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.89     1.11     0.39     0.05
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 30,615     $ 11     $ 50     $ 50  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.68     0.68     0.68     0.61 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.71     0.79     1.01     5.38 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.75     0.92     0.36     0.02 %(e) 

 

  *   Commenced operations on May 31, 2016.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   27


GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTOR MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Money Market Fund  
        Resource Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.017       0.008       0.002       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      0.002       0.001       (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.017       0.010       0.003       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.017     (0.010     (0.003     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.017     (0.010     (0.003     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.74     0.96     0.26     0.05
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 11     $ 11     $ 50     $ 50  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.81     0.83     0.82     0.62 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.86     0.94     1.16     5.53 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.75     0.77     0.22     0.01 %(e) 

 

  *   Commenced operations on May 31, 2016.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTOR MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Money Market Fund  
        Cash Management Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.016       0.009       0.002       (b) 
 

Net realized loss

    (b)      (0.001     (0.001     (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.016       0.008       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.016     (0.008     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.016     (0.008     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.58     0.81     0.15     0.05
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 21,414     $ 927     $ 91     $ 50  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.98     0.98     0.95     0.62 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.01     1.09     1.31     5.68 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.60     0.88     0.18     0.01 %(e) 

 

  *   Commenced operations on May 31, 2016.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   29


GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTOR MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Money Market Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.021       0.016       0.008       0.001  
 

Net realized loss

    (b)      (0.003     (0.002     (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.021       0.013       0.006       0.001  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.006     (0.001
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.021     (0.013     (0.006     (0.001
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     2.14     1.36     0.62     0.09
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 169,451     $ 7,933     $ 563     $ 50  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.43     0.43     0.43     0.43 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.46     0.54     0.76     5.13 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.12     1.59     0.81     0.16 %(e) 

 

  *   Commenced operations on January 29, 2016.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Money Market Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31, 2016
*
 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.014       0.004       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      0.002       0.001       (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.014       0.006       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.014     (0.006     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.014     (0.006     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.38     0.60     0.06     0.05
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 10     $ 10     $ 64     $ 50  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.18     1.18     1.02     0.58 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.21     1.29     1.51     5.88 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.38     0.40     0.04     0.01 %(e) 

 

  *   Commenced operations on January 29, 2016.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund  
        Class I Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.014       0.010       0.006       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.014       0.010       0.007       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.014     (0.010     (0.006     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.014     (0.010     (0.007     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.42     1.03     0.63     0.11     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1,444,641     $ 1,052,229     $ 924,326     $ 1,387,634     $ 4,955,885  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.18     0.18     0.18     0.11     0.08
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.20     0.22     0.29     0.24     0.23
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.40     1.02     0.57     0.07     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund  
        Select Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.016       0.009       0.006       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      0.001       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.016       0.010       0.006       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.016     (0.010     (0.005     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.016     (0.010     (0.006     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.39     1.00     0.60     0.09     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1     $ 3     $ 5,401     $     $ 193,506  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.18     0.21     0.21     0.11     0.08
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.23     0.25     0.32     0.27     0.26
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.50     0.95     0.62     0.01     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund  
        Preferred Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.013       0.009       0.005       0.001       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.013       0.009       0.006       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.013     (0.009     (0.005     (0.001     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.013     (0.009     (0.006     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.32     0.93     0.53     0.06     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 61     $ 68     $ 37     $ 46     $ 6,914  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.28     0.28     0.28     0.13     0.08
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.30     0.32     0.39     0.34     0.33
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.31     0.93     0.48     0.03     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund  
        Capital Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.017       0.013       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      0.002       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.017       0.013       0.005       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.017     (0.013     (0.004     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.017     (0.013     (0.005     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.27     0.88     0.48     0.04     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 886     $ 22,788  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.18     0.18     0.33     0.19     0.08
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.35     0.37     0.44     0.39     0.38
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.69     1.31     0.30     0.04     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund  
        Administration Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.012       0.008       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.012       0.008       0.004       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.012     (0.008     (0.003     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.012     (0.008     (0.004     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.16     0.78     0.38     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 298     $ 2     $ 3,575     $ 13,041     $ 107,676  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.43     0.43     0.43     0.18     0.08
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.45     0.47     0.54     0.49     0.48
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.18     0.75     0.30     0.01     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund  
        Premier Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.013       0.010       0.004       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized (loss)

    (b)      (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.013       0.010       0.003       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.013     (0.010     (0.002     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.013     (0.010     (0.003     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.06     0.68     0.29     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.54     0.54     0.47     0.12     0.08
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.55     0.57     0.64     0.59     0.58
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.32     0.95     0.43     0.37     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund  
        Service Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.009       0.005       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      0.002       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.009       0.005       0.002       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.009     (0.005     (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.009     (0.005     (0.002     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     0.91     0.53     0.15     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 2,102     $ 836     $ 841     $ 58,173     $ 72,003  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.68     0.68     0.63     0.21     0.08
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.70     0.72     0.79     0.74     0.73
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.91     0.52     0.04     0.01     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund  
        Resource Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.008       0.004       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.008       0.004       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.008     (0.004     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.008     (0.004     (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     0.76     0.37     0.08     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 2,206     $ 2,412     $ 3,731     $ 6,469     $ 8,268  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.83     0.83     0.73     0.20     0.08
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.85     0.87     0.94     0.89     0.88
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.75     0.36     0.02     0.01     0.01

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund  
        Cash Management Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,  
        2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data:          
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.010       0.002       (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      0.001       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.010       0.003       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.010     (0.003     (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.010     (0.003     (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     0.61     0.24     0.09     0.01     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 54     $ 1     $ 1  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.90     0.96     0.77     0.12     0.08
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.00     1.02     1.09     1.04     1.03
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.96     0.24     0.01     0.37     0.40

 

  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTOR TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund  
        Class A Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,    

Period Ended

August 31, 2016*

 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.012       0.008       0.004       (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      (b)      (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.012       0.008       0.004       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.012     (0.008     (0.003     (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (0.001     (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.012     (0.008     (0.004     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     1.16     0.78     0.38     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 14,846     $ 2,296     $ 643     $ 10  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.43     0.43     0.43     0.30 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.45     0.47     0.54     0.49 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.11     0.82     0.35     0.04 %(e) 

 

  *   Commenced operations on March 31, 2016.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund  
        Class C Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,    

Period Ended

August 31, 2016*

 
        2019     2018     2017  
  Per Share Data:        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.004       0.001       (b)      (b) 
 

Net realized gain

    (b)      (b)      0.001       (b) 
 

Total from investment operations

    0.004       0.001       0.001       (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.004     (0.001     (b)      (b) 
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (b)      (b)      (0.001     (b) 
 

Total distributions(c)

    (0.004     (0.001     (0.001     (b) 
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
  Total return(d)     0.41     0.13     0.07     0.01
 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 9     $ 9     $ 9     $ 10  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.19     1.06     0.72     0.31 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.20     1.22     1.29     1.24 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.39     0.15     0.04     0.04 %(e) 

 

  *   Commenced operations on March 31, 2016.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.
  (c)   Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.
  (d)   Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (e)   Annualized.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — INVESTOR FUNDS

 

Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2019

 

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

Investor Money Market

    

Class I, Administration, Service, Resource, Cash Management, Class A and Class C

   Diversified

Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market

    

Class I, Select, Preferred, Capital, Administration, Premier, Service, Resource, Cash Management, Class A and Class C

   Diversified

Class C Shares may typically be acquired only in an exchange for Class C Shares of another Goldman Sachs Fund. Class C Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% during the first 12 months, measured from the time the original shares subject to the CDSC were acquired.

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. Each Fund is an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

A.  Investment Valuation — The investment valuation policy of the Funds is to use the amortized-cost method permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Act for valuing portfolio securities. The amortized-cost method of valuation involves valuing a security at its cost and thereafter applying a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. Normally, a security’s amortized cost will approximate its market value. Under procedures and tolerances approved by the Board of Trustees (“Trustees”), GSAM evaluates daily the difference between each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share using the amortized costs of its portfolio securities and the Fund’s NAV per share using market-based values of its portfolio securities. The market-based value of a portfolio security is determined, where readily available, on the basis of market quotations provided by pricing services or securities dealers, or, where accurate market quotations are not readily available, on the basis of the security’s fair value as determined in accordance with Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which may consider (among other things): (i) yield or price with respect to debt securities that are considered comparable in characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date or (ii) quotations from securities dealers to determine current value.

B.  Investment Income and Investments — Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost.

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. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution, Service, Distribution and Service, Administration, Service and Administration, and Shareholder Administration fees and Transfer Agency fees. 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 respective Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

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 and tax-exempt income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Funds are not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly by the Funds and may include short-term capital gains. Long-term capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. A Fund may defer or accelerate the timing of the distribution of short-term capital gains (or any portion thereof).

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. 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 distributable earnings 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.  Forward Commitments — 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 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 forward commitment basis with the intention of acquiring the securities for its portfolio, the Fund may dispose of forward commitments prior to settlement which may result in a realized gain or loss.

F.  Repurchase Agreements — Repurchase agreements involve the purchase of securities subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”). During the term of a repurchase agreement, the value of the underlying securities held as collateral on behalf of a Fund, including accrued interest, is required to exceed the value of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest. The gross value of repurchase agreements is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for financial reporting purposes. The underlying securities for all repurchase agreements are held at the Funds’ custodian or designated sub-custodians under tri-party repurchase agreements.

An MRA governs transactions between a Fund and select counterparties. An MRA contains provisions for, among other things, initiation of the transaction, income payments, events of default, and maintenance of securities for repurchase agreements. An MRA also permits offsetting with collateral to create one single net payment in the event of default or similar events, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of a counterparty.

If the seller defaults, a Fund could suffer a loss to the extent that the proceeds from the sale of the underlying securities and other collateral held by the Fund are less than the repurchase price and the Fund’s costs associated with delay and enforcement of the repurchase agreement. In addition, in the event of default or insolvency of the seller, a court could determine that a Fund’s interest in the collateral is not enforceable, resulting in additional losses to the Fund.

Pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and terms and conditions contained therein, the Funds, together with other funds of the Trust and registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates, may transfer uninvested cash into joint accounts, the daily aggregate balance of which is invested in one or more repurchase agreements. Under these joint accounts, the Funds maintain pro-rata credit exposure to the underlying repurchase agreements’ counterparties. With the exception of certain transaction fees, the Funds are not subject to any expenses in relation to these investments.

 

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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).

The Trustees have 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 (including both the amortized cost and market-based methods of valuation) of the Funds’ investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies related to the market-based method of valuation, 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.

As of August 31, 2019, all investments are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Please refer to the Schedules of Investments for further detail.

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

A.  Management Agreements — Under the Agreements, GSAM manages the Funds, subject to the general supervision of the Trustees.

As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreements, 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.

B.  Administration, Service and/or Shareholder Administration Plans — The Trust, on behalf of each applicable Fund, has adopted Administration, Service and/or Shareholder Administration Plans (the “Plans”) to allow Class C, Select, Preferred, Capital, Administration, Premier, Service, Resource and Cash Management Shares to compensate service organizations (including Goldman Sachs) for providing varying levels of account administration and/or personal and account maintenance services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Plans provide for compensation to the service organizations equal to an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets of such shares.

C.  Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Plans — The Trust, on behalf of Class A Shares of each applicable 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, Resource and Cash Management Shares of each applicable Fund, has adopted Distribution Plans subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution Plans, Goldman Sachs as Distributor is entitled to a fee accrued

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

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, Resource and Cash Management Shares of the Funds, as set forth below.

The Trust, on behalf of the 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.

D.  Distribution Agreement — Goldman Sachs, as Distributor of the shares of the Funds pursuant to a Distribution Agreement, may retain a portion of the Class C Shares’ CDSC. During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs has advised that it did not retain any CDSCs with respect to Class C Shares of the Funds.

E.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Funds for a fee pursuant to a Transfer Agency Agreement. The fee charged for such transfer agency services is accrued daily and paid monthly and is equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

F.  Other Agreements — GSAM has agreed to reduce or limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Funds (excluding transfer agency fees and expenses, administration fees (as applicable), service fees (as applicable), 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, 0.014% of the average daily net assets of each Fund. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least December 29, 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.

G.  Total Fund Expenses

Fund Contractual Fees

The contractual annualized rates for each of the Funds are as follows:

 

      Class I
Shares
    Select
Shares(a)
    Preferred
Shares(a)
    Capital
Shares(a)
    Administration
Shares
    Premier
Shares(a)
    Service
Shares
    Resource
Shares
    Cash
Management
Shares
    Class A
Shares
    Class C
Shares
 

Management Fee

     0.16     0.16     0.16     0.16     0.16     0.16     0.16     0.16     0.16     0.16     0.16

Administration, Service and/or Shareholder Administration Fees

     N/A       0.03       0.10       0.15       0.25       0.35       0.25       0.50       0.50       N/A       0.25  

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       0.25 (b)      0.15 (c)      0.30 (c)      0.25       0.75 (c) 

Transfer Agency Fee

     0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01  

N/A — Fees not applicable to respective share class

(a)   Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund only.
(b)   Service (12b-1) fee only.
(c)   Distribution (12b-1) fee only.

 

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4. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Fund Effective Net Expenses (After Waivers and Reimbursements)

The investment adviser may contractually agree to waive or reimburse certain fees and expenses until a specified date. The investment adviser may also voluntarily waive certain fees and expenses, and such voluntary waivers may be discontinued or modified at any time without notice.

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, GSAM and Goldman Sachs (as applicable) agreed to waive all or a portion of the respective class-specific fees described above attributable to the Funds. The Funds are not obligated to reimburse GSAM or Goldman Sachs for prior fiscal year fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, expense reductions including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements were as follows (in thousands):

 

Fund         Distribution,
Administration,
Service and/or
Shareholder
Administration
Plans Fee Waivers
      

Other

Expense
Reimbursements

       Total
Expense
Reductions
 

Investor Money Market

       $ 2        $ 282,649        $ 282,651  

Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market

                267,910          267,910  

 

*   Amount less than one thousand.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the net effective management fee rate for each of the Funds was 0.16%.

H.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — A Fund may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is solely due to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common Trustees.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the purchase and sale transactions and related net realized gain (loss) for the Funds with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act were as follows:

 

Fund         Purchases        Sales        Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Investor Money Market

       $        $ 8,001,416        $ 787  

Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market

         61,234,669          49,155,397           

As of August 31, 2019, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of 5% or more of the outstanding share classes of the following funds:

 

Fund    Class I
Shares
     Select
Shares
    Preferred
Shares
     Capital
Shares
    Administration
Shares
     Premier
Shares
    Service
Shares
     Resource
Shares
    Cash
Management
Shares
     Class A
Shares
     Class C
Shares
 

Investor Money Market

                                                   100                   100

Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market

            100            100            100                                100  

I.  Line of Credit Facility — As of August 31, 2019, the Funds participated in a $580,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit facility (the “facility”) together with other funds of the Trust and 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 fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to April 30, 2019 the facility was $770,000,000.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

5. TAX INFORMATION

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

      Investor
Money Market
      

Investor
Tax-Exempt
Money Market

 

Distribution paid from:

 

    

Ordinary income

   $ 22,922,849        $ 9,551  

Tax-Exempt income

              16,964,833  

Total distributions

   $ 22,922,849        $ 16,974,384  

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

      Investor
Money
Market
       Investor
Tax-Exempt
Money Market
 

Distribution paid from:

 

    

Ordinary income

   $ 6,258,883        $ 28,909  

Tax-Exempt income

              10,754,091  

Total distributions

   $ 6,258,883        $ 10,783,000  

As of August 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

      Investor
Money
Market
      

Investor
Tax-Exempt
Money Market

 

Undistributed ordinary income — net

   $ 295,896        $  

Undistributed Tax Exempt income — net

              1,139,540  

Total undistributed earnings

   $ 295,896        $ 1,139,540  

Capital loss carryforward

   $        $ (6,650

Timing differences (Distribution Payable and Post-October Capital Loss Deferral)

   $ (261,937      $ (1,139,569

Unrealized gains (losses) — net

   $ (372      $  

Total accumulated earnings (losses) — net

   $ 33,587        $ (6,679

The aggregate cost for each Fund stated in the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities also represents aggregate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

GSAM has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years (the current and prior three tax 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.

 

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6. OTHER RISKS

 

The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — A Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as financial intermediaries (who may make investment decisions on behalf of underlying clients) and individuals, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause a Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and liquidity. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in a Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio.

Interest Rate Risk — When interest rates increase, a Fund’s yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities or instruments may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to a Fund, because low yields on the Fund’s portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund’s ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price. 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.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, the Funds trade financial instruments and enter 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 a Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Geographic and Sector Risk — The Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund may invest a significant portion of its total assets in certain issuers within the same state, geographic region or economic sector, which may subject the value of the Fund’s investments to risks associated with an adverse economic, business, political or environmental development affecting that state, region or sector.

Credit/Default Risk — An issuer or guarantor of a security held by a Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair a Fund’s liquidity and cause significant deterioration in NAV.

 

7. 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.

 

8. OTHER MATTERS

Exemptive Orders — Pursuant to SEC exemptive orders, the Funds may enter into certain principal transactions, including repurchase agreements, with Goldman Sachs.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

9. 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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10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (AT $1.00 PER SHARE)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Investor Money Market Fund  
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
Class I Shares    

Shares sold

    2,044,394,288       716,352,662  

Reinvestment of distributions

    16,005,984       2,763,014  

Shares redeemed

    (1,248,311,787     (430,789,541
      812,088,485       288,326,135  
Administration Shares    

Shares sold

    143,845,234       66,436,013  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,074,710       1,402,584  

Shares redeemed

    (246,931,728     (35,989,338
      (101,011,784     31,849,259  
Service Shares    

Shares sold

    51,047,061        

Reinvestment of distributions

    44,251       313  

Shares redeemed

    (20,486,954     (40,000
      30,604,358       (39,687
Resource Shares    

Shares sold

           

Reinvestment of distributions

    181       261  

Shares redeemed

          (40,000
      181       (39,739
Cash Management Shares    

Shares sold

    89,512,534       2,929,009  

Reinvestment of distributions

    132,823       5,819  

Shares redeemed

    (69,158,210     (2,099,476
      20,487,147       835,352  
Class A Shares    

Shares sold

    233,206,163       15,708,677  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,234,169       42,358  

Shares redeemed

    (72,924,150     (8,381,415
      161,516,182       7,369,620  
Class C Shares    

Shares sold

           

Reinvestment of distributions

    141       160  

Shares redeemed

          (53,578
      141       (53,418

NET INCREASE IN SHARES

    923,684,710       328,247,522  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

10. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (AT $1.00 PER SHARE) (continued)

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund  
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
 

 

 

 
Class I Shares    

Shares sold

    1,897,694,232       1,608,090,653  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,390,808       1,581,148  

Shares redeemed

    (1,507,672,416     (1,481,762,959
      392,412,624       127,908,842  
Select Shares    

Shares sold

          5,049,149  

Reinvestment of distributions

    30       13,703  

Shares redeemed

    (2,177     (10,460,376
      (2,147     (5,397,524
Preferred Shares    

Shares sold

    6,422       32,634  

Reinvestment of distributions

    14       11  

Shares redeemed

    (13,502     (1,486
      (7,066     31,159  
Capital Shares    

Shares sold

           

Reinvestment of distributions

    13       9  

Shares redeemed

           
      13       9  
Administration Shares    

Shares sold

    946,528       9,267,994  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,970       243  

Shares redeemed

    (652,497     (12,840,341
      296,001       (3,572,104
Premier Shares    

Shares sold

           

Reinvestment of distributions

    10       7  

Shares redeemed

           
      10       7  
Service Shares    

Shares sold

    1,989,188       188,313  

Reinvestment of distributions

    4,908       2,712  

Shares redeemed

    (728,127     (195,928
      1,265,969       (4,903
Resource Shares    

Shares sold

    7,793,204       13,214,184  

Reinvestment of distributions

    16,520       11,065  

Shares redeemed

    (8,015,448     (14,544,306
      (205,724     (1,319,057
Cash Management Shares    

Shares sold

    10       180,115  

Reinvestment of distributions

    7       84  

Shares redeemed

    (10     (233,485
      7       (53,286
Class A Shares    

Shares sold

    30,165,331       18,422,868  

Reinvestment of distributions

    74,748       29,486  

Shares redeemed

    (17,690,238     (16,799,795
      12,549,841       1,652,559  
Class C Shares    

Shares sold

           

Reinvestment of distributions

    37       11  

Shares redeemed

           
      37       11  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN SHARES

    406,309,565       119,245,713  

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Goldman Sachs Trust and Shareholders of Goldman Sachs Investor Money Market Fund and Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund:

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Goldman Sachs Investor Money Market Fund and Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund (two of the funds constituting Goldman Sachs Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of August 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year ended August 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of August 31, 2019, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019 and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

October 24, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Goldman Sachs fund complex since 2000.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended  August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of Class I Shares, Select Shares, Preferred Shares, Capital Shares, Administration Shares, Premier Shares, Service Shares, Resource Shares, Cash Management Shares, Class A Shares, or Class C Shares of a Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including contingent deferred sales charges (with respect to Class C Shares); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and distribution, service, administration and/or shareholder administration fees (with respect to all share classes except Class I Shares) and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Class I Shares, Select Shares, Preferred Shares, Capital Shares, Administration Shares, Premier Shares, Service Shares, Resource Shares, Cash Management Shares, Class A Shares, or Class C 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 March 1, 2019 through August 31, 2019, which represents a period of 184 days in a 365-day year.

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 ratios 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.

 

     Investor Money Market Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account Value
8/31/19
    Expenses Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
 
Class I Shares            

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,012.24     $ 0.91  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,024.30     0.92  
Administration Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,010.97       2.18  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,023.04     2.19  
Service Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,009.70       3.44  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,021.78     3.47  
Resource Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,008.94       4.05  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,021.17     4.08  
Cash Management Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,008.17       4.96  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,020.27     4.99  
Class A Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,010.97       2.18  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,023.04     2.19  
Class C Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,007.16       5.92  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,019.31     5.96  

 

  *   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 August 31, 2019. 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 I
Shares
    Administration
Shares
    Service
Shares
    Resource
Shares
    Cash
Management
Shares
    Class A
Shares
    Class C
Shares
 

Investor Money Market

     0.18     0.43     0.68     0.80     0.98     0.43     1.17

 

  +   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.  

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended August 31, 2019  (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

     Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account Value
8/31/19
    Expenses Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
 
Class I Shares            

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,007.13     $ 0.91  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,024.30     0.92  
Select Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,006.98       0.91  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,024.30     0.92  
Preferred Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,006.62       1.42  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,023.79     1.43  
Capital Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,006.37       0.91  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,024.30     0.92  
Administration Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,005.86       2.17  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,023.04     2.19  
Premier Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,005.36       2.73  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,022.48     2.75  
Service Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,004.60       3.44  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,021.78     3.47  
Resource Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,003.84       4.19  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,021.02     4.23  
Cash Management Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,003.08       4.54  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,020.67     4.58  
Class A Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,005.86       2.17  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,023.04     2.19  
Class C Shares            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,002.07       6.01  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00       1,019.21     6.06  

 

  *   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 August 31, 2019. 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 I
Shares
    Select
Shares
    Preferred
Shares
    Capital
Shares
    Administration
Shares
    Premier
Shares
    Service
Shares
    Resource
Shares
    Cash
Management
Shares
    Class A
Shares
    Class C
Shares
 

Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market

     0.18     0.18     0.28     0.18     0.43     0.54     0.68     0.83     0.90     0.43     1.19

 

  +   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.  

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — INVESTOR FUNDS

 

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Investor Money Market Fund and Goldman Sachs Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market 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, 2020 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 11-12, 2019 (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 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 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, 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 portfolio trading and how the Investment Adviser carries out its duty to seek best execution;
  (m)   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
  (n)   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 compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 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.

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.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The Trustees considered the performance of the Funds in light of their respective investment policies and strategies. They noted that, although the Funds had operated in a challenging yield environment since 2009, yields had improved, thereby reducing the amount of fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Investment Adviser. They also acknowledged the uncertainty of the future interest rate environment. The Trustees considered that, during the relevant period, the Investment Adviser had reimbursed expenses for the Funds, in order to maintain competitive yields. They observed that the Investment Adviser had previously made certain contractual management fee waivers permanent in February 2018, lowering the Funds’ contractual management fee. They also acknowledged the growth of the Funds in recent periods. The Trustees also considered that each Fund had maintained a stable net asset value per share. In light of these considerations, the Trustees believed that the Funds were providing investment performance within a competitive range for investors.

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 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 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. They noted that the Investment Adviser and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”) had reimbursed expenses for the Funds in order to maintain competitive yields. They observed that the Investment Adviser had previously made certain contractual management fee waivers permanent in February 2018, lowering the Funds’ contractual management fee. 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 periodically audits 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. Profitability data for each Fund was provided for 2018 and 2017, 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 noted that the Funds do not have management fee breakpoints. They considered the asset levels in the Funds; the Funds’ 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 their realized profits; information comparing the contractual fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other money market funds in the peer groups; and the Investment

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — INVESTOR FUNDS

 

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Funds that exceed specified levels. They considered a report prepared by the Outside Data Provider, which surveyed money market funds’ management fee arrangements and use of breakpoints. The Trustees also considered the competitive nature of the money market fund business and the competitiveness of the fees charged to the Funds by the Investment Adviser.

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; (b) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Funds on behalf of its other clients; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (e) Goldman Sachs’ retention of certain fees as Fund Distributor; (f) Goldman Sachs’ ability to engage in principal transactions with the Funds under exemptive orders from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission permitting such trades; (g) 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 (h) 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 other 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 due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (d) the advantages received from 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 firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; and (g) 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, 2020.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — INVESTOR FUNDS

 

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

Jessica Palmer

Age: 70

  Chair of the
Board of Trustees
  Since 2018 (Trustee Since 2007)  

Ms. Palmer is retired. She was formerly Director, Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture (2011-2017); and Consultant, Citigroup Human Resources Department (2007-2008); Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (previously, Salomon Smith Barney/ Salomon Brothers) (1984-2006). Ms. Palmer was a Member of the Board of Trustees of Indian Mountain School (private elementary and secondary school) (2004-2009).

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Ms. Cassidy is retired. Formerly, she was Advisor to the Chairman (May 2014-December 2014); and Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2008-2014), General Electric Company & General Electric Capital Corporation (technology and financial services companies).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Diana M. Daniels

Age: 70

  Trustee   Since 2007  

Ms. Daniels is retired. Formerly, she was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Washington Post Company (1991-2006). Ms. Daniels is a Trustee Emeritus and serves as a Presidential Councillor of Cornell University (2013-Present); former Member of the Legal Advisory Board, New York Stock Exchange (2003- 2006) and of the Corporate Advisory Board, Standish Mellon Management Advisors (2006- 2007).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Roy W. Templin

Age: 59

  Trustee   Since 2013  

Mr. Templin is retired. He is Director, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a designer and manufacturer of ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions) (2016-Present); and was formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors, Con-Way Incorporated (a transportation, logistics and supply chain management service company) (2014-2015); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Whirlpool Corporation (an appliance manufacturer and marketer) (2004- 2012). Previously, Mr. Templin served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (June 2013-October 2013).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a ceiling, wall and suspension systems solutions manufacturer)

Gregory G. Weaver

Age: 67

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Mr. Weaver is retired. He is Director, Verizon Communications Inc. (2015-Present); and was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP (a professional services firm) (2001-2005 and 2012-2014); and Member of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2006-2012).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Verizon Communications Inc.
         

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — INVESTOR FUNDS

 

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued) Interested Trustee*

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

James A. McNamara

Age: 56

  President and Trustee   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

  161   None
         
*   Mr. McNamara is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he holds positions with Goldman Sachs and owns securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. McNamara holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.
1    Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, New York, 10282, Attn: Caroline Kraus. Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2    Subject to such policies as may be adopted by the Board from time-to-time, each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term, until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; or (c) the termination of the Trust. The Board has adopted policies which provide that (a) no Trustee shall hold office for more than 15 years and (b) a Trustee shall retire as of December 31st of the calendar year in which he or she reaches his or her 74th birthday, unless a waiver of such requirement shall have been adopted by a majority of the other Trustees. These policies may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote.
3    The Goldman Sachs Fund Complex includes certain other companies listed above for each respective Trustee. As of August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs Trust consisted of 88 portfolios (87 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 13 portfolios; Goldman Sachs Trust II consisted of 19 portfolios (17 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund each consisted of one portfolio; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust consisted of 39 portfolios (21 of which offered shares to the public).
4    This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.

Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-526-7384 (for shareholders of Class A Shares or Class C Shares) or 1-800-621-2550 (for shareholders of all other share classes of a Fund).

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS FUNDS — INVESTOR FUNDS

 

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Officers of the Trust*

 

Name, Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and
Length of
Time Served2

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

James A. McNamara

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 56

  Trustee and President   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Caroline L. Kraus

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 42

  Secretary   Since 2012  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2016-Present); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2015); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2012-Present); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2011); and Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (2002-2006).

 

Secretary — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC; Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Joseph F. DiMaria

30 Hudson Street

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Age: 51

  Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer   Since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer since 2019)  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2015-Present) and Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC

(May 2010-October 2015).

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust II (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)).

     
*   Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-526-7384.
1    Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2   Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

 

Goldman Sachs Funds — Investor Money Market Funds — Tax Information (Unaudited)

During the year ended August 31, 2019, 99.94% of the distributions from net investment income paid by the Investor Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund were exempt-interest dividends and as such, are not subject to U.S. federal income tax.

During the year ended August 31, 2019, 65.22% of the net investment company taxable income distributions paid by the Investor Money Market Fund was designated as either interest-related dividends or short-term capital gain dividends pursuant to Section 871(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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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 Consumer and Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.44 trillion in assets under supervision as of August 31, 2019, 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

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

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 Fund

 

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 Fund

 

International Equity ESG Fund

 

Asia Equity Fund

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund5

 

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 Fund

 

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

 

Dynamic Global Equity Fund4

 

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

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 February 28, 2019, the Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio was renamed the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Global Equity Fund.
5    Effective after the close of business on August 30, 2019, the Goldman Sachs N-11 Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities 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

James A. McNamara

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer,

Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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 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 shareholders of Class A Shares or Class C Shares) or 1-800-621-2550 (for shareholders of all other share classes of a Fund); and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

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.

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of August 31, 2019 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.

Goldman Sachs Investor FundsSM is a service mark of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.

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 Intermediary or from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by calling (Class A Shares and Class C Shares – 1-800-526-7384) (all other share classes – 1-800-621-2550).

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Goldman Sachs Funds

 

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Annual Report      

August 31, 2019

 
     

Strategic Factor Allocation Fund

 

 

 

It is our intention that beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of the Portfolio’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Portfolio or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and certain communications from the Portfolio electronically by calling the applicable toll-free number below or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you hold shares of the Portfolio directly with the Portfolio’s transfer agent, you can inform the transfer agent that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-621-2550 for Institutional, Class R6 and Class P shareholders. If you hold shares of the Portfolio through a financial intermediary, please contact your financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Goldman Sachs Funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all Goldman Sachs Funds held with the Portfolio’s transfer agent if you invest directly with the transfer agent.

 

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Goldman Sachs Strategic Factor Allocation Fund

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Portfolio Management Discussions and Performance Summary

    1  

Schedule of Investments

    8  

Financial Statements

    10  

Financial Highlights

    13  

Notes to the Financial Statements

    16  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    27  

Other Information

    28  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Strategic Factor Allocation Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Portfolio seeks long-term total return.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team (“QIS Team”) discusses the Goldman Sachs Strategic Factor Allocation Fund’s (the “Portfolio”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

 

Q   How did the Portfolio perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio’s Institutional, Class P and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns of 4.15%, 4.16% and 4.14%, respectively. This compares to the 6.96% average annual total return of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, the Strategic Factor Allocation Composite Index (the “Index”), which is composed 50% of the S&P 500® Index and 50% of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, during the same period. The components of the Portfolio’s blended benchmark, the S&P 500® Index and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, generated average annual total returns of 2.92% and 10.17%, respectively, during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the Portfolio during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, global economic growth expectations, central bank monetary policy and ongoing trade disputes most influenced the financial markets and the Portfolio. Both U.S. equities and the fixed income markets overall generated positive returns, with fixed income significantly outpacing U.S. equities.

 

   

U.S. equities inched higher as the Reporting Period began in September 2018, driven by robust U.S. macroeconomic data relative to other developed markets and to emerging markets. Against a backdrop of solid economic growth, near-target inflation and healthy monthly job gains, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) raised interest rates by 25 basis points, in line with market expectations. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) The successful outcome of North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations to its new incarnation as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement near month end was also supportive of market sentiment. U.S. equities then fell in October 2018, as investor sentiment rapidly deteriorated on escalating trade and political uncertainty and in a delayed response to an earlier sell-off in global interest rates. The retreat resulted in tighter U.S. financial conditions, which had been resilient to Fed interest rate hikes earlier in the calendar year. U.S. equities saw a reprieve in November 2018 on more accommodative comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and encouraging progress in U.S.-China trade talks. However, the recovery was short-lived. U.S. equities subsequently plunged in December 2018 on renewed investors fears sparked by the arrest of a Chinese technology executive, the partial U.S. federal government shutdown, the U.S. President’s criticism of Fed Chair Powell and reignited corporate earnings growth concerns.

 

   

After a volatile end to 2018, a U.S. equity market rally to begin 2019 marked the best first quarter performance for the S&P 500® Index since 1998. Fed commentary provided a supportive background for U.S. equities, as Fed Chair Powell reiterated a “patient” approach to monetary policy that included a pause in interest rate hikes and a nearing end to the unwinding of the Fed’s balance sheet. (The Fed unwinds, or shrinks, its balance sheet by selling securities on its balance sheet and/or not reinvesting maturing securities.) The U.S. unemployment rate remained well below trend at 3.8% in February 2019 with a steady increase in wages of 3.4% year over year. Housing data continued to show strength in the first calendar quarter, with new home sales reaching 667,000 in February 2019, bringing the three-month average up to 630,000. Strength in housing data could be partially attributed to a steep decline in mortgage rates, resulting from a more cautious Fed. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index was a point of significant strength in the U.S. economy, steadily climbing in each month of the first quarter of 2019 and eventually reaching 98.4 in March, its highest level in six months. Economic growth concerns,

 

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however, failed to completely abate, as fourth quarter Gross Domestic Product was revised down 0.4% in March to 2.2%. While the revision was further evidence of a slowing U.S. economy, the result was largely priced in by equity markets and thus had a limited effect on stock prices outside of the financials sector, which tends to be more interest rate sensitive.

 

   

Following the sharp rally in the first quarter of 2019, the S&P 500® Index posted a somewhat more moderate gain in the second calendar quarter to close its best first half since 1997. Trade tensions between the U.S. and China dominated headlines and broadly added noise to the markets. (In a broad analytical context, noise refers to information or activity that confuses or misrepresents genuine underlying trends.) In April 2019, there was a widely-held optimistic outlook for a possible trade deal, but such optimism faded in May when the U.S. President threatened to raise then-current tariffs and impose new duties on $300 billion of additional Chinese imports. Sanctions were temporarily placed on a Chinese telecommunications giant until they were lifted in June 2019, when any additional tariffs or compromise were postponed. Also during the second quarter of 2019, the U.S. equity markets kept a close eye on the Fed. After steadily raising interest rates since 2015 to a range of 2.25% to 2.50%, the Fed alluded to a more accommodative approach. The U.S. equity market consensus largely priced in at least one interest rate cut by the end of 2019, if not sooner. Economic indicators were mixed during the second calendar quarter, with consumer sentiment remaining elevated, while nonfarm payrolls and manufacturing indices across the board fell short of market expectations.

 

   

After an exceptionally strong first half of 2019, the S&P 500® Index delivered more muted, but still positive, returns in July 2019. The Fed lowered interest rates by 25 basis points, marking the first interest rate cut since 2008. Fed Chair Powell’s tone was dovish throughout the month, though more hawkish sentiment at the announcement of the cut raised market uncertainty surrounding future easing of monetary policy. (Dovish language tends to suggest lower interest rates; opposite of hawkish.) More than 60% of S&P 500® Index companies had reported earnings by the end of July 2019. Key themes for the corporate earnings reporting season revolved around a healthy consumer backdrop, softer industrial results and global economic uncertainty. The U.S. President announced a one-year exemption of 110 Chinese products from the 25% tariffs that had been previously added on July 6, 2018. However, he later threatened to introduce new tariffs on $325 billion of Chinese goods despite the truce that was agreed upon at the G20 Summit at the end of June. (The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union. It was founded in 1999 with the aim to discuss policy pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability.)

 

   

The S&P 500® Index fell in August 2019. The month’s headlines were dominated by trade tensions, as the U.S. President announced an intention to impose additional tariffs on remaining Chinese goods not yet subject to tariffs, causing increased market volatility. Economic data was largely mixed, with manufacturing data and consumer confidence showing signs of weakness but domestic demand holding steady in the context of a strong labor market and rising wages.

 

   

As for the fixed income markets, spread, or non-government bond, sectors generally performed well in September 2018. U.S. economic growth remained strong, though some major economies, including those of the Eurozone, the U.K. and China, exhibited a gradual weakening trend. The Fed raised short-term interest rates, with its dot plot pointing to another increase by the end of 2018 and three more during 2019. (The “dot plot” shows rate projections of the members of the Fed’s Open Market Committee.) Fed Chair Powell delivered an upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy, which supported market expectations for these additional Fed rate hikes in 2019. U.S. Treasury rates rose in response, followed, in turn, by the interest rates of several other developed markets countries. The U.S. dollar was broadly flat versus many major currencies during the month.

 

   

During the fourth quarter of 2018, investor concerns about slowing global economic growth momentum as well as tighter financial conditions, mainly in the U.S., weighed on spread sector performance. In particular, U.S. corporate bonds experienced notable weakness, as credit spreads, or yield differentials versus U.S. Treasury securities, widened significantly. U.S. Treasury yields fell as investors grew fearful about the possible end of the global economic cycle and as their expectations for Fed rate hikes diminished. In December 2018, Fed policymakers raised short-term interest rates, much as the market had expected, but lowered their projection for 2019 monetary policy tightening from three rate hikes to two. U.S. economic activity data remained in expansionary territory during the fourth calendar quarter but moderated from cycle highs. Headline inflation pressures eased as crude oil prices declined. The U.S. dollar appreciated relative to many major currencies during the fourth calendar quarter.

 

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In the first quarter of 2019, spread sectors broadly posted gains, as dovish pivots by global central banks boosted investor sentiment and helped fuel rallies in both sovereign government bonds and riskier segments of the fixed income market. Notably, high yield corporate bonds recorded their strongest start to a calendar year on record. The Fed kept its monetary policy unchanged during the first calendar quarter, with its dot plot projecting no interest rate hikes at all during 2019. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) extended its forward guidance, noting its interest rates would remain unchanged through 2019. Other developed markets’ central banks — namely, those of Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland — also turned dovish. The U.S. economy continued to benefit from strength in household consumption, which was underpinned by a healthy labor market. The U.S. dollar strengthened relative to many major currencies during the first quarter of 2019.

 

   

In the second calendar quarter, most spread sectors recorded gains. The quarter started off on a positive note in April 2019, as developed markets’ central banks kept monetary policy unchanged. In the U.S., the Fed noted that inflation softness might be due to “transitory factors.” The Bank of Japan clarified its forward guidance to signal unchanged monetary policy through the spring of 2020, while the Bank of England (“BoE”) maintained its guidance around interest rate hikes occurring at a gradual pace and to a limited extent. Statements by Sweden’s Riksbank and the Bank of Canada were also somewhat dovish, as they generally focused risks arising from slower global economic growth. However, in May 2019, spread sectors were challenged by the escalation of U.S.-China trade tensions. That same month, market speculation about possible 2019 Fed rate cuts increased due to an accumulation of factors, including soft inflation, weakness in U.S. economic data, continued global economic growth headwinds from unresolved U.S.-China trade negotiations and weakness in the manufacturing sector. During June 2019, spread sector performance improved on raised prospects of ongoing monetary policy accommodation by global central banks, particularly the Fed. At its June meeting, the U.S. central bank left interest rates unchanged, but eight of the 12 members on the Federal Open Market Committee projected rate cuts during the 2019 calendar year. In Europe, a dovish speech by outgoing ECB President Mario Draghi signaled forthcoming easing. The U.S. dollar weakened versus many major currencies during the second quarter of 2019.

 

   

In July 2019, spread sectors benefited from the dovish outlooks of global central banks, though they gave up some of their gains later in the month as U.S.-China trade tensions escalated. In the U.S., economic data was mixed. Although employment and wage growth continued, manufacturing and non-manufacturing indices both declined. The Fed delivered its first interest rate cut since 2008, with Fed Chair Powell describing it as a “mid-cycle adjustment.” The Fed also announced it would stop trimming its balance sheet in September 2019, two months earlier than expected. Elsewhere, the ECB set the stage for a policy easing package in September, which was widely expected to include a rate cut, resumed asset purchases and strengthened forward guidance. At the same time, the BoE kept monetary policy unchanged. The U.S. dollar strengthened relative to many major currencies during July.

 

   

In August 2019, spread sectors weakened as U.S.-China trade tensions and political developments in Argentina resulted in increased investor risk aversion. Global interest rates fell as hawkish trade rhetoric intensified, leading to market concerns about the outlook for global economic growth and, in turn, raising investor expectations for monetary policy easing. In the U.S., the economy added fewer jobs than consensus expected, while the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Index contracted for the first time since 2016. U.S. interest rates fell on market expectations for additional Fed monetary policy easing, with the 30-year Treasury yield dropping to its lowest level on record. The U.S. dollar appreciated slightly versus many major currencies during August.

 

Q   What were the primary contributors to and detractors from the Portfolio’s performance during the Reporting Period?

 

A

The Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment objective through the implementation of the Goldman Sachs Strategic Factor Allocation process (“Strategic Allocation”), which is derived from the Goldman Sachs Investment Strategy Group’s (“ISG”) market views on a variety of asset classes and instruments. The Strategic Allocation was developed to provide exposure to “factors,” which are academically derived drivers of investment returns that the Goldman Sachs ISG believes offer the potential for greater and more consistent returns in various market environments. These factors include, but are not limited to, Equity, Term, Flow and Volatility. The QIS Team implements the Strategic Allocation by investing in derivatives and pooled investment vehicles, including, but not limited to, investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (the “Underlying Funds”) and exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”). The

 

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Underlying Funds may include affiliated investment companies. The Strategic Allocation may also be implemented by investing in any one or a combination of the following asset classes: (i) U.S. and foreign equity securities, including common and preferred stocks; (ii) fixed income instruments, which include, among others, debt issued by governments (including the U.S. and foreign governments), their agencies, instrumentalities, sponsored entities, and political subdivisions, notes, debt participations and non-investment grade securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”); and (iii) foreign exchange contracts.

 

   

During the Reporting Period, the Strategic Allocation detracted overall from the Portfolio’s performance. In relative terms, the Equity, Term and Volatility factors hurt returns, while the Flow factor contributed positively. On an absolute basis, the Equity, Term and Flow factors added to performance, while the Volatility factor detracted from results. The Equity factor seeks to capture the premium associated with equity risk. The Flow factor seeks to systematically capitalize on flows within and across asset classes. The Term factor seeks to capture the premium associated with interest rate and inflation risk. The Volatility factor seeks to capture the “fear premium” associated with equity risk. (The fear premium is the amount investors tend to overpay to preserve capital during periods of financial market volatility.)

 

Q   How was the Portfolio positioned at the beginning of the Reporting Period?

 

A   In terms of its Strategic Allocation at the beginning of the Reporting Period, the Portfolio maintained equal weightings in the Equity, Term, Flow and Volatility factors.

 

   

In terms of underlying asset classes and instruments, the Portfolio maintained positions in U.S. equities, listed U.S. equity index options and U.S. fixed income. In terms of currencies, it held long positions versus the U.S. dollar in the Canadian dollar and the euro. It held short positions relative to the U.S. dollar in the Australian dollar, British pound and New Zealand dollar at the start of the Reporting Period. The Portfolio did not hold positions versus the U.S. dollar in the Swiss franc or Japanese yen at the beginning of the Reporting Period.

 

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

 

A   The Portfolio uses derivatives for both hedging and non-hedging purposes in the implementation of the Strategic Allocation. During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio employed listed equity index options to implement views on the U.S. equity market, which had a negative impact on performance. It used bond futures to express views on the U.S. fixed income market, which added to returns. In addition, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which were used to take long and short positions in select developed markets currencies, had a negative impact overall on the Portfolio’s results during the Reporting Period.

 

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

 

A   Effective June 17, 2019, Matthew Schwab became a portfolio manager of the Portfolio, and Christian Morgenstern 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 helps to ensure continuity in the Portfolio. At the end of the Reporting Period, the portfolio managers for the Portfolio were Matthew Schwab and Nishank Modi.

 

Q   How was the Portfolio positioned at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   In terms of its Strategic Allocation at the end of the Reporting Period, the Portfolio maintained equal weightings in the Equity, Flow and Volatility factors. It had a relatively smaller weighting in the Term factor.

 

   

In terms of underlying asset classes and instruments, the Portfolio maintained positions in U.S. equities, listed U.S. equity index options and U.S. fixed income. In terms of currencies, it held long positions versus the U.S. dollar in the Canadian dollar, New Zealand dollar and euro. It held short positions relative to the U.S. dollar in the British pound and Japanese yen. The Portfolio did not hold positions versus the U.S. dollar in the Australian dollar and Swiss franc at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

Q   What was the Portfolio’s strategy at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

   

Going forward, the QIS Team plans to continue implementing the Goldman Sachs Strategic Factor Allocation process as it seeks long-term total return.

 

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Strategic Factor Allocation Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

 

 

  HOLDINGS AS OF 8/31/191     
     Holding   % of Net Assets      Line of Business
    Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund — Institutional Shares     84.4    Investment Companies

 

  1   The holdings may not be representative of the Portfolio’s future investments. Figures in the table above may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The holdings 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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Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on May 31, 2016 (commencement of operations) in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark, the Strategic Factor Allocation Composite Index, which is comprised of 50% of the S&P 500® Index and 50% of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth in the tables below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Strategic Factor Allocation Fund Lifetime Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, including any applicable sales charges, with distributions reinvested, from May 31, 2016 through August 31, 2019.

 

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Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year      Since Inception

Institutional Shares (Commenced May 31, 2016)

     4.15%      6.05%

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     4.16%      5.97%

 

Class R6 (Commenced December 29, 2017)

     4.14%      3.33%

 

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. Because Institutional, Class P and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Average Annual Total Returns.

 

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Index Definitions

 

The Strategic Factor Allocation Composite Index is a blend of 50% the S&P 500® Index and 50% the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. It is not possible to invest in an unmanaged index.

The S&P 500® Index is the Standard & Poor’s Composite Index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. The index figure does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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 figure does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Shares   Dividend
Rate
  Value  
Investment Company(a) – 84.4%  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

1,326,317,082   2.045%   $ 1,326,317,082  
(Cost $1,326,317,082)  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 84.4%

 

(Cost $1,326,317,082)   $ 1,326,317,082  

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF     LIABILITIES – 15.6%     245,072,228  

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $ 1,571,389,310  

 

 

 

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 fund.

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

CAD

 

—Canadian Dollar

EUR

 

—Euro

GBP

 

—British Pound

JPY

 

—Japanese Yen

NZD

 

—New Zealand Dollar

USD

 

—U.S. Dollar

 

Investments Abbreviations:

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At August 31, 2019, the Portfolio had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN

 

Counterparty  

Currency

Purchased

    

Currency

Sold

     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Gain
 

MS & Co. Int. PLC

  EUR     26,010,000      USD     28,628,897        09/24/19      $ 11,478  
  GBP     1,670,000      USD     2,029,476        09/24/19        4,760  
    NZD     45,610,000      USD     28,750,902        09/24/19        8,396  
TOTAL                                      $ 24,634  

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

MS & Co. Int. PLC

  CAD     76,680,000      USD     57,790,879        09/24/19      $ (174,885
  USD     105,643,500      GBP     86,880,000        09/24/19        (185,502
    USD     103,628,490      JPY     11,002,570,000        09/25/19        (132,530
TOTAL                                      $ (492,917

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At August 31, 2019, 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

     3,548        09/20/19      $ 518,859,520        $ 5,261,370  

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bonds

     472        12/19/19        93,190,500          1,026,009  
TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

     $ 6,287,379  

 

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


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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At August 31, 2019, the Portfolio had the following written options:

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON EQUITIES CONTRACTS

 

Description          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 Index

      $ 2,765.00        10/18/2019        (138   $ (13,800   $ (427,110   $ (413,896   $ (13,214

S&P 500 Index

        2,780.00        10/18/2019        (565     (56,500     (1,889,925     (1,831,586     (58,339

S&P 500 Index

        2,660.00        09/20/2019        (576     (57,600     (282,240     (1,090,838     808,598  

S&P 500 Index

        2,710.00        09/06/2019        (867     (86,700     (91,035     (93,636     2,601  

S&P 500 Index

          2,895.00        09/20/2019        (1,000     (100,000     (3,525,000     (2,922,422     (602,578
TOTAL                        (3,146   $ (314,600   $ (6,215,310   $ (6,352,378   $ 137,068  

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

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

 

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

August 31, 2019

 

   

    

    

    

     
  Assets:

 

 

Investments of affiliated issuers, at value (cost $1,326,317,082)

  $ 1,326,317,082  
 

Cash

    122,082,200  
 

Unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    24,634  
 

Variation margin on futures contracts

    4,074,129  
 

Receivables:

 
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(a)

    126,645,930  
 

Dividends

    2,331,015  
 

Investments sold

    413,897  
 

Portfolio shares sold

    134,000  
 

Other assets

    43,474  
  Total assets     1,582,066,361  
   
  Liabilities:

 

 

Unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    492,917  
 

Written option contracts, at value (premium received $6,352,378)

    6,215,310  
 

Payables:

 
 

Investments purchased

    2,680,523  
 

Management fees

    813,759  
 

Portfolio shares redeemed

    258,444  
 

Transfer Agency fees

    39,871  
 

Accrued expenses

    176,227  
  Total liabilities     10,677,051  
   
  Net Assets:

 

 

Paid-in capital

    1,557,261,361  
 

Total distributable earnings

    14,127,949  
    NET ASSETS   $ 1,571,389,310  
   

Net Assets:

   
   

Institutional

  $ 5,423,936  
   

Class P

    1,565,954,809  
   

Class R6

    10,565  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 1,571,389,310  
   

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

   
   

Institutional

    490,382  
   

Class P

    142,921,602  
   

Class R6

    964  
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

   
   

Institutional

    $11.06  
   

Class P

    10.96  
   

Class R6

    10.96  

 

  (a)   Includes amounts segregated for initial margin requirements and/or collateral on futures, options and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions of $25,432,638, $97,273,292 and $3,940,000, respectively.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019

 

   

    

    

    

     
  Investment income:  
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

  $ 26,371,771  
 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers

    4,730,674  
 

Interest

    298,345  
 

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

    13,830  
  Total investment income     31,414,620  
   
  Expenses:  
 

Management fees

    13,207,420  
 

Transfer Agency fees(a)

    531,540  
 

Registration fees

    218,113  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    155,302  
 

Professional fees

    118,184  
 

Printing and mailing costs

    81,098  
 

Prime Broker Fees

    34,719  
 

Trustee fees

    19,148  
 

Other

    47,282  
  Total expenses     14,412,806  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (1,929,090
  Net expenses     12,483,716  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     18,930,904  
   
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):  
 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    58,725,025  
 

Futures contracts

    11,206,723  
 

Written options

    (18,504,940
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    948,544  
 

Foreign currency transactions

    (1,026,118
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

 
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    (49,044,025
 

Futures contracts

    2,762,991  
 

Written options

    (2,898,601
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (1,800,347
  Net realized and unrealized gain     369,252  
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 19,300,156  

 

  (a)   Class specific Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

Transfer Agency Fees  

Institutional

    

Class P

    

Class R6

 
$ 4,758      $ 526,778      $ 4  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:     
 

Net investment income

  $ 18,930,904      $ 12,681,424  
 

Net realized gain

    51,349,234        58,522,161  
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (50,979,982      30,575,292  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     19,300,156        101,778,877  
      
  Distributions to shareholders:     
 

From distributable earnings:

    
 

Institutional Shares

    (935,279      (47,358,676 )(a) 
 

Class P Shares

    (118,182,472       
 

Class R6 Shares

    (638       
  Total distributions to shareholders     (119,118,389      (47,358,676
      
  From share transactions:     
 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    272,653,271        3,709,070,464  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    119,118,389        47,358,677  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,208,098,545      (2,782,548,551
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (816,326,885      973,880,590  
  TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)     (916,145,118      1,028,300,791  
      
  Net assets:(b)     
 

Beginning of year

    2,487,534,428        1,459,233,637  
 

End of year

  $ 1,571,389,310      $ 2,487,534,428  

 

  (a)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Distributions to shareholders for the Portfolio consisted of $2,205,857 of net investment income and $45,152,819 of net realized gains for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018.
  (b)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed net investment income was $14,035,031 for the Portfolio as of August 31, 2018.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS STRATEGIC FACTOR ALLOCATION FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Strategic Factor Allocation Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period Ended
August 31,
 
        2019     2018     2017     2016(a)  
  Per Share Data        
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.26     $ 10.96     $ 10.34     $ 10.00  
 

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.11       0.06       (c)      (0.01
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.30       0.50       0.70       0.35  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.41       0.56       0.70       0.34  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.01     (c)       
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.61     (0.25     (0.08      
 

Total distributions

    (0.61     (0.26     (0.08      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.06     $ 11.26     $ 10.96     $ 10.34  
  Total return(d)     4.15     5.18     6.88     3.40
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 5,424     $ 20,035     $ 1,459,234     $ 338,592  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.72     0.71     0.74     0.87 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.82     0.80     0.84     1.07 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.05     0.59     0.01     (0.51 )%(e) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    962     725     589     86

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on May 31, 2016.
  (b)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (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 (if any). 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 Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Strategic
Factor Allocation Fund
 
        Class P  
        Year Ended
August 31,
    Period Ended
August 31,
 
        2019     2018(a)  
  Per Share Data    
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.26     $ 10.83  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.11       0.02  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.29       0.41  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.40       0.43  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.09      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.61      
 

Total Distributions

    (0.70      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.96     $ 11.26  
  Total return(c)     4.16     3.97
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 1,565,955     $ 2,467,490  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.71     0.71 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.82     0.80 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.07     0.40 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    962     725

 

  (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 (if any). 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 Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   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 (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Strategic
Factor Allocation Fund
 
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31,
    Period Ended
August 31,
 
        2019     2018(a)  
  Per Share Data    
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.26     $ 11.10  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.12       0.04  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.28       0.12  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.40       0.16  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.09      
 

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.61      
 

Total distributions

    (0.70      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.96     $ 11.26  
  Total return(c)     4.14     1.44
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 11     $ 10  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.68     0.69 %(d) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.80     0.79 %(d) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.08     0.58 %(d) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    962     725

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on December 29, 2017.
  (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 (if any). 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 Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   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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Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2019

 

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 Strategic Factor Allocation Fund (the “Portfolio”) is a diversified portfolio and currently offers three classes of shares — Institutional, Class P, and Class R6 Shares. Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Portfolio 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. The Portfolio is an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

A.  Investment Valuation — The valuation policy of the Portfolio and underlying funds (“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. 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 the Portfolio are allocated daily based upon the proportion of net assets of each class. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by the Portfolio are charged to the Portfolio, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the Portfolio 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 Transfer Agency fees.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is the Portfolio’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, the 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 at least 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 Portfolio’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from distributable earnings or capital. Certain components of the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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.

 

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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 Portfolio’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).

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Portfolio, 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 Portfolio’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:

Underlying Funds (including Money Market Funds) — Underlying Funds (“Underlying Funds”) include other investment companies. Investments in the Underlying Funds are valued at the NAV per share on the day of valuation. Because the Portfolio invests in Underlying Funds that fluctuate in value, the Portfolio’s 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. The 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. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Portfolio and cash collateral received, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivatives contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Portfolio, if any, is noted in the Schedule of Investments.

Exchange-traded derivatives, including futures and options contracts, are generally valued at the last sale or settlement price on the exchange where they are principally traded. Exchange-traded options without settlement prices are generally valued at the midpoint of the bid and ask prices on the exchange where they are principally traded (or, in the absence of two-way trading, at the last bid price for long positions and the last ask price for short positions). Exchange-traded derivatives 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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 the 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. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Portfolio 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 the 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.

iii.  Options — When the 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 or credit default swap contracts.

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 Portfolio’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 Portfolio’s NAV. To the extent investments are valued using single source broker quotations obtained directly from the broker or passed through from third party pricing vendors, such investments are classified as Level 3 investments.

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Portfolio’s investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of August 31, 2019:

STRATEGIC FACTOR ALLOCATION             
Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Investment Company

   $ 1,326,317,082        $         —        $         —  

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

STRATEGIC FACTOR ALLOCATION (continued)             
Derivative Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets(a)             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ 24,634        $         —  

Futures Contracts

     6,287,379                    
Total    $ 6,287,379        $ 24,634        $  
Liabilities             

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(a)

   $        $ (492,917      $  

Written Option Contracts

     (6,215,310                  
Total    $ (6,215,310      $ (492,917      $  

 

(a)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.

 

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 August 31, 2019. These instruments were used as part of the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s net exposure.

 

Risk    Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Interest rate

   Variation margin on futures contracts    $ 1,026,009 (a)          —   

Currency

  

Receivable for unrealized gain on forward

foreign currency exchange contracts

     24,634     

Payable for unrealized loss on forward

foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ (492,917)  

Equity

   Variation margin on futures contracts      5,261,370 (a)     Written options, at value      (6,215,310)  
Total         $ 6,312,013           $ (6,708,227)  

 

(a)   Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Portfolio’s gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019. 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

These gains (losses) are included in “Net realized gain (loss)” or “Net change in unrealized gain (loss)” on the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Statements of Operations    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain
    Average
Number of
Contracts(a)
 
Interest rate    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts    $ 14,934,864     $ (2,498,379     2,307  
Currency   

Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net

change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     948,544       (1,800,347     12  
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts and written options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and written options      (22,233,081     2,362,769       1,354  
Total         $ (6,349,673   $ (1,935,957     3,673  

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

A.  Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Portfolio, 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 Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

Contractual Management Rate                 Effective Net
Management
Rate
*^
 
First
$2 Billion
       Next
$3 Billion
       Next
$3 Billion
       Over
$8 Billion
       Effective
Rate
 
  0.75%          0.68%          0.64%          0.62%          0.75%          0.64%  

 

*   GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Portfolio in an amount equal to any management fee it earns as an investment adviser to any of the affiliated funds in which the Portfolio invests through at least December 28, 2019. Prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Trustees.
^   Effective Net Management Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated Underlying Funds, if any.

The Portfolio invests in Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Government Money Market Fund”), which is an affiliated Underlying Fund. GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Portfolio in an amount equal to the management fee it earns as an investment adviser to the affiliated Underlying Fund in which the Portfolio invests, except those management fees it earns from the Portfolio’s investment of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Government Money Market Fund. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, GSAM waived $1,929,090 of the Portfolio’s management fee.

B.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Portfolio 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: 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional Shares and 0.03% of the average daily net assets of Class P and Class R6 Shares.

C.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to reduce or limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Portfolio (excluding acquired (underlying) 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

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

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 the Portfolio. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Portfolio is not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitation as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for the Portfolio is 0.164%. The Other Expense limitation will remain in place through at least December 28, 2019, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Portfolio has entered into certain offset arrangements with the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Portfolio’s expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

D.  Line of Credit Facility — As of August 31, 2019, the Portfolio participated in a $580,000,000 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 Portfolio based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the Portfolio did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to April 30, 2019, the facility was $770,000,000.

E.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs did not earn any brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions on behalf of the Portfolio.

As of August 31, 2019, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of approximately 100% of Class R6 Shares of the Portfolio.

The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from investments in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019:

Affiliated Investment Company   Beginning
Value as of
August 31, 2018
   Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Ending Value
as of August 31,
2019
     Shares as
of August 31,
2019
     Dividend Income
from Affiliated
Investment
Companies
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund — Institutional Shares

  $1,243,562,349    $ 5,481,638,391      $ (5,398,883,658   $ 1,326,317,082        1,326,317,082      $ 26,371,771  

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, were $4,274,331,049 and $5,347,504,672, respectively.

 

7. SECURITIES LENDING

Pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the SEC and the terms and conditions contained therein, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s securities lending procedures, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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 Portfolio on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Portfolio may experience delay in the recovery of its securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Portfolio 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 Statement of

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

7. SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

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 Portfolio 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% 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio by paying the Portfolio an amount equal to the market value of the securities loaned minus the value of the 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 Portfolio’s master netting agreements with certain borrowers provide the right, in the event of a default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. However, in the event of a default by a borrower, a resolution authority could determine that such rights are not enforceable due to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of set-off that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws. The Portfolio’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 Portfolio’s overnight and continuous agreements, which represent the gross amounts of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions outstanding as of August 31, 2019, are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable.

Both the Portfolio and GSAL received compensation relating to the lending of the Portfolio’s securities. The amounts earned, if any, by the Portfolio for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, are reported under Investment Income on the Statement of Operations.

The table below details securities lending activity with affiliates of Goldman Sachs:

 

         For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019        Amounts Payable to
Goldman Sachs
Upon the Return of
Securities  Loaned as of
August 31, 2019
 
Portfolio         Earnings of GSAL
Relating to
Securities
Loaned
       Amounts Received
by the Portfolio
from Lending to
Goldman Sachs
 

Strategic Factor Allocation

       $ 1,537        $        $  

The following table provides information about the Portfolio’s investment in the Government Money Market Fund for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

 

Beginning value as of August 31, 2018    Purchases at Cost        Proceeds from Sales        Ending value as of August 31, 2019  

$—

   $ 893,139,825        $ (893,139,825      $  

 

8. TAX INFORMATION

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

Distributions paid from:

        

Ordinary income

   $ 67,464,844  

Net long-term capital gains

     51,653,545  

Total taxable distributions

   $ 119,118,389  

 

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8. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

Distributions paid from:

        

Ordinary income

   $ 21,028,469  

Net long-term capital gains

     26,330,207  

Total taxable distributions

   $ 47,358,676  

As of August 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income — net

   $ 23,018,819  

Capital loss carryforwards:

  

Perpetual Long-Term

     (2,908,755

Timing differences (Late Year Loss Deferral)

     (5,982,115

Total accumulated earnings

     14,127,949  

As of August 31, 2019, the Portfolio’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax Cost

   $ 1,332,273,246  

Gross unrealized gain

      

Gross unrealized loss

      

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities

   $  

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to net mark to market gains (losses) on regulated futures contracts, options contracts and foreign currency contracts.

GSAM has reviewed the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

 

9. OTHER RISKS

The Portfolio’s risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Derivatives Risk — The Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio. 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 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 Portfolio invests. The imposition of exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

9. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio invests in foreign securities, the Portfolio may hold such securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Portfolio’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 Portfolio’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 the Portfolio focuses its investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or geographic region, the Portfolio 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.

Interest Rate Risk — When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by the Portfolio 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 the Portfolio’s investments. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by the Portfolio.

Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), the Portfolio 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 Portfolio. 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 — The Portfolio 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 Portfolio in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Portfolio. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause the Portfolio to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Portfolio’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 Portfolio’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Portfolio’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Portfolio share purchases may adversely affect the Portfolio’s performance to the extent that the Portfolio is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Liquidity Risk — The 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 the Portfolio will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period or without significant dilution to remaining investors’ interests because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. To meet redemption requests, the Portfolio may be forced to sell investments at an unfavorable time and/or under

 

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9. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

unfavorable conditions. If a Portfolio is forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, such sales may adversely affect the Portfolio’s NAV and dilute remaining investors’ interests. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with the Portfolio’s investments in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Redemptions by large shareholders may have a negative impact on the Portfolio’s liquidity.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, the Portfolio trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, the 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.

 

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 Portfolio. Additionally, in the course of business, the Portfolio enters 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 Portfolio 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 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

12. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Institutional Shares

 

Shares sold

    22,891     $ 245,420        112,967,854     $ 1,246,492,116  

Reinvestment of distributions

    91,964       935,279        4,267,627       47,358,677  

Shares redeemed

    (1,403,611     (14,898,655      (248,616,561     (2,738,342,880
      (1,288,756     (13,717,956      (131,381,080     (1,444,492,087
Class P Shares(a)

 

Shares sold

    25,966,725       272,407,851        223,146,844       2,462,568,348  

Reinvestment of distributions

    11,657,218       118,182,471               

Shares redeemed

    (113,894,360     (1,193,199,890      (3,954,825     (44,205,671
      (76,270,417     (802,609,568      219,192,019       2,418,362,677  
Class R6 Shares(b)

 

Shares sold

                 901       10,000  

Reinvestment of distributions

    63       639               
      63       639        901       10,000  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)

    (77,559,110   $ (816,326,885      87,811,840     $ 973,880,590  

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
(b)   Class R6 Shares commenced operations on December 29, 2017.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Goldman Sachs Trust and Shareholders of

Goldman Sachs Strategic Factor Allocation Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Goldman Sachs Strategic Factor Allocation Fund (one of the portfolios constituting Goldman Sachs Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Portfolio”) as of August 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended August 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of August 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019 and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

October 24, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Goldman Sachs fund complex since 2000.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended  August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of Institutional, Class P or Class R6 Shares of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Institutional, Class P, and Class R6 Shares of the Portfolio 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 March 1, 2019 through August 31, 2019, which represents a period of 184 days in a 365 day year.

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 Portfolio’s actual net expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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.

 

     Strategic Factor Allocation Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account Value
8/31/19
    Expenses Paid for the
6 months ended
8/31/19
*
 
Institutional            

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,053.30     $ 3.73  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.58     3.67  
Class P            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,052.80       3.67  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.63     3.62  
Class R6            

Actual

    1,000.00       1,052.80       3.52  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.78     3.47  

 

  *   Hypothetical expenses are based on the Portfolio’s actual annualized net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.  

 

  +   Expenses are calculated using the 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 August 31, 2019. 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: 0.72% for Institutional Shares, 0.71% for Class P Shares and 0.68% for Class R6 Shares.  

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Strategic Factor Allocation Fund (the “Portfolio”) 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until June 30, 2020 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 11-12, 2019 (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 Portfolio, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Portfolio 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, 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 Portfolio invests;
  (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;
  (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 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 Portfolio, including the fees received by the Investment Adviser’s affiliates from the Portfolio for transfer agency, securities lending, portfolio trading, distribution and other services;
  (k)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Portfolio as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (l)   information regarding commissions paid by the Portfolio 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 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 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 Portfolio’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

The Trustees also received an overview of the Portfolio’s distribution arrangements. They received information regarding the Portfolio’s assets and share purchase and redemption activity. 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio. 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Portfolio. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of the Portfolio to its peers using rankings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2018. The information on the Portfolio’s investment performance was provided for the one-year period ending on the applicable date. The Trustees also reviewed the Portfolio’s investment performance relative to its performance benchmark. As part of this review, they considered the investment performance trends of the Portfolio over time, and reviewed the investment performance of the Portfolio in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

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 Portfolio’s risk profile, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management. They noted the efforts of the Portfolio’s portfolio management team to continue to enhance the investment models used in managing the Portfolio.

The Trustees observed that the Portfolio’s Institutional Shares had underperformed the Portfolio’s benchmark index for the one-year period ended March 31, 2019. They also noted that the Portfolio had experienced certain portfolio management changes in 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 Portfolio thereunder. In this regard, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Portfolio, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Portfolio as a registered mutual fund.

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Portfolio. The analyses provided a comparison of the Portfolio’s management fee and breakpoints to those of a relevant peer group and category universe; an expense analysis which compared the Portfolio’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and data comparing the Portfolio’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The analyses also compared the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio.

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 Portfolio, comparative fee information for services provided by the Investment Adviser to those accounts, and information that indicated that services provided to the Portfolio 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.

Profitability

The Trustees reviewed the 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 periodically audits 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. Profitability data for the Portfolio was provided for 2018 and 2017, 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 Portfolio. The Trustees also considered the breakpoints in the fee rate payable under the Management Agreement for the Portfolio at the following annual percentage rates of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio:

 

First $2 billion

     0.75

Next $3 billion

     0.68  

Next $3 billion

     0.64  

Over $8 billion

     0.62  

 

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The Trustees noted that the breakpoints were designed to share potential economies of scale, if any, with the Portfolio and its shareholders as assets under management reach those asset levels. The Trustees considered the amount of assets in the Portfolio; the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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. They also noted that the Investment Adviser had passed along savings to shareholders of the Portfolio, 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio; (c) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s cash collateral is invested); (e) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Portfolio on behalf of its other clients; (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Portfolio shareholders; (g) Goldman Sachs’ retention of certain fees as Portfolio 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 Portfolio; and (i) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Portfolio’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 Portfolio and Its Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Portfolio receives certain other potential benefits as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Portfolio with those of other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers due to 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 Portfolio as a result of the size and reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (e) the advantages received from 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 Portfolio because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (g) the Portfolio’s access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; (h) the Portfolio’s ability to participate in the securities lending program administered by GSAL, as measured by the revenue received by the Portfolio in connection with the program; and (i) the Portfolio’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 Portfolio’s shareholders invested in the Portfolio in part because of the Portfolio’s 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 the Portfolio were reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and the Portfolio’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit the Portfolio and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to the Portfolio until June 30, 2020.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

Jessica Palmer

Age: 70

  Chair of the Board of Trustees  

Since 2018

(Trustee since 2007)

 

Ms. Palmer is retired. She was formerly Consultant, Citigroup Human Resources Department (2007-2008); Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (previously, Salomon Smith Barney/ Salomon Brothers) (1984-2006). Ms. Palmer was a Member of the Board of Trustees of Indian Mountain School (private elementary and secondary school) (2004-2009).

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Ms. Cassidy is retired. Formerly, she was Advisor to the Chairman (May 2014-December 2014); and Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2008-2014), General Electric Company & General Electric Capital Corporation (technology and financial services companies).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Diana M. Daniels

Age: 70

  Trustee   Since 2007  

Ms. Daniels is retired. Formerly, she was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Washington Post Company (1991-2006). Ms. Daniels is a Trustee Emeritus and serves as a Presidential Councillor of Cornell University (2013-Present); former Member of the Legal Advisory Board, New York Stock Exchange (2003- 2006) and of the Corporate Advisory Board, Standish Mellon Management Advisors (2006- 2007).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Roy W. Templin

Age: 59

  Trustee   Since 2013  

Mr. Templin is retired. He is Director, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a designer and manufacturer of ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions) (2016-Present); and was formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors, Con-Way Incorporated (a transportation, logistics and supply chain management service company) (2014-2015); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Whirlpool Corporation (an appliance manufacturer and marketer) (2004- 2012). Previously, Mr. Templin served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (June 2013-October 2013).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a ceiling, wall and suspension systems solutions manufacturer)

Gregory G. Weaver

Age: 67

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Mr. Weaver is retired. He is Director, Verizon Communications Inc. (2015-Present); and was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP (a professional services firm) (2001-2005 and 2012-2014); and Member of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2006-2012).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Verizon Communications Inc.
         

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Interested Trustee*

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

James A. McNamara

Age: 56

  President and Trustee   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993- April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

 

  161   None
         
*   Mr. McNamara is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he holds positions with Goldman Sachs and owns securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. McNamara holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.
1    Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, New York, 10282, Attn: Caroline Kraus. Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2    Subject to such policies as may be adopted by the Board from time-to-time, each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term, until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; or (c) the termination of the Trust. The Board has adopted policies which provide that (a) no Trustee shall hold office for more than 15 years and (b) a Trustee shall retire as of December 31st of the calendar year in which he or she reaches his or her 74th birthday, unless a waiver of such requirements shall have been adopted by a majority of the other Trustees. These policies may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote.
3    The Goldman Sachs Fund Complex includes certain other companies listed above for each respective Trustee. As of August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs Trust consisted of 88 portfolios (87 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 13 portfolios; Goldman Sachs Trust II consisted of 19 portfolios (17 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund each consisted of one portfolio, and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust consisted of 39 portfolios (21 of which offered shares to the public).
4    This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.

Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Portfolio’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-526-7384.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Officers of the Trust*

 

Name, Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and
Length of
Time Served2

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

James A. McNamara

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 56

  Trustee and President   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Caroline L. Kraus

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 42

  Secretary   Since 2012  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2016-Present); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2015); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2012-Present); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2011); and Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (2002-2006).

 

Secretary — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC; Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Joseph F. DiMaria

30 Hudson Street

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Age: 51

  Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer   Since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer since 2019)  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2015-Present) and Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (May 2010-October 2015).

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust II (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)).

     
*   Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-526-7384.
1    Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2   Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

 

 

Goldman Sachs Trust — Strategic Factor Allocation Fund — Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended August 31, 2019, 12.63% of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income by the Strategic Factor Allocation Fund qualify for the dividends received deduction available to corporations.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Strategic Factor Allocation Fund designates $51,653,545, or if different, the maximum amount allowable, as capital gain dividends paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

For the year ended August 31, 2019, the Strategic Factor Allocation Fund designates 5.93%, of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income as qualifying for the reduced tax rate under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003.

During the year ended August 31, 2019, the Strategic Factor Allocation Fund designates $52,081,470, as short-term capital gain dividends pursuant to Section 871(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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PORTFOLIO 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 Consumer and Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.44 trillion in assets under supervision as of August 31, 2019, 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

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

 

Municipal Income Completion 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

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 Fund

 

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 Fund

 

International Equity ESG Fund

 

Asia Equity Fund

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund5

 

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 Fund

 

Absolute Return Tracker Fund

 

Managed Futures Strategy Fund

 

MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund

 

MLP & Energy Fund

 

Multi-Manager Alternatives 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

 

Dynamic Global Equity Fund4

 

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

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 February 28, 2019, the Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio was renamed the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Global Equity Fund.
5   Effective after the close of business on August 30, 2019, the Goldman Sachs N-11 Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities 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

James A. McNamara

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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 Portfolio included in this shareholder report may contain certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Portfolio in the future. These statements are based on Portfolio management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Portfolio, 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 Portfolio. 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 Portfolio will file portfolio holdings information for each month in a fiscal quarter within 60 days after the end of the relevant fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. Portfolio holdings information for the third month of each fiscal quarter will be made available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. Portfolio holdings information may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling 1-800-621-2550.

Portfolio holdings and allocations shown are as of August 31, 2019 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.

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 the 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 the Portfolio and may be obtained from your authorized dealer or from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by calling 1-800-621-2550.

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Annual Report      

August 31, 2019

 
     

Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund

It is our intention that beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of the Portfolio’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Portfolio or from your financial intermediary. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. At any time, you may elect to receive reports and certain communications from the Portfolio electronically by calling the toll-free number below or by contacting your financial intermediary.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you hold shares of the Portfolio directly with the Portfolio’s transfer agent, you can inform the transfer agent that you wish to receive paper copies of reports by calling toll-free 800-621-2550. If you hold shares of the Portfolio through a financial intermediary, please contact your financial intermediary to make this election. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Goldman Sachs Funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all Goldman Sachs Funds held with the Portfolio’s transfer agent if you invest directly with the transfer agent.

 

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Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Performance Summary

    1  

Index Definitions

    9  

Schedule of Investments

    12  

Financial Statements

    20  

Financial Highlights

    23  

Notes to the Financial Statements

    26  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    42  

Other Information

    43  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund

 

Investment Objective

The Portfolio seeks long-term total return.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Global Portfolio Solutions Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund’s (the “Portfolio”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended August 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Q   How did the Portfolio perform during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio’s Institutional, Class P and Class R6 Shares generated average annual total returns of 0.71%, 0.59% and 0.58%, respectively. These returns compare to the 2.61% average annual total return of the Portfolio’s benchmark, the ICE® BofAML® U.S. Dollar Three-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index (the “Index”), during the same time period.

 

   

References to the Portfolio’s benchmark and to other indices, if any, mentioned herein are for informational purposes only, and unless otherwise noted, are not indications of how the Portfolio is managed. The use of the Index as the Portfolio’s benchmark does not imply the Portfolio is being managed like cash and does not imply low risk or low volatility.

 

Q   What economic and market factors most influenced the Portfolio during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, global economic growth data, central bank monetary policy and geopolitics most influenced the financial markets and the Portfolio.

 

   

When the Reporting Period began in September 2018, global economic growth moderated, but nevertheless remained healthy, especially in the U.S. China’s economic data were mixed, with retail sales slightly better than market anticipated but fixed asset investment, which is a measure of capital spending, missing market expectations. In terms of geopolitics, the U.S. Administration imposed tariffs on $200 billion of imports from China. However, the tariff rate was set at 10%, which was at the lower end of the market expected range of 10% to 25%, sparking a rally in emerging markets assets and helping them to recover some losses they had experienced earlier in the month. Major developed equity markets were up during September, broadly outperforming emerging equity markets. Within developed markets equities, Japanese stocks were the best performers, as a weaker Japanese yen supported export-oriented companies. Regarding fixed income, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose 20 basis points, and real yields (i.e., nominal yields adjusted for inflation) rose 15 basis points. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) The increase in yields reflected strong U.S. economic activity, with ongoing fiscal stimulus boosting economic activity despite moderating growth outside the U.S. The Federal Reserve (“Fed”) raised short-term interest rates by 25 basis points, much as the markets expected, at its September policy meeting. Additionally, the Fed’s dot plot pointed to one more rate hike by the end of 2018, with its longer-term outlook essentially unchanged. (The “dot plot” shows rate projections of the members of the Fed’s Open Market Committee.) Among currencies, the U.S. dollar weakened slightly, while the Mexican peso and Canadian dollar strengthened. The Japanese yen was the worst performing major currency, largely due to higher U.S. interest rates and a reduction in global investor risk aversion. Within commodities, Iran sanctions and comments from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) fueled rallies in both Brent and West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) crude oil prices.

 

   

Subsequently, a mix of slowing global economic growth, downward revisions in investors’ corporate earnings growth expectations, and a less accommodative Fed weighed on global equities, which experienced one of their worst fourth quarters and Decembers in history. Global equities, as represented by the MSCI All Country World Investable Market Index (“MSCI ACWI IMI”), were down more than 12% for the fourth calendar quarter, with major equity markets across the U.S., Eurozone and Japan all posting negative returns. Despite continued weakness in Chinese economic data, emerging markets equities outperformed developed markets equities, thanks to the strong performance of Brazilian and Indian equities. Within fixed income, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell on signs of slowing U.S. economic growth. Yet, the Fed hiked short-term interest rates

 

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by another 25 basis points. At the same time, investors revised downward their expectations for 2019 Fed monetary policy action from two interest rate hikes to no rate increases at all. The Fed, however, still projected two rate hikes during the 2019 calendar year. Within commodities, WTI crude oil prices declined on market concerns about global economic growth and oversupply. In December 2018, OPEC and Russia decided to cut crude oil production to support prices.

 

   

Risk assets broadly rebounded during the first quarter of 2019, as investor sentiment turned positive on a combination of dovish global central bank policy, tentative stabilization in Chinese economic growth and promising developments in U.S.-China trade talks. (Dovish tends to suggest lower interest rates; opposite of hawkish.) As inflationary pressures remained rather muted, the Fed and European Central Bank (“ECB”) each made a dovish shift and then maintained monetary policy stances that were broadly supportive of economic growth. More specifically, the Fed signaled it would make no additional short-term interest rate hikes during 2019, and the ECB indicated it was reluctant to hike interest rates during the calendar year. Although global economic growth continued to decelerate, there were signs of improvement, including indications of a bottoming in Chinese credit growth, a modest pick-up in fixed asset investment and an uptick in March 2019 manufacturing data. Global equities, as measured by the MSCI ACWI IMI, posted a gain of more than 12% during the first calendar quarter, led by a rally in U.S. stocks. Emerging markets equities overall underperformed developed markets equities, but Chinese stocks, as represented by the MSCI China Index, rose more than 17%. In fixed income, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell during the first quarter of 2019. The U.S. dollar appreciated versus most major currencies.

 

   

During the second quarter of 2019, the combination of continued weakness in global economic growth and low levels of inflation led the Fed and ECB to indicate they might ease monetary policy. In June, the Fed signaled its next policy move was more likely to be an interest rate cut than an interest rate hike. The Fed’s dot plot revealed that policymakers expected to keep interest rates stable during 2019, which would then be followed by a 25 basis point cut in 2020. Meanwhile, the ECB hinted that interest rate cuts and quantitative easing were on the table should economic data disappoint in the near term. Global equities were volatile during the second calendar quarter. They suffered a significant decline in May 2019 amid headwinds from U.S.-China trade negotiations and then recovered in June, driven by dovish central bank actions and market expectations of a pause in U.S.-China trade tensions ahead of the G20 meeting at month end. (Also known as Group of 20 nations, the G20 is a forum attended by finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s highly developed economies consisting of 19 countries and the European Union.) For the second calendar quarter overall, global equities gained more than 3%, as measured by the MSCI ACWI IMI. In fixed income, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield and the 10-year German government bond yield fell in response to global economic growth weakness and dovish central bank policies. Among commodities, crude oil and copper prices declined, as China’s economic growth moderated. Gold prices benefited from falling yields. Within currencies, the U.S. dollar was modestly weaker versus most major currencies.

 

   

In July 2019, most asset classes delivered subdued but positive returns. Although volatility was muted at the beginning of the month, global equities pulled back during the last week as U.S.-China trade tensions and investors’ global economic growth concerns reemerged. On July 31st, the Fed cut short-term interest rates by 25 basis points — the first rate cut since 2008. The ECB gave strong hints that additional easing might be imminent. Within equities, developed markets stocks, as measured by the MSCI World Index, continued their solid run, returning 1.3% during July and outperforming emerging markets stocks, which declined 1.1%, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Meanwhile, the S&P 500® Index reached new all-time highs, up 1.4% during July and up more than 20% for the 2019 year to date through July 2019. Within fixed income, global government bonds posted modest gains, with strength in European bonds partially offset by mild weakness in U.S. Treasury securities. Among currencies, the U.S. dollar appreciated versus most major currencies during July 2019.

 

   

A mixture of weak global economic growth, further escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions and low levels of liquidity during the summer months dampened the performance of risk assets during August 2019. Global equities, as measured by the MSCI ACWI IMI, declined 5%, led by a -4.9% sell-off in emerging markets equities, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Within developed markets equities, Japanese stocks, as represented by TOPIX, were the worst performers, down 3.4%, due mainly to the appreciation of the Japanese yen. Eurozone stocks, as measured by the EURO STOXX 50® Index, and U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500® Index, were down 1.1% and 1.6%, respectively, during August. On the monetary policy front, major global central banks continued to signal accommodative monetary policy to stem the

 

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slowdown in global economic growth. The Fed remained on hold during the month, while the ECB suggested there might be a monetary easing package in the near term. In this environment, fixed income broadly rallied, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield falling approximately 50 basis points and the 10-year German government bond yield falling approximately 25 basis points. Most European bond yields hit record lows during the month, as did the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield. In addition, the spread, or differential, between the yields on two-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury securities inverted for the first time since May 2007, meaning two-year yields were higher than 10-year yields. This triggered broad market anxiety about the potential of a U.S. recession. Regarding commodities, those considered procyclical, such as copper and crude oil, declined in price during August 2019. (Procyclical commodities tend to be positively correlated with an expanding economy.) Gold prices rallied, benefiting from investor risk aversion and the drop in U.S. interest rates. Among currencies, demand for perceived safe-haven assets strengthened the Japanese yen, the U.S. dollar and the Swiss franc versus other major currencies.

 

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

 

A   The Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment objective through the implementation of investment ideas that are generally derived from short-term or medium-term market views on a variety of asset classes and instruments.

 

   

During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio was helped by its positions in investment grade fixed income, which performed well in November 2018 on less hawkish comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell and on investor caution amid ongoing equity market volatility and falling crude oil prices. This position also benefited as interest rates dropped during the fourth quarter of 2018 amid signs of slowing economic growth. Also adding to the Portfolio’s performance was a tactical long position in WTI crude oil, accomplished through a call option spread. (A call option spread is a strategy that involves purchasing call options at a specific strike price, while simultaneously selling call options on the same asset but at a higher strike price. 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.) Most of this position’s outperformance occurred in January 2019 when crude oil prices rebounded from earlier declines and U.S.-China trade deal negotiations boosted investor sentiment. Within equities, the Portfolio’s tactical long position in large-cap U.S. banks contributed positively. Most of the gains occurred during the first quarter of 2019, as the U.S. banking sector bounced back from negative performance during the fourth quarter of 2018, which had been driven by the U.S.-China trade war, less accommodative central bank monetary policies and slowing U.S. economic growth. This rally ended in March, as the Fed turned more dovish than the market expected, leading to a drop in interest rates and a flattening of the U.S. Treasury yield curve. (Yield curve is a spectrum of maturities of varying lengths. A flattening yield curve is one wherein the differential in yields between longer-term and shorter-term maturities narrows.)

 

   

Among detractors during the Reporting Period was the Portfolio’s tactical long position in European bank stocks. Slowing global economic growth, trade tensions, concerns over Brexit, the prolonged negative interest rate environment in the Eurozone, and sluggish loan growth all contributed to poor performance in the European banking sector. (Brexit refers to the U.K.’s efforts to exit the European Union.) Within currencies, the Portfolio’s tactical long position in the British pound versus the U.S. dollar diminished performance. The British pound depreciated 2.6% against the U.S. dollar during the second quarter of 2019 following appreciation of 2.2% during the first calendar quarter. This performance was primarily driven by continued uncertainty around Brexit, with no signs of agreement between different political parties. In addition, the Portfolio was hampered by its tactical exposure to energy infrastructure master limited partnerships (“MLPs”), as costs for completing projects and capital expenditures for new projects rose during the early part of the Reporting Period. The energy sector, as well as the broader equity market, had a weak October 2018, with concerns about global economic growth, rising interest rates and U.S.-China trade disputes weighing on investor sentiment. Falling crude oil prices also dampened the performance of energy infrastructure MLPs, as measured by the Alerian MLP Index, during the month. Crude oil prices declined as markets priced in a possible drop in demand caused by slowing global economic growth. The Alerian MLP Index finished 2018 with a fourth consecutive month of negative performance, largely due to the decline in crude oil prices.

 

Q   How was the Portfolio positioned at the beginning of the Reporting Period?

 

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At the beginning of the Reporting Period, the Portfolio had approximately 33.74% of its total net assets invested in long

 

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equity-related investments; approximately 35.58% of its total net assets invested in long fixed income-related investments; approximately 17.89% of its total net assets invested in long currency-related investments; and approximately 0.16% of its total net assets invested in long commodity-related investments. It had short positions of approximately -9.76% of its total net assets in a basket of large-cap equity-related investments that we believed might underperform the U.S. stock market and also short positions of approximately -3.22% of its total net assets in emerging markets equity-related investments. The Portfolio had no short positions in fixed income-related investments at the beginning of the Reporting Period.

 

   

The above sector breakout is inclusive of derivative exposure across all asset classes, but it does not necessarily include the cash and short-term investments held to support those positions. Derivatives positions are mostly supported by cash held in the Portfolio specifically to cover its exposure and any potential margin calls or future losses experienced. Given the line-up of positions held, most of them were derivatives-based, so the cash allocation at the end of the Reporting Period was high.

 

Q   How did you tactically manage the Portfolio’s allocations during the Reporting Period?

 

A   During the Reporting Period, in response to shifting macroeconomic and market dynamics, we made a number of changes to the Portfolio’s exposures.

 

   

In terms of equity-related exposures, we shifted a portion of the Portfolio’s tactical long position in Spanish equities to its existing tactical long position in European bank stocks during October 2018. In our view, the risk/reward profile of European bank stocks had improved relative to that of Spanish equities. Also during October, we added two tactical U.S. bank option tilts. The first was a long at-the-money call option position and the second was a short at-the-money put option position. (“At-the-money” is a term used to describe a call option with a strike price that is the same as the market price of the underlying asset. 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.) Our rationale for both positions was the underperformance of European bank stocks, which were down more than 10% for 2018 year to date near the end of October. In our opinion, the fundamentals did not justify the decline, given that 2019-2020 corporate earnings estimates fell only about 1% during the third quarter of 2018. In November 2018, the long U.S. bank equity call option position expired out of the money. (“Out of the money” is a term used to describe a call option with a strike price that is higher than the market price of the underlying asset, or a put option with a strike price that is lower than the market price of the underlying asset.) Nevertheless, we continued to believe that U.S. banks had an attractive risk/reward profile, which is why the Portfolio maintained exposure to them through a tactical long position in an exchanged traded fund and tactical short positions in put options.

 

   

During November 2018, we increased the Portfolio’s systematic downside mitigation tactical tilt because of what we viewed as elevated equity valuations and the advanced stage of the U.S. economic cycle. (The systematic downside mitigation tactical tilt was designed to limit the Portfolio’s exposure to potential market declines through the shorting of U.S. large-cap stocks that we believed might underperform the broader U.S. stock market, while at the same time taking a long position in the broader U.S. stock market.) We believed the increase could add value; in our view, investors’ margin of safety was increasingly slim but we did not think a tactical short position was warranted yet. Also in November, we reduced the Portfolio’s tactical short position in emerging markets equities, which was part of its tactical tilt in South African stocks and emerging markets equities, by changing that tactical tilt to a long position in South African stocks and short positions in emerging markets equities and investment grade bonds. Rising U.S. interest rates and a stronger U.S. dollar, along with what appeared to be investors’ waning concerns about China, suggested to us the environment was becoming more favorable for emerging markets equities.

 

   

During December 2018, the Portfolio took assignment of U.S. bank stocks after its put options expired in the money. (“In the money” is a term used to describe a call option with a strike price that is lower than the market price of the underlying asset, or a put option with a strike price that is higher than the market price of the underlying asset.) U.S. bank stocks had underperformed since the put options position was implemented, and valuations had become more attractive, in our view. Earnings estimates had been relatively flat, and we believed U.S. bank stocks offered a solid risk premium. Also in December 2018, we added a S&P 500® Index call option spread. In our view, equity market declines seemed to overstate the degree of potential U.S. economic weakening. We believed the option call spread could help mitigate unexpected downside because the Portfolio would keep the premium it earned from option writing. In January 2019, we reduced the size of the call option spread tilt because the S&P 500® Index had rallied more than 6% since

 

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we implemented the position. We eliminated the position entirely by the end of the month, as we believed it had realized most of its potential gains. In January and February 2019, we sold a portion of the Portfolio’s tactical long position in U.S. bank stocks to capture gains. In February 2019, we added a European bank call option to the Portfolio, as European bank stocks continued to perform poorly but had improving fundamentals, in our opinion.

 

   

In March 2019, we eliminated part of the Portfolio’s tactical long position in Spanish equities, as we believed Spanish equity prices were near our target for calendar year returns. That said, we maintained most of the Portfolio’s long exposure to Spanish stocks because our fundamental outlook remained positive. We thought valuations were still attractive, and we believed investor sentiment about European equities was weaker than warranted. Near the end of the month, we added an S&P 500® utilities sector puts tilt. In our view, valuations were expensive, with the utilities sector’s price-earnings ratio relative to the S&P 500® Index in the 99th percentile, making it more difficult for investors to withstand the potential of a sell-off in the sector. At the beginning of May 2019, we eliminated the Portfolio’s tactical long position in U.S. bank stocks to capture profits. U.S. bank stocks had appreciated more than 23% in the 2019 year to date. In June 2019, we invested in S&P 500® Index put options, as we sought to hedge a portion of the Portfolio from several near-term event risks. Also in June, we added a tactical tilt wherein the Portfolio held a long position in South Korean equities versus a short position in Taiwanese equities. At the time, South Korea’s 18% valuation discount versus Taiwanese equities was near its widest level in 14 years. Additionally, we allowed the Portfolio’s S&P 500® utilities sector put options to expire during June. An escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions, coupled with the decline in one-year U.S. Treasury yields, caused defensive sectors, such as utilities, to outperform. In July 2019, we increased the Portfolio’s long South Korea-short Taiwan tactical tilt, as South Korean equities weakened after Japan imposed restrictions on supplies of certain chemicals to South Korea. We believed investors were overestimating the potential impact of these restrictions on South Korean companies’ earnings, which provided us with an attractive entry point to increase the size of the Portfolio’s position. In August 2019, we increased the Portfolio’s tactical long position in European bank stocks because we thought their valuations offered an attractive risk premium. We also allowed the Portfolio’s S&P 500® Index put options to expire, as near-term event risks subsided. Finally, we reduced the size of the Portfolio’s tactical long position in South African equities. This was predicated on the deteriorating outlook for emerging markets equities, driven by investor concerns around the U.S.-China trade war, slowing global economic growth and disappointing emerging markets earnings growth. In addition, during the Reporting Period, we implemented a systematic upside improvement tilt. (The systematic upside improvement tilt seeks to identify stocks that are likely to outperform the market based on a variety of technical and fundamental ranking factors. The resulting long positions are then held against an equally sized short position in the S&P 500® Index.)

 

   

In terms of fixed income-related exposures, we eliminated a portion of our duration-neutral high yield corporate bond tactical tilt in September 2018. This positioning seeks to benefit from the spread offered as compensation for the risk of potential default. We exited the position entirely in February 2019, as it had nearly met our full calendar year return expectations, and high yield spreads were at levels we considered consistent with a low single-digit default rate. Additionally, we eliminated the Portfolio’s tactical long position in U.S. bank loans in October 2018 when the position had met our return expectations. Higher interest rates made investment grade corporate bonds more attractive, in our opinion, than bank loans. In addition, during January 2019, we removed the Portfolio’s tactical long position in energy-related high yield corporate bonds, as they had reached our expected return expectations and market prices presented what we felt was an attractive exit point. We also increased the Portfolio’s tactical exposure to investment grade fixed income, using bond futures, as we considered a higher allocation to U.S. Treasuries to be a viable complement to the Portfolio’s already-large cash buffer.

 

   

In March 2019, we reduced the Portfolio’s holdings of investment grade fixed income, reallocating the proceeds to cash for use in future tactical tilts. During June, we added a U.S. yield curve steepener wherein the Portfolio held a short position in 30-year U.S. Treasury futures and a long position in five-year U.S. Treasury futures. (A steepening position seeks to take advantage of a widening differential between yields at the shorter- and longer-term ends of a range of maturities.) We believed the position would benefit from a recovery in market expectations for term premiums and inflation. (Term premium is the compensation that investors generally receive for the added risk of owning longer-term bonds.) We also expected the supply of U.S. Treasury securities to remain significant and for new issuance to grow. Increased bond supply puts upward pressure on interest rates.

 

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During the middle of June 2019, we added an interest rate relative value basket, which consisted of long and short positions in 10-year bond futures from a number of developed countries, as we sought to capture the benefits of their differing yields and relative changes in those yields.

 

   

Regarding currency-related exposures, we trimmed the Portfolio’s tactical long position in the British pound versus its tactical short position in the U.S. dollar during September 2018, given that the British pound was up nearly 4% from its then-recent trough in August 2018. We further reduced the position in December 2018, as the British pound weakened, and we anticipated market volatility due to Brexit negotiations. Also in December, we decreased the Portfolio’s tactical short position in the Japanese yen versus its tactical long position in the U.S. dollar. This move was predicated on our belief that the Fed would pause its interest rate hiking cycle and adopt more dovish forward guidance, which could be a headwind for the U.S. dollar. In addition, the Japanese yen had significantly outperformed as compared to its historical correlation with risk assets during sell-offs, and we thought this atypical performance might change if market volatility persisted. In April 2019, we adopted a tactical long position in the euro versus the U.S. dollar. In our view, other investors’ short exposure to the euro had grown since early 2018, and foreign capital flows into euro-denominated assets was increasing, which could signal improving investor appetite for the currency. During June 2019, we added to the Portfolio’s position in this tactical tilt. We thought the market considered Fed monetary policy guidance more dovish than that of the ECB, which could reduce the yield advantage of U.S. dollar-denominated assets. Toward the end of July 2019, we eliminated the Portfolio’s tactical long position in the British pound versus the U.S. dollar, as the outlook for Brexit and the case for additional monetary policy tightening became less clear with political developments in the U.K. Finally, in August 2019, we reduced the Portfolio’s long position in the euro versus the U.S. dollar and its long position in the U.S. dollar versus the Japanese yen. The value of the euro was range-bound, while the Japanese yen faced downward pressure from accelerating Japanese capital outflows against the backdrop of exceptionally low domestic yields.

 

   

Regarding commodities, we reduced the Portfolio’s WTI crude oil tactical tilt, which we had implemented through an option call spread, during September 2018 to capture gains. The position was eliminated near the beginning of October, as WTI crude oil prices had increased significantly, and we believed the position was vulnerable to short-term market risks. In December 2018, we reestablished a WTI crude oil tactical tilt through a call spread collar. (A call spread collar is an options trading strategy that is constructed by holding shares of the underlying stock while simultaneously selling call options against that holding.) We established the position due to what we considered to be attractive valuations, as potential supply disruptions could occur, in our opinion, if Iranian sanctions were tightened after waivers expired in April 2019. In February 2019, we eliminated the WTI crude oil tactical tilt, as we felt the position was vulnerable to a short-term market pullback. Also in February, we added WTI crude oil puts to the Portfolio. The same month, we reduced by half the Portfolio’s WTI crude oil tactical tilt, retaining the rest of the position as potential upside emerged, including sanctions on Venezuela and strong OPEC production discipline.

 

   

Near the end of March 2019, we implemented a new relative value tilt in which the Portfolio was long gasoline and short diesel. At the time, gasoline was trading at weaker levels than diesel, reflecting the buildup of gas inventories in the wake of low 2018 demand and strong gas production by refineries during 2019. In July 2019, we liquidated the position, as we believed the difference between gasoline and diesel prices had narrowed to near historically seasonal levels. In addition, during July, we established a tactical short position in gold by selling call options while buying at-the-money calls and at-the-money puts. The goal was to capture a positive volatility skew in gold call options and also allow the Portfolio to benefit if gold prices stabilized or fell following recent gains. (Volatility skew is the difference in implied volatility (i.e., expectations of future volatility) between out-of-the-money options, at-the-money options and in-the-money options.) We eliminated this tactical short position in August 2019. Even though gold prices began to retrace their gains, an unexpected escalation in the U.S.-China trade war drove global yields lower and fostered a rush by investors into perceived safe-haven assets, both of which renewed upward pressure on gold prices. Additionally, in August 2019, we added a long tactical position in gasoline futures. The forward curve for WTI crude oil had shifted on the back of accelerating inventory declines, which has historically been a positive indicator of market tightness and a signal for higher prices in the near term. (The forward curve is a function graph that defines the prices at which a contract for future delivery or payment can be concluded on the present day.) Furthermore, reformulated gasoline blend-stock for oxygenate blending gasoline (“RBOB”) refining margins were trading at eight-year seasonal lows, offering an

 

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attractive entry point for a long position, in our view. (RBOB gasoline is a fuel product made from refined crude oil.)

 

   

Separately, we increased the Portfolio’s tactical exposure to energy infrastructure MLPs during October 2018. At the time, the Alerian MLP Index had declined almost 15% from its late August 2018 high. In addition, energy infrastructure MLP valuations and distribution yields remained attractive, in our view. We removed a small portion of this tactical position during April 2019, capturing gains; the Alerian MLP Index was up more than 19% for the year to date through April. We further reduced the position in July 2019 for similar reasons.

 

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

 

A   The Portfolio used derivatives and similar instruments as part of its investment strategy to express views implemented in the Portfolio. Positions were supported predominantly by cash held in the Portfolio specifically to cover its exposure to derivative instruments and any potential margin calls or future losses experienced.

 

   

During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio employed equity, bond and commodity futures, equity swaps, total return swaps, options, options on commodity futures, currency forwards and index credit default swaps to express active investment views with greater versatility across regional equity markets, global market sectors, commodities markets and currency markets. The Portfolio’s use of equity futures to gain exposure to emerging markets equities, Spanish equities, European bank stocks, South African equities, U.S. stocks, South Korean equities and Taiwanese equities collectively detracted from performance. Bond futures, which the Portfolio employed for its long position in investment grade fixed income and to gain exposure to U.S. Treasury securities, contributed positively. Collectively, the Portfolio’s use of equity swaps to obtain exposure to European bank stocks and its use of total return swaps within the systematic downside mitigation tactical tilt and the systematic upside improvement tilt had a negative impact on performance. (The systematic upside improvement tilt seeks to identify stocks that are likely to outperform the market based on a variety of technical and fundamental ranking factors. The resulting long positions are then held against an equally sized short position in the S&P 500® Index.) To afford greater risk management precision, options on equity indices were employed to tactically adjust the amount of equity risk and downside risk in the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s use of equity options, including call options on the S&P 500® Index as well as call options on European and U.S. bank stocks, added to performance. In addition, the Portfolio used options on commodity futures to express our views of WTI crude oil prices and gold prices, which had a positive impact on performance. Currency forwards, which were used to express our views on developed and emerging markets currencies, detracted overall from the Portfolio’s performance. Finally, the use of index credit default swaps within the Portfolio’s duration-neutral high yield corporate bond tactical tilt had a slightly positive impact on returns during the Reporting Period.

 

Q   How was the Portfolio positioned at the end of the Reporting Period?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, the Portfolio had approximately 14.64% of its total net assets invested in long equity-related investments; approximately 47.03% of its total net assets invested in long fixed income-related investments; and 1.89% of its total net assets invested in long commodity-related investments. In terms of currency-related investments, the Portfolio had a long position in the euro versus a short position in the U.S. dollar (representing 3.08% of its total net assets) and a short position in the Japanese yen versus a long position in the U.S. dollar (representing -3.13% of its total net assets). The Portfolio also had short positions of approximately -12.40% of its total net assets in a basket of large-cap equity-related investments that we believed might underperform the U.S. stock market. It also held short positions of approximately -1.93% of its total net assets in emerging markets equity-related investments and short positions of approximately -3.21% in Taiwanese equity-related investments. In terms of fixed income-related investments, the Portfolio had a short position in 30-year U.S. Treasury securities and a short position in a relative interest rates value basket (representing -7.34% of its total net assets). It had no short positions in commodity-related investments at the end of the Reporting Period.

 

   

The above sector breakout is inclusive of derivative exposure across all asset classes, but it does not necessarily include the cash and short-term investments held to support those positions. Derivatives positions are mostly supported by cash held in the Portfolio specifically to cover its exposure and any potential margin calls or future losses experienced. Given the line-up of positions held, most of them were derivatives-based, so the cash allocation at the end of the Reporting Period was high.

 

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

 

A   Effective June 28, 2019, Siwen Wu became a portfolio manager of the Fund. By design, all investment decisions for the Fund 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 helps to ensure continuity in the Fund. At the end of the Reporting Period, the portfolio managers for the Fund were David Hale, Sergey Kraytman and Siwen Wu.

 

Q   What is the Portfolio’s tactical asset allocation view and strategy for the months ahead?

 

A   At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed U.S. economic pre-eminence remained intact and the country would continue to endure changes in policies regarding immigration and trade, shifting attitudes between isolationism and engagement, and disruptive challenges to its institutions. As for global economic conditions, we expected slowing activity across most countries and regions, including the U.S. We also believed the risk of recession had notched up but was still relatively modest in developed economies. In an effort to extend the U.S. economic expansion, the Fed had shifted to cutting interest rates. Meanwhile, the ECB signaled its willingness to return to easing.

 

   

In spite of this generally positive backdrop, we saw no shortage of global risks at the end of the Reporting Period, including escalating trade tensions, increasing political partisanship between the White House and a Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, and unknown outcomes with respect to the U.K.’s exit from the European Union.

 

   

Looking ahead, we believed the global environment at the end of the Reporting Period was supportive of above-average equity market returns, which we expect to exceed those of cash and bonds. Thus, we planned to focus the Portfolio on opportunities in equities, including tactical tilts to certain U.S. equity sectors, as well as Spanish, European bank, South African stocks, and currencies.

 

8


PORTFOLIO RESULTS

 

Index Definitions

 

MSCI All Country World Investable Market Index captures large, mid and small cap representation across 23 developed markets and 26 emerging markets countries.

MSCI China Index represents the performance of large- and mid-cap segments with H shares, B shares, red chips, P chips and foreign listings (e.g., ADRs) of Chinese stocks. China A shares are partially included in the index, making it the de facto index for all of China.

MSCI World Index is a broad global equity index that represents large and mid-cap equity performance across 23 developed markets countries. It covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.

MSCI Emerging Markets Index captures large-cap and mid-cap representation across 26 emerging markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. Emerging markets countries in the index include 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.

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.

TOPIX (or, the Tokyo Price Index) is a capitalization-weighted index that lists all large firms on the Tokyo Stock Exchange into one group.

EURO STOXX 50® provides a blue-chip representation of super-sector leaders in the Eurozone. The index covers 50 stocks from 12 Eurozone countries: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.

Alerian MLP Index is a float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index, whose constituents represent approximately 85% of total float-adjusted market capitalization. It is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis (AMZ) and on a total-return basis (AMZX).

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

The ICE® BofAML® U.S. Dollar Three-Month LIBOR 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.

 

9


PORTFOLIO BASICS

 

Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund

as of August 31, 2019

 

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION1

 

LOGO

 

 

1    The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Short-term investments represent certificates of deposits and commercial paper. Figures in the graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The graph does not depict the investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle. The Investment in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 1.4% of the Portfolio’s net assets as of August 31, 2019. 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 Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

For more information about the Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about the Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

10


GOLDMAN SACHS TACTICAL TILT OVERLAY FUND

 

Performance Summary

August 31, 2019

 

The following graph shows the value, as of August 31, 2019, of a $1,000,000 investment made on July 31, 2014 (commencement of operations) in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark, the ICE® BofAML® U.S. Dollar Three-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

 

Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund’s Lifetime Performance

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment, with distributions reinvested, from July 31, 2014 through August 31, 2019.

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Return through August 31, 2019*      One Year        Five Years      Since Inception

Institutional (Commenced July 31, 2014)

     0.71%        1.63%      1.58%

 

Class P (Commenced April 17, 2018)

     0.59%        N/A      1.25%

 

Class R6 (Commenced December 29, 2017)

     0.58%        N/A      0.71%

 

*   These returns assume reinvestment of all distributions at NAV. Because Institutional, Class P and Class R6 Shares do not involve a sales charge, such a charge is not applied to their Average Annual Total Returns.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS TACTICAL TILT OVERLAY FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2019

 

Shares   Description   Value  
Exchange Traded Fund(a) – 3.0%  
12,837,895   Alerian MLP ETF   $ 116,696,466  
(Cost $116,366,003)  

 

 

 

Shares   Dividend
Rate
    Value  
Investment Companies(b) – 33.4%  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

1,258,123,123     2.045   $ 1,258,123,123  

Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund – Class R6 Shares

 

9,108,996     23.781       55,838,146  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

 
(Cost $1,317,421,771)

 

  $ 1,313,961,269  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

 

(Cost $1,431,372,068)

 

  $ 1,445,523,296  

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Short-term Investments – 60.0%  
Certificates of Deposit – 23.4%  
 

Banco Del Estado De Chile

 
$        8,000,000       2.180     12/12/19     $ 8,001,900  
  25,000,000       2.660 (c)      09/23/19       25,008,733  
 

Bank of Montreal(d)

 
 

(1M USD LIBOR + 0.400%)

   
  11,000,000       2.601       12/10/19       11,009,834  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.210%)

 
  20,000,000       2.463       11/01/19       20,006,269  
 

Bank of Nova Scotia(d)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.060%)

 
  23,000,000       2.269       05/07/20       23,004,549  
 

(FEDL01 + 0.470%)

 
  4,000,000       2.590       12/12/19       4,003,132  
 

Barclays Bank PLC(c)

 
  7,600,000       2.730       05/20/20       7,636,967  
  11,000,000       3.060       12/05/19       11,026,817  
 

Bedford Row Funding Corp.(d)(e) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.200%)

 
  15,000,000       2.400       03/17/20       14,997,252  
 

BNP Paribas SA(d) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%)

 
  11,000,000       2.349       05/21/20       10,994,946  
 

BNZ International Funding Ltd.(d)(e)

 

(1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%)

 
  18,000,000       2.584       06/25/20       17,986,327  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.080%)

 
  20,000,000       2.600       05/18/20       19,999,952  
 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce(d)

 

(1M USD LIBOR + 0.350%)

 
         9,700,000       2.594       11/05/19       9,703,769  
 

(1M USD LIBOR + 0.400%)

 
  15,000,000       2.601       12/10/19       15,013,409  
 

(FEDL01 + 0.280%)

 
  15,000,000       2.400       07/10/20       14,999,995  

 

 

 
Short-term Investments – (continued)  
Certificates of Deposit – (continued)  
 

Collateralized Commercial Paper Co. LLC(d) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.120%)

 
 
     20,000,000       2.551       10/04/19     20,001,313  
 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia(d)

 

(1M USD LIBOR + 0.140%)

 
  15,000,000       2.335       02/14/20       14,999,370  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.050%)

 
  24,000,000       2.654 (e)      04/06/20       24,001,321  
 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA(d) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%)

 
  25,000,000       2.272       06/30/20       24,981,483  
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank(d) (FEDL01
+ 0.330%)

 
 
  9,000,000       2.450       06/12/20       8,999,982  
 

Credit Agricole SA(c)

 
  15,000,000       2.600       12/06/19       15,021,361  
  9,750,000       3.070       11/19/19       9,770,674  
 

Credit Industriel ET Commercial NY(d) (e) (1M USD LIBOR
+ 0.120%)

 
 
  11,000,000       2.489       01/13/20       10,999,199  
 

Credit Suisse AG

 
  20,000,000       2.810 (c)      03/09/20       20,085,688  
 

(1M USD LIBOR + 0.140%)

 
  20,000,000       2.364 (d)      10/02/19       20,001,944  
 

(SOFRRATE + 0.380%)

 
  11,250,000       2.500 (d)      03/06/20       11,256,497  
 

DNB Bank ASA(d)(e) (3M USD LIBOR + 0.040%)

 
  30,000,000       2.647       03/09/20       29,999,976  
 

Fairway Finance Co. LLC(d)(e) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.100%)

 
  20,000,000       2.488       01/03/20       20,000,475  
 

ING (U.S.) Funding LLC(d)(e) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%)

 
  13,500,000       2.620       12/02/19       13,503,834  
 

KBC Bank N.V.(f)

 
  15,000,000       0.000       02/20/20       14,865,561  
 

Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale(c)

 
  3,850,000       2.940       01/17/20       3,863,422  
 

Lloyds Bank PLC(d) (3M USD LIBOR + 0.110%)

 
  5,000,000       2.743       12/13/19       5,000,822  
 

Macquarie Bank Ltd.(d)(e)

 
 

(1M USD LIBOR + 0.250%)

 
  16,000,000       2.619       07/09/20       15,999,976  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.120%)

 
  15,000,000       2.682       05/07/20       15,001,956  
 

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

 
  5,000,000       2.250       12/20/19       5,003,404  
  12,000,000       2.260       11/01/19       12,002,073  
 

MUFG Bank Ltd.(c)

 
  25,000,000       2.930       01/28/20       25,088,964  
 

National Australia Bank Ltd.(d)(e) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%)

 
  11,000,000       2.446       06/25/20       10,994,364  
 

National Bank of Canada(d)(e)

 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.070%)

 
  23,500,000       2.646       05/01/20       23,501,447  
 

(FEDL01 + 0.360%)

 
  10,303,000       2.490       08/19/20       10,302,974  
 

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP(c)

 
       15,000,000       2.760       10/29/19       15,011,909  

 

 

 

 

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


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Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Short-term Investments – (continued)  
Certificates of Deposit – (continued)  
 

Natixis SA

 
$ 11,000,000       2.750%(c)       12/20/19     $ 11,020,625  
 

(1M USD LIBOR + 0.290%)

 
  3,000,000       2.534 (d)      06/05/20       3,000,168  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.230%)

 
       25,000,000       2.568 (d)      01/10/20       25,014,017  
 

(FEDL01 + 0.400%)

 
  7,000,000       2.520 (d)      08/06/20       6,999,971  
 

Nordea Bank AB(d)

 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.020%)

 
  2,831,000       2.276       01/28/20       2,830,990  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.270%)

 
  11,000,000       2.570       10/18/19       11,003,394  
 

Norinchukin BK

 
  28,000,000       2.030       02/28/20       28,001,369  
 

Royal Bank of Canada(d)(e)

 

(FEDL01 + 0.280%)

 
  5,500,000       2.650       06/12/20       5,500,412  
 

(FEDL01 + 0.360%)

 
  15,000,000       2.760       07/29/20       15,001,266  
 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

 
  11,000,000       2.600 (c)      11/07/19       11,010,193  
 

(1M USD LIBOR + 0.200%)

 
  25,000,000       2.372 (d)      07/20/20       24,990,033  
 

Societe Generale SA(d)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.180%)

 
  11,000,000       2.463       04/24/20       11,003,430  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.180%)

 
  15,000,000       2.742 (e)      05/11/20       15,004,040  
 

(FEDL01 + 0.450%)

 
  11,000,000       2.570 (e)      08/17/20       10,999,945  
 

Standard Chartered Bank

 
  4,000,000       3.190 (c)      10/31/19       4,005,706  
 

(1M USD LIBOR + 0.130%)

 
  15,000,000       2.331 (d)      12/11/19       15,001,956  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.150%)

 
  3,900,000       2.482 (d)      10/03/19       3,900,286  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.310%)

 
  4,000,000       2.563 (d)      10/31/19       4,001,609  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.(d)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.040%)

 
  25,000,000       2.340       10/18/19       24,999,807  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.410%)

 
  6,500,000       2.812       06/18/20       6,506,566  
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.(d)

 
 

(1M USD LIBOR + 0.180%)

 
  5,000,000       2.362       02/18/20       4,999,481  
 

(SOFRRATE + 0.210%)

 
  20,000,000       2.360       02/28/20       20,002,006  
 

The Bank of Nova Scotia(d)(e) (1M USD LIBOR + 0.160%)

 
  5,000,000       2.588       05/29/20       4,997,295  
 

Wells Fargo Bank NA(d) (FEDL01 + 0.290%)

 
  15,000,000       2.410       04/06/20       15,000,874  
 

Westpac Banking Corp.(d)

 
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.040%)

 
  1,350,000       2.164       02/19/20       1,349,891  

 

 

 
Short-term Investments – (continued)  
Certificates of Deposit – (continued)  
 

(3M USD LIBOR + 0.180%)

 
10,000,000       2.763 %(e)      10/31/19     10,002,764  
 

(FEDL01 + 0.260%)

 
  11,000,000       2.650(e)       06/26/20       10,999,926  
 

(FEDL01 + 0.270%)

 
  13,350,000       2.390       03/13/20       13,352,756  
     

 

 

 
        934,154,616  

 

 

 
Commercial Paper – 36.2%  
 

AbbVie, Inc.(e)(f)

 
       22,000,000       0.000       09/10/19       21,984,539  
 

ABN AMRO Funding USA LLC(e)(f)

 
  13,950,000       0.000       11/08/19       13,889,240  
  22,650,000       0.000       11/25/19       22,526,457  
 

AT&T, Inc.(e)(f)

 
  15,000,000       0.000       12/10/19       14,899,700  
 

Bank of China Ltd.(f)

 
  7,500,000       0.000       10/02/19       7,484,641  
  12,000,000       0.000       03/06/20       11,852,076  
 

Barclays Bank PLC(e)(f)

 
  11,550,000       0.000       09/23/19       11,533,491  
 

Barton Capital Corp.(e)(f)

 
  6,400,000       0.000       11/13/19       6,371,800  
 

Bedford Row Funding Corp.(e)

 
  6,000,000       0.000 (f)      10/18/19       5,983,005  
  5,000,000       1.000       10/16/19       4,986,403  
 

Bell Canada, Inc.(e)(f)

 
  10,000,000       0.000       09/20/19       9,986,023  
  10,000,000       0.000       11/25/19       9,942,435  
 

BNG Bank N.V.(e)(f)

 
  20,000,000       0.000       01/31/20       19,829,146  
 

Cancara Asset Securitisation LLC(f)

 
  25,000,000       0.000       10/03/19       24,950,511  
 

Chariot Funding LLC(e)(f)

 
  13,000,000       0.000       09/10/19       12,991,559  
 

China Construction Banking Corp.(e)(f)

 
  9,000,000       0.000       09/20/19       8,988,313  
  11,000,000       0.000       10/01/19       10,977,325  
  18,000,000       0.000       10/24/19       17,936,420  
 

Ciesco LLC(e)(f)

 
  1,600,000       0.000       10/11/19       1,596,009  
 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.(e)(f)

 
  22,000,000       0.000       09/13/19       21,982,290  
  20,100,000       0.000       12/12/19       19,983,460  
 

CNPC Finance HK Ltd.(e)(f)

 
  10,000,000       0.000       09/16/19       9,988,974  
 

Collateralized Commercial Paper Co. LLC(f)

 
  10,000,000       0.000       02/24/20       9,900,122  
 

Collateralized Commercial Paper FLEX Co. LLC(e)

 
  15,000,000       0.000(f)       10/15/19       14,960,057  
  4,000,000       1.000       04/23/20       3,949,440  
 

Collateralized Commercial Paper II Co. LLC(e)(f)

 
  3,268,000       0.000 (f)      11/25/19       3,251,652  
 

Compass Group PLC(e)(f)

 
  5,057,000       0.000       09/18/19       5,051,270  
 

DBS Bank Ltd.(e)(f)

 
  20,000,000       0.000       10/01/19       19,961,938  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.   13


GOLDMAN SACHS TACTICAL TILT OVERLAY FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Short-term Investments – (continued)  
Commercial Paper – (continued)  
 

Dexia Credit Local SA(f)

 
$ 15,000,000       0.000 %       10/10/19     $ 14,961,904  
 

DNB Bank ASA(e)(f)

 
  7,250,000       0.000       10/07/19       7,234,006  
 

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(e)(f)

 
  4,750,000       0.000       11/12/19       4,727,358  
 

Electricite De France SA(e)(f)

 
  8,000,000       0.000       12/02/19       7,951,245  
 

Eli Lilly & Co.(e)(f)

 
       25,000,000       0.000       10/31/19       24,910,832  
 

Entergy Corp.(e)(f)

 
  1,900,000       0.000       09/11/19       1,898,508  
  3,700,000       0.000       10/01/19       3,691,919  
  4,650,000       0.000       10/04/19       4,638,843  
 

Essilorluxottica(e)(f)

 
  13,000,000       0.000       09/03/19       12,996,967  
  12,750,000       0.000       12/09/19       12,675,024  
 

Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec(e)(f)

 
  15,000,000       0.000       10/08/19       14,965,176  
  20,000,000       0.000       02/24/20       19,797,179  
 

First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C.(e)(f)

 
  21,500,000       0.000       11/07/19       21,411,649  
 

General Electric Co.(f)

 
  10,167,000       0.000       09/03/19       10,164,455  
  5,000,000       0.000       10/03/19       4,989,078  
  10,500,000       0.000       10/30/19       10,458,545  
 

General Mills, Inc.(e)(f)

 
  18,750,000       0.000       09/09/19       18,738,193  
 

Gotham Funding Corp.(e)(f)

 
  25,000,000       0.000       10/18/19       24,927,487  
 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.(e)(f)

 
  25,000,000       0.000       10/25/19       24,910,128  
 

International Business Machines Corp.(e)(f)

 
  14,400,000       0.000       10/22/19       14,355,522  
 

Kells Funding LLC(f)

 
  15,000,000       0.000       11/04/19       14,943,515  
  15,000,000       0.000       11/05/19       14,942,631  
 

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.(e)(f)

 
  10,150,000       0.000       09/13/19       10,141,008  
  9,000,000       0.000       10/21/19       8,969,775  
 

La Fayette Asset Securitization(e)(f)

 
  10,289,000       0.000       11/07/19       10,247,192  
 

Liberty Street Funding LLC(e)(f)

 
  14,800,000       0.000       10/08/19       14,765,673  
 

LMA SA LMA Americas(f)

 
  10,500,000       0.000       10/11/19       10,474,789  
  20,000,000       0.000       02/05/20       19,821,567  
 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc.(f)

 
  17,500,000       0.000       10/08/19       17,460,472  
 

Manhattan Asset Funding Co. LLC(e)(f)

 
  6,000,000       0.000       09/25/19       5,990,813  
 

Marriott International, Inc.(e)(f)

 
  5,000,000       0.000       10/30/19       4,980,260  
  10,750,000       0.000       12/20/19       10,671,339  

 

 

 
Short-term Investments – (continued)  
Commercial Paper – (continued)  
 

Matchpoint Finance PLC(e)(f)

 
11,000,000       0.000       09/19/19     10,987,087  
  12,621,000       0.000       11/06/19       12,572,915  
 

Mondelez International, Inc.(e)(f)

 
  13,000,000       0.000       09/11/19       12,990,185  
  8,900,000       0.000       09/17/19       8,889,827  
 

National Securities Clearing Corp.(e)(f)

 
  10,500,000       0.000       12/13/19       10,435,534  
 

NatWest Markets PLC(e)(f)

 
  7,850,000       0.000       02/10/20       7,780,087  
 

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V.(e)(f)

 
       25,000,000       0.000       10/04/19       24,947,937  
  24,000,000       0.000       10/10/19       23,941,397  
 

Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp.(e)(f)

 
  15,000,000       0.000       09/09/19       14,990,933  
  18,250,000       0.000       01/15/20       18,107,285  
 

Nutrien Ltd.(e)(f)

 
  8,750,000       0.000       09/12/19       8,742,654  
 

Old Line Funding LLC(e)(f)

 
  11,000,000       0.000       10/18/19       10,969,292  
 

Omnicom Capital, Inc.(e)(f)

 
  5,300,000       0.000       09/09/19       5,296,662  
  15,000,000       0.000       09/10/19       14,989,596  
 

Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC(e)(f)

 
  10,550,000       0.000       12/03/19       10,487,972  
  2,500,000       0.000       01/06/20       2,480,059  
  13,250,000       0.000       01/15/20       13,136,633  
  11,000,000       0.000       02/03/20       10,892,782  
 

Ridgefield Funding Co. LLC(e)

 
  10,000,000       0.000(f)       10/25/19       9,966,960  
  16,707,000       0.000 (f)      11/07/19       16,638,634  
  18,000,000       1.000       09/16/19       17,981,580  
 

Sheffield Receivables Co. LLC(e)(f)

 
  12,000,000       0.000       12/11/19       11,927,900  
 

Shell International Finance B.V.(e)(f)

 
  15,000,000       0.000       06/29/20       14,756,800  
  15,500,000       0.000       06/30/20       15,247,867  
 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB(e)(f)

 
  20,000,000       0.000       11/13/19       19,912,708  
 

Societe Generale SA(e)(f)

 
  17,000,000       0.000       03/11/20       16,826,214  
 

Spire, Inc.(e)(f)

 
  4,000,000       0.000       09/05/19       3,998,495  
  3,122,000       0.000       09/30/19       3,115,787  
  11,500,000       0.000       10/10/19       11,469,654  
 

Standard Chartered Bank(e)(f)

 
  11,000,000       0.000       01/13/20       10,914,396  
 

Suncor Energy, Inc.(e)(f)

 
  6,780,000       0.000       09/09/19       6,775,730  
 

The Boeing Co.(e)(f)

 
  6,900,000       0.000       10/30/19       6,874,407  
  14,000,000       0.000       11/13/19       13,936,417  
  25,750,000       0.000       12/11/19       25,590,423  

 

 

 

 

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


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Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Short-term Investments – (continued)  
Commercial Paper – (continued)  
 

The Coca-Cola Co.(e)(f)

 
$ 9,100,000       0.000 %       10/04/19     $ 9,081,580  
  11,350,000       0.000       10/16/19       11,319,090  
  30,450,000       0.000       12/11/19       30,270,008  
 

The Toronto-Dominion Bank(e)(f)

 
  11,000,000       0.000       09/30/19       10,979,748  
  7,250,000       0.000       10/18/19       7,229,257  
  11,050,000       0.000       09/04/19       11,046,765  
 

The Walt Disney Co.(e)(f)

 
  11,000,000       0.000       01/31/20       10,907,912  
  22,950,000       0.000       03/27/20       22,685,865  
 

United Overseas Bank Ltd.(e)(f)

 
  25,000,000       0.000       09/26/19       24,960,906  
 

United Technologies Corp.(e)(f)

 
       16,450,000       0.000       09/30/19       16,417,264  
 

Victory Receivables Corp.(e)(f)

 
  3,081,000       0.000       09/17/19       3,077,679  
  15,000,000       0.000       09/18/19       14,982,916  
  11,000,000       0.000       10/18/19       10,968,094  
 

VW Credit, Inc.(e)(f)

 
  20,650,000       0.000       12/06/19       20,518,572  
  8,000,000       0.000       01/14/20       7,928,334  
  4,800,000       0.000       03/30/20       4,732,919  
 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.(f)

 
  900,000       0.000       09/27/19       898,386  
  12,900,000       0.000       01/07/20       12,790,203  
  12,100,000       0.000       02/18/20       11,964,549  
     

 

 

 
        1,422,884,204  

 

 

 
  TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    
  (Cost $2,355,907,680)     $ 2,357,038,820  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
    REINVESTMENT
 
 
  (Cost $3,789,695,454)     $ 3,787,696,555  

 

 

 

 

Shares  

Dividend

Rate

    Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(b) – 1.4%  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares

 

     55,429,365     2.045   $ 55,429,365  
(Cost $55,429,365)

 

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 97.8%

 

(Cost $3,845,124,819)

 

  $ 3,843,125,920  

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS
    OF LIABILITIES – 2.2%

 

    88,036,288  

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

  $ 3,931,162,208  

 

 

 

 

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

(a)

  All or a portion of security is on loan.

(b)

  Represents an affiliated fund.

(c)

  Rate shown is that which is in effect on August 31, 2019. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions.

(d)

  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 August 31, 2019.

(e)

  Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

(f)

  Issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD

 

—Australian Dollar

CAD

 

—Canadian Dollar

EUR

 

—Euro

GBP

 

—British Pound

JPY

 

—Japanese Yen

KRW

 

—South Korean Won

TWD

 

—Taiwan Dollar

USD

 

—U.S. Dollar

ZAR

 

—South African Rand

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ETF

 

—Exchange Traded Fund

LIBOR

 

—London Interbank Offered Rate

LLC

 

—Limited Liability Company

MLP

 

—Master Limited Partnership

PLC

 

—Public Limited Company

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.   15


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At August 31, 2019, the Portfolio had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED GAIN

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Gain
 

MS & Co. Int. PLC

  USD     124,271,393      EUR     110,740,000        09/18/19      $ 2,390,993  
  USD     240,965,272      GBP     196,715,000        09/18/19        1,411,359  
    USD     55,867,401      TWD     1,728,600,000        09/18/19        594,112  
TOTAL                                      $ 4,396,464  

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty   Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

MS & Co. Int. PLC

  EUR     221,270,000      USD     252,362,886        09/18/19      $ (8,833,216
  GBP     196,715,000      USD     251,049,486        09/18/19        (11,495,573
  JPY     13,167,000,000      USD     125,153,147        09/18/19        (1,047,487
  KRW     148,600,000,001      USD     126,326,586        09/18/19        (3,478,618
  USD     244,460,251      JPY     26,250,000,000        09/18/19        (2,959,326
  USD     69,971,574      TWD     2,195,400,000        09/18/19        (227,997
  USD     41,612,071      ZAR     634,760,000        09/18/19        (133,519
    ZAR     1,770,060,000      USD     117,679,428        09/18/19        (1,269,761
TOTAL                                      $ (29,445,497

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At August 31, 2019, the Portfolio had the following futures contracts:

 

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

Long position contracts:

                 

Australian 10 Year Government Bonds

     2,961          09/16/19        $ 296,696,770        $ 920,853  

FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index

     2,304          09/19/19          74,236,836          (5,959,771

Gasoline RBOB

     1,159          09/30/19          74,462,737          (2,879,027

IBEX 35 Index

     1,249          09/20/19          120,750,700          1,352,246  

KOSPI 200 Index

     2,217          09/11/19          118,583,189          (5,655,272

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     2,842          09/20/19          415,614,080          4,056,814  

STOXX 600 Bank

     5,217          09/20/19          34,631,802          (3,537,367

2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     2,072          12/31/19          447,794,813          (148,090

5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     10,273          12/31/19          1,232,519,232          3,057,996  

10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     1,147          12/19/19          151,081,406          885,011  
Total                                     $ (7,906,607

Short position contracts:

                 

Canada 10 Year Government Bonds

     (654        12/18/19          (71,265,074        (267,774

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     (1,539        09/20/19          (75,718,800        1,183,030  

MSCI Taiwan Index

     (3,233        09/27/19          (126,377,970        (3,402,575

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bonds

     (1,228        12/19/19          (242,453,250        (3,076,238

10 Year German Euro-Bund

     (112        12/06/19          (21,698,933        2,292  
Total                                     $ (5,561,265
TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS                                     $ (13,467,872

 

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


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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

SWAP CONTRACTS — At August 31, 2019, the Portfolio had the following swap contracts:

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Reference Obligation/Index     

Financing Rate
Paid (Received)

by the Portfolio

    Counterparty      Termination
Date(c)
       Notional
Amount
(000s)
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
*
 

JPGSVENK Index(d)

       0.070%(a)     JPMorgan Securities, Inc.        10/03/19        $ 498,615        $ 11,908,540  

MSGSSUIT Index(d)

       0.270(a)     MS & Co. Int. PLC        10/03/19          74,827          (4,122,878

SX7T Index

       0.170(a)     BOA Securities LLC        10/02/19        49,577          73,679  

SX7T Index

       0.150(a)     MS & Co. Int. PLC        10/02/19          13,000          (502,323

SX7T Index

       (1.440)(b)     UBS AG (London)        10/02/19          183,084          (15,935,569
TOTAL                                           $ (8,578,551

 

   *   There are no upfront payments on the swap contracts, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) on the swap contracts is equal to their market value.
  (a)   Payments made monthly.
  (b)   Payments made quarterly.
  (c)   The Portfolio pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract(s). On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Portfolio will either receive from or pay to the counterparty an amount equal to the net of the accrued financing fees and the value of the reference security subtracted from the original notional cost (notional multiplied by the price change of the reference security, converted to U.S. Dollars).
  (d)   The top 50 components are shown below.

A basket (JPGSVENK) of common stocks

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Noble Energy Inc

   Energy        13,150        $ 296,928          2.49

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc

   Consumer, Cyclical        342          286,552          2.41  

DR Horton Inc

   Consumer, Cyclical        5,742          284,046          2.39  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc

   Industrial        1,105          280,405          2.35  

FMC Corp

   Basic Materials        3,176          274,184          2.30  

Twitter Inc

   Communications        6,420          273,810          2.30  

Rollins Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        8,127          266,651          2.24  

CarMax Inc

   Consumer, Cyclical        3,130          260,697          2.19  

CenturyLink Inc

   Communications        22,400          254,918          2.14  

Williams Cos Inc/The

   Energy        10,586          249,826          2.10  

Netflix Inc

   Communications        845          248,378          2.10  

National Oilwell Varco Inc

   Energy        12,039          245,953          2.08  

Baker Hughes a GE Co

   Energy        10,691          231,878          1.95  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        6,060          230,584          1.94  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        1,166          209,882          1.76  

Humana Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        701          198,530          1.67  

ABIOMED Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        1,020          196,991          1.65  

Kraft Heinz Co/The

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        7,666          195,632          1.64  

Illumina Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        693          194,950          1.64  

Align Technology Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        1,033          189,155          1.59  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        399          158,541          1.33  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp

   Basic Materials        3,652          145,694          1.22  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc

   Technology        4,544          142,912          1.20  

General Dynamics Corp

   Industrial        740          141,486          1.19  

salesforce.com Inc

   Technology        900          140,419          1.18  

AT&T Inc

   Communications        3,977          140,220          1.18  

United Parcel Service Inc

   Industrial        1,160          137,635          1.16  

Diamondback Energy Inc

   Energy        1,393          136,634          1.15  

LKQ Corp

   Consumer, Cyclical        5,189          136,309          1.14  

ONEOK Inc

   Energy        1,911          136,241          1.14  

United Technologies Corp

   Industrial        1,029          134,040          1.13  

Alphabet Inc

   Communications        112          133,340          1.12  

Copart Inc

   Consumer, Cyclical        1,768          133,300          1.12  

Walt Disney Co/The

   Communications        957          131,296          1.10  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co

   Energy        1,064          131,283          1.10  

Deere & Co

   Industrial        842          130,384          1.09  

Microchip Technology Inc

   Technology        1,481          127,880          1.07  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.   17


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

A basket (JPGSVENK) of common stocks (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Fifth Third Bancorp

   Financial        4,783        $ 126,504          1.06 %  

Tiffany & Co

   Consumer, Cyclical        1,487          126,227          1.06  

TechnipFMC PLC

   Energy        5,078          126,140          1.06  

Wabtec Corp

   Industrial        1,786          123,629          1.04  

Kellogg Co

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        1,960          123,059          1.03  

Wynn Resorts Ltd

   Consumer, Cyclical        1,104          121,590          1.02  

Albemarle Corp

   Basic Materials        1,950          120,361          1.01  

Gap Inc/The

   Consumer, Cyclical        7,487          118,218          0.99  

Invesco Ltd

   Financial        7,530          118,218          0.99  

Halliburton Co

   Energy        6,264          118,021          0.99  

JM Smucker Co/The

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        1,116          117,353          0.99  

CVS Health Corp

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        1,899          115,664          0.97  

Arista Networks Inc

   Communications        498          112,958          0.95  

A basket (MSGSSUIT) of common stocks

                 

Symantec Corp

   Communications        5,154          119,835          2.91  

Southwest Airlines Co

   Consumer, Cyclical        2,194          114,779          2.78  

Raymond James Financial Inc

   Financial        1,404          110,245          2.67  

American Express Co

   Financial        896          107,842          2.62  

Capital One Financial Corp

   Financial        1,218          105,536          2.56  

Pfizer Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        2,938          104,437          2.53  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp

   Energy        6,086          104,194          2.53  

Bank of America Corp

   Financial        3,692          101,559          2.46  

Discover Financial Services

   Financial        1,270          101,536          2.46  

Ameriprise Financial Inc

   Financial        786          101,381          2.46  

Dow Inc

   Basic Materials        2,377          101,317          2.46  

Xerox Holdings Corp

   Technology        3,462          100,373          2.43  

ConocoPhillips

   Energy        1,887          98,487          2.39  

Comerica Inc

   Financial        1,591          98,078          2.38  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        967          97,410          2.36  

E*TRADE Financial Corp

   Financial        2,328          97,160          2.36  

DXC Technology Co

   Technology        1,998          66,382          1.61  

Celgene Corp

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        602          58,256          1.41  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        198          56,861          1.38  

AbbVie Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        847          55,695          1.35  

FLIR Systems Inc

   Industrial        1,123          55,314          1.34  

Wells Fargo & Co

   Financial        1,183          55,070          1.34  

PayPal Holdings Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        503          54,852          1.33  

Citigroup Inc

   Financial        813          52,341          1.27  

M&T Bank Corp

   Financial        351          51,316          1.24  

Cigna Corp

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        331          51,002          1.24  

Biogen Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        231          50,772          1.23  

State Street Corp

   Financial        985          50,542          1.23  

Eastman Chemical Co

   Basic Materials        752          49,161          1.19  

Ralph Lauren Corp

   Consumer, Cyclical        541          47,804          1.16  

HP Inc

   Technology        2,613          47,790          1.16  

AMETEK Inc

   Industrial        435          37,343          0.91  

Parker-Hannifin Corp

   Industrial        218          36,103          0.88  

Cummins Inc

   Industrial        239          35,723          0.87  

Caterpillar Inc

   Industrial        298          35,403          0.86  

Dollar General Corp

   Consumer, Cyclical        207          32,323          0.78  

Tyson Foods Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        346          32,223          0.78  

QUALCOMM Inc

   Technology        382          29,728          0.72  

NRG Energy Inc

   Utilities        807          29,365          0.71  

Verizon Communications Inc

   Communications        504          29,302          0.71  

Merck & Co Inc

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        334          28,911          0.70  

Agilent Technologies Inc

   Industrial        398          28,302          0.69  

Danaher Corp

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        198          28,105          0.68  

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        167          28,041          0.68  

 

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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

A basket (MSGSSUIT) of common stocks (continued)

 

Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

   Financial        141        $ 28,012          0.68

Arthur J Gallagher & Co

   Financial        308          27,920          0.68  

Johnson & Johnson

   Consumer, Non-cyclical        217          27,843          0.68  

Micron Technology Inc

   Technology        613          27,773          0.67  

TE Connectivity Ltd

   Industrial        303          27,624          0.67  

T-Mobile US Inc

   Communications        352          27,475          0.67  

PURCHASED OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At August 31, 2019, the Portfolio had the following 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)
 

Purchased option contracts

 

  

Calls

 

  

SX7E Index

   UBS AG (London)    $ 95.766      12/20/2019      685,996      $ 685,996      $ 321,057      $ 2,884,772      $ (2,563,715

 

 

Abbreviations:

BoA Securities LLC—Bank of America Securities LLC

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

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities(a)

August 31, 2019

 

       

    

    

    

 
  Assets:

 

 

Investments of unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,472,273,683)(b)

  $ 2,473,735,286  
 

Investments of affiliated issuers, at value (cost $1,317,421,771)

    1,313,961,269  
 

Investments in securities lending reinvestment vehicle — affiliated issuer, at value (cost $55,429,365)

    55,429,365  
 

Purchased options, at value (premium paid $2,884,772)

    321,057  
 

Cash

    63,582,745  
 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $1,499,331)

    1,901,395  
 

Unrealized gain on swap contracts

    11,982,219  
 

Unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    4,396,464  
 

Receivables:

 

 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(c)

    138,649,941  
 

Dividends and interest

    6,010,896  
 

Portfolio shares sold

    710,513  
 

Securities lending income

    84,129  
 

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    4,856  
 

Other assets

    48,119  
  Total assets     4,070,818,254  
   
  Liabilities:  
 

Unrealized loss on swap contracts

    20,560,770  
 

Unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    29,445,497  
 

Variation margin on futures contracts

    1,392,153  
 

Payables:

 

 

Payable upon return of securities loaned

    55,429,365  
 

Investments purchased

    14,428,447  
 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(d)

    13,430,000  
 

Management fees

    2,242,989  
 

Portfolio shares redeemed

    1,885,002  
 

Transfer Agency fees

    100,858  
 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    740,965  
  Total liabilities     139,656,046  
   
  Net Assets:  
 

Paid-in capital

    4,148,891,292  
 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    (217,729,084
    NET ASSETS   $ 3,931,162,208  
   

Net Assets:

   
   

Institutional

    25,673,431  
   

Class P

    3,190,855,367  
   

Class R6

    714,633,410  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 3,931,162,208  
   

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

   
   

Institutional

    2,582,325  
   

Class P

    330,184,150  
   

Class R6

    73,938,974  
   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

   
   

Institutional

  $ 9.94  
   

Class P

    9.66  
   

Class R6

    9.67  

 

  (a)   Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the Portfolio is consolidated and includes the balances of a wholly owned subsidiary, Cayman Commodity — TTIF, Ltd. Accordingly, all interfund balances and transactions have been eliminated.
  (b)   Includes loaned securities having a market value of $52,978,804.
  (c)   Includes amounts segregated for initial margin requirements and/or collateral on futures, swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions of $74,514,085, $20,865,856 and $43,270,000, respectively.
  (d)   Represents amounts segregated for initial margin requirements and/or collateral on swaps contracts.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Operations(a)

For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2019

 

       

    

    

    

 
  Investment income:

 

 

Interest — unaffiliated issuers

  $ 64,554,348  
 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

    30,675,928  
 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers

    14,451,450  
 

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

    2,624,837  
  Total investment income     112,306,563  
   
  Expenses:

 

 

Management fees

    29,743,337  
 

Transfer Agency fees(b)

    1,182,109  
 

Registration fees

    372,554  
 

Custody, accounting and administrative services

    333,757  
 

Professional fees

    163,495  
 

Printing and mailing costs

    101,344  
 

Prime Broker Fees

    23,447  
 

Trustee fees

    22,711  
 

Other

    252,759  
  Total expenses     32,195,513  
 

Less — expense reductions

    (3,694,871
  Net expenses     28,500,642  
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME     83,805,921  
   
  Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 
 

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

    16,578,801  
 

Investment — affiliated issuers

    (5,337,868
 

Purchased options

    60,143,625  
 

Futures contracts

    68,668,016  
 

Written options

    (31,162,734
 

Swap contracts

    (47,764,455
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (22,523,218
 

Foreign currency transactions

    (564,942
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

 
 

Investments

    (61,648,633
 

Investments — affiliated issuers

    (7,413,580
 

Purchased options

    (4,302,767
 

Futures contracts

    (37,559,290
 

Written options

    (3,525,530
 

Swap contracts

    1,604,340  
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (4,995,097
 

Foreign currency translation

    363,132  
  Net realized and unrealized loss     (79,440,200
  NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 4,365,721  

 

  (a)   Statement of Operations for the Portfolio is consolidated and includes the balances of a wholly owned subsidiary, Cayman Commodity — TTIF, Ltd. Accordingly, all interfund balances and transactions have been eliminated.
  (b)   Class specific Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

Transfer Agency Fees

Institutional

  

Class P

  

Class R6

$9,454    $1,048,726    $123,929

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets(a)

 

        For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
  From operations:

 

 

Net investment income

  $ 83,805,921      $ 67,621,747  
 

Net realized gain (loss)

    38,037,225        (21,067,284
 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

    (117,477,425      73,015,573  
  Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     4,365,721        119,570,036  
      
  Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

From distributable earnings:

    
 

Institutional Shares

           (45,296,029 )(b) 
 

Class P Shares(c)

    (88,570,565       
 

Class R6 Shares(d)

    (9,121,338       
  Total distributions to shareholders     (97,691,903      (45,296,029
      
  From share transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

    1,046,933,235        5,187,683,119  
 

Reinvestment of distributions

    97,691,903        45,296,029  
 

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,532,335,416      (6,137,982,554
  Net decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions     (387,710,278      (905,003,406
  TOTAL DECREASE     (481,036,460      (830,729,399
      
  Net assets:(e)

 

 

Beginning of year

    4,412,198,668        5,242,928,067  
 

End of year

  $ 3,931,162,208      $ 4,412,198,668  

 

  (a)   Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the Portfolio is consolidated and includes the balances of a wholly owned subsidiary, Cayman Commodity — TTIF, Ltd. Accordingly, all interfund balances and transactions have been eliminated.
  (b)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Distributions to shareholders consisted solely of net investment income for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018.
  (c)   Commenced operations on April 17, 2018.
  (d)   Commenced operations on December 29, 2017.
  (e)   Prior fiscal year information has been revised to conform with current year presentation. Undistributed net investment income was $53,093,613 as of August 31, 2018.

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund  
        Institutional Shares  
        Year Ended August 31,     Period
November 1, 2016 –
August 31, 2017*
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2019     2018     2016     2015  
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.87     $ 9.73     $ 9.83     $ 10.40     $ 9.87  
 

Net investment income(a)

    0.22       0.12       0.09       0.11       0.18  
 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.15     0.11       (0.01     (0.22     0.46  
 

Total from investment operations

    0.07       0.23       0.08       (0.11     0.64  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.09     (0.18     (0.46     (0.11
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.94     $ 9.87     $ 9.73     $ 9.83     $ 10.40  
  Total return(b)     0.71     2.39     0.82     (0.96 )%      6.57
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 25,673     $ 23,583     $ 5,242,928     $ 5,214,846     $ 4,664,660  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(c)

    0.74     0.69     0.62 %(d)      0.59     0.52
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(c)

    0.79     0.76     0.75 %(d)      0.77     0.79
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.17     1.20     1.10 %(d)      1.15     1.77
 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    46     41     28     48     81

 

  *   The Portfolio changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to August 31.
  (a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.
  (b)   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 (if any). 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 Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
  (c)   Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.
  (d)   Annualized.
  (e)   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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Consolidated Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund  
        Class P Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period Ended
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.87     $ 9.76  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.20       0.14  
 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (0.15     (0.03
 

Total from investment operations

    0.05       0.11  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.26      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.66     $ 9.87  
  Total return(c)     0.59     1.13
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 3,190,855     $ 4,045,246  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.72     0.71 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.78     0.77 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.07     3.80 %(e) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    46     41

 

  (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 (if any). 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 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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Consolidated Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

        Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund  
        Class R6 Shares  
        Year Ended
August 31, 2019
    Period Ended
August 31, 2018(a)
 
  Per Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.87     $ 9.81  
 

Net investment income(b)

    0.26       0.11  
 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (0.20     (0.05
 

Total from investment operations

    0.06       0.06  
 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.26      
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.67     $ 9.87  
  Total return(c)     0.58     0.61
 

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 714,633     $ 343,370  
 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.73     0.69 %(e) 
 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.78     0.76 %(e) 
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.65     1.77 %(e) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    46     41

 

  (a)   Commenced operations on December 29, 2017.
  (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 (if any). 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 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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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

August 31, 2019

 

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 Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund (the “Portfolio”) is a diversified portfolio and currently offers three classes of shares — Institutional, Class P and Class R6 Shares. Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Portfolio 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. The Portfolio is an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

A.  Basis of Consolidation for Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund — The Cayman Commodity — TTIF, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, was incorporated on July 31, 2014 and is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Portfolio. The Subsidiary acts as an investment vehicle for the Portfolio to enable the Portfolio to gain exposure to certain types of commodity-linked derivative instruments. The Portfolio is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary pursuant to a subscription agreement dated as of July 31, 2014, and it is intended that the Portfolio will remain the sole shareholder and will continue to control the Subsidiary. Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the 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 August 31, 2019, the Portfolio’s net assets were $3,931,162,208, of which, $391,963,193, or 10.0%, represented the Subsidiary’s net assets.

B.  Investment Valuation — The Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio 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 from master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) are generally recorded based on the characterization reported on the MLP’s tax return. The Portfolio 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.

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 Statement 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 swap contracts 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.

D.  Class  Allocations and Expenses — Investment income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), if any, and non-class specific expenses of the Portfolio are allocated daily based upon the proportion of net assets of each class. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by the Portfolio are charged to the Portfolio, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the Portfolio 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 Transfer Agency fees.

 

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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

E.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is the Portfolio’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, the 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 at least annually.

The Subsidiary is classified as a controlled foreign corporation under the Code. Therefore, the Portfolio is required to increase its taxable income by its share of the Subsidiary’s income. Net losses of the Subsidiary cannot be deducted by the Portfolio in the current period nor carried forward to offset taxable income in future periods.

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 Portfolio’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from distributable earnings or capital. Certain components of the Portfolio’s net assets on the Consolidated Statement 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 the Portfolio 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 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 Portfolio’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).

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Portfolio, 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 Portfolio’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.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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 may be valued at the closing bid price for long positions and at the closing 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 for long positions or the last ask price for short positions, 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.

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 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 Portfolio invests in Underlying Funds that fluctuate in value, the Portfolio’s 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.

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. The 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. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Portfolio and cash collateral received, if any, is reported separately on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivatives contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Portfolio, if any, is noted in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

Exchange-traded derivatives, including futures and options contracts, are generally valued at the last sale or settlement price on the exchange where they are principally traded. Exchange-traded options without settlement prices are generally valued at the midpoint of the bid and ask prices on the exchange where they are principally traded (or, in the absence of two-way trading, at the last bid price for long positions and the last ask price for short positions). Exchange-traded derivatives typically fall within Level 1

 

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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 the 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. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Portfolio 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 the 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.

iii.  Options — When the 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 or credit default swap contracts.

Upon the purchase of a call option or a put option by the 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 the 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 the 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, the 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.

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.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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. The 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 the 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, the 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. The 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, the Portfolio generally receives a payment stream throughout the term of the swap, provided that there is no credit event. In addition, if the Portfolio sells protection through a credit default swap, the 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, the 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. The 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, the 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 the 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 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 the Portfolio bought credit protection.

A total return swap is an agreement that gives the Portfolio the right to receive or pay the appreciation or depreciation, as applicable, in the value of a specified security, an index, a basket of securities or indices 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, the Portfolio 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 the Portfolio’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 Portfolio’s NAV. To the extent investments are valued using single source broker quotations obtained directly from the broker or passed through from third party pricing vendors, such investments are classified as Level 3 investments.

 

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3. INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

C. Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Portfolio’s investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of August 31, 2019:

 

Investment Type    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets

 

Fixed Income

 

Corporate Obligations

   $        $ 14,865,561        $         —  

Exchange Traded Fund

     116,696,466                    

Investment Companies

     1,313,961,269                    

Short-term Investments

              2,342,173,259           

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     55,429,365                    
Total    $ 1,486,087,100        $ 2,357,038,820        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(a)

   $        $ 4,396,464        $  

Futures Contracts(a)

     11,458,242                    

Total Return Swap Contracts(a)

              11,982,219           

Options Purchased

              321,057           
Total    $ 11,458,242        $ 16,699,740        $  
Liabilities(a)

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ (29,445,497      $  

Futures Contracts

     (24,926,114                  

Total Return Swap Contracts

              (20,560,770         
Total    $ (24,926,114      $ (50,006,267      $  

 

(a)   Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

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 August 31, 2019. These instruments were used as part of the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s net exposure.

 

Risk    Consolidated Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
   Assets      Consolidated Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
   Liabilities  

Interest rate

   Variation margin on futures contracts    $ 4,866,152 (a)     Variation margin on futures contracts    $ (3,492,102) (a) 

Currency

   Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      4,396,464      Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      (29,445,497)  

Commodity

            

Variation margin on futures contracts

     (2,879,027) (a) 

Equity

   Variation margin on futures contracts; Receivable for unrealized gain on swap contracts; Purchased options, at value      18,895,366 (a)    

Variation margin on futures contracts;

Payable for unrealized loss on swap contracts

     (39,115,755) (a) 
Total         $ 28,157,982           $ (74,932,381)  

 

(a)   Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Portfolio’s gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019. 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 Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Consolidated Statement 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 swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts      $48,069,342       $1,677,613       12,473  
Credit    Net realized gain (loss) from swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts      9,603,608       (7,764,545)       1  
Commodity    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      29,021,455       (8,143,609)       1,137  
Currency   

Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency

exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on

forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (22,523,218     (4,995,097)       13  
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts, purchased options, swap contracts and written options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts, futures contracts, purchased options and written options      (36,809,953     (29,552,706)       15,580  
Total         $ 27,361,234     $ (48,778,344     29,204  

 

(a)   Average number of contracts is based on the average of month end balances for the period August 31, 2019.

 

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4. INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Portfolio mitigate its counterparty risk, the 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 the 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 the Portfolio and the counterparty. Additionally, the 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 the Portfolio and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivative contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by the 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 the Portfolio from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Portfolio bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The 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.

The following tables set forth the Portfolio’s net exposure for derivative instruments that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements as of August 31, 2019:

 

    Derivative Assets(a)     Derivative Liabilities(a)     Net Derivative
Asset
(Liabilities)
    Collateral
(Received)
Pledged(a)
    Net
Amount(b)
 
Counterparty   Options
Purchased
    Swaps     Forward
Currency
Contracts
    Total     Swaps    

Forward

Currency

Contracts

    Total  

BOA Securities LLC

  $     $ 73,679     $     $ 73,679     $     $     $     $ 73,679     $     $ 73,679  

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.

          11,908,540             11,908,540                         11,908,540       (11,908,540      

MS & Co. Int. PLC

                4,396,464       4,396,464       (4,625,201     (29,445,497     (34,070,698     (29,674,234     29,674,234        

UBS AG (London)

    321,057                   321,057       (15,935,569           (15,935,569     (15,614,512     15,614,512        

Total

  $ 321,057     $ 11,982,219     $ 4,396,464     $ 16,699,740     $ (20,560,770   $ (29,445,497   $ (50,006,267   $ (33,306,527   $ 33,380,206     $ 73,679  

 

(a)   Gross amounts available for offset but not netted in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(b)   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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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

 

A.  Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Portfolio, 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 Portfolio’s business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

Contractual Management Rate                    
First
$2 billion
     Next
$3 billion
       Next
$3 billion
       Over
$8 billion
       Effective
Management
Fee Rate
       Effective Net
Management
Fee Rate*^(a)
 
0.75%        0.68%          0.64%          0.62%          0.72%          0.66%  

 

*   GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Portfolio in an amount equal to any management fee it earns as an investment adviser to any of the affiliated funds in which the Portfolio invests through at least December 28, 2019. Prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Trustees.
^   Effective Net Management Fee Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated Underlying Funds, if any.
(a)   Reflects combined management fees paid to GSAM under the Agreement and the Subsidiary Agreement as defined below after waivers.

The Portfolio invests in Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Government Money Market Fund”), Class R6 Shares of the Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund and the Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund, which are affiliated Underlying Funds. GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Portfolio in an amount equal to the management fee it earns as an investment adviser to the affiliated Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests, except those management fees it earns from the Portfolio’s investment of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Government Money Market Fund. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, GSAM waived $3,643,822 of the Portfolio’s management fee.

GSAM also provides management services to the Subsidiary 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 the 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 the Portfolio’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee accrued and paid to GSAM by the Subsidiary under the Subsidiary Agreement.

B. Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Portfolio 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 of 0.04% of the average daily net assets of Institutional Shares and 0.03% of the average daily net assets of Class P Shares and Class R6 Shares.

C. Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to reduce or limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Portfolio (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, a percentage rate of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Portfolio is not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitation as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for the Portfolio is 0.164%. This Other Expense limitation will remain in place through at least December 28, 2019 and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Portfolio has entered into certain offset arrangements with the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Portfolio’s expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

 

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5. AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Management
Fee Waiver
       Other
Expense
Reimbursements
       Total
Expense
Reductions
 
$ 3,643,822        $ 51,049        $ 3,694,871  

D. Line of Credit Facility — As of August 31, 2019, the Portfolio participated in a $580,000,000 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 Portfolio based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the Portfolio did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to April 30, 2019, the facility was $770,000,000.

E. Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019 , Goldman Sachs earned $369,299 in brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions, including futures transactions executed with Goldman Sachs as the Futures Commission Merchant, on behalf of the Portfolio.

The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from investments in the Underlying Funds for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019:

 

Affiliated Investment
Companies
   Beginning Value
as of
August 31,
2018
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
on Sales of
Affiliated
Investment
Companies
   

Change in

Unrealized
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

    Ending Value
as of
August 31,
2019
     Shares as of
August 31,
2019
     Dividend
Income
from
Affiliated
Investment
Companies
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

   $ 1,323,638,062      $ 3,513,756,645      $ (3,579,271,584   $     $     $ 1,258,123,123        1,258,123,123      $ 23,397,174  

Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund

     149,250,733        527,656        (149,932,601     (520,368     674,580                     945,765  

Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund

     93,710,816        64,532,990        (89,500,000     (4,817,500     (8,088,160     55,838,146        9,108,996        6,332,989  

Total

   $ 1,566,599,611      $ 3,578,817,291      $ (3,818,704,185   $ (5,337,868   $ (7,413,580   $ 1,313,961,269        1,267,232,119      $ 30,675,928  

 

6. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

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)

 
$ 45,911,686        $ 142,279,061        $ 45,957,328        $ 612,841,088  

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

7. SECURITIES LENDING

 

The Portfolio may lend its securities through a securities lending agent, the Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), to certain qualified borrowers. In accordance with the Portfolio’s securities lending procedures, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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 Portfolio on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Portfolio may ex perience delay in the recovery of its securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Portfolio 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 Statement 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 Portfolio invests the cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the 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% 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, BNYM may exercise any and all remedies provided under the applicable borrower agreement to make the Portfolio 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 BNYM is unable to purchase replacement securities, BNYM will indemnify the Portfolio by paying the Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s master netting agreements with certain borrowers provide the right, in the event of a default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. However, in the event of a default by a borrower, a resolution authority could determine that such rights are not enforceable due to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of set-off that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws. The Portfolio’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 Portfolio’s overnight and continuous agreements, which represent the gross amounts of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions outstanding as of August 31, 2019, which are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable.

Both the Portfolio and BNYM received compensation relating to the lending of the Portfolio’s securities. The amounts earned, if any, by the Portfolio for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, are reported under Investment Income on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The following table provides information about the Portfolio’s investment in the Government Money Market Fund for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

 

Beginning Value

as of August 31, 2018

       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
      

Ending Value

as of August 31, 2019

 
$ 256,405,265        $ 983,732,181        $ (1,184,708,081      $ 55,429,365  

 

8. TAX INFORMATION

The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended August 31, 2019, in the amount of $97,691,903, was from ordinary income.

 

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8. TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended August 31, 2018, in the amount of $45,296,029, was from ordinary income.

As of August 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income — net

   $ 42,317,850  

Capital loss carryforwards:(1)

  

Perpetual Short-Term

   $ (209,487,226

Perpetual Long-Term

     (667,831

Total capital loss carryforwards

   $ (210,155,057

Timing differences (Late Year Ordinary Loss Deferral)

   $ (32,229,944

Unrealized gains (losses) — net

     (17,661,933

Total accumulated earnings (losses) net

   $ (217,729,084

 

(1)   The Portfolio utilized $8,718,911 of capital losses in the current fiscal year.

As of August 31, 2019, the Portfolio’s aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax Cost

   $ 3,813,064,047  

Gross unrealized gain

     12,706,997  

Gross unrealized loss

     (30,368,930

Net unrealized gains on investments

   $ (17,661,933

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, net mark to market gains/(losses) on foreign currency contracts, and differences in the tax treatment of underlying fund investments, and swap transactions.

The Portfolio reclassed $374,404 from paid in capital to distributable earnings for the year ending August 31, 2019. In order to present certain components of the Portfolio’s capital accounts on a tax-basis, certain reclassifications have been recorded to the Portfolio’s accounts. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Portfolio and result primarily from differences in the tax treatment of eliminating entries related to cayman subsidiary.

GSAM has reviewed the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

 

9. OTHER RISKS

The Portfolio’s risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Derivatives Risk — The Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio. 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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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

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 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 Portfolio invests. The imposition of exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations of assets and property, 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 Portfolio has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. To the extent that the Portfolio also invests in securities of issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Foreign Custody Risk — If the Portfolio invests in foreign securities, the Portfolio may hold such securities and cash with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Portfolio’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 Portfolio’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 the Portfolio focuses its investments in securities of issuers located in a particular country or geographic region, the Portfolio 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.

Interest Rate Risk — When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by the Portfolio 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 the Portfolio’s investments. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by the Portfolio.

Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an ETF, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio. 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.

Investments in the Underlying Funds Risk — The investments of the 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. The 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. The 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.

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — The Portfolio 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 Portfolio in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Portfolio. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause the Portfolio to sell portfolio securities at

 

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9. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Portfolio’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 Portfolio’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Portfolio’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Portfolio share purchases may adversely affect the Portfolio’s performance to the extent that the Portfolio is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Liquidity Risk — The Portfolio or Underlying Funds 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 Portfolio or Underlying Funds will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period or without significant dilution to remaining investors’ interests because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. To meet redemption requests, the Portfolio or Underlying Funds may be forced to sell investments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions. If the Portfolio or Underlying Funds are forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, such sales may adversely affect the Portfolio’s or Underlying Funds’ NAV and dilute remaining investors’ interests. 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. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with the Portfolio’s or Underlying Funds’ investments in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Redemptions by large shareholders may have a negative impact on the Portfolio’s or Underlying Funds’ liquidity.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, the Portfolio trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, the 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.

Sector Risk — To the extent the Portfolio focuses its investments in securities of issuers in one or more sectors (such as the financial services or telecommunications sectors), the Portfolio may be subjected, to a greater extent than if its investments were diversified across different sectors, to the risks of volatile economic cycles and/or conditions and developments that may be particular to that sector, such as: adverse economic, business, political, environmental or other developments.

Tax Risk — The Portfolio will seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets primarily through investments in the Subsidiary and/or commodity index-linked structured notes, as applicable. 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 indexlinked structured notes (the “Notes Rulings”) 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. However, the Portfolio has not received a PLR, and is not able to rely on PLRs issued to other taxpayers. The IRS recently issued final regulations that, would generally treat the Portfolio’s income inclusion with respect to a subsidiary as qualifying income either if (A) there is a distribution out of the earnings and profits of a subsidiary that are attributable to such income inclusion or (B) such inclusion is derived with respect to the Portfolio’s business of investing in stock, securities, or currencies.

The IRS also 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. In connection with issuing such revenue procedure, the IRS has revoked the Notes Rulings on a prospective basis. In light of the revocation of the Notes Rulings, the Portfolio has limited its investments in commodity index-linked structured notes. The Portfolio has obtained an opinion of counsel that the Portfolio’s income from investments in the Subsidiary should constitute “qualifying income.” However, no assurances can be provided that the IRS would not be able to successfully assert that the Portfolio’s income from such investments was not “qualifying income,” in which case the Portfolio would fail to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code if over 10% of its gross income were derived from these

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

August 31, 2019

 

9. OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

investments. If the Portfolio 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, Portfolio shareholders.

Short Position Risk — The Portfolio may enter into a short position through a futures contract, an option or swap agreement or through short sales of any instrument that the Portfolio may purchase for investment. Taking short positions involves leverage of the Portfolio’s assets and presents various risks, including counterparty risk. If the value of the underlying instrument or market in which the Portfolio has taken a short position increases, then the Portfolio will incur a loss equal to the increase in value from the time that the short position was entered into plus any related interest payments or other fees. Taking short positions involves the risk that losses may be disproportionate, may exceed the amount invested, and may be unlimited. To the extent that the Portfolio uses the proceeds it receives from a short position to take additional long positions, the risks associated with the short position, including leverage risks, may be heightened, because doing so increases the exposure of the Portfolio to the markets and therefore could magnify changes to the Portfolio’s NAV.

 

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 Portfolio. Additionally, in the course of business, the Portfolio enters 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 Portfolio 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 Consolidated 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.

 

12. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Share activity is as follows:

 

    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Institutional Shares         

Shares sold

    2,069,654     $ 20,766,813        64,892,471     $ 637,795,407  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 4,617,332       45,296,029  

Shares redeemed

    (1,875,747     (18,886,068      (606,120,936     (5,988,362,486
      193,907       1,880,745        (536,611,133     (5,305,271,050
Class P Shares(a)         

Shares sold

    59,356,126       577,750,645        424,051,472       4,196,560,752  

Reinvestment of distributions

    9,554,538       88,570,565               

Shares redeemed

    (148,757,427     (1,440,913,518      (14,020,559     (138,742,662
      (79,846,763     (774,592,308      410,030,913       4,057,818,090  

 

(a)   Class P Shares commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

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12. SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

    For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2019
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
August 31, 2018
 
    Shares     Dollars      Shares     Dollars  
 

 

 

 
Class R6 Shares(b)         

Shares sold

    45,782,474     $ 448,415,777        35,922,228     $ 353,326,960  

Reinvestment of distributions

    983,963       9,121,338               

Shares redeemed

    (7,630,842     (72,535,830      (1,118,849     (10,877,406
      39,135,595       385,001,285        34,803,379       342,449,554  

NET DECREASE

    (40,517,261   $ (387,710,278      (91,776,841   $ (905,003,406

 

(b)   Class R6 commenced operations on December 29, 2017.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Goldman Sachs Trust and Shareholders of

Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedule of investments, of Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund (one of the funds constituting Goldman Sachs Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Portfolio”) as of August 31, 2019, the related consolidated statement of operations for the year ended August 31, 2019, the consolidated statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the periods therein (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of August 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019, and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the periods therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

October 24, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Goldman Sachs fund complex since 2000.

 

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Portfolio Expenses — Six Month Period Ended August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of Institutional, Class P and Class R6 Shares of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Institutional, Class P and Class R6 Shares of the Portfolio 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 March 1, 2019 through August 31, 2019, which represents a period of 184 days in a 365-day year.

Actual Expenses — The first line 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 in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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:

 

Share Class   Beginning
Account Value
3/1/19
    Ending
Account Value
8/31/19
    Expenses
Paid for the
6  Months
ended
8/31/19
*
 
Institutional            

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 990.00     $ 3.71  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.48     3.77  
Class P            

Actual

    1,000.00       989.80       3.66  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.53     3.72  
Class R6            

Actual

    1,000.00       989.80       3.66  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.53     3.72  

 

+   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 are calculated using the 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 August 31, 2019. 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: 0.74% for Institutional Shares, 0.73% for Class P Shares and 0.73% for Class R6 Shares.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund (the “Portfolio”) 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until June 30, 2020 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 11-12, 2019 (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 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 Portfolio and 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;
  (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;

 

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  (i)   whether the Portfolio’s existing management fee schedule, together with the management fee schedules for 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)   information regarding commissions paid by the Portfolio and the Underlying 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 Portfolio’s distribution arrangements. They received information regarding the Portfolio’s assets and share purchase and redemption activity. 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio. 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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 Portfolio and the Underlying Funds. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of each Underlying Fund to its peers using rankings and ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2018, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer groups identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2019. The information on each Underlying 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 Underlying Fund had been in existence for those periods. The Trustees also reviewed the Portfolio’s and each Underlying Fund’s investment performance relative to its performance benchmark. They observed that the Portfolio had outperformed its LIBOR-based benchmark index by 1.88% and 2.21%, respectively, for the one- and three-year periods ended March 31, 2019. As part of this review, the Trustees considered the investment performance trends of the Portfolio and the Underlying Funds over time, and reviewed the investment performance of the Portfolio and each Underlying Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. With respect to certain Underlying Funds, the Trustees also received information comparing the Funds’ performance to that of composites 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 Portfolio and Underlying Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Portfolio’s and Underlying Funds’ risk profiles, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management.

Costs of Services Provided and Competitive Information

The Trustees considered the contractual terms of the Management Agreement and the fee rates payable by the Portfolio thereunder. In this regard, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Portfolio, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Portfolio as a registered mutual fund.

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Portfolio. The analyses provided a comparison of the Portfolio’s management fee and breakpoints to those of a relevant peer group and category universe; an expense analysis which compared the Portfolio’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and data comparing the Portfolio’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The analyses also compared the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations of the Portfolio and the Underlying Funds. 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 the Portfolio’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 Portfolio, comparative fee information for services provided by the Investment Adviser to those accounts, and information that indicated that services provided to the Portfolio 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.

Profitability

The Trustees reviewed the 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 periodically audits 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. Profitability data for the Portfolio was provided for 2018 and 2017, 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 Portfolio. The Trustees also considered the breakpoints in the fee rate payable under the Management Agreement for the Portfolio at the following annual percentage rates of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio:

 

First $2 billion

     0.75

Next $3 billion

     0.68  

Next $3 billion

     0.64  

Over $8 billion

     0.62  

The Trustees noted that the breakpoints were designed to share potential economies of scale, if any, with the Portfolio and its shareholders as assets under management reach those asset levels. The Trustees considered the amount of assets in the Portfolio; the Portfolio’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 Portfolio that exceed a specified level. They also considered the services provided to the Portfolio under the Management Agreement and the fees and expenses borne by the Underlying Funds, and determined that the management fees payable by the Portfolio were not duplicative of the management fees paid at the Underlying Fund 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. They also noted that the Investment Adviser had passed along savings to shareholders of the Portfolio, 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 Portfolio 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 the Portfolio and/or the Underlying Funds; (c) research received by the Investment Adviser from broker-dealers in exchange for executing certain transactions on behalf of the Portfolio and/or the Underlying Funds; (d) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Portfolio and/or 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 the Portfolio’s and/or the Underlying Funds’ cash collateral is invested); (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Portfolio and the Underlying Funds on behalf of its other clients; (g) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Portfolio shareholders; (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 Portfolio and the Underlying Funds; and (i) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio and Its Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Portfolio and/or the Underlying Funds receive certain other potential benefits as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Portfolio and/or the Underlying Funds with those of other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers due to 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 Portfolio and/or the Underlying Funds as a result of the size and reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (e) the advantages received from 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 Portfolio and the Underlying Funds because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (g) the Portfolio’s and Underlying Funds’ access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; (h) certain Underlying Funds’ ability to participate in the securities lending program administered by GSAL, as measured by the revenue received by the

 

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Funds in connection with the program; and (i) the Portfolio’s and Underlying 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 Portfolio’s shareholders invested in the Portfolio in part because of the Portfolio’s 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 the Portfolio were reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and the Portfolio’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit the Portfolio and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to the Portfolio until June 30, 2020.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

Interested Trustee*

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

Jessica Palmer

Age: 70

  Chair of the Board of Trustees  

Since 2018

(Trustee since 2007)

 

Ms. Palmer is retired. She was formerly Consultant, Citigroup Human Resources Department (2007-2008); Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (previously, Salomon Smith Barney/ Salomon Brothers) (1984-2006). Ms. Palmer was a Member of the Board of Trustees of Indian Mountain School (private elementary and secondary school) (2004-2009).

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Ms. Cassidy is retired. Formerly, she was Advisor to the Chairman (May 2014-December 2014); and Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2008-2014), General Electric Company & General Electric Capital Corporation (technology and financial services companies).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Diana M. Daniels

Age: 70

  Trustee   Since 2007  

Ms. Daniels is retired. Formerly, she was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Washington Post Company (1991-2006). Ms. Daniels is a Trustee Emeritus and serves as a Presidential Councillor of Cornell University (2013-Present); former Member of the Legal Advisory Board, New York Stock Exchange (2003- 2006) and of the Corporate Advisory Board, Standish Mellon Management Advisors (2006- 2007).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   None

Roy W. Templin

Age: 59

  Trustee   Since 2013  

Mr. Templin is retired. He is Director, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a designer and manufacturer of ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions) (2016-Present); and was formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors, Con-Way Incorporated (a transportation, logistics and supply chain management service company) (2014-2015); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Whirlpool Corporation (an appliance manufacturer and marketer) (2004- 2012). Previously, Mr. Templin served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (June 2013-October 2013).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a ceiling, wall and suspension systems solutions manufacturer)

Gregory G. Weaver

Age: 67

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Mr. Weaver is retired. He is Director, Verizon Communications Inc. (2015-Present); and was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP (a professional services firm) (2001-2005 and 2012-2014); and Member of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2006-2012).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

  101   Verizon Communications Inc.
         

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Interested Trustee*

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee4

James A. McNamara

Age: 56

  President and Trustee   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

 

  161   None
         
*   Mr. McNamara is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he holds positions with Goldman Sachs and owns securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. McNamara holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.
1    Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, New York, 10282, Attn: Caroline Kraus. Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2    Subject to such policies as may be adopted by the Board from time-to-time, each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term, until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; or (c) the termination of the Trust. The Board has adopted policies which provide that (a) no Trustee shall hold office for more than 15 years and (b) a Trustee shall retire as of December 31st of the calendar year in which he or she reaches his or her 74th birthday, unless a waiver of such requirements shall have been adopted by a majority of the other Trustees. These policies may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote.
3    The Goldman Sachs Fund Complex includes certain other companies listed above for each respective Trustee. As of August 31, 2019, Goldman Sachs Trust consisted of 88 portfolios (87 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 13 portfolios; Goldman Sachs Trust II consisted of 19 portfolios (17 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund each consisted of one portfolio; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust consisted of 39 portfolios (21 of which offered shares to the public).
4    This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.

Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Portfolio’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-526-7384.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Interested Trustee*

 

Name, Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and
Length of
Time Served2

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

James A. McNamara

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 56

  Trustee and President   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Caroline L. Kraus

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 42

  Secretary   Since 2012  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2016-Present); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2015); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2012-Present); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2011); and Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (2002-2006).

 

Secretary — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC; Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.; Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust.

Joseph F. DiMaria

30 Hudson Street

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Age: 51

  Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer   Since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer since 2019)  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2015-Present) and Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (May 2010-October 2015).

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust II (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); and Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)).

     
*   Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Portfolio’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-526-7384.
1    Information is provided as of August 31, 2019.
2   Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

 

Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund — Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, 4.68% of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income by the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund qualify for the dividends received deduction available to corporations.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, 3.47% of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income by the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund qualify for the reduced tax rate under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003.

 

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FUND 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 Consumer and Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, including private institutions, public entities and individuals. With approximately $1.44 trillion in assets under supervision as of June 30, 2019 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

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

 

Municipal Income Completion 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

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 Fund

 

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 Fund

 

International Equity ESG Fund

 

Asia Equity Fund

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund5

 

ESG Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Alternative

 

Real Estate Securities Fund

 

International Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Commodity Strategy Fund

 

Global Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Alternative Premia Fund

 

Absolute Return Tracker Fund

 

Managed Futures Strategy Fund

 

MLP Energy Infrastructure Fund

 

MLP & Energy Fund

 

Multi-Manager Alternatives 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

 

Dynamic Global Equity Fund4

 

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

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 February 28, 2019, the Goldman Sachs Equity Growth Strategy Portfolio was renamed the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Global Equity Fund.
5    Effective after the close of business on August 30, 2019, the Goldman Sachs N-11 Equity Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Imprint Emerging Markets Opportunities 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   OFFICERS

Jessica Palmer, Chair

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Diana M. Daniels

James A. McNamara

Roy W. Templin

Gregory G. Weaver

 

James A. McNamara, President

Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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 Portfolio included in this shareholder report may contain certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Portfolio in the future. These statements are based on Portfolio management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Portfolio, 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 Portfolio. 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 for 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 Portfolio will file its portfolio holdings information for each month in a fiscal quarter within 60 days after the end of the relevant fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. Portfolio holdings information for the third month of each fiscal quarter will be made available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. Portfolio holdings information may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders).

Portfolio holdings and allocations shown are as of August 31, 2019 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.

Economic and market forecasts presented herein reflect a series of assumptions and judgments 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.

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 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 the Portfolio and may be obtained from your authorized dealer or from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by calling 1-800-621-2550.

© 2019 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved. 180399-OTU-1067558 TACTAR-19


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 13(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.

Table 1 — Items 4(a) - 4(d). The accountant fees below reflect the aggregate fees billed by all of the Funds of the Goldman Sachs Trust and includes the Goldman Sachs Funds to which this certified shareholder report relates.

 

                 2019                            2018                Description of Services Rendered
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

Audit Fees:

            
• PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
(“PwC”)
         $ 4,421,760              $ 3,442,690        Financial Statement audits.

Audit-Related Fees:

            

• PwC

         $ 216,184              $ 485,871        Other attest services.

Tax Fees:

            

• PwC

         $ 1,177,014              $ 1,505,569        Tax compliance services provided in connection with the preparation and review of registrant’s tax returns.

Table 2 — Items 4(b)(c) & (d). Non-Audit Services to the Goldman Sachs Trust’s service affiliates * that were pre-approved by the Audit Committee of the Goldman Sachs Trust pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X.

 

                 2019                            2018                Description of Services Rendered
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

Audit-Related Fees:

            

• PwC

         $ 2,000,617              $ 1,897,685        Internal control review performed in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16 and Semi-Annual Updates related to withholding tax accrual for non-US Jurisdictions. These fees are borne by the Funds’ Adviser.

 

 

*

These include the advisor (excluding sub-advisors) and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant (hereinafter referred to as “service affiliates”).

Item 4(e)(1) — Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services Provided to the Funds of the Goldman Sachs Trust. The Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (the “Policy”) adopted by the Audit Committee of Goldman Sachs Trust (“GST”) sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services performed by an independent auditor for GST may be pre-approved. Services may be pre-approved specifically by the Audit Committee as a whole or, in certain circumstances, by the Audit Committee Chairman or the person designated as the Audit Committee Financial Expert. In addition, subject to specified cost limitations, certain services may be pre-approved under the provisions of the Policy. The Policy provides that the Audit Committee will consider whether the services provided by an independent auditor are consistent with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules on auditor independence. The Policy provides for periodic review and pre-approval by the Audit Committee of the services that may be provided by the independent auditor.

De Minimis Waiver. The pre-approval requirements of the Policy may be waived with respect to the provision of non-audit services that are permissible for an independent auditor to perform, provided (1) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of revenues subject to pre-approval that was paid to the independent auditors during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (2) such services were not recognized by GST at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee or by one or more members of the Audit Committee to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Audit Committee, pursuant to the pre-approval provisions of the Policy.

Pre-Approval of Non-Audit Services Provided to GST’s Investment Advisers. The Policy provides that, in addition to requiring pre-approval of audit and non-audit services provided to GST, the Audit Committee will pre-approve those non-audit services provided to GST’s investment advisers (and entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment advisers that provide ongoing services to GST) where the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of GST.

Item 4(e)(2) – 0% of the audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees listed in Table 1 were approved by GST’s Audit Committee pursuant to the “de minimis” exception of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X. In addition, 0% of the non-audit services to the GST’s service affiliates listed in Table 2 were approved by GST’s Audit Committee pursuant to the “de minimis” exception of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

Item 4(f) – Not applicable.

Item 4(g) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees Disclosure

The aggregate non-audit fees billed to GST by PwC for the twelve months ended August 31, 2019 and August 31, 2018 were approximately $1,393,197 and $1,991,440 respectively. The aggregate non-audit fees billed to GST’s adviser and service affiliates by PwC for non-audit services for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were approximately $12.3 million and $9.7 million respectively. With regard to the aggregate non-audit fees billed to GST’s adviser and service affiliates, the 2018 and 2017 amounts include fees for non-audit services required to be pre-approved [see Table 2] and fees for non-audit services that did not require pre-approval since they did not directly relate to GST’s operations or financial reporting.

Item 4(h) — GST’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services to GST’s investment adviser and service affiliates that did not require pre-approval pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.

 


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 last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12.

DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

    

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 13.

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.
(a)(3)    Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
(a)(4)    There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.
(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:     October 28, 2019

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:     October 28, 2019
By:   /s/ Joseph F. DiMaria
 

 

 

 

Joseph F. DiMaria

  Principal Financial Officer
  Goldman Sachs Trust
Date:     October 28, 2019