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GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – 19.5%  
 

Aerospace & Defense – 0.2%

 
  3,869      Boeing Co.*   $          741,610
  4,367      Chemring Group PLC   14,786
  311      Dassault Aviation SA   58,577
  2,239      General Dynamics Corp.   494,752
  14,003      Howmet Aerospace, Inc.   647,639
  1,002      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.   204,989
  2,154      L3Harris Technologies, Inc.   375,054
  11,859      Leonardo SpA   170,815
  6,638      QinetiQ Group PLC   25,709
  79,779      Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC*   213,758
  59,225      RTX Corp.   4,262,423
  4,026      Textron, Inc.   314,592
    

 

     7,524,704

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.1%

 
  2,881      CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.   248,140
  10,213      Deutsche Post AG   414,398
  2,631      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   301,591
  2,130      FedEx Corp.   564,280
  400      Nippon Express Holdings, Inc   20,872
  1,400      SG Holdings Co. Ltd.   17,923
  11,631      United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B   1,812,924
  1,502      Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.   24,447
    

 

     3,404,575

 

 

 

Automobile Components – 0.0%

 
  1,000      Aisin Corp.   37,785
  5,962      BorgWarner, Inc.   240,686
  23,607      Dowlais Group PLC   30,934
  5,019      Forvia SE*   103,258
  1,300      JTEKT Corp.   12,268
  7,600      Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   114,606
  2,200      NOK Corp.   29,201
  3,000      Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.   36,141
  600      Toyota Boshoku Corp.   10,938
  2,400      TS Tech Co. Ltd.   27,224
  4,686      Valeo SE   80,411
    

 

     723,452

 

 

 

Automobiles – 0.2%

 
  4,783      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG   485,795
  110,566      General Motors Co.   3,645,361
  17,723      Honda Motor Co. Ltd.   199,378
  3,300      Isuzu Motors Ltd.   41,486
  4,600      Mazda Motor Corp.   52,231
  12,082      Mercedes-Benz Group AG   840,868
  9,600      Mitsubishi Motors Corp.   41,840

 

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Automobiles – (continued)

 
  46,396      Stellantis NV   $          888,410
  3,700      Subaru Corp.   71,945
    

 

     6,267,314

 

 

 

Banks – 0.8%

 
  92,008      Banco de Sabadell SA   106,441
  130,674      Banco Santander SA   497,616
  303,727      Bank of America Corp.   8,316,045
  137,382      Barclays PLC   264,794
  66,130      BPER Banca   201,001
  14,944      Citigroup, Inc.   614,647
  8,469      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.   226,969
  3,674      Comerica, Inc.   152,655
  28,206      Credit Agricole SA   346,787
  105,767      ING Groep NV   1,394,016
  84,013      JPMorgan Chase & Co.   12,183,565
  19,138      KeyCorp   205,925
  550,639      Lloyds Banking Group PLC   295,910
  10,743      Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.   182,394
  16,400      Societe Generale SA   396,841
  5,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   245,630
  13,551      Truist Financial Corp.   387,694
  11,465      Virgin Money U.K. PLC   23,446
  144,491      Wells Fargo & Co.   5,903,902
  4,704      Zions Bancorp NA   164,123
    

 

     32,110,401

 

 

 

Beverages – 0.6%

 
  24,508      Anheuser-Busch InBev SA   1,358,629
  1,898      Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.   70,899
  177,215      Coca-Cola Co.   9,920,496
  4,234      Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A   1,064,131
  1,900      Heineken Holding NV   143,186
  400      Ito En Ltd.   12,847
  4,745      Molson Coors Beverage Co. Class B   301,735
  45,375      PepsiCo, Inc.   7,688,340
  6,542      Pernod Ricard SA   1,089,177
    

 

     21,649,440

 

 

 

Biotechnology – 0.2%

 
  9,895      AbbVie, Inc.   1,474,949
  1,606      Biogen, Inc.*   412,758
  9,709      Gilead Sciences, Inc.   727,592
  4,353      Incyte Corp.*   251,473
  836      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   687,995
  12,846      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   4,467,068
    

 

     8,021,835

 

 

 


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Broadline Retail – 0.0%

 
  7,345      eBay, Inc.   $          323,841
  16,600      Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.   192,313
  1,718      J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.   17,581
  2,000      Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.   41,974
  9,500      Takashimaya Co. Ltd.   139,166
    

 

     714,875

 

 

 

Building Products – 0.0%

 
  2,939      A O Smith Corp.   194,356
  1,848      Allegion PLC   192,562
  8,053      Carrier Global Corp.   444,525
  5,040      Cie de Saint-Gobain SA   301,646
  6,668      Johnson Controls International PLC   354,804
  4,148      Masco Corp.   221,711
  4,500      TOTO Ltd.   116,122
    

 

     1,825,726

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 0.6%

 
  9,019      3i Group PLC   227,014
  1,129      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   372,209
  2,280      Amundi SA(a)   128,060
  9,129      Azimut Holding SpA   198,661
  9,667      Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   412,297
  1,069      BlackRock, Inc.   691,098
  91,267      Charles Schwab Corp.   5,010,558
  46,054      Deutsche Bank AG   506,146
  10,054      Franklin Resources, Inc.   247,127
  5,942      IG Group Holdings PLC   46,518
  33,429      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   3,677,859
  5,394      Intermediate Capital Group PLC   90,541
  16,608      Invesco Ltd.   241,148
  6,135      Investec PLC   36,057
  4,546      Janus Henderson Group PLC   117,378
  6,402      Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.   234,505
  1,936      Liontrust Asset Management PLC   14,278
  49,894      Man Group PLC   135,613
  10,454      Morgan Stanley   853,778
  14,400      Nomura Holdings, Inc.   57,664
  10,601      Northern Trust Corp.   736,557
  8,528      Quilter PLC(a)   8,884
  3,129      Raymond James Financial, Inc.   314,245
  16,018      S&P Global, Inc.   5,853,137
  2,000      SBI Holdings, Inc.   42,092
  2,933      SEI Investments Co.   176,655
  7,006      St. James’s Place PLC   70,683

 

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Capital Markets – (continued)

 
  5,309      State Street Corp.   $          355,491
  3,005      T Rowe Price Group, Inc.   315,134
  3,922      TP ICAP Group PLC   8,140
  2,490      TPG, Inc.   74,999
    

 

     21,254,526

 

 

 

Chemicals – 0.4%

 
  14,822      Albemarle Corp.   2,520,333
  609      Arkema SA   59,950
  2,309      Celanese Corp.   289,826
  3,759      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   322,297
  4,532      Covestro AG*(a)   243,708
  8,140      Dow, Inc.   419,698
  8,890      Elementis PLC*   13,409
  5,480      Essentra PLC   10,818
  6,539      Johnson Matthey PLC   129,454
  4,468      K&S AG   80,801
  900      Kaneka Corp.   23,333
  1,300      Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.   18,584
  1,700      Kuraray Co. Ltd.   20,139
  17,938      Linde PLC   6,679,214
  3,894      LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A   368,762
  6,100      Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.   38,430
  7,558      Mosaic Co.   269,065
  700      Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.   16,574
  800      Nitto Denko Corp.   52,460
  1,600      Resonac Holdings Corp.   26,766
  15,224      Sherwin-Williams Co.   3,882,881
  930      Solvay SA   102,774
  429      Synthomer PLC*   1,216
  1,100      Teijin Ltd.   10,689
  1,700      Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.   100,988
  6,400      Toray Industries, Inc.   33,300
  1,104      Victrex PLC   18,925
    

 

     15,754,394

 

 

 

Commerical Services & Supplies – 0.3%

 
  63,673      Copart, Inc.*   2,743,670
  1,490      Elis SA   26,169
  13,054      Mitie Group PLC   16,287
  733      MSA Safety, Inc.   115,558
  1,400      Park24 Co. Ltd.*   17,739
  26,083      Republic Services, Inc.   3,717,088
  16,691      Serco Group PLC   30,343
  13,683      Tetra Tech, Inc.   2,080,227
  1,000      Toppan, Inc.   23,921
  7,528      Waste Management, Inc.   1,147,568
    

 

     9,918,570

 

 

 

Communications Equipment – 0.2%

 
  165,034      Cisco Systems, Inc.   8,872,228
  1,467      F5, Inc.*   236,392

 

 

 


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Communications Equipment – (continued)

 
  8,034      Juniper Networks, Inc.   $          223,265
  9,902      Spirent Communications PLC   16,672
    

 

     9,348,557

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering – 0.0%

 
  413      Ackermans & van Haaren NV   62,408
  2,134      ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA   76,717
  5,620      Balfour Beatty PLC   22,011
  600      COMSYS Holdings Corp.   12,544
  1,023      Eiffage SA   97,101
  1,500      JGC Holdings Corp.   20,842
  2,600      Obayashi Corp.   22,880
  1,618      Quanta Services, Inc.   302,679
  16,400      Shimizu Corp.   113,919
  4,400      Toda Corp.   23,807
  3,899      Vinci SA   431,350
    

 

     1,186,258

 

 

 

Construction Materials – 0.0%

 
  7,017      CRH PLC   385,917
  1,980      Heidelberg Materials AG   153,352
  2,776      Marshalls PLC   8,520
    

 

     547,789

 

 

 

Consumer Finance – 0.2%

 
  30,910      American Express Co.   4,611,463
  4,492      Capital One Financial Corp.   435,948
  1,000      Credit Saison Co. Ltd.   15,856
  3,922      Discover Financial Services   339,763
  9,300      Synchrony Financial   284,301
    

 

     5,687,331

 

 

 

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 0.6%

 
  8,460      Carrefour SA   145,301
  900      Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.   92,014
  15,210      Costco Wholesale Corp.   8,593,042
  18,622      Dollar Tree, Inc.*   1,982,312
  69,468      J Sainsbury PLC   213,929
  2,690      Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA   60,413
  7,454      Kesko Oyj Class B   133,548
  9,980      Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV   300,794
  8,279      Kroger Co.   370,485
  700      Kusuri No. Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.   40,525
  431      Lawson, Inc.   19,814
  26,021      Marks & Spencer Group PLC*   74,842
  8,500      MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.   152,261
  3,172      Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.   124,184
  1,100      Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.   43,694

 

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – (continued)

 
  1,900      Sundrug Co. Ltd.   $            51,496
  13,985      Sysco Corp.   923,709
  71,152      Tesco PLC   228,859
  58,516      Walmart, Inc.   9,358,464
  1,000      Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.   17,269
    

 

     22,926,955

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging – 0.1%

 
  24,874      Crown Holdings, Inc.   2,200,851
  17,849      DS Smith PLC   62,252
  2,107      Huhtamaki Oyj   69,269
  7,199      International Paper Co.   255,349
  1,616      Packaging Corp. of America   248,137
  12,087      Sealed Air Corp.   397,179
  1,395      Smurfit Kappa Group PLC   46,219
  320      Vidrala SA   27,781
  8,055      Westrock Co.   288,369
    

 

     3,595,406

 

 

 

Distributors – 0.0%

 
  3,836      Inchcape PLC   35,331
  5,098      LKQ Corp.   252,402
    

 

     287,733

 

 

 

Diversified REITs – 0.0%

 
  28,082      LXI REIT PLC   31,111
  26,447      U.K. Commercial Property REIT Ltd.   17,105
    

 

     48,216

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.1%

 
  55,893      AT&T, Inc.   839,513
  94,489      BT Group PLC   134,180
  107,823      Deutsche Telekom AG   2,261,781
  3,500      Internet Initiative Japan, Inc.   56,524
  134,064      Koninklijke KPN NV   441,696
  25,606      Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG   45,798
  64,353      Telefonica SA   262,904
  28,218      Verizon Communications, Inc.   914,545
    

 

     4,956,941

 

 

 

Electric Utilities – 0.1%

 
  2,100      Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.   26,733
  36,638      Edison International   2,318,819
  100,397      EDP - Energias de Portugal SA   417,445
  27,060      Exelon Corp.   1,022,597
  560      Verbund AG   45,557
    

 

     3,831,151

 

 

 


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Electrical Equipment – 0.1%

 
  17,563      Eaton Corp. PLC   $       3,745,837
  800      Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.   36,028
  2,400      Fujikura Ltd.   19,286
  600      Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.   9,554
  23,300      Mitsubishi Electric Corp.   287,859
  437      Nexans SA   35,430
  4,192      Prysmian SpA   168,260
  18,696      Siemens Energy AG*   243,659
  2,176      Signify NV(a)   58,388
    

 

     4,604,301

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.1%

  1,588      Crane NXT Co.   88,245
  300      Horiba Ltd.   16,208
  2,466      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*   326,276
  16,200      Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.   295,523
  491      Oxford Instruments PLC   13,060
  475      Renishaw PLC   20,412
  1,096      Spectris PLC   45,310
  1,900      TDK Corp.   70,243
  3,230      TE Connectivity Ltd.   399,002
  726      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*   296,629
  4,549      Trimble, Inc.*   245,009
  1,144      Yokogawa Electric Corp.   22,080
  2,463      Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A*   584,942
    

 

     2,422,939

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.0%

 
  9,264      Halliburton Co.   375,192
  18,732      John Wood Group PLC*   35,294
  15,460      Tenaris SA   244,205
    

 

     654,691

 

 

 

Entertainment – 0.1%

 
  5,990      Bollore SE   32,150
  11,093      Electronic Arts, Inc.   1,335,597
  3,364      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*   279,347
  2,600      Nexon Co. Ltd.   46,458
  11,565      Walt Disney Co.*   937,343
  32,139      Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*   349,030
    

 

     2,979,925

 

 

 

Financial Services – 1.3%

 
  36,138      Apollo Global Management, Inc.   3,243,747
  53,976      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B*   18,907,793
  618      Eurazeo SE   36,774
  705      EXOR NV   62,356
  28,251      Mastercard, Inc. Class A   11,184,853

 

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Financial Services – (continued)

 
  7,100      Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.   $            47,308
  4,700      ORIX Corp.   87,760
  7,517      OSB Group PLC   29,825
  3,350      Paragon Banking Group PLC   20,014
  9,393      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*   549,115
  1,829      Plus500 Ltd.   30,729
  52,571      Visa, Inc. Class A   12,091,856
  12,007      WEX, Inc.*   2,258,397
    

 

     48,550,527

 

 

 

Food Products – 0.2%

 
  6,009      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   453,199
  400      Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.   13,577
  9,655      Associated British Foods PLC   242,570
  23,346      Bunge Ltd.   2,527,204
  6,315      Danone SA   348,321
  21,250      Darling Ingredients, Inc.*   1,109,250
  1,649      Glanbia PLC   27,214
  3,899      JDE Peet’s NV   108,909
  4,498      Kerry Group PLC Class A   375,828
  500      Nichirei Corp.   10,981
  29,028      Post Holdings, Inc.*   2,488,861
  10,887      Tate & Lyle PLC   91,056
  600      Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.   23,530
  20,798      Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A   1,050,091
  506      Viscofan SA   30,892
  600      Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.   11,030
    

 

     8,912,513

 

 

 

Gas Utilities – 0.0%

 
  8,926      Italgas SpA   45,668
  5,362      Naturgy Energy Group SA   145,874
  7,400      Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.   121,766
  907      Rubis SCA   20,314
  1,600      Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.   36,276
    

 

     369,898

 

 

 

Ground Transportation – 0.3%

 
  128,873      CSX Corp.   3,962,845
  9,039      Firstgroup PLC   16,619
  4,000      Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.   113,411
  16,860      Mobico Group PLC   18,175
  800      Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.   13,275
  6,000      Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.   84,080
  600      Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.   15,421
  33,160      Union Pacific Corp.   6,752,371
    

 

     10,976,197

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.9%

 
  61,336      Abbott Laboratories   5,940,392
  53,374      Baxter International, Inc.   2,014,335

 

 

 


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – (continued)

 
  14,269      Becton Dickinson & Co.   $       3,688,965
  1,225      BioMerieux   118,507
  68,108      ConvaTec Group PLC(a)   180,491
  1,692      Cooper Cos., Inc.   538,073
  29,275      Dexcom, Inc.*   2,731,357
  2,203      DiaSorin SpA   200,611
  60,291      Hologic, Inc.*   4,184,195
  10,783      Koninklijke Philips NV   215,145
  80,705      Medtronic PLC   6,324,044
  5,590      Penumbra, Inc.*   1,352,277
  11,713      STERIS PLC   2,570,066
  5,856      Stryker Corp.   1,600,269
  972      Teleflex, Inc.   190,911
  24,156      Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   2,710,786
    

 

     34,560,424

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 1.2%

 
  600      Alfresa Holdings Corp.   9,837
  13,066      Cardinal Health, Inc.   1,134,390
  51,454      Centene Corp.*   3,544,151
  2,487      Cigna Group   711,456
  10,738      CVS Health Corp.   749,727
  2,414      DaVita, Inc.*   228,195
  13,207      Elevance Health, Inc.   5,750,592
  2,384      Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA   102,493
  5,246      Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA   162,942
  1,700      H.U. Group Holdings, Inc.   28,847
  15,365      HCA Healthcare, Inc.   3,779,483
  3,419      Henry Schein, Inc.*   253,861
  8,774      Humana, Inc.   4,268,726
  13,151      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings   2,644,009
  9,943      McKesson Corp.   4,323,714
  600      Medipal Holdings Corp.   10,142
  1,022      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*   335,104
  2,082      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   253,713
  1,200      Suzuken Co. Ltd.   37,112
  31,774      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   16,020,133
  2,043      Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B   256,866
    

 

     44,605,493

 

 

 

Health Care REITs – 0.0%

 
  11,234      Healthpeak Properties, Inc.   206,256
  6,490      Ventas, Inc.   273,424
    

 

     479,680

 

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs – 0.0%

 
  17,672      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   283,989
  16,653      Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   205,165
    

 

     489,154

 

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.4%

 
  8,462      Accor SA   $          284,614
  2,089      Booking Holdings, Inc.*   6,442,372
  5,507      Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*   255,249
  2,351      Choice Hotels International, Inc.   288,021
  14,856      Churchill Downs, Inc.   1,723,890
  7,776      Entain PLC   88,194
  2,859      Expedia Group, Inc.*   294,677
  1,500      Food & Life Cos. Ltd.   25,155
  1,823      J D Wetherspoon PLC*   15,381
  11,802      Just Eat Takeaway.com NV*(a)   145,914
  2,184      La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(a)   70,936
  8,871      McDonald’s Corp.   2,336,976
  7,196      MGM Resorts International*   264,525
  1,576      Playtech PLC*   8,691
  3,498      Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*   322,306
  1,400      Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.*   19,151
  3,367      Sodexo SA   346,624
  5,504      SSP Group PLC*   13,606
  7,083      TUI AG*   38,824
  7,967      Yum! Brands, Inc.   995,397
    

 

     13,980,503

 

 

 

Household Durables – 0.1%

 
  16,351      Barratt Developments PLC   87,668
  1,544      Bellway PLC   42,895
  4,495      Berkeley Group Holdings PLC   224,478
  3,635      DR Horton, Inc.   390,653
  3,448      Lennar Corp. Class A   386,969
  2,342      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*   200,967
  47      NVR, Inc.*   280,275
  11,000      Panasonic Holdings Corp.   124,166
  3,858      PulteGroup, Inc.   285,685
  2,900      Rinnai Corp.   54,227
  254      SEB SA   23,695
  1,000      Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.   14,387
  4,400      Sharp Corp.*   27,393
  1,000      Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.   25,364
  55,039      Taylor Wimpey PLC   78,495
  1,400      Whirlpool Corp.   187,180
    

 

     2,434,497

 

 

 

Household Products – 0.3%

 
  1,400      Lion Corp.   13,808
  88,698      Procter & Gamble Co.   12,937,490
  1,515      Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.   38,842
    

 

     12,990,140

 

 

 


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September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.0%

  8,924      Drax Group PLC   $            47,777
  1,200      Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.   19,377
  1,511      Encavis AG*   21,205
    

 

     88,359

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates – 0.2%

  947      DCC PLC   53,022
  7,465      General Electric Co.   825,256
  100      Hikari Tsushin, Inc.   15,229
  2,800      Hitachi Ltd.   173,537
  35,177      Honeywell International, Inc.   6,498,599
    

 

     7,565,643

 

 

 

Industrial REITs – 0.0%

  10,140      Urban Logistics REIT PLC   13,584

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.5%

  5,702      Aflac, Inc.   437,629
  7,022      Ageas SA   289,211
  7,799      American International Group, Inc.   472,619
  12,220      Aon PLC Class A   3,961,968
  4,417      Arch Capital Group Ltd.*   352,079
  12,762      Arthur J Gallagher & Co.   2,908,843
  58,829      Assicurazioni Generali SpA   1,200,841
  1,354      Assurant, Inc.   194,407
  3,198      Chubb Ltd.   665,760
  723      CNA Financial Corp.   28,450
  4,700      Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.   97,028
  777      Everest Group Ltd.   288,788
  4,378      Globe Life, Inc.   476,020
  11,588      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   821,705
  3,414      Hiscox Ltd.   41,742
  12,492      Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.   99,938
  1,088      Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.   18,298
  4,369      Loews Corp.   276,601
  20,658      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.   3,931,217
  7,147      MetLife, Inc.   449,618
  7,804      Old Republic International Corp.   210,240
  11,847      Poste Italiane SpA(a)   124,409
  9,467      Principal Financial Group, Inc.   682,287
  4,143      Prudential Financial, Inc.   393,129
  1,819      SCOR SE   56,474
  2,460      Travelers Cos., Inc.   401,743
  4,109      W R Berkley Corp.   260,880
    

 

     19,141,924

 

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Interactive Media & Services – 1.0%

  282,038      Alphabet, Inc. Class A*   $     36,907,492
  4,999      Match Group, Inc.*   195,836
  9,291      Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC   27,501
    

 

     37,130,829

 

 

 

IT Services – 0.4%

  32,691      Accenture PLC Class A   10,039,733
  2,908      Akamai Technologies, Inc.*   309,818
  765      Alten SA   100,384
  1,400      BIPROGY, Inc.   34,959
  6,733      Capgemini SE   1,174,867
  6,323      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A   428,320
  919      Computacenter PLC   28,298
  11,615      DXC Technology Co.*   241,941
  1,179      EPAM Systems, Inc.*   301,459
  16,600      Finablr PLC*(a)(b)  
  800      Fujitsu Ltd.   94,089
  971      Gartner, Inc.*   333,645
  6,323      International Business Machines Corp.   887,117
  4,000      Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.   115,330
  1,154      NEC Corp.   63,727
  800      NET One Systems Co. Ltd.   15,182
  797      Reply SpA   74,784
  700      SCSK Corp.   12,204
  2,409      Softcat PLC   42,883
  117      Sopra Steria Group SACA   24,153
  1,116      TietoEVRY Oyj   25,065
  4,000      TIS, Inc.   87,957
  2,452      VeriSign, Inc.*   496,604
    

 

     14,932,519

 

 

 

Leisure Products – 0.0%

  300      Sankyo Co. Ltd.   13,749
  1,500      Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.   27,664
  5,100      Yamaha Corp.   139,289
    

 

     180,702

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.6%

  11,620      Agilent Technologies, Inc.   1,299,348
  119,068      Avantor, Inc.*   2,509,954
  589      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A*   211,127
  3,703      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*   725,714
  4,339      Danaher Corp.   1,076,506
  1,971      Eurofins Scientific SE   111,080
  13,839      IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*   2,722,823
  3,145      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*   3,484,880
  19,453      QIAGEN NV*   786,122
  20,322      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   10,286,387
    

 

     23,213,941

 

 

 


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Machinery – 0.3%

  5,033      Alstom SA   $          119,620
  1,961      ANDRITZ AG   98,820
  3,424      Bodycote PLC   27,259
  3,316      Caterpillar, Inc.   905,268
  16,149      CNH Industrial NV   196,043
  1,100      DMG Mori Co. Ltd.   18,668
  1,956      Donaldson Co., Inc.   116,656
  1,969      Dover Corp.   274,695
  500      Ebara Corp.   23,393
  4,393      Fortive Corp.   325,785
  4,484      GEA Group AG   165,255
  4,762      IMI PLC   90,618
  17,687      Ingersoll Rand, Inc.   1,127,016
  2,778      Interpump Group SpA   127,078
  19,500      Kubota Corp.   286,861
  1,200      Makita Corp.   29,591
  1,800      Miura Co. Ltd.   36,175
  1,500      NGK Insulators Ltd.   19,880
  2,800      NSK Ltd.   15,744
  7,600      NTN Corp.   14,468
  300      OKUMA Corp.   13,175
  10,972      Otis Worldwide Corp.   881,161
  35,675      PACCAR, Inc.   3,033,089
  8,256      Parker-Hannifin Corp.   3,215,877
  3,192      Pentair PLC   206,682
  934      Snap-on, Inc.   238,226
  800      THK Co. Ltd.   14,603
  1,993      Vesuvius PLC   10,528
  5,372      Weir Group PLC   124,120
  2,562      Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.   272,264
    

 

     12,028,618

 

 

 

Marine Transportation – 0.1%

  369      Clarkson PLC   12,313
  1,500      Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.   51,189
  23,771      Kirby Corp.*   1,968,239
  2,200      Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.   60,454
  2,900      Nippon Yusen KK   75,298
    

 

     2,167,493

 

 

 

Media – 0.3%

  12,136      Ascential PLC*   30,947
  1,259      Charter Communications, Inc. Class A*   553,734
  170,641      Comcast Corp. Class A   7,566,222
  1,100      Dentsu Group, Inc.   32,353
  33,481      Fox Corp. Class A   1,044,607
  2,117      Future PLC   22,865
  14,796      Informa PLC   135,109

 

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Media – (continued)

  45,494      ITV PLC   $            39,081
  12,454      News Corp. Class A   249,827
  2,465      Publicis Groupe SA   186,582
  3,500      TBS Holdings, Inc.   58,849
  35,270      Vivendi SE   308,899
  13,531      WPP PLC   120,552
    

 

     10,349,627

 

 

 

Metals & Mining – 0.1%

  11,858      ArcelorMittal SA   296,877
  23,673      Centamin PLC   24,055
  300      Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.   9,322
  7,048      Evraz PLC*(b)  
  95,303      Glencore PLC   542,704
  3,900      JFE Holdings, Inc.   57,113
  3,300      Kobe Steel Ltd.   42,982
  500      Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.   12,676
  4,500      Nippon Steel Corp.   105,426
  2,820      Nucor Corp.   440,907
  7,220      Rio Tinto PLC   453,361
  5,628      SSR Mining, Inc.   74,796
  3,096      Steel Dynamics, Inc.   331,953
  13,112      thyssenkrupp AG   99,682
  1,238      voestalpine AG   33,705
    

 

     2,525,559

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 0.1%

  51,090      A2A SpA   90,802
  305,567      Centrica PLC   574,744
  90,062      E.ON SE   1,065,074
  14,333      Hera SpA   39,139
  37,274      National Grid PLC   445,773
  2,198      Telecom Plus PLC   39,958
  21,964      Veolia Environnement SA   634,895
    

 

     2,890,385

 

 

 

Office REITs – 0.1%

  2,644      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   264,664
  43,821      Boston Properties, Inc.   2,606,473
  666      Covivio SA   29,542
  1,140      Derwent London PLC   26,728
  2,126      Workspace Group PLC   12,664
    

 

     2,940,071

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.5%

  10,351      Antero Midstream Corp.   124,005
  89,181      BP PLC   574,855
  9,908      Chevron Corp.   1,670,687
  52,662      ConocoPhillips   6,308,908
  11,069      Coterra Energy, Inc.   299,416
  50,393      Eni SpA   809,503
  4,501      EOG Resources, Inc.   570,547
  20,053      Exxon Mobil Corp.   2,357,832

 

 

 


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – (continued)

 
  8,951      Galp Energia SGPS SA   $          132,583
  16,405      Harbour Energy PLC   51,375
  19,999      Hess Corp.   3,059,847
  6,300      Inpex Corp.   94,489
  300      Iwatani Corp.   15,102
  10,876      Marathon Oil Corp.   290,933
  3,830      Marathon Petroleum Corp.   579,632
  7,586      Occidental Petroleum Corp.   492,180
  1,992      OMV AG   95,147
  4,507      Phillips 66   541,516
  19,695      Repsol SA   323,963
  17,893      Shell PLC   567,105
  21,381      TotalEnergies SE   1,405,786
  3,693      Valero Energy Corp.   523,335
    

 

     20,888,746

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products – 0.0%

 
  6,310      Mondi PLC   105,262

 

 

 

Passenger Airlines – 0.0%

 
  6,561      Air France-KLM*   82,113
  17,271      American Airlines Group, Inc.*   221,242
  2,900      ANA Holdings, Inc.*   60,720
  8,604      Delta Air Lines, Inc.   318,348
  20,229      Deutsche Lufthansa AG*   160,080
  12,302      easyJet PLC*   63,765
  2,800      Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.   54,402
  6,595      United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*   278,968
    

 

     1,239,638

 

 

 

Personal Products – 0.0%

 
  59,662      Haleon PLC   247,304
  300      Kose Corp.   21,745
    

 

     269,049

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 0.2%

 
  7,216      AstraZeneca PLC   973,326
  14,601      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   847,442
  30,023      GSK PLC   543,230
  7,529      Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC   191,185
  2,926      Indivior PLC*   63,289
  320      Ipsen SA   41,927
  14,664      Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*   1,898,108
  2,300      JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.   22,958
  1,668      Merck KGaA   278,068
  2,600      Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.   109,787
  2,200      Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   42,192
  8,701      Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.   308,930
  32,750      Pfizer, Inc.   1,086,317
  3,422      Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA   161,263

 

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Pharmaceuticals – (continued)

 
  6,947      Sanofi   $          745,936
  1,500      Shionogi & Co. Ltd.   66,907
  4,743      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   147,016
  3,204      UCB SA   262,437
  27,377      Viatris, Inc.   269,937
    

 

     8,060,255

 

 

 

Professional Services – 0.2%

 
  11,955      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.   2,140,543
  4,409      Equifax, Inc.   807,640
  29,362      Hays PLC   38,945
  26,089      KBR, Inc.   1,537,686
  2,920      Leidos Holdings, Inc.   269,107
  4,857      Pagegroup PLC   24,835
  21,948      Paychex, Inc.   2,531,263
  9,000      Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.   14,618
  3,205      Robert Half, Inc.   234,862
  1,614      Teleperformance SE   202,648
  6,625      TransUnion   475,897
    

 

     8,278,044

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development – 0.1%

 
  26,670      CBRE Group, Inc. Class A*   1,969,846
  1,900      Hulic Co. Ltd.   17,037
  5,719      IWG PLC*   9,874
  6,000      Kojamo Oyj   53,161
  3,500      Relo Group, Inc.   37,840
  3,700      Savills PLC   39,072
  4,100      Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.   25,193
    

 

     2,152,023

 

 

 

Residential REITs – 0.0%

 
  3,708      AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   636,812
  2,414      Camden Property Trust   228,316
  9,191      Equity Residential   539,604
  1,802      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.   231,827
    

 

     1,636,559

 

 

 

Retail REITs – 0.0%

 
  45,164      Hammerson PLC   13,824
  13,172      Kimco Realty Corp.   231,695
  3,827      Klepierre SA   93,706
  6,853      Realty Income Corp.   342,239
    

 

     681,464

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.2%

 
  98,593      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*   10,137,332
  30,557      Analog Devices, Inc.   5,350,225
  5,816      Applied Materials, Inc.   805,225

 

 

 


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (continued)

  2,117      Enphase Energy, Inc.*   $          254,357
  21,789      Infineon Technologies AG   721,668
  1,116      KLA Corp.   511,865
  7,445      Lam Research Corp.   4,666,303
  5,792      Microchip Technology, Inc.   452,066
  67,554      Micron Technology, Inc.   4,595,699
  14,271      MKS Instruments, Inc.   1,235,012
  6,128      Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.   2,831,136
  2,449      NXP Semiconductors NV   489,604
  38,612      ON Semiconductor Corp.*   3,588,985
  2,689      Qorvo, Inc.*   256,719
  7,648      QUALCOMM, Inc.   849,387
  7,150      Renesas Electronics Corp.*   109,216
  732      SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.   35,572
  1,000      Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.   38,800
  3,042      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   299,911
  20,500      STMicroelectronics NV   883,626
  22,636      Sumco Corp.   294,561
  49,714      Texas Instruments, Inc.   7,905,023
    

 

     46,312,292

 

 

 

Software – 2.1%

 
  2,465      ANSYS, Inc.*   733,461
  7,425      Autodesk, Inc.*   1,536,307
  18,665      Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. Class A*   3,124,148
  12,721      Dynatrace, Inc.*   594,452
  103,785      Gen Digital, Inc.   1,834,919
  10,518      Intuit, Inc.   5,374,067
  135,437      Microsoft Corp.   42,764,233
  5,587      PTC, Inc.*   791,566
  6,047      Roper Technologies, Inc.   2,928,441
  41,443      Salesforce, Inc.*   8,403,812
  10,860      SAP SE   1,405,740
  9,465      ServiceNow, Inc.*   5,290,556
  8,064      Synopsys, Inc.*   3,701,134
    

 

     78,482,836

 

 

 

Specialized REITs – 0.0%

 
  6,016      Safestore Holdings PLC   53,748

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 0.6%

 
  11,788      AutoNation, Inc.*   1,784,703
  5,596      Bath & Body Works, Inc.   189,145
  3,648      Best Buy Co., Inc.   253,427
  16,621      Burlington Stores, Inc.*   2,248,821
  16,196      Currys PLC   9,534
  2,205      Dunelm Group PLC   28,248
  31,381      Home Depot, Inc.   9,482,083
  41,200      JD Sports Fashion PLC   74,841
  8,552      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   1,777,658
  4,971      Pets at Home Group PLC   20,203
  8,914      Ross Stores, Inc.   1,006,836

 

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Specialty Retail – (continued)

  204      Shimamura Co. Ltd.   $            20,162
  50,775      TJX Cos., Inc.   4,512,882
  6,072      Ulta Beauty, Inc.*   2,425,460
  28,100      Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.   86,416
  5,746      Zalando SE*(a)   127,667
    

 

     24,048,086

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 1.0%

  220,304      Apple, Inc.   37,718,248
  1,100      Brother Industries Ltd.   17,719
  19,188      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.   333,296
  11,255      HP, Inc.   289,253
  5,100      Konica Minolta, Inc.*   16,603
  2,704      Ricoh Co. Ltd.   23,330
  1,500      Seiko Epson Corp.   23,557
    

 

     38,422,006

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.1%

 
  29,033      Coats Group PLC   25,965
  7,287      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*   2,809,940
  1,508      Ralph Lauren Corp.   175,064
  44,492      Skechers USA, Inc. Class A*   2,177,884
  6,147      Tapestry, Inc.   176,726
    

 

     5,365,579

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.1%

 
  2,138      Brenntag SE   165,431
  3,355      Bunzl PLC   119,484
  18,097      Howden Joinery Group PLC   161,924
  4,647      ITOCHU Corp.   167,822
  7,532      Marubeni Corp.   117,411
  4,935      Mitsubishi Corp.   235,154
  5,781      Mitsui & Co. Ltd.   209,677
  3,978      Rexel SA   89,131
  6,248      RS Group PLC   55,802
  2,000      Sojitz Corp.   43,811
  5,700      Sumitomo Corp.   113,760
  1,000      Toyota Tsusho Corp.   58,816
  2,446      Travis Perkins PLC   25,008
  1,405      WW Grainger, Inc.   972,035
    

 

     2,535,266

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure – 0.0%

 
  1,867      Aena SME SA(a)   280,942
  1,800      Kamigumi Co. Ltd.   37,069
    

 

     318,011

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.0%

 
  16,950      Airtel Africa PLC(a)   25,911
  5,111      Freenet AG   119,641
  5,300      KDDI Corp.   162,235

 

 

 


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Common Stocks – (continued)  
 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – (continued)

  702,565      Vodafone Group PLC   $          658,584
    

 

     966,371

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $ 685,273,060)

  $   745,581,520

 

 

Shares     

Dividend

Rate

  Value
  Preferred Stocks – 0.0%
 

Household Products – 0.0%

 
 

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

 
  2,042      0.000%   $          145,410
  (Cost $ 159,129)  

 

 

Units     

Expiration

Date

  Value
  Rights* – 0.0%
 

Synthomer PLC

  2,492      12/10/23   $                 912
  (Cost $ 5,464)  

 

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Exchange Traded Funds – 19.2%
  532,373      Invesco Senior Loan ETF(c)   $     11,174,509
  3,565,205      iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF   173,447,223
  7,241,027      iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF   344,600,475
  1,507,914      SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF(c)   63,226,834
  1,672,722      SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF   113,410,552
  287,357      VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF   7,775,880

 

 

Shares      Description   Value
  Exchange Traded Funds – (continued)  
  223,600      Vanguard Real Estate ETF   $     16,917,576

 

 

 
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $749,481,500)
  $   730,553,049

 

 

Shares     

Dividend

Rate

  Value
  Investment Company(d) – 57.4%
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund - Institutional
Shares

  2,189,646,782      5.240%   $2,189,646,782
  (Cost $2,189,646,782)  

 

 

    
  Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(d) – 0.4%
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund - Institutional
Shares

  14,576,220      5.240%   $     14,576,220
  (Cost $14,576,220)  

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 96.5%
(Cost $3,639,142,155)
  $3,680,503,893

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – 3.5%
  135,134,711

 

 

  NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $3,815,638,604

 

 

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)   Significant unobservable inputs were used in the valuation of this portfolio security; i.e., Level 3.
(c)   All or a portion of security is on loan.
(d)   Represents an Affiliated Issuer.
 


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2023, 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

 

 

 

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.

    

MXN

     72,140,000          USD        4,033,229          12/20/23        $ 49,548  
    

USD

     11,981,032          CHF        10,720,000          12/20/23          160,793  
    

USD

     5,905,956          CZK        136,530,000          12/20/23          692  
    

USD

     49,253,525          EUR        45,790,000          12/20/23          651,888  
    

USD

     23,931,866          GBP        19,380,000          12/20/23          272,260  
    

USD

     8,157,235          IDR        125,450,430,000          12/20/23          61,692  
    

USD

     28,068,311          JPY        4,077,040,000          12/20/23          410,624  
    

USD

     10,831,223          KRW        14,435,620,000          12/20/23          111,941  
    

USD

     17,128,103          TWD        545,390,000          12/20/23          121,514  

 

 

TOTAL

                          $ 1,840,952  

 

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty     

Currency

Purchased

      

Currency
Sold

      

Settlement

Date

      

Unrealized

Loss

 

 

 

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.

    

CAD

     5,850,000          USD        4,329,253          12/20/23        $ (16,506
    

CHF

     5,730,000          USD        6,493,748          12/20/23          (175,653
    

USD

     13,316,628          AUD        20,790,000          12/20/23          (88,676
    

USD

     20,780,331          CAD        28,330,000          12/20/23          (105,162
    

USD

     7,034,706          CHF        6,380,000          12/20/23          (101
    

USD

     6,240,802          CLP        5,605,800,000          12/20/23          (28,055
    

USD

     3,912,668          IDR        60,742,990,000          12/20/23          (7,188
    

USD

     6,388,752          ILS        24,350,000          12/20/23          (21,898
    

USD

     4,140,683          INR        345,800,000          12/20/23          (3,778
    

USD

     4,869,242          NOK        52,110,000          12/20/23          (13,540
    

USD

     13,028,834          NZD        22,180,000          12/20/23          (265,202
    

USD

     8,424,287          PHP        481,760,000          12/20/23          (83,115
    

USD

     5,925,771          SEK        65,640,000          12/20/23          (107,580
    

USD

     4,224,348          ZAR        81,320,000          12/20/23          (39,569

 

 

TOTAL

                          $ (956,023

 

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2023, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

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

 

 

Long position contracts:

                   

10 Year U.K. Long Gilt

     362      12/27/23      $ 41,588,228        $ (291,671

3M SARON

     28      03/19/24        7,513,519          533  

Australian 10 Year Government Bonds

     161      12/15/23        11,590,856          (312,009

Brent Crude

     141      10/31/23        13,000,200          217,469  

CAC40 Index

     97      10/20/23        7,334,096          (96,906

Cattle Feeder

     27      11/16/23        3,441,150          (77,464

Cotton No.2

     29      12/06/23        1,263,675          (25,567

Dax Index

     20      12/15/23        8,207,432          (159,492

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

     3,338      12/15/23        148,363,398          (1,898,307

FTSE 100 Index

     740      12/15/23        72,390,821          401,952  

Gasoline RBOB

     49      10/31/23        4,938,171          (425,632

IBEX 35 Index

     86      10/20/23        8,583,179          (28,704

Japan 10 Year Government Bond

     191      12/13/23        185,274,090          (778,203

Live Cattle

     74      12/29/23        5,562,580          12,754  

Lme Lead

     49      11/13/23        2,655,800          (76,285

Lme Lead

     53      10/16/23        2,895,788          (11,006

Lme Nickel

     13      10/16/23        1,442,766          (111,034


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS (continued)

 

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

 

 

Long position contracts: (continued)

                 

Lme Pri Alum

     59      10/16/23      $ 3,450,025      $ 264,360  

Lme Zinc

     9      11/13/23        596,081        27,254  

Lme Zinc

     41      10/16/23        2,711,894        201,926  

Low Sulphur Gas Oil

     67      11/10/23        6,473,875        210,090  

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini

     119      12/15/23        35,382,270        (1,913,731

NY Harb ULSD

     47      10/31/23        6,515,384        141,786  

Omxs30 Index

     149      10/20/23        2,945,756        (27,872

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     364      12/15/23        78,724,100        (3,884,397

Soybean

     33      11/14/23        2,103,750        (173,187

Sugar

     92      02/29/24        2,728,499        (12,154

Topix Index

     289      12/07/23        44,933,853        (940,892

WTI Crude

     135      10/20/23        12,256,650        427,453  

 

 

Total

                  $ (9,338,936

 

 

Short position contracts:

                 

10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (1,600)      12/19/23        (172,900,000      2,518,045  

2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (145)      12/29/23        (29,393,086      51,649  

20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

     (67)      12/19/23        (7,623,344      409,165  

3 Mont SOFR

     (244)      12/16/25        (58,556,950      118,133  

3 Month SOFR

     (348)      03/19/24        (82,258,500      216,418  

3 Month SOFR

     (398)      06/18/24        (94,151,875      301,925  

3 Month SOFR

     (285)      06/17/25        (68,182,687      215,576  

3 Month SOFR

     (340)      12/17/24        (80,826,500      382,453  

3 Month SOFR

     (298)      03/18/25        (71,080,450      307,868  

3 Month SOFR

     (379)      09/17/24        (89,837,212      392,604  

3 Month SOFR

     (275)      09/16/25        (65,920,937      157,500  

30 Year German Euro-Buxl

     (29)      12/07/23        (3,751,589      181,782  

3M SARON

     (6)      06/18/24        (1,609,548      (1,128

3M SARON

     (20)      09/17/24        (5,365,707      (6,834

3mo Euro Euribor

     (168)      09/15/25        (43,045,726      15,805  

5 Year German Euro-Bobl

     (144)      12/07/23        (17,622,245      74,202  

5 Year German Euro-Bund

     (281)      12/07/23        (38,217,307      540,464  

5 Year German Euro-Oat

     (56)      12/07/23        (7,294,180      102,937  

5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

     (217)      12/29/23        (22,862,984      138,045  

90-Day Bank Bill

     (174)      06/13/24        (110,650,978      5,396  

90-DAY BANK BILL

     (138)      03/07/24        (87,764,094      (12,150

ASX 90 Day Bank Accepted Bills

     (40)      12/07/23        (25,448,178      (958

Bank Accept

     (166)      06/17/24        (28,839,941      13,294  

Bank Accept Index

     (202)      12/18/23        (35,079,514      (14,629

Bank Accept Index

     (191)      03/18/24        (33,160,455      4,537  

Canada 10 Year Government Bonds

     (652)      12/18/23        (55,265,791      1,420,861  

CBOE Volatility Index

     (158)      10/18/23        (2,807,850      (5,404

CBOE Volatility Index

     (130)      11/15/23        (2,372,019      39,048  

CBOE Volatility Index

     (149)      12/20/23        (2,733,211      (234,793

Coffee

     (38)      12/18/23        (2,082,638      133,287  

Copper

     (53)      12/27/23        (4,952,187      (52,701

Corn

     (159)      12/14/23        (3,790,162      122,352  

E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     (7)      12/15/23        (629,510      (1,794

Euro-Btp

     (33)      12/07/23        (3,828,398      53,320  

Eurodollars

     (226)      12/18/23        (57,348,232      4,568  

Eurodollars

     (267)      03/18/24        (67,783,872      40,929  

Eurodollars

     (299)      09/16/24        (76,180,433      43,500  

Eurodollars

     (309)      06/17/24        (78,560,845      58,158  


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS (continued)

 

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

 

 

Short position contracts: (continued)

                 

Eurodollars

     (265)      12/16/24      $ (67,671,869    $ 11,822  

Eurodollars

     (234)      03/17/25        (59,857,588      (5,844

Eurodollars

     (201)      06/16/25        (51,471,917      1,506  

Euro-Schatz

     (267)      12/07/23        (29,637,183      38,349  

FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index

     (55)      12/21/23        (1,959,332      53,304  

Gold 100 Oz

     (64)      12/27/23        (11,943,040      251,140  

Hang Seng IIndex

     (27)      10/30/23        (3,083,936      (55,765

HSCEI

     (44)      10/30/23        (1,736,469      (10,230

Ice 3M Sonia Index

     (32)      06/18/24        (9,235,668      (59,995

Ice 3M Sonia Index

     (16)      03/19/24        (4,617,346      (24,398

Ice 3M Sonia Index

     (34)      12/17/24        (9,844,529      (65,291

Ice 3M Sonia Index

     (35)      09/17/24        (10,114,323      (68,938

Ice 3M Sonia Index

     (31)      03/18/25        (8,995,278      (57,538

Ice 3M Sonia Index

     (27)      06/17/25        (7,849,833      (49,265

Ice 3M Sonia Index

     (23)      09/16/25        (6,696,717      (38,856

Ice 3M Sonia Index

     (21)      12/16/25        (6,121,119      (35,268

Lme Lead

     (53)      10/16/23        (2,895,787      39,649  

Lme Nickel

     (28)      11/13/23        (3,121,608      160,844  

Lme Nickel

     (13)      10/16/23        (1,442,766      167,558  

Lme Pri Alum

     (50)      11/13/23        (2,933,125      (215,779

Lme Pri Alum

     (59)      10/16/23        (3,450,025      (224,607

Lme Zinc

     (23)      11/13/23        (1,523,319      (117,802

Lme Zinc

     (41)      10/16/23        (2,711,894      (263,240

Natural Gas

     (107)      10/27/23        (3,134,030      20,014  

S&P/TSX 60 IX

     (12)      12/14/23        (2,078,498      3,281  

Silver

     (18)      12/27/23        (2,020,500      35,293  

Wheat

     (110)      12/14/23        (2,978,250      565,358  

 

 

Total

                  $ 7,788,732  

 

 

TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS

                  $ (1,550,204

 

 

SWAP CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2023, the Fund had the following swap contracts:

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Referenced
Obligation/Index
  Financing Rate
Received/(Paid) by
the Fund(a)
   

Credit
Spread at
September 30,
2023(b)

    Termination
Date
   

Notional
Amount

(000s)

    Value     Upfront
Premiums
(Received)
Paid
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Protection Sold:

 

           
CDX.NA.HY Index 40     5.000%       4.588%       06/20/28     $     $ 5,958     $ 88     $ 5,870  
CDX.NA.HY Index 41     5.000          4.803          12/20/28       23,250       216,776       235,160       (18,384
CDX.NA.IG Index 41     1.000          0.739          12/20/28       199,800       2,430,185       2,635,649       (205,464
ICE CD ITXEB 40     1.000          0.793          12/20/28     EUR   191,050       2,025,887       2,140,241       (114,354
ICE CD ITXEX 40     5.000          4.260          12/20/28       19,400       647,947       673,549       (25,602

 

 

TOTAL

          $ 5,326,753     $ 5,684,687     $ (357,934

 

 

 

(a)   Payments made quarterly.
(b)   Credit spread on the referenced obligation, together with the term of the swap contract, are indicators of payment/performance risk. The likelihood of a credit event occurring which would require a fund or its counterparty to make a payment or otherwise be required to perform under the swap contract is generally greater as the credit spread and the term of the swap contract increase.


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

 

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Reference

Obligation/Index(a)

    

Financing Rate

Paid/(Received) by

the Fund

   Counterparty      Termination
Date#
    

Notional

Amount

(000s)

       Unrealized
Application/
(Depreciation)*
 

 

 
Russel 1000 TR Index      1M SOFR+0.026%    BofA Securities LLC      02/02/24      $ 49,005        $ 1,825,521  
TUKXG Index      1M SONIA+0.023    BofA Securities LLC      03/18/24      GBP  6,560          113,404  
AMZX Index      1M SOFR+0.520    BofA Securities LLC      12/13/23        7,661          149,563  
M1WO Index      1M SOFR-0.0185    BofA Securities LLC      02/12/24        7,682          286,512  
M1WO Index      12M SOFR-0.015    BofA Securities LLC      01/17/24        31,832          1,187,627  
TUKXG Index      12M SONIA+0.020    BofA Securities LLC      06/11/24      GBP  344          5,935  
BCOMRS Index      1M SOFR+0.010    JPMorgan Securities, Inc.      12/08/23        6,681          (64,834
JPGSGLHN Index      1M SOFR-0.040    JPMorgan Securities, Inc.      11/22/23        33,959          (970,725
JPGSGLMN Index      12M SOFR-0.0025    JPMorgan Securities, Inc.      05/22/24        15,828          (626,117
JPGSGLTN Index      1M SOFR-0.070    JPMorgan Securities, Inc.      11/22/23        36,299          (1,034,811
JPGSMARB Index      12M SOFR+0.089    JPMorgan Securities, Inc.      07/30/24        47,627          289,199  
M1WO Index      1M SOFR-0.017    JPMorgan Securities, Inc.      02/28/24        130,604          4,871,811  
M1WO Index      1M SOFR-0.015    JPMorgan Securities, Inc.      03/12/24        63,223          2,358,779  
M1WO Index      12M SOFR+0.015    JPMorgan Securities, Inc.      03/13/24        8,283          338,318  
NDUGWI Index      1M SOFR-0.140    JPMorgan Securities, Inc.      10/13/23        63,261          (2,585,603
SXXGT INDEX      1M EURO+0.160    JPMorgan Securities, Inc.      06/19/24      EUR  27,782          878,998  

 

 
TOTAL

 

     $ 7,023,577  

 

 

 

*   There is no upfront payment on the bond forward contract, therefore the unrealized gain (loss) of the bond forward contract is equal to its market value.
#   The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract(s). On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund 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).
(a)   Payments made at monthly.

 

A basket (JPGSMARB) of common stocks  
Common Stocks    Sector      Shares        Value        Weight  

 

 

Seagen Inc

   Health Care        89        $ 18,972          6.6  

Avantax Inc

   Financials        749          19,151          6.6  

New Relic Inc

   Information Technology        224          19,158          6.6  

Hostess Brands Inc

   Consumer Staples        576          19,198          6.6  

Origin Energy Ltd

   Utilities        2,190          19,228          6.6  

Activision Blizzard Inc

   Communication Services        206          19,255          6.7  

Sovos Brands Inc

   Consumer Staples        856          19,297          6.7  

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

   Health Care        5          19,307          6.7  

Horizon Therapeutics Plc

   Health Care        167          19,322          6.7  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co

   Financials        360          19,327          6.7  

iRobot Corp

   Consumer Discretionary        511          19,356          6.7  

Veritiv Corp

   Industrials        115          19,363          6.7  

NextGen Healthcare Inc

   Health Care        818          19,404          6.7  

Splunk Inc

   Information Technology        133          19,410          6.7  

Capri Holdings Ltd

   Consumer Discretionary        370          19,449          6.7  

 

 


GOLDMAN SACHS ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

 

PURCHASED AND WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2023, the Fund had the following purchased and written options:

EXCHANGE TRADED OPTIONS ON EQUITY CONTRACTS

 

Description    Exercise
Price
  Expiration
Date
    Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Market
Value
   

Premiums Paid
(Received)
by Fund

    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Purchased option contracts

              

Calls

              

CBOE Volatility Index

   $     19.000     10/18/2023       1,580     $ 3,002,000     $ 172,220     $ 360,240     $ (188,020

CBOE Volatility Index

   21.000     11/15/2023       1,300       2,730,000       187,850       293,800       (105,950

CBOE Volatility Index

   19.000     12/20/2023       1,490       2,831,000       347,915       269,690       78,225  

 

 
         4,370     $ 8,563,000     $ 707,985     $ 923,730     $ (215,745

 

 

Puts

              

S&P 500 Index

   3,760.000     10/31/2023       15       5,640,000       6,300       11,303       (5,003

S&P 500 Index

   3,950.000     10/31/2023       4       1,580,000       3,860       4,279       (419

S&P 500 Index

   3,960.000     10/31/2023       7       2,772,000       7,175       4,345       2,830  

S&P 500 Index

   4,000.000     10/31/2023       11       4,400,000       14,135       6,568       7,567  

 

 
         37     $ 14,392,000     $ 31,470     $ 26,495     $ 4,975  

 

 

Total purchased option contracts

 

    4,407     $ 22,955,000     $ 739,455     $ 950,225     $ (210,770

 

 

Written option contracts

              

Puts

              

S&P 500 Index

   4,210.000     10/31/2023       (15)       (6,315,000     (67,650     (100,359     32,709  

S&P 500 Index

   4,420.000     10/31/2023       (11)       (4,862,000     (157,520     (55,902     (101,618

S&P 500 Index

   4,445.000     10/31/2023       (7)       (3,111,500     (113,575     (38,215     (75,360

S&P 500 Index

   4,485.000     10/31/2023       (4)       (1,794,000     (77,040     (36,653     (40,387

 

 

Total written option contracts

         (37)     $ (16,082,500   $ (415,785   $ (231,129   $ (184,656

 

 

TOTAL

         4,370     $ 6,872,500     $ 323,670     $ 719,096     $ (395,426

 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:
AUD   — Australian Dollar
CAD   — Canadian Dollar
CHF   — Swiss Franc
CLP   — Chilean Peso
CZK   — Czech Republic Koruna
EUR   — Euro
GBP   — British Pound
IDR   — Indonesia Rupiah
ILS   — Israeli Shekel
INR   — Indian Rupee
JPY   — Japanese Yen
KRW   — South Korean Won
MXN   — Mexican Peso
NOK   — Norwegian Krone
NZD   — New Zealand Dollar
PHP   — Philippines Peso
SEK   — Swedish Krona
TWD   — Taiwan Dollar
USD   — U.S. Dollar
ZAR   — South African Rand
Investment Abbreviations:
ETF   — Exchange Traded Fund
MSCI   — Morgan Stanley Capital International
PLC   — Public Limited Company
REIT   — Real Estate Investment Trust
Abbreviations:
BofA Securities LLC   — Bank of America Securities LLC
CDX.NA.HY Ind 40   — CDX North America High Yield Index 40
CDX.NA.HY Ind 41   — CDX North America High Yield Index 41
CDX.NA.IG Ind 41   — CDX North America Investment Grade Index 41
ICE   — Inter-Continental Exchange
ICE CD ITXEB   — iTraxx Europe Index
ICE CD ITXEX   — iTraxx Europe Crossover Index
SOFR   — Secured Overnight Funding Rate
SONIA   — Sterling Overnight Index Average

 

    

 


GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
U.S. Treasury Obligations(a)(b) – 7.1%

United States Treasury Bills

$

    13,200,000       0.000   12/05/23   $  13,075,411
    13,600,000       0.000     12/12/23   13,457,888
    2,000,000       0.000     02/01/24   1,964,084
    22,500,000       0.000     03/14/24   21,956,268

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $50,449,709)
  $  50,453,651

 

Shares  

Dividend

Rate

    Value
Investment Company(c) – 9.8%

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund - Institutional Shares

69,256,660     5.240   $ 69,256,660
(Cost $69,256,660)

 

Principal

Amount

   

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

  Value
Short-term Investments(b) – 83.7%

U.S. Treasury Obligations – 83.7%

United States Treasury Bills

$

    20,000,000       0.000 %(a)    10/03/23   $  19,997,075
    103,000,000       0.000     10/10/23   102,879,760
    13,000,000       0.000     10/12/23   12,980,968

 

Principal

Amount

   

Interest

Rate

   

Maturity

Date

  Value
Short-term Investments(b) – (continued)

U.S. Treasury Obligations – (continued)

United States Treasury Bills – (continued)

$

    85,000,000       0.000   10/24/23   $  84,726,217
    108,700,000       0.000     11/28/23   107,784,538
    111,000,000       0.000     11/30/23   110,030,711
    7,800,000       0.000 (a)    12/12/23   7,718,495
    24,000,000       0.000     12/14/23   23,741,930
    15,000,000       0.000     12/28/23   14,807,524
    27,500,000       0.000 (a)    03/14/24   26,835,439
    83,000,000       0.000     03/21/24   80,904,522

 

TOTAL SHORT- TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $592,377,178)
  $592,407,179

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.6%
(Cost $712,083,547)
  $712,117,490

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
    LIABILITIES – (0.6)%
  (3,960,369)

 

NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $708,157,121

 

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 segregated as collateral for initial margin requirement on futures transactions.
(b)   Issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.
(c)   Represents an Affiliated Issuer.
 


GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2023, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

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

 

 

Long position contracts:

                 

Brent Crude

     812      10/31/23      $ 74,866,400      $ (790,012

Copper

     31      12/27/23        2,896,563        6,769  

Gold

     270      12/27/23        50,384,700        (3,969,599

KC HRW Wheat

     88      12/14/23        2,920,500        (354,025

Lean Hogs

     38      10/13/23        1,219,040        (89,560

Lean Hogs

     196      12/14/23        5,627,160        (176,427

Lme Lead

     121      10/16/23        6,611,138        (240,702

Lme Nickel

     69      10/16/23        7,657,758        (763,124

Lme Zinc

     369      10/16/23        24,407,044        1,320,828  

Low Sulphur Gas Oil

     288      11/10/23        27,828,000        149,325  

Natural Gas

     927      10/27/23        27,151,830        (721,660

Platinum

     216      01/29/24        9,891,720        (341,612

Silver

     303      12/27/23        34,011,750        (1,351,283

Soybean

     522      12/14/23        19,898,640        (1,453,150

Soybean Oil

     627      12/14/23        21,003,246        (1,827,128

Wheat

     648      12/14/23        17,544,600        (2,872,815

WTI Crude

     88      10/20/23        7,989,520        136,034  

WTI Crude

     125      11/20/23        11,100,000        (107,906

 

 

Total

                  $ (13,446,047

 

 

Short position contracts:

                 

Cocoa

     (214)      12/13/23        (7,314,520      (644,896

Cocoa

     (671)      03/13/24        (23,001,880      312,520  

Coffee

     (131)      12/18/23        (7,179,619      761,005  

Corn

     (349)      12/14/23        (8,319,288      400,928  

Cotton No.2

     (188)      12/06/23        (8,192,100      (550,709

Cotton No.2

     (309)      03/06/24        (13,583,640      (411,690

FCOJ-A

     (49)      11/09/23        (2,570,663      (464,446

FCOJ-A

     (54)      01/10/24        (2,714,310      (601,267

Gasoline RBOB

     (19)      12/29/23        (1,854,313      25,019  

Gasoline RBOB

     (133)      01/31/24        (12,950,582      673,836  

Live Cattle

     (168)      12/29/23        (12,628,560      (155,311

Live Cattle

     (213)      02/29/24        (16,401,000      (21,833

LME PRI

     (103)      12/18/23        (6,057,688      (409,607

Natural Gas

     (397)      01/29/24        (13,883,090      426,382  

Natural Gas

     (120)      12/27/23        (4,278,000      332,179  

NY Harbor ULSD

     (21)      12/29/23        (2,703,859      (151,058

NY Harbor ULSD

     (150)      01/31/24        (18,924,570      (546,766

Soybean

     (167)      11/14/23        (10,646,250      (517,071

Sugar 11

     (657)      02/29/24        (19,485,043      (683,331

WTI Crude

     (236)      12/19/23        (20,527,280      (1,721,409

WTI Crude

     (1,058)      01/22/24        (90,215,660      (1,648,394

 

 

Total

                  $ (5,595,919

 

 

TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

   $ (19,041,966

 

 


GOLDMAN SACHS COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

 

SWAP CONTRACTS — At September 30, 2023, the Fund had the following swap contracts:

OVER THE COUNTER TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS#

 

Reference

Obligation/Index(a)

 

Financing Rate
Paid/(Received) by

the Fund

  Counterparty   Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
(000s)
    Unrealized
Application/
(Depreciation)*
 

 

 
CRB 3M Forward Index   1 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Rate+0.24%   Citibank NA   01/31/24   $ 136,635     $  
CRB Future Index   1 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Rate+0.21%   Citibank NA   01/31/24     111,525        
CRB 3M Forward Index   1 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Rate+0.25%   Merrill Lynch International Bank Ltd.   01/31/24     72,272        
CRB Future Index   1 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Rate+0.21%   Merrill Lynch International Bank Ltd.   01/31/24     90,092        
CRB 3M Forward Index   1 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Rate+0.25%   UBS AG (London)   01/31/24       248,867        

 

 
TOTAL

 

  $  

 

 

 

#   The Fund pays/receives annual coupon payments in accordance with the swap contract(s). On the termination date of the swap contract(s), the Fund 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).
*   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.

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:
USD   — U.S. Dollar

 

    

 


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE FUNDS II

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

 

Investment Valuation — The Funds’ valuation policy is to value investments at fair value.

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 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 Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. With respect to the Funds’ investments that do not have readily available market quotations, the Trustees have designated the Adviser as the valuation designee to perform fair valuations pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Valuation Designee”). GSAM has 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.

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 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 the Valuation Procedures 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.


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE FUNDS II

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

 

Underlying Funds (including Money Market Funds) — Underlying funds (“Underlying Funds”) include exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other investment companies. 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 Fund’s shares will correspondingly fluctuate in value. Underlying Funds are generally classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. To the extent that underlying ETFs 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. 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 G7 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. A Fund enters into derivative transactions to hedge against changes in interest rates, securities prices, and/or currency exchange rates, to increase total return, or to gain access to certain markets or attain exposure to other underliers. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of a Fund and cash collateral received, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as either due to broker/receivable for collateral on certain derivative contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by a Fund, 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 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 by using the outright forward rates or interpolating based upon maturity dates, where available. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency.


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE FUNDS II

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

 

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 Fund deposits cash or securities in an account on behalf of the broker in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by a Fund equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable with a corresponding offset to unrealized gains or losses.

iii. Options — When a Fund writes call or put options, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. Swaptions are options on swap contracts.

Upon the purchase of a call option or a put option by a Fund, the premium paid is recorded as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option. Certain options may be purchased with premiums to be determined on a future date. The premiums for these options are based upon implied volatility parameters at specified terms.

iv. Swap Contracts — Bilateral swap contracts are agreements in which a Fund and a counterparty agree to exchange periodic payments on a specified notional amount or make a net payment upon termination. Bilateral swap transactions are privately negotiated in the OTC market and payments are settled through direct payments between a Fund and the counterparty. By contrast, certain swap transactions are subject to mandatory central clearing. These swaps are executed through a derivatives clearing member (“DCM”), acting in an agency capacity, and submitted to a central counterparty (“CCP”) (“centrally cleared swaps”), in which case all payments are settled with the CCP through the DCM. Swaps are marked-to-market daily using pricing vendor quotations, counterparty or clearinghouse prices or model prices, and the change in value, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Upon entering into a swap contract, a Fund is required to satisfy an initial margin requirement by delivering cash or securities to the counterparty (or in some cases, segregated in a triparty account on behalf of the counterparty), which can be adjusted by any mark-to-market gains or losses pursuant to bilateral or centrally cleared arrangements. For centrally cleared swaps the daily change in valuation, if any, is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin.

A credit default swap is an agreement that involves one party (the buyer of protection) making a stream of payments to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive protection on a reference security or obligation, including a group of assets or exposure to the performance of an index. A Fund’s investment in credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the referenced obligation directly. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring and obligation acceleration. If a Fund buys protection through a credit default swap and no credit event occurs, its payments are limited to the periodic payments previously made to the counterparty. Upon the occurrence of a specified credit event, a Fund, as a buyer of credit protection, is entitled to receive an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver to the seller the defaulted reference obligation in a physically settled trade. A Fund may also receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap reduced by the recovery value of the reference obligation in a cash settled trade.

As a seller of protection, a Fund generally receives a payment stream throughout the term of the swap, provided that there is no credit event. In addition, if a Fund sells protection through a credit default swap, a Fund could suffer a loss because the value of the referenced obligation and the premium payments received may be less than the notional amount of the swap paid to the buyer of protection. Upon the occurrence of a specified credit event, a Fund, as a seller of credit protection, may be required to take possession of the defaulted reference obligation and pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap in a physically settled trade. A Fund may also pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap reduced by the recovery value of the reference obligation in a cash settled trade. Recovery values are at times established through the credit event auction process in which market participants are ensured that a transparent price has been set for the defaulted security or obligation. In addition, a Fund is entitled to a return of any assets, which have been pledged as collateral to the counterparty upon settlement.


GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVE FUNDS II

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTES TO THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

 

The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Fund as seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations or net amounts received from a settlement of a credit default swap for the same reference security or obligation where a Fund bought credit protection.

A total return swap is an agreement that gives a Fund the right to receive the appreciation or depreciation, as applicable, in the value of a specified security, an index, a basket of investments 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, a Fund may also be required to pay the dollar value of that decline to the counterparty.

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 the Valuation Procedures. 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.

Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2023:

 

                                                                    
ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER               
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               

Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)

              

Africa

     $ 322,306        $        $  

Asia

       400,893          9,205,641           

Europe

       41,731,038          45,460,934           

North America

       648,336,588          124,120           

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

       14,576,220                    

Preferred Stocks

                145,410           

Rights

                912           

Exchange Traded Funds

       730,553,049                    

Investment Company

       2,189,646,782                    
Total      $ 3,625,566,876        $ 54,937,017        $  
Derivative Type                              
Assets               

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(b)

     $        $ 1,840,952        $  

Futures Contracts(b)

       11,396,240                    

Credit Default Swap Contracts(b)

                5,870           

Total Return Swap Contracts(b)

                12,305,666           

Purchased Option Contracts

       31,470          707,985           
Total      $ 11,427,710        $ 14,860,473        $  


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ABSOLUTE RETURN TRACKER (continued)           
Derivative Type      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  
Liabilities           

Credit Default Swap Contracts(b)

     $      $ (363,804    $  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(b)

              (956,023       

Futures Contracts(b)

       (12,946,444              

Total Return Swap Contracts(b)

              (5,282,089       

Written Option Contracts

       (415,785              
Total      $ (13,362,229    $ (6,601,916    $  
COMMODITY STRATEGY           
Investment Type      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  
Assets           

Fixed Income

          

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     $ 50,453,651      $      $  

Investment Company

       69,256,660                

Short-term Investments

       592,407,179                
Total      $ 712,117,490      $      $  
Derivative Type                          
Assets           

Futures Contracts(b)

     $ 4,544,825      $      $  
Liabilities           

Futures Contracts(b)

     $ (23,586,791    $      $  

Total Return Swap Contracts(b)

                      
Total      $ (23,586,791    $      $  

 

(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 Schedules of Investments.

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

Derivatives Risk — The Funds’ use of derivatives and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) may result in loss, including due to adverse market movements. Derivatives, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other assets and instruments, may increase market exposure and be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying assets or instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Funds. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not, or lacks the capacity or authority to, fulfill its contractual obligation, liquidity risk, which includes the risk that the Funds will not be able to exit the derivative when it is advantageous to do so, and risks arising from margin requirements, which include the risk that the Funds will be required to pay additional margin or set aside additional collateral to maintain open derivative positions. 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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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; less stringent investor protections; less stringent accounting, corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure standards; and less economic, political, Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk and social stability in the countries in which a Fund invests. The imposition of sanctions, exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscation of assets and property, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the U.S. or other governments, or from problems in registration, settlement or custody, may also result in losses. The type and severity of sanctions and other similar measures, including counter sanctions and other retaliatory actions, that may be imposed could vary broadly in scope, and their impact is impossible to predict. For example, the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures could, among other things, cause a decline in the value and/or liquidity of securities issued by the sanctioned country or companies located in or economically tied to the sanctioned country and increase market volatility and disruption in the sanctioned country and throughout the world. Sanctions and other similar measures could limit or prevent a Fund from buying and selling securities (in the sanctioned country and other markets), significantly delay or prevent the settlement of securities transactions, and significantly impact a Fund’s liquidity and performance. Foreign risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency exchange 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 —The Fund invests in foreign securities, and as such 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.

Interest Rate Risk — When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by a Fund will generally decline in value. Long-term fixed income securities or instruments will normally have more price volatility because of this risk than short-term fixed income securities or instruments. A wide variety of market factors can cause interest rates to rise, including central bank monetary policy, rising inflation and changes in general economic conditions. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets, may result in heightened market volatility and may detract from Fund performance. In addition, changes in monetary policy may exacerbate the risks associated with changing interest rates. Funds with longer average portfolio durations will generally be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than funds with a shorter average portfolio duration. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by the Funds. A sudden or unpredictable increase in interest rates may cause volatility in the market and may decrease the liquidity of a Fund’s investments, which would make it harder for the Fund to sell its investments at an advantageous time.

Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk — As a shareholder of another investment company, including an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), a Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund. ETFs are subject to risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including but not limited to the following: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV; and (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained.

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — A Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, institutional investors (including those trading by use of non-discretionary mathematical formulas), financial intermediaries (who may make investment decisions on behalf of underlying clients and/or include a Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Fund. Such large


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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, declining prices of the securities sold, 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 a Fund’s NAV and dilute remaining investors’ interests. Redemptions by large shareholders may have a negative impact on a Fund’s liquidity. 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 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 Funds’ investments in securities of issuers located in emerging markets countries.

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, the Funds 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 Funds have unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Tax Risk — Historically, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued private letter rulings (“PLRs”) in which the IRS specifically concluded that income and gains from investments in commodity index-linked structured notes (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. The IRS has issued such PLRs to the Absolute Return Tracker and the Commodity Strategy Funds. In reliance of such PLRs, these Funds have in the past sought to gain exposure to the commodity markets primarily through investments in commodity-linked notes and/or subsidiaries. Treasury regulations generally treat the Funds’ income inclusion with respect to a subsidiary as qualifying income either if (A) there is a current-year 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 Funds’ 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 Ruling on a prospective basis. In light of the revocation of the Notes Rulings, the Funds have limited their investments in commodity index-linked structured notes. The Absolute Return Tracker and Commodity Strategy Funds have obtained an opinion of counsel that the Funds’ income from investments in the Subsidiaries should constitute “qualifying income.” However, no assurances can be provided that the IRS would not be able to successfully assert that a Fund’s income from such investments was not “qualifying income,” in which case the Fund would fail to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code if over 10% of its gross income was derived from these investments. If a Fund failed to qualify as a RIC, it would be subject to federal and state income tax on all of its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates with no deduction for any distributions paid to shareholders, which would significantly adversely affect the returns to, and could cause substantial losses for, Fund shareholders.