0001193125-20-173709.txt : 20200619 0001193125-20-173709.hdr.sgml : 20200619 20200619125159 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-20-173709 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200619 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200619 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20200619 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000822977 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497K SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-17619 FILM NUMBER: 20975074 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 71 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE STREET 2: C/O GOLDMAN SACHS & CO CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3126554400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 WEST STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10282 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910711 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SHORT INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900104 0000822977 S000029317 Goldman Sachs Strategic Income Fund C000090150 Class A Shares GSZAX C000090151 Class C Shares GSZCX C000090152 Institutional Shares GSZIX C000090153 Investor Shares GZIRX C000090154 Class R Shares GSZRX C000161295 Class R6 Shares GSZUX C000202044 Class P Shares GSOPX 497K 1 d939620d497k.htm GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST Goldman Sachs Trust

GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST

Goldman Sachs Multi Sector Fixed Income Funds

Class A Shares, Class C Shares, Institutional Shares, Service Shares, Investor Shares, Class P Shares, Class R Shares, and Class R6 Shares (as applicable) of the

Goldman Sachs Bond Fund

Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund

Goldman Sachs Global Core Fixed Income Fund

Goldman Sachs Strategic Income Fund

(each , a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”)

Supplement dated June 19, 2020 to the

Multi-Class and Class P Prospectus (the “Prospectuses”), Summary Prospectuses, and Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”), each dated July 29, 2019, as supplemented to date

Effective immediately, the Funds may enter into reverse repurchase agreements in order to enable a Fund to finance the acquisition of investments when the Fund may not otherwise have cash available to finance such purchases or when Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) expects the return to be earned from the investment of the transaction proceeds to be greater than the interest expense of the transaction. The Funds may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements as a temporary measure for emergency purposes or to meet redemption requests.

The following is added to the “Summary—Principal Strategy” section of the Prospectuses and Summary Prospectuses with respect to each Fund:

The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements, which involve the sale of securities held by the Fund subject to an agreement to repurchase them at a mutually agreed upon date and price (including interest). These transactions enable the Fund to finance the acquisition of investments when the Fund may not otherwise have cash available to finance such purchases. The Fund may enter reverse repurchase agreements when the Investment Adviser expects that the return to be earned from the investment of the transaction proceeds to be greater than the interest expense of the transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements may also be entered into as a temporary measure for emergency purposes or to meet redemption requests.

The following risk is added to the “Summary—Principal Risks of the Fund” section of the Prospectuses and Summary Prospectuses with respect to each Fund:

Reverse Repurchase Agreements Risk—Reverse repurchase agreements are a form of secured borrowing and subject the Fund to the risks associated with leverage, including exposure to potential gains and losses in excess of the amount invested. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the investment return earned by the Fund (from the investment of the proceeds) will be less than the interest expense of the transaction, that the market value of the securities sold by a Fund will decline below the price

the Fund is obligated to pay to repurchase the securities, and that the other party may fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all.

The following is added to the “Investment Management Approach—Principal Investment Strategies” section of the Prospectuses with respect to each Fund:

The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements, which involve the sale of securities held by the Fund subject to an agreement to repurchase them at a mutually agreed upon date and price (including interest). These transactions enable the Fund to finance the acquisition of investments when the Fund may not otherwise have cash available to finance such purchases. The Fund may enter reverse repurchase agreements when the Investment Adviser expects that the return to be earned from the investment of the transaction proceeds to be greater than the interest expense of the transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements may also be entered into as a temporary measure for emergency purposes or to meet redemption requests.

Under the “Risks of the Portfolios” section of the Prospectuses, the following risk is added as a Principal Risk with respect to each Fund:

Reverse Repurchase Agreements Risk—Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by a Fund subject to an agreement to repurchase them at a mutually agreed upon date and price (including interest). A Fund may enter these transactions when the Investment Adviser expects that the return to be earned from the investment of the transaction proceeds to be greater than the interest expense of the transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements may also be entered into as a temporary measure for emergency purposes or to meet redemption requests.

Reverse repurchase agreements are a form of secured borrowing and subject a Fund to the risks associated with leverage, including exposure to potential gains and losses in excess of the amount invested. If the securities held by a Fund decline in value while these transactions are outstanding, the NAV of the Fund’s outstanding shares will decline in value by proportionately more than the decline in value of the securities. In addition, reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the investment return earned by a Fund (from the investment of the proceeds) will be less than the interest expense of the transaction, that the market value of the securities sold by a Fund will decline below the price the Fund is obligated to pay to repurchase the securities, and that the other party may fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all.

When a Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it is subject to the risk that the buyer under the agreement may file for bankruptcy, become insolvent or otherwise default on its obligations to the Fund. In the event of a default by the counterparty, there may be delays, costs and risks of loss involved in a Fund’s exercising its rights under the agreement, or those rights may be limited by other contractual agreements or obligations or by applicable law. Such an insolvency may result in a loss equal to the amount by which the value of the securities or other assets sold by a Fund exceeds the repurchase price payable by the Fund; if the value of the purchased securities or other assets increases during such a delay, that loss may also be increased. A Fund could lose money if it is unable to recover the securities or if the value of investments made by the Fund

using the proceeds of the transaction is less than the value of securities. When a Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it must identify on its books cash or liquid assets that have a value equal to or greater than the repurchase price.

The following replaces in its entirety the “Appendix A—Portfolio Securities and Transactions—Borrowings and Reverse Repurchase Agreements” section of the Prospectuses:

Borrowings and Reverse Repurchase Agreements.  Each Fund can borrow money from banks and other financial institutions, and may enter into reverse repurchase agreements in amounts not exceeding one-third of a Fund’s total assets (including the amount borrowed or received). Borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements involve the use of leverage and subject a Fund to the risks associated with leverage, including exposure to potential gains and losses in excess of the amount invested.

The following replaces in its entirety the “Description of Investment Securities and Practices—Reverse Repurchase Agreements” section of the SAI:

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

Each Fund (other than the Enhanced Income Fund) may borrow money by entering into transactions called reverse repurchase agreements. Under these arrangements, a Fund will sell portfolio securities to dealers in U.S. Government Securities or members of the Federal Reserve System, with an agreement to repurchase the security on an agreed date, price and interest payment. In the case of the Core Fixed Income Fund, Bond Fund, Short Duration Income Fund, Investment Grade Credit Fund, Global Core Fixed Income Fund, High Yield Fund, High Yield Floating Rate Fund, Strategic Income Fund, Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Long Short Credit Strategies Fund and Income Fund, these reverse repurchase agreements may involve foreign government securities. Borrowings may magnify the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested resulting in an increase in the speculative character of a Fund’s outstanding shares.

Reverse repurchase agreements are a form of secured borrowing and subject the Fund to the risks associated with leverage, including exposure to potential gains and losses in excess of the amount invested. If the securities held by a Fund decline in value while these transactions are outstanding, the NAV of the Fund’s outstanding shares will decline in value by proportionately more than the decline in value of the securities. In addition, reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the investment return earned by a Fund (from the investment of the proceeds) will be less than the interest expense of the transaction, that the market value of the securities sold by a Fund will decline below the price the Fund is obligated to pay to repurchase the securities, and that the other party may fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all.

When a Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it is subject to the risk that the buyer under the agreement may file for bankruptcy, become insolvent or otherwise default on its obligations to the Fund. In the event of a default by the counterparty, there may be delays, costs and risks of loss involved in a Fund’s exercising its rights under the

agreement, or those rights may be limited by other contractual agreements or obligations or by applicable law. Such an insolvency may result in a loss equal to the amount by which the value of the securities or other assets sold by a Fund exceeds the repurchase price payable by the Fund; if the value of the purchased securities or other assets increases during such a delay, that loss may also be increased. In addition, a Fund may be unable to sell the instruments it acquires with the proceeds of the reverse repurchase agreement at a time when it would be advantageous to do so, or may be required to liquidate portfolio securities at a time when it would be disadvantageous to do so in order to make payments with respect to its obligations under a reverse repurchase agreement. This could adversely affect a Fund’s strategy and result in lower fund returns. A Fund could lose money if it is unable to recover the securities or if the value of investments made by the Fund using the proceeds of the transaction is less than the value of securities.

When a Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it must identify on its books cash or liquid assets that have a value equal to or greater than the repurchase price. The amount of cash or liquid assets so identified is then monitored continuously by the Investment Adviser to make sure that an appropriate value is maintained.

This supplement should be retained with your Prospectuses, Summary Prospectuses and SAI for future reference.

 

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