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GOLDMAN SACHS DEFENSIVE EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – 95.1%
 

Aerospace & Defense – 0.7%

  84      General Dynamics Corp.   $     15,251
  62      L3Harris Technologies, Inc.   12,566
  32      Northrop Grumman Corp.   10,357
    

 

     38,174

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.8%

  114      C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.   10,879
  119      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   12,815
  142      United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B   24,139
    

 

     47,833

 

 

 

Automobiles* – 1.5%

  125      Tesla, Inc.   83,491

 

 

 

Beverages – 2.1%

  182      Brown-Forman Corp. Class B   12,553
  65      Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A   14,820
  227      Monster Beverage Corp.*   20,677
  245      PepsiCo, Inc.   34,655
  750      The Coca-Cola Co.   39,533
    

 

     122,238

 

 

 

Biotechnology – 2.1%

  436      AbbVie, Inc.   47,184
  137      Amgen, Inc.   34,087
  326      Gilead Sciences, Inc.   21,069
  47      Incyte Corp.*   3,820
  25      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   11,828
    

 

     117,988

 

 

 

Building Products – 0.5%

  136      A.O. Smith Corp.   9,195
  179      Johnson Controls International PLC   10,681
  50      Trane Technologies PLC   8,278
    

 

     28,154

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 0.9%

  39      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   12,035
  179      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   19,991
  44      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.   7,550
  146      Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A   10,804
    

 

     50,380

 

 

 

Chemicals – 1.1%

  165      Corteva, Inc.   7,692
  46      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.   6,422
  99      Linde PLC   27,734
  58      PPG Industries, Inc.   8,715
  16      The Sherwin-Williams Co.   11,808
    

 

     62,371

 

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)
 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.9%

  17      Cintas Corp.   $       5,802
  47      Copart, Inc.*   $5,105
  196      IAA, Inc.*   10,807
  57      Republic Services, Inc.   5,663
  104      Rollins, Inc.   3,580
  149      Waste Management, Inc.   19,224
    

 

     50,181

 

 

 

Communications Equipment – 1.6%

  53      Arista Networks, Inc.*   16,000
  808      Cisco Systems, Inc.   41,782
  29      F5 Networks, Inc.*   6,050
  322      Juniper Networks, Inc.   8,156
  51      Motorola Solutions, Inc.   9,591
  33      Ubiquiti, Inc.   9,844
    

 

     91,423

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging – 0.2%

  113      Ball Corp.   9,576

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services* – 1.5%

  333      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B   85,071

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.7%

  1,607      AT&T, Inc.   48,644
  830      Verizon Communications, Inc.   48,264
    

 

     96,908

 

 

 

Electric Utilities – 0.7%

  95      American Electric Power Co., Inc.   8,046
  85      Edison International   4,981
  327      NextEra Energy, Inc.   24,724
  153      PPL Corp.   4,413
    

 

     42,164

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 0.2%

  515      Vertiv Holdings Co.   10,300

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.0%

  120      Amphenol Corp. Class A   7,916
  53      IPG Photonics Corp.*   11,180
  87      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*   12,476
  73      TE Connectivity Ltd.   9,425
  31      Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A*   15,041
    

 

     56,038

 

 

 

Entertainment – 1.9%

  282      Activision Blizzard, Inc.   26,226
  128      Electronic Arts, Inc.   17,327
  93      Netflix, Inc.*   48,515
  80      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*   14,136
    

 

     106,204

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.8%

  75      American Tower Corp.   17,929
  84      Crown Castle International Corp.   14,459
  319      CubeSmart   12,068
  62      Digital Realty Trust, Inc.   8,732

 

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS DEFENSIVE EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – (continued)

  23      Equinix, Inc.   $     15,631
  59      Extra Space Storage, Inc.   7,820
  69      Federal Realty Investment Trust   7,000
  56      Public Storage   13,819
  69      Regency Centers Corp.   3,913
    

 

     101,371

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing – 2.4%

  53      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.   11,458
  120      Costco Wholesale Corp.   42,298
  360      Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*   13,280
  504      The Kroger Co.   18,139
  185      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.   10,156
  300      Walmart, Inc.   40,749
    

 

     136,080

 

 

 

Food Products – 2.9%

  180      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   10,260
  76      Beyond Meat, Inc.*   9,889
  275      Campbell Soup Co.   13,824
  353      Conagra Brands, Inc.   13,273
  352      General Mills, Inc.   21,585
  199      Hormel Foods Corp.   9,508
  122      Kellogg Co.   7,723
  156      McCormick & Co., Inc.   13,909
  477      Mondelez International, Inc. Class A   27,919
  307      The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*   13,385
  66      The Hershey Co.   10,439
  63      The J.M. Smucker Co.   7,971
  149      The Kraft Heinz Co.   5,960
    

 

     165,645

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.3%

  308      Abbott Laboratories   36,911
  40      ABIOMED, Inc.*   12,749
  16      Align Technology, Inc.*   8,665
  196      Baxter International, Inc.   16,531
  83      Becton Dickinson & Co.   20,181
  117      Danaher Corp.   26,334
  52      DexCom, Inc.*   18,688
  130      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*   10,873
  189      Globus Medical, Inc.*   11,656
  54      Hologic, Inc.*   4,017
  38      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*   18,594
  43      Insulet Corp.*   11,220
  26      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*   19,212
  50      Masimo Corp.*   11,483
  41      Penumbra, Inc.*   11,094
  49      ResMed, Inc.   9,507
  68      Stryker Corp.   16,563
  30      Teleflex, Inc.   12,464
  25      The Cooper Cos., Inc.   9,602
  16      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.   4,508
  75      Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   12,006
    

 

     302,858

 

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)
 

Health Care Providers & Services – 3.7%

  39      Amedisys, Inc.*   $     10,327
  117      AmerisourceBergen Corp.   13,814
  50      Anthem, Inc.   17,947
  262      Cardinal Health, Inc.   15,916
  429      CVS Health Corp.   32,274
  92      DaVita, Inc.*   9,915
  69      Guardant Health, Inc.*   10,533
  46      HCA Healthcare, Inc.   8,664
  104      Henry Schein, Inc.*   7,201
  93      McKesson Corp.   18,139
  73      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   9,369
  158      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   58,787
    

 

     212,886

 

 

 

Health Care Technology – 0.2%

  183      Cerner Corp.   13,154

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.9%

  8      Booking Holdings, Inc.*   18,639
  13      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*   18,471
  27      Darden Restaurants, Inc.   3,834
  22      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.   8,091
  41      Expedia Group, Inc.*   7,057
  57      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*   6,893
  286      Starbucks Corp.   31,251
  221      Yum China Holdings, Inc.   13,085
    

 

     107,321

 

 

 

Household Durables – 0.3%

  96      Garmin Ltd.   12,657
  246      Newell Brands, Inc.   6,588
    

 

     19,245

 

 

 

Household Products – 1.8%

  67      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   5,852
  182      Colgate-Palmolive Co.   14,347
  94      Kimberly-Clark Corp.   13,071
  255      Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.   7,594
  464      The Procter & Gamble Co.   62,840
    

 

     103,704

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates – 1.0%

  107      3M Co.   20,617
  128      Honeywell International, Inc.   27,785
  19      Roper Technologies, Inc.   7,663
    

 

     56,065

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.5%

  142      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.   17,296
  141      The Progressive Corp.   13,481
    

 

     30,777

 

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS DEFENSIVE EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)
 

Interactive Media & Services* – 6.1%

  104      Alphabet, Inc. Class A   $   214,502
  451      Facebook, Inc. Class A   132,833
    

 

     347,335

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 4.1%

  72      Amazon.com, Inc.*   222,774
  205      eBay, Inc.   12,554
    

 

     235,328

 

 

 

IT Services – 6.2%

  157      Accenture PLC Class A   43,371
  77      Akamai Technologies, Inc.*   7,846
  100      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   18,847
  158      Black Knight, Inc.*   11,690
  46      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.   7,043
  130      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A   10,156
  22      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*   5,910
  42      Gartner, Inc.*   7,667
  180      International Business Machines Corp.   23,987
  37      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   5,614
  150      Mastercard, Inc. Class A   53,408
  189      Paychex, Inc.   18,526
  211      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*   51,239
  134      The Western Union Co.   3,304
  33      Twilio, Inc. Class A*   11,245
  73      VeriSign, Inc.*   14,509
  290      Visa, Inc. Class A   61,402
    

 

     355,764

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 1.7%

  136      Agilent Technologies, Inc.   17,291
  8      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A*   4,569
  32      Bio-Techne Corp.   12,222
  28      Illumina, Inc.*   10,754
  5      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*   5,778
  248      QIAGEN N.V.*   12,075
  75      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   34,229
    

 

     96,918

 

 

 

Machinery – 1.4%

  106      Caterpillar, Inc.   24,578
  82      Deere & Co.   30,680
  109      Ingersoll Rand, Inc.*   5,364
  155      PACCAR, Inc.   14,403
  14      Snap-on, Inc.   3,230
    

 

     78,255

 

 

 

Media – 1.6%

  42      Charter Communications, Inc. Class A*   25,915
  864      Comcast Corp. Class A   46,751
  212      Discovery, Inc.*   9,214
  314      News Corp. Class A   7,985
  56      Omnicom Group, Inc.   4,152
    

 

     94,017

 

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)
 

Metals & Mining – 0.2%

  209      Newmont Corp.   $     12,596

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 0.2%

  68      Consolidated Edison, Inc.   5,086
  110      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   6,623
    

 

     11,709

 

 

 

Multiline Retail – 1.5%

  115      Dollar General Corp.   23,301
  144      Dollar Tree, Inc.*   16,482
  135      Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*   11,745
  165      Target Corp.   32,682
    

 

     84,210

 

 

 

Personal Products – 0.3%

  59      The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A   17,160

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 4.9%

  596      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   37,625
  132      Eli Lilly & Co.   24,660
  149      Horizon Therapeutics PLC*   13,714
  496      Johnson & Johnson   81,518
  451      Merck & Co., Inc.   34,767
  240      Perrigo Co. PLC   9,713
  1,104      Pfizer, Inc.   39,998
  900      Viatris, Inc.*   12,573
  154      Zoetis, Inc.   24,252
    

 

     278,820

 

 

 

Professional Services – 0.6%

  159      Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.   12,804
  33      Equifax, Inc.   5,978
  104      Leidos Holdings, Inc.   10,013
  42      Verisk Analytics, Inc.   7,421
    

 

     36,216

 

 

 

Road & Rail – 1.2%

  238      CSX Corp.   22,948
  31      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.   5,210
  51      Norfolk Southern Corp.   13,694
  124      Union Pacific Corp.   27,331
    

 

     69,183

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.6%

  250      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*   19,625
  78      Broadcom, Inc.   36,166
  26      Enphase Energy, Inc.*   4,216
  693      Intel Corp.   44,352
  28      KLA Corp.   9,251
  26      Lam Research Corp.   15,476
  112      NVIDIA Corp.   59,800
  28      Qorvo, Inc.*   5,116
  204      QUALCOMM, Inc.   27,048
  39      Teradyne, Inc.   4,746
  183      Texas Instruments, Inc.   34,585
    

 

     260,381

 

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS DEFENSIVE EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)
 

Software – 10.0%

  20      ANSYS, Inc.*   $       6,791
  54      Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A*   11,381
  46      Autodesk, Inc.*   12,749
  106      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*   14,521
  39      Citrix Systems, Inc.   5,474
  61      Five9, Inc.*   9,536
  96      Fortinet, Inc.*   17,704
  45      Intuit, Inc.   17,238
  1,255      Microsoft Corp.   295,891
  351      NortonLifeLock, Inc.   7,462
  501      Oracle Corp.   35,155
  264      PagerDuty, Inc.*   10,621
  31      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*   9,984
  15      Paycom Software, Inc.*   5,551
  89      PTC, Inc.*   12,251
  191      salesforce.com, Inc.*   40,467
  43      ServiceNow, Inc.*   21,505
  48      Synopsys, Inc.*   11,894
  27      Tyler Technologies, Inc.*   11,462
  68      Zscaler, Inc.*   11,674
    

 

     569,311

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 1.8%

  30      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.   5,505
  12      AutoZone, Inc.*   16,852
  157      Best Buy Co., Inc.   18,025
  71      Five Below, Inc.*   13,546
  153      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   29,098
  18      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*   9,130
  27      Tractor Supply Co.   4,781
  26      Ulta Beauty, Inc.*   8,038
    

 

     104,975

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 5.9%

  2,645      Apple, Inc.   323,087
  285      HP, Inc.   9,049
  47      NetApp, Inc.   3,415
    

 

     335,551

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.8%

  322      NIKE, Inc. Class B   42,791

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.4%

  333      Fastenal Co.   16,743
  14      W.W. Grainger, Inc.   5,613
    

 

     22,356

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services* – 0.4%

  201      T-Mobile US, Inc.   25,183

 

 

 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $5,004,827)
  $5,425,659

 

 

Shares      Dividend
Rate
  Value
  Investment Company(a) – 2.1%
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund - Institutional
Shares

  116,952      0.036%   $   116,952

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 97.2%
(Cost $5,121,779)
  $5,542,611

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 2.8%
  160,410

 

 

  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $5,703,021

 

 

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 Abbreviations:
PLC  

— Public Limited Company

 

For information on the mutual funds, please call our toll free Shareholder Services Line at 1-800-526-7384 or visit us on the web at www.GSAMFUNDS.com.
 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At March 31, 2021, the Fund 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

     2      06/18/21      $396,740      $ 979  

 

 

PURCHASED AND WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At March 31, 2021, the Fund had the following purchased and written options:

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON FUTURES

 

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

 

 

Purchased option contracts

 

           

Puts

              

S&P 500 Index

     3,850.000       04/30/2021     14   $ 1,400     $ 51,381     $ 48,311     $ 3,070  

 

 

Written option contracts

 

           

Calls

              

S&P 500 Index

     4,040.000       04/30/2021     (14)     (1,400     (48,860     (57,978     9,118  

 

 

Puts

              

S&P 500 Index

     3,610.000       04/30/2021     (14)     (1,400     (16,941     (16,412     (529

 

 

Total written option contracts

       (28)   $ (2,800   $ (65,800   $ (74,389   $ 8,589  

 

 

TOTAL

       (14)   $ (1,400   $ (14,420   $ (26,079   $ 11,659  

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS DEFENSIVE EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

 

A. Investment Valuation — The Fund’s valuation policy is to value investments at fair value.

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 Level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest Level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. 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 will be valued at the valid closing bid price for long positions and at the valid closing ask price for short positions (i.e. where there is sufficient volume, during normal exchange trading hours). If no valid bid/ask price is available, the equity security will be valued pursuant to the Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees and consistent with applicable regulatory guidance. 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. Certain equity securities containing unique attributes may be 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 Fair 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 Shares class on the day of valuation. These investments are generally classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. For information regarding an Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

Derivative Contracts A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. 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 the 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

GOLDMAN SACHS DEFENSIVE EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

 

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. 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.

ii. 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 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.

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 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 March 31, 2021:

 

                                                                    
DEFENSIVE EQUITY             
Investment Type      Level 1      Level 2        Level 3  
Assets             

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

            

Australia and Oceania

     $ 11,381      $        $  

Europe

       123,253                  

North America

       5,291,025                  

Investment Company

       116,952                  
Total      $ 5,542,611      $        $  
Derivative Type                            
Assets                         

Futures Contracts(b)

     $ 979      $        $  

Options Purchased

       51,381                  
Total      $ 52,360      $        $  
Liabilities             

Written option contracts

     $ (65,800    $        $  

 

(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 utilize 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.

GOLDMAN SACHS DEFENSIVE EQUITY FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

 

The Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

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 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.

Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk — As a shareholder of another investment company, the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund.

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.

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). The value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Events such as war, acts of terrorism, social unrest, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats could also significantly impact the Fund and its investments. 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.