0001046292 2012-10-17 2013-10-16 0001046292 gsvit2:S000009354Member 2012-10-17 2013-10-16 0001046292 gsvit2:S000035992Member 2012-10-17 2013-10-16 0001046292 gsvit2:S000009354Member gsvit2:C000025638Member 2012-10-17 2013-10-16 0001046292 gsvit2:S000009354Member gsvit2:C000133599Member 2012-10-17 2013-10-16 0001046292 gsvit2:S000035992Member gsvit2:C000133600Member 2012-10-17 2013-10-16 pure iso4217:USD 0001046292 <div style="display:none">~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedGoldmanSachsMoneyMarketFund column period compact * ~</div> Stable NAV Risk.  The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund's NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price. The Fund’s Service Shares commenced operations on April 9, 2012, and Institutional Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus. No performance information regarding the Fund is provided because the Fund’s Service Shares (the Fund’s only other share class) have less than one calendar year of performance as of the date of this Prospectus. The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance or by calling the appropriate phone number on the back cover of this Prospectus. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN For the period ended December 31, 2012 0.0125 0 Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") or any government agency. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Investment in the Fund involves substantial risks which prospective investors should consider carefully before investing. Absence of Regulation.  The Fund engages in over-the-counter ("OTC") transactions, which trade in a dealer network, rather than on an exchange. In general, there is less governmental regulation and supervision of transactions in the OTC markets than of transactions entered into on organized exchanges. Credit/Default Risk.  An issuer or guarantor of fixed income securities or instruments held by the Fund (which may have low credit ratings) may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund's liquidity and cause significant deterioration in net asset value ("NAV"). To the extent that the Fund invests in non-investment grade fixed income securities, these risks will be more pronounced. Derivatives Risk.  Loss may result from the Fund's investments in forwards, futures, swaps, structured securities and other derivative instruments. These instruments may be leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses to the Fund. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk.  Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which the Fund invests. Loss may also result from the imposition of exchange controls, confiscations and other government restrictions, or from problems in registration, settlement or custody. Foreign risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency rate fluctuations, which may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency (or other instruments through which the Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. To the extent that the Fund also invests in issuers located in emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced. Index/Methodology Risk.  The Index Provider relies on third party data and a Methodology it believes to be reliable in constructing the Index, but it does not guarantee the accuracy of such third party data or the Methodology. There can be no assurance that the Methodology will correctly forecast the risk of particular instruments or asset classes or make effective tactical decisions. The Methodology may direct the Index's allocations to an instrument or asset class that underperforms other instruments or asset classes. The Methodology may not achieve its goals of mitigating volatility and modulating risk. If the Index's daily volatility control is triggered, the Methodology may reallocate the Index into lower-risk assets, such as cash. By seeking to track the Index when the daily volatility control is triggered, the Fund may underperform in comparison to the general securities markets and/or other asset classes. The Index is new and has a limited performance history. Any new index is subject to errors in its construction. Industry Concentration Risk.  The Fund will not invest more than 25% of the value of its total assets in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, except that, to the extent that an industry represents 20% or more of the Fund's index (currently the Index) at the time of investment, the Fund may invest up to 35% of its assets in that industry. Concentrating Fund investments in issuers conducting business in the same industry will subject the Fund to a greater risk of loss as a result of adverse economic, business or other developments affecting that industry than if its investments were not so concentrated. Interest Rate Risk.  When interest rates increase fixed income securities or instruments held by the Fund will generally decline in value. Long-term fixed income securities will normally have more price volatility because of this risk than short-term fixed income securities or instruments. Investment Style Risk.  The Index is intended to provide exposure to price momentum of certain U.S., international, developed and emerging equity markets, commodity markets, real estate markets and fixed income assets, and as a result the Index may be more volatile than a more broadly based conventional index. The momentum-based investment style employed by the Fund may fall out of favor from time to time, depending upon market and economic conditions as well as investor sentiment. The Fund may outperform or underperform other funds that invest in similar asset classes but employ different investment styles. Leverage Risk.  The use of derivatives may result in leverage, which can magnify the effects of changes in the value of the Fund's investments and make it more volatile. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations or to meet asset segregation requirements when it may not be advantageous to do so. The use of leverage by the Fund can substantially increase the adverse impact to which the Fund's investment portfolio may be subject. Liquidity Risk.  The Fund may make investments that may be illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that the Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests or other reasons. To meet redemption requests, the Fund may be forced to sell securities, at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions. Market Risk.  The value of the instruments in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Non-Diversification Risk.  The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it is permitted to invest a larger percentage of its assets in fewer issuers than a diversified mutual fund. Thus, the Fund may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held in its portfolio, and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these developments. Pooled Investments Risk.  By investing in pooled investment vehicles (including investment companies and ETFs), partnerships and REITs indirectly through the Fund, investors will incur a proportionate share of the expenses of the other pooled investment vehicles, partnerships and REITs held by the Fund (including operating costs and investment management fees), in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund. In addition, the Fund will be affected by the investment policies, practices and performance of such investments in direct proportion to the amount of assets the Fund invests therein. Portfolio Turnover Rate Risk.  A high rate of portfolio turnover (100% or more) involves correspondingly greater expenses which must be borne by the Fund and its shareholders. Sovereign Risk.  An issuer of non-U.S. sovereign debt, such as Germany or Japan, or the governmental authorities that control the repayment of the debt, may be unable or unwilling to repay the principal or interest when due. This may result from political or social factors, the general economic environment of a country, levels of foreign debt or foreign currency exchange rates. Swaps Risk.  In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns, differentials in rates of return or some other amount earned or realized on the "notional amount" of predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. Swaps can involve greater risks than direct investment in securities, because swaps may be leveraged and are subject to counterparty risk (e.g., the risk of a counterparty's defaulting on the obligation or bankruptcy), credit risk and pricing risk (i.e., swaps may be difficult to value). Swaps may also be considered illiquid. It may not be possible for the Fund to liquidate a swap position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses. Tracking Error Risk.  The Fund's portfolio composition and performance may not match, and may vary substantially from, that of the Index for any period of time, in part because there may be a delay in the Fund's implementation of any changes to the composition of the Index. Unlike the Fund, the returns of the Index are not reduced by investment and other operating expenses, including the trading costs associated with implementing changes to its portfolio of investments. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Risk.  The value of TIPS generally fluctuates in response to inflationary concerns. As inflationary expectations increase, TIPS will become more attractive, because they protect future interest payments against inflation. Conversely, as inflationary concerns decrease, TIPS will become less attractive and less valuable. U.S. Government Securities Risk.  The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac") and the Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. 0.0023 The Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” have been estimated to reflect expenses expected to be incurred during the current fiscal year. 0.0169 The Goldman Sachs Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments. 738 The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund’s Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund’s Service Shares. The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In addition, performance reflects Fund level expenses but does not reflect the fees and expenses associated with any variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy that uses the Fund as an investment option for any contract or policy. Had performance reflected all of those fees and expenses, performance would have been reduced. Updated performance information is available at no cost at www.goldmansachsfunds.com/vit or by calling the phone number on the back cover of this Prospectus. www.goldmansachsfunds.com/vit 85 2006-01-09 2012-03-31 The Fund’s Service Shares commenced operations on April 9, 2012, and Institutional Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus. No performance information regarding the Fund is provided because the Fund’s Service Shares (the Fund’s only other share class) have less than one calendar year of performance as of the date of this Prospectus. 0.0001 2013-10-16 0.0028 <div style="display:none">~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleTransposedGoldmanSachsGlobalMarketsNavigatorFund column period compact * ~</div> Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. 0.0146 0 Principal Risks of the Fund (Service Shares)* The total return for Service Shares* for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013 was 0.0046% Best Quarter Q3 '07       +1.25% Worst Quarter Q1 '12       +0.00% *Because Institutional Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus, the figures shown above provide performance for Service Shares of the Fund (which are not offered in this Prospectus); Institutional Shares would have similar returns (because these share classes represent interests in the same portfolio of securities) that would differ only to the extent that they have different expenses. 0 Investment Objective October 16, 2014 Best Quarter 0.0048 Non-Diversification Risk.   The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it is permitted to invest a larger percentage of its assets in fewer issuers than a diversified mutual fund. Thus, the Fund may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held in its portfolio, and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these developments. -0.0062 152 Principal Strategy Portfolio Turnover 0.0498 Fees and Expenses of the Fund Principal Strategy 0.0001 An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") or any government agency. TOTAL RETURN CALENDAR YEAR (Service Shares) 0.0007 86 false 2013-09-30 0.0001 Fees and Expenses of the Fund This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Institutional Shares of the Fund. This table does not reflect the fees and expenses associated with any variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy that uses the Fund as an investment option. Had those fees and expenses been included, overall fees and expenses would be higher. 3 0.0062 Because Institutional Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus, the figures shown above provide performance for Service Shares of the Fund (which are not offered in this Prospectus); Institutional Shares would have similar returns (because these share classes represent interests in the same portfolio of securities) that would differ only to the extent that they have different expenses. total return -0.0005 485BPOS An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") or any government agency. Expense Example <div style="display:none">~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesGoldmanSachsGlobalMarketsNavigatorFund column period compact * ~</div> GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST 2013-10-16 2013-10-16 Goldman Sachs Money Market Fund—Summary 2013-10-16 <a name="toc599908_1"></a>Goldman Sachs Global Markets Navigator Fund—Summary Investment Objective The Goldman Sachs Global Markets Navigator Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to achieve investment results that approximate the performance of the GS Global Markets Navigator IndexTM (the “Index”). This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Institutional Shares of the Fund. This table does not reflect the fees and expenses associated with any variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy that uses the Fund as an investment option. Had those fees and expenses been included, overall fees and expenses would be higher. 0.0079 0.0005 0.0084 401 1693 Performance The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities or instruments (i.e., “turns over” its portfolio). A high rate of portfolio turnover may result in increased transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, which must be borne by the Fund and its shareholders. These costs are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the expense example above, but are reflected in the Fund’s performance. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the period from April 16, 2012 (the commencement of operations) to December 31, 2012 was 300% of the average value of its portfolio. Principal Risks of the Fund Performance 0.0021 24 351 0.0225 0.0015 Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. This Example does not reflect the fees and expenses associated with any variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy that uses the Fund as an investment option. Had those fees and expenses been included, the costs shown below would be higher. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in Institutional Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Institutional Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 0.0001 The Fund seeks to achieve investment results that approximate the performance of the GS Global Markets Navigator Index™. The Index is comprised of, and allocates exposure to, a set of underlying indices representing various global asset classes including, but not limited to, global equity and global fixed income (the "Underlying Indices"). Using a proprietary methodology (the "Methodology") developed by Goldman, Sachs & Co. (the "Index Provider"), the Index seeks to provide exposure to price momentum of these global assets, or Underlying Indices, by reflecting a combination of index weightings that is determined in part by the respective three-, six- and nine-month historical returns of these global assets. Momentum investing seeks growth of capital by investing in assets that have exhibited trends in price performance over recent selected time periods. The Methodology also considers maximum and minimum weightings requirements and volatility controls. The Index is generally rebalanced monthly but may be rebalanced as frequently as daily if certain volatility controls are triggered. The Index Provider may, in its discretion, make changes to the Index, its methodology or quantitative techniques, or use other methodologies or quantitative techniques that are based on the Index Provider's proprietary research. The Index is sponsored by the Index Provider, an affiliate of the Fund's Investment Adviser, and calculated by Structured Solutions AG (the "Calculation Agent"). Given the Fund's objective of attempting to track the Index, the Fund does not follow traditional methods of active investment management, which may involve buying and selling securities based upon analysis of economic and market factors. Instead, the Fund will invest in securities and other financial instruments that provide exposure to the Underlying Indices in approximately the same weighting that such Underlying Indices have within the Index at the applicable time. The Investment Adviser will, however, be responsible for, among other things, investment selection, timing of trading and counterparty selection. The Fund's portfolio of investments may include, among other instruments, futures (including index futures), swaps, structured notes, other derivatives and investment companies (including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs")) that provide exposure to a broad spectrum of asset classes, including but not limited to, equities (US and non-US companies) and high quality fixed income (US and non-US developed country government and government agency securities). The Fund may also invest directly in equity securities and US and non-US developed country government and government agency fixed income securities. The percentage of the portfolio exposed to any asset class or geographic region will vary from time to time as the weightings of the Underlying Indices within the Index change, and the Fund may not be invested in each asset class at all times. Moreover, the Fund may at times be more heavily invested in certain asset classes, such as U.S. equity or U.S. fixed income. As a result of the Fund's use of derivatives, and/or in an effort to mitigate portfolio volatility, the Fund may also hold significant amounts of U.S. Treasury, short-term, or other fixed income investments, including money market funds and repurchase agreements or cash, and at times may invest up to 100% of its assets in such investments. The Fund may also engage in foreign currency transactions (including forward contracts) for hedging purposes or to seek to increase total return. To the extent the Index allocates exposure to commodity-related Underlying Indices in the future, the Fund may invest in instruments that provide exposure to commodities. Although it does not currently intend to do so, the Fund may also invest through a wholly-owned subsidiary, which would be advised by the Investment Adviser and would seek to gain commodities exposure. The Fund will not invest more than 25% of the value of its total assets in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, except that, to the extent that an industry represents 20% or more of the Fund's index (currently the Index) at the time of investment, the Fund may invest up to 35% of its assets in that industry. THE FUND IS NON-DIVERSIFIED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED ("INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT"), AND MAY INVEST A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF ITS ASSETS IN FEWER ISSUERS THAN DIVERSIFIED MUTUAL FUNDS. October 16, 2014 This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. This Example does not reflect the fees and expenses associated with any variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy that uses the Fund as an investment option. Had those fees and expenses been included, the costs shown below would be higher. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in Institutional Shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Institutional Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (except that the Example incorporates the expense limitation arrangement for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises ("U.S. Government Securities"), obligations of banks (which must normally exceed 25% of its total assets), commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. companies, states, municipalities and other entities and repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign banks, foreign companies and foreign governments. The Fund may not invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of any one foreign government. The Fund's securities are valued using the amortized cost method as permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"). Under Rule 2a-7, the Fund may invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities that are determined to present minimal credit risk and meet certain other criteria, including conditions relating to maturity, portfolio diversification, portfolio liquidity and credit quality. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value ("NAV") of $1.00 per share. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") or any government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund should not be relied upon as a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Banking Industry Risk.  An adverse development in the banking industry may affect the value of the Fund's investments more than if the Fund were not invested to such a degree in the banking industry. Banks may be particularly susceptible to certain economic factors such as interest rate changes, adverse developments in the real estate market, fiscal, regulatory and monetary policy and general economic cycles. Credit/Default Risk.  An issuer or guarantor of a security held by the Fund, or a bank or other financial institution that has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Fund, may default on its obligation to pay interest and repay principal or default on any other obligation. Additionally, the credit quality of securities may deteriorate rapidly, which may impair the Fund's liquidity and cause significant NAV deterioration. Foreign Risk.  Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less economic, political and social stability in the countries in which the Fund invests. Loss may also result from the imposition of confiscations and other government restrictions, or from problems in registration, settlement or custody. Interest Rate Risk.  When interest rates increase, the Fund's yield will tend to be lower than prevailing market rates, and the market value of its securities or instruments may also be adversely affected. A low interest rate environment poses additional risks to the Fund, because low yields on the Fund's portfolio holdings may have an adverse impact on the Fund's ability to provide a positive yield to its shareholders, pay expenses out of Fund assets, or, at times, maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity Risk.  The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. The liquidity of portfolio securities can deteriorate rapidly due to credit events affecting issuers or guarantors, such as a credit rating downgrade, or due to general market conditions or a lack of willing buyers. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions, or selling such positions at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, can adversely affect the Fund's ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that the Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. Certain shareholders may own or control a significant percentage of the Fund's shares, and redemptions by these shareholder of their Fund shares may further increase the Fund's liquidity risk and may adversely impact the Fund's NAV. Market Risk.  The market value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Regulatory Risk.  The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and other government agencies continue to review the regulation of money market funds, and may take additional regulatory action in the future. These changes may affect the Fund's ability to implement its investment strategies, operations and/or return potential. Stable NAV Risk.  The Fund may not be able to maintain a stable $1.00 share price at all times. If any money market fund fails to maintain a stable NAV (or if there is a perceived threat of such a failure), other money market funds, including the Fund, could be subject to increased redemption activity, which could adversely affect the Fund's NAV. Shareholders of the Fund should not rely on or expect the Investment Adviser or an affiliate to purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions into the Fund, enter into capital support agreements with the Fund or take other actions to help the Fund maintain a stable $1.00 share price. U.S. Government Securities Risk.  The U.S. government may not provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law. U.S. Government Securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac") and Federal Home Loan Banks are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government Securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that issuers of U.S. Government Securities will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. The “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” do not correlate to the ratios of net and total expenses to average net assets provided in the Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. www.goldmansachsfunds.com/performance Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing: (a) changes in the performance of the Fund’s Service Shares from year to year; and (b) the average annual total returns of the Fund’s Service Shares. The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. 0.000046 2007-09-30 Worst Quarter Expense Example <div style="display:none">~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesGoldmanSachsMoneyMarketFund column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsGoldmanSachsMoneyMarketFundBarChart column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.goldmansachsfunds.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedGoldmanSachsMoneyMarketFund column period compact * ~</div> The Fund's "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" have been estimated to reflect expenses expected to be incurred during the current fiscal year. The "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" do not correlate to the ratios of net and total expenses to average net assets provided in the Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Fee Waiver and Expense Limitation The Investment Adviser has agreed to (i) reduce or limit "Other Expenses" (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, litigation, indemnification, shareholder meeting and other extraordinary expenses) to 0.004% of the Fund's average daily net assets and (ii) waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to any management fees it earns as an investment adviser to any of the affiliated funds in which the Fund invests. Each arrangement will remain in effect through at least October 16, 2014, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The Fund's "Other Expenses" may be further reduced by any custody and transfer agency fee credits received by the Fund. The Investment Adviser has agreed to reduce or limit "Other Expenses" (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, litigation, indemnification, shareholder meeting and other extraordinary expenses) equal on an annualized basis to 0.004% of the Fund's average daily net assets through at least October 16, 2014, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The Fund's "Other Expenses" may be further reduced by any custody and transfer agency fee credits received by the Fund. Because Institutional Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus, the figures shown above provide performance for Service Shares of the Fund (which are not offered in this Prospectus); Institutional Shares would have similar returns (because these share classes represent interests in the same portfolio of securities) that would differ only to the extent that they have different expenses. Expense Limitation