N-CSRS 1 d361359dncsrs.htm GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-08361

 

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606-6303

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Caroline Kraus

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Copies to:

Stephen H. Bier, Esq.

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

(Name and address of agents for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 655-4400

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2022

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

    

The Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders is filed herewith.

 

 

 


Goldman

Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio

Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund*

 

*   Effective after the close of business on December 31, 2021, the Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund and changed its principal investment strategy effective after the close of business on January 31, 2022.

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

 

 

LOGO


Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVES PORTFOLIO

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS TREND DRIVEN ALLOCATION FUND

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Market Review

    1  

Fund Basics

    3  

Schedules of Investments

    7  

Financial Statements

    10  

Financial Highlights

 

Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio

    13  

Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund (formerly, Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund)

    16  

Notes to Financial Statements

    18  

Other Information

    39  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust – Goldman Sachs VIT Multi-Asset Strategies Funds

 

The following are highlights both of key factors affecting the global capital markets and of any key changes made to the Goldman Sachs VIT Multi Asset Strategies Funds (the “Funds”) during the six months ended June 30, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). A fuller review of the markets and these changes will appear in the Funds’ annual shareholder report covering the 12 months ended December 31, 2022.

Market and Economic Review

 

 

Overall, the global capital markets struggled during the Reporting Period.

 

   

Economic uncertainty and market volatility was largely fueled by a rapid change in perceptions of upside inflation risk and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s (“Fed”) efforts to head off a potential recession.

 

   

Global equities, as represented by the MSCI All Country World Index, returned -20.18%.

 

   

Global fixed income, as represented by the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index, returned -13.91%.

 

 

In the first quarter of 2022, when the Reporting Period began, rapidly evolving expectations for inflation and Fed policy had already complicated the macro outlook, but the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February significantly increased market uncertainty and volatility.

 

   

Valuations broadly fell across multiple asset classes, with global equities suffering substantial declines.

 

   

Credit spreads (i.e., yield differentials between corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury securities of comparable maturity) widened as bond yields rose in response to inflationary pressures.

 

 

During the second quarter of 2022, investor concerns around slower economic growth accelerated; the Russia/Ukraine conflict led to a surge in commodity prices; and the risks of a potential policy miscalculation by the Fed increased.

 

   

Unexpectedly higher inflation data, released in early June, brought consumer confidence into focus and eroded the narrative in some parts of the market that suggested the U.S. economy had experienced peak inflation.

 

   

Most global equity markets fell into bear market territory during the second calendar quarter. (A bear market is a condition in which securities prices fall 20% or more from recent highs amid widespread pessimism and negative investor sentiment.)

 

   

Bond yields rose as Fed interest rate hikes came faster than investors had previously anticipated. Rising short-term interest rates and expectations for further monetary policy tightening hurt duration-sensitive assets, while concerns about the economic outlook pushed credit spreads wider.

Fund Changes and Highlights

Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund

 

 

Effective January 1, 2022, the Fund’s name (previously, the Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund) was changed to the Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund.

 

 

After the close of business on January 31, 2022, the Fund’s principal investment strategy changed.

 

   

As of that time, the Fund primarily seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of U.S. and non-U.S. equity securities and U.S. fixed income securities.

 

   

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) makes investment decisions based upon its analysis of “trends” from around the world. Trends are used by the Investment Adviser to allocate the Fund’s relative weighting to equity and fixed income securities. The trends analyzed by the Investment Adviser are based on, but are not limited to, relative considerations around the prices and volatility of the underlying markets.

 

       1


MARKET REVIEW

 

   

As a result of the trends analysis, the Investment Adviser may allocate more of the Fund’s assets to investments with relatively strong recent trends and allocate assets away from investments with relatively poor recent trends.

 

   

In addition, the Investment Adviser seeks to manage volatility and limit losses by allocating the Fund’s assets away from risky investments in distressed or volatile market environments. While the Investment Adviser attempts to manage the Fund’s volatility, there can be no guarantee that the Fund will be successful.

 

 

Effective as of the close of business on June 23, 2022, Federico Gilly no longer served as a portfolio manager for the Fund. Oliver Bunn, Vice President, continues to serve as a portfolio manager for the Fund. Additionally, effective the same date, James Park, Managing Director, began serving as a portfolio manager for the Fund. Mr. Park is a senior portfolio manager on the Alternative Investment Strategies team within Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Quantitative Investment Strategies platform. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2004.

 

2       


FUND BASICS

 

Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio

as of June 30, 2022

 

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

January 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022    Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
     ICE BAML 3-Mo US
Treasury Bill  Index2
 
Institutional      -6.96      -0.01
Service      -7.07      -0.01  
Advisor      -7.09      -0.01  

 

1 

The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

2 

The ICE BofA 3 Month U.S. Treasury Index measures the performance of a single issue of outstanding treasury bill which matures closest to, but not beyond, three months from the rebalancing date. The issue is purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month; at the end of the month that issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue.

 

 

The comparison to the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is a means of emphasizing that the Fund has an unconstrained strategy. The Fund employs a benchmark agnostic strategy. Benchmark performance may not be comparable to the Fund’s performance.

 

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

       3


FUND BASICS

 

OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND AND ETF WEIGHTINGS4

Percentage of Net Assets

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

4

The Portfolio is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each Underlying Fund and exchange traded fund (“ETF”) reflects the value of that Underlying Fund or ETF as a percentage of net assets of the Portfolio. Figures in the graph above may not sum to 100% due to rounding and/or exclusion of other assets and liabilities. Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds and investment companies held by the Portfolio are not reflected in the graph above. The graph depicts the Portfolio’s investments but may not represent the Portfolio’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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

 

4       


FUND BASICS

 

Trend Driven Allocation Fund

as of June 30, 2022

 

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

January 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022   Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    60% MSCI World / 40%
Bloomberg U.S.
Treasury Index2
    MSCI World Index
(Net, USD, Hedged)3
    Bloomberg U.S. Treasury
Index (Total Return,
USD, Unhedged)4
Institutional     -15.25     -14.44     -18.00   -9.14%
Service     -15.32       -14.44       -18.00     -9.14

 

1 

The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

2 

The Fund’s blended benchmark index is comprised of 60% the MSCI World Index and 40% the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

3 

MSCI World Index is a broad global equity index that represents large and mid-cap equity performance across 23 developed markets countries. It covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

4 

Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Index measures U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, nominal debt issued by the U.S. Treasury. Treasury bills are excluded by the maturity constraint. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

       5


FUND BASICS

 

FUND COMPOSITION5

 

LOGO

 

 

5 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The underlying composition of exchange traded funds and investment companies held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. Consequently, the Fund’s overall composition may differ from the percentages contained in the graph above. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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

 

6       


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVES PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares          
Description
   Value  
Underlying Funds (Class R6 Shares)(a) – 94.1%  
Equity – 25.6%  
  272,177      Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund    $ 3,434,869  
  50,190      Goldman Sachs MarketBeta US Equity ETF      2,584,283  
  267,276      Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund      2,167,605  
  26,817      Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF      1,202,453  
  26,301      Goldman Sachs Energy Infrastructure Fund      262,480  
     

 

 

 
        9,651,690  

 

 

 
Fixed Income – 68.5%  
  1,133,283      Goldman Sachs Long Short Credit Strategies Fund      8,839,611  
  532,195      Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund      6,508,748  
  434,073      Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund      3,971,771  
  492,423      Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund      2,609,845  
  280,813      Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund      2,434,650  
  165,833      Goldman Sachs Strategic Income Fund      1,446,065  
     

 

 

 
        25,810,690  

 

 

 
  TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS (CLASS R6 SHARES)  
  (Cost $36,928,753)    $ 35,462,380  

 

 

 
     
Exchange Traded Funds – 3.6%  
  1,808      Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund    $ 129,290  
  1,854      Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund      237,757  
Exchange Traded Funds – (continued)  
  2,914      Vanguard S&P 500 ETF    1,010,808  

 

 

 
  TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS  
  (Cost $1,481,914)    $ 1,377,855  

 

 

 
     
Shares    Dividend
Rate
     Value  
Investment Companies (Institutional Shares)(a) – 25.2%  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund 

 

6,407,591      1.367    $ 6,407,591  

Goldman Sachs VIT Government Money Market Fund

 

3,105,284      1.347      3,105,284  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

(Cost $9,512,875)

 

     9,512,875  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 122.9%

 

(Cost $47,923,542)

 

   $ 46,353,110  

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS – (22.9)%

 

     (8,655,674

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $ 37,697,436  

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
(a)   Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 
Currency Abbreviations:
USD   —United States Dollar

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2022, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

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

Long position contracts:

                   
EURO STOXX Bank Index        35          09/16/22        $ 148,005        $ (2,656

U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note

       10          09/30/22          2,112,343          (14,140
Total Futures Contracts                                       $ (16,796

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   7


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVES PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2022, the Fund had the following purchased option contracts:

 

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

Purchased options contracts:

 

Calls

                    

3 Month Eurodollar

     98.25 USD        09/19/2022        4      $ 967,950      $ 100      $ 9,559      $ (9,459

3 Month Eurodollar

     99.00 USD        09/19/2022        12        2,903,850        150        9,178        (9,028

3 Month Eurodollar

     98.00 USD        12/19/2022        4        963,100        350        9,959        (9,609

3 Month Eurodollar

     98.75 USD        12/19/2022        12        2,889,300        525        11,128        (10,603

3 Month Eurodollar

     97.25 USD        12/18/2023        26        6,298,825        36,887        31,103        5,784  

3 Month Eurodollar

     97.50 USD        03/18/2024        66        16,008,300        89,512        82,303        7,209  

3 Month Eurodollar

     97.50 USD        06/17/2024        57        13,838,175        88,350        79,195        9,155  

3 Month Eurodollar

     95.88 USD        09/18/2023        17        4,112,087        51,744        46,602        5,142  

3 Month Eurodollar

     95.88 USD        06/19/2023        17        4,104,013        43,350        42,627        723  

3 Month Eurodollar

     95.88 USD        03/13/2023        11        2,650,450        22,000        28,126        (6,126

3 Month Eurodollar

     97.75 USD        03/13/2023        15        3,614,250        3,750        52,830        (49,080

3 Month Eurodollar

     97.75 USD        06/19/2023        7        1,689,888        3,369        28,546        (25,177

3 Month Eurodollar

     99.00 USD        12/19/2022        39        9,390,225        1,219        55,537        (54,318
TOTAL                               $ 69,430,413      $ 341,306      $ 486,693      $ (145,387

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST TREND DRIVEN ALLOCATION FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares          
Description
   Value  
Exchange Traded Funds – 12.9%  
  97,965      iShares Core S&P 500 ETF   
  (Cost $19,997,911)    $ 37,143,429  

 

 

 
     
Shares    Dividend
Rate
     Value  
Investment Companies (Institutional Shares)(a) – 50.1%  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

 

57,777,966      1.358    $ 57,777,966  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund

 

28,907,426      1.054      28,907,426  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund

 

28,908,241      1.375      28,908,241  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund

 

28,907,426      1.357      28,907,426  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

(Cost $144,501,059)

 

   $ 144,501,059  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 63.0%

 

(Cost $164,498,970)

 

   $ 181,644,488  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES – 37.0%

 

     106,554,297  

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $ 288,198,785  

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
(a)   Represents an affiliated issuer.

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2022, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

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

Long position contracts:

                   
EURO STOXX 50 Index        129          09/16/22        $ 4,767,368        $ (93,661
FTSE 100 Index        22          09/16/22          1,918,824          (24,116
TOPIX Index        22          09/08/22          3,131,941          (96,526

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note

       210          09/21/22          24,671,029          177,877  
Total Futures Contracts                                       $ (36,426

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MULTI-ASSET STRATEGIES FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

     Multi-Strategy
Alternatives Portfolio
    Trend Driven
Allocation Fund
 
    
Assets:        

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $1,481,914 and $19,997,911, respectively)

   $ 1,377,855     $ 37,143,429  

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $46,441,628 and $144,501,059, respectively)

     44,975,255       144,501,059  

Purchased Options, at value (premiums paid $486,693 and $—, respectively)

     341,306        

Cash

     661,252       100,079,677  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $— and $203,430, respectively)

           295,311  

Receivables:

    

Investments sold

     696,139       5,245,923  

Dividends

     73,945       122,667  

Collateral on certain derivative contracts

     19,773       1,168,833  

Reimbursement from investment adviser

     7,203       21,509  

Securities lending income

     1,078       905  

Fund shares sold

     927       330,499  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     1,417       447,990  

Other assets

     3,820       30,230  
Total assets      48,159,970       289,388,032  
    
    
Liabilities:        

Payables:

    

Fund shares redeemed

     10,211,662       48,382  

Investments purchased

     75,390       836,715  

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

     51,565       72,218  

Management fees

           154,078  

Accrued expenses

     123,917       77,854  
Total liabilities      10,462,534       1,189,247  
    
    
Net Assets:        

Paid-in capital

     40,444,874       298,405,788  

Total distributable loss

     (2,747,438     (10,207,003
NET ASSETS    $ 37,697,436     $ 288,198,785  

Net Assets:

    

Advisor

   $ 20,753,362     $  

Institutional

     2,295,664       547,018  

Service

     14,648,410       287,651,767  

Total Net Assets

   $ 37,697,436     $ 288,198,785  

Shares outstanding $0.001 par value (unlimited number of shares authorized):

    

Advisor

     2,296,222        

Institutional

     252,433       49,957  

Service

     1,614,163       26,417,617  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

    

Advisor

     $9.04       $—  

Institutional

     9.09       10.95  

Service

     9.07       10.89  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MULTI-ASSET STRATEGIES FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

     Multi-Strategy
Alternatives Portfolio
    Trend Driven
Allocation Fund
 
    
Investment income:        

Dividends — affiliated Underlying Funds

   $ 378,164     $ 240,271  

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers

     9,968       398,967  

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

     1,805       5,790  
Total investment income      389,937       645,028  
    
    
Expenses:        

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees(a)

     59,946       397,743  

Professional fees

     38,675       61,834  

Custody, accounting and administrative services

     37,472       36,695  

Management fees

     28,543       1,258,528  

Printing and mailing costs

     11,608       9,890  

Trustee fees

     10,983       18,183  

Transfer Agency fees(a)

     3,806       31,861  

Other

     645       880  
Total expenses      191,678       1,815,614  

Less — expense reductions

     (93,328     (370,492
Net expenses      98,350       1,445,122  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      291,587       (800,094
    
    
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     (11,557     6,108,729  

Investments — affiliated Underlying Funds

     (1,073,889      

Futures contracts

     (394,714     (30,904,295

Purchased options

     (9,471      

Foreign currency transactions

     8,515       (1,050,452

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

    

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     (104,059     (24,999,151

Investments — affiliated Underlying Funds

     (1,822,203      

Futures contracts

     (38,407     (2,879,666

Purchased options

     (89,541      

Foreign currency translations

     7,047       1,060,013  
Net realized and unrealized loss      (3,528,279     (52,664,822
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (3,236,692   $ (53,464,916

 

(a)

Class specific Distribution and/or Service and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

     Distribution and/or
Service (12b-1) Fees
     Transfer Agency Fees  

Fund

  

Advisor

    

Service

    

Advisor

    

Institutional

    

Service

 

Multi-Strategy Alternatives

   $ 41,073      $ 18,873      $ 2,054      $ 242      $ 1,510  

Trend Driven Allocation

            397,743               42        31,819  

 

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


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio      Trend Driven Allocation Fund  
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
           
From operations:                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 291,587      $ 519,664      $ (800,094    $ (2,029,491

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,481,116      460,329        (25,846,018      44,004,366  

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

     (2,047,163      137,496        (26,818,804      10,247,601  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (3,236,692      1,117,489        (53,464,916      52,222,476  
           
           
Distributions to shareholders:                

From distributable earnings:

           

Advisor Shares

            (268,995              

Institutional Shares

            (41,966             (40,198

Service Shares

            (96,854             (43,019,719
Total distributions to shareholders             (407,815             (43,059,917
           
           
From share transactions:                

Proceeds from sales of shares

     44,217,538        9,602,512        18,029,324        16,311,964  

Reinvestment of distributions

            407,815               43,059,917  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (32,921,058      (3,772,014      (34,018,324      (46,955,103
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions      11,296,480        6,238,313        (15,989,000      12,416,778  
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      8,059,788        6,947,987        (69,453,916      21,579,337  
           
           
Net Assets:                

Beginning of period

     29,637,648        22,689,661        357,652,701        336,073,364  

End of period

   $ 37,697,436      $ 29,637,648      $ 288,198,785      $ 357,652,701  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVES PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio  
    Institutional Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
  2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.77     $ 9.46     $ 9.02     $ 8.51     $ 9.39     $ 9.10  

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.08       0.23       0.25       0.30       0.24       0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.76     0.25       0.39       0.48       (0.87     0.30  

Total from investment operations

    (0.68     0.48       0.64       0.78       (0.63     0.51  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.17     (0.20     (0.27     (0.25     (0.22

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.09     $ 9.77     $ 9.46     $ 9.02     $ 8.51     $ 9.39  

Total Return(c)

    (6.96 )%      5.03     7.05     9.11     (6.74 )%      5.60

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 2,296     $ 2,515     $ 1,520     $ 1,309     $ 745     $ 453  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.20 %(e)      0.22     0.21     0.25     0.22     0.21

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.74 %(e)      1.02     1.39     1.60     1.57     1.47

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.72 %(e)      2.29     2.73     3.30     2.62     2.20

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    103     25     5     26     61     53

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.

(c)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(d)

Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio  
    Service Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
  2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.76     $ 9.45     $ 9.02     $ 8.52     $ 9.41     $ 9.13  

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.08       0.20       0.23       0.32       0.28       0.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.77     0.26       0.38       0.43       (0.93     0.22  

Total from investment operations

    (0.69     0.46       0.61       0.75       (0.65     0.49  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.15     (0.18     (0.25     (0.24     (0.21

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.07     $ 9.76     $ 9.45     $ 9.02     $ 8.52     $ 9.41  

Total Return(c)

    (7.07 )%      4.84     6.70     8.82     (6.93 )%      5.37

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 14,648     $ 6,538     $ 3,472     $ 2,857     $ 811     $ 105  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.45 %(e)      0.47     0.46     0.51     0.47     0.46

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.88 %(e)      1.28     1.65     1.86     1.95     1.73

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.75 %(e)      2.04     2.51     3.54     3.08     2.88

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    103     25     5     26     61     53

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.

(c)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(d)

Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio  
    Advisor Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
  2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.73     $ 9.42     $ 8.99     $ 8.49     $ 9.36     $ 9.08  

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.06       0.18       0.20       0.24       0.17       0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.75     0.26       0.39       0.49       (0.83     0.30  

Total from investment operations

    (0.69     0.44       0.59       0.73       (0.66     0.47  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.13     (0.16     (0.23     (0.21     (0.19

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.04     $ 9.73     $ 9.42     $ 8.99     $ 8.49     $ 9.36  

Total Return(c)

    (7.09 )%      4.66     6.56     8.60     (7.09 )%      5.14

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 20,753     $ 20,585     $ 17,698     $ 15,410     $ 13,460     $ 15,512  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.60 %(e)      0.62     0.61     0.64     0.62     0.61

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    1.13 %(e)      1.44     1.79     2.01     1.93     1.88

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.35 %(e)      1.89     2.28     2.61     1.92     1.78

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    103     25     5     26     61     53

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Recognition of net investment income by the Portfolio is affected by the timing of declaration of dividends by the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.

(c)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(d)

Expense ratios exclude the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
  2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.92     $ 12.61     $ 12.32     $ 11.65     $ 12.46     $ 11.33  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.01     (0.04     0.02       0.15       0.14       0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.96     2.10       0.52       1.28       (0.64     1.46  

Total from investment operations

    (1.97     2.06       0.54       1.43       (0.50     1.52  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                (0.07     (0.22     (0.12     (0.07

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (1.75     (0.18     (0.54     (0.19     (0.32

Total distributions

          (1.75     (0.25     (0.76     (0.31     (0.39

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.95     $ 12.92     $ 12.61     $ 12.32     $ 11.65     $ 12.46  

Total Return(b)

    (15.25 )%      16.46     4.35     12.29     (4.08 )%      13.36

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 547     $ 337     $ 289     $ 277     $ 247     $ 30  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.66 %(c)      0.65     0.60     0.59     0.51     0.68

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.89 %(c)      0.87     0.90     0.89     0.86     0.86

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.25 )%(c)      (0.32 )%      0.13     1.18     1.13     0.46

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    124     12     168     61     60     64

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST TREND DRIVEN ALLOCATION FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
  2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.86     $ 12.59     $ 12.30     $ 11.64     $ 12.45     $ 11.32  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.03     (0.08     (0.01     0.11       0.08       0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.94     2.10       0.51       1.28       (0.62     1.46  

Total from investment operations

    (1.97     2.02       0.50       1.39       (0.54     1.49  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                (0.03     (0.19     (0.08     (0.04

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (1.75     (0.18     (0.54     (0.19     (0.32

Total distributions

          (1.75     (0.21     (0.73     (0.27     (0.36

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.89     $ 12.86     $ 12.59     $ 12.30     $ 11.64     $ 12.45  

Total Return(b)

    (15.32 )%      16.17     4.10     11.94     (4.34 )%      13.11

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 287,652     $ 357,316     $ 335,784     $ 345,219     $ 395,842     $ 406,867  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.91 %(c)      0.92     0.85     0.84     0.81     0.93

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.14 %(c)      1.14     1.15     1.14     1.11     1.11

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.50 )%(c)      (0.58 )%      (0.12 )%      0.91     0.63     0.21

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    124     12     168     61     60     64

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

1.    ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust” or “VIT”) is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The following table lists those series of the Trust that are included in this report (collectively, the “Funds” or individually a “Fund”), along with their corresponding share classes and respective diversification status under the Act:

 

Fund    Share Classes Offered   

Diversified/

Non-diversified

Multi-Strategy Alternatives

   Institutional, Service and Advisor    Diversified

Trend Driven Allocation

   Institutional and Service    Diversified

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to management agreements (the “Agreements”) with the Trust.

The Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio invests primarily in a combination of domestic and international equity and fixed income underlying funds (“Underlying Funds”) which are registered under the Act, for which GSAM acts as investment adviser. Additionally, the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio may invest a portion of its assets directly in other securities and instruments, including unaffiliated exchange traded funds (“Unaffiliated Funds”). The Trend Driven Allocation Fund may invest in one or a combination of the following securities and instruments: pooled investment vehicles, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other investment companies; equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers; U.S. fixed income securities; and derivatives that provide exposure to a broad spectrum of asset classes and geographic regions.

2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions. Each Fund is an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

A.  Investment Valuation — The valuation policy of the Funds and Underlying Funds is to value investments at fair value.

B.  Investment Income and Investments — Investment income includes interest income, dividend income, and securities lending income, if any. Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recognized on ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign securities, as soon as such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost. Investment transactions are recorded on the following business day for daily net asset value (“NAV”) calculations. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. The Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and is payable upon sale of such investments. Income distributions are recognized as capital gains or income in the financial statements in accordance with the character that is distributed.

For derivative contracts, unrealized gains and losses are recorded daily and become realized gains and losses upon disposition or termination of the contract.

C.  Class Allocations and Expenses — Investment income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), if any, and non-class specific expenses of each Fund are allocated daily based upon the proportion of net assets of each class. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by a Fund are charged to that Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service and Transfer Agency fees. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of each Fund and do not include any expenses associated with the

 

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2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Underlying Funds. Because the Underlying Funds have varied expense and fee levels and each Fund may own different proportions of the Underlying Funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Funds will vary.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, each Fund is not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gains distributions, if any, are declared and paid at least annually.

Net capital losses, if any, are carried forward to future fiscal years and may be used to the extent allowed by the Code to offset any future capital gains. Losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. Utilization of capital loss carryforwards will reduce the requirement of future capital gains distributions.

The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with federal income tax rules, which may differ from GAAP. The source of each Fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from distributable earnings or capital. Certain components of the Funds’ net assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities reflect permanent GAAP/tax differences based on the appropriate tax character.

E.  Foreign Currency Translation — The accounting records and reporting currency of a Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rates at the close of each business day. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments. Changes in the value of other assets and liabilities as a result of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates are included in the Statements of Operations within net change in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the date the transaction occurred, the effects of which are included within net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price); the 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. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

A.  Level 1 and Level 2 Fair Value Investments — The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values for investments classified as Level 1 and Level 2 are as follows:

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a United States (“U.S.”) securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities will be valued at the valid closing bid price for long positions and at the valid closing ask price for short positions (i.e. where there is sufficient volume, during normal exchange trading hours). If no valid bid/ask price is available, the equity security will be valued pursuant to the Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees and consistent with applicable regulatory guidance. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2. Certain equity securities containing unique attributes may be classified as Level 2.

Unlisted equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price on the valuation date, or if no sale occurs, at the last bid price for long positions or the last ask price for short positions, and are generally classified as Level 2. Securities traded on certain foreign securities exchanges are valued daily at fair value determined by an independent fair value service (if available) under Fair Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees and consistent with applicable regulatory guidance. The independent fair value service takes into account multiple factors including, but not limited to, movements in the securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign currency exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign securities exchange. These investments are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Underlying Funds (including Money Market Funds) — Underlying Funds include other investment companies and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). Investments in the Underlying Funds (except ETFs) are valued at the NAV per share on the day of valuation. ETFs are valued daily at the last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which the investment is traded. Because the Funds invest in Underlying Funds that fluctuate in value, each 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 ETF’s are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2. For information regarding an Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. 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 receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivatives 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

 

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correlations of such inputs. For OTC and centrally cleared derivatives that trade in liquid markets, model inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. OTC and centrally cleared derivatives are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when significant inputs are corroborated by market evidence.

i.  Futures Contracts — Futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell a standardized quantity of a specified commodity or security. Upon entering into a futures contract, 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.

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

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

B.  Level 3 Fair Value Investments — To the extent that significant inputs to valuation models and other alternative pricing sources are unobservable, or if quotations are not readily available, or if GSAM believes that such quotations do not accurately reflect fair value, the fair value of a Fund’s investments may be determined under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees. GSAM, consistent with its procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, may make an adjustment to the most recent valuation prices of either domestic or foreign securities in light of significant events to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities at the time of determining a Fund’s NAV. To the extent investments are valued using single source broker quotations obtained directly from the broker or passed through from third party pricing vendors, such investments are classified as Level 3 investments.

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2022:

 

MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVES PORTFOLIO                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Fixed Income Underlying Funds      $ 25,810,690        $        $  
Investment Companies        9,512,875                    
Equity Underlying Funds        9,651,690                    
Exchange Traded Funds        1,377,855                    
Total      $ 46,353,110        $        $  
Derivative Type                              
Assets               

Purchased Options Contracts

     $ 341,306        $        $  
Liabilities(a)               
Futures Contracts      $ (16,796      $        $  

 

(a)

Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

TREND DRIVEN ALLOCATION FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Exchange Traded Funds      $ 37,143,429        $        $  
Investment Companies        144,501,059                    
Total      $ 181,644,488        $        $  
Derivative Type                              
Assets(a)               
Futures Contracts      $ 177,877        $        $  
Liabilities(a)               
Futures Contracts      $ (214,303      $        $  

 

(a)

Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedules of Investments.

4.    INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) as of June 30, 2022. These instruments were used as part of the Funds’ investment strategies and to obtain and/or manage exposure related to the risks below. The values in the tables below exclude the effects of cash collateral received or posted pursuant to these derivative contracts, and therefore are not representative of the Funds’ net exposure.

Multi-Strategy Alternatives

 

Risk         Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Assets     Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Liabilities  
Equity            $     Variation margin on futures contracts   $
 
(2,656
)(a) 
 
Interest Rate        Purchased options contracts, at value     341,306     Variation margin on futures contracts     (14,140
 
Total            $ 341,306         $ (16,796

Trend Driven Allocation

 

Risk         Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Assets     Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Liabilities  
Equity            $     Variation margin on futures contracts   $
 
(214,303
)(a) 
 
Interest Rate        Variation margin on futures contracts    
177,877
(a) 
 
         
 
Total            $ 177,877         $ (214,303

 

(a)

Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Schedules of Investments. Only the variation margin as of June 30, 2022, is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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4.    INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Funds’ gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the six months ended June 30, 2022. These gains (losses) should be considered in the context that these derivative contracts may have been executed to create investment opportunities and/or economically hedge certain investments, and accordingly, certain gains (losses) on such derivative contracts may offset certain (losses) gains attributable to investments. These gains (losses) are included in “Net realized gain (loss)” or “Net change in unrealized gain (loss)” on the Statements of Operations.

Multi-Strategy Alternatives

 

Risk    Statement of Operations   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts   $ (270,328   $ (7,015
Interest Rate    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts and purchased options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and purchased options     (133,857     (120,933
Total        $ (404,185   $ (127,948

Trend Driven Allocation

 

Risk    Statement of Operations   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts   $ (21,370,886   $ (3,941,932
Interest Rate    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts     (9,533,409     1,062,266  
Total        $ (30,904,295   $ (2,879,666

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the relevant values for each derivative type were as follows:

 

       Average Number of Contracts(1)  
Fund      Futures Contracts        Purchased Options  
Multi-Strategy Alternatives        52          178  
Trend Driven Allocation        1,194           

 

(1)

Amounts disclosed represent average number of contracts for futures and purchased options contracts, based on absolute values, which is indicative of volume of this derivative type, for the months that the Funds held such derivatives during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

5.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

A.  Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Funds, subject to the general supervision of the Trustees.

As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the assumption of the expenses related thereto and administration of the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio’s and Trend Driven Allocation Fund’s business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

5.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

Contractual Management Rate              
Fund   First
$1 billion
    Next
$1 billion
    Next
$3 billion
    Next
$3 billion
    Over
$8 billion
    Effective
Rate
    Effective Net
Management
Rate^
 
Multi-Strategy Alternatives     0.15     0.15     0.15     0.15     0.15     0.15     0.00 %* 
Trend Driven Allocation     0.79     0.71     0.68     0.66     0.65     0.79     0.65 %** 

 

^

Effective Net Management Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated Underlying Funds, if any.

*

GSAM agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in order to achieve a net management rate, as defined in the Fund’s most recent prospectus. This waiver will be effective through at least April 29, 2023, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangement without approval of the Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, GSAM waived $28,543 of its management fee.

**

GSAM agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in order to achieve a net management rate, as defined in the Fund’s most recent prospectus. This waiver will be effective through at least April 29, 2023, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangement without approval of the Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, GSAM waived $191,170 of its management fee.

The Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio invests in Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government and Goldman Sachs VIT Government Money Market Funds and Trend Driven Allocation Fund invests in Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations, and Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Solutions Funds, which are affiliated Underlying Funds. GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Funds in an amount equal to the management fee it earns as an investment adviser to the affiliated Underlying Fund in which the Funds invest, except those management fees it earns from the Funds’ investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, GSAM waived $4,224 and $58,212 of the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio’s and Trend Driven Allocation Fund’s management fee, respectively.

B.  Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Plans — The Trust, on behalf of Service Shares of the Funds has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution and Service Plan, Goldman Sachs, which serves as distributor (the “Distributor”), is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly, for distribution services and personal and account maintenance services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers, equal to, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the Funds’ average daily net assets attributable to Service Shares.

The Trust, on behalf of Advisor Shares of the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio, has adopted a Distribution Plan subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution Plan, Goldman Sachs as Distributor is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly for distribution services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers, equal to, on an annual basis, 0.15% of the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Advisor Shares.

C.  Service Plans — The Trust, on behalf of Advisor Shares of the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio, has adopted a Service Plan to allow Advisor Shares to compensate service organizations (including Goldman Sachs) for providing varying levels of personal and account maintenance and administration services to their customers who are beneficial owners of such shares. The Service Plans each provide for compensation to the service organizations equal to 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Advisor Shares of the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio.

D.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Funds for a fee pursuant to the Transfer Agency Agreement. The fees charged for such transfer agency services are accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.02% of the average daily net assets of Institutional, Service and Advisor Shares.

E.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to reduce or limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Funds (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees and

 

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shareholder administration fees (as applicable), taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, a percentage rate of the average daily net assets of each Fund. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Funds are not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitations as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio and Trend Driven Allocation Fund are 0.204% and 0.004%, respectively. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 29, 2023, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Funds have entered into certain offset arrangements with the custodian and the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Funds’ expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund      Management
Fee Waiver
       Other Expense
Reimbursement
       Total
Expense
Reductions
 
Multi-Strategy Alternatives      $ 28,543        $ 64,785        $ 93,328  
Trend Driven Allocation      $ 191,170        $ 179,322        $ 370,492  

F.  Line of Credit Facility — As of June 30, 2022, the Funds participated in a $1,250,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit facility (the “facility”) together with other funds of the Trust and certain registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates. This facility is to be used for temporary emergency purposes, or to allow for an orderly liquidation of securities to meet redemption requests. The interest rate on borrowings is based on the federal funds rate. The facility also requires a fee to be paid by the Funds based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to April 22, 2022, the facility was $1,000,000,000.

G.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — The following table provides information about Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust Trend Driven Allocation Fund’s investments in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations, and Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Solutions Funds as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

Investment Companies   Beginning
Value as of
December 31,
2021
    Purchases at
Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Ending Value
as of
June 30,
2022
    Shares as of
June 30,
2022
    Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

  $ 107,548,515     $ 17,522,812     $ (67,293,361   $ 57,777,966       57,777,966     $ 110,006  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund

    17,641,672       15,596,999       (4,331,245     28,907,426       28,907,426       39,900  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund

    35,780,380             (6,872,139     28,908,241       28,908,241       41,727  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund

    35,779,565             (6,872,139     28,907,426       28,907,426       48,638  
Total   $ 196,750,132     $ 33,119,811     $ (85,368,884   $ 144,501,059       144,501,059     $ 240,271  

As of June 30, 2022, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of approximately 12% of the Institutional Shares of the Trend Driven Allocation Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

5.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio invests primarily in Class R6 and Institutional Shares of the Underlying Funds. These Underlying Funds are considered to be affiliated with the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio. The tables below show the transactions in and earnings from investments in these Underlying Funds for the six months ended June 30, 2022:

 

Underlying Funds   Beginning
Value as of
December 31,
2021
    Purchases at
Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Market Value
06/30/2022
    Shares as of
June 30,
2022
    Dividend
Income
 

Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund

  $ 2,125,889     $     $ (2,123,715   $ 81,069     $ (83,243   $           $  

Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund

    2,688,531             (2,600,514     (359,303     271,286                    

Goldman Sachs Dynamic Global Equity Fund

    2,391,987             (2,374,414     49,017       (66,590                  

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund

    2,551,140       3,884,143       (1,600,000     (426,493     (437,019     3,971,771       434,073       73,068  

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

    501,367       2,896,170       (940,000     (87,760     (202,172     2,167,605       267,276        

Goldman Sachs Energy Infrastructure Fund

          271,905                   (9,425     262,480       26,301       5,026  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (Institutional Shares)

    1,042,574       42,261,637       (36,896,620                 6,407,591       6,407,591       11,244  

Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund

    2,503,260       3,316,857       (2,100,000     (62,351     (222,897     3,434,869       272,177       36,857  

Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund

    1,514,507       2,726,069       (1,610,000     (63,877     (132,049     2,434,650       280,813       41,521  

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund

    1,960,245       2,780,779       (1,650,000     (211,371     (269,808     2,609,845       492,423       59,927  

Goldman Sachs Long Short Credit Strategies Fund

    2,101,630       11,317,619       (3,700,000     (242,002     (637,636     8,839,611       1,133,283       99,788  

Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    2,991,500       5,502,280       (2,800,000     230,513       584,455       6,508,748       532,195        

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta US Equity ETF

          4,891,930       (1,959,100     (98,742     (249,805     2,584,283       50,190       13,404  

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF

          2,360,928       (949,470     (91,636     (117,369     1,202,453       26,817       21,030  

Goldman Sachs Strategic Income Fund

    905,551       1,126,928       (500,000     (18,028     (68,386     1,446,065       165,833       11,928  

Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund

    5,839,260             (5,884,790     227,075       (181,545                  

Goldman Sachs VIT Government Money Market Fund (Institutional Class)

          3,105,284                         3,105,284       3,105,284       4,371  
Total   $ 29,117,441     $ 86,442,529     $ (67,688,623   $ (1,073,889   $ (1,822,203   $ 44,975,255       13,194,256     $ 378,164  

 

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6.    PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended June 30, 2022, were as follows:

 

Fund              Purchases        Sales and
Maturities
 
Multi-Strategy Alternatives               42,689,482          30,913,659  
Trend Driven Allocation               94,651,506          128,674,485  

7.    SECURITIES LENDING

The Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio may lend its securities through a securities lending agent, the Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), to certain qualified borrowers. Pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the terms and conditions contained therein, the Trend Driven Allocation Fund may lend its securities through a securities lending agent, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, to certain qualified borrowers including Goldman Sachs and affiliates. In accordance with the Funds’ securities lending procedures, the Funds receive cash collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may experience delay in the recovery of their securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Funds or become insolvent at a time when the collateral is insufficient to cover the cost of repurchasing securities on loan. Dividend income received from securities on loan may not be subject to withholding taxes and therefore withholding taxes paid may differ from the amounts listed in the Statements of Operations. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and as such 1) the remaining contractual maturities of the outstanding securities lending transactions are considered to be overnight and continuous and 2) the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

The Funds invest the cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Government Money Market Fund”), an affiliated series of the Goldman Sachs Trust. The Government Money Market Fund is registered under the Act as an open end investment company, is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the Act, and is managed by GSAM, for which GSAM may receive a management fee of up to 0.16% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Government Money Market Fund.

In the event of a default by a borrower with respect to any loan, GSAL will, and BNYM may, exercise any and all remedies provided under the applicable borrower agreement to make the Funds whole. These remedies include purchasing replacement securities by applying the collateral held from the defaulting broker against the purchase cost of the replacement securities. If GSAL or BNYM are unable to purchase replacement securities, GSAL and/or BNYM will indemnify the Funds by paying the Funds an amount equal to the market value of the securities loaned minus the value of cash collateral received from the borrower for the loan, subject to an exclusion for any shortfalls resulting from a loss of value in such cash collateral due to reinvestment risk. The Funds’ master netting agreements with certain borrowers provide the right, in the event of a default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. However, in the event of a default by a borrower, a resolution authority could determine that such rights are not enforceable due to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of set-off that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws. The Funds’ loaned securities were all subject to enforceable Securities Lending Agreements and the value of the collateral was at least equal to the value of the cash received. The amounts of the Funds’ overnight and continuous agreements, which represent the gross amounts of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

7.    SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

outstanding as of June 30, 2022, are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable. The Funds did not have securities on loan as of June 30, 2022.

 

          For the six months ended June 30, 2022  
Fund          Earnings of GSAL
Relating to
Securities
Loaned
       Amounts Received
by the Fund
from Lending to
Goldman Sachs
 
Trend Driven Allocation         $ 643        $ 3,049  

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Government Money Market Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

Fund      Beginning
Value as of
December 31,
2021
       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
       Ending
value as of
June 30, 2022
 
Multi-Strategy Alternatives      $        $ 3,086,635        $ (3,086,635      $  
Trend Driven Allocation      $        $ 36,218,546        $ (36,218,546         

8.    TAX INFORMATION

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, December 31, 2021, the Funds’ capital loss carryforwards and certain timing differences, on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

        Multi-Strategy
Alternatives
       Trend Driven
Allocation
 
Capital loss carryforwards:          

Perpetual Short-term

     $  (207,367)        $  

Perpetual Long-term

       (193,227)           
Total Capital loss carryforwards      $ (400,594)        $  
Timing differences (Qualified late year ordinary loss deferral and Straddle loss deferral)      $ (22,106)        $ (7,053,130)  

As of June 30, 2022, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

        Multi-Strategy
Alternatives
       Trend Driven
Allocation
 
Tax cost      $ 48,520,302        $ 169,534,057  
Gross unrealized gain        691,022          12,110,431  
Gross unrealized loss        (2,858,214         
Net unrealized gain (loss)      $ (2,167,192      $ 12,110,431  

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, net mark to market gains (losses) on regulated futures and options contracts.

 

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8.    TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

GSAM has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years (the current and prior three years, as applicable) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

9.    OTHER RISK

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

Derivatives Risk — The Funds’ use of derivatives may result in loss. Derivative instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Funds. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments. Losses from derivatives can also result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the 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 and social stability in the countries in which the Funds or an Underlying Fund invests. The imposition of exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations of assets and property, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the U.S. or other governments, or problems with registration, settlement or custody, may also result in losses. Foreign risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency rate fluctuations, which may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency (or other instruments through which the Funds or an Underlying Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. To the extent that the Funds or an Underlying Fund also invests in securities of issuers located in, or economically tied to, emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Interest Rate Risk — When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by the Fund will generally decline in value. The Fund may face a heightened level of interest rate risk in connection with the type and extent of certain monetary policy changes made by the Federal Reserve, such as target interest rate changes. 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. The risks associated with changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and the Fund’s investments. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by the Fund. A sudden or unpredictable increase in interest rates may cause volatility in the market and may decrease the liquidity of the 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 ETF, the Funds 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. ETF’s are subject to risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including but not limited to the following: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV; and (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained.

Investments in the Underlying Funds Risk — The investments of the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio may be concentrated in one or more Underlying Funds (including ETFs and other registered investment companies) subject to statutory limitations prescribed by the Act or exemptive relief or regulations thereunder. The Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio’s investment performance is directly related to the investment performance of the Underlying Funds it holds. The Multi-Strategy

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

9.    OTHER RISK (continued)

 

Alternatives Portfolio is subject to the risk factors associated with the investments of the Underlying Funds and will be affected by the investment policies and practices of the Underlying Funds in direct proportion to the amount of assets allocated to each. If the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio has a relative concentration of its portfolio in a single Underlying Fund, it may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting that Underlying Fund, and may be more susceptible to losses because of these developments. A strategy used by the Underlying Funds may fail to produce the intended results.

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — A Fund or an Underlying Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, participating insurance companies, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Fund or an Underlying Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause a Fund or an Underlying Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact a Fund’s or Underlying Fund’s NAV and liquidity. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in a Fund’s or Underlying Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s or Underlying Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund or an Underlying Fund share purchases may adversely affect a Fund’s or Underlying Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund or an Underlying Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Liquidity Risk — A Fund or an Underlying Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund or an Underlying Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period or without significant dilution to remaining investors’ interests because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. To meet redemption requests, a Fund or an Underlying Fund may be forced to sell investments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions. If a Fund or an Underlying Fund is forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, such sales may adversely affect the Fund’s or Underlying Fund’s NAV and dilute remaining investors’ interests. Liquidity risk may be the result of, among other things, the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities or the lack of an active market. The potential for liquidity risk may be magnified by a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income 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 market countries. Redemptions by large shareholders may have a negative impact on a Fund’s or Underlying Fund’s liquidity.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, a Fund or an Underlying Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). The value of the securities in which a Fund or an Underlying Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Events such as war, acts of terrorism, social unrest, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats could also significantly impact a Fund and/or an Underlying Fund and their investments. Additionally, a Fund and/or an Underlying Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund and the Underlying Fund have unsettled or open transactions defaults.

10.    INDEMNIFICATIONS

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Trustees, officers, employees and agents are indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act and state law, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, GSAM believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

 

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11.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent events after the Statements of Assets and Liabilities date have been evaluated, and GSAM has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

12.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Share activity is as follows:

 

     Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio  
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      20,429     $ 195,153       154,388     $ 1,520,126  
Reinvestment of distributions                  4,291       41,966  
Shares redeemed      (25,347     (239,341     (62,051     (611,039
       (4,918     (44,188     96,628       951,053  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      4,330,811       41,100,454       428,346       4,203,235  
Reinvestment of distributions                  9,924       96,854  
Shares redeemed      (3,386,258     (31,461,159     (136,031     (1,336,716
       944,553       9,639,295       302,239       2,963,373  
Advisor Share         
Shares sold      310,586       2,921,931       396,642       3,879,151  
Reinvestment of distributions                  27,617       268,995  
Shares redeemed      (129,561     (1,220,558     (187,371     (1,824,259
       181,025       1,701,373       236,888       2,323,887  
NET INCREASE      1,120,660     $ 11,296,480       635,755     $ 6,238,313  
     Trend Driven Allocation Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      25,027     $ 296,815           $  
Reinvestment of distributions                  3,134       40,198  
Shares redeemed      (1,125     (12,872            
       23,902       283,943       3,134       40,198  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      1,523,449       17,732,509       1,197,442       16,311,964  
Reinvestment of distributions                  3,368,811       43,019,719  
Shares redeemed      (2,891,241     (34,005,452     (3,449,473     (46,955,103
       (1,367,792     (16,272,943     1,116,780       12,376,580  
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)      (1,343,890   $ (15,989,000     1,119,914     $ 12,416,778  

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio and Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund (formerly, Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund) (the “Funds”) are investment portfolios of Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Funds at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Funds.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until June 30, 2023 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on June 14-15, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held two meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to each Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund and the underlying funds in which the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio invests (the “Underlying Funds”) by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its mutual fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Fund and Underlying Funds, including comparisons to the performance of similar mutual funds, as provided by a third-party mutual fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), and a benchmark performance index; and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund and Underlying Funds invest;
  (c)   information provided by the Investment Adviser indicating the Investment Adviser’s views on whether the Fund’s peer group and/or benchmark index had high, medium, or low relevance given the Fund’s particular investment strategy;
  (d)   the terms of the Management Agreement and other agreements with affiliated service providers entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;
  (e)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including:
  (i)   the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (ii)   the Fund’s expense trends over time; and
  (iii)   to the extent the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts (such as bank collective trusts, private wealth management accounts, institutional separate accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, and non-U.S. funds) having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Fund, comparative information on the advisory fees charged and services provided to those accounts by the Investment Adviser;
  (f)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;
  (g)   the undertakings of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations;
  (h)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;

 

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  (i)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule, together with the management fee schedules of the Underlying Funds, adequately addressed any economies of scale;
  (j)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and/or the Underlying Funds, including the fees received by the Investment Adviser’s affiliates from the Fund and/or the Underlying Funds for transfer agency, securities lending, portfolio trading, distribution and other services, as applicable;
  (k)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund and/or the Underlying Funds as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (l)   information regarding commissions paid by the Fund and/or the Underlying Funds and broker oversight, an update on the Investment Adviser’s soft dollars practices, other information regarding portfolio trading, and how the Investment Adviser carries out its duty to seek best execution;
  (m)   the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;
  (n)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund and the Underlying Funds by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and
  (o)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

The Trustees also received an overview of the Funds’ distribution arrangements. They received information regarding the Funds’ assets, share purchase and redemption activity, and payment of distribution and service fees, as applicable. Information was also provided to the Trustees relating to revenue sharing payments made by and services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to intermediaries that promote the sale, distribution, and/or servicing of Fund shares. The Independent Trustees also discussed the broad range of other investment choices that are available to Fund investors, including the availability of comparable funds managed by other advisers.

The presentations made at the Board and Committee meetings and at the Annual Meeting encompassed the Funds and other mutual funds for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, their services, and the Funds. In conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and the Investment Adviser addressed the questions and concerns of the Trustees, including concerns regarding the investment performance of certain of the funds they oversee. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval and continuation of mutual fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates provided the Independent Trustees with a written response to a formal request for information sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel, without representatives of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present.

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services Provided Under the Management Agreement

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Funds and the Underlying Funds by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the transition in the leadership and changes in personnel of various of the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management teams that had occurred in recent periods, and the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Funds, the Underlying Funds, and their service providers operate, including developments associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical events, and economic sanctions, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations capabilities. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Funds and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Funds, the Underlying Funds, and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Funds and the Underlying Funds. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of each Fund to its peers using rankings and ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2021, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2022. The information on each Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ending on the applicable dates. The Trustees also reviewed each Fund’s investment performance relative to its performance benchmark. As part of this review, they considered the investment performance trends of the Funds over time, and reviewed the investment performance of each Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Funds’ and the Underlying Funds’ risk profiles, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management. For the Trend Driven Allocation Fund, they noted the efforts of the Fund’s portfolio management team to continue to enhance the investment models used in managing the Fund.

The Trustees noted that the Trend Driven Allocation Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-year period and in the third quartile for the three- and five-year periods; had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, and five-year periods; and had outperformed the Fund’s Competitor Fund Average for the one- and three-year periods and underperformed for the five-year period ended March 31, 2022. The Trustees also noted that in December 2021 the Fund had been repositioned from the Global Trends Allocation Fund, which involved changes to the Fund’s investment strategy and name, and that in April 2015 the Fund had been repositioned from the Global Markets Navigator Fund, which involved changes to the Fund’s investment objective, investment strategy, and benchmark. The Trustees noted that the VIT Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-, three-, and five-year periods, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended March 31, 2022.

Costs of Services Provided and Competitive Information

The Trustees considered the contractual terms of the Management Agreement and the fee rates payable by each Fund thereunder. In this regard, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Funds, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Funds as registered mutual funds.

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Funds. The analyses provided a comparison of each Fund’s management fee and (in the case of the Trend Driven Allocation Fund) breakpoints to those of a relevant peer group and category universe; an expense analysis which compared each Fund’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and data comparing each Fund’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The analyses also compared each Fund’s other expenses and fee waivers/reimbursements to those of the peer group and category medians. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons provided by the Outside Data Provider were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Funds.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations with respect to the Funds and the Underlying Funds. They also considered, to the extent that the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Funds, comparative fee information for services provided by the Investment Adviser to those accounts, and information that indicated that services provided to the Funds differed in various significant respects from the services provided to other types of accounts which, in many cases, operated under less stringent legal and regulatory structures, required fewer services from the Investment Adviser to a smaller number of client contact points, and were less time-intensive.

In addition, the Trustees noted that shareholders are able to redeem their shares at any time if shareholders believe that the Fund fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Profitability

The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s contribution to the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules by Fund and by function (i.e., investment management, transfer agency and distribution and service), and information on the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs organization periodically audits the expense allocation methodology and that the internal audit group was satisfied with the reasonableness, consistency, and accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. Profitability data for each Fund was provided for 2021 and 2020, and the Trustees considered this information in relation to the Investment Adviser’s overall profitability.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees considered the information that had been provided regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds. For the Trend Driven Allocation Fund, the Trustees also considered the breakpoints in the fee rate payable under the Management Agreement for the Fund at the following annual percentage rates of the average daily net assets of the Fund:

 

First $1 billion     0.79
Next $1 billion     0.71  
Next $3 billion     0.68  
Next $3 billion     0.66  
Over $8 billion     0.65  

The Trustees noted that the breakpoints were designed to share potential economies of scale, if any, with the Trend Driven Allocation Fund and its shareholders as assets under management reach those asset levels. The Trustees considered the amounts of assets in the Trend Driven Allocation Fund; the Fund’s recent share purchase and redemption activity; the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and their realized profits; information comparing fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other funds in the peer group; and the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to waive a portion of its management fee and to limit certain expenses of the Funds that exceed specified levels. Upon reviewing these matters at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees concluded that the fee breakpoints represented a means of assuring that benefits of scalability, if any, would be passed along to shareholders at the specified asset levels.

For the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio, the Trustees noted that, although the Fund itself does not have breakpoints in its management fee schedule, any benefits of the breakpoints in the management fee schedules of certain Underlying Funds, when reached, would pass through to the shareholders in the Fund at the specified asset levels. The Trustees considered the amount of assets in the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio; the Fund’s recent purchase and redemption activity; the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and the profits realized by them; information comparing the fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other funds in the peer groups; and the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Fund and Underlying Funds that exceed specified levels. They also considered the services provided to the Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio under the Management Agreement and the fees and expenses borne by the Underlying Funds, and considered the Investment Adviser’s finding that the management fees payable by the Fund were not duplicative of the management fees paid at the Underlying Fund level.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and/or the Underlying Funds as stated above, including: (a) transfer agency fees received by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”); (b) brokerage and futures commissions earned by Goldman Sachs for executing securities and futures transactions on behalf of the Funds and certain Underlying Funds; (c) research received by the Investment Adviser from broker-dealers in exchange for executing certain transactions on behalf of certain Underlying Funds; (d) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds or Underlying Funds with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (e) fees earned by Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”), an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, as securities lending agent for the Funds and certain Underlying Funds (and fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the fund in which the Funds’

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

and those Underlying Funds’ securities lending cash collateral is invested); (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Funds on behalf of its other clients; (g) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (h) Goldman Sachs’ retention of certain fees as Fund Distributor; (i) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Funds and the Underlying Funds; (j) the investment of cash and cash collateral in money market funds managed by the Investment Adviser that will result in increased assets under management for those money market funds; (k) the investment in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) managed by the Investment Adviser that will result in increased assets under management for those ETFs and may facilitate the development of the Investment Adviser’s ETF advisory business; and (l) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Funds’ and the Underlying Funds’ third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

Other Benefits to the Funds and Their Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Funds and/or the Underlying Funds (as applicable) receive certain other potential benefits as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those of other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate favorable terms with derivatives counterparties on behalf of the Funds and the Underlying Funds as a result of the size and reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (e) the advantages received from the Investment Adviser’s knowledge and experience gained from managing other accounts and products; (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Funds and the Underlying Funds because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (g) the Funds’ and Underlying Funds’ access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; (h) the Funds’ and Underlying Funds’ ability to participate in the securities lending program administered by GSAL, as measured by the revenue received by the Funds in connection with the program; and (i) the Funds’ access to certain affiliated distribution channels. In addition, the Trustees noted the competitive nature of the mutual fund marketplace, and considered that many of the Funds’ shareholders invested in the Funds in part because of the Funds’ relationship with the Investment Adviser and that those shareholders have a general expectation that the relationship will continue.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the management fees paid by each of the Funds were reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and each Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit each Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to each Fund until June 30, 2023.

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

 

Each Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. The Program seeks to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, i.e., the risk that a Fund is unable to satisfy redemption requests without significantly diluting remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Trust has designated GSAM, each Fund’s investment adviser, to administer the Program. Certain aspects of the Program rely on third parties to perform certain functions, including the provision of market data and application of models.

The Program is comprised of various components designed to support the assessment and/or management of liquidity risk, including: (1) the periodic assessment (no less frequently than annually) of certain factors that influence a Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) the periodic classification (no less frequently than monthly) of a Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity categories that reflect an estimate of their liquidity under current market conditions; (3) a 15% limit on the acquisition of “illiquid investments” (as defined under Rule 22e-4); (4) for a Fund that does not invest primarily in “highly liquid investments” (as defined under Rule 22e-4), the determination of a minimum percentage of the Fund’s assets that will generally be invested in highly liquid investments (a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum”); and (5) periodic reporting to the Board of Trustees.

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees on February 8-9, 2022, GSAM provided a written report to the Board addressing the operation, and the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation, of the Program, including, as applicable, the operation of any Highly Liquid Investment Minimum and any material changes to the Program, for the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). Among other things, the annual report discussed: (1) the results of stress tests designed to assess liquidity under a hypothetical stressed scenario involving elevated redemptions; (2) an assessment of the methodologies used to classify investments into one of four liquidity categories; and (3) the impact of local holidays in non-U.S. jurisdictions. The report concluded that the Program continues to be reasonably designed to assess and manage liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to your Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Impact of Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Unaudited)

 

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has negatively affected the global economy and has resulted in significant disruptions in financial markets and increased macroeconomic uncertainty. In addition, governments around the world have responded to Russia’s invasion by imposing economic sanctions and export controls on certain industry sectors, companies and individuals in or associated with Russia. Russia has imposed its own restrictions against investors and countries outside Russia and has proposed additional measures aimed at non-Russian-owned businesses. Businesses in the U.S. and globally have experienced shortages in materials and increased costs for transportation, energy and raw materials due, in part, to the negative effects of the war on the global economy. The escalation or continuation of the war between Russia and Ukraine or other hostilities presents heightened risks relating to cyber-attacks, the frequency and volume of failures to settle securities transactions, supply chain disruptions, inflation, as well as the potential for increased volatility in commodity, currency and other financial markets. The extent and duration of the war, sanctions and resulting market disruptions, as well as the potential adverse consequences for the Funds’ operations are difficult to predict.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended June 30,  2022 (Unaudited)   

As a shareholder of Institutional, Service or Advisor Shares of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Service and Advisor Shares) and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Institutional Shares, Service Shares and Advisor Shares of the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year.

Actual Expenses — The first line under each share class in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000=8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line under each share class in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual net expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. As a shareholder of the Funds you do not incur any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, or exchange fees, but shareholders of other funds may incur such costs. The second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds whose shareholders may incur transaction costs.

 

     Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio     Trend Driven Allocation Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
6/30/2022
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
6/30/2022
*
 
Institutional                        
             

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 930.40     $ 0.96     $ 1,000.00     $ 847.52     $ 3.02  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,023.80     1.00       1,000.00       1,021.52     3.31  
Service                        
             

Actual

    1,000.00       929.30       2.15       1,000.00       846.81       4.17  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,022.56     2.26       1,000.00       1,020.28     4.56  
Advisor                        
             

Actual

    1,000.00       929.09       2.87       1,000.00       N/A       N/A  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,021.82     3.01       1,000.00       N/A       N/A  

 

  +

Hypothetical expenses are based on each Fund’s actual annualized net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.

 

 

  *

Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized net expense ratios for the period were as follows:

 

 

Fund    Institutional
Shares
    Service
Shares
    Advisor
Shares
 

Multi-Strategy Alternatives

     0.20     0.45     0.60

Trend Driven Allocation

     0.66       0.91       N/A  

 

 

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TRUSTEES   OFFICERS
Jessica Palmer, Chair   James A. McNamara, President
Dwight L. Bush   Joseph F. DiMaria,
Kathryn A. Cassidy   Principal Financial Officer,
John G. Chou   Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer
Diana M. Daniels   Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

Joaquin Delgado

 

Eileen H. Dowling

 

James A. McNamara

 

Gregory G. Weaver

 
Paul C. Wirth  

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

Distributor and Transfer Agent

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

200 West Street, New York

New York 10282

Visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

The reports concerning the Funds included in this shareholder report may contain certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Funds in the future. These statements are based on Fund management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Funds, such as performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors, changes in the levels of interest rates, the impact of developing world events, and other factors that may influence the future performance of the Funds. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual events may cause adjustments in portfolio management strategies from those currently expected to be employed.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how a Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-621-2550; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Funds will file portfolio holdings information for each month in a fiscal quarter within 60 days after the end of the relevant fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. Portfolio holdings information for the third month of each fiscal quarter will be made available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. Portfolio holdings information may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders).

Views and opinions expressed are for informational purposes only and do not constitute a recommendation by GSAM to buy, sell, or hold any security. Views and opinions are current as of the date of this presentation and may be subject to change, they should not be construed as investment advice.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”) does not provide legal, tax or accounting advice. Any statement contained in this communication (including any attachments) concerning U.S. tax matters was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code, and was written to support the promotion or marketing of transaction or matter addressed. Clients of Goldman Sachs should obtain their own independent tax advice based on their particular circumstances.

The website links provided are for your convenience only and are not an endorsement or recommendation by GSAM of any of these websites or the products or services offered. GSAM is not responsible for the accuracy and validity of the content of these websites.

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of June 30, 2022 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

References to indices, benchmarks or other measures of relative market performance over a specified period of time are provided for your information only and do not imply that the portfolio will achieve similar results. The index composition may not reflect the manner in which a portfolio is constructed. While an adviser seeks to design a portfolio which reflects appropriate risk and return features, portfolio characteristics may deviate from those of the benchmark.

The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.

Shares of the Goldman Sachs VIT Funds are offered to separate accounts of participating life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Shares of the Funds are not offered directly to the general public. The variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies are described in the separate prospectuses issued by participating insurance companies. You should refer to those prospectuses for information about surrender charges, mortality and expense risk fees and other charges that may be assessed by participating insurance companies under the variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies. Such fees or charges, if any, may affect the return you may realize with respect to your investments. Ask your representative for more complete information. Please consider the Fund’s objectives, risks and charges and expenses, and read the prospectus carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund.

This material is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus or summary prospectus, if applicable. Investors should consider the Fund’s objective, risks, and charges and expenses, and read the summary prospectus, if available, and/or the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. The summary prospectus, if available, and the prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund and may be obtained from your authorized dealer or from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by calling 1-800-621-2550.

This report is prepared for the general information of contract owners and is not an offer of shares of the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio and Trend Driven Allocation Fund.

© 2022 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved.

VITFOFSAR-22 287750-OTU-08/2022


Goldman

Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

 

LOGO


Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Market Review

    1  

Fund Basics

    3  

Schedules of Investments

    5  

Financial Statements

    21  

Financial Highlights

    24  

Notes to Financial Statements

    26  

Other Information

    45  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust – Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund

 

The following are highlights both of key factors affecting the U.S. fixed income market and of any key changes made to the Goldman Sachs VIT Core Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”) during the six months ended June 30, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). A fuller review of the market and these changes will appear in the Fund’s annual shareholder report covering the 12 months ended December 31, 2022.

Market and Economic Review

 

 

During the Reporting Period, the U.S. fixed income market was challenged by rising interest rates, as persistently high inflation shifted investor expectations about the scope and timing of Federal Reserve (“Fed”) monetary policy action. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index,1 representing the broad U.S. fixed income market, returned -10.35% during the Reporting Period.

 

 

Inflation increased, driven by supply and demand imbalances, higher energy prices, government and central bank stimulus measures, and the effects of economic reopening amid the persistent overhangs of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

   

Inflation surged to new multi-decade highs in February 2022, with energy and commodity prices in particular jumping in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

 

   

U.S. consumer inflation reached its highest level in nearly four decades during May 2022 and then hit a new high in June, as rising energy and food costs pushed up prices.

 

 

When the Reporting Period began in January 2022, the Fed maintained the targeted federal funds (“fed funds”) rate in a range between 0% and 0.25% but signaled the possibility of a more aggressive interest rate hike path amid growing inflationary pressures.

 

   

In March 2022, Fed officials hiked short-term interest rates, raising the targeted fed funds rate by 25 basis points in the first U.S. rate increase since the end of 2018. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.)

 

   

In May 2022, the Fed lifted the targeted fed funds rate by 50 basis points to a range between 0.75% and 1.00%.

 

   

On June 15th, Fed policymakers raised the targeted fed funds rate by 75 basis points to a range between 1.50% to 1.75% — the largest single rate increase since 1994 — and signaled they would continue tightening monetary policy at an aggressive pace.

 

   

During the Reporting Period, the Fed scaled back its large-scale asset purchase program, ending it entirely in March 2022.

 

   

On June 1st, the Fed began to reduce the size of its balance sheet.

 

 

U.S. Treasury yields rose across the maturity spectrum during the Reporting Period overall.

 

   

The front, or shortest-term, end of the U.S. Treasury yield curve steepened, as yields on maturities of one year and less surged upward in response to the Fed’s short-term rate hikes. (Yield curve is a spectrum of interest rates based on maturities of varying lengths. A steepening yield curve is one wherein the differential in yields between longer-term and shorter-term maturities widens; opposite of a flattening yield curve.)

 

   

The 2-30 year portion of the U.S. Treasury yield curve flattened, as investors priced in the Fed’s outlook for short-term interest rates.

 

   

Yields on maturities between two years and 10 years climbed, reaching approximately similar levels by the end of the Reporting Period.

 

1 

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based fixed income index that includes bonds of investment grade quality or better, including corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset backed securities and municipal bonds.

 

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MARKET REVIEW

 

   

After the Fed’s March 2022 rate hike, the U.S. Treasury yield curve inverted between two-year and 10-year maturities. That inversion reversed during the second calendar quarter though the U.S. Treasury yield curve was inverted in other smaller segments at the end of the Reporting Period. (Historically, protracted yield curve inversions have preceded U.S. economic recessions.)

 

   

For the Reporting Period as a whole, the yield on the bellwether 10-year U.S. Treasury rose approximately 146 basis points to end June 2022 at 2.98%.

 

 

During the Reporting Period overall, U.S. spread, or non-government bond, sectors broadly recorded absolute declines. On a relative basis, U.S. corporate bonds, both high yield and investment grade, underperformed U.S. Treasury securities the most. Securitized bonds overall, including U.S. mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and asset backed securities, modestly outperformed U.S. Treasury securities during the Reporting Period. Municipal bonds also modestly outpaced U.S. Treasury securities during the Reporting Period.

Fund Changes and Highlights

No material changes were made to the Fund during the Reporting Period.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Core Fixed Income Fund

as of June 30, 2022

 

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

January 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022    Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
     Bloomberg
U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index2
 
Institutional      -11.25      -10.35
Service      -11.45        -10.35  

 

1 

The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

2 

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents an unmanaged diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, investment-grade corporate bonds and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

       3


FUND BASICS

 

FUND COMPOSITION3

 

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

3 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Short-Term Investments represent investments in commercial paper. Figures in the above graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. Underlying sector allocations of investment companies held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

4 

“Mortgage-Backed Securities” are guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (“FHLMC”) or Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities (“UMBS”). GNMA instruments are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government.

 

5 

“U.S. Government Agency Securities” include agency securities offered by companies such as Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (“FHLMC”) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), which operate under a government charter. While they are required to report to a government regulator, their assets are not explicitly guaranteed by the government and they otherwise operate like any other publicly traded company.

 

 

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

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 48.0%  
 

FHLMC

 
$ 3,899       7.500     12/01/29     $ 4,254  
  1,157       5.000     10/01/33       1,214  
  1,633       5.000     07/01/35       1,722  
  2,405       5.000     12/01/35       2,525  
  465       5.000     03/01/38       489  
  937       5.000     06/01/41       987  
  5,662       4.500     08/01/48       5,758  
  6,274       4.500     11/01/48       6,361  
  660,599       3.000     09/01/49       623,820  
  491,506       4.000     03/01/50       490,304  
  999,997       2.500     05/01/51       902,068  
  933,979       2.500     09/01/51       843,459  
  985,249       4.500     04/01/52       992,970  
  627,776       4.500     06/01/52       636,212  
  372,224       4.500     06/01/52       377,933  
 

FNMA

 
  488       5.500     09/01/23       492  
  529       5.500     09/01/23       533  
  387       5.500     10/01/23       389  
  450       4.500     07/01/24       454  
  2,285       9.000     11/01/25       2,363  
  13,550       7.000     08/01/26       14,183  
  4,617       8.000     10/01/29       4,988  
  915       8.500     04/01/30       1,018  
  1,721       8.000     05/01/30       1,798  
  3,530       8.000     08/01/32       3,886  
  4,458       4.500     08/01/39       4,608  
  16,393       3.000     01/01/43       15,669  
  8,155       3.000     01/01/43       7,795  
  23,087       3.000     03/01/43       22,067  
  9,851       3.000     03/01/43       9,416  
  71,671       3.000     03/01/43       68,504  
  87,640       3.000     04/01/43       83,767  
  17,111       3.000     04/01/43       16,355  
  20,729       3.000     04/01/43       19,813  
  9,346       3.000     04/01/43       8,933  
  11,943       3.000     04/01/43       11,415  
  11,695       3.000     05/01/43       11,178  
  49,604       3.000       05/01/43       47,412  
  44,582       3.000     05/01/43       42,612  
  320,398       4.000     12/01/44       323,719  
  279,674       4.500     04/01/45       288,945  
  35,127       4.500     05/01/45       36,357  
  981,426       3.500     07/01/45       960,723  
  644,519       4.000     08/01/45       649,187  
  153,452       4.000     02/01/48       153,748  
  185,832       4.000     03/01/48       186,133  
  11,891       4.000     07/01/48       11,922  
  3,640       4.000     07/01/48       3,644  
  332,721       4.500     07/01/48       338,656  
  204,619       4.000     08/01/48       204,886  
  176,041       5.000     11/01/48       182,483  
  4,000,000       3.000     TBA-30yr (a)      3,729,998  
  1,000,000       4.000     TBA-30yr (a)      989,218  
  1,000,000       4.500     TBA-30yr (a)      1,003,672  

 

 

 
Mortgage-Backed Securities – (continued)  
 

FNMA – (continued)

 
3,000,000       2.000       TBA-30yr (a)    2,602,365  
  5,000,000       2.500     TBA-30yr (a)      4,494,115  
  1,000,000       3.500     TBA-30yr (a)      961,575  
  1,000,000       4.000     TBA-30yr (a)      985,901  
  3,000,000       5.000     TBA-30yr (a)      3,061,890  
  1,000,000       3.500     TBA-30yr (a)      1,002,070  
 

FNMA Series 2012-111, Class B

 
  5,887       7.000     10/25/42       6,490  
 

FNMA Series 2012-153, Class B

 
  15,957       7.000     07/25/42       17,552  
 

FTMA

 
  487,301       4.000     01/01/46       490,374  
 

GNMA

 
  386       7.000     10/15/25       387  
  2,114       7.000     11/15/25       2,149  
  149       7.000     02/15/26       150  
  727       7.000     04/15/26       735  
  743       7.000     04/15/26       762  
  785       7.000     03/15/27       796  
  152       7.000     11/15/27       152  
  351       7.000     11/15/27       354  
  1,746       7.000       11/15/27       1,836  
  4,356       7.000     02/15/28       4,506  
  631       7.000     04/15/28       639  
  82       7.000     05/15/28       86  
  1,755       7.000     06/15/28       1,832  
  715       7.000     07/15/28       750  
  1,910       7.000     07/15/28       1,990  
  7,340       7.000     09/15/28       7,654  
  52,622       6.000     08/20/34       57,207  
  42,707       5.000     06/15/40       45,398  
  191,452       4.000     08/20/43       193,623  
  71,917       4.000     10/20/45       72,598  
  216,676       3.500     04/20/47       212,740  
  269,389       3.500     12/20/47       264,496  
  39,500       5.000     08/20/48       40,670  
  122,723       4.500     09/20/48       125,459  
  134,087       5.000     10/20/48       137,974  
  375,821       5.000     11/20/48       386,715  
  47,310       5.000     12/20/48       48,666  
  287,420       4.500     01/20/49       293,738  
  39,967       4.500     03/20/49       40,836  
  784,748       3.000     08/20/49       748,195  
  255,681       4.500     10/20/49       261,089  
  253,794       4.500     03/20/50       258,758  
  767,383       3.500     02/20/51       750,141  
  1,000,000       2.000     TBA-30yr (a)      888,940  
  1,000,000       2.000     TBA-30yr (a)      886,958  
  1,000,000       2.500     TBA-30yr (a)      914,615  
  4,000,000       3.000     TBA-30yr (a)      3,768,664  
  2,000,000       4.500     TBA-30yr (a)      2,029,070  
  2,000,000       4.500     TBA-30yr (a)      2,021,460  
  951,772       3.000     11/20/51       900,803  
  4,000,000       2.000     TBA-30yr (a)      3,807,216  
  1,000,000       5.000     TBA-30yr (a)      1,024,382  

 

 

 
  TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES  
  (Cost $48,918,833)       $ 48,180,536  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   5


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Bonds – 24.1%  
Aerospace/Defense – 0.5%  
 

Boeing Co. (The)(b)

 
$ 50,000       3.450     11/01/28     $ 44,629  
  25,000       5.150     05/01/30       23,985  
  25,000       3.250     02/01/35       19,030  
  100,000       5.805     05/01/50       92,083  
 

Northrop Grumman Corp.(b)

 
  50,000       2.930       01/15/25       48,953  
  75,000       3.250       01/15/28       71,252  
  25,000       4.750     06/01/43       23,964  
  50,000       5.250       05/01/50       52,807  
 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.(b)

 
  50,000       3.950       08/16/25       50,210  
  50,000       4.125       11/16/28       49,397  
  25,000       4.050       05/04/47       22,191  
     

 

 

 
        498,501  

 

 

 
Agriculture – 0.1%  
 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co(b).

 
  25,000       3.250       03/27/30       23,521  
  100,000       2.900       03/01/32       90,419  
     

 

 

 
        113,940  

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers – 0.4%  
 

General Motors Co.

 
  50,000       5.400     10/02/23       50,764  
  25,000       4.000     04/01/25       24,663  
 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.(b)

 
  125,000       4.300       07/13/25       123,038  
  125,000       1.500       06/10/26       109,283  
  125,000       2.350       01/08/31       97,089  
     

 

 

 
        404,837  

 

 

 
Banks – 5.6%  
 

Bank of America Corp.(b)

 
 

(SOFR + 1.05%)

 
  400,000       2.551 (c)      02/04/28       364,004  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.04%)

 
  85,000       3.419 (c)      12/20/28       79,174  
 

(SOFR + 2.15%)

 
  175,000       2.592 (c)      04/29/31       148,423  
 

(SOFR + 1.22%)

 
  110,000       2.299 (c)      07/21/32       88,913  
 

(SOFR + 1.33%)

 
  75,000       2.972 (c)      02/04/33       63,928  
 

(SOFR + 1.83%)

 
  340,000       4.571 (c)      04/27/33       330,899  
 

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T-Note Constant Maturity +
1.20%)

 
 
  100,000       2.482 (c)      09/21/36       77,765  
 

Bank of America Corp.(c), GMTN

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.37%)

 
  25,000       3.593     07/21/28       23,596  
 

Bank of America Corp., Series L

 
  25,000       4.183     11/25/27       24,326  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)  
 

Bank of America Corp., MTN

 
75,000       4.125       01/22/24     75,853  
  65,000       4.200     08/26/24       65,144  
  45,000       3.248 (b)      10/21/27       42,449  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.58%)

 
  75,000       3.824 (b)(c)      01/20/28       71,913  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.31%)

 
  50,000       4.271 (b)(c)      07/23/29       48,084  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.19%)

 
  50,000       2.884 (b)(c)      10/22/30       43,733  
 

(SOFR + 1.53%)

 
  50,000       1.898 (b)(c)      07/23/31       40,004  
 

Citigroup, Inc.

 
  220,000       3.400     05/01/26       212,878  
  150,000       4.450     09/29/27       147,475  
  25,000       4.125     07/25/28       24,002  
 

(SOFR + 1.42%)

 
  75,000       2.976 (b)(c)      11/05/30       65,451  
 

(SOFR + 1.35%)

 
  200,000       3.057 (b)(c)      01/25/33       169,880  
 

Fifth Third Bancorp

 
  30,000       2.375 (b)      01/28/25       28,745  
 

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

 
  50,000       4.000 (b)      05/15/25       49,770  
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(b)

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.73%)

 
  25,000       3.559 (c)      04/23/24       24,930  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.89%)

 
  25,000       3.797 (c)      07/23/24       24,928  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.00%)

 
  50,000       4.023 (c)      12/05/24       49,836  
 

(SOFR + 1.16%)

 
  125,000       2.301 (c)      10/15/25       119,142  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.25%)

 
  100,000       3.960 (c)      01/29/27       97,832  
  15,000       3.625       12/01/27       14,407  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.34%)

 
  972,000       3.782 (c)      02/01/28       932,730  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.95%)

 
  45,000       3.509 (c)      01/23/29       42,124  
 

(SOFR + 3.79%)

 
  25,000       4.493 (c)      03/24/31       24,416  
 

(SOFR + 2.04%)

 
  25,000       2.522 (c)      04/22/31       21,312  
 

(SOFR + 1.26%)

 
  150,000       2.963 (c)      01/25/33       128,798  
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(c), Series HH

 
 

(SOFR + 3.13%)

 
  74,000       4.600 (b)      08/01/69       62,753  
 

KeyCorp(c)

 
 

(SOFR + 2.06%)

 
  220,000       4.789 (b)      06/01/33       216,890  
 

Morgan Stanley

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.40%)

 
  50,000       2.584 (b)(c)      10/24/23       50,008  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)  
 

Morgan Stanley – (continued)

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.85%)

 
$ 25,000       3.737 % (b)(c)      04/24/24     $ 24,933  
  25,000       3.625     01/20/27       24,263  
  20,000       3.950     04/23/27       19,388  
 

(SOFR + 1.00%)

 
  200,000       2.475 (b)(c)      01/21/28       181,912  
 

(SOFR + 1.36%)

 
  150,000       2.484 (b)(c)      09/16/36       115,340  
 

Morgan Stanley, Series F

 
  25,000       3.875     04/29/24       25,071  
 

Morgan Stanley, GMTN

 
  225,000       3.700     10/23/24       224,502  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.63%)

 
  25,000       4.431 (b)(c)      01/23/30       24,265  
 

(SOFR + 1.14%)

 
  400,000       2.699 (b)(c)      01/22/31       346,776  
 

Morgan Stanley, MTN(b)

 
 

(SOFR + 1.15%)

 
  75,000       2.720 (c)      07/22/25       72,351  
 

(SOFR + 3.12%)

 
  50,000       3.622 (c)      04/01/31       45,971  
 

(SOFR + 1.03%)

 
  75,000       1.794 (c)      02/13/32       59,052  
 

US Bancorp(c)

 
 

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T-Note Constant Maturity +
2.54%)

 
 
  100,000       3.700 (b)      10/31/39       77,091  
 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 
  175,000       3.000     10/23/26       165,235  
 

Wells Fargo & Co., GMTN

 
  50,000       4.300     07/22/27       49,404  
 

Wells Fargo & Co., MTN

 
  25,000       3.750 (b)      01/24/24       25,048  
 

(SOFR + 4.50%)

 
  25,000       5.013 (b)(c)      04/04/51       24,522  
     

 

 

 
        5,601,639  

 

 

 
Beverages – 0.2%  
 

Constellation Brands, Inc.(b)

 
  50,000       4.400       11/15/25       50,233  
  50,000       3.600       02/15/28       47,418  
  25,000       3.150       08/01/29       22,519  
 

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.(b)

 
  25,000       3.800       05/01/50       19,811  
  100,000       4.500       04/15/52       88,069  
     

 

 

 
        228,050  

 

 

 
Biotechnology – 0.1%  
 

Amgen, Inc.

 
  70,000       3.125 (b)      05/01/25       68,727  
 

Royalty Pharma PLC

 
  75,000       1.200 (b)      09/02/25       67,194  
     

 

 

 
        135,921  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Building Materials – 0.4%        
 

Carrier Global Corp.(b)

 
$ 150,000       2.493     02/15/27     $ 136,889  
  75,000       2.722       02/15/30       64,821  
 

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

 
  175,000       3.200 (b)      07/15/51       123,779  
 

Masco Corp.

 
  50,000       1.500 (b)      02/15/28       41,982  
     

 

 

 
        367,471  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 0.4%  
 

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(b)

 
  25,000       4.205       11/15/23       25,150  
  50,000       4.493       11/15/25       50,350  
 

Ecolab, Inc.

 
  4,000       2.750 (b)      08/18/55       2,800  
 

Huntsman International LLC(b)

 
  25,000       4.500       05/01/29       23,522  
  25,000       2.950       06/15/31       20,765  
 

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.(b)

 
  75,000       1.832 (d)      10/15/27       64,576  
  150,000       2.300 (d)      11/01/30       123,371  
  50,000       3.268 (d)      11/15/40       37,984  
 

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)(b)

 
  25,000       3.450       06/01/27       23,859  
  50,000       2.950       08/15/29       44,778  
     

 

 

 
        417,155  

 

 

 
Commercial Services – 0.6%  
 

CoStar Group, Inc.(d)

 
  100,000       2.800 (b)      07/15/30       84,057  
 

Emory University, Series 2020

 
  140,000       2.143 (b)      09/01/30       122,649  
 

Global Payments, Inc.

 
  50,000       2.650     02/15/25       47,682  
 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(b)

 
  150,000       1.650       06/01/25       141,483  
  125,000       2.650       10/01/26       118,560  
 

S&p Global, Inc.(d)

 
  75,000       4.250 (b)      05/01/29       74,286  
     

 

 

 
        588,717  

 

 

 
Computers – 0.8%  
 

Amdocs Ltd.

 
  50,000       2.538 (b)      06/15/30       42,370  
 

Apple, Inc.

 
  325,000       2.450 (b)      08/04/26       311,895  
 

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp(b)

 
  18,000       5.450       06/15/23       18,208  
  75,000       5.850       07/15/25       77,403  
  100,000       6.020       06/15/26       103,719  
  25,000       5.300       10/01/29       24,657  
 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.(b)

 
  150,000       4.450       10/02/23       151,252  
  45,000       4.900       10/15/25       45,789  
  25,000       6.350       10/15/45       25,148  
     

 

 

 
        800,441  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   7


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Diversified Financial Services – 0.6%        
 

Air Lease Corp.(b)

 
$ 75,000       2.300 %       02/01/25     $ 70,118  
  75,000       3.375       07/01/25       70,686  
  75,000       2.875       01/15/26       68,858  
 

Air Lease Corp., GMTN

 
  75,000       3.750 (b)      06/01/26       70,601  
 

Ally Financial, Inc.

 
  25,000       1.450. (b)      10/02/23       24,181  
 

American Express Co.(b)

 
  20,000       2.500       07/30/24       19,495  
  25,000       3.625       12/05/24       24,868  
 

Aviation Capital Group LLC(d)

 
  50,000       1.950 (b)      01/30/26       43,734  
 

Capital One Financial Corp.

 
  25,000       3.500     06/15/23       24,877  
  45,000       3.300 (b)      10/30/24       43,963  
 

Discover Financial Services

 
  75,000       3.750 (b)      03/04/25       73,885  
 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

 
  50,000       3.000 (b)      06/15/50       36,481  
 

Mastercard, Inc.

 
  25,000       3.300 (b)      03/26/27       24,585  
 

Nuveen LLC(d)

 
  25,000       4.000 (b)      11/01/28       24,412  
 

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

 
  25,000       4.650 (b)      04/01/30       24,569  
     

 

 

 
        645,313  

 

 

 
Electric – 1.2%  
 

Alliant Energy Finance LLC(d)

 
  25,000       3.750 (b)      06/15/23       24,991  
 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

 
  50,000       2.300 (b)      03/01/30       42,069  
 

Arizona Public Service Co.

 
  45,000       2.950 (b)      09/15/27       42,200  
 

Avangrid, Inc.

 
  25,000       3.200 (b)      04/15/25       24,283  
 

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.(b)

 
  25,000       3.250       04/15/28       23,757  
  50,000       3.700       07/15/30       47,979  
 

Dominion Energy, Inc.(e)

 
  50,000       3.071     08/15/24       48,829  
 

Dominion Energy, Inc., Series C

 
  25,000       3.375 (b)      04/01/30       22,862  
 

Entergy Corp.

 
  45,000       2.950 (b)      09/01/26       42,682  
 

Exelon Corp.(b)

 
  50,000       4.050       04/15/30       47,982  
  25,000       4.700       04/15/50       23,317  
 

FirstEnergy Corp.

 
  100,000       2.650 (b)      03/01/30       82,523  
 

FirstEnergy Corp., Series B

 
  50,000       2.250 (b)      09/01/30       40,185  
 

Florida Power & Light Co.

 
  68,000       4.125 (b)      02/01/42       64,033  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Electric – (continued)  
 

MidAmerican Energy Co.

 
25,000       3.650 (b)      04/15/29     24,328  
 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.

 
  70,000       1.900 (b)      06/15/28       60,926  
 

NRG Energy, Inc.(d)

 
  75,000       3.750 (b)      06/15/24       73,521  
 

Ohio Power Co., Series P

 
  25,000       2.600 (b)      04/01/30       22,072  
 

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.(b)

 
  25,000       2.100       08/01/27       20,997  
  50,000       2.500       02/01/31       38,430  
  25,000       3.300       08/01/40       17,277  
  25,000       3.500       08/01/50       16,697  
 

Progress Energy, Inc.

 
  95,000       7.000     10/30/31       106,856  
 

Southern California Edison Co., Series A

 
  50,000       4.200 (b)      03/01/29       48,152  
 

Southern Co. (The)

 
  60,000       3.250 (b)      07/01/26       57,468  
 

Virginia Electric and Power Co.

 
  75,000       2.450 (b)      12/15/50       50,346  
 

Vistra Operations Co. LLC(d)

 
  125,000       3.550 (b)      07/15/24       120,638  
     

 

 

 
        1,235,400  

 

 

 
Entertainment – 0.3%  
 

Magallanes, Inc.(b)

 
  250,000       4.054 (d)      03/15/29       229,193  
  75,000       4.279(d)       03/15/32       67,004  
     

 

 

 
        296,197  

 

 

 
Environmental Control – 0.2%  
 

Republic Services, Inc.(b)

 
  75,000       2.500       08/15/24       72,656  
  100,000       1.750       02/15/32       78,700  
 

Waste Management, Inc.

 
  50,000       1.150 (b)      03/15/28       42,555  
     

 

 

 
        193,911  

 

 

 
Food – 0.2%  
 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

 
  95,000       3.750 (b)      04/01/30       87,790  
 

Mars, Inc.(b)

 
  25,000       2.700 (d)      04/01/25       24,422  
  25,000       3.200 (d)      04/01/30       23,118  
 

Sysco Corp.

 
  25,000       6.600 (b)      04/01/50       28,817  
 

Tyson Foods, Inc.

 
  50,000       3.900 (b)      09/28/23       50,167  
     

 

 

 
        214,314  

 

 

 
Gas – 0.2%  
 

East Ohio Gas Co. (The)(b)

 
  25,000       1.300 (d)      06/15/25       22,982  
  25,000       2.000 (d)      06/15/30       20,763  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Gas – (continued)  
 

NiSource, Inc. (b)

 
$ 95,000       3.490 %       05/15/27     $ 90,950  
  25,000       3.600       05/01/30       22,910  
     

 

 

 
        157,605  

 

 

 
Hand/Machine Tools – 0.0%  
 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

 
  50,000       4.250 (b)      11/15/28       49,815  

 

 

 
Healthcare – Products – 0.1%  
 

Baxter International, Inc.

 
  100,000       2.272 (b)      12/01/28       87,550  

 

 

 
Healthcare – Services – 0.2%  
 

Centene Corp.

 
  110,000       2.625 (b)      08/01/31       88,275  
 

HCA, Inc.

 
  80,000       3.500 (b)      09/01/30       68,220  
     

 

 

 
        156,495  

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products – 0.3%  
 

DH Europe Finance II Sarl(b)

 
  75,000       2.200       11/15/24       71,981  
  25,000       2.600       11/15/29       22,390  
  75,000       3.250       11/15/39       62,220  
 

STERIS Irish FinCo UnLtd Co.

 
  75,000       2.700 (b)      03/15/31       63,312  
 

Stryker Corp.

 
  100,000       1.950 (b)      06/15/30       83,174  
 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 
  25,000       1.750 (b)      10/15/28       21,874  
     

 

 

 
        324,951  

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services – 0.4%  
 

Adventist Health System

 
  30,000       2.952 (b)      03/01/29       27,489  
 

Banner Health

 
  120,000       2.338 (b)      01/01/30       105,910  
 

Baylor Scott & White Holdings, Series 2021

 
  40,000       1.777 (b)      11/15/30       32,956  
 

Centene Corp.

 
  150,000       4.250     12/15/27       140,064  
 

Rush Obligated Group, Series 2020

 
  60,000       3.922 (b)      11/15/29       57,722  
 

Stanford Health Care, Series 2020

 
  40,000       3.310 (b)      08/15/30       37,014  
 

Sutter Health, Series 20A

 
  40,000       2.294 (b)      08/15/30       34,340  
     

 

 

 
        435,495  

 

 

 
Home Builders – 0.1%  
 

Lennar Corp.

 
  70,000       4.750 (b)      11/29/27       68,178  

 

 

 
Insurance – 0.4%  
 

American International Group, Inc.

 
  25,000       3.400 (b)      06/30/30       22,939  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Insurance – (continued)  
 

Arch Capital Group US, Inc.

 
36,000       5.144       11/01/43     34,930  
 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

 
  75,000       1.850 (b)      03/12/30       64,143  
 

Corebridge Financial, Inc.(d)

 
  120,000       3.900 (b)      04/05/32       107,681  
 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 
  50,000       4.375 (b)      03/15/29       49,406  
 

Principal Financial Group, Inc.(b)

 
  50,000       3.100       11/15/26       47,446  
  75,000       2.125       06/15/30       61,846  
 

Willis North America, Inc.

 
  25,000       2.950 (b)      09/15/29       21,410  
     

 

 

 
        409,801  

 

 

 
Internet – 0.6%  
 

Amazon.com, Inc.(b)

 
  335,000       5.200       12/03/25       351,630  
  45,000       4.800       12/05/34       47,196  
  15,000       3.875       08/22/37       14,174  
  50,000       3.100       05/12/51       39,439  
 

Expedia Group, Inc.(b)

 
  25,000       4.625       08/01/27       24,023  
  35,000       3.800       02/15/28       31,923  
  50,000       2.950       03/15/31       39,856  
 

Netflix, Inc.(d)

 
  90,000       4.875 (b)      06/15/30       82,597  
     

 

 

 
        630,838  

 

 

 
Iron/Steel – 0.1%  
 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.(b)

 
  20,000       2.400       06/15/25       18,939  
  50,000       1.650       10/15/27       42,884  
     

 

 

 
        61,823  

 

 

 
Lodging – 0.2%  
 

Hyatt Hotels Corp.

 
  75,000       1.800 (b)      10/01/24       70,985  
 

Marriott International, Inc./Md, Series HH

 
  125,000       2.850 (b)      04/15/31       103,694  
     

 

 

 
        174,679  

 

 

 
Machinery-Diversified – 0.2%  
 

Otis Worldwide Corp.(b)

 
  25,000       2.293       04/05/27       22,678  
  150,000       2.565       02/15/30       129,678  
     

 

 

 
        152,356  

 

 

 
Media – 1.0%  
 

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter
Communications Operating Capital.(b)

 
 
  320,000       4.908     07/23/25       320,822  
 

Comcast Corp.(b)

 
  25,000       3.700       04/15/24       25,075  
  45,000       3.375       08/15/25       44,469  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Media – (continued)  
 

Comcast Corp.(b) – (continued)

 
$ 50,000       3.950 %       10/15/25     $ 50,255  
  25,000       3.300       02/01/27       24,312  
  75,000       3.300       04/01/27       72,625  
  225,000       3.150       02/15/28       214,470  
  125,000       4.150       10/15/28       124,683  
  25,000       3.750       04/01/40       21,927  
  25,000       4.700       10/15/48       24,245  
 

Fox Corp.(b)

 
  25,000       4.030       01/25/24       24,999  
  25,000       4.709       01/25/29       24,548  
 

Walt Disney Co. (The)

 
  25,000       3.700 (b)      09/15/24       25,037  
     

 

 

 
        997,467  

 

 

 
Mining – 0.1%  
 

Newmont Corp.

 
  75,000       2.250 (b)      10/01/30       62,382  

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 0.1%  
 

General Electric Co., MTN

 
  50,000       6.750     03/15/32       55,934  

 

 

 
Oil & Gas – 0.1%  
 

Continental Resources, Inc.

 
  31,000       4.500 (b)      04/15/23       31,111  
 

Phillips 66

 
  50,000       3.700     04/06/23       50,044  
  25,000       1.300 (b)      02/15/26       22,520  
     

 

 

 
        103,675  

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers – 0.0%  
 

Berry Global, Inc.

 
  50,000       1.570 (b)      01/15/26       44,640  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals – 1.0%  
 

AbbVie, Inc.(b)

 
  125,000       4.050 (b)      11/21/39       111,403  
  200,000       4.250       11/21/49       177,274  
 

Becton Dickinson and Co.(b)

 
  12,000       3.363       06/06/24       11,876  
  100,000       2.823       05/20/30       87,907  
 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(b)

 
  75,000       2.950       03/15/32       68,845  
  25,000       4.250       10/26/49       23,490  
 

Cigna Corp.(b)

 
  50,000       2.400       03/15/30       42,931  
  75,000       4.900       12/15/48       72,006  
  150,000       3.400       03/15/50       114,710  
 

CVS Health Corp.(b)

 
  25,000       2.625       08/15/24       24,462  
  25,000       5.125       07/20/45       24,135  
 

Pfizer, Inc.

 
  75,000       3.450 (b)      03/15/29       72,948  
 

Zoetis, Inc.(b)

 
  45,000       3.000     09/12/27       42,455  
  150,000       2.000     05/15/30       125,475  
     

 

 

 
        999,917  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Pipelines – 0.7%  
 

Energy Transfer L.P.(b)

 
15,000       4.250       04/01/24     14,954  
  50,000       2.900       05/15/25       47,573  
  25,000       5.250       04/15/29       24,774  
  5,000       6.000       06/15/48       4,700  
 

Energy Transfer LP, Series 5Y

 
  75,000       4.200 (b)      09/15/23       75,001  
 

MPLX L.P.(b)

 
  75,000       2.650       08/15/30       62,616  
  35,000       4.500       04/15/38       30,680  
  25,000       5.500       02/15/49       23,220  
 

Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp.(b)

 
  35,000       3.850       10/15/23       34,820  
  25,000       3.800       09/15/30       22,121  
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC(b)

 
  75,000       5.625       03/01/25       76,625  
  75,000       5.000       03/15/27       75,311  
 

Targa Resources Corp.

 
  55,000       4.200 (b)      02/01/33       49,817  
 

Western Midstream Operating L.P.(b)

 
  75,000       3.600       02/01/25       69,371  
  25,000       5.450       04/01/44       20,760  
  20,000       5.300       03/01/48       16,130  
 

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)(b)

 
  25,000       3.900       01/15/25       24,715  
  35,000       4.000       09/15/25       34,485  
     

 

 

 
        707,673  

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.8%  
 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

 
  25,000       3.375 (b)      08/15/31       22,063  
 

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership L.P.

 
  95,000       4.125 (b)      07/01/24       95,371  
 

American Homes 4 Rent L.P.(b)

 
  50,000       4.900       02/15/29       48,792  
  30,000       2.375       07/15/31       23,967  
 

American Tower Corp.(b)

 
  75,000       3.375       05/15/24       73,878  
  100,000       2.400       03/15/25       94,496  
  75,000       2.100       06/15/30       59,925  
 

Crown Castle International Corp.(b)

 
  85,000       3.150       07/15/23       84,049  
  60,000       3.650       09/01/27       56,753  
 

CubeSmart L.P.(b)

 
  45,000       4.000       11/15/25       44,416  
  125,000       2.500       02/15/32       101,526  
 

Duke Realty L.P.

 
  25,000       1.750 (b)      07/01/30       20,408  
 

Essex Portfolio L.P.

 
  50,000       3.000     01/15/30       44,252  
 

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

 
  25,000       2.050 (b)      03/15/31       19,603  
 

Host Hotels & Resorts L.P., Series J

 
  75,000       2.900 (b)      12/15/31       59,533  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Real Estate Investment Trusts – (continued)  
 

Invitation Homes Operating Partnership L.P.(b)

 
$ 75,000       2.300 %       11/15/28     $ 63,071  
  195,000       2.000       08/15/31       150,156  
 

Kilroy Realty LP

 
  25,000       4.750 (b)      12/15/28       24,516  
 

Mid-America Apartments L.P.(b)

 
  50,000       1.700       02/15/31       39,550  
  100,000       2.875       09/15/51       69,541  
 

National Retail Properties, Inc.(b)

 
  35,000       3.900       06/15/24       34,927  
  45,000       4.000       11/15/25       44,759  
 

Realty Income Corp.(b)

 
  50,000       4.625       11/01/25       50,684  
  25,000       3.950       08/15/27       24,434  
  25,000       3.400       01/15/28       23,619  
  50,000       2.850       12/15/32       42,849  
 

Regency Centers L.P.

 
  100,000       2.950 (b)      09/15/29       87,913  
 

Spirit Realty L.P.

 
  75,000       3.400 (b)      01/15/30       64,779  
 

UDR, Inc.

 
  25,000       2.100 (b)      08/01/32       19,495  
 

UDR, Inc., MTN

 
  100,000       1.900 (b)      03/15/33       75,653  
 

Ventas Realty L.P.

 
  45,000       3.500 (b)      02/01/25       43,943  
 

WP Carey, Inc.(b)

 
  20,000       4.600       04/01/24       20,113  
  30,000       4.000       02/01/25       29,896  
  25,000       3.850       07/15/29       23,312  
  25,000       2.400       02/01/31       20,419  
     

 

 

 
        1,802,661  

 

 

 
REITS – 0.1%  
 

Vici Properties L.P.

 
  135,000       4.750 (b)      02/15/28       128,959  

 

 

 
Retail – 0.9%  
 

7-Eleven, Inc.(d)

 
  100,000       1.300 (b)      02/10/28       83,272  
 

AutoNation, Inc.

 
  25,000       1.950 (b)      08/01/28       20,872  
 

Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)

 
  50,000       4.000       05/15/25       49,817  
  50,000       4.200       05/15/28       48,533  
 

Home Depot, Inc. (The) (b)

 
  25,000       3.900       12/06/28       25,010  
  25,000       4.250       04/01/46       23,543  
 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.(b)

 
  75,000       1.700       09/15/28       63,935  
  100,000       1.700       10/15/30       80,315  
  250,000       3.750       04/01/32       232,007  
  25,000       3.000       10/15/50       17,431  
  50,000       4.250       04/01/52       43,278  
 

McDonald’s Corp., MTN

 
  25,000       4.200 (b)      04/01/50       22,469  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Retail – (continued)  
 

Starbucks Corp.

 
75,000       3.800 (b)      08/15/25     74,832  
 

Target Corp.

 
  50,000       2.950 (b)      01/15/52       37,819  
 

Tractor Supply Co.

 
  50,000       1.750 (b)      11/01/30       39,261  
 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 
  41,000       4.100 (b)      04/15/50       32,353  
     

 

 

 
        894,747  

 

 

 
Semiconductors – 0.6%  
 

Applied Materials, Inc.

 
  25,000       1.750 (b)      06/01/30       21,034  
 

Broadcom, Inc.(b)

 
  125,000       4.150 (d)      04/15/32       113,167  
  100,000       3.419 (d)      04/15/33       82,667  
  199,000       3.137 (d)      11/15/35       152,006  
  100,000       3.500 (d)      02/15/41       75,412  
 

Intel Corp.

 
  75,000       3.050 (b)      08/12/51       55,849  
 

Micron Technology, Inc.

 
  50,000       2.703 (b)      04/15/32       39,928  
 

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

 
  25,000       3.000 (b)      06/01/31       20,370  
     

 

 

 
        560,433  

 

 

 
Software – 0.9%  
 

Adobe, Inc.(b)

 
  50,000       2.150       02/01/27       46,755  
  75,000       2.300       02/01/30       66,282  
 

Fiserv, Inc.(b)

 
  100,000       2.750       07/01/24       97,617  
  25,000       4.200       10/01/28       24,152  
 

Intuit, Inc.

 
  25,000       1.350 (b)      07/15/27       21,883  
 

Oracle Corp.(b)

 
  125,000       2.875       03/25/31       102,992  
  50,000       3.850       04/01/60       34,498  
 

Roper Technologies, Inc.

 
  50,000       4.200 (b)      09/15/28       48,924  
 

ServiceNow, Inc.

 
  125,000       1.400 (b)      09/01/30       97,759  
 

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

 
  85,000       3.700 (b)      04/14/27       82,473  
 

VMware, Inc.(b)

 
  25,000       1.800       08/15/28       20,770  
  100,000       2.200       08/15/31       78,660  
 

Workday, Inc.(b)

 
  75,000       3.500       04/01/27       71,852  
  50,000       3.700       04/01/29       46,864  
  25,000       3.800       04/01/32       22,860  
     

 

 

 
        864,341  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Telecommunications – 2.2%  
 

AT&T, Inc.(b)

 
$ 288,000       2.300 %       06/01/27     $ 263,032  
  150,000       4.350       03/01/29       147,825  
  50,000       2.750       06/01/31       43,210  
  128,000       2.550       12/01/33       103,810  
  25,000       4.900       08/15/37       24,775  
  60,000       4.850       03/01/39       57,245  
  75,000       3.500       06/01/41       59,948  
  25,000       4.350       06/15/45       21,818  
  25,000       5.150       11/15/46       24,680  
  25,000       4.500       03/09/48       22,238  
  25,000       3.650       06/01/51       19,541  
  25,000       3.500       09/15/53       18,959  
 

T-Mobile USA, Inc.(b)

 
  75,000       3.500       04/15/25       73,432  
  75,000       1.500       02/15/26       67,837  
  150,000       3.750       04/15/27       144,297  
  175,000       2.050       02/15/28       152,086  
  100,000       3.875       04/15/30       93,363  
  75,000       2.875       02/15/31       62,260  
  75,000       3.500       04/15/31       64,932  
  25,000       3.000       02/15/41       18,573  
 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 
  145,000       4.329       09/21/28       144,313  
  200,000       3.875 (b)      02/08/29       193,366  
  50,000       3.150 (b)      03/22/30       45,455  
  125,000       2.550 (b)      03/21/31       106,902  
  153,000       2.355 (b)      03/15/32       126,922  
  50,000       4.862     08/21/46       49,273  
  90,000       2.987 (b)      10/30/56       62,513  
     

 

 

 
        2,212,605  

 

 

 
Transportation – 0.2%  
 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

 
  25,000       4.050 (b)      06/15/48       22,824  
 

FedEx Corp.(b)

 
  45,000       3.400       02/15/28       42,962  
  75,000       5.250       05/15/50       74,851  
 

Union Pacific Corp.

 
  125,000       2.800 (b)      02/14/32       111,160  
     

 

 

 
        251,797  

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS  
  (Cost $26,809,087)       $ 24,138,624  

 

 

 
     
Foreign Bonds – 6.6%  
Agriculture – 0.1%        
 

BAT Capital Corp. (United Kingdom)(b)

 
$ 25,000       3.222 %     08/15/24     $ 24,318  
  100,000       2.259     03/25/28       83,689  
  25,000       4.540     08/15/47       18,370  
     

 

 

 
        126,377  

 

 

 
Foreign Bonds – (continued)  
Banks – 2.7%  
 

Banco Santander SA (Spain)

 
200,000       2.746       05/28/25     189,717  
 

Barclays PLC(c) (United Kingdom)

 
 

(SOFR + 2.71%)

 
  200,000       2.852 (b)      05/07/26       188,900  
 

BNP Paribas SA (France)

 
  200,000       3.375 (b)(d)      01/09/25       195,445  
 

(SOFR + 1.00%)

 
  200,000       1.323 (c)(d)      01/13/27       176,620  
 

BPCE SA(c)(d) (France)

 
 

(SOFR + 1.73%)

 
  250,000       3.116 (b)      10/19/32       201,237  
 

Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland)

 
  250,000       1.250       08/07/26       218,617  
 

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)

 
  250,000       4.550     04/17/26       244,125  
 

Deutsche Bank AG(c) (Germany)

 
 

(SOFR + 2.16%)

 
  150,000       2.222 (b)      09/18/24       144,955  
 

HSBC Holdings PLC(c) (United Kingdom)

 
 

(SOFR + 1.54%)

 
  200,000       1.645 (b)      04/18/26       183,468  
 

ING Groep NV(c)(d) (Netherlands)

 
 

(US 1 Year CMT T-Note + 1.10%)

 
  200,000       1.400 (b)      07/01/26       181,556  
 

Macquarie Bank Ltd.(c)(d) (Australia)

 
 

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T-Note Constant Maturity +
1.70%)

 
 
  200,000       3.052 (b)      03/03/36       160,480  
 

Macquarie Group Ltd.(c)(d) (Australia)

 
 

(SOFR + 1.07%)

 
  50,000       1.340 (b)      01/12/27       44,068  
 

NatWest Group PLC (United Kingdom)

 
  200,000       3.875     09/12/23       199,495  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (Canada)

 
  175,000       4.456     06/08/32       173,045  
 

UBS Group AG(c)(d) (Switzerland)

 
 

(US 1 Year CMT T-Note + 1.10%)

 
  200,000       2.746 (b)      02/11/33       162,777  
 

Westpac Banking Corp.(c) (Australia)

 
 

(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T-Note Constant Maturity +
2.00%)

 
 
  25,000       4.110 (b)      07/24/34       22,872  
 

Westpac Banking Corp.(c), GMTN (Australia)

 
 

(US 5 Year Swap + 2.24%)

 
  25,000       4.322 (b)      11/23/31       24,078  
     

 

 

 
        2,711,455  

 

 

 
Beverages – 0.7%  
 

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide,
Inc. (Belgium)(b)

 
 
  35,000       4.700     02/01/36       33,597  
  210,000       4.900     02/01/46       198,066  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Foreign Bonds – (continued)  
Beverages – (continued)  
 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium)(b)

 
$ 175,000       4.750 %       01/23/29     $ 178,336  
  25,000       4.950     01/15/42       23,826  
  100,000       4.600       04/15/48       90,040  
  25,000       5.550     01/23/49       25,547  
  25,000       4.500     06/01/50       22,461  
 

JDE Peet’s NV(d) (Netherlands)

 
  150,000       1.375 (b)      01/15/27       129,132  
     

 

 

 
        701,005  

 

 

 
Biotechnology – 0.1%  
 

CSL Finance PLC (Australia)(b)

 
  25,000       3.850 (d)      04/27/27       24,784  
  75,000       4.250 (d)      04/27/32       73,333  
     

 

 

 
        98,117  

 

 

 
Commercial Services – 0.2%  
 

DP World Crescent Ltd., Series E (United Arab Emirates)

 
  200,000       3.875     07/18/29       185,000  

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services – 0.7%  
 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust
(Ireland)

 
 
  250,000       2.450     10/29/26       217,638  
  225,000       3.000     10/29/28       189,287  
  150,000       3.300     01/30/32       119,537  
 

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (Ireland)(b)

 
  25,000       3.950 (d)      07/01/24       24,094  
  100,000       2.875 (d)      02/15/25       92,102  
  25,000       4.250 (d)      04/15/26       23,272  
     

 

 

 
        665,930  

 

 

 
Electric – 0.2%  
 

Enel Finance International NV(d) (Italy)

 
  200,000       1.875 (b)      07/12/28       168,236  

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction – 0.1%  
 

Cellnex Finance Co. SA, Series E (Spain)

 
  100,000       1.250     01/15/29       78,113  

 

 

 
Internet – 0.2%  
 

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

 
  200,000       3.595 (b)      01/19/28       190,256  

 

 

 
Machinery-Construction & Mining – 0.2%  
 

Weir Group PLC (The)(d) (United Kingdom)

 
  200,000       2.200 (b)      05/13/26       175,237  

 

 

 
Mining – 0.3%  
 

Glencore Funding LLC (Australia)(b)

 
  75,000       4.125 (d)      03/12/24       74,618  
  25,000       4.625 (d)      04/29/24       25,048  
  75,000       1.625 (d)      04/27/26       66,678  
  150,000       2.625 (d)      09/23/31       120,966  
 

Newcrest Finance Pty Ltd.(d) (Australia)

 
  25,000       3.250 (b)      05/13/30       22,053  
 

Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada)

 
  25,000       3.900 (b)      07/15/30       22,993  
     

 

 

 
        332,356  

 

 

 
Foreign Bonds – (continued)  
Oil & Gas – 0.4%  
 

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Arabia)

 
480,000       3.500       04/16/29     457,800  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals – 0.2%  
 

Bayer US Finance II LLC(d) (Germany)

 
  200,000       3.875 (b)      12/15/23       199,567  

 

 

 
Pipelines – 0.2%  
 

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

 
  125,000       2.500 (b)      08/01/33       101,086  
 

Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd. (United Arab Emirates)

 
  196,522       2.940     09/30/40       159,920  
     

 

 

 
        261,006  

 

 

 
Semiconductors – 0.2%  
 

NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC / NXP USA, Inc. (China)(b)

 
  25,000       3.400     05/01/30       22,271  
  125,000       2.500     05/11/31       102,790  
  125,000       2.650     02/15/32       102,732  
     

 

 

 
        227,793  

 

 

 
Transportation – 0.1%  
 

Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (Canada)(b)

 
  25,000       2.050     03/05/30       21,161  
  50,000       2.450     12/02/31       42,897  
     

 

 

 
        64,058  

 

 

 
  TOTAL FOREIGN BONDS  
  (Cost $7,436,053)       $ 6,642,306  

 

 

 
     
Asset-Backed Securities – 4.1%  
Collateralized Loan Obligations – 3.9%  
 

Cathedral Lake VI Ltd., Series 2021-6A, Class B(c)(d)

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.950%) (Cayman Islands)

 
$ 300,000       3.134 %     04/25/34     $ 282,439  
 

Cathedral Lake VIII Ltd., Series 2021-8A, Class C(c)(d)

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.620%) (Cayman Islands)

 
  200,000       3.683     01/20/35       184,904  
 

CBAM Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class A(c)(d)

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.020%) (Cayman Islands)

 
  525,000       2.064       04/17/31       513,730  
 

CFIP CLO Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A(c)(d)

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.220%) (Cayman Islands)

 
  700,000       2.283     01/20/35       668,631  
 

CFIP CLO Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class C1(c)(d)

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 2.400%) (Cayman Islands)

 
  300,000       3.463     01/20/35       275,143  
 

Crown City CLO I, Series 2020-1A, Class A1AR(c)(d)

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.190%) (Cayman Islands)

 
  250,000       2.253     07/20/34       240,337  
 

Diameter Capital CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A1A(c)(d)

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.240%)

 
  425,000       2.284       07/15/36       409,358  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities – (continued)  
Collateralized Loan Obligations – (continued)  
 

HalseyPoint CLO 3 Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class A1A(c)(d)

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.450%) (Cayman Islands)

 
$ 250,000       2.736 %       11/30/32     $ 245,871  
 

Jamestown CLO XV Ltd., Series 2020-15A, Class A(c)(d)

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.340%) (Cayman Islands)

 
  300,000       2.384     04/15/33       292,958  
 

Marble Point CLO XVII Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A(c)(d)

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.300%) (Cayman Islands)

 
  500,000       2.363     04/20/33       486,115  
 

Venture 39 CLO Ltd., Series 2020-39A, Class A1(c)(d)

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.280%) (Cayman Islands)

 
  275,000       2.324     04/15/33       265,942  
     

 

 

 
        3,865,428  

 

 

 
Collateralized Debt Obligations – 0.2%  
 

Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes Ltd.,
Series 2022-FL1, Class A(c)(d)

 
 
 

(SOFR + 1.450%) (Cayman Islands)

 
  250,000       2.229     01/15/37       243,740  

 

 

 
Home Equity – 0.0%  
 

GMACM Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-HE3,
Class 2A1(c)

 
 
  21,602       7.000     09/25/37       21,284  

 

 

 
  TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES  
  (Cost $4,293,392)       $ 4,130,452  

 

 

 
     
U.S. Government Agency Securities – 2.5%  
 

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

   
$ 460,000       2.900 %(f)      04/12/32     $ 439,868  
  230,000       3.300 (f)      05/19/32       227,646  
  600,000       2.850 (f)      03/28/34       554,931  
  340,000       3.080 (f)      03/30/37       308,760  
 

Federal Home Loan Banks

   
  100,000       3.375 (f)      12/08/23       100,478  
 

Federal National Mortgage Associations

   
  400,000       1.875 (f)      09/24/26       380,911  
  400,000       6.250 (f)      05/15/29       474,486  

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES  
  (Cost $2,607,838)       $ 2,487,080  

 

 

 
     
Foreign Government Securities – 1.9%  
Sovereign – 1.9%  
 

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond(d)

 
$ 220,000       3.125 %     10/11/27     $ 214,748  
 

Hungary Government International Bond(d)

 
  200,000       5.500     06/16/34       193,863  
 

Indonesia Government International Bond

 
  200,000       3.050       03/12/51       151,772  
 

Israel Government AID Bond(g)

 
  200,000       5.500     12/04/23       206,660  
  100,000       5.500     04/26/24       104,028  

 

 

 
Foreign Government Securities – (continued)  
Sovereign – (continued)  
 

Israel Government International Bond

 
200,000       3.250       01/17/28     195,225  
 

Mexico Government International Bond

 
  400,000       3.250 (b)      04/16/30       351,825  
  110,000       1.450     10/25/33       78,408  
  200,000       4.280 (b)      08/14/41       158,089  
 

Peruvian Government International Bond(b)

 
  50,000       3.230     07/28/21       30,744  
 

Romanian Government International Bond(d)

 
  120,000       3.000     02/27/27       106,017  
  10,000       2.124     07/16/31       7,400  
  30,000       2.625     12/02/40       18,191  
  10,000       4.625     04/03/49       7,419  
 

Romanian Government International Bond, Series E

 
  70,000       2.875     03/11/29       60,336  
 

Uruguay Government International Bond

 
  50,000       4.375 (b)      01/23/31       50,634  
     

 

 

 
        1,935,359  

 

 

 
  TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES  
  (Cost $2,234,317)       $ 1,935,359  

 

 

 
     
Municipal Bonds – 1.4%  
Arizona – 0.0%  
 

City of Tucson AZ

 
$ 25,000       1.932 %(b)      07/01/31     $ 20,806  

 

 

 
California – 0.7%  
 

Bay Area Toll Authority

 
  30,000       1.633 (b)      04/01/28       26,671  
 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority(b)

 
  125,000       3.478     06/01/29       120,523  
  100,000       3.790     06/01/32       95,723  
 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority

 
  50,000       1.877     02/01/31       40,376  
 

Municipal Improvement Corp. of Los Angeles(b)

 
  35,000       1.648     11/01/28       30,460  
  80,000       2.074     11/01/30       67,859  
 

Port of Oakland

 
  80,000       2.199 (b)      05/01/31       67,579  
 

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

 
  30,000       1.302     03/01/28       26,033  
 

San Jose Financing Authority(b)

 
  25,000       1.812       06/01/29       21,606  
  25,000       1.862     06/01/30       21,149  
 

State of California

 
  105,000       7.625 (b)      03/01/40       141,925  
     

 

 

 
        659,904  

 

 

 
Florida – 0.1%  
 

State Board of Administration Finance Corp.

 
  70,000       2.154 (b)      07/01/30       60,811  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Municipal Bonds – (continued)  
Illinois – 0.2%  
 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport

 
$ 85,000       2.346 % (b)      01/01/30     $ 74,367  
 

State of Illinois GO Bonds

 
  25,000       5.100     06/01/33       25,152  
  100,000       7.350 (b)      07/01/35       109,080  
     

 

 

 
        208,599  

 

 

 
Louisiana – 0.2%  
 

City of New Orleans LA Water System Revenue

 
  25,000       1.008 (b)      12/01/26       21,751  
 

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities &
Community Development Auth, Series 2022-ELL A

 
 
  140,000       4.275       02/01/36       139,220  
     

 

 

 
        160,971  

 

 

 
New York – 0.0%  
 

City of New York NY

 
  40,000       1.940 (b)      03/01/29       35,184  
 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

 
  25,000       5.989 (b)      11/15/30       27,413  
 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax
Secured Revenue

 
 
  10,000       3.590 (b)      08/01/27       9,905  
     

 

 

 
        72,502  

 

 

 
Ohio – 0.1%  
 

American Municipal Power, Inc.

 
  100,000       6.270 (b)      02/15/50       115,514  

 

 

 
Texas – 0.1%  
 

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue

 
  30,000       2.235     07/01/29       26,484  
  40,000       2.285     07/01/30       34,725  
     

 

 

 
        61,209  

 

 

 
  TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS  
  (Cost $1,414,454)       $ 1,360,316  

 

 

 
     
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 1.2%  
 

3650R Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2021-PF1, Class AS

 
$ 150,000       2.778     11/15/54     $ 126,587  
 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2016-UB10,
Class D(d)

 
 
  100,000       3.000     07/15/49       84,831  
 

BANK Series 2019-BN21, Class A5

 
  150,000       2.851       10/17/52       136,526  
 

BANK Series 2021-BN32, Class A5

 
  150,000       2.643     04/15/54       132,187  
 

BX Trust Series 2021-ARIA, Class C(c) (1 Mo. LIBOR +
1.646%)(d)

 
 
  150,000       2.970     10/15/36       140,336  
 

Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending Series 2019-CF3,
Class A4

 
 
  100,000       3.006     01/15/53       91,168  

 

 

 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – (continued)  
 

DOLP Trust Series 2021-NYC, Class A(d)

 
200,000       2.956       05/10/41     172,983  
 

EQUS Mortgage Trust Series 2021-EQAZ, Class A(c) (1 Mo.
LIBOR + 0.755%)(d)

 
 
  200,000       2.079     10/15/38       191,211  
 

Taubman Centers Commercial Mortgage Trust 2022-Dpm
Series 2022-DPM, Class A(c) (TSFR1M + 2.186%)(d)

 
 
  150,000       3.465       05/15/37       142,886  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES  
  (Cost $1,366,043)       $ 1,218,715  

 

 

 
     
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.6%  
 

Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-38, Class A1(c) (1 Year CMT
+ 1.500%)

 
 
$ 45,286       1.976 %     09/25/35     $ 41,430  
 

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2021-R01,
Class 1M2(c) (SOFR + 1.550%)(d)

 
 
  44,000       2.476     10/25/41       41,544  
 

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust Series 2021-R03,
Class 1M2(c) (SOFR + 1.650%)(d)

 
 
  42,000       2.576     12/25/41       37,616  
 

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R05 Series 2022-R05,
Class 2M1(c) (SOFR + 1.900%)(d)

 
 
  50,004       2.826     04/25/42       49,701  
 

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R05 Series 2022-R05,
Class 2M2(c) (SOFR + 3.000%)(d)

 
 
  36,000       3.926     04/25/42       34,088  
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Series 2020-DNA5,
Class M2(c) (SOFR + 2.800%)(d)

 
 
  17,732       3.726     10/25/50       17,771  
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Series 2021-DNA5,
Class M2(c) (SOFR + 1.650%)(d)

 
 
  28,344       2.576     01/25/34       27,337  
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Series 2022-DNA1,
Class M1A(c) (SOFR + 1.000%)(d)

 
 
  100,000       1.926     01/25/42       96,481  
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Series 2022-DNA3,
Class M1A(c) (SOFR + 2.000%)(d)

 
 
  40,016       2.926     04/25/42       39,182  
 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust Series 2021-6, Class A3(c)(d)

 
  96,888       2.500       10/25/51       82,752  
 

Lehman XS Trust Series 2005-7N, Class 1A1A(c) (1 Mo. LIBOR
+ 0.540%)

 
 
  84,000       2.164     12/25/35       77,974  
 

London Wall Mortgage Capital PLC Series 2017-FL1, Class A(c)
(SONIA + 0.969%)

 
 
  11,562       1.571       11/15/49       14,068  
 

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series 2019-3,
Class A1(c)(d)

 
 
  7,120       3.500       07/25/49       6,976  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS  
  (Cost $580,330)       $ 566,920  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 28.9%  
 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   
$ 1,640,000       3.125 %(f)      11/15/41     $ 1,573,375  
  1,550,000       2.750 (f)      08/15/42       1,388,945  
  2,310,000       2.750 (f)      11/15/42       2,066,728  
  2,930,000       2.375 (f)      11/15/49       2,474,019  
  3,200,000       2.000 (f)      02/15/50       2,480,000  
 

U.S. Treasury Notes

   
  2,945,000       0.125 (f)      01/31/23       2,903,011  
  720,000       0.125 (f)      03/31/23       705,937  
  1,030,000       0.375 (f)      12/31/25       938,507  
  4,050,000       0.750 (f)      03/31/26       3,719,988  
  3,830,000       0.750 (f)      04/30/26       3,510,734  
  1,720,000       0.625 (f)      07/31/26       1,559,691  
  1,150,000       3.250 (f)      06/30/27       1,161,320  
  630,000       1.250 (f)      03/31/28       569,166  
  970,000       2.875 (f)      05/15/28       958,633  
  1,180,000       1.250 (f)      06/30/28       1,061,447  
  780,000       3.125 (f)      11/15/28       781,523  
  1,160,000       3.250 (f)      06/30/29       1,173,775  

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS  
  (Cost $32,241,907)       $ 29,026,799  

 

 

 
     
Shares     Dividend
Rate
          Value  
Investment Company – 3.8%(h)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund –
Institutional Shares

 
 
  3,764,134       1.367%       $ 3,764,134  
  (Cost $3,764,134)      

 

 

 
     
Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Short-Term Investments(d) – 8.6%  
Certificate of Deposits – 1.7%  
 

Cooeperatieve Rabobank U.A.

 
$ 988,000       1.500 %(f)      10/17/22     $ 985,777  
 

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC (SOFR + 0.43%)

 
  770,000       0.100 (f)      10/28/22       770,000  

 

 

 
Commercial Paper – 6.9%  
 

AT&T, Inc.

 
  800,000       0.932     08/16/22       797,744  
 

Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat

 
  500,000       0.915       07/01/22       499,980  
 

BASF SE

 
  494,000       1.738     09/06/22       492,049  
 

BNZ International Funding Ltd.(c) (SOFR + 0.700%)(d)

 
  501,000       1.461       09/09/22       501,344  
 

Liberty Street Funding LLC

 
  1,401,000       2.553     10/12/22       1,391,305  

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Short-Term Investments(d) – (continued)  
Commercial Paper – (continued)  
 

LMA SA

 
$ 1,000,000       1.222       07/27/22     998,720  
 

Old Line Funding LLC

 
  503,000       1.119     07/08/22       502,824  
 

Royal Bank of Canada (c) (FEDL01 + 0.430%)(d)

 
  467,000       0.000     12/23/22       466,999  
 

Salisbury Receivables Co LLC

 
  254,000       1.424     08/08/22       253,510  
 

Versailles Commercial Paper LLC

 
  1,000,000       1.119     07/12/22       999,460  

 

 

 
  TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  
  (Cost $8,663,786)       $ 8,659,712  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 131.7%  
  (Cost $140,330,174)       $ 132,110,953  

 

 

 
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
ASSETS – (31.7)%


 
    (31,766,892

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 100,344,061  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
(a)   TBA (To Be Announced) Securities are purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and no defined maturity date. The actual principal and maturity date will be determined upon settlement when the specific mortgage pools are assigned. Total market value of TBA securities (excluding forward sales contracts, if any) amounts to $34,172,109 which represents approximately 34.1% of the Fund’s net assets as of June 30, 2022.
(b)   Securities with “Call” features. Maturity dates disclosed are the final maturity date.
(c)   Variable rate security. Interest rate or distribution rate disclosed is that which is in effect on June 30, 2022.
(d)   Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
(e)   Step coupon.
(f)   Interest rates represent either the stated coupon rate, annualized yield on date of purchase for discounted securities, or, for floating rate securities, the current reset rate, which is based upon current interest rate indices.
(g)   Guaranteed by the United States Government. Total market value of $310,688, which represents 0.3% of net assets as of June 30, 2022.
(h)   Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

 

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
CLO   Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMT   —Constant Maturity Treasury Index
FEDL01   —Fed Funds Rate
FHLMC   —Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA   —Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA   —Government National Mortgage Association
GMTN   —Global Medium Term Note
GO   —General Obligation
LIBOR   —London Interbank Offered Rate
LP   —Limited Partnership
Mo.   —Month
MTN   —Medium Term Note
PLC   —Public Limited Company
REIT   —Real Estate Investment Trust
SOFR   —Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SONIA   —Sterling Overnight Index Average
TSFR1M   —1 Month Secured Financing Rate

 

 
Currency Abbreviations:
AUD   Australian Dollar
CAD   Canadian Dollar
CHF   Swiss Franc
EUR   Euro
GBP   British Pound
JPY   Japanese Yen
NOK   Norwegian Krone
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
SEK   Swedish Krona
USD   United States Dollar

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2022, 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
 

BNP Paribas Securities

   USD 172,757      SEK 1,623,002        7/1/2022      $ 14,102  

BNP Paribas Securities

   USD 160,204      SEK 1,623,002        9/26/2022        974  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A

   USD  982,248      EUR 927,476        7/28/2022        8,780  

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

   USD 89,035      AUD 120,366        7/14/2022        5,947  

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

   USD 69,959      JPY 8,925,682        7/15/2022        4,134  

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

   USD 15,883      CHF 15,062        7/20/2022        90  

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

   USD 226,473      CAD 288,050        7/21/2022        2,699  

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

   USD 262,889      GBP 214,055        9/22/2022        1,911  
TOTAL

 

                     $ 38,637  

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty    Currency
Purchased
    

Currency

Sold

     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

BNP Paribas Securities

   SEK 1,653,000      USD 175,951        7/1/2022      $ (14,363

BNP Paribas Securities

   SEK 1,653,000      USD 163,165        9/26/2022        (992

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A

   EUR 657,440      USD  696,265        7/28/2022        (6,224

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

   JPY 11,613,101      USD 91,022        7/15/2022        (5,378

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

   CAD 258,925      USD 203,574        7/21/2022        (2,426

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

   GBP 305,018      USD 374,603        9/22/2022        (2,723
TOTAL                               $ (32,106

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FORWARD SALES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2022, the Fund had the following forward sales contracts:

 

Description      Interest
Rate
       Maturity
Date(a)
       Settlement
Date
       Principal
Amount
       Value  
Federal National Mortgage Association        3.000        TBA-30yr          07/15/51        $ (4,000,000      $ (3,723,604
Federal National Mortgage Association        3.000        TBA-30yr          06/15/51          (4,000,000        (3,729,998
Federal National Mortgage Association        3.500        TBA-30yr          03/15/52          (1,000,000        (1,002,070
Federal National Mortgage Association        4.000        TBA-30yr          06/15/51          (1,000,000        (989,218
Government National Mortgage Association        2.000        TBA-30yr          03/15/52          (4,000,000        (3,807,216

Government National Mortgage Association

       2.000        TBA-30yr          06/15/51          (1,000,000        (888,940
Total (Proceed Receivable $(14,285,488)

 

                           $ (14,141,046

 

(a)

TBA (To Be Announced) Securities are purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and no defined maturity date. The actual principal and maturity date will be determined upon settlement when the specific mortgage pools are assigned.

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2022, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

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

Long position contracts:

 

    
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note        7          09/21/22        $ 826,028        $ 2,269  
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note        27          09/30/22          5,686,406          (21,258

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

       1          09/21/22          136,814          1,249  
Total                                         (17,740

Short position contracts:

 

    
Euro Bund Future        (2        09/08/22          (259,910        (443
Long Gilt Future        (4        09/28/22          535,534          21,307  

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note

       (1        09/30/22          (112,124        31  
Total                                         20,895  
Total Futures Contracts                                       $ 3,155  

SWAP CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2022, the Fund had the following swap contracts:

OVER THE COUNTER CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Reference
Obligation/Index(a)
   Financing
Rate
Received
(Paid) by
the Fund
    Credit
Spread at
June 30,
2022(b)
    Counterparty      Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000’s)
     Value     Upfront
Premium
(Received)
Paid
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Protection Sold:

Prudential Financial, Inc.      1.000     1.125     Bank of America NA        06/20/2024        75      $ 844     $     $ 844  
General Electric Co.      1.000       1.965          06/20/2026        175        (3,438           (3,438
Nordstrom, Inc.      1.000       3.877          06/20/2024        225        (8,724     (429     (8,295
ICE CD JWN      1.000       6.220          12/20/2024        100        (6,220     (1,928     (4,292
ICE CD MEX      1.000       3.366          06/20/2027        210        (7,069     (3,794     (3,275
Republic of Indonesia      1.000       1.980          06/20/2027        200        (3,959     367       (4,326
Republic of Chile      1.000       0.587          06/20/2027        90        (529     39       (568

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

OVER THE COUNTER CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACTS (continued)

 

Reference
Obligation/Index(a)
   Financing
Rate
Received
(Paid) by
the Fund
    Credit
Spread at
June 30,
2022(b)
    Counterparty      Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000’s)
     Value     Upfront
Premium
(Received)
Paid
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index      1.000     0.110     Bank of America NA        06/20/2025        4,500      $ 4,960     $ 13,291     $ (8,331
Markit CMBX North American BBB-      3.000       16.109          11/18/2054        100        (16,109     (27,006     10,897  
Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index      1.000       0.659          12/20/2025        575        3,792             3,792  
Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index      1.000       0.434          06/20/2026        7,025        30,481       76,963       (46,482
ICE CDX Investment Grade Index      1.000       0.222          12/20/2026        13,100        29,123       233,808       (204,685
ICE CDX Investment Grade Index      1.000       0.026                06/20/2027        2,600        (667     19,470       (20,137
TOTAL                                               $ 22,485     $ 310,781     $ (288,296

 

(a)

Payments received quarterly.

(b)

Credit spread on the referenced obligation, together with the period of expiration, 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 term of the swap contract increase.

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Payments

Made by

the Fund(a)

 

Payments

Received by
the Fund

    Termination
Date
     Notional
Amounts
(000’s)
     Value     Upfront
Premium
Paid (Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
1.2500%(b)     6 Month NIBOR       12/15/2022      NZD 600      $ (3,469   $ (662   $ (2,807
1 Day ESTRON(c)     1.750%       09/21/2024      EUR 1,040        (4,008     3,235       (7,243
2.2500(c)     3 Month STIBOR       09/21/2024      SEK 10,840        (10,715     (8,196     (2,519
1 Day SOFR(c)     1.730       02/08/2026      USD 6,200        103,583       61,982       41,601  
1 Day ESTRON(c)     0.750       09/21/2027      EUR 20        1,156       1,103       53  
1 Day SOFR(c)     0.000       09/21/2027      USD 1,350        4,517       12,114       (7,597
1 Day SONIO(c)     0.000       09/21/2027      GBP 300        13,168       12,588       580  
2.5000(c)     3 Month STIBOR       09/21/2027      SEK 4,240        (5,651     (3,428     (2,223
3.5000(b)     6 Month BBR       09/21/2027      AUD 1,340        (18,446     (19,176     730  
3.7500(b)     NFIX3FR       09/21/2027      NZD 480        (4,610     (4,969     359  
12 Month BOJDTR(c)     0.000       05/26/2032      JPY 108,000        9,924       574       9,350  
2.0000(c)     1 Day ESTRON       05/26/2032      EUR 370        (9,568     (1,090     (8,478
0.000(c)     1 Day SONIO       06/07/2032      GBP 440        (15,838     4,051       (19,889
NFIX3FR (b)     3.750       09/21/2032      NZD 80        1,597       1,602       (5
0.000(c)     1 Day SOFR       09/21/2032      CHF 540        (24,411     (23,934     (477
1 Day SOFR(c)     0.000       09/21/2032      USD 360        2,129       4,225       (2,096
1 Day SONIO(c)     0.000       09/21/2032      GBP 290        26,169       28,261       (2,092
1.0000(c)     1 Day ESTRON       09/21/2032      EUR 430        (50,258     (51,231     973  
12 Month BOJDTR(c)     0.000       09/21/2032      JPY 24,710        9,151       8,197       954  
3 Month STIBOR(c)     2.500       09/21/2032      SEK 7,120        19,579       17,782       1,797  
3.0000(c)     6 Month NIBOR       09/21/2032      NOK 2,290        (5,988     1,888       (7,876
3.2500(b)     3 Month BA       09/21/2032      CAD 510        (14,775     (15,974     1,199  
3.7500(b)     6 Month BBR       09/21/2032      AUD 40        (894     (1,562     668  
TOTAL                             $ 22,342     $ 27,380     $ (5,038

 

(a)

Represents forward starting interest rate swaps whose effective dates of commencement of accruals and cash flows occur subsequent to June 30, 2022.

(b)

Payments made semi-annually.

(c)

Payments made annually.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

PURCHASED & WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2022, the Fund had the following purchased & written options contracts:

 

Description    Counterparty    Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Value     Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Fund
    

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 

Purchased Option Contracts

 

Puts

 

6M IRS    JPMorgan Bank    $ 0.30        09/09/2022        1,370,000     $ 1,370,000     $ 14     $ 2,662      $ (2,648
6M IRS    JPMorgan Bank      0.28        09/09/2022        1,060,000       1,060,000       10       2,022        (2,012
6M IRS    Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.      0.54        11/17/2022        2,600,000       2,600,000       160       6,113        (5,953
Total Purchased Option Contracts

 

     5,030,000               184       10,797      $ (10,613

Written Option Contracts

 

Puts

 

6M IRS    JPMorgan Bank    $ 0.40        09/09/2022        (140,000   $ (140,000   $ (4   $ 2,636      $ 2,632  
6M IRS    JPMorgan Bank      0.36        09/09/2022        (110,000     (110,000     (3     2,032        2,029  

6M IRS

   Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.      0.60        11/17/2022        (270,000     (270,000     (165     6,144        5,979  
Total Written Option Contracts

 

     (520,000             (172     10,812      $ 10,640  

 

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


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

     Core Fixed
Income Fund
 
  
Assets:       

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $136,566,040)

   $ 128,346,819  

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $3,764,134)

     3,764,134  

Purchased options, at value (premiums paid $10,797)

     184  

Receivables:

  

Investments sold on an extended-settlement basis

     17,519,573  

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(a)

     1,104,959  

Interest and Dividends

     520,357  

Fund shares sold

     227,764  

Reimbursement from investment adviser

     12,868  

Unrealized gain on swap contracts

     14,932  

Upfront premiums paid on swap contracts

     343,531  

Unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     38,637  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     63,396  

Other assets

     487  
Total assets      151,957,641  
  
  
Liabilities:       

Variation margin on futures contracts

     25,353  

Unrealized loss on swap contracts

     272,072  

Unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     32,106  

Upfront payments received on swap contracts

     27,006  

Written options, at value (premiums received $10,812)

     172  

Payables:

  

Investments purchased

     33,713,757  

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(a)

     14,141,046  

Foreign bank overdraft (cost $3,622,020)

     3,127,993  

Management fees

     31,771  

Fund shares redeemed

     30,572  

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

     18,436  

Accrued expenses

     193,296  
Total liabilities      51,613,580  
  
  
Net Assets:       

Paid-in capital

     112,576,827  

Total distributable loss

     (12,232,766
NET ASSETS    $ 100,344,061  

Net Assets:

  

Institutional

   $ 29,749,559  

Service

     70,594,502  

Total Net Assets

   $ 100,344,061  

Shares outstanding $0.001 par value (unlimited number of shares authorized):

  

Institutional

     3,042,832  

Service

     7,225,588  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

  

Institutional

     $9.78  

Service

     9.77  

(a) Segregated for initial margin and/or collateral as follows:

 

Fund    Futures      Swaps  

Core Fixed Income

   $ 1,104,959      $ (14,141,046

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

     Core Fixed
Income Fund
 
  
Investment income:    

Interest

   $ 1,031,225  

Dividends — affiliated issuers

     10,411  
Total investment income      1,041,636  
  
  
Expenses:    

Management fees

     197,942  

Distribution and Service fees — Service

     87,777  

Professional fees

     82,468  

Custody, accounting and administrative services

     42,305  

Printing and mailing costs

     13,232  

Trustee fees

     10,573  

Transfer Agency fees(a)

     9,897  

Other

     371  
Total expenses      444,534  

Less — expense reductions

     (152,040
Net expenses      292,494  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME      749,142  
  
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     (2,402,178

Forward Sales Contracts

     430,156  

Futures contracts

     (1,335,214

Swap contracts

     63,314  

Written options

     3,609  

Purchased options

     (2,944

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     27,557  

Foreign currency transactions

     (139

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     (9,139,313

Forward Sales Contracts

     146,208  

Futures contracts

     (48,775

Written options

     5,282  

Purchased options

     (1,036

Swap contracts

     (540,399

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     3,766  

Foreign currency translations

     (8,024
Net realized and unrealized loss      (12,798,130
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (12,048,988

(a) Class specific Distribution and/or Service and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

Transfer Agency Fees  

Institutional

    

Service

 
$ 2,875      $ 7,022  

 

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


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Core Fixed Income Fund  
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
     For the Fiscal
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
     
From operations:        

Net investment income

   $ 749,142      $ 769,313  

Net realized loss

     (3,215,839      (403,832

Net change in unrealized loss

     (9,582,291      (1,969,524
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (12,048,988      (1,604,043
     
     
Distributions to shareholders:        

From distributable earnings:

     

Institutional Shares

     (288,353      (368,886

Service Shares

     (616,443      (758,578
Total distributions to shareholders      (904,796      (1,127,464
     
     
From share transactions:        

Proceeds from sales of shares

     15,003,355        46,513,298  

Reinvestment of distributions

     904,796        1,127,464  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (5,656,258      (13,688,105
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions      10,251,893        33,952,657  
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (2,701,891      31,221,150  
     
     
Net Assets:        

Beginning of period

     103,045,952        71,824,802  

End of period

   $ 100,344,061      $ 103,045,952  

 

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


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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
  2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.13     $ 11.53     $ 10.85     $ 10.20     $ 10.66     $ 10.61  

Net investment income(a)

    0.09       0.12       0.18       0.26       0.29       0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.34     (0.36     0.86       0.69       (0.37     0.13  

Total from investment operations

    (1.25     (0.24     1.04       0.95       (0.08     0.36  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.10     (0.14     (0.26     (0.30     (0.38     (0.31

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.02     (0.10                  

Total distributions

    (0.10     (0.16     (0.36     (0.30     (0.38     (0.31

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.78     $ 11.13     $ 11.53     $ 10.85     $ 10.20     $ 10.66  

Total Return(b)

    (11.25 )%      (2.06 )%      9.64     9.28     (0.58 )%      3.40

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 29,750     $ 31,179     $ 25,194     $ 17,421     $ 2,657     $ 241  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.41 %(c)      0.41     0.41     0.44     0.42     0.42

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.72 %(c)      0.81     0.93     1.08     1.06     0.65

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.90 %(c)      1.09     1.61     2.41     2.88     2.18

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    349     513     501     556     406     229

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
  2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.13     $ 11.53     $ 10.85     $ 10.21     $ 10.65     $ 10.60  

Net investment income(a)

    0.07       0.09       0.16       0.25       0.25       0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.34     (0.34     0.85       0.66       (0.34     0.12  

Total from investment operations

    (1.27     (0.25     1.01       0.91       (0.09     0.33  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.09     (0.13     (0.23     (0.27     (0.35     (0.28

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.02     (0.10                  

Total distributions

    (0.09     (0.15     (0.33     (0.27     (0.35     (0.28

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.77     $ 11.13     $ 11.53     $ 10.85     $ 10.21     $ 10.65  

Total Return(b)

    (11.45 )%      (2.23 )%      9.37     9.00     (0.83 )%      3.14

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 70,595     $ 71,867     $ 46,631     $ 37,524     $ 36,416     $ 108,948  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.66 %(c)      0.66     0.66     0.68     0.67     0.67

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.97 %(c)      1.06     1.18     1.35     1.18     0.90

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.65 %(c)      0.85     1.39     2.33     2.46     1.95

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    349     513     501     556     406     229

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

1.    ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust” or “VIT”) is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The following table lists the series of the Trust that is included in this report (the “Fund”), along with its corresponding share classes and respective diversification status under the Act:

 

Fund    Share Classes Offered   

Diversified/

Non-diversified

Core Fixed Income

   Institutional and Service    Diversified

Shares of the Trust are offered to a separate account of participating life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to management agreements (the “Agreements”) with the Trust.

2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions. The Fund is an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

 

A.  Investment

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

B.  Investment Income and Investments — Investment income includes interest income, dividend income, and securities lending income, if any. Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recognized on ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign securities, as soon as such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost. Investment transactions are recorded on the following business day for daily net asset value (“NAV”) calculations.

For derivative contracts, unrealized gains and losses are recorded daily and become realized gains and losses upon disposition or termination of the contract. Upfront payments, if any, are made or received upon entering into a swap agreement and are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Upfront payments are recognized over the contract’s term/event as realized gains or losses, with the exception of forward starting swap contracts whose realized gains or losses are recognized from the effective start date. For securities with paydown provisions, principal payments received are treated as a proportionate reduction to the cost basis of the securities, and excess or shortfall amounts are recorded as income. For treasury inflation protected securities (“TIPS”), adjustments to principal due to inflation/ deflation are reflected as increases/decreases to interest income with a corresponding adjustment to cost.

C.  Class Allocations and Expenses — Investment income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), if any, and non-class specific expenses of the Fund are allocated daily based upon the proportion of net assets of each class. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by the Fund are charged to the Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the Fund on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service and Transfer Agency fees.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Fund is not

 

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2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gains distributions, if any, are declared and paid according to the following schedule:

 

Fund    Income Distributions
Declared/Paid
   Capital Gains Distributions
Declared/Paid

Core Fixed Income

   Quarterly    Annually

Net capital losses, if any, are carried forward to future fiscal years and may be used to the extent allowed by the Code to offset any future capital gains. Losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. Utilization of capital loss carryforwards will reduce the requirement of future capital gains distributions.

The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with federal income tax rules, which may differ from GAAP. The source of the Fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from distributable earnings or capital. Certain components of the Fund’s net assets on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities reflect permanent GAAP/tax differences based on the appropriate tax character.

E.  Foreign Currency Translation — The accounting records and reporting currency of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rates at the close of each business day. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments. Changes in the value of other assets and liabilities as a result of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates are included in the Statement of Operations within net change in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the date the transaction occurred, the effects of which are included within net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price); the Fund’s policy is to use the market approach. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The levels used for classifying investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these investments. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, volatility and credit spreads), either directly or indirectly;

Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require significant unobservable inputs (including GSAM’s assumptions in determining fair value measurement).

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Fund, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Fund’s investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

A.  Level 1 and Level 2 Fair Value Investments — The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values for investments classified as Level 1 and Level 2 are as follows:

Money Market Funds — Investments in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Underlying Fund”) are valued at the NAV per share of the Institutional Share class on the day of valuation. These investments are generally classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. For information regarding the Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

Debt Securities — Debt securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued daily on the basis of quotations supplied by dealers or an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which consider: (i) yield or price with respect to bonds that are considered comparable in characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date or (ii) quotations from securities dealers to determine current value. With the exception of treasury securities of G7 countries, which are generally classified as Level 1, these investments are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

i.  Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities — Mortgage-backed securities represent direct or indirect participations in, or are collateralized by and payable from, mortgage loans secured by residential and/or commercial real estate property. Asset-backed securities include securities whose principal and interest payments are collateralized by pools of other assets or receivables. The value of certain mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities (including adjustable rate mortgage loans) may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates. The value of these securities may also fluctuate in response to the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of the issuers.

Asset-backed securities may present credit risks that are not presented by mortgage-backed securities because they generally do not have the benefit of a security interest in collateral that is comparable to mortgage assets. Some asset-backed securities may only have a subordinated claim on collateral.

Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two different classes: one that receives substantially all interest payments (interest-only, or “IO” and/or high coupon rate with relatively low principal amount, or “IOette”), and the other that receives substantially all principal payments (principal-only, or “PO”) from a pool of mortgage loans. Little to no principal will be received at the maturity of an IO; as a result, periodic adjustments are recorded to reduce the cost of the security until maturity. These adjustments are included in interest income.

ii.  Mortgage Dollar Rolls — Mortgage dollar rolls are transactions whereby the Fund sells mortgage-backed-securities and simultaneously contracts with the same counterparty to repurchase similar securities on a specified future date. During the settlement period, the Fund will not be entitled to accrue interest and receive principal payments on the securities sold. The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales and realize gains and losses on these transactions.

iii.  Treasury Inflation Protected Securities — TIPS are treasury securities in which the principal amount is adjusted daily to keep pace with inflation, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Pricing Index for Urban Consumers. The repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

iv.  When-Issued Securities and Forward Commitments — When-issued securities, including TBA (“To Be Announced”) securities, are securities that are authorized but not yet issued in the market and purchased in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price or yield to the Fund. A forward commitment involves entering into a contract to purchase or sell securities, typically on an extended settlement basis, for a fixed price at a future date. The purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis involves a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines before the settlement date. Conversely, the sale of securities on a forward commitment basis involves the risk that the value of the securities sold may increase before the settlement date. Although the Fund will generally purchase securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis with the intention of acquiring the securities for its portfolio, the Fund may dispose of when-issued securities or forward commitments prior to settlement, which may result in a realized gain or loss. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral

 

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3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

received, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on other investments. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments.

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. The Fund enters into derivative transactions to hedge against changes in interest rates, securities prices, and/or currency exchange rates, to increase total return, or to gain access to certain markets or attain exposure to other underliers. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral received, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivatives contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the 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.

ii.  Futures Contracts — Futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell a standardized quantity of a specified commodity or security. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or securities in an account on behalf of the broker in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Fund equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable with a corresponding offset to unrealized gains or losses.

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

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

iv.  Swap Contracts — Bilateral swap contracts are agreements in which the 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 the 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, the 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.

An interest rate swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals, based upon or calculated by reference to changes in interest rates on a specified notional principal amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.

A credit default swap is an agreement that involves one party (the buyer of protection) making a stream of payments to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive protection on a reference security or obligation, including a group of assets or exposure to the performance of an index. The 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 the 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, the 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. The 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, the Fund generally receives a payment stream throughout the term of the swap, provided that there is no credit event. In addition, if the Fund sells protection through a credit default swap, the 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, the 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. The 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, the Fund is entitled to a return of any assets, which have been pledged as collateral to the counterparty upon settlement.

The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the 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 the Fund bought credit protection.

B.  Level 3 Fair Value Investments — To the extent that significant inputs to valuation models and other alternative pricing sources are unobservable, or if quotations are not readily available, or if GSAM believes that such quotations do not accurately reflect fair value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may be determined under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees. GSAM, consistent with its procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, may make an adjustment to the most recent valuation prices of either domestic or foreign securities in light of significant events to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities at the time of determining the Fund’s NAV. To the extent investments are valued using single source broker quotations obtained directly from the broker or passed through from third party pricing vendors, such investments are classified as Level 3 investments.

 

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3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2022:

CORE FIXED INCOME FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Fixed Income               

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     $        $ 48,180,536        $  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

       29,026,799                    

Corporate Bonds

                24,138,624           

Commercial Paper

                6,903,935           

Foreign Bonds

                6,642,306           

Asset- Backed Securities

                4,130,452           

U.S. Government Agency Securities

                2,487,080           

Foreign Government Securities

                1,935,359           

Municipal Bonds

                1,360,316           

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

                1,218,715           

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

                566,920           
Investment Company        3,764,134                    
Certificate of Deposit                 1,755,777           
Total      $ 32,790,933        $ 99,320,020        $  
Liabilities               
Forward Sales Contracts      $        $ (14,141,046      $  
Derivative Type                              
Assets               
Credit Default Swap Contracts(a)      $        $ 15,533        $  
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts(a)                 38,637           
Futures Contracts(a)        24,856                    
Interest Rate Swap Contracts(a)                 58,264           
Purchased Options Contracts                 184           
Total      $ 24,856        $ 112,618        $  
Derivative Type                              
Liabilities               
Credit Default Swap Contracts(a)      $        $ (303,829      $  
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts(a)                 (32,106         
Futures Contracts(a)        (21,701                  
Interest Rate Swap Contracts(a)                 (63,302         
Purchased Options Contracts                 (172         
Total      $ (21,701      $ (399,409      $  

 

(a)

Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedules of Investments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

4.    INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

 

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) as of June 30, 2022. These instruments were used as part of the Fund’s investment strategies and to obtain and/or manage exposure related to the risks below. The values in the tables below exclude the effects of cash collateral received or posted pursuant to these derivative contracts, and therefore are not representative of the Fund’s net exposure.

Core Fixed Income Fund

 

Risk         Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Assets     Statements of Assets and Liabilities      Liabilities  
Interest Rate        Purchased options at value, variation margin on futures and swaps contracts   $ 83,304 (a)    Written options at value, variation margin on futures and swaps contracts      $ (85,175 )(a) 
Credit        Receivable for unrealized gain on swap contracts     14,932     Payable for unrealized loss on swap contracts        (272,072
Currency        Receivables for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts     38,637     Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts        (32,106
 
Total            $ 136,873            $ (389,353

 

(a)

Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Only the variation margin as of June 30, 2022, is reported within the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Fund’s gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the six months ended June 30, 2022. These gains (losses) should be considered in the context that these derivative contracts may have been executed to create investment opportunities and/or economically hedge certain investments, and accordingly, certain gains (losses) on such derivative contracts may offset certain (losses) gains attributable to investments. These gains (losses) are included in “Net realized gain (loss)” or “Net change in unrealized gain (loss)” on the Statements of Operations:

 

Risk    Statement of Operations   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
Credit    Net realized gain (loss) from swap contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts   $ 138,496     $ (519,475
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts     27,557       3,766  
Interest Rate    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, and purchased options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts, swap contracts and purchased options     (1,409,731     (65,453
Total        $ (1,243,678   $ (581,162

 

     Average number of Contracts or Notional Amounts(1)  
Risk                                                                     Futures Contracts      Forward Contracts      Swap Agreements      Purchased Options      Written Options  
Core Fixed Income Fund      80      $ 30,879,532      $ 277,899,167      $ 5,030,000      $ 520,000  

 

(1)

Amounts disclosed represent average number of contracts for futures contracts, purchased options and written options, notional amounts for forward contracts and swap contracts, based on absolute values, which is indicative of volume of this derivative type, for the months that the Fund held such derivatives during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

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5.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

 

A.  Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Fund, subject to the general supervision of the Trustees.

As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the assumption of the expenses related thereto and administration of the Fund’s business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

    Contractual Management Rate           Effective Net
Management
Rate^
 
Fund   First
$1 billion
    Next
$1 billion
    Next
$3 billion
    Next
$3 billion
    Over
$8 billion
    Effective
Rate
 
Core Fixed Income Fund     0.40     0.36     0.34     0.33     0.32     0.40     0.39

 

^

Effective Net Management Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated underlying funds, if any. The Effective Net Management Rate may not correlate to the Contractual Management Rate as a result of management fee waivers that may be in effect from time to time.

The Fund invests in Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, which is an affiliated Underlying Fund. GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee it earns as an investment adviser to the affiliated Underlying Fund in which the Fund invest. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, GSAM waived $5,101 of the Fund’s management fee.

B.  Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Plans — The Trust, on behalf of Service Shares of the Fund, has adopted Distribution and Service Plan subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution and Service Plan, Goldman Sachs, which serves as distributor (the “Distributor”), is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly for distribution services and personal and account maintenance services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers, equal to, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Service Shares.

C.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Fund for a fee pursuant to the Transfer Agency Agreement. The fees charged for such transfer agency services are accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.02% of the average daily net assets of Institutional and Service Shares.

D.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to reduce or limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Fund (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees and shareholder administration fees (as applicable), taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, a percentage rate of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Fund is not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitations as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for the Fund is 0.004%. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 29, 2023, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Fund has entered into certain offset arrangements with the custodian and the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Fund’s expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund   Management
Fee Waiver
    Other Expense
Reimbursement
    Total Expense
Reductions
 
Core Fixed Income Fund   $ 5,101     $ 146,939     $ 152,040  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

5.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

E.   Line of Credit Facility — As of June 30, 2022, the Fund participated in a $1,250,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit facility (the “facility”) together with other funds of the Trust and certain registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates. This facility is to be used for temporary emergency purposes, or to allow for an orderly liquidation of securities to meet redemption requests. The interest rate on borrowings is based on the federal funds rate. The facility also requires a fee to be paid by the Fund based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to April 22, 2022, the facility was $1,000,000,000.

F.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — The following table provides information about the Fund’s investment in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2022:

 

Fund   Beginning
Value as of
December 31,
2021
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Ending
Value as of
June 30,
2022
    Shares as of
June 30,
2022
    Dividend
Income
 
Core Fixed Income Fund   $ 7,004,192     $ 34,268,565     $ (37,508,623   $ 3,764,134       3,764,134     $ 10,411  

6.    PORTOLIO SECURITIES TRANSCTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended June 30, 2022, were as follows:

 

Fund                Purchases of U.S.
Government and
Agency Obligations
       Purchases
(Excluding U.S.
Government and
Agency Obligations)
       Sales and
Maturities of U.S.
Government and
Agency Obligations
       Sales and
Maturities
(Excluding U.S.
Government and
Agency Obligations)
 
Core Fixed Income Fund                 $ 326,360,274        $ 54,837,410        $ 314,909,181        $ 37,616,085  

7.    TAX INFORMATION

As of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end, December 31, 2021, the Fund’s capital loss carryforwards and certain timing differences, on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

        Core Fixed
Income Fund
 
Capital loss carryforwards:     

Perpetual Short-term

     $ (353,719

Perpetual Long-term

       (65,428
Total Capital loss carryforwards      $ (419,147
Timing differences (Late year ordinary loss deferral, post October loss deferral, and straddle loss deferrals)      $ (161,044

 

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7.    TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

As of June 30, 2022, the Fund’s aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

        Core Fixed
Income Fund
 
Tax cost      $ 140,327,065  
Gross unrealized gain        325,388  
Gross unrealized loss        (8,541,500
Net unrealized gain (loss)      $ (8,216,112

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, net mark to market gains (losses) on regulated futures and foreign currency contracts, and differences in the tax treatment of market discount accretion and premium amortization and swap transactions.

GSAM has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years (the current and prior three years, as applicable) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

8.    OTHER RISKS

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

Derivatives Risk — The Fund’s use of derivatives may result in loss. Derivative instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Fund. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments. Losses from derivatives can also result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

Floating and Variable Rate Obligations Risk — Floating rate and variable rate obligations are debt instruments issued by companies or other entities with interest rates that reset periodically (typically, daily, monthly, quarterly, or semiannually) in response to changes in the market rate of interest on which the interest rate is based. For floating and variable rate obligations, there may be a lag between an actual change in the underlying interest rate benchmark and the reset time for an interest payment of such an obligation, which could harm or benefit the Fund, depending on the interest rate environment or other circumstances. In a rising interest rate environment, for example, a floating or variable rate obligation that does not reset immediately would prevent the Fund from taking full advantage of rising interest rates in a timely manner. However, in a declining interest rate environment, the Fund may benefit from a lag due to an obligation’s interest rate payment not being immediately impacted by a decline in interest rates.

Interest Rate Risk — When interest rates increase, fixed income securities or instruments held by the Fund will generally decline in value. The Fund may face a heightened level of interest rate risk in connection with the type and extent of certain monetary policy changes made by the Federal Reserve, such as target interest rate changes. 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. The risks associated with changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and the Fund’s investments. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of fixed income securities and instruments held by the Fund. A sudden or unpredictable increase in interest rates may cause volatility in the market and may decrease the liquidity of the Fund’s investments, which would make it harder for the Fund to sell its investments at an advantageous time.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

8.    OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

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

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — The Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, participating insurance companies, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause the Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and liquidity. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

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. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that the Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period or without significant dilution to remaining investors’ interests because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. To meet redemption requests, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions. If the Fund is forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, such sales may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV and dilute remaining investors’ interests. 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. Redemptions by large shareholders may have a negative impact on the Fund’s liquidity.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, the Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). The value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Events such as war, acts of terrorism, social unrest, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats could also significantly impact the Fund and its investments. Additionally, the Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

9.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events after the Statement of Assets and Liabilities date have been evaluated, and GSAM has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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10.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

     Core Fixed Income Fund  
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      466,621     $ 4,771,340       1,500,925     $ 16,820,030  
Reinvestment of distributions      28,813       288,353       33,172       368,886  
Shares redeemed      (252,781     (2,742,084     (919,193     (10,321,960
       242,653       2,317,609       614,904       6,866,956  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      987,433       10,232,015       2,646,702       29,693,268  
Reinvestment of distributions      61,597       616,443       68,220       758,578  
Shares redeemed      (281,804     (2,914,174     (300,466     (3,366,145
       767,226       7,934,284       2,414,456       27,085,701  
NET INCREASE      1,009,879     $ 10,251,893       3,029,360     $ 33,952,657  

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income (the “Fund”) is an investment portfolio of Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Fund at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Fund.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until June 30, 2023 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on June 14-15, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held two meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to the Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its mutual fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparisons to the performance of similar mutual funds, as provided by a third-party mutual fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), a benchmark performance index, and a composite of accounts with comparable investment strategies managed by the Investment Adviser; and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests;
  (c)   information provided by the Investment Adviser indicating the Investment Adviser’s views on whether the Fund’s peer group and/or benchmark index had high, medium, or low relevance given the Fund’s particular investment strategy;
  (d)   the terms of the Management Agreement and other agreements with affiliated service providers entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;
  (e)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including:
  (i)   the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (ii)   the Fund’s expense trends over time; and
  (iii)   to the extent the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts (such as bank collective trusts, private wealth management accounts, institutional separate accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, and non-U.S. funds) having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Fund, comparative information on the advisory fees charged and services provided to those accounts by the Investment Adviser;
  (f)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;
  (g)   the undertakings of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations;
  (h)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;
  (i)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;

 

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  (j)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, including the fees received by the Investment Adviser’s affiliates from the Fund for transfer agency, portfolio trading, distribution and other services;
  (k)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (l)   information regarding portfolio trading and how the Investment Adviser carries out its duty to seek best execution;
  (m)   the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;
  (n)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and
  (o)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

The Trustees also received an overview of the Fund’s distribution arrangements. They received information regarding the Fund’s assets, share purchase and redemption activity, and payment of distribution and service fees. Information was also provided to the Trustees relating to revenue sharing payments made by and services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to intermediaries that promote the sale, distribution, and/or servicing of Fund shares. The Independent Trustees also discussed the broad range of other investment choices that are available to Fund investors, including the availability of comparable funds managed by other advisers.

The presentations made at the Board and Committee meetings and at the Annual Meeting encompassed the Fund and other mutual funds for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, their services, and the Fund. In conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and the Investment Adviser addressed the questions and concerns of the Trustees, including concerns regarding the investment performance of certain of the funds they oversee. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval and continuation of mutual fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates provided the Independent Trustees with a written response to a formal request for information sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel, without representatives of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services Provided Under the Management Agreement

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the transition in the leadership and changes in personnel of various of the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management teams that had occurred in recent periods, and the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Fund and its service providers operate, including developments associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical events, and economic sanctions, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations capabilities. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Fund and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Fund and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of the fund to its peers using rankings and ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2021, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2022. The information on the Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one-, three- and

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

five-year periods ending on the applicable dates. The Trustees also reviewed the Fund’s investment performance relative to its performance benchmark. As part of this review, they considered the investment performance trends of the Fund over time, and reviewed the investment performance of the Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. The Trustees also received information comparing the Fund’s performance to that of a composite of accounts with comparable investment strategies managed by the Investment Adviser.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Fund’s risk profile, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management.

The Trustees observed that the Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the three- and five- year periods, and in the third quartile for the one-year period, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the three- and five-year periods and underperformed for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022.

Costs of Services Provided and Competitive Information

The Trustees considered the contractual terms of the Management Agreement and the fee rates payable by the Fund thereunder. In this regard, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Fund, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Fund as a registered mutual fund.

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Fund. The analyses provided a comparison of the Fund’s management fee and breakpoints to those of a relevant peer group and category universe; an expense analysis which compared the Fund’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and data comparing the Fund’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The analyses also compared the Fund’s other expenses and fee waivers/reimbursements to those of the peer group and category medians. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons provided by the Outside Data Provider were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Fund.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations. They also considered, to the extent that the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Fund, comparative fee information for services provided by the Investment Adviser to those accounts, and information that indicated that services provided to the Fund differed in various significant respects from the services provided to other types of accounts which, in many cases, operated under less stringent legal and regulatory structures, required fewer services from the Investment Adviser to a smaller number of client contact points, and were less time-intensive.

In addition, the Trustees noted that shareholders are able to redeem their shares at any time if shareholders believe that the Fund fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Profitability

The Trustees reviewed the Fund’s contribution to the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules by Fund and by function (i.e., investment management, transfer agency and distribution and service), and information on the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs organization periodically audits the expense allocation methodology and that the internal audit group was satisfied with the reasonableness, consistency, and accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. Profitability data for the Fund was provided for 2021 and 2020, and the Trustees considered this information in relation to the Investment Adviser’s overall profitability.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Economies of Scale

The Trustees considered the information that had been provided regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the breakpoints in the fee rate payable under the Management Agreement for the Fund at the following annual percentage rates of the average daily net assets of the Fund:

 

First $1 billion     0.40
Next $1 billion     0.36  
Next $3 billion     0.34  
Next $3 billion     0.33  
Over $8 billion     0.32  

The Trustees noted that the breakpoints were designed to share potential economies of scale, if any, with the Fund and its shareholders as assets under management reach those asset levels. The Trustees considered the amount of assets in the Fund; the Fund’s recent share purchase and redemption activity; the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and their realized profits; information comparing fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other funds in the peer group; and the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Fund that exceed specified levels. Upon reviewing these matters at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees concluded that the fee breakpoints represented a means of assuring that benefits of scalability, if any, would be passed along to shareholders at the specified asset levels.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund as stated above, including: (a) transfer agency fees received by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”); (b) futures commissions earned by Goldman Sachs for executing futures transactions on behalf of the Fund; (c) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Fund with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Fund on behalf of its other clients; (e) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (f) Goldman Sachs’ retention of certain fees as Fund Distributor; (g) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Fund; (h) the investment of cash and cash collateral in money market funds managed by the Investment Adviser that will result in increased assets under management for those money market funds; (i) the investment in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) managed by the Investment Adviser that will result in increased assets under management for those ETFs and may facilitate the development of the Investment Adviser’s ETF advisory business; and (j) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Fund’s third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

Other Benefits to the Fund and Its Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Fund receives certain other potential benefits as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Fund with those of other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate favorable terms with derivatives counterparties on behalf of the Fund as a result of the size and reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (e) the advantages received from the Investment Adviser’s knowledge and experience gained from managing other accounts and products; (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Fund because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (g) the Fund’s access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; and (h) the Fund’s access to certain affiliated distribution channels. In addition, the Trustees noted the competitive nature of the mutual fund marketplace, and considered that many of the Fund’s shareholders invested in the Fund in part because of the Fund’s relationship with the Investment Adviser and that those shareholders have a general expectation that the relationship will continue.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the management fees paid by the Fund were reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and the Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to the Fund until June 30, 2023.

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

 

The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. The Program seeks to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, i.e., the risk that the Fund is unable to satisfy redemption requests without significantly diluting remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Trust has designated GSAM, the Fund’s investment adviser, to administer the Program. Certain aspects of the Program rely on third parties to perform certain functions, including the provision of market data and application of models.

The Program is comprised of various components designed to support the assessment and/or management of liquidity risk, including: (1) the periodic assessment (no less frequently than annually) of certain factors that influence the Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) the periodic classification (no less frequently than monthly) of the Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity categories that reflect an estimate of their liquidity under current market conditions; (3) a 15% limit on the acquisition of “illiquid investments” (as defined under Rule 22e-4); (4) for the Fund that does not invest primarily in “highly liquid investments” (as defined under Rule 22e-4), the determination of a minimum percentage of the Fund’s assets that will generally be invested in highly liquid investments (a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum”); and (5) periodic reporting to the Board of Trustees.

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees on February 8-9, 2022, GSAM provided a written report to the Board addressing the operation, and the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation, of the Program, including, as applicable, the operation of any Highly Liquid Investment Minimum and any material changes to the Program, for the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). Among other things, the annual report discussed: (1) the results of stress tests designed to assess liquidity under a hypothetical stressed scenario involving elevated redemptions; (2) an assessment of the methodologies used to classify investments into one of four liquidity categories; and (3) the impact of local holidays in non-U.S. jurisdictions. The report concluded that the Program continues to be reasonably designed to assess and manage liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to your Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Impact of Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Unaudited)

 

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has negatively affected the global economy and has resulted in significant disruptions in financial markets and increased macroeconomic uncertainty. In addition, governments around the world have responded to Russia’s invasion by imposing economic sanctions and export controls on certain industry sectors, companies and individuals in or associated with Russia. Russia has imposed its own restrictions against investors and countries outside Russia and has proposed additional measures aimed at non-Russian-owned businesses. Businesses in the U.S. and globally have experienced shortages in materials and increased costs for transportation, energy and raw materials due, in part, to the negative effects of the war on the global economy. The escalation or continuation of the war between Russia and Ukraine or other hostilities presents heightened risks relating to cyber-attacks, the frequency and volume of failures to settle securities transactions, supply chain disruptions, inflation, as well as the potential for increased volatility in commodity, currency and other financial markets. The extent and duration of the war, sanctions and resulting market disruptions, as well as the potential adverse consequences for the Fund’s operations are difficult to predict.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2022  (Unaudited)    

As a shareholder of Institutional Shares and Service Shares of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Service Shares); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year.

Actual Expenses — The first line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000=8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual net expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Share Class   Beginning
Account Value
1/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
   

Expenses Paid
for the

6 Months
Ended

6/30/22*

 
Institutional Shares        
       
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 887.50     $ 1.92  
Hypothetical 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.76     2.06  
Service Shares        
       
Actual     1,000.00       885.54       3.09  
Hypothetical 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.52     3.31  

 

  *

Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (or, since inception, if shorter); and then dividing that result by the number of days in the period. The annualized net expense ratios for the period were 0.41% and 0.66% for Institutional Shares and Service Shares, respectively.

 

 

  +

Hypothetical expenses are based on the Fund’s actual annualized net expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.

 

 

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TRUSTEES   OFFICERS
Jessica Palmer, Chair   James A. McNamara, President
Dwight L. Bush  

Joseph F. DiMaria,

Principal Financial Officer,

Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

Kathryn A. Cassidy
John G. Chou
Diana M. Daniels
Joaquin Delgado
Eileen H. Dowling  
James A. McNamara  
Gregory G. Weaver  
Paul C. Wirth  

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

Distributor and Transfer Agent

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

200 West Street, New York,

New York 10282

Visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

The reports concerning the Fund included in this shareholder report may contain certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Fund in the future. These statements are based on Fund management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Fund, such as performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors, changes in the levels of interest rates, the impact of developing world events, and other factors that may influence the future performance of the Fund. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual events may cause adjustments in portfolio management strategies from those currently expected to be employed.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-621-2550; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund will file portfolio holdings information for each month in a fiscal quarter within 60 days after the end of the relevant fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. Portfolio holdings information for the third month of each fiscal quarter will be made available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. Portfolio holdings information may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders).

Views and opinions expressed are for informational purposes only and do not constitute a recommendation by GSAM to buy, sell, or hold any security. Views and opinions are current as of the date of this presentation and may be subject to change, they should not be construed as investment advice.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”) does not provide legal, tax or accounting advice. Any statement contained in this communication (including any attachments) concerning U.S. tax matters was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code, and was written to support the promotion or marketing of transactions or matters addressed. Clients of Goldman Sachs should obtain their own independent tax advice based on their particular circumstances.

The website links provided are for your convenience only and are not an endorsement or recommendation by GSAM of any of these websites or the products or services offered. GSAM is not responsible for the accuracy and validity of the content of these websites.

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of June 30, 2022 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

References to indices, benchmarks or other measures of relative market performance over a specified period of time are provided for your information only and do not imply that the portfolio will achieve similar results. The index composition may not reflect the manner in which a portfolio is constructed. While an adviser seeks to design a portfolio which reflects appropriate risk and return features, portfolio characteristics may deviate from those of the benchmark.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) and is licensed for use by Goldman Sachs. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.

Shares of the Goldman Sachs VIT Funds are offered to separate accounts of participating life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Shares of the Funds are not offered directly to the general public. The variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies are described in the separate prospectuses issued by participating insurance companies. You should refer to those prospectuses for information about surrender charges, mortality and expense risk fees and other charges that may be assessed by participating insurance companies under the variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies. Such fees or charges, if any, may affect the return you may realize with respect to your investments. Ask your representative for more complete information. Please consider a Fund’s objectives, risks and charges and expenses, and read the prospectus carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Funds.

This material is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus or summary prospectus, if applicable. Investors should consider the Funds’ objective, risks, and charges and expenses, and read the summary prospectus, if available, and/or the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. The summary prospectus, if available, and the prospectus contain this and other information about the Funds and may be obtained from your authorized dealer or from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by calling 1-800-621-2550.

This report is prepared for the general information of contract owners and is not an offer of shares of the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust Core Fixed Income Fund.

© 2022 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved.

VITFISAR-22 287748-OTU-08/2022


Goldman

Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

Goldman Sachs Equity Index Fund

Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth Fund* (formerly, Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund)

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund

Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Insights Fund

 

*   Effective after the close of business on April 29, 2022, the Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund was renamed the Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth Fund.

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

 

LOGO


Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY INDEX FUND

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS MID CAP GROWTH FUND

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS MID CAP VALUE FUND

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS U.S. EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Market Review

    1  

Fund Basics

    4  

Schedules of Investments

    20  

Financial Statements

    50  

Financial Highlights

 

Goldman Sachs Equity Index Fund

    58  

Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund

    59  

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund

    61  

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth Fund (formerly, Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund)

    63  

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund

    65  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

    67  

Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund

    69  

Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Insights Fund

    71  

Notes to Financial Statements

    73  

Other Information

    101  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust Equity Funds

 

The following are highlights both of key factors affecting the U.S. and international equity markets and of any key changes made to the Goldman Sachs VIT Equity Funds (the “Funds”) during the six months ended June 30, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). Attribution highlights are provided for those Funds that materially outperformed or underperformed their respective benchmark during the Reporting Period. A fuller review will appear in the Funds’ annual shareholder report covering the 12 months ended December 31, 2022.

Market and Economic Review

U.S. Equities

 

Overall, U.S. equities struggled during the Reporting Period. The Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (the “S&P 500 Index”) ended the Reporting Period with a return of -19.96%, its worst showing in the first half of a calendar year since 1970 and erasing nearly all the gains achieved in 2021. The Russell 3000® Index generated a return of -21.10%.

 

 

Inflationary pressures, shifting U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) policy, COVID-19 pandemic overhangs and ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine were the primary concerns pressuring the U.S. equity markets during the Reporting Period.

 

 

During the first quarter of 2022, the S&P 500 Index returned -4.95%, marking the first quarterly decline since the first quarter of 2020.

 

   

Among the major economic and geopolitical developments were the dramatic repricing of the Fed interest rate hike path and accelerated expectations for a more aggressive balance sheet runoff phase due to concerns about elevated and persistent inflation pressures.

 

   

The hawkish Fed policy shift drove a large increase in bond yields, and U.S. Treasuries suffered one of their worst quarters on record. (Hawkish suggests higher interest rates; opposite of dovish.)

 

   

COVID-19, and more specifically, the Omicron variants, was still an overhang, with resurgent cases bringing back supply-chain issues and worker shortages.

 

   

Amid this backdrop, dampened corporate earnings momentum played into the bearish narrative for the U.S. equities markets. (Bearish refers to an expected downward movement in the prices of securities.)

 

   

Growth equities meaningfully lagged value equities as a potential by-product of anticipated higher interest rates in the near term.

 

 

During the second quarter of 2022, the S&P 500 Index returned -16.10%.

 

   

Inflation, the Fed’s policy response and recession worries were at the core of investors’ narratives, resulting in a broad risk-off, or heightened risk aversion, atmosphere.

 

   

Geopolitical overhang also remained a concern, as it affected energy prices, leading to low consumer sentiment and potentially changing consumer spending trends.

 

   

On the other hand, equity inflows, buyback strength, insider buying, resilient consumer spending and some hints of cooling in the labor market were seen by the consensus as tailwinds.

 

   

In late May/early June 2022, it remained unclear whether a rebound seen in the U.S. equity markets from the May 20, 2022 year-to-date lows represented the start of a recovery or a bear-market rally.

 

   

This question was quickly answered later in the month after the release of a higher than consensus expected May Consumer Price Index report, which sent the S&P 500 Index to new year-to-date lows.

 

   

Moreover, following a 25 basis point hike in March 2022 and a 50 basis point increase in May 2022, the Fed agreed to a 75 basis point interest rate hike during its June 2022 meeting, wherein Fed Chair Powell asserted

 

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  the Fed’s unconditional commitment to price stability with a policy response evolving based on incoming data. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.)

 

   

At the end of the quarter, investors were looking ahead to the second quarter corporate earnings reporting season with some caution, as input price pressures and consumption trends factored into analyst arguments for downward revisions to earnings estimates.

 

 

During the Reporting Period overall, all segments of the U.S. equity markets declined, but small-cap stocks were weakest, followed by mid-cap stocks and large-cap stocks. Value stocks meaningfully outperformed growth stocks on a relative basis across the capitalization spectrum during the Reporting Period.

 

 

Ten of the 11 sectors of the S&P 500 Index declined during the Reporting Period. The best performing sector by far within the S&P 500 Index during the Reporting Period was energy, the only one to produce a positive total return. Still, utilities, consumer staples and health care also produced total returns that notably outpaced the broad S&P 500 Index. The weakest performing sectors during the Reporting Period were consumer discretionary, communication services and information technology.

International Equities

 

Representing the developed international equity markets, the MSCI EAFE Index (net) returned -19.57% for the Reporting Period, in line with the U.S. equity market, as represented by the -19.96% return of the S&P 500 Index.

 

 

During the first quarter of 2022, the MSCI EAFE Index (net) returned -5.91%.

 

   

International equity prices faced pressures from global concerns around rising inflation, planned interest rate hikes by the Fed, rising bond yields, valuation concerns, and Russia’s late February invasion of Ukraine.

 

   

Major countries around the world took a public stance condemning Russia’s action and imposed various economic sanctions, including removal of Russian financial institutions from bank connectivity network SWIFT, banning transactions with the Russian central bank and halting trading of Russian securities. Such sanctions boosted the price of crude oil in the global markets.

 

   

Driven by increased market volatility, the Fed signaled a slower than anticipated pace of monetary policy tightening while retaining a cautionary focus on rising inflation.

 

   

Hopes around the success of diplomatic talks and peaceful negotiations between Russia and Ukraine led to some market recovery toward the end of the quarter.

 

   

Still, beyond the broader concerns around the geopolitical crisis, the impact on commodity prices reinforced worries about supply-side inflation and a potential stagflation scenario—particularly in Europe. (Stagflation is characterized by slow economic growth and high inflation.) However, the corporate earnings season retained its overall strength.

 

   

Other macroeconomic uncertainties included those around regulation in China, the status of Chinese shares listed in the U.S., and slowing economic growth in China, all exacerbated by the imposition of lockdowns and manufacturing halts due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, leading, in turn, to further supply-chain issues.

 

 

During the second quarter of 2022, the MSCI EAFE Index (net) returned -14.51%.

 

   

All major regions performed roughly in line with each other, as inflationary pressures persisted, and odds of a U.S. recession grew.

 

   

Supply-chain issues worsened as China initially instituted lockdowns following a surge in COVID-19 cases. However, as the quarter progressed, China began easing its COVID-19-induced restrictions, mitigating the disruption.

 

   

In the Euro area, the geopolitical crisis of the ongoing war in Ukraine remained on the forefront of concerns, in part due to worries about potential gas shortages due to reduced supply from Russia. This was particularly

 

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  concerning for countries with high energy dependence, such as Italy, Spain and Germany. Germany triggered an emergency plan in June 2022 that allowed utilities to pass on cost increases to consumers.

 

   

The Bank of England introduced a 25 basis point interest rate hike in June despite negative economic growth in the country.

 

   

Japanese equities fell, as the yen significantly weakened against the U.S. dollar, driven by concerns around a U.S. recession, currency markets and monetary policy. Inflation was also a headwind for Japan, with its inflation at the highest since 2008 and its consumer confidence index falling to its lowest level since January 2021.

 

 

The best performing sector within the MSCI EAFE Index during the Reporting Period was energy, the only sector to post a positive total return for the Reporting Period. The weakest performing sectors were information technology, industrials and consumer discretionary.

 

 

All of the country constituents of the MSCI EAFE Index posted negative total returns during the Reporting Period. On a relative basis, however, Hong Kong, Portugal, Norway and the U.K. were the best performing countries within the MSCI EAFE Index during the Reporting Period. The weakest performing countries during the Reporting Period were Ireland, Austria, Sweden and the Netherlands.

Fund Changes and Highlights

Goldman Sachs Equity Index Fund

 

Effective June 16, 2022, Melissa Kapitulik no longer served as a portfolio manager for the Fund. As of that date, John Law became a portfolio manager for the Fund, joining Michael Feehily and Michael Finocchi.

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth Fund (formerly, Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund)

 

Effective after the close of business on April 29, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust approved changes to the Fund’s name and principal investment strategy. The Fund’s name changed to the Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth Fund.

Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund

 

The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the Reporting Period.

 

 

Stock selection overall detracted from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period, especially in the information technology sector. To a lesser degree, stock selection in the communication services and consumer discretionary sectors also hurt.

 

 

Having a neutral allocation to communication services, which was the worst performing sector in the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, and having no exposure to energy, which was the only sector in the Russell Index to post a positive return during the Reporting Period, further dampened the Fund’s relative results.

 

 

These detractors were only partially offset by the positive contributions made by effective stock selection in industrials; having an overweighted allocation to health care, which outpaced the Russell Index during the Reporting Period; and having a position, albeit modest, in cash during a Reporting Period when the Russell Index experienced a double-digit decline.

 

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Equity Index Fund

as of June 30, 2022

 

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

January 1, 2022–June 30, 2022    Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
     S&P 500
Index2
Service      -20.23    -19.96%

 

1 

The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

2 

S&P 500® Index is a U.S. stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 large companies having common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. The S&P 500® Index components and their weightings are determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/223

 

Holding      % of Net Assets      Line of Business
Apple, Inc.        6.6%      Technology Hardware & Equipment
Microsoft Corp.        6.0      Software & Services
Amazon.com, Inc.        2.9      Retailing
Alphabet, Inc., Class A        2.1      Media & Entertainment
Alphabet, Inc., Class C        1.9      Media & Entertainment
Tesla, Inc.        1.8      Automobiles & Components
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B        1.6      Diversified Financials
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.        1.5      Health Care Equipment & Services
Johnson & Johnson        1.5      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
NVIDIA Corp.        1.2      Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

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The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS4

As of June 30, 2022

 

 

 

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The Fund’s composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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

 

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International Equity Insights Fund

as of June 30, 2022

 

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

January 1, 2022–June 30, 2022    Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    

MSCI EAFE

Standard Index2

 
Institutional      -18.12      -19.57
Service      -18.15        -19.57  

 

1 

The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

2 

The MSCI EAFE Standard Index is a market capitalization-weighted composite of securities in 21 developed markets. The MSCI EAFE Standard Index approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment. The dividend is reinvested after deduction for withholding tax, applying the rate to non-resident individuals who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. MSCI uses withholding tax rates applicable to Luxembourg holding companies, as Luxembourg applies the highest rates. The MSCI EAFE Standard Index is unmanaged and the figures for the Index do not include any deduction for fees or expenses.

 

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/223

 

Holding   % of
Net Assets
    Line of Business   Country
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B     2.0%     Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences   Denmark
Shell PLC     1.8     Energy   Netherlands
ASML Holding NV     1.7     Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   Netherlands
GSK PLC ADR     1.5     Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences   United States
British American Tobacco PLC     1.4     Food, Beverage & Tobacco   United Kingdom
Commonwealth Bank of Australia     1.4     Banks   Australia
Diageo PLC     1.4     Food, Beverage & Tobacco   United Kingdom
Sanofi     1.4     Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences   France
Nestle SA     1.1     Food, Beverage & Tobacco   United States
Cie Financiere Richemont SA     1.1     Consumer Durables & Apparel   Switzerland

 

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The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS4

As of June 30, 2022

 

 

 

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The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 1.4% of the Fund’s net assets at June 30, 2022.

 

 

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

 

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Large Cap Value Fund

as of June 30, 2022

 

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

January 1, 2022–June 30, 2022    Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    

Russell 1000

Value Index2

 
Institutional      -13.04      -12.86
Service      -13.23        -12.86  

 

1 

The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

2 

The Russell 1000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested) is an unmanaged market capitalization weighted index of the 1000 largest U.S. companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The figures for the Russell 1000® Value Index do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/223

 

Holding      % of Net Assets      Line of Business
Johnson & Johnson        4.0%      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
JPMorgan Chase & Co.        2.9      Banks
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.        2.5      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Bank of America Corp.        2.4      Banks
AT&T, Inc.        2.2      Telecommunication Services
Chevron Corp.        2.1      Energy
NextEra Energy, Inc.        2.1      Utilities
ConocoPhillips        1.9      Energy
Humana, Inc.        1.8      Health Care Equipment & Services
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.        1.8      Capital Goods

 

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The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS4

As of June 30, 2022

 

 

 

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The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value. Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds and investment companies held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above.

 

 

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

 

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Mid Cap Growth Fund (formerly, Growth Opportunities Fund)

as of June 30, 2022

 

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

January 1, 2022–June 30, 2022    Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
     Russell Midcap
Growth Index2
 
Institutional      -31.34      -31.00
Service      -31.39        -31.00  

 

1 

The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

2 

Russell Midcap® Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those companies in the Russell Midcap® Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/223, 4

 

Holding      % of Net Assets      Line of Business
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.        3.3%      Software & Services
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A        2.4      Health Care Equipment & Services
Rockwell Automation, Inc.        2.3      Capital Goods
Dexcom, Inc.        2.2      Health Care Equipment & Services
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.        2.2      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Insulet Corp.        2.2      Health Care Equipment & Services
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.        2.1      Consumer Durables & Apparel
Keysight Technologies, Inc.        2.0      Technology Hardware & Equipment
Verisk Analytics, Inc.        1.9      Commercial & Professional Services
Ball Corp.        1.9      Materials

 

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The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

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The top 10 holdings exclude investments in money market funds.

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS5

As of June 30, 2022

 

 

 

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The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 0.9% of the Fund’s net assets at June 30, 2022. Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds and investment companies held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above.

 

 

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

 

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Mid Cap Value Fund

as of June 30, 2022

 

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

January 1, 2022–June 30, 2022    Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
     Russell Midcap®
Value Index2
 
Institutional      -16.55      -16.23
Service      -16.63        -16.23  

 

1 

The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

2 

The Russell Midcap Value® Index is an unmanaged index of common stock prices that measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell Midcap Value Index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/223

 

Holding      % of Net Assets      Line of Business
Ball Corp.        1.7%      Materials
Cummins, Inc.        1.7      Capital Goods
Xcel Energy, Inc.        1.7      Utilities
Ameren Corp.        1.7      Utilities
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT        1.7      Real Estate
Motorola Solutions, Inc.        1.6      Technology Hardware & Equipment
AES Corp. (The)        1.5      Utilities
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.        1.5      Health Care Equipment & Services
M&T Bank Corp.        1.4      Banks
Principal Financial Group, Inc.        1.4      Insurance

 

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The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

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FUND vs. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS4

As of June 30, 2022

 

 

 

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The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds and investment companies held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above.

 

 

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

 

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Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

as of June 30, 2022

 

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

January 1, 2022–June 30, 2022    Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    

Russell 2000®

Index2

 
Institutional      -22.32      -23.43
Service      -22.43        -23.43  

 

1 

The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

2 

The Russell 2000® Index (with dividends reinvested) is an unmanaged index of common stock prices that measures the performance of the 2000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index. The figures for the Russell 2000® Index do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/223,4

 

Holding      % of Net Assets      Line of Business
Medpace Holdings, Inc.        0.8%      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Alkermes PLC        0.8      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Murphy USA, Inc.        0.8      Retailing
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.        0.8      Retailing
Mueller Industries, Inc.        0.7      Capital Goods
CommVault Systems, Inc.        0.7      Software & Services
Power Integrations, Inc.        0.7      Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Sanderson Farms, Inc.        0.7      Food, Beverage & Tobacco
Patterson Cos., Inc.        0.7      Health Care Equipment & Services
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.        0.7      Technology Hardware & Equipment

 

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The top 10 holdings exclude investments in money market funds.

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS5

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5

The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds and investment companies held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above. Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 1.4% of the Fund’s net assets at June 30, 2022. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but may not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives, if any, as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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

 

       15


FUND BASICS

 

Strategic Growth Fund

as of June 30, 2022

 

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

January 1, 2022–June 30, 2022    Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    

Russell 1000®

Growth Index2

 
Institutional      -31.45      -28.07
Service      -31.54        -28.07  

 

1 

The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

2 

The Russell 1000® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested) is an unmanaged market capitalization weighted index of the 1000 largest U.S. companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The figures for the index do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/223

 

Holding      % of Net Assets      Line of Business
Apple, Inc.        12.3%      Technology Hardware & Equipment
Microsoft Corp.        11.1      Software & Services
Amazon.com, Inc.        5.8      Retailing
Alphabet, Inc., Class A        3.8      Media & Entertainment
Alphabet, Inc., Class C        3.1      Media & Entertainment
Tesla, Inc.        2.8      Automobiles & Components
Mastercard, Inc., Class A        2.7      Software & Services
Eli Lilly & Co.        2.5      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
NVIDIA Corp.        2.4      Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.        2.1      Health Care Equipment & Services

 

3 

The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

16       


FUND BASICS

 

FUND vs. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS4

As of June 30, 2022

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

4 

The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value (excluding investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle, if any). Underlying sector allocations of exchange traded funds and investment companies held by the Fund are not reflected in the graph above.

 

 

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

 

       17


FUND BASICS

 

U.S. Equity Insights Fund

as of June 30, 2022

 

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

 

January 1, 2022–June 30, 2022    Fund Total Return
(based on NAV)1
    

S&P 500

Index2

 
Institutional      -21.34      -19.96
Service      -21.40        -19.96  

 

1 

The net asset value (“NAV”) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The Fund’s performance does not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges.

 

2 

The S&P 500® Index is the Standard & Poor’s composite index of 500 stocks, an unmanaged index of common stock prices. The figures for the index do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

 

The returns set forth in the table above represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 6/30/223

 

Holding      % of Net Assets      Line of Business
Microsoft Corp.        7.0%      Software & Services
Apple, Inc.        5.6      Technology Hardware & Equipment
Alphabet, Inc., Class C        3.5      Media & Entertainment
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B        2.6      Diversified Financials
Amazon.com, Inc.        2.2      Retailing
Tesla, Inc.        1.8      Automobiles & Components
Merck & Co., Inc.        1.7      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
AbbVie, Inc.        1.6      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Union Pacific Corp.        1.4      Transportation
Elevance Health, Inc.        1.4      Health Care Equipment & Services

 

3 

The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

18       


FUND BASICS

 

 

FUND vs. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS4

As of June 30, 2022

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

4

The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. Consequently, the Fund’s overall sector allocations may differ from percentages contained in the graph above. The graph categorizes investments using Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); however, the sector classifications used by the portfolio management team may differ from GICS. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of market value.

 

 

For more information about your Fund, please refer to www.GSAMFUNDS.com. There, you can learn more about

your Fund’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

       19


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY INDEX FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 100.1%  
Automobiles & Components – 2.2%  
  1,390      Aptiv PLC*    $ 123,807  
  1,305      BorgWarner, Inc.      43,548  
  20,374      Ford Motor Co.      226,763  
  7,556      General Motors Co.*      239,979  
  4,389      Tesla, Inc.*      2,955,640  
     

 

 

 
        3,589,737  

 

 

 
Banks – 3.7%  
  37,109      Bank of America Corp.      1,155,203  
  10,127      Citigroup, Inc.      465,741  
  2,243      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      80,053  
  682      Comerica, Inc.      50,045  
  3,506      Fifth Third Bancorp      117,801  
  939      First Republic Bank      135,404  
  7,612      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      91,572  
  15,357      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      1,729,352  
  4,899      KeyCorp      84,410  
  926      M&T Bank Corp.      147,595  
  2,181      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      344,096  
  5,010      Regions Financial Corp.      93,937  
  333      Signature Bank      59,677  
  311      SVB Financial Group*      122,842  
  6,927      Truist Financial Corp.      328,548  
  7,088      US Bancorp      326,190  
  19,888      Wells Fargo & Co.      779,013  
  808      Zions Bancorp NA      41,127  
     

 

 

 
        6,152,606  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 5.3%  
  2,986      3M Co.      386,418  
  728      A O Smith Corp.      39,807  
  475      Allegion PLC      46,502  
  1,216      AMETEK, Inc.      133,626  
  2,890      Boeing Co. (The)*      395,121  
  4,527      Carrier Global Corp.      161,433  
  2,799      Caterpillar, Inc.      500,349  
  754      Cummins, Inc.      145,922  
  1,459      Deere & Co.      436,927  
  774      Dover Corp.      93,902  
  2,065      Eaton Corp. PLC      260,169  
  3,092      Emerson Electric Co.      245,938  
  3,045      Fastenal Co.      152,006  
  1,881      Fortive Corp.      102,289  
  676      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.      40,479  
  341      Generac Holdings, Inc.*      71,808  
  1,209      General Dynamics Corp.      267,491  
  5,737      General Electric Co.      365,275  
  3,553      Honeywell International, Inc.      617,547  
  1,980      Howmet Aerospace, Inc.      62,271  
  219      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      47,703  
  386      IDEX Corp.      70,109  
  1,500      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      273,375  
  2,139      Ingersoll Rand, Inc.      90,009  
  3,679      Johnson Controls International PLC      176,151  
  1,022      L3Harris Technologies, Inc.      247,017  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Capital Goods – (continued)  
  1,243      Lockheed Martin Corp.    534,440  
  1,280      Masco Corp.      64,768  
  291      Nordson Corp.      58,910  
  762      Northrop Grumman Corp.      364,670  
  2,262      Otis Worldwide Corp.      159,856  
  1,852      PACCAR, Inc.      152,494  
  668      Parker-Hannifin Corp.      164,361  
  883      Pentair PLC      40,415  
  770      Quanta Services, Inc.      96,512  
  7,777      Raytheon Technologies Corp.      747,447  
  619      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      123,373  
  268      Snap-on, Inc.      52,804  
  792      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      83,049  
  1,098      Textron, Inc.      67,055  
  1,236      Trane Technologies PLC      160,519  
  277      TransDigm Group, Inc.*      148,658  
  380      United Rentals, Inc.*      92,306  
  936      Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.      76,827  
  228      W.W. Grainger, Inc.      103,610  
  967      Xylem, Inc.      75,600  
     

 

 

 
        8,797,318  

 

 

 
Commercial & Professional Services – 0.8%  
  451      Cintas Corp.      168,462  
  1,144      Copart, Inc.*      124,307  
  647      Equifax, Inc.      118,259  
  690      Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.      87,720  
  714      Leidos Holdings, Inc.      71,907  
  1,932      Nielsen Holdings PLC      44,861  
  1,088      Republic Services, Inc.      142,386  
  552      Robert Half International, Inc.      41,339  
  1,137      Rollins, Inc.      39,704  
  817      Verisk Analytics, Inc.      141,414  
  2,021      Waste Management, Inc.      309,173  
     

 

 

 
        1,289,532  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 0.9%  
  1,658      D.R. Horton, Inc.      109,743  
  804      Garmin Ltd.      78,993  
  665      Hasbro, Inc.      54,450  
  1,395      Lennar Corp., Class A      98,445  
  277      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*      34,373  
  2,039      Newell Brands, Inc.      38,822  
  6,653      NIKE, Inc., Class B      679,936  
  17      NVR, Inc.*      68,070  
  1,244      PulteGroup, Inc.      49,300  
  353      PVH Corp.      20,086  
  249      Ralph Lauren Corp.      22,323  
  1,407      Tapestry, Inc.      42,942  
  1,740      VF Corp.      76,856  
  310      Whirlpool Corp.      48,010  
     

 

 

 
        1,422,349  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 1.8%  
  214      Booking Holdings, Inc.*      374,284  
  1,118      Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*      42,819  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY INDEX FUND

 

 

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Services – (continued)  
  4,349      Carnival Corp.*    $ 37,619  
  146      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*      190,860  
  676      Darden Restaurants, Inc.      76,469  
  195      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      75,994  
  764      Expedia Group, Inc.*      72,450  
  1,463      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      163,037  
  1,811      Las Vegas Sands Corp.*      60,832  
  1,433      Marriott International, Inc., Class A      194,902  
  3,880      McDonald’s Corp.      957,894  
  1,793      MGM Resorts International      51,907  
  2,072      Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*      23,041  
  848      Penn National Gaming, Inc.*      25,796  
  1,164      Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*      40,635  
  6,003      Starbucks Corp.      458,569  
  517      Wynn Resorts Ltd.*      29,459  
  1,489      Yum! Brands, Inc.      169,016  
     

 

 

 
        3,045,583  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 4.9%  
  3,180      American Express Co.      440,812  
  580      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      137,855  
  3,889      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      162,210  
  9,462      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      2,583,315  
  750      BlackRock, Inc.      456,780  
  2,062      Capital One Financial Corp.      214,840  
  569      Cboe Global Markets, Inc.      64,405  
  7,825      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      494,384  
  1,889      CME Group, Inc.      386,678  
  1,495      Discover Financial Services      141,397  
  200      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.      76,914  
  1,440      Franklin Resources, Inc.      33,566  
  1,776      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(a)      527,508  
  2,956      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      277,982  
  1,729      Invesco Ltd.      27,889  
  209      MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      53,506  
  846      Moody’s Corp.      230,087  
  7,303      Morgan Stanley      555,466  
  421      MSCI, Inc.      173,515  
  603      Nasdaq, Inc.      91,982  
  1,104      Northern Trust Corp.      106,514  
  973      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      86,996  
  1,821      S&P Global, Inc.      613,786  
  1,942      State Street Corp.      119,724  
  2,566      Synchrony Financial      70,873  
  1,212      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      137,695  
     

 

 

 
        8,266,679  

 

 

 
Energy – 4.4%  
  1,724      APA Corp.      60,168  
  4,625      Baker Hughes Co.      133,524  
  10,309      Chevron Corp.      1,492,537  
  6,751      ConocoPhillips      606,307  
  4,326      Coterra Energy, Inc.      111,567  
  3,281      Devon Energy Corp.      180,816  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)  
  873      Diamondback Energy, Inc.    105,764  
  3,051      EOG Resources, Inc.      336,952  
  22,028      Exxon Mobil Corp.      1,886,478  
  4,722      Halliburton Co.      148,082  
  1,438      Hess Corp.      152,342  
  10,313      Kinder Morgan, Inc.      172,846  
  3,713      Marathon Oil Corp.      83,468  
  2,839      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      233,394  
  4,620      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      272,026  
  2,302      ONEOK, Inc.      127,761  
  2,431      Phillips 66      199,318  
  1,186      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      264,573  
  7,310      Schlumberger NV      261,406  
  2,127      Valero Energy Corp.      226,057  
  6,283      Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      196,092  
     

 

 

 
        7,251,478  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.5%  
  2,323      Costco Wholesale Corp.      1,113,367  
  3,470      Kroger Co. (The)      164,235  
  2,649      Sysco Corp.      224,397  
  3,815      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      144,589  
  7,378      Walmart, Inc.      897,017  
     

 

 

 
        2,543,605  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 3.7%  
  9,551      Altria Group, Inc.      398,945  
  2,929      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      227,290  
  944      Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      66,231  
  1,039      Campbell Soup Co.      49,924  
  20,292      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      1,276,570  
  2,559      Conagra Brands, Inc.      87,620  
  852      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      198,567  
  3,163      General Mills, Inc.      238,648  
  767      Hershey Co. (The)      165,028  
  1,469      Hormel Foods Corp.      69,572  
  587      J M Smucker Co. (The)      75,142  
  1,361      Kellogg Co.      97,094  
  3,870      Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.      136,959  
  3,750      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      143,025  
  724      Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.      51,737  
  1,311      McCormick & Co., Inc.      109,141  
  1,037      Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B      56,527  
  7,298      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      453,133  
  1,934      Monster Beverage Corp.*      179,282  
  7,249      PepsiCo, Inc.      1,208,118  
  8,123      Philip Morris International, Inc.      802,065  
  1,564      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      134,598  
     

 

 

 
        6,225,216  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 6.2%  
  9,187      Abbott Laboratories      998,167  
  241      ABIOMED, Inc.*      59,650  
  392      Align Technology, Inc.*      92,775  
  787      AmerisourceBergen Corp.      111,345  
  2,593      Baxter International, Inc.      166,548  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY INDEX FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care Equipment & Services – (continued)  
  1,496      Becton Dickinson and Co.    $ 368,809  
  7,462      Boston Scientific Corp.*      278,109  
  1,471      Cardinal Health, Inc.      76,889  
  3,057      Centene Corp.*      258,653  
  1,665      Cigna Corp.      438,761  
  254      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      79,532  
  6,865      CVS Health Corp.      636,111  
  329      DaVita, Inc.*      26,307  
  1,188      DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.      42,447  
  2,052      Dexcom, Inc.*      152,936  
  3,262      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*      310,184  
  1,264      Elevance Health, Inc.      609,981  
  1,194      HCA Healthcare, Inc.      200,664  
  742      Henry Schein, Inc.*      56,941  
  1,290      Hologic, Inc.*      89,397  
  658      Humana, Inc.      307,990  
  448      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*      157,127  
  1,866      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      374,525  
  486      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings      113,899  
  763      McKesson Corp.      248,898  
  7,044      Medtronic PLC      632,199  
  314      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*      87,797  
  613      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      81,517  
  777      ResMed, Inc.      162,882  
  525      STERIS PLC      108,229  
  1,769      Stryker Corp.      351,907  
  243      Teleflex, Inc.      59,742  
  4,907      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      2,520,382  
  336      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      33,839  
  1,105      Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      116,091  
     

 

 

 
        10,411,230  

 

 

 
Household & Personal Products – 1.7%  
  1,291      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      119,624  
  654      Clorox Co. (The)      92,201  
  4,398      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      352,456  
  1,217      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      309,933  
  1,758      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      237,594  
  12,520      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      1,800,251  
     

 

 

 
        2,912,059  

 

 

 
Insurance – 2.2%  
  3,146      Aflac, Inc.      174,068  
  1,426      Allstate Corp. (The)      180,717  
  4,157      American International Group, Inc.      212,548  
  1,105      Aon PLC, Class A      297,996  
  1,107      Arthur J Gallagher & Co.      180,485  
  273      Assurant, Inc.      47,188  
  1,241      Brown & Brown, Inc.      72,400  
  2,209      Chubb Ltd.      434,245  
  805      Cincinnati Financial Corp.      95,779  
  202      Everest Re Group Ltd.      56,617  
  496      Globe Life, Inc.      48,345  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Insurance – (continued)  
  1,695      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)    110,904  
  875      Lincoln National Corp.      40,924  
  1,037      Loews Corp.      61,453  
  2,616      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      406,134  
  3,591      MetLife, Inc.      225,479  
  1,205      Principal Financial Group, Inc.      80,482  
  3,049      Progressive Corp. (The)      354,507  
  1,962      Prudential Financial, Inc.      187,724  
  1,266      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      214,119  
  1,063      W R Berkley Corp.      72,560  
  585      Willis Towers Watson PLC      115,473  
     

 

 

 
        3,670,147  

 

 

 
Materials – 2.6%  
  1,156      Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.      277,995  
  611      Albemarle Corp.      127,687  
  8,010      Amcor PLC      99,564  
  446      Avery Dennison Corp.      72,194  
  1,712      Ball Corp.      117,734  
  581      Celanese Corp.      68,331  
  1,135      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      97,304  
  3,817      Corteva, Inc.      206,652  
  3,778      Dow, Inc.      194,983  
  2,679      DuPont de Nemours, Inc.      148,899  
  699      Eastman Chemical Co.      62,749  
  1,303      Ecolab, Inc.      200,349  
  657      FMC Corp.      70,306  
  7,633      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      223,342  
  1,346      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      160,336  
  2,014      International Paper Co.      84,246  
  2,641      Linde PLC (United Kingdom)      759,367  
  1,364      LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      119,295  
  331      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      99,048  
  1,883      Mosaic Co. (The)      88,934  
  4,182      Newmont Corp.      249,540  
  1,377      Nucor Corp.      143,773  
  492      Packaging Corp. of America      67,650  
  1,225      PPG Industries, Inc.      140,066  
  786      Sealed Air Corp.      45,368  
  1,267      Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      283,694  
  703      Vulcan Materials Co.      99,896  
  1,424      Westrock Co.      56,732  
     

 

 

 
        4,366,034  

 

 

 
Media & Entertainment – 7.5%  
  4,079      Activision Blizzard, Inc.      317,591  
  1,572      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      3,425,797  
  1,443      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      3,156,490  
  608      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      284,866  
  23,354      Comcast Corp., Class A      916,411  
  1,329      DISH Network Corp., Class A*      23,829  
  1,452      Electronic Arts, Inc.      176,636  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY INDEX FUND

 

 

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Media & Entertainment – (continued)  
  1,657      Fox Corp., Class A    $ 53,289  
  729      Fox Corp., Class B      21,651  
  2,116      Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)      58,254  
  692      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      57,145  
  1,518      Match Group, Inc.*      105,789  
  11,993      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*      1,933,871  
  2,308      Netflix, Inc.*      403,600  
  2,000      News Corp., Class A      31,160  
  566      News Corp., Class B      8,994  
  1,112      Omnicom Group, Inc.      70,734  
  3,198      Paramount Global, Class B      78,927  
  829      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      101,577  
  3,948      Twitter, Inc.*      147,616  
  9,499      Walt Disney Co. (The)*      896,706  
  11,622      Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*      155,967  
     

 

 

 
        12,426,900  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 8.9%  
  9,229      AbbVie, Inc.      1,413,514  
  1,549      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      183,975  
  2,803      Amgen, Inc.      681,970  
  772      Biogen, Inc.*      157,442  
  115      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*      56,925  
  208      Bio-Techne Corp.      72,101  
  11,171      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      860,167  
  930      Catalent, Inc.*      99,780  
  268      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*      57,344  
  3,395      Danaher Corp.      860,700  
  4,122      Eli Lilly & Co.      1,336,476  
  6,588      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      407,204  
  819      Illumina, Inc.*      150,991  
  953      Incyte Corp.*      72,399  
  986      IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*      213,952  
  13,755      Johnson & Johnson      2,441,650  
  13,235      Merck & Co., Inc.      1,206,635  
  121      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      139,001  
  1,799      Moderna, Inc.*      256,987  
  1,257      Organon & Co.      42,424  
  673      PerkinElmer, Inc.      95,714  
  29,308      Pfizer, Inc.      1,536,618  
  554      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      327,486  
  2,046      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      1,111,551  
  1,326      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      373,654  
  6,562      Viatris, Inc.      68,704  
  325      Waters Corp.*      107,568  
  385      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      116,412  
  2,468      Zoetis, Inc.      424,225  
     

 

 

 
        14,873,569  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 2.9%  
  752      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT      109,062  
  2,371      American Tower Corp. REIT      606,004  
  739      AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT      143,551  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  769      Boston Properties, Inc. REIT    68,426  
  543      Camden Property Trust REIT      73,023  
  1,688      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*      124,254  
  2,267      Crown Castle International Corp. REIT      381,717  
  1,496      Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      194,226  
  2,032      Duke Realty Corp. REIT      111,658  
  472      Equinix, Inc. REIT      310,113  
  1,825      Equity Residential REIT      131,801  
  341      Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT      89,175  
  714      Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT      121,466  
  378      Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT      36,190  
  2,791      Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT      72,315  
  3,710      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      58,173  
  1,557      Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT      75,810  
  3,188      Kimco Realty Corp. REIT      63,027  
  608      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT      106,199  
  3,849      Prologis, Inc. REIT      452,835  
  790      Public Storage REIT      247,009  
  2,992      Realty Income Corp. REIT      204,234  
  784      Regency Centers Corp. REIT      46,499  
  568      SBA Communications Corp. REIT      181,788  
  1,720      Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT      163,262  
  1,468      UDR, Inc. REIT      67,587  
  2,094      Ventas, Inc. REIT      107,694  
  5,053      VICI Properties, Inc. REIT      150,529  
  862      Vornado Realty Trust REIT      24,645  
  2,269      Welltower, Inc. REIT      186,852  
  3,856     

Weyerhaeuser

Co. REIT

     127,711  
     

 

 

 
        4,836,835  

 

 

 
Retailing – 5.7%  
  330      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      57,120  
  45,760      Amazon.com, Inc.*      4,860,170  
  104      AutoZone, Inc.*      223,508  
  1,302      Bath & Body Works, Inc.      35,050  
  1,035      Best Buy Co., Inc.      67,472  
  873      CarMax, Inc.*      78,989  
  1,191      Dollar General Corp.      292,319  
  1,193      Dollar Tree, Inc.*      185,929  
  2,937      eBay, Inc.      122,385  
  686      Etsy, Inc.*      50,222  
  752      Genuine Parts Co.      100,016  
  5,422      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      1,487,092  
  1,417      LKQ Corp.      69,561  
  3,450      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      602,611  
  350      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*      221,116  
  214      Pool Corp.      75,163  
  1,879      Ross Stores, Inc.      131,962  
  2,426      Target Corp.      342,624  
  6,196      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      346,047  
  604      Tractor Supply Co.      117,085  
  269      Ulta Beauty, Inc.*      103,694  
     

 

 

 
        9,570,135  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 5.2%  
  8,525      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*    $ 651,907  
  2,727      Analog Devices, Inc.      398,387  
  4,644      Applied Materials, Inc.      422,511  
  2,133      Broadcom, Inc.      1,036,233  
  715      Enphase Energy, Inc.*      139,597  
  21,238      Intel Corp.      794,513  
  785      KLA Corp.      250,478  
  727      Lam Research Corp.      309,811  
  2,870      Microchip Technology, Inc.      166,690  
  5,841      Micron Technology, Inc.      322,890  
  228      Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      87,561  
  13,062      NVIDIA Corp.      1,980,069  
  1,385      NXP Semiconductors NV (China)      205,021  
  2,280      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      114,707  
  572      Qorvo, Inc.*      53,951  
  5,876      QUALCOMM, Inc.      750,600  
  866      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      80,226  
  269      SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*      73,620  
  834      Teradyne, Inc.      74,685  
  4,834      Texas Instruments, Inc.      742,744  
     

 

 

 
        8,656,201  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 13.4%  
  3,297      Accenture PLC, Class A      915,412  
  2,461      Adobe, Inc.*      900,874  
  854      Akamai Technologies, Inc.*      77,996  
  462      ANSYS, Inc.*      110,552  
  1,156      Autodesk, Inc.*      198,786  
  2,185      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      458,937  
  608      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      86,670  
  1,466      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*      219,944  
  740      Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*      34,839  
  675      Citrix Systems, Inc.      65,590  
  2,727      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A      184,045  
  1,300      DXC Technology Co.*      39,403  
  300      EPAM Systems, Inc.*      88,434  
  3,170      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      290,594  
  3,026      Fiserv, Inc.*      269,223  
  397      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*      83,414  
  3,457      Fortinet, Inc.*      195,597  
  433      Gartner, Inc.*      104,712  
  1,473      Global Payments, Inc.      162,973  
  4,690      International Business Machines Corp.      662,181  
  1,489      Intuit, Inc.      573,920  
  396      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      71,288  
  4,489      Mastercard, Inc., Class A      1,416,190  
  39,136      Microsoft Corp.      10,051,299  
  3,011      NortonLifeLock, Inc.      66,122  
  8,261      Oracle Corp.      577,196  
  1,666      Paychex, Inc.      189,707  
  247      Paycom Software, Inc.*      69,190  
  6,037      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      421,624  
  564      PTC, Inc.*      59,976  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Software & Services – (continued)  
  551      Roper Technologies, Inc.    217,452  
  5,137      Salesforce, Inc.*      847,810  
  1,048      ServiceNow, Inc.*      498,345  
  800      Synopsys, Inc.*      242,960  
  218      Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      72,481  
  514      VeriSign, Inc.*      86,008  
  8,605      Visa, Inc., Class A      1,694,238  
     

 

 

 
        22,305,982  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 8.3%  
  3,111      Amphenol Corp., Class A      200,286  
  80,459      Apple, Inc.      11,000,354  
  1,188      Arista Networks, Inc.*      111,363  
  714      CDW Corp.      112,498  
  21,797      Cisco Systems, Inc.      929,424  
  3,906      Corning, Inc.      123,078  
  333      F5, Inc.*      50,962  
  6,870      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      91,096  
  5,463      HP, Inc.      179,077  
  1,635      Juniper Networks, Inc.      46,598  
  941      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      129,717  
  868      Motorola Solutions, Inc.      181,933  
  1,176      NetApp, Inc.      76,722  
  1,075      Seagate Technology Holdings PLC      76,798  
  1,692      TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)      191,450  
  251      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      94,153  
  1,357      Trimble, Inc.*      79,018  
  1,631      Western Digital Corp.*      73,118  
  283      Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*      83,188  
     

 

 

 
        13,830,833  

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services – 1.4%  
  37,415      AT&T, Inc.      784,218  
  4,795      Lumen Technologies, Inc.      52,313  
  3,062      T-Mobile US, Inc.*      411,962  
  22,020      Verizon Communications, Inc.      1,117,515  
     

 

 

 
        2,366,008  

 

 

 
Transportation – 1.8%  
  699      Alaska Air Group, Inc.*      27,995  
  3,269      American Airlines Group, Inc.*      41,451  
  697      C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      70,655  
  11,408      CSX Corp.      331,516  
  3,380      Delta Air Lines, Inc.*      97,918  
  882      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      85,960  
  1,263      FedEx Corp.      286,335  
  435      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      68,499  
  1,255      Norfolk Southern Corp.      285,249  
  481      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      123,271  
  3,159      Southwest Airlines Co.*      114,103  
  3,295      Union Pacific Corp.      702,758  
  1,662      United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*      58,868  
  3,820      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      697,303  
     

 

 

 
        2,991,881  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY INDEX FUND

 

 

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Utilities – 3.1%  
  3,430      AES Corp. (The)    $ 72,064  
  1,324      Alliant Energy Corp.      77,600  
  1,349      Ameren Corp.      121,896  
  2,625      American Electric Power Co., Inc.      251,842  
  968      American Water Works Co., Inc.      144,009  
  682      Atmos Energy Corp.      76,452  
  3,377      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      99,892  
  1,515      CMS Energy Corp.      102,262  
  1,823      Consolidated Edison, Inc.      173,367  
  1,673      Constellation Energy Corp.      95,796  
  4,222      Dominion Energy, Inc.      336,958  
  1,001      DTE Energy Co.      126,877  
  4,044      Duke Energy Corp.      433,557  
  2,001      Edison International      126,543  
  1,074      Entergy Corp.      120,975  
  1,244      Evergy, Inc.      81,171  
  1,769      Eversource Energy      149,427  
  5,094      Exelon Corp.      230,860  
  2,868      FirstEnergy Corp.      110,103  
  10,265      NextEra Energy, Inc.      795,127  
  2,089      NiSource, Inc.      61,605  
  1,276      NRG Energy, Inc.      48,705  
  601      Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      43,945  
  3,789      PPL Corp.      102,796  
  2,617      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      165,604  
  1,665      Sempra Energy      250,200  
  5,544      Southern Co. (The)      395,343  
  1,633      WEC Energy Group, Inc.      164,345  
  2,805      Xcel Energy, Inc.      198,482  
     

 

 

 
        5,157,803  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.1%  
  (Cost $47,957,974)    $ 166,959,720  

 

 

 
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS – (0.1)%

     (154,897

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 166,804,823  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
*   Non-income producing security.
(a)   Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
PLC   —Public Limited Company
REIT   —Real Estate Investment Trust

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2022, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

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

Long position contracts:

                   
S&P 500 E-Mini Index        4          09/16/22        $ 748,755        $ 9,145  

 

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


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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 95.8%  
Australia – 10.4%  
  27,635      Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. (Consumer Services)    $ 657,327  
  221,604      Aurizon Holdings Ltd. (Transportation)      582,826  
  51,288      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Banks)      781,153  
  3,040      BHP Group Ltd. (Materials)      87,046  
  34,859      BHP Group Ltd. (Materials)      972,020  
  7,036      Challenger Ltd. (Diversified Financials)      33,311  
  32,622      Charter Hall Group REIT (Real Estate)      244,702  
  20,241      Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Banks)      1,264,588  
  23,171      Computershare Ltd. (Software & Services)      395,139  
  42,765      Glencore PLC (Materials)*      231,634  
  12,419      Incitec Pivot Ltd. (Materials)      28,580  
  11,731      National Australia Bank Ltd. (Banks)      222,453  
  14,246      Rio Tinto PLC ADR (Materials)(a)      869,006  
  30,748      Suncorp Group Ltd. (Insurance)      234,476  
  248,815      Telstra Corp. Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)      661,792  
  80,544      Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      631,643  
  18,569      Wesfarmers Ltd. (Retailing)      537,090  
  49,874      Westpac Banking Corp. (Banks)      672,746  
  14,091      Woodside Energy Group Ltd. (Energy)      309,699  
     

 

 

 
          9,417,231  

 

 

 
Belgium – 0.4%  
  1,778      D’ieteren Group (Retailing)      261,270  
  1,778      KBC Group NV (Banks)      100,032  
     

 

 

 
        361,302  

 

 

 
Canada – 0.3%  
  25,117      International Petroleum Corp. (Energy)*      244,150  

 

 

 
China – 0.1%       
  39,800      Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. (Retailing)*      75,178  
  15,000      SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd. (Transportation)      42,663  
     

 

 

 
        117,841  

 

 

 
Denmark – 4.3%  
  177      AP Moller – Maersk A/S, Class A (Transportation)      410,809  
  110      AP Moller – Maersk A/S, Class B (Transportation)      258,236  
  3,240      Carlsberg AS, Class B (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      414,081  
  3,327      D/S Norden A/S (Transportation)      115,905  
  1,162      Genmab A/S (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*      377,005  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Denmark – (continued)  
  16,034      Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)    1,778,209  
  929      Orsted AS (Utilities)(b)      97,846  
  1,911      Pandora A/S (Consumer Durables & Apparel)      121,411  
  3,424      Solar A/S, Class B (Capital Goods)      293,920  
     

 

 

 
        3,867,422  

 

 

 
Finland – 1.9%  
  20,550      Kesko OYJ, Class B (Food & Staples Retailing)      486,333  
  26,367      Nokia OYJ (Technology Hardware & Equipment)      122,212  
  80,162      Nordea Bank Abp (Banks)      708,113  
  3,953      Sampo OYJ, Class A (Insurance)      172,751  
  12,037      Stora Enso OYJ, Class R (Materials)      190,728  
     

 

 

 
        1,680,137  

 

 

 
France – 8.6%  
  2,239      Arkema SA (Materials)      200,284  
  1,776      Cie de Saint-Gobain (Capital Goods)      76,740  
  3,055      Covivio REIT (Real Estate)      170,676  
  3,329      Dassault Aviation SA (Capital Goods)      519,866  
  18,708      Dassault Systemes (Software & Services)      692,961  
  13,688      Electricite de France SA (Utilities)(a)      112,431  
  563      Gecina SA REIT (Real Estate)      52,837  
  565      Hermes International (Consumer Durables & Apparel)      635,867  
  1,887      Ipsen SA (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      178,667  
  1,037      Kering (Consumer Durables & Apparel)      537,402  
  1,122      Legrand SA (Capital Goods)      83,307  
  953      LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (Consumer Durables & Apparel)      584,073  
  4,455      Pernod Ricard SA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      823,618  
  667      Publicis Groupe SA (Media & Entertainment)*      32,804  
  2,081      Rothschild & Co. (Diversified Financials)      70,570  
  6,327      Safran SA (Capital Goods)      629,951  
  12,077      Sanofi (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      1,217,919  
  164      Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      51,745  
  23,776      Societe Generale SA (Banks)      525,681  
  4,612      Thales SA (Capital Goods)      566,248  
     

 

 

 
        7,763,647  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Germany – 8.4%  
  17,564      BASF SE (Materials)    $ 768,465  
  16,151      Bayer AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      964,480  
  5,384      Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Automobiles & Components)      417,371  
  1,445      Brenntag SE (Capital Goods)      94,616  
  7,902      Commerzbank AG (Banks)*      56,066  
  6,284      Covestro AG (Materials)(b)      218,361  
  21,690      Deutsche Post AG (Transportation)      818,932  
  76,460      E.ON SE (Utilities)      644,029  
  912      Hapag-Lloyd AG (Transportation)(a)(b)      238,443  
  20,584      K+S AG (Materials)      500,971  
  14,574      Mercedes-Benz Group AG (Automobiles & Components)      846,435  
  4,204      Merck KGaA (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      713,088  
  430      MTU Aero Engines AG (Capital Goods)      78,772  
  2,908      Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Insurance)      687,880  
  3,634      RWE AG (Utilities)      134,407  
  2,105      Wacker Chemie AG (Materials)      305,271  
     

 

 

 
        7,487,587  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 0.8%  
  900      Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Capital Goods)      47,250  
  55,500      Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Real Estate)      657,123  
     

 

 

 
        704,373  

 

 

 
Indonesia – 0.1%  
  67,300      First Resources Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      79,111  

 

 

 
Ireland – 0.0%       
  4,331      Kenmare Resources PLC (Materials)      22,776  

 

 

 
Italy – 1.2%       
  87,786      A2A SpA (Utilities)      111,711  
  5,554      ACEA SpA (Utilities)      82,333  
  3,828      BFF Bank SpA (Diversified Financials)(b)      25,761  
  12,147      Davide Campari-Milano NV (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      128,147  
  56,005      Leonardo SpA (Capital Goods)      568,216  
  549      Reply SpA (Software & Services)      66,787  
  6,117      Snam SpA (Utilities)      32,092  
  11,902      Terna — Rete Elettrica Nazionale (Utilities)      93,576  
     

 

 

 
        1,108,623  

 

 

 
Japan – 25.4%  
  97,200      Acom Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)      227,062  
  2,900      Air Water, Inc. (Materials)      36,543  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  7,600      ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)    56,276  
  5,900      Central Japan Railway Co. (Transportation)      678,104  
  7,400      Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)      30,104  
  3,000      Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      35,861  
  2,000      Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)      46,774  
  120,200      Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Diversified Financials)      538,211  
  2,200      Eisai Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      93,016  
  4,400      Fujikura Ltd. (Capital Goods)      24,924  
  2,900      Fujitsu Ltd. (Software & Services)      362,871  
  1,800      Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)      102,141  
  3,100      G-Tekt Corp. (Automobiles & Components)      29,112  
  28,200      H2O Retailing Corp. (Retailing)      217,634  
  400      Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. (Transportation)      10,925  
  6,800      Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      175,777  
  5,800      Inui Global Logistics Co. Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)      74,722  
  11,000      J Front Retailing Co. Ltd. (Retailing)      93,906  
  44,300      Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      767,665  
  6,000      Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (Utilities)      59,391  
  6,400      KDDI Corp. (Telecommunication Services)      201,820  
  5,100      Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      99,819  
  2,400      Kokuyo Co. Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)      30,408  
  7,600      Konami Group Corp. (Media & Entertainment)      421,052  
  2,800      Kurabo Industries Ltd. (Consumer Durables & Apparel)      40,082  
  1,500      Lawson, Inc. (Food & Staples Retailing)      49,921  
  8,700      Mandom Corp. (Household & Personal Products)      102,492  
  70,100      Marubeni Corp. (Capital Goods)      628,908  
  22,500      Mitsubishi Corp. (Capital Goods)      670,076  
  48,900      Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)      708,725  
  6,800      Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Materials)      98,368  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  135,500      Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc. (Diversified Financials)    $ 625,383  
  8,100      Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)      87,663  
  1,800      Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (Software & Services)      54,740  
  5,300      Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)      148,022  
  35,000      Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)      769,109  
  35,100      Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)      754,118  
  17,500      MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (Insurance)      536,609  
  13,200      NEC Corp. (Software & Services)      515,024  
  27,600      NGK Insulators Ltd. (Capital Goods)      371,841  
  5,500      Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. (Transportation)      299,602  
  4,100      Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      17,333  
  17,400      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Telecommunication Services)      499,957  
  2,600      Nippon Yusen KK (Transportation)      178,269  
  46,100      Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)      180,556  
  2,400      Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The) (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      55,522  
  800      NS Solutions Corp. (Software & Services)      21,368  
  38,500      NTT Data Corp. (Software & Services)      534,104  
  6,700      Obayashi Corp. (Capital Goods)      48,731  
  40,400      ORIX Corp. (Diversified Financials)      677,098  
  15,800      Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)      302,811  
  9,000      Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      321,270  
  15,600      Ricoh Co. Ltd. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)      121,792  
  1,900      Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd. (Diversified Financials)      48,927  
  700      S Foods, Inc. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      16,136  
  76,400      Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      602,716  
  1,700      Sanyo Electric Railway Co. Ltd. (Retailing)      27,143  
  5,900      Sato Holdings Corp. (Commercial & Professional Services)      81,248  
  6,900      SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)      468,181  
  5,800      Seiko Epson Corp. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)      82,052  
  13,000      Shionogi & Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      663,500  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  5,600      SoftBank Group Corp. (Telecommunication Services)    217,048  
  16,900      Sompo Holdings, Inc. (Insurance)      746,438  
  5,100      Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. (Media & Entertainment)      226,372  
  23,200      Subaru Corp. (Automobiles & Components)      410,372  
  51,700      Sumitomo Corp. (Capital Goods)      702,781  
  4,200      Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      33,731  
  400      Taisei Corp. (Capital Goods)      12,472  
  31,000      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      870,739  
  13,900      Takuma Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)      136,270  
  13,200      Toho Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)      318,857  
  12,000      Tokai Corp. (Health Care Equipment & Services)      147,366  
  14,600      Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (Insurance)      851,355  
  8,900      Tokyo Century Corp. (Diversified Financials)      295,677  
  36,400      Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)      754,355  
  200      Tokyu Corp. (Transportation)      2,361  
  22,800      TOPPAN, Inc. (Commercial & Professional Services)      380,394  
  41,900      Tosoh Corp. (Materials)      521,183  
  5,700      Toyota Motor Corp. (Automobiles & Components)      87,947  
  11,600      Toyota Tsusho Corp. (Capital Goods)      378,193  
  4,400      Tsumura & Co. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      98,964  
     

 

 

 
        23,016,390  

 

 

 
Luxembourg – 0.6%  
  7,240      Eurofins Scientific SE (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      571,802  

 

 

 
Netherlands – 6.7%  
  305      Adyen NV (Software & Services)*(b)      440,156  
  559      ASM International NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)      139,083  
  3,207      ASML Holding NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)      1,515,109  
  786      ASR Nederland NV (Insurance)      31,689  
  5,572      Heineken Holding NV (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      404,776  
  7,731      Heineken NV (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      703,689  
  28,312      ING Groep NV (Banks)      278,919  
  27,886      Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Food & Staples Retailing)      725,846  
  4,798      OCI NV (Materials)      157,834  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

 

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Netherlands – (continued)  
  62,878      Shell PLC (Energy)    $ 1,631,530  
  511      Sligro Food Group NV (Food & Staples Retailing)*      9,666  
     

 

 

 
        6,038,297  

 

 

 
New Zealand – 0.1%  
  24,383      Spark New Zealand Ltd. (Telecommunication Services)      72,972  

 

 

 
Norway – 2.4%  
  12,362      Aker BP ASA (Energy)      428,131  
  12,461      Aker BP ASA SDR (Energy)*      431,505  
  14,786      BW Offshore Ltd. (Energy)      40,081  
  30,532      Golden Ocean Group Ltd. (Transportation)      361,041  
  1,234      Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (Capital Goods)      44,381  
  4,506      Mowi ASA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      103,042  
  81,440      MPC Container Ships ASA (Transportation)      162,448  
  31,023      Odfjell Drilling Ltd. (Energy)*      73,182  
  19,476      Stolt-Nielsen Ltd. (Transportation)      412,714  
  21,290      Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA (Transportation)      115,603  
     

 

 

 
        2,172,128  

 

 

 
Portugal – 0.3%  
  26,154      Galp Energia SGPS SA (Energy)      306,028  

 

 

 
Singapore – 0.3%  
  89,800      Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (Capital Goods)      264,355  

 

 

 
South Africa – 0.9%  
  22,036      Anglo American PLC (Materials)      787,756  

 

 

 
Spain – 0.3%  
  7,839      Bankinter SA (Banks)      49,032  
  3,443      Merlin Properties Socimi SA REIT (Real Estate)      33,343  
  8,576      Red Electrica Corp. SA (Utilities)      162,340  
     

 

 

 
        244,715  

 

 

 
Sweden – 4.5%  
  21,429      Atlas Copco AB, Class B (Capital Goods)      179,552  
  10,721      Boliden AB (Materials)      342,863  
  14,955      Epiroc AB, Class B (Capital Goods)      202,661  
  7,701      Getinge AB, Class B (Health Care Equipment & Services)      178,481  
  980      Industrivarden AB, Class A (Diversified Financials)      22,155  
  2,712      Investor AB, Class A (Diversified Financials)      48,845  
  43,186      Investor AB, Class B (Diversified Financials)      712,214  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Sweden – (continued)  
  52,259      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (Banks)    514,847  
  51,677      SSAB AB, Class B (Materials)      214,730  
  6,332      Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B (Materials)      95,138  
  46,591      Swedbank AB, Class A (Banks)      590,895  
  6,358      Tele2 AB, Class B (Telecommunication Services)      72,499  
  58,983      Telia Co. AB (Telecommunication Services)      226,383  
  44,571      Volvo AB, Class B (Capital Goods)      693,498  
     

 

 

 
        4,094,761  

 

 

 
Switzerland – 5.6%  
  2,807      Baloise Holding AG (Insurance)      459,487  
  4      Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      419,421  
  28      Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      285,097  
  9,120      Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Consumer Durables & Apparel)      980,976  
  1,709      DKSH Holding AG (Commercial & Professional Services)      141,409  
  2,401      Julius Baer Group Ltd. (Diversified Financials)      111,382  
  2,690      Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Transportation)      639,151  
  1,584      Lonza Group AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      846,074  
  1,167      Novartis AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      98,939  
  1,237      Swatch Group AG (The) (Consumer Durables & Apparel)      55,193  
  59,597      UBS Group AG (Diversified Financials)      963,489  
  1,241      Valiant Holding AG (Banks)      109,178  
     

 

 

 
          5,109,796  

 

 

 
United Kingdom – 7.9%  
  9,553      3i Group PLC (Diversified Financials)      129,480  
  3,120      AstraZeneca PLC ADR (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      206,138  
  109,003      Aviva PLC (Insurance)      533,926  
  14,559      BAE Systems PLC (Capital Goods)      147,395  
  30,013      British American Tobacco PLC (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      1,286,486  
  3,042      Clarkson PLC (Transportation)      111,061  
  14,068      Compass Group PLC (Consumer Services)      288,836  
  907      DCC PLC (Capital Goods)      56,430  
  29,104      Diageo PLC (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      1,257,081  
  34,752      Imperial Brands PLC (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      778,019  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Kingdom – (continued)  
  3,743      Inchcape PLC (Retailing)    $ 31,808  
  5,658      InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (Consumer Services)      300,711  
  74,894      M&G PLC (Diversified Financials)      177,553  
  106,362      Melrose Industries PLC (Capital Goods)      195,095  
  66,973      NatWest Group PLC (Banks)      178,266  
  8,859      Next PLC (Retailing)      632,890  
  5,170      Odfjell Technology Ltd. (Energy)*      10,708  
  36,311      SSE PLC (Utilities)      716,610  
  16,504      UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd. REIT (Real Estate)      15,085  
  7,712      Vodafone Group PLC ADR (Telecommunication Services)      120,153  
  688      Whitbread PLC (Consumer Services)      20,863  
     

 

 

 
        7,194,594  

 

 

 
United States – 4.3%  
  665      Ferguson PLC (Capital Goods)      74,495  
  31,504      GSK PLC ADR (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      1,371,369  
  8,394      Nestle SA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      981,030  
  2,177      Roche Holding AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      727,771  
  57,480      Stellantis NV (Automobiles & Components)      713,600  
     

 

 

 
        3,868,265  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $93,195,194)    $ 86,596,059  

 

 

 

 

Shares     Description   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stocks – 2.3%        
Germany – 2.3%        
  4,700     Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Automobiles & Components)     8.32%     $ 335,230  
  9,496     Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Household & Personal Products)     3.06     587,619  
  8,714     Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Automobiles & Components)     3.89     579,577  
  4,963     Volkswagen AG (Automobiles & Components)     5.85       668,217  

 

 

 
  TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS    
  (Cost $2,596,503)     $ 2,170,643  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $95,791,697)     $ 88,766,702  

 

 

 
Shares     Dividend
Rate
        Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 1.4%(c)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund —
Institutional Shares

 
 
  1,270,901     1.367%     $ 1,270,901  
  (Cost $1,270,901)    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.5%    
  (Cost $97,062,598)     $ 90,037,603  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES – 0.5%

 
 
    460,270  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 90,497,873  

 

 

 

 

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)   All or a portion of security is on loan.
(b)   Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
(c)   Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
PLC   —Public Limited Company
REIT   —Real Estate Investment Trust
SDR   —Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

Sector    % of Total
Market Value
 
Financials      16.8
Industrials      16.4
Health Care      13.8
Consumer Staples      12.5
Consumer Discretionary      11.5
Materials      7.4
Information Technology      6.2
Utilities      4.0
Energy      3.9
Communication Services      3.1
Real Estate      3.0

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

     1.4
TOTAL INVESTMENTS      100.0

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2022, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

Description      Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
      

Unrealized
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 

Long position contracts:

                   
EURO STOXX 50 Index        9          09/16/22        $ 327,990        $ (5,597
FTSE 100 Index        1          09/16/22          86,915          (573

TOPIX Index

       1          09/08/22          146,277          (4,358
Total Futures Contracts

 

                           $ (10,528

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   31


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 99.1%  
Automobiles & Components – 1.3%  
  155,409      General Motors Co.*    $ 4,935,790  

 

 

 
Banks – 6.5%  
  287,214      Bank of America Corp.      8,940,972  
  96,527      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      10,869,905  
  14,115      M&T Bank Corp.      2,249,790  
  54,621      Truist Financial Corp.      2,590,674  
     

 

 

 
        24,651,341  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 6.3%  
  23,697      Caterpillar, Inc.      4,236,076  
  35,766      Eaton Corp. PLC      4,506,158  
  79,303      General Electric Co.      5,049,222  
  17,728      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      3,230,928  
  28,346      L3Harris Technologies, Inc.      6,851,228  
     

 

 

 
        23,873,612  

 

 

 
Commercial & Professional Services – 0.7%  
  21,246      Waste Connections, Inc.      2,633,654  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 1.6%  
  23,839      McDonald’s Corp.      5,885,372  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 6.5%  
  15,771      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      4,305,799  
  8,832      BlackRock, Inc.      5,379,041  
  80,141      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      5,063,308  
  85,452      Morgan Stanley      6,499,479  
  23,997      Nasdaq, Inc.      3,660,503  
     

 

 

 
        24,908,130  

 

 

 
Energy – 7.1%  
  27,361      Chesapeake Energy Corp.      2,218,977  
  56,328      Chevron Corp.      8,155,168  
  82,293      ConocoPhillips      7,390,734  
  99,617      Devon Energy Corp.      5,489,893  
  36,730      Hess Corp.      3,891,176  
     

 

 

 
        27,145,948  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.7%  
  53,762      Walmart, Inc.      6,536,384  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 3.9%  
  51,632      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      4,006,643  
  61,724      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      3,883,057  
  15,543      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      3,622,452  
  46,136      General Mills, Inc.      3,480,961  
     

 

 

 
        14,993,113  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 8.7%  
  135,231      Boston Scientific Corp.*      5,040,059  
  47,088      Centene Corp.*      3,984,116  
  9,257      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      2,898,552  
  51,393      CVS Health Corp.      4,762,075  
  14,830      Humana, Inc.      6,941,478  
  51,774      Medtronic PLC      4,646,717  
  45,703      Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      4,801,557  
     

 

 

 
        33,074,554  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Household & Personal Products – 2.2%  
  52,960      Colgate-Palmolive Co.    4,244,215  
  29,357      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      4,221,243  
     

 

 

 
        8,465,458  

 

 

 
Insurance – 4.9%  
  25,390      Chubb Ltd.      4,991,166  
  35,309      Globe Life, Inc.      3,441,568  
  83,997      MetLife, Inc.      5,274,172  
  42,562      Progressive Corp. (The)      4,948,684  
     

 

 

 
        18,655,590  

 

 

 
Materials – 5.3%  
  41,461      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.      4,272,556  
  61,991      Ball Corp.      4,263,121  
  58,864      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      1,722,361  
  19,191      Linde PLC (United Kingdom)      5,517,988  
  15,197      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      4,547,550  
     

 

 

 
        20,323,576  

 

 

 
Media & Entertainment – 4.2%  
  1,733      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      3,776,658  
  48,552      Comcast Corp., Class A      1,905,180  
  16,197      Electronic Arts, Inc.      1,970,365  
  34,927      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*      5,631,979  
  93,513      New York Times Co. (The), Class A      2,609,013  
     

 

 

 
        15,893,195  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 10.4%  
  4,190      Argenx SE ADR (Netherlands) *      1,587,507  
  50,574      AstraZeneca PLC ADR (United Kingdom)      3,341,424  
  88,930      Avantor, Inc.*      2,765,723  
  4,946      Biogen, Inc.*      1,008,687  
  125,629      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      9,673,433  
  60,686      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      3,751,002  
  85,176      Johnson & Johnson      15,119,592  
  13,089      Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*      1,275,916  
  6,201      Seagen, Inc.*      1,097,205  
     

 

 

 
        39,620,489  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 3.7%  
  19,075      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT      2,766,447  
  14,702      American Tower Corp. REIT      3,757,684  
  17,550      AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT      3,409,088  
  27,040      Boston Properties, Inc. REIT      2,406,019  
  5,689      Public Storage REIT      1,778,780  
     

 

 

 
        14,118,018  

 

 

 
Retailing – 1.9%  
  61,601      Ross Stores, Inc.      4,326,238  
  21,721      Target Corp.      3,067,657  
     

 

 

 
        7,393,895  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.1%  
  8,946      KLA Corp.      2,854,489  
  32,899      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      1,655,149  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 

 

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (continued)  
  15,726      Texas Instruments, Inc.    $ 2,416,300  
  19,500      Wolfspeed, Inc.*      1,237,275  
     

 

 

 
        8,163,213  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 7.1%  
  9,177      Adobe, Inc.*      3,359,332  
  57,231      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A      3,862,520  
  46,389      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      4,252,480  
  46,635      International Business Machines Corp.      6,584,396  
  38,590      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      2,695,125  
  37,167      Salesforce, Inc.*      6,134,042  
     

 

 

 
        26,887,895  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 2.0%  
  128,125      Cisco Systems, Inc.      5,463,250  
  14,351      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      1,978,285  
     

 

 

 
        7,441,535  

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services – 2.2%  
  398,175      AT&T, Inc.      8,345,748  

 

 

 
Transportation – 2.9%  
  24,840      Norfolk Southern Corp.      5,645,883  
  11,503      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      2,947,989  
  72,852      United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*      2,580,418  
     

 

 

 
        11,174,290  

 

 

 
Utilities – 5.9%  
  58,031      Ameren Corp.      5,243,681  
  21,922      Atmos Energy Corp.      2,457,456  
  36,722      CMS Energy Corp.      2,478,735  
  100,768      NextEra Energy, Inc.      7,805,490  
  62,012      Xcel Energy, Inc.      4,387,969  
     

 

 

 
        22,373,331  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $344,515,073)    $ 377,494,131  

 

 

 
     
Shares      Dividend
Rate
   Value  
Investment Company – 0.7%(a)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund —
Institutional Shares

 
 
  2,738,674      1.367%    $ 2,738,674  
  (Cost $2,738,674)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%  
  (Cost $347,253,747)    $ 380,232,805  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES – 0.2%

     784,304  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 381,017,109  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
*   Non-income producing security.
(a)   Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
PLC   —Public Limited Company
REIT   —Real Estate Investment Trust

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   33


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MID CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 93.9%  
Automobiles & Components – 1.3%  
  7,267      Aptiv PLC*    $ 647,272  

 

 

 
Banks – 1.3%  
  4,459      First Republic Bank      642,988  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 10.7%  
  5,596      AMETEK, Inc.      614,944  
  25,209      AZEK Co., Inc. (The)*      421,999  
  4,213      Chart Industries, Inc.*      705,172  
  3,216      Cummins, Inc.      622,392  
  7,724      Fortive Corp.      420,031  
  6,693      ITT, Inc.      450,037  
  6,006      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      1,197,056  
  5,718      Trane Technologies PLC      742,597  
  3,251      Woodward, Inc.      300,685  
     

 

 

 
        5,474,913  

 

 

 
Commercial & Professional Services – 5.0%  
  11,270      CoStar Group, Inc.*      680,821  
  11,342      TransUnion      907,246  
  5,596      Verisk Analytics, Inc.      968,612  
     

 

 

 
        2,556,679  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 2.1%  
  3,871      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*      1,055,273  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 1.8%  
  9,465      Expedia Group, Inc.*      897,566  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 2.6%  
  6,840      Ares Management Corp., Class A      388,922  
  1,249      MSCI, Inc.      514,775  
  8,167      TPG, Inc.(a)      195,273  
  3,779      Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A      257,917  
     

 

 

 
        1,356,887  

 

 

 
Energy – 3.8%  
  5,873      Cheniere Energy, Inc.      781,285  
  5,681      Devon Energy Corp.      313,080  
  1,913      Diamondback Energy, Inc.      231,760  
  3,564      Hess Corp.      377,570  
  4,423      Targa Resources Corp.      263,921  
     

 

 

 
        1,967,616  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 3.1%  
  9,112      McCormick & Co., Inc.      758,574  
  61,711      Utz Brands, Inc.      852,846  
     

 

 

 
        1,611,420  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 10.3%  
  1,025      Align Technology, Inc.*      242,587  
  4,384      AmerisourceBergen Corp.      620,248  
  15,040      Dexcom, Inc.*      1,120,931  
  2,660      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*      932,942  
  5,031      Insulet Corp.*      1,096,456  
  6,202      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*      1,228,244  
     

 

 

 
        5,241,408  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Materials – 3.4%  
  3,563      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.    367,167  
  13,974      Ball Corp.      960,992  
  1,451      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      434,197  
     

 

 

 
        1,762,356  

 

 

 
Media & Entertainment – 3.5%  
  8,785      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      725,465  
  18,481      Snap, Inc., Class A*      242,656  
  5,417      Twitter, Inc.*      202,542  
  46,705      Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*      626,781  
     

 

 

 
        1,797,444  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 13.0%  
  2,843      Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      414,652  
  1,383      Argenx SE ADR (Netherlands) *      523,991  
  15,255      Avantor, Inc.*      474,431  
  1,396      Biogen, Inc.*      284,700  
  7,283      Catalent, Inc.*      781,393  
  831      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      954,628  
  7,832      Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*      763,463  
  5,487      Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*      411,306  
  5,109      Seagen, Inc.*      903,986  
  3,703      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      1,119,676  
     

 

 

 
        6,632,226  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 1.2%  
  4,748      Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT*      360,990  
  795      SBA Communications Corp. REIT      254,440  
     

 

 

 
        615,430  

 

 

 
Retailing – 4.3%  
  2,693      Burlington Stores, Inc.*      366,867  
  12,038      Etsy, Inc.*      881,302  
  176      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*      111,190  
  1,337      RH*      283,792  
  1,396      Ulta Beauty, Inc.*      538,130  
     

 

 

 
        2,181,281  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 6.3%  
  3,111      Enphase Energy, Inc.*      607,392  
  7,121      Entegris, Inc.      656,058  
  8,466      Microchip Technology, Inc.      491,705  
  4,868      MKS Instruments, Inc.      499,603  
  12,498      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      628,774  
  5,540      Wolfspeed, Inc.*      351,513  
     

 

 

 
        3,235,045  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 14.7%  
  10,940      AppLovin Corp., Class A*(a)      376,774  
  3,051      Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A*      571,757  
  6,242      Bill.com Holdings, Inc.*      686,245  
  11,366      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*      1,705,241  
  5,667      Datadog, Inc., Class A*      539,725  
  16,732      Dynatrace, Inc.*      659,910  
  2,862      HubSpot, Inc.*      860,460  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MID CAP GROWTH FUND

 

 

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Software & Services – (continued)  
  1,258      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*    $ 621,377  
  2,170      Paycom Software, Inc.*      607,860  
  6,817      Qualtrics International, Inc., Class A*      85,281  
  5,288      Zscaler, Inc.*      790,609  
     

 

 

 
        7,505,239  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 3.6%  
  12,588      Amphenol Corp., Class A      810,416  
  7,312      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      1,007,959  
     

 

 

 
        1,818,375  

 

 

 
Transportation – 1.9%  
  2,628      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      673,504  
  1,608      Saia, Inc.*      302,304  
     

 

 

 
        975,808  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $46,995,331)    $ 47,975,226  

 

 

 
     
Shares      Dividend
Rate
   Value  
Investment Company – 6.5%(b)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund —
Institutional Shares

 
 
  3,320,691      1.367%      3,320,691  
  (Cost $3,320,691)  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $50,316,022)    $ 51,295,917  

 

 

 
     
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.9%(b)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund —
Institutional Shares

 
 
  465,693      1.367%    $ 465,693  
  (Cost $465,693)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 101.3%  
  (Cost $50,781,715)    $ 51,761,610  

 

 

 
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS – (1.3)%

     (689,480

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 51,072,130  

 

 

 

 

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)   All or a portion of security is on loan.
(b)   Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
PLC   —Public Limited Company
REIT   —Real Estate Investment Trust

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   35


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MID CAP VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 99.0%  
Automobiles & Components – 1.0%  
  39,994      Aptiv PLC*    $ 3,562,266  

 

 

 
Banks – 5.1%  
  104,695      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      3,736,565  
  65,974      East West Bancorp, Inc.      4,275,115  
  21,160      First Republic Bank      3,051,272  
  33,725      M&T Bank Corp.      5,375,428  
  39,120      Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      2,828,767  
     

 

 

 
        19,267,147  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 12.9%  
  30,798      Allegion PLC      3,015,124  
  43,041      AMETEK, Inc.      4,729,775  
  19,152      Chart Industries, Inc.*      3,205,662  
  33,368      Cummins, Inc.      6,457,709  
  81,035      Fastenal Co.      4,045,267  
  78,866      Fortive Corp.      4,288,733  
  76,077      ITT, Inc.      5,115,417  
  19,288      L3Harris Technologies, Inc.      4,661,910  
  13,550      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      2,700,651  
  22,418      Trane Technologies PLC      2,911,426  
  6,863      TransDigm Group, Inc.*      3,683,166  
  39,635      Woodward, Inc.      3,665,841  
     

 

 

 
        48,480,681  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 2.0%  
  49,819      Capri Holdings Ltd.*      2,043,077  
  7,158      Deckers Outdoor Corp.*      1,827,795  
  52,815      Lennar Corp., Class A      3,727,155  
     

 

 

 
        7,598,027  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 2.2%  
  7,477      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      2,913,861  
  27,160      Expedia Group, Inc.*      2,575,583  
  22,690      Yum! Brands, Inc.      2,575,542  
     

 

 

 
        8,064,986  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 3.8%  
  34,032      Apollo Global Management, Inc.      1,649,871  
  65,327      Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)      2,068,253  
  4,949      MSCI, Inc.      2,039,730  
  27,323      Nasdaq, Inc.      4,167,851  
  49,760      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      4,449,042  
     

 

 

 
        14,374,747  

 

 

 
Energy – 4.9%  
  116,257      Baker Hughes Co.      3,356,339  
  29,840      Cheniere Energy, Inc.      3,969,615  
  36,690      Chesapeake Energy Corp.      2,975,559  
  53,625      Devon Energy Corp.      2,955,274  
  15,660      Diamondback Energy, Inc.      1,897,209  
  144,158      Marathon Oil Corp.      3,240,672  
     

 

 

 
        18,394,668  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.9%  
  69,585      Performance Food Group Co.*      3,199,518  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 3.1%  
  89,779      Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (United Kingdom)    4,633,494  
  29,446      Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.      2,104,211  
  54,676      McCormick & Co., Inc.      4,551,777  
  17,185      Utz Brands, Inc.      237,497  
     

 

 

 
        11,526,979  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 6.0%  
  36,157      AmerisourceBergen Corp.      5,115,492  
  58,903      Centene Corp.*      4,983,783  
  14,107      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      4,417,184  
  16,797      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      2,233,665  
  54,068      Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      5,680,384  
     

 

 

 
        22,430,508  

 

 

 
Insurance – 7.7%  
  35,258      Allstate Corp. (The)      4,468,246  
  17,148      American Financial Group, Inc.      2,380,314  
  98,501      Arch Capital Group Ltd.*      4,480,811  
  23,556      Arthur J Gallagher & Co.      3,840,570  
  49,799      Globe Life, Inc.      4,853,909  
  1,220      Markel Corp.*      1,577,765  
  79,872      Principal Financial Group, Inc.      5,334,651  
  57,614      Unum Group      1,960,028  
     

 

 

 
        28,896,294  

 

 

 
Materials – 7.4%  
  76,020      Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*      1,726,414  
  44,357      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.      4,570,989  
  94,557      Ball Corp.      6,502,685  
  63,237      Corteva, Inc.      3,423,651  
  13,862      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      4,148,065  
  26,328      PPG Industries, Inc.      3,010,344  
  68,395      Steel Dynamics, Inc.      4,524,329  
     

 

 

 
        27,906,477  

 

 

 
Media & Entertainment – 2.5%  
  33,303      Electronic Arts, Inc.      4,051,310  
  33,435      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      2,761,062  
  198,364      Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*      2,662,045  
     

 

 

 
        9,474,417  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 2.7%  
  5,309      Argenx SE ADR (Netherlands) *      2,011,474  
  10,183      Biogen, Inc.*      2,076,721  
  41,891      Catalent, Inc.*      4,494,486  
  13,767      Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*      1,342,007  
     

 

 

 
        9,924,688  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 10.9%  
  35,790      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT      5,190,624  
  90,001      Americold Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      2,703,630  
  31,985      AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT      6,213,086  
  42,744      CubeSmart REIT      1,826,024  
  32,394      Duke Realty Corp. REIT      1,780,050  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MID CAP VALUE FUND

 

 

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  44,263      Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT    $     3,119,214  
  28,308      Equity Residential REIT      2,044,404  
  13,286      Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT      3,474,422  
  104,405      Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT      2,705,134  
  80,623      Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT      2,868,566  
  44,666      Regency Centers Corp. REIT      2,649,140  
  70,461      Ventas, Inc. REIT      3,623,809  
  86,399      VICI Properties, Inc. REIT      2,573,826  
     

 

 

 
        40,771,929  

 

 

 
Retailing – 2.7%  
  49,539      Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.      1,760,616  
  12,607      Burlington Stores, Inc.*      1,717,452  
  30,667      Etsy, Inc.*      2,245,131  
  4,459      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*      2,817,018  
  8,271      RH*      1,755,602  
     

 

 

 
        10,295,819  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.3%  
  36,069      MKS Instruments, Inc.      3,701,761  
  100,667      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      5,064,557  
     

 

 

 
        8,766,318  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 3.5%  
  14,304      Bill.com Holdings, Inc.*      1,572,582  
  22,579      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*      3,387,527  
  67,411      Dynatrace, Inc.*      2,658,690  
  4,998      EPAM Systems, Inc.*      1,473,311  
  36,386      Global Payments, Inc.      4,025,747  
     

 

 

 
        13,117,857  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 5.2%  
  80,094      Juniper Networks, Inc.      2,282,679  
  28,358      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      3,909,150  
  29,205      Motorola Solutions, Inc.      6,121,368  
  310,199      Viavi Solutions, Inc.*      4,103,933  
  139,329      Vontier Corp.      3,203,174  
     

 

 

 
        19,620,304  

 

 

 
Transportation – 2.1%  
  48,541      Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.      2,246,963  
  8,976      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      2,300,369  
  8,399      Saia, Inc.*      1,579,012  
  48,029      United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*      1,701,187  
     

 

 

 
        7,827,531  

 

 

 
Utilities – 10.1%  
  273,540      AES Corp. (The)      5,747,075  
  69,467      Ameren Corp.      6,277,038  
  18,171      American Water Works Co., Inc.      2,703,300  
  70,272      CMS Energy Corp.      4,743,360  
  41,120      NextEra Energy Partners LP      3,049,459  
  77,997      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      4,935,650  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Utilities – (continued)  
  40,445      WEC Energy Group, Inc.    4,070,385  
  91,171      Xcel Energy, Inc.      6,451,260  
     

 

 

 
        37,977,527  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $342,309,738)    $ 371,478,688  

 

 

 
     
Shares      Dividend
Rate
   Value  
Investment Company – 0.4%(a)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund —
Institutional Shares

 
 
  1,408,277      1.367%    $ 1,408,277  
  (Cost $1,408,277)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.4%  
  (Cost $343,718,015)    $ 372,886,965  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES – 0.6%

     2,267,416  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 375,154,381  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
*   Non-income producing security.
(a)   Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
LP   —Limited Partnership
PLC   —Public Limited Company
REIT   —Real Estate Investment Trust

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   37


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Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 97.5%  
Automobiles & Components – 0.3%  
  1,321      Fisker, Inc.*    $ 11,321  
  17,530      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*      187,746  
  1,542      Holley, Inc.*      16,191  
  9,301      Luminar Technologies, Inc.*      55,155  
     

 

 

 
        270,413  

 

 

 
Banks – 10.6%  
  3,587      1st Source Corp.      162,850  
  7,058      Ameris Bancorp      283,590  
  15,821      Bancorp, Inc. (The)*      308,826  
  887      BayCom Corp.      18,343  
  1,042      Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      25,810  
  6,460      Business First Bancshares, Inc.      137,663  
  8,711      Cadence Bank      204,534  
  6,126      Capital Bancorp, Inc.      132,934  
  4,022      Capital City Bank Group, Inc.      112,174  
  40,573      Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.      372,460  
  1,394      Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc.      27,350  
  24,607      Central Pacific Financial Corp.      527,820  
  22,372      Columbia Banking System, Inc.      640,958  
  5,490      Community Bank System, Inc.      347,407  
  13,921      CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.*      183,757  
  300      Eagle Bancorp, Inc.      14,223  
  409      Essent Group Ltd.      15,910  
  6,489      First Bancorp, Inc. (The)      195,514  
  4,360      First Bancshares, Inc. (The)      124,696  
  9,435      First Financial Bancorp      183,039  
  15,230      First Financial Bankshares, Inc.      598,082  
  2,216      FVCBankcorp, Inc.*      41,727  
  1,515      Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.      88,718  
  8,614      Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.      312,257  
  9,350      Hancock Whitney Corp.      414,486  
  19,820      Hanmi Financial Corp.      444,761  
  491      HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.      6,771  
  4,370      Home Bancorp, Inc.      149,148  
  2,425      HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.      60,625  
  44,979      Hope Bancorp, Inc.      622,509  
  5,271      Independent Bank Corp.      101,625  
  17,321      International Bancshares Corp.      694,226  
  14,370      Macatawa Bank Corp.      127,031  
  13,190      Merchants Bancorp      299,017  
  5,074      Metrocity Bankshares, Inc.      103,053  
  1,488      Northeast Bank      54,357  
  16,498      OFG Bancorp (Puerto Rico)      419,049  
  10,260      Origin Bancorp, Inc.      398,088  
  3,076      PCB Bancorp      57,460  
  1,459      PCSB Financial Corp.      27,852  
  1,697      Peoples Financial Services Corp.      94,760  
  2,574      Sierra Bancorp      55,933  
  698      Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A*      37,364  
  387      South Plains Financial, Inc.      9,342  
  3,783      Southern First Bancshares, Inc.*      164,901  
  254      Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*      13,371  
  4,617      Towne Bank      125,352  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)  
  8,477      TrustCo Bank Corp.    261,431  
  22,150      Trustmark Corp.      646,559  
  550      UMB Financial Corp.      47,355  
  18,355      United Community Banks, Inc.      554,137  
     

 

 

 
        11,051,205  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 8.5%  
  1,167      AAR Corp.*      48,827  
  5,452      Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.      524,319  
  5,377      Arcosa, Inc.      249,654  
  4,097      Argan, Inc.      152,900  
  4,427      Atkore, Inc.*      367,485  
  18      AZZ, Inc.      735  
  4,479      Bloom Energy Corp., Class A*      73,903  
  637      CIRCOR International, Inc.*      10,440  
  8,096      Columbus McKinnon Corp.      229,684  
  1,914      Douglas Dynamics, Inc.      55,008  
  3,155      Dycom Industries, Inc.*      293,541  
  6,464      Encore Wire Corp.      671,739  
  21,999      Fluor Corp.*      535,456  
  9,287      FTC Solar, Inc.*(a)      33,619  
  13,053      FuelCell Energy, Inc.*      48,949  
  1,097      Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*      42,509  
  2,354      GMS, Inc.*      104,753  
  3,827      GrafTech International Ltd.      27,057  
  10,434      H&E Equipment Services, Inc.      302,273  
  3,030      Herc Holdings, Inc.      273,154  
  2,411      Hudson Technologies, Inc.*      18,107  
  3,576      Janus International Group, Inc.*      32,291  
  742      John Bean Technologies Corp.      81,932  
  26,657      Kennametal, Inc.      619,242  
  2,776      Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.*      38,531  
  1,879      McGrath RentCorp      142,804  
  18,851      Microvast Holdings, Inc.*      41,849  
  4,602      Miller Industries, Inc.      104,327  
  31,558      MRC Global, Inc.*      314,318  
  14,153      Mueller Industries, Inc.      754,213  
  3,818      Nikola Corp.*(a)      18,174  
  10,168      NOW, Inc.*      99,443  
  426      Powell Industries, Inc.      9,956  
  14,539      Primoris Services Corp.      316,369  
  1,502      Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A      72,396  
  6,134      Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A*      101,088  
  601      Shyft Group, Inc. (The)      11,173  
  3,838      Stem, Inc.*      27,480  
  9,331      Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.*      204,536  
  20,774      Terex Corp.      568,584  
  8,538      Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.*      119,959  
  5,049      Titan International, Inc.*      76,240  
  8,285      Titan Machinery, Inc.*      185,667  
  8,771      Tutor Perini Corp.*      77,009  
  5,111      UFP Industries, Inc.      348,264  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Capital Goods – (continued)  
  7,039      V2X, Inc.*    $ 235,525  
  2,207      Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.*      13,286  
  12,812      Wabash National Corp.      173,987  
     

 

 

 
        8,852,755  

 

 

 
Commercial & Professional Services – 1.7%  
  6,987      BrightView Holdings, Inc.*      83,844  
  2,081      Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A*      151,247  
  16,635      Ennis, Inc.      336,526  
  1,538      Forrester Research, Inc.*      73,578  
  655      Franklin Covey Co.*      30,248  
  3,319      Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      57,784  
  21,628      Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.*      583,091  
  547      Insperity, Inc.      54,607  
  7,322      Matthews International Corp., Class A      209,922  
  21,722      Pitney Bowes, Inc.      78,633  
  855      TriNet Group, Inc.*      66,365  
  512      UniFirst Corp.      88,156  
     

 

 

 
        1,814,001  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 1.8%  
  6,008      Allbirds, Inc., Class A*      23,611  
  157      Cavco Industries, Inc.*      30,770  
  4,353      Crocs, Inc.*      211,861  
  3,070      Dream Finders Homes, Inc., Class A*      32,665  
  6,137      Fossil Group, Inc.*      31,728  
  1,050      G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*      21,242  
  8,855      Green Brick Partners, Inc.*      173,292  
  1,963      Installed Building Products, Inc.      163,243  
  9,662      Latham Group, Inc.*      66,958  
  1,902      Legacy Housing Corp.*      24,821  
  1,839      LGI Homes, Inc.*      159,809  
  9,305      M/I Homes, Inc.*      369,036  
  804      Meritage Homes Corp.*      58,290  
  2,959      Movado Group, Inc.      91,522  
  1,861      Skyline Champion Corp.*      88,249  
  8,491      Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.      111,487  
  1,687      Solo Brands, Inc., Class A*      6,849  
  4,931      Steven Madden Ltd.      158,828  
     

 

 

 
        1,824,261  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 2.7%  
  1,202      Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B*      147,485  
  11,245      Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*      224,000  
  12,213      Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.*      400,342  
  3,034      Duolingo, Inc.*(a)      265,627  
  1,470      Everi Holdings, Inc.*      23,976  
  52      Graham Holdings Co., Class B      29,476  
  9,123      Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.*      325,965  
  19,153      International Game Technology PLC      355,480  
  337      RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.      16,297  
  16,875      Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A      562,950  
  455      Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*      17,963  
  11,556      Stride, Inc.*      471,369  
     

 

 

 
        2,840,930  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Diversified Financials – 3.8%  
  2,422      A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.    78,109  
  1,293      Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      16,951  
  202      Atlanticus Holdings Corp.*      7,104  
  21,442      Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E (Panama)      284,535  
  1,838      BrightSpire Capital, Inc. REIT      13,877  
  59,310      Chimera Investment Corp. REIT      523,114  
  11,845      Dynex Capital, Inc. REIT      188,572  
  8,711      FirstCash Holdings, Inc.      605,502  
  5,223      Focus Financial Partners, Inc., Class A*      177,895  
  1,621      Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT      61,371  
  1,388      Houlihan Lokey, Inc.      109,555  
  14,245      Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT      209,117  
  11,730      Moelis & Co., Class A      461,576  
  251      Nelnet, Inc., Class A      21,398  
  2,380      Nexpoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. REIT      48,243  
  990      Oportun Financial Corp.*      8,187  
  13,163      Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A      434,906  
  5,338      Regional Management Corp.      199,481  
  26,629      TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. REIT      239,927  
  18,983      Two Harbors Investment Corp. REIT      94,535  
  836      Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.      142,973  
     

 

 

 
        3,926,928  

 

 

 
Energy – 4.6%  
  2,093      Callon Petroleum Co.*      82,046  
  25,342      Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A*      151,545  
  10,838      CNX Resources Corp.*      178,394  
  2,741      Comstock Resources, Inc.*      33,111  
  1,132      CONSOL Energy, Inc.*      55,898  
  8,466      Delek US Holdings, Inc.*      218,761  
  6,325      Dorian LPG Ltd.      96,140  
  35,180      Equitrans Midstream Corp.      223,745  
  3,052      Frontline Ltd. (Norway) *      27,041  
  17,157      Golar LNG Ltd. (Cameroon) *      390,322  
  34,706      Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*      107,589  
  1,443      HighPeak Energy, Inc.(a)      36,970  
  27,723      Kosmos Energy Ltd. (Ghana) *      171,605  
  9,290      Liberty Energy, Inc.*      118,540  
  24,579      Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A      515,913  
  2,436      Matador Resources Co.(b)      113,493  
  13,857      Murphy Oil Corp.      418,343  
  1,893      Oceaneering International, Inc.*      20,217  
  26,340      Oil States International, Inc.*      142,763  
  6,062      PBF Energy, Inc., Class A*      175,919  
  1,703      Ranger Oil Corp., Class A*      55,978  
  1,040      REX American Resources Corp.*      88,192  
  23,597      RPC, Inc.*      163,055  
  6,798      SandRidge Energy, Inc.*      106,525  
  6,800      Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (Monaco)      234,668  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   39


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)  
  17,942      SM Energy Co.    $ 613,437  
  13,192      Teekay Corp. (Bermuda) *      37,993  
  991      Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A (Bermuda) *      17,471  
  29,343      Tellurian, Inc.*      87,442  
  14,316      TETRA Technologies, Inc.*      58,123  
  960      World Fuel Services Corp.      19,642  
     

 

 

 
        4,760,881  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.8%  
  5,873      Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)*      228,401  
  4,755      Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A      412,496  
  1,537      PriceSmart, Inc.      110,096  
  700      Weis Markets, Inc.      52,178  
     

 

 

 
        803,171  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 1.9%  
  635      B&G Foods, Inc.      15,100  
  797      Beyond Meat, Inc.*      19,080  
  2,727      BRC, Inc., Class A*(a)      22,252  
  8,522      Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.      421,072  
  1,151      Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.      649,049  
  1,892      National Beverage Corp.      92,595  
  3,323      Sanderson Farms, Inc.      716,206  
  1,052      Utz Brands, Inc.      14,539  
     

 

 

 
        1,949,893  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 7.1%  
  569      Addus HomeCare Corp.*      47,386  
  4,821      AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*      528,912  
  2,649      AngioDynamics, Inc.*      51,258  
  179      Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.*      6,908  
  4,425      Artivion, Inc.*      83,544  
  23,025      Avanos Medical, Inc.*      629,503  
  3,276      Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.*      7,404  
  2,593      Axonics, Inc.*      146,945  
  81,252      Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*      368,884  
  52,150      Cano Health, Inc.*      228,417  
  1,236      Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*      17,749  
  963      Castle Biosciences, Inc.*      21,138  
  3,941      Cerus Corp.*      20,848  
  22,682      Community Health Systems, Inc.*      85,058  
  300      CorVel Corp.*      44,181  
  11,400      Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*      237,462  
  6,445      Evolent Health, Inc., Class A*      197,926  
  1,175      Glaukos Corp.*      53,369  
  25,152      Hanger, Inc.*      360,177  
  331      Inari Medical, Inc.*      22,505  
  3,275      Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*      598,244  
  202      iRadimed Corp.      6,856  
  2,349      Joint Corp. (The)*      35,963  
  1,813      Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*      119,712  
  5,655      LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.      257,585  
  3,587      LivaNova PLC*      224,080  
  257      Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*      13,947  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care Equipment & Services – (continued)  
  363      National Research Corp.    13,896  
  8,497      Neogen Corp.*(a)      204,693  
  5,298      NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*      92,397  
  11,175      Nutex Health, Inc.*(a)      36,039  
  3,800      OPKO Health, Inc.*      9,614  
  1,194      Option Care Health, Inc.*      33,181  
  1,481      Owens & Minor, Inc.      46,577  
  23,320      Patterson Cos., Inc.      706,596  
  972      Pennant Group, Inc. (The)*      12,451  
  1,868      Phreesia, Inc.*      46,719  
  3,854      Pulmonx Corp.*      56,731  
  10,386      Schrodinger, Inc.*      274,294  
  16,843      Select Medical Holdings Corp.      397,832  
  1,686      Shockwave Medical, Inc.*      322,313  
  2,200      Simulations Plus, Inc.      108,526  
  2,023      STAAR Surgical Co.*      143,491  
  1,599      Surgery Partners, Inc.*      46,243  
  6,678      Surmodics, Inc.*      248,622  
  2,273      Utah Medical Products, Inc.      195,251  
     

 

 

 
        7,411,427  

 

 

 
Household & Personal Products – 1.1%  
  18,582      Energizer Holdings, Inc.      526,800  
  2,987      WD-40 Co.      601,462  
     

 

 

 
        1,128,262  

 

 

 
Insurance – 4.3%  
  14,631      American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      535,056  
  11,577      AMERISAFE, Inc.      602,120  
  15,163      Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.      558,908  
  11,368      BRP Group, Inc., Class A*      274,537  
  11,613      Crawford & Co., Class A      90,581  
  13,429      Employers Holdings, Inc.      562,541  
  56,651      Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*      199,978  
  7,713      Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A      352,253  
  887      Investors Title Co.      139,161  
  348      Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.      79,915  
  170      National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A      34,459  
  5,894      Palomar Holdings, Inc.*      379,574  
  3,316      ProAssurance Corp.      78,357  
  11,687      Stewart Information Services Corp.      581,428  
     

 

 

 
        4,468,868  

 

 

 
Materials – 4.2%  
  5,620      5E Advanced Materials, Inc.*      68,451  
  3,698      Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.      477,523  
  2,922      American Vanguard Corp.      65,307  
  4,133      Avient Corp.      165,651  
  24,089      Century Aluminum Co.*      177,536  
  566      Clearwater Paper Corp.*      19,034  
  9,356      Diversey Holdings Ltd.*      61,750  
  14,532      FutureFuel Corp.      105,793  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Materials – (continued)  
  948      Ingevity Corp.*    $ 59,857  
  6,587      Innospec, Inc.      630,969  
  1,790      Intrepid Potash, Inc.*      81,069  
  5,424      Livent Corp.*      123,070  
  7,407      LSB Industries, Inc.*      102,661  
  4,858      Minerals Technologies, Inc.      297,990  
  3,101      Novagold Resources, Inc. (Canada) *      14,916  
  2,504      Pactiv Evergreen, Inc.      24,940  
  2,502      Piedmont Lithium, Inc.*      91,098  
  13,840      Ramaco Resources, Inc.      181,996  
  8,204      Ryerson Holding Corp.      174,663  
  1,110      Sensient Technologies Corp.      89,422  
  9,802      Summit Materials, Inc., Class A*      228,288  
  36,656      SunCoke Energy, Inc.      249,627  
  370      TimkenSteel Corp.*      6,923  
  14,479      Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A      243,247  
  857      United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.      90,499  
  18,769      Warrior Met Coal, Inc.      574,519  
     

 

 

 
        4,406,799  

 

 

 
Media & Entertainment – 2.9%  
  13,375      Audacy, Inc.*      12,602  
  7,054      Bumble, Inc., Class A*      198,570  
  14,814      Cargurus, Inc.*      318,353  
  35,171      Cinemark Holdings, Inc.*      528,268  
  29,161      Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.*      31,202  
  130      Daily Journal Corp.*      33,644  
  2,473      DHI Group, Inc.*      12,291  
  16,206      Eventbrite, Inc., Class A*      166,436  
  29,989      EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A*      373,963  
  5,690      fuboTV, Inc.*(a)      14,054  
  1,367      Gray Television, Inc.      23,089  
  23,953      IMAX Corp.*      404,566  
  8,189      PubMatic, Inc., Class A*      130,123  
  3,393      QuinStreet, Inc.*      34,134  
  3,222      Scholastic Corp.      115,895  
  4,697      TechTarget, Inc.*      308,687  
  14,074      Vimeo, Inc.*      84,725  
  4,955      WideOpenWest, Inc.*      90,231  
  9,590      ZipRecruiter, Inc., Class A*      142,124  
     

 

 

 
        3,022,957  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 11.7%  
  12,451      ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      175,435  
  3,282      Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.*      26,551  
  4,299      Alector, Inc.*      43,678  
  28,093      Alkermes PLC*      836,890  
  978      Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.*      11,149  
  7,471      ALX Oncology Holdings, Inc.*      60,440  
  34,270      Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.*      368,060  
  31,655      Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      100,663  
  14,431      Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      502,054  
  1,309      Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*      29,217  
  1,064      Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      48,114  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – (continued)  
  16,484      Arbutus Biopharma Corp.*    44,672  
  1,972      Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.*      31,039  
  13,219      Arcus Biosciences, Inc.*      334,969  
  11,533      Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      406,077  
  8,196      Arvinas, Inc.*      344,970  
  22,169      Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Canada) *(a)      222,798  
  1,361      Avid Bioservices, Inc.*      20,769  
  1,108      Avidity Biosciences, Inc.*      16,099  
  3,309      Beam Therapeutics, Inc.*(a)      128,091  
  9,578      BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      101,335  
  3,837      Bluebird Bio, Inc.*      15,885  
  4,338      Blueprint Medicines Corp.*      219,112  
  7,150      Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.*      64,922  
  518      CareDx, Inc.*      11,127  
  48,041      Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      336,767  
  3,071      ChemoCentryx, Inc.*      76,099  
  33,797      Codexis, Inc.*      353,517  
  1,390      Cogent Biosciences, Inc.*      12,538  
  5,270      CTI BioPharma Corp.*      31,462  
  1,908      Cullinan Oncology, Inc.*      24,461  
  1,389      Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*      24,863  
  5,790      Denali Therapeutics, Inc.*      170,400  
  1,331      Design Therapeutics, Inc.*      18,634  
  17,702      Dynavax Technologies Corp.*      222,868  
  7,204      Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      320,074  
  20,538      Endo International PLC*      9,565  
  24,731      Erasca, Inc.*(a)      137,752  
  11,292      Fate Therapeutics, Inc.*      279,816  
  3,395      Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.*      108,470  
  8,207      Gossamer Bio, Inc.*      68,693  
  24,533      Heron Therapeutics, Inc.*      68,447  
  991      IGM Biosciences, Inc.*      17,868  
  5,036      Innoviva, Inc.*      74,331  
  4,449      Inotiv, Inc.*      42,710  
  7,997      Insmed, Inc.*      157,701  
  3,254      Instil Bio, Inc.*      15,033  
  1,799      Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.*      93,116  
  4,295      Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)      59,314  
  2,220      Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*      126,718  
  5,972      iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.*      123,023  
  12,153      IVERIC bio, Inc.*      116,912  
  10,494      KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      103,261  
  244      Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.*      30,868  
  3,593      Keros Therapeutics, Inc.*      99,275  
  9,109      Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.*      75,331  
  4,285      Kodiak Sciences, Inc.*      32,737  
  4,196      Kronos Bio, Inc.*      15,273  
  1,800      Kura Oncology, Inc.*      32,994  
  592      Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      42,375  
  23,207      MannKind Corp.*      88,419  
  5,691      Medpace Holdings, Inc.*      851,772  
  8,952      MeiraGTx Holdings PLC*      67,767  
  5,923      NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*      75,933  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   41


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – (continued)  
  2,567      Nkarta, Inc.*(a)    $ 31,625  
  36,595      Organogenesis Holdings, Inc.*      178,584  
  1,436      Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.*      6,347  
  1,547      Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)      13,057  
  27,193      Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A      520,202  
  5,380      Point Biopharma Global, Inc.*(a)      36,638  
  10,444      Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*      614,107  
  2,321      Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.*      18,359  
  7,497      Prothena Corp. PLC (Ireland) *      203,544  
  4,598      PTC Therapeutics, Inc.*      184,196  
  4,507      Radius Health, Inc.*      46,738  
  2,871      Rallybio Corp.*      21,676  
  572      REVOLUTION Medicines, Inc.*      11,148  
  11,963      Seres Therapeutics, Inc.*      41,033  
  853      SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.*      21,001  
  1,588      Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      45,925  
  20,753      Sutro Biopharma, Inc.*      108,123  
  11,407      Travere Therapeutics, Inc.*      276,392  
  1,170      Tricida, Inc.*      11,326  
  388      Twist Bioscience Corp.*      13,564  
  41,140      Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      448,426  
  5,163      Vir Biotechnology, Inc.*      131,502  
  12,053      Xencor, Inc.*      329,891  
  2,481      Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      69,716  
     

 

 

 
        12,154,393  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 6.8%  
  29,107      Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. REIT      522,471  
  14,277      Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. REIT      209,444  
  22,189      Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. REIT      284,907  
  35,224      Chatham Lodging Trust REIT*      368,091  
  28,057      City Office REIT, Inc. REIT      363,338  
  544      Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. REIT      19,698  
  27,064      DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT*      222,195  
  8,732      Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      61,386  
  12,276      Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      263,811  
  27,550      Franklin Street Properties Corp. REIT      114,883  
  26,039      Global Medical REIT, Inc. REIT      292,418  
  5,374      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      146,173  
  15,492      Macerich Co. (The) REIT      134,935  
  4,747      Newmark Group, Inc., Class A      45,903  
  9,664      NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. REIT      604,097  
  33,890      Outfront Media, Inc. REIT      574,436  
  910      Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT      15,079  
  45,515      RLJ Lodging Trust REIT      502,030  
  1,076      Saul Centers, Inc. REIT      50,690  
  21,283      SITE Centers Corp. REIT      286,682  
  12,257      St Joe Co. (The)      484,887  
  17,274      STAG Industrial, Inc. REIT      533,421  
  8,122      Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT      115,495  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  11,185      Terreno Realty Corp. REIT    623,340  
  3,320      Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT      176,657  
  1,150      Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT*      16,710  
     

 

 

 
        7,033,177  

 

 

 
Retailing – 4.0%  
  1,218      Aaron’s Co., Inc. (The)      17,722  
  25,650      aka Brands Holding Corp.*      70,794  
  7,752      Arko Corp.      63,256  
  1,995      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*      337,833  
  5,130      Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*      353,508  
  12,904      Buckle, Inc. (The)      357,312  
  2,605      Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.      42,774  
  15,075      CarParts.com, Inc.*      104,620  
  3,455      EVgo, Inc.*(a)      20,765  
  4,635      Group 1 Automotive, Inc.      787,023  
  6,196      Liquidity Services, Inc.*      83,274  
  3,472      Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc.*      37,671  
  318      MarineMax, Inc.*      11,486  
  3,497      Murphy USA, Inc.      814,346  
  305      Overstock.com, Inc.*      7,628  
  3,224      PetMed Express, Inc.      64,158  
  1,933      Poshmark, Inc., Class A*      19,543  
  8,670      Rent-A-Center, Inc.      168,632  
  7,203      Revolve Group, Inc.*      186,630  
  2,901      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*      34,580  
  2,309      Shoe Carnival, Inc.      49,897  
  9,709      Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A      355,641  
  3,650      TravelCenters of America, Inc.*      125,816  
  8,861      Volta, Inc.*(a)      11,519  
  3,233      Warby Parker, Inc., Class A*(a)      36,404  
     

 

 

 
        4,162,832  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.4%  
  763      Ambarella, Inc.*      49,946  
  2,192      Amkor Technology, Inc.      37,154  
  8,572      Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*      470,089  
  2,258      AXT, Inc.*      13,232  
  9,418      Cohu, Inc.*      261,350  
  300      CyberOptics Corp.*      10,482  
  8,990      Diodes, Inc.*      580,484  
  5,613      FormFactor, Inc.*      217,392  
  3,290      Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (Singapore)      140,845  
  13,534      MaxLinear, Inc.*      459,885  
  709      PDF Solutions, Inc.*      15,251  
  9,633      Power Integrations, Inc.      722,571  
  4,570      Semtech Corp.*      251,213  
  341      SiTime Corp.*      55,593  
  2,855      Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*      84,993  
  5,471      Veeco Instruments, Inc.*      106,137  
     

 

 

 
        3,476,617  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST SMALL CAP EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

 

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Software & Services – 8.6%  
  11,851      A10 Networks, Inc.    $ 170,417  
  15,558      ACI Worldwide, Inc.*      402,797  
  4,215      Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.*      260,740  
  3,577      Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A*      187,793  
  6,250      American Software, Inc., Class A      101,000  
  6,502      Amplitude, Inc., Class A*      92,914  
  9,471      Asana, Inc., Class A*      166,500  
  13,324      BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.Series 1*      215,849  
  3,163      Cass Information Systems, Inc.      106,909  
  14,609      Clear Secure, Inc., Class A*      292,180  
  11,653      CommVault Systems, Inc.*      732,974  
  10,995      Conduent, Inc.*      47,498  
  725      Domo, Inc., Class B*      20,155  
  53,225      E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.*      414,091  
  2,241      Ebix, Inc.      37,873  
  3,832      Envestnet, Inc.*      202,215  
  8,264      EVERTEC, Inc. (Puerto Rico)      304,776  
  14,325      Evo Payments, Inc., Class A*      336,924  
  4,670      ExlService Holdings, Inc.*      688,031  
  3,581      Hackett Group, Inc. (The)      67,932  
  7,967      I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A*      199,334  
  5,686      Instructure Holdings, Inc.*      129,072  
  10,788      LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*      278,438  
  1,406      Maximus, Inc.      87,889  
  161      MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A*(a)      26,452  
  881      PagerDuty, Inc.*      21,831  
  7,399      Perficient, Inc.*      678,414  
  5,900      Q2 Holdings, Inc.*      227,563  
  24,075      Rackspace Technology, Inc.*      172,618  
  10,052      Rapid7, Inc.*      671,474  
  12,807      Rimini Street, Inc.*      76,970  
  1,661      Sapiens International Corp. NV (Israel)      40,180  
  2,634      SecureWorks Corp., Class A*      28,605  
  1,121      Sprout Social, Inc., Class A*      65,097  
  3,642      SPS Commerce, Inc.*      411,728  
  11,878      Telos Corp.*      95,974  
  3,810      Tenable Holdings, Inc.*      173,012  
  850      Tucows, Inc., Class A*      37,834  
  15,815      Unisys Corp.*      190,254  
  5,366      Varonis Systems, Inc.*      157,331  
  24,612      Yext, Inc.*      117,645  
  4,991      Zeta Global Holdings Corp., Class A*      22,559  
  18,949      Zuora, Inc., Class A*      169,594  
     

 

 

 
        8,929,436  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 3.4%  
  4,806      Belden, Inc.      256,016  
  2,670      Clearfield, Inc.*      165,406  
  2,402      CompoSecure, Inc.*      12,490  
  17,020      CTS Corp.      579,531  
  9,531      ePlus, Inc.*      506,287  
  4,406      Fabrinet (Thailand) *      357,327  
  43,563      Harmonic, Inc.*      377,691  
  3,513      PC Connection, Inc.      154,748  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Technology Hardware & Equipment – (continued)  
  1,880      ScanSource, Inc.*    58,543  
  1,057      Super Micro Computer, Inc.*      42,650  
  12,509      TTM Technologies, Inc.*      156,362  
  39,583      Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.      705,369  
  4,237      Vishay Precision Group, Inc.*      123,424  
     

 

 

 
        3,495,844  

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services – 0.5%  
  3,842      Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.      233,440  
  56,893      Globalstar, Inc.*      69,978  
  5,268      Iridium Communications, Inc.*      197,866  
  1,458      Ooma, Inc.*      17,263  
  2,688      Starry Group Holdings, Inc., Class A*      11,075  
     

 

 

 
        529,622  

 

 

 
Transportation – 2.2%  
  1,390      ArcBest Corp.      97,814  
  32,682      Costamare, Inc. (Monaco)      395,452  
  4,303      Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.      223,240  
  414      Forward Air Corp.      38,071  
  15,471      Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.      298,900  
  7,889      Heartland Express, Inc.      109,736  
  4,939      Marten Transport Ltd.      83,074  
  5,974      Matson, Inc.      435,385  
  1,484      PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*      40,647  
  93,121      Safe Bulkers, Inc. (Greece)      355,722  
  1,240      Saia, Inc.*      233,120  
     

 

 

 
        2,311,161  

 

 

 
Utilities – 0.6%  
  692      American States Water Co.      56,405  
  2,546      MGE Energy, Inc.      198,155  
  2,830      Montauk Renewables, Inc.*      28,442  
  3,621      ONE Gas, Inc.      293,989  
     

 

 

 
        576,991  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $111,045,783)    $ 101,202,824  

 

 

 
     
Shares      Dividend
Rate
   Value  
Investment Company – 1.1%(c)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund —
Institutional Shares

 
 
  1,133,027      1.367%    $ 1,133,027  
  (Cost $1,133,027)  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $112,178,810)    $ 102,335,851  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   43


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Dividend
Rate
   Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 1.4%(c)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund —
Institutional Shares

 
 
  1,451,080      1.367%    $ 1,451,080  
  (Cost $1,451,080)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.0%  
  (Cost $113,629,890)    $ 103,786,931  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES – 0.0%

     26,392  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 103,813,323  

 

 

 

 

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)   All or a portion of security is on loan.
(b)   All or a portion of security is pledged as collateral for futures.
(c)   Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
PLC   —Public Limited Company
REIT   —Real Estate Investment Trust

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2022, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

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

Long position contracts:

                   
Russell 2000 E-Mini Index        22          09/16/22        $ 1,972,527        $ (93,727

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 97.2%  
Automobiles & Components – 3.4%  
  14,661      Aptiv PLC*    $ 1,305,855  
  10,315      Tesla, Inc.*      6,946,328  
     

 

 

 
        8,252,183  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 1.6%  
  11,520      Boeing Co. (The)*      1,575,014  
  7,616      Deere & Co.      2,280,764  
     

 

 

 
        3,855,778  

 

 

 
Commercial & Professional Services – 1.2%  
  16,743      Verisk Analytics, Inc.      2,898,046  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 2.4%  
  8,508      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*      2,319,366  
  34,571      NIKE, Inc., Class B      3,533,156  
     

 

 

 
        5,852,522  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 2.1%  
  1,534      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*      2,005,337  
  12,983      McDonald’s Corp.      3,205,243  
     

 

 

 
        5,210,580  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 1.4%  
  43,669      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      2,759,007  
  8,046      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      756,646  
     

 

 

 
        3,515,653  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 4.1%  
  57,376      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      3,609,524  
  34,170      McCormick & Co., Inc.      2,844,652  
  26,680      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      1,656,561  
  22,425      Monster Beverage Corp.*      2,078,798  
     

 

 

 
        10,189,535  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 6.6%  
  71,262      Boston Scientific Corp.*      2,655,934  
  4,885      Humana, Inc.      2,286,522  
  7,166      Insulet Corp.*      1,561,758  
  13,642      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      2,738,086  
  9,960      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      5,115,755  
  8,946      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*      1,771,666  
     

 

 

 
        16,129,721  

 

 

 
Household & Personal Products – 2.3%  
  7,715      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      1,964,779  
  26,238      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      3,772,762  
     

 

 

 
        5,737,541  

 

 

 
Materials – 2.6%  
  7,842      Ecolab, Inc.      1,205,786  
  6,258      Linde PLC (United Kingdom)      1,799,363  
  3,898      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      1,166,438  
  9,497      Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      2,126,473  
     

 

 

 
        6,298,060  

 

 

 
Media & Entertainment – 7.8%  
  4,283      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      9,333,771  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Media & Entertainment – (continued)  
  3,418      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*    7,476,704  
  17,878      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      1,476,365  
  59,253      Snap, Inc., Class A*      777,992  
     

 

 

 
        19,064,832  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 7.6%  
  5,018      Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      731,875  
  5,947      Argenx SE ADR (Netherlands) *      2,253,199  
  8,832      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      731,908  
  12,458      Danaher Corp.      3,158,352  
  19,226      Eli Lilly & Co.      6,233,646  
  7,971      Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*      597,506  
  16,019      Seagen, Inc.*      2,834,402  
  7,007      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      2,118,707  
     

 

 

 
        18,659,595  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 1.9%  
  10,852      American Tower Corp. REIT      2,773,662  
  3,038      Equinix, Inc. REIT      1,996,027  
     

 

 

 
        4,769,689  

 

 

 
Retailing – 7.5%  
  132,823      Amazon.com, Inc.*      14,107,131  
  12,427      Etsy, Inc.*      909,780  
  5,438      RH*      1,154,270  
  32,325      Ross Stores, Inc.      2,270,185  
     

 

 

 
        18,441,366  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.9%  
  10,168      KLA Corp.      3,244,405  
  66,477      Marvell Technology, Inc.      2,893,744  
  38,581      NVIDIA Corp.      5,848,494  
     

 

 

 
        11,986,643  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 23.8%  
  14,480      Accenture PLC, Class A      4,020,372  
  11,387      Adobe, Inc.*      4,168,325  
  7,582      Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A*      1,420,867  
  10,875      Bill.com Holdings, Inc.*      1,195,597  
  3,887      HubSpot, Inc.*      1,168,627  
  21,205      Mastercard, Inc., Class A      6,689,753  
  105,772      Microsoft Corp.      27,165,423  
  26,979      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      1,884,213  
  39,872      Qualtrics International, Inc., Class A*      498,799  
  4,101      ServiceNow, Inc.*      1,950,107  
  14,197      Snowflake, Inc., Class A*      1,974,235  
  8,085      Splunk, Inc.*      715,199  
  15,190      Visa, Inc., Class A      2,990,759  
  11,727      Workday, Inc., Class A*      1,636,855  
  5,654      Zscaler, Inc.*      845,330  
     

 

 

 
        58,324,461  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 13.2%  
  33,068      Amphenol Corp., Class A      2,128,918  
  220,522      Apple, Inc.      30,149,768  
     

 

 

 
        32,278,686  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   45


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Transportation – 2.8%  
  8,831      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.    $ 2,263,209  
  9,030      Union Pacific Corp.      1,925,918  
  14,166      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      2,585,862  
     

 

 

 
        6,774,989  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $128,824,546)    $ 238,239,880  

 

 

 
     
Shares      Dividend
Rate
   Value  
Investment Company – 2.7%(a)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund —
Institutional Shares

 
 
  6,641,484      1.367%    $ 6,641,484  
  (Cost $6,641,484)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.9%   
  (Cost $135,466,030)    $ 244,881,364  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES – 0.1%

     197,126  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 245,078,490  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
*   Non-income producing security.
(a)   Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
ADR   —American Depositary Receipt
PLC   —Public Limited Company
REIT   —Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST U.S. EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 99.0%  
Automobiles & Components – 3.3%  
  102,887      Ford Motor Co.    $ 1,145,133  
  102,142      General Motors Co.*      3,244,030  
  7,834      Tesla, Inc.*      5,275,572  
     

 

 

 
        9,664,735  

 

 

 
Banks – 0.3%  
  7,352      East West Bancorp, Inc.      476,409  
  1,029      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      115,876  
  6,482      KeyCorp      111,685  
  886      Signature Bank      158,780  
     

 

 

 
        862,750  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 4.7%  
  6,484      3M Co.      839,094  
  5,696      AECOM      371,493  
  1,366      AMETEK, Inc.      150,110  
  18,994      Caterpillar, Inc.      3,395,367  
  5,866      Emerson Electric Co.      466,582  
  15,500      General Dynamics Corp.      3,429,375  
  8,824      Howmet Aerospace, Inc.      277,515  
  45,986      Otis Worldwide Corp.      3,249,831  
  1,258      PACCAR, Inc.      103,584  
  3,544      Parker-Hannifin Corp.      872,001  
  1,593      Textron, Inc.      97,284  
  2,159      United Rentals, Inc.*      524,443  
     

 

 

 
        13,776,679  

 

 

 
Commercial & Professional Services – 1.4%  
  1,690      Cintas Corp.      631,266  
  11,507      Republic Services, Inc.      1,505,921  
  13,310      Waste Management, Inc.      2,036,164  
     

 

 

 
        4,173,351  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 0.5%  
  3,366      Capri Holdings Ltd.*      138,040  
  8,097      Garmin Ltd.      795,530  
  3,710      Whirlpool Corp.      574,568  
     

 

 

 
        1,508,138  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 1.3%  
  1,796      Boyd Gaming Corp.      89,351  
  5,909      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      658,499  
  13,795      Marriott International, Inc., Class A      1,876,258  
  14,999      Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      985,734  
     

 

 

 
        3,609,842  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 9.5%  
  5,259      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      1,249,959  
  150,744      Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT      890,897  
  75,307      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      3,141,055  
  27,369      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      7,472,284  
  30,885      Capital One Financial Corp.      3,217,908  
  5,197      Cboe Global Markets, Inc.      588,249  
  60,218      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      3,804,573  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Diversified Financials – (continued)  
  1,029      CME Group, Inc.    210,636  
  29,739      Equitable Holdings, Inc.      775,296  
  26,206      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      2,464,412  
  6,178      Northern Trust Corp.      596,054  
  1,189      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      106,309  
  3,700      State Street Corp.      228,105  
  4,551      Stifel Financial Corp.      254,947  
  80,381      Synchrony Financial      2,220,123  
  8,642      Voya Financial, Inc.      514,458  
     

 

 

 
        27,735,265  

 

 

 
Energy – 3.7%  
  23,202      ConocoPhillips      2,083,771  
  32,512      Exxon Mobil Corp.      2,784,328  
  178,513      Kinder Morgan, Inc.      2,991,878  
  18,493      Marathon Oil Corp.      415,723  
  3,966      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      326,045  
  6,310      ONEOK, Inc.      350,205  
  6,231      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      1,390,011  
  11,121      Schlumberger NV      397,687  
     

 

 

 
        10,739,648  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.1%  
  2,067      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      382,354  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 1.3%  
  27,710      Altria Group, Inc.      1,157,447  
  7,130      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      553,288  
  11,025      Campbell Soup Co.      529,751  
  18,660      Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.      660,377  
  14,962      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      928,991  
     

 

 

 
        3,829,854  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 6.8%  
  14,349      Abbott Laboratories      1,559,019  
  31,892      Centene Corp.*      2,698,382  
  2,582      Cigna Corp.      680,408  
  8,507      Elevance Health, Inc.      4,105,308  
  14,806      Envista Holdings Corp.*      570,623  
  6,045      HCA Healthcare, Inc.      1,015,923  
  3,876      Humana, Inc.      1,814,239  
  4,136      Medtronic PLC      371,206  
  11,754      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*      3,286,536  
  5,987      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      3,075,103  
  7,063      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      711,315  
     

 

 

 
        19,888,062  

 

 

 
Household & Personal Products – 2.5%  
  25,470      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      3,442,271  
  26,417      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      3,798,500  
     

 

 

 
        7,240,771  

 

 

 
Insurance – 0.4%  
  736      Globe Life, Inc.      71,738  
  2,809      Lincoln National Corp.      131,377  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   47


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST U.S. EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Insurance – (continued)  
  2,247      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.    $ 348,847  
  9,678      MetLife, Inc.      607,681  
     

 

 

 
        1,159,643  

 

 

 
Materials – 3.2%  
  5,777      Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.      1,389,253  
  33,062      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      2,834,405  
  19,870      Dow, Inc.      1,025,491  
  73,124      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      2,139,608  
  1,037      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      123,527  
  18,045      International Paper Co.      754,822  
  1,352      Linde PLC (United Kingdom)      388,741  
  11,838      Mosaic Co. (The)      559,109  
  873      Nucor Corp.      91,150  
  254      Packaging Corp. of America      34,925  
     

 

 

 
        9,341,031  

 

 

 
Media & Entertainment – 7.8%  
  304      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      662,495  
  4,697      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      10,274,453  
  6,388      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      2,992,970  
  12,585      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C*      1,455,329  
  13,524      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      1,116,812  
  23,111      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*      3,726,649  
  50,578      News Corp., Class A      788,005  
  6,172      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      756,255  
  2,775      Walt Disney Co. (The)*      261,960  
  44,575      Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*      598,196  
     

 

 

 
        22,633,124  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 9.7%  
  30,615      AbbVie, Inc.      4,688,993  
  19,436      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      2,308,414  
  978      Amgen, Inc.      237,947  
  1,589      Avantor, Inc.*      49,418  
  12,839      Biogen, Inc.*      2,618,386  
  59,386      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      3,670,649  
  6,740      Horizon Therapeutics PLC*      537,582  
  4,065      Incyte Corp.*      308,818  
  1,422      IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*      308,560  
  7,223      Johnson & Johnson      1,282,155  
  54,726      Merck & Co., Inc.      4,989,369  
  2,153      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      2,473,302  
  1,461      Perrigo Co. PLC      59,273  
  2,769      Pfizer, Inc.      145,179  
  10,909      QIAGEN NV*      514,905  
  7,272      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      3,950,732  
  618      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      174,146  
     

 

 

 
        28,317,828  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 6.0%  
  23,188      Camden Property Trust REIT      3,118,322  
  978      Crown Castle International Corp. REIT      164,676  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  7,968      CubeSmart REIT    340,393  
  6,643      Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT      468,132  
  6,351      Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT      1,080,432  
  35,164      First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      1,669,587  
  5,569      Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT      144,293  
  22,616      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      354,619  
  25,914      Life Storage, Inc. REIT      2,893,557  
  10,615      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT      1,854,122  
  24,076      Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      326,711  
  3,916      Prologis, Inc. REIT      460,718  
  7,330      Public Storage REIT      2,291,871  
  1,226      Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REIT      70,605  
  5,556      SBA Communications Corp. REIT      1,778,198  
  17,077      STORE Capital Corp. REIT      445,368  
     

 

 

 
        17,461,604  

 

 

 
Retailing – 5.7%  
  61,460      Amazon.com, Inc.*      6,527,666  
  11,551      AutoNation, Inc.*      1,290,940  
  1,560      AutoZone, Inc.*      3,352,627  
  3,559      Dollar General Corp.      873,521  
  1,288      Dollar Tree, Inc.*      200,735  
  2,434      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      667,573  
  62,220      LKQ Corp.      3,054,380  
  6,113      Penske Automotive Group, Inc.      639,970  
     

 

 

 
        16,607,412  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.2%  
  6,114      Applied Materials, Inc.      556,252  
  3,441      Broadcom, Inc.      1,671,672  
  1,370      Lam Research Corp.      583,826  
  1,406      Microchip Technology, Inc.      81,660  
  30,207      Micron Technology, Inc.      1,669,843  
  21,910      NVIDIA Corp.      3,321,337  
  8,126      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      408,819  
  4,088      QUALCOMM, Inc.      522,201  
  21,682      Texas Instruments, Inc.      3,331,439  
     

 

 

 
        12,147,049  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 15.3%  
  489      Adobe, Inc.*      179,003  
  14,300      Fortinet, Inc.*      809,094  
  13,114      Gartner, Inc.*      3,171,359  
  22,949      International Business Machines Corp.      3,240,169  
  1,678      Intuit, Inc.      646,768  
  79,401      Microsoft Corp.      20,392,559  
  52,425      Oracle Corp.      3,662,935  
  3,389      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*      1,673,963  
  2,628      Paycom Software, Inc.*      736,155  
  3,851      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      268,954  
  2,085      Roper Technologies, Inc.      822,845  
  3,039      ServiceNow, Inc.*      1,445,105  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST U.S. EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

 

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Software & Services – (continued)  
  8,489      Synopsys, Inc.*    $ 2,578,109  
  18,939      VeriSign, Inc.*      3,169,063  
  1,775      Visa, Inc., Class A      349,480  
  12,378      VMware, Inc., Class A      1,410,845  
     

 

 

 
        44,556,406  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 7.0%  
  118,954      Apple, Inc.      16,263,391  
  53,339      Cisco Systems, Inc.      2,274,375  
  24,058      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C      1,111,720  
  31,989      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      424,174  
  938      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      351,853  
     

 

 

 
        20,425,513  

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services – 0.1%  
  10,447      Liberty Global PLC, Class C (United Kingdom) *      230,774  

 

 

 
Transportation – 3.8%  
  119,226      CSX Corp.      3,464,708  
  2,797      Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.      129,473  
  14,563      Norfolk Southern Corp.      3,310,024  
  19,657      Union Pacific Corp.      4,192,445  
     

 

 

 
        11,096,650  

 

 

 
Utilities – 0.4%  
  16,848      CMS Energy Corp.      1,137,240  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.0%  
  (Cost $264,644,819)    $ 288,525,723  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES – 1.0%

     2,970,914  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 291,496,637  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
*   Non-income producing security.

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
PLC   —Public Limited Company
REIT   —Real Estate Investment Trust

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — At June 30, 2022, the Fund had the following futures contracts:

 

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

Long position contracts:

                   
S&P 500 E-Mini Index        3          09/16/22        $ 585,028        $ (16,603

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   49


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

     Equity
Index Fund
     International
Equity Insights
Fund
    Large Cap
Value Fund
     Mid Cap
Growth Fund
 
          
Assets:                

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $47,774,296, $95,791,697, $344,515,073 and $46,995,331, respectively)(a)

   $ 166,432,212      $ 88,766,702     $ 377,494,131      $ 47,975,226  

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $183,678, $—, $2,738,674 and $3,320,691, respectively)

     527,508              2,738,674        3,320,691  

Investments in affiliated securities lending reinvestment vehicle, at value which equals cost

            1,270,901              465,693  

Cash

                  586,103         

Foreign currency, at value (cost $—, $1,553,288, $— and $—, respectively)

            1,512,581               

Variation margin on futures contracts

            30,929               

Receivables:

          

Investments sold

     425,129        136,649       63,097        1,051,029  

Dividends

     131,661        124,718       379,385        10,549  

Collateral on certain derivative contracts

     42,000        48,453               

Reimbursement from investment adviser

     17,609        8,586       15,476        11,349  

Securities lending income

     2        715              130  

Foreign tax reclaims

            326,594       1,536         

Fund shares sold

            1,857       548,663        890  

Other assets

     854        10,536       1,272        48,398  
Total assets      167,576,975        92,239,221       381,828,337        52,883,955  
          
          
Liabilities:                

Variation margin on futures contracts

     6,350                      

Payables:

          

Due to custodian

     449,332        18,083              422,193  

Fund shares redeemed

     86,565        44,227       350,306        140,366  

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

     42,494        8,698       30,238        12,352  

Management fees

     29,825        84,797       221,341        34,385  

Investments purchased

                  1,542        615,907  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

            1,270,901              465,693  

Accrued expenses

     157,586        314,642       207,801        120,929  
Total liabilities      772,152        1,741,348       811,228        1,811,825  
          
          
Net Assets:                

Paid-in capital

     43,917,429        101,794,009       312,322,870        48,677,348  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     122,887,394        (11,296,136     68,694,239        2,394,782  
NET ASSETS    $ 166,804,823      $ 90,497,873     $ 381,017,109      $ 51,072,130  

Net Assets:

          

Institutional

   $      $ 57,490,143     $ 142,897,068      $ 1,069,275  

Service

     166,804,823        33,007,730       238,120,041        50,002,855  

Total Net Assets

   $ 166,804,823      $ 90,497,873     $ 381,017,109      $ 51,072,130  

Shares outstanding $0.001 par value (unlimited number of shares authorized):

          

Institutional

            7,659,936       16,481,656        119,634  

Service

     9,255,155        4,382,694       27,490,748        5,990,234  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

          

Institutional

     $—        $7.51       $8.67        $8.94  

Service

     18.02        7.53       8.66        8.35  

 

(a)

Includes loaned securities having a market value of $—, $1,167,159, $— and $441,900.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

    Mid Cap
Value Fund
    Small Cap
Equity Insights
Fund
    Strategic
Growth Fund
    U.S. Equity
Insights Fund
 
       
Assets:                

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $342,309,738, $111,045,783, $128,824,546 and $264,644,819, respectively)(a)

  $ 371,478,688     $ 101,202,824     $ 238,239,880     $ 288,525,723  

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $1,408,277, $1,133,027, $6,641,484 and $—, respectively)

    1,408,277       1,133,027       6,641,484        

Investments in affiliated securities lending reinvestment vehicle, at value which equals cost

          1,451,080              

Cash

    734,549       815,713       785,592       2,660,430  

Receivables:

       

Investments sold

    4,607,985       910,879              

Dividends

    452,648       87,472       94,820       237,163  

Fund shares sold

    215,461       86,805       247,407       599,447  

Reimbursement from investment adviser

    2,169       13,776       16,046       18,843  

Securities lending income

          2,392              

Collateral on certain derivative contracts

                      34,653  

Other assets

    64,750       1,120       1,455       18,371  
Total assets     378,964,527       105,705,088       246,026,684       292,094,630  
       
       
Liabilities:                

Variation margin on futures contracts

          14,740             4,762  

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

    2,953,153       73,113       260,761        

Management fees

    242,647       62,207       147,376       133,959  

Fund shares redeemed

    206,582       145,093       309,690       222,133  

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

    25,509       6,309       34,241       17,614  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

          1,451,080              

Accrued expenses

    382,255       139,223       196,126       219,525  
Total liabilities     3,810,146       1,891,765       948,194       597,993  
       
       
Net Assets:                

Paid-in capital

    288,721,055       119,628,677       94,834,349       272,457,135  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    86,433,326       (15,815,354     150,244,141       19,039,502  
NET ASSETS   $ 375,154,381     $ 103,813,323     $ 245,078,490     $ 291,496,637  

Net Assets:

       

Institutional

  $ 301,216,855     $ 84,356,820     $ 127,164,428     $ 247,131,889  

Service

    73,937,526       19,456,503       117,914,062       44,364,748  

Total Net Assets

  $ 375,154,381     $ 103,813,323     $ 245,078,490     $ 291,496,637  

Shares outstanding $0.001 par value (unlimited number of shares authorized):

       

Institutional

    18,490,888       8,300,509       11,157,787       15,660,803  

Service

    4,498,606       1,939,831       10,403,923       2,790,355  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

       

Institutional

    $16.29       $10.16       $11.40       $15.78  

Service

    16.44       10.03       11.33       15.90  

 

(a)

Includes loaned securities having a market value of $—, $1,371,472, $— and $—.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   51


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Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

     Equity Index
Fund
    International
Equity Insights
Fund
    Large Cap
Value Fund
    Mid Cap
Growth Fund
 
        
Investment income:                

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $417, $327,348, $434 and $—, respectively)

   $ 1,473,043     $ 3,096,316     $ 4,533,941     $ 152,888  

Dividends — affiliated issuers

     7,182       85       5,011       5,678  

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

     30       7,931       664       1,616  
Total investment income      1,480,255       3,104,332       4,539,616       160,182  
        
        
Expenses:                

Management fees

     287,969       408,206       1,580,220       254,408  

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

     239,974       48,449       344,419       71,775  

Professional fees

     50,982       27,379       45,975       45,946  

Custody, accounting and administrative services

     35,800       30,178       46,569       9,184  

Transfer Agency fees(a)

     19,198       10,079       43,895       5,848  

Printing and mailing costs

     13,948       9,937       18,263       6,421  

Trustee fees

     10,959       10,579       11,283       11,391  

Other

     569       392       1,117       365  
Total expenses      659,399       545,199       2,091,741       405,338  

Less — expense reductions

     (194,804     (66,367     (231,877     (119,176
Net expenses      464,595       478,832       1,859,864       286,162  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      1,015,660       2,625,500       2,679,752       (125,980
        
        
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):                

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     5,590,515       (6,226,886     28,026,126       (167,192

Investments — affiliated issuers

     7,776                    

Futures contracts

     (186,421     (67,015            

Foreign currency transactions

           (91,506     (568      

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

        

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     (49,597,876     (15,895,318     (90,138,827     (23,154,214

Investments — affiliated issuers

     (164,048                  

Futures contracts

     (4,758     (13,316            

Foreign currency translations

           (71,471     (25      
Net realized and unrealized loss      (44,354,812     (22,365,512     (62,113,294     (23,321,406
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (43,339,152   $ (19,740,012   $ (59,433,542   $ (23,447,386

 

(a)

Class specific Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

     Transfer Agency Fees  

Fund

  

Institutional

    

Service

 

Equity Index Fund

   $      $ 19,198  

International Equity Insights Fund

     6,203        3,876  

Large Cap Value Fund

     16,341        27,554  

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     106        5,742  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations (continued)

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

     Mid Cap
Value Fund
    Small Cap
Equity
Insights Fund
    Strategic
Growth
Fund
    U.S. Equity
Insights Fund
 
        
Investment income:                

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding taxes of $—, $2,084, $— and $—, respectively)

   $ 4,063,679     $ 777,766     $ 760,960     $ 2,152,505  

Dividends — affiliated issuers

     8,621       2,386       8,742       116  

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

     230       10,773       1,836        
Total investment income      4,072,530       790,925       771,538       2,152,621  
        
        
Expenses:                

Management fees

     1,809,748       408,125       1,080,827       1,034,643  

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

     158,785       25,646       191,225       65,926  

Transfer Agency fees(a)

     47,007       11,661       30,446       33,376  

Professional fees

     46,014       47,397       50,315       46,942  

Printing and mailing costs

     38,769       12,337       14,165       13,041  

Custody, accounting and administrative services

     22,279       54,945       40,559       44,846  

Trustee fees

     11,505       10,917       11,348       11,338  

Other

     2,839       403       1,047       841  
Total expenses      2,136,946       571,431       1,419,932       1,250,953  

Less — expense reductions

     (21,346     (71,843     (98,315     (254,392
Net expenses      2,115,600       499,588       1,321,617       996,561  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      1,956,930       291,337       (550,079     1,156,060  
        
        
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):                

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     39,177,828       (6,683,656     35,109,034       (6,815,521

Futures contracts

           (220,895           68,697  

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

        

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     (126,684,278     (22,822,377     (157,336,315     (74,299,077

Futures contracts

           (103,902           (16,603
Net realized and unrealized loss      (87,506,450     (29,830,830     (122,227,281     (81,062,504
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (85,549,520   $ (29,539,493   $ (122,777,360   $ (79,906,444

 

(a)

Class specific Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

     Transfer Agency Fees  

Fund

  

Institutional

    

Service

 

Mid Cap Value Fund

   $ 34,304      $ 12,703  

Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

     9,609        2,052  

Strategic Growth Fund

     15,148        15,298  

U.S. Equity Insights Fund

     28,102        5,274  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   53


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Equity Index Fund      International Equity Insights Fund  
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
           
From operations:                

Net investment income

   $ 1,015,660      $ 1,849,037      $ 2,625,500      $ 2,199,515  

Net realized gain (loss)

     5,411,870        12,272,760        (6,385,407      14,733,699  

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

     (49,766,682      36,594,319        (15,980,105      (5,336,245
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (43,339,152      50,716,116        (19,740,012      11,596,969  
           
           
Distributions to shareholders:                

From distributable earnings:

           

Institutional Shares

                          (3,288,959

Service Shares

            (16,050,234             (2,232,384
Total distributions to shareholders             (16,050,234             (5,521,343
           
           
From share transactions:                

Proceeds from sales of shares

     558,638        8,243,921        13,847,440        14,541,209  

Reinvestment of distributions

            16,050,234               5,521,343  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (11,326,957      (23,750,642      (11,160,331      (16,387,138
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions      (10,768,319      543,513        2,687,109        3,675,414  
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (54,107,471      35,209,395        (17,052,903      9,751,040  
           
           
Net Assets:                

Beginning of period

     220,912,294        185,702,899        107,550,776        97,799,736  

End of period

   $ 166,804,823      $ 220,912,294      $ 90,497,873      $ 107,550,776  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     Large Cap Value Fund      Mid Cap Growth Fund  
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
           
From operations:                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,679,752      $ 4,451,628      $ (125,980    $ (494,618

Net realized gain (loss)

     28,025,558        71,561,668        (167,192      13,222,693  

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

     (90,138,852      26,553,600        (23,154,214      (3,912,879
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (59,433,542      102,566,896        (23,447,386      8,815,196  
           
           
Distributions to shareholders:                

From distributable earnings:

           

Institutional Shares

            (23,694,892             (67,989

Service Shares

            (40,039,323             (13,375,264
Total distributions to shareholders             (63,734,215             (13,443,253
           
           
From share transactions:                

Proceeds from sales of shares

     8,816,323        16,916,259        4,960,755        3,372,373  

Reinvestment of distributions

            63,734,215               13,443,253  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (55,627,748      (91,861,106      (7,909,745      (17,004,840
Net decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions      (46,811,425      (11,210,632      (2,948,990      (189,214
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (106,244,967      27,622,049        (26,396,376      (4,817,271
           
           
Net Assets:                

Beginning of period

     487,262,076        459,640,027        77,468,506        82,285,777  

End of period

   $ 381,017,109      $ 487,262,076      $ 51,072,130      $ 77,468,506  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   55


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     Mid Cap Value Fund      Small Cap Equity Insights Fund  
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
           
From operations:                

Net investment income

   $ 1,956,930      $ 2,016,725      $ 291,337      $ 374,184  

Net realized gain (loss)

     39,177,828        99,516,679        (6,904,551      26,133,672  

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

     (126,684,278      38,869,211        (22,926,279      (1,898,924
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (85,549,520      140,402,615        (29,539,493      24,608,932  
           
           
Distributions to shareholders:                

From distributable earnings:

           

Institutional Shares

            (51,237,122             (23,948,283

Service Shares

            (22,180,324             (4,659,058
Total distributions to shareholders             (73,417,446             (28,607,341
           
           
From share transactions:                

Proceeds from sales of shares

     33,406,936        13,454,928        11,643,088        30,972,672  

Reinvestment of distributions

            73,417,446               28,607,341  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (125,300,658      (87,544,935      (9,120,213      (26,877,758
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions      (91,893,722      (672,561      2,522,875        32,702,255  
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (177,443,242      66,312,608        (27,016,618      28,703,846  
           
           
Net Assets:                

Beginning of period

     552,597,623        486,285,015        130,829,941        102,126,095  

End of period

   $ 375,154,381      $ 552,597,623      $ 103,813,323      $ 130,829,941  

 

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


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     Strategic Growth Fund      U.S. Equity Insights Fund  
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
           
From operations:                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (550,079    $ (1,856,695    $ 1,156,060      $ 2,738,157  

Net realized gain (loss)

     35,109,034        54,667,136        (6,746,824      77,080,399  

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

     (157,336,315      33,677,090        (74,315,680      10,800,923  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (122,777,360      86,487,531        (79,906,444      90,619,479  
           
           
Distributions to shareholders:                

From distributable earnings:

           

Institutional Shares

            (22,122,701             (71,715,395

Service Shares

            (31,302,896             (13,647,143
Total distributions to shareholders             (53,425,597             (85,362,538
           
           
From share transactions:                

Proceeds from sales of shares

     10,939,932        14,745,884        14,534,063        24,061,285  

Reinvestment of distributions

            53,425,597               85,362,538  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (93,010,804      (76,950,698      (22,448,318      (57,104,159
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions      (82,070,872      (8,779,217      (7,914,255      52,319,664  
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (204,848,232      24,282,717        (87,820,699      57,576,605  
           
           
Net Assets:                

Beginning of period

     449,926,722        425,644,005        379,317,336        321,740,731  

End of period

   $ 245,078,490      $ 449,926,722      $ 291,496,637      $ 379,317,336  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   57


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY INDEX FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Equity Index Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 22.59     $ 19.01     $ 17.50     $ 14.43     $ 16.60     $ 14.49  

Net investment income(a)

    0.11       0.20       0.22       0.25       0.25       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (4.68     5.14       2.89       4.18       (1.04     2.85  

Total from investment operations

    (4.57     5.34       3.11       4.43       (0.79     3.09  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.22     (0.23     (0.26     (0.27     (0.26

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (1.54     (1.37     (1.10     (1.11     (0.72

Total distributions

          (1.76     (1.60     (1.36     (1.38     (0.98

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 18.02     $ 22.59     $ 19.01     $ 17.50     $ 14.43     $ 16.60  

Total Return(b)

    (20.23 )%      28.20     17.84     30.85     (4.87 )%      21.29

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 166,805     $ 220,912     $ 185,703     $ 179,542     $ 155,098     $ 179,036  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.48 %(c)      0.48     0.48     0.50     0.48     0.48

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.69 %(c)      0.70     0.76     0.78     0.72     0.71

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.06 %(c)      0.91     1.28     1.48     1.48     1.53

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    1     4     4     3     4     2

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.16     $ 8.62     $ 8.19     $ 7.08     $ 10.88     $ 8.75  

Net investment income(a)

    0.23       0.21       0.12       0.17       0.19       0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.88     0.83       0.43       1.14       (1.94     2.16  

Total from investment operations

    (1.65     1.04       0.55       1.31       (1.75     2.33  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.27     (0.12     (0.20     (0.21     (0.20

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.23           (b)      (1.84      

Total distributions

          (0.50     (0.12     (0.20     (2.05     (0.20

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 7.51     $ 9.16     $ 8.62     $ 8.19     $ 7.08     $ 10.88  

Total Return(c)

    (18.12 )%      12.17     6.79     18.45     (16.28 )%      26.60

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 57,490     $ 63,179     $ 50,114     $ 43,632     $ 37,829     $ 41,512  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.85 %(d)      0.85     0.87     0.90     0.87     0.87

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.98 %(d)      1.14     1.37     1.31     1.23     1.02

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    5.44 %(d)      2.22     1.59     3.21     1.79     1.69

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    84     167     175     146     156     23

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(c)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   59


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.20     $ 8.66     $ 8.23     $ 7.11     $ 10.91     $ 8.78  

Net investment income(a)

    0.20       0.19       0.10       0.15       0.14       0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.87     0.83       0.44       1.15       (1.93     2.16  

Total from investment operations

    (1.67     1.02       0.54       1.30       (1.79     2.30  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.25     (0.11     (0.18     (0.17     (0.17

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.23           (b)      (1.84      

Total distributions

          (0.48     (0.11     (0.18     (2.01     (0.17

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 7.53     $ 9.20     $ 8.66     $ 8.23     $ 7.11     $ 10.91  

Total Return(c)

    (18.15 )%      11.81     6.53     18.23     (16.55 )%      26.21

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 33,008     $ 44,372     $ 47,685     $ 48,884     $ 43,923     $ 123,778  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.11 %(d)      1.10     1.12     1.15     1.12     1.12

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.24 %(d)      1.40     1.61     1.55     1.43     1.27

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    4.85 %(d)      1.97     1.30     1.89     1.30     1.44

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    84     167     175     146     156     23

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(c)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.97     $ 9.27     $ 9.19     $ 7.67     $ 9.06     $ 10.16  

Net investment income(a)

    0.07       0.11       0.12       0.13       0.12       0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.37     2.09       0.24       1.86       (0.88     0.83  

Total from investment operations

    (1.30     2.20       0.36       1.99       (0.76     0.99  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.13     (0.12     (0.14     (0.12     (0.18

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (1.37     (0.16     (0.33     (0.51     (1.91

Total distributions

          (1.50     (0.28     (0.47     (0.63     (2.09

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.67     $ 9.97     $ 9.27     $ 9.19     $ 7.67     $ 9.06  

Total Return(b)

    (13.04 )%      24.13     3.97     25.93     (8.46 )%      9.85

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 142,897     $ 179,541     $ 160,076     $ 163,814     $ 150,963     $ 188,182  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.70 %(c)      0.69     0.71     0.73     0.71     0.72

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.80 %(c)      0.79     0.81     0.83     0.81     0.81

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.38 %(c)      1.08     1.44     1.46     1.32     1.50

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    27     54     58     58     125     127

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   61


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.98     $ 9.27     $ 9.19     $ 7.67     $ 9.06     $ 10.16  

Net investment income(a)

    0.05       0.09       0.10       0.11       0.10       0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.37     2.09       0.24       1.85       (0.88     0.83  

Total from investment operations

    (1.32     2.18       0.34       1.96       (0.78     0.96  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.10     (0.10     (0.11     (0.10     (0.15

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (1.37     (0.16     (0.33     (0.51     (1.91

Total distributions

          (1.47     (0.26     (0.44     (0.61     (2.06

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.66     $ 9.98     $ 9.27     $ 9.19     $ 7.67     $ 9.06  

Total Return(b)

    (13.23 )%      23.93     3.73     25.61     (8.72 )%      9.56

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 238,120     $ 307,721     $ 299,564     $ 306,058     $ 282,891     $ 358,776  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.93 %(c)      0.92     0.94     0.98     0.96     0.97

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.05 %(c)      1.04     1.06     1.08     1.06     1.06

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.13 %(c)      0.84     1.21     1.21     1.07     1.26

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    27     54     58     58     125     127

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MID CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,(a)  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.05     $ 13.93     $ 11.50     $ 10.51     $ 31.13     $ 27.13  

Net investment loss(b)

    (0.01 )(c)      (0.07     (0.04     (0.01     (0.02     (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (4.10     1.71       5.06       3.59       (1.30     7.40  

Total from investment operations

    (4.11     1.64       5.02       3.58       (1.32     7.36  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (2.52     (2.59     (2.59     (19.30     (3.36

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.94     $ 13.05     $ 13.93     $ 11.50     $ 10.51     $ 31.13  

Total Return(d)

    (31.34 )%      11.65     44.33     34.35     (4.17 )%      27.14

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 1,069     $ 483     $ 151     $ 94     $ 59     $ 52  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.83 %(e)      0.83     0.85     0.88     0.85     0.87

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.13 %(e)      1.33     1.23     1.26     1.20     1.14

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.23 )%(c)(e)      (0.47 )%      (0.34 )%      (0.12 )%      (0.08 )%      (0.13 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    38     50     71     75     59     57

 

(a)

All per share amounts representing data prior to May 17, 2019 have been restated to reflect a 4 to 1 reverse stock split which occurred on that date.

(b)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(c)

Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.01 per share and 0.14% of average net assets.

(d)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   63


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MID CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,(a)  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.20     $ 13.19     $ 11.00     $ 10.15     $ 30.80     $ 26.92  

Net investment loss(b)

    (0.02 )(c)      (0.09     (0.06     (0.02     (0.07     (0.08

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (3.83     1.62       4.84       3.46       (1.28     7.32  

Total from investment operations

    (3.85     1.53       4.78       3.44       (1.35     7.24  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (2.52     (2.59     (2.59     (19.30     (3.36

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.35     $ 12.20     $ 13.19     $ 11.00     $ 10.15     $ 30.80  

Total Return(d)

    (31.39 )%      11.48     44.16     34.06     (4.34 )%      26.92

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 50,003     $ 76,986     $ 82,134     $ 73,406     $ 59,910     $ 170,785  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.98 %(e)      0.99     1.01     1.04     1.01     1.02

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.39 %(e)      1.43     1.48     1.51     1.44     1.39

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.43 )%(c)(e)      (0.62 )%      (0.50 )%      (0.28 )%      (0.24 )%      (0.26 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    38     50     71     75     59     57

 

(a)

All per share amounts representing data prior to May 17, 2019 have been restated to reflect a 4 to 1 reverse stock split which occurred on that date.

(b)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(c)

Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.01 per share and 0.14% of average net assets.

(d)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MID CAP VALUE FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.53     $ 17.23     $ 16.22     $ 12.89     $ 16.93     $ 16.23  

Net investment income(a)

    0.08       0.09       0.10       0.13       0.13       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (3.32     5.20       1.26       3.93       (1.86     1.68  

Total from investment operations

    (3.24     5.29       1.36       4.06       (1.73     1.80  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.10     (0.10     (0.13     (0.23     (0.13

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (2.89     (0.25     (0.60     (2.08     (0.97

Total distributions

          (2.99     (0.35     (0.73     (2.31     (1.10

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 16.29     $ 19.53     $ 17.23     $ 16.22     $ 12.89     $ 16.93  

Total Return(b)

    (16.55 )%      30.95     8.38     31.53     (10.46 )%      11.07

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 301,217     $ 383,315     $ 327,376     $ 335,229     $ 300,056     $ 388,709  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.83 %(c)      0.83     0.84     0.87     0.84     0.84

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.84 %(c)      0.85     0.90     0.90     0.86     0.87

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.94 %(c)      0.46     0.68     0.85     0.75     0.71

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    43     63     111     89     109     134

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   65


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MID CAP VALUE FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.73     $ 17.39     $ 16.37     $ 13.01     $ 16.95     $ 16.25  

Net investment income(a)

    0.05       0.04       0.06       0.10       0.07       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (3.34     5.24       1.28       3.95       (1.84     1.68  

Total from investment operations

    (3.29     5.28       1.34       4.05       (1.77     1.76  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.05     (0.07     (0.09     (0.09     (0.09

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (2.89     (0.25     (0.60     (2.08     (0.97

Total distributions

          (2.94     (0.32     (0.69     (2.17     (1.06

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 16.44     $ 19.73     $ 17.39     $ 16.37     $ 13.01     $ 16.95  

Total Return(b)

    (16.63 )%      30.57     8.17     31.17     (10.70 )%      10.85

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 73,938     $ 169,283     $ 158,909     $ 174,896     $ 76,835     $ 381,172  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.08 %(c)      1.08     1.09     1.12     1.09     1.09

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.09 %(c)      1.10     1.14     1.16     1.11     1.12

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.53 %(c)      0.21     0.39     0.66     0.42     0.47

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    43     63     111     89     109     134

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST SMALL CAP EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.08     $ 13.51     $ 12.62     $ 10.37     $ 13.66     $ 13.79  

Net investment income(a)

    0.03       0.05 (b)      0.05       0.06       0.07 (c)      0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.95     3.17       1.03       2.51       (1.21     1.53  

Total from investment operations

    (2.92     3.22       1.08       2.57       (1.14     1.61  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.08     (0.03     (0.06     (0.07     (0.08

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (3.57     (0.16     (0.26     (2.08     (1.66

Total distributions

          (3.65     (0.19     (0.32     (2.15     (1.74

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.16     $ 13.08     $ 13.51     $ 12.62     $ 10.37     $ 13.66  

Total Return(d)

    (22.32 )%      23.79     8.56     24.84     (8.62 )%      11.57

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 84,357     $ 108,716     $ 84,887     $ 79,791     $ 68,951     $ 77,815  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.81 %(e)      0.81     0.81     0.86     0.81     0.81

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.94 %(e)      0.93     1.08     1.05     0.98     1.00

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.54 %(e)      0.34 %(b)      0.46     0.51     0.46 %(c)      0.53

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    85     172     147     125     116     110

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.22% of average net assets.

(c)

Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.17% of average net assets.

(d)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST SMALL CAP EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.93     $ 13.39     $ 12.51     $ 10.28     $ 13.55     $ 13.70  

Net investment income(a)

    0.02       0.01 (b)      0.02       0.03       0.03 (c)      0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.92     3.14       1.02       2.49       (1.19     1.51  

Total from investment operations

    (2.90     3.15       1.04       2.52       (1.16     1.55  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.04           (0.03     (0.03     (0.04

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (3.57     (0.16     (0.26     (2.08     (1.66

Total distributions

          (3.61     (0.16     (0.29     (2.11     (1.70

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.03     $ 12.93     $ 13.39     $ 12.51     $ 10.28     $ 13.55  

Total Return(d)

    (22.43 )%      23.50     8.34     24.53     (8.82 )%      11.22

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 19,457     $ 22,114     $ 17,239     $ 15,742     $ 16,537     $ 20,505  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.06 %(e)      1.06     1.06     1.10     1.06     1.06

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.19 %(e)      1.18     1.33     1.30     1.23     1.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.31 %(e)      0.09 %(b)      0.22     0.27     0.19 %(c)      0.28

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    85     172     147     125     116     110

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.22% of average net assets.

(c)

Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.17% of average net assets.

(d)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 16.63     $ 15.43     $ 11.90     $ 9.78     $ 19.73     $ 15.83  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.01     (0.05     (b)      0.03       0.06       0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (5.22     3.46       4.79       3.43       (0.18     4.77  

Total from investment operations

    (5.23     3.41       4.79       3.46       (0.12     4.86  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                (0.01     (0.04     (0.10     (0.10

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (2.21     (1.25     (1.30     (9.73     (0.86

Total distributions

          (2.21     (1.26     (1.34     (9.83     (0.96

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.40     $ 16.63     $ 15.43     $ 11.90     $ 9.78     $ 19.73  

Total Return(c)

    (31.45 )%      21.93     40.37     35.53     (1.04 )%      30.66

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 127,164     $ 187,144     $ 167,930     $ 129,686     $ 102,199     $ 115,693  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.74 %(d)      0.73     0.74     0.77     0.74     0.76

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.81 %(d)      0.79     0.81     0.85     0.82     0.82

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.22 )%(d)      (0.27 )%      (0.01 )%      0.29     0.30     0.48

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    17     20     45     44     41     37

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(c)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 16.55     $ 15.41     $ 11.91     $ 9.78     $ 19.68     $ 15.79  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.03     (0.09     (0.03     0.01       0.01       0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (5.19     3.44       4.78       3.43       (0.18     4.76  

Total from investment operations

    (5.22     3.35       4.75       3.44       (0.17     4.80  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                      (0.01           (0.05

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (2.21     (1.25     (1.30     (9.73     (0.86

Total distributions

          (2.21     (1.25     (1.31     (9.73     (0.91

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.33     $ 16.55     $ 15.41     $ 11.91     $ 9.78     $ 19.68  

Total Return(b)

    (31.54 )%      21.56     39.98     35.32     (1.32 )%      30.36

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 117,914     $ 262,782     $ 257,714     $ 241,375     $ 139,414     $ 425,679  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.99 %(c)      0.98     0.99     1.02     0.99     1.01

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.06 %(c)      1.04     1.06     1.10     1.07     1.07

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.50 )%(c)      (0.52 )%      (0.24 )%      0.04     0.04     0.23

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    17     20     45     44     41     37

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST U.S. EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Insights Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 20.06     $ 20.08     $ 17.93     $ 15.03     $ 19.41     $ 17.65  

Net investment income(a)

    0.06       0.18       0.15       0.21       0.22       0.28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (4.34     5.61       2.98       3.57       (1.38     3.98  

Total from investment operations

    (4.28     5.79       3.13       3.78       (1.16     4.26  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.19     (0.16     (0.23     (0.25     (0.28

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (5.62     (0.82     (0.65     (2.97     (2.22

Total distributions

          (5.81     (0.98     (0.88     (3.22     (2.50

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.78     $ 20.06     $ 20.08     $ 17.93     $ 15.03     $ 19.41  

Total Return(b)

    (21.34 )%      29.41     17.49     25.21     (6.19 )%      24.07

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 247,132     $ 317,468     $ 267,592     $ 256,930     $ 235,553     $ 277,952  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.56 %(c)      0.55     0.56     0.58     0.58     0.62

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.71 %(c)      0.71     0.75     0.76     0.73     0.70

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.73 %(c)      0.81     0.85     1.24     1.12     1.42

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    100     206     203     187     160     184

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Insights Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 20.23     $ 20.21     $ 18.04     $ 15.12     $ 19.48     $ 17.71  

Net investment income(a)

    0.05       0.14       0.12       0.18       0.18       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (4.38     5.64       2.99       3.58       (1.37     3.99  

Total from investment operations

    (4.33     5.78       3.11       3.76       (1.19     4.23  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

          (0.14     (0.12     (0.19     (0.20     (0.24

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (5.62     (0.82     (0.65     (2.97     (2.22

Total distributions

          (5.76     (0.94     (0.84     (3.17     (2.46

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.90     $ 20.23     $ 20.21     $ 18.04     $ 15.12     $ 19.48  

Total Return(b)

    (21.40 )%      29.11     17.27     24.93     (6.36 )%      23.80

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 44,365     $ 61,849     $ 54,149     $ 55,201     $ 53,208     $ 142,210  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.77 %(c)      0.77     0.77     0.79     0.79     0.82

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.96 %(c)      0.93     1.00     1.01     0.97     0.95

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.51 %(c)      0.60     0.63     1.03     0.88     1.21

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    100     206     203     187     160     184

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges (if any). Total returns would be reduced if a sales or redemption charge was taken into account. Returns do not reflect the impact of taxes to shareholders relating to Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short term investments and certain derivatives. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY FUNDS

 

Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

1.    ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust” or “VIT”) is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The following table lists those series of the Trust that are included in this report (collectively, the “Funds” or individually a “Fund”), along with their corresponding share classes and respective diversification status under the Act:

 

Fund    Share Classes Offered   

Diversified/

Non-diversified

Equity Index

   Service    Diversified

International Equity Insights

   Institutional and Service    Diversified

Large Cap Value

   Institutional and Service    Diversified

Mid Cap Growth*

   Institutional and Service    Diversified

Mid Cap Value

   Institutional and Service    Diversified

Small Cap Equity Insights

   Institutional and Service    Diversified

Strategic Growth

   Institutional and Service    Non-Diversified

U.S. Equity Insights

   Institutional and Service    Diversified

 

*

Effective April 29, 2022, the Fund changed its name from Growth Opportunities to Mid Cap Growth.

Shares of the Trust are offered to separate accounts of participating life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM” or the “Investment Adviser”), an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to management agreements (the “Agreements”) with the Trust.

2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions. Each Fund is an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

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

B.  Investment Income and Investments — Investment income includes interest income, dividend income, and securities lending income, if any. Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income is recognized on ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign securities, as soon as such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost. Investment transactions are recorded on the following business day for daily net asset value (“NAV”) calculations. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign withholding taxes, less any amounts reclaimable. The Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and is payable upon sale of such investments. Distributions received from the Funds’ investments in United States (“U.S.”) real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain and/or a return of capital. A return of capital is recorded by the Funds as a reduction to the cost basis of the REIT.

For derivatives contracts, unrealized gains and losses are recorded daily and become realized gains and losses upon disposition or termination of the contract.

C.  Class Allocations and Expenses — Investment income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), if any, and non-class specific expenses of each Fund are allocated daily based upon the proportion of net assets of each class. Non-class specific expenses

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

directly incurred by a Fund are charged to that Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the applicable Funds on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service and Transfer Agency fees.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, each Fund is not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gains distributions, if any, are declared and paid at least annually.

Net capital losses, if any, are carried forward to future fiscal years and may be used to the extent allowed by the Code to offset any future capital gains. Losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. Utilization of capital loss carryforwards will reduce the requirement of future capital gains distributions.

The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with federal income tax rules, which may differ from GAAP. The source of each Fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from distributable earnings or capital. Certain components of the Funds’ net assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities reflect permanent GAAP/tax differences based on the appropriate tax character.

E.   Foreign Currency Translation — The accounting records and reporting currency of a Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rates at the close of each business day. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments. Changes in the value of other assets and liabilities as a result of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates are included in the Statements of Operations within net change in unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the date the transaction occurred, the effects of which are included within net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price); the 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. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price

 

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3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

A.  Level 1 and Level 2 Fair Value Investments — The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values for investments classified as Level 1 and Level 2 are as follows:

Equity Securities — Equity securities traded on a U.S. securities exchange or the NASDAQ system, or those located on certain foreign exchanges, including but not limited to the Americas, are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If there is no sale or official closing price or such price is believed by GSAM to not represent fair value, equity securities will be valued at the valid closing bid price for long positions and at the valid closing ask price for short positions (i.e. where there is sufficient volume, during normal exchange trading hours). If no valid bid/ask price is available, the equity security will be valued pursuant to the Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees and consistent with applicable regulatory guidance. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2. Certain equity securities containing unique attributes may be classified as Level 2.

Unlisted equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price on the valuation date, or if no sale occurs, at the last bid price for long positions or the last ask price for short positions, and are generally classified as Level 2. Securities traded on certain foreign securities exchanges are valued daily at fair value determined by an independent fair value service (if available) under Fair Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees and consistent with applicable regulatory guidance. The independent fair value service takes into account multiple factors including, but not limited to, movements in the securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign currency exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign securities exchange. These investments are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Money Market Funds — Investments in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Underlying Money Market Fund”) are valued at the NAV per share of the Institutional Share class on the day of valuation. These investments are generally classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. For information regarding the Underlying Money Market Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Money Market Fund’s shareholder report.

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. A 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 receivables/payables for collateral on certain derivatives 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.  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

 

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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.

B.  Level 3 Fair Value Investments — To the extent that significant inputs to valuation models and other alternative pricing sources are unobservable, or if quotations are not readily available, or if GSAM believes that such quotations do not accurately reflect fair value, the fair value of a Fund’s investments may be determined under Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees. GSAM, consistent with its procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, may make an adjustment to the most recent valuation prices of either domestic or foreign securities in light of significant events to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities at the time of determining a Fund’s NAV. To the extent investments are valued using single source broker quotations obtained directly from the broker or passed through from third party pricing vendors, such investments are classified as Level 3 investments.

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2022:

 

EQUITY INDEX FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Asia

     $ 205,021        $        $  

Europe

       950,817                    

North America

       165,803,882                    
Total      $ 166,959,720        $        $  
Derivative Type                              
Assets(b)               
Futures Contracts      $ 9,145        $        $  
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Africa

     $        $ 787,756        $  

Asia

       47,250          24,134,820           

Europe

       779,196          49,415,062           

North America

       1,371,369          2,741,046           

Oceania

       869,006          8,621,197           
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle        1,270,901                    
Total      $ 4,337,722        $ 85,699,881        $  
Derivative Type                              
Liabilities(b)               
Futures Contracts      $ (10,528      $        $  

 

(a)

Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile noted in table. The Fund utilizes fair value model prices provided by an independent third party fair value service for certain international equity securities resulting in a Level 2 classification.

(b)

Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

 

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LARGE CAP VALUE FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Europe

     $ 10,446,919        $        $  

North America

       367,047,212                    
Investment Company        2,738,674                    
Total      $ 380,232,805        $        $  
MID CAP GROWTH FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Europe

     $ 523,991        $        $  

North America

       47,451,235                    
Investment Company        3,320,691                    
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle        465,693                    
Total      $ 51,761,610        $        $  
MID CAP VALUE FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Europe

     $ 6,644,968        $        $  

North America

       364,833,720                    
Investment Company        1,408,277                    
Total      $ 372,886,965        $        $  
SMALL CAP EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Africa

     $ 561,927        $        $  

Asia

       538,352                    

Europe

       1,216,427                    

North America

       98,886,118                    
Investment Company        1,133,027                    
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle        1,451,080                    
Total      $ 103,786,931        $        $  
Derivative Type                              
Liabilities(b)               
Futures Contracts      $ (93,727      $        $  

 

(a)

Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile noted in table.

(b)

Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

 

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3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Europe

     $ 4,052,562        $        $  

North America

       234,187,318                    
Investment Company        6,641,484                    
Total      $ 244,881,364        $        $  
U.S. EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Europe

     $ 619,515        $        $  

North America

       287,906,208                    
Total      $ 288,525,723        $        $  
Derivative Type                              
Liabilities(b)               

Futures Contracts

     $ (16,603      $        $  

 

(a)

Amounts are disclosed by continent to highlight the impact of time zone differences between local market close and the calculation of NAV. Security valuations are based on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, which may differ from country of domicile noted in table.

(b)

Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at period end.

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedules of Investments.

4.    INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

The following table sets forth, by certain risk types, the gross value of derivative contracts (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) as of June 30, 2022. These instruments were used as part of the Funds’ investment strategies and to obtain and/or manage exposure related to the risks below. The values in the tables below exclude the effects of cash collateral received or posted pursuant to these derivative contracts, and therefore are not representative of the Funds’ net exposure.

 

Fund    Risk   Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Assets(a)     Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Liabilities(a)  
Equity Index    Equity   Variation margin on futures contracts   $ 9,145       $  
International Equity Insights    Equity           Variation margin on futures contracts     (10,528
Small Cap Equity Insights    Equity           Variation margin on futures contracts     (93,727
U.S. Equity Insights    Equity           Variation margin on futures contracts     (16,603

 

(a)

Includes unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts described in the Additional Investment Information sections of the Schedules of Investments. Only the variation margin as of June 30, 2022 is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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4.    INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Funds’ gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the six months ended June 30, 2022. These gains (losses) should be considered in the context that these derivative contracts may have been executed to create investment opportunities and/or economically hedge certain investments, and accordingly, certain gains (losses) on such derivative contracts may offset certain (losses) gains attributable to investments. These gains (losses) are included in “Net realized gain (loss)” or “Net change in unrealized gain (loss)” on the Statements of Operations:

Equity Index    

 

Risk    Statement of Operations   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts   $(186,421)   $ (4,758

International Equity Insights    

 

Risk    Statement of Operations   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts   $(67,015)   $ (13,316

Small Cap Equity Insights    

 

Risk    Statement of Operations   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts   $(220,895)   $ (103,902

U.S. Equity Insights

 

Risk    Statement of Operations   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts   $68,697   $ (16,603

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the relevant values for each derivative type were as follows:

 

     Average Number
of Contracts(1)
 
Fund    Futures
Contracts
 
Equity Index      5  
International Equity Insights      22  
Small Cap Equity Insights      15  
U.S. Equity Insights      7  

 

(1)

Amounts disclosed represent average number of contracts for futures contracts, based on absolute values, which is indicative of volume of this derivative type, for the months that the Fund held such derivatives during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

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June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

5.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

 

A.  Management Agreements — Under the Agreements, GSAM manages the Funds, subject to the general supervision of the Trustees.

As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreements, the assumption of the expenses related thereto and administration of the Funds’ business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, contractual and effective net management fees with GSAM were at the following rates:

 

    Contractual Management Rate     Effective
Rate
    Effective Net
Management
Rate^
 
Fund   First
$1 billion
    Next
$1 billion
    Next
$3 billion
    Next
$3 billion
    Over
$8 billion
 
International Equity Insights     0.81     0.73     0.69     0.68     0.67     0.81     0.80 %*# 
Large Cap Value     0.72       0.65       0.62       0.60       0.59       0.72       0.68
Mid Cap Growth     0.87       0.87       0.78       0.74       0.73       0.87       0.81
Mid Cap Value     0.77       0.77       0.69       0.66       0.65       0.77       0.77  
Small Cap Equity Insights     0.70       0.70       0.63       0.60       0.59       0.70       0.70  
Strategic Growth     0.71       0.64       0.61       0.59       0.58       0.71       0.71  
U.S. Equity Insights     0.62       0.59       0.56       0.55       0.54       0.62       0.54

 

^

Effective Net Management Rate includes the impact of management fee waivers of affiliated Underlying Funds, if any. The Effective Net Management Rate may not correlate to the Contractual Management Rate as a result of management fee waivers that may be in effect from time to time.

*

GSAM agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve an effective net management rate as defined in the Funds’ most recent prospectus. This waiver will remain in effect through at least April 29, 2023, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangement without approval of the Trustees.

#

GSAM began waiving management fees on International Equity Insights to 0.79% effective April 29, 2022.

The International Equity Insights, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Growth, Mid Cap Value, Small Cap Equity Insights, Strategic Growth and U.S. Equity Insights Funds invest in Institutional Shares of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, which is an affiliated Underlying Fund. GSAM has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee payable by the Funds in an amount equal to the management fee it earns as an investment adviser to the affiliated Underlying Fund in which the Funds invest, except those management fees it earns from the Funds’ investments of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, with respect to the Funds’ investments in an affiliated Underlying Fund GSAM waived $2,103, $1,551, $3,182, $642, and $2,193 of the Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Growth, Mid Cap Value, Small Cap Equity Insights, and Strategic Growth Funds’ management fees, respectively.

The Investment Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve an effective net management fee rate of 0.54% as an annual percentage rate of the U.S. Equity Insights Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Agreement for the Equity Index Fund provides for a contractual management fee at an annual rate equal to 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Investment Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the management fee equal to 0.09% of the annual contractual rate applicable to the Equity Index Fund’s average daily net assets between $0 and $400 million and 0.10% of the annual contractual rate applicable to the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $400 million. This management fee waiver will remain in effect through at least April 29, 2023, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund paid GSAM an Effective Net Management Rate of 0.21%.

As authorized by the Agreement for the Equity Index Fund, GSAM has entered into a Sub-advisory Agreement with SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA”) which serves as the sub-adviser to the Fund and provides the day-to-day advice regarding the Fund’s portfolio transactions. As compensation for its services, SSgA is entitled to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by GSAM, at the following annual rates of the Fund’s average daily net assets: 0.03% on the first $50 million, 0.02% on the next $200 million, 0.01% on the next $750 million and 0.008% over $1 billion. The effective Sub-advisory fee was 0.02% for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

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B.  Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Plans — The Trust, on behalf of Service Shares of each Fund, has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution and Service Plan, Goldman Sachs, which serves as distributor (the “Distributor”), is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly for distribution services and personal and account maintenance services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers, equal to, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the Funds’ average daily net assets attributable to Service Shares. For the six months ended June 30, 2022 for the U.S. Equity Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs agreed to waive distribution and services fees so as not to exceed an annual rate of 0.21% of average daily net assets of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2022 for the Mid Cap Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs agreed to waive distribution and services fees so as not to exceed an annual rate of 0.15% of average daily net assets of the Fund. These distribution and service fee waivers will remain in place through at least April 29, 2023, and prior to such date Goldman Sachs may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Trustees.

C.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Funds for a fee pursuant to the Transfer Agency Agreement. The fees charged for such transfer agency services are accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.02% of the average daily net assets of Institutional and Service Shares. Goldman Sachs has agreed to waive its transfer agency fee attributable to the Service Shares of the Large Cap Value Fund. This arrangement will remain in place through at least April 29, 2023, and prior to such date Goldman Sachs may not terminate the arrangement without approval of the Board of Trustees.

D.  Other Expense Agreements and Affiliated Transactions — GSAM has agreed to reduce or limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Funds (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, service fees and shareholder administration fees (as applicable), taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, a percentage rate of the average daily net assets of each Fund. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Funds are not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitations as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for the Equity Index, International Equity Insights, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Growth, Mid Cap Value, Small Cap Equity Insights, Strategic Growth and U.S. Equity Insights Funds are 0.004%, 0.004%, 0.004%, 0.004%, 0.054%, 0.094%, 0.014% and 0.004%, respectively. Prior to April 29, 2022, the Other Expense limitation was 0.044% for the International Equity Insights Fund. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least April 29, 2023, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Funds have entered into certain offset arrangements with the custodian and the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Funds’ expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other Expense” limitations described above.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund      Management
Fee Waiver
       Distribution and
Service Fee Waiver
       Transfer Agency
Waiver/Credits
       Other Expense
Reimbursement
       Total Expense
Reductions
 
Equity Index      $ 86,391        $        $        $ 108,413        $ 194,804  
International Equity Insights        3,359                            63,008          66,367  
Large Cap Value        89,895                   27,554          114,428          231,877  
Mid Cap Growth        19,098          28,710                   71,368          119,176  
Mid Cap Value        3,182                            18,164          21,346  
Small Cap Equity Insights        642                            71,201          71,843  
Strategic Growth        2,193                            96,122          98,315  
U.S. Equity Insights        133,511          10,548                   110,333          254,392  

 

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5.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

E.  Line of Credit Facility — As of June 30, 2022, the Funds participated in a $1,250,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit facility (the “facility”) together with other funds of the Trust and certain registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates. This facility is to be used for temporary emergency purposes, or to allow for an orderly liquidation of securities to meet redemption requests. The interest rate on borrowings is based on the federal funds rate. The facility also requires a fee to be paid by the Funds based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Funds did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to April 22, 2022, the facility was $1,000,000,000.

F.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — For the six months ended June 30, 2022, Goldman Sachs earned $553 and $344 in brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions, including futures transactions executed with Goldman Sachs as the Futures Commission Merchant, on behalf of the Large Cap Value and Mid Cap Growth Funds, respectively.

The following table provides information about the investment in shares of issuers of which a Fund is an affiliate as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2022:

 

Fund   Name of Affiliated Issuer   Beginning
Value as of
December 31, 2021
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Ending
Value as of
June 30, 2022
    Shares as of
June 30, 2022
    Dividend
Income
 
Equity Index   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)   $ 711,926     $     $ (28,146   $ 7,776     $ (164,048   $ 527,508       1,776     $ 7,182  

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2022:

 

Fund   

Beginning
Value as of

December 31, 2021

     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
   

Ending
Value as of

June 30, 2022

    

Shares as of

June 30, 2022

     Dividend
Income
 
International Equity Insights    $      $ 6,725,016      $ (6,725,016   $      $      $ 85  
Large Cap Value      2,751,464        43,101,833        (43,114,623     2,738,674        2,738,674        5,011  
Mid Cap Growth      933,690        11,914,035        (9,527,034     3,320,691        3,320,691        5,678  
Mid Cap Value      4,761,405        64,309,128        (67,662,256     1,408,277        1,408,277        8,621  
Small Cap Equity Insights             11,023,078        (9,890,051     1,133,027        1,133,027        2,386  
Strategic Growth      4,509,290        31,457,808        (29,325,614     6,641,484        6,641,484        8,742  
U.S. Equity Insights             4,853,670        (4,853,670                   116  

As of June 30, 2022, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of approximately 5% of the Institutional Shares of the Mid Cap Growth Fund.

 

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6.    PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended June 30, 2022, were as follows:

 

Fund                                                                                                      Purchases        Sales and
Maturities
 
Equity Index                                                  $ 1,023,234        $ 10,486,747  
International Equity Insights                                                    88,519,198          83,155,522  
Large Cap Value                                                    116,965,642          162,664,830  
Mid Cap Growth                                                    22,419,481          27,665,927  
Mid Cap Value                                                    205,349,473          294,361,460  
Small Cap Equity Insights                                                    100,318,139          98,524,360  
Strategic Growth                                                    54,451,297          138,778,805  
U.S. Equity Insights                                                    335,356,221          343,896,914  

7.    SECURITIES LENDING

The Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Growth, Mid Cap Value and Strategic Growth Funds may lend their securities through a securities lending agent, the Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), to certain qualified borrowers. Pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the terms and conditions contained therein, the Equity Index, International Equity Insights, Small Cap Equity Insights and U. S. Equity Insights Funds may lend their securities through a securities lending agent, Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, to certain qualified borrowers including Goldman Sachs and affiliates. In accordance with the Funds’ securities lending procedures, the Funds receive cash collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds, at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded, and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may experience delay in the recovery of their securities or incur a loss should the borrower of the securities breach its agreement with the Funds or become insolvent at a time when the collateral is insufficient to cover the cost of repurchasing securities on loan. Dividend income received from securities on loan may not be subject to withholding taxes and therefore withholding taxes paid may differ from the amounts listed in the Statements of Operations. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and as such 1) the remaining contractual maturities of the outstanding securities lending transactions are considered to be overnight and continuous and 2) the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

The Equity Index, International Equity Insights, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Growth, Mid Cap Value, Small Cap Equity Insights, Strategic Growth and U.S. Equity Insights Funds invest the cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (“Government Money Market Fund”), an affiliated series of the Goldman Sachs Trust. The Government Money Market Fund is registered under the Act as an open end investment company, is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the Act, and is managed by GSAM, for which GSAM may receive a management fee of up to 0.16% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Government Money Market Fund.

In the event of a default by a borrower with respect to any loan, GSAL will, and BNYM may, exercise any and all remedies provided under the applicable borrower agreement to make the Funds whole. These remedies include purchasing replacement securities by applying the collateral held from the defaulting broker against the purchase cost of the replacement securities. If GSAL or BNYM are unable to purchase replacement securities, GSAL and/or BNYM will indemnify the Funds by paying the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

7.    SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

Funds an amount equal to the market value of the securities loaned minus the value of cash collateral received from the borrower for the loan, subject to an exclusion for any shortfalls resulting from a loss of value in such cash collateral due to reinvestment risk. The Funds’ master netting agreements with certain borrowers provide the right, in the event of a default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. However, in the event of a default by a borrower, a resolution authority could determine that such rights are not enforceable due to the restrictions or prohibitions against the right of set-off that may be imposed in accordance with a particular jurisdiction’s bankruptcy or insolvency laws. The Funds’ loaned securities were all subject to enforceable Securities Lending Agreements and the value of the collateral was at least equal to the value of the cash received. The amounts of the Funds’ overnight and continuous agreements, which represent the gross amounts of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions outstanding as of June 30, 2022, are disclosed as “Payable upon return of securities loaned” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, where applicable.

Each of the Funds, GSAL and BNYM received compensation relating to the lending of the Funds’ securities. The amounts earned, if any, by the Funds’ for the six months ended June 30, 2022, are reported under Investment Income on the Statements of Operations.

The table below details securities lending activity with affiliates of Goldman Sachs:

 

     For the six months ended June 30, 2022        Amounts payable to
Goldman Sachs Upon
Return of Securities Loaned
as of June 30, 2022
 
Fund    Earnings of GSAL Relating
to Securities Loaned
       Amounts Received by
the Funds from Lending
to Goldman Sachs
 
Equity Index    $ 3        $ 13        $  
International Equity Insights      886                    
Small Cap Equity Insights      1,218          781          172,125  

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Government Money Market Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2022:

 

Fund      Beginning
Value as of
December 31, 2021
       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
       Ending Value as of
June 30, 2022
 
Equity Index      $        $ 336,000        $ (336,000      $  
International Equity Insights                 11,649,993          (10,379,092        1,270,901  
Large Cap Value                 3,126,169          (3,126,169         
Mid Cap Growth        688,836          3,929,020          (4,152,163        465,693  
Mid Cap Value                 4,546,726          (4,546,726         
Small Cap Equity Insights        1,845,983          8,304,536          (8,699,439        1,451,080  
Strategic Growth        858,041          5,305,308          (6,163,349         

 

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8.    TAX INFORMATION

 

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year end, December 31, 2021, the Funds’ certain timing differences, on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

        Equity Index        International Equity Insights        Large Cap Value        Mid Cap Growth  
Timing differences (Real Estate Investment Trusts, late year ordinary loss deferral, post October loss deferral, and straddle loss deferrals)      $ 4,736        $ (215,504      $ 53,518        $ 2,663  

 

        Mid Cap Value        Small Cap Equity Insights        Strategic Growth        U.S. Equity Insights  
Timing differences (Real Estate Investment Trusts, late year ordinary loss deferral, post October loss deferral, and straddle loss deferrals)      $ 122,921        $ (229,579      $        $ 4,020  

As of June 30, 2022, the Funds’ aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

        Equity Index        International Equity Insights        Large Cap Value        Mid Cap Growth  
Tax cost      $ 51,856,516        $ 97,550,719        $ 348,929,607        $ 51,019,748  

Gross unrealized gain

       121,898,467          2,782,014          59,836,421          7,079,321  
Gross unrealized loss        (6,795,263        (10,295,130        (28,533,223        (6,337,459
Net unrealized gain (loss)      $ 115,103,204        $ (7,513,116      $ 31,303,198        $ 741,862  

 

        Mid Cap Value        Small Cap Equity Insights        Strategic Growth        U.S. Equity Insights  
Tax cost      $ 349,655,838        $ 113,908,735        $ 137,053,896        $ 265,702,158  

Gross unrealized gain

       49,350,411          5,075,249          119,190,800          47,187,285  
Gross unrealized loss        (26,119,284        (15,197,053        (11,363,332        (24,363,720
Net unrealized gain (loss)      $ 23,231,127        $ (10,121,804      $ 107,827,468        $ 22,823,565  

The difference between GAAP-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to wash sales, net mark to market gains (losses) on regulated futures and foreign currency contracts, and differences in the tax treatment of real estate investment trust investments and passive foreign investment company investments.

GSAM has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years (the current and prior three years, as applicable) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

9.    OTHER RISKS

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

Derivatives Risk — A Fund’s use of derivatives may result in loss. Derivative instruments, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other instruments, may be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Funds. Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

9.    OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments. Losses from derivatives can also result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

Foreign and Emerging Countries Risk — Investing in foreign markets may involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the 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 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. To the extent that a Fund also invests in securities of issuers located in, or economically tied to, emerging markets, these risks may be more pronounced.

Foreign Custody Risk — A 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. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to even greater custody risks than investments in more developed markets. Custody services in emerging market countries are very often undeveloped and may be considerably less well regulated than in more developed countries, and thus may not afford the same level of investor protection as would apply in developed countries.

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

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — A Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, participating insurance companies, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause a Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact a Fund’s NAV and liquidity. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in a Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Liquidity Risk — A Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Illiquid investments may be more difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that a Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period or without significant dilution to remaining investors’ interests because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, or other reasons. To meet redemption requests, a Fund may be forced to sell investments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable

 

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9.    OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

conditions. If a Fund is forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, such sales may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV and dilute remaining investors’ interests. These risks may be more pronounced in connection with a Fund`s investments in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Redemptions by large shareholders may have a negative impact on a Fund’s liquidity.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, a Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). The value of the securities in which a Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Events such as war, acts of terrorism, social unrest, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats could also significantly impact a Fund and its investments. Additionally, a Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Non-Diversification Risk — The Strategic Growth Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it is permitted to invest a larger percentage of its assets in one or more issuers or in fewer issuers than diversified mutual funds. Thus, the Fund may be more susceptible to adverse developments affecting any single issuer held in its portfolio, and may be more susceptible to greater losses because of these developments.

10.    INDEMNIFICATIONS

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Trustees, officers, employees and agents are indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act and state law, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, GSAM believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

11.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events after the Statements of Assets and Liabilities date have been evaluated, and GSAM has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

12.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Share activity is as follows:

 

     Equity Index Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      27,960     $ 558,638       361,708     $ 8,243,921  
Reinvestment of distributions                  720,711       16,050,234  
Shares redeemed      (552,466     (11,326,957     (1,070,042     (23,750,642
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)      (524,506   $ (10,768,319     12,377     $ 543,513  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

12.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

     International Equity Insights Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      1,223,952     $ 10,266,700       1,279,391     $ 12,019,024  
Reinvestment of distributions                  363,020       3,288,959  
Shares redeemed      (460,725     (3,851,682     (559,940     (5,229,023
       763,227       6,415,018       1,082,471       10,078,960  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      392,437       3,580,740       272,671       2,522,185  
Reinvestment of distributions                  245,317       2,232,384  
Shares redeemed      (830,815     (7,308,649     (1,206,056     (11,158,115
       (438,378     (3,727,909     (688,068     (6,403,546
NET INCREASE      324,849     $ 2,687,109       394,403     $ 3,675,414  

 

     Large Cap Value Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      544,739     $ 5,197,846       1,017,136     $ 10,601,007  
Reinvestment of distributions                  2,432,740       23,694,892  
Shares redeemed      (2,066,391     (20,008,198     (2,709,781     (28,139,387
       (1,521,652     (14,810,352     740,095       6,156,512  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      380,878       3,618,477       603,933       6,315,252  
Reinvestment of distributions                  4,106,597       40,039,323  
Shares redeemed      (3,731,862     (35,619,550     (6,168,949     (63,721,719
       (3,350,984     (32,001,073     (1,458,419     (17,367,144
NET DECREASE      (4,872,636   $ (46,811,425     (718,324   $ (11,210,632

 

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12.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

     Mid Cap Growth Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      82,652     $ 879,904       20,939     $ 308,042  
Reinvestment of distributions                  5,182       67,989  
Shares redeemed                         
       82,652       879,904       26,121       376,031  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      431,616       4,080,851       231,649       3,064,331  
Reinvestment of distributions                  1,090,968       13,375,264  
Shares redeemed      (752,540     (7,909,745     (1,240,070     (17,004,840
       (320,924     (3,828,894     82,547       (565,245
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)      (238,272   $ (2,948,990     108,668     $ (189,214

 

     Mid Cap Value Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      365,810     $ 6,636,578       543,557     $ 10,751,501  
Reinvestment of distributions                  2,669,991       51,237,122  
Shares redeemed      (1,503,935     (27,535,524     (2,580,959     (51,043,863
       (1,138,125     (20,898,946     632,589       10,944,760  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      1,421,193       26,770,358       135,902       2,703,427  
Reinvestment of distributions                  1,143,905       22,180,324  
Shares redeemed      (5,503,767     (97,765,134     (1,838,658     (36,501,072
       (4,082,574     (70,994,776     (558,851     (11,617,321
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)      (5,220,699   $ (91,893,722     73,738     $ (672,561

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

12.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

     Small Cap Equity Insights Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      669,236     $ 7,873,828       1,618,659     $ 25,450,651  
Reinvestment of distributions                  1,829,510       23,948,283  
Shares redeemed      (677,990     (7,927,373     (1,420,214     (22,244,412
       (8,754     (53,545     2,027,955       27,154,522  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      335,067       3,769,260       362,412       5,522,021  
Reinvestment of distributions                  360,051       4,659,058  
Shares redeemed      (105,706     (1,192,840     (299,332     (4,633,346
       229,361       2,576,420       423,131       5,547,733  
NET INCREASE      220,607     $ 2,522,875       2,451,086     $ 32,702,255  

 

     Strategic Growth Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      354,997     $ 4,689,582       481,598     $ 7,976,739  
Reinvestment of distributions                  1,313,700       22,122,701  
Shares redeemed      (453,379     (6,162,976     (1,421,500     (24,042,181
       (98,382     (1,473,394     373,798       6,057,259  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      485,763       6,250,350       406,058       6,769,145  
Reinvestment of distributions                  1,866,601       31,302,896  
Shares redeemed      (5,955,675     (86,847,828     (3,121,407     (52,908,517
       (5,469,912     (80,597,478     (848,748     (14,836,476
NET DECREASE      (5,568,294   $ (82,070,872     (474,950   $ (8,779,217

 

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12.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

     U.S. Equity Insights Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      792,214     $ 14,013,277       887,900     $ 20,340,436  
Reinvestment of distributions                  3,644,075       71,715,395  
Shares redeemed      (955,468     (17,182,587     (2,036,401     (46,216,943
       (163,254     (3,169,310     2,495,574       45,838,888  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      28,708       520,786       163,388       3,720,849  
Reinvestment of distributions                  687,514       13,647,143  
Shares redeemed      (294,938     (5,265,731     (474,227     (10,887,216
       (266,230     (4,744,945     376,675       6,480,776  
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)      (429,484   $ (7,914,255     2,872,249     $ 52,319,664  

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreements (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Equity Index, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth (formerly, Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund), Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value, Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value, Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights, Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth, and Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Insights (the “Funds”) are investment portfolios of Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Funds at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreements (the “Management Agreements”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Funds and the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement,” and together with the Management Agreements, the “Agreements”) between the Investment Adviser and SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”) on behalf of the Equity Index Fund.

The Agreements were most recently approved for continuation until June 30, 2023 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Agreements or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on June 14-15, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held two meetings over the course of the year since the Agreements were last approved. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Agreements were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to each Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its mutual fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparisons to the performance of similar mutual funds, as provided by a third-party mutual fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), a benchmark performance index, and in the case of the Mid Cap Value Fund, Strategic Growth Fund, and U.S. Equity Insights Fund, a composite of accounts with comparable investment strategies managed by the Investment Adviser; and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests;
  (c)   information provided by the Investment Adviser indicating the Investment Adviser’s views on whether the Fund’s peer group and/or benchmark index had high, medium, or low relevance given the Fund’s particular investment strategy;
  (d)   the terms of the Agreements and other agreements with affiliated service providers entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;
  (e)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including:
  (i)   the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (ii)   the Fund’s expense trends over time; and
  (iii)   to the extent the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts (such as bank collective trusts, private wealth management accounts, institutional separate accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, and non-U.S. funds) having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Fund, comparative information on the advisory fees charged and services provided to those accounts by the Investment Adviser;
  (f)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;

 

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  (g)   the undertakings of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations;
  (h)   information relating to the profitability of the Agreements and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;
  (i)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;
  (j)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, including the fees received by the Investment Adviser’s affiliates from the Fund for transfer agency, securities lending (in the case of the Equity Index Fund, International Equity Insights Fund, Small Cap Equity Insights Fund, and U.S. Equity Insights Fund), portfolio trading, distribution and other services;
  (k)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;
  (l)   information regarding commissions paid by the Fund and broker oversight, an update on the Investment Adviser’s soft dollars practices (in the case of the Equity Index Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, and Strategic Growth Fund), other information regarding portfolio trading, and how the Investment Adviser carries out its duty to seek best execution;
  (m)   the manner in which portfolio manager compensation is determined; and the number and types of accounts managed by the portfolio managers;
  (n)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers (including the Sub-Adviser for the Equity Index Fund), and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Agreements; and
  (o)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

The Trustees also received an overview of the Funds’ distribution arrangements. They received information regarding the Funds’ assets, share purchase and redemption activity, and payment of distribution and service fees. Information was also provided to the Trustees relating to revenue sharing payments made by and services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to intermediaries that promote the sale, distribution, and/or servicing of Fund shares. The Independent Trustees also discussed the broad range of other investment choices that are available to Fund investors, including the availability of comparable funds managed by other advisers.

The presentations made at the Board and Committee meetings and at the Annual Meeting encompassed the Funds and other mutual funds for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. In evaluating the Agreements at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, their services, and the Funds. In conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and the Investment Adviser addressed the questions and concerns of the Trustees, including concerns regarding the investment performance of certain of the funds they oversee. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval and continuation of mutual fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates provided the Independent Trustees with a written response to a formal request for information sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel, without representatives of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services Provided Under the Agreements

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates (including, with respect to the Equity Index Fund, the Investment Adviser’s oversight of the Sub-Adviser). The Trustees noted the transition in the leadership and changes in personnel of various of the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management teams that had occurred in recent periods, and the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Funds and their service providers operate, including developments associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical events, and economic sanctions, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations capabilities. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Funds and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The

 

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Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Funds and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Funds. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of each Fund to its peers using rankings and ratings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2021, and updated performance information prepared by the Investment Adviser using the peer group identified by the Outside Data Provider as of March 31, 2022. The information on each Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ending on the applicable dates, to the extent that each Fund had been in existence for those periods. The Trustees also reviewed each Fund’s investment performance relative to its performance benchmark. As part of this review, they considered the investment performance trends of the Funds over time, and reviewed the investment performance of each Fund in light of its investment objective and policies and market conditions. The Trustees also received information comparing the performance of the Mid Cap Value Fund, Strategic Growth Fund, and U.S. Equity Insights Fund to that of composites of accounts with comparable investment strategies managed by the Investment Adviser.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Funds’ risk profiles, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management. In the case of International Equity Insights Fund, Small Cap Equity Insights Fund, and U.S. Equity Insights Fund, they noted the efforts of the Funds’ portfolio management team to continue to enhance the investment models used in managing the Funds.

The Trustees noted that the Equity Index Fund’s Service Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods, and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2022. They also observed that the amount that the Equity Index Fund underperformed the benchmark index was approximately equal to Fund fees and expenses for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2022. They considered that the Mid Cap Growth Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the three- and five-year periods, and in the third quartile for the one- and ten-year periods, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the three- and five-year periods and underperformed for the one- and ten-year period ended March 31, 2022. The Trustees observed that the International Equity Insights Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-year period, and in the third quartile for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-year period and underperformed for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2022. They noted that the Mid Cap Value Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-, three-, and five-year periods, and in the third quartile for the ten-year period, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, and five-year periods and underperformed for the ten-year period ended March 31, 2022. The Trustees considered that the Large Cap Value Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-year period, in the third quartile for the three- and ten-year periods, and in the fourth quartile for the five-year period, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one- and three-year periods and underperformed for the five- and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2022. They observed that the Small Cap Equity Insights Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the third quartile of the Fund’s peer group for the one-, five-, and ten-year periods, and in the fourth quartile for the three-year period, and had outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-year period and underperformed for the three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2022. They considered that the Strategic Growth Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods, and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2022. The Trustees observed that the U.S. Equity Insights Fund’s Institutional Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one- and ten-year periods, and in the third quartile for the three- and five-year periods, and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2022.

Costs of Services Provided and Competitive Information

The Trustees considered the contractual terms of the Agreements and the fee rates payable by each Fund under the Management Agreement and, with respect to the Equity Index Fund, payable by the Investment Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement. In this regard, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Funds, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Funds as registered mutual funds.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Funds. The analyses provided a comparison of each Fund’s management fee and (with the exception of the Equity Index Fund) breakpoints to those of a relevant peer group and category universe; an expense analysis which compared each Fund’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and data comparing each Fund’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The analyses also compared each Fund’s other expenses and fee waivers/reimbursements to those of the peer group and category medians. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons provided by the Outside Data Provider were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Funds.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations. The Trustees also noted that certain changes were being made to existing fee waiver or expense limitation arrangements of the Mid Cap Growth Fund that would have the effect of decreasing total Fund expenses, with such changes taking effect in connection with the Fund’s next annual registration statement update. They also considered, to the extent that the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Funds, comparative fee information for services provided by the Investment Adviser to those accounts, and information that indicated that services provided to the Funds differed in various significant respects from the services provided to other types of accounts which, in many cases, operated under less stringent legal and regulatory structures, required fewer services from the Investment Adviser to a smaller number of client contact points, and were less time-intensive.

In addition, the Trustees noted that shareholders are able to redeem their shares at any time if shareholders believe that the Fund fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Profitability

The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s contribution to the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules by Fund and by function (i.e., investment management, transfer agency and distribution and service), and information on the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs organization periodically audits the expense allocation methodology and that the internal audit group was satisfied with the reasonableness, consistency, and accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. Profitability data for each Fund was provided for 2021 and 2020, and the Trustees considered this information in relation to the Investment Adviser’s overall profitability.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees considered the information that had been provided regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds. The Trustees also considered the breakpoints in the fee rate payable under the Management Agreement for each of the Funds (with the exception of the Equity Index Fund) at the following annual percentage rates of the average daily net assets of the Funds:

 

     International Equity
Insights Fund
    Large Cap
Value Fund
    Strategic
Growth Fund
    U.S. Equity
Insights Fund
 
First $1 billion     0.81     0.72     0.71     0.62
Next $1 billion     0.73       0.65       0.64       0.59  
Next $3 billion     0.69       0.62       0.61       0.56  
Next $3 billion     0.68       0.60       0.59       0.55  
Over $8 billion     0.67       0.59       0.58       0.54  

 

     Mid Cap
Growth Fund
    Mid Cap
Value Fund
    Small Cap Equity
Insights Fund
 
First $2 billion     0.87     0.77     0.70
Next $3 billion     0.78       0.69       0.63  
Next $3 billion     0.74       0.66       0.60  
Over $8 billion     0.73       0.65       0.59  

 

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The Trustees noted that the breakpoints were designed to share potential economies of scale, if any, with the Funds and their shareholders as assets under management reach those asset levels. The Trustees considered the amounts of assets in the Funds; the Funds’ recent share purchase and redemption activity; the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and their realized profits; information comparing fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other funds in the peer groups; and the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to waive a portion of its management fee (with respect to the Equity Index Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, International Equity Insights Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, and U.S. Equity Insights Fund) and to limit certain expenses of the Funds that exceed specified levels as well as Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC’s (“Goldman Sachs”) undertaking to waive a portion of the transfer agency fees paid by the Large Cap Value Fund and the distribution and service fees paid by the Mid Cap Growth Fund’s Service Shares. Upon reviewing these matters at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees concluded that the fee breakpoints represented a means of assuring that benefits of scalability, if any, would be passed along to shareholders at the specified asset levels.

With respect to the Equity Index Fund, the Trustees noted that, while its Management Agreement did not have fee breakpoints, the Investment Adviser had agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve the following effective rates: 0.21% on the first $400 million of average daily net assets and 0.20% of average daily net assets in excess of $400 million. The Trustees noted that, in addition to the Investment Adviser’s management fee waiver mentioned above, the Fund’s total expenses were further reduced by the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Fund that exceed a specified level.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds as stated above, including: (a) transfer agency fees received by Goldman Sachs; (b) brokerage and futures commissions earned by Goldman Sachs for executing securities and futures transactions on behalf of the Funds; (c) research received by the Investment Adviser from broker-dealers in exchange for executing certain transactions on behalf of the Equity Index Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, and Strategic Growth Fund; (d) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (e) fees earned by Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”), an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, as securities lending agent for the Equity Index Fund, International Equity Insights Fund, Small Cap Equity Insights Fund, and U.S. Equity Insights Fund and fees earned by the Investment Adviser for managing the fund in which the Funds’ securities lending cash collateral of the Mid Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, and Strategic Growth Fund is invested; (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Funds on behalf of its other clients; (g) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (h) Goldman Sachs’ retention of certain fees as Fund Distributor; (i) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Funds; (j) the investment of cash and cash collateral in money market funds managed by the Investment Adviser that will result in increased assets under management for those money market funds; (k) the investment in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) managed by the Investment Adviser that will result in increased assets under management for those ETFs and may facilitate the development of the Investment Adviser’s ETF advisory business; and (l) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Funds’ third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

Other Benefits to the Funds and Their Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Funds receive certain other potential benefits as a result of their relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Funds with those of other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate favorable terms with derivatives counterparties on behalf of the Funds as a result of the size and reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (e) the advantages received from the Investment Adviser’s knowledge and experience gained from managing other accounts and products; (f) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Funds because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (g) the Funds’ access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; (h) the ability of the Equity Index Fund, International Equity Insights Fund, Small Cap Equity Insights Fund, and U.S. Equity Insights Fund to participate in the securities lending program administered by GSAL, as measured by the revenue received by the Funds in connection with the program; and

 

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(i) the Funds’ access to certain affiliated distribution channels. In addition, the Trustees noted the competitive nature of the mutual fund marketplace, and considered that many of the Funds’ shareholders invested in the Funds in part because of the Funds’ relationship with the Investment Adviser and that those shareholders have a general expectation that the relationship will continue.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Agreements, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the management fees paid by each of the Funds were reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and each Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit each Fund and its shareholders and that the Agreements should be approved and continued with respect to each Fund until June 30, 2023.

 

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Sub-Advisory Agreement for the Equity Index Fund

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services Provided Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement and Investment Performance. In evaluating the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Trustees relied upon materials furnished and presentations made by the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. In evaluating the nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Sub-Adviser, the Trustees considered information on the services provided to the Equity Index Fund by the Sub-Adviser, including information about the Sub-Adviser’s (a) personnel and organizational structure; (b) experience in index investing and track record in tracking the performance of the Fund’s benchmark in line with the investment objective of the Fund; (c) policies and procedures in place to address potential conflicts of interest; and (d) compliance program and code of ethics. The Trustees reviewed the services provided to the Fund under the Sub-Advisory Agreement. They noted that the Fund’s Service Shares had placed in the top half of the Fund’s peer group for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods, and had underperformed the Fund’s benchmark index for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2022.

Costs of Services Provided. The Trustees reviewed the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the schedule of fees payable to the Sub-Adviser. They considered the breakpoints in the sub-advisory fee rate payable under the Sub-Advisory Agreement at the following annual percentage rates of the average daily net assets of the Fund:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Sub-Advisory Fee Annual Rate  
First $50 Million     0.030
Next $200 Million     0.020  
Next $750 Million     0.010  
Over $1 Billion     0.008  

The Trustees noted that the Sub-Adviser’s compensation is paid by the Investment Adviser, not by the Fund, and that the retention of the Sub-Adviser does not increase the fees incurred by the Fund for advisory services. They considered the Investment Adviser’s belief that the relationship between the management fees paid by the Fund and the sub-advisory fees paid by the Investment Adviser is appropriate given the level of services the Investment Adviser provides to the Fund and the significant differences in cost drivers and risks associated with the respective services offered by the Investment Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, as well as the management fee waivers and expense limitations that substantially reduce the fees retained by the Investment Adviser.

Conclusion. After deliberation and consideration of the information provided, the Trustees concluded that the sub-advisory fee to be paid by the Investment Adviser to the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Equity Index Fund is reasonable in light of the services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser and the Fund’s reasonably foreseeable asset levels, and that the Sub-Advisory Agreement should be approved and continued until June 30, 2023.

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

 

Each Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. The Program seeks to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, i.e., the risk that a Fund is unable to satisfy redemption requests without significantly diluting remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Trust has designated GSAM, each Fund’s investment adviser, to administer the Program. Certain aspects of the Program rely on third parties to perform certain functions, including the provision of market data and application of models.

The Program is comprised of various components designed to support the assessment and/or management of liquidity risk, including: (1) the periodic assessment (no less frequently than annually) of certain factors that influence a Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) the periodic classification (no less frequently than monthly) of a Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity categories that reflect an estimate of their liquidity under current market conditions; (3) a 15% limit on the acquisition of “illiquid investments” (as defined under Rule 22e-4); (4) for a Fund that does not invest primarily in “highly liquid investments” (as defined under Rule 22e-4), the determination of a minimum percentage of the Fund’s assets that will generally be invested in highly liquid investments (a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum”); and (5) periodic reporting to the Board of Trustees.

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees on February 8-9, 2022, GSAM provided a written report to the Board addressing the operation, and the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation, of the Program, including, as applicable, the operation of any Highly Liquid Investment Minimum and any material changes to the Program, for the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). Among other things, the annual report discussed: (1) the results of stress tests designed to assess liquidity under a hypothetical stressed scenario involving elevated redemptions; (2) an assessment of the methodologies used to classify investments into one of four liquidity categories; and (3) the impact of local holidays in non-U.S. jurisdictions. The report concluded that the Program continues to be reasonably designed to assess and manage liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to your Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Impact of Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Unaudited)

 

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has negatively affected the global economy and has resulted in significant disruptions in financial markets and increased macroeconomic uncertainty. In addition, governments around the world have responded to Russia’s invasion by imposing economic sanctions and export controls on certain industry sectors, companies and individuals in or associated with Russia. Russia has imposed its own restrictions against investors and countries outside Russia and has proposed additional measures aimed at non-Russian-owned businesses. Businesses in the U.S. and globally have experienced shortages in materials and increased costs for transportation, energy and raw materials due, in part, to the negative effects of the war on the global economy. The escalation or continuation of the war between Russia and Ukraine or other hostilities presents heightened risks relating to cyber-attacks, the frequency and volume of failures to settle securities transactions, supply chain disruptions, inflation, as well as the potential for increased volatility in commodity, currency and other financial markets. The extent and duration of the war, sanctions and resulting market disruptions, as well as the potential adverse consequences for the Funds’ operations are difficult to predict.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended June 30,  2022 (Unaudited)    

As a shareholder of Institutional or Service Shares of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Service Shares) and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Institutional Shares and Service Shares of the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year.

Actual Expenses — The first line under each share class in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000=8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line under each share class in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual net expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. As a shareholder of the Funds you do not incur any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, or exchange fees, but shareholders of other funds may incur such costs. The second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds whose shareholders may incur transaction costs.

 

     Equity Index Fund     International Equity Insights Fund     Large Cap Value Fund     Mid Cap Growth Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
6/30/2022
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
6/30/2022
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
6/30/2022
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
6/30/2022
*
 
Institutional                                                
                         

Actual

    N/A       N/A       N/A     $ 1,000.00     $ 818.78     $ 3.83     $ 1,000.00     $ 869.61     $ 3.24     $ 1,000.00     $ 686.59     $ 3.55  

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,020.58     4.26       1,000.00       1,021.32     3.51       1,000.00       1,020.58     4.26  
Service                                                
                         

Actual

  $ 1,000.00       797.70       2.14       1,000.00       818.48       5.00       1,000.00       867.74       4.31       1,000.00       686.07       4.10  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,022.41     2.41       1,000.00       1,019.29     5.56       1,000.00       1,020.18     4.66       1,000.00       1,019.93     4.91  

 

  +

Hypothetical expenses are based on each Fund’s actual annualized net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.

 
  *

Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized net expense ratios for the period were as follows:

 

 

Fund    Institutional
Shares
   Service
Shares
 
Equity Index Fund    N/A      0.48
International Equity Insights Fund    0.85%      1.11  
Large Cap Value Fund    0.70      0.93  
Mid Cap Growth Fund    0.85      0.98  

 

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY FUNDS

 

Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  (continued)    

As a shareholder of Institutional or Service Shares of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Service and Advisor Shares) and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Institutional Shares and Service Shares of the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year.

Actual Expenses — The first line under each share class in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000=8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line under each share class in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual net expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. As a shareholder of the Funds you do not incur any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, or exchange fees, but shareholders of other funds may incur such costs. The second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds whose shareholders may incur transaction costs.

 

     Mid Cap Value Fund     Small Cap Equity Insights Fund     Strategic Growth Fund     U.S. Equity Insights Fund  
Share Class   Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
6/30/2022
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
6/30/2022
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
6/30/2022
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
6/30/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
6/30/2022
*
 
Institutional                                                
                         

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 834.53     $ 3.78     $ 1,000.00     $ 776.76     $ 3.57     $ 1,000.00     $ 685.51     $ 3.09     $ 1,000.00     $ 786.64     $ 2.48  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,020.68     4.16       1,000.00       1,020.78     4.06       1,000.00       1,021.12     3.71       1,000.00       1,022.02     2.81  
Service                                                
                         

Actual

    1,000.00       833.67       4.96       1,000.00       775.72       4.67       1,000.00       684.59       4.14       1,000.00       785.96       3.41  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,019.39     5.46       1,000.00       1,019.54     5.31       1,000.00       1,019.89     4.96       1,000.00       1,020.98     3.86  

 

  +

Hypothetical expenses are based on each Fund’s actual annualized net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.

 
  *

Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the fiscal year. The annualized net expense ratios for the period were as follows:

 

 

Fund    Institutional
Shares
   Service
Shares
 
Mid Cap Value Fund    0.83%      1.09
Small Cap Equity Insights Fund    0.81      1.06  
Strategic Growth Fund    0.74      0.99  
U.S. Equity Insights Fund    0.56      0.77  

 

 

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TRUSTEES   OFFICERS
Jessica Palmer, Chair   James A. McNamara, President
Dwight L. Bush  

Joseph F. DiMaria,

Principal Financial Officer,

Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

Kathryn A. Cassidy
John G. Chou
Diana M. Daniels
Joaquin Delgado
Eileen H. Dowling  
James A. McNamara  
Gregory G. Weaver  
Paul C. Wirth  

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

Distributor and Transfer Agent

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

200 West Street, New York,

New York 10282

Visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

The reports concerning the Funds included in this shareholder report may contain certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Funds in the future. These statements are based on Fund management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Funds, such as performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors, changes in the levels of interest rates, the impact of developing world events, and other factors that may influence the future performance of the Funds. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual events may cause adjustments in portfolio management strategies from those currently expected to be employed.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-621-2550; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) web site at http://www.sec.gov.

The Funds will file portfolio holdings information for each month in a fiscal quarter within 60 days after the end of the relevant fiscal quarter on Form N-PORT. Portfolio holdings information for the third month of each fiscal quarter will be made available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. Portfolio holdings information may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling 1-800-526-7384 (for Retail Shareholders) or 1-800-621-2550 (for Institutional Shareholders).

Views and opinions expressed are for informational purposes only and do not constitute a recommendation by GSAM to buy, sell, or hold any security. Views and opinions are current as of the date of this presentation and may be subject to change, they should not be construed as investment advice.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”) does not provide legal, tax or accounting advice. Any statement contained in this communication (including any attachments) concerning U.S. tax matters was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code, and was written to support the promotion or marketing of transactions or matters addressed. Clients of Goldman Sachs should obtain their own independent tax advice based on their particular circumstances.

The website links provided are for your convenience only and are not an endorsement or recommendation by GSAM of any of these websites or the products or services offered. GSAM is not responsible for the accuracy and validity of the content of these websites.

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of June 30, 2022 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

References to indices, benchmarks or other measures of relative market performance over a specified period of time are provided for your information only and do not imply that the portfolio will achieve similar results. The index composition may not reflect the manner in which a portfolio is constructed. While an adviser seeks to design a portfolio which reflects appropriate risk and return features, portfolio characteristics may deviate from those of the benchmark.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) and is licensed for use by Goldman Sachs. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.

Shares of the Goldman Sachs VIT Funds are offered to separate accounts of participating life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Shares of the Funds are not offered directly to the general public. The variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies are described in the separate prospectuses issued by participating insurance companies. You should refer to those prospectuses for information about surrender charges, mortality and expense risk fees and other charges that may be assessed by participating insurance companies under the variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies. Such fees or charges, if any, may affect the return you may realize with respect to your investments. Ask your representative for more complete information. Please consider a Fund’s objectives, risks and charges and expenses, and read the prospectus carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Funds.

This material is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus or summary prospectus, if applicable. Investors should consider the Funds’ objective, risks, and charges and expenses, and read the summary prospectus, if available, and/or the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. The summary prospectus, if available, and the prospectus contain this and other information about the Funds and may be obtained from your authorized dealer or from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by calling 1-800-621-2550.

This report is prepared for the general information of contract owners and is not an offer of shares of the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust Funds.

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VITEQTYSAR-22 287746-OTU-08/2022

 


Goldman

Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

Goldman Sachs Government

Money Market Fund

 

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2022

 

LOGO


 

Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Market Review

    1  

Schedule of Investments

    4  

Financial Statements

    7  

Financial Highlights

    10  

Notes to Financial Statements

    12  

Other Information

    23  

 

 

 

 

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of the bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.


MARKET REVIEW

 

VIT Government Money Market Fund

 

The following are highlights both of key factors affecting the money markets and of any key changes made to the Goldman Sachs VIT Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) during the six months ended June 30, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). A fuller review will appear in the Fund’s annual shareholder report covering the 12 months ended December 31, 2022.

Market and Economic Review

 

 

U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) policy had the greatest influence on the money markets during the Reporting Period.

 

 

When the Reporting Period began in December 2021, the Fed maintained the targeted federal funds (“fed funds”) rate in a range between 0% and 0.25% but signaled the possibility of a more aggressive interest rate hike path amid continuing inflationary pressures.

 

 

In March 2022, Fed policymakers hiked short-term interest rates, raising the targeted fed funds rate by 25 basis points in the first U.S. rate increase since the end of 2018. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.)

 

   

Fed officials forecast six more rate hikes by the end of 2022.

 

   

Fed Chair Jerome Powell asserted a need to “move expeditiously” along the path to monetary policy normalization given persistently elevated inflation.

 

 

The Fed acknowledged inflationary pressures could be exacerbated by ongoing geopolitical tensions, such as those surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

 

 

In May 2022, as widely anticipated, the Fed lifted the targeted fed funds rate by 50 basis points to a range between 0.75% and 1.00%.

 

 

On June 15, 2022, Fed policymakers raised the targeted fed funds rate by another 75 basis points to a range between 1.50% to 1.75% — the largest single rate increase since 1994 — and signaled they would likely continue tightening monetary policy at an aggressive pace as it seeks to tackle persistently elevated inflation.

 

   

It was announced in June that after coming down slightly in April 2022, the Consumer Price Index hit a new four-decade high of 8.6% in May 2022.

 

   

At the June meeting, the Fed reinforced that its policymakers were “highly attentive” to inflation risks and were “strongly committed to returning inflation to its 2% objective” this calendar year.

 

   

The median dot plot projection at the end of June called for a federal funds rate midpoint of 3.4% by the end of 2022, an increase of 150 basis points since March 2022 and of 250 basis points since December 2021. (The dot plot shows interest rate projections of the members of the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”).)

 

 

During the Reporting Period overall, the Fed scaled back its large-scale asset purchase program, ending it entirely in March 2022.

 

   

In May 2022, the Fed announced it would start reducing the size of its balance sheet beginning June 1, 2022 but expected to maintain ample reserves to ensure it could continue to effectively control short-term interest rates.

 

   

Since June 1, 2022, the Fed has progressively been phasing in a run-off cap of $95 billion. (To ensure a gradual decline in the balance sheet, the monthly amounts of securities that were allowed to mature and not be replaced were capped, and amounts above the cap would be reinvested and left on the balance sheet.)

 

 

The money market yield curve steepened during the Reporting Period, as the Fed raised short-term interest rates.

 

 

In this environment, the yields of money market funds increased significantly.

Fund Changes and Highlights

 

No material changes were made to the Fund during the Reporting Period.

 

       1


FUND BASICS

 

Government Money Market Fund

as of June 30, 2022

 

PERFORMANCE REVIEW1

 

January 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022    Fund Total Return (based on NAV)2      SEC 7-Day
Current Yield3
     iMoneyNet Institutional
Average4
 
Institutional Shares      0.17      1.37      0.24
Service Shares      0.10        1.12        0.24  

The returns represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The Fund’s investment returns will fluctuate. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted above. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. In their absence, performance would be reduced. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

1 

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

 

2 

The net asset value (NAV) represents the net assets of the class of the Fund (ex-dividend) divided by the total number of shares of the class outstanding. The Fund’s total return reflects the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions.

 

3 

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

 

4 

Source: iMoneyNet, Inc. June 2022. The iMoneyNet Institutional Average represents total return. Government & Agencies Institutional — Category includes the most broadly based of the government institutional funds. These funds may generally invest in U.S. treasuries, U.S. agencies, repurchase agreements, or government-backed floating rate notes.

YIELD SUMMARY AS OF JUNE 30, 2022

 

Funds   

7-Day

Dist.

Yield5

    

SEC 7-Day

Effective

Yield6

    

30-Day

Average

Yield7

    

Weighted

Avg.

Maturity

(days)8

    

Weighted

Avg. Life

(days)9

 
Institutional Shares      1.34      1.38      0.99      5        48  
Service Shares      1.09        1.13        0.74        5        48  

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

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

 

5 

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

 

6 

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

 

7 

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

 

8 

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

 

9 

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

 

 

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

 

2       


FUND BASICS

 

FUND COMPOSITION†

Security Type

(Percentage of Net Assets)

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its portfolio composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value (based on amortized cost) of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets. Figures in the above chart may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.

 

 

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

 

       3


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations – 1.7%  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill MMY + 0.02%)

 
$ 900,000       1.879 %(a)      04/05/23     $ 899,982  
  500,000       1.881 (a)      05/12/23       500,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill MMY + 0.04%)

 
  1,500,000       1.894 (a)      10/23/23       1,499,920  
  3,000,000       1.899 (a)      10/30/23       2,999,879  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill MMY + 0.06%)

 
  200,000       1.914 (a)      01/31/23       200,042  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 3.10%)

 
  1,600,000       1.650 (a)      12/02/22       1,600,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 3.11%)

 
  1,200,000       1.640 (a)      11/21/22       1,199,981  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 3.13%)

 
  500,000       1.625 (a)      02/01/23       500,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 3.15%)

 
  900,000       1.605 (a)      04/13/23       899,978  
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (Prime Rate – 3.17%)

 
  400,000       1.585 (a)      11/25/22       400,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (SOFR + 0.17%)

 
  4,200,000       1.710 (a)      07/21/22       4,200,000  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

 
  8,000,000       2.425       12/13/22       7,913,833  
 

U.S. International Development Finance Corp. (3 Mo. U.S.
T-Bill + 0.00%)

 
 
  6,646,224       1.750       07/06/22       6,646,225  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS
 
 
  $ 29,459,840  

 

 

 
     
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 13.7%  
 

United States Treasury Bills

 
$ 1,900,000       0.925     08/09/22     $ 1,898,127  
  400,000       1.007       08/09/22       399,571  
  100,000       2.093       10/25/22       99,339  
  5,800,000       1.450       11/03/22       5,771,403  
  9,975,000       2.214       12/15/22       9,875,050  
  500,000       2.453       12/22/22       494,224  
  600,000       2.463       12/22/22       593,040  
  500,000       2.478       12/22/22       494,164  
  700,000       2.488       12/22/22       691,795  
  800,000       2.489       12/22/22       790,623  
  2,000,000       2.493       12/22/22       1,976,510  
  300,000       2.494       12/22/22       296,477  
  900,000       2.514       12/22/22       889,343  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY – 0.02%)

 
 
  2,000,000       1.888 (a)      07/31/22       2,000,000  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.03%)

 
 
  60,000,000       0.079 (a)      04/30/23       60,002,009  
  28,300,000       0.064 (a)      07/31/23       28,301,738  
 

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

 
 
  70,400,000       0.120 (a)      10/31/23       70,402,148  

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – (continued)  
 

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

 
 
28,600,000       0.064 %(a)      01/31/23     28,602,679  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.06%)

 
 
  14,075,000       0.155 (a)      07/31/22       14,076,849  
  7,000,000       1.914 (a)      10/31/22       7,002,070  
 

United States Treasury Notes

 
  1,500,000       0.125       01/31/23       1,493,135  
  400,000       1.375       02/15/23       398,992  
  3,200,000       2.000       02/15/23       3,223,424  
  500,000       0.125       02/28/23       497,294  
  600,000       2.625       02/28/23       606,995  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
OBLIGATIONS
 
 
  $ 240,876,999  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
 
 
  $ 270,336,839  

 

 

 
     
Repurchase Agreements(b) – 85.0%  
 

Bank of Montreal

 
$ 250,000       0.100 %(c)      07/07/22     $ 250,000  
 

Maturity Value: $250,253

 
 

Settlement Date: 07/30/21

 
 

Collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.000%,
due 04/01/52. The market value of the collateral, including
accrued interest, was $257,500.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

BNP Paribas

 
  2,500,000       1.470       07/01/22       2,500,000  
 

Maturity Value: $2,500,102

 
 




Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.875%, due 05/15/49, a
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bond, 1.375%, due 02/15/44, a
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note, 0.125%, due 01/15/32
and U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.875% to 3.125%, due 11/30/23 to
11/15/28. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $2,550,039.

 
 
 
 
 
 
  7,000,000       0.720 (c)      07/07/22       7,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $7,025,480

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/08/22

 
 





Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125% to 6.125%, due
11/15/27 to 02/15/43, U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes,
0.375% to 0.625%, due 01/15/24 to 07/15/27, a U.S. Treasury
Note, 2.375%, due 05/15/27 and U.S. Treasury Principal-Only
Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 02/15/40 to 08/15/48. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $7,140,036.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

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


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

BNP Paribas – (continued)

 
$ 14,000,000       0.730 %(c)      07/07/22     $ 14,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $14,051,668

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/08/22

 
 








Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank, 3.740%, due
06/12/43, Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.500% to
6.500%, due 05/01/38 to 10/01/51, Government National
Mortgage Association, 2.500% to 4.500%, due 11/20/39 to
10/20/51, a U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.000%, due 11/03/22, a U.S.
Treasury Bond, 1.875%, due 11/15/51, U.S. Treasury Interest-
Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 02/15/26 to 08/15/45 and
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.250% to 1.000%, due 04/15/23 to
12/15/24. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $14,418,092.

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
  4,000,000       0.770 (c)      07/07/22       4,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $4,015,485

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/11/22

 
 






Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 1.683%,
due 04/30/24, a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bond, 3.875%,
due 04/15/29, a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note, 0.125%,
due 04/15/26, U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Securities,
0.000%, due 11/15/38 to 05/15/42 and U.S. Treasury Notes,
1.875% to 2.250%, due 11/15/25 to 06/30/26. The aggregate
market value of the collateral, including accrued interest, was
$4,079,999.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  4,000,000       0.780 (c)      07/07/22       4,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $4,015,687

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/11/22

 
 









Collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.500%,
due 10/01/35 to 08/01/46, Government National Mortgage
Association, 2.500% to 3.500%, due 06/20/46 to 10/20/51, a
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.000%, due 11/03/22, U.S. Treasury
Bonds, 3.000% to 6.000%, due 02/15/26 to 05/15/45, U.S.
Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, 0.125% to 0.750%, due
07/15/26 to 07/15/28, U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped
Securities, 0.000%, due 08/15/33 to 11/15/43 and U.S. Treasury
Principal-Only Stripped Securities, 0.000%, due 02/15/43 to
08/15/45. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $4,080,546.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  5,000,000       0.820 (c)      07/07/22       5,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $5,020,956

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/15/22

 
 




Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bond,
2.125%, due 02/15/40, U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped
Securities, 0.000%, due 08/15/33 to 05/15/37 and U.S. Treasury
Notes, 0.375% to 2.125%, due 02/29/24 to 09/15/24. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $5,100,000.

 
 
 
 
 
 
  6,000,000       0.820 (c)      07/07/22       6,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $6,025,147

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/15/22

 
 




Collateralized by Government National Mortgage Association,
3.500%, due 04/20/52, U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes,
0.375% to 0.625%, due 01/15/24 to 07/15/27 and U.S. Treasury
Notes, 0.375% to 2.250%, due 04/30/23 to 09/15/24. The
aggregate market value of the collateral, including accrued
interest, was $6,120,017.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
Repurchase Agreements(b) – (continued)  
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

 
3,000,000       0.860 %(c)      07/07/22     3,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $3,013,115

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/17/22

 
 

Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000%,
due 02/25/32. The market value of the collateral, including
accrued interest, was $3,060,000.

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Joint Account III

 
  1,404,900,000       1.549       07/01/22       1,404,900,000  
 

Maturity Value: $1,404,960,458

 

 

 

 
 

Royal Bank of Canada

 
  20,000,000       0.730 (c)      07/07/22       20,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $20,073,811

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/10/22

 
 



Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.000% to
7.500%, due 05/01/30 to 07/01/52 and Federal National
Mortgage Association, 2.000% to 6.000%, due 12/01/29 to
07/01/60. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $20,400,005.

 
 
 
 
 
  20,000,000       0.740 (c)      07/07/22       20,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $20,074,822

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/11/22

 
 



Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.000% to
7.500%, due 05/01/30 to 07/01/52 and Federal National
Mortgage Association, 2.000% to 6.000%, due 12/01/29 to
07/01/60. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $20,400,005.

 
 
 
 
 
  7,000,000       0.840 (c)      07/07/22       7,000,000  
 

Maturity Value: $7,030,870

 
 

Settlement Date: 03/17/22

 
 



Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.500% to
5.000%, due 11/01/40 to 07/01/52 and Federal National
Mortgage Association, 2.500% to 5.000%, due 08/01/32 to
07/01/52. The aggregate market value of the collateral,
including accrued interest, was $7,139,999.

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
  TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS     $ 1,497,650,000  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.4%     $ 1,767,986,839  

 

 

 
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS – (0.4)%

 
 
    (6,933,776

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 1,761,053,063  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
(a)   Variable or floating rate security. Except for floating rate notes (for which final maturity is disclosed), maturity date disclosed is the next interest reset date. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect on June 30, 2022.
(b)   Unless noted, all repurchase agreements were entered into on June 30, 2022. Additional information on Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III appears in the Additional Investment Information section.
(c)   The instrument is subject to a demand feature.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   5


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Interest rates represent either the stated coupon rate, annualized yield on date of purchase for discounted securities, or, for floating rate securities, the current reset rate, which is based upon current interest rate indices.
Maturity dates represent either the final legal maturity date on the security, the demand date for puttable securities, the date of the next interest rate reset for variable rate securities, or the prerefunded date for those types of securities.

 

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
MMY   —Money Market Yield
Prime   —Federal Reserve Bank Prime Loan Rate US
SOFR   —Secured Overnight Financing Rate
T-Bill   —Treasury Bill
USD   —United States Dollar

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ACCOUNT III — At June 30, 2022, the Fund had undivided interests in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III, with a maturity date of July 1, 2022, as follows:

 

Principal Amount      Maturity Value      Collateral Value
    $1,404,900,000          $ 1,404,960,458        $ 1,446,995,900

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — At June 30, 2022, the Principal Amounts of the Fund’s interest in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III were as follows:

 

Counterparty      Interest
Rate
       Principal
Amount
 

ABN Amro Bank N.V.

       1.550      $ 413,205,883  

Bank of America, N.A.

       1.550          275,470,588  

Bank of Montreal

       1.550          110,188,235  

BofA Securities, Inc.

       1.550          275,470,588  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

       1.540          220,376,471  

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

       1.560          110,188,235  
TOTAL                 $ 1,404,900,000  

At June 30, 2022, the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III was fully collateralized by:

 

Issuer      Interest
Rates
       Maturity
Dates
 
Federal Farm Credit bank        1.180 to 1.960        11/07/22 to 04/20/27  
Federal Home Loan Bank        2.125 to 3.250          03/10/23 to 03/13/26  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.        0.550 to 6.500          09/02/25 to 06/01/52  
Federal National Mortgage Association        1.500 to 6.000          10/01/23 to 06/01/57  
Government National Mortgage Association        2.000 to 6.050          06/15/28 to 06/20/52  

 

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


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

  
Assets:    

Investments based on amortized cost

   $ 270,336,839  

Repurchase agreements based on amortized cost

     1,497,650,000  

Cash

     43,638  

Receivables:

  

Fund shares sold

     1,071,046  

Interest

     789,103  

Reimbursement from investment advisor

     17,604  

Other assets

     22,683  
Total assets      1,769,930,913  
  
  
Liabilities:    

Payables:

  

Fund shares redeemed

     8,250,245  

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

     337,470  

Management fees

     191,637  

Accrued expenses

     98,498  
Total liabilities      8,877,850  
  
  
Net Assets:    

Paid-in capital

     1,761,129,616  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (76,553
NET ASSETS    $ 1,761,053,063  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 1.00  

Net Assets:

  

Institutional Shares

   $ 1,122,682,099  

Service Shares

     638,370,964  

Total Net Assets

   $ 1,761,053,063  

Shares outstanding $0.001 par value (unlimited number of shares authorized):

  

Institutional Shares

     1,122,730,774  

Service Shares

     638,398,823  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   7


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Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

  
Investment Income:    

Interest income

   $ 3,845,069  
  
  
Expenses:    

Management fees

     1,043,826  

Distribution and Service fees — Service Shares

     693,860  

Transfer Agency fees(a)

     130,466  

Professional fees

     65,758  

Custody, accounting and administrative services

     34,294  

Printing and mailing fees

     23,447  

Trustee fees

     10,681  

Other

     3,125  
Total expenses      2,005,457  

Less — expense reductions

     (529,322
Net expenses      1,476,135  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME    $ 2,368,934  
Net realized loss from investment transactions      (174,567
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ 2,194,367  

(a) Institutional and Service Shares incurred Transfer Agency fees of $74,962 and $55,504, respectively.

 

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


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
     
From operations:        

Net investment income

   $ 2,368,934      $ 49,734  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (174,567      5,853  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      2,194,367        55,587  
     
     
Distributions to shareholders:        

From distributable earnings:

     

Institutional Shares

     (1,678,307      (34,324

Service Shares

     (593,008      (32,088
Total distributions to shareholders      (2,271,315      (66,412
     
     
From share transactions (at $1.00 per share):        

Proceeds from sales of shares

     1,119,332,951        690,873,762  

Reinvestment of distributions

     2,271,315        66,343  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (385,232,848      (827,803,075
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions      736,371,418        (136,862,970
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      736,294,470        (136,873,795
     
     
Net assets:        

Beginning of period

     1,024,758,593        1,161,632,388  

End of period

   $ 1,761,053,063      $ 1,024,758,593  

 

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


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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data:                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  

Net investment income(a)

    0.002       (b)      0.004       0.021       0.017       0.008  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income(c)

    (0.002     (b)      (0.004     (0.021     (0.017     (0.008

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  

Total return(d)

    0.17     0.01     0.43     2.11     1.74     0.76

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 1,122,682     $ 523,751     $ 582,216     $ 363,783     $ 411,447     $ 302,507  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.16 %(e)      0.09     0.18     0.18     0.18     0.18

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.20 %(e)      0.21     0.20     0.21     0.23     0.27

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.46 %(e)      %(f)      0.35     2.06     1.73     0.76

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.

(c)

Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.

(d)

Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

Amount is less than 0.005%.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
           
Per Share Data:                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  

Net investment income(a)

    0.001       (b)      0.003       0.018       0.015       0.005  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income(c)

    (0.001     (b)      (0.003     (0.018     (0.015     (0.005

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  

Total return(d)

    0.10     0.01     0.27     1.86     1.48     0.51

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 638,371     $ 501,008     $ 579,416     $ 350,112     $ 368,652     $ 354,248  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.32 %(e)      0.09     0.33     0.43     0.43     0.43

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.45 %(e)      0.46     0.45     0.46     0.48     0.52

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.23 %(e)      %(f)      0.19     1.81     1.48     0.51

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Amount is less than $0.0005 per share.

(c)

Distributions may not coincide with the current year net investment income or net realized gains as distributions may be paid from current or prior year earnings.

(d)

Assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

Amount is less than 0.005%.

 

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


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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

1.    ORGANIZATION

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust” or “VIT”) is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust includes the Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is a diversified portfolio under the Act offering two classes of shares — Institutional Shares and Service Shares. Shares of the Trust are offered to separate accounts of participating life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”), an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”), serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Trust.

2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions. The Fund is an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

A.  Investment Valuation — The investment valuation policy of the Fund is to use the amortized-cost method permitted by Rule 2a-7 under the Act for valuing portfolio securities. The amortized-cost method of valuation involves valuing a security at its cost and thereafter applying a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. Normally, a security’s amortized cost will approximate its market value. Under procedures and tolerances approved by the Board of Trustees (“Trustees”), GSAM evaluates daily the difference between the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share using the amortized costs of its portfolio securities and the Fund’s NAV per share using market-based values of its portfolio securities. The market-based value of a portfolio security is determined, where readily available, on the basis of market quotations provided by pricing services or securities dealers, or, where accurate market quotations are not readily available, on the basis of the security’s fair value as determined in accordance with Valuation Procedures approved by the Trustees. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which may consider (among other things): (i) yield or price with respect to debt securities that are considered comparable in characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date or (ii) quotations from securities dealers to determine current value.

B.  Investment Income and Investments — Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Investment transactions are reflected on trade date. Realized gains and losses are calculated using identified cost.

C.  Class Allocations and Expenses — Investment income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), if any, and non-class specific expenses of the Fund are allocated daily based upon the proportion of net assets of each class. Class specific expenses, where applicable, are borne by the respective share classes and include Distribution and Service and Transfer Agency fees. Non-class specific expenses directly incurred by the Fund are charged to the Fund, while such expenses incurred by the Trust are allocated across the Fund on a straight-line and/or pro-rata basis depending upon the nature of the expenses.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies (mutual funds) and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable and tax-exempt income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Fund is not required to make any provisions for the payment of federal income tax. Distributions to shareholders are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly by the Fund and may include short-term capital gains. Long-term capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually. The Fund may defer or accelerate the timing of the distribution of short-term capital gains (or any portion thereof).

The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with federal income tax rules, which may differ from GAAP. The source of the Fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from distributable earnings or capital. Certain components of the Fund’s net assets on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities reflect permanent GAAP/tax differences based on the appropriate tax character.

 

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2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

As of December 31, 2021, the Fund’s certain timing differences on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Timing differences (Distributions Payable)      $ (25

The amortized cost for the Fund stated in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities also represents aggregate cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

GSAM has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years (the current and prior three years, as applicable) and had concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Such open tax years remain subject to examination and adjustment by tax authorities.

E.  Forward Commitments — A forward commitment involves entering into a contract to purchase or sell securities, typically on an extended settlement basis, for a fixed price at a future date. The purchase of securities on a forward commitment basis involves a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines before the settlement date. Conversely, the sale of securities on a forward commitment basis involves the risk that the value of the securities sold may increase before the settlement date. Although the Fund will generally purchase securities on a forward commitment basis with the intention of acquiring the securities for its portfolio, the Fund may dispose of forward commitments prior to settlement which may result in a realized gain or loss.

F.  Repurchase Agreements — Repurchase agreements involve the purchase of securities subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”). During the term of a repurchase agreement, the value of the underlying securities held as collateral on behalf of the Fund, including accrued interest, is required to exceed the value of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest. The gross value of repurchase agreements is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for financial reporting purposes. The underlying securities for all repurchase agreements are held at the Fund’s custodian or designated sub-custodians under tri-party repurchase agreements.

An MRA governs transactions between the Fund and select counterparties. An MRA contains provisions for, among other things, initiation of the transaction, income payments, events of default, and maintenance of securities for repurchase agreements. An MRA also permits offsetting with collateral to create one single net payment in the event of default or similar events, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of a counterparty.

If the seller defaults, the Fund could suffer a loss to the extent that the proceeds from the sale of the underlying securities and other collateral held by the Fund are less than the repurchase price and the Fund’s costs associated with delay and enforcement of the repurchase agreement. In addition, in the event of default or insolvency of the seller, a court could determine that the Fund’s interest in the collateral is not enforceable, resulting in additional losses to the Fund.

Pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and terms and conditions contained therein, the Fund, together with other funds of the Trust and registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates, may transfer uninvested cash into joint accounts, the daily aggregate balance of which is invested in one or more repurchase agreements. Under these joint accounts, the Fund maintains pro-rata credit exposure to the underlying repurchase agreements’ counterparties. With the exception of certain transaction fees, the Fund is not subject to any expenses in relation to these investments.

3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price); the Fund’s policy is to use the market approach. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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 Trustees have approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Fund, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Trustees have delegated to GSAM day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation (including both the amortized cost and market-based methods of valuation) of the Fund’s investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies related to the market-based method of valuation, GSAM regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

As of June 30, 2022, all investments and repurchase agreements are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for further detail.

4.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

A.  Management Agreement — Under the Agreement, GSAM manages the Fund, subject to the general supervision of the Trustees.

As compensation for the services rendered pursuant to the Agreement, the assumption of the expenses related thereto and administration of the Fund’s business affairs, including providing facilities, GSAM is entitled to a management fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

B.  Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan — The Trust, on behalf of the Service Shares of the Fund, has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan subject to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the Distribution and Service Plan, Goldman Sachs, which serves as distributor (the “Distributor”), is entitled to a fee accrued daily and paid monthly, for distribution services and personal and account maintenance services, which may then be paid by Goldman Sachs to authorized dealers, equal to, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Service Shares.

C.  Transfer Agency Agreement — Goldman Sachs also serves as the transfer agent of the Fund for a fee pursuant to a Transfer Agency Agreement. The fee charged for such transfer agency services is accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.02% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Institutional Shares and Service Shares.

D.  Other Expense Agreements — GSAM has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” of the Fund (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, transfer agency fees and expenses, taxes, interest, brokerage fees, expenses of shareholder meetings, litigation and indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent that such expenses exceed, on an annual basis, 0.004% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Such Other Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Fund is not obligated to reimburse GSAM for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. This Other Expense limitation will remain in place through at least April 29, 2023, and prior to such date GSAM may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Trustees. In addition, the Fund has entered into certain offset arrangements with the custodian and the transfer agent, which may result in a reduction of the Fund’s expenses and are received irrespective of the application of the “Other

 

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4.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS ( continued)

 

Expense” limitation described above. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, these expense reductions, including any fee waiver and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Management Fee
Waivers
    Distribution, Administration,
Service and/or Shareholder
Administration Plans Fee
Waivers
    Transfer Agency
Waiver
   

Other

Expense
Reimbursements

    Total
Expense
Reductions
 
$ 121,035     $ 257,929     $ 39,149     $ 111,209     $ 529,322  

E.  Contractual and Net Fund Expenses — The investment adviser may contractually agree to waive or reimburse certain fees and expenses until a specified date. The investment adviser or transfer agent may also voluntarily waive certain fees and expenses, and such voluntary waivers may be discontinued or modified at any time without notice. The following table outlines such fees (net of waivers) and Other Expenses (net of reimbursements and custodian and transfer agency fee credit reductions) in order to determine the Fund’s net annualized expenses for the fiscal year. The Fund is not obligated to reimburse Goldman Sachs for prior fiscal year fee waivers, if any.

 

     Institutional Shares     Service Shares  
Fee/Expense Type    Contractual
rate, if any
    Ratio of net expenses to
average net assets for
the six months ended
June 30, 2022
    Contractual
rate, if any
    Ratio of net expenses to
average net assets for
the six months ended
June 30, 2022
 
Management Fee      0.16     0.14     0.16     0.14
Distribution and Service Fees      N/A       N/A       0.25       0.16  
Transfer Agency Fees      0.02       0.01       0.02       0.01  
Other Expenses            0.01 (a)            0.01 (a) 
Net Expenses              0.16             0.32

 

(a)

Amount is less than 0.005% of average net assets.

N/A—Fees

not applicable to respective share class.

F.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — The Fund may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is solely due to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common Trustees.

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of June 30, 2022, the Fund participated in a $1,250,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit facility (the “facility”) together with other funds of the Trust and registered investment companies having management agreements with GSAM or its affiliates. This facility is to be used for temporary emergency purposes, or to allow for an orderly liquidation of securities to meet redemption requests. The interest rate on borrowings is based on the federal funds rate. The facility also requires a fee to be paid by the Fund based on the amount of the commitment that has not been utilized. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Fund did not have any borrowings under the facility. Prior to April 22, 2022, the facility was $1,000,000,000.

5.    OTHER RISKS

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

Floating and Variable Rate Obligations Risk — Floating rate and variable rate obligations are debt instruments issued by companies or other entities with interest rates that reset periodically (typically, daily, monthly, quarterly, or semiannually) in response to changes in the market rate of interest on which the interest rate is based. For floating and variable rate obligations, there may be a lag between an actual change in the underlying interest rate benchmark and the reset time for an interest payment of such

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

5.    OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

an obligation, which could harm or benefit a Fund, depending on the interest rate environment or other circumstances. In a rising interest rate environment, for example, a floating or variable rate obligation that does not reset immediately would prevent a Fund from taking full advantage of rising interest rates in a timely manner. However, in a declining interest rate environment, a Fund may benefit from a lag due to an obligation’s interest rate payment not being immediately impacted by a decline in interest rates.

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 investments will generally decline. The Fund may face a heightened level of interest rate risk in connection with the type and extent of certain monetary policy changes made by the Federal Reserve, such as target interest rate changes. 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. The risks associated with changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and the Fund’s investments. 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 current income, or minimize the volatility of the Fund’s NAV per share and/ or achieve its investment objective. Fluctuations in interest rates may also affect the liquidity of the Fund’s investments. A sudden or unpredictable increase in interest rates may cause volatility in the market and may decrease the liquidity of the Fund’s investments, which would make it harder for the Fund to sell its investments at an advantageous time.

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — The Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, participating insurance companies, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause the Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and liquidity. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, the Fund trades financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). The value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Events such as war, acts of terrorism, social unrest, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health threats could also significantly impact the Fund and its investments. Additionally, the Fund may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer or guarantor fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions defaults.

6.    IDEMNIFICATIONS

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Trustees, officers, employees and agents are indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act and state law, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, GSAM believes the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

7.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events after the Statement of Assets and Liabilities date have been evaluated and GSAM has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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8.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

      For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
Institutional Shares*     
Shares sold      873,381,382       496,281,091  
Reinvestment of distributions      1,678,265       34,294  
Shares redeemed      (276,079,577     (554,775,442
       598,980,070       (58,460,057
Service Shares*     
Shares sold      245,951,569       194,592,671  
Reinvestment of distributions      593,050       32,049  
Shares redeemed      (109,153,271     (273,027,633
       137,391,348       (78,402,913
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN SHARES      736,371,418       (136,862,970

 

*

Valued at $1.00 per share.    

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) is an investment portfolio of Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Trust and reviews the investment performance and expenses of the Fund at regularly scheduled meetings held throughout the year. In addition, the Board of Trustees determines annually whether to approve the continuance of the Trust’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) on behalf of the Fund.

The Management Agreement was most recently approved for continuation until June 30, 2023 by the Board of Trustees, including those Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), at a meeting held on June 14-15, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”).

The review process undertaken by the Trustees spans the course of the year and culminates with the Annual Meeting. To assist the Trustees in their deliberations, the Trustees have established a Contract Review Committee (the “Committee”), comprised of the Independent Trustees. The Committee held two meetings over the course of the year since the Management Agreement was last approved. At those Committee meetings, regularly scheduled Board or other committee meetings, and/or the Annual Meeting, matters relevant to the renewal of the Management Agreement were considered by the Board, or the Independent Trustees, as applicable. With respect to the Fund, such matters included:

  (a)   the nature and quality of the advisory, administrative, and other services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, including information about:
  (i)   the structure, staff, and capabilities of the Investment Adviser and its portfolio management teams;
  (ii)   the groups within the Investment Adviser and its affiliates that support the portfolio management teams or provide other types of necessary services, including fund services groups (e.g., accounting and financial reporting, tax, shareholder services, and operations); controls and risk management groups (e.g., legal, compliance, valuation oversight, credit risk management, internal audit, compliance testing, market risk analysis, finance, and central funding); sales and distribution support groups, and others (e.g., information technology and training);
  (iii)   trends in employee headcount;
  (iv)   the Investment Adviser’s financial resources and ability to hire and retain talented personnel and strengthen its operations; and
  (v)   the parent company’s support of the Investment Adviser and its mutual fund business, as expressed by the firm’s senior management;
  (b)   information on the investment performance of the Fund, including comparisons to the performance of similar mutual funds, as provided by a third-party mutual fund data provider engaged as part of the contract review process (the “Outside Data Provider”), and information on general investment outlooks in the markets in which the Fund invests;
  (c)   the terms of the Management Agreement and other agreements with affiliated service providers entered into by the Trust on behalf of the Fund;
  (d)   fee and expense information for the Fund, including:
  (i)   the relative management fee and expense levels of the Fund as compared to those of comparable funds managed by other advisers, as provided by the Outside Data Provider;
  (ii)   the Fund’s expense trends over time; and
  (iii)   to the extent the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts (such as bank collective trusts, private wealth management accounts, institutional separate accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, and non-U.S. funds) having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Fund, comparative information on the advisory fees charged and services provided to those accounts by the Investment Adviser;
  (e)   with respect to the extensive investment performance and expense comparison data provided by the Outside Data Provider, its processes in producing that data for the Fund;
  (f)   the undertakings of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations;
  (g)   information relating to the profitability of the Management Agreement and the transfer agency and distribution and service arrangements of the Fund to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates;
  (h)   whether the Fund’s existing management fee schedule adequately addressed any economies of scale;
  (i)   a summary of the “fall-out” benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, including the fees received by the Investment Adviser’s affiliates from the Fund for transfer agency, distribution and other services;
  (j)   a summary of potential benefits derived by the Fund as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser;

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

  (k)   information regarding portfolio trading and how the Investment Adviser carries out its duty to seek best execution;
  (l)   the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by its unaffiliated service providers, and the Investment Adviser’s general oversight and evaluation (including reports on due diligence) of those service providers as part of the administrative services provided under the Management Agreement; and
  (m)   the Investment Adviser’s processes and policies addressing various types of potential conflicts of interest; its approach to risk management; the annual review of the effectiveness of the Fund’s compliance program; and periodic compliance reports.

The Trustees also received an overview of the Fund’s distribution arrangements. They received information regarding the Fund’s assets, share purchase and redemption activity, and payment of distribution and service fees. Information was also provided to the Trustees relating to revenue sharing payments made by and services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to intermediaries that promote the sale, distribution, and/or servicing of Fund shares. The Independent Trustees also discussed the broad range of other investment choices that are available to Fund investors, including the availability of comparable funds managed by other advisers.

The presentations made at the Board and Committee meetings and at the Annual Meeting encompassed the Fund and other mutual funds for which the Board of Trustees has responsibility. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Annual Meeting, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, their services, and the Fund. In conjunction with these meetings, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered, and the Investment Adviser addressed the questions and concerns of the Trustees, including concerns regarding the investment performance of certain of the funds they oversee. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities and other regulatory requirements related to the approval and continuation of mutual fund investment management agreements under applicable law. In addition, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates provided the Independent Trustees with a written response to a formal request for information sent on behalf of the Independent Trustees by their independent legal counsel. During the course of their deliberations, the Independent Trustees met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel, without representatives of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates present.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services Provided Under the Management Agreement

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that are provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted the transition in the leadership and changes in personnel of various of the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management teams that had occurred in recent periods, and the ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at bringing high quality investment talent to the Investment Adviser. They also noted the Investment Adviser’s commitment to maintaining high quality systems and expending substantial resources to respond to ongoing changes to the market, regulatory and control environment in which the Fund and its service providers operate, including developments associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical events, and economic sanctions, as well as the efforts of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to combat cyber security risks. The Trustees also considered information regarding the Investment Adviser’s business continuity planning and remote operations capabilities. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser continued to commit substantial financial and operational resources to the Fund and expressed confidence that the Investment Adviser would continue to do so in the future. The Trustees also recognized that the Investment Adviser had made significant commitments to address regulatory compliance requirements applicable to the Fund and the Investment Adviser and its affiliates.

Investment Performance

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, they compared the investment performance of the Fund to its peers using rankings compiled by the Outside Data Provider as of December 31, 2021. The information on the Fund’s investment performance was provided for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ending on the applicable dates.

In addition, the Trustees considered materials prepared and presentations made by the Investment Adviser’s senior management and portfolio management personnel in which Fund performance was assessed. The Trustees also considered the Investment Adviser’s periodic reports with respect to the Fund’s risk profile, and how the Investment Adviser’s approach to risk monitoring and management influences portfolio management.

The Trustees considered the performance of the Fund in light of its investment policies and strategies. They noted that the Fund has operated in a generally challenging yield environment since 2009. The Trustees considered that yields had improved by

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

early 2020, although they noted that yields had subsequently decreased to near zero following the market disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and related actions by the Federal Reserve, including two emergency interest rate cuts in March 2020. As a result, although the Investment Adviser was generally able to reduce the amount of fees waived and/or reimbursed through 2019 and early 2020, they acknowledged that the Investment Adviser had increased the amount of fees waived and/or reimbursed through late 2020 and 2021 in order to maintain a competitive, non-negative yield for the Fund in the then near-zero yield environment. The Trustees also considered that, since March 2022, the Federal Reserve has implemented a series of interest rate increases in response to inflationary pressures impacting the broader economy, and the Investment Adviser has subsequently been able to again reduce the amount of fees waived and/or reimbursed relative to such amounts waived and/or reimbursed through late 2020 and 2021. The Trustees acknowledged, however, that the interest rate environment remains uncertain in light of broader economic conditions, although they noted that indications from the Federal Reserve suggest further interest rate increases in the near term.    The Trustees considered that, during the relevant period, the Investment Adviser had voluntarily waived fees for the Fund in order to maintain a competitive yield. The Trustees also considered that the Fund had maintained a stable net asset value per share. In light of these considerations, the Trustees believed that the Fund was providing investment performance within a competitive range for investors.

Costs of Services Provided and Competitive Information

The Trustees considered the contractual terms of the Management Agreement and the fee rates payable by the Fund thereunder. In this regard, the Trustees considered information on the services rendered by the Investment Adviser to the Fund, which included both advisory and administrative services that were directed to the needs and operations of the Fund as a registered mutual fund.

In particular, the Trustees reviewed analyses prepared by the Outside Data Provider regarding the expense rankings of the Fund. The analyses provided a comparison of the Fund’s management fee to those of a relevant peer group and category universe; an expense analysis which compared the Fund’s overall net and gross expenses to a peer group and a category universe; and data comparing the Fund’s net expenses to the peer and category medians. The analyses also compared the Fund’s other expenses and fee waivers/reimbursements to those of the peer group and category medians. The Trustees concluded that the comparisons provided by the Outside Data Provider were useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses paid by the Fund.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertakings to implement fee waivers and/or expense limitations. They noted that the Investment Adviser and Goldman Sachs had waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses for the Fund for a portion of the year in order to maintain a competitive yield. They also considered, to the extent that the Investment Adviser manages other types of accounts having investment objectives and policies similar to those of the Fund, comparative fee information for services provided by the Investment Adviser to those accounts, and information that indicated that services provided to the Fund differed in various significant respects from the services provided to other types of accounts which, in many cases, operated under less stringent legal and regulatory structures, required fewer services from the Investment Adviser to a smaller number of client contact points, and were less time-intensive.

In addition, the Trustees noted that shareholders are able to redeem their shares at any time if shareholders believe that the Fund fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Profitability

The Trustees reviewed the Fund’s contribution to the Investment Adviser’s revenues and pre-tax profit margins. In this regard the Trustees noted that they had received, among other things, profitability analyses and summaries, revenue and expense schedules by Fund and by function (i.e., investment management, transfer agency and distribution and service), and information on the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. They observed that the profitability and expense figures are substantially similar to those used by the Investment Adviser for many internal purposes, including compensation decisions among various business groups, and are thus subject to a vigorous internal debate about how certain revenue and expenses should be allocated. The Trustees also noted that the internal audit group within the Goldman Sachs organization periodically audits the expense allocation methodology and that the internal audit group was satisfied with the reasonableness, consistency, and accuracy of the Investment Adviser’s expense allocation methodology. Profitability data for the Fund was provided for 2021 and 2020, and the Trustees considered this information in relation to the Investment Adviser’s overall profitability.

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Economies of Scale

The Trustees considered the information that had been provided regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund.

The Trustees noted that the Fund does not have management fee breakpoints. They considered the asset levels in the Fund; the Fund’s recent purchase and redemption activity; the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to the costs of the services provided by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and their realized profits; information comparing the contractual fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other money market funds in the peer group; and the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Fund that exceed a specified level. They considered a report prepared by the Outside Data Provider, which surveyed money market funds’ management fee arrangements and use of breakpoints. The Trustees also considered the competitive nature of the money market fund business and the competitiveness of the fees charged to the Fund by the Investment Adviser.

Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser and Its Affiliates

The Trustees also considered the other benefits derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund as stated above, including: (a) transfer agency fees received by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”); (b) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Fund with those for other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (c) the Investment Adviser’s ability to leverage the infrastructure designed to service the Fund on behalf of its other clients; (d) the Investment Adviser’s ability to cross-market other products and services to Fund shareholders; (e) Goldman Sachs’ retention of certain fees as Fund Distributor; (f) Goldman Sachs’ ability to engage in principal transactions with the Fund under exemptive orders from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission permitting such trades; (g) the Investment Adviser’s ability to negotiate better pricing with custodians on behalf of its other clients, as a result of the relationship with the Fund; and (h) the possibility that the working relationship between the Investment Adviser and the Fund’s third-party service providers may cause those service providers to be more likely to do business with other areas of Goldman Sachs. In the course of considering the foregoing, the Independent Trustees requested and received further information quantifying certain of these fall-out benefits.

Other Benefits to the Fund and Its Shareholders

The Trustees also noted that the Fund receives certain other potential benefits as a result of its relationship with the Investment Adviser, including: (a) trading efficiencies resulting from aggregation of orders of the Fund with those of other funds or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser; (b) enhanced servicing from vendors due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (c) enhanced servicing from broker-dealers due to the volume of business generated by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates; (d) the advantages received from the Investment Adviser’s knowledge and experience gained from managing other accounts and products; (e) the Investment Adviser’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel to provide services to the Fund because of the reputation of the Goldman Sachs organization; (f) the Fund’s access, through the Investment Adviser, to certain firm-wide resources (e.g., proprietary risk management systems and databases), subject to certain restrictions; and (g) the Fund’s access to certain affiliated distribution channels. In addition, the Trustees noted the competitive nature of the mutual fund marketplace, and considered that many of the Fund’s shareholders invested in the Fund in part because of the Fund’s relationship with the Investment Adviser and that those shareholders have a general expectation that the relationship will continue.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees gave weight to each of the factors described above, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of all of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the management fees paid by the Fund were reasonable in light of the services provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s costs and the Fund’s current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s continued management likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved and continued with respect to the Fund until June 30, 2023.

 

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Impact of Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Unaudited)

 

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has negatively affected the global economy and has resulted in significant disruptions in financial markets and increased macroeconomic uncertainty. In addition, governments around the world have responded to Russia’s invasion by imposing economic sanctions and export controls on certain industry sectors, companies and individuals in or associated with Russia. Russia has imposed its own restrictions against investors and countries outside Russia and has proposed additional measures aimed at non-Russian-owned businesses. Businesses in the U.S. and globally have experienced shortages in materials and increased costs for transportation, energy and raw materials due, in part, to the negative effects of the war on the global economy. The escalation or continuation of the war between Russia and Ukraine or other hostilities presents heightened risks relating to cyber-attacks, the frequency and volume of failures to settle securities transactions, supply chain disruptions, inflation, as well as the potential for increased volatility in commodity, currency and other financial markets. The extent and duration of the war, sanctions and resulting market disruptions, as well as the potential adverse consequences for the Fund’s operations are difficult to predict.

 

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Fund Expenses  — Six Month Period Ended  June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of Institutional Shares and Service Shares of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Service Shares); and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, which represents a period of 181 days of a 365 day year.

Actual Expenses — The first line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000=8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual net expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Share Class   Beginning
Account Value
1/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
6/30/22
   

Expenses Paid
for the

6 Months
Ended

6/30/22*

 
Institutional Shares        
       
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,001.71     $ 0.79  
Hypothetical 5% return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.00   $ 0.80  
Service Shares        
       
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.96     $ 1.59  
Hypothetical 5% return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.21   $ 1.61  

 

  *

Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (or, since inception, if shorter); and then dividing that result by the number of days in the period. The annualized net expense ratios for the period were 0.16% and 0.32% for Institutional Shares and Service Shares, respectively.

 

 

  +

Hypothetical expenses are based on the Fund’s actual annualized net expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.

 

 

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TRUSTEES

Jessica Palmer, Chair

Dwight L. Bush

Kathryn A. Cassidy

John G. Chou

Diana M. Daniels

Joaquin Delgado

Eileen H. Dowling

James A. McNamara

Gregory G. Weaver

Paul C. Wirth

 

OFFICERS

James A. McNamara, President

Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

 

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

Distributor and Transfer Agent

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Investment Adviser

200 West Street, New York

New York 10282

Visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

The reports concerning the Fund included in this shareholder report may contain certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Fund in the future. These statements are based on Fund management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Fund, such as performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors, changes in the levels of interest rates, the impact of developing world events, and other factors that may influence the future performance of the Fund. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual events may cause adjustments in portfolio management strategies from those currently expected to be employed.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-621-2550; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Views and opinions expressed are for informational purposes only and do not constitute a recommendation by GSAM to buy, sell, or hold any security. Views and opinions are current as of the date of this presentation and may be subject to change, they should not be construed as investment advice.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”) does not provide legal, tax or accounting advice. Any statement contained in this communication (including any attachments) concerning U.S. tax matters was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code, and was written to support the promotion or marketing of transaction or matter addressed. Clients of Goldman Sachs should obtain their own independent tax advice based on their particular circumstances.

The web site links provided are for your convenience only and are not an endorsement or recommendation by GSAM of any of these web sites or the products or services offered. GSAM is not responsible for the accuracy and validity of the content of these web sites.

Fund holdings and allocations shown are as of June 30, 2022 and may not be representative of future investments. Fund holdings should not be relied on in making investment decisions and should not be construed as research or investment advice regarding particular securities. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.

Shares of the Goldman Sachs VIT Funds are offered to separate accounts of participating life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Shares of the Fund are not offered directly to the general public. The variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies are described in the separate prospectuses issued by participating insurance companies. You should refer to those prospectuses for information about surrender charges, mortality and expense risk fees and other charges that may be assessed by participating insurance companies under the variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies. Such fees or charges, if any, may affect the return you may realize with respect to your investments. Ask your representative for more complete information. Please consider the Fund’s objectives, risks and charges and expenses, and read the prospectus carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund.

This material is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus or summary prospectus, if applicable. Investors should consider the Fund’s objective, risks, and charges and expenses, and read the summary prospectus, if available, and/or the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. The summary prospectus, if available, and the prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund and may be obtained from your authorized dealer or from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC by calling 1-800-621-2550.

This report is prepared for the general information of contract owners and is not an offer of shares of the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund.

© 2022 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved.

287749-OTU-08/2022 VITMMSAR-22


ITEM 2.

CODE OF ETHICS.

 

  (a)   As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party (the “Code of Ethics”).

 

  (b)   Not applicable.

 

  (c)   During the period covered by this report, no amendments were made to the provisions of the Code of Ethics.

 

  (d)   During the period covered by this report, the registrant did not grant any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from any provision of the Code of Ethics.

 

  (e)   Not applicable.

 

  (f)   A copy of the Code of Ethics is available as provided in Item 13(a)(1) of this report.

 

ITEM 3.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

    

The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that the registrant has at least one “audit committee financial expert” (as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR) serving on its audit committee. Gregory G. Weaver is the “audit committee financial expert” and is “independent” (as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR).

 

ITEM 4.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

    

The information required by this Item is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.


ITEM 5.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Reports to Shareholders filed under Item 1.

 

ITEM 7.

DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9.

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.

 

ITEM 11.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a)   The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

  (b)   There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12.

DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 13.

EXHIBITS.

 

(a)(1)       Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust’s Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers is filed herewith.
(a)(2)    Exhibit 99.CERT    Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 filed herewith.
(a)(3)       Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
(a)(4)       There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.
(b)    Exhibit 99.906CERT    Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 filed herewith.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

 

/s/ James A. McNamara

By: James A. McNamara

President/Chief Executive Officer of

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

Date: August 24, 2022

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

/s/ James A. McNamara

By: James A. McNamara

President/Chief Executive Officer of

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

Date: August 24, 2022

/s/ Joseph F. DiMaria

By: Joseph F. DiMaria

Principal Financial Officer of

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

Date: August 24, 2022