N-CSR 1 d375101dncsr.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: December 31, 2022

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

    

The Annual Report to Shareholders is filed herewith.

 

 

 


Goldman

Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio

Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund

 

 

 

Annual Report

December 31, 2022

 

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS VIT MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVES PORTFOLIO

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Market Review

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Schedules of Investments

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Financial Statements

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Financial Highlights

 

Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio

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Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund

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Notes to Financial Statements

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Other Information

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NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust Funds — Goldman Sachs VIT Multi Asset Strategies Funds

 

Market Review

Ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty created a challenging backdrop for the capital markets during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). The Russia-Ukraine conflict and its impact on energy prices, COVID-19 flare-ups in China and pressure from rising wages in the U.S. led to sustained high inflation and hawkish, synchronized monetary policy responses from global central banks. (Hawkish suggests higher interest rates; opposite of dovish.)

During the first quarter of 2022, when the Reporting Period began, inflationary pressures intensified, with many developed nations experiencing their fastest price increases in decades. In February, geopolitical tensions added uncertainty to an already complex investment backdrop as energy and commodity prices spiked in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine late in the month. In response, global central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), took policy action. In March, the Fed raised interest rates, by 25 basis points, for the first time since 2018. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) Fed Chair Jerome Powell provided guidance that policymakers were prepared to act even more aggressively to tackle inflation. In addition, a number of Fed governors indicated their openness to 50-basis-point rate hikes at the next meeting or two with the possibility of getting to neutral rate levels by the end of 2022. (The neutral rate is the theoretical federal funds rate at which the stance of Fed monetary policy is neither accommodative nor restrictive. It is the short-term real interest rate consistent with the economy maintaining full employment with associated price stability.) Global equities broadly declined during the first calendar quarter. Within fixed income, credit spreads (or, yield differentials) widened, as bond yields rose in response to inflationary pressures.

Global economic activity moderated noticeably in the second quarter of 2022 amid tighter financial conditions and COVID-19 outbreaks in China. Inflation accelerated, as food and energy prices continued to rise in the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Major central banks focused on taming inflation, signaling they would continue to tighten monetary policy until inflation came down toward their respective target levels. In the U.S., the Fed raised interest rates twice during the second calendar quarter, by 50 basis points in May and then by 75 basis points in June, and indicated there would be more rate increases into the end of 2022. Investor concerns around slower economic growth deepened, with worries about a potential policy miscalculation by the Fed increasing. As a result, global equities continued to sell off, led by a steep decline in the U.S. equity market. Emerging market equities also fell, though Chinese equities broadly recorded gains. Fixed income markets were mostly negative, as central bank interest rate hikes overall 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 led to further credit spread widening. (Duration is a measure of a security’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates.)

The themes that had dominated the capital markets during the first half of 2022 persisted into the third calendar quarter. Higher-than-expected inflation data prompted the Fed to make two additional rate hikes, totaling 150 basis points, during the third quarter, increasing investor concern that Fed tightening might ultimately tip the U.S. economy into recession. In this environment, global equities and the fixed income market posted further losses. In the U.S., the S&P 500® Index recorded a third consecutive quarter of declines for the first time since the 2008 recession. Within fixed income, the Fed’s short-term rate hikes and rising longer-term yields weighed heavily on duration-sensitive assets. Higher perceived recession risk pushed credit spreads wider.

The fourth quarter of 2022 saw modest relief for risk assets, which recouped some of the losses suffered during the previous three calendar quarters. Although U.S. inflation surprised to the downside in October and November, helping to drive up equity markets, major central banks generally maintained their tightening stance and signaled additional tightening, though at a slower pace. The Fed hiked interest rates twice during the fourth quarter, with a 75-basis-point hike in November and a 50-basis-point hike in December, in line with market expectations. Meanwhile, China began reopening its economy as the government ended COVID-19 restrictions. In Europe, energy prices dropped, thanks to a warmer than usual winter.

Looking Ahead

At the end of the Reporting Period, we had a cautious outlook on the capital markets. In our view, the Fed was likely to continue tightening monetary policy until officials saw clear and consistent evidence of a sufficient and sustained decline in inflation. Although we acknowledged a growing investor narrative about the potential for a soft landing, we believed the Fed might find that difficult to achieve. (A soft landing, in economics, is a cyclical downturn that avoids recession. It typically describes attempts by central banks to raise interest rates just enough to stop an economy from overheating and experiencing high inflation, without causing a significant increase in unemployment, or a hard landing.) Furthermore, we thought that global central bank tightening cycles might diverge in terms of direction and speed based on each region’s household vulnerabilities, with some regions having more encumbered households than others.

 

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Solutions (“MAS”) Group discusses the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio’s (the “Portfolio”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

How did the Portfolio perform during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio’s Institutional, Service and Advisor Shares generated average annual total returns of -6.24%, -6.54% and -6.61%, respectively. These returns compare to the 1.47% average annual total return of the Portfolio’s benchmark, the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index during the same period.

Please note that the Portfolio’s benchmark being the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is a means of emphasizing that the Portfolio has an unconstrained strategy. That said, this Portfolio employs a benchmark agnostic strategy and thus comparisons to a benchmark index are not particularly relevant.

What key factors were responsible for the Portfolio’s performance during the Reporting Period?

The Portfolio’s performance is driven by three sources of return: long-term strategic asset allocation to market exposures, medium-term and short-term dynamic allocations, and excess returns from investments in Underlying Funds. Long-term strategic asset allocation is the process by which the Portfolio’s assets are allocated across underlying asset classes and strategies in a way that considers the risks of each underlying asset class and strategy. Medium-term dynamic allocation is the process by which we adjust the portfolio for changes in the business or economic cycle, while short-term dynamic allocation is the implementation of tactical market views with the goal of improving the Portfolio’s risk-adjusted return. The risk-adjusted return on an investment takes into account the risk associated with that investment relative to other potential investments. Excess returns from investments in Underlying Funds is by how much the Underlying Funds outperform or underperform their respective benchmark indices.

During the Reporting Period, the Portfolio generated negative absolute returns, largely because of long-term strategic asset allocation. Security selection within the Underlying Funds overall also had a negative impact on performance. Conversely, short-term dynamic allocations contributed positively to the Portfolio’s returns, while medium-term dynamic allocations added modestly.

Long-term strategic asset allocation hampered the Portfolio’s performance during the Reporting Period. Within fixed income, the Portfolio’s strategic allocation to emerging markets debt detracted from results. Additionally, the Portfolio’s U.S. interest rate options strategy, which seeks to profit if interest rates fall, remain constant or rise less than anticipated, had a negative impact on performance as U.S. Treasury yields rose during the Reporting Period. (Our long U.S. interest rate options strategy is a macroeconomic hedge that buys options on short-term interest rates, including call options. A call option is an option that gives the holder the right to buy a certain quantity of an underlying security at an agreed-upon price at any time up to an agreed-upon date.) Within equities, the Portfolio’s strategic allocation to emerging markets equities detracted from performance. On the positive side, among liquid alternatives strategies, the Portfolio benefited from a strategic allocation to managed futures.

Medium-term dynamic allocation added modestly to the Portfolio’s performance during the Reporting Period. Specifically, the Portfolio benefited from its significant cash position and our decision to reduce its exposure to emerging markets equities.

Short-term dynamic allocations bolstered the Portfolio’s performance during the Reporting Period overall. From the beginning of the Reporting Period until January 17, 2022, the MAS Group expressed its short-term dynamic views through an allocation to the Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund (the “Underlying Tactical Fund”), which generated positive returns during that time period. Starting on January 17, 2022 through the end of the Reporting Period, the MAS Group implemented its short-term dynamic views directly, primarily through the use of derivatives and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). During that period, the Portfolio benefited most from its short-term dynamic allocations to the energy and health care sectors.

Overall, security selection within the Underlying Funds detracted from the Portfolio’s returns during the Reporting Period, with many fixed income and equity Underlying Funds underperforming their benchmark indices. The Goldman Sachs Strategic Income Fund and Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund underperformed their respective benchmark indices the most. Although the

 

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performance of liquid alternative Underlying Funds was mixed, the Portfolio benefited from its investment in the Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Fund, which significantly outperformed its cash benchmark.

How was the Portfolio positioned at the beginning of the Reporting Period?

At the beginning of the Reporting Period, the Portfolio was positioned, in terms of its total net assets, with 56.6% in liquid alternative strategies, 32.4% in real assets/satellite asset classes, 13.8% in directional views and the balance in cash. Liquid alternatives strategies generally include, but are not limited to, momentum or trend trading strategies (investment decisions based on trends in asset prices over time), hedge fund beta (long term total returns consistent with investment results that approximate the return and risk patterns of a diversified universe of hedge funds), managed risk investment strategies (which seek to manage extreme risk scenarios by implementing daily and monthly risk targets across a diversified mix of asset classes) and unconstrained fixed income strategies (which have the ability to move across various fixed income sectors). Real assets/satellite asset classes generally include, but are not limited to, commodities, global real estate securities, global infrastructure securities, master limited partnerships, emerging markets equities and emerging markets debt. Directional views include more traditional beta investments, such as U.S. equities and non-U.S. developed markets equities. This above sector breakout is inclusive of derivative exposure across all asset classes.

How did you manage the Portfolio’s allocations during the Reporting Period?

No changes were made to the Portfolio’s long-term strategic asset allocations during the Reporting Period.

Within medium-term dynamic allocations, we decreased the Portfolio’s exposure to U.S. equities during March. In April, we reduced the Portfolio’s investments in 10-year U.S. Treasury futures and added investments in two-year U.S. Treasury futures. We also slightly increased the Portfolio’s medium-term dynamic allocation to the long U.S. interest rate options strategy. During May, we increased the Portfolio’s exposure to core fixed income, and we reduced its overall fixed income risk by decreasing exposure to high yield corporate bonds and high yield loans. In June, we reduced the Portfolio’s medium-term dynamic allocation to global infrastructure. During July, we decreased its exposure to emerging markets debt and increased its exposure to core fixed income. In August, we reduced the Portfolio’s medium-term dynamic exposure to emerging markets equities in favor of adding exposure to developed markets equities. During December, we increased the Portfolio’s exposure to emerging markets equities.

Regarding short-term dynamic allocations, we removed the Portfolio’s allocation to the Underlying Tactical Fund during January 2022 and began implementing our views directly, primarily through ETFs and derivatives. Using these instruments, we added tactical exposures to U.S. equities, non-U.S. developed markets equities, fixed income and currencies. In May, we slightly increased the Portfolio’s overall equity risk by increasing its exposure to U.S. large-cap equities. During July, we slightly increased the Portfolio’s tactical exposures to equities and fixed income. We reversed this short-term dynamic view in August, reducing the Portfolio’s allocations to equities and fixed income. In September, we increased the Portfolio’s overall equity risk by increasing its short-term dynamic allocations to U.S. large-cap equities. In December, we partially reduced the Portfolio’s short-term dynamic exposure to U.S. large-cap equities.

Regarding Underlying Funds, we removed the Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund as an Underlying Fund for the Portfolio during January 2022, reallocating the capital to other Underlying Funds with multi-strategy investment approaches. Also in January, we removed the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Global Equity Fund as an Underlying Fund for the Portfolio, reallocating the assets to other equity Underlying Funds. In February, in advance of its liquidation, we removed the Goldman Sachs Alternative Premia Fund as an Underlying Fund for the Portfolio. We reallocated the capital to the Goldman Sachs Long Short Credit Strategies Fund.

How was the Portfolio positioned at the end of the Reporting Period?

At the end of the Reporting Period, the Portfolio was positioned, in terms of its total net assets, with 35.7% in liquid alternative strategies, 29.5% in real assets/satellite asset classes, 16.19% in directional views and the balance in cash. This above sector breakout is inclusive of derivative exposure across all asset classes.

How did the Portfolio use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, derivatives were used primarily to express views across developed and emerging markets equities as well as on U.S. interest rates. The Portfolio employed equity index futures to effect long exposures in U.S. large-cap equities, U.S. small-cap equities and emerging markets equities (each having a negative impact on performance). Within fixed income during the Reporting Period, the Portfolio used interest rate futures, specifically U.S. Treasury futures, to express views on the U.S. Treasury yield curve (negative impact). The Portfolio also used interest rate options in a macroeconomic hedge that seeks to profit if interest rates fall, remain constant or rise less than anticipated (negative impact). Finally, within short-term tactical views on currencies, the Portfolio employed forward foreign currency exchange contracts (neutral impact).

 

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Additionally, some of the Underlying Funds used derivatives during the Reporting Period to apply their active investment views with greater versatility and potentially to afford greater risk management precision. As market conditions warranted during the Reporting Period, some of these Underlying Funds engaged in forward foreign currency exchange contracts, financial futures contracts, options, swap contracts and structured securities to attempt to enhance portfolio return and for hedging purposes.

Were there any changes to the Portfolio’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?

Effective January 3, 2022, Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo became a portfolio manager for the Portfolio, joining Neill Nuttall. By design, all investment decisions for the Portfolios are performed within a team structure, with multiple subject matter experts. This strategic decision making has been the cornerstone of our approach and ensures continuity in the Portfolio.

What is the Portfolio’s tactical view and strategy for the months ahead?

At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained cautious about the potential risk-reward of adding risk to the Portfolio. In addition, with short-term interest rates near 5%, we believed investors were not being adequately compensated for being pro-risk amid the prevailing uncertainty around earnings growth, geopolitical developments and global monetary policy. Until we saw more clarity in the inflation/economic growth mix, we expected to favor higher-yielding, high-quality fixed income over equities. Going forward, we continued to believe that a dynamic investment approach and careful risk management should help us identify attractive opportunities, both regionally and across asset classes.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

OVERALL UNDERLYING FUND AND ETF WEIGHTINGS1

Percentage of Net Assets

 

 

 

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The Portfolio is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time. The percentage shown for each Underlying Fund and 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 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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Performance Summary

December 31, 2022

 

The following graph shows the value, as of December 31, 2022, of a $10,000 investment made on April 25, 2014 (commencement of the Fund’s operations) in Advisor Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark, the ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index, is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and, 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio’s Lifetime Performance

Performance of a $10,000 investment, with distributions reinvested, from April 25, 2014 through December 31, 2022.

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 2022    One Year    Five Years    Since Inception

Institutional (Commenced April 25, 2014)

   -6.24%    1.41%    0.89%

Service (Commenced April 25, 2014)

   -6.54%    1.15%    0.64%

Advisor (Commenced April 25, 2014)

   -6.61%    1.00%    0.49%

 

 

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks total return while seeking to provide volatility management.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Effective after the close of business on January 31, 2022, the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund’s (the “Fund”) principal investment strategy changed. The Fund’s investment objective and benchmark indices remained the same. Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies (“QIS”) Team discusses the Fund’s performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Institutional and Service Shares generated average annual total returns of -19.00% and -19.16%, respectively. These returns compare to the -13.93% average annual total return of the Fund’s blended benchmark during the same time period. The components of the Fund’s blended benchmark, which is comprised 60% of the MSCI World Index (Net, USD, Hedged) and 40% of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Index (Total Return, Unhedged, USD), generated average annual total returns of -15.38% and -12.46%, respectively, during the same time period.

Importantly, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s overall annualized volatility was 10.66%, less than the Fund’s blended benchmark’s annualized volatility of 12.17% during the same time period. By way of comparison, the S&P 500® Index’s annualized volatility was 24.13% during the Reporting Period.

How did the Fund’s investment strategy change after the close of business on January 31, 2022?

Before the close of business on January 31, 2022, the Fund primarily sought to achieve its investment objective by investing in a global portfolio of equity and fixed income asset classes, with at least 40% of its assets invested in equities and at least 20% of its assets invested in fixed income, assuming normal market conditions. Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) made investment decisions based upon its analysis of the recent performance of market factors around the world, and might then allocate more of the Fund’s assets to investments with strong recent performance and allocate assets away from investments with poor recent performance.

Effective after the close of business on January 31, 2022, the Fund primarily seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of equity and fixed income asset classes, with the expectation of investing at least 50% of its assets in equities and a minimum of 30% of its assets in fixed income, assuming normal market conditions. The Investment Adviser makes investment decisions based upon its analysis of macro factors, most notably “trends” from around the world. 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. If recent prices are higher than measures of historical prices for an asset, the Investment Adviser generally considers there to be a positive (strong) trend for these assets, whereas recent prices below such measures generally indicate negative (poor) trends. If the current measure of volatility is elevated relative to historic realizations of this volatility measure for an asset, the Investment Adviser generally considers there to be a negative (poor) trend for this asset, whereas volatility that is less elevated indicates positive (strong) trends. 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, as a continuing part of the Fund’s investment strategy, 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. In this context, volatility is a statistical measurement of the magnitude of up and/or down fluctuations in the value of a financial instrument or index. While the Investment Adviser attempts to manage the Fund’s volatility, there can be no guarantee that the Fund will be successful.

What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

Because of heightened equity market volatility during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s drawdown control and volatility management mechanisms were activated multiple times, actively de-risking the Fund into cash, especially in early March, May/June, and September/October 2022. (A drawdown is a peak-to-trough decline during a specific time period and is a measure of downside volatility.)

 

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During the first and fourth quarters of 2022, the Fund underperformed its blended benchmark due to the Fund’s sizeable cash allocation, which kept the Fund from fully participating in the equity market rebound in the March and during a period from October into November. This was offset somewhat by the Fund’s cash allocation in the second and third calendar quarters, which bolstered relative performance amid the equity drawdown during that period.

From an absolute return perspective, the Fund benefited from its allocation to cash during the Reporting Period, as interest rates rose. Conversely, the Fund’s allocations to U.S. large-cap equities, European equities and Japanese equities, each of which posted negative returns, detracted from its absolute performance during the Reporting Period. The largest detractor was the Fund’s allocation to U.S. large-cap equities.

What was the Fund’s volatility during the Reporting Period?

As part of our investment approach, we seek to mitigate the Fund’s volatility. As mentioned earlier, for the Reporting Period overall, the Fund’s overall annualized volatility was 10.66%, less than its blended benchmark’s annualized volatility of 12.17%. By way of comparison, the S&P 500® Index’s annualized volatility was 24.13% during the Reporting Period.

How was the Fund positioned during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, we managed the Fund’s allocations across equity and fixed income markets based upon an analysis of market factors and, after the close of business on January 31, 2022, upon an analysis of trends from around the world. At the beginning of the Reporting Period, the Fund’s total assets were allocated 80.0% to equities, 20.0% to fixed income and 0% to cash. (Many of these positions were implemented through the use of exchanged-traded index future contracts.) Within the equity category, the Fund had allocations to U.S. large-cap equities, European equities, U.K. equities and Japanese equities. It did not have allocations to U.S. small-cap equities or emerging markets equities. As for fixed income, the Fund had allocations to Japanese and German government bonds at the start of the Reporting Period. It did not have an allocation to U.S. Treasury securities.

During the first quarter of 2022, as market equity volatility increased, we trimmed the Fund’s allocations to U.S. large-cap equities, European equities, U.K. equities and Japanese equities, while increasing its allocations to U.S. Treasury securities and cash. We reversed this positioning somewhat near quarter-end as equity markets rebounded. At the end of the first quarter, the Fund did not hold any German and Japanese government bonds. The equity market rebound at the end of the first quarter proved to be short-lived, and equity markets resumed their declines during the second quarter and into the summer months, though they experienced occasional brief rallies. In May 2022, we increased the Fund’s allocation to equities, most notably U.S. equities, and then trimmed it during June following a spike in volatility, which had reversed the previous trend. As markets stabilized somewhat in July and August, we steadily reduced the Fund’s cash position to almost zero and increased its allocations to equities and U.S. Treasury securities. In September, during a time of risk-off, or heightened risk aversion, sentiment, we significantly increased the Fund’s cash position. We started the fourth quarter of 2022 by increasing the Fund’s allocations to equities and U.S. Treasuries, reducing its cash position back to zero.

Overall, the Fund was dynamically positioned in equities, U.S. Treasury securities and cash during the first half of the Reporting Period. During the second half of the Reporting Period, there were distinct periods when the Fund held a nearly zero cash position. Throughout the Reporting Period, U.S. equities and U.S. Treasury securities were the Fund’s largest allocations.

How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund employed exchange-traded equity index futures to gain exposure to U.S. large-cap stocks and to European, Japanese and U.K. equities. The use of these instruments had a negative impact overall on absolute returns. In addition, the Fund used bond futures to gain exposure to U.S. Treasury securities and to Japanese and German government bonds. On an absolute basis, the use of these instruments had a negative impact overall on the Fund’s performance.

Were there any changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?

Effective at the close of business on June 23, 2022, Federico Gilly no longer served as a portfolio manager for the Fund, and James Park became a portfolio manager for the Fund. As of September 22, 2022, James Park no longer served as a portfolio manager for the Fund, and Momoko Ono and Jay Seo became portfolio managers for the Fund. At the end of the Reporting Period, Oliver Bunn, Momoko Ono and Jay Seo served as portfolio managers of the Fund. By design, all investment decisions for the Fund are performed within a team structure, with multiple subject matter experts. This strategic decision making has been a cornerstone of our approach and helps ensure continuity in the Fund.

 

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What is the Fund’s tactical asset allocation view and strategy for the months ahead?

At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund’s total assets were allocated 69.5% to equities, 30.5% to fixed income and 0% to cash. (Many of these positions were implemented through the use of exchanged-traded index future contracts.) Within the equity allocation, the Fund had significant exposure to U.S. large-cap equities and, to a lesser extent, to European, Japanese and U.K. equities. It had no exposure to emerging markets equities or U.S. small-cap stocks at the end of the Reporting Period. Within the fixed income allocation, the Fund had exposure to U.S. Treasury securities at the end of the Reporting Period and no exposure to Japanese and German government bonds.

Going forward, we intend to position the Fund based on analyses of trends from around the world, while dynamically managing the volatility, or risk, of the overall portfolio. In general, the Fund will seek to invest at least 50% of its assets in equity investments and at least 30% of its assets in fixed income investments. The Fund may deviate from these strategic allocations in order to 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. When volatility increases, our goal is to preserve capital by proportionally increasing the Fund’s cash exposure and reducing its exposure to riskier asset classes. There is no guarantee the Fund’s dynamic management strategy will cause it to achieve its investment objective.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Trend Driven Allocation Fund

as of December 31, 2022

 

FUND COMPOSITION1

 

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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.

 

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Performance Summary

December 31, 2022

 

The following graph shows the value, as of December 31, 2022, of a $10,000 investment made on January 1, 2013 in Service Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s blended benchmark, the Allocation Composite Index, (comprised of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index (Net, USD, Hedged) (60%) and the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Index (Total Return, USD, Unhedged) (40%)) is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and, 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Trend Driven Allocation Fund’s 10 Year Performance

Performance of a $10,000 investment, with distributions reinvested, from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2022.

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 2022    One Year    Five Years    Ten Years    Since Inception

Institutional (Commenced October 16, 2013)

   -19.00%    1.18%    N/A    2.68%

Service

   -19.16%    0.92%    3.22%   

 

 

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Index Definitions

ICE BofAML Three-Month T-Bill Index measures total return on cash, including price and interest income, based on short-term government Treasury Bills of about 90-day maturity, as reported by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

MSCI ACWI Investable Market Index captures large, mid and small cap representation across 23 developed markets and 27 emerging markets countries.

MSCI Emerging Markets Index captures large-cap and mid-cap representation across 26 emerging markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.

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.

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.

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.

 

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Shares          
Description
   Value  
Underlying Funds (Class R6 Shares)(a) – 63.7%  
Equity – 11.2%  
  208,599      Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund    $ 2,544,911  
  187,878      Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund      1,401,569  
  15,680      Goldman Sachs Energy Infrastructure Fund      166,361  
     

 

 

 
        4,112,841  

 

 

 
Fixed Income – 52.5%  
  931,023      Goldman Sachs Long Short Credit Strategies Fund      7,094,397  
  482,432      Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund      4,930,459  
  287,214      Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund      2,550,458  
  386,754      Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund      2,057,530  
  177,750      Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund      1,539,318  
  129,972      Goldman Sachs Strategic Income Fund      1,146,354  
     

 

 

 
        19,318,516  

 

 

 
  TOTAL UNDERLYING FUNDS (CLASS R6 SHARES)  
  (Cost $24,144,238)    $ 23,431,357  

 

 

 

 

Exchange Traded Funds – 8.5%  
  42,308      Goldman Sachs MarketBeta US Equity ETF    $ 2,196,208  
  19,779      Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF(b)      928,624  

 

 

 
  TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS  
  (Cost $3,181,225)    $ 3,124,832  

 

 

 
Shares    Dividend
Rate
     Value  
Investment Companies (Institutional Shares)(a) – 26.0%  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

 

3,276,259      4.159    $ 3,276,259  

Goldman Sachs VIT Government Money Market Fund

 

6,285,567      4.183    $ 6,285,567  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

(Cost $9,561,826)

 

     9,561,826  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE

 

(Cost $36,887,289)

 

   $ 36,118,015  

 

 
     
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle(a) – 2.5%  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund — Institutional Shares

 

911,315      4.159    $ 911,315  

(Cost $911,315)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.7%

 

(Cost $37,798,604)

 

   $ 37,029,330  

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS – (0.7)%

 

     (270,140

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $ 36,759,190  

 

 

 

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.
(b)   All or a portion of security is on loan.

 

 
Currency Abbreviations:
CHF   Swiss Franc
EUR   Euro
USD   United States Dollar

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — As of December 31, 2022, the Portfolio 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
 
UBS Financial Services        CHF  30,000          USD  32,319          3/15/2023        $ 383  

 

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

GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVES PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVES PORTFOLIO

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty      Currency
Purchased
       Currency
Sold
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Loss
 
UBS Financial Services        USD  31,741          EUR  30,000          3/15/2023        $ (533

FUTURES CONTRACTS — As of December 31, 2022, the Portfolio had the following futures contracts:

 

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

Long position contracts:

                   
EURO STOXX Bank Index        35          03/17/23        $ 180,304        $ 5,229  
MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini Index        7          03/17/23          335,790          (3,794
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note        10          03/22/23          1,121,406          (7,494

U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note

       8          03/31/23          1,640,000          (162
Total Futures Contracts                                       $ (6,221

PURCHASED OPTIONS CONTRACTS — As of December 31, 2022, the Portfolio 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

     95.00 USD        09/18/2023        3      $ 711,938      $ 2,569      $ 6,982      $ (4,413

3 Month Eurodollar

     94.75 USD        12/18/2023        8        1,904,200        14,900        16,194        (1,294

3 Month Eurodollar

     95.00 USD        12/18/2023        4        952,100        5,975        11,559        (5,584

3 Month Eurodollar

     97.25 USD        12/19/2023        18        4,284,450        3,600        20,533        (16,933

3 Month Eurodollar

     94.75 USD        03/18/2024        8        1,912,000        21,850        23,250        (1,400

3 Month Eurodollar

     97.50 USD        03/19/2024        46        10,994,000        15,525        54,257        (38,732

3 Month Eurodollar

     97.00 USD        06/17/2024        8        1,919,400        6,650        7,603        (953

3 Month Eurodollar

     97.50 USD        06/17/2024        40        9,597,000        22,750        53,230        (30,480

3 Month Eurodollar

     97.00 USD        09/16/2024        12        2,887,200        13,275        15,853        (2,578

3 Month Eurodollar

     95.00 USD        09/16/2024        4        962,400        15,100        15,909        (809

3 Month Eurodollar

     97.00 USD        12/16/2024        21        5,061,000        28,481        33,277        (4,796

3 Month Eurodollar

     97.00 USD        03/17/2025        18        4,341,825        27,563        32,449        (4,886

3 Month Eurodollar

     95.88 USD        09/18/2023        12        2,847,750        3,525        30,603        (27,078

3 Month Eurodollar

     95.88 USD        06/20/2023        12        2,845,050        1,275        24,853        (23,578

3 Month Eurodollar

     95.88 USD        03/13/2023        8        1,898,500        300        14,244        (13,944

3 Month Eurodollar

     95.13 USD        03/18/2024        5        1,195,000        10,719        15,824        (5,105

3 Month Eurodollar

     95.13 USD        06/17/2024        5        1,199,625        14,812        18,261        (3,449

3 Month Eurodollar

     95.13 USD        09/16/2024        5        1,203,000        17,750        20,262        (2,512

3 Month Eurodollar

     94.88 USD        06/17/2024        4        959,700        13,500        14,034        (534

3 Month Eurodollar

     97.75 USD        03/13/2023        7        1,661,188        44        19,248        (19,204

3 Month Eurodollar

     97.75 USD        06/19/2023        4        948,350        125        16,312        (16,187
TOTAL                               $ 60,285,676      $ 240,288      $ 464,737      $ (224,449

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST TREND DRIVEN ALLOCATION FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

Shares          
Description
   Value  
Exchange Traded Funds – 25.1%  
  90,765      iShares Core S&P 500 ETF    $ 34,872,821  
  91,600      Vanguard S&P 500 ETF      32,182,744  

 

 

 
  TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS  
  (Cost $50,719,973)    $ 67,055,565  

 

 

 
     
Shares    Dividend
Rate
     Value  
Investment Companies (Institutional Shares)(a) – 50.2%  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

 

53,931,471      4.138    $ 53,931,471  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund

 

26,776,391      3.932        26,776,391  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund

 

26,777,206      4.144        26,777,206  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund

 

26,776,391      4.127        26,776,391  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

(Cost $134,261,459)

 

   $ 134,261,459  

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 75.3%

 

(Cost $184,981,432)

 

   $ 201,317,024  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES – 24.7%

 

     66,122,451  

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%

 

   $ 267,439,475  

 

 

 

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 — As of December 31, 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        461          03/17/23        $ 18,678,133        $ (945,697
FTSE 100 Index        101          03/17/23          9,116,282          (42,644
S&P 500 E-Mini Index        407          03/17/23          78,571,350          (3,064,189
TOPIX Index        85          03/09/23          12,250,648          (307,791

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note

       728          03/22/23          81,638,375          (882,879
Total Futures Contracts                                       $ (5,243,200

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MULTI-ASSET STRATEGIES FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

     Multi-Strategy
Alternatives Portfolio
     Trend Driven
Allocation Fund
 
     
Assets:        

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $— and $50,719,973, respectively)

   $      $ 67,055,565  

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $36,887,289 and $134,261,459, respectively)(a)

     36,118,015        134,261,459  

Investments in affiliated securities lending reinvestment vehicle, at value which equals cost

     911,315         

Purchased Options, at value (premiums paid $464,737 and $—, respectively)

     240,288         

Cash

     559,127        57,473,870  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $— and $201,779, respectively)

            205,391  

Receivables:

     

Collateral on future contracts

     41,600         

Dividends

     13,152        260,244  

Fund shares sold

     13,070        30,372  

Securities lending income

     551         

Due from broker

            9,474,089  

Reimbursement from investment adviser

     17,042        22,459  

Unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     383         

Other assets

     67        96  
Total assets      37,914,610        268,783,545  
     
     
Liabilities:        

Variation margin on futures contracts

     9,008        957,607  

Unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     533         

Payables:

     

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     911,315         

Fund shares redeemed

     73,669        74,511  

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

     67,313        69,505  

Management fees

     4,708        147,680  

Accrued expenses

     88,874        94,767  
Total liabilities      1,155,420        1,344,070  
     
     
Net Assets:        

Paid-in capital

     41,049,722        299,892,684  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (4,290,532      (32,453,209
NET ASSETS    $ 36,759,190      $ 267,439,475  

Net Assets:

     

Advisor

   $ 23,200,142      $  

Institutional

     2,203,322        505,791  

Service

     11,355,726        266,933,684  

Total Net Assets

   $ 36,759,190      $ 267,439,475  

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

     

Advisor

     2,646,539         

Institutional

     250,158        50,281  

Service

     1,288,333        26,726,720  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

     

Advisor

     $8.77        $—  

Institutional

     8.81        10.06  

Service

     8.81        9.99  

(a) Includes loaned securities having a market value of $882,191 and $–, respectively.

 

16   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 Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

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

Dividends — affiliated Underlying Funds

   $ 1,752,128      $ 2,206,619  

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers

     21,433        931,651  

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

     1,127        6,390  
Total investment income      1,774,688        3,144,660  
     
     
Expenses:        

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

     131,264        752,332  

Professional fees

     94,179        181,377  

Custody, accounting and administrative services

     71,454        64,360  

Management fees

     63,034        2,381,158  

Trustee fees

     27,295        35,263  

Printing and mailing costs

     13,053        37,779  

Transfer Agency fees(a)

     8,405        60,282  

Other

     1,509        5,884  
Total expenses      410,193        3,518,435  

Less — expense reductions

     (194,634      (778,094
Net expenses      215,559        2,740,341  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME      1,559,129        404,319  
     
     
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     430,726        4,646,782  

Investments — affiliated Underlying Funds

     (3,366,417       

Futures contracts

     (552,257      (37,545,427

Purchased options

     (267,112       

Foreign currency transactions

     11,413        (1,072,748

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

     

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

            (25,809,077

Investments — affiliated Underlying Funds

     (1,125,104       

Futures contracts

     (27,832      (8,086,440

Purchased Options

     (168,602       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (150       

Foreign currency translations

     6,564        1,180,323  
Net realized and unrealized loss      (5,058,772      (66,686,587
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (3,499,642    $ (66,282,268

(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 Portfolio

  $ 85,620     $ 45,644     $ 4,281     $ 472     $ 3,652  

Trend Driven Allocation Fund

          752,332             96       60,186  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   17


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio     Trend Driven Allocation Fund  
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
    For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
        
From operations:                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,559,129     $ 519,664     $ 404,319     $ (2,029,491

Net realized gain (loss)

     (3,743,647     460,329       (33,971,393     44,004,366  

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

     (1,315,124     137,496       (32,715,194     10,247,601  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (3,499,642     1,117,489       (66,282,268     52,222,476  
        
        
Distributions to shareholders:                

From distributable earnings:

        

Advisor Shares

     (806,855     (268,995            

Institutional Shares

     (84,430     (41,966     (20,604     (40,198

Service Shares

     (388,859     (96,854     (10,871,371     (43,019,719
Total distributions to shareholders      (1,280,144     (407,815     (10,891,975     (43,059,917
        
        
From share transactions:                

Proceeds from sales of shares

     76,038,713       9,602,512       25,924,207       16,311,964  

Reinvestment of distributions

     1,280,144       407,815       10,891,975       43,059,917  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (65,417,529     (3,772,014     (49,855,165     (46,955,103
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions      11,901,328       6,238,313       (13,038,983     12,416,778  
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      7,121,542       6,947,987       (90,213,226     21,579,337  
        
        
Net Assets:                

Beginning of year

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

End of year

   $ 36,759,190     $ 29,637,648     $ 267,439,475     $ 357,652,701  

 

18   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 Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio  
    Institutional Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
  2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.77     $ 9.46     $ 9.02     $ 8.51     $ 9.39  

Net investment income(a)(b)

    0.38       0.23       0.25       0.30       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.99     0.25       0.39       0.48       (0.87

Total from investment operations

    (0.61     0.48       0.64       0.78       (0.63

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.35     (0.17     (0.20     (0.27     (0.25

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 8.81     $ 9.77     $ 9.46     $ 9.02     $ 8.51  

Total Return(c)

    (6.24 )%      5.03     7.05     9.11     (6.74 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 2,203     $ 2,515     $ 1,520     $ 1,309     $ 745  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.20     0.22     0.21     0.25     0.22

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

    0.69     1.02     1.39     1.60     1.57

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    4.08     2.29     2.73     3.30     2.62

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    199     25     5     26     61

 

(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 year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(d)

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

(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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

     Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio  
     Service Shares  
     Year Ended December 31,  
   2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
          
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 9.76     $ 9.45     $ 9.02     $ 8.52     $ 9.41  

Net investment income(a)(b)

     0.31       0.20       0.23       0.32       0.28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.95     0.26       0.38       0.43       (0.93

Total from investment operations

     (0.64     0.46       0.61       0.75       (0.65

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

     (0.31     (0.15     (0.18     (0.25     (0.24

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 8.81     $ 9.76     $ 9.45     $ 9.02     $ 8.52  

Total Return(c)

     (6.54 )%      4.84     6.70     8.82     (6.93 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

   $ 11,356     $ 6,538     $ 3,472     $ 2,857     $ 811  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

     0.45     0.47     0.46     0.51     0.47

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

     0.88     1.28     1.65     1.86     1.95

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     3.34     2.04     2.51     3.54     3.08

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     199     25     5     26     61

 

(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 year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(d)

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

(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.

 

20   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 Year

 

     Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio  
     Advisor Shares  
     Year Ended December 31,  
   2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
          
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 9.73     $ 9.42     $ 8.99     $ 8.49     $ 9.36  

Net investment income(a)(b)

     0.37       0.18       0.20       0.24       0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.01     0.26       0.39       0.49       (0.83

Total from investment operations

     (0.64     0.44       0.59       0.73       (0.66

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

     (0.32     (0.13     (0.16     (0.23     (0.21

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 8.77     $ 9.73     $ 9.42     $ 8.99     $ 8.49  

Total Return(c)

     (6.61 )%      4.66     6.56     8.60     (7.09 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

   $ 23,200     $ 20,585     $ 17,698     $ 15,410     $ 13,460  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(d)

     0.60     0.62     0.61     0.64     0.62

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(d)

     1.09     1.44     1.79     2.01     1.93

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     3.99     1.89     2.28     2.61     1.92

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     199     25     5     26     61

 

(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 year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(d)

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

(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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

     Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund  
     Institutional Shares  
     Year Ended December 31,  
   2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
          
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 12.92     $ 12.61     $ 12.32     $ 11.65     $ 12.46  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.07       (0.04     0.02       0.15       0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (2.51     2.10       0.52       1.28       (0.64

Total from investment operations

     (2.44     2.06       0.54       1.43       (0.50

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                 (0.07     (0.22     (0.12

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

     (0.42     (1.75     (0.18     (0.54     (0.19

Total distributions

     (0.42     (1.75     (0.25     (0.76     (0.31

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 10.06     $ 12.92     $ 12.61     $ 12.32     $ 11.65  

Total Return(b)

     (19.00 )%      16.46     4.35     12.29     (4.08 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

   $ 506     $ 337     $ 289     $ 277     $ 247  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.66     0.65     0.60     0.59     0.51

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     0.92     0.87     0.90     0.89     0.86

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

     0.63     (0.32 )%      0.13     1.18     1.13

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

     344     12     168     61     60

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(c)

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.

 

22   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 Year

 

     Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund  
     Service Shares  
     Year Ended December 31,  
   2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
          
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 12.86     $ 12.59     $ 12.30     $ 11.64     $ 12.45  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.02       (0.08     (0.01     0.11       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (2.47     2.10       0.51       1.28       (0.62

Total from investment operations

     (2.45     2.02       0.50       1.39       (0.54

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                 (0.03     (0.19     (0.08

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

     (0.42     (1.75     (0.18     (0.54     (0.19

Total distributions

     (0.42     (1.75     (0.21     (0.73     (0.27

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 9.99     $ 12.86     $ 12.59     $ 12.30     $ 11.64  

Total Return(b)

     (19.16 )%      16.17     4.10     11.94     (4.34 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

   $ 266,934     $ 357,316     $ 335,784     $ 345,219     $ 395,842  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.91     0.92     0.85     0.84     0.81

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.17     1.14     1.15     1.14     1.11

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

     0.13     (0.58 )%      (0.12 )%      0.91     0.63

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

     344     12     168     61     60

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(c)

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

December 31, 2022

 

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.

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. With respect to the Funds’ investments that do not have readily available market quotations, the Trustees have designated the Adviser as the valuation designee to perform fair valuations pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Valuation Designee”). GSAM has day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

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

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

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

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 ETFs are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2. For information regarding an Underlying Fund’s accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Fund’s shareholder report.

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

 

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3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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 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 December 31, 2022:

MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVES PORTFOLIO                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Fixed Income Underlying Funds      $ 19,318,516        $        $  
Investment Companies        9,561,826                    
Equity Underlying Funds        4,112,841                    
Exchange Traded Funds        3,124,832                    
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle        911,315                    
Total      $ 37,029,330        $        $  
Derivative Type                              
Assets               
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts(a)      $        $ 383        $  
Futures Contracts(a)        5,229                    
Purchased Option Contracts        240,288                    
Total      $ 245,517        $ 383        $  

 

(a)

Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at fiscal year end.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVES PORTFOLIO (continued)                           
Derivative Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Liabilities(a)               
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts      $        $ (533      $  
Futures Contracts        (11,450                  
Total      $ (11,450      $ (533      $  
TREND DRIVEN ALLOCATION FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Exchange Traded Funds      $ 67,055,565        $        $  
Investment Companies        134,261,459                    
Total      $ 201,317,024        $        $  
Derivative Type                              
Liabilities(a)               
Futures Contracts      $ (5,243,200      $        $  
Total      $ (5,243,200      $        $  

 

(a)

Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at fiscal year end.

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 December 31, 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   $ 5,229 (a)     Variation margin on futures contracts   $ (3,794 )(a) 
Currency        Receivable for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts     383     Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts     (533
Interest Rate        Purchased options contracts, at value     240,288     Variation margin on futures contracts     (7,656 )(a) 
 
Total            $ 245,900         $ (11,983

 

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4.    INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

Trend Driven Allocation

 

Risk         Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Assets     Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Liabilities  
Equity            $     Variation margin on futures contracts   $ (4,360,321 )(a) 
Interest Rate                  Variation margin on futures contracts     (882,879 )(a) 
 
Total            $         $ (5,243,200

 

(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 December 31, 2022, is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Funds’ gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the year ended December 31, 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)
 
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   $ 11,413     $ 150  
Equity    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts     (251,908     (2,924
Interest Rate    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts and Purchased options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts     (567,461     (193,510
Total        $ (819,369   $ (196,584

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   $ (25,662,822   $ (7,281,348
Interest Rate    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts     (11,882,605     (805,092
Total        $ (37,545,427   $ (8,086,440

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the relevant values for each derivative type were as follows:

 

       Average Number of Contracts(1)  
Fund      Futures Contracts        Forward Contracts        Purchased Options  
Multi-Strategy Alternatives        55          99,046          221  
Trend Driven Allocation        1,292                    

 

(1)

Amounts disclosed represent average number of contracts for futures and purchased options contracts and notional amounts for forward 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 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 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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     0.64 %** 

 

^

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 fiscal year ended December 31,2022, GSAM waived $63,034 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 fiscal year ended December 31,2022, GSAM waived $361,696 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, GSAM waived $8,862 and $103,791 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.

 

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5.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

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 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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      $ 71,896        $ 122,738        $ 194,634  
Trend Driven Allocation      $ 465,487        $ 312,607        $ 778,094  

F.  Line of Credit Facility — As of December 31, 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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 year ended December 31, 2022.

 

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

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

  $ 107,548,515     $ 32,799,572     $ (86,416,616   $ 53,931,471       53,931,471     $ 892,814  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund

    17,641,672       15,596,999       (6,462,280     26,776,391       26,776,391       416,747  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund

    35,780,380             (9,003,174     26,777,206       26,777,206       444,736  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund

    35,779,565             (9,003,174     26,776,391       26,776,391       452,322  
Total   $ 196,750,132     $ 48,396,571     $ (110,885,244   $ 134,261,459             $ 2,206,619  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

5.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

As of December 31, 2022, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of approximately 12% of the Institutional Shares of the Trend Driven Allocation Fund.

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 year ended December 31, 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
December 31,
2022
    Shares as of
December 31,
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       6,516,734       (5,480,000     (1,046,510     9,094       2,550,458       287,214       206,734  

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund

    501,367       4,302,300       (2,990,000     (306,182     (105,916     1,401,569       187,878       36,130  

Goldman Sachs Energy Infrastructure Fund

          279,553       (125,000     4,903       6,905       166,361       15,680       8,063  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (Institutional Shares)

    1,042,574       65,495,900       (63,262,215                 3,276,259       3,276,259       83,144  

Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund

    2,503,260       5,383,500       (4,850,000     (289,889     (200,483     2,544,911       208,599       72,023  

Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund

    1,514,507       3,879,389       (3,660,000     (170,942     (23,636     1,539,318       177,750       115,469  

Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund

    1,960,245       4,315,516       (3,705,000     (426,657     (77,536     2,057,530       386,754       126,478  

Goldman Sachs Long Short Credit Strategies Fund

    2,101,630       16,317,082       (10,150,000     (781,675     (392,640     7,094,397       931,023       401,275  

Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    2,991,500       10,054,915       (8,200,000     286,599       (202,555     4,930,459       482,432       513,344  

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta US Equity ETF

          7,075,790       (4,452,589     (331,117     (95,876     2,196,208       42,308       39,820  

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF

          3,468,493       (2,333,597     (245,755     39,483       928,624       19,779       29,386  

Goldman Sachs Strategic Income Fund

    905,551       1,822,617       (1,500,000     (57,048     (21,854     1,146,354       129,972       34,705  

Goldman Sachs Tactical Tilt Overlay Fund

    5,839,260             (5,884,790     227,073       (181,543                  

Goldman Sachs VIT Government Money Market Fund (Institutional Shares) Overlay Fund

          6,285,567                         6,285,567       6,285,567       85,557  
Total   $ 29,117,441     $ 135,197,356     $ (123,691,834   $ (3,366,417   $ (1,125,104   $ 36,118,015             $ 1,752,128  

 

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6.    PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, were as follows:

 

Fund              Purchases        Sales and
Maturities
 
Multi-Strategy Alternatives             $ 66,972,320        $ 64,074,148  
Trend Driven Allocation               241,934,119          244,000,535  

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)

December 31, 2022

 

7.    SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

outstanding as of December 31, 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 December 31, 2022.

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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2022  
              Earnings of GSAL Relating
to Securities Loaned
       Amounts Received by
the Fund from Lending
to Goldman Sachs
 
     Trend Driven Allocation      $ 710        $ 3,050  

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Government Money Market Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Fund      Beginning
Value as of
December 31,
2021
       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
       Ending
value as of
December 31,
2022
 
Multi-Strategy Alternatives      $        $ 6,655,136        $ (5,743,821      $ 911,315  
Trend Driven Allocation                 51,815,546          (51,815,546         

8.    TAX INFORMATION

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

        Multi-Strategy
Alternatives
       Trend Driven
Allocation
 
Distributions paid from:          
Ordinary income      $ 1,280,144        $ 4,200,089  
Net long-term capital gains                 6,691,886  
Total taxable distributions      $ 1,280,144        $ 10,891,975  

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Multi-Strategy
Alternatives
       Trend Driven
Allocation
 
Distributions paid from:          
Ordinary income      $ 407,815        $ 27,527,213  
Net long-term capital gains                 15,532,704  
Total taxable distributions      $ 407,815        $ 43,059,917  

 

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8.    TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

As of December 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

        Multi-Strategy
Alternatives
       Trend Driven
Allocation
 
Undistributed ordinary income — net      $ 1,267,128        $  
Undistributed long-term capital gains                    
Total undistributed earnings      $ 1,267,128        $  
Capital loss carryforwards:          
Perpetual Short-term        (1,748,216        (7,200,950
Perpetual Long-term        (1,812,000        (30,925,043
Total Capital loss carryforwards        (3,560,216        (38,125,993

Timing differences (Qualified late year ordinary loss deferral and Straddle loss deferral)

                (4,120,292
Unrealized gain (loss) — net        (1,997,444        9,793,076  
Total accumulated earnings — net      $ (4,290,532      $ (32,453,209

As of December 31, 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      $ 39,268,388        $ 186,929,812  
Gross unrealized gain        492,624          10,494,615  
Gross unrealized loss        (2,490,068        (701,539
Net unrealized gain (loss)      $ (1,997,444      $ 9,793,076  

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, options contracts and foreign currency contracts.

The Trend Driven Allocation Fund reclassed $1,463,121 from paid-in capital to distributable earnings. In order to present certain components of the Funds’ capital accounts on a tax-basis, certain reclassifications have been recorded to the Funds’ accounts. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Funds’ and result primarily from net operating losses.

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 and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) may result in loss, including due to adverse market movements. Derivatives, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other assets and instruments, may increase market exposure and be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying assets or instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Funds. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not, or lacks the capacity or authority to, fulfill its contractual obligations, liquidity risk, which includes the risk that the Funds will not be able to exit the derivative when it is advantageous to do so, and risks arising from margin requirements, which include the risk that the Funds will be required to pay additional margin or set aside additional collateral to

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

9.    OTHER RISK (continued)

 

maintain open derivative positions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments. Losses from derivatives can also result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

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 sanctions, 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. 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 sanction 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 or an Underlying 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 or Underlying Fund’s liquidity and performance. 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 a 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. ETFs are subject to risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including but not limited to the following: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV; and (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained.

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 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.

 

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9.    OTHER RISK (continued)

 

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 has 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.

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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

12.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

     Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio  
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      27,388     $ 258,170       154,388     $ 1,520,126  
Reinvestment of distributions      9,562       84,430       4,291       41,966  
Shares redeemed      (44,143     (411,218     (62,051     (611,039
       (7,193     (68,618     96,628       951,053  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      7,434,585       69,525,534       428,346       4,203,235  
Reinvestment of distributions      43,989       388,859       9,924       96,854  
Shares redeemed      (6,859,851     (62,785,354     (136,031     (1,336,716
       618,723       7,129,039       302,239       2,963,373  
Advisor Share         
Shares sold      680,336       6,255,009       396,642       3,879,151  
Reinvestment of distributions      91,792       806,855       27,617       268,995  
Shares redeemed      (240,786     (2,220,957     (187,371     (1,824,259
       531,342       4,840,907       236,888       2,323,887  
NET INCREASE      1,142,872     $ 11,901,328       635,755     $ 6,238,313  
     Trend Driven Allocation Fund  
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      25,026     $ 296,816           $  
Reinvestment of distributions      1,959       20,604       3,134       40,198  
Shares redeemed      (2,759     (30,602            
       24,226       286,818       3,134       40,198  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      2,260,227       25,627,391       1,197,442       16,311,964  
Reinvestment of distributions      1,041,319       10,871,371       3,368,811       43,019,719  
Shares redeemed      (4,360,235     (49,824,563     (3,449,473     (46,955,103
       (1,058,689     (13,325,801     1,116,780       12,376,580  
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)      (1,034,463   $ (13,038,983     1,119,914     $ 12,416,778  

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Shareholders of

Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio and Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio and Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund (two of the Funds constituting Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Funds”) as of December 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of December 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 14, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Goldman Sachs Fund complex since 2000.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended  December 31, 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 July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, which represents a period of 184 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
7/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
12/31/2022
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
12/31/2022
*
 
Institutional                        
             

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,007.70     $ 1.01     $ 1,000.00     $ 955.75     $ 3.25  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,024.20     1.02       1,000.00       1,021.88     3.36  
Service                        
             

Actual

    1,000.00       1,005.74       2.28       1,000.00       954.61       4.48  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,022.94     2.29       1,000.00       1,020.62     4.63  
Advisor                        
             

Actual

    1,000.00       1,005.18       3.03       1,000.00       N/A       N/A  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,022.18     3.06       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 December 31, 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 Portfolio      0.20     0.45     0.60
Trend Driven Allocation Fund      0.66       0.91       N/A  

 

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MULTI-ASSET STRATEGIES FUNDS

 

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
    Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

Jessica Palmer5

Age: 73

  Chair of the Board of Trustees   Since 2018 (Trustee since 2007)  

Ms. Palmer is retired. She was formerly Consultant, Citigroup Human Resources Department (2007-2008); Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (previously, Salomon Smith Barney/Salomon Brothers) (1984-2006). Ms. Palmer was a Member of the Board of Trustees of Indian Mountain School (private elementary and secondary school) (2004-2009).

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None

Dwight L. Bush

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2020  

Ambassador Bush is President and CEO of D.L. Bush & Associates (a financial advisory and private investment firm) (2002-2014 and 2017-Present); Director of MoneyLion, Inc. (an operator of a data-driven, digital financial platform) (2021-Present); and was formerly U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco (2014-2017) and a Member of the Board of Directors of Santander Bank, N.A. (2018-2019). Previously, Ambassador Bush served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (October 2019-January 2020).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     MoneyLion, Inc. (an operator of a data-driven, digital financial platform)

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Age: 68

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Ms. Cassidy is retired. She is Director, Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (an aerospace and technology company) (2021-Present). Formerly, Ms. Cassidy was Advisor to the Chairman (May 2014-December 2014); and Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2008-2014), General Electric Company & General Electric Capital Corporation (technology and financial services companies).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (an aerospace and technology company)

John G. Chou

Age: 66

  Trustee   Since 2022  

Mr. Chou is Executive Vice President and Special Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (a pharmaceutical and healthcare company) (2021-Present); and formerly held various executive management positions with AmerisourceBergen Corporation, including Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer (2019-2021); Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & Business Officer (2017-2019); and Executive Vice President and General Counsel (2011-2017).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None

Diana M. Daniels5

Age: 73

  Trustee   Since 2007  

Ms. Daniels is retired. Formerly, she was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Washington Post Company (1991-2006). Ms. Daniels is a Trustee Emeritus and serves as a Presidential Councillor of Cornell University (2013-Present); Director of 1735 NY Investments, LLC (oversees an investment fund that supports the mission of the American Institute of Architects) (2022-Present); former Member of the Legal Advisory Board, New York Stock Exchange (2003-2006) and of the Corporate Advisory Board, Standish Mellon Management Advisors (2006-2007).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None
         

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
    Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

Joaquin Delgado

Age: 62

  Trustee   Since 2020  

Dr. Delgado is retired. He is Director, Stepan Company (a specialty chemical manufacturer) (2011-Present); and was formerly Director, Hexion Inc. (a specialty chemical manufacturer) (2019-2022); Executive Vice President, Consumer Business Group of 3M Company (July 2016-July 2019); and Executive Vice President, Health Care Business Group of 3M Company (October 2012-July 2016). Previously, Dr. Delgado served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (October 2019-January 2020).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     Stepan Company (a specialty chemical manufacturer)

Eileen H. Dowling

Age: 60

  Trustee   Since 2021  

Ms. Dowling is retired. Formerly, she was Senior Advisor (April 2021-September 2021); and Managing Director (2013-2021), BlackRock, Inc. (a financial services firm).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None

Gregory G. Weaver

Age: 71

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Mr. Weaver is retired. He is Director, Verizon Communications Inc. (2015-Present); and was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP (a professional services firm) (2001-2005 and 2012-2014); and Member of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2006-2012).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     Verizon Communications Inc.

Paul C. Wirth

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2022  

Mr. Wirth is retired. Formerly, he was Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (2011-2020); Finance Director and Principal Accounting Officer (2010-2011); and Managing Director, Global Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer (2005-2010) of Morgan Stanley.

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Interested Trustee*

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
   

Other

Directorships
Held by Trustee4

James A. McNamara

Age: 60

  President and Trustee   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

    172     None
         

 

*

Mr. McNamara is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he holds positions with Goldman Sachs and owns securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. McNamara holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

1 

Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, New York, 10282, Attn: Caroline Kraus. Information is provided as of December 31, 2022.

2 

Subject to such policies as may be adopted by the Board from time-to-time, each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term, until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; or (c) the termination of the Trust. The Board has adopted policies which provide that each Independent Trustee shall retire as of December 31st of the calendar year in which he or she reaches (a) his or her 75th birthday or (b) the 15th anniversary of the date he or she became a Trustee, whichever is earlier, unless a waiver of such requirements shall have been adopted by a majority of the other Trustees. These policies may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote.

3 

The Goldman Sachs Fund Complex includes certain other companies listed above for each respective Trustee. As of December 31, 2022, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 15 portfolios (12 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Trust consisted of 88 portfolios; Goldman Sachs Trust II consisted of 18 portfolios (7 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust consisted of 45 portfolios (29 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II consisted of 2 portfolios (1 of which offered shares to the public); and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund, Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund each consisted of one portfolio. Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund did not offer shares to the public.

4 

This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.

5

Ms. Daniels and Ms. Palmer retired as Independent Trustees effective January 1, 2023.

Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-526-7384.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Officers of the Trust*

 

Name, Address and Age1   Positions Held
with the Trust
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
James A. McNamara

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 60

  Trustee and
President
  Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

Joseph F. DiMaria

30 Hudson Street

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Age: 54

  Treasurer,
Principal
Financial Officer
and Principal
Accounting
Officer
  Since 2017 (Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer since 2019)  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2015-Present) and Vice President-Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (May 2010-October 2015).

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust II (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

Caroline L. Kraus

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 45

  Secretary   Since 2012  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2016-Present); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2015); Senior Counsel, Goldman Sachs (January 2020-Present); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2012-December 2019); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2011); and Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (2002-2006).

 

Secretary — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit II LLC; Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

     

 

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Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-526-7384.

1 

Information is provided as of December 31, 2022.

2 

Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

 

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2022, 3.28% and 5.23% of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income by the Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio and Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund, respectively, qualify for the dividends received deduction available to corporations.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio elected to pass through a credit for taxes paid to foreign jurisdictions. The total amount of income received by the Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio from sources within foreign countries and possessions of the United States was $0.0152 per share, all of which was attributable to qualified passive income. The percentage of net investment income dividends paid by the Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio during the year ended December 31, 2022 from foreign sources was 2.08%. The total amount of foreign taxes paid by the Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio was $0.0030 per share.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Goldman Sachs Trend Driven Allocation Fund designated $6,691,886 or, if different, the maximum amount allowable, as capital gain dividends paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

 

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Gregory G. Weaver, Chair   James A. McNamara, President
Dwight L. Bush   Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer,
Kathryn A. Cassidy   Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer
John G. Chou   Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary

Joaquin Delgado

 
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James A. McNamara  
Paul C. Wirth  

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Goldman

Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund

 

 

Annual Report

December 31, 2022

 

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Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Market Review

    1  

Schedule of Investments

    7  

Financial Statements

    23  

Financial Highlights

    26  

Notes to Financial Statements

    28  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    40  

Other Information

    41  

 

     
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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks a total return consisting of capital appreciation and income that exceeds the total return of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fixed Income Portfolio Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Institutional and Service Shares generated average annual total returns of -14.03% and -14.28%, respectively. This compares to the -13.01% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Bloomberg Index”), during the same time period.

What economic and market factors most influenced the U.S. fixed income market and the Fund during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the U.S. fixed income market and the Fund were influenced most by the Federal Reserve’s (the “Fed”) hawkish policy, including interest rates hikes and quantitative tightening. (Hawkish tends to suggest higher interest rates; opposite of dovish. Quantitative tightening refers to the reduction in the size of the Fed’s balance sheet.) Other factors included the Russia/Ukraine conflict, persistent inflation and the strong jobs market, the potential of a U.S. recession, global economic growth concerns, and the U.K. budget and the so-called “Gilt crisis.” (Gilts are U.K. government bonds.)

In the first quarter of 2022, when the Reporting Period began, the U.S. fixed income market broadly reflected the impact of inflationary pressures and generally hawkish monetary policy developments. At their January policy meeting, Fed officials kept short-term interest rates on hold but hinted they might implement a rate hike in March. During February, geopolitical tensions added uncertainty to an already complex investment backdrop. Inflation surged to new multi-decade highs, as energy and commodity prices in particular jumped in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine late in the month. The Fed accelerated the pace of its asset purchase tapering, which it had started in November 2021, and ended it entirely in March 2022. Also in March, after the onset of the Russia/Ukraine war and against the backdrop of tightening financial conditions, the Fed raised short-term interest rates by 25 basis points, the first rate hike since the end of 2018. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) Credit spreads widened, as bond yields rose in response to inflationary pressures and Fed policy action (Credit spreads or yield differentials between corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury securities of similar maturity).

During the second quarter of 2022, rising inflation, the Fed’s policy response and recession worries were at the core of the market narrative. In May 2022, U.S. consumer inflation reached its highest level in nearly four decades and then hit a new high in June, as rising energy and food costs pushed up prices. Supply-chain disruptions, high energy prices and uncertainty related to the Russia/Ukraine war appeared to increase the risk of recession. The Fed accelerated its pace of tightening, raising short-term interest rates by 50 basis points in May and then by 75 basis points in June. Rising short-term yields and expectations for continued Fed tightening hurt duration-sensitive securities, while concerns about the U.S. economic outlook led to credit spread widening. (Duration is a measure of a security’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates.)

In the third quarter of 2022, noticeable tightening of financial conditions, guided by investor expectations for a more aggressive Fed interest rate hiking cycle, was the major story. The Fed’s hawkish policy was supported by higher than consensus expected core Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) data and a still-tight labor market that showed only moderate signs of cooling. (Core CPI data excludes food and energy prices.) Indeed, during July, Fed officials raised short-term interest rates by 75 basis points. That same month, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, or spectrum of maturities, inverted between two-year and 10-year maturities, meaning two-year yields were higher than 10-year yields. (Historically, an inverted U.S. Treasury yield curve often precedes an economic recession.) The Fed hiked short-term interest rates again in September, by another 75 basis points. In the U.K., the government unveiled a budget intended to support growth through personal and corporate tax cuts combined with supply-side reforms. After this expansionary fiscal policy was announced, U.K. bonds sold off sharply and 10-year and 30-year U.K. Gilt yields rose significantly. Subsequently, both 10-year U.S. Treasury and German government bond yields rose to their highest levels in more than a decade.

 

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During the fourth quarter of 2022, investor optimism about a drop in inflationary pressures gave way to worries about the scope of Fed tightening and the potential of a recession. In October, Fed officials began to contend that inflation would likely decline in the upcoming months should demand weaken and supply-chain issues soften as policymakers anticipated. However, policymakers also suggested they would end their current tightening cycle with short-term interest rates at a higher level than many market participants had expected. In this environment, the U.S. Treasury yield curve inversion increased, as two-year yields rose in anticipation of additional upcoming Fed action. In early November, the Fed raised short-term interest rates by another 75 basis points. Broad messaging from policymakers suggested a strong preference to slow the pace of interest rate hikes to allow them to evaluate the impact of the significant tightening during 2022 year to date. Ten-year U.S. Treasury yields fell in response. In December, the release of November’s inflation numbers surprised to the downside, suggesting inflationary pressures were easing. The Fed raised short-term interest rates by 50 basis points, but policymakers indicated they were determined to continue their fight to tame inflation and that ongoing rate hikes would likely be “appropriate.” Elsewhere, the controversial U.K. budget was withdrawn in mid-October, reducing investor concerns about U.K. fiscal policy and its inflationary implications. A new U.K. budget was announced in November, which was seen more positively by markets, as it included tax increases and spending cuts that sought to fill a substantial funding gap.

During the Reporting Period overall, spread, or non-government bond, sectors generated negative absolute returns. High yield corporate bonds and sovereign emerging markets debt performed the worst and also underperformed U.S. Treasury securities. Mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and investment grade corporate bonds also recorded negative returns and underperformed U.S. Treasury securities. Higher quality securities broadly outperformed those of lower quality.

U.S. Treasury yields rose during the Reporting Period, with shorter-term yields rising more than longer-term yields. In addition, as mentioned previously, the Fed’s continued, aggressive rate hiking cycle, along with persistent inflation and worries about global economic growth, led the U.S. Treasury yield curve to invert. The yield on the bellwether 10-year U.S. Treasury rose approximately 236 basis points to end the Reporting Period at 3.88%. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.)

What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s cross-sector strategy detracted from its relative returns. In our cross-sector strategy, we invest Fund assets across a variety of fixed income sectors, including some that may not be included in the Bloomberg Index. In addition, security selection, which capitalizes on our fundamental research capabilities, hampered the Fund’s performance. Our currency strategy did not have a material impact on the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period.

The Fund’s combined tactical duration and yield curve positioning contributed positively to its relative performance during the Reporting Period.

Which fixed income market sectors most affected Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s overweight position relative to the Bloomberg Index in corporate credit detracted from its relative returns. In addition, the Fund was hindered by our credit-interest rate paired strategy, which we used to hedge the Fund’s overweight in corporate credit, as interest rates rose and credit spreads widened during the Reporting Period. Overweight positions in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) also subtracted from relative returns. On the positive side, the Fund benefited from its tactical positioning versus the Bloomberg Index in agency mortgage-backed securities. At the beginning of the Reporting Period, the Fund had an underweight position, as we did not consider agency mortgage-backed securities attractively valued and we expected the Fed to end its purchases of mortgage-backed securities. Subsequently, as interest rates rose and volatility increased, mortgage-backed securities spreads widened, and we moved the Fund from an underweight to an overweight position. Collectively, these tactical decisions bolstered Fund performance. Finally, the Fund was helped by our decision to increase exposure to investment grade corporate bonds during the third quarter of 2022 in response to strong corporate fundamentals and earnings resiliency.

As for individual issue selection, the Fund’s investments in emerging markets debt detracted from relative performance. The Fund had a small position in Russian investment grade corporate bonds, specifically in Russian gas producer Gazprom and Russian oil and gas company Lukoil, which dampened performance. We sold the Fund’s investments in Gazprom and Lukoil as a result of geopolitical uncertainty in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In the securitized sector, selection of CLOs had a negative impact on the Fund’s relative returns. In the government sector, the Fund was aided by security selection among U.S. Treasury securities and agency securities. Among pass-through mortgage securities, the Fund’s investments in Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) mortgage-backed securities detracted from the Fund’s relative returns. (Pass-through mortgage securities consist of a pool of residential mortgage loans in which homeowners’ monthly payments of principal, interest and prepayments pass from the mortgage servicer through a government agency or investment bank to investors.)

 

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Regarding country selection, the Fund’s long positions in Australia, Switzerland and Europe overall versus its short positions in the U.K., Sweden and New Zealand detracted from relative performance.

Did the Fund’s duration and yield curve positioning help or hurt its results during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s duration positioning contributed positively to relative performance. More specifically, the Fund benefited from our active duration management, wherein we made small tactical shifts relative to the Bloomberg Index over the course of the Reporting Period. The Fund’s yield curve positioning did not have a material impact on its performance during the Reporting Period.

How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

As market conditions warranted during the Reporting Period, currency transactions were carried out using forward foreign exchange contracts. Currency transactions were used as we sought both to enhance returns and to hedge the Fund’s portfolio against currency exchange rate fluctuations. Forward foreign exchange contracts had a positive impact on Fund performance during the Reporting Period. In addition, futures contracts were employed as warranted to facilitate specific duration, yield curve and country strategies. During the Reporting Period, futures contracts overall had a negative impact on the Fund’s results.

Swaptions (options on interest rate swap contracts), which were used to express our interest rate views and to hedge volatility and yield curve risks in the Fund, did not have a meaningful impact on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period. Interest rate swaps, which were used to manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates, had a negative impact on the Fund’s performance. Additionally, the Fund employed index credit default swaps as well as individual credit default swaps to implement specific credit-related investment strategies, including management of the Fund’s exposure to credit spreads, which collectively had a negative impact on the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period overall.

We employ derivatives and similar instruments to efficiently management of the Fund. Derivatives and similar instruments allow us to manage interest rate, credit and currency risks more effectively by allowing us both to hedge and to apply active investment views with greater versatility and to afford greater risk management precision than we would otherwise be able to implement.

Were there any notable changes in the Fund’s weightings during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, we increased the Fund’s overweight position compared to the Bloomberg Index in pass-through mortgage securities. Additionally, we increased the Fund’s underweight versus the Bloomberg Index in U.S. government securities.

Were there any changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?

Effective October 25, 2022, Ron Arons became a portfolio manager for the Fund, joining Ashish Shah. By design, all investment decisions for the Fund are performed within a team structure, with multiple subject matter experts. This strategic decision making has been a cornerstone of our approach and helps ensures continuity in the Fund.

What is the Fund’s tactical view and strategy for the months ahead?

At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed five factors would dominate fixed income market sentiment in 2023. The first, in our view, is Fed policy and its possible impact on overall financial stability, with investors considering how high short-term interest rates might go and how long they would stay elevated before the Fed began easing. An ongoing tightening regime has the potential, historically speaking, to increase the risk of financial instability, including exacerbating poor liquidity conditions in the U.S. Treasury market and creating challenges for corporate borrowers due to a higher cost of capital. We thought the second key factor is the uncertain outlook for inflation and economic growth, and the third is related to labor market rebalancing and how a decline in job openings might ease pressures on wage growth and, in turn, overall inflation. In our opinion, the fourth factor is likely to be geopolitical events, including the possible escalation of the Russia/Ukraine war and the growing tensions between the U.S. and China. And finally, we believed the fifth key factor is the impact of China’s exit from its “zero-COVID” policy, including the reopening of that country’s economy and financial markets.

Under the circumstances, and given continued economic uncertainty, we favored an up-in-quality bias among spread sectors at the end of the Reporting Period. In terms of positioning, the Fund was overweight corporate credit and asset-backed securities compared to the Bloomberg Index. At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was also overweight pass-through mortgage securities and underweight U.S. government securities.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

FUND COMPOSITION1

As of December 31, 2022

 

 

 

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1 

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. Short-Term Investments represent investments in commercial paper. 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.

 

2 

“U.S. Government Agency Security” include agency securities offered by companies such as Federal Farm Credit Bank (“FFCB”) 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.

 

3 

Mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the GNMA, FNMA or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (“FHLMC”). GNMA instruments are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government.

 

 

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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Performance Summary

December 31, 2022

 

The following graph shows the value, as of December 31, 2022, of a $10,000 investment made on January 1, 2013 in Service Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and, 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Core Fixed Income Fund’s 10 Year Performance

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment, with distributions reinvested, from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2022.

 

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Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 2022    One Year    Five Years    Ten Years    Since Inception

Institutional (Commenced April 30, 2013)

   -14.03%     0.06%    N/A    1.10%

Service

   -14.28%    -0.18%    0.93%   

 

 

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Index Definitions

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.

 

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Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 57.4%  
 

FHLMC

 
$ 3,605       7.500     12/01/29     $ 3,806  
  1,110       5.000     10/01/33       1,115  
  1,489       5.000     07/01/35       1,497  
  2,231       5.000     12/01/35       2,250  
  432       5.000     03/01/38       437  
  916       5.000     06/01/41       927  
  5,026       4.500     08/01/48       4,923  
  5,649       4.500     11/01/48       5,507  
  620,005       3.000     09/01/49       555,788  
  453,123       4.000     03/01/50       433,621  
  949,576       4.500     03/01/50       932,812  
  312,733       3.000     10/01/50       279,071  
  957,724       2.500     05/01/51       814,146  
  961,945       2.500     05/01/51       826,919  
  899,303       2.500     09/01/51       768,292  
  3,999,997       2.000     03/01/52       3,268,049  
  2,000,000       2.000     04/01/52       1,634,026  
  783,002       4.500     04/01/52       757,434  
  612,061       4.500     06/01/52       593,705  
  358,080       4.500     06/01/52       349,185  
  443,963       6.000     12/01/52       459,808  
 

FNMA

 
  162       5.500     09/01/23       162  
  106       5.500     09/01/23       106  
  96       5.500     10/01/23       96  
  321       4.500     07/01/24       318  
  1,348       9.000     11/01/25       1,365  
  11,075       7.000     08/01/26       11,271  
  3,700       8.000     10/01/29       3,869  
  871       8.500     04/01/30       932  
  1,639       8.000     05/01/30       1,687  
  3,303       8.000     08/01/32       3,537  
  4,309       4.500     08/01/39       4,265  
  14,080       3.000     01/01/43       12,842  
  7,574       3.000     01/01/43       6,908  
  9,017       3.000     03/01/43       8,224  
  21,867       3.000     03/01/43       19,944  
  67,049       3.000     03/01/43       61,152  
  16,128       3.000       04/01/43       14,709  
  19,581       3.000     04/01/43       17,859  
  82,055       3.000     04/01/43       74,838  
  11,595       3.000     04/01/43       10,575  
  8,859       3.000     04/01/43       8,080  
  10,844       3.000     05/01/43       9,891  
  41,348       3.000     05/01/43       37,711  
  45,752       3.000     05/01/43       41,728  
  299,244       4.000     12/01/44       289,334  
  255,191       4.500     04/01/45       253,616  
  30,793       4.500     05/01/45       30,584  
  913,834       3.500     07/01/45       852,286  
  598,235       4.000     08/01/45       578,423  
  454,286       4,000       01/01/46       437,680  
  143,175       4.000     02/01/48       137,583  
  170,283       4.000     03/01/48       163,632  
  3,349       4.000     07/01/48       3,215  
  10,769       4.000     07/01/48       10,369  

 

 

 
Mortgage-Backed Securities – (continued)  
 

FNMA – (continued)

 
293,049       4.500       07/01/48     287,028  
  189,525       4.000       08/01/48       181,827  
  157,250       5.000     11/01/48       159,321  
  624,875       3.000     10/01/50       557,615  
  478,181       3.000     10/01/50       427,906  
  626,589       3.000     10/01/50       560,711  
  79,543       2.500     03/01/51       68,526  
  101,260       2.500     09/01/51       87,078  
  403,091       2.500     10/01/51       345,382  
  234,782       2.500     11/01/51       201,051  
  181,325       2.500     11/01/51       155,816  
  1,999,999       2.000     03/01/52       1,634,025  
  5,999,405       2.000     04/01/52       4,901,591  
  1,999,801       2.000     06/01/52       1,633,238  
  970,448       4.500     08/01/52       946,038  
  1,556,964       6.000     11/01/52       1,607,668  
  3,000,000       2.500     TBA-30yr (a)      2,537,412  
  1,000,000       3.000     TBA-30yr (a)      876,846  
  1,000,000       3.500     TBA-30yr (a)      907,751  
  3,000,000       5.000     TBA-30yr (a)      2,955,249  
  2,000,000       5.500     TBA-30yr (a)      2,005,340  
  2,000,000       6.000       TBA-30yr (a)      2,030,938  
  1,000,000       6.500     TBA-30yr (a)      1,024,530  
 

FNMA Series 2012-111, Class B

 
  5,483       7.000     10/25/42       5,819  
 

FNMA Series 2012-153, Class B

 
  14,699       7.000     07/25/42       15,715  
 

GNMA

 
  187       7.000     10/15/25       187  
  1,796       7.000     11/15/25       1,807  
  83       7.000     02/15/26       83  
  602       7.000     04/15/26       608  
  644       7.000     04/15/26       647  
  714       7.000     03/15/27       718  
  314       7.000     11/15/27       316  
  1,581       7.000     11/15/27       1,619  
  3,840       7.000     02/15/28       3,899  
  585       7.000     04/15/28       588  
  76       7.000     05/15/28       78  
  1,586       7.000     06/15/28       1,620  
  1,689       7.000     07/15/28       1,724  
  667       7.000     07/15/28       684  
  6,833       7.000     09/15/28       6,984  
  48,918       6.000     08/20/34       51,142  
  40,949       5.000     06/15/40       41,843  
  175,183       4.000     08/20/43       170,157  
  66,119       4.000     10/20/45       64,057  
  198,590       3.500     04/20/47       185,281  
  245,747       3.500     12/20/47       229,278  
  34,305       5.000     08/20/48       34,507  
  110,605       4.500     09/20/48       108,602  
  116,978       5.000     10/20/48       117,595  
  331,668       5.000     11/20/48       333,419  
  41,623       5.000     12/20/48       41,843  
  256,588       4.500     01/20/49       252,101  

 

 

 

 

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)

December 31, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities – (continued)  
 

GNMA – (continued)

 
$ 35,521       4.500 %       03/20/49     $ 34,900  
  712,735       3.000       08/20/49       641,786  
  232,513       4.500       10/20/49       228,203  
  460,317       3.000     03/20/50       414,594  
  233,096       4.500     03/20/50       227,490  
  715,029       3.500     02/20/51       664,229  
  898,477       3.000     11/20/51       801,646  
  539,682       3.000     02/20/52       481,901  
  994,966       4.500     09/20/52       965,674  
  984,955       4.500     10/20/52       955,957  
  1,000,000       2.500     TBA-30yr (a)      863,748  
  2,000,000       3.000     TBA-30yr (a)      1,777,216  
  1,000,000       4.000     TBA-30yr (a)      945,252  
  6,000,000       5.000     TBA-30yr (a)      5,938,332  
  5,000,000       5.500     TBA-30yr (a)      5,025,328  
  1,000,000       6.000     TBA-30yr (a)      1,015,845  

 

 

 
  TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES  
  (Cost $65,217,825)       $ 63,550,018  

 

 

 
     
Corporate Bonds – 25.1%  
Aerospace/Defense – 0.6%        
 

Boeing Co. (The)

 
$ 50,000       3.450 %(b)      11/01/28     $ 44,829  
  25,000       5.150 (b)      05/01/30       24,381  
  25,000       3.250 (b)      02/01/35       18,987  
  100,000       5.805 (b)      05/01/50       93,040  
 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 
  150,000       5.250     01/15/33       155,078  
 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 
  50,000       2.930 (b)      01/15/25       47,986  
  75,000       3.250 (b)      01/15/28       69,363  
  25,000       4.750     06/01/43       23,110  
  50,000       5.250 (b)      05/01/50       49,453  
 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

 
  50,000       3.950 (b)      08/16/25       48,873  
  50,000       4.125 (b)      11/16/28       47,916  
  25,000       4.050 (b)      05/04/47       20,501  
     

 

 

 
        643,517  

 

 

 
Agriculture – 0.2%  
 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

 
  25,000       3.250 (b)      03/27/30       22,479  
  100,000       2.900 (b)      03/01/32       85,955  
 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 
  50,000       5.625 (b)      11/17/29       50,923  
  100,000       5.750 (b)      11/17/32       102,283  
     

 

 

 
        261,640  

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers – 0.3%  
 

General Motors Co.

 
  25,000       4.000     04/01/25       24,418  
 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

 
  125,000       4.300 (b)      07/13/25       121,268  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Auto Manufacturers – (continued)  
 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. – (continued)

 
125,000       1.500 %(b)      06/10/26     108,503  
  125,000       2.350 (b)      01/08/31       94,410  
     

 

 

 
        348,599  

 

 

 
Banks – 5.5%  
 

Bank of America Corp.

 
 

(SOFR + 1.05%)

 
  400,000       2.551 (b)(c)      02/04/28       355,235  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.04%)

 
  85,000       3.419 (b)(c)      12/20/28       77,098  
 

(SOFR + 2.15%)

 
  175,000       2.592 (b)(c)      04/29/31       142,756  
 

(SOFR + 1.22%)

 
  110,000       2.299 (b)(c)      07/21/32       84,684  
 

(SOFR + 1.33%)

 
  75,000       2.972 (b)(c)      02/04/33       60,474  
 

(SOFR + 1.83%)

 
  290,000       4.571 (b)(c)      04/27/33       265,712  
 

(SOFR + 2.16%)

 
  165,000       5.015 (b)(c)      07/22/33       156,549  
 

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

 
  100,000       2.482 (b)(c)      09/21/36       73,722  
 

Bank of America Corp.(c), GMTN

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.37%)

 
  25,000       3.593     07/21/28       23,024  
 

Bank of America Corp., Series L

 
  25,000       4.183     11/25/27       23,745  
 

Bank of America Corp., MTN

 
  75,000       4.125     01/22/24       74,329  
  65,000       4.200     08/26/24       63,996  
  45,000       3.248 (b)      10/21/27       41,591  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.58%)

 
  75,000       3.824 (b)(c)      01/20/28       70,016  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.31%)

 
  50,000       4.271 (b)(c)      07/23/29       46,703  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.19%)

 
  50,000       2.884 (b)(c)      10/22/30       42,000  
 

(SOFR + 1.53%)

 
  50,000       1.898 (b)(c)      07/23/31       38,442  
 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)(c)

 
 

(SOFR + 1.76%)

 
  20,000       4.596     07/26/30       19,422  
 

Citigroup, Inc.

 
  220,000       3.400     05/01/26       208,864  
  150,000       4.450     09/29/27       143,278  
  25,000       4.125     07/25/28       23,308  
 

(SOFR + 1.42%)

 
  75,000       2.976 (b)(c)      11/05/30       63,043  
 

(SOFR + 1.35%)

 
  200,000       3.057 (b)(c)      01/25/33       161,491  
 

(SOFR + 2.09%)

 
  165,000       4.910 (b)      05/24/33       154,683  
 

Fifth Third Bancorp

 
  30,000       2.375     01/28/25       28,452  

 

 

 

 

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)  
Banks – (continued)  
 

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

 
$ 50,000       4.000     05/15/25     $ 48,746  
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.73%)

 
  25,000       3.559 (b)(c)      04/23/24       24,840  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.89%)

 
  25,000       3.797 (b)(c)      07/23/24       24,761  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.00%)

 
  50,000       4.023 (b)(c)      12/05/24       49,269  
 

(SOFR + 1.16%)

 
  125,000       2.301 (b)(c)      10/15/25       117,668  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.25%)

 
  100,000       3.960 (b)(c)      01/29/27       95,462  
  15,000       3.625 (b)      12/01/27       13,928  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.34%)

 
  972,000       3.782 (b)(c)      02/01/28       909,165  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.95%)

 
  45,000       3.509 (b)(c)      01/23/29       40,815  
 

(SOFR + 3.79%)

 
  25,000       4.493 (b)(c)      03/24/31       23,379  
 

(SOFR + 2.04%)

 
  25,000       2.522 (b)(c)      04/22/31       20,453  
 

(SOFR + 1.26%)

 
  150,000       2.963 (b)(c)      01/25/33       121,941  
 

(SOFR + 2.08%)

 
  165,000       4.912 (b)(c)      07/25/33       156,965  
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series HH

 
 

(SOFR + 3.13%)

 
  74,000       4.600     08/01/69       65,707  
 

Morgan Stanley

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 0.85%)

 
  25,000       3.737 (b)(c)      04/24/24       24,853  
  25,000       3.625     01/20/27       23,600  
  20,000       3.950     04/23/27       18,925  
 

(SOFR + 1.00%)

 
  200,000       2.475 (b)(c)      01/21/28       177,668  
 

(SOFR + 2.08%)

 
  165,000       4.889 (b)      07/20/33       154,965  
 

(SOFR + 1.36%)

 
  150,000       2.484 (b)(c)      09/16/36       109,415  
 

Morgan Stanley, Series F

 
  25,000       3.875     04/29/24       24,619  
 

Morgan Stanley, GMTN

 
  225,000       3.700     10/23/24       219,776  
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.63%)

 
  25,000       4.431 (b)(c)      01/23/30       23,339  
 

(SOFR + 1.14%)

 
  400,000       2.699 (b)(c)      01/22/31       331,032  
 

Morgan Stanley, MTN

 
 

(SOFR + 1.15%)

 
  75,000       2.720 (b)(c)      07/22/25       71,748  
 

(SOFR + 3.12%)

 
  50,000       3.622 (b)(c)      04/01/31       43,740  
 

(SOFR + 1.03%)

 
  75,000       1.794 (b)(c)      02/13/32       56,216  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)  
 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 
175,000       3.000       10/23/26     161,758  
 

Wells Fargo & Co., GMTN

 
  50,000       4.300     07/22/27       48,156  
 

Wells Fargo & Co., MTN

 
  25,000       3.750 (b)      01/24/24       24,678  
 

(SOFR + 2.10%)

 
  445,000       4.897 (b)(c)      07/25/33       421,419  
 

(SOFR + 4.50%)

 
  25,000       5.013 (b)(c)      04/04/51       22,238  
     

 

 

 
        6,113,861  

 

 

 
Beverages – 0.3%  
 

Constellation Brands, Inc.

 
  50,000       4.400 (b)      11/15/25       49,162  
  50,000       3.600 (b)      02/15/28       46,256  
  25,000       3.150 (b)      08/01/29       21,907  
  100,000       2.250 (b)      08/01/31       79,375  
  90,000       4.750 (b)      05/09/32       86,258  
 

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

 
  25,000       3.800 (b)      05/01/50       18,797  
  100,000       4.500 (b)      04/15/52       83,796  
     

 

 

 
        385,551  

 

 

 
Biotechnology – 0.2%  
 

Amgen, Inc.

 
  70,000       3.125 (b)      05/01/25       67,216  
  100,000       4.200 (b)      03/01/33       92,797  
 

Royalty Pharma PLC

 
  75,000       1.200     09/02/25       67,144  
     

 

 

 
        227,157  

 

 

 
Building Materials – 0.3%  
 

Carrier Global Corp.

 
  150,000       2.493 (b)      02/15/27       135,304  
  75,000       2.722 (b)      02/15/30       63,205  
 

Johnson Controls International PLC / Tyco Fire & Security
Finance SCA

 
 
  25,000       4.900     12/01/32       24,572  
 

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

 
  175,000       3.200       07/15/51       118,508  
 

Masco Corp.

 
  50,000       1.500     02/15/28       41,462  
     

 

 

 
        383,051  

 

 

 
Chemicals – 0.3%  
 

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

 
  50,000       4.493     11/15/25       49,202  
 

Ecolab, Inc.

 
  4,000       2.750     08/18/55       2,410  
 

Huntsman International LLC

 
  25,000       4.500     05/01/29       22,464  
 

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

 
  75,000       1.832 (b)(d)      10/15/27       62,873  
  150,000       2.300 (b)(d)      11/01/30       118,840  
  50,000       3.268 (b)(d)      11/15/40       35,638  

 

 

 

 

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)

December 31, 2022

 

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

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

 
$ 25,000       3.450 %(b)      06/01/27     $ 23,457  
  50,000       2.950 (b)      08/15/29       43,803  
     

 

 

 
        358,687  

 

 

 
Commercial Services – 0.5%  
 

CoStar Group, Inc.(d)

 
  100,000       2.800       07/15/30       81,926  
 

Emory University, Series 2020

 
  140,000       2.143     09/01/30       115,844  
 

Global Payments, Inc.

 
  50,000       2.650     02/15/25       47,080  
 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

 
  150,000       1.650 (b)      06/01/25       139,084  
  75,000       2.650 (b)      10/01/26       69,275  
  25,000       2.850 (b)      10/01/29       21,769  
 

S&P Global, Inc.(d)

 
  75,000       4.250     05/01/29       71,575  
     

 

 

 
        546,553  

 

 

 
Computers – 0.7%  
 

Apple, Inc.

 
  325,000       2.450     08/04/26       301,777  
 

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp.

 
  18,000       5.450 (b)      06/15/23       18,002  
  52,000       5.850 (b)      07/15/25       52,648  
  125,000       6.020 (b)      06/15/26       127,611  
  25,000       5.300 (b)      10/01/29       24,401  
 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

 
  150,000       4.450 (b)      10/02/23       149,093  
  45,000       4.900 (b)      10/15/25       44,552  
     

 

 

 
        718,084  

 

 

 
Cosmetics / Personal Care – 0.1%  
 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

 
  100,000       3.250       08/15/32       90,479  

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services – 0.6%  
 

Air Lease Corp.

 
  75,000       2.300 (b)      02/01/25       69,922  
  75,000       3.375 (b)      07/01/25       70,731  
 

Air Lease Corp., GMTN

 
  75,000       3.750     06/01/26       70,261  
 

Air Lease Corp., MTN

 
  75,000       2.875     01/15/26       69,445  
 

Ally Financial, Inc.

 
  25,000       1.450     10/02/23       24,217  
 

American Express Co.

 
  20,000       2.500 (b)      07/30/24       19,246  
  25,000       3.625 (b)      12/05/24       24,357  
 

Aviation Capital Group LLC(d)

 
  50,000       1.950     01/30/26       43,558  
 

Capital One Financial Corp.

 
  25,000       3.500     06/15/23       24,830  
  45,000       3.300 (b)      10/30/24       43,431  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Diversified Financial Services – (continued)  
 

Discover Financial Services

 
75,000       3.750       03/04/25     72,228  
 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

 
  50,000       3.000     06/15/50       33,461  
 

Mastercard, Inc.

 
  25,000       3.300     03/26/27       23,826  
 

Nuveen LLC(d)

 
  25,000       4.000       11/01/28       23,300  
 

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

 
  25,000       4.650     04/01/30       24,063  
     

 

 

 
        636,876  

 

 

 
Electric – 1.3%  
 

Alliant Energy Finance LLC(d)

 
  25,000       3.750     06/15/23       24,801  
 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

 
  50,000       2.300     03/01/30       40,933  
 

Arizona Public Service Co.

 
  45,000       2.950       09/15/27       40,806  
 

Avangrid, Inc.

 
  25,000       3.200     04/15/25       23,898  
 

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

 
  25,000       3.250 (b)      04/15/28       23,165  
  50,000       3.700 (b)      07/15/30       45,772  
 

Dominion Energy, Inc.(e)

 
  50,000       3.071     08/15/24       48,179  
 

Dominion Energy, Inc., Series C

 
  25,000       3.375     04/01/30       22,026  
 

Entergy Corp.

 
  45,000       2.950     09/01/26       41,886  
 

Exelon Corp.

 
  50,000       4.050 (b)      04/15/30       46,567  
  25,000       4.700 (b)      04/15/50       21,960  
 

FirstEnergy Corp.

 
  100,000       2.650     03/01/30       81,884  
 

FirstEnergy Corp., Series B

 
  50,000       2.250     09/01/30       39,565  
 

Florida Power & Light Co.

 
  68,000       4.125     02/01/42       58,896  
 

MidAmerican Energy Co.

 
  25,000       3.650     04/15/29       23,442  
 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.

 
  70,000       1.900     06/15/28       59,905  
 

NRG Energy, Inc.(d)

 
  75,000       3.750     06/15/24       72,228  
 

Ohio Power Co., Series P

 
  25,000       2.600     04/01/30       21,217  
 

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

 
  25,000       2.100 (b)      08/01/27       21,406  
  50,000       2.500 (b)      02/01/31       38,874  
  25,000       3.300 (b)      08/01/40       16,954  
  25,000       3.500 (b)      08/01/50       15,736  
 

Progress Energy, Inc.

 
  95,000       7.000     10/30/31       103,553  

 

 

 

 

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)  
Electric – (continued)  
 

Southern California Edison Co., Series A

 
$ 50,000       4.200 %       03/01/29     $ 47,566  
 

Southern Co. (The)

 
  60,000       3.250     07/01/26       56,520  
 

Virginia Electric and Power Co.

 
  75,000       2.450       12/15/50       44,710  
 

Vistra Operations Co. LLC(d)

 
  125,000       3.550       07/15/24       119,956  
 

Xcel Energy, Inc.

 
  250,000       3.350     12/01/26       235,317  
     

 

 

 
        1,437,722  

 

 

 
Entertainment – 0.2%  
 

Magallanes, Inc.(d)

 
  250,000       4.054     03/15/29       216,677  

 

 

 
Environmental Control – 0.3%  
 

Republic Services, Inc.

 
  75,000       2.500 (b)      08/15/24       71,891  
  100,000       1.750 (b)      02/15/32       76,872  
 

Waste Connections, Inc.

 
  51,000       4.200     01/15/33       47,379  
 

Waste Management, Inc.

 
  75,000       3.150 (b)      11/15/27       69,994  
  50,000       1.150 (b)      03/15/28       41,703  
  50,000       4.150 (b)      04/15/32       47,539  
     

 

 

 
        355,378  

 

 

 
Food – 0.3%  
 

General Mills, Inc.

 
  75,000       4.200     04/17/28       72,489  
 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

 
  95,000       3.750     04/01/30       86,582  
 

Mars, Inc.

 
  25,000       2.700 (b)(d)      04/01/25       23,801  
  25,000       3.200 (b)(d)      04/01/30       22,277  
 

Sysco Corp.

 
  25,000       6.600     04/01/50       27,232  
 

Tyson Foods, Inc.

 
  50,000       3.900     09/28/23       49,520  
     

 

 

 
        281,901  

 

 

 
Gas – 0.1%  
 

East Ohio Gas Co. (The)

 
  25,000       1.300 (b)(d)      06/15/25       22,656  
  25,000       2.000 (b)(d)      06/15/30       19,644  
 

NiSource, Inc.

 
  95,000       3.490 (b)      05/15/27       89,543  
  25,000       3.600 (b)      05/01/30       22,289  
     

 

 

 
        154,132  

 

 

 
Hand/Machine Tools – 0.0%  
 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

 
  50,000       4.250       11/15/28       47,733  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Healthcare – Products – 0.2%  
 

Baxter International, Inc.

 
100,000       2.272       12/01/28     85,355  
 

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.(d)

 
  100,000       6.377     11/22/52       107,221  
     

 

 

 
        192,576  

 

 

 
Healthcare – Services – 0.9%  
 

Centene Corp.

 
  110,000       2.625       08/01/31       86,399  
 

CommonSpirit Health

 
  225,000       6.461     11/01/52       239,427  
 

HCA, Inc.

 
  80,000       3.500     09/01/30       68,832  
 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 
  275,000       5.300 (b)      02/15/30       284,011  
  250,000       5.350 (b)      02/15/33       258,939  
  100,000       5.875 (b)      02/15/53       108,574  
     

 

 

 
        1,046,182  

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products – 0.3%  
 

DH Europe Finance II Sarl

 
  75,000       2.200 (b)      11/15/24       71,410  
  25,000       2.600 (b)      11/15/29       21,872  
  75,000       3.250 (b)      11/15/39       60,152  
 

STERIS Irish FinCo UnLtd Co.

 
  75,000       2.700     03/15/31       60,934  
 

Stryker Corp.

 
  100,000       1.950     06/15/30       81,376  
 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 
  25,000       1.750     10/15/28       21,200  
     

 

 

 
        316,944  

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services – 0.4%  
 

Adventist Health System

 
  30,000       2.952     03/01/29       25,683  
 

Banner Health

 
  120,000       2.338     01/01/30       100,898  
 

Baylor Scott & White Holdings, Series 2021

 
  40,000       1.777     11/15/30       30,894  
 

Centene Corp.

 
  150,000       4.250     12/15/27       140,857  
 

Rush Obligated Group, Series 2020

 
  60,000       3.922       11/15/29       55,132  
 

Stanford Health Care, Series 2020

 
  40,000       3.310     08/15/30       35,744  
 

Sutter Health, Series 20A

 
  40,000       2.294     08/15/30       32,349  
     

 

 

 
        421,557  

 

 

 
Home Builders – 0.1%  
 

Lennar Corp.

 
  70,000       4.750     11/29/27       67,309  

 

 

 
Insurance – 0.3%  
 

American International Group, Inc.

 
  25,000       3.400     06/30/30       22,058  

 

 

 

 

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)

December 31, 2022

 

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

Arch Capital Group US, Inc.

 
$ 36,000       5.144 %       11/01/43     $ 32,147  
 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

 
  75,000       1.850     03/12/30       62,526  
 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 
  50,000       4.375     03/15/29       48,329  
 

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

 
  50,000       3.100  (b)      11/15/26       46,426  
  75,000       2.125 (b)      06/15/30       61,282  
 

Willis North America, Inc.

 
  25,000       2.950     09/15/29       21,024  
     

 

 

 
        293,792  

 

 

 
Internet – 0.8%  
 

Amazon.com, Inc.

 
  335,000       5.200 (b)      12/03/25       341,176  
  45,000       4.800 (b)      12/05/34       45,013  
  15,000       3.875 (b)      08/22/37       13,305  
  50,000       3.100 (b)      05/12/51       35,829  
 

Expedia Group, Inc.

 
  25,000       4.625 (b)      08/01/27       23,997  
  35,000       3.800 (b)      02/15/28       32,132  
  14,000       2.950 (b)      03/15/31       11,272  
 

Meta Platforms, Inc.

 
  250,000       3.500 (b)      08/15/27       232,808  
  88,000       3.850 (b)      08/15/32       77,730  
 

Netflix, Inc.(d)

 
  90,000       4.875     06/15/30       84,167  
     

 

 

 
        897,429  

 

 

 
Iron/Steel – 0.1%  
 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 
  20,000       2.400 (b)      06/15/25       18,736  
  50,000       1.650 (b)      10/15/27       41,895  
     

 

 

 
        60,631  

 

 

 
Lodging – 0.3%  
 

Hyatt Hotels Corp.

 
  75,000       1.800     10/01/24       70,274  
 

Marriott International, Inc.

 
  125,000       5.000     10/15/27       123,468  
 

Marriott International, Inc., Series HH

 
  125,000       2.850     04/15/31       101,261  
     

 

 

 
        295,003  

 

 

 
Machinery-Diversified – 0.1%  
 

Otis Worldwide Corp.

 
  25,000       2.293 (b)      04/05/27       22,448  
  150,000       2.565 (b)      02/15/30       126,108  
     

 

 

 
        148,556  

 

 

 
Media – 0.9%  
 

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter
Communications Operating Capital

 
 
  320,000       4.908     07/23/25       313,824  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Media – (continued)  
 

Comcast Corp.

 
25,000       3.700 %(b)      04/15/24     24,617  
  45,000       3.375 (b)      08/15/25       43,406  
  50,000       3.950 (b)      10/15/25       48,949  
  25,000       3.300 (b)      02/01/27       23,598  
  75,000       3.300 (b)      04/01/27       70,704  
  225,000       3.150 (b)      02/15/28       207,933  
  125,000       4.150 (b)      10/15/28       120,144  
  25,000       3.750 (b)      04/01/40       20,642  
  25,000       4.700 (b)      10/15/48       22,511  
 

Fox Corp.

 
  25,000       4.030 (b)      01/25/24       24,701  
  25,000       4.709 (b)      01/25/29       24,199  
 

Walt Disney Co. (The)

 
  25,000       3.700     09/15/24       24,488  
     

 

 

 
        969,716  

 

 

 
Mining – 0.1%  
 

Newmont Corp.

 
  75,000       2.250     10/01/30       60,293  

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 0.2%  
 

Eaton Corp.

 
  175,000       4.150       03/15/33       163,043  
 

General Electric Co., MTN

 
  50,000       6.750     03/15/32       55,409  
     

 

 

 
        218,452  

 

 

 
Oil & Gas – 0.0%  
 

Continental Resources, Inc.

 
  31,000       4.500     04/15/23       30,891  
 

Phillips 66

 
  25,000       1.300     02/15/26       22,352  
     

 

 

 
        53,243  

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers – 0.0%  
 

Berry Global, Inc.

 
  50,000       1.570     01/15/26       44,645  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals – 1.1%  
 

AbbVie, Inc.

 
  125,000       4.050 (b)      11/21/39       107,053  
  200,000       4.250 (b)      11/21/49       168,113  
 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

 
  75,000       3.450     12/15/27       70,066  
 

Becton Dickinson and Co.

 
  12,000       3.363 (b)      06/06/24       11,707  
  100,000       2.823 (b)      05/20/30       85,720  
 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 
  75,000       2.950 (b)      03/15/32       65,430  
  25,000       4.250 (b)      10/26/49       21,622  
 

Cigna Corp.

 
  50,000       2.400 (b)      03/15/30       41,897  
  75,000       4.900 (b)      12/15/48       68,084  
  150,000       3.400 (b)      03/15/50       106,433  

 

 

 

 

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  
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Pharmaceuticals – (continued)  
 

CVS Health Corp.

 
$ 25,000       2.625 %(b)      08/15/24     $ 24,003  
  75,000       1.875 (b)      02/28/31       58,738  
  125,000       2.125 (b)      09/15/31       99,062  
  25,000       5.125 (b)      07/20/45       22,779  
 

Pfizer, Inc.

 
  75,000       3.450     03/15/29       70,657  
 

Zoetis, Inc.

 
  45,000       3.000 (b)      09/12/27       41,604  
  150,000       2.000 (b)      05/15/30       121,789  
     

 

 

 
        1,184,757  

 

 

 
Pipelines – 0.6%  
 

Energy Transfer LP

 
  15,000       4.250 (b)      04/01/24       14,729  
  50,000       2.900 (b)      05/15/25       47,111  
  25,000       5.250 (b)      04/15/29       24,237  
  5,000       6.000 (b)      06/15/48       4,510  
 

Energy Transfer LP, Series 5Y

 
  75,000       4.200     09/15/23       74,362  
 

MPLX LP

 
  75,000       2.650 (b)      08/15/30       60,850  
  35,000       4.500 (b)      04/15/38       29,417  
  25,000       5.500 (b)      02/15/49       22,114  
 

Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp.

 
  35,000       3.850 (b)      10/15/23       34,508  
  25,000       3.800 (b)      09/15/30       21,735  
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

 
  75,000       5.625 (b)      03/01/25       75,177  
  75,000       5.000 (b)      03/15/27       73,575  
 

Targa Resources Corp.

 
  55,000       4.200     02/01/33       47,352  
 

Western Midstream Operating LP

 
  75,000       3.350 (b)      02/01/25       70,967  
  25,000       5.450 (b)      04/01/44       20,880  
  20,000       5.300 (b)      03/01/48       16,560  
 

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

 
  25,000       3.900 (b)      01/15/25       24,361  
  35,000       4.000 (b)      09/15/25       34,009  
     

 

 

 
        696,454  

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.6%  
 

Agree LP

 
  170,000       4.800     10/01/32       156,337  
 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

 
  25,000       3.375     08/15/31       21,829  
 

American Homes 4 Rent LP

 
  50,000       4.900 (b)      02/15/29       47,286  
  30,000       2.375 (b)      07/15/31       23,073  
 

American Tower Corp.

 
  75,000       3.375 (b)      05/15/24       72,999  
  100,000       2.400 (b)      03/15/25       94,075  
  75,000       2.100 (b)      06/15/30       59,457  
 

Crown Castle, Inc.

 
  85,000       3.150 (b)      07/15/23       84,025  
  60,000       3.650 (b)      09/01/27       55,792  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Real Estate Investment Trusts – (continued)  
 

CubeSmart LP

 
45,000       4.000 %(b)      11/15/25     43,391  
  60,000       2.500 (b)      02/15/32       45,946  
 

Essex Portfolio LP

 
  50,000       3.000     01/15/30       42,272  
 

Healthcare Realty Holdings LP

 
  25,000       2.050     03/15/31       18,227  
 

Host Hotels & Resorts LP, Series J

 
  75,000       2.900       12/15/31       57,417  
 

Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP

 
  75,000       2.300 (b)      11/15/28       61,980  
  195,000       2.000 (b)      08/15/31       143,924  
 

Kilroy Realty LP

 
  25,000       4.750     12/15/28       22,726  
 

Mid-America Apartments L.P.

 
  50,000       1.700     02/15/31       39,072  
 

National Retail Properties, Inc.

 
  35,000       3.900 (b)      06/15/24       34,197  
  45,000       4.000 (b)      11/15/25       43,355  
 

Prologis L.P.

 
  25,000       1.750 (b)      07/01/30       19,768  
  125,000       4.625 (b)      01/15/33       121,085  
 

Realty Income Corp.

 
  25,000       3.950 (b)      08/15/27       23,891  
  50,000       2.850 (b)      12/15/32       40,613  
 

Regency Centers LP

 
  100,000       2.950     09/15/29       83,845  
 

Spirit Realty LP

 
  75,000       3.400     01/15/30       62,423  
 

UDR, Inc., MTN

 
  25,000       2.100 (b)      08/01/32       18,567  
  100,000       1.900 (b)      03/15/33       71,168  
 

Ventas Realty LP

 
  45,000       3.500     02/01/25       43,240  
 

WP Carey, Inc.

 
  20,000       4.600 (b)      04/01/24       19,812  
  30,000       4.000 (b)      02/01/25       29,256  
  25,000       3.850 (b)      07/15/29       22,477  
  25,000       2.400 (b)      02/01/31       19,925  
     

 

 

 
        1,743,450  

 

 

 
Retail – 1.2%  
 

7-Eleven, Inc.(d)

 
  100,000       1.300     02/10/28       83,104  
 

Autonation, Inc.

 
  83,000       4.500     10/01/25       80,574  
 

AutoNation, Inc.

 
  25,000       1.950     08/01/28       19,973  
 

Dollar Tree, Inc.

 
  50,000       4.000 (b)      05/15/25       48,831  
  50,000       4.200 (b)      05/15/28       47,974  
 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

 
  25,000       3.900 (b)      12/06/28       24,088  
  100,000       4.500 (b)      09/15/32       97,992  
  25,000       4.250 (b)      04/01/46       21,767  

 

 

 

 

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)

December 31, 2022

 

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

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

 
$ 25,000       3.100 %(b)      05/03/27     $ 23,296  
  75,000       1.700 (b)      09/15/28       62,998  
  300,000       3.750 (b)      04/01/32       267,373  
  100,000       5.000 (b)      04/15/33       97,848  
  25,000       3.000 (b)      10/15/50       16,031  
  50,000       4.250 (b)      04/01/52       40,044  
 

McDonald’s Corp.

 
  79,000       4.600       09/09/32       77,346  
 

McDonald’s Corp., MTN

 
  25,000       4.200     04/01/50       20,907  
 

Starbucks Corp.

 
  75,000       3.800 (b)      08/15/25       73,368  
  100,000       4.000 (b)      11/15/28       95,283  
  100,000       3.000 (b)      02/14/32       85,497  
 

Tractor Supply Co.

 
  50,000       1.750     11/01/30       38,409  
 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 
  41,000       4.100     04/15/50       30,169  
     

 

 

 
        1,352,872  

 

 

 
Semiconductors – 0.4%  
 

Applied Materials, Inc.

 
  25,000       1.750     06/01/30       20,382  
 

Broadcom, Inc.

 
  125,000       4.150 (b)(d)      04/15/32       109,877  
  100,000       3.419 (b)(d)      04/15/33       80,268  
  162,000       3.137 (b)(d)      11/15/35       118,852  
  100,000       3.500 (b)(d)      02/15/41       71,592  
 

Intel Corp.

 
  75,000       3.050     08/12/51       48,747  
 

Micron Technology, Inc.

 
  50,000       2.703     04/15/32       37,510  
     

 

 

 
        487,228  

 

 

 
Software – 1.1%  
 

Adobe, Inc.

 
  50,000       2.150 (b)      02/01/27       45,558  
  75,000       2.300 (b)      02/01/30       63,973  
 

Fiserv, Inc.

 
  100,000       2.750 (b)      07/01/24       96,452  
  25,000       4.200 (b)      10/01/28       23,662  
 

Intuit, Inc.

 
  25,000       1.350     07/15/27       21,636  
 

Oracle Corp.

 
  34,000       2.950 (b)      04/01/30       29,022  
  275,000       2.875 (b)      03/25/31       228,149  
  225,000       6.900 (b)      11/09/52       243,481  
  50,000       3.850 (b)      04/01/60       33,452  
 

Roper Technologies, Inc.

 
  50,000       4.200     09/15/28       48,235  
 

ServiceNow, Inc.

 
  125,000       1.400     09/01/30       95,246  
 

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

 
  85,000       3.700     04/14/27       80,012  

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds – (continued)  
Software – (continued)  
 

VMware, Inc.

 
25,000       1.800 %(b)      08/15/28     20,410  
  100,000       2.200 (b)      08/15/31       75,817  
 

Workday, Inc.

 
  75,000       3.500 (b)      04/01/27       70,149  
  25,000       3.800 (b)      04/01/32       22,063  
     

 

 

 
        1,197,317  

 

 

 
Telecommunications – 2.1%  
 

AT&T, Inc.

 
  288,000       2.300 (b)      06/01/27       256,646  
  150,000       4.350 (b)      03/01/29       142,753  
  50,000       2.750 (b)      06/01/31       41,518  
  128,000       2.550 (b)      12/01/33       98,432  
  25,000       4.900 (b)      08/15/37       23,022  
  60,000       4.850 (b)      03/01/39       53,709  
  75,000       3.500 (b)      06/01/41       55,974  
  25,000       4.350 (b)      06/15/45       20,196  
  25,000       5.150 (b)      11/15/46       22,544  
  25,000       4.500 (b)      03/09/48       20,346  
  25,000       3.650 (b)      06/01/51       17,682  
  25,000       3.500 (b)      09/15/53       17,009  
 

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

 
  75,000       3.500 (b)      04/15/25       72,201  
  75,000       1.500 (b)      02/15/26       67,203  
  150,000       3.750 (b)      04/15/27       141,428  
  175,000       2.050 (b)      02/15/28       150,551  
  83,000       3.875 (b)      04/15/30       75,341  
  75,000       2.875 (b)      02/15/31       61,920  
  75,000       3.500 (b)      04/15/31       64,955  
  225,000       5.200 (b)      01/15/33       222,778  
  25,000       3.000 (b)      02/15/41       17,649  
 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 
  145,000       4.329     09/21/28       139,575  
  200,000       3.875 (b)      02/08/29       187,807  
  50,000       3.150 (b)      03/22/30       44,050  
  125,000       2.550 (b)      03/21/31       102,875  
  153,000       2.355 (b)      03/15/32       121,336  
  50,000       4.862     08/21/46       45,291  
  90,000       2.987 (b)      10/30/56       55,233  
     

 

 

 
        2,340,024  

 

 

 
Transportation – 0.5%  
 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

 
  25,000       4.050     06/15/48       20,919  
 

CSX Corp.

 
  175,000       3.800 (b)      03/01/28       166,883  
  100,000       4.100 (b)      11/15/32       93,673  
 

FedEx Corp.

 
  45,000       3.400 (b)      02/15/28       41,613  
  75,000       5.250 (b)      05/15/50       68,919  
 

Union Pacific Corp.

 
  125,000       2.800       02/14/32       107,429  
     

 

 

 
        499,436  

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS  
  (Cost $30,931,908)       $ 27,795,464  

 

 

 

 

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  
Foreign Bonds – 5.4%  
Agriculture – 0.1%        
 

BAT Capital Corp. (United Kingdom)

 
$ 25,000       3.222     08/15/24     $ 24,104  
  100,000       2.259       03/25/28       83,229  
  25,000       4.540     08/15/47       17,770  
     

 

 

 
        125,103  

 

 

 
Banks – 2.3%  
 

Banco Santander SA (Spain)

 
  200,000       2.746     05/28/25       187,252  
 

Barclays PLC(c) (United Kingdom)

 
 

(SOFR + 2.71%)

 
  200,000       2.852     05/07/26       185,689  
 

BNP Paribas SA (France)

 
  200,000       3.375 (d)      01/09/25       192,714  
 

(SOFR + 1.00%)

 
  200,000       1.323 (c)(d)      01/13/27       174,793  
 

BPCE SA(c)(d) (France)

 
 

(SOFR + 1.73%)

 
  250,000       3.116     10/19/32       182,259  
 

Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland)

 
  250,000       1.250     08/07/26       201,837  
 

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)

 
  250,000       4.550     04/17/26       222,426  
 

(SOFR + 5.02%)

 
  250,000       9.016 (c)(d)      11/15/33       257,176  
 

Deutsche Bank AG(c) (Germany)

 
 

(SOFR + 2.16%)

 
  150,000       2.222     09/18/24       144,839  
 

HSBC Holdings PLC(c) (United Kingdom)

 
 

(SOFR + 1.54%)

 
  200,000       1.645     04/18/26       180,592  
 

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

 
 

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

 
  200,000       1.400     07/01/26       179,626  
 

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

 
 

(SOFR + 1.07%)

 
  50,000       1.340       01/12/27       43,446  
 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (Canada)

 
  175,000       4.456     06/08/32       166,359  
 

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

 
 

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

 
  200,000       2.746     02/11/33       154,714  
 

Westpac Banking Corp.(c) (Australia)

 
 

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

 
 
  25,000       4.110     07/24/34       21,414  
 

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

 
 

(5 Year USD Swap + 2.24%)

 
  25,000       4.322     11/23/31       23,431  
     

 

 

 
        2,518,567  

 

 

 
Beverages – 0.7%  
 

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

 
 
  35,000       4.700     02/01/36       32,997  
  192,000       4.900     02/01/46       175,699  

 

 

 
Foreign Bonds – (continued)  
Beverages – (continued)  
 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium)

 
175,000       4.750       01/23/29     172,972  
  100,000       3.500     06/01/30       90,951  
  25,000       4.950     01/15/42       23,433  
  100,000       4.600     04/15/48       88,026  
  25,000       5.550     01/23/49       24,916  
  25,000       4.500     06/01/50       22,094  
 

JDE Peet’s NV(d) (Netherlands)

 
  150,000       1.375     01/15/27       126,703  
     

 

 

 
        757,791  

 

 

 
Biotechnology – 0.1%  
 

CSL Finance PLC (Australia)

 
  25,000       3.850 (d)      04/27/27       23,917  
  125,000       4.250 (d)      04/27/32       117,681  
     

 

 

 
        141,598  

 

 

 
Commercial Services – 0.2%  
 

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

 
  200,000       3.875     07/18/29       186,600  

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services – 0.5%  
 

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

 
 
  250,000       2.450     10/29/26       218,639  
  225,000       3.000       10/29/28       188,840  
 

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (Ireland)

 
  25,000       3.950 (d)      07/01/24       23,962  
  100,000       2.875 (d)      02/15/25       92,391  
  25,000       4.250 (d)      04/15/26       22,683  
     

 

 

 
        546,515  

 

 

 
Electric – 0.2%  
 

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd.(d) (South Korea)

 
  220,000       4.250     07/27/27       211,422  

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction – 0.1%  
 

Cellnex Finance Co. SA, Series EMTN (Spain)

 
  100,000       1.250     01/15/29       85,705  

 

 

 
Machinery-Construction & Mining – 0.1%  
 

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

 
  200,000       2.200     05/13/26       178,076  

 

 

 
Mining – 0.3%  
 

Glencore Funding LLC (Australia)

 
  75,000       4.125 (d)      03/12/24       73,712  
  25,000       4.625 (d)      04/29/24       24,685  
  75,000       1.625 (d)      04/27/26       66,379  
  150,000       2.625 (d)      09/23/31       119,578  
 

Newcrest Finance Pty Ltd.(d) (Australia)

 
  25,000       3.250     05/13/30       20,910  
 

Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada)

 
  25,000       3.900     07/15/30       22,436  
     

 

 

 
        327,700  

 

 

 

 

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)

December 31, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Foreign Bonds – (continued)  
Oil & Gas – 0.2%  
 

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Arabia)

 
$ 220,000       3.500 %       04/16/29     $ 200,860  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals – 0.2%  
 

Bayer US Finance II LLC(d) (Germany)

 
  200,000       3.875     12/15/23       196,903  

 

 

 
Pipelines – 0.2%  
 

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

 
  125,000       2.500     08/01/33       96,294  
 

Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd. (United Arab Emirates)

 
  193,306       2.940     09/30/40       154,621  
     

 

 

 
        250,915  

 

 

 
Semiconductors – 0.2%  
 

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

 
  25,000       3.400       05/01/30       21,574  
  125,000       2.500     05/11/31       98,793  
  125,000       2.650     02/15/32       97,772  
     

 

 

 
        218,139  

 

 

 
Transportation – 0.0%  
 

Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (Canada)

 
  25,000       2.050     03/05/30       20,487  
  50,000       2.450     12/02/31       41,617  
     

 

 

 
        62,104  

 

 

 
  TOTAL FOREIGN BONDS  
  (Cost $6,791,848)       $ 6,007,998  

 

 

 
     
Asset-Backed Securities – 3.7%  
Collateralized Loan Obligations – 3.3%  
 

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

 
 

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

 
$ 200,000       6.863 %     01/20/35     $ 184,681  
 

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

 
 

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

 
  525,000       5.099     04/17/31       516,150  
 

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

 
 

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

 
  700,000       5.463     01/20/35       673,077  
 

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

 
 

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

 
  300,000       6.643     01/20/35       274,221  
 

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

 
 

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

 
  250,000       5.433     07/20/34       241,842  
 

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

 
 

(3 Mo. LIBOR + 1.240%)

 
  425,000       5.319     07/15/36       411,108  
 

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

 
 

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

 
  250,000       5.865     11/30/32       246,663  
 

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

 
 

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

 
  300,000       5.419     04/15/33       293,779  

 

 

 
Asset-Backed Securities – (continued)  
Collateralized Loan Obligations – (continued)  
 

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

 
 

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

 
500,000       5.543       04/20/33     486,650  
 

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

 
 

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

 
  275,000       5.359       04/15/33       267,655  
     

 

 

 
        3,595,826  

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services – 0.2%  
 

Lcm 38 Ltd., Series 2022-38A, Class A1A(c)(d)

 
 

(TSFR3M + 2.100%) (United Kingdom)

 
  250,000       4.592     07/15/34       247,951  

 

 

 
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       5.257     01/15/37       242,007  

 

 

 
  TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES  
  (Cost $4,221,650)       $ 4,085,784  

 

 

 
     
U.S. Government Agency Securities – 2.8%  
 

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

   
$ 460,000       2.900 %(f)      04/12/32     $ 403,722  
  230,000       3.300 (f)      05/19/32       207,213  
  130,000       3.500 (f)      09/01/32       118,463  
  600,000       2.850 (f)      03/28/34       502,620  
  340,000       3.080 (f)      03/30/37       278,322  
 

Federal Home Loan Banks

   
  100,000       3.375 (f)      12/08/23       98,574  
  250,000       3.375 (f)      09/10/32       225,416  
  430,000       4.750 (f)      12/10/32       437,632  
 

Federal National Mortgage Associations

   
  400,000       1.875 (f)      09/24/26       368,735  
  400,000       6.250 (f)      05/15/29       446,634  

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES  
  (Cost $3,430,888)       $ 3,087,331  

 

 

 
     
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 1.7%  
 

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

 
$ 150,000       2.778 %     11/15/54     $ 115,537  
 

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

 
 
  100,000       3.000     07/15/49       76,344  
 

BANK Series 2019-BN21, Class A5

 
  150,000       2.851     10/17/52       129,494  
 

BANK Series 2021-BN32, Class A5

 
  150,000       2.643     04/15/54       124,979  
 

BANK Series 2022-BNK43, Class A5

 
  200,000       4.399       08/15/55       189,516  
 

BBCMS Mortgage Trust Series 2022-C17, Class A5

 
  450,000       4.441       09/15/55       428,784  

 

 

 

 

16   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  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – (continued)  
 

Bx Trust Series 2022-PSB, Class A(c) (TSFR1M + 2.451%)(d)

 
$ 98,856       6.787 %       08/15/39     $ 98,008  
 

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

 
 
  150,000       5.964       10/15/36       139,942  
 

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

 
 
  100,000       3.006     01/15/53       86,351  
 

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

 
  200,000       2.956     05/10/41       159,542  
 

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

 
 
  199,996       5.073     10/15/38       192,564  
 

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

 
 
  150,000       6.522     05/15/37       145,459  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES  
  (Cost $2,133,694)       $ 1,886,520  

 

 

 
     
Municipal Bonds – 1.2%  
Arizona – 0.0%  
 

City of Tucson AZ

 
$ 25,000       1.932 %     07/01/31     $ 19,011  

 

 

 
California – 0.6%  
 

Bay Area Toll Authority

 
  30,000       1.633     04/01/28       25,654  
 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority

 
  125,000       3.478     06/01/29       114,489  
  100,000       3.790     06/01/32       90,053  
 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority

 
  50,000       1.877     02/01/31       37,983  
 

Municipal Improvement Corp. of Los Angeles

 
  35,000       1.648     11/01/28       28,919  
  80,000       2.074     11/01/30       63,769  
 

Port of Oakland

 
  80,000       2.199     05/01/31       63,198  
 

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

 
  30,000       1.302     03/01/28       24,716  
 

San Jose Financing Authority

 
  25,000       1.812     06/01/29       20,374  
  25,000       1.862     06/01/30       19,809  
 

State of California

 
  105,000       7.625       03/01/40       132,603  
     

 

 

 
        621,567  

 

 

 
Florida – 0.1%  
 

State Board of Administration Finance Corp.

 
  70,000       2.154     07/01/30       57,317  

 

 

 
Illinois – 0.2%  
 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport

 
  85,000       2.346     01/01/30       71,040  

 

 

 
Municipal Bonds – (continued)  
Illinois – (continued)  
 

State of Illinois GO Bonds

 
25,000       5.100       06/01/33     23,993  
  92,857       7.350     07/01/35       97,688  
     

 

 

 
        192,721  

 

 

 
Louisiana – 0.1%  
 

City of New Orleans LA Water System Revenue

 
  25,000       1.008       12/01/26       21,360  
 

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

 
 
  140,000       4.275     02/01/36       130,171  
     

 

 

 
        151,531  

 

 

 
New York – 0.0%  
 

City of New York NY

 
  40,000       1.940     03/01/29       33,470  
 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

 
  25,000       5.989     11/15/30       25,861  
 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax
Secured Revenue

 
 
  10,000       3.590     08/01/27       9,341  
     

 

 

 
        68,672  

 

 

 
Ohio – 0.1%  
 

American Municipal Power, Inc.

 
  100,000       6.270     02/15/50       105,717  

 

 

 
Texas – 0.1%  
 

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue

 
  30,000       2.235     07/01/29       25,226  
  40,000       2.285     07/01/30       32,900  
     

 

 

 
        58,126  

 

 

 
  TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS  
  (Cost $1,399,478)       $ 1,274,662  

 

 

 
     
Foreign Government Securities – 1.1%  
Sovereign – 1.1%  
 

Indonesia Government International Bond

 
$ 200,000       3.050 %     03/12/51     $ 144,522  
 

Israel Government AID Bonds(g)

   
  200,000       5.500 (f)      12/04/23       201,052  
  100,000       5.500 (f)      04/26/24       100,745  
 

Mexico Government International Bond(b)

 
  400,000       3.250       04/16/30       347,700  
  110,000       1.450     10/25/33       83,257  
  200,000       4.280     08/14/41       154,637  
 

Peruvian Government International Bond(b)

 
  50,000       3.230     07/28/21       29,150  
 

Romanian Government International Bond(d)

 
  40,000       3.000     02/27/27       35,422  
  10,000       2.124     07/16/31       7,355  
  30,000       2.625     12/02/40       17,839  
  10,000       4.625     04/03/49       7,729  
 

Romanian Government International Bond, Series EMTN

 
  50,000       2.875     03/11/29       44,166  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   17


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Value  
Foreign Government Securities – (continued)  
Sovereign – (continued)  
 

Uruguay Government International Bond(b)

 
$ 50,000       4.375 %       01/23/31     $ 49,689  

 

 

 
  TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES  
  (Cost $1,496,202)       $ 1,223,263  

 

 

 
     
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.4%  
 

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

 
 
$ 41,620       3.548 %     09/25/35     $ 36,496  
 

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

 
 
  44,000       5.478     10/25/41       42,878  
 

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

 
 
  42,000       5.578     12/25/41       39,594  
 

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

 
 
  42,627       5.828     04/25/42       42,317  
 

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

 
 
  36,000       6.928     04/25/42       34,832  
 

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

 
 
  14,186       6.728     10/25/50       14,254  
 

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

 
 
  24,333       5.578       01/25/34       23,957  
 

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

 
 
  88,685       4.928     01/25/42       86,565  
 

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

 
 
  35,105       5.928     04/25/42       35,027  
 

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

 
  93,482       2.500     10/25/51       75,333  
 

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

 
 
  6,317       3.500     07/25/49       5,595  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS  
  (Cost $469,999)       $ 436,848  

 

 

 
     
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 20.9%  
 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   
$ 1,640,000       3.125 %(f)      11/15/41     $ 1,417,575  
  1,550,000       2.750 (f)      08/15/42       1,248,477  
  2,310,000       2.750 (f)      11/15/42       1,854,858  
  420,000       2.250 (f)      08/15/49       296,953  
  2,930,000       2.375 (f)      11/15/49       2,131,575  

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – (continued)  
3,200,000       2.000 (f)      02/15/50     2,124,500  
  640,000       2.375 (f)      05/15/51       461,400  
  170,000       2.000 (f)      08/15/51       111,881  
  170,000       1.875 (f)      11/15/51       108,216  
 

U.S. Treasury Notes

   
  1,185,000       0.125 (f)      01/31/23       1,180,973  
  720,000       0.125 (f)      03/31/23       712,434  
  1,030,000       0.375 (f)      12/31/25       920,482  
  4,050,000       0.750 (f)      03/31/26       3,631,078  
  2,030,000       0.750 (f)      04/30/26       1,814,947  
  1,720,000       0.625 (f)      07/31/26       1,519,513  
  140,000       1.250 (f)      03/31/28       121,723  
  970,000       2.875 (f)      05/15/28       915,513  
  1,180,000       1.250 (f)      06/30/28       1,020,147  
  250,000       3.125 (f)      11/15/28       238,359  
  1,370,000       3.875 (f)      12/31/29       1,361,894  

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS  
  (Cost $27,683,201)       $ 23,192,498  

 

 

 
     
Shares     Dividend
Rate
          Value  
Investment Company – 5.2%(h)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund —
Institutional Shares

 
 
  5,716,986       4.159     $ 5,716,986  
  (Cost $5,716,986)      

 

 

 
     
Short-Term Investments – 1.2%  
Commercial Paper – 0.8%  
 

Macquarie Bank Ltd. (SOFR + 0.450%)

 
  500,000       4.760     04/06/23     $ 500,120  
 

Walt Disney Co./The

 
  393,000       4.190     02/02/23       391,365  

 

 

 
     
Certificate of Deposit – 0.4%  
 

Mizuho Bank (SOFR + 0.36%)

   
$ 437,000       4.670 %(f)      02/01/23     $ 437,083  

 

 

 
  TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  
  (Cost $1,328,634)       $ 1,328,568  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 126.1%  
  (Cost $150,822,314)       $ 139,585,940  

 

 

 
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF


    ASSETS – (26.1)%

 

 

    (28,888,797

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 110,697,143  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

 

 

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 $3,439,865 which represents approximately 3.1% of the Fund’s net assets as of December 31, 2022.
(b)   Securities with “Call” features. Maturity dates disclosed are the final maturity date.
(c)   Variable 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 December 31, 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 $301,797, which represents 0.3% of net assets as of December 31, 2022.
(h)   Represents an affiliated issuer.
 
Investment Abbreviations:
CLO   Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMT   —Constant Maturity Treasury Index
EMTN   —Euro Medium Term Note
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
MTN   —Medium Term Note
PLC   —Public Limited Company
SOFR   —Secured Overnight Financing Rate
Currency Abbreviations:
AUD   Australian Dollar
CAD   Canadian Dollar
EUR   Euro
GBP   British Pound
JPY   Japanese Yen
NOK   Norwegian Krone
SEK   Swedish Krona
USD   United States Dollar

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS — As of December 31, 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
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A

   EUR 673,533      USD 668,616        1/6/2023      $ 52,577  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A

   USD 158,869      SEK  1,623,002        3/6/2023        2,769  

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

   CAD 258,925      USD 189,510        3/8/2023        1,814  

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

   JPY  11,613,652      USD 88,657        3/16/2023        716  

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

   USD 249,523      GBP 202,413        2/23/2023        4,487  
TOTAL

 

                     $ 62,363  

 

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)

December 31, 2022

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS WITH UNREALIZED LOSS

 

Counterparty    Currency
Purchased
    

Currency

Sold

     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Loss
 

Bank of America

   SEK  1,653,000      USD 161,802        3/6/2023      $ (2,817

Citigroup Global Markets

   USD 80,494      AUD 120,366        3/14/2023        (1,694

Deutsche Bank Securities

   USD 68,321      JPY 8,925,683        3/16/2023        (367

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A

   USD 920,706      EUR 927,476        1/6/2023        (72,401

Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.

   USD 210,827      CAD 288,050        3/8/2023        (2,017

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

   GBP 324,627      USD 400,182        2/23/2023        (7,196
TOTAL                               $ (86,492

FORWARD SALES CONTRACTS — As of December 31, 2022, the Fund had the following forward sales contracts:

 

Description      Interest
Rate
       Maturity
Date(a)
       Settlement
Date
       Principal
Amount
       Value  
Federal National Mortgage Association        2.000        TBA-30yr          01/15/53        $ (12,000,000      $ (9,794,626
Federal National Mortgage Association        4.000        TBA-30yr          01/15/53          (2,000,000        (1,874,752
Federal National Mortgage Association        4.500        TBA-30yr          01/15/53          (5,000,000        (4,812,770
Federal National Mortgage Association        5.000        TBA-30yr          01/15/53          (3,000,000        (2,955,249
Federal National Mortgage Association        5.500        TBA-30yr          01/15/53          (4,000,000        (4,010,680

Government National Mortgage Association

       6.000        TBA-30yr          01/15/53          (1,000,000        (1,015,845
Total (Proceed Receivable $(24,778,984))

 

                           $ (24,463,922

 

(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 — As of December 31, 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        16          03/22/23        $ 1,794,250        $ (10,185
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Ultra Note        5          03/22/23          589,453          (12,415
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note        31          03/31/23          6,355,000          (1,039
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note        50          03/31/23          5,391,406          (21,586
U.S. Treasury Long Bond        1          03/22/23          124,688          (221

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

       5          03/22/23          667,656          (28,447
Total                                         (73,893

Short position contracts:

 

    

Long Gilt Future

       (1        03/29/23          (120,774        6,666  
Total Futures Contracts                                       $ (67,227

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

SWAP CONTRACTS — As of December 31, 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
December 31,
2022(b)
    Counterparty      Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount (000’s)
     Value     Upfront
Premium
(Received)
Paid
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Protection Sold:

 

General Electric Co.      1.000     0.636     Bank of America NA        06/20/2026      USD 175      $ 1,113     $     $ 1,113  
Nordstrom, Inc.      1.000       2.332       Bank of America NA        06/20/2024      USD 225        (5,248     (320     (4,928
ICE CD JWN      1.000       3.776       Bank of America NA        12/20/2024      USD 100        (3,777     (1,928     (1,849
Prudential Financial, Inc.      1.000       0.870       Bank of America NA        06/20/2027      USD 75        653       244       409  
Republic of Indonesia      1.000       0.082       Bank of America NA        12/20/2027      USD 200        (163     (1,750     1,587  
ICE CD US      1.000       1.318       Bank of America NA        12/20/2027      USD 210        (2,768     (6,281     3,513  
Republic of Chile      1.000       0.312       Bank of America NA        12/20/2027      USD 90        (281     (1,768     1,487  
Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index      1.000       0.642       Bank of America NA        06/20/2025      USD  4,500        28,883       11,037       17,846  
Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index      1.000       1.273       Bank of America NA        12/20/2025      USD 575        7,319             7,319  
Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index      1.000       1.238       Bank of America NA        06/20/2026      USD 7,025        86,991       67,197       19,794  
ICE CDX Investment Grade Index      1.000       1.137       Bank of America NA        12/20/2026      USD  (11,950)        135,879       207,040       (71,161
ICE CDX Investment Grade Index      1.000       1.079       Bank of America NA        06/20/2027      USD (2,600)        28,061       12,807       15,254  
TOTAL                                               $ 276,662     $ 286,278     $ (9,616

 

(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.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   21


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)

 

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
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 
0.000%(b)     1 Day SOFR       12/31/2024      USD 1,460      $ (416   $ 1,264     $ (1,680
3 Month BBR(c)     4.000%       03/15/2025      AUD 1,610        5,854       (158     6,012  
4.000(c)     3 Month BA       03/15/2025      CAD 1,420        (8,063     1,005       (9,068
1.730(b)     1 Day SOFR       02/08/2026      USD 6,200        206,631       61,981       144,650  
0.000(b)     1 Day SONIO       03/15/2028      GBP 300        (9,336     (2,870     (6,466
1 Day ESTRON(b)     3.000       03/15/2028      EUR 20        270       (400     670  
12 Month BOJDTR(b)     0.250       03/15/2028      JPY 277,240        40,817       11,488       29,329  
3 Month BA(b)     3.500       03/15/2028      NOK 5,250        (6,256     (6,122     (134
1 Day ESTRON(b)     2.350       07/04/2029      EUR 100        3,626       166       3,460  
0.000(b)     1 Day SONIO       03/15/2033      GBP 70        (5,085     (1,456     (3,629
1 Day ESTRON(b)     3.000       03/15/2033      EUR 130        2,561       (1,757     4,318  
12 Month BOJDTR(b)     0.500       03/15/2033      JPY 49,000        15,651       11,084       4,567  
3 Month BA(c)     3.500       03/15/2033      CAD 480        6,503       (6,581     13,084  
3 Month STIBOR(b)     3.000       03/15/2033      SEK 520        603       (1,994     2,597  
3.750(b)     1 Day SOFR       03/15/2033      USD 360        6,536       13,765       (7,229
4.500(c)     1 Day SOFR       03/15/2033      AUD 1,090        (4,593     23,669       (28,262
6 Month NIBOR(b)     3.500       03/15/2033      NOK 3,630        (6,824     (12,966     6,142  
2.855(b)     1 Day ESTRON       07/04/2037      EUR 380        (5,668     2,322       (7,990
1 Day ESTRON(b)     1.560       07/06/2052      EUR 270        3,202       809       2,393  
TOTAL                             $ 246,013     $ 93,249     $ 152,764  

 

(a)

Represents forward starting interest rate swaps whose effective dates of commencement of accruals and cash flows occur subsequent to December 31, 2022.

(b)

Payments made annually.

(c)

Payments made semi-annually.

OVER THE COUNTER INTEREST RATE SWAPTIONS — As of December 31, 2022, the Fund had the following swaptions contracts:

 

Description    Counterparty    Exercise
rate
     Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Value     Premiums
Paid (Received)
by Fund
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Option Contracts

 

Puts

 

6M IRS    Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.      EUR2.518        10/30/2023        390,000     $ 390,000     $ 5,099     $ 10,358     $ (5,259
Total Purchased Option Contracts

 

     390,000             $ 5,099     $ 10,358     $ (5,259

Written Option Contracts

 

Puts

 

6M IRS

   Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.      EUR1.945        10/30/2023        (160,000   $ (160,000   $ (5,864   $ (10,111   $ 4,247  
Total Written Option Contracts

 

     (160,000           $ (5,864   $ (10,111   $ 4,247  

Abbreviations:

6M IRS —6 Months Interest Rate Swaptions

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

  
Assets:    

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $145,105,328)

   $ 133,868,954  

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $5,716,986)

     5,716,986  

Purchased Options, at value (premiums paid $10,358)

     5,099  

Cash

     1,704,742  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $26,187)

     26,983  

Receivables:

  

Investments sold on an extended-settlement basis

     34,161,043  

Collateral on certain derivative contracts(a)

     1,132,425  

Interest and Dividends

     670,945  

Fund shares sold

     149,518  

Reimbursement from investment adviser

     15,480  

Unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     62,363  

Variation margin on swap contracts

     4,822  

Other assets

     150  
Total assets      177,519,510  
  
  
Liabilities:    

Forward sale contracts, at value (proceeds received $24,778,984)

     24,463,922  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     21,247  

Unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     86,492  

Written options, at value (premiums received $10,111)

     5,864  

Payables:

  

Investments purchased

     41,973,276  

Management fees

     36,225  

Fund shares redeemed

     25,691  

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

     19,828  

Accrued expenses

     189,822  
Total liabilities      66,822,367  
  
  
Net Assets:    

Paid-in capital

     126,885,176  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (16,188,033
NET ASSETS    $ 110,697,143  

Net Assets:

  

Institutional

   $ 38,157,209  

Service

     72,539,934  

Total Net Assets

   $ 110,697,143  

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

  

Institutional

     4,054,231  

Service

     7,717,504  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

  

Institutional

     $9.41  

Service

     9.40  

(a) Segregated for initial margin and/or collateral as follows:

 

Fund    Futures      Swaps  

Core Fixed Income

   $ 208,086      $ 924,339  

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

  
Investment income:    

Interest

   $ 2,419,151  

Dividends — affiliated issuers

     100,263  
Total investment income      2,519,414  
  
  
Expenses:    

Management fees

     406,046  

Distribution and Service fees — Service Shares

     177,496  

Professional fees

     139,051  

Custody, accounting and administrative services

     95,323  

Trustee fees

     27,480  

Transfer Agency fees(a)

     20,302  

Printing and mailing costs

     18,853  

Other

     7,472  
Total expenses      892,023  

Less — expense reductions

     (294,396
Net expenses      597,627  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME      1,921,787  
  
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     (3,540,137

Futures contracts

     (1,945,450

Swap contracts

     243,115  

Written options

     878  

Purchased options

     (10,797

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     58,844  

Foreign currency transactions

     1,962  

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     (12,167,993

Forward Sales Contracts

     316,828  

Futures contracts

     (119,157

Written options

     (1,111

Purchased Options

     4,318  

Swap contracts

     (103,917

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (26,894

Foreign currency translations

     (3,692
Net realized and unrealized loss      (17,293,203
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (15,371,416

(a) Class specific and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

     Transfer Agency Fees  

Fund

  

Institutional

    

Service

 

Core Fixed Income

   $ 6,103      $ 14,199  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
     
From operations:        

Net investment income

   $ 1,921,787      $ 769,313  

Net realized loss

     (5,191,585      (403,832

Net change in unrealized loss

     (12,101,618      (1,969,524
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations      (15,371,416      (1,604,043
     
     
Distributions to shareholders:        

From distributable earnings:

     

Institutional Shares

     (498,802      (368,886

Service Shares

     (1,038,833      (758,578
Total distributions to shareholders      (1,537,635      (1,127,464
     
     
From share transactions:        

Proceeds from sales of shares

     33,277,943        46,513,298  

Reinvestment of distributions

     1,537,635        1,127,464  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (10,255,336      (13,688,105
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions      24,560,242        33,952,657  
TOTAL INCREASE      7,651,191        31,221,150  
     
     
Net Assets:        

Beginning of year

     103,045,952        71,824,802  

End of year

   $ 110,697,143      $ 103,045,952  

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
  2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 11.13     $ 11.53     $ 10.85     $ 10.20     $ 10.66  

Net investment income(a)

    0.21       0.12       0.18       0.26       0.29  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.77     (0.36     0.86       0.69       (0.37

Total from investment operations

    (1.56     (0.24     1.04       0.95       (0.08

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.16     (0.14     (0.26     (0.30     (0.38

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.02     (0.10            

Total distributions

    (0.16     (0.16     (0.36     (0.30     (0.38

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 9.41     $ 11.13     $ 11.53     $ 10.85     $ 10.20  

Total Return(b)

    (14.03 )%      (2.06 )%      9.64     9.28     (0.58 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 38,157     $ 31,179     $ 25,194     $ 17,421     $ 2,657  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.41     0.41     0.41     0.44     0.42

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.70     0.81     0.93     1.08     1.06

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.07     1.09     1.61     2.41     2.88

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    693     513     501     556     406

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(c)

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 Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
  2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 11.13     $ 11.53     $ 10.85     $ 10.21     $ 10.65  

Net investment income(a)

    0.18       0.09       0.16       0.25       0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.77     (0.34     0.85       0.66       (0.34

Total from investment operations

    (1.59     (0.25     1.01       0.91       (0.09

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.14     (0.13     (0.23     (0.27     (0.35

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.02     (0.10            

Total distributions

    (0.14     (0.15     (0.33     (0.27     (0.35

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 9.40     $ 11.13     $ 11.53     $ 10.85     $ 10.21  

Total Return(b)

    (14.28 )%      (2.23 )%      9.37     9.00     (0.83 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 72,540     $ 71,867     $ 46,631     $ 37,524     $ 36,416  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.66     0.66     0.66     0.68     0.67

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.95     1.06     1.18     1.35     1.18

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.82     0.85     1.39     2.33     2.46

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    693     513     501     556     406

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(c)

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

December 31, 2022

 

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 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 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. With respect to the Fund’s investments that do not have readily available market quotations, the Trustees have designated the Adviser as the valuation designee to perform fair valuations pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Valuation Designee”). GSAM has day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the 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)

December 31, 2022

 

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 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.

Debt Securities — Debt securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued daily on the basis of quotations supplied by dealers or an independent pricing service. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which consider: (i) yield or price with respect to bonds that are considered comparable in characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date or (ii) quotations from securities dealers to determine current value. With the exception of treasury securities of G7 countries, which are generally classified as Level 1, these investments are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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. 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.

iii. 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 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

 

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3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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 either due to broker/receivable 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.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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 the Valuation Procedures. GSAM, consistent with its procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, may make an adjustment to the most recent valuation prices of either domestic or foreign securities in light of significant events to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities at the time of determining 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 December 31, 2022:

CORE FIXED INCOME FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Fixed Income               

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     $        $ 63,550,018        $  

Corporate Bonds

                27,795,464           

U.S. Treasury Obligations

       23,192,498                    

Foreign Bonds

                6,007,998           

Asset- Backed Securities

                4,085,784           

U.S. Government Agency Securities

                3,389,128           

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

                1,886,520           

Municipal Bonds

                1,274,662           

Foreign Government Securities

                921,466           

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

                436,848           
Investment Company        5,716,986                    
Short-Term Investments                 1,328,568           
Total      $ 28,909,484        $ 110,676,456        $  
Liabilities               
Forward Sales Contracts      $        $ (24,463,922      $  
Derivative Type                              
Assets               
Credit Default Swap Contracts(a)      $        $ 68,322        $  
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts(a)                 62,363           
Futures Contracts(a)        6,666                    
Interest Rate Swap Contracts(a)                 217,222           
Purchased Option Contracts                 5,099           
Total      $ 6,666        $ 353,006        $  
Derivative Type                              
Liabilities               
Credit Default Swap Contracts(a)      $        $ (77,938      $  
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts(a)                 (86,492         
Futures Contracts(a)        (73,893                  
Interest Rate Swap Contracts(a)                 (64,458         
Written Option Contracts                 (5,864         
Total      $ (73,893      $ (234,752      $  

 

(a)

Amount shown represents unrealized gain (loss) at fiscal year end.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

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 December 31, 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        Variation margin on futures and swaps contracts   $ 223,888 (a)    Variation margin on futures and swaps contracts      $ (138,351 )(a) 
Credit        Unrealized gain on swap contracts     68,322 (a)    Unrealized loss on swap contracts        (77,938 )(a) 
Currency        Receivables for unrealized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts and purchased options at value     67,462     Payable for unrealized loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts and written options at value        (92,356
 
Total            $ 359,672            $ (308,645

 

(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 December 31, 2022, is reported within the Consolidated Statement 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Statement of Operations:

Core Fixed Income Fund

 

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   $ (5,074   $ (240,795
Currency    Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, written option contracts and purchased options contracts     58,844       (27,906
Interest Rate    Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts, written option, and purchased options/Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts and swap contracts     (1,707,180     21,940  
Total        $ (1,653,410   $ (246,761

 

          Average number of Contracts or Notional Amounts(1)  
Risk          Futures Contracts      Forward Contracts      Swap Agreements      Purchased Options      Written Options  
Core Fixed Income Fund           86      $ 30,327,180      $ 629,058,750      $ 3,895,833      $ 436,670  

 

(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 each Fund held such derivatives during the fiscal year ended December 31, 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, GSAM waived $10,277 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 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 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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   $ 10,277     $ 284,119     $ 294,396  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

5.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

E.  Line of Credit Facility — As of December 31, 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 December 31, 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

Fund   Beginning
Value as of
December 31,
2021
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Ending
Value as of
December 31,
2022
    Shares as of
December 31,
2022
    Dividend
Income
 
Core Fixed Income Fund   $ 7,004,192     $ 82,419,936     $ (83,707,142   $ 5,716,986       5,716,986     $ 100,263  

6.    PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 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                 $ 678,257,455        $ 144,514,973        $ 662,006,877        $ 114,482,609  

7.    TAX INFORMATION

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

        Core Fixed
Income Fund
 
Distributions paid from:     

Ordinary income

     $ 1,537,635  
Total taxable distributions      $ 1,537,635  

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Core Fixed
Income Fund
 
Distributions paid from:     

Ordinary income

     $ 1,127,464  
Total taxable distributions      $ 1,127,464  

 

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7.    TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

As of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end, December 31, 2022, the Fund’s capital loss carryforwards and certain timing differences, on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

        Core Fixed
Income Fund
 
Undistributed ordinary income — net      $ 116,753  
Total undistributed earnings      $ 116,753  
Capital loss carryforwards:     

Perpetual Short-term

     $ (3,676,602

Perpetual Long-term

       (2,032,083
Total Capital loss carryforwards      $ (5,708,685
Timing differences (Post October loss deferral, and straddle loss deferrals)      $ (92,755
Unrealized gains — net        (10,503,346
Total accumulated earnings (losses) net      $ (16,188,033

As of December 31, 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      $ 150,459,746  
Gross unrealized gain        739,823  
Gross unrealized loss        (11,243,169
Net unrealized gain (loss)      $ (10,503,346

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 and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) may result in loss, including due to adverse market movements. Derivatives, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other assets and instruments, may increase market exposure and be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying assets or instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Fund. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not, or lacks the capacity or authority to, fulfill its contractual obligations, liquidity risk, which includes the risk that the Fund will not be able to exit the derivative when it is advantageous to do

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

8.    OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

so, and risks arising from margin requirements, which include the risk that the Fund will be required to pay additional margin or set aside additional collateral to maintain open derivative positions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments. Losses from derivatives can also result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

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. Such market rates are generally the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the Prime Rate of a designated U.S. bank, the Federal Funds Rate, or another base lending rate used by commercial lenders. 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.

At the end of 2021, certain LIBORs were discontinued, but the most widely used LIBORs may continue to be provided on a representative basis until June, 2023. The unavailability or replacement of LIBOR may affect the value, liquidity or return on certain Fund investments and may result in costs incurred in connection with closing out positions and entering into new trades. Any pricing adjustments to the Fund’s investments resulting from a substitute reference rate may also adversely affect the Fund’s performance and/or NAV.

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, the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund.

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — The Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, institutional investors (including those trading by use of non-discretionary mathematical formulas), financial intermediaries (who may make investment decisions on behalf of underlying clients and/or include the Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause the Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and liquidity. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

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8.    OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

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.

11.    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.

12.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Share activity is as follows:

 

     Core Fixed Income Fund  
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      1,549,382     $ 15,081,809       1,500,925     $ 16,820,030  
Reinvestment of distributions      51,565       498,802       33,172       368,886  
Shares redeemed      (346,895     (3,639,227     (919,193     (10,321,960
       1,254,052       11,941,384       614,904       6,866,956  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      1,821,761       18,196,134       2,646,702       29,693,268  
Reinvestment of distributions      107,310       1,038,833       68,220       758,578  
Shares redeemed      (669,929     (6,616,109     (300,466     (3,366,145
       1,259,142       12,618,858       2,414,456       27,085,701  
NET INCREASE      2,513,194     $ 24,560,242       3,029,360     $ 33,952,657  

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Shareholders of Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund (one of the funds constituting Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 14, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Goldman Sachs fund complex since 2000.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended December 31,  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 July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, which represents a period of 184 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
7/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/22
    Expenses Paid
for the
6 Months
Ended
12/31/22
*
 
Institutional Shares        
       
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 968.69     $ 2.03  
Hypothetical 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.14     2.09  
Service Shares        
       
Actual     1,000.00       968.03       3.27  
Hypothetical 5% return     1,000.00       1,021.88     3.36  

 

  *

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 December 31, 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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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
    Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

Jessica Palmer5

Age: 73

  Chair of the Board of Trustees   Since 2018 (Trustee since 2007)  

Ms. Palmer is retired. She was formerly Consultant, Citigroup Human Resources Department (2007-2008); Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (previously, Salomon Smith Barney/Salomon Brothers) (1984-2006). Ms. Palmer was a Member of the Board of Trustees of Indian Mountain School (private elementary and secondary school) (2004-2009).

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None

Dwight L. Bush

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2020  

Ambassador Bush is President and CEO of D.L. Bush & Associates (a financial advisory and private investment firm) (2002-2014 and 2017-Present); Director of MoneyLion, Inc. (an operator of a data-driven, digital financial platform) (2021-Present); and was formerly U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco (2014-2017) and a Member of the Board of Directors of Santander Bank, N.A. (2018-2019). Previously, Ambassador Bush served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (October 2019-January 2020).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     MoneyLion, Inc. (an operator of a data-driven, digital financial platform)

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Age: 68

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Ms. Cassidy is retired. She is Director, Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (an aerospace and technology company) (2021-Present). Formerly, Ms. Cassidy was Advisor to the Chairman (May 2014-December 2014); and Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2008-2014), General Electric Company & General Electric Capital Corporation (technology and financial services companies).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (an aerospace and technology company)

John G. Chou

Age: 66

  Trustee   Since 2022  

Mr. Chou is Executive Vice President and Special Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (a pharmaceutical and healthcare company) (2021-Present); and formerly held various executive management positions with AmerisourceBergen Corporation, including Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer (2019-2021); Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & Business Officer (2017-2019); and Executive Vice President and General Counsel (2011-2017).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None

Diana M. Daniels5

Age: 73

  Trustee   Since 2007  

Ms. Daniels is retired. Formerly, she was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Washington Post Company (1991-2006). Ms. Daniels is a Trustee Emeritus and serves as a Presidential Councillor of Cornell University (2013-Present); Director of 1735 NY Investments, LLC (oversees an investment fund that supports the mission of the American Institute of Architects) (2022-Present); former Member of the Legal Advisory Board, New York Stock Exchange (2003-2006) and of the Corporate Advisory Board, Standish Mellon Management Advisors (2006-2007).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
    Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

Joaquin Delgado

Age: 62

  Trustee   Since 2020  

Dr. Delgado is retired. He is Director, Stepan Company (a specialty chemical manufacturer) (2011-Present); and was formerly Director, Hexion Inc. (a specialty chemical manufacturer) (2019-2022); Executive Vice President, Consumer Business Group of 3M Company (July 2016-July 2019); and Executive Vice President, Health Care Business Group of 3M Company (October 2012-July 2016). Previously, Dr. Delgado served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (October 2019-January 2020).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     Stepan Company (a specialty chemical manufacturer)

Eileen H. Dowling

Age: 60

  Trustee   Since 2021  

Ms. Dowling is retired. Formerly, she was Senior Advisor (April 2021-September 2021); and Managing Director (2013-2021), BlackRock, Inc. (a financial services firm).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None

Gregory G. Weaver

Age: 71

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Mr. Weaver is retired. He is Director, Verizon Communications Inc. (2015-Present); and was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP (a professional services firm) (2001-2005 and 2012-2014); and Member of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2006-2012).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     Verizon Communications Inc.

Paul C. Wirth

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2022  

Mr. Wirth is retired. Formerly, he was Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (2011-2020); Finance Director and Principal Accounting Officer (2010-2011); and Managing Director, Global Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer (2005-2010) of Morgan Stanley.

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None
         

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Interested Trustee*

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years   Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
    Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

James A. McNamara

Age: 60

  President and Trustee   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

    172     None
         

 

*

Mr. McNamara is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he holds positions with Goldman Sachs and owns securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. McNamara holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

1 

Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, New York, 10282, Attn: Caroline Kraus. Information is provided as of December 31, 2022.

2 

Subject to such policies as may be adopted by the Board from time-to-time, each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term, until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; or (c) the termination of the Trust. The Board has adopted policies which provide that each Independent Trustee shall retire as of December 31st of the calendar year in which he or she reaches (a) his or her 75th birthday or (b) the 15th anniversary of the date he or she became a Trustee, whichever is earlier, unless a waiver of such requirements shall have been adopted by a majority of the other Trustees. These policies may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote.

3 

The Goldman Sachs Fund Complex includes certain other companies listed above for each respective Trustee. As of December 31, 2022, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 15 portfolios (12 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Trust consisted of 88 portfolios; Goldman Sachs Trust II consisted of 18 portfolios (7 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust consisted of 45 portfolios (29 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II consisted of 2 portfolios (1 of which offered shares to the public); and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund, Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund each consisted of one portfolio. Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund did not offer shares to the public.

4 

This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.

5

Ms. Daniels and Ms. Palmer retired as Independent Trustees effective January 1, 2023.

Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-526-7384.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Officers of the Trust*

 

Name, Address and Age1   Positions Held
with the Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
James A. McNamara

200 West Street New
York, NY 10282 Age: 60

  Trustee and
President
  Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

Joseph F. DiMaria

30 Hudson Street Jersey
City, NJ 07302 Age: 54

  Treasurer,
Principal
Financial
Officer and
Principal
Accounting
Officer
  Since 2017
(Treasurer
and
Principal
Financial
Officer
since 2019)
 

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2015-Present) and Vice President-Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (May 2010 - October 2015).

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust II (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

Caroline L. Kraus

200 West Street New
York, NY 10282 Age: 45

  Secretary   Since 2012  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2016 - Present); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2015); Senior Counsel, Goldman Sachs (January 2020-Present); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2012-December 2019); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2011); and Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (2002-2006).

 

Secretary — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit II LLC; Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

     

 

*

Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-526-7384.

1 

Information is provided as of December 31, 2022.

2 

Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

 

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Core Fixed Income Fund designated 100% of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income as section 163(j) Interest Dividends.

 

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

Joaquin Delgado

 
Eileen H. Dowling  
James A. McNamara  
Paul C. Wirth  

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

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VITFIAR-23/268097-OTU-1554763


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

 

* 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.

Annual Report

December 31, 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  

Schedules of Investments

    50  

Financial Statements

    79  

Financial Highlights

 

Goldman Sachs Equity Index Fund

    87  

Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund

    88  

Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund

    90  

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth Fund

    92  

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund

    94  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

    96  

Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund

    98  

Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Insights Fund

    100  

Notes to Financial Statements

    102  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    122  

Other Information

    123  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


MARKET REVIEW

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust Funds

 

Market Review

U.S. Equities

Representing the U.S. equity market, the S&P 500® Index (“S&P 500 Index”) returned –18.11% during the 12 months ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”). The U.S. equity market fell in each of the first three quarters of 2022 before breaking the streak of losses with a gain in the fourth quarter. Still, it was the worst calendar year for the S&P 500 Index since 2008, when it returned –37.00%, and it was the seventh-worst performance for an annual period since the S&P 500 Index’s inception. The market decline was driven by aggressive Federal Reserve (“Fed”) interest rate hikes to combat inflation, persistent recession worries, supply-chain disruptions, geopolitical tensions and elevated concerns around China’s zero-COVID policy.

In the first quarter of 2022, the S&P 500 Index declined, marking its first quarterly decline since the first quarter of 2020. Among the major economic and geopolitical developments were the dramatic repricing of the Fed’s 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 variant, was still an overhang, with resurgent cases bringing back supply-chain issues and worker shortages. Tensions arising from geopolitical conflict, most dominantly Russia’s late-February invasion of Ukraine, also brought about concern, as commodity prices became volatile and the global supply chain came into question. 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.

The S&P 500 Index fell more dramatically in the second quarter of 2022, as 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 low 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 a new year-to-date low. 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 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.

The S&P 500 Index declined again in the third quarter of 2022, marking its longest losing streak since 2008. Through the third calendar quarter, the S&P 500 Index had its third-worst performance since the 1950s. The noticeable tightening of financial conditions, guided by expectations for a more aggressive global interest rate hike cycle, was the major story for the quarter. The Fed increased its “raise and hold” messaging, and its hawkish policy received support on the back of higher than consensus expected August core inflation data and a still-tight labor market that showed only moderate proof of cooling. Geopolitical tensions remained heightened due to the possible weaponization of energy flows, which, in turn, caused energy prices to stay relatively high. From an equities perspective, there appeared to be a great deal of concern that corporate earnings could be next in line to suffer given the combination of profit margin pressures, demand destruction, higher labor costs, slower economic activity and a stronger U.S. dollar eroding overseas sales.

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the S&P 500 Index solidly increased, attributable primarily to gains in October and November. Investors continued to witness a variety of contradictory macroeconomic developments, highlighted by a noticeably hawkish Fed, consumer resilience, and economic data supporting the themes of slowing economic growth. There was a dovish tilt surrounding consensus expectations for a reduction in the pace of monetary policy tightening, which was realized when the Fed announced a 50 basis point interest rate hike in December, following four successive 75 basis point increases. Positive inflation developments

 

       1


MARKET REVIEW

 

further supported aspirations for a peak in the Fed tightening cycle, with October and November inflation data coming in lower than anticipated by most. Despite the smaller interest rate hike, the Fed maintained its hawkish tone with its relentless higher-for-longer messaging that continued to be a headwind for the U.S. equities market. Although the third quarter 2022 corporate earnings season provided disappointing results, companies emphasized a strong demand environment even against a backdrop of heightened macroeconomic uncertainty. Companies also focused on cost-cutting measures, as headlines of layoffs remained in the spotlight, especially within the technology sector. On the geopolitical front, the most constructive takeaways came from China’s zero-COVID pivot and pro-growth focus as well as Europe’s warmer than anticipated weather that helped settle concerns about an energy crisis there.

For the Reporting Period overall, only two of the 11 sectors in the S&P 500 Index posted positive absolute returns. Energy was by far the best performing sector in the S&P 500 Index, as measured by total return, followed at some distance by utilities. The weakest performing sectors in the S&P 500 Index during the Reporting Period were information technology, consumer discretionary and communication services.

Within the U.S. equity market, all capitalization segments posted double-digit negative returns, with small-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index, the weakest, followed by large-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell 1000® Index, and then mid-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell Midcap® Index. From a style perspective, value-oriented stocks materially outperformed growth-oriented stocks across the capitalization spectrum. (All as measured by the FTSE Russell indices.)

International Equities

International equities struggled but outperformed the U.S. equity market, during the Reporting Period. The MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index (Net, USD, Unhedged) (the “MSCI EAFE Index”) posted a return of –14.45%.*

During the first quarter of 2022, international equities fell, facing pressures from global concerns around rising inflation, planned interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), rising bond yields, valuation concerns, and Russia’s 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 U.S. 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 concerns around supply-side inflation and led markets to worry about 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. European equities declined in line with other global market equities due to the ongoing geopolitical crisis and the region’s dependence on Russian oil and gas. Japanese equities similarly fell on concerns around rising interest rates and the spread of Omicron but outperformed other developed markets due to limited economic exposure to Russia and Ukraine.

International equities declined more significantly in the second quarter of 2022, with all major regions — Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific ex-Japan — performing roughly in line with each other. Inflationary pressures and concerns persisted throughout the quarter, and odds of a U.S. recession continued to grow. 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 restrictions, therefore mitigating the disruption. In Europe, the geopolitical crisis persisted with the ongoing war in Ukraine and potential gas shortages due to reduced supply from Russia. This was particularly concerning for countries with a high energy dependence, such as Italy, France, Spain and Germany. Japanese equities fell as the yen significantly weakened against the U.S. dollar.

During the third quarter of 2022, international equities continued to decline. As in the prior quarter, all major regions performed similarly, as markets continued to be volatile and under pressure from macroeconomic headwinds, including inflationary pressures

 

*

All index returns are expressed in U.S. dollar terms.

 

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MARKET REVIEW

 

and interest rate hikes as the chances of a recession grew. European economies remained depressed by accelerating inflation, rising interest rates and strained supply chains. Europe also continued to battle with the energy crisis and subsequent mobile network blackouts during the quarter. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) raised interest rates in July and September, heightening concerns around slowing economic growth and leading to the depreciation of the euro against the U.S. dollar. The Bank of Japan revised its economic growth projections lower due to weakened global economies but left its monetary policy unchanged. The sharply widening differential between Japanese and U.S. interest rates during the quarter was a significant factor in the consistent weakening of the yen. Beyond the broader concerns of inflation, China’s zero-COVID policy continued to slow its economy and strain global supply chains.

International equities then rallied across the major regions in the fourth quarter of 2022 overall. Markets remained volatile and under pressure from macroeconomic headwinds, including inflationary pressures and interest rate hikes. However, investors began to focus on improving inflationary indicators across the globe, and increased confidence the Fed could pull off a soft economic landing allowed both U.S. and international equities to rally. (A soft landing, in economics, is a cyclical downturn that avoids recession. It typically describes attempts by central banks to raise interest rates just enough to stop an economy from overheating and experiencing high inflation, without causing a significant increase in unemployment, or a hard landing.) In Europe, equities also benefited from resilient third quarter 2022 corporate earnings reports as well as from optimism that the pace of interest rate increases could soon slow. In Japan, the yen continued to weaken against the U.S. dollar, especially in the first half of October, and Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda remained downbeat on the sustainability of inflation numbers into 2023, citing the negative output gap in particular, and kept its interest rates low. Asia ex-Japan equities were flat in October, pressured by sharp sell-offs in China and Hong Kong following confirmation that Chinese Premier Xi Jinping would remain as leader for a historic third five-year term. But increasing indications that China was prepared to stray from some of its more restrictive COVID-19 procedures resulted in stronger Asia ex-Japan equities in November, even as fears of an economic slowdown within China persisted. In December, inflationary indicators continued to show signs of improvement but remained well above central bank targets, causing the U.S. Fed and the ECB to maintain their hawkish strategy. In Europe, economic activity showed signs of a rebound following the inflation peak in October. Thus, although Europe remained in a recession, optimism that the recession would not be as deep as initially feared grew during the last weeks of the calendar year. Also in December, China began to relax its zero-COVID policies in an ongoing effort to boost its economy through increased domestic spending and international travel. Investors responded positively to this news despite the near-term surge in COVID-19 cases in China caused by the re-opening.

For the Reporting Period overall, only one of the 11 sectors of the MSCI EAFE Index gained, namely energy. Financials, materials and health care posted negative absolute returns but also outperformed the MSCI EAFE Index during the Reporting Period. Information technology was the weakest performer on the basis of total return during the Reporting Period, followed by consumer discretionary, real estate and industrials.

From a country perspective, Portugal was the only individual country constituent of the MSCI EAFE Index to post a positive, albeit modest, return during the Reporting Period. Hong Kong, Denmark, the U.K. and Australia posted negative absolute returns but also significantly outperformed the MSCI EAFE Index during the Reporting Period. Sweden, the Netherlands, Israel, Austria and Ireland most significantly lagged the MSCI EAFE Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY INDEX FUND

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks to achieve investment results that correspond to the aggregate price and yield performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment returns of large capitalization stocks.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA”), the Fund’s Subadvisor, discusses the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs Equity Index Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Service Shares generated an average annual total return of -18.55%. This compares to the -18.11% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “S&P 500® Index”), during the same time period.

During the Reporting Period, which sectors and industries in the S&P 500® Index were the weakest contributors to the Fund’s performance?

Nine of the 11 sectors in the S&P 500® Index produced negative absolute returns during the Reporting Period. In terms of total return, the weakest performing sectors in the S&P 500® Index and in the Fund were communication services, consumer discretionary and information technology. The largest sector by weighting in the S&P 500® Index at the end of the Reporting Period was information technology at a weighting of 25.74%. The industries with the weakest performance in terms of total return were interactive media and services; automobiles; Internet and direct market retail; entertainment; and leisure products.

On the basis of impact (which takes both total returns and weightings into account), the sectors that made the weakest contributions to the S&P 500® Index and to the Fund during the Reporting Period were information technology, consumer discretionary and communication services. The industries with the weakest performance on the basis of impact were interactive media and services; software; semiconductors and semiconductor equipment; technology hardware storage and peripherals; and automobiles.

Which sectors and which industries in the S&P 500® Index were the strongest contributors to the Fund’s performance?

In terms of total return, the sectors that made the strongest positive contributions to the S&P 500® Index and to the Fund were energy and, to a lesser extent, utilities. The industries with the strongest performance in terms of total return were oil, gas and consumable fuels; energy equipment and services; construction and engineering; independent power and renewable electricity producers; and wireless telecommunication services.

On the basis of impact, the strongest performing sectors were energy and, to a lesser extent, health care. The strongest performing industries on the basis of impact were oil, gas and consumable fuels; pharmaceuticals; biotechnology; health care providers and services; and aerospace and defense.

Which individual stocks were the top detractors, and which were the greatest positive contributors?

On the basis of impact, the stocks that made the weakest contributions to the Fund were Apple, Amazon.com, Tesla, Microsoft and Meta Platforms. The strongest positive contributors during the Reporting Period were ExxonMobil, Chevron, Merck, Eli Lilly & Co. and AbbVie.

How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund did not use derivatives as part of an active management strategy to add value to the Fund’s results. However, equity index futures were used to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of equity index futures. We also used these equity index futures to provide liquidity for daily cash flow requirements. Equity index futures had a neutral impact on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period.

Were there any changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?

Effective June 16, 2022, Melissa Kapitulik no longer served as a portfolio manager for the Fund. As of that same date, John Law became a portfolio manager for the Fund, joining Michael Feehily and Michael Finocchi. By design, all investment decisions for the Fund are performed within a co-lead or team structure.

 

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What changes were made to the makeup of the S&P 500® Index during the Reporting Period?

Twenty-two stocks were removed from the S&P 500® Index during the Reporting Period. Among them were Abiomed, Citrix Systems, Duke Realty, The Gap, Twitter, Under Armour and Xilinx. There were 20 stocks added to the S&P 500® Index during the Reporting Period, including Constellation Energy, EQT, First Solar, Keurig Dr. Pepper, ON Semiconductor, PG&E and Warner Brothers Discovery.

 

The source of the data included in the above Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis with respect to the Goldman Sachs Equity Index Fund is FactSet as of 12/31/2022.

Characteristics presented are calculated using the month end market value of holdings, except for beta and standard deviation, if shown, which use month end return values. Averages reflect the market weight of securities in the portfolio. Market data, prices, and dividend estimates for characteristics calculations provided by FactSet Research Systems, Inc. All other portfolio data provided by SSgA. Characteristics are as of the date indicated, are subject to change, and should not be relied upon as current thereafter.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Index returns are unmanaged and do not reflect the deduction of any fees or expenses. Index returns reflect all items of income, gain and loss and the reinvestment of dividends and other income.

SSgA may have or may seek investment management or other business relationships with companies discussed in this material or affiliates of those companies, such as their officers, directors and pension plans.

The views expressed in this material are the views of SSgA’s Global Equity Beta Solutions Team through the period ended December 31, 2022 and are subject to change based on market and other conditions. All information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but its accuracy is not guaranteed. There is no representation or warranty as to the current accuracy, reliability or completeness of, nor liability for, decisions based on such information and it should not be relied on as such. This document contains certain statements that may be deemed forward-looking statements. Please note that any such statements are not guarantees of any future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected.

 

Liquidation of the Goldman Sachs Equity Index Fund

At a meeting held on December 13-14, 2022, upon the recommendation of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”) approved a proposal to liquidate the Fund. After careful consideration of a number of factors, the Board concluded that it is advisable and in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to liquidate the Fund. The Fund will be liquidated on or about April 21, 2023 (the “Liquidation Date”), pursuant to a Plan of Liquidation approved by the Board. The Liquidation Date may be changed without notice at the discretion of the Trust’s officers.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Equity Index Fund

as of December 31, 2022

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 12/31/221

 

Holding      % of Net Assets      Line of Business
Apple, Inc.        6.0%      Technology Hardware & Equipment
Microsoft Corp.        5.6      Software & Services
Amazon.com, Inc.        2.3      Retailing
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B        1.7      Diversified Financials
Alphabet, Inc., Class A        1.6      Media & Entertainment
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.        1.5      Health Care Equipment & Services
Alphabet, Inc., Class C        1.5      Media & Entertainment
Johnson & Johnson        1.4      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Exxon Mobil Corp.        1.4      Energy
JPMorgan Chase & Co.        1.2      Banks

 

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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 ALLOCATIONS2

As of December 31, 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). 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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Performance Summary

December 31, 2022

 

The following graph shows the value, as of December 31, 2022, of a $10,000 investment made in the Service Shares of Fund on January 1, 2013 at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500® Index (with distributions reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and, 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Equity Index Fund’s 10 Year Performance

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment, with distributions reinvested, from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2022.

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 2022    One Year    Five Years    Ten Years

Equity Index Fund

   -18.55%    8.91%    12.05%

 

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discuss the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Institutional and Service Shares generated average annual total returns of -13.55% and -13.72%, respectively. These returns compare to the -14.45% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index (net, USD, unhedged) (the “MSCI EAFE Index”), during the same time period.

What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

The Fund uses a quantitative style of management, in combination with a qualitative overlay, that emphasizes fundamentally-based stock selection, careful portfolio construction and efficient implementation.

During the Reporting Period, the Fund outperformed the MSCI EAFE Index on a relative basis, with two of our quantitative model’s four investment themes contributing positively to results. Stock selection overall, driven by these investment themes, boosted relative performance.

Which investment themes helped and which hurt within the Team’s stock selection strategy?

In keeping with our investment approach, we use our quantitative model and four investment themes to take a long-term view of market patterns and look for inefficiencies, selecting stocks for the Fund and overweighting or underweighting the ones chosen by the model. Over time and by design, the performance of any one of the model’s investment themes tends to have a low correlation with the model’s other themes, demonstrating the diversification benefit of the Fund’s theme-driven quantitative model. The variance in performance supports our research indicating that the diversification provided by the Fund’s different investment themes is a significant investment advantage over the long term, even though the Fund may experience underperformance in the short term. Of course, diversification does not protect an investor from market risk nor does it ensure a profit.

As mentioned, during the Reporting Period, two of our investment themes contributed positively to the Fund’s relative returns. Fundamental Mispricings added most, followed by Sentiment Analysis. Market Themes & Trends had a rather neutral effect on relative results during the Reporting Period, and High Quality Business Models detracted. Fundamental Mispricings seeks to identify high quality businesses trading at a fair price, which we believe may lead to strong performance over the long run. Sentiment Analysis seeks to identify stocks experiencing improvements in their overall market sentiment. Market Themes & Trends seeks to identify companies positively positioned to benefit from themes and trends in the market and macroeconomic environment. High Quality Business Models seeks to identify companies that are generating high quality revenues with sustainable business models and aligned management incentives.

How did the Fund’s sector and industry allocations affect relative performance during the Reporting Period?

In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than making sector or industry bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, in terms of its sector and industry allocations and style. Relative performance is primarily driven by stock selection, not by sector or industry allocations.

Did stock selection help or hurt Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

We seek to outpace the MSCI EAFE Index by overweighting stocks that we expect to outperform and underweighting those that we think may lag. At the same time, we strive to maintain a risk profile similar to the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on our investment themes. For example, the Fund aims to hold a basket of stocks with better Fundamental Mispricings characteristics than the benchmark index.

During the Reporting Period, stock selection overall helped the Fund’s performance, with investments in the industrials, materials and consumer staples sectors contributing most positively to results relative to the MSCI EAFE Index. Holdings in health care and consumer discretionary detracted — the only two sectors to detract from relative results during the Reporting Period.

 

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Which individual stock positions contributed the most to the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period?

The Fund benefited most from an underweight position in Japan-based electronics products manufacturer and distributor Sony Group and from overweight positions in U.K.-based bulk-liquid global transportation and logistics provider Stolt-Nielsen and Norway-based energy company Aker BP. The underweight in Sony Group was fueled mainly by our Market Themes & Trends and Fundamental Mispricings investment themes. The overweight in Stolt-Nielsen was similarly based primarily on our Market Themes & Trends and Fundamental Mispricings investment themes. The overweight in Aker BP was driven by our High Quality Business Models, Market Themes & Trends and Fundamental Mispricings investment themes.

Which individual positions detracted from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period?

Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the MSCI EAFE Index were underweight positions in British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and French energy company TotalEnergies and an overweight position in Swiss laboratory instruments provider Tecan Group. The underweight in AstraZeneca was implemented because of negative scores across all four investment themes, but primarily High Quality Business Models. The underweight in TotalEnergies was based primarily on our Sentiment Analysis investment theme. The overweight in Tecan Group was driven primarily by our High Quality Business Models and Sentiment Analysis investment themes.

Which countries helped or hurt the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period?

Compared to the MSCI EAFE Index, the Fund was helped most by its positioning in Japan, Norway and Sweden. Positioning in France, Switzerland and Australia detracted most from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period.

How did the Fund use derivatives during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, we used equity index futures contracts, on an opportunistic basis, to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of stock futures. We also used foreign currency exchange contracts to avoid unintended local currency exposure when buying and selling stocks. The use of these derivatives did not have a material impact on Fund results during the Reporting Period.

Did you make any enhancements to your quantitative models during the Reporting Period?

We continuously look for ways to improve our investment process. During the first half of the Reporting Period, we enhanced a signal within our Market Themes & Trends investment theme. We believe that patterns exist in the market, and thus the past can provide an indication of market cycles and their effect on future market states. We enhanced this signal to give it more predictive power in terms of identifying and assessing similarities in returns between current and previous market environments for both individual stocks and countries for our strategies that have country tilts. Additionally, within our Sentiment Analysis investment theme, we introduced two new signals in the Japan region. The first signal looks at aggregated significant short positions across market participants. We believe that significant short positions established right ahead of earnings announcements are more reflective of investors’ views of the stock, assuming that investors have access to private information. The second signal analyzes credit card data to arrive at sales figures for companies, thereby helping us track corporate revenue patterns.

We introduced several new signals into our models in the second half of 2022. For example, we introduced a new signal within our Sentiment Analysis investment theme across all regions except Japan. The signal aims to improve our sentiment identification in earnings call reports by utilizing many of the latest developments in machine learning and natural language processing. We introduced a signal in our High Quality Business Models investment theme in all regions except the U.S. The signal aims to apply U.S. consumer spending data to non-U.S. companies to help predict their future returns. Finally, we introduced two new signals within our Market Themes & Trends investment theme across all regions. The first signal leverages advanced machine learning algorithms to capture nuanced behavior of our existing suite of more than a hundred alpha factors. The second signal aims to apply natural language processing techniques to account for fine-grained linguistic meaning of documents when quantifying company linkages for text-based cross-stock momentum factors.

What changes did you make to the Fund’s country weightings during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, we increased the Fund’s positions relative to the MSCI EAFE Index in Sweden, Australia, Italy and Switzerland. We decreased the Fund’s positions relative to the MSCI EAFE Index in Japan, Hong Kong and Germany.

What were the Fund’s sector and country weightings at the end of the Reporting Period?

As of December 31, 2022, the Fund was overweight the industrials, health care and consumer discretionary sectors relative to the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund was underweight communication services, materials, consumer staples and energy and was rather neutral to the MSCI EAFE Index in information technology, utilities, financials and real estate on the same date.

 

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In terms of countries, the Fund was overweight relative to the MSCI EAFE Index in Sweden, Australia, France, Norway and Denmark at the end of the Reporting Period. Compared to the MSCI EAFE Index, the Fund was underweight in Switzerland, Germany, the U.K. and Hong Kong and was relatively neutral compared to the MSCI EAFE Index in the remaining constituents of the MSCI EAFE Index at the end of the Reporting Period.

Were there any changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?

There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period.

What is your strategy going forward for the Fund?

Looking ahead, we continue to believe that less expensive stocks should outpace more expensive stocks, and stocks with good momentum are likely to outperform those with poor momentum. We intend to maintain our focus on seeking companies about which fundamental research analysts are becoming more positive as well as profitable companies with sustainable earnings and a track record of using their capital to enhance shareholder value. As such, we anticipate remaining fully invested with long-term performance likely to be the result of stock selection rather than sector or capitalization allocations.

We stand behind our investment philosophy that sound economic investment principles, coupled with a disciplined quantitative approach, can provide strong, uncorrelated returns over the long term. Our research agenda is robust, and we continue to enhance our existing models, add new proprietary forecasting signals and improve our trading execution as we seek to provide the most value to our shareholders.

 

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International Equity Insights Fund

as of December 31, 2022

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 12/31/221

 

Holding   % of
Net Assets
    Line of Business   Country
Roche Holding AG     2.1%     Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences   United States
ASML Holding NV     2.1     Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   Netherlands
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B     2.1     Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences   Denmark
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     2.0     Consumer Durables & Apparel   France
BHP Group Ltd. ADR     1.7     Materials   Australia
Commonwealth Bank of Australia     1.5     Banks   Australia
Shell PLC     1.4     Energy   Netherlands
Sanofi     1.4     Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences   France
Diageo PLC     1.4     Food, Beverage & Tobacco   United Kingdom
Novartis AG     1.3     Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences   Switzerland

 

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The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS2

As of December 31, 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. 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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Performance Summary

December 31, 2022

 

The following graph shows the value, as of December 31, 2022, of a $10,000 investment made on January 1, 2013 in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Standard Index (Net, USD, Unhedged), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and, 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

International Equity Insights Fund’s 10 Year Performance

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment, with distributions reinvested, from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2022.

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 2022    One Year    Five Years    Ten Years

Institutional

   -13.55%    0.54%    3.91%

Service

   -13.72%    0.28%    3.64%

 

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Portfolio Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Institutional and Service Shares generated average annual total returns of -6.37% and -6.57%, respectively. These returns compare to the -7.54% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”) during the same time period.

What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

The Fund posted negative absolute returns but outperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period due to a combination of stock selection and sector allocation decisions overall.

Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

Stock selection in the financials, health care and consumer discretionary sectors contributed most positively to the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period. Only partially offsetting these positive contributors was stock selection in the materials, industrials and communication services sectors, which detracted from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period.

What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

Relative to the Russell Index, the Fund benefited most from positions in Devon Energy, ConocoPhillips and Hess — each an oil and natural gas exploration and production company within the energy sector.

Devon Energy’s fourth quarter 2021 earnings, reported early in the Reporting Period, featured strong results, with earnings and dividends higher than consensus expectations. Further, Devon Energy maintained its focus during the Reporting Period on 2022 production and its industry-leading variable dividend policy. Each of Devon Energy’s earnings reports during the Reporting Period featured results above consensus expectations, largely due to strong production and execution metrics as well as rising energy price dynamics. Our investment thesis continued to revolve around a better than consensus expected variable dividend, increased buybacks and what we considered to be a good line of sight to significant capital returns. We ultimately decided to sell the Fund’s position in Devon Energy in November 2022 due to the underperformance of the company’s newly-acquired assets as well as on our concerns around its valuation being potentially too high.

Shares of ConocoPhillips appreciated in the first quarter of 2022, as it announced fourth quarter 2021 earnings higher than consensus expectations and increased its cash return guidance for 2022. The company also benefited from the broader rally in energy stocks during the Reporting Period, as crude oil prices rose in the wake of geopolitical tensions. In the second calendar quarter, ConocoPhillips increased its 2022 cash return guidance from $2 billion to $10 billion. A significant expansion of its global liquid natural gas (“LNG”) business through investment in new facilities was also viewed favorably by investors. In the later months of 2022, the trends of increased capital return continued along with satisfactory earnings reports. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained optimistic on ConocoPhillips, as the company continued, in our view, to have a high level of execution with disciplined investments, consistent return of cash to shareholders and a high quality portfolio that we believe may deliver free cash flow growth.

Early in the Reporting Period, Hess reported a strong fourth quarter 2021 earnings release, with earnings surpassing consensus expectation and capital expenditures well below its previous guidance. Hess also announced several new discoveries in Guyana at the beginning of 2022 and benefited from the operating environment there. Its production was further expanded later in 2022 in what we saw as an efficient manner thanks to further reserve discoveries in Guyana, though its North Dakota operations offset some of that progress. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained optimistic on Hess’ prospects given a fairly significant inflection in its cash flow profile that may lead to dividend increases and further shareholder returns.

 

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Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

Among those companies detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were positions in Exxon Mobil, Salesforce and Ball.

We initiated a Fund position in integrated energy company Exxon Mobil in July 2022. However, Exxon Mobil proved a detractor from relative results because the Fund held an underweight position in its positively performing stock. Its shares benefited during the Reporting Period from the increase in crude oil pricing and from supply/demand dynamics. In February 2022, it had been announced that sweeping restructuring would be taking place across its global operations. Examples of changes included cost cutting and a new headquarters location in Houston. Its earnings releases during the summer of 2022 featured significant beats of consensus estimates on both net income and earnings per share. Further, its results from its LNG segment proved favorable. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to see positive trends in the operations of Exxon Mobil, and we will look to see if further capital distributions are put in place.

Salesforce provides cloud-based software solutions for customer relationship management. Despite its management’s moderately optimistic forward guidance during the Reporting Period, as Slack, the proprietary communication platform of Slack Technologies, was being integrated into the business, lofty market expectations kept the bar high. Salesforce’s earnings results later in the calendar year continued to underwhelm, though there was an improvement on margins, which demonstrated, in our view, a commitment by its management to operate more efficiently. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed its management remained diligent on operating margin expansion, and we believed synergies among the company’s business arms could continue to drive further efficiency.

Shares of metal packaging provider Ball came under pressure early in the Reporting Period, with its first quarter earnings per share falling below consensus expectations. The miss was mostly driven by a significant volume decline in its Latin American business due to flooding in the area. Then, its earnings report release in early August 2022 featured surprisingly weak results due to a sizeable slowdown in its Americas business, as consumers came under cost pressures. Further, Ball announced the sale of its Russian beverage packaging business following heightened geopolitical tensions, which caused the company to lower its shareholder capital return target. There was a rebound in Ball’s stock in November 2022 thanks to stronger than consensus expected results coming from its North America segment. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed our longer-term investment thesis for the company remained intact, as we continued to see a multi-year growth story for aluminum products, of which Ball should be a primary beneficiary. Also, its management team remained, in our opinion, best in class, and we believed there was a good line of sight for the business to get back on track in terms of sales volume growth.

How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, we did not use derivatives as part of an active management strategy.

Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, in addition to the purchase of Exxon Mobil, mentioned earlier, we established a Fund position in retailing giant Walmart. Our motivation for the purchase revolved around our belief that Walmart’s value proposition may help it perform well and even gain market share in a challenged consumer environment. Diligent inventory management was also an attractive consideration for us.

Conversely, we sold the Fund’s position in Chevron, a global integrated energy, chemical and petroleum company, during the Reporting Period. Chevron has approximately 22% of its production in Kazakhstan, which we viewed as a high regional risk, not appropriate for the Fund’s investment strategy.

We exited the Fund’s position in rail freight transportation company Union Pacific. Concerns arose regarding network fluidity, as the risk for west coast port disruptions increased. After our analysis, we ultimately decided to eliminate the Fund’s position in Union Pacific in favor of a competitor with what we believed to be a more attractive risk/reward opportunity.

Were there any notable changes in the Fund’s weightings during the Reporting Period?

In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making industry or sector bets. We seek to outpace the benchmark index by overweighting stocks that we expect to outperform and underweighting those that we think may lag. Consequently, changes in its sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure compared to the Russell Index to communication services, consumer discretionary, health care and industrials increased. The Fund’s allocations compared to the Russell Index in consumer staples, energy, financials and real estate decreased.

 

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How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of the Reporting Period?

At the end of December 2022, the Fund had overweighted positions relative to the Russell Index in the information technology, materials and consumer discretionary sectors. On the same date, the Fund had underweighted positions compared to the Russell Index in financials, real estate and communication services and was rather neutrally weighted to the Russell Index in the consumer staples, energy, health care, industrials and utilities sectors.

Were there any changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?

There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period.

What is the Fund’s tactical view and strategy for the months ahead?

At the end of 2022, we believed the primary focus of the U.S. equity market in the months ahead would be on whether the U.S. economy will tip into a recession or not. The Fed’s devotion to a higher-for-longer policy fueled concerns it may overtighten monetary policy and prompt a recession. Despite this backdrop of heightened uncertainty, we expected it to become clear by early 2023 if inflation is decelerating and will or will not lead the Fed to eventually cease tightening. While supply-chain disruptions should ease, in our view, as COVID-19-related restrictions and shortages fade out, pressures of digitization, deglobalization and geopolitical destabilization are likely, we feel, to endure for some time. In our opinion, companies will need to continue coping with wage pressures, higher input pricing and potential demand fluctuations if the U.S. consumer becomes less resilient.

Regardless of market direction, we intend to stay true to our quality-first investment approach and seek to invest in businesses with healthy balance sheets, relatively stable cash flows and differentiated business models aligned to secular tailwinds. We continue to test our models and re-evaluate our assumptions with increasing information, remain focused on the long-term investment horizon and believe this fundamental approach can generate added value in the long run. As always, we maintain our focus on undervalued companies that we believe have comparatively greater control of their own destiny, such as innovators with differentiated products, companies with low cost structures or companies that have been investing in their own businesses and may be poised to gain market share.

 

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Large Cap Value Fund

as of December 31, 2022

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 12/31/221

 

Holding      % of Net Assets      Line of Business
Johnson & Johnson        3.5%      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Exxon Mobil Corp.        3.2      Energy
JPMorgan Chase & Co.        3.2      Banks
Bank of America Corp.        2.3      Banks
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.        2.2      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Walmart, Inc.        2.1      Food & Staples Retailing
ConocoPhillips        2.1      Energy
Morgan Stanley        2.0      Diversified Financials
CVS Health Corp.        2.0      Health Care Equipment & Services
NextEra Energy, Inc.        1.9      Utilities

 

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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 ALLOCATIONS2

As of December 31, 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.

 

 

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Performance Summary

December 31, 2022

 

The following graph shows the value, as of December 31, 2022, of a $10,000 investment made on January 1, 2013 in Service Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index (with distributions reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and, 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Large Cap Value Fund’s 10 Year Performance

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment, with distributions reinvested, from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2022.    

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 2022    One Year    Five Years    Ten Years

Institutional

   -6.37%    6.85%    9.40%

Service

   -6.57%    6.61%    9.14%

 

 

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

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 Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund’s name and principal investment strategy. The name changed to the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”). No modification was made to the Fund’s investment objective in connection with this change. Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Portfolio Management Team discusses the Fund’s performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Institutional and Service Shares generated average annual total returns of -26.20% and -26.30%, respectively. These returns compare to the -26.72% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the same time period.

How did the Fund’s investment process change after the close of business on April 29, 2022?

Before the close of business on April 29, 2022, the Fund invested, under normal circumstances, at least 90% of its total assets measured at the time of purchase in equity investments with a primary focus on mid-cap companies. Effective after the close of business on April 29, 2022, the Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in mid-cap issuers.

What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund generated double-digit negative absolute returns but modestly outperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis. Sector positioning contributed positively to relative performance, while stock selection detracted.

Which equity market sectors helped and hurt Fund performance?

Our bottom-up approach focuses on security selection, and therefore, we do not make active sector-level investment decisions. The Fund’s sector positioning is a result of our stock selection. That said, on a sector level, stock selection in the health care sector and, to a lesser extent, in the consumer staples sector added to relative performance. Stock selection in the information technology, energy and financials sectors detracted from relative returns during the Reporting Period.

Which individual stocks added to the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund was helped most versus the Russell Index by investments in Insulet, Neurocrine Biosciences and Cummins.

Insulet, which develops, manufactures and markets insulin delivery systems for people with insulin-dependent diabetes, was the Fund’s leading contributor. The company’s stock price soared following the release of a third quarter earnings report in which the company beat consensus estimates and added a record number of new customers, leading its management to raise its full-year revenue forecast. Insulet’s Omnipod 5 insulin pump has been a major success since its launch in August 2022, and the product is expected to remain in high demand for several years. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained optimistic about Insulet given that Omnipod 5 was scheduled to expand to Europe in mid-2023 and would be made available to a wider range of ages. In addition, we noted the company has a number of exciting products set to release during the next two years.

Neurocrine Biosciences focuses on the development and marketing of pharmaceuticals for the treatment of neurological, endocrine and psychiatric-based diseases and disorders. Neurocrine Biosciences’ stock price appreciated significantly during the Reporting Period, highlighted by strong growth in the company’s tardive dyskinesia treatment, Ingrezza, which was responsible for first, second and third quarter 2022 earnings beats. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed the commercial expansion supporting Ingrezza would continue to strengthen Neurocrine Biosciences’ outlook in 2023, and we expected investors’ focus to continue shifting toward the assets in the company’s product pipeline.

 

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Cummins, a maker of diesel and natural gas engines, benefited from both a broad-based spike in demand that impacted the entire machinery industry and stronger global demand overall for generator technologies and oil and gas applications. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed Cummins was well positioned in the business cycle, given that truck demand remained high, an increase in infrastructure spending was expected during 2023, power demand continued to rise, and we saw potential for a new mining cycle. (A mining cycle refers to the various steps in a mine’s operation, from its inception to the depletion of its resources.) In addition, we were optimistic that Cummins had the ability to expand within the hydrogen power market and improve its share in the engine market given that the company has expertise in both hydrogen technology and emissions regulation-compliant diesel engines.

Which individual stocks detracted from the Fund’s relative performance during the Reporting Period?

The Fund’s investments in Zscaler, AZEK and Snap detracted most from its relative performance during the Reporting Period.

The top Fund detractor was Zscaler, which provides a cloud-based Internet security platform. Despite posting strong financial results in its fiscal 2022 second, third and fourth quarter earnings reports, Zscaler’s stock price plummeted as the combination of Federal Reserve (“Fed”) interest rate hikes, rising inflation, supply-chain shortages and heightened geopolitical tensions hurt cybersecurity companies broadly. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to view Zscaler as the provider with the most compelling technology, platform and consolidation opportunity in the cybersecurity industry, and we expected additional large deal momentum in the near term. We also believed the market was underestimating the company’s ability to sustain its growth rate, and we anticipated positive performance from the company in 2023.

AZEK is a manufacturer of premium building products that replace traditional materials and provide value through lower maintenance, refined aesthetics and reduced total cost. AZEK’s stock price declined consistently during the Reporting Period on the back of Fed rate hikes, which led indirectly to higher mortgage interest rates that, in turn, made construction projects more expensive and home buyers more hesitant to purchase. We ultimately decided to sell the Fund’s position in AZEK, as the higher interest rate environment continued to be an overhang on residential demand, in our view.

Snap is a camera and social media company and the parent company of Snapchat. Snap’s stock price depreciated during the first half of the Reporting Period after the company issued guidance contradicting previous revenue and profit targets, as the macroeconomic environment deteriorated more than anticipated. The company’s shares declined further following the release of its third quarter 2022 earnings, which revealed a surprise drop in U.S. customer engagement. At the end of the Reporting Period, we remained confident about Snap because of the company’s strong user growth, and we believed the company’s new projects could be successful in growing overall customer engagement.

Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

Among Fund positions established during the Reporting Period was an investment in medical device manufacturing company DexCom. The company’s glucose monitoring systems are generally considered “best in class” amongst comparable products. In addition, our outlook for the company is favorable going into 2023 given the expected launch of a new product called G7, which has the potential, in our view, to double DexCom’s available market.

We also initiated a Fund position in Mettler-Toledo International, an analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing company, during the Reporting Period. The company is experiencing good growth in China and also continues to deliver on earnings per share despite a challenging macroeconomic backdrop and foreign exchange pressures.

Conversely, among notable sales during the Reporting Period was the Fund’s position in data analytics provider Verisk Analytics. A combination of decelerating organic revenue growth and transaction revenue headwinds in the company’s insurance business contributed to our decision to exit the Fund’s position in favor of what we considered to be more attractive risk/reward opportunities.

In addition, during the Reporting Period, we exited the Fund’s position in IDEXX Laboratories, a veterinary, livestock, poultry, dairy and water testing manufacturing company. In our view, the current environment, with softness in veterinary visits and increased pricing risk, was not favorable for the company, and so we decided to sell the Fund’s investment and reallocate capital to what we viewed as more compelling risk/reward opportunities.

Were there any notable changes in the Fund’s weightings during the Reporting Period?

Changes to the Fund’s sector weightings relative to the Russell Index are due to our stock selection. As a result of these decisions during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s overweight positions versus the Russell Index in the health care and materials sectors increased. Its underweights in the information technology and financials sectors also increased, while its underweight in the

 

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consumer discretionary sector decreased. Compared to the Russell Index, the Fund shifted from an overweight in consumer staples and an underweight in real estate to rather neutral positions during the Reporting Period.

How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

The Fund did not use derivatives or similar instruments within its investment process during the Reporting Period.

Were there any changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?

There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period.

How was the Fund positioned relative to the Russell Index at the end of the Reporting Period?

As mentioned, the Fund’s sector positioning relative to the Russell Index is the result of our stock selection, as we take a pure bottom-up, research-intensive approach to investing. From that perspective, then, at the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund’s portfolio was broadly diversified with overweight positions compared to the Russell Index in the health care, materials and industrials sectors. The Fund had smaller weightings than the Russell Index in the information technology, financials and consumer discretionary sectors. At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund was relatively neutral compared to the Russell Index in the communication services, consumer staples, energy and real estate sectors. It had no exposure to the utilities sector at the end of the Reporting Period.

What is the Fund’s tactical view and strategy for the months ahead?

At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fed’s devotion to higher-for-longer interest rates continued to fuel concerns that policymakers might overtighten monetary policy and prompt a recession. Accordingly, we believed the primary focus of most investors in the near term would be on whether or not the U.S. economy tipped into recession. In our view, it should become clear in early 2023 if inflation is decelerating, which may eventually lead the Fed to cease tightening. Meanwhile, we expected supply disruptions to ease as COVID-19-related restrictions and shortages faded, though we believed the pressures of digitization, deglobalization and geopolitical destabilization would endure for some period of time. In our view, companies will have to continue coping with wage pressures, higher input pricing, and potential demand fluctuations if the U.S. consumer becomes less resilient.

Regardless of market direction, we intend to stay true to our quality-first investment approach and seek to invest in businesses with healthy balance sheets, relatively stable cash flows and differentiated business models aligned to secular tailwinds. We continue to test our models and re-evaluate our assumptions with increasing information; remain focused on the long-term investment horizon; and believe this fundamental approach can generate added value in the long run. As always, we maintain our focus on seeking companies that we believe will generate long-term growth in today’s ever-changing market conditions.

 

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Mid Cap Growth Fund

as of December 31, 2022

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 12/31/221

 

Holding      % of Net Assets      Line of Business
Rockwell Automation, Inc.        2.9%      Capital Goods
Dexcom, Inc.        2.9      Health Care Equipment & Services
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.        2.7      Software & Services
Insulet Corp.        2.5      Health Care Equipment & Services
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.        2.4      Consumer Durables & Apparel
Keysight Technologies, Inc.        2.4      Technology Hardware & Equipment
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.        2.3      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Burlington Stores, Inc.        2.2      Retailing
AmerisourceBergen Corp.        2.0      Health Care Equipment & Services
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A        2.0      Health Care Equipment & Services

 

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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 ALLOCATIONS2

As of December 31, 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.

 

 

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Performance Summary

December 31, 2022

 

The following graph shows the value, as of December 31, 2022, of a $10,000 investment made on January 1, 2013 in Service Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (with distributions reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and, 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Mid Cap Growth Fund’s 10 Year Performance

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment, with distributions reinvested, from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2022.    

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 2022    One Year    Five Years    Ten Years    Since Inception

Institutional (Commenced April 30, 2013)

   -26.20%    8.91%    N/A    9.95%

Service

   -26.30%    8.74%    10.54%   

 

 

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Portfolio Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Institutional and Service Shares generated average annual total returns of -9.99% and -10.23%, respectively. These returns compare to the -12.03% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Value Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the same time period.

What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

The Fund posted negative absolute returns but outperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period due to a combination of stock selection and sector allocation decisions overall.

Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

Contributing most positively to the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period was effective stock selection in the financials, consumer discretionary and health care sectors. Detracting most from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period were the materials, communication services and consumer staples sectors, wherein stock selection proved especially challenging.

What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

The Fund benefited most relative to the Russell Index from positions in Hess, Devon Energy and Diamondback Energy — each an oil and natural gas exploration and production company within the energy sector.

Early in the Reporting Period, Hess reported a strong fourth quarter 2021 earnings release, with earnings surpassing consensus expectation and capital expenditures well below its previous guidance. Hess also announced several new discoveries in Guyana at the beginning of 2022 and benefited from the operating environment there. Its production was further expanded later in 2022 in what we saw as an efficient manner thanks to further reserve discoveries in Guyana, though its North Dakota operations offset some of that progress. Ultimately, we exited the Fund’s position in Hess to reallocate profits in pursuit of better risk/reward opportunities in the energy sector, as, in our view, the company held up well during the Reporting Period but skewed more growth leaning for a value strategy.

Devon Energy’s fourth quarter 2021 earnings, reported early in the Reporting Period, featured strong results, with earnings and dividends higher than consensus expectations. Further, Devon Energy maintained its focus during the Reporting Period on 2022 production and its industry-leading variable dividend policy. Each of Devon Energy’s earnings reports during the Reporting Period featured results above consensus expectations, largely due to strong production and execution metrics as well as rising energy price dynamics. Our investment thesis continued to revolve around a better than consensus expected variable dividend, increased buybacks and what we considered to be a good line of sight to significant capital returns.

Shares of Diamondback Energy appreciated during the Reporting Period largely due to an increase in commodity prices but was further driven by solid execution, as the company repeatedly surpassed consensus earnings expectations. We exited the Fund’s position in Diamondback Energy, as the company ultimately outgrew the intended market capitalization size for the Fund’s portfolio, and we decided to reallocate the profits to what we viewed as better risk/reward opportunities.

Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

Detracting from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were positions in Ball, MKS Instruments and Expedia Group.

Shares of metal packaging provider Ball came under pressure early in the Reporting Period, with its first quarter earnings per share falling below consensus expectations. The miss was mostly driven by a significant volume decline in its Latin American business due to flooding in the area. Then, its earnings report release in early August 2022 featured surprisingly weak results due to a

 

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sizeable slowdown in its Americas business, as consumers came under cost pressures. Further, Ball announced the sale of its Russian beverage packaging business following heightened geopolitical tensions, which caused the company to lower its shareholder capital return target. There was a rebound in Ball’s stock in November 2022 thanks to stronger than consensus expected results coming from its North America segment. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed our longer-term investment thesis for the company remained intact, as we continued to see a multi-year growth story for aluminum products, of which Ball should be a primary beneficiary. Also, its management team remained, in our opinion, best in class, and we believed there was a good line of sight for the business to get back on track in terms of sales volume growth.

MKS Instruments is a provider of instruments and subsystems for manufacturing processes. Its stock traded lower, as the semiconductor industry as a whole showed weakness during the Reporting Period. Still, at the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to view MKS Instruments as a leader in the semiconductor manufacturing process instruments industry and believed its stock depreciation was largely due to multiple, or price/earnings ratio, compression rather than a breakdown of fundamentals. Indeed, the company continued to beat consensus earnings estimates during the Reporting Period. We believed it may well be able to take advantage of secular growth and the overarching theme of onshoring in the months ahead. Thus, we added to the Fund’s position in its stock.

Expedia Group engages in online travel services. The company’s stock price depreciated as investors became what we saw as overly concerned about weaker than consensus expected hotel occupancy rates reflecting reduced market share for the company. Furthermore, Expedia Group leaned into advertising spending even as demand picked up, which gave some investors pause about whether or not the company would continue to expand its margins. Also, concerns about travel demand slowing in the second half of 2022 increased. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed Expedia Group remained a long-term top competitor, as the company benefits, in our view, from its increase in speed of innovation for travelers and its efficiency as a company. We were also optimistic, as Expedia Group was focused on building long-term value customers and building out new tools for customers.

How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, we did not use derivatives as part of an active management strategy.

Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

We initiated a Fund position in Steel Dynamics, which is engaged in the manufacture of steel products and metal recycling. Relative to other commodities within the materials sector, we believe the odds of a longer than consensus expected steel cycle have been moving upward. We view the company as being in an advantaged position relative to global prices and able to price its products effectively given import/export dynamics.

We established a Fund position in financial services and stock exchange operating company NASDAQ. We are optimistic about the company, as, in our view, it has made progress in its strategic pivot towards more recurring data, analytics and software-as-a-service-based services, driving growth both organically and through acquisitions. We believe the company, at the time of purchase, was trading at an attractive valuation relative to its peers, and we believe NASDAQ has the potential to perform well over the long term.

Conversely, in addition to the sales already mentioned, we exited the Fund’s position in semiconductor manufacturer Marvell Technology during the Reporting Period. On the back of stronger than consensus anticipated earnings and performance compared with those companies with exposure to the autos and industrial end-markets, we decided to realize some of the gains from Marvell Technology and reallocate the proceeds to what we viewed as investments with more attractive risk/reward profiles.

We sold the Fund’s position in Advance Auto Parts during the Reporting Period. Overall, automotive aftermarket retail names held up relatively well during the Reporting Period. The auto parts retail industry has traditionally been viewed as a safe haven within retail during times of high inflation, but elevated gas prices have depressed multiples, or price/earnings ratios, during the Reporting Period. We ultimately decided to exit the position in favor of names with what we saw as better risk/reward opportunity.

Were there any notable changes in the Fund’s weightings during the Reporting Period?

In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making industry or sector bets. We seek to outpace the benchmark index by overweighting stocks that we expect to outperform and underweighting those that we think may lag. Consequently, changes in its sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure to materials increased and its exposure to energy, industrials and utilities decreased compared to the Russell Index.

 

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How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of the Reporting Period?

At the end of December 2022, the Fund had overweighted positions relative to the Russell Index in materials, industrials and health care. On the same date, the Fund had underweighted positions compared to the Russell Index in financials, energy, communication services, real estate and consumer discretionary and was rather neutrally weighted to the Russell Index in consumer staples, information technology and utilities.

Were there any changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?

There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period.

What is the Fund’s tactical view and strategy for the months ahead?

At the end of 2022, we believed the primary focus of the U.S. equity market in the months ahead would be on whether the U.S. economy will tip into a recession or not. The Fed’s devotion to a higher-for-longer policy fueled concerns it may overtighten monetary policy and prompt a recession. Despite this backdrop of heightened uncertainty, we expected it to become clear by early 2023 if inflation is decelerating and will or will not lead the Fed to eventually cease tightening. While supply-chain disruptions should ease, in our view, as COVID-19-related restrictions and shortages fade out, pressures of digitization, deglobalization and geopolitical destabilization are likely, we feel, to endure for some time. In our opinion, companies will need to continue coping with wage pressures, higher input pricing and potential demand fluctuations if the U.S. consumer becomes less resilient.

Regardless of market direction, we intend to stay true to our quality-first investment approach and seek to invest in businesses with healthy balance sheets, relatively stable cash flows and differentiated business models aligned to secular tailwinds. We continue to test our models and re-evaluate our assumptions with increasing information, remain focused on the long-term investment horizon and believe this fundamental approach can generate added value in the long run. As always, we maintain our focus on undervalued companies that we believe have comparatively greater control of their own destiny, such as innovators with differentiated products, companies with low cost structures or companies that have been investing in their own businesses and may be poised to gain market share.

 

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Mid Cap Value Fund

as of December 31, 2022

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 12/31/221

 

Holding      % of Net Assets      Line of Business
Motorola Solutions, Inc.        2.2%      Technology Hardware & Equipment
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.        2.1      Health Care Equipment & Services
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.        2.0      Materials
Cummins, Inc.        2.0      Capital Goods
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT        2.0      Real Estate
Ameren Corp.        1.9      Utilities
Steel Dynamics, Inc.        1.9      Materials
Ball Corp.        1.7      Materials
ITT, Inc.        1.7      Capital Goods
CMS Energy Corp.        1.7      Utilities

 

1 

The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

FUND vs. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS2

As of December 31, 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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Performance Summary

December 31, 2022

 

The following graph shows the value, as of December 31, 2022, of a $10,000 investment made on January 1, 2013 in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell Midcap Value® Index (with distributions reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and, 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Mid Cap Value Fund’s 10 Year Performance

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment, with distributions reinvested, from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2022.    

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 2022    One Year    Five Years    Ten Years

Institutional

   -9.99%    8.51%    10.02%

Service

   -10.23%    8.23%    9.74%

 

 

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Institutional and Service Shares generated average annual total returns of -19.38% and -19.64%, respectively. These returns compare to the -20.44% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”) during the same time period.

What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

The Fund uses a quantitative style of management, in combination with a qualitative overlay, that emphasizes fundamentally-based stock selection, careful portfolio construction and efficient implementation. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on certain investment themes, namely Fundamental Mispricings, High Quality Business Models, Sentiment Analysis and Market Themes & Trends.

During the Reporting Period, the Fund outperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis, with all four of our quantitative model’s investment themes contributing positively. Stock selection overall, driven by these investment themes, boosted relative performance.

What impact did the Fund’s investment themes have on performance during the Reporting Period?

In keeping with our investment approach, we use our quantitative model and four investment themes to take a long-term view of market patterns and look for inefficiencies, selecting stocks for the Fund and overweighting or underweighting the ones chosen by the model. Over time and by design, the performance of any one of the model’s investment themes tends to have a low correlation with the model’s other themes, demonstrating the diversification benefit of the Fund’s theme-driven quantitative model. The variance in performance supports our research indicating that the diversification provided by the Fund’s different investment themes is a significant investment advantage over the long term, even though the Fund may experience underperformance in the short term. Of course, diversification does not protect an investor from market risk nor does it ensure a profit.

During the Reporting Period, each of our four investment themes contributed positively to the Fund’s relative performance. High Quality Business Models and Sentiment Analysis bolstered relative results most, followed by Fundamental Mispricings and Market Themes & Trends. High Quality Business Models seeks to identify companies that are generating high quality revenues with sustainable business models and aligned management incentives. Sentiment Analysis seeks to identify stocks experiencing improvements in their overall market sentiment. Fundamental Mispricings seeks to identify high quality businesses trading at a fair price, which we believe may lead to strong performance over the long run. Market Themes & Trends seeks to identify companies positively positioned to benefit from themes and trends in the market and macroeconomic environment.

How did the Fund’s sector and industry allocations affect relative performance?

In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, our quantitative model focuses on stock selection rather than making sector or industry bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to its benchmark, the Russell Index, in terms of its sector and industry allocations and style. Relative performance is primarily driven by stock selection, not by sector or industry allocations.

Did stock selection help or hurt Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

We seek to outpace the Russell Index by overweighting stocks that we expect to outperform and underweighting those that we think may lag. At the same time, we strive to maintain a risk profile similar to the Russell Index. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on our investment themes. For example, the Fund aims to hold a basket of stocks with better Fundamental Mispricings characteristics than the Russell Index.

 

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During the Reporting Period, stock selection overall helped. Stock selection in the information technology, industrials and financials sectors contributed the most positively to the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period. Conversely, certain individual stock positions, especially in the utilities, communication services and consumer staples sectors, detracted from the Fund’s relative returns.

Which individual stock positions contributed the most to the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period?

The Fund benefited most from overweight positions in oil and gas exploration and production companies Range Resources and Antero Resources and in gasoline and convenience merchandise retailer Murphy USA. The overweight in Range Resources was established predominantly due to our Market Themes & Trends and High Quality Business Models investment themes. The Fund was overweight Antero Resources largely because of our Sentiment Analysis and Market Themes & Trends investment themes. The overweight in Murphy USA was driven by our High Quality Business Models and Market Themes & Trends investment themes.

Which individual positions detracted from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period?

Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were overweight positions in insurance company Goosehead Insurance, enzyme engineering company Codexis and data security and analytics solutions provider Rapid7. The overweight in Goosehead Insurance was established primarily as a result of our Fundamental Mispricings investment theme. The Fund was overweight Codexis largely because of our Sentiment Analysis investment theme. The Fund’s overweight in Rapid7 was driven primarily by our High Quality Business Models investment theme.

How did the Fund use derivatives during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, we used equity index futures contracts, on an opportunistic basis, to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of futures contracts. The use of these derivatives did not have a material impact on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period.

Did you make any enhancements to your quantitative models during the Reporting Period?

We continuously look for ways to improve our investment process. During the first half of the Reporting Period, we enhanced a signal within our Market Themes & Trends investment theme. We believe that patterns exist in the market, and thus the past can provide an indication of market cycles and their effect on future market states. We enhanced this signal to give it more predictive power in terms of identifying and assessing similarities in returns between current and previous market environments.

 

During the second half of the Reporting Period, we introduced several new signals into our models. For example, we introduced a couple of new signals within our Sentiment Analysis investment theme. The first enhancement implemented aims to improve our sentiment identification in earnings call reports by utilizing many of the latest developments in machine learning and natural language processing. The second signal introduced in the U.S. region aims to capitalize upon price dislocations that are caused by uninformed exchange-traded fund trading. Finally, we introduced two new signals within our Market Themes & Trends investment theme. The first signal leverages advanced machine learning algorithms to capture nuanced behavior of our existing suite of more than a hundred alpha factors. The second signal aims to apply natural language processing techniques to account for fine-grained linguistic meaning of documents when quantifying company linkages for text-based cross-stock momentum factors.

What was the Fund’s sector positioning relative to its benchmark index at the end of the Reporting Period?

As of December 31, 2022, the Fund was overweight the information technology and energy sectors relative to the Russell Index. The Fund was underweight utilities and industrials and was rather neutrally weighted in financials, health care, consumer discretionary, communication services, materials, real estate and consumer staples compared to the Russell Index on the same date.

Were there any changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?

There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period.

What is your strategy going forward for the Fund?

Looking ahead, we continue to believe that less expensive stocks should outpace more expensive stocks, and stocks with good momentum are likely to outperform those with poor momentum. We intend to maintain our focus on seeking companies about which fundamental research analysts are becoming more positive as well as profitable companies with sustainable earnings and a track record of using their capital to enhance shareholder value. As such, we anticipate remaining fully invested with long-term performance likely to be the result of stock selection rather than sector or capitalization allocations.

 

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We stand behind our investment philosophy that sound economic investment principles, coupled with a disciplined quantitative approach, can provide strong, uncorrelated returns over the long term. Our research agenda is robust, and we continue to enhance our existing models, add new proprietary forecasting signals and improve our trading execution as we seek to provide the most value to our shareholders.

 

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Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

as of December 31, 2022

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 12/31/221,2

 

Holding      % of Net Assets      Line of Business
Murphy USA, Inc.        0.9%      Retailing
Atkore, Inc.        0.8      Capital Goods
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.        0.8      Insurance
STAG Industrial, Inc. REIT        0.8      Real Estate
Alkermes PLC        0.8      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Maximus, Inc.        0.8      Software & Services
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A        0.7      Energy
CNO Financial Group, Inc.        0.7      Insurance
Encore Wire Corp.        0.7      Capital Goods
Mueller Industries, Inc.        0.7      Capital Goods

 

1 

The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

2 

The Fund’s overall top ten holdings differ from the table above due to the exclusion of the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund (a short-term investment fund) which represents 0.8% of the Fund’s net assets as of December 31, 2022.

 

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FUND VS. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS3

As of December 31, 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. Investments in the securities lending reinvestment vehicle represented 0.9% of the Fund’s net assets at December 31, 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.

 

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Performance Summary

December 31, 2022

 

The following graph shows the value, as of December 31, 2022, of a $10,000 investment made on January 1, 2013 in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index (with distributions reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and, 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Small Cap Equity Insights Fund’s 10 Year Performance

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment, with distributions reinvested, from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2022.

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 2022    One Year    Five Years    Ten Years

Institutional

   -19.38%    4.33%    9.20%

Service

   -19.64%    4.07%    8.93%

 

 

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Fundamental Equity U.S. Equity Portfolio Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Institutional and Service Shares generated average annual total returns of -32.52% and -32.68%, respectively. These returns compare to the -29.14% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “Russell Index”), during the same time period.

What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

The Fund generated double-digit negative absolute returns that underperformed the Russell Index on a relative basis during the Reporting Period. Stock selection overall detracted most from the Fund’s relative results. Sector allocation as a whole also detracted, albeit modestly.

Which equity market sectors most significantly affected Fund performance?

Detracting most from the Fund’s relative results during the Reporting Period was weak stock selection in the information technology and communication services sectors. Having no allocation to energy, which was, by far, the strongest performing sector in the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, also hurt. Partially offsetting these detractors was effective stock selection in the health care, materials and financials sectors, which contributed positively to relative results during the Reporting Period. Having an overweighted allocation to health care, which posted negative absolute returns but significantly outperformed the Russell Index during the Reporting Period, also helped.

Which stocks detracted significantly from the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

Detracting from the Fund’s results relative to the Russell Index were positions in Netflix, Marvell Technology and PayPal Holdings.

Shares of entertainment content streaming company Netflix declined in January 2022 on a disappointing miss on subscriber numbers in the fourth quarter of 2021, and the company cut its first quarter 2022 guidance for customer additions, as streaming competition became more intense. We exited the Fund’s position in Netflix during the second calendar quarter. While we continued to like the company, we saw some near-term headwinds facing the business, such as increased competition and macroeconomic pressures. We sold the Fund position in favor of what we considered to be better risk/reward profiles, but we intend to keep monitoring the name for a longer-term opportunity.

Semiconductor manufacturer Marvell Technology noted supply-chain concerns were a primary cause of enterprise networking weakness during the second quarter of 2022. In addition, risks associated with unfulfilled backlog continued as demand outpaced supply. The need for greater working capital investments to support faster growth limited the company’s free cash flow generation in the short term, in our opinion. In October 2022, the company’s share price depreciated again. No company-specific news caused the stock price to drop, but instead, the chips sector as a group faced considerably weaker demand, driven by high inflation, rising interest rates and geopolitical tensions. Top chip-producing companies, such as Samsung and Advanced Micro Devices, released discouraging preliminary results early in the month, which instilled fears that the semiconductor demand slump could be worse than consensus expected and drove forecasts down throughout the industry. At the end of the Reporting Period, we maintained a positive outlook on Marvell Technology given its management’s history of execution and the company’s exposure to structural growth trends in cloud, autos and fifth-generation technologies.

Digital payments platform provider PayPal Holdings saw its share price decline in January 2022 following the company’s fourth quarter 2021 earnings announcement, wherein it issued disappointing forward guidance amid supply-chain issues, inflation, labor shortages and weaker consumer sentiment. In August 2022, the company’s share price began to rebound on the back of cooler inflation data, a strong second calendar quarter earnings beat of consensus expectations, and the announcement of its launch of a

 

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share buyback policy. However, PayPal Holdings ultimately returned its gains in September 2022 due to its European/UK exposure, missteps in discretionary spending and headlines regarding its new policy to fine customers for spreading misinformation. At the end of the Reporting Period, we maintained our view that PayPal Holdings contains the resources and capabilities to expand its active customer base as it prioritizes user engagement and operational efficiency.

What were some of the Fund’s best-performing individual stocks?

Among those stocks the Fund benefited most from relative to the Russell Index were positions in Eli Lilly and Company, Boston Scientific and Ross Stores.

Eli Lilly and Company engages in the discovery, development, manufacturing and sale of pharmaceutical products. In April 2022, the company’s stock appreciated as a result of reporting a strong earnings beat of consensus expectations for the first calendar quarter as well as positive obesity trial data. During the second quarter of 2022, the company’s shares rose as there were several positive pipeline developments, and all of its key products performed well with the then-most recent results coming in ahead of consensus expectations. In addition, positive momentum continued regarding the company’s drug pipeline and product development. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to view Eli Lilly and Company as one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical companies with no major patent concerns until 2030 and a robust new product pipeline with multi-billion-dollar potential opportunities ahead.

Boston Scientific develops, manufactures and markets medical devices used in interventional medical specialties. The company’s share price appreciated throughout the Reporting Period due, in our view, to its ability to deliver earnings beats of consensus expectations in each quarter. Additionally, Boston Scientific was the only medical device company to exceed consensus earnings expectations during the second calendar quarter. In our view at the end of the Reporting Period, Boston Scientific remained a category leader in each of the seven markets in which it operates, and the company continues to innovate and have a strong new product cycle. At the end of the Reporting Period, we believed the company would continue to expand its separation from its peer group going forward.

Off-price apparel and home accessories retailer Ross Stores performed well during the Reporting Period overall. Its second quarter 2022 earnings results were mixed, with a miss on gross margin estimates, driven by higher price markdowns. But Ross Stores still managed to surpass earnings per share consensus expectations thanks to a better earnings before interest and taxes margin. Its management continued to cite ample inventory levels, which proved favorable, as many consumers began trading down to cheaper alternatives given the anticipated market environment of the months ahead. During the fourth quarter of 2022, the company’s stock appreciated on the back of a significant earnings beat of consensus expectations and raised its guidance. The company also reported cleaner inventories relative to its peers and cited that logistics costs had already reached their peak and started to come down. At the end of the Reporting Period, we continued to like the off-price retail industry as our favored way to maintain defensive retail exposure as we head into 2023.

How did the Fund use derivatives and similar instruments during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, we did not use derivatives as part of an active management strategy.

Did the Fund make any significant purchases or sales during the Reporting Period?

We initiated a position in health care and insurance company UnitedHealth Group during the Reporting Period. We believe the company is likely to benefit from its recent acquisition of health care provider EMIS, as it should provide synergy opportunities and increase product exposure in the U.K. We also believe in the robust growth strategy of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum unit, a diversified health services company, as it has generated strong double-digit sales and provides geographical diversification. Overall, we are constructive on the managed care organization portion of the health care sector and believe UnitedHealth Group is well positioned as it has continued to execute ahead of consensus expectations.

We established a Fund position in consumer staples giant Procter & Gamble. The company’s focus on driving product category growth has brought about further market share for Procter & Gamble, and many of its products are considered relatively inelastic, making consumers less sensitive to potential price increases.

Conversely, in addition to the sale of Netflix, mentioned earlier, we exited the Fund’s position in social media and Facebook parent company Meta Platforms during the Reporting Period. The company has struggled with macroeconomic headwinds, as rising interest rates and inflation have impacted its profitability. In response, the firm strategically froze hiring and cut expenses for the near future to preserve operating profit. Despite its capital intensive investments within the metaverse space, we ultimately decided to sell the position in favor of what we saw as better risk/reward opportunities.

 

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Were there any notable changes in the Fund’s weightings during the Reporting Period?

 

In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, we focus on picking stocks rather than on making industry or sector bets. We seek to outpace the benchmark index by overweighting stocks that we expect to outperform and underweighting those that we think may lag. Consequently, changes in its sector weights are generally the direct result of individual stock selection or of stock appreciation or depreciation. That said, during the Reporting Period, the Fund’s exposure to consumer discretionary, health care, information technology and materials increased compared to the Russell Index. The Fund’s allocations compared to the Russell Index in communication services and industrials decreased.

How was the Fund positioned relative to its benchmark index at the end of the Reporting Period?

At the end of December 2022, the Fund had overweighted positions relative to the Russell Index in the health care and materials sectors. On the same date, the Fund had underweighted positions compared to the Russell Index in industrials, financials, information technology and communication services and was rather neutrally weighted to the Russell Index in consumer discretionary, consumer staples and real estate. The Fund had no exposure to the utilities and energy sectors at the end of the Reporting Period.

Were there any changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?

There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period.

What is the Fund’s tactical view and strategy for the months ahead?

At the end of 2022, we believed the primary focus of the U.S. equity market in the months ahead would be on whether the U.S. economy will tip into a recession or not. The Fed’s devotion to a higher-for-longer policy fueled concerns it may overtighten monetary policy and prompt a recession. Despite this backdrop of heightened uncertainty, we expected it to become clear by early 2023 if inflation is decelerating and will or will not lead the Fed to eventually cease tightening. While supply-chain disruptions should ease, in our view, as COVID-19-related restrictions and shortages fade out, pressures of digitization, deglobalization and geopolitical destabilization are likely, we feel, to endure for some time. In our opinion, companies will need to continue coping with wage pressures, higher input pricing and potential demand fluctuations if the U.S. consumer becomes less resilient.

Regardless of market direction, we intend to stay true to our quality-first investment approach and seek to invest in businesses with healthy balance sheets, relatively stable cash flows and differentiated business models aligned to secular tailwinds. We continue to test our models and re-evaluate our assumptions with increasing information, remain focused on the long-term investment horizon and believe this fundamental approach can generate added value in the long run. As always, we maintain our focus on seeking companies that we believe will generate long-term growth in today’s ever-changing market conditions.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

Strategic Growth Fund

as of December 31, 2022

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 12/31/221

 

Holding     

% of

Net Assets

     Line of Business
Microsoft Corp.        11.1%      Software & Services
Apple, Inc.        10.5      Technology Hardware & Equipment
Amazon.com, Inc.        5.0      Retailing
NVIDIA Corp.        3.5      Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Mastercard, Inc., Class A        3.1      Software & Services
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.        2.9      Health Care Equipment & Services
Eli Lilly & Co.        2.5      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Alphabet, Inc., Class C        2.5      Media & Entertainment
Alphabet, Inc., Class A        2.4      Media & Entertainment
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)        2.0      Household & Personal Products

 

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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 ALLOCATIONS2

As of December 31, 2022

 

 

 

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2 

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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Performance Summary

December 31, 2022

 

The following graph shows the value, as of December 31, 2022, of a $10,000 investment made on January 1, 2013 in Service Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index (with distributions reinvested), is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and, 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.

Strategic Growth Fund’s 10 Year Performance

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment, with distributions reinvested, from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2022.    

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 2022    One Year    Five Years    Ten Years

Institutional

   -32.52%    9.16%    12.38%

Service

   -32.68%    8.89%    12.09%

 

 

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and dividend income.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Insights Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s Institutional and Service Shares generated average annual total returns of -19.74% and -19.90%, respectively. These returns compare to the -18.11% average annual total return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (with dividends reinvested) (the “S&P 500® Index”) during the same time period.

What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

The Fund uses a quantitative style of management, in combination with a qualitative overlay, that emphasizes fundamentally-based stock selection, careful portfolio construction and efficient implementation. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on certain investment themes, namely Fundamental Mispricings, High Quality Business Models, Sentiment Analysis and Market Themes & Trends.

During the Reporting Period, the Fund underperformed the S&P 500® Index on a relative basis, with all four of our quantitative model’s investment themes detracting from results. Stock selection overall, driven by these investment themes, also dampened relative performance.

What impact did the Fund’s investment themes have on performance during the Reporting Period?

In keeping with our investment approach, we use our quantitative model and four investment themes to take a long-term view of market patterns and look for inefficiencies, selecting stocks for the Fund and overweighting or underweighting the ones chosen by the model. Over time and by design, the performance of any one of the model’s investment themes tends to have a low correlation with the model’s other themes, demonstrating the diversification benefit of the Fund’s theme-driven quantitative model. The variance in performance supports our research indicating that the diversification provided by the Fund’s different investment themes is a significant investment advantage over the long term, even though the Fund may experience underperformance in the short term. Of course, diversification does not protect an investor from market risk nor does it ensure a profit.

During the Reporting Period, all four of our investment themes detracted from the Fund’s relative performance, with Sentiment Analysis hurting most, followed at some distance by Market Themes & Trends, Fundamental Mispricings and High Quality Business Models. Sentiment Analysis seeks to identify stocks experiencing improvements in their overall market sentiment. Market Themes & Trends seeks to identify companies positively positioned to benefit from themes and trends in the market and macroeconomic environment. Fundamental Mispricings seeks to identify high quality businesses trading at a fair price, which we believe may lead to strong performance over the long run. High Quality Business Models seeks to identify companies that are generating high quality revenues with sustainable business models and aligned management incentives.

How did the Fund’s sector and industry allocations affect relative performance?

In constructing the Fund’s portfolio, our quantitative model focuses on stock selection rather than making sector or industry bets. Consequently, the Fund is similar to its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, in terms of its sector and industry allocations and style. Relative performance is primarily driven by stock selection, not by sector or industry allocations.

Did stock selection help or hurt Fund performance during the Reporting Period?

We seek to outpace the S&P 500® Index by overweighting stocks that we expect to outperform and underweighting those that we think may lag. At the same time, we strive to maintain a risk profile similar to the S&P 500® Index. The Fund’s investments are selected using fundamental research and a variety of quantitative techniques based on our investment themes. For example, the Fund aims to hold a basket of stocks with better Fundamental Mispricings characteristics than the benchmark index.

 

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During the Reporting Period, stock selection detracted from the Fund’s performance, with investments in the energy, real estate and financials sectors hurting most relative to the S&P 500® Index. Stock selection in the health care, information technology and materials sectors contributed positively to the Fund’s results relative to the S&P 500® Index during the Reporting Period.

Which individual positions detracted from the Fund’s results during the Reporting Period?

Detracting most from the Fund’s results relative to the S&P 500® Index were underweight positions in integrated energy companies Exxon Mobil and Chevron and an overweight position in social media behemoth and Facebook parent company Meta Platforms. The Fund had an underweight position in Exxon Mobil based primarily on our Sentiment Analysis and Market Themes & Trends investment themes. The Fund’s underweight in Chevron was due to our Sentimental Analysis, Fundamental Mispricings and Market Themes & Trends investment themes. The overweight in Meta Platforms was established primarily because of our Sentiment Analysis and High Quality Business Models investment themes.

Which individual stock positions contributed the most to the Fund’s relative returns during the Reporting Period?

The Fund benefited most from an underweight position in Google parent company Alphabet and from overweight positions in biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences and agricultural products producer and processor Archer-Daniels-Midland. The underweight in Alphabet was established primarily because of our High Quality Business Models investment theme. The Fund was overweight Gilead Sciences due mostly to our Sentiment Analysis investment theme. The Fund’s overweight in Archer-Daniels-Midland was driven primarily by our Market Themes & Trends investment theme.

How did the Fund use derivatives during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, we used equity index futures contracts, on an opportunistic basis, to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings. In other words, we put the Fund’s cash holdings to work by using them as collateral for the purchase of futures contracts. The use of these derivatives did not have a material impact on the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period.

Did you make any enhancements to your quantitative models during the Reporting Period?

We continuously look for ways to improve our investment process. During the first half of the Reporting Period, we enhanced a signal within our Market Themes & Trends investment theme. We believe that patterns exist in the market, and thus the past can provide an indication of market cycles and their effect on future market states. We enhanced this signal to give it more predictive power in terms of identifying and assessing similarities in returns between current and previous market environments.

During the second half of the Reporting Period, we introduced several new signals into our models. For example, we introduced a couple of new signals within our Sentiment Analysis investment theme. The first enhancement implemented aims to improve our sentiment identification in earnings call reports by utilizing many of the latest developments in machine learning and natural language processing. The second signal introduced in the U.S. region aims to capitalize upon price dislocations that are caused by uninformed exchange-traded fund trading. Finally, we introduced two new signals within our Market Themes & Trends investment theme. The first signal leverages advanced machine learning algorithms to capture nuanced behavior of our existing suite of more than a hundred alpha factors. The second signal aims to apply natural language processing techniques to account for fine-grained linguistic meaning of documents when quantifying company linkages for text-based cross-stock momentum factors.

What was the Fund’s sector positioning relative to its benchmark index at the end of the Reporting Period?

As of December 31, 2022, the Fund was overweight the health care, real estate, industrials and information technology sectors relative to the S&P 500® Index. The Fund was underweight utilities, consumer staples, communication services and consumer discretionary and was rather neutrally weighted in materials, financials and energy compared to the benchmark index on the same date.

Were there any changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?

There were no changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period.

What is your strategy going forward for the Fund?

Looking ahead, we continue to believe that less expensive stocks should outpace more expensive stocks, and stocks with good momentum are likely to outperform those with poor momentum. We intend to maintain our focus on seeking companies about which fundamental research analysts are becoming more positive as well as profitable companies with sustainable earnings and a track record of using their capital to enhance shareholder value. As such, we anticipate remaining fully invested with long-term performance likely to be the result of stock selection rather than sector or capitalization allocations.

 

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We stand behind our investment philosophy that sound economic investment principles, coupled with a disciplined quantitative approach, can provide strong, uncorrelated returns over the long term. Our research agenda is robust, and we continue to enhance our existing models, add new proprietary forecasting signals and improve our trading execution as we seek to provide the most value to our shareholders.

 

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FUND BASICS

 

U.S. Equity Insights Fund

as of December 31, 2022

 

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 12/31/221

 

Holding      % of Net Assets      Line of Business
Apple, Inc.        5.1%      Technology Hardware & Equipment
Microsoft Corp.        4.6      Software & Services
Amazon.com, Inc.        3.3      Retailing
Johnson & Johnson        2.5      Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Alphabet, Inc., Class C        2.2      Media & Entertainment
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B        2.1      Diversified Financials
Adobe, Inc.        1.6      Software & Services
Union Pacific Corp.        1.5      Transportation
Cisco Systems, Inc.        1.5      Technology Hardware & Equipment
Elevance Health, Inc.        1.5      Health Care Equipment & Services

 

1 

The top 10 holdings may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments.

 

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FUND vs. BENCHMARK SECTOR ALLOCATIONS2

As of December 31, 2022

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

2 

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 Portfolio’s investment strategies, holdings, and performance.

 

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Performance Summary

December 31, 2022

 

The following graph shows the value, as of December 31, 2022, of a $10,000 investment made on January 1, 2013 in Institutional Shares at NAV. For comparative purposes, the performance of the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, is shown. Performance reflects applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations in effect during the periods shown and, 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. The returns set forth below 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 below. Please visit our web site at www.GSAMFUNDS.com to obtain the most recent month-end returns.    

U.S. Equity Insights Fund’s 10 Year Performance

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment, with distributions reinvested, from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2022.    

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Return through December 31, 2022    One Year    Five Years    Ten Years

Institutional

   -19.74%    7.47%    12.14%

Service

   -19.90%    7.25%    11.91%

 

 

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Index Definitions

 

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.

Russell 2000® Index 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 index do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index, which represents approximately 25% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index.

Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.

The Russell 1000® Value Index 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 index do not include any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

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.

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 index figures do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes

The Russell 1000® Growth Index 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 index.

 

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Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 99.9%  
Automobiles & Components – 1.4%  
  1,351      Aptiv PLC*    $ 125,819  
  1,171      BorgWarner, Inc.      47,133  
  19,593      Ford Motor Co.      227,866  
  7,116      General Motors Co.      239,382  
  13,445      Tesla, Inc.*      1,656,155  
     

 

 

 
        2,296,355  

 

 

 
Banks – 3.8%  
  34,826      Bank of America Corp.      1,153,437  
  9,633      Citigroup, Inc.      435,701  
  2,243      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      88,307  
  682      Comerica, Inc.      45,592  
  3,506      Fifth Third Bancorp      115,032  
  904      First Republic Bank      110,189  
  7,207      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      101,619  
  14,628      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      1,961,615  
  4,638      KeyCorp      80,794  
  865      M&T Bank Corp.      125,477  
  2,020      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      319,039  
  4,763      Regions Financial Corp.      102,690  
  333      Signature Bank      38,368  
  296      SVB Financial Group*      68,121  
  6,645      Truist Financial Corp.      285,934  
  6,763      US Bancorp      294,934  
  18,868      Wells Fargo & Co.      779,060  
  739      Zions Bancorp NA      36,329  
     

 

 

 
        6,142,238  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 6.1%  
  2,734      3M Co.      327,861  
  647      A O Smith Corp.      37,034  
  426      Allegion PLC      44,841  
  1,163      AMETEK, Inc.      162,494  
  2,795      Boeing Co. (The)*      532,420  
  4,264      Carrier Global Corp.      175,890  
  2,607      Caterpillar, Inc.      624,533  
  706      Cummins, Inc.      171,057  
  1,376      Deere & Co.      589,974  
  703      Dover Corp.      95,193  
  1,997      Eaton Corp. PLC      313,429  
  2,963      Emerson Electric Co.      284,626  
  2,901      Fastenal Co.      137,275  
  1,798      Fortive Corp.      115,522  
  318      Generac Holdings, Inc.*      32,010  
  1,133      General Dynamics Corp.      281,109  
  5,455      General Electric Co.      457,074  
  3,375      Honeywell International, Inc.      723,263  
  1,821      Howmet Aerospace, Inc.      71,766  
  196      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      45,213  
  386      IDEX Corp.      88,135  
  1,411      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      310,843  
  2,032      Ingersoll Rand, Inc.      106,172  
  3,461      Johnson Controls International PLC      221,504  
  959      L3Harris Technologies, Inc.      199,673  
  1,168      Lockheed Martin Corp.      568,220  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Capital Goods – (continued)  
  1,105      Masco Corp.    51,570  
  267      Nordson Corp.      63,471  
  731      Northrop Grumman Corp.      398,841  
  2,103      Otis Worldwide Corp.      164,686  
  1,734      PACCAR, Inc.      171,614  
  649      Parker-Hannifin Corp.      188,859  
  807      Pentair PLC      36,299  
  732      Quanta Services, Inc.      104,310  
  7,355      Raytheon Technologies Corp.      742,267  
  576      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      148,360  
  268      Snap-on, Inc.      61,235  
  728      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      54,687  
  1,033      Textron, Inc.      73,136  
  1,164      Trane Technologies PLC      195,657  
  258      TransDigm Group, Inc.      162,450  
  349      United Rentals, Inc.*      124,042  
  891      Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.      88,931  
  216      W.W. Grainger, Inc.      120,150  
  900      Xylem, Inc.      99,513  
     

 

 

 
        9,767,209  

 

 

 
Commercial & Professional Services – 0.9%  
  430      Cintas Corp.      194,196  
  2,136      Copart, Inc.*      130,061  
  1,956      CoStar Group, Inc.*      151,160  
  616      Equifax, Inc.      119,726  
  654      Jacobs Solutions, Inc.      78,526  
  678      Leidos Holdings, Inc.      71,319  
  1,013      Republic Services, Inc.      130,667  
  552      Robert Half International, Inc.      40,754  
  1,137      Rollins, Inc.      41,546  
  787      Verisk Analytics, Inc.      138,842  
  1,868      Waste Management, Inc.      293,052  
     

 

 

 
        1,389,849  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 0.9%  
  1,580      D.R. Horton, Inc.      140,841  
  765      Garmin Ltd.      70,602  
  665      Hasbro, Inc.      40,571  
  1,268      Lennar Corp., Class A      114,754  
  277      Mohawk Industries, Inc.*      28,315  
  1,773      Newell Brands, Inc.      23,191  
  6,294      NIKE, Inc., Class B      736,461  
  15      NVR, Inc.*      69,189  
  1,130      PulteGroup, Inc.      51,449  
  200      Ralph Lauren Corp.      21,134  
  1,259      Tapestry, Inc.      47,943  
  1,636      VF Corp.      45,170  
  281      Whirlpool Corp.      39,750  
     

 

 

 
        1,429,370  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 2.0%  
  194      Booking Holdings, Inc.*      390,964  
  1,118      Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*      46,509  
  4,349      Carnival Corp.*      35,053  

 

 

 

 

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Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Consumer Services – (continued)  
  136      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*    $ 188,699  
  609      Darden Restaurants, Inc.      84,243  
  183      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      63,391  
  764      Expedia Group, Inc.*      66,926  
  1,369      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      172,987  
  1,671      Las Vegas Sands Corp.*      80,325  
  1,348      Marriott International, Inc., Class A      200,704  
  3,662      McDonald’s Corp.      965,047  
  1,605      MGM Resorts International      53,816  
  2,072      Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*      25,361  
  1,087      Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*      53,730  
  5,695      Starbucks Corp.      564,944  
  517      Wynn Resorts Ltd.*      42,637  
  1,439      Yum! Brands, Inc.      184,307  
     

 

 

 
        3,219,643  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 5.4%  
  2,984      American Express Co.      440,886  
  541      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      168,451  
  3,670      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      167,058  
  9,008      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      2,782,571  
  748      BlackRock, Inc.      530,055  
  1,930      Capital One Financial Corp.      179,413  
  525      Cboe Global Markets, Inc.      65,872  
  7,603      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      633,026  
  1,802      CME Group, Inc.      303,024  
  1,389      Discover Financial Services      135,886  
  189      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.      75,829  
  1,440      Franklin Resources, Inc.      37,987  
  1,700      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(a)      583,746  
  2,793      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      286,534  
  1,729      Invesco Ltd.      31,105  
  190      MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      52,989  
  792      Moody’s Corp.      220,667  
  6,648      Morgan Stanley      565,213  
  402      MSCI, Inc.      186,998  
  1,728      Nasdaq, Inc.      106,013  
  1,045      Northern Trust Corp.      92,472  
  973      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      103,965  
  1,668      S&P Global, Inc.      558,680  
  1,847      State Street Corp.      143,272  
  2,257      Synchrony Financial      74,165  
  1,125      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      122,693  
     

 

 

 
        8,648,570  

 

 

 
Energy – 5.2%  
  1,609      APA Corp.      75,108  
  4,625      Baker Hughes Co.      136,576  
  8,911      Chevron Corp.      1,599,435  
  6,242      ConocoPhillips      736,556  
  3,962      Coterra Energy, Inc.      97,346  
  3,092      Devon Energy Corp.      190,189  
  873      Diamondback Energy, Inc.      119,409  
  2,940      EOG Resources, Inc.      380,789  
  1,869      EQT Corp.      63,228  
  20,628      Exxon Mobil Corp.      2,275,268  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)  
  4,528      Halliburton Co.    178,177  
  1,393      Hess Corp.      197,555  
  10,017      Kinder Morgan, Inc.      181,107  
  3,181      Marathon Oil Corp.      86,110  
  2,348      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      273,284  
  3,642      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      229,410  
  2,222      ONEOK, Inc.      145,985  
  2,386      Phillips 66      248,335  
  1,196      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      273,155  
  7,079      Schlumberger Ltd.      378,443  
  1,144      Targa Resources Corp.      84,084  
  1,931      Valero Energy Corp.      244,967  
  6,134      Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      201,809  
     

 

 

 
        8,396,325  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.5%  
  2,206      Costco Wholesale Corp.      1,007,039  
  3,261      Kroger Co. (The)      145,376  
  2,522      Sysco Corp.      192,807  
  3,584      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      133,898  
  7,070      Walmart, Inc.      1,002,455  
     

 

 

 
        2,481,575  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 3.9%  
  8,912      Altria Group, Inc.      407,368  
  2,752      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      255,523  
  944      Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      62,002  
  1,039      Campbell Soup Co.      58,963  
  19,406      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      1,234,416  
  2,395      Conagra Brands, Inc.      92,686  
  800      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      185,400  
  2,988      General Mills, Inc.      250,544  
  737      Hershey Co. (The)      170,667  
  1,469      Hormel Foods Corp.      66,913  
  549      J M Smucker Co. (The)      86,995  
  1,291      Kellogg Co.      91,971  
  4,198      Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.      149,701  
  3,988      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      162,351  
  724      Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.      64,697  
  1,250      McCormick & Co., Inc.      103,612  
  949      Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B      48,892  
  6,862      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      457,352  
  1,934      Monster Beverage Corp.*      196,359  
  6,876      PepsiCo, Inc.      1,242,218  
  7,708      Philip Morris International, Inc.      780,127  
  1,435      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      89,329  
     

 

 

 
        6,258,086  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 6.5%  
  8,714      Abbott Laboratories      956,710  
  375      Align Technology, Inc.*      79,088  
  754      AmerisourceBergen Corp.      124,945  
  2,509      Baxter International, Inc.      127,884  
  1,430      Becton Dickinson and Co.      363,649  
  7,162      Boston Scientific Corp.*      331,386  
  1,313      Cardinal Health, Inc.      100,930  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care Equipment & Services – (continued)  
  2,878      Centene Corp.*    $ 236,025  
  1,518      Cigna Corp.      502,974  
  254      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      83,990  
  6,577      CVS Health Corp.      612,911  
  264      DaVita, Inc.*      19,713  
  1,041      DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.      33,146  
  1,935      Dexcom, Inc.*      219,119  
  3,099      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*      231,216  
  1,195      Elevance Health, Inc.      612,999  
  1,062      HCA Healthcare, Inc.      254,838  
  677      Henry Schein, Inc.*      54,072  
  1,241      Hologic, Inc.*      92,839  
  633      Humana, Inc.      324,216  
  417      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*      170,119  
  1,769      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      469,404  
  450      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings      105,966  
  720      McKesson Corp.      270,086  
  6,588      Medtronic PLC      512,019  
  294      Molina Healthcare, Inc.*      97,085  
  576      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      90,110  
  733      ResMed, Inc.      152,559  
  500      STERIS PLC      92,345  
  1,689      Stryker Corp.      412,944  
  243      Teleflex, Inc.      60,660  
  4,668      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      2,474,880  
  336      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      47,339  
  1,053      Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      134,258  
     

 

 

 
        10,452,424  

 

 

 
Household & Personal Products – 1.7%  
  1,241      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      100,037  
  615      Clorox Co. (The)      86,303  
  4,179      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      329,263  
  1,141      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      283,094  
  1,705      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      231,454  
  11,870      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      1,799,017  
     

 

 

 
        2,829,168  

 

 

 
Insurance – 2.5%  
  2,873      Aflac, Inc.      206,684  
  1,350      Allstate Corp. (The)      183,060  
  3,722      American International Group, Inc.      235,379  
  1,036      Aon PLC, Class A      310,945  
  1,858      Arch Capital Group Ltd.*      116,645  
  1,053      Arthur J Gallagher & Co.      198,533  
  273      Assurant, Inc.      34,141  
  1,163      Brown & Brown, Inc.      66,256  
  2,091      Chubb Ltd.      461,275  
  760      Cincinnati Financial Corp.      77,816  
  202      Everest Re Group Ltd.      66,917  
  443      Globe Life, Inc.      53,404  
  1,610      Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      122,086  
  752      Lincoln National Corp.      23,101  
  1,037      Loews Corp.      60,488  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Insurance – (continued)  
  2,470      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.    408,736  
  3,357      MetLife, Inc.      242,946  
  1,147      Principal Financial Group, Inc.      96,256  
  2,934      Progressive Corp. (The)      380,569  
  1,858      Prudential Financial, Inc.      184,797  
  1,193      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      223,676  
  1,013      W R Berkley Corp.      73,513  
  542      Willis Towers Watson PLC      132,562  
     

 

 

 
        3,959,785  

 

 

 
Materials – 2.7%  
  1,110      Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.      342,169  
  590      Albemarle Corp.      127,947  
  7,523      Amcor PLC      89,599  
  415      Avery Dennison Corp.      75,115  
  1,552      Ball Corp.      79,369  
  485      Celanese Corp.      49,586  
  1,013      CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      86,308  
  3,592      Corteva, Inc.      211,138  
  3,593      Dow, Inc.      181,051  
  2,501      DuPont de Nemours, Inc.      171,644  
  638      Eastman Chemical Co.      51,959  
  1,226      Ecolab, Inc.      178,456  
  621      FMC Corp.      77,501  
  7,192      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      273,296  
  1,286      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      134,824  
  1,793      International Paper Co.      62,092  
  2,479      Linde PLC (United Kingdom)      808,600  
  1,262      LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      104,784  
  313      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      105,785  
  1,756      Mosaic Co. (The)      77,036  
  3,972      Newmont Corp.      187,478  
  1,310      Nucor Corp.      172,671  
  464      Packaging Corp. of America      59,350  
  1,186      PPG Industries, Inc.      149,128  
  712      Sealed Air Corp.      35,515  
  1,186      Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      281,473  
  834      Steel Dynamics, Inc.      81,482  
  667      Vulcan Materials Co.      116,798  
  1,288      Westrock Co.      45,286  
     

 

 

 
        4,417,440  

 

 

 
Media & Entertainment – 6.1%  
  3,568      Activision Blizzard, Inc.      273,130  
  29,930      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      2,640,724  
  26,522      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      2,353,297  
  538      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      182,436  
  21,609      Comcast Corp., Class A      755,667  
  1,329      DISH Network Corp., Class A*      18,659  
  1,306      Electronic Arts, Inc.      159,567  
  1,501      Fox Corp., Class A      45,585  
  729      Fox Corp., Class B      20,740  
  1,937      Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)      64,522  
  692      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      48,260  

 

 

 

 

52   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)  
  1,428      Match Group, Inc.*    $ 59,248  
  11,264      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*      1,355,510  
  2,215      Netflix, Inc.*      653,159  
  2,000      News Corp., Class A      36,400  
  566      News Corp., Class B      10,437  
  1,042      Omnicom Group, Inc.      84,996  
  2,568      Paramount Global, Class B      43,348  
  788      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*      82,054  
  9,070      Walt Disney Co. (The)*      788,002  
  11,156      Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*      105,759  
     

 

 

 
        9,781,500  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 9.3%  
  8,812      AbbVie, Inc.      1,424,107  
  1,480      Agilent Technologies, Inc.      221,482  
  2,663      Amgen, Inc.      699,410  
  725      Biogen, Inc.*      200,767  
  105      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*      44,152  
  776      Bio-Techne Corp.      64,315  
  10,640      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      765,548  
  930      Catalent, Inc.*      41,859  
  252      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*      54,911  
  3,257      Danaher Corp.      864,473  
  3,931      Eli Lilly & Co.      1,438,117  
  6,235      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      535,275  
  793      Illumina, Inc.*      160,345  
  953      Incyte Corp.*      76,545  
  934      IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*      191,367  
  13,096      Johnson & Johnson      2,313,408  
  12,624      Merck & Co., Inc.      1,400,633  
  112      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      161,890  
  1,655      Moderna, Inc.*      297,271  
  1,257      Organon & Co.      35,108  
  632      PerkinElmer, Inc.      88,619  
  27,971      Pfizer, Inc.      1,433,234  
  533      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      384,554  
  1,951      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      1,074,396  
  1,284      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      370,794  
  6,183      Viatris, Inc.      68,817  
  298      Waters Corp.*      102,089  
  367      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      86,374  
  2,326      Zoetis, Inc.      340,875  
     

 

 

 
        14,940,735  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 2.7%  
  752      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT      109,544  
  2,332      American Tower Corp. REIT      494,057  
  704      AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT      113,710  
  705      Boston Properties, Inc. REIT      47,644  
  543      Camden Property Trust REIT      60,751  
  1,606      CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*      123,598  
  2,171      Crown Castle, Inc. REIT      294,474  
  1,438      Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      144,188  
  456      Equinix, Inc. REIT      298,694  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  1,685      Equity Residential REIT    99,415  
  321      Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT      68,026  
  658      Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT      96,844  
  378      Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT      38,193  
  2,791      Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT      69,970  
  3,710      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      59,545  
  2,949      Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT      87,408  
  1,482      Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT      73,878  
  3,188      Kimco Realty Corp. REIT      67,522  
  578      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT      90,740  
  4,593      Prologis, Inc. REIT      517,769  
  773      Public Storage REIT      216,587  
  2,992      Realty Income Corp. REIT      189,783  
  784      Regency Centers Corp. REIT      49,000  
  545      SBA Communications Corp. REIT      152,769  
  1,658      Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT      194,782  
  1,468      UDR, Inc. REIT      56,856  
  1,994      Ventas, Inc. REIT      89,830  
  4,859      VICI Properties, Inc. REIT      157,432  
  862      Vornado Realty Trust REIT      17,938  
  2,269      Welltower, Inc. REIT      148,733  
  3,691      Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT      114,421  
     

 

 

 
        4,344,101  

 

 

 
Retailing – 5.5%  
  302      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      44,403  
  44,457      Amazon.com, Inc.*      3,734,388  
  95      AutoZone, Inc.*      234,287  
  1,167      Bath & Body Works, Inc.      49,177  
  980      Best Buy Co., Inc.      78,606  
  817      CarMax, Inc.*      49,747  
  1,140      Dollar General Corp.      280,725  
  1,073      Dollar Tree, Inc.*      151,765  
  2,737      eBay, Inc.      113,503  
  632      Etsy, Inc.*      75,701  
  710      Genuine Parts Co.      123,192  
  5,124      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      1,618,467  
  1,321      LKQ Corp.      70,555  
  3,109      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      619,437  
  313      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*      264,181  
  199      Pool Corp.      60,164  
  1,753      Ross Stores, Inc.      203,471  
  2,326      Target Corp.      346,667  
  5,816      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      462,954  
  552      Tractor Supply Co.      124,183  
  257      Ulta Beauty, Inc.*      120,551  
     

 

 

 
        8,826,124  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 5.1%  
  8,037      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*      520,557  
  2,573      Analog Devices, Inc.      422,049  
  4,309      Applied Materials, Inc.      419,610  
  2,011      Broadcom, Inc.      1,124,410  
  678      Enphase Energy, Inc.*      179,643  
  497      First Solar, Inc.*      74,446  
  20,443      Intel Corp.      540,308  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   53


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY INDEX FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (continued)  
  709      KLA Corp.    $ 267,314  
  680      Lam Research Corp.      285,804  
  2,735      Microchip Technology, Inc.      192,134  
  5,474      Micron Technology, Inc.      273,591  
  228      Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      80,623  
  12,492      NVIDIA Corp.      1,825,581  
  1,298      NXP Semiconductors NV (China)      205,123  
  2,190      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      136,590  
  504      Qorvo, Inc.*      45,683  
  5,626      QUALCOMM, Inc.      618,522  
  821      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      74,818  
  269      SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*      76,200  
  773      Teradyne, Inc.      67,522  
  4,543      Texas Instruments, Inc.      750,594  
     

 

 

 
        8,181,122  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 12.8%  
  3,148      Accenture PLC, Class A      840,012  
  2,327      Adobe, Inc.*      783,105  
  797      Akamai Technologies, Inc.*      67,187  
  437      ANSYS, Inc.*      105,575  
  1,076      Autodesk, Inc.*      201,072  
  2,081      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      497,068  
  584      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      78,332  
  1,369      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*      219,916  
  740      Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*      47,471  
  2,632      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A      150,524  
  1,107      DXC Technology Co.*      29,336  
  287      EPAM Systems, Inc.*      94,061  
  2,972      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      201,650  
  3,206      Fiserv, Inc.*      324,030  
  371      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*      68,145  
  3,265      Fortinet, Inc.*      159,626  
  395      Gartner, Inc.*      132,775  
  3,011      Gen Digital, Inc.      64,526  
  1,382      Global Payments, Inc.      137,260  
  4,498      International Business Machines Corp.      633,723  
  1,413      Intuit, Inc.      549,968  
  370      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      64,957  
  4,253      Mastercard, Inc., Class A      1,478,896  
  37,292      Microsoft Corp.      8,943,368  
  7,542      Oracle Corp.      616,483  
  1,584      Paychex, Inc.      183,047  
  247      Paycom Software, Inc.*      76,647  
  5,710      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      406,666  
  520      PTC, Inc.*      62,421  
  525      Roper Technologies, Inc.      226,847  
  4,955      Salesforce, Inc.*      656,984  
  999      ServiceNow, Inc.*      387,882  
  765      Synopsys, Inc.*      244,257  
  205      Tyler Technologies, Inc.*      66,094  
  461      VeriSign, Inc.*      94,708  
  8,153      Visa, Inc., Class A      1,693,867  
     

 

 

 
        20,588,486  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 7.8%  
  2,973      Amphenol Corp., Class A    226,364  
  74,808      Apple, Inc.      9,719,803  
  1,133      Arista Networks, Inc.*      137,490  
  679      CDW Corp.      121,256  
  20,614      Cisco Systems, Inc.      982,051  
  3,791      Corning, Inc.      121,085  
  303      F5, Inc.*      43,484  
  6,496      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      103,676  
  4,434      HP, Inc.      119,142  
  1,635      Juniper Networks, Inc.      52,255  
  902      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      154,305  
  827      Motorola Solutions, Inc.      213,126  
  1,106      NetApp, Inc.      66,426  
  1,009      Seagate Technology Holdings PLC      53,083  
  1,598      TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)      183,450  
  239      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      95,579  
  1,274      Trimble, Inc.*      64,413  
  1,631      Western Digital Corp.*      51,458  
  268      Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*      68,718  
     

 

 

 
        12,577,164  

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services – 1.2%  
  35,489      AT&T, Inc.      653,353  
  4,795      Lumen Technologies, Inc.      25,030  
  2,992      T-Mobile US, Inc.*      418,880  
  20,881      Verizon Communications, Inc.      822,711  
     

 

 

 
        1,919,974  

 

 

 
Transportation – 1.7%  
  618      Alaska Air Group, Inc.*      26,537  
  3,269      American Airlines Group, Inc.*      41,582  
  590      C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      54,020  
  10,637      CSX Corp.      329,534  
  3,215      Delta Air Lines, Inc.*      105,645  
  797      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      82,824  
  1,208      FedEx Corp.      209,226  
  409      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      71,313  
  1,165      Norfolk Southern Corp.      287,079  
  452      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      128,269  
  2,920      Southwest Airlines Co.*      98,316  
  3,080      Union Pacific Corp.      637,776  
  1,662      United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*      62,657  
  3,645      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      633,647  
     

 

 

 
        2,768,425  

 

 

 
Utilities – 3.2%  
  3,430      AES Corp. (The)      98,647  
  1,246      Alliant Energy Corp.      68,792  
  1,293      Ameren Corp.      114,974  
  2,570      American Electric Power Co., Inc.      244,022  
  908      American Water Works Co., Inc.      138,397  
  682      Atmos Energy Corp.      76,432  
  3,208      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      96,208  
  1,434      CMS Energy Corp.      90,815  
  1,767      Consolidated Edison, Inc.      168,413  

 

 

 

 

54   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 – (continued)  
  1,634      Constellation Energy Corp.    $ 140,867  
  4,116      Dominion Energy, Inc.      252,393  
  962      DTE Energy Co.      113,064  
  3,861      Duke Energy Corp.      397,644  
  1,918      Edison International      122,023  
  1,022      Entergy Corp.      114,975  
  1,166      Evergy, Inc.      73,376  
  1,710      Eversource Energy      143,366  
  4,959      Exelon Corp.      214,378  
  2,712      FirstEnergy Corp.      113,741  
  9,954      NextEra Energy, Inc.      832,154  
  2,089      NiSource, Inc.      57,280  
  1,164      NRG Energy, Inc.      37,038  
  8,134      PG&E Corp.*      132,259  
  601      Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      45,700  
  3,663      PPL Corp.      107,033  
  2,519      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      154,339  
  1,559      Sempra Energy      240,928  
  5,330      Southern Co. (The)      380,615  
  1,585      WEC Energy Group, Inc.      148,610  
  2,743      Xcel Energy, Inc.      192,312  
     

 

 

 
        5,110,795  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.9%  
  (Cost $45,620,083)    $ 160,726,463  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES – 0.1%

     212,001  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 160,938,464  

 

 

 

 

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 — As of December 31, 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 FUTURES

       2          03/17/23        $ 386,100        $ (16,431

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   55


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 97.7%  
Australia – 9.1%  
  10,630      AGL Energy Ltd. (Utilities)    $ 58,190  
  50,140      ANZ Group Holdings Ltd. (Banks)*      807,701  
  6,525      ASX Ltd. (Diversified Financials)      300,517  
  221,604      Aurizon Holdings Ltd. (Transportation)      561,421  
  51,297      BHP Group Ltd. (Materials)      1,589,025  
  340      Cochlear Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Services)      46,956  
  19,827      Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Banks)      1,377,082  
  3,335      Glencore PLC (Materials)      22,240  
  18,231      IDP Education Ltd. (Consumer Services)      335,984  
  8,726      IGO Ltd. (Materials)      79,820  
  44,178      Incitec Pivot Ltd. (Materials)      112,461  
  6,777      Macquarie Group Ltd. (Diversified Financials)      765,045  
  39,478      National Australia Bank Ltd. (Banks)      801,546  
  25,665      Northern Star Resources Ltd. (Materials)      192,059  
  29,678      Orica Ltd. (Materials)      303,440  
  15,596      Pilbara Minerals Ltd. (Materials)*      39,493  
  2,540      Rio Tinto PLC ADR (Materials)      180,848  
  58,735      Westpac Banking Corp. (Banks)      929,864  
     

 

 

 
        8,503,692  

 

 

 
Belgium – 0.7%  
  2,106      D’ieteren Group (Retailing)      404,169  
  1,969      KBC Ancora (Banks)      88,734  
  1,869      UCB SA (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      147,265  
     

 

 

 
        640,168  

 

 

 
Canada – 0.3%  
  26,676      International Petroleum Corp. (Energy)*      299,672  

 

 

 
China – 0.5%  
  128,500      BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. (Banks)      436,231  
  5,600      Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. (Retailing)      11,380  
     

 

 

 
        447,611  

 

 

 
Denmark – 4.3%  
  206      AP Moller – Maersk A/S, Class A (Transportation)      453,995  
  2,073      Carlsberg AS, Class B (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      274,977  
  1,928      D/S Norden A/S (Transportation)      116,191  
  1,949      Genmab A/S (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*      824,027  
  2,941      Jyske Bank A/S (Banks)*      190,700  
  691      NKT A/S (Capital Goods)*      39,009  
  14,064      Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      1,910,110  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Denmark – (continued)  
  10,027      Spar Nord Bank A/S (Banks)    153,546  
     

 

 

 
        3,962,555  

 

 

 
Finland – 1.7%  
  3,142      Kesko OYJ, Class B (Food & Staples Retailing)      69,426  
  26,193      Nokia OYJ (Technology Hardware & Equipment)      121,685  
  75,139      Nordea Bank Abp (Banks)      804,886  
  4,710      Outokumpu OYJ (Materials)      23,904  
  5,201      Sampo OYJ, Class A (Insurance)      271,646  
  19,661      Stora Enso OYJ, Class R (Materials)      277,211  
     

 

 

 
        1,568,758  

 

 

 
France – 13.3%  
  12,649      Adevinta ASA (Media & Entertainment)*      83,758  
  9,389      Airbus SE (Capital Goods)      1,116,376  
  6,579      Carrefour SA (Food & Staples Retailing)      110,040  
  650      Christian Dior SE (Consumer Durables & Apparel)      473,618  
  3,737      Cie de Saint-Gobain (Capital Goods)      182,817  
  3,329      Dassault Aviation SA (Capital Goods)      564,576  
  18,708      Dassault Systemes (Software & Services)      672,734  
  9,598      Edenred (Software & Services)      522,375  
  3,915      Eiffage SA (Capital Goods)      385,096  
  472      Eramet SA (Materials)      42,473  
  563      Gecina SA REIT (Real Estate)      57,359  
  627      Hermes International (Consumer Durables & Apparel)      970,504  
  1,366      Kering (Consumer Durables & Apparel)      695,196  
  2,603      LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (Consumer Durables & Apparel)      1,894,187  
  1,855      Pernod Ricard SA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      364,921  
  10,822      Publicis Groupe SA (Media & Entertainment)      691,335  
  7,121      Rexel SA (Capital Goods)*      140,843  
  6,735      Safran SA (Capital Goods)      843,586  
  13,737      Sanofi (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      1,324,613  
  7,973      SCOR SE (Insurance)      183,708  
  28,135      Societe Generale SA (Banks)      705,729  
  3,217      Thales SA (Capital Goods)      411,033  
     

 

 

 
        12,436,877  

 

 

 
Germany – 5.9%  
  17,119      Bayer AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      881,117  
  2,374      Beiersdorf AG (Household & Personal Products)      271,282  
  79,284      E.ON SE (Utilities)      788,243  
  1,052      Hapag-Lloyd AG (Transportation)(a)(b)      198,748  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Germany – (continued)  
  1,983      HUGO BOSS AG (Consumer Durables & Apparel)    $ 114,638  
  24,098      Infineon Technologies AG (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)      732,385  
  20,510      K+S AG (Materials)      404,333  
  3,111      Knorr-Bremse AG (Capital Goods)      169,246  
  4,204      Merck KGaA (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      811,122  
  2,373      MTU Aero Engines AG (Capital Goods)      510,516  
  2,066      Rheinmetall AG (Capital Goods)      411,292  
  545      Siltronic AG (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)      39,643  
  1,327      SUESS MicroTec SE (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)      21,483  
  1,040      Wacker Chemie AG (Materials)      132,536  
     

 

 

 
        5,486,584  

 

 

 
Hong Kong – 0.9%  
  31,800      Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The) (Banks)      38,443  
  8,400      Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Diversified Financials)      360,950  
  3,000      Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (Capital Goods)      153,000  
  24,000      Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Real Estate)      327,825  
     

 

 

 
        880,218  

 

 

 
Italy – 1.9%  
  18,194      Azimut Holding SpA (Diversified Financials)      407,106  
  104,947      Banco BPM SpA (Banks)      374,134  
  24,321      Leonardo SpA (Capital Goods)      209,763  
  736      Prysmian SpA (Capital Goods)      27,346  
  549      Reply SpA (Software & Services)      62,980  
  50,094      UniCredit SpA (Banks)      710,812  
     

 

 

 
        1,792,141  

 

 

 
Japan – 20.5%  
  21,600      Air Water, Inc. (Materials)      250,786  
  5,100      ANA Holdings, Inc. (Transportation)*      108,007  
  5,700      Aoyama Trading Co. Ltd. (Retailing)      39,541  
  1,000      Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      31,128  
  15,000      Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      228,085  
  9,900      Canon Marketing Japan, Inc. (Technology Hardware & Equipment)      224,171  
  5,600      Central Japan Railway Co. (Transportation)      687,566  
  26,200      Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      668,278  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  13,500      Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)    146,560  
  8,700      Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      280,024  
  2,400      Eagle Industry Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)      19,498  
  47,600      ENEOS Holdings, Inc. (Energy)      162,098  
  24,500      Fujikura Ltd. (Capital Goods)      184,167  
  3,400      H2O Retailing Corp. (Retailing)      33,105  
  1,000      Hanwa Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)      28,255  
  5,800      Heiwa Corp. (Consumer Services)      109,344  
  6,800      Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      201,855  
  10,100      Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)      230,371  
  1,300      Inui Global Logistics Co. Ltd. (Commercial & Professional Services)      19,533  
  1,300      IPS, Inc. (Telecommunication Services)      27,450  
  26,600      ITOCHU Corp. (Capital Goods)      834,515  
  1,600      J Front Retailing Co. Ltd. (Retailing)      14,520  
  192      Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest REIT (Real Estate)      152,738  
  40,800      JGC Holdings Corp. (Capital Goods)      517,180  
  2,400      KDDI Corp. (Telecommunication Services)      72,785  
  3,900      Komatsu Ltd. (Capital Goods)      84,295  
  6,900      Komori Corp. (Capital Goods)      41,990  
  400      Kose Corp. (Household & Personal Products)      43,461  
  28,500      Mandom Corp. (Household & Personal Products)      315,357  
  70,100      Marubeni Corp. (Capital Goods)      803,062  
  5,100      Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)      90,192  
  1,500      Miraial Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)      16,182  
  26,600      Mitsubishi Corp. (Capital Goods)      863,564  
  3,200      Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Materials)      43,989  
  135,500      Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc. (Diversified Financials)      666,464  
  2,500      Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (Capital Goods)      98,791  
  1,500      Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha Ltd. (Capital Goods)      23,371  
  1,200      Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd. (Food & Staples Retailing)      28,398  
  30,400      Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)      885,422  
  16,600      Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Real Estate)      303,398  
  10,400      MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (Insurance)      332,486  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   57


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  16,500      NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd. (Automobiles & Components)    $ 302,397  
  13,700      Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd. (Materials)      117,974  
  3,800      Nippon Soda Co. Ltd. (Materials)      124,283  
  6,100      Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Telecommunication Services)      173,963  
  2,400      Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The) (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      59,910  
  4,100      Nissui Corp. (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      17,076  
  7,100      Obayashi Corp. (Capital Goods)      53,630  
  5,200      Oriental Land Co. Ltd. (Consumer Services)      756,726  
  43,600      ORIX Corp. (Diversified Financials)      697,890  
  6,100      QB Net Holdings Co. Ltd. (Consumer Services)*      62,185  
  29,500      Round One Corp. (Consumer Services)      106,769  
  2,700      Saibu Gas Holdings Co. Ltd. (Utilities)      34,890  
  1,000      Sankyu, Inc. (Transportation)      36,586  
  68,200      Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      555,723  
  5,700      SBI Holdings, Inc. (Diversified Financials)      108,601  
  4,000      SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)      255,070  
  6,900      Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities)      40,005  
  500      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Materials)      61,056  
  4,900      Shionogi & Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      244,477  
  4,900      Shiseido Co. Ltd. (Household & Personal Products)      240,167  
  2,700      SoftBank Group Corp. (Telecommunication Services)      114,191  
  32,100      Sojitz Corp. (Capital Goods)      611,621  
  2,000      Sompo Holdings, Inc. (Insurance)      88,486  
  41,100      SUMCO Corp. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)      544,517  
  42,300      Sumitomo Corp. (Capital Goods)      703,157  
  1,100      Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. (Capital Goods)      21,961  
  52,600      Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      398,689  
  1,400      Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      61,581  
  13,200      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      412,456  
  8,900      Takuma Co. Ltd. (Capital Goods)      82,947  
  10,100      Toho Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)      192,235  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Japan – (continued)  
  6,800      Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Utilities)    35,619  
  15,200      Tokyo Century Corp. (Diversified Financials)      512,350  
  400      Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)      117,531  
  36,400      Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. (Utilities)      712,705  
  80,800      Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. (Real Estate)      383,164  
  3,300      Toyota Motor Corp. (Automobiles & Components)      45,020  
  1,400      Transcosmos, Inc. (Software & Services)      34,380  
  10,300      Xebio Holdings Co. Ltd. (Retailing)      71,636  
  2,500      Yamaichi Electronics Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)      32,100  
     

 

 

 
        19,137,706  

 

 

 
Macau – 0.1%  
  20,000      Sands China Ltd. (Consumer Services)*      65,605  

 

 

 
Netherlands – 5.5%  
  3,639      ASML Holding NV (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)      1,984,174  
  7,381      Heineken NV (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      695,233  
  71,878      ING Groep NV (Banks)      875,558  
  7,769      OCI NV (Materials)      277,761  
  47,276      Shell PLC (Energy)      1,340,625  
     

 

 

 
        5,173,351  

 

 

 
Norway – 2.1%  
  33,859      Aker Solutions ASA (Energy)      130,407  
  1,328      DNB Bank ASA (Banks)      26,228  
  15,816      Elkem ASA (Materials)*(b)      56,927  
  21,259      Equinor ASA (Energy)      764,055  
  14,027      Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (Capital Goods)      597,042  
  62,845      MPC Container Ships ASA (Transportation)      103,653  
  65,486      Odfjell Drilling Ltd. (Energy)*      177,738  
  104,579      PGS ASA (Energy)*      76,168  
     

 

 

 
        1,932,218  

 

 

 
Singapore – 0.8%  
  84,200      Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (Banks)      765,886  

 

 

 
South Africa – 0.9%  
  22,036      Anglo American PLC (Materials)      862,927  

 

 

 

 

58   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)  
Spain – 2.4%  
  12,367      Bankinter SA (Banks)    $ 82,853  
  20,161      Ence Energia y Celulosa SA (Materials)      60,651  
  67,062      Iberdrola SA (Utilities)      782,849  
  22,357      Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Retailing)      593,826  
  36,266      Merlin Properties Socimi SA REIT (Real Estate)      340,135  
  17,579      Red Electrica Corp. SA (Utilities)      305,667  
  34,696      Unicaja Banco SA (Banks)(b)      38,232  
     

 

 

 
        2,204,213  

 

 

 
Sweden – 5.1%  
  6,038      Epiroc AB, Class B (Capital Goods)      97,135  
  4,732      Evolution AB (Consumer Services)(b)      460,918  
  39,908      Investor AB, Class B (Diversified Financials)      722,373  
  52,259      Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (Banks)      601,651  
  27,882      SSAB AB, Class B (Materials)      145,239  
  46,591      Swedbank AB, Class A (Banks)      792,470  
  24,663      Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)*      510,449  
  92,864      Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Technology Hardware & Equipment)      544,128  
  7,193      Trelleborg AB, Class B (Capital Goods)      166,148  
  39,056      Volvo AB, Class B (Capital Goods)      705,492  
     

 

 

 
        4,746,003  

 

 

 
Switzerland – 5.1%  
  404      Bucher Industries AG (Capital Goods)      168,601  
  28      Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      285,321  
  4      Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      411,534  
  8,770      Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Consumer Durables & Apparel)      1,137,118  
  1,709      DKSH Holding AG (Commercial & Professional Services)      129,599  
  937      Implenia AG (Capital Goods)*      38,654  
  13,148      Novartis AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      1,189,860  
  535      Schindler Holding AG (Capital Goods)      96,488  
  5,290      Swatch Group AG (The) – Registered (Consumer Durables & Apparel)      275,064  
  56,731      UBS Group AG (Diversified Financials)      1,054,415  
     

 

 

 
        4,786,654  

 

 

 
United Kingdom – 10.0%  
  3,120      AstraZeneca PLC ADR (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      211,536  
  109,003      Aviva PLC (Insurance)      578,222  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
United Kingdom – (continued)  
  1,367      BAE Systems PLC (Capital Goods)    14,119  
  15,198      BP PLC ADR (Energy)      530,866  
  30,013      British American Tobacco PLC (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      1,187,259  
  21,000      CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (Capital Goods)      125,808  
  33,084      Compass Group PLC (Consumer Services)      763,977  
  907      DCC PLC (Capital Goods)      44,599  
  29,104      Diageo PLC (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      1,273,937  
  14,609      DS Smith PLC (Materials)      56,353  
  33,369      Imperial Brands PLC (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      831,260  
  3,743      Inchcape PLC (Retailing)      36,956  
  1,579      Intermediate Capital Group PLC (Diversified Financials)      21,801  
  1,298      Intertek Group PLC (Commercial & Professional Services)      63,151  
  9,089      M&G PLC (Diversified Financials)      20,553  
  62,189      NatWest Group PLC (Banks)      198,335  
  8,859      Next PLC (Retailing)      620,757  
  45,828      Pearson PLC (Consumer Services)      517,481  
  4,512      Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (Household & Personal Products)      312,755  
  26,756      Smiths Group PLC (Capital Goods)      513,503  
  37,547      SSE PLC (Utilities)      772,227  
  61,591      Vodafone Group PLC ADR (Telecommunication Services)      623,301  
     

 

 

 
        9,318,756  

 

 

 
United States – 6.6%  
  34,183      Computershare Ltd. (Software & Services)      602,169  
  2,762      CSL Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      538,574  
  30,041      GSK PLC ADR (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      1,055,641  
  8,394      Nestle SA (Food, Beverage & Tobacco)      969,586  
  6,324      Roche Holding AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      1,987,238  
  161      Roche Holding AG (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences)      62,387  
  122,400      Samsonite International SA (Consumer Durables & Apparel)*(b)      321,387  
  42,709      Stellantis NV (Automobiles & Components)*      606,911  
     

 

 

 
        6,143,893  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $88,615,453)    $ 91,155,488  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   59


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

    
Shares
    Description   Rate     Value  
Preferred Stock – 0.5%  
Germany – 0.5%        
  8,714     Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Automobiles & Components)    
  (Cost $648,860)     4.66%     $ 475,226  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING
REINVESTMENT VEHICLE
 
 
  (Cost $89,264,313)     $ 91,630,714  

 

 

 

 

Shares      Dividend
Rate
   Value  
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.2%(c)  
 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund —
Institutional Shares

 
 
  166,392      4.159%    $ 166,392  
  (Cost $166,392)  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.4%  
  (Cost $89,430,705)    $ 91,797,106  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES – 1.6%

     1,526,897  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 93,324,003  

 

 

 

 

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

 

Sector Name      % of Market
Value
 

Financials

       19.5

Industrials

       17.5  

Health Care

       15.9  

Consumer Discretionary

       13.7  

Consumer Staples

       8.6  

Information Technology

       7.2  

Materials

       5.9  

Utilities

       4.1  

Energy

       3.8  

Communication Services

       1.9  

Real Estate

       1.7  

Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle

       0.2  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS        100.0

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — As of December 31, 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        10          03/17/23        $ 405,166        $ (15,246
FTSE 100 Index        2          03/17/23          180,520          321  
MSCI Singapore Index        1          01/30/23          21,693          50  
SPI 200 Index        1          03/16/23          119,013          (2,131

TOPIX Index

       2          03/09/23          288,251          (7,826
Total Futures Contracts

 

                           $ (24,832

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 99.1%  
Automobiles & Components – 1.4%  
  164,947      General Motors Co.    $ 5,548,817  

 

 

 
Banks – 6.5%  
  269,382      Bank of America Corp.      8,921,932  
  17,329      First Republic Bank      2,112,232  
  90,534      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      12,140,609  
  13,428      M&T Bank Corp.      1,947,866  
     

 

 

 
        25,122,639  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 7.4%  
  22,521      Caterpillar, Inc.      5,395,131  
  33,547      Eaton Corp. PLC      5,265,202  
  60,380      General Electric Co.      5,059,240  
  9,521      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      2,097,476  
  26,583      L3Harris Technologies, Inc.      5,534,846  
  65,171      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      4,895,646  
     

 

 

 
        28,247,541  

 

 

 
Commercial & Professional Services – 0.6%  
  17,413      Waste Connections, Inc.      2,308,267  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 1.2%  
  17,495      McDonald’s Corp.      4,610,457  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 7.1%  
  14,790      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      4,568,631  
  9,255      BlackRock, Inc.      6,558,371  
  48,278      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      4,019,626  
  91,616      Morgan Stanley      7,789,192  
  68,596      Nasdaq, Inc.      4,208,365  
     

 

 

 
        27,144,185  

 

 

 
Energy – 7.5%  
  26,071      Chesapeake Energy Corp.      2,460,320  
  66,576      ConocoPhillips      7,855,968  
  18,029      EOG Resources, Inc.      2,335,116  
  111,990      Exxon Mobil Corp.      12,352,497  
  27,901      Hess Corp.      3,956,920  
     

 

 

 
        28,960,821  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 2.1%  
  57,981      Walmart, Inc.      8,221,126  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 2.9%  
  26,886      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      2,496,365  
  49,457      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      3,145,960  
  29,505      General Mills, Inc.      2,473,994  
  74,416      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      3,029,476  
     

 

 

 
        11,145,795  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 9.1%  
  126,836      Boston Scientific Corp.*      5,868,702  
  44,970      Centene Corp.*      3,687,990  
  8,839      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      2,922,792  
  82,902      CVS Health Corp.      7,725,638  
  26,302      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*      1,962,392  
  4,564      Humana, Inc.      2,337,635  
  49,246      Medtronic PLC      3,827,399  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care Equipment & Services – (continued)  
  51,180      Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.    6,525,450  
     

 

 

 
        34,857,998  

 

 

 
Household & Personal Products – 1.8%  
  57,907      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      4,562,493  
  15,502      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      2,349,483  
     

 

 

 
        6,911,976  

 

 

 
Insurance – 4.3%  
  20,755      Chubb Ltd.      4,578,553  
  33,586      Globe Life, Inc.      4,048,792  
  68,384      MetLife, Inc.      4,948,950  
  22,197      Progressive Corp. (The)      2,879,173  
     

 

 

 
        16,455,468  

 

 

 
Materials – 6.1%  
  31,323      Ashland, Inc.      3,368,162  
  59,200      Ball Corp.      3,027,488  
  145,452      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      5,527,176  
  19,909      Linde PLC (United Kingdom)      6,493,918  
  14,252      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      4,816,748  
     

 

 

 
        23,233,492  

 

 

 
Media & Entertainment – 4.2%  
  25,339      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*      2,235,660  
  22,077      Electronic Arts, Inc.      2,697,368  
  32,309      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*      3,888,065  
  112,213      New York Times Co. (The), Class A      3,642,434  
  24,533      Omnicom Group, Inc.      2,001,157  
  191,066      Snap, Inc., Class A*      1,710,040  
     

 

 

 
        16,174,724  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 8.7%  
  3,983      Argenx SE ADR (Netherlands)*      1,508,880  
  28,270      AstraZeneca PLC ADR (United Kingdom)      1,916,706  
  118,039      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      8,492,906  
  74,377      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      6,385,265  
  75,223      Johnson & Johnson      13,288,143  
  15,357      Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*      1,834,240  
     

 

 

 
        33,426,140  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 3.0%  
  20,340      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT      2,962,928  
  15,695      American Tower Corp. REIT      3,325,143  
  18,699      AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT      3,020,262  
  31,223      Boston Properties, Inc. REIT      2,110,050  
     

 

 

 
        11,418,383  

 

 

 
Retailing – 4.2%  
  17,283      Amazon.com, Inc.*      1,451,772  
  82,993      Foot Locker, Inc.      3,136,306  
  59,829      Ross Stores, Inc.      6,944,352  
  31,552      Target Corp.      4,702,510  
     

 

 

 
        16,234,940  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   61


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.2%  
  11,648      KLA Corp.    $ 4,391,646  
  62,112      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      3,873,925  
     

 

 

 
        8,265,571  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 6.0%  
  8,764      Adobe, Inc.*      2,949,349  
  57,289      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      3,887,059  
  25,007      International Business Machines Corp.      3,523,236  
  72,015      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      5,128,908  
  43,791      Salesforce, Inc.*      5,806,249  
  15,944      Zscaler, Inc.*      1,784,133  
     

 

 

 
        23,078,934  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 2.1%  
  120,171      Cisco Systems, Inc.      5,724,946  
  13,651      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      2,335,277  
     

 

 

 
        8,060,223  

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services – 1.8%  
  373,449      AT&T, Inc.      6,875,196  

 

 

 
Transportation – 3.0%  
  23,336      Norfolk Southern Corp.      5,750,457  
  10,959      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      3,109,945  
  69,294      United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*      2,612,384  
     

 

 

 
        11,472,786  

 

 

 
Utilities – 5.9%  
  60,958      Ameren Corp.      5,420,385  
  31,378      Atmos Energy Corp.      3,516,533  
  34,991      CMS Energy Corp.      2,215,980  
  86,141      NextEra Energy, Inc.      7,201,388  
  58,984      Xcel Energy, Inc.      4,135,368  
     

 

 

 
        22,489,654  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $336,321,975)    $ 380,265,133  

 

 

 

 

Shares    Dividend
Rate
   Value  
Investment Company – 0.1%(a)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund — Institutional Shares

 

394,821    4.159%    $ 394,821  
(Cost $394,821)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.2%

 

(Cost $336,716,796)    $ 380,659,954  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES – 0.8%

     2,875,682  

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 383,535,636  

 

 

 

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

 

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


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Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

Shares          
Description
   Value  
Common Stocks – 94.7%  
Automobiles & Components – 1.8%  
  9,955      Aptiv PLC*    $ 927,109  

 

 

 
Banks – 1.3%  
  5,484      First Republic Bank      668,445  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 13.5%  
  6,138      AMETEK, Inc.      857,601  
  5,264      Chart Industries, Inc.*      606,571  
  3,971      Cummins, Inc.      962,134  
  7,724      Fortive Corp.      496,267  
  7,393      ITT, Inc.      599,572  
  5,986      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      1,541,814  
  5,718      Trane Technologies PLC      961,139  
  5,663      Woodward, Inc.      547,102  
  4,776      Xylem, Inc.      528,082  
     

 

 

 
        7,100,282  

 

 

 
Commercial & Professional Services – 1.4%  
  9,724      CoStar Group, Inc.*      751,471  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 2.4%  
  3,985      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*      1,276,714  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 3.0%  
  2,089      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      723,630  
  9,877      Expedia Group, Inc.*      865,225  
     

 

 

 
        1,588,855  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 2.1%  
  2,792      Discover Financial Services      273,141  
  1,249      MSCI, Inc.      580,997  
  3,779      Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A      245,371  
     

 

 

 
        1,099,509  

 

 

 
Energy – 4.5%  
  5,948      Cheniere Energy, Inc.      891,962  
  7,107      Devon Energy Corp.      437,152  
  4,256      Hess Corp.      603,586  
  5,837      Targa Resources Corp.      429,019  
     

 

 

 
        2,361,719  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 3.2%  
  9,848      McCormick & Co., Inc.      816,301  
  55,070      Utz Brands, Inc.      873,410  
     

 

 

 
        1,689,711  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 11.8%  
  1,025      Align Technology, Inc.*      216,173  
  6,364      AmerisourceBergen Corp.      1,054,578  
  836      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      276,440  
  13,325      Dexcom, Inc.*      1,508,923  
  4,424      Insulet Corp.*      1,302,381  
  6,415      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*      1,035,253  
  6,382      Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      813,705  
     

 

 

 
        6,207,453  

 

 

 
Materials – 7.7%  
  5,647      Ashland, Inc.      607,222  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Materials – (continued)  
  1,499      Avery Dennison Corp.    271,319  
  18,246      Ball Corp.      933,100  
  14,050      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      533,900  
  2,487      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      840,531  
  6,675      PPG Industries, Inc.      839,315  
     

 

 

 
        4,025,387  

 

 

 
Media & Entertainment – 3.1%  
  8,785      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      612,666  
  27,257      Snap, Inc., Class A*      243,950  
  10,892      Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A*      488,289  
  27,750      Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*      263,070  
     

 

 

 
        1,607,975  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 11.3%  
  2,843      Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      675,639  
  678      Argenx SE ADR (Netherlands)*      256,847  
  3,998      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      413,753  
  12,774      Catalent, Inc.*      574,958  
  831      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      1,201,169  
  6,362      Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*      759,877  
  4,470      Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*      579,223  
  5,052      Seagen, Inc.*      649,232  
  3,389      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      797,601  
     

 

 

 
        5,908,299  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 1.2%  
  4,748      Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT      388,291  
  795      SBA Communications Corp. REIT      222,847  
     

 

 

 
        611,138  

 

 

 
Retailing – 5.7%  
  5,624      Burlington Stores, Inc.*      1,140,322  
  6,882      Etsy, Inc.*      824,326  
  1,337      RH*      357,233  
  1,396      Ulta Beauty, Inc.*      654,822  
     

 

 

 
        2,976,703  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.3%  
  3,111      Enphase Energy, Inc.*      824,291  
  7,121      Entegris, Inc.      467,066  
  4,868      MKS Instruments, Inc.      412,466  
  8,974      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      559,708  
     

 

 

 
        2,263,531  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 10.3%  
  4,170      Bill.com Holdings, Inc.*      454,363  
  8,773      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*      1,409,295  
  5,524      Datadog, Inc., Class A*      406,014  
  16,732      Dynatrace, Inc.*      640,836  
  2,033      HubSpot, Inc.*      587,801  
  2,268      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      398,170  
  1,370      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*      191,170  
  2,170      Paycom Software, Inc.*      673,373  
  5,726      Zscaler, Inc.*      640,739  
     

 

 

 
        5,401,761  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   63


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

Shares          
Description
   Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 4.0%  
  10,818      Amphenol Corp., Class A    $ 823,683  
  7,446      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      1,273,787  
     

 

 

 
        2,097,470  

 

 

 
Transportation – 2.1%  
  2,628      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      745,774  
  1,608      Saia, Inc.*      337,165  
     

 

 

 
        1,082,939  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $44,383,098)    $ 49,646,471  

 

 

 

 

Shares    Dividend
Rate
   Value  
Investment Company – 5.5%(a)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund — Institutional Shares

 

2,865,404    4.159%    $ 2,865,404  
(Cost $2,865,404)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.2%

 

(Cost $47,248,502)    $ 52,511,875  

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS – (0.2)%

     (94,080

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 52,417,795  

 

 

 

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

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MID CAP VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 99.9%  
Automobiles & Components – 0.4%  
  18,564      Aptiv PLC*    $ 1,728,865  

 

 

 
Banks – 4.5%  
  52,006      Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      2,047,476  
  79,922      East West Bancorp, Inc.      5,266,860  
  28,097      First Republic Bank      3,424,744  
  31,533      M&T Bank Corp.      4,574,177  
  39,603      Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      2,906,860  
     

 

 

 
        18,220,117  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 14.7%  
  30,522      Allegion PLC      3,212,746  
  37,312      AMETEK, Inc.      5,213,233  
  22,018      Chart Industries, Inc.*      2,537,134  
  33,421      Cummins, Inc.      8,097,574  
  40,298      Fastenal Co.      1,906,901  
  78,710      Fortive Corp.      5,057,118  
  82,357      ITT, Inc.      6,679,153  
  20,275      L3Harris Technologies, Inc.      4,221,458  
  21,718      Rockwell Automation, Inc.      5,593,905  
  60,395      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      4,536,873  
  22,381      Trane Technologies PLC      3,762,022  
  4,516      TransDigm Group, Inc.      2,843,499  
  55,940      Woodward, Inc.      5,404,363  
     

 

 

 
        59,065,979  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 2.6%  
  50,566      Capri Holdings Ltd.*      2,898,443  
  5,556      Deckers Outdoor Corp.*      2,217,733  
  59,040      Lennar Corp., Class A      5,343,120  
     

 

 

 
        10,459,296  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 2.0%  
  7,527      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      2,607,353  
  27,684      Expedia Group, Inc.*      2,425,118  
  22,594      Yum! Brands, Inc.      2,893,840  
     

 

 

 
        7,926,311  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 4.2%  
  34,451      Apollo Global Management, Inc.      2,197,629  
  90,808      Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)      2,709,711  
  5,121      MSCI, Inc.      2,382,136  
  84,892      Nasdaq, Inc.      5,208,124  
  41,650      Raymond James Financial, Inc.      4,450,302  
     

 

 

 
        16,947,902  

 

 

 
Energy – 3.9%  
  17,475      Cheniere Energy, Inc.      2,620,551  
  45,574      Chesapeake Energy Corp.      4,300,818  
  74,066      Devon Energy Corp.      4,555,800  
  155,261      Marathon Oil Corp.      4,202,915  
     

 

 

 
        15,680,084  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.9%  
  115,627      Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*      3,375,152  
  69,144      Performance Food Group Co.*      4,037,318  
     

 

 

 
        7,412,470  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 3.1%  
  68,182      Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (United Kingdom)    3,771,828  
  74,700      McCormick & Co., Inc.      6,191,883  
  153,717      Utz Brands, Inc.      2,437,952  
     

 

 

 
        12,401,663  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 6.0%  
  28,155      AmerisourceBergen Corp.      4,665,565  
  24,311      Centene Corp.*      1,993,745  
  19,306      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      6,383,915  
  16,713      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      2,614,582  
  65,982      Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      8,412,705  
     

 

 

 
        24,070,512  

 

 

 
Insurance – 7.5%  
  35,761      Allstate Corp. (The)      4,849,192  
  16,991      American Financial Group, Inc.      2,332,524  
  77,866      Arch Capital Group Ltd.*      4,888,427  
  23,400      Arthur J Gallagher & Co.      4,411,836  
  37,526      Globe Life, Inc.      4,523,759  
  1,250      Markel Corp.*      1,646,863  
  66,502      Principal Financial Group, Inc.      5,580,848  
  40,522      Unum Group      1,662,618  
     

 

 

 
        29,896,067  

 

 

 
Materials – 10.2%  
  53,306      Ashland, Inc.      5,731,994  
  76,512      ATI, Inc.*      2,284,648  
  134,139      Ball Corp.      6,859,868  
  64,461      Corteva, Inc.      3,789,018  
  77,995      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      2,963,810  
  24,066      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      8,133,586  
  26,151      PPG Industries, Inc.      3,288,227  
  78,897      Steel Dynamics, Inc.      7,708,237  
     

 

 

 
        40,759,388  

 

 

 
Media & Entertainment – 1.8%  
  33,779      Electronic Arts, Inc.      4,127,118  
  43,891      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      3,060,959  
     

 

 

 
        7,188,077  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 2.9%  
  3,340      Argenx SE ADR (Netherlands)*      1,265,292  
  9,011      Biogen, Inc.*      2,495,326  
  24,616      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      2,547,510  
  49,744      Catalent, Inc.*      2,238,978  
  13,458      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      3,167,340  
     

 

 

 
        11,714,446  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 9.6%  
  53,740      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT      7,828,306  
  90,133      Americold Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      2,551,665  
  32,581      AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT      5,262,483  
  19,579      EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT      2,898,867  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   65


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Real Estate – (continued)  
  44,559      Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT    $ 2,878,512  
  13,458      Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT      2,852,019  
  18,309      Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT      2,694,719  
  80,110      Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT      2,374,460  
  45,570      Regency Centers Corp. REIT      2,848,125  
  71,339      Ventas, Inc. REIT      3,213,822  
  89,278      VICI Properties, Inc. REIT      2,892,607  
     

 

 

 
        38,295,585  

 

 

 
Retailing – 3.9%  
  26,941      Burlington Stores, Inc.*      5,462,557  
  25,719      Etsy, Inc.*      3,080,622  
  60,246      Foot Locker, Inc.      2,276,696  
  65,522      National Vision Holdings, Inc.*      2,539,633  
  8,581      RH*      2,292,757  
     

 

 

 
        15,652,265  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.5%  
  36,589      MKS Instruments, Inc.      3,100,186  
  43,888      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      2,737,295  
     

 

 

 
        5,837,481  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 2.6%  
  17,458      Bill.com Holdings, Inc.*      1,902,224  
  66,522      Dynatrace, Inc.*      2,547,793  
  31,064      Global Payments, Inc.      3,085,276  
  17,458      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      3,064,926  
     

 

 

 
        10,600,219  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 5.1%  
  73,598      Juniper Networks, Inc.      2,352,192  
  19,426      Keysight Technologies, Inc.*      3,323,206  
  34,893      Motorola Solutions, Inc.      8,992,275  
  548,714      Viavi Solutions, Inc.*      5,766,984  
     

 

 

 
        20,434,657  

 

 

 
Transportation – 2.1%  
  16,067      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      4,559,493  
  9,150      Saia, Inc.*      1,918,572  
  49,743      United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*      1,875,311  
     

 

 

 
        8,353,376  

 

 

 
Utilities – 9.4%  
  223,400      AES Corp. (The)      6,424,984  
  86,712      Ameren Corp.      7,710,431  
  18,193      American Water Works Co., Inc.      2,772,977  
  105,107      CMS Energy Corp.      6,656,426  
  26,396      NextEra Energy Partners LP      1,850,096  
  61,362      WEC Energy Group, Inc.      5,753,301  
  92,966      Xcel Energy, Inc.      6,517,846  
     

 

 

 
        37,686,061  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $348,777,866)    $ 400,330,821  

 

 

 

 

Shares    Dividend
Rate
   Value  
Investment Company – 0.6%(a)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund — Institutional Shares

 

2,407,505    4.159%    $ 2,407,505  
(Cost $2,407,505)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.5%

 

(Cost $351,185,371)    $ 402,738,326  

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS – (0.5)%

     (1,837,884

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 400,900,442  

 

 

 

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

 

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


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Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 97.9%  
Automobiles & Components – 0.8%  
  15,624      Adient PLC*    $ 541,997  
  2,154      American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*      16,844  
  8,717      Holley, Inc.*      18,480  
  2,193      LCI Industries      202,743  
  2,727      Luminar Technologies, Inc.*(a)      13,499  
  2,899      Modine Manufacturing Co.*      57,574  
     

 

 

 
        851,137  

 

 

 
Banks – 9.1%  
  2,753      Amalgamated Financial Corp.      63,429  
  14,593      Ameris Bancorp      687,914  
  8,803      Associated Banc-Corp.      203,261  
  12,248      Axos Financial, Inc.*      468,119  
  1,555      BancFirst Corp.      137,120  
  3,572      Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The) (Bermuda)      106,481  
  6,116      Business First Bancshares, Inc.      135,408  
  4,576      Byline Bancorp, Inc.      105,111  
  8,321      Cadence Bank      205,196  
  6,726      Capital Bancorp, Inc.      158,330  
  42,999      Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.      371,941  
  2,291      Carter Bankshares, Inc.*      38,008  
  19,396      Central Pacific Financial Corp.      393,351  
  2,567      Community Bank System, Inc.      161,593  
  1,063      CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.*      13,192  
  38,693      First BanCorp. (Puerto Rico)      492,175  
  6,489      First Bancorp, Inc. (The)      194,281  
  10,637      First Financial Bankshares, Inc.      365,913  
  390      Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.      23,201  
  8,614      Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.      298,389  
  15,173      Hancock Whitney Corp.      734,221  
  19,820      Hanmi Financial Corp.      490,545  
  3,125      Home Bancorp, Inc.      125,094  
  2,425      HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.      58,612  
  37,011      Hope Bancorp, Inc.      474,111  
  1,462      Independent Bank Corp.      34,971  
  14,562      International Bancshares Corp.      666,357  
  24,649      Luther Burbank Corp.      273,850  
  12,927      Macatawa Bank Corp.      142,585  
  13,190      Merchants Bancorp      320,781  
  8,604      Metrocity Bankshares, Inc.      186,105  
  2,991      Northeast Bank      125,921  
  562      Origin Bancorp, Inc.      20,625  
  9,077      PCB Bancorp      160,572  
  501      Peoples Financial Services Corp.      25,972  
  4,441      Provident Bancorp, Inc.      32,331  
  2,199      Renasant Corp.      82,660  
  652      Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A*      11,345  
  3,783      Southern First Bancshares, Inc.*      173,072  
  4,470      SouthState Corp.      341,329  
  16,717      TrustCo Bank Corp.      628,392  
  216      UMB Financial Corp.      18,040  
  1,410      United Community Banks, Inc.      47,658  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Banks – (continued)  
  1,299      USCB Financial Holdings, Inc.*    15,848  
  5,799      Veritex Holdings, Inc.      162,836  
     

 

 

 
        9,976,246  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 10.6%  
  194      Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.      24,450  
  3,692      Arcosa, Inc.      200,623  
  11,210      Array Technologies, Inc.*      216,689  
  7,815      Atkore, Inc.*      886,377  
  2,290      Chart Industries, Inc.*      263,877  
  1,982      CIRCOR International, Inc.*      47,489  
  5,757      Columbus McKinnon Corp.      186,930  
  3,083      Comfort Systems USA, Inc.      354,792  
  1,914      Douglas Dynamics, Inc.      69,210  
  3,293      Dycom Industries, Inc.*      308,225  
  5,841      Encore Wire Corp.      803,488  
  4,383      Enerpac Tool Group Corp.      111,547  
  6,010      Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.*      237,996  
  11,037      Fluor Corp.*      382,542  
  4,160      Franklin Electric Co., Inc.      331,760  
  13,221      FTC Solar, Inc.*      35,432  
  28,028      GrafTech International Ltd.      133,413  
  16,277      H&E Equipment Services, Inc.      738,976  
  862      Herc Holdings, Inc.      113,413  
  724      Hudson Technologies, Inc.*      7,327  
  10,103      Kennametal, Inc.      243,078  
  14,898      Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.*      153,747  
  1,312      Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)*      12,018  
  8,859      Miller Industries, Inc.      236,181  
  1,602      Moog, Inc., Class A      140,592  
  32,714      MRC Global, Inc.*      378,828  
  13,613      Mueller Industries, Inc.      803,167  
  4,190      National Presto Industries, Inc.      286,847  
  2,854      Northwest Pipe Co.*      96,180  
  42,280      NOW, Inc.*      536,956  
  10,988      Parsons Corp.*      508,195  
  10,660      Powell Industries, Inc.      375,019  
  17,351      Primoris Services Corp.      380,681  
  6,112      Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A*      150,783  
  11,439      Stem, Inc.*      102,265  
  1,569      SunPower Corp.*      28,289  
  2,337      Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.*      46,927  
  8,805      Titan International, Inc.*      134,893  
  6,430      Titan Machinery, Inc.*      255,464  
  6,497      TPI Composites, Inc.*      65,880  
  31,953      Triumph Group, Inc.*      336,146  
  5,885      Tutor Perini Corp.*      44,432  
  267      V2X, Inc.*      11,024  
  221      Veritiv Corp.      26,898  
  23,139      Wabash National Corp.      522,941  
  10,482      Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.      221,694  
     

 

 

 
        11,553,681  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   67


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Commercial & Professional Services – 1.9%  
  875      Aris Water Solution, Inc., Class A    $ 12,609  
  2,121      Brady Corp., Class A      99,899  
  11,591      BrightView Holdings, Inc.*      79,862  
  5,845      CBIZ, Inc.*      273,838  
  14,498      Ennis, Inc.      321,276  
  8,079      Exponent, Inc.      800,548  
  1,982      First Advantage Corp.*      25,766  
  347      Forrester Research, Inc.*      12,409  
  4,998      Franklin Covey Co.*      233,756  
  3,199      Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.*      103,904  
  4,505      Red Violet, Inc.*(a)      103,705  
     

 

 

 
        2,067,572  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 3.1%  
  891      Cavco Industries, Inc.*      201,589  
  3,263      Crocs, Inc.*      353,807  
  17,053      Dream Finders Homes, Inc., Class A*(a)      147,679  
  14,396      Fossil Group, Inc.*      62,047  
  6,972      Installed Building Products, Inc.      596,803  
  250      iRobot Corp.*      12,033  
  5,514      Landsea Homes Corp.*      28,728  
  4,138      LGI Homes, Inc.*      383,179  
  10,456      M/I Homes, Inc.*      482,858  
  8,571      Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*      456,834  
  4,059      MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.*      105,006  
  2,903      Meritage Homes Corp.*      267,657  
  747      Movado Group, Inc.      24,091  
  407      Oxford Industries, Inc.      37,924  
  5,134      Skyline Champion Corp.*      264,452  
     

 

 

 
        3,424,687  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 3.5%  
  1,202      Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B*      166,838  
  8,044      Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*      227,645  
  12,213      Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.*      432,829  
  13,882      Denny’s Corp.*      127,853  
  2,876      Duolingo, Inc.*      204,570  
  11,778      Everi Holdings, Inc.*      169,014  
  15,112      First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.*      204,465  
  52      Graham Holdings Co., Class B      31,419  
  11,144      Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.*      429,490  
  8,987      International Game Technology PLC      203,825  
  390      Kura Sushi USA, Inc., Class A*      18,595  
  26,862      Laureate Education, Inc.      258,412  
  1,414      Perdoceo Education Corp.*      19,655  
  8,828      Portillo’s, Inc., Class A*      144,073  
  12,907      Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A      516,409  
  669      Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*      27,783  
  11,024      Stride, Inc.*      344,831  
  6,143      Target Hospitality Corp.*      93,005  
  2,164      Texas Roadhouse, Inc.      196,816  
     

 

 

 
        3,817,527  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Diversified Financials – 3.8%  
  974      Alerus Financial Corp.    22,743  
  11,678      A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.      405,577  
  21,442      Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E (Panama)      347,360  
  15,517      BrightSpire Capital, Inc. REIT      96,671  
  50,929      Chimera Investment Corp. REIT      280,110  
  31,818      EZCORP, Inc., Class A*      259,317  
  8,711      FirstCash Holdings, Inc.      757,073  
  6,232      Focus Financial Partners, Inc., Class A*      232,267  
  1,102      Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A      70,396  
  2,117      Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT      61,351  
  1,845      LendingClub Corp.*      16,236  
  1,292      LendingTree, Inc.*      27,558  
  2,702      MFA Financial, Inc. REIT      26,615  
  251      Nelnet, Inc., Class A      22,778  
  12,090      Nexpoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. REIT      192,110  
  4,628      Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A      195,903  
  9,762      PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust REIT      120,951  
  4,528      PJT Partners, Inc., Class A      333,668  
  5,338      Regional Management Corp.      149,891  
  14,043      TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. REIT      95,352  
  17,535      Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A      470,464  
     

 

 

 
        4,184,391  

 

 

 
Energy – 7.7%  
  18,597      Ardmore Shipping Corp. (Ireland)*      267,983  
  2,602      Cactus, Inc., Class A      130,777  
  2,138      Chord Energy Corp.      292,500  
  12,329      Civitas Resources, Inc.      714,219  
  12,432      Comstock Resources, Inc.      170,443  
  1,324      CONSOL Energy, Inc.      86,060  
  4,186      Dril-Quip, Inc.*      113,734  
  22,458      Equitrans Midstream Corp.      150,469  
  6,436      Frontline PLC (Norway) *(a)      78,133  
  28,942      Golar LNG Ltd. (Cameroon)*      659,588  
  2,216      Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*      16,354  
  5,390      International Seaways, Inc.      199,538  
  27,723      Kosmos Energy Ltd. (Ghana)*      176,318  
  3,754      Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*      193,031  
  17,831      Liberty Energy, Inc.      285,474  
  34,589      Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A      811,112  
  5,124      Matador Resources Co.(c)      293,298  
  3,999      Murphy Oil Corp.      171,997  
  1,440      Nabors Industries Ltd.*      223,013  
  27,101      NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.*      250,413  
  15,774      Nordic American Tankers Ltd.      48,268  
  3,871      Oceaneering International, Inc.*      67,704  
  24,081      Oil States International, Inc.*      179,644  
  1,756      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      29,571  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)  
  4,273      PBF Energy, Inc., Class A    $ 174,253  
  2,408      Peabody Energy Corp.*      63,619  
  37,294      RPC, Inc.      331,544  
  14,068      Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (Monaco)      756,436  
  1,784      Select Energy Services, Inc., Class A      16,484  
  47,349      SFL Corp. Ltd. (Norway)      436,558  
  13,097      SM Energy Co.      456,168  
  8,905      Talos Energy, Inc.*      168,126  
  4,225      Teekay Corp. (Bermuda)*      19,181  
  8,739      Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A (Canada)*      269,249  
  9,382      TETRA Technologies, Inc.*      32,462  
  1,012      US Silica Holdings, Inc.*      12,650  
  22,910      W&T Offshore, Inc.*      127,838  
     

 

 

 
        8,474,209  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.4%  
  9,501      Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)*      316,193  
  592      Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A      57,104  
  4,556      Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.      41,642  
     

 

 

 
        414,939  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 2.2%  
  635      B&G Foods, Inc.      7,080  
  5,721      Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.      311,508  
  943      Celsius Holdings, Inc.*      98,110  
  865      Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.      443,191  
  2,129      Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.      55,758  
  5,825      Hostess Brands, Inc.*      130,713  
  7,296      John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      593,311  
  47,488      Primo Water Corp.      737,964  
  2,098      Turning Point Brands, Inc.      45,380  
     

 

 

 
        2,423,015  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 7.8%  
  3,979      AdaptHealth Corp.*      76,476  
  569      Addus HomeCare Corp.*      56,610  
  18,629      AirSculpt Technologies, Inc.(a)      68,927  
  5,542      AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*      569,829  
  6,561      AngioDynamics, Inc.*      90,345  
  4,245      Artivion, Inc.*      51,449  
  4,747      AtriCure, Inc.*      210,672  
  11,137      Avanos Medical, Inc.*      301,367  
  8,565      Axonics, Inc.*      535,570  
  10,244      Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*      27,966  
  30,375      Cano Health, Inc.*      41,614  
  2,758      Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*      37,564  
  4,668      Castle Biosciences, Inc.*      109,885  
  17,045      Cerus Corp.*      62,214  
  52,362      Community Health Systems, Inc.*      226,204  
  519      CorVel Corp.*      75,426  
  3,641      Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*      96,741  
  1,113      Ensign Group, Inc. (The)      105,301  
  10,164      Figs, Inc., Class A*      68,404  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Health Care Equipment & Services – (continued)  
  411      Glaukos Corp.*    17,953  
  24,558      Health Catalyst, Inc.*      261,052  
  791      HealthEquity, Inc.*      48,757  
  7,017      HealthStream, Inc.*      174,302  
  21,269      Hims & Hers Health, Inc.*      136,334  
  6,242      Inari Medical, Inc.*      396,742  
  3,147      Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*      792,666  
  3,942      iRadimed Corp.      111,519  
  2,620      Joint Corp. (The)*      36,628  
  2,619      LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.      120,526  
  7,582      LivaNova PLC*      421,104  
  2,435      National HealthCare Corp.      144,883  
  6,290      Nevro Corp.*      249,084  
  4,288      NuVasive, Inc.*      176,837  
  29,769      OPKO Health, Inc.*      37,211  
  12,501      Option Care Health, Inc.*      376,155  
  4,386      Owens & Minor, Inc.*      85,659  
  2,535      Pennant Group, Inc. (The)*      27,834  
  20,415      PetIQ, Inc.*      188,226  
  3,208      Phreesia, Inc.*      103,811  
  401      Progyny, Inc.*      12,491  
  331      RadNet, Inc.*      6,233  
  7,635      Select Medical Holdings Corp.      189,577  
  2,999      Shockwave Medical, Inc.*      616,624  
  5,478      Surgery Partners, Inc.*      152,617  
  5,532      Surmodics, Inc.*      188,752  
  2,165      Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.*      24,854  
  1,397      TransMedics Group, Inc.*      86,223  
  3,384      Utah Medical Products, Inc.      340,194  
  7,018      Varex Imaging Corp.*      142,465  
  19,571      ViewRay, Inc.*      87,678  
     

 

 

 
        8,567,555  

 

 

 
Household & Personal Products – 0.1%  
  11,490      Beauty Health Co. (The)*      104,559  
  3,474      Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.*      51,693  
     

 

 

 
        156,252  

 

 

 
Insurance – 4.6%  
  19,214      American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      876,543  
  11,577      AMERISAFE, Inc.      601,657  
  1,334      BRP Group, Inc., Class A*      33,537  
  35,479      CNO Financial Group, Inc.      810,695  
  29,733      Crawford & Co., Class A      165,315  
  16,663      Employers Holdings, Inc.      718,675  
  8,511      Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*      45,023  
  15,880      Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A*      545,319  
  887      Investors Title Co.      130,877  
  278      Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.      72,703  
  7,099      Palomar Holdings, Inc.*      320,591  
  9,156      ProAssurance Corp.      159,955  
  12,313      Stewart Information Services Corp.      526,134  
  1,254      Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.      13,280  
     

 

 

 
        5,020,304  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   69


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Materials – 4.0%  
  2,208      Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.    $ 323,229  
  9,411      Aspen Aerogels, Inc.*      110,956  
  988      ATI, Inc.*      29,502  
  79,754      Coeur Mining, Inc.*      267,974  
  11,905      Constellium SE*      140,836  
  42,880      Diversey Holdings Ltd.*      182,669  
  4,951      Innospec, Inc.      509,260  
  9,241      LSB Industries, Inc.*      122,905  
  11,425      Minerals Technologies, Inc.      693,726  
  2,313      Piedmont Lithium, Inc.*      101,818  
  26,715      Summit Materials, Inc., Class A*      758,439  
  2,065      Sylvamo Corp.      100,338  
  13,423      TimkenSteel Corp.*      243,896  
  7,003      Tronox Holdings PLC      96,011  
  857      United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.      120,631  
  16,908      Warrior Met Coal, Inc.      585,693  
     

 

 

 
        4,387,883  

 

 

 
Media & Entertainment – 2.2%  
  7,105      Bumble, Inc., Class A*      149,560  
  1,494      Cardlytics, Inc.*      8,636  
  29,161      Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.*      30,619  
  130      Daily Journal Corp.*      32,567  
  7,491      DHI Group, Inc.*      39,628  
  23,090      EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A*      304,557  
  15,579      Gray Television, Inc.      174,329  
  2,040      Integral Ad Science Holding Corp.*      17,932  
  3,470      Magnite, Inc.*      36,747  
  9,357      Scholastic Corp.      369,227  
  3,610      Shutterstock, Inc.      190,319  
  5,526      Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A      85,708  
  7,505      TechTarget, Inc.*      330,670  
  12,065      Thryv Holdings, Inc.*      229,235  
  48,798      Vimeo, Inc.*      167,377  
  13,748      ZipRecruiter, Inc., Class A*      225,742  
     

 

 

 
        2,392,853  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 9.2%  
  7,933      2seventy bio, Inc.*      74,332  
  12,451      ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      198,220  
  4,438      Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.*      69,898  
  25,105      Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.*      191,802  
  13,320      Alector, Inc.*      122,943  
  32,422      Alkermes PLC*      847,187  
  3,920      ALX Oncology Holdings, Inc.*      44,178  
  39,257      Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.*      479,328  
  4,207      Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      117,880  
  7,257      Anavex Life Sciences Corp.*(a)      67,200  
  4,966      Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      256,792  
  2,887      Arcus Biosciences, Inc.*      59,703  
  4,070      Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      165,079  
  6,214      Arvinas, Inc.*      212,581  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – (continued)  
  5,177      Athira Pharma, Inc.*    16,411  
  6,695      Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Canada)*      28,922  
  252      Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.*      19,437  
  12,616      BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      144,832  
  5,212      Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.*      39,715  
  1,679      Cassava Sciences, Inc.*(a)      49,598  
  8,206      Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      152,632  
  1,025      Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.*      45,684  
  25,244      Codexis, Inc.*      117,637  
  5,270      CTI BioPharma Corp.*      31,673  
  3,117      Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      51,088  
  11,354      Denali Therapeutics, Inc.*      315,755  
  2,505      Design Therapeutics, Inc.*(a)      25,701  
  3,399      DICE Therapeutics, Inc.*      106,049  
  3,249      Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      94,968  
  3,908      Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc.*      34,937  
  3,660      Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      170,263  
  6,717      Erasca, Inc.*      28,950  
  7,855      Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.*      48,937  
  7,145      Fate Therapeutics, Inc.*      72,093  
  16,126      Generation Bio Co.*      63,375  
  19,933      Gossamer Bio, Inc.*(a)      43,255  
  5,188      Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.*      285,859  
  3,817      Heron Therapeutics, Inc.*(a)      9,542  
  5,262      IGM Biosciences, Inc.*      89,507  
  18,109      ImmunoGen, Inc.*      89,821  
  312      Inhibrx, Inc.*      7,688  
  10,151      Insmed, Inc.*      202,817  
  6,376      Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      78,871  
  38,525      Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.*      246,175  
  3,224      iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.*      62,965  
  751      IVERIC bio, Inc.*      16,079  
  14,134      KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      95,546  
  1,901      Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.*      373,546  
  3,593      Keros Therapeutics, Inc.*      172,536  
  10,249      Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Class A*      153,530  
  10,687      Kodiak Sciences, Inc.*      76,519  
  1,814      Kura Oncology, Inc.*      22,512  
  684      Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      198,531  
  3,521      Medpace Holdings, Inc.*(c)      747,896  
  8,952      MeiraGTx Holdings PLC*      58,367  
  2,573      Morphic Holding, Inc.*      68,828  
  1,761      Myriad Genetics, Inc.*      25,552  
  8,909      NanoString Technologies, Inc.*      71,005  
  11,953      Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.*      131,244  
  23,919      Organogenesis Holdings, Inc.*      64,342  
  3,968      Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)      44,521  
  24,321      Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A      326,145  
  11,834      PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      102,956  
  36,356      Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.*      86,527  
  1,055      Prometheus Biosciences, Inc.*      116,050  
  11,041      PTC Therapeutics, Inc.*      421,435  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – (continued)  
  2,871      Rallybio Corp.*    $ 18,862  
  2,931      RAPT Therapeutics, Inc.*      58,034  
  3,203      Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*      122,162  
  15,200      Sana Biotechnology, Inc.*(a)      60,040  
  5,129      SIGA Technologies, Inc.      37,749  
  37,795      Sutro Biopharma, Inc.*      305,384  
  38,305      Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      283,074  
  588      Vaxcyte, Inc.*      28,195  
  1,581      Vir Biotechnology, Inc.*      40,015  
  528      Xencor, Inc.*      13,749  
     

 

 

 
        10,023,211  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 7.0%  
  22,763      Brandywine Realty Trust REIT      139,993  
  47,170      Chatham Lodging Trust REIT      578,776  
  7,931      Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. REIT      283,930  
  71,748      DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT      587,616  
  24,830      Equity Commonwealth REIT      620,005  
  8,510      Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      199,730  
  2,842      Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. REIT      73,693  
  1,644      Global Medical REIT, Inc. REIT      15,585  
  14,258      Hersha Hospitality Trust, Class A REIT      121,478  
  20,281      Independence Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      341,938  
  61,362      LXP Industrial Trust REIT      614,847  
  5,516      Macerich Co. (The) REIT      62,110  
  14,721      Newmark Group, Inc., Class A      117,326  
  13,904      NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. REIT      605,102  
  40,467      Outfront Media, Inc. REIT      670,943  
  61,556      RLJ Lodging Trust REIT      651,878  
  15,322      Service Properties Trust REIT      111,697  
  14,001      St Joe Co. (The)      541,139  
  26,571      STAG Industrial, Inc. REIT      858,509  
  1,852      Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT      33,225  
  4,071      Terreno Realty Corp. REIT      231,518  
  34,157      Uniti Group, Inc. REIT      188,888  
     

 

 

 
        7,649,926  

 

 

 
Retailing – 2.7%  
  3,416      Aaron’s Co., Inc. (The)      40,821  
  9,497      Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*      217,576  
  25,650      aka Brands Holding Corp.*(a)      32,575  
  4,433      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.      61,885  
  6,850      Arko Corp.      59,321  
  624      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*      111,852  
  3,453      Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*      215,882  
  7,638      Buckle, Inc. (The)      346,383  
  18,349      CarParts.com, Inc.*      114,865  
  615      Children’s Place, Inc. (The)*      22,398  
  55      Dillard’s, Inc., Class A      17,776  
  3,340      Murphy USA, Inc.(c)      933,664  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Retailing – (continued)  
  1,126      Overstock.com, Inc.*    21,799  
  1,327      PetMed Express, Inc.      23,488  
  103,948      RealReal, Inc. (The)*      129,935  
  8,199      Revolve Group, Inc.*      182,510  
  6,086      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*      76,197  
  6,257      Urban Outfitters, Inc.*      149,229  
  143      Winmark Corp.      33,724  
  3,941      Xometry, Inc., Class A*      127,018  
     

 

 

 
        2,918,898  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.0%  
  392      Ambarella, Inc.*      32,234  
  9,215      Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*      731,302  
  748      Cohu, Inc.*      23,973  
  5,961      Diodes, Inc.*      453,871  
  6,935      FormFactor, Inc.*      154,165  
  909      Ichor Holdings Ltd.*      24,379  
  12,743      MaxLinear, Inc.*      432,625  
  3,266      Power Integrations, Inc.      234,238  
  2,716      Semtech Corp.*      77,922  
  816      Synaptics, Inc.*      77,651  
     

 

 

 
        2,242,360  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 9.3%  
  11,851      A10 Networks, Inc.      197,082  
  8,043      Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.*      397,968  
  3,901      Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A*      177,378  
  14,997      American Software, Inc., Class A      220,156  
  16,382      Amplitude, Inc., Class A*      197,895  
  11,981      Asana, Inc., Class A*      164,978  
  3,464      Blackbaud, Inc.*      203,891  
  1,900      Box, Inc., Class A*      59,147  
  2,937      Cass Information Systems, Inc.      134,573  
  12,762      Clear Secure, Inc., Class A      350,062  
  11,653      CommVault Systems, Inc.*      732,275  
  3,107      Conduent, Inc.*      12,583  
  4,528      Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.*      243,425  
  1,621      Domo, Inc., Class B*      23,083  
  27,699      Duck Creek Technologies, Inc.*      333,773  
  2,241      Ebix, Inc.      44,730  
  2,171      EngageSmart, Inc.*      38,210  
  93      Envestnet, Inc.*      5,738  
  15,313      EVERTEC, Inc. (Puerto Rico)      495,835  
  4,727      ExlService Holdings, Inc.*      800,896  
  3,581      Hackett Group, Inc. (The)      72,945  
  10,427      I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A*      253,793  
  2,141      Information Services Group, Inc.      9,849  
  12,936      Instructure Holdings, Inc.*(a)      303,220  
  11,230      Maximus, Inc.      823,496  
  124      MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A*      17,555  
  4,729      Model N, Inc.*      191,808  
  6,448      Momentive Global, Inc.*      45,136  
  5,847      PagerDuty, Inc.*      155,296  
  4,357      Perficient, Inc.*      304,249  
  1,333      PowerSchool Holdings, Inc., Class A*      30,766  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   71


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Software & Services – (continued)  
  9,005      PROS Holdings, Inc.*    $ 218,461  
  13,086      Q2 Holdings, Inc.*      351,621  
  1,183      Qualys, Inc.*      132,768  
  5,701      Rapid7, Inc.*      193,720  
  13,397      Sabre Corp.*      82,793  
  4,349      Sapiens International Corp. NV (Israel)      80,370  
  784      Sprout Social, Inc., Class A*      44,265  
  6,105      SPS Commerce, Inc.*      784,065  
  13,287      StoneCo Ltd., Class A (Brazil)*      125,429  
  16,068      Tenable Holdings, Inc.*      612,994  
  1,171      Tucows, Inc., Class A*(a)      39,720  
  5,751      Unisys Corp.*      29,388  
  3,030      Verint Systems, Inc.*      109,928  
  1,817      Workiva, Inc.*      152,573  
  9,794      Yext, Inc.*      63,955  
  18,949      Zuora, Inc., Class A*      120,516  
     

 

 

 
        10,184,357  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 3.0%  
  1,293      Belden, Inc.      92,967  
  3,955      Benchmark Electronics, Inc.      105,559  
  2,691      Clearfield, Inc.*      253,331  
  4,382      Corsair Gaming, Inc.*(a)      59,464  
  9,531      ePlus, Inc.*      422,033  
  9,456      Extreme Networks, Inc.*      173,139  
  4,138      Fabrinet (Thailand)*      530,574  
  2,780      Identiv, Inc.*      20,127  
  5,011      NetScout Systems, Inc.*      162,908  
  2,401      PC Connection, Inc.      112,607  
  2,676      Sanmina Corp.*      153,308  
  9,072      Super Micro Computer, Inc.*      744,811  
  4,193      TTM Technologies, Inc.*      63,230  
  10,574      Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.      228,081  
  5,234      Vishay Precision Group, Inc.*      202,294  
     

 

 

 
        3,324,433  

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services – 0.3%  
  40,720      Globalstar, Inc.*      54,158  
  6,076      Iridium Communications, Inc.*      312,306  
     

 

 

 
        366,464  

 

 

 
Transportation – 1.8%  
  412      ArcBest Corp.      28,856  
  63,127      Costamare, Inc. (Monaco)      585,818  
  3,507      Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.      175,140  
  18,884      Golden Ocean Group Ltd. (Norway)(a)      164,102  
  29,664      Marten Transport Ltd.      586,754  
  5,232      PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*      135,509  
  93,121      Safe Bulkers, Inc. (Greece)      270,982  
     

 

 

 
        1,947,161  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Utilities – 0.8%  
  8,796      Montauk Renewables, Inc.*    97,020  
  9,936      ONE Gas, Inc.      752,354  
     

 

 

 
        849,374  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $107,038,771)    $ 107,218,435  

 

 

 

 

Shares    Dividend
Rate
   Value  
Investment Company – 0.8%(b)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund — Institutional Shares

 

852,072    4.159%    $ 852,072  
(Cost $852,072)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITIES LENDING REINVESTMENT VEHICLE

 

(Cost $107,890,843)    $ 108,070,507  

 

 
     
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle – 0.9%(b)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund — Institutional Shares

 

1,025,843    4.159%    $ 1,025,843  
(Cost $1,025,843)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.6%

 

(Cost $108,916,686)    $ 109,096,350  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES – 0.4%

     397,490  

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 109,493,840  

 

 

 

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.
(c)   All or portion of security is pledged as collateral for futures contracts. Total market value of securities pledged as collateral on futures contracts amounts to $704,050, which represents approximately 0.6% of net assets as of December 31, 2022.

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
PLC   —Public Limited Company
REIT   —Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST SMALL CAP EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

FUTURES CONTRACTS — As of December 31, 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

       20          03/17/23        $ 1,770,900        $ (40,753

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   73


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND

 

Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 98.8%  
Automobiles & Components – 2.2%  
  14,661      Aptiv PLC*    $ 1,365,379  
  30,945      Tesla, Inc.*      3,811,805  
     

 

 

 
        5,177,184  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 2.1%  
  11,520      Boeing Co. (The)*      2,194,445  
  6,713      Deere & Co.      2,878,266  
     

 

 

 
        5,072,711  

 

 

 
Commercial & Professional Services – 1.3%  
  10,325      Verisk Analytics, Inc.      1,821,536  
  9,444      Waste Connections, Inc.      1,251,897  
     

 

 

 
        3,073,433  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 2.6%  
  6,220      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*      1,992,763  
  34,571      NIKE, Inc., Class B      4,045,153  
     

 

 

 
        6,037,916  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 2.0%  
  1,249      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*      1,732,975  
  11,453      McDonald’s Corp.      3,018,209  
     

 

 

 
        4,751,184  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 1.8%  
  40,345      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      3,359,125  
  8,046      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      825,439  
     

 

 

 
        4,184,564  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 4.1%  
  57,376      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      3,649,688  
  34,170      McCormick & Co., Inc.      2,832,351  
  15,802      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      1,053,203  
  22,425      Monster Beverage Corp.*      2,276,810  
     

 

 

 
        9,812,052  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 8.4%  
  71,262      Boston Scientific Corp.*      3,297,293  
  5,556      Humana, Inc.      2,845,728  
  6,263      Insulet Corp.*      1,843,764  
  13,642      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      3,619,905  
  13,083      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      6,936,345  
  8,946      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*      1,443,705  
     

 

 

 
        19,986,740  

 

 

 
Household & Personal Products – 2.8%  
  7,715      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      1,914,169  
  30,748      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      4,660,167  
     

 

 

 
        6,574,336  

 

 

 
Materials – 4.3%  
  26,817      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      1,019,046  
  8,890      Linde PLC (United Kingdom)      2,899,740  
  5,290      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      1,787,862  
  19,010      Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      4,511,643  
     

 

 

 
        10,218,291  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Media & Entertainment – 5.6%  
  63,129      Alphabet, Inc., Class A*    5,569,872  
  66,102      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      5,865,230  
  17,878      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*      1,246,812  
  59,253      Snap, Inc., Class A*      530,314  
     

 

 

 
        13,212,228  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 8.6%  
  5,018      Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      1,192,528  
  3,150      Argenx SE ADR (Netherlands)*      1,193,315  
  21,347      AstraZeneca PLC ADR (United Kingdom)      1,447,327  
  15,472      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*      1,601,197  
  26,143      Catalent, Inc.*      1,176,696  
  8,255      Danaher Corp.      2,191,042  
  16,332      Eli Lilly & Co.      5,974,899  
  14,091      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      1,209,712  
  7,971      Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*      1,032,882  
  17,972      Seagen, Inc.*      2,309,582  
  4,788      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      1,126,856  
     

 

 

 
        20,456,036  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 1.8%  
  10,852      American Tower Corp. REIT      2,299,105  
  3,038      Equinix, Inc. REIT      1,989,981  
     

 

 

 
        4,289,086  

 

 

 
Retailing – 7.6%  
  140,644      Amazon.com, Inc.*      11,814,096  
  12,427      Etsy, Inc.*      1,488,506  
  5,438      RH*      1,452,979  
  28,159      Ross Stores, Inc.      3,268,415  
     

 

 

 
        18,023,996  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 6.4%  
  7,580      KLA Corp.      2,857,887  
  66,477      Marvell Technology, Inc.      2,462,308  
  57,547      NVIDIA Corp.      8,409,919  
  15,578      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      971,600  
  6,676      Wolfspeed, Inc.*      460,911  
     

 

 

 
        15,162,625  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 23.6%  
  14,480      Accenture PLC, Class A      3,863,843  
  4,171      Adobe, Inc.*      1,403,667  
  7,582      Atlassian Corp., Class A*      975,652  
  10,875      Bill.com Holdings, Inc.*      1,184,940  
  2,370      HubSpot, Inc.*      685,238  
  21,205      Mastercard, Inc., Class A      7,373,615  
  109,466      Microsoft Corp.      26,252,136  
  26,979      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      1,921,444  
  31,978      Salesforce, Inc.*      4,239,963  
  7,220      ServiceNow, Inc.*      2,803,309  
  10,594      Snowflake, Inc., Class A*      1,520,663  
  15,190      Visa, Inc., Class A      3,155,874  
  5,654      Zscaler, Inc.*      632,683  
     

 

 

 
        56,013,027  

 

 

 

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND

 

 

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 11.4%  
  27,156      Amphenol Corp., Class A    $ 2,067,658  
  191,805      Apple, Inc.      24,921,223  
     

 

 

 
        26,988,881  

 

 

 
Transportation – 2.2%  
  10,630      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      3,016,581  
  6,209      Union Pacific Corp.      1,285,698  
  5,825      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      1,012,618  
     

 

 

 
        5,314,897  

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  
  (Cost $133,684,078)    $ 234,349,187  

 

 

 

 

Shares    Dividend
Rate
   Value  
Investment Company – 1.2%(a)  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund — Institutional Shares

 

2,849,066    4.159%    $ 2,849,066  
(Cost $2,849,066)

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.0%

 

(Cost $136,533,144)    $ 237,198,253  

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES – 0.0%

     83,654  

 

 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 237,281,907  

 

 

 

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.   75


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Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – 99.3%  
Automobiles & Components – 2.3%  
  14,646      Aptiv PLC*    $ 1,363,982  
  92,590      General Motors Co.      3,114,728  
  16,514      Tesla, Inc.*      2,034,194  
     

 

 

 
        6,512,904  

 

 

 
Banks – 1.2%  
  35,828      East West Bancorp, Inc.      2,361,065  
  1,773      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      237,759  
  15,773      Webster Financial Corp.      746,694  
  3,792      Western Alliance Bancorp      225,852  
     

 

 

 
        3,571,370  

 

 

 
Capital Goods – 6.9%  
  25,222      AMETEK, Inc.      3,524,018  
  4,878      Fastenal Co.      230,827  
  13,813      General Dynamics Corp.      3,427,143  
  73,500      Howmet Aerospace, Inc.      2,896,635  
  51,838      Johnson Controls International PLC      3,317,632  
  8,407      Lockheed Martin Corp.      4,089,921  
  19,344      nVent Electric PLC      744,164  
  6,188      Trane Technologies PLC      1,040,141  
  895      United Rentals, Inc.*      318,101  
     

 

 

 
        19,588,582  

 

 

 
Commercial & Professional Services – 0.8%  
  17,692      Republic Services, Inc.      2,282,091  

 

 

 
Consumer Durables & Apparel – 0.1%  
  2,459      Whirlpool Corp.      347,850  

 

 

 
Consumer Services – 0.9%  
  1,608      Boyd Gaming Corp.      87,684  
  12,877      Marriott International, Inc., Class A      1,917,257  
  5,760      Wynn Resorts Ltd.*      475,027  
     

 

 

 
        2,479,968  

 

 

 
Diversified Financials – 7.7%  
  3,201      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      996,695  
  75,339      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      3,429,431  
  18,979      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*      5,862,613  
  16,688      Capital One Financial Corp.      1,551,317  
  19,979      CME Group, Inc.      3,359,669  
  14,674      Corebridge Financial, Inc.      294,360  
  2,815      Discover Financial Services      275,391  
  8,925      Equitable Holdings, Inc.      256,148  
  3,258      MSCI, Inc.      1,515,524  
  29,016      Stifel Financial Corp.      1,693,664  
  77,422      Synchrony Financial      2,544,087  
     

 

 

 
        21,778,899  

 

 

 
Energy – 5.4%  
  4,971      APA Corp.      232,046  
  10,602      EOG Resources, Inc.      1,373,171  
  9,045      Exxon Mobil Corp.      997,664  
  27,541      Halliburton Co.      1,083,738  
  3,185      Hess Corp.      451,697  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Energy – (continued)  
  114,414      Kinder Morgan, Inc.    2,068,605  
  21,441      Marathon Oil Corp.      580,408  
  11,844      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      1,378,523  
  14,316      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      3,269,631  
  19,262      Schlumberger Ltd.      1,029,747  
  84,347      Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      2,775,016  
     

 

 

 
        15,240,246  

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.5%  
  2,908      Costco Wholesale Corp.      1,327,502  

 

 

 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco – 3.4%  
  6,314      Altria Group, Inc.      288,613  
  60,150      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      4,008,997  
  14,580      PepsiCo, Inc.      2,634,023  
  27,417      Philip Morris International, Inc.      2,774,875  
     

 

 

 
        9,706,508  

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Services – 9.1%  
  78,659      Boston Scientific Corp.*      3,639,552  
  36,961      Centene Corp.*      3,031,172  
  2,971      Cigna Corp.      984,411  
  39,669      CVS Health Corp.      3,696,754  
  8,037      Elevance Health, Inc.      4,122,740  
  6,783      Humana, Inc.      3,474,185  
  5,305      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*      1,407,682  
  50,606      Medtronic PLC      3,933,098  
  2,788      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      1,478,142  
  607      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      85,520  
     

 

 

 
        25,853,256  

 

 

 
Household & Personal Products – 0.4%  
  9,167      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      1,244,420  

 

 

 
Insurance – 3.2%  
  10,203      American Financial Group, Inc.      1,400,668  
  18,645      Chubb Ltd.      4,113,087  
  4,193      Lincoln National Corp.      128,809  
  21,658      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      3,583,966  
     

 

 

 
        9,226,530  

 

 

 
Materials – 2.5%  
  3,802      Eagle Materials, Inc.      505,096  
  8,260      Element Solutions, Inc.      150,249  
  803      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      84,187  
  6,430      Linde PLC (United Kingdom)      2,097,337  
  27,745      Mosaic Co. (The)      1,217,173  
  1,344      Nucor Corp.      177,153  
  10,923      Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      2,592,356  
  1,192      Vulcan Materials Co.      208,731  
     

 

 

 
        7,032,282  

 

 

 
Media & Entertainment – 4.1%  
  70,087      Alphabet, Inc., Class C*      6,218,819  
  5,856      Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*      1,985,770  

 

 

 

 

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


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Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Media & Entertainment – (continued)  
  16,309      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*    $ 1,137,390  
  6,778      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*      815,665  
  305      Netflix, Inc.*      89,938  
  52,722      News Corp., Class A      959,540  
  9,734      Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A*      436,375  
     

 

 

 
        11,643,497  

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – 9.8%  
  355      AbbVie, Inc.      57,371  
  69,063      Avantor, Inc.*      1,456,539  
  4,834      Biogen, Inc.*      1,338,631  
  51,663      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      3,717,153  
  17,303      Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*      211,443  
  45,257      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      3,885,313  
  29,002      Incyte Corp.*      2,329,441  
  39,418      Johnson & Johnson      6,963,190  
  6,346      Merck & Co., Inc.      704,089  
  508      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*      734,288  
  7,853      Pfizer, Inc.      402,388  
  1,967      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      1,419,171  
  19,528      Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A      771,746  
  354      United Therapeutics Corp.*      98,444  
  12,596      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*      3,637,473  
     

 

 

 
        27,726,680  

 

 

 
Real Estate – 5.6%  
  16,616      Camden Property Trust REIT      1,858,998  
  5,272      Crown Castle, Inc. REIT      715,094  
  12,594      CubeSmart REIT      506,908  
  108,180      Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      1,736,289  
  12,131      Life Storage, Inc. REIT      1,194,904  
  12,852      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT      2,017,635  
  43,822      National Storage Affiliates Trust REIT      1,582,851  
  43,872      Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      517,251  
  11,888      Public Storage REIT      3,330,899  
  8,348      SBA Communications Corp. REIT      2,340,028  
     

 

 

 
        15,800,857  

 

 

 
Retailing – 4.5%  
  110,393      Amazon.com, Inc.*      9,273,012  
  1,217      AutoZone, Inc.*      3,001,341  
  3,901      Chewy, Inc., Class A*      144,649  
  3,767      LKQ Corp.      201,195  
  10,501      Macy’s, Inc.      216,846  
     

 

 

 
        12,837,043  

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.4%  
  2,104      Analog Devices, Inc.      345,119  
  5,427      Applied Materials, Inc.      528,481  
  5,497      Broadcom, Inc.      3,073,538  
  3,201      Lam Research Corp.      1,345,380  
  15,138      Microchip Technology, Inc.      1,063,445  
  4,194      Micron Technology, Inc.      209,616  
  923      Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      326,382  

 

 

 
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (continued)  
  6,456      NVIDIA Corp.    943,480  
  6,647      NXP Semiconductors NV (China)      1,050,425  
  13,141      ON Semiconductor Corp.*      819,604  
     

 

 

 
        9,705,470  

 

 

 
Software & Services – 15.4%  
  12,338      Accenture PLC, Class A      3,292,272  
  13,376      Adobe, Inc.*      4,501,425  
  2,002      Autodesk, Inc.*      374,114  
  16,980      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A      971,086  
  21,861      Fortinet, Inc.*      1,068,784  
  4,178      Gartner, Inc.*      1,404,393  
  7,629      International Business Machines Corp.      1,074,850  
  4,933      Intuit, Inc.      1,920,022  
  54,158      Microsoft Corp.      12,988,172  
  7,737      NCR Corp.*      181,123  
  18,992      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*      2,650,144  
  2,794      Paycom Software, Inc.*      867,006  
  34,435      PayPal Holdings, Inc.*      2,452,461  
  4,432      Roper Technologies, Inc.      1,915,023  
  1,687      Salesforce, Inc.*      223,679  
  6,438      ServiceNow, Inc.*      2,499,682  
  9,767      Snowflake, Inc., Class A*      1,401,955  
  15,797      VeriSign, Inc.*      3,245,336  
  1,828      Visa, Inc., Class A      379,785  
  6,120      Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A*      414,569  
     

 

 

 
        43,825,881  

 

 

 
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 8.6%  
  111,423      Apple, Inc.      14,477,190  
  1,257      Arista Networks, Inc.*      152,537  
  90,057      Cisco Systems, Inc.      4,290,316  
  89,940      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      1,435,442  
  7,468      Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*      199,844  
  8,729      TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)      1,002,089  
  7,017      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*      2,806,169  
     

 

 

 
        24,363,587  

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services – 0.2%  
  30,425      Liberty Global PLC, Class C (United Kingdom)*      591,158  

 

 

 
Transportation – 3.2%  
  120,659      CSX Corp.      3,738,016  
  12,685      Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.      664,821  
  5,528      Ryder System, Inc.      461,975  
  20,765      Union Pacific Corp.      4,299,808  
     

 

 

 
        9,164,620  

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   77


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

Shares      Description    Value  
Common Stocks – (continued)  
Utilities – 0.1%  
  5,102      Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A    $ 140,509  
  3,971      CMS Energy Corp.      251,483  
     

 

 

 
        391,992  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.3%  
  (Cost $247,886,423)    $ 282,243,193  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES – 0.7%

     1,865,165  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%    $ 284,108,358  

 

 

 

 

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 — As of December 31, 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          03/17/23        $ 579,150        $ (16,178

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

     Equity
Index Fund
     International
Equity Insights
Fund
    Large Cap
Value Fund
     Mid Cap
Growth Fund
 
          
Assets:                

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $45,445,384, $89,264,313, $336,321,975 and $44,383,098, respectively)(a)

   $ 160,142,717      $ 91,630,714     $ 380,265,133      $ 49,646,471  

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $174,699, $—, $394,821 and $2,865,404, respectively)

     583,746              394,821        2,865,404  

Investments in affiliated securities lending reinvestment vehicle, at value which equals cost

            166,392               

Cash

     200,138        471,196       501,073        88,766  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $–, $1,077,587, $– and $–, respectively)

            1,089,749               

Receivables:

          

Dividends

     139,526        54,358       316,712        11,970  

Investments sold

     23,339              2,763,923         

Collateral on certain derivative contracts

     21,210        77,695               

Reimbursement from investment adviser

     11,624        7,189       2,322        13,370  

Fund shares sold

     9,228        1,878       88,925        91  

Securities lending income

     3        934               

Foreign tax reclaims

            343,284       1,920         

Variation margin on futures contracts

     8,286                      

Other assets

     355        10,221       649        74,860  
Total assets      161,140,172        93,853,610       384,335,478        52,700,932  
          
          
Liabilities:                

Variation margin on futures contracts

            6,263               

Payables:

          

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

     41,950        8,928       60,609        13,044  

Management fees

     32,879        85,731       226,516        36,641  

Fund shares redeemed

     1,422        49,202       317,542        73,376  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

            166,392               

Due to custodian

                         1,096  

Accrued expenses

     125,457        213,091       195,175        158,980  
Total liabilities      201,708        529,607       799,842        283,137  
          
          
Net Assets:                

Paid-in capital

     47,750,825        102,789,423       329,513,064        47,767,595  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     113,187,639        (9,465,420     54,022,572        4,650,200  
NET ASSETS    $ 160,938,464      $ 93,324,003     $ 383,535,636      $ 52,417,795  

Net Assets:

          

Institutional

   $      $ 59,170,293     $ 145,165,059      $ 1,132,280  

Service

     160,938,464        34,153,710       238,370,577        51,285,515  

Total Net Assets

   $ 160,938,464      $ 93,324,003     $ 383,535,636      $ 52,417,795  

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

          

Institutional

            7,722,382       17,404,359        121,508  

Service

     9,488,800        4,435,481       28,563,269        5,911,489  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

          

Institutional

     $—        $7.66       $8.34        $9.32  

Service

     16.96        7.70       8.35        8.68  

 

(a)

Includes loaned securities having a market value of $–, $151,139, $– and $–, for the Equity Index, International Equity Insights, Large Cap Value and Mid Cap Growth Funds respectively.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   79


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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

     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 $348,777,866, $107,038,771, $133,684,078 and $247,886,423, respectively)(a)

   $ 400,330,821      $ 107,218,435     $ 234,349,187      $ 282,243,193  

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,407,505, $852,072, $2,849,066 and $—, respectively)

     2,407,505        852,072       2,849,066         

Investments in affiliated securities lending reinvestment vehicle, at value which equals cost

            1,025,843               

Cash

            1,545,255       493,939        1,803,222  

Receivables:

          

Dividends

     509,170        103,233       56,537        400,959  

Fund shares sold

     92,967        81,583       21,253        88,903  

Collateral on certain derivative contracts

                         34,809  

Securities lending income

            1,436               

Foreign tax reclaims

            333              1,006  

Reimbursement from investment adviser

                  1,814        3,368  

Other assets

     64,393        790       472        26,552  
Total assets      403,404,856        110,828,980       237,772,268        284,602,012  
          
          
Liabilities:                

Variation margin on futures contracts

            6,200              1,613  

Payables:

          

Fund shares redeemed

     1,636,083        68,706       113,556        124,053  

Management fees

     272,188        66,172       147,667        133,879  

Due to Custodian (Overdraft)

     202,487                      

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

     32,072        6,975       34,722        17,292  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

            1,025,843               

Accrued expenses

     361,584        161,244       194,416        216,817  
Total liabilities      2,504,414        1,335,140       490,361        493,654  
          
          
Net Assets:                

Paid-in capital

     353,579,225        123,184,067       136,413,254        263,032,718  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     47,321,217        (13,690,227     100,868,653        21,075,640  
NET ASSETS    $ 400,900,442      $ 109,493,840     $ 237,281,907      $ 284,108,358  

Net Assets:

          

Institutional

   $ 311,440,444      $ 87,877,132     $ 122,076,728      $ 242,238,617  

Service

     89,459,998        21,616,708       115,205,179        41,869,741  

Total Net Assets

   $ 400,900,442      $ 109,493,840     $ 237,281,907      $ 284,108,358  

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

          

Institutional

     20,921,908        8,452,883       13,275,565        15,257,864  

Service

     5,937,014        2,105,048       12,632,721        2,613,983  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

          

Institutional

     $14.89        $10.40       $9.20        $15.88  

Service

     15.07        10.27       9.12        16.02  

 

(a)

Includes loaned securities having a market value of $–, $971,328, $– and $–, for the Mid Cap Value, Small Cap Equity Insights, Strategic Growth and U.S. Equity Insights Funds respectively.

 

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


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Statements of Operations

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

    

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 $704, $350,030, $— and $—, respectively)

   $ 2,866,128     $ 3,694,289     $ 8,630,966     $ 308,107  

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

     50       18,933       664       1,476  

Dividends — affiliated issuers

     15,832       312       32,584       42,543  
Total investment income      2,882,010       3,713,534       8,664,214       352,126  
        
        
Expenses:                

Management fees

     541,090       774,313       2,992,977       492,164  

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

     450,908       89,841       650,852       138,659  

Professional fees

     117,596       25,778       107,738       107,779  

Custody, accounting and administrative services

     68,802       90,585       82,058       65,838  

Transfer Agency fees(a)

     36,073       19,119       83,138       11,314  

Printing and mailing costs

     33,956       13,697       18,263       6,421  

Trustee fees

     27,538       27,461       27,952       27,302  

Other

     1,740       815       2,280       761  
Total expenses      1,277,703       1,041,609       3,965,258       850,238  

Less — expense reductions

     (404,739     (153,470     (443,677     (298,230
Net expenses      872,964       888,139       3,521,581       552,008  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      2,009,046       2,825,395       5,142,633       (199,882
        
        
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):                

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     12,213,495       (11,016,843     42,901,100       (375,140

Investments — affiliated issuers

     24,205                    

Futures contracts

     (159,530     (5,602            

Foreign currency transactions

           (171,791     (593      

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

        

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     (53,558,459     (6,503,922     (79,174,727     (18,870,736

Investments — affiliated issuers

     (98,831                  

Futures contracts

     (30,334     (27,620            

Foreign currency translations

           12,094       (114      
Net realized and unrealized loss      (41,609,454     (17,713,684     (36,274,334     (19,245,876
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (39,600,408   $ (14,888,289   $ (31,131,701   $ (19,445,758

(a) Class specific Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

     Transfer Agency Fees  

Fund

  

Institutional

    

Service

 

Equity Index Fund

   $      $ 36,073  

International Equity Insights Fund

     11,932        7,187  

Large Cap Value Fund

     31,070        52,068  

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     221        11,093  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   81


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Statements of Operations (continued)

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

     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 $—, $3,005, $600 and $5,217, respectively)

   $ 7,312,743     $ 1,617,232     $ 1,672,355     $ 4,514,105  

Dividends — affiliated issuers

     108,363       14,945       64,408       116  

Securities lending income — affiliated issuer

     230       48,700       1,837       110  
Total investment income      7,421,336       1,680,877       1,738,600       4,514,331  
        
        
Expenses:                

Management fees

     3,360,036       800,932       1,986,424       1,965,150  

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

     266,778       52,667       345,447       121,907  

Professional fees

     107,843       111,952       117,053       111,596  

Transfer Agency fees(a)

     87,274       22,884       55,956       63,392  

Custody, accounting and administrative services

     74,080       105,993       78,577       89,854  

Printing and mailing costs

     38,769       20,482       17,411       15,011  

Trustee fees

     28,020       27,420       27,716       27,798  

Other

     4,039       822       2,338       1,705  
Total expenses      3,966,839       1,143,152       2,630,922       2,396,413  

Less — expense reductions

     (66,638     (163,379     (209,742     (506,362
Net expenses      3,900,201       979,773       2,421,180       1,890,051  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)      3,521,135       701,104       (682,580     2,624,280  
        
        
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):                

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     41,579,679       (13,507,565     40,371,065       (12,667,828

Futures contracts

           (202,930           71,397  

Foreign currency transactions

                 (6      

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on:

        

Investments — unaffiliated issuers

     (104,300,273     (12,799,754     (166,086,540     (63,823,211

Futures contracts

           (50,928           (16,178
Net realized and unrealized loss      (62,720,594     (26,561,177     (125,715,481     (76,435,820
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (59,199,459   $ (25,860,073   $ (126,398,061   $ (73,811,540

(a) Class specific Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

 

     Transfer Agency Fees  

Fund

  

Institutional

    

Service

 

Mid Cap Value Fund

   $ 65,932      $ 21,342  

Small Cap Equity Insights Fund

     18,670        4,214  

Strategic Growth Fund

     28,320        27,636  

U.S. Equity Insights Fund

     53,639        9,753  

 

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


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Equity Index Fund      International Equity Insights Fund  
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
           
From operations:                

Net investment income

   $ 2,009,046      $ 1,849,037      $ 2,825,395    $ 2,199,515  

Net realized gain (loss)

     12,078,170        12,272,760        (11,194,236      14,733,699  

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

     (53,687,624      36,594,319        (6,519,448      (5,336,245
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (39,600,408      50,716,116        (14,888,289      11,596,969  
           
           
Distributions to shareholders:                

From distributable earnings:

           

Institutional Shares

                   (1,971,488      (3,288,959

Service Shares

     (13,438,499      (16,050,234      (1,049,519      (2,232,384
Total distributions to shareholders      (13,438,499      (16,050,234      (3,021,007      (5,521,343
           
           
From share transactions:                

Proceeds from sales of shares

     849,405        8,243,921        15,434,881        14,541,209  

Reinvestment of distributions

     13,438,499        16,050,234        3,021,007        5,521,343  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (21,222,827      (23,750,642      (14,773,365      (16,387,138
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions      (6,934,923      543,513        3,682,523        3,675,414  
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (59,973,830      35,209,395        (14,226,773      9,751,040  
           
           
Net Assets:                

Beginning of year

     220,912,294        185,702,899        107,550,776        97,799,736  

End of year

   $ 160,938,464      $ 220,912,294      $ 93,324,003      $ 107,550,776  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   83


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     Large Cap Value Fund      Mid Cap Growth Fund  
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
           
From operations:                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 5,142,633      $ 4,451,628      $ (199,882    $ (494,618

Net realized gain (loss)

     42,900,507        71,561,668        (375,140      13,222,693  

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

     (79,174,841      26,553,600        (18,870,736      (3,912,879
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (31,131,701      102,566,896        (19,445,758      8,815,196  
           
           
Distributions to shareholders:                

From distributable earnings:

           

Institutional Shares

     (16,379,536      (23,694,892      (39,168      (67,989

Service Shares

     (26,593,972      (40,039,323      (1,904,522      (13,375,264
Total distributions to shareholders      (42,973,508      (63,734,215      (1,943,690      (13,443,253
           
           
From share transactions:                

Proceeds from sales of shares

     18,097,425        16,916,259        7,276,149        3,372,373  

Reinvestment of distributions

     42,973,507        63,734,215        1,943,690        13,443,253  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (90,692,163      (91,861,106      (12,881,102      (17,004,840
Net decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions      (29,621,231      (11,210,632      (3,661,263      (189,214
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (103,726,440      27,622,049        (25,050,711      (4,817,271
           
           
Net Assets:                

Beginning of year

     487,262,076        459,640,027        77,468,506        82,285,777  

End of year

   $ 383,535,636      $ 487,262,076      $ 52,417,795      $ 77,468,506  

 

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


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     Mid Cap Value Fund      Small Cap Equity Insights Fund  
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
           
From operations:                

Net investment income

   $ 3,521,135      $ 2,016,725      $ 701,104      $ 374,184  

Net realized gain (loss)

     41,579,679        99,516,679        (13,710,495      26,133,672  

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

     (104,300,273      38,869,211        (12,850,682      (1,898,924
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (59,199,459      140,402,615        (25,860,073      24,608,932  
           
           
Distributions to shareholders:                

From distributable earnings:

           

Institutional Shares

     (50,260,812      (51,237,122      (1,287,501      (23,948,283

Service Shares

     (15,201,358      (22,180,324      (266,792      (4,659,058
Total distributions to shareholders      (65,462,170      (73,417,446      (1,554,293      (28,607,341
           
           
From share transactions:                

Proceeds from sales of shares

     93,206,792        13,454,928        21,488,587        30,972,672  

Reinvestment of distributions

     65,462,169        73,417,446        1,554,293        28,607,341  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (185,704,513      (87,544,935      (16,964,615      (26,877,758
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions      (27,035,552      (672,561      6,078,265        32,702,255  
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (151,697,181      66,312,608        (21,336,101      28,703,846  
           
           
Net Assets:                

Beginning of year

     552,597,623        486,285,015        130,829,941        102,126,095  

End of year

   $ 400,900,442      $ 552,597,623      $ 109,493,840      $ 130,829,941  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   85


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     Strategic Growth Fund      U.S. Equity Insights Fund  
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
           
From operations:                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (682,580    $ (1,856,695    $ 2,624,280      $ 2,738,157  

Net realized gain (loss)

     40,371,059        54,667,136        (12,596,431      77,080,399  

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

     (166,086,540      33,677,090        (63,839,389      10,800,923  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      (126,398,061      86,487,531        (73,811,540      90,619,479  
           
           
Distributions to shareholders:                

From distributable earnings:

           

Institutional Shares

     (23,862,524      (22,122,701      (3,548,809      (71,715,395

Service Shares

     (22,574,843      (31,302,896      (509,957      (13,647,143
Total distributions to shareholders      (46,437,367      (53,425,597      (4,058,766      (85,362,538
           
           
From share transactions:                

Proceeds from sales of shares

     20,861,765        14,745,884        19,568,290        24,061,285  

Reinvestment of distributions

     46,437,367        53,425,597        4,058,766        85,362,538  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (107,108,519      (76,950,698      (40,965,728      (57,104,159
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions      (39,809,387      (8,779,217      (17,338,672      52,319,664  
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (212,644,815      24,282,717        (95,208,978      57,576,605  
           
           
Net Assets:                

Beginning of year

     449,926,722        425,644,005        379,317,336        321,740,731  

End of year

   $ 237,281,907      $ 449,926,722      $ 284,108,358      $ 379,317,336  

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST EQUITY INDEX FUND

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Equity Index Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 22.59     $ 19.01     $ 17.50     $ 14.43     $ 16.60  

Net investment income(a)

    0.22       0.20       0.22       0.25       0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (4.33     5.14       2.89       4.18       (1.04

Total from investment operations

    (4.11     5.34       3.11       4.43       (0.79

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.21     (0.22     (0.23     (0.26     (0.27

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (1.31     (1.54     (1.37     (1.10     (1.11

Total distributions

    (1.52     (1.76     (1.60     (1.36     (1.38

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 16.96     $ 22.59     $ 19.01     $ 17.50     $ 14.43  

Total Return(b)

    (18.55 )%      28.20     17.84     30.85     (4.87 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 160,938     $ 220,912     $ 185,703     $ 179,542     $ 155,098  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.48     0.48     0.48     0.50     0.48

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.71     0.70     0.76     0.78     0.72

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.11     0.91     1.28     1.48     1.48

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    1     4     4     3     4

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(c)

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.   87


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.16     $ 8.62     $ 8.19     $ 7.08     $ 10.88  

Net investment income(a)

    0.25 (b)      0.21       0.12       0.17       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.49     0.83       0.43       1.14       (1.94

Total from investment operations

    (1.24     1.04       0.55       1.31       (1.75

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.26     (0.27     (0.12     (0.20     (0.21

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.23           (c)      (1.84

Total distributions

    (0.26     (0.50     (0.12     (0.20     (2.05

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 7.66     $ 9.16     $ 8.62     $ 8.19     $ 7.08  

Total Return(d)

    (13.55 )%      12.17     6.79     18.45     (16.28 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 59,170     $ 63,179     $ 50,114     $ 43,632     $ 37,829  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.83     0.85     0.87     0.90     0.87

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.99     1.14     1.37     1.31     1.23

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    3.09 %(b)      2.22     1.59     3.21     1.79

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    164     167     175     146     156

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.04 per share and 0.45% of average net assets.

(c)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(d)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.20     $ 8.66     $ 8.23     $ 7.11     $ 10.91  

Net investment income(a)

    0.22 (b)      0.19       0.10       0.15       0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.48     0.83       0.44       1.15       (1.93

Total from investment operations

    (1.26     1.02       0.54       1.30       (1.79

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.24     (0.25     (0.11     (0.18     (0.17

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

          (0.23           (c)      (1.84

Total distributions

    (0.24     (0.48     (0.11     (0.18     (2.01

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 7.70     $ 9.20     $ 8.66     $ 8.23     $ 7.11  

Total Return(d)

    (13.72 )%      11.81     6.53     18.23     (16.55 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 34,154     $ 44,372     $ 47,685     $ 48,884     $ 43,923  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.09     1.10     1.12     1.15     1.12

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.25     1.40     1.61     1.55     1.43

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.74 %(b)      1.97     1.30     1.89     1.30

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    164     167     175     146     156

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.04 per share and 0.45% of average net assets.

(c)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(d)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(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.   89


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.97     $ 9.27     $ 9.19     $ 7.67     $ 9.06  

Net investment income(a)

    0.13       0.11       0.12       0.13       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.72     2.09       0.24       1.86       (0.88

Total from investment operations

    (0.59     2.20       0.36       1.99       (0.76

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.13     (0.13     (0.12     (0.14     (0.12

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.91     (1.37     (0.16     (0.33     (0.51

Total distributions

    (1.04     (1.50     (0.28     (0.47     (0.63

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 8.34     $ 9.97     $ 9.27     $ 9.19     $ 7.67  

Total Return(b)

    (6.37 )%      24.13     3.97     25.93     (8.46 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 145,165     $ 179,541     $ 160,076     $ 163,814     $ 150,963  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.70     0.69     0.71     0.73     0.71

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.80     0.79     0.81     0.83     0.81

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.38     1.08     1.44     1.46     1.32

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    46     54     58     58     125

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(c)

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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.98     $ 9.27     $ 9.19     $ 7.67     $ 9.06  

Net investment income(a)

    0.11       0.09       0.10       0.11       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.72     2.09       0.24       1.85       (0.88

Total from investment operations

    (0.61     2.18       0.34       1.96       (0.78

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.11     (0.10     (0.10     (0.11     (0.10

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.91     (1.37     (0.16     (0.33     (0.51

Total distributions

    (1.02     (1.47     (0.26     (0.44     (0.61

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 8.35     $ 9.98     $ 9.27     $ 9.19     $ 7.67  

Total Return(b)

    (6.57 )%      23.93     3.73     25.61     (8.72 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 238,371     $ 307,721     $ 299,564     $ 306,058     $ 282,891  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.93     0.92     0.94     0.98     0.96

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.05     1.04     1.06     1.08     1.06

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.15     0.84     1.21     1.21     1.07

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    46     54     58     58     125

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(c)

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.   91


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MID CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,(a)  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.05     $ 13.93     $ 11.50     $ 10.51     $ 31.13  

Net investment loss(b)

    (0.02     (0.07     (0.04     (0.01     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (3.38     1.71       5.06       3.59       (1.30

Total from investment operations

    (3.40     1.64       5.02       3.58       (1.32

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.33     (2.52     (2.59     (2.59     (19.30

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 9.32     $ 13.05     $ 13.93     $ 11.50     $ 10.51  

Total Return(c)

    (26.20 )%      11.65     44.33     34.35     (4.17 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1,132     $ 483     $ 151     $ 94     $ 59  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.82     0.83     0.85     0.88     0.85

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.20     1.33     1.23     1.26     1.20

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.16 )%      (0.47 )%      (0.34 )%      (0.12 )%      (0.08 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    59     50     71     75     59

 

(a)

All per share amounts representing data prior to May 17, 2019 have been adjusted to reflect a 4 to 1 reverse stock split which occurred on that date.

(b)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(c)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MID CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,(a)  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 12.20     $ 13.19     $ 11.00     $ 10.15     $ 30.80  

Net investment loss(b)

    (0.03     (0.09     (0.06     (0.02     (0.07

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (3.16     1.62       4.84       3.46       (1.28

Total from investment operations

    (3.19     1.53       4.78       3.44       (1.35

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.33     (2.52     (2.59     (2.59     (19.30

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 8.68     $ 12.20     $ 13.19     $ 11.00     $ 10.15  

Total Return(c)

    (26.30 )%      11.48     44.16     34.06     (4.34 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 51,286     $ 76,986     $ 82,134     $ 73,406     $ 59,910  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.98     0.99     1.01     1.04     1.01

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.51     1.43     1.48     1.51     1.44

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.36 )%      (0.62 )%      (0.50 )%      (0.28 )%      (0.24 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    59     50     71     75     59

 

(a)

All per share amounts representing data prior to May 17, 2019 have been adjusted to reflect a 4 to 1 reverse stock split which occurred on that date.

(b)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(c)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(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.   93


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MID CAP VALUE FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 19.53     $ 17.23     $ 16.22     $ 12.89     $ 16.93  

Net investment income(a)

    0.16       0.09       0.10       0.13       0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.98     5.20       1.26       3.93       (1.86

Total from investment operations

    (1.82     5.29       1.36       4.06       (1.73

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.13     (0.10     (0.10     (0.13     (0.23

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (2.69     (2.89     (0.25     (0.60     (2.08

Total distributions

    (2.82     (2.99     (0.35     (0.73     (2.31

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 14.89     $ 19.53     $ 17.23     $ 16.22     $ 12.89  

Total Return(b)

    (9.99 )%      30.95     8.38     31.53     (10.46 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 311,440     $ 383,315     $ 327,376     $ 335,229     $ 300,056  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.83     0.83     0.84     0.87     0.84

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.85     0.85     0.90     0.90     0.86

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.89     0.46     0.68     0.85     0.75

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    75     63     111     89     109

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(c)

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.

 

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


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST MID CAP VALUE FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 19.73     $ 17.39     $ 16.37     $ 13.01     $ 16.95  

Net investment income(a)

    0.10       0.04       0.06       0.10       0.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.99     5.24       1.28       3.95       (1.84

Total from investment operations

    (1.89     5.28       1.34       4.05       (1.77

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.08     (0.05     (0.07     (0.09     (0.09

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (2.69     (2.89     (0.25     (0.60     (2.08

Total distributions

    (2.77     (2.94     (0.32     (0.69     (2.17

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 15.07     $ 19.73     $ 17.39     $ 16.37     $ 13.01  

Total Return(b)

    (10.23 )%      30.57     8.17     31.17     (10.70 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 89,460     $ 169,283     $ 158,909     $ 174,896     $ 76,835  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.08     1.08     1.09     1.12     1.09

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.10     1.10     1.14     1.16     1.11

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.56     0.21     0.39     0.66     0.42

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    75     63     111     89     109

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(c)

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.   95


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST SMALL CAP EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.08     $ 13.51     $ 12.62     $ 10.37     $ 13.66  

Net investment income(a)

    0.07 (b)      0.05 (c)      0.05       0.06       0.07 (d) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.59     3.17       1.03       2.51       (1.21

Total from investment operations

    (2.52     3.22       1.08       2.57       (1.14

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.04     (0.08     (0.03     (0.06     (0.07

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.12     (3.57     (0.16     (0.26     (2.08

Total distributions

    (0.16     (3.65     (0.19     (0.32     (2.15

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 10.40     $ 13.08     $ 13.51     $ 12.62     $ 10.37  

Total Return(e)

    (19.38 )%      23.79     8.56     24.84     (8.62 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 87,877     $ 108,716     $ 84,887     $ 79,791     $ 68,951  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.81     0.81     0.81     0.86     0.81

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.95     0.93     1.08     1.05     0.98

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.65 %(b)      0.34 %(c)      0.46     0.51     0.46 %(d) 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    163     172     147     125     116

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.21% of average net assets.

(c)

Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.22% of average net assets.

(d)

Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.17% of average net assets.

(e)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(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.

 

96   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 Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 12.93     $ 13.39     $ 12.51     $ 10.28     $ 13.55  

Net investment income(a)

    0.05 (b)      0.01 (c)      0.02       0.03       0.03 (d) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.58     3.14       1.02       2.49       (1.19

Total from investment operations

    (2.53     3.15       1.04       2.52       (1.16

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.01     (0.04           (0.03     (0.03

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.12     (3.57     (0.16     (0.26     (2.08

Total distributions

    (0.13     (3.61     (0.16     (0.29     (2.11

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 10.27     $ 12.93     $ 13.39     $ 12.51     $ 10.28  

Total Return(e)

    (19.64 )%      23.50     8.34     24.53     (8.82 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 21,617     $ 22,114     $ 17,239     $ 15,742     $ 16,537  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.06     1.06     1.06     1.10     1.06

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.20     1.18     1.33     1.30     1.23

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.43 %(b)      0.09 %(c)      0.22     0.27     0.19 %(d) 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    163     172     147     125     116

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.21% of average net assets.

(c)

Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.03 per share and 0.22% of average net assets.

(d)

Reflects income recognized from special dividends which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.17% of average net assets.

(e)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(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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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 16.63     $ 15.43     $ 11.90     $ 9.78     $ 19.73  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.01     (0.05     (b)      0.03       0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (5.24     3.46       4.79       3.43       (0.18

Total from investment operations

    (5.25     3.41       4.79       3.46       (0.12

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                (0.01     (0.04     (0.10

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (2.18     (2.21     (1.25     (1.30     (9.73

Total distributions

    (2.18     (2.21     (1.26     (1.34     (9.83

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 9.20     $ 16.63     $ 15.43     $ 11.90     $ 9.78  

Total Return(c)

    (32.52 )%      21.93     40.37     35.53     (1.04 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 122,077     $ 187,144     $ 167,930     $ 129,686     $ 102,199  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.74     0.73     0.74     0.77     0.74

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.82     0.79     0.81     0.85     0.82

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

    (0.11 )%      (0.27 )%      (0.01 )%      0.29     0.30

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    29     20     45     44     41

 

(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 year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(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.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 16.55     $ 15.41     $ 11.91     $ 9.78     $ 19.68  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.05     (0.09     (0.03     0.01       0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (5.20     3.44       4.78       3.43       (0.18

Total from investment operations

    (5.25     3.35       4.75       3.44       (0.17

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

                      (0.01      

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (2.18     (2.21     (1.25     (1.30     (9.73

Total distributions

    (2.18     (2.21     (1.25     (1.31     (9.73

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 9.12     $ 16.55     $ 15.41     $ 11.91     $ 9.78  

Total Return(b)

    (32.68 )%      21.56     39.98     35.32     (1.32 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 115,205     $ 262,782     $ 257,714     $ 241,375     $ 139,414  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.99     0.98     0.99     1.02     0.99

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.07     1.04     1.06     1.10     1.07

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

    (0.38 )%      (0.52 )%      (0.24 )%      0.04     0.04

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    29     20     45     44     41

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(c)

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 Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Insights Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 20.06     $ 20.08     $ 17.93     $ 15.03     $ 19.41  

Net investment income(a)

    0.15       0.18       0.15       0.21       0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (4.10     5.61       2.98       3.57       (1.38

Total from investment operations

    (3.95     5.79       3.13       3.78       (1.16

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.14     (0.19     (0.16     (0.23     (0.25

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.09     (5.62     (0.82     (0.65     (2.97

Total distributions

    (0.23     (5.81     (0.98     (0.88     (3.22

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 15.88     $ 20.06     $ 20.08     $ 17.93     $ 15.03  

Total Return(b)

    (19.74 )%      29.41     17.49     25.21     (6.19 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 242,239     $ 317,468     $ 267,592     $ 256,930     $ 235,553  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.56     0.55     0.56     0.58     0.58

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.72     0.71     0.75     0.76     0.73

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.86     0.81     0.85     1.24     1.12

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    203     206     203     187     160

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(c)

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 Year

 

    Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Insights Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 20.23     $ 20.21     $ 18.04     $ 15.12     $ 19.48  

Net investment income(a)

    0.11       0.14       0.12       0.18       0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (4.13     5.64       2.99       3.58       (1.37

Total from investment operations

    (4.02     5.78       3.11       3.76       (1.19

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.10     (0.14     (0.12     (0.19     (0.20

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains

    (0.09     (5.62     (0.82     (0.65     (2.97

Total distributions

    (0.19     (5.76     (0.94     (0.84     (3.17

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 16.02     $ 20.23     $ 20.21     $ 18.04     $ 15.12  

Total Return(b)

    (19.90 )%      29.11     17.27     24.93     (6.36 )% 

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 41,870     $ 61,849     $ 54,149     $ 55,201     $ 53,208  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.77     0.77     0.77     0.79     0.79

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.97     0.93     1.00     1.01     0.97

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.64     0.60     0.63     1.03     0.88

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    203     206     203     187     160

 

(a)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(b)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(c)

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

December 31, 2022

 

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.

At a meeting held on December 13-14, 2022, upon the recommendation of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust”) approved a proposal to liquidate the Goldman Sachs Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust. The Fund will be liquidated on or about April 21, 2023 (the “Liquidation Date”), pursuant to a Plan of Liquidation approved by the Board. The Liquidation Date may be changed without notice at the discretion of the Trust’s officers. As such, shares of the Fund were no longer be available for purchase by new insurance company separate account or other shareholders as of the close of business on January 16, 2023. Existing variable annuity and variable insurance contract owners and others who are shareholders of the Fund may continue to purchase shares of the Fund until April 18, 2023. To the extent there are any dividend or distribution payments made prior to the Liquidation Date, they will continue to be paid either in cash or in additional shares of the Fund, depending on each shareholder’s current election, as disclosed in the Prospectus.

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

 

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2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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 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.

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;

 

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December 31, 2022

 

3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require significant unobservable inputs (including GSAM’s assumptions in determining fair value measurement).

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) has approved Valuation Procedures that govern the valuation of the portfolio investments held by the Funds, including investments for which market quotations are not readily available. With respect to the Funds’ investments that do not have readily available market quotations, the Trustees have designated the Adviser as the valuation designee to perform fair valuations pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Valuation Designee”). GSAM has day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Funds’ investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

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 and consistent with applicable regulatory guidance. To the extent these investments are actively traded, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they are generally classified as Level 2. Certain equity securities containing unique attributes may be classified as Level 2.

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

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 either due to broker/receivable for collateral on certain derivative contracts. Non-cash collateral pledged by a Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments.

Exchange-traded derivatives, including futures and options contracts, are generally valued at the last sale or settlement price on the exchange where they are principally traded. Exchange-traded options without settlement prices are generally valued at the midpoint of the bid and ask prices on the exchange where they are principally traded (or, in the absence of two-way trading, at the last bid price for long positions and the last ask price for short positions). Exchange-traded derivatives typically fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) and centrally cleared derivatives are valued using market transactions and other market evidence, including market-based inputs to models, calibration to market-clearing transactions, broker or dealer quotations, or other alternative pricing sources. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value OTC and centrally cleared derivatives depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the instrument, as well as the

 

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3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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 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 the Valuation Procedures. GSAM, consistent with its procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, may make an adjustment to the most recent valuation prices of either domestic or foreign securities in light of significant events to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities at the time of determining a Fund’s NAV. To the extent investments are valued using single source broker quotations obtained directly from the broker or passed through from third party pricing vendors, such investments are classified as Level 3 investments.

C.  Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2022:

 

EQUITY INDEX FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Asia

     $ 205,123        $        $  

Europe

       992,050                    

North America

       159,529,290                    
Total      $ 160,726,463        $        $  
Derivative Type                              
Liabilities(b)               
Futures Contracts      $ (16,431      $        $  
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Africa

     $        $ 862,927        $  

Asia

       153,000          21,144,026           

Europe

       1,365,703          53,157,801           

North America

       1,055,641          5,387,924           

Oceania

       988,549          7,515,143           
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle        166,392                    
Total      $ 3,729,285        $ 88,067,821        $  

 

(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 fiscal year end.

 

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3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND (continued)                           
Derivative Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets(b)               
Futures Contracts      $ 371        $        $  
Liabilities(b)               
Futures Contracts      $ (25,203      $        $  
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Europe

     $ 9,919,504        $        $  

North America

       370,345,629                    
Investment Company        394,821                    
Total      $ 380,659,954        $        $  
MID CAP GROWTH FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Europe

     $ 256,847        $        $  

North America

       49,389,624                    
Investment Company        2,865,404                    
Total      $ 52,511,875        $        $  
MID CAP VALUE FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Europe

     $ 5,037,120        $        $  

North America

       395,293,701                    
Investment Company        2,407,505                    
Total      $ 402,738,326        $        $  

 

(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 fiscal year end.

 

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3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

SMALL CAP EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Africa

     $ 176,318        $        $  

Asia

       610,944                    

Europe

       2,560,012                    

North America

       103,745,732                    

South America

       125,429                    
Investment Company        852,072                    
Securities Lending Reinvestment Vehicle        1,025,843                    
Total      $ 109,096,350        $        $  
Derivative Type                              
Liabilities(b)               
Futures Contracts      $ (40,753      $        $  
STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Europe

     $ 5,540,382        $        $  

North America

       228,808,805                    
Investment Company        2,849,066                    
Total      $ 237,198,253        $        $  
U.S. EQUITY INSIGHTS FUND                           
Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Common Stock and/or Other Equity Investments(a)               

Asia

     $ 1,050,425        $        $  

Europe

       3,690,584                    

North America

       277,502,184                    
Total      $ 282,243,193        $        $  
Derivative Type                              
Liabilities(b)               
Futures Contracts      $ (16,178      $        $  

 

(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 fiscal year end.

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

 

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December 31, 2022

 

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 December 31, 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   $ (16,431
International Equity Insights    Equity   Variation margin on futures contracts     371     Variation margin on futures contracts     (25,203
Small Cap Equity Insights    Equity           Variation margin on futures contracts     (40,753
U.S. Equity Insights    Equity           Variation margin on futures contracts     (16,178

 

(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 December 31, 2022 is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Funds’ gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 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   $(159,530)   $ (30,334

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   $(5,602)   $ (27,620

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   $(202,930)   $ (50,928

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   $71,397   $ (16,178

 

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4.    INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the relevant values for each derivative type were as follows:

 

     Average Number
of Contracts(1)
 
Fund    Futures
Contracts
 
Equity Index      4  
International Equity Insights      23  
Small Cap Equity Insights      18  
U.S. Equity Insights      4  

 

(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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, with respect

 

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December 31, 2022

 

5.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

to the Funds’ investments in an affiliated Underlying Fund GSAM waived $3,666, $3,754, $8,717, $1,403, and $5,817 of the Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Growth, Mid Cap Value, Small Cap Equity Insights, and Strategic Growth Funds’ management fees, respectively.

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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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

 

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5.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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      $ 162,327        $        $        $ 242,412        $ 404,739  
International Equity Insights        12,398                            141,072          153,470  
Large Cap Value        169,945                   52,068          221,664          443,677  
Mid Cap Growth        37,698          55,463                   205,069          298,230  
Mid Cap Value        8,717                            57,921          66,638  
Small Cap Equity Insights        1,403                            161,976          163,379  
Strategic Growth        5,817                            203,925          209,742  
U.S. Equity Insights        253,572          19,505                   233,285          506,362  

E.  Line of Credit Facility — As of December 31, 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, Goldman Sachs earned $1,440 and $928 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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
December 31,
2022
    Shares as of
December 31, 2022
    Dividend
Income
 
Equity Index   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)   $ 711,926     $     $ (53,554   $ 24,205     $ (98,831   $ 583,746       1,700     $ 15,832  

 

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December 31, 2022

 

5.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

Fund    Beginning
Value as of
December 31, 2021
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Ending
Value as of
December 31, 2022
     Shares as of
December 31, 2022
     Dividend
Income
 
International Equity Insights    $      $ 7,401,345.00      $ (7,401,345.00   $             $ 312.00  
Large Cap Value      2,751,464        66,763,577        (69,120,220     394,821        394,821.00        32,584  
Mid Cap Growth      933,690        18,788,670        (16,856,956     2,865,404        2,865,404.00        42,543  
Mid Cap Value      4,761,405        136,843,157        (139,197,057     2,407,505        2,407,505.00        108,363  
Small Cap Equity Insights             20,014,170        (19,162,098     852,072        852,072.00        14,945  
Strategic Growth      4,509,290        40,774,048        (42,434,272     2,849,066        2,849,066.00        64,408  
U.S. Equity Insights             4,853,670        (4,853,670                   116  

6.    PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, were as follows:

 

Fund                                                                                                      Purchases        Sales and
Maturities
 
Equity Index                                                  $ 2,321,694        $ 20,696,435  
International Equity Insights                                                    157,517,843          153,373,467  
Large Cap Value                                                    189,618,468          257,535,781  
Mid Cap Growth                                                    32,779,554          40,412,172  
Mid Cap Value                                                    328,048,849          412,561,443  
Small Cap Equity Insights                                                    188,421,000          183,669,058  
Strategic Growth                                                    81,736,304          166,466,310  
U.S. Equity Insights                                                    642,206,371          661,285,524  

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

 

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7.    SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

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 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 December 31, 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2022        Amounts payable to
Goldman Sachs Upon
Return of Securities Loaned
as of December 31, 2022
 
Fund    Earnings of GSAL Relating
to Securities Loaned
       Amounts Received by
the Funds from Lending
to Goldman Sachs
 
Equity Index    $ 5        $ 20        $ —    
International Equity Insights      2,111                    
Small Cap Equity Insights      5,412          6,832          122,851  
U.S. Equity Insights      12                    

 

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December 31, 2022

 

7.    SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

 

The following table provides information about the Funds’ investment in the Government Money Market Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

Fund      Beginning
Value as of
December 31, 2021
       Purchases
at Cost
       Proceeds
from Sales
       Ending Value as of
December 31, 2022
 
Equity Index      $        $ 616,980        $ (616,980      $  
International Equity Insights                 14,009,072          (13,842,680        166,392  
Large Cap Value                 5,872,633          (5,872,633         
Mid Cap Growth        688,836          6,903,891          (7,592,727         
Mid Cap Value                 13,997,207          (13,997,207         
Small Cap Equity Insights        1,845,983          17,778,838          (18,598,978        1,025,843  
Strategic Growth        858,041          5,245,409          (6,103,450         
U.S. Equity Insights                 1,152,350          (1,152,350         

8.    TAX INFORMATION

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

        Equity Index        International Equity Insights        Large Cap Value        Mid Cap Growth  
Distributions paid from:                    

Ordinary income

     $ 1,927,957        $ 3,021,007        $ 5,976,350        $ 55,910  

Net long-term capital gains

       11,510,542                   36,997,158          1,887,780  
Total taxable distributions      $ 13,438,499        $ 3,021,007        $ 42,973,508        $ 1,943,690  

 

        Mid Cap Value        Small Cap Equity Insights        Strategic Growth        U.S. Equity Insights  
Distributions paid from:                    

Ordinary income

     $ 6,310,139        $ 366,699        $ 2,117,812        $ 2,459,145  

Net long-term capital gains

       59,152,031          1,187,594          44,319,555          1,599,621  
Total taxable distributions      $ 65,462,170        $ 1,554,293        $ 46,437,367        $ 4,058,766  

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

        Equity Index        International Equity Insights        Large Cap Value        Mid Cap Growth  
Distributions paid from:                    

Ordinary income

     $ 2,333,133        $ 3,833,918        $ 26,797,602        $ 4,251,002  

Net long-term capital gains

       13,717,101          1,687,425          36,936,613          9,192,251  
Total taxable distributions      $ 16,050,234        $ 5,521,343        $ 63,734,215        $ 13,443,253  

 

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        Mid Cap Value        Small Cap Equity Insights        Strategic Growth        U.S. Equity Insights  
Distributions paid from:                    

Ordinary income

     $ 44,797,367        $ 18,532,560        $ 13,427,087        $ 50,715,107  

Net long-term capital gains

       28,620,079          10,074,781          39,998,510          34,647,431  
Total taxable distributions      $ 73,417,446        $ 28,607,341        $ 53,425,597        $ 85,362,538  

As of December 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

        Equity Index        International Equity Insights        Large Cap Value        Mid Cap Growth  

Undistributed ordinary income — net

     $ 303,458        $ 257,238        $ 863,067        $  
Undistributed long-term capital gains        1,375,000                   11,134,752           
Total undistributed earnings      $ 1,678,458        $ 257,238        $ 11,997,819        $  

Capital loss carryforwards

                   

Perpetual short-term

     $        $ (11,394,712      $        $ (184,177
Total capital loss carryforwards      $        $ (11,394,712      $        $ (184,177
Timing differences (Real Estate Investment Trusts, late year ordinary loss deferral, post October loss deferral, and straddle loss deferrals)      $ 52        $ (181,062      $ 54,783        $ (102,750
Unrealized gains — net        111,509,129          1,853,116          41,969,970          4,937,127  
Total accumulated earnings (losses) — net      $ 113,187,639        $ (9,465,420      $ 54,022,572        $ 4,650,200  

 

        Mid Cap Value        Small Cap Equity Insights        Strategic Growth        U.S. Equity Insights  

Undistributed ordinary income— net

     $ 1,220,127        $ 441,427        $        $ 481,712  
Undistributed long-term capital gains        486,918                   2,137,768           
Total undistributed earnings      $ 1,707,045        $ 441,427        $ 2,137,768        $ 481,712  

Capital loss carryforwards

                   

Perpetual short-term

     $        $ (11,118,251      $        $ (10,171,033
Total capital loss carryforwards      $        $ (11,118,251      $        $ (10,171,033
Timing differences (Real Estate Investment Trusts, late year ordinary loss deferral, post October loss deferral, and straddle loss deferrals)      $ (861,362      $ (2,297,849      $ (532,698      $ 4,606  
Unrealized gain (loss) — net        46,475,534          (715,554        99,263,583          30,760,355  
Total accumulated earnings (losses) — net      $ 47,321,217        $ (13,690,227      $ 100,868,653        $ 21,075,640  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

8.    TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

As of December 31, 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      $ 49,140,122        $ 89,944,513        $ 338,689,871        $ 47,574,748  

Gross unrealized gain

       115,532,895          6,760,372          69,744,439          8,971,113  
Gross unrealized loss        (4,023,766        (4,907,256        (27,774,469        (4,033,986
Net unrealized gain (loss)      $ 111,509,129        $ 1,853,116        $ 41,969,970        $ 4,937,127  

 

        Mid Cap Value        Small Cap Equity Insights        Strategic Growth        U.S. Equity Insights  
Tax cost      $ 356,262,792        $ 109,771,151        $ 137,934,670        $ 251,466,660  

Gross unrealized gain

       63,766,574          10,994,642          110,281,429          43,146,803  
Gross unrealized loss        (17,291,040        (11,710,196        (11,017,846        (12,386,448
Net unrealized gain (loss)      $ 46,475,534        $ (715,554      $ 99,263,583        $ 30,760,355  

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.

The Mid Cap Growth Fund reclassed $197,480 and Strategic Growth Fund reclassed $682,580 from paid-in capital to distributable earnings. In order to present certain components of the Funds’ capital accounts on a tax-basis, certain reclassifications have been recorded to the Funds’ accounts. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Funds and result primarily from taxable overdistributions and net operating losses.

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 — The Funds’ use of derivatives and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) may result in loss, including due to adverse market movements. Derivatives, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other assets and instruments, may increase market exposure and be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying assets or instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Funds. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not, or lacks the capacity or authority to, fulfill its contractual obligations, liquidity risk, which includes the risk that the Funds will not be able to exit the derivative when it is advantageous to do so, and risks arising from margin requirements, which include the risk that the Funds will be required to pay additional margin or set aside additional collateral to maintain open derivative positions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments. Losses from derivatives can also result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

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,

 

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9.    OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

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, institutional investors (including those trading by use of non-discretionary mathematical formulas), financial intermediaries (who may make investment decisions on behalf of underlying clients and/or include a Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Fund. Such large 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 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. 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

9.    OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

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 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.    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 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

At a meeting held on December 13-14, 2022, upon the recommendation of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., the Board approved a proposal to liquidate the Goldman Sachs Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust. The Fund will be liquidated on or about April 21, 2023 (the “Liquidation Date”), pursuant to a Plan of Liquidation approved by the Board. The Liquidation Date may be changed without notice at the discretion of the Trust’s officers. As such, shares of the Fund were no longer be available for purchase by new insurance company separate account or other shareholders as of the close of business on January 16, 2023. Existing variable annuity and variable insurance contract owners and others who are shareholders of the Fund may continue to purchase shares of the Fund until April 18, 2023. To the extent there are any dividend or distribution payments made prior to the Liquidation Date, they will continue to be paid either in cash or in additional shares of the Fund, depending on each shareholder’s current election, as disclosed in the Prospectus.

All other 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.

 

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12.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

     Equity Index Fund  
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      43,437     $ 849,405       361,708     $ 8,243,921  
Reinvestment of distributions      747,414       13,438,499       720,711       16,050,234  
Shares redeemed      (1,081,712     (21,222,827     (1,070,042     (23,750,642
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)      (290,861   $ (6,934,923     12,377     $ 543,513  
     International Equity Insights Fund  
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      1,306,039     $ 10,885,092       1,279,391     $ 12,019,024  
Reinvestment of distributions      253,079       1,971,488       363,020       3,288,959  
Shares redeemed      (733,445     (5,861,784     (559,940     (5,229,023
       825,673       6,994,796       1,082,471       10,078,960  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      522,850       4,549,789       272,671       2,522,185  
Reinvestment of distributions      134,038       1,049,519       245,317       2,232,384  
Shares redeemed      (1,042,479     (8,911,581     (1,206,056     (11,158,115
       (385,591     (3,312,273     (688,068     (6,403,546
NET INCREASE      440,082     $ 3,682,523       394,403     $ 3,675,414  

 

     Large Cap Value Fund  
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      950,934     $ 8,789,990       1,017,136     $ 10,601,007  
Reinvestment of distributions      1,876,236       16,379,536       2,432,740       23,694,892  
Shares redeemed      (3,426,119     (32,079,665     (2,709,781     (28,139,387
       (598,949     (6,910,139     740,095       6,156,512  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      996,820       9,307,435       603,933       6,315,252  
Reinvestment of distributions      3,046,274       26,593,971       4,106,597       40,039,323  
Shares redeemed      (6,321,557     (58,612,498     (6,168,949     (63,721,719
       (2,278,463     (22,711,092     (1,458,419     (17,367,144
NET DECREASE      (2,877,412   $ (29,621,231     (718,324   $ (11,210,632

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

12.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

     Mid Cap Growth Fund  
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    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      3,921       39,168       5,182       67,989  
Shares redeemed      (2,047     (19,226            
       84,526       899,846       26,121       376,031  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      689,640     $ 6,396,245       231,649     $ 3,064,331  
Reinvestment of distributions      204,787       1,904,522       1,090,968       13,375,264  
Shares redeemed      (1,294,096     (12,861,876     (1,240,070     (17,004,840
       (399,669     (4,561,109     82,547       (565,245
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)      (315,143   $ (3,661,263     108,668     $ (189,214

 

     Mid Cap Value Fund  
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      644,665     $ 11,319,610       543,557     $ 10,751,501  
Reinvestment of distributions      3,213,607       50,260,811       2,669,991       51,237,122  
Shares redeemed      (2,565,377     (45,341,378     (2,580,959     (51,043,863
       1,292,895       16,239,043       632,589       10,944,760  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      4,528,288       81,887,182       135,902       2,703,427  
Reinvestment of distributions      959,682       15,201,358       1,143,905       22,180,324  
Shares redeemed      (8,132,136     (140,363,135     (1,838,658     (36,501,072
       (2,644,166     (43,274,595     (558,851     (11,617,321
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)      (1,351,271   $ (27,035,552     73,738     $ (672,561

 

     Small Cap Equity Insights Fund  
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      1,292,071     $ 14,688,216       1,618,659     $ 25,450,651  
Reinvestment of distributions      116,516       1,287,501       1,829,510       23,948,283  
Shares redeemed      (1,264,967     (14,195,917     (1,420,214     (22,244,412
       143,620       1,779,800       2,027,955       27,154,522  

 

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12.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

     Small Cap Equity Insights Fund  
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      623,675       6,800,371       362,412       5,522,021  
Reinvestment of distributions      24,431       266,792       360,051       4,659,058  
Shares redeemed      (253,528     (2,768,698     (299,332     (4,633,346
       394,578       4,298,465       423,131       5,547,733  
NET INCREASE      538,198     $ 6,078,265       2,451,086     $ 32,702,255  

 

     Strategic Growth Fund  
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      650,339     $ 8,099,060       481,598     $ 7,976,739  
Reinvestment of distributions      2,405,496       23,862,524       1,313,700       22,122,701  
Shares redeemed      (1,036,439     (12,855,382     (1,421,500     (24,042,181
       2,019,396       19,106,202       373,798       6,057,259  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      1,076,390       12,762,705       406,058       6,769,145  
Reinvestment of distributions      2,294,192       22,574,843       1,866,601       31,302,896  
Shares redeemed      (6,611,696     (94,253,137     (3,121,407     (52,908,517
       (3,241,114     (58,915,589     (848,748     (14,836,476
NET DECREASE      (1,221,718   $ (39,809,387     (474,950   $ (8,779,217

 

     U.S. Equity Insights Fund  
     For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
      Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Institutional Shares         
Shares sold      1,049,282     $ 18,219,119       887,900     $ 20,340,436  
Reinvestment of distributions      210,737       3,548,809       3,644,075       71,715,395  
Shares redeemed      (1,826,212     (31,436,133     (2,036,401     (46,216,943
       (566,193     (9,668,205     2,495,574       45,838,888  
Service Shares         
Shares sold      78,305       1,349,171       163,388       3,720,849  
Reinvestment of distributions      30,015       509,957       687,514       13,647,143  
Shares redeemed      (550,922     (9,529,595     (474,227     (10,887,216
       (442,602     (7,670,467     376,675       6,480,776  
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)      (1,008,795   $ (17,338,672     2,872,249     $ 52,319,664  

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Shareholders of Goldman Sachs Equity Index Fund, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund, and Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Insights Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Goldman Sachs Equity Index Fund, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund, Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund, and Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Insights Fund (eight of the Funds constituting Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Funds”) as of December 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of December 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 14, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Goldman Sachs fund complex since 2000.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended December 31,  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 July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, which represents a period of 184 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 informationinthis 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
7/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
12/31/2022
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
12/31/2022
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
12/31/2022
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
12/31/2022
*
 
Institutional                                                
                         

Actual

    N/A       N/A       N/A     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,055.79     $ 4.20     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,076.70     $ 3.66     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,074.86     $ 4.24  

Hypothetical 5% return

    N/A       N/A       N/A       1,000.00       1,021.12     4.13       1,000.00       1,021.68     3.57       1,000.00       1,021.12     4.13  
Service                                                
                         

Actual

  $ 1,000.00       1,021.12       2.45       1,000.00       1,054.19       5.49       1,000.00       1,076.69       4.87       1,000.00       1,074.18     $ 5.12  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,022.79     2.45       1,000.00       1,019.86     5.40       1,000.00       1,020.52     4.74       1,000.00       1,020.27     4.99  

 

  +

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 December 31, 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   0.81%     1.06  
Large Cap Value Fund   0.70     0.93  
Mid Cap Growth Fund   0.81     0.98  

 

 

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Fund Expenses — Six Month Period Ended December 31, 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 July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, which represents a period of 184 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
7/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
12/31/2022
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
12/31/2022
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
12/31/2022
*
    Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/22
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/22
    Expenses
Paid for the
6 months
ended
12/31/2022
*
 
Institutional                                                
                         

Actual

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,078.60     $ 4.51     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,037.90     $ 4.16     $ 1,000.00     $ 984.44     $ 3.70     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.30     $ 2.85  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,020.87     4.38       1,000.00       1,021.12     4.13       1,000.00       1,021.48     3.77       1,000.00       1,022.38     2.85  
Service                                                
                         

Actual

    1,000.00       1,076.79       5.76       1,000.00       1,036.01       5.44       1,000.00       983.35       4.95       1,000.00       1,019.08       3.92  

Hypothetical 5% return

    1,000.00       1,019.66     5.60       1,000.00       1,019.86     5.40       1,000.00       1,020.21     5.04       1,000.00       1,021.32     3.92  

 

  +

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 December 31, 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    0.86%      1.10
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 and Officers (Unaudited)

Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

    Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

Jessica Palmer5

Age: 73

  Chair of the Board of Trustees   Since 2018 (Trustee since 2007)  

Ms. Palmer is retired. She was formerly Consultant, Citigroup Human Resources Department (2007-2008); Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (previously, Salomon Smith Barney/Salomon Brothers) (1984-2006). Ms. Palmer was a Member of the Board of Trustees of Indian Mountain School (private elementary and secondary school) (2004-2009).

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None

Dwight L. Bush

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2020  

Ambassador Bush is President and CEO of D.L. Bush & Associates (a financial advisory and private investment firm) (2002-2014 and 2017-Present); Director of MoneyLion, Inc. (an operator of a data-driven, digital financial platform) (2021-Present); and was formerly U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco (2014-2017) and a Member of the Board of Directors of Santander Bank, N.A. (2018-2019). Previously, Ambassador Bush served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (October 2019-January 2020).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     MoneyLion, Inc. (an operator of a data-driven, digital financial platform)

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Age: 68

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Ms. Cassidy is retired. She is Director, Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (an aerospace and technology company) (2021-Present). Formerly, Ms. Cassidy was Advisor to the Chairman (May 2014-December 2014); and Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2008-2014), General Electric Company & General Electric Capital Corporation (technology and financial services companies).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (an aerospace and technology company)

John G. Chou

Age: 66

  Trustee   Since 2022  

Mr. Chou is Executive Vice President and Special Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (a pharmaceutical and healthcare company) (2021-Present); and formerly held various executive management positions with AmerisourceBergen Corporation, including Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer (2019-2021); Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & Business Officer (2017-2019); and Executive Vice President and General Counsel (2011-2017).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None

Diana M. Daniels5

Age: 73

  Trustee   Since 2007  

Ms. Daniels is retired. Formerly, she was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Washington Post Company (1991-2006). Ms. Daniels is a Trustee Emeritus and serves as a Presidential Councillor of Cornell University (2013-Present); Director of 1735 NY Investments, LLC (oversees an investment fund that supports the mission of the American Institute of Architects) (2022-Present); former Member of the Legal Advisory Board, New York Stock Exchange (2003-2006) and of the Corporate Advisory Board, Standish Mellon Management Advisors (2006-2007).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None
         

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen by

Trustee3

    Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

Joaquin Delgado

Age: 62

  Trustee   Since 2020  

Dr. Delgado is retired. He is Director, Stepan Company (a specialty chemical manufacturer) (2011-Present); and was formerly Director, Hexion Inc. (a specialty chemical manufacturer) (2019-2022); Executive Vice President, Consumer Business Group of 3M Company (July 2016-July 2019); and Executive Vice President, Health Care Business Group of 3M Company (October 2012-July 2016). Previously, Dr. Delgado served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (October 2019- January 2020).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     Stepan Company (a specialty chemical manufacturer)

Eileen H. Dowling

Age: 60

  Trustee   Since 2021  

Ms. Dowling is retired. Formerly, she was Senior Advisor (April 2021-September 2021); and Managing Director (2013-2021), BlackRock, Inc. (a financial services firm).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None

Gregory G. Weaver

Age: 71

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Mr. Weaver is retired. He is Director, Verizon Communications Inc. (2015-Present); and was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP (a professional services firm) (2001-2005 and 2012-2014); and Member of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2006-2012).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     Verizon Communications Inc.

Paul C. Wirth

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2022  

Mr. Wirth is retired. Formerly, he was Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (2011-2020); Finance Director and Principal Accounting Officer (2010-2011); and Managing Director, Global Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer (2005-2010) of Morgan Stanley.

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None
         

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Interested Trustee*

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
    Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

James A. McNamara

Age: 60

  President and Trustee   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

    172     None
         

 

*

Mr. McNamara is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he holds positions with Goldman Sachs and owns securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. McNamara holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

1 

Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, New York, 10282, Attn: Caroline Kraus. Information is provided as of December 31, 2022.

2 

Subject to such policies as may be adopted by the Board from time-to-time, each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term, until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; or (c) the termination of the Trust. The Board has adopted policies which provide that each Independent Trustee shall retire as of December 31st of the calendar year in which he or she reaches (a) his or her 75th birthday or (b) the 15th anniversary of the date he or she became a Trustee, whichever is earlier, unless a waiver of such requirements shall have been adopted by a majority of the other Trustees. These policies may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote.

3 

The Goldman Sachs Fund Complex includes certain other companies listed above for each respective Trustee. As of December 31, 2022, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 15 portfolios (12 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Trust consisted of 88 portfolios; Goldman Sachs Trust II consisted of 18 portfolios (7 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust consisted of 45 portfolios (29 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II consisted of 2 portfolios (1 of which offered shares to the public); and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund, Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund each consisted of one portfolio. Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund did not offer shares to the public.

4 

This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.

5

Ms. Daniels and Ms. Palmer retired as Independent Trustees effective January 1, 2023.

Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-526-7384.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Officers of the Trust*

 

Name, Address and Age1  

Positions Held

with the Trust

  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
James A. McNamara

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 60

  Trustee and
President
  Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

Joseph F. DiMaria

30 Hudson Street

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Age: 54

  Treasurer, Principal
Financial Officer
and Principal
Accounting Officer
  Since 2017
(Treasurer
and
Principal
Financial
Officer
since 2019)
 

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2015-Present) and Vice President-Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (May 2010-October 2015).

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Principal Accounting Officer - Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust II (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

Caroline L. Kraus

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 45

  Secretary   Since 2012  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2016-Present); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2015); Senior Counsel, Goldman Sachs (January 2020-Present); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2012-December 2019); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2011); and Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (2002–2006).

 

Secretary — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit II LLC; Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

     

 

*

Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-526-7384.

1 

Information is provided as of December 31, 2022.

2 

Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

 

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2022, 100%, 43.52%, 7.45%, 79.28%, 77.57%, 14.34% and 88.43% of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income by the Equity Index, Mid Cap Value, Mid Cap Growth, Large Cap Value, Small Cap Equity Insights, Strategic Growth and U.S. Equity Insights Funds, respectively, qualified for the dividends received deduction available to corporations.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Equity Index, Mid Cap Value, Mid Cap Growth, Large Cap Value, Small Cap Equity Insights, Strategic Growth and U.S. Equity Insights Funds designated $11,510,542, $59,152,031, $1,887,780, $36,997,158, $1,187,594, $44,319,555, and $1,599,621 respectively, or if different, the maximum amount allowable, as capital gain dividends paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

For the year end December 31, 2022, the International Equity Insights Fund has elected to pass through a credit for taxes paid to foreign jurisdictions. The total amount of income received by the International Equity Insights Fund from sources within foreign countries and possessions of the United States was $0.2967 per share, all of which is attributable to qualified passive income. The percentage of net investment income dividends paid by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2022 from foreign sources was 96.24%. The total amount of foreign taxes paid by the Fund was $0.0265 per share.

 

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TRUSTEES   OFFICERS
Gregory G. Weaver, Chair   James A. McNamara, President
Dwight L. Bush   Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer,
Kathryn A. Cassidy   Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer
John G. Chou   Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary
Joaquin Delgado  
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Goldman

Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

Goldman Sachs Government

Money Market Fund

 

Annual Report

December 31, 2022

 

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Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Fund Basics

    4  

Schedule of Investments

    5  

Financial Statements

    7  

Financial Highlights

    10  

Notes to Financial Statements

    12  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    18  

Other Information

    19  

 

 

 

 

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.


GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

Below, the Goldman Sachs Money Market Portfolio Management Team discusses the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund’s (the “Fund") performance and positioning for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

The Fund’s Institutional Shares’ standardized 7-day current yield was 4.18% and their standardized 7-day effective yield was 4.26% as of December 31, 2022. The Institutional Shares’ one-month simple average yield was 3.97% as of December 31, 2022. The Institutional Shares’ 7-day distribution yield as of December 31, 2022 was 4.18%.

The Fund’s Service Shares’ standardized 7-day current yield was 3.93% and their standardized 7-day effective yield was 4.00% as of December 31, 2022. The Service Shares’ one-month simple average yield was 3.72% as of December 31, 2022. The Service Shares’ 7-day distribution yield as of December 31, 2022 was 3.93%.

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 will fluctuate as market conditions change. The yield quotations more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than total return quotations.

What economic and market factors most influenced the money markets as a whole during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, the money markets were most influenced by Federal Reserve (“Fed”) policy, inflationary trends and U.S. economic data.

In January 2022, when the Reporting Period began, the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) kept the targeted federal funds (“fed funds”) rate unchanged in a range between zero and 25 basis points but hinted that a rate hike might come in March. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) In February, inflation surged to multi-decade highs, as energy and commodity prices in particular jumped in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine late that month. Following the onset of the Russia/Ukraine war and against the backdrop of tightening financial conditions, a number of developed markets’ central banks, including the Fed, took policy action. The FOMC raised the targeted fed funds rate by 25 basis points in March, the first rate hike since the end of 2018.

Inflation continued to rise during the spring, with the core U.S. Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) reaching its highest level in nearly four decades in May 2022 and hitting a new high in June, as rising energy and food costs pushed up prices. (Core CPI data excludes food and energy prices.) Against this backdrop, the FOMC hiked the targeted fed funds rate by 50 basis points in May and then by another 75 basis points in June, the latter being the largest single rate increase since 1994. Policymakers also signaled they would continue tightening monetary policy at an aggressive pace. On June 1st, the Fed began to reduce the size of its balance sheet.

During July 2022, the Fed raised the targeted fed funds rate by 75 basis points, though comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested a potential deceleration in the pace of future rate hikes. In August, at the Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium, Powell dispelled near-term prospects of a policy pivot, stressing that Fed officials remained committed to “restoring price stability” and acknowledging this might require “a restrictive policy stance for some time.” At its September policy meeting, the FOMC increased the targeted fed funds rate another 75 basis points.

In October 2022, Fed officials began to contend that inflation was likely to decline in the near term should demand weaken and supply-chain issues soften as they anticipated. However, policymakers also suggested they would end their current tightening cycle with short-term interest rates at a higher level than many market participants had expected. Near the beginning of November, the FOMC hiked the targeted fed funds rate by 75 basis points to a range of between 3.75% and 4.00%.

In December 2022, the Fed stepped down the pace of its interest rate hikes, implementing a 50 basis point increase in the targeted fed funds rate, but emphasized that policymakers were not stepping back from the task of taming inflation. The median policymaker projection at the end of the Reporting Period signaled a higher peak funds rate of 5.00% to 5.25% and a higher-for-longer rate environment.

 

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In this environment, the yields of taxable and tax-exempt money market funds increased significantly. Investments in U.S. taxable money market funds remained rather flat during the Reporting Period, at approximately $4.6 trillion, according to iMoneyNet. As for U.S. tax-exempt money market funds, investments increased during the Reporting Period from $86 billion to $108 billion, according to iMoneyNet.

Interestingly, while record high inflation and hawkish implications from U.S. labor market and inflation data led front-end, or short-term, rates to rise across the money market maturity spectrum, the taxable money market yield curve actually remained rather stable in a moderately steepened position during the Reporting Period overall. (Yield curve is a spectrum of interest rates based on maturities of varying lengths. A steepened yield curve is one wherein the yields on longer-term maturities are higher than yields on shorter-term maturities; opposite of a flat yield curve.)

Money market funds overall remained a viable investment for investors seeking stability, liquidity and/or yield amid ongoing uncertainty and elevated volatility in the financial markets broadly.

What key factors were responsible for the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period?

The Fund’s yields increased during the Reporting Period, largely because of the economic and market factors discussed above. The Fund remained highly liquid throughout the Reporting Period.

The Fund continued to be flexibly guided by shifting marketing conditions, and we positioned the Fund to seek to take advantage of the Fed’s tightening monetary policy. During the Reporting Period, the Fund’s positioning along the money market yield curve and in specific securities was predicated on market expectations around interest rates and Fed rate hikes in the near term. The overall strategy of the Fund focused on shorter weighted average maturities and longer weighted average life, as we sought to take advantage of the unprecedented rise in interest rates.

Indeed, duration management and duration positioning play a key role in our management philosophy. (Duration is a measure of a fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates.) That said, it should be noted that regardless of interest rate conditions, we manage the Fund consistently. Our investment approach has always been tri-fold — to seek preservation of capital, daily liquidity and maximization of yield potential. We manage interest, liquidity and credit risk daily. Whether interest rates are historically low, high or in-between, we intend to continue to use our actively managed approach to provide the best possible return within the framework of the Fund’s guidelines and objectives.

How did you manage the Fund’s weighted average maturity during the Reporting Period?

On December 31, 2021, the Fund’s weighted average maturity was 7 days. At any given time, the Fund’s weighted average maturity is based on how market interest rates compare with our near-term expectations, including supply dynamics and monetary policy. At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund’s weighted average maturity was 6 days. Maintaining weighted average maturities on the lower end of historical ranges during most of the Reporting Period was additive to Fund performance overall given the rising rate environment.

Throughout the Reporting Period, we focused on U.S. government agency repurchase agreements, U.S. Treasuries, U.S. government agency securities, U.S. Treasury repurchase agreements and floating rate, or variable rate, demand notes when and where we saw what we considered to be attractive opportunities. The Fund primarily held instruments with a maturity of one year or less.

The weighted average maturity of a money market fund is a measure of its price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Also known as effective maturity, weighted average maturity measures the weighted average of the maturity date of bonds held by the Fund taking into consideration any available maturity shortening features.

How did you manage the Fund’s weighted average life during the Reporting Period?

During the Reporting Period, we managed the weighted average life of the Fund between 33 days and 110 days. The weighted average life of the Fund was 113 days as of December 31, 2021, and was 42 days on December 31, 2022. The weighted average life of a money market fund is a measure of a money market fund’s price sensitivity to changes in liquidity and/or credit risk.

Under amendments to SEC Rule 2a-7 that became effective in May 2010, the maximum allowable weighted average life of a money market fund is 120 days. While one of the goals of the SEC’s money market fund rule is to reinforce conservative investment practices across the money market fund industry, our security selection process has long emphasized conservative investment choices.

 

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How was the Fund invested during the Reporting Period?

The Fund had investments in U.S. government agency repurchase agreements, U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government agency securities, U.S. Treasury repurchase agreements and floating rate, or variable rate, demand notes during the Reporting Period.

Adding most to Fund performance during the Reporting Period tended to be its floating rate exposure and its overnight repurchase agreement positions, which benefited in the rising rate environment. Conversely, the Fund’s fixed rate positions, albeit a modest percentage of Fund assets, detracted from performance during the Reporting Period.

Throughout, we stayed true to our investment discipline, favoring liquidity and high quality credits over added yield. The primary focal points for our team are consistently managing interest rate risk and credit risk. We were able to navigate interest rate risk by adjusting the Fund’s weighted average maturity longer or shorter as market conditions shifted and to mitigate potential credit risk by buying high quality, creditworthy names, strategies which added to the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period. Throughout the Reporting Period, we managed the Fund’s allocations to different sub-sectors of the money market depending on their relative value. We also adapted a flexible approach to our duration management and positioning so that we could take advantage of opportunities wherever they may arise.

Did you make any changes in the Fund’s portfolio during the Reporting Period?

We made adjustments to the Fund’s weighted average maturity, weighted average life and specific security type composition allocations based on then-current market conditions, our near-term view, and anticipated and actual Fed monetary policy statements. During the Reporting Period, we generally increased the Fund’s exposure to Treasury floating rate securities and reduced its exposure to fixed rate securities.

Were there any changes to the Fund’s portfolio management team during the Reporting Period?

David Fishman, managing director and head of liquidity solutions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management retired on December 31, 2022. Shaun Cullinan, head of U.S. Money Market Portfolio Management at Goldman Sachs Asset Management remains the portfolio manager of the Fund. By design, all investment decisions for the Fund are performed within a team structure, with multiple subject matter experts. This strategic decision making has been a cornerstone of our approach and helps ensure continuity in the Fund.

What is the Fund’s tactical view and strategy for the months ahead?

At the end of the Reporting Period, inflationary pressures appeared to be easing, albeit from elevated levels, as goods and energy prices — the key drivers of the sharp acceleration in 2021 and most of 2022 — began to ease. Annual U.S. headline and core inflation fell in the last months of the calendar year, reaching 6.5% and 5.7%, respectively, at the end of the calendar year, suggesting the U.S. may be entering a phase of disinflation required for a potential soft landing. (A soft landing, in economics, is a cyclical downturn that avoids recession. It typically describes attempts by central banks to raise interest rates just enough to stop an economy from overheating and experiencing high inflation, without causing a significant increase in unemployment, or a hard landing.)

After unprecedented tightening in 2022, we anticipate three interest rate hikes of 25 basis points each by the Fed in 2023 for a terminal rate of 5.0% to 5.25%, in line with the median Fed policymaker projection in December 2022.

Looking ahead, our strategy continues to be flexibly guided by shifting market conditions, positioning the Fund and its duration to seek to take advantage of anticipated interest rate movements or lack thereof. As always, we intend to continue to use our actively managed approach to seek the best possible return within the framework of the Fund’s investment guidelines and objectives. In addition, we will continue to manage interest, liquidity and credit risk daily.

We will, of course, continue to closely monitor economic data, Fed policy, and any shifts in the money market yield curve, as we strive to strategically navigate the interest rate environment.

 

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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.

 

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Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

Principal

Amount

    Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Amortized
Cost
 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations – 3.2%  
 

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (SOFR + 0.06%)

 
$ 2,500,000       4.490 %(a)(b)      01/03/23     $ 2,500,000  
  2,100,000       4.465 (a)      04/05/24       2,099,948  
  500,000       4.370 (a)      04/29/24       499,408  
  4,300,000       4.475 (a)      06/27/24       4,299,750  
  500,000       4.370 (a)      07/22/24       499,232  
  1,300,000       4.405 (a)      09/13/24       1,298,377  
  700,000       4.470 (a)      09/17/24       699,988  
  4,300,000       4.490 (a)      10/16/24       4,300,000  
  200,000       4.470 (a)      11/14/24       199,927  
  2,400,000       4.500 (a)      11/25/24       2,400,000  
  2,100,000       4.490 (a)      12/19/24       2,100,000  
  5,300,000       4.500 (a)      12/27/24       5,300,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.02%)

 
 
  900,000       4.480 (a)      04/05/23       899,994  
  500,000       4.482 (a)      05/12/23       500,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.04%)

 
 
  1,500,000       4.495 (a)      10/23/23       1,499,951  
  3,000,000       4.500 (a)      10/30/23       2,999,925  
 

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.06%)

 
 
  200,000       4.515 (a)      01/31/23       200,006  
 

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (Prime Rate - 3.13%)

 
  500,000       4.375 (a)      02/01/23       500,000  
 

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp. (Prime Rate - 3.15%)

 
  900,000       4.355 (a)      04/13/23       899,992  
 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

 
  700,000       3.164       02/21/23       696,956  
  3,400,000       4.711       05/19/23       3,340,829  
  2,800,000       4.770       05/24/23       2,748,893  
 

Federal Home Loan Banks (SOFR + 0.08%)

 
  5,230,000       4.660       11/14/23       5,229,688  
  2,400,000       4.660       11/15/23       2,399,352  
  2,400,000       4.670       11/17/23       2,399,457  
  1,800,000       4.700       11/24/23       1,799,353  
  2,200,000       4.750       11/24/23       2,199,695  
  2,100,000       4.680       11/29/23       2,099,807  
  3,600,000       4.460 (a)      02/23/24       3,600,000  
  400,000       4.385 (a)      03/01/24       399,675  
  200,000       4.370 (a)      07/01/24       199,703  
  14,400,000       4.500 (a)      11/22/24       14,400,000  
 

U.S. International Development Finance Corp. (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
+ 0.00%)

 
 
  3,400,765       4.500 (a)      01/07/23       3,400,764  
  2,925,000       4.555 (a)      01/07/23       2,925,000  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS
 
 
  $ 81,535,670  

 

 

 
     
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 10.4%  
 

United States Treasury Bills

 
$ 2,700,000       2.887     01/19/23     $ 2,696,206  
  1,800,000       2.913       01/19/23       1,797,449  

 

 

 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – (continued)  
 

United States Treasury Bills – (continued)

 
200,000       2.969       01/19/23     199,711  
  1,011,000       2.990       01/19/23       1,009,529  
  900,000       2.995       01/19/23       898,688  
  21,389,000       3.005       01/26/23       21,345,628  
  2,000,000       4.605       05/18/23       1,966,207  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note

 
  36,000,000       4.600 (a)      10/31/24       35,935,790  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY - 0.02%)

 
 
  2,000,000       4.445 (a)      01/31/24       2,000,000  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.03%)

 
 
  60,000,000       4.494 (a)      04/30/23       60,000,789  
  28,300,000       4.489 (a)      07/31/23       28,300,928  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.04%)

 
 
  70,400,000       4.495 (a)      10/31/23       70,401,336  
 

United States Treasury Floating Rate Note (3 Mo. U.S. T-Bill
MMY + 0.05%)

 
 
  28,600,000       4.509 (a)      01/31/23       28,600,376  
 

United States Treasury Notes

 
  1,500,000       0.125       01/31/23       1,499,038  
  400,000       1.375       02/15/23       399,802  
  2,500,000       2.000       02/15/23       2,503,596  
  500,000       0.125       02/28/23       499,351  
  600,000       2.625       02/28/23       601,677  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
OBLIGATIONS

 
  $ 260,656,101  

 

 

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
 
 
  $ 342,191,771  

 

 

 
     
Repurchase Agreements(c) – 86.2%  
 

BNP Paribas

 
$ 2,500,000       4.260     01/03/23     $ 2,500,000  
 

Maturity Value: $2,501,183

 
 


Collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 4.323%, due
04/30/24 and U.S. Treasury Interest-Only Stripped Securities,
0.000%, due 02/15/37 to 11/15/45. The market value of the
collateral, including accrued interest, was $2,550,000.

 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

Joint Account III

 
  2,162,900,000       4.303       01/03/23       2,162,900,000  
 

Maturity Value: $2,163,934,073

 

 

 

 
  TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS     $ 2,165,400,000  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%     $ 2,507,591,771  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES – 0.2%

 
 
    5,168,522  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%     $ 2,512,760,293  

 

 

 

 

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


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

 

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 December 30, 2022.
(b)   The instrument is subject to a demand feature.
(c)   Unless noted, all repurchase agreements were entered into on December 30, 2022. Additional information on Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III appears in the Additional Investment Information section.
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

 

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENT ACCOUNT III — At December 31, 2022, the Fund had undivided interests in the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III, with a maturity date of January 3, 2023, as follows:

 

Principal Amount      Maturity Value      Collateral Value
    $2,162,900,000          $ 2,163,934,073        $ 2,222,739,198

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — At December 31, 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.

       4.300      $ 463,478,571  

Bank of America, N.A.

       4.300          386,232,143  

Bank of Montreal

       4.300          154,492,857  

BofA Securities, Inc.

       4.300          386,232,143  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

       4.300          154,492,857  

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

       4.310          617,971,429  
TOTAL                 $ 2,162,900,000  

At December 31, 2022, the Joint Repurchase Agreement Account III was fully collateralized by:

 

Issuer     

Interest

Rates

      

Maturity

Dates

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.        2.000 to 6.500      04/01/36 to 01/01/53
Federal National Mortgage Association        1.500 to 7.000        09/01/23 to 02/01/57
Government National Mortgage Association        2.500 to 5.000        02/20/45 to 08/20/52
U.S. Treasury Bill        0.000        03/23/23
U.S. Treasury Bond        2.250        08/15/46
U.S. Treasury Notes        0.625 to 3.875        03/31/24 to 08/15/31

 

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


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

  
Assets:    

Investments based on amortized cost

   $ 342,191,771  

Repurchase agreements based on amortized cost

     2,165,400,000  

Cash

     46,319  

Receivables:

  

Fund shares sold

     5,849,551  

Interest

     2,590,133  

Reimbursement from investment advisor

     20,509  

Other assets

     19,945  
Total assets      2,516,118,228  
  
  
Liabilities:    

Payables:

  

Investments purchased

     2,500,000  

Fund shares redeemed

     360,418  

Management fees

     269,672  

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

     176,086  

Dividend distribution

     958  

Accrued expenses

     50,801  
Total liabilities      3,357,935  
  
  
Net Assets:    

Paid-in capital

     2,512,770,147  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (9,854
NET ASSETS    $ 2,512,760,293  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 1.00  

Net Assets:

  

Institutional Shares

   $ 1,834,292,675  

Service Shares

     678,467,618  

Total Net Assets

   $ 2,512,760,293  

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

  

Institutional Shares

     1,834,299,864  

Service Shares

     678,470,264  

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

  
Investment Income:    

Interest income

   $ 31,778,292  
  
  
Expenses:    

Management fees

     2,537,165  

Distribution and Service fees — Service Shares

     1,515,217  

Transfer Agency fees(a)

     317,117  

Professional fees

     163,769  

Custody, accounting and administrative services

     65,143  

Printing and mailing fees

     55,660  

Trustee fees

     31,189  

Other

     9,853  
Total expenses      4,695,113  

Less — expense reductions

     (680,298
Net expenses      4,014,815  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME    $ 27,763,477  
Net realized loss from investment transactions      (219,781
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ 27,543,696  

(a) Institutional and Service Shares incurred Transfer Agency fees of $195,909 and $121,208, 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
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
     For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
     
From operations:        

Net investment income

   $ 27,763,477      $ 49,734  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (219,781      5,853  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      27,543,696        55,587  
     
     
Distributions to shareholders:        

From distributable earnings:

     

Institutional Shares

     (18,642,223      (34,324

Service Shares

     (8,911,722      (32,088
Total distributions to shareholders      (27,553,945      (66,412
     
     
From share transactions (at $1.00 per share):        

Proceeds from sales of shares

     2,307,084,458        690,873,762  

Reinvestment of distributions

     27,550,932        66,343  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (846,623,441      (827,803,075
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions      1,488,011,949        (136,862,970
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      1,488,001,700        (136,873,795
     
     
Net assets:        

Beginning of year

     1,024,758,593        1,161,632,388  

End of year

   $ 2,512,760,293      $ 1,024,758,593  

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund  
    Institutional Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data:                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  

Net investment income(a)

    0.016       (b)      0.004       0.021       0.017  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income(c)

    (0.016     (b)      (0.004     (0.021     (0.017

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  

Total return(d)

    1.58     0.01     0.43     2.11     1.74

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 1,834,293     $ 523,751     $ 582,216     $ 363,783     $ 411,447  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.17     0.09     0.18     0.18     0.18

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.20     0.21     0.20     0.21     0.23

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.92     %(e)      0.35     2.06     1.73

 

(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.

(e)

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 Year

 

    Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund  
    Service Shares  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
         
Per Share Data:                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  

Net investment income(a)

    0.014       (b)      0.003       0.018       0.015  

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income(c)

    (0.014     (b)      (0.003     (0.018     (0.015

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  

Total return(d)

    1.37     0.01     0.27     1.86     1.48

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

  $ 678,468     $ 501,008     $ 579,416     $ 350,112     $ 368,652  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.38     0.09     0.33     0.43     0.43

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.45     0.46     0.45     0.46     0.48

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.48     %(e)      0.19     1.81     1.48

 

(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.

(e)

Amount is less than 0.005%.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2022

 

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 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 the Valuation Procedures. 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)

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

        2022        2021  
Distribution paid from:          
Ordinary income      $ 27,553,945        $ 66,412  
Total taxable distributions      $ 27,553,945        $ 66,412  

As of December 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income — net      $ 210,888  
Capital loss carryforward: Perpetual Short-Term        (210,225
Timing differences (Distributions Payable and Post-October Capital Loss Deferral)        (10,517
Total accumulated earnings (losses) — net      $ (9,854

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 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.

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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

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 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. With respect to the Funds’ investments that do not have readily available market quotations, the Trustees have designated the Adviser as the valuation designee to perform fair valuations pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Valuation Designee”). GSAM has day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation (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 December 31, 2022, all investments, including 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

 

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4.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

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 Expense” limitation described above. For the year ended December 31, 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     $ 262,185     $ 680,298  

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 GSAM or Goldman Sachs for prior fiscal year fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any.

 

     Institutional Shares     Service Shares  
Fee/Expense Type    Contractual rate,
if any
    Ratio of net expenses to
average net assets
for the year ended
December 31, 2022
    Contractual rate,
if any
    Ratio of net expenses to
average net assets
for the year ended
December 31, 2022
 
Management Fee      0.16     0.15     0.16     0.15
Distribution and Service Fees      N/A       N/A       0.25       0.21  
Transfer Agency Fees      0.02       0.02       0.02       0.02  
Other Expenses            (a)            (a) 
Net Expenses              0.17             0.38

 

(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.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, there were no purchase and sale transactions with affiliated funds.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

4.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

G.  Line of Credit Facility — As of December 31, 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 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. Such market rates are generally the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the Prime Rate of a designated U.S. bank, the Federal Funds Rate, or another base lending rate used by commercial lenders. 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.

At the end of 2021, certain LIBORs were discontinued, but the most widely used LIBORs may continue to be provided on a representative basis until June 2023. The unavailability or replacement of LIBOR may affect the value, liquidity or return on certain Fund investments and may result in costs incurred in connection with closing out positions and entering into new trades. Any pricing adjustments to the Fund’s investments resulting from a substitute reference rate may also adversely affect the Fund’s performance and/or NAV.

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. 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. 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.

 

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5.    OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

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.

8.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Share activity is as follows:

 

      For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    For the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2021
 
Institutional Shares*     
Shares sold      1,919,889,511       496,281,091  
Reinvestment of distributions      18,639,420       34,294  
Shares redeemed      (627,979,771     (554,775,442
       1,310,549,160       (58,460,057
Service Shares*     
Shares sold      387,194,947       194,592,671  
Reinvestment of distributions      8,911,512       32,049  
Shares redeemed      (218,643,670     (273,027,633
       177,462,789       (78,402,913
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN SHARES      1,488,011,949       (136,862,970

 

*

Valued at $1.00 per share.    

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Shareholders of

Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund (one of the funds constituting Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 14, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Goldman Sachs fund complex since 2000.

 

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Fund Expenses — Six  Month Period Ended December 31, 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 July 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, which represents a period of 184 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
7/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/22
   

Expenses Paid
for the
6 Months
Ended

12/31/22*

 
Institutional Shares        
       
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,014.02     $ 0.91  
Hypothetical 5% return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,024.30   $ 0.92  
Service Shares        
       
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,012.74     $ 2.18  
Hypothetical 5% return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.04   $ 2.19  

 

  *

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 December 31, 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 0.18% and 0.43% 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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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
    Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

Jessica Palmer5

Age: 73

  Chair of the Board of Trustees   Since 2018 (Trustee since 2007)  

Ms. Palmer is retired. She was formerly Consultant, Citigroup Human Resources Department (2007-2008); Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (previously, Salomon Smith Barney/Salomon Brothers) (1984-2006). Ms. Palmer was a Member of the Board of Trustees of Indian Mountain School (private elementary and secondary school) (2004-2009).

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None

Dwight L. Bush

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2020  

Ambassador Bush is President and CEO of D.L. Bush & Associates (a financial advisory and private investment firm) (2002-2014 and 2017- Present); Director of MoneyLion, Inc. (an operator of a data-driven, digital financial platform) (2021- Present); and was formerly U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco (2014-2017) and a Member of the Board of Directors of Santander Bank, N.A. (2018-2019). Previously, Ambassador Bush served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (October 2019-January 2020).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     MoneyLion, Inc. (an operator of a data-driven, digital financial platform)

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Age: 68

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Ms. Cassidy is retired. She is Director, Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (an aerospace and technology company) (2021-Present). Formerly, Ms. Cassidy was Advisor to the Chairman (May 2014-December 2014); and Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2008-2014), General Electric Company & General Electric Capital Corporation (technology and financial services companies).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (an aerospace and technology company)

John G. Chou

Age: 66

  Trustee   Since 2022  

Mr. Chou is Executive Vice President and Special Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (a pharmaceutical and healthcare company) (2021-Present); and formerly held various executive management positions with AmerisourceBergen Corporation, including Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer (2019-2021); Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & Business Officer (2017-2019); and Executive Vice President and General Counsel (2011-2017).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None

Diana M. Daniels5

Age: 73

  Trustee   Since 2007  

Ms. Daniels is retired. Formerly, she was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Washington Post Company (1991-2006). Ms. Daniels is a Trustee Emeritus and serves as a Presidential Councillor of Cornell University (2013-Present); Director of 1735 NY Investments, LLC (oversees an investment fund that supports the mission of the American Institute of Architects) (2022-Present); former Member of the Legal Advisory Board, New York Stock Exchange (2003-2006) and of the Corporate Advisory Board, Standish Mellon Management Advisors (2006-2007).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None
         

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
    Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

Joaquin Delgado

Age: 62

  Trustee   Since 2020  

Dr. Delgado is retired. He is Director, Stepan Company (a specialty chemical manufacturer) (2011-Present); and was formerly Director, Hexion Inc. (a specialty chemical manufacturer) (2019-2022); Executive Vice President, Consumer Business Group of 3M Company (July 2016-July 2019); and Executive Vice President, Health Care Business Group of 3M Company (October 2012-July 2016). Previously, Dr. Delgado served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (October 2019-January 2020).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     Stepan Company (a specialty chemical manufacturer)

Eileen H. Dowling

Age: 60

  Trustee   Since 2021  

Ms. Dowling is retired. Formerly, she was Senior Advisor (April 2021-September 2021); and Managing Director (2013-2021), BlackRock, Inc. (a financial services firm).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None

Gregory G. Weaver

Age: 71

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Mr. Weaver is retired. He is Director, Verizon Communications Inc. (2015-Present); and was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP (a professional services firm) (2001-2005 and 2012-2014); and Member of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2006-2012).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     Verizon Communications Inc.

Paul C. Wirth

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2022  

Mr. Wirth is retired. Formerly, he was Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (2011-2020); Finance Director and Principal Accounting Officer (2010-2011); and Managing Director, Global Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer (2005-2010) of Morgan Stanley.

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Goldman Sachs Trust.

    103     None
         

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Interested Trustee*

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
    Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

James A. McNamara

Age: 60

  President and Trustee   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

    172     None
         

 

*

Mr. McNamara is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he holds positions with Goldman Sachs and owns securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. McNamara holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

1 

Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, New York, 10282, Attn: Caroline Kraus. Information is provided as of December 31, 2022.

2 

Subject to such policies as may be adopted by the Board from time-to-time, each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term, until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; or (c) the termination of the Trust. The Board has adopted policies which provide that each Independent Trustee shall retire as of December 31st of the calendar year in which he or she reaches (a) his or her 75th birthday or (b) the 15th anniversary of the date he or she became a Trustee, whichever is earlier, unless a waiver of such requirements shall have been adopted by a majority of the other Trustees. These policies may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote.

3 

The Goldman Sachs Fund Complex includes certain other companies listed above for each respective Trustee. As of December 31, 2022, Goldman Sachs Trust consisted of 88 portfolios; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 15 portfolios (12 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Trust II consisted of 18 portfolios (7 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust consisted of 46 portfolios (29 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II consisted of 2 portfolios (1 of which offered shares to the public); and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund, Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund each consisted of one portfolio. Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund did not offer shares to the public.

4 

This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.

5

Ms. Daniels and Ms. Palmer retired as Independent Trustees effective January 1, 2023.

Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-621-2550.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Officers of the Trust*

 

Name, Address and Age1  

Positions Held

with the Trust

  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
James A. McNamara

200 West Street
New York, NY 10282
Age: 60

  Trustee and President   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

Caroline L. Kraus

200 West Street
New York, NY 10282
Age: 45

  Secretary   Since 2012  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2016-Present); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2015); Senior Counsel, Goldman Sachs (January 2020-Present); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2012-December 2019); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2011); and Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (2002-2006).

 

Secretary — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit II LLC; Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

Joseph F. DiMaria

30 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Age: 54

  Treasurer, Principal
Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting
Officer
  Since 2017
(Treasurer
and
Principal
Financial
Officer
since 2019)
 

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2015-Present) and Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (May 2010-October 2015).

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer — Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust II (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

     

 

*

Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-621-2550.

1 

Information is provided as of December 31, 2022.

2 

Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

 

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust — Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Government Money Market Fund designated 100.00% of the dividends paid from net investment company taxable income as section 163(j) Interest Dividends.

 

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TRUSTEES

Gregory G. Weaver, Chair

Dwight L. Bush

Kathryn A. Cassidy

John G. Chou

Joaquin Delgado

Eileen H. Dowling

James A. McNamara

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 December 31 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 December 31, 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 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 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.

© 2023 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved.

VITMMAR-23 306022-OTU-1739754


Goldman

Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

Goldman Sachs Buffered S&P 500 Fund — Jan/Jul

Annual Report

December 31, 2022

 

LOGO


Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS BUFFERED S&P 500 FUND — JAN/JUL

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

    1  

Schedule of Investments

    4  

Financial Statements

    6  

Financial Highlights

 

Goldman Sachs Buffered S&P 500 Fund — Jan/Jul

    9  

Notes to Financial Statements

    11  

Other Information

    22  

 

     
NOT FDIC-INSURED   May Lose Value   No Bank Guarantee


GOLDMAN SACHS BUFFERED S&P 500 FUND - JAN/JUL

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion and Analysis

The Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust-Goldman Sachs Buffered S&P 500 Fund-Jan/Jul (the “Fund”) launched on December 30, 2022. As such, there is no performance to report for this December 31, 2022 shareholder report. Below, the Goldman Sachs Quantitative Investment Strategies (“QIS”) Team discusses the Fund.

What is the Fund’s Investment Strategy?

The Fund seeks to achieve a total return, for a six-month period from January 1 to June 30 or July 1 to December 31 (an “Outcome Period”), that tracks the S&P 500 Price Return Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to a “cap” while providing a downside “buffer” against losses over the Outcome Period. In order to implement the buffer and cap, the Fund will primarily invest in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) and over-the-counter (“OTC”) and listed options that reference the Underlying Index (together with FLEX Options, “S&P 500 Options”). FLEX Options are customized exchange-traded option contracts available through the Chicago Board Option Exchange. Through FLEX Options, the Fund could customize key contract terms such as exercise prices and expiration dates.

Although the Fund seeks to implement a targeted outcome strategy, there is no guarantee that the Fund will successfully achieve its investment objective or any targeted outcome. Due to the unique mechanics of the Fund’s strategy, the return an investor can expect to receive from an investment in the Fund has characteristics that are distinct from many other investment vehicles. Please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s Investment Objective and Strategy as well as risks related to investing in the Fund.

How did the Fund perform during the Reporting Period?

The Fund commenced operations on December 30, 2022 for the Fund’s initial Outcome Period, which is for the six-month period from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023. As such, there is no performance to report for the period ending December 31, 2022.

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS BUFFERED S&P 500 FUND - JAN/JUL

 

FUND COMPOSITION

Percentage of Net Assets

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

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 commercial paper. Figures in the graph may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. The graph depicts the Fund’s investments but does not represent the Fund’s market exposure due to the exclusion of certain derivatives as listed in the Additional Investment Information section of the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS BUFFERED S&P 500 FUND - JAN/JUL

 

Index Definitions

ICE BofAML Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index measures total return on cash, including price and interest income, based on short-term government Treasury Bills of about 90-day maturity, as reported by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

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.

S&P 500 Total Return Index is a type of equity index that tracks both the capital gains as well as any cash distributions, such as dividends or interest, attributed to the components of the index. A price return index takes into account only the capital appreciation of its components, while income generated, in the form of dividends or interest, is ignored.

S&P 500 Price Return Index is an unmanaged composite of 500 large capitalization companies. It only tracks the performance of the stock prices of the companies included in the index, and does not include returns from dividends paid by the companies included in the Price Return Index.

It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

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Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
     Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
     Value  
 

Short-Term Investments(a) – 39.5%

 
  FHLB  
  $        500,000        0.000%      02/08/23      $ 497,580  
  United States Treasury Bill  
  1,500,000      0.000      04/25/23        1,479,030  

 

 

 
  TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     
  (Cost $1,976,563)      $ 1,976,610  

 

 

 
        
Shares      Distribution
Rate
          Value  
 

Investment Companies(b) – 59.0%

 
 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund —
Institutional Class
 
 
           500,109        4.183%       $ 500,109  
 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund —
Institutional Shares — Institutional Class
 
 
           949,142      4.159         949,142  
 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund —
Institutional Class
 
 
           500,114      4.162         500,114  
 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund —
Institutional Class
 
 
           500,114      4.150         500,114  
 
Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund — Institutional
Class
 
 
           500,000      4.183         500,000  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES
  
  (Cost $2,949,479)      $ 2,949,479  

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.5%
  
  (Cost $4,926,042)      $ 4,926,089  

 

 

 
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

    LIABILITIES – 1.5%

 

 

     78,215  

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS – 100.0%      $ 5,004,304  

 

 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
(a)   Issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.
(b)   Represents an affiliated issuer.

 

 
Investment Abbreviation:
FHLB—Federal Home Loan Bank

 

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


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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

PURCHASED AND WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — At December 31, 2022, the Fund had the following purchased and written options:

 

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

Purchased option contracts

 

 

Calls

 

 

S&P 500 Index

  $ 3,839.500      06/30/2023     13     $ 1,300     $ 361,169     $ 364,390     $ (3,221

Written option contracts

 

 

Calls

 

 

S&P 500 Index

    4,144.740      06/30/2023     (13     (1,300   $ (162,848     (164,684     1,836  

Puts

 

 

S&P 500 Index

    3,647.530      06/30/2023     (13     (1,300   $ (195,329     (199,628     4,299  
Total written option contracts

 

         (26   $ (2,600   $ (358,177   $ (364,312   $ 6,135  
TOTAL                  (13   $ (1,300   $ 2,992     $ 78     $ 2,914  

 

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


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

  
Assets:    

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $1,976,563)

   $ 1,976,610  

Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,949,479)

     2,949,479  

Purchased options contracts, at value (premium paid $364,390)

     361,169  

Cash

     75,000  

Receivables:

  

Investments sold

     364,312  

Deferred offering costs

     64,644  

Reimbursement from investment adviser

     49,953  

Dividends and interest

     2,141  
Total assets      5,843,308  
  
  
Liabilities:    

Written option contracts, at value (premium received $364,312)

     358,177  

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

     364,943  

Offering expense

     65,000  

Organization costs

     12,000  

Management fees

     93  

Distribution and Service fees and Transfer Agency fees

     6  

Accrued expenses

     38,785  
Total liabilities      839,004  
  
Net Assets:    

Paid-in capital

     4,999,998  

Total distributable earnings

     4,306  
NET ASSETS    $ 5,004,304  

Net Assets:

  

Institutional

   $ 4,954,261  

Service

     50,043  

Total Net Assets

   $ 5,004,304  

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

  

Institutional

     495,000  

Service

     5,000  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:

  

Institutional

     $10.00  

Service

     10.00 (a) 

(a) NAV per share is calculated using unrounded outstanding shares.

 

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


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Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended December 31, 2022(a)

 

  
Investment income:    

Dividends — affiliated issuers

   $ 1,003  

Interest

     489  
Total investment income      1,492  
  
Expenses:    

Professional fees

     23,000  

Organization costs

     12,000  

Printing and mailing costs

     8,000  

Custody, accounting and administrative services

     5,003  

Registration fees

     600  

Trustee fees

     500  

Amortization of offering costs

     356  

Management fees

     137  

Transfer Agency fees(b)

     5  

Shareholder Administration fees — Service Class

     1  

Other

     544  
Total expenses      50,146  

Less — expense reductions

     (49,997
Net expenses      149  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME      1,343  
  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss):    

Net change in unrealized gain on:

  

Investments

     47  

Purchased options

     (3,221

Written options

     6,135  
Net realized and unrealized gain      2,961  
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ 4,304  

 

(a) Commenced operations on December 30, 2022.

  

(b) Class specific Distribution and Service and Transfer Agency fees were as follows:

  

 

Transfer Agency Fees  

Institutional

    

Service Class

 
$ 5         

 

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


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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Period Ended
December 31, 2022(a)
 
  
From operations:    

Net investment income

   $ 1,343  

Net change in unrealized gain

     2,961  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations      4,304  
  
From share transactions:    

Proceeds from sales of shares

     5,000,000  
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions      5,000,000  
TOTAL INCREASE      5,004,304  
  
Net assets:    

Beginning of period

      

End of period

   $ 5,004,304  

(a) Commenced operations on December 30, 2022.

 

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


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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Buffered S&P 500
Fund - Jan/Jul
 
    Institutional Shares  
    Period Ended
December 31, 2022(a)
 
 
Per Share Data    

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.00  

Net investment loss(b)(c)

    0.00 (d) 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.00 (d) 

Total from investment operations

     

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.00  

Total return(e)

   

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 4,954  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(f)

    0.54 %(g) 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(f)

    66.87 %(g) 

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

    4.90 %(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

 

(a)

Commenced operations on December 30, 2022.

(b)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(c)

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

(d)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(e)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(f)

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

(g)

Annualized.

 

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


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Financial Highlights (continued)

Selected Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period

 

    Goldman Sachs Buffered S&P 500
Fund - Jan/Jul
 
    Service Shares  
    Period Ended
December 31, 2022(a)
 
 
Per Share Data    

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.00  

Net investment loss(b)(c)

    0.00 (d) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.00 )(d) 

Total from investment operations

     

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.00  

Total return(e)

   

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

  $ 50  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(f)

    0.79 %(g) 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(f)

    67.12 %(g) 

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

    4.65 %(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

 

(a)

Commenced operations on December 30, 2022.

(b)

Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

(c)

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

(d)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(e)

Assumes investment at the NAV at the beginning of the year, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the NAV at the end of the year 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.

(f)

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

(g)

Annualized.

 

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


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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2022

 

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  
Buffered S&P 500 Fund — Jan/Jul     Institutional and Service       Non-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.

The Fund seeks to achieve a total return for a specified Outcome Period that tracks the S&P 500 Price Return Index (the “Underlying Index”) up to a “cap” while providing a downside “buffer” against losses over the Outcome Period. The Fund’s initial Outcome Period is the six-month period from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023. After the conclusion of an Outcome Period, another six-month Outcome Period will begin. Shares of the Fund may not be purchased during the initial Outcome Period. In order to implement the buffer and cap, the Fund will primarily invest in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) and over-the-counter (“OTC”) and listed options that reference the Underlying Index (together with FLEX Options, “S&P 500 Options”). FLEX Options are customized exchange-traded option contracts available through the Chicago Board Option Exchange. Through FLEX Options, the Fund could customize key contract terms such as exercise prices and expiration dates.

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 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.

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.  Offering and Organization Costs — Offering costs paid in connection with the initial offering of shares of the Fund are being amortized on a straight-line basis over 12 months from the date of commencement of operations. Organization costs paid in connection with the organization of the Fund were expensed on the first day of operations.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

E.  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 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 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.

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. With respect to the Fund’s investments that do not have readily available market quotations, the Trustees have designated the Adviser as the valuation designee to perform fair valuations pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Valuation Designee”). GSAM has day-to-day responsibility for implementing and maintaining internal controls and procedures related to the valuation of the Fund’s investments. To assess the continuing appropriateness of pricing sources and methodologies, GSAM regularly performs price verification procedures and issues challenges as necessary to third party pricing vendors or brokers, and any differences are reviewed in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

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

Debt Securities — Debt securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued daily on the basis of quotations supplied by dealers or an independent pricing service. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which consider: (i) yield or price with respect to bonds that are considered comparable in characteristics such as rating, interest rate and maturity date or (ii) quotations from securities dealers to determine current value. With the exception of treasury securities of G7 countries, which are generally classified as Level 1, these investments are generally classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

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

Unlisted equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price on the valuation date, or if no sale occurs, at the last bid price for long positions or the last ask price for short positions, and are generally classified as Level 2.

Money Market Funds — Investments in the Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund, Goldman Sachs VIT Government Money Market Fund and Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund (“Underlying Money Market Funds”) 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 Funds’ accounting policies and investment holdings, please see the Underlying Money Market Funds’ shareholder report.

Derivative Contracts — A derivative is an instrument whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. The Fund enters into derivative transactions to hedge against changes in interest rates, securities prices, and/or currency exchange rates, to increase total return, or to gain access to certain markets or attain exposure to other underliers. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of a 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 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. Options — When a Fund writes call or put options, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. Swaptions are options on swap contracts.

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

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 the Valuation Procedures. GSAM, consistent with its

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

3.    INVESTMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

 

procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, may make an adjustment to the most recent valuation prices of either domestic or foreign securities in light of significant events to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities at the time of determining the Fund’s NAV. To the extent investments are valued using single source broker quotations obtained directly from the broker or passed through from third party pricing vendors, such investments are classified as Level 3 investments.

C. Fair Value Hierarchy — The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments and derivatives classified in the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2022:

 

Investment Type      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3  
Assets               
Short-Term Investments      $ 1,976,610        $          $    
Investment Company        2,949,479                    
Total      $ 4,926,089        $        $  
Derivative Type                              
Assets               
Purchased option contracts                 361,169           
Liabilities               
Written option contracts                 (358,177         

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule 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 December 31, 2022. These instruments were used as part of the Fund’s investment strategy 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.

Risk     Statement of Assets and Liabilities     Assets     Statement of Assets and Liabilities     Liabilities  
  Equity       Purchased options contracts, at value     $ 361,169       Written options contracts, at value     $ 358,177  

The following tables set forth, by certain risk types, the Fund’s gains (losses) related to these derivatives and their indicative volumes for the period ended December 31, 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 Statement of Operations:

Risk    Statement of Operations   Net Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
Equity   

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on purchased options and written options

  $ 2,914  

 

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4.    INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES (continued)

 

For the period ended December 31, 2022, the relevant values for each derivative type was as follows:

 

     Average
Notional Amounts(a)
 
     

Purchased

Options

    

Written

Options

 
Buffered S&P 500 Fund - Jan/Jul    $ 1,300      $ 2,600  

 

(a)

Amounts disclosed represent average number of contracts for shares/units outstanding for purchased options and written options, based on absolute values, which is indicative of volume for this derivative type, for the months that the Fund held such derivatives during the period ended December 31, 2022.

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 period ended December 31, 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^
 
Buffered S&P 500 Fund -Jan/Jul     0.50     0.45     0.43     0.42     0.41     0.50     0.34

 

^

The 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, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund, Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund, Goldman Sachs VIT Government Money Market Fund and Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund, which are affiliated Underlying Money Market Funds. 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 Money Market Funds in which the Fund invests.

For the period ended December 31, 2022, the management fee waived by GSAM was for the Fund as follows:

 

Fund    Management Fee
Waived
 
Buffered S&P 500 Fund - Jan/Jul    $ 44  

B.  Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Plans — The Trust, on behalf of 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 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

5.    AGREEMENTS AND AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

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 period expense reimbursements, if any. The Other Expense limitation as an annual percentage rate of average daily net assets for the Fund is 0.184%. These Other Expense limitations will remain in place through at least October 5, 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 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 period ended December 31, 2022, these expense reductions, including any fee waivers and Other Expense reimbursements, were as follows:

 

Fund    Other Expense
Reimbursements
 
Buffered S&P 500 Fund - Jan/Jul    $ 49,997  

E.  Other Transactions with Affiliates — The Funds invest primarily in Institutional Shares of the Underlying Money Market Funds. These Underlying Money Market Funds are considered to be affiliated with the Fund. The tables below show the transactions in and earnings from investments in these Underlying Money Market Funds for the period ended December 31, 2022:

 

Underlying Fund   Beginning
Value as of
December 31,
2021
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

    Ending
Value as of
December 31,
2022
   

Shares as of

December 31,
2022

   

Dividend

Income

 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund — Institutional Class

  $   —     $ 500,114     $   —     $ 500,114       500,114     $ 114  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Solutions Fund — Institutional Class

          500,114             500,114       500,114       114  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund — Institutional Class

          500,109             500,109       500,109       108  

Goldman Sachs Government Money Market Fund — Institutional Class

          500,000             500,000       500,000        

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund — Institutional Class

          949,142             949,142       949,142       667  
Total   $     $ 2,949,479     $     $ 2,949,479             $ 1,003  

As of December 31, 2022, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was the beneficial owner of approximately 100% of the Institutional and Service Shares of the Fund.

6.    PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

For the period ended December 31, 2022, there were no purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the Fund.

 

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7.    TAX INFORMATION

 

There were no distributions by the Fund during the period ended December 31, 2022.

As of December 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income — net    $ 2,511  
Undistributed long-term capital gains      1,748  
Total undistributed earnings    $ 4,259  
Unrealized gains (losses) — net    $ 47  
Total accumulated earnings (losses) net    $ 4,306  

As of December 31, 2022, the Fund’s aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost      5,293,346  
Gross unrealized gain      255  
Gross unrealized loss      (208
Net unrealized gain (loss)      47  

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

The Fund reclassed $2 from paid in capital to distributable earnings for the period ending December 31, 2022. In order to present certain components of the Fund’s capital accounts on a tax-basis, certain reclassifications have been recorded to the Fund’s accounts. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund and result primarily from certain non-deductible expenses.

GSAM has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for the open tax year (the current year, 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:

Buffered Loss Risk — The Fund seeks to provide a downside Buffer against losses of the Underlying Index over a specified Outcome Period and will implement the Buffer by primarily investing in S&P 500 Options. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will be successful in its strategy to provide buffered protection against losses if the value of the Underlying Index decreases over an Outcome Period. A shareholder may lose their entire investment. The Fund’s strategy seeks to deliver returns that match the Underlying Index (up to the Cap before Fund fees and expenses), while limiting downside losses, if shares are bought on the day on which the Fund enters into the S&P Options and held until those S&P Options expire at the end of the Outcome Period. In the event an investor sells shares prior to the expiration of the S&P Options, the Buffer that the Fund seeks to provide may not be fully available. The Fund does not provide principal protection and an investor may experience significant losses on their investment, including the loss of their entire investment. The Buffer is not guaranteed and may not be achieved.

Capped Upside Return Risk — The Fund’s strategy seeks to provide returns only up to the Cap over an Outcome Period before Fund fees and expenses. In the event that the value of the Underlying Index increases in excess of the Cap during an Outcome Period, the Fund will not participate in those gains beyond the Cap. A new Cap is established on or before the first day of each Outcome Period and is dependent on prevailing market conditions. Accordingly, the Cap may increase or decrease from one

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

8.    OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

Outcome Period to the next. The Cap is based on the market costs associated with a series of S&P Options that are purchased and sold in order to seek to obtain the relevant market exposure and the Buffer. The market conditions and other factors that influence the Cap can include, but are not limited to, interest rate levels, the volatility of the Underlying Index, and relationship of put and calls on the underlying S&P 500 Options. Depending on those factors, it is possible that the Cap will limit the Fund’s return during an Outcome Period to a level substantially less than an investor might expect from another comparable equity product that does not employ a Cap and Buffer.

Derivatives Risk — The Fund’s use of derivatives, including FLEX Options, and other similar instruments (collectively referred to in this paragraph as “derivatives”) may result in loss, including due to adverse market movements. Derivatives, which may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities, currencies or other assets and instruments, may increase market exposure and be illiquid or less liquid, volatile, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes in the value of the underlying assets or instruments may produce disproportionate losses to the Fund. Certain derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not, or lacks the capacity or authority to, fulfill its contractual obligations, liquidity risk, which includes the risk that the Fund will not be able to exit the derivative when it is advantageous to do so, and risks arising from margin requirements, which include the risk that the Fund will be required to pay additional margin or set aside additional collateral to maintain open derivative positions. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with investments in more traditional securities and instruments. Losses from derivatives can also result from a lack of correlation between changes in the value of derivative instruments and the portfolio assets (if any) being hedged.

FLEX Options Risk — The Fund utilizes FLEX Options guaranteed for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), and bears the risk that the OCC will be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX Options contracts, which is a form of counterparty risk. Additionally, FLEX Options may be less liquid than certain other securities, such as standardized options. In a less liquid market, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX Options positions at desired times and prices (and may have to pay a premium or accept a discounted price). The Fund may experience substantial downside from certain FLEX Option positions, and FLEX Option positions may expire worthless. The value of the FLEX Options will be affected by, among other things, changes in the value of the Underlying Index, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual and implied volatility of the Underlying Index and the remaining time until the FLEX Options expire. The value of FLEX Options does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the level of the Underlying Index (although they generally move in the same direction).

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, the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any net management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, in addition to the fees and expenses regularly borne by the Fund.

Large Shareholder Transactions Risk — The Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders, such as other funds, institutional investors (including those trading by use of non-discretionary mathematical formulas), financial intermediaries (who may make investment decisions on behalf of underlying clients and/or include the Fund in their investment model), individuals, accounts and Goldman Sachs affiliates, purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of a Fund. Such large shareholder redemptions, which may occur rapidly or unexpectedly, may cause the Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it

 

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8.    OTHER RISKS (continued)

 

would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s NAV and liquidity. These transactions may also accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains, and may also increase transaction costs. In addition, a large redemption could result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash or otherwise maintains a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

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

Non-Diversification Risk — The 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.

9.    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 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.

10.    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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11.    SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Share activity is as follows:

 

     Buffered S&P 500 Fund -Jan/Jul  
     For the Period Ended
December 31, 2022(a)
 
      Shares        Dollars  
Institutional Shares        
Shares sold      495,000        $ 4,950,000  
Service Shares        
Shares sold      5,000          50,000  
NET INCREASE      500,000          5,000,000  

 

(a)

Commenced operations on December 30, 2022.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and Shareholders of Goldman Sachs Buffered S&P 500 Fund — Jan/Jul

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Goldman Sachs Buffered S&P 500 Fund — Jan/Jul (one of the funds constituting Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2022, the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the period December 30, 2022 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations, changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the period December 30, 2022 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 14, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Goldman Sachs fund complex since 2000.

 

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Fund Expenses —  Period Ended December 31, 2022  (Unaudited)   

As a shareholder of Institutional or Service Shares of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (with respect to Service) 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 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 December 30, 2022, commencement of operations, through December 31, 2022, which represents a period of 2 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 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. As a shareholder of the Fund 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.

 

Share Class   Beginning
Account Value
12/30/2022
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/22
    Expenses Paid
for  the
period
ended
12/31/22
*
 
Institutional        
       
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 0.03  
Hypothetical 5% return     1,000.00       1,000.24     0.03  
Service        
       
Actual     1,000.00       1,000.00       0.04  
Hypothetical 5% return     1,000.00       1,000.23     0.04  

 

  *

The Fund commenced operations on December 30, 2022. Expenses for each share class 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 period ended December 31, 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      Service  

Buffered S&P 500 Fund - Jan/Jul

     0.54%        0.79%  

 

  +

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

 

 

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Statement Regarding Basis for Initial Approval of Management Agreement for the Goldman Sachs Buffered S&P 500 Fund — Jan/Jul (Unaudited)

 

Background

The Goldman Sachs Buffered S&P 500 Fund – Jan/Jul (the “Fund”) is a newly-organized investment portfolio of Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust”) that commenced investment operations on December 30, 2022. At a meeting held on June 14-15, 2022 (the “Meeting”) in connection with the Fund’s organization, the Board of Trustees, including all of the Trustees present who are not parties to the Fund’s investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) or “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”) approved the Management Agreement with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”).

At the Meeting, the Trustees reviewed the Management Agreement, including information regarding the terms of the Management Agreement; the nature, extent and quality of the Investment Adviser’s anticipated services; the fees and expenses to be paid by the Fund; a comparison of the Fund’s proposed management fee and anticipated expenses with those paid by other similar mutual funds; the Investment Adviser’s proposal to limit certain expenses of the Fund that exceed a specified level; and potential benefits to be derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund. Various information was also provided at a prior meeting at which the Fund was discussed.

In connection with the Meeting, the Trustees received written materials and oral presentations on the topics covered. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities under applicable law. In evaluating the Management Agreement at the Meeting, the Trustees relied upon information included in a presentation made by the Investment Adviser at the Meeting and information received at prior meetings of the Trustees, as well as on their knowledge of the Investment Adviser resulting from their meetings and other interactions over time.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of the Services to be Provided under the Management Agreement

As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by the Investment Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services and non-advisory services that would be provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees also considered information about the Fund’s structure, investment objective, strategies, and other characteristics. The Trustees considered the experience and capabilities of the investment team and noted that the Fund’s portfolio managers were currently managing other series of the Trust. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser would be able to commit substantial financial and other resources to the Fund. In this regard, the Trustees noted that, although the Fund was new (and therefore had no performance data to evaluate), the Investment Adviser’s management of the Fund likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders.

Costs of Services to Be Provided and Profitability

The Trustees considered the contractual terms of the Management Agreement and the fee rates to be payable by the Fund thereunder. In this regard, the Trustees considered information on the services to be 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 information on the proposed management fees and the Fund’s projected total operating expense ratios (both gross and net of expense limitations), and those were compared to similar information for comparable mutual funds advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms, as well as the peer group and category medians. The comparisons of the Fund’s fee rates and total operating expense ratios were prepared by a third-party provider of mutual fund data. The Trustees believed that this information was useful in evaluating the reasonableness of the management fees and total expenses expected to be paid by the Fund.

The Trustees considered the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Fund that exceed a specified level. In addition, the Trustees recognized that there was not yet profitability data to evaluate for the Fund, but considered the Investment Adviser’s representations that (i) such data would be provided after the Fund commenced operations, and (ii) the Fund was not expected to be profitable to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates initially.

The Trustees noted the competitive nature of the fund marketplace, and that many of the Fund’s shareholders would be investing in the Fund in part because of the Fund’s relationship with the Investment Adviser. They also noted that shareholders would be able to redeem their shares if they 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 Initial Approval of Management Agreement for the Goldman Sachs Buffered S&P 500 Fund — Jan/Jul (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Economies of Scale

The Trustees considered the proposed breakpoints in the fee rates payable under the Management Agreement at the following annual percentage rates of the average daily net assets of the Fund:

 

Average Daily
Net Assets
  Management Fee
Annual Rate
 
First $1 billion     0.50
Next $1 billion     0.45
Next $3 billion     0.43
Next $3 billion     0.42
Over $8 billion     0.41

The Trustees noted that the breakpoints were meant 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 Fund’s projected asset levels and information comparing fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged to other funds in the peer group, as well as the Investment Adviser’s undertaking to limit certain expenses of the Fund that exceed a specified level. Upon reviewing these matters, 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 expected to be derived by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund, 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 by the Fund of cash and cash collateral in the Investment Adviser managed money market funds 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 open to doing business with other areas of Goldman Sachs.

Conclusion

In connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement for the Fund at the Meeting, the Trustees gave weight to various factors, but did not identify any particular factor as controlling their decision. After deliberation and consideration of the information provided, including the factors described above, the Trustees concluded, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the management fee that would be payable by the Fund was reasonable in light of the services to be provided to it by the Investment Adviser, the Investment Adviser’s anticipated costs and the Fund’s reasonably anticipated asset levels. The Trustees unanimously concluded that the Investment Adviser’s management likely would benefit the Fund and its shareholders and that the Management Agreement should be approved with respect to the Fund.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

Independent Trustees

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
    Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

Jessica Palmer5

Age: 73

  Chair of the Board of Trustees   Since 2018 (Trustee since 2007)  

Ms. Palmer is retired. She was formerly Consultant, Citigroup Human Resources Department (2007-2008); Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (previously, Salomon Smith Barney/Salomon Brothers) (1984-2006). Ms. Palmer was a Member of the Board of Trustees of Indian Mountain School (private elementary and secondary school) (2004-2009).

 

Chair of the Board of Trustees — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

    103     None

Dwight L. Bush

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2020  

Ambassador Bush is President and CEO of D.L. Bush & Associates (a financial advisory and private investment firm) (2002-2014 and 2017-present) Director of MoneyLion, Inc. (an operator of a data-driven, digital financial platform) (2021-Present); and was formerly U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco (2014-2017) and a Member of the Board of Directors of Santander Bank, N.A. (2018-2019). Previously, Ambassador Bush served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (October 2019-January 2020).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

    103    

MoneyLion, Inc. (an operator of a

data-driven, digital financial platform)

Kathryn A. Cassidy

Age: 68

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Ms. Cassidy is retired. She is Director, Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (an aerospace and technology company (2021-Present). Formerly, Ms. Cassidy was Advisor to the Chairman (May 2014-December 2014); and Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2008-2014), General Electric Company & General Electric Capital Corporation (technology and financial services companies).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

    103     Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (an aerospace and technology company)

John G. Chou

Age: 66

  Trustee   Since 2022  

Mr. Chou is Executive Vice President and Special Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (a pharmaceutical and healthcare company) (2021- Present); and formerly held various executive management positions with AmerisourceBergen Corporation, including Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer (2019-2021); Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & Business Officer (2017-2019); and Executive Vice President and General Counsel (2011-2017).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

    103     None

Diana M. Daniels5

Age: 73

 

Trustee

  Since 2007  

Ms. Daniels is retired. Formerly, she was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Washington Post Company (1991-2006). Ms. Daniels is a Trustee Emeritus and serves as a Presidential Councillor of Cornell University (2013-Present); Director of 1735 NY Investments, LLC (oversees an investment fund that supports the mission of the American Institute of Architects) (2022-Present); former Member of the Legal Advisory Board, New York Stock Exchange (2003-2006) and of the Corporate Advisory Board, Standish Mellon Management Advisors (2006-2007).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

    103     None
         

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Independent Trustees (continued)

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
    Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

Joaquin Delgado

Age: 62

  Trustee   Since 2020  

Dr. Delgado is retired. He is Director, Stepan Company (a specialty chemical manufacturer) (2011-present); and was formerly Director, Hexion Inc. (a specialty chemical manufacturer) (2019-2022); Executive Vice President, Consumer Business Group of 3M Company (July 2016-July 2019); and Executive Vice President, Health Care Business Group of 3M Company (October 2012-July 2016). Previously, Dr. Delgado served as an Advisory Board Member of Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (October 2019-January 2020).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

    103     Stepan Company (a specialty chemical manufacturer)

Eileen H. Dowling

Age: 60

  Trustee   Since 2021  

Ms. Dowling is retired. Formerly, she was Senior Advisor (April 2021-September 2021); and Managing Director (2013-2021), BlackRock, Inc. (a financial services firm).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

    103     None

Gregory G. Weaver

Age: 71

  Trustee   Since 2015  

Mr. Weaver is retired. He is Director, Verizon Communications Inc. (2015-Present); and was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP (a professional services firm) (2001-2005 and 2012-2014); and Member of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2006-2012).

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

    103     Verizon Communications Inc.

Paul C. Wirth

Age: 65

  Trustee   Since 2022  

Mr. Wirth is retired. Formerly, he was Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (2011-2020); Finance Director and Principal Accounting Officer (2010-2011); and Managing Director, Global Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer (2005-2010) of Morgan Stanley.

 

Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust and Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust.

    103     None
         

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Interested Trustee*

 

Name,

Address and Age1

  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee3
    Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee4

James A. McNamara

Age: 60

  President and Trustee   Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998- December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

    172     None
         

 

*

Mr. McNamara is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he holds positions with Goldman Sachs and owns securities issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. McNamara holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

1 

Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, New York, 10282, Attn: Caroline Kraus. Information is provided as of December 31, 2022.

2 

Subject to such policies as may be adopted by the Board from time-to-time, each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term, until the earliest of: (a) the election of his or her successor; (b) the date the Trustee resigns or is removed by the Board or shareholders, in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust; or (c) the termination of the Trust. The Board has adopted policies which provide that each Independent Trustee shall retire as of December 31st of the calendar year in which he or she reaches (a) his or her 75th birthday or (b) the 15th anniversary of the date he or she became a Trustee, whichever is earlier, unless a waiver of such requirements shall have been adopted by a majority of the other Trustees. These policies may be changed by the Trustees without shareholder vote.

3 

The Goldman Sachs Fund Complex includes certain other companies listed above for each respective Trustee. As of December 31, 2022, Goldman Sachs Trust consisted of 88 portfolios; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust consisted of 15 portfolios (12 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs Trust II consisted of 18 portfolios (7 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust consisted of 46 portfolios (29 of which offered shares to the public); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust II consisted of 2 portfolios (1 of which offered shares to the public); and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund, Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund each consisted of one portfolio. Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund did not offer shares to the public.

4 

This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Act.

5 

Ms. Daniels and Ms. Palmer retired as Independent Trustees effective January 1, 2023.

Additional information about the Trustees is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States of America): 1-800-526-7384.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (continued)

Officers of the Trust*

 

Name, Address and Age1   Position(s) Held
with the Trust
 

Term of

Office and
Length of
Time Served2

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
James A. McNamara

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 60

  President and
Trustee
  Since 2007  

Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2018-Present); Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2000-December 2017); Director of Institutional Fund Sales, GSAM (April 1998-December 2000); and Senior Vice President and Manager, Dreyfus Institutional Service Corporation (January 1993-April 1998).

 

President and Trustee — Goldman Sachs Trust; Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust; Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

Joseph F. DiMaria

30 Hudson Street

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Age: 52

  Treasurer, Principal
Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting
Officer
  Since 2017
(Treasurer
and
Principal
Financial
Officer
since 2019)
 

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (November 2015-Present) and Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (May 2010-October 2015).

 

Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2016)); Goldman Sachs Trust II (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (previously Assistant Treasurer (2017)); Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

Caroline L. Kraus

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Age: 43

  Secretary   Since 2012  

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (January 2016-Present); Vice President, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2015); Senior Counsel, Goldman Sachs (January 2020-Present); Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (2012-December 2019); Assistant General Counsel, Goldman Sachs (August 2006-December 2011); and Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (2002-2006).

 

Secretary — Goldman Sachs Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (previously Assistant Secretary (2012)); Goldman Sachs Trust II; Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit LLC; Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit II LLC; Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp.; Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund; Goldman Sachs ETF Trust; Goldman Sachs Credit Income Fund; and Goldman Sachs Real Estate Diversified Income Fund.

     

 

*

Represents a partial list of officers of the Trust. Additional information about all the officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained from Goldman Sachs free of charge by calling this toll-free number (in the United States): 1-800-526-7384.

1 

Information is provided as of December 31, 2022.

2 

Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each officer holds comparable positions with certain other companies of which Goldman Sachs, GSAM or an affiliate thereof is the investment adviser, administrator and/or distributor.

 

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TRUSTEES   OFFICERS
Gregory G. Weaver, Chair   James A. McNamara, President
Dwight L. Bush   Joseph F. DiMaria, Principal Financial Officer,
Kathryn A. Cassidy   Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer
John G. Chou   Caroline L. Kraus, Secretary
Joaquin Delgado  
Eileen H. Dowling  
James A. McNamara  
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 use 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).

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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 December 31, 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.

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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 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 Fund.

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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.

© 2023 Goldman Sachs. All rights reserved.

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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.

Item 4 — Principal Accountant Fees and Services for the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (“GSVIT”):

Table 1 – Items 4(a) - 4(d)

 

     2022      2021     

Description of Services Rendered

Audit Fees:

        

• PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”)

   $ 529,199      $ 499,130      Financial Statement audits.

Audit-Related Fees

        

PwC

   $ 38,900      $ 95,166      Other attest services.

Tax Fees

        

PwC

   $ 0      $ 0     

Items 4(b)(c) & (d) Table 2. Non-Audit Services to the GSVIT’s* that were pre-approved by the GSVIT’s Audit Committee pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X

 

     2022      2021     

Description of Services Rendered

Audit-Related Fees

        

PwC

   $ 1,906,448      $ 1,906,448      Internal control review performed in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16 and semi-annual updates related to withholding tax accrual for non-US jurisdictions. These fees are borne by the Funds’ adviser.

 

*

These include the advisor (excluding sub-advisors) and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant (hereinafter referred to as “service affiliates”).

Item 4(e)(1) — Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services Provided to the Funds of the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust. The Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (the “Policy”) adopted by the Audit Committee of GSVIT sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services performed by an independent auditor for GSVIT may be pre-approved. Services may be pre-approved specifically by the Audit Committee as a whole or, in certain circumstances, by the Audit Committee Chairman or the person designated as the Audit Committee Financial Expert. In addition, subject to specified cost limitations, certain services may be pre-approved under the provisions of the Policy. The Policy provides that the Audit Committee will consider whether the services provided by an independent auditor are consistent with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules on auditor independence. The Policy provides for periodic review and pre-approval by the Audit Committee of the services that may be provided by the independent auditor.

De Minimis Waiver. The pre-approval requirements of the Policy may be waived with respect to the provision of non-audit services that are permissible for an independent auditor to perform, provided (1) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of revenues subject to pre-approval that was paid to the independent auditors during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (2) such services were not recognized by GSVIT at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee or by one or more members of the Audit Committee to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Audit Committee, pursuant to the pre-approval provisions of the Policy.

Pre-Approval of Non-Audit Services Provided to GSVIT’s Investment Advisers. The Policy provides that, in addition to requiring pre-approval of audit and non-audit services provided to GSVIT, the Audit Committee will pre-approve those non-audit services provided to GSVIT’s investment advisers (and entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment advisers that provide ongoing services to GSVIT) where the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of GSVIT.

Item 4(e)(2) — 0% of the audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees listed in Table 1 were approved by GSVIT’s Audit Committee pursuant to the “de minimis” exception of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X. In addition, 0% of the non-audit services to the GSVIT’s service affiliates listed in Table 2 were approved by GSVIT’s Audit Committee pursuant to the “de minimis” exception of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

Item 4(f) — Not applicable.

Items 4(g) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees Disclosure

The aggregate non-audit fees billed to GSVIT for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 by PwC were approximately $38,900 and $95,166, respectively.

The aggregate non-audit fees billed to GSVIT’s adviser and service affiliates for non-audit services for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 by PwC were approximately $14.4 million and $14.4 million, respectively. The figures for these entities are not yet available for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022. With regard to the aggregate non-audit fees billed to GSVIT’s adviser and service affiliates, the 2021 and 2020 amounts include fees for non-audit services required to be pre-approved [see Table 2] and fees for non-audit services that did not require pre-approval since they did not directly relate to GSVIT’s operations or financial reporting.


Items 4(h) — GSVIT’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services to GSVIT’s investment adviser and service affiliates that did not require pre-approval pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence.

 

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 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 13(a)(1) of the registrant’s Form N-CSR filed on August 24, 2022.
(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

Chief Executive Officer of

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

Date: February 24, 2023

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

Chief Executive Officer of

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

Date: February 24, 2023

/s/ Joseph F. DiMaria

By: Joseph F. DiMaria

Principal Financial Officer of

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

Date: February 24, 2023